Liu Shenxian: **demon,** kneel down, death penalty after liberation.
* During the period, the Sichuan warlord Liu Xiang once had a military adviser named Liu Congyun. It is said that he was good at divination and face-to-face, so he was respectfully called"Immortals"γIn 1925, Liu Xiang hired Liu Congyun as his military advisor.
Liu Congyun compares himself to"Liu Bowen, Zhuge Liang", with a little ingenuity and deception, he gradually gained a prominent position in the army.
Liu Xiang was in charge of Sichuan and his power gradually became stronger, he thought that this was related to the help of "Liu Shenxian", so he regarded Liu Congyun as a guest, and asked him to divinate every military action.
Although others were puzzled that Liu Xiang was so superstitious about a warlock, he often said: "Others have so many little wives, but I only have one immortal." This sentence seems to be a joke, but it is enough to see his love for Liu Congyun.
Liu Congyun was able to sit firmly in Liu Xiang's "military advisor" seat for several years, obviously not only because of his "deception".
Liu Xiang was good at fraud, and his apprentices were all over Sichuan, a region that was geographically remote and often infested with robbers in history. By the time of the ** period, many large and small warlords had gathered here.
If the struggle between the warlords of Anhui and Feng is a large-scale struggle, then the struggle between the warlords of Sichuan is like taking turns to perform on stage.
From 1912 to 1935, the Sichuan warlords fought 478 battles and battles, not counting the minor frictions that did not take place in the middle. Among the many Sichuan warlords, Liu Congyun is undoubtedly a unique existence.
Liu Congyun is not a warlord in the traditional sense, but his influence is far greater than that of a warlord. Liu Xiang regarded him as a military advisor, and warlords all over Sichuan regarded him as him"Immortals", and there are even many warlords who he personally collected**.
It is rumored that more than 90 percent of the battalion-level officers in the Sichuan army are Liu Congyun's disciples, and they must kowtow to him. Although the accuracy of this figure cannot be determined, it is enough to prove that Liu Congyun's power has infiltrated the upper echelons of various warlords.
The reason why Liu Congyun is so trusted is mainly due to the consistent innate Dao he founded.
In 1883, Liu Congyun was born in Weiyuan, Sichuan, and skimmed miscellaneous books when he was a child. However, his poor family was forced to drop out of school and return home after a few years of study.
Later, he was caught by a charlatan and accepted as an apprentice. This charlatan is famous for his physiognomy and fortune-telling, and Liu Congyun's master does have some skills. Because Liu Congyun was already smart, he learned all the skills of his master thoroughly, including character splitting, physiognomy, fortune telling, divination, etc.
However, he also has another unique skill - point to the road. After studying in the mountains for a few years, he went down to the mountains and began to defraud under the name of "White Crane". It is said that when Liu Congyun is lucky, a red line one inch and three minutes high will appear on the top of his head, and there is a red bead on the red line, which he calls "heavenly beads".
As long as you think of the dzi, you can make your wishes come true. In fact, the so-called red threads and red beads are just a reaction of sweat encountering iodide, which are all tricks. However, people in that era believed that Liu Congyun had great skills.
Liu Congyun, a street fortune teller, gradually became famous in Sichuan with his means of divination and fortune reading. Soon after, he founded the "Consistent Congenital Dao" and attracted a large number of followers through his inflammatory rhetoric, with more than 10,000 followers spread across Weiyuan, Sichuan, and nearby areas.
Under the word of mouth of these disciples, Liu Congyun was deified as an omniscient "immortal", and even nearby officials, gentry, and robe leaders came to visit.
From an ordinary charlatan warlock all the way, Liu Congyun successfully brought the serial fraud methods of the charlatan to the extreme. However, this is not the end of Liu Congyun, he pursues not only fame, money, but also power.
Therefore, through the introduction of his disciple Liu Focheng, he became acquainted with the great warlord Liu Xiang.
Liu Xiang sighed: The "fairy" recommended by Liu Focheng is really accurate in fortune-telling! Liu Xiang was the adjutant general of the 21st Army of the Sichuan Army, and in 1925, through the introduction of Liu Focheng, Liu Xiang met Liu Congyun.
Under the coaxing of Liu Congyun, Liu Xiang felt very happy and felt that he had met a "modern Zhuge Liang", so he took the initiative to ask to join the consistent innate avenue, and his name was "Yuxian".
Although Liu Xiang joined this sect, he was a feudal official on the ruling side after all, although he had heard of Liu Congyun's deeds for a long time, but he had not seen Liu Congyun's "skills" with his own eyes, and he would not fully believe it.
Liu Congyun naturally knew that in order to fully gain Liu Xiang's trust, he had to show some real talents.
Liu Xiang had asked Liu Congyun several times, and each time he had accurately predicted it, especially in the battle against the warlord Yang Sen. In 1928, Liu Xiang purchased a batch of ordnance abroad, but these ordnance was detained by Chiang Kai-shek.
After getting the news, Liu Congyun immediately advised Liu Xiang that Chongqing was about to face war and needed to be prepared. Although Liu Xiang had some doubts, he still strengthened Chongqing's military defense according to Liu Congyun's suggestion.
Soon after, Yang Sen really joined forces with other warlords to attack Chongqing, but because Liu Xiang had prepared for it, Yang Sen was defeated.
After Yang Sen's incident, Liu Congyun became famous, and Liu Xiang's trust in Liu Congyun deepened. In fact, the reason why Liu Congyun can be accurate is mainly because he has more information than others.
After all, the followers of the Congenital Dao were all over Sichuan, and Liu Congyun obtained news through them and learned about the movements of Yang Sen's army in advance. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek seized Liu Xiang's heavy **, which was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Yang Sen.
Therefore, Liu Congyun ** Yang Sen will definitely attack Chongqing. Intelligence is crucial in warfare, and with critical information, it is possible to judge the direction of the war. However, this kind of truth is not unfamiliar to local feudal officials like Liu Xiang.
If Liu Xiang was really a mindless person who could be trusted by anyone, his position among the Sichuan warlords would not be so secure. The reason why he relies so much on Liu Congyun is mainly because he is using Liu Congyun.
While warlords were fighting across Sichuan, Liu Xiang discovered an ingenious way to increase the number of his army: using mind control. **Period, most ordinary people were feudal and superstitious.
Liu Congyun is famous in Sichuan, and he is also the founder of the "Consistent Innate Dao", so people are easily attracted by it, first join the church, and then join the army. This method made Liu Xiang's power gradually grow.
In addition, Liu Congyun's constructive opinions made a lot of contributions to Liu Xiang's administration of Sichuan, so he was highly trusted. Liu Xiang even praised Liu Congyun: "There is Zhuge Liang in the front, and Liu Congyun in the back." β
Liu Xiang is known for"Zhuge Liang"And overjoyed, his ambition can be seen, just as Zhuge Liang assisted Liu Bei in establishing the Shu Han Dynasty, he hopes to become"Liu Bei", ruling one side.
In order to achieve this goal, he had great respect for Liu Congyun, and would obey his decisions in both daily life and military operations, and even built one especially for him"Immortal Mansion", respectfully call him a military advisor.
However, the partnership between the two eventually fell into crisis.
Liu Xiang's trust in Liu Congyun has almost reached the point of fanaticism, whether in military operations or in decision-making, it is inseparable from this seemingly mysterious "immortal".
Although the generals of the Sichuan army repeatedly expressed concern that Liu Congyun's presence might pose a threat to the army, Liu Xiang always insisted on his beliefs. He even laughed and said: "Others want so many little wives, I just need such a fairy." β
However, the true intentions of this "immortal" were not seen through by Liu Xiang, and as a result, it led to unexpected consequences.
In 1929, Liu Congyun secretly trained an army, and he selected 100 followers who had always followed the Congenital Dao for training. Then, on the basis of these 100 believers, a new army was formed, and more and more believers joined this army.
However, when confronted with Liu Xiang, Liu Congyun claimed that he wanted to build a "divine army" for Liu Xiang. In 1931, Liu Congyun proposed to give this "Divine Army" an official number, hoping to change its name to the 21st Army Model Division and distribute **, and he himself served as the division commander.
However, Liu Xiang was unwilling to agree immediately. Despite this, Liu Congyun insisted on urging Liu Xiang, obviously, Liu Xiang gave Liu Congyun enough respect, honor and trust, but he just hoped that Liu Congyun could become an obedient military advisor, not a division commander with real power.
Despite this, Liu Xiang finally agreed to Liu Congyun's request, but put forward one condition, that is, he himself must become the commander of the model division.
Although Liu Xiang was the commander of the model division, in fact, the real power was in the hands of Liu Congyun, who had always been composed of Congtian Dao disciples. As a result, Liu Congyun had his own "regular army" and became arrogant, and no one except Liu Xiang could see him.
However, this behavior aroused the dissatisfaction of the generals of the Sichuan army, and some people even had the intention of killing. Since the defeat of Yang Senbu, Liu Xiang has been getting closer and closer to the top spot in Sichuan, and the biggest enemy at present is Liu Wenhui.
In this process, Liu Congyun's role will gradually weaken, and his former reputation as "Liu Shenxian" will no longer work. β
In the past, Liu Wenhui's generals supported Liu Congyun because he had a certain strength and was a bridge for negotiations between various warlords. Even if they are not convinced, they do not want to show any dissent.
However, as time passed, Liu Congyun's influence gradually weakened, but his ability to make money became stronger and stronger, and he even mastered an army. This naturally arouses jealousy and resentment among others.
In 1932, Liu Congyun instigated Liu Xiang to attack Liu Wenhui, but it ended in failure, causing some Sichuan generals to take it anymore and even wrote to Liu Xiang to demand that Liu Congyun be executed.
Although Liu Xiang did not respond, his trust in Liu Congyun in his heart was not as good as before. To make matters worse, not long after, Liu Congyun encountered another army, completely knocking out his reputation as "Liu Shenxian".
In 1934, Liu Xiang received an order from Chiang Kai-shek to lead the Sixth Route Army to besiege Bashan, although he received a similar siege mission in 1932, but at that time he chose to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, hoping to consume the power of other warlords through the Red Army.
As a result, almost all of the warlords, large and small, in Kawachi, fought against the Red Army, but none of them succeeded. This time, Chiang Kai-shek personally ordered Liu Xiang to carry out the task, and Liu Xiang had to bite the bullet.
However, it took the Red Army ten months to successfully complete the anti-six-way siege operation, and annihilated 80,000 enemies and captured hundreds of artillery pieces and 30,000 guns. In this war, Liu Xiang's supporters"Divine Army"But it didn't help him.
Liu Xiang was ultimately defeated, and he pleaded guilty to Chiang Kai-shek, and was thus exonerated"Commander-in-chief of the Sichuan Communist Party"of the position. However, Liu Xiang blamed Liu Congyun for the loss.
Liu Shenxian "As soon as he met the Red Army, he lost his magical power. His reputation in Sichuan has declined sharply, and the generals of the Sichuan army have asked him to **. Although Liu Xiang still retains him, the relationship between the two has fallen to a freezing point.
However, shortly after Liu Xiang removed Liu Congyun from his post as chairman of the Sichuan Military Committee for the Suppression of Bandits, Liu Congyun chose to commit suicide.
Without Liu Xiang's consent, Liu Congyun privately changed the two platoon leaders of the model pistol team. Although this matter is not big, at this time, Liu Xiang's subordinates have reported to him that Liu Congyun had privately mobilized the army many times before, thinking that he was plotting a rebellion.
Although Liu Xiang did not intend to get rid of Liu Congyun immediately, his subordinates were resolutely opposed to keeping Liu Congyun. At this critical moment, Liu Congyun felt that he was in great danger.
In the end, he was forced to leave Chengdu in the middle of the night and flee to Shanghai for refuge.
Liu Congyun, a fortune teller who once made a name for himself in Shanghai. His story is full of ups and downs and twists, making people lament the impermanence of fate and the complexity of life. In Shanghai, he quickly established himself with his fortune-telling skills and took in a group of followers.
His fame was so great that only people of status and money could see him. However, despite his wealth and influence, he is not satisfied with this, and he craves more power and control.
So, he began to get involved in politics in order to change his fate. In the process, his life was full of challenges and risks, but he always stuck to his beliefs, kept working hard, and finally achieved his goal.
Liu Congyun's story tells us that everyone has the possibility to change their own destiny, as long as we have enough determination and perseverance.
In April 1948, the Kuomintang held ** and deputy ** elections, which were essentially a struggle between Chiang Kai-shek and Li Zongren. Even though the KMT's top brass remained mostly silent, a small fortune teller, Liu Congyun, began to comment indiscriminately on the candidates' birthdays and associated Chiang Kai-shek and others with Shanghai's "flower world".
As a result, his actions aroused the displeasure of Chiang Kai-shek, and Liu Congyun realized the seriousness of the situation and quickly fled Shanghai.
Liu Congyun once made a name for himself in Shanghai, and now he chooses to return to the Sichuan-Chongqing area, trying to rely on his former reputation to once again lead the glory of the consistent innate avenue. However, since Liu Xiang's death in 1938, no one in Sichuan can no longer shelter him.
Even if Liu returned from the clouds, it would be difficult to restore his former authority. At the end of 1949, the People's Liberation Army entered Sichuan, and in April 1950, the entire territory of Sichuan was liberated. However, at the advent of the new era, Liu Congyun still adheres to the consistent belief of the innate avenue, which is undoubtedly challenging the authority of the people and the people.
Neither the people nor ** can tolerate such behavior. Liu Congyun was finally cornered and could only hide everywhere. Eventually, in 1953, the people arrested him.
After trial, the Chengdu Intermediate People's Court sentenced Liu Congyun to death with a two-year reprieve, for the crime of "counter-revolution." When the results of the trial were announced, everyone was shocked.
Liu Congyun's life was full of sins, and in his early years, he used rumors to defraud others. After that, he followed Liu Xiang and commanded the army to encircle and suppress the Red Army troops. During the Sino-Japanese War, when Liu Xiang's Sichuan army bravely resisted the enemy on the front line, he hid in Shanghai, continued to engage in fraud, and did not make any contribution to the country.
Two years in prison made Liu Congyun depressed, but he could not escape the fate of execution, and he died of illness while on medical parole. He was once known as a "fairy", but in the end he could not escape his evil ending.