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It is said that "one will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither", and the fighting on the battlefield has achieved the prestige of countless heroes, and also left countless tragic stories.
According to historical records, Li Cunxiao was divided by five horses when he was dying, but he actually relied on his own life to pull the horse back, what is going on?
From herding sheep to the head of the "Thirteen Taibao".
Li Cunxiao, whose real name is An Jingsi, was born in poverty, and mainly lived by shepherding sheep in his childhood. According to historical records, he was born with divine power and bravery, and had the feat of killing tigers with his bare hands when he was young.
During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period at the end of the Tang Dynasty, Li Keyong, the king of Jin, led his army through his hometown, which coincided with Li Cunxiao's fight with the tiger, Li Keyong was attracted by Li Cunxiao's strength, and learned that his family was poor, so he wanted to accept him as a righteous son and give him the name Li Cunxiao. Since then, Li Cunxiao has begun his career as a horseman.
Li Cunxiao was brave and good at fighting, and made many military exploits, and soon emerged in the "Thirteen Taibao" under Li Keyong and became the head of the "Thirteen Taibao". Historical records record that he was "brave and crowned, often riding as a pioneer, and did not taste defeat", which shows his bravery and outstanding military exploits.
In the "History of the Old Five Dynasties: The Biography of Li Cunxiao", many of Li Cunxiao's achievements are also recorded, such as the fact that he once lifted the heavy Flying Tiger General Cannon alone, and the strength is amazing.
Li Cunxiao led the army to fight, attacked the city and pulled out the village, won more with less, and achieved remarkable results. For example, when Li Keyong was besieged by Zhu Wen in Shangyuanyi, Li Cunxiao led 500 cavalry to raid and successfully rescued Li Keyong.
Moreover, Li Cunxiao is not only strong in martial arts, but also excellent in resourcefulness, and is good at analyzing the enemy's situation and formulating combat strategies. When attacking Luzhou, he skillfully used the terrain and stratagem to successfully defeat the defenders.
Li Cunxiao's outstanding military exploits and brave and invincible image made him a high-profile legend during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. His prestige is far and wide, which makes the enemy frightened, and even Li Keyong praised: "I look at the courage of filial piety, which is far away from the famous general Hu Lu Mingyue!" ”
The merit is high and the lord is shocked, and the brothers are opposed
Li Cunxiao's great military exploits and invincibility have won him supreme glory, but they have also laid the root of the curse.
As the saying goes, "the tree is a big move", after Li Cunxiao became famous, it also attracted the jealousy and suspicion of Li Keyong's parent-child Li Cunxin. Li Cunxin was originally Li Keyong's most important son, but with the rise of Li Cunxiao, Li Cunxin gradually fell out of favor and became dissatisfied.
He was friendly to Li Cunxiao on the surface, but secretly began to plan how to get rid of this "thorn in the eye". According to historical records, Li Cunxin took advantage of Li Cunxiao's sensitive position that Li Cunxiao was not Li Keyong's own son and had high merits, and skillfully sow discord.
He spread rumors, claiming that Li Keyong was wary of Li Cunxiao and wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible. At the same time, he also forged Li Cunxiao's correspondence with the enemy, which further deepened Li Keyong's suspicion of Li Cunxiao.
Li Cunxiao was already worried about his identity, coupled with Li Cunxin's provocation, he gradually became suspicious of Li Keyong. In the end, at the instigation of Li Cunxin, Li Cunxiao made a wrong decision and defected to the hostile forces.
Unexpectedly, Li Cunxiao's defection to the enemy completely angered Li Keyong. Originally, he didn't plan to attack Li Cunxiao, but he was worried that he would not be able to control it after he grew stronger, so Li Keyong ordered Li Cunxiao to be sentenced to car splitting, expressing his anger at Li Cunxiao's betrayal, and also wanted to warn those who wanted to betray him.
The five horses split their bodies and committed suicide to prove their innocence
Many people should have heard of the splitting of the car, this kind of punishment is also called the division of the five horses, which can be said to be one of the most cruel punishments in ancient times.
At the time of execution, the prisoner's limbs and head were tied to five horses, and then the horses were made to run in five different directions, tearing the person into five pieces alive, and there was no whole body after death.
However, the record of Li Cunxiao's death in historical sources is relatively brief, mainly focusing on the fact that he was sentenced to car splitting. However, there are many legends about Li Cunxiao's performance in the execution ground, the most famous of which is the version of "five horses splitting the corpse".
Legend has it that on the day of the execution, Li Cunxiao was escorted to the execution ground, and five horses were tied to his limbs and head.
With the order of the executioner, the five horses rushed together, wanting to tear Li Cunxiao apart. However, Li Cunxiao was born with divine power, and he actually pulled the five horses back, and the scene was in an uproar.
Li Cunxiao's brave performance shocked and frightened the beheading officer Li Cunxin. He was worried that Li Cunxiao would break free and escape, so he ordered another execution.
The five horses exerted their strength again, pulling Li Cunxiao's body out of shape, but he still relied on amazing perseverance to pull the horses back again and again.
Li Cunxiao's stubborn resistance moved everyone present. They realized that Li Cunxiao was not greedy for life and afraid of death, but in order to prove his innocence and loyalty, he resisted so desperately.
It's just that manpower can't compete with animal power after all. Li Cunxiao's body was strangled with ropes and was drenched in blood and exhausted. At this time, he had already understood that he had escaped the fate of death at all, but he still did not want to give in.
In the end, Li Cunxiao chose to commit suicide and ended his life. He asked Li Cunxin to break his tendons and tendons and break his bones, so that five horses would be able to divide his body.
This version was widely circulated among the people, and became the talk of people after tea and dinner, and also became the material for later literary works and opera creation.
Everyone expressed great sympathy and admiration for Li Cunxiao, but some scholars questioned the statement of "five horses splitting the corpse". They believe that the punishment of car splitting itself is already so cruel that it is enough to cause death, and there is no need to carry out such a step as "splitting the corpses of five horses".
Moreover, history records that Li Cunxiao had been severely tortured before his arrest, and his body was weak, and it was impossible for him to have the strength to compete with five horses. So such a statement is obviously inconsistent with the facts at the time.
But no matter what the specific process of Li Cunxiao's death is, his tragic fate is embarrassing. He was originally a generation of fierce generals during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, but because of his high merits, he was suspicious and framed, and finally ended up with a tragic death. This incident still makes people feel extremely shocked and embarrassed.
epilogue
A generation of famous generals ended their lives tragically. His death is both regrettable and shocking.
Such tragedies are not uncommon in history, and people can't help but sigh, why is the fate of heroes always so unlucky?