【Zhao's Orphan】
Zhao Kuangning, the Jiedu envoy of the Xiangzhou Zhongyi Army, strictly traces the origins, and he comes from the same sect as the Tanzhou Ma Yin division, and they are both "remnants of Cai thieves".
Zhao Kuangning's father was Zhao Deqian, who was originally a general under Qin Zongquan. When Qin Zongquan was at its peak, he was recommended by Qin Zongquan to stay in the Xiangzhou Loyal and Righteous Army. Later, Qin Zongquan suffered a heavy setback from Zhu Wen. At the critical moment, Zhao Deqian sized up the situation, revolted and surrendered in time, attached himself to Zhu Wen, turned against Qin Zongquan, and made great contributions in the battle to annihilate Qin Zongquan, becoming the key force to overthrow Qin Zongquan.
The methods and effects of Zhao Debian's defection to Qin Zongquan are a perfect tribute to Zhu Wen's defection to Huang Chao, who betrayed his old master at the most critical moment. Zhu Wen defeated the founding emperor of the "Da Qi Kingdom", and Zhao Deqian defeated the second emperor of the "Da Qi Kingdom".
Zhu Wen: "Xiao Zhao, your shameless look has the same charm as when I was young."
Later, Zhao Derui was named the Prince of Huai'an and reached the pinnacle of his life.
After Zhao Derui's death, his son Zhao Kuangning ascended the throne and continued to maintain the clan-dependent relationship with Zhu Wen.
Zhao Kuangning is handsome, extremely narcissistic, and has a mysophobia, almost to the point of perversion. I have to tidy up my clothes countless times every day, and every time I have to have a servant carry a huge mirror, one behind the other, to examine myself 360 degrees without any blind spots, and I have to constantly ask the people around me, "Mirror, mirror, am I beautiful?" ?" Even when receiving guests, as long as he feels a slight dust on his clothes and hats, he will immediately ask the beautiful lady accompanying him to wipe it with a red whisk.
Although the sissy is pretentious, she is not very gentle. If someone accidentally violates their family's taboo, they will be beaten with a stick.
When Zhu Wen suffered the "defeat of Qingkou", Zhao Kuangning felt that Zhu Wen's situation was over, so he secretly contacted Yang Xingmi in Huainan and expressed his willingness to join him. Zhu Wen sent his uncles Cong and Kang Huaizhen to attack, conquered the territorial cities one after another, and captured Zhao Kuangning's younger brother Zhao Kuanglin alive, so Zhao Kuangning admitted his mistake to Zhu Wen and attached himself to Zhu Wen again.
Zhao Kuangning was unscrupulous and undecided. He had secretly contacted Cui Yin before and planned the move of the capital to Xiangzhou... But in Yang Xingmi's view, this was just a comrade worth fighting for and using.
【Jingnan Chengru】
Cheng Ru is also a "remnant of Cai's thieves".
He was a local ruffian in his early years. Later, he became a monk because of drunken quarrels and fights, causing death. "Guo Yu".
Later, he was transferred to Jiangling for garrison by Qin Zongquan. Cheng Ru deserted on the way, broke away from the army and became a rogue. The world is so big and he wants to see it.
After being a bandit for a while, I felt tired, so I found an honest man and took refuge. He fled to the tent of Chen Ru, who was then the governor of Jingnan.
Subsequently, Jingnan rebelled, and his general Zhang Gui imprisoned Chen Ru and claimed to be Jiedu. Zhang Gui was very afraid of the fierce and brave Cheng Ru, and planned to plot against him. When Cheng Ru heard about it, he led more than a thousand of his tribe to flee. After several twists and turns, he conquered Guizhou and called himself the governor.
Cheng Rui used Guizhou as his revolutionary base, called in refugees and soldiers, and soon gathered an army of 3,000 people. Qin Zongquan's general Xu Cun also came to defect.
Things are changing. Qin Zongquan sent his younger brother Qin Zongyan to attack Jingnan, Zhang Gui held out for a year, but Qin Zongyan returned without success; Qin Zongquan sent Zhao Deqin to attack Jingnan again, but Zhang Gui was unable to resist, so he asked Cheng Rui for help.
Cheng Rui ignored the previous suspicion and sent troops to assist Zhang Gui, forcing Zhao Derui to retreat. But Zhao Deyi still refused to give up, and a year later he killed another carbine. Years of war drained the last drop of Zhang Gui's blood, and Zhao Deyi finally captured Jiangling Mansion. Subsequently, Zhao Deqian looted the city, leaving general Wang Jianzhao to guard the city and lead his own army.
God-given opportunity, Cheng Ru took advantage of the emptiness in Jingnan and sent Xu Cun as a vanguard to launch a blitzkrieg against Jingnan. Wang Jianzhao was defeated and fled to Qianzhou. Cheng Rui took control of the Jingnan area and was appointed by the imperial court as the military governor of Jingnan.
Later, Chengru expanded his power westward, moved up the Yangtze River, seized territory from Qin Zongquan, competed with Wang Jian of Xichuan, and took over a court salt farm, which became one of his important economic sources.
After conquering Qianzhou where Wang Jianzhao was guarding, Xu Cun, his former comrade-in-arms and today's subordinate, was also jealous and suppressed by Cheng Ru, so Xu Cun escaped over the wall at night and joined Wang Jianzhao hand in hand with Wang Jianzhao in Xichuan. . Xu Cun was adopted by Wang Jian as his adopted son and renamed Wang Zongbo. Described above.
In the process of Chengru's territory expansion, there was an episode of "martial girl".
It is said that there was a general named Han Chuyan in the enemy camp who cursed Cheng Rui in front of the battle line, exposing Cheng Rui's shortcomings and exposing his dirty past to the light. His language was extremely vulgar and vulgar. Cheng Rui was furious and threatened to capture Han Chuyan alive and then dismember him to vent his anger.
Soon after, Han Chuyan was defeated and the city was defeated. His wife Li reminded him that you had scolded Cheng Ru before, and Cheng Ru said that he would dismember you, so you'd better commit suicide now.
Faced with this "respect", Han Chuyan hesitated.
During dinner, Li hid the sharp knife in advance and urged him to commit suicide again. Han Chuyan was lucky and said, "That may not be the case... What if Cheng Ru spares my life just to show his magnanimity?"
So, Li secretly took out the sharp blade, raised the knife and cut off Han Chuyan's head to help him look decent. Then he killed his three sons with his own hands, and finally committed suicide by cutting his neck.
After Cheng Ru heard about it, he praised her for her steadfastness, ordered her to be buried lavishly, and set up a stone tablet in her honor.
Although Cheng Ru's first half of his life was not glorious, and he was labeled as a "murderer", "deserter", and "traitor", but after he obtained Jingnan, he became a benevolent and righteous gentleman.
Cheng Ru knew how to govern officials, strictly enforced laws and disciplines, and went deep into prisons to investigate "unjust, false, and wrong" cases. When Cheng Ru took over Jingnan, Jingnan had been devastated by wars for years, and was looted by Zhao Deyi. The population, property, etc. were completely lost, and it was completely deserted. Cheng Ru appeased the refugees, encouraged mulberry farming, and encouraged farming. He soon restored vitality to the Jingnan area, and together with Han Jian of Huazhou, it was called "North Korea and Nanguo".
【Langzhou Lei Yangong】
Lei Yangong, the son of Lei Man.
Lei Man was originally an indigenous barbarian under the rule of Langzhou. He had broken hair and tattoos, and was savage and fierce. During the Huangchao Rebellion, Lei Man took the lead and gathered thousands of barbarians, known as the Tujun Army. All the local barbarians expressed their obedience to his orders. Subsequently, Lei Man's Tuman regiment accepted Gao Pian's recruitment and was officially incorporated into Gao Pian's army.
Afterwards, Gao Pian moved to Huainan. On the way to Yangzhou, Lei Man led his barbarian regiment to desert, conquer Langzhou, kill the governor, and then claim to be the governor of Langzhou to show his favor to the court.
Lei Man did not change his gangster nature and became a problem child in Langzhou from then on. He committed murder, arson, rape and robbery, and committed all kinds of evil. The imperial court adopted appeasement and recognized Lei Man's actual control over Langzhou and Lizhou, and established the Wu Zhen Army in these two states, with Langzhou as its headquarters and Leiman as its military envoy.
Lei Man's behavior was unconventional, grotesque, and "corrupt and vicious." Even the authoritative history book "History of the Old Five Dynasties", one of the "Twenty-Four Histories", couldn't help but curse him, which is really rare. The original text is Four big characters, "Gai not human", simply not human! It can be seen how angry the editors of the history museum back then were.
He dug a large pool in the government office, which was bottomless, and built a large pavilion on top of the pool. Whenever envoys from neighboring countries came or passed by, Lei Man would summon them to the pavilion to have a banquet and talk. , bragging happily, telling others that this pool is the legendary Dragon Palace, and there is a dragon living in it. Mortals cannot approach it, but only I can come and go freely.
When you are drunk, just pick up a utensil and throw it into the pool. Then you will strip naked in front of everyone, revealing your strong body and exaggerated tattoos. Then jump into the pool, dive to the bottom of the pool, and take back what you just threw in. Don’t worry. , he was not in a hurry to go ashore, but performed synchronized swimming for everyone, "playing in the water, and it will take a long time to come out." Then he got dressed and continued chatting and laughing with the stunned guests at the table.
Isn't this something that Fangfanzhen and Gui were doing as Jiedushi? It was clearly a dolphin in the aquarium that had become a spirit.
In the first year of Tianfu (901), Lei Man, who had been uninhibited, indulged and loved freedom, finally brought his alternative life to a successful conclusion, and his absurd career would be continued by his son.
After Lei Man's death, his son Lei Yanwei claimed to be the queen, and his younger brother Lei Yangong colluded with Zhao Kuangning of Xiangzhou to drive Yanwei away and replace him.
