"And Fan Yong's stupidity clearly led to the defeat at Sanchuankou, but because he was a civil servant, he got away with it. Uncle Lari, don't you think the Song Dynasty was ridiculous?"
After Zhao Jun finished speaking, he waited for Yan Shu's reply.
Yan Shu could only look at Zhao Zhen helplessly and replied, "This is the law of the Song Dynasty."
"Bullshit national law, Uncle Lari, this is exactly what you're doing wrong. Our country's soldiers are so respected. They are the people's soldiers. It's an honor to join the army, and to be awarded first-class merit, the government even gives you a plaque for the home of a first-class meritorious soldier. Who wouldn't respect you in the surrounding area? It's because our country supports and loves the military that we can become the world's best army. Look at the Song Dynasty. Good men didn't join the army there. It was a rubbish dynasty. Defending the country still required them to endure humiliation. How frustrating!"
Zhao Jun grew increasingly angry as he cursed. "If you ask me, the Song Dynasty truly didn't deserve such outstanding generals as Di Qing and Yue Fei. While the failure of the Battle of Sanchuankou was primarily due to poor command, we can't deny that the Song court initially underestimated Li Yuanhao's determination to establish a new nation. Furthermore, the Song Dynasty itself was a neutered dynasty, with excessive precautions against military commanders, resulting in a weak army and restrictions on the generals' command power by civilian officials. And so on and so forth."
"For those of us who study history, the more we study eunuch dynasties like the Song Dynasty, the angrier we get. Fan Yong wasn't actually a corrupt official; he was upright and honest, with a good character and reputation. But he was an amateur at leading troops. How can an amateur commanding experts win? A country or a nation that only knows poetry and song, but lacks military preparation and a martial spirit, deserves to perish, and its death is not a pity."
"The Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed by the Jin army in 167 years, and the Southern Song Dynasty was destroyed by the Mongols in 152 years. There are reasons for this. Although the Tang Dynasty's heyday was short, only a little over a hundred years, its martial virtue was countless times stronger than that of the Song Dynasty. The Chinese nation must have backbone. People must die standing, not live on their knees. Uncle Lari, don't you agree?"
Zhao Zhen heard the last sentence, but he didn't want to listen anymore, so he turned around and left the room.
When they were a little further away, Zhao Zhen's face turned ashen and he gritted his teeth and said, "Demote Fan Yong to Jiangzhou and execute Huang Dehe!"
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