Chapter 68 Sometimes dignity is also an important part of deciding the outcome
Chapter 68 Sometimes dignity is also an important factor in determining victory or defeat.
Author: An Jing l
Chapter 68 Sometimes dignity is also an important factor in determining victory or defeat.
Looking at the comments about himself in the video, Shi Jingtang was a little touched, but more of a pain, "Even if I don't give the Khitans Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, won't the Khitans come and get it themselves?"
You must know that Khitan is not under my control at all.
Moreover, I thought I could defeat the Khitans. Who knew. Alas."
Shi Jingtang was filled with bitterness, but in the end it just turned into a long sigh.
Now that he has been burdened with infamy, it means that his plan has failed and he has lost the bet.
As the saying goes, the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. The history of the future can only be written by others.
Amidst the curses of countless people, the video screen changed.
The map slowly disappeared, followed by scenes of battlefield battles.
[Shi Jingtang is a born general.
His father's name was Shi Shaoyong, and Hu's name was Zhen Naoji. He was Li Keyong, a general of Li Cunxu. He was not only good at riding and shooting, but also good at military strategy.
Shi Jingtang is the second son of Zeng Naoji. He has shown his character and talent as much as his father since he was a child. He has a generous and calm personality. He doesn't like to chase and fight like other children. He likes to study military books and art of war at a young age.
He regards famous generals such as Li Mu and Zhou Yafu as his idols.】
[Shi Jingtang is a good horse with a thousand miles, and he was also very lucky to meet Bole, Li Siyuan, the governor of Daizhou. The governor admired Shi Jingtang so much that he directly married his daughter to Shi Jingtang.]
[The later Shi Jingtang did not disappoint Li Siyuan's expectations. He followed Li Siyuan to fight everywhere and saved Li Cunxu and Li Siyuan from danger many times.
[Shi Jingtang defeated countless generals of the Later Liang Dynasty and made great contributions to the establishment of the Later Tang Dynasty. For a time, his reputation was so prominent that no one could surpass him.
Later, Li Siyuan passed away and his son Li Conghou succeeded to the throne, but this was not a smooth transfer of the throne.]
[Li Siyuan's sons were eyeing the throne of the emperor during his lifetime. Li Conghou succeeded in surviving the fight with his brothers and succeeded to the throne.
But Li Conghou was not able to completely secure the emperor's throne, and he was soon pulled down by Li Congke and Shi Jingtang, who launched a rebellion.]
[After Li Congke ascended the throne with the help of Shi Jingtang, he became suspicious like many emperors in history. What he was most worried about was Shi Jingtang, who had fought alongside him and surpassed him in talent.
And Li Congke's sense of smell is indeed quite keen, so naturally Shi Jingtang is not as loyal to him as he seems.】
[In fact, Li Congke is not a bloodline of the Li family, but the adopted son of Emperor Mingzong Li Siyuan. His real surname is Wang, not Li.
Shi Jingtang was the son-in-law of the late emperor Li Siyuan. In terms of closeness to the royal family, he was not inferior to Li Congke, and he himself was more talented than Li Congke.
Therefore, Shi Jingtang was not willing to completely submit to Li Congke. Under the influence of daily accumulation, Shi Jingtang became more and more eager to realize the emperor's dream.】
[But under the circumstances at that time, Shi Jingtang was not confident enough to defeat Li Congke.]
[So his counselor Sang Weihan gave him an idea, which was to join forces with the Khitan to attack Li Congke, but the price was to cede the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun to the Khitan and call the Emperor of Liao his father!]
[After careful consideration, Shi Jingtang finally agreed.]
"What a bastard son of an emperor!!!"
"He is a Hu, not a Han!!!"
"kill him!"
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[At that time, Shi Jingtang was not completely deceived by the throne and lust for power. He actually had his own plans in mind. 】
[After Li Congke ascended the throne, he also wanted to imitate the deposed emperor Li Conghou in reducing the vassal state. At that time, in the entire Later Tang Dynasty, Li Congke's biggest threat was actually Shi Jingtang, the governor of Hedong.
Shi Jingtang not only has a strong military force, but also has qualifications and seniority that are not inferior to those of Li Congke.
How can one allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch?
Naturally, Li Congke would not easily let go of Shi Jingtang, who was a huge threat to him]
[Of course Shi Jingtang would not be willing to be the meat on the chopping board. He wanted to survive and even killed Li Congke. Joining forces with the Khitan might have been his best choice at the time. 】
[In fact, if we look back at history rationally, we can find that there are not a few cases of colluding with ethnic minority forces for their own use.]
[When Tang Emperor Li Yuan first raised troops in Taiyuan, his son Li Shimin asked him to unite with the Turks.
Then they sent Liu Wenjing to serve as a lobbyist to Shibi Khan, saying, "I am willing to enter the capital with the Khan's soldiers, and the people's land will go to the Tang Dynasty, and the treasures, gold and silk will go to the Turks."
Among the vassal forces in the late Tang Dynasty, there were also many people who chose to collude with the Khitan. For example, Li Keyong and Yelu Abaoji were brothers.]
Countless people who were filled with indignation finally calmed down when they saw that Tang Gaozu and Tang Taizong had colluded with the Turks.
[The biggest possibility is that Shi Jingtang actually wanted to imitate Li Yuan, the great ancestor of the Tang Dynasty.
First bow to the northern barbarians, and then use their hands to help you destroy your enemies. After the world is unified, you can then avenge the humiliation you suffered in the first place.
However, the social ills accumulated since the Anshi Rebellion have never been solved, and Shi Jingtang himself has also lost his support.
As a result, the world was not unified, and his revenge was not successful in the end.
This can only be said to be that he overestimated himself.
Therefore, Shi Jingtang may not be an out-and-out "son emperor".
After all, compared to Zhao Gou, who was known as "Wanyan Gou", and compared to this capitulationist from beginning to end, Shi Jingtang is actually a little better.]
Zhao Gou: "???"
Zhao Kuangyin: "Wan Wan Yan Gou????"
"Hey! Su Shangshen is really a little evil!" Zhu Di said with a chuckle.
Zhu Yuanzhang showed a mocking smile and murmured: "Wanyan Dog is a very appropriate name."
Wanyan Gou came back to his senses, oh no, it was Zhao Gou. His veins popped out with anger and he yelled crazily: "Su Qian! If you have the ability, come out to me! I will cut you into pieces with a thousand swords."
Dead!!!"
Su Qian was too lazy to pay attention to this yelling villain, and the video continued to play.
[There is another more important point, that is, the bargaining chip that Shi Jingtang used to make deals with the Khitans - Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, was not in his hands at all at that time.
Using a piece of land that is not under his control to trade with others shows that Shi Jingtang’s abacus is astonishing.]
[If Shi Jingtang can finally regain his lost ground and avenge his past humiliation, his acknowledgment of a thief as his father may be downplayed, or it may simply become another version of the story that goes from humiliation to inspiration.
However, Shi Jingtang encountered a lot of troubles after becoming emperor.
Because of his initial behavior of recognizing a thief as his father, he completely lost the respect of the ministers.
After losing the hearts of the people, Shi Jingtang could not even live a normal life, let alone dominate the world and regain the lost ground.】
[In addition, the strategic location of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures is really important.
After occupying this area, the Khitan could march straight into the Yellow River Basin and threaten the Yellow River Basin. The Central Plains regime lost its natural barrier against the northern nomads, and the suffering of the Central Plains people was far away.]
[It is precisely because the loss of the Sixteenth State of Yanyun had such a profound impact on the Central Plains of China that Shi Jingtang’s infamy became increasingly heavy.]