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Later Jin Dynasty Emperor Shi Chonggui: Drum and call Yingting Qi Baihe, the official family today as the groom

Later Jin Dynasty Emperor Shi Chonggui: Drum and call Yingting Qi Baihe, the official family today as the groom

Later Jin Dynasty Emperor Shi Chonggui: Drum and call Yingting Qi Baihe, the official family today as the groom

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According to historical records, Shi Jingyao, the ancestor of jin gao, had a total of 7 biological sons, and when Shi Jingtang raised an army against Li Congke from Hedong, he was killed by Li Congke in the capital. Shi Jingtang declared himself empress, Fan Yanguang rebelled, Shi Jingtang commanded the former Lingwu Jiedu to make Zhang from Binfa Heyang to ask Yanguang, from Bin yi rebellion, Shi Jingtang's other two sons died this time Fan and Zhang rebelled against Jin. In addition to these four sons, Shi Jingtang also had two sons who died before the founding of the Later Jin Dynasty, and neither of them became adults. Therefore, by the time Shi Jingtang died in June 942, his biological son was only the youngest son, the seventh son, Shi Chongrui, who was only 4 years old at the time.

In June of the seventh year of Tianfu (942), Shi Jingtang died while touring the capital of Yidu (in present-day southwest linzhang, Hebei). In the imperial era, according to the custom, although Shi Jingtang's only surviving son, Shi Chongrui, was still a child, he was also eligible to ascend to the imperial throne, and there was no shortage of such cases before or after The Shi clan. What surprised the posterity was that the second emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty to ascend the dragon throne was not Shi Chongrui, but Shi Chonggui, the nephew of Shi Jingtang.

Later Jin Dynasty Emperor Shi Chonggui: Drum and call Yingting Qi Baihe, the official family today as the groom

One

Shi Chonggui was born in 914 AD, which was also the era of Li Cunxun, the King of Jin. Shi Chonggui's father was named Shi Jingru, and he was Shi Jingyong's eldest brother.

Shi Jingru was a cavalry general under Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang, Li Cunxun, who died around the age of two or three. Whether Shi Jingru was Shi Jingyao's brother or cousin is not recorded in the history books. Ouyang Xiu believed that if Shi Jingru was Shi Jingyao's elder brother, he should not be given an official after the other younger brothers, let alone posthumously crowned as king of Song until after Shi Chonggui ascended the throne.

Regardless of whether Shi Jingru was Shi Jingyao's brother or cousin, in short, after Shi Jingru's death, Shi Jingtang adopted Shi Chonggui as his adopted son.

Ouyang Xiu's "History of the New Five Dynasties, The Ninth Jin Dynasty":

"Heavy and precious, but careful, good at riding and shooting." Gao Zu made Dr. Wang Zhen teach the Book of Rites, and for a long time, he could not understand the great righteousness, saying: "This is not my family affair." ’”

Xue Juzheng's "History of the Old Five Dynasties" also records:

"The emperor is young and generous, and Gao Zu loves him." The town of Fang Li, taste the dispatch of obedience, entrusted with a common deed, but the sex is good, there is the wind of your ancestors. ”

Later Jin Dynasty Emperor Shi Chonggui: Drum and call Yingting Qi Baihe, the official family today as the groom

"It's not my family's business." This is probably the common sentiment of young men from military families during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

Shi Chonggui was cautious in his words and deeds when he was young, simple and pure, and was deeply loved by Shi Jingyao, Shi Jingtang went to various towns to let him follow together, in order to experience Shi Chonggui, Shi Jingtang entrusted him with many things, but Shi Chonggui loved to gallop horses and archery, which was quite the style of Shatuo's ancestors.

In the second year of the Later Tang Dynasty (936), Shi Jingyao raised an army against the Tang at Jinyang, and the Later Tang army besieged Taiyuan. When the army was pressing the border, Shi Chonggui either gave advice in the army or climbed to the head of the city to resist the enemy, and these performances were appreciated by Shi Jingyao.

Shi Jingyao used the Khitan army to defeat the Tang army and left Taiyuan for Luoyang to seize the throne, and before leaving, he wanted to leave a general he trusted to defend Taiyuan City. Shi Chonggui came to the fore at this time, began to stand out, and really went to the front of the later jin. Regarding this appearance of Shi Chonggui, the "History of the Old Five Dynasties" has a real and interesting depiction:

Gao Zu received the Khitan book, and he wanted to leave a son to fu Jinyang, and first plotted with the Khitan lord, who said: "Let all the sons be exhausted, and I should choose them." In the middle of the line, he pointed out that the emperor said to Gao Zu: "This eye is big." "So the emperor stayed in Beijing, and awarded the Golden Purple Guanglu Doctor, the Inspector Situ, the Taiyuan Yin, and the Zhihedong Guan Neijiedu Observation.

Later Jin Dynasty Emperor Shi Chonggui: Drum and call Yingting Qi Baihe, the official family today as the groom

From this record, it can be known that Shi Zhonggui has a table of talents and looks, especially a pair of eyes, which are large and bright, bright and energetic, and look similar to Shi Jingtang. The funniest thing is that Yelü Deguang used people's standards, and let Shi Chonggui stay in the Taiyuan base area, all because his eyes were full of light. It seems that not only is this now, but also the handsome men who look good in history are also loved, and it has long been possible to judge people by their appearance.

In this way, on the recommendation of the Khitan Emperor Yelü Deguang, Shi Chonggui stayed in Taiyuan and appointed beijing to stay behind, Jin Ziguanglu, Inspector Situ, and Xing taiyuan Yin, and take charge of the observation of the Inner Festival in Hedong.

Shi Chonggui remained in Taiyuan for the second year, and in September of the second year of the Jin Dynasty (937), he was recalled to the imperial court and awarded the title of Guanglu Dafu, Inspector Taibao, and Right Jinwuwei General.

In December of the third year of Tianfu (938), Shi Chonggui was appointed kaifeng yin, and was given the title of Inspector Taifu (太傅), the title of King of Zheng (郑王), the addition of 3,000 households, and the sealing of the Inspector Taiwei (太尉) and tongzhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi (同中書門下平章事). In the sixth year of Tianfu (941), before Shi Jingyao's death, Shi Chonggui was reappointed as the Governor of Guangjin, and was enfeoffed as the King of Qi, concurrently serving as a servant.

Although Shi Chonggui held many positions during the later Jin Dynasty, in the two "Five Dynasties History" of the old and new, he only listed his official titles, and there was no specific description of his political achievements, and it seems that he did not have any political achievements to write about.

Later Jin Dynasty Emperor Shi Chonggui: Drum and call Yingting Qi Baihe, the official family today as the groom

Two

In June of the seventh year of Tianfu (942), Shi Jingyao died in the capital of Yidu, and Shi Zhonggui succeeded to the throne as a nephew and adopted son. When Shi Jingtang was still alive, he was able to inherit the throne, and there was no shortage of palace conspiracies.

In this regard, the "History of the Old Five Dynasties" said:

"It was the thirteenth day of the sixteenth month of the year, Gao Zu collapsed, and he inherited the emperor's throne before the coffin. The emperor was not highly regarded in Hezhou, and the suburbs of Baolijun were greatly known for their abundance. From the capital of Xingyi, it was a drought in the years, Gao Zu sent rain in the White Dragon Pond, there was a white dragon seen in the heart of the pond, it was the night rain ruler, everyone was different, to the guodeng great position. ”

The New History of the Five Dynasties says:

"In June of the seventh year, Gao Zu collapsed, and the emperor was in front of the coffin."

The "History of the Old Five Dynasties" likes to record magical things, which have long been sick to later generations of readers, and about Shi Chonggui's succession to the throne, it is said that Shi Chonggui is "not looked forward to by others", and it is also said that he prays for rain to see the white dragon, and seems to be destined to be the heir to the throne of the Later Jin Dynasty. And the "New History of the Five Dynasties" has also been brushed over.

The real conspiracy is in the Zizhi Tongjian Later Jin Dynasty IV:

"Emperor Bedchamber, once, Feng Dao is alone." The emperor ordered his youngest son, Chongrui, to worship him, and he also ordered the eunuch to hold Chongrui in his arms, and his intention was to support him. June, Ugly, Emperor. The Dao and Tianping Festival envoys and the guards Ma Bu were all waiting for Jing Yan to discuss, with the country's difficulties, it was advisable to establish a long king, but to serve the Guangjin Yin Qi King Chonggui as his heir. On that day, the King of Qi was the emperor. ”

Later Jin Dynasty Emperor Shi Chonggui: Drum and call Yingting Qi Baihe, the official family today as the groom

Originally, Shi Jingyao was entrusted with Feng Dao, the minister of Zaichen, in the midst of illness, meaning that Feng Dao would assist Shi Chongrui. However, after Shi Jingtang's death, Feng Dao and the guards who held real power at that time commanded Jing Yanguang to make Shi Chonggui emperor.

Jing Yanguang initially served in Later Liang's army, and was a subordinate general of the Later Liang general Wang Yanzhang, who was defeated by the Later Liang army in a fierce battle on the banks of the Yellow River in Later Liang and Later Tang, and Jing Yanguang was also wounded several times, and finally fled back to the Later Liang capital of Beizhou. After the fall of Later Liang, Jing Yanguang, like other generals, was absorbed by the Later Tang army.

When Li Siyuan ascended the throne, the defender zhu Shouyin of Bian Prefecture disobeyed Li Siyuan's orders, and as a result, he was suppressed, and Jing Yanguang was also in Zhu Shouyin's army, so he was implicated and was about to be executed. Shi Jingyao was then the deputy envoy of the Sixth Army, responsible for dealing with these people, after seeing Jing Yanguang, Shi Jingyao was very sympathetic to him, so he secretly let him out, and soon took him under his account and became his subordinate general.

Shi Jingyao was proclaimed emperor, and he entrusted Jing Yanguang with a heavy responsibility, making him the commander of the guards and infantry, and later transferred to various places, and was promoted to the command of the guards and the army, becoming Shi Jingyao's confidant general. When Shi Jingyao was in power, Jing Yanguang did not interfere in political affairs, but was devoted to assisting Shi Jingyao and doing things cautiously, but once Shi Jingyao died, he came out from behind the scenes and cared about military and political affairs, and became a figure who was the most important figure in the Later Jin Dynasty.

Before Shi Jingyao died, he entrusted his own son Shi Chongrui to Feng Dao. Upon Shi Jingtang's death, Jing Yanguang, the commander of the guards who held the power of the army, said that in times of national crisis, the elder should be allowed to succeed to the throne, that is, to make Shi Chonggui emperor. Because he had heavy troops in his hands, Feng Dao was very sleek, and others did not dare to oppose it, so Shi Chonggui succeeded to the throne as emperor.

As for whether Jing Yanguang really considered for the sake of the country or had any private representations with Shi Chonggui, the truth has been drowned in the smoke and dust of history and cannot be traced. What later people can know is that after Shi Chonggui succeeded to the throne, he obeyed Jing Yanguang's words, and even after the Jin Dynasty destroyed the country, Shi Chonggui moved north, and Jing Yanguang himself died, all of which were directly related to this imperial arrangement.

Later Jin Dynasty Emperor Shi Chonggui: Drum and call Yingting Qi Baihe, the official family today as the groom

Three

Shi Zhonggui ascended the throne, and in fact his throne was not stable. At this time, the Later Jin regime was considered to be in internal and external difficulties, and it was full of crises.

The History of the Old Five Dynasties once concluded:

"The Young Emperor, with the talent of the middle man, the heir to the cause of the fallen, belongs to the heavens, is still hungry, is still a strong enemy of the Huan Alliance, and despises the strategy of the auxiliary subjects." Extravagance and self-indulgence are said to have the peace of Mount Tai; entrusting non-human beings, sitting and being humiliated by Pingyang. The clan travels thousands of miles, and the old and poor are desolate. The ugliness of the country since ancient times is no less than the emperor. After a thousand years, it is like a shame, hurt! ”

This passage has several meanings, one is that Shi Chonggui did not have the great talent to govern the country; the other is that the domestic and foreign affairs situation in which the Later Jin Dynasty was located was not optimistic. The Khitan relied on the merits of Supporting Shi Jingyao to hold the Central Plains hostage and look at the tiger; to the south of the Later Jin Dynasty there were Wu Yue, Southern Tang, and Later Shu, who were claimed to be kings; the Later Jin ruling clique was full of contradictions and the ministers in charge had no strategy; and the land of the Later Jin Dynasty was plagued by drought, locusts, waterlogging, and hunger, and hunger was everywhere, and the people's grievances boiled.

Later Jin Dynasty Emperor Shi Chonggui: Drum and call Yingting Qi Baihe, the official family today as the groom

The "History of the Old Five Dynasties" added a special sentence of "extravagance and self-indulgence"

This involved a scandal in the Later Jin Dynasty.

After Shi Jingtang's death, Shi Chonggui rushed from Kaifeng to Yidu to mourn, and Shi's female relatives in Kaifeng also came to mourn, and a large group of female dependents in the city had a beauty like a flower, she was Shi Chonggui's widowed aunt Feng.

Feng Shi (冯氏), whose year of birth and death is unknown, was the deputy retainer of Feng Mao (濛) the vice-chancellor of the capital of Yi.

Shi Chongyin is Shi Chonggui's uncle, and the name seems to have some problems. Because according to the principle of Chinese naming, the names of Shi Chonggui's uncles should all be "respectful". It turned out that Shi Chongyin was Shi Jingyao's youngest brother, whose original name was unknown, because Shi Jingtang liked this younger brother the most, so he adopted him as an adopted son and named him Shi Chongyin, so his name and Shi Jingyao's sons have the same "heavy" character, and they are listed with Shi Jingtang's sons.

Shi Chongyin was originally Shi Jingyao's younger brother, but the history books do not indicate whether he was a brother or a cousin. Whether it is a brother or a cousin, in the modern understanding of human relations, the younger brother adopts as an adopted son, which always violates the human relations, which is also in line with the corrupt world style of human morality during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

Because Shi Jingyao liked this younger brother and adopted son, he tried his best to cultivate him, and Shi Chongyin served as the left-in capital of Yi and married Feng Shi, the daughter of Feng Mao, who was the deputy left behind.

Later Jin Dynasty Emperor Shi Chonggui: Drum and call Yingting Qi Baihe, the official family today as the groom

When Shi Jingtang raised an army in Taiyuan, the eldest son Shi Chongying was the general of the Right Guard, and Shi Chongyin was the deputy envoy of the imperial city, living in the Beijing Division. Hearing that Shi Jingyao had committed an incident, the brothers were hiding in the wells of the people's homes, and the late Tang Emperor Li Congke captured them, and in July of the third year of Qing Tai (936), Li Congke killed them and destroyed the people's family.

After Shi Chongyin's death, Feng became a widow, and Shi Chonggui coveted Feng's beauty when Shi Jingtang was still alive. But because his uncle was the emperor, Shi Zhonggui did not dare to be arrogant, and could only secretly admire.

Now that Shi Jingyao had died and had not yet been buried, the new emperor Shi Chonggui made Feng Shina The Lady of Wu. The "History of the Old Five Dynasties" once had a colorful depiction of this:

In the beginning, Gao Zu loved his younger brother Chongyun and raised him as a son. and stayed in the capital of Feng, married the deputy left-behind Feng Meng as his wife, Chongyun died early, Lady Feng was widowed, had beauty, and the emperor was pleased with it. Gao Zubeng, ZiGong in the funeral, Emperor Sui Nazhi. All the courtiers congratulated, and the emperor said that Feng Dao and others said: "The order of the empress dowager, and the qing and others are not appointed to Daqing." The group of courtiers came out, the emperor and his wife drank heavily, and before passing through the Zi Palace, they told them: "The order of the empress dowager, and the former emperor will not be appointed to Daqing." Left and right laughed, and the emperor laughed to himself, saying to the left and right: "How can I be a new son-in-law today?" Madame laughed with both sides. Although the empress dowager is ashamed, she is nothing like this. He is in the middle of the palace and is quite premeditated. Later brother Yu, then a judge of rebbe langzhong and salt and iron, was promoted by emperor to the duanmingdian scholar and hubu shilang, and to discuss government affairs. "Literature Tongkao" Yun: Khitan entered the Beijing Division, and then moved north with the emperor, and did not know the end.

This scandal has been spread by posterity as an anecdote of gossip, and the Qing Dynasty Shi Menglan wrote a poem in the "Quanshi Palace Words":

The six palace guards surprised Xizhuang, and the double mirror grapes shone with treasure.

Drumming Yingting Qi to congratulate, the official family today as the groom.

The notes "Qing YiLu" contain:

KaiYun is both a private favorite of Lady Feng, and his affairs are still secret. Used in Gaozu's imperial vessel, there is a "Jade Flat Double Grape Mirror", which is loved by Gaozu. The emperor took the throne at the beginning of the reign and gave it to Lady Feng. Lady Feng was overjoyed and did not make her empress for a long time.

Later Jin Dynasty Emperor Shi Chonggui: Drum and call Yingting Qi Baihe, the official family today as the groom

Four

The scandal in the Later Jin Dynasty palace was all a matter of affair, Shi Chonggui would not care, what he cared about was how to deal with the relationship between his new emperor and the Khitan Emperor?

Shi Chonggui ascended the throne and was customarily required to report to the Khitan Emperor Liao Taizong Yelü Deguang. Jing Yanguang said that it was enough to call the Khitan Emperor Sun, because the former emperor was called "Emperor Er", so he could be called Sun, but he did not have to be called a subject, and the Great Jin Dynasty was not a vassal of the Khitan Emperor. Therefore, The Later Jin Dynasty only wrote a letter to the Khitan to inform the news, and did not even write a table of shanggong on behalf of his low status, which angered the Khitan and immediately sent a special envoy to reprimand Shi Chonggui.

The Khitan envoy was named Qiao Rong, and Jing Yanguang did not show weakness in the face of Qiao Rong's rebuke, and asked him to go back and tell Yelü Deguang: "Our ancestor emperor was established by your northern dynasty, and it is okay to call a subject, but the current new emperor is established by our Central Plains ourselves, and as a neighbor, Sun takes good care of you, there is no reason to be a subject." You Northern Dynasty should not underestimate our Central Plains, and do not insult us at will, if you do not obey, then it is good, we now have 100,000 horizontal sharpening swords, waiting for you, but in the future, if you are unfortunate enough to be beaten by Your Grandson and return home, it will be too late to regret it! ”

Later Jin Dynasty Emperor Shi Chonggui: Drum and call Yingting Qi Baihe, the official family today as the groom

Shi Chonggui first imprisoned Qiao Rong, killed the Khitans who were doing business in the Later Jin Dynasty, confiscated their property and goods, and some ministers said that Qiao Rong could not be killed, so Shi Chonggui released Qiao Rong.

When Qiao Rong was about to leave for The Khitans, he said to Jing Yanguang, "I don't have a good memory, I'm afraid that when I get to the KhitanS, I'll forget what you said, so please write it on the paper." Jing Yanguang wrote down on the paper what he had said earlier and handed it to Qiao Rong.

Later, when the Khitan was destroyed, Qiao Rong took out this piece of paper, so that Jing Yanguang could no longer defend himself, and finally gave his life.

These practices of the Later Jin Dynasty just provided an opportunity for Yelü Deguang, who was waiting for the opportunity to go south. Shi Chonggui began a war with the Khitans that continued intermittently.

In the first month of the first year of kaiyun (944), the Khitan forwards Zhao Yanshou and Zhao Yanzhao led 50,000 horses into Kou, and the soldiers fell into Bei Prefecture and Entered Yanmen, driving straight in. Shi Zhonggui may have felt that a great calamity was coming, and sent a letter to Yelü Deguang to ask for the repair of the old. Yerushalayim was overjoyed, and he was willing to strike halfway through. Shi Zhonggui's request for peace was refused, and he had to go on a personal expedition.

In this war against the Khitans, due to the resistance of Liu Zhiyuan, Gao Xingzhou, Gao Huaide's father and son, and Fu Yanqing and other generals, the Khitan large-scale attack was thwarted.

Later Jin Dynasty Emperor Shi Chonggui: Drum and call Yingting Qi Baihe, the official family today as the groom

The Khitan retreated, and Shi Chonggui triumphantly returned to the dynasty, thinking that from then on the world was too peaceful, and he lived a life of drunkenness and dreaming of death.

In September of the third year of Kaiyun (946), Yelü Deguang made a plan, and he asked Liu Yanzuo, the assassin of Yingzhou, to write a letter to Wang Luan, the overseer of the Later Jin Dynasty, falsely claiming that he was willing to surrender the city and asking the Jin army to come and answer. At the same time, Liu Yanzuo also deceived Wang Luan, saying that the Khitan lord had led his army back to northern Mobei, and even if he heard the news, it was impossible to rush to the rescue immediately. Wang Luan believed that it was true, so he reported the situation to the imperial court, and the chancellors Feng Yu and Li Song, believing that "the opportunity must not be lost", persuaded the emperor to send troops to the Northern Expedition.

Shi Chonggui appointed Du Chongwei as the commander of the northern camp, and Li Shouzhen as the military governor, sending 100,000 elite troops to the Northern Expedition. Ishige is overjoyed, and in his edict he declares that he will:

"First take Yingmo, stabilize Guannan; then restore Youyan, and swing the north of Sai."

After Du Chongwei led a large army to Yingzhou, Fang knew that the Khitan had a strategy to lure the enemy, so he hurriedly ordered the withdrawal of troops. At this moment, the Khitan army hidden outside the Pass quickly moved south and met the main force of the Jin army that had retreated to the vicinity of the Zhongdu Bridge outside Hengzhou City, facing off across the Tuotuo River. Cizhou Assassin Shi Ligu proposed to Du Chongwei that the bridge burned by the Khitan should be repaired as soon as possible, and then cross the river to fight the enemy, and the other side must be defeated. Du Chongwei was indifferent and did not move.

Later Jin Dynasty Emperor Shi Chonggui: Drum and call Yingting Qi Baihe, the official family today as the groom

Du Chongwei's wife is Shi Jingyao's younger sister and Shi Chonggui's brother-in-law. After Shi Jingyao ascended the throne, du Chongwei was made the assassin of Shu prefecture. He accompanied Hou Yi to defeat Zhang Congbin, and then with Shi Jingtang to defeat Fan Yanguang. After An Chongrong rebelled against the Jin Dynasty, Shi Jingtang sent Du Chongwei to fight and defeatEduel An Chongrong at Zongcheng (宗城, in present-day Wei County, Hebei), and was made an envoy to the Chengde army because of his meritorious service. Du Chongwei had bad character and was proud of his achievements. When he was in Zhenzhou, he wantonly plundered the people's wealth, and the people complained bitterly.

At this time, Du Chongwei already had a different heart, and wanted to emulate the actions of his brother-in-law, and also called him a vassal to the Khitan in exchange for the Khitan people to support him as the emperor of the Central Plains. Therefore, when the army was about to run out of food, Du Chongwei suggested surrendering to Li Shouzhen and other generals, otherwise he would be starved to death in the local area. Du Chongwei sent a letter to Yelü Deguang to surrender, and asked for merit and a heavy reward.

Yelüd tricked Du Chongwei into appointing him as emperor once he invaded Bieliang himself. Du Chongwei was overjoyed when he received the report, so he led 100,000 soldiers to surrender, and opened the gates of the village to welcome the arrival of Yelü Deguang.

After Du Chongwei surrendered, he and another surrendered general, Zhang Yanze, led a large army as a guide to attack the Central Plains, attacking everything along the way and straight to Bieliang.

Later Jin Dynasty Emperor Shi Chonggui: Drum and call Yingting Qi Baihe, the official family today as the groom

On the seventeenth day of the third month of the third year of kaiyun (946), Zhang Yanze's army pressed the city, and Shi Zhonggui had no choice but to set himself on fire, but he was pulled by the close attendants, so that he was saved from ashes.

At the beginning of the first month of 947 AD, Yelü Deguang arrived in Kaifeng. Shi Chonggui had previously sent his sons Shi Yanxu, Shi Yanbao to worship the table, the national treasure, and the golden seal to surrender. Under the system of Light, Yelü De was made a Guanglu Doctor, an Inspector Taiwei, and a Marquis of Yi, with a fiefdom in Huanglong Province on the border of the Bohai Sea.

Those who followed Shi Chonggui to the north, Empress Dowager Li (daughter of Emperor Mingzong of Later Tang), Shi Chonggui's biological mother An Shi and Empress Feng, the two princes Yanxu and Yanbao and Princess, as well as 50 palace maidens, 50 eunuchs, 50 guards of the Eastern and Western Classes, 1 doctor, 7 imperial cooks, 3 tea and wine divisions, and 4 people from the Control Crane Division, and also let 300 Khitan cavalry escort these people north to the exiled land outside Sai.

Later Jin Dynasty Emperor Shi Chonggui: Drum and call Yingting Qi Baihe, the official family today as the groom

When Shi Chonggui's family traveled north, they ate and slept in the open, starved and humiliated, and arrived at Huanglong Province with difficulty, and the Liao Dynasty's mother was summoned to Huaizhou. Huaizhou was more than a thousand miles northwest of Huanglong Province, and Shi Chonggui had to get back on the road. Fortunately, when there was a struggle for the throne within the Liao Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of Liao died of illness, and his nephew Yelü Ruan, the King of Yongkang, became the new emperor of the Liao Dynasty, allowing them to temporarily live in Liaoyang, with a slight guarantee of supply.

In 949, Shi Chonggui's family was allowed to live in Jianzhou (建州, in modern Chaoyang, Liaoning). Halfway through the journey, Shi Zhonggui's biological mother, Princess An, fell ill and died. After arriving in Jianzhou, more than 50 hectares of land were obtained, and Shi Chonggui and his party built houses and divided the land into farming.

Shi Chonggui, the last emperor of the Central Plains and the Later Jin Dynasty, became an old farmer in Guanwai Province.

Hu Zhao, a central Plains man who was captured by the Khitans at the same time, fled back to HouZhou and wrote a volume of "The Book of Traps", which recorded the history and observations of the Liao. After The Later Jin Dynasty was appointed as the Commander of Tongzhou County, Emperor Taizong of Liao destroyed the Jin Dynasty, and followed the Liao to move Xiao Han north into the Liao, where he became the secretary of the Han Dynasty. In the seventh year of the Liao Dynasty, Xiao Han was killed, and Hu Yu fled back to Later Zhou in the third year of the reign of Emperor Muzong of Liao (953). In "The Book of The Trapped Prisoner", Hu Yu is full of regret and shame about the fate of being captured: "

The Khitans said, 'How can the yidi people defeat China?' However, the Jin Dynasty is the loser, and the Lord is secret and the subject is disloyal. Because of the state affairs of the Tao, he said: "The Son returns to the Han people, so that the Han people strive to do their masters, and there is no one who is captured by Yi Di, and our country is not human." ’”

What a painful realization!

Later Jin Dynasty Emperor Shi Chonggui: Drum and call Yingting Qi Baihe, the official family today as the groom

On April 11, 2013, China Broadcasting Network Chaoyang reported: Archaeologists recently found two new Liao Dynasty epitaphs and a large number of archaeological materials in Chaoyang County, Liaoning Province, and from the content of the epitaphs, these two epitaphs were respectively from the Empress Li and Concubine An of the Later Jin Dynasty. The two epitaphs were excavated in the Liao Tomb Group near the village of Huangdaoyingzi in Wulanheshuo Township, Chaoyang County, and at this point, the claim that Li was buried in Liaoyang after his death has been corrected, further confirming that the legendary Jin Dynasty City is not far from the cemetery near The Village of Boluochi in Chaoyang County. Cultural relics workers found from the excavated inscriptions that this tomb is the tomb of Shi Zhonggui.

The epitaph states that Shi Chonggui died on June 18, 974, the sixth year of Liao Baoning. At this time, in the Central Plains, it was already the seventh year of the Great Song Dynasty Zhao Kuangyin Kaibao. Shi Chonggui lived for 60 years, which was also a high life expectancy in that era.

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