The gods began by supporting Guo Jing to become emperor

Chapter 100 The Song Dynasty is beyond salvation!

Along the way, Guo Jing was not just sightseeing, he was also observing the national conditions of Song. However, after seeing it all, he only had one thought in his mind: "The rich are feasting and drinking, while the poor are freezing to death on the road."

The literati were still noble literati, and the people below them still lived a hard life. The government levied heavy taxes, and various exorbitant levies emerged one after another. The court also issued Jiaozi indiscriminately and reaped the wealth of the people.

Jiangnan is a prosperous region, but the people work hard all year round and still cannot afford to eat or wear enough food. Their lives are no better than those of the people in the Jin Dynasty.

The government of the Song Dynasty was no different from that of the Jin Dynasty. The so-called Emperor of the Song Dynasty and the scholars who were taught by sages and read their books were no different from the Jin people. The only difference was that the government of the Song Dynasty was more spineless and could take whatever the Jin people wanted without any backbone.

A few years ago, Shi Miyuan actually took power and restored Qin Hui's title of King Shen and posthumous title of Zhongxian. He actively pursued the policy of surrendering to Jin and begging for peace, signed the Jin-Song Peace Agreement, changed the relationship between Jin and Song from uncle-nephew country to uncle-nephew country, increased the annual tribute from 200,000 to 300,000, and added 3 million taels of "silver for military rewards".

This is the current Song Dynasty court, which is servile to the Jin Dynasty. The Song Dynasty had already experienced such a situation during the time of Wanyan Gou. Originally, Guo Jing still had expectations for the Song Dynasty. After all, the Song Dynasty represented the orthodoxy of the Han people.

But after actually setting foot on the land of Song Dynasty, he was disappointed. The military was in disrepair, the government was corrupt, and treacherous ministers were in power. The Song Dynasty was hopeless!
No wonder Yue Wangye was recalled by twelve golden orders and finally killed by Qin Hui under the order of Wanyan Gou. Wanyan Gou was a derogatory term used by Su Ming when he was lecturing on the history of Song Dynasty, and Guo Jing also agreed with it.

For a moment, he was actually a little confused.

Even though he had no sense of belonging to the Song Dynasty, he was a Han Chinese after all, and he hoped from the bottom of his heart that the Han people could rise again and unify the world. However, the situation of the Song Dynasty government made him feel that such a country no longer needed to be saved.

What is there to save when even the backbone of a country is broken?

Originally, he wanted to wait for a chance to bring his mother back to visit, but now he feels that Mongolia is a better place because that is where he can be of use. What would be the point of him coming back?

He didn't want to repeat his father's mistakes, nor did he want to be ordered around and treated like a dog by those scholars.

Use culture to control military power, and do not kill the scholars and officials!
In just one month, coupled with the communication with Lu Chengfeng and his son, Guo Jing saw through the Song Dynasty. The main reason for the weakness of the Song Dynasty was that the scholar-officials could not control their power by relying on culture.

At this time, Guo Jing suddenly remembered what his teacher had said, that the Song Dynasty came to power in an illegitimate way, and the problems of plotting for power and usurping the throne inherited from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms have continued and have never been eliminated. In addition, Song Taizong became famous for the battle of Gaoliang River, and the Song Dynasty completely lost the possibility of taking back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. From then on, the backbone of the Song Dynasty was broken.

Forget it. I will never come back after the appointment at Yanyu Tower.

In front of the mourning hall, Guo Jing was confused about the future and disappointed that his fantasy was shattered. He just felt that Mongolia was better. Although Mongolia was poorer than the Song Dynasty, warriors there could stand up straight and be human beings, instead of being dogs for civil servants like in the Song Dynasty.

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When Guo Jing was paying homage to his father, Huang Rong was playing in the water by the Taihu Lake, accompanied by Lu Guanying. He knew that Guo Jing had a wife and children, and that Huang Rong was a natural beauty.

The young man admired Ai, so he began to have feelings for her. Huang Rong was very smart and could see through his thoughts at a glance, but she didn't have much feelings for him. She thought he was fun and didn't expose his feelings. She just treated him as an ordinary friend. In her mind, his position was still not as high as Guo Jing's.

Suddenly, she saw a man walking quickly towards the shore in the distance, carrying a large vat on his head, looking extremely strange.

The man walked very fast, without stopping. When he came closer, Huang Rong recognized that he was an old man with a white beard, wearing a yellow quilted shirt, waving a large cattail leaf fan in his right hand, and walking lightly and quickly. The jar was made of cast iron, and it looked like it weighed several hundred pounds. The old man walked past Lu Guanying, ignoring them and walked past them without paying any attention. He walked a few steps, swayed slightly, and some water suddenly splashed out of the jar. It turned out that the jar was full of clear water, which must have added another 100 or 200 pounds of weight. An old man was carrying such a large iron jar on his head, and he was doing it as if nothing had happened. His martial arts skills were really amazing.

Lu Guanying stared at him blankly, admiring in his heart the superb kung fu skills of this old senior.

The old man walked across the river without stopping, his body steady, the water only reaching his calves. He crossed to the other side, put the big iron pot in the grass on the hillside, jumped into the water, and walked back step by step.

Huang Rong listened to Huang Yaoshi talking about the martial arts of various schools. She had never heard of walking on the water with an iron vat on the head, and even walking on duckweed with nothing on the body was just a myth. How could such martial arts really exist in the world? Now that she saw it with her own eyes, she couldn't help but believe it and admired the old man endlessly.

In fact, she had no idea that this guy was just a fake, a magician, and his real strength was not even as good as hers. However, his brother Qiu Qianren was famous enough that he had not been exposed until now.

Qiu Qianzhang stroked his white beard, laughed loudly, and asked Lu Guanying, "Are you the Young Master Lu, the leader of the Taihu heroes?"

Lu Guanying bowed and said, "I dare not, may I ask your name, sir?"

Qiu Qianzhang smiled slightly and looked around, "This is not a place to talk, let's find a place to sit down."

Lu Guanying knew that this was a senior master and he could not neglect him, so he said respectfully, "If you would be so kind, please come to my house and serve tea."

Qiu Qianzhang acted like an expert and said after a moment's hesitation, "That's fine too."

Lu Guanying was overjoyed and respectfully asked him to go first. Huang Rong was also curious about where this man came from, so she went back with them.

Not long after, Lu Chengfeng sat on the bamboo couch and was carried out by two servants. He bowed to Qiu Qianzhang and said, "I didn't know that you were coming. I am sorry for not welcoming you."

Qiu Qianzhang bowed slightly, but did not return the greeting. He said calmly, "Master Lu, there is no need to be so polite."

Lu Chengfeng had heard about his son's profound "martial arts" and was very respectful. "May I ask your name, Grandpa?"

Qiu Qianzhang said calmly, "My surname is Qiu, and my name is Qianren."

"Excuse me, are you Senior Qiu, who is known in the martial arts world as the Iron Palm Floating on Water?"

Qiu Qianzhang smiled slightly and said calmly, "You have a good memory. You still remember this nickname. I haven't been in the martial arts world for more than 20 years. I'm afraid others have forgotten it long ago!"

The name "Iron Palm Floating on the Water" was indeed very famous in the martial arts world 20 years ago. Lu Chengfeng knew that this person was the leader of the Hunan Iron Palm Gang. He used to dominate Huguang, but later for some reason, he suddenly retired from the martial arts world. After a long time, the younger generation in the martial arts world didn't know his name. Seeing him suddenly come at this time, he was a little confused and asked, "I wonder what brings you here, Senior Qiu? If you can use me, I will be at your service."

(End of this chapter)