Chapter 9 2. The Destruction of Lulong in the Three Towns of Heshuo

In the third hundred years of the Tang Dynasty, since the establishment of the feudal town system, the "Three Towns of Heshuo" made their debut. The "Three Towns of Heshuo" refers to the three feudal towns of Lulong, Weibo, and Chengde. They are the most powerful and oldest feudal towns.Later, the structure of the feudal towns in the world has undergone changes, but the three towns of Heshuo have continued for a long time and have always been the big bosses in the feudal towns.A few years ago, Weibofan Town was annexed by Zhu Liang through peaceful evolution.Now Lulongfan Town is facing the fate of being conquered by force from Hedong.

In 913 A.D., Jin Wang Li Cunxu sent Zhou Dewei, the commander of the Fan-Han horse infantry, and Li Siyuan, the deputy general, to attack Lulong.In fact, Zhou Dewei has been fighting with Liu Shouguang's troops in the Lulong area for more than two years.Li Cunxu felt that the time was ripe, determined to fight Liu Shouguang, and launched a general offensive. Li Siyuan and Zhou Dewei split into two groups, and he led his troops to attack Wuzhou.Gao Xinggui, the governor of Wuzhou, was not Li Siyuan's opponent. After the defeat, the whole city surrendered.When Yuan Xingqin heard that Wuzhou had fallen, he immediately led his troops to take Wuzhou back from the Jin army.Li Siyuan, who had just left Wuzhou, received an urgent letter from Gao Xinggui, and hurried back to his teacher to support Gao Xinggui.

Yuan Xingqin withdrew his troops and left without fighting because he had fewer soldiers.Li Siyuan and Gao Xinggui's younger brother Gao Xingzhou pursued closely, and chased Yan Jun to Guangbian to catch up with Yan Jun.Yuan Xingqin had nowhere to go.Yuan Xingqin was the number one powerful character in the Yan army, and it was he who rushed into the enemy's formation with a blink of an eye and captured Liu Shouwen with one arm.Yuan Xingqin was not afraid of Li Siyuan, but was too far away from the station, and was worried that he would suffer from the disparity between the widow and the crowd.

Now that the Jin army had caught up, Yuan Xingqin decided to fight Li Siyuan to the death.When the two meet, it can be said that they are evenly matched, and they are hard to distinguish.Li Siyuan brandished an iron scepter, Yuan Xingqin brandished a broadsword, and the two fought together.The two men fought inextricably, and the soldiers on both sides waved their flags and cheered for their respective leaders.In this battle, the two men fought until the sky was dark and the sky was dark, the sand and stones flew, the vegetation turned pale, and the sound of shouting and killing shook the valley.Half an hour later, the two horses were unbearably tired, sweating profusely, and their legs trembling.Li Siyuan shouted to Yuan Xingqin, and said: "Let's fight again with another horse." Yuan Xingqin did not show any weakness, and said, "Okay, we will never stop regardless of the outcome."

After changing their horses, Li Siyuan and Yuan Xingqin fought together again brandishing their weapons.Li Siyuan and Yuan Xingqin fought from morning to dusk, changing horses eight times.At the beginning, the soldiers on both sides were still shouting and cheering at the top of their voices, beating drums and waving flags shirtless.Later, these soldiers were too tired to shout, beat, or shake. They all stretched their necks and watched these two generals fighting like gods of war.All that was heard in the entire battlefield were the sound of strong wind, the clash of weapons between the two men, and the sound of horseshoes.The two generals reflected in the afterglow of the setting sun, their armor and clothes were torn and incomplete, hanging on their bodies in pieces.Blood and sweat mixed together, staining Zheng's clothes red.Yuan Xingqin was shot by seven arrows and two spears, while Li Siyuan was shot by two arrows and one knife on his leg.

In terms of strength, Li Siyuan and Yuan Xingqin may be similar, but Yuan Xingqin was in a retreat state due to the lack of soldiers, so Yuan Xingqin was still affected psychologically, and his concentration and courage were slightly worse.This subtle difference determines the fate of the two generals.Finally, Yuan Xingqin couldn't hold it any longer. Although he didn't intend to give up, he felt that he had enough energy to spare.Li Siyuan didn't take this opportunity to kill, because he had a strange idea in his heart.This idea made him have a good impression of Yuan Xingqin's bravery, and the more intense the battle was, the more his love for Yuan Xingqin became stronger.Li Siyuan intends to surrender the fierce general in front of him.

It is not an easy task to take down such a tenacious general.Yuan Xingqin is still insisting and resisting.While fighting with Yuan Xingqin, Li Siyuan arranged for a large army to start outflanking the Yan army.Li Siyuan gradually gained the upper hand in martial arts, but he was not in a hurry to win, let alone severely injure Yuan Xingqin, he just wanted to control the battle between the two.Yuan Xingqin was gradually shrouded in the shadow of Li Siyuan's iron crow, even though he rushed left and right, he just couldn't break through Li Siyuan's force control.Not only was it difficult for Yuan Xingqin to decipher Li Siyuan's tricks, he saw from the corner of his eyes that his troops had also been divided and surrounded by the Jin army.Under the siege and pressure that Li Siyuan had the upper hand, the Yan army collapsed, and Yuan Xingqin surrendered to Li Siyuan in desperation.

According to the usual practice of accepting good generals, Li Siyuan gave Yuan Xingqin enough face, personally drank wine to pay tribute to Yuan Xingqin, praised Yuan Xingqin for his bravery, gave him rich property, and accepted Yuan Xingqin as his godson.At this point, Yuan Xingqin was convinced, and also realized that Liu Shouguang's situation was over, and joining Li Siyuan's Jin army was a wise choice at present. Yuan Xingqin's surrender was a devastating blow to the Yan army, and the morale and combat effectiveness of the Yan army were severely damaged.From then on, the Yan army surrendered to the Jin army in batches, pulling their families and leading their mouths, and Lulong's military defense foundation collapsed.

The Jin army took advantage of the victory and marched.Li Siyuan then captured Ruzhou.The king of Jin appointed Gao Xinggui as the governor of Daizhou, and Li Siyuan no longer held this post, and was in charge of conquering Lulong.The purpose of conferring Gao Xinggui as such a high-ranking official by King Jin was to show his trust to Gao Xinggui, and also to set an example for Lulong's other loyal officials to induce surrender.However, the Jin army did not fully trust Gao Xinggui. In order to restrain Gao Xinggui, Gao Xingzhou, Gao Xinggui's younger brother, was kept as a hostage in Li Siyuan's camp.Everyone remembers Gao Xingzhou, he is also a hero, but at this time he has just emerged, and in a few years he will become a pivotal figure, and once caused Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin a headache.

Gao Xingzhou's duty was to lead Li Siyuan's guard tooth soldiers together with Li Siyuan's godson Li Congke. Strictly speaking, Li Congke is not Li Siyuan's godson, but his stepson.Li Congke's mother first married Wang and gave birth to Li Congke.Li Siyuan captured Li Congke's mother and son when he was fighting with Li Keyong, and took Li Congke's mother as his concubine.As for how Li Siyuan obtained Li Congke's mother and son, there is no evidence to test.Li Congke grew up with Li Siyuan, and when she became an adult, she was tall and tall, with a heroic demeanor.Li Congke loved martial arts, was brave and good at fighting, and was very popular with Li Siyuan.The reason why so much information about Li Congke is introduced is because he later became the last emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty.

In April, seeing that the general situation was over, Liu Shouguang couldn't hold on any longer, so he sent an envoy to Zhou Dewei begging to stop the army with snot and tears.With victory in sight, of course Zhou Dewei would not let it go. After some ridicule, he sent the envoy of Yan Kingdom back.Liu Shouguang had no choice but to beg Zhou Dewei to let him go again.Zhou Dewei reported the situation to Jin Wang Li Cunxu. Jin Wang Li Cunxu attached great importance to this.In June, Zhang Chengye, the number one adviser, was sent to the former enemy to discuss countermeasures with Zhou Dewei.Zhang Chengye and Zhou Dewei showed enough attention and caution to Liu Shouguang's attitude.After all, the two sides have been fighting for so many years and have just experienced the confrontation of war, lacking the basis of mutual trust.When Liu Shouguang surrendered at the end of his life, was it a good thing or a bad thing?If Liu Shouguang continues to resist tenaciously, the lethality of the Yan army cannot be underestimated.If Liu Shouguang surrendered, the Jin army could save a lot of vitality, and the common people would suffer less from the flames of war.However, if Liu Shouguang's surrender is accepted, will the next development of the situation be controllable?Can Liu Shouguang's words be trusted?All of this requires comprehensive and meticulous research, judgment and arrangement, otherwise, the hard-won good situation of the Jin army may be ruined. Liu Shouguang has always been vicious, cunning and capricious.So what was Liu Shouguang thinking this time? Liu Shouguang is not a person who is willing to bow his head and give in. As long as he is relieved, he will continue to bite.Now that the Jin army is in a state of invincibility, and soldiers are approaching the city, Liu Shouguang has to put down his face due to the situation, and even bows his knees and asks for peace.This is Liu Shouguang's duality and survival skills. He can speak soft words, but he can't be a softie.The purpose of his begging for peace is still to buy time, it is nothing more than a tactic to delay the attack, in order to preserve Youzhou and Lulong's territory as large as possible.He believes that "if you keep the green hills, you will not be afraid of running out of firewood."If there is a chance, if the Jin army is paralyzed, Liu Shouguang will suddenly counterattack like a poisonous snake, hoping to turn defeat into victory.If the Jin army is highly vigilant, if the peace talks are successful, even if the Yan army has no chance to fight back on the spot, it can leave room for a comeback in the future.This was Liu Shouguang's real plan. For the time being, the Li Cunxu Group has no idea of ​​Liu Shouguang's details, and does not know what kind of medicine Liu Shouguang sells in his gourd.But the leaders of Hedong are not blindly optimistic. They need to make a balance between the bloody battle of Youzhou with force and the peaceful surrender of Youzhou.After all, Lulong and Youzhou have always been famous for their toughness and combat ability. Historically, their qualifications and military foundation are stronger than those of Hedong. .To underestimate the enemy is tantamount to suicide. Zhang Chengye came to the former enemy to join Zhou Dewei.The relationship between the two of them has always been good. Zhang Chengye has a high level of political consciousness, seniority, and great influence. He once helped Zhou Dewei ease his relationship with King Jin.Therefore, Zhou Dewei respected Zhang Chengye's opinions.After deliberation, Zhang Chengye and Zhou Dewei did not respond in a hurry, neither continued to fight nor accepted Liu Shouguang's suggestion, but stood still outside Youzhou City and waited and watched for a while before making a decision.A month has passed.The thirty days in this month are tantamount to suffering for Youzhou.As a result, Liu Shouguang seemed impatient, and sent an envoy to the camp of the Jin Army with a letter of oath of alliance, asking again to make peace with Hedong. Zhang Chengye and Zhou Dewei received the Yan army envoy, studied Liu Shouguang's letter, and were discussing how to negotiate terms with Liu Shouguang.At this time, the messenger of King Jin Li Cunxu arrived, bringing the latest instructions from King Jin.It turned out that while Liu Shouguang was brazenly delaying the Jin army, he sent someone to contact Zhu Liang for help.Unexpectedly, the envoy sent by Yan Jun to Zhuliang was captured by Li Cunxu's guards, which completely exposed Liu Shouguang's true purpose.Liu Shouguang was delaying time on purpose. It was false to surrender, but it was true to secretly wait for an opportunity to counterattack.Without further ado, Li Cunxu gave Zhou Dewei the order to launch a general offensive. Zhang Chengye and Zhou Dewei decided not to negotiate anymore, and not to give Liu Shouguang breathing room. The night was long and full of dreams, and war must be used to urge peace and surrender. How did Li Cunxu's guards catch Liu Shouguang's emissary?It turned out that in order to be safe, Li Cunxu personally supervised the division as Zhou Dewei's follow-up, and had already sent troops from Jinyang to the territory of Zhao State.When Jin Wang's guards were guarding the periphery, they encountered a messenger sent by Yan Jun to Cangzhou. In the afternoon of the same day, the Jin army launched a general attack on the four gates of Youzhou. The difficulty of attacking Youzhou is indeed not small.The important town of Youzhou has gone through hundreds of years, the city is strong, the soldiers are fine and the food is sufficient, it is by no means comparable to ordinary cities.Under the city of Youzhou, the Jin army paid a heavy price, and suffered heavy casualties.It took a month for Zhou Dewei's general attack to gain the upper hand.A large number of civil and military officials escaped from Youzhou City and surrendered to the Jin army.The battle situation is already very clear, and Youzhou City may fall overnight. Liu Shouguang couldn't hold on any longer.One night, the city gate of Youzhou was quietly opened, and Liu Shouguang escaped with a group of people in a hurry.Liu Shouguang fled to Shunzhou.The Jin army soon realized that Liu Shouguang had escaped, and sent cavalry to follow him in pursuit.After some attacks, Shunzhou fell.Liu Shouguang fled again and went to Tanzhou.Zhou Dewei personally led the army to hunt him down, and followed Liu Shouguang's trail to Tanzhou.Liu Shouguang didn't dare to stay. He didn't even bother to eat or drink a sip of water. He jumped on his horse and continued to flee.Liu Shouguang didn't run too far, and was caught up by Zhou Dewei.The two armies of Yan and Jin fought in a melee, and the Yan army was defeated, losing 850 soldiers and 150 horses.Liu Shouguang led more than 100 cavalry in the chaos and fled into the valley.The Jin army clung to Liu Shouguang's fugitive team tightly, and the two sides launched a sinister game of cat and mouse in the cold valley. Liu Shouguang was chased by Zhou Dewei anxiously and panicked. He lay on the horseback and prayed silently, his heart was so crazy that it almost jumped out of his chest.Seeing that the Jin army had caught up with the Yan army and was about to encircle the Yan army, seven people including Liu Shouguang, his confidant Li Xiaoxi and others rushed into the nearby gate of Yancheng.After Liu Shouguang rushed into the city gate, he shouted, "Quickly close the city, quickly!" The gate creaked and closed, and the cavalry of the Jin army had already rushed to the gate, almost hitting the closed gate.The Yan army guarding the city rushed to shoot arrows at the Jin army. The Jin army had to give up the pursuit and retreat out of the range of the bows and arrows. Liu Shouguang fled into Yancheng, and after thinking it was safe, he rolled off the saddle and sat down on the ground panting heavily.Although it was October and winter, Liu Shouguang's clothes were already soaked with sweat on his chest and back, and beads of sweat dripped down his cheeks.After resting for a while, Liu Shouguang lay down on the ground, looked at the gray sky, and cursed in a crying voice: "Zhou Heizi (Zhou Dewei), you are too deceitful!" Liu Shouguang hadn't eaten or drank for two days and was exhausted.Today, I can finally eat a full meal and sleep soundly. The next morning, Liu Shouguang couldn't fall asleep early and paced back and forth on the ground.Although he ate a full meal, the crisis of life and death has not been lifted.Liu Shouguang racked his brains to think of countermeasures.In desperation, Liu Shouguang once again sent someone with his own letter to plead with Zhou Dewei to let him go.Zhou Dewei was not moved by his pitiful appearance. Liu Shouguang had no choice but to climb to the top of Yancheng himself, lie on the crenel, and shout to Zhou Dewei.At this time, Liu Shouguang had long lost the prestige and majesty of the Emperor Dayan, and shouted with snot and tears: "General Zhou, I, Liu Shouguang, have served the King of Jin. Now I am sick, so don't worry about it anymore." Forced." After Liu Shouguang finished speaking, he presented the gold and jade saddle and bridle of his horse to Zhou Dewei.Without losing his general demeanor, Zhou Dewei accepted Liu Shouguang's belongings and gave Liu Shouguang his war horse as a gift in return.The reason why Zhou Dewei did this is that there is another scruple. The two armies received the enemy's property before the battle, which would easily lead to the suspicion of collaborating with the enemy. It is not fun to spread it to Li Cunxu, and it might lose his head.Zhou Dewei has always been very serious. Since Li Cunxu took power in Hedong, he has become more cautious and self-confident. He only works hard and no longer expresses his opinions casually, let alone make his own opinions. Seeing that Zhou Dewei didn't express his opinion, Liu Shouguang would suffer from the cold and it would be meaningless to stay on top of the city, so he had to go down to his room and continue to think of a solution. Zhou Dewei returned to the handsome tent, still with a dignified and serious expression, sitting on the tiger leather chair and meditating.Although he didn't directly express any attitude towards Liu Shouguang, he was not idle and kept thinking about the next step.After a while, the Chinese army came to report: "Commander, the enemy is coming to surrender." Zhou Dewei asked: "Who is it?" The Chinese army replied: "They are all Liu Shouguang's cronies." Twenty-five people, including the guard of honor, sneaked out of the city to surrender.Now he is waiting outside the Yuanmen to be surrendered.People around Liu Shouguang fled and defected to the enemy one after another. Liu Shouguang, who was in distress, bumped his nose on the top of the city, walked down the city sullenly, and returned to the government office.As soon as he entered the door, Liu Shouguang learned the news of Liu Guangjun's defection, which made Liu Shouguang even more irritable and frightened.The former mighty Emperor Dayan, now described as haggard and devastated, like a defeated rooster and a bereaved dog.Liu Shouguang rubbed his hands and turned the grinder in the room, walked a few steps restlessly and sat down, just sat down and stood up again, sighing and sweating on his forehead.It can be seen that Liu Shouguang has come to a dead end, he is at the end of his rope, he is in great trouble, and he may face the danger of being destroyed at any time. Liu Shouguang is very aware of how much his head is worth. Many cases in history have shown that the head of a big man who is in a desperate situation may be moved at any time.Xiang Yu, who was far away, was dismembered by the rebels, and Huang Chao, who was close by, was decapitated when he was desperate.Liu Shouguang is usually violent and ruthless, but he is greedy for life and afraid of death.He was particularly afraid that Yancheng, a lonely city, would not be able to defend it. Once the city fell, the Jin army from east of the river would swarm in. Driven by the pursuit of merit and reward, they would tear him apart in a hurry. Not only would he be dead, but And I can't tell which one is the hand and which one is the foot.When Liu Shouguang thought of this scene, he couldn't help shivering. There was a cold wind on his back, and his crotch seemed to be wet. Liu Shouguang couldn't hold back, couldn't help, couldn't bear, couldn't hold on anymore, he turned his head and ran towards the city gate again, and trotted up to the top of the city.This time Liu Shouguang completely let go of his arrogance and face, and stopped making excuses. He waved a white handkerchief and shouted to the Jin army under the city, asking to see Zhou Dewei. Seeing Liu Shouguang reappearing, the Jin army hurriedly reported to Zhou Dewei.Zhou Dewei walked out of the tent and came to the city.Liu Shouguang shouted in a trembling voice: "General Zhou, I am willing to surrender, but I will wait for King Jin to come in person. I will bow my head and stand by. Please tell King Jin." Ma went to report to Jin Wang Li Cunxu. There is a suspicious case written here.Regarding the place where Liu Shouguang surrendered this time, there are two versions in the history books. "Old History of the Five Dynasties" records that Liu Shouguang fled to Yancheng after several twists and turns, and was about to surrender.It is recorded that Liu Shouguang proposed to surrender in Youzhou.Comparing the hatchback, the statement in Yancheng seems to be more reliable, at least in terms of logic and escape path.We adopt Yancheng's statement here. After receiving Zhou Dewei's report, Jin Wang Li Cunxu had a premonition that the pacification of Lu Long was about to be completed, and he could and should make a grand appearance. In November, Jin Wang Li Cunxu left the supervisor Zhang Chengye as an agent to preside over the rear work. He personally sent troops to Youzhou and arrived in Yancheng a few days later.Li Cunxu rode alone to the foot of Yancheng, and said to Liu Shouguang who had been waiting at the top of the city: "Zhu Quanzhong is a usurper. I originally planned to join forces with you and the towns around Heshuo to attack Zhu Liang and restore the Li Tang royal family. But You have other plans. Not only do you not help me, but you are as rebellious as Zhu Quanzhong, and you are a party to chaos. The two marshals Wang Rong and Wang Chuzhi once wanted to obey your orders and form an alliance with you, but you don't know what is good and evil, and you reject people for thousands of miles Besides. No wonder you have come to where you are today. No matter whether you succeed or fail, a man must make a decision. Tell me, what are your plans?" Liu Shouguang had long ago withered, and replied feebly: "Now I am the meat on the chopping board of the King of Jin, and I will do as I please." Li Cunxu is very competitive.The tougher they are to him, the more he refuses to accept it.Once he has the upper hand and his vanity is satisfied, he doesn't take himself too seriously. Seeing Liu Shouguang's pitiful appearance, Li Cunxu softened his heart and decided to agree to Liu Shouguang's request to surrender.Jin and Yan have been at war for more than two generations for more than ten years, and their national hatred and family hatred are intertwined. Many people's brothers and nephews died on the battlefield, and many people on the Hedong side wanted to put Liu Shouguang to death.In order to take the overall situation into consideration, Li Cunxu assured Liu Shouguang that he would protect Liu Shouguang's personal safety and would never make things difficult for Liu Shouguang.Li Cunxu took off the golden back bow on his body, faced Liu Shouguang and the others, and broke the bow on the spot, using this as proof that Li Cunxu kept his word. Liu Shouguang saw that Li Cunxu had made a clear statement, and the idea of ​​surrender in his heart increased a lot, but he still felt vaguely uneasy.After all, he was used to being the overlord of a prince, and if he really wanted to commit himself to being a prisoner, he really couldn't make up his mind.While hesitating, Liu Shouguang said to Jin Wang Li Cunxu: "Your Majesty, the weather is not good these days. When the weather improves tomorrow, I will open the city and surrender." After hearing Liu Shouguang's words, Li Cunxu felt angry and funny.You Liu Shouguang dawdle in every possible way, asking to see me, and now that I'm in front of the city, you're still hesitating, how unreasonable!But it’s okay to wait for you for a few days, let’s see what tricks you can come up with! The reason why Liu Shouguang changed his mind on the spot and did not surrender was because his confidant Li Xiaoxi secretly tugged at the skirt of his clothes to signal Liu Shouguang to think twice.Who is Li Xiaoxi?He was the first to encourage Liu Shouguang to overthrow Liu Rengong.In Liu Shouguang's series of major decisions, Li Xiaoxi was the main participant.Liu Shouguang obeyed Li Xiaoxi's words.Li Xiaoxi dissuaded Liu Shouguang from surrendering, but the boy himself surrendered to the Jin army that night.Li Xiaoxi is a typical treacherous minister and villain. In order to save himself a way out before Liu Shouguang's complete defeat, he prevented Liu Shouguang from surrendering on the one hand, and surrendered before Liu Shouguang on the other hand, in order to win Li Cunxu's favor and seek political benefits for the future.After Li Xiaoxi surrendered, he told the Jin army and pan the false and real defenses in the city, and slandered Liu Shouguang for not wanting to surrender. Jin Wang Li Cunxu was furious.The next day, the Jin army launched an all-out attack on Yancheng, and within a short while, the city collapsed.The Jin army rushed into the city and captured Liu Rengong and his family members including men, women and children.Liu Shouguang took advantage of the chaos and fled. After breaking through Yancheng, Li Cunxu led his army into Youzhou. After the demise of Emperor Li Tang, in order to fight against Zhu Quanzhong and express their so-called loyalty, Li Keyong and Wang Jiandu still used the title of Li Tang Nian, and named the power they exercised as Emperor Li Tang.Occupying Youzhou and pacifying Lulong was Li Keyong's biggest victory after his death. Li Cunxu rewarded Zhou Dewei as the envoy of Lulong Festival and Li Siyuan as Zhenwu Festival in the name of exercising power on behalf of Emperor Li Tang. degree to make. Besides, Liu Shouguang escaped from Yancheng and planned to join Liu Shouqi, the governor of Cangzhou.It's ridiculous to say that when Liu Shouguang rebelled, he couldn't tolerate his younger brother Liu Shouqi. Now that he is in trouble, he suddenly thinks of his relatives. In the middle of winter, it was severe and cold, with heavy snow falling, and the fields were frozen. Liu Shouguang trudged along with a dozen of his followers, his wife and children. His horse had already been lost, so he had to walk step by step on two legs.Later, everyone's feet were swollen with blood blisters from frostbite.What's more terrible is that Liu Shouguang got lost when he reached the territory of Yanle (now Cangzhou, Hebei). He didn't dare to inquire about his whereabouts for fear of being exposed, so he had to hide in the wilderness during the day and travel in the dark at night. After a few days of lack of food and drink, he was so hungry that he couldn't bear it. Liu Shouguang sent his wife, Mrs. Zhu, to a farmer's house to beg for food.Mrs. Zhu came to the home of a farmer named Zhang Shizao.Zhang Shizao could tell at a glance that Mrs. Zhu was not an ordinary person, and that she looked flustered, behaved strangely, and had delicate skin and tender flesh.Zhang Shizao asked Zhu's situation while giving Zhu some dry food.After three words and two words, Zhu Shi missed the stuffing. Zhang Shizao and his fellow villagers and family members quietly rushed to the place where Liu Shouguang was hiding.Liu Shouguang and the others were curled up into a ball, with their eyes closed, half asleep, waiting for Mrs. Zhu to come back from making dinner.With a wave of Zhang Shizao's hand, a large net descended from the sky, covering Liu Shouguang and others underneath.Zhang Shizao knew that he had caught a big fish today, so he hurriedly dedicated Liu Shouguang, who was half starved to death, to the Jin army.This scene of Liu Shouguang reminds me of Yingbo in the early Han Dynasty, who was also killed by a few farmers when he was desperate. The Jin army sent Liu Shouguang to King Jin of Youzhou.Li Cunxu, king of Jin, was throwing a banquet and drinking with civil and military officials.Ragged and unkempt Liu Shouguang was pushed and escorted to the lobby.When Li Cunxu was blushing from drinking and was in high spirits, he looked at Liu Shouguang, walked up to him and circled around Liu Shouguang again, and asked sarcastically, "Master, why do you avoid the deep evil of guests!" It means your host Liu Shouguang Where did you go?All the generals in Hedong roared with laughter, ridiculing and cursing Liu Shouguang.At this moment, Liu Shouguang was speechless, feeling ashamed, wishing he could slip through a crack in the ground. December 913 AD.Jin Wang Li Cunxu ordered the class teacher to return to Jinyang.Li Cunxu's army set out from Youzhou, passing through Zhongshan and Zhending, and went out of Jingxing and entered Shanxi at the kind invitation of the allies of Hedong, Wang Rong of Zhao, and Wang Chuzhi, the envoy of Yiwu Jiedu.The reason why they chose this route was mainly because Wang Rong and Wang Chuzhi wanted to flatter Li Cunxu.Originally, taking the north route was closer and smoother.However, Wang Rong and Wang Chu directly saw Li Cunxu's heroic prowess, and defeated the mighty feudal clan Lulong in World War I.That shows that in the future, we can only live and live better by relying on others, Hedong.These two people can be regarded as understanding people. When Li Cunxu was happy, they took advantage of Li Cunxu's happiness to make contact with each other, have a close relationship, and express their loyalty to Li Cunxu.Therefore, when Li Cunxu's army passed through Chengde and Yiwu, Wang Rong and Wang Chuzhi showed great hospitality and accompanied the young King Jin to drink, hunt, chat, and watch plays, and served Li Cunxu very comfortably. In 914 A.D., the first month of spring, King Jin returned to Jinyang. When Li Cunxu returned triumphantly, the entering ceremony and celebration ceremony were very grand. In the ceremony of entering the city, Li Cunxu rode a tall horse, wore a gold armor, and a handsome red hairpin helmet.Behind him are Liu Rengong and his son following on foot.Li Cunxu ordered people to tie white silk around the necks of Liu Rengong and Liu Shouguang, just like leading cattle, sheep, pigs and dogs, leading the two heroes of the day, and slowly walked into the city gate among the welcoming crowd.Behind them are the senior generals of Hedong, lined up in four rows and walking side by side.The drums and trumpets of the military band sounded together, the gongs and drums were loud, and the twelve-gun salute resounded through the sky.The common people and the returned soldiers sang and danced, singing and singing, praising the great achievements of King Jin.Carloads of gold and silver treasures were brought from Youzhou to Jinyang, and the common people rewarded the armed forces with fine wine and beef and mutton.The huge Jinyang City was immersed in a strong atmosphere of joy. When the Jin army returned triumphantly, a sacrificial ceremony was held to comfort the world and thank the ancestors.The sacrificial ceremony is held in Taimiao.The smoke rising from the incense burner is lingering, the flags and streamers of various colors are fluttering in the breeze, and the ritual music of each song is played in order.Liu Shouguang, with disheveled hair and tied hair, knelt in front of the shrine.Jin Wang Li Cunxu wanted to personally behead Liu Shouguang to sacrifice to heaven and earth. Li Cunxu raised his sword aloft and was about to swing it down when Liu Shouguang suddenly shouted, "Although Shouguang died without hatred, it was Li Xiaoxi who instigated Shouguang to refuse to surrender!" Looking at Liu Shouguang, he turned around and asked, "Where is Li Xiaoxi?" After a while, someone brought Li Xiaoxi up.Li Cunxu asked Li Xiaoxi: "Liu Shouguang said that you persuaded him not to surrender. Is that the case?" Li Xiaoxi tilted his head, rolled his eyes, and did not answer Li Cunxu's question directly. Touching Liu Shouguang's forehead, he cursed: "I instigated you to commit adultery with your father's woman!" Li Cunxu understood at a glance that this Li Xiaoxi was indeed not a thing, with sinister thoughts, ruthlessness, and immorality.Li Cunxu didn't talk nonsense with him, swung his sword, and split Li Xiaoxi in two with a "click". When Liu Shouguang saw Li Xiaoxi's dead body fell to the ground, his heart trembled. He was greedy for life and afraid of death. He wanted to make the last effort.Liu Shouguang begged Li Cunxu loudly: "Shouguang is good at riding and shooting. If the king wants to become the hegemony, why don't you leave me to serve you!" Liu Shouguang's statement is no different from Lu Bu's begging Cao Cao when he was dying.With snot and tears, Liu Shouguang begged Li Cunxu to let him live, but unexpectedly his two wives were very righteous.Liu Shouguang's eldest wife, Li Shi, and his younger wife, Zhu Shi, said proudly: "Emperor, what's the use of life after this is the case! Concubine, please die first." The two women stretched out their necks, and the executioner chopped off their heads.Seeing this, Li Cunxu stopped talking, raised his sword, and chopped off Liu Shouguang's head. Liu Shouguang is dead, what will Liu Rengong do? After Liu Shouguang usurped Liu Rengong's power, Liu Rengong retired and stayed at home. Although he lost his original glory and wealth, he didn't have the big ostentation of wives and concubines, alchemy and medicine, but he didn't have to worry about food and clothing.The current Liu Rengong has long lost the arrogance of the past, and has become very timid and fearful due to long-term depression and mental torture. Liu Rengong, who will be frightened by any movement, shrinks into a ball, trembling, and is basically close to the state of dementia. Li Cunxu has already arranged roles for both father and son. Li Cunxu escorted Liu Rengong to Daizhou, came to Li Keyong's tomb, and ordered someone to pierce Liu Rengong's heart with a long awl, and took out his blood to pay homage to the dead Li Keyong.Then, Liu Rengong's head was cut off and placed before Li Keyong's spiritual seat.In order to conquer Youzhou, Li Ke used a lot of money to train Liu Rengong, but when Liu Rengong became bigger, he bit back and became Li Keyong's mortal enemy.Now Li Cunxu has finally captured Liu Rengong and avenged his father. A generation of powerful feudal clans was wiped out.