The ambitious Wang Yanzhen was overjoyed and thought this was a God-given opportunity, so he ordered his second son Wang Jisheng to temporarily act as the military governor of Jianzhou, and led his eldest son Wang Jixiong to lead the army down the river and approach Fuzhou.
Wang Yanzhen personally led the army to attack the west gate, and ordered his eldest son Wang Jixiong to lead the navy to the back of Fuzhou to attack the east gate.
Wang Yanjun sent his nephew Wang Renda to lead a navy to fight against Wang Jixiong.
Wang Renda ambushed the warriors on the boat and then hoisted a white flag to signal surrender.
Wang Jixiong was stupid and naive, and it was reasonable to think that the soldiers and people of Fuzhou were afraid of his father Wang Yan's reputation and would be frightened by the news. He had no doubts about Wang Renda's surrender without a fight and boarded the ship alone to express his sincerity.
"Hello, comrades, thank you for your hard work, comrades!" Wang Jixiong smiled and boarded the ship to express condolences and comfort.
Suddenly, ambushes appeared everywhere and captured Wang Jixiong on the spot.
Wang Renda quickly sent Wang Jixiong's head into the city, couriered it to the west gate, and hung it high at the west gate.
At this time, Wang Yanzhen was organizing his troops and preparing to set fire to the city. Suddenly he saw a bloody human head hanging on the city gate tower. When he looked closely, he saw that it was the head of his son Wang Jixiong.
The stimulation was so great that Wang Yanchen burst into tears and couldn't help himself.
Wang Renda took this opportunity to order a counterattack. Wang Yanchun was in a trance, unable to get over his grief, and could not respond in time. His troops were suddenly and violently attacked by the defenders and collapsed instantly.
The attendants on the left and right carried Wang Yanzhen in a big bucket (dendrobium) and fled in a hurry. It can be seen that Wang Yanxun was really hit hard and was no longer able to ride a horse on his own.
How could Wang Renda let the tiger go back to the mountain? He sent troops to pursue him and successfully captured Wang Yanzhen alive and offered him as a prisoner in Fuzhou.
The two brothers met again at the foot of Fuzhou City. At this scene, Wang Yanjun couldn't help but said to Wang Yanchen: "I'll do it again, brother!"
Wang Yanzhen lowered his head and said nothing.
Wang Yanjun temporarily imprisoned him, and then sent envoys to Jianzhou to recruit Wang Yan to surrender and report to the remaining party.
Wang Yan reported to the rest of the party that the envoys would be killed, and then he protected Wang Jisheng and Wang Jilun and defected to Qian Liu in Hangzhou.
Wang Yanjun then beheaded Wang Yancun and sent his younger brother Wang Yanzheng to take over Jianzhou to recruit and comfort him.
At this point, the first transfer of supreme power in Fujian was officially completed, and Wang Yanjun finally gained actual control of Fujian. The historical data of this story is still quite short, and again, the fewer words, the greater the amount of information.
When Wang Yanxun invaded Fuzhou and captured Wang Yanhan, he had already taken actual control of Fuzhou, but he took the initiative to welcome Wang Yanjun into the city, handed over the highest power to him, and helped him to the throne. Historical records record that Wang Yanxun because he was Wang Shen Wang Shenzhi's adopted son felt that he could not inherit Fujian, so he gave up the throne to Wang Shenzhi's biological son.
So...a few years later, he will still be an adopted son. He couldn't sit in Fuzhou at that time, can he do it now?
What's more, the last time we raised the army, there was a weak excuse. For example, Wang Yanhan forcibly recruited civilian women and refused to listen to dissuasion. He was immoral and immoral. Another example was that he later claimed that Wang Yanhan and his wife jointly poisoned his father... This time, there is no excuse for raising the army. If you find it, you will be able to recruit an unknown teacher. If the name is not correct, then it will not go well.
Wang Yanzhen went south to Fuzhou for the second time, which was simply unbelievable.
With Wang Yanzhen's rapid defeat, the Central Court of the Later Tang Dynasty also lost the opportunity to control Fujian. The imperial court's behavior of accepting Wang Yan's donation and appointing Wang Jixiong as the governor of Jianzhou also deeply hurt Wang Yanjun, who surrendered to the Later Tang Dynasty. Wang Yanzhen used his madness to sever the relationship between Fujian and the central government and promote the further independence of Fujian.
Although there is no direct historical record, through the analysis of many objective historical materials, I personally believe that Wang Yanzhen's rebellion is likely to be inseparable from An Chongjie, an important minister of the Later Tang Dynasty.
As mentioned above, An Chongjie had a tough attitude and resolute will to promote the reduction of vassals. The following article will mention in turn his strong and high-pressure attitude when facing political forces such as Nanchu, Nanwu, Wuyue, and Liangchuan, and his A tough-minded approach to appreciate the iron-fisted policy of this hawkish official.
In addition to high-profile public military operations, An Zhongjie will also use some shady and despicable methods, such as spreading rumors to kill outstanding figures in the opponent's camp to weaken the opponent's strength, etc.
Therefore, my personal opinion is: Wang Yancun, the meritorious general who supported the new lord, was probably seduced and instigated by An Chongjie before returning to the court and waiting for an opportunity to seize Fujian for the court.
My personal opinion is logical, and the motive and time of the crime are all available, but there is a lack of historical data support. Just a family opinion, welcome to discuss and correct.
Perhaps it was because he saw through the hypocrisy, viciousness, and sinister intentions of the Later Tang Dynasty that Wang Yanjun's attitude towards the central government suddenly made a 180-degree turn from being submissive to being disloyal after calming down Wang Yan's criticism.
Half a year later, the Later Tang Dynasty appointed Wang Yanjun's younger brother Wang Yanzheng as the governor of Jianzhou, sending a friendly signal to Wang Yanjun: The past is like smoke, let's turn over the film, life has to be lived, and everything looks forward.
Wang Yanjun didn't buy it, and he began to push further, constantly testing the bottom line of the Central Court of the Later Tang Dynasty:
First, he asked the Later Tang Dynasty to grant the title of King Fuyi to King Wuzhu of Minyue during the Han Dynasty. Wang Yanhan established the legal foundation of the Min Kingdom. It was Wuzhu, the Minyue king. Therefore, the Wang family must infinitely improve Wu Zhu's political status and popular reputation. In this way, the "Great Min Kingdom" no longer needs to maintain ties with the Central Committee of the Later Tang Dynasty. The subordination of the imperial court, because the legal basis of the Great Min Kingdom was Wu Zhu rather than the Later Tang Dynasty, paved the way for the future separation from the Later Tang Dynasty.
The later Tang court approved this request.
Next, Wang Yanjun showed off his second wave of tricks: at that time, Ma Yin of Nan Chu and Qian Liu of Wu Yue passed away one after another, so Wang Yanjun went to the Tang court and said that they were both "Shang Shu Ling", and now they are both dead, "Shang Shu Ling" "If you are idle, you will be idle. Give it to me."
Ask for the title of minister. Some historical materials ("History of the Old Five Dynasties") say that Wang Yanjun wanted to succeed Ma Yin's "Shang Shuling" and Qian Liu's "King of Wuyue". In short, it is an unreasonable request that obviously goes against common sense.
This was so unreasonable that the later Tang Dynasty court gave him a big look. Lai had to ignore him (not repay).
Wang Yanjun wanted this result, so he used this as an excuse to make a clean break with the Later Tang Dynasty, cut off tribute, and declared the political independence of Fujian.
In fact, Wang Yanjun had already had the idea of proclaiming himself emperor before this, so he broke away from Hou Tang in this way and dumped the blame for the breakup on Hou Tang. It was like a scumbag deliberately being cold and violent, forcing his girlfriend to break up first, "This is You mentioned it first, it’s not my fault!”
The year after the breakup with Later Tang Dynasty, Wang Yanjun officially ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.
Incidentally, the Wang family seems to have been subjected to some kind of curse. From Wang Shenzhi's eldest son Wang Yanhan on down, few of Wang Shenzhi's descendants died normally, and almost all died unexpectedly. The degree of weirdness is comparable to the Kennedy Curse.
The above is the ins and outs, love and hatred between the Central Court of the Later Tang Dynasty and the illegal separatist forces in Fujian - the Min Kingdom. What needs special emphasis is that during the Li Siyuan period, the Fujian state and the central court had a short honeymoon period, and then parted ways. However, due to geographical barriers (Huainan, etc.), the interactions between the two parties were all conducted remotely. It's a matter of life and death. It only stays at the diplomatic level, with no substantial help or substantial harm.
Just scratching the surface.
