How important is integrity? Xiao and Tang have always believed that it is crucial. A country or a national group has experienced rise and fall, but it has maintained an indestructible cohesion until later generations, so as not to disappear in the long river of history. However,
In this age of kings and kings, if integrity is related to emperors, whether wise or foolish, then its original value will undoubtedly be greatly reduced. Martyrs who are willing to sacrifice their lives to pay tribute to the demise of an era are certainly worthy of future generations.
I admire you, but being foolishly loyal to a feudal dynasty that is a foregone conclusion because of its own fault is worthless, and it is just a futile attempt to prevent the evolution and progress of the times.
However, it is not just against Yelu Yanxi, the last emperor of the Liao Dynasty. The Han people in the Liao Dynasty, represented by Han Qixian, Liu Yanzong, and Guo Qizhong, are not just against the king of a country. After their country is destroyed, even if they do not force these sons of the Han family to surrender,
At the same time, the Liao Dynasty was even more powerful than the Song Dynasty, but Han Qixian, Liu Yanzong and others surrendered to the Jin people who destroyed their homeland of the Liao Dynasty. Although there was a reason, the most important point was that they
They are all for self-protection. So these people may be criticized unjustly for their moral integrity. Xiao Tang can probably predict that only he is strong enough not to be destroyed by the enemy. Those Han Qixian and others will serve Jin as in the official history.
There will be no dissent in the country, but if we are in a different place, if we are unable to rule the country and the people in peace, they will be like the weak Liao and Jin dynasties, and these people will not remain loyal to them wholeheartedly.
However, this is the fact. Those who are talented do not necessarily have virtues, and those who are virtuous do not necessarily have talents. A loyal minister who is willing to die for the king of the country does not necessarily mean that he has the ability to govern the country; but the ability to manage the country and govern the world.
Talented people may not necessarily be so loyal to their country that they would die in the name of integrity. Feng Dao, the tumbler in the political arena of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, was scolded by later generations of scholar-bureaucrats and scholars who respected the concept of loyalty to the emperor and denounced him as a traitor who had no shame and the least integrity.
However, Feng Dao, who was a thrifty and magnanimous man, would still administer policies to benefit the people and support the virtuous no matter which master he worked for. However, his official career lasted through five dynasties, including Tang, Jin, Han, and Zhou dynasties. His so-called motherland had perished several times, and he had served successively.
Ten emperors had professed vassalage to the Liao Dynasty, and because of their great fame, they all became public ministers. High positions such as the Third Division were too eye-catching. It is estimated that if they survive for a few more years, they will have to pay tribute to Zhao Kuangyin, who usurped power and seized the throne of the Chai family.
Nabai proclaimed himself a vassal, just changing the family court, which is not a bit excessive. In fact, it was not uncommon for people like him to switch to new masters and change families after the fall of the country, in all dynasties.
As for those who also have great talents, and are really loyal and righteous men with such strong integrity that there is no room for maneuver...
Xiao Tang couldn't help but smile bitterly and spread his hands every time he thought about this. I also want to recruit Li Gang, Zong Ze, Yue Fei and other upright and loyal talents from the Song Dynasty, but the key is that they must be willing... In the end, they still have to rebel against the Song Dynasty.
When they first became powerful, most of the people who gathered together for righteousness were the children of the world who only regarded the imperial power and official authority as nothing. The outlines of monarchs and ministers were often more or less engraved on the literati, scholars, and scholars of the Song Dynasty.
In the bones of a doctor, Xiao Tang racked his brains and could only recruit a limited number of people to serve him. However, for these Han surrender ministers who were also good at governing and benefiting the country, they had already experienced the loss of their king and the destruction of their country during the Liao and Jin dynasties.
The hurdle above has been passed a long time ago. Anyway, it has been reduced once in the past year. Now the situation has turned to Xiao and Tang to become bigger. It is rare that he is still willing to support and reuse us. As long as he can still keep his official status and honor, it will not be buried.
With a lifetime of blood, who should I serve as a minister?
It's just that although these original Han surrendered ministers should be accepted as much as possible, it is impossible to treat their employees without suspicion. There are too many positions in the established political team that need to be filled, Xiao
Tang also planned to promote some talented scholars who had not been highly valued in the past through Korean enterprises. At the same time, he also directly appointed some of his close confidants and inserted them into the official and political systems of Yanyun and other places, and considered how to deal with the Han people of the Jin Kingdom.
The group of surrendered ministers distributed power.
However, Li Ting was swept away and there were no soldiers left. Xiao Tang encouraged and appeased the newly surrendered civil servants such as Liu Yanzong, Han Qixian, Guo Qizhong, etc., and also entrusted these people with the full power to appease the other Han scholar-bureaucrats in the Yan area and the gentry tribes from other places.
At the same time, he also taught several rebel soldiers and horses under his command to rest and reorganize and immediately regroup and head north. Because although most of the territory of Yanyun's Sixteenth Prefecture was included in the territory of its own forces, Yanjing had already taken
Next, the military strategic pass not far to the north must also be captured first. This will also clear the obstacles in front of our troops as soon as possible for the next strategic goal.
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Juyongguan Pass, which was only a hundred miles away from Yanjing City, was already riddled with holes and dilapidated. Countless rebel soldiers and horses rolled away from all directions like wild waves, swarming into the city.
People inside and outside Juyongguan shouted, arrows pierced the air, and the chaotic scene was like the sky falling and the earth falling.
Although the canyon where Juyongguan is located in the hot season has a huge gorge, surrounding cliffs and extremely dangerous terrain, it has not yet been re-planned and built by famous generals such as Xu Da and Chang Yuchun in the Ming Dynasty, and it has been repeatedly repaired.
It was built from the Guan'ai city wall in the east to Cuiping Ridge in the east and to the top of Jingai Mountain in the west to repair a wall more than 4,000 meters long. At the same time, the north and south urns, city towers, watchtowers and other city defense facilities were fully equipped. On the contrary, the Jin people were able to report to the Song Army that year.
The northern expedition to the Liao Dynasty failed miserably and they attempted to seize Yanjing. The remaining Liao Dynasty also defended Juyong Pass with heavy troops. However, when the Jin army reached the pass, they could not even fight a tough battle. However, the cliffs of the pass city walls collapsed and they were killed.
After crushing many military guards to death, the Liao army was defeated and fled, and the Jin army successfully passed through Juyong Pass and then lightly captured Yanjing...
When the Emperor of Jin and a group of powerful generals gained power, they would never have imagined that an enemy army that would threaten their country would march all the way north to the Juyong Pass in an attempt to open up the strategic pass leading to the northern part of the Great Wall.
When the Liao army was stationed, the collapsed ruins of the pass had not yet been repaired in time. In the past, the focus of the pass defense was to the north. Most of the main force of the Jin army previously deployed on Nanjing Road was mobilized to Yanjing. Xiao Tang wanted to make a big move.
If we capture Juyong Pass again, the soldiers and horses from the various tribes who were ordered to attack will probably face less than one percent of the resistance from the defenders that they faced during the Yanjing attack.
The Jin army guarding the pass also knew that a handful of them were still fighting fiercely. After the outer ring pass facing the south was breached, more Jin army generals either swarmed to the rear and fled, or
He threw his weapons on the ground and immediately knelt down on the ground and shouted that he was willing to beg for help. The Jin army general who was guarding Juyong Pass led the remaining soldiers to flee into the inner ring pass in embarrassment. Fang Zi hurriedly ordered the sergeants to close the door tightly. Not long after,
The door closed burst open and shook amidst the violent impact, causing sand and stones to fall from all over the pass. It was unknown how long the door could hold up under the intense impact. The tribesmen who rushed in to kill each other were like wolves and tigers.
There were simply too many enemy soldiers and horses. Even if the remaining Jin army guards were on the offensive, they couldn't even raise their heads in the face of a flurry of arrows and crossbows. How could they attack the people below?
Suppress the powerful enemy forces that crashed into the city gate?
After Yanjing, I am afraid that Juyongguan will be broken overnight!
