Chapter 358 Song Zhenzong decided to show his strength!
On the canopy.

"boom!"

Throw the thick memorial book on the ground.

The straight wings on Zhao Heng's head swayed up and down with his master's anger.

"What! What on earth does this old woman want to do?!"

"Two hundred thousand troops!"

"This is the fourth time!"

“Winter comes every year!”

"Is the Song Dynasty a granary?"

"Am I Emperor Ming of Wei?"

"And...what's going on with this battle report!?"

"Wang Chao, the garrison commander in Tanghe, is keeping his troops in place again!"

"Is he a turtle?!"

"Now the Liao army has bypassed the city and is heading straight for Kaifeng!"

"What do you say? What should we do?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the minister Kou Zhun, who was dressed in a purple robe and jade belt, raised his hu tablet and said loudly:
"Your Majesty, please lead the army in person."

As soon as these five words came out, the emperor, who had been extremely irritable just now, immediately sat back on the dragon throne.

Quiet as a chicken.

……

[When the Liao army was informed that they were heading south, most people in the court advocated waiting, negotiating, and moving south.]

【Knowing that Wang Qinruo was from Jiangnan, he hoped to flee south to Nanjing.】

[Chen Yaosou, who signed the document for the Privy Council, was from Sichuan and suggested fleeing west to Chengdu.]

[Prime Ministers Bi Shi'an and Kou Zhun rejected all objections and requested Emperor Zhenzong to lead the army in person.]

[Kou Zhun denounced those who advocated moving the capital: "Whoever proposed this plan for Your Majesty shall be punished with death!"]

……

The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
Liu Che put his hands in his sleeves with a helpless look on his face. He really didn't understand what these people were thinking.

"Why do you always want to run away when things are at stake?"

"There are at least several hundred thousand imperial guards in Kaifeng City, right?"

"The fighting in Hebei is just fierce, but it has not reached the point where the entire army will be defeated and cannot be stopped!"

"Does it sound good to give up land to save the country? Do you just ignore the people of Hebei?!"

"You are the Son of Heaven! The Son of Heaven!!!"

"You should have refuted him! Even killed those who disturbed the morale of the army!"

Liu Che, who was originally relatively calm, became more and more angry as he spoke!

The teacup on the table in front of him was shaking from being slapped.

How come anyone can become emperor? !

The emperor’s responsibility!

"If you really can't win, you can just give in and marry me!"

"I can just accumulate strength to find my face back later!"

Wei Zifu, who was standing by, patted his back and helped him breathe.

……

Datang.

Li Shimin sat on the dragon throne motionless, his face as gloomy as water.

The first person he thought of was someone.

That’s right! It’s Li Longji again!

The ministers in the palace looked at the emperor with a sullen face, and they also exchanged glances with their fellow officials.

They also thought of Li Longji...

But that doesn't mean we should ignore the Eastern Jin Dynasty...

It’s just that...the reasons between the two are still a little different.

"This proposal doesn't seem to make sense. I think the Song people are already afraid of war and the Khitans."

Li Shimin spoke in a calm voice, his emotions unclear.

It’s only the third generation…

Those two court officials who died in the second generation did not look like this.

……

On the canopy.

Zhao Heng looked at the battle report in his hands, his hands shaking.

"Daming... Deqing... are all gone..."

"The Khitans have arrived at the city of Chanzhou..."

"The country has many troops stationed in Hebei, and the enemy cannot be defeated..."

"I...I will personally lead the army to decide the victory!"

All the ministers looked at the emperor in surprise, except Kou Zhun, who looked relieved.

"Please discuss together, when can we set out?"

As soon as the words came out, a group of ministers spoke up.

"Your Majesty has ordered the generals to go out, and you can entrust them with the task. If you must go in person, you should stay at Chanyuan for the time being."

"However, the city walls of Chanyuan are not large, and it would be difficult to gather a large number of banners for a long time."

"Besides, winter is still far away, so we should take our time to prepare for the event." Several other ministers also spoke up:

"The Imperial Guards are mostly in Hebei. We should follow their movements to strengthen their power and supervise the advance of the troops so that we can make decisions when things get tough."

"But you cannot go beyond Chanzhou. If you go to Chanzhou, you cannot stay there for long."

Kou Zhun held up his tablet and said with finality:

"The troops are outside, so we must trouble Your Majesty to go to Chanyuan for a while. The time for the march cannot be delayed!"

"Wang Chao's army is in Zhen and Ding, the enemy may not dare to lead the army to invade the south. If you personally lead the army to Chanyuan, order Wang Chao to lead the army to join forces with the army of Henan to attack!"

"This battle will be a success in one fell swoop!"

"There is hope for the dark clouds!"

……

[Song Zhenzong intended to lead the army himself, but for some unknown reason he delayed and refused to send troops.]

[Kou Zhun tried various ways to urge the troops to go, but Emperor Zhenzong of Song kept making excuses.]

[Finally, Kou Zhun deliberately accumulated six or seven days of battle reports and presented the unfavorable news to Emperor Zhenzong of Song in one go, and Emperor Zhenzong decided to go to war.]

[On November 1004, AD, the army led by Emperor Zhenzong of Song officially set out.]

……

Northern Qi Dynasty: Cultural and Propaganda Period
Gao Yang rubbed his belly lazily.

He patted his belly and said:

"Not bad, at least he's not a wimp."

"The best way to prevent your generals from rebelling is to make sure they don't have as much merit as you do!"

"Just lead the expedition yourself!"

"Win the battle and retake Yanyun!"

"If I lose, the worst that can happen is I'm done for!"

"You're going to die sooner or later anyway, so you might as well die meaningfully."

……

Tang Xuanzong Period
"Look at what I'm doing!"

Li Longji was a little angry and embarrassed!
"How old he is is how old I am!"

"Do you understand what it means that a son of a wealthy family should not sit in a dangerous hall! A gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall!"

Yang Yuhuan was eating a peach innocently while Gao Lishi was looking up at the sky silently.

Everyone in the hall lowered their heads silently.

We didn't say anything.

Great Song.

"Yeah, why do you think that is?"

Zhao Kuangyin sat upright on a stone pier, watching Zhao Kuangyi wolfing down his food beside him.

Zhao Kuangyi choked.

This is really choking.

He took the teacup brought by the waiter and drank it all in one gulp.

Zhao Kuangyi lowered his head and continued to eat without daring to speak.

Zhao Kuangyin snorted coldly and continued to look at the sky.

……

Song Taizong period
"It's over!"

Zhao Kuangyi held his forehead with his hand and looked worried.

Kou Zhun's proposal is very good and highly feasible.

There is one.

Misjudged Wang Chao!

I promoted this person myself, and I have some understanding of his character.

Defending the city? No problem!

Send troops? Impossible!

"...Yuan Kan can't die here, right?"

It doesn’t matter if you die, but what if the Song Dynasty is in turmoil?

……

During the Song Dynasty and Renzong Period
Zhao Zhen looked at the sky with interest.

What has happened cannot be changed, so there is no point in saying it.

Zhenzong...still has some courage.

……

[On the 22nd, Emperor Zhenzong of Song arrived at Weicheng, but the battle situation ahead was unclear, and General Wang Chao's troops did not go south to support them as agreed in advance. Emperor Zhenzong began to hesitate whether to continue northward as originally planned.]

[Among the officials accompanying them at this time, some advocated retreating to Jinling as soon as possible, while others advocated retreating to Kaifeng.]

【Song Zhenzong asked Kou Zhun for his opinion.】

[Kou Zhun firmly opposed retreat and said to Emperor Zhenzong: "You can only advance a foot, but not retreat an inch!"]

[“The troops in Hebei have been waiting for the imperial carriage to arrive day and night, and their morale has increased a hundredfold. If the imperial carriage were to move back a few steps, the army would be dispersed, and the enemy would be able to take advantage of them, and Nanjing would be impossible to reach.”]

【After hearing this, Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty did not mention the matter again.】

……

{Although Zhenzong was a bit timid, he still had some sense of responsibility. Not much, but there was some.}
{This passage is the historical origin of the story that Kou Zhun forced Emperor Zhenzong of Song to lead the army in person and personally supervise the front line to resist the Khitan invaders, which led to the conclusion of the Treaty of Chanyuan.}
{However, from a historical perspective, Song Zhenzong initially adopted a firm and active defense policy in the defense against the invasion of Khitan foreign invaders, and issued an imperial decree to lead the army in person, while Kou Zhun only gave clear suggestions at a certain decision point.}
{The situation was changing, and Zhenzong could not have imagined that Wang Chao's army would not take action again. Moreover, the Deqing army was captured and the Liao army had already reached the city of Chanzhou. How could Zhenzong, a king who had never experienced war, perform well?}
{Being able to say "appoint a crown prince" before going to war shows that he has some awareness... not much, but it's there.}
{It is understandable. He was not trained to be an emperor from the beginning. He was lucky to get the throne and be able to do this... No! I still can't convince myself! Li Erlizhi and Li Longji were not trained to be emperors either! }

{This is too much. None of these three can be defeated easily. This comparison is a bit unfair to Emperor Zhenzong of Song.}
{Whether it is fair or not...you are the emperor, if you don't take responsibility, then who will?}
{It is really unfair to compare the emperors who are at the ceiling, first-tier, and quasi-first-tier levels. Moreover, he still fulfilled his responsibilities. At least he is better than Emperors Huizong and Qinzong! }
{…mad, none of the people I compare myself to are normal…}
……

(End of this chapter)

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