When it comes to history, people will habitually say: "...the history is long..." This is true, but it is not very precise.Just like when it comes to life, people always use long-distance running as a metaphor. It sounds right at first glance, but it is completely wrong when you think about it. Because real life is a sprint.Years of preparation and arduous training are all for the sprint at the critical moment.Then, life is shaped. The same is true of history. There are countless critical moments flashing in its long river, and these momentary moments, whether bright, dark, tragic, or secretive, are the essence of our human beings.All the long years that followed were just their appendages, used to dilute and dilute the rich core at that time.

Like the day of October 21, 1976 AD. The weight of this day in the history of the Song Dynasty is not particularly important, but its personality is too distinct and absolutely unique.In the early morning of this day, all the subjects of the Song Dynasty had just got up from their beds when they suddenly turned pale and shivered, as if they saw a bull's head and a horse's face at the same time and sent them the breakfast invitation from Lord Yama. Not exaggerating at all.In fact, some of them with a little bit of brain immediately recalled seventeen years ago, or even twenty-two years ago... At that time, they lived in the Five Dynasties and Eleven Kingdoms, and their flesh and blood would be scattered and their wives and children would be scattered , The head fell to the ground, it was a veritable hell on earth!

It has been so many years in a blink of an eye, it seems that their wealth, stability, and even the dignity they can talk about in the past seventeen years are so natural.But this morning, they all thought of a question at the same time - who brought all this to them? The answer is Chai Rong...and Zhao Kuangyin. But Zhao Kuangyin died suddenly - just yesterday he was fine, but after one night, he was declared dead! Fear struck in an instant. At this time, all the subjects of the Song Dynasty suddenly realized that all their well-being, as well as the guarantee of life, were so fragile, and they were completely dependent on the life and death of one person.This made them tremble, because everyone knew that there was only one Zhao Kuangyin, and no one could replace him.

But the fear is short-lived.Not long after, a new news came that the emperor was born immediately, and it was not Zhao Kuangyin's son, but his younger brother - Zhao Guangyi. According to historical records, in the early morning of this day, Zhao Guangyi, the former King of Jin of the Song Dynasty and governor of Kaifeng, ascended the throne in front of the coffin of his elder brother Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, and became the second emperor of the Song Dynasty. At this time, the feelings of the people of the Song Dynasty began to stratify.Some people choose to continue to be confused, they want to guess, what is going on?But some people feel greater fear, and the deepening of this fear is directly proportional to the level of their official positions. The more powerful people are, the more their eyes are straightened, their limbs are numb, and they will faint at any time .

What emerged in front of their eyes was no longer a bull's head or a horse's face, but a friendly, gentle and elegant middle-aged man's face. Zhao Guangyi's face. This face, which has never been twisted and hideous in front of anyone, has completely changed in people's hearts since then. Countless question marks are generated in everyone's mind - what happened last night?How did Zhao Kuangyin die?Why is he the one who ascended the throne, not his brother's son Zhao Dezhao or Zhao Defang... There are countless questions, but there is no need to pursue and analyze them.An old drama that has been staged for thousands of years, there is no change in the plot that can be expected and reasonable.Especially the irrefutable and infallible truth of "whoever commits a crime benefits".

So in that early morning, people watched Zhao Guangyi mourning and weeping bitterly in front of his brother's coffin. He had to ask the prime minister Xue Juzheng to wait for the important ministers of the country to ask repeatedly before he reluctantly agreed to be emperor.Then, out of gratitude and respect, he announced in "Ascension to the Throne and Forgiveness of the World System" that the Taizu "used a magical weapon to give to Chongren...everything is done, pay all the rules, give the kid a lesson, and respectfully teach the legacy .Adhering to the law, not daring to violate it, but relying on the generals, ministers, front and back, respectfully obeying the previous order, and abiding by the rules.

"Rushing people" - children.At his actual age of thirty-eight years, he humbled himself deeply, expressing that he knew nothing and would "follow the rules" and follow in his brother's footsteps, and he had to rely on "generals, ministers, front and back". ", we must achieve "do not fall into Hongye". In this way, the declaration and report continued, the coronation ceremony continued, the legal procedures continued, and a new, justifiable emperor was formed step by step... There was no objection, no objection, and it was unanimously approved.So, in the heavy snow that day, the crown of supremacy fell on Zhao Guangyi's head, and pale white snowflakes fell on the heads and bodies of the others.

Including Zhao Dezhao, the eldest son of the original emperor, Zhao Defang, the second son of the emperor, and the coffin containing Zhao Kuangyin's body. Then there is really no resentment, no opposition, no hatred? ! But yes or no, what's the point?No matter what happened on the scene at that time, at least there is no record in history to prove that on that day, or after that, who opposed Zhao Guangyi's ascension to the throne as emperor, even if we can make a completely irresponsible joke, assuming Everyone in Kaifeng City wanted Zhao Guangyi to die that day, but they could only prove one thing more profoundly—Zhao Guangyi was omnipotent.

This is absolutely true, and what happens in the next twenty-two years will prove that no matter what the new emperor faces, he has his solution, no matter how bad the situation is, how many people—no matter how many people It was people from Song Dynasty, Khitan, and Dangxiang. No matter how many difficulties they gave him, they never made him really cornered. So this little thing in front of me is really not worth mentioning.And from now on, people can observe and appreciate how Zhao Guangyi collected everything in the world extremely quickly and methodically. Settle down first. The first is the royal family, and a series of glittering titles were thrown out by Zhao Guangyi, falling on the heads of his dear clansmen.

Feng - Song, the queen of the first emperor Zhao Kuangyin, was the queen of Kaibao; Conferred—Dezhao, the eldest son of the original emperor, was the king of Wugong County. He was granted the titles of Yongxing Army Jiedushi, Jingzhaoyin and Shizhong , located above the prime minister; Feng - Defang, the second son of the former emperor, was promoted from the defense envoy of Guizhou to the Jiedu envoy of Shannan Xidao, and he was in the same order; Feng—the emperor's younger brother Zhao Tingmei (first Kuangmei, then Guangmei, and then Tingmei. Avoiding taboos for the two elder brothers) was promoted from Yongxing Jiedu envoy and servant to Kaifeng Fuyin and Zhongshuling, named King Qi, and was located next to the prime minister. superior.

And from now on, the sons of the first emperor Zhao Kuangyin and the sons of the current Qi king Zhao Tingmei enjoy the same level of treatment as the sons of the current emperor Zhao Guangyi, and are called princes, and the daughters of the three are called emperors, to show that life and death are one, never Two hearts. How about the above conditions?No matter whether the big stick behind it exists or not, and what level it has reached, at least the tonnage of the carrot is enough, right?In all fairness, Zhao Guangyi had given up everything he could. Apart from his own throne, he didn't even retain his son's future inheritance rights.And he got what he wanted—quietness. In the existing historical materials, we can't find any internal disputes in the Zhao family, especially the most sensitive Dezhao, Defang, and Tingmei.In fact, they are air, completely evaporated from the world, and there is not even any appearance of them in that period of history, or even a live action. Now it's the turn of the high-ranking officials in the court, everyone will be rewarded, and they will make a lot of money in silence. Even if they are prime ministers, who can't be promoted again, they can add some extra benefits. Xue Juzheng, the former prime minister, was given the title of Zuo PU She, and Shen Lun (formerly known as Shen Yilun, who avoided righteousness) was given the title of You PU She; Lu Duoxun, a political adviser, was promoted to Zhongshu Shilang and Ping Zhangshi; Privy Envoy Cao Bin was added to Ping Zhangshi; The deputy envoy, Chu Zhaofu, was the privy envoy; although Pan Mei was not at home, she was also appointed as the envoy of Xuanhui South Court.Other officials, big and small, are promoted one by one, and it is strictly guaranteed that everyone has a share, and everyone who sees a share, even the prisoners in the prison are no exception-amnesty.Brothers and sisters can go out to take a breath. After all this work, the capital is basically stable. Can Zhao Guangyi breathe a sigh of relief and enter the palace to visit his new home?But people were surprised to find that this person's expression was still so strange.Imagine a face that maintains the elegance and solemnity of twenty years, but also expresses the grief from the heart, life is worse than death, crying and smiling at the same time, what kind of face is that? Is benevolence so easy to cultivate?Is Liu Bei so easy to be? But this is all necessary. Zhao Guangyi's situation is far from stable. Looking around at that time, there is still one thing that he couldn't handle at that time. A force, it is terrifying and sensitive, in such an extraordinary period, as long as there is a slightly abnormal impulse, it will be ignited suddenly, and once it happens, it will instantly shatter the world of the Song Dynasty, and no one can end it ! It is the army, which was completely under the orders of Zhao Kuangyin himself before, and no one except Zhao Kuangyin could mobilize the Song Dynasty army with one soldier. Two months ago, the Song Dynasty mobilized most of the Imperial Army to attack the Northern Han Dynasty in five ways. That is to say, when Zhao Kuangyin died suddenly and Zhao Guangyi's nephew Yue ascended the throne, the military strength in the capital of Kaifeng was unprecedentedly weak and empty. At this time, it was impossible not to admire or envy Zhao Guangyi.To say admiration means that he has a unique vision and chose such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do the most important thing in his life; if I say envy, it means that his luck is really good, when his brother died suddenly , it was actually the time when the national capital was empty of armaments, and few people with swords were eager to try him. At this time, let's analyze the components of Zhao Guangyi's ability.Where is he strong?Where is the weakness? Zhao Guangyi became the prefect of Kaifeng when he was just in his early twenties, and has been in charge of important work in the administrative department of the capital since then for nearly sixteen years.He has rich experience in officialdom, and he is even more familiar with the game of chess in the whole country than his brother. He was the number one capable official in the Song Dynasty at that time.But unfortunately, he is lame. There is no separation between the military and the government, and he has only one hand. Zhao Guangyi's fatal flaw lies in the army.He has no qualifications, let alone military merit.And the army is a wonderful world. If you want to be king there, you must have real abilities. "Money is the slave's hand, and art is like a pedestrian." It's a mule or a horse, you have to take it out for a walk! But Zhao Guangyi is a man who fights wits but not strength. What to do about this?Think about the Northern Expeditionary Forces of the Song Dynasty at that time, headed by Dang Jin, Pan Mei, Guo Jin, Yang Guangyi...all of them were rebellious and bloody people, but everyone was very polite to Zhao Guangyi at that time, There is only one reason, he is Zhao Kuangyin's younger brother! Besides, what else do these people care about him?Zhao Guangyi knew this well, so these people had to stay far away in the territory of the Northern Han Dynasty, not only to face the Northern Han troops in Taiyuan City, but also to carry the Khitan reinforcements that had arrived.Obviously knowing that the country has been turned upside down, even the emperor has been replaced, but he has to stay where he is. Because there was no order to send them home. But be careful, these people's job is to figure out how to kill people all day long.They all understood Zhao Guangyi's actions, they could even guess how he did it, and they really didn't dare to resist. Who made their families all live in the city of Kaifeng?But there is a prerequisite for this, that is, don't give them that chance. Everything depends on an opportunity - whether a person will come suddenly. Remember "Gladiator"?There, the old king of Rome was suffocated to death by his own son, and then the new king immediately went out to kill his threat to the throne, the general Montesimus of the Flying Corps, where is the general's way of life at this time? How can he survive the desperate situation at that time, and even seize greater benefits? The great general chose to escape. He killed the soldiers who came to execute him, and fled back to his hometown alone.But it was too late, the Roman Caesar's hand could reach every corner of the world... He became a slave, became a gladiator, and finally used the voice of the people to force the emperor to go to the arena to fight him to the death. It's touching, it's shocking, and it's silly. All of this could be completely avoided. There was a glimmer of life back then, allowing him not only to protect himself, but also to save the lives of his wife and children.That's when the old king was killed and the new king sent someone to kill him.He was in the army camp at that time, and he could use the morale of the army (he only remembered this when he became a gladiator). Even if he really killed the old king, he could confuse black and white and let the new king die. The army of the Song Dynasty was the same at that time. Zhao Kuangyin’s kindness and power over the past 30 years made these soldiers willing and even accustomed to die for him. They only needed a reason, an excuse, and one person—Dezhao, or Defang . As long as one of them suddenly appeared in the camp of the expeditionary army and presented even a forged evidence of Zhao Kuangyin's murder, these people would raise troops for him, kill him back to Kaifeng, and regain the throne. Think about it, after three years, the troops who went on an expedition to the Northern Han Dynasty and Yanyun would look for opportunities to support Dezhao as emperor, which made Zhao Guangyi murderous. And know.But what is depressing is that Kaifeng, and even the entire territory of the Song Dynasty, was as calm as a pool of stagnant water, and everyone was surprisingly well-behaved.What can we say about this? One can only guess how clever Zhao Guangyi's methods must be to achieve such an effect.However, history has proved that these are nothing, and what happened next really proved the characteristics of this person-omnipotent. He first changed his name to "Jing".This character is great, the fire under the sun, the brilliance is brilliant, it seems to be slightly better than the word "Yu", but in any case, changing the name is his freedom, and it is also the traditional habit of being an emperor since the Five Dynasties, which is understandable.But he immediately changed his brother's year name. Before December 976, it was the ninth year of Song Kaibao, and after December, it was the first year of Song Taiping Xingguo. Is it a small matter? Maybe it's nothing, after all, it won't collapse if it is changed or not.However, be careful, even if there are no natural disasters in this way, man-made disasters are indispensable.Our China is a country of loyalty, filial piety and etiquette. We pay attention to "junjun, minister, father, father and son". This is the foundation of all generations and the unchanging human relationship! You must know that just over 170 years ago, this was the foundation of our country. Even the Qing Dynasty, which conquered the Central Plains as a foreigner, had to abide by such rules.One of them is, "If the father dies, the son will not change his rule for three years." In Chinese history, except for the change of dynasty, no emperor who was normally handed over to the post dared to change the year name of the previous king in that year.Even Emperor Sui Yang, the representative of the famous tyrant who killed Dad and Brother, did not dare. What's more, Zhao Guangyi's succession from his younger brother to his elder brother is not justified in the first place.But he just did it, and the situation is still stable, without any objection.Remember, history proves that no one is against it. Such excellence, we should really worship it. After finishing these, Zhao Guangyi ordered the expeditionary force to return home.When Pan Mei, Dang Jin and others returned to Kaifeng, they found that they not only had to face a new emperor with impeccable status, but even their immediate boss had changed. Cao Bin served as the privy envoy and Tongping Zhangshi; the deputy privy envoy was Chu Zhaofu, the former envoy of the third division. Pan Mei and the others could only look up to the sky and sigh, they were born lucky... Such as they ran thousands of miles and fought in foreign countries, what else did they gain besides being covered with the dust of the Northern Han Dynasty?But Mr. Cao Bin is different. He enjoys leisurely in the capital, and he does not seek complacency when he is a high-ranking official and rich salary. And that Chu Zhaofu, the supernatural man who told lies in public during the Chen Qiao mutiny, turned out to be their immediate boss!But where are you going to reason?At the critical moment, you are not at the critical place...go curse fate. The army was dealt with, and the whole country of the Song Dynasty breathed a sigh of relief, at least there would be no large-scale bloodshed.But in the midst of rejoicing, someone suddenly bled next to the palace. Dead people, some people killed people in the street during the day, and fled after killing, without knowing where to go. The thing is like this, the property in Kaifeng is prosperous, and there are all kinds of people, including businessmen and beggars.On this day, in front of a big shop near the root of the imperial city, a beggar blocked the shop door and cursed, swearing like a torrential river.The scolding was wonderful, and many people listened to it. No matter how much the owner apologized, it didn't work. In the end, it was hard for everyone to understand that the reason why this stinky beggar was so excited was because the owner gave him alms. The stuff didn't suit him, and there wasn't enough of it. The crowd is outraged, this is really embarrassing!But scolding is scolding, beggars are proud of themselves, what are beggars afraid of?He is not afraid of anything except the big wolfhound.So the beggar's scolding spread even wider, and the family members of all the people present were greeted by him.Suddenly a person rushed out from the crowd, drew his knife and stabbed him right through.Before the people at the scene could react, the man dropped the knife, rushed out of the crowd and ran away. It's great, but it can't be covered.The next day, Kaifeng city officials reported to the new emperor Zhao Guangyi.Zhao Guangyi was furious, and immediately put it on the line - this is the bad habit of killing people at will in the Five Dynasties, the murderer must be caught and dealt with immediately, and stop this evil trend! The relevant departments did not dare to be negligent, and tried their best to handle the case, and quickly reported the results - the murderer was the owner of the shop, and the motive was really angry. Zhao Guangyi was very happy, saying Aiqing, I am really pleased that you can handle the case with such care.You'd better double check, though, and don't wrong the good guy.Bring that murderous knife next time. A few days later, the department submitted the murder weapon and prison statement.After the procedure is completed, the stolen goods and confessions are all there, and the case is closed. Zhao Guangyi asked again, is the trial really over? The officer replied that the trial was over. Zhao Guangyi suddenly turned his head and said to the servant next to him, "Take my scabbard!" After a while, the little servant brought a scabbard, went directly to the hall, put the murderous knife into the scabbard, and it fit perfectly! Zhao Guangyi stood up and glared at the stunned official: "If so, I'd rather kill someone in vain!" While sending people to kill people, and at the same time strictly ordering his subordinates to investigate the case, Zhao Guangyi immediately exposed the little trick of his subordinates' beating up and killing people's lives in an instant in the temple. Countless in one fell swoop. First, I told all my subordinates clearly and clearly that my eyes are sharp, and no one should try to play tricks in front of me.Second, send out a signal to remind everyone that I am no longer the easy-talking King Jin, I am, Da, Song, Tian, ​​Zi!From now on, set the seat right for me.Thirdly, I want to refresh the official system. The new government needs a new atmosphere. All ministries and departments should pay attention. From now on, we must be innocent and work hard!Fourth, if there is a fourth, it will be even more wonderful. Who is in charge of the murders in Kaifeng City—the Governor of Kaifeng.Who is the governor of Kaifeng at this time?Zhao Tingmei! Little San, don't look at me as an official for you, you have to be careful... Otherwise, don't blame the second brother for not vaccinating you. To rectify the officialdom, it is not enough to kill a mere beggar for this trivial matter. To shock the world, one must choose a high-ranking official to perform the operation. Who will it be?Zhao Pu.This is wonderful, both public and private, no matter from which aspect, Zhao Pu is the best, only one person's goal. For the sake of effect and happiness at the same time, Zhao Guangyi chose superior official means, everything was carried out fairly and reasonably, without any trace, but the goal would definitely be achieved. He sent an official named Gao Baoyin to be the magistrate of Huaizhou.Huaizhou is the jurisdiction of Zhao Pu, the Jiedushi of the Three Cities of Heyang and Tongping Zhangshi.As soon as Gao Baoyin took office, he almost didn't even count the number of trees in the Huaizhou yamen, so he immediately played - Zhao Pu fouled!He is in charge of me in everything, I request to follow the rules set by Taizu, "Bijie Town leads Qizhi County"! Well, even if Zhao Pu was mentally prepared, he would have wished to find a piece of tofu and kill him head-on.It's nothing else, the town of Jiejie and the county of income and support are exactly the good ideas he gave Zhao Kuangyin back then, but he didn't expect that he himself would be a Jiedu envoy one day... Don't say anything, just do it yourself! But don't forget, his name is Zhao Pu, and history can prove that if Zhao Guangyi is "omnipotent", then he is "always able to find a way".No matter how bad the situation is, even if the emperor wants to kill him, he will find a way. Zhao Pu took the initiative to apply for the handover of Zhijun Quan, and completely turned his title of Jiedushi into an honorary title. This is not counted. Beijing. The name is to send a funeral for Zhao Kuangyin and send the old leader off for the last time. This name was too upright, even Zhao Guangyi couldn't refuse it.Well then, come on, Zhao Guangyi sharpened his knife and rushed towards Zhao Pu, waiting for the fat pig to come to his door.But Zhao Pu is Zhao Pu, and when he came, he made it impossible for you to strike.Because he picked the best time, other old comrades in Zhao Kuangyin, such as Anyuan Jiedu Envoy Xiang Gong, Wusheng Jiedu Envoy Zhang Yongde, Henghai Jiedu Envoy Zhang Mei, Zhenning Jiedu Envoy Liu Tingrang, Guide Jiedu Envoy, etc. Dushi Gao Huaide and others all came to pay tribute to Zhao Kuangyin and congratulate Zhao Guangyi on his ascension to the throne. Zhao Guangyi wouldn't chop off his head in front of these people, would he?Because this is the year of "Taiping and rejuvenating the country". Only when there is peace can the country be rejuvenated.So Zhao Guangyi's teeth were itching with hatred, but he could only laugh. The old comrades have worked hard. Come on, everyone will continue to be promoted to rank—Xiang Gong, you are the same as Zhang Yongde, the general of the left guard; Zhang Mei, You are General Zuo Xiaowei; Liu Tingrang, you are General You Xiaowei.Zhao Pu... You, you are different, how about this, you come to the most high-end one, you come to be the prince and Shaobao, and I love you very much, I want to see you every day, you don't have to go back, just stay in Kaifeng!By the way, and, you are old too, don't be too tired, Tong Pingzhang's envoy will no longer be given to you. In full view, Zhao Pu's face was gloomy, and he could only bow down to thank him.Almost everyone gloats, there is no way, who made Zhao Pu so fierce back then, even Zhao Kuangyin had to listen to him sometimes, presumably there were people laughing secretly at that time——Prince Shaobao, what a great official, but may I ask you how to deal with it now? Is there a prince?What kind of insurance do you have? But no one knew that Zhao Pu was really happy at this moment.How simple, he achieved his goal.What he wants is to throw away these hot-handed official titles, then leave the place and return to the foot of the emperor in Kaifeng City. In the local area, there are countless bastards who have no reason to want to be promoted, and they are all vying to help Zhao Guangyi find trouble for him.If things continued like this, one day Zhao Guangyi would have a good reason to chop off his head. Instead of being bullied by the little ghost, it is better to face Hades directly. Back under Zhao Guangyi's nose, everyone in the world can see his every move.As long as he is good enough, as long as he can bear it, Zhao Guangyi will not let him go for a long time.In any case, it was better than dying outside without knowing why. In this way, Zhao Pu was successfully taken down.In the eyes of the world, Zhao Guangyi's image began to grow taller. Many years later, an incident happened in the Song Dynasty, which was very inconspicuous and seemed to be just a small episode of court life. But if it is combined with an equally inconspicuous order at the beginning of Zhao Guangyi's accession to the throne, it can reveal that the Song Dynasty once appeared. Behind-the-scenes secrets of strange phenomena. The thing is like this, Sichuan paid tribute to Zhao Guangyi, and the tribute was the ancient painting "Longevity Immortal Picture" by the painting saint Wu Daozi.Appreciating Zhao Guangyi's painting, he was full of expectation that he would have a close contact with this painting, and be infected by Wu Daozi across time and space.Unexpectedly, he was suddenly stunned, and the people next to him saw His Majesty's expression stunned, and he blinked again and again, as if something suddenly drove him crazy, and he couldn't tell whether it was anger or excitement, anyway, he kept shouting—— Come on! "Who is your name?" the servant asked cautiously. "Everything!" Zhao Guangyi shouted repeatedly: "Military academy, internal servants, and close ministers, all come, come right away!" As a result, there was an emergency mobilization in the palace, and everyone ran wildly towards him. The assembly was completed in an instant, and everyone stared blankly at the emperor, waiting for His Majesty to say who to kill. But Zhao Guangyi smiled and unfolded the ancient painting in his hand to them, very mysterious, and asked more expectantly: "Look, who is this?" Everyone stretched their necks to look carefully, and then all looked at each other in dismay, inexplicably surprised, and the expressions on their faces became exactly the same as Zhao Guangyi's.They said periodically—Your Majesty...this, this is Yuhou Dane, the capital of Yulong Bow and Arrow. "Right!" Zhao Guangyi slapped his thigh and laughed loudly: "It's him. This is amazing!" Then Dane made great progress, quickly promoted from the middle and low-level cadres of the Forbidden Army to the Jiedushi of the Ningyuan Army.According to historical records, the Song court called him "Dai Changshou" at that time. What can this matter explain?It's just all living beings, the ups and downs of happiness and misfortune are only in the king's likes and dislikes.But don't worry, back to the beginning of Zhao Guangyi's ascension to the throne, he suddenly changed his face and issued an order-an edict, private learning of astronomy, divination and other books is prohibited in the world, and those who disobey the order will be beheaded! And in the second year, he even ordered nearly 300 astronomical fortune-tellers from all over the country to come to Beijing to take a separate examination.As a result, except for more than 60 qualified people, the rest became criminals. They were tattooed on their faces and sent directly to Shamen Island to see the scenery. why? Why is it that while adoring immortals and enviing immortals, even those who have coincident appearances will be promoted exceptionally, but professional "immortal gods" are not regarded as human beings, and they are driven far away from the country? Have to think about it. The above things are very small, and only a few words of records are left in the long scroll of Song history, but only through them can we find the answers to those strange phenomena that cannot be explained in orthodox historical analysis. For example, why did Zhao Guangyi waste national power and build so many temples?Why did his son Zhao Heng suddenly become a godly man, making "a country's monarchs and ministers look crazy"?Even after more than a hundred years, how did the outer city wall of Kaifeng, which could not be breached or smashed by the Jin soldiers, fall automatically?They are all inextricably linked to Zhao Guangyi's decision at this time. Even the world-famous dream of reforming the law and strengthening the country ninety years later can find the root cause of what must be done here.It's just that there are so many things in the world and people and things are messy, so we can only talk about it at that time. Everyone knows that the Song Dynasty was a paradise for literati.So when did the gate of heaven open? Many people will point to the materials and say that Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was very kind to literati.But if it continues to be like this, the literati will never be so happy that they can cover the sky with one hand in the Song Dynasty, and sometimes they are so arrogant that they dare to kick the emperor in the face.What's more, Zhao Kuangyin would show his teeth to the literati from time to time and grin—"It's the same thing, what help!" This door to heaven was opened by Zhao Guangyi.After he ascended the throne, it was only three months, that is, the second year, the first month of the second year of Taiping Xingguo, he suddenly announced that he would open a course to obtain a scholar. From now on, literati, your spring has arrived. This time, there were more than 5,300 tributes sent by the Song Dynasty all over the country. These people did not care about their family status, let alone whether they had money or not, as long as they had enough credits. ), the country will pay you the round-trip travel expenses and support you to write a thesis in Beijing.In this way, these people set off from all corners of the country and reported to the Ministry of Rites in Kaifeng City. The provincial test began, and then the palace test, and then these people began to cheer—they never imagined that the proportion of admissions this time was so high! In this subject, Zhao Guangyi had 109 Jinshi candidates! To know how astonishing this number is, please refer back to Zhao Kuangyin's record of recruiting scholars. In Song Taizu's reign, subjects were offered to recruit scholars almost every year, but the selection was extremely strict. The most subject was the eighth year of Kaibao, 975 AD, and a total of 31 scholars were recruited in that year.The least was in the sixth year of Qiande, in 960 A.D., only six people were taken.During his 17 years in office, he opened courses 15 times, and a total of 188 scholars were admitted! It seems too much... Zhao Guangyi's chief chancellor, Xue Juzheng, couldn't sit still. He said, Your Majesty, too many people are being recruited, and the employment is too sudden. But Zhao Guangyi smiled slightly, what is this?The following things are truly shocking, unprecedented. Zhao Guangyi ordered the first-class and second-class Jinshi and Jinshi of the Nine Classics to become officials directly, and he started with provincial and ministerial senior officials such as Jiancheng, Dali Jushi, and Tongju.A total of 270 people from the same Jinshi background and various disciplines (Mingfa, Mingzi, Mingshu, Junshi, etc.) of the second-class class were sent directly to the Ministry of Officials. The officials and the United States can send them first. Xue Juzheng and other ministers were dumbfounded, what are they doing?These mature political animals are full of pretense that a series of golden rules of officialdom such as reading, scientific examination, selection of scholars, and selection of officials from the Tang Dynasty have been scrapped? It's too easy to be an official!Zhao Guangyi... You can learn from being an emperor, but you can't do spoofs! But all this is not over yet. When the new champion of this subject, Lv Mengzheng, and others bid farewell to Zhao Guangyi, the new emperor said to them - when you are in office, be an official. If you find anything that is not convenient for the people, you can Deal with it asap. In other words, there is no need to report! Xue Juzheng and the others began to pant heavily, which was equivalent to leaving them, the prime ministers, and the big bosses of various ministries in the capital aside, and turned them into decorations.However, Zhao Guangyi became more amiable and said to his new favourites——My dear friends, it must be your first time as an official and you don't have much money.That's all right, I'll give each of you 200,000 guan as your luggage money. In this way, the first subjects after Zhao Guangyi ascended the throne, the Jinshi who were known as the "Longfei List" in history began their happy life.Please remember their names: No. 1 Scholar Lu Mengzheng, No. 2 Li Zhi, Tanhua Wen Zhengshu, Wang Huaji, Zang Bing, Ma Rushi, Wang Mian, Zhang Chong, Chen Shu, Song Mi, Lu Youzhi, and Zhang Qixian. These people rose up like rockets on the political stage of the Song Dynasty, and the speed shocked the whole country. At least four of them became the prime ministers of the Taizong Dynasty, and the fastest one was only forty years old when he was elected.Among other people, high-ranking officials such as Zhigao and Shangshu can be found everywhere.Through them, Zhao Guangyi began the transformation of the Song Dynasty, labeling every corner of the country with his own label. Zhao Guangyi quickly received rewards, and a few months later, he accomplished two major events that shocked the whole world, even Khitan and other foreign countries. First, the administrative power of all states and counties in the country is completely brought back to the central government; second, the currency is quickly rectified and the financial market is regulated. Needless to say the importance of the former?Due to historical reasons, his elder brother Zhao Kuangyin has to think about how to develop outward every day and grab other people's territory, so many domestic laws and regulations can only be temporarily applied.For example, in order to prepare for war and stability, certain states and counties have to be allowed to have special privileges.But at that time, except for the Northern Han Dynasty, the unification had been completed in a practical sense, and no one was qualified to bargain with the emperor. Zhao Guangyi acted vigorously and resolutely. From then on, China's imperial power, after the Anshi Rebellion in the middle of Tang Dynasty, once again returned to the height of supremacy, covering the whole country, and "oppressing" everyone fairly. Regarding the second, the significance is extremely huge. If it is a little exaggerated, Zhao Guangyi is doing what Qin Shihuang did at the beginning.First of all, he unified the currency, "Forbidden the new small coins in the south of the Yangtze River, and the people who have hoarded them first will send them to the officials, and the officials will give them the copper, and those who privately cast them will abandon the market." Then, redefine the number of coins. This matter is about to go back to the Tang Dynasty. According to historical records, before the Tianyou period of the Tang Dynasty, every hundred coins meant one hundred copper coins, and it was worth two pounds.But after Tianyou, there was a war, and there were only eighty-five copper coins for every hundred coins.In the Tiancheng period, it was reduced to eighty.By the time of the Later Han Dynasty of the Five Dynasties, it had become seventy-seven.Entering the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't return to the era of "Tian Khan" all at once. He stipulated that every hundred coins should rise to between eighty and eighty-five. For a time, prices were stable, and it seemed that the circulation of coins and storage of goods across the country had reached an unprecedented balance, and the national economy and people's livelihood began to move toward a well-off life. But these are all official figures. Aside from the quality of copper coins, in terms of quantity, "Song History" has publicly admitted that "all states use it for private use, and everyone follows the custom." The real number is forty-eight, and there are only forty-eight copper coins per hundred coins ! This is not talking about development at all, and even daily life is troublesome. Well, it is just compared with the previous Five Dynasties period.Zhao Guangyi ordered the number to be raised to seventy-seven, and stipulated that the weight of every thousand coins must reach more than four and a half catties. Since then, a rigid benchmark has been set for the quantity and quality of currency, making the copper coins minted in the Song Dynasty become East Asian coins. The strongest hard currency in the region. From then on, the day when the Song Dynasty ascended to the peak of feudal society affluence in human history will soon come. With initial success, the spring of literati is over. They went straight into midsummer. 赵光义被压抑了近二十年的从政渴望和他积累了近二十年的对盛世的希求让他作出了一个决定。他要——修书。 修书，对于我们民族来说，是一种带有神圣光环的伟大事业。它绝不是仅仅代表着文化传承这样的基本功能，而是彰显了一个国家、一个朝代对自己民族的交代，更是当时的国君个人修养的体现。 《永乐大典》之于朱棣，《四库全书》之于乾隆，都极大地提升了当时国君的声望和品位，让功绩比他们大得多的帝王们变得相形见绌。 赵光义目光犀利，一眼就洞穿了其中的奥妙，于公元九七七年年初，也就是他刚刚登基不超过半年时，命令翰林学士李昉、扈蒙等十多人编纂《太平广记》和《太平御览》。 《太平广记》收录的是汉魏到宋初的小说野史之类的杂书，修成共五百卷，算是一部难得的趣味性百姓读物。《太平御览》却非同小可，它初名叫《太平总类》，分五十五部，四千五百五十八类，共一千卷，征引各种书籍达一千七百多种，为宋以前历朝历代所罕见。 接着，他又做了一件影响更深远，在当时也更轰动的事。 修崇文馆。 说起崇文馆，文人泪不干。回顾我们的历史，可以真切地看到，不管我们的国家曾经怎样的动荡，生民怎样涂炭，我们从来都不曾扔掉手中的书本，和心里一直固守的文化信念。就在五代这样的乱世里，都一样存留着“三馆”——昭文馆、史馆、集贤院。 它们就是当时官方存储天下图书、集纳人间诗书才俊的地方。 但它们是什么样子呢？历史记载，宋初时三馆建在右长庆门东北，就是几十间破旧低矮的小房子，“湫隘卑痹，仅庇风雨，周庐徼道，出于其旁，卫士驺卒，嘈杂其旁”，整个一个半露天的农贸市场。弄得朝廷给三馆学士派点活儿，写点官方文书，学士们都躲得远远的，不在三馆正规的办公室里写字。 赵光义亲自到三馆看了看，他显得很难受，随即就下令在左升龙门东北为三馆选新址，马上昼夜施工，不惜成本，要好、要快地盖房子，至于规模——要比皇宫还要壮观精美（轮奂壮丽，甲于内庭）！而且让人吃惊的是，谁也没想到皇帝陛下竟然如此的多才多艺，就连新馆里的亭台楼阁等的设计图纸，都是他亲自画的。 一年之后，新三馆终于建成了。开光之日，举国瞩目，迁旧馆之书，分贮两廊。东廊为昭文书库，南廊为集贤书库，西廊为史部群书，分为“经”、“史”、“子”、“集”四部，共六库图书。史称其书原有一万两千余卷，平蜀得书一万三千卷，平江南得两万余卷，又下诏开献书之路，于是三馆篇帙大备，正副本凡八万卷。 赵光义赐新三馆名为“崇文”之院，借此以诏告天下“扬文抑武”的决心。 就这样，宋朝文人们的夏天隆重来临了，武人们的冬天却就此开始。 在宋太平兴国三年，也就是公元九七八年，曾经发生一件事，历史上很有名，但在《续资治通鉴》这样的宋史经典文献中却查不着，得到更大更经典的《续资治通鉴长编》中才有记载。 事情发在这一年的四月份，秦州（今甘肃天水），宋帝国的边缘地带，那里颇有点天高皇帝远，人强不服管的味道，尤其是当时正有迁入内地的戎人经常作乱。所以宋朝在秦州境内的清水县屯兵，边操练边待敌，规模相当不小。 为首的是都巡检使周承（还有一字，史料不全，未载）、田仁朗、刘文裕、王侁、梁崇赞、韦韬、马知节等人。 某一天，忽然来了一位朝廷使者。该使者骑乘正规，跟班不少，其中就有周承×等人所认识的巡驿殿直姚承遂、陇州监军供奉官王守定等朝廷命官，在外观上一切正常。于是见“天使”如见天子，大家伙儿隆重接待。却不料该使者突然口称有旨（注意，口称），拿问清水县屯兵处的所有官员。 没人敢反抗，周承×等人被立即捆了起来。 这时有认命的，像周承×，事后证明这人纯粹是吓大的。可是他的副手刘文裕却不干，刘文裕突然大哭起来，一把鼻涕一把泪地提出了一个要求——天使大哥，你能不能把诏书拿出来先看看？ 却不料该天使一听大怒——胡说！我奉的是密旨，就因为你们临阵逗留，剿匪不力，皇上才下令把你们都咔嚓了，还要看诏书？你们不知道封州城的知州李鹤是怎么死的吗？不拿诏书就杀人，这是潮流！ 没人敢说话了。这之前两年，就在赵光义刚刚继位的时候，曾经派出很多亲信到各州各县去访查官吏民情，到岭南的亲信报告，封州的知州李鹤很黑暗，诬陷手下的军吏谋反，赵光义于是下令“诏诛之不问状”。 不再审问，也不出示诏书，就把人砍了。 这件事迅速风行天下，就算秦州这样的边远地区也都早知道了。完了……既有成例，还有什么好说的？被捆的每一个人都开始在心里默默地数数，计算着还能有几分钟好活。要知道根据这样的“潮流”，只要这位使者一个不高兴，立即就会动手砍他们的脑袋！ 身处绝境是最考验一个人素质的时候，每个人都认命了，可先前就表现得很不配合的刘文裕仍然没有绝望，他仍然认为自己还有一线生机。因为，这位使者之前在自报家门时曾经透露出了一个至关重要的信息。 该使者说——他以前是“上南府时亲吏”。也就是赵光义还在开封府当府尹时的亲信。这真是让人非常羡慕，同时也是身价倍增、前途无量的重要保障。但在这时，就是刘文裕的救命稻草了。 原因很简单，刘文裕也是当年晋王府的亲信。 刘文裕万分诚恳地说：自己人啊，大哥，你就忍心不救我？（我亦尝事晋邸，使者忍不营救之乎？） 生机立即出现，只见该使者马上屏退所有人，然后向刘文裕越靠越近，等到距离足够近，他才压低了声音说出了一句话，把刘文裕一下子就听呆了。 这句话是——“汝能与我同富贵否？” 就看刘文裕连连眨眼，而该使者目不转睛，两人的视线迅速碰撞又急速分离，刘文裕终于点头——共富贵！共富贵！ ! 于是该使者马上给他松绑，让他一下子从阶下囚变成了座上客。第二天，使者骑马出行，刘文裕鞍前马后地照应，这时田仁朗等在押犯也都从宽处理骑马随行。趁人不注意，刘文裕悄悄地靠近了田仁朗，在他耳边低声说了点什么。片刻之后，田仁朗突然从马背上摔了下来，倒在地上痛不欲生，像是马上就要死（若殒绝状）。 在场的人都吓坏了，一拥而上围了过来，包括那个使者。下一瞬间田仁朗却突然跳了起来，把该使者一把扭住，摁倒在地。这下子全乱套了，有帮田仁朗抓使者的，更有使者的跟班们来解围的，最后的结果是强龙压不住地头蛇，不管该使者怎么大喊：“田仁朗等谋反，杀使者！”都没用，一干天使人等被关进了秦州大牢。 一顿小棒子炖肉之后，这人招了。他根本就不是什么朝廷派来的使者，更不是赵光义在开封府时的亲信。他叫李飞雄，是秦州节度判官李若愚的儿子，凤翔盩厔尉张季英的女婿。 这人胸怀大志，可惜异想天开。他从他父亲那里知道了秦州府的所有官方秘密，包括府库兵甲等具体数字，然后从京师到凤翔府去探望他的老丈人，趁人不备，他偷走了他老泰山的官马，一路狂奔，选在一个夜里，进了一家官方驿站，用老丈人的官马骗取了驿站管事的信任，声称自己是奉命巡边的使者。然后以使者的身份，选了一个驿站的兵卒做跟班，再用同样的手法滚雪球一样把姚承遂、王守定等人骗到手里，跟着他一起到秦州的清水县去杀人，接管军队。 然后就是山高皇帝远，此地归我管……计划怎么样？理论上很周密，行动上很传奇，最后的结果也很惨烈。他怎么也没想到清水县就真有一个原晋王府的亲信，而且他演的李鬼太沉不住气，直接就泄了底。 之后的事就是涉案人等全部腰斩，包括同样被骗的姚承遂、王守定等人，以及当初那个驿站的管事和士卒。至于李飞雄，他被夷灭三族，连同他的老丈人全家一起死光光。 分析一下这件事，似乎完全是个个案，像他这样突发奇想，除了自己以外，连个同谋都没有就敢去颠覆大宋，从赵光义的嘴里往外分食吃，怎么看都怎么是一个地道的疯子。但问题不在他的IQ指数上，而是要想一下，为什么他能一路行骗，仅仅凭着一匹官马，以及“朝廷使者”的名头就能把那么多的沿途官吏都玩弄于股掌之中？甚至到了边镇，一句话就把全部武将都上了绑，差一点就全砍了脑袋？ 而且要强调的是，这些职业玩刀子的人不仅没敢反抗，就连怀疑都不敢，如果不是刘文裕想拉关系走后门，就真的被集体拿下冤杀了。 why?要知道，这时只不过是太平兴国三年，也就是赵光义刚刚当上皇帝不到两年，难道武人就已经混得这样矬了吗？ 事实上，是早就这样矬了。众所周知，宋朝的武将没地位，可谁也想不到他们竟然是以这样的速度失去地位的。 有一件事，足以说明问题。 话说有能耐的伙计连老板都得另眼看待，那么给整个国家守大门的将军又应该有什么样的待遇呢？别说之前的五代以及大唐，就算是一手创立宋朝兵制、打压武人气焰的宋太祖赵匡胤，都对边境上的军队实行“一国两制”。 边防军可以随意动用当地的财政赋税收入，可以独立从商盈利，不仅可对内，对外和异族交易也可以，而且一律免税。并且可以随意动用得来的钱招募勇士、收买间谍、奖励士卒……总之想怎么样就怎么样。这都不算，赵匡胤还在开封城里给这些边关大佬们修别墅，规格之高连施工的官员都看不过眼上报——这不对，都超过皇室亲戚的规格了！ 赵匡胤却大骂——不懂就闭嘴！边关将士远比什么皇室重要，“急速造来，无使复言！” 到了赵光义时代又怎么样呢？在他刚登基时，不超过一个月，边关就出事了，而且是最恶劣的那种。不是被外族攻破，而是边关将领们窝里反。 瀛州防御使、监霸州军马仁瑀，擅自命令部下出边境掠夺，选择的出境口是齐州防御使、判齐州李汉超的地段。这就出事了，马仁瑀不地道，抢了李汉超的口中食不说，还给李汉超吃了个大苍蝇。因为事后契丹那边必定要报复，可找谁呢？只能是李汉超。马仁瑀整个白占了便宜，还把李汉超当傻子耍。 李汉超恶性勃发，马上就找马仁瑀火并。这时新皇帝赵光义出面了，他不打不骂，不急不躁，相反选择的办法非常温馨，充满了以前晋王的仁者风范——他派人分别给马仁瑀和李汉超送去大批的金银缎帛，并且摆酒给两人说和调解。 矛盾是暂时的，友谊是长久的，和谐是必需的。于是一场边关火并就此平息。事情过后，赵光义才找了个机会，把马仁瑀调到了辽州，让他们俩离远点。 以上的事情，似乎表明了赵光义是个相当可人的领导，至少比他哥哥要温柔多了。但是，历史证明，武将们把事情给做错了。是的，没有证据能证明这件事是马仁瑀、李汉超，甚至更多的武将们合伙演的一出戏，用意就是要给赵光义一个下马威，让新皇帝知道些好歹，从而捞到更多的好处。 更没证据能表明，这件事之后武将们都很开心，因为他们的目的达到了，皇帝还真的是蛮上路，他们惹祸可皇帝摆酒，面子大得没话说。 事实是这直接给赵光义敲响了警钟，让他刚上任就不得不对武将们重新审视。而且，“豪勇”的武将们忽略了一个至关重要的事实，赵光义不是怕他们，而是在乎这件事对他的“国王之梦”的影响。 那时远征北汉的禁军还没回国。 想想看，国内的事情还没全搞定，禁军又都在国外，边境再出事，那就真的外焦里嫩彻底歇菜了。所以，赵光义只能选择保持晋王的老面孔——我忍。 但事情没完，时限转眼就到。转过年来，潘美、党进刚刚回国报到，赵光义就立即变脸。他向全国所有的节度使们下达了一条死命令。 令——天下诸州把各节度使子弟的名单全部上报，然后按名单要人，限期到京。一共有一百多人，把这些高干子弟都补充到殿前司去，去干一些承旨之类的贱职，就此圈养。 这是在做什么呢？对，人质。赵光义已经把部下们当成了各封建属国，要他们送自己的儿子进京为质，以后听命令服指挥，就一切都好，不然你们的儿子们就会人头落地！ Is it tolerable, which is unbearable? ! 职业军人们本已经开始淡泊的血性杀气被空前的危机感再次唤醒了，每个人都不自觉地握住了刀柄。那是我的儿子，我的长子！我一生刀头舔血，九死一生，为的是什么？难道不是封妻荫子吗？可现在居然连儿子的命都要保不住了！谁知道这个变脸比翻书还快的新皇上什么时候会彻底翻脸，与其那时受苦，不如这时痛快！ 但榜样的力量是无穷的，这时京城里出现了一个被当时的士大夫们所激赏，更被后世的文人们全体称颂的“文明”之举。 国家的第一军人枢密使曹彬，无论什么时候，走在哪条街上，只要迎面遇到了士大夫们，他一定会“引车避之”。 武人们的领袖也低头了，而且据说是心甘情愿的……这是怎样的一盆凉水啊，浇得宋朝全国的武人们都垂头丧气，心灰意冷。就从这时起，掌管全国军务的枢密院的地位，从五代时的领袖朝廷，到宋初时与中书省分庭抗礼，到这时就只能退居次席了。 这是好事吗？是，或者不是，没法讨论。就像几十年之后的“澶渊之盟”一样，一百年间的和平是好事吗？Yeah?isn't it?要说好，百年无战事，上帝啊，放眼全人类的整个历史，有过这样的太平日子吗？但它直接的后果是把宋、辽两国都彻底养成了肥猪，只要出现一只野狼，就都成了盘中餐口中食，两国的皇帝哪个也没跑了，都亡国为奴了……至于他们治下的黎民百姓就更没法看。 所以，这时赵光义的所作所为，曹彬先生的谦恭退让，都功罪难说，对错莫辨。反正事情就是这么发生了，军队里的人变得贬值，他们只能眼睁睁地看着那些只会说些之乎者也，然后用一撮兽毛在宣纸上画线条的文人们步步高升，飞黄腾达。 有的人忍了，可有的人站了出来。那是名将曹翰。他站在赵光义的面前冷笑着说，作诗有什么了不起的？以臣看来，那些酸丁们写得还远远不够瞧！请听为臣赋诗一首——曾因国难披金甲，耻为家贫卖宝刀。他日燕山磨峭壁，定当先勒大名曹！ good poem!赵光义击节叫好。诚然，名将曹翰文武双全，而且人生经验丰富，随便意与气合就能酿成佳句，但赵光义只是叫好，完全无视诗中的愤怨之气，他转过身来就再次向文人加恩。 没过多久，宋朝在太宗年间的第一次科考就开张了，并且“一举首登龙虎榜，十年身到凤凰池”——凤池，中书省、宰相府也。也就是说，区区十年之后，这些考中的举子们就能当上宰相！ 武人们还有什么好说的？人，都只能活在潮流里，谁也不知道哪片云彩里有雨，会在什么时段下起来。他们只能私下里相对哀叹生不逢时，但就是这样的哀叹，都注定没人去听。时光在飞速地流逝，转眼就到了太平兴国三年，就在前面李飞雄事件发生之前的两三个月里，宋朝举国都沉浸在一片对皇帝陛下的罕见的智慧与仁德的崇拜之中。 以至于，什么李飞雄，什么曹彬、曹翰，或者节度使的人质事件，都被那时的民众和历史远远地扔到了一边。