Liu Chong was angry and said: "You corrupt scholar, you actually want to alienate the relationship between father and son!" So he ordered his men to drag Li Xiang out and behead him. Li Xiang shouted: "I have the talent to manage the world and benefit the people, but I am

If you plan things for a fool, you should be willing to die! But there is an old wife at home, and I hope to die with her." Liu Chong was so angry that he even killed his wife and reported to the court, saying that he was not guilty.

Heart.

When Liu Yun was deposed, Liu Chong sent an envoy to ask for Liu Yun to return to Taiyuan. The imperial court issued an edict and replied: "The Duke of Xiangyin, Liu Yun, is near Songzhou and is returning to the capital by this way. He must be given his rightful place."

Yi, please don't worry about this. If you can help the court together, you should be granted the title of king and guard the east of the river forever."

Gong Tingmei and Yang Wen heard that Liu Yun, Duke of Xiangyin, had lost his throne, so they served Liu Yun's concubine Dong and occupied Xuzhou to wait for reinforcements from Hedong. Guo Wei asked Liu Yun to write to them to state the interests. Gong Tingmei, Yang

Wen wanted to surrender but was afraid of being killed, so Guo Wei wrote to Liu Yun: "Remembering that these two people are loyal to their master, they should be rewarded for their loyalty. There is no reason to blame them. Waiting for the new military envoy to enter the city, we should part ways.

Appoint them as governors, and you can write a letter in your own hand to declare this to them."

Murong Yanchao sent an envoy to the court to pay tribute, but Guo Wei was worried about his doubts and fears, so he sent an edict to comfort him, saying: "Now that my matter has reached this point, I don't want to say more. I just hope that you can give your full support and work together to stabilize the people."

Soon, Guo Wei sent people to kill Xiangyin Duke Liu Yun in Songzhou.

On that day, Liu Chong ascended the throne as emperor in Taiyuan, still using the Qian reign name, and was known as the Northern Han Dynasty in history. Liu Chong governed Bingzhou, Fenzhou, Xinzhou, Daizhou, Lanzhou, Xianzhou, Longzhou, Yuzhou, and Qinzhou

Zhou, Liaozhou, Linzhou, Shizhou, a total of twelve states. Liu Chong appointed the Jiedu judge Zheng Gong as the minister of Zhongshu, and the observation judge Zhao Hua as the minister of the household department. Both of them were Tongping Zhangshi. He also appointed Ci

His son Liu Chengjun was the commander of the capital of the guards and pro-army forces, Taiyuan Yin, deputy envoy of Jiedu Li Cunhuan was the defense envoy of Daizhou, deputy general Zhang Yuanhui was the commander of the Ma Bu Army, and Chen Guangyu was the envoy of Xuanhui.

Liu Chong said to Li Cunhuan and Zhang Yuanhui: "I only ascended the throne today because the great cause of my great ancestor was ruined. This is also a last resort. But what kind of emperor am I, and what kind of military governors are you!"

He did not build an ancestral temple, but worshiped his ancestors just like ordinary people. The prime minister's monthly salary was only one hundred cents, the military governor only thirty cents, and the other officials only received meager support. Therefore, there were very few honest people in the Northern Han Dynasty.

Officials.

Li Guangmei, the envoy of the Hakka Province, once served as a provincial official and was very familiar with the old affairs of the court. All the systems of the Northern Han Dynasty were created by Li Guangmei. After Liu Chong received the news of the death of Liu Yun, Duke of Xiangyin, he cried and said: "I don't want to

That's why I listened to my loyal ministers!" So he built an ancestral hall for Li Xiang and offered sacrifices to him during every year and festival.

Guo Wei appointed Taishi Feng Dao as Zhongshu Ling, Dou Zhengu as a minister, and Su Yu as a minister. Guo Wei said to Wang Jun: "I was born in a poor family, suffered hardships, and encountered great chaos in the world.

Now that I have become an emperor, how dare I favor myself and let the people suffer!" He ordered Wang Jun to clean up the precious food donated by all directions and issued an edict to stop all tributes.

Guo Wei issued an edict and said: "The tribute is only given to me, but the damage is to all the people." He also said: "The tributes are stored in the official house.

Most of them have become useless in the government." He also issued an edict: "I grew up in the army and did not study personally. I do not understand the principles of governing the world. If the civil and military officials have any ideas that are beneficial to the country and the people, please write to them and report them. Let me know. Everyone should tell the story directly and don't pay attention to rhetoric." Guo Wei rewarded Su Fengji's mansion to Wang Jun. Wang Jun said: "This is the reason why Su Fengji killed the Li Song family!" He couldn't refuse.

When the Khitan leader returned to the north, Henghai Jiedushi envoy Pan Yu left the town and followed him northward. Khitan Yelu Deguang appointed him as the southwestern route envoy. When Liu Chong came to the throne, Yelu Deguang asked Pan Yu to write a letter to Liu Chengjun. Liu Chong asked Liu Chengjun to reply and said: "The original Han Dynasty has fallen and perished. I inherited the throne and wanted to follow the precedent of the Jin Dynasty and ask for help from the Khitan in the Northern Dynasty." The Khitan Lord was very happy. So the Northern Han Dynasty sent troops to station in Yindi, Huangze, and Tuan Cypress.

Liu Chong, the leader of the Northern Han Dynasty, appointed Liu Chengjun as the requisition envoy. Together with his deputy requisition envoy Bai Conghui and the governor Li Cunhuan, they jointly led ten thousand infantry and cavalry to invade Jinzhou.

At this time, Guo Wei was making great efforts to rectify his internal affairs. He appointed the prince Tianxiong and the governor of Ya Neidu, Guo Rong, as the governor of Zhenning, and selected the court scribes as his subordinate officials. He also appointed Wang Min, the imperial censor, as the judge of the governor, and Cui Song, the right supplementary officer. In order to observe the judges, the school secretary Wang Pu was appointed as the chief secretary.

The army of the Northern Han Dynasty attacked Jinzhou in five groups, and Wang Yan, the Jiedu commander, closed the city gates tightly and refused to leave. Liu Chengjun thought Wang Yan was cowardly and ordered his soldiers to climb the wall and climb the city. The soldiers who did not want to be ambushed by Wang Yan fought back, and the Northern Han army suffered a thousand casualties. Liu Chengjun sent his deputy An Yuanbao to burn the western city of Jinzhou, but An Yuanbao surrendered to the Later Zhou Dynasty. Liu Chengjun had no choice but to transfer his troops to attack Xizhou. Xu Qian, the governor of Xizhou, sent his infantry commander Sun Jiye to fight in Changshou Village. During the battle, the Northern Han Dynasty general Cheng Yun and others were captured and killed immediately. The Northern Han army attacked Xizhou, but could not conquer it for many days and suffered heavy casualties, so they had to retreat.

The Lord of Khitan sent his minister Niao Guzhi to come to the court with Zhu Xian to congratulate Guo Wei on becoming emperor. Guo Wei sent Shangshu Zuocheng Tian Min as an envoy to Khitan. The Lord of the Northern Han Dynasty also sent his minister Li Yu as an envoy to Khitan. , requesting Khitan to send troops for assistance.

Guo Wei issued an edict to confer the title of Taining Jiedushi Murong Yanchao as Zhongshu Ling, and sent Hanlin scholar Yu Chongliang to Yanzhou to declare the decree. Murong Yanchao expressed his thanks. The edict replied: "In the past, due to the loss of virtue in the previous Han Dynasty, young people The monarch listened to the slander and at the critical moment, he summoned his beloved to rush to the palace. The beloved quickly rushed to accept the order and arrived in the capital in only two nights. This is really saving the country from danger without caring about himself. Hearing the monarch's call and not waiting to drive .When heaven ended the fate of the Han Dynasty and the army collapsed on the outskirts of Daliang, surrendering generals and defeated armies followed one after another, Ai Qing immediately turned around and returned directly. For the king and the current situation, it is true to have a beginning and an end. Only in times of crisis can one see the integrity of loyal ministers, and only in times of strong winds can one know the strength of strong grass. If all ministers can do this, then who would not want to appoint the monarch of the country! As mentioned in the table, I went to the north bank of the Yellow River to avoid making concessions. When we were trying to quell the chaos in the suburbs of Shuijiao, we didn't receive any notice, so we couldn't send anyone to my presence. But why should a minister serve his monarch like this? If he had half-hearted intentions towards the Han Dynasty, how could he be willing to do anything to the Zhou Dynasty? Loyalty! Isn’t it too much to cause fear from this? I love you and you should do your best to bring peace to the people and the country. Serving my integrity is just like serving the former monarch, not only the people

To obtain peace, and the country also depends on it. I just want to maintain the role of your example, and have never discussed replacing you. I speak from the bottom of my heart, and I say it all."

The Northern Han envoy Li Yu went to Khitan, and the Khitan sent Lala Meili to report back to the Northern Han Dynasty. The Khitan sent an envoy to the Northern Han Dynasty to inform the envoy Tian Min of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and agreed to send 100,000 yuan every year. The Northern Han Dynasty sent Zheng Gong as the envoy.

He expressed his gratitude to the Khitan for his generous wealth and claimed that "the nephew emperor sent a letter to his uncle, the emperor," and requested to hold a conferment ceremony.

Guo Wei was appointed as the privy envoy, and Wang Jun was appointed as the minister of Tongping Zhangshi.

He led the three divisions. Dou Zhengu, the situ and minister, was also the minister, Sikong was also the minister of the book, and Su Yu was dismissed from Tongping Zhangshi and retained his original position. Fan Zhi participated in presiding over the affairs of the Privy Council. He was also appointed as the envoy of the North Academy of Xuanhui.

Zhai Guangye is also the Deputy Privy Envoy.

When Guo Wei conquered Hezhong, he was already favored by the public. Li Yu was the transfer envoy at that time, and Guo Wei used euphemisms many times to impress him. Li Yu only responded by saying that a minister should abide by his duties. Guo Wei therefore thought that he had the right to do so.

Xian De, that is, after becoming the emperor, he was the first to appoint him as prime minister. At that time, the country was newly built and there were many things going on. Wang Jun racked his brains and did everything he knew. He often came up with good military plans. Fan Zhi was shrewd and knowledgeable.

Wen Qiang remembered and strictly abided by the legal system. Li Ji was calm and determined, talented and courageous. He discussed government affairs in front of Guo Wei with impassioned words and was good at using metaphors to inspire the emperor's intentions.

The Khitan sent King Yelu Shuga and others of Yan to preside over the ceremony, and appointed Liu Chong as the Shenwu Emperor of the Han Dynasty, and his concubine as the queen. Liu Chong changed his name to Min. The leader of the Northern Han Dynasty sent Wei Rong, a Hanlin scholar, to wait for the Khitan to thank him for the appointment ceremony.

and asked for troops.

The Northern Han Dynasty sent a recruiting envoy Li Cunhuan to lead troops to invade from Tuanbai. The Khitan was preparing to lead troops to join the Northern Han army and discussed with the chiefs at Jiujiuquan. None of the tribes were willing to invade south. The Khitan leader was furious and sent troops forcibly.

The Khitan army marched to Huoshendian in Xinzhou. King Yelv Shuga of Yan and King Taining's son Yelu Tangseng launched a rebellion. They killed the Khitan Lord Yelv Ruan and supported Yelv Shuga. The former Khitan Lord Yelv Deguang

Yelv Shulu, his son, fled into Nanshan. The tribes supported Yelu Shulu and attacked Yelu Shuga, and Yelv Cang monks quickly killed them and annexed their tribal members. So everyone supported Yelu Shulu as the emperor, and the following year

The number is Yingli.

Yelu Shulu entered Youzhou from Huoshendian and sent envoys to report to the Northern Han Dynasty. The Northern Han Dynasty sent Wang Dezhong, a privy scholar and a member of the party, to Khitan to congratulate Yelu Shulu on becoming the emperor and serve him as he would treat his uncle.

The Khitan sent troops to attack Jinzhou. The leader of the Khitan Kingdom, Yelu Shulu, was young, liked to play, and did not care about national affairs. He would drink wine every night, go to bed until dawn, and get up at noon. People in the country called him the Sleeping King.

The Khitan sent Zhangguo Jiedushi Xiao Yujue to lead Xi, and the Khitan's 50,000 troops joined the Northern Han army to invade. The Lord of the Northern Han Dynasty personally led an army of 20,000 troops to invade Jinzhou from Yindi Pass. The Northern Han army was stationed in the north of Jinzhou City.

, and set up camps on three sides. Then they attacked day and night. At that time, Wang Yan had already left the town and Wang Yanchao had not yet arrived. Wang Wangang, the inspection envoy, temporarily took charge of the military affairs of Jinzhou, together with Shi Yanchao, the commander of Longjiedu, and Shi Yanchao, the commander of Hujie.
Chapter completed!