Li Keyong, with an angry look on his face, sat upright in the Chinese army tent.
Li Cunxiao knelt on his knees, kowtowed in apology, and cried bitterly, "Father, my child, I have just made some great achievements, how dare I take the credit and be so proud of myself? That guy Cunxin has been framing my child, and it is all because of him that he forced me to this point. Today’s step!”
Li Keyong was furious. He picked up a stack of messages and letters on Long's desk and waved them in the air. "This is your letter to Zhu Wen and Wang Rong. They criticized me in every possible way and their words were very vicious. Is this what Li Cunxin taught you to write?"
After that, he threw the letter at Li Cunxiao.
Black characters on white paper are flying all over the sky, falling slowly, like snowflakes in June, like paper money at a funeral.
Li Cunxiao lowered his head and said nothing, except for two lines of hot tears rolling down his face.
Li Keyong was furious and announced the verdict: the car was broken!
The place was very quiet.
Li Cunxiao looked up at Li Keyong for the last time. He did not beg for mercy, nor cry out for injustice, nor was he sentimental. He just slowly and silently kowtowed to his godfather again.
At that moment, Li Keyong was also struggling in his heart, and no one could understand the pain in him. He glanced around and saw that all the generals had their heads lowered, their eyes were looking at their noses, their noses were looking at their mouths, their mouths were asking questions, and they remained silent.
Li Cunxiao's bad interpersonal relationships are vividly displayed at this moment. When death was imminent, no one was willing to intercede for him, no one was willing to say a word for him.
Li Keyong was even more desperate than Li Cunxiao. Deep in his heart, he was reluctant to kill Li Cunxiao. In his imagination, after shouting "the car is broken", the people on the left and right should come out one after another, kneel down or clasp their fists, and say something like "Lord, calm down" to plead for Li Cunxiao, and then He could borrow Poxia's donkey and give him a favor, saying, "The death penalty has been avoided, but the living penalty cannot be escaped. If you beat him with a military stick, it will not be the same next time."
Unexpectedly, the generals around him wanted Li Cunxiao to die quickly. There is only naked hatred between peers.
Li Keyong was heartbroken. He looked at Li Cunxiao with pity, then glanced around with great anger, kicked over the dragon's bookcase, threw up his sleeves and left. Ignored political affairs for ten days in a row.
"Li Cunxiao" became an eternal pain in Li Keyong's heart, and no one dared to mention this name in front of him.
Four months later, Kang Junli, the military envoy of the Zhaoyi Army, went to Taiyuan to report on his duties. Li Keyong hosted a banquet for generals at all levels. Everyone drank, gambled, sang, and danced, and it was very fun.
When they were having fun, Li Keyong suddenly mentioned Li Cunxiao. He felt so sad that he couldn't help but burst into tears.
Kang Junli also drank a lot, and with the help of the wine, he said: "That guy is brave and invincible, but he has a treacherous heart. In my opinion, he is not as good as..."
Li Keyong was furious, drew his sword, chopped Kang Junli to death, and then gave him poisonous wine and poisoned him to death.
Kang Junli, as early as the first month of the fifth year of Qianfu (878) in the Emperor Xizong's reign, took the lead in supporting Li Guochang and Li Keyong's rebellion and separatist rule in Yunzhou. He was the oldest veteran hero and ranked first among the "first righteous heroes". Since then, he has followed Li Keyong loyally, entering the Tatars, chasing Huangchao, Shangyuanyi Incident, smashing Zhang Jun's siege and suppression of Hedong... There is no credit but hard work behind the saddle.
Kang Junli is the oldest veteran hero in the Hedong Group. Just because he praised Li Cunxiao after drinking, he was mercilessly killed by Li Keyong.
From then on, the name "Li Cunxiao" became the highest taboo in the military, and no one dared to talk about it. "Li Cunxiao" is the same as "One-Eyed Dragon", whoever says it will die.
There are tigers in Hedong and wolves in Youzhou, and kings in Zhenzhou have little sheep.
Lulong Li Kuangchou launched a fierce offensive against the Chengde Army. Wang Rong could not resist it and could only urge Li Keyong to fulfill his alliance obligations and assist the Chengde Army in fighting the Lulong Army.
There was a person under Li Keyong's account who constantly encouraged him to go to war against Lu Long. This person is none other than Liu Rengong, the former general of the Lulong Army.
This king appeared a long time ago, when Lulong Jiedushi was still Li Keju. Liu Rengong followed the general Li Quanzhong (father of Li Kuangwei) to attack King Chucun of Yiwu. Liu Rengong used the method of digging tunnels to attack and break the city, and thus received a resounding nickname "Liu Kutou".
Later, Li Quanzhong launched a mutiny, forced Li Keju to death and became the new Jiedushi. After Li Quanzhong's death, his son Li Kuangwei succeeded him.
Liu Rengong had many evil ideas and made no secret of his ambitions, which aroused Li Kuangwei's disgust, so he was released as the magistrate of Jingcheng County and later stationed in Weizhou.
When the rotation period expired and Liu Rengong led his troops to change defenses and return to his hometown, it happened that Li Kuang was planning a rebellion to seize power. Therefore, his troops supported Liu Rengong as the leader and launched an attack on Youzhou, hoping to seize power. Unexpectedly, he was defeated by Li Kuangchou near Juyongguan. Later, Liu Rengong led the remaining troops to defect to Li Keyong's tent.
After defecting to Li Keyong, Liu Rengong continued to lobby Li Keyong to use force against Youzhou, and asked for troops to be borrowed. He made bold statements, saying that as long as he was given 10,000 troops, he could easily conquer Youzhou and conquer the Lulong Army.
At that time, Li Keyong was besieging Li Cunxiao in Xingzhou and could only send a few thousand troops.
"Okay, that's about right."
Liu Rengong was full of confidence and couldn't wait to lead his troops to attack Youzhou, but was defeated again. This time, it actually fueled Li Kuangchou's arrogance.
Li Kuangchou thought that Li Keyong in Hedong had gained a false reputation, so he led his troops to counterattack, invaded the territory of Hedong, and plundered wantonly.
Li Cunxiao's pacification, Wang Rong's request for help, Liu Rengong's instigation, Li Kuangchou's attempt to commit suicide... Li Keyong finally decided to launch a massive attack on Youzhou Lulong's army!
Li Ke used his actions to prove a truth: Anyone who despises the Shatuo cavalry will pay a heavy price.
In December of the first year of Qianning in the Tang Dynasty (894), Li Keyong formally fought with Li Kuangchou, and the target of the battle was Xinzhou (now Zhuolu County, Hebei Province). In the wild encounter, the Hedong Army won a great victory, killing more than 10,000 Lulong Army and capturing 300 generals alive. They were tied into a string with ropes and brought to the city to show the defenders. That night, Xinzhou Kaicheng surrendered.
On the 23rd, Li Keyong reached what is today Huailai County, Hebei Province;
On the 24th, Li Ke used the tactics of containing the main force and outflanking the death squads to defeat the Lulong Army at Juyong Pass, capturing and killing tens of thousands;
On the 26th, Li Kuangchou led his family to flee to the capital;
On the 28th, Li Keyong attacked Youzhou, and the defenders surrendered in Kaicheng.
After careful planning, in less than a month, Youzhou Lulong Army was annexed by Li Keyong.
Li Kuangchou escaped halfway and was killed in Jingcheng County. His wife and concubines were robbed. His beautiful wife, who was the most admired in the country, was still in the lactation period and could not keep up with the large army. She was caught by Liu Rengong and transferred to Li Keyong, who took her as his concubine.
Li Kuangchou has always been dim and cowardly, and is deeply despised by his brother Li Kuangwei. When he rebelled and seized power, Li Kuangwei said to the people around him, "My elder brother's inheritance was taken away by his younger brother. Finally, the money is still in the hands of his own family. It's just that Kuangchou has no ability. He can last for two years." , just burn high incense!”
Li Kuangwei's prediction was so accurate that Li Kuangchou did not serve for two full years.
Liu Rengong and Li Cunshen were the first troops to enter Youzhou. After entering the city, they sealed up the treasury, appeased the people, and waited for Li Keyong's arrival.
Li Keyong was quite satisfied with the work of the two men, and immediately told Liu Rengong to stay with the Lulong Army, leaving him a part of the Hedong troops to assist him in managing the Lulong Army.
Although Li Keyong annexed the twelve Lulong states in one fell swoop and his power was greatly improved, the good times did not last long. Liu Rengong's growing ambitions did not allow him to stay under others for a long time, and he soon broke away from the control of Li Keyong in Hedong.
Mainstream historians agree that the "Li Cunxiao rebellion" incident seriously weakened Li Keyong's strength, while Zhu Wen annexed Xuzhou Shipu and cannibalized Yanyun and Zhu. It was precisely because of Li Cunxiao's rebellion that Li Keyong was at a disadvantage in the "Shan-Bian Dragon and Tiger Fight" for a long time to come.
It was when Li Keyong besieged Li Cunxiao that Yan Yun and Zhu Zhu sent him a letter asking for help. Li Keyong could only send the three An brothers and 500 cavalry to help via Weibo.
Just before Li Keyong swallowed Youzhou, news came from the Yanyun battlefield: the three An brothers were defeated and captured.
