When the Northern Han Dynasty surrendered, there was still a sense of luck at the beginning, with the intention of retaining the position of leader of the country like Meng Shu and Jiangnan.
Luo Youdu directly scolded the envoy and said: "Hedong has been in alliance with the Khitan all year round, betraying the interests of China and nourishing the barbarians. The crime is unforgivable. Thinking of the people of Jinyang will give you a chance to live. If you don't know what you want,
Destruction is imminent."
Luo Youdu knew that the agreement to surrender meant that Liu Chengjun had lost his will to fight.
The morale of the guards and generals in the city will be greatly reduced as a result, and the victory or defeat is determined.
The Northern Han Dynasty was just trying to gain more vested interests for itself.
Luo Youdu accepted Liu Chengjun's surrender, but refused to give in on his surrender standards, leaving no room for negotiation.
The fall of the Northern Han Dynasty was a bit unexpected, and Luo Youdu himself was a little unexpected.
But the benchmark for annihilating the country must be determined so as not to cause trouble in the future.
The sooner you surrender, the greater your profits will be and your title will be higher.
If Liu Chengjun had directly surrendered to him when he launched his army, even if Luo Youdu made him a nominal prince and prince, there would be no problem, and future generations would still be able to be demoted to the throne.
Now that the Northern Han Dynasty is about to fall, if you want to get a good title and enjoy your old age, it is just a dream.
The Duke is already Luo Youdu's bottom line. If he surpasses the Duke, Luo Youdu is willing to fight again.
Weak countries have no say in diplomacy, let alone a defeated country?
Another negotiation failed, and Guo Wuwei was secretly anxious. He realized that Liu Chengjun was dissatisfied with his status after surrender, and planned to use negotiations as an excuse to delay, and finally sent a letter to Khitan asking for help.
But Liu Chengjun's clever move was not hidden from Luo Youdu, Song Qi, and Lu Duoxun.
Lu Duosun was the first to suggest: "Such a negotiating posture seems to be delaying time."
Luo Youdu said: "I feel the same way!"
He thought for a moment and said, "Let Shu Yuan teach them a lesson."
Human beings are just cheap, and they are not honest without being strong.
Shu Yuan turned the stone trebuchet in Zhongcheng and fired several rounds of flying stones at Jinyang Xicheng.
Wang Yin, the guard of Jinyang West City, dared to point arrows at Liu Jiye's troops, but he did not dare to resist Shu Yuan's artillery bombardment.
This time Liu Chengjun became honest and sent an envoy again.
Luo Youdu also set a deadline for Liu Chengjun.
"Three days, tell your Lord, if you still can't reach an agreement after three days, then don't talk. Negotiations without sincerity are a waste of time..."
Wei Rong, the envoy of unknown number, returned to Jinyang City in despair.
Three days, this is the number calculated by Luo Youdu.
He remembered that it only took thirty days for the Later Tang Dynasty to destroy the former Shu. This time he destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty and did not want to exceed this number.
As a junior, you can never let your seniors compare.
The final time was fixed at twenty-seven days.
Jinyang West City, the city gate is wide open.
In ancient times, there was a set of fixed etiquette for kings to surrender. The king was required to go out shirtless, tie himself and his family with five kinds of flowers, and hold a jade in his mouth. The ministers who followed him were dressed in mourning clothes, soldiers carried the coffin, and the descendants of the Liu family followed behind.
The last gift of national subjugation.
That is to say, the plain chariot and the white horse, the flesh is exposed and the face is bound, and the jade is held in the hand to lead the sheep.
Luo Youdu looked at Liu Chengjun who was leaving the city, and couldn't help but think of the historical written records about Song Weizong and Song Qinzong's naked sheep-taking.
Now they are performing the ritual of subjugating the country, but that one was a deliberate show just to humiliate the Song Dynasty royal family.
It was purely an act of barbarians to disgust Zhao and Song.
This is why there will be such a thing as "after-taste pictures" in the future.
It’s not that Meng Gong is too much, it’s that Jurchen is too much.
"This will never be allowed to happen in this life."
Luo Youdu held the riding whip and looked at Liu Chengjun, who was naked, kneeling on the ground, holding the seal of the Northern Han Dynasty in both hands, and murmured to himself in a low voice.
He led the crowd forward.
Came to Liu Chengjun.
Liu Chengjun could not speak because he had jade in his mouth, so the officials read him to surrender!
"The sinner Liu Chengjun has no virtue and no character. He is ashamed of heaven and earth. Now he obeys the destiny and goes to the ancestral temple to welcome Master Wang..."
When Liu Chengjun heard "Go to the ancestral temple", he couldn't help crying.
The ancestral temple is more important than life in this era.
Luo Youdu first took over the seal of the Northern Han Dynasty and accepted the obeisance of the officials of the Northern Han Dynasty. Then he supported Liu Chengjun and named him the Duke of Dongyang County.
The Northern Han Dynasty disappeared from history.
Luo Youdu also officially entered Jinyang City.
Looking at the magnificent Jinyang City, Luo Youdu couldn't help but said: "This city is magnificent. I wonder how it compares to Chang'an in the past?"
He was unwilling to compare with Bianjing.
The size of Bianjing is really not comparable to that of Jinyang City.
In addition to the majesty of the city, the construction inside the city can only be said to be old, but the people kneeling on the streets are far less energetic than the people in the Central Plains.
Song Qi said from the side: "I have never seen Chang'an, but it should be that Chang'an was better in the past!"
Luo Youdu said: "I think so too."
We arrived at the Imperial Palace of the Northern Han Dynasty. The Imperial Palace of the Northern Han Dynasty was rebuilt from the Jinyang Palace in the past and is magnificent in scale.
However, the buildings in the palace are almost the same as those in the neighborhood, and they all have an old feel.
It can be seen that compared to Li Jing of Jiangnan, Meng Chang of Bashu, Liu Chengjun does look a bit like a benevolent ruler.
It's just that the capital is too small and too small, and it has to send New Year coins to Khitan every year to report safety, so it is difficult to achieve anything.
After Luo Youdu entered the city, he immediately ordered people to look for Liu Jiye and summon him to see him. Then he summoned the monks who held the power in the Northern Han Dynasty.
Guo Wuwei and Ji Yong.
Luo Youdu had no special favor for Guo Wuwei, but just exchanged greetings normally.
Guo Wuwei was devastated. The most taboo thing for a scholar like him was to have his reputation insulted.
After all, collaboration with the enemy is not a good reputation. He does not need others to know his contribution in forcing the surrender of the Northern Han Dynasty, as long as Luo Youdu himself remembers it.
"You two are the greatest contributors to the military and political affairs of Hedong. I want to know more about the situation in Hedong, and I can say whatever I want. There is no need to talk to outsiders."
Guo Wuwei and Ji Yong elaborated on the details of the Northern Han Dynasty.
Guo Wuwei is talking about population and common people.
Hedong was known as the place where the True Dragon Emperor came from in the Five Dynasties. Among the five emperors who divided the Central Plains, Hedong gave birth to three.
Each generation brought the population of Hedong out of the Central Plains to fight, and then never came back.
Three consecutive times, coupled with successive wars, the population of Northern Han Dynasty was seriously underpopulated.
Some are thieves, and some are hiding in the mountains and don't want to come out.
Guo Wuwei said: "Most of the surrounding bandits, big and small, have been subdued. Many people in the mountains are unwilling to leave the mountains because they are dissatisfied with the high taxes."
Ji Yong was good at economics and said: "Hedong is rich in products, mainly grain, salt, copper, and iron. Copper and iron are especially abundant in the surrounding mountainous areas."
Luo Youdu closed his eyes and pondered, and said: "I have decreed that Hedong will be returned to China and there will be no need to pay tribute to Khitan. All taxes in Hedong will be the same as those in the Central Plains. Individual taxes will be reduced or reduced as appropriate due to war."
"In addition, the land of the common people in the mountains will be taken over by the government for tax and rent. If the household returns within the third anniversary, half of its mulberry fields will not be counted as unripe, and half of it will be returned; those who return within the fifth anniversary, three thirds will be returned one point; those who return outside the fifth anniversary will have one point returned.
, except for the family’s tomb, the farmland is not subject to delivery.”
"As for grain, salt, copper, and iron, they will be under the control of the imperial court from now on and can only be sold locally. Anyone who sells them to Khitan privately will be punished as one of the ten heinous crimes."
"Master Yong, you are good at smelting and are most familiar with the mining industry in Hedong. After I return to Bianjing, I will send people to Hedong to prepare the smelting plant and set up a smelting supervisor. The master will be fully responsible for the smelting work in Hedong."
Luo Youdu had an in-depth understanding of the situation in the Northern Han Dynasty. Guo Wuwei and Ji Yong were all included in his observation.
Guo Wuwei and Ji Yong are exactly the opposite of each other.
Guo Wuwei was far-sighted and resourceful, but he valued profits in his heart. Jiyong, on the surface, was very willing to spend money, but on the inside, he regarded money as dirt. He used the money he got from donating and smelting silver mines to serve as the national treasury, benefiting the country and the people.
Luo Youdu had great respect for such virtuous and talented people and dared to put them to good use.
Ji Yong looked a little moved, put his hands together and bowed, saying, "I am a poor monk willing to serve Your Majesty."
Hedong is an important military area, Dingnan is in the west, and Khitan is in the north.
The governance of Hedong is naturally not that simple.
For a long time in the future, the Central Plains court will focus on Hedong.
Now he is making some simple arrangements to calm the people's minds.
It couldn't be easier to do this in Hedong.
Hedong is rich in salt, iron, copper, and silver, all of which are hard currencies.
The reason why we are poor is that we are limited by our national power, squeezed by the Khitan, and threatened by the Central Plains...
The common people with less than 400,000 people support 40,000 soldiers...
Now that many unfavorable factors have dissipated, the Central Plains' demand for iron, copper, and silver is far greater than that of the Khitans.
As long as taxes are appropriately reduced and reduced and the economy is stimulated, the lives of the people in Hedong can easily be improved.
This poverty has reached a certain level, and as long as there is a little change, they can be satisfied.
"Your Majesty, Liu Jiye is outside the city asking for your Majesty's surrender."
Luo Youdu had just finished handling the trivial matters when he got the good news.
The Northern Han Dynasty has become history, and Liu Jiye naturally has no point in persisting.
"Let's go!"
Luo Youdu had nothing to do and planned to greet him personally.
Once someone like Liu Jiye gains his loyalty, he will become your most trusted thug.
In history, Yang Yeming knew that Wang Qian, a cheater, would do bad things, and even predicted where he would die, but still sent troops without hesitation.
It may seem stupid, but in the hearts of people like him, loyalty is more important than anything else.
Fortunately, Liu Jiye's boss is now Liu Chengjun, and he is not recognized by Liu Jiye. If it were Liu Chong, he might just be a corpse.
Luo Youdu wore inner armor and took Hu Yanzan and Wang Tingyi, the two generals of Hu Yan and Ha, and called Dang Jin. He took his own bodyguards and went out of the city to meet him.
Liu Jiye saw Luo Youdu coming to greet him in person, and there were only two or three hundred personal guards around him. He had ten times the number of personal soldiers under his command. He was suddenly moved and rode forward alone on his horse. He said, "Liu Jiye, the guilty general, pays homage to your majesty..."
"
Luo Youdu helped him up and said, "The general is loyal to the king, what crime is he guilty of? I heard that the general suggested a night attack on our military camp, but I was so frightened that I broke into a cold sweat. Fortunately, Liu Chengjun did not dare to use this strategy, otherwise our army would be in danger."
He said with lingering fear.
If Liu Jiye hadn't been able to find any flaws all night long, he would have believed it.
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