Chapter 135 Misfortune falls from the sky, and the evening scene is bleak
Chapter 135 Disaster falls from the sky, the evening is bleak
Author: An Jing l
Chapter 135 Disaster falls from the sky, the evening is bleak
[Since the Khitan army went south and invaded the hinterland of the Central Plains, people and soldiers and civilians in various parts of the Song Dynasty began to bravely resist the enemy. It must be said that although the most common voices in the Song Dynasty court were those of people running away to avoid fighting, the people of the Song Dynasty have always resisted bravely and tenaciously.
With the invasion of enemies from the north.
Although the Liao army claims to have an army of 200,000, they are alone and deep in the territory. Their supply lines are long and it is difficult to maintain food and grass.]
[After October, the Khitan army began to lose ground on the battlefield.
Especially when Zhenzong came to Beicheng in person, Liao army pioneer Xiao Talan was shot dead by Song general Li Jilong's general Zhang Huan with an elite bed crossbow at the foot of Chanzhou City, which greatly shook the morale of the Khitan army.
The Empress Dowager Xiao and the Prime Minister of the Liao Kingdom saw that they could no longer gain anything on the battlefield, so they turned to the rulers of the Northern Song Dynasty to "negotiate peace" in an attempt to obtain benefits from the negotiation table that could not be obtained on the battlefield.
In fact, Song Zhenzong had no determination to resist the enemy, and the Khitan people's "peace negotiation" played into his hands.]
"The emperor of the Song Dynasty is really a softie. At this time, he doesn't want to eat up all his opponents, but he actually plans to negotiate a peace??" Liu Che found it difficult to understand Song Zhenzong's thoughts.
Yang Guang also felt a little weird and said: "Isn't it good to beat up the drowned dog? Negotiate peace???"
"Yes, this is the emperor of the Song Dynasty. You can always believe in their weakness against foreign enemies," Zhu Youjian complained.
[The conditions for peace proposed by the Khitan were for the Song Dynasty to "return" the "Land of Guannan" captured by Chai Rong during the Northern Expedition of Later Zhou Shizong.
The Song Dynasty's condition was that as long as the Liao State retreated its troops, it could give the Liao some silver and silk every year, but it would not agree to territorial demands.
The negotiations were carried out during the confrontation between the two armies, but in the end an agreement was reached according to Song's conditions. The remaining issue was the amount of silver silk given to Liao every year.]
[Kou Zhun always opposed peace talks and advocated taking advantage of the situation to send troops to regain lost territory.
The main war faction general, Yingbian Army, deployed Yang Zhi and captured several Youyan states. However, because Zhenzong was devoted to negotiating peace, the compromise faction became arrogant.
They attacked Kou Zhun for his self-respect for the army, and even said that he had evil intentions.
Under the slander of this group of people, Kou Zhun was finally forced to give up his idea of main war, and this also greatly contributed to the arrogance of the compromise faction.
Therefore, under the planning of the compromise faction, in December of the same year, the Song and Liao parties concluded a peace treaty.
This is the famous "Chanyuan Alliance" in history.]
"I'm so impressed with these idiots!"
"You can be so high-profile and proud even though you are a weakling. Apart from the high-ranking officials of the Song Dynasty, I really can't think of anyone else."
"It's such a pity that these soldiers and people who protected the country with their blood and lives only received a humiliating treaty for their efforts."
"I'm sorry that I, Song Dynasty, have made everyone laugh again."
People in all parallel dimensions are lamenting and scolding those compromisers. Even the people of the Song Dynasty felt embarrassed and ashamed of this.
[After this battle, Kou Zhun received many awards for his meritorious service against the enemy, and Song Zhenzong also valued him more.
However, everyone knows that in the Song Dynasty, anyone who had meritorious service and had meritorious service to the outside world would not only attract jealousy, but would also easily be suppressed by the civil servants.
In addition, Kou Zhun himself is a bit stubborn and sometimes speaks too bluntly, so he still offends some people.]
[In 1006 AD, just over a year after the conclusion of the Tanyuan Alliance, Kou Zhun was removed from the post of prime minister and sent to Shaanxi Province as the magistrate.
In the next dozen years, Kou Zhun continued to serve as an official outside the court, while Wang Qinruo and others who stayed in the court gradually took control of the court. Because they were better at flattery, they were quite popular with Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty.
If he was simply released and never returned to the capital, Kou Zhun might not have been too miserable in his later years. After all, he was a prime minister for many years and was deeply entrenched in the court. It would not be that difficult to completely defeat Kou Zhun.
Easy.
However, in 1019 AD, Kou Zhun returned to the capital again and served as prime minister, but this time it brought him a painful blow.】
[What do you mean when people sit at home and the pot comes from the sky? Just look at what happened to Kou Zhun next.]
[The reason why Kou Zhun was able to return to the court as prime minister was actually because Wang Qinruo and Ding Wei, who were in power at the time, did not have enough reputation and qualifications. They were not qualified to be promoted to prime minister, so they had to invite Kou Zhun back first.
, using Kou Zhun’s reputation to do things for himself.
However, after Kou Zhun returned to Beijing, he refused to follow their example and did not want to join in their misdeeds, thus arousing their resentment.
The court at this time was completely different from what it was before Kou Zhun left.
Song Zhenzong was now suffering from illness and handed over the power of the government to Queen Liu.
Empress Liu was a Wu Zetian-like figure who was very eager for power. Wang Qinruo, Ding Wei and others all supported Empress Liu's rise to power; and after Kou Zhun returned to Beijing, he supported the crown prince's rise to power.
Kou Zhun's return made him involved in the vortex of a dangerous political struggle.】
[However, at the critical moment when both sides are going back and forth, no one can do anything to the other.
A dramatic event suddenly changed everything.
At that time, there was an eunuch named Zhou Huaizheng, who had a personal grudge against Ding and his group.
However, this person was not considered a good person, because he wanted to launch a coup, honor Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng as the Supreme Emperor, make Kou Zhun the Prime Minister, and ascend the throne to the Crown Prince. As a result, the matter was exposed before the coup could be carried out.
After the incident was exposed, Ding Wei, who was in power, would naturally not let Zhou Huaizheng go, but at the same time, he did not forget Kou Zhun, who had no prior knowledge.
Ding said that he framed Kou Zhun and said that Kou Zhun also wanted to rebel. Although there was no real evidence later, since Zhou Huaizheng planned to make Kou Zhun the prime minister, Kou Zhun was naturally involved.
In this way, Kou Zhun was demoted from the capital and exiled to the frontier to serve as an official.]
Liu Bang was dumbfounded and muttered to himself: "Damn it! Rebellion! Kou Zhun is the one who takes the blame!"
Guan Yu said with some empathy: "So, if you are not afraid of opponents who are like gods, you should be afraid of teammates who are like pigs. It seems that they are not teammates. This is really a disaster from heaven."
[In the fourth year of Tianxi (AD 1020), Kou Zhun was driven out of the capital for the last time. Since then, he never returned to the capital.
Kou Zhun lived a very miserable life in his later years, and finally died in a foreign country in September of the first year of Tiansheng (AD 1023).]
[Although Kou Zhun spoke too directly, which often made the emperor and his colleagues half angry to death, Kou Zhun's contribution to the Song Dynasty was indelible. It was the tenacious resistance of the resistance faction headed by him that allowed the Song Dynasty to gain "
"The Alliance of Tanyuan" greatly extended the life of the Song Dynasty.
Kou Zhun lived a life full of shortcomings but never lost his righteousness. He is ranked ninth among the top ten famous figures in history, and he deserves it!]