In the various dynasties of Chinese history, when the country faced various crises, there would be people of insight who dared to be the first to come forward, regardless of personal safety, determined to reform, promote the good and eliminate the bad, and promoted the progress of society and the development of history.

It's just that most of these people didn't end well, some were dismissed, some were liquidated after death, and some can be described as miserable deaths.

After Wang Mang seized power in the Han Dynasty, he implemented reforms that stunned everyone, including the restoration of the ancient Jingtian system (prohibiting the sale of land), frequent changes to the currency system, restrictions on prices, and the establishment of a national bank to provide interest-free and low-interest loans to the people. However, Wang Mang's reform ideas were too advanced, the common people could not get benefits, and the landlord class did not support it, and finally Wang Mang died in the chaos four years after ascending the throne.

After obtaining the full support of Song Shenzong, he began the tax reform, promulgated and implemented the law of equal loss, the law of green seedlings, the law of exemption from military service (also known as the law of conscription), the law of the city and the law of equal taxation, and the implementation of the law of protecting the armor and the art of general war to strengthen the army, his reform involved many fields such as politics, economy, military, society, etc., and the influence was great and widespread.

But just like the current Jin State, these new laws were fiercely opposed by conservatives led by Sima Guang, and the changes eventually evolved into a partisan struggle in the court. In the end, after the death of Shenzong, Wang Anshi's new law was almost completely abolished, and Wang Anshi also died depressed, and the Song Dynasty became so weak in the Huizong period, which also had a lot to do with this change.

Among so many reformers in history, the greatest achievement should be the Shang Yang of Qin.

With the support of Qin Xiaogong, Shang Ying carried out reforms, and through these reform measures, Qin became the richest and most powerful of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, laying a solid foundation for the later Qin Shi Huang to unify the six kingdoms.

It's a pity that Shang Ying is also the worst ending among all reformers, because he offended too many powerful people in the reform, Shang Ying was wanted by the King of Qin, and wanted to escape from the border pass, but because of his ban he did not run out, and was later killed by a car split.

If Wanyan Aguta, the founding emperor of the Jin Kingdom, was still alive, then with his prestige in the hearts of the Jurchens, it is estimated that these reform measures implemented by Wanyan Sheng would not have encountered so much resistance.

But at this time, Jin Taizu had already died, and the entire Jin country was full of powerful generals, all arrogant, and no one wanted their rights to be damaged.

Because of the chaotic power struggle that passed, Li Nan, who was sitting in Dezhou, found that after his imperial army had crossed the Yellow River, the Jin State did not send troops and horses to stop it.

The Jin army did not arrive for a long time, which was exactly what Li Nan wanted, and immediately ordered all the major army groups to advance northward and recapture Taiyuan, Zhongshan and Hejian, the three important towns ceded by the Song Dynasty.

The major armies of the empire attacked fiercely, and the mixed army of the Jin, Liao, and Han tribes stationed in the three towns did not have much morale, and after the two armies fought, a large number of Liao and Han soldiers and horses surrendered, and those who fled, leaving only a small number of Jin soldiers who were still desperate.

There was no mercy on the battlefield, and the enemies who blocked the imperial army would become dead, so in less than half a month, the land of the Three Towns changed its ownership again and became the bag of the Chinese Empire.

An urgent military report was sent to Shangjing, the capital of the Jin Kingdom, and in desperation, Jin Taizong Wanyan Sheng finally gave in.

He gave up restructuring such as continuing to reclaim military power. And accepted the proposal put forward by Wanyan Zonghan and others after consultation, and appointed Jin Taizu Wanyan Agu to beat the eldest grandson, and Wanyan Zongjun's son Wanyan Kang as the heir to the throne.

The satisfied general of the Jin State immediately led the troops and horses of his headquarters to the southern Zhongdu and Datong Mansion to reinforce the front, and before the imperial army attacked, more than 500,000 troops were gathered here, which was already more than half of the strength of the Jin State, and the Jin people also established a strong defensive position.

The Jin people took a defensive stance to wait for work, and the imperial army came from afar to attack repeatedly without success, Li Nan immediately ordered the army to retreat to the area of Hejian and Zhending, and set up a defensive position on the spot.

The Chinese Empire and the Jin State, with an army of more than 500,000 troops, were separated by a hundred miles in this way, and there was a rare time of peace between the two countries.

By this time, the war had far exceeded Li Nan's expectations.

In Li Nanhe's original plan for the Ministry of Defense, it would be considered a success if he could cross the Yellow River and establish several stable defensive fortresses on the opposite bank, so that the imperial army could be sent to the north bank of the Yellow River in an endless stream.

At present, not only has the established battle plan been completed, but also taken advantage of the civil turmoil in Jin to capture the territory ceded by the Song State, and completely recaptured all the land of the original Song State.

If you want to defeat the Jin country, which has a vast territory and has more than one million troops, it is definitely not a short period of time, and it can be successful by relying on one or two battles, and the empire also needs to recuperate after this big war.

The northern territories of the empire were all taken from the hands of the Song state, and due to lack of time, it is still in the stage of rejuvenation. After the war between the empire and the Jin State, it was necessary to mobilize a large number of strategic materials, grain and grass and other resources from the south, and the distance of five or six thousand miles in the middle was too far, and the transportation was seriously depleted.

Jin Taizong finished Yan Sheng, eager to appease the opposition forces in the country, so he did not want to continue the war with the empire, Li Nan also thought that the results of the war were gratifying, and it was time to rest, since the lords of the two countries had this will, then it was time to negotiate next.

The Imperial Foreign Minister, Ludia, arrived quickly in Hejian Province on a warship, and she will represent the Empire and Emperor Li Nan to negotiate an armistice with the Jin State.

Jin Taizong ordered Ku Lu Bo Jilie (State Minister) Wanyan Zonggan, the former second prince of Jin State, who had fought several times with the imperial army, Wanyan Zongwang, King of Wei, and Wanyan Zongjie, King of Zhao, to go to Zhongdu to negotiate peace.

Negotiations between two countries that do not want to continue fighting should be a very boring affair, because both sides will put forward favorable terms for their own side, but neither side is willing to accept them, and this is a protracted war of words.

The territory in hand must not be sent out anymore, the empire sent a large number of officials into the two provinces of Hebei, and Pang Wanchun also led his Fourth Army to kill the remnants of the Jin people and collect the surrendered troops from all over the country.

After this war, the grain and grass were consumed a lot, but in addition to the land of Hebei, the empire also gained as many as 300,000 soldiers and people of the former Liao State, as well as 70,000 or 80,000 Han people.

These newly descended soldiers have great instability, so most of them were escorted to the south of the Yellow River and handed over to Zong Ze, who has become addicted to road construction, with so many free laborers joining, it is conceivable that the traffic situation in various parts of Henan will soon change.

When there was a big war, the emperor who was in charge of commanding the overall situation was the busiest person, but after the war, Li Nan became the most laid-back guy.

On this day, the Fu sisters went to sea with Asha on a warship, and Li Nan, who had nothing to do, thought of her mature and sexy Roman princess, who exuded a seductive temperament all over her body, and immediately walked to her residence.

Although Ludia is the Empire's Foreign Secretary, she is also the Emperor's concubine, so she lives not far away, and she is also under the protection of the Imperial Legion.

"If you want to negotiate with foreigners, you must first know how to use words, after all, our China is a country of etiquette, and we can't use vulgar words on formal occasions."

Li Nan came to Ludia's door, and when she heard this, she knew that it must be her training a few of her subordinates, so she felt a little interested, and quickly stopped to listen.