Chapter 225 Chapter 224 Gaozu Liu Zhiyuan

Emperor Gaozu of the Later Han Dynasty, surnamed Liu and named Hao, whose real name was Zhiyuan, was a member of the Shatuo tribe and lived in Taiyuan for generations.His father is Liu Fan, and his mother is Mrs. Wu Guotai, Mrs. An.Born in February of the second year of Tang Qianning (895 AD), and died in the first year of Qianyou (948 AD).54 years old. Liu Zhiyuan's family was very poor when he was young, and he herded horses for a living. Later, he joined the army and became a cavalry general under Emperor Mingzong of the later Tang Dynasty, and made friends with Shi Jingtang.After Mingzong's death, Zhiyuan urged Shi Jingtang to go south. Shi's family was established at the beginning of the Jin Dynasty, and Zhiyuan was appointed as the commander of the Mabudu of the guards, who had the power to inspect and accompany all the guards of the Sixth Army, and was in charge of the Imperial Army.In July of the sixth year of Tianfu (941 A.D.), he was the envoy of Liushou and Hedong Jiedu in Beijing.In the following year, Shi Jingtang died, came out of the throne and ascended the throne. Knowing the far-reaching Hedong, he expanded his army and horses. He ignored Khitan's frequent southward marches, and the number of troops in Hedong quickly increased to 50,000. His power was far greater than that of other feudal towns. .In the first month of the twelfth year of Tianfu, the Khitan invaded Kaifeng and captured the emperor, but Zhiyuan still refused to join in, and only sent troops to defend the four territories.

After Khitan master Yelu Deguang entered Kaifeng, people from all over the country raised troops to resist, and the later Jin vassals and towns that belonged to Khitan were also more positive than negative.Faced with this situation, Zhiyuan decided to raise his troops to stand on his own.Guo Wei, the Kongmu officer of the Han Dynasty, Shi Hongzhao, the commander of Wu Jiedu, and Zhang Yanwei, the marching Sima, actively persuaded them to advance.On February 10th, Liu Zhiyuan proclaimed himself emperor, claiming that he couldn't bear to change Zhengshuo of the later Jin Dynasty, and he didn't like the "Kaiyun" reign name, so he used the Tianfu reign name of Jin Gaozu Shi Jingtang.

After Liu Zhiyuan became emperor, he faced a very serious situation. At that time, Hebei and Henan were completely occupied by Khitan, and most of the feudal towns in Guanzhong also surrendered to Khitan.Hearing the news that Liu Zhiyuan proclaimed himself emperor, Lord Khitan sent envoys to Luzhou (now Shangdang, Shanxi), Xiangzhou (now Anyang, Henan), Mengzhou (now north of Mengxian County, Henan) and other strategic places. Rate heavy defense.After Zhiyuan proclaimed himself emperor, he was not in a hurry to send troops, but waited for a favorable opportunity. On May 7th, Zhiyuan summoned his ministers to discuss an aggressive strategy, and adopted Guo Wei's strategy of "Going southward from Jinzhou, traveling eastward through Shanzhou, within two days, Luoyang and Kaifeng can be conquered".On the twelfth day, the army set out from Taiyuan, with Shi Hongzhao as the vanguard.

On June 3rd, Zhiyuan arrived in Luoyang, and all officials of the later Jin Dynasty in Kaifeng sent people to welcome the Marquis. Zhiyuan issued an edict that anyone who was appointed by Khitan should not worry, and could still stay in his original post.But he secretly sent someone to kill Li Siyuan's son Li Congyi and Yi's mother Wang Shufei. He did not want this person who might be proclaimed emperor at any time to continue to exist.On the 9th, Zhiyuan entered Kaifeng, changed the name of the country to Han, and still used the name of Tianfu.It was ordered that Jiedu envoys appointed by Khitan and generals at all levels should keep their duties and not change.Fans and towns from all over the world successively submitted their petitions.In July, Tianxiong Jiedu Envoy De Wei and Tianping Jiedu Envoy Li Shouzhen also expressed their surrender one after another.

When Dewey professed his ministership to Zhiyuan, in order to show his sincerity, he also asked to be reassigned as his governor.This was originally just a gesture, but Liu Zhiyuan followed suit and appointed De Wei as the Jiedu Envoy of Guide, and then appointed Li Shouzhen as the Jiedu Envoy of Protecting the Country.After Dewey received the order in early July, he refused to carry it out and sent his son to Khitan as a hostage to ask for aid.Khitan sent 1,500 people plus 2,000 soldiers from Youzhou to Weizhou (now Hebei Daming), where Tianxiong Jiedu envoy ruled. Murong Yanchao, the recruitment envoy and guarding Jiedu envoy, served as his deputy to crusade against Du Wei.Zhiyuan was worried, and rushed to Weizhou to supervise the battle in person, but met Murong Yanchao and Gao Xingzhou who fought for a small dispute.Knowing that Murong Yanchao was at fault, Zhiyuan summoned him to the tent and scolded him, ordering him to apologize to Gao, and the dispute between the two coaches before the battle ended.In November, the city of Weizhou was exhausted and surrendered. All Dewey's soldiers were sued and killed, and his family property was confiscated.In the first month of the following year, Zhiyuan announced the change of the Yuan Dynasty and named it "Qianyou".And changed his name to "Hao".

On January 27th, Zhiyuan suddenly became seriously ill. He summoned Su Fengji, Shi Hongzhao, Guo Wei, and Yang Bin into the palace, and asked them to help establish the prince Chengyou, and entrusted them to "prevent Dewey well".On the same day, he died in the Long Live Hall. Zhiyuan Temple was named Gaozu, posthumously named Emperor Ruiwen Shengwu Zhaosuxiao Emperor, and was buried in Ruiling Mausoleum in Gaocheng County, Henan Province (now Dengfeng, Henan Province).