Yanzhou Gao Yunquan was a pawn used by the Central Plains Dynasty to contain the Xiazhou Dangxiang tribe. When Li Shouzhen in Hezhong conspired to rebel, he colluded with Li Yiyin in Xiazhou. It was the presence of Gao Yunquan in Yanzhou that forced Li Yiyin in Xiazhou to stop.
Gao Yunquan is definitely not an obedient baby. The relationship between him and the Xiazhou Dangxiang tribe is like cat and mouse. There is competition, interdependence and mutual support.
The imperial court did not want the Gao family to be in Pizhou for a long time, but the Gao family had a solid mass base in the northwest. After several mistakes, the Gao family's descendants were ultimately in charge of the northwest.
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, brothers Gao Wanxing and Gao Wanjin worked under Li Maozhen in Fengxiang. After the establishment of Houliang, the two brothers returned to Zhu Wen and helped Houliang seize Danzhou, Yanzhou, Yanzhou, Fangzhou and other Kansai lands, so Zhu Wen appointed Gao Wanxing as the military envoy to Yanzhou and Gao Wanjin as the military envoy to Yanzhou. From then on, the Gao family took control of the northwest.
Later, his younger brother Gao Wanjin died, and Gao Wanxing also took charge of Yanzhou and Yanzhou towns. After Gao Wanxing's death, his son Gao Yuntao succeeded to the throne.
During the "prosperity of Mingzong", the imperial court moved Gao Yuntao to Hebei to strip away the influence of the Gao family in the northwest region.
However, it is up to people to plan things, and it is up to God to make things happen. During the Jin-Liao War, Zhou Mi, the Yanzhou Jiedu envoy appointed by the imperial court, encountered a mutiny. The rebels wanted to find a highly respected person to be their leader. After looking around, someone suddenly thought of a famous otaku with a distinguished family background - Gao Yunquan.
Gao Yunquan was the son of Gao Wanjin. Although he was a general, he did not know martial arts or military affairs. He was a nerd. In his early years, he served as the registrar of Yichuan County and later as the magistrate of Fushi County. His political achievements were mediocre. I was laid off and went home to be unemployed. Now, I stay in my hometown in Yanzhou.
As if they had found a treasure, the rebels rushed to Gao Yunquan's home, recommended him as a post in Yanzhou, and had a close confrontation with the imperial army.
Later, Zhou Mi could no longer support him and abandoned the city and fled. Gao Yunquan sent Li Bin to the court to explain the reasons for the mutiny. At that time, Liu Zhiyuan of the Later Han Dynasty followed the trend and granted Gao Yunquan the title of Grand Tutor of the School and the Military Envoy of Yanzhou. Since then, the power of the Gao family has returned to the northwest. '
The biggest move Gao Yunquan made in the northwest was to kill his wife's grandfather, Liu Jingyan.
Liu Jingyan was originally the rich second generation of Yanzhou. Later, he followed Gao Wanjin and was appointed as the governor of Danzhou. In the late Tang Dynasty, Shi Jingtang rebelled against Hedong. Emperor Li Congke of the late Tang Dynasty conscripted troops nationwide, stipulating that every seven households should send one soldier. Yang Hanzhang, the governor of Yanzhou at that time, was ordered to recruit troops in Yanzhou and went to Beijing to serve as king. Liu Jingyan took the opportunity to instigate this rabble to launch a rebellion and killed Yang Hanzhang. , supported Liu Jingyan to stay in Yanzhou.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Shi Jingtang officially appointed Liu Jingyan as the governor of Yanzhou. Liu Jingyan was arrogant and domineering in the town, and gradually showed his disobedience. His adviser Xiong Gao "never forgot the emperor, but cared about the country" and was determined to eliminate this hidden danger for the country, so he encouraged Liu Jingyan to make internal adjustments, saying that the border was a barren land and could not be used. Peace. He also tried to find ways to help him do business in Pizhou and Jingzhou.
As expected, Liu Jingyan made a lot of money, so he followed Xiong Gaoyan's advice. Xiong Gao tricked him into going to the capital to perform pilgrimage and show his loyalty to the court. Naturally, the court would not treat him badly.
Liu Jingyan went on the road foolishly. Xiong Gao immediately reported to the court secretly, saying that Liu Jingyan had evil intentions and that he must not be allowed to stay at the border and must be moved to the mainland.
The imperial court asked Liu Jingyan to move to Pizhou, then to Shaanzhou and Dengzhou, gradually moving from the northwest into the hinterland of the Central Plains; while Xiong Gao was called to the central government.
Liu Jingyan suddenly realized that Xiong Gao had tricked himself because he was seeking glory from the seller. So he falsely accused Xiong Gao of hiding a jade belt of his own and demoted him to the magistrate of Shangjin County in Shangzhou.
Xiong Gao was worried about retaliation from Liu Jingyan, so he fled and hid in the mountains on the way to his appointment. During this period, Xiong Gao wrote the poem "Relegated to the Sea":
"My home is adjacent to the Jing River, across the Qinchuan River, and there are eight thousand roads to and from Guanhe River.
I hate how old I am here, and how many years pass by the Shihuang Bridge. "
"Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty" contains 12 of his poems, including 5 fragmented sentences. Unfortunately, his works "Collection of Tulong" and "Collection of Nanjin" were lost.
Soon after, Liu Jingyan retired and returned home as the crown prince and grand master. At that time, Gao Yunquan had been elected as the governor of Yanzhou by the rebels. Gao Yunquan's wife Liu is officially Liu Jingyan's granddaughter.
Liu Jingyan was already over 80 years old at the time. He was from Gao Wanjin’s old ministry and had served as Yanzhou Jiedushi. He was definitely a hardcore veteran on the ground in Yanzhou.
He is famous in "Tao'er", his family's assets are the richest, he has great influence in the region, and he has close contacts with nearby party members, which poses a certain threat to the new generation of Gao Yunquan.
Gao Yunquan's wife went home to visit her relatives during the Chinese New Year. Liu Jingyan said contemptuously to her: "Your good-for-nothing husband was originally just a small county magistrate, but he was the kind who got fucked. Suddenly, he is now sitting in Yanzhou. He Will it last long?”
Liu brought these words back to Gao Yunquan. Gao Yunquan was angry and frightened, so he decided to kill him preemptively, and then reported to the court that Liu Jingyan was treasonous.
Liu Jingyan was already over 80 years old at the time. You said that he rebelled... Do you believe it?
After Liu Jingyan's death, Gao Yunquan occupied all his property. The imperial court was unable to restrict it and could only let it go.
In the first month of the third year of Guangshun (953), Gao Yunquan died of illness, but his son Gao Shaoji blocked the news and announced that Gao Yunquan was ill and bedridden. He also reported to the court that Gao Yunquan was ill and unable to perform his duties. His old man recommended me to replace him. .
Li Bin, Gao Yunquan's aide, advised him to submit to the imperial court and not to have second thoughts. Gao Shaoji was furious and killed the meritorious counselor who assisted his father. Then he reported to the court and falsely accused Li Bin of treason.
Subsequently, Gao Shaoji continued to report the invasion of barbarian tribes, echoed the rebellion of the Pheasant tribe, and deliberately created tension in the border areas, hoping to force the court to formally appoint him as the governor of Yanzhou.
When Guo Wei sent Ruan Zhe and Zhang Jianwu to Qingzhou, he also sent people to Yanzhou to investigate and understand the situation. It turned out that Comrade Gao Yunquan was gone long ago, and Gao Shaoji had been the imposter all along.
Gao Shaoji had no choice but to announce the death of his father Gao Yunquan. Guo Wei appointed Suo Wanjin, the former Yanzhou defense envoy, as the Yanzhou Jiedu envoy.
Zhe Congruan brought good news from Qingzhou, saying that he had accepted the surrender of a total of twenty-one tribes of the Pheasant Tribe. Guo Wei ordered Zhe Congruan to march to Yanzhou. Only then did Gao Shaoji feel frightened and began to resume paying tribute to the court.
Later, Guo Wei sent a part of the imperial army to station between Yanzhou and Yanzhou, and Gao Shaoji began to gradually transfer power. Guo Wei also ordered the appointment of Xiang Xun, a close relative of his immediate family, as the governor of Yanzhou.
The power of the Gao family in Yanzhou was finally suppressed by the imperial court.
Zhe Cong, Ruan and his son, ran the Fuzhou revolutionary base, played a diversionary role to the west of Liu Chong in Hedong, and made great contributions to the elimination of the Northern Han Dynasty in the future. And one of their descendants is well known to women and children, which we will describe in detail later.
At this point, Khitan in the north, Huainan in the south, Houshu in the southwest, Xiazhou and Yanzhou in the northwest were basically stabilized; Wang Jun and Wang Yin in the interior were eradicated, and the rebellion of the three towns was put down. Before Guo Wei died, he left Chai Rong with a stable situation that was rare in recent decades, allowing Chai Rong to win at the starting line, and laying a solid foundation for Chai Rong to become the "No. 1 King of the Five Generations" .
