flstandardbreds Chapter 338 Zhang Xiaochun
Chapter 338 Zhang Xiaochun
The Song Dynasty's choice led to such consequences, leaving many in the court deeply saddened.
And these people gradually shifted their allegiance to the other side of the scale. If they had a choice, they would rather have a more assertive emperor than a weak and incompetent ruler like the Song Dynasty!
After all, even ordinary people in a dynasty have courage and spirit, but those in power still harbor illusions.
Isn't this utterly absurd and ridiculous?!
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Liu Bei's army camp during the Three Kingdoms period
Hearing this, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei were even more furious. In their view, even if a ruler couldn't be kind to the people, he shouldn't have acted like this!
When a nation is on the verge of collapse, its people will inevitably suffer. But couldn't all of this have been avoided by instinct?
Thinking of this, they couldn't help but admire Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty, who rose from a beggar to become the founding emperor, something not everyone could do!
Alas, the Song Dynasty was truly difficult to save. The most difficult thing was that those in power were unwilling to face the Jin people and were unwilling to resist them.
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"Under these circumstances, the Jin army had no intention of negotiating any treaties with the Song court. They didn't care about things they could get by plundering!"
"Therefore, in October of that year (the first year of the Jingkang era), the Jin army attacked the Song again. The western route army rested briefly in Taiyuan, leaving Wanyan Yinshuke to guard the city."
"The remaining troops followed him south, and after successively capturing important towns such as Fenzhou and Longde, the Western Route Army crossed the river at Mengjin and entered Bianjing."
Master Zhong said: Look! What did I tell you? We had to send troops to defend, but the leaders wouldn't listen!
"I'd also like to mention that since Taiyuan fell, the people either went up the mountains to join the uprising or went south. But there are still some generals who surrendered from the Liao Dynasty here. However, these are the people who surrendered the fastest, without the slightest hesitation!"
"That's the problem, but considering what happened to Pharmacist Guo before, who served as a soldier in the Song Dynasty and is now essentially an undercover agent, he even provided a map of Pingyang."
"As the saying goes, those who act justly gain much support, while those who act unjustly find little. The Northern Song Dynasty's fortunes have run out; even a great emperor of all time couldn't have reversed this situation."
"As for Fenzhou, it was originally Zhang Hao in charge, but he had already heard that the Jin army was about to arrive, and had fought against them. He was well aware of the strength of both sides, so he abandoned the city and fled with some of his men!"
"Think about his father, Zhang Xiaochun. Although he eventually surrendered and was captured, he and Wang Bing held out for more than two hundred days before surrendering. There's nothing to criticize about that!"
Zhang Xiaochun: This son is such a grandson!
A scion of a prominent family in the Ming Dynasty: ...The Song court is really falling apart under everyone's thumb. What kind of people are these?!
Li Erfeng of the Tang Dynasty: The enemy outnumbers us, we can't win a fight, we can only run away!
A certain romantic scholar of the Tang Dynasty: Logically speaking, his ancestor Zhao Guangyi could run a cart even on a donkey, so why did Zhao Huan have to listen to others instead of Zhong Shidao?
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At the same time, Lin Ke's words also reached Taiyuan City in another time and space.
At this time, the city was united as one, which was much better than the original historical trajectory.
But Zhang Xiaochun was completely devastated. He hadn't expected Zhang Hao to abandon the city and flee without any resistance, simply giving up...
Those on the same side also heard the news and were speechless for a moment, casting sympathetic glances at him!
Others: Old Zhang is the most pitiful one!
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"Therefore, although Fenzhou was eventually captured by the Jurchens, someone still defended the city for him. That person was Zhang Kejian. After Zhang Hao left, Fenzhou was handed over to him!"
"He became an official after passing the imperial examination. Although he didn't serve under Emperor Zhenzong of Song like his great-grandfather, his career was generally unsuccessful, and he mostly held positions like county magistrate."
"For example, when he served as the magistrate of Wu County, the local people were quite fierce, and wealthy families often fought amongst themselves. Generally, the new magistrates would just turn a blind eye and make sure the people didn't do anything outrageous!"
"Zhang Kejian, on the other hand, severely punished him, but such an achievement should have earned him a promotion."
"However, the political situation in the court was reshuffled at that time. His brothers impeached Cai Jing, so he was also targeted and his official position was revoked!"
"Zhang Kejian's last post was as the prefect of Fenzhou. Since this place was not far from Taiyuan, the Jurchens also invaded Fenzhou during the period when Taiyuan was besieged."
"The Jurchens' method of invasion was also quite unique. They sent dozens of people as spies into the city, but Zhang Kejian discovered this and immediately executed them."
"Afterwards, he sent dozens of men to raid the Jin army and burn down their camp, which finally forced the Jin army to retreat."
"Therefore, not all civil officials are like those high-ranking officials in the imperial court."
"People like Li Gang and Zhang Kejian were all successful candidates in the imperial examinations, but it's a pity they lived during the reigns of Emperors Huizong and Qinzong. It's normal that their official careers were not smooth!"
"If someone's career is going smoothly, they're probably one of those people in the imperial court!"
Zhu Houzhao, the number one mischievous child of the Ming Dynasty: It's not that there are no civil officials who can't fight, it's just that most of them are not given important positions!
A bystander in the Ming Dynasty: The people below are resisting the Jin, while the people above are surrendering…
Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty: If the emperor had advocated war and taken a decisive attitude, things wouldn't have turned out this way so easily!
Liu Zhuzhu: If he could advocate for war, then there wouldn't be that poem. I really don't understand what the Jurchens have to be afraid of!
The First Emperor: He feared the court, but not the generals and common people!
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