In the fourth year of Shaoming Dynasty, AD 949, on October 25th, Liu Renzhan, the military governor of Qinghuai Army in Shouzhou of the Southern Tang Dynasty, committed suicide in the military office of Jiedu.
As the news spread, more than 20 generals and commanders 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 deliver 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 blasted 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, Liu Renzhan, the second son of Liu Chongliang, the military envoy in the Yamen, etc. Holding the seal of Shouzhou Qinghuai Army and others, 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 turmoil, which Zhang Yan resented.
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But at the same time, Zhang Yan had to admit that Liu Renzhan was a standard, selfless loyal minister.
"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 stomach as a gift to Li Jing, but at this time he was a little unable to do so.
I, Zhang Shengren, took the gold seal and handed it to Liu Renzhan's second son Liu Chongliang, "Since your father is unwilling to be my minister in the Great Zhou Dynasty, I will not force him.
Take this gold seal and ride on the Pegasus in our army 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 to Zhang Gao with great gratitude, then took the gold seal and prepared to go to Jiangning Mansion.
Zhang Yan suddenly became interested and hesitated for a moment outside the north gate of Shouzhou. Then he said to Yang Jiye: "Liu Shouhui was a loyal minister. He has to make arrangements for his death. 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, named Zhongjie Town, which means Zhongjie Chunchen. "
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Southern Tang Dynasty, Jiangning Mansion, Ziwei Palace.
Liu Chongliang arrived in front of Li Jing with Liu Renzhan's bloody clothes and gold seal. Although Li Jing was dissatisfied with Liu Renzhan's constant provocation in Huainan, he still felt sad when he saw Liu Renzhan's bloody clothes. This Nan The king of Tang Dynasty hammered the eucalyptus with his hand and fell to the ground crying.
All the ministers in the court also began to sob softly, and everyone was in a state of melancholy.
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. middle.
In the inner palace, Queen Zhong took along 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 matters, 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 an eye for children. Although he is only twelve years old this year, he already has considerable skills in poetry and painting.
Li Jing loves all three sons very much. Among her daughters, she loves the seven-year-old Princess Yongning alone.
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 car god, took over Princess Yongning, who was more than thirty years old. 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 sighed.
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, Nong also hated hearing about the promise. I wish to be like a stone to protect the wind, and stop traveling in all directions. When I heard that I was happy, I went to the north to conquer, and I sent you straight to Dupu. Only tears can 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 later Song emperor Liu Yu's eldest son-in-law and Zhenwei general, was killed by Sima Xiuzhi's subordinate Lu Gui when he was conquering Sima Xiuzhi.
Liu Yu ordered his close guard Ding Ao to supervise the collection of Xu Kuizhi's body. Ding Ao, who was not good at words, faced Liu Xingdi, Liu Yu's eldest daughter who was dressed in plain clothes, and could not bear to talk about the tragedy of Xu Kuizhi's head being dismembered on the battlefield.
Only when Liu Xingdi asked, he reluctantly answered. Liu Xingdi was heartbroken that her husband died in the war 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 at that time composed the song "Duhu" based on the lamentation of Princess Liu Xingdi of Yongxing.
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 a very loving couple, 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'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 empresses have 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 Dalang is still not at ease, he can recognize her as his aunt. "
Li Jing just remembered that the Empress Dowager Ciyou, the aunt of Emperor Shao Tian, 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 recognizes Empress Dowager Ciyou as her aunt, and Queen Zhong calls Empress Dowager Cisheng as aunt, and perhaps adopts the title of adoptive 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. .
After receiving these conditions, Li Jing felt relieved. In the past few months, Zhang Yan 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 Yanji and others, and built a large garden for fun.
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 eight thousand cavalry to the place twenty miles north of Jiangdu. Pan Mei, the former army vanguard general, 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. The day will come when we will set sail to the west.”
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 is near Nantong in later generations. The Qianyue fleet has already arrived at the estuary. It must be waiting for the northwest wind to subside, and then sails upstream. It only takes a few days to reach Jiangning Mansion.
When Mrs. Zhong heard this, she jumped anxiously. She hugged Li Jing's thigh and cried loudly, "Da Lang, 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 against 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 authority to control the troops and horses. We still have 20,000 forbidden troops and 20,000 suppressing troops. 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.
"You still have to leave the city lightly and cross the river to report to Duke Wei. Just say that a certain Li Jing is willing to surrender."
