Chapter 4 4. Feng Shui Turn

Feng Shui in the world always takes turns, and the ebb and flow is the basic law of the operation of things.Seeing Li Cunxu's rapid rise, Zhu Quanzhong could only sigh in relief.There is nothing sadder in the world than to see a dying enemy succeeding, and to regain infinite vitality.The greater sorrow in the world is to watch oneself go from prosperity to decline, and there is no successor. After Zhu Quanzhong became emperor, his position rose, but his health declined.This point seems to be the same in ancient and modern times.Many people earn a lot of money and become big officials, but their health is not good.I can't eat anymore, and I can't do anything.I dare not touch the delicacies of mountains and seas, and only pick coarse grains, vegetables and tofu residues to eat.I have no strength to climb the mountain after exhausting rough work, so I can only lie on a chair or bed and pant for breath.

In the past few years from 910 to 912 AD, Zhu Quanzhong's health deteriorated, and he even reported bad news that he was critically ill many times.Several times, he fell ill during the royal expedition and had to rush back to the capital to recover from his illness. As a result, the battle plan was abandoned halfway, and the momentum of the entire Zhuliang plummeted.When he was critically ill, Zhu Quanzhong felt that the doomsday was approaching, and said to his confidants with sadness: "I have conquered the north and the south, conquered the city, and managed the world for 30 years. The destruction has intensified instead. According to my observation, Li Cunxu has great ambitions and should not be taken lightly. God will not give me a chance and let me die early. After I die, none of my sons will be Li Cunxu’s opponent. Unreconciled, I am afraid that after death, the bones will be difficult to bury in the ground!" When Zhu Quanzhong said the excitement, he burst into tears, choked up uncontrollably, his blood pressure suddenly shot up, and he passed out.Everyone rushed to rescue him for a long time, and Zhu Quanzhong was relieved.The so-called hero's twilight, unrewarded ambition, this scene is indeed sad.From this point of view, when Li Keyong died, he was much more steadfast than Zhu Quanzhong.So, when things are placed in a longer historical time and space, what does it mean to be king or loser?What is ups and downs of honor and disgrace?Zhu Quanzhong and Li Keyong fought for hegemony all their lives, and they were enemies to each other. "There is Zhu Quanzhong in the south, and Li Keyong in the north".In the end, did Zhu Quanzhong beat Li Keyong?Or did Li Keyong beat Zhu Quanzhong?Who has the pride of a winner?Probably not.

Li Cunxu is the only person who can make Zhu Quanzhong sigh and fear in thirty years. Li Cunxu has enough qualifications to be intimidating. Li Cunxu has enough qualifications to achieve this qualification. More importantly, Li Cunxu has plenty of time. "It is better to bully seventy men than to bully young people who are poor" means that young people have a future. Li Cunxu's strategic talents are all displayed in domestic affairs, diplomacy, military affairs, and power struggles. As mentioned earlier, Li Cunxu was ordered to inherit the position of the Lord of Hedong when Li Keyong died suddenly and his territory was shrinking.At that time, Hedong was turbulent and people's hearts were in turmoil. Li Cunxu, who had no qualifications and military achievements, inherited the throne and experienced a lot of dangers.After taking the throne, although Li Cunxu was still uneasy in his heart, his head and hands were not idle.

When Li Keyong was dying, he never forgot Li Sizhao who was besieged on the front line of Zelu, and asked Li Cunxu to find a way to rescue Li Sizhao.There is a reason why Li Keyong was worried about Li Sizhao's safety.One is that Li Sizhao has been under siege for a long time, he has run out of ammunition and food, and Liang Jun is still attacking day and night, and he seems to be unable to support it; another reason is that Li Keyong suspects that Zhou Dewei, the chief general in charge of the rescue, will not really work hard and will deliberately Trapped Li Sizhao in a desperate situation.Then who is this Zhou Dewei?

Zhou Dewei, nicknamed Zhenyuan, nicknamed Yangwu, was born in Mayi, Shuozhou. He was tall, dark-skinned, unsmiling, majestic, and murderous.In the early years, Zhou Dewei served as a cavalry supervisor under Li Keyong's tent. He was brave and good at fighting, and his courage, tolerance and strategy were outstanding.Zhou Dewei has been guarding in the clouds for a long time, and he is very familiar with border warfare. He can judge the strength of the incoming enemy by observing the characteristics of the smoke and dust.Zhou Dewei had partnered with Li Sizhao for many years.Every time Li Sizhao was sent out as the commander in chief, Zhou Dewei was the deputy commander.According to records, there were no less than a dozen battles in which the two fought side by side, and they can be said to be old comrades-in-arms.However, old comrades-in-arms will cultivate the feeling of sharing life and death, and there will also be rifts of jealousy.One or two years before Li Keyong's death, there were rumors that Zhou Dewei and Li Sizhao were at odds.In this Zelu battle, Li Sizhao's disadvantage was also due to Zhou Dewei not cooperating wholeheartedly, and Zhou Dewei had a large army in his hands, so his support intentions were doubtful.Rumors and rumors, flowing speech, come and go without a trace, can become true, or can become false, and can even turn the original truth into false, or turn the original false into true, and its influence has always been huge.Can the destructive power of the rumors that have reached Li Ke's ears be so small?

Li Cunxu did not ignore the rumor.However, Li Cunxu's attitude towards this rumor is indeed clever.After pacifying Li Kening, Li Cunxu was not safe because Li Cunxu did not have his own guards.At this time, Li Cunxu thought of Zhou Dewei.He transferred Zhou Dewei back to Taiyuan from the front line. Zhou Dewei also heard the rumors, and Zhou Dewei also speculated and judged the various possibilities for the development of the situation.Zhou Dewei has his own difficulties. He knows that generals with heavy troops in their hands, especially those who are away, are often the object of suspicion by the court.After Zhou Dewei received the order to return to Jinyang, he led the troops day and night.After arriving outside the city of Jinyang, Zhou Dewei ordered the troops to be stationed. Without his order, they were not allowed to obey anyone's orders.Zhou Dewei left the troops behind, rode slowly into the city alone, came to the gate of the palace, rolled off his horse, walked quickly into Li Keyong's mourning hall, lay down on Li Keyong's coffin and wept bitterly.

Zhou Dewei temporarily dispelled people's suspicion with his actions. Li Cunxu supported Zhou Dewei, choked up and said: "Now the country is in danger, and the outside world has rumors that the old general is half-hearted. I have never believed it. When I met today, I really have one heart. From now on, I will rely on the old general for major internal and external affairs." Zhou Dewei's dark old face was full of tears. , Kneeling on one knee to salute Li Cunxu. Li Cunxu transferred Zhou Dewei. This arrangement can be said to be "kill three birds with one stone". It not only took some precautions against Li Kening and other heavily armed military leaders under his nose, but also strengthened Li Cunxu's personal defense force, and tested Zhou Dewei's loyalty.For Li Cunxu, Zhou Dewei and Li Kening may not necessarily be more trusted.Li Cunxu is using a strategy of checking and balancing contradictions, implementing mutual restraint and restriction between Zhou Dewei, Li Kening and others.At this time, Zhou Dewei was under great psychological pressure.Because the outside world had already rumored that he would not save Li Sizhao, it wasn't that he didn't save him, it was because Liang Jun was very powerful.At this time, the new king of Jin transferred him back to his teacher, which happened to give Zhou Dewei a step down.At the same time, this is also King Jin's great trust in Zhou Dewei, Zhou Dewei is naturally grateful.When weighing the two matters of rescuing Li Sizhao and preserving the throne, Li Cunxu obviously gave priority to preserving the throne.Otherwise, General Zhou Dewei would not be transferred back from the urgent front line.

After Li Cunxu survived the initial danger of succeeding to the throne, he personally led the army to rescue Zelu, with Zhou Dewei as the vanguard.This further shows Li Cunxu's brilliance.He personally led the army to rescue, expressing the importance he attached to Li Keyong's last words and Li Sizhao's brotherhood.Taking Zhou Dewei as the vanguard officer is an encouragement to Zhou Dewei. Before leaving the teacher, Li Cunxu encouraged Zhou Dewei with the aggressive method: "Others have said bad things about you, but you have to prove yourself with practical actions."

Zhou Dewei, who was eager to express his loyalty, bravely killed the enemy and defeated the Liang army. The Jin army entered the city and rescued Li Sizhao.Li Sizhao, who had been under siege for several months, was cut off from the outside world, and only now heard the news of Li Keyong's death, Li Cunxu's succession, and Zhou Dewei's departure and return. How did Li Sizhao feel at this time?With mixed feelings, all I could do was cry, because I couldn't do anything else, and I couldn't do anything else. Li Sizhao has made outstanding military exploits, commanded a heavy army, and was also a strong contender to succeed Li Keyong to the throne, even though he was not Li Keyong's own son.But now, time has passed, and everything happened too suddenly.The so-called end of disputes means that the status has been determined, so it is not suitable to stir up troubles and disputes.Therefore, Li Sizhao could only cry bitterly. Regarding the content of crying, according to historical records, Li Sizhao was crying for Li Keyong.This point, those people at the scene and those who followed were willing to believe.Because these words are the most beautiful and hurt the least to anyone.

Li Cunxu immediately rewarded Zhou Dewei for his achievements in breaking the siege, and promoted him to be the envoy of Zhenwu Jiedu.The position of Zhenwu Jiedushi was originally held by Li Kening.Now Li Cunxu has separated this part of power from Li Kening through reasonable means and bestowed it on Zhou Dewei.It not only weakened Li Kening, but also won over Zhou Dewei.It can be seen that Li Cunxu's methods of playing political power are not tender at all. At the beginning of Li Cunxu's accession to the throne, in order to consolidate his position and gain a firm foothold, he resorted to various means of tenderness and blood.Especially the bloody means, it doesn't look immature at all.Li Cunxu's first bloody hand was Li Kening.

After Li Kening was stabilized by Li Cunxu's strategy of retreating into advance, he actually had no intention of making another mistake.But tragedies often happen involuntarily.Li Kening is not malicious, but it does not mean that the people around him are also not malicious.Li Kening has no ambitions, but it does not mean that the people around him have no ambitions.Li Kening's wife and a group of generals are always unwilling, let alone Li Kening nodding and bowing to his nephew Li Cunxu as an uncle.They whispered in Li Kening's ears every day, urging Li Kening to show off his veteran status, and asked Li Cunxu for guns, money and territory.For these, Li Cunxu agreed to Li Kening's request after weighing his own strength. However, the group of people around Li Kening are eager to make progress, and their desires are hard to fill. They think that Li Cunxu will attack Li Kening sooner or later, and Li Kening should inherit Li Keyong's foundation.The contradiction has developed to the point of irreconcilability, and these guys plan to assassinate Li Cunxu to remove this obstacle.Unexpectedly, the news of Li Cunxu's assassination came to light, and Li Cunxu made a decisive move, repaying him in his own way, and let Li Cunzhang lead someone to assassinate Li Kening.The power struggle between uncles and nephews is over, and Li Cunxu has shown his authority through bloody suppression.From then on, no one in Hedong dared to turn their noses at Li Cunxu. Li Cunxu's assassination of Li Kening's political power struggle is a typical tragic pattern in Chinese feudal history.This is the inevitability of a centralized and authoritarian environment without a system, the inevitability of cruelty and cruelty.Just like when the lion group is changing the lion king, the new lion king must kill the old lion king anyway, and kill the old lion king's cubs.The replacement of power must be through killing, and they can't find a good way.Objectively speaking, Li Kening has no malicious intentions, and has followed Li Keyong for decades, and has taken the lead in accepting the leadership of the new king Li Cunxu under Li Keyong's support.Li Kening can be regarded as having both ability and political integrity.But Li Kening is not alone after all, an old power group has gathered around him, and people can't help themselves in the Jianghu.Li Cunxu is still not alone, he represents a newly rising power group.The conflict of interests between old and new power groups is inevitable.However, it seems too cruel to complete the transfer of power in this way of fighting between uncles and nephews. After Li Cunxu won the first battle with Zelu, he was not overheated.He understood that the Liang Kingdom was in its heyday at this time, with many soldiers, sharp teeth and sharp claws, looking around the world, no one could compete with it.Look at the Hedong site again, it has been getting smaller and smaller over the years.The old man Li Ke used several major decision-making mistakes to damage the strength of Hedong.Compared with Liang Jin, the strength of the two sides is very different, and Hedong is obviously at a disadvantage.Therefore, Li Cunxu soberly judged the current situation and made a strategic decision of "strengthening the strength internally and connecting with the vassals externally".Li Cunxu is very clear about the fact that he is still young and has time, so he can compete with Zhu Quanzhong to see who takes the longest time. Li Cunxu weighed his neighbors to see who could maintain the alliance without posing a strong threat.Li Cunxu extended his olive branch to Zhao Wang and Wang Rong in the east.Wang Rong and Li Cunxu are about the same age, they were both young when they succeeded to the throne, and both have enthusiasm for career.However, Wang Rong has been the lord of Chengde Fanzhen for N years, and he is a so-called successful man who has achieved success in his youth.However, Wang Rong, who took the position of Jiedu envoy prematurely, has gone through hardships and has never enjoyed a good day.Because of a restless heart, Wang Rong always wanted to "do great things".But things are really difficult to do, and the great cause of fighting for world hegemony has been in vain in front of Wang Rong time and time again.Not only that, due to the export-oriented hegemony strategy, Chengde and his neighbors are enemies, and life is getting more and more difficult.After experiencing several setbacks, the young man Wang Rong's fighting spirit declined. He realized his weakness and began to adopt a conservative strategy. He curled up in the Zhenzhou mansion and stopped fighting. The so-called "the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop".Wang Rong didn't want to engage in business and attack others anymore. Wang Rong was tired. He wanted to rest and enjoy his life, which was as short as a passing time, but the enemy came to him. In the past, separated by mountains and rivers, Chengde and Xuanwu seldom fought hand to hand. Now that Zhu Quanzhong has become bigger, the territory has been squeezed under Wang Rong's nose. But at this time, something happened to Wang Rong's neighbor Liu Rengong. In the first month of the fourth year of Kaiping (910 A.D.), the hero Liu Rengong who once dominated the Lulong area of ​​Youzhou came to an end.Liu Rengong's way of calling the curtain is to retire.This is much more dignified than other princes who died of illness, died in battle, were assassinated, or usurped.Of course, Liu Rengong was unwilling to retire voluntarily, and he was forced to. Because Liu Rengong raised a "very capable" son, Liu Shouguang. Liu Rengong has three sons, the eldest is Liu Shouwen, the second is Liu Shouguang, and the youngest is Liu Shouqi.Liu Shouwen was brave and good at fighting. In his early years, he followed Liu Rengong in the Southern and Northern Wars and conquered Cangzhou and Dezhou.Liu Rengong's influence expanded southward from Youzhou to the present Dezhou area in Shandong, bordering on the four towns of Weibo and Xuanwu in Hebei.Liu Shouguang is also not simple, cunning and courageous. He once deceived the Khitan army by falsely negotiating peace in the Battle of Yuguan, and captured Shulu Abo, the uncle of the Khitan king Yelu Abaoji. In his early years, Liu Rengong had great vigor to uplift the mountains and surpass the world. With the expansion of his territory, Liu Rengong gradually became arrogant and conceited.Build a luxurious palace on Da'an Mountain near Youzhou City, with carved beams and painted buildings, and flying eaves and brackets.Selected countless beauties in the territory, served Liu Rengong in the palace for fun, did not know where to invite a Taoist priest, made alchemy and boiled medicine every day, most of them were probably tonics and aphrodisiacs, made Liu Rengong dizzy, wanting to die .Liu Rengong sings and sings every night and karaoke every day. His style can be compared with that of the emperor in the palace.Liu Rengong not only enjoys it, but is also extremely greedy for money.This guy confiscated all the gold, silver and copper coins in the area under his jurisdiction and buried them on the top of Da'an Mountain. Every night before going to bed, he had to look at the top of the mountain where the money was buried so that he could sleep peacefully.People have no money, there is no medium for the circulation of goods, and the order of life is in chaos.Liu Rengong came up with an incredible "coup" and ordered people to use money made of hard soil. This is how the word "mud money" came from. Liu Shouwen guarded Cangzhou outside, and Liu Shouguang and Liu Shouqi accompanied Liu Rengong in Youzhou. At this time, Liu Shouguang's wings are not yet full-fledged, he does not have an independent force, nor does he have his own territory.It's nothing more than obeying the call under Liu Rengong's account.But Liu Shouguang has a problem. His "little head" in his crotch is very active and often commits crimes. In the spring of 907 AD, Liu Shouguang did a great thing. Liu Rengong has a concubine named Luo.Perhaps it was because Liu Rengong was old, and Luo Shi couldn't stand Liu Rengong's incompetence, let alone Liu Shouguang's seduction. After flirting with each other, Luo Shi and Liu Shouguang committed adultery and slept together.This matter was soon discovered by Liu Rengong.Liu Rengong yelled at Liu Shouguang, picked up a stick and beat Liu Shouguang more than ten times.In a fit of rage, Liu Rengong became distraught, and kept saying that he wanted to sever the father-son relationship with Liu Shouguang. During those days when Liu Rengong and Liu Shouguang were jealous of each other, General Xuanwu Li Si'an led his troops to raid Youyan.Li Si'an has always been famous for his blitzkrieg, and he quickly broke through the gates and attacked the city of Youzhou.At this time, Liu Rengong was still enjoying himself in the palace-style resort on Da'an Mountain.The city of Youzhou was empty, the guards were not mentally prepared, and the military defense was weak.Seeing that Youzhou City was crumbling under the repeated attacks of Liang Jun. At a critical moment, Liu Shouguang led a team back from other places, broke into Youzhou city, and commanded the battle against Li Si'an.Li Si'an was defeated by this sudden Youzhou reinforcements.Li Si'an's attack on Youzhou was not a strategic conquest, but a guerrilla tactic, and he didn't know the real situation in Youzhou city.Seeing that there was no profit to be made, Li Si'an retreated. After Li Si'an left, Liu Shouguang took the opportunity to call himself Lulong Jiedushi. These days, Liu Shouguang was being made useless by Liu Rengong, and he was very upset, so he simply kept going and trying to overthrow his father.Liu Shouguang dared to make such a bold and risky decision, not because of excessive hormones in order to compete for a woman.Liu Rengong's wasteful government affairs tossing in the dark must have aroused the anger and resistance of the army and the people.Liu Shouguang took advantage of this situation. It can be said that he took advantage of the opportunity of the Youzhou defense battle to overthrow Liu Rengong. Liu Shouguang sent generals Li Xiaoxi, Yuan Xingqin and others to attack Da'an Mountain.Liu Rengong didn't expect Li Si'an's attack and Liu Shouguang's rebellion, so he was caught off guard.Liu Shouguang easily captured Liu Rengong and locked him in a small dark room.Then, Liu Shouguang went on a killing spree, beheading all those who were not pleasing to the eye, heart, or spirit.Liu Rengong's youngest son, Liu Shouqi, fled alone and went north to Khitan. After Liu Shouguang became Lulong Jiedushi, his first confidant was his elder brother Liu Shouwen.After Liu Shouwen heard the news that Liu Shouguang rebelled and overthrew Liu Rengong, he was angry and hated, and scolded Liu Shouguang as inferior to a beast.The two brothers fought.It can be said that these two people have similar skills. They have fought for more than two years and have won and lost each other. In 909 A.D., Zhu Quanzhong's third year as emperor, Liu Shouwen invited Khitan and Tuyuhun to send troops to assist him in attacking Liu Shouguang in exchange for a lot of money.This time, Liu Shouguang couldn't resist anymore, and was defeated by Liu Shouwen. Lu Long's army was in chaos and was on the verge of collapse. Just when the outcome of the battlefield was decided, Liu Shouwen didn't know which tendon was wrong, but he came to the front of the two armies alone, crying and wiping his tears, and said, "Leaders, don't hurt my brother's life, let him go!" He has a way out." The tribal leaders sent by Khitan and Tuyuhun were puzzled and looked at Liu Shouwen suspiciously. At the moment when Liu Shouwen was crying and expressing his feelings, Yuan Xingqin, a general under Liu Shouguang, caught this fleeting opportunity, urged his horse to rush over, and took Liu Shouwen captive with one arm with lightning speed, and returned to the original place under his armpit. array.In the blink of an eye, the situation on the battlefield was fundamentally reversed, and the Cangzhou Allied Forces suffered a crushing defeat. Liu Shouguang took advantage of the victory to pursue and hit Cangzhou in one breath, breaking down the city of Cangzhou.So far, Liu Shouguang has fully taken over Liu Rengong's territory and made it his own. After Liu Shouguang occupied Youyan Cangde, he was extremely arrogant.This kid is more ambitious than his father Liu Rengong, with more ambition, more arrogance, and more cruel governance.Liu Shouguang indiscriminately imposed punishments, and the torture methods were unimaginable and outrageous.Every time when punishing a person, Liu Shouguang first put the so-called prisoner in an iron cage, then lit a fire outside the cage, and roasted the person to death.Sometimes, a special iron brush is used to brush the prisoner's face, and the prisoner is tortured layer by layer. If Liu Shouguang wants to fully control Lu Long's power, he must eliminate Liu Shouwen and Liu Rengong who are older than him.Although Liu Shouwen couldn't bear to hurt his younger brother Liu Shouguang before the battle of the two armies, but Liu Shouguang showed no mercy to his elder brother Liu Shouwen. First, he was locked in a small dark room, chained, and tied tightly with thorns and vines. .Liu Shouwen's flesh and blood were wounded by the thorns, and the pain was unbearable.Not long after, after Liu Shouguang tortured Liu Shouwen in every possible way, he sent someone to assassinate Liu Shouwen.Then, Liu Shouguang killed the assassin who assassinated Liu Shouwen in order to silence him. As for Liu Rengong, he became Liu Shouguang's troublesome hedgehog instead.Liu Shouguang didn't dare to kill Lao Tzu at the risk of the world's disgrace, and he couldn't let Liu Rengong regain power, and he couldn't delay ignoring him for a long time.After racking his brains, Liu Shouguang had an idea and came up with an idea that he thought was very clever - let his father retire. In 910 AD, Liu Shouguang reported to Zhu Quanzhong, asking Zhu Quanzhong to make him King of Yan, and agreed that Liu Rengong would retreat to the second line. Why did Liu Shouguang ask Zhu Quanzhong for instructions?This kid has two thoughts, one is to wink at Zhu Quanzhong to express his friendliness, and the other is to gain the approval of the most powerful Zhu Liang regime in the world.In the language of current international relations, it is called first being recognized by influential powers.This is the first step in establishing the role of international relations and participating in the world hegemony. In order to stabilize Liu Shouguang and concentrate on dealing with Hebei Wang Rong, Zhu Quanzhong took advantage of this as a favor and agreed to Liu Shouguang's request for instructions. He not only recognized Liu Shouguang's position as Lulong Jiedu envoy, but also named him King Yan.Therefore, the all-powerful Liu Rengong "retired with honor". Regarding the adverse consequences of Liu Rengong's retirement, it may not be underestimated from the perspective of the long river of history.Because the existence of Liu Rengong is a huge threat to Khitan, which is just in the initial stage of integration.Liu Rengong is very good at dealing with the Khitan cavalry's movement tactics, and has defeated the Khitan strong army several times.The famous Yelu Abaoji also suffered from Liu Rengong.Therefore, if Liu Rengong stays in power in Youzhou for a few more years, of course, the premise is that he can't ruin himself, which may constitute a strong barrier to stop the rise of Khitan and even invade the south.Taking a step back and imagining that even though Liu Rengong was short-lived in the long history, he at least proved that the Khitan is not too strong to be defeated. As long as a targeted military strategy is adopted, the Han people can win the victory. Song's insurmountable nightmare for hundreds of years. Liu Rengong withdrew from the stage of history, and Liu Rengong's tactics also disappeared. After the death of Luo Shaowei, the governor of Wei Bo, Zhu Quanzhong directly annexed Wei Bo's territory, and wanted to take the opportunity to relocate Wei Bo's government to Zhenzhou or Dingzhou.Isn't Zhenzhou Wang Rong's territory?of course.Zhu Quanzhong's intention is clearly to eliminate Wang Rong and directly expand Zhu Liang's territory to Zhen and Ding. It is not easy to be a teacher without a name. It's easy to find a name. At the internal decision-making meeting, Zhu Quanzhong proposed a motion, arguing that Zhao Wang and Wang Rong had an affair with Li Cunxu, and they were at odds with Liang Guo, so troops must be sent to crusade.Now that Zhu Quanzhong said this, it was a golden word, and no one would object to it. Moreover, the Liang Empire was in its heyday at this time, and expanding its territory was also a great cause.Civil servants offer advice, military generals contribute their efforts, all want to make contributions and gain glory and wealth. After deciding to launch a crusade against Chengde, the wily Zhu Quanzhong continued to release smoke bombs to the outside world. Before Zhu Quanzhong's expedition, Liu Shouguang was invading Zhao's Laishui boundary and threatening Dingzhou.Zhu Quanzhong sent Du Tingyin and Ding Yanhui to lead 3,000 Wei Bo troops to Shenzhou, Hebei, claiming to be the Yan army assisting Wang Rong in resisting Liu Shouguang.At the same time, Liang Jun released another interference message saying that a small group of troops was sent to search for and collect food and grass. Guarding Shenzhou is General Shi Gongli of the State of Zhao.Shi Gongli reported to Wang Rong that Liang Jun's soldiers were approaching the city and asked to stick to the city and strengthen guard against Liang Jun.Over the years, Wang Rong has indeed lost his domineering and domineering past, and he has aged prematurely, and he is completely timid and fearful. In recent years, Wang Rong has been on good terms with Zhu Liang. Not only did he marry his sons and daughters, but he also paid tribute to Zhu Liang every year, donating a lot of money and food.Wang Rong felt that his foreign policy was very successful, and Zhu Quanzhong never harassed him.This caused Wang Rong to once have an illusion that he really should learn from Luo Shaowei and treat Zhu Quanzhong sincerely in order to win Zhu Quanzhong's protection. Regarding the behavior of Zhu Liang's army entering the country this time, Wang Rong believed it was true, thinking that Zhu Quanzhong supported Zhao Guo to resist the Yan army.Not only did Wang Rong not accept Shi Gongli's opinion, but he was also worried that Shi Gongli would be warlike and cause trouble, so he simply transferred Shi Gongli to another place.When Shi Gongli left Shenzhou City, he held the saddle bridge in his hand, looked back at the city gate, burst into tears, and said with a choked voice: "Zhu Quanzhong overthrew Li Tang Sheji and replaced him. Even a child can know his wolf ambitions. But our King Zhao thinks he has the same Zhu Liang is married, and he treats Zhu Quanzhong like a respectable elder. This is clearly a robbery. It's a pity, alas, Shenzhou City will soon fall to the hands of Zhu Liang's thieves!" After finishing, Shi Gongli left in grief and indignation. Coincidentally, the seemingly invulnerable plot also has the possibility of leaking. There was an unknown Liang Guo who committed a crime in Liang Guo, fled to Zhao Guo after escaping, and exposed Zhu Quanzhong's tricks to Wang Rong.At this time, Wang Rong suddenly realized, and broke into a cold sweat several times. After knowing the truth, Wang Rong was in more pain than Wang Rong who was kept in the dark. He didn't dare to expose the truth first, and he didn't dare to be an enemy of Zhu Liang.Had to adopt the "tactful" strategy of seeking perfection.Wang Rong sent an envoy to Luoyang to meet Zhu Quanzhong, and reported: "The army of Yan has withdrawn, and the state of Zhao and the state of Yan have reconciled as before. The army." Wang Rong's move is called soft bottoming out.I will eliminate the pretext for war with Yan, should you, Zhu Quanzhong, withdraw your troops? After all, Zhu Quanzhong was old and hot, and he also counterattacked Wang Rong with a Taijiquan.Zhu Quanzhong sent people to Zhao to do propaganda work, so that everyone can rest assured and don't worry. When Wang Rong and Zhu Quanzhong launched a diplomatic war, Du Tingyin had already occupied Shenzhou City.Not only did Liang Jun fail to reassure the Zhao people, but he went on a killing spree and wiped out the Shenzhou defenders.At this point, Wang Rong lost his illusion about Zhu Quanzhong and ordered Shi Gongli to come back to attack Shenzhou.After a series of attacks, it was difficult for Shi Gongli to conquer Shenzhou.In desperation, Wang Rong asked his neighbors Liu Shouguang and Li Cunxu for help. What is the attitude of Li Cunxu and Liu Shouguang? The attitudes of the two are very different. Attitude determines destiny. Attitude may indeed determine destiny. The difference in attitudes between Li Cunxu and Liu Shouguang on whether to save Wang Rong, to a certain extent, foreshadowed the rise and fall of their later hegemony. Wang Rong's envoy for help rushed to Youzhou in a hurry, and made a request to Liu Shouguang, king of Yan, asking Yan's army to support Zhao's army against Liang's army.At this time, Liu Shouguang was hunting.Sun He, a staff member on duty under the king of Yan's account, did not dare to be negligent after receiving the letter from the envoy of the State of Zhao. Suggestion: "Zhao Guo asked us for help, this is the opportunity God gave us!" Liu Shouguang didn't understand, so he tilted his head and asked suspiciously: "How can you see it?" "We have always worried that the close relationship between Zhao Guo and Zhu Liang is a threat to us. Zhu Quanzhong is too ambitious, and his intention to annex the three towns of Heshuo is obvious. He has been eyeing us for a long time. Now it's all right, Zhao Liang turned against each other. If the king and Zhao Guo join forces to deal with Zhu Quanzhong, they can not only resist the threat of Zhu Liang, but also take the opportunity to subdue Wang Rong. We have to get there first." Sun He explained his proposition calmly and calmly. However, Liu Shouguang has his own set of views: "Wang Rong is capricious. Now that he is fighting with Zhu Quanzhong, we just sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. When they both lose, we will go and get a big deal." This is Liu Shouguang's insight.He only knows the idiom of reaping the benefits, but he doesn't understand the application environment of this idiom. The prerequisite for the establishment of "sitting for profit" is that there are only three parties, and the two parties in the struggle are of equal strength, and the contradictions cannot be reconciled.If a strong one fights with a weak one, there is nothing to watch. The strong one destroys the weak one, and the strong one becomes stronger.Even if two people of equal strength fight, if they reconcile halfway, there is nothing to gain.In addition, perhaps Zhu Quanzhong's sugar-coated bullets played a role. Liu Shouguang had just been recognized by Zhu Quanzhong, and he was still immersed in the joy of intoxication. Liu Shouguang sent back the hopeful Zhao Guo envoy with a cold sentence. When Wang Rong saw that Liu Shouguang was dying, his already uneasy heart suddenly became cold again.After being extremely conflicted and anxious, Wang Rong shyly sent a distress signal to Jin Wang Li Cunxu. Hedong and Chengde are old enemies. Should Hedong send troops to save Chengde? Li Cunxu decided to save him. Li Cunxu sent troops to rescue Wang Rong and also experienced a lot of controversy.The opinions within Hedong are not unanimous. When Zhao Guo's envoy arrived in Jinyang, the rescue envoy of Yiwu Jiedu envoy Wang Chuzhi also stumbled to Jinyang.Yiwu and Hedong depend on each other as lips and teeth, and have been in-laws for many years. Now that their relatives are in distress, Li Cunxu will reach out to save Wang Chuzhi out of emotion and reason.This is reasonable and undisputed.But how to treat Wang Rong? Li Cunxu called a meeting to discuss the matter. Some generals believed that Wang Rong had not only been enemies with Hedong for many years, but also had a close relationship with Zhu Quanzhong in the past few years. He bowed his head to Zhu Quanzhong, paid tribute every year, and formed an in-law relationship. , there must be fraud in it, you should wait and see the changes, and move with the times.It should be said that the worries and worries of General Hedong are normal and reasonable.But Li Cunxu has another opinion. Li Cunxu said: "Everyone says that Wang Rong is capricious. He is good with this family for a while, and he is good with that family for a while. In fact, this is human nature. He should also seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and choose the most beneficial diplomatic strategy for Zhao. Understood. Even in the Li and Tang Dynasties, Wang Rong's ancestors were sometimes obedient and obedient. Besides, under Zhu Liang's court, he had to weigh the pros and cons. Besides, Zhu Quanzhong's daughter married Wang Rong’s son, it’s also hard to explain the problem. Didn’t the Wang family commit crimes when Li Tang’s son-in-law was in the early years? Now Wang Rong is in danger. If we refuse to save him, we will fall into Zhu Quanzhong’s trap. In the future, when Zhu Quanzhong destroys the state of Zhao, he will definitely come to invade Hedong again. It’s better that we share the same hatred, Jin and Zhao join forces, and we will surely defeat Zhuliang.” Li Cunxu's analysis not only shows the vision of a strategist, but also has every detail and rigorous logic.Li Cunxu made a decision to send troops to rescue Zhao.Hedong sent Zhou Dewei as a vanguard officer, and sent troops out of Jingxing to station in Zhaozhou.Wang Rong was overjoyed to see Li Cunxu abandoning his former suspicions. He jumped up from his chair as if he had been given a shot of strong morphine, and ordered: "From now on, we will form an alliance with Hedong and jointly deal with the old thief Zhu Quanzhong. The name of the Tang Dynasty is still called the Wushun Army." The alliance between Jin and Zhao changed the balance of power and rewrote the territory of the world.