Wang Zongbi
Meanwhile, Guo Chongtao had promised Wang Zongbi the post of military governor of Xichuan, but did not actually made the recommendation to Emperor Zhuangzong. To put pressure on Guo, Wang Zongbi led a group of Former Shu officials and publicly met with Li Jiji, recommending Guo to be the military governor of Xichuan. Li Jiji began to suspect Guo of wanting to occupy the Shu lands and separate from Later Tang, and he stated to Guo, "The Lord [(i.e., Emperor Zhuangzong)] depends on you, "Shizhong", like a mountain and would not let you leave the imperial government. How would he want to abandon you, with so much accomplishments, in a wild land? This is not something I would dare to discuss. Have those men go to the palace [(i.e., Luoyang)] to beg the Lord themselves." As, at that time, the former Former Shu eunuch-general Song Guangbao (), whose brother Song Guangsi Wang Zongbi had killed in a purge subsequent to his seizure of Wang Yan, made accusations against Wang Zongbi, and Wang Zongbi was also refusing to surrender more wealth from the treasury to reward the Later Tang soldiers, the soldiers were clamoring. In order to clear himself, Guo had Wang Zongbi, along with his allies Wang Zongxun and Wang Zongwo (), arrested and executed.