With the establishment of a new dynasty and the enthronement of a new emperor, everything should have been completely new. However, the people in Jinyang City soon discovered that except for Liu Zhiyuan becoming the emperor from the King of Peking, nothing seemed to have changed much.
The officials are still the same officials, the army is still the same army, and the new flag erected high at the top of Jinyang City still bears the name "Jin".
Liu Zhiyuan was not in a hurry to change the country's name. In order to show the legitimacy of inheriting the later Jin Dynasty, he only abandoned the "Kaiyun" era name and instead used the "Tianfu" era name of Jin Gaozu Shi Jingtang, calling it Tianfu for the twelfth year, and in front of
The ministers looked at each other and said in a sad tone: I can't bear to forget Jin.
Of course, there are still three things to do before a new official takes office. How could Liu Zhiyuan do nothing when he first ascends the throne? First of all, he issued an edict to exempt the people of Jinyang from all miscellaneous taxes except the two taxes this year, in order to gain support.
Liu Zhiyuan originally had a hot idea and wanted to waive all taxes, but Wang Zhang tried his best to dissuade him. The country was in crisis, and it was a time when money and food were wasted. Most of Hedong's wealth came from Taiyuan Prefecture. If Jinyang's finances and taxes were exempted, the losses would be
But it's too big.
At the same time, Liu Zhiyuan sent dozens of envoys to various states to announce to the world that he had ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. For the states and counties near Hedong, such as Jinzhou and Luzhou, he even sent several commissioners to order their surrender.
.The two prefectures of Jin and Lu, as well as the main road south of the river, have one thing in common, that is, their military governors all went to Bianliang to meet Yelu Deguang.
Later, Liu Zhiyuan issued two edicts to the world. One of them said: All Taoists who led money and silk for the Khitan should be dismissed. His ministers were forced to serve as envoys and did not ask questions.
, where to punish him.
This is a complete declaration that he has fallen out with the Khitan and decided to decide between ourselves and the enemy. The officials, soldiers and civilians of various states have suffered greatly from Yelu Deguang's "money order" and "grazing of grass and grain". Liu Zhiyuan made a fuss about the most painful areas of the people of the Central Plains. As a new emperor, it is natural that he
It can gather a large number of people's hearts in a short period of time and gain recognition from the head of Guizhou.
As for those "coerced", regardless of whether they are really being coerced, they are all worth winning over. And the last sentence, in this era, can be regarded as a serious "killing order".
It is conceivable that Liu Zhiyuan's edict will definitely achieve good results after it spreads throughout the world. The legacy of the later Jin Dynasty in Hebei in the Central Plains, the scholars and the people, including those who took advantage of the situation, will definitely react.
In fact, before Liu Zhiyuan proclaimed himself emperor, someone in Shanzhou, Guanyou, had already initiated the first wave of resistance in the world and officially launched a wave of resistance to Khitan rule.
As for the third edict, it was to raise the flag of righteousness high in Jinyang and recruit wise and brave people from all over the world to conquer the Khitan. This is just a recruitment order, but under the banner of righteousness to destroy the Khitan, the effect will be very good given the current environment.
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The suggestion to recruit troops was put forward by Liu Chengyou. In these days, due to the turmoil in the Central Plains and Hebei, many people came to Hedong to seek refuge with Liu Zhiyuan. Among these people, there were many talented people who were either resourceful or brave.
Liu Zhiyuan decisively accepted Liu Chengyou's suggestion. He was also concerned about the lack of troops under his command. If he wanted to deal with the Khitans, the 50,000 cavalrymen in Hedong were far from enough.
What's more, even if the Khitans are expelled, they still need to have enough power to suppress the world. The local Jiedushi in Shi Jin may not necessarily be convinced by Liu Zhiyuan, or someone will definitely jump out to oppose him. Liang, Tang, and Jin
This is the case with every dynasty, and Liu Zhiyuan's turn will be no exception.
Furthermore, the turmoil in the Central Plains affected the whole world, and the separatist regimes in the south would not be content. They also had to guard against it. Gao Congjie sent envoys to persuade the advance, and Hou Shu simply sent troops to occupy Qin, Feng, and Jie, forming four states. , the Southern Tang Dynasty also accepted a large number of soldiers and civilians from Huaibei who fled south. If it were not to clean up the mess in Fujian, maybe Li Jing would have the courage to take a bite in Huaibei.
Liu Chengyou has such a foresight, and Liu Zhiyuan is happy to accept the advice, and he will not have any resistance to the expansion of strength. As for the financial pressure caused by the expansion of military strength, Yang Bin, Wang Zhang and others will have to deal with it. Headache.
Liu Chengyou and Liu Zhiyuan once said that the Khitans could steal a lot of wealth in the Central Plains and Hebei. If they could seize it from the Khitans... they didn't say it completely, but Liu Zhiyuan was obviously tempted, but that was all. Here, no matter how jealous you are, you still have to look at the opportunity. After all, the Khitan army is not easy to deal with. The most important thing is to seize the country!
After several edicts, Liu Zhiyuan once again restarted the "Eastward Advance" plan. Liu Zhiyuan was not a person who gave up halfway, or he wanted to finish the previous drama, saying that he would "rescue" Shi Chonggui and the Queen Mother of Jin and show kindness to them. Raise it to repay the kindness of the previous dynasty.
The 15th was delayed due to the matter of "proclaiming himself emperor", so the date for the expedition was rescheduled. This time, it was chosen on February 18th.
During these days, Liu Chengyou was very busy, actively selecting elites from Jinyang's armies to fill the forbidden palace. Liu Chengyou was very attentive to this task and selected elite soldiers. This was a rare opportunity.
He had many ideas, including Liu Zhiyuan's arrangement of selecting soldiers to guard the palace city. In Liu Chengyou's view, it was somewhat different from the "guard army" to form a "front army", although Liu Zhiyuan had not yet formally issued an edict. , officially upgraded the Hedong Jiedu armies to bodyguards and pro-armies.
Even if Liu Zhiyuan did not have that idea, Liu Chengyou must seize this opportunity to select elites and reorganize the army. How Zhao Kuangyin rose in the palace army, in addition to Zhou Shizong's trust, reorganizing the imperial army was the cornerstone of his rise to power. An important step.
The elite men under his command were mobilized. The troops in Jinyang, from the capital commander to the capital school, were somewhat unhappy, but had no choice. The emperor wanted to form a palace forbidden army. Who dared to express his refusal directly, let alone go in front of Liu Zhiyuan? When he complained, he could only hold his nose and admit it. The Longqi Army, which was still under the jurisdiction of Liu Chengyou, also transferred part of it, and the number was quite large, more than 300 people.
The officers and soldiers who were selected seemed much more excited. Those who were not strong and strong could not be selected. It was an honor for them to be able to guard the emperor. While they were glamorous, the treatment was naturally the same.
Later, Liu Zhiyuan's reaction proved that he really just wanted to select some troops to enrich the imperial guards of the palace. After Liu Chengyou did this, he turned into an army that gathered the best of the three armies. From all the armies, including the Longqi Army, , Liu Chengyou made up a round number and selected a total of 3,000 soldiers to form an army.
After personally inspecting it, Liu Zhiyuan was very satisfied with its military appearance and momentum, and sighed with admiration: "I have such elite soldiers, I don't need more, only 30,000, so why worry about the injustice of the world?"
As a result, Liu Zhiyuan officially decided to form a new army, and the military number accepted Liu Chengyou's suggestion and was named "Crane Control Army".
It was not Liu Chengyou's turn to be the commander of the Hekong Army. Liu Zhiyuan preferred Li Hongxin, the younger brother of the Li family and Liu Chengyou's eldest uncle, to be the commander of the Xingjie Zuoxiang Commandery.
However, Liu Chengyou was not dissatisfied with this. Most of the sergeants were selected by him. Although there was no big move, he took the opportunity to place many low-level officers.
For example, Liu Chengyou personally visited and encouraged Li Dutou from the left camp of the First Army of Longqi, and at the same time he had a good impression of this person.
His name is Li Jian, whose courtesy name is Yuan Hui.