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"This also resulted in the entire Song Dynasty being unbeatable. This was also the main reason why the Song Dynasty was poor and weak. We must know that civil servants and generals should coordinate and balance each other. No one can do it without them. , The country cannot be governed without civil servants, and the country cannot be established without generals. This is also the most important reason why the Song Dynasty always lost battles and was bullied in the end. The root cause is Taizu Zhao Kuangyin."

"Actually, although Zhao Kuangyin's act of releasing military power with a cup of wine had both positive and negative impacts, I personally still feel that the negative impact caused greater disadvantages and had a deeper negative impact on future generations. If it hadn't been for such an action, The status of military generals will not become lower and lower, and the Song Dynasty in later generations will not become more and more miserable, and corruption will not be so serious. The Song Dynasty in later generations will not have many soldiers and officials, and will be poor and weak. The root cause is The beginning is here.”

Qin Shihuang: The reason for the demise of the Song Dynasty was that Song Taizu had laid hidden dangers. In the final analysis, it was because these later emperors did not know how to adapt.

Zhu Yuanzhang: The economy is developing well, but the military is in a mess!
Zhu Di: I am also a military commander, but I still despise martial arts. I must look down on scholars, but I still value literature. I really don’t know what I think.

"This is also the biggest hidden danger left by Zhao Kuangyin's "favoring literature over martial arts"!"

"The Northern Song Dynasty pursued a policy of emphasizing civility over military affairs and valued civil servants. As a result, most of the civil and military ministers in the Manchu Dynasty were civil servants, and they could not send many capable generals to fight the enemy."

“The policy of emphasizing literature over martial arts in the Northern Song Dynasty led to a wave of people attaching importance to academics, which led to the saying, “Everything is of inferior quality, only reading is high.” ""

"Achieving fame has become the only pursuit of civilian scholars, but this has also resulted in fewer and fewer people who can practice martial arts. There has also been a large shortage of military generals in the court. Civil servants know more about the law than military generals. This was also the case in the Song Dynasty An important factor in taking the law seriously.”

"Zhao Kuangyin believes that only in this way can the bad factors in the local area be eliminated, and it can also promote the improvement and supplement of the law, but it also creates an important factor that makes the country incapable of resisting when foreign enemies invade."

"Due to the prevalence of literary style, the Song Dynasty quickly stabilized from the war and became vibrant and prosperous. However, it also led to the depletion of the Song Dynasty's armaments and the low status of the soldiers. In the end, it was vulnerable to the invasion of foreign enemies and could only Give up territory and pay compensation, humiliate and seek peace.”

"After Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne, he followed a set of ancestral family laws, which was to establish full-time officials in the court to decentralize functions and powers."

"The starting point of Zhao Kuangyin's policy is actually to guard against military generals, to prevent the separatism of vassal towns and the dictatorship of military generals. Zhao Kuangyin handed over the power of the prime minister to the Privy Council, while the financial power was divided by the three departments, and the prime minister only had a little administrative power."

"At the same time, the Council for Political Affairs, the Deputy Privy Envoy and the Third Division were established. From then on, the power of each official in charge of major powers was weakened."

"The dispersion of the prime minister's power will lead to the strengthening of Zhao Kuangyin's power. Zhao Kuangyin regarded these as his serious problems and tried every possible means to deal with the prime minister and guard against ambitious people. All these made Zhao Kuangyin lose supporters and lose People’s hearts.”

"In this way, Zhao Kuangyin despised the generals in order to praise the literati, which led to the military weakness of the Song Dynasty and laid hidden dangers for the Northern Song Dynasty in the future.

"If Zhao Kuangyin can live longer, maybe the policy will be reformed. I think that even if Zhao Kuangyin is still alive by then, he will not be able to fight back against foreign enemies."

"In August of the ninth year of Kaibao, Song Taizu wanted to launch the Northern Expedition again. However, Song Taizu died suddenly on October [-]th, leaving behind the historical mystery of "The Sound of Candle Shadow and Axe". After his brother Zhao Guangyi came to the throne, he was busy rectifying the government affairs, and the cause of unification was temporarily suspended. stop."

"As mentioned before, there were few emperors in the Song Dynasty who could withstand major events. It is one thing for an emperor not to be adaptable, and it is another thing for an emperor to be incompetent. The hidden dangers left by Zhao Kuangyin are the main thing."

"It's ridiculous to think of "worshiping literature over martial arts" as group training. Why not learn from the group training of the Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Yuanzhang: Old Zhao!You have only been emperor for a long time and you have passed away. Do you want to check on your brother?

Zhao Kuangyin: I didn’t expect it to end like this. If I were still alive, how could I not discover military problems in a battle? My brother has been asked to be killed by me. If his descendants are not good, there is no way I can leave this person behind. Hidden danger.Li Zhi: I remember Miss Zhang mentioned earlier that there should be five or six emperors in the Song Dynasty who did nothing!How many generations did the Song Dynasty last through?Isn't there even a good emperor?This is unlikely!
"The Song Dynasty went through 18 generations of emperors. In fact, some emperors were good. One hundred kinds of people have one hundred different opinions. There must be good emperors. It depends on how you look at them. Do you think Zhao Kuangyin is a good emperor if he can be ranked among the top ten outstanding emperors? , then the shortcomings he left cannot be denied."

"Song Shenzong and Song Zhezong were considered good emperors of the Song Dynasty. Unfortunately, they had great ambitions, but both of them died young."

"Emperors who come to power almost always make some reforms that are beneficial to the country, but some reforms are not as harmful as they are."

Zhao Kuangyin: Then does the Song Dynasty really have no accomplished emperors?

"Then I will give Song Taizu a plate."

"Zhao Guangyi, Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, said that Zhao Guangyi is not good at leading the army in war, but he is definitely good at engaging in politics and conspiracy."

"It was originally agreed that the "Golden Chamber Alliance" would be passed down by Song Taizu to Song Taizong, and Song Taizong would pass on Tingmei. However, Tingmei's re-passing was so virtuous that in the end, the throne was left to his descendants."

"And Zhao Guangyi was definitely the first prodigal in the Northern Song Dynasty. The elite troops left behind by Zhao Kuangyin, the "axe-sounding shadow" who died for no apparent reason, were killed by Zhao Guangyi in one go."

"Greeting for merit and taking advantage of others has actually inspired the Khitan Youyun Sixteen Prefectures."

"The army of 30 was defeated by Brother Yelvxiu. A generation of emperors finally escaped in a donkey cart and won the title of "The God of Chariots of the Gaoliang River"!"

"Afterwards, Song Taizong gave up the conquest and instead defended the city."

"In terms of domestic reforms, Song Taizong relaxed the talent selection system, paid attention to agricultural development, reclaimed wasteland and dug rivers."

"In his later years, Song Taizong's temperament changed drastically and he increased taxes massively. The heavy burden made the people miserable, and uprisings occurred frequently in various places."

"What do Song Taizu think?"

"Song Zhenzong, named Zhao Heng, was the third son of Song Taizong."

"In the early days of his rule in the Song Dynasty, due to his diligence in government affairs, the economy developed, and he could be called a ruler."

"However, this situation did not last long. In the first year of Jingde, the Liao people invaded. Song Zhenzong led his troops to fight in person. However, after the battle of Chanyuan, he sued for peace with the enemy and used money to pay tribute to ensure stability."

"This was the first time that the Song Dynasty sued for peace from its enemies. From then on, the history of humiliation of the Song Dynasty began."

"Song Zhenzong's method of "spending money to avoid disasters" brought a heavy burden to the people, and there were often complaints among the people."