After Huang Fuhui's rebellion, he led the rebel army to occupy Weizhou (present-day Daimyo, Hebei). On the day of the breakdown of the city, he led hundreds of rebels to burn and loot in the city, and when he met a family, he asked for his name.

The family replied that the surname was "Guo", and Huang Fuhui immediately said: "I should break the country." As he spoke, he killed all the family, and then entered the family, and Huang Fuhui asked his name again, and the family replied that his surname was "Wan". Huang Fuhui said: "It is enough for me to slaughter thousands of families!" With that, he killed the family again. It can be seen that Huang Fuhui is still very brutal, but this kind of person is very marketable in the five generations.

Once, Zhao Zaili, who was serving as an envoy in the foreign country, returned to the dynasty, and Huang Fuhui knew that he was rich, so he took the opportunity to blackmail him and said to him: "When we started an incident in Beizhou, it was my first idea, and now that you are rich, you must always be considerate of me."

Otherwise, I'm afraid something unexpected will happen. Zhao Zaili's official position at that time was even higher than him, but he couldn't afford to provoke this fateful master, so he had to obediently take out the money and give it to Huang Fuhui. When Huang Fuhui left, he was calm and calm, and he refused to even say the word "thanks".

Huang Fuhui stayed in the Central Plains until the Later Jin Dynasty, and no one dared to mess with him. However, when Yelu Deguang destroyed the Jin Dynasty, Huang Fuhui was unwilling to give the Khitan a vassal, so he led his troops to cross the Huai River and turned to the Southern Tang Dynasty, and then was awarded by Li Jing to Shezhou Thorn History (now Shexian County, Anhui), and then moved to Fenghua Army Festival Envoy, out of Zhenjiangzhou (now Jiujiang, Jiangxi).

When the Later Zhou sent troops to attack Shouzhou, Li Jing deployed Liu Yanzhen as the capital of the northern camp, and appointed Huang Fuhui and Yao Feng as the reinforcement envoy and the reinforcement supervisor respectively.

But before these two people could reach the battlefield, Liu Yanzhen was beheaded by Li Chongjin, the general of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and the Tang army was also defeated. So after these two people heard the news. He didn't dare to fight with the Zhou army anymore, and hurriedly retreated to Qingliu Pass.

Qingliuguan is located in the northwest of today's Chuzhou City, Anhui Province. Behind it is Chuzhou, which is also a military town in the Southern Tang Dynasty. As for how heavy. Needless to say, because 100 miles southeast from Chuzhou is Jinling, the national capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and 200 miles east is Yangzhou, the eastern capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty. The capture of Chuzhou can not only remove the threat of the Southern Tang Dynasty to the Zhou army in Shouzhou City, but also set off from here at any time to attack the two national capitals of the Southern Tang Dynasty. are very important.

On February 5, the third year of Zhou Xiande (956), Zhao Kuangyin was ordered to lead the army to attack Qingliu Pass. Qingliu Pass is located in the north of Chuzhou city 22 miles, the pass is built according to the mountain situation (Qingliu Pass Mountain in Chuzhou), all are made of huge stones, extremely solid, known as "Jinling lock key". In addition, Huang Fuhui has heavy troops in his hands, so this battle is also very difficult to fight.

How "heavy" the heavy soldiers in Huang Fuhui's hands are have always been different. In the "Silent Notes", it is said that there are 100,000 people, and in the "History of the Song Dynasty", there are even 150,000. The numbers are very exaggerated, and the "History of the Old Five Dynasties" recorded the least, and there are 15,000 people. It is not clear which is right and which is wrong. There are doubts here. But it can be seen that the number of troops stationed at Qingliu Pass will definitely not be less.

In fact, Zhao Kuangyin's battle was not very smooth. On the first day of his arrival at Qingliu Pass. There was a hard battle with Huang Fuhui, and the two armies lined up against each other. After a long fierce battle, in the end, the Zhou army suffered a small loss. had to withdraw from the battle, and the Tang army also collected its troops and returned to the camp. This result made Zhao Kuangyin feel a lot of pressure.

Because of this expedition, Chai Rong still gave him 20,000 horses, and Zhao Kuangyin did not have an advantage in terms of troops. Moreover, Huang Fuhui, who guarded the Qingliu Pass, was not only a fierce general, but also occupied a geographical advantage, if he did not break the enemy with strange tricks, this battle would be really difficult to win.

Just when Zhao Kuangyin was struggling to break through the Qingliu Pass, another situation appeared. This is the local teacher named Zhao Xuexue (whose real name is unknown), who fled from Zhenzhou (now Zhengding, Hebei) in his early years to escape the war. This Zhao Xuexue consciousness is still very high, although he is now in the Southern Tang Dynasty, but he still cares about his homeland, I heard that Zhao Kuangyin led troops to fight Qingliu Pass, so he took the initiative to find the army, and said to Zhao Kuangyin: "Zhao Dashuai, listen to me, there are many soldiers in Qingliu Pass." If you have to break through here, I'm afraid the road ahead of you will be bumpy. ”

Zhao Kuangyin immediately said righteously after hearing this: "Mr. Zhao, I know that the enemy in front is not a paper tiger. But in order for the people of the Southern Tang Dynasty to be liberated, no matter how big the difficulties are, we have to go through them. ”

Zhao Xuexue praised after hearing this: "Zhao Dashuai, your style is really high, so now I will give you a trick." So he said to Zhao Kuangyin that although Qingliu Pass is built between Guan Mountain, it seems that there is no road, but in fact, there is a very hidden path under the mountain that leads directly to the back of the mountain, and this road is not walked on weekdays, and even the local defenders can not recognize it.

At this time, the defenders of the pass thought that our army was newly defeated and could not do anything. Then we can take advantage of their blind optimism, go around to the back of the mountain, take advantage of the rising water in the west stream behind the mountain, secretly lurk under the pass, and then cut into the pass, without worrying about not being able to win the victory and become famous.

Zhao Kuangyin was overjoyed when he heard this, so he asked Zhao Xuexue to show him the way. Zhao Xuexuan did not shirk, and sent someone to lead the way for Zhou Jun. That night, Zhao Kuangyin swore to go on the expedition, and in advance set aside a part of his troops to stay in front of the pass, ordering them to challenge the Tang army again tomorrow.

He led a large group of men and horses, and quietly followed the guide along the mountain path to the back of the pass. That night, after the Qingliu Pass, the water potential of the West Stream (a section of the Xiaosha River flowing through Chuzhou is called the West Stream) rose sharply, and Zhao Kuangyin took this opportunity to lead a large group of people and horses to float through the West Stream silently, lurking on the side of the mountain behind the pass.

Early in the morning of the second day, the men and horses left by the Zhou army in front of Qingliu Pass called for battle again to the Tang army according to the pre-agreed plan. Huang Fuhui didn't know that Zhao Kuangyin had gone around to the back of the pass, so he carried a large group of soldiers and horses out of the pass to fight. It was also at this time that Zhao Kuangyin led the army to suddenly kill from the back of the pass and attacked the Qingliu Pass in one fell swoop.

This time, Huang Fuhui was frightened, but he was indeed a fierce general, and immediately led his troops back to Guannai and started a fierce street battle with the Zhou army. The two armies were fighting desperately, but at this time, the Tang army was attacked into the pass, and the army's morale was in turmoil, and in the end it was still unable to defeat the Zhou army, and the whole line was defeated. Huang Fuhui had no choice but to lead the remnants to flee back to Chuzhou in a panic.

However, as soon as he fled into the city, Zhao Kuangyin had already led his troops to chase after him and waded through the water. Arrive directly at the city of Chuzhou. Huang Fuhui originally planned to cut the bridge and hold the city. But at this time, Zhao Kuangyin had already crossed the moat, and this trick did not work.

Huang Fuhui is also very strong. At this time, seeing Zhao Kuangyin hit the city gate, he refused to let it go, but climbed the city tower and shouted to Zhao Kuangyin: "Each person is his master, you and I have no selfish grudges, if you are a good man, let me line up out of the city and fight with you to the death." ”

Zhao Kuangyin had the demeanor of a general, smiled and promised, and ordered the troops to retreat. Let the Tang army out of the city. Seeing this, Huang Fuhui also sorted out his troops in the city, lined up out of the city, and just lined up the formation, Zhao Kuangyin suddenly became angry, grabbed the horse's neck with one hand, held the long sword high with the other, and shouted: "I only take Huang Fuhui's life, and the others are not my opponents, don't come and send them to death." He said a pinching of the horse's belly. Rush into enemy lines like lightning.

To say that Huang Fuhui is also a very famous general in the world, his martial arts should not be too low. But after all, he is old, and he has fought hard for a long time, and he is exhausted. In the face of Zhao Kuangyin, he had no ability to resist and did not have time to dodge. was struck by Zhao Kuangyin with a sword, and then fell off the horse. was captured alive by Zhou Junsheng. This time, the Tang army was in chaos. The whole line was scattered, and Yao Feng, the reincarnator, failed to escape, and was also captured, and Chuzhou was successfully conquered by the Zhou army.

A few days later, Zhao Kuangyin ordered Huang Fuhui to be escorted to the Shouzhou camp and handed over to Chai Rong, who also personally summoned Huang Fuhui and asked him about the battle of Chuzhou. At this time, Huang Fuhui's injury was very serious, it was Chai Rong who was lying on a stretcher, talking about the situation of the battle that day, Huang Fuhui was also very emotional, and said: "It's not that I don't want to serve the country, it's just that there is too much difference between the soldiers of the two countries." When I was in the Central Plains before, I was also experienced in a hundred battles, even with the Khitan many times, but I have never seen such a strong warrior. As he spoke, he strongly praised Zhao Kuangyin's bravery.

Zhao Kuangyin is a cadre drawn out by Chai Rong's insight, and he is also extremely effective in the process of using it this time. At this time, hearing that even the enemy was praising him, Chai Rong felt even more face-saving, and he was very happy in his heart, so he issued a decree to forgive Huang Fuhui's sins and heal him. But Huang Fuhui's injuries were too serious, and within a few days, he died of his injuries.

After the capture of Chuzhou, Zhao Kuangyin stayed there temporarily. Two successive victories have already boosted his reputation. At this time, no one doubted his ability anymore. And Zhao Kuangyin himself is also very proud, every time he goes to war, he orders people to polish his war horses, armor, and weapons shiny, and decorate them with ribbons, which looks eye-catching, in today's words, it is "cool". At this time, someone persuaded him, saying: "General, you are now a famous man in the world, you should take care of yourself, and such a practice will provide the enemy with a target to attack you." Zhao Kuangyin didn't care, and said: "I just want the enemy to know who I am." ”

Zhao Kuangyin didn't stay in Chuzhou for a long time, because at this time, he had already won Chai Rong's trust, and there were more important things waiting for him. But during his stay in Chuzhou, there are two things that have to be said, one is that a few days after he captured Chuzhou, his father Ma Jun Deputy Commander (also a forbidden army, but belongs to the Guards Division, and Zhao Kuangyin is not the same system) Zhao Hongyin also led the army to Chuzhou one night and sent a message to Zhao Kuangyin to ask to enter the city.

But Zhao Kuangyin refused to let him enter the city, and said to the visitor: "Although the father and son are close relatives, according to the regulations of the relevant state departments, the city gate cannot be opened in the middle of the night, so I dare not open the city to let my father in." ”

This matter is both good and bad for Zhao Kuangyin, on the good side, this makes Chai Rong trust him more, and at the same time, he also has a reputation for Zhao Kuangyin without favoritism. But less than half a year has passed since this incident, Zhao Hongyin died of illness, and I don't know if it has anything to do with Zhao Kuangyin not letting him enter the city in the middle of the night. If there is, then it is really better to take a personal favor.

In addition, there is another thing that is also very important to Zhao Kuangyin, that is, during his time in Chuzhou, he recruited a person who had a great influence on his life, and this is also a big figure in Chinese history, he is known as the number one hero of the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty who ruled the world with half of the Analects - Zhao Pu.

Zhao Pu, whose name is Ping, was born in Jixian County, Youzhou (today's Jinji County) in the second year of Houliang Longde (922).

In his early years, Zhao Pu studied the art of officials. Although officials and officials are both civil servants of ancient government departments, officials are in charge of affairs, and officials are in charge of affairs, and they belong to two sets of establishments, and there are many differences in status.

Moreover, the country's formal civil service examination does not test them, so the set of official skills that Zhao Puxue did not count as serious knowledge at that time.

However, fortunately, the employment mechanism at that time was still very flexible, not all of them depended on academic qualifications, and foreign languages did not necessarily have to pass level 6. After Zhao Pu became an adult, he devoted himself to Yongxing Jiedu as a staff member under Liu Ci, and was very appreciated by Liu Ci, so before he died, he recommended Zhao Pu to Prime Minister Fan Zhen, saying that he was very talented and should be given a heavy responsibility.

Fan Zhen also attached great importance to Liu Ci's last words, and it happened that Zhao Kuangyin captured Chuzhou at this time, and Fan Zhen sent Zhao Pu to Chuzhou as a military judge, which also created a prerequisite for the meeting of Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Pu, the model monarchs.

Zhao Kuangyin's own cultural level is not high, so he doesn't care too much about whether Zhao Pu has a degree or not. And at this time, Zhao Kuangyin had the intention to cultivate his own power, so after meeting Zhao Pu, he had a cordial conversation with him, from the pattern of the world to the sophistication of people, the more the two chatted, the more speculative they became.

Especially at this time, Zhao Pu did show his superiority, the first time he met the chief officer, he had no stage fright, talked about current affairs, talked eloquently, all of which were to the point, and had a celebrity demeanor, which made Zhao Kuangyin feel very broken. At that time, the Zhou army had only conquered Chuzhou not long ago, and the security in the city had not yet stabilized, and Zhao Kuangyin happened to have more than 100 thieves who had just been captured, and they should all be executed according to the law. Zhao Kuangyin wanted to test Zhao Pu's actual ability to do things, so he handed over the more than 100 thieves to him to deal with.

Zhao Pu did not shirk, and immediately after receiving the order, he was promoted to the court and brought these thieves up for interrogation one by one. In a short time, the case was settled, and he had saved seven or eight out of ten of the more than 100 mortal thieves, and only about 20 were executed. Moreover, among them, those who are killed have the sin of death, and those who are alive have reasons for his release, which can't help but surprise Zhao Kuangyin.

Since then, Zhao Kuangyin has been impressed by Zhao Pu and leaned on him as his heart. And Zhao Pu did not live up to Zhao Kuangyin's high hopes, from the initial "Chenqiao Mutiny" to the later "Snow Night Decision", "Cup of Wine Set Military Power", Zhao Pu played a pivotal role and became Zhao Kuangyin's number one hero. Even until the "Jinkui Alliance" and "Northern Expedition to Khitan" during the reign of Taizong, they were not able to leave Zhao Pu.

The meeting between Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Pu is of cross-era significance, and the result is that Zhao Kuangyin was finally able to gain prestige all over the world, and Zhao Pu can also use this famous book to write bamboo silk, which has played a good positive role in promoting the life trajectory of these two people. However, it will take a while for the huge power of the Shuangzhao combination to be fully reflected, because at this time, the affairs of the world still have to be decided by Chai Rong. (To be continued.) )