When taking stock of Ming Taizong at the beginning, Lao Zhu was stunned!

Chapter 38: Where is the strength of Wubu with blood splattering!
[So what was the final actual defense level of the Song Dynasty? 】

[Border defense seems to be nothing. They talk about peace ideals all day long. When it comes to war, they have lost their blood and mostly consider the principle of interests. 】

[Speaking of caution in starting a war has become an excuse to escape and avoid war. 】

[The imperial court was unsightly in its military affairs, but politically it preached the virtue of persuading others. 】

[Coupled with the fact that Zhao Heng, Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, began to establish the invisible political rules that the ancestral laws were immutable, the Song Dynasty became increasingly unbearable in later generations. 】

[What you can’t get on the battlefield, you can’t even get at the negotiation table. 】

[If you want to develop externally but are constrained by the immutable rules of the ancestral law, you will eventually weaken and tend to perish. 】
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Song Dynasty, the first year of Kaibao.

Zhao Kuangyin felt so wronged, and a big pot of the world was thrown at him. When did he say he didn't like war?

When did he say that he valued literature over martial arts?
When did he say he would give up defense and focus on domestic affairs?
His lifelong goal is to regain the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture.

The reason why we stopped fighting during this period was to recuperate and eliminate the Northern Han Dynasty in one fell swoop!

Zhao Dezhao said thoughtfully: "Father, maybe it was the second uncle's defeat against Liao that gave rise to fear. So much so that it became like that to later generations."

Zhao Kuangyin nodded in agreement: He also thinks so.

The younger brother failed to live up to expectations and wanted to wrap up his fear even after losing the battle, so he publicized this as the "ancestral method".

He really is his biological brother!

Fortunately, Zhao Kuangyin is used to being angry.He soon turned his attention to Confucianism.

This Confucian actually led the Song Dynasty onto the path of gentleman and morality!
But no matter how moral we are, our national defense cannot be weakened, and we no longer care about interests!
This gentleman's courtesy is almost killing me, it's a joke to the world!
But why can Confucianism influence such a large scope?
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Tang Dynasty, the third year of Zhenguan.

They have the same problem.

Changsun Wuji cupped his hands and said: "The power of the civil servants is not that great, but in order to suppress the generals, the civil servants got a lot of power games from the emperor."

"So much so that in the later period, it was difficult for the emperor to take it back, so a complete and powerful power group of civil servants was formed."

"Moreover, the social atmosphere at that time was biased towards civilian officials. Coupled with the long-term ideology of suppressing military commanders inherited from the Song Dynasty, the status of civilian officials could not be shaken too harshly, so that the power of civilian officials penetrated into all aspects."
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Qing Dynasty, 28th year of Kangxi.

At this time, Kangxi had just finished the Battle of Yaksa and was preparing for negotiations.

After seeing the words in the miracle, I couldn't help but sigh: "Seriously, if you can't defeat the opponent on the battlefield, how much can you get at the negotiation table?"

"If the Qing Dynasty had not won this great victory, how could these jackals and wild dogs negotiate with me!"
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Qin Dynasty.

Some people were already panicking.

When Shusun Tong saw that the Confucian scholars of the Song Dynasty had done such a thing, he immediately retorted: "Your Majesty! You understand my Confucian thoughts!"

"How could it be possible for future generations to be in such a situation, blindly advocating moralism! My Confucian heritage must have been taken advantage of by a treacherous villain!"

What he said was true.In fact, this is indeed the case. Confucian culture at this time was still somewhat different from that of later generations.

Qin Shihuang naturally knew very well that the current Confucian philosophy could not achieve that level.

He comforted you by saying, "I understand all you Confucian scholars, so there is no need to worry about them."
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Han Dynasty, the fourth year of Yuanshou.

At this time, Dong Zhongshu was already very old. When he saw the ideas of the Song people in the miracle, he was furious: "When did our Confucians come up with such ideas?" "When a common man is angry, blood will be splashed on his spine! These so-called moral etiquette are nothing but cowards!”

"These are clearly a group of treacherous villains who seek their own interests under the banner of Confucianism. How can they be called Confucian students!"

[Let’s take a look at today’s protagonist, Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi. 】

[Although he was defeated in the previous battle at Gaolianghe, he did not give up his determination and courage to regain his old land. This is a good thing. 】

[But the problem is that he did not think about the previous failure and did not realize the reason for the defeat. 】

[He just wanted to find a good opportunity to defeat the Liao army in one fell swoop and re-establish his majesty. 】

[In the fourth year of Taiping and Xingguo's reign, Liao Jingzong Yelvxian died, and Prince Liao Shengzong Yelv Longxu ascended the throne at the age of twelve. Especially his mother, the Empress Dowager, was given the posthumous edict to serve as regent. 】

[After Zhao Guangyi learned about the situation of the Liao Dynasty’s Khitan leader and his mother’s dictatorship, he believed that the time had come. He accumulated a large amount of strategic materials and prepared to send troops to attack, which was known in history as the Yongxi Northern Expedition. 】
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Song Dynasty, the first year of Kaibao.

Zhao Kuangyin couldn't understand it at all. He looked at Zhao Guangyi strangely: Just because the emperor is young and the queen mother is in charge, do you think the Liao Kingdom is easy to bully?

This is not the first time that the Queen Mother has taken charge of the Liao Kingdom!The last Empress Dowager Yingtian was not a fuel-efficient lamp!

Doesn’t my good brother collect information about the enemy before going to war? ——
Han Dynasty, Yuanshou three years.

Liu Che was also laughing at Zhao Guangyi, and even he could see it.

The miraculous regentship is enough to show the strength of the empress dowager. If the edict is true, the emperors of the Liao Jingzong generation have recognized the ability of the empress dowager, and she is obviously not a mediocre person.

If the edict is false, this empress dowager can forge a fake edict and be recognized by the court, let alone an ordinary person.

It's really ridiculous that Zhao Guangyi thought this person was so easy to deal with.
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Liao Kingdom, Baoning for five years.

Yelvxian held Xiao Chuo's hand and said with emotion, "I never thought I would let you bear such a heavy burden."

Several ministers looked worried. Although the queen would support the government in the future, their premature death was ultimately their dereliction of duty.

[In fact, Zhao Guangyi should not have felt that the Liao Dynasty was weak so much, so where did the problem lie? 】

[Historically, when the Empress Dowager Chengtian took control of the government, it was the golden period of the Liao Dynasty. She ordered the Liao Dynasty to "encourage farming, build military equipment, and regulate the borders"]

[Zhao Guangyi made a big mistake by starting a war with her at this time. 】

[And the reason why Zhao Guangyi misjudged it largely came from the literati. 】

[Empress Dowager Chengtian’s outstanding contributions to the Liao Dynasty were all based on the defeat of the Song Dynasty.The literati of the Song Dynasty naturally resented him. 】

[As a result, a bunch of "little compositions" that satirized her continued to be popular in the Song Dynasty, and few predecessors could escape from them.This is also the source of Zhao Kuangyin's influence. 】
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Han Dynasty, the first year of Yuan Shuo.

Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, felt a little ironic for some reason, so it was fine if he couldn't beat him. He also satirized others behind their backs. Do these people deserve to be called literati?

I'm afraid I won't call myself a literati just by writing a few big characters.

The ministers below all turned a deaf ear. That "little composition" didn't sound like a good word. With the style of his own emperor, it was inevitable that he would be discussed by the rotten literati of the Song Dynasty.
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Tang Dynasty, the third year of Zhenguan.

Li Shimin didn't want to say anything anymore. He was in an unfair position to begin with. According to their gentlemanly etiquette, he was not allowed to write hundreds of small essays.

(End of this chapter)