Chapter 253 Chapter 252 Ruizong Liu Chengjun

Liu Chengjun, the second son of Liu Chong, was born in the first year of Tianyuan (926 AD) in Later Tang Dynasty and died in the 12th year of Tianhui (968 AD).In November of the seventh year of Qianyou (AD 954), Liu Chong succeeded him as emperor after his death.Renamed Liu Jun. When Liu Jun was emperor, the Northern Han Dynasty declined even more than Liu Chong.Moreover, as the influence of the Later Zhou Dynasty continued to grow stronger, the protective umbrella of Khitan was no longer effective.In the third year of Tianhui (959 A.D.), when the Later Zhou Dynasty attacked the areas of Yingzhou and Mozhou occupied by the Liao Kingdom, the Liao Lord even sent an envoy to Liu Jun for emergency.Under such circumstances, on the one hand, Liu Jun continued to attach himself to the Liao Kingdom, recognizing the Lord of Liao as the father emperor and calling himself the son emperor;In the fourth year of Tianhui, the Song Dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty adopted a strategy of first going south and then going north. There was no major military action against the Northern Han Dynasty. Liu Jun's small court also gained some stability.

In the twelfth year of Tianhui, Liu Chengjun couldn't afford to be seriously ill. He summoned his colleague Guo Wuwei to tell him what to do next.Soon he died of illness at the age of 43.The adopted son Jien succeeded to the throne, and he was given the posthumous title of "Emperor Xiaohe" and the temple name of "Ruizong".