Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Kong Ming's question was more like a sigh.

After all, if you read the classics, you must recite the Spring and Autumn Period.

Only Li Kuiping's system could enrich Wei, and Wu Qi strengthened Chu through reforms.

Zou Ji and Sun Bin restructured the state of Qi to strengthen the princes and rule the world.

Only when Shen Buhai used his political skills to command his ministers could he manage the country and strengthen the army.

In the end, Shang Yang took the Sixty Years' Reform as a lesson and changed the Qin system. He was filial to the Duke and established the Qin Empire.

Although Emperor Xiaowu of the former Han Dynasty used Sang Hongyang to reform the system, the final gains and losses could be clearly stated on the salt-iron discussion, rather than simply banning it.

So at this moment, Kong Ming patted his thigh, shook his head and sighed:

Why ban it?

No one could answer this question. Pang Tong touched his chin and made a guess:

The younger generations have a lot of regrets about this Zhe Zong, saying that he promoted martial arts externally and promoted reform internally.

This Huizong lacks neither courage nor perseverance, so...

Many people understood this, and Fazheng followed his guess and said:

Is there something fishy about Zhe Zong's early death?

Pang Tong shook his head and said:

Most of the future generations are also unknown, but judging from the fact that Zhezong was twenty-five years old and still had no son to pass on the throne, I am afraid that his body...

Ziwu, it's really not possible.

Pang Tong's pretentious sigh made Kong Ming's breathing disordered. Who didn't know that he was lamenting that he currently only has a daughter and an adopted son.

Glancing at Pang Tong, Kong Ming said to himself:

The surname Nanzhong Hao has previously asked Xuande Gong to appoint a master to educate the Han family. The master will receive the true biography of Shiyuan, or...

Ju Shi is naturally referring to Pang Tong’s son Pang Hong, also known as Ju Shi.

Seeing Pang Tong's eyes suddenly widen, Kong Ming smiled and immediately remembered the doubt that he had almost forgotten:

Wait a minute, Zhe Zong has no children, so does Song Taizu have no children?

Naturally, no one can answer this question, but there are often people whose actions are faster than their thoughts. At this moment, everyone in Han Chang'an saw a line of words floating unsteadily on the light screen:

〖Li Shimin: Zhao Da, where is your son? 〗

Zhao Kuangyin in Bianliang City was speechless, so he turned his eyes to Zhao Guangyi kindly again:

Good brother, where is Rixin?

Zhao Kuangyin's eldest son died young, and his second son Zhao Dezhao was named Rixin.

Zhao Guangyi suddenly felt that the hall was airtight and felt quite depressed.

Trying to forget what Guangmu had said before about extremely persecuting clan members, Zhao Guangyi said carefully:

The officials have forgotten? On the sixth day of Kaibao's reign, the new nephew Ren Xingyuan Yin was appointed as the governor of Shannan West Road. He is now in Hanzhong.

Oh. Zhao Kuangyin patted his head as if he just remembered this.

Then he stood up in full view of everyone and calmly moved the chair behind Zhao Guangyi, blocking it right between Zhao Guangyi and the palace door.

It was very hot just now. It's better to cool down here. Guangyi, please leave me alone.

Zhao Guangyi nodded heavily, saying that it is not up to you to decide where you want to go.

In the Ganlu Hall, Li Shimin stood at the front with his pen. Seeing that there were no new words after a while, he shook his head regretfully, threw the pen aside and walked back slowly.

Empress Changsun rolled her eyes at her husband and said angrily:

Your Majesty exposed someone's shortcomings.

Li Shimin didn't take it seriously and said plausibly:

I am here to remind him. After all, his brother has evil intentions, and I am a bystander who can tell.

Queen Changsun said curiously:

Later generations will talk about Zhao Er not much, so how could he harbor evil intentions?

Li Shimin was suddenly stuck, but he did not give up and insisted:

I just know.

Sun Simiao, who was closest to the empress, glanced at Li Shimin meaningfully upon hearing this, then turned away without commenting.

[However, the title of the book Wild Records of Xiangshan Mountain almost tells you that it is not truthful. The reason for its popularity is naturally not only because of the records of the royal palace.

This brings us to Monk Wen Ying, the author of Xiangshan Wild Records.

During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, there was a Wuyue Kingdom in the Jiangnan area. Its ruler was the Qian family of Lin'an. His ability to maneuver according to the prevailing conditions was unparalleled.

They were mainly slaves from the Jin, Han and Northern Song dynasties. They were slaves from three families, so they lived a pretty good life. Qian Chu, the king of Wuyue at that time, was known as the King of Qiantang.

During the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, Qian Chu's son Qian Weiyan married Ding Wei's daughter, and the two families became in-laws.

Ding Wei was the prime minister during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, but compared to his business ability, Ding Wei's ability to flatter and win favors was considered exceptional.

When this living treasure had a meal with Prime Minister Kou Zhun, he used the excuse of rice grains on Kou Zhun's beard to comb the old prime minister's beard. While combing it, he praised Kou Zhun as an upright official, just like his straight beard. He left behind the allusion of flattery.

But that's a long way to go. In short, the Qian family and Ding Wei were a powerful alliance and could be considered a powerful family in the Northern Song Dynasty.

It should be noted that monks in the Tang and Song dynasties were more like an identity. They did not necessarily need to eat, pray, chant and abide by the precepts and rules. On the contrary, they could roam among the houses of ministers, generals, prime ministers, wealthy merchants and wealthy merchants. In a sense, they were similar to the celebrities of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Partially similar.

Monk Wenying was a famous monk in Qiantang in the early Northern Song Dynasty. Therefore, he became the teacher of Qian Weiyan's two sons. Finally, he was recommended by Qian Weiyan to Ding Wei. He became the prime minister and successfully got into the Beijing circle.

This level of identity added a part of authenticity to The Wild Records of Xiangshan Mountain written by Wen Ying, and was also one of the important foundations for its widespread dissemination at that time.

This is just like Kong Rong suddenly jumped out and said that Cao Cao stole Yuan Shao's little wife during the Three Kingdoms period.

There is a famous person as a guarantee, and the news is explosive enough. And once you think about Cao Gong's character, it is not impossible, don't you think?

With Monk Wenying catching the first bite, the story surrounding the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty during the Song Dynasty also began to be improved.

During the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, Cai Dun, a scholar of Zhilong Tuge, wrote Kuizhou Zhibi, which also recorded the sound of the candle shadow and axe, and swore that the great fairy who told Zhao Da's fortune was actually the ancestor Chen Tuan. This is Version 1.0.

Chen Tuan's birth year cannot be verified. I only know that this Taoist leader in the early Song Dynasty claimed to be born in the twelfth year of Xiantong, Yizong of Tang Dynasty. If calculated this way, he died of illness in 989 and lived about 118 years. Since they are just joking, let's do it first. Believe it or not.

Version 1.2 appeared in the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty. The book Yang Wengong Tan Yuan states that this great immortal is not Chen Tuan, but Zhang Shouzhen, the heavenly master of the Zhengyi Sect. The fortune-telling of Zhao Da is not just an empty talk but possessed by a god.

Let's not talk about possession by gods. According to official historical records, Zhang Shouzhen, a Taoist priest, died in 1176. Not to mention telling Zhao Kuangyin's fortune in his early years, there was a gap of 216 years between the founding year of the Northern Song Dynasty in 960, and the difference in time was even greater.

Later, there were even more versions. When Shao Bo of the Southern Song Dynasty wrote Shao's Hearing and Seeing Records, he included this matter in it, and solemnly annotated that the matter was taken from Taizong Shilu, Guo Shi Tao Shi Zhi and Fu Rui Zhi. The official history of the Ministry.

Later, when Li Tao compiled Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian, he simply combined the two statements into one and officially upgraded it to 2.0.

The elements of inviting gods, fortune telling, candle shadows and ax sounds are all perfect.

Moreover, Wen Ying changed the four words good things to do that were first recorded by Wen Ying into good things to do, which is easier to understand and more imaginative. 】

So is this true or false?

After listening to the long list of book titles, Zhao Kuangyin was already a little dizzy.

He knew Qian Chu, whose nickname was Huzi, and he was quite well-behaved. Just like the attack on Li Yu at this time, Qian Huzi was very well-behaved as he was giving people and money and food.

However, once Jiangnan is pacified, this Qian family may really become the King of Qiantang. In this case, it still needs...

Wait, Zhao Kuangyin shook his head slightly and said, Who is King Qiantang? The first question that needs to be solved is naturally, how did he die?

He doesn't quite believe that his younger brother can kill him, not because he believes in brotherly love, but because he clearly knows how much his younger brother weighs:

It can only be suppressed with one hand. Even if his brother holds an axe, he is confident of knocking it over with his bare hands.

So Zhao Kuangyin thought about it for a while and put his hope in Zhao Pu.

Zhao Pu was a little confused for a moment, looked at the official's eyes and said thoughtfully:

Judging from the fact that Monk Wenying was able to serve as a disciple of the prime minister, and that although there have been many changes by later generations, they have not been refuted, it may be true.

Then Zhao Pu saw that Zhao Guangyi, who was facing away from the official family on his left hand, had a sad look in his eyes, so Zhao Pu pondered for a moment and said:

However, after looking at these multiple reports, what the reporters said are all based on what Wen Ying said without any other solid evidence. Therefore, this statement is also suspected of being false.

Zhao Pu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Zhao Guangyi, and a look of gratitude appeared on his face.

This statement actually made Zhao Kuangyin frown completely.

He pulled out a newly found jade ax from his waist and knocked it on the chair, leading Song Guanjia to say dissatisfiedly:

Is that a real work or a fake one?

The grievances in Zhao Pu's heart almost overflowed, and then he almost felt blessed and said in his heart:

The authenticity of this statement is still unknown, but Taoists like Chen Tuan must be suspected of deceiving the world by falsely claiming to have a long life.

Seeing that the official was really deep in thought and did not continue to ask questions, Zhao Pu also wiped his sweat and felt that the time passed so slowly.

…

Could it be that these two emperors, brothers of the Northern Song Dynasty, were really brothers and sisters?

Empress Changsun was able to sort out the relationship, but now that she knew there was no god in the sky, she became more distrustful of such so-called immortal records, so she felt that the relationship between brothers and sisters should be a good story.

Li Shimin snorted. Now he felt that the words brother, friend, brother, brother and respectful were particularly harsh, so he just asserted:

There must be something fishy about Zhao Da's early death!

If it weren't for the fact that they couldn't meet, he would have wanted to take Zhao Da for a drink.

When the emperor is inferior to him, his lifespan is inferior to him, and when brothers fight, they are inferior to him.

And now that I see future generations calling me Zhao Da one after another, it seems that my Erfeng is not too harsh.

Good man!

Du Ruhui thought of another thing:

If you say so, then the three emperors of the Song Dynasty who died were not descended from Zhao Da?

I won the world, gave up my brothers, and ended up with the country being destroyed. I don't know how Zhao Da feels at this time.

Li Shimin heard this and immediately said:

Wouldn't you know if you just ask?

Du Ruhui didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Thinking that His Majesty's previous questions had not been answered in the end, he still shook his head and said:

Just wait until the curtain of light is over before you can comfort me.

Fang Xuanling felt very suspicious: Are you sure these are words of comfort?

On the other side, Pei Xingjian pestered his master with great interest and asked:

Since there is no Qilin, can Master, like that great fairy, see how long I will live?

Isn't this simple? Li Jing raised his head and thought about it, and said with certainty:

Died of illness at the age of sixty-four.

Pei Xingjian was stunned for a moment, and his face fell:

Master lied to me!

Li Jing suddenly felt a little pain in his head and wanted to go to Dr. Sun to ask for some heat-clearing pills to relieve the pain.

…

In Han Chang'an, Kong Ming and Pang Tong looked at each other and almost sighed together:

“How can a book be written without research?”

The younger generations wrote books and established their opinions, but they actually took this theory of gods and ghosts as their guide?

In a sense, the two of them clearly saw the negative impact of the low price of paper.

All kinds of random remarks without any verification are recorded in the book, resulting in uneven quality.

Jian Yong was quite disapproving and smiled and said:

“If we talk about worshiping the words of gods and ghosts as a standard, who can compare with the Book of Magic Jin?”

Kong Ming and Pang Tong were immediately speechless.

Jian Yong planned in his mind that he couldn't write the books that annotated the words of saints, but he could imitate the novels and compile the witty and witty words, right?

And I can also remember some incredible conjectures, such as what later generations said about the good wife of the Cao thief... Well, I just need to note that none of them are historical facts to avoid confusion for future generations.

Over there, Zhang Fei scratched his head in confusion:

The three surnames...are they not slaves of the three surnames?

[However, in the iterative upgrades of Candle Shadow Ax Sound, Li Tao, who finally completed version 2.0, still maintained a basic skeptical attitude.

In the Continuation of Zizhi Tongjian Changbian, he even made his own annotations and questioned this anecdote, such as the conflicting versions from generation to generation, the fact that Zhao Guangyi's stay was out of bounds, and the fact that Zhao Kuangyin was actually dead. On the 21st, Da Xianer asserted that it was on the 20th, which did not match the time of the first edition.

The UP owner himself is more inclined to think that this matter may not be that complicated at first.

In the final analysis, Wen Ying was just a monk. After experiencing the extermination of Buddhism and the turmoil in the late Tang Dynasty, Buddhism itself was already in decline, and they urgently needed the legal support of the new dynasty.

It is a pity that Chai Rong is quite sober and has always had a hostile attitude towards Buddhism. Zhao Da usurped his country and inherited Buddhism, so Buddhism in the early Song Dynasty was quite helpless.

It wasn't until Zhenzong wanted to destroy Mount Tai, and in order to facilitate this trip, he began to promote the Book of Heaven, and incidentally supported Taoism, that the wary attitude towards religion in the early Song Dynasty was finally lifted. Monk Wenying was able to sneak into the prime minister's house, and he recorded the earliest version of Zhao The great fairy whom I encountered called myself Zhen Wu, which was an ambiguous name between Buddhism and Taoism.

Later, whether it was changed to Chen Tuan or Zhang Shouzhen, it was essentially Buddhism and Taoism competing for the right to speak of the legal system. Judging from the result, Buddhism was completely defeated.

However, the sound of the candle shadow ax is not a complete rumor. What is worth pondering is the note at the end after Li Tao included this rumor:

More details need to be investigated was Li Tao's conclusion.

It's important to take care of life. It's important that we can't record it in actual records or official history. It's okay, was Li Tao's lament.

Li Tao called the lack of historical data from Zhao Dashan's death to Zhao Er's accession to the throne unrememberable, which confirmed that Zhao Er had fine-tuned the historical data.

Even so, judging from some remaining records in the history of the Song Dynasty, it is still difficult for Zhao Er to escape the suspicion of brother-killing. 】

Zhao Guangyi felt a flash of light on his back and sweat appeared on his forehead.