With the establishment of a new dynasty and the enthronement of a new emperor, everything should have been completely new. However, the people in Jinyang City soon discovered that except for Liu Zhiyuan's transformation from King of Peking to emperor, nothing seemed to have changed much.
The officials are still the same officials, the army is still the same army, and the new flag erected high at the top of Jinyang City still bears the name "Jin".
Liu Zhiyuan was not in a hurry to change the country's name. In order to show the legitimacy of inheriting the later Jin Dynasty, he only abandoned the "Kaiyun" era name and instead used the "Tianfu" era name of Jin Gaozu Shi Jingtang, calling it Tianfu for the twelfth year, and in front of In front of the ministers, they said in a sad tone: I can't bear to forget Jin.
Of course, there are still three things to do before the new official takes office. How could Liu Zhiyuan do nothing when he first ascends to the throne? First of all, an edict was issued to exempt the people of Jinyang from all miscellaneous taxes except the two taxes this year in order to gain support.
Liu Zhiyuan originally wanted to exempt himself from all taxes, but Wang Zhang tried his best to dissuade him. The country is in crisis, which is when money and food are wasted. Most of Hedong's wealth comes from Taiyuan Prefecture. If Jinyang's finances and taxes are exempted, the losses will be too great.
At the same time, Liu Zhiyuan sent dozens of envoys to various states to announce to the world that he had ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. For the prefectures and counties near Hedong, such as Jinzhou and Luzhou, several commissioners were sent there to issue imperial edicts to surrender. The two prefectures of Jin and Lu, which are the main routes south of the river, have one thing in common, that is, their military governors all went to Bianliang to meet Yelu Deguang.
Later, Liu Zhiyuan issued two edicts to the world. One of them said: All Taoists who are Khitan Kuo and lead money and silk should be dismissed. The ministers of the Jin Dynasty were coerced into envoys and did not ask questions, but ordered Yi Xing to do so. Since I left Khitan, I will punish him wherever he goes.
This is a complete declaration that they have fallen out with the Khitan, and that they have determined whether we are the enemy or not. The officials, soldiers and civilians of various prefectures suffered deeply from Yelu Deguang's "money orders" and "grazing grains". Liu Zhiyuan made a fuss about the most painful areas of the people in the Central Plains. As a new emperor, he could naturally gather a large number of people's hearts in a short period of time and win the title of Guizhou head. recognition.
As for those who are "coerced", regardless of whether they are actually being coerced, they are all worth winning over. And the last sentence, in this era, can be regarded as a serious "killing order".
It is conceivable that after Liu Zhiyuan's edict spread throughout the world, it will definitely achieve good results. The ministers, scholars and people of the later Jin Dynasty in Hebei, Central Plains, including those who took advantage of the situation, will definitely react.
In fact, before Liu Zhiyuan proclaimed himself emperor, someone in Shanzhou, Guanyou, had already initiated the first wave of resistance in the world and officially launched a wave of resistance to Khitan rule.
As for the third edict, it was to raise the flag of righteousness high in Jinyang and recruit wise and brave people from all over the world to fight against the Khitan. This is just a recruitment order, but under the banner of righteousness to destroy the Khitan, given the current environment, the effect will be very good.
The suggestion to recruit troops was put forward by Liu Chengyou. In these days, due to the turmoil in the Central Plains and Hebei, many people came to Hedong to seek refuge with Liu Zhiyuan. Among these people, there were many talented people who were either resourceful or brave.
Liu Zhiyuan also decisively accepted Liu Chengyou's suggestion. He was also concerned about the lack of troops under his command. If he wanted to deal with the Khitans, the 50,000 infantry and cavalry in Hedong were far from enough.
What's more, even if the Khitans are expelled, they still need to have enough power to suppress the world. The local Jiedushi in Shi Jin may not necessarily be convinced by Liu Zhiyuan, or someone will definitely jump out to oppose him. Liang, Tang, and Jin This is the case with every dynasty, and Liu Zhiyuan's turn will be no exception.
Furthermore, the turmoil in the Central Plains affects the whole world, and the separatist regimes in the south will not be content with it, and they also have to guard against it. Gao Congjie sent envoys to persuade the advance, and later Shu simply sent troops to occupy the four prefectures of Qin, Feng, Jie, and Cheng. The Southern Tang also accepted a large number of Huaibei soldiers and civilians who fled south. If it were not to clean up the mess in Fujian, maybe Li Jing I also dared to take a bite in Huaibei.
Liu Chengyou has such a foresight, and Liu Zhiyuan is happy to accept the advice, and he will not have any resistance to expanding his strength. As for the financial pressure caused by the expansion of military strength, Yang Bin, Wang Zhang and others will have to worry about it.
Liu Chengyou and Liu Zhiyuan once said that the Khitans could steal a lot of wealth in the Central Plains and Hebei. If they could seize it from the Khitans... they didn't say it completely, but Liu Zhiyuan was obviously tempted, but that was all. At this point, no matter how jealous you are, you still have to look at the opportunity. After all, the Khitan army is not easy to deal with. All in all, the most important thing is to seize the country!
After issuing several edicts, Liu Zhiyuan once again restarted the "Eastward Advance" plan. Liu Zhiyuan was not a person who gave up halfway, or he wanted to finish the previous drama, saying that he would "rescue" Shi Chonggui and the Queen Mother of Jin, and be kind to them in order to repay the favor of the previous dynasty.
On the 15th, the matter of "proclaiming himself emperor" was delayed, so the date of the expedition was rescheduled. This time, February 18th was chosen.
During these days, Liu Chengyou was very busy, actively selecting elites from Jinyang's armies to fill the forbidden palace. Liu Chengyou was very concerned about this job and selected elite soldiers. This was a rare opportunity.
He had many ideas, including Liu Zhiyuan's arrangements and the selection of soldiers as forbidden troops to defend the palace city. In Liu Chengyou's view, it was somewhat different from the "Guard Army" to form the "Dianqian Army", although Liu Zhiyuan had not yet formally issued an edict to officially upgrade the Hedong Jiedu armies to the Guards' Army.
Even if Liu Zhiyuan did not have that idea, Liu Chengyou must seize this opportunity to select elites and organize the army. How Zhao Kuangyin rose up in the palace army? In addition to Zhou Shizong's trust, rectifying the imperial army was an important step in laying the foundation for his rise to power.
The elite men under his command were mobilized. The troops in Jinyang, from the capital commander to the capital school, were somewhat unhappy, but they had no choice. The emperor wanted to form a palace forbidden army. No one dared to refuse directly, let alone go in front of Liu Zhiyuan. When you complain, you can only hold your nose and admit it. The Longqi Army, which was still under Liu Chengyou's jurisdiction, was also mobilized. The number was quite large, more than 300 people.
The officers and soldiers who were selected seemed much more excited. Those who were not strong and strong could not be selected. It was an even greater honor for them to be able to guard the emperor. While it's glamorous, the treatment is naturally the same.
Later, Liu Zhiyuan's reaction proved that he really just wanted to select some troops to enrich the imperial guards of the palace. After Liu Chengyou did this, he turned into an army composed of the best of the three armies. From all the armies, including the Longqi Army, Liu Chengyou gathered together a round number and selected a total of 3,000 soldiers to form an army.
After personally inspecting it, Liu Zhiyuan was very satisfied with its military appearance and momentum, and sighed with admiration: "I have such elite soldiers, I don't need more, only 30,000, so why worry about the injustice of the world?"
As a result, Liu Zhiyuan officially decided to form a new army, and the military number also accepted Liu Chengyou's suggestion, named "Crane Control Army".
It was not Liu Chengyou's turn to be the commander of the Hekong Army. Liu Zhiyuan preferred Li Hongxin, Li's younger brother, Liu Chengyou's eldest uncle and the commander of Xingjie Zuoxiang.
However, Liu Chengyou was not dissatisfied with this. Most of the sergeants were selected by him. Although there was no big move, he took the opportunity to place many low-level officers.
For example, Liu Chengyou personally visited and encouraged Li Dutou from the left camp of the First Army of Longqi, and at the same time he had a good impression of this person.
His name is Li Jian, whose courtesy name is Yuan Hui.
