Meng Xiuyuan couldn't help but be surprised when he heard what Mr. Huang said.
He was so focused on practicing martial arts that he actually forgot that there was such a thing as the Song-Liao War among Tianlong.
Compared with the chaotic times of the late Yuan Dynasty in the previous life, although the Northern Song Dynasty in this life cannot be said to be very peaceful and peaceful, at least the overall social environment is relatively stable.
Therefore, Meng Xiuyuan spent most of his time in the small circle of Jianghu for more than ten years.
Although he also came into contact with the Dali royal family and the Xixia royal family, he mostly just did business with them as a martial artist.
At this moment, Huang Jinyu suddenly mentioned what happened in the Great Song Dynasty Hall, which reminded Meng Xiuyuan of some fragmentary memories.
However, after all, it had been a long time and many things could not be remembered clearly. Meng Xiuyuan simply asked Huang Jinyu:
"Master Huang, I have been in the world for a long time, and many things are not clear to me.
Listening to your words, I seem to have some opinions about the current emperor of the Song Dynasty.
Can you tell me what's going on?"
Huang Jinyu was touched when he heard this, and he immediately answered like a barrage of firecrackers.
"My dear friend, you really asked the right person this question.
You are not in the court, so you don't know many things.
This little emperor Zhao Xu is simply rebellious, extremely stupid and incompetent..."
Because his father was dismissed from office and exiled, Mr. Huang was very resentful towards the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. Now that he was in Dali, his words became even more unrestrained.
When Meng Xiuyuan, a knight-errant with no knowledge of government affairs, asked about the affairs of the Great Song Dynasty, he just felt that the other party would believe whatever he said, so he couldn't help but criticize directly:
"Actually speaking, when the little emperor's father, Emperor Shenzong, was in power, it was very troublesome. He had to ask Wang Anshi and his group to carry out some reforms, and they also had to go to war with Xixia.
They went on and on and made the Song Dynasty into a mess, and finally suffered a huge defeat.
My father was upright and had always disapproved of their violation of the laws of their ancestors, so they were classified as members of the "old party" and were not reused.
Fortunately, after Shenzong's death, the young emperor was only nine years old and unable to rule personally, so the descendants of Mrs. Gao took charge of the court affairs.
Although the Empress Dowager Gao was born as a daughter, she was much wiser than the father and son. She could be called Yao and Shun among women. She knew that the so-called "reforms" and "new policies" were all methods of causing chaos.
Once Empress Dowager Gao came to power, she worshiped Sima Guang as her prime minister, restored the laws of her ancestors, carried out Renzong's governance, and banned all the chaotic government proposed by Wang Anshi's "new party".
It was also at that time that my father returned to the mainstream of the court and displayed his talents.
In this way, the world has been at peace for eight years, and everyone lives and works in peace and contentment..."
Having said this, Mr. Huang was already beaming with joy and was obviously completely immersed in it.
However, his wife sitting next to her secretly shook her head, then secretly tugged at the hem of Huang Jinyu's clothes and whispered:
"My benefactor asked you about the current Emperor of the Song Dynasty. Why are you going so far?
Say something important... don't get too excited."
This woman obviously came from a good background and was quite knowledgeable. She was afraid that her husband's subjective evaluation would offend Meng Xiuyuan, so she gave a subtle reminder.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Huang, who had been depressed for a long time, suddenly started talking. Because he felt quite safe in front of Meng Xiuyuan, the "great knight", he didn't care at all and immediately waved away his wife:
"What do you, a woman, know? If I don't explain the background clearly, how can my benefactor know about the stupidity of the little emperor?
Okay, I'm talking to my benefactor, don't interrupt..."
As he spoke, he turned to Meng Xiuyuan again and said with a sad expression:
"Unforeseen circumstances have brought unexpected events. Starting a few months ago, all these good days have disappeared.
Empress Dowager Gao died of a serious illness, and the young emperor personally took charge of the government.
He was exactly like his father, Emperor Shenzong, who only thought about unrealistic things like 'reform' and 'reform'.
And compared to Shenzong, the eighteen-year-old little emperor was more ambitious and impatient.
The Young Crops Law, the Immunity Law, the Baojia Law, and the new policies of Wang Anshi's period were all brought back by him.
It is sheer nonsense to say that we need to reduce or reduce taxes for the people and clean up redundant bureaucrats.
The emperor of the Song Dynasty and the scholar-bureaucrats jointly ruled the country. This was the foundation of the country when the country was founded. If the officials had a bad life, how could the common people live a good life?
But this little emperor is stubborn and has some violent methods.
In just a few months, he changed his reign title, demoted officials and released hundreds of people from the "old party", causing chaos in the court.
My father devoted himself to serving the country, but he was dismissed from office just because he did not support his new policy.
My benefactor, please tell me, how can a fatuous emperor who is so stubborn and unable to distinguish between loyal and traitor manage the country well?!"
Mr. Huang spoke excitedly, looking very distressed and worried about the country.
Meng Xiuyuan listened, but just smiled slightly, without comment, and asked him again:
"Young Master Huang, was it also the Emperor of the Song Dynasty who started the war between the Liao Kingdom and the Song Dynasty?"
Huang Jinyu nodded immediately and said seriously to Meng Xiuyuan:
"What my benefactor said is true. The reason for this war disaster was indeed caused by the little emperor.
Originally, a few years ago, I, the Song Dynasty, gave enough money and cut some land to Xixia and Liao. They were satisfied and stopped invading.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the little emperor came to power, he would reorganize the military and replace the generals who had previously been peacemakers, and instead appoint war generals to lead the army.
Under such circumstances, how could the Liao Kingdom turn a blind eye?!
Let me tell you, in this military disaster, countless soldiers and civilians lost their lives innocently, and all the huge crimes were caused by the little emperor Zhao Xu..."
At this point, when Huang Jinyu was speaking vigorously, his youngest son, who was less than three years old, suddenly burst into tears beside him, interrupting his voice.
Upon seeing this, his wife hurriedly went to comfort the little boy, but the little boy didn't feel well at all. Instead, he cried more and more.
After all, he was a father. Although Mr. Huang was in high spirits, he had to apologize to Meng Xiuyuan and went to take care of the child together.
Meng Xiu couldn't help but feel happy when he saw the sight, and quietly took a second look at Huang Jinyu's wife.
Of course, this does not mean that Meng Xiuyuan has Cao Cao's ambitions or is evil-minded, but he just finds it interesting and secretly thinks that this woman is not simple.
Because just now he saw that the reason why the child burst into tears was actually because the beautiful woman secretly pinched the child's buttocks. Her movements were covert and decisive, and it would have been difficult to detect it if not for Meng Xiuyuan's skill.
Obviously, this woman had guessed Meng Xiuyuan's thoughts and knew that this benefactor would not agree with her husband's views on political affairs. She was afraid that Meng Xiuyuan would be disgusted by this, so she deliberately interrupted Huang Jinyu's eloquence in this way.
of complaints.
However, Meng Xiuyuan himself did not pay too much attention to Huang Jinyu's words. After all, his father had just been dismissed from office. He was a noble son of Bianliang. At this time, he had to bring his family and his family to Dali to make a living. It was normal to have some resentment.
On the contrary, his descriptions did make Meng Xiuyuan recall a lot of things, which was a help.
At this point, Meng Xiuyuan really had nothing to talk about with the family of four. After a few sips of food and wine, he stood up and said goodbye.
Although Mr. Huang was worried about whether Meng Xiuyuan would be able to find the property for him as promised, he could not stop him. He could only lead his wife and children to thank Meng Xiuyuan again.
When Meng Xiuyuan walked out of the inn, he heard that Mr. Huang and his wife were already quarreling in the room on the second floor, and the sounds of crying children could be heard.
He smiled slightly when he heard the sound, shook his head, and immediately turned around and left.
…
Meng Xiuyuan helped Mr. Huang find his lost property. It took less than half a day to do it easily, and Meng Xiuyuan was not willing to break his promise.
His family was so grateful that they knelt down and knelt down. After Meng Xiuyuan said goodbye to Mr. Huang again, he immediately changed his mind and put aside his plan to go to Changchun Valley of Immortality for the time being. Instead, he turned east and went straight to the Song Dynasty.
After all, due to the appearance of Meng Xiuyuan in this life, many changes have taken place in the world line, and the fate of the three brothers Xiao Feng, Duan Yu, and Xu Zhu has undergone many changes from their original path.
Under such circumstances, the battle between Song and Liao was not so easy to end.
Although Huang Jinyu said a series of words with emotion before, one thing is right, that is, if Song and Liao went to war at this time, the people and soldiers of the Song Dynasty would definitely suffer heavy casualties.
If Meng Xiuyuan was practicing in seclusion in the Kunlun Green Valley, it would be fine if he didn't know about it. Since he had heard about it, he had no reason not to take care of it.
If not, I'm afraid it will be difficult to feel at ease afterwards.
However, before heading outside the customs, Meng Xiuyuan wanted to take a trip to Bianliang, Tokyo, to meet the young but ambitious little emperor.
Meng Xiuyuan was a science student in his previous life and was not a history buff, so he didn't know much about the Northern Song Dynasty.
But just now he was inspired by Mr. Huang's words, and he still remembered many key things.
For example, based on the time when Empress Dowager Gao died of illness, in less than forty years, the rule of the Northern Song Dynasty would end after experiencing the "Jingkang Shame".
The country fell, the mountains and rivers were broken, and the people suffered humiliation and massacre under the iron heel of the enemy.
Although by that time, Meng Xiuyuan would no longer be in this world, and even many people he knew well had passed away. But as a Han man, he still wanted to do something for this.
With Meng Xiuyuan's current skills, it would not be a problem to go to the Jurchen tribe and assassinate Wanyan Aguda.
But with the situation of the Song Dynasty, if the national conditions are not changed, even if there is one less Jin country, it will still be destroyed at the hands of other northern foreign enemies.
Only by making the country strong and strong and able to protect itself can it be stable for a long time.
Meng Xiuyuan has no talent for governing the country, and he cannot stay in this world for long, so he cannot personally do this to strengthen the country and protect the people.
Fortunately, Mr. Huang gave Meng Xiuyuan a warning.
This young emperor Zhao Xu was a very critical breakthrough. Meng Xiuyuan remembered that this should be the last emperor in the Northern Song Dynasty who had the ability to change the fate of the country.
Zhao Xu, in history, ascended the throne at the age of ten and died of illness at the age of twenty-five. His temple name was Zhezong, and he was an out-and-out young emperor.
In his life, he was in charge for only seven years, but he made many achievements.
Restarted the Battle of Hehuang, took over the Qingtang area, launched two battles of Pingxia City, and made Xixia surrender.
Zhezong of the Song Dynasty was extremely rich in martial arts, which was rare in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Moreover, he obviously saw the shortcomings in the Song Dynasty's state system, so like his father, he insisted on reform.
Although he was dragged down by the party disputes among the civil servants of the Song Dynasty, he restored the Baojia Law, the Exemption Law, and the Green Crops Law in Wang Anshi's reform, which could be regarded as reducing the burden on the farmers and improving the country's situation.
Overall, this was an emperor who was both ambitious and capable, and had a very strong character. He was completely different from the two emperors Huiqin behind him.
One shortcoming was that he had always been frail and sickly. He suffered from hemoptysis and other serious illnesses when he was young. After he ascended the throne, he was a womanizer and did not care about his body. As a result, he died young and did not have time to display his talents and ambitions.
At this time, Meng Xiuyuan wanted to help him as a commoner of the Song Dynasty.
…
Half a month later, the back pavilion of Chongqing Palace in Bianliang Palace.
When the young emperor Zhao Xu was correcting the memorial, he suddenly felt a breeze blowing from outside the palace, and then he felt a little sleepy. He unconsciously lay down on the dragon table and fell asleep.
In his dream, the little emperor saw an outdoor peach orchard, with green grass, chirping birds and fragrant flowers, which was indescribably pleasant.
The strange thing is that in his dream, he could still feel the breeze blowing through his body and slowly pouring in through the pores of his mouth and nose.
Feeling such a vision, he was a little panicked at first, but after a while, he realized the benefits.
Every time the breeze blew, he felt that his body was being washed from top to bottom, and he felt so comfortable that it was indescribable.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The originally sick body was now full of vitality that it had never had before. He had been born for eighteen years, and most of them were spent in weakness and pain.
I have never felt like this before, and I can't help but indulge in it.
I don't know how much time passed, but the last breeze blew by, and the scenery of birds singing and fragrant flowers gradually disappeared. Zhao Xu suddenly felt a pain on his back, woke up immediately, and suddenly climbed up from the dragon table.
And the first time he opened his eyes, he saw three handwritten books suddenly appeared on his desk, each with a book title on the cover.
One of them was written "Wu Mu's Suicide Note", another was written "Liaoyuan Spear Technique", and the other was written "Secrets of Health Preservation", all of which he had never seen before.
"What's going on? Who is it?!"
Zhao Xu was shocked when he saw this scene. He subconsciously stood up, but he didn't want to kick his legs and he jumped three feet high.
Although this kind of movement is not considered vigorous among Jianghu knights, it is an incomprehensible miracle for Zhao Xu, who has been sick since childhood.
He pinched his legs in confusion and felt a surge of air in his body, which brought him unprecedented relaxation. Zhao Xu couldn't help but think of the breeze that blew in his dream just now.
How could a man as smart as him not guess what happened? He quickly put away the three handwritten booklets and placed them under the thick memorial.
At this time, the eunuch in the corner of the hall woke up from his dream, thinking that he had made a big mistake by neglecting his duties, so he hurriedly went to Zhao Xu to confess:
"His Majesty……"
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhao Xu:
"Go outside and ask the guards if they have seen anyone enter this Chongqing Hall?
Don't make it public, just ask privately..."
When the eunuch heard this, he was panicked. He didn't know what the emperor's intention was, but he didn't dare to disobey the order and left in a hurry.
After a long while, the eunuch came back to report. He said that the guards near the hall had all asked, and no one had seen anyone coming to Chongqing Hall, not even a bird flying by.
Zhao Xu nodded when he heard this and said no more. He just squeezed the three books hidden in his sleeves a little tighter.
After thinking about this part for a long time, I feel I should explain it.
It has been kept as simple as possible.
If any brother doesn't like it, please be merciful.