Regarding Qian Yuanguan's death, it is bizarre.
According to records, one day in July 941, a fire broke out in the Lichun Courtyard of the Wuyue Palace. The fire was so fierce that it quickly spread to the entire palace. The palace and treasury were almost razed to the ground. Qian Yuanguan witnessed all this with his own eyes. Because of this, he was frightened, went crazy with fear, and "went crazy with fear." Just one month later, this fierce man from heaven passed away at the age of 55, leaving us prematurely.
Many people who don't know much about the history of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms regard Qian Yuanguan as a joke, saying that he is a coward and a coward. They say that he was inactive and mediocre for ten years, and then he was scared to death by a fire... …
Could Qian Yuanguan be scared to death by fire? He is a person who has seen strong winds and waves. He is a person who used kerosene engines to destroy the Huainan Navy. Would he be afraid of a fire? The eunuchs and maids were not afraid, and the civil and military officials were not afraid, but he was frightened to death?
He gave a strange answer, saying that Qian Yuanguan was avoiding the fire, but the flames seemed to have eyes. Wherever he hid, the flames followed him, and Qian Yuanguan was greatly frightened.
This explanation is also far-fetched. After all, Qian Yuanguan was born with swords and guns. He was not afraid of enemies chasing him with real swords and guns on the battlefield. On the contrary, he was frightened by the flames chasing him. Moreover, the flames did not really hurt him in the end.
Generally speaking, fires in palaces are essentially different from fires in civilian areas. Fires among civilians are mostly accidental, while fires in palaces are mostly man-made. In many cases, a palace fire often means a palace coup.
Not to mention the heavily guarded palace, even the military camps, government offices, city gates and other institutions and units, the first step in the mutiny was "arson and chaos". We can boldly guess that the fire in Lichun Court was actually an attempted palace coup. What Qian Yuanguan was afraid of was not the ruthless fire, but people of flesh and blood.
Qian Yuanguan had more than thirty brothers. After he succeeded to the throne, he executed Qian Yuanju and Qian Yuan on the charge of "rebellion", depriving Qian Yuanhuang of his real power. Will this eliminate hidden dangers? Obviously not.
For example, "Qian Yuan's Rebellion Case" is clearly recorded in historical records, saying that many powerful people at that time had secret contacts with him. Qian Yuanguan wanted to follow the lead and catch all the dissidents, but was dissuaded by his nephew Qian Renjun, and finally burned the letters of the affair publicly and let the past go.
Why can't we just cut the grass and get rid of the root? Could it be that he simply wanted to pay tribute to Cao Cao in the Battle of Guandu?
The choice of politicians has always been the best choice in a cruel game, based on the comprehensive strength of all parties and balancing the interests and demands of all parties. As for broad-mindedness, benevolence and morality, they only modify the results, rather than guide the process.
Cao Cao burned Yuan Shao's letters and Qian Yuanyuan burned Qian Yuan's letters because they did not have enough strength to face the consequences of getting to the bottom of it, so they could only choose to turn a blind eye.
The tree wants to be still but the wind doesn't stop. If Qian Yuanguan doesn't pursue them, will they stop? Will they be tightly entwined in the power system with Comrade Qian Yuanguan as the core?
Qian Yuanguan has been in office for ten years and has done nothing. Just imagine, this may be because Qian Yuanguan was unable to deal with vested interest groups. Everyone was unwilling to cooperate and the resistance was too great, so the reform was delayed.
For example, in 940, they intervened in the civil strife in Fujian. Qian Yuanguan's decision was widely questioned and opposed. Even his close confidant, Prime Minister Lin Ding, tried his best to dissuade him from sending troops to intervene.
So why does Qian Yuanguan insist on going his own way? Because this is his only chance to turn around. As mentioned before, Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin also faced similar problems. They seemed to have made the same choice, but they were very different in one key detail: personal expedition.
For example, "The Battle of Gaoping" produced by Chai Rong and "The Battle of Ze and Lu" contributed by Zhao Kuangyin. The ministers are not attached, and each is waiting and watching. Without the blessing of the imperial commander's personal expedition, it is difficult to say what the outcome will be.
Intervening in the civil strife in Fujian was a political gamble that Qian Yuanguan could not afford to lose. However, Qian Yuanguan did not engage in the campaign himself and passed the responsibility to his close confidant Yang Renquan. This is a taboo in team management and enterprise construction. ! Don't hand over projects related to your life to others and let others decide your life and death.
Regardless of the project, the executor must have matching decision-making power and the ability to bear the corresponding consequences. Yang Renquan obviously cannot bear the consequences and does not have enough decision-making power. He only has execution power and rigidly implements the original plan without flexibility.
Yang Renquan failed, Qian Yuanguan's prestige plummeted, and he never recovered. Yang Renquan was ashamed and died in depression.
The opposition in the DPRK and Central Government has become louder and louder. Before, it was all secretive, and at best it was "non-violent non-cooperation". Now the opposition has dared to blatantly question and challenge Qian Yuanguan's majesty.
Qian Yuanguan was tired of coping and exhausted mentally and physically, but the situation did not improve at all. Finally, in July 941, a year later, the opposition suddenly set fire to the palace and started a coup.
The coup almost succeeded. Although Qian Yuanguan survived the disaster, he was frightened and maybe... seriously injured, so he died a month later. But later people deliberately concealed this period of history and blamed all the dirty deeds on the fire.
Let’s look at some indirect evidence supporting the above point of view:
First of all, the records of Qian Liu and his disciples are unknown.
We have said that Comrade Qian Liu had strong reproductive ability. He had a total of 38 sons, 35 of whom are mentioned in historical records, and most of them are recorded in just a few sentences. Of course, the sons of many emperors are also treated in this way. So-and-so, what is the son of a certain emperor, whose mother is a certain concubine, was first given a certain title, became an official to such-and-such, died at a certain time, was given a posthumous gift to such-and-such, and was given a posthumous title to such-and-such. certain.
However, under normal circumstances, this kind of prince has basically no achievements. He really just lives in the palace, quietly being a handsome man, and living his life in an ordinary way. However, this is obviously not the case for many of Qian Liu's sons.
For example, Qianyuan. In fact, Qian Yuan had made many military exploits in his early years and was highly regarded by Qian Liu. He was the commander of Tukema Infantry Army, the military commander of Jingjiang Army, Zhongshu Ling, and the Marquis of Funan. He not only held military power, but was also allowed to have his own private property. Armed. However, history books are very secretive about Qian Yuan's past and say nothing about his military exploits.
The only record of Qian Yuan is his "rebellion", and the most detailed record of Wu Yue State also made this matter public, recording all "Qian Yuan" as "Qian Yuan Qiu", and "Qian Yuan" was deliberately erased Lost.
A glimpse of one spot reveals the whole leopard. Is it just money? Are the other sons really so mediocre that they cannot be recorded, or are they like Qian Yuan, indescribable?
By analogy... I ask again, was the fire in Lichun Courtyard really just an accidental fire?
The second is the prophecy of "two fires and one sword".
When Qian Yuanguan sent Yang Renquan to establish the state, he divided thirteen townships in Shan County, Dongfu, and established "Xinchang County". Soon after, Shan County was directly changed to Shan County. Historical records say that Qian Yuanguan considered it very unlucky because "evil evil spirits have two fires and one sword".
When the Qian Group ruled the two Zhejiang provinces, it was customary to call Hangzhou the "West Prefecture" and Yuezhou the "East Prefecture". It was also recorded as the "Western Capital" and the "Eastern Capital", and they were also collectively referred to as the "Two Capitals". Two fires and one sword seem to indicate riots in both cities and the disaster of state-owned weapons.
How could Qian Yuanyuan be so sensitive, or why was he so sensitive at this moment? In just half a year, we discussed sending troops, collectively opposed, fought against all opinions, fought with fire and struck with one sword, were defeated, suffered a fire in Lichun Courtyard, and left us prematurely... Do you feel guilty?
Finally, there is the collective "disappearance" of the prime ministers.
Not only did Qian Yuanguan's character script end at the end, but the prime ministers during his reign also had the same situation, such as Shen Song, Pi Guangye, and Cao Zhongda. In their personal biographies, all the pages were devoted to recording their roles before Qian Yuanguan founded the country. What he did, and after the founding of the country paid homage to the prime minister, he immediately received a box lunch.
For example, Shen Song: "Guojian, worshiped Prime Minister Song, died in February of the third year of Tianfu."
Pi Guangye: "King Wenmu was established and ordered to know the affairs of Dongfu. In the second year of Tianfu, when the country was established, he paid homage to Prime Minister Guangye. He was appointed on the same day as Cao Zhongda and Shen Song. All the teachings and rituals were tested and approved by many people. Guangye beauty instrument, He was good at talking, and those who met him might think he was a fairy. He was addicted to tea, and he often wrote poems about Ming as a master of bitter words. His habit was widely spread in the country. He died on Bingchen in February of the eighth year. "
Cao Zhongda: "When the country was established, I paid homage to the prime minister and shared the country's greatness with Shen Song and Pi Guangye. Zhongxian Wang is the king..."
Shen Song left us prematurely after one year as prime minister, barely worth analyzing, but what about the other two? After Cao Zhongda paid homage to the prime minister, he jumped directly to the next king of Wuyue, King Zhongxian Qian Hongzuo. Although Pi Guangye had two more lines, the two extra lines recorded that he was handsome and loved to drink tea. It has nothing to do with governing the country.
Looking at another prime minister, Lin Ding, after he became prime minister and before his death, it was indeed recorded that he did one thing, which was to speak against Qian Yuanguan and urge him not to send troops to build a state.
Isn’t it a little weird? The monarch is mediocre and the prime ministers have no achievements... They are all capable ministers carefully selected by Qian Liu for Qian Yuanguan!
During the Qian Yuanguan period, there was a ten-year vacuum period in the history of the Wuyue Kingdom, and the ten years of history were artificially hidden.
