How arrogant is Li Cunxu’s favorite actor Dare to call Zhuangzong a dog

How arrogant is Li Cunxu’s favorite actor? This is a question that many readers are concerned about. The actor dared to call Zhuangzong a dog and publicly slapped him in the face. Next, the editor of the History Encyclopedia will learn about it with readers and provide a reference for everyone.
Li Cunxu, known as the “God of War Emperor” of the Later Tang Dynasty, was not only brave, skilled in battle, and skilled in strategy, but also an emperor with a strong literary and artistic atmosphere. He was obsessed with haiku opera and often stole tickets to perform on stage during military afternoons, indulging in a “drama” addiction. After proclaiming himself emperor and destroying Liang, and completing the great cause of restoring the country and avenging shame, he thought that his achievements were complete and there was nothing else to worry about. So he became bored with a group of actors every day, let go of play, and while enjoying himself, he also made many jokes.
In order to satisfy his craving for acting, Li Cunxu raised a large group of actors around him, who specialized in music, dance, and comedy. They varied their techniques to please the emperor and were highly favored by him. Among them, Jing Xinmo was particularly favored by Li Cunxu due to her best acting skills. Not only that, among a large group of actors, Jing Xinmo had the most upright character and often used humorous language to admonish Li Cunxu. Therefore, his reputation in later generations was very good, and even Ouyang Xiu praised his upright style in “The History of the New Five Dynasties”.
Jing Xinmo is good at humorous language and has a very humorous personality, which can be seen in a small matter. Once, while serving Emperor Zhuang in the palace, Jing Xinmo was chased by a vicious dog kept in the palace, forcing him to take refuge behind a pillar. Zhuangzong laughed heartily upon seeing this scene, and upon seeing it, Jingxinmo shouted to him, “Your Majesty, save your life. Please do not allow your children to come and bite!” Because Zhuangzong came from the Shatuo tribe and particularly avoided the word “dog,” Jingxinmo deliberately called out “dog” to mock him. Emperor Zhuangzong was furious upon hearing this, so he drew his bow and arrows, preparing to shoot at Jingxin Mo.
Upon seeing this, Jing Xinmo quickly said to Emperor Zhuangzong, “Your Majesty cannot kill me because we are one and it is unlucky to kill me!” Emperor Zhuangzong felt puzzled and put down his bow and arrow to ask him why. Jing Xinmo replied, “After Your Majesty ascended the throne, he took the reign title Tongguang, and everyone in the world called you Emperor Tongguang. The pronunciation of ‘tong’ is the same as copper, and my surname Jing sounds the same as’ jing ‘, both of which need to be polished from time to time. If you kill me, Jing Xinmo, then your’ tong ‘will no longer have’ guang ‘.” Upon hearing this, Emperor Zhuangzong laughed heartily and ordered someone to drive away the evil dog to help Jing Xinmo escape from his predicament.
Jing Xinmo, with his exceptional alertness and ability to use humorous language, often admonished Emperor Zhuangzong and helped many upright officials out of trouble, among which rescuing the magistrate of Zhongmu County was one example. Zhuangzong enjoyed hunting in the fields. One day, while hunting in Zhongmou County, his group trampled on the crops in the fields in a mess. The county magistrate was present at the time and was heartbroken upon seeing the situation. Therefore, he stopped Emperor Zhuangzong’s horse head to plead for the people, demanding that Emperor Zhuangzong leave the fields and compensate the farmers for their losses as much as possible. Upon hearing these words, Emperor Zhuangzong was furious and immediately had a murderous intent.
Upon seeing this, Jing Xinmo led a group of people to firmly hold onto the county magistrate and rebuked him in front of Emperor Zhuangzong, saying, “Your Excellency is an official of the court. Don’t you know that the current emperor likes hunting? If you know, why do you still allow the people to cultivate land in order to pay taxes to the court? Why don’t you let the people starve and empty the farmland, and let the emperor gallop here from a young age? You deserve death!” After speaking, he pretended to request Emperor Zhuangzong to impose extreme punishment on the county magistrate. Other performers also understood and cheered and sang in unison. Emperor Zhuangzong was amused by Jing Xinmo’s sarcasm and burst into laughter. He immediately ordered the release of the county magistrate and issued an order to compensate the local people.
Of course, the above two are not the most “proud works” of Jing Xinmo. His biggest “disturbance” was not only slapping Zhuangzong openly in a miscellaneous performance, but also making the other party lose their temper. What the hell is going on here?
Originally, Zhuangzong enjoyed playing with tickets and acting, and took the stage name “Li Tianxia”. After achieving great success and fame, Emperor Zhuangzong would occasionally meet to apply powder and ink, put on costumes, and perform on stage with a group of actors, lacking the dignity that an emperor should have. During a performance with other actors, Emperor Zhuangzong suddenly looked around and shouted, “Li Tianxia, where is Li Tianxia?” Upon hearing this, no one dared to answer. Only Jing Xinmo ran to Emperor Zhuangzong and slapped them without hesitation.
At first, Zhuang Zong was stunned, but then he became furious and the performers were shocked. They thought to themselves that Jing Xinmo would definitely die this time. Faced with Emperor Zhuangzong’s questioning, Jing Xinmo calmly replied, “Your Majesty is the only one in the world who dares to call Li Tianxia. Where else can we go to plead? Who dares to call himself Li Tianxia again?” This sentence amused everyone, and Emperor Zhuangzong turned angry into laughter. Instead of punishing Jing Xinmo, he gave him a generous reward. The deeds of Jingxinmo, who used humorous language to admonish Emperor Zhuangzong, are generally of this kind.
This strange story is recorded in Ouyang Xiu’s “Biography of Lingguan in the New History of the Five Dynasties”: Zhuangzong tried to play with Qunyou in the court, looked around and exclaimed, “Li Tianxia, where is Li Tianxia?” Xin Mo suddenly slapped his cheek with his hand. Emperor Zhuangzong lost his composure and was terrified on both sides. The group of performers were also greatly shocked and held onto the new mill, asking, “How can you criticize the emperor’s cheek?” The new mill replied, “Li Tianxia is only one person, who can be blamed for evil!” Then everyone laughed, and Emperor Zhuangzong was overjoyed and bestowed upon the new mill a thick gift.
Not long after, Zhuang Zong was killed in the coup, and a large group of actors he raised were scattered like birds and beasts. The deeds of Jing Xinmo have been rarely heard since then. The last appearance of Jing Xinmo was during the reign of Emperor Mingzong of the Later Tang Dynasty. However, at this time, Jing Xinmo’s image had become that of a corrupt criminal, and he was punished by Emperor Mingzong for accepting bribes. There have been no records of him since then. As for why Jing Xinmo transformed into a corrupt criminal, future generations will not know.