Detailed explanation of Tui Bei Tu: Tui Bei Tu with annotations by Jin Shengtan in vernacular Chinese (Part 4)

The two thousand years of history predicted in "Tuibei Tu" have all been confirmed, but there are many versions of "Tuibei Tu". Six main versions are known, and the current standard version is the one with Jin Shengtan's comments on 60 images. Next, please read the vernacular version of Tui Bei Tu with annotations by Jin Shengtan (IV), for detailed explanations of the 19th to 24th images.

Detailed explanation of Tui Bei Tu: Tui Bei Tu with annotations by Jin Shengtan in vernacular Chinese (Part 4)

19th Xiang: Renwu (Great Defeat of Pingrong)

Prophecy
Everyone came into the room with a hum. A stone was placed on the head of a million strong army.
In the morning, he made a brilliant plan and lost his army in the evening. The people in the northwest were all displaced. Although the spring time was beautiful, I regretted not sitting in the palace in my old age. Jin Shengtan's annotation: This phenomenon shows that Emperor Shenzong made a mistake in using Anshi and invited many evil people to join the border. He used troops in the northwest and lost a million generals. At the beginning of Xining, Wang Shao submitted three strategies for pacifying the enemy. Anshi was shocked by the strategy and strongly recommended it to Emperor Shenzong, which led to this disaster.
Detailed explanation in vernacular Chinese: The nineteenth image mainly talks about the reforms of Song Shenzong and Wang Anshi. In 1067 AD, Zhao Xu ascended the throne. Deeply dissatisfied with the weak political system and having always admired Wang Anshi's talents, Zhao Xu immediately ordered Wang Anshi to implement reforms in order to revitalize the Northern Song Dynasty. This reform is known in history as the "Wang Anshi Reforms" (also known as the "Xining Reforms"). At the beginning of the first month of 1085 AD (the eighth year of Yuanfeng), the ambitious Song Shenzong Zhao Xu suffered a severe mental blow due to the disastrous defeat in the war against Western Xia, and his condition worsened. Zhao Xu pursued his ideal throughout his life. He hoped to rebuild a strong country and recreate the prosperity of the Han and Tang dynasties. When these dreams were shattered, Zhao Xiang also came to the end of his life. In March of the same year, Emperor Shenzong Zhao Xu, who was only 38 years old, left this world with deep regret.

The 20th Xiang Guiwei (Cai Jing's chaotic politics)

Prophecy
There is no light in the morning, the sun and the moon are blind, Mo He, the emperor is beside the king, and he sings (sings)
Father and son are of one mind and on the same path. The sun and the moon in the sky are in their hands. Strange clouds roll over the North Sea. Phoenix Palace and Dragon Court are filled with sorrow. Jin Shengtan's annotation: This sign indicates that Sima Guang will die, Cai Jing and his son will abuse power, a group of small cliques will rise, and virtuous people will be imprisoned. It is like the sun and the moon are dimmed.
Detailed explanation in vernacular: The twentieth image mainly talks about Cai Jing’s chaotic politics. Cai Jing, also known by his courtesy name Yuanchang, was a powerful minister and calligrapher in the Northern Song Dynasty. In the third year of Xining, he passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi. He first served as a local official, then as a Zhongshu Sheren, and later as a Longtu Pavilion attendant and the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture. In the first year of Chongning (1102), he was appointed as You Pushe and Menxia Shilang (Right Prime Minister), and later he was promoted to Tai Shi. Cai Jing served as prime minister four times for a total of seventeen years. He was the first person in ancient and modern times to experience four ups and downs. At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, Chen Dong, a student of the Imperial College, wrote a letter to the emperor, calling Cai Jing "the chief of the six thieves." After Song Qinzong ascended the throne, Cai Jing was demoted to Lingnan and died on the way in Tanzhou (now Changsha, Hunan).