I returned to Ningqian Palace and had just drank tea for a while when I saw Xiao Qi hurried in and reported: "Eunuch Li, please see me."
here we go again?
I know it must be about today's court meeting again. The news about Xie Daoqing must have been too fast. With Ma Tingluan causing trouble in the court, Xie Daoqing seems to be trying to be a peacemaker.
"Your Majesty, how do you feel about going to court for the first time today?" Xie Daoqing still looked calm.
"After returning to my mother, the child was a little nervous before going to court, so I asked my mother to give me some guidance."
"Your Majesty, there is no need to be anxious, you will get used to it slowly. What Ma Tingluan said today was purely his own doing. His original intention was just to worry that Your Majesty had just come to court and would not consider many aspects well, which is why he said this. He is a A straightforward person does not mean any harm, officials should not take it seriously."
"The child knows, mother, don't worry. In the future, if you encounter confusion in court affairs, the child will often come to the mother for instructions."
Xie Daoqing nodded slightly and said: "I am just a woman. Officials have to make their own decisions on national affairs. It's just that officials need to be familiar with the affairs of the court as soon as possible so that they can take control of Longting as soon as possible."
"The child thanks his mother for teaching him."
"Well, let's go." Xie Daoqing didn't want to talk to me anymore, so he immediately issued an eviction order after achieving his goal.
There are three pillars of imperial power, empress power and prime minister power. Xie Daoqing was naturally unwilling to push me towards Jia Sidao. Ma Tingluan's remarks at the court seemed a bit hasty, so Xie Daoqing had to comfort me personally.
Although I am currently the weakest link among the three powers, I represent the orthodoxy of the throne. Whichever side I lean towards, that side will have the upper hand.
In the next few days, apart from going to court and practicing martial arts, I spent most of my time in the Imperial Study Room on the second floor of Ningqian Palace.
It was already mid-November of the fifth year of Jingding's reign. Although the wind was biting and cold outside, the house was as warm as spring.
The sealing performance of this royal palace is quite good, and the heating stove is also exquisitely designed. The life of the emperor is unique, but I don't know how the ordinary people lived in ancient times.
There is a fashionable term for the life of ordinary people in modern times, called people's livelihood. This is a major matter related to the eternal foundation of a country. It is also a long-term responsibility that I have to face. When I have free time, I have to go out and walk in person. A great man once said However, it is absolutely true that without investigation, there is no right to speak.
In addition to people's livelihood, there are also many things such as national economy, military, political power, humanities and so on. It seems that it is not easy to be an emperor in ancient times. With so much knowledge to learn, it is no wonder that many emperors simply spread their hands and become a coward. Yong Jun is much more relaxed.
The imperial study has a lot of books, memorials, and documents. Fortunately, I read very quickly. Within a few days, I had a preliminary browse. It was very much the same as I imagined. The actual national situation is riddled with holes. This is probably the case for every dynasty before its demise.
At this time, the territory was shrinking day by day. Since the Dali Kingdom was destroyed by the Mongols in 1253, the Southern Song Dynasty court could only settle on one side, retreating to the north and guarding the Huaihe River. Three years ago, in 1261, Liu Zheng surrendered to the enemy. Part of Sichuan fell. When I think of Liu Zheng's surrender to the enemy, I want to curse Jia Sidao and Lu Wende and other scum. Liu Zheng can rebel and occupy the mountain and become king, but I will never forgive him for surrendering to the enemy and treason, so in the future I will definitely Of course, I will not let go of Jia Sidao and others if they are killed.
Fortunately, civil strife broke out in Mongolia at this time, and Kublai Khan's throne was unstable. He retreated to the north in time, which gave me three years. Three years later, the famous Xiangyang War will begin. That means I must change within three years.
status quo, and the most important thing is to change the status quo of the military. Otherwise, I will be at the back of history and fall into an extremely unfavorable situation.
Although the Mongols have surpassed the Song Dynasty in military combat effectiveness, judging from the comprehensive strength of the two countries, the Song Dynasty is still slightly ahead of the Mongols.
The demise of the Southern Song Dynasty was not at the hands of the Mongols, but at its own hands.
Since Yu Gong, the only outstanding general should be Li Tingzhi. This Li Tingzhi is currently the envoy of the Yangzhou system and the director of the Lianghuai system. In my mind, the future marshal of the Song Army must be this person. Li Tingzhi guards the two sides.
Huai, I feel relieved about the north for the time being, but who should be sent to Xiangyang? Historically, Xiangyang defender Lu Wenhuan was able to defend Xiangyang for six years without reinforcements, which can be regarded as indispensable, but this Lu Wenhuan and Lu Wende were both Jia
Should I reuse people who are like Taoists? If not, who else can use them?
While I was thinking about it, I suddenly remembered a post I had seen on a website before. The main content of the post was about whether Qin Hui would become a traitorous Prime Minister through the ages under Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty? Can Wei Zheng still become a famous Prime Minister through the ages under Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty?
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History books have always said that in the late Southern Song Dynasty, there was no talent capable of bringing peace and stability to the country through civil and military power. It would be better to say that there was no emperor who knew how to use talents.
The history of China for thousands of years has basically been the same. Once a wise king appears, the world will be in peace. When a weak king appears, the world will be in chaos. This is a common problem of people governing society. The most obvious example is Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. In the first half of his life, he was a wise and powerful man.
, the world was in great rule, and the prosperity exceeded that of the Zhenguan period. The second half of his life was dull and confused, which led to the Anshi Rebellion and almost destroyed the country and the family.
At that time, I very much agreed with this article. As the saying goes, famous ministers will appear under the rule of a wise king, but treacherous ministers will emerge under a faint king.
Just imagine, if Lu Wenhuan's boss was Li Tingzhi during the Battle of Xiangyang, then maybe nothing would need to change and he could hold on to Xiangyang.
Of course, what I want is not just to defend Xiangyang, I want an army that can completely defeat the Mongols. If Xiangyang can be defended, I will have more time to build an elite army that is invincible in the world.
After thinking about this, I continued to read other books.
To be fair, by the time feudal society developed to the end of the Song Dynasty, many systems had become relatively complete and advanced. For example, the recruitment system of the Song Dynasty had the prototype of the source of modern soldiers, and the rotation system of generals was basically equivalent to modern times.
It’s just that a good system does not mean that things can be done well, because all systems rely on people to implement them, so people are the foundation. It is said that the competition in the future society is the competition of talents. In fact, at any time
Inseparable from talent.
The technology of this era has also developed to a certain height, but many inventions and creations such as the compass, gunpowder, and movable type printing have not been well applied. At this time, my advantages as a time traveler can be fully reflected.
For example, gunpowder was of course focused on military development. In this era, the earliest prototype of the musket, the musket, had already appeared, and the annual steel production during the Southern Song Dynasty had reached 100,000 to 200,000 tons, so it was necessary to produce a more practical smoothbore matchlock gun.
It is not impossible. Another example is the invention of the compass, which played a decisive role in navigation.
As for other industries, commerce, agriculture, etc., they also developed very well in this era. It can also be seen from the comments of later generations that the Song Dynasty can be said to be the peak of the development of China's feudal society.
The books and information in the imperial study are very comprehensive, covering almost all walks of life, but the ones Song Lizong has read probably don't even reach 10%.
A few days passed quickly. After reading it roughly, I basically understood the situation of the Southern Song Dynasty. It was time to make plans based on what I knew.
Externally, defeat the Mongolian cavalry and regain the mountains and rivers; internally, rectify the traitors and rebels in the DPRK, and restore the Song Dynasty to our country.
These days in the Imperial Study Room I feel like I have returned to my old home and become the otaku again.