Chapter 10: Jingkang Incident, Tokyo Defense War

Han Dynasty, Weiyang Palace.

Liu Che brought Wei Zifu, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, and civil and military officials to look up at the sky screen.

"Li Gang."

Liu Che read this name, "Northern Song... what kind of dynasty is this later generation?"

Wei Qing pondered: "Your Majesty, listening to this description, it should be after the Han?"

Huo Qubing scratched his head: "Then who are the Jin army?"

Liu Che shook his head: "I don't know. But since it's an invasion by a foreign tribe, it's the same kind of goods as the Xiongnu."

The picture on the sky screen played to the Tokyo Defense War.

When he saw Li Gang, a civil official, organizing the defense of the city, Huo Qubing's eyes lit up:

"This person is capable! A civil official defending the city, and he actually exhausted the enemy army!"

Wei Qing nodded: "And it was when the emperor ran away, anyone else would have surrendered long ago."

Liu Che was thoughtful: "This person not only has courage but also strategy. Organizing the army and civilians, reinforcing city defenses, manufacturing equipment, this is not something that can be done just by having courage."

When he saw Li Gang being squeezed out of the court, Huo Qubing stomped his feet:

"Isn't this kicking the donkey after the mill? Kicking people away right after the battle?"

Wei Qing shook his head: "In the court, it has always been like this."

Liu Che snorted coldly: "I hate this kind of thing the most. No rewards for merit, but demotion instead, who would be willing to sell their lives for the court?"

When he saw the Jingkang Incident and the emperor being captured, Wei Zifu exclaimed: "The emperor was captured?"

Liu Che's face sank: "This Song Dynasty is really cowardly, the emperor being captured is simply a great humiliation."

Huo Qubing clenched his fists: "If I were there, I would definitely make those Jin troops have no return!"

Wei Qing patted him on the shoulder: "Don't be excited, that's a matter of later generations."

When he saw Li Gang being dismissed as Prime Minister after seventy-five days and finally dying of illness in exile, Huo Qubing was silent.

After a long time, he spoke: "This person is more suffocating than me."

Liu Che looked at him: "What are you suffocating about?"

Huo Qubing curled his lips: "I fight battles, and if I win, I get rewarded. He fights battles, and if he wins, he gets demoted. Why?"

Liu Che was silent for a moment and said slowly: "Because he met a muddled emperor."

On the sky screen, the last line of characters emerged.

Liu Che sighed: "If this person were born in my Great Han, I would definitely make him one of the Three Lords."

……

Tang Dynasty, Zhenguan period.

Li Shimin brought Empress Zhangsun, Li Chengqian, Li Tai, and Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin, and others to stand outside the hall to watch the sky screen.

"Li Gang."

Li Shimin read this name, "Northern Song... it seems to be a dynasty after the Tang."

Fang Xuanling nodded: "Your Majesty is wise. After the Tang, it must be this Song Dynasty."

Cheng Yaojin scratched his head: "Minister Fang, how do you know?"

Fang Xuanling smiled: "Guessing."

The sky screen played Li Gang's life.

When he saw the Tokyo Defense War, Li Jing praised:

"A civil official, being able to organize such a large-scale defense, is not simple."

Cheng Yaojin stared: "Not just not simple? The emperor ran away, and he still dared to stay and defend the city, this courage is bigger than mine!"

Yuchi Gong said in a muffled voice: "Your courage is big, but if you were asked to defend the city, could you defend it?"

Cheng Yaojin scratched his head: "This... I guess it's enough."

Qin Qiong laughed: "General Cheng is a good hand at charging into battle, but defending the city..."

Cheng Yaojin stared: "Go, go, go!"

When he saw Li Gang being squeezed out of the court, Li Shimin sighed:

"High merit shakes the master, and he is upright, this kind of person is most likely to offend people."

Fang Xuanling nodded: "Your Majesty is right. In the court, not only do you need ability, but you also need to know how to behave."

Du Ruhui continued: "But people like Li Gang are exactly the kind who don't know how to behave."

Li Shimin smiled: "So he is a hero, not a politician."

When he saw the Jingkang Incident and the emperor being captured, Cheng Yaojin jumped up:

"What? The emperor was captured? This, this, this... this is too shameful, right?"

Li Jing said in a deep voice: "The capital was broken, the emperor was captured, this is the shame of a perished country."

Yuchi Gong said in a muffled voice: "Our Great Tang can't be like this."

Li Shimin looked at him without speaking, but his eyes clearly said: Of course not.

When he saw Li Gang being dismissed as Prime Minister after seventy-five days and dying of illness in exile, Cheng Yaojin's eyes were a little red,

"Fifty-eight years old... if this person could live a few more years, maybe he could wait for the opportunity to restore the country."

Fang Xuanling sighed: "Unfortunately, history has no ifs."

Li Shimin was silent for a moment and said slowly: "This person was born at the wrong time. If he were in my Great Tang, I would definitely let him show his ambitions."

……

Ming Dynasty, Hongwu plane.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood on the city tower, with Empress Ma and Zhu Biao by his side.

Behind him were Xu Da, Lan Yu, Li Wenzhong, Li Shanchang, and other civil and military officials.

On the sky screen, Li Gang's life was playing.

When he saw the Tokyo Defense War, Zhu Yuanzhang slapped his thigh: "Good! Defended well!"

Xu Da said loudly: "Your Majesty, this Li Gang is a capable person. A civil official defending the city, and he actually exhausted the enemy army."

Lan Yu curled his lips: "If it were me, I would go out of the city to meet the enemy directly, why defend?"

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at him,

"You shut up! People only have the strength to defend the city, going out of the city is just sending them to death!"

Lan Yu shut his mouth awkwardly.

When he saw Li Gang being squeezed out of the court, Zhu Yuanzhang's face sank:

"This Song Dynasty emperor is also a muddled egg."

Empress Ma said softly: "Your Majesty, don't get angry."

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly: "I'm not angry? I hate this kind of thing the most! No rewards for merit, but demotion instead, isn't this forcing loyal ministers to rebel?"

Zhu Biao said softly: "Father is right. But Li Gang didn't rebel, but continued to write to resist the Jin, this is a loyal minister."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Biao'er is right. This person has hard bones."

When he saw the Jingkang Incident and the emperor being captured, Zhu Yuanzhang stood up abruptly.

This is the Shame of Jingkang, although he knew it from history books, seeing the sky screen picture was still very shocking.

Xu Da was also stunned: "This... this is too..."

Lan Yu blurted out: "This is too cowardly, right?"

Li Wenzhong said in a deep voice: "The capital was broken, the emperor was captured, this is the shame of a perished country."

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was livid: "If our Great Ming were like this, I would crawl out of the imperial tomb!"

Empress Ma hurriedly pulled him: "Your Majesty, don't talk nonsense."

When he saw Li Gang being dismissed as Prime Minister after seventy-five days and dying of illness in exile, Zhu Yuanzhang was silent.

Xu Da said softly: "Your Majesty, the Song Dynasty perished long ago, and you can't control it."

Zhu Yuanzhang stared: "I can't control it, but I can sigh! This Li Gang, if he were born in our Great Ming, I would let him be Prime Minister, until he didn't want to be!"

Lan Yu whispered: "Then I also want to live a few more years..."

Zhu Yuanzhang had sharp ears and turned to glare at him: "What did you say?"

Lan Yu hurriedly waved his hand: "No, nothing..."

……

Ming Dynasty, Yongle plane.

Zhu Di stood on the city tower, with Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaosui, and Zhu Zhanji by his side.

The sky screen played Li Gang's life.

When he saw the Tokyo Defense War, Zhu Di nodded: "This Li Gang is a capable person."

Zhu Gaoxu curled his lips: "Capable? Isn't it just defending the city? I can also defend."

Zhu Di glared at him: "You shut up! People are civil officials, you are a military general, can it be the same?"

Zhu Gaoxu shut his mouth unconvinced.

Zhu Gaochi said slowly: "Father is right. A civil official defending the city is harder than a military general."

Zhu Zhanji looked up with his small face and asked:

"Grandfather, why is it harder for a civil official to defend the city?"

Zhu Di looked down at him: "Because civil officials haven't fought battles. Being able to defend the city without having fought battles is the real ability."

Zhu Zhanji nodded thoughtfully.

When he saw Li Gang being squeezed out of the court, Zhu Di's face sank:

"It's the surrender party making trouble again." ===== CHAPTER 11 =====