(Jin Hee-jong completed Yan Qi stone carving)
Before the story begins, let's review a piece of history.
We know that the third emperor of the Jin Dynasty, Emperor Xizong, and the fourth emperor, Emperor Yanliang, were both very famous tyrannical lords in Chinese history.
Not only are they cruel, but they also have some very coincidental commonalities, such as their love of drinking, every drink must be drunk, every drunk will change their temperament, and then they are moody, sharpen their knives, and begin to kill.
The emperor's killing is very distinctive, not to the secretary of state, not to the people of Li, the emperor butcher knife inward, specifically killing his own group of royal relatives.
When the Jin Emperor finished Yan Liang's ascension to the throne, this kind of massacre of relatives was even worse, the emperor killed his uncle in the morning, killed his uncle at noon, killed his uncle at night, and then pulled out his third sister and six aunts the next day and beheaded them.
In the feudal era, the social status has always been clear and distinct, the poor are hungry, and the cold door does not produce high-ranking officials, the so-called "Zhumen wine smells of meat, and the road has frozen bones" is this truth.
Under such an era background, it should be extremely fortunate to be able to become the emperor's relatives, but in the dynasty of the abolition of the emperor, who became the emperor's relatives, it was really a big misfortune.
The Son of Heaven is the honor of the world, and the king and his subjects die, and the kings want their subjects to die, and the subjects have to die.
But now the king does not want his subjects to die, but the king wants his relatives to die.
And the protagonist of this article, GuanYanyong, as the emperor's cousin, it is clear that his life is not good.
The emperor wielded the butcher's knife, and more and more relatives fell under the emperor's butcher's knife, and no one could guarantee that the next one would not be their turn.
But what Yan Yong did not expect was that the emperor did not stare at himself, but on his lover of green plum bamboo horses, Ulin Dashi.
The reason for this is because the deposed emperor Yan Liang was a very person, and the reason why he said this is because the emperor once said such a sentence in public:
Regardless of the estrangement, they will be the best in the world and have a wife. - "History of Jin"
The meaning of this sentence is that the emperor likes women and is not distant and distant, whether it is a folk woman or a royal female dependent, as long as he likes it, he will pocket it.
(Ulinda image)
And Yan Yong's lover, the beautiful girl in the northern grassland, the Ulinda clan, became the object that the emperor wanted to occupy.
The emperor issued an edict asking Nauringda to be a concubine.
In the era of feudal imperialism, the emperor was the lord of the world, and the emperor's orders were more like water spilled out, and once issued, there was no possibility of change.
In this way, the fate of the Ulinda clan seemed to be predestined, but this virtuous woman did something that surprised everyone.
In order to protect his innocence, but also to protect his feelings for Yan Yong's loyalty, UlinDashi chose to commit suicide by throwing himself into the lake.
Kill yourself and live up to the king's feelings.
This obscure grassland girl used her actions to fulfill her promise to complete Yan Yong's life.
But the occurrence of all this is undoubtedly painful for Yan Yong.
If in the previous horrific atmosphere of slaughter, Guan Yanyong was only full of fear of the emperor, then after losing his most beloved woman, this fear slowly turned into a kind of hatred.
He began to hate the towering, brutal and bloody emperor.
Why can he wantonly take the lives of others?
And why did he force his most beloved woman into a dead end?
Fate has pushed Yan Yong to the cusp of the storm, is it to continue to endure with trembling, or to turn hatred into motivation and find another way out in this stormy era?
Everything is about to reveal the answer in the near future.
Zhenglong 6 years, 1161 AD.
The emperor, who had been indulging in pleasure all day, suddenly shook his body and announced a very explosive decision, that is:
He must use the strength of the whole country, the sword to guide the party, first to pacify the Western Xia, and then to destroy the Southern Song Dynasty, and complete the dream of the ancestors of all generations to unify the world.
The idea is full, but the reality is bone-chilling.
(Golden Waste Emperor Finish Yan Liang Stone Carving)
In the early years, the emperor ate, drank and played in the country, built the treasury of the Jin Dynasty early, the national finance deficit for many years, and the salaries of the secretaries of state and ministers could not be paid.
Yes, fighting a war is a military war, and even more an economy.
The purchase of siege equipment, the distribution of food and salaries for soldiers, and the supply of logistical supplies all cost money.
Does the emperor have money?
Of course there is no money.
What if I don't have any money?
Owe first.
(Attire of Jin Dynasty soldiers)
As soon as the news came out, everyone did not react on the surface, but they were definitely not very happy in their hearts.
What happened to working for the emperor? Can working for the emperor be done in vain? The emperor also has to pay his salary?
Otherwise, who wants to die exhaustingly and tirelessly in the frontier of a foreign country?
Moreover, the king always said that he was a promise, but the emperor's promise was like a high-risk check, saying that if it could not be cashed, it could not be kept.
The soldiers wanted to tie the knot, but the emperor had two words and no money.
But Yan Liang didn't care about these things, without saying a word, he immediately took the horizontal knife and took a large number of troops and set off.
Just after Yan Liang's front foot left, the back foot Jin Dynasty had undergone great changes in the country.
Comrade Yan Yong, who had been dormant for a long time, received the support of the vast majority of imperial court ministers and royal family relatives, and actually ascended the throne as emperor under the admiration of everyone. (i.e. Kim Sejong)
(Kim Sejong finished Yan Yong image)
There are two emperors in a court, which is really an ancient curiosity.
But that makes sense.
Because Comrade Yan Liang is really not a qualified emperor.
Internally, he did not engage in any economical policy of benefiting the people, and above the court, he did not cultivate any absolutely loyal confidants, and in the circle of the Jin Dynasty royal family, it was even more collapsed, mentioning the emperor, no one did not hate the itch of teeth.
To sum up, this is an emperor that no one likes.
Therefore, even if someone usurped the emperor's throne, it would not cause great waves.
The emperor has always been isolated.
Most people believe that the emperor should be replaced long ago.
Now, the Jin Dynasty has given birth to his fifth emperor, Kim Sejong, who completed Yan Yong.
Although the new emperor has ascended the throne, the old emperor has not yet died.
Yan Liang, who led the army on the expedition, temporarily got the news that he had been deposed from the throne, and before he could be surprised, he was killed by the conspiracy of the long-resentful subordinates.
The death of Yan Liang announces the end of an era, and now, the protagonist on the stage of history has become his cousin, Guan Yan Yong.
The old ushered in the new, but the Jin Dynasty did not usher in real change.
Emperor Sejong, who had just ascended the throne, faced a very severe test.
The test is divided into two parts, one is internal worry, and the other is external trouble.
The so-called internal worries refer to the upper and lower levels of the court, and even the royal family, and these people seem to be still stuck in the panicked environment of the Yan Liang era.
They could not trust each other, and naturally they could not cooperate together, which led to the emergence of a large number of officials in the imperial court who only wanted to protect themselves and not to be motivated.
Officials are not motivated, and most important political affairs are not handled.
If the state affairs are not discussed or decided, the operation of the entire dynasty will be very difficult.
(Kim Dynasty)
Faced with such a situation, Emperor Sejong adopted a very effective method, that is, all parties were gentle to show the grace of the king.
Yes, the emperor may not need to do anything. The emperor only needs to maintain his original self and be his emperor in a down-to-earth manner.
As long as the time goes on, people will inevitably find that although the newly appointed emperor came to power by improper means such as a coup d'état to seize power, he was completely different from the previous emperors, and he was a good old man who was harmonious with his relatives, friendly to his courtiers, and lenient with Li Min.
The ministers and princes and nobles were finally relieved.
At this point, internal worries were self-defeating, everyone performed their duties, and the country began to get on the right track.
Facts have once again proved that the king is the watch of the world, as long as the king can straighten out his body, the upward movement will have a downward effect, and the political state of the whole country will become clear.
The so-called external troubles mainly refer to the situation in which other nomadic peoples in the Jin Dynasty saw the turmoil of the times and revolted one after another.
Among them, the Khitan rebellion that was destroyed by the Jin Dynasty was the most serious.
The Khitan leader moved 50,000 troops to actively resist the rule of the Jin Dynasty, and wreaked havoc on the northern steppe, which once caused Emperor Sejong a great headache.
As an author, writing history must be rigorous, so I have carefully studied the history of the Three Dynasties of Liaojin and Xia, and I have found that this comrade who moved to The Nest was actually a tyrant under the circumstances at that time.
He started from scratch, and under the strict rule of the Jin Dynasty, he had to kill a bloody road alive.
To some extent, he even gave the extinct Liao Dynasty hope for revival at one point.
But history will always create the tragedy of "both Shengyu and He Shengliang", compared with Wenzhi Wugong, Wen Tao Wuluo's Jin Shizong completed Yan Yong, and only a brave comrade Washu Wo hui was obviously not an opponent.
(Image of The Moving Nest)
It didn't take long for the rebellion to be put down, and The Movers were killed and killed.
In this way, external problems are basically solved.
The four seas were peaceful, the world was clear, and the Jin Dynasty finally stepped into a prosperous world.
At this time, the emperor's life was about to come to an end.
Emperor Dengji died in 1161 AD in 1189 AD.
At the beginning of the reign, the population of the dynasty was only 3 million households, and on the eve of the emperor's death, the population had reached 6.7 million.
In 28 years, Yan Yong created his own imperial legend.
Dading twenty-nine years, 1189 AD.
According to the dry branch chronology, it is the year of self-unitary.
In this year, Emperor Xiaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhao Yun, was very tired of political affairs and wanted to reduce his burden on himself.
(Portrait of Zhao Xuan of Song Xiaozong)
It is reasonable to say that the burden is reduced, and it is enough to give yourself two days off.
However, the emperor was not surprised to die, and actually directly ceded the imperial throne to the crown prince Zhao Huan.
It was also in this year, on the grassland, a lifetime of diligent government, and even Known as "Xiao Yao Shun" by later generations, Kim Sejong died of illness at the age of 67.
It is worth mentioning that the emperor never made an empress in his lifetime.
In that year, UlinDashi committed suicide by throwing himself into the lake and fulfilling his lifelong commitment to loyalty and indomitability.
And now, the emperor will not marry in his lifetime, which also confirms his promise of true love throughout his life.
It's just a pity that the white clouds are in the air for thousands of years, and how many emperors and idiots and men and women are laughing and talking.