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Li Yu's attitude and strategy towards Song was to seek stability, while Zhao Kuangyin's combat strategy could be described as clever, and the overall strategy was to attack. The first is to have a plan and strategy, and the other is to have experience and courage. Zhao Kuangyin participated in or led the battles against the Southern Tang Dynasty many times and accumulated rich experience in the attack on the Southern Tang Dynasty. On the contrary, Nantang has always wanted to win stability through bribery. In the end, the Southern Tang Dynasty accelerated the pace of destruction.
Several times he asked for reconciliation and vowed not to resist to show loyalty
The first thing Li Yu did when he ascended the throne was to present the "Song Taizu Table on the Enthronement" to Zhao Kuangyin, indicating that he had no intention of resisting Zhao Kuangyin and was willing to surrender. The full text is only 387 words. The core meaning is very clear: that is, he is loyal to Song, and he hopes that Emperor Song will not destroy himself. The sentences are humble, the words are surrender, and the full text reveals that there is no second heart and absolute surrender to Zhao Kuangyin in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Even when Zhao Kuangyin sent troops to destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty, Li Yu still did not actively prepare for war, and still hoped to impress the tiger and wolf army with his surrender and stop the pace of destroying the Southern Tang Dynasty. He also prayed to Song not to send troops. "The Book of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the Later Lord Benji, and the Begging Slow Master Table" is only 286 words, compared with the previous article "The Table of Song Taizu on the Throne", there is only one center, which is to beg Zhao Kuangyin to pity and dismiss the army. Li Yu tried his best to write and write, hoping to make the Song Emperor "forgive only His Majesty's leniency" with his surrender to the Northern Song Dynasty.
Ma Ling's Book of the Southern Tang Dynasty records that Li Yu sent Xu Xuan to deliver this piece begging to delay the attack. was refuted by Zhao Kuangyin's famous argument "Those who are called fathers and sons are two families". The above table did not achieve the fundamental purpose of Li Houzhu, nor did it bring any benefits to himself. But Li Yu did not give up, "In November Xinwei, Jiangnan sent Xu Xuan and others to beg for a delay again." And sent a lot of property, "Song History, Taizu Ji III" contains: "Jiangnan tribute 50,000 taels of silver, 50,000 horses of silk, begging the teacher." "It's really a loss for my wife and a soldier.
Whether Li Yu's ascension to the throne is to seek stability on the surface, or Li Yu's temporary practice of clutching Buddha's feet and begging for a teacher, it is a fool's dream, and it is impossible to achieve the purpose of saving the country. The result naturally ended with "not answering" and "not going to the province", and Li Yu, as the monarch, naturally touched the ashes. Song Zhao Kuangyin intended to eliminate the Southern Tang Dynasty, and his attitude was resolute and unquestionable. Fundamentally, the country's exchanges still rely on strength to speak, but Li Yu did not see the essence of the problem. His attitude of blindly seeking peace and groveling behavior had to be exchanged for the consequences of the ruin of the country and the destruction of the family.
If you don't have a good strategy and don't attack, you will lose your heart and miss the opportunity
Li Yu has always wanted to attack and did not dare to attack on the issue of Song Zhao Kuangyin. Try to avoid the various questions thrown by the other party in an evasive way. There were also a few great attacking opportunities, but history doesn't make assumptions. If Li Yu dares to seize the opportunity to fight hard, the result may not be easy to measure. At least you can stand with dignity and hold on for a while.
Lin Renzhao of the Southern Tang Dynasty once proposed to attack the Song, but in the end it was not adopted. Lin Renzhao, a native of Jianyang, is a general Shen Yi and resolute, and his tattoo is a tiger, and he is called Lin Huzi in the army.
When the Song army was still attacking the Southern Han Dynasty, Lin Renzhao thought that this was the best time to attack the Song. Lin Renzhao went to Li Yu and suggested taking advantage of the opportunity of the Song Dynasty's successive years of conquest and the emptiness of Huainan's defense, he led tens of thousands of elite soldiers to cross the Yangtze River to the north to recover the states of Huainan, and then expand the troops and horses to cross Huaibei to attack Bianjing. Lin Renzhao also came out with specific steps one by one: "Out of Shouchun, crossing Huai, according to Zhengyang". Because the situation is very good now: "because of the people who miss the old to return to their old places". What's even more commendable is that Lin Renzhao even thought about Li Yu's back road. "It must be unwilling, on the day of the army, please raise troops to rebel outside the country, the matter will be successful, the country will provoke its interests, it will not be successful, the clan and the ministers, Your Majesty Ming will not premeditate. The stakes have been made very clear by Lin Renzhao.
If the matter is successful, Li Yu will retain the throne, and if the matter is defeated and his family is destroyed, the responsibility can be put on Lin Renzhao. It can be seen that Lin Renzhao was loyal to the Southern Tang Dynasty and the later master, and he died later. Isn't it the luck of the country and Li Yu to have such loyal ministers and good generals who dare to make progress and dare to take responsibility! It is a pity that the latter lord is afraid and does not dare to obey and has no enterprising spirit; it is a pity that the latter lord has no ability to know people. In the end, Li Yu not only did not dare to take this risk, but transferred Lin Renzhao to Hongzhou, and appointed him to stay in the southern capital and the Yin of Nanchang Mansion. even fell for Zhao Kuangyin's discordant plan in the end, poisoning Lin Renzhao.
On the contrary, after Zhao Kuangyin knew Lin Renzhao's suggestion, he decided to get rid of Lin Renzhao by using a counter-strategy. Lin Renzhao's important role can even be known to Zhao Kuangyin as an opponent. But Li Yu couldn't make the best use of his talents, and finally ended up with the tragic end of "the old hometown of Jiangnan and Jiangbei, a dream for 30 years".
At the beginning of the fourth year of Kaibao, "a businessman came to tell me that China and North Korea had built thousands of warships, and in Jingnan, please go to the secret and burn them." The lord of the country is afraid and does not dare to obey. This was an excellent opportunity to attack, and the latter owner Li Yu was "afraid of leaking" and looked ahead, and the businessman had to "flee" sadly. The fact that businessmen have come up with this trick shows that the opportunity is good. We guess that the businessman's heart must be as sad as Lin Renzhao's, and he wants to cry without tears. Not meeting the Lord is one of the great tragedies of life.
All of this was the result of Li Yu's non-offensive strategy. Such a strategy has endless troubles, because they did not dare to attack, the Southern Tang Dynasty had no combat experience, and when it came to the real battle, the army was defeated and defeated for thousands of miles.
Don't want to be famous, don't want to enter the dynasty and force into the dynasty
After Li Yu ascended the throne, because of his respect for the Song court, the Song Dynasty did not call Li Yu's name directly in the edict of the Southern Tang Dynasty. And Li Yu, out of fear, wrote to the Song Emperor to call him by his name. If you don't act in the name of the emperor or act in the emperor's festival, you will naturally not be able to impress the Northern Song Dynasty with such low-level means. This kind of pediatric practice will not make Zhao Kuangyin feel compassion.
In the first spring of the first year of Qiande, "Taizu sent an envoy to give sheep and horses to gallop." In March, Taizu went out to Pingjing Lake, and the lord of the country sent an envoy to the army. In December, the lord of the country begged for the edict and did not obey it. This time, Li Yu proposed "no name" under the premise that the two sides had exchanges with each other after the Song and Southern Tang Dynasty showed favor to each other. Li Yu proposed "nameless" for only one purpose, hoping to gain the favor of the Song Emperor without destroying his own country. At this time, Emperor Song would not agree, because Zhao Kuangyin did not destroy other countries at this stage for the time being, and still hoped to stabilize Li Yu.
Later, the result of the above request for "no name" was completely different, the Song Dynasty had already destroyed the countries around the Southern Tang Dynasty, and only the Southern Tang Dynasty itself remained. It no longer makes sense for you to ask for "no name", so "follow it". In the summer of the sixth year of Kaibao, Taizu sent Lu Duoxun, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, to come, and the lord Li Yu heard that Taizu wanted to rejuvenate the teacher, so he used force against him, and hurriedly expressed his wish to accept the order, but of course the Song Emperor did not allow it. It can be seen that all the actions of the Song Dynasty towards Li Yu do not depend on Li Yu's situation, but on the situation of the Northern Song Dynasty.
When Li Yu kept asking for resignation, in fact, Song Taizu also kept asking Li Yu to enter the court, and Song Taizu wanted to surrender without a fight and directly destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty. During this period, Li Yu was asked to enter Beijing many times, but Li Yu shirked it under various excuses.
In the fifth year of Kaibao, Li Yu refused due to illness. A few more years have passed. In the seventh year of Kaibao, Li Yu was summoned to the court twice. The first time the lord of the country did not answer, he did not reply directly, and the result was over. The second time not only "the lord of the country resigned", but also said the words of absolute decision, "the ministers are in the court, and the whole sect is worshipped." If you don't mean it, it's just death now. "It means that I, Li Yu, serve the court so dedicatedly, just hoping to preserve the temple, if Emperor Song you must ask me to go, I will die. Having said that, Emperor Song had no choice but to send troops to attack.
Li Yu also deeply understood that Zhao Kuangyin's invitation to go to Bianjing was essentially a Hongmen banquet, and once he entered the Song Dynasty, he would never return to the Southern Tang Dynasty. Therefore, in the face of Song Ting's urging this time, he no longer remained silent, but responded with cruel words. I think Li Yu is doing the right thing. should not follow Liu Chan's example and live a happy life in the years under the fence. It's a pity that I didn't learn to practice lying down and try my courage and fight hard. In the end, of course, it was "meat to surrender to the military".
In addition, Li Yu also secretly played hide and seek with Emperor Song. Bow down and make enough superficial articles, the name is fake, and stealing a life is the real purpose. While constantly seeking "no name", Li Yu secretly has always practiced the emperor's system. On the surface, he canceled the name of the country, changed the "Southern Tang Dynasty Lord" to "Jiangnan Lord", and changed the "Southern Tang Dynasty Seal" to "Jiangnan Seal". In fact, when the envoys of the Northern Song Dynasty went south, Li Yu changed his purple robe and removed the Peng kiss, which symbolized imperial power, to show his humility. This kind of practice of covering one's ears and stealing the bell does not deceive others, but can only harm oneself.
Frequent tributes make the country weak, and smart is mistaken by cleverness
On the issue of dealing with the Song court, Li Yu also had a great hope of "sending", and it was a big gift and a special gift. The History of the Song Dynasty records that "whenever Yu hears of the imperial court's meritorious service and celebrations, he will send an envoy to repair the tribute; "Li Yu has reached the point where the Northern Song Dynasty has no time and nothing to pay tribute to. Its tribute assets include gold and silver utensils, all kinds of treasures, leno, silk and so on. The rough statistics are as follows. The comprehensive land tour "Book of the Southern Tang Dynasty", Ma Ling's "Book of the Southern Tang Dynasty" and "History of the Song Dynasty" have counted more than 16 tribute gifts.
The gold and silver sent by the Southern Tang Dynasty were innumerable, and the treasures were innumerable. Li Yugong has been paid for more than 20 years, with a wide variety and an astonishing number. Not only send money, but also send maps. The Song court sent Lu Duoxun as a messenger to the Jiangnan State. Win the favor of the lord of the country. And also, the envoy Bai Guo said: The imperial court rebuilt the world's picture scriptures, and the history museum is unique to the Jiangdong states, and they are willing to ask for a copy to return. The lord of the country urgently ordered it to be written.
The list of gift-giving is endless. In the second year of Kaibao, Li Yu gave a clear answer in his letter of persuasion to Liu of the Southern Han Dynasty, that is, "The History of the Song Dynasty and the Book of Liu Gong": "If the husband is strong, he will face the king in the south, and if he is weak, the jade silk will be a big matter, and he will be bent and stretched in me." This is also Li Yu's guiding ideology for the Northern Song Dynasty.
Uncontrolled "tribute" will inevitably lead to a deficit in national strength, and it is unable to wage war with the Great Song Dynasty. Li Yu's purpose in giving gifts was to hope that Song could protect the Southern Tang Dynasty, but the result was in vain and he threw meat into the tiger. The views of Su Xun's "Theory of the Six Kingdoms" in the Song Dynasty can actually completely explain one of the reasons for Li Yu's destruction of the country in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Blindly bribing the Song Dynasty without strengthening the internal strength of his own country is also the way to destroy the country.
epilogue
Li Yu's various measures against the Song Dynasty, whether passive or active, could not stop the demise of the Southern Tang Dynasty. All kinds of ideas undoubtedly "drink to quench thirst", in addition to accelerating the demise of the Southern Tang Dynasty, can not fundamentally change the Song Dynasty's determination to destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty.