?Qian Yuanguan, King Wenmu of Wuyue: The king who died of fright due to a fire in his palace

Palace fires occurred frequently in ancient times, throughout the entire history of China. The "Five Elements Chronicles: Fires" in the "Twenty-Five Histories", the official history of ancient my country, has quite accurate records of ancient fire cases, especially palace fires, which are the most detailed. In the long river of Chinese history that has been flowing for more than 5,000 years, it is recorded that there have been more than one or two hundred palace fires, and casualties are also common. Among them, a big shot was actually frightened by a palace fire. This big shot No ordinary master, he was Qian Yuanguan, the second monarch of the Wuyue Kingdom during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, known as "King Wenmu" in history. gt; As a monarch of a country, Qian Yuanguan, the majestic boss of the Wuyue Kingdom, was frightened to death due to a fire in his palace. It sounds a bit ridiculous that such an act happened to a king of a country who was respected by thousands of people. And this is also unique in China's history of more than 5,000 years. gt; Qian Yuanguan, formerly known as Qian Chuanguan, was born in Lin'an, Hangzhou (now part of Zhejiang). Before Qian Yuanguan came to the throne, he served successively as the inspector of salt and iron transportation, the doctor of Shangshu Jinbu, the Shangshu Zuopushe, and the commander of Neiya general. He made great contributions in crusading against rebellions and fighting against bandits. In the fourth year of Zhengming (918 AD), Qian Yuanguan's father, King Wusu, Qian Liu, appointed him as the commander of all armies in the water war. He attacked the State of Wu, defeated the Wu army, and forced the State of Wu to make peace with Wu Yue. He served as deputy envoy of the Zhenhai Navy Festival and Situ of the school inspection. Later, he successively served as the tutor of the school inspection, Tongping Zhangshi, Zhongshu Ling, etc. Along the way, the official road is long and straight, which shows that his talent and wisdom are beyond the reach of ordinary people. From then on, his father admired and trusted his son even more, entrusted him with important responsibilities, and eventually passed on the throne of monarch to him. gt; Qian Yuanguan reigned for ten years. During his reign, he still followed the governance strategies of his father, King Wusu Qian Liu, and was diligent in political affairs. However, he carried out extensive construction projects and built government offices, which was even more extravagant than his father's. He wasted money and wasted the people more seriously. The people hated him for the heavy labor, so they set fire to vent their anger and burned down his palace. Qian Yuanguan was frightened and fell ill and died. . gt;According to "Zizhi Tongjian·Ji San of the Later Jin Dynasty": In July of the sixth year of Tianfu (941 AD), Qian Yuanguan's office caught fire, and the palace and treasury were almost burned out. Qian Yuanguan was frightened, got madly ill, and died at the age of 55. His temple name was Shizong, his posthumous name was King Wenmu, and he was buried in Longshan, Xiaoshan County, Zhejiang Province today. gt;Although Qian Yuanguan is not a wise king, he can at least be regarded as a competent monarch. After all, he once made certain contributions to the prosperity of Wuyue Kingdom. But fate played a big joke on him. Qian Yuanguan happened to encounter a palace fire, which created a funny story about a generation of kings who were frightened to death by the fire. In the end, he could only take him with him in the future. The realized ideals and wishes have returned to the earth. Maybe this is called God's will to trick people! It was founded with Hangzhou as its capital. It covers an area of ​​13 states and 86 counties. Its scope includes today's Zhejiang Province, all of Shanghai, and parts of Suzhou and Wuxi in Jiangsu Province. After three dynasties and five kings, it took nearly a hundred years to return to the Song Dynasty in 978 AD. At the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, the vassal towns were separated and wars were frequent. Qian Liu adopted the strategic policy of protecting the territory and the people and "resting the troops and calming the people." He focused on agriculture and mulberry trees, developed water conservancy, and developed overseas exchanges with Japan, Korea and other countries, so that the two Zhejiang provinces had a a long period of stable development. In 978, Qian Chu took the initiative to surrender to the Song Dynasty, Wu Yue was destroyed, and the country was founded for 72 years.