【"Tongqi Gate"】
When Zhu Wen conquered Xuzhou, Liu Zhijun led 2,000 people to surrender. In the following battle, he was brave enough to defeat the generals and was known as "Liu Kaidao". In the battle to pacify Qingzhou, he was awarded the title of Kuangguo Army Jiedushi of Tongzhou, and he has been a member of the Kuangguo Army since then. Zhu Wen guarded the western border. In the following years, there was no war in Kansai, and Liu Zhijun was almost forgotten by history.
Now, Li Maozhen is ready to make a move, Kansai is restless, Liu Zhijun's talent has been put to use, and the highlight moment has begun. Repeatedly defeating more with less, the Kansai Group was defeated steadily, and all states and cities surrendered. Liu Zhijun single-handedly opened up territory for the Later Liang Dynasty and pushed the western territory to the hinterland of Guanxi (Pizhou).
In the process, Liu Zhijun used a partial division to swallow up two military towns of the Kansai Group: Yanzhou Baosai Army and Yanzhou Baoda Army. This is also the biggest fruit of victory in the western battlefield.
According to convention, Liu Zhijun should at least be granted the title of Jiedushi of one of the military towns. However, Zhu Wen appointed Gao Wanxing, the surrendered general of Yanzhou, as the military envoy of Yanzhou's defense army, and Niu Cunjie as the military governor of Yanzhou's security army.
The rewards and punishments are unknown, which makes Liu Zhijun very depressed.
At this time, Zhu Wen sent another order for Liu Zhijun to attack Pizhou. Liu Zhijun refused to execute the plan on the grounds of insufficient logistics supplies, and led his troops back to the town.
It’s time to give up your pick.
In the face of unfair treatment, it is normal to feel psychological imbalance, and it is inevitable to have a little temper. But this was not enough to inspire rebellion.
Just like Li Cunxiao captured the Zhaoyi area, but was awarded Kang Junli by Li Keyong, Li Cunxiao was so angry that he went without eating for several days, but he did not rebel because of it. There must be another key factor that promoted his rebellion. Then That's it - slander. Liu Zhijun is no exception.
Interestingly, this slander was not directed at Liu Zhijun, but at Wang Zhongshi.
Wang Zhongshi was a veteran of Zhu and Wen's group (he joined him when he was fighting against the Qin clan). He was superb in martial arts, especially good at swordsmanship. He made great achievements during Zhu Wen's Eastern Expedition. At that time, Zhu Wen besieged Puzhou and finally destroyed a section of the city wall, but the defenders were unable to do so. Firewood was piled in the gap and lit to form an insurmountable wall of fire to block the Bian army. Wang Zhongshi was lying in bed. After hearing this, he immediately jumped up and ordered the soldiers to dip their quilts in water and throw them into the fire, and then lead the troops. , crossed the wall of fire, fought with the enemy, and finally opened a gap for the Bian army, and finally captured Puzhou, while Wang Zhongshi was seriously injured and his life was in danger.
After the battle in Puzhou, Zhu Wen personally went to the sick bed to visit the injured, held his hand on the sick body, couldn't help but burst into tears, and said sadly: "I would rather not have Puzhou than lose Wang Shizhong!" Liu Bei fell to Changbanpo. déjà vu.
Zhu Wen found a famous doctor for Wang Zhongshi and tried his best to treat him. After more than a month of rescue efforts, Wang Zhongshi was out of danger.
Later, he went on expeditions with the army, made many military exploits, and now sits in Da'an Mansion.
Da'an Prefecture, also known as Chang'an, was the capital of the Tang Empire. It was once prosperous, but it has been ravaged by wars since the Huangchao Rebellion. Before the establishment of Houliang, there were records of wild foxes roaming the streets. The previous article roughly listed several major damages suffered by Chang'an City, so I will not go into details here.
It has been less than three years since Wang Zhongshi went to Da'an Mansion. Although he has recovered to a certain extent, supplies are still relatively scarce. During the "Battle of Luzhou", Zhu Wen ordered grain and grass supplies, but Wang Chongshi failed to supply them in time. To be fair, Wang Chongshi did have his own difficulties.
However, Zhu Wen was very angry about this, thinking that Wang Zhongshi was arrogant and ignored his own majesty. This is the prejudice of all team leaders against "heroes from the dragon" and "veterans from the past".
At this time, another thing stung Zhu Wen and aroused his sensitivity to "veteran heroes": Wang Chongshi sent troops without authorization.
Maybe it was to cooperate with Liu Zhijun's battle, maybe he wanted to take advantage of the Kansai Group's defeat, maybe he was attacked by the Kansai Group and fought back in self-defense... This reason has become a historical mystery that can never be solved, and we also It is impossible to verify. In short, Wang Chongshi sent troops deep into the hinterland of Kansai such as Fengxiang and Pizhou without the approval of the organization to carry out military operations and returned with a great defeat.
No matter what considerations and motives Wang Zhongshi had, he made a serious mistake: raising troops without authorization. Although he is a vassal town (the governor of the Youguo Army) and the prime minister (Tongping Zhangshi), he is still Zhu Wen's horseman. All his actions must follow the principle of "ask for instructions early and report frequently". He must let his boss Zhu Wen control his every move and understand his every word and deed.
Raising troops without authorization and trying to pick up fish on the battlefield in Kansai, is it because he wants to imitate Tian Kai in Huainan?
Zhu Wen was quite dissatisfied with this, so he ordered Wang Chongshi to come to the central government to report on his work. At the same time, he dispatched his confidant Liu Han to temporarily take over Wang Chongshi's work after staying in the Youguo Army.
This was a major mistake made by Zhu Wen. He thought it was a very smart political method, but it was self-defeating. Wang Zhongshi and Liu Han are the replicas of Zhu Zhen and Li Tangbin.
The history books also did not give a clear answer. They only said that Liu Hanjin slandered and framed Wang Chongshi, but did not say what the conflict was between the two and why Liu Han framed Wang Chongshi. However, this does not hinder our logical reasoning:
First, let’s look at the actions of the two men. Wang Chongshi became famous in the Battle of Puzhou. “After that, he made a northern expedition to You, Cang, Zhen, and Ding, and repeatedly fought with the Jin army. He won the hearts of the soldiers, so he won many victories.” That is, he surrendered to "Collecting vegetables" made his debut during the Eastern Expedition and became famous during the Northern Expedition.
Liu Han was more senior than Wang Zhongshi, and had served under Zhu Wen when he first conquered Bian; but he became famous a little later than Wang Zhongshi, and only made his debut during the Northern Expedition. Moreover, Liu Han's debut was quite special. He did not fight in a bloody battle with swords and guns, but went deep into the tiger's den and "went to the meeting alone."
The first is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, and the third is to attack the city.
As mentioned in detail above, the strategic purpose of Zhu Wen's Northern Expedition to Zhen and Ding was to intimidate Heshuo and make the towns in Heshuo surrender to the Bianzhou forces, rather than actually annexing them. Therefore, the most expected result is to defeat the Bianzhou forces. With the combination of kindness and power, the towns in Heshuo were willing to surrender to Bianzhou like Wei Boluo Hongxin.
As a result, "single-sword hero" Liu Han came into being.
At that time, Wang Rong, the Chengde Army in Zhenzhou, was seriously suspicious of Zhu Wen's motives, so he was on alert. In order to show his sincerity for reconciliation and to demonstrate the strong self-confidence of our army, Liu Han rode alone into Zhenzhou City and preached Zhu and Wen's policies to Wang Rong face to face.
Liu Han was brave and resourceful, both civil and military. He not only had the courage to explore the tiger's den alone, but also had excellent eloquence. Therefore, Wang Rong agreed to give up resistance and surrender to Zhu Wen.
Subsequently, the Bian Army turned to attack the Dingzhou Yiwu Army. Liu Han also rode alone into Dingzhou City to lobby Wang Chuzhi. As a result, the Dingzhou Yiwu Army also surrendered to Zhu Wen.
During the "Siege of Fengxiang", Zhu Wen also sent Liu Han into the city to communicate with Li Maozhen about matters such as reconciliation and sending him back to Zhaozong. This time, Liu Han met Emperor Zhaozong. Zhaozong asked him about Zhu Wen's affairs in the army. Liu Han answered fluently, without any disrespect or betrayal. He was very decent. Zhaozong was very satisfied with Liu Han and gave him a brocade robe, a silver saddle, the title of Doctor Guanglu, Sikong of the School Inspector, the governor of Beiden Prefecture (later changed to the governor of Changzhou), and the honorary title of "Yingluan Yiyong Hero".
Although Liu Han did not rush into the enemy's formation and kill, he did not wear a 89-inch weapon, but he radiated a dazzling brilliance on a battlefield where gunpowder could not be seen, and he prevented many battles and saved many lives with his quarrels.
Later, when Zhu Wen conquered Huainan, Liu Han used another of his specialties: building bridges. Floating bridges were built twice to help the Bian army advance and retreat.
As a result, Liu Han was deeply favored by Zhu Wen and stayed with him as the commander-in-chief of the personal guards (commander of the guards and soldiers).
After a simple combing, it is not difficult to find the overlap between Liu Han and Wang Zhongshi: the Northern Expedition.
During the expedition against Zhen and Ding, Wang Chongshi, as a tiger general, wore strong armor, took the lead, and fought bloody battles; Liu Han went deep into the tiger's den and turned the conflict into jade and silk with his sharp tongue.
Perhaps the conflict arose during this period. For example, competing for credit. This is a common occurrence between generals of the same camp, and it is also an important reason for conflicts. Whether it is Zhu Zhen and Li Tangbin, or Li Cunxiao and Li Cunxin.
Now, Zhu Wen was suspicious of Wang Chongshi, so he sent Wang Chongshi to Beijing to report on his duties, and asked Liu Han to replace him.
Liu Han not only took over Wang Zhongshi's position, but also shouldered a secret mission - to conduct an in-depth investigation of Wang Zhongshi's "rebellion" and collect his "criminal evidence." Of course, this was an open secret and everyone tacitly understood it.
Wang Chongshi had an upright character and was very angry. His attitude towards Liu Han was extremely cold, indifferent and rude.
Liu Han was even more resentful, so he secretly reported to Zhu Wen and falsely accused Wang Zhongshi of secretly colluding with the Kansai Group.
The previous false accusations were purely baseless, but this time it was completely different. First of all, Zhu Wen had seriously doubted Wang Zhongshi subjectively; secondly, the focus of Liu Han's mission was to investigate the relationship between Wang Zhongshi and Li Maozhen. Therefore, the report that Liu Han sent back at this time that "Wang Zhongshi secretly communicated with Li Maozhen" was fatal.
As expected, Zhu Wen was furious and immediately demoted Wang Zhongshi to be the governor of Xizhou (today's Yongshun County, Hunan Province). Immediately afterwards, he ordered Wang Zhongshi to commit suicide and massacre the entire clan...opening Pandora's box and knocking down the dominoes.
