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In 954 AD, on the first day of the first month, after the Zhou amnesty, Guo Wei issued an edict, and this year changed the Yuan Xiande.

On the fifth day of the first month, Guo Wei added the king of Jin Guo Rong to serve in the middle of the month, sentenced the internal and external soldiers and horses, and returned the political commissar of the court to Chai Rong, so the transfer of power was smooth. Guo Rong officially took over the army in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Guo Wei's appointments to the courtiers were as follows: the chief minister Feng Daojia guarded the Taishi, Fan Zhen added the left servant of the book and supervised the history of the country, Li Gujia left servant shot and Jixian Hall scholar, and Wang Pu was the Zhongshu Shilang and Ping Zhangshi.

Ten days later, the day reached the seventeenth day of the first month, and the cold wind of that day was biting the snow in Kaifeng City, and it was icy and snowy. This year's snow has only one word – cold. The earth is silver-white, a piece of clean, and the snowflakes are still like catkins, like cotton, like goose feathers, fluttering from the sky, the whole Kaifeng city is like a dead silence, heavy, bleak.

The snow was still falling, and it seemed that the north wind had risen.

Kaifeng Yin, King Jin and servant, sentenced inside and outside the soldiers and horses Guo Rong anxiously waited outside the palace, these days of food and clothing, never closed the eyes, the father has been sick since last year, has not been cured, and there is an increasingly fierce trend, last year Guangshun three years, the father since the autumn wind paralysis, harmful to food and drink and walking, almost unable to speak.

Last year, Emperor Guo Wei of the Zhou Dynasty got rid of the two kings, deposed a group of arrogant ministers, and appointed a group of new officials, and changed the envoys of the big and small festivals in this Zhou realm in turn, named Guo Rong as the king of Jin, and returned the political commissar of the dynasty to Guo Rong.

At this time, in the Zide Hall in the Kaifeng Palace in Tokyo, Emperor Guo Wei of Zhou was seriously ill, and he knew that it would be difficult to recover, so he hurriedly asked the chamberlain to summon Guo Rong, the king of Jin. Today, Guo Rong is still working in Kaifeng Mansion, and suddenly heard that Guo Wei's inner servants were summoned to the palace, Guo Rong couldn't wait to freshen up, so he entered the palace.

In the huge Zide Palace, although it is warm as spring, but the cold hits people, I don't know where to start, Zhou Emperor Guo Wei's face is sallow, his breath is disordered, lying on the dragon couch, and suddenly he saw his son Guo Rong asking for an order to enter the hall, so he let the internal officials around him help himself up, half-propped up, sitting crookedly, his body is weak, if it is not for this warm kang, how can he spend this winter safely.

When Guo Rong saw Guo Wei, his hair seemed to be a lot grayer, he hadn't seen him for a few days, his eyes were plumped, his eyes were blank, and his eyes were no longer as resolute as they were a few days ago, revealing a kind of haggard and sadness; The temples are pale, the years have quietly climbed up the forehead, the lines on the forehead are clear, the skin is wrinkled, telling the pain of this day's management and hard work; There are also wrinkles like the corners of his eyebrows, like the years that can't be erased, telling a kind of hot and cold world, one generation, one king and one king, Guo Rong is very painful and sad when he sees it.

As soon as Guo Rong met, tears flowed down his eyes, and when he saw that he was rude, he hurriedly saluted: "My son meets his father!" ”

Although Guo Rong in front of him is not his own son, but his own nephew, he treats him like his own father and son, so he took Guo Rong's hand and said, "Rong'er, get up, sit next to my father, I have something to say." ”

"Yes, Daddy!" Guo Rong sat down and asked, "Daddy, how is this warm kang?" What does Daddy think? ”

"Yes, it's hard for you to be a child, it's very comfortable, and I don't feel cold." Guo Wei was indeed very satisfied with this object, if only it had it before, but he still asked, "I'm afraid this wonderful idea came from that kid again." ”

"Daddy, you guessed it, and it did." Guo Rong said.

"Oh......" Guo Wei said lightly, his heart was a little complicated, and he didn't know how to deal with it.

Guo Rong saw it in his eyes, and understood in his heart, knowing that his father was worried again, but now there are many opponents of the Great Zhou Kingdom, since he knows that the child has talents, why not borrow his talents to deal with other opponents, such as the Han State and Khitan in the north, and the Tang State in the south, and the others are insignificant, Guo Rong is confident that as soon as he ascends the throne, those small countries will not want to turn out the palms of their hands, but these three countries do have a headache, and they often collude secretly to annex the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Among them, the Khitan is the strongest, and the army is very strong. Relying on its collusion with the Khitan, the Han State often united and invaded south. The Tang State and the Khitan united, invited the Khitan to invade the south, and the Tang State went north, and when the time came, the Three Kingdoms were on the line, and the Great Zhou Dynasty was in danger.

Guo Rong told Guo Wei about the current situation of the surrounding countries that he had just thought, Guo Wei listened, and he also understood, the so-called enemy is not those three countries, the other few are really not to worry, the Great Zhou is a big country in the Central Plains, Wu Yue is dependent on the Great Zhou, although he has some dealings with the Tang State, but Qin Shi Huang did not have a "distant friendship and close attack" strategy, why did Wu Yue abandon Zhou for the sake of Tang, even Tang knew that he colluded with the Khitan. What's more, there is no diplomacy in a weak country, and the canonization edict of the lord of Wu Yue was promulgated by Guo Wei himself.

Guo Rong's words made Guo Wei see clearly, and then Guo Rong sat on the bed, listening to Guo Wei's words, Guo Wei confessed that he had asked the director of the Wude Division to secretly follow Zhao Dezhao, and also taught this matter to Guo Rong, so that he could continue to control his every move, and he didn't kill him because he knew that this person should still be useful to his son. It is true that this child is not simple, and now he is dedicated to the way of business, and he is willing to be cheap.

In Kaifeng Zhao's Mansion, Zhao Dezhao sneezed several times unexpectedly, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid someone is thinking about me!" ”

Zhou Emperor Guo Wei knew that he was seriously ill, I am afraid that many things will be difficult to explain at that time, at this time Guo Wei has something to explain, in view of the previous emperors with gold and jade burial, the mausoleum has been excavated, so he said to Guo Rong: "Rong'er, if I die because of this evil disease, you must bury me quickly, do not stop in the palace." Moreover, all affairs such as the construction of the mausoleum were simple and simple. I don't want to erect any stone pillars in front of my mausoleum, which is a waste of manpower, so I will replace it with bricks, and the coffin will be clothed with tile coffins. When my Zigong Palace enters the mausoleum, you will summon 30 nearby peasant households to guard the mausoleum, uncover the coffin in advance, look around the mausoleum, and do not hurt the lives of others. And don't build any underground palace, don't want any mausoleum keepers, don't set up stone men and stone beasts in front of the mausoleum, only set up a stone record, and engrave the word cloud: 'The emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty is driving in Yan, and he has an appointment with the heir emperor, and he is frugal in his life, and he only makes a tile coffin and paper clothes to be buried. If you don't do that, the spirits won't help. Rong'er, don't forget! This is my last wish after death. ”

After Guo Rong heard Guo Wei's words, he said: "Yes, Daddy's words are holy decrees, that is, there is a Daddy's truth." Children obey the word of God, and do not forget the word of their father. Daddy, don't worry, the child will do what Daddy wants. ”

Guo Wei nodded when he heard this, but he was still not at ease, and continued to say to Guo Rong: "Every year when the Cold Food Festival is not busy, you can send someone to sprinkle and sweep, if the government is heavy and the military affairs are tired, if no one goes, just sacrifice it from afar." ”

Guo Rong said: "Daddy, how can this be?"

At the end, Guo Wei emphasized, "Rong'er, don't forget your words." Rong'er, you have to have someone bury a pair of swords and armor in Hefu (present-day Hejian County, Hebei Province) and Weifu (in the southeast of present-day Daming City, Hebei Province), a Tongtian crown silk robe in Lanzhou (now Puyang County, Henan Province), and a Pingtian crowned dragon robe in Kaifeng, Tokyo. Don't forget this! ”

Guo Wei sat up suddenly, with a smile on his face, unfinished, and said: "I think the literary talents in the world are none other than Fan Zhen and Wang Pu, and now they are listed as prime ministers, you have a good assistant, and I will be blind to death." ”

Guo Rong listened and nodded.

Later, Guo Wei called the Zhizhi to draft an edict and ordered Guo Rong, the king of Jin, to be the crown prince. Guo Rong waited cautiously on the side, and said nothing more. Thanks to this warm kang, Guo Wei felt some warmth in the cold winter, but after all, the oil ran out and the lamp dried up, and the king of Hades urged him. If you can live for another 500 years, I'm afraid the world will be the Guo family.

The night is like ink, and snowflakes are sprinkled all over the Kaifeng market. The husband who played the shift was still on the shift, the temperature plummeted, and the cold wind was blowing.

Outside the hall were the ministers, shivering with cold.

Guo Wei was just back to the light, and suddenly, like a thread, Guo Wei's hand fell heavily and closed his eyes peacefully. After dying for a few days that night, Emperor Zhou finally exhausted his last life, such as the candle flame was extinguished, the tea was cold, and a generation of Zhou Emperor Guo Wei died in the Zide Hall in the Bianjing Palace. Guo Rong knelt down towards the dragon bed, with tears in his eyes, and cried: "Father-"

Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor had died, the chamberlain hurriedly ran towards the ministers outside the palace. The ministers were waiting outside the palace at this time, looking left and right, the five flavors were intertwined, in case the official family died, what should he do, I don't know the situation in the palace.

Suddenly, the door of the temple was opened, and the crying inside was faintly heard, and the eyes of the ministers suddenly looked at the inner attendant, and then the inner attendant announced the news of the emperor's death.

When the ministers heard this, they all knelt down and cried. The inner servants promulgated the edict of the emperor of Daxing, and Guo Rong, the king of Jin, could be the emperor, so all the ministers bowed down to the new monarch.

Guo Rong to the Great Zhou Xinli, foreign enemy ring feeding for the name, in front of the first emperor's coffin to ascend the throne, choose a ceremony, amnesty the world, the second day of the sacrifice to the temple, Sheji and the people, and then the capital since the day of the great funeral, the temple, the view of the bell 30,000 times.

The news of Guo Wei's death spread to every corner of the empire, although it was only a short reign of three years, but Guo Wei showed the world more than just a short three years.

In Kaifeng City, Zhao Hongyin and Zhao Kuangyin received news from the palace and urgently entered the palace, and the forbidden army in the palace assembled to defend the imperial city. Zhao Dezhao heard the news when he heard the adults speak, but he was not surprised at all.

Zhao Dezhao knew that according to the development of history, the future emperor would always be in the ranks of other countries in the next few years, as long as he was not very noticeable. The so-called gathering momentum is to hide one's own power, develop secretly, sharpen a sword for ten years, set the world with a sword, and wait for a blow to be hit. Now that the emperor in Kaifeng City has died, the forces around the country must be ready to move, such as the Northern Han Dynasty, Khitan, Southern Tang Dynasty and other countries, and of course, the military generals who are in charge of the military and political power in various places.

……

The news spread quickly

In the city of Jinyang [Taiyuan], the cold wind is blowing, the snow is heavy, and the roads are covered with snow.

The sky will be white, and the east will still be dark. In the Jinyang Palace, Liu Min [alias Liu Chong], the lord of the Han Kingdom, lingered in the arms of the favorite concubine of the harem. The so-called emperor's harem: sideburns and flowers, golden steps, and the warmth of the hibiscus tent. ** The bitter short day rises, and the king does not come to court early.

Liu Min enjoyed this life very much, but he was awakened by the chamberlain, vented his complaints, and dressed under the service of the palace maid. Suddenly, the secret guard reported: "Emperor Guo Wei of Zhou has died." ”

"Hahaha, Guo Qi'er is finally dead, he has been on the throne for three years, and now he is just a dead man, the revival of the Han Kingdom is hopeful, and my son's great enmity can be expected." Liu Min [Liu Yun's biological father] thought that in the past, Guo Que'er of Songzhou was the first to settle in Kaifeng, and forced the Empress Dowager to issue an edict to be a prisoner, and the power of the court was in his hands, so he issued an edict in the name of the Empress Dowager to depose Liu Yun, and demoted Liu Yun to the three divisions of the Kaifu Council, the Taishi of the inspection school, and the Duke of Xiangyin, and sent Guo Chongwei to imprison Liu Yun in Songzhou. Liu Min knew that Guo Wei had seized the throne and destroyed the Han Dynasty, so he proclaimed himself emperor in Jinyang, and the country was called Han, and he confronted Guo Wei. Guo Wei was afraid that Liu Yun would become a troublemaker, so he ordered Songzhou Jiedu to make Li Hongyi secretly poison Liu Yun.

Guo Wei died, Liu Min was overjoyed when he heard it, hehe, Kaifeng has already penetrated into the spies of the Han Kingdom, every time he encounters an important matter, he can take the first step to get a glimpse of one or two, and now this Kaifeng is like a chess piece in his hand, allowing himself to manipulate. Haha, Liu Min was very happy, and the chamberlain also said hello when he saw His Majesty.

He finally has one less opponent, in recent years, he has been beaten by Guo Wei, and now that the tiger is dead, jackals and foxes should come out to forage for food, instead of the dead tiger, but he is a jackal or a fox, Liu Min thinks that it is no longer important, the important thing is that he can finally exhale and raise his eyebrows and defeat Zhou Guo. It's just that he has only 12 states, and his troops are insufficient, so how should he act. Liu Min stared at the map in front of him with a pair of leopard eyes, and the word Khitan was written on the top of the map, hehe, the Khitan and the Zhou State were also hostile sides, and he could now join forces with the Khitan to invade the northern border of the Great Zhou. After Guo Rong ascended the throne, Liu Min, the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty, thought that the replacement of the Zhou lord was a golden opportunity to destroy Zhou Xinghan, so he begged for the Khitan and jointly invaded the Central Plains.

So Liu Min asked the edict to draft the document and immediately sent the powerful minister to the Khitan.

……

A few days later, the new emperor ascended the throne, and the Khitan also learned of this news, and received an invitation from the Han State, which had already been changed to the Liao State by this time.

Liao Emperor Yelu Jing [Liao Muzong] is asleep at the moment, since he ascended the throne, he loves hunting and "does not look at the moon and the court", in addition to often drinking, rising at sunset, sunrise and dusk. I didn't sleep until dawn, and I didn't wake up until noon, so I ignored the government for a long time, and in the Liao Kingdom, the people were called "sleeping kings". Although the "Sleeping King" is so, he doesn't love beauty, which is really a wonder.

The "Sleeping King" is easy to kill and often kills with his own hands. In the first year of Guangshun, after Cha Chai killed Yelu Ruan, Ye Lu Jing [Liao Mu Zong] killed Cha Chai and became emperor. In June of the second year of Guangshun, Xiao Meigu wanted to rebel against Liaonan Ben Zhou, and the conspiracy was revealed and he was killed. In July, the government ordered Yelu Louguo, Lin Ya Yelu Enemy Lie and others to be arrested and ambushed. In October last year, Yelu Wan, the son of Yelu Lihu, and others rebelled, and were arrested after being discovered.

The officials outside got the report of the Han State, because the emperor often dropped out of the court, so they had to pass it on to the inner servants, who knew the emperor's temper, and waited for the emperor to wake up.

Liao Emperor Yelujing woke up from his slumber, and the chamberlain hurriedly called the palace maid to wash the emperor, and after the washing was completed, the chamberlain passed the report of the Han State to the emperor, and the emperor frowned at a glance. In order to stabilize his position, although Yelu Jing is mediocre and incompetent, he can at least pass on domestic contradictions clearly.

At this moment, the Liao State went to Beijing and received a note from the Emperor of the Han State, and the "sleeping king" Yelu Jing knew that the country was in turmoil, but he was so happy. So the Liao emperor Yelu Jing sent Yelu to help Liu Chong, and asked Yang Gon to lead 10,000 iron cavalry and 50,000 Xi and other troops to prepare to send troops to attack Zhou together.

……

In Kaifeng City, due to the death of Emperor Zhou, in the Zhou Kingdom, the people banned marriage, forbidden music, plain clothes, car frames, etc. The day before yesterday, the car stopped near Chenliu, and learned the news of Emperor Zhou's death, the owner of the car changed all the veils of the vehicle to black, changed all the original horses to donkeys, and then slowly and leisurely marched towards Kaifeng. Today, the car was surrounded by a black veil, and passed in the mist in the early morning light. A man drove a donkey cart, and the people in the cart sat upright in the cart, closing their eyes and meditating.

Suddenly, the person in the car poked out half of his head and hurriedly asked, "Song'er, how far is this place from the Chengbei Inn?" ”

The man pretended to be over-headed and said, "Father-in-law, after passing this city gate, you can go all the way north along Bianhe Street." Please be at ease! ”

"Hmm!" The man in the car said, pulled down the curtains, and sat inside.

At this moment, Zhao Dezhao's car just started from Zhao's mansion and was about to go to Guangwei Building, when he suddenly saw a car with a black veil passing by, but Zhao Dezhao didn't care and rushed to the south of the city.

At this time, a sergeant on horseback galloped all the way from the crowded street, and the pedestrians on the surrounding streets avoided it.

The sergeant looked nervous, and the front reported urgently, he had just arrived in Kaifeng today, and in any case, he wanted to pass the report to Zhongshu Province, and then pass it to today's son.

The news lagged behind, and the sergeant did not know about the emperor's death, but the military situation was grim, and he had to deliver it to the imperial capital all the time.

After a few days and nights, several batches of horses were exhausted, and finally arrived in Kaifeng. But the sergeant was in a state of panic and tried to hold the horse, but the horse was not at his mercy, and found that it was about to be collided.

At this time, Zhao Dezhao suddenly heard the child's cry and wanted to jump out of the car to save the child, but at this moment, on another carriage, a burly man jumped off the car and ran towards the galloping horse.

ps. In April, the first emperor Guo Wei was buried in the north of Gaojia Village, southwest of Guodian, Xinzheng County, and the temple number was Taizu.