Song Gexing

Chapter 138: Guiding Di Qing
In fact, the Southern Song Dynasty really had a chance. Not only Yelu Dashi was willing to join forces, but the Tatar Kingdom in the northwest of the country also supported the Song Dynasty.

Later generations may not know that during the Northern Song Dynasty, the Tatar Kingdom was one of the vassal states of the Song Dynasty, and was closer to the Song Dynasty than Goryeo.

The Tatar State is not the Tatar State of the later Soviet Union, nor is it the Mongols. The Tatars were originally a branch of the Turks, but they have been against the Turkic Khanate since the Tang Dynasty counterattacked the Eastern Turks.

The Eastern Turks perished, and they were unhappy with the Western Turks. Until the Western Turks and the Tang Dynasty perished, they began to follow the Uighurs.

After the Uighur Khanate was destroyed by the Uyghas, they did not occupy the Uyghur homeland, but retreated to the upper reaches of the Yeseni River. The Tatars occupied the Uighur homeland to recuperate and established the Khanate.

In addition, some people in later generations say that the Uyghurs are descendants of Turks. This is actually nonsense. The Uighurs’ hometown is near Lake Baikal, and the Turks originated in the upper reaches of the Yenisey River. The two are unrelated, so they insist that they are related. , just because after the demise of the Turks, some people integrated into the Uighurs.

But now that they have integrated, we can only say that they are Uighurs and no longer Turks. The Uyghurs were the result of the fusion of multiple ethnic groups with the Uighurs as the main body.

Therefore, it can be said that they are descendants of Uyghurs, but not Turkic descendants. Just like the Koreans also have Jurchens integrated into them, you can't say that the Koreans are descendants of Jurchens.

As for Turkey saying that they are descendants of Turks, that is even more of a joke. The Western Turks were destroyed by their ancestors. Their ancestors were servants of the Turks. After the rebellion, they killed the Western Turk nobles and established themselves.

Advertise yourself as a Turkic, just to use the prestige of the Turkic in the Western Regions to frighten other surrounding ethnic groups to liquidate them.

The lie has been told for thousands of years, and not only did outsiders believe it, but they themselves believed it to be true.

Talking back to the Tatars, after the establishment of the Liao Kingdom, they forced the Tatars to become vassals and pay tribute. However, the unwilling Tatars also sent people to the Central Plains to profess vassalage to the Song Dynasty and voluntarily became a vassal state.

To put it bluntly, this approach is to look down on the Khitan people, thinking that they are uneducated, and only the Song Dynasty is orthodox. This kind of thinking is actually not only shared by the Tatars, but also by the Jurchens.

Wanyan Aguda had this idea, so he repeatedly prevented the Jurchens from invading the Song Dynasty southward. It was not until his death that the Jin Dynasty began to plan a southward invasion.

The Tatars actually accepted Han culture earlier and more thoroughly than the Khitans and Jurchens. The nine surnames of Zhaowu at that time were the ancestors of the Tatars.

It is also called the Nine Tatar Surnames or the Thirty Tatar Surnames, which means that during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, most of the Tatars had changed their surnames to Han surnames.

This is because during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Tatars followed the Xianbei people to the south. Xianbei was Sinicized and they naturally followed suit. The Sui and Tang Dynasties that followed became even more powerful, making them admire Han culture from the bottom of their hearts.

But with the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Tatars were completely isolated, and finally integrated into the Mongols and became a branch of the Mongols.

After the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, they were separated into two parts, the Tatar and Oara. After the Manchu Qing defeated the Mongols, they integrated the entire grassland and became the Mongolian people again.

At the end of the Jin Dynasty, the Tatar Kingdom was always in a state of war with the Jin Kingdom. This is also an important reason why after Temujin annexed the Tatar Kingdom, the Jin Kingdom canonized him as the official position of Jawu Tikhuri.

If the Southern Song Dynasty could seize the opportunity and unite with the Western Liao and Tatar Kingdoms, coupled with Goryeo's weak character, the Jin Kingdom might not be unable to defeat them.

That way there would be no chance for the Mongols to rise. The Mongols took advantage of the Jurchens' move south. After the Tatars and Jurchens fought for years, the grasslands left a vacuum of power before they rose.

In later generations, the Tatars and the Mongols have been integrated into one, but in fact the origins of the two ethnic groups are different. The Tatars are a mixture of white and yellow people, while the Mongols are completely yellow people.

Speaking of the origin, the Tatars are a branch of the Turks, and the Mongols are a branch of the Xianbei people, who are the same race as the Khitan.

"Your Majesty, Yang Wei, pays homage to your Majesty!"

"Meet His Highness the Crown Prince!" "I've met all of you!"

Yang Tian already knew it from Wang Zhongzheng's mouth. After entering, he greeted Zhao Fang respectfully and then looked at Zhao Fang.

Zhao Fang did not hesitate, and after introducing the matter of discussion to him, he asked: "Zizheng is your deputy, is it possible for Yang Qingjue to do it?"

Yang Tian complained secretly in his heart, not because he looked down on the cheating, but because the husband-in-law obviously hadn't agreed yet. If he decided, what would these big guys think of him?

But Zhao Fang looked at him with burning eyes, and it was not enough not to answer.

He had no choice but to grit his teeth and hesitate for a moment before saying, "Although Zizheng's qualifications are somewhat inferior, he comes from the East Palace after all. Your Highness probably wants to cultivate talents, so that's not a bad idea."

Zhao Fang also realized at this time that he was embarrassing, and laughed when he heard this, and said: "It is indeed my selfishness, but among my four guards back then, he was the most courageous and resourceful, and I also loved him. Studying, unlike the other three, I have to be forced to study every day."

After saying this, Pang Ji smiled and said: "Master, why don't you give me a chance? We can't hold back His Highness's love for talent."

Wen Yanbo secretly cursed "Old Yin criticize" and slandered him for knowing how to cater to Zhao Fang, but he still nodded and agreed: "Then give it a try, Uncle Wu, please take care of him more."

Yang Tian didn't dare to object, so he quickly agreed. At this time, Di Qing stood up and said: "I second the proposal!"

Zhao Fang glanced at him unexpectedly, thinking that the old man finally spoke up today, and after thinking about it, he understood that Di Qing was always cautious, and he was the only one here who was born as a military official, so it's no wonder he didn't dare to speak up.

After the matter was decided, the pace became fast. Big bosses from both offices of the government were present, and the appointment was immediately signed and handed over to Zhao Zhen to draft the decree.

Zhao Fang wanted to leave early after completing the major event, but after seeing Di Qing, he decided to stay and wait for him to leave together.

When he finally got out, he stopped Di Qing and said, "Ms. Di, wait for me!"

Di Qing was startled and quickly bowed and saluted: "Your Highness has betrayed me. How dare a military minister like me call you my husband?"

Zhao Fang approached him, held up his arm and scolded him: "You know the affairs of the Privy Council and have the same power as the Privy Council envoy. If you are not your husband-in-law, then who is?"

"The minister is ashamed!"

"You! Why can't Gu improve the military system? You don't have to be so careful in the future, the father is not the master of suspicion, and neither is Gu. As for others, why do you care about him!"

Zhao Fang waved his hand vigorously, and Di Qing almost shed tears.

It was difficult to be a military minister in the Song Dynasty. If the current Privy Councilor was not Pang Ji, who was originally the benefactor who promoted him, he didn't know whether he could persevere.

Di Qing was cared for by four people in his life, the first was Yu Jing, the second was Fan Zhongyan, the third was Han Qi, and the fourth was Pang Ji.

Yes, it is not a joke that Han Qi took care of him, but it is a joke that he was humiliated by Han Qi according to later generations. You must know that his memorials were all written by Han Qi. It is strange that the person who humiliated him would write a memorial for him. .

(End of this chapter)