Second Battle of Fuzhou]
When Qian Hongchu came to the throne, the "Three Towns Rebellion" was breaking out in the Central Plains, namely the rebellions of Li Shouzhen in Hezhong, Zhao Siwan in Chang'an, and Wang Jingchong in Fengxiang. The rebels in the three towns colluded with international communist forces, such as the Southern Tang Dynasty, Hou Shu, etc., and united all forces that could be united. Li Jing of the Southern Tang Dynasty was ready to take advantage of the opportunity to invade the Central Plains.
Faced with the stabbing in the back by the Southern Tang Dynasty, Liu Chengyou of the Later Han Dynasty also treated him in his own way and ordered Wu Yue to send troops to attack the Tang Dynasty to contain it.
Due to Comrade Guo Wei's outstanding performance, Li Shouzhen's clique in Hezhong was quickly put down. The Southern Tang Dynasty did not have time to go north, and the Wu Yue Kingdom did not have time to conquer the Tang Dynasty.
You've taken off your pants and you're just showing me this? The newly aroused hormones of the two countries had nowhere to rest, so half a year later they found a suitable outlet and the "Second Battle of Fuzhou" broke out.
In February 950, Zha Wenhui, the military governor of the Jianzhou Yong'an Army of the Southern Tang Dynasty, led his army to invade Fuzhou. He was first victorious and then defeated. Zha Wenhui himself was captured alive by Wu Yue.
This battle is very interesting. Both sides seem to be willing to resist and welcome, and are vague about the reasons for the outbreak of the conflict.
For example, "The Preparation of History of Wu and Yue" states: "The Southern Tang Dynasty used the pseudo-Yong'an Army's Jiedu envoy Zha Wenhui to capture Fuzhou..." It also says, "In the early days, Furen told Zha Wenhui: 'The soldiers of Wu and Yue have abandoned the city, and I ask you to be their commander. "Wen Huixinzhi..."
Let’s look at the description in "The Spring and Autumn Period of the Ten Kingdoms" again, "Wu Yue sent false spies to report the rebellion in Fuzhou, Wen Hui was happy..." This paragraph comes from the "Southern Tang Volume", and the expression in the "Wu Yue Volume" is the weirdest, "Tang... Attacking Fuzhou... Zha Wenhui arrived in Fuzhou, and knowing the mighty army Wu Cheng and the commander Pan Shenyun ordered the Fujian people to surrender, and then captured Zha Wenhui..."
According to the Southern Tang Dynasty, Wu Yue State took the initiative to initiate the war, spreading false news that Wu Yue State withdrew from Fuzhou, and luring Southern Tang Dynasty Zha Wenhui to send troops. It was a "brother, come in and have fun... sue you for that," Start in three years!"
According to Wu Yueguo, the Southern Tang Dynasty invaded Fuzhou without any reason. During the resistance, Wu Yueguo asked Fuzhou people to act as spies and spread certain rumors. As a result, Zha Wenhui was captured alive and repulsed the Southern Tang Dynasty. army.
In short, each other blames the other for starting the war, and it was the other who lit the fuse.
In fact, the trigger is not important. The Second Battle of Fuzhou has its inherent logic that it will inevitably break out:
The Southern Tang Dynasty almost devoted all its efforts to annexing Fujian, but did not get a huge return. It lost money and made a profit. In the Southern Tang Dynasty's account books, Fuzhou was an account receivable, and it was the inevitable responsibility of the Southern Tang Dynasty to recover Fuzhou; From a perspective, Wu Yue State can be said to have taken advantage of Fuzhou, but from a geopolitical perspective, Fuzhou is related to Wu Yue State's core interests.
To put it simply, Fuzhou was the face of the Southern Tang Dynasty and the face of the Wuyue Kingdom. There is an irreconcilable conflict between the two sides regarding the ownership of Fuzhou, and this conflict will not end with the victory or defeat under Fuzhou City. It will accompany both parties until one party is completely destroyed.
So there is no need to dwell on the trigger of this conflict. Whether the melons stay ripe or not has never been the reason why the melon stall owner got stabbed.
In April 950, Zha Wenhui was taken to Hangzhou, and Qian Hongchu used him to make a complete set of prisoner tributes and presented them to the Five Temples. The historians of the Wuyue Kingdom all recorded proudly: "First of all, since the conquest, although many people have been captured, the ceremony of presenting prisoners has been prepared."
Since the time of Qian Liu, the Jianghuai heroes have repeatedly conquered each other and captured each other. Why has there never been a standard for the ceremony of offering prisoners? That's because since the two families fought, Wu Yueguo has never captured alive a policeman of the same level as Zha Wenhui. Of course, we have to show off to comfort the spirits of Qian Liu and Qian Yuanguan.
In July, Li Jing of the Southern Tang Dynasty sent an envoy to return the prisoners of war of Wuyue Kingdom and requested to replace Zha Wenhui. The young man Qian Hongchu gave up on martial arts and put on a magnanimous appearance and held a farewell dinner for Zha Wenhui. However, he put some mysterious chronic poison into the wine. After Zha Wenhui returned to China, the poison He suffered a seizure and was rescued by the imperial doctors of the Southern Tang Dynasty, but his life was saved. However, he became mute from then on and had no choice but to retire and become an official. He died miserably ten years later.
How can such a thing be recorded? "The Preparatory History of Wu and Yue" does not mention this at all, while "The Spring and Autumn Period of the Ten Kingdoms" completes it.
After the Second Battle of Fuzhou, Liu Chengyou of the Later Han Dynasty gave Qian Hongzhen the knowledge of Fuzhou. Qian Hongxuan was the adopted son of Qian Yuanguan's second son. He was previously the pacifier of Dongfu.
Now that Liu Chengyou named Fuzhou, this was a general operation by the central court to show favor to the vassal states, and it was not an attempt to split the Wuyue Kingdom. The point is not that Qian Hongxuan learned about Fuzhou according to the imperial edict, but who will replace Qian Hongxuan's position as the pacifier of the East Palace when it becomes vacant.
Qian Hongchu chose Qian Hongyi. That's right, it's Qian Hongyi who was just involved in the "Zhu Tao Rebellion Case". Dongfu, that is, Yuezhou, is the deputy capital and companion capital of Wuyue Kingdom. Yuezhou's status in Wuyue Kingdom is like Luoyang and Chang'an in the Central Plains. Putting a "rebellion" suspect in this position shows Qian Hongchu's trust in Qian Hongyi, and it also proves that the "Judao rebellion case" is indeed just a political need.
In November, Qian Hongchu paid tribute to the Later Han Dynasty 28,000 ingots of silk, 6,000 taels of silverware, 50,000 taels of cotton, 35,000 jins of tea, two sets of royal robes, and one gold belt each for rhinoceros and dragon play. Use such a generous gift as a gift of thanks. Qian Hongchu obviously didn't know what happened in Chanzhou, otherwise this large sum of money would have been saved. Just this month, Liu Chengyou was murdered, and the Queen Mother came to court. In the first month of 951 of the following year, Guo Wei established the Later Zhou Dynasty and changed the Yuan Dynasty to amnesty.
Whenever there are changes in the Central Plains, it is a good day for Wu Yue.
In March, Guo Wei granted Qian Hongchu the title of Marshal of the Military and Horse Command, added 2,000 households in the city, and granted 300 households a real seal. A year later, he was awarded the title of Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses, added 2,000 households with food, and granted 500 households. He was awarded the honorary title of "loyal hero who promotes integrity, protects morality, and governs the country."
In the first month of 954, Comrade Guo Wei left us prematurely, and Sejong Chai Rong came to the throne. The old rule is to send envoys to give money in July
Marshal Hong Chu of the military and horse capital of the world gave him the honorary title of "Chong Ren Zhao De Xuan Zhong Bao Qing Fu Tian Yiliang Meritorious Minister" and a gold seal. After another half a year, in March 955, a thousand households were added to the city and four people were sealed. Hundreds of households.
Wu Yue is strong with iron, and the Central Plains is flowing water.
The money from the Central Plains was not free. In November 954, Chai Rong, who had just taken the throne less than a year ago, sent envoy Zhang Sizhong to Wu Yue to convey a very confidential event to Wu Yue. As a result, Comrade Zhang Sizhong died before he left the army. He encountered a storm at sea and unfortunately drowned.
What is the secret? The next year, Qian Hongchu sent envoys to pay tribute according to the rules, and finally revealed the answer: attack the Southern Tang Dynasty from both sides and cooperate with Wang Shi in the Huaihe River Conquest.
Chen Yanxi, the tribute envoy of the Wuyue Kingdom, paid tribute to the Zhou Dynasty in December 955. A month before that, Chai Rong had officially started the script of the "Three Expeditions to Huainan". The secrets from last year can now be made public. Chai Rong told Chen Yanximing: Go back and tell your master to send troops to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty. Be good.
In the first month of 956, Chai Rong went on a personal expedition and formally sent an edict to Wu Yue, ordering Qian Hongchu to attack from multiple directions to cooperate with Wang Shi in building momentum.
