Liu Zhiyuan ascended to the throne of the broken Central Plains when the Central Plains was in turmoil.There is a world of difference between Liu Zhiyuan, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty more than a thousand years ago.They are creating a new foundation, but Liu Zhiyuan just cleaned up a mess. Khitan was forced to withdraw from the Central Plains, leaving a brief political vacuum.Liu Zhiyuan's lenient policy has achieved real results.At the beginning, the military officers who were hijacked by Du Chongwei and surrendered to the Liao Kingdom, and who were named Jiedushi by the Liao Kingdom, returned one after another at this time, expressing their allegiance to Liu Zhiyuan's new court one after another.Although the Central Plains may not be the master of the Ming Dynasty, the taste of traitors is really uncomfortable, so most civil and military officials who fell to the Liao Kingdom returned to the south through various methods.Liu Zhiyuan accepted them one by one, and let the past go.Among those accepted by Liu Zhiyuan was Zhao Kuangzan, the son of Zhao Yanshou.Zhao Yanshou withdrew to the north, and Zhao Kuangzan stayed behind in the Central Plains feudal town.Before Zhao Kuangzan could follow his father, he was attacked by Liu Zhiyuan's army.Not only did Zhao Kuangzan not be suspected by Liu Zhiyuan, but he continued to serve as Jiedushi, but he was transferred from Hezhong to Jinzhou in a different place.Tianping Jiedushi Li Shouzhen was transferred from Shandong to Shaanxi to succeed Zhao Kuangzan as Huguojiedushi.Gao Xingzhou was sent to Weizhou, an important town in Hebei Province, and became Tianxiong Jiedushi.And the son-in-law Du Chongwei, who was played by Yelu Deguang as a monkey, was transferred to Chanzhou to serve as Guide's Jiedu envoy.

In the early years Liu Zhiyuan looked down on Du Chongwei's incompetence.Although Liu Zhiyuan made great contributions to supporting Shi Jingtang, but at that time Liu Zhiyuan's rank was too low, so it took him some time to be promoted to the provincial and ministerial position.But because Du Chongwei was the son-in-law, he was quickly promoted to the position of Jiedushi by Shi Jingtang, the emperor of the late Jin Dynasty.The appointments of Liu Zhiyuan and Du Chongwei were written in the same document and announced at the same time.Because Liu Zhiyuan looked down on Du Chongwei, he felt ashamed that he was confused with Du Chongwei.Therefore, Liu Zhiyuan simply disobeyed and refused to accept the emperor's official order.Later, Shi Jingtang sent a special envoy to do Liu Zhiyuan's ideological work, and Liu Zhiyuan reluctantly accepted the decision to be promoted.After overcoming the double pressure of national hatred and personal grievances, Liu Zhiyuan really gave Du Chongwei enough preferential treatment.

The so-called guilty conscience.Du Chongwei became a traitor, and his heart was even more guilty. Although Liu Zhiyuan pardoned Du Chongwei for political purposes, under the cold eyes of the civil and military officials and common people in the Central Plains, Du Chongwei was worried every night and was restless day and night.He always felt uneasy, always thinking that Liu Zhiyuan's head might be cut off one day. After comparing and comparing, Du Chongwei once again chose to believe in Khitan.Although Khitan played him for a big fool. After the letter of appointment for the adjustment of cadres in the Later Han Dynasty was issued, Du Chongwei believed that Liu Zhiyuan took the opportunity of adjusting cadres to kill him.The panic-stricken Du Chongwei couldn't bear it anymore, and suddenly decided to disobey his orders and become an enemy of the Later Han.Du Chongwei sent his son as a hostage to the Khitan general Ma Mo, who was staying in Hengzhou, and asked Ma Mo to send troops to support him.Ma Zhi sent General Yang Gun to lead 1,500 Khitan soldiers to Weizhou to support Du Chongwei.Attention everyone, this Yang Dagon is the father of Yang Jiye, a general who served the country loyally in the Song Dynasty.

The news that Du Chongwei once again had an affair with the Khitan and rebelled against the Central Plains reached Kaifeng. Liu Zhiyuan was furious, and scolded with a sullen purple-black face: "Du Chongwei is a bastard who doesn't know what is good or bad. I let him go. He is not grateful for the map, but once again took refuge in Khitan. Fight against the imperial court. Kill him for me!" Liu Zhiyuan sent Ren Tianxiong Jiedu envoy Gao Xingzhou as envoy and Murong Yanchao as deputy envoy to lead troops to Weizhou to crusade against Du Chongwei. Both Gao Xingzhou and Murong Yanchao appeared in the previous documents.Gao Xingzhou acted cautiously and fought bravely.Murong Yanchao is also a titan, but has a hot temper.The two had a serious disagreement on the strategy of attacking Weizhou City.

Gao Xingzhou advocated that the siege should be the main thing, and when the ammunition and food in Weizhou city were exhausted, Du Chongwei would be defeated without attack.Murong Yan is super impatient, and advocates strong attack and hard attack, and quick battle and quick decision.Murong Yanchao had a very hot temper, he argued with Gao Xingzhou every day, and even wrote to the court to criticize Gao Xingzhou for being timid and conservative.As the coach, why can't Gao Xingzhou restrain Murong Yanchao?Because there is another layer of reason here.Gao Xingzhou and Du Chongwei are relatives, and Gao Xingzhou's daughter is Du Chongwei's daughter-in-law.As a result, Murong Yanchao became suspicious. He believed that Gao Xingzhou might appease and accommodate Du Chongwei, and he didn't even rule out the possibility of secretly colluding with Du Chongwei.If the coach secretly communicated with the enemy, wouldn't he, the deputy commander, be taken advantage of!

Murong Yanchao refused to give an inch and strongly advocated attacking Weizhou, but Gao Xingzhou tried hard to dissuade him.The conflict between the head coach and the deputy head became bigger and bigger, and the lawsuit was brought to the emperor Liu Zhiyuan. Liu Zhiyuan felt that the problem was serious. Discord between the commander-in-chief and the deputy commander-in-chief was a big taboo for military strategists, and unexpected changes could happen overnight.Therefore, Liu Zhiyuan immediately decided to march in person to avoid mutiny and accidents in the frontier military positions.

Speaking of which, in terms of marching and fighting, Liu Zhiyuan is still capable.He came to the front of the two armies and expressed his support for Gao Xingzhou with practical actions.Han Gaozu Liu Zhiyuan stayed in Gao Xingzhou's camp, which is a great trust and encouragement for Gao Xingzhou.Then, Liu Zhiyuan patiently listened to Gao Xingzhou's opinions on the military situation.Gao Xingzhou gave three reasons for the siege strategy: Du Chongwei's army in Weizhou City had food and grass, and if the Han army attacked by force, it would only pay the price of a large number of casualties.Even a strong attack may not guarantee success.If it takes a while and the food and grass in the city are cut off, Du Chongwei's army will collapse without attacking.

After listening to Gao Xingzhou's words, Liu Zhiyuan nodded deeply. The most important skill of being a leader is being able to tell right from wrong. The taboo of being a leader is simple and hasty decision-making. Liu Zhiyuan agreed with Gao Xingzhou's opinion, while denying Murong Yanchao's opinion.Not only that, Liu Zhiyuan also summoned Murong Yanchao alone, criticized Murong Yanchao's wrong thinking face to face, and ordered Murong Yanchao to apologize to Gao Xingzhou.In addition to personally doing in-depth and meticulous ideological work, Liu Zhiyuan, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, also sent ministers to mediate between Gao Xingzhou and Murong Yanchao.It can be described as well-intentioned.

The reason why Liu Zhiyuan treated the generals so carefully and thoughtfully was because Gao Xing and Zhou Murong Yanchao were not Liu Zhiyuan's team and subordinates, and they didn't really obey Liu Zhiyuan. Accept the leadership of the Later Han court.If the interests and relations are not balanced, these generals who have just expressed their submission will not only not work hard, but they may become the second Du Chongwei or stand on the top of the mountain. Although Han Gaozu Liu Zhiyuan tried so hard to mediate between Gao Xingzhou and Murong Yanchao, Murong Yanchao was still stubborn and refused to buy it.After a month of siege, food and grass in Weizhou became increasingly scarce.The soldiers in the city began to escape in twos and threes and surrender to the Han army.Murong Yanchao couldn't hold back anymore, thinking that the resistance force in Weizhou City was almost exhausted, so he asked Emperor Liu Zhiyuan to attack the city again.In order to save the general's face, Liu Zhiyuan reluctantly agreed to Murong Yanchao's suggestion.

Liu Zhiyuan personally supervised the formation and mobilized the Han army to attack Weizhou City.Weizhou City is an important town in Hebei Province, with towering walls and strong barriers. Du Chongwei's army on the city resisted stubbornly from a high position.After fighting for a full hour, the Han army dropped thousands of corpses under the city and injured thousands of people. Weizhou City still stood still. Don't cry when you don't see the coffin, don't look back until you hit the south wall. Seeing this scene, Murong Yanchao finally realized that he was wrong, and he no longer dared to clamor for a forceful attack, so he quietly went to the side and catted.Liu Zhiyuan had no choice but to withdraw his troops, stop the siege, and continue to implement the siege strategy.

At the end of November 947 AD, after three months of siege, the food and grass in Weizhou City finally ran out. I have no strength to walk.Hunger is something that no creature can bear, and once the hunger is extreme, people will go crazy.Unable to persist any longer, Du Chongwei was desperate and chose to surrender again. For Du Chongwei who surrendered, in the eyes of ordinary people, even if he didn't behead his head, he would have to go to jail.Liu Zhiyuan had just taken office. In order to stabilize the situation, the court of the later Han Dynasty still maintained great restraint, leaving Du Chongwei alive, and also named him Taifu and Zhongshuling, Chu Guogong, but deprived him of all real power. Du Chongwei's life was saved, but he needed to spend money to eliminate the disaster. At Guo Wei's suggestion, the Later Han Dynasty confiscated all the money of Du Chongwei's family, and distributed the rewards to the army.Du Chongwei has been very capable of collecting military pay and civilian wealth for more than ten years. It is no exaggeration to say that his family is as rich as an enemy country.For the impoverished imperial court, this sum of money can be described as the sweet dew after a long drought. Although Du Chongwei saved his life after losing power, he lost money.Not only did he lose his money, but Lao Du also lost his face.He is like a mouse crossing the street. As long as he appears in front of the world, the common people will cheer up and surround him, throwing stones, eggs, and sand at him.Lao Du has become a "high-ranking official" who has no social status and dignity, and everyone who crosses the street shouts and beats him.Old Du regretted it in his heart, every time he thought he might as well die.But he lacked the courage to commit suicide. Even though Weizhou City was captured by the Han army, Gao Xingzhou was reluctant to settle in as Tianxiong Jiedu envoy.The reason was that the rift between him and Murong Yanchao was already deep, and Murong Yanchao succeeded Du Chongwei as the Jiedu envoy of Guide, and the fiefdom was in Chanzhou, not far south of Weizhou.In order to avoid side effects, Gao Xingzhou, who is cautious and low-key, does not want to be neighbors with Murong Yanchao.Finally, starting from stability and unity, the imperial court transferred Zhongwu Jiedushi Shi Hongzhao from Xuzhou to Chanzhou to serve as Guide Jiedu envoy and guard Mabujun Commander, and emperor Taidi Liu Xin was transferred to Xuzhou as Zhongwu Jiedu envoy and guard Mabujun The deputy capital commander transferred Murong Yanchao to Yunzhou as the Tianping Jiedu envoy and received the same treatment as the Pingzhangshi. After more than three months, Du Chongwei's rebellion in Weizhou was finally put down. There are still many people who are as guilty as Du Chongwei. Once you become a thief, it is very difficult to be a good person. Although Zhao Kuangzan, the son of Zhao Yanshou's Jinchang Jiedu, was favored by Liu Zhiyuan of the Later Han Dynasty, he always felt uneasy.Especially with such a famous "traitor father", the family background is very innocent.When Zhao Kuangzan was in panic, he chose to collude with the Shu Kingdom secretly, hoping to rely on foreign aid to protect himself. Liu Zhiyuan adopted another strategy when dealing with Zhao Kuangzan.Since the later Jin Dynasty, the Central Plains left the mourning, and the western vassals and towns successively broke away from the Central Plains rule and took refuge in the Shu Kingdom, which was a great threat to the Central Plains court.If Zhao Kuangzan is attacked like Du Chongwei, then it is very likely that Zhao Kuangzan and other vassals will be rebelled immediately, or a large-scale invasion of the Kingdom of Shu will be attracted. Therefore, Liu Zhiyuan, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, was very cautious. Coincidentally, the Uighurs in the northwest had long since declined. In order to counterbalance the oppression of the Khitan, the Uighurs traveled thousands of miles to pay tribute to the Central Plains court and seek alliances.However, all the tributes of the Uighur envoys were blocked and plundered by the Xixia party in the middle. In the mid-winter of October 947 AD, Liu Zhiyuan sent Wang Jingchong, the right guard general, to lead 3,000 imperial troops to the northwest to sweep up Dangxiang and other unruly tribes. Before Wang Jingchong left, Liu Zhiyuan secretly confessed to him that he should pay attention to Zhao Kuangzan's movements while patrolling the northwest frontier.If he gives up on surrendering to Shu and enters the court obediently, that's all. If he insists on going his own way, you can do it cheaply.What does it mean to play cheap?It just depends on what to do, full power to deal with it, you can recruit, crusade, and even kill him. Later, when doing multiple-choice questions such as Conghan, Toushu, and Self-reliance, Zhao Kuangzan experienced a fierce ideological struggle and hesitated for a long time.At this time, the Kingdom of Shu believed that the opportunity to show its talents and even dominate the world had come, so it cheerfully sent troops to support it.Unexpectedly, whether it was Zhao Kuangzan or the Shu army, they were all tofu dregs, and they were defeated by the Han army in Fengxiang, Long, Bin, Jing, Fu, Fang and other prefecture cities led by Wang Jingchong.Wang Jingchong conquered the Jinchang Fanzhen very smoothly. The main reason why the Later Han Dynasty was able to successfully surrender Du Chongwei and other Khitan generals and captured feudal towns was that the Khitan had no intention of fighting and hurriedly withdrew their troops to the north. Yeluruan was supported by the Khitan nobles in Hengzhou as the new monarch of the Liao Kingdom. It was actually a coup in the palace and did not inherit the throne according to the normal procedure.It is not difficult for Yeluruan and the Khitan nobles to deal with Zhao Yanshou and the officials of the Jin Dynasty. The more difficult problem is how to return to Khitan to face the Empress Dowager Shulu.Because the late Liao Emperor Yelu Deguang had a son.Yelu Deguang's son is the first heir to the throne.Yelu Deguang's son was still young, so he didn't follow Yelu Deguang to the Central Plains, and he was in Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing at this time. After discussions between the King of the South Court, the King of the North Court and other Khitan noble leaders, they believed that the most difficult problem was not facing Yelu Deguang's son, but the Empress Dowager Shulu.That woman was decisive and merciless in killing, and maybe she would use the problem to make use of it again, causing some bloody troubles. Under extreme fear, the Khitan army and nobles in the Central Plains decided to use iron and blood methods to support Yelu Ruan as the monarch, and fight back to Linhuang Mansion together to face all possible dangerous situations together. In times of crisis, safety comes first. If you want to be safe, group first. Yeluruan, Shizong of the Liao Dynasty, granted the title of Anguo Jiedu envoy Ma Mo as the left-behind in Zhongjing, and continued to be stationed in Hengzhou.Other Khitan nobles and Liao Shizong led tens of thousands of horses back to Khitan.Disliked that these civil and military officials of the Jin Dynasty were obstructive and useless, Yeluruan left most of them in Hengzhou, and only brought Xu Taifu, Li Huan, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, and a large number of court ladies, eunuchs, and troupe actors. .For Zhao Yanshou who wanted to become emperor on his own, Yeluruan didn't make things too difficult for him, at least he didn't free up his hands to kill him immediately, but took him all the way back to the north.A year later, Zhao Yanshou died in Khitan in depression under both mental and physical torture. In June 947 AD, Xiao Han, uncle of the Liao Kingdom, fled from Kaifeng to Hengzhou and joined Ma Mo. Xiao Han has always been at odds with Zhang Li.When Zhang Li gained power in the Yelude Guang Dynasty, he repeatedly suppressed and contradicted the Khitan nobles.Now that Yelu Deguang is dead, and Zhang Li is not reused by Yelu Ruan, Xiao Han's time for revenge has come.Xiao Han surrounded Zhang Li's house with the Khitan cavalry with their fangs and claws, brandishing their weapons, yelling, beating, smashing and looting, humiliating Zhang Li, almost killing Zhang Li on the spot.Ma Mo thought that Zhang Li was the minister of the Liao Kingdom after all, and Xiao Han could not kill the minister without authorization, so he tried his best to dissuade Xiao Han from doing it.However, even if Xiao Han did not do anything, Zhang Li did not survive that night.Zhang Li was angry, sick, annoyed and regretful. He had a cerebral hemorrhage and a heart attack, and died at home. Ma Mo, who was ordered by Liao Shizong Yeluruan to guard Hengzhou, was a fierce general, but he was greedy, cunning, cruel, and lustful.Emperor Yeluruan of the Liao Kingdom brought the Khitan army back to the grassland, leaving more than 2,000 horses for Ma Luo.But Ma Mo applied for food and salaries for 14,000 people, and all the extra money was taken by Ma Mo for himself.In addition to embezzling military salaries, Ma Mo unscrupulously searched for people's wealth and plundered beautiful people's women.For the villagers who disliked them, Ma Mo casually arrested them, slandered them as thieves, and tortured them.These tortures are unimaginable and heinous, including peeling off the skin, gouging out the eyes, cutting off the hands, and burning them with irons, in order to frighten the rebellious people in the Central Plains.In the house where Ma Po lives and works, there are human livers, human gallbladders, severed hands, broken feet, etc. hanging everywhere. Ma Po only had two thousand Khitan soldiers under his command, which was not enough. With the wars raging all over the Central Plains, he was completely powerless to extinguish the successive anti-Khitan activities.Although there are tens of thousands of Han troops under the command of Ma Mo, Ma Mo has a deep prejudice against the Han people. He not only despises the Han soldiers, but also distrusts the Han army.He felt more and more that the Han soldiers were inferior to the tens of thousands of Han soldiers who had deducted their salaries, dismantled their equipment, and neglected their drills.The morale of the Han army was shaken, public grievances boiled, and the mood of returning to the Central Plains spread rapidly.This army is facing disintegration. The Han army stationed in Hengzhou, under the instigation of several low-ranking officers, took advantage of the emptiness in the outer city when Yang Gun sent troops to mutiny and launched a resistance activity to expel Khitan.All of a sudden, there were shouts of killing in Hengzhou City, and slogans to expel the Khitans rang through the four gates. Han soldiers and civilians rushed into the government treasury with long and short weapons everywhere, and beat and killed Khitans when they saw them. Frightened by the sudden mutiny and civil uprising, Ma Po did not dare to stop the suppression. In fact, he had no strength at hand, so he had to pack up several carts of gold, silver and treasure in a hurry and fled north. However, the rebellion of the Han soldiers and citizens lacked leadership and lacked strict discipline. After Khitan was driven out of the city, these people turned into an outright chaotic army and mob, burning, killing, looting, and looting everywhere. The initial target of chasing and expelling the Khitan. After the Khitan army escaped from Hengzhou City, after receiving the support of the returning army, they regrouped and turned back to enter the city.At this time, the disorganized Han army lost its combat effectiveness and faced the danger of being defeated and wiped out by Khitan.At this time of life and death, someone invited Feng Dao, Li Song, He Ning and other Jin ministers to preside over the overall situation. Feng Dao yelled at the rebel army a few times, calling on everyone to unite and fight against the enemy.With the backbone, the Han army cheered up and regrouped to start a bloody battle with the Khitan army.After a day of fighting, Ma Mo and the others were finally beaten away and driven all the way out of the Great Wall. After expelling the Khitan, the Han army in Hengzhou elected Feng Dao as Jiedushi to continue to lead them.But Feng Dao waved his hand and said, "I'm just a scholar. Where can I lead troops to fight, you should elect a general to be the acting Jiedushi." Feng Dao is really naughty and self-aware, he accepts as soon as he sees it, and puts his own safety first.He knew that Hengzhou was a mess, and it was not easy for the soldiers and civilians who took advantage of the chaos to govern, so Feng Dao retreated in spite of the difficulties, and fled Hengzhou early to avoid getting deeper and deeper in this chaos. When Yang Gun heard that Ma Mo had fled back to Khitan, he didn't dare to fight, so he hurriedly withdrew his troops to the north.Since then, the areas that were occupied by the Jin-Liao War in China have basically escaped the Khitan's occupation. After this guy fled back to Khitan, he was condemned by Liao Shizong Yeluruan for losing Hengzhou.But Ma Mo refused to accept it, and even shifted the responsibility to the Liao court. He believed that the Liao court recruited a large number of Han people to accompany them to cause the disaster.Emperor Shizong of Liao Dynasty was overwhelmed by Ma Po's strong words, so he secretly sent someone to send poisoned wine to Ma Po, and poisoned Ma Po to death.Ma Mo's evil will be rewarded with evil, and his sinful life will end here. After the Hengzhou Rebellion settled down, Feng Dao, Li Song, and He Ning, the late Jin ministers, rushed from Hengzhou to Kaifeng Bianliang to express their allegiance to Han Gaozu Liu Zhiyuan.These people don't care who is the emperor at all. The so-called "the one with the milk is the mother", and for them "the one with the power is the father".In order to win people's hearts, Liu Zhiyuan took Li Song as the prince's Taifu, He Ning as the prince's Taibao, and Feng Dao as the Taishi. These people were all ranked among the three princes and enjoyed the highest honor treatment in feudal society. In the early days of Liu Zhiyuan's reign as emperor, in addition to winning over a group of civil and military officials from the late Jin Dynasty through an extremely lenient and gentle policy, and initially establishing rule over the states and towns in the Central Plains, he also adopted some political strategies.Cut taxes and give the common people space to recuperate.He has adopted a high-pressure posture against thieves, bandits and even civil uprisings that have become increasingly serious due to successive years of social turmoil, beheading his head and imprisoning him. Before Liu Zhiyuan could sit on the throne, an accident ended his imperial career. When Liu Zhiyuan personally conquered Weizhou to attack Du Chongwei, Liu Zhiyuan left his son Liu Chengxun in the capital to preside over the work.Liu Chengxun is excellent in morality, intelligence, physique, art and labor. He is a good seedling and is highly valued and loved by Liu Zhiyuan.Liu Zhiyuan intended to train this son as the successor of the Later Han Dynasty.But for unknown reasons, Liu Chengxun died of a sudden illness at the end of 947 AD when he was staying in Bianliang, Kaifeng. He was only 26 years old. The death of the eldest son was a huge blow to Liu Zhiyuan, the emperor of the Han Dynasty. Due to excessive grief, Liu Zhiyuan's physical health deteriorated rapidly.It didn't take long to be bedridden. The first month of 948 AD. Liu Zhiyuan obviously felt that he was dying, and his days in this world were numbered.He braced his weak body and hurriedly arranged the funeral. After the death of the eldest son Liu Chengxun, Liu Zhiyuan's second son Liu Chengyou was eligible to inherit the throne in sequence.But Liu Chengyou was still young, only 18 years old, and he was inspected at the time.This position is roughly equivalent to the chief of the Imperial Palace Security Bureau. It does not seem to have appeared in previous dynasties, but this position played a pivotal role in the previous palace coups in later dynasties. Liu Chengyou is young, has low qualifications, has no military achievements, and lacks prestige.In those turbulent years when anyone with a gun was a grass head king, and even if he had the cloak of a legal heir, if he lacked the necessary strength, not only might he not be able to win the throne, but even if he did win it, he might lose it again. Liu Zhiyuan is well aware of this truth. In order to pave the way for his youngest son Liu Chengyou to ascend the throne, Han Gaozu Liu Zhiyuan made meticulous preparations. Liu Zhiyuan secretly instructed the privy envoy Yang Bin to make a suggestion to transfer Liu Xin, the deputy commander of the guard Ma Bujun and the Zhongwu Jiedu envoy, to Xuzhou to take up his post.In fact, Liu Xin is Liu Zhiyuan's younger brother, and he played the role of a core confidant in helping Liu Zhiyuan conquer the world.His importance can also be seen from Liu Xin's position. He has the right to command the Imperial City's Habayashi Guards.Liu Zhiyuan immediately agreed to Yang Bin's suggestion.The reason why Liu Zhiyuan did this was because although Liu Xin also served as the Zhongwu Jiedu envoy, he stayed in the capital and did not go to Xuzhou to take up his post.Liu Xin is the biggest threat to Liu Chengyou's accession to the throne.Liu Xin not only holds the military power, but also has the identity of the emperor's younger brother, and a group of forces has gathered around him.Between his own son and his own younger brother, Liu Zhiyuan still chose his own son.Of course, this guy Liu Xin is not made to be an emperor, he eats, drinks, has fun, is corrupt, and is stupid and timid. After Liu Xin was transferred out of the capital, General Shi Hongzhao was transferred back to the capital to preside over the work of the guard Ma Budu.Shi Hongzhao was Liu Zhiyuan's confidant general and was highly valued by Liu Zhiyuan. After being transferred from Liu Xin, Liu Zhiyuan appointed four Gu Ming assistant ministers on the sickbed.The duty of the auxiliary minister is to help the inexperienced young emperor to deal with the government affairs. In fact, he plays the role of teaching and guiding, allowing the little emperor to learn by doing, and learning while doing.These four people are Su Fengji, the chief minister's servant, Yang Bin, the privy envoy, Shi Hongzhao, the commander of the guard Ma Bujun, and Guo Wei, the deputy privy envoy. They are all heavyweights in the dynasty. Liu Zhiyuan was dying, and exerted all his strength to gather the soul, and forced his sick body to explain the funeral to the four ministers: "Chengyou is still young, and there is no strength around him. His enthronement and future ruling are all entrusted to you." . The four Gu Ming ministers kowtowed together, thanking the emperor for his trust, and expressing that they would do well what the emperor asked them to do. Liu Zhiyuan rested for a while, gasping for breath, and said, "Be good at guarding against heavy prestige." Liu Zhiyuan didn't trust Du Chongwei in his bones, let alone trust him.He knew that Du Chongwei was unprincipled, capricious, and could do anything, so he told Minister Gu Ming to always be careful of Du Chongwei, and not to be bitten by Du Chongwei's salty fish. After making a series of careful arrangements, Liu Zhiyuan closed his eyes helplessly. Perhaps Liu Zhiyuan would live a few more years if he were not the weak emperor of this weak government.It seems that he knows that this kind of emperor is not easy to do, and it may not be all false to make three pushes and four concessions before proclaiming emperor. In order to make the follow-up work more meticulous and steady, the four Gu Ming ministers planned carefully and formulated a strict action plan. After Liu Zhiyuan's death, Minister Gu Ming did not announce the news immediately, but completely blocked the news of the emperor's death.They still issued an imperial edict in the name of Emperor Liu Zhiyuan, claiming that Du Chongwei and his sons were beheading Du Chongwei and all his sons by spreading rumors and conspiracy when the emperor was ill.The emperor's order was imminent, and Du Chongwei was mutilated into tens of thousands of pieces in the downtown area.The common people finally waited for the end of Du Chongwei, and rushed to fight for Du Chongwei's flesh and blood, frying, cooking, frying and stewing to relieve their hatred for many years. A few days later, it's February. Minister Gu Ming once again issued an edict in the name of the emperor Liu Zhiyuan, promoting the prince Liu Chengyou to be the king of Zhou and the same as Zhang Shi.The purpose of doing this is to respect Liu Chengyou's status, create momentum for him to inherit the throne, and pave the way. An hour later, the court of the Later Han Dynasty officially issued a notice to the world, announcing the death of Emperor Liu Zhiyuan. According to the will of the old emperor Liu Zhiyuan, Minister Gu Ming assisted Zhou Wang Liu Chengyou to inherit the throne. Yoo Seung-woo's enthronement process can be described as seamless and impeccable.But success in ascension to the throne is only a formal status, and whether he can sit still for a long time is a big question mark.