The Song Dynasty court, which had millions of soldiers and horses, was at a loss what to do. In a desperate situation, they sought medical treatment. They brought out the charlatan Guo Jing to form the so-called "Song Dynasty Divine Army" and threatened to capture the Jin army commander alive with Liujia talismans and ghost mystical skills. Unexpectedly, the magic soldiers fled after opening the city gate to fight. Kaifeng fell, and the Hui and Qin emperors became prisoners of the Northern Kingdom.
Kang Wang Zhao Gou hurriedly ascended the throne and put together a mixed grass-roots team, which opened the absurd curtain of the Southern Song Dynasty's peaceful establishment of the country. When he settled in Yangzhou, he still put entertainment first. He played games with the palace maids in broad daylight. Suddenly he heard that the Jin army had conquered Tianchang and the cavalry was approaching. He was suddenly frightened and fell into the root of the man's disease, losing his fertility function.
Yue Fei gathered the defeated troops from all over the country and the brave soldiers in the mountains and fields, and repeatedly inflicted heavy losses on the Jin soldiers, but was hampered everywhere. Qin Hui became Zhao Gou's "caring roundworm": he was afraid that the Jin soldiers would march southward to crush the Southern Song Dynasty, and he was also afraid that Yue Fei would win consecutive battles and welcome back the Hui and Qin emperors, which would make Zhao Gou's throne unsafe.
Zhao Gou spoke loudly in the court and acted like a loyal minister who cared about his homeland and was determined to welcome back the Second Saint. Behind his back, he frequently met with Qin Hui in secret to finalize various plans to hinder the Northern Expedition and block the Second Emperor's return to the south. Qin Hui was willing to bear the reputation of being a traitor for thousands of years, shouldered all criticisms for the monarch, and maintained the stability of the imperial power at the expense of the Shaoxing Peace Conference and the unjust killing of Yue Fei.
While relying on the bloody battles of military generals and the mediation of civil servants, this grassroots team barely managed to hold on to the southern half of the Yangtze River, while at the same time, it frequently caused absurd farces due to the selfish interests of the imperial power, internal fighting between factions, and the game between Song and Jin Dynasties. There were several excellent opportunities for the nationwide expedition to the north and the recovery of the Central Plains, but they were ultimately missed due to the emperor's desire for power, leaving the people of the Central Plains longing for unification with an eternal regret.
Reader comments
The power play in troubled times, understanding half of the ups and downs of the Southern Song Dynasty
A sharp-style novel about power and strategy in the troubled times of the Song Dynasty! Qin Caixiangqian used straightforward and pungent writing to restore the founding dilemma of the Caotai team in the Southern Song Dynasty: outside, there were golden soldiers and cavalry pressing down on the country, while inside, the monarchs and ministers were suspicious of each other, and factions were fighting endlessly. There is no cliché of mindless writing, it focuses on the secret struggles in the court and the choices of family and country, and thoroughly describes the struggles, calculations and helplessness of half of the country. It is worth reading for history lovers.
The storyline is compact and very interesting!
Very well written and highly recommended.
The storyline is exciting and compact, looking forward to updates.
Yue Fei's military capabilities: Can he unify the country?
Hypothesis: If Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, lets Yue Fei do it, can he recover the lost territory and unify the country?
The power play in troubled times, understanding half of the ups and downs of the Southern Song Dynasty
A sharp-style novel about power and strategy in the troubled times of the Song Dynasty! Qin Caixiangqian used straightforward and pungent writing to restore the founding dilemma of the Caotai team in the Southern Song Dynasty: outside, there were golden soldiers and cavalry pressing down on the country, while inside, the monarchs and ministers were suspicious of each other, and factions were fighting endlessly. There is no cliché of mindless writing, it focuses on the secret struggles in the court and the choices of family and country, and thoroughly describes the struggles, calculations and helplessness of half of the country. It is worth reading for history lovers.
The storyline is compact and very interesting!
Very well written and highly recommended.
The storyline is exciting and compact, looking forward to updates.
Yue Fei's military capabilities: Can he unify the country?
Hypothesis: If Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, lets Yue Fei do it, can he recover the lost territory and unify the country?