Only then did An Congjin suddenly realize that Gao Congjie had been setting a trap for him from the beginning! This high-profile guy has too many tricks. When the yellow mud falls into the crotch, it is either feces or feces.
An Congjin hurriedly defended himself, accusing Gao Congjie of being duplicitous, and reminded Shi Jingtang not to be deceived by his cute appearance. He was the deepest villain, and she was just a minor character being used by him.
Gao Cong's teachings and then sparseness, the thief takes one bite and penetrates three points into the bone! It is precisely because I refused to obey the thief that I caused the thief to slander others. Your Majesty is aware of this! In addition, I, Jingnan, am willing to send troops to help the court suppress the rebellion to prove my innocence.
Gao Congjie really sent troops this time because he had other plans. We don't need to use our brains, we also know that based on the urine nature of Gao Jichang and Gao Congjie and their son, they will never learn to do it, and they can't afford it without benefit. As for the purpose, it will be explained in detail later.
Wang Baoyi, the counselor who gave Gao Congjie this idea, was despised by his colleagues because of this, thinking that he had no bottom line and was talented but without virtue. However, in troubled times, princes competing for hegemony do not need moral models.
Wang Baoyi's sons Wang Zhenfan, Wang Huifan and Wang Yanfan all served in Jingnan. Among them, Wang Huifan married Gao Congjie's daughter, and Wang Yanfan was an official transit envoy to Guangnan during the Northern Song Dynasty.
It was also through the interference of Gao Congji of Jingnan that "An Congjin also wanted to rebel" quickly topped the hot search list of the Later Jin Dynasty, stealing An Chongrong's limelight. Based on the above point, An Chongrong secretly contacted An Congjin to discuss the rebellion strategy of attacking Shi Jingtang from the north and the south.
Who is An Congjin, and what confidence does he have to support his ambition?
An Congjin is a member of the Soge tribe. He comes from the Hu region of Central Asia and has deep connections with the Sogdians. The Soge tribe, Shatuo and Anqing are also known as the "Shatuo Tribe". Two generations of his father and ancestors were all cavalry generals of the Shatuo tribe, serving in the Zhu Xie tribe. Among them, An Congjin followed Li Cunxu.
After Li Siyuan became emperor, An Congjin, who had never had any military merits, was promoted to Jiedushi because Li Siyuan, who had weak claims, wanted to organize a united front and cultivate party members out of political needs.
Later, An Congjin was ordered to conquer Li Yichao in Xiazhou, but he returned without success, forcing Li Siyuan to recognize the party's high degree of autonomy over Xiazhou. This is the first time An Congjin has independently commanded an operation.
When Li Congke and Fengxiang raised their troops, An Congjin served in the Central Forbidden Army and was appointed by Li Conghou as the city defense commander, responsible for organizing the defense of Luoyang. However, he took advantage of the situation and killed Feng Yun, the privy envoy, and surrendered to Li Congke. When Li Congke entered Luoyang, An Congjin led hundreds of civil and military officials to kneel down in the suburbs to greet him.
Li Congke then appointed him as the military governor of Shannan East Road in Xiangzhou as a reward.
After Shi Jingtang ascended the throne, he was given the title of prime minister to show his win over.
That's it, this is An Congjin's resume in the first half of his life. Although he was a vassal and an important city in the empire, he almost never led troops in battle, and his only victory was the defeat of Xiazhou.
When Fan Yanguang rebelled, An Congjin had the idea of learning from his predecessors. Taking advantage of the difficult terrain, he recruited troops to expand his military strength, and secretly colluded with An Chongrong, acting as a surrogate for each other. Not only did they withhold tribute from the south, they also forcibly detained passing business travelers, tattooed people on their faces, and sent them to the army.
His son An Hongchao served in the capital. As a hostage, he went to Shu to seek his return. In order to comfort him, Shi Jingtang released An Hongchao. He only asked An Congjin to repay his kindness and not cause trouble.
Like An Chongrong, An Congjin regarded Shi Jingtang's compromise as weakness and incompetence. Instead of restraining himself, An Congjin intensified his efforts.
An Congjin had two cronies, Wang Lingqian and Pan Zhilin. They had followed An Congjin for the longest time and were loyal to An Congjin. They tried hard to persuade him to give up the idea of rebellion. An Congjin asked his son An Hongchao to go on an outing with Wang Lingqian, took the opportunity to get Wang Lingqian drunk, and then pushed him off a cliff and fell to his death.
After hearing that Shi Jingtang had escaped to Weizhou, An Congjin killed Pan Zhilin and officially declared rebellion.
Faced with the danger of a flanking attack from the North and the South, Shi Jingtang had a clear understanding. He tried his best to appease the enemy, but he had no illusions about the enemy. While compromising and giving in, Shi Jingtang also made corresponding arrangements to counter the rebellion with force. preparation.
Previously, using "dividing Wei Bo" as an introduction, a "Great Shift" was promoted, which temporarily eliminated Wei Bo's Yang Guangyuan's hidden dangers and easily weakened Zhenzhou An Chongrong's power. This was only a preliminary layout.
The subsequent drive to Weizhou can be regarded as an upgraded version of the ultimate deployment, which is very targeted:
1. Weizhou left-behind and Taiyuan left-behind are swapped.
Liu Zhiyuan, the defender in Weizhou, was appointed as the defender in Taiyuan, and also served as the governor of Hedong. The Liao and Qin states were re-divided from the Luzhou Zhaoyi Army and subordinated to Hedong; Li Dejun, the defender in Taiyuan, was appointed as the defender in Weizhou.
The Hedong area is of great significance and must be headed by a trustworthy comrade who can take charge of his own affairs. Therefore, Shi Jingtang placed the "powerful" Liu Zhiyuan here, and asked his brother-in-law and soft-boiled man Du Chongwei to follow him to escort him to the camp. Gain experience and qualifications on the battlefield in Zhenzhou, then lie down and take flight.
Liu Zhiyuan was poor and humble when he was young. He married into a family named Li in Taiyuan and became the son-in-law. One day, Liu Zhiyuan went to the countryside to herd horses. The horses were frightened and trampled the farmland of the temple. The monks swarmed up, caught him, and presented him to the abbot, the old abbot. , the old monk had kind eyebrows and kind eyes, clasped his hands together, and chanted the Buddha's name, "Amitabha, you are so kind, beat me to death!"
A group of monks beat Liu Zhiyuan half to death.
"Amitabha, sin, sin, sin."
Now, Liu Zhiyuan has returned to Taiyuan as the highest military and political officer in the Hedong region. According to historical records, the first thing Liu Zhiyuan did after arriving in Taiyuan was to summon the old abbot.
The old monk was so frightened that his face turned to dust. He regretted his feat of convincing people with reason and thought that he would definitely die on the spot today.
Unexpectedly, Liu Zhiyuan ordered someone to give him a seat, and then gave him a heavy gift and comforting words. The effect was to reassure him that he would not care about his past grudges and the past affairs would be wiped out.
The story of Liu Zhiyuan repaying evil with kindness was spread by the old monk. The people of Hedong were happy. According to legend, a generous and kind commander came to Taiyuan Prefecture!
After quickly stabilizing the people's hearts, Liu Zhiyuan sent someone to contact Bai Chengfu, the chief of the Tyuhun tribe who was entrenched in the north. The man he sent was named Guo Wei.
Bai Chengfu was seduced by An Chongrong, rebelled against the Khitan, and colluded with An Chongrong.
In fact, Bai Chengfu's Tuyuhun tribe is very weak, with only a thousand tents in total. Both its military strength and economic strength are negligible. However, his political value is indeed extremely huge. This is what An Chongrong mentioned many times in memorials and proclamations, saying that the Tyuhun, Tatar, Qibi and other tribes could not bear the oppression of the Khitan, so they all requested annexation and returned to the Central Plains to serve the An Chongrong created a beautiful picture of "the direction of destiny and the direction of public hope", which exerted huge public pressure on Shi Jingtang's later Jin regime.
