“Second brother, you absolutely cannot be angry because of the foolish emperor Zhao Jing!”
Seeing Zhao Kuangyin’s anger was still burning, Zhao Guangyi stepped forward and advised.
“Yes, Your Majesty, cherish your own body!”
The officials followed suit, urging him.
After a short while, Zhao Kuangyin snorted coldly, his eyes becoming sharp.
This Song Taizong was called Zhao Jing? But there was no son of mine named Zhao Jing!
Could it be that Song Taizong was not the second emperor? But the Golden List acknowledged it!
Thinking about this, Zhao Kuangyin became a bit doubtful.
Could it be that De Zhao ascended the throne and changed his name to Zhao Jing?
Very likely!
If that’s the case, I would rather die than support this foolish emperor!
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In the Song Dynasty Yongxi plane, in front of the Wen De Hall.
“Pfft!”
Seeing the words on the Golden List, Song Taizong Zhao Jing, clad in dragon robes, spat out the tea he was drinking!
High Liang River Car God? What a High Liang River Car God, is this how later generations will call me?
Zhao Jing was devastated, utterly devastated!
Just because I was fast while escaping on a donkey cart, I’m called the Car God?
Zhao Jing’s chest heaved violently, he leaned back, and collapsed onto the dragon throne…
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In the Qin Shi Huang plane, outside the Xianyang Palace.
“Hahaha! High Liang River Car God, these people from later generations are truly interesting!”
Seeing the five characters “High Liang River Car God,” the stern-faced Ying Zheng rarely showed a smile.
“Your Majesty, this title befits Song Taizong!”
Meng Yi grinned, bowing.
“As an emperor leading the army personally, yet ending up like this, it’s enough to show that this Song Taizong lacks military ability!”
Ying Zheng took a deep breath, nodding in satisfaction.
That’s right, not to mention the Song army’s previous victories, just because of a battle at the High Liang River, they suffered defeat, which is truly a pity!
Furthermore, this defeat wasn’t a honorable retreat, nor a dignified unavoidable defeat, but rather a laughable, foolish escape after being tricked and ambushed!
This is simply something one can’t help but laugh at!
Back then, when Qin faced the Wei Han 240,000 combined forces, Bai Qi divided them and attacked, first breaking the Wei army, then exposing the flank of the Han army, sandwiching them in a pincer attack, resulting in the combined forces suffering a crushing defeat, known as the Battle of Yi Que!
How is today’s Song High Liang River Battle different?
Thinking this, Ying Zheng sighed wryly…
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In the Han Gaozu plane, outside the Weiyang Palace.
Liu Bang widened his eyes, sat with his legs crossed, straightened his body, and asked with a smile:
“Do you guys think this Song Taizong will go to Mount Tai for a ceremony of offering sacrifices to Heaven and Earth?”
Everyone was stunned.
Your Majesty, you saw that Emperor Zhenzong went to Mount Tai for a ceremony because of the Treaty of Chanyuan, so you think Taizong will also go to Mount Tai for a ceremony because of the High Liang River Battle!
Chen Ping twitched his lips, “Your Majesty, I believe Song Taizong wouldn’t have that much face…”
If he goes to Mount Tai to perform a sacrifice, then the reputation of Mount Tai would be truly ruined!
If the ancestors of the Song Dynasty knew, they would have to jump out and beat this Song Taizong to death for losing a battle and still going to perform a sacrifice!
“Hahaha! My dear friend, you make a good point, I was just asking casually.”
Liu Bang burst into laughter.
“Your Majesty, if I’m not mistaken, this Liao country should be like the Xiongnu, skilled in cavalry combat!”
Zhang Liang slightly furrowed his brows and said.
“Oh? Explain.”
“The Liao army was able to tear through the Song army’s flanks with elite cavalry, proving the strength of their cavalry, and conversely, the Song army didn’t have such cavalry on the field…“
These words from Zhang Liang instantly attracted everyone’s attention, and they all looked up at the Golden List, starting to carefully analyze the battle details between the Song and Liao.
Liu Bang chuckled bitterly, if that’s the case, then the Song Dynasty’s defeat wouldn’t be unjust…
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In the Jin Dynasty Taikang plane, in front of the Taiji Hall.
“Your Majesty, look at this Song Taizong, he’s so pathetic! Being an emperor, yet fleeing on a donkey cart, it’s simply laughable!”
He Shao and the others laughed.
Thinking about Zhao Jing riding a donkey cart and fleeing in disgrace, everyone felt a surge of pride!
Look at our great Jin Dynasty, bullying those foreign tribes is like chopping vegetables, effortless, when have we ever suffered such humiliation?
“Your Majesty, I dare to guess that the Song Dynasty should be the most humiliated dynasty in the history of China by foreign tribes!”
Wang Kai stroked his beard and boasted, the others also nodded in agreement.
Sima Yan smiled slightly, “My esteemed brother-in-law is right, adding the later Treaty of Chanyuan, the shame of the Song Dynasty is simply unheard of!”
He then turned to Crown Prince Sima Zhong, who was by his side.
In the future, if there is an invasion by foreign enemies, and the crown prince is weak, let the feudal lords go out to fight the invaders!
The emperor of our great Jin Dynasty will never be as pathetic as the emperor and officials of the Song Dynasty!
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In the Sui Dynasty Kaihuang plane, outside the Xingqing Palace.
“This Song Taizong is too rigid, he actually ordered the border guards to act according to the battle plan, no wonder this battle failed!”
Yang Jian looked at the Golden List and said coldly.
“Yes, this Song Taizong is not good at military affairs, but he still led the army in person, I don’t know how the Northern Han was destroyed by him!”
Yang Guang also looked disdainful.
Such an emperor who is chased by foreign tribes and flees in disgrace, I, Yang Guang, am ashamed for him!
Back then, my father ordered me to conquer the Chen Dynasty, and I swept through it, destroying it in one battle, capturing Chen Shubao alive, what an honor, this little brat Zhao Jing can’t even compare!
“Guang’er, you’ve also seen that if the emperor is incompetent, he can’t just randomly lead the army in person, even if he wants to go personally, he must entrust it to a capable general, otherwise, once he fails, it will be a stain on history!”
Yang Jian said with a sigh.
“Father, rest assured, your son will focus on governing the country, the matter of conquering foreign countries can be left to the generals!”
Although he said that, Yang Guang also had a heart for leading the army in person!
Although leading the army in person is risky, but once you win, that is immense prestige and an undying legacy, no ordinary emperor can resist that temptation!
But now the Sui Dynasty has no powerful enemies around, even if he leads the army, there’s no place to show off his skills…
He was feeling dejected, then suddenly Yang Guang’s eyes lit up!
Wait a minute, doesn’t the Sui Dynasty have Goguryeo in the northeast?
In the 18th year of Kaihuang, my father sent 300,000 troops to conquer them, but they failed, if I succeed, wouldn’t that be a great achievement for the ages?
Thinking about this, Yang Guang grinned, his heart filled with confidence as he looked at the Golden List…
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In the Tang Dynasty Zhenguan plane, outside the Da Ming Palace.
“It seems that this Liao country isn’t weak either!”
Li Shimin sighed.
At that moment, by Li Shimin’s side, a map had been laid out on a wooden table.
Almost as soon as the battle began, Li Shimin instructed his servants to fetch the map.
He himself came from a military background, and when the Tang Dynasty was founded, he had also fought everywhere, subduing many fragmented regimes!
Seeing Song Taizong leading the army in person, he couldn’t help but feel a little itchy, so he took the map and studied it!
But with this research, Li Shimin indeed made a new discovery!
Based on the map’s introduction to the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, Li Shimin and his officials roughly deduced the territory of the Song Dynasty!
They had basically lost the entire Yanyun region, bordering the Liao country in the north, in Hebei and Shanxi, the territory was not as vast as today’s Tang Dynasty, not to mention the grand unification that the emperors of China hoped for!
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