Feng Dao
In late 950, military governor Guo Wei rebelled and quickly captured the capital Daliang (also known as Kaifeng). Emperor Liu Chengyou was killed on 2 January 951. With Guo Wei's ostensible consent, the widowed Empress Dowager Li (Liu Chengyou's mother) chose Liu Yun to succeed the throne. On 4 January, senior official Feng Dao was sent with her edict to Xu Prefecture to escort Liu Yun back to the capital. After Feng Dao's arrival, Liu Yun took most of his retinue (including Guo Zhongshu) and set out for Daliang—but he wouldn't make it, because Guo Wei having consolidated enough power in Daliang was no longer satisfied with remaining a mere subject. On 30 January, supported by thousands of his soldiers who made a (likely orchestrated) commotion, Guo Wei agreed to ascend the throne, and immediately, General Guo Chongwei was sent with 700 cavalries to intercept Liu Yun, who had by then arrived in Song Prefecture. When Guo Chongwei came to Song Prefecture, he first met with Feng Dao outside the city gate before venturing inside to meet with Liu Yun. Realizing this is a conspiracy, the 22-year-old Guo Zhongshu angrily lambasted the 69-year-old Feng Dao, who had disloyally held high positions under the Later Tang, Later Jin, and the Liao dynasty before Later Han: