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- In August, a strange thing happened on the Yellow River. Baidu search)
A tourist accidentally came to the Yellow River in the north of Kaifeng City and suddenly shouted: "The Yellow River is clear."
The actual situation is not clear at all, but over the years, the Song Dynasty invested a lot of money and silk. Except for a few hundred miles upstream of the Yellow River, more than 90% of the remaining areas on both sides of the main stream and tributaries are covered with trees and grassland, and the sediment content of the river gradually decreased. It happened that the autumn water was in Yiping, and it had not rained for a long time. Not much sediment rushed into the river, and the sediment content in the river further reduced. The water in the river is not yet clear, and is still very turbid, but from a distance, it looks slightly white, not as turbid as before.
For the people who have been living by the Yellow River for a long time, this is already amazing.
And under the bright light of the Song army easily defeating the Khitan army, several people in the capital rushed out of the city to watch. In the end, the emperor and ministers were alarmed, and Zhao Xu led all the ministers to the river. A Yellow River has nurtured Chinese civilization, but human beings have overdrafted it. The Yellow River has benefited the people, but also harmed them.
Wang Gui exaggeratedly leaned down by the river and said: "Your Majesty, this is auspiciousness, this is the real auspiciousness."
But not long after, an autumn rain fell, and the riverside turned yellow again. But this incident quickly spread all over the world, and the more it spread, the more magical it became.
Over there in Yinshan Mountain, there is a huge project under construction. After the war between the two countries ended, the imperial court quickly allocated 13 million yuan to build checkpoints at various valleys in the Yin Mountains. This was temporary. If the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun was obtained in the future, they would have to be built all the way to the end of the Dongyin Mountains. Yanshan is connected. Then starting from the south of Muna Mountain, all the way to the Yellow River, crossing the Yellow River to the boundary of Fuzhou in the Song Dynasty, a Great Wall was built that was more than 300 miles long.
Once the Great Wall is built, you Khitans will no longer have any ideas about Lingxia Road.
If you want to fight, you can go through the vast desert from the north. Attack various tribes in the desert oasis on the west side of Helan Mountain. But in that case, using too few troops will not result in success, and using too many troops will not be worthwhile. Moreover, during this period, a few people in Xixia also lost their evil thoughts.
It can also be seen as another meaning. We in the Song Dynasty only want to get Xixia. Don¡¯t tell us the reason. Xixia has harmed us in the Song Dynasty, but it has no hostility towards you Khitan. It even used the Great Wall Pass to actively fight with your Khitan¡¯s Yunnei Prefecture, Dongsheng Prefecture, and The German army was isolated.
This project is quite big. It is estimated that it will not be completed until next autumn, but it will be handed over to Zhang Kai at that time.
Only then did Zheng Lang write his resignation.
In fact, the original resignation letters were deliberately sung to certain people.
Rather than defeating the Khitan, once the war officially begins with the Khitan, it will be the beginning of the recovery of the Sixteen Youyun Provinces. A lot of preparation work will need to be done, and the state treasury will also need a lot of savings, and the time has not yet come. It will take at least five years, depending on the domestic situation in Khitan and other opportunities.
The reason why we need to fight is, as Zhao Xu said, the Song Dynasty has lived under the shadow of Khitan for many years. Now that the country is strong, it should also fight to wash away this shadow and shame. It is mainly aimed at certain people on Lingxia Road, and these people are not easy to deal with. Before there is a rebellion, there is evidence. If it is dealt with lightly, it will not work, but if it is dealt with severely, it will not work. The people were somewhat resentful.
So he used that resignation letter to cause turmoil in the hearts of the people on Lingxia Road. Coupled with various other illusions, the Khitan was tempted to send troops. If Khitan sends troops, these people will rebel. At the beginning, except for Xingqing Mansion, Zheng Lang deliberately allowed rebellion in several other places to expand.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Whoever wants to rebel has all been revealed, and among these people there are mixed good and bad, and many of them burned, killed and looted. This allowed Zheng Lang to find excuses and reasons for severe punishment. After the Khitan was defeated, a few people very cleverly fled to the Khitan, and some others hid everywhere. Zheng Lang listed the crimes they had committed one by one, announced them at the gates of every state and county, and sent people to arrest them.
After this cleanup, the instability in Lingxia Road has dropped significantly.
At this time, another change occurred. Li Bingchang was in poor health and died of illness soon after this shock. The Song Dynasty also established Li Bingchang's son Li Qianshun as the prince of Hexi County and the envoy of Lingxia, but named him Zhao Qianshun. Because of this rebellion, various clans fled or were killed, and there were not many people left, so these clans were The disciples were brought to the capital together with Zhao Qianshun.
The title of Lord of the Xia Kingdom is still there, but at this point, the Xia Kingdom is dead in name and in real name, and Xixia has become a piece of history.
Looking at the working people on both sides of the Yellow River, Zheng Lang said: "Zhengfu, although the Xixia clan has been brought to the capital, we still have to treat the people well. Without ten years of influence, the people of Lingxia Road may not be very loyal to the imperial court."
"Do not worry."
"Also, pay more attention to the Khitan movement. From now on, Youyun Sixteen Provinces will be counting on you."
Zheng Lang wanted to leave the northwest, so he invited Zhang Kai here, firstly to command the campaign, and secondly to replace Zheng Lang in running the northwest. After thisAfter that, the Khitans probably didn't dare to have any thoughts about the northwest for the time being. After a few years, it was not the Khitan who had the idea, but the Song Dynasty. Of course, it also depends on whether Yelu Hongji works hard or if Zhao Xu dies, he cannot attack Youyun Sixteen Prefectures, no matter how much money the treasury has. But just in case, with Zhang Kai in charge, even if the Khitans came, they would be beaten to pieces and driven away with bloodshed.
However, when Zheng Lang's resignation arrived in the capital, there was no news.
It was not until the end of October that a belated imperial edict came from the capital, asking Zheng Lang to sentence Xijing. We can't really let Zheng Lang stay in the bitter cold land of the northwest for a lifetime, and Zheng Lang is also sixty-nine years old. Could it be that Zheng Lang was asked to make a spring silkworm die before its threads are gone, and a candle turns to ashes before its tears dry up? Therefore, Zheng Lang was ordered to return to Luoyang to retire, but Zheng Lang was not allowed to become an official.
Zheng Lang did not comply with the order and refused directly.
Since you are going to become an official, you have to make it clear. Why bother with a false name and pretentiousness?
The eunuch who delivered the order had no choice but to go back with the order.
At this moment, a piece of gossip began to spread in the Song Dynasty, which revealed a terrible truth, that is, Li Gui's true life experience. What the world knows is that Zhao Niannu was forced by her mother-in-law to run away from home and ended up in Ezhou, where she was found by Zhang Kang's men.
But this rumor is not true. Instead, it is said that Zhao Niannu is not in Ezhou. She rushed to Chenzhou to ask Zheng Lang for help. Because he lost money on the road, he became a beggar for a time. Just after finding Chenzhou, the two of them had an accident at the same time and were kidnapped in the cave. It was cold in winter and the two hugged each other. Then everything that was supposed to happen happened together, and then Li Gui was born.
After the news came out, many people laughed.
There were even many people complaining. Zhao Niannu was in the capital, but it was difficult to ask, but Cui Xian was also in the capital, so some ladies made insinuations, but they didn't expect that Cui Xian actually admitted the matter. It's true, not a rumor!
This time the camp was blown up.
Zheng Lang has made great contributions. Credit goes to credit and fault goes to fault.
"Many officials wrote letters of impeachment, and some people said something a bit harsher, that is, although people have desires, they are princesses. If it is really uncomfortable to hold back, I would rather swing my sword from the palace than have anything happen to the princess. The speakers are all very light-hearted, and they really put themselves on the line to see if they can kill themselves with a sword.
Zheng Lang began to fall from the altar.
Some people asked the minister, "Since you have made such a big mistake, how can you continue to be an official in the court?" That's when. Gao Taotao held a banquet in the palace and said to the ministers: "From the beginning to the end, Duke Zheng did not want to hide this matter. After rescuing him at the beginning, he personally reported the incident to Emperor Renzong, and the Ai family also knew about it. Sima Guang and Wang Anshi knew the same thing. So Zheng Gong repeatedly refused the official title, but whether it was Emperor Renzong, Ai Jia, or His Majesty, they all forcibly ordered Zheng Gong to conceal the matter. Without him, if it weren't for Zheng Gong, how would he come to the river work? ? Without Zheng Gong, how could the Xining Reform, the country be prosperous, and how could the Hehuang Lingxia be recovered? How could the Song Dynasty have such prosperous years? Everyone, please stop treating a gentleman with a villain's heart. "
It is this sentence that makes all the ministers speechless.
Gao Taotao added: "I understand that you are impeaching Mr. Zheng, but think about everything Mr. Zheng has done for the Song Dynasty in his life. What is this mistake? And not many people know the truth about this matter. The truth is not It was His Majesty Aijia, Wang Anshi, and Sima Guang who spread the truth, and the person who spread the truth was Duke Zheng himself He wanted to take up an official position, but Your Majesty has always refused. This is because Duke Zheng forced Your Majesty to allow him to take up an official position."
"My dear friends, Mr. Zheng has been working endlessly for the Song Dynasty all his life. He has lived a very miserable life. If the truth is spread, the Ai family and Your Majesty will have to allow him to become an official Do you still want him to carry a heavy burden in his later years?" ?"
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In the tenth year of Yuanfeng, AD 1087, Zheng Lang was seventy years old, and William I passed away. However, because of his appearance, Britain turned from defense to offense. In the future, wars mainly took place on other people's lands, which paved the way for the emergence of the British Kingdom. The foundation was laid.
But the whole of Europe is still in the Dark Ages. At this time, there are only nearly three hundred years until the European Age of Discovery, and there are still more than five hundred years before the European Age of Industrial Civilization.
The Song Dynasty had just fought a medium-sized battle with the Khitan and won a very glorious victory. At the same time, the island owners in the country were still desperately trying to seduce the people to migrate to Southeast Asia. Not many people migrated, but this ancient and closed country finally took the first difficult step
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During the Lantern Festival, the capital is filled with fireworks.
The country's finances have improved, and if you want to regain the sixteen states of Youyun, you still have to save a lot of money and silk. However, the court no longer has to tighten its belts as before. Zhao Xu used some money and silk to reward generously, and exempted some. The two taxes in the disaster-stricken areas were paid, and another three million yuan was allocated from the internal treasury.?Relieve the poor people in Gyeonggi area.
Gao Taotao made a conclusion for Zheng Lang.
Zheng Lang finally retired from official service, but the Song Dynasty was still developing in the enclave.
Thinking of Zheng Lang, many people still lamented, but this could not stop them from being happy.
As night fell, there were singing and dancing on the Imperial Street, and Zhao Xu led his ministers to watch the Dengshan Mountain at Xuande Gate. In fact, when the secret news about Zheng Lang came out, many ministers breathed a sigh of relief. When a person's moral character reaches such a level, other people not only respect him, but also feel very uncomfortable because they simply can't do it. No matter what they did these years, they all lived in Zheng Lang's huge shadow. In order to become an official, Zheng Lang took the initiative to step down from the altar. Many people felt inexplicably relieved, including the recently deceased Wang Gui, Cai Que, Sun Gu
However, Zhao Xu has never been happy. Ever since he issued an edict to allow Zheng Lang to take office, he has felt extremely melancholy.
Zheng Lang actually wanted to do this for the whole country, but he would not say it, but Zhao Xu thought that Zheng Lang was loyal to the Zhao family.
Staring at the lively crowd outside, Sun Gu twirled his beard and said, "It's a prosperous age."
Zhao Xu remained silent. At this moment, a eunuch hurriedly came to Zhao Xu and whispered: "Your Majesty, Duke Zheng returned very quickly. After arriving in Luoyang, he quickly rushed to Gong County. He probably didn't want to alarm local officials everywhere."
Zhao Xu smiled bitterly and murmured: "Mr. Zheng, do you really want to get rid of everything?"
It¡¯s really clean enough. In the past, Zhao Xu didn't know how to repay Zheng Lang, so he awarded Zheng Lang the title of King of Hexi County. Surprisingly, few people objected. But Zheng Lang decisively refused. Zhao Xu issued an edict allowing Zheng Lang to serve as an official, but with a series of official titles. Zheng Lang wrote another memorial saying that the veteran had made mistakes before, and his majesty Renzong, Yingzong, and the two queen mothers did not disagree with their majesties and continued to reuse the veteran. Everything the veteran has done is not enough to repay the respect shown to him by His Majesty and the Queen Mother. Now that I have become an official. How can one have the dignity to carry an official title?
He resigned from all official positions and titles, handed over to Zhang Kai, and returned to the Central Plains as a commoner.
After hearing this, several big guys around him spoke silently.
Zhao Xu suddenly asked again: "When do you think he will arrive at Gongling?"
When you take a detour to Gong County, you must go to pay homage to Renzong¡¯s mausoleum. And Zhao Niannu took Li Gui and his family to Gongling.
"Mr. Zheng is old. It's bitterly cold in the northwest, and his health is gradually not as good as before. When he came here, I heard he caught some wind cold again, so he had to take a carriage back. But if so, he can reach Gongling this evening." The eunuch sighed.
What a good minister, he is already getting old.
Zhao Xu was pacing up and down the tower. Suddenly he said: "Prepare your horses."
Fan Chunren grabbed him and asked, "Your Majesty, what are you going to do?"
"I'm going to Gongling."
"No," the ministers fell down in a large group.
"Who dares to stop me? Do you really want Mr. Zheng to come back in such a gloomy state?"
After saying that, Zhao Xu flew down from the tower.
The ministers were all dumbfounded. They couldn't stop the emperor, but they couldn't let him go like this, so there was a chaos, and some ministers announced that their guards would ride on horseback to protect them. Some ministers would ride around looking for horses to accompany Zhao Xu.
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It¡¯s still dark. When Zheng Lang got up, Cui Xian turned over and asked, "Guardian, what do you want to do?"
"Let's get up."
"So early?" Cui Xian looked at the hourglass beside the bed and asked strangely.
"I can finally rest. I can't sleep for a while, so why not get up and worship His Majesty Renzong quietly, and then we will return to Zhengjiazhuang to avoid being disturbed by officials."
"It's Zheng Zhen."
"Well, it's the price of industrialization. My hometown is probably not as quiet as before." Zheng Lang sighed with joy and worry.
¡°What industrialization?¡±
"It's the workshop" Zheng Lang couldn't explain clearly and simply put on his clothes.
On the other side, Zhao Niannu also woke up and walked out of the next room. Then Li Gui, his wife and his children also came out.
Looking at Zhao Niannu, Zheng Lang said guiltily: "Your Highness, after so many years, I have given you the true identities of mother and son."
In fact, Zheng Lang sent people to spread the truth quickly, not for the sake of becoming an official, but for these two words, identity! Whether the minister likes him, hates him, or impeaches him, he will not care about him anyway, but Zhao Niannu and Li Gui cannot be wronged any longer.
The sky was still dark, and the family walked out of the inn and walked towards Yongzhao Mausoleum.
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Zhao Xu was riding a horse in front, and many veterans were behind him.While on horseback, they were panting, and some ministers were drafting in their minds the words they were going to use to impeach the emperor for his presumptuous move.
The sky is finally getting dark.
Zhao Xu didn¡¯t know where Zheng Lang lived, but he seemed to have a clear understanding and rushed straight to Yongzhao Mausoleum.
It happened to be that the Zheng family was burning paper money in front of the Yongzhao Mausoleum, and there was another thing they burned, a tall wooden horse with a civil servant in Confucian shirt and sword riding on it, who looked quite like Zheng Lang himself. The civil servant was holding a map, and with the help of sparks, he could see that it was a map of the territory of the Song Dynasty, including Hehuang and Xixia.
Zhao Xu turned his head and made a gesture to the guards and ministers to silence them. Then he walked over quietly.
The first month of the year is cold, and there are some small snowflakes flying in the sky.
The weather was relatively cold in 1087 AD. Historical records indicate that it snowed heavily in the capital from winter to spring. Although it is the first month of the year, it still snows frequently in the capital. The snow that fell at this dawn was relatively small.
Approaching, Zhao Xu stared at the wooden horse. He knew the origins of this. When Song Renzong died, the only thing he took with him was a jade horse. Although the country was peaceful and the people were safe, not regaining Xixia was ultimately Zhao Zhen's biggest regret in his life.
In fact, there was an opportunity later, but the money and silk were limited. I chose to recover Xixia or Hegong. Zhao Zhen chose Hegong. However, when Zheng Lang mentioned this matter, he was often unhappy.
At this time, Zheng Lang was burning the wooden horse seriously, but his eyes were a little erratic. His family also noticed that Zhao Xu was coming with his ministers, and Zhao Xu still made a silent gesture. Then he looked at Zheng Lang seriously. It had been several years since they had been apart.
It turns out that although the white hair is white, it still has some luster. A few years later, the bitter cold in the northwest made this white hair lose all its luster and turned into a withered mass. Even the originally healthy body gradually became a little rickety. Zhao Xu stared at this white-haired, hunched figure, his nose was sore, and drops of moisture suddenly appeared in his eyes.
The sky was getting brighter, and a red sun actually rose slowly. Under the red light, the snow was dyed with a layer of pink, and the heaven and earth seemed to be cast in a layer of magnificent brilliance in an instant.
The sun shines warmly on the earth, and the white snow on the ground is more crystal clear
PS: This book ends like this. Some people are not satisfied with the following chapters. In fact, it is understandable. Because if you want to be rigorous, you must rely on history, but the emergence of Zheng Lang changes history, and the result of quantitative changes is qualitative changes. The further we get away from history, the more rigorous it will be. If you don¡¯t like it, it¡¯s hard for me to write it. But it's finally over. Whether it's good or bad, you decide. As seen in the book "Chuang Tian", different fairy novels should not be regarded as shallow fairy novels. Finally, please support me. - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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