Shortly after, Xu publicly stated that Zhang was the one behind the plot to assassinate Yang Wo, and pledged loyalty to Yang Longyan.
42.
Hardest-hit was Changting county in Longyan prefecture, where most ground transportation, telecommunications, electricity, and water supplies have been cut off.
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Zhang, rebuffed in his attempt to directly take over, acquiesced and allowed Yang Longyan to take the throne as the new Prince of Hongnong.
44.
When the assassin arrived, Yan did not beg for his life, but instead begged to write a letter to Yang Longyan to bid farewell.
45.
Yan instead suggested that Xu Wen advise Yang Longyan to claim imperial title as well and restructure the Wu political structure to cut off connections to Tang.
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The group provides a tourist attraction in the town of Xiayang ( ( N mG?) ), Yongding County, Longyan, Fujian Province, China.
47.
That year, the officers Ma Qian ( ��?) and Li Qiu ( Ngt ) seized Yang Longyan and launched their troops to attack Xu Zhixun.
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Meanwhile, both Xu Wen and Yang Longyan wrote Qian to try to persuade him to declare independence from Later Liang as well, to no avail.
49.
Xu Zhixun tried to give chase, and when he could not catch up to Yang Longyan, he killed some of Yang Longyan's attendants.
50.
Xu Zhixun tried to give chase, and when he could not catch up to Yang Longyan, he killed some of Yang Longyan's attendants.
