This is a naked threat. Wang Yanjun was so frightened that his face was ashen and he was sweating like rain. He sent Wang Yanchen away respectfully and humbly.
Like all abnormal transfers of supreme power, Wang Yanxun and Wang Yanjun jointly overthrew Wang Yanhan, and it was also a mystery:
Wang Yanhan was overthrown in less than three months after he proclaimed himself king. Counting the time since he ascended the throne as the mighty military governor, it was less than a year after he was fully defeated. What heinous things did he do during this year?
Looking around, it's nothing more than lust. As for the large-scale construction projects and the new king's accession to the throne, how many people will not build palaces? Even if the "Crystal Palace" more than ten miles away is indeed too luxurious, then isn't he just extravagant this time?
He is lustful, for sure, but compared to Li Cunxu and Wang Zongyan, he is still a dwarf.
Apart from this, there is no reason for his overthrow. Even Wang Yancun, who overthrew him, could only label him as "patricide and seizing power."
Did he kill Wang Shenzhi? Certainly not. In May, Wang Shenzhi was seriously ill, so he appointed his eldest son Wang Yanhan to take charge of military affairs (quanzhi military affairs). This position is generally the next successor. In December, Wang Shenzhi died of illness, and Wang Yanhan successfully succeeded to the throne.
Would Wang Yanhan be so impatient? After knowing the identity of the successor, after waiting for seven months, and when his father was already dying, did he lose his patience? Obviously not consistent with common sense.
Wang Yanhan's historical records are very brief. For example, in the "Old History of the Five Dynasties", there is only a very brief sentence:
"The judge died, and his son Yanhan was the heir, but he was killed by his younger brother Yanjun." - The whole play ends.
In the "New History of the Five Dynasties", Xiu Ye rarely spent more pen and ink than the "Old History of the Five Dynasties" and gave a more comprehensive introduction, but it was only less than 200 words, and a large part of it was an accusation against him. The "ugly and obscene" wife Cui.
Even in "Ten Kingdoms Spring and Autumn", Wang Yanhan was only allocated less than 500 words.
In "Story of the Five Kingdoms", Wang Yanhan's wife Cui completely overwhelmed him.
After a little sorting and summarizing, you will find the hanging track: in all historical books, the records of Wang Yanhan are simple summaries in just a few words, and his wife Cui was also assigned half of the scene. However, there are also thought-provoking words in this brief historical material that cherishes words like gold:
"Yan Han grew up and was as beautiful as jade" - "New History of the Five Dynasties"
"Yan Han grew up, was as beautiful as jade, loved reading, and was well versed in classics and history." - "Spring and Autumn of the Ten Kingdoms"
Think about it, "face like a crown jewel" is usually a facial description of what kind of character.
Furthermore, when Wang Yanhan came to the throne, he put down the Chen Ben Bianmin Group, which numbered 20,000 people. Is Wang Yanhan really incompetent?
He accused Wang Yanhan of being incompatible with brothers and sent his younger brother Wang Yanjun to Quanzhou. Is it cruel to leave my brother somewhere? Rather than being put under house arrest in the "Sixteenth House" or killed directly, Wang Yanhan's approach was really kind. He let his brother go to the local place to be the governor and gave him military power without appointing a supervisory army or a personal guard to monitor him. ,constraint.
Wang Yanjun entered Fuzhou only after Wang Yan reported that he beheaded Wang Yanhan. One said he entered on the same day, and another said he entered the next day. What a coincidence? Why did Wang Yanjun have a perfect alibi?
The most critical question is the reason why the two started fighting. Judging from the existing historical data, it seems that it was simply "seeing that you are unhappy." I personally think that Wang Yanhan's death is even weirder than Zhu Yougui's death.
No matter what kind of conspiracy there was, in short, with Wang Yanxun's strong support, Wang Yanjun successfully overthrew Wang Yanhan's rule and successfully replaced him.
After Wang Yanjun came to power, he changed his name to Wang Fu and followed the old rules of Wang Yanjun.
In the later Tang Dynasty, Li Siyuan appointed Wang Yanjun as the military governor of the Mighty Army, guarding the secret order, and conferred the title of Langya King. In fact, the titles and official titles of the canonization are very long, such as General Jinwuwei, Grand Master of the Examination... We will only pick a few representative ones. sexual.
Wang Yanjun then paid tribute to some local products, such as rhino horns, spices, seafood, etc.
Li Siyuan was very happy and granted Wang Yanjun the title of King of Fujian.
Wang Yanjun also presented a tribute of 100 taels of gold, 6500 taels of silver, 3000 pieces of silk and satin, as well as rhinoceros horns, borneols, tortoise shells, pearls, incense and other items as a thank-you gift.
Wang Yanzhen relied on his support and became arrogant and domineering, and his power was already equal to that of Wang Yanjun. His terrifying combat power in conquering Fuzhou in one day is both a myth and a nightmare, a nightmare that lingers in Wang Yanjun's mind.
Wang Yanjun was very afraid of his brother, especially the words he said before leaving, "Don't bother me anymore." Like an invisible sharp sword, Wang Yanjun felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, and he became Wang Yanjun's confidant Serious troubles must be eliminated quickly.
In December of the fourth year of Tiancheng (929), Wang Yanzhen suddenly announced that he was seriously ill and unable to perform his duties. He directly went to Li Siyuan of the later Tang Dynasty to propose his son Wang Jixiong as the governor of Jianzhou to succeed him. Li Siyuan played accurately.
At that time, when the governor, Jiedushi, etc. were critically ill, they had to declare their successors to the court. In normal times, this is something that the court would never allow. The people who lead the land are not royal ministers. Since Qin Shihuang abolished enfeoffment and established prefectures and counties, China has entered a centralized system. Local officials must be appointed by the central court, and officials at all levels must be appointed by the central court. We must be accountable to the emperor. The emperor can be hereditary, but how can mayors and senior officials not be hereditary?
However, with the gradual decline of the central court in the late Tang Dynasty, the trend of strengthening the local government and weakening the central government became more and more intense. The central court had long lost its control over the local areas. The defense envoys, observation envoys, Jiedu envoys, etc. were basically hereditary by default, but retained In order to give the central government a face, the imperial court will 100% approve it, otherwise it will be a big war.
However, Wang Yanzhen's operation has a hidden mystery. Because in fact he did not directly belong to the central court, but was a subordinate of Wang Yanjun. Even if he really wanted to pass the throne to his son, Wang Yanjun should report it. However, Wang Yanzhen bypassed Wang Yanjun and directly contacted Li Siyuan of the Later Tang Dynasty. This was equivalent to returning Jianzhou and other lands to the central government of the Later Tang Dynasty.
Wang Yanzhen publicly stated that he wanted to break away from Wang Yanjun's Great Fujian Kingdom and become an equal political equal to him from then on. Very tactful and subtle.
Dividing borders and splitting soil is tolerable, but what is unbearable! Although Wang Yancun was only the governor of Jianzhou in name, he actually controlled most of the country of Fujian. He was good at fighting and had deep qualifications. He was quite prestigious in the army, and his disobedience was obvious. He openly colluded with the Later Tang Dynasty. , if he doesn't take any action, he may sooner or later take away his country's foundation.
Therefore, Wang Yanjun also treated others in his own way. If you are malingering, I will be malingering too.
In April of the second year of Changxing (931), news came out in Fujian that Wang Yanjun was seriously ill. Subsequently, an obituary was sent to Jianzhou, saying that Wang Yanjun had died and please go to express your condolences.
