【Kang Yanxiao Rebellion】
Among the teams that split up to hunt down Zhu Youqian's tribe, there were two most critical ones. One was the eunuch Shi Yanqiong who set out from Weizhou, and the other was Li Jiji in Shu. These two killings became the triggers of two rebellions respectively.
Let’s talk about Li Jiji from Shu first.
After killing Guo Chongtao, Li Jiji reorganized his troops, appeased the morale of the army, selected the generals stationed in Chengdu, and then led his army back north. Among them, Kang Yanxiao was ordered to lead 12,000 people as the rear troops, and Li Jiji's main force Keep a distance of thirty miles.
When Li Jiqi arrived in Wulian (southwest of Jianzhou), he met the eunuch sent by Luoyang, who accused Zhu Youqian of having him killed, and ordered Li Jiqi to quickly return to Suizhou to kill Zhu Lingde. Without further ado, Li Jiji sent General Dong Zhang to lead his army to carry out the order.
The personal relationship between Dong Zhang and Kang Yanxiao was very bad, because Kang Yanxiao was Dong Zhang's superior, and during the conquest of Shu, Kang Yanxiao made more meritorious service than Dong Zhang. However, Dong Zhang was very good at maneuvering the camp and got along well with the commander-in-chief Guo Chongtao. close. Dong Zhang, Gao Jichang and Kong Xun are both Zhu Wen's godsons (adopted sons of Zhu Wen's adopted son Zhu Yourang). These three grandsons are good at guessing people's hearts and are good at human affairs, so they are favored by Zhu Yourang and Zhu Wen. After surrendering to the Later Tang Dynasty, they also He won Li Cunxu's favor.
Guo Chongtao often bypassed Kang Yanxiao and directly discussed major military affairs with his subordinate Dong Zhang, which made Kang Yanxiao very dissatisfied. Once, Kang Yanxiao was furious at Dong Zhang and roared: "Do you think it's great for you to hug Guo Chongtao's lap? I am your superior, and I have the right to execute you by military law!"
Dong Zhang was very frightened and went back to Guo Chongtao to cry.
Guo Chongtao adopted a milder solution: to declare Dong Zhang as the military governor of Dongchuan and to dismiss Dong Zhang from his military post. In other words, Dong Zhang was "transferred" from the army and the working relationship was transferred from the army to the local area. In this way, Dong Zhang and Kang Yanxiao were no longer in a superior-subordinate relationship, and Kang Yanxiao had nothing to do with Dong Zhang.
The Xichuan Jiedu envoy was appointed by Guo Chongtao as Meng Zhixiang, and the Dongchuan Jiedu envoy was appointed by Guo Chongtao as his close aide Dong Zhang. It can also be seen from this that there was a reason for Guo Chongtao's death. He did have a domineering side in handling the war dividends. The affairs of the two Sichuan completely depended on him. How could Li Jiji not be suspicious, how could Li Cunxu not be suspicious.
Moreover, the appointment of Dong Zhang as the governor of Dongchuan also made Kang Yanxiao even more angry. He said that I risked my life and conquered the mountains and ridges to pacify the two rivers, but got nothing. However, Dong Zhang had not achieved any great achievements, but he had gained the fruits of victory. ,unfair! So he went to Guo Chongtao and said: "Dongchuan is an important town in the empire. It is not a trivial matter. We must hire a highly respected person with both civil and military skills to guard Dongchuan. I suggest that Comrade Ren Wan should be in charge of Dongchuan."
If the superior consults first, the subordinate's suggestion is called a suggestion, otherwise it is an order. Faced with Kang Yanxiao's illegal orders, Guo Chongtao was furious. I appoint officials, how can it be your kid's turn to point fingers?
"You want to rebel?" Guo Chongtao scolded sternly.
"Don't you dare..." Kang Yanxiao, sweating like raindrops, retreated. Since then, the conflict between Kang Yanxiao and Dong Zhang has deepened.
After Guo Chongtao was killed, Kang Yanxiao found Dong Zhang, with a gloomy look on his face, and asked coldly and viciously: "Guo Chongtao is dead, let me see who can still protect you!"
Dong Zhang was so frightened that he apologized on the spot and asked Kang Yanxiao not to remember the villain's fault and spare his life.
Kang Yanxiao smiled coldly, "Give me a better memory in the future, do you hear me?"
After the army set off, Li Jizhen received a secret edict in Wulian to kill Zhu Lingde in Suizhou, so he hurriedly sent Dong Zhang to carry out the task. This was an important time point in the previous article. Dong Zhang went to Suizhou to kill Zhu Lingde, which became The trigger of Kang Yanxiao's rebellion.
First of all, Kang Yanxiao was very horrified when he learned that Dong Zhang went to Suizhou to kill Zhu Lingde. What shocked him was not that Zhu Lingde died unjustly, but why Li Jiji didn't send him there.
Unfolding a map, Kang Yanxiao's doubts will be clear at a glance: Li Jiji led the main force in the north, Suizhou was in the south, and Kang Yanxiao's rear troops were right in between. Li Jiqi sacrificed the near for the distant, and asked Dong Zhang to carry out the task instead of the closer Kang Yanxiao, which aroused Kang Yanxiao's suspicion, "Could it be that Li Jicheng doesn't trust me? Or... Li Cunxu doesn't trust me?"
Secondly, when Dong Zhang led his troops to pass by Kang Yanxiao's camp, he did not stop to pay a visit. Instead, he "passed through Kang Yanxiao's house three times without entering" and led his troops to quickly pass Kang Yanxiao's defense area in a fighting posture... This further strengthened Kang Yanxiao's concerns. When you come to the court, you don’t trust yourself.
In fact, Kang Yanxiao thought too much.
The reason why Li Jiqi sacrificed the near and sought the far was because this task was not glorious but very arduous. Only success was allowed, failure was not allowed, and the news could not be leaked in advance, otherwise Zhu Lingde would not be prepared. The more relays in the transmission of orders, the more possibility of leaking secrets. Therefore, Li Jiji could only reduce the number of information transmission links and let the generals around him execute them directly, instead of relaying secrets to Kang Yanxiao layer by layer.
Dong Zhang "passed through the house three times without entering" because he was rushing for time. The reason is the same as the above-mentioned reasons. Not only should he reduce the link of message transmission, but also shorten the execution time. The sooner the better, so as to avoid long nights and dreams.
Kang Yanxiao misunderstood, but the consequences were serious.
Watching Dong Zhang's troops disappear, Kang Yanxiao felt very unhappy, so he and his generals bought wine to soothe their sorrows.
Cut off the water with a knife and the water will flow more. Raise a cup to relieve sorrow and sorrow. This meal was drunk in an extremely terrifying and weird atmosphere. The deaths of Guo Chongtao and Zhu Youqian greatly stimulated everyone, and the misunderstanding that Dong Zhang was ordered to go to Suizhou was like a dark cloud, shrouding the hearts of Kang Yanxiao and others. , lingering.
Everyone just sighed and drank. Different from the past when they drank and talked happily, this time at the banquet, there was no other sound except long sighs and short sighs.
After a long time, Kang Yanxiao suddenly slammed the wine glass on the table, which startled the generals. They turned around and saw that Kang Yanxiao's face turned red, even his eyes turned red, and his pupils were filled with blood.
"The country's capture of Daliang in the south and pacification of Bashu in the west were all due to Guo Chongtao's strategy and my military exploits; as for forming a pincer offensive and containing the main force of the rear Liang, it was Zhu Youqian's sole contribution. Today, both Guo Chongtao and Zhu Youqian were exterminated without guilt. When we return to Luoyang, I, Kang Yanxiao, will be next. What an injustice! Oh my God, is this my fate?"
When it comes to the emotional part, Kang Yanxiao burst into tears.
Most of the 12,000 people led by Kang Yanxiao were soldiers from Hezhong, who were what eunuchs and actors called "Zhu Youqian's comrades and old troops." These people also cried bitterly, "Yes, what crime did Zhu Youqian have? The tragedy of annihilating the family? If we return to Luoyang, we will definitely become the second Shi Wu."
After crying for a long time, the generals from Hezhong said in unison: "We will never return to Luoyang!"
Later, Kang Yanxiao incited the soldiers' fear and dissatisfaction, and a collective mutiny occurred. Under the leadership of Kang Yanxiao, 12,000 people turned around and headed south, fighting all the way to Chengdu. Kang Yanxiao claimed the official positions of Xichuan Jiedu Envoy and Sanchuan Zhizhi Envoy, etc., and moved to Chengdu, saying that he had come to replace Meng Zhixiang under the imperial edict. He also sent someone to send a message to Li Jiqi, saying that the soldiers from Hezhong were crying and their military morale was not good. Steady, if there are signs of rebellion, I will stay here to help pacify them. You don't need to worry about me and go back to your Luoyang.
In three days, Kang Yanxiao recruited rebels and quickly gathered an army of 50,000 people.
