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Lian Chongyu was a Commander who killed Chang and Xi.
IdentityHistorical · Male
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AD 944 開運元年
Killed by Lin Renhan
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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 68Volume 68: Hereditary House of Min · 9 passages
連重遇殺昶，懼為國人所討，與朱文進連姻以自固。
Lian Chongyu, who had killed Chang, feared popular retribution and cemented his position by marrying into Zhu Wenjin's family.
曦心疑之，常以語誚重遇等，重遇等流涕自辨。
Xi grew suspicious of them and often taunted Chongyu and his allies, who wept as they protested their loyalty.
李氏妒尚妃之寵，欲圖曦而立其子亞澄，乃使人謂重遇等曰：「上心不平於二公，奈何？」
Lady Li, jealous of Worthy Consort Shang, plotted to overthrow Xi and install her son Yacheng. She sent word to Chongyu and his allies: "The emperor's heart has turned against you—what will you do?"
重遇等懼。
Chongyu and his men were terrified.
六年三月，曦出遊，醉歸，重遇等遣壯士拉於馬上而殺之，謚曰景宗。
In the third month of the sixth year Xi went out on an excursion and returned drunk. Chongyu and his allies sent bravos to pull him onto a horse and kill him. He was posthumously titled Sovereign Jing.
明年，連重遇已殺曦，集閩羣臣告曰：「昔太袓武皇帝親冒矢石，遂啟有閩，及其子孫，淫虐不道。
The following year, after Lian Chongyu had killed Xi, he gathered the ministers of Min and declared: "Long ago the founding Martial Emperor braved arrows and stones and opened rule in Min. Yet his descendants have been lewd, cruel, and without the Way.
文進以重遇判六軍諸衞事，王氏子弟在福州者無少長皆殺之。
Wenjin put Chongyu in charge of the Six Armies and palace guards. Every Wang clansman in Fuzhou, young or old, was killed.
延政已得三州，重遇亦殺文進，傳首建州以自歸。
Yanzheng had already gained three prefectures. Chongyu also killed Wenjin and sent his head to Jianzhou in submission.
福州裨將林仁翰又殺重遇，謀迎延政都福州。
The Fuzhou adjutant Lin Renhan then killed Chongyu and plotted to bring Yanzheng to Fuzhou as ruler.