【Endgame】
Before the Xingjiaomen mutiny, Li Cunxu had already rebelled against his relatives. After the Xingjiaomen mutiny, Li Cunxu's followers even fell down trees and fled to death. Under the violent earthquake, we can see the various aspects of life, loyalty, villainy, virtue and foolishness, and let future generations comment.
1. Yuan Xingqin
As mentioned in the previous article, the process is tangled, the ending is regrettable, and the death is even more useless.
2. Western Ye
Eating people's salary is a matter of loyalty. When Li Siyuan crossed the river and went south, Kong Xun, the governor of Bianzhou, made two preparations. Dongfang Ye angrily criticized Kong Xun's double-faced approach and asked him to be loyal to the emperor and oppose the rebel general Li Siyuan. He even wanted to kill Li Siyuan's daughter who stayed in Bianzhou in order to Strengthen everyone's will.
There are also minor discrepancies in authoritative historical data on the subsequent movements of Western Ye:
One theory is that after he failed to persuade Confucius and attempted to kill Li Siyuan's daughter, he led his troops west to meet Li Cunxu at Sishui and informed him of the developments in Bianzhou; another theory is that he continued to stay in Bianzhou until Shi Jingtang entered Bianzhou. After returning to Zhouzhou, seeing that the situation was over, Xiangye broke out from Ximen and arrived at Sishui, where he brought the news of the fall of Bianzhou to Li Cunxu.
Don't worry, in short, Western Ye is recorded in this period of history as a loyal minister.
Soon, Li Cunxu returned to Luoyang and was killed by the "Xingjiaomen Mutiny". Li Siyuan entered Luoyang to take over. Dongfang Ye voluntarily surrendered and "please die in front of the horse" on charges of "Li Cunxu's party member" and attempted murder of Li Siyuan's daughter.
What is aboveboard? This is. I have the courage to take responsibility for what I have said and done, and it is up to you to decide how to deal with it.
Li Siyuan not only did not blame him, but expressed his sincere admiration for him and "praised him for a long time." Dongfang Ye was still reused by Li Siyuan.
Soon after, in the war against Jingnan, Xingfang Ye was entrusted with the high position of commander-in-chief of the front army to fight against Jingxiang, as detailed later.
3. Li Cunba
Previously, Li Cunxu made his brothers princes and made them military envoys to various vassal towns, but they were only on a temporary basis. How could the emperor allow the princes to hold heavy troops and sit in important towns? He just has a title and receives corresponding salary. It was not until the Beizhou Mutiny that the Central Plains gradually lost control, and Li Cunxu had no trustworthy comrades around him, so he asked the princes to go to suppress the armies in order to unite with the Qin King.
After the former Hezhong Jiedushi Zhu Youqian was killed, Li Cunxu appointed his younger brother Li Cunba as the Hezhong Jiedushi. It was not until Zhao Zaili occupied Weizhou that Li Cunxu allowed Li Cunba to go to the east of Hedong.
Immediately afterwards, Li Siyuan was kidnapped by Zhao Zaili, and then he openly rebelled. The situation in Hebei suddenly got out of control. Li Cunxu realized the seriousness of the matter, so he urgently ordered Li Cunba to go to Taiyuan and stay in Taiyuan; and let another brother of the same mother, Li Cunwo, Go to Zhenhe Zhong.
I don't understand why Li Cunxu has to make such personnel changes in such a hurry, why not just let Li Cunwo go to Taiyuan. How urgent is the matter? After the edict to move the town was drafted, the "Xingjiaomen Mutiny" broke out before it could be read out.
So an interesting scene happened: Li Cunba and Li Cunwo both ran to Taiyuan.
Li Cunba had only arrived in Hezhong for a few days, and there was no mass base to speak of. Moreover, the soldiers in Hezhong were still worried about the "Zhu Youqian murder case". Now that Li Cunxu was dead, how could Li Cunba still dare to stay in Hezhong? So he immediately fled to Taiyuan.
After arriving in Taiyuan, Li Cunba shaved off his hair, changed into a monk's robe, and paid a visit to Taiyuan Inspector Li Yanchao (Li Cunshen's eldest son). He burst into tears and expressed that he had no other intentions and only wanted to escape from the Three Realms and be absent. Among the five elements, the bells in the morning and the drums in the evening, and the ancient Buddha with green lanterns, end this life and have nothing to do with the world from now on, but only wish to die well.
In terms of seniority, Li Cunba is Li Yanchao’s uncle. Li Yanchao tried to protect him, but his sergeants rushed to kill him.
Tip: Regarding the deaths of Li Cunba and Li Cunwo, it is not as simple as it seems. It will be detailed later. Here we only talk about the simple process and results.
4. Li Cunwo
He is also the half-brother of Li Cunxu. After Li Cunxu died, he and Empress Liu packed up their gold and silver, packed up their bags and fled to Taiyuan. After arriving in Taiyuan, Empress Liu became a nun, but Li Yanchao refused to accept Li Cunwo. So Li Cunwo continued to flee north, probably to escape into Khitan, but was killed by his men on the way.
Li Cunba and Li Cunwo are both Li Cunxu's brothers from the same mother. From a blood perspective, they have exactly the same relationship with Li Yanchao. So why did Li Yanchao accept Li Cunba but reject Li Cunwo? How did Li Cunwo and Li Cunba die? He accepted Queen Liu, what will be the outcome of Queen Liu?
These mysteries of Taiyuan must start from Luoyang.
[Endgame 2 Li Siyuan’s Dilemma]
After Li Cunxu's death, Li Siyuan inherited a mess, with politics in turmoil and the economy riddled with holes. The transfer of supreme power that Li Siyuan faced was unprecedentedly difficult (since the beginning of the "Fifth Generation").
Let’s look at the political dilemma first:
Previous power transfers were either direct line inheritance between blood relatives, or the use of absolute strength to eliminate the old and usher in the new, and to change dynasties. Li Siyuan and Li Cunxu are not related by blood. Li Siyuan is Li Keyong's adopted son. Li Keyong still has many biological sons: Li Cunmei, Li Cunba, Li Cunwo, Li Cunji, Li Cunli, Li Cunque... both There are Li Cunxu's half-brothers and half-brothers. In short, they are all Li Keyong's biological sons.
More importantly, Li Cunxu had already designated the successor to the throne - Prince Li Jiji. The prince had just regained the former Shu and suppressed Kang Yanxiao's rebellion. His achievements were outstanding and his power was powerful all over the world.
After Li Cunxu passed away, in theory, the crown prince Li Jiqi should ascend the throne and inherit the throne.
Even if Li Jiji had an accident or was killed in an accident and could not succeed his father, he would still have to choose one of the princes Li Cunmei, Li Cunba, Li Cunwo and other princes. Strictly speaking, there is no need to "pick". They sit in rows and eat fruits in order of age. The only thing that may be contested is the issue of concubines and concubines.
All in all, all in all, it’s not your turn, Li Siyuan!
Li Siyuan has always been actively maintaining the character of a loyal minister. Even if he spreads the word, takes the lead, and leads troops to the throne, he cannot shout treasonous slogans such as "Kill the emperor", and he must also emphasize that the emperor has been raped by evil villains. The person (Yuan Xingqin) blocked the audio and video. I just went to the emperor to explain to him face to face. In short, whenever a vassal town raises troops, it will basically be under the banner of "Qingjun side" in order to gain a foothold politically.
Bound by the character of a loyal minister, Li Siyuan issued the highest instructions after entering Luoyang: Waiting for Prince Li Jiji to return to the court and inherit the throne, then I will return to this town and continue to be my governor of Zhenzhou to serve the empire. Defend the Khitan threat from the north.
Soon after, an order was issued: Search for the escaped prince and his family. Once found, gifts should be sent to Luoyang without frightening them. If someone died unfortunately, they should be buried properly and reported in time.
He said this, but did he really think so?
hehe.
