There are many legendary figures among the emperors of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and Li Min, the martyr of the Southern Tang Dynasty, is a typical example. Li Min was an orphan in the troubled times. In the second year of Qianning, when Yang Xingmi fought with Zhu Wen, he adopted an orphan named Peng Peng in Haozhou. The slave Li Ming.

However, Yang Xingmi's sons didn't like Peng Nu, so Yang Xingmi had to hand over Peng Nu to his general Xu Wen, who named him Xu Zhigao. Xu Zhigao was handsome and talented, and was loved by the Xu family.

After Yang Xingmi's death, the Xu family gradually took control of the military and political affairs of Huainan. They first supported Yang Xingmi's son Yang Yanlong as King of Wu. However, the prince was not happy when he lost power. Yang Yanlong only indulged in sensuality and died of illness within two years.

The Xu family once again proclaimed Yang Xingmi's other son Yang Pu as king. After Xu Wen's death, Xu Zhigao deprived Xu Wen's son of military power, completely took control of the military and political affairs of Wu, and proclaimed Yang Pu as emperor.

Three years later, the Zen throne of Yangpu was given to Xu Zhigao, and the country's name was changed to Qi. The following year, he claimed to be a clan member of the Tang Dynasty, changed his name to Li Min, and changed the country's name to Tang. What a grandpa, grandpa, great-grandfather suddenly appeared, a He has a name and a surname. Whether it is true or not cannot be verified. Probably only he himself knows it. At that time, many people were insinuating that he was trying to identify his ancestors.

Li Min still had some conscience. After proclaiming himself emperor, he still respected Yang Pu as emperor, and named his adoptive father Xu Wen as Taizu. He also generously rewarded Xu and Yang Liangjia's children and fed them well.

During his seven years in power, he allowed the people to cultivate their lives while doing little work, and took in a large number of refugees from the Central Plains. The Southern Tang Dynasty became more prosperous and prosperous. Li Min's private treasury alone contained eight million copper coins, which definitely made Chai Rong jealous.

When Li Min was in power, he attached great importance to literature and education. He set up the Imperial College on the banks of the Qinhuai River, built imperial colleges, primary schools, and other academic halls, and collected documents and atlases. The literary style in the south of the Yangtze River became more and more prosperous, and Li Min himself "became self-reliant on literature and art."

Before his death, Li Min asked his son to use less weapons and accumulate national strength in order to serve the Central Plains. Li Jing nodded in agreement and expressed his position many times, "I care about the Central Plains, it is my hometown."

After Yelu Deguang's hasty escape, a huge power vacuum appeared in the Central Plains. At that time, Xuzhou, an important border town between the two countries, was captured by the rebels and had just been recovered by Fu Yanqing, who was on the fence. Liu Zhiyuan is the most powerful force to seize the Central Plains.

It's a pity that Li Jing didn't listen to his father's last words. After he came to the throne, he showed his ambitions and continued to expand the troops southward. The national power was depleted a lot, and he was unable to use troops on two fronts. He could only watch Liu Zhiyuan occupy the Central Plains, and also for The seeds of future destruction were laid.

Li Min was good at literature and art, and Li Jing was even better than his father. He often drank with the officials and wrote poems, especially those used for singing, banquets, and dances. They were very popular in the court of the Southern Tang Dynasty. If you don't believe it, listen to it.

The fragrant lotus leaves are gone, and the green leaves are gone. The west wind is worried and stirs up the green waves. It is still haggard with the time, and it is unbearable to look at.

The drizzle dreamed of returning to the chicken plug far away, and the cold wind blew through the small building. How many tears are there to limit the hatred, leaning against the railing.

A man in his late fifties wearing a yellow robe stood in front of the window, looking up at the bright moon in the sky. He sang softly to the melodious sound of silk and bamboo. He turned around and said with a smile: "This is my poem." How is it?"

This man is Li Jing, the emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the woman in palace clothes sitting on the throne is his queen Zhong. On the left is a man in his thirties, with a rough face, a strong expression, and a very strong figure. At first glance, it was obvious that he was a warrior. This was Li Jing's eldest son and the crown prince of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Li Hongji. However, Li Jing deposed him as crown prince just last year.

The person opposite Li Hongji is relatively young, but he has a young face, fair cheeks and slightly chubby cheeks, a large forehead and side teeth, and a double eye. This is Li Congjia, the sixth son of Li Jing, who is also the famous empress of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Li Yu. He is not as handsome as imagined.

The handsome man, on the other hand, looks a little strange.

The so-called abundant forehead refers to the front of the brain, and the parallel teeth refer to the neat buck teeth. As for the double pupils in one eye, it is rare. The black pupils of ordinary people are round, and the double pupils are like an inverted gourd. It can be seen that Li Yu developed in his mother's womb.

His appearance is not good, and his appearance is incompatible with handsomeness.

Further down are Li Jing's seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth sons, as well as two little princesses who have not yet left the palace. As for the second, third, fourth, and fifth sons, they all died early, except for the prince.

Besides, Li Congjia is the oldest among them.

There are no foreign ministers here, so it can be seen that it is a warm family banquet. As the emperor and head of the family, Li Jing personally composed the lyrics to entertain everyone. Li Jing was very happy with his achievements, liked flattering words very much, and hated other people's advice.

For example, when this magnificent attic for holding family banquets was newly completed, Li Jing invited his ministers to come and watch it. Xiao Yan, the minister of Dali Temple, said: "I just regret that there is no well built in front of the building."

What did Li Jing mean to Xiao Yan? Xiao Yan said: "Just because this well is missing, it is not as good as Empress Chen's Jingyang Tower."

Xiao Yan was admonishing Li Jing in a roundabout way, not to follow the example of Empress Chen, who was arrogant and extravagant and became the king of the country. With such loyal ministers who dared to admonish, even Zhu Wen, the famous devil of the Five Dynasties, would not do anything to him.

, but Li Jing belittled this upright minister, which shows that he is narrow-minded.

Everyone knows that Li Jing likes to hear flattering words. Prince Li Hongji immediately said: "Your Majesty's lyrics are absolutely wonderful. No one in the world knows how to compose music and lyrics better than Your Majesty."

"Haha." Li Jing smiled, but he felt extremely disgusted in his heart. All his family members, men, women, old and young, could compose poems and lyrics, but the crown prince was an idiot who only knew how to lead troops and fight.

In troubled times, it was originally a good thing to have an emperor on horseback. But this crown prince was cruel and ruthless. Last year, he poisoned Li Jing's younger brother Li Jingsui. Li Jing deposed his crown prince in a rage. If it hadn't been for Zhong

The queen came for him tonight and didn't want to see him.

Li Jing looked at his other sons, and saw his seventh son Li Congshan, who was only fifteen years old, standing up and saying: "Your Majesty, this piece of music and lyrics is elegant in style, delicate and sincere. It is truly a top-quality work."

Li Jing raised his head and laughed, and saw Liu Zi immersed in writing. He walked over slowly and saw Li Congjia writing exactly the poem he had just written. After finishing writing, Li Congjia put down the brush, pouted and blew the ink dry, and saw Li Jing looking at him.

He stood up and said with a smile: "I have already recorded the lyrics written by Your Majesty. I wonder if Your Majesty can give it to me."

"Haha... If you want to give it to you, you are the most accomplished among the brothers. How would you like to evaluate this poem of mine?"

"Hmm..." Li Congjia pondered for a moment and pointed on the paper, "This sentence 'The small building blows through the cold jade pipe' can be passed down through the ages!"

Hearing this, Li Jing raised her thick eyebrows, reached out and patted Li Congjia heavily on the shoulder, and said happily: "Congjia knows my heart best! Hahaha..."

Although this son has an average appearance, he is the most popular with Li Jing. Firstly, because he is highly accomplished in poetry and can often scratch Li Jing's itch. Another reason is that Li Congjia calls himself the Hermit of Zhongfeng and has always been devoted to landscape poetry.

No desire for the throne.

The eldest son Li Hongji was on the other extreme. He was afraid that his uncle Li Jingsui would threaten his position as prince and would poison him. Li Jing was not afraid of being poisoned by his son. He did not want to follow in Zhu Wen's footsteps, so he hated his eldest son in his heart.

"I haven't listened to Jia's poems recently, so why not write one tonight to cheer me up!"

Li Congjia was about to agree when he caught a glimpse of his brother's snake-like eyes. He quickly swallowed the words that came into his mouth, "My son, I've been out of mood lately and I really can't do it well. Why don't you read a masterpiece by someone else to His Majesty?"

As a poet, Li Jing understood the importance of inspiration and did not force his son. He nodded and said, "Okay!" Then he turned back to the main seat, picked up the wine glass and prepared to accompany the wine with poetry. He believed that Li Congjia's level could

There must be something wonderful about being made a masterpiece by this son.

Just listen to Li Congjia singing softly: "Standing in the dangerous building, the breeze is soft, looking at the spring sorrow, the sky is gloomy. In the grass color and smoke, there is no word, who can rely on the late thoughts. I want to get drunk with the crazy picture, and sing to the wine,

The strong music is still tasteless. The clothes are getting wider and wider, but you will never regret it. You will feel haggard because of the beauty!"

After Li Congjia finished reading, there was silence in the hall. Except for the martial eldest son, almost all of Li Jing's children could recite poems and compose poems. Each one of them whispered softly in their mouths and savored it carefully.

If those children are still young, Li Jing, who is nearly fifty years old, can understand the artistic conception. He slapped his thigh heavily and said: "It is a wonderful word, it can be paired with three glasses of wine!"

He raised his head and drank all the wine in the glass. Empress Zhong picked up the aid and poured wine for him. He drank three glasses in a row before he stopped, "Good words and good wine!"

Empress Zhong looked at Li Congjia, "Seriously, my son didn't do it himself?"

Li Jing waved her hand and said: "I am still young from Congjia. Even though I am full of talent and learning, I still cannot write such good words without thinking about the world."

Li Congjia cupped his hands and replied: "Mother, this poem came from the Central Plains. If I expected it to be true, it was written by the same person as the poem "Sapphire Case" last time."

This poem was indeed copied by Xu Xian and given to Fu Liying. It somehow spread in Kaifeng two months ago. I didn't expect it to spread to the Southern Tang Dynasty so quickly.

"I remember that person's surname is Xu?"

Li Congjia replied: "Xu Xian!"

"Hmm, I don't know how old he is or what kind of person he is."

Li Congjia said: "My son once asked the merchants from Kaifeng. This man is quite famous in Kaifeng. It is said that he is a young man in his weak years. He is known as a minister in front of the palace of Zhou Dynasty. He is a close guard of Guo Wei and Guo Rong and his son.

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"Oh!" Li Jing seemed to be very surprised, "Is it a warrior? Or a young man? Impossible. The lyrics of this song are lingering and persistent, and the words are very painful. The artistic conception really does not look like it was written by a young warrior."

Li Congjia replied: "I believe that according to my knowledge, this person had an affair with Fu Yanqing's daughter. Later, because of his poor family background, he was separated alive by Fu Yanqing."

"If that's the case, then it makes sense." Li Jing sighed: "Fu Yanqing's heart is as high as the sky, but he is as timid as a mouse. It is boring to tear up a couple of lovers for the sake of power and face. If this person is in Jinling for me

Whatever you use, I can make him a consort."

Li Hongji complimented him: "Your Majesty is the real Dragon Emperor. He has a huge mind that cannot be compared to that of a rat like Fu Yanqing."

I guess this flattery was in the right place. Li Jing happily raised her glass and said: "Drink another drink with me!"

Before he put down his wine glass, a eunuch suddenly burst into the hall, holding a memorandum in his hand in front of Li Jing, "Your Majesty, this is the urgent memorial of Liu Renzhan, the governor of Qinghuai Dynasty, forwarded by the Privy Council!"

Li Jing's eyes twitched when he heard this. Shouzhou was an important town in the northern Xinjiang of the Southern Tang Dynasty and the gateway to Huainan. Once Shouzhou was lost, the Northern Army could go south to capture Luzhou, Haozhou, and Chuzhou. Going east, they could capture Chuzhou, Yangzhou, and Runzhou.

The land north of Jiangzhou will all fall into the hands of the northerners.

Such an important town has always been garrisoned by General Liu Renzhan. Liu Renzhan is a loyal and loyal man who is not only good at military affairs, but also good at managing politics. He is quite prestigious in Shouzhou. He manages Shouzhou in an orderly manner and usually submits some memorials reporting on his work.

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Liu Renzhan suddenly handed over the urgent memorial, which must have been a big deal. Li Jing grabbed the memorial and opened it with trembling hands. He quickly scanned it with ten lines of eyes. His expression immediately became solemn. Then he looked aside carefully and threw his hand in anger.

The memorial in the book fell heavily to the ground, "Guo Rong, you kid, has gone too far!"

He knew that Chai Rong's recovery of Longyou was to prepare for the attack on the Southern Tang Dynasty, but he did not expect that it would come so quickly. The emergence of such a belligerent emperor in the Central Plains as Chai Rong was by no means a blessing to the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Li Hongji picked up the memorial that fell at his feet. The more he looked at it, the more excited he became. He was not good at literature but was good at fighting. Now that Zhou Guo came to attack, he had a place to use. If he made great achievements, he might have a chance to regain the crown prince.

No matter what happens, he can regain the military power in his hands.

Li Hongji stood up and advised: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Guangzhou is a small city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is nothing if it is stolen by the Northerners. Please give me 20,000 troops and horses. I promise to recapture Guangzhou."

Then destroy the Northern Army and present the heads of the enemy generals to Your Majesty."

"Guangzhou is lost. Liu Renzhan is guarding Shouzhou in the north. The Northern Army will not be able to get through for a while." Li Jing hesitated for a while and then said: "Tomorrow you will go to Changzhou and take over the military administration of Changzhou!"

Li Hongji was overjoyed and fell to the ground, "I will definitely live up to your majesty's trust! Is your majesty doing this to guard against Qian Chu?"

"Exactly! My son has always been very knowledgeable about military affairs! The Qian family has always regarded the Central Plains as Zhengshuo. I found out that Qian Chu sent an envoy to Kaifeng a month ago. If they collude with the north and the south to attack from the north and south, there will be no hope for the resurgence of the Tang Dynasty.

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A good family dinner ended in an unhappy way, and Li Congjia was probably the most unhappy because his brother regained military power. It would be a lie to say that he did not want to be the emperor, but Li Congjia was not as obsessed as his brother.

He has always kept a low profile and spent all his time on landscape poetry.

But this still cannot dispel his brother's fear, especially after Li Hongji was dethroned, he became more and more hostile to him. If the ruthless Li Hongji successfully ascends the throne, he will probably spend his life in fear, or one day he will be like his uncle.

He was poisoned to death for no apparent reason.

Now that Li Hongji has regained control of the military, Li Congjia is so upset that he may not be able to sleep again tonight. He left the palace in despair. A carriage was parked in front of the palace gate, and an old eunuch stood beside the carriage with his whiskers in his arms.

There was a group of guards on the side, "Why did the king come out so early?"

"Let's talk about it back to the palace!" Li Congjia got on the carriage, and the old eunuch got in soon after. The coachman raised his whip and whipped the horse. The horse neighed and left the palace on the bluestone.
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