Through the appointment of Kang Fu as the governor of Shuofang, we can easily feel the power of An Zhongjiao.
In fact, many of the emperor's orders were not the emperor's original intention, but were done by An Zhongjie. An Zhongjie assisted in handling government affairs and could issue orders in the name of the emperor.
The external information received by Li Siyuan must be filtered by An Zhongjiao. An Zhongjiao was already trying to sideline Li Siyuan. This is also the reason why Li Siyuan needs a Kangfu-like figure to stay by his side, that is, to obtain external information through multiple channels to avoid being completely ignored by An Zhongjie.
Li Siyuan may not have known about the dangers in the northwest beforehand, but only learned about it after Kang Fu cried to him. In order to remedy the situation, Li Siyuan tightened his belt and squeezed out 10,000 elite troops through his teeth. At that time, Li Siyuan had just lost the battle in Jingnan. Li Siyuan's weak predicament has been analyzed in detail in the previous article. He was able to squeeze out 10,000 elite troops for Kang Fu at this time, which shows that he really did not want Kang Fu to die.
An Chongjie's domineering also paved the way for his downfall. When his energy expanded enough to control the emperor, the emperor would consider removing him. The fate of An Zhongjie will be described in detail later.
Kangfu gritted his teeth and walked towards the northwest of the empire with extremely heavy steps. The road ahead is full of hardships and tests, no less than the journey to the West.
When Kangfu traveled to Fangqu (now Huanxian County, Gansu Province), he was attacked by the Qiang army. Fortunately, it was only a small-scale harassment, and Kangfu easily dealt with it and drove them away.
Kangfu continued to meander northwest and came to Qinggang Gorge (north of Huanxian County). It snowed heavily, and Kangfu sent people to climb high to look over and point out the direction for the army.
The scout climbed up to the high hill and was startled. Then he reported the urgent military situation, saying that he found smoke from cooking behind the mountain. It was visually estimated that it was thousands of Tibetan military tents!
The soldiers were frightened and didn't know what to do.
Kang Fu was calm and ordered to take the initiative to attack. Ten thousand troops were divided into three groups and launched a surprise attack on the Tibetan army.
The strategic intentions of this Tibetan army are unknown, and they did not discover the Central Plains army at all. Facing the sudden attack of the Central Plains army, they panicked and had no time to resist. They fled in all directions and were almost wiped out by Kang Fu.
In this battle, Kang Fu completely wiped out the Tibetan army and captured a large amount of gold and silver treasures and valuable horses.
This is China, this is Chinese territory. The Tibetan army broke in without permission. Killing them without leaving any trace is legitimate defense. All consequences will be borne by the intruders.
We can reasonably guess that this Tibetan army is either here to take advantage of the situation, or it is foreign aid invited by a tribe in the northwest.
Kangfu's magic soldiers descended from the sky and shocked the northwest. The rebel leader Li Kuangbin still wanted to fight stubbornly. Kangfu took advantage of the victory and defeated him in one fell swoop, and Li Kuangbin was beheaded.
With powerful force and firm belief in safeguarding the reunification of the motherland, Kangfu settled in Lingzhou, controlled Shuofang's army, and then reported his victory to the court. It was only then that Shuofang's army truly returned to the embrace of the motherland. Before that, it had been divided by the Han family for 24 years.
After taking office for more than a year, with the strong support of 10,000 troops, Comrade Kang Fu persuaded people with reason and adhered to the Central Plains Dynasty's ethnic policy of being gentle and restrained. He used both kindness and power, which not only suppressed the ground, but also caused surrounding foreign ethnic groups to join the Central Plains. dynasty.
"After arriving in the town for more than a year, all Xirong paid tribute." - "Old History of the Five Dynasties"
This is a bit ironic. An Zhongjie originally wanted to use a borrowed knife to kill people, but he unexpectedly made Kang Fu a national hero. The original Kang Fu, who he said had "immeasurable achievements", has now opened up the "One Belt, One Road" and To protect it, from then on, various ethnic minority tribes in the northwest began to pay tribute to the Later Tang Dynasty through Lingzhou, and the Lingzhou Shuofang Army once again became the bridgehead, observation platform, and propaganda station for the Central Plains Dynasty to control Xirong.
As a result, Comrade Kangfu was able to continuously gain promotions and titles, and was awarded the honorary title of "Yao Zhong Kuang Ding Bao Jie Hero".
Kangfu guarded Shuofang for a total of three years. Every year, the weather was good, the harvest was bumper every year, the treasury was full, there were flocks of cattle and sheep, and there were countless war horses. It can be said that his political achievements were outstanding. A strong economic foundation is also the basis of its strong military power, and strong military power is the backing of politics.
They also have nine years of compulsory education, why are you so good?
It is said that An Zhongjie refused to give up and continued to tell Li Siyuan, saying that according to reliable information, Kang Fu had the intention of separatism and dominance! He is located in an important border town, has a large number of troops, and is actively developing his own strength. Do you believe that he will not rebel?
Li Siyuan was dubious, so he secretly wrote to Kang Fu, saying that I treat you well, why did Aiqing rebel?
Kangfu hurriedly replied, saying that I had received great kindness from the emperor and could not repay it even if I died. How could I have second thoughts? This must be a slanderous plot by some villain! Well, please allow me to go to Luoyang alone to see you and complain face to face.
Li Siyuan refused again, "Okay, it's just a joke, I believe you."
Kangfu made another memorial and continued to request to go to Hajj.
Li Siyuan had no choice but to allow him to enter the court. After he came, the emperor and his ministers expressed their feelings to each other, and then moved Kangfu to Pizhou.
The above-mentioned record begins with "It is said" that it is true that Kangfu entered the court, moved to the town, and that there was a traitor who made slanderous remarks. However, this "traitor" should not be An Zhongjie, because An Zhongjie had already passed away at that time. After death, the grass grows tall on the grave. There is a mismatch in time.
The reason why Kangfu was eager to go to Beijing for an audience was not only eager to prove his innocence, but also to ask the court to move the town when he went to the imperial court, so as to transfer himself away from the barren, desolate and crisis-ridden northwest frontier.
Kang Fu is a full-fledged nationalist with a strong sense of national superiority. He respects his Shatuo bloodline and is extremely proud of being a Shatuo person. At the same time, he despised other "barbarians" such as Xi, Shiwei, Dangxiang, etc.
One time, Kangfu fell ill, and his staff came to greet them. Kangfu, draped in brocade fur, sat on the bed to receive everyone. Maybe the brocade fur had been used for a long time, and there was a small damage on it. After one of the staff members left, he sneered at the other person in a low voice: "The brocade fur is rotten."
Unfortunately, Kang Fu heard this. Kangfu was a warrior who was born in the army. He had no knowledge or culture and did not understand classical Chinese. Hearing this, he became furious and immediately ordered his attendants to chase the man back. He angrily said: "I am a Shatuo person, not a Xi person! Xi is here!" Are you laughing at me, are you still laughing at me? Try scolding me again!"
The man quickly explained that "xi" is a modal particle, and the meaning of that sentence is...
Kangfu didn't have the patience to listen to his explanation and scolded him. From then on, his staff had to think twice before speaking, and they would not criticize the text if they could.
Under his account, there was a little transparent man with a very low official position (assessment officer). His surname was Luo. He had no talent, but he was from Shatuo, and he was naturalized together with Zhu Xie Zhiyi (grandfather of Li Keyong). Kangfu wanted to make an exception and promote him. At a banquet, Kangfu said to the people around him: "Although Xiaoluo has a low official position, his family status is very high. He is from Chunshatuo!"
Everyone snickered at Kangfu (those who heard it snickered). Purebred Shatuo people... Where did the Shatuo people come from? The more pure the Shatuo people are, the more they are barbarians, barbarians, and miscellaneous people.
Of course, there is nothing wrong with the sense of nationalistic superiority. After all, Kangfu did not make any substantive discrimination or exclusion of foreign ethnic groups. On the contrary, he also contributed a lot to promoting the recognition and attachment of the Central Plains dynasty to the countries in the Western Regions.
