This period of Chinese history begins with a person running away from home. This person was Zhao Kuangyin, who was twenty-one years old at the time, married a wife, and had a son. Before that, his life was as peaceful as a pool of stagnant water, and nothing special happened (at least there is no record).Twenty-one years, he has survived such a dull and boring life, and he married and had children early, sometimes I admire his patience very much, and I would probably be bored to death if I were someone else. But he is Zhao Kuangyin, who has been amazing since he was born. It is said that he has sound, light, light, color, fragrance, and taste. Moreover, ten months ago, his mother claimed that he dreamed that the sun entered her belly (in China, the sun is like It gets into a woman's belly once every 180 years).The most strange thing is that when he was born, his body had a golden light, which lasted for three days, and his afterbirth was like a scorpion.

Therefore, this has become the reason why he is great and extraordinary in the future. Poor Zhao Kuangyin, what a serious abnormal-shaped fetus plus neonatal jaundice. It hasn't recovered after three days in a row, and it has been ridiculed for more than a thousand years! In these boring twenty-one years, Zhao Kuangyin was really a good boy, everything was impeccable.The only outrageous thing he ever did was riding out of the city on a strong horse, but he hit his head on the city gate and fell off the horse abruptly.The onlookers were terrified, thinking that he was going to die, but unexpectedly he jumped up immediately, not only was fine, but rushed to the horse that caused him to lose face, and rode on until the horse subdued and lost face. until you come back.

But the result is depressing. For thousands of years, no one has admired him for his strong will, and he has practiced iron head skills to perfection at a young age. Instead, he has become a feudal superstition, saying that there is a golden armored god who is always guarding him, and he has nothing to do with himself. thing. In other words, for a boy who grew up in a military camp in the cold weapon era, it took him 21 years to achieve such a small amount of "glorious" deeds. His ability to make troubles and stubbornness can be imagined Got it.He's supposed to be a good baby by his parents' side all the time (and he's been doing that until now), so why did he run away from home?

In 99.9% of the historical records, it is said that he was hard to give up because of his natural talent. He really couldn’t be lonely. Eleven Kingdoms, the specific reasons will be discussed later) The time was full of wars and disasters, and people were dying, so he had no choice but to leave his loving mother, wife and children, and go out to perform the sacred mission entrusted to him by heaven to save the common people.But actually? It's very simple, his family is poor, so he has to find food to eat. Poor, in that era, even the emperor never thought he was rich.Opening the history books, the paper is full of prohibited smuggling of salt, more than five catties will be executed; all cowhide will be returned to the state (military supplies), and if one inch is kept or sold, one will be executed; , It is simply a thin iron sheet, and if you dare to cast it privately, you will be executed... As for how people live during floods, droughts, insect plagues, or military disasters, it is really difficult. Disgusting horror movies for little girls can stop.

It’s not an exaggeration at all. Movies like “Human Meat Pork Buns” are nothing more than the solitary behavior of individual perverts. If there are shops like this all over the city, or within a few hundred miles, and they are open all the time, what kind of world is it? ?Please remember the following sentence emphatically: that-time-true-people-eat-people! Then we will know how great Zhao Kuangyin was later. So what is the specific life of the Zhao family?Thinking about how in such a world, Zhao Kuangyin could live to be twenty-one years old, married a wife and had children, so he had no choice but to leave home to make a living. His family seems to be doing well.

It's actually really good. Zhao Kuangyin's ancestors can be traced back to his great-grandfather, named Zhao Tiao, who lived in the Tang Dynasty and served as the county magistrate of Yongqing, Fang'an, and Youdu counties; his great-grandfather Zhao Teng rose to power in the Tang Dynasty During the period, he successively served as an official of the feudal town (note, feudal town) and also as the censor Zhongcheng, and had a certain status in the court; his grandfather Zhao Jing was born in the late Tang Dynasty, with both civil and military skills, and served as the governor of the three prefectures of Ying, Ji, and Zhuo; Emperor Li Cunxu served under his command and was the commander of the Zhongfei Jie Army of the Forbidden Army.

From the above information, it can be seen that the ancestors of the Zhao family have never been truly prominent and wealthy, and most of them are only middle-level cadres at the county and city levels.But they are all smooth and capable, and they are more aware of current affairs.If the central government fails, it will immediately transfer to the local government. If the Han court fails, it will immediately work for the regime of the ethnic minorities, and it is very loyal and reliable.They are trusted and appreciated by leaders of different races and dynasties in all ages, and they always work beside the emperor, including Zhao Kuangyin.It's just that he broke the rules in the end.

In order to better understand Zhao Kuangyin's growth experience, it is very necessary for us to know his growth environment and the constant changes in the environment. Terminator Zhu Wen Zhu Wen, taboo Huang, whose real name is Wen, was born in Dangshan, Songzhou, and was originally a farmer.Later, he was called Zhu Quanzhong, but he hated this name very much (according to his behavior and occupation, it was almost scolding him), it was given to him by the Tang Dynasty, and he was originally from Huangchao. Huang Chao rebelled, and dragons and snakes mixed together. Zhu Wen was his capable subordinate, and he helped him attack Chang'an and became emperor.But Huang Chao changed immediately. To put it simply, he became the emperor of the Tang Dynasty who had just escaped.This person hangs out with palace maids every day and trusts eunuchs. The result is unimaginable. He actually let these dead princes who could decide the emperor's abolition in the late Tang Dynasty return to their old jobs and became supervisors in his rebel army.

Zhu Wen was miserable. Like the generals of the Tang Dynasty, he was suppressed, bullied, and beaten by eunuchs all the time.He was wronged, he refused to accept it, and he reported to his Majesty more than once in accordance with the normal procedure, but there was no response at all.Because they were all detained habitually by the eunuchs. At this time, Zhu Wen's reaction was also very habitual. His instinct was unstoppable, and with one stab, the eunuch lost another very important body part—the head (what happened later can prove that he hated the eunuchs so much pole, became the nightmare of all eunuchs), and then Zhu Wen announced his surrender to the Tang Dynasty, became the Jiedu envoy of the Xuanwu (Bianzhou, Kaifeng, Henan) war zone, and immediately went to war against his old superior Huang Chao.

At this time, Zhu Wen was not alone. He had a truly powerful teammate on the battlefield, and that was the powerful hereditary mercenary race - the Shatuo people. Hereditary mercenary race - Shatuo people Shatuo people really entered the history of China in the 8th century AD.After China lost the Western Regions (Xinjiang and eastern Central Asia), the Shatuo people surrendered to Tubo from Pulei County and became the vanguard of the invasion of China, starting their mercenary career.The Shatuo people worked hard, achieved brilliant results, and won every battle, which brought a large amount of spoils to the Tubo people and the prestige that they were hardly attacked by other races.But they also proved that people who can work often don't deal with the tragedies of work relationships.Their excessive bravery and fighting skills made the Tibetans feel terrified. Who would like to live with thousands of such sharp alien knives?Therefore, the Tubo people planned to move them south.

Fortunately, the Shatuo people got the news in advance. At the beginning of the 9th century, they drew their knives at the Tubo people who did not abide by the work contract.After a firefight, they turned to the east and surrendered to the Central Plains.The Tang government was overjoyed and settled them near Lingzhou (Lingwu, Ningxia).Since then, they have served the Han people, equally brave and good at fighting, and equally invincible.After attacking the royal court of the Huihe Khanate in the west, after moving east, the main job became to help the Tang Dynasty eliminate the domestic rebellion. When the chrysanthemums in Huangchao were in full bloom, the leader of the Shatuo people was named Li Keyong. Li Ke used his work contract to attack Huang Chao with all his strength. He not only drove Huang Chao out of Chang'an, but also chased after him.Huang Chao retreated east, just passing by the Xuanwu war zone, which was the territory of his old subordinate Zhu Wen.There was a big battle, and it turned out that Zhu Wen called for help, and the Shatuo Corps heard it. Li Ke used his identity as Jiedushi of the Hedong Theater (Taiyuan, Shanxi) to personally lead the army to aid.In another battle, Huang Chao was still defeated, and he ran away again.Li Keyong and Zhu Wen also needed to rest. After cleaning the battlefield, Zhu Wen, as a landlord, served a sumptuous meal in Kaifeng City to reward Mr. Li Keyong for his life-saving. Afterwards, it proved that people who often like and are used to using knives and guns should not drink together.At the banquet, Li Ke used to drink too much, no matter what he thought Zhu Wen looked like a gray grandson, but he smiled and made irresponsible remarks to Zhu Wen. The fleeing bandits couldn't be beaten, and they even took the initiative to call for help. It was such a customary drinking talk... Maybe it was nothing. Which man doesn't brag when he drinks?Or maybe Li Keyong is used to saying this kind of thing. Who made him strong and invincible, and often saved other people's lives? But Zhu Wen couldn't stand it, he stared at Li Keyong with habitual coldness.He watched Li Keyong becoming more and more presumptuous, and even enjoyed his embarrassing and angry face at this time, and said two words through his teeth: "Close the door." It was the city gate that was closed, and Zhu Wen immediately drew out his knife.After a firefight, Li Keyong rushed out, but none of the brothers he brought to the city could get out alive. This beam is dead. After that, Zhu Wen chased Huang Chao hard, forcing Huang Chao to commit suicide in Langhu Valley (Laiwu, Shandong).Then he fought hard for several years before he defeated Qin Zongquan (this is a scumbag, he is the most despicable and vicious person in this era, and even in the entire history of China. Ten thousand deaths are not enough to cover his guilt. His troops have always marched without food, He only used the car to load salt and human corpses, and cut meat and cooked food when he was hungry. His usual behavior can be imagined), occupied Caizhou, and annexed the probation theater (Xuzhou, Xuzhou, Jiangsu), and the Tianping theater ( Yunzhou, Shandong Dongping), Xuanyi theater (Huazhou, Henan Huaxian), Taining theater (Yanzhou, Shandong Yanzhou), became very fat warlords. After that, he had good luck and reached the pinnacle, becoming a combination of Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.He suddenly received a secret letter from Cui Yin, then prime minister, and ordered him to lead troops to Beijing to rescue him.Zhu Wen was overjoyed, the pie really fell from the sky, and it hit him accurately! When Zhu Wen entered the capital, he first rushed into the palace with lightning speed, not interested in answering the emperor at all, and first killed all the eunuchs.A total of hundreds of people, all died by the knife.Among them are not only the two newly appointed commanders of the imperial army, but also the vast majority of the little eunuchs who are powerless and persecuted.It is said in history that the sound of wailing and crying for injustice was heard for several miles outside the palace, which completely shocked the emperor and ministers, and countless words of speech were saved in the future.Then Zhu Wen ordered that all the eunuchs who were sent to the war zones as supervisors be executed on the spot (this ordered the comrades in the war zones to work together and cooperate happily!).In this way, the era of eunuchs ruling the world for one hundred and forty-nine years (755-903 AD) finally came to an end. In these one hundred and forty-nine years, the dead eunuchs who have emerged one after another can abolish Li Shimin's descendants at will, and all affairs in the world are handled by them. Although they are also human beings, they also have human rights and the desire to participate in politics, but what they do is true. It's too fucking stupid (forgive my foul language, compared to what these eunuchs did, I wish I was Zhu Wen), it's really not a pity to die.However, no one would have expected that the person who killed them would be Zhu Wen. Perhaps this is because wicked people have their own ways. After that, Zhu Wen demolished Chang'an.The palaces and all the houses in Chang'an City were demolished, and millions of citizens were immediately destitute.Chang'an, the illustrious city that had served as the capital of China for 1,038 years, was completely destroyed in this way, forever disqualified from being selected as the imperial capital.Zhu Wen took the emperor and the citizens of Chang'an back to Kaifeng, his hometown base. Zhu Wen got the emperor like Cao Cao, but he didn't have the patience to keep him for a long time.Only four months later, he killed the then emperor Li Ye and made Li Ye's son Li Wei the throne.Three years later, he ordered Li Hao to abdicate.The great Tang Dynasty finally perished completely in name, the Later Liang Dynasty was established, and the capital of the country was Kaifeng. This news made the world even more chaotic. All the Jiedu envoys scolded Zhu and Wen for rebellious officials and thieves, and then they were busy establishing themselves as kings in their own territories. The Five Dynasties and Eleven Kingdoms officially began.Their eldest brother, Zhu Wen, was killed by his son after being the emperor for six years (the year before his death he slaughtered the city).Eleven years later, the Shatuo people with good memory waited for the opportunity. Their leader Li Cunxu attacked Kaifeng unexpectedly and uprooted the person surnamed Zhu. There is no Liang anymore, and the current owner's surname is Tang again.However, they are all "after". Before that, the Jieyan Empire in the north and the Qi Kingdom in the west had already been destroyed by Li Cunxu in advance.If they are removed and the Northern Han Dynasty is added, then it will be "Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms".If you keep them, there are eleven countries. Born in Later Tang Later Tang Emperor Zhuangzong Li Cunxu was followed by Later Tang Emperor Mingzong Li Siyuan. What His Majesty likes to do is to worship the moon and Buddhist incense, and at the same time mutter to himself. He usually says this-oh my god, you all know that I am a Tibetan Dude, he became emperor only after being forced, not by my own will.You should bring down a saint earlier so that I can be kicked out. (A certain fan, who is admired by the people when the world is in chaos, has nothing to do with it. May God give birth to a sage early, and be the master of the people) History has proved that he is indeed a local bun of the Tibetan race. He forgot that the blood of the Xianbei people of the Tibetan race flowed through the body of the great Khan Li Shimin. Fortunately, he also claimed that he was the legal heir of the Tang Dynasty. But the sage really descended, and he was in the Jiama camp not far from his palace.Zhao Kuangyin was born on March 21, 927 A.D., the second year of Tiancheng in Later Tang Dynasty. Li Siyuan waited obsessively, not knowing that his prayer had been successful.He is not interested in conquests, fearing that he will take the credit of His Majesty the future saint, and the military power of the Shatuo people also makes other "emperors" not interested in him.In this way, there was no war for eight years in a row, the weather in the Later Tang Dynasty was smooth, and the harvest was bumper year after year. Li Siyuan lived a well-off life, and even Zhao Kuangyin's family who lived by his side could live on. But Li Siyuan was old after all, he died, and his son Li Conghou took over.Li Conghou was looking for trouble when he had nothing to do. In 934 A.D., he did something that seemed very simple on the surface, which was to let his righteous brother Li Congke move.Not too far, that is, from Fengxiang, Shaanxi to Taiyuan, Shanxi.Ordinarily, Taiyuan was always older than Fengxiang, and the position was also transferred at the same level. It was obviously biased towards his own family, but Li Congke's reaction was suddenly mad. Is Li Congke really crazy?Of course not, although his adopted brother's emperor's throne made him drool, but it's really not so quick for him to take the initiative to rebel.It's just that if the emperor asked Jiedushi to move in that year, the subtext was to ask you to die.Once Jiedushi leaves the base area and loses his self-defense power, he may be ordered to die by an imperial edict on the way.Instead of dying so uselessly, why didn't he fight with open arms? This was a bloody coup d'etat on a large scale, including the change of the emperor.But like a miracle, after the incident, Zhao Kuangyin's family was safe and sound, unscathed.The most amazing thing is that Zhao Hongyin, the head of the family, actually found a job in the new emperor's imperial army, and he was an official, so he was not affected at all (it can be seen that Mr. Zhao Hongyin never personally protected His Majesty Li Conghou, the master who fled at that time, he dereliction of duty) . grow up later In any case, Zhao Kuangyin is still growing up safely.But only three years later, when he was ten years old, something happened.As a child at that time, he would never have imagined that this matter had become the biggest trouble in his life, and it was also a task that his children and grandchildren would never be able to handle.The reason was that Emperor Li Congke also made a mistake of his predecessor, Li Conghou, and asked his brother-in-law Shi Jingtang, Jiedushi of the Hedong War Zone, to move as well. Shi Jingtang went crazy again, but he didn't raise his troops immediately.The reason is simple, he doesn't have that strength.But he definitely didn't want to wait to die!what to do?The army that crusade against him is already on the way, tens of thousands of knives are approaching him more and more! We must figure out a way... There is a way.He thought of Khitan, he wanted to ask Khitan for help, exchange the land for his life—exchange the land of China for his life! Yanyun sixteen prefectures, You, Zhuo, Ji, Tan, Shun, Ying, Mo, Wei, Shuo, Yun, Ying, Xin, Wei, Confucianism, Wu, Huan.About 600 kilometers from east to west, about 200 kilometers from north to south, and an area of ​​about 120,000 square kilometers!Shi Jingtang and the common people on the land were all given to the alien race!What's more terrible is that the Great Wall that we have relied on as a barrier to life for thousands of years has completely lost its function.Because the enemy has already crossed it and entered the Central Plains.From then on, from Yanyun sixteen prefectures to Kaifeng, there is no dangerous pass that can stop the enemy cavalry. If we want to fight back, we have to go against the terrain and attack... The following things are simple, anyone can Not letting go of such an opportunity, the then Khitan Emperor Yelu Deguang was overjoyed, and immediately marched in person, mobilizing the whole clan to help Shi Jingtang settle Li Congke. Here, there is really no reason to curse Yelu Deguang for taking advantage of others.If it were me, I would do the same, I have to seek wealth and benefit for my people and future generations!If you want to blame, you can only blame those scum who are sorry for their own nation. In this way, the Later Tang was finished, only fourteen years, three years less than the Later Liang established by Zhu Wen.Li Congke, the last emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty, took the national treasure seal and went to the Xuanwu Tower to set himself on fire, and appeared in the ashes of the Later Tang Dynasty.At this time, Luoyang was also dilapidated, and Shi Jingtang moved the imperial capital to Kaifeng, his base, which is Bianjing.Zhao Kuangyin's father once again showed his strengths. He was actually the new emperor's imperial army, and he was still a moderate official! (I don't intend to satirize him. It is a man's precious instinct to survive in troubled times and provide food and clothing for his wife and children. It's just that he is too prominent.) Zhao Kuangyin came to Kaifeng from Luoyang with his parents, and started a new life in this strange place.Life is still peaceful, will he think of it at this time?The city he is living in now will one day become his imperial capital, and people will bow down to him, shouting long live... Shi Jingtang became the emperor, but no one expected that he suddenly became psychotic, and the severity was unprecedented in history. First, he conscientiously fulfilled the pre-signed contract between the buyer and the seller, and handed over the Yanyun Sixteen States and all the aborigines to Khitan.Ordinarily, in this way, the payment has been settled and neither is owed. Honest man), but within two years, he grandly made a new request to the Khitan Emperor Yelu Deguang, which was so novel and unique that even Yelu Deguang was caught off guard, making his cheeks flush and his heart uneasy. "Father, let me be your son." This is what 47-year-old Shi Jingtang asked 37-year-old Yelu Deguang. What else is there to say?It is not uncommon for a country to have traitors. Which nation has not experienced it in any period?However, has anyone ever seen this kind of behavior of proactively looking for foreign masters, giving away the country like a Chinese cabbage, and shamelessly recognizing him as a father?Even Yuan Shikai, the traitor of later generations, didn't find a foreign godfather to have fun when he signed the Twenty-One Treaty of Outer Mongolia, right? Yelu Deguang really had no choice but to accept the son.After his son had been emperor for seven years, he finally passed away before him.The successor was his son's nephew, named Shi Chonggui.This grandson made him upset. Shi Chonggui admits that he is a grandson, but he definitely does not call him a "minister".In other words, in terms of personal relationship, you are my grandfather, but in terms of work relationship, we are equal!Yelude just couldn't laugh or cry, people with the surname Shi really have their own characteristics, so let him go.But Shi Chonggui's next move made Yelude go crazy. Shi Chonggui arrested all the Khitan people who were doing business in the later Jin Dynasty, beheaded them regardless of indiscriminately, and officially cut off the trade between the two countries.That's not to mention, Shi Chonggui mobilized the whole army, prepared to relive the glory of the Shatuo people who swept the world back then.He made a decree - "Whoever captures Deguang alive will be promoted to Jiedu." Alright, Yelude Guang understands, what to do is completely clear.He once again led a personal expedition. The Shatuo people were no longer the powerful and invincible mercenary race. The Khitan Corps took care of Kaifeng without much effort.The Later Jin Dynasty was only established for eleven years, but it was destroyed in the hands of the benefactor who created it in the first place.All the royal family surnamed Shi, including Shi Chonggui and his family, Shi Jingtang's wife, who is Li Congke's sister, were exiled to the absolutely desolate and mysterious Huanglong Mansion (now Nong'an, Jilin Province, what will happen in the future? Can't verify either.) This year Zhao Kuangyin was already twenty years old, and he got married at nineteen, and he was already a complete adult man at this time.He should have witnessed the Khitan Corps entering the city gate of Kaifeng with his own eyes, saw the Khitan Emperor Yelu Deguang ascend the city tower, smiled and said to the panic-stricken Kaifeng people - I am also a human being, don't be afraid, I will be yours Emperor, let you rest and recuperate. At sunset that day, the Khitan emperor withdrew from Kaifeng and stationed troops in Chigang.What a miracle, although the Khitan Corps had broken into the city, they did not take advantage of the situation to plunder.The Zhao family is still safe and unscathed.It's just that at this time Yelu Deguang had his own Khitan family's imperial guards, and Mr. Zhao Hongyin was temporarily unemployed. Yelu Deguang put on the emperor's new clothes in Chigang. He can dress up whatever the emperor of the Central Plains wears.Gu Ying felt sorry for himself, he felt that he was already a very authentic emperor of the Central Plains—wouldn’t it be good to manage the Central Plains and grasslands together?And this way of working has long been very familiar to him. Khitan, which was founded in 916 A.D., is already thirty-one years old, which is not too long, but Yelu Deguang knows that the Han people are the lifeblood of Khitan. The reason why his country can surpass the Turks and Huihe and quickly become a superpower is all due to Chinese contribution. This is a painful reality. The endless turmoil in the Central Plains has caused a large number of Han people to flee far away from the country and go to the grasslands and deserts to seek a living.The aliens also took good care of them. From the very beginning of Khitan's founding, the government had two sets of policies.It is divided into the south courtyard and the north courtyard, the south governs the Han people, and the north governs the Khitan. The Nanyuan government "cared for" the Han people in every possible way, and the most important task was a special protection measure - to ensure that the Han people would never escape back. In this way, Khitan has become the luckiest ethnic minority in East Asia in history.Think about their predecessors, whether it is the Huns, Turks, Huihe, or Tubo, which one is not coveted by the wealth of the Han people, riding a horse and holding a knife to rob?But the result is often that they have worked hard to grab the hand, and their bodies are also stained with blood and scars. What's more, they occasionally encounter a tough emperor from the Han people, such as Qin Shihuang, Han Wudi, and Tang Taizong, and they will be counterattacked. Which one is comparable to Khitan?The Han people first sent them to their door to help in production, fattening up the Khitan and making them stronger, then the Shatuo people suddenly offered their hands to the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, allowing the Khitan people to get huge wealth and endless productivity out of thin air, and the most amazing thing after that was Fearing that the Khitan people would not be able to digest the sudden encounter with wealth, the later Jin actually made the Khitan people adapt for a full ten years, and then Shi Chonggui, the "grandson", gave up the hinterland of the Central Plains to the Khitan. Where is such an opportunity once in a lifetime?It is simply that in the two or three thousand years since the Han people, there has never been a chance for foreigners! Yelu Deguang is determined not to leave, no matter what, he must take root and make Khitan truly stronger and bigger.His specific measures are as follows: firstly, to make Kaifeng stable, and from him to change to wear the clothes of the Central Plains, to get closer to the Han people psychologically.Then he summoned all the civil and military officials of the later Jin Dynasty, told them to return to their original posts, double their salaries, and appointed several well-known figures to new posts.For example, Li Song is the prince's grand master (so this person can discipline and support Yelu Deguang's son?) and also serves as a privy envoy (what's more, he can govern the Khitan army from now on?), Feng Dao is the grand master (this is a fairy , to be elaborated later). In this way, all the adults in the post-Jin feudal towns breathed a sigh of relief. Most of these self-respecting bosses did not intervene in the "housework dispute" between Shi Chonggui and Yelu Deguang, so the military strength was basically sound.At this time, most of them came forward to profess their ministers, and Yelu Deguang also breathed a sigh of relief. However, only one person was very inactive.Just being inactive made Yelu Deguang sleepless in Kaifeng.This person is Liu Zhiyuan, who stayed behind in Beijing (today's Taiyuan, Shanxi), and was the envoy of Hedong Jiedu. Liu Zhiyuan, a native of Shatuo, was the strongest feudal town in Shi Chonggui's period, and its military strength far surpassed that of other Jiedu envoys.This person was poor since he was a child and made a living by herding horses. When he grew up, he served as a soldier under Li Siyuan, Emperor Mingzong of the Later Tang Dynasty. He really started from the bottom of life and climbed step by step to the ultimate height that a soldier can achieve.In the countless bloody storms, he gradually possessed a unique weapon that allowed him to truly stand tall—Silence. What happened later proved that his tranquility was far more decisive than the most popular violent characteristics of this era, such as bravery, alertness, ferocity and cruelty. During this war, Liu Zhiyuan kept an eye on the battle situation, but he remained on the sidelines.Even when the Khitans invaded Kaifeng and captured Shi Chonggui, they still refused to support them, and they were truly on the sidelines and indifferent.When most of the feudal towns surrendered to Yelu Deguang, he just sent people to Kaifeng to congratulate Yelu Deguang, that's all, nothing else. Yelu Deguang couldn't hold his breath anymore, he knew that many people were looking at Liu Zhiyuan.Liu Zhiyuan was not convinced, and his people were not solid. Some ministers from Fanzhen and Later Jin had already fled to Houshu or Southern Tang.There can be no further delay.Yelu Deguang decided to take the initiative.Instead of mobilizing troops, he sent Liu Zhiyuan a gift and a letter. The gift was a wooden crutch, the style and materials of which cannot be verified now, but during the delivery, the Han people were surprised to find that all the Khitan soldiers gave way to the crutch, as if the crutch was grasping at Yelude. in my hands.It can be seen that this is indeed an honor. Liu Zhiyuan happily accepted the gift, and it is said that he started using crutches that day.As for the letter, Liu Zhiyuan was left silent.He really didn't know that idiots are also an infectious disease, Yelu Deguang has been deeply infected by Shi and his son.In this letter, Yelu Deguang was very kind to Liu Zhiyuan, and the degree of kindness and importance reached an unprecedented height. The beginning of the letter reads: "My dear son Zhiyuan, how are you..." Liu Zhiyuan took a deep breath, and took another deep breath, the letter was still firmly held in his hand, it wasn't shredded, scolded, nothing happened.Yelu Deguang continued to be depressed, but he still didn't get any answer.He wondered, why?Am I doing something wrong?Isn't it an honor to be someone else's son in the Central Plains?Really puzzled, he had no choice but to ask someone to bring a message to Liu Zhiyuan again - you don't care about the Southern Dynasty or the Northern Dynasty, what exactly do you want to do? This time he got an answer very quickly, and Liu Zhiyuan told him with actions.The Khitan invaded Kaifeng in the first month of 947 AD, and Liu Zhiyuan proclaimed himself emperor in Taiyuan, Shanxi on February 10, 947 AD. It's true that it doesn't matter about the Southern Dynasty or the Northern Dynasty. If a man is strong and strong, why should he kneel to others, let alone foreign enemies! When Liu Zhiyuan proclaimed himself emperor, there was only one way left for Yelu Deguang, Huashan, and that was to send troops immediately to level Liu Zhiyuan and Taiyuan.And be quick, otherwise Liu Zhiyuan will become a magnet, attracting all the powers of the Later Jin Dynasty who were waiting and watching, and those who have already surrendered, away from him!But he had to admire Liu Zhiyuan's courage. You must know that at this time Hebei and Henan were completely controlled by Khitan, and most of the feudal towns in Guanzhong had surrendered. Yelu Deguang was frightened and angry, but he was very confident, believing that as long as he sent troops, he would be able to wipe out Liu Zhiyuan quickly.In this way, kill one to warn the hundred and pacify the Central Plains. But the plan never changed quickly. The murderous Yelu Deguang suddenly found that his soldiers were very busy. It turned out that they had been fighting all the time!Here we will talk about the military payment system of the Khitan Corps.The Khitan never pays the army. Sending troops to fight is to give the soldiers a chance to make a fortune. The more they earn, the less they care about their skills. According to their own jargon, this method is called "grass fighting". This time the Khitan Corps went deep into the Central Plains like never before, the richest Kaifeng was not allowed to move, and the surrounding cities and counties could always be beaten, right?As a result, the Khitan cavalry were sent out in all directions every day, looting at will. According to historical records, property and livestock were wiped out for hundreds of miles in the Central Plains.The price was that they were surprised to find that the common people of the Central Plains were much stronger than Shi Chonggui's regular army, with tens of thousands more and hundreds of thousands less.By the time Yelu Deguang wanted to attack Liu Zhiyuan, the situation was out of control. Taking stock of the situation, Yelu Deguang sighed, looked at Liu Zhiyuan's river east, and revealed a very complicated and weird smile——Liu Zhiyuan, what are you?Is there anyone like you who wants to fight for hegemony?I don't have time to answer you, and you don't take the initiative to attack, so let's just forget about it?I had no choice but to let it go.You are so lucky! Make a quick decision, Yelu Deguang didn't miss it any more, and immediately retreated.Along the way, the Khitan emperor personally fought grass valleys, and also personally withstood the counterattacks of the people in the Central Plains.When he walked to a forest in Luancheng County, Hebei Province, he suddenly fell ill and died.This place was named Shahulin by the Central Plains people to express their hatred and teasing of Yelu Deguang, the barbarian chief. But in any case, as the emperor of Khitan, Yelu Deguang tried his best to fight for the interests of his own nation. He went to the south several times before and after, achieving undreamed of wealth for the present Khitan, and left an inexhaustible legacy for future generations.In all fairness, he's a terrific guy.It's a pity that the Khitan people are extinct now, otherwise, he will be remembered and sacrificed forever like Genghis Khan of the Mongols and Nurhachi of the Manchus. After thousands of years, we don't have to hate him anymore (his killing of Han people is far less than that of Genghis Khan and Nurhaci).But if time could be turned back, in that era, we would throw bricks at him with all our strength, and even if we didn't, we would replace them with tomatoes. After Yelu Deguang's death, Khitan split immediately.The reason is the same as the situation in the Central Plains, that is, who will be the emperor.And there is only one way - even for the sake of tradition, a struggle is inevitable.So the Khitan army quickly left Han and rushed back to their hometown. Liu Zhiyuan took advantage of the situation to raise troops and marched towards Kaifeng.The road was unimpeded, and according to later records, he really entered the capital without bloodshed.His calmness finally made him successful, allowing him to wait for the most suitable time at each critical moment and get the maximum benefit.As Yelu Deguang said, since ancient times, has he claimed the title of emperor and contended for hegemony?Yelude will definitely be extremely depressed if he only knows about it.The throne of the Central Plains, which he could not reach, fell on Liu Zhiyuan's head like a pie that fell out of nowhere!But no matter what, Liu Zhiyuan succeeded, and it was extremely smooth, and he didn't even have any opponents! On June 3, 947 AD, in Kaifeng, the civil and military officials of the Later Jin Dynasty lined up to welcome the new emperor. From then on, a brand new dynasty was born - the Later Han Dynasty.His first order was that those who have been appointed by Khitan need not worry, they can stay in their original positions.Moreover, the branch of the original Later Jin Dynasty, from the Jiedushi of the Later Jin Dynasty to the generals and officials, the official positions remained unchanged. Anyway, no matter what, Mr. Zhao Hongyin returned to the Forbidden Army again, safe and sound, drifting with the crowd. At this time, Zhao Kuangyin was already twenty-one years old. Looking back on the past 21 years, during this period, the three dynasties replaced each other, and the five emperors fought to the death. Among them, even the Khitan people visited his house, but Zhao Kuangyin was unscathed. It's a miracle.More importantly, along with his family, no one died in these earth-shaking upheavals—not even injured or disabled. This is very important, not only for Zhao Kuangyin himself, but also for the later way of founding the country, and even the formation of the national ideology. Just imagine, if a man who is strong enough to open up the world and create a country in troubled times, had witnessed his relatives die in war, or starved to death, or he was displaced and bullied ，他会变成什么样的性格，习惯于怎样处世？ 想想明朝的开国皇帝朱元璋，这个苦大仇深的贫农子弟，他的人生经历，他后来怎样对待他的开国功臣，以及他所创立的明朝的国政制度，就足以说明一切了。 这里我想提醒所有看到这一段落的朋友们，如果你们有孩子，那么就请一定给他个差不多的生存环境吧。不必太舒适，更不必怎样的奢华（惯子如杀子，反而不美），只要能吃得饱、穿得暖，不要在他（或她）的面前时常吵闹，就很好了。至少这个孩子的性格就不会太偏激异常，他就会正常地生长。 或许他不会成为赵匡胤，但至少他不会变成朱温。 但是赵匡胤在他二十一岁的这一年里，却是不快乐的。生活永远最现实，肚子就像《荷马史诗》里《奥德赛》中所说——永远是个无底洞，人人都为它奔忙劳苦一生。 这些年里，赵弘殷先生小心翼翼，如履薄冰地保持着自己不上不下的禁军官位，维持着一份不厚不薄的中低层薪水，把自己的小家保持在温饱的生存线以上。而且，还给大儿子娶了媳妇。这已经非常不易，极其难能可贵了。但是，随着战乱的不断发生，朝代的彼此更替，尤其是契丹人无情地掠夺，让国家的经济大环境越来越差，赵家的生活水平也相应地越来越低。何况，这些年来又添了两男两女，这就真正让他力不能支了。 那么作为赵家长子的匡胤兄弟得怎么办？还要靠老爹养活吗？他身强力壮，整天游手好闲里出外进，吃得比谁都多，而且连他都开始生娃了，这不是要人命吗？综合种种现实，摆在他面前的只有一条路，那就是走出家门，闯出一片天空，就算不能赚出个家大业大，也至少得把自己的一张嘴给带出去，别给家里再添乱。 我有些口齿轻薄，而且唠唠叨叨的吗？不，绝对不，赵匡胤当年听到的话远比这难听得多。二十二年之后，当他已经是后周的第一军事强人时，因为城里传言“点检做天子”（而他正是殿前都点检），他很郁闷地回到家，随口发了句牢骚。他妹妹就铁青着脸从厨房里冲出来，举着擀面杖把他抡出家门，并且骂他——大丈夫临大事，是可是否当自决于胸怀，回家里吓唬女人干什么！ 谁说家里是男人的安乐窝？无论在外面发生了什么，哪怕已经是要出事掉脑袋，你都不能回家来说句话缓缓神减减压——你能做的，只有把苦闷埋在心里，把笑容挂在脸上。让笑容一直存在，直到你的人头被砍下来挂在城墙上示众，笑容都不要产生变化。这才是男人。 想想吧，那时赵匡胤已经是一人之下万人之上，他老妹都敢这样对待他，那么他在家里白吃干饭，他受到的嘴脸又是怎样的？初出家门的赵匡胤什么也不懂，干什么也不行，已经饿得在田垄地头偷吃白菜，可他仍然不回家，就都有了答案——家，回不去。一来回去也没他的饭吃；二来，他终究是个有脸有皮的大男人，怎能受那个窝囊气！ 就这样，赵匡胤无可奈何，但也毅然决然地走出了家门，奔向了他自己的命运。