Chapter 7 3. Rush in the river

Li Keyong had just pacified the north, and was about to fight Zhu Quanzhong in the east. Unexpectedly, Wang Chongying's death dragged him into the vortex of the court situation again.The sudden change of the situation in the river induced a sudden change in the Chang'an court.The imperial power fell again. The tenacity of Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin brothers exceeded Zhu Quanzhong's estimation, and their fighting ability also exceeded Zhu Quanzhong's expectation.The two brothers turned grief into strength and resentment into motivation, and devoted themselves wholeheartedly to the fiery struggle against Zhu Quanzhong, so that Zhu Quanzhong couldn't stop and couldn't turn back.Brothers Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin not only remained unwavering and never backed down, but they also made the matter bigger and bigger, and brought in Li Keyong from the east of the river.This war has changed from a local war to a general war that affects the world.

Things are getting bigger and bigger, and the situation is getting more and more chaotic. Who will win?It matters. How it will end is hard to predict. The whole world is waiting and watching. In the spring of the second year of Emperor Zhaozong's Qianning (895 A.D.), Wang Chongying, the envoy of the National Guard, died. The death of Wang Chongying caused a thousand waves with one stone. A power vacuum emerged in the Hezhong area, and the existing balance of power was broken.The national defense army supported Wang Chongrong's son Wang Ke as the heir apparent to succeed Wang Chongying.It seems that Wang Chongrong's influence is quite far-reaching.In fact, Wang Ke is not Wang Chongrong's own son, he is Wang Chongrong's nephew, adopted to Wang Chongrong.

Brothers end up with younger brothers, and father dies and sons succeed, which is the norm in the replacement of feudal clans.Wang Chongrong was killed by his subordinates. In a hurry, the court transferred Wang Chongying to replace Wang Chongrong. At that time, Wang Ke was young, so this arrangement went smoothly.But once Wang Chongying died, the situation was very different.Wang Ke encountered obstacles when he wanted to succeed to the throne.The first to stand up against it were Wang Chongying's sons Wang Gong and Wang Yao.They believed that after Wang Chongying's death, the land in Hezhong should be inherited by them.The conflict of interests is never sloppy.Wang Gong sent troops to drive Wang Ke away.The main reason is that Wang Ke is not a descendant of the Wang family.This Wang Gong is also ruthless enough. Not only does he not recognize that Wang Ke is Wang Chongrong's son, he simply does not stop and removes Wang Ke from the household registration of the Wang family, intending to deprive Wang Ke of his inheritance right from the root.

Wang Gong knew that he was alone and alone, so he drew on his old relative Zhu Quanzhong and asked Zhu Quanzhong to come forward to uphold justice.Wang Ke did not show weakness, and hurriedly asked Li Keyong for help, because Wang Ke was Li Keyong's uncle.This time it became a big trouble, the emperor saw that the two giants of the feudal town were involved, and knew that the matter was going to be troublesome, so he hurriedly sent eunuchs to mediate with the emperor's imperial decree, so as not to cause conflicts. Wang Gong and Wang Yao asked the court to directly appoint the coach of Hezhong.In order not to offend both sides, the timid and fearful imperial court neither named Wang Ke nor Wang Gong, but sent Cui Yin, the Minister of Zhongshu and Tongping Zhangshi, as the envoy to protect the country.

Wang Gong and Wang Yao saw that Zhu Quanzhong could not save the nearby fire, so they recruited Li Maozhen, Wang Xingyu, and Han Jian near Gyeonggi and asked them to support themselves.The reason why these three people were willing to stand up for Wang Gong was mainly to exclude Wang Ke, and to exclude Wang Ke was to drive Li Keyong's forces out of the river.However, the three of Li Maozhen talked to the emperor for a long time, but the emperor did not agree.When the matter failed, Li Maozhen, Wang Xingyu and Han Jian felt that they couldn't save face, and it seemed that they didn't have enough influence.If the text is not good, come to the martial arts.Under Wang Gong's lobbying, Wang Xingyu sent his younger brother Kuanguo Jiedu envoy Wang Xingyue to attack Wang Ke.Wang Ke couldn't resist, so he sent someone eight hundred miles to urgently send the distress letter to Li Keyong in Jinyang.

Sending troops to attack Wang Ke is still not relieved.When the three of Li Maozhen discussed it, the bad breath was unbearable. If that was all, how could they hang around the capital in the future?Let's go, find the emperor to discuss it. Wang Xingyu, Li Maozhen, and Han Jian each led thousands of elite soldiers, swaggering and roaring into Chang'an City.When the common people saw the warlords entering the city, they knew that nothing was going to happen, so they hid in the streets crying and shouting.Zhaozong Li Ye received a report saying that the soldiers and horses of the three towns were not summoned, and they were promoted to the capital without permission.Li Ye ran to the gate of Anfu and looked down with his hands on the battlements. He saw Li Maozhen and the three of them were fully armed, their helmets and armor shining brightly, their swords were on the verge of breaking out, their necks were crooked and their eyes were staring, shaking and shouting in the street. .Although Emperor Zhaozong was coerced by the feudal towns many times, he was still a bit tough in his bones, so he often ignored the unreasonable demands of the feudal towns.This time it was too outrageous. The generals of the feudal town actually ran to the emperor's feet in broad daylight to act wildly. Zhaozong asked: "You don't even ask for instructions and report, and you directly lead the troops into the capital. What do you want to do? If you don't want to be courtiers and obey me , then stop doing it and go home!" Zhaozong's words hit the nail on the head.

After all, being a thief has a guilty conscience, and being a national traitor is even more guilty.Wang Xingyu and Li Maozhen did not expect that the emperor, who was used to being manipulated by them, suddenly became stubborn today.To the emperor's question, a few people looked at me and I looked at you, with big eyes and small eyes, and no one could answer.Wang Xingyu and Li Maozhen drooped their heads, sweating all over their foreheads, unable to answer a word.Han Jian snarled his neck, and said something inappropriately. Although Zhaozong suppressed the three army leaders on the spot, he didn't have the guts to drive them back directly.The current Emperor Zhaozong has long lost the fighting spirit he had when he first succeeded to the throne. Looking around, he saw that there were no civil servants who ruled the world, nor generals who could turn the world around. He was surrounded by opportunists with their own interests.How can the emperor alone be able to afford the great cause of restoring ZTE?After a series of setbacks, the emperor's majesty and strength dwindled sharply.Not only did Fangzhen, the foreign vassal, bully the emperor, but even the eunuchs and powerful officials around him rejected the emperor's orders at every turn.

Once, Zhaozong felt that the security around the capital was not good, and thieves often appeared, and sometimes even the palace and the royal cemetery were robbed by thieves.Zhaozong planned to let the clan kings lead troops to patrol and act as civilian police, criminal police, and traffic police to maintain order. Of course, this was just a trick of Zhaozong, and his real purpose was to restore the power of the imperial family.Now that the hornet's nest has been stabbed, the powerful officials and eunuchs are worried that the emperor's measures will infringe on their interests, and they have written letters to express their opposition. Of course, the reasons are all high-sounding.Zhaozong's feeble struggles and efforts ended in vain. He was unable to do anything alone. After being bombarded by these incompetent and boastful officials, he became dizzy and had to give up.

The current emperor is truly alone. Apart from clothes, there is nothing close to me. Emperor Zhaozong did not dare to offend Li Maozhen, Wang Xingyu and Han Jian, not only could not dismiss them, but also invited them to dinner.The so-called wine does not have good wine, and banquets do not have good banquets. The key is that everyone has their own secrets and plans. Before the three rounds of drinking and eating two mouthfuls of food, the three army chiefs began to speak, had a seizure, and went crazy.The three said: "The prime minister's group and the eunuch's group have their own cliques, they are constantly fighting, and they don't care about the country, which leads to chaos and slack in the government. Wei Zhaodu's begging for Xichuan made that mess, Li Xi can only shake his head and recite poems against each other. Where are these two people?" He is the pillar of the country, please the emperor punish him." Good guy!What a breath!As soon as he opened his mouth, the emperor had to kill the two prime ministers.

Everyone has to ask, why did Wei Zhaodu become prime minister again?After Zhang Jun's defeat, Li Maozhen supported several cronies to preside over the government.However, Emperor Zhaozong was still obsessed with revitalizing Gangji, hoping that honest and outspoken people would be by his side, and he changed several prime ministers one after another.This is how Wei Zhaodu and Li Xi were recruited into the cabinet. Even if Zhaozong was drunk, he would not agree to kill his own lineage, so Zhaozong stammered and pretended to be drunk and did not agree to the request of the army leader.Not long after the banquet was over, Emperor Zhaozong got the news that Wei Zhaodu and Li Xi were tricked by Wang Xingyu to the posthouse and killed.Wang Xingyu's attack was black, ruthless, and ruthless. In addition to the prime minister's heavyweights being killed, several eunuchs including Privy Councilor Kang Shangbi were also killed.Wang Xingyu and others also released a message, saying: "Wang Ke and Wang Gong's relatives can't tell, so let Wang Gong sit in Hezhong, transfer Wang Xingyue to Shanzhou, and let Wang Ke go to Tongzhou." This time, Zhaozong saw it. The bloody massacre, the massacre under the eyes of the emperor, the massacres were all figures second in status to the emperor. Zhaozong was shocked, frightened, and flinched. He agreed to all the demands of the three army chiefs and carried out all the orders.

Zhaozong was quite clever. If he didn't obey the three army leaders in time, he might be like a bodhisattva crossing the river himself, and he couldn't protect himself.Because, this time, the three guys of Li Maozhen sneaked into the capital with a big conspiracy in mind.They wanted to abolish Emperor Zhaozong and replace him with King Ji Li Bao who failed to become emperor.Zhaozong had been vaguely aware of their attitudes, and his heart was not at ease these days.Although the emperor's errands were not easy to do, Emperor Zhaozong did not want to be abolished for no apparent reason. When the three warlords were planning to go, I heard that Li Keyong had already pledged his troops in Hedong and sent troops to "the Qing Dynasty's side".Wang Xingyu, Li Maozhen, and Han Jian left some people to watch the emperor—actually, it was almost like house arrest. Then, they hurried back to their lair and fled. The coup plan was aborted. How did Li Keyong come here? The reason that can be said is that Li Keyong heard that Li Maozhen and other three people offended the capital and bullied the emperor, and sent troops to hunt down the thieves to do justice for the sky.Without further ado, Li Keyong issued thirteen orders in succession to mobilize soldiers and horses from all walks of life to cross the river and enter King Guanqin.Emperor Zhaozong waited eagerly for Li Ke to rescue him, asking for news almost several times a day. In fact, Li Keyong has another purpose, with a big conspiracy, he wants to seize the important town in the river.If Li Keyong does not act again, Hezhong and the surrounding areas of Gyeonggi will be divided up by Li Maozhen and the others. Seeing that Li Keyong played the banner of King Qin, Zhaozong felt that he had the support of force, and felt that his back was hardening again, so he re-appointed the demoted Kong Wei and Zhang Jun as prime ministers.Kong Wei was suffering from illness at this time, and he was unwilling to join the cabinet as an official again, but Emperor Zhaozong couldn't find anyone he could trust, so he strongly asked Kong Wei to be on duty. In June, Li Keyong personally commanded 50,000 Fan and Han soldiers to go south.While marching in a hurry, he wrote a letter to the emperor, accusing Wang Xingyu, Li Maozhen, and Han Jian of leading troops to commit crimes and kill ministers, and applied for a crusade.When Wang Xingyu saw that Li Keyong stepped in and made a serious move, he was immediately frightened.This is "those who are stupefied and afraid of violence, and those who are arrogant are afraid of death", bullying and fearing hard, and vicious by nature.Li Ke arrived in Jiangzhou with a large army, and Wang Yao closed the city gates tightly to prevent resistance.Without saying a word, Li Ke ordered people to attack the city directly, and Jiangzhou was flattened ten days later.Wang Yao, who broke the city, was captured and beheaded by the Hedong army at the military gate.Li Ke used the killing ring to implement a bloody massacre terror deterrent policy, bloodbathed the city of Jiangzhou, and massacred more than a thousand people in the city who participated in the resistance.He wants to create a terrifying deterrent effect.In early July, Li Keyong reached the middle of the river.Wang Ke looked forward to the big backer coming to the rescue. He greeted him out of the city with mixed sorrow and joy, and welcomed and rewarded Li Keyong and the Hedong Army. Li Ke used non-stop, leading the windy grass outside the pass to attack all the way.Wang Xingyue was defeated in Tongzhou.Wang Xingyue fled back to the capital in one breath.Wang Xingshi, Wang Xingyue's younger brother, was the commander of the left army.Together with Wang Xingshi, Wang Xingyue plundered the market.After creating a chaotic atmosphere, Wang Xingyue said to the emperor: "Shatuo Li Keyong will be there soon. For safety's sake, please come to Binzhou for a stay."Li Maozhen installed his cronies in the court, and the privy envoy Luo Quanguan forced the emperor to go to Fengxiang.Zhaozong knew very well that these boys were not good birds, and they had no good intentions.At this time, it is better to be still and not to move, as movement will cause chaos.Zhaozong said expressionlessly: "I have received Li Keyong's memorial, and he is still stationed in Hezhong. Even if he comes to the capital, I have my own opinion. You take care of your own affairs, and don't cause turmoil." Wang Xingyue and Wang Xingshi wanted to force the emperor to go to Binzhou, while Li Maozhen's godson Youjun Commander Li Jipeng and Luo Quanguan planned to let the emperor go to Fengxiang.Both sides want to grab the emperor, as long as the emperor is in hand, they can have whatever they want.At night, Li Jipeng led the right army and Wang Xingshi led the left army to fight.Li Jipeng took advantage of the chaos and set fire to the forbidden gate of the imperial palace. For a while, the sky was covered with smoke and flames, and the flames shone red in the dark night.At someone's suggestion, the emperor urgently dispatched the Liudu soldiers of Yanzhou temporarily stationed in the capital, and beat Wang Xingyue and Li Jipeng away.The city of Chang'an fell into chaos, the enemy and the enemy were unknown, thieves broke out everywhere, and chaos broke out.The emperor also panicked, feeling that the palace was not the safest place, so he took all the royal princes and clans to hide in Li Yun's camp.After a long time, Li Jushi, the captain of the guard of honor, brought people to escort him out of breath. Rumors are the most feared in a turbulent situation. What are you afraid of? Rumors have almost zero cost, and anyone with any purpose and impulse can create any version of the rumor. The spread and infection of rumors is extremely efficient, and panic and blindness are the accelerators and catalysts for the spread and infection of rumors. It was rumored that Wang Xingyu and Li Maozhen would personally come to the capital to "greet" the emperor.It is better to believe in what is there than to believe in what is not.Emperor Zhaozong worried that Li Ye would fall into the hands of thieves, and the consequences would be disastrous. After a little thought, Li Ye, under the protection of Li Jun and Li Jushi, left Qixiamen and fled to Nanshan.At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor's ability to govern the country was not necessarily strong, but the awareness and ability to escape must be strong. Every emperor had more than two escape experiences.Although this was the first time Zhaozong fled as emperor, he was no stranger to fleeing. He had practice and training experience before succeeding to the throne, and he had a solid foundation.Therefore, Zhaozong fled with great pomp and grandeur.More than 100,000 officials and ordinary people ran together, what a spectacle!Such a large group of people staggered and ran towards the mountain, and when they reached the mouth of the valley, one-third of them had died of heatstroke!After finally waiting until sunset, everyone thought they could catch their breath.At night, unexpectedly, bandits came again.Bandits don't care if you are an emperor or a eunuch, an official or a beggar, they will rob people and money when they see them.Thousands of people cried and shouted together, shaking the valley.The only ministers who followed the emperor were the Minister of the Household Department, Pan Duzhi, and Xue Wang Li Zhirou, the envoy of salt and iron transfer. The others were left behind and arrived after several days. Li Keyong marched into Tongzhou, and sent Jiedu judge Wang Gui to the emperor's refuge to condolences with Li Keyong's memorial.Emperor Zhaozong sent his servant Xi Tingyu to Li Keyong's army with the edict, and got in touch with Li Keyong, asking "Li Keyong to come and save me quickly, as long as I can go home, I will support Li Keyong in whatever he does."The emperor ordered Li Keyong and Wang Ke to send ten thousand horses to Xinping. At the same time, he issued an edict to transfer Zhangyi Jiedu envoy Zhang Yu to lead Jingyuan soldiers to guard Fengxiang Li Maozhen. Li Ke sent troops to attack the nearest Huazhou first.Tonghua Jiedu envoy Han Jian went to the city and shouted: "I have never offended Li Gong of Hedong, why did you come to attack me?" Li Keyong sent someone to answer Han Jian: "You are a minister, but you have done something to force the emperor. If you are a polite person, who in the world is still a rude person!" When the Hedong soldiers were about to launch a siege, Xi Tingyu arrived at Li Keyong's army and told Li Keyong that Li Maozhen had arrived with 30,000 troops Now, Wang Xingyu led his troops to Xingping. They all wanted to kidnap the emperor, and the situation was urgent.Li Ke used to give up Huazhou and sent troops to Weiqiao.Han Jian escaped by luck.Standing on the top of the city, looking at the Jin soldiers going away, Han Jian wiped the cold sweat on the back of his neck with his hands. He knew how Li Keyong treated Wang Yao and Zheng Congyu, the former governor of Hedong.When Li Keyong kills someone, he never blinks. The emperor took refuge in Nanshan, terrified every day, and woke up in a dream every night.From time to time there were rumors saying: "Bing and Qi soldiers are coming!" The emperor's fragile nerves couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately sent Yan Wang Li Jiepi to the river to urge Li Keyong to march.In August, Emperor Zhaozong sent the eunuch Zhang Chengye to Li Keyong's army to supervise the army.Because Li Chengye had undertaken the task of sending and receiving messengers many times, he had a good relationship with Li Keyong, so Emperor Zhaozong chose him to be the supervisor of Hedong.Everyone should remember Zhang Chengye, he had a great strategy, and later became the number one advisor in Li Keyong's army.Li Keyong sent General Li Cunzhen as the vanguard to attack Xia Yongshou, and Shi Yan led 3,000 cavalry to Shimen Town to protect the emperor's safety.They sent generals Li Cunxin and Li Cunshen together with Baoda Jiedu envoy Li Sixiao to attack Wang Xingyu's Liyuan camp, and captured Wang Xingyu's general Wang Lingtao and others.Li Keyong led the main force in Hedong, and the momentum was like a broken bamboo, and the troops were like entering an uninhabited territory.Li Maozhen felt Li Keyong's murderous aura, and a chill rose from the bottom of her heart.In order to protect himself, Li Maozhen threw away his car to protect his handsome man, so he beheaded his godson Li Jipeng, gave his head to the emperor, and wrote a letter of self-blame.On the other hand, Li Maozhen sent someone to speak kind words to Li Keyong, asking for peace with humble words and generous gifts.At this time, Emperor Zhaozong wanted to defeat each of them, first to attack Wang Xingyu, and then to attack Li Maozhen later.Therefore, Emperor Zhaozong informed Li Keyong to temporarily let Li Maozhen go, and to fight against Wang Xingyu first.A few years ago, Emperor Zhaozong launched a war against Li Keyong, but now he asked Li Keyong to save him. No matter what, no one would believe it was true, even Zhaozong himself did not believe it.But Zhaozong understood that he couldn't bear children and couldn't trap wolves.In order to save this crisis, go all out.Emperor Zhaozong ordered his two princely brothers to worship Li Keyong as his elder brother, and rewarded Li Keyong with his beautiful concubine Mrs. Wei, Mrs. Chen.How disgusting!Even if there is no meat, it needs to be numb a few times, and the emperor still has a few taels of meat. Emperor Zhaozong issued an order granting Li Keyong the power to suppress thieves temporarily. The recruiting envoy from the east, Zhang Yi, the envoy of Zhangyi Jiedu, was the recruiting envoy from the west.Li Keyong sent his son Li Cunxu to the emperor's refuge to ask for instructions and report work for Li Keyong.Li Cunxu is eleven years old.The young man Li Cunxu caused Zhu Quanzhong a lot of headaches, and a great man admired him, and became the man who destroyed Liang and built the later Tang Dynasty.Li Ke uses a one-eyed dragon, but his son Li Cunxu looks handsome.Li Cunxu attracted Emperor Zhaozong's attention. Li Ye patted Li Cunxu on the back and said, "My child, you will soon become a pillar of the country. You must be loyal to the royal family." At the invitation of Li Keyong, Emperor Zhaozong returned to the capital after hiding in the mountains for more than a month.The capital city was in dilapidated condition, the palace and hall were burnt down, ruined walls, scorched earth and wood, in a mess.The emperor had no place to live, so he temporarily lived in the office area of ​​Shangshu Province.Civil and military officials are even more pitiful. They have neither crowns, robes, wats, chariots, or even stationery for office writing.Everyone makes do with life and work.Although they returned to the capital, everyone felt that this place was very strange, like a garbage dump, empty and lifeless, and it was still gloomy at night.In order to prevent accidents, the emperor asked Li Keyong to station 1,000 cavalry at the west, north, and east gates of the three cities.After the emperor settled down, he formally appointed Wang Ke as the guardian of the country and became the lord of the river.Liu Rengong was appointed as Lulong Jiedu envoy.With Zhaoyi Jiedu, Li Hanzhi was appointed as the inspector and waiter, and served as the deputy capital commander of the four sides of Binning.After Kang Junli's death, Li Hanzhi took over as the envoy of Zhaoyi Jiedu.The people Li Ke used to support all got an important territory and made huge profits Li Keyong didn't accept it as soon as he saw it. After welcoming the emperor back to the palace, he continued to implement his partition plan.Li Keyong rushed to attack Liyuan, and Wang Xingyu almost drove Li Keyong crazy.Wang Xingyu is a person with a criminal record. During Emperor Xizong's time, this kid was an opportunist and took advantage of the chaos to get fame.Now his quiet and difficult Jiedushi has become a troubled Jiedushi.Wang Xingyu asked Li Maozhen for help.Li Maozhen hesitated, afraid of Li Keyong, but unwilling to give up resistance.Therefore, he dispatched 10,000 Fengxiang troops to station in Longquan Town with bluff, and he led 30,000 troops to garrison beside Xianyang to support Wang Xingyu.Li Keyong looked at Li Maozhen's posture, and he was obviously dissatisfied.Li Keyong asked the emperor to order Li Maozhen to withdraw his troops, deprive Li Maozhen of his title, and divide his troops to attack him.Li Ye believed that Li Maozhen had already killed Li Jipeng on his own initiative, and had issued an order to pardon Li Maozhen, so he should not be deprived of his official rank and crusade against him.However, the withdrawal of troops is still necessary and should be done.At this time, Emperor Zhaozong also understood Li Keyong's real purpose, so his attitude gradually changed from welcoming and expecting to guarding against Li Keyong.Emperor Zhaozong kept his eyes open, intending to maintain the current situation of mutual restraint and balance between Li Keyong, Wang Xingyu, and Li Maozhen.Therefore, Emperor Li Ye ordered Li Maozhen to withdraw his troops and make peace with Li Keyong.Li Keyong didn't care about that and refused to stop the war. Soon after, Shi Yan, the general of Hedong, defeated the Binning army in Yunyang, and captured Wang Linghui, the envoy of Yunyang.In October, Li Cunzhen defeated the Binning army in the north of Liyuan, killing more than a thousand people.From then on, Wang Xingyu hid in the barrier and never dared to fight again. Li Keyong ordered Li Hanzhi, Li Cunxin and others to step up their attack on Liyuan. After repeated storms, the three strongholds in Liyuan were breached, more than 10,000 soldiers in Binning were defeated and killed, and Wang Xingyu's son Wang Zhijin and general Li Yuanfu were captured.Wang Xingyue and Wang Xingshi set fire to Ningzhou and fled.Li Keyong recommended his own Su Wenjian to the emperor to replace Wang Xingyu as the envoy of Jingnan Jiedu.Li Ke used another piece of land. Wang Xingyu resisted stubbornly. He knew that he had no way out, and he had no way out. He had to fight desperately, and maybe he could find a way out by luck.Wang Xingyu led five thousand elite troops to retreat to Longquan Village.Li Maozhen sent five thousand troops to rescue Wang Xingyu, but was defeated by Li Hanzhi.In November, the Hedong Army moved down Longquan Village, and Wang Xingyu retreated into Binzhou City.In desperation, Wang Xingyu asked Li Keyong to surrender.Li Keyong didn't listen to Wang Xingyu at all, and continued to mobilize troops to attack Binzhou.Wang Xingyu lay on the top of the wall, weeping and yelling at Li Keyong: "I, Wang Xingyu, are not guilty. Li Maozhen and Li Jipeng were responsible for intimidating the emperor. Please Li Shuai send troops to attack Fengxiang. I am willing to leave." Fanzhen, return to the court to be an official." Li Ke replied coldly: "How can Mr. Wang be so modest! I was ordered to attack three thieves, and you are one of them. You are no longer here, and you want to go to the court As an official, I can't control it." Seeing that Li Keyong was determined to put himself to death, Wang Xingyu knew that it would be useless to talk any further, so he quietly led his family and fled away from the city.Li Keyong entered Binzhou, sealed off the treasury, and appeased the people.Wang Xingyu went to Qingzhou and was beheaded by his subordinates. They regarded his head as a gift for meritorious service.Wang Xingyu's ending repeated the pattern he had with his superior Zhu Mei, and history repeated itself.I don't know how Wang Xingyu saw Zhu Mei in Yan Luo Palace, how did they feel? Wang Xingyu was eliminated, and the emperor returned to the capital. Li Ke used the third time to make a great contribution to recovering. It can be said that there is no one before or since.In order to express his gratitude, Emperor Zhaozong hurriedly used the power he had almost lost.Li Keyong was granted the title of King of Jin, and Li Hanzhi was also a servant. Gai Yu, the general of Hedong, was appointed as an observer and envoy.Li Ke used one stone to kill two birds with one stone. He not only won the reputation of Qin Wang, but also won many sites.Li Ke used to push his hegemony career to the peak. Li Ke sent Li Xiji, the secretary in charge, to the court to meet the emperor to thank him.Li Xiji secretly conveyed Li Keyong's words to Emperor Zhaozong: "In recent years, the area inside the Gyeonggi Pass has been restless. We should take advantage of this victory to eliminate Fengxiang once and for all. Time must not be lost. I stationed troops in Weibei and listened to His Majesty's dispatch. " Li Ye was moved by Li Ke's words, but felt a little uneasy, so he hurriedly discussed with his trusted ministers.Some people are in favor, but the reasons given by those who oppose are even more terrifying and deterrent. They said: "If Fengxiang and Li Maozhen are destroyed, then Shatuo and Li Keyong will dominate. At that time, the court will be in danger!" Emperor Zhaozong Hearing these words, my stomach churned, and cold sweat ran down my spine. After these words were poured with cold water, the remaining sliver of luck and enthusiasm for regaining my glory completely disappeared.After Zhaozong thought about it, he issued an edict to Li Keyong and said: "Wang Xingyu is the most serious one who committed rebellion. Since I avoided the rebellion, Li Maozhen and Han Jian knew their crimes. It's too bad. Besides the continuous fighting, it's time to stop the army and the people." Li Keyong touched his nose, sighed up to the sky full of disappointment, sadness, regret and sarcasm, and had to give up.From the analysis of the results, Li Keyong did help the royal family resolve many crises and made great contributions to the court.Further speculating on its motivation, the biggest possibility is that Li Keyong wanted to improve his status by helping the emperor solve problems, establish a tall image in the government, and gain actual power.Although Li Keyong did not completely obey the emperor and the imperial court, and was not regarded as a loyal minister, he did not intend to confront the imperial court, let alone conspire against the emperor.In this sense, Li Keyong was the most worthy figure among the warlords of this period to be cultivated and relied on by the royal family.But the emperor, who was so preoccupied and neither believed in others nor himself, no longer had this thought and impulse, and was just using the warlord to fight the warlord.Therefore, Li Keyong felt very sad.To a certain extent, Li Keyong's path is different from Zhu Quanzhong's, at least in the original intention. Although the result is that the princes separatist and dominate one side, this same result is the inevitable result of the complicated and intertwined historical contradictions. After Li Ke returned to Hedong with his class teacher, Li Maozhen remained as arrogant as before. Within a few months, Hexi prefectures and counties were successively occupied by Li Maozhen. Suspiciousness, checks and balances, and muddling through are the only tricks of the emperor in the late Tang Dynasty, and they are also the magic weapon for the survival of the temple ministers. Moreover, they think they are extremely smart, thinking that they can exercise overall control over the feudal towns and maintain the country. In exchange for a better tomorrow.This is the only thing that the central government of the vast empire has in its hands.As everyone knows, deceiving oneself and others will lead to deeper and deeper traps, and rejuvenation and governance are nothing but idiotic dreams.This is the reason why Guo Ziyi could not get out of the late Tang Dynasty. Don't say that the warlords were waiting for the eagles. Even if they were loyal to the country, they would not be successful, and they would not gain the trust of the emperor and ministers who had already been frightened and insane. The chaos in the three towns of Gyeonggi attracted Li Keyong from Hadong, stirring up a cloud of muddy water.In the end, Li Keyong consolidated his power, became famous, and his title went up to the next level.However, Li Keyong did not achieve a substantial breakthrough, but only resolved a crisis.Li Keyong failed to closely link the royal family's political resources with his own hegemony cause, and failed to find a suitable connection path between them.It can be said that Li Keyong's political wisdom is only at this level. Three times when Qin Wangbing came to the capital, Li Keyong appeared in the role of a helper. He was unable to break through his own limitations, and was unable to discover and seize greater political resources.