Chapter 397: An Opportunity Arises
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In October, Liu Xin, a general of Fenwei, won a great victory in Runan and conquered Chengyang in one fell swoop. Liu Sheng, who was proclaimed emperor less than two months after Yu Chengyang became emperor, was killed by Liu Xin, and Yan You and Chen Mao did not run away, and they were both executed by Liu Xin.
In the same month, Liu Xiu was ordered to go to Luoyang and take office. At this time, Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua had just become married, and Liu Xiu was very reluctant to be separated at this time, but the holy decree had been made, and he couldn't disobey it.
Yin Lihua can understand Liu Xiu's difficulties, and has persuaded him many times in private, Liu Xuan wants to put him to death, if he does not obey the holy decree this time, it is precisely to give Liu Xuan a chance to make a move.
How can Liu Xiu not understand the truth? In the end, he still followed Liu Xuan's holy decree, accompanied by Zhu You, Feng Yi, Wang Ba and others, and left Wancheng and went to Luoyang.
Halfway through, Choshi, who had been running around outside and collecting news, also rushed over, followed Liu Xiu, and went to Luoyang together.
Liu Xiu served in Luoyang for a short time, he arrived in Luoyang in October, after the New Year, just out of the first month, Liu Xuan set the capital of Chang'an, with Liu Xuan as the head of the beginning of the imperial court, from Wancheng, to Luoyang.
After Liu Xuan arrived in Luoyang, Liu Xiu's lieutenant Sili was done. In Luoyang, Liu Xuan specially sent someone to inquire to see what Liu Xiu's political achievements and reputation were, and the results he got made Liu Xuan very dissatisfied.
It's not that Liu Xiu didn't do well, but he did too well.
After Liu Xiu arrived in Luoyang, everything abided by the Han system, and he was very strict with himself and his subordinates, and even the dress must follow the tradition of the Han system, and there could be no sloppiness.
Every time Liu Xiu and others traveled in Hanchen official uniforms, the people on the road would naturally think of the Han Dynasty back then, and their hearts would be sour, and while lamenting Wang Mang's evil, they also respected Liu Xiu and others in their hearts.
On the other hand, when Liu Xuan entered Luoyang with the officials of the Imperial Court, people's clothing was varied. The ministers of the imperial court at the beginning of the dynasty are mainly from the green forest system, and the people in the green forest department are all born in the grassy way, who cares about what official uniform is not official, anyway, as long as the clothes are good enough and beautiful enough, whether it is men's or women's clothing, they all go to their own bodies
Wear it on.
Liu Xiu welcomed Liu Xuan and others into Luoyang, and saw Liu Xiu and his party walking over in traditional Han official uniforms, and the people on both sides of the street all applauded.
When they saw the ministers of the Imperial Court, the people were dumbfounded, thinking that the troupe had entered the city!
There is no comparison, there is no harm, this comparison, people are even more respectful of Liu Xiu, and they have a lot of complaints about the ministers of the first imperial court, and even the first emperor Liu Xuan.
The attitude of the people reached Liu Xuan's ears, can Liu Xuan be happy?
Liu Xuan hated it so much that the roots of his teeth itched, but he was helpless to take Liu Xiu, because he really couldn't find Liu Xiu's fault, not even the slightest handle, and even the construction of the palace, Liu Xiu did a good job.
In February, the Changshi Imperial Court headed by Liu Xuan entered Chang'an and officially settled the capital in Chang'an. Next, it's the king.
In addition to some important Liu clan relatives who were crowned kings, the people of the Green Forest family also got the throne. Wang Kuang was named the king of Biyang, Wang Feng was named the king of Xuancheng, Zhu Kun was named the king of Jiaodong, Wang Chang was named the king of Deng, Shen Tujian was named the king of Ping, Chen Mu was named the king of Yinping, Zhang Wei was the king of Huaiyang, Liao Zhan was the king of Xuan, and Cheng Dan was the king of Xiangyi.
Zong Tong Yingyin King, Yin Zun is the King of Yun, and Li Yi, who has a meritorious role in killing Liu Xuan, was also named the King of Wuyin.
For Liu Xuan's crown, the people in the green forest department are very satisfied, and only one person goes out, Zhu Kun.
Zhu Kun not only did not accept Liu Xuan's title of king, but he was also very dissatisfied with Liu Xuan's wanton kingship.
In Zhu Kun's words, when Gaozu was alive, he had already set the rule that people with different surnames were not allowed to be crowned kings. But now, Liu Xuan has sealed so many kings with different surnames at once, isn't this openly destroying the ancestral system?
It is reasonable to say that the Liu clan relatives oppose Liu Xuan's sealing of the king with a different surname, and Zhu Kun, a person with vested interests, also opposes Liu Xuan's sealing of the king with a different surname, which is very interesting.
In fact, it is difficult to distinguish a person from good and bad with simple examples.
Zhu Kun was one of the culprits in Liu Jiu's death, but he was also an unwavering defender of the Han system.
In the matter of the king with a different surname, he didn't care about the gains and losses of personal interests at all, but repeatedly emphasized that he must abide by the ancestral system and not destroy the ancestral system.
Zhu Kun really didn't pretend to be humble, and until the end, he didn't accept the title of Jiaodong King that Liu Xuan gave him.
The matter of sealing the king naturally has nothing to do with Liu Xiu, Liu Xuan can't find a suitable opportunity to kill Liu Xiu, so how can he be crowned king?
Seeing Liu Xuan's jealousy of Liu Xiu, and also worried that Liu Xiu would be in danger if this continued, Liu Ci and Liu Xin proposed to Liu Xuan to let Liu Xiu go to Hebei to appease him.
The first imperial court replaced the Xinmang imperial court and became orthodox, but there are still many counties and counties across the country that have not returned to the imperial court, and Hebei is the 'hardest hit area'.
When Wang Mang was still alive, the Hebei region had already refused to listen to the orders of the imperial court.
The Hebei region of the Han Dynasty, unlike the current Hebei Province, referred to a large area north of the Yellow River.
This area is densely populated and rich in food production. At that time, there was a nursery rhyme, 'I can't get it, in Hebei'. It means that whether we can sit firmly in the world depends on whether we can get Hebei, which shows the importance of Hebei.
However, the current situation in Hebei is extremely complicated, first of all, there are too many rebel armies in Hebei, such as the Bronze Horse Army, the Datong Army, the Five Colonels Army, the Youlai Army and so on.
Pick out any one, and the number of troops is tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, especially the Bronze Horse Army, which has reached 200,000 or 300,000 troops. In the entire Hebei region, there are millions of large and small rebel armies combined.
In addition, there are local warlord forces in Hebei, which support their own troops, among which the more famous are the three kings of Hebei, King Zhao Miao, King Guangyang and King Zhending.
The three kings of Hebei are all princes and nobles surnamed Liu, and the forces of King Zhao are now dominated by Liu Lin, the forces of King Guangyang are dominated by Liu Jie, and the forces of King Zhending are dominated by Liu Yang. At the beginning, the imperial court wanted to subdue the three kings of Hebei, but it was not so easy, why did the forces that people had worked so hard to build up and the soldiers and horses that they had formed be given to you in vain? If the imperial court wanted to subdue the rebel army in Hebei, it would be more difficult, hundreds
Most of the rebel army of the crowd are outlaws, people rise up to rebel, and they live freely, how can they obediently submit to your court?
The Hebei region is both important and difficult to subdue, so the court urgently needs a capable person to go to Hebei to appease him.
Liu Ci and Liu Xin proposed Liu Xiu, but they were immediately strongly opposed by Zhu Kun and Li Yi. Hebei is too important, and it is too far away from the imperial court, and letting Liu Xiu go to such a far and important place is tantamount to letting the tiger return to the mountain.
Zhu Kun and Li Yi were both one of the culprits who killed Liu Xiu, and neither of them was willing to give Liu Xiu the slightest chance to make a comeback.
Give Liu Xiu the title of marquis, let him be the lieutenant of Sili, and build a house here in Luoyang, they have no objections, after all, they are under the nose of the imperial court, even if Liu Xiu is capable, he can't make any waves.
But now Liu Ci and Liu Xin's uncle and nephew proposed to let Liu Xiu go to Hebei to appease him, Zhu Kun and Li Yi immediately quit, in his opinion, Liu Xiu must not be given such a chance.
If it was something that the Green Forest Department didn't let Liu Xuan do before, Liu Xuan would definitely not dare to do it, and he would definitely have to listen to the command of the Green Forest Department. But now, this time is different from the past, and Liu Xuan is not as jealous of the green forest system as before.
First of all, Wang Mang died, he has become the world's recognized son of the Han Dynasty, and secondly, Liu Xin exterminated Liu Sheng, allowing Liu Xuan to control part of the military power, which undoubtedly greatly increased Liu Xuan's confidence.
Originally, he didn't think it was a good idea to let Liu Xiu go to Hebei to appease him, but Zhu Kun stood up against it, but it invisibly aroused Liu Xuan's rebellious psychology.
Liu Xuan did not make a clear statement at that time, but only said that he would reconsider. But after that, he immediately brought Cao Jing and Cao Xu's father and son to discuss the matter secretly.
Since Cao Xu let Liu Xuan get the military power of the Yingchuan Army, Liu Xuan has been a favor to Cao Xu, and he is completely obedient. But what Liu Xuan didn't know was that the person behind Cao Xu was actually Liu Xiu.
Now Cao Xu has understood Liu Xuan's thoughts, that is, he wants to kill Liu Xiu. Now hearing Liu Xuan mention the matter of pacifying Hebei, he asked quietly: "Your Majesty, is the situation in Hebei complicated?" ”
Liu Xuan Zhengse said: "Of course it's complicated. ”
"The imperial court sent people to appease, can you do something in Hebei?"
Liu Xuan thought about it, sighed lightly, shook his head and said, "It's difficult! ”
In Hebei, there are rebel armies and rebel armies everywhere, as well as the big forces of local separatism, how easy is it to appease them?
Cao Xu said: "Therefore, no matter who goes to Hebei to pacify, it is a sheep into the mouth of a tiger, and nine deaths and a life." ”
At this point, he said no more. But the meaning of the words is already very straightforward, isn't Your Majesty bent on killing Liu Xiu, and letting Liu Xiu go to Hebei to appease him is an excellent opportunity.
In the future, you don't have to do it yourself, and he will be infamous and infamy, Liu Xiu will go to Hebei, and naturally someone will put him to death.
After Liu Xuan heard this, he felt that he was quite open, yes, he couldn't find a suitable opportunity and reason to attack Liu Xiu, so borrowing someone else's hand and killing Liu Xiu had nothing to do with him.
Regarding Cao Xu's words, Liu Xuan nodded again and again, deeply agreeing.
But Liu Xuan didn't think about it, the question that Cao Xu could think of, could Zhu Kun and Li Yi not think of it? Since they knew that Liu Xiu's trip to Hebei would be a life of death, why did the two of them stand up and strongly oppose it?
is because Zhu Kun and Li Yi know Liu Xiu's ability too well, it may be a matter of death for others, but for Liu Xiu, it may not be.
Put Liu Xiu so far away in Hebei, it will be difficult for the imperial court to control his head in the future, once Liu Xiu is really allowed to develop and grow in Hebei, the threat to the imperial court will be incalculable.
Zhu Kun and Li Yi were too jealous of Liu Xiu, and relatively speaking, Liu Xuan was more jealous of Liu Xiu.
He is obviously the Son of Heaven, Liu Xiu is just a courtier, but Liu Xiu can marry Yin Lihua, the first beauty in the world, Liu Xiu can be loved by the local people wherever he goes, but he compares himself to the Son of Heaven.
If he put Liu Xiu under his nose again, Liu Xuan felt that he was going crazy.
After thinking about it, Liu Xuan finally adopted the advice of Liu Ci and Liu Xin, and decided to let Liu Xiu go to Hebei to appease him, and at the same time, he also pretended to give Liu Xiu an official and do great things. The so-called Great Sima Shi did not really make Liu Xiu the Great Sima, but gave Liu Xiu the authority of the Great Sima in a limited area. It means that he is in the Hebei region and can have the authority of the Great Sima to the local counties of Hebei
Soldiers and horses have the right to transfer.
This title is completely a false name, the counties of Hebei are either under the control of the rebel army or the control of the three kings of Hebei, who will obey Liu Xiu's transfer?
However, Liu Xuan's holy decree, if it weren't for Liu Xiu's amazing self-control, I am afraid that he would have cried with joy on the spot.
Breaking away from the Imperial Court and breaking away from Liu Xuan's control, he had waited for this opportunity for too long, so long that he was about to become numb.
It is indeed very dangerous to go to Hebei to appease, you may be crushed at any time, and there is no place to die, but at the same time, this is also an opportunity for 'the sky is high and the birds fly, and the sea is wide and the fish jumps'.
Liu Xiu's comeback, the emperor's hegemony, at this time, can be regarded as the real beginning. (End of volume)