Chapter 783 The only way to die is difficult since ancient times
Author: Middle-aged paper tiger
Chapter 783 The only way to die is difficult since ancient times
In the fourth year of the Shaoming Dynasty, AD 949, on October 25th, Liu Renzhan, the military governor of the Qinghuai Army in Shouzhou of the Southern Tang Dynasty, committed suicide in the military office of the State Council.
As the news spread, more than 20 generals of the Huai Army of the Qing Dynasty committed suicide together, shedding the last drop of blood for Shouzhou and the Southern Tang Kingdom they protected.
Before Liu Renzhan died, he also ordered people to go out of the city to write a letter to Zhang Xuan, asking the emperor of tomorrow not to implicate the Qing Huai army and the people of Shouzhou because of his own guilt.
At the end of the Mao period, when the first ray of sunlight shone on the north gate of Shouzhou, which was bombarded by artillery, Zhou Tinggou, the supervisor of the Qinghuai army in Shouzhou in the Southern Tang Dynasty, Sun Yu, the deputy envoy of the camp, and Liu Renzhan, the second son of Liu Chongliang, the military envoy in the Yamen, etc.
Holding the seal of Shouzhou Qinghuai Army in hand, go to the north gate to ask for surrender.
After Zhang Yan heard that Liu Renzhan committed suicide and martyred his country, he also sighed and didn't know what to say.
To be fair, Liu Renzhan had been deliberately trying to fight against him. Although it did not cause much damage, the two states of Haosi and Haosi were in constant turmoil, which Zhang Yan resented.
But at the same time, Zhang Yan had to admit that Liu Renzhan was a standard loyal minister without any selfish motives.
"Although Liu Shouhui is my enemy, he is still a loyal and honest minister. It's a pity that he can't be used by me!"
Zhang Yan sighed. Originally, he was planning to have someone take Liu Renzhan's armor and give it to Li Jing, but at this time he couldn't do it.
I, Zhang Shengren, took the gold seal and handed it to Liu Renzhan's second son, Liu Chongliang, saying, "Since your father does not want to be my minister in the Great Zhou Dynasty, I will not force him.
Take this gold seal and ride on our Pegasus to Jiangning Mansion, give this to Li Jing, and let him posthumously confer titles, discuss posthumous titles, and give your father the honor he deserves."
This is talent. Very few people can think as thoughtfully as I, Zhang Shengren, in these aspects.
Liu Chongliang fell to the ground and cried loudly. He knelt down and thanked Zhang Xuan, then took the gold seal and prepared to go to Jiangning Mansion.
Zhang Yan suddenly felt a little unmotivated, so he hesitated for a moment outside the north gate of Shouzhou, and then said to Yang Jiye: "Liu Shouhui was a loyal minister. He has to make arrangements for his death, so my son will go to express my condolences on my behalf."
Then Zhang Gao said to Li Gu behind him: "Li Qing is from Huainan, and he helped Yang Jiye appease everyone in Shouzhou.
The Huai Army of the Qing Dynasty will be disbanded from now on, and a Forbidden Army will be built here. Taking the meaning of Zhongjie and Pure Minister, let's call it Zhongjie Town."
Liu Chongliang arrived in front of Li Jing with Liu Renzhan's bloody clothes and gold seal. Although Li Jing was also dissatisfied with Liu Renzhan's provocation in Huainan, he still felt sad when he saw Liu Renzhan's bloody clothes. This Nan
The emperor of Tang Dynasty hammered the case with his hand and fell to the ground crying.
All the ministers in the court also began to sob softly, and everything was filled with gloom and gloom.
Although Li Jing fell to the ground crying, he was still observing the actions of the ministers.
Seeing that most of the people were just pretending, a few people clamored for blood revenge, but they couldn't come up with any useful suggestions at all. They were discouraged and simply used the news of Liu Renzhan's death to escape back to the harem.
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In the inner palace, Queen Zhong took Ling and other concubines and brought Li Jing's eldest son Li Hongji, second son Li Hongmao, sixth son Li Congjia, seventh son Li Congshan and others.
Among Li Jing's disciples, Li Hongji is sixteen years old this year. He is very strong and usually taciturn, but when it comes to military affairs, he talks endlessly. Last year, he went to the town of Runzhou to fight the navy and was quite popular among the soldiers and generals.
The second son, Li Hongmao, was only a few months younger than Li Hongji. He was good at riding, shooting and shooting, liked poetry and prose, and was quite elegant.
The sixth son, Li Congjia, has a bright eye. Although he is only twelve years old this year, he already has considerable skills in poetry and painting.
Li Jing loved all three sons very much. Among her daughters, she only loved the seven-year-old Princess Yongning.
And this princess also had an experience that was considered difficult for her, but quite legendary for future generations.
It is said that after Li Yu surrendered in history, the second brother Zhao, the god of carriages, took over Princess Yongning, who was already in her thirties. As a result, when he went north to fight for Yanyun, the second brother Zhao was hit by an arrow in the buttocks and left Princess Yongning outside the city of Youzhou.
After Princess Yongning was captured by the Liao army, she was favored by the Liao Shengzong and granted the title of Fangyi.
When Li Jing saw this formation, he actually guessed what Queen Zhong was going to say, and he let out a long sigh.
However, Mrs. Zhong was uncharacteristically dressed in plain clothes. She ordered Mrs. Ling and others to play music and sing sadly.
"When the governor first went on the expedition, I heard the promise. I wish to be like a stone to protect the wind, and stop traveling in all directions. I heard that I was happy to go to the north for the expedition, and I saw you off at Dupu. There are only tears to come out, and there is no return of love to spit out!"
Mrs. Ling also followed behind and sang deeply sadly, "Ding Duhu, Ding Duhu."
This dance song, called "Duhu", tells the story of the late Eastern Jin Dynasty, when Xu Kuizhi, the son-in-law of the later Song Emperor Liu Yu, Zhenwei General, was killed by Lu Gui, a subordinate of Sima Xiuzhi, when he was conquering Sima Xiuzhi.
Liu Yu ordered his trusted guards to supervise Ding Ao to collect Xu Kuizhi's body. Ding Ao, who was not good at words, faced Liu Yu's eldest daughter Liu Xingdi, who was dressed in plain clothes, and could not bear to talk about the tragedy of Xu Kuizhi's body being dismembered on the battlefield.
Only Liu Xingdi asked, and he reluctantly answered. Liu Xingdi was heartbroken that her husband died in the battle and could not see the body. He was so sad that he had to hide his face and kept calling: "Ding Duhu! Ding Duhu!"
The voice is sad and sad, and the sadness and pain are all silent.
Later, people used the lamentation of Princess Liu Xingdi of Yongxing to compose the song "Duhu".
Li Taibai, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, remade the Ding Duhu song, but Zhong sang it with the sad song of Duhu in the Liu and Song Dynasties, and the meaning couldn't be more obvious.
Zhong and Li Jing were very loving husband and wife, so she knew very well what kind of advice she should use to persuade an artistic young man like Li Jing.
This song by Ding Duhu was so unlucky, but Li Jing burst into tears when he sang it. He hit the bowl with chopsticks and sang along: "I hope that I will live my life and not fall into the emperor's family, so that I can go boating in the rivers and lakes with you."
When children see their parents like this, even Li Hongji, who has always been taciturn, can't help crying.
Mrs. Zhong also cried and fell to the ground, holding up a letter written by Zhang Gao's biological mother, the Empress Dowager Cisheng, and jointly printed by his aunt, the Empress Dowager Ciyou, and presented it to Li Jing.
"Dalang, the Empress Dowager Cisheng and the Empress Dowager Ciyou have jointly replied to the slave's letter. The two empress dowagers jointly promised that after receiving the soil and donating it, they will work together to keep my family safe and prosperous.
Empress Dowager Ciyou also said that if Da Lang is still not at ease, he can recognize her as his aunt."
Only then did Li Jing remember that Empress Dowager Ciyou, the aunt of Emperor Shaoming, came from the Yuchi family of the Khotan royal family, and was given the surname Li. It seemed a little more authentic than his claim to be a descendant of the Tang royal family.
If she recognized Empress Dowager Ciyou as her aunt, and Queen Zhong also called Empress Dowager Cisheng as aunt, and maybe she could become a foster mother, the lives of the whole family should be guaranteed, and there should be no need to worry about being humiliated when they go to Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo.
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After receiving these conditions, Li Jing felt relieved. In the past few months, Zhang Gao had put too much pressure on him.
Li Jing couldn't remember how long it had been since she had enjoyed a song and dance, sang poems and drank wine with Feng Yansi and others, and built a large garden for fun.
Just at this moment, Li Jingsui and Li Jingda, who had the right to walk in the forbidden palace, broke in, ignoring the shouts of the guards.
When Li Jing saw the two of them coming hand in hand, an ominous feeling suddenly arose in his heart.
Sure enough, as soon as Li Jingsui and Li Jingda arrived, they fell to the ground with a thud. Li Jingda almost burst into tears looking at Li Jing.
"Brother, I have just received a secret letter from brother Zhou Fengyi of Jiangdu. Li Weigong of the imperial court has personally led 8,000 cavalry to the place twenty miles north of Jiangdu. Pan Mei, the former vanguard general of the army, has entered Jiangdu. Civil and military officials below Yin Zhouzong of Jiangdu have opened the door.
The gate is dedicated to the city."
Li Jing couldn't help but feel dizzy, but the matter was not over yet. Li Jingsui cried and said: "Jinghai Zhiyuan Zhizhi sent envoys to report that Wuyue King Qian Hongchu personally led 20,000 naval troops and 400 warships to the south of Hudouzhou.
We will sail westward soon."
At this time, the Yangtze River estuary was different from that of later generations. Nantong was still an island, and places such as Haimen and Qidong had not yet appeared.
Hudouzhou was located near Nantong in later generations. The Qianyue fleet had already arrived at the mouth of the sea. It must have been waiting for the northwest wind to subside, and then sailed upstream. It only took a few days to reach Jiangning Mansion.
When Mrs. Zhong heard this, she jumped anxiously. She hugged Li Jing's thigh and cried loudly, "Dalang, it's still too late to accept the land. If you really want to wait until the army comes to the city, please kill the slaves and the Ling family, Yongning, Yongjia, etc. immediately."
To be protected from the humiliation of national subjugation.”
When Li Jing heard this, his heart felt like a knife. Just thinking about what kind of misfortune his wife and daughter would suffer after the country was overthrown made Li Jing tremble in pain.
At this time, he was leaning on the pillars in the palace, and his majesty as the leader of a country was gone. He raised his head and closed his eyes in grief and cried: "Jing cannot hold sacrifices, nor can he die for the country. I am ashamed of my father and ancestors for overcoming thorns and thorns!"
Li Jingsui, Li Jingda and others came forward to hug Li Jing and cry.
Only the eldest son Li Hongji stood up suddenly and said, "Everyone, please give me the full power to control the troops and horses. We still have a forbidden army with 20,000 soldiers. If we resist the river and defend it, we may not be able to preserve the country.
Even if we can’t save it, so what if our father and son die for this country!”
Li Jing shook his head with tears in his eyes. It would have been better if Li Hongji didn't say that. When he said that, Li Jing decided to surrender. If he had the courage to die for Sheji, the current situation would not be like this.
"My hero, please save your life and serve the new dynasty in the future!" After saying that, Li Jing looked at Li Jingda.
"I have to leave the city lightly and cross the river to report to Duke Wei. I just want to say that a certain Li Jing is willing to surrender."