Chapter 259 If You Have Nothing to Do Tonight, You Can Also Listen to Music in the Brothel

Bianliang, also known as Kaifeng, Daliang, Dongdu, Dongjing, Bianjing, Wei, the seven major powers of the Warring States Period, Houliang, Houjin, Houhan, Houzhou, and the current Northern Song Dynasty, successively established their capitals in Bianliang.

Bianliang is located in the center of the world, with great convenience of convenient water and land transportation, and outstanding advantages, but its disadvantages are also very obvious, that is, it is located on the North China Plain, with no dangers to defend, and the disadvantages of flat land are obvious.

In addition, the Yanyun barrier in the north has not been recovered, and taking Bianliang as the capital has more disadvantages than advantages. When Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was in power, he wanted to move the capital to Luoyang. Luoyang is an ancient capital, with Hangu Pass in the west and Hulao in the east. It is not far from Bianliang. It is more suitable to be the capital than Bianliang.

But Zhao Guangyi, the prefect of Kaifeng at that time, retorted: "The world is safe in virtue, not in danger. Qin occupied Guanzhong, oppressed the people with harsh policies, and died in the second generation."

Looking back, Zhao Guangyi's words are bullshit. But it must be admitted that this was a beautiful statement, which made Zhao Kuangyin speechless. Afterwards, he said to his left and right: "The words of the King of Jin are good, but within a hundred years, the people of the world will be exhausted!"

After the candlelight and the sound of the axe, Zhao Guangyi succeeded to the throne. He lost face in the battle of the donkey cart running away, and he dared not look north again for the rest of his life.

Later, in order to protect the capital Bianliang, the Northern Song Dynasty could only station troops in the capital and key places, with a million imperial troops and local wing troops, but less than 10% of the soldiers could fight, and the redundant soldiers were serious. It was a ridiculous policy.

Many people say that the Zhao Song Dynasty's victory rate in foreign wars is higher than that of the Han and Tang Dynasties. But we must make it clear that the so-called foreign wars of the Zhao Song Dynasty were all small victories, and most of them were for defending the city and letting foreign enemies plunder. Is this worthy of being called a victory?

At this time, Bianliang may be the most prosperous place in the world. There are rivers and lakes, a mild climate, and convenient transportation, and countless merchants from various countries.

Bianliang has a population of one million, with a huge city wall, divided into the outer city, inner city, and imperial city, three city walls, and three moats. The city's transportation is compatible with both land and water, and the Bian River is unobstructed.

On this day, Xu Xin traveled around Kaifeng along the Bian River, looking at the endless and prosperous streets on both sides. Countless shops are crowded with customers, and shops are lined up.

Kaifeng is a place of prosperity, with numerous restaurants everywhere, and 72 main stores, flying bridges and railings, light and dark connections, pearl curtains and embroidered foreheads, lights and candles, and hundreds of girls sitting in the main corridor, waiting for the guests to greet them.

Kaifeng is prosperous day and night. At night, in the streets and alleys and teahouses, there are dramas, singing, puppets, storytelling, acrobatics, shadow puppets, sumo... What a prosperous scene.

But who could have known that just a few decades later, the prosperity of this Bianliang city would be destroyed under the blind command of two incompetent emperors and a group of civil servants.

Huizong Zhao Ji, a frivolous person who was not like a monarch, abdicated and became the emperor before the war, pushing the land of China into the abyss.

Who could have imagined that when the Jin army was at the gates of the city, Huizong and Qinzong were deposed, and the two ridiculous fathers and sons did not think about how to resist the enemy, but tried every means to seek peace.

This was the root left by the Zhao Song Dynasty after Zhao Kuangyin promoted literati and suppressed military generals. In the eyes of the group of high-ranking idiots in the dynasty, generals who could fight would always make them more vigilant than foreign invaders.

Unknowingly, Xu Xin had arrived outside Donghua Gate, which was located on the east side of the imperial city. Although it could not catch up with the grandeur of Xuande Gate and Imperial Street on the south side of the imperial city, it was the most popular place.

"If you are called out at Donghua Gate one day, you will be worthy of your youth."

Donghua Gate was the place where the imperial examination results were announced in the Northern Song Dynasty. Outside this place is the most lively place in Kaifeng. There are Yanglou and Fanlou in the north and Panlou in the south. They are open day and night, creating the city that never sleeps, Guishizi.

Han Qi, the powerful minister in the past, said that only those who are called out outside Donghua Gate are heroes, which reveals the natural contempt of the so-called literati for warriors after a hundred years.

And such people are everywhere in the temple today. Sima Guang, who died in the early years of Yuanyou, is even more of a freak among freaks. Others can only give him some annual tribute, but he took the initiative to cede land to Xixia.

Regarding this point... As the son-in-law of Xixia, Xu Xin doesn't know how to evaluate it now. This man died early, otherwise Xu Xin would have heard about the freak things he did and could have personally gone to Beijing to kill him.

The Shame of Jingkang laid the root of the disaster of the sinking of China, which is even more shameful than the Five Barbarians' Rebellion.

Zhao Song pioneered the strategy of controlling military power with civil power, which had the deepest influence on the Central Plains, even surpassing "our Qing Dynasty". Although there were Five Barbarians invading China before, the Han people still firmly held half of the country in the south.

But it was precisely because the two brothers Zhao Kuangyin adopted the so-called strategy of controlling military power with civil power in order to protect the stolen country, and the suppressed military generals had no place to stay at all.

Later, after the emergence of a "God of War", the Ming Dynasty also adopted the strategy of controlling military power with civil power, and finally perished at the hands of foreign invaders. Learning from history, professional matters should be handed over to professionals. Controlling military power with civil power is a disaster for the country and the people, which is a great fallacy in the world!

The biggest source of the two land subsidences of the Shenzhou land was the Zhao Song Dynasty. He was tired of being the emperor, and the cost of making trouble in the Zhao Song Dynasty was relatively high, otherwise he really wouldn't mind rebelling.

Outside the Fan Tower of Donghuamen, Xu Xin's mind was full of twists and turns. Although he despised the Zhao Song Dynasty in his heart, he remained calm on the surface.

"This Fanlou looks nice. If I have nothing to do tonight, I can come here to listen to music."

Fanlou outside Donghua Gate is famous in Kyoto. It is often visited by famous prostitutes and has more than a thousand customers every day. Xu Xin finally went out for a trip and wanted to listen to music in the brothel.

However, he did not stay outside Donghua Gate for long, but followed the crowd and went to the more prosperous place ahead.

From Donghua Gate to Nanxun Gate, it faces the Imperial Street. The emperor always passes through this gate when he travels. The white walls, red gate tower, and golden door nails are very majestic.

"The emperor is traveling!"

On the day when Xu Xin arrived in Bianjing, he didn't know whether it was just in time or for some other reason, but he actually encountered the emperor going out of the palace to Daxiangguo Temple to pray for blessings. The Imperial Street was full of guards, and a huge team was marching out of the imperial city.

Xu Xin was mixed in the crowd, looking at the luxurious carriages with a strange look in his eyes. There should be concubines of the Zhao Song harem in them. It's not that he wanted to do something exciting, or that he had any thoughts like a real man should be like this.

But he found that there was a breath in a carriage in front of him that made him feel indifferent. Is there someone from the Xiaoyao Sect in it?

Xu Xin's mind moved, and he followed the flow of people and followed the huge team along the Imperial Street. Soon he followed to Daxiangguo Temple.

He also learned a lot from the discussions of the people around him.

Bianliang has been quite turbulent these days. The Empress Dowager Gao, who has been in power for many years, has fallen ill. The Tubo prince has injured people on horseback in the capital. The adult emperor wants to rule the country personally...

Xu Xin listened to all these things one by one, and the things he was thinking about in his head were vaguely connected. He mixed in the crowd to watch the excitement, silently locked onto the breath of Jiumozhi and the unfamiliar Xiaoyao Sect master, and then found a place to rest and wait until night to act again.