In this bloody coup in the late Han Dynasty, Liu Chengyou and the "Qun Xiaogang" were obviously the masterminds. Not only did they not discuss with Su Fengji of the civil servant group, they did not even reach an agreement with the "Uncle Clan Gang". Among the "Uncle Clan Gang", only Li Ye participated in it, and through the performances of Li Hongjian and Li Hongyi, it can be clearly felt that they are also quite worried about this coup.
It was precisely this kind of worry and vacillation that led to the rapid demise of the Later Han Dynasty.
Meng Ye arrived in Chanzhou with a secret edict and informed Li Hongyi of his plan of action: first kill Wang Yin in Chanzhou, and then go to Weizhou to kill Guo Wei and Wang Jun.
Li Hongyi was shocked and frightened. After thinking about it, he thought that this matter would definitely not succeed, so he personally brought Meng Ye and Mi Zhao to Wang Yin to tell the whole story about the imperial court's vicious plan.
Wang Yin was shocked and immediately imprisoned Meng Ye. Then he sent his deputy Chen Guangsui to carry the secret edict and quickly presented it to Guo Wei for review.
Guo Wei was discussing military affairs with Wang Jun when he suddenly received the secret edict and immediately returned to the headquarters. According to historical records, Guo Wei acted so quickly that he had no time to explain to Wang Jun beside him.
Before that, Guo Wei had received the news that Shi Hongzhao, Yang Bin and others had been executed. He was uneasy and confused. Then he saw that he was also on the death list. He knew that he was about to be forced to go to Liangshan.
Guo Wei took the secret edict to his confidant Wei Renpu and asked, "There must be a misunderstanding in this, and it must be framed by a villain. I plan to go back to Beijing to meet the emperor and explain it clearly to the emperor in person. In your opinion, sir, what do you think?"
Wei Renpu was filled with grief and anger, and burst into tears, "Commander, you are the pillar of the country, you are highly virtuous and respected by others. Now you have a heavy army and are in an important town. You are framed by a villain. How can you explain it clearly in a sentence or two? What has happened is that At this point, is the commander going to sit back and wait for death?"
Of course Guo Wei would not surrender, but he did not have enough confidence to fight against the "imperial edict". Because all the family members of his soldiers are in Bianzhou. Firstly, with the blessing of the central government's red-headed documents, and secondly, with the hostage restrictions, who can guarantee the absolute loyalty of his soldiers to him?
Wei Renpu smiled slightly, "This is easy to handle. You have the final interpretation of this imperial edict. Don't say that the secret edict only kills you and Wang Jun, but say that all Weizhou soldiers will be massacred to anger the soldiers."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Afterwards, Guo Wei summoned his generals.
Guo Wei looked at them affectionately, leaving two lines of tears, and began to recall the past, lament the present, and enjoy the future: "I started as a small soldier and assisted the late emperor with all my heart. Thanks to the late emperor's love and repeated promotions, I and Shi Hongzhao, Yang Ping and all the masters here worked together and tried their best to conquer this country. However, today suddenly an edict came, saying that our Weizhou officers and men have the intention to rebel, and they want to massacre us all. Otherwise, you first Cut off my head, then go to the emperor to prove your innocence and enjoy the glory and wealth."
The generals fell to their knees, crying bitterly, and said first: "This must not be what the emperor meant, it must be the treacherous ministers and villains on the left and right. If these people are allowed to take power, the country will perish! For the sake of the country and the country, the country will be destroyed." , you can’t die on this edict, thousands of years later, and still bear the reputation of rebellion. We are willing to follow you back to the capital, to Qingjun’s side!”
At this time, Hanlin Astronomy Zhao Xiuji stood up and said, "Commander, instead of dying in vain, it is better to follow everyone's opinions and lead the army south. This is an opportunity given to you by God!"
Zhao Xiuji once dissuaded Li Shouzhen from rebelling against the court, but Li Shouzhen insisted on going his own way, so Zhao Xiuji resigned and returned home. After the fall of Li Shouzhen, as Li Shouzhen's adviser, he was not only not held accountable, but was promoted. Because he was good at astronomy and stars, he was promoted to Hanlin Astronomy.
This time, Zhao Xiuji used his expertise to talk about things, just like me watching the stars at night and calculating what would happen. Therefore, the soldiers were even more convinced that Guo Wei would win, and they united closely around Guo Wei without any second thoughts.
Since everyone agreed, of course Guo Wei had to follow the voice of the masses. Therefore, Guo Wei immediately ordered his troops and horses, leaving his adopted son Chai Rong to stay in Weizhou, and ordered Guo Chongwei to lead the cavalry troops as the vanguard.
On November 15, Guo Wei led the main force southward; the next day, he arrived in Chanzhou.
Li Hongyi opened the door to greet him, and Wang Yin greeted him with tears in his eyes and painfully talked about the history of his revolutionary family. Guo Wei hugged him and cried.
The patrol captured Long Tuo, the eunuch sent by Liu Chengyou to investigate the developments in Weizhou. Guo Wei wrote a secret letter and hid it in Long Tuo's collar, asking him to go back and tell Liu Chengyou why he led his troops to Que.
In the secret letter, Guo Wei first expressed his loyalty to the Han Empire. The old routine was that he had a humble beginning, received the favor of the late emperor, and became rich and noble. He thought about how to repay the emperor's favor every day and did not dare to have other ideas. ; But recently there was an edict to kill me. Of course I respected the edict and asked the executioner to do it, but no one in the army was willing to execute me. Not only did they refuse to kill me, they also forced me to go to the capital and let me be the executioner. I apologized to you, saying that the emperor's sage would not be so confused, and must be framed by villains. I had no choice, so I brought them to you. I happened to meet Long Tuo on the way, so I asked him to help them first. In other words, I will arrive soon, in three to five days. At that time, if you really think that I am guilty, then I will die on the spot for you to see; but if there is indeed a villain who framed me, then please Your Majesty, please tie this villain to the front of the army and let my subordinates deal with him to appease the morale of the army. According to public opinion, I can die in peace.
Speak hard but softly, and shirk rationally. It can be summed up in three words: Qingjun side.
Since the word "Qing Jun Side" was invented, the purpose of the user has never been limited to "side". The so-called drunkard does not mean wine. "Qing Jun Side" is called Qing "side", but it actually means Qing "jun".
On November 17, Guo Wei arrived in Huazhou.
Song Yanwo, the military governor of Huazhou, opened the door to welcome him and expressed his surrender.
This Song Yanwo is quite interesting. His father's name is Song Yanhao. At first glance, I thought they were brothers, but they are actually father and son. His origin is not simple either. Song Yanhao likes to mention Li Cunxu's daughter Princess Yining, and Song Yanwo is Li Cunxu's grandson. His father, Song Yanhao, was in Sishui Pass in Zhenzhou in the early years of the Later Jin Dynasty. When Zhang Congbin rebelled, he died for the country. Song Yanwo was only 11 years old at that time.
Shi Jingtang was Li Siyuan's son-in-law. He was the same generation as Song Yanhao, and he always respected Princess Yining very much. Song Yanhao died for the country, so Shi Jingtang treated Song Yanwo very favorably and used his influence to supplement his official position. When Liu Zhiyuan was in charge of Hedong, he married his daughter to him. Later his eldest daughter married Zhao Kuangyin.
Therefore, the history books commented that Song Yanwo was "the grandson of Zhuangzong, the son-in-law of the Han ancestor, and his daughter was Empress Xiaozhang. She was extremely noble and prosperous in modern times and had few equals." The future glory of the Song family is directly related to today's awareness of current affairs.
