The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 204 Enmity (Part [-])
The kindness the old man said meant that Zhu Wen rose up under Huang Chao's subordinates, which meant that Huang Chao was kind to him.

But Zhu Wen later betrayed Huang Chao and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. It's not that he turned around to deal with his former master, it was Qiu.

Zhuang Yifang is Huang Chao's loyal subordinate, so he remembers these grievances very clearly, and the beggar gang remembers them very clearly.

Zhuang Yifang seldom appears in the army now, and he leads a group of martial arts people to make trouble with Tang Jun everywhere.

It is more appropriate to say that the scope of the Tang army is a bit large, and it is more appropriate to say that it is Zhu Wen, because Zhu Wen has now become the main force to encircle and suppress the Huang Chao army.

This vanguard continued to slaughter the group of comrades who were with him, and he didn't show any mercy.

It can be said that most of the Huang Chao army was killed by Zhu Wen himself, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he was an executioner with blood on his hands.

So Zhuang Yifang always wanted to find a chance to kill Zhu Wen and avenge those dead brothers.

Therefore, Zhuang Yifang led a group of people deep into the rear of Zhu Wen's army, thinking that he would get rid of this madman no matter what.

This is not just for the sake of the overall situation, so that the Daqi regime will have one less opponent in the future, and the situation may change.

At the same time, seeing those brothers who fought side by side in the past died one by one at the hands of Zhu Wen and Zhu Quanzhong, his heart ached unceasingly.

Zhuang Yifang spent a lot of energy and placed many of his own people around Zhu Wen, hoping to wait for the opportunity to kill Zhu Wen in one fell swoop.

"Brother, tell me carefully how you dealt with Zhu Wen this time." Hearing that Zhuang Yifang had assassinated Zhu Wen, Zhao Xu became interested.

Although Zhao Xu knew that he didn't succeed in the end, if he succeeded, would there be the future Liang Taizu Zhu Wen?
"Junior brother, don't worry, just listen to me tell you slowly, there is still a lot to come, if you are so anxious, I can't finish it all at once, can I?"

Zhao Xu scratched his head in embarrassment. He was indeed a little irritable just now, which was also caused by curiosity.

What the old man said was not recorded in the history books, which of course aroused people's interest, just like some people like to listen to gossip.

The old man smiled and looked at this apprentice who had just taken in for his uncle, his junior junior, a predestined person he had been looking for for many years, and continued talking.

Zhu Wen once again attended an official's banquet and got very drunk. The news was reported to Zhuang Yifang.

Zhuang Yifang decided not to do it halfway, because the variables of doing it halfway are extremely variable, and the chances of winning are not great.

Not to mention how many guards Zhu Wen brought with him, once he and others made a move, they would definitely fight hard.

Besides, this is the sphere of influence of the Tang Dynasty, as long as it is done halfway, it will definitely alarm other people.

That would not only fail to kill Zhu Wen, but even Zi and others might stay here, so why talk about backwardness?
At the same time, Zhuang Yifang also got the news that Zhu Wen was going to rest at an inn not far ahead.

This is what he paid attention to. If they want to do it at the post station, the chances of winning are much greater than halfway.

So when Zhu Wen returned to the posthouse, Zhuang Yi conveniently ordered people to set fire to besiege, according to his intention to burn Zhu Wen to death inside.

But at this time, it happened to encounter a violent storm, and Zhu Wen escaped by chance, with only a few guards by his side.

At that time, Zhuang Yifang's subordinates were very afraid when they saw such a thing happen, thinking that it was the gods who didn't want Zhu Wen to be.

So many people were very scared, which also caused many people to leave Zhuang Yifang as a matter of fact and seek refuge in Zhu Wen.

Because they thought it was a warning from the sky, didn't you see that as soon as we set the fire, it rained from the sky?

It's hard to understand, it shows that Zhu Wen is a man with destiny, we can't fight against him, let's follow him.

Things that people don't understand are usually attributed to the destiny, and when strange things happen, it is said that there are visions and strange people.

"Hey, brother, why is there a vision in the sky? It's just a coincidence that there was a thunderstorm. He, Zhu Wen, is a man of destiny."

Zhao Xuci couldn't believe that God was protecting Zhu Wen, it was just nonsense.

"Yes, it was a thunderstorm at that time, but people at that time believed that it was an early warning from the heavens, and they had no intention of resisting at all."

This time the assassination failed because of the heavy rain, and at the same time many people left Zhuang Yifang and joined Zhu Wen's camp.

"Then what happened to my master later, if the assassination fails this time, there will be another chance later."

Zhao Xu also felt that Zhuang Yifang was not the kind of person who would give up easily, so there would definitely be another move.

"Yes, uncle has never given up on the assassination of the villain Zhu Wen, but it is getting more and more difficult."

Because after this time, Zhu Wen's vigilance has become even higher, and his status has also continued to improve, and the number of guards around him has also increased exponentially.

Because in the third year of Zhonghe, he was awarded the Jiedu Envoy of the Xuanwu Army, and then defeated Huang Chao, and he pursued Huang Chao relentlessly.

A generation of hero Huang Chao was chased to Langhu Valley, facing Zhu Wen's pursuit, he had nowhere to go and committed suicide.

When Zhuang Yifang received the news, he vomited three liters of blood, was furious, and planned to kill Zhu Wen more actively.

In the first year of the Dragon Era, Zhu Wen played tricks and beheaded Qin Zongquan, the remnant of Huang Chao who had surrendered, and the Tang court named him King of Dongping.

Becoming a king is already the most honorable title besides the emperor. As a prince, can he have fewer guards?

"There are groups of guards around him every day, and the senior uncle has assassinated him alone many times, but in the end they all ended in failure. But this also made Zhu Wen hate the senior uncle even more. Afterwards, he organizes people to kill the uncle."

The old man just paused for a while when he said this, and then started talking again.

At this time, the Tang Empire has existed in name only, and the military governors of all parties have formed a situation of supporting their troops and self-respect, and they will not listen to your imperial court's dispatch at all.

Among them, Zhu Quanzhong, the Jiedu envoy of Xuanwu, Li Keyong, Li Keyong, the Jiedu envoy of Fengxiang, Liu Rengong, the envoy of Lulong Jiedu, Qian Liu, the envoy of Jiedu of Zhenhai, and Yang Xingmi, deputy envoy of Jiedu of Huainan, were the most powerful.

It goes without saying that these Jiedushi later either blocked the emperor or became a huge separatist force.

In the first year of Tianfu, Tang Zhaozong was imprisoned by the eunuch Han Quanhui, and the prime minister Cui Yin had no strength. At this time, he wanted to beat Zhu Quanzhong, who was canonized by the late emperor.

Zhu Wen's current thoughts can no longer satisfy his appetite, and he has a more ambitious goal, which also appeared as his strength continued to expand.

That is, he wants to go further. He is already a prince now. If he goes further, everyone knows it well.

Zhu Wen still led the soldiers into the palace without hesitation. Han Quanhui had no choice but to turn to Li Maozhen, the envoy of Fengxiang Jiedu, when he saw how powerful the eunuchs were.

Zhu Wen didn't stop there, Han Quan regretted that since he ran to Fengxiang's territory, and brought the emperor with him, he even took him in.

Didn't you have trouble with the imperial court, so you sent your troops to attack Fengxiang. Fengxiang's Jiedu enabled Li Maozhen to drive away Li Changfu, but he failed to beat Zhu Wen.

The Jiedu envoy Li Maozhen was also very knowledgeable about current affairs. If I can't beat you, I won't fight you anymore, so he killed the eunuch Han Quanhui and more than [-] people, and escorted Emperor Zhaozong out of the city.

Zhaozong returned to Chang'an again, and he trusted Zhu Wen even more. Who let him save his life?
Cui Yin accused the eunuchs of "building fan towns and endangering the country if they are big; selling officials and nobles and harming the government if they are small."

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were extremely appreciative and asked the emperor to severely punish these eunuchs to shake the court.

How could the eunuchs be willing to let it go? You must know that the eunuchs controlled the power of the temple, but they were killed before the power of the temple began.

The one who killed them was none other than Zhu Wen, the ambitious man hiding in the dark, like a hungry wolf smelling its prey.

Zhu Wen felt that this was an opportunity to build a good relationship with the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, so he killed hundreds of eunuchs, abolished the Shence Army, and completely controlled the royal family.

Because of this credit, he was added and named King of Liang, but he was not satisfied. Zhu then killed the prime minister Cui Yin and forced Zhaozong to move his capital to Luoyang.

Zhaozong is also a puppet now, he finally knows that Quanzhong is not loyal at all, there is no way it is too late.

In August of this year, he ordered Zhu Yougong, Shi Shucong and others to kill Zhaozong, and made his son Li Wei the emperor, who was Tang Aizong.

The reason for killing Tang Zhaozong was simply that Zhaozong was a little dissatisfied with him, which let him know, which led to the murder.

Not long after, at the instigation of his confidant Li Zhen, more than [-] courtiers including Prime Minister Pei Shu and Cui Yuan were killed overnight in Baimayi, Huazhou.

These people were all important ministers of the imperial court, and he killed them all without blinking an eye, and even threw their bodies into the river, which was called "the disaster of the white horse" in history.

"Since then, Zhu Wen has mastered all the power of the Tang court, and no one can restrain him anymore. At this time, his revenge on the uncle has also begun."

Zhao Xu knew that later on Zhu Wen would abolish the Tang Dynasty and proclaim himself emperor

In the first year of Kaiping, Zhu Wen abolished Emperor Ai of the Tang Dynasty, proclaimed himself emperor, changed his name to Huang, established Kaifeng as his capital, and his country name was "Daliang", which was called "Houliang" in history.

He made Li Ji the king of Jiyin, and killed Li Ji the next year. Since then, the Tang Dynasty ended its 289-year rule, and China entered the period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

In fact, Zhao Xu would also like to thank Zhu Wen. Without him, he would not even have the chance to be the prince, but these are not what he cares about now, so he immediately asked:

"Brother, how did Zhu Wen persecute the master?"

According to the old man, Zhu Wen is already in power and has become the actual power holder of the Tang Dynasty.

And this Zhu Wen is a very small-minded person, so he treats Zhuang Yifang, his former colleague.

Can the current opponent, who has assassinated him many times, give up? Absolutely not.

I used to be busy fighting and didn't have much time to deal with you, but now that I have my hands free, I'll see where you can go.

The feud between them may be over at this moment.

(End of this chapter)