Chapter 218 Chapter 217: Last Emperor Zhu Youzhen

Zhu Youzhen is Zhu Wen's third son, and if you count his adopted son Youwen, he is the fourth.In the first year of Wende (888 AD), he was born in the envoy of Zhu Wen in Kaifeng.Because she was the youngest, she was very cute since she was a child, and she was deeply loved by Zhu Wen.After Zhu Wen proclaimed himself emperor and built Liang, 19-year-old Youzhen was named King Jun, and soon became Zuo Tianxing's envoy.The Tianxing Army is a new forbidden army built by Zhu Wen, and it is used as a personal retinue. Therefore, the choice of commander is very cautious.However, Youzhen is taciturn by nature, likes to dance and write, and spends all day with Confucian scholars and alchemists, and is too lazy to take care of the military aircraft herself.In the summer of the fourth year of Kaiping (AD 910), he was added as the inspector Sikong and the commander of the Tokyo Mabu Army, but he was still cautious and restrained, and indifferent to power.At this time, the eldest of the four Zhu brothers died, and the second brother, Youwen, and the third brother, Yougui, were very busy competing for the reserve position.On February 8, the first year of Fengli (AD 913), Youzhen and his counselors launched a palace coup and ascended the throne in Kaifeng, becoming the last emperor of Houliang.

Although Wang Youzhen of Jun said that he had inherited Datong and became the emperor, what he ruled was not a peaceful and stable Taiping Dynasty.There are strong enemies in the north, foreign troubles in the south, and the internal vassals and kings are unruly.Among them, Li Cunxu, the old enemy in the north, and Yang Shihou, the Jiedu envoy of the Tianxiong Army who occupied Weibo, worried him the most.Not long after he ascended the throne, Li Cunxu conquered Youzhou and occupied Heshuo, which greatly increased his power.Since Yang Shihou, the governor of the Tianxiong Army, has been proud of his merits since he was enthroned, he refused to hand over the wealth and wealth of the six states he was in charge of. The soon-to-be young master took it to heart.

In March of the first year of Zhenming (915 A.D.), news came that Yang Shihou died of illness. This was a godsend to Youzhen, and trusted officials came to the palace to celebrate.Zuyong envoy Zhao Yan suggested to Youzhen: "Since the Tang Dynasty, Wei Bo has been a confidant's trouble for generations. The root cause is that he has a large army and a strong army. Your Majesty should take the opportunity to divide Wei Bo into two envoys to weaken his power." You Zhen Follow the plan.However, Wei Bo's soldiers, inherited from father to son, have a long history, and most of them are relatives of each other by marriage, and they don't want to separate and move to the two towns.The sergeants who were ordered to go to Zhaode gathered together to cry and complained.That night, a mutiny broke out in Weizhou, and he asked Jin Wang Li Cunxu for help.Li took advantage of the situation to occupy Weizhou.Weizhou is an important town in the north of Daliang. Once Weizhou is lost, the land of Henan loses its barrier.Youzhen was very anxious and urgently ordered Liu Xunyan to stop him quickly.In February, Li Cunxu, the lord of the Jin Dynasty, announced that he would leave Weizhou and return to Jinyang, leaving General Li Youshen to guard the camp.Looking for a trick, he poured out his army and approached Weizhou. Unexpectedly, Li Cunxu came and formed an array with Li Cunshen in the southeast and northwest of Liang Jun. Liang Jun was surrounded by Jin Corps and died.Xun Yan led the remnants of the defeated generals to cross the Yellow River and retreat to Huazhou.When Youzhen heard the news, she couldn't help sighing: "The general trend is over."

In the next two or three years, the king of Jin led his army to fight against the generals of Liang on both sides of the Yellow River. The leader of Liang, Youzhen, still lived deep in the palace, and the ministers on the left and right controlled the government. In the summer of the third year of Longde (923 A.D.), Jin soldiers successfully attacked Yunzhou, and Kaifeng, the capital of Later Liang, was besieged, but Youzhen, the leader of Liang, was unwilling to stop there.He ordered Kaifeng Yin to drive the citizens of Kaifeng to climb the city wall, ready to fight.He also selected cronies, ordered them to change into plain clothes, and went out of the city separately to disturb the enemy camp.However, after these cronies left the city, they all ran for their lives and never returned.The Lord Liang had no choice but to summon his ministers to discuss. The Prime Minister Zheng Jue asked him to take the jade seal to surrender to the Jin army.Youzhen asked: "To this day, I will never begrudge any seal, but if this is the case, will it be effective?" Zheng Jue bowed his head and thought for a long time before saying, "I'm afraid it's useless." The ministers burst into tears, and Youzhen also let go cry bitterly.

Back in the dormitory, Youzhen felt that there was no way out. After hesitating for a while, she summoned Huang Fulin, the general of the imperial army, and ordered: "I am powerless to kill myself, and you can help me." Huang Fulin first killed Youzhen, and then committed suicide.The back beam just disappeared on the stage of history.