While the Han court was making arrangements and proceeding in full swing, the situation in Hunan had undergone earth-shaking changes. The Ma brothers have been fighting against each other for three years without any results, but in these three winter months, the winner was decided.
On that day on the slopes of Changsha City, there was heavy snowfall in Tanzhou, and the ground was four feet flat. King Ma Xiguang of Chu threw down his monk's robes to worship and pray for blessings. The city of Changsha was broken easily. The defenders were terrified, had no fighting spirit, and colluded internally and externally. Ma Xi'e's Langzhou soldiers and the barbarians attacked together, and collapsed at the first touch. They fell to the wind, and Changsha fell to Ma Xi'e. hand.
Looking at the situation, it seems that people are finally at peace. In fact, no one knows about the Hunan scholars and people. Ma Xi'e is so miserable, but why so many people are willing to follow him and help him seize power. It is true that the King of Chu, Ma Xiguang, is too incompetent.
Many times, it is better to follow evil people than good people!
Once in Changsha, there was a winner between the Ma brothers, and the situation in Hunan came to an end. Of course, this is just a preliminary decision.
After taking Changsha, Ma Xi'e claimed to be General Tiance, envoy of Wu'an, Wuping, Jingjiang, Ningyuan and other armies, and King of Chu. Xichong was appointed deputy envoy of Jiedu, judge of government affairs, and important positions in Hunan, and all were appointed by Langren.
At the same time, a large-scale retaliation was carried out in Changsha, and the ministers were brutally fed, plundered the people, and made money from the treasury to satisfy the promise to the barbarians. As the war subsided, Changsha suffered even more damage.
The King of Chu, Ma Xiguang, could not escape his death. After all, Ma Xi'e did not have the kindness to "cannot bear to harm his younger brother". Ironically, before his execution, Ma Xiguang was still reciting Buddhist scriptures...
The army sent by the Northern Han Dynasty to garrison Li, under the command of the defense envoy Cao Yin, took advantage of Jiangling to replenish supplies, add more boats, and march again.
Just like what Wang Pu described when he recommended Cao Yin, Cao Yin was calm and steady in commanding the army, and liked to fight in a dull manner. Although he lost flexibility, he was more reliable. Especially this time, when leading troops to establish enclaves, they were even more careful.
He did not go south in a hurry, but took it easy all the way, surveying the route, exploring the terrain, and looking at the retreat. Because his soldiers did not know the generals, Cao Yin went south slowly.
The result of this was that the Han army had not reached Lizhou, but "the situation in Hunan was determined." In this case, it showed the foresight of Wei Renpu's previous considerations, and he had already asked for the emperor's permission, no matter how the situation in Hunan developed, he would not hesitate to occupy Lizhou.
Without political concerns and only military considerations, Cao Yin would be much more relaxed. He learned about the situation in Lizhou from Jingnan early and sent people to investigate in advance.
All the elite soldiers and generals of Langzhou were taken by Ma Xi'e to attack Changsha. The remaining few soldiers and horses still had to garrison the old nest of Langzhou. Lizhou to the north was almost abandoned, with only hundreds of old, weak, sick and disabled.
If Jingnan soldiers came to attack, there may be other explanations. Cao Yin led the Han army to the city, and Lizhou raised its flag and surrendered. It can be described as a happy welcome to the king's army.
The Han army rolled up their armor and entered the city without any effort. After entering the city, Cao Yin quickly occupied all the government offices, treasury, and barracks, and reported to Tokyo in handwriting, recruiting people to repair the city, and train officers and soldiers for imperial preparation. He entered the role very quickly!
Tokyo did not overreact when it received the report about Hunan. According to Liu Chengyou's wishes, a total of two systems were issued to Zhongshu's disciples.
One order was sent to Changsha to interrogate Ma Xi'e, and severely questioned him about killing his brother, harming the people, and arrogating himself.
The other system was sent to Lizhou to commend Cao Yin for his enterprising achievements and for his good defense, which was regarded as the great city of Hanzhou.
His attitude towards Ma Xi'e was very tough, and he was labeled as a rebel. On the side of the Northern Han monarchs and ministers, the late King of Chu was still orthodox.
Generally speaking, be on the side of the winner. But Liu Chengyou had evil intentions. He did this in order to continue to disarm the Southern Tang Dynasty monarchs and ministers. Look, the Northern Han court and Ma Chu were at odds with each other and they were incompatible with each other. They quickly seized the opportunity to expand their territory.
The situation in Hunan is still waiting to ferment. Although its essence has been severely damaged by the war, the animals are not prosperous, and the people's hearts are in turmoil, it still retains some strength. Before Ma Xi'e continues to lose some of his strength, he can still maintain a fragile stability.
As for how the situation will develop in the future, the Han Dynasty does not plan to make any more moves. It needs to be known that going too far is not enough. Everything depends on Ma Xihe and how the Southern Tang Dynasty chooses.
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At the end of the third year of Qianyou, Liu Chengyou received a sad news in Tokyo that Liu Shenjiao, the defense commander of Ruzhou, had died in office.
At the beginning of the rise of the Han Dynasty, the world was in turmoil and people's hearts were divided. The reason why the Liu family and his son were able to conquer the world was not only due to the favorable conditions of nature and the strong troops and horses in Hedong, but also the support of many veterans and generals.
For example, Feng Dao, Bai Wenke, Hu Yanke, Shi Kuangyi, Liu Shenjiao... As far as Liu Chengyou is concerned, Liu Shenjiao is the only one who gives him the best senses.
At first, he was suspicious of him for helping King Liu Chengxun of Wei to farm in Zhengzhou, but after getting in touch with him, he found that he was a practical official with the ambition of an old man and the ability to apply himself in the world. The most important thing is the eyesight.
The affairs of the Zhengzhou garrison were in good order and gradually getting on the right track. Ruzhou Jinfu was said to be difficult to manage, so Liu Chengyou took charge of it. He did not feel displeased at all and listened to his orders. Before leaving office, he also recommended Jing Fan to Liu Chengyou as an official. During his tenure in Zhengzhou, he made outstanding achievements.
When he took office in Ruzhou, he eliminated all troubles and disadvantages and did not disturb the people. He encouraged people to teach farming and develop commerce, and the people sang about it. In the past two or three years, in terms of the degree of recovery and development of people's livelihood in Kinkizhou County, North Zhengzhou and South Ruzhou were collectively called two states.
His achievements in governance were visible to the naked eye, and Liu Chengyou respected him very much. He always thought about him, and he would always think of his veteran ministers when he was given rewards in the palace during festivals and festivals.
At the beginning of the year, Liu Shenjiao fell ill and was lying on the bed. Liu Chengyou heard about it and originally intended to let him serve as an official to take care of his old age, but he refused, saying frankly that your people are not in peace and can't bear to abandon him.
In order to take care of the old minister's wishes, Liu Chengyou issued an edict to commend him, and at the same time gave him famous doctors and good medicines, which were considered to extend his life. He also ordered the officials in Ruzhou to share the government affairs and do their work. Even with Liu Shenjiao's sophistication, he couldn't help but shed tears of gratitude for the emperor's kindness. When he was ill, he would often sigh emotionally when he saw people visiting him, saying that he still had an enlightened master at such a rare age, and even though it was not the right time, his life was enough.
Just like they cooperated with each other, the deep friendship between Liu Chengyou and Liu Shenjiao, the young and old monarchs, was highly publicized, spread far and wide, and became widely known.
Now that the old minister has passed away after all, he can be regarded as having passed away, but Liu Chengyou still showed grief and reluctance, and ordered that the court be abolished for three days to mourn. The posthumous posthumous title followed his posthumous reputation with beautiful words, so Feng Dao personally wrote an obituary detailing his merits and virtues. The people of Ruzhou came together to write a letter and wanted to build a temple in memory of Liu Shenjiao. At the same time, he will protect his descendants and make up for his meritorious service.
Liu Chengyou showed great concern for Liu Shenjiao.
Afterwards, Liu Chengyou began to reflect on his mistakes and learned from the pain. He summoned his ministers and said: Mr. Liu Wenhui (the posthumous title of Liu Shenjiao assigned by the imperial court) is over seventy years old. He has allowed him to work hard and suffer the hardships of official duties. He really does not show mercy to his senior ministers. This is My fault.
If you can change your past, there is no greater good. Then, in order to sympathize with his subordinates and prevent his old ministers from continuing to wither, Liu Chengyou issued an edict that those who were too old and infirm in the Tokyo court should be rewarded with money and food, and they would be promoted to official positions.
As a result, more than 30 positions of various ranks were suddenly vacated in the central government offices and offices, whether military or political. Most of these positions held real power.
The Northern Han Dynasty took over the Liang, Tang, and Jin dynasties, as well as the remaining officials of the Li and Tang Dynasties. Although these people were not stupid, they were extremely old and could not keep up with the pace of today's emperor.
Therefore, Liu Chengyou will be eliminated from the court one after another.
