vrcanaries Chapter 335 Zhao Huan asked, "Haha!"
Chapter 335 Zhao Huan asked, "Haha!"
When Emperor Shenzong of Song, Zhao Xu, heard this, he could not hide his shock, especially when he saw his ministers below looking at him with a complex and pitying expression!
He was furious! These were all that unfilial son's children, what did they have to do with him?!
If my son weren't still so young, I would never let a little kid vent his anger on him; he would have beaten him up several times over!
The ministers below were thinking: "Your Majesty is truly pitiful! To have such a rebellious grandson!!!"
"At this time, Emperor Qinzong of Song, though completely lost and desperate, sent Zhao Gou to negotiate peace, but they were well aware of the Jin people's true nature."
"So, I've considered whether or not to go to war, but isn't it a bit too late for you to want to fight now?"
"First of all, Taiyuan has already fallen, and the surrounding areas have been thoroughly searched by the Jurchens. There's a saying that locusts leave no grass behind, which is similar to this!"
"Secondly, the battles have greatly depleted the Song court's strength, and the quality of its troops is even worse than before. In particular, several capable generals have already perished."
"Finally, because the Song court had previously given the Jin people a lot of money, its accounts were not as good as they used to be. If Zhao Huan had been able to hold on to the end, the situation might not have been so bad!"
"At this point, Zhao Huan had an incredible start, but he had absolutely no advantage whatsoever!"
Before the Jin army's second southward invasion.
At this time, during the Song court assembly in the first year of the Jingkang era, one could hear a pin drop.
The assembled civil and military officials seemed to have their throats choked; no one dared to speak, not even daring to breathe.
The entire hall seemed to be filled with a heavy and oppressive atmosphere.
Zhao Huan sat on his high seat, his face somber, his brows furrowed with worry. He slowly swept his gaze over the ministers below, and then said, "My esteemed ministers, do you have any suggestions?"
As soon as Zhao Huan finished speaking, the officials below shrank their heads even lower, their faces pale and their expressions terrified. If they had a solution, they wouldn't be in this situation.
The predicament of the Northern Song Dynasty was too difficult to resolve, so they decided to remain cautious and seek peace, knowing that there was still the Southern Song Dynasty to rely on!
Seeing this, Zhao Huan felt even more heavy-hearted, realizing that these people had no way of solving the problem!
Look, no one dares to stand up and answer him!
At this moment, Zhao Huan secretly regretted that if he had known this would happen, he would not have transferred Li Gang!
Now look what's happened! There's no one available, and why didn't this broken light screen appear sooner? Why did it have to appear only when the Jin army was pressing in?!
Right now, all we can hope for is that Taiyuan can be successfully defended. How could this have happened when we clearly avoided making the same mistake?!
999 System: We're telling you, why blame it all on this?! Who's been wavering back and forth?! And who doesn't trust the military commander?!
If emperors from other dynasties heard this, they would certainly have a lot to say, since they thought the same thing back then. However, not long after, new problems arose!
It seems that solving the problem once and for all isn't enough!
Just like the rampant corruption among officials, even though Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty frequently slaughtered corrupt officials, he still couldn't stop this trend.
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"Even though Emperor Qinzong and his ministers were fully aware of these circumstances, they still redefined the war zones and recruited soldiers to rescue the capital."
"Therefore, Emperor Huan and his ministers established three capitals and Dengzhou as the capital's general headquarters, which commanded troops in four different regions."
"Therefore, Zhao Ye of Daming Prefecture was appointed as the Chief Commander of the Northern Route, Wang Xiang of Henan Prefecture was appointed as the Chief Commander of the Western Route, and Zhang Shuye of Dengzhou and Hu Zhiru of Yingtian Prefecture were appointed as the Chief Commanders of the Southern and Eastern Routes, respectively."
"By the way, the power of these four candidates is not restricted. On the contrary, they have certain financial resources and personnel authority, and can use their power to recruit soldiers to return to the capital to defend the emperor."
"To put it simply, it means that all the central government's power to collect taxes and recruit soldiers has been handed over to local officials. Does this sound familiar? Isn't this a revival of the Tang Dynasty's military governor system?!"
Li Erfeng of the Tang Dynasty: (?_??)...Pfft! ?
"At this time of decline, not only is the court in chaos, but the political situation is also turbulent. If such power is distributed to these four people, it is difficult to know whether they will not become barbarians!"
"Often, this is actually a test of the local officials' loyalty to the Song Dynasty, but human nature is often unable to withstand the test."
"The fact that the Song court could come up with such a plan probably means they realized they didn't have many opportunities left, and they were also aware that they had repeatedly missed chances."
"At this time, the Song Dynasty was teetering on the brink of collapse, and everyone seemed to understand that the empire was about to crumble. But just over twenty years ago, the Northern Song Dynasty was clearly a scene of prosperity and flourishing!"
"However, the Song and Tang dynasties cannot be compared. After all, how could Emperors Huizong and Qinzong be compared to Li Longji?"
A bystander in the Ming Dynasty commented: "It seems that a good heir is more important than anything else!"
Cheng Yaojin of the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Huizong was quite the troublemaker. He caused trouble for more than 20 years. If he let his son cause trouble for another year or two, they would all be sent to the Jurchens for a "vacation"!
Liu Zhuzhu: The Song court must have been really panicked to come up with this plan. They only realized the truth after they had courted disaster!
Zhu Baba of the Ming Dynasty: We should have seized the opportunity the first time we were surrounded! What can we do now?! We can't let these four people's power be wiped out by the Jurchens before they even have a chance to grow!
A minor official of the Qin Dynasty: We woke up too late. The Jurchens were far more ferocious than the Song people. We couldn't defeat them in a fight, so it's no wonder that they eventually crossed the Yangtze River and established the Southern Song Dynasty.
An official from the Sui Dynasty: Who could have imagined that, after such a promising start, with his father and brothers diligently implementing reforms, they would end up with such a child?!
Sima Guang of the Northern Song Dynasty: Alas... if only I had known this would happen...!