Three hundred and ninetieth chapters change the dynasty
Cao Xu thanked Liu Xiu profusely for his advice, and then hurriedly said goodbye and left. After Cao Xu left, Zhu You, Feng Yi, and Wang Ba came in from outside.
They could clearly hear the conversation between Liu Xiu and Cao Xu just now. Zhu You asked dissatisfiedly: "My lord, why do you want to help Liu Xuan gain military power?"
Liu Xiu smiled calmly and said: "Many times, we can't wait for opportunities to fall on our heads. We have to take the initiative to create opportunities."
Seeing Zhu You and others looking at him in confusion, Liu Xiudao said: "If Liu Xuan had no military power, he would never dare to go against the Green Forest Department. If the imperial court is reformed, it will always be a pool of stagnant water. In the stagnant water, we must It is too difficult to find opportunities. All we have to do now is to find ways to muddy this stagnant water. Only in muddy water can we fish. If we want this pond to become muddy, we must first let Liu Xuan have the skills and skills. The Green Forest Department has the capital to fight, and this capital is military power."
Liu Xiu hoped that Liu Xuan would start a fight with the Green Forest Department, so that he could wait for the opportunity.
But if Liu Xuan was just a mere commander, even if he had ten more courages, he would not dare to fight against the Green Forest Department. In order to give Liu Xuan this courage, Liu Xiu is now sincerely seeking military power for Liu Xuan.
Royal Palace.
As soon as Cao Xu walked to the gate of the palace, he saw a chamberlain rushing out to greet him, "Cao Shangshu, His Majesty is looking for you! Hurry, please come inside!"
He bowed his hand to the eunuch who served in the palace, and Cao Xu secretly admired Liu Xiu in his heart. He really knew things like a god! In the study room of the palace, Cao Xu saw Liu Xuan, bowed and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, I am here to see you!"
Liu Xuan said anxiously: "Have you heard about the news that Liu Sheng established himself as emperor in Runan?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, I have heard about it!"
"At first, you reminded me to be wary of Liu Sheng, but I didn't take it seriously at the time. Now that Liu Sheng has rebelled and is still proclaiming himself emperor in Chengyang, this... what will I do?"
Liu Xiu had already thought up a countermeasure for Cao Xu. At this time, Cao Xu was confident and not nervous at all. He smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, don't panic, Liu Sheng is just a clown, there is nothing to be afraid of!"
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"Your Majesty, there are tens of thousands of troops left in Yingchuan, enough to deal with Liu Sheng in Runan!"
"Use the Yingchuan Army to defeat Liu Sheng?" Liu Xuan murmured, and then asked quickly: "Then...who do you think I should send as the main general? General Wang Chang?"
Cao Xu shook his head and said: "I think it is most appropriate for your Majesty to appoint General Fenwei as your general."
Liu Xuan was surprised and said: "General Fenwei? Liu Xin?"
Cao Xu said sternly: "Exactly! If Wang Chang is given the command to pacify Empress Liu Sheng, the tens of thousands of Yingchuan troops will still be in the hands of the Green Forest Group. If Your Majesty orders General Fenwei to be the main commander, Wang Chang As the deputy general who defeated Liu Shenghou, aren't these tens of thousands of Yingchuan troops, together with the captured Runan troops, all your Majesty's?"
When Liu Xuan heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and his face showed a happy expression unconsciously. He thought for a moment, nodded repeatedly, clapped his hands and laughed: "What a good idea! It really is a good idea! Yes, yes, yes, I will follow your opinion. In this battle, I will worship Brother Xin as my general!"
Liu Xin is Liu Xuan's cousin. Liu Xuan's affection and trust for Liu Xin are unparalleled by other Liu clan members. If Liu Xin gets military power, doesn't it mean that he himself gets military power?
Liu Sheng suddenly proclaimed himself emperor in Runan, which originally made Liu Xuan panic. After summoning Cao Xu, Liu Xuan calmed down and his face was filled with joy.
Liu Xuan already had great trust and appreciation for Cao Xu. After the unexpected incident of Liu Sheng becoming emperor, he favored Cao Xu even more.
This is another result Liu Xiu wants.
He really needs someone in the court to speak for him. Zhao Meng and Cao Jing are both cunning and cunning. The former is greedy and the latter is pretentious, and both are not easy to control. Relatively speaking, Cao Xu is stronger than Zhao Meng and Cao Jing.
Much more.
In August of the 23rd year of AD, Liu Sheng proclaimed himself emperor in Chengyang, Runan. In the same month, Gengshi Emperor Liu Xuan appointed Fenwei General Liu Xin to command 50,000 Yingchuan troops and march south into Runan to attack Liu Sheng's tribe.
In September, another more earth-shattering news reached Wancheng. Shen Tujian and Li Song led their troops to capture Chang'an and killed Wang Mang at Jiantai.
This news makes it difficult for many people to believe that Chang'an was captured, Wang Mang died, and the Xin Mang court perished? Did the Xin Mang Dynasty really fall so quickly?
The news that reached Wancheng was correct, the Xin Dynasty was indeed dead.
Chang'an being captured so quickly was something that many people could never dream of doing, but for Liu Xiu, it had long been expected.
Before Shen Tujian and Li Song reached Chang'an, the interior of Chang'an was already in chaos.
One rebellion today, another rebellion tomorrow, and Wang Mang became more and more nervous. Today he looked like a treason, so he killed him, and tomorrow he looked like a treason, and he killed again. The government and the public were in panic, and everyone was in danger.
When Shen Tujian and Li Song led the army to the city, there were only a few soldiers willing to defend the city, and no soldiers from the surrounding counties were willing to reinforce Chang'an.
It has to be said that at such a critical moment, Wang Yi, who was completely defeated by Liu Xiu in Kunyang, showed extraordinary loyalty to Wang Mang. He protected Wang Mang, fought desperately, and finally reached Jiantai.
At this time, there were only about a thousand people following Wang Mang, including ministers and eunuchs. Facing tens of thousands of Han troops, how could they withstand them?
Even Wang Yi's son wanted to run away when he saw that the situation was not good, but Wang Yi held him back with a sword and failed to escape. In the end, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow his father Wang Yi to protect Wang Mang to the death.
A bloody battle with the Han army.
In the Battle of Jiantai, Wang Yi almost wiped out all the soldiers under his command. However, the difference in strength between the two sides was so great that it was beyond his will to reverse. In the end, Wang Yi and his son died in the battle.
In the army.
The scene at that time was already in chaos. Wang Mang panicked and fled into a shop. The shopkeeper was named Du Wu. Wang Mang fled to his home. What if the Han army knew about this?
Du Wu wanted to drive Wang Mang out, but Wang Mang refused to leave. Finally, Du Wu became distraught, returned to the kitchen, picked up a kitchen knife, and slashed Wang Mang to death with just one blow.
Wang Mang, who ended the Western Han Dynasty, founded the New Dynasty, and served as emperor for more than ten years, finally died under the knife of an ordinary citizen. It is sad and lamentable.
After killing Wang Mang, Du Wu was stunned. At this time, a Mang military captain rushed in from outside and was shocked when he saw Wang Mang's body lying on the ground.
The Mang military captain, named Gong Bin, was calm and confirmed that Wang Mang was indeed dead. Gong Bin made a prompt decision, drew out the sword from his ribs, rushed to Wang Mang's body, and chopped off the head of the corpse with one sword, along with
Wang Mang took away the seal and ribbon of the Emperor that he carried with him and presented it to the Han army.
Gong Bin is undoubtedly a smart man. When he was surrounded by Han troops and had no choice but to die in the hands of the Han army, he responded to the situation and offered Wang Mang's head and seal. This not only allowed Gong Bin to save his own life, but also allowed Gong Bin to save his own life.
Moreover, he suddenly transformed from a ruthless thief to a great hero in destroying the ruthless people.
After Wang Mang's death, when the Han army was clearing the battlefield, they found all the concubines in Wang Mang's harem, but they could not find Empress Shi, whom Wang Mang had just married.
No one knows where Shi Luo fled during the chaos, and not even a single clue could be found. It was as if the whole person suddenly disappeared from the world.
Although Shi Luo's whereabouts are unknown, her family members were not spared. His father Shi Chen and the whole family were beheaded by the Han army.
Speaking of which, the historians were indeed quite unlucky. A few months after Shi Luo married Wang Mang, the Xin Mang court was overthrown by the Han army. Wang Mang died, and the Luo family also suffered disaster.
Chang'an fell and Wang Mang was killed. The news soon spread to Luoyang. This was undoubtedly a fatal blow to the morale of the Luoyang defenders.
No matter how capable Grand Master Wang Kuang and General Aizhang are, at this point, they will have no way to save themselves.
It was a good day, but at night, the defenders of Luoyang threw down ropes from the top of the city like dumplings. People followed the ropes to get off the city wall, and swarmed towards the Han army's camp.
The Han army surrendered.
In just five or six days, the number of Luoyang defenders was reduced by 50% to 60%. At this time, the leader of the Han army, Prince Kuang of Dingguo, realized that the time was ripe and ordered the entire army to attack Luoyang.
There was no suspense in this battle. The Mang army defending the city was demoralized and determined. As the Han army launched a large-scale attack on the city, the Mang army's defense in Luoyang City completely collapsed.
It didn't take even a day for the Han army to successfully capture the huge city of Luoyang and capture Wang Kuang, the grand master of the Xinmang court, and Aizhang, the general of the country, alive in the city.
Lulin Wang Kuang did not execute Xinmang Wang Kuang, but ordered Wang Kuang and Aizhang to be escorted to Wancheng and handed over to Liu Xuan for disposal.
Nowadays, every household in Wancheng is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. From the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to the common people of Li, they are all joyful, as if they are celebrating the New Year.
After the destruction of the Xinmang court, our own Gengshi court became a truly orthodox court. All the ministers in the court were heroes in the founding of the country. In the future, they would be promoted to high positions and have a bright future. How could people be unhappy?
The people below are naturally happy too. Nanyang has given birth to the emperor and is the emperor's hometown. This will allow Nanyang to receive many preferential policies that other states and counties cannot compare with. Policies such as tax reduction and exemption are definitely inevitable.
Liu Xuan was naturally even happier. After he captured Chang'an, he could live in the real palace in Chang'an. Only by living in the real palace could Liu Xuan feel that he was truly the emperor of the Han Dynasty.
At this time, Liu Xuan was already in high spirits, and he issued an order to build a palace in Luoyang.
Although Luoyang is not the capital city, its status has always been high, and it has always existed like a companion capital. Moreover, Luoyang itself is also very prosperous, with a large population, and the scale of the city is not inferior to Chang'an.
When Liu Xuan wanted to move the capital to Chang'an, his first thought was to take the Luoyang route. He wanted to visit Luoyang first.
The construction of the palace in Luoyang required someone to supervise the work. At this time, Cao Xu suggested to Liu Xuan that Liu Xiu go to Luoyang to supervise the affairs of the palace. At this time, Liu Xuan trusted Cao Xu very much and almost obeyed his words.
After listening to Cao Xu's suggestion, Liu Xuan was a little dissatisfied, but he still agreed. He appointed Liu Xiu as the Sili Colonel and went to Luoyang to purchase a palace.
Although the Sili Xiaowei carries the title of Xiaowei, this official position is not low and is equivalent to the chief inspector overseeing the capital area.
In the Han Dynasty, there were no grades, and levels were divided by salary. The salary of a Sili school captain was two thousand dan, which was the same as the salary of a county magistrate.
Although he holds the title of captain, his status is higher, his authority is greater, and his salary is greater. He is much stronger than a general who is too often partial.