Chapter 7 7. In the name of Song, Han Liner was made king

When Guo Zixing died in the 15th year of Yuan Zhizheng (1355), the development of various rebel armies was suppressed and attacked by the Yuan government externally, and internal leadership also had some problems, and most of them were not very optimistic.Especially the Red Turban Army led by Liu Futong, who was an early uprising. After a few years, although they attacked the city and expanded their power, the various uprising armies had fixed capitals one after another, and all their leaders proclaimed themselves kings and emperors. Against the Yuan Dynasty.Before that, Han Shantong had been respected as the leader, but Han Shantong died unfortunately. Although Liu Futong was the real leader, he did not give himself a clear and resounding title in name.

Of course, it's not that Liu Futong doesn't want to be called king or emperor. He dreams of becoming an emperor who will last forever.With such an ambition, there is also such a plan. He is just waiting, waiting for the opportunity to come.How could he, Liu Futong, be accused of being unkind and unrighteous?Relying on the name of Han Shantong is very helpful to him. He has to wait for the best time to win the hearts of the most people, and then do what he wants to do. In February of the fifteenth year of Yuan Zhizheng, it was heard that another Red Scarf Army was fighting in Haozhou City, and Guo Zixing died of anger in the struggle, which further increased Liu Futong's psychology of becoming emperor.In the past few years, he has led the army to win so many battles and suffer so much, how can he leave everything in the blank of history?He Liu Futong had to draw a stroke no matter what.

After the leaders had finished discussing together on this day, Liu Futong said: "These years of wars have been erratic. Seeing that the uprising armies from all walks of life are getting stronger and stronger. If they don't settle down, I'm afraid I won't be able to comfort my brothers. Only with a fixed capital can we have a chance to develop. Base. In my opinion, now is the time to discuss this matter." As soon as this remark came out, everyone was a little surprised and began to discuss it. Du Zundao said rather worriedly: "The current imperial court is trying its best to suppress the rebel army. Now that the country is established and the capital is established, I am afraid it will lead to disaster."

Sheng Wenyu said: "Jianguo is also needed, but at the beginning, Brother Han was the leader, fighting in the name of restoring the Song Dynasty. Now that Brother Han is gone, and there is no name of convincing the public, I am afraid that Jianguo will have to think twice before acting." Liu Futong had expected this earlier, and he also knew that the only ones who could raise objections to him were these two people.But these two people should not be underestimated. The battles of the past few years have given them considerable military power to rely on.Therefore, Liu Futong pre-emptively put forward the matter of the founding of the country, and arranged various reasons and events.

I saw Liu Futong stood up unhurriedly: "Brothers, although the Yuan Dynasty seems to have won a lot of victories these days, it is not. Zhang Shicheng of Gaoyou was not long after the founding of the country, and the imperial court sent such a heavy army to attack for a long time. The strength of the Yuan Dynasty It won't last long. As long as the people are ready, everything can be successful. This is why I have been successful in all these years. If we don't build a country now, I am afraid that the world will be divided and we will lose our share. And the later it is, the more detrimental it will be to future development. Now, taking advantage of the imperial court's defeat in Gaoyou, building a country and capital is a long-term strategy."

What he said made everyone feel a little bit moved, and many people nodded. Of course, Liu Futong understands that everyone is most concerned about who is the emperor. If he becomes the king now, I am afraid that Du Zundao, Sheng Wenyu and others will be dissatisfied, and it will inevitably lead to a chaotic situation like that in Haozhou City.Liu Futong had already thought of a countermeasure for this. First, Han Liner, the son of Han Shantong, was made king. Then Han Liner escaped from Bailuzhuang with him and was taken care of by him all the time, and he was still young. Making him king would not do him any harm. , anyway, just give him a title.Liu Futong's wishful thinking is to set up Han Lin'er in the name of restoring the Song Dynasty, which will not only make the generals have nothing to say, but also submit to the common people and soldiers. He will get rid of this little emperor in name only when he has a chance in the future. in their own hands.

Liu Futong went on to say: "I waited under the leadership of Brother Han in order to restore the Great Song Dynasty. Now the success is imminent, but unfortunately Brother Han passed away early. It's really..." As he spoke, tears came out, which caused everyone to cry Feel sad. Liu Futong seemed to have calmed down a little, and burst into tears again: "That day in Bailuzhuang, I really should have been by Brother Han's side. Brother Han regarded me as a brother, but I didn't live and die with him, in order to bring out Madame and Lin'er. Today, only his son Han Lin'er can replace Brother Han as king. Although Lin'er is his adopted son, everyone should not forget Lin'er's origin, he is the real successor of the Song Dynasty."

Everyone seemed to be recalling the past along with Liu Futong's words, not without emotion. It was Du Zundao who calmed down first: "Brother Liu, what you said is very true. Now, Madam and Lin'er have not been seen for several years. Where can I find them?" Liu Futong said solemnly: "Don't worry, everyone, I protect Madam and Lin'er in the name of Brother Han, so I dare not neglect. I have been fighting all these years, I put Madam and Lin'er at the relative's house in Dangshan, and I can welcome them back immediately .” Hearing this, everyone couldn't help admiring Liu Futong even more. Only Du Zundao didn't take it seriously. He was a little suspicious of Liu Futong, but he couldn't give any reason to object.After some discussion, everyone decided that Liu Futong and Sheng Wenyu would bring a few entourages to welcome Han Liner and his mother back, and agreed to make Bozhou their capital.The establishment of Bozhou as the capital was also suggested by Liu Futong. Liu Futong was from Yingzhou, and Yingzhou and Bozhou were adjacent to each other. No matter in terms of geography or popularity, Bozhou was considered to be a geographical area that Liu Futong could control.Moreover, Bozhou is connected to Kaifeng and Luoyang in the west, and Xuzhou and Chuzhou in the east. Since ancient times, there have been celebrities such as Cao Cao and Hua Tuo, and it can be regarded as a bustling and prosperous place.

The founding of the country was almost discussed, and the subsequent related matters were all planned and arranged by Liu Futong. He personally went to Dangshan to welcome Han Lin'er and his mother to Bozhou City, and praised Han Lin'er and his mother very highly, saying that Lin'er was like his own nephew, and he would die to serve him.After Han Liner and his mother arrived in Bozhou, Liu Futong immediately called all the generals to discuss the founding of the country.In fact, most things were done according to Liu Futong's ideas. After all, Han Lin'er was still young, and everyone had no objection.Choose an auspicious day, make Han Lin'er the emperor, and in order to cater to the prophecy of "the birth of King Ming", Han Lin'er is named "Xiaoming King"; in order to cater to the gathering of Han people, the founding of the country is the Great Song Dynasty, Bozhou is the capital, the Yuan Dynasty is changed to Dragon and Phoenix, and Mrs. Han Shantong is respected as the empress dowager.

Seeing that everything went according to plan, Liu Futong felt very proud. But when she was proud, she overlooked one thing, that is, although Han Lin'er was young, the Empress Dowager was not a weak person.The empress dowager was worried about being manipulated by Liu Futong, and she was secretly spreading power. After all, Han Lin'er was literate since childhood, so she was not very interested in warriors like Liu Futong. Although she was kind and respectful on the surface, she was not very obedient in her heart.What he admired more were Du Zundao and Sheng Wenyu, and he admired their culture and restraint.

Liu Futong thinks that the emperor canonize him, and he must be a seat below one person and above ten thousand people.He did not know how many times he insinuated from the empress dowager and the little emperor in private, and the answer he got was yes in his opinion. However, when the canonization ceremony was held, Liu Futong was really annoyed.It turned out that Han Lin'er took Du Zundao and Sheng Wenyu as prime ministers, and Liu Futong and Luo Wensu as Pingzhang's political affairs.Liu Futong was not happy at the moment, he had always looked down on Du Zundao and Sheng Wenyu, two well-mannered scholars. Naturally, Liu Futong will not give up on this, he still has a bigger conspiracy in his heart.Not to mention Du Zundao and Sheng Wenyu, even Han Liner's mother and son may not be in his eyes.Han Lin'er is not in a hurry to get rid of it, and there is no need for it. What he wants now is the seat of one person under one person and over ten thousand people, controlling the emperor and governing the government, so that he will not worry about Liu Futong being the emperor in a bright and honest manner one day. Unhappiness is unhappiness, Liu Futong is still attentive and eager to contact and greet everyone, but he is secretly acting.His plan this time is to get rid of Du Zundao. Compared with Sheng Wenyu, Du is not so easy to deal with. He is a resourceful and fickle person. Except for him, no one can compete with him. One day, Liu Futong made up a reason, saying that there was an urgent matter outside the city and the prime minister needed to go, so he sent someone to inform Du Zundao, and on this day, Sheng Wenyu was not in the prime minister's mansion because of something.In order to deceive others, Liu Futong first sent someone to report the news to Sheng Wenyu, and then Sheng Wenyu sent someone to report to Du Zundao's mansion. Seeing that the matter was urgent, it was Sheng's mansion who reported it again. After Du Zundao left the city, he walked according to the directions given, and soon walked into the barren land, feeling a little suspicious in his heart. Just as he was suspicious, a group of robbers appeared, killed Du Zundao and his followers, and looted their belongings.When the news spread back to the city, Liu Futong pretended to be sad, and went to Du's mansion to comfort Du's family. During the mourning, Liu Futong's sad state was really heartbreaking.No one thought about it, they only thought that Du Zundao was unfortunately killed by mob bandits.Only Liu Futong was secretly complacent behind his crying. It was he who asked Zhao Chuan, Zhang De, and Niu Qiang to pretend to be bandits and kill Du Zundao. After Du Zundao died, no one in the court could compete with Liu Futong, and Han Lin'er had no choice but to obediently let Liu Futong become prime minister.How can a child and a wife play politics against Liu Futong, who has experienced many battles and dares to think and act.Although Han Liner is the emperor, the real power is in the hands of Liu Futong. Everything is arranged by Liu Futong. Han Liner was a little dissatisfied at first, but after all, he was too young, and Liu Futong arranged him so that he gradually stopped praying for anything.The reason is that Liu Futong told Han Liner very clearly that I, Liu Futong, gave you the emperor, otherwise you would still be staying in the countryside of Dangshan.Besides, whether your background is true or not, and whether you are from the Song family or not, I, Liu Futong, have the final say.So, just obediently be your emperor, don't have too many dreams, everything is easy to talk about. After Han Lin'er proclaimed himself emperor, the influence of this authentic Red Turban Army regime greatly increased. The surrounding branches of the Red Turban Army did not dare to openly resist this, and they all accepted awards from King Xiaoming, such as Guo Tianxu who was named Marshal of the capital, Zhang Tianyou, Those like Zhu Yuanzhang were named deputy marshals of the left and right.In this way, the forces of the various Red Scarf armies were relatively concentrated on Han Lin'er's side. In fact, Liu Futong was manipulating everything, and Han Lin'er was just a puppet-like emperor.But after all, the Red Turban Army had an integration, and they had more contacts with each other, making it easier to concentrate against the Yuan Dynasty.No matter where the power lies, for the Red Scarf Army, only by being integrated can they fight against the powerful Yuan Dynasty, fight against the surrounding forces, and achieve greater victories.