[Past Events in Quanzhou] Quanzhou, today's Quanzhou City in Fujian Province, was affiliated to the State of Fujian during the Five Dynasties and was one of the five states in the State of Fujian.
Liu Congxiao was from Yongchun County, Quanzhou. He lost his father in his early years and lived a difficult life with his mother and brother. His mother was kind, his son was filial, and his brothers were respectful. He was known in the countryside for his filial piety. Later he joined the army. At first glance, he looked similar to Zhu Wen's childhood. The version of Tongliao Universe is simple at first glance.
As mentioned above, serious civil strife broke out at the end of the Fujian Kingdom. First, brothers fought against each other, and then
"Zhu and Lian's Incident", Zhu Wenjin and Lian Chong met and killed King Yanxi, the lord of Fujian, and professed their vassalage to the Central Plains. At that time, Liu Congxiao was already the commander-in-chief of Quanzhou. Faced with the chaotic situation, Liu Congxiao plotted a way out with his confidants Wang Zhongshun, Dong Si'an, and Su Guangjie.
Liu Congxiao said: "Zhu Wenjin killed his lord, and the legal system is not correct. However, we are favored by the Wang family, how can we be loyal to Zhu and Lian's rebels instead?"
Besides, there is Comrade Wang Yanzheng in Jianzhou. If Wang Yanzheng takes over Fuzhou one day, how should we explain to him?
Everyone thought it was reasonable and expressed their willingness to obey Liu Congxiao's instructions. So Liu Congxiao secretly summoned a few confidants to his home to drink. When they were drunk, Liu Congxiao lied to them and said that King Yanzheng of Jianzhou had conquered Fuzhou and brought them to me.
"The Edict on Clothes and Belts" tells us to regain Quanzhou and make great achievements. I see you are amazed. You will definitely be rich and powerful in the future. I wonder if you are willing to make this contribution with me?
If we don't follow Wang Yanzheng's secret order, I'm afraid there will be a big disaster! Multiple choice question, life or death. Of course anyone with a brain would choose the former.
After several people swore poisonous oaths, Liu Congxiao finally recruited a 52-man death squad, including deputy military envoy Chen Hongjin. Armed with sticks, they scaled the wall at night and entered the inner city to capture and kill Zhu Wen. Huang Shaopo, the pseudo-prefect of Quanzhou appointed by Jin.
Later, Liu Congyi led everyone to recommend Wang Jixun to Quanzhou. Wang Jixun is the grandson of Wang Shenqiu. The three brothers Wang Chao, Wang Shenqiu and Wang Shenzhi are respected by later generations as
Among the "Three Kings of Fujian", Wang Shenzhi was the founding king of Fujian. The subsequent rulers of Fujian were all descendants of Wang Shenzhi. However, Wang Jixun was from Wang Shenzhi's lineage and was already a relatively distant descendant of the royal family.
After Zhu Wenjin killed Wang Yanxi, he massacred the Wang clan. Wang Jixun survived because he was a distant relative.
stay and follow the effect
Under the banner of "Kuanfu Hanshi", we must find a
"Uncle Liu Huang" decorated the facade, so Wang Jixun, who lives in Quanzhou, was pushed to the forefront.
At the same time, Zhangzhou general Cheng Mo also killed the governor sent by Zhu Wenjin and replaced Wang Jicheng, who was also a distant royal family.
Obviously, Wang Jixun was just a puppet of Liu Congxiao Group, and the military and political power in Quanzhou was controlled by Liu Congxiao and others.
Liu Congxiao, Wang Zhongshun, and Dong Si'an self-appointed themselves as military envoys for the Pingtai Command, and Chen Hongjin and others were promoted to commanders.
Liu Congxiao sent Chen Hongjin to send Huang Shaopo's head to the office of King Yanzheng of Jianzhou and reported on the work of the Quanzhou Uprising.
Wang Yanzheng was overjoyed and praised Liu Congxiao and others for their loyalty and patriotism, and officially endorsed the official positions of Liu Congxiao and others.
After learning about the Quanzhou Uprising, the rebel Zhu Wenjin sent 20,000 troops to carry out the uprising.
"Encirclement and Suppression", was repelled by Liu Congeffective. King Yanzheng of Jianzhou organized a counterattack and sent a navy to besiege Fuzhou.
Under Wang Yanzheng's huge military pressure, Zhu Wenjin was killed by his generals, and then Fuzhou Kaicheng surrendered. Comrade Wang Yanzheng was welcome to come and guide the work.
The country of Fujian finally ushered in a short-term reunification after a long period of division. Why is it said to be a short-lived unification? Because Li Jing of the Southern Tang Dynasty was unwilling to be lonely. This overlord of South China has been coveting Fujian since he annexed Jiangxi. Now he no longer hides it.
"Stop pretending, I'm showing off, I'm the one who slandered you." As soon as Wang Yanzheng entered Fuzhou, the Southern Tang Dynasty took advantage of the opportunity to attack his base camp Jianzhou, and quickly won with a crushing advantage, forcing Wang Yanzheng to surrender, and the Fujian Kingdom came to this point perish.
Fujian general Li Renda took the opportunity to separate Fuzhou, which had a power vacuum, while Liu Congxiao led his troops to expel the Zhangzhou garrison stationed in the Southern Tang Dynasty and took control of Quanzhou and Zhangzhou.
Some records say that Liu Congxiao kidnapped Wang Jixun to the Southern Tang Dynasty and took him as a surrender certificate. There are also records that Li Jing of the Southern Tang Dynasty asked him to send Wang Jixun here.
In short, Liu Congxiao dedicated the puppet Wang Jixun to the Southern Tang Dynasty. The Southern Tang Dynasty used Quanzhou and Zhangzhou as the Qingyuan Army and appointed Liu Congxiao as the Jiedu Envoy.
Li Renda and Liu Congxiao both expressed their allegiance to the Southern Tang Dynasty, so during that short period of time, the Southern Tang Dynasty also achieved paper unification of the Fujian Kingdom.
The issue of sovereignty cannot be discussed. The Southern Tang Dynasty could not tolerate Li Renda and Liu Congxiao's separatist rule of Fujian. There were irreconcilable conflicts between them. Li Renda occupied the more important Fuzhou, so he bore the brunt of it and became the first
The object of "cutting the vassal",
The "Battle of Fuzhou" broke out. The Southern Tang Dynasty sent out a large army to surround Fuzhou, and ordered Quanzhou to stay in Congxiao and send troops to cooperate with Wang's division.
Letting Liu Congxiao attack Li Renda would be seeking the skin of a tiger. Today we take over Fuzhou, and tomorrow we will take over Quanzhou. Therefore, the Southern Tang Dynasty taking over Fuzhou is not in line with the interests of Liu Congxiao. Therefore, as we have mentioned many times before, in the
In the "Battle of Fuzhou", Liu Congxiao was a good actor who focused on letting go of trouble from the beginning. Deep in his heart, he longed for the defeat of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
As Liu Congxiao wishes, a game
The "Battle of Baixiapu" caused the Southern Tang Dynasty to be defeated and returned. Fuzhou was missed by the Wuyue Kingdom. The vitality of the Southern Tang Dynasty was seriously damaged, and Liu Congxiao was ecstatic.
After returning to Quanzhou, he stayed in Congxiao
He "persuaded" the garrison of the Southern Tang Dynasty to leave, and refused to pay tribute to the Southern Tang Dynasty on the grounds of the long journey and wars. The Southern Tang Dynasty was unable to do so and was forced to accept it.
As a result, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou became a state within a state, and Liu Congxiao became a real and nameless local emperor.
The entrepreneurial process of Liu Congxiao's separatist regime in Quanzhou and Zhangzhou was no different from that of the separatist forces in the late Tang Dynasty. The only thing worth mentioning is the policies during his rule.
Along the way, we saw a wide variety of separatist warlords, most of whom were brutal. Their actions were basically extortionate taxation and extortion of the people's bones, causing widespread complaints.
Liu Congxiao was diligent and thrifty, loved the people, developed cultural and educational undertakings, and vigorously operated Quanzhou Port, promoted overseas trade, and had a positive impact on the development of southern Fujian. Until the Yuan Dynasty, Quanzhou Port was among the top 10 ports in the world.
Many people also advised him to be extravagant. After fighting for a lifetime, he still can't enjoy it anymore?
Liu Congxiao told them that I was born into a poor family, and now that I am rich, I cannot forget my roots. Is it wrong for ordinary people to not be able to afford 79 Wen cosmetics?
Should he be scolded for not working hard? You can expand, but don’t forget your roots. The historian described Liu Congxiao’s political achievements for us in sincere and simple words——
"The people love it very much." Wang Yanzheng's two daughters stayed in Quanzhou. At that time, the Min Kingdom had fallen and Wang Yanzheng was also a prisoner. Liu Congxiao was still as respectful and courteous to the daughters of the old master as before, and contributed a lot of living expenses every month.
"Things are as they have always been, and the funding is generous." Liu Cong serves diligently and loves the people, has a clear understanding of his own status, and has a clear understanding of his own status.
"Between Qi and Chu" had a profound understanding, and flexibly moved between the Central Plains Dynasty and the Southern Tang Dynasty, and had both sides in the late Five Dynasties.
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Before the "Three Expeditions to Huainan", he also encouraged Li Jing to go north to the Central Plains. On the surface, he was flattering Li Jing and showing his loyalty to the Southern Tang Dynasty. In fact, he hoped that the Southern Tang Dynasty would focus on the north instead of going south to undermine him. Fan.
For Quanzhou Liucongxiao, the best result is that both the Central Plains and the Southern Tang Dynasty will suffer losses. One collapses and falls apart, while the other lies in bed groaning in pain.
He guessed the beginning, but not the ending. The two big countries did fight, and it was the kind of massive country-destroying war he hoped for.
"Three expeditions to Huainan". I didn't expect that the military strength of the great powers in the Central Plains was so terrifying, nor did I expect that the mighty Southern Tang Empire in southern China would be so vulnerable. It was so devastated in the following weeks that it shattered the myth of the Southern Tang Empire and shattered Liu Congxiao's worldview.
Therefore, Liu Congxiao sent his confidants disguised as businessmen across the dilapidated Southern Tang Dynasty, met with Chai Rong, and submitted a secret letter expressing his willingness to surrender to Later Zhou Dynasty. Later Zhou Dynasty was the only legal government on the land of China, YYdS.
Generally speaking, the Central Plains dynasty or other regimes would not refuse this kind of fat meat that comes to their doorsteps. However, as mentioned above, at that time, the Later Zhou Dynasty and the Southern Tang Dynasty had just signed an armistice agreement. The Southern Tang Dynasty ceded territory and paid compensation, and reduced the country and reduced its system. , if you openly accept Liu Congxiao's surrender at this time, it will undoubtedly be an act of breach of trust and breach of contract, which will damage the image of a great power in the later Zhou Dynasty. Wouldn't the Southern Tang Dynasty not
"Friends were surprised"? Isn’t this bullying an honest person? Therefore, Chai Rong fully affirmed Liu Congxiao's intention to change, but rejected his request for vassal status.
Sometimes, consent does not necessarily mean willingness, and rejection does not necessarily mean half-heartedness. After being rejected by Chai Rong, Liu Congxiao still sent his confidants to pay tribute to the Later Zhou Dynasty with a large number of rare treasures. If you don't want me to be a mistress, then I can make friends with you, right?
Chai Rong issued an edict to commend Liu Congxiao for his loyalty. Therefore, Liu Congxiao went even further and requested to set up a hospital in Bianzhou.
"Quanzhou Office in Beijing" to facilitate the continuous flow of tribute in the future and to honor Comrade Chai Rong.
Chai Rong refused. Because this move is equivalent to setting up an embassy today. Although since the late Tang Dynasty, vassal towns have been able to set up residences in the capital to facilitate communication between the central and local governments, Quanzhou is nominally a vassal town of the Southern Tang Dynasty and not a vassal town of the Later Zhou Dynasty. If Quanzhou Bypass the Southern Tang Dynasty
"Central" is set directly in the back week
"Embassy" is equivalent to the formal acceptance of Quanzhou in the later Zhou Dynasty. For example, a country claims to recognize one China, but it sets up consulates and dispatches to each other's provinces.
Same as "diplomat". At the same time, the Southern Tang Dynasty suddenly moved its capital from Shengzhou to Hongzhou. As mentioned earlier, the main reason why Li Jing moved the capital was to avoid the threat from the Central Plains.
However, this move frightened Liu Congxiao, who thought that moving to the Southern Tang Dynasty was not that simple. Although Shengzhou is located at the gate of the country and is separated from the Central Plains by a river, Chai Rong has made it clear many times that he will abide by the armistice agreement and maintain the legitimate regional status of the Southern Tang Dynasty. He also made it clear in the edict to stay in effect.
"The south of the Yangtze River is close to the country, and the country is in peace." Zhongyuan must create a character who abides by faith and will no longer have any thoughts about the Southern Tang Dynasty - at least not when Chai Rong is alive.
In other words, Li Jing did not need to move the capital—or was not so urgent. Then why did he move the capital?
Since there is no worry about visiting the north for the time being, Li Jing of course wants to appease southern Xinjiang - such as Quanzhou. Liu Congxiao thought so.
Liu Congxiao was so frightened that he sent his son Liu Shaoji to the Southern Tang Dynasty to pay tribute and ask Liu Congxiao to pay tribute. At the same time, he sent envoys to pay tribute to the Central Plains via the Wuyue Kingdom. At that time, the Central Plains had just completed the Zen Dynasty. Zhao Kuangyin highly praised Liu Congxiao's Xiang Hua. With his heart in mind, he was given generous rewards, and was awarded the title of Third Division of Yitong in Kaifu, Grand Master of Inspection, and the title of
The honorary title of "Dai En was honored as a hero of national security". However, Liu Congxiao left us prematurely without hearing this.
Some information said that he died of back gangrene, and emphasized that he had been ill since May, and it was not until July that his condition worsened, and treatment was ultimately ineffective.
How did Liu Congxiao die, and what power struggles were involved?
