Great things have been decided, indecisive. Shi Jingtang is a Shatuo. Shatuo was originally a part of West Turkic, and then moved eastward to Yanzhou. It is a nomadic tribe that is good at riding and shooting. On February 28th of the first year of Jingfu, Shi Jingtang was born in Fenyang, Taiyuan.
Shi Jingtang was born in a chaotic and fierce war era. The Li and Tang dynasties existed in name only, and the separatist regime in the buffer region became more and more fierce. At the age of 30, there was no peace, and the samurai dominated everything. When Shi Jingtang grew up, he learned some riding and shooting skills with his father. He was calm and quiet, practiced martial arts in his spare time, read some books on art of war, and gradually learned the deeds of former famous soldiers Li Mu and Zhou Yafu. Shatuo people have always been martial, ignoring culture, and Shijingtang is obviously different. At that time, Li Siyuan, the adopted son of Li Keyong, who served as the secretariat of Daizhou, attached great importance to him and recruited him as a son-in-law. Li heard that Shi Jingtang was good at archery, so he besieged him everywhere. Later, Li Siyuan ordered him to command Qin Bing troops to shoot at the left wing, and regarded them as confidants.
Shi Jingtang fought side by side with Li, taking the lead and making great contributions. However, after Li became emperor, he didn't get a formal position. He is also Li Siyuan's confidant school, and his treatment is unfair. Shi Jingtang was disgusted in his heart, but he didn't show any dissatisfaction on the surface. He waited silently for the change of the situation. He saw many heroes who were forgotten and neglected by Li like him. The most suspicious one was his father-in-law, Li Siyuan, who ranked first in his work.
In the third year of Tongguang, Zhao rebelled in Weizhou, but the court did not send Yuan to woo him. Everyone agreed that Li Siyuan was necessary, so Li had to order Li Siyuan as commander in chief, leading the guards and pro-army to make a crusade. Which soldier arrived in Ye's capital, there was a mutiny that night. The soldiers held Li Siyuan hostage and wanted him to be emperor. Li Siyuan didn't follow, and the foot soldiers fled. Li Siyuan at this time only Changshan army, ***5000 people, 2000 horses. Li Siyuan wanted to know his real intention, and he appealed to the court many times, but Yuan Xing detained him and could not reach the court. Li Siyuan is more worried. When he was in a dilemma, Shi Jingtang whispered in Li Siyuan's ear, saying: The great event has been decided, but it is lost to hesitation. After the generals and rebels enter the thief city, where can they be safe in the world? Girder is the most important thing in the world. If you give Tang Jing 300 cavalry, capture it first, and then you can lead the troops forward quickly. Based on this, you can save yourself.
Li Siyuan was convinced by these words, so he ordered Shi Jingtang to lead five hundred cavalry into the girder. Shi Jingtang crossed the Yellow River in the starry night and arrived at the gate of Daliang. Shilling Bijiang Li Qiong rushed into the Fengqiu Gate by strength, then entered from the west gate and occupied Daliang. Then Shi Jingtang's Western Expedition, Li was shot by the mutinous soldiers and died of drinking cheese. When Li Siyuan entered Luoyang, he was immediately made the throne and became Zoroastrianism in the later Tang Dynasty.
When my father-in-law became emperor, Shi Jingtang was not only a promise, but also a hero. His position is very different from before, and he changes officials several times a year. First, he was promoted from the General Political Department to Dr. Guanglu, and was appointed as our ambassador of Shaanxi Baojian Army, and was awarded the title of "Dedicating Loyalty and Building Strategies to Recover Heroes". The following year, he added a proofreader and a deputy minister of the Sixth Army, as well as Jin Fengkai Guo Bo. Soon after, he was promoted as the special envoy of our Xuanwu Army, and the bodyguard was pro-military, not only the commander of the Sixth Army, but also the deputy special envoy. He was awarded the title of hero of Yaozhong Kuangding Festival and mastered the military power of the later Tang Dynasty.
During the reign of Ming Emperor in the late Tang Dynasty, Shi Jingtang was always invincible in the fierce power struggle within the imperial court by virtue of his relative status between countries. At the end of the Ming dynasty, he was appointed as our Hedong ambassador and Fan Hanjun's car manager. He was the commander-in-chief of the military forces in the later Tang Dynasty and a government official guarding the frontier fortress outside.
In 933, the late Tang Emperor Min ascended the throne. Ming Di was indecisive and sidelined, and the contradictions within the ruling group intensified. Li Congke, the adopted son of Mingzong, launched a mutiny in Fengxiang to seize power. Ming Chengzu hurriedly called his brother-in-law, Shi Jingtang, to guard against the enemy. Shi Jingtang and all the generals decided to wait and see the situation before making a decision, so he came with his troops. On the first day of April, seven or eight miles east of Weizhou, I met Mindy who escaped with only fifty guards. Mindi was overjoyed when he saw his brother-in-law. Thinking that he was saved, he quickly asked him for help and asked about the country's plans. Unexpectedly, Shi Jingtang didn't answer directly, but asked: I heard that your majesty has sent Kang Yicheng to the Western Heaven for discussion. How's the war going? Why did your majesty come here? Ming Chengzu cried and said that Kang Yicheng had also defected.
Shi Jingtang's face suddenly changed. Seeing Ming Di's slouches, he bowed his head and made a small calculation: Li Congke was brave and good at fighting, and he was famous in the army. Now he has surrendered and rebelled, and his strength has greatly increased. However, he is a rookie and his strength is very different. I'm afraid it's hard to compete with him. It's better to save your strength, avoid the edge for a while and wait for the opportunity, instead of setting yourself on fire to protect the ruined emperor. Thinking of this, he pretended to sigh deeply and secretly said to Ming Chengzu: Wang Hong Zhi, the secretariat of Weizhou, is a shrewd and sophisticated Old Master Q. I will ask him.
Then I went to Wang Hong Zhi and brought back Wang Hong Zhi's words: There were many examples of emperors' exile in the past, but they all took generals, guards, treasures and utensils to pay homage to their ministers. Now the emperor has only 50 guards and nothing. Even if the courtiers want to be loyal, what can they do? Ming Taizu Ben Jinhong flew into a rage after hearing this, pointing to Shi Jingtang and sharply reprimanding him: You are the son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty, and you should share the wealth with him. Today, I was in trouble and asked you for help, but you made irresponsible remarks and passed the buck. Isn't this to be sold with a thief? The bow and arrow library made Sha Shourong indignant and drew his sword to stab Shi Jingtang. Shi Jingtang's pro-Chen Hui rushed forward and played several rounds. Sha Shourong was hacked to death by a sword and rushed into Jinhong to commit suicide. Shi Jingtang simply commanded Liu Zhiyuan to lead the troops into the sentry post, killed all the followers around Min Di, left Min Di in the sentry post, and roared off.
Shi Jingtang, the son of the Khitan, joined Li Congke like other ministers in the later Tang Dynasty, but he wanted to rebel and became Si Mazhao's confidant. At that time, people of insight saw the signs. Li Congke is not confused either. He appointed Zhang Jingda, the deputy general manager of Wuning our time, as the representative of the state garrison, to divide the power of Shi Jingtang, and appointed General Yang Yanxun as the deputy general of Beijing to stay and monitor Shi Jingtang. In the first month of the third year of Qing Dynasty, Li Congke celebrated his birthday, and Shi Jingtang's wife entered the palace to celebrate his birthday. When he left, Li Congke said, What are you doing in a hurry to go back? Do you want to rebel with Shi Lang? Hearing this, Shi Jingtang became more suspicious and determined to send troops to defect.
In May of the third year of Qing Dynasty, rebellion broke out. Shi Jingtang first launched a political offensive. The above table accuses Li Congke of breaking the law and requires him to step down automatically. Shi Jingtang was afraid to go south and win Luoyang directly because he was worried that he was not strong enough to succeed in one fell swoop. He sat in Taiyuan city and provoked it with pen and ink, waiting for the other division and the reinforcements of Qidan.
During this period, Li Congke sent Zhang Jingda and Zhang Yanqi to crusade against Shi Jingtang, and relatives of the stone family were also killed. I managed to survive the summer until the autumn was crisp and the horses were fat, and I was looking forward to the Qidan reinforcements. In September, the Khitan Lord Yelvdeguang led 50,000 cavalry, claiming to be 300,000, and went south from Wu Yang Valley and arrived in Taiyuan at the gates a few days later. The next day, the Khitan soldiers rushed to kill, and Tang Jun was defeated. Nearly ten thousand people died in the infantry, and only the cavalry saved them and fled back to Jin 'an Village. Tang Jun surrendered more than a thousand people, and Shi Jingtang ordered them all killed, and the siege of Taiyuan began to unravel.
That night, outside the north gate of Taiyuan City, the autumn wind was rustling and the flags were hunting. Under the irradiation of lanterns and torches, a rare ugly drama in history began. I saw 44-year-old Shi Jingtang surrounded by officials and said, "Son, I'm here to see my father!" " ! Then he fell at the foot of Ye Ludeguang, who was only 33 years old. After the ceremony, the two entered the city hand in hand. Yeludeguang was beaming, and Shi Jingtang was respectful.
Then the Khitan and Shi Jingtang camped in Jin 'an Village, but they couldn't compete for months. Since he raised the banner of rebellion, he should have the appearance of calling on the whole world. Shi Jingtang couldn't wait to be emperor at once, but he was afraid to tell Lao Tzu that he was upset and unhappy. 1 1 month One day, Ye Ludeguang said to him: I have come a long way to help, and I will always succeed. Judging from your appearance and manners, you really look like the Lord of the Central Plains, so I want to make you the son of heaven.
Shi Jingtang's heart was touched by this sentence, but he didn't dare to accept it at once, so he made a few pretentious concessions. After repeated persuasion by officials, Shi Jingtang pretended to reluctantly agree. Ye Ludeguang wrote a letter, granting Shi Jingtang the title of Emperor of Dajin, building an altar in the Liulin outside the north gate of Taiyuan, and holding a ceremony of enthronement on another day. At that time, Ye Ludeguang personally took off his robe and put it on Shi Jingtang. Shi Jingtang, dressed in Qidan costumes, sat in the south, neither fish nor fowl, accepted the congratulations of ministers, became the son of Qidan, and changed to Tianfu.
Soon, Yang Guangyuan, the general of the Tang Dynasty in Jin 'an Village, killed Zhang Jingda and surrendered and transferred troops. Shi Jingtang pulled out a nail and led the troops south. Along the way, the generals in the later Tang Dynasty surrendered in succession. Seeing that the tide had passed, Li Congke went upstairs and set himself on fire. Shi Jingtang entered Luoyang, with its capital in the capital of Bianliang, and from then on began the third dynasty of the Five Dynasties-Houjin.
Relying on the support of the Khitan, Shi Jingtang became emperor, and naturally he was grateful to Yelvdeguang. When I was in Taiyuan, Ye Luduang said: Sang is loyal to you, so you should use each other.
Shi Jingtang appointed Sanwei Han as assistant minister, with Ping Zhang. Shi Jingtang prepared to go south to Luoyang, wanted to leave a son in Taiyuan, and also asked Yelvdeguang for instructions. Yeludeguang told him to line up his sons and choose for himself. Pointing to his adopted son Shi Zhonggui, he said, The child has big eyes, so let him stay.
Shi Jingtang did it at once.
During his seven years in office, Shi Jingtang has been flattering the Khitan. He wrote to Ye Ludeguang, using a watch every time, calling Ye Ludeguang the father emperor, calling himself a vassal and a son emperor. When the Khitan envoys came to the last years of the Jin Dynasty, he always bowed to his knees and received the imperial edict, but as a minister, he did his best. In October of the third year of Tianfu, the Khitan sent an envoy to canonize him as emperor Wu Ying Yi Ming, praising him for his deep understanding of the meaning of father and son. He was so happy that he ordered Jin Wu and the Sixth Army to honor him. He often advocated going out of the city to blow and canonize the sacred book, and greeted it vigorously in front of Chongyuan Temple to show his sacrifice.
Shi Jingtang's tribute to the Khitan is countless. When the Khitan army returned to China, he sent Zhai Zhang, the Chinese ambassador to Westphalia, to raise 65.438 billion yuan for the troops in this area. The land in this state is barren and the people are poor. In order to satisfy the Khitan, Shi Jingtang still ordered the search, and the people were miserable. Since then, in addition to contributing 300,000 yuan of gold and silk every year according to the original agreement, he has given extra gifts on holidays and good or bad celebrations. From the Central Plains to Qidan, there are an endless stream of cars carrying rare things all year round. In addition to Yeludeguang, the Empress Dowager, Empress, Prince, royalty and ministers of Qidan all have property available. After the invasion of the late Jin Dynasty, the national treasury dried up, and all the financial burdens contributed to the Khitan were passed on to the people.
Under the cruel exploitation of Shi Jingtang, the people of the late Jin Dynasty lived in dire straits. At that time, natural and man-made disasters were extremely serious, and floods and locust disasters broke out one after another. In the seventh year of Tianfu, in just one month in May, there were floods in five counties and droughts in 65,438+08 counties. In September of the sixth year of Tianfu, the Yellow River burst in the slippery state and flowed thousands of miles east, and the people helped the old and brought the young up the mountain to avoid floods. But if you hide too much water, you can't escape man-made disasters, and there are countless people who starve to death. Even so, Shi Jingtang did not relax his exploitation of the people. For a time, there were hungry people and refugees everywhere. Due to the heavy corvee, heavy responsibility and heavy punishment in the county, the social economy has been seriously damaged, and some people who want to settle down and engage in production are forced to embark on the road of wandering again.
It is difficult to seize the throne, and it is even harder to protect it. Shi Jingtang is both an emperor and a slave, a sheep and a jackal. He is a character who combines nobility and meanness, weakness and cruelty. During his seven years in power, like Fan, people who refused to accept his leadership and coveted the throne emerged one after another. Many buffer regions only worship him on the surface, but they are not very obedient to him secretly. Qidan's father, the emperor, even ignored him and reprimanded him if he was slightly dissatisfied. He slept like a thorn fire all day, tossing and turning, fidgeting under this kind of internal and external troubles. In the seventh year of Tianfu, Shi Jingtang died of illness, and in June, he died in Changbaotang at the age of 5 1.