Soon after, Shi Jingtang took command to attack Shu, and Feng Hui was able to accompany him and make up for his mistakes. Knowing his shame and then becoming brave, Feng Hui led an elite team, setting off from Lizhou, climbing over mountains and ridges, venturing through untouched primitive forests, and finally reached the back of Jianmen Pass. Then, like divine soldiers descending from the sky, they attacked Jianmen Pass. Menguan, annihilated the three thousand defenders (Dong Zhang's troops), controlled Jianmenguan, and made a good start for Shi Jingtang's war against Shu. Shu lost the Jianmen Pass, and Meng Zhixiang was so angry that he cursed his pig teammate Dong Zhang.
Although the Later Tang Dynasty failed to make good use of the advantages of Jianmen Pass due to various reasons, and Shi Jingtang eventually returned without success, Feng Hui made an indispensable contribution and was awarded the title of governor of Chanzhou. Because of this, he was photographed by Shi Jingtang.
After Shi Jingtang ascended the throne, Feng Hui remained the governor of Chanzhou. At that time, Chanzhou was a subordinate county of Wei Bojun in Weizhou, and the military governor of Weibo was Fan Yanguang. Before Shi Jingtang promoted his old comrade Feng Hui, Fan Yanguang raised the flag of rebellion. Fan Yanguang appointed Feng Hui as the commander-in-chief and his confidant Sun Rui as the supervisor.
Yang Guangyuan took command to suppress the rebellion. On the Huazhou-Liyang front line, Feng Hui and Sun Rui fled and fled into Weizhou City. Later, Feng Hui surrendered out of the city and was awarded the title of Jiedu Envoy of Huazhou Yicheng Army by Shi Jingtang. He was finally promoted to Jiedushi Envoy from this time.
Only half a year later, he was moved to Lingzhou Shuofang Army, to the northwest.
He repeatedly switched jobs between Hou Liang and Li Cunxu. Shi Jingtang didn't care, but his participation in Fan Yanguang's rebellion was intolerable to the Later Jin Dynasty.
In fact, from this point on, the court had excluded him from being a "trustworthy comrade."
Lingzhou Shuofang Army is located on the northwest border of the empire, surrounded by ethnic minorities. Ethnic relations are very difficult. Due to the decline of the Central Plains Dynasty, it has gradually lost its absolute control over this area. This area is often invaded by foreign tribes. That's why An Chongjiao deliberately placed his political enemy (Kang Fu) here and killed people with the sword of Qiang and Di.
Previously, Zhang Xichong and Lu Wenjin rebelled against the Liao Dynasty and returned to the Tang Dynasty. Later, the Liao Dynasty supported the Jin Dynasty and destroyed the Tang Dynasty. Zhang Xichong and Lu Wenjin were greatly frightened. Lu Wenjin chose to continue fleeing south and defected to Huainan; while Zhang Xichong was placed in Lingzhou by Shi Jingtang, which was actually a kind of protection for Zhang Xichong.
Lu Wenjin defected to Huainan, and Shi Jingtang's regime reached a tacit understanding from top to bottom, deliberately turning a blind eye and turning a blind eye; and placing Zhang Xichong in Lingzhou was also deliberately "the sky is high and the emperor is far away". If the Khitan people asked Shi Jingtang, Shi Jingtang would There are good reasons to explain the inability to hand over people.
In July of the third year of Tianfu (938), Feng Hui surrendered from Fan Yanguang's group and was appointed as the governor of Huazhou. In the first month of the fourth year of Tianfu (939), Zhang Xichong died of illness and the Lingzhou Shuofang army was vacant. Shi Jingtang moved Feng Hui to the town. Lingzhou.
After Feng Hui took office, he focused on attacking people's hearts. He did not resort to bloody methods of fighting violence with violence. Instead, he held a banquet, prepared a sumptuous sumptuous delicacies, and invited the surrounding ethnic minorities to come to the banquet. The ethnic minorities in the northwest region were bold and outgoing, and they all got drunk. Then they rushed to bring out gifts and gave them to Feng Hui to express their friendship, and Feng Hui also gave him generous gifts that he had prepared in advance.
For a time, the ethnic conflicts between Tibetan and Han people suddenly disappeared. People of all ethnic groups released all their previous grievances and joined hands in cheering, singing and dancing.
Previously, in order to maintain the stability of Lingzhou, the imperial court allocated 60 million yuan every year to transport grain, grass, military pay, etc. from the west of Tongguan to here, which consumed a lot of manpower and material resources. The people were miserable. Many people left their homes because of this, and the indirect losses could not be calculated. Moreover, the Qiang, Di, Dangxiang and other tribes often raided passing merchants and travelers, and the imperial court was overwhelmed.
After Feng Hui took office, he quickly became one with the Tibetan people. The ethnic minorities stopped blocking roads and robbing, and the court no longer had to waste money and money to transfer food and wages. It is self-sufficient and can have a surplus to support the army.
Feng Hui built many warehouses, hotels and other facilities, which promoted the local economy. Taxes were more than before, but the burden on the people was less than before. "More salary money is provided, the people do not pay more, and the management is great." Therefore, Shi Jingtang specially issued an edict to praise him.
In one year, Feng Hui purchased 5,000 war horses from various ethnic groups through border trade. All ethnic groups in the northwest were convinced and voluntarily accepted Feng Hui's leadership. And this also aroused the suspicion of the court, and "the court discussed it."
After Feng Hui grew in strength, he extended his sphere of influence to Liangzhou in Hexi. In the seventh year of Tianfu (942), a mutiny broke out in Hexi, and Li Wenqian was expelled from Hexi Liuhou. Feng Hui immediately sent his general Wu Jixing to Liangzhou to replace Hexiliuhou.
Since the Five Dynasties, Liangzhou has only nominally belonged to the Central Plains. In fact, the Jiedushi and other positions were established independently by the local people. The jurisdiction of the Central Plains Dynasty here existed in name only. Not long after Feng Hui arrived in Lingzhou, he not only pacified Lingzhou, but also controlled Liangzhou. And this was one of the reasons why he was jealous of the court.
Now, the list of "Fifteen Generals of Yu Liao" has been released, and the 51-year-old Feng Hui expressed his dissatisfaction. In terms of qualifications and military exploits, he can definitely be ranked in the top ten!
Yes, but... you are "Fan Yanguang's remnant". Your work in the northwest is outstanding, so outstanding that I am afraid... There are reasons, but they are not convenient to put on the table. "Sang Aiqing, what do you think?"
This is no big deal. Sang Weihan immediately drafted an edict and sent it to Feng Hui. The main idea was: I am not forgetting you, but it is because Shuofang is an important town in the empire. Looking at the world, only you can guard it. Recently, I am really considering transferring you back to the mainland. , but for the time being, I can’t find a talented person with both civil and military skills who can succeed you!
Feng Hui received the edict and was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear. From then on, Feng Hui gave up his suspicion and resentment towards the imperial court, and this edict became his spiritual companion in his later years. He would show it off to everyone, "Look, what the emperor said is so right! What a wise saying!"
Later (the second year of Kaiyun, 945), Feng Hui requested to move the town to Pizhou, and the court agreed. Before reaching Pizhou, the imperial court changed his name to Shaanzhou Jiedu Envoy. Feng Hui excitedly presented a thousand horses and five hundred camels to the imperial court.
But Feng Hui soon discovered that he had been tricked by Shi Chonggui, the old trick of ascending and descending secretly. Then the hard struggle began. These stories will be detailed later.
In short, Feng Hui was excluded from the "Fifteen Generals of the Liao Dynasty" because of the suspicion of the court.
In September, the Khitan launched a tentative attack on Shenzhou, north of Jizhou, but was repulsed. Subsequently, the Khitan completely gave up the idea of rescuing Qingzhou Yang Guangyuan.
It has been almost half a year since Li Shouzhen besieged Qingzhou. Food and grass in Qingzhou City have been cut off, and a large number of people in the city have starved to death. Yang Guangyuan stood on the top of the city, looking eagerly to the northwest. From sunrise to sunset, he could not see the Khitan reinforcements.
