Facing the indignant ministers, Shi Jingtang said: "I have already promised to pardon them, how can I break my promise?" So Li Yanxun safely stepped into the leadership position of Fangzhou governor.
But Ouyang Xiu was so angry that when he was compiling "New History of the Five Dynasties", he was so angry that he cursed Li Yanxun for being worse than a beast (to the extreme, it makes people's hearts worse than beasts, which is not sad)! By the way, Shi Jingtang was criticized for blindly conniving and appeasing.
"History of the Five Dynasties" couldn't help but use curse words, "almost inhuman", this guy is simply not human. At the same time, they also criticized Shi Jingtang for his "serious miscarriage of justice."
Shi Jingtang did not kill Li Yanxun because he wanted to appease Fan Yanguang. If he could break his trust with Li Yanxun, he could break his trust with Fan Yanguang. Therefore, in order to convince Fan Yanguang of the court's sincerity, Li Yanxun would still be pardoned even if he killed his own mother, let alone his own mother.
Later, Li Yanxun was executed for corruption. Corruption by local officials was a normal thing at that time, and even if punished, it would usually not be a capital crime. If it is "being punished for taking advantage of stolen goods", usually it is not because of "taking advantage of stolen goods", but for other reasons that are inconvenient to disclose. As for the reason, you know.
After the Weizhou rebellion was put down, Shi Jingtang officially issued an order to move the capital. In fact, Shi Jingtang had already moved the entire central team to Bianzhou in order to target Fan Yanguang, but he did not announce the capital move in order not to intensify the excitement.
Yang Guangyuan was also appointed as the new military governor of Weizhou Weibo. Those who have made meritorious service in the counter-insurgency war will be rewarded based on their merit.
Weizhou seems to have some kind of curse. Like Xichuan, everyone who sits here will have some other ideas.
After Fan Yanguang went to Zhenyunzhou, he had been uneasy in his heart. This kind of suspicion between the emperor and his ministers could never be completely eliminated. They were all old masters and knew it tacitly.
Fan Yanguang's life completely depends on Shi Jingtang's mercy, and Shi Jingtang's mercy depends on the development of the current situation. Politicians have no emotions, no gratitude and compassion, and no hatred. They only have the weighing and game of political interests.
It is extremely dangerous for Fan Yanguang to be alone and alone like fish on a chopping board, but still living in the feudal town. Therefore, after Fan Yanguang went to Zhenyunzhou, he kept telling people that he was old, weak, and suffering from various diseases, and was really not qualified for the post of Jiedushi, and asked to retire and return to his hometown. I want to save the rest of my life by actively quitting.
Of course Shi Jingtang had to comfort him with kind words, express his sincerity over and over again, and ask him not to think too much. However, Fan Yanguang insisted again and again.
More than a month after Fan Yanguang surrendered, the court finally agreed to his request to resign and retire, allowing him to serve as Crown Prince and Grand Master.
After retiring, Fan Yanguang moved to Bianzhou and lived under Shi Jingtang's nose to show that he no longer had any ambition to make trouble; Shi Jingtang often invited him to banquets. After all, the two were old colleagues, and the capital also had many old colleagues and veterans from the post-Tang Dynasty. Friends, we often get together to drink and have fun, sing "Old Boy", and be moved to the point of bursting into laughter.
At the gathering, Shi Jingtang treated him just like the other officials. It seemed that there was no Weizhou rebellion at all, and everyone was still the same young man as before.
Once, when Shi Jingtang was alone with Fan Yanguang, he confided in him and told him the truth, to the effect that I am now trying to build and maintain an honest and trustworthy persona. Even if I want to kill you, in order to take the overall situation into consideration and be forced to I won't take action despite the pressure of public opinion. Just keep your heart in your stomach and it'll be fine.
In this way, Fan Yanguang gradually calmed down and gradually believed in Shi Jingtang's sincerity.
However, the calm was soon broken.
One night, Liu Churang was drunk and suddenly visited Fan Yanguang's home. Liu Churang said that he attended a banquet in the palace and had a great time drinking, but the banquet ended suddenly. Do you guess why?
How could Fan Yanguang guess, "Why?"
"Someone is coming from the North Kingdom. The Khitan has sent an envoy, and the emperor must receive him immediately."
It makes sense, but what does it have to do with me, Fan Yanguang?
Liu Churang's drunken eyes were blurred, and he said mysteriously: "Guess what the Khitan envoy said to the emperor."
"Stop being so pretentious, what did you say?"
"The Khitan envoy was very good. When he came up, he questioned our emperor and said, 'Where is Wei Bo's rebel minister? Since you can't control him, then tie him to the North Kingdom, and we Khitan people will help you discipline him, so as not to become a disaster for you.' The emperor kept talking to him here and there for a long time, guess what happened in the end?"
Fan Yanguang's face turned pale with fright, which was in sharp contrast to Liu Churang, who was red in the face after drinking, "My living ancestor, please stop teasing me. What happened in the end?"
"Finally...finally...I don't know. I eavesdropped halfway and then came back. The Emperor is meeting the Khitan envoys. Do I dare to blatantly eavesdrop?"
Fan Yanguang didn't listen to a word of what Liu Churang said next. He only saw that his face was pale, cold sweat was dripping down his chin, and his heart was about to jump out of his mouth.
Suddenly, Fan Yanguang burst into tears and asked Liu Churang to help point out a clear path.
Liu Churang thought for a while and said, "Thirty-six strategies, the best one is to move. Just move."
Fan Yanguang thought this was a good idea. Not only did Khitan envoys often come and go in Bianzhou, but there was also his own enemy Yang Guangyuan. It was a place of right and wrong and it was not suitable to stay for a long time.
So Fan Yanguang reported that he still had a farm and house in his former residence in Heyang, and planned to return to Heyang to take care of himself.
Shi Jingtang is kind enough.
Fan Yanguang brought his family with him, loaded with gold and silver treasures, and longed for a comfortable and enjoyable old age. According to records, when Fan Yanguang moved, "the road was filled with heavy traffic" and there were lots of traffic, all of which were convoys transporting gold and silver treasures. Among the goods transported by the convoy, the cursed goods were included.
Dong Wenqi had acquired Dong Wenqi through years of expropriation and expropriation. Mi Qiong killed his family and took it for himself. Fan Yanguang killed Mi Qiong's family again, and the treasure changed hands again. Nowadays, Fan Yanguang takes them through the market in a swaggering way, making people jealous.
There is a person who covets Fan Yanguang's concubines and treasures very much. This person is Fan Yanguang's old enemy-Yang Guangyuan.
The two had recently become enemies, namely the Hedong War. At that time, Shi Jingtang rebelled in Hedong. Yang Guangyuan was ordered to assist Zhang Jingda in attacking Taiyuan. Fan Yanguang and Zhao Dejun were ordered to come to support. Yang Guangyuan and Fan Yanguang were comrades in arms and had a common enemy Shi Jingtang.
However, Yang Guangyuan failed in the first battle, and he and Zhang Jingda were surrounded by counterattacks in Jin'an Village. However, both Fan Yanguang and Zhao Dejun had ulterior motives and were reluctant to support Jin'an Village, and they stood by and watched Yang Guangyuan. Yang Guangyuan killed Zhang Jingda and surrendered to Khitan. Only then did he save his life. However, he was stigmatized as a traitor. He was discriminated against and ostracized by his former colleagues for killing Zhang Jingda, and he could never hold his head high.
Seeing death without saving him is a sign of hatred.
