Wang Jipeng, used the name Wang Chang from 935 to 939, known by his temple name as the Emperor Kangzong of Min, was an emperor of Min during China's Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
26 Facts About Wang Jipeng
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Wang Jipeng himself was in turn killed in a coup headed by his uncle Wang Yanxi, who succeeded him.
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Wang Jipeng therefore commissioned Wang Jipeng to temporarily oversee the matters of the state, while he himself formally became a Taoist monk.
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Wang Jipeng commissioned Li Min and Wang Jipeng to be his chancellors, each carrying the designation of Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi.
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Wang Jipeng was additionally given the titles of You Pushe, and Zhongshu Shilang.
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Later in the year, when an earthquake struck Min, Wang Lin against yielded the throne briefly to study Taoism and had Wang Jipeng oversee the affairs of state, taking back the throne not long after.
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Sometime after Wang Jipeng was created the Prince of Fu, Wang Lin commissioned the official Ye Qiao as his advisor.
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Wang Jipeng went to beg Wang Lin's wife and empress Empress Chen Jinfeng to intercede with Wang Lin, so that he could have Li Chunyan.
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Li Fang and Wang Jipeng then killed Empress Chen, Chen Kuangsheng, another of Empress Chen's relatives Chen Shou'en, Gui, and Wang Jitao.
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Wang Jipeng then, claiming that it was the will of Empress Dowager Huang, took the throne and changed his name to Wang Chang.
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However, he became arrogant and rarely actually listened to Ye, and, after Ye tried to correct him on showing Consort Li too much favor while ignoring Lady Li, Wang Jipeng Chang distanced himself from Ye, and subsequently forced Ye into retirement.
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Wang Jipeng trusted Chen Shouyuan, and bestowed even more honors on Chen than his father Wang Lin did.
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Wang Jipeng discussed all the important matters of state with Chen, such that Chen was able to receive bribes and was visited by many visitors seeking his favor.
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In 936, Wang Jipeng created Consort Li empress, while honoring Empress Dowager Huang as grand empress dowager.
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In 937, Wang Jipeng built a Ziwei Palace and adorned it with crystals.
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Wang Jipeng sent many secret agents to the prefectures throughout the Min realm to spy on people.
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Wang Jipeng further issued edicts ordering that those who falsified their ages be caned on their back, and those who hid family members from censuses be put to death.
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Wang Jipeng imposed heavy taxes on vegetables, chicken, and pigs.
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Later in 937, Wang Jipeng ordered his younger brother Wang Jipeng Jigong, whom he had given the title of military governor of Weiwu, to submit a petition to Shi Jingtang, the emperor of Later Jin, reporting his own succession to the throne, and requesting that a liaison office be established at the Later Jin capital Kaifeng.
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When Wang Jipeng Chang heard this, he had his emissary Lin En explain to the Later Jin chancellors that, because Wang Jipeng Chang had claimed imperial title, he did not want to be created a king and did not want Later Jin's imperial emissary to come to his realm.
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When Lu nevertheless arrived in his realm in 939, Wang Jipeng Chang refused to meet him and claimed to be ill, and instead had Wang Jipeng Jigong serve as Lu's host.
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Wang Jipeng nevertheless sent his official Zheng Yuanbi to accompany Lu back to Later Jin and to offer tributes to Shi.
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Wang Jipeng had the affairs of state decided by whatever Lin indicated that the gods decreed.
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However, after Wang Jipeng Chang became emperor, he established another elite corps, then Chenwei, giving them far greater rewards than the Gongchen and Anhe.
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Wang Jipeng repeatedly insulted their commanders, Zhu Wenjin and Lian Chongyu.
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Wang Jipeng came to suspect Lian of being complicit in the arson and contemplated killing Lian; his imperial scholar Chen Tan informed Lian.