Chapter 199: After Reading the 319 Years of History of the Song Dynasty in One Breath (5)

[After the death of Emperor Zhao Heng, his 13-year-old son Zhao Zhen succeeded to the throne.

Because the emperor was young, the power of the court was in the hands of the empress dowager Liu E.

With her extraordinary wisdom and firm determination, Liu E was committed to the prosperity and development of the Song Dynasty. Under her wise leadership, the country's economic strength has increased significantly, and unprecedented progress has been made in agriculture and water conservancy construction.

At the same time, she resolutely cracked down on corruption and strived for political clarity, which rejuvenated the officialdom of the Song Dynasty.

However, Liu E's thirst for power led her to remain reluctant to return power to Song Renzong during her reign.

In her shadow, Song Injong has been unable to give full play to his abilities for the first 11 years of his reign.

However, in 1033, Liu E died, and Song Renzong finally got rid of her shadow and began to truly govern.

At this time, he fully demonstrated his leadership skills and statecraft wisdom. He governed the country with benevolence, respected the wishes of the people, promoted the prosperity of culture, and created a harmonious and prosperous society.

Under the rule of Song Renzong, the economy of the Northern Song Dynasty prospered, the culture flourished, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Science and technology have also been greatly developed, and various inventions and creations have emerged one after another.

Under his rule, the Northern Song Dynasty entered a beautiful era that was later known as the "prosperous era of Renzong".

This era is full of prosperity and dynamism, and people's living standards have improved significantly.

However, on the military side, the war between the Northern Song Dynasty and Western Xia caused great trouble to Song Renzong.

Although he waged war several times, he was eventually forced to sign unfavorable agreements and pay a large amount of war expenses.

During this period, the Liao Dynasty also took the opportunity to exert pressure on the Northern Song Dynasty to force Song Renzong to pay more coins. These military setbacks weakened the national power of the Northern Song Dynasty to a certain extent.

In 1063, Song Renzong died at the age of 54.

Despite his military setbacks, his wisdom in governing the country and his care for the people left a deep impression on history.

His death marked the end of a golden age in the Northern Song Dynasty, but his deeds and spirit will forever be etched in history, inspiring future generations to move forward.

Under his influence, people will forever miss that "prosperous era of Renzong" full of love and peace. 】

Qin Dynasty.

Qin Shi Huang watched the video on the canopy, and he was silent.

Although he had already seen the introduction of Zhao Zhen before, it was not as detailed as this time.

And this introduction on the canopy gave him a more specific understanding of the Song Dynasty.

However, the weakness of the Song Dynasty also made Qin Shi Huang feel dissatisfied.

He is dignified in China, and has always been the center of heaven and earth since ancient times, how did it become like this in the Song Dynasty?

Thinking about the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China in later generations, it can be said that the entire Chinese nation is weakening step by step.

was even invaded by the brute force of the West and lost the position of the Heavenly Empire.

If he could, Qin Shi Huang would prefer that his army could come to the Great Song Dynasty and have a good fight with the surrounding barbarians, so that they could know that the dignified Huaxia was not so easy to bully.

It's a pity, this is the afterlife.

He Daqin can't help these dynasties, and he can only learn about them in the sky.

The only thing he can do now is to change Great Qin, make Great Qin more powerful, and prevent Great Qin from dying second.

In that way, it is possible to change future generations, so that the dignified China will not be reduced to a barbarian playground.

At the same time, he was also more interested in Liu E, after all, it is rare for a woman to be able to achieve such an achievement.

If it weren't for the death later, I'm afraid that this is another female emperor.

At the same time, Qin Shi Huang also realized that women also had such talents and could also hold power in this way.

If this Liu E is not a daughter, I am afraid that her achievements are no worse than his real estate.

He wondered if he should give those women a chance to become officials and run the country.

Then Qin Shi Huang dispelled this thought, after all, the worldly old thoughts, even if he was the emperor, could not change.

Otherwise, it will be counterproductive.

Han dynasty.

Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty watched the video on the canopy, although he disagreed with the Song Dynasty's strategy of emphasizing literature over martial arts, he also had to admire Zhao Zhen's talent.

At the same time, he admired the achievements of Zhao Zhen during his reign, as well as his ability and wisdom to govern the country.

After all, not every emperor can always endure when the power of the court is in the hands of the queen mother.

After grasping power, he governed the country with benevolence, respected the wishes of the people, and let the entire society and culture prosper and develop.

However, what made Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che sigh a little was that this emperor didn't know anything about military affairs.

After many wars, it was forced to sign unfavorable agreements and pay a large amount of war expenses to the hostile forces.

This will only weaken your country and increase the strength of the enemy's forces.

Why did he attack the Xiongnu? In order to weaken the strength of the Xiongnu, so that the Xiongnu could not pose a threat to the Han Dynasty.

Moreover, Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, believed that after they attacked the Xiongnu this time, the Great Han River was not afraid of any hostile forces.

At that time, the entire Han Dynasty was the real Heavenly Empire.

Three Kingdoms period.

Cao Cao looked at the content on the canopy, and he was silent.

In his opinion, this Great Song Dynasty is hopeless, after all, looking down on military generals from top to bottom will only lead to the country becoming weaker and weaker.

What if the economy is prosperous? When it comes to war, I'm afraid that I can only take the fat in other people's mouths.

Especially seeing that after Zhao Zhen launched many wars and ended in failure, Cao Cao was even more convinced of his guess.

After all, realistic experience also tells him that only with strong strength can he occupy more territory and make the country more prosperous and powerful.

He Cao Cao was able to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, not only because the Son of Heaven was in his hands, but also because he had huge strength, so that the Son of Heaven had to submit.

If he didn't have such strength back then, I'm afraid that he would have become a lonely ghost in countless wars.

Sui Dynasty.

Yang Guang looked at the video on the canopy, he looked at it slightly, and then stopped watching it.

After all, a dynasty with relatively weak force really made him have no desire to watch it.

And Yang Guang felt that no matter how rich the Great Song Dynasty was, it would not be like his Great Sui, not only rebuilding Luoyang City, but also opening the Grand Canal.

And with his strength of the Great Sui, he is not afraid of any war, and he will make the surrounding forces obey and dare not make any moves.

At the same time, Yang Guang gave an order for people to prepare materials for the attack on Goguryeo, and he was to attack Goguryeo when he was ready.

to eliminate this force that threatens the Great Sui. Let the surrounding forces no longer dare to challenge the Sui Dynasty.

If not, it will be destroyed.

(End of chapter)