The first year of Jianlong
is the first year of The Song Dynasty , and it is also a critical period for reconstruction. It ended the cohesion and change of many regimes in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and opened the foundation of the Song Dynasty for 319 years.
What I share with you today is
A deep, powerful and angled interpretation of the Song Dynasty
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01 960 AD, the stem and branch era was Gengshen year , which is the year of the monkey. In the Song Dynasty, this year was the first year of Jianlong.
This year was also the seventh year of showing the Democratic Republic in the next week. Xiande is the year name of Zhou Shizong's Chai Rong . Just half a year ago, Zhou Shizong passed away. His seven-year-old son Chai Zongxun succeeded to the throne and continued to use the year name of Zhou Shizong's Xiande. However, the Later Zhou Dynasty only lasted for four days in this year. , the fourth day of the first lunar month, Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne and established the Song Dynasty. Therefore, strictly speaking, this year was the year of the establishment of the Song Dynasty, so it is more appropriate to use , the Song Dynasty’s reign name .
In fact, many people's establishment of the Song Dynasty still remains in the textbook stage of the Chenqiaoyi mutiny in AD 960. What is well known is only the result of the Chenqiaoyi mutiny: Zhao Kuangyin replaced the Later Zhou Dynasty and established the Song Dynasty. However, how did the Chenqiao mutiny in be carried out? What kind of changes have you experienced in the middle? There are relatively few people who know it. You should know that if a general wants to seize power, it is very difficult to succeed without careful deployment. Moreover, after Zhao Kuangyin established the Song Dynasty, he did not repeat the mistakes of frequent regime changes since the Five Dynasties, which lasted for 319 years and became one of the long-standing dynasties in ancient China after the Han Dynasty. This is enough to attract people's interest.
To uncover the answer to all this, we need to understand Zhao Kuangyin's life experience. In this way, we can reasonably explain why Zhao Kuangyin was able to successfully rebel and establish a country that is ahead of the world in the fields of economy, culture, science and technology.
Zhao Kuangyin was born on February 16, 927 AD in Jiamaying, Luoyang (now Qiaodong, Zhaohe Hui District, Luoyang, Henan). His nickname is Xiang Haier . It is said that when Zhao Kuangyin was born, his body exuded a scent of fragrance. The Jiamaying where his father was in was fragrant for three days and three nights, so he was called "Fragrant Child".
In the second year of Tiancheng in the Later Tang Dynasty, he was born in Jiamaying in Luoyang. The red light surrounds the room. The strange fragrance does not dissipate during the past, and his body is golden and does not change for three days.
Zhao Kuangyin's growth period was a period of chaos in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Various regimes were reshuffled in the competition, and various chaos were being staged in the north and south. Some people with military power are eager to try, stepping on the wave of the times, and welcoming the fate of life with climaxes. Some people also lost the family business accumulated by their ancestors in the reshuffle of the waves and sand because of their bad fate. Compared with the vast majority of people in the same era, Zhao Kuangyin is lucky than them. Zhao Kuangyin was born in a family of officials and was a typical second-generation official. His great-grandfather, grandfather and father were generals of the Tang, Later Tang, Later Zhou dynasties respectively.
Gaozu was the emperor, who served in the Tang Dynasty's Yongqing, Wen'an and Youduling. He was a member of the emperor, and worked in the vassal states. He was also a member of the Censorate. Yu Sheng Jing was the governor of Yi Zu and Liying, Ji and Zhuo. Respect and birth to Hongyin are the ancestor Xuan. During the Zhou Dynasty, Xuan Zugui was honored and honored by the General of the Zuo Xiao Cavalry Guard. Xuan Zu was brave and good at riding and shooting. He served as King Zhao Wang Wang Rong. For Rong, he promoted five hundred cavalry to support Emperor Zhuangzong of Tang on the river and made contributions. Zhuang Zong loved his courage and kept the imperial guards. During the Qianyou period of the Han Dynasty, Wang Jing was attacked on Fengxiang , and Shu soldiers came to help, and fought on Chencang . At the beginning, the arrow gathered the left eye, the energy became stronger, and the fight was greatly defeated, and he was transferred to the commander of the guardian capital with his merits. At the end of Zhou Guangshun, he was renamed the commander of the First Iron Cavalry Army, and turned to the commander of the right wing commander, and led the Yuezhou defense envoy. After conquering Huainan, the front army stopped. The Wu people came to take action. Xuanzu invited the attack and defeated him. In the third year of Xiande, the governor pacified the army and met with Shouchun with Shizong.Shouchun sells cakes and cakes are small. Emperor Shizong was angry and held that more than ten generations were going to kill them. Xuanzu was able to explain it. The official prosecutor and the Situ, , Tianshui County male. He divided the ban on the army with Taizu and honored him for a while. He was awarded the title of Jiedushi and Taiwei of the Wuqing Army. The record of
is Zhao Kuangyin's family history. Although Zhao Kuangyin's childhood was less displaced and he lived a carefree life, his ancestors were not in the core area of power, so the entire Zhao family did not fundamentally change their status. The Zhao family needs someone with both moral integrity and ability to lead the family to change the status quo. At this time, only Zhao Kuangyin and his brothers had the hope of achieving this goal.
Zhao Kuangyin did not show extraordinary talent. Even those records in later historical records are suspected of false whitewashing.
is long, has a majestic appearance, and is very broad in character. Those who know it know it is a very human being. When you learn to ride and shoot, you will always come out. Try to get evil horses, without tying them. The horses go up to the slanting of the city, touch the door and fall to the ground. People think that the leader will be broken. Taizu rises slowly, and chases the horses up, without any injuries. I also had a fight with Han Lingkun in the earth room, and the birds fought outdoors, because they were fighting to cover the birds, and the room was damaged.
This passage roughly means that Zhao Kuangyin is big and thick, has a majestic figure and outstanding archery skills. There are evil horses that are difficult to tame. Zhao Kuangyin rode the evil horse and was hit on the lintel without any trouble. He often spends money on the house with Han Lingkun, and often destroys the house.
During this period, Zhao Hongyin sent Zhao Kuangyin to Shaolin Temple and asked him to learn martial arts in Shaolin Temple. Because he grew up in the military camp since he was a child, Zhao Kuangyin loved martial arts. He studied various martial arts classics and explored new boxing techniques. In the end, Zhao Kuangyin created a set of boxing techniques, with a total of thirty-two styles, known in history as " Taizu Changquan ". Later generations praised Taizu Changquan even more. This acquisition of martial arts provided great help to him wander around the world.
Zhao Kuangyin, who had achieved success in his studies, returned to Jiamaying in Luoyang. Because at this time, he had another thing to do - getting married, which is a must for every adult man. After getting married, for a while, Zhao Kuangyin lived a relatively stable life. His wife gave birth to a son Zhao Dexiu, but the child died prematurely. At this time, Zhao Kuangyin was not minded.
After that, these calm days continued, and Zhao Kuangyin also became sensible from an ignorant boy. Once this person awakens, he will become more transparent. Zhao Kuangyin's understanding and insights into the world have changed. This is a manifestation of his gradual maturity in his mind. He began to consider why he took it for granted.
In 947 AD, Zhao Kuangyin, who had already started a family, was unwilling to continue living in a daze, and decided to leave his parents, wife and children, travel around, increase his knowledge and gain experience. This is something that aspiring young people often do in that era. In fact, Zhao Kuangyin could have obtained a single and half position in the military camp with the influence of his father Zhao Hongyin. But Zhao Kuangyin just didn't want to rely on his parents at home. He didn't want to rely on his father's power to enter the officialdom. This will make others despise themselves and even look down on themselves.
However, almost all his family members disagreed with his decision. If it were during the Taiping period, Zhao Kuangyin would do this, but during the chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, local wars of broke out everywhere. In such a context, it is undoubtedly a risk of life. Zhao Kuangyin's move, even today, was very bold. However, Zhao Kuangyin is such a person. Once he decides something, he will take action without being influenced by the opinions of people around him. This decisiveness also distinguishes him from the children of those officials. It is human nature to live in luxury, and trying to suffer is different from ordinary people.
Fortunately, Zhao Kuangyin's decision to enter the world was strongly supported by Zhao Hongyin. It is possible that Zhao Kuangyin has always regarded his father as his role model. This naturally strengthened his determination to wander. So, Zhao Kuangyin chose to run away from home and go to the outside world to find his true pursuit.
From a boy with no worries about food and clothing, he suddenly entered a very strange place. Zhao Kuangyin was curious and afraid, after all, everything outside was full of unpredictability. Since he has come out, he will travel around, gain knowledge and gain experience. Even if he suffers losses, it is worth it. He believes that every step in his life will not be in vain. At this time, Zhao Kuangyin was like a bird leaving his nest, and began to look for the sky where he flew.
Zhao Kuangyin, with firm belief, began to march from north to south. In the process, he met many people he had never seen before and many things he had never experienced. It was this journey that tempered Zhao Kuangyin's character and allowed this young man who was ignorant of the world to grow up step by step.
As Zhao Kuangyin continued to wander around, he saw the various drawbacks of society, including wars, collapse of rituals and music, unpredictable hearts, population loss, and barren land... especially, he had a thorough feeling of the fate of the lower class people. It seems that from this time on, Zhao Kuangyin has a vague sense of unifying the mountains and rivers. He wants to change a society where wars and people are like straw dogs. However, this was just a thought that flashed through his mind. After all, at this time, he was just a commoner. Although he had martial arts, he had to have a platform to show his talents. Night Pearl can only release dazzling light when it is praised at night. It is not easy to find a platform to show off your skills in the chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, because you don’t know whether your platform will be there in the next second. In this way, Zhao Kuangyin thought of his acquaintance, so he defected to the tent of his father's two subordinates. But these two people were puzzled to see Zhao Kuangyin not relying on Zu Yin (relationship), but wanted to make a career with his own strength. If Zhao Kuangyin relies on Zhao Hongyin's prestige, he would be much better than a person who struggles in society alone. They found it difficult to understand Zhao Kuangyin and did not want to "delay Zhao Kuangyin's future." Therefore, Zhao Kuangyin was rejected. So he continued to wander, looking for Bo Le who could discover him, a thousand-mile horse.
Finally, Zhao Kuangyin defected to the post-Han minister Guo Wei . Guo Wei became Zhao Kuangyin's Bo Le.
In the early Han Dynasty, I wandered around and had no encounters. I left the monks in Xiangyang Monk Temple. An old monk was good at numerology and said, "I am so kind to you, but I will meet you when I go north."
Like all those who didn't understand Zhao Kuangyin ran away from home, Guo Wei was also confused about Zhao Kuangyin's resignation. In theory, Zhao Kuangyin could have relied on Zhao Hongyin's power to pave a great road for his future. Guo Wei could see that Zhao Kuangyin did not want to rely on his father, he wanted to realize his ambitions through his own efforts. Seeing that Zhao Kuangyin was very ambitious, Guo Wei felt familiar and seemed to see himself when he was young. In short, Zhao Kuangyin is a person that suits Guo Wei's appetite.
The meeting of Zhou Zu was appointed as the Privy Councilor to conquer Li Shouzhen and was recruited under the rank.
Guo Wei asked Zhao Kuangyin what kind of officer he wanted to be. Zhao Kuangyin immediately expressed that he was willing to start from a soldier and remained down-to-earth, and did not want to be an officer as soon as he came up. Zhao Kuangyin's words surprised Guo Wei a little. Guo Wei originally wanted to give Zhao Kuangyin a half position. After all, he was Zhao Hongyin's son, but Guo Wei saw a kind of stubbornness in Zhao Kuangyin again. Since Zhao Kuangyin wanted to start with the most ordinary soldier, he fulfilled Zhao Kuangyin's wish. So, Guo Wei approved Zhao Kuangyin's request. But Zhao Kuangyin's series of actions left a deep impression on Guo Wei.
At this time, the founder of the Later Han Dynasty, Liu Zhiyuan, died of illness, and the throne was inherited by his son Liu Chengyou, and was known in history as Emperor Yin. From then on, Guo Wei's life was not easy. After all, Liu Chengyou is young, and Guo Wei is already very successful. An emperor who has just succeeded to the throne has only one thing in his heart when facing an old minister who may shake his foundation, that is, he is worried about Guo Wei and has to keep an eye on him.
In fact, Liu Chengyou was afraid of every powerful minister of the Later Han Dynasty, and he was willing to kill Yang Bin, Shi Hongzhao, , and Wang Zhang.This may be for Guo Wei to show, because at this time, Guo Wei had become a big trouble for Liu Chengyou - holding military power.
Bingzi, the commander-in-chief Yang Bin, the commander-in-chief of the guards, and the commander-in-chief of the three officials, Wang Zhang, and the commander-in-chief of the three officials, were abolished.
Later, given that Guo Wei's power continued to grow, Liu Chengyou became more and more afraid of Guo Wei, fearing that Guo Wei's achievements were great, and eventually seized his throne. Therefore, Liu Chengyou gradually became murderous because of fear of Guo Wei. In addition, someone instigated him, and in order to guard against Guo Wei, Liu Chengyou killed Guo Wei's family in Beijing.
In November, Dingchou, Wei then raised his troops to cross the river... Emperor Yin received a report to show Ye and others. Ye and others all said that Wei's rebellion had passed away, and they all killed Wei's family in the capital. This deep hatred made Guo Wei unable to continue to sit still. In the end, Guo Wei was forced to raise the banner of resistance, killed Liu Chengyou in the name of Qingjun, destroyed the Later Han Dynasty, and then established the Later Zhou regime.
Zhao Kuangyin saw with his own eyes the process of Guo Wei's yellow flag being incorporated, and the mutiny was performed before him. Zhao Kuangyin recorded the entire process of this mutiny and continued to be a low-key person. However, in just a few years, he had gone from a small soldier to a low- and intermediate general in the Later Zhou Dynasty.
During this period, Zhao Kuangyin also met the nine people of Yang Guangyi, Shi Shouxin , Li Jixun , Wang Shenqi , Liu Qingyi, Liu Shouzhong, Liu Tingrang , Han Chongyun , and Wang Zhengzhong. These nine people were also impressed by Zhao Kuangyin's open-minded and bold personality, and expressed their willingness to follow Zhao Kuangyin to make a career. Finally, these nine people formed brothers of different surnames with Zhao Kuangyin, known in history as the "Ten Brothers of Yishe".
Taizu Yishe brothers, Yang Guangyi, the governor of Baojing Army, Yang Guangyi, the governor of Tianping Army, Tongpingzhangshi and Shi Shouxin, the governor of Zhaoyi Army, Li Jixun, the governor of Zhongwu Army, Tongpingzhangshi, Zhongshuling , Qin Wang Wang Shenqi, the governor of Zhongyuan Army, Liu Qingyi, the governor of the observer, Liu Shouzhong, the general of the left guard, Liu Tingrang, the general of the right guard, Han Chongbin (Yun), the governor of the Zhangde Army, and Wang Zhengzhong, the governor of Jiezhou.
At this time, these people, like Zhao Kuangyin, were the lowest generals of the Later Zhou Dynasty.
Not long after, Zhao Kuangyin has become the leader of the East and West ranks with his outstanding military talent and is appointed as the deputy commander of Huazhou. In just a few years, Zhao Kuangyin achieved promotion that ordinary military generals could not achieve. This also comes from Zhao Kuangyin being open-minded, skilled in martial arts and superb wisdom. Opportunities are difficult to predict, but mastering skills, cultivating the mind, and waiting for the times to change, opportunities will naturally fall on one's head.
At this time, according to normal thinking, Zhao Kuangyin should continue to develop with Guo Wei and lay a solid foundation for his future promotion. But Zhao Kuangyin was just a person who did not follow the norm. He actually bid farewell to Guo Wei and defected to Guo Wei's adopted son Chai Rong.
Shizong Yin Jing was transferred to Kaifeng Prefecture Ma Zhijun Envoy.
Zhao Kuangyin's move exceeded everyone's expectations, and everyone was full of regret for Zhao Kuangyin's choice. It is something that millions of people dream of following the emperor every day, understanding the emperor's ideas in a timely manner, and seeking a future for themselves, but Zhao Kuangyin does not want to do such a job.
Even Emperor Guo Wei looked puzzled. He couldn't understand what Zhao Kuangyin intended. But Guo Wei understood that Zhao Kuangyin, a young man, had ideas and good character, but he was also stubborn. What he recognized was not changed by ordinary people. In fact, Zhao Kuangyin had his own plans. The reason why he chose Chai Rong was because he saw the uniqueness of Chai Rong. Although Guo Wei was the emperor at this time, he was old and would not continue to be the emperor for too long. On the other hand, Guo Wei's adopted son Chai Rong was in his prime, and following Chai Rong would be more promising than following Guo Wei. Zhao Kuangyin even believed that Chai Rong would inherit the throne and carry forward the cause of Later Zhou. At this time, Zhao Kuangyin had already shown his foresight.
Facing Zhao Kuangyin's choice, Guo Wei still approved Zhao Kuangyin's request despite his unclear intention. After all, Zhao Kuangyin is a talented person who can make a name for himself anywhere. Besides, Chai Rong really needs young people like Zhao Kuangyin to assist. In the end, Guo Wei let Zhao Kuangyin leave the court and asked him to go to 公司月 to join Chai Rong.
Chai Rong was a little surprised by Zhao Kuangyin's revenge, but he did not ask Zhao Kuangyin the reason. After dealing with Zhao Kuangyin over the years, Chai Rong saw that Zhao Kuangyin was unique and even felt that he cherished each other heroically.
After Zhao Kuangyin defected to Chai Rong, the two supported each other and worked hard for their common cause. Between Zhao Kuangyin and Chai Rong, a relationship of "like a fish in water" was formed as Liu Bei . Zhao Kuangyin met another Bole, a thousand-mile horse. Zhao Kuangyin's kindness to Chai Rong was beyond words. Of course, Zhao Kuangyin was also overjoyed that he had left Guo Wei and chose Chai Rong. It was from this time that Zhao Kuangyin ushered in his truly glorious period.
In 953 AD, Guo Wei, whose health has not improved, began to choose his heirs. Since all Guo Wei's family members were killed by Liu Chengyou, Guo Wei had no son and recognized Chai Rong as his adopted son. It is said that after Guo Wei’s death, Chai Rong will become a legitimate heir. But Chai Rong's path to inheriting the great cause was not smooth, because there were two other people who had the hope of inheriting the throne: one was called Zhang Yongde , who was Guo Wei's son-in-law and had great military achievements; the other was Li Chongjin, who was Guo Wei's nephew and had great achievements and made great contributions to the consolidation of the Later Zhou regime.
Guo Wei seemed to be hesitant among these three people, not knowing who to choose to inherit his hegemony. But Guo Wei is one of the few heroes in the Five Dynasties and looks at the continuation of the country in a relatively long-term way.
After Guo Wei inspected the three of them, he felt that Zhang Yongde lacked the courage of the supreme leader, and Li Chongjin was brave but not resourceful, and was not enough to entrust major events. The Later Zhou Dynasty needed to continue from generation to generation and could not repeat the same mistakes, and there was a danger of the demise of most countries in the five generations in a short period of time. The only person who can avoid the mistakes of the previous dynasty for himself is Chai Rong. It is precisely based on these considerations that Guo Wei finally determined Chai Rong as his heir. They are also the only heir. After all, the nephew and son-in-law are relatives of the outside world, and the throne cannot fall into the hands of relatives of the outside world, otherwise it will easily cause turmoil. After the identity of the crown prince was confirmed, Chai Rong was placed in the post of Kaifeng Prefecture . As Chai Rong's confidant, Zhao Kuangyin was also promoted to the Ma Zhi army envoy of Kaifeng Prefecture. This is a kind of favor that Chai Rong enjoyed, but this kind of favor was something Zhao Kuangyin had expected long ago. If it weren't for the insistence on resigning to Chai Rong, Zhao Kuangyin would have been unable to be promoted continuously in a short period of time. Since following Chai Rong, Zhao Kuangyin has embarked on a shortcut in his career.
Soon after, Guo Wei passed away, Chai Rong succeeded to the throne, becoming the second emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty. Chai Rong has always had great ambitions, and his ideal is to unify the whole country. Chai Rong followed the advice of Wang Pu of "first south and then north, first easy and then difficult" and began his ambitious unification. As the newly-rise Imperial Army general, Zhao Kuangyin was highly valued by Chai Rong. Every time he went on a war, Chai Rong brought Zhao Kuangyin with him.
Of course, although Zhao Kuangyin had some military achievements at this time, he did not have the great achievements to make him famous all over the world. Zhao Kuangyin urgently needed a war to prove himself.
This opportunity soon came to Zhao Kuangyin. In 954 AD, in a place called Gaoping (now Gaoping, Shanxi), the army of the Later Zhou Dynasty fought a fierce battle with the Northern Han and the Khitan coalition, known in history as the "Battle of Gaoping".
The emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty came to Chen, praised Zhang Yuanhui , and made an interest in advancing to seize the victory. The first emperor of Yuanhui was briefly recorded, and the horse was overturned, and it was killed by Zhou soldiers. Yuanhui was a brave general of the Northern Han Dynasty, and the Northern Army seized its energy. At that time, the south wind became stronger and stronger, and the Zhou soldiers fought for the fierce battle. The Northern Han soldiers were defeated and the Northern Han ruled raised the red flag to withdraw the troops, but they could not stop. Yang Gun was afraid of the strength of the Zhou army and did not dare to save him. He hated the words of the Northern Han lord, so he retreated....At that time, the Northern Han lord had more than ten thousand people, blocking the stream and setting off. At dusk, the lyrics arrived and attacked the army again. The Northern Han soldiers were defeated again, and they killed Wang Yansi and chased Gaoping. Zombies filled the valley, and they abandoned the imperial objects, supplies, equipment, and miscellaneous animals. In this battle, the Later Zhou army and the coalition forces were equal in strength, and even the Later Zhou army was still at some disadvantage, and the entire military camp was filled with a tense atmosphere. Zhou Shizong divided the Later Zhou army into three groups on the left, middle and right, and attacked the Northern Han army from both sides. But after the battle started, the right-wing army of the Later Zhou Dynasty fled and surrendered, leaving the central army in which Zhou Shizong was in a dangerous situation. At this time, Zhao Kuangyin and Zhang Yongde, who were guarding Zhou Shizong, were desperate to protect Zhou Shizong's safety. The two led the central army to attack the coalition forces violently. Although Zhao Kuangyin was injured in many places, he still fought hard. This allowed the passive situation of the disadvantaged Later Zhou army to reverse. Seeing that the situation was not good, the coalition forces retreated instantly. Zhao Kuangyin got on the horse and chased the coalition forces.
This battle made Zhao Kuangyin famous in one fell swoop. Chai Rong saw Zhao Kuangyin's super strong military command ability, and even valued Zhao Kuangyin. After the army, Zhao Kuangyin was promoted from an intermediate officer to a high position as the Du Yuhou in front of the palace, and became one of the main senior generals in the imperial guards of the Later Zhou Dynasty.
Northern Han came to the enemy, and Shizong led his troops to resist it and fought at Gaoping. The generals merged and commanded Fan Aineng and others to escape first, and the army was in danger. Taizu's command of the same horses galloped on his vanguard, and the Han soldiers were defeated. Taking advantage of the victory to attack Hedong City, burn its gate, and flowing arrows in its left arm, and Shizong stopped it. He was appointed as the governor of Yanzhou in front of the palace and was appointed as the governor of Yanzhou .
Of course, this war also made Chai Rong discover the shortcomings of the Later Zhou army management mechanism, and there are still many things that need improvement. Since he decided to unify the world, he had to cultivate an army that could not defeat the war. To cultivate such a large army, we must first cultivate a large number of outstanding military talents, otherwise the so-called great cause of unifying the country is a castle in the air.
However, it is not easy to carry out military reform, and it must be done by someone who is trustworthy. As the emperor, Chai Rong could not do everything himself, nor could he train a large army. At this time, Chai Rong turned his attention to Zhao Kuangyin. This young man, a few years younger than him, was an officer who grew up step by step under his nose. It was most appropriate to hand over the task of reforming the imperial guards to Zhao Kuangyin.
Therefore, Zhao Kuangyin participated in the rectification and restructuring of the Later Zhou imperial guards. Zhao Kuangyin began to adjust his army, select all the top soldiers in the army, and build a new front army. This team has high quality and strong combat effectiveness. It is the powerful imperial guard that Zhou Shizong is looking forward to.
It is from this time that Zhao Kuangyin has been constantly discovering new people and promoting talented generals. Many middle-level generals in the squads in front of the Houzhou Palace were trained by Zhao Kuangyin. This also laid the staff foundation for him to launch a mutiny in Chenqiaoyi .
Immediately, Chai Rong fought south twice in the southern Tang Dynasty, intending to destroy the southern Tang Dynasty and subdue the entire southern to the territory of the Later Zhou Dynasty. During these two battles to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin charged forward, fearing life and death, and made great contributions. At this time, Chai Rong valued Zhao Kuangyin even more and promoted Zhao Kuangyin to the commander-in-chief of the palace and the governor of the Dingguo Army. After the second expedition to the Southern Tang Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin was appointed as the governor of Zhongwu Army. In the spring of the third year, he was conquered Huainan and defeated thousands of people at Wokou for the first time, and killed the military commander of the horse and other soldiers... and returned, he was appointed as the commander of the front palace and was appointed as the governor of the Dingguo Army.
In the spring of the fourth year, he went to Shouchun to capture the fortress, and then went to Shouzhou. He also appointed Yi Chengjun Jiedu and the Taibao. ...In the fifth year, he was promoted to the governor of Zhongwu Army.
Zhao Kuangyin, who was in his thirties, has become one of the few people who built the festival in the Later Zhou Dynasty.
By the spring of 959 AD, the Southern Tang Dynasty had already resigned and the whole south was stable. The ambitious Zhou Shizong focused his attention on Khitan .Since Shi Jingtang presented Youyun Sixteen Prefectures to the Khitan for free, recapturing the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun has become a short-term goal for Zhou Shizong to achieve national unification. Zhou Shizong hoped to unify the country in thirty years, and for this purpose, he specially formulated a thirty-year work plan. This is to unify the chaotic times in the first ten years, recuperate for ten years in the middle, and create a peaceful and prosperous era in the last ten years.
I should open up the world in ten years, support the people in ten years, and achieve peace in ten years.
Zhao Kuangyin, as a subordinate who was highly valued by Zhou Shizong, was also influenced by Zhou Shizong's ambitions and was determined to help Zhou Shizong achieve the great cause of unification. At this time, Zhao Kuangyin tried every means to show his merits to Zhou Shizong, fearing that Zhou Shizong would not be able to discover his loyalty.
This Northern Expedition is actually just the first step in the great cause of unification. Zhou Shizong couldn't wait to take over the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun and create a good environment for himself to create a hegemony. Therefore, Chai Rong, the Northern Expedition, used , Hantong as the land deployment, Zhao Kuangyin as the water deployment, and he personally led the Later Zhou army to march towards the Khitan. During this Northern Expedition, Zhao Kuangyin had been following Zhou Shizong, witnessing Zhou Shizong's Northern Expedition, and was full of regret for Zhou Shizong's withdrawal of troops due to illness in the middle of the journey. After all, it was no easy task to mobilize the whole country's efforts to fight the Northern Expedition. But Zhou Shizong's health was greater than anything else, and he could only delay the plan of the Northern Expedition backwards and wait for another army to raise his troops.
Even though Zhou Shizong passed away, Zhao Kuangyin still followed the arrangements of the court and went to the local area to serve. When Zhou Shizong led the army, Zhao Kuangyin was still like a guard, guarding Zhou Shizong, showing loyalty and ready to sacrifice himself for the Later Zhou Dynasty at any time.
K, half a year later, facing the situation where the young emperor was unable to convince the people when Zhou Shizong died, Zhao Kuangyin's idea of loyalty to the Later Zhou Dynasty faded away. After all, no one robbed the throne. Zhang Yongde, Li Chongjin, , Li Yun, and others are local officials. As long as they have their own troops, no one can put down the rebellion in a short period of time. Since ancient times, the winner has been the king and the loser has been the enemy. As long as we can seize power, all history can only be commented on by future generations. Therefore, when Zhao Kuangyin was stationed in the local area, he began to secretly plan a coup with the clerks Zhao Pu and others. In the first month of 960 AD, Zhao Kuangyin launched a mutiny at Chenqiao Post and established the Song Dynasty.
So, why didn’t Zhao Kuangyin choose to launch a mutiny when Zhou Shizong died, but instead chose to launch a mutiny after half a year? What kind of ideological changes did Zhao Kuangyin experience in this half year? From a Dujian who was loyal to the Later Zhou Dynasty to a founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, and then pacified the rebellion of Li Yun and Li Chongjin, and founded a Song Dynasty that had been more than 300 years? These questions will be solved one by one in this book.
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Zhao Kuangyin defected to Guo Wei during the reign of Emperor Yin of the Later Han Dynasty. After the establishment of the Later Zhou Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin first entered the army and was valued by Chai Rong, the Zhou Shizong, and made many military achievements during the conquest of the Southern Tang Dynasty. When Chai Rong was seriously ill, he appointed Zhao Kuangyin as the chief inspector of the palace and was in charge of the imperial guards in front of the palace. Shortly after Emperor Gong of Zhou ascended the throne, Zhao Kuangyin was ordered to resist the Northern Han and Khitan coalition forces. Immediately, he was promoted to emperor during the Chenqiao mutiny. After the army returned to the capital, Emperor Gong was forced to abdicate, Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne, changed the reign of the reign of Jianlong, and the country was named "Song", which is known in history as the Northern Song Dynasty. After the Northern Song Dynasty replaced the Later Zhou Dynasty, the chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms ended, creating an era of civilization.
"The First Year of Jianlong" This book starts with analyzing a series of events that occurred in the first year of Jianlong, discusses the entire process of the Chenqiao mutiny, and how Zhao Kuangyin made correct decisions when facing internal and external troubles at the beginning of the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty. It not only accurately grasps the general trend of the times, but also presents a wonderful sense of historical scenes.
