This time, Nanwu accepted Jingnan Gao Jichang's request to become a minister and canonized Gao Jichang as "King of Qin".
Huainan proclaimed himself emperor and openly fought against the Central Dynasty, while Jingnan was entrusted to the south by Wu Zhengshuo, which had broken through the bottom line of the Central Dynasty. Li Siyuan ordered Nanchu to send troops to attack Jingnan.
Following the imperial edict, Ma Yin sent out troops and ordered General Xu Dexun to take command, with his fourth son, Ma Xifan, as the supervisor of the Northern Expedition to Jingnan.
Gao Jichang's nephew Gao Congsi single-handedly approached the Nanchu formation, raised his gun and pointed, "The soldiers fought bloody battles just for the sake of one or two people (Ma Yin and Gao Jichang). They died so unjustly. I am Gao Jichang's Nephew, you are Ma Yin's son. How about we have a duel in front of the battle array and decide the outcome with our lives? Boy, do you dare?"
"The courage of an ordinary man!" Ma Xifan looked around, "Who is willing to capture this thief for me?"
Liao Kuangqi, deputy commander of Nanchu, asked Ying to fight.
In novels, it is common for the two main generals to duel. In fact, in real history, it is extremely rare for the main generals to duel, and this time it is clearly recorded in the official history. The specific process was not described, only that Liao Kuangqi hit Gao Congsi's chest and shattered his ribs. It can be inferred from this that Liao Kuangqi should have used heavy weapons such as maces.
The morale of the Nanchu army was greatly boosted, and the Jingnan army was defeated.
So Gao Jichang once again asked for peace from Nanchu, and Xu Dexun withdrew his troops.
However, Gao Jichang took advantage of Nanchu's unpreparedness and raided Yuezhou, captured it in one fell swoop, and captured thirty-four people including Yuezhou governor Li Tinggui alive, all of whom were sent to Huainan to report their merits and rewards.
We have emphasized Jingnan's strategic position countless times. The central government allows him to be arrogant, allows him to be domineering, and even allows him a high degree of autonomy, but it must not allow him to treason and surrender to the enemy. Since Nanchu and Mayin cannot seek peace, then only the central government will personally take action. Although Li Siyuan was attacking the royal capital of Dingzhou at the time, the hidden dangers in Jingnan were no less than the threats from the Khitans.
In this year, in September of the third year of Tiancheng (928), Li Siyuan had to fight on two fronts, conquering the capital of Dingzhou in the north, which had colluded with the Khitan, and conquering Jingnan in the south, which had rebelled against Huainan.
Li Siyuan ordered General Fang Zhiwen to take command and sent eunuchs to various roads and towns to mobilize troops and assembled in Xiangzhou.
Today, there are only three states in Jingnan under the rule of Gao Jichang, namely Jing, Gui, and Xia. Dongfang Ye had previously captured Guizhou, but was quickly recaptured by Gao Jichang. When Li Siyuan launched the mobilization order for the second Pingjing War, Wang Ya, the governor of Zhongzhou, took the lead and conquered Guizhou again.
The main force of the central government has not yet been assembled, and Gao Jichang only has two states left in his hands; Nanchu Mayin is also gearing up to avenge Yuezhou.
The situation in Jingnan is precarious.
At this critical moment, Comrade Gao Jichang unfortunately contracted athlete's foot and died at the age of 71.
"Died of beriberi." - "Old History of the Five Dynasties"
Is athlete's foot fatal? If the historian was not deliberately joking, based on my current personal knowledge, I think Gao Jichang should have died of complications from diabetes, and foot ulcers were a typical symptom.
Gao Jichang had nine sons, five of whom are recorded in historical records, and five daughters, all of whom have lost their names. It is said that the five sisters were all obsessed with Taoism and became monks in Fohua Temple, Bodhi Temple, Zhuangyan Temple, Shifo Temple, and ** Temple respectively. However, Another authoritative historical record records that one of his daughters married Ni Zhijin, the son of General Ni Kefu.
Historically, Gao Jichang was highly praised, saying that although he was a warrior, he was able to treat virtuous corporals and intellectuals well.
At that time, there was a famous monk Guanxiu who was active in Zhejiang and Zhejiang in his early years. He once wrote a poem "Offering Money to Honor My Father" dedicated to Qian Liu. One of the lines was "A hall full of flowers and drunken three thousand guests, a sword frosty fourteen states" was widely recited.
Qian Liu was very happy, but asked him to change the "fourteen states" in the poem to "forty states". Monk Guanxiu flatly refused and was left out.
"It's hard to add a state, and it's hard to change a poem. Why can't a lonely crane fly in the idle clouds?" There is no place for me to stay here, but there is a place for me to stay. Monk Guanxiu then wandered to the west and entered the ground in Jingnan.
At that time, the top military and political leader in Jingnan was still Cheng Rui. It happened to be Cheng Rui's birthday, and the staff, Guan Xiu and other celebrities in society wrote poems to compliment him. Cheng Rui was also a rough guy who didn't know a few words, but he still wanted to be elegant. He held a poetry contest on his birthday and got more than a hundred flattering poems. He was only happy, but he didn't understand poetry at all. Meaning, so he entrusted the number one counselor Zheng Zhun to be the judge.
According to records, Guan Xiu's poetic skills surpassed those of other poets and he deserved to be ranked first. But Zheng Zhun operated in secret to make his poem rank first, and Monk Guanxiu's poem ranked second.
Monk Guanxiu was very angry about this and made harsh words, saying that because of your garbage variety show, the regime will be over sooner or later!
Not long after, Cheng Ru humbly asked Monk Guanxiu a question. Guanxiu was still aggrieved by the shady incident he had suffered last time, so he threw his hat in the ring and said, "Want to ask a question? Then you have to build a high altar and go up to the altar." How can you be hasty when teaching?"
Cheng Ru was furious and said, "I'm giving you some face, right?" So he coaxed him away.
Guan Xiu then wrote "Sick Crane Poems" and said: "Seeing that the Qi is pure and evil can't enter, I don't know where your illness comes from." This is what a cultured, knowledgeable and cultivated person scolds. Translated, it means "You fucking have it?" Are you sick?"
Soon after, the military and political leader in Jingnan became Gao Jichang. He had admired the name of Monk Guanxiu for a long time, treated him generously and placed him in Longxing Temple.
Someone came to pay homage to Monk Guanxiu. During the chat, he mentioned the darkness in the Jingnan area and lamented that the people were in dire straits. Monk Guanxiu then wrote "Ci of Cruel Officials" to criticize Gao Jichang's authorities.
Gao Jichang was very unhappy and began to distance himself from him. Although he is estranged from Guanxiu, it is "not too sinful."
Guan Xiu continued westward and came to Shu. The top leader in Shu at that time was Wang Jian. Guan Xiu's poem goes like this: "A bottle and a bowl grow old, and thousands of rivers and mountains can be obtained." Guanxiu also received the nickname "Monk Dede".
Wang Jian was overjoyed and gave him the title of "Master Zenyue" and built Longhua Dojo for him. During his time in Shu, Guan Xiu wrote poems to flatter him many times. He once presented two chapters of "Ode to Yao and Shun" on Wang Jian's birthday.
Guan Xiu finally passed away in Shu.
I do not deny the remarkable achievements made by Monk Guanxiu in the history of Chinese poetry, calligraphy and painting. However, some authoritative sources say that he was arrogant and not afraid of power, and used his refusal to change poems for Qian Liu as evidence. This... I disagree. Looking at the history of his travels around the world, although he dared to disobey the government However, he almost always flatters others first, and only becomes stronger after receiving a cold reception.
Take this time, for example, when he refused to revise a poem for Qian Liu. Wasn’t the poem he refused to revise also a compliment to Qian Liu?
If Guan Xiu, who is respectful at first and arrogant at the other, is packaged as a tough guy who won't give up for five buckets of rice and earns his money standing up, then of course Gao Jichang, who is "not too sinful", is Corporal Li Xian.
