vrcanaries Chapter 94 Empress Dowager Liang: Northern Song Dynasty, just you wait!
Chapter 94 Empress Dowager Liang: Northern Song Dynasty, just you wait!
Yu Shixiong: ...Damn it, I'm so angry!
Emperor Zhezong of Song: No, is my appearance really that short?
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Lin Ke was speechless. How come Liu Shunqing, who didn't want to do anything and had to be pushed to move, was rewarded? Is it possible to get promoted by slacking off these days?
She then sighed before continuing, "However, after Emperor Zhezong of Song assumed personal rule, some border officials submitted a memorial criticizing Liu Shunqing for receiving rewards without doing anything, while You Shixiong, who did a lot of work, was neglected. This is unfair."
"This shows that it's not that no one could overlook You Shixiong's hard work!"
"At the same time, Wang Wenyu next door dealt with the Western Xia army, and other generals such as Wang Guangzu also lost hope in Liu Shunqing, and they all stood up in disbelief."
"Judging from the overall battle situation on Xihe Road, apart from Liu Shunqing who was slacking off, everyone else participated and fought very well!"
A soldier from the Ming Dynasty: Fine, fine, I'm just slacking off. I'm so bored I could die!
A young man from the Qin Dynasty: What does "slacking off" mean?!
A playboy from the Tang Dynasty: Judging from the previous text, everyone else was busy, but he was playing and resting!
Zhu Houzhao, the number one mischievous child of the Ming Dynasty: Hahahaha, I can't laugh myself to death!
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"Next, let's turn our attention to the Western Xia and Liao dynasties. In the first month of 1099 AD (the second year of the Yuanfu era of Emperor Zhezong of the Northern Song Dynasty), an army composed of Tangut people gathered in Liao territory."
"This group of people was dispatched by the Emperor of Western Xia to come to the southwest of Liao to help Emperor Daozong of Liao, Yelü Hongji, quell the rebellion of the local Basimu tribe."
"Because Emperor Daozong of Liao disliked Li Qianshun's mother, Empress Dowager Xiao Liang of Western Xia, he sent an envoy with a cup of poisoned wine to meet the empress dowager. Subsequently, the empress dowager, who had been regent for more than ten years, died. Then, the young emperor Li Qianshun officially took over the reins of government."
A mediocre student from the Ming Dynasty: What a simple and unpretentious political struggle!
A young man from the Sui Dynasty going to a market: That's direct enough!
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"Then what is the relationship between the internal affairs of Western Xia and the Liao Dynasty?"
"The story begins with the rise of the Liang clan of Western Xia. In the entire history of Western Xia, there were three empress dowagers: Empress Dowager Meicang, Empress Dowager Da Liang, and Empress Dowager Xiao Liang."
"In order to avenge her husband, Empress Dowager Liang launched several attacks on the Song Dynasty, but she was defeated by the Song Dynasty every time. Not only did she fail to avenge her husband, but she also discovered that some of her border villages had been seized by the Song Dynasty."
"The Empress Dowager of Liang felt that the Song Dynasty's posture was really aggressive. What's worse, Emperor Shenzong of Song still launched a five-pronged attack on Xia. What is he doing! Does he want to destroy my Western Xia?"
"Although the Song Dynasty suffered a great defeat this time, the Empress Dowager of Liang still relied on digging up the Yellow River to flood her own land to force the enemy to retreat. It was a classic case of losing a thousand of her own and injuring eight hundred of the enemy."
A young man from the frontier during the Ming Dynasty: To be fair, the Song Dynasty was quite powerful at that time!
A farmer from the Han Dynasty: My God, Emperor Shenzong of Song was truly awesome!
A scion of a prominent family in the Song Dynasty: Of course!
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"Although Li Bingchang, the son of Empress Dowager Liang, was able to assume power, he was oppressed for a long time due to his differing political views with Empress Dowager Liang, and became very weak and timid."
"This brother's empress was the daughter of the elder brother of the Empress Dowager of Liang, who later became the Little Empress Dowager of Liang."
"Although the Western Xia was mostly on the defensive during the Western Xia Wars, the Liao Dynasty never stopped supporting the Western Xia."
"And the Western Xia is not peaceful internally. After all, the Western Xia was originally ruled by the Li family, so how come it is now controlled by you Liang family members?!"
"Therefore, many people in the Western Xia court have been commenting that they hope Li Bingchang can resume his personal rule. However, what is very puzzling is that when many people were looking forward to the return of this brother, he unexpectedly passed away at this critical juncture."
"The throne of Western Xia naturally fell to Li Qianshun, the son of Empress Dowager Xiao Liang, who was only three years old at the time. As the saying goes, a young ruler makes a country suspicious, so the government of Western Xia was naturally in the hands of Empress Dowager Xiao Liang and her brother."
"Zhe Zong and Li Qianshun are quite similar in some ways. After all, your childhood and mine seem to be the same. We both had a female elder who was in power."
Emperor Zhezong of Song: ...
A nobleman from the Sui Dynasty: Was it really an accident?
A gossip-loving girl from the Ming Dynasty: I think there's a high chance he was assassinated!
A professional farmer in the Song Dynasty: I agree! +1
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"And this young Empress Dowager Liang was even more radical than the eldest Empress Dowager Liang. Her brother, Liang Qibu, was even more domineering. He not only stripped Li Qianshun of his power, but also murdered all the ministers close to his father, Li Bingchang."
"As the saying goes, extreme oppression will inevitably lead to resistance. In order to divert this contradiction, Liang Qibu repeatedly launched attacks on the Song Dynasty and plundered its land, thus starting the Song-Xia conflict during the reign of Emperor Zhezong."
Liang Qibu: Northern Song Dynasty, attack!
Song Dynasty: What, am I just a scapegoat?!