Although the story of the Yang family's beheading is widely spread, it is actually just a fictional work of the ** family and the opera. In the real history, the story of beheading happened before the story of the Yang family, the tragic father was named Liu Renzhen, and it was his most beloved youngest son Liu Chongjian who was beheaded.
Liu Renzhen was a general of the Southern Tang Dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and he guarded Shouzhou City. When Zhou Shizong Chai Rong drove his own expedition and crusaded against the Southern Tang Dynasty, Shouzhou City was trapped, isolated and helpless, and cut off food and grass. However, Liu Renzhen held on to the city and refused to surrender, showing his perseverance and determination.
However, his youngest son, Liu Chongji, saw that the city was in danger and ran out of food, lost confidence, and wanted to surrender to the enemy, but was intercepted by the military academy defending the city on the way. When Liu Renzhen learned of this, he was furious, and he pointed at Liu Chongzhi and said:"As a Tang minister, my Liu family is desperate to live and die with Shouzhou City, but you escaped from the battle, treason and surrender to the enemy, family law is not tolerated, and military law is unforgivable. Roll out the decapitation for me. "
Liu Renzhen killed his relatives in righteousness and defended the city on the day of death, and even Chai Rong of Zhou Shizong admired him. However, it is a pity that the story of Liu Renzhen's beheading was not widely circulated, and Liu Renzhen's influence in later generations was not as great as that of the Yang family. More ordinary people actually don't know about this General Liu, which is really a pity!His tragic and loyal life should be remembered by future generations!