When Emperor Xizong returned to Luan, he appointed Wang Hui as the guardian of the Daming Palace and the pacification system of the capital. He was responsible for renovating the Chang'an Palace and maintaining order in the capital.
When Xizong returned to Chang'an, Wang Hui was ostracized by Quan Yutian Lingzi and was demoted from the court. When Zhu Mei supported Li Yuan, the "great-grandfather of Emperor Li's third uncle", to usurp power and proclaim himself emperor, she summoned Wang Hui and planned to make him the prime minister of Li Yu's puppet court. Wang Hui refused because of illness.
He died of illness in December of the first year of Dashun (891) and was awarded posthumously to Taiwei.
Wang Hui twice refused to serve as prime minister of the puppet regime and stuck to the bottom line. "Half-day prime minister" is both a ridicule and a sigh of helplessness.
Now, his son Wang Song is forced to serve as the prime minister of the puppet regime - not an ordinary puppet regime, but a double puppet regime that is even more imitation of the puppet regime.
According to the rules, after all civil and military officials saluted the "Emperor" and declared their allegiance, they must salute the "Queen Mother" Wang Defei.
Concubine Wang De couldn't help but cried: "We, mother and son, are isolated and humble. We have witnessed many ups and downs. We have survived from the mountain of corpses to the sea of blood. Is it easy for us to survive to this day? But today you have supported us to this position. You guys They are forcing us to die!"
Xiao Han left a thousand Youzhou soldiers to guard the city gates, in the name of protecting Li Congyi, but in reality they were controlling Li Congyi and preventing him from escaping.
Later, Xiao Han took Liu Xi (who had escaped from Luoyang) to bid farewell to Li Congyi, and made a strategic transfer with the gold and silver treasures and beautiful concubines he had collected.
Li Congyi sent people to Songzhou to summon Gao Xingzhou, the military governor of Songzhou's returning army to Germany, and then went to Mengzhou to summon Wu Xingde, the military governor of Heyang Province, but both of them ignored him.
This shows that Li Congyi's throne has not been confirmed at all.
Concubine Wang De was greatly frightened, so she summoned the civil and military officials and said: "We, mother and son, were forced to this point by Xiao Han. You can testify. We deserve our punishment, but we just don't want to implicate you. You should hurry up and welcome the new king (Liu Zhiyuan)." I wish you all the best and don’t worry about the life and death of our mother and son.”
Everyone was deeply moved by the words of the "Queen Mother" and immediately expressed their willingness to swear allegiance to the death. Some people suggested that the total strength of Bianzhou should be 5,000 people. As long as the city is closed for a month, reinforcements from the Khitan will inevitably arrive.
Concubine Wang De quickly waved her hands, "We, mother and son, are just living in ruins. How dare we compete with others for the world? As of now, it is up to others to decide whether we live or die. If the new king has insight into the inside story, he will know that our mother and son are not guilty. If We are guilty of resisting at this time. Besides, if we really want to fight, Bianzhou City will be a scorched earth, and more innocent people will be killed. What a sin!"
Therefore, at the suggestion of "Prime Minister" Zhao Yuan, Li Congyi took the initiative to cut off the title of emperor and changed his title to King Liang. He temporarily took charge of military and state affairs. The mother and son moved out of the palace and sent a letter to Liu Zhiyuan, professing his vassal status to Liu Zhiyuan and expressing his welcome to his Majesty's early arrival. He is in charge of Bianzhou and presides over state affairs.
Let’s talk about Xiao Han first.
After Xiao Han arrived in Zhenzhou, he, together with Yelu Maju, who was left behind in Zhenzhou, led his troops to surround the residence of Prime Minister Zhang Li. Zhang Li was ill in bed at this time and was still forced to go out to welcome guests.
As soon as they met, without waiting for greetings, Xiao Han raised his riding crop, pointed at Zhang Li's nose, and reprimanded loudly: "Why did you tell the late emperor (Yelü Deguang) that Khitan people cannot be Jiedu envoys? In front of Jiedu, I Envoy, you are the uncle of the current dynasty. Who the hell are you, who rushed to give me an order in Zhongshu Province? The late emperor left me to sit in Bianzhou and live in the palace. The late emperor agreed, but you jumped out and firmly opposed it! You He often made slanderous remarks in front of the late emperor, saying bad things about us, saying that Yeluma was greedy for money and liked to rob people's property, and that I was lustful and liked to rob women! Are you tired of living? I must kill you today!"
Then he ordered Zhang Li's arm to be locked with an iron chain.
Zhang Li retorted loudly: "Yes, I said those words. But these are all important matters related to the country. I am doing it for the country and the country of Daliao. This is a public matter, not a personal grudge. If you want to kill, then kill. Why are you locking me up? Come on, do it!"
On the contrary, Yelu Maju, who usually killed many people, intervened and spoke for Zhang Li, saying that Zhang Li was too virtuous and respected to kill casually. As explained in the previous article, Zhang Li was to Yelu Deguang just like Han Yanhui was to Yelu Abaoji, and he was quite famous within the Khitan.
After Yeluma's persuasion, Xiao Han finally gave up and released Zhang Li.
That night, Comrade Zhang Li died of grief and anger.
Cui Tingxun, the former Heyang Jiedu envoy who fled to Zhenzhou, saw Yelum Malong. He hurriedly approached and knelt down to kowtow. After getting up, he knelt down again, holding the wine glass in both hands, and toasted to Yelum Malong. Yelumaxu accepted it calmly.
Through a series of small incidents such as Zhao Zaili's meeting with Lala, Cui Tingxun's meeting with Yelu Masu, and Xiao Han scolding Zhang Li to death, it is not difficult to see the real situation of the traitors and the two Japanese. No nation looks down on traitors, and the Khitan people look down on the traitors who kowtow to them from the bottom of their hearts. Even a so-called "highly virtuous" person like Zhang Li, who worships the prime minister, the privy envoy, and is a highly respected figure, is still a serious matter to the Khitan people. A dog wagging its tail to beg for mercy.
When it is of use value, it is used to paint cakes and plum blossoms for the dog; when it loses its value, it is discarded like worn-out shoes. Either they were abandoned when the army retreated, or they were used as scapegoats and scapegoats, with their heads on their necks becoming the final use value.
Xiao Han then followed Yelu Ruan back to the north, participated in the "Crossing Agreement", and avenged the murder of his mother.
Let’s talk about Liu Zhiyuan.
Liu Zhiyuan persuaded Li Conglang of Jiangzhou to surrender, and then arrived in Shaanzhou. Zhao Hui, the governor of the Shaanzhou Baoyi Army, came out of the city to greet him, and personally led Liu Zhiyuan's horse and whip to guide him into the city.
The next day, Liu Zhiyuan arrived at Shihao Village, which was the place mentioned in Du Fu's "Shihao Officials". When Liu Zhiyuan came here, he met the people sent by Bianzhou to pick him up and told Xiao Han to support Li Congyi and The causes and consequences of Li Congyi "giving up" to Liu Zhiyuan.
A few days later, Liu Zhiyuan arrived in Luoyang, and hundreds of civil and military officials from Bianzhou came to present memorials to welcome the holy driver.
Liu Zhiyuan issued an edict to comfort him, saying that all officials appointed by the Khitan can rest assured that the new regime will not counterattack and seek revenge, and everyone should not panic.
Later, Liu Zhiyuan sent Zhengzhou defense envoy Guo Congyi to attack the front line and go to Bianzhou to clean the palace first.
Before leaving, Liu Zhiyuan patted Guo Congyi's shoulder meaningfully, "You must clean it up, clean it up, do you understand?"
Guo Congyi was quick-thinking and instantly understood the leader's good intentions. "Your Majesty means..." He pressed his palm down to express "child."
Liu Zhiyuan nodded happily, "Definitely, clean it up!"
