1356, Tianwan regime moved its capital to Hanyang, and Xu Shouhui was controlled by his own prime minister Ni Wenjun. At this point, Xu Shouhui has become the official leader of the Red Scarf Army, and the real power is completely in the hands of Prime Minister Ni Wenjun. Chen Youliang killed Ni Wenjun, and the real power of Tianwan regime was transferred to Chen Youliang.
In the summer of the 18th year of Yuan Dynasty (1358), Chen Youliang conquered Longxing (now Nanchang, Jiangxi), and Xu Shouhui wanted to move the capital to Longxing, but Chen Youliang refused. In December of the following year, Xu Shouhui set out from Hanyang and still wanted to move the capital to Longxing. He went to Jiangzhou (now Jiujiang, Jiangxi) and Chen Youliang to ambush outside the city, killing all his men.
At this time, Chen Youliang was in charge of military and political affairs, so he claimed to be Hanwang, set up a residence, and secretly killed Xu's confidants one by one.
In the 20th year of Yuan Dynasty (1360), Chen Youliang ambushed a quarry near Taiping (now Dangtu, Anhui) and lured Xu there to kill him. Chen Zi proclaimed himself emperor, with the title of Han, and changed his title to "righteousness", which was soon defeated by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Xu Shouhui is a man who doesn't understand politics. He didn't want to be killed, but he was ambushed by Chen Youliang.
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Xu Shouhui is the most beautiful man in Luotian, Hubei. Because he was often blackmailed by Yuan officials when he was a cloth dealer, he was very dissatisfied with the court. After seeing the momentum of the Red Scarf Army, Xu Shouhui began to publicize Zoroastrianism. I also found two helpers: Zou Pusheng, a blacksmith in Macheng; Jiangxi monk Peng Yingyu.
A few months later, Xu Shouhui revolted in Dabie Mountain, making great strides all the way, and finally proclaimed himself emperor in Xishui County, and his title ended. Although Lao Xu's territory is very small, with only a few thousand people, it has set up six departments, namely Marshal's Office, Secretariat Province, Privy Council and Central Committee. Zou Pusheng was made a surname, Ni Wenjun was the leading marshal, and Chen Youliang also joined at this time.
Chen Youliang, a fisherman, was born in Mianyang, and later joined the rebel army in Xu Shouhui. As a county clerk, he had a little ink in his stomach, and soon gained the trust of Xu Shouhui and then Prime Minister Ni Wenjun.
Just three years ago, because Xu Shouhui had proclaimed himself emperor at that time. The imperial court mobilized several provincial troops, besieged Xu Shouhui, breached the capital, and Peng Yingyu died. Xu Shouhui had to lead the troops back to Huangmei, Hubei. Fortunately, Ni Wenjun has the ability and immediately began to rectify the army. After the recovery of Jiangxi and Hunan, Hanyang, the capital, was rebuilt, and the title was changed to Taiping.
At this time, Ni Wenjun was so powerful that he always wanted to kill the "Emperor" Lao Xu. Old ni, who had never laid hands on him, had to come to his old subordinate Chen Youliang in Huangzhou. Unexpectedly, Chen Youliang was worried that his staff was small. When he saw a piece of fat delivered to his door, he greeted him happily.
A few days later, Chen Youliang committed suicide at the banquet with his superiors and their military forces, calling himself an envoy, and soon claimed to be an administrative officer in Pingzhang, taking control of the Tianwan regime.
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