Regarding the question of whether to proclaim emperor or not, the most powerful objections currently are the four listed by Zhong Fang (because the rest have been refuted by Ding Da and Zhe MM, we assume that they have been passed):
One: It is for posthumous fame. By proclaiming himself emperor at this time, he has confirmed the sewage poured out by the imperial court. He can no longer defend himself and will only remain infamy for eternity.
Second: The fortunes are not yet favorable, the Hexi provinces have just been pacified, the various tribes live together in a mixed environment, and there are many powerful clans entrenched among them, so the foundation of the Taiwei is not yet stable.
Thirdly, although the Northwest Territory is vast and fertile, it is a small and fertile land, and it has been depleted by war for many years, leaving the treasury empty.
Fourth, although the Taiwei has many soldiers and horses now, most of them have just surrendered. The soldiers have not returned to their hearts, and the generals have not pledged their allegiance. They only obey orders under the authority of the Taiwei. If they fight the Song Dynasty, they will win. Once they fail, these soldiers and horses will surely
What should we do if we are the first to separate and escape?
Among the four items, I think the first one about posthumous reputation can be ignored. Yang Hao was a minister of the Song Dynasty. Whenever he rebelled and became emperor, wouldn't he still be infamy for eternity? If Yang Hao succeeds, his descendants will be infamy.
He is the emperor, so he will naturally not discredit his ancestors. If he fails and is fucked by Uncle Zhao, then his reputation will naturally be confirmed. What do the people of the world want? Farmers want land, and students want
What the businessmen want is gold and silver. Whoever can give it to them is their master. Can a few futile insults hurt the king of ten thousand chariots?
As for the second item, the so-called bad luck refers to the fact that Yang Haoshang has not really mastered the land of Hexi and cannot tie those wealthy families to him. If there is a fight, they are likely to collude with Uncle Zhao.
They have caused endless trouble to Yang Hao behind his back. But I also ask, are they not colluding with Uncle Zhao now? If Uncle Zhao wants to deal with Yang Hao, he will naturally use a variety of forces. It is impossible because Yang Hao is not capable now.
Emperor, he doesn’t need to use dirty tricks or damaging moves - could this be Uncle Zhao?
The third article says that Yang Hao's treasury is empty and he cannot fight a protracted war. I think this article is on point. In terms of national strength alone, Yang Hao is obviously not as good as Uncle Zhao.
As for the fourth article, I think it is the reason why Yang Hao must proclaim himself emperor - "Although the Taiwei has many soldiers and horses now, most of them have just surrendered. The soldiers have not returned to their hearts, and the generals have not been loyal. They only obey orders under the authority of the Taiwei."
"-"Although there are many soldiers and horses, most of them have just surrendered. The soldiers have not returned to their hearts and the generals have not been loyal." This is an objective fact, but why do they obey the order? "Submission under the authority of the Taiwei" - The question is, the Taiwei
Who gave him his authority? We have to admit that, to a large extent, it was the authority that the Song State brought to his Jiedushi. Now in the war with the Song State, if you win, it will be easy to say anything. What if you lose? If you lose, it will be easy.
There is no authority left, and others will flee in all directions. Regardless of whether Yang Hao proclaims himself emperor or not, the Song Dynasty will come to attack him. In this case, it is better to establish another set of authority of his own, so as to try out who is opposed to it.
, who supports, who has evil intentions, and who has both ends.
In fact, Lang An thinks that becoming emperor is not a big deal, because it is just a means, not the current fundamental purpose. What is Yang Hao's goal? At this stage, it is to solve the problem of Uncle Zhao coming to attack him. From the current battle situation
It seems that it has clearly entered a stalemate stage. Pan Mei can't do anything to Yang Jiye, and Yang Jiye can't drive Pan Mei back. Under such circumstances, Uncle Zhao's reinforcement of troops is inevitable. If Yang Hao said at this sensitive moment
Emperor, what kind of considerations would a normal person have? There are nothing more than the following two——
First, he must have something to rely on. For example, he has the support of MM Xiao, for example, he has a backup plan, for example, he...
Secondly, he must be crazy. Things are so dangerous now, and this man still insists on proclaiming himself emperor. Is he just trying to be the emperor for fun at the last moment?
No matter which reason Uncle Zhao thinks Yang Hao became emperor, he must respond - this is an intolerable slap in the face! So his main purpose will become... from destroying Song Dynasty minister Yang Hao to destroying Song Dynasty minister Yang Hao.
Puppet Emperor Yang Hao. And when his army was unable to defeat Yang Hao and Yang Hao was obviously cheating with the Khitan, Second Uncle Zhao would retreat. At this time, as long as Yang Hao removed the title of emperor, he could avoid the Song army.
Okay - you see, your emperor is still very good, and he can let me ask for a title! (Actually, this is what Li Yuanhao did in history...)