Wang Yanxi was furious and roared: "Old man, are you crazy? (The old man was mad)" and then demoted him to the position of chief minister of Zhangzhou.
After Huang Jun retreated, he sighed to the people with great sadness: "If the country continues like this, why should the reign name be called 'Yonglong'? Let's just call it 'Dahun'!" Soon after, Huang Jun died of illness in sorrow.
In Wang Yanzheng's camp, there were also people who risked their lives to dissuade him. This person is Pan Chengyou, Wang Yanzheng's chief aide.
The civil war in Fujian brought serious disasters to the people of Fujian. The bones between Fujian and Jianzhou were everywhere as dense as weeds. Pan Chengyou repeatedly advised him, hoping that Wang Yanzheng would change his mind and fulfill his duties as a minister.
However, Wang Yanzheng's attitude was similar to that of Wang Jiye, that is, "the king is not the king, and the minister is not the minister." In the common people's saying, it means that the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, and he is determined to drift further and further on the road of rebellion.
Whenever Fuzhou sent envoys, Wang Yanzheng would invite the envoys to participate in the founding military parade to show off his force and muscles to Fuzhou. His attitude towards the envoys was even more arrogant, arrogant, and seeking trouble. "Hit me if you don't accept it" expression.
At a military parade, Pan Chengyou couldn't stand it any longer. He knelt on the ground in public and begged Wang Yanzheng to restrain himself and not to intensify the conflict. He spoke sincerely and could not kneel down for a long time, indicating that if Wang Yanzheng did not restrain himself, he would continue to kneel down.
Wang Yanzheng was furious. He turned around and said to his attendants: "Help me eat him!"
"Eating" is a common form of torture during the Five Dynasties, which involves cutting the flesh of a person's body piece by piece with a knife and then eating it alive on the spot.
Faced with Wang Yanzheng's threat, Pan Chengyou regarded death as if he were home, and was as resolute as iron. He replied: "Instead of living unjustly, who would die with righteousness? The situation is like this. It is a good thing to die early."
I would rather die standing than live on my knees. If you don't repent, your fate in the future will be worse than this. I, I should have died sooner!
After a long time of hard persuasion from his surrounding officials, Wang Yanzheng calmed down and stopped killing Pan Chengyou.
Later, after Wang Yanzheng proclaimed himself emperor, he appointed the upright Pan Chengyou as prime minister. He was later dismissed from office for his outspoken remonstrance. After Huainan destroyed the Fujian Kingdom, he was reinstated and entrusted with important responsibilities. Soon after, he went to beg for his bones, retired and returned to his hometown, and lived in seclusion in the Xishan Mountains of Hongzhou until his death.
His son Pan Shenxiu was talented and involved in a wide range of subjects. He later served as an official in the Northern Song Dynasty and studied as a bachelor in the Hanlin Academy. The "bachelor in Hanlin Academy" was an official position set up by Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty. He was responsible for reading history books and explaining the meaning of scriptures to the emperor. He was a person who could influence the emperor's thoughts. , the person who influences the country's major policies must be a person with high moral standards, correct three views, and full of positive energy. He is the author of five volumes of "Collected Works of Pan Shenxiu".
Although Wang Yanzheng did not kill Pan Chengyou, he still failed to accept Pan Chengyou's advice, and his relationship with Fuzhou became increasingly tense.
In July 942 AD, Wang Yanzheng launched an attack on Tingzhou.
Wang Yanxi dispatched a total of 5,000 reinforcements from Zhangzhou and Quanzhou to support; he also sent Lin Shouliang to garrison in Youxi, and Huang Jingzhong to garrison in Youkou; and he also sent national economic envoy Huang Shaopo to lead 8,000 troops to support Tingzhou and contain Wang Yanzheng's main force.
Jianzhou, Tingzhou, and Fuzhou are arranged in a triangle. Youxi and Youkou are the center points of this triangle. If you control this area, you can attack Jianzhou to the north and rescue Tingzhou to the west. It is a battleground for military strategists. .
Wang Yanxi's tactic was to drag Wang Yanzheng's main force into the quagmire of Tingzhou, and then sneak attack his base in Jianzhou.
Wang Yanzheng launched forty-two battles against Tingzhou but was unable to conquer it, so he chose to retreat. He sent generals Bao Hongshi and Chen Wang to lead their surface troops down the river and attack Youkou to prevent them from attacking Jianzhou northward.
When the two armies met, Wang Yanzheng's army was at a disadvantage because the Central Army was waiting for work at Youkou and could attack the thieves halfway across the river.
However, the commander-in-chief Huang Jingzhong asked an "expert" to ask God for divination before the battle. The expert made some calculations and said that the time had not yet come, so it was best to stand still.
Therefore, under the attention of the Central Army, Bao Hongshi, Chen Wang and others calmly crossed the river, arranged their formation, and then launched an attack on the Central Army by land and water.
Under the guidance of "experts", the Central Army collapsed at the first touch. General Huang Jingzhong was killed and more than 2,000 people were captured and killed. Lin Shouliang and Huang Shaopu fled back to Fuzhou in embarrassment.
Wang Yanzheng returned to Jianzhou without any danger.
In the battle of Tingzhou, neither side got any advantage. Wang Yanzheng's investment failed and he did not gain an inch of land; although Wang Yanxi saved Tingzhou, he suffered heavy losses in Youkou.
After the war, Wang Yanxi took the initiative to express his goodwill to Wang Yanzheng and sent his own handwritten edict, along with 900 gold objects, 10,000 yuan of money, and 640 blank letters of appointment to Jianzhou, requesting reconciliation.
Faced with Wang Yanxi's sincerity, Wang Yanzheng flatly refused.
In the first month of 943 AD, Wang Yanzheng proclaimed himself emperor and founded the country in Jianzhou. The country's name was changed to "Dayin" and Jianyuan was named "Tiande". Wang Yanzheng's "Yin State" only had one state, so Jiangle County was upgraded to Yongzhou and Yongping Town was upgraded to Tanzhou. Wang Yanzheng's Yin State was not among the "Ten Kingdoms".
What is interesting is that Wang Yanzheng's "Yin State" only targeted the Fujian State. When welcoming and sending off to the outside world, he still regarded it as a vassal town in the Fujian State.
Wang Yanzheng named the late Wang Yanzhen as King Wuping Weisu.
It is a political signal for a new owner to ascend the throne, reverse the past, rehabilitate the deceased, and posthumous titles and gifts. Wang Yanzhen was the adopted son of Wang Shenzhi. He overthrew Wang Yanhan by force and supported Wang Yanjun, but was later eliminated by Wang Yanjun. Wang Yanzheng's posthumous title to Wang Yancun can be seen as a denial of Wang Yanjun. To deny Wang Yanjun is to affirm Wang Shenzhi and deny Wang Jipeng and Wang Yanxi.
As the son of Wang Shenzhi, Wang Yanzheng only affirmed Wang Shenzhi and denied Wang Yanxi at the same time, so that his Da Yin regime could gain a moral foothold, which was the political correctness of the Da Yin Kingdom.
After Wang Yanzheng founded the country, he immediately sent Chen Wang down the river to attack Fuzhou. Wang Yanxi had already upgraded the city defense system on the west side of Fuzhou, and now it came in handy to repel Chen Wang.
The establishment of the Yin State marked a complete change in the nature of the civil war in Fujian. Wang Yanxi's compromise resulted in Wang Yanzheng's advancement. Wang Yanxi became extremely irritable and became more suspicious and murderous.
After Wang Yanzheng founded the country, Wang Yanxi married the daughter of Shang Baoyin, the commander of the garrison (Jinwu envoy).
I am not gossiping, but the name "Shang Baoyin" means that this marriage should not happen, it is unlucky.
Shang's natural beauty made her very favored by Wang Yanxi, and she was immediately canonized as a virtuous concubine. But beneath her beautiful appearance, there is a vicious heart. Whenever Wang Yanxi was drunk, she would encourage Wang Yanxi to kill the people she hated, or trick him into pardoning the people she liked.
