After the Jingkang Revolution, the dispute between the three routes, whether Song Gaozong Zhao Gou should be scolded for fleeing to the south, and the escape path of Zhao Gou, the last emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty, was controversial, and some people thought that he escaped from the battle and did not want to forge ahead; There are also people who understand that he is in a difficult situation and has no other choice. This Song Gaozong, who has been abused by thousand-year-old history books, should be evaluated like this?
During the Jingkang period, the soaring Jurchen iron cavalry pressed the Central Plains, Kaifeng fell, and the two emperors of Huiqin were executed. Zhao Gou, as the master of the lone seedling, shouldered the heavy responsibility of saving the Great Song Dynasty overnight. Although there are thousands of good generals in the world, loyal and brave, they lack a cohesive core. If this "last chess piece" is also taken away, the Great Song Dynasty will have no foundation completely, and all heroic struggles will be in vain. It is no wonder that every step of his move has received unprecedented attention, causing abuse and criticism.
After Zhao Gou ascended the throne, he immediately encountered many crises. Although he has Zong Ze and other cronies to help, his troops are meager; Huang Qianshan and other capitulation factions were suspicious, and loyal main battle factions such as Li Gang were irritable and difficult to get along with. To unite these people's hearts and minds to fight against the iron-clad Jurchen army, it really took Zhao Gou's mental strength.
At this moment, Zhang Jun, the king of Huaixi, and others defected, almost causing Zhao Gou to be defeated. Faced with this sudden change, he had to flee south to survive and avoid its edge. He was accused of fleeing, but in fact he was powerless to defend himself against the rebels. Even if they fled, they were still looted along the way, and the disaster did not go alone. After suffering a lot, Zhao Goucai reluctantly arrived in Lin'an and regrouped here.
At this time, the Jin soldiers were approaching Lin'an, and their swords were tense. Abandoning the city and abandoning the people to protect himself, Zhao Gou is greedy for life and afraid of death, but if he dies here, the Great Song Dynasty will really be the heir. Li Gang, Zhang Jun and other main forces were completely separated at that time, and if they wanted to regroup and revive the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Gou was alive and fundamental. He chose to avoid the edge for the time being, so that he could carry it forward day by day, which was also a helpless move.
So Zhao Gou temporarily left Lin'an and moved to a corner of the southeast coast to open up a base area. At that time, disaster was approaching and there was nowhere to go, and it was almost a gift from heaven to be able to hide here. In this remote land, he set out to rebuild his strength.
It is common for people to be extra greedy for life and afraid of death in times of crisis. Zhao Gou's escape is shameful, but it is also a stopgap measure. As the saying goes, "only by living can we work hard", and it is commendable that he chose to save his spare strength and not collapse. If Zhao Gou had been corpsed for thousands of years at that time, the sun of the Great Song Dynasty would have really set forever.
In the face of the siege and sniping of a strong enemy, although it is sensational to fight with the last breath, the rash advance without a plan will only be a sacrifice in vain. Taking a step back and leaping into the sea may sometimes be the best choice. After the catastrophe, Zhao Gou was able to survive in a corner and accumulate strength for the later counteroffensive.
Although Zhao Gou is not the embodiment of heroism, he has also done some shameful things. But we must not arbitrarily deny everything about him because of his imminent escape, and thus ignore his efforts to revitalize the Great Song Dynasty. The merits and demerits of this Song Gaozong should be viewed from the overall situation, and should not be confined to one thing and one beak view. He is neither a hero, but he should not be relegated to the rank of a complete coward.
Although Zhao Gou had a temporary respite in the southeast corner, the difficulties did not end there. The remnants of the force he led were weak, and even with the addition of local supporters, they were only a drop in the ocean compared to the powerful Jurchen army. If you want to return to power, your current power alone will not be enough.
So Zhao Gou began to secretly win over the old department, and continued to attract local heroes to join his command. At the same time, he knew that it would be difficult to win by force alone, so he contacted various literati and gathered think tanks in an effort to regain the political initiative.
This process was difficult, and Zhao Gou had to spend a lot of effort. On the one hand, it is not easy to gather the stragglers, not to mention that they have long been scattered and weak; On the other hand, the wandering literati were reluctant to join for fear of being involved in the political whirlpool, and Zhao had to do everything in his power to win his sympathy. Even maintaining the situation under his command is a major problem, and it is often necessary to secretly and painstakingly mediate and mediate infighting.
Although it is a grand plan to revitalize the Great Song Dynasty, how to move horizontally and rectify it and fight steadily is all Zhao Gou's thoughts. He had to slow down the process and patiently mediate repeatedly to avoid total annihilation. This caution even makes people feel that he is a little timid and overkill, and it is no wonder that his ambition is questioned. But in fact, low-key patience is the right strategy that Zhao Gou must adopt at the moment when the opponent is the enemy.
In this process, Zhao Gou was often criticized by his cronies, who were eager to use their skills and clear obstacles as soon as possible. For example, Li Gang, the main battle faction, strongly advocated an immediate war against the Jinren, and was even greatly dissatisfied with Zhao Gou's plan to delay the army, and almost deviated from Germany. This kind of cynicism was also very common among the scholars.
Zhao Gou had to enlighten them and look at the problem from a long-term perspective. Although he forbears for the time being, only by being down-to-earth and taking steps can he finally accumulate strength and turn the tide. If we are too hasty and hasty, we will inevitably repeat the mistakes of Jingkang and lose all our previous achievements. Zhao Gou secretly believed that he could maintain the last ray of vitality and would eventually make a comeback. It is with this perseverance and perseverance that Zhao Gou has been able to continue to grow his strength in the face of adversity. #头条首发大赛#