Guo Weitai needed Liu Chengyou to die in an accident. The principle is the same as Li Siyuan needs Li Jiji to die, Li Congke needs Li Conghou to die, and Liu Zhiyuan needs Li Congyi to die.
When Guo Wei heard the news that Liu Chengyou had been murdered, he burst into tears and said, "This is my fault!"
On the same day, Guo Wei continued to march towards Bianzhou, and when he came to the northeast gate of Bianzhou, Liu Zhu also treated him with a hail of arrows. Guo Wei had to go around them.
After Guo Wei's army entered the city, they began to loot the city. Some soldiers rushed into the house of "Baima Rong" Bai Zairong and ransacked it. Then, the soldiers came to Bai Zairong and said to him: "We used to be your subordinates. I didn't expect that the old chief would be subjected to this kind of thing today." Humiliation, we are too embarrassed to see you again, so... we don't plan to see you again." Then Bai Zairong was beheaded.
Zhang Yun, the Minister of Civil Affairs, had a wealthy family, but he was extremely stingy and a typical miser. He tied the key to the safe to the string of his underwear, just like a woman's jewelry, and made a bunch of jingles to prevent his wife and children from taking his money. When Guo Wei's army broke into Bianzhou, Zhang Yun ran into the Buddhist temple and hid on the ceiling. As a result, there were so many people hiding on it that the ceiling was overwhelmed and collapsed.
The rebels discovered him, swarmed him, and stripped him naked...in order to find the key to the safe. Then he left the naked Zhang Yun where he was. It was late November of the lunar calendar, which was about to reach the twelfth lunar month. As a result, the miser Zhang Yun froze to death on the streets of Bianzhou.
The workshop boss Jia Yanhui and Wei Renpu were neighbors. Jia Yanhui was deeply favored by Liu Chengyou, so he relied on his favor and became arrogant. He planned to occupy Wei Renpu's house and repeatedly framed Wei Renpu in front of Liu Chengyou, causing Wei Renpu to almost be killed. Now, Weizhou soldiers captured Jia Yanhui alive and handed him over to Wei Renpu to do with him as he pleased.
But Wei Renpu said: "Using the opportunity of war and chaos to seek personal revenge? I can't do such a thing." Then he released Jia Yanhui.
After Guo Wei heard about it, he respected Wei Renpu even more.
Zhao Feng, the general of the Forbidden Army, hated the rebels who participated in the looting and said: "Commander Guo raised his troops so that the Qing emperor could stabilize the country and the country. Is this the intention of Marshal Guo to act recklessly?" So he moved a small horse and sat at the entrance of the alley, with his hand in his hand. Armed with bows and arrows, any rebels who dare to approach will be shot dead. The rebels did not dare to move forward, and Zhao Feng saved an alley alone.
This Zhao Feng was later killed by Guo Wei. The reason will be explained later.
The day after Guo Wei entered Bian (November 23), Wang Yin, Guo Chongwei and other generals warned Guo Wei that the robbery must be stopped immediately, otherwise the capital would become an empty city today. Therefore, Guo Wei issued strict military orders, strictly prohibiting harassment of the people, and those who disobeyed the orders would be executed.
At dusk, Bianzhou City gradually returned to order.
Liu Baht and Li Hongjian were captured alive.
When Liu Biao was captured, he looked the most embarrassed. Strictly speaking, it was his wife who was the most embarrassed. Historical records record that "Zhu's wife was naked and covered herself with a mat." I don't know what he thought. When he was taken away, Liu Zhu looked back at his wife and said to her: "After I die, you should be punished as a slave."
His wife replied: "It's all thanks to you! Look at all the good things you have done, I deserve this end!"
Liu Zhu lowered his head and said nothing.
Guo Wei sent someone to the prison to question him: "I am the same as you, so we have feelings for colleagues at least, right? My family was destroyed. Although it was an order from a superior, your methods were so cruel! You also have a wife and children, how can you just Don’t you have any sympathy for yourself and others? Is your conscience fed to the dogs?”
Liu Zhu slapped his neck and retorted: "I only know how to kill traitors for the Han Dynasty. As for other things, I don't know!"
Guo Wei's generals were angry and demanded blood repayment. They also executed Liu Biao's entire family. However, Comrade Guo Wei was kind-hearted and said to his left and right: "Liu Baht killed my whole family, and I will kill his whole family again. When will retribution be repaid?" So he reported to Queen Mother Li, and only Liu Baht and one of his sons were beheaded, while the others were pardoned. family members.
Prime Ministers Dou Zhengu and Su Yugui escaped from Qilidian and were captured by patrols and presented to Guo Wei. Guo Wei released the two men, comforted them with good words, and restored them to their posts. Because although the two were prime ministers, their actual power was first monopolized by Su Fengji, then bullied by Yang Bin and Shi Hongzhao. Finally, Li Ye and others launched a coup and took over the power. In short, the two prime ministers have always acted as background, in name only.
Guo Wei led his troops into Bianzhou forcefully and was eager to create a good image, so he could also grant amnesty to the family members of his enemies and retaliate against officials who were not involved in the coup. Guo Wei is playing a big game of chess.
In this tragic coup, although Li Hongjian received the order to massacre Wang Yinman's family, he showed mercy and sent soldiers to guard them without any injuries. Wang Yin was very grateful to Li Hongjian for not killing him, so he specifically appealed to Guo Wei and asked him to pardon Li Hongjian.
However, the kind-hearted Comrade Guo Wei did not give Wang Yin any face and still ordered Li Hongjian to be beheaded.
At this point, we can lift off Guo Wei’s mask of hypocrisy. He is neither a murderous demon nor a compassionate living Bodhisattva. His death list is entirely a ranking list of political interests. Anyone who touches his fundamental interests will definitely die; on the contrary, Amitabha can be killed.
Liu Zhu's wife did not belong to any political force, so she not only received an amnesty, but was also assigned a house in Shaanzhou to solve her livelihood problems; although Li Hongjian saved Wang Yin's family, Li Hongjian was the biological brother of Empress Dowager Li, so it was appropriate The backbone of the "uncle ethnic group is small".
From this perspective, Guo Wei can indeed be regarded as an excellent politician, because he possesses the basic qualities of a politician: all actions are oriented toward political interests. He did a pretty good job.
After the defeat of the army on the 22nd, Li Ye took the lead and looted all the gold and silver treasures in the treasury, and then fled westward to Shaanzhou, where he went to his brother Li Hongxin, the governor of the Shaanxi Baoyi Army; Hou Zan went to He fled east to Yanzhou and defected to Murong Yanchao.
Li Hongxin refused to accept Li Ye, and Li Ye was forced to continue wandering and fleeing. When he fled to Jiangzhou, he was killed by bandits seeking money. Houzan fled to Yanzhou, and Murong Yanchao enthusiastically connected him to the city to help him clean up his troubles. After being cleansed, he was tied up and sent back to Bianzhou to show his kindness to Guo Wei. Houzan was immediately beheaded in public display.
At this point, Liu Chengyou and his "Uncle Clan Xiao" were basically wiped out. What is thought-provoking is that among Queen Mother Li's brothers, only the younger brother Li Ye seems to be involved. When the massacre began, Li Hongjian protected Wang Yin's family; after the massacre began, Li Hongyi leaked secrets to Wang Yin, Guo Wei and others; after Guo Wei entered Bian, Li Hongxin refused to accept his younger brother Li Ye, causing him to die on the way to escape.
