Chapter 20 Continuation of the Huns

——Liu Yao's Proclaiming Emperor and Changing "Han" to "Zhao" Liu Yao, courtesy name Yongming, is Liu Yuan's nephew.His father died early and was raised by Liu Yuan alone. "Young and intelligent, with a wonderful degree." When Liu Yao was eight years old, he followed Liu Yuan on a safari in the Western Mountains. When it rained heavily on the way, everyone took shelter under a tree.Suddenly, thunder shook the trees, and everyone was so frightened that they lay down on the ground, except Liu Yao, who looked calm and calm.Seeing this, Liu Yuan sighed: "This is my family's Qianliju!"

After growing up, Liu Yao is nine feet three inches tall, with his hands down to his knees. "Born with white eyebrows and red eyes" (it is nothing unusual for Xiongnu blood to have colored eyes, it's just Shi Chen's magical attachment to the emperor's birth).Liu Yao's nature is unconventional and bright, and he stands out from the crowd. "Reading is aimed at reading less, not thinking carefully about chapters and sentences, good at writing, and working in Cao Li". After Liu Yuan established the Han Kingdom, Liu Yao conquered everywhere and made great military exploits.The captures of Emperor Huai of Jin and Emperor Min of Jin were all due to Liu Yao's great achievements.To capture and destroy the second dragon, this master must have been born to be the nemesis of the Jin family.

After Jin Zhun killed Liu Can, Liu Yao personally led elite troops from Chang'an.Shi Le, who had been in a semi-independent state for a long time, also led his army to Beiyuan, Xiangling County.Jin Zhun wanted to fight quickly to build his prestige, so he sent troops to challenge Shi Le many times.The old tactful Shi Le stood firm and did not fight in order to demoralize Jin Zhun. In November of 318 A.D. (the first year of Emperor Taixing of the Eastern Jin Dynasty), Liu Yao's army marched to Chishuichuan. Taibao Huyanyan and others also escaped from Pingyang City, and together with Taifu Zhu Ji and others persuaded Liu Yao to become emperor.At that time, all the close relatives and princes of the Liu family of the Xiongnu were either killed by Liu Cong and Liu Can themselves, or they were beheaded by Jin Zhunhe's family. Only Liu Yaozhi was the closest. Han unification is logically inevitable.

Liu Yao proclaimed himself emperor and changed Yuan Xingchu.He ordered an amnesty, but Jin Zhun and his family were not included in the amnesty.Liu Yao took Zhu Ji as Situ, Huyanyan led Sikong, and Shi Le as Sima and General, and became Duke Zhao. Seeing that the time was ripe, Shi Le sent troops to attack Jin Zhun, who was guarding Pingyang City. The Ba, Di and Jie people around the capital surrendered upon hearing the news, a total of more than 100,000 tribes. Jin Zhun felt guilty, so he sent his attendant Bu Tai out of the city with the emperor's robes and Cheng Yu, and sent them to Shi Le, wanting to make peace with his opponent, as a token of his intention to wear them.After Shi Le reviewed the situation, he did not accept the peace agreement, and tied Bu Taisong to Liu Yao for disposal.

Liu Yao knew that Pingyang City was strong and easy to defend, and a strong attack would kill countless people.For this reason, he first resorted to scheming to untie Bu Tai (Bu Tai's sister, who was Liu Yao's deceased wife), and persuaded him with good words: "In the last years of the late emperor (Liu Can), there was real chaos in Dalun (referring to Liu Can who sexually raped his mothers) ). General Jin Xingyi and Huo Zhiquan gave me the opportunity to be enthroned as emperor today. I have contributed a lot. If he can open the city gate early to welcome him, he will not die. Aiqing, you go back to Pingyang and declare my intentions to everyone."

When Bu Tai returned to Pingyang City, he immediately conveyed Liu Yao's meaning in the main hall.Although Jin Zhun was a frivolous and confused generation, he also knew that he had killed all the clan of the Huns named Liu in Pingyang, and even Liu Yao's own mother and elder brother were killed, with royal blood on their hands.Although Liu Yao's words were nice, they couldn't make Jin Zhun feel at ease, so he "did not follow through". Jin Zhun hesitated, but his two accomplices, his cousins ​​Jin Kang and Jin Ming, couldn't bear it.Seeing the fierce offensive of the Shile army outside the city, the two brothers of the Jin family were in a hurry, and together with several generals of the imperial guards, took advantage of Jin's unpreparedness and chopped off the cousin's head with one knife.Therefore, everyone pushed Jin Ming to take the lead, and sent Bu Tai to send the jade seal of the Han Dynasty to Liu Yao to surrender.

Shi Le became furious when he heard this, and hated Jin Ming and others for not surrendering to him. Instead, he detoured to present the jade seal representing the orthodox emperor to Liu Yao.So Shi Le commanded the army to attack Pingyang.Jin Ming went out to fight and was defeated. He fled back to Pingyang and held Yingcheng firmly. Shi Le was so angry that he mobilized the elite soldiers of Youzhou and Jizhou under the command of his nephew Shihu to join forces and storm Pingyang.Jin Ming repeatedly fought and failed, and kept asking Liu Yao for help. Liu Yao sent Liu Ya to lead the army to "welcome him".Jin Ming led 15,000 Pingyang scholars and women to evacuate Pingyang under the cover of Liu Ya.Just after leaving the tiger's mouth, he entered the wolf's den again.Jin Ming, who thought he had made a contribution to Liu Yao, got off the horse before he had time to catch his breath, so he was beheaded on the spot by Liu Yao's men. A "dead" word.Jin Ming and Jin Kang are really stupid. They helped Jin Zhun kill Liu Can, Liu's clan, and Liu Yao's mother and brother hundreds of people. Even if Jin Zhun can be killed in a "righteous way", how can they get rid of the whole family being killed? fate.

Shi Le was annoyed, but it was not good for Xuanming to turn against Liu Yao immediately, so he burned Pingyang City to nothingness.Liu Yao also knew that Shi Le was already full-fledged at this time, and it was not easy to blame him for burning the capital of the Han Dynasty, so he sent someone to add Shi Le Dazai, and became the king of Zhao. As the palaces in Pingyang City were completely destroyed and the surrounding area was occupied by Shile's forces, Liu Yao returned his capital to Chang'an, and made Empress Hui Yang, who had been robbed in Luoyang and had been enjoying it, as queen.

Speaking of this queen of sheep, she also had a rough life experience, full of twists and turns.The reason why she was able to be made a queen at the beginning was because her grandfather, Sun Qi, was in the same clan as Sun Xiu, the "big steward" of Zhao Wang Sima Lun, so she was able to be made the queen of Emperor Hui in the first year of Tai'an.When entering the palace, Yang's clothes caught fire, and people at that time thought it was an ominous omen.When Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, attacked Sima Ai, the king of Changsha, the queen of sheep was abolished; after Sima Ying's defeat, the queen of sheep was restored;When Sima Yong, king of Hejian, was in power, he almost sent someone to kill her because the queen of sheep was "repeatedly set up by traitors".After Emperor Hui returned to Luoyang, the queen of sheep was restored.After Emperor Hui was poisoned to death by Sima Yue, the Queen of Sheep, who lived alone in the palace, thought that the emperor's younger brother Sima Chi was related to her as an uncle and sister-in-law. Fearing that she could not be called the queen mother, she sent someone to secretly pick up the former prince Sima Qin into the palace, hoping to establish a relationship with her. It is the emperor, but the result is unsuccessful.Emperor Huai ascended the throne, with a benevolent nature, and did not do anything to the queen of sheep. She respected the queen of sheep as empress Huidi and lived in Hongxun Palace.During the Luoyang battle, the queen of sheep was finally sent to Liu Yao's military tent as a "trophy".

Although the queen of sheep is about 30 years old, she is a lady after all, and her mother Zeng looks all over the world, and her charm is naturally unmatched by ordinary women.Liu Yao and the queen of sheep felt very comfortable after some cloud and rain.After drinking the after-event wine, the Huns asked the queen: "How do I compare with Sima Jiaer (Emperor Hui of Jin)?" The queen of sheep replied: "How can we compare each other! General, you are the holy lord who founded the foundation, the secret man who subjugated the country! When the concubine set out from Luoyang (referring to being captured in Pingyang), I really didn't want to live anymore. Who It is expected that I will be fortunate enough to receive your rain and dew today. I was born in a noble family, and I have always thought that men in the world are similar. Since I served you, I know that there are great husbands in the world!"

Eighty percent of these words are sincere, and twenty percent are out of flattery.who?Liu Yao is an all-rounder in civil and military affairs, and has a Hun physique. He must be several times stronger than the stupid emperor Sima Zhong in both speech and bed skills.In addition, Liu Yao has a healthy body and handsome appearance. After a hand-to-hand fight, this queen of sheep who has lived in the palace for a long time will definitely be very happy. Seeing that the former empress of the Jin Dynasty praised him so much, Liu Yao greatly satisfied the vanity of the border barbarians. He took the Yang family by his side day and night, and the two loved each other.The queen of sheep also gave birth to three sons for Liu Yao one after another, and died of postpartum wind when giving birth to the third son.He was posthumously named Empress Xianwen. In the summer of 319 A.D., Liu Yao established the ancestral temple and Sheji in Chang'an, and issued an edict saying: "My ancestors originated in the north. Emperor Guangwen (Liu Yuan) established the ancestral temple of Han Dynasty to follow the people's popularity. Now it is appropriate to change the name of the country to single Yu is an ancestor." After the ministers reconsidered, the memorial said: "Emperor Guangwen was granted the title of Lu Nubo, and His Majesty was also given the title of King of Zhongshan. Zhongshan was originally Zhao, please change the name of the country to Zhao." Liu Yao From then on, Mao Dun Shanyu was matched with Heaven, and Liu Yuan was matched with God.So far, Han has become Zhao, which is the "former Zhao" among the sixteen kingdoms.Liu's Xiongnu regime also completely regarded itself as a descendant of Shan Yu, and no longer played the banner of the Han Dynasty. In the winter of the same year, Shi Le of the Jie tribe also called himself King Zhao, "according to the Spring and Autumn Period, all countries called it the first year".In order to distinguish it from the "Zhao" established by Liu Yao, Shile's Zhao State was called "Later Zhao" in history. In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Liu Yao thought about making progress, and sent troops one after another to capture Chencang, Caobi, Anding, Longcheng and other places, and pacified the Ba, Di, Qiang, Jie and other tribes in Guanzhong with the assistance of the minister You Ziyuan.At the same time, he set up Taixue and Primary School in Chang'an. He simply selected more than 500 young people and chose to "teach them by studying the Confucian classics in court".If the ministers of the court had admonished Liu Yao for the disadvantages of Daxing's palace, he could listen to it with an open mind and issued an imperial edict to praise him. Soon, the Zhongnan Mountain near Chang’an landslide, and someone offered a piece of white jade found during the landslide, with the words “The emperor’s death, the emperor’s death, defeat Zhaochang” on it (it is estimated that someone forged Fu Rui to invite rewards).At that time, all the officials congratulated him, thinking that it was the sign of Zhao Wang Shile's defeat.Only Zhong Shu Jian Liu Jun poured cold water on him, admonishing him: "Landslides and rocks are destroyed, which symbolizes the country's collapse and chaos. 'The emperor's death, the emperor's death, and Zhao Chang', this means that the royal family will be defeated by Zhao, and Zhao Yinzhi will be defeated." And Chang. Our Great Zhao is now building its capital in Chang'an, but Shile has crossed the whole territory of Zhao according to the tradition. The words of "Zhao Chang" should be in Shile, not us." After hearing this, Liu Yao felt dissatisfied Yue, but also "reluctantly changed his appearance", expressing that he would take "Heaven's warning" seriously. Although the omens were ominous, Liu Yao continued his personal conquests and won consecutive victories in Guanzhong. He beheaded General Chen An, Sima Bao, king of Nanyang in Jin Dynasty, and sent protons to Chang'an after the earthquake in Di and Qiang. At that time, Liu Yao had 285,000 soldiers under his command. When he was in a stalemate with Zhang Mao, the governor of Liangzhou in the Jin Dynasty, the former Zhao army "lined up the camp near the river. For more than a hundred miles, the sound of bells and drums boiled the river and shook the ground. Since ancient times, the prosperity of the army has never been compared to Sibi."Soon, Zhang Mao was afraid of surrendering, and sent envoys to declare himself a vassal. Seeing the good horses, cattle and sheep, gold, and beautiful women donated by Zhang Mao flooding the camp, Liu Yao was delighted.For this victory, he didn't pay much attention to rewarding his subordinates and generals. Instead, he first ordered to increase the height of the tomb of Queen Yang, which was being built near Chang'an, to ninety feet (the queen died of illness not long ago). At the beginning, Jin Zhun made chaos in Pingyang and killed Liu's clan relatives of the Xiongnu. Liu Yao's eldest son Liu Yin in the capital escaped by taking advantage of the chaos and hid in the Hei Ni Yuju tribe, who also belonged to the Huns.When the news of Liu Yao's victory in Hexi came, Liu Yin felt that his life was no longer in danger, so he entered Yuju's camp to show his true identity. "Yu Ju was shocked, and gave money to the clothes and horses, and sent his son to send them off." Liu Yin, whose courtesy name is Yisun, is "beautiful in appearance and good in opportunity". At the age of ten, he was already elegant and graceful, with picturesque eyebrows and temples.Liu Cong, the Lord of the Han Dynasty, was surprised when he saw it, so he persuaded Liu Yao to make Liu Yin his son.Because Liu Yao, the eldest son Liu Jian, had been established as his son at that time, he said: "The minister is a vassal, and it is enough for the descendants to keep the sacrifices. How can we mess up the order of the elders and the younger." Liu Jian) ​​can not be compared, I love you, you have a noble world, a country with hundreds of cities, and you are the grand master of the world, and you are subject to special conscripts, which is not comparable to ordinary vassal states. Yin) is the son of the prince." The emperor had to listen to the words, and Liu Yin became the son of Liu Yao. I thought that this prince had already been slaughtered in the Jin Zhun Rebellion.Unexpectedly, four years later, Liu Yin, who had been exiled in the Heibu tribe of the Xiongnu, suddenly returned.Even if the editors of TV dramas rack their brains now, they can't make up such an exciting and touching scene.The history of the little prince's hardships and hardships in the past few years and hiding in Tibet is not clear, but it must be very dramatic and storytelling.When father and son meet each other, they hug each other and cry.In addition to sorrow and joy, Liu Yao named Yuju the loyal general and Zuoxian king. At this time, Liu Yao's eldest son, Liu Jian, was dead, and Liu Xi, the son of Queen Yang, was the crown prince.After Liu Yin came back, after suffering and tempering, he was humble, civil and military, and he was the son of the "first emperor" of the Liu family of the Xiongnu. Liu Yao wanted to abolish Liu Xi and re-establish Liu Yin as the prince.When the ministers went to court, he expressed his thoughts: "Yisun can be said to be a strange person who is not withered in the cold. Although Yiguang (Liu Xi's name Yiguang) has been established as the crown prince first, but he is young and has a conservative personality. I am afraid that it will be difficult for the world to be the crown prince in this turbulent time. Yisun I am older and Mingde, and I am the son of the world first, and I want to be crown prince." Grand Tutor Hu Yanyan and others greeted him casually, saying that "Your Majesty is a great plan for the country, and it is actually a celebration of the ancestral temple for the whole world." Bu Tai, the doctor of Zuo Guanglu, and Han Guang, the crown prince, expressed their dissent: "If your majesty decides to abolish the establishment, you should decide on your own, and you should not visit your ministers. If you have doubts, ministers and others have different opinions. Prince Liu Yin , It is true that he is talented in civil and military affairs, with a great vision, and is unique for a while; but the prince Liu Xi, filial friend, benevolent, aspiring and elegant, is a good lord of peace. Besides, the prince has no faults, so he should not be lightly dismissed. "The two ministers Among them, Bu Tai is still Liu Yin's uncle, so his unbiased admonition to his nephew shows his public loyalty. Liu Yao was silent. Above the court, Liu Yin also stood among the courtiers.He didn't know in advance that his father intended to make himself the crown prince. At this time, he stepped forward and cried out: "Father and son should love each other as one and treat them equally. If Liu Xi is abolished and sons and ministers are established, how dare I be at ease! If Your Majesty thinks that sons and ministers can be driven, can it be Can't I assist my younger brother in safeguarding the country's foundation? If His Majesty insists on making me the crown prince, I will die before him and dare not listen to orders." Now that Liu Yin made it so clear, the minister spoke politely, and the Queen of Sheep's body was not yet cold, Liu Yao couldn't make up his mind to save in the end.Therefore, he posthumously named Liu Yin's biological mother Bu's family as the Queen of Yuan Mourning, moved Bu Tai to be the prince and Taifu to show his loyalty, and made Liu Yin the king of Yong'an.At the same time, he ordered the crown prince Liu Xi to pay respects to Liu Yin's family in the palace (on formal occasions, Liu Yin, although he is old, still has to bow down to his younger brother, the crown prince Liu Xi; present).