The recent experiences also made Zhu and Lian believe in Empress Li's words, "Please give me a clear path!"
"You know."
A few days later, the opportunity came. Queen Li's father Li Zhen was ill, and Wang Yanxi came to visit.
Zhu Wenjin and Lian Chongyu had secretly arranged for the officers and soldiers of Konghedu to ambush him. When Wang Yanxi appeared, the ambush spread and assassinated Wang Yanxi.
Some say that Wang Yanxi was killed when he was visiting his father-in-law. Some historical data say that he was killed while traveling. In short, they were all "pulled on a horse and killed". Before they could get off the horse, they were killed on horseback. assassination.
Zhu and Lian convened the civil and military officials in the Jinluan Palace and announced: "The three kings of the sages who opened Fujian worked hard and established the foundation of the country of Fujian. Unexpectedly, their descendants were dissolute and immoral and ruined the foundation of the ancestors. Now, the Wang family has been destroyed." If God abandons us, we should support people with moral character to inherit the throne."
All civil and military officials bowed their heads and remained silent, and the scene was very embarrassing for a time.
The leader of the atmosphere team, Lian Chongyu, then took the lead in raising his arms and elected Comrade Zhu Wenjin as the emperor. Under the thunderous applause of Lian Chongyu, Zhu Wenjin ascended the throne of the emperor, put on the imperial crown, and faced south and north. . Lian Chongyu led hundreds of civil and military officials to the north to proclaim themselves vassals. After a simple enthronement ceremony, Zhu Wenjin announced that he would take over the kingdom of Fujian and called himself the "King of Fujian".
Subsequently, Zhu Wenjin ordered the massacre of more than 50 members of the royal family from Wang Yanxi on down. Interestingly, the masterminds behind the incident, Empress Li and the prince Wang Yacheng, were also executed. Playing with fire and burning yourself.
Since then, except for King Yanzheng of Jianzhou, the descendants of the "Three Kings of Kaifu" have been almost wiped out.
Zhu Wenjin appointed Lian Chongyu to be in charge of the Forbidden Army (General Sixth Army). Zheng Yuanbi, the Minister of Rites and the Third Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, refused to surrender to Zhu Wenjin. He planned to flee to Jianzhou and join Wang Yanzheng, but was executed by Zhu Wenjin.
There were three things the new official did when he took office. As soon as Zhu Wenjin took office, he carried out comprehensive reforms, such as releasing palace maids, stopping most civil engineering projects, etc. In short, everything was opposite to that of Wang Yanxi's period. Objectively speaking, Zhu Wenjin has indeed changed all the shortcomings since Wang Jipeng and Wang Yanxi.
After Zhu Wenjin came to power, he had to consolidate his rule both domestically and abroad. Domestically, it is divided into two directions: central and local.
Fortunately, the country of Fujian is not big. In their own words, the so-called "central court" does not exceed a hundred people. As for the local areas, there are currently only Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, and Tingzhou.
Zhu Wenjin sent envoys to Huainan to inform him of the domestic situation and request the establishment of friendly diplomatic relations with Huainan. Huainan imprisoned its envoys and seriously considered sending troops to conquer;
Zhu Wenjin also sent an envoy to the Later Jin Dynasty, claiming that his mighty army would stay behind and profess himself a minister to the Later Jin Dynasty. The Later Jin Dynasty was engaged in the "Jin-Liao War" with the Khitan, and was between the first battle and the second battle. Faced with the request of Fujian to become a vassal state, Shi Chonggui readily agreed and appointed Zhu Wenjin as Fuzhou Mighty Army Jiedu Envoy to know the affairs of Fujian. Soon after, he added Tongping Zhangshi and granted him the title of King of Fujian.
Although facing the military threat from his powerful neighbor Huainan, Zhu Wenjin received strong support from the later Jin Dynasty, a great power in the Central Plains. This is both Zhu Wenjin's victory and his sorrow. Because in the eyes of the Later Jin Dynasty, he was just a tool to contain Huainan and prevent Huainan and Khitan from forming a north-south attack on the Central Plains. Later facts also proved this point. Huainan was trapped in the quagmire of the Fujian War and had no time to visit the north.
In the central court, Zhu Wenjin vigorously promoted his cronies and attracted highly respected and powerful officials. He gave Tongping Zhangshi to Bao Sirun, the privy envoy, and appointed Huang Shaopu, the general of the Forbidden Army, as the governor of Quanzhou, and Cheng Wenwei, the general of the Forbidden Army, as the governor of Zhangzhou. Xu Wenzhen, the governor of Tingzhou, took the initiative to surrender the city.
At this point, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, and Tingzhou were also controlled by Zhu Wenjin.
Only Zheng Yuanbi, the Minister of Rites and the Third Judge of the Ministry of Justice, refused to surrender to Zhu Wenjin. He planned to flee to Jianzhou and join Wang Yanzheng, but was ruthlessly executed by Zhu Wenjin.
Those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish.
Although Zhu Wenjin's coup was relatively hasty, in general, it stabilized the overall situation in a short period of time. After all, there were only four states, and Potian was just a vassal town.
According to historical records, on the eve of Wang Shenzhi's entry into Fuzhou, a supernatural incident occurred in Taolin Village in Fuzhou: an earthquake occurred in the middle of the night, accompanied by a sound like hundreds of drums beating at the same time. After dawn the next day, people were surprised. I found that all the rice in the field was stuck upside down in the soil.
After this incident, Wang Shenzhi first entered Fuzhou and then pacified the whole territory of Fujian.
A few months before Zhu Wenjin and Lian Chongyu launched a coup, the same supernatural event happened again in Taolin Village. People were quite surprised, saying that the signs of the rise and fall of the Wang family were exactly the same.
The saying that "the fate of a country rises and falls with a single crop" is not very accurate, because although Wang Yanxi was destroyed, there was still Wang Yanzheng in Jianzhou. This supernatural incident may not be a good omen for the rise of Wang Yanzheng.
Wang Yanzheng established the Yin State, which continued the Wang family's regime and also continued the Wang family's shortcomings.
Because the so-called "Great Yin State" is just a small country in Jianzhou, the people are poor and the country is poor, the overall strength is relatively weak, and it has been at war with Fuzhou for a long time. There are currently three wars (the Battle of Jianzhou and the Battle of Tingzhou). , the Battle of Fuzhou), small-scale border conflicts and frictions never stopped, and the huge war consumption made Yin Guo's finances even more difficult.
According to historical records, "Although the Yin Dynasty was founded, it was actually a state. The land was small and the people were poor, and the army was constantly marching."
The conflicts with its two neighboring countries (Wuyue State and Huainan) made Yin State even more difficult.
Therefore, Wang Yanzheng also started the operation of extortionate expropriation and extortion of bones and marrow.
First of all, Wang Yanzheng also adopted the method of "casting big money" to seize wealth shamelessly and covertly. According to Quanpu records, Wang Yanzheng cast two kinds of large iron coins at that time, one was "Tiande Tongbao" and the other was "Tiande Chongbao". The difference between the two is that to the north of "Chongbao", there is a "Yin" Character.
Secondly, it is to appoint officials who are good at making money and reap the benefits.
His direct general Yang Sigong was deeply favored because in addition to being good at fighting, Yang Sigong was also proficient in collecting money.
Yang Sigong's method of amassing money is simple and crude, so unpretentious, with one word: increase taxes! Perhaps inspired by Wang Jipeng, Yang Sigong also set tax items for all resources within the territory. Farmland, mountains, lakes, rivers, etc. must pay taxes. In addition, all commodities such as fish, shrimp, fruits, vegetables, etc. must also pay taxes.
In short, in one sentence, things that were not taxed before are now taxed; items that were taxed before are now doubled.
The people of Jianzhou gave him a nickname: Yang Peipi.
Pan Chengyou almost died for admonishing Wang Yanzheng. After Wang Yanzheng founded the country, he promoted Pan Chengyou to prime minister. Faced with Wang Yanzheng's various tyrannies, Pan Chengyou once again went to Shu to persuade him.
