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Ma Xichong, Ma Xixuan's brother, has a sinister and cunning personality.
Ma Xiyang, fierce and rough, brave and unscheming.
Ma Xiguang, Ma Xifan's half-brother, is benevolent and cowardly.
Mahifan, intelligent and promiscuous.
Ma Xi Sheng, the son is established because of the nobility of the mother, and there is no way to be lustful.
The model of brother and brother and throne succession created by Ma Yin was originally intended to use the eldest prince in troubled times, but he did not want to cause trouble to Xiao Wall, not only did he not have brothers of the same heart, but also caused foreign enemies and the country was destroyed.
Five sons successively became kings of Chu, but this hastened the demise of the state of Chu.
In the first month of the ninth year of the Southern Tang Dynasty (951), Guo Wei, the emperor of Later Zhou, destroyed the Later Han Dynasty, established Later Zhou, and changed Yuan Guangshun.
Since Ma Xiyi defected to the Southern Tang, the accession of the new king of the Chu state to the throne had nothing to do with the establishment of Later Zhou, but he needed to send envoys to the Southern Tang to report the occupation of Changsha.
Ma Xiying was ready to pay a generous gift, and sent Liu Guangfu, the secretary of the palm, to send an envoy to Southern Tang with several important missions, one was to tell Li Jing, Emperor Zhongzong of Southern Tang, that he had occupied Changsha, and that the last time he met with the Southern Tang army to jointly destroy Chu, the Southern Tang advance part was made by Wuchang Jiedu He Jingzhu who had been watching from Ezhou, so he did not work to send troops; Second, although he occupied Changsha and proclaimed himself the king of Chu and other official titles, according to the process, it must be approved by the suzerainty to be considered legal, and it was necessary to appoint the Southern Tang court to claim a domain; Third, the State of Chu must continue to be loyal to the Southern Tang and worship as before.
Liu Guangfu received a grand welcome from Emperor Zhongzong Li Jing in Jinling, Liu Guangfu was so moved that he should do his best to protect the interests of the country, Liu Guangfu may have been dissatisfied with Ma Xiyang for a long time, and he was grateful for the Tang Lord's kindness, so he became a traitor to the Chu State, and told the Tang Lord that the people of Hunan were tired and arrogant, and they could send troops to take it.
Emperor Zhongzong Li Jing sent a large army to attack the Min state a few years ago, and after a difficult battle, he captured Jianzhou and captured the Min king Yanzheng, but Fuzhou was eventually usurped by the former Min general Li Renda and surrendered to Wu Yue, and together with Wu Yue defeated the Southern Tang army, but Fuzhou was eventually annexed by Wu Yue.
The Tang lord learned the painful lesson of Fa Min this time, and arranged He Jingzhutun's troops Ezhou as foreign aid in advance, and attacked at any time, but he did not expect Ma Xiguang to be so vulnerable, and Changsha was occupied before the Southern Tang made a move.
After listening to Liu Guangfu's words, he strengthened his confidence in sending troops, and immediately sent the camp Tundu Yu Houbian Ho to serve as the assassin of Xinzhou (present-day Yichun, Jiangxi), Xinzhou is known as the throat of Xianggan, and can send troops to fight for Chu at any time.
It's just that people are not as good as heavenly calculations, and the ending behind the State of Chu is almost the same as that of Fa Min, and no matter how ingenious the design is, it will not be so coincidental.
Turning back to Ma Xiyuan, the Southern Tang specially sent envoys to Changsha to appoint him as a general of Tiance, Wu'an, Wuping, Jingjiang, Ningyuan and other military envoys and Zhongshu Ling, and crowned him King of Chu.
Ma Xixuan was a villain, murderous, extravagant and drunk, and entrusted all military and political affairs to his younger brother Ma Xichong.
Ma Xichong was originally sinister and cunning, although he was Ma Xiyi's own brother, but he was femme fatale and plotted badly, and his brotherly feelings were so pale in the face of power, he saw that important positions were occupied by the generals of Langzhou, and he was on his toes, and he was uncomfortable in his heart, deliberately playing right and wrong in front of Ma Xiyi, provoking the relationship between him and the generals of Langzhou, intensifying the contradiction, and at the same time secretly colluding with Xu Wei and other generals under the command of the Ma Infantry Army.
Because the fire burned down the Chu royal mansion and needed to send people to repair it, Ma Xichong recommended to Ma Xiyi that Jingjiang, the most powerful commander of the Langzhou Army, Wang Kui and deputy envoy Zhou Xingfeng, led the army to build it, and personally supervised the construction, which was called responsible for his brother, strictly controlled the quality, and ensured that the millennium plan of building a new palace was indestructible.
On the other hand, there was no additional reward for the soldiers who built the palace and worked overtime.
There are often subordinates who complain that the work we are doing now is done by prisoners, and we followed the nine deaths of the great king to occupy Changsha, not to mention the addition of officials and Jin Jue, why do these hard work? And the king eats, drinks and has fun all day, how can he know our sufferings!
Wang Kui and Zhou Xingfeng heard the soldiers complain and were also worried about the unstable army, and originally thought of reacting to Ma Xiyi, it was better to improve everyone's treatment.
Ma Xiyi only cared about pleasure, and had no intention of listening to their reports, and actually let the spoiled former little book boy sit next to him during the meeting, which was not hurt and insulting.
Wang and Tuesday people really couldn't bear it, maybe it was the last grass that overwhelmed the camel, and when the two went back, they decided to lead more than a thousand soldiers of their troops back to Langzhou, not to be angry in Changsha, and they didn't think about what to do back in Langzhou, step by step, they didn't dare to fantasize that there was tomorrow, who knew which of tomorrow and impermanence came first.
Inadvertently, they ushered in a new era in Hunan.
When they led their army out of the city, Ma Xiyi, the king of Chu, was drunk.
When the king of Chu woke up, it was already the next day, and the army had already traveled a long way, and immediately sent Hunan to command Tang Shiyi to lead the army in pursuit.
There are always some people who usually feel ordinary and will stand out when they meet the right opportunity.
I don't know if the times create heroes, or heroes create opportunities.
Wang Kui and others saw that the pursuers were coming, set up an ambush in Wuling in advance, and when the pursuers were tired, the ambush soldiers were killed, and Tang Shiyi was defeated and returned.
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Wang Kui and others led the army back to Langzhou, and immediately summoned He Jingzhen, commander of the Yaneidu, Zhang Fang, commander of the armies, and other remaining generals of Langzhou to a meeting, and exchanged ideas with everyone, hoping that everyone could base themselves in Langzhou and confront Changsha.
Everyone was willing to advance and retreat together, and Wang Kui, Zhou Xingfeng and others successfully controlled Langzhou.
Immediately fell out with Ma Xiyi, Ma Xiyi's son Ma Guangzan, as a Langzhou to stay behind, Wang Tueren is too junior, must find a prestigious replacement, so as to serve the public.
Wuping Jiedu, who had been killed by Ma Xifan, made Ma Xizhen deeply supported by the people of Langzhou, and it happened that his son Ma Guanghui was also in Langzhou, so he was elected as the envoy of Wuping Jiedu.
Ma Xiyi saw that Langzhou was controlled by the rebels, and did not have the ambition to send troops to recruit him, and he was ill and rushed to the hospital, and then remembered to ask the suzerainty of the Southern Tang for help, and the Southern Tang sent an envoy to reward Langzhou and ask Langzhou to submit to Changsha.
Wang Kui and others accepted generous rewards but refused to obey the edict, and Southern Tang had no choice.
Wuping Jiedu made Ma Guanghui just a puppet, only because the blood relationship of the Ma Chu family was elected as a banner, neither qualified nor capable, cowardly and alcoholic, unable to convince the public, that is, capable and how can he command a group of tigers and wolves.
Liu Yan, the assassin of Chenzhou, first followed Peng Xuan of Jizhou, and later defected to the State of Chu to follow Ma Xifan, and was appointed as the Chenzhou Assassin for his battle merits, and his courage and good fighting won the support of barbarians.
At the beginning, Ma Xiyi was able to capture Changsha, and it was inseparable from the alliance of brave barbarians.
Wang Kui, Zhou Xingfeng, and He Jingzhen discussed together, and felt that it would not work like this, Langzhou was on the cusp of the storm, there must be a hard battle to fight, Ma Guanghui as a festival envoy must not be competent, should find someone with strength, background and certain appeal.
Chenzhou is close to Langzhou, and behind it are powerful barbarian legions, who deliberately want to welcome Liu Yan to replace Ma Guanghui, so that many barbarians in western Xiangxi can be used as backup.
Liu Yan readily agreed when he received the invitation, riding alone to Langzhou, in troubled times, it was still necessary to fight for such an opportunity to make meritorious achievements, although he also knew that Wang Kui and others were difficult to control, who could succeed casually.
As soon as Liu Yan arrived in Langzhou, the generals abolished Ma Guanghui, and in order to show favor to the Southern Tang, sent Ma Guanghui to the Southern Tang, and requested that Liu Yan be crowned as an envoy to Langzhou.
Even if the Southern Tang is not friendly, in the face of the military pressure from Changsha Ma Xiyi and the Southern Tang, the weak Langzhou is still under pressure, and it is also necessary to find a backer, as if the underworld brothers have to find a famous big brother to cover them.
At present, the most powerful is only the Central Plains Hou Zhou, according to the process to Hou Zhou to be a minister, Later Zhou Guo Weigen agreed to the request, and added Liu Yan as the envoy of Wuping Jiedu.
With Houzhou as the big brother, he can free his hand to deal with Ma Xiyi, Liu Yan, Wang Kui and others always feel that there is always a big war between Lang Changsha, the world is unpredictable, and before the fight starts, Changsha is in chaos again.
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Wang Kui and other Jingjiang troops defected and dealt a great blow to Ma Xiyuan.
Xu Qiong was indispensable for occupying Changsha, and originally promised to reward him afterwards, but he was delayed in honoring, fearing that Xu Qiong would become the second Wang Kui, so he made him the thorn of the remote Mengzhou.
Fearing that Southern Han would invade Mengzhou, he turned around and defeated Chu Guizhou and commanded Peng Yanhui to capture Guizhou, and Southern Han took the opportunity to recapture Mengzhou and Guizhou, and Qiong fled to Quanzhou, and finally died of old age.
Xun Qiong, a sinner of Southern Chu, was originally trusted by Ma Xiguang, held an important position, blindly believed in Ma Xixuan, was frightened by Ma Xixuan's paper tiger appearance, plus the defection price was generous, and he wanted to turn to Ma Xiyang, the big straw bale, the robbery of Southern Chu.
Ma Xiyi also ordered Ma Budu to command Xu Wei, the left and right army Ma Bu envoy Chen Jingqian, the Shui Jundu to command Lu Gongxuan, and the Yanei Guards to command Lu Mengjun and other troops to set up camp in the northwest outside Changsha City to prevent the Langzhou army from attacking.
Drawing lessons from the Jingjiang Army, appeasing the generals, he specially set up a banquet in the palace to entertain senior generals.
Xu Wei and others conspired with Ma Xichong and felt that the opportunity had come.
They deliberately did not participate, prepared more than a dozen fierce horses in advance, and when the banquet climaxed, drove the fierce horses into the palace, Xu Wei personally led his cronies with board axes and white sticks to follow, shouting to catch horses and rushing into the banquet hall in the palace, instantly subduing Ma Xiyi and the generals attending the banquet.
Ma Xiyi, who was unresponsive, became a prisoner from the king of Chu.
Ma Xichong was supported as the rear of the Wu'an army.
How to deal with Ma Xixuan everyone has different opinions, some suggestions are sent to the Southern Tang, some suggestions are killed, Ma Xichong is insidious and cunning, there is a intention to kill, but unwilling to bear the notoriety of killing his brother, quite entangled, so he came up with a clever plan that he thought was clever to kill people with a knife.
Peng Shixi was loyal to Ma Xiguang, and fought hard to kill the enemy in the defense of Changsha, but he was caught when he was exhausted, Ma Xiyi appreciated his loyalty and blood, so he did not kill him, although the death penalty was spared, it was impossible to escape the living crime, dozens of military clubs beat him to the skin, and then cut his post as a citizen, and he risked Ma Xiguang to be buried outside the gate of Liuyang.
Ma Xichong thought that Peng Shixi would kill Ma Xiyi regardless of his family's hatred of the country and then quickly, so he deliberately sent him to escort Ma Xiyi to Hengshan County, hoping to kill Ma Xiyi halfway.
Hengshan commanded the envoy Liao Wei, whose father was the son of Liao Kuangtu, a bachelor of heavenly strategy, a loyal minister of the Chu State of Manmen, familiar with military books, brave and resourceful, promoted from secretary Lang to general, and guarded Hengshan County.
As soon as Peng Shixi escorted Ma Xiyi to Hengshan, Liao Wei set up a banquet.
The two are confidantes.
Peng Shixi introduced to Liao Wei what happened before and after the fall of Changsha, and was grateful to Ma Xixuan for not killing, and also knew Ma Xi's original intention, and sighed to Liao Wei, I want to kill the monarch and evil in the future? How can I do this unfaithful and unrighteous deed!
Liao Wei went home to discuss with his uncle Liao Kuangning to welcome Ma Xiyi together to repay the world's favor from the Ma family, Ma Xiyi was deposed due to the mutiny, and Ma Xichong was a great rebellion.
Organized more than 100 township soldiers and warriors to support Peng Shiwei and immediately appointed Ma Xiyi as the king of Hengshan, appointed Peng Shixi as the envoy of Wuqing Festival, took the county capital as the royal palace, set up obstacles on the broken river, and garrisoned troops to defend each other, build warships, and recruit troops.
Ma Xiyang's influence is still not to be underestimated, and soon tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were gathered, and nearby prefectures and counties responded to match.
In the rivers and lakes, it is difficult to be a big thing without a big brother, and Langzhou also knew that after Beitou, Ma Xiyi and Southern Tang had a long relationship, and they had long been ministers to Southern Tang, and the relationship was still good, and sent the judge Liu Huji to ask Southern Tang for help.
Up to now, the territory of the State of Chu is equivalent to four administrative divisions:
Changsha Prefecture, headed by Ma Xichong after the Wu'an Festival, mainly dominated by most of the seven prefectures of the former Wu'an Army, almost inherited the political assets of the former Chu state, but was too incompetent and corrupt;
The Langzhou regime, headed by Liu Yan, the deputy envoy Wang Kui, and Zhou Xingfeng, the Wuping Jiedu envoy, mainly dominated by the Wuping Army's Langzhou, Lizhou and Xiangxi barbarian gathering areas, although the name is not correct and the influence is not large, but it has the strongest combat effectiveness;
The Hengshan regime, headed by Ma Xiyi, the king of Hengyang, had limited its sphere of influence to Hengshan County and nearby prefectures, with the worst power but the most political appeal, and the Southern Tang as a backer;
The Lingnan region, led by Ma Xiyin, the Jingjiang Army, was invaded and occupied from the Southern Han in the early days of the Chu State, and could not be regarded as an independent regime nominally, and belonged to the jurisdiction of Changsha.
Map of the State of Chu
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Liu Yan of Langzhou and others heard that Ma Xi was plotting against usurpation, and Wang Kui and others betrayed Ma Xiyi and fled back to Langzhou, changed their bodies, and sent troops to attack Changsha under the banner of avenging Ma Xiyi.
It can be so brazen.
Propaganda is all about convincing others that everything they are doing is right.
When the Langzhou troops arrived in Yiyang, Ma Xichong was afraid, sent 2,000 troops to defend, and at the same time sent an envoy to Langzhou to seek peace, and the two sides respected sovereignty and lived in friendship.
Li Guanxiang, the secretary of Langzhou, suggested to Liu Yan that Ma Xixuan's old generals were still in Changsha, and that they would definitely not be willing to communicate with us, so it was better to let Ma Xichong kill them and send their leaders to Langzhou in exchange for peace, and then find a reason to attack Hunan, killing two birds with one stone.
Liu Yan agreed and asked the messenger to go back and report.
Ma Xichong was afraid of the invasion of the Langzhou soldiers, and in addition, he was not at ease with the old department of Langzhou, so he quickly agreed to kill ten people, including Yang Zhongmin, the judge of the Broken Capital Army, Liu Guangfu, the secretary of the Broken Capital, and Wei Shijin, the commander of the Yanei, and Huang Cang of Du Ya, and cut off the first rank and sent people to Langzhou.
Liu Yan and others deliberately accused Ma Xichong of not being sincere and disagreeing to negotiate peace on the grounds that the first-level rot could not see clearly.
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Ma Xichong originally relied on intrigue and trickery to rise to power, did not have any military or administrative capabilities at all, drank and lustful all day, and was timid and unscheming, and knew that he was playing tricks in his eyes.
Xu Wei and others saw what Ma Xichong had done all day, and knew that he would not be able to achieve great things, and they were worried that the enemies of Langzhou and Hengshan would attack, Ma Xichong had no great ambitions, sooner or later he would invite disaster, it was better to kill and replace it, and maybe there was a glimmer of life.
Ma Xichong is also helpless in the face of the complex status quo.
When following his brother Ma Xiyi, he always felt unwilling, although his brother trusted him so much, above 10,000 people under Changsha Mansion, he wanted to be the king of Chu.
People are always in a position that doesn't suit them.
After racking his brains, he finally achieved his wish, and only after being the king of Chu did he know that it was not easy to be in charge, and he was worried in the face of military pressure from Langzhou and Hengzhou.
The cunning Ma Xichong also smelled the murderous intention from Xu Wei, and he would not sit still.
Ma Xi Chongzhen regretted his efforts to usurp his brother's power and sit in the position of Wu'an Jiedu.
He is a villain without a bottom line, seeing that the situation is not good, he immediately thought of begging to the Southern Tang, and he felt that it was beautiful to be an official who surrendered to the Southern Tang for the rest of his life.
Isn't it good that King Yanzheng of Min lived in the Southern Tang.
Tang Zhongzong Li Jing was not idle during this time, and he always paid attention to the changes in the Chu Kingdom.
The original plan was to let Ma Xiyang attack Changsha first, and when both sides became tired divisions, the Southern Tang soldiers rushed up to enjoy the benefits of the fishermen, but they did not expect Ma Xiguang to fight so much, Ma Xiyi soon captured Changsha, and the Southern Tang missed the opportunity.
After all, Ma Xiyi declared his subordinates to the Southern Tang, and it was not good to turn his face immediately, before he could think about what to do next, Langzhou declared independence again, and Ma Xiyi was usurped by Ma Xi Chong, and then Ma Xiyi claimed the king in Hengshan and came to ask for help, the Southern Tang was dazzled, and he didn't know how to start, and the envoy sent by Ma Xichong to ask for surrender arrived again.
Li Jing no longer hesitated, and ordered Xinzhou Shi Bian Ho to lead an army of 10,000 people to march to Changsha.
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Bian Ho is a controversial person in the history of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and Emperor Zhongzong Li Jing can make Bian Ho a marshal to pacify the state of Chu, which should definitely be outstanding.
Bian Ho Jinling people, who were general affairs during the reign of Li Sheng, the ancestor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, were equivalent to secretaries who did written work for the emperor, and they were quick thinking and deeply loved.
In the early years of Emperor Zhongzong's protection, Zhang Yuxian's rebellion occurred in the Southern Han Dynasty, with more than 100,000 thieves, and the momentum was huge, causing great damage to the Southern Han Dynasty, and the rebels later entered the Southern Tang Dynasty, and Emperor Zhongzong asked Bian Ho to be the overseer to provide advice to quell Zhang Yuxian's rebellion, and became famous in World War I.
Later, when the Southern Tang attacked Fujian Jianzhou, he was appointed as a camp envoy and made new contributions to the capture of Jianzhou.
Several military victories made Bian Ho stand out among the Southern Tang generals, and it is not surprising that this time pacified the state of Chu, and it was not surprising that Emperor Zhongzong made him a marshal.
History books also record that Bian Ho was resourceful, often dressed as a monk to travel around Changsha and its surroundings, and was very familiar with the local terrain and troop deployment, which was why he was appointed as the commander of Pingchu.
Bian Ho also had a cowardly side of the Buddhist line in character and did not have enough control over his subordinates, which was also the reason why he later occupied the state of Chu and had no skills under his subordinates, which led to the rebellion of the generals, and was finally driven out of the state of Chu by Liu Yan and other Langzhou soldiers.
In October of the ninth year of Southern Tang Baoda, Bian Ho led an army to march into the state of Chu.
In Liling, the first stop for Liu Jianfeng and Ma Yin to enter Chudi, Bian Ho met Tuoba Heng, who was sent by Ma Xichong to send the surrender.
History is such an amazing coincidence.
Ma Xichong had no choice, and surrendering to the Southern Tang might be his only way to survive.
Tuoba Heng, a bachelor of Tiance Mansion, has been sick at home since Ma Xiguang took the throne, and this time because of his high morality, he was sent by Ma Xichong to send a surrender document, Tuoba Heng also sighed, I will not die for a long time, but to send a surrender certificate for Xiao'er!
Tuoba Heng withdrew from the historical stage in this humiliating way, and according to historical records, he entered the Southern Tang with Ma Xi and did not know the end.
The road was unimpeded, Bian Ho led his army to Changsha smoothly, and Ma Xichong led his clan generals out of the city to warmly welcome the arrival of the Southern Tang army.
As soon as Bian Ho entered Changsha, he took over in a comprehensive way, first opening a warehouse and releasing grain to provide relief to the victims, and the people of Changsha shouted Bian Bodhisattva.
Changsha surrendered, the other prefectures and counties of the Chu state had no fighting spirit, and Yue Prefecture was occupied by Liu Renzhao, the Southern Tang Wuchang Jiedu envoy, with little major resistance.
In order to avoid capturing the Min kingdom and not dealing with the princes of Min in time, the cooked duck flew again, especially Fuzhou, and the generals rebelled and surrendered to Wu Yue, which was eventually occupied by Wu Yue.
Bian Ho immediately boarded all the Ma Xichong family and thousands of generals and moved to Jinling, and the homeland was difficult to leave, and everyone hugged and wept, hoping that Bian Ho could open the net and stay in Changsha.
Bian Ho said sarcastically, the Southern Tang and the Chu generation are enemies, and they have not dared to destroy the Chu State for nearly sixty years, and today the brothers of the Chu State are fighting each other and taking their own shame, and they have long known this, why bother, if they do not take advantage of the chaos, in time, I may have unforeseen worries.
History records that there were nursery rhymes in Chu Di, whipping horses, and horses hurriedly leaving.
Ma Xiyi, who was in Hengshan, was quite happy to hear that Changsha was occupied by the Southern Tang, and shamelessly hoped that the Southern Tang would appoint him to continue to Changsha as the king of Chu, and the edict appointing him as the king of Chu did not wait, but waited for the army sent by the Southern Tang, either all of them were disarmed and moved to Jinling, or solved by force.
Ma Xiyi led more than 10,000 of his subordinates to Jinling.
Tang Zhongzong really treated the lord of the dead country relatively kindly, whether it was Yanzheng, the king of Min, or today's Ma brothers.
Ma Xiyi was appointed as an observer envoy of Jiangnan Western Province and Zhongshu Ling, living in Hongzhou, still giving him the title of King of Chu, and was returned to Jinling by the Tang lord the following year, and died in Jinling, with the title of Gongxiao.
Ma Xichong was appointed as the envoy and attendant of the Yongtai army, nominally in the town of Shuzhou (present-day Qianshan, Anqing), but actually lived in Yangzhou, Zhou Shizong conquered Huainan, Yangzhou City fell, and appeased the descendants of the Ma family in Yangzhou, and later, Ma Xichong led more than a dozen of his brothers to defect to Later Zhou and worship the right Yulin to command the army.
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In addition to the Wuping armies such as Liu Yan, Wang Kui, and Zhou Xingfeng who were in Langzhou, the State of Chu also had several prefectures in Lingnan occupied by Ma Xiyin, deputy envoy of the Jingjiang Army.
Ma Xiyin was not worried about Ma Xiyin in Guizhou, and sent his close followers to command Peng Yanhui as the governor of Guizhou to monitor Ma Xiyin, and allowed Qiong to be released by Ma Xiyin to Mengzhou to assassinate history, Ma Xiyin jointly allowed Qiong to defeat Peng Yanhui, and the Southern Han took the opportunity to capture Mengzhou.
Facing the Southern Han soldiers, Ma Xiyin and Xuan Qiong wept over the wine, not knowing how to be good.
Liu Sheng, Emperor Zhongzong of the Southern Han Dynasty, received that Southern Tang occupied most of Changsha and surrounding areas, and captured Ma Xixuan's brothers to Jinling, knowing that the Chu state was over, and it was a godsend opportunity to retake the Lingnan region, and if the opportunity was missed, it would be occupied by Southern Tang.
Send an envoy to Ma Xiyin with a letter and persuade him to surrender,
'King Ma Yin of Wumu has been fighting for many years to create a foundation, and has been prosperous and peaceful for more than 50 years. Due to brotherly fighting, he gave up this inheritance to the feud Southern Tang. Today, I heard that the Southern Tang had occupied Changsha, and I was worried that Guilin would soon be occupied by the Southern Tang. The Southern Han Dynasty and the Chu generation are friendly and close to each other, seeing that the Chu State is in such danger, how can they bear to wait and see and not save it! A large army has been prepared to advance on land and water to help his uncle retake Changsha and regain power. ’
To fall or not to fall is a question, and the different choices may be the result of life or death.
After Ma Xiyin read the letter, he discussed with the generals, and it was best that everyone felt that surrendering the barbaric Southern Han was not a good choice.
The Southern Han army soon arrived at the city, Ma Xiyin, Lian Qiong and other marshals took advantage of the night to break through and run to Quanzhou, and the Southern Han occupied Yi, Lian, Wu, Yan, Fu, Zhao, Liu, Xiang, Gong and other prefectures, and the land of Lingnan, which had been dreaming of the twilight, finally returned to the Southern Han.
Bian Ho saw that Lingnan was lost, and rushed reinforcements to come to the rescue, and Southern Han took advantage of the victory to pursue, defeated the Southern Tang army at Chenzhou, and occupied Chenzhou.
Bian Ho saw that the situation was not good, and because the Daozhou and Jeonju assassination histories still belonged to the original Chu generals, they had no fighting spirit, and asked Tang Zhongzong to increase troops and readjust the Daozhou and Jeonju thorn histories.
Emperor Zhongzong Li Jing sent the former Chu general Liao Wei as the Daozhou Assassination History, and Heiyun commanded Zhang Luan as the Quanzhou Assassination History.
The Southern Han Dynasty saw that the Southern Tang had already prepared for defense, and it was estimated that it would not gain benefits, so he temporarily truce and digested the fruits of victory.
The Southern Tang government felt that the State of Chu had just been accepted, so it lost Lingnan, and it was impossible to live in face, so it increased its troops by 5,000 troops to Quanzhou and joined forces with Zhang Luan to attack Guizhou, but as a result, the Southern Han set up an ambush in the valley, the Southern Tang army was ambushed, ambushes were everywhere, and the defenders of Guizhou also sent troops to attack, and the Southern Tang army was defeated and fled back to Quanzhou.
The two sides maintain the status quo for the time being.
Ma Xiyin entered the Southern Tang from Quanzhou, and later returned to Later Zhou, where he was awarded the title of Sima of the Jiedu March.
The state of Chu began with Ma Yin's appointment as the assassin of Tan Prefecture in Changsha in the third year of Tang Qianning (896), and ended with the destruction of all the Ma regimes of the Chu state by Southern Tang in the ninth year of Southern Tang Baoda, a total of fifty-seven years.
Even if the Langzhou regime led by Liu Yan, Wang Kui, Zhou Xingfeng and others still exists, and it will open up a new situation in Hunan later, it has no connection with the Ma regime.
There was a folk song that said, 'Three sheep and five horses, the horses are separated from the herd, and the sheep have no house', implying that the five sons of Ma Yin, the king of Chu, successively became kings, and the latter were moved to the Southern Tang, and Yang Xingmi of the Wu State of Huainan had three sons successively named kings, and were finally replaced by the Southern Tang.
Ma Chu ends here, who laughs last is not necessarily in the back, history is sometimes very naughty, which makes you feel very surprised.
Ma Yin entrepreneurship Tan Langgui, Gao Yu reform money tax tea.
The bronze pillar is thousands of autumns, and the five horses compete for the trough and laugh.