The opening inventory of the top ten young emperors

"Your Majesty, is this your decision?"
When the Empress Dowager saw the "Letter of Release" written by Zhu Qizhen, she almost got angry.

Tianjuan has already explained the future so clearly, yet her beloved grandson is still reluctant to kill Wang Zhen and wants to let him go home and return home in glory?
The Empress Dowager really felt that her grandson was hopeless.
He was just a slave, and it would be fine if he was beaten and killed. But now he has treated him with such importance, does he even want to give up his kingdom?

"Good, very good!" The Empress Dowager nodded vigorously, "I hope Your Majesty will not regret your decision today."
After the Empress Dowager finished speaking, she left without looking back.
Queen Mother Sun also looked at Zhu Qizhen with disappointment and shook her head. Then she glared at Wang Zhen fiercely, smiled coldly, and left.

Wang Zhen's cold sweat finally stopped after the two queen dowagers left. But when he thought about leaving the palace soon, he felt sad.
"Your Majesty, I can't bear to leave you!"

Wang Zhen looked sincere, and Zhu Qizhen was also reluctant: "There must be a misunderstanding here. Sir, please go home and recuperate for a while. When this storm is over and the Empress Dowager is in a better mood, I will let you come back."

Wang Zhen knew that this was the best solution for now. If he still stayed in the palace and refused to leave, given the Empress Dowager's determination to kill him, he might be caught and killed if he wasn't careful.
"I know that Your Majesty is doing this for my own good, so let me serve Your Majesty one last time!"

Wiping the corners of his eyes, Wang Zhen said reluctantly amid Tianjuan's loud teasing.

[Ahem, ahem, Zhu Qizhen, who was captured alive among hundreds of thousands of troops, was escorted back to the Ming Dynasty safely by dozens of envoys. This matter seems a little wrong no matter how you think about it! ]
[It would be hard for the Wala people not to release the water! ]

[But, no matter what, His Majesty the Emperor finally came back, which was a good thing. After coming back, of course he hugged his mother, the Queen Mother Sun, and cried bitterly.]
【Then, he met with Crown Prince Zhu Jianshen and his son, and they hugged each other and cried bitterly again.】
【After doing all this, it’s time to face reality. 】

[There can't be two tigers in one mountain, and there can't be two masters in one country. ]

[As for his elder brother Zhu Qizhen, who was already the retired emperor, and his younger brother Zhu Qiyu, who was already the emperor, they could only ask him to move to the Nan Palace to recuperate. In fact, it was house arrest. ]

[There is only one sentence about the meeting between the two brothers in the Ming Shilu: "The emperor met them at Dong'an Gate, drove them into the Southern Palace, and all the civil and military officials performed the ceremony of court meeting."]
[After that… after that, I was confined for seven years. ]

Song Dynasty everyone.

Are you back?
Zhao Kuangyi, who was standing beside Emperor Taizu of Song, could not help but sneer when he saw what Tianjuan said.

If it were him, he would never allow Zhu Qizhen to return to the Central Plains.
He has been imprisoned for seven years and he is still alive?
Zhu Qiyu is still too kind-hearted.

Can this be put back?
Song Huizong Zhao Ji once again used his clever brain.
If this method is feasible, then wouldn't it be possible for him to be released?

If he signed a few more treaties with the Liao people and promised to fulfill them after his return, would the Liao people release him immediately?
How could these barbaric and small countries, with their lack of food and clothing, compare with the abundant resources and vast territory of the Great Song Dynasty?
You can certainly buy them off by promising them huge profits.

If it really doesn't work, we can just cede the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun to them!

Song Gaozong Zhao Gou.
Put it back?
So should the throne be returned to my father or to my brother?

Of course we have to fight the Jin people, but wouldn’t it be better if we could make them retreat without fighting?
Didn’t the treaty signed by our ancestor Renzong with the Liao Kingdom calm the border situation for several decades?
Now that our Great Song has retreated to the south and the Jin people have taken away large tracts of land in the north, what else is there to be dissatisfied about?
Besides, the last time Bianliang was captured, many Jin soldiers became seriously ill due to unfamiliar climate and water, so they had to withdraw.
If we go to Lin'an, wouldn't there be even more people who can't adapt to the climate and soil? Why should we travel thousands of miles to endure such hardship?

Therefore, it is better not to fight the Jin people if possible.

What father and brother!
If we ask people to send more money over there, so that they can live a better life and not be in such a hurry to come back, wouldn't everyone be happy?
[There are few official records of Emperor Yingzong's imprisonment during this period. The only records are from unofficial history.]

[It is recorded in unofficial history that when Emperor Yingzong of Ming was imprisoned, only Empress Qian accompanied him. The main gate of the Nangong Palace was locked with a large padlock, which was filled with lead and could not be opened at all.]

[It is also said that all the trees around the Nan Palace were cut down to prevent anyone from approaching Emperor Yingzong of Ming and exchanging information with him.]

[In addition, the food and clothing sent to Nangong was very limited, and could only be sent in through a small window. Sometimes it was not enough for two people. So many times, they could only rely on Qian's needlework to exchange for additional expenses. ]

Zhao Kuangyi: All the trees have been cut down, and there are still people approaching, secretly taking women's needlework to sell for this Qian family? What's the point of cutting down trees?
Zhao Ji: This Queen Qian is really an extraordinary woman! Even though I have lost the throne, I am lucky to have this extraordinary woman by my side. I must cherish this relationship.

Zhao Gou: Since the padlocks are already filled with lead, why not just not send anything and let them starve to death? Why bother with all this? What a pity for the trees that were cut down!
【Well! Actually, anyone with a discerning eye can see that there are many contradictions. 】
[Let’s not talk about whether the Empress Dowager Sun, the biological mother of Emperor Yingzong of Ming, was still alive and whether she would allow Zhu Qiyu to treat her own son in this way. Just talking about the fact that Empress Qian exchanged her needlework for expenses, this statement has a lot of loopholes. ]

[It first said that all the trees around were cut down to prevent people from approaching Emperor Yingzong of Ming. Then it said that Empress Qian was doing needlework and secretly had people take it out to exchange for silver and food.]
[The uploader believes that instead of secretly asking someone to take the sewing items out to exchange for money or food, it would be faster for Queen Qian to ask someone to send a message to the Queen Mother to visit and send gifts.]

Zhao Kuangyi: So the lead filling thing is fake? It really is true that you are too soft-hearted.

Zhao Ji: This, there is no such thing? But it is rare that Queen Qian can accompany this little brother to this extent. After all, it is easy to share wealth, but difficult to share adversity!

Zhao Gou: Are you really planning to let him live out his old age in the palace? This Ming Emperor Daizong is really kind-hearted!

[Besides, someone could secretly take the needlework out to exchange for money, so this kind of private behavior is not considered as someone approaching in private? ]
[So, were all those trees cut down in vain? ]
[Okay, let's observe a minute of silence for the innocent trees that were cut down. ]

Zhao Kuangyi: See, the Heavenly Scroll is just as I thought.

[Therefore, these unofficial historical records and legends cannot be believed at all, and many of their statements are self-contradictory and unreliable. ]

[But in general, these unofficial histories are meant to convey one point. That is, Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen was in a very bad situation. His younger brother Zhu Qiuyu wished that he would die sooner so that his position would be more legitimate.]

[In fact, let alone a former emperor, even an ordinary person would go crazy if he was imprisoned for seven years like this. Living in fear every day, as described in unofficial history, would drive him crazy even if he didn't die.]
【However, Zhu Qizhen did not do so. Not only that, seven years later, when Zhu Qiyu was seriously ill and about to die, he launched a coup d'état with the help of his old ministers and regained the throne. 】

Zhao Kuangyi: Tsk tsk, what did I say.

Zhao Ji: Well... Actually, it's pretty good to just eat and wait for death while retiring.

Zhao Gou: Look, look, I told you that you shouldn't come back. If you come back, there will be changes. I will never let such changes happen.

[So, for a deposed and imprisoned emperor, for a deposed emperor whose every move might be monitored by others at all times. How did our Ming Yingzong take back the throne he had lost and complete the counterattack? ]
[After he completed his counterattack, what did he do to maintain his rule and make his position more stable? ]

【This is the content of our next episode! 】
[Okay, today we will review "The First of the Top Ten Young Emperors: The Dark God - Emperor Yingzong of Ming (Part 2)" here. Now it's time to leave comments. I hope everyone will leave comments. ]

As soon as Lei Xiaomeng finished speaking, message alerts began to ring more and more rapidly.
Lei Xiaomeng clicked on the message and found that the first one was still "His Majesty Zulong" which he could see almost every day in the past few issues.

Although the questions raised by this "Zulong Majesty" were of high quality every time, his frequent appearances often reminded her of the "second-generation ancestor" who had appeared frequently in the past and had become a favorite on the forum.
Come to think of it, this "second-generation rich guy" hasn't appeared in his comment section for a long time.

Thinking back, the last time he appeared, although the questions he asked were still strange, his words seemed to be in danger of his life.

At that time, Xiao Meng teased him, but now she is a little worried. After all, he was the first V user she drew!
However, this worry only lasted for a second and did not last longer. Then she saw the question raised by His Majesty Zulong.

【@一统六合万寿无疆祖龙皇: I have read the secret book. Can the alchemists really make gunpowder according to the formula?】

Recalling that the last time I gave His Majesty Zulong the "Production Methods of the Four Great Inventions", I did indeed describe in detail the origin of gunpowder production, and naturally also mentioned the role played by alchemists in it.
So Lei Xiaomeng responded quickly.

[Reply 1 @一统六合万寿无疆祖龙皇 You are right, gunpowder was originally a byproduct of alchemists’ alchemy. ]

[Reply 2: Continuing from the beginning, the alchemist recorded these ratios to avoid risks. He didn't want the elixir he had worked so hard to make to be ruined by such dangerous ratios.]

[Reply 3 continued But it was not until later, especially during the Song and Yuan dynasties. Because of the cruelty of war, this method was truly used in the military. Gunpowder was truly produced for a purpose.]

[Reply 4: Later, the method of making gunpowder spread across the ocean and spread to the West. Westerners used it to make more advanced artillery and weapons. In the end, it was these firearms that opened the door to China, which is really ironic. ]

Qin Shi Huang was satisfied after receiving Lei Xiaomeng's affirmative reply. He looked at Xu Fu and smiled coldly, "Did you hear it clearly?"
"Ah?" Xu Fu was still a little at a loss. "I don't need you to go overseas to seek immortality for me." Qin Shihuang said solemnly, "I only ask you to help me make this gunpowder!"
what?
Xu Fu broke out in a cold sweat again.
What did Tian Juan say just now? He didn't listen carefully at all!

The second person to leave a message was @天下一只大智慧. His message seemed to be both a self-affirmation and a self-question and answer.
【@天下只有大智慧: The little Liao people, there is no point in capturing me, just give them some money and silver. Even if it is the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, what's wrong with temporarily granting them? Since the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty have formed an alliance, I will let the Jin people help me take it back. 】

Etc., etc.

The more Lei Xiaomeng read, the more he felt something was wrong. Was this talking about the reign of Emperor Huizong of Song? What about being captured by the Liao people, and asking the Jin people to help take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun?
I've said a lot of rambling. This has twisted the whole thing!
[Reply 1@天下一只大智慧那个, Your Majesty, you are cosplaying Emperor Huizong of Song, right? The more you listen, the more confused I am. ]

[Reply 2 to continue the up. If I remember correctly, Song Huizong was abducted by the Jin people, not the Liao people.]

[Reply 3: At that time, the Liao Dynasty had been destroyed by the Jin Dynasty. The Jin Dynasty rose to power, marched southwards to invade the Song Dynasty, and approached the city of Bianjing. It also asked the Song Dynasty to send the prime minister and the prince as hostages.]

[Reply 4 to continue. At this time, you immediately passed the throne to the crown prince, upgraded yourself to the emperor, and turned around and abandoned the city and ran away.]

[Reply 5: The Jin army marched directly to the city, demanding five million taels of gold, fifty million taels of silver, and ceding the three towns of Zhongshan, Hejian, and Taiyuan. They also sent the ninth son of the emperor, Zhao Gou, as a hostage.]

[Reply 6: Zhao Gou's archery was so accurate that the Jin people suspected that he was the son of a military commander and thought that you had sent a fake prince. So the Jin people accused you of being treacherous. Then you obediently replaced the prince.]

【Reply 7 continued. However, after only half a year of ceding territory and seeking peace, the Jin army once again divided its troops into two groups to attack the Song Dynasty. It only took a few months for them to reach the city of Bianjing.】

[Reply 8: This time, they did not ask for land cession or compensation, but asked Song Qinzong to go to the Jin camp to seek peace. Once Song Qinzong entered the Jin camp, he never returned.]

[Reply 9: After Bianjing was captured, the Song Dynasty's internal and external treasuries were all looted by the Jin people. Including a large number of royal family members, concubines, officials and court officials, a total of more than people were captured and finally driven to the Jin Kingdom by the Jin people like cattle and sheep. ]

[Reply 10 to continue. Even you, the smartest person in the world, the Emperor Huizong of Song, could not escape the capture of the Jin people. You were still captured and sent to the Jin Kingdom with everyone else.]

[Reply 11 to continue. All the captured royal nobles, including Emperor Huizong and Emperor Qinzong and the concubines in the harem, were subjected to inhumane humiliation by the Jin people along the way. This was known in history as the Jingkang Shame, and the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed since then! ]

When the Jingkang Incident was mentioned, Lei Xiaomeng became increasingly angry. With his fingers flying up and down, he recalled the general process of the Jingkang Incident in one breath.

After replying to the entire process of the Jingkang Shame, she couldn't help but add a few more sentences.
[Reply 12 to continue. I finally understand why you want to role-play as Emperor Huizong of Song. It turns out that you know nothing about the history of that time. If it were me, I would never play Emperor Huizong of Song even if I were Emperor Yang of Sui.]

[Reply 13: Song Huizong is incompetent, cowardly, and timid. He is shameless and weak as a chicken. Apart from the useless skills of literati such as poetry, calligraphy, and painting, he does not look like an emperor at all. If he were an emperor, he would bring disaster to the country and the people!]

The emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty were stunned when they heard Lei Xiaomeng's account of the Jingkang Shame.

No matter who it was, whether kind and benevolent, cunning and treacherous, or incompetent, no one had expected that their Song Dynasty would end like this.

All members of the royal family were captured, even the emperor and the emperor emeritus were captured. As for what the women in the harem would encounter after being captured, just thinking about it makes me shudder, and I dare not delve into it.

Even though every dynasty will experience founding, revival and demise, it is rare for a unified country like the Song Dynasty to be destroyed by foreign races in such a tragic way.

The key is, it’s so cowardly!

Emperor Taizu of Song, Zhao Kuangyin, had already crushed the teacup in his hand, and even Zhao Kuangyi beside him was slightly moved. This kind of humiliation was unbearable for the royal family, not to mention the common people.
How did the two emperors Huizong and Qinzong bring such a big country to such a state!

There was a slight sweat on Song Renzong's forehead.
Under his rule, the Song Dynasty enjoyed peace and prosperity. Although the Liao Dynasty was also eyeing them, the Liao Dynasty eventually signed a peace treaty with them.

Although the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were not recovered, the two countries had long been non-aggression with each other. The exchanges and communications such as trade and commerce between the two countries were becoming smoother.
Does that mean everything he did was wrong?
Since his ancestors set the strategy of emphasizing civil officials over military officials, his Song Dynasty has never had many military talents, but the civil officials know how to manage things. Under the governance of these civil officials, the country is also prosperous. He never thought there was anything wrong with this move.

But now it seems that it is precisely because of the excessive wealth that the surrounding small countries covet it. It is precisely because of the lack of martial virtue that the hard-earned wealth cannot be protected. The internal and external treasuries that the Song Dynasty has managed for a hundred years were all robbed by foreign humiliation.
Maybe we should start making some changes from him!
Looking at the heavenly scroll, Song Huizong Zhao Ji could hardly believe his eyes.

What? It was the Jin people who captured him?
Didn't the Jin people sign an alliance with the Song Dynasty? Didn't the Jin people conquer the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun for the Song Dynasty?

Although the Jin people also took away several cities, they had an alliance before.

The Song Dynasty had adhered to the alliance and did not intervene when the Jin and Liao dynasties were at war. It even became the rear base of the Jin people. How could the Jin people destroy the Liao Dynasty and then turn around and tear up the alliance to attack the Song Dynasty?
The Jin people are treacherous, how despicable!
Song Huizong was furious and wanted to catch Wanyan Zongzheng immediately to ask him questions.

But what happens after asking?
Song Huizong's mind went blank.

Song Gaozong Zhao Gou smiled coldly as he looked at the replies that kept appearing on the scroll.
Tianjuan was right. There was really no need to rescue such a useless emperor.

Now that he has established his country in the south, even if he wants to counterattack the north again, he has to plan slowly.
Besides, the south is a good place. Especially the Lin'an area, which is rich in resources and people, and is no worse than Bianjing. Even if he could recover the lost territory one day, he didn't want to return to the bitter cold land in the north.

After replying to the message from "Da Congming", Lei Xiaomeng calmed down before looking at the next message.
But this time it was still a v user, and it was still @超智商中二病严重患者 who left messages almost every day in the past few times.

[@超智智中二病严重患者: I just want to ask, is Wang Yangming the same Wang Shouren who stole my military merits? Also, you mentioned Yan Song last time. I remember that Yan Song was a treacherous prime minister! ]

The comments from "Chuunibyou patients" are still so casual.
Lei Xiaomeng couldn't help but secretly complain... This is not just one sentence, it is clearly two sentences, two questions.

However, she would not be so serious. After all, she still had a good impression of "Chuunibyou patients", so she patiently replied:
[Reply 1 @Super IQ, Severe Chuunibyou Patient Your Majesty has a good memory. But I would like to correct you. General Wang Shouren did not steal your military merits. He was the one who put down the Ning Wang Rebellion. It was you, the "National Defense General", who wanted to steal his military merits. ]

[Reply 2: I heard that you still want them to release Prince Ning so that you can capture him back.]

[Reply 3: Of course, this is a record of unofficial history, so it doesn't count. Anyway, in the end, although it was Wang Shouren who put down the rebellion of Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao, you did receive surrenders near the capital, so you can also be considered as the one you captured. ]

[Reply 4 continues with another question about the treacherous prime minister Yan Song. You are right, Yan Song was indeed a treacherous prime minister, and he did not play a good role during the Jiajing period.]

[Reply 5: If I were to continue talking about his crimes, I'm afraid it would take an hour to finish in the comments section. So, I'll just give you a positive answer here. We'll talk about it in detail when we have the chance.]

【Reply 6 continued But speaking of Yan Song, it seems that he was not like this when he was young. It is said that Wang Yangming, also known as Wang Shouren, highly respected him and they had a close relationship. His ambition when he was young was also to be a good official. 】

[Reply 7: It’s a pity that power makes people lose their way and money makes them corrupt.]

[Reply 8 continues to the late Jiajing period, which is the period of your later cousin Zhu Houcong. Because Emperor Jiajing did not often attend court, Yan Song and his son Yan Shifan controlled the government for several years and did all kinds of bad things! ]

[Reply 9: Continuing from what I remember, he was just an editor during your reign. If you meet this person, be very careful and don't be fooled by his appearance! ]

Seeing Tianjuan's reply, Zhu Houzhao slapped the table and laughed: "See, I said I was right!"

Hearing Tianjuan's reply, Imperial Physician Yang and Yan Song were both stunned.
Just when the two of them hadn't reacted, Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said, "Come here, take down Yan Song!"

As soon as he gave the order, eunuchs rushed out from both sides and pinned Yan Song to the ground.
Although Yan Song was confused, his instinct for survival made him shout: "Your Majesty, I...I didn't do anything!"

"It will be too late when you do it." Zhu Houzhao rolled his eyes.
"My humble servant, my humble servant...If I am put in prison, what crime do you want to charge me with, Your Majesty?" Yan Song finally regained some consciousness and asked through gritted teeth.

"That's not easy." Zhu Houzhao stroked his chin and thought for a while, "I can just ask again when the Heavenly Scroll is opened next time.
Yan Song: “…”

(End of this chapter)