From the time Guo Wei raised troops in Weizhou to the time he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, it only took about 40 days. If we count from the time of the Chanzhou mutiny, it was less than a month.
Of course he would not have thought that Zhao Kuangyin's Chenqiao mutiny would be faster than his Chanzhou mutiny ten years later.
Another problem with the fast-paced and efficient usurpation of the throne is that the founding king did not have time to be crowned king in the previous dynasty, so the country's title became a minor problem. This problem is not a problem. Don’t underestimate the creativity of working people.
For example, Comrade Liu Zhiyuan, a native of Shatuo, suddenly became a "clan member of the Han Dynasty". He was stunned to say that he was Liu Bing, the eighth son of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, King of Huaiyang, and then recognized his ancestors from eight hundred years ago.
The staff of the Guo Wei Group opened the history books and checked, starting from Qin Shihuang's Great Qin, which dynasty had an emperor named Guo? Who should our master recognize as his ancestor?
Before Guo Wei, there really was no one named Guo who became emperor.
Then looking further back, there was no such thing as the Pre-Qin period...
Since there is no one with the surname Guo, let's find someone with a high reputation to gain popularity, and preferably one that is relatively far away and cannot be verified... Guo Wei's team set their sights on the most prestigious Zhou Dynasty.
Therefore, Comrade Guo Wei happily announced to everyone: No more pretending, I show my cards, "I am a distant descendant of my concubine, and the descendant of Uncle Guo." Uncle Guo, the third son of Ji Li, was the younger brother of King Wen of Zhou Jichang. Together with his second brother Guo Zhong, he assisted his eldest brother Jichang and founded the Zhou Dynasty. After the death of King Wen Jichang of Zhou Dynasty, he passed the throne to his son, King Wu Jifa of Zhou Dynasty. After King Wu conquered Zhou and destroyed Shang Dynasty, he named these two uncles as kings of Guo State. Their fiefdoms were on the east and west sides of the capital, and they became the emperor of Zhou. Loyal doorman.
Because the two were sealed to Dongguo and Xiguo, they were called Guo Lao Er (Guo Zhong) and Guo Lao San (Guo Shu) by later generations. Later, the Guo Kingdom was destroyed by other countries, and its descendants took the similar-sounding "Guo" as their surname. Uncle Guo was recognized as the ancestor of the surname Guo.
Guo Wei is very satisfied with this. Since he is the successor of the Ji surname after Uncle Guo, of course his country name is "Zhou".
1. Internal Affairs
1. The founding of the country and the reform of the Yuan Dynasty, and the amnesty for the world.
As mentioned before, not all criminals were pardoned under the ancient "General Amnesty". There were strict restrictions. Vicious crimes such as murder, arson, and poisoning were not included in the amnesty. These criminal violations were collectively referred to as the "Ten Evils", so there are The word is "heinous".
But this time Guo Wei implemented a hard-core amnesty. "Those who are not forgiven will always be pardoned, and they will be pardoned." The most heinous people will also be pardoned, and the whole country will be cleansed of prisons.
For the people who died in the "Xiao Qiang Incident", they were vindicated, their reputations were restored, and they were awarded posthumous titles.
Xu Taifu, a Hanlin scholar, requested that the accountability process be initiated, the "Li Song injustice case" be dealt with seriously, and the criminal liability of the false accusers Ge Yanyu and Li Cheng be investigated.
Prime Minister Feng Dao once again talked to Xi Ni and said that it had been so long since the incident had happened and that he had received multiple amnesties, so he should not mention it again.
Li Song, Feng Dao, He Ning and others were brothers in the trenches, brothers who fought side by side in life and death. They assisted the later Jin Dynasty together, and accepted the pseudo-posts of Khitan together. They went north to Khitan hand in hand, and went south together in a group. Li Song was framed by Su Fengji, his family was ruined, and the whole world was wronged. When someone asked for an explanation for Li Song, Feng Dao actually adopted the attitude that doing more is worse than doing less, which is really embarrassing.
Although Feng Dao is a legendary figure in Chinese history, he has always been controversial and his evaluation in history is not high. This is one of the reasons.
However, Wang Jun admired Xu Taifu very much, thinking that he adhered to morality, was a man, and was a good buddy, so he personally reported to Guo Wei and demanded that Ge Yanyu and Li Cheng be severely punished.
Guo Wei ordered that Ge Yanyu and Li Cheng be beheaded in public display. At this point, the criminals who framed Li Song have been brought to justice.
The "Xiao Qiang Incident" and Li Song's unjust case, all unjust, false and wrong cases in the Post-Han Dynasty must be vindicated, the reputation of the victims must be restored, appropriate financial compensation must be made, and the criminals must be severely punished. At the same time, he ordered to search for the descendants who survived the "Xiaoqiang Incident", give treatment to the children of martyrs, and arrange corresponding work.
Shi Hongzhao's steward Li Chongju survived the turmoil. Li Chongju still carefully kept Shi Hongzhao's asset ledger, so Guo Wei helped him recover all Shi Hongzhao's family property, and Li Chongju continued to keep it. Soon, Shi Hongzhao's younger brother Shi Hongfu was found. When the disaster occurred, he quickly hid among the people and escaped. Li Chongju handed over all of Shi Hongzhao's family property to Shi Hongfu without taking any of it himself.
Guo Wei admired Li Chongju's integrity and loyalty very much, so he arranged for him to work next to his adopted son Chai Rong. Li Chongju later held high positions in the Northern Song Dynasty such as the Third Secretary, Xuanhui Envoy, and Privy Envoy.
Li Chongju's descendants have been active in the political arena of the Song Dynasty. They have been famous ministers and honest and good officials for generations. And his descendants are well worth mentioning.
Li Chongju's son Li Jichang was deeply admired by Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin and wanted to marry his daughter to him. Li Jichang said that he did not dare to climb high and did not want to; Li Chongju was also humble and courteous, and married his son to a wife at lightning speed, cutting off Zhao Kuangyin's thoughts and making Zhao Kuangyin very angry;
Li Jichang's son Li Zunxu helped his father complete his task of being the prince-in-law. During the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, he was pleased to mention Princess Wanshou Chang, the daughter of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty. It is said that this long-lived princess was so ugly that her consort, Comrade Li Zunxu, had a cold relationship with her. Less than a month after their wedding, he had an affair with the princess's wet nurse and cuckolded the princess, which shocked the government and the public.
Although Princess Wanshou Chang looks ugly and rough, she is well-educated, kind-hearted, and good at writing poems and paintings. In "History of the Song Dynasty", her record is the longest among all the princesses, and it is all praise for her:
She has been quiet and well-behaved since she was a child, never leaving the front door or taking another step forward.
One day, her father, Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi, wanted to test the conduct of the princesses, so he called them together and put out all kinds of pearls and pearls to play with, letting them choose what they were interested in. The princesses immediately transformed into old ladies rushing to grab cheap eggs in the supermarket, swarming to grab them, but Princess Longevity remained unmoved and took nothing. Emperor Taizong was very surprised.
A bold thief once broke into the princess's home to steal. The emperor ordered the case to be handled within a time limit, and the relevant departments quickly captured the suspect. Although the princess never left the house, she knew everything about the society. She spent her own money and offered a reward for the arrest, so she caught the real culprit. It turned out that the relevant departments, under heavy pressure, bought a scapegoat to answer the case. According to the law at that time, the thief had to be beheaded. The princess personally interceded for the thief and pardoned the thief.
Li Zunxu was sent to Xuzhou and suddenly fell seriously ill. The princess wanted to visit. According to relevant regulations, the princess had to apply to the relevant departments. After review and approval, the relevant departments would arrange for attendants, guards and other personnel to accompany her. The first is to let the princess have a good life and not embarrass the royal family; the second is to prevent the princess from joining forces with the prince-in-law to rebel.
