Chapter 634 This is an eternal shame

Chengde Mansion was still a large construction site, so it was certainly not suitable to 'receive' Shuluping who came from afar, so Zhang Yan chose Bei'an Prefecture, where most of the residents had been relocated.

When Shuluping was still more than twenty miles away from Bei'an Prefecture, Zhang Gao ordered Murong Nobunaga to lead two hundred cavalry to bring back Empress Dowager Li, Shi Chonggui and others in advance.

He did not want to hand over Shi Chonggui and others in front of the Khitan people, because no matter how shameless Shi Chonggui was, he was once the emperor of the Central Plains, and he also made bold statements to drive the Huru from the north. At least when he was in power, he did not choose to grovel.

Whether he should be killed or punished was Zhang's business, and there was absolutely no reason for him to continue to be insulted by the Khitans.

Empress Dowager Li and others had traveled more than 2,000 miles in less than two months. They were already extremely trapped. Many people arrived here almost relying on hope, so Zhang Hao specially asked people to prepare a lot of food.

The carriage pulled them back.

At the end of July, Bei'an Prefecture is surrounded by lush green fields, with yellow umbrellas on the left and right, the silver-white three-chen flag symbolizing Zhang Zhou's royal family and the silver-white banner with gold hanging tassels hanging from the commander's head, whirring in the wind.

Empress Dowager Li, Shi Chonggui, Empress Feng and others arrived slowly with the carriage. Still more than a hundred steps away, the three of them got out of the carriage with the eunuchs and palace officials.

Empress Dowager Li led Shi Chonggui and Empress Feng at a distance of thirty steps, kneeling three times and kowtowing all the way.

Zhang Hao raised his hand and signaled Murong Nobunaga to help Empress Dowager Li up, "You are already old, so please don't do it!"

After hearing this, Empress Dowager Li knelt down again and said, "Slave, thank you, father and emperor!"

Then Zhang Yansheng knelt three times and kowtowed nine times from Shi Chonggui and Queen Feng. After the kowtows were completed, Zhang Yansheng did not let Shi Chonggui get up, but took a long riding whip from Li Cunhui's hand.

Shi Chonggui didn't know what Zhang Hao was going to do. He looked at Zhang Hao in fear, and his body began to tremble slightly. Zhang Hao stepped forward and whipped Shi Chonggui suddenly.

There was no mercy at all, and the tattered linen clothes on Shi Chonggui's back were torn apart in an instant, and long, blood-red whip marks immediately appeared on his black and yellow back.

"You unfilial thing! No matter how shameless Shi Jingtang is, he is still your father. How dare you laugh happily at his father's funeral!"

Shi Chonggui shook like lightning when he was hit by the whip. Zhang Yan was an emperor who practiced martial arts all year round. If he hit him with a whip without holding back his hand, it would be quite painful.

Shi Chonggui didn't dare to howl, so he could only grit his teeth tightly, with painful tears streaming down his face!

"As the emperor, he was unable to re-appoint virtuous ministers, and he was unable to sympathize with the people's sentiments. As a result, the northern invaders invaded, and many people in Hebei and Henan died.

In the year of great calamity, we still have to search and loot, and the harsh government kills more people than the northern captives. I really wish I could just kill you."

Zhang Hao roared angrily and lashed out with another whip. This time Shi Chonggui finally couldn't bear it anymore. He screamed miserably and huddled on the ground begging for mercy.

"Grandfather, Son of Heaven, my grandson has been in the north, suffering in the cold wind and thatched cottage for three years. He has suffered unspeakably. I am willing to repent!"

Zhang Gao took a medal from the waist of his attendant, which was used during the march, and then threw it to Shi Chonggui.

"You are such a bastard, the Northland can't stand it for three years? How can you stand the millions of people who died unjustly under your rule?"

Shi Chonggui didn't dare to cry, so he picked up the ring on the ground and bit it into his mouth, then put his head on the ground again and knelt down with his back exposed.

Zhang Hao whipped her again, "You beast, Feng is your aunt, how dare you commit adultery with her and make Feng your queen, which corrupts ethics and is so shameless!"

This whip only hit Shi Chonggui, whose whole body was like chaff, and his mouth was whimpering, so that his fingertips were bitten and his mouth was filled with blood.

Fortunately, Zhang Yan was not ready to hit him, but shouted, "Shi Yanxu, where is Shi Yanbao?"

Immediately, two trembling men came over. The older one was probably seventeen or eighteen years old, while the younger one was only thirteen or fourteen years old. After the two men came over, they followed Shi Chonggui's example and put their heads on the ground and knelt down.

"Looking at your father being whipped, no one came up to replace him. He is also an unfilial person! In the three years of Beidi, you have been like the Hulu, and you don't know filial piety?"

Zhang Gao stepped forward again and gave Shi Yanxu and Shi Yanbao two whips each, which made them scream in agony.

After five lashes, Zhang Hao finally felt a lot calmer. After these five lashes, the scene was no longer about welcoming back the emperor of the previous dynasty, but a grandfather dealing with unfilial descendants.

Zhang Yan originally accepted Shi Chonggui's invitation to come to Guan to assist in boxing, so no one would mention it again.

After beating these three bastards, Zhang Hao turned around and looked at Queen Mother Li, who was still kneeling on the grass.

"Your husband Shi Jingtang raised an army in Taiyuan. Although he was indeed forced by the last emperor, a man's death will make his ears dead. How can there be any reason to collude with foreign enemies to invade his own home? I have already made Shi Jin a puppet dynasty. You, the queen mother, will not do it."

Done."

Empress Dowager Li cried miserably: "I have never thought of becoming this empress dowager. I have no choice but to return home now. It is all thanks to the grace of my father and the emperor. From now on, I would like to be a female nun in Tokyo."

Zhang Gao waved his hand, "That's not necessary. As a housewife, how can you influence what your husband does? I heard that Yongle was raised by you."

Empress Dowager Li's face lying on the ground showed a look of surprise. It seemed that the father and emperor were still sensible, and she could finally enjoy her old age in peace.

"Although Yongle lost his mother when he was two years old, the blessing of his life was his mother, and the money he raised came from his late father, the Emperor Mingmiao. The slave did take her with him to take care of her, but he was far from raising her."

The look on Zhang Yan's face finally improved a lot, "You are a sensible person. I will give you a farm of 50 acres in Tokyo and monthly income. As a eldest sister, you are like a mother, so Yongle will take care of you every day and let her do her best."

filial piety."

After hearing this, Queen Mother Li burst into tears and kowtowed on the ground like pounding garlic.

"Shi Chonggui was deposed as the gate captain of Xinzheng Gate in Kaifeng Prefecture, Tokyo. He ordered you, father and son, to guard Xinzheng Gate. Whenever any elders enter the city, they must salute to apologize!"

Shi Chonggui and his son were overjoyed. They were really afraid that Zhang Yan would kill them with a single blow. After all, Shi Chonggui could die a hundred times without injustice.

Now that I can be a city gatekeeper, not only can I save my life, but I can at least get a salary to live on, which is much better than living in the northeast wind in Huanglong Mansion.

Upon hearing that Shi Chonggui and his son had been found, Queen Feng looked pitifully at Zhang Gao.

Zhang Hao also looked at Feng. This empress, who used to be unparalleled in beauty, was now tortured and looked haggard, with a face full of vicissitudes of life.

"Feng immediately became a nun and lived in Kaifeng Mansion, Qingjingwang. Zhao and Nie lived with Shi Chonggui and were given a second-class house in Tokyo."

Empress Feng, Zhao and Nie also quickly knelt down and kowtowed to express their gratitude. Zhang Yan looked fierce on his face, but he still gave them a way to survive.

Only Feng's family was slightly worse off. Qingjing Nunnery was the nunnery where Queen Cao Yanxi punished palace residents who had committed serious crimes. There was no fuel-efficient lamp in it. Feng's went to Qingjing nunnery, which can only be said to be a little better than in Huanglong Mansion.

As for the Zhao family and the Nie family, they are both Shi Chonggui's concubines and have nothing bad to do, which allows them to live a somewhat stable life.

After taking care of this, two women and two men were still kneeling behind Shi Chonggui. The two women were Shi Chonggui's sister, Princess Yongtai, and his youngest daughter, Shi Wanniang.

Princess Yongtai has a plump figure, with a somewhat exotic look between her eyebrows, but her overall appearance is Han Chinese, with an indescribable charm. Well, to put it more vulgarly, she just looks like a pretty good-looking girl.

chicken.

Princess Yongtai is not Shi Jingtang's daughter. Her biological father is Shi Jingtang's elder brother Shi Jingru, so she is Shi Chonggui's half-sister, and because she is not Shi Chonggui's concubine, she is treated much better.

Princess Yongtai was occupied by Xiao Han when the city of Tokyo was conquered, and was later placed in Liaoyang Mansion by Xiao Han. Therefore, she was sent from Liaoyang by the Khitans, and was completely different from Shi Chonggui and others who were refugees.

Zhang Gao looked at it carefully for a few times and was about to speak when he suddenly heard several dry coughs coming from beside him.

Zhang Gao looked to the side in surprise and saw Li Shengtian staring at him warily.

Zhang Gao looked at Li Shengtian with his mouth agape. Before he could speak, Li Shengtian walked over and took Princess Yongtai's tender little hand.

"How could such a beautiful woman fall into the hands of Khitan barbarians? What a pity, what a pity!

The solitary king is the great king of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom. He is the governor of Anxi Province and Li Shengtian is the governor of the four towns in Anxi. Are you willing to go to Khotan with the solitary king and share the wealth and honor?"

Princess Yongtai's eyes lit up. Shi Chonggui and others were in Huanglong Mansion. They were not quite sure about the current situation, but Princess Yongtai knew very well. She knew better who Li Shengtian was. This was a giant Buddha whose thighs were thicker than the mouth of a well!

It is much better to follow Li Shengtian to Anxi than to be robbed here and there.

Although Princess Yongtai is more interested in Prince Shao Ming, judging from Prince Shao Ming's attitude towards his brother Shi Chonggui, she definitely doesn't want to mess with him.

Immediately, Princess Yongtai looked a little shy and stood up following Li Shengtian's hand.

"I am in the shape of a willow tree, and I am able to attract the attention of the king. I am afraid that my service will not be attentive, so please have mercy on me."

"Hahahaha! Okay! Okay!" Li Shengtian looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, and even looked at Zhang Yan deliberately and proudly.

Zhang Gao tried hard not to roll his eyes. According to seniority, these Shis are Li Shengtian's granddaughters. It seems that Li Shengtian has always remembered the incident in Shule when Zhang Gao informed Cao Yuanxin that he had carried away Queen Karakhan.

Still sitting.

Okay! Uncle, as long as you are happy, as long as your mother-in-law doesn’t come to trouble me.

Zhang Gao coughed and was about to step forward to congratulate Li Shengtian. Li Shengtian might as well stretch out his hand and said, "Do you still have use for this horse whip, saint? Why don't you give it to me?"

Zhang Gao looked at Li Shengtian in confusion, wondering what he wanted the riding whip for? Li Shengtian pointed his hand at Feng Yu and others who were standing over there.

"This man has suffered so much in the north for three years. If we still want to kill him, it will probably damage the saint's kindness. If we let him go, how can the resentment of millions of lonely souls in Henan and Hebei be redressed?

Why don't you give him to me? Ningyuan still lacks a few farmers to pick cotton."

Zhang Hao nodded happily, a guy like Feng Yu was indeed what Li Shengtian said.

And Li Shengtian's behavior also echoed his temper. He felt that he had robbed Zhang Yan of his beauty, so he would naturally repay him.

Zhang Hao nodded and handed the riding whip to Li Shengtian. Li Shengtian took the riding whip, tightened his belt, and walked over with crab steps.

"The treacherous thief deceives the king and brings harm to the world. He should be punished by thunder!"

After saying that, Li Shengtian waved his horsewhip and beat Feng Yu and several other treacherous and powerful officials from Shi Chonggui's past rolling on the ground, satisfying the addiction of loyal and famous officials.

However, when Feng Yu received the third whip, a tall and thin figure flew out and covered Feng Yu with his body.

After being whipped twice, tears of pain filled his face, and then he begged and shouted: "Please show mercy to your Majesty, my father is weak. If he died under the whip, wouldn't it be a stain on Your Majesty's kindness!"

Zhang Gao walked over, looked at the man with two terrifying whip marks on his back and said, "In the stinky mud, a white lotus flower appeared!"

"The untouchable is willing to die in exile, please have mercy on the saint!"

This is Feng Yu's eldest son Feng Jie. What Zhang Yan doesn't know is that this man is really quite capable.

Historically, in the third year of Guangshun of the Later Zhou Dynasty (953), under the surveillance of the Khitan people, he ran thousands of miles from the distant Jianzhou (Chaoyang, Liaoning) back to Kaifeng, and later participated in the battle between the Later Zhou Dynasty and the Khitan.

Although he is not a general, just a small officer, he still has some scheming and perseverance after returning home thousands of miles away.

Zhang Hao nodded, "Feng Yu and his son traveled five thousand miles to Anxi to guard the border. They were not pardoned and were not allowed to return to their hometown for burial after death!"
To be continued...