In the fourth year of Tianfu of the Min Kingdom (939 AD), King Yanxi of Min Jingzong ascended the throne and became the fifth emperor of the Min State during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Although the territory of Fujian is not large, it is constantly in war, and it is not uncommon for sons to kill their fathers and brothers to kill their brothers.
In order to ascend the throne, Wang Yanxi did not hesitate to slash his nephew Wang Jipeng and younger brother Wang Yanyu, and family affection was insignificant in the face of power. However, Wang Yanxi still has some humanity and did not kill all the children of the Wang family.
On the contrary, he trusted and valued his brother Wang Yanzheng very much, and entrusted him with the important task of appointing him as the assassin of Jianzhou, responsible for managing the military and political affairs of a state.
Jianzhou, also known as Jian'ou, is located in today's Nanping City, Fujian Province, and is the most populous prefecture and county in northern Fujian.
The actual scope of control of Fujian basically coincided with that of the current Fujian Province. Jianzhou is not only economically developed, but also of extraordinary strategic significance. Under the rule of Wang Yanxi, Jianzhou became the core area of the Min State.
He handed over the establishment of the state to Wang Yanzheng and began to enjoy his years as emperor.
In this period of five dynasties and ten kingdoms that were in constant turmoil, the envoys of various feudal towns and towns were divided and self-reliant, and in order to compete for small profits, they fought to the death.
However, the Min State is an exception, it is located in a remote geographical location, and its territory is not in the main battlefield of the Central Plains.
Therefore, the heroes are reluctant to travel long distances to touch the mold of Fujian. In this case, Fujian will be able to stand alone, the land will be safe, and there will be no war for several years.
After King Yanxi of Minjingzong ascended the throne, there was no threat in the surrounding area, and the emperor no longer worried about state affairs and began to pursue personal pleasures, which led to the country falling into a state of decline.
During the period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the emperors changed frequently, their status was no longer noble, and the people's concern for the emperor gradually decreased.
In such a situation, the fate of the ministers becomes uncertain, and the realization of personal values becomes difficult. But as long as the emperor does not harm the people, the people's lives can still be carried out normally.
Among many companies and bosses, there are many positions, and employees work for whomever they want. To put it bluntly, the ministers just work for the emperor, the emperor pays us salaries, we work for him, why should we bother with other things for him?
Moreover, the first year of Guanghua in 898 A.D. to the fourth year of Tianfu in 939 A.D. is only a short history of 41 years. During these 41 years, there were five changes to the throne, which left the ministers without time to establish a deep relationship with the emperor.
For civil and military officials, the emperor is just a symbol, and his role is only to pay his salary on time. Although the common people and ministers turned a blind eye to the emperor's incompetence, there was still someone who cared about him, and that was his younger brother, Wang Yanzheng, who was the assassin of Jianzhou at the time.
He watched his brother become depressed day by day, and he couldn't sit still. As the royal family of Fujian, Wang Yanzheng has had great ambitions since he was a child, and he realized that although Fujian is in a safe corner, its geographical location is closed, and it is poor and weak.
If the emperor continues to have fun, the fate of the dynasty will be cut off by Wang Yanxi.
The other way around! Lord! The other way around! At the instigation of the soldiers, Wang Yanzheng gritted his teeth and led the army to resist.
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Wang Yanzheng and Wang Yanxi, who originally lived in harmony, stood on opposite sides because of disagreements. There was also internal turmoil in Fujian, and Emperor Jingzong's most trusted ministers, Zhu Wenjin and Lian Chongyu, worked hard for the country, but were killed by Wang Yanxi.
Disheartened, they staged a mutiny, killed Wang Yanxi, and eventually Zhu Wenjin established himself as the new emperor of Min. Although they realized that it was too difficult to expect others to be good emperors after getting rid of Wang Yanxi, they decided to become emperors themselves and change the day.
Zhu Wenjin was not a rebel in the traditional sense, he was originally willing to take risks and bear notoriety for the fate of the country and the dynasty. However, as power heated, he lost his mind and took power.
In the process, his character underwent complex changes, becoming a unique character shaped by the changes of the times and power struggles.
Wang Yanzheng believes that his success is not only due to his own talent, but also from God's favor. He believed that this was the will of heaven, and that he could use it to deify himself and enhance the legitimacy and rationality of imperial power.
Although he knew it was a pipe dream, he didn't learn from it.