But the problem Xiao Han faces is that he is the last batch of transferred troops. He has been cutting off the rear for the main Khitan force, and even for Cui Yanxun, Geng Chongmei and other miscellaneous fish. Now it is his turn to escape. Who can cut off the rear for him?
Xiao Han still has a way. His way is to seize the time to support a Central Plains Lord and ask him to help suppress the ground and ensure his safe transfer.
The lord of the Central Plains that Xiao Han finalized is very chronological. This person is Li Siyuan's biological son-Li Congyi.
During Li Siyuan's period, his favored concubine Wang Defei (Wang Shufei, Hua Jiansha) also dominated the situation, frequently interfering in military and state affairs, killing An Chongjie and Li Congrong, and was arrogant. She never had children. In order to maintain her status, she deliberately adopted Li Siyuan's youngest son Li Congyi as her own son, hoping to help Li Congyi ascend the throne and become the queen mother herself.
Therefore, after Li Conghou came to the throne, he was very disgusted with the concubine, and even annoyed his younger brother Li Congyi, so he deliberately suppressed the concubine Wang De and moved her to the cold palace so that she could accompany the late emperor. Of course, she would accompany him in the world of heaven, unlike the empress dowager Shulu who sent people to the underworld. . "Treat very little."
Li Conghou reigned for less than half a year and did not have much time to digest Wang Defei and Li Congyi. Immediately afterwards, Li Congke Fengxiang raised troops and successfully seized power.
Concubine Wang De took the initiative to cry to Li Congke and asked for permission to become a nun.
Li Congke was surprised and asked why, and Concubine Wang De said that we, my mother-in-law, are lucky enough to live till now. If you can't tolerate us, it doesn't matter if I die. But Li Congyi is the only remaining flesh and blood of the late emperor. If he has any shortcomings, I will. How can I see the late emperor again in Jiuquan?
I cried while talking, it was so sincere and touching.
Li Congke was greatly moved and said on the spot that I was the late emperor's adopted son and that the late emperor treated me closer than his own son. How could I harm his flesh and blood? Don't worry, you two.
Therefore, during Li Congke's period, although Wang Defei could not call the shots like she did during Li Siyuan's period, her life was pretty good and she was "treated well".
Man's calculation is not as good as God's calculation. Less than three years after the good days, Shi Jingtang raised an army in Taiyuan, and Li Congke burned himself to death.
When Li Congke set himself on fire, Li Siyuan's queen and others all went to death and threw themselves into the fire together. Only Concubine Wang De expressed her intention to preserve the strength of the late emperor and raise Li Congyi. Concubine Wang De took Li Congyi into hiding and lived an ignoble existence.
After Shi Jingtang became emperor, Wang Defei repeated her old tricks and continued to trick Shi Jingtang, "Please let me become a monk, wow wow wow..."
Of course Shi Jingtang would also treat her kindly, just like Li Congke did during his time. Although he could no longer be exposed to politics, he lived a good life in his childhood. In other words, although she had a good life as a child, she could no longer get involved in military and political power.
Since the death of Mingzong Li Siyuan, her era has gone forever.
In the fourth year of Tianfu (939), Shi Jingtang made Li Congyi the Duke of Xi, "to worship the Tang Dynasty" and made him responsible for the sacrifices of the Later Tang Dynasty. The temple was erected, and Li Congyi became the legal grave sweeper of the five ancestors.
After Shi Chonggui ascended the throne, Wang Defei and Li Congyi returned to Luoyang to live.
When Yelu Deguang came to Bianzhou, Zhao Yanshou's wife (Li Siyuan's daughter) died of illness. Yelu Deguang acted as the elder of the month, maintained matchmaking, and introduced Zhao Yanshou to a new girlfriend, Li Congyi's sister (still the daughter of Li Siyuan). Female), Princess Yongan.
Princess Yong'an didn't know who her biological mother was, but she and Li Congyi were raised by Concubine Wang De since they were young. Therefore, Concubine Wang De attended the wedding as the bride's mother.
It is said that there was a small episode at this wedding:
Although Wang Defei is half an old lady, she still has charm and exudes the temperament of a mature woman. It is said that she fascinated Yelu Deguang. As the representative of the groom's parents, Yelu Deguang and Wang Deguang paid homage to the portrait of the bride's father (Li Siyuan) together, and solemnly burned incense before worshiping again. He turned back and said to Wang Defei: "Mingzong and I are brothers, and you are my brother's wife. She’s my sister-in-law!”
Later, he joked: "Now, you are my wife!"
In order to show his goodwill to Wang Defei, Yelv Deguang named Li Congyi "King Xu" (Li Congyi was originally King Xu, and was later demoted to the title of Duke of Xi), and concurrently held the post of Jiedushi (with an empty title), and promoted Liu Suining to the post. Anzhou Anyuan Army Jiedushi.
Liu Suining was the son of Liu Wei, the general of the Later Liang Dynasty. Liu Wei was the former owner of Concubine Wang Defi. Concubine Wang De was born into a poor family. She was a child of a family selling cakes in Pizhou. She was sold to Liu Wei's family as a slave when she was a child. After Liu Wei's death, Concubine Wang De, who was homeless but extremely beautiful, was sold to Liu Wei. "Concubine Detective" An Chongjie discovered it and dedicated it to Li Siyuan, and he has since reached the pinnacle of his life.
Concubine Wang De resolutely resigned on the grounds that Li Congyi was too young to be an official. After the wedding, Concubine Wang De took Li Congyi back to Luoyang to live.
Now, Xiao Han suddenly remembered Li Congyi, an old and newbie in the political arena who had experienced the rise and fall of dynasties and regime changes even though he was too young, so he sent General Gao Mohan to Luoyang to greet him, and falsely passed on the imperial edict: "Li Congyi Comrade Quan is aware of the affairs of the Southern Dynasties and has dispatched Comrade Xiao Han to report to Zhenzhou."
This edict is a "fake at first glance". Because the Khitan is now in a state of ownerlessness, the "Crossing Covenant" has not yet occurred, and Yelu Ruan's status has not yet been recognized by the Queen Mother Shulu, and this content is even less likely to be Yelu Deguang's "edict".
Knowing that a disaster was imminent, Concubine Wang De took Li Congyi into hiding. Xiao Han sent cavalry to search the whole city and dug three feet into the ground to dig him out.
Finally, the Khitan people discovered the mother and son in the basement where the coffins were placed in Huiling (Li Siyuan's tomb). Later, Wang Defei and Li Congyi were taken to Bianzhou.
Xiao Han named Li Congyi Emperor of the Central Plains.
All procedures such as the enthronement ceremony were simplified, and there was no time to change the country's name or year. No one, including the "Emperor" Li Congyi, knew which dynasty the emperor was: Jin, Liao, or Xu? never mind.
Xiao Han pressed Li Congyi on the dragon chair, then led all the civil and military officials to kowtow in salute, and then appointed Wang Song, the Minister of Rites, and Zhao Yuan, the Yushi Zhongcheng, as prime ministers.
The more legendary one is Wang Song, whose father is Wang Hui, the famous "half-day prime minister" of the Tang Dynasty. That year, Huang Chao captured Tongguan and approached Chang'an. Tang Xizong fled in panic. When he fled, he surrendered and allowed Wang Hui to serve as his own official. That night, Wang Hui was captured by Huang Chao and was nicknamed "Half-Day Prime Minister".
Huang Chao gang forced Wang Hui to serve as prime minister of Huang Qi's regime. Wang Hui pretended to be sick and mute. Huang Chao sent a doctor for him. However, he took advantage of the lax guard and fled to the river. He reported to Emperor Xizong of Tang Dynasty in Shu. What happened.
