#宋太祖 why the "glass of wine to release the military power" can be successful, why the generals will hand over the military power, is it not fragrant? #
The two idioms of Song Taizu as the protagonist are believed to be familiar to everyone, "yellow robe plus body" and "cup of wine to release military power" are well known to the world, but will things really be the way everyone imagines?
A glass of wine releases the military power performance
It sounds like Song Taizu invited a group of military generals to sit down and have a drink and chat, and then everyone handed over their military power. However, this incident has a strong academic controversy, the Northern Song Dynasty Ding Zhi's "Records of The Discussion of The Duke of Ding Jin", Wang Zeng's "Records of Wang Wenzheng" and Sima Guang's "Records of the Records of The Waters", but the contents of the three records are contradictory, such as the records of Zhao Pu, the first supporting character of the event, are different, some say that Zhao Pu bitterly advised Zhao Kuangyin, some say that Zhao Pu and Zhao Kuangyin conspired, etc., and some records of the night banquet are not, and the records of where shi Shouxin and other generals went after handing over their military power are also inconsistent. The Song Dynasty's "Records of Taizu Shilu" and "History of the Three Dynasties" do not record the release of military power by a cup of wine.
Portrait of Song Taizu
Regardless of whether this incident occurred or not, Song Taizu's handling of military power at that time was not as simple as this idiom said, first of all, Song Taizu did not withdraw his military power at the northern border pass, and even delegated power.
Li Hanchao was sent to shouguannan, Ma Renyu town shouyingzhou, Han Lingkun town shouchangshan, He Weizhong town shouyi prefecture, He Jijun town shoudi prefecture, Guo Jinzhen shouxishan, Wu shouqi town shou jinyang, Li Qianpu town shouyi prefecture, Li Jixun town shou zhaoyi, Zhao zan town shouyan prefecture, Yao Neibin town shouqingzhou, Dong Zunzhi town shouhuanzhou, Wang Yansheng town shouyuanzhou, Feng Jiye town shoulingwu, "the profits of the management, with which the trade is exempted from taxation." Therefore, the border ministers are rich in wealth, to raise the dead, to recruit spies, the enemy situation, the mountains and rivers, and they are ignorant and well-known. Therefore, for more than ten years, there has been no worry about the west and the north."
It was Song Taizu who even gave them not only military power to the border generals, but also gave them financial rights to the border towns tax-free, allowing the border troops to trade and use the proceeds of the trade to bribe the enemy countries and buy intelligence. Therefore, during the reign of Song Taizu, the northwest was as stable as Mount Tai, and the beginning of the Song Dynasty's heavy literature and light martial arts began here with Song Taizu's younger brother Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi.