What those in power want is an excuse, and it doesn't matter if it's true or not. A small tube of washing powder can be said to be a chemical weapon, and then start a war to destroy the country.
With the accusation of "abetting murder", Li Siyuan, the hunter hiding in the shadows and the mastermind behind the "Reed Harvest" movement, finally took action.
On July 25, Douluge was demoted to the governor of Chenzhou and Wei Shuo to the governor of Xuzhou. The two states were both in Hunan. They were demoted to the two lakes first, and they were sent by "chiyi". Leave you——
After demoting the two of them, Li Siyuan circulated the memorial in which the "little daughter-in-law" accused the two to all officials. Then he gave the "little daughter-in-law" twenty pieces of silk and satin and fifty taels of silverware, and later worshiped him as Zuo Sanqi's regular attendant (zhengshi). Third grade).
Prime Ministers Zheng Jue and Ren Quan came to An Chongjie many times to defend themselves and to redress the grievances of Douluge and Wei Shuo, but they were all rejected by An Chongjie. So he sent three more memorials to the emperor directly to plead for mercy, saying that no matter what, An Chongjie would Please stop here, Your Majesty, and don't continue the old routine of "demeaning again and again, seeking gifts and committing suicide".
"What did you say?"
On July 29, Douluge was demoted to Feizhou Sihu and Wei Shuo was demoted to Yizhou Sihu. Both states are in today's Guizhou Province. Daxinan, let’s go——
On July 30, they were deprived of all administrative titles, Douluge was exiled to Lingzhou (today's Sichuan Province), and Wei Shuo was exiled to Hezhou (today's Chongqing).
Begging for mercy, right? No more tricks, right? Within 5 days, he was demoted from prime minister to a common citizen. Who dares to plead for mercy when their political consciousness has reached its lowest level?
As if this was not enough, Li Siyuan specifically ordered the local officials in Lingzhou and Hezhou to monitor the two of them 24 hours a day to keep track of their movements so that they could "suicide themselves". If I dare to let them go, I will take the blame on you!
One year later, in the summer of the second year of Tiancheng (927), Li Siyuan settled old accounts in Jingnan and finally "committed suicide" and ordered the top local administrator, the governor, to personally supervise the suicide process and verify his identity.
The "little daughter-in-law" catered to the wishes of An Zhongjie and Li Siyuan, received a large number of rewards, and was promoted to a third-rank official. However, the "little daughter-in-law"'s reaction to this was that she was "especially aggressive" and even more restless. She was only a third-grade girl, which was not enough.
There is a way of reincarnation in this world, no one will be spared by heaven. Douluge and Wei Shuo excluded their "little daughter-in-law" in order to flatter Zhang Juhan. A few years later, the "little daughter-in-law" framed Douluge and Wei Shuo in order to flatter An Zhongjie and Li Siyuan; Douluge and others did not know Advance and retreat, showing a strong possessive desire for power, and the "little daughter-in-law" is even more different from Doulu in this regard, so the ending of the "little daughter-in-law" is not difficult to predict. His tragic end came just a few years later.
Regarding Douluge and Wei Shuo’s “Old Accounts in Jingnan,” we will expand in detail later.
In short, under the charge of the "little daughter-in-law" of the vanguard officer, An Zhongjie and Li Siyuan quietly harvested the "reeds" and eliminated the two prime ministers during Li Cunxu's period in one fell swoop.
The "Reed Harvest" movement will not stop at the killing of Douluge and Wei Shuo. It just kicked off a political purge.
7.2 An Zhongjiao’s layout
Ren Wan, whose ancestral home is Chang'an. His grandfather Ren Qing was the deputy mayor of Chengdu; his father Ren Maohong fled chaos and lived in Taiyuan, serving as the magistrate of Xihe County. Ren Maohong was born with five sons: Ren Tu, Ren Hui, Ren Wan, Ren Tuan and Ren Jiong. The five sons are all different and have their own advantages, which are praised by people at the time. Ren Wan, in particular, has become what neighbors call "other people's children."
Li Keyong admired him very much, so he married his niece and promoted him in his official career. When Li Sizhao led the army in Taiyuan, he had a good relationship with Ren Wan. When Li Sizhao led the Zhaoyi army in Luzhou, he asked Ren Wan to be his staff and think tank.
When Li Keyong died, Houliang was besieging Luzhou with all its strength. Li Sizhao was trapped in the isolated city, and Zhou Dewei, the only reinforcement, also suddenly retreated to Taiyuan. For details, please refer to the "Battle of Luzhou" of the "Three Major Battles".
At that time, Li Sizhao's situation in Luzhou was in danger, and he did not know the news that Li Keyong was dead, and saw that all reinforcements had abandoned him. In particular, he had a personal grudge with Zhou Dewei. Zhou Dewei's sudden withdrawal of troops only aggravated Li Sizhao's suspicion, "Could it be that Zhou Dewei wants to frame me for betrayal and surrender to the enemy?"
Just when Li Sizhao's will wavered. Ren Wan actively did ideological work for him, advising him to be upright and not be afraid of the shadow, not to think blindly, and to do his best to defend the city.
After the siege of Luzhou was relieved, Li Cunxu greatly praised Ren Yuan.
Later, Li Cunxu became suspicious of Li Sizhao, so Ren Wan used the opportunity of a business trip to try to defend Li Sizhao, and finally dispelled Li Cunxu's suspicion.
Later, Li Sizhao was ordered to conquer Zhang Wenli in Zhenzhou, but unfortunately Li Sizhao died in battle. Before Li Sizhao's death, he appointed Ren Wan to take over his command. Ren Wan then strictly blocked the news of Li Sizhao's death and conducted command according to Li Sizhao's style. He actually deceived Zhang Wenli's rebels (the orders were consistent and the enemy did not know).
After the rebellion was put down, Ren Wan was appointed deputy governor of Zhenzhou. Soon after, he entered the central government and became minister of the Ministry of Industry.
At first, Ren Wan and Guo Chongtao had a good personal relationship. After the peace of Heshuo, Guo Chongtao became the governor of Zhenzhou, and Ren Wan became his marching commander. The two worked very well together. After Guo Chongtao entered the central government, he handed over the work of Zhenzhou to Ren Wan. Then a person intervened, causing a rift in the relationship between the two.
This man's name is Zhang Peng, and he is Ren Wan's staff (recommendation official). This man is cunning, cunning, and corrupt. He can hide the truth and successfully deceive Ren Wan. Ren Wan also regards him as his right-hand man and trusts him very much. .
Li Cunxu sent eunuchs to the Heshuo area to search for beauties. The eunuchs found more than a hundred maids from Wang Rong's house in Zhenzhou. Zhang Pengse was so bold that he bribed the guards with a lot of money and took the most beautiful one named Xu. The woman cut off her beard privately. It was not obvious to dig the roots, but it was too obvious to pinch the tips. The matter was quickly exposed, so Zhang Peng was invited to the central government for tea.
Zhang Peng was so frightened that he hurriedly took out all the money he had embezzled over the years, bribed Guo Chongtao heavily, and even gave Guo Chongtao the account books that were the irrefutable evidence of the crime. Zhang Peng is equivalent to the accountant, cashier and financial director of Zhenzhou. He embezzled public funds by manipulating the account books, and his superficial appearance is spotless. Once a crime is committed like today and the evidence is produced, all clues will point to Zhenzhou’s most powerful person. The Chief Executive - Ren Wan.
Guo Chongtao was very grateful to Zhang Peng, not only for accepting the bribe, but also for taking the initiative to hand over the small account books and other evidence, allowing him to "see clearly" Ren Wan's ugly face.
This was the beginning of the misunderstanding and rift between Guo Chongtao and Ren Wan.
When Guo Chongtao was conquering Shu, he asked Ren Wan to go with the army by name. Firstly, Ren Wan was both civil and military and could contribute to the conquest of Shu; secondly, he was worried that Ren Wan was making small moves behind his back.
