Chapter 12 When the world is in turmoil

——The heaven-sent "opportunity" after the "Eight Kings Rebellion" Soon, Liu Yuan's father, Liu Bao, commander of the Huns' left division, died of illness.According to the law of the Jin Dynasty, Liu Yuan was able to return to the headquarters and inherit the post of commander-in-chief of the left department.In the last years of Emperor Wu Taikang, the imperial court worshiped him as the captain of the north. After Liu Yuan returned to the headquarters, he "cleared the criminal law, banned evil and evil, despised wealth and generously, and treated people with sincerity, and all the five departments are heroes."Even the famous Confucian scholars and scholars in Youzhou and Jizhou came here admiringly, not far away.

After the death of Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, Yang Jun, a foreign relative, assisted the government. In order to win over people from afar and establish a personal favor, Liu Yuan was named General Jianwei, the governor of the five major departments, and was named Hanguang Xianghou.During the reign of Emperor Hui of Jin, the eight princes of Sima and all the nobles had their own ghosts, and you fought against each other.Liu Yuan took the opportunity to entangle the people in the five departments to observe the changes of the times.In the last years of Emperor Hui Yuankang, Liu Yuan was dismissed from office according to law because some of Liu Yuan's subordinates defected from the fortress.When the Eight Kings rebelled, when Chengdu King Sima Ying came to power, he also recruited this very charismatic Huns governor, called him to Yecheng, and named Liu Yuan "General Ningshuo, Supervising the Five Military Departments".Unexpectedly, this General Ning Shuo was not "Ning Shuo", but in the end he was "Lan Shuo".Although it is an empty title, the official position of "supervising the five military departments" is the biggest foundation for Liu Yuan's future success.Because, in the late Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Huns' titles of Zuoxianwang and Youxianwang had no practical meaning at all, and had become decorations with the passage of time and the authority of Emperor Wu of Jin.

Liu Yuan was "official" in Yecheng at that time, seeing the clans of the Jin Dynasty attacking each other, and the world was in turmoil, he was secretly happy, but he was in the Han Dynasty and did not dare to make any big moves. When the Central Plains was in turmoil, the five tribes of the Xiongnu living in the Fenshui River Basin were ready to move.Liu Yuan's great-uncle Liu Xuan secretly summoned five upper-level nobles to express their opinions on the situation at that time, and prepared to fight against the odds. "Our ancestors of the Xiongnu (Southern Xiongnu) and the Han Dynasty were about brothers, and shared weal and woe. Since the Han Dynasty fell and the Wei and Jin Dynasties prospered, we Huns have only false titles and no real titles. There is no difference, it’s really humiliating to think about it. Now that the Sima family is fighting each other, and the world is in a turmoil, it is a great time for us to rejuvenate the country and resume our business. Liu Yuanhai is an outstanding person, an outstanding person in the world, and he is the best candidate for the great cause of rejuvenation. "So, the upper echelons of the five nobles made a secret oath, elected Liu Yuan as the great Chanyu, and secretly sent Hu Yanyou, a member of the Huns, to Yecheng to inform Liu Yuan of the five oaths.

Liu Yuan was overjoyed when he heard that he had been respected as the Great Chanyu secretly by the five departments.But he remained calm, pretending that the five tribes had a funeral, and asked Chengdu King Sima Ying for leave, saying that he would go back to the tribe to attend the funeral.Sima Ying did not agree at that time.It wasn't that Prince Sima Ying was so smart and foresighted, but that the battles among the kings were fierce at that time, and he really wanted to keep Liu Yuan as a helper. Seeing that the trip could not be made, and he did not dare to flee back in private, Liu Yuan asked Hu Yanyou to go back first, and asked Liu Xuan and others to gather five tribes and lure the barbarians from all tribes in Yiyang to gather troops and horses in the name of solidarity with Sima Ying. The banner is ready to wait for the opportunity to raise troops.

In the first year of Jin Hui Emperor Yong'an (304), the self-inflated Sima Ying declared herself the emperor's younger brother in Yecheng, and abolished the crown prince title of his nephew Sima Qin.In the battle of Dangyin, Sima Ying won and took Brother Huidi into his own hands. When he was happy, he named Liu Yuan, who was always by his side to advise and advise, as General Guanwei. Sima Ying was not happy for a long time. Ma Teng, the clan of the Jin Dynasty who was close to Sima Yue, and Ma Teng, the governor of Bingzhou Dongying Company, and Wang Jun, the general of Anbei, raised troops to attack Sima Ying.

When a strong enemy comes to press him, Sima Ying, the "beautiful and faint" Prince of Twenty Lang at the age of 20, is at a loss. Liu Yuan took the opportunity to say: "Now the second town is domineering and fierce. There are more than 100,000 soldiers coming to attack. I am afraid that the guards in the capital will not be able to resist these strong bandits. Your Highness, please allow me to return to the five tribes alone and bring the five tribes of the Xiongnu with me." Soldiers return, and go to the country's calamity!" Sima Ying hesitated. "Can the five divisions of the Xiongnu guarantee to send troops? Even if the five divisions can come, the Xianbei and Wuhuan soldiers led by Wang Jun and others are as fast as the wind and clouds, can the five divisions beat them?...I want to protect the emperor and return to Luoyang , to avoid its sharpness, and then pass it on to the world, and control it with rebellion, I don’t know what you think?"

Facing this enemy who only knows the "ostrich policy" at present, Liu Yuan looks down on him very much.But in order to return to the Land of Five Parts smoothly, Liu Yuan still looked pious and solemn, while putting a high hat on Sima Ying, while "deeply worrying about the king's affairs" to make an idea: "Your Highness, you are the parent and son of Emperor Wu. You have made great contributions to the imperial family. You are admirable and admired all over the world. Everyone wants to serve you and dedicate their lives to you! With your orders, the five ministries will move upon hearing them. Besides, Wang Junzhu, Dong Duke Ying is a member of the royal family, how can these two people compete with your highness! Your highness, please don't leave Yecheng. How can you get to Luoyang if you move your soldiers and horses and show weakness? Even if you can go to Luoyang, the authority is not there It is in your hands. Although Xianbei and Wuhuan are known as brave, they are still far behind the five tribes of the Xiongnu. I hope that your highness will comfort the soldiers and wait quietly. After I return to the five tribes, I will send the second army to attack Dongying Company Teng, send another three troops to attack Wang Jun. In this way, the heads of these two rats will soon be passed to Yecheng!"

Sima Ying was delighted to hear the words, and worshiped Liu Yuan as Bei Shanyu and joined the prime minister's military. In short, several princes of the Sima clan were young and indifferent, and borrowed Xianbei, Wuhuan, and Xiongnu mercenaries to participate in the "civil war". Jiaolong will eventually return to the sea.As soon as Liu Yuan returned to Zuoguo City, Liu Xuan and other five nobles immediately conferred the honorary title of Da Shanyu, established their capital in Lishi, and had a crowd of 50,000.