In April 948, the Later Han Dynasty court sent three troops to quell the rebellion. Guo Congyi led the guards to attack Zhao Siwan, and after the fight against him, he immediately regarded Guo as the new Yongxing Jiedushi. In order to be able to take office in the garrison, Zhao Hui, the new Fengxiang Jiedushi, must first eliminate Wang Jingchong's rebels. Faced with Li Shouzhen, the leader of the three rebels, Liu Chengyou sent a 73-year-old veteran Bai Wenke. This not only made people raise the question of "will be able to eat", but veteran Bai had to hand over all the military power. To the military supervisor Wang Jun, from April to August of the summer, Zhao Siwan in Chang'an City climbed the city tower, and almost every day he saw the same scene: Guo Congyi, who was attacking him, and Wang Jun, who was rushing to attack Li Shouzhen, was scolding each other under his city. Zhao Hui, who was rushing to attack Wang Jingchong, also stationed troops under his city. His daily work was to write memorials to the little emperor: Wang Jingchong was a rebel, so he asked the emperor to issue an official edict to punish him!

Three rebellious towns and three routes of the rebellious army were procrastinated for four months, and no good news came. Finally, some people in the court could not sit still. On August 6, Guo Wei, one of the four important officials, was ordered to go out to fight, and all the three routes of the army were governed by Guo Wei! So the previous scene of Guo Wei recruited soldiers. At this time, someone advised Guo Wei to first be easy and then difficult, to pacify Zhao Chang'an and King Fengxiang, and was opposed by Hu Congke, the governor of Zhenguo: the three rebels and the whole army was recommended to be the leader. He should be the leader first and then the second. If you abandon the near attack, there will be Wang Zhao in front and Shouzhen in the back, which is a dangerous way. Guo Wei followed this and personally led the army to the city of Hezhongfu (at this time, our protagonist Zhao Kuangyin was probably still a trivial soldier among them), and surrounded Li Shouzhen in groups. He ordered Zhao Hui to march into Fengxiang as soon as possible.

Among the three people, the first one who could not support him was Zhao Siwan. At this time, Chang'an City had undergone several major disasters since the Anshi Rebellion and was no longer the city of all countries in the Han and Tang dynasties. After eating all the food, Zhao Siwan began to eat human flesh. Moreover, this man likes to eat human liver and courage. He often said to people that "If you swallow a thousand courage, you will be invincible." It is impossible to verify whether he really swallowed a thousand courage. However, on July 3, 949, the first rebellious warlord among the three rebellions was the first to surrender. Guo Congyi wrote a secret letter to Guo Wei. After receiving acquiescence, he decisively took action on the 11th, ending the sin of this man-eating demon.

On July 21, after more than a year of stalemate with Guo Wei's army, Li Shouzhen finally declared her failure in the form of a family. Among Li Shouzhen's family members, she was the granddaughter of Li Keyong's ninth wife Li (Fu) Cunshen, who was famous at that time, and the wife of Li Chongxun, the son of Li Shouzhen. A prime minister once said that this woman should be the mother of the world. It is estimated that Li Shouzhen's unjust intention was born at that time: My daughter-in-law will be able to treat the world in the future, so do I need to say it? Li Shouzhen had the same problem as Wei Bao when the Chu-Han dispute: I heard that his wife could be the queen mother in the future, so I'll get up Rebelling against Emperor Gaozu of Han; the other person heard that his wife could become the queen in the future, so he wanted to confront Emperor Taizu of Later Zhou. But two, have you asked the prime ministers again: Who was the emperor's son born to? Who was the emperor's husband of the queen? Finally, Miss Fu avoided the sword of her husband and father-in-law's fire, and shouted at the chaos soldiers rushing into the city, "My father-in-law and Mr. Guo are brothers, how can you be rude?" (The story of Fu Yanqing, who is not inferior to the "first father-in-law in the world", will be discussed in this book in a special way)

In December, Wang Jingchong of Fengxiang also followed Li Shouzhen's footsteps and was helpless after waiting for reinforcements from Later Shu and Southern Tang to fail.

In July, Li Shouzhen was pacified, and on August 27, Guo Wei returned to Daliang with triumphant success. In September, the young emperor who was preparing to reward merits never expected that Guo Wei would be so noble, with treasures, official positions, privileges... and nothing. Not only that, he also proposed that all ministers should be placed in line and divided into candy. For example, Shi Hongzhao, the general manager of the capital, was committed to maintaining stability and tranquility. The three departments ordered Wang Zhang to work hard to operate the government's finances. The Privy Councilor Yang Bin was praised by Guo Wei as the first to name and be praised by Guo Wei, so that "the operation and construction of paintings came from the temple; the dispatch of troops and feeding food to the vassal states; the exposure of the battle was in the soldiers; and the merits were only returned to the ministers, so how could the ministers bear it?" So on September 5, at Guo Wei's request, Emperor Yin of Han rewarded all the ministers. Everyone had good food, drink, fun and good things. Even Zhao Hui, who was far away on the front line of Fengxiang, was rewarded. The veteran general Zhao Hongyin also re-employed in the imperial guards and was The editor was under Zhao Hui's subordinates and participated in the suppression of rebellion. In this atmosphere of celebration, the psychology of two people quietly changed. The first was the 19-year-old emperor. Looking at the ministers below surrounded Guo Wei and cheered, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but think: I gave this reward, and the order was given by me. But everyone: Why do you only remember Guo Wei's goodness and forgot to thank the Lord for your kindness? The second was Su Fengji, the only prime minister among the four important officials who were not named and praised by Guo Wei. But to be honest, this is indeed no wonder Guo Wei. Because it is indeed not easy to praise a person who only knows how to make money. Of course, in the end, Liu Chengyou still gave Su Fengguitar the little red flower. But the contradiction between the monarch and ministers, civil and military affairs was planted. This scene was "rewarding and earning merit" was also the first lesson learned by 23-year-old Zhao Kuangyin in his life.

In October 949, King Jing Chong of Fengxiang was still fighting stubbornly, but the northern border of the Later Han Dynasty was full of war, and Liao soldiers were raging in Hebei. No matter how Liu Chengyou was suspicious of Guo Wei, he could only send this "respected" soldier of the Later Han Dynasty north to the Liao Dynasty on the 20th. At the same time, Emperor Yin of Han sent Wang Jun as the military supervisor. A year later, he would regret this decision very much.

In 950, the last year of the Later Han Dynasty. The 20-year-old Emperor Yin of Han finally became an adult. He decided to use the lives of three people to give himself a come-of-age gift. However, he did not expect that the price of this come-of-age gift would be his life and his dynasty.

To be fair, such an ending was already destined before Liu Zhiyuan's orphan bed. Like all Chinese fathers, Liu Zhiyuan always wanted to leave all the best for his son, but forgot to ask his son if he wanted it. In Chinese history, due to the hereditary system of the throne of the "family world", many young emperors appeared. When these young emperors were young and could not handle government affairs alone, someone had to take charge of administrative affairs on behalf of the emperor, which was the auxiliary system. However, when the young emperor grew up, his relationship with the important ministers of the auxiliary government would be in a very embarrassing situation. Looking at history, the relationship between the emperor and the important ministers of the auxiliary government can be roughly divided into the following three types: First, the important ministers of the auxiliary government were finally usurped the throne. Dynasty: Before Liu Chengyou, there were Sima Yan of Jin, Yang Jian of Sui, and then there would be Zhao Kuangyin of Song; second, the emperor killed important officials of the government after he became an adult: before Liu Chengyou, there would be Qin Shihuang killed Lu Buwei, and then there would be Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty to kill Oboi; third, the important officials of the government after he was alive and were fully trusted by the emperor, but after his death, his family was counterattacked by the emperor. Before Liu Chengyou, there would be Emperor Xuan of Han and Huo Guang, and then there would be Emperor Wanli of Ming Wanli and Zhang Juzheng of Ming. And the important officials of the entrusted orphan who were famous in history, can be said to be unprecedented, and this is the only one. Liu Chengyou was not Liu Chan, and the four ministers of the entrusted orphan were not Zhuge Liang. So when conflicts inevitably broke out, which path would Emperor Yin of Han and the four ministers of the entrusted orphan take?

In fact, Liu Chengyou was not alone in killing the important officials who were entrusted to the orphans. Many others wanted to help the emperor do this. For example, Su Fengji, one of the four officials who were entrusted to the orphans. At this time, the division of labor of the Later Han court was as follows: Yang Bing was in charge of the government affairs, Shi Hongzhao was in charge of the government, Wang Zhang was in charge of finance, and Guo Wei was in charge of military conquests. What was the matter with him? He was excluded from the ruling ****** team, but who could blame him? Let's take a look at the performance of this Prime Minister Su:

Because Prime Minister Su sold too many sales, Yang Bing repeatedly went to Empress Dowager Li to complain, demanding that Su Fengji stop the shameful behavior of selling official positions. Su Fengji, who was cut off from his wealth, could only do nothing in the government office. "Mr. Yang, I'll help you check the documents. You're tired." Yang Bing rolled his eyes and said, "Thank you. I can see it." Unfortunately, he came to Wang Zhang again, "Mr. Wang, I'll make plans for you." Wang Zhang despises him. "Plan to plan plans." , high-tech work. Will you calculate it? He dared not ask to help Guo Wei. If Guo Wei agrees and asks him to go to the front line to fight, it will be a brainless job. On April 15, Fu, who just asked Guo Wei to become an official, and Shi Hongzhao, who had just reciprocated, suggested that Guo Wei take the position of Privy Council to take office in the vassal states. Su Fengji strongly opposed "It is normal for us central cadres to manage local governments, but if Guo Wei takes the position of Privy Council, he will not become a local cadre Is it in charge of the central government? Never succeed." But Prime Minister Su was already a bare-headed person in the court, and all the civil and military officials despised him: Guo Wei is so good, how could you think so? So Su Fengji's words became air and useless. On the 16th, Shi Hongzhao's more angry thoughts about what happened yesterday was, and it may be because he drank a little more wine. At the banquet, he shouted at Su Fengji, "Stable the country depends on a long spear and sword. What's the use of a brush?" The boss's attack surface was too wide. Wang Zhang, who was hit at the same time, said indignantly, "Where do you have any brushes, what you can eat, wear and use?" Lord Su has successfully turned into a messing stick, stirring the civil and military officials of the Later Han court into two completely opposite sides. However, Wang Zhang's timely emerged and covered Su Fengji's embarrassment. If you want to pay attention in the future, it may be fine. But it shouldn't be absolutely necessary. Lord Su once again annoyed Boss Shi.

On May 16, the banquet was held by Wang Zhang. He originally thought that he could adjust the conflict between Su Fengji and Shi Hongzhao, but he didn't expect that he was a drunkard called Yan Jinqing at the banquet and started playing boxing entertainment. After three rounds of wine, Shi Hongzhao could not play boxing, but was repeatedly defeated in the battle with Su Fengji. At this time, Yan Jinqing was sitting next to Lord Shi. In order to curry favor with Boss Shi, he taught a few of his teachers. The smart Shi Hongzhao learned how to turn defeat into victory. Su Fengji, who lost many times in a row, blurted out, "Mr. Shi has a surname Yan next to him, so of course he doesn't have to worry about being punished for drinking." The disaster comes from his mouth! His wife Shi Hongzhao He was a **********. He used to drink and play with men. Coincidentally, Mrs. Shi Hongzhao was furious and wanted to draw his sword and slash Su Dazu. At the critical moment, Yang Bin stood in front of him, "Master Shi, please let Su Fengji go. He is the prime minister of the current dynasty. If you kill him, you and I can't explain to the emperor." Of course, their disagreement eventually alarmed Emperor Yin of Han. The little emperor made a peace talk. But the eldest son of Shi Dalian did not give him the emperor's pride and vowed to chop the person who laughed at his wife. In this case, Su Fengji was in panic all day long, and could only snatch the little emperor and quickly attacked.

On November 13, 1950, Yang Bin, Shi Hongzhao and Wang Zhang were killed on the way to work by soldiers sent by Liu Chengyou. The implementation of this plan was the young emperor's new ******* think tank: Li Ye, Nie Wenjin, Hou Kuang Zan, and Guo Yunming. Before doing this, Liu Chengyou asked his mother, Empress Dowager Li. Empress Dowager Li was shocked. Although she also hoped that her son could take power, she did not expect to use this extreme method. She asked tentatively. Should I discuss this matter with Prime Minister Su? "Su Fengji? Liu Chengyou thought that this was also an old member of the ****** left by his son. What if he leaked the news? The uncle Li Ye inherited the tradition of the Later Han Dynasty and despised the literati. "No! The late emperor said: You cannot plan major affairs of the government with scholars! Scholars are always timid and afraid of things, and they will definitely mislead things." Liu Chengyou inherited his father's thoughts and carried forward the "national affairs are not known to the boudoir."

All signs show that before the incident, the three ministers vaguely received the news, but they did not take a look at these little people, thinking that these little shrimps could not cause big waves, but forgot that the elephant would sometimes be killed by the little mice. They asked themselves that everything they did was for the prosperity of the dynasty and to practice the heavy responsibility of the late emperor. However, they ignored the little emperor's growth. They were successful people, but ignored the first poem of successful people: You know how to advance and retreat and give up. They were murdered, but they also died of their arrogance and prejudice. Liu Chengyou used bloody means to declare to the world: I have grown up, and I will be the real master of the world. In order to achieve this ambition, Liu Chengyou must implement the second most important step: killing Guo Wei!

First of all, what he did was to send Liu Zhu to kill Guo Wei and Wang Jun's family members in Kaifeng (which also laid the groundwork for Chai Rong's ascension to the throne and Zhao Kuangyin's rise in the future). Then Liu Chengyou sent his uncle, Li Hongyi, the governor of Chanzhou, to kill Wang Yin, the confidant of Shi Hongzhao who was stationed in Chanzhou. However, Liu Chengyou never expected that the two could unite and wrote a secret letter to Guo Wei, who stayed in Yedu. So the Later Han entered the last month and a half of the countdown.
Chapter completed!