Chengde Mansion was still a large construction site, so it was certainly not suitable to 'receive' Shuluping who came from afar, so Zhang Yan chose Bei'an Prefecture where most of the residents had been relocated.
When Shuluping was still more than twenty miles away from Bei'an Prefecture, Zhang Gao ordered Murong Nobunaga to lead two hundred cavalry to bring back Empress Dowager Li, Shi Chonggui and others in advance.
He did not want to hand over Shi Chonggui and others in front of the Khitan people, because no matter how shameless Shi Chonggui was, he was once the emperor of the Central Plains, and he also made bold statements to drive away the Huru from the north. At least when he was in power, he did not choose to grovel.
Whether to kill or punish him is Zhang Yan's business, and there is absolutely no reason to continue to be insulted by the Khitans.
Empress Dowager Li and others had traveled more than 2,000 miles in less than two months. They were already extremely trapped. Many people arrived here almost relying on hope, so Zhang Hao specially asked people to prepare a lot of food. The carriage pulled them back.
At the end of July, Bei'an Prefecture is surrounded by lush green fields, with yellow umbrellas on the left and right, the silver-white three-chen flag symbolizing Zhang Zhou's royal family and the silver-white banner with gold tassels hanging down from the commander's head, whirring in the wind.
Empress Dowager Li, Shi Chonggui, Empress Feng and others arrived slowly with the carriage. Still more than a hundred steps away, the three of them got out of the carriage with the eunuchs and palace officials.
Empress Dowager Li led Shi Chonggui and Empress Feng at a distance of thirty steps, kneeling three times and kowtowing all the way.
Zhang Hao raised his hand and signaled Murong Nobunaga to help Empress Dowager Li up, "You are already old, so please don't do it!"
After hearing this, Empress Dowager Li knelt down again and said, "Slave, thank you, father and emperor!"
Then Zhang Yansheng knelt three times and kowtowed nine times from Shi Chonggui and Queen Feng. After the kowtows were completed, Zhang Yansheng did not let Shi Chonggui get up, but took a long riding whip from Li Cunhui's hand.
Shi Chonggui didn't know what Zhang Hao was going to do. He looked at Zhang Hao in fear, and his body began to tremble slightly. Zhang Hao stepped forward and suddenly hit Shi Chonggui with a whip.
There was no mercy at all, and the tattered linen clothes on Shi Chonggui's back were torn apart in an instant. Long, blood-red whip marks immediately appeared on his black and yellow back.
"You unfilial thing! No matter how shameless Shi Jingtang is, he is still your father. How dare you laugh happily at his father's funeral!"
Shi Chonggui shook like lightning when he was hit by the whip. Zhang Yan was an emperor who practiced martial arts all year round. If he hit him with a whip without holding back his hand, it would be quite painful.
Shi Chonggui didn't dare to howl, so he could only grit his teeth tightly, with painful tears streaming down his face!
“As the emperor, he was unable to reuse wise ministers, and he was unable to show sympathy to the people. As a result, the northern invaders invaded, and many people in Hebei and Henan died.
In the year of great calamity, there will be raids and tyranny, and more people will be killed than the northern captives. I really wish I could kill you directly. "
Zhang Hao roared angrily and lashed out with another whip. This time Shi Chonggui finally couldn't bear it anymore. He screamed miserably and huddled on the ground begging for mercy.
"Grandfather, Son of Heaven, my grandson has been in the north, suffering from the cold wind and thatched cottage for three years. He has suffered unspeakably. I am willing to repent!"
Zhang Gao took a medal from the waist of his attendant, which was used during the march, and then threw it to Shi Chonggui.
"You are such a bastard, and the Northland can't stand it for three years? How can you stand the millions of people who died unjustly under your rule?"
Shi Chonggui didn't dare to cry, so he picked up the ring on the ground and bit it into his mouth. He then put his head on the ground again and knelt down with his back exposed.
Zhang Gao whipped her again, "You beast, Feng is your aunt, how dare you commit adultery with her and make Feng your queen, which corrupts ethics and is extremely shameless!"
This whip hit Shi Chonggui all over his body like chaff, and he was whimpering so much that his jaw was bitten and his mouth was filled with blood.
Fortunately, Zhang Yan was not ready to hit him, but shouted, "Shi Yanxu, where is Shi Yanbao?"
Immediately, two trembling men came over. The older one was probably seventeen or eighteen years old, while the younger one was only thirteen or fourteen years old. After the two men came over, they followed Shi Chonggui's example and put their heads on the ground and knelt down.
"Looking at your father being whipped, no one came up to take his place. He is also an unfilial person! In the three years since Beidi, you have been like a Hulu. Don't you know your filial piety?"
Zhang Gao stepped forward again and gave Shi Yanxu and Shi Yanbao two whips each, which made them scream in agony.
After five lashes, Zhang Hao finally felt a lot calmer. After these five lashes, the scene was no longer about welcoming back the emperor of the previous dynasty, but a grandfather dealing with unfilial descendants.
Zhang Yan originally accepted Shi Chonggui's invitation to come to Guan to assist in boxing, so no one would mention it again.
After beating these three bastards, Zhang Hao turned around and looked at Queen Mother Li who was still kneeling on the grass.
"Your husband Shi Jingtang raised an army in Taiyuan. Although he was indeed forced by the late emperor, the death of a man will make his ears dead. How can there be any reason to collude with foreign enemies to invade his own home? I have made Shi Jin a puppet dynasty. You, the Queen Mother, will not do it." Done."
Empress Dowager Li cried miserably: "I have never thought of becoming this empress dowager. I have no choice but to return home now. It is all thanks to the grace of my father and the emperor. From now on, I would like to be a female nun in Tokyo."
Zhang Gao waved his hand, "That's not necessary. You are a housewife, how can you control what your husband does? I heard that Yongle was raised by you."
Empress Dowager Li's face on the ground showed a look of surprise. It seemed that the father and emperor were still sensible, and she could finally enjoy her old age in peace.
"Although Yongle lost his mother when he was two years old, the blessing of his life was his mother, and the wealth he raised came from his late father, the Emperor Mingmiao. The slave did take her with him to take care of her, but he was far from raising her."
The look on Zhang Zhi's face finally improved a lot, "You are a sensible person. I will give you a farm of fifty acres in Tokyo and a monthly salary. As a eldest sister, you are like a mother, so you will be taken care of by Yongle every day, and let her do her best. filial piety."
Empress Dowager Li burst into tears upon hearing this and kowtowed on the ground like pounding garlic.
"Shi Chonggui was deposed as the gate captain of Xinzheng Gate in Kaifeng Prefecture, Tokyo. He ordered you, father and son, to guard Xinzheng Gate. Whenever any elders enter the city, they must salute to apologize!"
Shi Chonggui and his son were overjoyed. They were really afraid that Zhang Yan would kill them with a single blow. After all, Shi Chonggui would not be unjust even if he died a hundred times.
Now that I can be a city gatekeeper, not only can I save my life, but I can at least get a salary to live on, which is much better than living in the northeast wind in Huanglong Mansion.
Upon hearing that Shi Chonggui and his son had been found, Queen Feng looked at Zhang Gao pitifully.
Zhang Hao also looked at Feng. This empress, who used to be unparalleled in beauty, was now tortured and withered, and her face was full of vicissitudes of life.
"Feng immediately became a nun and lived in Qingjingwang, Kaifeng Mansion. Zhao and Nie lived with Shi Chonggui and were given a second-class house in Tokyo."
Empress Feng, Zhao and Nie also quickly knelt down and kowtowed to express gratitude. Zhang Yan looked fierce on his face, but he still gave them a way to survive.
Only Feng's family was slightly worse off. Qingjing Nunnery was the nunnery where Queen Cao Yanxi punished palace residents who had committed serious crimes. There was no fuel-efficient lamp there. Feng's visit to Qingjing nunnery could only be said to be a little better than in Huanglong Mansion.
As for the Zhao family and the Nie family, they are both concubines of Shi Chonggui and have no bad deeds, which can allow them to live a somewhat stable life.
After taking care of this, two women and two men were still kneeling behind Shi Chonggui. The two women were Shi Chonggui's younger sister, Princess Yongtai, and his youngest daughter, Shi Wanniang.
Princess Yongtai has a plump figure, with a somewhat exotic look between her eyebrows, but her overall appearance is Han Chinese, with an indescribable charm. Well, to put it more vulgarly, she just looks like a very good roast. chicken.
Princess Yongtai is not Shi Jingtang's daughter. Her biological father is Shi Jingtang's elder brother Shi Jingru, so she is Shi Chonggui's half-sister, and because she is not Shi Chonggui's concubine, she is treated much better.
Princess Yongtai was occupied by Xiao Han when the city of Tokyo was conquered, and was later placed in Liaoyang Mansion by Xiao Han. Therefore, she was sent from Liaoyang by the Khitans, and was completely different from Shi Chonggui and others who were refugees.
Zhang Gao looked at it carefully for a few times and was about to speak when he suddenly heard several dry coughs next to him.
Zhang Gao looked to the side in surprise and saw Li Shengtian staring at him warily.
Zhang Gao looked at Li Shengtian with his mouth agape. Before he could speak, Li Shengtian walked over and took Princess Yongtai's white and tender hand.
"How could such a beauty fall into the hands of Khitan barbarians? What a pity, what a pity!
The lonely king is the king of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom. He is the governor of Anxi Province and Li Shengtian, the military governor of the four towns in Anxi. Would you like to follow the lonely king to Khotan and share the wealth? "
Princess Yongtai's eyes lit up. Shi Chonggui and others were not quite sure about the current situation in Huanglong Mansion, but Princess Yongtai knew very well. She knew better who Li Shengtian was. This was a giant Buddha whose thighs were thicker than the mouth of a well!
It is much better to follow Li Shengtian to Anxi than to be robbed here and there.
Although Princess Yongtai prefers Prince Shao Ming, looking at Prince Shao Ming's attitude towards his brother Shi Chonggui, she definitely doesn't want to mess with him.
Immediately, Princess Yongtai looked a little shy and stood up following Li Shengtian's hand.
"My body is as tall as a willow tree, and I am able to attract the attention of the king. I am afraid that my service will not be attentive, so please have mercy on me."
"Hahahaha! Okay! Okay!" Li Shengtian looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, and even looked at Zhang Yan deliberately and proudly.
Zhang Yan tried hard not to roll his eyes. According to their seniority, these Shis were Li Shengtian's granddaughters. It seemed that Li Shengtian was not satisfied with the fact that Cao Yuanzang had carried away Queen Karakhan in Shule. Always remember it.
All right! Uncle, as long as you are happy, as long as your mother-in-law doesn't come to trouble me.
Zhang Gao coughed and was about to step forward to congratulate Li Shengtian. Li Shengtian might as well stretch out his hand and said, "Do you still need this horse whip, saint? Why don't you give it to me?"
Zhang Hao looked at Li Shengtian confused, wondering what he wanted this riding whip for? Li Shengtian pointed his hand at Feng Yu and others who were standing over there.
"This person has suffered so much in the north for three years. If we still want to kill him, it will probably damage the saint's kindness. If we let him go, how can the resentment of millions of lonely souls in Henan and Hebei be redressed?
Why don't you give him to me? Ningyuan still lacks a few farmers to pick cotton. "
Zhang Hao nodded happily, a guy like Feng Yu was indeed what Li Shengtian said.
And Li Shengtian's actions also echoed his temper. He felt that he had robbed Zhang Yan of his beauty, so he would naturally repay him.
Zhang Hao nodded and handed the riding whip to Li Shengtian. Li Shengtian took the riding whip, tightened his belt, and walked over with crab steps.
"The treacherous thief deceives the king and brings harm to the world. He should be punished by thunder!"
After saying that, Li Shengtian waved his horsewhip and beat Feng Yu and several other treacherous and powerful officials from Shi Chonggui's past rolling on the ground, satisfying the addiction of loyal and famous officials.
But when Feng Yu received the third whip, a tall and thin figure flew out and covered Feng Yu with his body.
After being whipped twice, tears of pain filled his face, and then he begged and shouted: "Please show mercy to your Majesty, my father is weak. If he died under the whip, wouldn't it be a stain on Your Majesty's kindness!"
Zhang Gao walked over, looked at the man with two terrifying whip marks on his back and said, "In the stinking water and mud, a white lotus came out!"
"The untouchable is willing to die in exile, please have mercy from the saint!"
This is Feng Yu's eldest son Feng Jie. What Zhang Yan doesn't know is that this man is really quite capable.
Historically, in the third year of Guangshun of the Later Zhou Dynasty (953), under the supervision of the Khitan people, he ran thousands of miles from the distant Jianzhou (Chaoyang, Liaoning) back to Kaifeng, and later participated in the battle between the Later Zhou Dynasty and the Khitan.
Although he is not a general, just a small officer, he still has some scheming and perseverance after returning home thousands of miles away.
Zhang Hao nodded, "Feng Yu and his son traveled five thousand miles to guard the border in Anxi. They were not pardoned and were not allowed to return to their hometown for burial after they died!"
After saying this, Zhang Hao felt much better. With Feng Yu's body, he would most likely die on the way when he was exiled to Anxi.
Although it doesn't seem as relieving as a knife attack, in fact, the hardships along the way are definitely more painful than being killed with a knife.
"Ahem! Sir, can you give that little lady to me? I am in need of a housekeeper."
Um?
Zhang Yan was really about to roll his eyes. He looked at Li Cunhui speechlessly.
A flattering look appeared on Li Cunhui's face, and the person pointing was a thin little girl kneeling on the grass.
The little girl was at most fourteen or fifteen years old. She looked extremely thin due to malnutrition, with thin arms and legs, and her eyes were too big due to her thinness.
It's just that although there is no meat, it can still be seen that after raising it for a while, it will definitely be a beautiful embryo.
It’s just that this little girl is Shi Chonggui’s youngest daughter, Shi Wanniang! Zhang Hao looked at Li Cunhui speechlessly.
This bitch's wife died from a bad cold more than a year ago, which may have caused myocarditis.
For more than a year, people often offered him matchmaking services, but he didn't like any of them. As a result, he fell in love with Shi Chonggui's young daughter.
What do you think? If you marry Shi Chonggui's daughter, do you still have a future?
"You..., are you really not picky about food? Others can't avoid it, but you rush forward!" Zhang Hao didn't know why, but he was still a little angry.
It's not that he also has a crush on Shi Chonggui's daughter, but he thinks that such a thin and fair girl like bean sprouts is worthy of Li Cunhui bringing her up on this occasion?
Isn’t it bad to have a slim waist and big buttocks and a luxurious front and back in the cafeteria? Why do you want such a thin white guy?
"My son likes this, please let me do it."
Li Cunhui smiled coquettishly and looked at Zhang San imploringly. People thought that he, Li Sanlang, was brave but without any plans, but that was wrong. Li Cunhui saw it clearly.
Based on Zhang Zhi's personality and the relationship between father and son, he, Li Cunhui, married Shi Jingtang's wife, Queen Mother Li. Zhang Zhi would still reuse him, so he was not worried about losing power after marrying Shi Wanniang.
On the contrary, Li Cunhui saw clearly that if he married Shi Wanniang, those caring people would not forget to have him by his side. The bloody example of Murong Nobunaga was right in front of them.
What situation had his lifelong enemy Murong, the second brother, been forced into by rumors and careerists? It got to the point where he didn't even dare to go to the palace to visit his mother.
Now it is said that Murong Erlang has found a good place. He, Li Sanlang, does not want to be promoted to Murong Erlang's position. Who is called the father-in-law and the emperor? All the sons are young, so he might as well get himself out now.
Zhang Yan remained silent, apparently thinking of something, and Li Cunhui simply raised his hand.
"Sir, I have quite a few concubines and concubines. If a rich and noble girl comes in, I don't know what the trouble will be in the back house. Marrying someone like Shi Wanniang will save trouble."
There was indeed this reason, Zhang Hao remembered, Li Cunhui was not Murong Nobunaga's model husband who lived with one wife and two concubines.
He has more fucking concubines than Zhang Shi's concubines, no legitimate children, and already more than a dozen concubine children. It is really not appropriate to marry a head wife who is too powerful.
"I think you think that if you marry Mr. Shi, no one will care about the people you bring into your family in the future, right? Just ask yourself, I don't care."
Zhang Yan was quite speechless. Forget it, it was not up to his father to grow up. Li Cunhui was also twenty-six years old. If he wanted to taint himself a little, let him do it.
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The cool breeze blew and the war flags were flying. The vast world outside the Great Wall was completely different from the mountains in Fujian. Lin Renzhao rode a black horse and followed behind Zhang Hao. He was inspired by the scenery in front of him and felt heroic.
It is difficult for people who have never been to the grassland to understand this feeling.
When you ride a war horse, stand in such a vast world with a gun and a bow, and look at the wind blowing on the grass and the beautiful scenery of cattle and sheep, you will involuntarily have a desire to ride your horse to the horizon and conquer the whole world.
Zhang Gao turned around and looked at Lin Renzhao, "Lin Huzi, what do you think of the scenery in the north of the Great Wall?"
Zhang Shengren now pays more and more attention to character in addition to the ability of military commanders.
And Lin Renzhao was a very virtuous tiger minister in history, not like a Five Dynasties warrior at all, but it was a pity that he fell into the hands of Li Yu.
Therefore, after capturing Lin Renzhao, although Zhang Yan did not reuse him immediately, it was because Lin Renzhao, who was 17 or 18 years old, did not have the ability in history, but he still threw him into Long Tao to learn the art of war, Tao strategy and so on.
This time when they attacked Khitan from the north, Lin Renzhao followed Li Cunhui and didn't go to the battlefield much. By the time they reached the end of the battle, the battle was almost over.
After that, he followed Yang Jiye to Yunzhou, but still no success was achieved.
But Lin Renzhao, who had no military exploits and no background, was greatly favored by Zhang Gao and was regarded as his personal follower.
Therefore, Lin Renzhao changed from his initial resistance to treating Zhang Yan as the master of the world.
When Zhang Yan asked him, Lin Renzhao raised his hand and said, "Back to the saint, Lin Huzi now knows how big the world is. The scenery in the north of the Great Wall really makes people feel heroic."
Zhang Hao nodded, looked at Li Gu who had just returned and asked: "Weizhen, I heard that you killed several Beibei people in the Khitan's Dading Mansion?"
Li Gu quickly got off his horse and said, "I was so indignant that I almost ruined national affairs. Please punish me by the saint!"
"What's the crime? I'm afraid I'll kill more if I'm here, so get up."
Zhang Gao first waved his hand to Li Gu, who was bent over, to stand up, and then looked at the civil servants and generals around him and said.
“When the grasslands in all dynasties were powerful, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty had the siege of Bai Deng, and Emperor Taizong Wen had the alliance of Baima.
This is the shame of both the Han and Tang dynasties. This is why both the Han and Tang dynasties drank from the sea of horses, sealed wolves as slaves, and washed away the shame with the blood of barbarians.
When we arrived at the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Lord of Jin was taken prisoner. Although it was not the responsibility of our Great Zhou Dynasty, as a member of the Great Kingdom of China, the emperor of the Central Plains was taken prisoner, and all the queens and concubines were wantonly insulted by the barbarians. This is an eternal shame!
I ask you all to remember this moment and the embarrassment of the Shi family just now. When the south is pacified, they will definitely pay the price! "
The generals gnashed their teeth after hearing this, and Murong Nobunaga, wearing a white helmet and white armor, rode up to Zhang Gao.
"Sage, although the Khitan was defeated, it has not lost its spirit and still has the intention of making a comeback. If the Khitan with the Silver Saddle is to directly gather the warriors of Northern Sai and disintegrate the Khitan, they must be frightened today."
Zhang Yan knew that Empress Dowager Li must have told Murong Nobunaga all her humiliation, so Murong Nobunaga wanted to seek some more justice.
At this moment, a guard came from outside on flying horses to report that Shu Luping came carrying the Khitan Emperor's yellow umbrella and the large banner symbolizing the Lord of the Grassland.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Zhang Hao's mouth, "It seems that my aunt is going to live in old age, and she still wants to maintain some face at this time, huh!
The generals listened to my orders and challenged me one after another. Peel off the Khitan people's skin and stomp them into the mud. "
Murong Nobunaga rode forward again, "Sage, my son, please be the first to fight!"
Zhang Gao waved his hand and said, "You, Murong Baipao, are so powerful that even if you go to battle, the Khitans will not accept it even if they lose. I will not send out generals today, and will only use generals to destroy their prestige."
After saying that, Zhang Yan shouted, "Yang Jiye, Zhao Kuangyin, He Jiyun, Feng Jiye, Zhang Cheng, Wang Shenqi, Lin Renzhao, Zhang Yuanhui, Yao Keshu, Xue Guizhong..."
Zhang Hao ordered twenty-three generals in succession, all of whom were first-level cavalry generals. They were all around twenty years old and were the most capable of Zhang Zhou's younger generation.
"You go ahead immediately and be sure to smash the Khitan people's yellow umbrellas and cut off their large banners!"
