The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 739
After Zhao Xu got the news, he didn't hurry back to the capital, but stayed here. Here, he still has some things to ask the two Qingyuan Army members. Since they are from Chen Hongjin, it is necessary to give them Have a good chat.

At this time, the mansion of Jiedushi of the Qingyuan Army in Quanzhou was no longer bustling as before, and the clothes were deserted and solemn everywhere, as if something was about to happen.

In fact, nothing happened, because Liu Congxiao was seriously ill and everyone was not in the mood. Since Liu Congxiao was appointed Qingyuan Army Jiedushi, he has been conscientiously governing here.

During his many years as Jiedushi, he actively developed agricultural production and ordered soldiers to reclaim the land for farmers who had no land. Therefore, the areas under the Qingyuan Army's jurisdiction were basically full of grain every year.

Staying in Congxiao also attaches great importance to education, and opens a course to obtain a scholar. The learning atmosphere in Quanzhou and Zhangzhou is also very strong.

Not counting these, he is also very discerning, and he actually initiated shipping at this time, which is to use the advantage of being close to the coast to transport local silk and porcelain to where he is now in the Indochina Peninsula, and exchange them for ivory and other items.

So Qingyuan army is very rich, and the people are also very rich, everyone is very grateful to him.

Now that they heard that he was seriously ill, everyone was naturally in a bad mood, and they were all secretly praying for him in their hearts.

At this time, an old man who seemed to be late was lying on his back on the bed, not knowing what he was thinking, but from time to time he let out a faint laugh, as if he was remembering something.

"Father, what are you doing?" Liu Shaoqi, Liu Congxiao's son, walked in at this time, saw Liu Congxiao smiling and asked his father what he was doing.

"So it's his son, and it's nothing. This person likes to recall the past as soon as he gets old. I'm just recalling some things from the past now. Maybe it's because he is old."

When Liu Congxiao saw his son walking in, he didn't hide anything and directly said what he was doing just now.

Just now he was really recalling his life in this whole life. It can't be said that he is famous all over the world, but he can be regarded as very rich.

This person is the Jiedu envoy of the Qingyuan army, the overlord of the southeast of the Southern Tang Dynasty, a character who has to be said, stay with him.

Liu Congxiao, the character Fan is from Taolin, Quanzhou.Born in the third year of Tang Tianyou, that is, three years before the demise of Tang Dynasty.

It seems that self-made people have one thing in common, that is, they are very unfortunate.

This Liu Congxiao is no exception, he also has a tragic life experience, this person lost his father when he was young.

He was brought up by his mother and elder brother. When he grew up, Hu was famous in the village for being filial to his mother and respecting his elder brother. When he was mentioned, everyone would give him a thumbs up and say hello, he is a filial son.

Later, he went to the Yamen of Quanzhou as a catcher to make a living, and he was a very good one.

In the fourth year of Changxing in the later Tang Dynasty, Wang Shenzhi's second son, Wang Yanjun, proclaimed himself emperor in Fuzhou, and the country was named Min. At this time, he also became the commander of Quanzhou's scattered personnel.

You must know that Wang Yanxi was established by a man named Zhu Wenjin and Lian Chongyu, but Wang Yanxi is very violent and kills people at every turn.

The main man, Wen Jin, was worried that he would be killed one day, and Wang Yanxi already had intentions of harming him.

In line with the ancient adage that strike first is the strongest, and strike later will suffer, Zhu Wenjin and Lian Chongyu decided to strike first when they combined.

The two of them dispatched troops to immediately surround Wang Yanxi, and killed King Min very smoothly.

The country cannot be left alone for a day. Now that Wang Yanxi has been killed, I and others cannot elect Wang Yanxi's descendants or his clansmen as emperors.

So Wen Jin was elected as the King of Fujian by Lian Chongyu, but the master Wen Jin himself called himself the Lord of Fujian, indicating that he was the master of southern Fujian.

This is not over, I killed Wang Yanxi, and now I am sitting on the seat of King Min, so naturally I won't have a good look at Wang.

So Zhu Wenjin killed more than [-] members of the royal family surnamed Wang nearby, basically exterminating the royal family of the Wang family.

If it is said that he is trying to kill his political opponents, then the following measures are aimed at gaining the hearts of the people.

He released all the court ladies that Wang Yanxi searched for out of the palace, and stopped all the large palaces that were being built.

"Father, Zhu Wenjin is much better than that Wang Yanxi, but why did you kill him in the end?"

Liu Shaoqi also didn't understand, didn't his father say that Zhu Wenjin had done a few practical things, and in the end his father and the enthroned uncle still opposed him?

"Silly boy, he just wanted to buy people's hearts, and he wanted to kill us all, of course we wouldn't sit still, and if we didn't oppose him at that time, there would be no Qingyuan army now. "

Liu Congxiao looked at the eldest son without any scheming. It was really right that he didn't want him to inherit his position, otherwise he would only be harmed.

Then Zhao Liu Congxiao continued talking slowly, as if he was telling a story, but this story was his own experience, which is really incomparable.

The talk is also vivid, of course, he is a witness to these histories, so naturally the talk is more exciting, making people listen to it very real.

"Zhu Wenjin became King of Fujian, but he took some measures so that some people started to support him..."

Liu Congxiao began to recall the glorious time back then, and he felt very energetic whenever he talked about it.

After Zhu Wenjin consolidated his position to a certain extent, he did something that no one could have imagined, that is, he actually canceled the title of King of Fujian.

You must know that the title of King Min is equivalent to an emperor. If you are not convinced, no one can control him.

At this time, Zhu Wenjin no longer called himself King of Fujian, but claimed to be mighty after Liu, and his official position was downgraded by an unknown number of levels.

He has his purpose in doing this, because he intends to be a vassal to the Later Jin Dynasty, and the latter Jin Dynasty is a powerful country in the Central Plains at this time.

Hearing that Minnan was proclaiming himself a minister at home, the Later Jin Dynasty was of course happy, so he appointed Zhu Wenjin as the mighty Jiedu envoy.

Although he became a Jiedushi, in Fujian, he still used the guard of honor of the King of Fujian, and he was still the King of Fujian, but he was called a mighty Jiedushi to the outside world.

That is to say to the outside world that I have a big backer that is Hou Jin. If anyone of you wants to touch me, you must think about Hou Jin.

My backstage boss is Houjin, you all be careful, if you fight against me, you are going to follow Houjin, be careful with your lives.

I have to say that Zhu Wenjin is really smart, knowing that finding a backer for himself, what he lost was only an illusory throne, but he was able to consolidate his position.

(End of this chapter)