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While the Han court was making arrangements and proceeding in full swing, the situation in Hunan had undergone earth-shaking changes. The Ma brothers had been fighting against each other for three years without any results, but in these three winter months, the winner was decided.
On the day when Changsha City was on the slopes, it snowed heavily in Tanzhou and the ground was four feet flat. King Ma Xiguang of Chu threw down his monk's robes and worshiped and prayed for blessings. However, the city of Changsha was broken easily. The defenders were terrified, had no fighting spirit, and colluded internally and externally.
Ma Xi'e's Langzhou soldiers joined forces with the barbarians to attack. They collapsed at the first touch and fell into the wind. Changsha fell into Ma Xi'e's hands.
Looking at the situation, there is a feeling of hope. In fact, the people of Hunan, no one knows, Ma Xi'e is in a terrible state, but why are so many people willing to follow him and help him seize power? In fact, the Chu King Ma Xiguang is too
inability.
Many times, it is better to follow evil people than good people!
Once in Changsha, there was a winner between the Ma brothers, and the situation in Hunan came to an end. Of course, it was only a preliminary decision.
After taking Changsha, Ma Xihe claimed to be the general of Tiance, the envoy of Wu'an, Wuping, Jingjiang, Ningyuan and other armies, and the king of Chu.
People do it.
At the same time, large-scale retaliation was carried out in Changsha, and the officials were brutally robbed of the people and the treasury was used to satisfy the promise to the barbarians. After the war was over, Changsha suffered more and more damage.
The King of Chu, Ma Xiguang, could not escape death. After all, Ma Xihe did not have the kindness to "not bear to harm his younger brother". Ironically, before his execution, Ma Xiguang was still reciting Buddhist scriptures...
The army sent by the Northern Han Dynasty to garrison Li, under the command of the defense envoy Cao Yin, took advantage of Jiangling to replenish supplies, add more boats, and march again.
Just like what Wang Pu described when he recommended Cao Yin, Cao Yin was calm and prudent in commanding the troops, and liked to fight aggressively. Although he lost flexibility, he won by being sure. Especially this time, he was even more careful when leading his troops to establish enclaves.
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He did not go south in a hurry, but took it easy all the way, surveying the route, exploring the terrain, and looking at the retreat route. Because his soldiers did not know the generals, Cao Yin went south slowly.
The result of this was that the Han army had not reached Lizhou, but Hunan's "situation had been decided." This situation reflected the foresight of Wei Renpu's previous considerations, and he had already requested the emperor's permission. No matter how the situation in Hunan developed, he would not
No matter what it takes to occupy Lizhou.
Without political concerns and only military considerations, Cao Yin acted much more easily. He learned about the situation in Lizhou from Jingnan early and sent people to investigate in advance.
The elite soldiers and generals of Langzhou were all taken by Ma Xihe to attack Changsha. The remaining few troops and horses had to garrison Langzhou. Lizhou to the north was almost abandoned, with only hundreds of old, weak, sick and disabled.
If Jingnan soldiers came to attack, there may be other explanations. Cao Yin led the Han army to the city, and Lizhou raised the flag and surrendered. It can be described as a happy welcome to the king's army.
The Han army rolled up their armor and entered the city without any effort. After entering the city, Cao Yin quickly occupied all government offices, treasuries, and barracks. He reported to Tokyo in handwritten letters, levied civilians to repair the city, and trained officers and soldiers for imperial preparation. He entered the role very quickly!
When Tokyo received the report about Hunan, it did not overreact. According to Liu Chengyou's wishes, Zhongshu's subordinates issued a total of two systems.
I sent him to Changsha to interrogate Ma Xi'e and severely questioned him about killing his brother, harming the people, and arrogating himself.
The other system was sent to Lizhou to commend Cao Yin for his enterprising achievements and his good defense, so as to call it the Great Hanzhou City.
His attitude towards Ma Xi'e was very tough, and he was labeled as a traitor. On the side of the Northern Han monarchs and ministers, the late King of Chu was still orthodox.
Generally speaking, you should stand on the side of the winner. But Liu Chengyou had evil intentions. He did this in order to continue to disarm the Southern Tang Dynasty monarchs and ministers. Look, the Northern Han Dynasty court and Ma Chu are at odds with each other. They are incompatible. Hurry and seize them. A good opportunity to expand territory.
The situation in Hunan is still waiting to ferment. Although its essence has been severely damaged by the war, the animals are not happy, and people's hearts are turbulent, it still has some strength. Before Ma Xi'e continues to lose some strength, it can still maintain a certain strength. A fragile stability.
As for how the situation will develop in the future, the Han Dynasty does not plan to make any more moves. It needs to know that going too far is not enough. Everything depends on Ma Xihe and how the Southern Tang Dynasty makes its choice.
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At the end of the third year of Qianyou's reign, Liu Chengyou was in Tokyo and received a sad news that Liu Shenjiao, the defense commander of Ruzhou, had died in office.
At the beginning of the rise of the Han Dynasty, the world was in turmoil and people's hearts were divided. The reason why the Liu family and his son were able to conquer the world was not only due to the favorable conditions of nature and the strong troops and horses in Hedong, but also the support of many veterans and generals.
For example, Feng Dao, Bai Wenke, Hu Yanke, Shi Kuangyi, Liu Shenjiao... As far as Liu Chengyou is concerned, Liu Shenjiao is the only one who gives him the best senses.
At first, I was suspicious of him for helping King Liu Chengxun of Wei to farm in Zhengzhou, but after getting to know him, I found that he was a practical official with the ambition of an old man and the ability to make practical use of the world. The most important thing is his eye connection. .
Zhengzhou's affairs were in good order and gradually getting on the right track. Ruzhou's Jinfu was said to be difficult to govern, so Liu Chengyou took over his post. He was not unhappy at all and listened to his orders. Before leaving office, he recommended Jing Fan to Liu Chengyou as a cadre to take over Zhengzhou. , outstanding political achievements.
When he took office in Ruzhou, he eliminated all the troubles, did not disturb the people, encouraged farming and mulberry cultivation, and developed business, and the people sang about it. In the past two or three years, Kinkizhou County, in terms of the degree of recovery and development of people's livelihood, Zhengzhou in the north and Ruzhou in the south. The two states are called together.
His achievements in governance were visible to the naked eye. Liu Chengyou respected him very much. He always thought about him. During festivals and festivals, he would always think of his veteran minister when receiving rewards from the palace.
At the beginning of the year, Liu Shenjiao fell ill and was lying on his bed. When Liu Chengyou heard about it, he originally intended to let him serve as an official and take care of his old age, but he refused, saying frankly that your people were not in peace and could not bear to abandon him.
In order to take care of the old minister's wishes, Liu Chengyou issued an edict to commend him, and at the same time, he gave famous doctors and good medicines, which was considered to be a life extension. He also ordered the officials in Ruzhou to share the government affairs and do their work. For the favor of the emperor, even if Liu Shen handed him over Even though he was experienced, he couldn't help but burst into tears of gratitude. When he was ill, he would often sigh emotionally when facing people visiting him, saying that he still had enlightenment in his seventy years, and even though it was not the right time, his life was enough.
Just like they cooperated with each other, the deep friendship between Liu Chengyou and Liu Shenjiao, the young and old monarchs, was widely publicized, spread far and wide, and became widely known.
Now that the old minister passed away after all, he could be considered dead, but Liu Chengyou still showed grief and reluctance, and ordered the emperor to abolish the court for three days to mourn his death. He was given a posthumous title with beautiful words, and after his death, he asked Feng Dao to write an obituary himself. Detailed description of his merits and deeds. The people of Ruzhou wrote in groups, wishing to erect a shrine in memory of Liu Shenjiao. At the same time, he will protect his descendants and make up for his meritorious service.
Liu Chengyou showed great concern for Liu Shenjiao.
Afterwards, Liu Chengyou began to reflect on his mistakes and learned from the pain. He summoned his ministers and said: Mr. Liu Wenhui (the posthumous title of Liu Shenjiao assigned by the imperial court) is over seventy years old. He is allowed to work hard and suffer the hardships of official duties. He really does not show mercy to his senior ministers. This is My fault.
There is no greater good than being able to correct the past. Then, in order to be considerate of the subordinates and prevent the old ministers from continuing to wither, Liu Chengyou issued an edict that those who were too old and infirm in the Tokyo court should be rewarded with money and food, and they would be promoted to official positions.
As a result, more than 30 positions of various ranks were suddenly vacated in central government offices, government agencies, and military and political affairs. Most of these positions held real power.
The Northern Han Dynasty took over the Liang, Tang, and Jin dynasties, as well as the remaining officials of the Li and Tang Dynasties. Although these people were not stupid, they were extremely old and could not keep up with the pace of today's emperor.
Therefore, Liu Chengyou will be purged from the court one after another.
