[Xinzhou Long Live Oolong Case]
Shi Jingtang is the founder of the debt collection industry. He doesn't care about the life and death of the people of Hebei. Since the imperial court has issued an edict, he must collect debts in accordance with the law and send troops to force them to do so. The people in Hebei are suffering terribly. A large number of people have abandoned their land and left their homes, becoming refugees and refugees.
"There are many people who fled... so the living beings are complaining."
At the end of June and early July of this year (the second year of Qingtai, 935), something happened, something big happened.
At that time, Shi Jingtang was stationed in Xinzhou (today's Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province), and the imperial court sent envoys to escort a batch of summer military uniforms and deliver edicts. The soldiers were very happy and shouted long live.
At that time, when people were extremely excited, they liked to shout long live to vent their emotions and express their joy and excitement. Descriptions such as "Long live the mountains" are also common in history books. The "Long Live" here just expresses emotions, similar to how people born in the 1980s shouted "Oye" and people born in the 2000s shouted "Oliji".
However, "Long Live" has another special meaning, which is the honorific title for the emperor.
When the soldiers shouted long live, Shi Jingtang's face turned pale with fright, "Boys, you are harming me!" He quickly went to his staff to discuss countermeasures.
Compassion does not control soldiers, and righteousness does not control wealth. Staff officer Duan Xiyao suggested that he kill the leading sergeant. Only in this way could he prove his innocence and loyalty to Li Congke.
No drug, no husband. Shi Jingtang ordered his close confidant Liu Zhiyuan to kill thirty-six soldiers headed by Li Hui. He then reported to the court that Li Hui and others had gathered to make a noise, and the number of people who suddenly shouted "Long Live" was four, so he beheaded them in public.
Li Hui was the commander of the regiment at the time, "the commander of the capital with the horses in hand", and the other thirty-five people should be his adjutants and subordinate generals, company and platoon-level officers. Shi Jingtang's investment was very cost-effective. What is the effect?
Instead of believing in Shi Jingtang's loyalty, Li Congke became more suspicious of him and "increased his suspicions."
Just six months after the "Long Live Xinzhou Oolong Case", serious misunderstandings occurred again between Li Congke and Shi Jingtang.
In the first month of the third year of Qingtai (936), Li Congke celebrated his birthday (Qian Chun Festival) and held a grand banquet in the palace. All civil and military officials, public officials and nobles congratulated him on his birthday.
Li Congke had a bad habit of losing his temper when he was drunk. He once beat An Zhongjie while drunk and confronted Fang Zhiwen with a knife. This time, he did something stupid again while drunk.
Shi Jingtang's wife was also present. The princess's expression seemed out of tune with the surrounding environment. Including Li Congke, the kings of the Five Dynasties were basically warriors, uneducated and uneducated, and most of their favored ministers were colluded with him. We can try to guess that the princess of Mingzong Li Siyuan did not like this kind of behavior very much. It was an occasion, and I felt uncomfortable listening to Li Congke and other rough guys bragging drunkenly.
Furthermore, Li Congke was just her godbrother who had no blood relationship with her. There was a big age difference between her and he was an uncle-level brother. However, it was his own brother Li Conghou who he forced to death. He took away his father's inheritance, White Eyed Wolf. Maybe the princess also has some resistance to Li Congke in her heart.
Finally, Li Congke was suspicious of her husband Shi Jingtang and wished that Shi Jingtang would die immediately. The princess really didn't want to stay here for one more minute.
The princess raised her wine glass and stiffly toasted Li Congke with a glass of wine as if she had completed her mission. Then she felt relieved and stood up to leave, hurrying back to Taiyuan Mansion.
She was unhappy with Li Congke, and Li Congke was even more unhappy with her. The more he looked at her, the more he looked like a counterrevolutionary. So, Li Congke took advantage of the power of wine and said to the princess: "You are very anxious to return home. Do you want to rebel against Shi Lang?"
It should be noted that this formality should not be Li Congke's original words, but only his original intention. Historians have their own filter of classical Chinese. Unless they are transcribing the original texts of edicts, regulations, orders, etc., there will generally be a certain degree of "written" processing. This is also the reason why different history books record slight deviations in the dialogue between characters in the same event.
For example, An Chongjie once said, "I hate to get rid of King Lu." Many historical materials have adopted this record, allowing An Chongjie to "said" similar words. Although the text is slightly different, they all retain the use of "King Lu" to Li Congke. "This title. In fact, Li Congke was named "King Lu" only two years after An Chongjie's death.
In other words, it is absolutely impossible for An Chongjiao to refer to Li Congke as "King Lu" himself. Therefore, "King Lu" is the filter brought by later generations of historians.
At this birthday party, Li Congke, who was drunk and lost his temper, probably just expressed the meaning of "I am very anxious to return home and want to betray Shi Lang." However, according to Li Congke's usual peeing, his original words should be more vulgar than this. Please make up your mind for dirty words.
In short, in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, ministers and nobles, Li Congke severely ridiculed the princess. Not very harmful, but extremely insulting. It was such a shame and humiliation that the princess left in tears. She cried all the way back to Taiyuan from Luoyang and told Shi Jingtang her grievances.
The conflict between the monarch and his subjects has become public. Shi Jingtang also understood that Li Congke would not believe his little tricks, whether he was pretending to be sick or pretending to be good, "it would make him uneasy."
One is "suspicious" and the other is "uneasy". A fierce collision is destined to break out between the two people.
Li Congke woke up the next day and felt something was not right, so he asked his supervisor if he had said anything inappropriate or done anything inappropriate after drinking too much yesterday.
Tell the truth to the left and right.
After regaining his sense, Li Congke greatly regretted his drunken gaffe and called his confidants to discuss countermeasures.
Li Congke's official attitude towards Shi Jingtang is unchanged, that is, he expresses great trust in Shi Jingtang. When sending Shi Jingtang back to town, Li Congke publicly stated that Shi Jingtang is my relative, my brother-in-law, and a comrade for many years. If I don't rely on him, who can I rely on? He also personally promised Shi Jingtang that he would never let him move the town or recall him to the court to play the trick of ascending and descending secretly, and trusted him very much to guard the northern capital.
Now, Li Congke still publicly stated: "Shi Jingtang is a good comrade. I have never doubted him. However, the rumors outside are spreading and getting out of control. I am really afraid of causing misunderstandings. Is there any good way to resolve it, dear friends?" ?”
If your question is of this tone, then I'm sorry, but I have no comment.
Now we are not discussing whether Shi Jingtang will rebel, but how to defeat his rebellion. It is certain that Shi Jingtang will rebel, there is no doubt about it.
Li Congke refused to reveal his true feelings, so the other think-tanks could only remain silent and declare their attitudes in silence.
After he retired from the court, Li Song grabbed Lu Qi privately and said to him: "You and I are deeply favored by the emperor. Unlike them, we can't just sit idly by and actively contribute our opinions and suggestions. What do you have to say about the Hedong issue?" "
