So the question comes again. Since Empress Dowager Li knew Liu Chengxun could not be emperor, why did she still include him on the candidate list?
Obviously, this is a big move by Guo Wei. Historical records record that after Guo Wei entered Bian, Queen Mother Li became his microphone, and everything Guo Wei did was issued with the Queen Mother's orders. In other words, whether it is Guo Yunming who insists on being the regicide or the list of candidates for the throne, they all come from Guo Wei.
If "Queen Mother Li" directly appoints Guo Wei to succeed him, it will be equivalent to confirming Guo Wei's reputation for treason. Therefore, Guo Wei wants to play out the entire drama. First, list all those who have inheritance rights, even if they are controversial, and then defeat them one by one to prove that they cannot ascend the throne and do not live up to their promises.
Since no descendants of the Liu family can inherit the Han Dynasty, then... all it takes is a small accident for Guo Wei to sit on the throne legitimately and logically.
The fun is yet to come.
After easily denying Liu Chong and Liu Xin, and denying the disabled Comrade Liu Chengxun through public exhibitions, the only heir to the Han Empire would be Xuzhou Liu Yun.
Therefore, Guo Wei solemnly requested Empress Dowager Li to summon Liu Yun to Bianzhou to inherit the throne.
Empress Dowager Li ordered the relevant departments to prepare the emperor's special guard of honor, the Fajia, and went to Xuzhou to greet Liu Yun. A group of highly respected veterans such as Feng Dao, Zhao Shanjiao, and Wang Du went to greet him in person.
The moment Feng Dao received the order from the Queen Mother, the wat tablet in his hand suddenly fell to the ground.
He was too entangled. He first served as Liu Shouguang's staff in Youzhou, and later worked for Li Cunxu. Starting from Li Cunxu of the Later Tang Dynasty, he has been an official in the central government for nearly 30 years and sent away 8 emperors. He is an evergreen tree in the political world and one of the veterans. old fried dough sticks. He is not evil-hearted, but he can see through Guo Wei's little calculation at a glance. He knew exactly what Guo Wei wanted to do. He came to Guo Wei to say goodbye, then lowered his voice and asked: "Is this your sincerity?"
In six words, 30 years of officialdom were wasted. Can Guo Wei speak his mind? Is what you say still true to your heart? Who is a serious person who speaks his mind? ——Despicable!
Sure enough, Guo Wei made a huge promise and swore to the sky that he was sincere, otherwise, he would let me do whatever he wanted.
Feng Dao had no choice but to follow the order of the "Queen Mother" and go to Xuzhou. Normally, it is an extremely honorable and coveted job to be prepared to welcome the new king. Not only will you receive a generous reward, but you will also become the new king's supporter and mascot. However, there was no joy at all on Feng Dao's face, and his melancholy was palpable.
As soon as Fajiao left Bianzhou City, Feng Dao couldn't help but look back at the imperial city and sighed: "I have never done anything bad in my life. Today, I am finally going to break the precept, hey!"
After Feng Dao left, Guo Wei led hundreds of officials to go to the Empress Dowager Li and said that it would take at least ten days for Feng Dao and others to go back and forth, and the country could not live without a king for a day, so he asked the Empress Dowager to come to the court to listen to the affairs.
On November 29, Empress Dowager Li attended the morning court and appointed Wang Jun as the privy envoy, Wang Yin as the commander of the Mabu capital of the bodyguards, and Guo Chongwei as the commander of the Mabu capital of the bodyguards. The real power has returned to the generals group, or we can already say at this time that the real power has fallen into the hands of the Guo Wei Group.
By coincidence, Zhenzhou and Dingzhou sent an urgent military message of 100,000 yuan: Khitan invaders!
The only person left in the Later Han Empire who could lead the campaign was Comrade Guo Wei. So Guo Wei shouldered the heavy responsibility of going north to defend against the enemy.
On December 1, Guo Wei left Bianzhou and went north to resist the Khitan.
Guo Wei's route was basically the same as when he came. The first stop was Huazhou, then Chanzhou, and further north was Weizhou. Last month, when Guo Wei went south, it took one day to get from Weizhou to Chanzhou; one day to get from Chanzhou to Huazhou; and two days to get from Huazhou to Bianzhou.
It took another two days to confront and fight... In short, we set off from Weizhou on November 15th, marched, faced off, and exchanged fire. On the 22nd, we had entered Bian to take over. The entire process of redressing grievances and defending rights only took a week.
So now that the barbarians invade the border, how long will it take for Guo Wei to return the same way?
On December 1st, he set off from Bianzhou and arrived in Huazhou on the 4th. Moreover, Guo Wei also ordered to rest on the spot and "station the horse for a few days." How many days was it?
Guo Wei rested until December 16th before heading to Chanzhou. Another three days passed before he arrived in Chanzhou on December 19th.
The journey was originally two or three days, but Guo Wei walked slowly for nearly 20 days.
"I would like to ask Comrade Guo Wei: The Beirong invaded the border, penetrated deep into Hebei, attacked counties and counties, and massacred our people. It was an urgent matter and there was no time to delay. Why did they stop patrolling and put our people in danger?"
Guo Wei frowned and stared, looking incredulous, and asked: "Do we hope that the world will be peaceful and there will be no barbarian invasions? The ministers are all loyal ministers. Once the country is in trouble, they will rush to the front line regardless of anything. On the front line, dedicating everything to the country and the nation for free? - No way?"
Guo Wei has his own unspeakable secrets. In short, he wants to build a chastity arch even after becoming a bitch. The words are rough and the reasoning is not rough.
His wings have not yet become full-fledged, and Liu's threat continues to increase, and everything is full of variables. If he arrives in Hebei quickly and fights with the Khitan, both sides will suffer losses, then the Liu family will make a comeback.
The records of these 20 days in history books are very obscure and artificially mosaic.
In fact, Guo Wei was very busy during these 20 days: stabilizing the rear; repairing the dark side; and doing what God wants and the people want.
1. Stabilize the rear
When Guo Wei entered Bian, he found the prime ministers Dou Zhengu and Su Yugui who were hiding among the people, comforted them with good words, and ordered them to resume their posts. When Guo Wei went north, the two prime ministers still had "the right to know the affairs of the state." Of course, there is another person who is "quanzhi" together with the two - Privy Councilor Wang Jun.
The reason why Dou Zhengu and Su Yugui were able to survive was because they did not participate in the Xiao Qiang Incident, and the reason why they failed to participate was because their "prime ministers" were in name only and stood aside for a long time. Therefore, the "reinstatement of officials" this time does not mean the restoration of the function of "prime minister", but the restoration of "standing aside".
In other words, it is Comrade Wang Jun who has the right to know state affairs, while Dou Zhengu and Su Yugui are the political vases of the Guo Wei Group.
Promote civil servants such as Fan Zhi who have outstanding talents and high moral character.
Fan Zhi is a super academic. He can write articles when he is nine years old. When he is thirteen or fourteen years old, he can already teach others and answer questions. After becoming a Jinshi in the Mingzong Dynasty, he first served as a staff member in Xuzhou and later as the magistrate of Fengqiu County in Bianzhou.
Interestingly, Fan Zhi was ranked thirteenth at the time. We have a misunderstanding that the higher the ranking, the better. In fact, this is not the case. There is an unspoken rule here - passing on the mantle, that is, it depends on the ranking of the examiner (Zhigongju) that year. His ranking that year is the new year's new year's ranking. The best ranking of Jinshi. Fan Zhi's examiner was He Ning. He Ning's ranking that year was thirteen. He admired Fan Zhi very much, so he wrote and designated "Thirteen". In other words, Fan Zhi, who was thirteenth, was the "number one".
