The Khitan sent troops to attack but failed to win.
Later, Sun Fangjian sent people to express his surrender to the Later Han Dynasty. He was appointed by the Later Han Dynasty as the military governor of Dingzhou Yiwu Army, and ordered him to resist the Khitan. He also sent Zhenzhou Chengde Army to stay behind and Liu Zaiming led the army to support Sun Fangjian and attack Dingzhou.
At this time, the Khitan guards in Dingzhou were Yelu Langwu and Yelu Malu who had fled from Zhenzhou. When the two men heard about the attack of the Later Han Dynasty, they immediately looted the city of Dingzhou and led the people in the city to follow the army northward. They also set a fire before leaving, which was a proper "Three Guangs Policy".
After Sun Fangjian received the news of the Khitan's retreat, he immediately led hundreds of his men from Langshan to Dingzhou and took over the empty city. Then he went to the imperial court and reported that his younger brothers Sun Xingyou should be appointed governor of Yizhou and Sun Fangyu should be appointed governor of Taizhou. Approved by the court.
For a period of time thereafter, the Langshan Sun brothers became the door gods of the northern gate of the Later Han Dynasty. They repelled the Khitan attacks several times, recovered some prefectures and counties that had fallen during the Later Jin Dynasty, and expanded the territory of the Later Han Dynasty to the north.
After Yelu Maxu and others returned to the country, Yelu Ruan blamed him for losing troops and generals and losing power and humiliating the country. Yelu Mahao contradicted Yelu Ruan face to face and retorted, saying that it was only because the country appointed Han people as officials that the country got to this point.
Yelv Malong, his father is Yelu Lage, and Yelu Lage is the younger brother of Yelu Abaoji. In other words, Yelu Mahao, Yelu Bei and Yelu Deguang are cousins and uncles of Yelu Ruan. He grew up in the palace since childhood and had a very close relationship with Yelu Deguang. He belonged to the typical "Taizong Party".
Yelu Ruan, on the other hand, ascended to the throne by rejecting the "Taizong Party" and the "Queen Mother Party" and did not have much favorable impression of the emperor's uncle himself. Today, the emperor's uncle Yelumaxong has lost his city, territory, and territory in the Central Plains. Not only does he show no regrets, but he commits suicide and is simply seeking death.
Yelu Mazao is defying and challenging Yelu Ruan's authority and bottom line. Nozuonodie.
Yelu Ruan poisoned him to death with poisonous wine.
The story of how Yelu Ruan attacked political opponents and consolidated imperial power after the "Crossing Covenant" will be presented later.
The "three towns rebelled" in the Central Plains. Li Jing of the Southern Tang Dynasty, who had always coveted the Central Plains but was unable to make an expedition to the north, sent an envoy to visit Khitan and presented a secret letter in wax pills, requesting that the two countries join forces and take advantage of the civil strife in the Central Plains to attack the Later Han Dynasty from the north and the south.
In September of the second year of Qianyou (949), Yelu Ruan held an imperial meeting, and the emperor and his ministers reached a consensus: go south!
In October, the Khitan mobilized a large army and made a comeback with great momentum. They rushed directly to Beizhou and burned, killed and looted in Beizhou, Weizhou, Xingzhou and Mingzhou. Among them, Comrade Shi Wanshan, the governor of Shenzhou, died for the country.
At that time, Suo Wanjin led 700 cavalry stationed in Shenzhou to assist in the defense. Thousands of cavalry attacked the east gate of Shenzhou. Shi Wanshan and his son led more than 100 people to fight back, and actually killed thousands of Khitan soldiers. They then pursued the victory, but unexpectedly this was The Khitans deceived the enemy and chased them more than ten miles away, when suddenly ambushes appeared in all directions.
Shi Wanshan hurriedly asked Suo Wanjin for help, but Suo Wanjin stood still and refused to save him. As a result, Shi Wanshan's entire army was wiped out. Afterwards, the imperial court gave posthumously to Tutor Shi Wanshan.
The situation in Hebei suddenly became tense, and the governor of the feudal commandery could only close the city to protect himself, without the ability to fight back.
Li Jing of the Southern Tang Dynasty also sent troops to cross the Huaihe River from Shouzhou to the north to respond to the Khitan.
Bai Fu, the Yingzhou general of the Later Han Dynasty, fought against the Southern Tang Dynasty and pushed back the Southern Tang Dynasty. Wang Wangang, the governor of Mizhou, directly counterattacked into the Southern Tang Dynasty and conquered Dishui Town under the jurisdiction of Haizhou in the Southern Tang Dynasty. He also carried out systematic destruction as a demonstration. In order to retaliate, the court asked the court to send more reinforcements in order to teach the Southern Tang Dynasty a profound lesson. The court sent the former Yizhou governor Guo Qiong to lead the forbidden army to support. Wang Wangan and Guo Qiong went deep into the hinterland of the Southern Tang Dynasty and wreaked havoc on Haizhou.
The performance of the Southern Tang Dynasty during the Jin and Han Dynasties was like a toad lying on the instep, not biting, but disgusting.
The soldiers came to cover up the water and the earth. The one sent by Liu Chengyou to resist the Khitan was naturally Comrade Guo Wei, the great hero who had just returned from suppressing the rebellion.
On October 20, the imperial court sent Guo Wei to lead troops north to patrol the border, and Xuanhui envoy Wang Jun remained as the supervisor.
When the Khitans heard the news that Guo Wei was heading north, they immediately returned north with the loot they had grabbed.
Guo Wei first went to Weizhou and then to Xingzhou, while Wang Jun divided his troops to attack Zhenzhou and Dingzhou to search for Khitan stragglers. Subsequently, Guo Wei assembled the main force and wanted to counterattack into Khitan territory. Liu Chengyou hurriedly issued an edict to stop it and ordered him to return to the court with his troops.
In order to strengthen the centralization of power, Liu Chengyou planned to take advantage of the occasion of general rewards to the world to summon vassal towns from all over the country to the capital to carry out a nationwide relocation of towns. Coincidentally, vassal towns from all over the country came to Beijing one after another, requesting to come to Beijing to meet the emperor and wish the emperor a happy birthday (March 7). Liu Chengyou followed the current and played everything accurately.
In March of the third year of Qianyou (950), vassal towns from all over the country came to Bianzhou one after another. Liu Chengyou held a banquet for the officials in Yongfu Hall, singing and dancing to make peace. Then came the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth performed by Liu Chengyou: Weizhou Gao Xingzhou moved to Yunzhou; Yanzhou Fu Yanqing moved to Qingzhou; Yunzhou Murong Yanchao moved to Yanzhou; Xingzhou Xue Huairang moved to Tongzhou; Fuzhou moved away from Yuanzhou. He moved to Dengzhou; Liu Ci of Huazhou moved to Xingzhou; Yang Xin of Anzhou moved to Yanzhou; Wang Lingwen of Beizhou moved to Anzhou...
Among a series of personnel transfers, one person's transfer shocked the government and the public. This person was Wang Rao, the queen of Yanzhou. Because Wang Rao is a "Li Shouzhen party member". When Li Shouzhen rebelled, Wang Rao secretly colluded with him. Everyone thinks that according to the usual practice, Wang Rao should be assigned a idle post for retirement, such as being thrown into the ranks of the Forbidden Army. However, he was promoted instead of being demoted. After staying in Yanzhou, he became the governor of Huazhou, and from the alternate committee member of the third-level war zone. Become a full-time official in the first-level war zone.
The reason is that after Wang Rao entered Beijing, he bribed the person in power (Shi Hongzhao) heavily.
Because of the Khitan invasion, the imperial court appointed Guo Wei to stay in Weizhou, and ordered all the troops, money, silk, grain and grass in the Hebei states to obey Guo Wei's dispatch.
Guo Wei suddenly became the uncrowned king north of the Yellow River.
On May 3, Guo Wei bid farewell to Liu Chengyou and led his troops to Weizhou. Before leaving, Guo Wei gave Liu Chengyou a "departure example":
"The Queen Mother has followed the late Emperor for many years and has experienced countless storms. Your Majesty, you are still young and ignorant. If you have any confusion at work, you should consult the Queen Mother and follow her instructions. Don't make your own decisions!
In addition, Your Majesty must also be close to virtuous ministers and distant villains, and do not fail to distinguish between loyal and traitorous people, and do not know what is good and what is evil!
Yang Bin, Shi Hongzhao, Su Fengji and others are all old subordinates of the late emperor. They are capable and loyal. Your Majesty should treat them with confidence and trust, and stop hanging around with a bunch of young brats and sycophants all day long!
As for the Northern Khitan, of course I will do my best. Your Majesty, just delegate more power to me. You should worry less about other things and take less care of them. "
In one sentence: Listen to your mother, listen to your uncles, listen to me, you little brat, don’t you understand? Shut up.
Although it is not as elegant as Zhuge Liang's "Before and After", the meaning is similar, that is, the veteran ministers of the former dynasty who held military power assumed the posture of elders and reprimanded the young master with the tone of "It's all for your own good."
Liu Chengyou was so frightened that he dared not speak out. He listened attentively and said yes repeatedly. However, in fact, the trust between the monarch and his ministers has reached a critical point, and any disturbance will trigger a major change.
This major change occurred in less than half a year. Its rapid outbreak, tragic scale, and huge impact were all unexpected by all participants, including the instigators. It was like Pandora's Box, out of control. .
