Why is it said that the dusky king and the traitor have the final say is the disaster of the country?
The reason why the Northern Song Dynasty collapsed was precisely because the country had this disaster - the dim king and the traitor had the final say!
In the late autumn of 1125 AD, Yan Zongwang, the commander of the right army of the Jin army, led an army of 50,000 to attack the Great Song Dynasty, and had been under the capital of Bianjing for several days, and Emperor Huizong of Song had long been so frightened that he would not do it and pass the throne to the crown prince Zhao Huan, which was Emperor Qinzong of Song.
Song Qinzong was no different from his faint father, and he was also afraid of enemies like a tiger, even though it was clear that there was a steady stream of soldiers and horses who came to King Qin gathered outside Bianjing City, he was still frightened by the Jin Army, and obediently sent the young slaughter Zhang Bangchang and the Kang King Zhao Zhi to the Jin Army camp to seek peace.
The famous general Seed Shidao and Shanxi general Yao Pingzhong led the Northwest Army with strong combat effectiveness to come to Qinwang, but unfortunately, Yao Pingzhong, who was greedy and aggressive, ignored the dissuasion of Seed Shidao and obtained the consent of Zhao Huan, the Dusk Jun, and led troops to "sneak attack" the Jin army camp at night, but as a result, he was ambushed by the Jin army who had been prepared, and was defeated by the Jin army and fled, and Yao Pingzhong simply fled back to the northwest in one breath.
Song Qinzong was afraid that the Jin army would use this as an excuse to attack the city, and when he saw Liu Yanzong, the envoy of the Jin state, coming, he was secretly happy, trembling in front of the envoy of the Jin state, Liu Yanzong, and promised to make peace with the Jin state.
Jin Ren promised him that if he could not pay the gold and silver demanded by Jin Ren once, he could make up for the shortfall in the future, and Song Qinzong even felt that Jin Ren was reasonable. This is the uncompromising comatose monarch! Having such a faint emperor is really a disaster for the Great Song!
And Dazai Li Bangyan took this opportunity to instigate Song Qinzong to remove Li Gang, who resolutely resisted Jin, from his official post in the name of currying favor with Jin, and also asked Song Qinzong not to allow the cultivator to enter the city. Li Bangyan wants to suppress these anti-gold people, so that his glory and wealth will not be threatened. The country is about to be broken, but what Li Bangyan is here is only his personal glory and wealth, this is an out-and-out traitor!
Jin Ren mistakenly believed that King Kang Zhao Shu was impersonated after a famous general, and asked Song Qinzong to replace King Kang Zhao Shu with another prince. Emperor Qinzong of Song lost no time in arranging for Zhao Shu the Prince of Su to replace Zhao Shu the King of Kang, because Emperor Huizong of Song liked Zhao Shu very much, so that his position as crown prince was almost taken away by Zhao Shu, and at this time he could repay the old hatred of the year. The state is not in a hurry, but entangled in the communiqué personal vendetta, what kind of shit emperor is Song Qinzong? It's just a shameless stunner!
After all this was arranged, Song Qinzong suddenly felt that the calamity of the death of the country seemed to have disappeared, and immediately couldn't wait to go to Banzai Mountain to enjoy the blessing. At that time, his father Song Huizong rarely took him to Banzai Mountain to enjoy blessings, and usually only brought those fairy-looking concubines and courtiers, which always made him envious and jealous.
Now, he can finally go to Banzai Mountain to enjoy the blessing as he wishes! Song Qinzong was even quite grateful in his heart that the Jin army went south to attack the Great Song, if not, how could his father, Emperor Huizong of Song, be willing to pass on the throne to him? Song Qinzong's heart is all about his arrogant and lascivious imperial life, and he doesn't care that the disaster of losing the country is imminent, once again proving that he is a complete comatose king!
On this night, the song and dance rose to the level, drunk with gold fans, and embraced the beauty upside down the phoenix, these days by the Jin army soldiers under the city frightened, was thrown by him to cloud nine, until the next day the sun basked in the ass, still reluctant to embrace the delicate beauty. However, his fragrant and beautiful dream was shattered by the panicked shouts of the eunuchs.
Song Qinzong was furious and cursed at the eunuch. The eunuch hurriedly kowtowed and said, Emperor, the big thing is not good, the military and civilians in the city have rebelled! Song Qinzong was so frightened that he sat up, and the eunuch told him that hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians from all over the city flocked to Xuande's gate to see him! In desperation, Song Qinzong changed his clothes and came to Xuandemen, the main gate of the palace city.
Song Qinzong witnessed the raging sea of people on the royal street on the tower of Xuandemen, and the soldiers and civilians waved angry fists from time to time, and burst out into thunderous roars, they demanded to kill the traitors! And Li Bangyan was the traitor they wanted to kill, so I saw that Li Bangyan, who was not possessed by his soul, had a white cloth that was still oozing blood tied to his head, and stumbled and knelt in front of him.
Song Qinzong was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, why did Ai Qing look like this? Li Bangyan told him with tears in his eyes that yesterday, in accordance with the emperor's wishes, he wanted to cut Li Gang's official position and not allow the cultivator to enter the city. When the soldiers and civilians in the city learned about it, they scolded him as a traitor and wanted to kill him. He came out of his house and was broken on the way by rubble thrown by soldiers and civilians.
Li Bangyan cried and told him that he wanted Song Qinzong to save his life. Song Qinzong was very strange, and asked him, as the prime minister, do you not know that the ban army is transferred to suppress? Li Bangyan said with a sad face, the forbidden army does not obey my orders, and I am helpless!
Li Bangyan had nothing to do, so he encouraged Song Qinzong to go outside the door to declare the holy will, and the army and people would naturally retreat. Song Qinzong looked at the still raging sea of people downstairs, and he was dizzy with fright, if it weren't for the eunuchs around him who helped him in time, he would have fallen to the ground a long time ago.
I really don't understand, why should a dignified country guard such a comatose king? Or is it only such a comatose king's order to follow? In addition to caring only about his own well-being, where will such a dim monarch take care of the country and the common people? Where can such a dim monarch represent the country?
The dizzy Song Qinzong asked the eunuchs to go outside the door for him to announce the decree, saying that yesterday's holy decree was the meaning of the emperor, not the prime minister. The internal eunuchs had to bite the bullet, and a dozen or so people huddled together and walked to the city tower. But not long after, I saw an internal eunuch with a blue nose and a swollen face flee back and kneel in front of Song Qinzong.
Song Qinzong asked in horror why he only saw him come back alone? The inner eunuch cried and told that as soon as they finished saying the words of the emperor's explanation, they were violently beaten by many soldiers and civilians, and only he fled back alone, and the other internal attendants were all killed on the spot! When Song Qinzong heard this, he was so frightened that he quickly turned his head and ran.
But was stopped by Li Bangyan's jump, and Song Qinzong, who was so frightened, couldn't even say a complete sentence. Li Bangyan said that the army and the people have not yet rebelled, and as long as the emperor goes out and says that yesterday's holy decree does not count, the army and people will disperse on their own. After speaking, Li Bangyan knelt down and begged Song Qinzong to ask the emperor to save his life. Right now, life matters, the phase can't be preserved and doesn't care!
Song Qinzong swept his pleading eyes towards the internal eunuchs and guards around him, but everyone lowered their heads, and no one dared to meet his gaze. Seeing this scene, Song Qinzong shed tears in despair, and had no choice but to walk down the city tower and come to the gate of Xuande with the support of many internal eunuchs and guards of the forbidden army.
As soon as Song Qinzong appeared outside Xuande's gate, the noisy sea of people suddenly quieted down. Song Qinzong's legs were beating, and a tai student held a plain silk full of words, and on behalf of the military and the people, he put forward a demand to kill the traitor and restore Li Gang's official position. More than 100,000 soldiers and civilians followed the earth-shattering shout, "Kill the traitors and restore Li Gang's official position"! Song Qinzong was so frightened that he couldn't possess his soul, and hurriedly said, quickly pass on the will! Reinstate Li Gang's official post and remove Li Bangyan!
The eunuchs and guards shouted desperately, and the emperor had a decree: restore Li Gang's official position and remove Li Bangyan! This imperial student immediately bowed to the ground and shouted long live the emperor, long live, long live! More than a hundred thousand soldiers and civilians followed and shouted "Long live, long live, long live!" ”
Song Qinzong had long been so frightened that his legs did not listen to the call, and he could no longer support it, so he collapsed, completely relying on the support of many internal eunuchs and guards and forbidden troops, which made him barely ugly in front of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians. It's really unimaginable, people like Song Qinzong are really wasted to the extreme, but just because he is the emperor, everyone in the world has to listen to him this waste, what is this called?
This is ignorance and foolishness, Song Qinzong this waste, which nerve of him will think about the country and the people? And how can there be the slightest appearance of an emperor? Should the emperor lie on the body of the people of the whole country and suck blood, and use the blood and sweat provided by the people of the whole country to satisfy his arrogant and lascivious life? Can he represent the country? Such a court dominated by a faint monarch and traitor is the biggest disaster of the Northern Song Dynasty, and it is also the fundamental cause of the collapse of the Northern Song Dynasty!
In this story, we see the stupidity and incompetence of Song Qinzong, a dim monarch, who completely disregards the fate of the country and the people, and only cares about his own pleasures. He compromised and sought peace with the Jin state, conniving at the traitor Li Bangyan to suppress the anti-Jin generals Li Gang and Cao Shi Dao, and even betrayed his brother King Kang Zhao Shu. And the traitor Li Bangyan also for his own status and wealth, unscrupulously oppressed honest officials, completely without the interests of the country and the people in mind.
Such a court composed of dim kings and traitors was a disaster for the country and doomed to destruction. They are indifferent to national affairs, pursuing only personal self-interest, and ignoring the suffering of the country's people. They ignored the honest and brave general and the wise and brave King of Kang, Zhao Shu, but accommodated the traitors and colluded with the enemy, providing opportunities for the Jin Kingdom, leading to the collapse of the state.
Dark kings and traitors have always been the source of disaster for all dynasties and generations in history. In modern society, although we no longer have emperors and dynasties, similar problems still exist. We should reflect and deal with power, we should choose leaders who are wise, honest and responsible, not faint, greedy, selfish and traitors. Only then can we move towards true progress and prosperity.
