Dynasties of ChinaFive Dynasties and Ten KingdomsLater Tang Dynasty
Yingshun · Reign 933—934
The third son of Mingzong, who came to the throne at a young age, was deposed and executed after only more than four months in office because of his reckless transfer of vassal towns, which provoked the Fengxiang mutiny.
Li Conghou was the third son of Mingzong. He was granted the title of King of Song Dynasty and came out to control Weizhou. In 933, his brother Li Congrong, King of Qin, was killed in action. Mingzong died of illness immediately. He was recalled from Weizhou to Luoyang and ascended the throne, changing his reign to Yingshun. He had a cowardly temperament, and his political affairs were entrusted to the privy envoys Zhu Hongzhao and Feng Yun. The two were wary of Li Congke, king of Fengxiang, and Shi Jingtang, the governor of Hedong, who held heavy troops. In February 934, they ordered the exchange of vassal towns. Li Congke then raised troops in Fengxiang to attack the army and defected before the formation. Emperor Min fled to Weizhou, where he was killed by Shi Jingtang's subordinates and imprisoned. In April, he was killed by Li Congke who came to the throne.
PoliticsAscension to the throne
In November, King of Qin Li Congrong was killed, and Mingzong died of illness immediately. King Li Congzhou of Song Dynasty went to mourn from Weizhou. He ascended the throne in Luoyang in December. The following year, he changed his reign to Yingshun, and the government was controlled by privy envoys Zhu Hongzhao and Feng Yun.
MilitaryFengxiang Mutiny
In February, the imperial court ordered Li Congke, the military governor of Fengxiang, to be transferred to Hedong. Li Congke disobeyed the order and raised troops. The imperial army besieged Fengxiang, and Li Congke went to the city to cry out about his military exploits following the late emperor. The siege soldiers turned against each other one after another, and the crusade collapsed.
PoliticsWeizhou was killed
In March, Li Congke's troops forced Luoyang. Emperor Min fled and met Shi Jingtang in Weizhou. His followers were killed by Shi Jingtang's men, and he was imprisoned in Weizhou. In April, after Li Congke came to the throne, he sent someone to kill him.
Mingzong served as the privy envoy in his late years. After Emperor Min came to the throne, he and Feng Yun took charge of the government and took the initiative to change the vassal towns, which triggered the Li Congke Revolution. After Fengxiang was defeated, he committed suicide by throwing himself into a well.
Together with Zhu Hongzhao, he was in charge of secret affairs and advocated weakening the vassal town. When Li Congke came to Luoyang, he was killed by An Congjin, a general of the Imperial Army.