Yuan Hao's death
Wang Ze suddenly made a move on this day, and put all the officials below Zhang Deyi in Zhizhou City in the Tianqing Temple of Beizhou City, and basically no one ran away.
But Beizhou succeeded, but Wang Ze's behavior became strange. There are still so many places in the country waiting for his "liberation", and he actually started a series of tricks first: country name: Anyang; Era: Sanctification. Wang Ze: King of Dongping County; Zhang Luan: Prime Minister; Buji: Privy Counsellor; Even three divisions and six departments are readily available. What's more, every block and road in the city of Beizhou has been renamed, and the place where Wang lives is called Zhongjing, and every building in the city is a state, and the name is the name of each state and county in the land of the Great Song Dynasty. There are four stewards on the city wall, each responsible for one side. The banner of the word "Buddha" at the head of the east city is waving the wind, waiting for his believers to approach him. Immediately after the conscription, everyone over the age of 12 and under the age of 70 in the city of Beizhou had a share, and everyone went to the military treasury to receive things, and the armor and weapons were chosen at will. In order to get closer to the regular army, everyone was tattooed on their faces with the words "The righteous army breaks Zhao Desheng" is good, right?
It is said that among all the dynasties in China, the Song Dynasty was the most powerful in dealing with civil strife. Good luck to the Buddhist rebels! Jia Changchao immediately sent his own Jinzhi Hao Zhen to lead his troops to kill Beizhou. On December 1, the news of the Beizhou mutiny was reported to the imperial court.
On the 2nd, Mai Yunyan and Wang Kai went to quell the chaos first, and ordered Jia Changchao to lead elite troops to escort them. On the 4th, he ordered Gaoyang Pass to deploy Wang Xin to recruit and capture the capital of Beizhou City. On the 10th, Pai Myeong-ho led 100,000 forbidden troops to quell the rebellion. On the 14th, he ordered Gao Jilong to be the new governor of Beizhou, and let the inner servant He Cheng carry the list and recruit traitors in the city of Beizhou.
Myeongho has a great background, and his officialdom career is very similar to that of the gentlemen of Qingli. met the common "nobleman" Li Yuanhao. To tell the truth: if there was no Song-Xia War, the "gentlemen" would not have been able to break through the iron curtain of Lu Yijian and jump onto the political stage. So in the case of the collective resignation of the "gentlemen" with war experience, Myeongho's qualifications make people look forward to it. After all, he also returned from the front.
At the beginning of the siege, what the Great Song Dynasty official army had to do was to take Beizhou City as quickly as possible! You must know that this is a rebel area, and Hebei Road is full of Wang Ze's believers who rebel against the party. As long as the battle is tepid, it is very likely that there will be fires everywhere, and it will be unimaginable. The forbidden troops besieging Beizhou City were carefully surrounded by "Buddhists" on Hebei Road! So be quick! Only in this way can the majesty and strength of the country be demonstrated!
On January 2, the 8th year of Qingli (1048), just as the Great Song Dynasty was overwhelmed by the Beizhou army, something bigger happened in the Western Xia: Li Yuanhao, the founding emperor of the Western Xia, was killed by his own crown prince Ning Lingge, and Ning Lingge was killed by Wuzang Pang...
Ning Lingge's fate was divided by his wedding, and all kinds of thoughts rose in his heart. At this time, the appearance of a person made the whole thing sinister and mysterious: his name was Wuzang Pang, and he was the brother of Wuzang. By this time, his sister Muzo was pregnant. Although it is impossible to determine whether the child in the womb is male or female. But he didn't hide that Pang firmly believed: this must be a boy!
So what can be done to consolidate the status of this unborn baby, the status of the Muzang clan, and the fate of the Wuzang clan himself? I didn't hide it and thought about it for a long time, and a very bold and wonderful idea gradually came into being. The more you think about it, the better it is, the key point is in two people: Li Yuanhao and Ning Lingge, as long as one of these two people dies, it will be very beneficial to him. But when you think about it, there's a big difference:
1 Brother Ning Ling is dead? Then at least the position of the crown prince of this unborn baby will be established (I don't believe that this is a baby boy, I really don't understand what is the source of his strong self-confidence?). Could it be that there was a B-ultrasound that could test the sex of the baby at that time) So Ning Lingge died? Very good!
2 Li Yuanhao died? It's a bit of a hanging. Not to mention that the Western Xia state will be violently turbulent, and the surrounding Great Song Dynasty, Great Khitan, and even Tubo may retaliate. And Li Yuanhao died suddenly, leaving the crown prince Ning Lingge, the unborn baby and himself... Will there be a chance? Precise calculations, not very sure. Although the strength of the Yeli tribe is not as strong as before. But it's by no means comparable to the nameless "queen" of the Wuzang clan... So Li Yuanhao can die, but he must not leave Brother Ning Ling! Only when this goal is reached, the unborn baby and he... Talent is the ultimate beneficiary!
So keep thinking: How can we make this idea a reality? Do you want Brother Ning Ling to kill Li Yuanhao?
This thought suddenly popped into his mind, and for a moment he didn't hide it, and he was frightened by himself. How did you come up with it? Let the son kill his father? It's not that you can't kill it. There are a lot of things on the grassland, and I heard that the Han people also like to do this. It's just that this first level is not easy, what if Brother Ning Ling doesn't kill? You can see it with a little bit of brain. It's a wedding dress for someone else, and it's good for that unborn baby... Let Ning Lingge take the biggest risk to achieve his goal of bringing himself down? Is there such a stupid person in the world?
But don't worry, after the panic, reason appeared: If Brother Ning Ling realized that something was wrong and colluded with his father Li Yuanhao, what could he say? Said that he didn't hide Pang to harm you, so that the unborn baby would be the emperor and he himself would be the regent? After this sentence is said, what will Li Yuanhao think? With just a little memory, you should remember how the Yeli brothers died not long ago! There is no fact of rebellion, it just makes Li Yuanhao suspicious, and he will definitely die!
The dignified prince of Western Xia competed with an unborn baby for favor, and let the baby's brother-in-law be the regent... How much imagination does it take to tell? How much medicine does the listener have to take to believe it?
So it's very good, I didn't hide it and came to the conclusion: just go to Ning Lingge, don't be afraid of any risks. Even the most ideal result is for Brother Ning Ling to denounce him, because that is the quickest way to achieve the goal!
With such a success, he found Brother Ning Ling. What happened after that, in fact, you can't blame this prince for how brainless he is, he agreed without hiding it. As for what he is doing, you should know what kind of anger this son has towards his father!
Time came to the first day of the first lunar month, that day Li Yuanhao in the main hall of the Xingqing Palace to accept worship, legend has it that the red sun was rising, but dim, like a blood-red cloud floating in the sky. The courtiers were terrified, which was a great omen. But Li Yuanhao didn't mind. He has done a lot of evil in his life, killed countless people, and when the sky is cloudy, he will be God pulling the curtains, what's the big deal! He continued to be majestic and entertaining, unaware that danger was approaching him, and in fact could not detect anything beforehand. Because the murderer is actually the prince Ning Lingge himself! From planning to doing, the prince handled the whole process himself. No helpers are needed. Unpremeditated, where did the leak come from? At this time, don't mention that he didn't hide it, this person is very amazing, all the help he gave to Ning Lingge is just a retreat - after success, come to my house immediately. I will put you on the throne of the emperor. Except for this sentence, he flashed far to the side, never mixing!
So, Li Yuanhao got drunk. Drunken, he walked towards the harem, which was his private paradise. No outsider ever gets in!
This leads to two facts: 1. He had no guards with him; 2, Brother Ning Ling is not an outsider. His own son suddenly appeared, drew his sword and slashed at it. Li Yuanhao flashed completely with his battlefield instinct for many years, but unfortunately he really drank too much, and 90% of his head was avoided, but his strong and straight nose was in the way. was cut off by Brother Ning Ling's sword... In an instant, blood flowed all over his face, and Li Yuanhao suddenly woke up in severe pain, and he ran all over the hall to avoid danger. But the danger was faster than him, and Brother Ning Ling disappeared in an instant... He's really just a kid. When he saw his father's face covered in blood, he immediately panicked. So he made a second mistake, which was even more unforgivable than his intention to kill his father: they all saw blood, and they had to be killed on the spot! But he didn't confirm whether his father was dead or alive at all. Instead, he ran directly to find the one who didn't hide it. He was very satisfied, what were he waiting for, he immediately grabbed the prince of the end of the road and rushed into the palace to escort him. In his busy schedule, he also caught Ning Lingge's mother, Ye Li's, and killed them all as soon as possible! Reason? Counterinsurgency!
At this time, Li Yuanhao couldn't stand it anymore, and his last bit of reason was only enough to make a decision. Think about the whole nose being cut off, it's all soft tissue, and the bleeding can't be stopped. The brain was instantly deprived of oxygen and confused, and in this uncontrollable painful coma, he was clearly aware of the most serious problem: he would die, who would replace him? Who will inherit his Western Xia kingdom and his throne? At this time he had no son (or should it be said: no son who had already been born?). After struggling, he thought of his younger brother Wei Ge Ning Ling. This younger brother has no talent, but at least he is an adult and will not let the Western Xia imperial power fall!
This is Li Yuanhao's last wish, and this moment reminds people of his grandfather Li Jiqian. also died of severe pain, the same worries about what happened after death, but Li Yuanhao couldn't achieve his wish at the root!
Because he is not as good as his grandfather. Li Jiqian is also fierce and cunning, but the oppression and killing of the people around him is far less vicious than him. Therefore, the young Li Deming can become the king of the party, and the tribe can obey it. But Li Yuanhao couldn't even tolerate his own son, and his dearest biological mother, uncle, wife, and cronies all died at his hands! Before he died, he remembered that he had a younger brother?
This younger brother is not well-known in history, and if he can live to this time, it is estimated that he is outstanding and well-behaved. Such a person, if he takes 10,000 steps back, even if he becomes the emperor of Western Xia, can he convince the public?
Sure enough, Li Yuanhao died that night. After his death, he did not hide Pang on the grounds that his sister had Li Yuanhao's only blood and bone in her stomach as an excuse to steal the power of Western Xia. Since then, the country of Western Xia has entered a nightmarish cycle. The second, third, and fourth emperors did not grow up, and more than 80% of the country's power was in the hands of the queen mother, empress, and relatives. Li Yuanhao's direct descendants live a miserable life. The reason for this can be accurately summarized into two words - "character" starts with this and will end with this!
Li Yuanhao's life is a life of fighting, but unfortunately the same battle can be distinguished into different styles. This also determined the fate of him personally and the Western Xia Kingdom. Let's cite the examples of Li Shimin and Zhao Kuangyin. Li Shimin swept the world extremely quickly, several major battles were clean and neat, and his martial arts shook the world. So the spirit of the Tang Dynasty is amazing, no matter in every aspect, it is a magnificent beauty! Zhao Kuangyin's toughness has the amiability of civilians, and he deeply understands what an ordinary person needs. Therefore, the Song Dynasty was very slow to gain the country, and it was unable to restore the territory of the Tang Dynasty throughout its life. However, every piece of land he acquired, he was meticulously managed, and the degree of development was something that Li Shimin did not dare to hope for. This can be glimpsed from his methods of warfare, the brutality of the five generations of revolution, and the benevolence of the Song Dynasty. This is not an empty phrase!
Looking back on Li Yuanhao's life, fraud, cruelty, doing everything, and unscrupulous means to succeed, there is a conclusion that is very exciting and interesting - all his efforts during his life are all zeroed after death! What he was proud of was what the country of Western Xia suffered!
His results, beating all the surrounding racial countries? But he failed to subdue any of them except the Uighurs, and this was a serious aftermath. You may be able to maintain this advantage during your lifetime, but what about after you die? Taking the Song Dynasty as an example, Li Yuanhao fought so many battles, and what he got was only one more title of Western Xia king than the inheritance left to him by his father, and nothing else! However, the relationship between Song and Xia was completely destroyed, and after that, there was a good time war, and there was no concept of integrity. Is this progress or regression? If you have to emphasize independence and dignity, then I ask his father Li Deming must be worse than him? Li Deming became the emperor behind closed doors back then, and the envoys of the Song Dynasty came? Just take off your yellow robe. But Li Yuanhao fought for a long time, and when he communicated with the emperor of the Song Dynasty, he had to call himself a son or a subordinate, how could he make any progress?
So if you want to evaluate Li Yuanhao's life, he is a lucky loser. He was fortunate to be born in an era of collective captivity, whether it was the Song Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom, the Tubo, or the Uighurs, they were all the end of the strong crossbow, not the heyday of the strong period, as long as Li Yuanhao was born 30 years earlier or 70 years later, with his character and ability, it was just a joke, and he would die a very ugly death! One of the counter-proofs is the Tubo Zanpu Bab, who is the leader of the new generation of Tubo to end the chaos. With only the strength of Hehuang, Li Yuanhao almost lost all his family!
Well, history has finally turned the page... Such news spread to Kaifeng, Tokyo, and the Song Dynasty was happy. At this time, no one thought: Is Li Yuanhao's death really a good thing for the Song Dynasty? Hint: Li Yuanhao is dead? But it's not hidden? What about Liang Yi's burial? What about Liang Qifu? In the future, the Song-Xia War will be fought more, on a larger scale, and for a longer time! And it all started when Li Yuanhao, a war madman, completely ruined the international relations at that time!
Under the city of Beizhou, Ming Ho felt that he was being played by Wang Ze. It is said that the Great Song Dynasty forbidden army attacked the city, whether it was the means or equipment, it was the most advanced in the world at that time. But what was terrible was that they were faced with the Beizhou city wall that the Song Dynasty had carefully built itself, plus the regular army trained by the same means.
After all the siege methods failed, Myeongho decided to come to the end. This trick has not been used since ancient times. Yelu, Tuoba, Wanyan, only catty... None of them could have imagined. It's not that they can't do it, but they can't afford to spend manpower and material resources, and Beizhou City is not Kaifeng City after all, so it's not worth doing it at all. Myeongho gathered more than 20,000 migrant workers and spent nearly one month piling up an earthen Great Wall outside the city wall of Beizhou. This Great Wall is high, thick, and wide, and it first rises to the same height as the city wall of Beizhou, and then advances flat towards the city of Beizhou, until it almost touches the city wall... There is no way, it can only be almost, and if you get closer, the big sword and spear in the city will beckon... Then in order to win, Ming Ho pushed another high-precision weapon up the Great Wall - the enemy tower. The soldiers are hiding in the building, and the enemy tower is driving all the way forward on the Great Wall, so rushing through it like this, is it foolproof? But Wang Ze had already prepared, and he would do it in the enemy building, and he made a small change. There was no one in his enemy tower, only a large pile of dry firewood, and after the two enemy towers 'happy to meet', a rocket was shot over, and people outside the city watched the fireworks for free for three days and three nights... It burned all out, and the fire could not be extinguished for three days and three nights!
ps: The date of birth of Li Liangzuo in this article is based on the "Renewal of Capital Governance Tongjian". As in the "History of the Song Dynasty. The date of birth of Li Liangzuo is February 6, 1047, 11 months before Li Yuanhao's tragic death. But there is a problem: unless it is admitted that Li Yuanhao and Yeli's beggar wife did not have adultery, it is absolutely impossible to justify this time (of course, according to the date of birth of Li Liangzuo in the Song Dynasty, there is one thing that can be easily explained, that is, there is no confidence in hiding Pang (to be continued) (to be continued......)