Since the emergence of the "Ming Dynasty" in the Central Plains, the national fortunes have turned from prosperity to decline and gradually declined. During this period, the Khitan national fortunes were at a peak. Under the leadership of Emperor Taizong Yelu Deguang of the Liao Dynasty and Queen Mother Shulu, they strongly interfered in the internal affairs of the Central Plains and briefly occupied the Central Plains. The Central Plains fell into chaos for more than ten years. From Li Congke of the Later Tang Dynasty to the Later Jin Dynasty, the Later Han Dynasty, and then to the Later Zhou Dynasty, political power changed frequently, and the emperors of the Central Plains were like a revolving lantern. Oh dear lord, who domains the fate of this world?
It was not until the emergence of Guo Wei that the situation in the Central Plains gradually stabilized and truly bottomed out.
We will not blindly praise Comrade Guo Wei's wisdom and prowess, because Guo Wei is not playing single-player games, but massively multiplayer online games. Of course, the revival of the Central Plains cannot be separated from the outstanding contributions made by Guo Wei himself and his team, but external forces such as The growth and decline of Khitan, Huainan and other forces are also important factors that cannot be ignored.
This volume will rewind the timeline and review the rise and fall of various forces outside the Central Plains since the "Ming Dynasty".
1. The rise and fall of the country - the country of Fujian
During the Huangchao Rebellion, Wang Xu, a butcher in Shouzhou, recruited three brothers, Wang Chao, Wang Shenzhi, and Wang Shengui, to respond to Huangchao, and then followed Qin Zongquan in Caizhou, and then took everyone to Fujian. Because the eldest brother Wang Xu was cruel and unkind, he was overthrown by the three brothers Wang Chao, Wang Shenzhi, and Wang Shengui. The three brothers Wang Chao then captured most of today's Fujian, and were known in history as the "Three Kings of Fujian".
Zhu Wen established the Later Liang Dynasty and consecrated Wang Shenzhi as the military governor of Fuzhou and the king of Fujian. During Wang Shenzhi's period, he always followed Liang Zhengshuo and worked hard to manage Fujian, laying the foundation for the country of Fujian.
After Wang Shenzhi's death, his eldest son Wang Yanhan ascended the throne with cruelty and cruelty. He was soon overthrown by the alliance of his second brother Wang Yanjun and his adopted brother (Wang Shenzhi's adopted son) Wang Yanxun. Wang Yanjun succeeded to the throne.
This coup started a curse. Since then, there has never been a peaceful transfer of power in Fujian, and it has almost always been accomplished through bloody coups. In this coup, Wang Yanjun was alone and weak, and it was Wang Yancun who really contributed. It can be said that Wang Yancun conquered the country and then gave it to Wang Yanjun. For details, see the previous article "Brother Comes Back".
Wang Yanjun, who held real power, was very afraid of Wang Yancun. Soon, another war broke out between the two brothers. Wang Yanjun captured and beheaded Wang Yancun, getting rid of his henchman.
Afterwards, Wang Yanjun sent his younger brother Wang Yanzheng to Jianzhou to comfort him.
The reason why today's Fujian Province is called Fujian is named after Fuzhou and Jianzhou in its territory. At that time, in terms of comprehensive strength, Fuzhou, where the headquarters of the Weiwu Army was located, was the well-deserved first in Fujian, while Jianzhou ranked second. Wang Yanzhen was entrenched in Jianzhou at that time, and after his demise, Wang Yanzheng was appointed as the governor of Jianzhou. Later, Wang Yanzheng used Jianzhou as his revolutionary base and went south to aspire for the throne. This is a story later.
Wang Yanjun was very superstitious and favored Taoism. He favored a Taoist priest named Chen Shouyuan. In the second month after seizing power, he built the "Baohuang Palace" with Chen Shouyuan as the palace owner. The location of the Baohuang Palace was in "Wang Ba Tan". " side.
It is said that once upon a time, there was an Alchemy Alchemy Well in Fuzhou, and there was an old tree that had been dead for many years beside the well. Suddenly one day, the dead tree came back to life and sprouted many branches and leaves, and a white turtle appeared in the well. . People were very surprised, and then they dug three feet into the ground and found a stone. On the stone were engraved the words "Wang Ba Yi Sun Zhi Wen Wang".
Wang Yanjun was very happy and thought that he was the "grandson of Wang Ba" and a bastard, so he built the Baohuang Palace next to Wang Ba Altar. This treasure palace was built very extravagantly and was "extremely prosperous in civil engineering".
"Expert" Chen Shouyuan calculated with his fingers and told Wang Yanjun that "Baohuang" gave me a dream, saying that you should avoid the throne and accept Taoism for sixty days, and then you can be the emperor for sixty years.
Wang Yanjun was very happy, so he happily abdicated the throne and let his eldest son Wang Jipengquan know the military affairs. He himself practiced Taoism in seclusion very devoutly and gave himself a Taoist name - Yuan Xi.
Sixty days later, Wang Yanjun was restored to power. He suddenly felt that something was not right, so he called Chen Shouyuan and asked, "Master, please help me ask Bao Huang, what will happen to me in sixty years?"
Chen Shouyuan cast a spell and his soul came out of his body. After a while, he returned to normal and happily said to Wang Yanjun: "Bao Huang said that you will become the Immortal Lord of Daluo in sixty years as emperor!"
The demons Xu Yanpu and Sheng Tao on the side echoed, "Yes, yes, when King Chongshun of Beimiao met Baohuang, Baohuang said the same thing. We can testify!"
King Chongshun of Beimiao refers to Wang Xu's brother-in-law Liu Xingquan. Wang Xu was suspicious of Liu Xingquan and had him killed. Liu Xingquan's death also became the trigger for the "Three Kings of Fujian" to invade Wang Xu. After the war, Wang Shenzhi built a temple for Liu Xingquan, namely the "North Temple", and the Later Liang Dynasty named Liu Xingquan "King Chongshun". Since then, "King Chongshun of Beimiao" has been artificially deified and has a lofty status in the hearts of the Fujian people.
Wang Yanjun was very happy after hearing this and immediately decided to proclaim himself emperor.
According to historical records, Wang Yanjun prayed day and night in this year, but two cranes wandered down, so he decided to proclaim himself emperor. He went to the Later Tang court and made a lot of unreasonable demands, but received no reply. From then on, he stopped paying tribute to the Later Tang Dynasty.
In the first month of the fourth year of Changxing in the Later Tang Dynasty (933), Chen Shouyuan and others spread rumors that Huanglong was found in Wang Yanjun's house. Wang Yanjun was very happy, so he ordered the place where he lived to be renamed from "Zhenfeng Residence" to "Longyue Palace", and another "Donghua Palace" was built.
There were as many as 10,000 craftsmen involved in the construction, and the building was tall, luxurious and extravagant.
Wang Yanjun went to Baohuang Palace to be enthroned, and then returned to the palace surrounded by a grand guard of honor, announced his accession to the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and changed the name of the country to "Da Min". From then on, Da Min, one of the "Ten Kingdoms", was officially established, and the name was changed to "Da Min". "Long Qi" was renamed "Wang Fu". Conventionally, the Central Plains dynasty's reign name and its real name are used for narrative.
During the enthronement ceremony, Wang Yanjun, wearing the imperial robes of the Emperor, suddenly fell into a coma without warning. Chen Shouyuan and other "experts" hurriedly took action. After a long time, Wang Yanjun gradually regained consciousness. After waking up, he immediately gave an order to give alms to the monks for three days. With a million dollars in food money and two hundred Tibetan scriptures, he fully recovered.
After this incident, Wang Yanjun became even more fond of heretics.
In May of that year, an earthquake occurred in Fuzhou. The "master" made some calculations and said that Wang Yanjun should avoid his position and practice Taoism for sixty days. So Wang Yanjun abdicated the throne again and let his eldest son Wang Jipeng supervise the country.
During this period, Wang Yanjun built various palaces on a large scale, changing the frugality and simplicity of his father Wang Shenzhi.
In July, Wang Yanjun was restored to power again. Although Fujian is called a "country", its territory is small and its people are weak. There are only five states in its territory: Fuzhou, Jianzhou, Tingzhou, Zhangzhou and Quanzhou. But Wang Yanjun has fallen into the habits of the rich second generation and likes to spend money. Practicing Taoism and refining elixirs costs money, and large-scale construction projects cost countless dollars. Therefore, Wang Yanjun appointed Xue Wenjie, a master of moneymaking, as the Minister of Finance (National Economic Envoy).
