In the past, when we talked about the beginning of the history of the five dynasties, we often couldn't avoid the two people Li Keyong and Zhu Wen, as if only these two people could influence Qiankun during this period, and the world would return to Liang if it did not return to Jin.
In fact, although these two have become one of the five generations of kings, in addition to the two of them, there is another person who is also worthy of a big book. This person is Li Maozhen, the king of Qi, an important supporting role in the bad guys in the manga.
Talking about his history, Zhu Wen, who may have ended the Tang Dynasty, must have something to say, because the founding emperor compared himself with Li Maozhen more than once in the history books, because in his heart, this person was once his idol, and even the object he imitated for a long time. So the question is, what is the origin of a character who makes the old rogue Zhu Wen admire?
According to historical records, Li Maozhen's initial name was Song Wentong, and at that time he was only a small commander under Zheng Bi. Logically, it may take several generations for an identity and status like his to be mixed up, but he never thought of history, but he sent the opportunity to him.
At that time, the imperial dynasty invaded Chang'an, and the historical Emperor Tang Emperor Canghuang fled. However, the emperor was not exactly a fool, he knew that if he wanted to escape, he must have someone as cannon fodder to block the enemy's advance. Picking and choosing, the emperor decided to let the Fengxiang Festival at that time make Zheng Bi stand up, because he could inspire the army and delay himself.
However, as a party moderation envoy, Zheng Bi is not a dry rice, and naturally he will not be willing to be cannon fodder. So he handed over the orders issued by the emperor to a young general under his command, and this young general was Song Wentong.
As recorded in the history books, the emperor issued an order, requiring the east to cut the thief feng, the west to touch the provinces, to correct the neighboring roads, and to build a great xun. However, the general under Huang Chao brought 50,000 people to kill the main force of the imperial court at that time could not stand up to others, let alone a small general of Song Wentong.
And it is worth mentioning that there are only 150 people under Song Wentong's hands, so the problem is that an ordinary martial arts master can fight 5 at a time, then even if Song Wentong has 150 masters, he can't stop these 50,000 people. There is no doubt that the moderation makes the adult that he is going to send to death.
If it is an ordinary person, he will definitely not hesitate to refuse, or directly run away, after all, no one will do the things that are sent to death. However, Song Wentong also realized that this was an opportunity, if he could drag the enemy down and successfully attract the enemy into the encirclement, then maybe he would be able to make a miracle, and it was a feat that the emperor had seen with his own eyes.
Therefore, this young man who was not afraid of death bravely took on the task, and led 150 people to deliberately harass the main force of the other side, and successfully led the enemy's main force into the encirclement through superb riding skills and the division and combination of the team.
In the course of this mission, Song Wentong's troops paid a huge price, and 150 of his men almost died, and he himself almost died in the middle of the road. But fortunately, he succeeded in bringing the enemy in, and before he could rest, he turned back to the battle with the large army.
The battle was fought so well that almost all of Huangchao's 50,000 men were defeated and a total of 20,000 people were killed. This unprecedented victory made the emperor Long Yan very happy, so this man named Song Wentong successfully came to the emperor's side and was promoted.
According to historical records, the emperor admired him very much and gave him a new name, which was Li Maozhen, who later shook the world.
As a young man, Li Maozhen gambled with his life for tomorrow and succeeded, and he became the emperor's bodyguard from a small age. But this was only the beginning, because at that time it was a chaotic world, and even the emperor's life could not be saved, let alone the emperor's bodyguard, so the rich still needed to work hard.
But we have to admit that some people are born legends, Li Maozhen served as the emperor's bodyguard, and then encountered the enemy siege, as a result, he saved the emperor from danger twice in a row, and created many battles with fewer victories, and as a result, everyone learned that the emperor had a fierce general by his side, and Li Maozhen's name also spread all over the world.
When he escaped the crisis, the emperor was extremely grateful to him, so he gave Li Maozhen a lot of rights, including promoting him to envoy, and later making him an envoy to Fengxiang Jiedushi, becoming a true prince of the party.
It can be said that at this moment, among the major princes in the world, there is another person named Li Maozhen, and this person is still the last one to come. But things are not over, because the emperor has died, followed by the famous reform emperor Tang Zhaozong in history.
It is worth mentioning that Tang Zhaozong was a very thoughtful person, he wanted to avoid the sharpness of the Tang Dynasty, and he also wanted to cut the power of the jiedushi. As a result, Li Maozhen took the lead in rebelling against the central government, and led his army to the emperor, causing the emperor to flee several times in a row. Because everyone was not very optimistic about the emperor at that time, they did not help in time, and Li Maozhen successfully blackmailed tianzi through this move to order the princes.
In order to protect himself, Emperor Zhaozong of Tang crowned him as the King of Qi, and gave him all the honors he could give. Although this move avoided his own being killed during his term of office, it also made Li Maozhen the first among the princes.
It is precisely because Li Maozhen stood out from the miracle that he went from weak to strong and even controlled the emperor. Therefore, even the later famous tyrant Zhu Wen admired him endlessly, and compared himself with Li Maozhen more than once in the official history books, fully expressing his respect for him.
Originally, as long as such a strong character can develop obscenely, he will be able to become one of the founding monarchs of the 5th generation, even if it is not good, he can become a great general in the 5th generation of the later kingdom.
However, Li Maozhen still failed in the end, and there were many reasons for failure. First of all, he became Dong Zhuo, and the legend of the past became an insult, and the insult aroused the antipathy of the common people and the army to him, and even aroused the hatred of all the princes.
At that time, Dong Zhuo was beaten to the face of the 18th Road princes and lost his armor, and Li Maozhen was also attacked by the two great Optimus Pillars of the Tang Dynasty, Li Ke and Zhu Wen, and beat him to a great loss of strength, and almost died on the road.
Therefore, at the most critical moment of the transformation of the world, Li Maozhen was directly kicked out by two rising stars, and then silently watched these two people compete for the world.
During this period, Zhu Wen destroyed the Tang Dynasty, and the invincible Li Cunxun appeared in Li Keyong's home. All in all, a generation of new people for the old, all a faction of prosperity. And this former king, in the end, can only be desperate and unwilling, defeated by Li Keyong's son, and finally died tragically at the age of 69.
Looking back on this person's life, he was once so remarkable, once known as the first loyal servant of the Tang Dynasty. However, when the great chaos came, he also became a traitor who dug the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, and then participated in the great chaos of the princes. If he single-handedly no one can subdue him, but the two protagonist-like characters do not talk about martial arts, and the two join forces to destroy his foundation. Therefore, the life of this tyrant is still a pity.
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