Both generations of his father and grandfather were martyrs, and Shi Kuangwei was absolutely upright. He is determined and determined not to surrender to the barbarians.
Qinzhou's Xiongwu Army Jiedu envoy He Xianjian killed the Khitan envoys and refused to surrender. Although he did not surrender to the Khitan, what he did next is questionable. He dedicated the three states (Qin, Feng, and Cheng) under his jurisdiction to Later Shu, surrendered to Later Shu, and served as a guide for Later Shu.
After more than two months of fighting, Hou Shu actually controlled the three states and controlled the important pass - Dashan Pass, and since then restored the entire territory of former Shu.
As usual, when chaos breaks out in the Central Plains dynasty, the happiest people are Shu and Huainan, who can take advantage of the situation and rob them. For example, this time, Hou Shu not only restored the territory of the former Shu at its peak, but also continued to extend its tentacles to the north of Dashanguan, posing a threat to Chang'an.
But Huainan missed this opportunity because they were trapped in the war with Fujian and couldn't escape.
From another perspective, although He Xianjian rebelled against the country and surrendered to the enemy, he dedicated his land to the Han people after all. He would rather be vassal to Hou Shu than to be vassal to Khitan.
The obedience of Shi Kuangwei and He Xianjian set an example for the world and dampened the arrogance of the Khitan people.
2. Chang'an Mutiny
Zhao Zaili, who was in charge of Chang'an, received an order to go to Bianzhou to meet with Yelu Deguang. Zhao Zaili, like all the officials who were summoned by name, went to report without stopping.
After Zhao Zaili left, a subordinate general in Chang'an launched a mutiny, but was suppressed by Deputy Envoy Jiedu.
However, this mutiny was very representative. When Yelu Deguang fled in despair, he carefully summed up his experience and lessons. One of them was that the governors from various places should not be placed under house arrest in the capital. In this way, the local area would lose Temperance, mutinies and civil commotions are numerous.
When Zhao Zaili walked to Luoyang, he was harassed and neglected by the chief of the Xi tribe, so that he committed suicide when he walked to Zhengzhou. At that time, the soldiers and civilians in Luoyang were also in panic.
Liu Xi, the Khitan's privy envoy, prime minister and Youzhou stay-at-home guard, was appointed by Yelv Deguang as Luoyang stay-at-home guard. After Liu Xi arrived in Luoyang, the first thing he did was to scold Lala and others in public, saying that Zhao Zaili was one of the two people in the Central Plains. Chao Yuan, respected senior officials, you are just a little chief of the barbarians in northern Saibei, why are you pretending to be a grandson?
Then they were forced to stand in the courtyard.
Han officials scolded and physically punished the barbarian chiefs. When the people of Luoyang saw this scene, they felt at ease.
3. Brothers in need - the founder of Mingzong
The reason why Zhao Zaili reached the pinnacle of his life was because of the Beizhou Mutiny, a rebellion launched by low-level officer Huangfuhui. Huangfuhui put a steel knife on Zhao Zaili's neck, forcing him to take the lead.
Now that Zhao Zaili is dead, will Huangfuhui still feel comfortable?
Huangfu Hui, who was the governor of Mizhou, and Wang Jian (the same name again), the governor of Dizhou, led their troops to surrender to Huainan; the rebel groups in the area north of the Huaihe River also attached themselves to the forces of Huainan.
At this time, Xu Jingtong, son of Xu Zhigao, was in charge of the Huainan regime. His adviser Han Xizai pointed out that this was a good opportunity to unify the Central Plains. Once the Khitans returned north and a new emperor was elected in the Central Plains, it would be very difficult to do so. The emperors and ministers of Huainan all understood this truth. However, their main force was outside the city of Fuzhou (now Fuzhou City, Fujian Province), and they were unable to do so and missed the opportunity.
4. Appearances are incompatible but detached from each other
4.1 The fisherman profited——Houshu
Taking advantage of the good opportunity of the civil strife in the Central Plains, Hou Shu took advantage of the situation and gained a lot of benefits, which I will not elaborate on.
4.2 Unable to achieve what one wishes - Southern Tang Dynasty
Although the Huainan forces did not have the strength to interfere with the Central Plains, they never lacked the ambition to covet the Central Plains. Huainan sent envoys to Bianzhou to congratulate Yelu Deguang on his entry into the Central Plains, and at the same time made a small request for Yelu Deguang's permission. They sent envoys to Chang'an to repair the tombs of the Tang emperors.
At this time, the name of the Huainan regime was "Tang", and it was called "Southern Tang" in history. The founding monarch was Xu Zhigao. Xu Zhigao was the adopted son of Xu Wen. It is said that his surname was Li. So Xu Zhigao claimed to be a descendant of the Tang royal family and changed his surname back to Li. He also built temples for Tang Gaozu Li Yuan and Tang Taizong Li Shimin.
In 943 AD, Xu Zhigao (Li Min) died, and his eldest son Xu Jingtong (Li Jing) succeeded to the throne.
According to historical records, after Yelu Deguang entered Bianzhou, he issued a military threat to Li Jing:
"Invite us to gather allies on the border, and we will not go without saying goodbye." - "Spring and Autumn of the Ten Kingdoms"
History books are all very euphemistic. For example, they call escape "hunting", Xuanzong, Li Longji, and Xizong hunt to the west. Another example is that Cao Cao provoked Sun Quan and said, "I will hunt with the general in Wu." Therefore, the real meaning of "invite an alliance to the border" here is that Yelu Deguang issued a military threat to Li Jing, "Come here and make a show of comparison with me, do you dare?"
The records in "Jiangnan Unofficial History" are very ridiculous. It is said that Yelv Deguang wanted to canonize Li Jing as the lord of the Central Plains and restore the country of Tang Dynasty... Then Li Jing was very modest and said that he only hoped that Huainan and Khitan would maintain the old good relationship. Don't dare to hope. At the same time, it also pointed out the reason why Li Jing did not dare to have any extravagant hopes, "Fujian is exhausted, can it compete with China?"
Li Jing told the truth to his ministers, we suffered heavy losses in Fuzhou, how can we have the ability to conquer the Central Plains? Just bear with it.
When Li Jing proposed to go to Chang'an to build the Tang Dynasty mausoleum, he was decisively rejected by Yelu Deguang. Therefore, the records in "Jiangnan Unofficial History" are half true and half false. It is false to say that Li Jing was canonized as the Lord of the Central Plains. It is true that Li Jing was deeply involved in the Fuzhou battlefield and had to show weakness to the Khitan.
A month later, the Southern Tang Dynasty was freed from the quagmire of the Fuzhou battlefield. Another two months later, the Khitan suffered repeated defeats in the Central Plains and was forced to return north. Yelu Deguang died suddenly on the way, and Xiao Han, the general who stayed in Bianzhou, He also abandoned the city and fled north...
Li Jing thought this was a good opportunity to get involved in the Central Plains, so he issued an edict for the Northern Expedition: "I love the Central Plains, my hometown." Comrades, it is everyone's responsibility to counterattack to save the country. I will take you back to your hometown!
The man in charge of the Northern Expedition was Li Jinquan, the former rebel general of the Later Jin Dynasty. During Shi Jingtang's period, Wang Hui of Anzhou rebelled, and Li Jinquan went to replace him and became the governor of the Anyuan Army in Anzhou. In the fifth year of Tianfu (940), he defected out of fear of crime.
Before the army was fully assembled, Li Jing heard that Liu Zhiyuan had entered Bianzhou, so Li Jing canceled the Northern Expedition.
During the more than half a year between the fall of the Later Jin Dynasty and the control of the Central Plains by the Later Han Dynasty, the Southern Tang (Huainan), the powerful enemy of the Central Plains, hardly gained any advantage.
4.3 A well-deserved “Gao Laizi”——Jingnan
When Yelu Deguang entered Bianzhou, Gao Congjie of Jingnan immediately sent envoys to pay tribute and congratulate the Khitan for taking over the Central Plains. The Khitan also sent envoys to send famous horses and other gifts.
At the same time, Gao Congjie also sent people to Taiyuan to persuade Liu Zhiyuan to enter, expressing Jingnan's support for Liu Zhiyuan's proclaimed emperor, and in return, asked Liu Zhiyuan to cede Yingzhou to Jingnan. Liu Zhiyuan happily agreed.
