Li Congke ordered Song Shenqian, the commander of the cavalry army, Fu Yanrao, the commander of the infantry army, Zhang Yanqi, the commander of Heyang Festival, and Liu Yanlang, the envoy of Xuanhui Nanyuan, to take more than a thousand cavalry to Baisima Ban to patrol the battlefield and prepare to garrison. Suddenly they saw

The Jin army crossed the river, with about 5,000 cavalry, and headed ashore. Fu Yanrao and others looked at each other in astonishment, and said to Song Shenqian: "We can't fight there? Why bother to camp here, we will be the first to be attacked by the enemy!"

After that, he immediately galloped back. Song Shenqian couldn't support it alone, so he had to retreat. When Li Congke saw the four generals returning to the court, he still had wishful thinking and discussed restoring Heyang. The four generals looked at each other without saying a word.

The alarm came like snowflakes, either saying that the enemy was somewhere, or that a certain general was meeting the enemy. Finally, it was reported that it was Hu soldiers with thousands of cavalry, and they divided their forces to guard Mianchi, blocking the main route to the west. Li Congke looked up to the sky and sighed: "This is absolutely impossible."

I'm alive!" So he returned to the palace to see Empress Dowager Cao and the Wang Taifei, bursting into tears. The Wang Taifei didn't wait for him to say anything, knowing that something was wrong, so she said to the Queen Mother: "The matter is extremely urgent, it is better to hide away temporarily and wait for my uncle.

Judgment!" The Queen Mother said: "My descendants and women have reached such a state, how can I survive, sister, please take care of yourself!" The Queen Mother rushed out, took Wang Xu Congyi, and rushed to the stadium.

Li Congke accompanied the Empress Dowager Cao, the Empress Liu, the second son Yong Wang Chongmei, and commanded the envoy Song Shenqian, etc., carrying the national treasure, climbed to the Xuanwu Tower, and burned himself with money. Empress Liu looked back at the palace and said to Li Congke: "We are waiting for you.

If you are going to be buried in a fire cave, what's the use of keeping the palace? It's better to destroy it together to avoid falling into the enemy's hands!" Li Chongmei, who was standing by, admonished: "How can the new emperor live in public when he enters the capital! He will work hard for the people in the future, but he will still stay after his death.

Why do you bother to do something so cruel if you want to hate me?" So he set a fire under the Xuanwu Tower. A column of smoke shot straight into the sky. In an instant, the building collapsed, and everyone's souls returned to the underworld. The jade seal of the Chuan Dynasty also disappeared from then on.

As soon as Li Congke died, all the generals in the capital opened the city and surrendered, disarming themselves and awaiting punishment. Shi Jingtang hurriedly led his troops into the capital and temporarily settled in the old camp. He ordered Liu Zhiyuan to deploy in the capital, extinguish the remaining fire in Xuanwu Tower, prohibit invasion and plunder, and make all the troops return to camp. All

The Khitan generals stayed in the Tiangong Temple. The whole city was in awe, and no one dared to disobey the order. The citizens who had fled for several days returned and resumed their old duties. Shi Jingtang immediately issued an edict to urge the court officials to come in. All civil and military officials were in the palace.

Thank you outside the door.

Shi Jingtang drove into the palace and entered the Palace of Civilization. He was congratulated by the ministers, performed Tang rites and music, and offered amnesty to the world. Only Li Congke's old ministers Zhang Yanlang, Liu Yanhao, and Liu Yanlang were guilty of unpardonable crimes and should be punished by canon. Liu Yanhao hanged himself, and Li Congke hanged himself.

They were all beheaded. Shi Jingtang posthumously named Li Congke Emperor Min, and he was buried in a ceremonial ceremony. Emperor Min's concubine Kong was made empress, and she was buried in Emperor Min's mausoleum.

Shi Jingtang paid tribute to Empress Cao of the Ming Dynasty and stopped court for three days to collect the bones and bury them. He also found Concubine De and King Xu to help her return to the palace. Concubine De requested to become a nun, but Shi Jingtang refused to agree and was introduced to De Palace.

Let the Queen ask questions at all times, and treat your concubine like a mother.

Shi Jingtang made Li Congyi the Duke of Xi, and deposed his old master Li Congke as a commoner. He also took out Li Congke's pelvis and femur as a sacrifice, and ordered him to be buried with royal rites. Li Congke died at the age of fifty-one, and was called the deposed emperor. In the later Tang Dynasty, starting from Zhuangzong

, until the emperor was deposed, the owner changed four times and the surname changed three times. It only took thirteen years.

Shi Jingtang still appointed Feng Daotong as Zhang Shi, Lu Wenji as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Zhou Yu as the general, and served as the third envoy. Fu Yanrao was appointed as the military envoy of Huazhou, Chang Congjian was appointed as the military envoy of Xuzhou, and Liu Ning was appointed as the military envoy of Huazhou.

Du envoys, Zhang Xichong was appointed as Shuofang's envoy, Huangfu Yu was appointed as Dingzhou's envoy, and Yu Zhen mostly used the old commanders. The emperor's younger brother Jingde was given posthumously, and Jingyin was appointed as Taifu.

In Guangjin Mansion, the Jin Mausoleum of Emperor Zhuangzong of the Tang Dynasty was designated as Yiling. He also sent Khitan soldiers back to the country, and sent Li Zanhua back to him for his funeral, and granted him a title as a gift to the King of Yan. Former bachelors Li Song and Lu Qi fled to Yique, but the Lord of Jin heard about his talents and pardoned his crimes and summoned him back.

, appointed Lu Qi as secretary-supervisor, and Li Song as minister of the Ministry of War and judge of the household department. Then Li Song was promoted to prime minister and served as privy envoy. Sang Weihan also served as privy envoy.

Zhang Yi wrote to Zuo Shiyi and said: "The Khitan has made great contributions in aiding the founding of the dynasty. We should be on good terms with him on the surface and seriously strengthen the security on the border internally. We cannot relax our vigilance and start his intention to raise troops to invade." Shi Jingtang agreed.

took his advice.

Shi Jingtang conferred honorary titles on the Khitan leader Yelu Deguang and the Queen Mother Shulu. He appointed Feng Dao as the empress dowager's official envoy, and Zuo Pushe Liu Xu as the Khitan chief official's envoy. They were equipped with books, ceremonial guards, and chariots and chariots, and sent them to Khitan.

He saluted; Yelu Deguang was extremely happy. Shi Jingtang served the Khitan very respectfully, and he expressed his submission as a minister, calling the Lord of the Khitan Yelv Deguang "Father Emperor".

Whenever the Khitan envoy came, Shi Jingtang would pay homage to the Khitan's edicts and edicts in the other hall. In addition to transporting 300,000 gold and silk every year, various good and bad luck celebrations, seasonal gifts, playing with treasures, and carriages and horses were also carried out.

Connected to the road. Moreover, the Empress Dowager Shulu, Prince Marshal, King Wei, King South, King North, Han Yanhui, Zhao Yanshou and other ministers all had bribes and gifts. If these people were slightly dissatisfied, they would be called to blame and demand.

Shi Jingtang had no choice but to apologize in humble words. When the envoys of the Jin Dynasty came to Khitan, the Khitans were arrogant and arrogant, and spoke rudely. When the envoys returned to the court and reported to Shi Jingtang, everyone inside and outside the court felt ashamed. Shi Jingtang treated the Khitans with humility and never neglected him.

Therefore, during Shi Jingtang's reign, there was no quarrel with the Khitan. However, the gold and silk sent were only the land rent and taxes of several counties. They often used the excuse that the people were poor and could not deliver the full amount. The Khitan leader stopped it many times.

The State of Jin only asked him to call himself "Emperor Son" when writing letters, just like the courtesy between families.

The Khitan sent an envoy to Luoyang to pick up Princess Yan, the wife of Zhao Yanshou and the daughter of Emperor Mingzong of the Tang Dynasty, who had returned to the north.

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Soon, the Khitan sent an envoy to dedicate a treasure book and honor Shi Jingtang as the Yingwu Mingyi Emperor. Shi Jingtang believed that Daliang was a gathering place for ships and vehicles, which was convenient for water transportation, so he established Tokyo in Bianzhou. He also made Bianzhou Kaifeng Prefecture and made the eastern capital

Luoyang was established as the Xijing, and Chang'an, the western capital, was assigned to the Jinchang Army Festival.

Yelv Deguang, the Lord of Khitan, heard that the Lord of Jin had conquered the country, so he immediately returned north and passed through Yunzhou. Sha Yanxun, the Jiedushi envoy, went out to meet him and was left by Deguang. The generals in the city were in charge of state affairs under the supervision of the judge Wu Luan.

, closed the city to resist the invaders. Yelu Deguang came to the bottom of the city and called to Wu Luan: "Yunzhou has been surrendered to me, why refuse my order?" Before he could finish speaking, an arrow suddenly shot down and almost pierced his collar. Fortunately, he managed to dodge.

Quickly, he pushed the arrow aside.

Yelu Deguang was furious and ordered his troops to attack the city. The city was hit with arrows like rain, and many soldiers were injured in the counterattack. For ten days in a row, they could not attack. Yelu Deguang was eager to return home, so he left his troops to besiege him and led his own soldiers to win the victory.

When they returned, Wu Luan held on for half a year and did not dare to let up. However, he was suffering from the lack of food in the city and had no choice but to send envoys to Luoyang to ask for troops to help.

Shi Jingtang could not break his promise, so he sent a letter to the Khitan, asking him to relieve the siege, and recalled Wu Luan to prevent him from getting in the way. The Khitan soldiers were lured away after the siege was relieved, and Wu Luan was summoned to the capital. Shi Jingtang was ordered to be the military governor of Ningwu Army. There was also Yingzhou.

The commander-in-chief Guo Chongwei also shamed the Khitan and returned south. The people of the sixteen states were all ceded to the Khitan. Foreign invasions in the Central Plains continued for almost three hundred years.

Lu Wenjin, the envoy of Lulong Jiedu, thought that he was a Khitan rebel general, and was afraid that the Khitan would seek arrest from the Jin, so he abandoned the town and went to Wu. Xu Zhigaofang planned to usurp the country and use it for his own use. At that time, there were many old people in the Central Plains, and many famous scholars and scholars set off.

When he came from the south, Xu Zhigao sent people to welcome him to the Huai River and presented him with generous coins. When he arrived at Jinling, he offered him a generous salary.

Xu Zhigao did not open the lid and fan in the hot summer, and once said to his left and right: "The scholars are too exposed, how can I bear to use this!" The scholars and the people were won over, and they all came together. When he was alive, he had a strange sign, a red snake came out of a pear. , walked into his mother Liu's bed, Liu became pregnant and gave birth at full moon. Soon she was robbed by Yang Xingmi, who made Xu Wen his adoptive father. Xu Wen also dreamed of a yellow dragon, so he loved him very much. For these signs, Xu Zhigao He relied on his adoptive father Yu Lie to win over people's hearts and thought of usurping Wu.

However, Wu King Yang Pu had not yet lost his virtue. Xu Zhigao was suffering from the lack of opportunities to take advantage of him. So he invited his son Jingtong to return to Jinling, but secretly ordered his right servant to shoot Qiu Qiu of Song Dynasty, and persuaded King Pu of Wu to move the capital to Jinling. Most people in Wu did not Yang Pu was willing to move the capital, but Yang Pu had no intention of moving. So he sent Qi Qiu to ask Zhigao to discuss moving the capital. Xu Zhigao's plan failed, so he ordered his subordinate Zhou Zongchi to go to Guangling and order the King of Wu to teach Zen.

Qiu Qiu of the Song Dynasty thought that this was not possible, so he asked Zhou Zong to be killed to thank the Wu people, because he ordered him to be the governor of Chizhou. Li Jianxun, deputy envoy of Jiedu, and Sima Xu Jie, etc., repeatedly reported Zhigao's achievements and should be respected by the people as early as possible. The leader of Wu State then summoned Zong was the capital of Yiya, and Xu Zhigao was granted the title of King of Donghai County. Soon after, he was granted the title of Shangfu, Grand Master, Grand Prime Minister, Grand Marshal of the Army of the World, and the title of King of Qi.

Xu Zhigao resumed his jealousy of King Meng of Linchuan, the younger brother of King Wu, and falsely accused him of hiding his life and being good at making weapons. He actually made Meng the Duke of Liyang, imprisoned Hezhou in Youzhou, and ordered Wang Hong, the envoy of the Hezhou Army, to supervise him. Meng killed Hong and rushed to Luzhou in order to He went to rely on Zhou Ben, the Jiedushi envoy. Zhou Ben's son captured Wang Meng and sent him to Jinling, where he was killed by Xu Zhigao. Xu Zhigao then opened the Grand Marshal's Mansion and appointed his own staff. All the Fujian and Yue countries sent envoys to persuade them to advance.

At that time, Yang Pu, the king of Wu, had become a burden and was happy to cede the throne to the country. He handed over all the land and people inherited from his father, and then sent King Lin of Jiangxia to Jinling with a book of treasures to enthrone him as the king of Qi. Xu Zhigao built the Ancestral Temple of Sheji. Jinling was renamed Jiangning Mansion, that is, the throne of the emperor. The third year of Wu Tianzuo was changed to the first year of Shengyuan, and the country was named Daqi. The state of Wu was founded by Yang Xingmi, with two generations and four masters, for a total of forty-six years.

Xu Zhigao honored his father, Taizu Wu Wang Xu Wen, and proclaimed him Emperor Wu. He sent the Right Prime Minister Xu Feng to send a letter of honor to the Lord of Wu, Yang Pu. In Si Xuanhong's ancient times, the imperial palace, palaces, chariots, and royal services remained the same as before. The ancestral temple, Zhengshuo, badges, and uniforms were all still according to the Wu system. Xu Zhigao also appointed Xu Zhizheng as King of Jiang and Xu Zhi'er as King Rao. He appointed Prince Yang of Wu. Lian was appointed as the envoy of Pinglu Jiedushi and Zhongshu Ling, and was granted the title of Hongnong Gong.

When Xu Zhigao, the leader of the Qi State, hosted a banquet for the ministers at Tianquan Pavilion, Li Decheng praised him: "Your Majesty is obedient to Heaven, and only Song Qiqiu is unhappy." So he took out Song Qiqiu's letter to prevent Li Decheng from persuading him to come in as proof. Xu Zhigao, the leader of Qi State, took the letter and did not read it. , and said: "Zisong has been my old friend for thirty years, and he will definitely not let me down." Song Qiqiu bowed his head and thanked him.

The leader of Qi State, Xu Gao, petitioned Emperor Yang Pu to request that the names of the palaces in Jiangdu, the eastern capital, be changed. They were all named from immortal scriptures. Yang Pu often wore Taoist feather robes and practiced the magic of fasting and cultivating immortals. Yang Gong, King of Jian'an of the Wu Kingdom, The twelve other people were demoted to the rank of duke, but were given additional official positions and additional towns as a sign of comfort.

Xu Zhigao, the leader of the Qi State, appointed Wu Guo's former Tongping Zhangshi Zhang Yanhan and his subordinate Zhang Juyong, and Zhongshu Shifu Li Jianxun were all appointed as Tongping Zhangshi. Because Xu Zhigao still used the above table, the emperor wrote a letter expressing his disapproval. Xu Zhigao also sent a letter to express his thanks, but Yang Pu still refused. Change.

Xu Gao, the leader of Qi State, appointed Qi Qiu of Song Dynasty as Grand Situ. Although Qi Qiu of Song Dynasty was appointed as the Prime Minister of Zuo, he could not participate in political affairs. He was angry. When he heard that Xu Gao, the leader of Qi State, called him a "friend of the common people" in his poem, he protested: "

When I was a commoner, your majesty was the governor. Now that I am the emperor, I don’t need the old ministers anymore." When he returned home and asked for punishment, Xu Gao, the leader of Qi State, thanked him with an edict, but did not change it again.

After a long time, Song Qiqiu didn't know what to do, so he wrote a letter suggesting that he move the emperor's trip to another state capital, alienate Wu Prince Yang Lian, and break off his marriage to him; the leader of Qi State, Xu Gao, did not listen to him.

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Xu Zhigao, the leader of Qi State, appointed Queen Song as the empress, appointed the governor of all Dao Dao, and appointed Marshal Xu Jingtong as the deputy marshal of all Dao Dao, and the six military guards, Taiwei, Shangshu Ling, and King of Wu. King Wu of Qi, Xu Jingtong, was renamed

Xu Jing and Xu Zhigao also gave Yang Lian's concubine the title Princess Yongxing. When the concubine heard others calling her princess, she shed tears and declined.

The lord of Qi, Xu Zhigao, appointed his sons Xu Jingsui as King of Ji and Xu Jingda as Duke of Shouyang. He appointed Xu Jingsui as the minister in charge, and stayed in the eastern capital. Yin from Jiangdu led all the officials who stayed in the palace to the eastern capital.

Qi State Desheng Jiedu Envoy and Zhongshu Ling Xiping Gonglie King Zhou Ben died of regret because he could not save Wu State. Xu Zhigao, the leader of Qi State, appointed Xu Jingsui, King Ji of Ji Zhongsui, to participate in the review of Shangshu Capital Province. Qi Qiu of Song Dynasty himself stated that the prime minister should not

Participating in political affairs, Xu Zhigao replied that the provincial office was not ready yet.

Yang Pu, the emperor of Wu State, resolutely resigned and refused to live in the old palace. After many requests, he moved to another place to live. Li Decheng and others strongly advocated that this was the best solution. King Xu Zhigao of Qi State changed the name of Yacheng in Runzhou to Danyang Palace.

, appointed Li Jianxun as the envoy to welcome the emperor. He also appointed Wang Yu, deputy commander of the army of Zuo Xuanwei, to stay in Zhenhai, Gongsun Gui, the envoy of Hakka Province, as the military envoy, and Ma Sirang, a close official, as the envoy of Danyang Palace, and moved the emperor to Danyang.

Yang Palace.

Song Qiqiu once again stated that he had been ignored by the left and right, and Xu Zhigao was furious. After Song Qiqiu learned about it, he returned to his mansion, put on white clothes and waited to be punished. Someone said: "Qiqiu is an old minister, and he should not be punished for small mistakes.

Abandon him." Xu Zhigao said: "Qi Qiu is talented, but he doesn't know the basics." He asked King Wu to summon him with an imperial edict.

Someone offered poisoned wine to Xu Zhigao. Xu Gao, the leader of the Qi State, said: "Those who violate our laws have their own normal punishments. Why do you want this?" The ministers scrambled to request that the name of the Fusizhou County be changed to include the characters "Wu" and "Yang" in it.

When Yang Si, the left-behind judge, asked to change his surname to Yang, someone said to Xu Zhigao: "Your Majesty is naturally obedient to nature, and things are not deliberately rebellious. People who flatter evil people specifically seize these things to change them to please them. This is not a top priority. Don't do it."

Listen to them." Xu Zhigao thought it was right.

On the tenth day of the eleventh month of the third year of Tianfu, Emperor Yang Pu of the State of Wu passed away. The leader of the State of Qi, Xu Gao, stayed in court for twenty-seven days and posthumously named the Emperor Rui Emperor. In this year, the leader of the State of Qi, Xu Gao, moved to confer the title of King of Wu, Xu Jing, as the King of Qi.

The ministers of Qi State, Jiang Wang Xu Zhizheng and others, petitioned the leader of Qi State, Xu Gao, to restore the surname Li and build an ancestral temple of the Tang Dynasty. The Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty agreed. The ministers also requested the title of emperor, and the leader of Qi State, Xu Zhigao, said: "The title is a kind of false beauty, and it is not

"Ancient system." He did not accept it. Since then, his descendants have followed this practice. They are not given honorary titles, no relatives are required to assist in political affairs, and eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in state affairs. This is something that other countries cannot do. Changes to Xu Wen, Taizu of Qi State

His temple name is Yizu.

Xu Zhigao mourned for Li's parents, and together with the queen, he wore sackcloth and mourning, and stood guard in the memorial hall. Like the first funeral ceremony, he paid homage in the morning and evening for fifty-four days. Xu Wen's biological son Xu Zhizheng, king of Jiang, and Xu Zhi'er, king of Rao, also requested to wear mourning.

Ma Daixiao. Princess Guangde, the wife of Li Jianxun, went to the memorial hall under the guise of mourning clothes to mourn and mourn, just like she did when her parents were mourning.

Xu Gao, the leader of the Qi State, issued an edict, and the State Affairs Commission gave the King of Qi specific decisions. Only military issues should be reported to the leader of the country. Xu Zhizheng, Xu Zhier's son, asked Xu Zhigao to restore his old name. Xu Zhigao pretended to be modest, but said that he did not dare to forget it.

Xu Shien. After many applications from hundreds of officials, the original surname was restored to Li and changed to Min.

The leader of the Qi State, Xu Zhigao, changed his name to Li Min, which was the child that Yang Xingmi adopted when he captured Xuzhou. Because Yang Xie and others could not tolerate the child, Yang Xingmi gave him to Xu Wen to raise. After several decades, he actually became

The lord of a country.

Li Min, the leader of the Qi State, issued an edict and ordered all officials to discuss the ritual system of bringing together the ancestors of the two surnames Xu and Li to receive sacrifices. Qiqiu of the Song Dynasty suggested that the spiritual tablet of Xu Wen, the righteous ancestor, be placed on the east side of the seventh room.

Li Min ordered that the spiritual throne of Li Yuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, be placed in the west chamber, followed by Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and Xu Wen, the Yizu, as the initiators. The officials said: "Yizu is a prince, and he is not suitable to be compared with Gaozu and Taizong."

It is recommended to build another temple to worship him after the main hall of the Imperial Ancestral Temple." However, Li Min, the leader of Qi State, said: "I have been entrusted to Yizu since I was a child. If Yizu had not made great contributions to the state of Wu, how could I have created the great cause of Zhongxing today?

"The ministers did not dare to say anything more.

Li Ming wanted to designate the ancestor of his lineage as King Wu Li Ke, the son of Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty. Someone said: "Li Ke was killed by Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. It is better to use King Zheng Li Yuanyi as the ancestor." Li Ming ordered the relevant departments to evaluate the two kings.

Descendants, because Li Bang, the grandson of the King of Wu, played an important role in guarding the frontier in history, and Li Xian, the son of Li Bang, served as the prime minister, so he took the King of Wu as his ancestor.

It is said that after Li Xian, five generations passed to Li Rong, Li Min's father. Their names were all fabricated by relevant departments. Li Min also felt that from the beginning of the Tang Dynasty to the present, there had been nineteen emperors, a period of three hundred years.

In the year of 1949, he felt that his lineage had only gone through ten generations, which was too short. The relevant departments reported: "Thirty years is one lifetime. Your Majesty was born in the Wende period of Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty, and it has been fifty years." So, he followed them. From then on.
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