The soldiers of the Liao Kingdom all came from the distant Mobei grasslands and were accustomed to the cold climate all year round. When they entered the warm climate of the Central Plains, they were not accustomed to the acclimatization and soil, and a large number of diseases appeared.

Due to the shortage of food and grass near Bianjing, Yelu Deguang could only order his soldiers to "graze the valley", which meant sending cavalry everywhere to plunder the people's food and supplies.

The vicious consequences of the practice of clearing grass and valleys completely angered the people in the Central Plains, and most of them launched armies to resist the rule of the Liao Kingdom. Faced with this terrible situation, Yelu Deguang finally chose to retreat and return to the Liao Kingdom.

In April 947 AD, Yelu Deguang led his troops to retreat northward and returned to the Liao Kingdom. He died of illness while passing through Shahulin in Hebei Province. The Liao army had no intention of attacking the Central Plains and all returned to the Liao Kingdom. The Central Plains region once again had no leader, even no government, and no leadership.

Phenomenon!

Under this situation, as long as there is a powerful military armed group, taking advantage of the chaos to quickly occupy Bianjing, comply with the people's will, and command the world, hegemony can be achieved!

It is a pity that the powerful countries in the south, including the Southern Tang Dynasty, Hou Shu, and the Chu Kingdom, did not seize this opportunity, so the opportunity was given to Liu Zhiyuan, the governor of Hedong.

When Shi Chonggui and the Khitan had a rift, Liu Zhiyuan judged that he was bound to be in trouble, but he never tried to dissuade him. The Khitan repeatedly invaded in depth, but Liu Zhiyuan had no intention of blocking or sending reinforcements. When he heard that the Khitan had occupied Daliang, Liu Zhiyuan

He divided his troops to guard the four borders to prevent invasion. He also sent Wang Jun, a guest general, to present three tokens to the Khitan leader: one was to congratulate the Khitan for entering Daliang; the other was that because Taiyuan was a barbaric place where Xia people lived together, the defensive soldiers gathered together.

Therefore, he did not dare to leave the town to pay tribute; third, he should have offered tribute.

But at the time when the Khitan army entered Nanchuan from the west of Tumen, people in Taiyuan City were worried and frightened. They had to wait for the army to be called back and the road was clear before they could send in tribute. After seeing the seal, the Khitan leader gave the edict, praised and commended it, and waited for the edict to be reviewed and approved in person.

, and added the word "er" to Liu Zhiyuan's name to show his closeness, and gave it wood. According to the tradition of the Hu people, only ministers who have received courtesy and preferential treatment can be given wood, which is equivalent to the Han people giving a few sticks. Only King Wei

Because of his uncle's distinguished status, he received this reward.

Liu Zhiyuan also sent Bai Wenke, the deputy governor of Beidu, to present rare silk fabrics and valuable horses. The Khitan leader knew that Liu Zhiyuan would not be able to watch. When Bai Wenke returned to Taiyuan, the Khitan leader asked him to tell Liu Zhiyuan: "You neither serve the Southern Dynasty nor serve the Southern Dynasty."

It's the Northern Dynasties, what are you waiting for?" Guo Wei, the official of Kongmu of the Han Dynasty, said to Liu Zhiyuan: "The Hulu resent us very much! Wang Jun said that the Khitans are greedy and cruel and have lost people's hearts, so they will not be able to occupy the Central Plains for a long time."

Someone advised Liu Zhiyuan to attack with troops. Liu Zhiyuan said: "There are delays and emergencies in using troops, and appropriate strategies should be adopted according to the situation. Now the Khitan has just surrendered 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Jin State, and they are occupying the capital like tigers, and the situation has not changed.

, how can they act rashly! Moreover, it is observed that what they covet is nothing more than money and goods. Once they have enough money and goods, they must return to the north. Moreover, now that the ice and snow have disappeared, and the climate has become warmer,

It will be difficult for them to stay for a long time, so we should wait until they retreat before occupying the place to ensure that everything is safe."

Zhang Cong'en, the envoy of Zhaoyi Festival, wanted to make a pilgrimage to Khitan because he was close to Huai and Luozhou, so he sent an envoy to discuss with Liu Zhiyuan first. Liu Zhiyuan said: "How dare we fight against the huge world with a small land! You can go first

One step, and I'll go right after." Zhang Cong'en believed it to be true.

Judge Gao Fang advised: "As a relative of the Jin Dynasty, you must not change your integrity as a minister easily." Zhang Con'en refused to obey. Wang Shou'en, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, and Zhang Con'en were relatives. They were in Shangdang at that time, and Zhang Con'en ordered

Zhao Xingqian, the deputy envoy of Jiedu, was in charge of post-stay affairs, and Wang Shouen was sent as an acting inspection envoy to assist Zhao Xingqian together with Gao Fang. Wang Shouen was Wang Jianli's son.

The Khitan Lord summoned all the civil and military officials of the Later Jin Dynasty in the court and asked them: "Our land is vast and vast, with a radius of tens of thousands of miles, and there are twenty-seven monarchs. However, the customs in the Central Plains are different from those in our country. I would like to choose one person to be the leader."

How about the ruler of the Central Plains?" All the officials said: "There are not two suns in the sky. Regardless of the Yi tribe or the people of China, everyone is willing to support you as emperor." This was done twice. The Khitan Lord then said: "Since you are

If you are willing to let me be the emperor, what is the first thing you have to do now?" Baiguan replied: "The emperor has just taken over the world and should grant a general amnesty to sinners."

On this day, the Khitan Lord, wearing a heavenly crown and a crimson gauze robe, ascended to the throne in the main hall of the palace. Ceremony musical instruments and ceremonial guards were set up under the court. All officials came to congratulate him. The Han people all wore formal clothes, and the Hu people still wore Hu clothes.

It was established between the Han Dynasty and the Wu Dynasty. The Khitan Lord issued an order, saying that in the ten years since the Daliao Reunion, a general amnesty would be granted to the whole country. He also said: "From now on, Jiedu envoys and governors are not allowed to set up personal guards or buy war horses."

Zhao Yanshou felt resentful because the Khitan master had broken the treaty, so he sent Li Song to tell the Khitan master: "I don't dare to expect to be the emperor of the Han people, but I ask to be the crown prince." Li Song had no choice but to convey this to the Khitan master.

The Lord Khitan said: "I will not hesitate to cut off my flesh as long as it is useful to the King of Yan. But I heard that the crown prince should be the son of the emperor. How can this be done by the King of Yan?"

"Yes!" So he ordered the King of Yan to be promoted to an official position. At that time, the Khitan used Hengzhou as the central capital, and Zhang Li, the Hanlin Emperor, proposed that the King of Yan should stay in the central capital, and the prime minister, Lu Shang,

The Lord of Khitan took out his pen and scrawled "Recording the Secretary's affairs, and oversaw all the Chinese and foreign military affairs" and issued this order.

When Liu Zhiyuan heard that He Jianzhuan had surrendered to Shu, he sighed: "The Rong and Di invaded and ravaged the Central Plains, and the Central Plains had no monarch, causing the feudal towns to seek refuge abroad. As a leader, I feel so ashamed!"

So his generals advised Liu Zhiyuan to call him emperor so that he could give orders to all directions and see where the princes were going. Liu Zhiyuan disagreed.

Hearing that Shi Chonggui was migrating north, Liu Zhiyuan spread the word that he would send troops to Jingxing to welcome Shi Chonggui, the emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty, back to Jinyang City. On the 11th, he ordered Shi Hongzhao, a native of Xingze, commander of Wujiedu, to gather all the troops to the scene and announced the date of dispatching troops. The sergeants

Everyone said: "Now that the Khitans have captured the capital and captured the emperor, there is no longer a monarch in the world. Who else can be the monarch of the world except us, the King of Peking! We should first confirm the emperor's name and then send out troops." So they shouted "

"Long live" continued. Liu Zhiyuan said: "The Hulu troops are still strong, but our military power is not yet strong, so we should build achievements first. How can the soldiers know these things?" He ordered his generals to stop the soldiers' noise.

Marching Sima Zhang Yanwei from Lucheng and others wrote three times to persuade him to ascend the throne. Liu Zhiyuan was hesitant. Guo Wei came in and persuaded Liu Zhiyuan, saying: "Now the hearts of people far and near coincide with each other. This is God's will! If you don't take this opportunity to take the throne,

If you don't give in to the world, I'm afraid that people's hearts will change, and if they change, you will suffer the consequences." Liu Zhiyuan followed their advice.

The Khitan sent its general Liu Yuan as deputy envoy to protect justice. The people of Shaanxi City suffered from his tyranny. Wang Yan, the capital of the Feng Kingdom, conspired with Zhao Hui, the commander, and Hou Zhang, the capital, and said: "Now that the barbarians are disturbing China, this is the right thing to do."

This is the age when our generation is working hard. Liu Gong in Hedong is highly respected and well-known far and wide. If we kill Liu Yuan and lead Shaanxi City to surrender to him as the first initiative in the world, then it will be easy to gain wealth and honor." Zhao Hui

Everyone thought it was right. Wang Yan and several warriors climbed up to Yacheng at night and sneaked into the treasury, took out the weapons and distributed them to everyone.

On the morning of February 14, the third year of Kaiyun's reign, Liu Yuan's head was chopped off and hung on the door of the palace. He also killed the Khitan supervisors and appointed Zhao Hui as the remaining queen.

The next day, Liu Zhiyuan ascended the throne as emperor, and the country was named Han, which was called Northern Han in history. He claimed that he could not bear to change the reign name of the Later Jin Dynasty, but he hated the title of Kaiyun, so he changed it to the twelfth year of Tianfu.

Liu Zhiyuan issued an edict: "All officials who collect money for the Khitans will be dismissed. Officials from the Later Jin Dynasty who were sent as envoys under coercion will not be held accountable and will be ordered to come and report. As for other Khitan people, they will be killed everywhere.

"

Liu Zhiyuan personally led his troops east to greet the emperor Shi Chonggui and the Queen Mother who came out of the Later Jin Dynasty. When the troops arrived in Shouyang, they heard that Shi Chonggui had been escorted through Hengzhou for several days, so he left troops to guard the Chengtian Army and returned.

No more food was provided, and the officials and maids who followed him went to pick wild fruits and grass leaves from the trees to satisfy their hunger.

When they arrived in Jinzhou, the Khitan leader Shi Chonggui and his concubine ordered them to pay homage to the tomb of the Khitan leader Abaoji. Shi Chonggui could not bear the humiliation and cried: "Xue Chao harmed me!" Empress Feng quietly ordered her entourage to search for poison and planned to commit suicide together with Shi Chonggui.

But it didn't happen.

When the Khitan Lord heard that Liu Zhiyuan had ascended the throne, he sent his generals Geng Chongmei as the Zhaoyi Festival Envoy, Gao Tangying as the Zhangde Festival Envoy, and Cui Tingxun as the Heyang Festival Envoy to control and guard the fortresses in various places.

At the beginning, the Later Jin Dynasty set up rural soldiers, known as the "Mighty Army of Heaven". After more than a year of training and training, the villagers were still unfamiliar with military operations and could not use them. So they ordered them to be disbanded and only asked every seven households to pay ten thousand. It turned out that

All the weapons and armor were handed over to the government. However, the scoundrels among the rural soldiers no longer wanted to do farm work, and the number of thieves who gathered in the mountains and forests increased from then on. When the Khitan entered Daliang City, they allowed the Hu cavalry to go around "grabbing grass and valleys";

They appointed their children and cronies to serve as military envoys and governors, but these people were not well versed in political affairs, and cunning people often attached themselves to their subordinates, teaching them to act unscrupulously and collect money, making it difficult for the people to live. So.

They gathered together on the spot and became thieves. The number was tens of thousands, and the number was no less than a thousand and eight hundred. They captured prefectures and counties, killing and looting officials and people. Liang Hui, the leader of the Fuyang thieves, gathered hundreds of people and returned to Taiyuan.

Cheng asked for service, and Liu Zhiyuan agreed. Cizhou governor Li Yu sent a secret report to Liu Zhiyuan, the emperor of the Later Han Dynasty, ordering Liang Hui to attack Xiangzhou. Liang Hui detected that Gao Tangying had not arrived yet, and Xiangzhou had accumulated many weapons and had no garrison troops. One night,

He sent strong men to climb over the city wall, went to the city and opened the city gate. The crowd rushed in and killed hundreds of Khitan people. Their guard broke through and escaped.

Liang Hui took control of Xiangzhou, claimed to be a queen, and reported the battle to Liu Zhiyuan. Liu Zhiyuan, the founder of the Later Han Dynasty, returned to Jinyang City and proposed to distribute money from the people to reward the fighting soldiers. His wife Li advised him: "Your Majesty relies on Hedong.

To create a great cause, but without bringing benefits to the people, we must first seize the capital on which they earn interest. This is probably not the new emperor's original intention to save the people from suffering, right? Now, please use all the money in the palace to comfort the army.

Soldiers, although the money is not too much, but people will not complain." Liu Zhiyuan, the emperor of the Later Han Dynasty, said: "Yes!" He immediately waived the idea of ​​sharing among the people, and used all the savings of the inner government to reward the fighting soldiers and officials. After hearing this, the people

, are all very happy.

After Jianxiong stayed, Liu met with Khitan in the Ming Dynasty and asked Luo Conglang, the deputy envoy of Jiedu, to take charge of the affairs of the state. Liu Zhiyuan, the emperor of the later Han Dynasty, sent envoy Zhang Yanhong

They went to Jinzhou and announced that they had ascended the throne. Luo Conglang imprisoned all the people he sent. General Yao Kechou killed Luo Conglang and elected Zhang Yanhong as his deputy. On the 24th,

An envoy was sent to report to Liu Zhiyuan, the founder of the Later Han Dynasty.

The Lord of Khitan sent Zhao Xi, the right-hand admonition official, to Jinzhou to search for the people's money, and the collection and extortion were urgent. After Luo Conglang died, the people called each other to kill Zhao Xi together.

The Khitan Lord gave Zhao Hui an edict and ordered him to stay behind to protect his rights. Zhao Hui killed the Khitan envoy, burned the edict, and sent Zhao Ju, a native of Hejian, as the envoy to Jinyang with a seal. The Khitan sent General Gao Mohan

They attacked Zhao Hui but failed to capture it. Liu Zhiyuan, the founder of the Later Han Dynasty, was very happy when he saw Zhao Ju and said, "If you come and submit to me with your important territory, it will not be difficult for the world to be pacified!" Zhao Ju advised him to lead his troops as soon as possible.

Go south to satisfy the hopes of the people of the world. Liu Zhiyuan, the founder of the Later Han Dynasty, agreed.

Liu Zhiyuan, the emperor of the Later Han Dynasty, appointed Zhao Hui as the military envoy of Baoyi, Hou Zhang as the military envoy of Zhenguo, Ma Budu commander of Baoyi army, Wang Yan as defense envoy of Jiangzhou, and deputy commander of Ma Bu of Baoyi army.

Zhenning Jiedu envoy Xielu Langlangwu was cruel and tyrannical in nature, and the people of Chanzhou had suffered enough from him. The bandit leader Wang Qiong led more than a thousand of his men to attack and occupy Nancheng at night, and then crossed the pontoon bridge to the north and sent troops

They looted wildly and besieged Xielu Langwu in Yacheng. When the Khitan Lord heard the news, he was very frightened and began to send Li Shouzhen, the governor of Tianping, and Du Chongwei, the governor of Tianxiong, back to their original towns. From then on, they had no intention of staying in Henan for a long time.

The Khitan Lord dispatched troops and generals to rescue Chanzhou; Wang Qiong retreated to the outskirts of Chanzhou City and sent his younger brother Wang Chao to ask for help.

Liu Zhiyuan, the emperor of the Later Han Dynasty, gave Wang Chao a generous reward and sent him back to Chanzhou. Wang Qiong was defeated and killed by the Khitan.

The Khitan Queen Mother Shulu sent an envoy to give the Khitan Lord the wine, meat, vegetables and fruits of the Liao Kingdom, and congratulated him on the destruction of the Later Jin Dynasty. The Khitan Lord and his ministers had a banquet in the Yongfu Hall. Every time they raised the wine, they drank it standing up and said: "The Queen Mother has given

I dare not sit down and drink the wine given to me." Concubine Wang Shu of the Later Tang Dynasty lived in Luoyang with Li Congyi, Duke of Xun. Zhao Yanshou once married the daughter of Emperor Mingzong of the Later Tang Dynasty. Concubine Shu came to Daliang City to meet her. The Khitan Lord bowed down when he saw her.

He saluted and said: "She is my sister-in-law." Liu Suining, the commander of the army, asked for the festival ax through Concubine Shu. The Lord of Khitan conferred Li Congyi the title of King Xu, the prestige Jiedushi, and Liu Suining was appointed the Jiedushi of Anyuan. Concubine Wang Shu declined because Li Congyi was still young.

Before going to the feudal town, he returned to Luoyang.

A group of bandits from the east swarmed up and captured the three prefectures of Song, Bo and Mi. The Khitan leader said to the officials on his left and right: "I didn't know that the people of the Central Plains were so difficult to subdue!" He urgently sent Taining and Wuning military governors An Shenqi and Wuning military governors, respectively.

Fu Yanqing and others returned to the feudal town, and Khitan soldiers were sent to escort them.

Fu Yanqing came to the bridge, and the bandit leader Li Renshu led tens of thousands of troops to attack Xuzhou. Fu Yanqing and dozens of cavalry came to the city and raised his whip to appease and persuade them. Li Renshu grabbed the reins of Fu Yanqing's horse and said, please go in with your husband.

City. Fu Zhaoxu, the son of Fu Yanqing, sent military academy Chen Shouxi to rope down from the city to Sergeant Li Renshu and shouted loudly: "My husband has fallen into the tiger's mouth. Even if my husband helps the thieves to attack the city, we will never get this city!" Sergeant Li Renshu knew.

When the kidnapping failed, they followed each other and knelt before Fu Yanqing's horse, begging for forgiveness for their sins. Fu Yanqing swore an oath to them, and then left the siege.

On the first day of March in the twelfth year of Tianfu, the Khitan leader was wearing an ocher robe and sitting in the Chongyuan Hall. Hundreds of civil and military officials came to enter the palace. Liu Zhiyuan sent envoys to announce the edict to appease those who had gathered in the valley to avoid the disasters of the Khitan war.

Self-preserving farmers.

The Lord of Khitan also summoned all the civil and military officials of the Later Jin Dynasty and told them: "The weather is getting hotter and it is difficult for me to stay here for a long time. I want to temporarily return to the Liao Kingdom to visit the Queen Mother. I should leave a close confidant here to serve as the Jiedu Envoy."

The official asked to welcome the Queen Mother to Daliang. The Khitan Lord said: "The Queen Mother's family is so huge that it is like the roots of ancient cypresses and cannot be moved." The Khitan Lord wanted all officials from the Later Jin Dynasty to follow him northward. Some people said: "If the whole country moves northward,

I'm afraid people's hearts will be shaken, so it's better to migrate slowly." So he ordered those with responsibilities to follow him and move north, while the others stayed in Daliang.

The Khitan Lord reorganized Bianzhou into the Xuanwu Army and sent Xiao Han as the military envoy. Xiao Han was the son of the elder brother of Empress Dowager Shulu, and his sister was the queen of the Khitan Lord. Xiao Han began to take Xiao as his surname, and from then on

, the Khitan queens and their clan are all called the Xiao family. The Khitan master set out from Daliang, and thousands of officials from the civil and military departments of the Later Jin Dynasty were taken away, as well as thousands of military generals, court ladies, and hundreds of eunuchs, who took away the treasury.

All the valuable items were loaded into trucks and transported away, leaving only musical instruments and ceremonial guards. That night, while staying in Chigang, the Khitan Lord saw that the villages were empty, so he ordered officials to publish hundreds of articles to attract and appease the local people, but he actually

The Hu cavalry were not prohibited from robbing and plundering. The Khitan leader crossed the Yellow River on a white horse and said to Gao Xun, the Xuanhui envoy: "I was in the Liao Kingdom, riding, shooting and hunting as a pleasure. Coming here makes me unhappy; I finally came back today and died.

There is no regret left.”

Liu Zhiyuan, the emperor of the Later Han Dynasty, sent his younger brother Liu Chong, the commander of Mabudu in Beijing, to act as the acting Yin of the Taiyuan Prefecture to take charge of the affairs of the prefecture.

The Khitan leader was about to attack Xiangzhou, and the defender Liang Hui asked for surrender. The Khitan leader Hao absolved him of his crime and agreed to make him a defense envoy. Liang Hui suspected that there was a fraud and went to the city to fight and refused to defend. On this day, it was still dark.

, the Khitan commanded the Tibetans, and the Han armies rushed to attack Xiangzhou, and captured it during dinner time. They killed all the men in the city and drove the women northward. The Khitan people threw the babies into the air and then raised their swords to catch them for fun.
Chapter completed!