Song Gexing

Chapter 11 The Story of General Yang
Liu Liufu didn't want to cause trouble. Besides, this was Bianjing City. The assassination of the Song Dynasty prince would be a catastrophic disaster, regardless of whether it could be successful.

Therefore, he advised again: "Master Xiao has forgotten that the bloodline of Emperor Song has always been weak. Whether this son can grow up is still a matter of doubt. Besides, even if we want to do something, we have to wait until our trip is completed. After leaving Song Dynasty, we cannot give It’s up to anyone to give him any excuse.”

Xiao Temo stopped insisting, pondered for a while and nodded.

Of course, the biggest reason for the Liao Kingdom's mission to the Northern Song Dynasty was that they brought a big task, which was to blackmail the Song Dynasty and want the land of the ten counties in the south of Guannan.

The so-called ten counties in Guannan are the ten counties south of Waqiao Pass, not far from Baiyangdian in Baoding in later generations, and going south and east to Tianjin.

After Shi Jingtang volunteered to be the emperor and dedicated the sixteen states of Youyun, this was three of them. However, during the reign of Zhou Shizong Chai Rong, the fierce man Chai Rong invaded Khitan in the north and captured seventeen counties in the three states.

Among them, there are ten counties here. Since they are south of Waqiao Pass, the Liao Kingdom began to call that area Guannan Land at that time.

The terrain of Guannan is high in the middle and low on both sides. It is a rare hilly area in Hebei, interspersed with swamps and lakes. It is difficult for cavalry to exert its advantage here.

But in the hands of the Song people, it was a great threat to the Liao Kingdom. If you think about it, you will know that Baoding is not far from Beijing, and there is no danger in the middle.

At this time, Beijing was the Nanjing of the Liao Kingdom. The Liao Kingdom established Xijin Prefecture here, which was an important economic center.

If another fierce man like Zhao Kuangyin appeared in the Song Dynasty, Beijing would be almost unable to defend itself.

In the wars between Song and Liao, in fact, during the Song Taizu era, the Liao Kingdom lost more and won less. If Zhao Kuangyin had not died violently, the Liao Kingdom would not have existed.

Therefore, the Liao Kingdom has always wanted to recapture the ten counties in Guannan since the beginning of Liao Shengzong Yelu Longxu, but the Chanyuan Alliance shattered his ideal.

In fact, the Liao Kingdom could not hold out in that battle, but Song Zhenzong was too timid, so he signed the alliance.

After Liao Xingzong succeeded to the throne, he had been looking for opportunities, but the Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty were brothers and it was impossible to start a war without a reason. They had to find a high-sounding reason to be famous.

He found the reason last year, that is, the Song Dynasty attacked Xixia, and Li Yuanhao was the consort of the Liao Kingdom, which allowed him to make a fuss.

But not everyone in the Liao Kingdom supported the war. At this time, Xiao Xiaomu, the king of the Southern Court, was firmly opposed to going to war with the Song Dynasty. Only then did envoys come, intending to blackmail the Song Dynasty first.

Maybe the Song Dynasty backed down after some scares. By then, it would be a bloody battle, so why not do it.

Zhao Fang knew why the Liao envoys came this time, but he did not intend to participate. In fact, the emperor and ministers did not allow him to participate. He was still too young to speak with weight.

In addition, he knew that the Liao Kingdom had not achieved its goal this time. Although Renzong was kind, he still could not lose his territory.

As for the ministers at this time, although the Zhuhe faction had the advantage, no one dared to give up their territory, otherwise the Renzong Dynasty would not be praised by future generations.

The final result this time was that the Song Dynasty added 20 years of coins and re-signed the alliance. From then on, the Liao Kingdom gave up its pursuit of the land south of Guannan.

Since then, the Northern Song Dynasty has given a total of 50 years of coins to the Liao Kingdom every year. Based on this, later generations criticized the Song Dynasty for being weak. Although this is reasonable, it is still worthy of discussion.

It is true that it is very frustrating to be forced by an opponent to spend money to buy peace.

But on the other hand, 50 live coins were actually very few for the Song Dynasty. As a result, the two countries had been at peace for 60 years, and the military expenditures saved actually exceeded this amount of money countless times.

Of course, this cannot be calculated in this way, but we must also consider that at the beginning of the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom encountered was also a rising power.Not only was the area no smaller than the Song Dynasty, the number of people was no less than the Song Dynasty, but the military force was also stronger than the Song Dynasty, only the economy was not as good as the Song Dynasty.

When the two powers meet, if there is no such peace, it will be a lose-lose outcome. This is unacceptable to both sides, which is why the Liao Kingdom agreed to peace negotiations.

Moreover, the Northern Song Dynasty itself was not without its worries. Li Yuanhao's rebellion made Renzong unable to fight against the Liao Kingdom with all his strength, and the Dali Kingdom in the south was not honest either.

What's more, Jiaozhi fell from time to time. If the Yang family of Bozhou hadn't actively surrendered to the Song Dynasty and guarded the gate of the South for the Song Dynasty, the Northern Song Dynasty would not have been so relaxed.

At this time, the Yang family in Bozhou was already part of the same family as the Yang family in Tianbo Mansion. The current head of the Bozhou family was the eldest son of Yang Yanzhao, who adopted his son to him six years ago.

Because the Bozhou Yang family is also a descendant of the Linzhou Yang family, they have the same ancestor as Yang Jiye, and they are not distant relatives.

The Yang family in Bozhou started in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties. The head of the family, Yang Duan, was originally from Shanxi. He responded to the imperial court's call and went to Bozhou to regain the territory invaded by the Nanzhao Kingdom and conquer the world.

After the fall of the Tang Dynasty, there was a melee in the Central Plains. The Nanzhao Kingdom was also replaced by the Dali Kingdom, and the Yang family became the local emperor there.

Emperor Shan Gao had no one to attack them, so he gradually became a hereditary chieftain and integrated with the locals.

In fact, it didn’t take long to talk about it. The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms were founded in the Song Dynasty in only 53 years, and it is only a century old now.

Therefore, when Yang Chuanyong (also called Yang Chongguang in Bozhou genealogy research, which is very similar to his younger brother Yang Wenguang) went to Bozhou for inspection under Renzhi's instructions, he came into contact with Yang Zhao, the contemporary head of the Yang family.

After chatting, they found out that they were brothers from the same clan. It happened that Yang Zhao was over fifty and still had no children, so Yang Chuanyong adopted his son to him and renamed him Yang Xin, who was appointed as the next generation heir.

Therefore, from this moment on, the Yang family in Bozhou can be regarded as the continuation of the Yang family in Tianbo Prefecture.

Why did Renzong send Yang Chuanyong to Bozhou? In fact, he had no intention of coveting the Yang family in Bozhou. This was a complete surprise.

After Yang Zhao's father Yang Shi surrendered to the Song Dynasty, the Yang family voluntarily donated their land. Song Taizong did not take away his hereditary rights, but he also established a forbidden army in Zunyi, Bozhou.

The Zunyi Army belonged to the imperial court, so it was normal for Yang Chuanyong to be sent south for inspection. However, he did not expect such a wonderful meeting between the two Yang families.

In later generations, Yang Zaixing was said to be a descendant of the Yang family generals. Is there a reason for this? Yang Zaixing was a proper Guizhou native, which is clear in the history books.

But it makes sense to say that he is a descendant of the Yang family general. After all, this guy's martial arts skills are so powerful, he really has the style of Yang Wudi back then.

Moreover, although Yang Linggong used the Golden Sword, Yang Yanzhao was a master of spear skills. The famous Liuhe gun in later generations is said to be the Yang family gun, so it is understandable that Yang Zaixing used the gun.

Yang Zhi, the green-faced beast in Water Margin, does exist in the history books, but he never went to Liangshan, and he used a sword.

It is speculated that the Yang family should have excellent martial arts skills in both swords and guns, but their descendants choose to learn according to their own preferences.

"Xiao Zhengzi, come here, I have something to ask you. Don't be so picky. What are you afraid of!"

When Zhao Fang returned to the palace, the more he thought about it, the more something was wrong. What happened to Lu Zhailang, so he came to Yanfu Palace and waved to the young eunuch Wang Zhongzheng to come over.

(End of this chapter)