Chapter 8 5. Son Emperor

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 11th day of the first lunar month, Li Siyuan (Miao Jilie, 67 years old), the emperor of the Later Tang Empire (the capital of Henan Province) (the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty) conferred the title of prince, and Li Congrong, king of Qin, as the temporary premier of the State Council (Shou Shang Shu Ling) , and the supreme supervisor (and servant).

On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, Liu Tao, a native of Guiyi (Rongcheng County East, Hebei Province), was ordered to be the deputy legislator (Zhongshu Shilang) and the second-level real prime minister (Tongping Zhangshi) ). 2. Someone in the Kingdom of Min (Fuzhou, the capital) claimed to have seen a real dragon in Zhenfeng House (the former residence of King Yanjun of Min).Wang Yanjun, King of Fujian, ordered that Zhenfeng House be renamed Longyue Palace.And went to Baohuang Palace to accept the Taoist immortal documents from Baohuang, and then returned to the palace under the guidance of a grand guard of honor, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor (one Huizong), the country was named Min, amnesty, and the name was changed to Longqi (the state of Fujian has since His own reign), and changed his name to Wang Lin (we still call him Wang Yanjun), followed his father, grandfather and other titles, and built five royal temples.Appointed his subordinate Li Min to be the top left executive of the State Council (Zuo Pushe) and deputy supervisor (Minxia Shilang); appointed Wang Jipeng, the prince and deputy commander of the Weiwu theater (headquarters in Fuzhou) (Deputy Envoy of Jiedu) to be the top right executive of the State Council Chief (You Pushe) and Deputy Legislative Chief (Zhongshu Shilang); both of them are also second-level real prime ministers.He also ordered his confidant Wu Xu to be the commander (private envoy) of the Imperial General Staff Headquarters.Coincidentally, Pei Jie and Cheng Kan, the special envoys (envoys) sent by the Later Tang Dynasty for the title of knighthood, arrived in Haimen (Southeast Haikou Town, Fuqing City, Fujian Province). ), Cheng Kan repeatedly asked to return north with Pei Jie, but Wang Yanjun refused.

Knowing that his country is too small and remote, Wang Yanjun treats neighboring countries carefully (Wu Yue in the north, Nan Wu in the west, Nan Han in the south, and Taiwan Strait in the east), so the territory is roughly stable. 3. On February 2, Meng Zhixiang (commander of Xichuan) in the later Tang Dynasty wrote an imperial edict in ink and appointed Zhao Jiliang and others as commanders of the five theaters (fifth theater, refer to August 15 last year). General Tuoba Chengqian of the Hexi theater (headquartered in Liangzhou) and local gentry Shangshu Empress Li Siyuan (Miao Jilie), the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty, please be promoted to the alternate commander of the temporary theater (Quan Zhi stayed behind) Sun Chaoshi as commander (Jiedushi).Li Siyuan asked the envoy: "Who is Sun Chao?" The envoy replied: "When Zhang Yichao led the Hexi region back to the Tang Dynasty (refer to February 851), the central government ordered the Tianping theater (headquartered in Yunzhou) to send 2,500 troops. A hundred people were stationed in Liangzhou (Zhang Yichao recovered Liangzhou, refer to March 863). Since the Huangchao civil uprising, Liangzhou has been isolated by the Dangxiang tribe, and almost all the soldiers of Yunzhou stationed there have died. All the people are their descendants (before the fall of the Tang Dynasty, Liangzhou was once occupied, refer to the first month of 906).

4. On February 9, the Later Tang government appointed Ma Xifan (commander of Wu'an) as the commander of the two theaters of Wu'an and Wuping (headquarters in Langzhou), as well as the Supreme Legislative Chief (also Zhongshu Ling and Envoy). 5. On February 12th, Li Renfu, the commander of the Dingnan Theater of the Later Tang Dynasty (headquartered in Xiazhou), passed away (Li Renfu controlled Dingnan, refer to March 910, 24 years before and after). On February 14th, the Dingnan army supported Li Renfu's son Li Yichao as an alternate commander (staying behind). On February 17th, Li Siyuan, Emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty (the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty), ordered Meng Zhixiang to be the commander of the Dongxichuan War Zone (headquartered in Chengdu), and named him King of Shu.

Previously, some war zones in Hexi (northern Shaanxi Province) reported to the central government that Li Renfu had secretly colluded with the Khitan Empire (the capital of Xiloucheng). Invaded Guanzhong (central part of Shaanxi Province).And at this time, Li Renfu passed away. On March 7, the Later Tang government appointed Li Renfu's son Li Yichao as the alternate commander of the Zhangwu theater (headquartered in Yanzhou), and transferred An Congjin, the commander of the Zhangwu theater, as the alternate commander of the Dingnan theater.Yao Yanchou, the commander of the Jingnan War Zone (headquartered in Binzhou), led an army of 50,000 troops, with An Zhongyi, the administrator of the Imperial Garden (Gongyuan envoy), as the supervisor, and escorted An Congjin to take office forcibly.An Congjin is a member of the Suoge tribe (the Suoge tribe should be the Suoge Mohe tribe belonging to the Tuqishi Khanate in the Western Regions, refer to November 658. Later moved eastward to China, and now lives in Zhenwu) .

On March 9, the central government officially appointed Zhao Jiliang and others as the commanders of the five theaters. On March 11th, Li Siyuan issued an edict to Xia (Beibaichengzi, Jingbian County, Shaanxi Province), Yin (Nanyuhebao, Yulin City, Shaanxi Province), Sui (Suide County, Shaanxi Province), and You (Etuoke, Inner Mongolia). The soldiers and civilians in Qianqi Southeast) and other prefectures (all prefectures belonging to the Dingnan War Zone) explained: "Xiazhou is remote and remote, and Li Yichao is too young to resist foreign powerful enemies, so he was transferred to Yan'an (where the Yanzhou prefectural government is located) County · Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province), if you accept the order, you can enjoy the glory and wealth enjoyed by Li Congxuan (Li Jizhen) and Gao Yuntao (Li Congxuan was transferred from Fengxiang to Xuanwu, refer to February 930. Gao Yuntao was transferred from Zhangwu Anguo, there is no record), if you disobey the order, there will be a catastrophe that the whole family of Wangdu (Liu Yunlang) and Li Kuangbin will be destroyed." March 1930)

In summer, in April, Li Yichao went to Shushu and said: "Being comforted by soldiers and civilians, he cannot go to take up a new post." Li Siyuan issued an edict to urge him to leave. Relevant government officials asked the princes to set up masters. The prime ministers were afraid of Li Congrong, the king of Qin, and dared not appoint them directly, but asked him to choose by himself.Wang Jumin, the executive officer of the Qin Palace (the judge of the Qin Palace) and the chief uterus (Prince Zhanshi) Wang Jumin recommended to Li Congrong the Vice Minister of the State Council's Defense Ministry (Ministry of the Ministry of War) Liu Zan; Li Congrong recommended it.

On April 7th, Li Siyuan ordered Liu Zan to be the dean of the imperial library (secretary supervisor) and master Qin Wang; When the confidential secretary (room).Liu Zan thought that he was relegated, so he wept and resigned to Li Siyuan, but he couldn't resign.The aides and assistant officials of Prince Qin's Palace were all new young people, frivolous and reckless. They surrounded Li Congrong and flattered him in various ways. Only Liu Zan sometimes took the opportunity to persuade him, and Li Congrong was very unhappy.So although Liu Zan was a master in name, Li Congrong treated him as a general subordinate, and Liu Zan showed a embarrassed face.After Li Congrong found out, he ordered the gatekeeper not to inform Liu Zan when he came, and he was only allowed to come to the palace once a month. After he came, he sat in the living room and neither summoned him nor gave him food.

Li Yichao refused to accept the dispatch order from the central government, and sent his elder brother King Aluo to guard the Qingling Gate (that is, the bridge gate in the Eastern Han Dynasty, now northwest of Zichang County, Shaanxi Province. Refer to June 168) to gather the Dangxiang tribes in the territory And all the barbarians, trying to protect themselves.Yao Yanchou, commander of the Central Crusade Army, and others entered Luguan (south of Jingbian County, Shaanxi Province). Li Yichao sent the Dangxiang tribe to plunder the crusade army's back route, plundering food, salaries and siege weapons. The crusade army retreated from Luguan to Jinming (Shaanxi Province South of Ansai County).

6. The Emperor of Fujian (the first Huizong) Wang Yanjun named the prince Wang Jipeng as the King of Fortune, and served as the director of the Baohuang Palace (the envoy of the Baohuang Palace). 7. On May 3, Emperor Li Siyuan of the Later Tang Dynasty named his prince Li Congke (Wang Congke) as King Lu, and Li Congyi as King Xu; his nephew named Li Congwen, commander of the Tianping Theater, as King Yan, and Li Congzhang, commander of the National Defense Theater (headquartered in Hezhong Prefecture) Yang Wang, Li Congmin, the commander of the Chengde War Zone (headquartered in Zhenzhou), is King Jing. 8. On May 5th, the Fujian Empire was hit by an earthquake. The Fujian Emperor Yanjun avoided the throne and practiced Taoism in meditation. At first, when Wang Yanjun's father, Wang Shenzhi, King of Fujian, was in power, he was frugal, and the official residences of the palace were very simple (refer to September 909). 9. On May 9, Emperor Li Siyuan of the Later Tang Dynasty suffered a stroke suddenly. On May 15th, Li Siyuan's condition improved a little, and he went to the Wenming Palace to meet with all civil and military officials. On the night of May 17th, the besieged city walls of Xiazhou suddenly burst into flames, which was a signal. When it dawned (May 18th), thousands of cavalry from the barbarian mixed troops launched an attack on the Central Crusade Army. To attack, An Congjin, commander of the Central Crusade Army, sent Song Wen, a vanguard officer (pioneer envoy), to repel them. 10. Song Qiqiu, the think tank of the Southern Wu Empire (capital Jiangdu Prefecture), suggested that the commander-in-chief (dutong) Xu Zhigao (Li Zhigao) ask the Southern Wu Emperor (the first Rui Emperor) Yang Pu (34 years old this year) to move the capital to Jinling ( Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province), Xu Zhigao then built a palace in Jinling. 11. Emperor Li Siyuan of the Later Tang Dynasty did not receive civil and military officials for more than ten days. The people in Luoyang (the county where the capital Henan Province is located) were panic-stricken. In autumn, on July 6th, Li Siyuan tried his best to support his sick body to go to Guangshou Hall, and his heart was at peace. An Congjin, commander of the Central Crusade Army, continued to attack Xiazhou. The city was built by Helian Bobo (the first emperor of the Hu Xia Empire) (Tongwan City, refer to March 413). The city wall was as hard as steel cast iron. It cannot be cut with a knife, nor can it be pierced with a chisel.And the more than 10,000 cavalry of the Dangxiang tribe wandered around in the surrounding fields, stealing food and supplies from the central government from time to time, and the crusading army had no place to mow grass and feed the horses.However, the mountain roads are dangerous and narrow. Every bucket of corn or a bundle of fodder in Guanzhong costs a lot of money.Brother Li Yichao, the leader of the rebellion, boarded the tower and said to An Congjin: "Xiazhou is poor and poor, and there are no gold and silver treasures to pay tribute to the central government. There is nothing to miss. It is only because grandfather and father have guarded this land from generation to generation (Tuoba Sigong won Xiazhou, refer to April 1881. According to Li Sijian, Li Yichang, Li Renfu, Li Yichao), he was unwilling to lose. This poor and small isolated city, even if the crusade army captures it, there is nothing to boast about. Why bother to mobilize people and waste money? Please submit a report for me. If you allow me to reform, if I am sent to attack in the future, I am willing to be the vanguard." Li Siyuan received the report, and on July 8, he ordered An Cong to be the teacher. Later, someone who knew Li Renfu's secret inside story said: "Li Renfu was afraid that the central government would transfer him to another war zone, so he deliberately threatened to make friends with Khitan as foreign aid. In fact, there was no such thing; unexpectedly, it caused the central government to misunderstand and launched this crusade. Fighting, and returning without making any achievements.” From then on, Ding Huan looked down on the central government, and every time someone rebelled, he secretly contacted the rebel army in order to swindle and get bribes.Li Siyuan was sick and could not recover for a long time, and the crusade against Xiazhou failed again, and rumors began to spread in the army. On July 11th, Li Siyuan awarded generous rewards to the armed forces stationed in the capital (Henan Province, the capital) according to their official ranks.However, this reward for no reason encouraged the soldiers to be more proud and indulgent. 12. On July 13th, Emperor Li Siyuan of Later Tang made Qian Yuanguan (Qian Chuanguan, 47 years old this year) King of Wu. Qian Yuanguan treated his brothers very generously. His older brother, Zhongwu (headquarters in Suzhou), Jianwu (headquarters in Yongzhou) theater commander (Jianwu is an empty title. At this time, Yongzhou belonged to the Southern Han Dynasty) Qian Yuanguan ( Qian Chuanyu) met with him from Suzhou (Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province) to Hangzhou (the capital of Wuyue and Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province). Qian Yuanguan saluted with the etiquette of his family and brothers, raised his glass to toast him, and said: "This seat was originally yours. , the reason why I am sitting here as a younger brother is your gift (Qian Yuanjuan gave way to Qian Yuanguan, refer to August 1928)." Qian Yuanjuan said: "The former king (Qian Yu) chose virtuous people As the heir, now the status of monarch and subject has been determined, I only know to be obedient and loyal." The two brothers were deeply moved and wept relative to each other. 13. On July 14th, Emperor Yanjun of Fujian resumed his duties after abstaining from the throne for 65 days. At first, Xue Wenjie, the commander of the Fujian Chinese Army base (Fujian Chinese Army envoy), had a clever temperament, quick response, and was good at flattery. Wang Yanjun loved luxury and luxury.Wang Yanjun then appointed Xue Wenjie as the director of money and grain of the empire (National Economic Envoy) as his confidant.Xue Wenjie secretly investigated the crimes of wealthy families and confiscated their property; when tortured to force false confessions, the defendant was beaten on the chest and back at the same time, and if he still refused to confess, he would be burned with a red-hot copper iron .Wu Guang, a local gentleman in Jianzhou (Jianou City, Fujian Province), went to the central government to meet with the central government. Xue Wenjie coveted his family property, secretly investigated his crimes, and planned to arrest him for extortion. country, defected to Southern Wu. l4 Later Emperor Li Siyuan of the Tang Dynasty sent Minister of Engineering of the State Council (Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry) Lu Wenji, and Director of Education of the Ministry of Education (Ministry of Rites) Lu Qi to serve as special envoys (envoys) for the king of Shu to entrust the title of the king of Shu, and to carry the first-rank official issued to Meng Zhixiang, the commander of Dongxichuan. Service, go to Chengdu (Chengdu City, Sichuan Province).Meng Zhixiang made the crown with nine strings of pendant beads (九旒墨) and the dragon robe (九章衣) with nine patterns, as well as the flags of chariots and horses, all of which were the same as those used by the emperor. On August 1, Lu Wenji and others arrived in Chengdu. On August 4th, Meng Zhixiang, wearing a crown and a dragon robe, was surrounded by a grand guard of honor and went to the stagecoach station to meet the special envoy of the central government. Yu's royal vehicle returned to the palace, got off at the gate, and changed to a human-pulled cart (walking chariot) to go home.Lu Wenji is the grandson of Lu Jianqiu (Lu Jianqiu is Lu Jianneng's younger brother; Lu Jianneng, refer to November 835). 15. On August 4th, all civil and military officials of the Later Tang government jointly presented the honorary title to Li Siyuan: Emperor Shengming, Shenwu, Guangdao, Law, Tianwen, Degong and Filial Piety.amnesty.The various theater task forces stationed in the capital are rewarded in order of rank; it has not been more than a month since the last reward, so the treasury is even more sleepy. He Ze, who retired under the name of Deputy Minister of Animal Husbandry (Employee Shaoqing), saw that Li Siyuan was seriously ill and that Li Congrong, King of Qin, was in full power, and hoped that he would be hired again ("New History of the Five Dynasties": Remonstrance, I was an old friend with Prime Minister Zhao Feng. I asked Zhao Feng for help several times because of private matters. Zhao Feng looked down on him. Later, he was appointed as the deputy director of the Sacrifice Department. The personnel order has not yet been issued. He Ze first got the news and submitted the memorial with this official title. To make a statement for himself. Li Siyuan approved and submitted it to the Prime Minister's Joint Office for investigation. Zhao Feng and others reported: "He Ze claimed to be a new official without receiving a letter of appointment. It is a slight insult to the government. Please deal with it according to law." Ze retired in the name of Deputy Minister of Animal Husbandry and settled in Heyang), so Shangshu asked Li Congrong to be crowned prince.When Li Siyuan saw the memorial, he shed tears and privately said to the left and right serving officials: "The civil and military officials have asked to appoint a prince, so I have to go back to my old home in Taiyuan (Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province) to take care of the elderly." (Li Siyuan's mentality is very similar to that of Tang Dynasty. Li Chen, the nineteenth emperor of the dynasty, refers to the first month of 856.) But he had to respond. On August 18th, Li Siyuan issued an edict ordering the prime minister to discuss with the commander of the Imperial General Staff Headquarters (private envoy). On August 23, Li Congrong met his father and said: "I heard privately that some treacherous people asked me to be crowned prince. I am still young, and I am studying hard to train the army and govern the people. I don't want to occupy this position. " Li Siyuan said: "Everyone is so looking forward to it!" Li Congrong withdrew, saw Prime Minister Fan Yanguang and Zhao Yanshou (Liu Yanshou) said: "You plan to teach me to be a prince, but you want to deprive me of military power and imprison me in the East Palace That's all." Fan Yanguang and others had understood Li Siyuan's intentions, and were afraid of Li Congrong's anger, so they reported it immediately. On August 27th, Li Siyuan issued an imperial edict to appoint Li Congrong as Marshal of the Army and Horses. 16. On September 1st, Emperor Yang Pu of the Southern Wu Dynasty made Concubine Wang De the empress. On September 5th, the government of the Later Tang Dynasty conferred the prime ministers Fan Yanguang, Zhao Yanshou and the supreme supervisory chief (and servant). On September 10, the Prime Minister's Joint Office (Zhongshu) reported the etiquette for the commander of the war zone to meet the generals of the world's soldiers and horses. Kneel and prostrate.Approved by Li Siyuan. Li Siyuan planned to promote Feng Yun, the director of court affairs (Xuanhuishi) and in charge of the three central financial units (the third department of judgment), to be the second-level actual prime minister.Feng Yun's father's name was Feng Zhang (Feng Zhang was Li Siyuan's gatekeeper). In order to avoid the taboo of the word "Zhang", the prime ministers did not dare to use "Tong Zhong Shumen Xiaping'zhang'thing". On September 17th, Li Siyuan appointed Feng Yun as the first-level de facto prime minister (the second rank under the same Zhongshu sect), and also the management director of the three central financial units (the third envoy). Li Congrong, king of Qin, requested the appropriation of two special battalions of infantry and cavalry, Yan Wei and Peng Sheng, as his guards.Every time he entered the palace for an audience, there were hundreds of cavalry in the entourage alone, with bows drawn and knives unsheathed, galloping on the road.He also ordered the imperial intellectuals to write the "Book to the People of Huainan" (Huainan, Guide to the Wu Empire), expounding his great ambition to sweep the world.Li Congrong hated all the prime ministers very much, and once secretly told his cronies, "Once I ascend the throne, I will kill their whole family." Fan Yanguang and Zhao Yanshou were terrified, and repeatedly asked to be transferred to other places to avoid Li Congrong.Li Siyuan thought that these people had to go away because of his illness, and was very annoyed, saying: "If you want to leave, why do you submit the memorial?" Princess Qi (Li Siyuan's daughter) explained and prayed for her husband Zhao Yanshou in the palace, emphasizing Zhao Yanshou is really sick and unable to undertake confidential duties. On September 23, Fan Yanguang and Zhao Yanshou reported to Li Siyuan: "We are not afraid of hard work. We are just the prime minister. We hope to take turns with other elders. We don't dare to leave together, but please allow us to be among us." Release one person first, and if the successor is not capable enough, call us back, and we will be there right away." Only then did Li Siyuan agree. On September 25, Zhao Yanshou was appointed as the commander of the Xuanwu theater (headquartered in Bianzhou), and Zhu Hongzhao, the commander of the Shannan Dongdao theater (headquartered in Xiangzhou), was appointed as the commander (private envoy) of the Imperial Staff Headquarters. prime minister.After the imperial edict was issued, Zhu Hongzhao also offered to resign. Li Siyuan scolded, "You all refuse to be by my side. Why should I support you people!" Zhu Hongzhao dared not speak any more. 18. Zhang Wenbao, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the State Council of the Later Tang Dynasty (Minister of the Ministry of Officials), took a boat to the Wuyue Kingdom by sea. The big ship was damaged, and the sailors changed to small boats. Out of a hundred people, only five survived (Zhang Wenbao and others don’t know where to start? I don’t know when and where the big ship was damaged? Where did the sailors get the small boat? Given the position of the sky, it is impossible for the small boat to drift against the river, so I don’t know).Emperor Yang Pu of the Southern Wu Dynasty treated him very courteously and gave him clothes and coins worth tens of thousands. At the same time, he specially notified Wu Yue to send someone to the border to meet him.Zhang Wenbao only accepted food and drink, and declined all other belongings, saying: "Our country has not had contact with Southern Wu for a long time (since the first month of 1928). We are neither monarchs nor ministers, nor hosts and guests. If we accept such generous gifts, how will we repay them in the future! "Yang Pu praised him very much.Zhang Wenbao finally arrived in Hangzhou and returned after completing his mission. 19. On September 27th, Emperor Li Siyuan of the Later Tang Dynasty ordered Li Zanhua (Yelütuyu), the former commander of the Yicheng War Zone (headquartered in Huazhou), to be the commander (empty title) of the Zhaoxin War Zone (headquartered in Qianzhou). At this time, Qianzhou Belonging to Southern Wu), he stayed in Luoyang (the county where the capital Henan Prefecture is located), and the central government gave him a salary as a commander in the theater. On September 28, Li Siyuan issued an imperial edict ordering Li Congrong, Marshal of the Army and Horses of the World, to take the position above the prime minister. 20. Because of the continuous floods and fires in the empire, Xu Zhigao, the commander-in-chief of Southern Wu (dutong), said: "The soldiers are poor and the people are suffering, how can I enjoy myself alone!" Come out and burn. 21. Xue Wenjie, the Royal Confidential Director (Private Envoy) of the Fujian Empire (the capital Fuzhou), instigated the Fujian Emperor Yanjun to suppress the royal family.Wang Jitu, Wang Yanjun's nephew, couldn't bear the anger, plotted a mutiny, was executed, and more than a thousand people were implicated. 22. In winter, on October 12th, Prime Ministers Fan Yanguang and Feng Yun of the Later Tang Dynasty reported: "The barbarians in the northwest go to and from the capital continuously. The treasury spends no less than 5,000 bolts of silk every day, accounting for 10% of the total expenditure of the empire. 7/7 (in April 1929, party items were banned from coming to the capital to sell horses, which obviously cannot be implemented), please authorize the border officials to select high-quality horses from the barbarian horse herds, issue deeds, and then report the number to the central government. " Li Siyuan approved. On October 15th, Li Siyuan appointed Sun Yue, the former commander of the Wuxing theater (headquartered in Fengzhou), as the management director of the three central financial units (three division envoys).Fan Yanguang kept asking Li Siyuan for external transfers through Meng Hanqiong and Wang Shufei (Hua Jianxie). On October 17th, Li Siyuan appointed Fan Yanguang as the commander of the German theater and Feng Yun as the commander of the Imperial General Staff Headquarters. Li Siyuan believed that Kang Yicheng, the commander-in-chief of the royal pro-army (commander of the pro-military capital), commander of the Heyang theater (headquartered in Mengzhou), remote and second-level prime minister, was simple, kind, loyal, and he was very close and trusting to him.At that time, high-level officials all hoped to be transferred outside to escape the persecution of Qin Wang Li Congrong.Kang Yicheng knew that there was no way to get out, so he could only bear the burden of humiliation and ordered his son to serve Li Congrong, as humble and obedient as possible, without saying a word of harsh words, hoping to save the lives of the whole family. Li Yichao, who was temporarily in charge of the affairs of the Dingnan headquarters, asked for pardon and redress. On October 19th, Li Siyuan appointed Li Yichao as the commander of the Dingnan theater. On November 2, Li Siyuan arranged a banquet for Fan Yanguang. After the meal, Li Siyuan said: "You will leave me today. If you have any suggestions, you should tell me without reservation." Fan Yanguang said: "The military and state affairs in the government , I hope His Majesty will discuss the decision with high-level officials, and don't listen to a group of villains." Weeping at each other, parting.At that time, Meng Hanqiong was in power, and those who cling to him immediately gathered into a huge tail-wagging system, deceiving the eyes and ears of Sheng and Li Siyuan, so Fan Yanguang specifically mentioned it. On November 8, the Huaihua War Zone, headquartered in Shenzhou (Jimizhou · Southwest Doudian, Beijing), was renamed the Zhaohua War Zone.In addition, the Baoshun theater was set up in Taozhou (Lintan County, Gansu Province) to govern Tao and Shan (Ledu County, Qinghai Province) and other prefectures ("New Book of Tang Fang Zhenbiao" recorded that the Liangzhou theater was set up in 1863, The area of ​​jurisdiction includes the two prefectures of Taoshan. It can be seen that the Tang Dynasty had recovered the two prefectures at that time, but historical records have not clearly recorded the area. Or the two prefectures fell into Tubo before, and now they are attached to the Later Tang Dynasty, and the central government gave them the title of commander). On November 16, Li Siyuan's old illness relapsed. On November 17, Li Siyuan became seriously ill.Qin Wang Li Congrong entered the palace to greet him, but Li Siyuan lowered his head and couldn't lift it up.Concubine Wang Shu said: "Congrong is here!" Li Siyuan didn't respond.Li Congrong withdrew and heard crying in the palace, thinking that his father was dead. On the morning of the next day (November 18), Li Congrong claimed to be sick and refused to enter the palace, but in fact, yesterday (November 17) night, Li Siyuan's condition improved slightly, but Li Congrong did not know. Li Congrong knew that his bad behavior would not be accepted by others, and he might not be able to inherit the throne, so he discussed with his party members and planned to bring troops into the palace and control high-level officials first. On November 19th, Li Congrong sent Ma Chujun, the general manager of the battalion (duabya), to ask Zhu Hongzhao and Feng Yun: "I am going to lead the garrison (ya soldiers) into the palace to serve my father who is seriously ill, and to prepare for changes. Excuse me. Where should I be stationed?" The two replied: "Your Majesty decides for himself." Then they told Ma Chujun in a personal friendship: "The emperor's dragon body is safe, and Your Majesty (Li Congrong) should be loyal and filial, and don't listen to other people's gossip." Li Congrong was furious, and then sent Ma Chujun to say to the two: "You really don't care about the lives of your family members, how dare you refuse my request?" The two were so worried that they went to the palace to report to Concubine Wang Shu and the director of court affairs (Xuanhui envoy) Meng Hanqiong. He thought: "If Kang Yicheng does not support this matter, it will never be done." So he called Kang Yicheng to discuss countermeasures, but Kang Yicheng did not say a word from the beginning to the end, only saying: "I am just a soldier, and I dare not participate in national affairs. Listen to the orders of the prime ministers." Zhu Hongzhao suspected that Kang Yicheng might not want to express his opinions in front of everyone, so at night, he invited Kang Yicheng to his private house for questioning, and the answer was the same as during the day. On November 20th, Li Congrong took action. Wearing ordinary clothes, he led a mixed infantry and cavalry unit of 1,000 people from the capital Luoyang Special Municipal Government (Henan Prefecture) to line up at Tianjin Bridge (Luoshui Bridge). At dawn, Li Congrong sent Ma Chujun to Feng Yun's house again, and warned him: "Today I decided to lead an army into the imperial city and temporarily stay in Xingsheng Palace (Li Siyuan lived in Xingsheng Palace first, and then ascended the throne, refer to April 926. 8th), you all have families, and you should think twice when dealing with things. Whether it is a blessing or a disaster, it will be in an instant." He also ordered Ma Chujun to see Kang Yicheng, and Kang Yicheng said: "When the king comes, I will welcome him." Feng Yun galloped on horseback and entered the palace from the right door. He saw Zhu Hongzhao, Kang Yicheng, Meng Hanqiong, and Sun Yue, the management director of the three central financial units, discussing how to deal with it outside the Zhongxing Hall. Feng Yun repeated Ma Chujun's words, so he blamed him. Kang Yicheng said: "The king of Qin said: 'It's a blessing or a curse, and it's in an instant.' What he wants to do, you can imagine, you shouldn't wait and see just because your son works in the Qin palace. The emperor promoted and trained us people, from A humble man who was promoted to a high position as prime minister, if King Qin's army enters the palace gate, where will the emperor be placed? Is there still one person in our family alive?" Kang Yicheng did not answer, and the guard at the palace gate reported: "King Qin The army has arrived at Duanmen (the southern gate of the imperial city)." Meng Hanqiong stood up and said: "Today's incident has endangered the king, and you are still there at both ends, greedy for political gains! I will not spare the remaining lives You should lead your army to resist." Immediately entered the palace gate, Zhu Hongzhao and Feng Yun followed, Kang Yicheng had no choice but to enter the palace. When Meng Hanqiong saw Li Siyuan, he said: "Congrong's mutiny, the army has already attacked Duanmen, and they will enter the palace immediately, and there will be chaos!" Hongzhao and others asked: "Is there such a thing?" They replied: "There is such a thing, and the guards have been ordered to close the palace gate." Li Siyuan raised his finger to the sky, burst into tears, and said to Kang Yicheng: "You can handle it at your own discretion, don't disturb Citizen." Li Chongji, the commander of Crane Control (commander of Crane Control), was the son of Li Congke, who was serving Li Siyuan at that time. Li Siyuan said: "Your father and I will risk flying stones and arrows to pacify the world. Your father I have saved me from danger many times, honoring these people, what did they do, they were actually instigated by others to do such rebellious things. I have known for a long time that I cannot entrust them with big things, I should call you daddy Come, hand over the military power to him. You close all the palace gates for me." Li Chongji immediately led the crane soldiers to guard the palace gates.Meng Hanqiong put on his armor, stepped on his horse, summoned Zhu Hongshi, the commander-in-chief of the cavalry (the commander of the horse army), and ordered him to lead 500 cavalry to attack Li Congrong. Li Congrong was sitting on a small stool on the Tianjin Bridge, and sent his attendants to summon Kang Yicheng.But the Duanmen was closed, and the attendants knocked on the left Yemen, and peeked into the palace from the crack of the door. They saw Zhu Hongshi leading the cavalry coming from the north, and came back in a hurry to report to Li Congrong.Li Congrong was taken aback, and ordered to take the anti-arrow iron vest, put it on, and still sat down to adjust the bowstring.In an instant, a large number of cavalry gathered. Li Congrong was heartbroken and fled back to the special city government of Luoyang, the capital.Li Congrong hid under the bed with his wife, Ms. Liu, Princess of Qin. An Congyi, the administrator of the imperial city (imperial city envoy), dragged them out and beheaded them on the spot. He also executed all his sons and presented their heads to Zhu Hongshi. . At first, Sun Yue was also allowed to participate in court secrets. Feng Yun and Zhu Hongzhao were deeply troubled by Li Congrong's brutality and obstinacy, but Sun Yue analyzed the misfortunes and fortunes meticulously, and strongly pointed out that he should get closer to Li Congrong, so Kang Yicheng hated him very much. (Because Sun Yue made Kang Yicheng stand on the wrong side), now, Kang Yicheng seized the opportunity of the chaos and sent cavalry to shoot Sun Yue to death.When Li Siyuan heard that Li Congrong had been killed, he was distressed and terrified. He almost fell off the imperial bed, passed out and regained consciousness several times. Therefore, his illness became more serious.Li Congrong also had a son who was still young and was raised in the palace. The generals demanded to kill the grass and roots. Li Siyuan cried and said, "What is the crime of this child?" On November 21st, Prime Minister Feng Dao led hundreds of civil and military officials into the palace and met Li Siyuan in the Lama Temple. Li Siyuan wept like rain and sobbed aloud, saying: "My family's affairs have reached such a point, I have no face to talk to you. See you!" Decided to summon the Tianxiong Theater (headquartered in Xingtang Mansion. According to the "Old History of the Five Dynasties Tang Shu Ming Zongji" records, in June 1931, when Li Conghou was the commander of Tianxiong, his official title was "Xingtang Special City "Long", at that time Weizhou was upgraded to Xingtang Mansion) Commander and Song King Li Conghou. On November 22, Li Siyuan sent Meng Hanqiong to preach the imperial edict, and temporarily presided over the military administration of Tianxiong headquarters. On November 24th, Li Siyuan issued an edict to pursue and demote Li Congrong as a commoner.The prime ministers meeting discussed the crimes of Li Congrong's subordinates (including Qin Wangfu, the capital Luoyang Special City Government, the Marshal's Mansion, and the Royal Guard Command), Feng Dao said: "Li Congrong's trusted officials are nothing more than Gao Nian, Liu Zhi, Wang said it was just a few people. Ren Zan had only been here for half a month, and Wang Jumin and Situxu had been on sick leave for half a year. How could they possibly participate in the mutiny conspiracy. Wang Jumin was especially hated by Li Congrong. Liu Zhi rode forward side by side, and Li Congrong pointed to the shadow of the sun and said, "At this time tomorrow, Wang Jumin's head has already been cut off!" Unless he is an accomplice, how can he kill anyone at sight!" Zhu Hongzhao said: "If Li Congrong broke into Guangzheng Gate How will Ren Zan and the others react? In our family, who else can leave descendants? The main criminal is only one level away from the subordinate criminals. A traitor?" Feng Yun also tried his best to advocate leniency, so he decided to just relegate him.At that time, Gao Nian, the chief staff officer of Qin Wangfu (Consultation·Zhengwupin Shang), had been killed. On November 25th, Ren Zan, executive officer of the Marshal’s Mansion (judge of the Marshal’s Mansion) and vice minister of national defense (Military Minister), and Liu Zan, head of the Royal Library (secretary supervisor) and master of the palace (and Wang Fu · Cong Sanpin) , Royal Advisory Officer (Wang You Cong Wupinxia) Su Zan, Confidential Secretary (Recorder) Yu Chongyuan, Deputy Mayor of Luoyang Special City (Henan Shaoyin) Liu Zhi, Executive Officer (Judge) Situ Xu, The judicial officer (push officer) Wang Shuo and eight others were sentenced to life-long exile.Li Huan (sound Huan) and Jiang Wenwei, inspectors of the Luoyang Special Municipal Government in the capital (Henan inspectors), were all dismissed from their posts and sent back to their villages.Wang Jumin, the executive officer of the Royal Guards Command (Judge of the Sixth Army) and chief uterus (Prince Zhan Shi), and Guo Jun, the judicial officer (push officer), were demoted together.Li Huan is the great-great-grandson of Li Hui (Li Hui, who was a prime minister in the Tang Dynasty, refer to May 845).Situ Xu is from Beizhou (Qinghe County, Hebei Province).Jiang Wenwei is a native of Jian'an (the county where the government of Jianzhou Prefecture is located, Jian'ou City, Fujian Province).Jiang Wenwei fled to Southern Wu, and Xu Zhigao, the commander-in-chief (dutong) of Southern Wu, treated him very politely. At the beginning, when Li Congrong broke the law and discipline, Zhao Yuangui, the executive officer of the Royal Guards (Judge of the Sixth Army) and the junior supervisor of the Supervisory Yuan (Menxia Province) (sijian doctor) persuaded: "The king is the oldest son, and he will definitely meet him." To inherit the great cause, it is enough to cultivate one's own virtue and increase one's own knowledge, why must be violent! Don't think that father and son are close relatives, and they can do whatever they want. Haven't you seen the end of Ji Shensheng and Liu Shi (Ji Shensheng, refer to the first six or seven Note in August of the year. Liu Shishi, refer to 1991)?" Li Congrong was furious, and demoted Zhao Yuan as the executive officer (judge) of the Zhangyi War Zone (headquartered in Jingzhou).After Li Congrong's defeat, Zhao Yuan became famous far and wide.Zhao Yuan, courtesy name, is from Youzhou (Beijing). On November 26, Li Siyuan passed away (at the age of 67).Li Siyuan is broad-minded and loyal, neither suspicious nor jealous, acts peacefully, and does not compete with others for victory.He was over 60 years old when he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. Every night, he burned incense in the palace and prayed to God: "I am originally a barbarian, but because of the turmoil in the current situation, I was pushed to the throne by everyone (refer to 926). Order the saint to come to the world as soon as possible, and make decisions for the poor people!" (Hu Sansheng's note: "Fan Zhongyan said: 'My emperor Taizu was born at this time!'" Bo Yang said: God has spirit, don't breathe fairy air, put The ready-made prince Li Congrong became a good guy, but he re-appointed the mother of the Zhao family to give birth to a baby, causing tens of thousands of people to be killed and slaughtered, and the newborn baby had to kill and massacre tens of millions of people to take power. How can the Chinese be blamed?上苍又何以如此心狠手辣？这难道是慈悲为怀的真神！天下竟然有这种马屁精的狗屎话，使人为利欲熏心的高级知识分子悲！）在位期间（前后八年），五谷每年丰收，很少战争，在黑暗的五代时代，诚是小康局面。 十一月二十九日，宋王李从厚自兴唐抵达洛阳。 23、闽帝王延钧尊称他的娘亲、鲁国太夫人黄女士为皇太后。 王延钧喜爱鬼神，巫法师盛韬等都受到宠信。帝国钱粮总监（国计使）薛文杰奏报王延钧说：“陛下左右有很多奸臣，非请鬼神指示，普通人无法知道。盛韬身有异能，可看到鬼神，应该交给他这个任务。”王延钧接受。薛文杰憎恶帝国参谋总部指挥官吴勖。吴勖有病，薛文杰前去探望，说：“领袖（王延钧）因你长期患病，打算免除你的职务，我奏报说，你只不过有一点点头痛而已，就要痊愈。领袖万一派人前来查问，千万不要说你害的是别的病。”吴勖许诺。第二天，薛文杰教盛韬奏报王延钧说：“刚才看见北庙崇顺王正在那里审问吴勖谋反的罪状（王延钧信奉北庙崇顺王事，参考去年六月），用铜钉钉脑，用金锥猛击他的头颅。”王延钧告诉薛文杰，薛文杰说：“这种话不可以深信，应该派人前去调查。”在意料中的，吴勖果然对使节说，他正害头痛。王延钧遂逮捕吴勖囚禁，派薛文杰及监狱官吏苦刑拷打，吴勖只好自诬招认，于是，连同吴勖的老婆和孩子，一并斩首。全国人民越发愤怒。 24、闽帝国建州变民首领吴光向南吴请求救兵，南吴信州（江西省上饶市）州长蒋延徽没有得到中央命令，就出动军队，会同吴光，向建州发动攻击。闽帝王延钧派使节前往吴越求救。 25、十二月一日，后唐政府才发布皇帝李嗣源死亡消息，宋王李从厚（本年二十岁）登基称帝（三任闵帝）。 秦王李从荣死后，朱洪实的妻子进宫，内宫服饰管理官（司衣）王女士跟她谈论到李从荣，王女士说：“秦王当人家的儿子，老爹有病，不在床前侍候，以致别人把大祸推到他头上，是他罪有应得。但是如果硬说他要谋害老爹，则陷害太深，朱司徒（朱洪实官衔）受秦王的恩宠最多，当时却没有替他分辩几句，真是遗憾！”朱洪实听到，大为恐惧，会同康义诚，把这段话奏报李从厚，又强调王女士跟李从荣早有奸情，一直负责侦察宫中情形（王女士当初是李从益的奶娘，看到李嗣源已老，而李从荣又手握兵权，为了以后的日子，暗中计划结交李从荣，于是说：“娃儿想他老哥。”当时李从益才四岁，李嗣源于是命奶娘携带李从益去秦王府，王女士遂跟李从荣私通）。 十二月九日，李从厚下令王女士自杀。事情牵涉到李从益的养母王淑妃，王淑妃一向对李从荣很是照顾，李从厚自此对她怀疑。 十二月十四日，后唐帝（三任闵帝）李从厚命天雄战区左翼大营总管理官（左都押牙）宋令询当磁州（河北省磁县）州长。朱弘昭认为诛杀秦王李从荣、拥戴现任皇帝李从厚，都是自己的功劳，遂打算把持中央，而宋令询在李从厚身旁的时间最久，深受李从厚信任，朱弘昭不希望李从厚身边都是些老朋友或老部属，所以外放宋令询到磁州。李从厚不高兴，但无可奈何。 26、蜀王孟知祥听到后唐帝李嗣源逝世消息，对他的左右官员说：“李从厚年纪还轻，当权的又都是过去的跟班随从小人物，可以坐在这里看他们把天下搞得大乱。” 27、十二月二十九日，后唐帝李从厚第一次登中兴殿。李从厚自从援引“以一日作一月计算”皇家惯例（西汉王朝以来，帝王穿丧服的时间跟平民不一样，帝王“以日易月”，二十七天便服丧结束），脱下丧服后，就召请文学侍从官（学士）读、《太宗实录》（唐王朝二任帝李世民实录）给他听，有把帝国治理好的大志。然而他把握不住重点，宽厚温柔有余，却没有判断的能力及执行决策的魄力。宰相李愚私下对同事们说：“皇上询问部属的意见，很少找到我们，而我们的地位崇高，责任重大，使人担忧。”大家吓得停住呼吸，不敢反应。 28、吴越顺化战区司令官（空头官衔。此时楚州属南吴）、遥兼二级宰相，主持明州（浙江省宁波市）政务（判明州）的钱元珦（钱传珦），骄傲放纵，违法乱纪，每次有事请求王府（吴越王府），受到批驳，立刻就上书嬉笑怒骂。曾经对一个小职员大发雷霆，把他放到烧红的铁床上烤炙，皮肉被烧焦的臭味充满城郭。吴越王（二任文穆王）钱元瓘派营门官（牙将）仰仁诠（仰，姓）前往明州召唤他前来京师，仰仁诠左右官员担心钱元珦难以制伏，劝他严加戒备，仰仁诠不理，只穿平常衣服，一直走进大厅。钱元珦看到仰仁诠忽然出现，吓得两腿抖个不停。仰仁诠遂把钱元珦带回钱塘（首都杭州州政府所在县），软禁到另一座院子里。仰仁诠，是湖州（浙江省湖州市）人。 29、闽帝王延钧把福州升格为长乐府。 亲从总指挥官（亲从都指挥使）王仁达有生擒王延禀（周彦琛）的功劳（参考九三一年四月），性情慷慨直爽，奏报事情时，从不避讳。王延钧对他痛恨，曾经私下告诉左右说：“王仁达智略极高，我还能驾驭他，但他不是少年领袖的部属。”遂诬称他谋反，全族屠杀。 30、最初，南楚王国（首都长沙府）二任王马希声，和现任王（三任文昭王）马希范（本年三十五岁）同岁，又在同一天出生，马希声的娘亲是袁德妃，马希范的娘亲是陈女士。马希范对当初马希声被指定当继承人时（参考九二九年三月），竟一点也不谦让，心里一直怨恨，所以等他登上王位（参考去年八月），对袁德妃非常不礼貌，马希声同一个娘亲的弟弟马希旺当亲从总指挥官，马希范对他总是斥责。袁德妃发现马希范已动杀机，因而请求准许马希旺交回官职，出家当道士，马希范不允许，却下令免职，命马希旺住在一座竹子搭的草屋里，不准参加兄弟们的宴会。袁德妃逝世，马希旺忧愤而死。 1、春季，正月七日，后唐帝国（首都河南府）皇帝（三任闵帝）李从厚（本年二十一岁）下诏大赦。改年号应顺（之前是长兴五年，之后是应顺元年）。 正月日，李从厚加授河阳战区（总部设孟州）司令官（节度使）兼侍卫总指挥官（兼侍卫都指挥使）康义诚中央官衔：兼最高监督长（兼侍中·使相）、皇家禁卫军统帅（判六军诸卫事）。 宰相朱弘昭、冯赟，猜忌侍卫骑兵总指挥官（侍卫马军都指挥使）兼宁国战区（总部设宣州）司令官（空头官衔。此时宣州属南吴）安彦威及侍卫步兵总指挥官（侍卫步军都指挥使）兼忠正战区（总部设寿州）司令官（空头官衔。此时寿州属南吴）张从宾。 正月十三日，后唐帝李从厚外放安彦威当护国战区（总部设河中府）司令官，命捧圣骑兵总指挥官（捧圣马军都指挥使）朱洪实接替安彦威。外放张从宾当彰义战区（总部设泾州）司令官，命严卫步兵总指挥官（严卫步军都指挥使）皇甫遇接替。安彦威，是崞县（山西省原平市北崞阳镇）人。皇甫遇，是真定（镇州州政府所在县·河北省正定县）人。 正月十七日，李从厚擢升帝国参谋总部指挥官（枢密使）、二级实质宰相（同平章事）朱弘昭，以及一级实质宰相（同中书门下二品）冯赟、河东（总部太原府）司令官兼最高监督长石敬瑭，三人同时再兼最高立法长（兼中书令·使相）。冯赟因升迁得太快，坚决辞让，不肯接受。 正月十八日，李从厚改命冯赟兼最高监督长（兼侍中）。 正月二十一日，李从厚封荆南战区（总部设江陵府）司令官高从诲（本年四十四岁）当南平王（二任文献王）。封武安（总部设长沙府）暨武平（总部设朗州）司令官马希范（本年三十六岁）当南楚王（三任文昭王）。 正月二十三日，续封镇海（总部设杭州）暨镇东（总部设越州）司令官、吴王钱元瓘（钱传瓘，本年四十八岁）当吴越王（二任文穆王）。 2、南吴帝国（首都江都府）最高立法长（中书令）徐知诰（李知诰）在金陵（江苏省南京市）兴筑家宅。 正月二十四日，徐知诰迁往新居，把官邸完全空出来，等候皇帝（一任睿帝）杨溥（本年三十五岁）进住（南吴打算迁都金陵，参考去年五月）。 3、后唐凤翔（总部凤翔府）司令官兼最高监督长潞王李从珂（王从珂），跟河东司令官石敬瑭从小追随前任帝（二任明宗）李嗣源东征西讨，屡建大功，都享有盛名，深得军心。宰相朱弘昭、冯赟的地位声望远在二人之下，却突然执掌权柄，对二位大将就很猜忌。李嗣源病时，李从珂屡次派他的妻子进宫侍候，等到李嗣源逝世，李从珂声称有病，不来奔丧。而中央派往凤翔的使节回京（首都河南府）之后，有的自称探听到李从珂的阴谋私事。（胡三省注：“这是小人挑拨者故意迎合朱弘昭、冯赟的意向。”）当时，李从珂的长子李重吉当控鹤总指挥官（控鹤都指挥使），朱弘昭、冯赟不愿意他手握皇城禁卫兵权，正月二十八日，把李重吉外放当亳州（安徽省亳州市）民兵司令（团练使）。李从珂的女儿李惠明已削发为尼，在洛阳（首都河南府所在县）出家修行，也被召唤到宫里居住，以便控制。李从珂因此怀疑恐惧。 4、南吴援军统帅蒋延徽（援吴光事，参考去年十一月）在浦城（福建省浦城县）击败闽帝国（首都长乐府）军队，遂包围建州（福建省建瓯市）。闽帝（一任惠宗）王延钧（王璘）派上军基地司令（上军使）张彦柔、骠骑大将军（武散官第一级·从一品）王延宗（王延钧的老弟）率军一万人，向建州增援。王延宗军走到中途，士卒拒绝前进，说：“如果不能得到薛文杰，就不能作战！”王延宗派使节飞奔回去奏报，全国震动，人民大为惊恐。黄太后及皇子、福王王继鹏哭泣着对王延钧说：“薛文杰盗弄中央权柄，无缘无故，冤枉害死许多善良人民，上上下下对他痛恨己久。而今，南吴大军深入国境，士卒不肯前进，帝国一旦灭亡，留薛文杰一条命，有什么用？”薛文杰在旁边，竭力反对把他交出，互相辩论，各人都提出有利于自己的证据，王延钧说：“我也不知道拿你怎么办，由你自己决定吧！”薛文杰出宫，王继鹏早在启圣门外布下埋伏，用笏板当武器把薛文杰击倒在地，装进囚车，押送前方，市民争着用瓦片碎砖向他投掷诟骂。薛文杰很会卜卦，曾经预言：过了三天就逢凶化吉，完全没事。押送人员听到这个消息，就日夜不停地赶路，只两天便押解到大营，官兵们看见，跳跃欢呼，割下他身上的肉吞吃，王延钧派使节携带赦免令急急追赶，使节到时，薛文杰已在哀号声中被剐得剩下白骨。 最初，薛文杰认为传统囚车里的空间太大，铁栏太疏，于是加以改造，囚车遂小得像一个木柜，四壁钉上铁钉，钉尖朝内，稍一颠簸，头脸便撞到钉尖上，十分残酷。车刚制成，薛文杰便第一个进去。接着，诛杀盛韬（盛韬帮凶，参考去年十一月）。 蒋延徽进攻建州，快要攻克，南吴最高立法长（中书令）徐知诰认为蒋延徽是故王杨行密（杨行愍）的女婿，又跟临川王杨濛感情最好，恐怕他在攻克建州之后，拥护杨濛夺取政权，于是派使节召唤他撤退。蒋延徽也得到闽军（首都长乐府）及吴越军（首都杭州）将要抵达的消息，遂率军返国。闽军尾追，把蒋延徽击败，南吴士卒死伤惨重；蒋延徽把责任全推给总纠察官（都虞候）张重进身上，遂斩张重进。徐知诰贬蒋延徽当右威卫（卫军第十军）将军；派使节前往闽国请求和解。 5、闰正月，后唐帝李从厚命监督院高级顾问官（左谏议大夫）唐汭，又命国务院教育部供品司长（膳部郎中）、皇家诏书撰写官（知制诰）陈乂，同时升任御前监督官（给事中），充当帝国参谋总部常任文学侍从官（枢密直学士）。唐汭以擅长撰写文章受到器重，追随李从厚，历经三大重要战区（宣武、河东、天雄），都担任幕僚。后来，李从厚继承帝位，部属中稍微有点才干的人，朱弘昭、冯赟都挑剔他们的过失，一一放逐贬谪。唐汭性情迂腐疏阔，朱弘昭、冯赟唯恐李从厚受委屈太久，一旦爆发反弹，势不可当，于是把唐汭推荐到合法的亲近高位，而命同党陈乂在唐汭身旁监视。 闰正月五日，李从厚尊老爹李嗣源的正妻曹皇后当皇太后。 安远战区（总部设安州）司令官符彦超的家奴王希全、任贺兒趁着中央混乱（指去年十一月李从荣之乱），阴谋格杀符彦超后，献出城池，投降南吴。于是就在夜晚，急敲官邸大门，声称有紧急军情，符彦超到大厅接见，两个家奴把他刺死，并且用符彦超的命令，召集各将领前来官邸，凡是不接受两个家奴领导的，立刻被杀。 闰正月八日一早，战区副司令官（副使）李端率安州（湖北省安陆市）民兵，把两个家奴连同他们的同党，一并生擒斩首。 闰正月十三日，李从厚尊王淑妃（花见羞）当太妃。 6、后唐巴蜀（重庆、四川）文武官员一致请求蜀王孟知祥称帝，孟知祥同意。 闰正月二十八日，孟知祥（本年六十一岁）在成都（四川省成都市）登基（史称后蜀帝国）。 二月三日，后蜀帝国（首都成都府）皇帝（一任高祖）孟知祥调武泰战区（总部设黔州）司令官赵季良当司空（三公之三）兼副监督长（兼门下侍郎）、二级实质宰相，依旧遥兼战区司令官（领节度使）。 7、南吴官民很多人反对迁都（迁都金陵事，参考去年五月），大营总管理官（都押牙）周宗向最高立法长（中书令）徐知诰报告说：“领袖（南吴帝杨溥）如果西迁（金陵府在江都府西），你恐怕就要东行（徐知诰势必东下镇守江都府），不但费用及劳力要大量消耗，而且违背民心！” 二月六日，南吴帝杨溥派宋齐丘前去金陵，告诉徐知诰，盼望撤销迁都计划。 徐知诰长久以来，一直有篡夺政权的志向，只因南吴帝杨溥并没有重大过失，恐怕民心不服；也曾考虑等到二任帝登基后再动手，智囊宋齐丘也赞成这种主张。可是有一天，徐知诰对着镜子，用镊子拔取上嘴唇的白胡须，叹息道：“国家虽然平安，我却老了，怎么办？”周宗知道他的意思，请求前往江都（江苏省扬州市），把禅让帝位的事暗示杨溥，并且把这个决定告诉宋齐丘。宋齐丘发现周宗比他抢先一步，妒恨交加，不是滋味，于是派使节赶到金陵，呈递他的亲笔函件，恳切劝阻，认为天时人事，都不是最好的时机，徐知诰对宋齐丘的突然变卦大吃一惊。过了几天，宋齐丘又亲自前来，请求斩周宗以向杨溥表示歉意，徐知诰乃把周宗贬作池州（安徽省贵池市）民兵副司令（副使）。过了很久，镇海战区副司令官（节度副使）李建勋、作战参谋长（行军司马）徐玠等屡次强调徐知诰对帝国的贡献，劝徐知诰应该尽快顺从民意。于是徐知诰又把周宗召唤回来，再当大营总管理官（都押牙），而从此疏远宋齐丘。 8、后唐宰相朱弘昭、冯赟不愿意石敬瑭长期镇守太原，而且打算把孟汉琼（天雄司令官）召回中央。 二月九日，调成德战区（总部设镇州）司令官范延光当天雄战区（总部设兴唐府）司令官，接替孟汉琼。调潞王李从珂（王从珂·凤翔司令官）当河东战区（总部设太原府）司令官，兼北都（太原府）留守长官。调河东战区司令官石敬瑭当成德战区司令官。这个重要的高级将领大变动，并不颁发正式诏书，而只派遣使节携带帝国参谋总部（枢密院）的公文，分别前往各战区布达通知。 9、南吴帝杨溥下诏，命最高立法长（中书令）徐知诰重回自己住宅。 二月十四日，金陵大火。 二月十五日，金陵又大火。徐知诰疑心有人企图发动政变，于是集结军队，戒严自卫。 10、后唐潞王李从珂跟中央当权官员本来已经猜疑隔阂，而中央又派洋王李从璋暂时主持凤翔军政。李从璋性情粗鲁野蛮，喜欢杀人惹祸，上次接替安重诲出镇护国（总部河中府），就亲手把安重诲挝杀（参考九三一年闰五月），李从珂听说是他前来，尤其憎恶，可是，兵力太弱，粮草太少，又不敢抗拒，不知道怎么办才好，跟将领们商量，大家都说：“皇上年纪还轻，帝国大事都由朱弘昭、冯赟决定。大王功高震主，离开岗位一步，绝没有活命之理，不可以接受调差。”李从珂问行政执行官（观察判官）滳河（山东省商河县）人马胤孙道：“我如果前去到差，一定要经过京师，你看应该怎么办？”马胤孙说：“皇上下令召见，不等车马准备妥当，就应该动身前往（孔丘语）！赴京师奔丧，去太原到差，有什么可怀疑的！各位将领的凶险阴谋，不可以听从。”大家对这种答案嗤之以鼻。李从珂遂向相邻各战区道发出文告，指称：“朱弘昭等利用先帝（二任李嗣源）病重机会，格杀长子（李从荣），拥戴少子（李从厚），控制政府，挑拨离间皇家骨肉，动摇各地军事重镇，我深怕帝国在他们手中瓦解。现在，我要前