Chapter 41: Revisiting History
The old beggar said, "I know what you want to ask, you want to ask me what my true identity is, right?" ”
Mei Xiaohan had just experienced a crossing, a dreamlike crossing, and he had entered another dimensional space, so the time and space he felt were different.
Now he was back in his familiar surroundings, back to the old village school. Actually, it's only been a few days.
But some things have been deeply imprinted in his mind, such as the journey to the Great Song Dynasty, which is both real and illusory.
The old beggar is actually the gourd immortal, a person who always appears by Mei Xiaohan's side.
And now he's here again...
What happened in these three days is actually equivalent to what happened in more than ten years. Yet it was compressed, compressed into just three days.
Mei Xiaohan said: "How to verify the second powerful function of this magic gourd?" ”
The old beggar said: "The so-called time travel is just a journey through time and space, and there is no need to worry too much. ”
"The stability of the upgraded version 2.0 of the small gourd has been greatly improved."
However, after all, a trip takes three months, and a three-month journey is not a short one, so you can't act rashly.
"As long as you bring enough gear, you can be sure that you are safe and you can return safely."
In an unfamiliar environment, people often feel fearful, so be sure to have adequate protection.
Mei Xiaohan said: "There won't be any accidents in the process of crossing, right?" ”
The old beggar said: "After the upgraded version of the gourd, the stability has been greatly improved, and there should be no accidents." ”
"There's a price to be paid for just doing anything, and there's no way to change that!"
Mei Xiaohan said: "In that case, why not give it a try?" ”
Any era within 1,111 years is now 2047 AD, which means that it can be returned to 936 AD at the earliest.
In 936 A.D., the following regimes existed:
Year of the Monkey
The second year of Nanwu Tianzuo
Wu Yue Qingtai three years, the first year of Tianfu
In the second year of Min Yonghe, the first year of Tongwen
Twenty-five years of celebration in Khotan
Eleven years of Khitan Tianxian
There were nine years in the Southern Han Dynasty
After Tang Qingtai three years
Jingnan Qingtai three years, the first year of Tianfu
Eleventh year of manna in the country of Dongdan
Ma Chu Qingtai three years, the first year of Tianfu
The sixth year of the Ming Dynasty
Three years after Shu Mingde
Later Jin Tianfu first year
The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms was a period of great division in Chinese history. It is a collective name for the five dynasties and the ten kingdoms.
After the fall of the Tang Dynasty in 907 AD, five regimes in the Central Plains were successively replaced, namely the Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han and Later Zhou. In 960, Zhao Kuangyin of the Later Zhou Dynasty launched the Chenqiao Mutiny, and the yellow robe was added, usurping the Later Zhou to establish the Northern Song Dynasty, and the five dynasties ended.
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties and the beginning of the Song Dynasty, there were many secessionist regimes outside the Central Plains, among which more than ten secessionist regimes, such as the former Shu, Later Shu, Southern Wu, Southern Tang, Wuyue, Fujian, Chu, Southern Han, Nanping (Jingnan), and Northern Han, were collectively referred to as the Ten Kingdoms by the History of the New Five Dynasties and later historians.
After the establishment of the Northern Song Dynasty, it successively unified the surviving regimes of Jingnan, Wuping, Houshu, Southern Han, Southern Tang, Wuyue, and Northern Han, and basically realized the unification of the whole country.
After experiencing the chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, it was not until Zhao Kuangyin in the Later Zhou Dynasty came out that this chaotic situation was changed.
It would be a great honor to be able to travel to Houzhou and witness with your own eyes how Zhao Kuangyin was dressed in a yellow robe.
For this year, history records it like this:
On February 3, 960 (the third day of the first lunar month), Zhao Kuangyin led the army out of Tokyo City, which is now Kaifeng, Henan.
The march all the way to Chenqiaoyi, at that time, not long after the army left, there was a rumor in the city of Tokyo, "On the day of the army, you should be the son of heaven." ”
And Zhao Kuangyin's identity at this time is to check in front of the palace, in layman's terms, he is the leader of the emperor's own soldiers.
I don't know who spread this rumor, but most people don't believe it, and the Chinese military officials of the DPRK also know a little bit about it, and they have long been panicked.
Although Zhao Kuangyin was not in the court at this time, he knew everything that was happening in Tokyo City. When Zhou Shizong was in power, he used this tactic to make Zhang Yongde, the concubine, be removed from the post of inspection in front of the palace and be taken over by him.
Zhao Kuangyin knew the emperor's psychology, and he was afraid that his country would be taken away, so they were very suspicious.
This repetition was intended to cause panic in the imperial court and leave his army with no choice but to obey him absolutely.
Zhao Kuangyin's army stayed overnight at Chenqiaoyi, which was twenty kilometers northeast of Kaifeng, and the mutiny plan began.
That night, some of Zhao Kuangyin's cronies spread rumors among the soldiers, saying, "The emperor is weak and cannot be pro-government, we serve the country and break the enemy, who knows; It is better to support Zhao Kuangyin as emperor first, and then set off on the northern expedition."
The soldiers' mutiny was soon stirred, and at this time, Zhao Kuangyin's younger brother Zhao Kuangyi and his confidant Zhao Pu saw that the time was ripe, so they instructed the soldiers to put the yellow robe prepared in advance on Zhao Kuangyin, who had just woken up pretending to be drunk, and all bowed to the court, shouting long live, and then proclaimed him emperor.
Zhao Kuangyin showed a forced look and said: "You are greedy for wealth and wealth, and you have made me the Son of Heaven, and you can obey my life, otherwise, I can't be the master." ”
The proponents unanimously said, "The only thing to do is to listen." Zhao Kuangyin announced in public that after returning to Kaifeng, the queen mother and the little emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty shall not be shocked, the ministers of the Later Zhou Dynasty shall not be invaded, and the treasury of the city shall not be plundered. So Zhao Kuangyin led the mutinous team back to Kaifeng. Shi Shouxin, Wang Xianqi, and others, the main forbidden army generals who garrisoned the capital, were all Zhao Kuangyin's "association brothers", and after learning of the success of the mutiny, they opened the city gate to respond.
At that time, among the generals of the Later Zhou Forbidden Army in Kaifeng, only Han Tong, the deputy commander of the guard's pro-army Ma Bujun, wanted to lead his troops to resist in a hurry, but before he could gather the army, he was killed by Wang Yansheng of the military academy.
Zhao Kuangyin's soldiers were bloodless, became the emperor, and later changed the country name to Song. became the founder of the Great Song Dynasty.
Regarding the history of the addition of the yellow robe, there are different opinions in the historical records, and there is no very accurate statement.
I want to go back to 960 A.D. and witness this period of mutiny, which is rare in the entire history of China.
If you are fortunate enough to witness this period of history and be able to record it, it will be very valuable.
Being able to trace the appearance of the founding of the Great Song Dynasty and understand the truth of that era is fortunate to be the founding father. That's something even more glorious.
The year 960 is a very significant year in the entire history of China, both for the Great Song Dynasty and for the entire history of China.