Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

In November, Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu and Empress Dowager Xiao led their troops to the south again, and sent Yeluxiu brother as the vanguard to lead the troops to the city of Yingzhou. He only led dozens of cavalry into the Liao camp. Brother Yeluxiu shouted: "Those who care about border affairs, come to die today!"Immediately capture He Lingtu alive and continue to march south.

Taizong sent troops to conquer, Song and Liao fought fiercely with Junziguan, Liao general Yeluxiu defeated Song general Liu Tingrang in Junziguan, Yang Chongjin died in battle, the entire Song army was wiped out, Liu Tingrang only escaped, Taizong was hit by two arrows in the chaos, and rode in a donkey cart Escape from the siege.

[Yang Chongjin: A native of Taiyuan, Zhou Taizu was under his tent when the town was famous.At the beginning of Guangshun, he was a guard.At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, Lei moved to the inner palace of Zhidu Yuhou.At the beginning of Taiping Xingguo, the Longwei army was changed to the capital school, and Xuzhou governor was led.Following Taizong to conquer the Northern Han Dynasty, he became the governor of Laizhou.Following Cao Bin's northern expedition, he served as an envoy for the right wing, and was changed to a defense envoy for Wuzhou and deployed for Gaoyangguan.In the third year of Yongxi's reign, Yang Chongjin followed Liu Tingrang in a battle with the Liao army in Junziguan, and died in a fierce battle at the age of 65. 】

The Liao army turned to attack Daizhou and entered the city of Daizhou from Hugu. The Song general Shenwei commanded Ma Zheng to resist the enemy outside the south gate. Zhang Qixian advocated to go to war. When he learned that Pan Mei was stationed in Bingzhou at this time, Zhang Qixian immediately sent someone to contact him and invited Pan Mei to attack the Liao army. When the people arrived, he reported to Zhang Qixian: the army arrived at Baijing and got a secret edict, which said that the king's division on the East Road had failed, and the Bingzhou army was not allowed to fight. Now the army has returned to Bingzhou.After hearing this, Zhang Qixian thought that the Liao army knew that Pan Mei was coming but did not know that Pan Mei had retreated, so he should retreat the enemy with a plan, so he imprisoned the incoming people, personally selected two thousand troops from the inner city, and went to the city to inspire momentum. At night, they sent [-] troops to a place [-] miles southwest of the city, setting up flags and burning grass.Another [-] infantry were sent to ambush the Liao army's retreat in Tudengzhai.After the deployment was completed, Zhang Qixian led his soldiers directly to the Liao camp. The Liao soldiers saw the flames in the southwest and the flags were shaking. They suspected that the Panmei army in Bingzhou had arrived. The army was defeated. In the battle of Tudengzhai, uncle Xiangwen Talie and other generals of the Liao Kingdom were killed. The Song army beheaded hundreds of people, captured [-] horses, and nearly [-] weapons. Only then did the Liao army withdraw to the north.

In December, the Liao army was very resentful of He Lingtu's advocacy of the Northern Expedition to Emperor Taizong, so he sent his weapons to Nanjing, Liao Kingdom, to be beheaded. He was 39 years old at the time.

[Picture of He Ling: Kaifeng Chen Liuren.His father, He Huaipu, was the elder brother of Empress Xiaohui of Taizu. He Lingtu worked in Taizong's mansion in his early years.In the second year of Yongxi's reign, he led the governor of Pingzhou and served as the envoy of Youzhou camp and trench.The following year, his father accompanied Yang Ye to the north and died in battle. He Lingtu became the envoy of Liuzhai, led the training envoy of the Honzhou regiment, and protected the troops in Yingzhou. At the end of the same year, he was captured and beheaded by the Liao Dynasty. 】

In the same month, Dangxiang made peace with the Liao Kingdom, and Li Jiqian married Princess Yicheng, the daughter of Prince Yeluxiang of the Liao Kingdom.

[From the founding of the Song Dynasty to the period of Emperor Taizong, the economy has gradually become richer and the national power has become stronger and stronger. In the seventh year of Taiping Xingguo, Emperor Taizong of Song Dynasty recruited more than 200 people including Li Fang, Song Bai, Xu Xuan, and Yang Huizhi to compile a new "Selected Works" The total collection, completed in the third year of Yongxi, is called "Wenyuan Yinghua", with a total of 38 volumes.From Xiaoliang to the late Tang and Five Dynasties, the book contains [-] selected writers and nearly [-] works, which are divided into [-] categories such as Fu, Poetry, Hanlin Zhizhao, Policy Questions, and Essays.Among them, the Tang Dynasty accounted for about nine tenths.The book preserves many rare materials and leaves a precious document for later generations. 】