When Wang Jun returned to the court and resumed his duties, he was caught up in the rebellion of three towns in the west. Liu Zhiyuan sent Guo Congyi to lead an army to conquer Zhao Siwan in Chang'an, and appointed Wang Jun as the military commander (general military commander, general political commissar). As mentioned before, Guo Congyi and Wang Jun are on the same page, and their personal relationship is very bad.
The history books do not give the specific reason for the conflict between the two, but we can make indirect inferences through their experiences:
Guo Congyi's father was Li Cunxu's favorite general. He was given the surname Li and the name Li Shaogu by Li Cunxu. He was given the name Li Shaomou by Li Cunxu, which shows his status in the Hedong Group. When Li Shaogu died, Guo Congyi was still very young. Li Cunxu raised him in the palace alongside the princes. His name at that time was "Li Congyi", which also shows his status in the later Tang Dynasty.
Li Siyuan and Li Shaogu were revolutionary comrades who fought side by side, and they also gave Guo Congyi meticulous care.
After Shi Jingtang established the Later Jin Dynasty, Guo Congyi restored his surname and changed his name from "Li Congyi" to Guo Congyi in order to express his political stance. Later, he committed some crime and was demoted to the deputy envoy of Suzhou Tuanlian. Later, Ding Muyou resigned from the post. When the filial piety period expired, he stayed in his hometown in Taiyuan.
At this time, Liu Zhiyuan was in charge of Taiyuan Prefecture in Hedong Province. Liu Zhiyuan admired Guo Congyi very much, so he appointed him as the Marquis of Yu, the capital of the Ma Bu Army. Guo Congyi, an unemployed vagabond, became a general in Hedong on the recommendation of Liu Zhiyuan. He was grateful to Liu Zhiyuan and assisted him wholeheartedly. He then firmly supported Liu Zhiyuan in proclaiming himself emperor and became a veritable direct descendant of Hedong.
Liu Zhiyuan also trusted Guo Congyi very much. Before entering Bianzhou, it was Guo Congyi who was sent to clean up the Bianzhou Palace. He was also responsible for the most arduous, dirty and secretive task - to kill Wang Defei and Li Congyi.
Ever since Liu Zhiyuan reported that Guo Congyi was the Marquis of Yu, the capital of the Ma Infantry Army, Guo Congyi had repeatedly led troops to attack the Khitan in the border areas. After Liu Zhiyuan entered Bian, he appointed Guo Congyi as the "Hebei Capital Inspection Envoy", that is, the commander-in-chief of the patrols north of the Yellow River. He continued to be responsible for wiping out the Khitan forces; Mingzhou defense envoy Xue Huairang brought order to the Central Plains and announced his return to the Central Plains. Guo Congyi led an army of 10,000 to aid him; Du Chongwei rebelled, and Guo Congyi followed the army to put down the rebellion as "the leader of all the armies in camp". The governor of Zhenning County was the envoy of the army.
Although there is no obvious intersection with Wang Jun, we can extract a few key words: noble birth, experienced in hundreds of battles, and founding meritorious service.
In short, Guo Congyi has a thousand reasons to despise Wang Jun.
Although Guo Congyi and Wang Jun were unhappy, the three western towns were finally pacified, and Wang Jun was promoted to the envoy of Xuanhui Nanyuan.
When Guo Wei went out to control Weizhou, he also served as the general marshal of the troops in Hebei Province, and Wang Jun followed him as the supervisor of the army.
By analyzing the life stories of Wang Yin and Wang Jun, we can see the badness of Liu Chengyou's plan. He should not have let Wang Jun be on the list.
Although Wang Jun is a direct descendant of Liu Zhiyuan, he is not the same as the generals group after all. He was a famous actor in the Royal Folk Art Troupe before. Although he went to the battlefield in the later period, he was in the capacity of supervising the army and his relationship with the generals was not that great. close.
The Supervisory Army is the emperor's spy, specializing in supervising the frontline commanders. Generally speaking, the relationship between the Supervisory Army and the commander-in-chief is not very good, and it is precisely because they have a bad relationship that the Emperor arranged it like this to let them restrict each other. Prevent them from colluding and launching a mutiny.
Since you want to kill Guo Wei, it is best to win over Wang Jun and make him an internal agent to stabilize the soldiers on the front line. However, Wang Jun's name was also on the assassination list, pushing him to the opposite side.
Liu Chengyou made two preparations. While secretly issuing orders to kill Wang Yin, Guo Wei, and Wang Jun, he also urgently issued orders to Gao Xingzhou of Yunzhou, Fu Yanqing of Qingzhou, Guo Congyi of Chang'an, Murong Yanchao of Yanzhou, Xue Huairang of Tongzhou, Wu Qianyu of Zhengzhou, and Li Li of Chenzhou. Hub and others, rushed to Beijing; at the same time, Su Fengji was appointed as temporary envoy to the Privy Council (Quan Zhi Privy Council), Liu Zhu was temporarily in charge of the mayor of the capital, Li Hongjian was temporarily in charge of the Forbidden Army (Quanjian Guards Director), and Yan Jinqing was temporarily appointed as the temporary commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army Cavalry.
If the assassination succeeds, everyone will be happy; if not, I will fight you hard!
It’s not that Liu Chengyou didn’t consider the consequences.
The massacre in the capital was not over yet. After beheading Shi Hongzhao, Yang Bin, and Wang Zhang, the "Uncle Clan Xiao" wielded the butcher knife against Guo Wei, Wang Jun, and Wang Yin's family members in the capital, and ordered them to be massacred as well. Full door.
What is very interesting is that Su Fengji did not participate in the bloody coup plan, because he, as the representative of the civil service group, was not really accepted by the "uncle group". Liu Chengyou also realized very "soberly" that although the civil service group could They may be exploited for the time being, but in the end, they are still like the general group. They are revolutionary comrades in the short term, but in the long term, they are still targets of the revolution.
When the news reached Su Fengji's ears, Su Fengji was dumbfounded and froze on the spot. After a long time, he slowly recovered from the shock. He sighed and said to the people around him: "Things must be done, but not like this." It was done. It was too hasty and too reckless. If they had asked me, they would not have gone to this extent!"
If killing Shi Hongzhao, Yang Bin, and Wang Zhang was considered inappropriate, then killing Guo Wei, Wang Yin, and Wang Jun as well was a no brainer at all.
When Emperor Mingzong entered the Wei Dynasty, even at the last moment, Li Cunxu worked hard to preserve Li Siyuan's eldest son, Li Congshen, and forbade anyone from harming him. Because they can serve as hostages and conciliators, leaving a way out for their opponents and themselves.
Nowadays, the situation on the front line is still unclear, but Liu Chengyou is eager to fight for votes. This is equivalent to forcing Guo Wei and others to rebel. Guo Wei will not be able to do it unless he rebels.
This is the reason why Su Fengji beat his chest and said, "Your Majesty, you are still too young! Please ask me, it's over, it's over..."
Liu Zhu carried out the orders of Li Ye and others. Liu Zhu was cruel by nature and killed Guo Wei and Wang Jun. No one was spared, regardless of gender, old or young.
This massacre of families had a great impact on the course of Chinese history. Because all Guo Wei's sons were killed, he had to pass the country to his nephew and adopted son Chai Rong, and Chai Rong's three sons were also here. He was killed in a turmoil, so after his death, Jiangshan Sheji had to be passed on to his fourth son Chai Zongxun, who was only 7 years old.
Orphaned and widowed, the leader of the country was in doubt, so General Zhao Kuangyin launched a mutiny to usurp power from Chai Zongxun and establish the Song Dynasty.
The person responsible for killing Wang Yinman's family was Empress Dowager Li's younger brother Li Hongjian. Li Hongjian thought things over to no avail, so he was careful and did not go on a killing spree. Instead, he sent people to control Wang Yin's family and take them as hostages. Daily food and other supplies remained as usual.
