Emperor Taizong of Song zhao Guangyi was not in the right position, and he very much wanted to establish an immortal merit to establish a foundation. This scene is extremely similar to that of Emperor Taizong of Tang after he killed his brother.
The southern divisions of the kingdoms had all been uprooted, and the Northern Han Dynasty was naturally the first target of Song Taizong's sword. Of course, this piece of meat is very difficult to cut, although the Northern Han Dynasty is a small country with a projectile, behind it is a powerful Khitan.
Emperor Taizong of Song invaded the Northern Han Dynasty, and there was no need to worry about the economy. In the era of Zhao Kuangyin, a "sealed pile warehouse" was set up, and a large amount of gold was stored. Such a large amount of wealth, Song Taizong just used it as soon as he came to power. He changed the "sealed pile vault" set up by his brother emperor to an inner vault, indicating that this move was not a "self-confession hobby", but a store to be stored for the time to be lacking.
Of course, when Emperor Taizong of Song first saw the "golden drapery like a mountain" in the pile vault, he was very critical of his brother Emperor's "accumulation too much".
"Every time the first emperor was anxious and worried, thinking about money, how wrong it was!"
Sighing at the "how can it be exhausted" of so many treasures, it is obvious that the family has just become ignorant of the price of chai rice. As long as there is a war, the gold, silver and grain will flow out like water.
Before Zhao Guangyi's conquest of the Northern Han Dynasty, he was quite suspicious, and he asked the chancellor Cao Bin: "Zhou Shizong and Emperor Taizu of this dynasty both personally conquered Taiyuan and did not conquer, is it because their cities and pools are too strong to be approached?" ”
Cao Bin, a veteran general with rich experience, replied: "During the reign of Emperor Shizong of Zhou, the general Shi Chao was defeated in the Battle of Shiling Pass, and his feelings were terrified, so he had to return to the army; Taizu camped in the sweet meadow, and the soldiers had to return due to many abdominal diseases due to water and soil reasons, and they had to return with their troops. Although the Taiyuan City was strong, it was not as invincible as imagined. ”
As a result, Emperor Taizong of Song's northern expedition was decided. Prime Minister Xue Juzheng and others advised him and did not listen.
The Song Dynasty sent Pan Mei, Cui Yanjin, Li Hanqiong, Cao Han, Liu Yu and other generals to lead all the soldiers and horses straight to Taiyuan.
At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, there had always been a peace treaty with the Khitans, and when they first heard that the Song Dynasty had cut down the Northern Han Dynasty, the Khitan monarchs were really frightened and sent envoys to ask: "What is the name of the army when you cut down the Northern Han Dynasty?" ”
Emperor Taizong's flesh and blood Fang Gang patted his chest and said, "Hedong (Northern Han) disobeyed his orders and was answering The Xingshi question!" If the Northern Dynasty (Khitans) did not help, the peace treaty was the same; otherwise, only the soldiers would meet each other! ”
In the nearly three hundred years since Emperor Taizong, the Song Dynasty has never heard half a sentence!
In the fourth year of the Taiping Revival (979), Emperor Taizong of Song drove from Beijing and personally conquered the Northern Han Dynasty.
On the way, there is a "tidbit" that can be expressed: Shici Liaozhou, there is a county-level civilian official in the middle of the road to give advice and speech, this person's surname is Song Mingjie.
"Song Jie, Song Jie, Song Dynasty Victory!" Emperor Taizong was very happy to see this name and identified Bike Northern Han.
The Northern Han Dynasty was now under the reign of Liu Jiyuan. When Song Taizu founded the country, Liu Jun, the lord of the country at that time, once had a delusional idea, wanted to regain the old rivers and mountains of the Later Han Dynasty and unite with Li Yun, but the result was a big defeat.
At that time, Song Taizu had sent someone to tell him: "The Jun family (you Liu clan) and the Zhou clan (Later Zhou) are feuding, and it is reasonable to fight and kill each other." My Great Song Dynasty has no previous suspicion with you, so why should I be trapped by one side of the family and one surname? If you are interested in the Central Plains, you can lead your army down the Taihang Mountains to a decisive victory or defeat with me. ”
Liu Jun also learned well, and sent someone to reply: "The land of Hedong (Northern Han) is not enough to be a Chinese (Central Plains Dynasty), my Liu Jun's family is not from a traitorous background, guarding this area, but I am worried that the (Northern) Han Society will not be sacrificed." ”
Pretending to be a grandson in such a low voice, Song Taizu couldn't help but feel compassion and said to the people who came: "Tell Liu Jun for me, let him have a way to live." ”
Therefore, when Liu Jun was alive, the Song Dynasty did not send troops to attack.
Liu Jun's life was very sad, the south was afraid of the Song soldiers to fight, the north was afraid of the Khitan persecution, the anger became a disease, and he died not long ago, which can be said to be scared to death, or it can be said that he died in a hurry, only 43 years old.
Liu Jun himself was childless, and was succeeded by his nephew Liu Ji'en. Liu Ji'en, whose original surname was Xue, was adopted as an adopted son by Liu Jun when he was young. Liu Ji'en was assassinated just two months after he succeeded to the throne, and his brother Liu Jiyuan was pushed by everyone. In fact, the current heir of the Northern Han Dynasty is no longer a true descendant of the Shatuo Liu clan.
Liu Ji'en's biological father, Xue Zhao, was originally a reckless military man, married the daughter of Liu Chong, the "Gaozu" of the Northern Han Dynasty, and was drunk once, and almost chopped the princess to death. After waking up drunk, Xue Junye knew that he had run into trouble and died in fear of sin. The princess remarried a person with the surname He and gave birth to Liu Jiyuan, so the original name of the Northern Han lord should be He Jiyuan.
That princess was really hard enough, and soon He Junye also fell ill and died, and Xiao Jiyuan was adopted by Liu Jun as an adopted son.
When the Liao Dynasty learned that the Song Dynasty had sent troops, it immediately sent yelü Xidi, the great king of the Northern Yuan, to lead an army to defend Yandi, and yelü Sha, the chancellor of the southern province, led an army to aid the Northern Han.
The Song Dynasty's Observation of Yunzhou made Guo Jin a general on the battlefield, and had already led an army to defend Shilingling (near present-day Yangqu, Shanxi).
The Liao Dynasty Yelü Sha led the front troops to the White Horse Ridge, across a wide stream, just in time to see the Song army waiting in a strict position. Yelü Sha wanted to wait for the rear army to arrive and attack again, but the Liao Dynasty Emperor Ji Wang Yelü Qiulie and others who supervised the army were greedy and decided to take advantage of the song army's unstable foothold and attack immediately.
In desperation, Yelü Sha had no choice but to order the Liao soldiers to attack. If in the plains, the Liao army, whose people are like fierce tigers and horses like dragons, suddenly charge forward, they will definitely take advantage of everything. However, the mountain was rugged, and there was a large stream in front of it, and the Liao soldiers lost the momentum of the sudden threat, or dismounted, or tested the depth and shallowness of the water while moving forward.
Before these Liao troops, whose lower bodies were wet, came ashore, Guo Jin led the Song army to attack head-on and defeat the Liao army.
Both Jeroboam's father and son, as well as Jeroboam's son, were killed, and Jeroboam himself barely escaped.
The Song army was in desperate pursuit, and if it were not for the arrival of the Liao Dynasty's southern king Yelü Xieyi in time with his troops and the use of crossbows to shoot back the Song soldiers, Yelü Sha and others would also be cut off by the Song army.
In this battle, the Song army was defeated, and all the Liao armies were depressed and retreated one after another.
Frightened, Liu Jiyuan sent a secret envoy to stuff the letter of the beggar into a wax pill and insert it into his hair bun, and sneaked out of Taiyuan City and rushed in the direction of liao. Unexpectedly, halfway through, the Northern Han envoy was arrested by Guo Jin, and Guo Jin escorted the envoy downstream of Taiyuan City. The city is breathtaking.
Soon, Lu Jun, a lieutenant of the Northern Han Dynasty, sent people from Dai Prefecture to the Liao Dynasty, but after the Liao Dynasty was defeated and lost, he no longer sent troops to save the Northern Han.
The Song army took advantage of the situation to attack again, and lianke Taiyuan was surrounded by important towns and strategic points.
In late May, Emperor Taizong of Song himself rushed to taiyuan to comfort the generals and command the siege.
Emperor Taizong of Song himself personally took possession of the armor, did not avoid the arrow stone, and commanded the siege of the city.
When the Song army saw the emperor sitting in the seat, the crowd was excited, and they all risked death to ascend first.
Many of Liu Jiyuan's generals surrendered to The City, and the Northern Han defenders gradually fell short.
Emperor Taizong of Song personally exhorted: "King Yue and King Wu will return to the dynasty, or confer on the title of great vassal, or rank as a general, and the ministers and sons will enjoy official titles, (Liu) will inherit the Yuan but fall rapidly, and will always be rich and noble!" ”
In order to prevent the besieging Song army from slaughtering the city due to casualties and anger, Song Taizong also commanded the army to suspend the siege.
Extremely poor, Liu Jiyuan, the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty, had to surrender himself to the north of the city.
Zhao Guangyi did not renege on his word, he did not kill him, he gave Liu Jiyuan the title of Inspector Taishi, sealed Peng Chenggong, and gave him a very generous gift. At this point, the Song Dynasty destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty and obtained the land of ten states, with a total of more than 35,000 households.
Although Liu Jiyuan was a tyrant who killed his subordinates at every turn, he lived a good life after surrendering, and died of illness in the second year of Chunhua (991), entrusting his son Liu San pig to the care of Song Taizong on his deathbed.
At that time, Liu San pig was only 6 years old, and Song Taizong mourned it, gave the three pigs the name of "Shou Jie", gave the deputy envoy of the Xijing workshop, and gave lu at home to raise them well.
Liu Jiyuan was a weak and mediocre person, so he was able to die well in the life of Emperor Taizong.
After conquering Taiyuan, Zhao Guangyi ordered The city of Taiyuan to be destroyed, changed to "Pingjin County", and sent troops to set fire to the Taiyuan Hut, and the old and weak in the city tended to avoid the city gate, and many people were burned. It can be seen that for the refusal of the Taiyuan soldiers and people, Taizong still has a great evil fire in his heart.
The pacification of the Northern Han Dynasty at first glance seems to be a great success for Emperor Taizong of Song. In fact, blessings and misfortunes cannot be seen only in the gains and losses of one moment and one place.
The Northern Han Dynasty was nothing more than a small state, and for the Song Dynasty, the great enemy was the Khitan Liao Dynasty. If Emperor Taizong of Song personally conquered the Northern Expedition, first captured Youzhou and pacified Yandi, the Northern Han Dynasty would be the object in the palm of his hand, and the bow and arrow might be won in one fell swoop. This kind of strategy, Song Taizu had already reached a consensus with Zhao Pu and other courtiers during his lifetime. However, Emperor Taizong of Song was anxious to succeed, sacrificing his money to take the end, and destroying the Northern Han Dynasty was more than worth the loss, which had laid a big foreshadowing for the future failure of the Liao.
(Source| "Song Liao Jinxia: Civilization on the Blade" by | Meiyi, Tiandi Publishing House|)