Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

As if the heavens were also lamenting the tragedy of Kaifeng City, it was already dawn, but the sky outside was extremely gloomy, and the snow was falling harder and harder!

In the side hall, you can see that the snow outside is already a foot thick! This winter, the snow fell so heavily for the first time!

Zhao Chen was fidgeting, while Li Gang respectfully accompanied him! In fact, Li Gang was also extremely anxious. He also hoped that Wang De would find the Chuanguo Yuxi and return soon.

"Is the Jade Seal of Chuanguo really that important?" Zhao Chen looked outside and asked.

"Your Highness must have this thing if he wants to recover the mountains and rivers!" Li Gang said.

"How can I have the idea of ​​regaining the mountains and rivers?" Zhao Chen secretly smiled bitterly in his heart!

For a boy who was originally seventeen, the experience of the past six months is like a scene in a movie! It was too difficult for him to blend into the movie at once!

"Li Gang, tell me, why is our Great Song being bullied by Jin soldiers so much that our father, mother, and Supreme Emperor were all taken away by Jin soldiers? Why was my majestic Great Song being bullied by a group of barbarians who came out of the mountains? The country is almost extinct?" Zhao Chen said.

Wang De has not returned yet, he is only anxious in the side hall, he might as well talk to Li Gang.

"This..." Li Gang was silent for a while before he said: "Your Highness, the reason why we are so bullied by the golden soldiers is because our army is not good enough!"

"Why can't the army?" Zhao Chen asked.

"Our military system is chaotic! Among the Forbidden Army, there are many soldiers who don't know their generals, and generals who don't know their soldiers! Moreover, in these years, the soldiers of the Forbidden Army have never been trained!" Li Gang said.

"In addition to the Forbidden Army, we also have the Western Army! The Western Army has fought against Xixia for many years, and their combat power is not bad. Why can't they?" Zhao Chen said.

"The Western Army is better than the Forbidden Army, but it's not much better! Their military system is also very chaotic, and they have little training in the past! Also, the current Western Army has long since become a private army!" Li Gangdao.

"Private army?" Zhao Chen was a little puzzled.

"Yes! There are countless families of generals in the Western Army, and those families have been passed down from generation to generation! In the Western Army, the grandfather is a general, the father is a general, and the son is also a general. In this way, from generation to generation, each generation controls the same army. And the soldiers of the army are also passed down from generation to generation! Just like the Chong Family Army back then, the grandfather was a soldier of the Chong Family Army, and the grandson was also a soldier of the Chong Family Army! This is the private army! The Chong Family Army, the Yao Family Army, the Liu Family Army, the Zhe Family Army The family army is a well-known private army in the Western Army! In the early years, there were Yang family generals, which were passed down from generation to generation, but the Yang family has now declined, so it is not worth mentioning." Li Gang said.

Zhao Chen nodded, thinking that this was probably an ancient "warlord"!

"The western army is all private troops. They only think about their own interests and never consider the interests of the country! They resist Xixia because Xixia is in the north of them, and what Xixia invaded is their own homeland, so they have no choice. No war! When they went south to conquer Fang La, it was because the imperial court promised them that if Jiangnan was conquered, they would be allowed to loot wantonly in Jiangnan! The disaster of the Western Army was far greater than that of Fang La, and the people in Jiangnan were far more horrified by the Western Army. Better than the terror of Fangla! This time Zhe Keqiu, Zhe Yanzhi and his son defended the Yellow River, why did the Jin soldiers just fight for one night, and they all fled? On the one hand, they are as cowardly as mice, on the other hand, Zhe Keqiu's father and son wanted to You must keep your Zhejia army, and you don't want your Zhejia army to suffer the slightest loss!" Li Gang said.

"So they just watched the golden soldiers cross the Yellow River?" Zhao Chen said.

"yes!"

"Damn it!" Zhao Chen couldn't help cursing.

"Besides the fact that the army is not good enough, there are also many traitors in the court! Zhang Bangchang and Li Bangyan are prime ministers and deputy prime ministers, and they actually helped the Jurchens capture their own monarch! On weekdays, these traitors only know Corruption! These are the reasons why my Great Song Dynasty almost destroyed the country!" Li Gang said.

Zhao Chen nodded. He looked out the window and saw heavy snow falling. He was thinking in his heart, did the Northern Song Dynasty really perish because of these?

"The army has no fighting power, and there are many corrupt officials in the court... In fact, not only the Northern Song Dynasty, but also the Southern Song Dynasty, and the subsequent dynasties were like this... The Ming Dynasty was like this, and it was also destroyed by the Jurchens... The Jurchens established the Great Qing, Assimilated by my Han people, the Eight Banners Army is becoming less and less effective. In the late Qing Dynasty, corrupt officials were rampant, so that they were bullied by the small countries of Dongying... Why did it become like this? The Han and Tang Dynasties were definitely not like this! The world was full of bravery in the Han and Tang Dynasties All the common people dared to fight, the poems written by the literati were full of heroism, the literati also dared to abandon their pens and join the army, as for the generals, they dared to say "those who offend me will be punished even if they are far away"! At the end of the Han Dynasty, the world was divided into The Three Kingdoms, but the Three Kingdoms also produced famous generals in large numbers, and the armies of the Three Kingdoms are still extremely strong. Whether it is Cao Cao or Zhuge Liang, there are stories of defeating barbarians... In the Tang Dynasty, the emperors of the Central Plains were the "Heavenly Khan" in the hearts of foreigners. Even at the end of the Tang Dynasty, when there were many feudal vassals and towns in the world, the Jiedu envoy of any strong town in the Central Plains could still fight against other races and be invincible! Super powerful races like the Huns and Khitans were defeated by our Han people. As for the Khitans and Jurchens, only Being able to submit to China as a vassal, relying on China to survive... But since the Song Dynasty, the Chinese nation has changed. The Chinese nation has lost its former bravery and become extremely weak. Anyone can take a bite out of China. Khitan People, Xixia people, Mongols, Eight-Power Allied Forces, Japanese Army, anyone can bully us, we can't defeat them, at most they occupy us, we assimilate them... I'm afraid there is a deeper reason for this, or it has something to do with the nation It's related to culture and nationality..." Zhao Chen thought secretly.

As for the specific national culture and national character, Zhao Chen had no idea for a while!

Just as Zhao Chen was looking out, suddenly there was the sound of walking outside! Zhao Chen and Li Gang were startled!

Zhao Chen hurriedly glanced into the distance, only to see a dozen Jurchen soldiers passing by, and it turned out that some Jurchen soldiers had already entered the palace!

The two hid their bodies and held their breath! After a while, the footsteps of the Jurchen soldiers gradually disappeared, and the two breathed a sigh of relief.

"No, the Jurchens have already entered the palace, and now it is even more difficult to escape! Wang De doesn't know when he will come back, we have to leave first!" Zhao Chen said.

"But, we haven't got the Jade Seal of Chuanguo yet!" Li Gang hesitated.

"If I die here, what's the point of getting the Jade Seal of Chuanguo?" Zhao Chen said.

"This..." Li Gang was taken aback for a moment, and he thought for a moment, thinking that this was the reason.

Zhao Chen took a deep breath. Although he knew that his martial arts skills were not good, he had to leave here now!

He was about to go out from the side hall, suddenly a figure flashed outside, and a big man appeared in the side hall, who is it not Wang De?

The moment Wang De appeared just now, Zhao Chen's heart jumped wildly! After seeing clearly that it was Wang De, he was overjoyed!

"You are finally back!" Zhao Chen slightly complained.

"General Wang, have you ever retrieved the Chuan Guo Yuxi?" Li Gang asked nervously.

"Luckily, the last general did not disgrace his life, and retrieved the Jade Seal of Chuanguo from Zichen Palace!" Wang De said excitedly.

It turned out that Wang De thought that the Jade Seal of Chuanguo was in Funing Hall, so he went towards Funing Hall! Unexpectedly, the Chuan Guo Yuxi is not in the Funing Hall, but in the Zichen Hall next to it! The Jade Seal of Chuanguo is just a symbol. When the emperor of the Song Dynasty issued the imperial decree, he did not use the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, but his personal seal! Therefore, the emperor of the Song Dynasty did not put the Jade Seal of Chuanguo in the Funing Hall where the government affairs were usually handled, but enshrined it in the Zichen Hall! Fortunately, the Zichen Hall is relatively close to the Funing Hall, and Wang De went to the Zichen Hall after leaving the Funing Hall, so it didn't take too long!

"That's great!" Li Gang said excitedly.

At that moment, Wang De took out a square box with a length, width and height of about 10 centimeters, and he put this box in front of Zhao Chen!

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Zhao Chen took the box curiously! After taking it, he first felt very heavy!

He slowly opened the box, only to see a golden light rising into the sky! Zhao Chen was taken aback, the box in his hand fell off! Fortunately, Wang De was beside him, and Wang De hurriedly caught the box.

"Your Highness, what happened?" Wang De said.

"I saw the golden light soaring into the sky, it almost blinded me! Didn't you see it?" Zhao Chen said.

"Huh?" Wang De couldn't believe it.

"Your Highness can see it because His Highness is the crown prince, who shoulders the responsibility of the country and the country. Naturally, he can see the golden light emanating from the Jade Seal of Chuanguo! This is a great auspicious sign! The revival of my Great Song Dynasty is hopeful!" Li Gang said. Said excitedly.

Zhao Chen shook his head, feeling more and more weird in his heart! When he was in the armory before, he saw the Seven Star Longyuan Sword emitting purple light. At that time, the old eunuch said that he had a relationship with the Seven Star Longyuan Sword, and that there were records in history that other people saw the Seven Star Longyuan Sword emitting purple light! Now that he saw the golden light emitting from the Chuanguo Yuxi, Li Gang actually said that it was a symbol of auspicious omen!

He felt that whether it was purple light or golden light, these were inconsistent with scientific common sense! It is even more absurd to interpret it as "destiny" and "good omen"! It's just that he can't figure out the path, and now is not the time to think about it, so he doesn't think about it anymore.

Now that the golden light has disappeared, Zhao Chen can finally take a good look at the Jade Seal of Chuanguo!

His first impression of this Chuan Guo Yuxi was that it was as green as blue in color, crystal clear and moist, and extremely beautiful. It was indeed carved from the most beautiful jade in the world! Looking at the Chuanguo Yuxi, Zhao Chen couldn't help but think of the legend of Heshibi! It is said that Bian He, a native of Chu State, dug out a piece of "uncut jade" from Jingshan Mountain. He presented the uncut jade to King Chuli. King Chuli ordered the jade craftsman in the palace to check it. The jade craftsman said it was just an ordinary stone. King Li of Chu cut off Bian He's left foot for the crime of deceiving the king! When King Wu succeeded to the throne, Bian He went to see King Wu with the "uncut jade" again. King Wu ordered other jade craftsmen to check it, but the jade craftsman still said it was a stone. King Wu ordered Bian He's right foot to be cut off! Bian He cried bitterly for three days and three nights holding the "uncut jade". The tears dried up, and then blood flowed, so that his eyes became blind! When King Wen learned about it, he sent someone to ask Bian He why he was crying so bitterly. Bian He said that I was not crying bitterly that my feet were cut off, but that my beautiful jade was treated as a stone by people, and that precious jade was covered with dust. This is the greatest sorrow in the world! King Wen ordered someone to cut open this piece of uncut jade, and obtained a rare treasure, which was named He's Bi!

Zhao Chen didn't know how to appreciate jade, but at the moment he still felt that the Jade Seal of Chuanguo was extremely exquisite! It's just that a corner of the jade seal is missing, and it was made up with gold! Zhao Chen also knows this allusion. When Wang Mang usurped the throne, Wang Mang asked the Queen Mother of the Han Dynasty for the Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom. The craftsman who supplemented the corner of Chuanguo's jade seal must have been a well-known craftsman in the world at that time. Although the corner of the jade seal is gold now, Zhao Chen can't feel the "beauty of regret", as if that corner is abnormally harmonious with the rest of the triangle, as if He's Bi was born like this.

The entire jade seal is exquisite and reveals classic and solemn! There are five dragons on the jade seal as buttons, which are extremely majestic, and there are countless exquisite pictures carved on the four sides, including flowers, birds, fish and insects, the nine states of the world, saints ruling the world, and three emperors and five emperors... These pictures are lifelike. Looking at this jade seal, Zhao Chen even There is a feeling of entering the picture, which shows the essence of carving! After a long time, he came back to his senses, and looked under Chuan Guo Yuxi again.

Below the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, there are eight characters engraved, "Designed by Heaven, that is, Shou Yongchang", these eight characters are carved from bird seals! Zhao Chen didn't recognize bird seal script, but he had studied history, so even if he didn't recognize it, he knew what it was about.

"This is the Jade Seal of Chuanguo!" Zhao Chen said secretly.

"The Jade Seal of Chuan Guo has not been lost, which proves that the great power of the Great Song Dynasty is not exhausted! Your Highness's possession of the Jade Seal of Chuan Guo is the destiny, which represents the orthodoxy of heaven and earth! Heaven will not perish our Great Song!" Li Gang said excitedly again.

"Go, we have to leave here immediately!" Zhao Chen said.