Chapter 59 Chapter 58: Guangwen Emperor Liu Yuan

During the reign of Cao Wei Jiaping (249-254 A.D.), Huyan, the wife of Liu Bao, the left commander of the Xiongnu, had been married for many years, but she was still not pregnant and was very anxious.One day, when Huyan arrived at Longmen, he knelt down piously on the ground and prayed repeatedly for the early birth of his son.A month later, Huyan found out that she was pregnant.After another 12 months, Huyan's family really gave birth to a son, Liu Yuan. Liu Yuan has been able to speak for more than half a year since he landed, and he is smart and cunning. At the age of 7, Huyan's family died unfortunately. Liu Yuan was so sad that he cried to death, and moved his neighbors so much that they cried bitterly with him.Liu Yuan liked to study. He worshiped Cui You of Shangdang as a teacher when he was young, and studied "Mao Shi", "Jing Shi Yi", "Chun Qiu Zuo Zhuan", "Sun Wu Art of War", "Historical Records" and "Han Shu".Liu Yuan has been swimming in the ocean of books for many years, and has gained a lot of knowledge and talent, as well as great ambitions and ambitions.At that time, the world was in turmoil, and Liu Yuan knew very well that one must have good martial arts skills in order to make great achievements, so he worked hard to practice martial arts again.Because of his burly figure, he has two very long arms, and his arms are also very strong. He is naturally an expert in drawing a bow and archery. After practicing for a short time, he became a well-known archery master.

During the reign of Cao Wei and Xianxi (264-265 A.D.), Liu Yuan came to Luoyang as a hostage and made extensive friends with Han bureaucrats.After the Sima family established the Western Jin Dynasty, Liu Yuan still stayed in Luoyang.Later, his father Liu Bao died of illness, and Emperor Wu of Jin asked Liu Yuan to take over the post of Zuo Bushuai.In the last years of Taikang (280-289 A.D.), Liu Yuan was named the captain of the north again.Liu Yuan is serious about the rule of law, punishes traitors, treats people with sincerity, and attracts a large number of people with lofty ideals.Famous Confucian scholars from Wubu of the Huns, Youji and other places flocked to Liu Yuan like a tide.With the increase of soldiers, Liu Yuan's official rank was also continuously upgraded. By the time of Emperor Hui of Jin Dynasty, he had been promoted to the governor of the five tribes. Later, he was transferred to Yecheng and promoted to General Ningshuo, in charge of the military work of the five tribes of the Xiongnu.

At this time, the "Eight Kings Rebellion" had already kicked off, and the northern region became a stage for the clans of the Western Jin Dynasty to kill each other.Seeing that the time had come to restore the Huns' legacy, Liu Yuan's great-grandfather, Liu Xuan, the Zuoxian King of the Huns, and others gathered together to discuss: "In the past, our ancestors became brothers with the Han and agreed to share weal and woe. Since the fall of the Han Dynasty, , we Xiongnu Shanyu only have a false name and no territory. We have been reduced from princes to ordinary people. Are we willing to be enslaved by others like this? Liu Yuan has excellent leadership, why don't we push him to be Chanyu, sir How about a fight?! Now the Sima family is killing each other, it is a good time for us to restore the state." Everyone agreed with Liu Xuan's opinion, secretly elected Liu Yuan as the Great Chanyu, and entrusted Hu Yanyou to Yecheng Ask Liu Yuan to come back to them.

Liu Yuan desperately wanted to leave Yecheng immediately, but Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu who lived in Yecheng, disagreed, so Liu Yuan had to let Huyanyou go back to contact the five tribes of the Xiongnu and Zahu, while he waited for an appropriate opportunity before going back.In the first year of Yongxing (304 A.D.), Wang Jun and Sima Teng rebelled against the Jin Dynasty. Liu Yuan took the opportunity to say to Sima Ying: "Wang Jun and Sima Teng have more than 100,000 soldiers. I am afraid that the army we have at present is very difficult. It's hard to eliminate them. I want to go back and mobilize the five Hun troops for Your Highness to fight against the national calamity together." Seeing Liu Yuan's serious and confident expression, Sima Ying agreed to his request.

Liu Yuan left Yecheng and rushed to Zuoguo City (now Lishi, Shanxi) without stopping. He claimed to be the Great Chanyu, and raised troops to fight back against Sima Teng. In less than 20 days, the number of soldiers grew to 50,000. Not long after Liu Yuan left Yecheng, Wang Jun's general Qi Hong led the Xianbei people to surround Yecheng.When Liu Yuan heard the news, he prepared to send troops to attack Xianbei and Wuhuan.When Liu Xuan and others saw this, they said to Liu Yuan: "Western Jin monarchs and ministers are not things. They treat us like slaves. Can you swallow this breath?! Now that the Sima family is killing each other, it is a great time to destroy Jin and restore Han. Besides , Xianbei and Wuhuan have basically the same habits as ours, and they can be used as foreign aid, so how can we hurt them!" Liu Yuan said excitedly when he heard that he woke up from a dream, "Okay! I now have 100,000 soldiers and horses. It is as easy to wipe out the Jin Dynasty with one as ten. However, we must not forget that to occupy the world needs to win the hearts of the people; for the sake of long-term interests, we should play the banner of the Han Dynasty. We all know that our ancestors took the lead Yu once married a Han woman as the Yan family (equivalent to the queen of the Central Plains Dynasty), and he was sworn brothers with Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty. We are both nephews of the Han Dynasty. In this way, it is justifiable for us to call the country the Han Dynasty.” So Liu Yuan He called himself the King of Han, changed Yuanxi to Yuanxi, and moved the capital from Lishi to Zuoguo City.At the end of the same year, Liu Yuan sent Jianwu General Liu Yao to capture Taiyuan.At this time, Jisang who raised troops in Zhaowei, Wang Mi who raised troops in Shandong, and Shile of the Jie tribe who raised troops in Hebei were hit hard by the Jin army and fell into Liu Yuan's arms one after another.Liu Yuan's power grew stronger.

In July of the fifth year of Yuanxi (308 A.D.), Liu Yuan moved his capital to Puzi and proclaimed himself emperor.Taishi Lingxuan Yuxiuzhi said to Liu Yuan: "According to my observation, we will be able to conquer Luoyang in less than three years. Puzi is rugged and not a place to stay for a long time, but Pingyang is the old capital of Tao and Tang Dynasties, and the purple air is rising, and the geomantic omen is good. , the capital should be moved there.” Liu Yuan’s next step was to send troops to Luoyang, so he moved the capital to Pingyang (now northwest of Linfen, Shanxi) after listening to Xuan Yuxiuzhi’s words.Then, Liu Yuan sent Wang Mi and Liu Yao to attack Luoyang twice, but they were unsuccessful.In the second year of Herui (310 A.D.), Liu Yuan died of illness and was buried in Yongguang Mausoleum, with the posthumous title of "Emperor Guangwen" and the temple name of "Gaozu".