Chapter 126 Chapter 125 Wu Zhao Wang Li Hao

Li Hao's word is Xuan Sheng, and his small character is Chang Sheng.Eager to learn since childhood, he is proficient in classics and ancient times, especially good at poetry and Fu.He is calm, alert, tolerant and kind.Moreover, he is proficient in Sun Wu's art of war and has developed a superb martial arts.In the second year of Longfei (397 A.D.), Duan Ye, the prefect of Houliang Jiankang (now Gaotai West, Gansu Province), claimed to be Liangzhou Mu, and Li Hao was named the county magistrate of Xiaogu County.Li Hao has done quite well in Xiaogu County, and is loved by people from far and near.

Three years later, Meng Min, the former governor of Dunhuang, died of illness. Guo Qian, the guard of Dunhuang, and Suoxian, the governor of Shazhou, saw that Li Hao was very famous, so they recommended him to be the governor of Dunhuang.At first, Li Hao felt that the name was not right and the words were not right, so he shirked the blame and refused to do it.At this time, Song Yao, who was a regular servant of Zhongsan in Zhangye, the capital of the country, rushed to Dunhuang and said to him: "Duan Ye has no ambitions and short-sightedness, and he will eventually die. Did elder brother forget what brother Guo said to us when he was staying overnight at the inn?" Have you spoken yet? The white forehead foal has been born, and the opportunity has come, so don’t hesitate any longer.” It turned out that Li Hao once slept with Song Yao and his brother Guo Fu, and Guo Fu said to Song Yao: “Mr. You will be the king of the country, but you will be an extremely personable minister, and when the horse gives birth to a white-fronted foal, it will be time for trouble." After Song Yao reminded him, Li Hao called himself the prefect of Dunhuang.After a few days, he felt that this was still inappropriate, so he sent someone to request Duan Ye's official appointment. Duan Ye had no foresight, so he happily appointed him as General Anxi and Governor of Dunhuang.

Duan Ye was very confused, but Suo Si, the general of his right guard, was very sober and said to Duan Ye: "Li Hao cultivated a lot of personal forces in Dunhuang, how can he stay in Dunhuang?" Suo Si's words were like a barrel The cold water woke up Duan Ye, so Duan Ye reassigned Suo Si to be the prefect of Dunhuang.Suo Si had a big air, and he ordered the 500 cavalry accompanying him to rest when he was more than 20 miles away from Dunhuang, and sent someone to notify Li Hao to come and meet him. Li Hao was hesitant to go out of the city to greet him.Song Yao and Xiao Gu ordered Zhang Miao to say to him: "Duan Ye is at a loss. This is the time for heroes to show their talents. You already have a piece of land, how can you give it up to others! Suo Si thinks he is a local, and people will buy him. If you openly challenge him now, you will easily defeat him." Li Hao thought about their words several times, and thought it made sense, so he sent Song Yao to see Suo Si first .Song Yao's mouth was very clever, and some sweet words made Suo Si's eyebrows beam with joy.Song Yao returned to the city and said to Li Hao: "According to my observation, Suo Si himself is very arrogant, and the officers and soldiers are very loose. It is easy to destroy them." Li Hao immediately sent Song Yao, Zhang Miao, Li Xin, and Li Rang to attack Suo Si. After a fierce attack, Suo Si was vulnerable and fled back to Zhangye in embarrassment.

It didn't count that Li Hao beat Suo Si away, and sent Duan Ye a memorial, demanding to kill Suo Si.Duan ye had no choice but to follow suit.Then, Duan Ye sent someone to Dunhuang to send a letter of appointment to Li Hao, and named him the governor of the military forces west of Liangxing and the general of Zhenxi. In November of the same year, Tang Yao, the prefect of Jinchang in Beiliang, rebelled. It was King Wu Zhao who promoted Li Hao as the champion general, governor of Shazhou, and Duke of Liang. He changed Yuan Gengzi and established the Xiliang regime.After Wu Zhao Wang Li Hao held the Daqing event, he sent Song Yao to capture Liangxing and some small cities west of Yumen, and cultivated fields and grains in Yumenguan, Yangguan and other places to develop agricultural production and prepare to further expand his power eastward.

In the third year of Gengzi (AD 402), Liang Zhongyong, the prefect of Xijun in Beiliang, launched a rebellion and came to join Li Hao.Li Hao asked Liang Zhongyong: "You and Suo Si are very familiar. Tell me, which one is more capable, Suo Si or I?" Liang Zhongyong was very smart, and said an ambiguous sentence: "There is no comparison." Li Hao recognized Liang Zhongyong. He said excitedly: "If Suo Si is more talented than me, why did I strangle his head with a long rope thousands of miles away?" Liang Zhongyong didn't flatter him, and said something fair. Words: "Intelligence has strengths and weaknesses, and success or failure is determined. As for which one is more talented, you or Suo Si, I really dare not comment on it. However, it would be a big mistake to judge the outcome by life and death. Li Hao bowed his head and remained silent after listening to Liang Zhongyong's words. After a while, he said, "I understand if it is possible, but I want to destroy Beiliang."

If you want to eliminate Beiliang, the capital of Xiliang is too far away from Zhangye, so the capital should be moved to Jiuquan, so as to approach Beiliang step by step.So in the first year of Jianchu (AD 405), Li Hao asked Song Yao to be the guard, and his son Li Rang to be the prefect. He stayed in Dunhuang and moved the capital to Jiuquan.Before leaving Dunhuang, he warned Li Rang: "In the future, you should be cautious in all things, and you should not decide rewards and punishments based on your own likes and dislikes; let alone get close to flatterers and alienate upright people; hold power firmly in your own hands. You should not be swayed by other people; you should listen carefully to the opinions of the subordinates, and you should carefully analyze and discern carefully the words of praise and discredit from your subordinates; In the past year, although not everything goes as you wish, but you are not ashamed of your conscience, you are not ashamed of your ancestors." After speaking, he turned around and left, took a few steps, turned back, and added: "Remember my words firmly, so that you can do it yourself. "

After Li Hao moved his capital to Jiuquan, he persuaded him to teach farming and mulberry, lightly pay and pay less taxes, so that the country is peaceful and the people are safe.After 5 years like this, no troops have been sent to Beiliang.However, Beiliang first attacked Xiliang in the sixth year of Jianchu (AD 410), defeated Xiliang Prince Li Xin in Mamiao, and captured Xiliang General Zhu Yuanhu alive.Li Hao was shocked when he heard the news, and hurriedly sent someone to Zhangye to redeem Zhu Yuanhu with 2,000 catties of silver and 2,000 taels of gold. Juqu Mengxun got the gold and silver, and thought that Li Hao was weak and deceitful. In August of the following year, he led his cavalry to attack Xiliang.This time, Li Hao looked surprisingly calm, and said to the civil and military officials: "Juqu Mengxun is not a thing. He won our gold and silver last year and signed a non-aggression covenant with us. Now he is attacking us again. It is really deceitful." It's too much. We close the city gates tightly and don't fight them. After their spirit disappears, we will attack again and we will definitely win." As expected, after a few days, the army rations in Beiliang had been eaten up, so we had to withdraw our troops and return to the division. .At this time, Li Hao ordered Li Xin to attack quickly, and the 7,000 cavalrymen shot straight at the officers and soldiers of Beiliang like shooting arrows, and they were defeated and fled in embarrassment.

In February of the thirteenth year of Jianchu (AD 417), Li Hao died of illness at the age of 67.His posthumous title is "King Wu Zhao" and his temple title is "Taizu".