Liu Zhiyuan had no choice but to go to the front line in person to mediate the personal conflicts between the chief and deputy marshals. The subsequent battles also proved that Gao Xingzhou's strategy was correct.
After pacifying Du Chongwei, Liu Zhiyuan appointed Gao Xingzhou as the military governor of Weizhou. Because Weizhou was adjacent to Chanzhou, Gao Xingzhou refused to be a neighbor to Murong Yanchao and refused. Finally, Liu Zhiyuan moved Murong Yanchao to Yanzhou Taining Army, and Gao Xingzhou accepted the appointment as Weizhou Jiedushi.
From then on, Murong Yanchao stayed in Yanzhou.
It was not until the Xiaoqiang Incident and Liu Chengyou assassinated Shi Hongzhao and others that he urgently summoned Murong Yanchao to come to the capital to protect him. Murong Yanchao was eating when he received the order. He threw away his chopsticks, galloped on horseback, and reached Bianzhou in one breath.
Murong Yanchao was indeed incompetent in military matters, but when it came to long-distance running, he was the best at it.
Others understand Murong Yanchao, but Liu Chengyou may not. In front of this 20-year-old nephew, Murong Yanchao was eloquent and eloquent, bragging about how brave and good he was in fighting, talking about how Guo Wei fought with rubbish and rubbish, and promised Liu Chengyou that as long as he stood in front of the two armies, he shouted , the Guowei rebels will fall apart, and the surrendered soldiers will tie up the Guowei rope and present it to His Majesty.
It made Liu Chengyou's blood boil with excitement. The national calamity shows loyalty, look at me, Uncle Liu Huang, how cool!
Hou Yi, the mayor of the capital and veteran general, gave a very reasonable suggestion, that is, to close the city and hold on, and send the family members of the rebels to the city in turn to speak out in order to disintegrate the morale of the rebels and calm them down.
As expected, Murong Yanchao, the king of tough talk, once again insulted Hou Yi for being cowardly and timid.
The young and energetic Liu Chengyou finally agreed to Murong Yanchao's radical approach, and accepted Murong Yanchao's warm invitation to go to the front line to watch the battle in person.
Then, Murong Yanchao started his performance, leading more than a hundred people to launch a heroic charge towards the enemy formation. Then his horse stumbled and he was almost captured. All the more than a hundred people died in the battle. Only then did Murong Yanchao perform his special skill. --run! He ran back to Yanzhou from Bianzhou in one breath, leaving Liu Chengyou alone and messy in the wind.
After Guo Wei's mutiny in Chanzhou, Murong Yanchao was worried in Yanzhou. After a not too fierce ideological struggle, he finally sent an envoy to pay tribute to Guo Wei and bowed his head.
Guo Wei gave good words to comfort him, saying that the matter has come to an end, and we still have to look forward, forget about past mistakes, and serve the people together.
When Liu Chong proclaimed himself emperor in Hedong, Murong Yanchao responded happily and raised an army to rebel. This is a story later.
Externally, the southern countries had no time to take care of themselves, and the Khitan in the north was a tacit actor; internally, Liu Yun and Liu Xin on the candidate list were killed, Liu Chong was deceived, Liu Chengxun was naturally eliminated because he was in a vegetative state, and Murong Yanchao, the biggest political enemy not on the list, was Also take the initiative to admit defeat.
At this point, Guo Wei finally overthrew the Later Han Dynasty.
On the fifth day of the first lunar month in 951 AD, Empress Dowager Li solemnly handed the imperial seal to Guo Wei, the regent of the country, and passed the imperial edict:
"Since ancient times, people have received orders one after another, with different surnames, and they have been passed down to hundreds of kings. If the people's hearts follow them, they will prosper, and if the destiny of heaven is gone, they will be ruined. The clear deeds are recorded in the classics."
——Let’s set the tone at the beginning: Since ancient times, the world has not been a world where one family has only one surname. There have been hundreds of emperors... If you don’t believe it, look through the classics and look at what is written in the history books. Looking at Cao Pi and Sima Zhao from a distance, Take a closer look at Zhu Wen, right?
"... evil spirits create chaos, cronies are rampant, ministers are unjustly punished, young masters rush into trouble, and people do their own evil. God's will is not to be ruled out."
——We big men are in trouble. The whole dynasty is filled with treacherous villains, forming cliques, and the atmosphere is full of chaos. Loyal ministers were unjustly killed, and even the emperor was killed by villains. We will not live for our own sins! This is all our own doing, so don’t blame Guo Wei.
"I monitor the prestige of the country, deeply remember the kindness of the Han Dynasty... choose the successor to the clan. However, all the prison lawsuits are attributed to Xibo, and the praises are not due to Danzhu. The six divisions fully support his sincerity, and all the countries admire Qin Ming's virtues. Ding Ge Si Qi... I am really lucky. .”
——Comrade Guo Wei deeply felt the kindness of the Han Dynasty and was always loyal to the Liu family. He assisted us loyally and wisely. He was a veteran of the two dynasties of the Han Dynasty. After the young master was murdered, he also took the initiative to choose a suitable successor for the Han Dynasty. His loyalty to the Han Dynasty is everyone's best. For all to see.
An allusion is used here. "Xibo" refers to Jichang, King Wen of Zhou, and "Danzhu" is Yao's son. "Historical Records: The Chronicles of the Five Emperors" records that "the princes who went to pilgrimage did not sing Danzhu but welcomed Shun, those who were imprisoned did not sing Danzhu but sang Shun, and those who sang songs praised Shun instead of Danzhu." This means that at the end of Yao's reign, local places When the princes came for pilgrimage, they did not go to see Yao's son Danzhu, but to see Shun; those who wanted to file a lawsuit did not go to Danzhu to make the decision, but to Shun to make the decision; literary and art workers did not publicize Danzhu but to publicize it. Shun.
The meaning is obvious, echoing the words at the beginning, artifacts are not necessarily passed down from father to son, but the virtuous take possession of them. Now Guo Wei is just like Emperor Shun back then, just like King Wen of Zhou back then. He is universally supported by the world. So regardless of whether the Liu family has any heirs or not, please step aside and let Comrade Guo Wei inherit the throne. This is the voice of the people. , this is the trend of history.
"Now that I am granted the title of Supervisor of the Kingdom by the Talisman Treasure, I will be crowned the Emperor."
——Today, the Ai family handed over the imperial seal to Guo Wei, asking him to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. In imperial edicts, book-making, edicts, teaching orders, and before official positions, titles, and titles, the word "ke" is often used. It is also often misunderstood and hastily translated as "ke". In fact, the word "ke" is used in classical Chinese. There are many explanations in "Ke". The word "ke" here does not need to be translated. It is just a particle expressing passiveness.
If it must be translated, its meaning is by no means just an expression of consent or permission, but should go further, similar to an order, not "you can be the emperor", but "you must be the emperor". That's a bit of an overstatement, but the point I'm trying to make is that it's one step above "can" and one step back from "must."
On the day when the edict was promulgated, Guo Wei ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in Chongyuan Hall. He changed the name of the country to "Zhou", which was known as "Later Zhou" in history, and the name of the year to "the first year of Guangshun", and granted amnesty to the world.
When Zhu Wen usurped the Tang Dynasty, he even followed the basic process of "abdication", such as reporting auspiciousness from all over the world, conferring royal titles on the previous dynasty, adding Jiuxi, urging the ministers to advance, and abdicating. I had to do it again and again. He refused... Although Zhu Wen played it at double speed and cut corners on the program, the general framework was complete.
Precisely because the usurping of the throne takes a long time, he will enjoy the title of king in the previous dynasty. After usurping power, he can use his title to establish the country. For example, Zhu Wen's title in the Tang Dynasty was "King of Liang", so he changed the country's name to "Liang Wang". ".
Starting from the late Tang Dynasty, the change of dynasties changed from abdication to revolution, thus giving up the long and cumbersome abdication procedures. Moreover, the usurpers became more and more impatient, fearing long nights and dreams, and only wanted a quick victory.
