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Today, we are talking about the story of Zhang Qiong, the general of the Northern Song in the early years of .
Zhang Qiong is a native of Guantao County. In his early years, he was a subordinate of Zhao Kuangyin , and he repeatedly charged into battle and made outstanding achievements. According to the record of " Song History ", Zhao Kuangyin led his troops to attack Shouchun City in the second week of . At that time, the enemies at the head of the city had automatic bows and arrows. For a time, Zhang Qiong used his body to protect Zhao Kuangyin.
Afterwards, Zhao Kuangyin was unscathed, but Zhang Qiong was shot in the thigh by the enemy's bow and arrow. At that time, Zhang Qiong fainted several times in pain. The arrow of the bow went deep into Zhang Qiong's leg bones, and the doctor felt helpless when he saw it. Zhang Qiongyong is extraordinary. He "drinks a cup full of wine, broke the bones, blood flowed several liters, and looked calm." This is no less than the allusion of Guan Gong scraping bones to cure poison.
After Zhao Kuangyin became the emperor, he naturally reused Zhang Qiong. He has held positions such as Yuhou and Jiazhou defense envoy. At that time, there were elite teachers with nearly 10,000 people in the capital, and only Zhang Qiong had this ability to admire them.
But Zhang Qiong has a rough temper and low emotional intelligence, so he often offends people. Historical materials describe his character as "sexual violence and inorganic," and the translation probably means that he is irritable and has no ambitions. At that time Shi Gui and Shi Hanqing were favored, and Zhang Qiong once lightly insulted them.The two people resented Zhang Qiong very much. In 965 AD, that is, the first year of Song Taizu Gande, in August of this year, Shi Hanqing falsely accused Zhang Qiong of riding an official horse without authorization, and he also raised more than 100 personal armed forces.
Moreover, Shi Hanqing said that Zhang Qiong was a man of fame during his tenure, and he also publicly slandered Zhao Guangyi . These three counts made Zhao Kuangyin furious. The other two sins are okay, but the private raising of arms really made the emperor very angry. This emperor who relied on his yellow robe to ascend the throne of God could not tolerate the private development of armed forces by his subordinates.
Zhao Kuangyin recruited Zhang Qiong and asked him to clarify the matter in person. Zhang Qiong did not plead guilty, but he was stubborn and refused to defend himself. Zhao Kuangyin became even more angry, and he asked Shi Hanqing to hit Zhang Qiong on the head with iron. Shi Hanqing was initially dissatisfied with Zhang Qiong, but after a few hits, he beat him to blood. Zhang Qiong, who has experienced many battles, is dying in a short while.
After Zhang Qiong went to jail, he knew that he would not be exonerated, so he took off his belt and let people take it to his mother. After Zhang Qiong was convicted, the emperor subsequently ordered him to die. After Zhang Qiong's home was ransacked, officials reported that Zhang's family had only three domestic servants and no remaining wealth. At this time, the emperor repented and realized that he had killed the wrong person. He asked Shi Hanqing angrily, you said he has raised more than 100 people, where have all these people gone?
Probably to express guilt for the wrong killing, Zhao Kuangyin ordered the appointment of Zhang Qiong's younger brother Zhang Jin as the deputy commander of Long Jie.
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