It was in this year that Shi Chonggui excluded Sang Weihan and others and favored the "Pro-Jiu Gang". Of course he knows the damage caused to the country by selling his official position, but what does it matter? Who else can threaten my Dajin? Long live me!
Shi Chonggui's change in mentality extended from domestic affairs to foreign affairs. Previously, Shi Chonggui and the civil servant group basically agreed on the same view, that is, when fighting a war, we must use all our strength, use military superiority to realize political initiative, use war to force peace, and strive to bring the Khitans back to the negotiating table, and use peace to Conflicts can be resolved through dialogue and the old good will eventually be restored.
Because of the country's successive natural disasters, the national power of the Later Jin Dynasty has been seriously overdrawn. As a farming civilization, the Later Jin Dynasty urgently hopes to stop fighting and resume production.
Therefore, although the Later Jin Dynasty won both battles, the Later Jin Dynasty sent envoys immediately to seek peace negotiations.
But things are different now. On the one hand, Shi Chonggui hopes to normalize diplomatic relations, but on the other hand, he has some illusions about war. He thinks that since the Khitan is so powerful on the outside and powerful on the inside, why not take back the Sixteen Provinces of Youyun in one go?
Nowadays, Shi Chonggui no longer has Sang Weihan, a strategic master and top think tank, replaced by treacherous villains such as Feng Yu and Li Yantao. Shi Chonggui vacillated between war and peace, and the collision and entanglement of his thoughts was as colorful as a disco.
Although the internal trouble of Yang Guangyuan in Qingzhou was eliminated in the Later Jin Dynasty, the Later Shu was ready to take action on its southwest border and sent troops to invade Jiezhou and Chengzhou; there was also unrest in the northwest border.
During Shi Jingtang's period, Zhang Xichong, a national hero and military governor of Lingzhou Shuofang Army, died of illness in office. Under Zhang Xichong's governance, the northwest region was relatively stable. With Zhang Xichong's death, the northwest region returned to chaos, and various ethnic minority tribes invaded without restraint. Shi Jingtang transferred Feng Hui to take charge of Lingzhou.
After Feng Hui took office, he held a banquet and invited local gangsters to the banquet, and then gave them generous rewards. Among these local snakes, Tuoba Yanchao, a chief of the Dangxiang tribe, has the strongest tribe, and the other tribes follow his lead. When Tuoba Yanchao came to the banquet, Feng Hui enthusiastically persuaded him to stay and built a luxurious villa for him in the city. The daily supplies were extremely luxurious, but they were not allowed to leave, which was equivalent to using sugar-coated bullets to put him under house arrest in Lingzhou.
Tuoba Yanchao was happy to stop thinking about Shu, and the tribes did not dare to make trouble again. Peace returned to the northwest region.
Feng Hui had good governance in Lingzhou. He properly handled the difficult ethnic conflicts and vigorously developed the economy. The region was stable and the people were healthy. Shi Jingtang specially issued an edict to praise him.
In Lingzhou, border trade was also developing rapidly, and ethnic minorities rushed here to sell sheep and horses, allowing Feng Hui to obtain a large number of valuable strategic resources-Western Region BMWs.
Under the governance of Feng Hui, the northwest region had good governance, developed economy, and strong military and horse forces, which won the hearts of the barbarians and aroused the suspicion of the court.
Among the "Fifteen Generals of Yu Liao" formulated by Sang Weihan, Feng Hui's name was not included. Feng Hui Shangshu took the initiative to apply for military service. As mentioned above, the imperial court appeased him and offered to move him to a more prosperous and prosperous military town in the interior so that he could enjoy peace and happiness.
Feng Hui happily agreed, thinking that the court wanted to reward him. After leaving Lingzhou, I realized that I had been deceived. So he actively bribed Feng Yu and Li Yantao and asked to be released to Lingzhou.
Of course, Feng Hui was not stupid. When he left Lingzhou, he deliberately laid a trap for the court and released Tuoba Yanchao.
The person who succeeded Feng Hui in guarding Lingzhou was Wang Lingwen, the governor of Yanzhou Zhangwu Army.
Wang Lingwen's governing philosophy was diametrically opposed to Feng Hui's, and ran counter to the imperial government's ethnic policies of restraint and gentleness. He discriminated against local ethnic minorities and did not bother to understand their customs. Serious dissatisfaction arose among the Qiang, Hu, Dangxiang and others.
As a result, they returned to their old business, and the northwest region became a hell for business travelers again.
Tuoba Yanchao united other tribes, led his troops to attack Lingzhou, and killed Wang Lingwen's younger brother Wang Lingzhou.
In April of the third year of Kaiyun (946), Wang Lingwen urgently asked the court for help.
Under the operation of Feng Yu and Li Yantao, the imperial court naturally allowed Feng Hui to continue to serve as the military governor of Lingzhou Shuofang, led the troops back to Lingzhou, suppressed the ground, and ordered Yao Yuanfu to lead the army to help.
Before leaving, Feng Hui very wisely asked for a decree: allowing him to recruit troops on his own. The reason is that the country is troubled today and there must not be enough troops to support Lingzhou, so I must recruit troops on my own to suppress the Qiang and Hu.
After this decree is approved, Feng Hui can expand his troops without restriction and enhance his own strength.
When they approached Lingzhou, the rebellious tribes came to greet him one after another. Feng Hui glanced around and suddenly pointed at the sword on their leader's waist and said with a smile: "Isn't this the Banqiao Wang's Sword? This is a peerless treasure. Come on, let me take a look." He stretched out his hand. He pulled out the sword from the leader's waist and pretended to watch and play with it.
It was too late but not too late, Feng Hui suddenly flipped his wrist and the leader's head fell to the ground. Feng Hui's guards also killed dozens of the leader's personal cavalry with lightning speed.
Lieutenant General Yao Yuanfu was horrified by what he saw, and said to Feng Hui: "We are still five or six hundred miles away from Lingzhou. You are... a little hasty, aren't you?"
Feng Hui laughed "haha" and said: "This leader of the barbarians is the one the tribe relies on." This leader is the right-hand man of Tuoba Yanchao, the chief of the Dangxiang tribe, and a highly respected leader in the barbarian community. It is said that to capture the thief first, capture the king. Feng Hui killed him without any effort. Who among the others would dare to disobey?
The army continued to march towards Lingzhou, and the ethnic minority tribes set up checkpoints and defense lines in dangerous areas along the way. Feng Huixiao used reason and emotion. The demands of these ethnic minority tribes were actually very simple. They did not really want to rebel, let alone become enemies of the Central Plains. They just took advantage of the situation and made a fortune if someone took the lead.
After Feng Hui's true confession, all the tribes expressed their willingness to reconcile. After receiving Feng Hui's reward, they led their tribes to leave. Only Tuoba Yanchao's tribe wants revenge.
To enter Lingzhou, Feng Hui's troops first had to pass through a desert - the Dry Sea. However, Tuoba Yanchao sent troops to guard the dangerous terrain and also controlled the water source to prepare for Feng Hui and Yao Yuanfu.
Feng Hui sent people to send a large number of gifts, hoping to resolve Lingzhou affairs peacefully. Tuoba Yanchao said that this was originally a beautiful misunderstanding and agreed to Feng Hui's request for reconciliation.
However, Tuoba Yanchao said he agreed to reconcile, but his body was very honest. From morning to noon, envoys came and went three or four times, but the troops of the Dangxiang tribe never withdrew and still defended the dangerous position.
