Around the Song Dynasty, two powerful minority states, the Liao and Jin dynasties, emerged. The Song Dynasty chose to adopt an attitude of checks and balances, however, the premise of this checks and balances was the strength of its own strength. The Song Dynasty, as a country that valued civil rule rather than force, clearly did not have an advantage in this regard. However, when the country is in crisis, there is always someone who will come forward, and this person is Yue Fei.
Yue Fei performed well in the war against the Jin Dynasty and brought the dawn to the revival of the Song Dynasty. However, Qin Hui, the prime minister at the time, was stirring up trouble behind the scenes. As a result, Song Gaozong listened to the slanderous rumors of the traitorous ministers and ordered twelve gold medals to recall Yue Fei from the front line. Yue Fei's efforts on the Northern Expedition were in vain, and he was eventually killed on "trumped-up" charges. If Song Gaozong did not listen to the rumors and fully supported the Jin War, would the Yuejia army be able to successfully destroy the Jin State?
After the disgrace of Jingkang, most of the land of the Song Dynasty was distributed to the Jin Dynasty, the emperor was deposed, the treasury was emptied, a large number of female dependents were given to the Jin Dynasty, and a large number of land was also lost. When the Song Dynasty fell into existence, the appearance of Yue Fei brought light to it. However, Song Gaozong was Xi accustomed to pleasing others, and after Yue Fei was recalled, the Song dynasty soon signed the disgraceful Zhaoxing Peace Agreement with the Jin dynasty.
The Song Dynasty was one of the most prosperous dynasties in Chinese history. Society and culture reached their peak, driven by rapid economic development. However, the price of rapid economic development is the neglect of force. The peace of the Song Dynasty was mostly obtained through the payment of treasures to the Jin State, and this superficial peace caused the Song Dynasty to gradually degenerate, while the Jin Dynasty gradually became stronger. In the end, the Song Dynasty was defeated by the Jin Dynasty, and its national power was greatly weakened.
Although the overall military quality of the Song Dynasty was poor, Yue Fei was not cherished as an outstanding talent. Yue Fei performed well in the War of Resistance against Jin, and the Yuejia Army he created became the hope of the people. However, the jealousy of villains within the court eventually led to the demise of a generation of famous generals, which is embarrassing.