Chapter 16 pride after victory

——The Exposure of Liu Cong's Cruel Nature Probably the peak-to-valley effect.Since Liu Cong captured Luoyang and captured Emperor Huai of Jin Dynasty, he was in a state of eclipse, often killing ministers for trivial matters such as "not offering fish and crabs" or "failure to be a palace".Moreover, he hunted recklessly, often leaving early and returning late, and never returning to the palace at night. He brought thousands of guards and harem beauties to light up candles by the Fen River, and the river was as bright as day for dozens of miles. Everyone laughs and fishes and catches shrimps by the river, having a great time.

In terms of military affairs, Liu Yao and others also suffered repeated defeats around Chang'an City.After retreating in defeat, these Xiongnu soldiers could not forget to plunder more than 100,000 Han scholars and women and return them to Pingyang, and evenly distributed these good families to the five Huns as slaves. After failing to capture Chang'an, Liu Cong sent Liu Yao, Liu Can and others to attack the Jin general Liu Kun in Jinyang.Due to internal strife in the Jin army, Liu Yao and others succeeded in succession. Jin general Liu Kun's parents were killed, and he escaped with only a dozen or so cavalry, and Jinyang fell.

Liu Kun had a good relationship with Tuoba Yilu, the leader of the Xianbei. The two once became brothers. After receiving Liu Kun's distress letter, Tuoba Yilu sent his sons Ri Lisun and Bin Liuxu to lead 60,000 Xianbei elite soldiers to Jinyang.Although the Xiongnu were fierce, compared to the Jin army, meeting Xianbei was just a head-to-head encounter. In the Battle of Fendong, Liu Yao was defeated. He himself was shot with six arrows and almost died in the battle.After Liu Yao fled back to Jinyang overnight, together with Liu Can who was guarding the city, he drove and plundered the people in the city overnight, and fled across Mengshan Mountain.Tuoba Yilu personally led the cavalry to chase after him, and defeated Liu Can's army in Langu, killing and wounding many Xiongnu soldiers.At this point, Jin general Liu Kun finally had a chance to breathe, packed up and dispersed, and stationed in Yangqu.

In the Spring Festival of 313 A.D., Liu Cong held a meeting of ministers in Guangji Hall.During the banquet, the Hun emperor's wolfish nature suddenly appeared, and he changed his polite attitude towards the captured Emperor Huai of Jin Dynasty Sima Chi for several months. The noble ministers of the Xiongnu present here hold the pot and serve the wine.Emperor Huai of Jin had no choice but to hold his breath, hold the wine vessel, and walk around the hall, while the waiters poured wine for them amidst the yelling and laughing and cursing of the Huns in the hall. Yu Min, Wang Jun and other old officials of the Jin family who were captured together with Emperor Huai of Jin and were awarded official titles were overwhelmed with grief and indignation, and wept loudly in public.

Liu Cong was very angry.Especially the recent defeats of the Han army, and hearing that Sima Ye, the son of Sima Yan, the nephew of Emperor Huai of Jin Dynasty, was established as the crown prince by the Jin officials in Chang'an, Liu Cong hated it from his heart.During the banquet, people from left and right reported that Yu Min and others were secretly planning to take over Liu Kun in Pingyang City, which made Liu Cong even more murderous. Many people were pulled out and beheaded outside the hall.Then, he sent someone to deliver a glass of poisoned wine, and poisoned Emperor Huai of Jin in the hall.Sima Chi was only thirty when he was killed.

"Emperor Huai is beautiful, with little heroism. If there is peace in the world, he will be a good master of culture. After Emperor Hui's disturbance, the East China Sea (Sima Yue) dictatorship, so there is no seclusion, severe provocation, and there is a desire to go into exile. Woe!" For the emperor who was humiliated and killed in his thirties, later generations of Han officials lamented and lamented.But then again, all of Emperor Huai's older brothers (except Emperor Hui) were no less talented than him, and it was precisely because of the fratricide that it was finally the twenty-fifth son of Emperor Wu who succeeded to the throne.In troubled times, humiliation to death by the hands of the Huns is also a certainty in the dark.Subjugated and captured for more than half a year, he was able to drink a glass of poisoned wine, which also saved a lot of humiliation in the future.As for the little nobleman Liu Cong who had previously given to Emperor Huai of Jin Dynasty, she still returned to the harem and continued to be her "noble person" in the Han Palace.

The bad news of Emperor Huai of Jin spread to Chang'an, and the "Crown Prince" Sima Ye succeeded to the throne as Emperor Min of Jin and changed his Yuan to Jianxing. In March 313 A.D., Liu Cong made his concubine Liu E the queen, and ordered someone to build the magnificent Huangyi Hall for her.Ting Wei Chen Yuanda remonstrated, Liu Cong was furious, and shouted: "I am the emperor, build a palace, it's none of your business! If you don't kill the rats, I can't make it!" Together with his wife and children, he will head to the East City, and let the rats live in the same den!"

Before entering the palace, Chen Yuanda wrapped his waist with iron chains. Hearing Liu Cong's scolding, he locked himself with a tree next to him, and shouted: "I offer loyal words for the community, but your majesty wants to kill me. The loyal minister of Emperor Han Yuan Zhu Yun said: "I will travel with Long Feng and Bigan underground, this wish is enough!" Although there are many guards in the hall, they are all in a hurry, and they can't untie the iron chain that Chen Yuanda locked on the tree after a long time. At the same time, many ministers including Situ Ren Kai kowtowed and bled, pleading for Chen Yuanda. "(Liu) Cong is silent".

Empress Liu of the harem learned of this, and hurriedly ordered the suspension of the left and right sides, and said: Today the four seas are not unified, it is appropriate to love the power of the people.The words of Ting Wei, the blessing of the country, your majesty should add rewards, and even punish him, how can people from all over the world call your majesty!Your Majesty killed the admonisher for the concubine's camp, and all the crimes of the world are attributed to the concubine, why should the concubine be the one!The view of concubines has been ruined since ancient times when the country was defeated and the family was mourned. From the very beginning, she could not help women, and her heart was always sick. Unexpectedly, she is doing it for herself today, so that future generations will regard concubines as concubines as people in the past!The concubine sincerely serves His Majesty with no face, and is willing to give the dead concubine to the back hall to stop His Majesty's fault!

Liu Cong looked at Empress Liu's hands and his face changed awe-inspiringly. This Empress Liu E and her first sister and fourth nephew served Liu Cong. They were lucky to be of a noble family and also a noble family of the Huns, but her father Liu Yin, like Liu Yuan, was a highly Sinicized Hun. Han Confucian classics, familiar with "Poetry" and "History".When Liu Yin was alive, he "made a lot of benefits" to Liu Cong, and knew the way of modesty and self-deprecation. Respected, good at home.Although Liu E is of Hun blood, she has been educated in Han morality and ethics since she was a child.

Looking at the hands of the queen in his hand, and seeing the ministers of His Royal Highness kneeling on the ground and weeping, Liu Cong changed his mind and said: "I have been suffering from a slight wind attack recently, and I can't control my emotions. I am a loyal minister of Yuanda, I am ashamed." In your heart, how dare you forget it." He ordered people to lead Chen Yuanda to the palace, seated all the ministers, showed Empress Liu's handwritten letter, and said: "The external assistant is like a prince, and the internal assistant is like a queen, so why worry about my return!" Then, he turned his head. He also said to Chen Yuanda: "You should be afraid of me, but you should make me afraid of you!" From this, it became one of the few good stories about the king and his ministers in the Huns and Han. Of course, at first glance at Chen Yuanda's name, he thought he was Han. In fact, his original surname was Gao, a native of the northern Huns and a member of Liu Yuan's clan.Obviously, it is natural for an intellectual like him of non-Han origin to devote himself wholeheartedly to the Liu Han regime.