If someone happens to die when the founding of the country is about to be founded, won't he become a perfect person in Chinese history! Hehe, people are animals that change, I agree with this.

However, Guo Wei wants to help Wang Jun's evil, which is not necessarily. Because Wang Jun is not the same as Zheng Zhuanggong's younger brother, at least there is no family affection, Guo Wei has no public opinion pressure even if he wants to kill him, of course, the best way is to take him away, which can be regarded as preserving him. In fact, in the end, it was indeed the case, Guo Wei did not kill him, he died of illness himself, so I personally feel that Guo Wei wants to fatten him up and then kill him.

Then there is the phrase about equality before the law. Februaryhe said well, the law is like a river, it is the same for everyone, so it is equal. But a tall man cannot be drowned by the river, and a small man who can swim is fine, but a man who is short and cannot swim will be drowned if he wants to cross the river.

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Wang Yin, as I said earlier, was a very powerful person when Guo Wei raised his troops, he was the commander of the guards and infantry of the Later Han Dynasty, holding the power of the forbidden army. When Liu Chengyou killed Yang Wei and Shi Hongzhao, he immediately sent people to kill Guo Wei, Wang Jun, Wang Yin and others, Wang Yin was stationed in Lanzhou at that time, but Liu Chengyou had high hopes for Li Hongyi did not dare to do anything to him, but handed over the envoy secretly sent by the imperial court to Wang Yin, and Wang Yin immediately took down the envoy and sent it to Yedu to see Guo Wei, so that Guo Wei raised troops to rebel and finally successfully established the country.

After Guo Wei was called the emperor, he rewarded him for his meritorious deeds, and named Wang Yin as the capital of Ye to stay, and the Tianxiong army was the envoy, and he also commanded the guards and pro-army, which made Wang Yin both live in an important town and be in charge of the forbidden army. He became a veritable number one warlord in the Later Zhou Dynasty.

Wang Yin is relatively low-key, not as flamboyant as Wang Jun. But because of his high position, Guo Wei can't control him. After Wang Yin took office. In the Hebei area, Guo Wei was dissatisfied, but he was helpless, so he just sent someone to tell him: "Qing and the country are one, and the Yedu Treasury is quite rich, so why be harsh on the people." Wang Yin still respects Guo Wei, and after listening to it, he is somewhat restrained.

After Guo Wei took out Wang Jun, he was very worried that it would cause Wang Yin's panic, so he hurriedly called Wang Yin's son Feilong who left Wang Yin in the capital. explained to him in detail what happened, and the reason why Wang Jun was removed, and sent Wang Chongzhi back to Yedu to meet Wang Yin, telling him to do his job with peace of mind, and not to think nonsense. However, Wang Yin was still not at ease after hearing this, so he had the heart to test Guo Wei's true thoughts, and in July of that year (953), he submitted three consecutive requests to return to the Hajj to see him.

Guo Wei was also very clear about his approach, and hurriedly reassured him with kind words, telling him that he didn't have to come to Beijing in a hurry. Just do a good job in Hebei. Wang Yin was also relieved after hearing this, and temporarily let go of the idea of making trouble.

However, the situation changed very quickly, and as soon as he entered the autumn of this year, Guo Wei suddenly became seriously ill. Half of his body is paralyzed, he can't even eat or walk involuntarily, and his urine and urine are also very problematic. Analysis from Guo Wei's clinical manifestations. He should have had a cardiovascular and cerebrovascular problem, which could not be cured at that time. So it also brought Wang Yin an opportunity to take advantage of.

After the fall of Wang Jun, Wang Yin was the minister with the highest prestige, the greatest merit, and the strongest strength in the Later Zhou Dynasty. And Guo Wei himself has no queen, only one adopted son named Chai Rong, and this Chai Rong is the nephew of Guo Wei's late wife, and he has no blood relationship with him, which is equivalent to saying that if Guo Wei dies, Chai Rong does not necessarily have to inherit the throne.

Therefore, after Wang Yin learned the news that Guo Wei was seriously ill, he hurriedly invited him back to Beijing to meet him. And this time, it must have come from his sincerity.

Wang Yin's request was approved by Guo Wei for two reasons. One possibility is that Guo Wei himself felt that he might be dying, so he wanted to eradicate Wang Yin, the big warlord, for his son first while he was still alive. Another possibility is that when Guo Wei was suffering from this disease, because repeated treatments were ineffective, some wizards advised him to scatter his wealth and pray for blessings. Guo Wei also believed it, and he had the heart to hold a ceremony to worship the sky in the southern suburbs of Kaifeng, and someone was needed to maintain order. At this time, Wang Yin was the commander of the guards and pro-army of the Later Zhou Dynasty, so it should be most appropriate for him to be in charge of the vigilance work.

Both of these may be available, and although on the surface, one of these two may want to kill Wang Yin, and the other wants to use Wang Yin, the ideas are diametrically opposed, but in fact they do not conflict. Because Wang Yin is a high-ranking cadre of the country, even if Guo Wei kills him, he can't make up his mind, and he always has to observe him.

If he is obedient, he may continue to serve the country. If you don't obey, then you have to take it off.

On December 19, the third year of Zhou Guangshun (953), Wang Yin entered Beijing and was appointed by Guo Wei to inspect the inside and outside of the capital. At this time, Wang Yin didn't feel that the danger was approaching, and he didn't know how to restrain himself, and every day when he went in and out of the palace, he had to bring hundreds of entourage guards, and this situation must be mastered by Guo Wei.

Moreover, after Wang Yin was appointed by Guo Wei to inspect inside and outside the capital, he asked Guo Wei to give him his armor and weapons for inspection.

This matter makes Guo Wei feel very difficult, promise him! I'm afraid that he will take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble. If he doesn't agree, the patrol soldiers are unarmed, how can they maintain law and order in the capital?

In addition, in the past few days, Guo Wei has been seriously ill, and Wang Yin has made a lot of publicity, which has made people panic in the capital, and rumors have spread that Wang Yin intends to cause chaos.

In this case, Guo Wei has no choice. On December 26, Wang Yin entered the palace as usual to ask for peace, but was immediately taken down by Guo Wei, and then framed Wang Yin for deliberately taking advantage of the day of his suburban sacrifice to lead troops to rebel, and exiled him to Dengzhou (now Penglai, Shandong) on the same day, but Wang Yin was just escorted out of the city gate, and Guo Wei immediately sent people to chase him and kill him.

Guo Wei's approach doesn't seem very fair to Wang Yin, but it's actually very necessary. Judging from Wang Yin's consistent performance, if he is not disposed of, after Guo Wei's death, he will inevitably become the biggest destabilizing factor in China.

In fact, Guo Wei, as a founding emperor, does not belong to the type of indiscriminate killing of heroes. After he demoted Wang Jun to Shangzhou, he cried and complained to Feng Dao: "Wang Jun deceived people too much, and wanted to expel the ministers of the court." Cut off my wings, I have only one son. but because he was in it, they did not see each other for many years.

He is a cardinal. Reinstated as prime minister, and begging for a heavy town, what else do I need to satisfy him? What monarch can tolerate a courtier like him? ”

Guo Wei's words, although somewhat hypocritical, are also the actual situation, after Wang Jun arrived in Shangzhou, he was sick and had an uncomfortable stomachache, and Guo Wei still took pity on him. and sent Wang Jun's wife to meet him, which is still very humane.

Therefore, if Wang Yin can keep to himself, or if Guo Wei's body can still allow it, maybe Wang Yin will be fine.

But at this time, Guo Wei already knew that he was not long in his life, and Wang Yin didn't know how to restrain himself, so Guo Wei had no choice but to take him out, and the way to deal with the problem was also very direct, that is, to kill him immediately after taking it, and not to give him a chance to fight back.

After this incident has passed. Guo Wei's physical condition is close to the point of running out of oil and drying up. On December 29, he endured his illness and wore a dragon robe and a crown on his head. With the support of the left and right, go to the royal ancestral temple to worship. But as soon as he walked to the first sacrificial room, Guo Wei couldn't hold on. Collapsed in place.

Left and right hurriedly came over to help him and quit, but Guo Wei was still very strong. Although he was powerless, he still asked Chai Rong, the king of Jin, to carry out this sacrificial ceremony instead of him.

Until the end of the ceremony. Guo Wei clenched his teeth and insisted on not leaving. But that night, Guo Wei's condition suddenly worsened, and he passed out several times, and it was not until after midnight that he improved slightly.

On the first day of the first month of the second year (954), Guo Wei gritted his teeth and presided over the southern suburbs to worship the heavens, but he was only present, because he couldn't do anything anymore, and all matters had to be done by the relevant officials. After the ceremony, Guo Wei announced an amnesty for the world and changed the era name to Xiande.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, Guo Wei added Chai Rong as a concurrent servant, and sentenced internal and external military affairs, which further clarified Chai Rong's identity as the heir. In the days that followed, Guo Wei's condition went from good to bad, back and forth.

But on the 11th day of the first month, it suddenly aggravated, so he had to order the trivial affairs of the court to be suspended, and all major military affairs were handed over to Chai Rong to deal with. Six days later, Guo Wei died of illness in Zide Hall at the age of 51, and the temple name was Zhou Taizu.

Guo Wei was not very old when he died, and his reign was not long, only three years. However, in the past three years, Guo Wei has made a good start for his Later Zhou Dynasty, and at the same time set an example for his successors.

During his administration, he did a lot of good things for the benefit of the country and the people, which has been explained before, so I will not repeat it, and here are two main things.

First, not long after the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, Murong Yanchao rebelled, Guo Wei led a large army to conquer in person, and on the way back to the division in victory, he made a special detour to Qufu to pay homage to the Confucian Temple, and when he saw the statue of Confucius, Guo Wei intended to bow down.

The left and right people all dissuaded him in unison, saying: "The Son of Heaven should not bow down, Confucius is just a courtier, so how can you bother Your Majesty to worship him?" Guo Wei said: "Petropolitan! Confucius is the teacher of hundreds of emperors, how can he not worship? So he insisted on prostration. It can be seen that Guo Wei is still very modest and cautious.

Another thing is that before Guo Wei died, he specially called Chai Rong to explain the future and told him: "When I was on the western expedition in my early years (referring to the crusade against Li Shouzhen), I saw the tombs of eighteen Tang Dynasty emperors in Guanzhong, and none of them were not excavated. Not for anything else, but because they were buried with too much gold, silver and jewelry.

So when I die, you must dress me in clothes made of paper and put it in a coffin made of tiles, and the tomb should be built with bricks, not of stones. Whether it is a craftsman or a man, he must pay for it, and he must not harass the people.

After the burial is completed, recruit thirty tomb keepers, exempt them from taxes and servitude, let them sweep and take care of them, do not use palace maids to guard the tomb, and do not carve stone sheep, stone tigers, stone people, and stone horses, just set up a sign in front of the tomb, which reads: 'The Great Zhou Emperor loved simplicity and thrift in his life, and his will was made of paper clothes and tile coffins, and the successor emperor did not dare to disobey it.

If you don't do what I say, I know and I won't bless you." ”

These words came from the mouth of a feudal emperor, which is really commendable, not to mention that Guo Wei is also the founding emperor of a dynasty. I think Chai Rong should have been deeply touched when he heard him say this.

And Chai Rong did always keep in mind Guo Wei's teachings in his subsequent ruling career, and finally made the Later Zhou Dynasty gradually stronger in his hands.

Before Guo Wei died, he personally eliminated Wang Jun and Wang Yin, two powerful figures, which helped Chai Rong clear the obstacles.

And Guo Wei has no biological son, except for Chai Rong, there is only one nephew and a son-in-law who have family relations.

Guo Wei's son-in-law was named Zhang Yongde, the son of Zhang Ying, the defense envoy of Anzhou in the Later Jin Dynasty, who had just turned twenty-four years old when Guo Wei died, and was still young, and could not be a threat to Chai Rong.

Nephew Li Chongjin, is Guo Wei's sister Fuqing eldest princess son, older than Chai Rong, when the palace commander envoy, plus Sizhou defense envoy, Guo Wei died, and further crowned Li Chongjin as the Wuxin Army Festival Envoy (false title, Wu Xinjun belongs to Houshu at this time), the inspection of the Taibao, the army is still the same, is a powerful figure, may pose a threat to Chai Rong. but

It was Guo Wei who had already taken this into account, so after Li Chongjin was promoted, he called him into the palace and kowtowed to Chai Rong in person, further clarifying the relationship between the monarch and the minister, so there was no threat to Chai Rong.

In addition, Chai Rong was thirty-four years old this year, and his energy was at his peak, and he had reached a mature period politically, and he inherited the throne justifiably, so there was no accident. ”

However, the success of the enthronement does not mean that everything is going well, in fact, after Chai Rong became emperor, the situation he faced was still very difficult. First of all, the national strength of the Later Zhou is not strong.

After decades of war, the Central Plains land did not get a little respite until Guo Wei's hands, but after all, Guo Wei had only been the emperor for three years, and it was impossible to completely restore the country's vitality, so when Chai Ronggang ascended the throne, the national strength of the Later Zhou Dynasty was still very limited, and the territory of the country was much smaller than that of the previous three dynasties.

Among the five dynasties, the largest land area was the Later Tang Dynasty, after Li Cunqiao destroyed the Liang, the land area was equal to the sum of the Liang and Jin Dynasty, and its actual control area was even larger, because including the entire Hebei region and the Qi regime in Guanzhong (built by Li Maozhen, see Tu Tang Xiaoxiong Juan) were already under the actual control of the Later Tang Dynasty.

In the third year of Tongguang (925), Li Cunmiao annexed Shu in one fell swoop, so that his ruling scope included all of today's Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Sichuan, plus one each of Gansu and Ningxia, as well as the north of the Huai River in Jiangsu and Anhui and the north of Hubei, the area was very vast. (To be continued.) )