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Author: Yi Pin Wen team Wen Shan Qiao Ren, no authorization is prohibited!
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In 907 AD, which lasted more than 270 years, the Sheng Tang Dynasty, which had been envied by the heavens and the sky, fought for the sun and the moon, and illuminated the entire world of the Middle Ages with its own light, finally came to an end. However, Tang Ji's afterglow had not yet completely disappeared, and the blood-eating beasts in the darkness had already been foolishly moved, just waiting for a rush to go up and eat the world. So the five seasons of Dixing, Fan Yi eight surnames, like a horse turning the first appearance of the five generations and ten kingdoms followed, in just over fifty years, the soldiers were burned day after day, conquest is not bad, bringing China into a period of blood and fire intertwined, the world is confused in the dark years.
However, this is also an era of clouds and heroes!
In the midst of this fire, a Yilun Haojie who was in the middle of the times emerged. Undoubtedly, he is the ancestor of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin.
On the first day of the seventh year of the Later Zhou Dynasty, a once-in-a-lifetime major opportunity was pushed in front of Zhao Kuangyin by the hands of history. On the second day of the first lunar month, Zhao Kuangyin, who was the grand lieutenant of the Later Zhou Inspection School and the commander of the palace, was ordered to lead the forbidden army out of Beijing to resist the Khitans. That night, Zhao Kuangyin was stationed at Chen Qiaoyi, forty miles away from Kaifeng. After that, "the story of the yellow robe and the body is known to everyone."
Taizu ascended to Dabao, and his era name was changed to Yuan Jianlong, which was later changed to Tianbao. In the first few years of Tianbao, Taizu not only quelled the rebellion of Li Jun and Li Chongjin, but also returned the power of local law and finance to the central authorities, and staged a political drama of "releasing the military power with a cup of wine". The new dynasty seems to be all the best. Time is rushing, the years are shocking, and Kaibao has come to the ninth year.
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This year is destined to become the year that changes the fate of the Great Song Dynasty, just like the 1789 year in France.
First of all, Dezhao, the second son of Taizu, who had originally only served as Xingyuan Yin, was reappointed as Jing Zhaoyin, concurrently serving as a servant and the king of Wugong County. The crown prince was made king, which was of great significance, and moreover, he also served as a servant, that is, he entered the center of power, and then the Wuyue king Qian Li entered the dynasty, and Taizu sent Dezhao to Suiyang to welcome Laozhi. Prior to this, such tasks were generally handled by Zhao Guangyi. This series of actions, coupled with the fact that Dezhao was already 26 years old at the time, made the political symbolism obvious.
At this time, Zhao Guangyi, the King of Jin, who was the governor of Kaifeng, could not help but feel a little cool.
But when he was not yet considering maturity, Taizu threw another bombshell - moving the capital.
In late February, after Taizu's western suburbs were sacrificed to the heavens, he "suddenly" touched his homesickness and ordered to go to the ancestral tomb of the Emperor in Luoyang, Xijing. In the past, when Taizu left Beijing, he arranged for Guangyi, the King of Jin, of Kaifeng Prefecture, to stay in Tokyo and temporarily preside over the imperial government. It was precisely this time that Taizu went against the usual pattern, not only taking his younger brother Guangyi with him, but also deploying the prime minister Shen Yilun as the retainer of Tokyo and the capital of The Great Interior. He also ordered the left wei general Wang Renzhenquan to sentence the third division of the division and the knowledge of Kaifeng Province. Taking the opportunity to dismiss the mayor of the capital of the Jin Dynasty.
When he arrived in Luoyang, Taizu saw the mountains and rivers in Heluo's homeland and said, "I will be buried here later." In addition to his joy, Taizu exempted the people of Henan Province from half of the rent this year, and then took the opportunity to summon Jiao Jixun, a general of Zhi henan Province and Right Wuwei, to praise him in person and crown him as an envoy of Zhangde Festival. However, this Henan Jiao prefect was still Taizu's relative, the father-in-law of the fourth prince Defang.
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After a few days in Luoyang, Taizu directly proposed to the hundred officials: "Move the capital to Luoyang, the western capital." ”
Originally, King Guangyi of the Jin Dynasty served as the governor of Kaifeng for a long time, and he occupied The capital for many years, secretly marrying hundreds of officials, and Kaifeng Province seemed to be a small imperial court. The government and the opposition have long been speechless. And now Taizu's series of actions can be described as a move against the King of Jin. In particular, the matter of moving the capital can be said to be the key to the King of Jin.
Qi Julang Li Fu commanded Li Huaizhong to oppose him one after another (both were promoted after the Jin King later ascended the throne). Taizu did not listen to the advice and obstruction, and even stayed in Luoyang after the end of the worship of the ancestors, refusing to return to Tokyo. Of course, Zhao Guangyi refused to easily leave Kaifeng, which had been painstakingly managed for many years, and came to dissuade him, and Taizu reassured his brother: "I moved west for nothing else, but just wanted to rely on the victory of the mountains and rivers and geographical advantages to reduce redundant troops, follow the Zhou and Han practices, and in order to secure the world." And the King of Jin calmly replied: "There is no danger in Germany." ”
I have to say that there is really nothing wrong with this, but it is really like the words of a son of heaven. Taizu did not continue to insist, but only said: "In this way, after a hundred years, the people's strength in the world will inevitably be exhausted." ”
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Although the proposal to move the capital was over, after returning to Tokyo, the King of Jin still did not dare to rest assured. Within a few days, he appointed the fourth prince Defang as the envoy of Shannan's Western Province, Tongping Zhangshi (tongzhongshu menxia Pingzhangshi abbreviation, the name of the prime minister of Song), and the inspector lieutenant. High pole phase, and hold the real power of the local one (about the present province). Moreover, this inspector lieutenant was exactly the position of Taizu Chen Qiao when he rebelled.
In addition, there is a very strange thing, the Jin Dynasty palace is high, the water can not flow (the terrain is high, the water can not reach). On the fifth day of the first month of June, Taizu personally walked from Zuoyemen to the residence of the King of Jin, dispatched craftsmen to build large wheel water wheels, diverted the water from the Jinshui River into the mansion, and visited the mansion many times (Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 17), urging the completion of this project. On the third day of the first month of July, Taizu went to the Jin King's Mansion again to watch the jinshui river flowing into the Jin King's mansion.
The high terrain is difficult to obtain water, which should be a problem when building a house, why does Taizu care about it now? What is even more incomprehensible is that Taizu even visited the site many times, and after the completion of the project, he went to the acceptance inspection.
Behind this unusual enthusiasm, it always feels not so simple.
In September, Taizu arrived at the Jin Dynasty Palace again, and nothing was said about it. However, There is no history that Taizu once "boasted" of the mighty and mighty Guards of the King of Jin, "real soldiers", what was used for? hehe.
All of these piles stimulated the nerves of king Jin.
In October, Taizu sent troops to conquer the Northern Han Dynasty.
Just as Taizu's henchmen and generals were all on their way to the front, the King of Jin seemed to realize something.
On the night of October 20, Taizu summoned the King of Jin, and in the shadow of the axe candle, Taizu rode the dragon. The next day, the King of Jin took the throne, although it was the end of the year, but Zhao Guangyi could not wait for the arrival of the new year, he could not wait to change the year name to Taiping Xingguo, and the ninth year of Kaibao was only carried out for 10 months before it ended.
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In the past year, Taizu's relocation of the capital has not been successful, so that future generations have always taken Kaifeng, the land of four wars, as the capital, and because there is no strong defense, they are forced to hoard heavy troops to guard, and as Taizu expected, the people's strength will eventually be exhausted. It also led to the signing of the Alliance of yuanyuan and the indiscriminate pursuit of the opening of the year coins, but even so, the capital was not saved in the end. It can be said that the failure of Kaibao to move the capital in the ninth year has greatly aggravated the military inferiority of the Song to the Khitan and doomed it to a defensive position for more than a hundred years. Slightly exaggerated, this even became the first cave of the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty.
If Taizu did not die this year, the Northern Expedition would not hastily collect troops when the war went well. The recapture of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures in one fell swoop is a high probability event.
If Zhao Guangyi had not succeeded to the throne this year, the Yongxi Northern Expedition a few years later might have been another result.
But history has never had an if, only a result.
Many other things happened that year, such as the establishment of Yuelu Academy, one of the four famous academies in Chinese history.
In the same year, Taizu also ordered the reform of the salt introduction system since the Tang Dynasty, which is equivalent to the salt distribution license certificate, that is, an official sales license with a specified amount. Salt opened a small window to the private sector hundreds of years after it became a state monopoly. The government gave production and retail rights to merchants, and the government only controlled the wholesale process. This has greatly liberated economic vitality.
The ninth year of Kaibao is a year that changes the path of historical development. This is destined to be a special year.
Information referenced in this article:
Long edition of "The General Guide to the Continuation of The Governance of Capital";
History of the Song Dynasty;
Luoyang Local Chronicles;
"Looking Forward to the Millennium" by Yao Gu;
The Eighteenth Emperor of the Two Song Dynasties
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