It turned out that the two had a relationship as early as ten years ago.
This big black man is a local in Zhenzhou, a butcher who kills pigs and sells meat. At that time, Wang Rong had just ascended the throne, took to the streets, and went among the masses. Just because he took one more look at him in the crowd, he could no longer forget his face. He dreamed of meeting him again by chance one day, but he never thought it would be today.
"Huh? We also have Kunlun slaves in Zhenzhou?" Xiao Wang Rong asked with a smile.
Kunlun refers to the area around South Asia and Southeast Asia, not the Kunlun Mountains. Kunlun slaves refer to foreigners who come from those places to do business. Although they have the word "slave", they do not refer to slaves, but generally refer to foreigners from that area.
In the Tang Dynasty, Kunlun slaves were described as "south of Linyi (now central and southern Vietnam), all with curly hair and black bodies, and their common name was Kunlun". Today, the mainstream view is that most of the Kunlun slaves in the Tang Dynasty refer to today's Southeast Asians and Indians, and a very small number of them are black Africans who followed the Arabs.
Kunlun slaves are strong, hard-working, gentle, and hard-working. They are extremely sought-after talents in the talent recruitment market of Chang'an, an international metropolis. Princes and nobles compete to hire them and compare with each other. At that time, the young master and the young master carried Kunlun slave bodyguards with him as a top accessory, just like driving a convertible luxury car through the city today.
So when Wang Rong found out that the "Kunlun slave" was making a living as a butcher in Zhenzhou, he was both surprised and happy.
Driven by curiosity, Wang Rong stepped forward to ask, only to find out that it was an error. Although this man looks like an imported product, he is actually a pure-blooded Chinese and a native of Zhenzhou.
Wang Rong asked him his name, and the butcher answered truthfully: "The common people's surname is Mo. Mo with black ink is called Mo Junhe, and he has a nickname called Sanwang."
At that time, Wang Rong was a boy in his teens and very playful, so he said to Mo Junhe, "Let's call you Mo Kunlun. Come and give you something."
He pointed casually and asked his entourage to bring a piece of black clothes to give to Mo Junhe.
The Wang family is a veritable local emperor in Zhenzhou. Although Wang Rong is young, his behavior is like the emperor bestowing a yellow mantle. Mo Junhe quickly knelt down to accept the black mantle, kowtowed in thanks, and wanted to enshrine it on the wall when he returned home. Go up, show off the lintel, and honor the ancestors.
"Wearing a black mandarin jacket" is a little joke without any malice.
In the blink of an eye, we arrived ten years later. Wang Rong asked again the question he had asked when they first met ten years ago, what is your name.
Mo Junhe didn't know how to answer. Should he answer Mo Junhe, Sanwang, or Mo Kunlun? Then he smiled innocently and came up with a riddle, saying that I was the thing in the inkstone.
Of course, the inkstone placed in the inkstone was ink, which evoked Wang Rong’s first memory.
"Unexpectedly, it turned out to be you, Mo Kunlun!"
Mo Kunlun was a heroic savior and accomplished great merits. Different from the "black mantle" he met for the first time, this time Wang Rong rewarded him with ten thousand acres of farmland in the suburbs, a luxury villa in the city, a large reward of thousands of gold, and a gold medal to avoid death (sorry) Ten deaths), he was also recorded as Doctor Guanglu...Mo Kunlun's heroic savior, from then on reached the pinnacle of life.
According to historical records, when Mo Kunlun escaped with Wang Rong under his arm, he was so strong that Wang Rong "had neck pain and head tilt all day long" and "he could not bear the pain."
Wang Rong did not die in Li Kuangwei's hands, but he was almost killed by Mo Kunlun.
However, "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" records Wang Rong's age inconsistently: in the third year of Zhonghe (883), Wang Jingchong died of illness and Wang Rong succeeded to the throne, "it was ten years since Shi Rong was born"; and ten years later, Jingfu In the second year (893), Mo Kunlun rescued Wang Rong. "Rong was seventeen years old and was thin and thin."
10+10=17.
"Old Book of Tang", "New Book of Tang", "Old History of the Five Dynasties" and "New History of the Five Dynasties" all unanimously record that Wang Rong was ten years old when he succeeded to the throne. In other words, when Mo Kunlun rescued Wang Rong, Wang Rong should have It's 20 years old, not 17 years old.
However, there are slight differences in the specific years of Wang Jingchong's death and Wang Rong's accession to the throne in these most authoritative history books. Some records say it is the second year of Zhonghe, and some say it is the third year of Zhonghe.
In fact, it doesn't matter, because Wang Jingchong died in December of the second year of Zhonghe and passed away at the end of the year. After reporting to the court, it was possible that the imperial commission was sent to Zhenzhou in the first month of the third year of Zhonghe.
Therefore, it depends on how the historian defines Wang Rong's "assault on the throne" criteria. Of course, the same sentence remains. From the historical perspective of this book, it is not important in which year Wang Jingchong died, nor is Wang Rong's age when he ascended the throne.
The important thing is that Li Kuangwei's conspiracy to occupy the magpie's nest failed and his reputation was ruined.
[Swapping friends and foes]
After Li Kuangwei's death, Wang Rong held a grand funeral for him according to the etiquette. He personally dressed in plain clothes and mourned, and sent envoys to Youzhou to report the funeral.
Li Kuangwei launched a military coup in Zhenzhou and coerced Wang Rong. He was guilty of an unforgivable crime, but he extended a helping hand in times of crisis, which was remembered by the Chengde army and the people.
Work is work, mistakes are mistakes, one code is another code.
After Li Kuangchou learned the news, he reported to the court, saying that Wang Rong'en would avenge his death by killing my brother, and I would conquer Zhenzhou to avenge his murder.
Obviously, this was Li Kuangchou's opportunity to annex the German army.
Emperor Zhaozong issued an edict to stop it, calling on both parties to remain calm and restrained to avoid escalating the situation. At the same time, he issued an edict to Zhu Wen to mediate.
After Li Keyong learned that Zhenzhou had lost foreign aid from Youzhou, he immediately led an army to Zhenzhou City.
Wang Rong lost the support of Lu Long's army and knew that he could not compete with it, so he sent out 200,000 pieces of silk to sue for peace, and prepared wine and meat to reward the Hedong army. Li Keyong was satisfied and continued to attack Li Cunxiao in Xingzhou.
As analyzed above, Li Keyong's current strategic goal is not Zhenzhou. This time his troops came to Zhenzhou to take advantage of the situation, extort a settlement fee, and at the same time disintegrate the alliance between Zhenzhou and Xingzhou, and isolate Li Cunxiao politically and militarily.
Li Kuangchou did not want to miss the opportunity to annex Chengde. Although the imperial court prohibited it, he sent troops to defy the order and brazenly invaded Chengde.
So, a dramatic scene happened again.
Wang Rong presented Li Keyong with 500,000 coins and 200,000 hu of grain, and was willing to help Li Keyong defeat the rebel general Li Cunxiao, so that the Hedong Army could help Zhenzhou resist the Lulong Army in Youzhou.
An interesting scene unfolded: from "Zhenzhou united with Youzhou to resist Hedong" to "Zhenzhou united with Hedong to resist Youzhou". Friends and foes swapped.
Li Keyong readily agreed, and 30,000 Hedong and Chengde coalition troops were stationed north of Xingzhou.
Li Cunxin's troops were stationed at Liulipi to the west of Xingzhou to contain Li Cunxiao of Xingzhou to protect the safety of transportation and supply lines.
Li Cunxiao hated Li Cunxin so much that he attacked Li Cunxin's camp at night, causing Li Cunxin to suffer enough.
After Li Keyong returned with his army, he sent people to build trenches and trenches around Xingzhou. Li Cunxiao was always waiting for opportunities to attack and cause damage, and the project progress was very slow.
At this time, a man named Yuan Fengtao came to Li Cunxiao and persuaded him that Li Keyong would return to Taiyuan when the trenches and trenches were built, but how could these trenches a few feet wide stop you? Once Li Keyong leaves, you can break through and great things will happen!
Li Cunxiao's interpersonal relationships are indeed worrying. As of now, there is no one around him who can advise him. It is easy for someone to offer advice and advice to him, but they are trying to push him into an abyss of eternal destruction.
Li Cunxiao foolishly followed this vicious plan, never sent troops to harass him again, and just sat back and watched the construction of fortifications outside the city be completed.
Ten days later, the trench was built. The trench was wide and deep, and the walls were high and thick, making it difficult for even birds and animals to cross. Li Cunxiao became the turtle in the urn, and then he realized that he had been fooled.
Soon, the food in the city ran out, and Li Cunxiao was helpless. He had to climb the city wall and shouted to Li Keyong: "The child has received the glory and wealth he has today because of the grace of his godfather. How could he give up if there were no villains to slander him?" To follow the enemy because of the kindness between father and son? I hope I can meet my godfather, complain about my grievances in person, and die without regrets!"
Li Keyong sent his wife, Mrs. Liu, to the city to comfort him.
Seeing Mrs. Liu condescend to enter the city, Li Cunxiao immediately believed Li Keyong's sincerity, immediately disarmed and followed Mrs. Liu out of the city to plead guilty.
