Chapter 19 The Mystery of Er Zhu Wen's Love
The Huangchao uprising dealt the final blow to the rule of the Tang court.But the real gravedigger of this dynasty was Zhu Wen, the rebel general who followed Huang Chao's uprising.Zhu Wen is almost a rascal, and he is quite a legendary figure in Chinese history.Mao Zedong once commented on him and said: "Zhu Wen is in the place of the Four Wars. He is similar to Cao Cao, but more cunning." Like Cao Cao, Zhu Wen was born in troubled times and grew into a generation of heroes.He changed his name three times in his life, from Zhu Wen given by his parents, to Zhu Quanzhong bestowed by the Tang court, and then to Zhu Huang (meaning the light of the sun) he picked up by himself. Each name change represents a moment in his political career. Changing color, he is also known as the chameleon.Zhang Fei scolded Lu Bu as a family slave with three surnames, but Zhu Wen was actually similar.
The major historical events related to Zhu Wen will be mentioned in the relevant chapters. What I want to talk about here is the mystery of Zhu Wen's puzzling love.This heroic figure known for his cruelty and tyranny in history, both loved and feared his wife Zhang, which became a great miracle at that time.
Zhu Wen was born in Dangshan, Songzhou (Dangshan County, Anhui).There are three brothers, the eldest is Zhu Quanyu, the second is Zhu Cun, and Zhu Wen is the third.Zhu's father, Zhu Cheng, was a poor teacher in the countryside. His father died when Zhu Wen was still a teenager.Zhu's mother had no choice but to take the three children to work as servants in the home of Liu Chong, a landlord in Xiao County. Zhu's mother weaved and washed clothes for Liu's family.At this time, no one would have thought that a child who herded pigs would become the founding king of Houliang in the future.
Zhu Wen loved to wield a gun and stick since he was a child. He was brave and fierce. He often caused troubles in the village and didn't work hard, so the villagers hated him very much, and Liu Chong often beat him with a stick.The strange thing is that Liu Chong's mother liked Zhu Wen very much, and often combed his hair herself, and told others: "Zhu San (Zhu Wen's nickname) is not an ordinary person, you should treat him well." When others asked why, she said Once I saw Zhu Wen turned into a red snake while sleeping soundly.Everyone laughed, but no one believed it.
Zhu Wen's character should be attributed to his growth environment.He is the youngest child in the family, so of course Mother Zhu should pamper him a bit.But under the fence of others, in an inferior environment, he is restless and self-absorbed, and Zhu's mother often reprimands him, hating him for not living up to expectations.In front of his mother, he was favored and scolded; in front of his master Liu Chong, he was scolded and beaten. Naturally, Zhu Wen developed a cunning and treacherous character.
There is always such a kind of people in history, if they were born in a peaceful and prosperous age, they would be just a bunch of useless scoundrels, despised by the world.But if these people are born in troubled times, everything is out of order, etiquette is thrown aside, morality is trampled underfoot, and the weak will prey on the strong, and everything will be done by the knife in hand.At this time, it is often time for them to show their talents.This is exactly the case for Zhu Wen. When he threw himself into the torrent of chaotic warlords, his cunning immediately turned into resourcefulness, which made him win repeatedly in dangerous environments, until he finally fulfilled his imperial career.
Zhu Wen didn't like farming since he was a child, but only liked hunting. He often went to the deep mountains with bows and arrows to hunt some pheasants and hares.Once, Zhu Wen and his second elder brother Zhu lived in the outskirts of Songzhou to hunt, and met Zhang Shi, a rich girl who came to Longyuan Temple to pay homage.Zhang is the daughter of Zhang Rui, governor of Songzhou, she is gentle and beautiful.Zhu Wen fell in love with Zhang at first sight, and he said to his second elder brother: "In the past, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty once said, 'Officials should be regarded as rulers, and wives should be regarded as Yin Lihua'. Yin Lihua was just like that back then, but I didn't try You can’t be Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty! One day, you must marry Zhang Nv as your wife.” Zhu Cun laughed at his younger brother, Toad, who wanted to eat swan meat and was too self-indulgent, and he didn’t take Zhu Wen’s big words seriously.The story of Zhu Wen's encounter with the Zhang family can be found in Suoyan of Beimeng.
In the second year of Emperor Xizong's Qianfu (875), the Huangchao Uprising broke out, and the peasant army passed by Songzhou. Zhu Wen and his second brother Zhu Cun both joined the peasant uprising army.At this time, Zhu Wen was already twenty-six years old, but he was just an ordinary soldier in the peasant army.No one would have thought that he would become a man of the hour who would be as popular as Huang Chao in the future.Soon, Zhu Wen, relying on his physical strength, dared to charge into the battle, and won many victories in battles, so he was appointed as the captain.But his second brother Zhu Cun died in battle when he followed Huang Chao to attack Guangzhou.
After joining the Huangchao Uprising Army, Zhu Wen never forgot the Zhang family, unlike other generals of the peasant army who arbitrarily took the captured women from good families as wives.Zhu Wen even urged Huang Chao to send troops to attack Songzhou in order to see the lover of his dreams again.Unexpectedly, Zhang Rui, the governor of Songzhou, had left his post long ago, and the subsequent governor insisted on defending the city. Coupled with the arrival of reinforcements from Tang officers and soldiers, the peasant army returned without success.
Zhu Wen won Huang Chao's trust with his bravery and combat skills, so he relied on him as a confidant.After Huang Chao captured Chang'an and established the Daqi regime, he sent Zhu Wen to lead troops to station at Dongwei Bridge.Later, Zhu Wen served as the pioneer envoy for the southeast camp.Soon, Zhu Wen captured Nanyang, and when he returned to Chang'an, Huang Chao went to Bashang to greet him.After that, Huang Chao sent him to various places to fight, and Zhu Wen "contributed meritoriously wherever he went."At this time, it had been less than five years since Zhu Wen participated in Huang Chao's uprising, and he had already become one of the best generals under Huang Chao's subordinates.
In February of the second year of Emperor Xizong Guangming (881), Huang Chao sent Zhu Wen to lead troops to attack Dengzhou (now Deng County, Henan Province) in order to relieve the pressure on the Tang army in the southeast. Zhu Wen captured Dengzhou and captured the governor Zhao Rong in one fell swoop. As a result, the Jing and Xiang main roads entering Guanzhong from the southeast were strengthened.Later, because Tang Zhongwu Jiedu envoy Zhou Ji, who had surrendered to Huang Chao, returned to Tang Dynasty, when Zhongwu Supervisor Yang Fuguang attacked Nanyang in the northeast of Dengzhou, Zhu Wen was defeated and was forced to retreat northward, leading the rest of his troops back to Guanzhong.At this time, Qin Wang's troops in various towns in the Tang Dynasty fought with Huang Chao for Xi'an, and Zhu Wen participated in some struggles against the Tang army's siege of Chang'an around Chang'an.Together with Shang Rang, another capable general of Huang Chao, he repelled the attacks of Tang generals Li Xiaochang and Tuoba Sigong at Dongwei Bridge, and then together with Meng Kai, another general of Huang Chao, defeated Li Xiaochang at Fuping And Tuoba Sigong's army.
Due to Zhu Wen's bravery and skill in battle on the battlefield and his repeated military exploits, in the first month of the second year of Zhonghe (882), Huang Chao appointed Zhu Wen as the defense history of Tongzhou, and asked him to lead troops to retake Tongzhou from the Tang army.Mi Cheng, the governor of Tongzhou in the Tang Dynasty, abandoned the city and fled to the river, and Zhu Wen successfully occupied Tongzhou.This is the first time that the power of the peasant uprising army has crossed the Weishui River and established an important military stronghold on the north bank of the Weishui River.
When Zhu Wen was studying the defense history of Tongzhou, he met his sweetheart Zhang by accident.At this time, due to the death of both parents, Zhang's orphan daughter could not survive in the troubled times. She had already been reduced to a refugee and fled to Tongzhou, where she was plundered by Zhu Wen's subordinates.Zhu Wen recognized Zhang and was ecstatic.Mrs. Zhang didn't know Zhu Wen at all.When she learned that Zhu Wen was from her hometown, and that she had fallen in love with her a few years ago, and had been obsessed with it so much that she has never married, she couldn't help being very moved.Zhu Wen took the opportunity to ask about his health and proposed to marry Mrs. Zhang.Mrs. Zhang was in a situation where her family was ruined and displaced, and seeing Zhu Wen again was really sincere, so naturally she couldn't refuse.
In order to show grandeur, Zhu Wen also worked hard to find the uncle of the Zhang family. According to ancient rituals, three matchmakers and six hires were employed, and the marriage was chosen according to auspicious occasions.It can be seen how much he attaches importance to this marriage, and the position of Mrs. Zhang in his heart can also be seen from this.A few days later, Zhu Wen married Zhang with great fanfare. Zhu Wen was dressed in official uniform, surrounded by Zhang's pearls and emeralds, and worshiped Ruyi in the hall where the red candles were burning.It was rumored for a while.
Zhu Wenshi was a general of the Peasant Army, and his reputation was quite bad.People at that time held a contemptuous attitude towards his marriage, and some people wrote a doggerel to ridicule him:
According to historical records, the Zhang family was "virtuous and courteous", and Zhu Wen "deeply added etiquette".After all, Mrs. Zhang was born in a famous family, so she does have some talents.It is said that she analyzes political affairs with a clear head, and she predicts things like a god, and her words are so strange that Zhu Wen can't match them.When Zhu Wen encountered a problem, he must first ask Mr. Zhang and then implement it.Sometimes Zhu Wen had already supervised the troops to go out, and an envoy rushed over on the way, saying that he was ordered by his wife to tell him to go back. Zhu Wen immediately reined in his horse and returned to the army without hesitation.It can be said that Zhu Wen respects and fears his wife, which is probably the so-called one thing down one thing.
It can be inferred that the Zhang family must have played a key role in Zhu Wen's surrender to the Tang Dynasty.As the daughter of an official, her parents died in the war, and she was also exiled, and she was almost ravaged.Deep down in her heart, she must have hated the Peasant Army.
After Zhu Wen surrendered to the Tang court, the Tang court changed his name to Zhu Quanzhong for him, and appointed him as governor of Bianzhou (now Kaifeng, Henan) and envoy of Xuanwu Army.
Xiao County is under the jurisdiction of Bianzhou, and Zhu's mother has been living in Xiao County.Zhu Wen sent people to Liu Chong's home in Xiao County to meet his mother.Liu Chong's family is in a remote mountain village, almost isolated from the world, and does not communicate with the outside world.Zhu's mother hadn't heard from her sons since Zhu Wenwen and Zhu Cun left, thinking that they either died in battle or starved to death.Hearing that the officers and soldiers had entered the village, they named Zhu Wen's mother by name. She thought her two sons were robbers.Later, when someone said that her son had become a high official in the imperial court, she still refused to believe it, saying: "Ah San (Zhu Wen's nickname) is not good at anything, and I'm afraid he died as a thief. The current Bian Shuai must not be my son. Did you make a mistake?" He refused to admit it.In the end, the person Zhu Wen sent to meet her narrated in detail what happened to Zhu Wen when she was a child, and Zhu Wen's mother believed that her son had really made a fortune.The old lady had mixed feelings of sorrow and joy for a while, and got into the car while wiping away her tears.
After Huang Chao's defeat, Emperor Xizong returned to Chang'an from Sichuan, and granted Zhu Wen the title of inspector Situ, Tongping Zhangshi (Prime Minister), and the title of Marquis of Peijun.Even Zhu's mother was named Mrs. Jin Guotai.This year, Zhu Wen was thirty-two years old.
Once Zhu’s mother celebrated her birthday, Zhu Wen offered a glass of wine to his mother, and said triumphantly: “Zhu Wujing (the nickname of Zhu Wen’s father) has worked hard all his life, and he is not the first. Being conferred the title of Marquis is finally showing off your relatives and making a name for yourself, and you will not insult your ancestors!" After saying that, he laughed loudly.
Since the Huangchao Uprising, the feudal towns in various parts of the Tang Dynasty have supported their own troops and seldom listened to the imperial court.Zhu Wenneng returned to the imperial court, and the imperial court believed that he could be relied on, so he was repeatedly promoted to rank and enlisted him to contribute to the imperial court.In the second year of Emperor Xizong Guangqi (886), Zhu Wenjin became the king of Dongping County, and his power became even greater.In the name of the imperial court, he continued to expand to Shandong and Hebei. In a few years, he became the largest separatist force in the Central Plains with Bianzhou as the center.
Zhu Wen was extremely cruel, and executed soldiers at every turn. Zhu Wen had strict laws and regulations on the use of troops. Every time he went to battle, if the commander of a unit did not come back, the rest of the soldiers would be beheaded all at once, which was called "team beheading".So invincible.The athletes under his command were impatient with the cool method, and often fled to hiding states and counties. Zhu Wen was tired of hunting, and ordered the whole army to have their faces tattooed.But Zhu Wen often respects and loves his wife Zhang.Every time the army seeks the national economy, it must first listen to Zhang's opinions.Zhu Wen was furious and killed from time to time, and Mrs. Zhang rescued them, so many innocent people were saved.
Zhu Youyu, Zhu Wen's eldest son, attacked Xuzhou and defeated Zhu Jin in Shifoshan. Zhu Jin fled, but Zhu Youyu gave up and did not pursue. Zhu Wen was furious and took Zhu Youyu's military power.Zhu Youyu fled to the mountains in panic and hid in the mountains for several days without daring to come back. Later, he hid with Zhu Wen's brother.Mrs. Zhang sent someone to quietly call him back. When Zhu Wen saw Zhu Youyu, he was so angry that he ordered him to be pulled out and beheaded.Zhang later had no time to put on his shoes, so he ran out of the house barefoot, hugged Zhu Youyu and said, "You came back alone to prove that you are not rebellious?" Father and son as ever.
Zhu Jin was defeated and fled, and his wife was plundered by Zhu Wen.Zhu Jin's wife is very beautiful, and Zhu Wen's lust is like his life, so naturally she doesn't intend to let it go easily, and is going to take it for herself.When Mrs. Zhang knew about it, she went up to Zhu Jin's wife and said to Zhu Jin's wife, "Yan, Yun and we belong to a country with the same surname. Their brothers went to war for a little reason, which made my sister fall to such a state. If Bianzhou is captured, we will Just like my sister."
It turned out that after Huang Chao's defeat, Qin Zongquan took the opportunity to proclaim himself emperor, captured many places in Henan, and became the main opponent in the Central Plains contest with Zhu Wen.At that time, Zhu Wen had few soldiers, so he had to ask Zhu Jin of Yanzhou (now Yanzhou, Shandong) for help.Zhu Jin sent troops and won the first battle in Xiaocun, north of Bianzhou. Qin Zongquan was defeated. From then on, he went into decline, and finally died at the hands of Zhu Wen.
After hearing what his wife said, Zhu Wen couldn't bear it, and felt ashamed of Zhu Jin.Without Zhu Jin's help, Zhu Wen would not have the strength to defeat Qin Zongquan.This time he used the excuse of Zhu Jin to lure his own soldiers to send troops. In fact, he also wanted to annex Zhu Jin's territory. Became a nun.After that, Mrs. Zhang has been providing food and clothing for Zhu's wife.
In the first year of Emperor Zhaozong Tianyou (904), Mrs. Zhang became seriously ill.At that time, all the power in the Tang Dynasty belonged to Zhu Wen. Zhu Wen was about to force Emperor Zhaozong to take the Zen throne. When he heard the news of Zhang's serious illness, he went back to Bian overnight to visit his wife.Mrs. Zhang was already skinny and unconscious.Zhu Wen burst into tears.Zhang woke up with a start, barely opened her eyes, saw Zhu Wen standing in front of the couch, and said sadly: "My concubine is dying, and I will bid farewell to you."
Zhu Wen swallowed sadly, held his beloved wife's hand, and said compassionately: "It has been more than twenty years since I met my wife in Tongzhou. Not only do you preside over the internal affairs, but you also need to plan and decide foreign affairs. Now it's done, we In a blink of an eye, I will be on the throne, and I hope to share the honor with you, and we will be husband and wife for decades. Who would have thought that you would be so ill, what should be done!"
When Mrs. Zhang heard that Zhu Wen was going to ascend to the throne, she knew that his ambition to betray the Tang Dynasty was already born. She said in tears: "Life has its own life and death. Kuang, as a concubine, I have already earned too much. I don't want to think about unexpected wealth. It's just that You have received the great kindness of the Tang family, so don't take it away suddenly. Just imagine how many Taiping emperors have been there from ancient times to the present?"
Zhu Wen sighed and said: "The situation is pressing, so we have to do this."
Mrs. Zhang knew that her husband had made up his mind and it was irreversible, so she sighed and said, "Since you have lofty ambitions, it is not for me to know, but I have a word...you are so brave, you can't do anything else." Concern, there are only four words 'quit killing Yuanse', please pay attention at any time, I will die with peace in my eyes." After speaking, Qi and blood surged up, and phlegm and panting alternated.In the middle of the night, he finally let go and passed away.
Zhu Wen cried bitterly.And the soldiers under Zhu Wen also shed a lot of tears, because Zhu Wen was cruel by nature and killed people like grass. Once his temper was violent, only his wife could overcome rigidity with softness and gently persuade, thus saving the lives of countless soldiers. Failing, her death caused Zhu Wen's residence in Bianzhou City to cry loudly, which is enough to show her virtue.
There is an evaluation of the Zhang family in "Beimeng Suoyan": "Since Zhang died, the person who succeeded him was not a human being, and after he was arrogant, he indulged his friends and prostitution, gathered together his flesh and blood, and made his friends miserable. It started from a woman. Only then can she control the heart of jackals and tigers with gentle virtue, such as Zhang, she is not also virtuous!" Zhu Wen killed people like grass in his life, and he was by no means a wise king who started a foundation. People call him Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang. Rogue temper, but before Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang became emperors, they were more capable of breaking things, and Zhu Wen was far behind.Zhu Wen's army often uses cool methods, and such a person will never last long.The reason why Zhu Wen was invincible in the north for a period of time is that Zhang's restraint on his brutal character is probably a very important reason, and of course there is a little bit of luck including the right time and place.But no matter what, it is a legend that a tyrannical man who is as cruel as a jackal is actually controlled by a slender woman.
In April of the fourth year of Tianyou (907), under the planning of a group of cronies, the 56-year-old Zhu Wen abolished the last little emperor Aidi of the Tang Dynasty and established himself as emperor. Du Bian (now Kaifeng, Henan).So far, the Li and Tang Dynasties, which had ruled China for nearly three hundred years, came to an end.
From the time of Wu Zetian, there has been a prophecy among the people: "Sixty years with three scales at the head and tail, the calf with two horns will go mad, and the dragon and the snake will fight each other to become a river of blood." Using this as an excuse, they quarreled like hell.Later, someone interpreted the second sentence as Zhu's surname.People at the time believed that the demise of the Tang Dynasty was indeed fulfilled by Zhu Wen.
At that time, Zhu Wen was given the name Zhu Quanzhong by the Tang court. Some people said that Quan Kai is the king of people, and loyalty is the center, which is a bad omen. Zhu Wen has always been worried about the name Zhu Quanzhong.Later, Zhu Wen changed his name to Zhu Huang, expressing a clean break with Zhu Quanzhong, who was named by the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and also expressing that he had nothing to do with Zhu Wen, the general of the peasant uprising.In order to show the nostalgia and respect for the Zhang family, "in the second year of Kaiping, (Zhu Wen) was conferred the title of (Zhang's) virtuous concubine, and until November 23, the second year of Qianhua, the posthumous title was Empress Yuanzhen" (" Five Dynasties Meeting").
Zhu Wen started his career as a general of the Peasant Army and blatantly usurped the Tang Dynasty.Li Keyong, the Jiedu envoy in Jinyang, Wang Jian, the Jiedu envoy of Xichuan, and Qian Liu, the envoy of Zhenhai Jiedu stationed in Hangzhou, all acted independently and did not listen to Liang's restraint.Later, although Zhu Wen named them "kings", he could not conquer them.As a result, the world fell apart, and many vassal states emerged, and China once again fell into a period of warlords and warlords.It can be said that the fourth major split in Chinese history, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, began with Zhu Wen. Since he started, the Five Dynasties have changed 13 emperors with eight surnames in just 54 years.So some people say: "Zhu Wen usurped the Tang Dynasty, and the world fell apart."
Zhu Wen, who became emperor, was not a good monarch either. He could not get rid of his rogue nature and grass-roots habits, and he often did whatever he wanted in the palace.Once, Zhu Wen held a family banquet in the palace and got drunk, so he played dice with his brothers, nephews and nephews.When the gamble reached its climax, the winners were elated, and the losers were red-eyed. They scolded each other regardless of seniority, ruler or minister, and almost scolded eight generations of their ancestors. It's no different from bullies on the street scolding the street. The miasma.Zhu Wen's eldest brother, Zhu Quanyu, was an honest farmer. He couldn't bear to watch him stand aside. He grabbed the betting basin and threw it to the ground. You bet on the future!" Zhu Wen was in high spirits when he saw that his elder brother had disturbed the situation, he was furious immediately, regardless of the emperor or not, he even rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward to fight with his elder brother.Later, after everyone pulled and persuaded them, the two brothers did not make a move.Zhu Quanyu hated that iron could not be made into steel, and did not want to see his younger brother again. After returning home, he immediately packed up his things and went back to his hometown of Songzhou Dangshan to farm.
Zhu Wen's love for women is probably related to his experience of growing up in the peasant army when he was young.At that time, most of the generals of the peasant army were used to plundering women and humiliating them at will.However, when Mrs. Zhang was alive, Zhu Wen did not dare to have an affair with other women easily. After Mrs. Zhang died, his sexual desire, which had been suppressed for many years, broke out and he began to act recklessly. Sowed the seed of death for himself.
Zhu Wen went to the home of Zhang Quanyi, a minister under his command in Henan Province, to escape the summer heat. He even disregarded the etiquette of the emperor and his ministers, and let Zhang Quanyi's family "all the women enter the imperial court".More than ten days before and after.The wives and concubines of the Zhang family were all called by Zhu Wen to serve in bed, and they were promiscuous all day long.
When Zhu Wen was old, Wang Shi, the wife of his adopted son Zhu Youwen (real name Kang Qin), was outstanding in beauty and unparalleled in beauty, and Zhu Wen liked her very much.Because of Wang's pillow talk, Zhu Wen promised that after his death, Zhu Youwen would inherit his throne.This method of deciding who inherits the throne based on the beauty of the daughter-in-law can be said to be the first of Zhu Wen's, and it has never been heard of before.Zhu Wen, who has always been shrewd and cunning, also fell into the trap of tenderness in his old age. He even abandoned his own son because of his daughter-in-law and favored his adopted son. This is probably another mystery of Zhu Wen's love.
When Zhu Wen was seriously ill, he planned to call Zhu Youwen from the eastern capital to Luoyang to deal with the future affairs.Zhu Wen's biological son Zhu Yougui (Zhu Wen's third son)'s wife Zhang Shi also served by Zhu Wen's side. Seeing that Zhu Wen planned to pass the throne to Zhu Youwen, she immediately told her husband.Zhu Yougui was very angry at his father's preference for his adopted son, so he decided to act first, and quietly contacted a few people who were dissatisfied with Zhu Wen, planning to act overnight.He first came to the Zuolonghu army in makeup and changed clothes, saw the commander Han Qing, and told Han Qing about Zhu Wen's desire to make Zhu Youwen.
Zhu Wen ruled the army harshly. At that time, there were many deserters in the army. Zhu Wen pioneered the method of engraving the soldiers' faces.Even if the sergeant escaped, he could be easily spotted because of the engraving on his face. Once captured, he would be killed.These cruel and ruthless military laws were also among the best in that barbaric era. It was because of these military laws that the combat effectiveness of Zhu Wen's army was the strongest among the feudal towns at that time.The combination of using any strategy and controlling a strong army made it impossible for any other Jiedushi to challenge Zhu Wen.However, in his later years, Zhu Wen became increasingly suspicious and jealous, and heroes and veterans were often killed for minor faults.Generals Liu Zhen, Li Xuan, Wang Chongyun, etc., were all born and died for him to conquer the world, and they were all killed at will for not observing military discipline.And Deng Jiyun, Huang Wenjing, etc., even because the horses they rode during the military parade were thin, they became an excuse to be killed, which is incredible.
Seeing that most of the heroes and veterans were killed by Zhu Wen for minor faults, Han Qing was always worried that it would harm him, so he decided to conspire with Zhu Yougui.Holding the military power in his hands, Han Qing dispatched 500 cronies, Yabing soldiers and a few soldiers who controlled the cranes, to lie in ambush quietly in the forbidden area. In the middle of the night, he suddenly broke through the door and entered Zhu Wen's bedroom.The maids in the palace were terrified and fled in all directions.Zhu Wen was awakened, realized something had happened, sat up and asked: "Who is the rebel?" But saw his own son Zhu Yougui walking in.Zhu Yougui sneered and said: "It's not someone else, it's me." Zhu Wen scolded angrily: "I have long suspected that you are not a thing, but it is a pity that I didn't kill you. You betrayed your father, and the world will not tolerate you!" Without showing any weakness, he scolded his father: "You old bastard, you should have been smashed to pieces!" Taking advantage of the scolding between father and son, Zhu Yougui's confidant Feng Ting'er approached Zhu Wen with a knife, and suddenly stabbed Zhu Wen in the abdomen.The force of this knife was so violent that the blade protruded from the back.Zhu Wen died on the spot, his intestines and stomach flowed out, and blood flowed all over the bed.
When Zhu Wen died, he must have been unwilling.He killed countless people in his life, but unexpectedly, he was killed by his own son in the end; he was lustful and lustful, and had countless women, but finally ended his life because of women; he loved his wife Zhang sincerely, but did not obey The four-character last words of "Quiet killing Yuanse" before the death of his wife led to his ruined reputation.Before he died, did he think of Zhang's last words?
Zhu Wen was sixty-one years old when he died.Zhu Yougui wrapped Zhu Wen's body in a broken felt and hurriedly buried it underground in the sleeping hall.Later, Zhu Yougui deduced that it was Zhu Youwen who sent troops into Da Nei, which frightened Zhu Wen and made him critically ill, so he ordered Zhu Youwen to be killed.Zhu Yougui became the emperor in Luoyang.
After Zhu Yougui killed his father and succeeded to the throne, all the brothers were dissatisfied, especially Zhu Youzhen, who was born to Zhu Wenwen and the Zhang family. , launched a crusade against Zhu Yougui.Zhao Yan, Zhu Wen's son-in-law, and Yuan Xiang, his nephew, were the internal response.Before Zhu Youzhen's army arrived in Luoyang, Yuan Xiangxian and others led the banned troops to revolt, Zhu Yougui committed suicide in poverty, and Luoyang's army of more than 100,000 troops plundered the city.Zhu Youzhen thus won the throne.In the history of the Five Dynasties, Zhu Youzhen was the first person to seize the throne through a mutiny, which provided a precedent for future mutinies to follow.
After Zhu Youzhen came to the throne, Li Cunxu of the Later Tang Dynasty concentrated all his efforts on attacking Houliang, and the two sides fought for years.Because of Zhu Youzhen's trust in Zhao Yan, relatives Zhang Handing, Zhang Hanjie and others, the general sent troops and sent them to monitor.Zhao Yan and others took advantage of their power to exercise power, betrayed officials and perverted the law, separated generals and ministers, and unclear rewards and punishments, causing loyal officials to retreat and centrifugal, and front-line generals to kill each other.
In October 923 A.D., Li Ke of the Later Tang Dynasty led an army to Bianzhou, the capital of Houliang, led by his adopted son Li Siyuan.At that time, there were 4,000 forbidden troops in Bianzhou, and the generals planned to take these 4,000 people to resist.Zhu Youzhen disagreed and wanted to flee to Luoyang.The person next to him said: "Who else can believe it when things have come to this point?" Zhu Youzhen was waiting for reinforcements in Kaifeng.Later Liang ministers fled one after another, and the Chuan Guo Yuxi was also stolen in the chaos.Many imperial guards deserted and slipped away quietly.Zhu Youzhen was helpless and could only cry day and night.
In the early morning of the ninth day of October, Zhu Youzhen saw that the general situation was over and the country's demise was inevitable, so she said to Huang Fulin, the commander of the capital who stayed by her side: "The Li is our enemy of the Liang Dynasty. I can't surrender them. Instead of waiting for them to kill , you might as well kill me first." Huangfulin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty can only serve His Majesty, how can you hurt His Majesty!" Zhu Youzhen said: "You don't want to kill me, are you planning to betray me? For someone surnamed Li?" Huangfulin couldn't bear to do it, drew out his sword, and wanted to commit suicide to show his intentions.Zhu Youzhen took his hand and said, "I will die with you." After speaking, she took the hilt of the sword in Huangfulin's hand, and swung the horizontal sword towards her neck, bleeding profusely, and she fell to the ground and died.Huang Fulin also cried himself to death.
In the early morning of the ninth day of October, Li Siyuan's cavalry arrived at the city of Bianzhou, and the defenders opened the gates to surrender the city.On the same day, Li Cunxu also led his troops to the city and led them into the city from the west gate.The back beam died.There were three emperors before and after Houliang, which was the longest dynasty in the Five Dynasties, and existed for seventeen years.
After Zhu Youzhen became emperor, he changed his name to Zhu Zhen.At that time, someone interpreted the character as: 11th, October 18th.Sure enough, Zhu Youzhen reigned for eleven years and died on the ninth day of October.History calls Zhu Youzhen the last emperor.