Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 783

In the fourth year of Shaoming, 949 A.D., on October 25, Liu Renzhan, the Jiedu envoy of the Qinghuai Army in Shouzhou of the Southern Tang Dynasty, committed suicide in the Jiedu office and died for the country.

As the news spread, more than [-] generals and schools of the Qinghuai Army committed suicide together, shedding their last drop of blood for the Shouzhou and Southern Tang Kingdoms they guarded.

Before Liu Renzhan died, he also ordered someone to go out of the city to write a letter to Zhang Ji, asking Emperor Shao Tian not to implicate the Qinghuai army and the people of Shouzhou because of his crimes alone.

At the end of the Mao era, when the first ray of sunlight hit the north gate of Shouzhou, which was bombarded by artillery, Zhou Tinggou, the supervisor of the Qinghuai Army in Shouzhou in the Southern Tang Dynasty, Sun Yu, the deputy envoy of Yingtian, and Liu Chongliang, the second son of Liu Renzhan, the envoy of the yamen army, etc., Holding the great seal of the Qinghuai army in Shouzhou, etc., please surrender outside the north gate.

After Zhang Ting heard that Liu Renzhan committed suicide and died for his country, he also let out a long sigh, not knowing what to say.

In all fairness, Liu Renzhan had been trying his best to fight against him. Although he didn't cause much damage, the troubled Haosi and Sizhou states had been in turmoil, and Zhang Tie hated it a little.

But at the same time, Zhang Ting had to admit that Liu Renzhan was a standard, selfless loyal minister.

"Although Liu Shouhui is my enemy, he is always a loyal and pure minister. It's a pity that he can't be used by me!"

Zhang Ting sighed, originally he was going to send someone to give Liu Renzhan's armor to Li Jing, but at this time he was a little bit 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 doesn't want to be my courtier of Da Zhou, I won't force him.

You take this golden seal and ride the Tianma in our army to Jiangning mansion. Give this to Li Jing, let him posthumously confer titles, discuss posthumous titles, and give your father the honor he deserves. "

This is what belongs to talent, and few people can think thoughtfully in these aspects like me, Zhang Shengren.

Liu Chongliang fell to the ground and cried loudly. He kowtowed to Zhang Ting with great gratitude, then took the golden seal and prepared to go to Jiangning Mansion.

Zhang Tie suddenly lost his interest, so he hesitated for a while outside the north gate of Shouzhou, and then said to Yang Jiye: "Liu Shouhui is a loyal minister, and the affairs behind him must be arranged. My son will go to express condolences instead of me."

Then Zhang Ting said to Li Gu who was behind him: "Li Qing is from Huainan, and he helped Yang Jiye appease Shouzhou.

The Qinghuai army will be disbanded from now on, and another forbidden army will be built here, named Zhongjie Town, which means loyal and pure ministers. "

. . . .

Southern Tang Dynasty, Jiangning Mansion, in Ziwei Palace.

Liu Chongliang arrived in front of Li Jing with Liu Renzhan's bloody coat and golden seal. Although Li Jing was also dissatisfied with Liu Renzhan's provocations in Huainan, seeing Liu Renzhan's bloody coat at this moment, he still felt sad. Tang Guozhu hammered the case with his hands and fell to the ground crying.

All the ministers in the court also sobbed softly, and the whole scene was gloomy.

Although Li Jing fell to the ground crying, he was still observing the actions of the officials.

Seeing that most of the people were just pretending, and a few people were clamoring for blood revenge, but couldn't offer any useful suggestions at all, so they became discouraged and simply took advantage of the news of Liu Renzhan's death to escape back to the harem. middle.

In the inner palace, Queen Zhong took Ling and other concubines to bring 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 sons, Li Hongji is 16 years old this year. He is very strong and taciturn, but when it comes to military affairs, he talks endlessly.

The second son, Li Hongmao, is only a few months younger than Li Hongji. He is good at riding and archery, and is good at shooting and shooting. He likes poetry and prose, and is quite elegant.

The sixth son, Li Congjia, has one eye and two pupils. Although he is only 12 years old this year, he already has a solid foundation in poetry and painting.

Li Jing loves these three sons very much, and among his daughters, Princess Yongning, who is seven years old this year, is the only one he loves.

And this princess also had a period of suffering for her, but quite a legendary experience for future generations.

It is said that after Li Yu surrendered in history, the second brother Zhao, the chariot god, raped Princess Yongning, who was more than [-] years old. As a result, when he was fighting for Yanyun in the north, the second brother Zhao got an arrow in his ass and left Princess Yongning outside Youzhou City.

After Princess Yongning was captured by the Liao army, she was favored by the Liao Shengzong and named Fangyi.

When Li Jing saw the situation, he actually guessed what Queen Zhong was going to say, and he let out a long sigh.

The Zhong family was uncharacteristically dressed in plain clothes, and ordered the Ling family and others to play music together and sing in a mournful voice.

"When the supervisor was first marching, Nong also hated hearing about promises. I wish to be Shi Youfeng, and stop traveling in all directions. Wen Huan went to the northern expedition, and sent him to Zhidupu. Only tears can be shed, and there is no love to vomit!"

Ling Shi also sang deeply mournfully, "Ding Duhu, Ding Duhu."

This dance song, called "Du Hu", is about the end of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and later the son-in-law of Song Gaozu Liu Yuchang, Zhenwei General Xu Kuizhi was killed by Sima Xiu's subordinate Lu Gui when he was conquering Sima Xiuzhi.

Liu Yu ordered his confidant guard Ding Yi to collect Xu Kuizhi's body. Ding Yi, who was not good at speaking, faced Liu Yu's eldest daughter Liu Xingdi, who was in plain clothes, and couldn't bear to say that Xu Kuizhi's head was in a different place on the battlefield.

Only Brother Liu Xing asked a question, and he reluctantly answered, Brother Liu Xing was heartbroken that her husband died in battle, and he couldn't see the body, so sad in his heart, he could only cover his face and keep calling: "Ding Duhu! Ding Duhu!"

The voice is mournful and sad, and the sadness and pain are all in silence.

Later, people used the voice of Princess Yongxing Liu Xingdi to lament and compose the song "Du Hu".

Li Taibai, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, reworked Dingdu Huge, but what Zhong sang was the Duhuhu song with a sad voice in Liu Song Dynasty, and the meaning couldn't be more obvious.

Zhong and Li Jing are very affectionate husband and wife, so she knows very well what should be used to persuade a literary youth like Li Jing.

This song by Ding Duhu is so unlucky, but Li Jing burst into tears when he was sung, he hit the bowl with chopsticks, and sang along: "May I live forever, not fall into the emperor's house, and be able to go boating in the rivers and lakes with Qingqing."

When the children saw their parents like this, even Li Hongji, who had always been taciturn, couldn't help crying.

Zhong also cried and fell to the ground, holding up the letter written by Zhang Ji's biological mother, Empress Dowager Cisheng, and empress dowager Ciyou, her aunt, and handing it to Li Jing.

"Dalang, Empress Dowager Cisheng and Empress Dowager Ciyou jointly wrote back to the slave. The two empress dowagers jointly promised that after accepting the sacrifice, they will jointly protect my family's safety and prosperity.

Empress Dowager Ciyou also said that if Dalang is still worried, he can recognize her as his aunt. "

It was only then that Li Jing remembered that Shao Tianzi's aunt, Empress Dowager Ciyou Li, came from the Yuchi family of the Khotan royal family, and was given the surname Li, which is a little more authentic than the self-proclaimed descendant of the Tang royal family.

If you recognize the Empress Dowager Ciyou as your aunt, and the Queen Zhong also calls the Empress Dowager Cisheng as your aunt, and maybe you can even worship her as a foster mother, the life of the whole family should be guaranteed, and you don't have to worry about being humiliated when you go to Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo .

Having obtained these conditions, Li Jing's heart has actually loosened. In the past few months, Zhang Tie has put too much pressure on him.

Li Jing can't remember how long it has been since he enjoyed a song and dance, sang and drank with Feng Yansi and others, and built a big garden for fun.

Just at this time, Li Jingsui and Li Jingda, who had the right to walk in the forbidden palace, broke in, ignoring the guards' shouts.

Seeing the two of them coming hand in hand, Li Jing felt ominous 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 Jiangdu Zhou Fengyi's brother. Li Weigong of the imperial court has personally led [-] cavalry to the north of Jiangdu Prefecture. Pan Mei, the former army vanguard, has entered Jiangdu Prefecture. The gate is dedicated to the city."

Li Jing couldn't help but feel dizzy for a while, but the matter was not over yet, Li Jingsui cried and said: "The Jinghai system set up the court system and set up envoys to report. The king of Wuyue, Qian Hongchu, personally led [-] sailors and [-] warships to the south of Hudouzhou. The sun will sail west."

At this time, the mouth of the Yangtze River was not the same as in later generations. Nantong was still an island, and places such as Haimen and Qidong had not yet appeared.

Hudouzhou is near Nantong in the later generations. The Qianyue fleet has arrived at the mouth of the sea. It must be waiting for the northwest wind to calm down, and then go upstream. It only takes a few days to reach Jiangning Mansion.

When Zhong heard this, she jumped up anxiously. She hugged Li Jing's thigh and cried loudly, "Dalang, it's still too late for Natu. I really have to wait until the soldiers approach the city. Please kill the slaves and Ling, Yongning, Yongjia, etc. immediately. from the insult of subjugation."

When Li Jing heard this, his heart was cut like a knife. Just thinking about what kind of misfortune his wife and daughter would suffer after the subjugation made Li Jing tremble in pain.

At this time, he was leaning against the pillars in the hall, and lost all the majesty of the lord of a country on his body. In grief, he raised his head and closed his eyes and cried loudly: "Jing can't guard the sacrifices, and can't die in the community. I am ashamed to fight against my father and ancestors!"

Li Jingsui, Li Jingda and others went up to hug Li Jing and cry.

Only the eldest son, Li Hongji, got up abruptly, "Everyone, please give my children the full power to control the soldiers and horses. We still have [-] imperial troops and town troops. If we refuse to defend the river, we may not be able to preserve the country.

Even if it can't be saved, so what if our father and son died for this country! "

Li Jing shook his head with tears in his eyes. It would be fine if Li Hongji didn't say that. After he said that, Li Jing decided to surrender. If he had the courage to kill Sheji, the situation would not be like this.

"My son is a hero, save your life and serve the new dynasty in the future!" After speaking, Li Jing looked at Li Jingda.

"I still have to go out of the city and cross the river in light clothes to report to Duke Wei, saying that a certain Li Jing is willing to surrender."

(End of this chapter)