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In the fourth year of Zhonghe (884), Shi Pu beheaded Huang Chao and became the first hero to quell the Rebellion of Huang Chao, and was awarded the title of Zhongshu Ling and the King of Julu County, which can be said to be a world-shaking and beautiful scenery. However, less than ten years later, Shi Pu was forced to commit suicide by Xuanwu Junjie, who forced Zhu Wen to commit suicide. Why can't Pu beat the old Part of the former Huangchao Zhu Wen, the captain said for you.
First, serve as a thrifty envoy
Shi Pu
Shi Pu joined the army in his early years and served as a general under Zhi Xiang under the Jiedushi Envoy of the Correctional Army. In the second year of Zhonghe (882), Zhishu sent Shi Pu and Chen Fan to lead an army of 5,000 west to Qinwang to attack Huangchao. However, when the army marched to Heyin, there was a riot and plundered the local people. Shi Pu knew that the people did not want to go west, so he led his men back to Xuzhou, but for fear of being punished by Zhi Detail, he was stationed in the border area and did not dare to enter the city.
Zhi Xiang knew that Shi Pu was afraid of punishment, so he sent someone to send cattle and sheep to fine wine for reward, promising to forgive their sins and not to be prosecuted. Shi Pu then led his troops into the city of Xuzhou, but was still worried about settling accounts after the autumn, so he took the opportunity to launch a mutiny and established himself as a prisoner of honor. Chen Bian saw that Zhi Xiang had a prestige in Xuzhou, so he persuaded Shi Pu to kill him. Shi Pu was worried that this would make the imperial court angry, so he did not agree, but prepared a suit for Zhi Xiang and ordered Chen Fan to escort him back to the capital.
Phan Town
Chen Fan pretended to escort Zhi Xiang away, but killed him halfway through. Shi Pu was very dissatisfied with this, but because Chen Fan helped himself to capture Xuzhou and made a great contribution, he transferred him to the history of Suzhou. Chen Fan was arrogant and lawless in Suzhou, and Shi Pu took the opportunity to kill him. Subsequently, Shi Pu sent people west to Qin Wang, where he was praised by Emperor Tang and was given the title of Envoy of the Reform army.
Second, eliminate the Yellow Nest
Yellow Nest
In the third year of Zhonghe (883), Huang Chao's army was defeated and retreated to the east, besieging Chen Prefecture. Feng Guojun defeated Qin Zongquan at Huangchao, so he surrendered and followed him against the Tang Dynasty. Shi Pu saw that Huang Chao was approaching, so he led his army to fight desperately and repeatedly defeated the Qi army. Emperor Tang was overjoyed, and appointed Shi Pu as the commander of the eastern terracotta army, leading the soldiers and horses of various towns to conquer Huangchao. Shi Pu defeated the Qi general Shang Rang at Taikang, forcing him to surrender. Shi Pu then sent the general Li Shiyue to pursue him, behead Huang Chao, and dedicate his head to the imperial court. Emperor Zhongzong of Tang was overjoyed, and Shi Pu was made the Inspector Taiwei( 太尉), Zhongshu Ling (中書令), and the King of Julu Commandery (Giant Deer County).
Qin Zongquan
Emperor Qin took over the remnants of Huang Chao and continued to fight against the Tang Dynasty. In the first year of guangqi (885), Qin Zongquan declared himself emperor in Cai Prefecture and the state name was Daqi. Emperor Tang was furious, so he appointed Shi Pu as the commander of the Cai Prefecture camp and asked him to restrain the towns and eliminate Qin Zongquan. However, due to the annexation and attack of each other after the fall of the Yellow Nest, Qin Zong's power was great and wreaked havoc in the Central Plains. It was not until the third year of Guangqi (887) that the Tang army inflicted a heavy blow on Qin Zongquan and eliminated it shortly afterwards. Shi Pu and Xuanwu Jiedu had Zhu Wen compete for the credit for eliminating Qin Zongquan, so they fought each other.
Third, fight against Zhu Wen
Zhu Wen
In the third year of Guangqi (887), Sun Ru, a subordinate of Emperor Qinzong, saw his crushing defeat, so he broke away from Daqi and attacked Shi Yang Xingmi in Luzhou to compete with him for Huainan. The Tang Dynasty then appointed Zhu Wen as the emissary of Huainan Jiedushi and asked him to eliminate Sun Ru. Shi Pu believed that he had made great contributions to the war in pacifying Huang Chao, and his reputation was far above Zhu Wen, and he should serve as the emissary of Huainan Jiedushi, so he was even more hostile to Zhu Wen.
Zhu Wen sent Li Bian and Guo Yan to lead the army eastward and borrowed from Shi Pu. Shi Pu refused this and sent troops to sneak attack. However, Guo Yan fought desperately, so that Shi Pu could not take much advantage and had to retreat. Zhu Wen was furious, so he repeatedly sent troops to attack Shi Pu. In the first year of Da Shun (890), Shi Pu was besieged by Zhu Wen, so he asked Li Keyong of Hedong Jiedu for help. With the help of Li Keyong, Zhu Wen was unable to eliminate Shi Pu and had to retreat.
Li Ke used
In the second year of Da Shun (891), Zhu Wen sent the general Ding Hui to attack Shi Pu. Ding Hui then flooded Suzhou and conquered it. Liu Zhijun was brave and good at war, but was jealous of Shi Pu, so he led his two thousand soldiers to surrender to Zhu Wen. As a result, the strength of the reform army was greatly reduced, and it was no longer able to fight against the Xuanwu Army. In the first year of Jingfu (892), Shi Pu saw that the water and drought had been continuous, and the people under his jurisdiction had suffered many casualties and suffered heavy losses in his own troops, so he had to ask Zhu Wen for peace. Zhu Wen agreed, asking Shi Pu to leave Xuzhou and take up posts elsewhere. Subsequently, Emperor Zhaozong of Tang made Shi Pu the Crown Prince's master, and asked the chancellor Liu Chongwang to take over as the envoy of the Reformation Army.
Fourth, the soldiers committed suicide
Tang Zhaozong
Shi Pu was worried that he would be killed like Zhi Xiang when he left Xuzhou, so he instructed his subordinates to ask the imperial court for orders and resolutely let Shi Pu continue to serve as the emissary of the reform army. Emperor Zhaozong of Tang had no choice but to order Shi Pu to remain as the emissary of Jiedushi. Zhu Wen was furious, so he sent his son Zhu Youyu to attack Shi Pu. Shi Pu then held Xuzhou and sent someone to ask Zhu Jin for help from the Taining army. Then Shi Pu and Zhu Jin joined forces and attacked Zhu Youyu. Zhu Wen then sent Huo Cun to reinforce Zhu Youyu, but Huo Cun was killed in the battle with Zhu Jin. Shi Pu and Zhu Jin therefore took advantage of the victory to attack Zhu Youyu, but he could not hold out.
Swallow Building
Soon, Zhu Xuan had to return to Yanzhou because of insufficient grain and grass, and Shi Pu had to fight against Zhu Wen alone. Zhu Wen sent the general Pang Shigu to replace Zhu Youyu and ask him to eliminate Shi Pu as soon as possible. Pang Shigu first conquered Shi Pu's stronghold of Shifoshan outside the city, and then attacked Xuzhou with all his might. In the second year of Jingfu (893), Zhu Wenbu set up a ladder to attack Xuzhou with Wang Chongshi and Niu Cunjie, and Shi Pu had to climb the Yanzi Building with his wife and set himself on fire.
In general, Shi Pu was a famous general at the end of the Tang Dynasty and made great contributions to quelling the Yellow Nest Rebellion. However, he defeated the Qi army when Huang Chao's army was defeated, and luck accounted for a large part, so the combat effectiveness of Shi Pu's troops was not strong overall. Shi Pu seized the throne by killing Zhi Xiang, but he himself was not in the right position, so he was worried that his subordinates would learn from him to seize the throne, so he was jealous of the general Liu Zhijun and others, resulting in internal discord and was eliminated by the powerful Zhu Wen.