Chapter 23 Chapter 23 Five Word Wrong Millennium

Li Yu has arrived in Kaifeng, along with the nineteen states in the south of the Yangtze River, the three armed forces, one hundred and eight counties, and the household registrations of 655,065 households.From this time on, the whole of southern China had been unified by the Song Dynasty. Don't mention Wu Yue at this time, be careful to spoil Zhao Kuangyin's interest, he will knock off your front teeth.Even the current leader of Wuyue, Qian Chu, would be unhappy if he heard this—why do you provoke the relationship between our monarch and his ministers! The city of Kaifeng was immersed in joy, the soldiers returned from far away, and the strong men returned home. It has been almost two years. Who wouldn't want it?Especially Zhao Kuangyin, he even quarreled happily when talking with his officials.The central point is about the disposal of Li Yu.

The ministers said that it is easy to handle, as a ready-made example, find out the cloth strip that was tied around Liu Yu's neck back then, tie it around Li Yu's neck, and then drag it to the Taimiao to offer prisoners, so that your ancestors can also Be happy, don't you have it? But Zhao Kuangyin shook his head - that won't work, Li Yu is not comparable to Liu Yu.Li Yu once surrendered to me, so I can't treat him like that. So Li Yu just changed into a set of pure white clothes, kowtowed to Zhao Kuangyin a few times in the public hall, and then exchanged for the title of General Youqianniuwei and Marquis of Disobedience in the Song Dynasty.After that, Zhao Kuangyin successively added Li Yu's subordinates and subordinates. Everyone has an official, a job and a bonus. Afterwards, the victorious emperor pulled the disobedient Hou into the table to drink. harmonious.

Everything looks beautiful. The icing on the cake is the wise Cao Bin.Cao Bin really reached the peerless demeanor and professional height of "the first good general" when he was celebrating.First of all, he captured the enemy king and seized the enemy's territory, and returned triumphantly with a record of complete victory. The work report to the emperor turned out to be—"Bong Jiangnan for official business." It's just that he was ordered to go to Jiangnan on a business trip and came back.What an understatement, how respectful and considerate to the emperor! But Zhao Kuangyin was very embarrassed, he blushed a little, because he had to break his promise.He said——I originally wanted to make Aiqing the envoy, but...but the Northern Han Dynasty has not come to surrender yet, so you can wait a little longer.

At this moment, Pan Mei suddenly smiled at Cao Bin. The smile was very strange and seemed to have many meanings.Zhao Kuangyin saw it immediately, and immediately asked Pan Mei what you were doing.Pan Mei didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately explained that he laughed because this was already expected by Cao Bin. During the triumphant return, Pan Mei once congratulated Cao Daping, because the emperor of the Song Dynasty had a golden mouth and jade teeth, and never broke his promise.But Cao Bin laughed it off, and what he said was extremely high-sounding-"This trip to the south, relying on the power of heaven, and following Miaomo (the emperor's plan), it will be able to succeed. What merits do I have, let alone the prime minister?" Is it the official of the mouth?"

At that time, Pan Mei almost turned her face, thinking that Cao Bin, your grandson, should be cheap and good-looking. If you have something to say, don't talk about it. Why are you talking to me, and you are angry with me, aren't you!Only then did Cao Bin switch to Mandarin, and the seven words in total explained the problem clearly—"Taiyuan has not yet been leveled." How simple and accurate it is, exactly the same as Zhao Kuangyin's reason for reneging on debts at this time.As a result, Zhao Kuangyin was even more embarrassed. He immediately made up for it, and named Cao Bin as a privy envoy and leader of Zhongwu Jiedu.It should be pointed out that the privy envoy and the Jiedu envoy, such an official position in the Song Dynasty, began with Cao Bin at this time.In addition to this, Cao Bin was also rewarded with 200,000 copper coins.

As a result, when Cao Bin returned home that day, he saw a room full of money... Well, it really fell into the pile of money now.At that time, Cao Bin suddenly laughed, and said a famous saying that has been passed down through the ages - "Why do you have to be a minister in life? A good official can only get too much money!" A good official just gets too much money...Hahahaha, Cao Bin, the rest of life depends on how you spend your money.And his pawn Pan Mei also got a lot of benefits, and the rewards are as follows--Pan Mei, the former Jiedu Envoy of Shannan Dongdao, is the envoy of Xuanhui North Academy.There is an additional note in the history books, Song "Jiedu led the Xuanhui from the beginning of the United States." Hehe, the envoy of the North Court of Xuanhui, Cao Bin was the Xuanhui envoy of the South Court before the fight, and the South Court has always been above the North Court... Think about what Pan Mei did and what Cao Bin did before fighting the Southern Tang Dynasty. What's more, when Cao Bin returned home, he had a room full of money to be intimate with him, while Pan Mei didn't even have an extra coin... ...Where do you go in life to reason?

But this is officialdom, and everything depends on the interests and hobbies of the top leader.But at this time, there is a very mysterious question to be raised, that is--is Zhao Kuangyin really happy at this time? Or, does Zhao Kuangyin dare to be happy at this time? He is already fifty years old, and his life is half a hundred years old, especially after he has experienced so many things. I don't know if he has analyzed the extremely obvious and extremely weird law in his life-as long as he succeeds, he will Will be sad or angry. For example, when he captured the enemy's city (Chuzhou) as a general for the first time in his life, his father called the door in the middle of the night, but he refused to open it. As a result, his father died of illness;

He mutinied in Chenqiao and became emperor, but only a year later, his mother died; He captured Jinghu, the first successful invasion, but the price was the death of his elder brother Murong Yanzhao; He captured Houshu, but it took him two years to put down the rebellion, and he completely lost the hearts of the Shuchuan people; He captured the Southern Han Dynasty, but immediately had to choose between his old buddy Zhao Pu and his second brother... At this time, he defeated the Southern Tang Dynasty again. Can he know what awaits him next? ? Huge achievements, endless sorrow, if he could choose, would he want such a life?

But when happiness comes, just like when pain comes, you can't stop it, you can only accept it.Whether Zhao Kuangyin is willing or not, he has to face success and joy. In fact, it's so simple, it's like when he ran away from home twenty-seven years ago. Since then, he has no turning back. Only by constantly succeeding and chasing can he survive.Otherwise, he is another Li Yu. In the first month of 976 A.D., Li Yu of the Southern Tang Dynasty came to surrender. In February of that year, Qian Chu, the king of Wuyue, also came to Kaifeng to pay homage to him.At this time, in the city of Hangzhou, the capital of the Wuyue Kingdom on the South China Sea, every Wuyue people prayed for Qian Chu's safety, and even built a pagoda for him on the Baoshi Mountain by the West Lake, called "Baochu Pagoda". , to pray for God's mercy.

But they were all wrong, Zhao Kuangyin didn't know why, was his mood suddenly depressed?Or has he lost interest in fighting for many years?He was extraordinarily friendly to Qian Chu, not only did he solemnly promise in advance that the marshal has made great contributions to conquering Changzhou in the Southern Tang Dynasty, I miss you very much, you can come to court for a while, and I will let you go back soon.How can I go back on my word when I worship God with a sacrificial vessel in my hand? Moreover, Zhao Kuangyin gave Qian Chu another honor. He unexpectedly sent an extremely important person to meet the nominal king of Wuyue—his eldest son Zhao Dezhao.

In the past, such occasions were presided over by Song Yudi, Dezhao's second uncle, Kaifeng governor, Jin Wang Zhao Guangyi, without exception. After that, Zhao Kuangyin kept his promise and only kept Qian Chu for one month, and let him return to China in March of that year.During his stay in Kaifeng, Zhao Kuangyin took good care of his "marshal" and had banquets every day. Once during the banquet, the court servants of the Song Dynasty played pipa music. Qian Chu, who had always been uneasy, contributed a poem on the spot. Flying is held back, love is tender, and walking is like a jade tower separated by clouds and rain".Zhao Kuangyin knew the elegant meaning when he heard Xuan's song, and immediately stood up, walked to Qian Chu, patted King Wuyue on the back, and said a consistent oath-"Swear not to kill King Qian!" Afterwards, I don't know why it suddenly became desolate.He said in a low voice—"For all my life, all your life." As long as there is still me, I will never do anything to you... Maybe he expected something, life can only be decided when he is still alive at most.Just like that, he put Qian Chu back because he had more important things to do.He suddenly said that he wanted Xixing to go back to his hometown Luoyang to have a look.No one dared to object, and with Zhao Kuangyin's prestige at the moment when he was in full swing and the reconstruction of the Han people's unified country was about to be completed, no one dared to say "no" to him. Before Qian Chu left, Zhao Kuangyin gave him a small package wrapped in yellow cloth, and told him he had to read it on the way back.At this time, Qian Chu was so grateful that he took the initiative to say, let me accompany you to the west, and let me be your retinue.Zhao Kuangyin shook his head slightly, and said to him—the north and the south have different climates, and the weather is going to be hot now, so you should go back to your country early. Qian Chu cried, he didn't expect Zhao Kuangyin to be so kind to him, he asked him to let him come to Zhao Kuangyin to thank Zhao Kuangyin once every three years.But Zhao Kuangyin still shook his head - there is no need to do this, the mountains and rivers are far away, and it is not easy to come and go. When I write to you, come again. In this way, Qian Chu returned home.When he opened the small yellow cloth bag on the way back, he found that it was full of courtiers from the Song Dynasty who asked Zhao Kuangyin to leave him here and win Wuyue without a fight. After returning to Hangzhou, I no longer sit or sleep in the northwest hall, but always choose to be in the east, because "the northwest is where the gods are, and the power of heaven is not far away, so I dare to live in peace!" In the past, they all displayed the tributes in the courtyard of their own palace first, and only sent them out after burning incense and worshiping. But at this time, his benefactor, the Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Great Song Dynasty, who was in full swing and invincible in the eyes of all people, had already embarked on a road of returning home with unknown fortune and misfortune.Before leaving, his second brother Zhao Guangyi asked him for instructions as usual—brother, when will you come back this time? He asked naturally, just like his elder brother used to go out every time, because he had to stay behind, so he asked for the return date.But this time, he waited for a long time, and his elder brother didn't answer.It wasn't until he was bewildered that he looked up, only to find that his eldest brother was staring at him deeply. Looking at each other, Zhao Kuangyin said slowly - no need, this time, you will come with me... Zhao Kuangyin traveled west to Luoyang, leaving no particularly high-sounding reasons in history for him to go.If there must be, then the biggest and most reasonable theory is that he will return to his hometown to worship his ancestors. After all, his father Zhao Hongyin was buried there. He took his second brother Guangyi and all civil and military officials on the journey.Kaifeng was left to his son Dezhao and his third brother Guangmei to guard it.At this time, the world was at peace, the south was completely peaceful, the Northern Han Dynasty in the north was lingering, and the only rival Khitan had already formed an alliance with him for the time being. Everything was peaceful and peaceful, and there was nothing to worry about. He can return to his hometown with wealth and honor, and he will go in the daytime in brocade clothes.So, Zhao Kuangyin returned to Luoyang. After doing business first, Zhao Kuangyin and his younger brother came to Anling, the tomb of his parents, and mourned according to the ceremony. It is said that both left and right were weeping.Afterwards, he visited Luoyang and saw the magnificent palace. He summoned Jiao Jixun, the magistrate of Henan Province and the general of Youwuwei, to commend him and promote him to be the Jiedu Envoy of the Zhangde Army.After that, there were rumors that he went to Zhao Pu's house. After Zhao Pu was dismissed as Prime Minister, although he had the title of Jiedushi of the Three Cities of Henan Province, he actually lived in Luoyang all the time and never participated in any political affairs.This meeting, it was claimed that Zhao Kuangyin took the opportunity to visit an old friend, and left a very simple and warm imprint——Zhao Kuangyin saw that the outer gate of Zhao Pu's house was made of extremely simple baijing, and he could go inside and outside. The garden pavilions and terraces are magnificent and magnificent, but the main hall is quite abnormal, there are only ten large chairs, and the style is simple and simple.Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help shaking his head and laughing - this old man is not authentic after all. (This Lao Tzu is impure in the end.) After that, there is no more text. But after leaving Zhao Pu's house, Zhao Kuangyin suddenly proposed that he could not leave, and he wanted to move the imperial capital from Kaifeng to Luoyang.As soon as he said a word, the world shook—to be precise, it was his courtiers who shook.But the earthquake belongs to the earthquake, even if the sky is really falling, no one dares to say "no" to Zhao Kuangyin at this time, and it is said in history that "no ministers dare to advise".But there is no absolute, after all, there is still a person who jumped out and carefully showed his "loyalty". It was Li Huaizhong, the commander of both the left and right sides of the iron cavalry.This person is Zhao Kuangyin's confidant for many years. He said——Tokyo Kaifeng has the Bianqu Water Transport, which transports millions of dendrobium from the river and Huai River every year. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the capital rely on this. How does Luoyang transport grain?What's more, the treasury is heavily armed, and its base is in Kaifeng, so it can't be shaken. It seemed reasonable, but Zhao Kuangyin ignored him.He knew that, strictly speaking, at this time each person no longer represented himself, and they all had a purpose.The person who really doesn't want to move the capital will come to him soon.Sure enough, Jin Wang Zhao Guangyi came. This gentle, polite, decent and generous younger brother carefully and calmly said many things that are not suitable for moving the capital from multiple angles and considerations, but Zhao Kuangyin has made up his mind, and his answer is very simple and forceful—you said that moving to Luoyang is not okay ?No, Luoyang is just a temporary measure, and I will move to Chang'an in the future. (It has not been moved to Henan, and it will be moved to Chang'an for a long time.) Luoyang, Kaifeng, Chang'an, is there any difference between them?These are all famous imperial capitals in ancient China, and each city has the glory of being the capital of successive dynasties many times.But there is a big difference here. Speaking of Kaifeng, Kaifeng lives in an important area of ​​the Central Plains, and its surroundings extend in all directions, especially the water and land piers. Since the Han Dynasty, there has been a Bianqu Canal, and it was expanded again in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, making it "introduced into Si, connected to the Huaihe River, to Jiangdu and then into the sea... ...", occupying the great advantage of water transport in the world, so Kaifeng is the capital of the country, and it is destined to be prosperous. However, Kaifeng's favorable geographical conditions doomed it not to be the capital of a country.It is surrounded by wilderness, a flat river, without any natural barriers, as long as an enemy crosses the Yellow River, it will be directly exposed to the enemy's swords and guns.Please recall that during the Warring States period, Sun Bin succeeded in besieging Wei and saving Zhao because Kaifeng had no danger to defend, and it must be attacked.And Luoyang, with Hangu in the west and Hulao in the east, are all dangerous passes in the world. It was because of these passes that the Qin State was safe and sound against the six countries of the Central Plains.Looking at Chang'an again, it would be even more ideal, "Take the river as a pond and the mountains as a wall", that is, the Yellow River and the Qinling Mountains are directly used as a barrier! Establishing the capital in Chang'an was a security guarantee that even the Mongolian cavalry, the world's strongest army nearly two hundred years later, could not break through head-on. Does anyone not understand these?You must know that most of the people around Zhao Kuangyin were born and raised in Northwest China, and what they think about every day is survival and death between offense and defense. These are all common sense.So will anyone object? Zhao Guangyi objected, and he knelt down to his elder brother, known in history as "the king kowtowed and remonstrated". Zhao Kuangyin had no choice but to explain further - I want to move the capital to the west, not for other reasons, but to take advantage of the dangers of the mountains and rivers to eliminate the harm of redundant soldiers, just like the Zhou and Han dynasties to make the world safe. Please note that Zhao Kuangyin, as the first emperor of the Song Dynasty, created all the political laws and the foundation of the country, and he is also constantly modifying various things that have been proved inappropriate by experiments, such as making the future generations of the Song Dynasty miserable. The unspeakable "redundant soldiers".Settling down in Kaifeng, where there is no danger to defend, requires a large number of mobile troops, and moving to Luoyang or Chang'an can completely change this bad policy. This is such a good thing, but Zhao Guangyi slowly raised his head under the eyes of everyone, and said five words to his brother.History has proved that these five characters have completely determined the humiliation and sorrow of the Chinese nation for more than three hundred years, as well as the continuous subjugation and mutation disasters thereafter. Zhao Guangyi said—"There is no danger in virtue." As soon as this remark came out, it was said that Zhao Kuangyin "did not answer." That is to say, His Majesty the Emperor was shocked by these five words and had nothing to say. But what's so scary about these five words?Literally understood, it just means that the most important thing in the world is "morality". According to the ancient principles of Chinese civilization, "morality" is the human heart.The whole sentence is to emphasize a so-called truth that is too old to be old - the right time is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the harmony of people.It can also be understood that Zhao Guangyi is teaching his eldest brother, saying that defending the world and securing the capital, don't keep thinking about geographical dangers, as long as the whole people are united and fight together, then the world will naturally be peaceful and nothing will happen. right?Everyone knew that Zhao Guangyi was talking in his sleep. Zhao Kuangyin, who has been through chaos and rolled out of the rain of swords, guns and arrows, can kick his brother down, and then yell at him in front of all the courtiers, warning him that the ancient books you read are nonsense, what are you saying? Danger", the human heart is so effective, how did Li Yu catch it?How did Jinling City come down?It only takes a few words to destroy the arrogance of this bastard brother, and ask him to do his duty from now on. Or to be more insidious, learn from Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.At that time, Liu Che's prince was also full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, clamoring to use "virtue" to influence the think tank of the Xiongnu.In the end, Liu Che was not angry, and sent this person directly to the border.Within two months, the Huns beheaded the man with "virtue". Why didn't Zhao Kuangyin follow suit and send Zhao Guangyi, who also has "virtue", to the northwest to influence Khitan?Wouldn't that be the end of it all, clean hands and feet? But Zhao Kuangyin chose to be silent, silent and silent, until that day he let the five seemingly upright and glittering golden characters "Zhade is not in danger" become the final point of this conversation. The matter ended like this. On the same day, Zhao Guangyi got up from the ground and walked out calmly in front of his brother.Afterwards everyone present knew who was the victor. Alarmist?So now to summarize, what is the core of this conversation.First of all, don't look at Zhao Guangyi's politeness and rudeness on the outside, what you need to look at is the meaning behind what he said - first Zhao Guangyi emphasized the various inconveniences and disadvantages of moving the capital, at this time Zhao Kuangyin was very tough and said that Luoyang was nothing , Chang'an is what I want, and gave his brother a blow to the head.But I didn't expect that my younger brother didn't care at all. Instead, he started chattering and reasoning, and even knelt down in front of him in public, "kowtowing to remonstrate".From then on, Zhao Kuangyin began to feel depressed and weak. In fact, what he should do was either let Er Zhao kneel down by himself and do whatever he liked; Drinking is to watch a play and laugh and laugh, so that you have nowhere to use your energy, and you can't express your anger. You are as depressed as Li Yu and Xu Xuan.But the terrible thing is that he actually started to explain, as if he had a guilty conscience, and said something, "The capital was moved just to avoid redundant soldiers, and to learn the stories of Zhou and Han..." Where is this all?As soon as the momentum weakened, Zhao Guangyi immediately followed up and uttered the five-character mantra.After that the conversation is over.Taking a closer look, during this period, it was Er Zhao who was pressing every step of the way, using various means and body language to force his elder brother to submit.And Zhao Kuangyin really cooperated with him, explaining again and again, accommodating again and again, until finally he was speechless as if he was at a loss for words.What's even more weird is that he didn't say anything in front of his younger brother. After his younger brother left as he wished, he looked at his back and said something else to the people around him-"The words of King Jin are good, but they don't come out. In a hundred years, the power of the people of the world is exhausted!" He still sees with great precision, and his eyes are still majestic and majestic.But why didn't you say it just now?At this time, you are more like a poor wretch who has suffered a loss in person and has no choice but to gossip behind his back to find some balance... So what is so great about the five-character mantra of "virtue is not danger"?What magic power does it have to make Zhao Kuangyin submit on the spot and let go of such important state affairs as relocating the capital? Things should be considered from Zhao Guangyi's "de" character.Virtue is the human heart and the official heart.After a little brain searching, everyone must know that there are countless official incidents that have caused the emperors of all dynasties to scold their mothers. It suddenly stopped playing. That sentence is—Your Majesty, be careful of "official shocks..." What is an emperor?More than 10,000 people can kill at will, so why are they afraid of official shock?If you don't accept it, you can kill them all.But what is depressing is why the emperors are all afraid? Take a look, regarding the consequences of officialdom, people's hearts, and dignitaries once their wings are full, there is another living example that can be referred to-Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, could not change the prince. Liu Bang, who was also the founding emperor, was far tougher and unruly than Zhao Kuangyin, and habitually did not follow common sense. Because he liked his concubine, Mrs. Qi, and loved the house and Wu, he wanted to replace the prince with Ruyi, the son born to Mrs. Qi.But his eldest wife, Lu Zhi, invited four gray-haired old men to a banquet. The old men hardly said anything. They just sat and drank next to the former prince, which completely dispelled Liu Bang's idea of ​​changing the prince.for what?Liu Bang said afterwards—that was Shangshan Sihao, four famous sages, his wings had already been formed, and I had no choice... The influence of wings and virtuous reputation can be imagined in ancient times, but Zhao Guangyi's prestige and team strength at this time have far surpassed that of Shangshan Sihao back then.At this time, looking back at the struggle between Zhao Pu's resignation and Zhao Guangyi's promotion four years ago, is Zhao Kuangyin really crazy?He really can't see his brother's ambition? Of course not. Interpreting Zhao Kuangyin, we can find that his original intention was to stabilize Zhao Guangyi and take down Zhao Pu first. The two bastards with exclusive power cannot be kept, but there must be a priority. First, Zhao Pu took whatever he wanted, and even used Guangyi's hand to suppress it. First, the monarch did not show up, and the political situation was not in chaos; As for Zhao Guangyi, he had to take it step by step, after all, he was his own.This step is divided into the following steps. Firstly, Dezhao is pushed to the fore, and then the capital is moved. Firstly, it is in the national interest, and secondly, it can solve the urgent need—Guangyi is already too big, and the forces in Kaifeng are entangled. If you want to make one move If it is won, it will surely shock the world, so it is better to take advantage of the name of moving the capital and change the entire team.In this way, keep calm, push the boat along the way, and get everything done... But don't worry, you have original intentions, I have laws, Guangyi's ideas are very stable - I have firmly grasped the fundamental power in the superstructure, you are the emperor, your edicts are supreme, but people need to implement them just work.Can you move alone if everyone is against it?In particular, you seek stability in everything, cherish the hard-won good situation in front of you, and you are especially good-faced, the society must be harmonious, the officialdom must be stable, and you will never leave any stains on your name... Well then, I will be on the spot I will challenge you, unless you are willing to turn your face immediately! Or you have to listen to me! Just like that, Zhao Kuangyin watched his younger brother walk away from him contentedly, but there was nothing he could do.His mood just dropped.Depressed, Zhao Kuangyin decided to walk around. First, he returned to his birthplace - Luoyang Jiama Military Camp. The past is vivid in his memory, this is the place where he has lived for nearly 21 years.As far as he could see, he seemed to see his own life, just like yesterday, he was still that ignorant young man, alone, walked out of the house alone, and was forced to go out to the outside world... Surrounded by countless officials, at the top of the world, Zhao Kuangyin seemed to turn a blind eye. He walked slowly towards a back alley, and said softly——I remember, when I was a child, I once got a small stone horse, which was often stolen by playmates. So it's buried here, I don't know if it's still there? As soon as Bainuo was called, someone immediately went to dig it, and the stone horse was still there. Zhao Kuangyin took it and silently took it with him.After that, he will go back to Kaifeng.Before leaving, he came to the grave of his parents again. This time, he was so sad that he suddenly threw himself in front of his father's spirit, crying goodbye to his long-dead father-"Father...you will never worship here again in your life." !" On that day, Zhao Kuangyin refused to leave for a long time. He climbed up the turret on the sacred wall of the cemetery and looked around. He saw the mountains of Shaoshi and Taishi in the south; , North by the Yellow River.The famous mountain is shaped like a mountain, and it has been evergreen since ancient times. Suddenly, he took the bow and arrow, shot it as far as possible to the northwest, and then ordered to the left and right—"I should not live here in life, and I should be buried here in death... The place where the arrow stops is that I am here." The imperial hall (cemetery)." He took out the little stone horse and ordered people to bury it where the arrow fell, as a mark. Afterwards, Zhao Kuangyin left, and he left Luoyang again, heading towards his unpredictable destiny...