Ma Xiguang himself, along with Li Honggao, Deng Yiwen, Yang Di, etc., were all captured. Waiting for Ma Xi'e's trial and death.
Ma Xi'e asked Ma Xiguang sternly, "How can you destroy the order of seniority and inferiority by inheriting the inheritance from your father and brother?"
Ma Xiguang trembled and replied: "The generals support it and the central government (Central Plains Dynasty) appoints it. It is not my original intention...I did not do it on purpose."
Ma Xi'e glanced at him with disdain and snorted: "Idiot!" Then he ordered someone to imprison him first.
Ma Xihe then asked Li Honggao why he had to support Ma Xiguang in the first place, and Li Honggao was too frightened to speak out. At the beginning, he had said that Ma Xi'e was a commoner, but now, Ma Xi'e used these words to question him.
Ma Yin originally had a will to let his sons "brothers succeed to brothers" instead of "sons succeed after father dies". It seems that he has expected that all his sons will be short-lived ghosts. After Ma Xifan's death, according to the order of succession, Ma Yin's 30th son Ma Xihe should have succeeded to the throne, but Li Honggao and others supported Ma Xifan's half-brother and 35th son Ma Xiguang.
So Ma Xi'e sternly asked Li Honggao why he violated the last wish of the late king and abolished the elder and established the younger. Li Honggao was speechless.
Ma Xi'e handed down the verdict against Li Honggao: food. That is, the ten thousand cuts on the tip of the tongue.
Among those who were brutally eaten alive by Ling Chi were Li Honggao's younger brothers Li Hongjie, Tang Zhaoyin and Yang Di. Deng Yiwen's fate was slightly better and he was beheaded.
Subsequently, Ma Xihe ordered an end to the beating, smashing, looting and burning in Tanzhou City and to restore order.
On December 14, Ma Xie officially proclaimed himself General Tiance, the military envoy of the four towns of Tanzhou Wu'an, Langzhou Wuping, Guizhou Jingjiang, and Rongzhou Ningyuan, and the king of Chu; he appointed his mother's brother Ma Xichong as deputy military envoy; His son Ma Guangzan was retained by the Wuping Army in Langzhou; He Jingzhen, who had contributed to the founding of the regiment, was the commander-in-chief of the Langzhou garrison (Commander of the Yinedu Army).
The leaders of all important departments in Nanchu were all replaced by direct descendants of Langzhou, and a major blood change was quickly completed. Ma Xihe also tried to appoint a group of old heroes to be his political vase, such as Tuoba Heng, but Tuoba Heng always insisted that he was ill and refused to go out.
Ma Xi'e summoned the ministers to ask for their opinions on how to deal with Ma Xiguang. "Cantonese-style quotations" were widely circulated, and Ma Xi'e's style could not be too low, so he first said: "Ma Xiguang is just a cowardly and stupid idiot. He was deceived and controlled by the people around him, and he couldn't help himself. I plan to spare his life, what do you think?"
Ma Xiguang said "Don't hurt my brother" first, and Ma Xi'e must reply "I want to live my brother", but this "my brother" must be eradicated. The leader wants to sing a high profile and the subordinates want to take the blame. Who will take the blame?
Everyone was silent.
Ma Xi'e was disappointed and angry, and the situation was embarrassing for a time.
At this time, a deceiver came out and strongly demanded that Ma Xiguang be killed. Ma Xi'e cast a grateful look and found that this person was none other than Zhu Jinzhong, the vanguard under his command.
Zhu Jinzhong was once punished by Ma Xiguang for violating military regulations, so he held a grudge. At this time, he was not only sharing the worries of his master, but also avenging his private revenge. He cupped his fists and saluted, saying: "The king fought bloody battles for three years, and finally got Tanzhou. There is a way, and there is no heaven." On the second day, the country has no two masters. Keep Ma Xiguang now, you will regret it in the future!"
Ma Xie immediately said that what he said was justified and ordered Ma Xiguang to be put to death. Ma Xiguang's wife was taken to the downtown area and beaten to death with a stick.
According to the "Sanchu New Records", Ma Xiguang was hanged to death and the whole body was preserved. This was Ma Xi'e's last and only mercy.
Before Ma Xiguang died, he was still reciting Buddhist scriptures. Peng Shihao collected his body and buried it outside the east gate.
Historian's evaluation of Ma Xiguang started with the ancient proverb "If you continue to cut off, you will suffer chaos." Then he pointed out that Ma Xiguang missed the opportunity to save himself and stand up twice. One was when Ma Xi'e was going to the funeral, and the other was during the "Battle of Pushezhou" after the war. Ma Xiguang both let the tiger go back to the mountain because of "Don't hurt my brother" and laid the foundation for disaster; And when someone discovered that Ma Xichong was acting as a mole for Ma Xie and proposed to kill him, Ma Xiguang not only "don't hurt my brother", but also made Ma Xichong serve as the supervisor of the army during the civil war. It was really a mysterious operation.
In the end, the historian concluded that Ma Xiguang's "admiration for Song Xiang's false writings caused real disaster for Yuan Tan."
Song Xianggong was the direct son of Song Huan Gong. When Song Huan Gong passed away, he took the initiative to give up the inheritance rights to his brother Mu Yi, who was a concubine. Therefore, he was even less worthy of inheriting. In order to allow his younger brother to succeed to the throne with peace of mind, Mu Yi fled to Weiguo, so his younger brother succeeded to the throne as Song Xianggong.
This was Song Xianggong's first highlight moment, and he was praised by the world for "letting the beauty of the country".
After succeeding to the throne, Duke Xianggong of Song Dynasty was ambitious and wanted to dominate the princes, so he formed gangs and created two camps to oppose each other. Subsequently, Song Xianggong proposed to convene a "G7 summit" and invited seven surrounding vassal states to come to the alliance, including Song's enemy country-Chu.
Song Xianggong emphasized that this was a peaceful negotiation and asked everyone not to bring troops to avoid misfire. We are all civilized and quality civilized people.
Someone advised him that the people of Chu were dishonest and suggested that he bring troops to guard against any eventuality.
Song Xianggong said that I was the first to propose not to bring troops. How could I break the rules? So he refused to bring troops and went to the meeting alone.
As a result, the Chu people really secretly brought the army and kidnapped the stupid and naive Song Xianggong to Chu State. Later, under the mediation of Lu State, Chu State released Song Xianggong.
This was the first time Song Xianggong made a fool of himself, but it was not the last.
The Song State and the Chu State finally broke out in a head-on conflict. The two countries lined up at Hongshui, and the famous "Battle of Hongshui" broke out. In terms of military strength, Chu had the upper hand, so the Chu army crossed the river to attack. Some people suggested that Song Xianggong "attack the thieves halfway across the river", but Song Xianggong said that our Song Dynasty is a master of benevolence and righteousness. How can we do such despicable and dirty things like taking advantage of others' danger? After they cross the river and set up their array, we will fight openly and openly.
As a result, the Song Dynasty was defeated. Song Xianggong also received an arrow in his thigh. The next year, Song Xianggong died from this arrow wound.
Before he died, he still insisted on his values of "benevolence, justice and morality", emphasizing that on the battlefield, you cannot attack injured enemies, you cannot attack gray-haired old people, you cannot hide in dangerous passes and shoot at enemies, and you cannot attack enemies who are not well positioned. Array of enemies...
His brother-in-law Muyi was so angry that he choked back on the spot: "Then we can just go and become slaves to the enemy. Why fight?"
Historically, there have been mixed reviews of Duke Xianggang of the Song Dynasty. Some say he is a true gentleman, while others say he is an unrealistic romantic. Some people included him among the "Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period".
