The Song Dynasty has existed for 300 years. Why is it difficult to unify China? The reason is actually very simple

The Northern Song Dynasty has existed for 165 years, the Southern Song Dynasty has existed for 153 years, and the two Songs have existed for more than 300 years together, as a well-known orthodox dynasty in history. From the beginning to the end, the two Song dynasties did not complete the unification of China. There were many reasons, including the problems of the Song court and policy problems. But in the final analysis, it is still a military issue. If you use four words to evaluate the military system of the Song Dynasty, it would be an overcorrection.

After the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline. The beacon of the Central Plains was everywhere, and Datang's foundation for hundreds of years was destroyed. Since then, for more than two hundred years in the Central Plains, the princes separatist regimes and wars continued. Sure enough, there was a Warring States period, where betrayal, killing, and melee were everywhere.

Zhao Kuangyin, Chen Qiao mutiny, yellow robe was added, and the upper throne quietly established the Song Dynasty. After Zhao Kuangyin came to power, he summed up the reasons for the demise of the Tang Dynasty. He once asked Zhao Pu: "Since the Tang Dynasty for decades, the emperor Fanyi has been fighting endlessly, and the people have been wiped out. Why? The soldiers of the world are planning for the country for a long time. What is the way?"

赵普answer:"Your Majesty said that, the heaven and the earth are blessed. This is not his reason. Fangzhen is too heavy, but the king is weak and the minister is strong. If you want to rule it today, you can only seize its power a little bit, control its money and grain, and collect its elite soldiers, and the world will be safe."

They believe that the greatest Tang dynasty will be the most perishing. The reason is that the emperor is weak and the minister is strong, so there is a cup of wine to release the military power and formulate a national policy of emphasizing literature and suppressing military force. It stands to reason that there is no problem with such a summary, but Song Taizu did it for a high degree of centralization, which directly led to the difficulty of the Song Dynasty to complete the great cause of reunification.

Throughout the ages, those who want to dominate the world must not be the country, the people and the rich, the soldiers and horses. The Song Dynasty was blown up as the richest dynasty in history. In fact, the Song Dynasty was poor and the people were not rich. The country was not strong, the people were not rich, the soldiers were not strong, and the horses were not strong.

Song Taizu is not only not strong, but also always "weak", the Song Dynasty military system can explain the problem.

Taizu dismantled the supreme command organization sent to pieces, and the Privy Council had military power, but military orders did not control the troops. The Sanya and the Two Divisions commanded the Forbidden Army, but they had no right to adjust the troops. If there is a war, lead his ministers to be ordered to fight as a leader. Song Taizu separated his soldiers and generals. The most elite troops in the army were stationed in the capital, and his guards were stationed in various places.

The soldiers and horses in the capital are the strongest, and the local forces know that they are invincible and dare not rebel. In order to prevent generals from rebelling, the imperial army was divided into two parts, one in the capital and the other in the prefectures. Soldiers in the two places change their garrison regularly, so that the soldiers do not know the generals and there will be no special soldiers. What a weird policy.

It can be said that almost all military systems in the Song Dynasty were not designed to strengthen the army and protect the people and regain lost ground, but to prevent army rebellion. How can the military's combat effectiveness be weakened? The military system of the Song Dynasty will be the same. And it has always been used. In this way, the army has no ability to rebel, but it also has no combat effectiveness, no possibility of regaining lost ground, and no possibility of opening up territory.

Under such a military system, how can we talk about regaining lost ground, dominating the world, and saving half of the country is pretty good!

After the shame of Jingkang, the Northern Song Dynasty was defeated and the Southern Song Dynasty was established. In the early days of its establishment, there were signs of a strong army. But that was just because the situation was turbulent at the time, and some power had to be delegated to the generals. But soon, Yue Fei was killed on an unwarranted charge. Since then, the Southern Song army has been in a slump, and everything has become illusory. What a pity!

Not only do you dig yourself, but your opponent alsoOne is better than the other, so how can you talk about unifying the world? Such an emperor, such a system, and such an army must be subdued!