Chapter 6 4. Half Hero

In this century, the fate of the Chinese people is even more miserable than in the last (ninth) century.From the Anlushan Mutiny in the middle of the eighth century to the end of the ninth century, it lasted for 145 years; I have always believed that whether it is extremely certain or not, the crisis is the turning point, and the disaster will always pass. Unexpectedly, since the 1960s, China has fallen into a dark age until the 10th century. At the beginning of the tenth century, the long-ill Tang Dynasty finally perished.China was divided by separatist regimes, we call it the "Era of Minor Separation", which is the symmetry of the "Era of Great Separation".Second, the split period was shorter, only seventy-three years.In the era of the small division, five short-lived empires were established in the Central Plains, and eleven short-lived empires, short-lived kingdoms, or short-lived political entities were established in other lands, so it is also called the "Era of Five Dynasties and Eleven Kingdoms".Everywhere you look, nothing but war is still war; nothing but hunger is still hunger; nothing but killing is still killing.Emperors, generals and ministers are nothing but a group of wild beasts.

It was not until the Song Dynasty unified China in the 1970s that the people took a breather, but the territory was two-thirds smaller than that of the Han and Tang Dynasties. After the catastrophe, China will no longer be as glorious as before. 1. In spring, on the third day of the first lunar month, Li Jiji, the commander of the expeditionary force of the Later Tang Empire (the capital of Henan Province), sent Li Jixuan (commander of Fengxiang) and Li Yan (the protocol officer) to lead their troops to escort the former Shu Empire (the capital of Chengdu Prefecture) ) King of subjugation (second term) Wang Zongyan and his family members, as well as thousands of civil and military officials, went to Luoyang (the county where Henan Province, the capital of the later Tang Dynasty, is located).

2. Li Jilin (Zhu Youqian), Commander (Jiedushi) and Prime Minister of the State Council (Shang Shuling and Envoy) of the Later Tang Dynasty (headquartered in Hezhong Prefecture), relying on himself to follow the Emperor of Tang Dynasty (one term Zhuang Zong) Li Cunxu (fourth year of this year) Twelve years old) is an old friend in need, and has made great contributions to the empire (Zhu Youqian's will to submit to Li Cunxu, king of Jin, is unwavering, refer to September 1920), and Li Cunxu treated Li Jilin very generously; but actors, eunuchs Li Jilin's various needs and insatiable greed made him unable to cope, and finally simply refused to give any more.Actors and eunuchs decided to falsely accuse them of treason and kill them as an example.When the expeditionary force attacked Qianshu (the capital city of Chengdu), Li Jilin inspected the army and sent his son Li Lingde to lead the expedition (refer to September 10, 1925).The actor Jing Jin and the eunuch secretly reported to Li Cunxu, saying: "Li Jilin heard that the central army was going west, and thought he was the target, and he was terrified, so he assembled the troops to defend himself!" He also warned Li Cunxu: "So Guo Chongtao is in Bashu (Chongqing) , Sichuan) dare to run amok and domineering, that is to form a conspiracy with Hezhong (Li Jilin), and cooperate with the inside and the outside." Li Jilin was terrified when he heard the news, and planned to go to the central court in person to wash away his grievances, but his cronies tried their best to dissuade him.Li Jilin said: "Guo Chongtao's contribution is far higher than mine. Now the situation is critical. If I can meet the leader and show my loyalty, those evil villains who framed us can be punished."

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Li Jilin went to Luoyang (the county where the capital Henan Prefecture is located) to have an audience. 3. As the commander of the Expeditionary Army of the Later Tang Dynasty, Wei Wang Li Jiji was about to set off from Chengdu (Chengdu City, Sichuan Province), and appointed Yuan (Yuan) to act as the temporary commander of the left behind, waiting for Meng Zhixiang (the new commander of Xichuan) to arrive on his mission.All the soldiers and horses were ready to deploy. On the same day (the sixth day of the first lunar month), the eunuch Ma Yangui arrived and showed Empress Liu's order to Li Jiji. You can do this kind of unconscionable thing, so don't say it again. Moreover, there is no official edict from the leader (Li Cunxu), and only the queen's order is to kill the commanding officer, how can it be possible?" Eunuch Li Congxi and others wept bitterly Said: "We have taken action, and we have shown signs. If the news leaks out and is heard by Guo Chongtao, it will be even more irreversible if there is a change in the middle." The eunuchs stated their opinions and analyzed their interests.Li Jiji had no choice but to accept it.

On the morning of the seventh day of the first lunar month, Li Congxi conveyed Li Jiji's order and summoned Guo Chongtao to hold a military meeting. Li Jiji went upstairs to escape first.As soon as Guo Chongtao stepped up the steps, Li Huan, Li Jiji's attendant, smashed Guo Chongtao's head with a hammer, and immediately executed Guo Chongtao's sons Guo Tinghui and Guo Tingxin. At this time, people outside did not know .Li Song from Raoyang (Raoyang County, Hebei Province), the military judge of the General Command War Department (dutong pusher), said to Li Jiji: "The expeditionary army fought three thousand miles away, and without the emperor's edict, they executed without authorization Killing the general, why did your majesty do such a dangerous thing? Can't you bear it until you return to Luoyang?" Li Jiji said, "You're right, but it's too late to regret it." Li Songnai summoned some clerks to go upstairs, and removed the stairs, Forge an imperial edict, affix it with a temporary wax-carved "Prime Minister's Joint Office" seal, and announce it to the entire army, so that the morale of the army is generally stable.Guo Chongtao's left and right officials all fled and hid. Only the confidential secretary (secretary in charge) Zhang Li from Fuyang (the county where the Cizhou state government is located · Cixian County, Hebei Province) went to Wei Wang's mansion to weep and mourn.Li Jiji appointed Ren Yuan to take over the military administration instead of Guo Chongtao.

*Xue Juzheng said: Guo Chongtao assisted the royal family and established a foundation in the weeds. He was prepared for hardships and made great contributions that no one can compare.The West pacified Bashu, promoted the prestige of the country, and on the day of his death, no matter the Han people or barbarians, they all appealed for grievances!However, although Guo Chongtao has made many achievements, but he is too powerful, he doesn't know how to measure his morals, he has a stubborn and violent temperament, and when he encounters any unsatisfactory things, his temper will immediately explode. He is ignorant of history and does not understand the reasons for the success or failure of previous generations , and couldn't see clearly the crisis-ridden environment at that time, but actually took the world as his own responsibility, and he was abrupt and aggressive, reaching the extreme (for Guo Chongtao's character and behavior style, refer to February 1924).On the inside, actors and eunuchs gnashed their teeth at him, and on the outside, old people and veterans hated him to the bone, and finally weaved into a catastrophe of extermination. There are obvious clues to be found.In addition, several sons were arrogant and indulgent, corrupt and perverted the law. After conquering Chengdu, they transported gold, silver and jewelry to Luoyang by motorcade to enrich the family house.When the property and family members were confiscated, the joints on the wall tiles were still wet with mud.Although Li Cunxu was deceived by a group of treacherous evil spirits halfway, so that the hero could not be preserved, but it cannot but be said that Guo Chongtao caused it himself.

4. Li Ting'an, the ceremonial officer of Li Jiji, the king of Wei in the later Tang Dynasty (Tong Ye), presented more than 200 musicians from the former Shu. .Emperor Li Cunxu of the Later Tang Dynasty asked him, "What skills do you have to become governor?" Yan Xu said, "I can sing!" On the 11th day of the first lunar month, Meng Zhixiang, the new commander of the Xichuan Theater (headquartered in Chengdu) arrived in Chengdu.At that time, Guo Chongtao had just been executed, and people's hearts were still unstable.Meng Zhixiang condoled and appeased the officials and the people, and rewarded and rewarded the soldiers respectively. Whether they returned to Beijing (the capital of Henan Province) or stayed to serve in the garrison, they all readily accepted it.

5. The army of Fujian (capital Fuzhou) defeated Chen Ben (Chen Benwei Tingzhou, refer to December 12, 1925), the leader of the mutiny who besieged Tingzhou (Changting County, Fujian Province), and beheaded him. 6. Emperor Yelu Abaoji (55 years old) of the Khitan Empire (the capital Xiloucheng) attacked the Jurchen tribe (the lower reaches of Heilongjiang) and the Bohai Kingdom (the capital Longquan). On the 21st day of the first lunar month, Yelu Abaoji sent an envoy, Mei Laoxiili, to the Later Tang Dynasty to defend the diplomatic relationship, in order to prevent the later Tang Dynasty from attacking Chengxu.

7. Later Tang eunuch Ma Yangui returned to Luoyang. Later Tang Emperor Li Cunxu issued an edict announcing Guo Chongtao's crimes and killing Guo Chongtao's other sons Guo Tingshuo, Guo Tingrang, and Guo Tingyi who stayed behind. Officials and civilians all over the country sighed in shock and discussed. .Li Cunxu sent eunuchs to investigate secretly. The commander of the War Zone (headquartered in Fuzhou) Mu Wang Li Cunyi (Li Cunxu's younger brother) is Guo Chongtao's son-in-law. ) waving his arms at the generals, weeping bitterly, claiming that Guo Chongtao was wronged, full of complaints, and full of resentment towards the government!"

On the 23rd day of the first lunar month, Li Cunxu ordered Li Cunyi to be arrested and placed under house arrest and not allowed to go out.Soon, Li Cunyi was beheaded again. Jing Jin, an actor, warned Li Cunxu: "Someone in Hezhong (Yongji City, Shanxi Province) reported an emergency and reported that Li Jilin (Zhu Youqian, the commander of the national defense) and Guo Chongtao jointly rebelled. After Guo Chongtao died, Li Jilin and Mu Wang joined forces to rebel." The eunuch. They unanimously urged Li Cunxu to eradicate it.Therefore, Li Cunxu ordered Li Jilin to be the commander of the Yicheng theater (headquartered in Huazhou).On the night of the same day (the 23rd day of the first lunar month), Zhu Shouyin, commander of the Fanhan cavalry base (Fanhan horse envoy), led his troops to surround Li Jilin's official residence in the capital, and drove Li Jilin to Hui'an Gate (Beicheng, Luoyang) like a livestock. There are two gates, the western name is Hui'an Gate), beheading.Li Cunxu issued an edict to restore Li Jilin's original name Zhu Youqian (Zhu Jian).Zhu Youqian (Li Jilin) ​​has two sons: Zhu Lingde is the commander of the Wuxin theater (headquartered in Suizhou), and Zhu Lingxi is the commander of the Zhongwu theater (headquartered in Xuzhou).Li Cunxu ordered Wei Wang Li Jiji to go to Suizhou (Suining City, Sichuan Province) to behead Zhu Lingde, and Zhengzhou (Zhengzhou City, Henan Province) Wang Sitong to go to Xuzhou (Xuchang City, Henan Province) to behead Zhu Lingxi; (headquartered in Mengzhou) Commander Li Shaoqi (Xia Luqi) went to the river to slaughter Zhu Youqian's family.When Li Shaoqi arrived in Hezhong, Zhu Youqian's wife, Ms. Zhang, led more than two hundred men, women, children, and children to meet Li Shaoqi and said: "The people of Zhu's family should be executed. I just hope that the other surnames will not be implicated!" The whole family of one hundred went to execution.Before she died, Ms. Zhang took out the "iron certificate for avoiding death" (refer to November 1924), showed it to Li Shaoqi, and said: "This is a reward from the emperor (Li Cunxu) the year before last. I am a woman, I can't read, I don't know What is engraved on it?" Li Shaoqi also felt ashamed.Zhu Youqian used to have seven generals including Shi Wu, who were all governors at this time, and also slaughtered the whole clan.

At that time, the troops stationed in Luoyang (the county where the capital Henan Province is located, Luoyang City, Henan Province) had insufficient food, and the soldiers were destitute and hungry, and they were very poor. So rumors arose, and actors and eunuchs reported the performances they heard to Li Cunxu, so Zhu Youqian and Guo Chongtao both be killed.Li Siyuan (Miao Jilie), the commander and supreme legislator of the Chengde War Zone (headquartered in Zhenzhou) and the chief legislator (also Zhongshu Ling and envoy), was also the focus of rumors. Li Cunxu sent Zhu Shouyin to inspect, and Zhu Shouyin secretly told Li Siyuan: " The commander-in-chief has made great contributions, so it is best to resign and retire, and stay away from harm." Li Siyuan said: "I have a sincere heart, and I will live up to the world. It is a blessing or a curse, and I cannot escape it. Everything is resigned to fate!" (Sometimes, the high-sounding words are often Words of helplessness!) At that time, opera singers, eunuchs were in power, those with meritorious service, and the civil and military officials of the past were unable to protect themselves. Li Siyuan was in desperate situations three or four times. Li Shaohong (Ma Shaohong) rescued him and saved his life. 8. Li Jiji, King Wei of the Later Tang Dynasty, ordered the commander-in-chief of the infantry and cavalry (commander of the capital of horses) Chen Liu (Chenliu Town, southeast of Kaifeng City, Henan Province) to Li Renhan, commander-in-chief of the cavalry (commander of the capital of the horse army) Pan Rensi from Dongguang (Dongguang County, Hebei Province), Zhao Tingyin, commander-in-chief of the left wing (commander of the left wing), Junyi (commander of the right wing), Junyi (the city where the government of Bianzhou is located has two counties: One from Kaifeng, one from Junyi) Zhang Ye, the commander of the inner battalion (commander Ya Nei) from Wenshui (Wenshui County, Shanxi Province) Wu Zhang, the commander Xiaorui (commander Xiaorui) Ping En (Hebei Li Yanhou, from the southeast of Quzhou County in the province, stayed to garrison Chengdu. On the 27th day of the first lunar month, Li Jiji set off from Chengdu and ordered Li Shaochen (Kang Yanxiao) to lead 12,000 people as the rear army, keeping a distance of 30 miles from the Chinese army's tent. 9. On February 1st, Emperor Li Cunxu of the Later Tang Dynasty ordered Li Shaohong (Ma Shaohong), the eunuch director of the Southern Academy of Court Affairs (envoy of Xuanhui Southern Academy) to be the commander of the Imperial Staff Headquarters (private envoy). 10. Yang Renming, the commander (commander) of the Tianxiong Theater of the Later Tang Dynasty (headquartered in Xingtang Mansion), led his soldiers to garrison Waqiaoguan (Xiong County, Hebei Province). After a year, he was transferred back and went to Beizhou ( Qinghe County, Hebei Province), Emperor Li Cunxu of the Later Tang Dynasty ordered them to stay in Beizhou because Yedu (Xingtang Mansion) was empty, fearing that there would be troubles after they returned. . At that time, no one in the world knew what crime Guo Chongtao had committed. Folk rumors said: "Guo Chongtao killed Li Jiji and became king in Bashu, so he slaughtered his whole family!" The governor of the Southeast), Li Cunxu secretly ordered Shi Yanqiong, the eunuch of Yedu Supervising Army, to carry out the execution.The city gate officer reported to Wang Zhengyan, the stay-at-home officer, "The Shi Supervisor rode out of the city late at night, without saying where he was going!" Then the rumors were confirmed: "Empress Liu blamed the murder of Li Jiji on the emperor. , has already killed the emperor, so Shi Yanqiong was urgently ordered to go to Beijing to discuss the funeral." People became more and more frightened. Huang Fuhui, a soldier of Yang Renzhu's subordinate, lost money in gambling at night with his companions, so he took advantage of the turmoil in the hearts of the people to launch a mutiny and hijacked Yang Renzhu. It has been more than ten years since I have not disarmed and my horse has not been saddled. Now the general situation has been determined. Not only does the leader ignore the past contributions, but he is even more suspicious. He sent us to a distant place for more than a year. He is happy to be able to go home, but he never thought of leaving home. It's only a few steps away (the distance between Beizhou and Xingtangfu is 100 kilometers), but you are not allowed to meet with your family. Now, I heard that the queen killed the emperor. The capital is in chaos, and the soldiers are willing to go back to the hometown with you (refer to Headquarters Xingtang Mansion), and then report to the central government. If the emperor is still safe and sends troops to attack, our Tianxiong army can resist it, maybe we will use this opportunity to gain more glory and wealth!" Yang Renzhen refused, and Huangfuhui beheaded Yang Renzhen hijacked another officer, but the officer refused, and Huangfuhui beheaded the officer again.When Zhao Zaili, commander of the Xiaojie Special Battalion (commander of Xiaojie), heard the news of the mutiny, he put on his clothes and fled over the wall before he could even fasten his belt. The officer's head was shown to Zhao Zaili. Zhao Zaili was afraid and had to accept it. The rebels supported him as the leader, set fire to Beizhou City, and looted wantonly.Huangfuhui was from Weizhou (Impromptu Tang Mansion · Daming County, Hebei Province).Zhao Zaili was from Zhuozhou (Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province).In the early morning of the next day, Huangfuhui and others supported Zhao Zaili and went south to Linqing (Linxi County, Hebei Province), Yongji (north of Guanxian County, Shandong Province), and Guantao (Guantao County, Hebei Province). sweep. On the night of February 5th, someone from Beizhou to Yedu warned that the rebel army was about to attack, and the chief inspector (du inspection envoy) Sun Duo and others rushed to see the eunuch Shi Yanqiong (who had already been beheaded at this time) Zhu Jianhui came back) and asked to send the armor to the city guards. Shi Yanqiong suspected that Sun Duo and others had a second heart, and said: "The Tanma report said that the army had just arrived in Linqing, and the itinerary was calculated. We will not be here until tomorrow (February 6) night ( The air distance between Linqing and Xingtang Prefecture is 80 kilometers), and it is not too late to mobilize tomorrow” (Shi Yanqiong did not issue armor, not only because he suspected Sun Duo and others, but also because he was afraid of being punished by Li Cunxu. Refer to September 25 In the first month of the year.) Sun Duo said: "Since the rebel army is in chaos, we must take advantage of our unpreparedness, launch a surprise attack, double the speed, and march forward day and night. How can it be possible to walk easily as usual! Please lead the army to board On the tower, I recruited 1,000 young warriors to ambush the Wangmang River (a tributary of the ancient Yellow River, refer to the note in June 782) and attack head-on. If the rebellion is defeated, they must scatter and flee in all directions, and then we can crusade and destroy them. If you don’t wait until When they reach the city, if there are traitors as internal support, things will be extremely dangerous." Shi Yanqiong said: "As long as the city is tightly guarded, why fight?" On the night of the same day (February 5), the vanguard of the rebel army attacked the north gate, shooting random arrows. shooting.At that time, Shi Yanqiong led an infantry unit stationed at the north gate tower. Hearing the shouts of the rebel army, they dispersed in a rush. Shi Yanqiong fled to Luoyang alone. On February 6, the rebel army entered Yedu. Sun Duo and others led the army to resist, but they could not win and fled.Zhao Zaili then occupied Miyagi (Yacheng), ordered Huangfuhui and middle-ranking officer (military academy) Zhao Jin to be the commander-in-chief of the infantry and cavalry (commander of the Mabudu), indulged the soldiers, and robbed wantonly.Zhao Jin is from Dingzhou (Dingzhou City, Hebei Province). Wang Zhengyan, the stay-at-home officer, was sitting by the official case and summoning clerks to draft memorials, but no one came. Wang Zhengyan was furious and was about to lose his temper when his family told him, "The mutiny army has already entered the city. Who are you still calling?" Wang Zhengyan was surprised and said, "I don't know anything about it!" He hurriedly taught and prepared horses, but there was no response, so he led the civil and military officials out of the gate of the left-behind mansion on foot, and paid homage to Zhao Zaili. Kneel and kowtow, begging for forgiveness.Zhao Zaili also knelt down and kowtowed, saying: "The officers and soldiers are just homesick, the commander-in-chief is highly respected, don't be so wronged!" He comforted and explained, and sent him back. Everyone elected Zhao Zaili as the alternate commander of the Tianxiong War Zone (remained later), and reported to Li Cunxu, the later Tang Emperor.The family members of the left-behind chief Zhang Xian in Beijing (Taiyuan Prefecture and Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province) still stayed in Yedu (Zhang Xian transferred Taiyuan, refer to December 17, 1925). Zhao Zaili gave them special preferential treatment and sent envoys to deliver letters When Zhang Xian was summoned to surrender, Zhang Xian did not open the envelope, but immediately killed the envoys and reported to the Central Committee. 11. On February 7th, Li Cunxu, Emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty, appointed actor Jing Jin as Yinqing Guanglu doctor (fifth level of Wen Sanguan, Cong Sanpin), and the Supreme Advisory Officer of the Legislative Yuan (censor You Sanqi, regular attendant, Zheng Sanpin) , Chief Prosecutor (and Yushi Dafu, Zhengsanpin), Shangzhuguo (Honorary Officer First Class, Zhengsanpin). 12. On February 9th, Shi Yanqiong, the eunuch who supervised the army of Tianxiong in the later Tang Dynasty, fled to Luoyang.Li Cunxu, Emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty, asked the eunuch Li Shaohong, the commander of the Imperial Staff Headquarters (private envoy), who could be the commander-in-chief and lead the army to crusade?Li Shaohong again recommended Li Shaoqin (Duan Ning. Li Shaohong recommended Li Shaoqin during the expedition to Qianshu, refer to September 7, 1925), and Li Cunxu allowed him to order Li Shaoqin (Duan Ning) to draw up a battle plan.However, the candidates Li Shaoqin proposed for the expedition were all Li Shaoqin's favorites among the former generals of Houliang (the capital of Kaifeng). Li Cunxu became suspicious and withdrew the original order.Empress Liu said: "The rebellion of Tianxiong's thieves is just a trivial matter. It doesn't need to be a labor general. It can be handled by Li Shaorong (Yuan Xingqin)." Li Shaorong, the commander, led 3,000 cavalry to Yedu to recruit and appease; 13. After Guo Chongtao, the Expeditionary Army of the Later Tang Dynasty, was killed, Li Shaochen (Kang Yanxiao) said to Dong Zhang: "Who else are you planning to go to sow discord?" Dong Zhang was frightened and asked for forgiveness. .Wei Wang Li Jiji led the expeditionary army back to the north and arrived at Wulian (Wulian Town, southwest of Jiange County, Sichuan Province). When he met the eunuch sent by Luoyang, he told Zhu Youqian that Zhu Youqian had been executed, and ordered Dong Zhang to lead the army to Suizhou to kill Zhu Lingde. (Commander Wu Xin).At that time, Li Shaochen led the troops behind the palace and stationed in Weicheng (a Weicheng town in the northeast of Mianyang City, Sichuan Province). When he got the news, he was surprised that Li Cunxu appointed Dong Zhang instead of ordering him to kill Zhu Lingde.Soon, Dong Zhang passed by Li Shaochen's camp but did not come in to see him. Li Shaochen became even more angry, and while drunk, he said to the generals: "The empire went south to capture Daliang (Later Liang Empire), and went west to pacify Bashu (former Shu Empire). It was due to the strategy of Marshal Guo (Guo Chongtao), and my military exploits. As for breaking away from the rebellion (Houliang), joining the Holy Ming (Later Tang), supporting each other with the emperor, and finally defeating the Houliang, it was all thanks to Marshal Zhu. Now the two marshals Guo and Zhu are not the same. There is no crime, but they all suffered the catastrophe of massacring the whole family. After returning to the central government, it will be my turn next! God, it is difficult to appeal for grievances. Tell me what to do?" Many of Li Shaochen's troops are from Hezhong, protecting the country General Jiao Wu and others (headquarters in Hezhong Mansion) wailed in front of the gate of Daying and said: "What is the crime of King Xiping? The whole family was slaughtered. When we go back, we will die with Shi Wu and others. We will never go further north!" (February 9th), Wei Wang Li Jiji arrived in Nixi (southwest of Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province), and Li Shaochen arrived in Jianzhou (Jiange County, Sichuan Province), and sent a report to Li Jiji, saying: "The soldiers who protect the country keep crying , may mutiny!" On February 10th, Li Shaochen led the rear troops from Jianzhou to the south, claiming to be the commander of the Xichuan theater and the military and political director of the Sanchuan area (Xichuan, Dongchuan, and Hanchuan) (the envoy of the Sanchuan system), issued a proclamation, and sent it to Chengdu, claiming: To the imperial edict, instead of Meng Zhixiang (commander of Xichuan) to appease the people.In three days, there were as many as 50,000 people in the assembly department. On February 11th, when Li Jizhen returned to Fengxiang (Fengxiang County, Shaanxi Province) with the expeditionary force, Chai Chonghou, the eunuch (supervisor of the army) refused to return the commander's seal and talisman, and only urged him to go to the capital to wait for the central resettlement. On February 12th, King Li Jiji of Wei arrived in Lizhou (Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province). Li Shaochen sent people to cut off Jubaijin (Zhaohua Town, southwest of Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province). Li Jiji got the report and appointed Yuan as deputy. Commander of Conquest and Suppression (Deputy Recruiter), led 7,000 infantry and cavalry, and together with Commander-in-Chief (du Commander) Liang Hanyong and eunuch Li Yan'an, the eunuch of the Supervising Army, pursued the crusade. 14. On February 13th, 400 soldiers from Xingzhou (Xingtai City, Hebei Province) Left and Right Wing Infantry Standing Team (Left and Right Infantry) in Xingzhou (Xingtai City, Hebei Province) mutinied and occupied the city, claiming to be the Anguo Theater (headquartered in Xingzhou) alternate commander. Li Cunxu, Emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty, ordered Li Shaozhen (Huo Yanwei), the deputy commander of the Northeast Front Army (Deputy Envoy of Northeast Recruitment) to crusade. 15. On February 14th, Ren Huan, deputy commander of the Expeditionary Army of the Later Tang Dynasty, first ordered He Jianchong, the general of the non-moving army (not general) to attack Jianmen Pass (north of Jiange County, Sichuan Province) and conquer it. 16. Li Shaorong (Yuan Xingqin), the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Later Tang Dynasty, arrived in Yedu (Xingtang Prefecture, Daming County, Hebei Province), attacked the South Gate, and sent people to carry the edict to persuade them to surrender.Zhao Zaili, the leader of the rebellion army, sent wine and meat to comfort and entertained him. He knelt and kowtowed at the gate tower and said: "The soldiers miss their hometown and come back without authorization. If the commander is willing to report to the emperor for us and save us from death, how dare we not change our past and rehabilitate ourselves?" , Condemning crimes and making meritorious deeds!" Then the edict was circulated to the generals and soldiers.However, Shi Yanqiong, the eunuch who supervised the army, pointed at the tower and cursed: "You dead thieves, the day the city is broken, your corpse will be broken into thousands of pieces!" Huangfuhui said to the mutinies: "Listen to Shi Yanqiong's tone, the emperor will not Let us go!" So they gathered together, shouted and shouted, snatched the edict, tore it into pieces, and climbed up the city wall to resist.Li Shaorong attacked, failed, and reported to the public. Li Cunxu, the emperor of the later Tang Dynasty, said angrily: "On the day the city is broken, young and old will not stay!" On February 15th, Li Shaorong retreated to Chanzhou. 17. On the night of February 17th, Wang Wen, an officer of the Standing Cavalry of the Later Tang Dynasty (Cong Mazhi Sergeant) and other five people killed the commander of the base (military envoy), plotted a mutiny, were captured alive and beheaded.Guo Congqian, the commander of the standing cavalry team (commanded by Cong Mazhi), was originally an actor with the stage name Guo Mengao.When Emperor Li Cunxu of the Later Tang Dynasty fought against Hou Liang in Desheng (Puyang City, Henan Province), he recruited warriors to challenge him.Li Cunxu selected warriors from each army to serve as his own army, and set up four commanders respectively, called the Standing Cavalry Team (Cong Ma Zhi).Guo Congqian accumulated credit from the commander of the base and was promoted to commander (commander).When Guo Chongtao was in power, Guo Congqian respected Guo Chongtao as his uncle; Muwang Li Cunyi accepted Guo Congqian as his adopted son.Later, Guo Chongtao and Li Cunyi were killed successively. Guo Congqian was so sad and indignant that he often used his own money to reward the officers of the standing cavalry, crying bitterly at them, and defending Guo Chongtao.Later, when Wang Wen rebelled, Li Cunxu joked about him, saying, "You failed me in the past, you went to curry favor with Guo Chongtao and Li Cunyi, and now you instigate Wang Wen to rebel. What are you thinking?" Guo Congqian was even more frightened.After withdrawing, he secretly told the officers of the cavalry standing team who followed him: "Because of Wang Wen, the leader will kill you all after Yedu (Xingtang Prefecture·Daming County, Hebei Province) is pacified. If you have anything at home, hurry up Sell ​​them and eat to your heart's content without making long-term plans." All the pro-military officers and soldiers were panicked. On February 18th, Zongyan, the former king of the subjugated state of Shu, arrived in Chang'an (Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, the county where Jingzhao Mansion in Xijing is located), and Li Cunxu ordered him to suspend his advance. Previously, although Li Cunxu's younger brothers were all commanders of the theater (leading Jiedushi), in fact, they all stayed in the capital and only received the salary of the commander of the theater. On February 21st, Li Cunxu ordered Yongwang Li Cunba, the commander of the National Defense War Zone, to go to the mission (to replace Zhu Youqian's vacancy). 18. On February 22, Li Shaorong, the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Later Tang Dynasty, led reinforcements from various theaters to attack Yedu again. On February 23, Yang Chongba, a junior general (Private General), led hundreds of death-defying troops to climb to the top of the city, but there was no follow-up troops, and Yang Chongba and others were all killed.The Bianjun knew that the central government would never spare their lives, so they guarded firmly and would rather die than surrender.Emperor Li Cunxu of the later Tang Dynasty was very anxious, and sent eunuchs to the west every day to urge Wei Wang Li Jiji to rush eastward.However, Li Jiji had to stay in Lizhou to wait and could not come back immediately because the main elite troops were all led by Ren Huan to attack Li Shaochen. Li Shaorong's crusade against Zhao Zaili, the leader of the rebel army in Yedu, was unable to win for a long time; and Li Shaozhen (Huo Yanwei) made no progress in his crusade against Zhao Tai, the leader of the rebel army in Xingzhou.At this time, Henghai (headquarters in Cangzhou) mutinied, and Wang Jingkan, a junior officer (small colonel), resolved the mutiny and restored stability, so he called himself an alternate commander.All war zones, prefectures and counties in Heshuo (Hebei Plain) reported to the central government one after another that the situation was urgent.Li Cunxu wanted to attack Yedu himself. The prime minister and the commander of the imperial staff headquarters believed that the capital was a fundamentally important town, and the supreme leader could not leave easily.Li Cunxu said: "I think that among all the generals, there is no one who can be dispatched." Everyone unanimously recommended: "Li Siyuan is a veteran hero." Li Cunxu was suspicious of Li Siyuan and said: "I love Li Siyuan and plan to keep him as the guard of the capital. Everyone unanimously said: "There is no more suitable person!" Zhang Quanyi (Zhang Zongshi), the commander of the Zhongwu Theater (headquartered in Xuzhou), also emphasized: "Heshuo is in a troubled time. The longer the time drags on, the deeper the disaster will be. It’s best to ask Li Siyuan to lead the crusade army. If you rely on people like Li Shaorong, I don’t know how long it will be delayed.” The eunuch Li Shaohong also continued to speak, Li Cunxu was recommended by all senior officials at home and abroad, after a long consideration, he finally agreed. On February 27th, Li Cunxu ordered Li Siyuan to lead the royal army to crusade against Yedu. 19. The report of Baosai theater (headquartered in Yanzhou) in the later Tang Dynasty stated that there was a mutiny in Sui (Suide County, Shaanxi Province) and Yin (Nanyuhebao, Yulin City, Shaanxi Province) and plundered the city of Sui and Yinzhou It is a difficult battle zone). 20. Dong Zhang, the Expeditionary Army of the Later Tang Dynasty, led an army of 20,000 people to station in Mianzhou (Mianyang City, Sichuan Province), and together with Ren Yuan, he attacked Li Shaochen, the leader of the rebel army.Emperor Li Cunxu of the later Tang Dynasty sent eunuch Cui Yanchen to Chengdu. He happened to meet Li Shaochen on the way. Cui Yanchen lied to him and said: "I will bring the emperor's order and call Meng Zhixiang back to Beijing. If you are not in a hurry to launch an attack, Bashu (Xichuan theater) will definitely be there." Cui Yanchen After arriving in Chengdu, Meng Zhixiang was advised to strengthen his defense.Meng Zhixiang then dug and rectified the trenches, erected fence fortifications, and sent Li Renhan, commander of the infantry and cavalry (commander of Mabudu), to lead an army of 40,000 troops, and commander of Xiaorui (commander of Xiaorui), Li Yanhou, to lead an army of 2,000 troops. Crusade against Li Shaochen.Li Yanhou gathered his troops and announced: "Warriors who are determined to build fame and pursue glory and wealth should stand to the east. Those who are old, sick, timid and weak, and afraid of war should stand to the west." So he assembled 700 elite soldiers. attack. On the same day, Ren Yuan chased to Hanzhou (Guanghan City, Sichuan Province) and caught up with Li Shaochen. Li Shaochen sent troops to fight.Zhang Li, the confidential secretary of the Requisition Command (Secretary of Recruitment), suggested that the elite troops should be ambushed behind the formation, and the old and weak soldiers should be used as bait. fight, but retreated immediately.Li Shaochen despised Ren Yuan as an ordinary intellectual, and found that the soldiers who went to battle were all old and frail, so he pursued with all his strength, entered the pocket position, ambushed and broke Li Shaochen's army, killing thousands of people.Since then, Li Shaochen has stuck to Hanzhou and closed the city. 21. On March 1st, Li Shaozhen, the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Later Tang Dynasty, reported: "Xingzhou was conquered, and Zhao Tai, the leader of the rebellion army, was captured alive." On March 4th, Li Shaozhen led his army to Yedu, camped in the northwest of the city, escorted Zhao Tai and others to the city, ordered the guards to watch, and then beheaded. *Hu Sanxing said: The beheading of Mrs. Zhao not only failed to make Huang Fuhui and others fearful, but made them more determined to stick to it. 22. On March 5th, Emperor Li Cunxu of the Later Tang Dynasty promoted Wang Yanhan, the deputy commander (deputy envoy of Jiedu) of the Weiwu Theater (headquartered in Fuzhou) to be the commander of the theater. 23. On March 6th, Li Siyuan, commander-in-chief of the Later Tang Northern Expedition to Yedu, arrived in Yedu and camped in the southwest of the city. On March 8th, Li Siyuan ordered an attack at dawn the next day (March 9th).However, that night, the Sergeant of the Standing Cavalry Team (Sergeant Cong Mazhi) Zhang Rui was defeated and launched a mutiny. On March 9th, when the sky was just dawning, the rebel army was pressing against the barracks of the Chinese army. Li Siyuan led his own army to fight, but they couldn't resist.Li Siyuan scolded loudly and asked, "What are you going to do?" The soldier replied, "The soldiers have followed the emperor for ten years, and after many battles, they finally won the world (Li Cunxu took over Weizhou, refer to June 915, Twelve years so far). However, the emperor has cut off all kindness and righteousness. In order to establish his prestige, he only knows how to kill. The officers and soldiers in Beizhou only miss their hometown and want to go back and have a look. Afterwards, all Tianxiong’s troops will be killed!’ Recently, some brothers from the cavalry standing team (cong Mazhi) made a lot of noise (referring to the Wang Wen incident), and the emperor wanted to kill the whole team. We didn’t intend to rebel at the beginning. I’m just afraid of death. As a result of everyone’s discussion, we are willing to unite with Zhao Zaili in the city to repel the task forces in various theaters, and ask the emperor to be emperor in Henan (south of the Yellow River), and the commander-in-chief (Li Siyuan) to be emperor in Hebei (north of the Yellow River) , to be our leader." Li Siyuan persuaded and explained with tears in his eyes, but the rebellion refused.Li Siyuan said: "If you don't listen to me, then do as you want, and I will return to the capital." The mutinies unsheathed their steel swords, surrounded Li Siyuan, and warned: "We are a group of tigers and wolves. If you don't know who is noble and who is humble, if the commander-in-chief leaves, where will he go?" So he surrounded Li Siyuan, Li Shaozhen and others, and entered Xingtang (Daming County, Hebei Province), but Xingtang City did not know the dramatic changes in the Northern Expeditionary Army and rejected them. Entering the city, Huang Fuhui, the leader of the rebel army, met him, beheaded and defeated, and all the Northern Expeditionary Army collapsed.It was only at this time that Zhao Zaili finally understood the truth, so he led officers at all levels to welcome Li Siyuan into the city, knelt down and kowtowed, weeping and begging for forgiveness, saying: "We failed the commander, how dare we disobey orders!" Li Siyuan was surrounded, He had no choice but to ask the spirits for tricks, saying: "Anyone who wants to create a great cause must have a strong army. Now, the Northern Expeditionary Army outside the city has disintegrated, and the soldiers are scattered and lost. I will go out for you and gather them together." Zhao Zaili then asked Li Siyuan and Li Shaozhen to leave the city together.On the night of that day (March 9), Li Siyuan stayed in Wei County (Wei County, Hebei Province), and the separated officers and soldiers slowly returned. 24. Hanzhou in Xichuan (headquarters in Chengdu) in the later Tang Dynasty had no city walls and moats, and the surrounding defense works were nothing more than a wooden fence surrounded by tree branches. On March 9th, Ren Huan, the deputy commander (deputy envoy) of the expeditionary army, attacked Mucha and set fire to it; Li Shaochen, the leader of the rebel army, led his troops to Jinyan Bridge (Dongyan River Bridge, Guanghan City, Sichuan Province) to meet the battle. He was defeated and fled to Mianzhu with more than ten cavalry. The expeditionary army chased him and captured him alive.Meng Zhixiang, the commander of the Xichuan theater, went to Hanzhou to reward the army, and held a banquet with Ren Huan and Dong Zhang.He ordered the prison cart carrying Li Shaochen to be pulled to the banquet.Meng Zhixiang personally poured a large glass of wine for him, and said to him: "You are already in a high position, you have the banner of a general, and you have contributed to the pacification of Bashu (the former Shu Empire), so you are afraid that you will not have glory and wealth? Why don't you get into the Prison car?" Li Shaochen said: "Guo Chongtao ranks first among the heroes who assisted the emperor in the founding of the country; moreover, he conquered the two Sichuans (Dongchuan and Xichuan) almost without shedding a drop of blood. The main thing is that he did not commit a crime. But all of a sudden, the whole family was slaughtered. How can a person like me have the confidence to keep his head, so he dare not return to the central government!" After Li Shaochen was captured, King Li Jiji of Wei led his expeditionary force to the north at double speed. Meng Zhixiang captured the commander-in-chief of Baoyi (headquarters in Shanzhou) (commander of Shaanxi and Guodu) Li Zhao from Ruyin (Fuyang City, Anhui Province), and the commander-in-chief of protecting the country (commander of Hezhong) Qiancheng ( Hou Hongshi, a native of Guangrao County, Shandong Province, pardoned them all, and appointed Li Zhao as the commander-in-chief of the infantry and cavalry of the inner battalion (commander of the Yanei Mabudu), and Hou Hongshi as Li Zhao's deputy.At this time, civil uprisings and bandits in various parts of Bashu were still not subsided. Meng Zhixiang began to select clean and honest officials, appointed them as governors and county heads, governed prefectures and counties, abolished exorbitant taxes, and called on exiled farmers to return to their hometowns for production. start.Send Zhao Tingyin, the commander-in-chief of the left wing (the commander of the left wing), and Zhang Ye, the commander-in-chief of the right wing (the commander of the right wing), to lead the army to crusade against the bandits and bandits in various places, and kill them all. 25. When Li Siyuan was initially persecuted by the mutiny in the later Tang Dynasty, Li Shaorong (commander of Yuan Xingqin Guided) led 10,000 troops to camp in the south of Yedu City; Seven people, including Zhou, went to summon him one after another to join him in killing the mutiny. Li Shaorong suspected that it was a trap set by Li Siyuan, so he put the envoy under house arrest and was not allowed to go back. He closed the gate of the camp and did not respond.Later, Li Siyuan was coerced into Yedu, and Li Shaorong led his army to retreat.Now, Li Siyuan has left the city and is stationed in Wei County. His army has less than a hundred people and has no weapons.李绍真率领的部队中，有五千人是成德（总部镇州）特遣兵团，听到消息，纷纷投奔李嗣源（李嗣源是成德司令官），因此李嗣源的声势，稍微振作。李嗣源对各将领流泪说：“我明天就回战区（成德），呈递奏章，至于怎么定罪，听皇上裁决。”李绍真跟本部参谋官（中门使）安重诲说：“这个办法不好，你是大军元帅，不幸被叛徒劫持，李绍荣不战而退，回中央后，一定会拿您当做借口。您如果直接返回战区，岂不是'割据土地，要挟君王'？正好印证那些奸邪的人对你的陷害诽镑。不如日夜不停奔往京师，亲自面见皇上，或许可以洗清自己。”李嗣源说：“对极！” 三月十一日，李嗣源南下，直向相州（河南省安阳市），遇见御马管理官（马坊使）康福，得到战马数千匹，才勉强像一支军队。康福是蔚州（河北省蔚县）人。 26、后唐平卢战区（总部设青州）司令官符习，率本战区特遣兵团进攻邺都，听到李嗣源部众溃散消息，即行回军，走到淄州（山东省淄博市），总监军宦官（监军使）杨希望派军迎头攻击，符习大为恐惧，率军再掉头向西。青州（山东省青州市）指挥官（指挥使）王公俨攻击杨希望，把杨希望诛杀，遂控制青州州城。 当时，各战区道监军宦官，都仗恃李存勖的宠爱，跟战区司令官争权夺利，尖锐对立，等到邺都（兴唐府·河北省大名县）兵变，很多地方发生杀监军宦官的事。安义战区（总部设潞州）监军宦官杨继源，阴谋诛杀战区司令官孔勍，孔勍先把杨继源诱进埋伏，遂斩杨继源。武宁战区（总部设徐州）监军宦官认为战区司令官李绍真跟李嗣源合作，遂诛杀李绍真的亲信干部，然后控制城池，拒绝李绍真班师；暂代候补司令官（权知留后）淳于晏率各将领反击，再诛杀监军宦官。淳于晏是登州（山东省蓬莱市）人。 27、三月十二日，后唐因军队粮食不够，李存勖下诏命首都洛阳特别市长（河南尹），向农家预借夏秋两季赋税，人民穷苦，更难维生。 28、后唐忠武战区司令官、国务院总理（尚书令）、齐王张全义听到李嗣源进入邺都消息，忧愁恐惧，不肯再进饮食。 三月十五日，张全义在洛阳逝世（享年七十五岁。张全义竭力推荐李嗣源，而李嗣源投入叛军，这是屠杀全族的罪）。 29、后唐全国物资调节总监（租庸使）孔谦，因仓库储存不够支出，只好克扣军粮。士卒无法吃饱，谣言四起，宰相们发现情势险恶，十分恐惧，率文武百官联名上疏给李存勖说：“而今国库（租庸）已经一空，宫库（内库）却有大量储存，皇家各军将领士卒，连父母妻子儿女都养不活，如果再不救济的话，恐怕军心生变。请陛下动用宫库救他们不死，等过了荒年，原先宫库里的财富，仍会回到宫库（二库之分，参考九二四年二月一日）。”李存勖本来马上答应，但刘皇后说：“我们夫妇身为君王，管理万邦，固然依靠军队武力，但也出于上天的选择，上天选择了我们，别人能把我们怎么样？”宰相又在便殿再向李存勖口头奏报，刘皇后派人在屏风后暗中偷听，一会工夫，她派人携带了一个梳妆台、三个银盆，以及三个年幼的皇子出来，告诉宰相说：“人们都说宫里多的是积蓄，事实上不了解真相，各地进贡的东西，随手都用来赏赐，剩下来的只有这些，请把它们卖掉，犒劳官兵！”宰相们惊慌恐惧，仓促退出。 30、后唐李绍荣自邺都撤退到卫州（河南省卫辉市），进城固守，奏报说：“李嗣源已经叛变，跟盗匪结合。”李嗣源派人携带奏章为自己辩护，每天都派出几个人。李嗣源的长子李从审，当金枪指挥官（金枪指挥使），后唐帝李存勖对李从审说：“我深刻了解你家老爹为人忠厚，你去你老爹那里，告诉他我的意思，不要让他不敢肯定自己。”李从审抵达卫州，李绍荣把他逮捕囚禁，打算诛杀。李从审说：“你既然不相信我家老爹，又不允许我到我家老爹那里，那么，请让我回京护驾。”李绍荣才把他放掉。李存勖怜惜李从审处境艰难，命他改名李继璟，待他像自己的儿子一样。自此以后，李嗣源所呈递的奏章，都被李绍荣中途拦截，无法上达，李嗣源因此猜疑恐惧。部将石敬瑭（李嗣源的女婿，参考九一九年九月）说：“事情的成功，由于决断迅速；事情的失败，由于犹豫不定。世界上哪有上将跟叛军一同进入叛军据守的城池，而将来能够永保平安？大梁（汴州州政府所在城·河南省开封市）是全国心脏，请交给我骑兵三百人，发动突袭，如果幸而夺取到手，大帅（李嗣源）就率主力急行西进，只有这样，才可以保全自己。”骑兵突击队指挥官（突骑指挥使）康义诚说：“领袖生活荒淫、领导无方，无论军人、平民，都有一腔愤怒怨恨。大帅跟大家站在一个立场，就可活命，如果坚持效忠守节，恐怕难逃一死。”李嗣源终于接受这项建议，命安重诲向各战区发出命令，征调军队集结。康义诚是代北（山西省代县以北）胡人。 当时，齐州（山东省济南市）警备区司令（防御使）李绍虔（王晏球）、泰宁战区（总部设兖州）司令官李绍钦（段凝）、贝州州长李绍英，分别率军驻防瓦桥，北京（太原府）右翼骑兵总指挥官（右厢马军都指挥使）安审通，驻扎奉化军（河北省保定市）。李嗣源派使节征调他们南下。李绍英是瑕丘（兖州州政府所在县·山东省兖州市）人，本名房知温。安审通是安金全的侄儿（安金全保护晋阳，建立大功。参考九一六年五月）。李嗣源家住真定（镇州州政府所在县·河北省正定县），战区副纠察官（虞候将）王建立，先下手诛杀监军宦官，因此家人得以保住性命。王建立是辽州（山西省左权县）人。李从珂（王从珂）自石门镇（河北省遵化市西石门镇。李从珂被贬石门镇，参考九二五年三月）率他的部队从盂县（山西省盂县）直向镇州（河北省正定县），跟王建立会师，加倍速度急行军投向李嗣源。李嗣源因李绍荣驻军卫州，所以计划从白皋（河南省滑县北古黄河西岸渡口）南渡黄河，分出三百名骑兵，命石敬瑭率领，充当前锋，命李从珂当后卫，于是军威大振。李嗣源的侄儿李从境，自镇州率军南下，路过邢州，邢州将领留他当安国战区候补司令官（留后）。 三月十七日，李存勖下诏命怀远指挥官（怀远指挥使）白从晖率骑兵扼守河阳桥（河南省孟州市黄河大桥。预防李嗣源由孟州渡河进击洛阳）；李存勖这时才拿出金银绸缎，赏赐各军，帝国参谋总部指挥官、宫廷事务总监（宣徽使），以及宫廷侍从总监（供奉内使）景进等，都献出金银绸缎，赞助赏赐。官兵们背着东西，一边走一边诟骂说：“我的妻子儿女都已饿死，要这些东西干什么！” 三月十八日，李绍荣自卫州回到洛阳，李存勖前往鹞店（洛阳市北）慰劳，李绍荣说：“邺都变军已派他们的党羽翟建白占领博州（山东省聊城市），打算渡黄河南下袭击郓（山东省东平县）、汁（河南省开封市）二州，希望陛下亲自到关东（汜水关以东）招抚他们归降！”李存勖接受。 戏子景进等建议李存勖说：“魏王（李继岌）还没有到，康延孝（李绍琛）刚被平定，西南还在动荡不安。王宗衍（前蜀二任帝）的家族和党羽，数目不少，如果听到皇上御驾东征，恐怕发生变化，不如一次铲除。”李存勖于是派宦官向延嗣携带诏书，前往执行。诏书上说：“王宗衍一行，全部诛杀。”诏书草稿已经盖上“宰相联合办公厅”（中书）印信，并由李存勖批“可”，帝国参谋总部指挥官张居翰再一次过目审视，就把诏书草稿按在殿中柱子上，用笔涂去“行”字，改作“家”字（成为“王宗衍一家，全部诛杀”）。因此故前蜀帝国文武百官以及王宗衍的婢女奴仆，有一千余人，得免一死（千年之后，我们向张居翰致敬）。向延嗣抵达长安（西京京兆府所在县·陕西省西安市），在秦川驿（今地不详）把王宗衍家族全都斩首。王宗衍的娘亲徐太后临死时，哀号说：“我的儿子献出一个帝国投降，还免不了全家屠灭，抛'信'弃'义'，我知道你难逃大祸（李存勖向天发誓不杀王宗衍，参考九二五年闰十二月九日）！”（王宗衍本年二十七岁） 三月十九日，李存勖从洛阳出发。 三月二十一日，李存勖抵达汜水（河南省荥阳市汜水镇西）。 三月二十二日，李存勖派李绍荣率骑兵沿黄河南岸，向东搜索；追随李存勖出征行列中有李嗣源的亲属和党羽，多数乘机溜走。有人劝李继璟（李从审）也早早逃亡；但李继璟始终没有逃亡的意思，李存勖屡次派李继璟前去晋见老爹李嗣源，李继璟坚决推辞，表示愿死在李存勖的面前，来表明他的一片赤诚。李存勖听说李嗣源驻扎黎阳（河南省浚县），勉强李继璟渡黄河北上召唤。李继璟只好前去，走到半路，遇见李绍荣，李绍荣把他诛杀。 31、吴越王国（首都杭州）国王（一任武肃王）钱镠（本年七十五岁）患病，返回故乡衣锦军（浙江省临安市），命次子、镇海（总部杭州）、镇东（总部越州）两战区候补司令官钱传瓘，监督国政。南吴王国（首都江都府）东海王徐温派使节前来问安。钱传瓘建议他不要接见，钱镠说：“徐温是一个阴险狡狯的人，名义上前来问安，实际上是对我们侦察！”勉强出来接见。徐温果然集结大军，打算发动突击，听到钱镠病已痊愈，才停止行动。钱镠不久也返回钱塘（首都杭州州政府所在县）。 32、南吴命国务院左最高执行长（左仆射）、二级实质宰相（同平章事）徐知诰（李知诰）当最高监督长（侍中）；命国务院右最高执行长（右仆射）严可求，兼副监督长（兼门下侍郎）、二级实质宰相。 33、三月二十四日，后唐帝李存勖从汜水继续东进。 三月二十五日，李嗣源抵达白皋，遇见山东（太行山以东）进贡绸缎的几艘船，遂夺下来犒赏军队。安重诲的随从争夺舟船，特遣兵团步骑兵司令（马步使）陶玘，把他们斩首示众，于是军中纪律严整。陶玘是许州人。李嗣源遂渡黄河，沿南岸向东推进，抵达滑州（河南省滑县），派人召唤进退失据的符习（平卢司令官）。符习遂跟李嗣源在胙城（河南省延津县北十八千米胙城镇）会师。安审通也自奉化军（河北省保定市）率军南下投奔李嗣源。汴州代理州长孔循（赵殷衡）派使节携带奏章西上迎接李存勖，同时也派使节携带奏章北上迎接李嗣源，说：“谁先到，谁先进来。” 先前，李存勖派骑兵将领满城（河北省满城县）人西方邺（西方，复姓）驻守汴州，变军将领石敬瑭派初级将领（裨将）李琼，率敢死队杀进封丘门（汴州北面西门），石敬瑭紧随在后，从西门杀入，占领州城，西方邺投降。石敬瑭派使节催促李嗣源。 三月二十六日，李嗣源自胙城进入大梁（汴州州政府所在城·河南省开封市。胙城与大梁航空距离五十千米，大道平坦）。当天（三月二十六日），李存勖抵达荥泽（河南省荥阳市东北广武镇）东，派龙骧指挥官（龙骧指挥使）姚彦温率骑兵三千人当前锋，说：“你们都是汴州人，我进入你们的州境，不想派别的部队当前锋，恐怕骚扰你们家乡！”重重赏赐，送他们出发，姚彦温却马上率他的部队背叛李存勖，投奔李嗣源，说：“京师非常危急，领袖被元行钦迷惑，大势已去，不能再拥护他。”李嗣源说：“这是你自己不忠，怎么说出这种荒谬的话？”命他交出军队。指挥官（指挥使）潘环驻守王村寨（河南省濮阳市东濮城镇），储存粮草数万石。李存勖派骑兵前去探视，潘环也投奔大梁（汴州州政府所在城）。 李存勖前进到万胜镇（河南省中牟县西北），听说李嗣源已进入大梁，而自己却众叛亲离，神情非常沮丧，登上高丘，叹息说：“我不行了。”下令班师。当天（三月二十六日）夜晚，再回汜水。 李存勖出关（汜水关）时，随从的军队有两万五千人，回来时，竟有一万余人逃亡。于是命秦州（甘肃省秦安县西北）总指挥官（都指挥使）张唐率步骑兵三千人守关。 三月二十七日，李存勖西上回京，汴过甖子谷（汜水关东南。甖，音ying），道路狭窄，每遇到手拿武器的卫兵，李存勖都柔声软语安抚说：“刚才接到报告，魏王又运西川金银五十万两回来，回京就发给你们。”卫士们回答说：“陛下的赏赐来得太晚，没有人感谢圣恩。”李存勖哑口无言，只是流泪而己。李存勖曾索取长袍、玉带，准备赏赐随从官员，宫库管理宦官（内库使）张容哥说：“已经发放罄尽。”卫士呵责张容哥说：“使我们领袖失掉帝国的，就是你们这种阉割过的贱货。”拔刀追杀，有人从中营救，才逃出一命。张容哥对同是宦官的朋友们说：“皇后吝啬到这种地步，却把过错怪罪到我们头上，万一事情发生变化，我们连尸体都会被剁成万段，我不忍心等到那种下场。”遂投河自杀。 三月二十八日，李存勖抵达石桥（洛阳市东）西，摆设酒席，痛哭流涕，对李绍荣等各将领说：“你们自从追随我以来，无论是灾祸患难，或荣华富贵，没有一样不同当同享，现在我已到了这种情况，难道没有一点办法相救？”一百余位将领，都把头发割下来，放到地上，对天发誓，说：要用生命报答领袖。说到激动之处，大家相对大哭。当天夜晚，李存勖进入洛阳。 李嗣源命石敬瑭率前锋直向汜水集结散兵游勇；李嗣源随后西上。李绍虔（杜晏球）、李绍英（房知温）都率军前来会师。 三月三十日，宰相跟帝国参谋总部指挥官联名建议说：“魏王大军就要到达，陛下最好是东行控制汜水（流经汜水关西侧，向北注入黄河。汜水关因此水得名），集合安抚流散在外的士卒，等待远征军抵达。”李存勖接受，遂出上东门（洛阳城东面北门），检阅骑兵，下令第二天（四月一日）凌晨出发。 夏季，四月一日，大军准备就绪，等候命令开拔，骑兵在宣仁门外结阵，步兵在五凤门外结阵。随从骑兵常备队指挥官（从马直指挥使）郭从谦（郭门高），不知道睦王李存乂已被处死（参考九二五年十二月），打算拥护他发动兵变，于是率领部队在营中挥动武器，呐喊暴动，跟“黄甲两军”（不懂）进攻兴教门（宫城南面三门，最西门是兴教门）。李存勖正在吃饭，得到兵变消息，率领各亲王及禁卫骑兵反击，把变军逐出兴教门。这时，蕃汉步骑兵司令（蕃汉马步使）朱守殷，率骑兵正在城外，李存勖派宦官传话，命他急行进城协防，联合削平变兵，可是朱守殷却不肯来，反而率军北上到邙山（洛阳城北）树林下休息（朱守殷暗中劝告李嗣源，参考本年正月二十三日）。变军得以反攻，纵火焚烧兴教门，翻城进去，那些割发流泪、誓言死忠的官员将领，都脱下铠甲，乘人不注意时，溜走逃生，（胡三省注：“李绍荣一定在此时遁走。”）只编制外总指挥官（散员都指挥使）李彦卿（符彦卿）及禁卫军官何福进、王全斌等十余人，竭力战斗。霎时之间，李存勖被流箭射中，皇家鹰坊管理员（鹰坊人）宦官善友（善，姓），扶李存勖从门楼下城，到绛霄殿廊下，拔出箭头。李存勖觉得胸口烦闷、口干舌渴，想喝口水，刘皇后并不亲自前来看望，只派宦官送来一碗酪浆（酸奶），一会功夫，李存勖逝世（本年四十二岁）。 Bo Yang said: 我在大学念书的时候，有位女同学，面目姣好，而腿部较粗，男生们就赠给她一个绰号：“半截美女！”现在回想起来，诚是恶谑！但进入社会之后，发现可被这样称呼的半截人，竟举目皆是，政治上的半截人尤多。李存勖便是一个浓缩的典型，他血战二十年，无论哪方面表现，都是一个出类拔萃的英明首领，简直跟李世民大帝一模一样，包括身经百战，没有一根毫发受伤在内。然而他的勋业太短，只不过保持了两年六个月，就国破身死。攻陷开封（参考九二三年十月）应该是一个转折点，把他转折成一个“半截英雄”。 没有权力制衡的宝座，像一个长满毒牙的巨大蛇口，任何人坐下去，毒牙都会插进他的屁股，射出剧毒。历史上只有一位帝王逃脱此难，就是李世民大帝，只因他对杨广的下场有一种恐惧，这恐惧转化成为自我克制，使他小心翼翼，不重蹈覆辙。然而即令如此，当权十余年之后，恐惧渐减，制衡作用也渐轻，他已有肆虐的危