In September, Zhao Kuangyin freed his hands and finally began to pass through Huainan. The first step is to ask Li Chongjin to move. As long as you know a little bit about the history of the five dynasties, you know that all emperors start to clean up their disobedience from this step. Zhao Kuangyin appointed Li Chongjin as the envoy of the Qingzhou Pinglu Army. Later, Zhao Kuangyin sent Chen Siyu to give Li Chongjin an iron coupon. However, Zhai Shouxun had already said that the iron coupon could not buy Li Chongjin. But to be honest, when Li Chongjin saw this black, iron and red iron coupon at the beginning of the year, coupled with Chen Sixue's mouth, he really had such an impulse at first, preparing to go to Beijing to report on his work, and then go to Qingzhou to take office. But as soon as he wanted to move, someone dissuaded him. Secretary Shi: Left and right are frustrated, and they hesitate to re-enter. I guess that there is very likely to be our excellent agent Zhai Shouxun on the left and right. The so-called undercover agent is not afraid of the boss being black to the end, but afraid that the boss will be good. And Li Chongjin finally failed to grasp this most difficult opportunity, he seized the Chen envoy and stepped up his armament. and sent someone to ask for help from Li Jing in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Li Jing didn't dare to accept it, so he handed over the letter to Song Taizu's case.

On September 26, Zhao Kuangyin issued an edict to strip Li Chongjin of all official positions, and ordered Shi Shouxin, Wang Xianqi, Li Chuyun, and Song Yanwu to lead the forbidden army to the expedition.

Next, Li Chongjin made a big mistake, which made his military spirit collapse in an instant. The reason is that Yangzhou Governor An Yougui was unwilling to sit on the anti-ship of Yangzhou and sank to the bottom, so he stole it and ran away. Li Chongjin was furious and launched a rectification campaign. Dozens of military academies who he thought were suspected of escaping were arrested, and all of them were beheaded without asking for reason.

Li Yun is overconfident, and Li Chongjin has gone to the other extreme: he has no self-confidence at all, and he feels that there is no one around him who can make him believe. So after this killing, the generals in the army were chilled. It would be strange for such a Li Chongjin to be the emperor.

Let's take a look at Zhao Pu's evaluation of Li Chongjin: Li Chongjin guarded Xue Gong's policy (Yingbu rebelled, Han Gaozu Liu Bang asked Xue Gong. Xue Gong said that Yingbu has three strategies: upper, middle and lower. If Bu Ruoxing is the best policy, Shandong is not Han. The best way to do it is not clear whether the outcome is known. The next policy, His Majesty can be worry-free), the long-term map of the Marquis of Wuwu (Zhuge Liang), with the support of Changhuai, repair the lonely base. Without the grace of Zhuge birthday, the soldiers are centrifuged. There is a strong beam of Yuan Benchu, and there is no need for strategy. There is no rescue outside, and there is no food inside. Take the quick attack, and take the slow attack. The art of war is still fast, it is better to take it quickly. Who said that Zhao Pu only ruled the world with half of the Analects? This call quoted classics, but there was a sign of brilliance, and Li Chongjin's analysis was thoroughly understood.

On October 21, the first year of Jianlong (960), he ordered Wu Tingzuo to stay in Tokyo, and Zhao Guangyi to deploy for the capital of the Great Inner City, and issued an edict to conquer again. On the 24th, the army left Kaifeng City. On November 11, Zhao Kuangyin came to the city of Yangzhou. On the same day, the city of Yangzhou was broken. Li Chongjin, who was invincible in the sand, was so decadent when he was defeated, and he didn't even let Song Taizu pay the price of blood.

In the city of Yangzhou, Song Taizu was greeted by another raging fire. Li Chongjin also chose to die in the fire. So far, the three people in "The History of the Song Dynasty: The Biography of Wednesday Ministers": Han Tong, Li Yun, and Li Chongjin have been notified and registered.

The envoy of Chen, who was detained in Yangzhou City, Li Chongjin released him before the Ju clan (brother Chongxing, brother Chongzan, and Zi Yanfu) went to the fire. However, he had only a few hours to live and was killed by the rebels in the chaos. However, Song Taizu did not owe another meritorious minister-Zhai Shouxun. Let him make up the official palace, and soon he was promoted to the worship officer and became a close minister of the emperor.

On November 24th, Zhao Kuangyin met with the three-person group of pickaxe division sent by Li Jing in Yangzhou, Yan Xu, Li Congjian, and Feng Yanlu, and the first sentence was to reproach sharply, "Why did the lord of your country communicate with my traitors", but Feng Yanlu's face did not change, and he came back, "Your Majesty only knows its traffic, and does not know how to plan its rebellion" added fuel to the fire! Zhao Kuangyin, who was furious, still asked: What do you mean by that? Feng: "The envoy that Li Chongjin sent across the river stayed at my house. The words of our lord are conveyed by me. The lord said, 'It's understandable to rebel, but you've lost the opportunity.' At that time, Li Yun rebelled, so you should rebel with him. Now you have the power of a state against the elite soldiers of the entire court. Even if you are Han Shin's reincarnation and resurrection, you will not succeed. I, Nantang, didn't dare to help you'That's it, Li Chongjin failed. What's wrong with us in the Southern Tang Dynasty" Zhao Kuangyin at this time was obviously unprepared, and he couldn't call out that hand-me-down sentence like 15 years later. He just pulled down his face and asked, "Even if it's okay." But all the generals persuaded me to cross the river by victory, what do you see?" "Li Chongjin is brave and invincible, but he is also vulnerable in front of you. What's more, we Nantang? But the first emperor also left us tens of thousands of elite soldiers. If you are willing to fight with tens of thousands of soldiers, then we have nothing to say. However, the Yangtze River has been dangerous since ancient times, in case you enter Weike City and retreat from the food road, you can think about the result yourself" Zhao Kuangyin smiled slightly, and ended this debate with the last sentence "Just kidding you, I didn't expect you to be a lobbyist"

On November 29, Zhao Kuangyin ordered Li Chuyun to act as an agent for all affairs in Yangzhou. On December 4th, he departed for the north and returned. On the 21st, he returned to Kaifeng. Back in Kaifeng, he became listless all day. When someone asked, he shook his head and sighed, looking very distressed, "Do you think it's good to be the emperor?" Alas... It's far worse than I was when I was in moderation..."How does this comfort him? Could it be that to fulfill his wish, everyone will work together to recreate his rebellion and beat him back to his original form? This joke was a bit big, so Zhao Kuangyin could only continue to be depressed until he became in a very bad mood.

Annoying, he can only have fun by himself, playing with a slingshot in his back garden. One day in December, an official suddenly asked for an urgent meeting. Zhao Kuangyin didn't dare to slack off, thinking that something big had happened, and immediately met him. As a result, this benevolent brother said that it was all ordinary things. Zhao Kuangyin was angry and asked him what he was doing. But this benevolent brother didn't care at all, and he came back with a word, "The minister thinks that no matter how small the matter is, it is more urgent than playing with birds" Zhao Kuangyin was angry and raised an axe (this record shows that Song Taizu had an axe at hand at any time. This is extremely important for the analysis of his death) smashed it and killed the opponent's two front teeth. The man didn't cry or scold, but slowly bent down, picked up his teeth and carefully collected them in his arms. Zhao Kuangyin's fire has not disappeared, "You hide your teeth, where are you going to sue me", but the other party was harder than him, "The minister can't sue His Majesty, but His Majesty's words and deeds have been recorded by his own historians and passed on to future generations" Song Taizu was deflated. I had to smile and take out a large sum of money to make a private mess.