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Li Siyuan was lucky enough to be in Bianzhou, and there were rumors that Li Siyuan would personally conquer Huainan. Xu Wen was so frightened that he fell ill and died suddenly. Don't laugh at Xu Wen for being as timid as a mouse. In fact, Xu Wen's spiritual world is very fragile.
Xu Wen's many worries can be summed up in one word: power.
Who should give the highest power in Huainan to?
A few years ago, there was a very clear answer to this question: the eldest son Xu Zhixun.
With the murder of Xu Zhixun, the issue of Xu Wen's successor became the most sensitive topic within the group. The person who caused this trouble was Xu Wen's adopted son, Xu Zhigao.
Regarding Xu Zhigao's life experience, official and unofficial histories have different accounts, but they are very similar. To sum up, it is nothing more than a replica of "After Liu Sheng, Prince Jing of Zhongshan".
It is said that his ancestors were also rich, and they were from a serious Tang clan!
"History of the Old Five Dynasties": He is after Li Lin, the son of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty;
"Records of the Queen of Shu": He is the successor of King Xue Li Zhirou (great-great-grandson of Emperor Ruizong of Tang Dynasty);
"Jiangnan Unofficial History" and many other unofficial histories in the Jianghuai region: he is the successor of Li Ke, the son of Emperor Xianzong of the Tang Dynasty;
"Jiang Biao Zhi": He is the thirteenth son of Tang Emperor Li Yuan - after Li Yuanyi...
Such divergent opinions can only reflect one problem: Xu Zhigao has no relationship with the Tang Dynasty clan! Therefore, Mr. Ouyang Xiu, who is quite individual and willful based on his talent, introduces his family background in a relatively objective manner in "New History of the Five Dynasties": "The family is of humble origin."
Regardless of whether it is "after Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan", in short, it is true that you started selling straw sandals. At the beginning, Xu Zhigao was not even as good as selling straw sandals. He was a serious street boy.
"New History of the Five Dynasties" also records Xu Zhigao's description of his life experience. According to Xu Zhigao himself, he is the descendant of Li Ke, the son of Emperor Xianzong of the Tang Dynasty. It says: Li Ke begat Li Chao, Li Chao begat Li Zhi, Li Zhisheng was Li Rong, and Li Rong was Xu Zhigao's relative. father.
From this, some information shows that "The New History of the Five Dynasties says that Xu Zhigao is the successor of Li Ke, the son of Xianzong." This is wrong, because the original record states that when Xu Zhigao later usurped power and proclaimed himself emperor, he restored his surname of Li, and then "since It is said that Tang Xianzong's son Jian Wang Keshengchao..."
Therefore, "Xu Zhigao is after Li Ke" is not the view of "New History of the Five Dynasties". It is made very clear. It is Xu Zhigao's "self-statement". Ouyang Xiu's point of view was very clear from the beginning, "the people are of humble origin."
"Annals of the Ten Kingdoms" also said that Xu Zhigao pretended to be a member of the Tang Dynasty clan, "attached to his ancestors, so he was not a queen of the Tang Dynasty."
The controversy over Xu Zhigao's "Tang Dynasty clan" was quite controversial at the time. Qian Yuangui, Qian Liu's son, publicly stated: "Xu Zhigao pretended to be a Tang clan clan. What's going on? (Jinling's Mao clan is a Tang clan. Isn't it shocking? Human)”
His staff, Shen Taowen, said to him: "People with the surname Kong in the village still say that they are after the sage Kong. There are so many shameless people in the world, so leave him alone."
Then the monarch and his ministers laughed "haha", and Qian Yuanguan rewarded Shen Taowen with a glass of wine for this.
The "History of Wu and Yue" compiled by Qian Liu's descendants revealed a shocking truth:
Xu Zhigao's original surname was Pan. Pan Jinlian's ancestral home was from Anji County, Huzhou. His father Pan was a young general in Anji County. It happened that Huainan invaded Wuxing (now Wuxing District, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province). His father Pan died for the country, and he He was kidnapped by Huainan general Li Shenfu and made a domestic slave. Xu Wen went to Li Shenfu's house as a guest and took a liking to him at first sight, so he proposed to adopt him as his adopted son. So the slave of Li Shenfu's family named Pan became Xu Wen's adopted son and later changed his name to Xu Zhigao.
"History of Wuyue" also revealed that Xu Zhigao wrote to Qian many times after proclaiming himself emperor, proposing to exchange Changzhou under Huainan for Wuxing under Qian's control, imitating the "Yi Yi Xu Tian" in the Spring and Autumn Period. After the Spring and Autumn Period, Emperor Zhou granted a piece of land "Qitian" at the foot of Mount Tai to the State of Zheng. Qutian was actually close to the State of Lu and far away from the State of Zheng, and "Xutian" next to the State of Zheng was a land of the State of Lu. So Zheng Guo proposed to exchange Qu Tian for Xu Tian.
According to the "New Book of Tang Dynasty", "Li Ke", who is quoted the most in historical materials, "had no heirs." He had no sons, so how did the "after Li Ke" come about?
There were actually two Li Kes in the Tang Dynasty clan, one was the son of Emperor Xianzong of the Tang Dynasty, King Jian Li Ke, and the other was the son of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, the King of Wu Li Ke.
According to some historical records, Xu Zhigao initially wanted to say that he was the descendant of Wu Wang Li Ke, the son of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, but the minister reminded him that this Wu Wang Li Ke was involved in the "Fang Yiai rebellion case" and was killed. Although he was later vindicated by Zhao Xue, But in the end it was inappropriate. It was better to recognize King Zheng Li Yuanyi, the son of the great ancestor Li Yuan, as his ancestor. So Xu Zhigao said that he was the descendant of the great ancestor Li Yuanyi...
The research on "Xu Zhigao's life experience" has always been a topic that historians talk about, and the "truths" discovered through research are also varied.
Whether Xu Zhigao was a member of the Tang Dynasty clan or not was irrelevant. Whether his surname was Li or Pan, it could not change the fact that he became the founding monarch of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
Let’s grasp the big ones and let go the small ones, and restore Xu Zhigao’s life experience:
Xu Zhigao's surname was Li, and he was from Pengcheng, Xuzhou. His family was poor, and he wandered with his father between Haozhou and Sizhou, so he had a nickname, "Pengnu". After wandering around, my father disappeared. His father, Comrade Li Rong, disappeared due to war on a certain day of a certain year and a certain month. That year, "Peng Nu" had just turned 5 years old.
His father, Li Rong, is also very interesting. It is said that he is also a businessman who does not do his job properly:
"If you don't care about property, you will always make friends with heroes." - "Unofficial History of the South of the Yangtze River"
Translated, it means: Don’t do any serious work, just hang out with the no-nonsense friends every day.
It is said that his father believed in Buddhism very much, so he was nicknamed "Li Dao" (Li Dao Zhe). Later, a large-scale Xia Shao criminal gang emerged in the local area, so Li Rong happily surrendered to the thieves, and then helped Xia Shao conquer the city. "There were thousands of people" and established themselves in the Haozhou area. They were later destroyed by Yang Xing's secret group... This is also the story of " According to "Jiangnan Wild History", this record is quite inconsistent with other historical records and is not reliable.
Returning to the main line, just imagine that in that war-torn era, a 5-year-old boy was alone, wandering around Haozhou, scavenging, and begging for food. How miserable it was!
At that time, Zhu Wen's "Look East" plan was in full swing and achieved impressive results. He first destroyed Xuzhou Shipu and then Yanyun Er Zhu. Qingzhou Wang Shifan surrendered under tremendous pressure. Zhu Wen successfully brought the entire Shandong Peninsula under his control.
Yang Xingmi from Huainan went north to rescue Qingzhou. As soon as he crossed the Huaihe River and arrived near Haozhou and Sizhou, he heard the news about the title of Qingzhou King Normal School. There is a saying that a thief never leaves empty-handed. He has come, how can he return empty-handed? So they raided Haozhou, and the cute-looking 5-year-old boy "Peng Nu" was kidnapped by Yang Xingmi.
Yang Xingmi was surprised to see his bones and extraordinary bearing, so he wanted to adopt him as his adopted son. However, Yang Xingmi's son Yang Wo looked down on the wanderer and opposed taking him in. So Yang Xingmi transferred "Peng Nu" to his favorite general Xu Wen, saying that I think this child will become a big thing in the future, so you can take over for me.
Historical records say that "the Yang family's disciples cannot be tolerated." However, according to time calculation, Yang Xingmi only had his eldest son Yang Wo (about eight or nine years old) at that time, and his second son Yang Wei was not yet born, so the term "Yang family's disciples" is very general. It may also include nephews, nephews, adopted sons, etc.
Xu Wen took over "Peng Nu" and adopted him as his adopted son, named him Xu Zhigao.
