Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 420 The Death of the Emperor

In the Daning Palace in Kaifeng Prefecture, Tokyo, the life of the son emperor Shi Jingtang has come to an end.

In fact, the last time when the news came that Zhang Zhao and Yelu Deguang were brothers, Shi Jingtang suffered a lot.

He fell off the throne in the Daning Palace and vomited blood. At that time, he had a slight stroke.

However, after recuperation, he was still able to become a director slowly, and just when his health began to improve, Zhang Zhao gave him the second blow.

That is, he proclaimed himself king and spread the book to the world, so that all the kings in the world once again appreciated Shi Jingtang's ugly appearance.

Although before this, Shi Jingtang betrayed the Sixteen States of Yanyun, and everyone knew that his father was Khitan.

But this time Zhang Zhao completely tore off all the fig leafs on Shi Jingtang, and executed him in public in public.

Moreover, the speed of information dissemination at this time is not very fast. Farther south, the eunuch Dynasty of the Southern Han Dynasty entertained itself.

As well as Duan Siping, the former post-Jin Tonghai Jiedu Envoy who had just established the Dali Kingdom, and Wu Quan, the independent Jinghai Jiedu Envoy, are actually not very clear about these things.

However, Zhang Zhao's transmission this time directly sent Shi Jingtang to Khitan in the north and South China Sea in the south, completely discrediting him.

The matter of establishing himself as the Heavenly King of the Liang Kingdom pushed Shi Jingtang even more into the abyss.

Originally speaking, Zhang Zhao returned to the country with the righteousness of the Eighteen Prefectures, and Shi Jingtang's later Jin Dynasty clearly regained Longyou in Hexi, which was briefly recovered during Zhang Yichao's period since Tubo fell into Hexi.

This actually greatly enhanced the prestige of the son emperor.

To a certain extent, it counteracts the fact that Shi Jingtang's father served Khitan and betrayed the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun.

But this time Zhang Zhao Liguo took back all the glory he had given Shi Jingtang before in an instant.

For Shi Jingtang, in order to get the glory of returning to the country from the eighteen prefectures in Longyou, Hexi, he really paid for the territory of the Xiongwu Army of Qinzhou and his sister-in-law, Princess Yongle.

In the end, he was prostituted by Zhang Zhaobai, not to mention taking back the glory of returning to the country from the Eighteen States, and making him a big scandal. It can be said that he lost his wife and lost his army.

What made Shi Jingtang even more unbearable was that Zhang Zhao had become his uncle.

In fact, the emperor didn't understand very much.With Zhang Zhao's strength, Shi Jingtang could only be Yelu Deguang's son, so how could Zhang Zhao be Yelu Deguang's younger brother?
Apart from Zhang Zhao, the most painful final blow came from Liu Zhiyuan.

When Zhang Zhao was preparing for the Hexi scientific expedition, Liu Zhiyuan sent Guo Wei to completely convince Bai Chengfu, the former deputy governor of Yinshan in the Tang Dynasty.

Bai Chengfu, Helian Hailong, Bai Kejiu and others instigated the Tuyuhun, Turkic and other tribes in the Khitan territory to go south to seek refuge.

Liu Zhiyuan recruited them, and got nearly 150,000 herdsmen from Tuyuhun and other tribes. These people are skilled in bow and horse, and Liu Zhiyuan's strength has greatly increased since then.

In fact, before Liu Zhiyuan returned to Taiyuan, the strength of Hedong Township was not very strong.

Because successive groups of warriors from Hedong supported the new emperor and proclaimed himself emperor in the south, the population of the Hedong area was greatly reduced.

When Shi Jingtang raised troops in Taiyuan, only thirty or tens of thousands of people followed him south.

Therefore, although Shi Jingtang clearly knew that Liu Zhiyuan was not very reliable, he still sent him back to Hedong as a Jiedu envoy and stayed behind in Beijing.

The intention in his mind was that due to the lack of population in the Hedong area, when Liu Zhiyuan did not get Bai Chengfu and other Tuyuhun tribes, the people under his rule were only 500,000, and there was a lack of warriors.

It's not easy to get [-] to [-] combat soldiers. He doesn't have the strength to fall out with Shi Jingtang, so he can only obediently be a large border guard.

But this time, after Liu Zhiyuan completely subdued the Tuyuhun tribe, he also absorbed the Han and Hu peoples such as Yunzhou and Daizhou who refused to submit to Khitan.

Now not only is he qualified to challenge Shi Jingtang, but he can even speak against the Khitan people.

In February 941, Yelu Deguang was so angry that Liu Zhiyuan recruited various tribes of Tuyuhun to go south.

He sent Khitan envoys to Jinyang to ask Liu Zhiyuan for Bai Chengfu and others.

Liu Zhiyuan did not stay in Jinyang on the pretext of inspecting the defense. Guo Wei and others who stayed in Jinyang used the excuse that Liu Zhiyuan was not there and could not make the decision, and perfunctory and delayed the Khitan envoy.

Yelu Deguang had no choice but to send envoys to Tokyo again to question Shi Jingtang and ask him to order Liu Zhiyuan to release Bai Chengfu and other ministries to Khitan.

Shi Jingtang had no choice but to send someone to give Liu Zhiyuan an order.

As a result, the Khitan envoy went to Jinyang with Shi Jingtang's imperial decree, but Liu Zhiyuan avoided seeing him as usual.

Shi Jingtang had no choice but to send his confidant, Liu Zhiyuan's old acquaintance Zhang Cheng, to mediate.

Liu Zhiyuan couldn't escape, so he just reprimanded Shi Jingtang for groveling in front of the Khitan envoy, bluntly saying that Bai Chengfu and others were already Tang'er as early as the Great Dynasty.

Now that they don't want to live in Khitan and are determined to return to Tang, he, Liu Zhiyuan, will definitely not be able to expel them again.

The enraged Khitan envoy returned to Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo for the third time, and this time brought Yelu Deguang's sharp reprimand.

At this time, Shi Jingtang was seriously ill and could not get up for more than ten days.He could only shed tears and said to the Khitan envoy on the hospital bed.

"Hedong Liu Zhiyuan is like a rebellious son in the family. Kong Wu is powerful, but if he doesn't listen to his father, what can he do?"

To be honest, this is really miserable, and the majestic emperor was forced to this point by all parties.

There was Khitan, a violent father above, who urged him unceremoniously, and Liu Zhiyuan, a rebellious son below, didn't care about Shi Jingtang's life or death.

The son emperor was caught in the middle, suffering all kinds of humiliation but helpless.

But after the Khitan envoy had no choice but to leave, Shi Jingtang, who was hit twice by Liu Zhiyuan and Zhang Zhao, couldn't hold on anymore.

In the Daning Palace, a candle as thick as an arm was only dancing with dim light, as if it foreshadowed the fate of Shi Jingtang, the late Jin Dynasty.

Feng Dao was called up from home and entered the palace overnight, knowing in his heart that something might be wrong.

When he arrived, Shi Jingtang's expression confirmed his judgment even more.

The emperor's back was leaning on the bed, and the two maids behind him supported him so hard that he didn't fall down.

Her face was not pale, but a golden paper color that looked unhealthy.

Seeing Feng Dao coming in, Shi Jingtang, who was already speechless, hurriedly asked his servant to carry his seventh son, Shi Chongrui, who was only over one year old, into Feng Dao's arms.

During Zhang Congbin's rebellion in the past, all of Shi Jingtang's sons had been beheaded. This one-year-old Shi Chongrui is Shi Jingtang's only son.

The palace servants on the left and right, seeing Shi Jingtang's appearance, all burst into tears.

Although the emperor here is shameless and has a big disadvantage, he is still good to the people around him.

Looking left and right, Shi Jingtang asked Shi Chongrui to be hugged into Feng Dao's arms. Although he didn't speak, everyone knew what it meant.

Feng Dao looked at Shi Jingtang, thinking about Shi Jingtang's kindness to him in the past, although he wished to throw Shi Chongrui to the ground immediately, but in the end he still didn't do so.

I just couldn't help but sigh in my heart, Zheng Wangshi is Chonggui, he is already 27 years old.

Although he can't be regarded as a wise master, he also has the appearance of being successful.

Besides, even if Shi Chonggui is incapable, it is still better than Shi Chongrui who is over one year old!
Feng Dao could only think in his heart, if he could save Shi Chongrui's life, then it would be worthwhile for Shi Jingtang to have a fight with his monarch and ministers.

As for supporting Shi Chongrui to proclaim himself emperor, don't even think about it, even if Feng Dao wants to, he can't do it.

Although Shi Jingtang couldn't speak, seeing Feng Dao's expression and seeing that Feng Dao didn't put Shi Chongrui on the ground, but still hugged Shi Chongrui tightly in his arms, his heart felt more at ease immediately.

He knew that even if Feng Dao could not support Shi Chongrui as emperor, he could at least help save Shi Chongrui's life.

Because he knew that his adopted son Shi Chonggui was not such a ruthless person, so as long as someone persuaded him, he would definitely not force Shi Chongrui.

The only thing to worry about is that Shi Chonggui likes to listen to impassioned speeches, but he doesn't know enough about himself.

I'm afraid that after his death, Shi Chonggui will provoke the Khitan people.

Thinking of this, Shi Jingtang exhausted all his strength and raised his hand slightly.

It's just that there is a Khitan character in his mouth, which is always stuck in his throat. No matter how hard he tries, he just can't speak, and his face is flushed with anxiety.

The servant beside him hurried over to beat Shi Jingtang's back, Feng Dao then put down Shi Chongrui, and walked a few steps forward, wanting to hear what Shi Jingtang wanted to say.

But at this moment, Shi Jingtang felt a burst of strength coming from nowhere, making Shi Jingtang feel relaxed.

But he trembled immediately, and Shi Jingtang knew that for a patient like him who had been suffering for a long time, he suddenly regained all his energy, it must be a flashback.

Thinking of this, the son emperor exhausted all his strength and shouted the word 'Khitan'.

Feng Dao in front of him also burst into tears, he quickly knelt down on the ground and said loudly.

"I will do my best to dissuade King Zheng from provoking Khitan!"

After Feng Dao finished speaking, Shi Jingtang nodded slightly, and his eyes began to loosen.

At this time, Shi Jingtang's wife, Princess Yongning, the third daughter of Emperor Mingzong Li Siyuan of the Later Tang Dynasty, and Empress Li of the Later Jin Dynasty, who had been waiting outside for a long time, ran in crying.

Shi Jingtang, who knew his time had come, rested his head on Empress Li's shoulder.

At this last moment, he thought through everything thoroughly.

For Shi Jingtang, Zhang Zhao and him have their own grievances and grievances.

But in fact, there are many people who Shi Jingtang failed, and Shi Jingtang failed.

Judging from the damage done to Shi Jingtang, Zhang Zhao is far inferior to Li Congke, Zhang Congbin and others.

The former forced him to the point where he had to serve Khitan as his father and risked raising troops to save his life, while the latter beheaded all his sons.

Zhang Zhao's damage to Shi Jingtang, according to common sense, was even worse than that of Liu Zhiyuan.

Because Liu Zhiyuan was single-handedly promoted by Shi Jingtang, Liu Zhiyuan would not be where he is today without Shi Jingtang, but Liu Zhiyuan still betrayed him mercilessly.

But for Shi Jingtang, Zhang Zhao didn't have much enmity with him.

When he returned from the eighteen prefectures in Longyou, Hexi, it can even be said to be one of the few bright moments in Shi Jingtang's life.

But Shi Jingtang's hatred for Zhang Zhao is obviously far greater than that of Li Congke, Zhang Congbin, Liu Zhiyuan and others.

Before this, Shi Jingtang himself didn't know why?But now, he suddenly understood.

That's not hate, or it's not completely hate, it's hate mixed with strong envy.

A young hero who travels across the Western Regions.Take back the ancestral property, Megatron Hexi.Holding the righteousness in hand, the soldiers under the command work hard, and have a long-term vision.

Others don't know, Shi Jingtang can feel it, Zhang Zhao has infinite possibilities in the future, not to mention unifying the world, at least he has the ability to be Zhu Quanzhong.

And all these are exactly what Shi Jingtang, whose father served Khitan and betrayed the country for glory, lacks the most and desires the most.

At this moment, he finally figured it out. He had an extreme desire, envy, and hatred for Zhang Zhao that he wanted to replace with his own body.

"Yongle! Yongle!" Shi Jingtang whispered in Empress Li's ear extremely weakly.

The Yongle he was talking about was Empress Li's fifteenth sister, who married Zhang Zhao's adopted son, Murong Xinchang, and was currently in Hexi.

The age difference between Empress Li and Princess Yongle was more than twenty years. When Li Siyuan passed away, Princess Yongle was still babbling.

It is Empress Li who has been taking care of Princess Yongle, and Princess Yongle is like her daughter with Shi Jingtang.

Thinking of this, Empress Li thought that Shi Jingtang wanted to see Princess Yongle.

So he nodded and said with tears in his eyes: "Don't worry, Sanlang, I'll send someone to Hexi to call Yongle back."

Shi Jingtang shook his head vigorously, he wanted to say that Princess Yongle will be Queen Li's support in the future.

However, no matter how much he opened his mouth, no sound could come out.

With this last regret, this son-in-law finished his shameless and complicated life.

Speaking from personal experience, he is worthy of sympathy. In fact, he never thought of rebelling and becoming emperor, but he was forced to take this path by reality and by Li Congke.

But after Shi Jingtang embarked on this path, his act of betraying the Sixteen States of Yanyun brought serious disasters to future generations of China.

For the first time, the people of the Central Plains have lost the protection of Yanshan and Yinshan, if Zhang Zhao can't change this situation.

It will still be the same as in history, the imperial court of the Central Plains can only focus most of its energy on how to defend against the difficult situation of the northern nomadic cavalry rushing straight down from the flat river of Hebei.

(End of this chapter)