Chapter 242 Chapter 241 Gaozu Wang Jian

Wang Jian, courtesy name Guangtu, was born in Wuyang, Xuzhou (now northwest of Wuyang, Henan) (also known as Xiangcheng, Chenzhou, now Shenqiu, Henan).He was born in the first year of Dazhong in Tang Dynasty and died in the first year of Guangtian in Qianshu. Wang Jianxian sold cakes as a business and was known as "the baker".However, instead of inheriting his ancestral business, he wandered around, stealing and looting, and was later imprisoned.After escaping, he hid in Wudang Mountain. Under the persuasion of the monk Chu Hong, he went to Du Shenquan, the Jiedu envoy of Zhongwu, and became a soldier.Because of his bravery and cunning in front of the battle, he was promoted to a school.

In the first year of Guangming (880 A.D.), Huang Chao's rebel army captured Chang'an, Tang Xizong fled to Shuzhong, and Wang Jianzai led Lu Yanhong, a general of the Zhongwu Army, into Guanzhong to suppress the rebel army.In the third year of Zhonghe (883 A.D.), Lu Yanhong claimed to go west to meet Emperor Xizong, and led Wang Jian and others to station in Xingyuan to support himself.Wang Jian was appointed governor of the prefecture, but Yan Hong refused to allow him to actually take the post, fearing that he would become a force of his own and cause Wang Jian's dissatisfaction. Under the lure of Tian Lingzi, who followed Emperor Xizong to Shu, he led his troops to Chengdu with Jin Hui and other five people.Tian Lingzi adopted five of them as adopted sons, worshiped the generals of the guards, and was known as the "Five Capitals of Accompanying Drivers".Later, he returned to Chang'an with Emperor Xizong.

After Emperor Xizong returned to Beijing, Wang Chongrong, envoy of Hedong Jiedu, and Tian Lingzi clashed over the competition for Jiechi.Wang Jian was appointed as the envoy of the Qing Dynasty to protect Emperor Xizong from fleeing.Walking to the plank road, the plank has been set on fire by the pursuers, and it is about to fall. Wang Jian was leading the horse for Emperor Xizong, and barely rushed out of the fireworks.Emperor Xizong wept unceasingly, untied the imperial robe and gave it to Wang Jian, and said, "There are tears on it, and I have the right to commemorate it."After Xingyuan, Wang Jian was immediately appointed as the governor of Bizhou.There was no precedent for the general of the imperial army to concurrently serve as governor of the prefecture, but because he was attached to Tian Lingzi, he was squeezed out and became a target of public criticism.Wang Jian's dream was shattered. He felt that in troubled times, the emperor was unreliable. He wanted to create a foundation for himself, leaving the emperor Lao Tzu and the hierarchical order behind him.

After Wang Jian arrived in Lizhou, he summoned warriors to train his troops. He also accepted the advice of his generals and paid attention to the appeasement of the people in the territory, supporting the soldiers and loving the people.Therefore, the power increased greatly, and the number of soldiers reached thousands.In the third year of Guangqi (887 A.D.), Yang Shouliang, the governor of Shannan Xidao, worried that Wang Jian would become his own power and would not be restrained, so he recruited Wang Jian many times.But Wang Jian ignored this at all, and simply led his army down the Jialing River to conquer the neighboring Langzhou (now Langzhong County, Sichuan), and drove away the former governor Yang Maoshi, while Wang Jian promoted himself as a defense envoy.In March of the first year of Wende (888 AD), Tang Xizong died and Zhaozong ascended the throne.Wang Jian said to the general: "I have been in the army for a long time, and I deeply feel that if the soldiers are not used in the name of the emperor, not only the enemy city will not be attached, but also my own soldiers will be easily separated." So Zhou Xiang, the adviser, drafted a memorial for him, demanding For the imperial court, Chen Jingxuan, the king of Yingchuan who refused to obey the imperial edict, was enumerated, and his eight major crimes were listed.Emperor Zhaozong also wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to control Xichuan in the hands of the imperial court. Therefore, he sent Prime Minister Wei Zhaodu as Xichuan Jiedu Envoy and Liangchuan Recruitment System and other envoys, and called Chen to the capital to be the Longwu Commander.In December, Emperor Zhaozong mobilized nearly 100,000 troops, appointed Wei Zhaodu as the recruiter, and Wang Jian as the commander of all the troops in the camp. Make.

Just when Wang Jianlue took the two Sichuans, the situation of the Tang Dynasty was constantly changing.In the north, Zhu Quanzhong and Li Keyong formed two major opposing forces, while in Guanlong there was Li Maozhen who ruled Fengxiang separately. In the south, there were also vassals and towns, forming several power centers. The Tang Dynasty actually existed in name only, and Emperor Zhaozong became the palm of the vassal. In the past few years, Liang and Jin are still vying for supremacy in the north.Taking advantage of the fact that the northern regime had no time to look around, Wang Jian worked in agriculture and trained soldiers in Shu, developed the economy, and effectively consolidated his rule.In August of the third year of Tianfu (903 A.D.), Zhu Quanzhong killed Emperor Zhaozong and established Emperor Ai.In March of the seventh year of Tianfu, he replaced him, proclaimed himself emperor directly, and sent envoys to Shu. Wang Jian refused to accept it, and rushed to various places, expressing that he would join forces with Li Maozhen, Li Keyong and others to challenge Liang.

In September, under the specific planning of the secretary Wei Zhuang, Wang Jian led the crowd to cry for three days, and he became the emperor.The name of the country is Dashu, and it claims to succeed Tang Yun with Jinde.Wang Jian was born in the Mao year, which is a rabbit. The left and right courtiers made up a prophecy that "the son will be put on the golden bed", and he will cater to it. After Wang Jian became emperor, Wei Zhuang, a famous literati in the late Tang Dynasty, was appointed prime minister, and Zhang Ge and Wang Kai were appointed as Hanlin scholars. In the second year when Wang Jian proclaimed himself emperor, he changed his title to Wucheng.During his reign, he was inclusive and recruited talents. In addition to famous literati Wei Zhuang, Mao Wenxi, Niu Qiao, Niu Xiji and others, Taoist priest Du Guangting and poet monk Guanxiu were also recruited by him. "Mr. Guangcheng", Guanxiu was also conferred the title of "Master Zenyue" and given the title "Monk Delai".This made Qianshu one of the few cultural centers in China at that time.On the other hand, Wang Jian was born in the army, and he has always been extremely wary of the generals who fought with him and held military power. He will not tolerate anyone who may endanger his rule, whether it is a hero, adopted son, or his own son.This has led to one internal strife after another.And Prince Ji Li is the most thrilling.

At that time, Wang Jian liked Ya Wang Zonglu and Xin Wang Zongjie more.Zong Ren and Wang Jian look alike, while Zong Jie is smart and alert.Wang Jian initially wanted to choose a prince among the two.However, his beloved concubine Xu Xian had other plans, wanting to make his son Zong Yan the crown prince.But Zong Yan ranked the youngest among Wang Jian's sons, and he was weak and incompetent.Concubine Xu Xian joined forces with Quan Ji Feilong envoy Tang Wenyi, who told Prime Minister Zhang Ge that Wang Jian wanted to establish Zongyan as his heir, and asked him to try to contact the officials to submit a statement.Zhang Ge went to Zhongshu Ling Wang Zongkan and others overnight, falsely claiming that he had received Wang Jian's secret decree, and he wanted to submit a form to ask Li Zongyan to be the prince, and most civil and military ministers signed the above form.Wang Jian ordered the Xiangshi to meet the princes, and the Xiangshi was bribed by Concubine Xu Xian, and he also said that Zong Yan's Xiangshi was the most expensive.Wang Jian thought that all his subjects supported Zong Yan, so he issued an imperial edict to make him the crown prince.But then he said to the attendants on the left and right: "Zong Yan is young and cowardly, I don't know if he can take on the job?"

Although the crown prince has been established, seeing that Zong Yan is not up to date, Wang Jian secretly plans to abolish Zong Yan and replace him with Wang Zongjie.Zong Jie was talented, and often expressed his views on state affairs to Wang Jian, and Wang Jian was very pleased.But soon, Zong Jie died of a sudden illness.Wang Jian suspected that someone was plotting, but had no choice but to give up because there was no evidence.After that, he was very careful about his diet and daily life. Once the palace caught fire at night, Wang Jian actually refused to allow the soldiers who came to fight the fire to enter, and allowed the fire to devour the palace and silk treasures.

After summer in the first year of Guangtian (AD 918), Wang Jian became seriously ill. In May, Wang Zongbi was summoned to the north to recruit envoys and Zhongshu Ling Wang Zongbi to return to Chengdu. .On May 20th, Wang Jian summoned his ministers to his bedroom and entrusted him: "The crown prince is cowardly. If he can't bear the great cause, he can be placed in another palace. Fortunately, he is not killed. As long as he is a brother of the Wang family, the princes can choose to assist him. Concubine Xu Brother, you can only show your honor and wealth, and don't let the soldiers pre-government." Concubine Xu Xian and Tang Wenyi feared that Wang Zongbi would seize the opportunity to take over the government, so they sent people to guard the gate of the palace, and prevented all ministers from entering, cutting off Wang Jian's external contact. Tang Wenjian planned Wang Jian's death. The impromptu soldiers killed Zongbi and other ministers, and sent the imperial envoy Pan Zaiying to scout foreign affairs for him.Pan Zaiying revealed this to Zong Bi, and Zong Bi led his ministers into the palace to report Chen Tang Wen's crimes to Wang Jian. Wang Jian demoted Wen to the governor of Meizhou.However, Wang Jian was worried that Wang Zongbi and other generals were mostly veterans and heroes, and might not be able to obey the new emperor. Therefore, after expelling Tang Wenyu, Song Guangsi, an eunuch and envoy of Xuanhui Southern Court, was the inner privy envoy, in charge of the capital and military affairs, and Wang Zongbi and others. People jointly receive the imperial edict to assist the government.

On June 1, Wang Jian died of illness.The next day, Prince Wang Zongyan took the throne.Wang Jian reigned for 12 years and was 72 years old. He was posthumously named "Shenwu Shengwen Xiaode Minghui Emperor" and was buried in Yongling Mausoleum with the temple name "Gaozu".