Chapter 18 Woe to the Wall

In July 318, Emperor Liu Cong of the Han Zhao Dynasty was seriously ill and promoted Liu Yao to prime minister, stationed in Guanzhong, Shi Le as a general, and returned to Beijing

Chengpingyang was the auxiliary government, and Shi Le was reluctant to leave Xiangguo, so he refused to resign. Liu Yao stayed in Chang'an and could only resign himself to the political affairs of the capital Pingyang

。 Soon, Liu Cong died of illness, and the crown prince Liu Cang succeeded to the throne, and the minister Jin Zhun's daughter Jin was appointed as the queen. Liu Cang was extravagant, and on the night of his succession,

After succeeding to the throne, she was even more fearless, drinking and having fun day and night, feasting in the harem at night, and ignoring the government and ministers at all

Jin Zhun was favored by Liu Cang because of his daughter, and immediately presided over the political situation of Han and Zhao.

Jin Zhun saw that the emperor was so abandoned, so he had a different heart. One day, he entered the palace to meet the daughter of the queen, and said, "Ministers

plotted to depose the emperor and set up the emperor's brother Liu Ji as the emperor. If it succeeds, the queen will be deposed, and my family will be slaughtered. emperor

After that, we must take the opportunity to persuade Your Majesty to kill the rebellious ministers. ”

When the queen heard this, she was shocked, fearing that her position would not be guaranteed, so whenever the emperor Liu Cang was lucky, she frequently blew the wind on the pillow and added

He cried and complained that the minister was about to rebel in collusion with the clan, and his life was on the line. Liu Cang is addicted to wine all day long, and he can't distinguish at all

Right and wrong, hearing the queen's cry, taking advantage of the wine, he sent the eunuch to lead the troops, and killed all the princes and ministers that the queen said within one day

Kill.

Within a few days, Jin Zhun saw that the rival princes and ministers of the DPRK and China had been killed, and immediately staged a coup d'état in the capital Pingyang, and Jin Zhun personally led the troops

Go to the palace and let the soldiers capture Liu Cang, count his crimes and kill him. and ordered that the royal clan living in Pingyang be beheaded regardless of the aged

In the east market, the tombs of Liu Yuan and Liu Cong of the Han and Zhao emperors were excavated, the dead bodies were dragged out, the heads were displayed to the public, and the Liu family temple was burned. Self-proclaimed General

, King of the Han Dynasty, Jin Zhun knew that his power was weak, and in order to ask for foreign aid, he sent an envoy to the Eastern Jin Dynasty to return Emperor Huai of Jin and Emperor Zigong of Jin to Jin

Emperor Sima Rui was called the vassal minister.

At this time, Pingyang, the capital of Han and Zhao, was in turmoil, and many ministers fled to Guanzhong. "In the Han Dynasty, Zhao and the heart is in the Jin", the Liangzhou general Beigong

Chun, who was an official in the Han and Zhao dynasties, saw the chaos in Pingyang, and immediately led his family to call on the Han people to rise up and build fortifications in the East Palace.

Resist Jin Zhun. However, very few Han Chinese responded, which greatly disappointed him. was immediately exterminated by Jin Zhun's brother Jin Ming with troops, Beigong

Die in pure force fighting.

In October 318 AD, Liu Yao, the prime minister of the Han Zhao Dynasty who guarded Chang'an, heard that Jin Zhun was in rebellion, and personally led a large army from Chang'an to rush there

Pingyang, traveled to Chibi (now Chishichuan in the northwest of Hejin City, Shanxi), and met several ministers who fled from Pingyang to Chang'an. Ministers

They all persuaded Liu Yao to succeed the emperor of Han and Zhao to extend the country, and Liu Yao immediately became the emperor.

Liu Yao was the enveloping Shi Le, who held heavy troops, and crowned him as a general, and the Duke of Zhao was promoted to march into Pingyang. Shi Le heard the news,

I also want to expand my power. He led an army of 50,000 troops into Pingyang, and ordered his nephew Shi Hu to lead the troops as backup, and entered the northern plains, Qiang and Qian

More than 40,000 people surrendered, Jin Zhun knew that Shile was powerful, and sent troops to attack Shile several times, but his army was unstable and was defeated.

Shi Lebing came to the city of Pingyang, and more than 100,000 people of all ethnic groups in the vicinity defected.

In November, Jin Zhun had no choice but to send an envoy to Shi Le to ask for peace, and Shi Le sent someone to escort the envoy to Liu Yaojun in order to show his prestige

Middle. But Liu Yao put the messenger back into the city and sent a message for him, promising Jin Zhun to be immortal and welcome him into the city. Jin Zhun knew that he surrendered Liu Yao,

He will offend Shile, hesitate, and be trapped in a lonely city.

In December, Jin Ming knew that the city of Pingyang was broken and the family would be destroyed, so he immediately killed Jin Zhun and asked Liu Yao to surrender. Liu Yao then sent the book

Sent to Shile as a sign of the emperor's grace. Shi Le knew that the Jin clan would not surrender the city to him, so he was furious, so he led his troops to attack the city, and Jin Ming went to battle.

Failed miserably, and had to keep his own door. Soon, Shi Hu's reinforcements arrived, Shi Le and his troops attacked the city, the city was broken, and Jin Ming had no choice

asked Liu Yao for help, and Liu Yao then sent troops to welcome Jin Ming out of the city and retreat to Chang'an. Shile led his troops into the city, plundered the treasures of the palace, and burned the palace.

After leaving the troops to defend them, they returned to Xiangguo.

In 319 AD, Liu Yao held an enthronement ceremony in Chang'an, and changed the name of the country to Zhao, known as Qianzhao in history, because it is in the same vein as Liu Yuan's Han lineage

According to legend, Liu Yuanzhi's Han is also known as Han Zhao, which is actually one of the sixteen countries.

Shi Le sent an envoy to Chang'an to congratulate Liu Yao on his ascension to the throne, Liu Yao was overjoyed, and awarded Shi Le the title of general and king of Zhao. Ceremony knot

The next day, Liu Yao's subordinates framed Shi Le and said: "Shi Le's envoy is called congratulations, but it is really a peep."

Detective, the envoy returned to Xiangguo, and Shi Le will definitely attack Guanzhong. ”

Liu Yao knew that his strength was not as good as Shi Le, and after hearing the words of his subordinates who were framed by discord, he was terrified, so he ordered someone to catch up with the messenger

When he was killed, the official titles, knighthoods and courtesies originally granted to Shile were also put on hold. However, the messenger's retinue was shrewd and escaped by pretending to be dead.

After returning to Xiangguo after hardships, he told Shi Le what happened to Chang'an, Shi Le was furious, hated and said: "I serve the Liu family and do my best,

It's like Kong Ming Fuhan. Eighty percent of its foundation is that I tried my best to lay for it, and today I have the ambition to do the act of cooking rabbits and dead dogs. King Zhao

, Emperor Zhao, I can also give it to me, why let the Liu family give it!"

In addition, when Shi Le's soldiers came to Pingyang, because of Jin Ming's surrender, he was not on good terms with Liu Yao, and in November of the same year, Shi Le was waiting in Zhang Bin

Under the persuasion of the people, he was immediately called the king of Zhao, and the capital was Xiangguo (now Xingtai, Hebei), and the history was called Later Zhao.

Just when the friction between the two Zhao continued, Sima Rui, the emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, heard that there was chaos in the Han and Zhao dynasties, and Liu Yaoshi was at odds and died

Yuzhou assassin Shi Zu sent troops to the Northern Expedition.

However, the interior of Yuzhou is not stable, there is a village under its rule, the castle owner Chen Chuan is stubborn for his own use, Yelang is arrogant, and his department

Li Tou has always admired Zu Ti, and often reveals the idea of defecting to Zu Ti, Chen Chuan was furious when he heard this, and immediately killed Li Tou, not wanting Li

Hundreds of people under the head defected to Zu Ti, Chen Chuan was even more annoyed and angry, and even led troops to loot Yuzhou County, and Zu Ti immediately sent troops to him

defeated, but Chen Chuan was not reconciled, stuck to the village, sent people to Xiangguo, and asked Shile for help.

If you know how Shile coped with it, and whether Zu Ti's Northern Expedition was successful, look at the next chapter.