Zhou Xingfeng's strategy to deal with Liu Yan and He Jingzhen was specifically eight words, "Transfer the tiger away from the mountain and defeat each one." In the first month of the third year of Guangshun in the Later Zhou Dynasty (that is, 953), the Southern Han Emperor Liu Sheng sent troops to harass the Dao and the entire Hunan border. Originally, this was just a forceful show-off after Liu Sheng won the battle of Chenzhou, but it was used by Zhou Xingfeng and became a weapon to deal with Liu Yan and He Jingzhen.

Zhou Xingfeng said to Wang Kui: "The Southern Han invaded Hunan territory, and we can just use the excuse to transfer all members of He Jingzhen and his gang out of Langzhou to defend against the Southern Han army. When He Jingzhen leads his army through Changsha, we can capture him on the spot. It will be easy for us to deal with Liu Yan when He Jingzhen is finished."

Zhou Xingfeng was a wise plan, and his plan was quite perfect. But the key point of success was how to convince Liu Yan and sent He Jingzhen to the south. In order to ensure that he could successfully convince Liu Yan, Zhou Xingfeng decided to come forward in person and go to Langzhou to persuade Liu Yan.

At this moment, the relationship between Wang Kui and Liu Yan and his gang was very tense, but Zhou Xingfeng was very skilled and brave. He was not afraid and went deep into the tiger's den. With his extraordinary courage, clever eloquence and smart mind, he finally successfully convinced Liu Yan. Compared with Zhou Xingfeng, Liu Yan and He Jingzhen were not opponents.

The military invasion of the Southern Han Dynasty is an indisputable fact. It is indeed annoying that He Jingzhen is in Langzhou. Liu Yan did not find out Zhou Xingfeng's plan and agreed to Zhou Xingfeng's request very readily. So He Jingzhen was appointed as the recruitment envoy of the Southern Han Dynasty, and Zhu Quanxiu was appointed as the vanguard envoy, responsible for leading hundreds of fang soldiers, first to Changsha to meet three thousand Langzhou soldiers, and then head south to fight against the Southern Han.

He Jingzhen also did not notice Zhou Xingfeng's plan. Since he was arrogant and unwilling to stay in Changsha under the command of Wang Kui, he certainly did not want to stay in Langzhou to be managed by Liu Yan. For He Jingzhen, the southern expedition to the Southern Han Dynasty might be an opportunity to be separated from Liu Yan and Wang Kui and be alone in Quanzhou and Daozhou. Of course, He Jingzhen would not give up this opportunity.

So a conspiracy was staged quietly, and Liu Yan and He Jingzhen were kept in the dark and knew nothing. When He Jingzhen and Zhu Quanxiu led their troops to Changsha, Wang Kui, who had always had a cold relationship with He Jingzhen, went out of the city to welcome him enthusiastically, and used fine wine and food, and beautiful women to sing and dance, which made He Jingzhen feel a little hot and his thoughts slackened.

As the saying goes, if you have nothing to do, you will be either a traitor or a thief. Wang Kui, who had always been very unfriendly to He Jingzhen, had such a friendly attitude, and there must be problems. However, He Jingzhen was already blinded by the beauty and wine sent by Wang Kui, and did not realize that the danger was approaching. He was soaked in the gentle hometown of beautiful women and wine every day, but he could not stay, and even major military operations such as the expedition to the Southern Han Dynasty were delayed.

He Jingzhen was busy enjoying beauty and wine, and was reluctant to fight Nanhan. He simply sent the 3,000 Langzhou troops stationed in Changsha to Quan in advance, and the two states were to deal with Nanhan. The commander Li Zhongqian led the commander Li Zhongqian. Li Zhongqian had been stationed in Changsha and had never returned to his hometown for many years. The soldiers were homesick and were unwilling to go to another place to fight.

But He Jingzhen sent them to a more remote area,

The soldiers of the Langzhou Army were extremely resentful and angry. Dutou Fuhui took the opportunity to provoke the soldiers in the army and directly held Li Zhongqian hostage during the march, and the entire army fled back to Langzhou. Fuhui's rebellion made Wang Kui and Zhou Xingfeng overjoyed. Because of this change, their plans could be implemented in advance.

Late one night, it was dark and windy night, suitable for conspiracy, Changsha City welcomed an important guest, an envoy sent by Liu Yan from Langzhou, and brought Liu Yan's important edict. So, Wang Kui and Zhou Xingfeng led their troops into He Jingzhen's residence and captured He Jingzhen who was drunk. A Liu Yan's envoy announced He Jingzhen's crime on the spot.

The Southern Han invaded a large-scale invasion, and He Jingzhen did not organize resistance immediately, but was busy with pleasure, which also led to the conspiracy of the army. The Jiedushi asked you to be arrested and brought back to Langzhou for punishment.

At this time, He Jingzhen woke up as if she was dreaming, and regretted it. He knew that he had fallen into the trap of Wang Kui and Zhou Xingfeng. It was useless to defend Liu Yan's envoy, because this envoy was not sent by Liu Yan, but arranged by Wang Kui. He Jingzhen was immediately imprisoned and was jailed, and what would await him was death. On the first day of the second month of the third year of Guangshun in the Later Zhou Dynasty (953), Wang Kui beheaded He Jingzhen in Changsha and showed it to the public. He Jingzhen became the first out of the brothers in Langzhou and died in the internal struggle between the brothers.

As the second-ranked figure of He Jingzhen's faction, Zhu Quanxiu was smart. After learning that He Jingzhen was arrested, Zhu Quanxiu immediately fled Changsha. But Wang Kui would never let the tiger go back to the mountain and immediately sent people to pursue him. A few days later, Zhu Quanxiu was captured and executed with dozens of confidants. The death of He Jingzhen and Zhu Quanxiu meant that the He Jingzhen faction in Wuping's army was destroyed. Wang Kui and Zhou Xingfeng's plan was half successful, and his strength was expanded rapidly.

However, Zhou Xingfeng believed that the He Jingzhen faction had some fish that had missed the net and had to be eliminated. Zhou Xingfeng pointed his target at another member of the Langzhou brothers, Zhang Wan. Zhang Wan was also one of the Langzhou brothers. He was a powerful and brave brother in combat. He was the deputy envoy of the Wuping Army at that time. The three major military factions of the Wuping Army fought hard, but Zhang Wan kept a neutral attitude and did not show his attitude to join them.

But Zhang Wan's special identity prevented him from escaping this internal struggle. Because he and He Jingzhen were in-laws, and before He Jingzhen died, he entrusted all his family's funerals to Zhang Wan. In addition to using strategies, Zhou Xingfeng was also his characteristic. In the troubled times, those who were good at using strategies and were ruthless have a higher chance of success, and Zhou Xingfeng did this.

Zhou Xingfeng was very worried about Zhang Wan and repeatedly told Wang Kui: "Zhang Wan's in-laws and He Jingzhen's in-laws, and He Jingzhen's entrusted to him on his deathbed. He is a dangerous person. You should eliminate it as soon as possible to prevent trouble!" Of course, Wang Kui is not a good person. Since Zhang Wan is threatening, of course he has to kill him.

In April of the third year of Guangshun (953), Wang Kui used the excuse of inviting Zhang Wan to drink and have a meal. Taking advantage of Zhang Wan's drunkenness, he directly executed Zhang Wan at the banquet. In just a few months, the bloody internal struggle within the Wuping army killed three brothers in the Langzhou, and the He Jingzhen faction was completely destroyed. As the leader of the entire Hunan, Liu Yan was helpless!

He Jingzhen was not Wang Kui's confidant. The purpose of transferring He Jingzhen was to weaken the military power of Langzhou. Liu Yan was also deceived by Zhou Xingfeng. But Liu Yan's pitifulness is that even if he knew

When Dao was deceived, he had no choice but to deal with the fraudsters. With Langzhou's current military strength, it would be extremely difficult to eat Wang Kui and the others alone.

After dealing with the He Jingzhen faction, almost all the members of the Langzhou brothers were involved in Wang Kui's gang. Wang Kui's strength grew rapidly, and whether Liu Yan could protect himself became a question. Wang Kui and Zhou Xingfeng did not intend to let Liu Yan be the supreme leader of Hunan again.

Killing He Jingzhen is only part of Wang Kui and Zhou Xingfeng's plan. If you don't take advantage of the victory and conquer Langzhou, and deal with Liu Yan, there will be another change sooner or later.

In June of the third year of Guangshun (953), Wang Kui appointed Zhou Xingfeng to take charge of military and political affairs in Changsha, and personally led a large army to attack Langzhou. Although Liu Yan was the supreme leader of Hunan, the military power of the Hunan army was long controlled by the Langzhou brothers. He did not have particularly powerful heroes under his command. Compared with Wang Kui, the difference was too far from that of Wang Kui. Therefore, the result of this war can be imagined. Wang Kui easily captured Langzhou City, killed the commander Zheng Yan, and imprisoned Liu Yan.

But Liu Yan was the governor of Wuping Army who was personally enthroned by Guo Wei of the Later Zhou Dynasty and the governor of Hunan officially recognized by the court. To depose Liu Yan, the consent of the Emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty must be obtained. Of course, Wang Kui was prepared for this. In August of the third year of Guangshun, Wang Kui sent an envoy to write to Guo Wei to explain the whole process with a long-prepared rhetoric. He said: "Liu Yan planned to surrender to the Southern Tang Dynasty with Langzhou as a gift. He also wanted to send troops to attack Changsha, so he was deposed and imprisoned by his ministers. I was just going to Langzhou to appease the military and civilians!"

Liu Yan's statement that he planned to surrender to the Southern Tang was Wang Kui's lie. The truth of the facts could not escape Guo Wei's eyes, but Guo Wei did not intend to dig out the truth of the matter. Guo Wei was too lazy to deal with the internal struggles within the Wuping army, as long as the Wuping army continued to rely on the Later Zhou Dynasty and continued to pay tribute and give gifts. As for who was in power, there was no difference at all. Guo Wei adopted a default attitude towards Wang Kui's behavior.

The Later Zhou court immediately sent Zhai Guangyi, a member of the Tongshi House, to Hunan as the envoy of Xuanfu, responsible for appeasement of the military and civilians in Hunan. At the same time, he appointed Wang Kui as the governor of Wuping Army and the Secretariat of the Central Secretariat, and recognized Wang Kui's dominance in Hunan.

Wang Kui was naturally very excited, but he had to solve two problems first. The first was naturally to solve Liu Yan's problem. Although Liu Yan was deposed, he had not been executed yet, but was imprisoned in Langzhou. In order to prevent people with ulterior motives from using Liu Yan to make trouble, Wang Kui directly ordered Pan Shusi to kill Liu Yan to eliminate future troubles. The second problem was the migration of the capital. Wang Kui felt that the Feng Shui of Langzhou was not good and there was always something wrong, so he decided to change the Wuping Army Governor to Changsha.

But half a year later, Wang Kui moved his capital back to Langzhou. At this time, Wang Kui had the final say in the entire Hunan, and he would move wherever he wanted to move. As the local emperor of Hunan, Wang Kui could do his own things without any scruples and unscrupulously. Wang Kui was born in a ranks, had a heroic personality, but was arrogant and high-profile, and did not pay attention to etiquette.

But after becoming the governor of the Wuping Army, Wang Kui began to be arrogant and arrogant, and even the chariots and horses that he usually went in and out were actually very luxurious and noble, and he vaguely had the tendency to imitate the emperor. Wang Kui's way of making trouble was basically a prelude to his own demise, and the strongest facts proved this point.

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