The Southern Song Dynasty, a brilliant chapter in the long history of the Song Dynasty, is like a pearl inlaid in the southeast of the land of China. The capital city of Lin'an, today's Hangzhou, Zhejiang, has witnessed the glory and glory of this dynasty. Nine emperors and more than 100 years of national fortune made the Southern Song Dynasty leave a strong mark in Chinese history.
In 1127, Zhao Gou, the son of Huizong of the Song Dynasty, was proclaimed emperor in Yingtianfu, which was the beginning of the Southern Song Dynasty. When Emperor Gaozong was first established, the government was dominated by the firm will of Yue Fei and others, who vowed to expel the Jin soldiers and restore the rivers and mountains. However, as time passed, the Lord and faction Qin Hui gradually seized power and signed the humiliating "Shaoxing Peace Conference" with the Jin State.
After Emperor Xiaozong ascended the throne, he made great efforts to launch the Northern Expedition, but for various reasons it ended in failure. However, he was not discouraged by this, but vigorously developed internal affairs and created the prosperous era of the Southern Song Dynasty - "Qianchun Zhizhi".
In the second year of Jingkang, the Jin army went south, captured Bianliang, and the Northern Song Dynasty perished. At this moment, the wheel of history rolled forward, and the Southern Song Dynasty came into being. Zhao Gou officially ascended the throne in Yingtianfu in Nanjing, re-establishing the foundation of the Song Dynasty.
The military system of the Southern Song Dynasty was gradually improved on the basis of the Northern Song Dynasty. Although it followed the tradition and defensive strategy of "using literature to control force", the Southern Song Dynasty abandoned the system of commanding troops in the Privy Council. Instead of it, there was a new Privy Council, which integrated the Privy Council of the Northern Song Dynasty and the powers of the three yas, and became the new supreme military leadership body. The local military command system has also undergone many changes, and finally formed a pattern in which the Formation Division leads the prefectures to control the garrison and the military and horse divisions.
In the early Southern Song Dynasty, two ways of military reconstruction were chosen: one was to gradually rebuild military institutions; The second is to support controllable military forces. With the passage of time, the power of the local commanders** continued to expand, and the military generals were gradually replaced by civil ministers. Behind all this, it is inseparable from the careful layout and strategic planning of the Southern Song Dynasty.
Beginning in the sixth year of Shaoxing, the military reconstruction of the Southern Song Dynasty entered a new stage. ** Began to collect the generals' military power and cultivate close military forces. These forces gradually rose in the chaos of the early Southern Song Dynasty, such as Yue Fei's Yue Jiajun and Han Shizhong's Han Jiajun. They became the backbone of the military reconstruction of the Southern Song Dynasty.
In the twelfth year of Shaoxing, the Southern Song Dynasty completed the goal of military reconstruction. This process was full of hardships and challenges, but in the end, with wisdom and courage, the Southern Song Dynasty succeeded in recovering military power and consolidating the unity and stability of the country. The historical process of this period shows the wisdom and determination of the Southern Song Dynasty, and also shows the tenacity and unyielding of the Chinese nation in the face of challenges.