Chapter 9 Chapter Nine: Renzong's Veil

The period between 1044 and 1045 AD was the watershed for the national fortunes of the Song, Liao, and Xixia kingdoms, and it was also the dawn of the Song Dynasty's golden hour. The generation of this golden hour stems from Song Renzong's decision.From these decisions and their consequences, we can vaguely see his ability and personality hidden very deeply in his 35 years of life.At the same time, there are too many stars up and down in this golden time period. Representatives of civil servants in China for five thousand years and masters of Confucianism are all born during this time period.

It is said that the stars are brilliant and incomparable, and they indeed occupy the absolute commanding heights in the long river of history. Even in the Romance of Pingshu, these people have the highest rate of appearance.But after seeing them clearly, many glasses will fall all over the floor. Between the name and the reality, they complement each other very well, and are basically inversely proportional. Ok, here we go.I can't guarantee that it will be exciting, nor can I guarantee that it will be interesting. If I do it unfortunately, it will be based on objectivity and truth.To tell the truth, let's start with Song Renzong and Zhao Zhen.

Generally speaking, this person has always been translucent. Renzong Juan has almost written 300,000 characters, but it is still unclear what kind of personality and ability he has. First shirk the responsibility, it's not my fault.He is 35 years old this year. Before the age of 13, he was hidden in the shadow of his father Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng. Before the age of 24, he was completely shrouded by his adoptive mother Liu E. He managed to take charge of the government, and there were so many ministers, gentlemen, and villains. The whole world has been tossing about making troubles. As the supreme ruler, the emperor has surprisingly few appearances.

If you want to analyze, there is no way to talk about it. So the history books and scholars of the past dynasties gave him many titles - cowardly, lazy, fatuous and even lustful.So how did he survive the repeated internal and external turmoil, property disputes, and party struggles?Every time passed safely, is he born with the gold medal of immortality given by the Jade Emperor? Just kidding, not dying once is accidental, not dying twice is luck, not dying three times can only admit that he is Superman, no matter whether his underwear is worn outside or not.What's more, he has kept his face every time, letting apples from all sides fall into his hands automatically.

Zhao Zhen's inaction has been clearly explained in the Qingli New Deal, and it reached a new height during the Liao and Xia Wars.It was so outrageous that almost everyone who knew about it was mad at him. The war broke out in October of that year, and on the eve of the outbreak, he agreed to Li Yuanhao's peace request.Song and Xia negotiated a peace agreement for more than a year, but at this critical juncture, it was actually reached.And the conditions were very harsh on the Song Dynasty.details as follows: Every year, 130,000 bolts of Xixia silk, 50,000 taels of silver, and 20,000 catties of tea are "gifted" every year; 10,000 catties; restore the mutual market.As for Xixia's return, only Li Yuanhao's "Chen" character claimed himself, and sent back the famous general Shi Yuansun who was captured in the Battle of Sanchuankou.

This is simply too unfair, even if you agree, you can't lose money like this!What's more, this is a great opportunity, why not unite with the Liao Kingdom to beat Xixia severely, and it is very likely that Li Yuanhao will perish and wipe out the country, and it will be completely clean, and the smaller ones can also seriously hurt the vitality of the party members, return to the primitive society, and reorganize the whole clan. bandit.How relieving and ideal that is. But Zhao Zhen was in such a state of embarrassment that he was second only to the cede of land for indemnity. He is really cowardly and shameful. What are you doing?I think everyone has this view, right?

Then we might as well change the way of thinking, assuming that Zhao Zhen is suddenly wise and powerful, at least shrewd and capable, and he seizes this opportunity.Either send troops to the party at the same time to cooperate with Yeluzong's real military operations, or refuse Li Yuanhao's summation, spend it, and wait for better terms. Consider the results.If you send troops to fight, you should win. After all, Li Yuanhao is not a big player like Temujin or Wanyan Aguda. If he loses, he will even die. Is this result good for the Song Dynasty? two results. 1. Since then, the Liao Kingdom has become dominant, at least restoring the confrontation between Song and Liao.With Yeluzong's character of really taking advantage of his life, coupled with this big victory at the national level, and considering that this person had a strong interest in the land of Waqiaoguan in the Song Dynasty before.Believe it or not, the next target is the Song Dynasty?

2. Li Yuanhao died and Xixia died.This is very good, will the party members become extinct?Will there be another Li Jiqian on that land?The ghost-like shadow of Dang Xiang floated around again, thinking that it was a character that even Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi couldn't handle.How can Zhao Zhen sleep peacefully? So there is no benefit in sending troops to fight, let alone victory is not guaranteed. Let's wait for better terms.There seems to be nothing wrong with this matter, but if you add it up a bit, you will find that it is a stupid trick that only a pig's head could come up with.

What are you waiting for? After this period of time, whether Li Yuanhao wins or loses, he will no longer be nervous about his relationship with the Song Dynasty.If you lose, you're done. The dead don't need peace, and if you don't die, you'll be lonely. If you go completely as a bandit, it's just a robbery. What's the fuss?If you win, I don't even pay attention to the Liao Kingdom. What kind of thing is your Song Dynasty? The conditions at that time may not be so harsh! So it seemed that they didn't do anything, but in fact, the timing was extremely good, and it fundamentally cut off the reason for Xixia and Liao to use force against the Song Dynasty again.It's actually so simple. For the Song Dynasty, these two barbarian neighbors were pure evil neighbors, poor and arrogant masters.The Song Dynasty didn't care about their things at all, and there was no need to grab and care about them.

If there is anything interesting, there is only one thing - Yanyun Sixteen States.To get this, it really makes sense.Other than that, nothing else to talk about. Well, to sum up, the analysis of Zhao Zhen's external strategy has been completed.What do you think?Let's go back and study his performance during the Qingli New Deal period, and see what kind of wisdom and plans lie behind his calmness. His most criticized point is the same as the foreign war.Numb as if it wasn't his country, his people.It's like letting the gentlemen show off, and then letting the villains come and fight, they don't care about it, and they are completely invisible.It wasn't until Xia Song's rumors that his throne was endangered that he used some power to make the gentlemen chill.

For thousands of years, countless people have asked, since you want the New Deal with great fanfare, why do you let go of it and let the gentlemen be besieged on all sides and become ashamed?This is not only making fun of Fan Zhongyan and others, but also making fun of the future of the Song Dynasty! Then let's change our thinking and let Zhao Zhen stand firmly on the side of the gentlemen. Ouyang Xiu will do what they say, what will happen in that situation? "Jin Xianchen", well, all the gentlemen flocked to my side.These people gossip every day, and the core content is that the emperor sit still, and you can do things as we command you. Yes, it is correct if you are a puppet.As for the performance of the gentlemen, in the event of entering the theater, Ouyang Xiu and Ouyang Xiu took the initiative to beat Yushitai, which was very clear. Aggressive, unrestrained, without even the basic concept of ethics.What does such a gentleman want to do here?Especially when it comes to country-specific problems, there is no effective solution at all. And these things were manifested in a very short period of time.From the beginning of the New Deal to Fan Zhongyan's release to the outside world, it was only 8 months.History books of all dynasties have complained and ridiculed Zhao Zhen's chaos and abandonment, but why don't they look at what the New Dealers themselves are? For fun, keep thinking differently.The reason why these people dare to show their true colors in such a short period of time without any scruples is why?If it were an emperor like Li Shimin, even if he had the heart, he wouldn't have the guts.Hehe, this is thanks to Zhao Zhen's inaction, just to make you perform, why suppress it?How much time would it take to see you clearly like that! As for his position in the party struggle, why should he support the "villains" and characterize the gentlemen as partisans?That can't be blamed on Zhao Zhen, it's because Ouyang Xiu's writing style is too great. Whenever I read his masterpiece "The Clique", I will think of a scene.In "Wu Zhuangyuan Su Beggar" played by Zhou Xingchi, Su Can met a mysterious figure among beggars after he was reduced to a beggar, and praised him, "Seeing your demeanor, dynamics, and bones, you are all top-grade among beggars. It is really the best among beggars." Overlord!" Su Can asked hopefully, so what? Answer - still a beggar! Passionate, no matter how beautiful Ouyang's great talent said, it is still a clique. With this thing, it will form power, and if it has power, it will compete with the emperor for power.In particular, this group of people is already forcing the emperor to "retire from villains", and they have pointed out villains one by one. Why should such a person support? Besides, political struggle is like the law of survival in the wasteland, you have to fight.If such a great sage and gentleman can't even deal with a few villains, how can I trust you to take care of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains? So letting it go is the best management method at this time.Facts also proved that Zhao Zhen never lost control of the situation.And there is one thing to note.It's the so-called New Deal. Zhao Zhen's handling of this reform event, which was originally ill-conceived, is so commendable.If you know a little history. Since ancient times, there has been an unbreakable truth about reform—"Reform, prosperity; not reform, gradually decline; ambiguity, chaos." After searching through the history books, a country that has undergone thorough reforms will have a new look and a chance to be reborn after going through labor pains.For example, Qin, Zhao and other countries in the Warring States period; a country that remains unchanged and consistent is like a certain super-long period of time in each dynasty, such as the Kangxi and Qianlong years of the Qing Dynasty. The so-called prosperous age has continued. Please be gentle, but what is left to the next generation is a super bad mess, which is basically impossible to clean up. But that's not the worst, the scariest thing is the last 5 words. Ambiguous, chaotic. There is no need to look for this example in other dynasties. The Song Dynasty 20 years later is the biggest classic.I'll talk about it later.What I want to emphasize now is that Zhao Zhen belongs to the second category. Seeing that the situation is not good, he immediately stops and stops playing.The Song Dynasty gradually abolished all the provisions of the New Deal in less than a year, and returned to the road of "do not change, gradually perish". This road has long-term worries and no near-harms.The good days of the Song Dynasty came. In the next three years, that is, in 1045, 1046, and 1047 AD, the country of the Song Dynasty was prosperous and the people were peaceful. The weather was smooth and the international relations were also very good.Looking through the history books, there are only two things worth mentioning, both of which are related to the emperor's good mood. The first one, Zhao Zhen went out to hunt in the palace, which was the first time in history.It was late autumn in November, the sky was high and the clouds were clear, and the clouds were soft. He rode a horse and galloped in the wild, free and unrestrained.It was one of the few truly happy days of his life; The second incident happened deep in the palace.In the quiet and peaceful days, one day, he suddenly smiled at Empress Cao.Queen, Shisan and Taotao have grown up, I will marry for Shisan, you are the master of Taotao, let them get married, do you think so? The queen's smile was gentle but slightly bitter.Well, that's a good thing.She never refused any request from the emperor. To clarify, Thirteen is the nickname of a child whose real name is Zhao Zongshi.This child was raised in the imperial palace since he was a child. As for the reasons, firstly, he is a member of the imperial family, and secondly, because Renzong never had a son.As for Tao Tao, she is a girl named Gao, the granddaughter of Gao Jixun, a famous general in the Northern Song Dynasty.The reason why she was able to marry Zongshi was because her mother was Empress Cao's own sister. Remember these two children, at this time they were the happiness in the lonely life of Renzong and Empress Cao, and later they will be the masters of the Song Empire. Whether it is a boy Shisan or a girl Tao Tao, they will change the whole country because of their will . Except for these two things, the rest are all lists of promotion and removal of officials.If you want to list it, almost every name has a great background and is very radiant, but that would be too boring and too disorderly.When reading history books, one must see the essence through the surface.These lists are messy and chaotic, and personnel changes are constantly changing.There are also rules to follow. From then on, the Renzong Dynasty had no main line in terms of officials.No super power official like Lu Yijian was born, nor was there a moral model like Fan Zhongyan.Even tough and principled characters like Fu Bi and Han Qi disappeared. why?Why has life become so boring?The reason is very wonderful. To be honest, it was really the happiness of the common people at that time, and it was also the hope of the common people in every subsequent era. The ultimate explanation - because there are no conditions.Whether it was the soil that gave birth to powerful ministers or the opportunity to emerge as a pacesetter, they had completely disappeared.It is not difficult to understand that only when there is a war will there be heroes, and only when there is a battle will there be powerful officials. Now everything is stable, Zhao Zhen used his means to make every courtier have no chance to become bigger, let alone perform.Everyone commutes to and from get off work in a regular manner, and just do their jobs well. I don't know what other people think, but I personally think this is a very wonderful situation, almost the best for both the emperor and the common people.Don't worry about it, these three words are very simple, but they are indeed the greatest wish of the people of the Song Dynasty, and they are also the most common aspirations of the Chinese people throughout the ages, even now. This situation ended in November of the seventh year of Song Qingli, 1047 AD.Finally something happened again, quite serious, and it was the most taboo rebellion in the Song Dynasty. The scale of this rebellion ranked second in the Renzong dynasty, but in fact, it should be the first in terms of strength.In particular, the preparations for the mutiny mastermind are very good, far better than the number one man.Because he is an active soldier himself. This man was called Wang Ze, who was born in Zhuozhou, Hebei. He was lonely since he was a child.They were originally good citizens, but after a famine, they couldn't live in the local area.Fleeing from famine, hungry and about to commit murder, the imperial court recruited troops.So he became a regular army of the country. In fact, as a regular army in the Northern Song Dynasty, the treatment was very good, and it could even be said to be very ideal.Because it is too humane, not only can he have no worries about food and clothing, but even his family members can join the army, live in the compound of the military region, receive money from the army and get rice collar cloth to live, and from time to time they can carry their leaders behind their backs, or help The leader went out to do business and earn some extra money.Very good, right?This is the best resettlement plan that the veteran Zhao Kuangyin came up with for his colleagues later, should he be satisfied? But Wang didn't think so. This person's disturbance was definitely not some kind of official forcing the people to rebel.He has lofty ideals, a strict organization, and huge accomplices, and even a powerful brainwashing tool, which is different from other thugs in terms of thinking. He believes in Buddhism.This should be said to be a very common and normal thing.Millions of people, countless people believe it, what's the big deal?If millions of people believe it, it will be a big deal. There are two points to note.First, in the past dynasties of China, there have been endless incidents of using faith to rebel, ranging from Zhang Jiao in the Han Dynasty to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the Qing Dynasty.It can be seen that this thing is very useful; second, Buddhism, even the illiterate, knows that it is a religion that promotes goodness and pursues peace.Why can it still be used to rebel and kill people? This has something to do with the quality of the Chinese people.Whether it is ancient times or modern times, among those who believe in Buddhism, how many of them really read Buddhist scriptures?How many of them listened to the preaching of the local gods and witches like "missionaries" before they believed in it? There are many examples, and if we want to find them, we are in modern times, and we can find them by looking around casually.If we talk about ancient times, look at Wang Ze at this time. The reason why he succeeded in becoming the leader of the Buddhist rebel group was due to two magic weapons.First, he has cultural knowledge and has written "Buddhist" scriptures such as "Five Dragons" and "Dropping Tears", as well as various mysterious prophecies. This is very important. I know how to figure out the psychology of the public, and then write actual works.Regardless of the level of the level, he has done the same thing as the founders of various religions.Clever, but that's not an excusable excuse for the general public to be duped. The devil has paved the way for you, and you have to walk on it yourself.This is the national quality issue I mentioned above.With a little bit of knowledge and culture, one should know thousands of volumes of Buddhist scriptures, so what nonsense are the "Five Dragons Sutra" and "Dropping Tears Sutra"? Let's not say more harsh words, let's talk about his second weapon.auspicious. Looking back on the history of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Zhen's father, Zhao Heng, played a super creative and super large-scale auspicious game in the late period, which made everyone at home and abroad dazzled and mysterious, and cast their eyes on each other.This king inherited some legacy.He often takes to the streets shirtless, letting everyone see his back. There is a word "Fu" on it.It was originally stabbed by his mother before he fled the famine, so that after many years, no matter how it changes, he can recognize it.It is nothing more than an anti-counterfeiting symbol, but under the shroud of religious aura, it has a sacred meaning. This is innate, and it is a symbol of Maitreya Buddha in the sky and Sakyamuni Buddha in the lower realm to save all living beings... Wang Ze has more and more believers, with Beizhou as the base and Hebei as the scope, believers are constantly changing, infecting, and multiplying like bacteria, reaching a saturation point in just a few years. It has to be reversed, otherwise the stuffing will be leaked.The facts are really revealed. He originally wanted to have a good rebellion on the first day of the first month of the eighth year of Qingli, a new day when Vientiane was renewed. State and other places, the final goal is Daming, the capital of Hebei.This will occupy the entire Hebei Road. The plan was good, but someone got cold feet and betrayed him.A believer ran to Daming Mansion and directly met the local supreme official Jia Changchao (the super complicated Qingli official was promoted, and he was released).The king was forced to act ahead of time, and the date was November 28th in the seventh year of Qingli.The day was fastidious, reflecting the military savvy of his active-duty servicemen. This day is the routine winter solstice suburban sacrificial ceremony in the Song Dynasty. The emperor will lead all the officials to worship the gods of heaven and earth outside the city.In other major cities across the country, the responsible persons have to engage in the same activities.Wang Ze made a sudden move on this day, and took all the officials below the Zhizhou level in the Tianqing Temple of Beizhou City, and no one ran away. Beizhou succeeded, and Wang Ze's behavior became strange.There is still such a large area of ​​the country waiting for his liberation, and he actually got busy with housework first.He wants to settle inside first, and then restrain the outside.A series of tricks were set up. First, the name of the country appeared, called Anyang.There is also an era name, which is called Desheng.Conscription followed. In Beizhou City, everyone over the age of 12 and under the age of 70 had a share. Everyone went to the military treasury to collect things, and armor and weapons were picked at will.In order to get closer to the regular army, everyone's face was tattooed. The number of words is a bit too much——"The rebel army defeated Zhao Desheng." The eloquence is quite good! Then he set up a full set of court team.The prime minister, the privy envoy, and even the three divisions and six departments are all available.What's more, the streets and streets in Beizhou City have been renamed. The place where he lives is called Zhongjing. With him as the dot, it radiates in all directions. Every building in the city is a state. Same state.There are four general managers on the city wall, each responsible for one side.On the head of the city in the east, the banner with the word "Buddha" fluttered in the wind, waiting for his followers to approach him. The first news he waited for was that the believers in Chanzhou, Dezhou, and Qizhou were a little slow, and they were all caught by the Song Dynasty authorities and thrown into the classroom. Then it was discovered that a large number of regular troops appeared below the city.It's a great honor for the Buddhist rebel group, they get more attention than Li Yuanhao.Among all the dynasties in China, the Song Dynasty dealt with the civil strife the most and most timely.This time it hit the iron plate. This time the Song Dynasty sent 100,000 forbidden troops, plus an invisible strongman on the battlefield.Privy direct bachelor, Zuo Jianyi doctor, Zhicheng Dejun, Quan Kaifeng Fu Yin Minghao. This man has a lot of background, and his official career is very similar to that of the Qingli gentlemen.In the previous period, he was a Jinshi and a petty official, and he was qualified step by step.In the second half, he met Li Yuanhao, the "noble man" common to gentlemen.Without the Xixia War, gentlemen would not be able to break through the iron curtain of Lu Yijian and jump onto the political stage. Myeong-ho did two things during the war.The first thing is that Li Yuanhao first broke the Jinmingzhai, the first fortress in the northwest of the Song Dynasty in the battle of Sanchuankou, and it will be rebuilt after the war.No one dared to go, including the regular army in the northwest.At this time, Minghao stepped forward. He only brought more than 100 cavalry, collected materials, supervised the project, and repaired Jinmingsai in only one month.Then he recruited troops locally and trained 300 crossbowmen. These 300 people are unusual, named the Qing Frontier Army, known as the "most powerful" at the time. The second thing is that after he was promoted, as a direct bachelor of Longtuge, knowing Bingzhou, he went to be in charge of border defense affairs.In that piece, he was depressed.Specifically, he felt back in Kaifeng, Tokyo!I saw a bunch of scattered soldiers on the street, all dressed in fancy clothes, and all of them were smiling.As for why they are so happy, look around them. There are so many beautiful women... There are a large number of prostitutes in the army! Minghao has a headache and is in a dilemma.Morale or Discipline?This could not be unified during the reign of Renzong in the Song Dynasty, especially at that time, Xia Song, the largest officer in the Northwest, was the backbone of the injustice.He always takes his concubine with him when he patrols the border.While hesitating, something happened in the army.Women are always the fuse. Some people were jealous and moved their knives. Not only did they kill the soldiers, but they also hacked to death several prostitutes. Minghao was happy after losing his life.Someone came to complain, and he only answered one sentence, and solved all the problems.Is someone dead?He killed?Hehe——"Why is he in the army?" Who sent you into the army? With just this sentence, all the prostitutes disappeared, and the soldiers couldn't keep them if they wanted to.People are here to make money, and their lives are not safe, so what else is there to do? To sum up, Myeong-ho is a courageous and flexible official.With the Qingli gentlemen with war experience stepping down collectively, his qualifications are very exciting.After all, he also came back from the front line. In short, when the siege begins, what the officers and soldiers have to do is to take Beizhou City as quickly as possible.You know, this is a rebellious area, and Hebei Road is full of believers of Wang Ze who rebelled against the party. As long as the battle is fought lukewarmly, it is very likely that there will be fires everywhere. At that time, you are besieging Beizhou City. They surrounded Hebei Road instead! So be quick, only in this way can the majesty and strength of the country be demonstrated. But Ming Hao was depressed again, and said quietly that his life was a bit entangled in his life, and there was always something wrong here, and it didn't go well there.At this time, he felt that he was played by Wang Ze.The imperial army's siege, whether it is means or equipment, was the most advanced in the world at that time.But the terrible thing is that what they faced was the Beizhou city wall carefully built by the Song Dynasty itself, plus the regular army trained by the same method. After all kinds of methods were used, Ming Hao decided to come up with a unique one.According to my incomplete statistics, this trick has never been used since ancient times.Even the Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao Kingdom, the various Wanyans of the Jin Kingdom, or the descendants of Temujin couldn't imagine it.It's not that they can't do it, but that they can't afford it, and Beizhou City is not Kaifeng City after all, so it's not worth doing it at all. Ming Hao summoned 20,000 migrant workers, and spent a month building an earthen Great Wall outside the city wall of Beizhou.This Great Wall is not only high, but also ultra-thick and ultra-wide. It is first built up to a certain height, and then it advances towards Beizhou City until it almost touches the city wall. There is no way, it can only be almost, and the big knife and spear on the opposite side greeted us any closer. At this point, it can be said that the victory is guaranteed. At this time, in order to win, Ming Hao pushed another high-tech weapon onto the Great Wall - the enemy tower.People hide in the building, and the building moves towards the city wall, so it is safe to rush there.As a result, he died on this stable word. Wang Ze had been prepared for a long time, and he would also do the enemy building, and made some minor changes inside.There was no one in his building, only a large pile of dry firewood and firewood, and after the officers and soldiers were on top, a rocket shot over, causing people inside and outside the city to watch the fireworks for three days and three nights. It was all burned up, and it couldn't be extinguished for three days and three nights! In this case, the Song Dynasty had no choice but to change people, Ming Hao became the deputy, and a real big man from the Renzong Dynasty appeared.It should be said that his power is not as great as that of Lu Yijian at his peak, and his reputation cannot surpass Fan Zhongyan.But his governing ability and time are unprecedented and unprecedented.He served as Prime Minister for three times, spanning 50 years. During this period, it was the eventful autumn of the Song Dynasty, with natural disasters and man-made disasters, and even the emperor's physical problems, he had to take charge of the overall situation.But basically no mistakes were made, no oppression of colleagues was made, so that the prosperous, peaceful, and humane image of the Renzong Dynasty could be maintained. The man's name was Wen Yanbo, whose style name was Kuanfu. He was born in Jiexiu, Fenzhou (now Shanxi) in the third year of Jingde in Song Dynasty (AD 1006).He is a true descendant of an aristocratic family whose lineage can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, and the evidence is his surname. Simply put, the earliest testable ancestor of the Wen family was Chen Gongzi Wan of Qi State in the Spring and Autumn Period, who took his posthumous posthumous title as his surname, Jing.During the Five Dynasties and Eleven Kingdoms period, he violated the taboo of the traitor Shi Jingtang, and changed his surname to Wen. After the fall of the Jin Dynasty, he changed it back to Jin, and the Song Dynasty was established. After careful investigation, it turned out that one of Zhao Kuangyin's ancestors was named Zhao Jing, so he changed it to Wen again. What does this tossing mean?First, the Wen family has been serving as an official for thousands of years, even during the period of the alien Shatuo people; second, the Wen family respects leaders very much, and they are never sloppy in terms of principles or details. These are all passed down to Wen Yanbo, and this person has never deviated from these two points in his life.You must remember that he is a real son of a family, always polite and always superior.In the imperial court, it was like a storm from the subtropics.It's warm, with the precious rain you've been hoping for, but it's also windy enough to throw you on your knees at any moment. He played before.In sequence, the first time was after the defeat in the Battle of Sanchuankou, the coward Huang Dehe fled and falsely accused Liu Ping of collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country.Zhao Zhen was very angry, and sent people to tie up more than 200 members of the Liu family, and sent people from Yushitai to the front line to investigate on the spot. As long as the charges were found, the whole family would be beheaded immediately. The person sent was Wen Yanbo.To say that Coward Huang's running behavior is still very reliable, there are people above him, and Wen Yanbo is so powerful that Wen Yanbo can figure out everything, arrest Huang Coward and his accomplices, and when he wants to behead him on the spot, the Central Committee Another commissioner was sent.Another censor came and ordered him to hand over the prisoner immediately and take him back to Kaifeng for disposal. Everyone knows that there is trickery here, and behind the trickery is usually power.Wen Yanbo was only 34 years old at the time, just a small duckweed in the officialdom, what he dared to do, and what could he do?As a result, the entire officialdom was shaken. Wen Yanbo sent his colleagues back with one sentence. I took care of the matter, and cut off Huang De and his gang on the spot. Very just, very majestic, very gentleman. But if you think that Mr. Wen, like Mr. Fan, Mr. Fu, and Mr. Ouyang, firmly believes in some truths and pursues morality all his life, then it is a big mistake.Mr. Wen is very steady in his work, he will never be impulsive, let alone play the game of burning jade and stone like gentlemen.He has 50 years of brilliant career! The second thing is real military exploits.In the battle of Linzhou Prefecture, what the Song Dynasty fought was actually a battle of armaments, food, and water sources. Facing Li Yuanhao's siege, things had to be handed over to the border guards. According to historical records, this is the credit of Zhang Kang. He broke through the siege through all kinds of difficulties and dangers, but the military medal should be half of Wen Yanbo's.He repaired the dilapidated post road at that time, and handed over the materials to Zhang Kang in time. This is the initial point of counterattack. Closer to home, back to Beizhou City.The fate of people is different. Ming Hao spent a lot of effort to get the contempt and dissatisfaction of the entire court.It's just a state and county city, with 100,000 forbidden troops, and you still can't take it down after a month. It's quite rare for waste.Someone has to be replaced, but who will.The emperor was very worried. The Golden Palace was full of people, who were either unable to fight, such as the "little people group", or dare not use it, such as the "gentlemen's group".His eyes wandered, and finally he sighed. ——Qing waits to go to the palace every day without any plans, what's the benefit? You are all a bunch of idiots who only know how to sign in and have no skills at all. What's the use of standing here every day?At this time Wen Yanbo stood up, and the minister was willing to go.This is his way of working, not taking credit with anyone, only showing up at the most critical moments.And no one bothers him, he is neither a gentleman nor a villain, even the emperor is very relieved. Before leaving, Wen Yanbo walked around the Ministry of Education and the Privy Council, as if saying goodbye to his comrades.Forgot to mention, his identity at this time is Shenzhizhengshi, the deputy prime minister of the empire.Intentionally or unintentionally, he and the privy envoy at the time, Xia Song, the nominally supreme leader of the military, looked at each other for a while. It's a little unnatural. Everyone knows that Xia Song's efforts were part of Minghao's failure, and now I'm on the battlefield instead, so be honest in the rear. At this time, Xia Song was very happy and completely satisfied with her life.For example, he is extravagant and has already returned to Tokyo. Is there any place on earth more luxurious than Tokyo in the Song Dynasty?For example, he likes to harm people, and it is very enjoyable to do so at this time. Ming Hao is in the present continuous tense. Before that, he has already harmed people and made it known all over the world. Ten thousand people looked at him.Mr. Shi Jieshi just wrote a long poem, in which he scolded him a few words. He exerted the power of a single word, and he has already brought down Shi Jie and the Gentleman Party, so he should be satisfied, right?No, that's just the beginning. Engaging people is a long-lasting, endless enjoyment, how can it be so simple.Shi Jie died of illness half a year after the Changshi incident, and the world felt sorry for him, at least he was a rare scholar.But Xia Song was very vigilant. He suddenly pointed out to the court that Shi Jie was not dead at all. His so-called death was a conspiracy. It looks very legendary, and the effect is very shocking. In any case, this involves the most serious national security issues.In this matter, Renzong appeared cruel for the first time.Send someone to dig up Shi Jie's grave. If there is no body inside, and the body is not Shi Jie himself, what Xia Song said is true. Breaking people's tombs is extremely vicious. Whether it is ancient or modern, it is a matter of common anger between humans and gods.But other than that, is there any way to prove Shi Jie and Fu Bi's innocence? For a while, it seemed that Shi Jie was really going to be restless, and saw the light of day again. The story is divided into two parts, the grave-digging operation is in progress, and the "mastermind" Fu Bi has had an accident.Shi Jie ran away because of him, this person must be controlled first.So Fu Bi had to move from Yunzhou to Qingzhou, waiting for the results of the investigation.This is regarded as an early double regulation. This was just the beginning. The Song Dynasty dispatched manpower. On the one hand, they went to Shandong to capture Shi Jie's wife and took him to other places for supervision.On the one hand, it has extended its tentacles into the Liao country, and checked whether there has been any military action in the near future?The answer is no. The Liao Kingdom did not respond. Could it be that the rebellion did not exist? Xia Song shook his head, his contemptuous eyes swept over everyone.I am a representative of the military, the person in charge of national security, and I want to tell you that something has been discovered.The Liao Kingdom didn't gather an army, that's because Shi Jie was stupid, he didn't talk to those savages.Now he sneaked back to the country quietly, and gathered tens of thousands of vicious gangsters in Dengzhou and Laizhou, preparing to rebel collectively. As for why Deng and Lai prefectures were chosen, it was very simple. After Fu Bi changed his job, he was in that area... The matter has developed to this point, and the insidiousness has already revealed a sense of absurdity.Everyone knows about the hatred in the past, but now that everyone is dead, even if they want to take revenge, can there be a limit?Even if there is no limit, can you have a little taste?Even if your quality is bad and your methods are despicable, you must have some technical content, right? ! There is no going back and forth, changing a trick all of a sudden.This is a major military event, an invasion and rebellion, and a major event that will destroy the nine races.But Xia Song didn't care, he had grasped the emperor's psychology, and the safety of the country was the most important thing in everything, so what's the big deal about digging a grave?What's more, whether to dig or not, even if the body is really dug up, he has something to say. No matter what, it can't hurt even half of his vellus. Things went exactly as he had envisioned.The Song Dynasty sent commissioners to Shandong to preside over the feat of grave digging, and it was about to be dug, and some people really couldn't stand it.The local prison officer (in charge of criminal cases) recruited more than 200 people to jointly guarantee.Everyone has witnessed with their own eyes that Shi Jie is indeed buried in this grave, if there is a fake, everyone will be punished. The commissioner thought for a while, then turned around and returned to Beijing.The prison officer was right. Xia Song was shameless, and Song Dynasty was shameless. If the body dug up was really Shi Jie, where would the country's face be? But he didn't know that Xia Song didn't care at all, just dig it. I heard that Shi Jie died of poverty and illness, and he lost his appearance before he died.It had been buried for almost a year now, and if someone could still recognize it, it would be a ghost. 在这种情况下，他能让石介长生不死，变成天才的长跑健将，每年在宋朝的各个角落出现，一会儿为富弼活动，一会儿为范仲淹造反，直到把所有的君子们都折腾死。 折腾不死也能恶心死…… 最后这件事只能是不了了之。石介的家人释放，富弼官复原职，而夏竦嘛，他得意洋洋，无视所有人的厌恶目光，每天昂然上殿，我的所作所为都是为国家做出的贡献！ 无耻到这个地步，一般来说就没人敢惹了。那么为什么文彦博敢于警告他，而且他还不敢不听呢？这就要看文彦博到底是个什么人了。无论是之前，还是以后，文大人最拿手的功夫就是修理夏竦这样的劣等人类，只要是耍手段的小人，不管是什么型号的变种，在他手里都灰头土脸。 有件事可以证明。那是他在进京当副宰相之前，在四川做成都知府时，被御史台给弹劾了。原因呢，是他工作不忘娱乐，没能彻底地清廉到底。说工作，当时是灾年，他以种种办法，成功地控制住了米价，让总是出事的蜀川之地很平稳。 这就是能力，但同时，他高兴之余，开始欢乐。另一面出现，他好色。但注意，是“宴饮狎妓”，绝没有强迫良家妇女。消息传进了京城，赵祯很不高兴，他派出了一位御史，以回家探亲之名，悄悄地去四川探察虚实。这是个秘密工作，该御史小心出行，没有张扬，一直走到了汉州。 再往前走，离文彦博就不远了，这时很巧，御史大人他乡遇故知，突然见到了一位久不见面的同乡。高兴之余，喝酒谈天，吃着喝着事儿就变了，一位名叫杨台柳的歌女出现，真是太美了，旅途寂寞的御史先生一时把持不住，就如此这般了一回。 小事情，不过人生小记忆而已。隔天之后，他正气凛然地再次上路，决心抓住文彦博歪风邪气的小辫子，给大宋官场整整风。 几天后，到达成都。开始是官面文章，当地官员在文知府的主持下，给御史大人接风。大摆酒席，莺歌燕语，席间少不了众多的舞女助兴。这位御史扳起一张铁脸不动声色地听着看着，就等着一会儿文彦博跪倒认罪，真诚忏悔。 却不料下一瞬间，他突然间脸无人色，差点昏死过去。 一位舞女出场，唱了首新曲——“蜀国佳人号细腰，东台御史借妖娆。从今唤作杨台柳，舞尽东风万万条。”那是他写给露水夫妻杨台柳的，这位四川美女此时此刻就在他眼前唱歌！ 完了，来整风，却被粉红炮弹打中……还有什么脸说别人？他第二天就回了开封，向皇帝“如实”汇报，文彦博是位品正貌端的好青年，是帝国最需要的完美型人才！ 于是文彦博进京当副宰相。 从这件事上可以看出，文彦博做事的风格和能力。说能力，他远隔千里，能准确地知道皇帝的密探的准确位置，并且设计了那出好戏。说作风，他一没有威胁，二没花钱，只是与该调查员同乐了一下，就把危险变成了好运气。这很乖巧，但要是这样想，就把问题看简单了。这件事只是个苗头，以后在中央政府里都能出现了类似的好戏。 我把它统称为“驱敌为奴大法”，就是要让敌人心甘情愿地为他做事。记住，是心甘情愿，绝不是普通的被要挟者恨得咬牙切齿，想杀之而后快的恶劣心理。那样太丑恶了，世袭士大夫的品味，就让文大人不屑用之。与之相比，夏竦坏得明目张胆，尽人皆知，实在是不入流。 话说这两人当天在枢密院里亲切凝视之后，文彦博带着微笑来到了战场。他相信夏竦应该收敛些了，一来他不是明镐，没那么好欺负；二来明镐也没真得罪过夏竦，只是夏枢密看他不顺眼而已。就拿国家利益泄私愤！该杀，但千头万绪，先得把贝州城和王则搞定。 这段日子明镐没闲着，他比最初那一个月动作更大了。修长城不行，他想到了挖地道。具体的做法是全力进攻北城，怎么热闹怎么折腾，在南城墙下却悄悄地挖了起来。可这不是一两天就能见效的，于是除了挖地洞，他开始策反。 这个快，毕竟城里都是宋朝活得很安逸的良民，前面说过，这时候根本就没有官逼民反的事，这是“佛教造反团。”城里城外很快约好了日子，某天夜里，由一个叫汪文庆的人，带着几百个市民遛上了城墙，非常成功，他们把城楼点着了，再放下去绳子，眼看着官兵大批量往上爬，贝州就要光复了……且慢，佛教团员积极性就是高，一窝蜂地扑上来，别说攻进城，就连汪文庆都是跑得快，才撤下了贝州城墙。 就这样迎来了文彦博。人和人的命运就是这么不同，明镐不断地尝试，不断地失败，一点实际功劳都没有，可各种准备都已经到位了。尤其是地道，几乎同时间挖好。 文彦博下令，在闰正月初一的晚上，猛攻北城，同一时间精选了200名士兵，钻进了南城墙底下。没有任何悬念，王则等人在北城杀得热火朝天，南城门突然陷落，官兵像潮水一样涌了进来。 要说王则就是不一样，在这种情况下他都想出了一个怪招。他命令把城里的牛都集中起来，牛头冲南，成排站好。然后别管是牛尾巴还是牛身子，往上泼油，点着火了，放缰绳！这就是传说中战国时田单复齐的火牛阵。 办法是好办法，可惜时代变了，宋朝人什么都见识过，还想用1000多年前的事来蒙人？一位宋军的阿兵哥在大群火牛面前举起了标枪，一枪扔过去，正中头牛的鼻子。顿时一片混乱，牛群掉头就冲向了王则。 佛教造反团就这样死在了牛的身上。天亮后查点战场，该抓住的一个不少。按照平叛流程，到了这一步，除了安顿市民，恢复生活之外，军事行动就算大功告成了。但是不行，宗教这个东西太敏感，总会让人发狂的。具体地说，王则不同于以前的所有造反派，他的先期准备太充分了，整个河北路几乎遍布他的信徒。 文彦博请求，就在贝州城把他砍头算了，要是按规矩运送京城，一路上风险实在太大。理智地说，这很必要，平叛的原则就是稳妥。可京城里传来了反对的声音。反对人，枢密使夏竦。 居然还是他！ 有时事情就是这么的奇妙，明明知道做不得，可事到临头还是忍不住。仔细想，这事儿不是文彦博的威慑力不够，也不是夏竦又有什么新打算。正确答案是本性。 就像那个老寓言，蝎子和天鹅是好朋友，说好了天鹅抓着它飞过大河去南方。事先约定，蝎子不许咬人，不然天鹅腿疼，结果只有摔下去。蝎子满口答应，可飞起来后，还是咬了一口……没办法，它咬习惯了。 夏竦就是个天生的坏种。这件事告诉我们，生活中一旦确认了谁的人品有问题，就要永远绕着他走。本性涉及DNA，不是每个人都能改过自新的。 庆历八年，公元1048年的闰正月，贝州叛乱平息，历时66天，首犯王则被押运进京，斩首处死。