Clue 1: The illness disappears
When Lu Shan, the envoy of the Later Jin Dynasty, arrived in Fuzhou, Wang Jipeng claimed that he was ill and avoided seeing him. He sent his younger brother Wang Jigong to receive him on his behalf.
Clue 2: The neglected VIP
According to common sense, the ceremonial envoy Lu Sun should receive a high-level reception, but he received a cold reception.
The first was Wang Jipeng's refusal to meet. This is understandable, after all, birth, aging, illness and death are inevitable.
Secondly, it is the "sloppy" and "coping" of the reception staff. The person responsible for receiving Lu Sun was Liu Yi, a member of the Zhongshu family in Fujian. Liu Yi came to Lu Sun's post to visit and express his condolences. He wore a gorgeous and solemn dress, and the servants around him were also very well-dressed, to show their respect and attention to the guest. Lu Sun was very happy, and the two chatted happily. The informal meeting ended in a good atmosphere.
However, a few days later, Lu Sun took advantage of his work break to go shopping for tourist souvenirs. He met Liu Yi by chance, but found that Comrade Liu Yi was simply in rags, with a rag, a rag, a hat and straw sandals (commoner's shoes). This is Liu Yi’s true face in life. He probably didn’t even take off the tags on his suit and leather shoes during the official reception that day. He returned the money after work...
Lu Sun made a joke on the spot, saying that you, a dignified scholar in Shushe, are very good at living, right? It seems that he is really an honest and good official with clean sleeves!
The attendants on the left and right also laughed "haha".
Liu Yi was extremely embarrassed. He blushed on the spot, covered his face with his sleeves, and ran away in despair.
In fact, Liu Yi was a man who was indifferent to fame and wealth. He yearned for a life of seclusion. He had already resigned and retired to Fengshan. Because he was so famous, Wang Jipeng asked him to come out and support the Fujian people. As a "Shusheren", he comforted Lu Sun.
Lu Sun didn't know the whole story, so he ridiculed Liu Yi, seriously hurting the feelings of the Fujian people. As the saying goes, beat a dog to see its master. You, Lu Sheng, are not just mocking Liu Yi, but the entire country of Fujian.
After Wang Jipeng heard about this, he was very angry. He recovered from his "illness" immediately. He finally summoned Lu Shan, the special envoy of the Later Jin Dynasty, scolded him on the spot, and then told him to pack his things and get out of here!
It is necessary to briefly introduce this Lu Sun:
Lu Sun was also born in a family of officials. He himself became a Jinshi in the early years of Later Liang Dynasty. But his knowledge was not solid, and his character was also very worrying. He was ranked in the same year as Ren Zan and other five people, but they always slandered and abused each other, and were ridiculed as "the scolding list". Later, Ren Zan and others were promoted one after another, but Lu Sun was the most unconventional and was delayed in promotion.
Later, Li Qi had a younger sister who was too old to get married, so she asked Lu Sun to be his successor. Later, Li Qi became the prime minister, and Lu Sun's official career ushered in the spring.
Although Lu Sun also had a Jinshi degree, he had "little knowledge of poetry", high marks and low ability, and was often despised by the scholars.
A blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise. Precisely because Lu Sun was not reused in the Later Liang Dynasty, he was able to avoid liquidation in the Later Tang Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, he served as the Deputy Envoy of Ji'en and reported good news to Li Congke, so Li Congke liked him more and regarded him as a mascot. , when Li Congke ascended the throne, he promoted him to Yushi Zhongcheng. On the other hand, Ren Zan and other old classmates who were on the "quarrel list" were now gravely grave.
During Li Congke's period, he had an affair with Lu Wenji, formed a small group in private, and became one of the core members of Li Congke's group. However, his stupidity and imbecility saved him once again, and he was suspended for making major mistakes at work. Thus being kicked out of the core circle of power.
Li Congke had been emperor for less than three years, and Lu Sun was able to seize the opportunity and withdraw from the "Li Congke Group". Therefore, after Shi Jingtang came to power, Lu Sun was still not liquidated. He became a regular servant of Yousanqi and went to Fujian as a ceremonial envoy.
A arrogant idiot, but he was able to survive two changes of dynasties safely.
It was precisely because of his arrogance that he publicly humiliated Comrade Liu Yi, who was indifferent to fame and fortune. However, his status as a ceremonial envoy made his verbal exchange a major diplomatic incident. Wang Jipeng, the top leader in Fujian Province, characterized the incident as a political incident.
Regarding Liu Yi, I can say a few more words. This dear friend is not completely "indifferent to fame and fortune". Literati and poets always have some common hobbies, such as wine and sex. Liu Yi once went to some unsuitable places to rebel against the three vulgarities, critically consumed large amounts of health care, and got into a fight with other prostitutes while drunk over the competition for a female technician. After he sobered up, he felt deeply ashamed and regretful. Incessantly.
Liu Yi even lost important books after being drunk. There was no Xinhua Bookstore at that time, and many ancient books were single copies. Liu Yi learned from the painful experience and finally gritted his teeth and stamped his feet. From then on, he never drank alcohol for the rest of his life. As for whether he quit porn or not... the history books don't say that, but you know.
Liu Yi collected and compiled poems and essays related to "drinking and causing trouble" and compiled it into the "Jing of One Hundred Repentances" to admonish himself and the world.
"Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty" contains three of his poems. Most of his poems describe his life in seclusion, such as:
"Sweep the stones and clouds with your broom, plow the mountains and the birds will be with you."
Later generations generally evaluated his poems as "weird, irregular, and unworkable".
Therefore, Liu Yi's poems are not widely circulated and are not well-known. On the contrary, his good friend Zhan Dunren wrote several poems about Liu Yi, which were widely circulated. Zhan Dunren's grandfather was an officer who followed the "Three Kings of Fujian" to Fujian. Three generations of his ancestors and grandchildren worked for the Wang family. Zhan Dunren was a well-known poet. Later, he selected a geomantic land with majestic mountains and rivers and fertile soil and applied for the construction of a city. The county was established and named "Qingxi County". In the Northern Song Dynasty, it was renamed "Anxi County", which is today's Anxi County, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province. Zhan Dunren is the founder of Anxi County. Today, the "Kaixian Temple" has been transformed into the "Zhan Dunren Memorial Hall", located in the Fengshan Scenic Tourist Area.
"Sending His Son to Visit Liu Yi" by Zhan Dunren:
“It’s true that old people are sweeping rocks and plowing mountains, and they bring their common clothes and grass shoes with them.
There is a poem inscribed on the stone cliff, and I know it was from Fengge. "
After Lu Sun returned home, he was quite aggrieved by Wang Jipeng's neglect, so when he reported the situation of his mission, he added more fuel and jealousy, saying that Wang Jipeng was domineering and disobedient and treated his country's special envoys poorly. In particular, he artistically processed the "Liu Yi Incident". In Lu Sun’s report, what happened was as follows:
As a minister of the superior state is now the lord of the state, the Min state should welcome me with cheers and crowds to show respect for the Jin Dynasty. However, not to mention that they didn’t have police cars to clear the way, traffic restrictions, or even a tour guide. The senior official (Liu Yi) who was responsible for welcoming me saw me approaching and hurriedly avoided it (and walked away instead). This is really unreasonable!
So under Lu Sun's deliberate inducement, Shi Jingtang also began to reconsider the relationship with Fujian.
