For example, although Shi Hongzhao was cruel, he did it as a last resort to maintain order; although Wang Zhang made money, he did it for the country, not to line his own pockets; although Yang Ping had great power, he was an honest official and refused corruption. Taking bribes... so much so that when Yan Jinqing wanted to leak the secret to Shi Hongzhao, Shi Hongzhao thought he was here to pay bribes and refused to meet him.
The historians of the Northern Song Dynasty collectively whitewashed the Later Han military general group and slandered the civil servant group and the "gang", which is really disgusting. Who said that history is written by the victors?
Historical evaluation of Liu Chengyou, the conquered king, was fairly objective and fair, and he was given a fair amount of praise. He was not as harsh and ruthless as he was to the "little people":
"You are still young, and you will inherit a new career."
——Ascended to the throne at the age of 18 and graduated from high school, but took over a new empire full of crises. Starting in the basement of the Eighteenth Level of Hell, Liu Chengyou endured pressure that he should not have to bear at his age.
"The master who is appointed is not as virtuous as Yu or Tang; the ministers who assist the government are not as good as Yi or Lu."
——Under heavy pressure, Liu Chengyou's ability was mediocre. Without the civil and military talents of Yao, Shun, Yu, and Tang, he was not enough to turn the tide; and the ministers who assisted him were not Yi Yin (assistant of Shang Tang) and Lu Shang (assistant of King Wen of Zhou), so they were uncertain. The policy of national security.
"If you want to protect the fortune of prolonging the flood, you must maintain an unbreakable foundation. It is impossible to achieve it."
——With such a monarch and ministers, do you still want to protect the country? Just dream.
"However, although the three rebellions in the west were destroyed by spears, the internal enemies were fierce, and they were in a state of embarrassment."
——Although the rebellions in three towns in the west were put down, it was still very reluctant and make-do. Look, what a disastrous outcome.
"Since ancient times, no one has restored the sect as quickly as the emperor."
——Liu Chengyou is a fast man. Not very harmful, but extremely insulting.
"It is not the sudden snatching of destiny that can be achieved by man's plan."
——The seeds of evil cannot bear the flowers of justice. Liu Chengyou favors the younger ones. Look at the dirty things you have done. You deserve to be punished by God. Insult +1.
After Guo Wei entered Bian, he ordered Liu Chengyou's coffin to be temporarily parked in the West Palace as usual. Some people catered to Guo Wei and proposed to imitate the story of Gao Gui. That is Cao Mao, the grandson of Cao Pi and the great-grandson of Cao Cao.
After Sima Zhao killed Cao Mao, he forced the Queen Mother to issue an edict, slandering Cao Mao for being treasonous, scolding Cao Mao, and then announced that he would be stripped of his imperial title and demoted to "Noble Township Duke". Then Sima Zhao asked Shangshu to bury him with royal rites.
I don’t know if this person wants to flatter Guo Wei, or if he really wants to disgust Guo Wei. If Liu Chengyou is Cao Mao, then isn't Guo Wei Sima Zhao?
Fortunately, Guo Wei kept a clear mind and said to those around him: "The incident happened in a hurry and I failed to protect the emperor. My sin is already big enough, how can I still belittle him?"
Feng Dao led all the civil and military officials to see Guo Wei. Before he could salute Guo Wei, Guo Wei took the lead and knelt down and kowtowed to Feng Dao. Because Guo Wei's current identity is a Han minister, not a Han traitor. Within the framework of the Han Dynasty, Feng Dao is the Taishi (the head of the "Three Dukes", the first rank), and his rank is higher than Guo Wei (the Shizhong, the second rank), so Guo Wei wants Kneel down and kowtow to Feng Daoxian.
Faced with Guo Wei's grand homage, Feng Dao accepted it calmly. The political logic behind this is that Feng Dao, on behalf of the Han court, recognized Guo Wei's status as a "loyal minister of the Han Dynasty". Otherwise, Feng Dao's slightest politeness would be tantamount to scolding Guo Wei as a Han traitor.
After Guo Wei finished his obeisance, Feng Daocai slowly stretched out his hand to support him symbolically, and when Guo Wei stood up, he said meaningfully: "It's not easy for you to come here!"
On November 23, Guo Wei compressed the promised "ten days of legal robbery" into one day. By evening, order had been restored in Bianzhou City.
On the 24th, Guo Wei led all the civil and military officials to Mingdemen, kowtowed to Queen Mother Li and said, "The country cannot live without a king for a day. Please appoint a new king as soon as possible!"
Empress Dowager Li issued an edict saying that Guo Yunming was plotting to commit regicide and that the court should indeed decide on a new king.
In this edict, Empress Dowager Li officially defined the bloody coup, vindicated the murdered Shi Hongzhao and others, and strongly condemned the criminals.
"It is not said that there was a vicious conspiracy. A small group of young people had their ambitions. They hid a sharp blade secretly and secretly found it in the palace. They had already killed his loyal and good people. Only then did they report it to the young master... He also secretly sent envoys, faked the edicts and promulgated orders, and murdered the privy councilors Guo Wei and Xuan Hui. Envoy Wang Jun and the infantry guards all command envoy Wang Yin and others..."
This is Empress Dowager Li’s official report on the whole process of the coup: The emperor and I did not know about this matter. It was all conspired by these evil villains in private. They killed it first and reported it later. The emperor and I were completely kept in the dark...
Regarding the death of Liu Chengyou, the Queen Mother also had an explanation:
"Li Ye, the Imperial City envoy who rebelled against the party... Guo Yunming and others, threatened the emperor in the palace and went out to fight in the suburbs. When they were exhausted, they committed regicide. The injustice and anger are unprecedented in modern times and ancient times."
Liu Chengyou went to war and offended the general Huwei, but he was also coerced by this group of people. Seeing that things fell apart, these people broke up with the emperor again. It was so bad.
Obviously, this explanation is far from the truth and is more political propaganda than news reporting.
Later, Empress Dowager Li nominated a list of candidates for the new emperor: Liu Chong, the military governor of Hedong, and Liu Xin, the military governor of Xuzhou Zhongwu Army. These two were the younger brothers of the late emperor Liu Zhiyuan; Liu Yun, military military commander of Xuzhou Wuning, and Kaifeng The governor Liu Chengxun, these two are the sons of the late emperor.
Two imperial uncles and two imperial brothers, these are the candidates given by Empress Dowager Li.
Among them, Xuzhou Liu Yun was not Liu Zhiyuan's biological son, but the son of Liu Zhiyuan's younger brother Liu Chong. Liu Zhiyuan liked this nephew very much, so he adopted him as his adopted son.
According to "Ten Kingdoms Spring and Autumn" records, after Guo Wei entered Bian, he secretly colluded with hundreds of officials and asked them to recommend him as emperor. As a result, only Feng Dao refused to submit, so he accepted Guo Wei's kneeling. Guo Wei was very frustrated and then Empress Dowager Li had to decide on the Han heir.
The pattern Tucson is broken.
As long as these four candidates are defeated legally, then Guo Wei can legitimately change the government. First of all, we use the elimination method to exclude the two Liu Huang uncles. Since ancient times, after the father died, the son succeeded, the elder brother succeeded the younger brother, and the nephew passed on the uncle. Although there is precedent, it is still too unusual.
As a result, Hedong Liu Chong and Xuzhou Liu Xin were eliminated.
They had to choose one from the two, a biological son or an adopted son. Of course the officials had to choose their biological son, so they unanimously called for Comrade Liu Chengxun to inherit the throne.
Queen Mother Li shook her head and said that this guy is in a vegetative state, how can he be the emperor?
It is an exaggeration to say that he is in a vegetative state. At least he is suffering from severe hemiplegia and is bedridden all year round. In short, you cannot be an emperor.
Guo Wei and others insisted on seeing it with their own eyes. Empress Dowager Li had no choice but to have the hospital bed brought over for everyone to inspect. As expected, his mouth was crooked, his eyes were slanted, and he was drooling. He couldn't be said to be unconscious. At least he was unconscious. There was a danger of driving away to the west at any time.
