The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 83 Liu Yuan dies and Liu Cong ascends the throne

He never really shared the joys and sorrows with the local people. Even though Liu Tai gave the local people land, it was just a transaction of interests, not a real emotional bond.

Emotions are either accumulated over time or promoted through practice, and the locust plague was an opportunity for Liu Tai, an opportunity to change people's perception of his army.

Let them know that their army is an army for the people, at least for the Han people.

To be honest, it is very difficult to change this impression of the people.

Although Liu Tai came to Taishan County and did nothing to the people, he even drove away the local wealthy families and gave the people land, but this only meant that the people accepted his rule, and it did not mean that there was any conflict between the people and his army. Fish and water conditions.

At most, I see the benefits of being a soldier, so I want to be a soldier.

In the future, when I become a soldier, I will not plunder my hometown, but if I go to other places, the plundering will be more ruthless and more unscrupulous than the other.

After all, since ancient times, if others don't know whether soldiers are for the people, don't the people themselves know?

If you can restrain your soldiers a little, don't steal like a comb, and fight like a grate, you will be a first-class army to the people.

Asking the army to help the people with their work is something that has never been heard of before and is simply unbelievable.

Liu Tai just wants his soldiers to help the people. Of course, this kind of thing cannot be done by force, but must be carried out subtly.

The reason for choosing sheep medicine is that the county soldiers, who are mainly local people, and the troops like Zhao An who are going to carry out activities behind enemy lines in the future, need to adapt to dealing with the common people and try to treat the common people as human beings.

Of course, it is impossible to put all the soldiers in your hands to fight against the locusts, especially those who are truly elite.

Because he still needs to leave enough soldiers to deal with possible risks.

But in fact, Gou Xi was also persecuted by locusts like Liu Tai, but Gou Xi was not worried about the locusts persecuting the people, but that the locusts caused heavy damage to the food of his army.

You must know that after fighting against Liu Tai this time, Gou Xi naturally wanted to destroy Liu Tai in the next fight.

The first way Gou Xi thought of was to increase the number of troops. If an army of [-] could not kill Liu Tai, he would use [-]. dead.

But the locust plague came so unluckily, and Gou Xi's plan to expand the army was aborted anyway.

Now Gou Xi's main focus is on how to get the local Qingzhou aristocratic family to lend him food through hard work and hard work. They don't think highly of the poor family.

"If Liu Tai had been beaten to death by me and robbed Taishan County's food, I wouldn't have had such a headache!" Gou Xi sighed.

However, compared to Gou Xi who is currently in a state of distress, Sima Rui who is conquering Qian Tu, and Zhou Fu who is writing to Sima Yue, the entire Jin court is in chaos, with no place stable at all, and no one has the time to care about Liu Tai.

But really speaking, the most noisy at this time is still the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty!
At this time, Liu Yuan was seriously ill, but he finally appointed and removed Chenliu King Liu Huanxi as Taizi, Changle King Liu Yang as Taifu, Jiangdu King Liu Yannian as Taibao, and Chu King Liu Cong as Grand Sima and Grand Chanyu, all of whom also served as ministers.

King Liu Yu of Qi was appointed as the Grand Situ, King Liu Long of Lu was appointed as Shangshu Ling, King Liu of Beihai was appointed as the General of the Fu Army and Sili Xiaowei, King Liu Yao of Shi'an was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditions and Shanyu Zuofu, and Tingwei Qiao Zhiming was appointed as the Champion General and Commander-in-Chief. Shanyu Youfu.

Liu Yin, the official of Guanglu, was the left servant, Wang Yu was the right servant, Ren Yi was the official secretary, Zhu Ji was the central secretary, and Ma Jing, the guardian of the army, was also the general of the left guard.

King Liu Anguo of Yong'an was also the general of the right guard, and King Liu Sheng of Anchang, King Liu Qin of Anyi, and King Liu of Xiyang were also generals of the military guard, commanding the forbidden troops respectively.

After Liu Yuan made all the checks and balances and arrangements, he summoned Grand Prime Minister Liu Huanxi and others to the palace to accept the imperial edict and assist in the government affairs. Prince Liu He succeeded to the throne.

To be honest, as long as Liu He doesn't seek death, even if he just makes a humanoid seal, he can easily secure the throne.

But Liu He began to show off his extraordinary talents, as if he would die if he didn't show off his talents.

Zongzheng Hu Yanyou, the servant Liu Cheng, and the guard Liu Rui, the king of Xichang, even conspired to admonish Liu He one after another:

"The late emperor did not consider the seriousness of the situation and ordered the three kings to command strong troops in the imperial city. The great commander Liu Cong stationed one hundred thousand troops in the suburbs. In this way, your majesty is just an emperor who is staying with others. You should consider how to deal with this situation as soon as possible. .”

Hu Yanyou is the son of Hu Yanyi, and Liu He is his nephew, so he has deep trust in him.

Therefore, almost as soon as he ascended the throne, he immediately summoned Liu Sheng, the king of Anchang, and Liu Qin, the king of Anyi, to inform them.

Liu Sheng said: "The late emperor's coffin has not yet been buried, and the four kings Liu Cong have not rebelled. Once they kill each other, what will the world say about your majesty?"
Besides, the great cause has not yet been successful. Your Majesty, please do not listen to the slanderous words of the villain who is sowing discord to doubt your brothers.

If you can't believe it even if you are a brother, then who else is worthy of belief? "

Hu Yanyou and Liu Rui were angry at him and said: "There is no other reason to talk about today's discussion. What are you talking about, leader!"

He ordered his attendants to kill Liu Sheng. Because he acted decisively, Liu Qin was frightened and said: "I only obey your Majesty's will."

On the second day, Liu Rui led Ma Jing to attack Chu King Liu Cong in Shanyutai, Hu Yanyou led Yong'an King Liu Anguo to Situ Mansion to attack Qi King, Liu Cheng led Anyi King Liu Qin to attack Lu King Liu Long, and sent Shangshu Tian Mi and Wuwei General Liu Attack the North Sea King.

Tian Mi and Liu led Liu through the checkpoint and surrendered to Liu Cong. Liu Cong ordered him to put on armor and wait for Liu Rui.

Liu Rui learned that Liu Cong was on guard and quickly returned to attack Liu Long and Liu Yu with Hu Yanyou and Liu Cheng. Hu Yanyou and Liu Cheng suspected that Liu Anguo and Liu Qin had different intentions and killed them.

He killed Liu Yu on the same day, and then killed Liu Long. It can be said that it was purely a random killing and a melee.

And when they were killing each other happily, Liu Cong led his army to pacify all these people with hard force.

He killed Liu He directly in the west room of Guangji Hall, captured Liu Rui, Hu Yanyou, and Liu Cheng, beheaded them, and hung their heads to show others.

It can be said that the entire process of Liu He's rise to power was originally planned by Liu Yuan before his death. Not to mention holding power steadily, but at least maintaining a balance, it would never reach such a point.

In the end, he insisted on showing off. From the death of Liu Yuan in NO. 18 to the complete failure of Liu He to seize power in 24, Liu Yuan's first seven years have not passed yet. Liu Cong, a very filial man, said that he sent his eldest brother to meet his father.

At this time, Liu Cong had a large number of troops, and the ministers naturally hoped that Liu Cong would succeed to the throne.

Liu Cong was naturally embarrassed to say that he also wanted to be the emperor, so he promoted Liu Yi. After mutual promotion, Liu Cong naturally became the emperor, but Liu Yi was appointed as the emperor's younger brother. As for whether Liu Yi's mother was among them As long as Queen Shan contributed, no one would know.

However, the civil strife in the Xiongnu Han Kingdom lasted for a short period of time, and it did not cause much damage to the overall national strength of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom. The biggest loss was the heavy damage caused to the Liu clan of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom itself.

The destructive power Liu He caused in his six days in office was truly shocking, helping Liu Cong clear out a lot of old stuff when he took office.

This gave Liu Cong a lot of freedom after taking office. It can only be said that Liu Cong, as the elder brother, could only help his younger brother get here.Liu Cong took advantage of the situation and established the reign name Guangxing and announced an amnesty.The Shan family is respected as the empress dowager, and Liu Cong's mother Zhang is respected as the empress dowager.Taking Liu Yi as the emperor's brother, the chief chanyu and the chief situ, he made his wife Huyan the queen, who was the cousin of Empress Liu Yuan.

He made his son Liu Can the King of Hanoi, Liu Yi the King of Hejian, Liu Yi the King of Pengcheng, and Liu Kui the King of Gaoping. Can was still appointed as the general of the Fu army and the commander-in-chief of the Chinese and foreign military affairs.

Shi Le was appointed governor of Bingzhou, and Wang Mi was appointed as a servant. This time Wang Mi did not refuse.

All in all, during this period of time, the entire senior team of the Huns and Han Kingdoms underwent a complete overhaul. Not long after Liu Cong took the throne, he received news of the raging locust plague, which made Liu Cong feel quite slapped in the face.

Soon, the battle reports of Liu Tai and Gou Xi were also sent over. Liu Tai tried his best to overcome all difficulties, and in extremely difficult times, with the help of the arrival of the locust plague, Gou Xi's battle report was naturally sent to Liu Cong's On hand.

Of course, the most important thing is to ask for money and food from the Xiongnu and Han Kingdom. It is basically the same as Wang Mi’s battle report. At most, the report given to Wang Mi is more detailed.

As for the battle report Liu Tai sent over, after reading it up and down, I thought there was nothing wrong with it.

After all, that was Gou Xi. Since the Eight Kings Rebellion, the ashes of all the opponents he encountered had been raised. It was already very impressive that Liu Tai could draw a tie with the help of the locust plague.

"What do you think of Liu Huben's battle report?" Liu Cong asked, looking at the crowd.

After hearing Liu Cong's words, they looked at each other uncertainly, but when everyone looked at each other, it was Zhu Ji who came out to salute and said, "Your Majesty, it is not easy for Liu Huben to resist a good general like Gou Xi, but now there is a locust plague. The epidemic is spreading and the treasury is empty. Although we are willing to help, it is too far to send food to Taishan County!"

When Liu Cong heard Zhu Ji's words, he frowned and said, "But letting General Liu fight against Gou Xi alone is a bit unhuman!"

At this time, Wang Yu came out and said, "Maybe I can be the governor of Qingzhou!"

"Liu Huben is only sixteen this year. He is the governor of Qingzhou at the age of 16. This is not a joke!" Someone immediately objected.

Wang Yu shook his head and said, "Not to mention that not a single county in Qingzhou is in our hands, but more importantly, do you think Liu Huben can defeat Gou Xi and capture Qingzhou with only one county in Taishan County?
With the governor of Qingzhou hanging in front, Liu Huben will use all his strength to contain Gou Xi, and then we will be free to invade Hanoi and complete the siege of Luoyang! "

When the people around heard Wang Yu's words, they thought about it and looked at the battle report. They had to say that this was indeed a plan to besiege Luoyang.

However, Zhu Ji stood up and said to Wang Yu, "We have suffered a major disaster, and we should recuperate now!"

Wang Yu said categorically, "We have suffered a major disaster. Didn't Sizhou suffer a major disaster, Youzhou didn't suffer a major disaster, and Liangzhou didn't suffer a major disaster?"

Only in this kind of disaster can we have a chance to defeat Luoyang in one fell swoop!

Otherwise, when Youzhou resumes production, Wang Jun's troops force Yecheng, Liangzhou resumes production, and Zhang Gui comes to the rescue.

We don’t even need them. As long as Sizhou has food, Luoyang will be a great city. This locust plague is our biggest opportunity! "

"But food..." At this moment, Zhu Ji heard Wang Yu's words and wanted to argue.

Wang Yu said slowly, "Learn from Cao Wei's Anxiang Marquis and borrow it from the famous family!"

"Marquis Anxiang..." Everyone couldn't help but tremble in their hearts, looking at Wang Yu with a bit of horror in their eyes.

Liu Cong glanced at Wang Yu, and then said, "This locust plague has indeed made it impossible for our country to farm, and the animals are uneasy. We should march south to the Jin Dynasty and use the Jin Dynasty's wealth and silk to make up for the losses of the Han Dynasty!"
In this way, he promised Liu Huben the position of Qingzhou governor, and told him that if I defeated Luoyang and he had not defeated Gou Xi, then don't blame me for ordering that the first person to enter Qingzhou would be the Qingzhou governor! "

Liu Cong finally thought of Liu Tai. After all, Liu Tai rescued him from the rebel army, especially when his hand was dislocated. The rescue was really unforgettable.

Now that Liu Tai was helping him resist Gou Xi, he had to give Liu Tai a chance no matter what.

If Gou Xi is defeated, then Liu Tai will be able to become the governor of Qingzhou by virtue of his military merits. Or if he fails, he will take advantage of the situation and transfer him to Liu Can's command to train him as Liu Can's future minister.

Of course, the most important thing is that if he wants to capture Luoyang and crush the Jin court, he must hold back the variable Gou Xi.

And at least Liu Tai's performance so far was definitely the best, and he was able to hold Gou Xi back.

At least Liu Cong believed that this kid who had been performing miracles in the military was really his Huo Qubing.

In contrast, the Han family has a relatively stable inheritance order, so it pays great attention to the importance of age.

But the entire regime of the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty was essentially the Xiongnu's.

This cannot be easily changed by Liu Yuan and Liu Cong taking the initiative to learn Han culture. Instead, it requires the entire Huns and Han Kingdom to carry out comprehensive reforms from top to bottom to change the corresponding political environment.

Otherwise, if a person stays in certain environments for a long time, he will inevitably be affected by the environment.

Therefore, at least Liu Cong thought it was okay for Liu Tai to become the governor of Qingzhou. In Liu Cong's view, Liu Tai himself was more reliable than Wang Mi.

Because Wang Mi is still a Han after all, but although Liu Tai is not a Huns, he is recorded in the royal genealogy of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom in the name of a descendant of King Zhang of the Han Dynasty.

With this name, Liu Tai could not only become Zong Zheng, but even if he really needed to replace the big Zong with Xiao Zong to inherit the throne, it was all reasonable and legal!

Of course, no one would let Liu Tai do this. If he did, it would probably require the death of all the Liu family members of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom.

But in any case, in Liu Cong's view, it was in line with the overall interests of the Huns and Han to give Liu Tai a carrot of being the governor of Qingzhou and tempt Liu Tai to fight with Gou Xi.

Because Wang Yu was right, that is, this locust plague completely inspired the blood of the Huns warriors.

Because the vegetation was exhausted and the cattle and sheep had no food, the Xiongnu tribe made every effort to invade southward at this time.

Because the Xiongnu warriors also needed to plunder the Jin court before the cold winter came, so that more Xiongnu tribes could survive.

Liu Cong took a deep breath and said, "It's what Wang Qing played!"

Naturally, Liu Tai didn't know the changes in the court at this moment, let alone Liu Cong who wanted to use Qingzhou Governor to stimulate himself.

Because at this time, Liu Tai had devoted all his attention to promoting winter wheat.

Go run it yourself and persuade every family!

　I have a personal matter, so I don’t have to wait any longer today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)