How did Di Qing die?

Di Qing died of jealousy and depression in the imperial court.

Di Qing took advantage of a stormy night in Shangyuan Festival to rectify the military discipline and unexpectedly won the Kunlun Pass. He also cleverly played the role of cavalry and defeated Nong Gaozhi. Song Jun hunted for more than 50 miles, killed more than 2,200 people including Nong Jianzhong, assistant minister Huang Shimi and foot soldiers, and captured more than 500 people.

Di Qing made great contributions, and Song Renzong called Di Qing "my secret". However, civil servants who always looked down on soldiers began to attack Di Qing. Di Qing was deeply loved by the foot soldiers and did nothing wrong, so the civil servants began to say that the Di Qing family had light, that the Di Qing family's dog had horns, and that he wore light yellow clothes. Song Renzong insisted that Di Qing was a loyal minister, and Wen Yanbo immediately said: "The Taizu of this dynasty is also a loyal minister of Zhou Shizong."

Later, when the capital was flooded, Di Qing moved his family to Suoguo Temple and lived in a Buddhist temple. Civil servants seized this handle and wrote that the flood in Beijing was a warning from heaven to Di Qing. Under such pressure, Di Qing was finally released to Chen Zhou and died of depression the next year.

How sad it is that a loyal military commander died not in the hands of the battlefield and the enemy, but in the saliva and jealousy of his own people!

Extended data:

Di Qing was born in Xihe River in Fenzhou (now Shanxi). Northern song dynasty famous soldier.

Di Qing was born in poverty, joined the army since childhood, had tattoos on his face and was good at riding and shooting, so he was called "General Miannie". Song Renzong tired officer Yanzhou headquarters. He is brave and resourceful. In the Song and Xia wars, he often wore long hair, wore a bronze mask, took the lead and made outstanding achievements. Di Qing experienced 25 wars in his life, the most famous of which was the attack on Kunlun Pass on the 15th night of the first month in the fifth year of Emperor (1053).

Di Qing was deeply suspected by the imperial court before his death, which led to his final depression. After his death, he was treated with courtesy and respect, and was posthumously awarded the secretariat medal, posthumous title "Wu Xiang".

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Di Qing