We often say that the name of the posthumous event before death means that what a person has achieved before he dies, what kind of reputation he will have after death. Would you be surprised if a man in history says of him that his main exploit was the destruction of a dynasty? During the Southern Song Dynasty, there was such a person, he was Liu Zhen, a famous general who surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty. What kind of being is this person?
The prestigious "Sai Cun Xiao"
Liu Quan, a man of deep character, very resourceful, good at riding and shooting, was a general under zhao fang, a famous minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, who once led 12 brave men to attack Xinyang City at night and captured the defenders, and everyone praised him as "Sai Cunxiao", which means that his ability exceeds Li Cunxiao, and Li Cunxiao is also a person? That was a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, a representative of invincible victory. At that time, Zhao Fang said to his son:
Liu Zhencai was full of talent, and the Ru generation could not use it, so it was advisable to kill it, and not to leave it as another day.
It can be seen how jealous this person is, but it is such a heroic figure that the Southern Song Dynasty, because of its traitorous courtiers, actually turned a blind eye to him, but instead tried to suppress him.
False accusations were made and forced to lower the yuan
It is said that the high power of the lord is a dangerous thing, and the same is true for Liu Zhen, with Liu Zhen's repeated military achievements and many promotions, many southern generals at that time were from his command, the so-called tree big move, which provoked the suspicion of another famous Southern Song General Lu Wende, who suppressed him many times. Liu Quan's suggestions were all rejected, and his merits were concealed, and even if he was issued, he would record his superior merits as inferior merits. However, this is not to count, at that time Jia Xiangdao implemented the "Intention Law", Lü Wende colluded with people, planning to falsely accuse Liu Zhen of embezzling military salaries, after receiving the news, Liu Zhen was terrified and uneasy, so he appealed to the imperial court, but his superiors, who had always valued him, had resigned, and considering that many famous generals at that time were killed by the traitor Jia Xiangdao, he considered for a long time, thinking that he could not protect himself in the long run, so he secretly contacted the Mongolian army and eventually surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty. Liu Zhen he Xuren, his surrender sounded the death knell for the Song Dynasty.
Sacrifice the plot, take Xiangyang, and form a water army
After Liu Quan surrendered, he immediately served as the vanguard of the attack on the Southern Song Dynasty, and after that, he also actively advised Kublai Khan and put forward a strategic policy for the destruction of the Southern Song Dynasty.
"If you want to destroy the Southern Song Dynasty, first take Xiangyang."
(Here the students know why Guo Jing has been guarding Xiangyang City, right?) ）
At the beginning, the Mongols, as conquerors, had some problems with the Song Dynasty's conquest strategy, they did not know the specific conditions of the Song Dynasty's territory, so from the beginning of the Song-Mongolian war, the war lasted for nearly 50 years, especially in the hills and water areas, the Mongol cavalry did not have much advantage, the progress of the front-line war encountered great obstacles, and even almost lost the confidence to destroy the Southern Song Dynasty. After Liu Quan surrendered, he immediately discovered the Mongol problem and proposed to Kublai Khan a strategy to win the world.1 It turned out that Liu Zhen was right, and after taking the city of Xiangyang, the situation in the Southern Song Dynasty took a sharp turn for the worse, and it was never able to reverse the situation.
In addition, Liu Zhen also put forward the idea of developing a water army and put it into practice (he is really a pioneer - the author's note). In the past, the Mongol army did not fight a water battle, the advantage on the water was grasped by the Song Dynasty, repeatedly frustrated the Yuan army, Liu Zhen came and then carried out new training for the water army, and since then, the Song army has been unable to block the advantages of the Yuan Dynasty water army. From the subsequent situation, it can be seen that the water army of the Yuan Army played an important role in the process of destroying the Southern Song Dynasty.
It can be said that Liu Quan played an important role in the process of unification of the Yuan Dynasty. Historian Mr. Wang Zengyu made a high evaluation of Liu Zhen's role after surrendering to the Yuan Dynasty, "The key decision-making figure in the late Song and Yuan Wars was not Boyan, but the general Liu Quan." Liu Zhen was a key figure in the demise of the Southern Song Dynasty.
At the end of the writing, not only did not sigh for the demise of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty was not without money and grain, nor was it without famous generals, but the traitors were in power, the heavenly path was not clear, and the capable people could not play out, and finally committing suicide was really karma. For Liu Quan, for the sake of personal interests, he disregarded the lives of thousands of people, if he knew that the Yuan Dynasty had a four-class system in the future, would he regret it?