Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

General's Mansion in Chang'an, Han Dynasty.

Pang Tong pondered for a moment and was a little worried:

"I don't know when Zhao Da is here?"

"It's okay if it's early, but if it's late..."

The implication is also very clear, if it is too late, it may be too late.

This is the only method revealed by his hands in this history book, but in fact, An Zhi will only have more cronies.

Liu Bei is quite optimistic:

"From the time of Zhao Da's sightseeing curtain, the situation was different from that of later generations."

On this point, Liu Bei felt that he still had some sympathy with Zhao Da.

He, Liu Bei, encountered the decline of the Han Dynasty and the chaos of the times. Cao Cao's thieves were powerful, and the world's situation was dark and difficult to understand.

In the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms of Zhao Dajing, the heroes are fighting against each other, and everything is precarious. The end of the troubled times is still uncertain.

At this time, the light curtain suddenly appeared, telling him that Han Zuo was not dead and Han'er was not dead, so he cheered up and wanted to rejuvenate Yan Han.

It has been more than a year since the Zhao Daguan Tour. Even if the descendants did not say much about the Song Dynasty before, they can at least clearly know that the Zhao Song Dynasty did end the chaos in the feudal towns in the late Tang Dynasty.

This news alone is nothing short of a priceless treasure to Zhao Da.

Brother-in-law and Liu Bei don't quite understand, but for a stable dynasty, it is quite clear who is better and worse between brother-in-law and heirs.

Zhao Da should also fully understand this truth.

Kong Ming concluded:

"A loss of a thousand miles makes a difference, and history is nothing but the same."

He and his lord had the same opinion. Although Zhao Da's method of robbing orphans and widows was a bit disgraceful, he must be a mediocre person if he could break out of the troubled times and establish civilized rule to restore the troubled times.

For example, Li Xianzhai's plan made Kong Ming slap his thigh in frustration:

We should calculate the money spent in Chang'an with Xiahou Miaocai.

[At this point, whether it was Ma Shao's sudden mad prophecy or Cheng Dexuan's inability to sleep in the middle of the night and waiting for Wang Jien in Prince Jin's Mansion, everything was suspicious.

The actions of the two Zhao Er's cronies together showed one thing: Zhao Er was prepared for Zhao Da's death.

Even if Zhao Da died due to an accident, the appearance of Wang Jien basically confirmed that Zhao Er was indeed secretly cultivating his team, and for this reason he did not hesitate to insert the secret work next to Zhao Da's pillow.

The behavior is there, but there is still a lack of motivation.

Now there is a saying that Zhao Da actually preferred Zhao Er to succeed to the throne when he was alive. The two brothers had a good relationship. As evidence, the prime minister Zhao Pu lost power.

In addition to Zhao Pu's opposition to Zhao Er's father-in-law's military power in the official history, crackdown on bribery of Zhao Er's staff, and the forced killing of Zhao Er's second-in-command Yao Shu, the "Tingmei Biography" of "Song History" records that Zhao Er once asked Zhao Pu after he ascended the throne. Regarding the matter of passing on the country, Zhao Pu’s answer at that time was:

Taizu has made a mistake, how can His Majesty allow him to make another mistake?

Ming and Qing scholars believe that "Taizu has made a mistake" in this sentence was probably when Zhao Da was still alive. Zhao Pu secretly advised him on the matter of passing on the country, but unfortunately Zhao Da did not listen.

Judging from the tit-for-tat attitudes of Zhao Pu and Zhao Er, Zhao Pu's resignation and loss of power in 973 AD did seem like Zhao Kuangyin was paving the way for Zhao Guangyi.

But what happened in 973 was not only Zhao Pu's loss of power. In this year, Zhao Dezhao was granted the title of Grand Tutor of the Inspection School, and for the first time he took the official position above Zhao Guangmei.

Since the beginning of the Song Dynasty, the official positions of Zhao Guangmei, Zhao Dezhao and Zhao Defang have been awarded to each other in order of age. However, in the year when Zhao Pu left Beijing, this order was quietly broken.

Zhao Guangmei and Zhao Dezhao were the same school inspectors. Zhao Dezhao was the Taifu, ranking above Zhao Guangmei's Taibao.

In addition, in the year when Zhao Kuangyin died, Qian Chu entered the court.

According to the tradition since the beginning of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Guangyi was responsible for receiving the surrendered king, but this year Zhao Kuangyin issued an additional decree asking Zhao Dezhao to supervise the matter.

To sum up, it is quite obvious that Zhao Kuangyin planned to cultivate an heir among his sons during the Kaibao period. This may be Zhao Er's motive for colluding with party members.

From this point of view, Zhao Pu's dereliction of duty was mostly due to himself, and it should not have much to do with the Chuanguo dispute.

It was also because of such early conflicts that Zhao Pu was depressed after returning to Beijing. He was squeezed and suppressed by Lu Duoxun at every turn. First, his brother-in-law Hou Renbao was unjustly killed, and then his son Zhao Chengzong was expelled from the capital after he got married.

Under this situation, Zhao Pu finally sized up the situation and presented Zhao Guangyi with the "Alliance of the Golden Chamber" that he had concocted in the hope of making a comeback, but that was all a story for another day.

This also shows the suddenness of Zhao Kuangyin’s death:

The real heir apparent, Zhao Dezhao, was at a loss.

Queen Song, who was close to the water tower, wanted to recommend Zhao Defang, who had better relations.

In the end, Zhao Guangyi, who had already planned it, calmly entered the palace to pick peaches, and by the time dawn came, the dust had settled.

Limited by "unrememberable" historical data, no matter how suspicious Zhao Guangyi's behavior is and how sufficient his motives are, it can only be said that he is highly suspected of killing his brother.

No matter how much criticism there was, he finally succeeded in sitting on the throne.

Next is the one we are all familiar with:

Attack the God of Sorghum River! 】

Zhao Pu never thought that he would have his own role.

Hearing the words "Taizu has made a mistake", Zhao Pu cupped his hands towards Zhao Kuangyin. Seeing the official waving his hands to show that he didn't care, a touch of joy appeared on his face uncontrollably.

Then he tried his best to stare at the light screen, while allocating some energy to observe the official's expression.

When he talks about his depression, he looks free and easy.

When it comes to his brother-in-law being wronged, he is upright and upright.

He almost burst into tears when he talked about the deportation of his parents and children.

...The "Golden Chamber Alliance" is hand-crafted...

Zhao Pu: "Huh?"

"The official family must be..."

Seeing the cold look on the official's face, Zhao Pu was speechless.

With Zhao Guangyi Zhuyu in front of him, Zhao Pu was quite straightforward and paused and said:

"I am too ashamed to speak."

Although they didn't know what the "Golden Chamber Alliance" was, several people in the hall could vaguely guess it.

Zhao Guangyi couldn't care less about his own situation and laughed twice in gloating.

What else could involve Zhao Pu? No wonder it was said earlier that people are forbidden to dance to the great gods privately. It turns out that the real master is right in front of them.

When the Later Zhou Dynasty still existed, wasn't the song "Become the Emperor of the Emperor" sung in Bianliang City by Zhao Pu in front of him?

Then one can imagine the content of the "Golden Chamber Alliance".

But in any case, Zhao Pu was finally brought back by Zhao Kuangyin himself, and he has indeed worked hard to cut off his younger brother's wings this year, and the predicament mentioned in this is indeed considered to be helpless.

So at this time, the official Zhao Song impatiently knocked on the armrest with his jade ax and said:

"The Donkey Cart Emperor, what's so good about him?"

Zhao Guangyi was quite free and easy at this time. He simply did not get up but dragged the chair over and leaned on it, half leaning on the floor.

At this time, he didn't feel much fear after hearing his brother's scolding, so he retorted:

"If my brother could have established Dezhao earlier, my brother would not have become the Emperor of Gaolianghe."

He didn't know what the later generations meant, so he simply pieced it together randomly.

Zhao Kuangyin saw his brother's nosebleed staining the clothes on his chest, and he simply didn't bother to do anything anymore. He just said like he scolded the sergeant when he led the army:

"You're a picky turtle and you don't even have a whole backbone, so you're worthy of being a king?!"

"Why not?" Zhao Guangyi retorted with his face turning red.

Zhao Kuangyin looked disdainful:

"If you fail in martial arts, you will become a foolish king by future generations. Go and become slaves with slaves!"

After that, he stopped looking at his brother to save himself the trouble.

Zhao Pu on the side once again felt that he was extraneous here, and his original intention of complaining and boasting about his achievements in front of the officials disappeared with the final news.

In the end, I could only sigh secretly in my heart:

How painful is it?

…

Li Shimin pinched his eyebrows and muttered:

"So complicated?"

I wanted to say something, but thinking about the chaotic times of the late Tang Dynasty during the Song Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, I decided not to say anything in the end.

Changsun Wuji, who had been silent all this time, remembered something:

"Since future generations can examine the bones and know the disease from which he died, they will lift up Zhao Da's coffin and examine the bones. Although the mystery will not be solved immediately, we should be able to learn more about the situation."

Now that he has nothing to do at home, he has read all the laws of the previous dynasty. What he envies most is the method used by later generations to identify the cause of Cao Cao's death based on his bones. After all, from what he has seen, it is not uncommon for his death to be unconfirmed, and it has been handled in many cases. Reason for stagnation.

Wei Zheng nodded, Fang Xuanling shook his head, and Du Ruhui directly pointed out:

"We don't know where Zhao Da is buried, but I think it's not far from Bianliang."

"The Northern Song Dynasty collapsed, Kyoto fell, and the imperial mausoleum..."

So Changsun Wuji could only sigh. If possible, he would really like to know this ability.

However, he suddenly thought that since he was exiled to Lingnan and later ordered to be hanged by his nephew, his body would probably be nowhere to be found.

Hearing that Zhao Da might have his grave dug up, Li Shimin immediately wanted to move forward to the light curtain, but was immediately pulled by the sleeve by Empress Changsun who had quick eyes and quick hands, dumbfounded:

"Erlang, don't do this nonsense."

The nicknames were all called out, so Li Shimin had no choice but to give up, but still explained:

"I am a benevolent and righteous gentleman, but I just want to make Zhao Daming never forget his hatred."

This statement is very convincing, and no one in Ganlu Temple agrees with it.

[Speaking of Song Taizong, the first thing that needs to be affirmed is that he did make a good start in the Song Dynasty's literary governance.

Because he was always diligent in reading, others advised him to read less to avoid stress. Zhao Er replied that just opening the book and looking at it twice was better than not reading at all, leaving behind the allusion that "opening the book is beneficial".

In 993, Wang Xiaobo and Li Shun's uprising broke out in the Sichuan Gorge area, kicking off the continuous peasant uprisings in the Northern Song Dynasty. This uprising only made matters worse for the Northern Song Dynasty, which had already been on the defensive after losing consecutive battles. As a result, Zhao Er suffered a lot. Show benevolence to win people's hearts.

In the winter of that year, Zhao Er issued an edict to give silk and silk to the old people in Bianliang, and those who were over 100 years old were given gold ribbons. Later, he also issued an edict to give thousands of coins and rice charcoal to the lonely, old and poor to survive the winter. This left behind the allusion of giving charcoal in the snow.

Although it can be regarded as a good thing anyway, the root cause of this mess is inseparable from Zhao Er.

In a sense, as a closely neighboring dynasty, the Song Dynasty is indeed very similar to the Tang Dynasty in some places.

For example, Zhao Kuangyin is quite thrifty and does not like luxury. He is somewhat similar to Erfeng in that they both have accumulated some wealth.

And as for the successor at the booth, among other things, he is a very strong spender, and he also likes to use religion to promote himself.

In the first year after he ascended the throne, Zhao Er ordained 170,000 monks and nuns. Later, during his reign, he even invested in the construction of Buddhist temples in famous mountains and rivers. Some temples in Mount Wutai, Mount Emei, Mount Tiantai and other places survived from Zhao Er's period.

At this point, the trend of exterminating Buddhism that started from Chai Rong came to an end, and the monks and nuns made a comeback, adding another big mountain to the heads of the farmers who were already being exploited by bureaucrats and powerful men.

During the Chunhua period, Zhao Er had spent almost all of Zhao Da's savings and issued an edict to the court to discuss the tea monopoly. This was also the predecessor of the later tea introduction method.

Wang Xiaobo, Li Shun and others who made a living by selling tea lost their jobs, which ignited irreconcilable public dissatisfaction, and a peasant uprising broke out in the Sichuan Gorge area.

Compared with Huang Chao in the late Tang Dynasty, the uprising by Wang Xiaobo and others was small in scale, and it lasted only two years before being put down.

But the reason why it deserves a special mention is because Wang Xiaobo and others shouted the slogan of "equalize the rich and the poor" for the first time during the uprising.

They completed the fundamental contradictions that the Huangchao Uprising had not touched, and thus further advanced the guiding ideology of the uprising.

Huang Chao destroyed the body of the clan, and Wang Xiaobo took over the banner and pointed the finger at the root of inequality at that time for the first time:

feudal system. 】