Chapter 23: The Old Ministers Wither

When the Han court was arranging and in full swing, the situation in Hunan underwent earth-shaking changes. The Ma brothers have been fighting against each other for three years, but there has been no result, but in these three winter months, the winner has been divided.

On the day of the slope of Changsha City, it snowed heavily in Tanzhou, and the ground was four feet flat, and Ma Xiguang, the king of Chu, threw his clothes and monks' clothes to worship and ask for blessings. And Changsha city broken, it is also very easy, the defenders are afraid, the soldiers have no fighting heart, and collude inside and outside, Ma Xicao's Langzhou soldiers and barbarian soldiers attacked, a touch of the collapse, look at the wind and fall, Changsha fell into the hands of Ma Xicao.

Looking at the situation, there is really a kind of people's hearts returning to the heart. In fact, the people of Hunan, who doesn't know, Ma Xicao is unbearable, but why so many people are willing to follow him and help him seize power. In fact, Ma Xiguang, the king of Chu, is too incompetent.

Many times, it is better to follow the wicked than the good!

In Changsha, there was a winner among the Ma brothers, and the situation in Hunan had a result. Of course, this is only a preliminary decision.

After taking Changsha, Ma Xixu proclaimed himself General Tiance, Wu'an, Wuping, Jingjiang, Ningyuan and other military envoys, and the king of Chu. With Xi Chong as the deputy envoy of the festival, the judge's office, and the important position in Hunan, all of them are Lang people.

At the same time, a large-scale retaliation was carried out in Changsha, and the methods were cruel, plundering the people, and sending the treasury to meet the promise to the barbarians. The war was eliminated, and Changsha was more and more traumatized.

Ma Xiguang, the king of Chu, failed to escape a fateful fate, after all, Ma Xicao did not have the mercy of "not being able to bear to hurt his brother". Ironically, before his execution, Ma Xiguang was still reciting Buddhist books......

The army of Tunli sent by the Northern Han Dynasty, under the command of the defense envoy Cao Yin, borrowed Jiangling to replenish supplies, add boats, and then march.

Just like what Wang Pu described when he recommended him, Cao Yin commanded the army, was calm and serious, and liked to fight, although he lost his flexibility, but he won in a safe way. Especially this time, the enclaves that led the army to tun were more careful.

did not rush south, calmly all the way, surveyed the route, explored the terrain, and was optimistic about the way back, and because the soldiers did not know the generals, Cao Yin ran all the way south.

As a result, the Han army did not reach Lizhou, and the situation in Hunan was "settled". In this case, it reflects the foresight of Wei Renpu's previous considerations, and he has already asked the Son of Heaven to instruct him to occupy Lizhou no matter how the situation in Hunan develops.

Without political concerns, Cao Yin acted much more easily from a military point of view. I learned about the situation in Lizhou from Jingnan early, and sent people to investigate in advance.

The elite soldiers and fierce generals of Langzhou were all taken by Ma Xicao to fight Changsha, and the remaining few soldiers and horses had to be stationed in the old nest of Langzhou, and they almost gave up on Lizhou in the north, only hundreds of old, weak, sick and disabled.

If the Jingnan soldiers come to attack, there may be some other sayings, Cao Yin led the Han army to the city, and Lizhou raised the flag and surrendered, which can be described as welcoming the king.

The Han army rolled into the city without much effort. After entering the city, Cao Yin quickly occupied the government offices, treasury, and barracks, reported to Tokyo by hand, requisitioned the people to repair the city, and trained the officers and soldiers as a royal garrison, and entered the role quickly!

Here in Tokyo, when I received a report about Hunan, I didn't overreact. According to Liu Chengyou's intentions, there are two systems under the Chinese book.

He was sent to Changsha to ask Ma Xicao about the crime, and sternly questioned him about killing his brother and harming the people and arrogating himself.

The other system was sent to Lizhou to commend Cao Yin's enterprising merits, and he was good at keeping it, thinking that it was the city of Hanzhou.

The attitude towards Ma Xicao was very tough, and he was beaten as a rebel, and on the side of the Northern Han monarchs, the late King of Chu was still orthodox.

Generally speaking, when on the side of the winner. But Liu Chengyou already harbored evil intentions, and he did this in order to continue to relieve the vigilance of the Southern Tang monarchs. Look, the Northern Han court and Ma Chu were at odds with each other, and the two were incompatible, so hurry up and seize the opportunity to expand the territory.

The situation in Hunan is still waiting to ferment, and although the essence of the land is very seriously damaged by the soldiers, the six animals are not prosperous, and the people's hearts are turbulent, but there is still a little strength. Until Ma Xicao's strength continues to be lost, he can still maintain a fragile stability.

When it comes to how to develop, Han Ting's side doesn't plan to make more moves, it is too late to know, everything only depends on Ma Xicao, and only depends on how Nantang chooses.

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At the end of the third year of Qianyou, Liu Chengyou received a message of condolence in Tokyo, and Liu Xianjiao, the defense envoy of Ruzhou, died in office.

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the world was turbulent, and people's hearts were different, and the reason why the Liu family and his son were able to win the world was that in addition to the convenience of the heavens, the strong soldiers and horses in Hedong, they also relied on the support of many old ministers and generals.

For example, Feng Dao, Bai Wenke, Hu Yanke, Shi Kuangyi, and Liu Xianjiao...... As far as Liu Chengyou is concerned, the only one who gives him the best senses is Liu Xianjiao.

At the beginning, he was suspicious of helping Liu Chengxun, the king of Wei, to train Zhengzhou Tuntian, but after contact, he found that this was a cadre who did practical things, and he had the ambition of the old man and the ability to apply it to the world. The most important thing is the eye.

Zhengzhou Tun affairs, well-organized, gradually on the right track, Ruzhou near the auxiliary, known as difficult to govern, Liu Chengyou with his filling, did not have the slightest displeasure, listen to the order. Before leaving office, he also recommended Jing Fan, a cadre, to Liu Chengyou, and during his tenure in Zhengzhou, he made remarkable political achievements.

In Ruzhou, he did his best to get rid of the troubles, did not disturb the people, persuaded agriculture and mulberry, developed business, and the people sang about it. In the past two or three years, Prefecture, in terms of the degree of recovery and development of people's livelihood, Zhengzhou in the north, Ruzhou in the south, and the two states are called together.

With his political merits, it can be seen with the naked eye, Liu Chengyou respects it very much, sometimes has concerns, every New Year's Festival, rewards in the palace, and always thinks of the old ministers.

At the beginning of the year, Liu Xianjiao's body was sick and lying on the couch, Liu Chengyou heard it, and originally intended to let him be a member and take care of his life, but he refused, and bluntly said that the people were not at peace and could not bear to abandon it.

In order to take care of the wishes of the old ministers, Liu Chengyou issued an edict to reward him, and at the same time gave him a famous doctor and good medicine, which was also regarded as a continuation of his life, and ordered the subordinates of Ruzhou to share government affairs and make sure that they worked. For the kindness of the Son of Heaven, even with Liu Xianjiao's sophistication, he can't help but be grateful. During his illness, he often sighed emotionally in the face of visitors, saying that he was still a master in his old age, although it was not at the right time, this life was enough.

Just like cooperating with each other, the deep friendship between Liu Chengyou and Liu Xianjiao, the young and old monarchs, has been very publicized, spread far and wide, and is widely known.

Now that the old minister has finally passed away, it can be regarded as the end of his life, but Liu Chengyou still showed grief and reluctance, and ordered the abolition of the dynasty for three days to mourn. With beautiful words, chasing the name behind him, Feng Dao personally wrote an obituary, detailing his merits and conduct. The people of Ruzhou went to the book to commemorate Liu Xianjiao's ancestral hall and from there. At the same time, the shadow of his descendants, the supplementary officer.

For Liu Xianjiao, Liu Chengyou showed great intentions.

After that, Liu Chengyou began to reflect on his own mistakes, learned from the pain, convened the ministers, and said: Liu Wenhui Gong (Liu Xianjiao's name determined by the imperial court), who is over 70 years old, appoints his labor form, suffers from official duties, and really does not sympathize with the old ministers, which is my fault.

After that, it can be changed, and it is very good. Then, in order to be sympathetic to the lower feelings, so as not to continue to wither the old ministers, Liu Chengyou issued an edict to let the Tokyo court, those who are too old and infirm, be rewarded with money and food, and be honored as officials.

As a result, more than 30 posts of different grades and ranks, both military and political, were suddenly vacated in the central offices and government offices, and most of these posts had real power.

The Northern Han Dynasty received the Liang, Tang, and Jin dynasties, and even the relics of Li Tang, who were not stupid, but also old, and really couldn't keep up with the footsteps of today's sons.

Therefore, he will be purged from the court by Liu Chengyou one after another.