Tracing China: Through history, dialogue between ancient and modern

Chapter 182
Dialogue with Lin Zexu, who sold tobacco in Humen 180 years ago.

Only every other day.

This program, which traces back to the third season of Huaxia, was broadcast live nationwide again.

No notice.

This time the host Lin Feng will travel back to the time and space of 980 years ago, back to the time and space of the Southern Song Dynasty, and talk to Yue Fei.

on the stage.

There is no dazzling brilliance, only a tall and mighty general figure, he stands up to the sky and stands on the ground.

The whole body is faintly beating with golden light.

Like an impregnable city wall, it cannot be shaken.

Behind his burly figure, there emerged four blood-stained characters—serve the country with loyalty! ! ! !

Millennium warrior, Wu Mu demeanor.

Every audience was deeply shocked. Everyone stared at the live broadcast screen, holding their breath and concentrating, not even daring to breathe, for fear of ruining this scene like a god descending from heaven.

Immediately afterwards, the color of this swallowing shadow became darker and darker, as if it was about to swallow the entire stage.

There is no flickering screen.

When the audience looked again, the time and space of the lens had traveled to nearly 1000 years ago.

Still a fearless figure.

At this moment, a soldier in armor and holding a long knife stepped forward and knelt on one knee and reported:

"General, the urgent report from the northern front came back. After the Yue Family Army's squadron returned to the court, the loyalty army units left in the north were helpless. Wushu returned to Kaifeng again, and the whole army suppressed it. The recovered Henan area..."

silence.

The surrounding mountains and fields are as quiet as death.

Hearing the bad news, Yue Fei turned around slowly, looked at the mountains and rivers in the distance, and couldn't help but lamented to the sky: "Once all the counties you have gained will be destroyed! It is difficult to revive the country and the world! There is no way to recover the world!"

The tone is sad.

Like falling wood.

People can't help but sigh, how sad it is for the heroes of heaven and earth to be born at an untimely time!

An equally majestic lieutenant next to him said angrily, "Ten years of strength will be wasted in one day!"

Then there were other subordinates talking about it.

Some people said that their army had already arrived at Zhuxian Town, Wanyan Wushu was so frightened that his ass pissed, and the city was not defended.

Some people say that the battle that had already been won at that time would definitely defeat the Jin army, conquer Kaifeng, and take back a large area of ​​land that had been occupied in just over a month.

Some people also said that there were treacherous officials in power in the imperial court, and when they were about to win, they actually slandered and issued twelve gold medals in a row.

There are even more people who are so angry that their veins are soaring, and they are full of foul language.

watching.

You can completely subdue the lost land and avenge Jingkang's shame, but at this time, the court ordered the class teacher to return to the court.

Who can not be angry?Not annoyed?Not angry?
Yue Fei had no choice but to let all the troops retreat. Soon, he was the only one left around the camp.

Standing alone on the edge of the cliff, blowing the icy cold wind, Yue Fei was alone, his eyes were full of desolation, and there was an indescribable unwillingness and despair.

"Junior Lin Feng."

"Goodbye."

"General Yue."

The figure of Lin Feng appeared, like a ethereal fairy descended from the sky. The strange thing is that Yue Fei was unmoved and turned a blind eye.

That imperial court.

Disappointed.

Apparently, he had lost all hope in his life.

What is the time and space of the dialogue at this moment?Twelve gold medals were issued in a row, and Yue Fei was on his way back to court.

"General Yue, do you know why you can't complete your dream of sweeping the captives and regaining the rivers and mountains in this life?"

Lin Feng changed the subject and asked.

As soon as these words came out, Yue Fei came back to his senses, turned his head to look, the eyes on his lonely face were terribly empty, and he said instinctively, "Young man, according to what you see, why couldn't he get what he wanted?"

Lin Feng said, "It's just because you made five mistakes in your life, so you couldn't get what you wanted."

Yue Fei's face was slashed like a knife, and his facial muscles jumped violently. After a long time, he took a deep breath and said, "What are five mistakes?"

Lin Feng said, "The first mistake is to be too straightforward and arrogant."

"Hahaha!"

Yue Fei laughed sadly like a hero, and said, "Pengju has been upright in this life, and he has no shame for the common people and the common people, but in your mouth, he is acting on his own will, which is really ironic!"

Lin Feng said, "General Yue, this junior comes from the time and space of nearly 1000 generations. About your deeds, your life, and all the historical records describing you, this junior can be said to be fluent..."

"Year 1000?"

"Later?"

"Future people?"

Yue Fei came to his senses at this moment, and thought it was ridiculous again, "Young man, you are the apprentice of a certain hermit in this mountain, right?"

"General Yue, look!"

Lin Feng pointed to the distance, and lightly separated the space. Beyond the cliff, the brilliance flowed, and the scene of a modern city appeared.

A few minutes later, Yue Fei's face was tangled, but he still believed Lin Feng, and said, "Young man, since you are from a later life, tell me, where did you make mistakes in your life?"

The two lined up on the edge of the cliff, staring into the distance, Lin Feng said:

"As the saying goes, people are not sages and sages who can do nothing? Your first mistake, the junior said, is being too straightforward and arrogant."

"General Yue, you have practiced martial arts since childhood, and you have the staunch spirit of a warrior; you also have high literary attainments, and you have the nobility of a literati."

"So, compared to other generals, your character will inevitably be a little more arrogant. When you disagree with other generals, you will turn your face completely. According to historical records, General Yue, Wang Yan, Zhang Jun and many other main combat factions are very similar to each other. There have been conflicts, not to mention the peace faction."

Why put this mistake in the first place?

History knows that when Yue Fei was killed, none of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty came out to speak for Yue Fei and intercede.

Even general Han Shizhong.Nor did he plead for Yue Fei in the hall.

Yue Fei didn't refute, but said coldly, "What's the second mistake?"

Lin Feng said, "Not subject to the imperial edict, it is contrary to Shangyi."

According to historical records, Yue Fei had his own views on the situation, and when he disagreed with the emperor, he sometimes went his own way regardless of the emperor's orders.

It is said that at the beginning, Song Gaozong violated his promise and did not hand over the general power to Yue Fei. The Northern Expedition plan was shelved, and Yue Fei resigned without waiting for approval and returned to Lushan to mourn his mother.

Song Gaozong sent many people to repeatedly urge Yue Fei to agree to return to the army.

It is conceivable that after this incident, although the emperor finally invited him back, Song Gaozong would definitely be furious, asking who is the king and who is the minister?

There was also a peace agreement between the Jin and Song Dynasties. Yue Fei was deeply ashamed of the Southern Song Dynasty's behavior of begging for a surrender from the Jin Kingdom, and refused the imperial court's reward.

Song Gaozong had no choice but to issue another "warm edict", and Yue Fei reluctantly accepted it.Song Gaozong once again felt Yue Fei's rebelliousness.

Another example is this last time, when Yue Fei led his army to the Northern Expedition, his troops approached Kaifeng, the original Tokyo, like a broken bamboo.

Song Gaozong suddenly ordered Yue Fei to return to the court, and Yue Fei wrote to express his confidence and determination to regain the lost ground.

Disregarding the emperor's order again, he sent troops to Zhuxian Town.

This time, Song Gaozong Longyan was furious, feeling that Yue Fei had completely disregarded him, so he issued twelve gold medal class teacher edicts in succession.

After listening.

Yue Fei shook his head and said, "Young man, the Jin and Song Dynasties negotiated, and the Great Song was satisfied with a foreign race? Do you think it's ridiculous?"

Lin Feng said seriously, "It's ridiculous."

Yue Fei said again, "Since this is the case, I would feel ashamed and refuse to accept the reward. Do you have any objections?"

Lin Feng asked back, "But why did you accept it in the end?"

In a word.

Let this indomitable hero be at a loss for words.

"Eh!"

Yue Fei looked desolate, and sighed, "Your Majesty declares that after years of war, the Song Dynasty's economy has fallen into the quagmire of collapse..."

In his words, when the Yue family army was at its strongest, Yue Fei owned seven tenths of the soldiers and horses of the Southern Song Dynasty, and Song Gaozong basically sold everything he could to support this soldier.

I even have to drink porridge every day!

Due to the perennial wars, the local economy and production have been greatly damaged. In addition, the strong men do not cultivate, which makes the situation worse. It can be said that the potential for war is almost exhausted.

Is the Southern Song Dynasty short of money?
In the eyes of many modern people, even the Southern Song Dynasty, which is partial to a corner, has a well-balanced economy, and there is no shortage of money at all.

Others say that in terms of GDP, even half of the Song Dynasty can account for about 50% of the world.

But in fact, it's not.

In the first year of Jingkang, Jin Guo had already come and snatched a large amount of gold, silver and jewels.

The Jingkang Incident was the second time they came to rob. This time they even robbed the emperor and the emperor's entire harem. Can they let go of the gold, silver and jewels?

All treasuries and ordinary houses along the way were also looted.

After two robberies, how poor was the Song Dynasty?
One thing can be reflected, that is, after the Jingkang Incident, Kang Wang Zhao Gou was supported as the emperor, and his courtiers and people asked him to send troops to rescue the kidnapped Huiqin Emperor. Come on, how many people are there together?
According to historical records, there are millions of troops!

This number is incredible. If Quan rushed to rescue the second Emperor Huiqin, the Jin people would definitely not be opponents, but why didn't Zhao Gou take these people to rescue his brother and father?
Because I can't pay the military salary.

The daily consumption of millions of troops is an astronomical figure. After the Song Dynasty experienced the Jingkang Change, there was no money to supply such a huge army. At that time, Zhao Gou had no money, so people urgently raised money in the Jiangnan area 730 million guan, but these 730 million guan are gone after only 20 days, and the army has not even crossed the Yellow River.

It can be seen that after the Jingkang Change, the Song Dynasty really had no money, not to mention that the Jin people attacked the south several times afterwards. Let the economy of the Song Dynasty decline even more.

Besides.

"Northern Song lacked generals, and Southern Song lacked prime ministers."

What do you mean?That is, there were no famous generals in the Northern Song Dynasty, and there were no good prime ministers in the Southern Song Dynasty.

If you really want to say that it is better to have a prime minister in the Southern Song Dynasty, everyone knows that there is probably only one Wen Tianxiang, and most of the rest are treacherous ministers, and the rest are corpses and vegetarian meals, and nothing can be done.

So what kind of traitors were there in the Southern Song Dynasty?
You can name any of them casually. The first one, Wang Boyan, is because this kid prevented Zhao Gou from raising troops to break the siege of Kaifeng, which directly led to the collapse of Kaifeng City and the occurrence of the Jingkang Change.

The second one is Qin Hui, everyone knows this.

The third one is Jia Sidao.

The fourth one is Han Wuzhou.

The fifth one, Shi Miyuan, has many more behind him, and he is more capable of harming the court than the other.

Because of their existence, officials in the Southern Song Dynasty were corrupted, and there was already a problem of redundant staff. Now they are still corrupt, and the burden on the Song Dynasty will be even heavier.

Because of several reasons, regardless of the fact that the Southern Song court was in Jiangnan, known as the "Land of Fish and Rice", it still had to worry about food and wages.

In the lens.

Lin Feng continued, "General Yue, your third mistake is inhumane and excessive punishment."

Although Yue Fei was known for his rigorous military management, most of the punishments were too severe.Especially the punishment of a subordinate named "Wang Gui" may also plant the root of disaster for Wang Gui to participate in the frame-up of Yue Fei in the future.

"Your fourth mistake is admonishing and setting up the crown prince, interfering in the emperor's family affairs."

A few years ago, after hearing the news that the Kingdom of Jin was going to return Song Qinzong's prince, Yue Fei met with Song Gaozong and suggested that Gaozong's adopted son Zhao Shen be the prince, so as to show the outside world that Gaozong was the orthodox emperor.

Although Yue Fei's move was out of loyalty, it violated Song Gaozong's taboo that generals should not interfere in politics.

"Your fifth mistake is the master of high merit."

Lin Feng didn't shy away from it, and said directly, "Song Taizu, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, was wearing a yellow robe back then, and the military generals usurped the throne. With the help of his own army, he forced him in the opposite direction, and thus successfully ascended to the supreme throne."

Why did Zhao Kuangyin want to make a drama of "drinking wine to release military power"?

Isn't it just the generals who are afraid of serious illnesses?
This kind of family style.

It also carried out the entire history of the Song Dynasty, leading to a situation of emphasizing literature over military affairs.

As the commander-in-chief, Yue Fei, the most valiant general in this era, commanded seven or eight out of ten troops in the Southern Song Dynasty. How could Zhao Gou, the emperor, not be afraid of his rebellion?
Some people say that Yue Fei is loyal to the emperor and the country all his life, with absolute sincerity, and will never rebel?

But the emperor didn't believe it!
Since ancient times, how many people with high merits have been able to die well?

Even if it was Lord Wu'an Bai Qi, wasn't the Lord Qin King who died after being given poisoned wine?
Bingxian Han Xin was also suspected by the emperor and died in Changle Palace.

The group of famous founding generals of the Ming Dynasty under Zhu Yuanzhang's hands was even more miserable.

So just for this last mistake, it is very difficult for Yue Fei, who is so loyal, to survive in a situation where the ruler and ministers have to die.

After listening.

Yue Fei fell into a long silence, speechless for a long time.

Lin Feng said, "General Yue, if you don't return to the court this time, maybe your fate will be very different."

For this.

It directly frightened the leaders of CCTV.

Central Building.

In the conference hall, the old director trembled, the teacup shattered again, and said in a panic, "Lin Feng, you kid, don't mess with these moths. The current program is a dialogue with national heroes. Don't go astray..."

Ask Yue Fei not to return to court.

What do you mean?
Isn't this the rhythm that made Yue Fei rebel?

In the eyes of the old director, what Lin Feng said was simply that he was afraid that the world would not be chaotic.

The deputy director also had cold sweat on his forehead, and said nervously, "This kid Lin Feng really dares to say that he is not afraid of being drowned by spit stars."

What is the outlet on the Internet at this time?
The viewers who watched the show were all masters who didn't think the matter was too big, and they started discussing it.

Yue Fei did not return to the dynasty with his teacher.

What will be the situation?
(End of this chapter)