Although Zhao Kuangyin, the grandfather of the Song Dynasty, came from a family of officials and eunuchs, he would be very depressed for a while when he was young. After the establishment of the Later Han Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin, who had reached the age of twenty, did not directly join the army or become an official with the help of his father, but traveled alone, looking for opportunities to make meritorious achievements.
He soon arrived in Fuzhou, where the defensive envoy was None other than Wang Yanchao, a former colleague of Zhao Kuangyin's father, Zhao Hongyin. Zhao Kuangyin found Wang Yanchao's mansion and wanted to join Wang Yanchao in the hope that he would be able to make meritorious achievements in the future.
Wang Yanchao saw this son of his friend, although his clothes were torn and very depressed, but there was a color of perseverance in his eyes, and he would certainly not be a person who had lived under people for a long time in the future. He knew Zhao Kuangyin's intentions, but he refused to leave Zhao Kuangyin, but only entertained Zhao Kuangyin for a meal, and then took out ten pieces of money to send Zhao Kuangyin away, letting Zhao Kuangyin find another place.
Looking at the ten pieces of money in his hand, Zhao Kuangyin's heart was full of humiliation, he did not expect that it would be such a result, which made him discouraged, but there was really no silver money on his body, he suppressed the impulse to throw away the ten pieces of money, and then left, but what problem could this ten pieces of money solve? Isn't that sending Hanako away?
Soon, Zhao Kuangyin was penniless and had to live in a temple in Xiangyang, and an old monk in the temple knew that Zhao Kuangyin would have a big chance in the future, and he did not want to see Zhao Kuangyin doing nothing in Xiangyang, so he said to Zhao Kuangyin:
"I am thick and rich, and if I go north, I will encounter it."
Zhao Kuangyin took the old monk's gift to the north to look for opportunities, and soon after, he heard that the Later Han Privy Councilor Guo Wei was recruiting troops to recruit Li Shouzhen in the middle of the river. Zhao Kuangyin knew that this was an opportunity, so he threw himself under Guo Wei, and it was under Guo Wei that Zhao Kuangyin began to establish military merit, and later had the strength to call the whole later week.
Guo Wei assisted Liu Zhiyuan in establishing the Later Han and became a powerful minister in the hands of the Later Han, Zhao Kuangyin was able to vote under Guo Wei, the starting point was very high, as long as Zhao Kuangyin competed for qi, he would have many opportunities to make meritorious achievements, and he did compete for qi and soon stood out.
In the third year of his defection to Guo Wei, Guo Wei added his yellow robe and established Hou Zhou, and Zhao Kuangyin also became the deputy commander of Huazhou. Three years later, Guo Wei's adopted son Chai Rong succeeded to the throne, and Zhao Kuangyin began to take charge of the forbidden army, and made great contributions in the first battle after Chai Rong ascended the throne, rising to the position of Du Yu Hou in front of the palace, and became one of Chai Rong's close confidants.
Zhao Kuangyin's promotion in the workplace was quite rapid, and by the time Chai Rong died, Later Zhou fell into the hands of orphans and widows, Zhao Kuangyin had grown into a threat to Later Zhou, and eventually learned from Guo Wei's yellow robe and established the Northern Song Dynasty.
After the establishment of the Northern Song Dynasty, Fengxiang Jiedu made Wang Yanchao enter the dynasty as a Zhongshu Ling, when Zhao Kuangyin saw Wang Yanzhang, his heart was full of emotions, so many years, he always had mustard in his heart, and he never forgot the humiliation of that year. So When Zhao Kuangyin set up a feast and hunted, he took advantage of his drunkenness and said to Wang Yanchao:
"Qing used to be in Fuzhou, and he went to Yiqing, so why don't you accept me?"
This was a question that had plagued Zhao Kuangyin for more than ten years, and it was uncomfortable in his heart, and he did not spit out unhappily, so he asked it like this, and Wang Yanchao quickly knelt down to answer Zhao Kuangyin's question, and he said this:
"How can a spoonful of water stop the dragon!" On that day His Majesty did not stay in the small county, Gai Angel Raner. ”
Wang Yanchao did not explain why he did not leave Zhao Kuangyin, but only said that it was precisely because he did not leave Zhao Kuangyin that Zhao Kuangyin was able to have a later encounter and establish the Northern Song Dynasty, which is exactly what heaven means. Zhao Kuangyin laughed after hearing this, and quickly changed the topic.
Looking at Zhao Kuangyin, who was smiling, Wang Yanchao did not let go of the fear in his heart, and the next day he went to the table to plead guilty, but Zhao Kuangyin did not blame him, but let the envoy go to comfort Wang Yanchao, which was very surprising.
Then, why did Wang Yanchao refuse to leave Zhao Kuangyin behind? The evaluation of Wang Yanchao in the "History of Song" is as follows: "Sexual gentleness and courtesy, able to bow down to the soil." ”
This evaluation is very high, we can see from it, Wang Yanchao is by no means the kind of person who bullies the fallen teenager, on the contrary, he has a gentle and humble personality, and he is very capable of courtesy and courtesy, how can such a person be embarrassed by Zhao Kuangyin?
Then, he refused to leave Zhao Kuangyin, and there was only one reason for it, that is, he also saw that Zhao Kuangyin was not a mediocre person, and he could not give Zhao Kuangyin a good platform, so he refused to stay and let Zhao Kuangyin find another place. However, when Zhao Kuangyin was allowed to leave, he only gave ten yuan of money, how to say that it is stingy, what can ten yuan of money do?
Fortunately, after Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne, he did not think about this matter, and he was still quite important to Wang Yanchao, and Wang Yanchao's biggest feature was that his ambitions were not large, and he was not attached to the official field. In 969, Zhao Kuangyin recalled Wang Yanchao, Wu Xingde, Guo Congyi, and others to Jingzhong in order to regain their military power.
Zhao Kuangyin set up a banquet in the back garden to entertain them, and when he was drunk, he said something like this:
"Qing and others are the old country, long in the drama town, Wang Shi martingale palm, non-decay so the meaning of the virtuous also."
Wang Yanchao understood Zhao Kuangyin's meaning as soon as he heard it, after all, there was an example of a glass of wine releasing military power there before, so Wang Yanchao soon knew what Zhao Kuangyin wanted to do, and he did not hesitate, knelt down and said to Zhao Kuangyin:
The subject has no honor, has long been honored and favored, and now it has decayed, begging for bones, returning to Qiu Garden, and the wish of the subject is also.
At that time, Wang Yanchao was only fifty-five years old, but he was not attached to power, so he was willing to surrender his military power and return to his hometown, but although Zhao Kuangyin took back their military power, he did not let them pay tribute, and Wang Yanchao was reappointed as a general of the Right JinWu Wei and sentenced to street battles.
It was not until 983 that Wang Yanchao, who was nearly seventy years old, once again went to the table to ask for a tribute, and Emperor Taizong of Song zhao Guangyi agreed to his request and asked him to serve as a princely master, and three years later, Wang Yanchao died. In this way, Wang Yanchao can also be regarded as having a good ending.
He joined the army at the age of twelve, and after the five dynasties of the Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, Later Zhou and Northern Song Dynasties, although he did not make great achievements, he moved forward step by step, and he was also a great figure.