Wang Yanzheng also sent Wu Chengyi to lead a thousand warships down the river and attack Fuzhou.
Zhu Wenjin had no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth. With only the last straw left, he sent his son to Wuyue Kingdom to act as a hostage and beg for rescue.
However, before Wu Yue could take action, Huainan came uninvited and launched an attack on Jianzhou.
Previously, when Wang Yanzheng and Wang Yanxi were fighting each other, Huainan had conflicts with the Later Jin Dynasty over the Anzhou issue. He was too busy to go south to intervene, so he wanted to act as an arbitrator through a letter, but was mercilessly slapped in the face, especially After being ridiculed by Wang Yanzheng, the two sides immediately "severed diplomatic relations."
Nowadays, Huainan has reached a tacit reconciliation with the Later Jin Dynasty, which has solved the worries of the Northern Dynasty. However, the civil war in Fujian has not stopped after the death of Wang Yanxi, but has reached another climax. Huainan, who has free hands, smells the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
Zang Xun, the imperial edict in Huainan, and Zha Wenhui, deputy envoy to the Privy Council, were from the same county and had a good relationship. Zang Xun had been a businessman and often traveled to and from Fujian. He was familiar with the mountains and landscapes of Fujian, so he became a firm advocate. War faction, he lobbied Zha Wenhui to take advantage of the civil strife in Fujian to seize Jianzhou and expand territory for Huainan.
With the help of Zang Xun, Zha Wenhui Shangshu suggested taking advantage of the opportunity to send troops to establish a state. However, most officials in the Huainan court opposed sending troops. Li Jing of Huainan was very interested in taking advantage of the situation, but the opposition from the DPRK and China was too loud, so he adopted a "compromise" approach and sent people to the border to inspect the situation before making a decision.
The person assigned to lead the research work was Zha Wenhui himself. Therefore, what seems to be a "compromise" approach is actually Li Jing's deflection and strategic buffer to offset the pressure in the court.
Zha Wenhui is the core figure of the "main war faction" and the advocate of going south to Fujian. Needless to say, after he arrived in Xinzhou, he immediately made a work report to Shu to ensure that this war would be successful.
Therefore, Li Jing sent Hongzhou general Bian Hao to lead his troops to follow Zha Wenhui and fight south to invade Fujian. Zha Wenhui led his army southward along the Jianyang River and stationed at Gaizhu, north of Jianzhou. He was gearing up to take advantage of the emptiness of Jianzhou and capture it in one fell swoop.
But before they had time to deploy, they were shocked when they got the news that Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, and Tingzhou had surrendered to Wang Yanzheng. At the same time, they got the news that Yongzhou general Zhang Hanqing led 8,000 reinforcements to the north for support.
Zha Wenhui's mentality exploded, and his arrogant arrogance instantly turned into a wisp of smoke and rolled away. The Huainan army immediately set up camp, retreated along Jianyang River, and returned to Jianyang County to defend.
At the same time, Zang Xun, the initiator of the invasion of Fujian from the south, was leading another army to station in Shaowu. The local people in Shaowu County actively led the way for the Fujian army. Taking advantage of their familiarity with the terrain, they launched a surprise attack on Zang Xun. The Huainan army was defeated and Zang Xun was defeated. Xun was captured alive, taken to Jianzhou, and beheaded in public display.
Wu Chengyi, who was approaching Fuzhou City, heard the news of Huainan's massive invasion. He had an idea and thought of a clever plan. He sent someone to tell the Fuzhou defenders that Huainan was here to help Jianzhou fight against the rebels. You are finished!
The defenders believed it and were even more panicked all day long.
Zhu Wenjin was trapped in Fuzhou, and he could not see the Wuyue reinforcements. There were only the Jianzhou soldiers showing off their power outside the city, and the Huainan army that was said to have helped Jianzhou attack Fuzhou.
In desperation, Zhu Wenjin decided to surrender and strive for leniency from the organization. He sent Prime Minister Li Guangzhun and others to carry royal tokens such as the imperial seal and present them to King Yanzheng of Jianzhou, surrendering to him.
When the news came out, the soldiers in Fuzhou became uneasy. Lin Renhan, who was ordered by Nanlang, summoned his subordinates and said: "We have served the Wang family for generations, but now we are helping the tyrants and being at the mercy of traitors. If Wang Yanzheng takes over Fuzhou, how can we have the face to face it?" ?”
Subsequently, Lin Renhan led 30 cronies and launched a raid on Lian Chongyu's house.
Lian Chongyu is gathering troops, which are numerous and fully armed.
The Thirty Warriors are like robbers who rob a bank. After breaking into the bank, they find that the lobby is full of police officers waiting to be paid. The thirty people suddenly panicked and some of them turned around and ran away.
Even Chongyu and his troops were confused. At the critical moment, Lin Renhan stepped forward quickly, raised his gun and stabbed. In the blink of an eye, Lian Chongyu was shot to death. Before the soldiers around him could react, Lian Chongyu's head had been killed. Lin Renhan cut it off.
Lin Renhan held up Lian Chongyu's head and said to everyone: "Wang Yanzheng, the king of Fusha, is about to enter Fuzhou, and you will all be killed! Now, Lian Chongyu has been killed. If you want to survive, take the Zhu Wenjin’s head is here to atone!”
After being briefly stunned, everyone immediately cheered and followed Lin Renhan towards the palace, scrambling to capture Zhu Wenjin. Zhu Wenjin was killed by the rebels.
Subsequently, under the leadership of Lin Renhan, the Fuzhou garrison opened the gates of Fuzhou City, welcomed Wu Chengyi into the city to take over, and packed the heads of Zhu Wenjin and Lian Chongyu and sent them to Jianzhou to report their merits.
In theory, Wang Yanzheng had unified all of Fujian and ended the civil war. People in Fuzhou petitioned one after another to invite Comrade Wang Yanzheng to take over Fuzhou and change the country's name from "Yin" back to "Min".
In fact, Zhu Wenjin's rapid downfall also provided Wang Yanzheng with a lesson. Wang Yanzheng's actual control area was limited to Jianzhou. The four prefectures of Quan, Zhang, Ting, and Fu could change their ways at any time. Especially Xu Wenzhen of Tingzhou, who changed sides twice with only one letter.
Moreover, the Huainan army was still stationed in the northern part of Jianzhou, and the Wuyue Kingdom might move south to intervene at any time. Wang Yanzheng's "unification" was only superficially glorious, but in fact it faced serious internal and external troubles.
Wang Yanzheng restored the country's name to "Min", sent his nephew Wang Jichang to guard Fuzhou, and sent the Imperial Army general Huang Renxi to lead his troops to Fuzhou to help Wang Jichang watch the show. Later, a total of 15,000 people from Fuzhou's bodyguards, Gongchendu, and Konghedu were recruited to reinforce Jianzhou and resist the Huainan invading army.
Lin Renhan, who led the Fuzhou Uprising, received a cold reception after arriving in Jianzhou. Wang Yanzheng's rewards were very thin and his attitude was also very cold. Lin Renhan was very self-aware and said that not being held accountable for the crime of being a treason was already burning high incense, so what else would he need for a bicycle? From then on, he behaved well and honestly with his tail between his legs. He remained low-key and cautious until his death. Do not brag about the merits of killing Zhu Wenjin and Lian Chongyu in the Fuzhou Uprising. Finally get a good death.
【Fuzhou Mutiny】
With the end of the Fuzhou War, more and more Fujian troops were transferred to the Jianzhou battlefield.
The commander-in-chief of Huainan, Zha Wenhui, was unable to dismount from the tiger. He even had to finish the fight on his knees. Zha Wenhui wrote to the rear asking for help, asking for additional reinforcements.
Li Jing in Huainan sent the Forbidden Army generals He Jingzhu, Zu Quan'en, and Yao Feng to lead thousands of reinforcements to reinforce the front line; Wang Yanzheng also sent "Yang Peiping" Yang Sigong and Chen Wang to lead 10,000 reinforcements.
The war is about to break out.
