Before Liu Xin left Beijing, he asked to meet Liu Zhiyuan in person to thank him and say goodbye, but Yang Bin and others decisively refused. Historical records record that Liu Xin "went away crying in the rain."
Compared with the tragic emperor Liu Yun, the image of Emperor Liu Xin and Uncle Liu in history books is really unsightly. My personal guess, which is also related to the previous analysis, is that the Guo Wei Group and its successors (Northern Song Dynasty) Systematic slander and smear by the Later Han Dynasty.
According to historical records, Liu Xin was "cowardly in nature, insatiable in swindling goods, and liked to practice cruel methods." The harsh laws of the Han Dynasty are the overall evaluation of the later Han Dynasty by history. Of course, Liu Huangshu, a member of the Han clan, is indispensable in the team of harsh punishments.
Liu Xin invented a method of punishing prisoners, combining human flesh sashimi with bells and dishes, giving the inhumane torture a layer of upper-class appearance:
Whenever his subordinates committed a crime, Liu Xin would bring the person's wife and children over, and in front of them, he would either mutilate or mutilate the person. When dismembering, he would start from the feet and slowly go up to the head. , and also ordered them to eat the meat cut from the prisoner's body, and during the whole process, the band had to play elegant music.
It's hard to imagine how the prisoner's wife and children would behave. Anyway, Liu Xin was talking and laughing freely and contentedly.
"If a sergeant commits a crime, he summons his wife, cuts and dismembers her, and makes her eat her flesh. Before the blood flows, he trusts his fate and is happy to drink wine." - "New History of the Five Dynasties"
"There are criminals on the left and right, call their wives, cut them up, and make them eat their flesh, or cut them off from the feet to the head, and the blood will flow from the front, and they will be happy and drink, without any kindness or compassion." - "Old History" History of the Five Dynasties
When I first read the article, I was horrified.
And whether he was in the capital or Xuzhou, he didn't like to receive guests and had no party members of his own. Apart from his fondness for torture, his only hobby is making money. If you have an excuse to make money, if you don't have an excuse, you have to create an excuse to make money.
When Liu Zhiyuan went to the funeral, the funeral procession passed by Xuzhou. Liu Xin used this as an excuse to collect money from the people "in preparation for the reception", which caused the people of Xuzhou to complain and "the people suffered."
He recorded all the hatred of the place where he was sent to the accounts of Shi Hongzhao and Yang Bin. When the news came that Shi Hongzhao, Yang Bin and others had been killed, Liu Xin was very happy. He immediately held a grand banquet and convened All the staff and subordinates came to the banquet, and the Xuzhou Marshal's Mansion was as lively and festive as the New Year.
Liu Xin picked up the wine glass and said to everyone: "I have always said that God is blind. Today, God finally opened his eyes and helped me avenge my big revenge that had been accumulated for three years! On the one hand, I am happy that my big revenge has been avenged. Secondly, I am happy that my big revenge has been avenged. I’m here to celebrate that my lord is finally able to take charge of the government. Come, come, come, let’s have this drink and three more! I won’t go home until I’m drunk today.” So the staff toasted to him one after another, and Liu Xin refused, until he was very drunk.
A few days after being happy, Guo Wei entered Bian, and Liu Chengyou was killed. Liu Xin was so worried that he "can't eat because of worry".
After a few days of hunger, I heard that the Queen Mother had ordered Liu Yun to ascend the throne in Xuzhou, so she immediately sent her son to Xuzhou to accompany Liu Yun to Bianzhou in order to grab the title of "Yuan Cong hero".
Just after his son left, Chen Sirang, who was leading his army to Huainan to "act cheaply", passed by the west of Xuzhou City. As mentioned earlier, Chen Sirang's combat mission was to contain Huainan and try to prevent its armed intervention in the civil strife in Southern Chu. The specific combat details were drawn up by Chen Sirang himself. There was no need to report or ask for instructions. When necessary, he could cross-border operations, and Chen Sirang still controlled the scale.
However, according to historical records, Chen Sirang did not fight across the border at all this time. He led his army to station in Yingzhou, which was at the junction of the four kingdoms (Central Plains Dynasty, Huainan, Jingnan, and Nanchu).
The division of power in this area is like a "concave" character. The vertical rectangle on the left is Jingnan, the horizontal rectangle at the bottom is Nanchu, the vertical rectangle on the right is Huainan, and the concave one in the middle is the Central Plains Dynasty. control area. For the Central Plains dynasty, this area was a peninsula of political power, and those that penetrated deep into the peninsula were Fuzhou, and those that retreated into the "inland" were Yingzhou and Anzhou. The Central Plains dynasty set up the Anyuan Army here, with Anzhou as its headquarters.
Chen Sirang finally chose to garrison troops in Yingzhou instead of Fuzhou. This was a relatively conservative and prudent approach, not seeking merit but seeking no fault. Because if they advance to Fuzhou, they may be taken back by Huainan and attack Anzhou, giving Chen Sirang a "break".
Chen Siran's stay in Yingzhou was the result of a combination of factors. For example, the above-mentioned reasons were military considerations.
Politically, Chen Sirang's southward march was similar to Guo Wei's northward march. Both were drunkards who were not interested in drinking. Guo Wei, under the banner of resisting the Khitans, kept his eyes on Bianzhou; Chen Sirang, under the banner of aiding Nanchu, kept his eyes on Xuzhou.
When Chen Sirang led his army through the west of Xuzhou City, according to custom, Liu Xin should go out of the city to reward the army. However, Liu Xinxin was uneasy and lied about being unwell. He refused to go out of the city and showed his presence. He only sent people out of the city to reward the troops with wine, meat, dishes, gold, silver, jewelry and other rewards.
After the Chanzhou mutiny, Wang Yin and Wang Jun, who stayed in the capital, sent Guo Chongwei to Songzhou. At the same time, they also sent General Ma Duo as the inspection envoy to Xuzhou and led their troops to Xuzhou to protect Liu Xin and prevent him from accidents.
Ma Duo was very efficient in his work, and Liu Xin was also very decent and chose to commit suicide.
2.3 Hedong Liu Chong
Liu Chong is Liu Zhiyuan's younger brother. Some say he is his biological brother, while others say he is his cousin. It doesn't matter. This man is handsome, with a beautiful beard and a long beard, and has strange eyes, similar to Xiang Yu. However, his character and character are somewhat inferior to his appearance.
According to historical records, Liu Chong was "a young scoundrel who was addicted to alcohol, was fond of gambling, and became a pawn by getting tattoos." Looking at his later choices when faced with major events, he was also short-sighted and indecisive. No wonder he and Liu Yun were biological fathers. It cannot be said that the father and son were wishful thinking, but at least they were also whimsical.
When Liu Zhiyuan proclaimed himself emperor and went south, he left Liu Chong in Taiyuan Mansion, Hedong, and asked him to stay in Taiyuan. After Liu Chengyou came to the throne, he appointed him as Hedong Jiedushi, and he still stayed in Hedong.
Although Liu Chong is cowardly and slow, insulated from all advantages, he has one skill that is very outstanding, that is, offending people, and he offended Guo Wei.
The reason is very simple. Guo Wei, Shi Hongzhao, Yang Bin and others are capable and meritorious, and they rose to the top by strength. However, Liu Chong, Murong Yanchao and others have mediocre abilities and almost zero performance, but because they are Liu Zhiyuan's biological brothers, they are related to a few people. The merits of each are equal. Guo Wei and others were severely psychologically unbalanced.
After Liu Zhiyuan's death, a group of generals such as Guo Wei became the actual controllers of the Later Han Dynasty, which made Liu Chong quite uneasy.
Liu Chong's adviser Zheng Gong gave him advice and suggested that he expand his strength to prepare for unexpected events.
