In the twelfth lunar month of the third year of Emperor Qianyou's reign, rumors arose in Beijing that the King of Taiyuan had stayed behind in the northern capital, and that Liu Chong, the military governor of Hedong Province, had hidden ambitions that would cause trouble for the court.
There were a lot of discussions among the people in the court and the public. Emperor Liu Chengyou was furious after hearing this. He went into a rage in the Chongzheng Palace, saying that there were people with ulterior motives and evil intentions who wanted to separate the court from Hedong.
Immediately, he summoned the chief and deputy envoys of Wude, Li Shaoyou and Wang Jingchong, and ordered them to investigate and deal with the matter and arrest those who spread the rumors. After that, all the detectives under the Wude Department came out, and secret operations became common. Even the newly formed Wude camp was also a soldier. They went out in all directions and arrested hundreds of people, causing a huge commotion. Tokyo, which had been stable for a long time, was thrown into chaos because of this incident.
However, in the past few years, Wu Desi, who had always been successful in investigating cases and pushing for interrogation, suddenly became inefficient in this matter. He arrested many people and ultimately gained nothing. Emperor Liu Chengyou calmed down from his anger in time. When he came down, he ordered that all the innocent people taken away should be released and money should be paid as compensation to appease the people's resentment.
Later, Liu Chengyou wrote Zhongshu Sheren, and Zhizhi Gaotaogu wrote a "Letter to the Emperor's Uncle", which fully stated the affairs in the capital. The writing was fluent and full of emotion, and fully expressed the feelings of uncles and nephews, and the friendship between emperor and ministers. Fully enlightened mind traces.
He also summoned the emperor's uncle Murong Yanchao into the palace, had a serious talk with him, and then appointed him as the envoy to Hedong to go north to Jinyang on behalf of the emperor to worship heaven and ancestors. In addition, he sent the emperor's letters and a large number of imperial gifts that had been prepared. Bring the reward to Liu Chong.
Murong Yanchao has been staying in Tokyo for almost two years since the case of Liu Xin, the emperor's uncle in Xuzhou, at the beginning of last year. Even if the confinement date given to him by Liu Chengyou has passed, he has no intention of returning to Yunzhou. On the contrary, He did business in Tokyo, bought a lot of property, earned a large fortune, and "developed" his business talents.
As for Yunzhou, at the beginning, the ministers and generals were entrusted with the task, but later they were completely ignored. Today, although Yunzhou is still a festival town, both military and political affairs are controlled by military and political officers directly dispatched by the imperial court. , the political affairs were divided among the various Cao officials, and the military envoys were trained. In the process of Liu Chengyou carefully "de-regulating" the local area, Yunzhou was almost in place in one step.
Probably in view of this, Liu Chengyou was a little laissez-faire about Murong Yanchao's stay in Tokyo. Compared with the harm he caused to the government and people in the local area, using his status and privileges to do business in Tokyo was not a big deal at all.
Murong Yan was superior to this person, saying that he was vulgar, arrogant, greedy, and lustful. It would not be exaggerating at all, but there was one thing that he was quite sensible, especially when facing Liu Chengyou, the emperor's nephew.
I had also heard the rumors in Tokyo, and I had some guesses about the emperor's purpose in entrusting him with the mission, so I immediately confirmed my promise and was ordered to go north to Hedong.
When Murong Yanchao left for the north, Liu Chengyou followed closely. First, he distributed the "Letter to the Emperor's Uncle" among the people; second, he urgently ordered Yang Ye, who had not stayed in Tokyo for more than a month. , returned to Daizhou; thirdly, sent some additional weapons to Jinzhou; fourthly, Sishui Army envoy Bai Chongzan moved to Tumen (Jingxing) and allocated two thousand troops.
Originally, Bai Chongzan's campaign to control Sishui was an idle job posted by Liu Chengyou when Shi Hongzhao came out to control Luoyang. It basically had no effect, because Shi Hongzhao almost maximized the value of his "tool man" in Luoyang, and many honors were awarded. The noble family trembled under his "obscene power". But now, Liu Chengyou transferred him to Tumen. What is the purpose? A wise man can see it.
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In fact, this series of actions is basically Liu Chengyou's response to the situation in Hedong. While comforting and comforting, he did not forget to scare the snakes and scare the tigers.
If Liu Chong was rebellious at this time, Liu Chengyou believed that it was not as exaggerated as Wang Jingchong reported. If he was of the same mind as the imperial court, it would be impossible. Given Liu Chong's status, coupled with the imperial policies and his character It is inevitable to have doubts about the imperial court.
And what Liu Chengyou wanted to tell Liu Chong through many measures was that I have a relationship with the emperor's uncle and have no intention of harming each other. Please don't worry, the emperor's uncle. But if the emperor's uncle really did something strange because of suspicion, So the imperial court was not unprepared and had already been on guard.
With Liu Chong's mind, it may be difficult to sort out the pros and cons, but Liu Chengyou heard that his Jiedu judge Zheng Gong and Taiyuan Shaoyin Li Xiang were knowledgeable talents, which would make Liu Chong more vigilant.
Liu Chengyou's main purpose is to stabilize Hedong and prevent him from coming out to cause chaos when his great cause is just beginning. He also knows in his heart that the troubles in Hedong are serious, but if it really reaches the level of a personal trouble, then Not to the point.
The problem of Hedong is a legacy of history. Its mountains and rivers, coupled with the rise and fall of the past three generations, are destined to make it difficult for those who occupy it. But for Liu Chengyou, the crux of the problem lies only with his uncle Liu Chong. .
As for Hedong itself, in addition to geographical advantages, population, land, cities, taxes... the war potential has been exhausted during the three efforts of Li Cunxu, Shi Jingtang, and Liu Zhiyuan to enter the Central Plains. Up to now, Hedong has In this corner of the country, there is no strength to stand up to the imperial court independently.
In the original history, the reason why Liu Chong was able to take control of Hedong to resist the Later Zhou Dynasty was because of the "great righteousness" of inheriting the ancestral temple of the Later Han Dynasty. Although Guo Wei led his army to Beijing in the name of "Qingjun side", he attempted to usurp the throne. The essence of Liu Chong has not changed; for the two, the country was obtained unjustly, and civil strife continued. Guo Wei was busy pacifying the towns and could not spare any time to deal with Liu Chong; for the third, of course, there was the support of the Khitan, and the "country of uncles and nephews" was regarded as a blessing to Longxing. The peaceful Southern Song Dynasty set an example.
As for the emperor's uncle Liu Chong, it's not that Liu Chengyou looked down upon him. Regardless of his political power, military use, political strategy, or reputation, he was nothing more than a middle-aged man. To achieve his current status, even if he was not lucky to be born into a good child, he must be grateful to have a good brother.
If he really wanted to deal with Liu Chong and take action against him, Liu Chengyou would not be conceited. In a moment, he would be able to come up with several strategies. However, the time has not come yet.
For the great cause of conquering the south, Liu Chengyou had been working hard for two years and preparing for two years. He planned to implement a thorough defensive strategy against the Khitan. How could he expand the Hedong problem at this juncture?
In addition, Liu Chong had accumulated a lot of soldiers, horses, money and food in Hedong due to a shady plan. He only needed to capture them in the future. Then, after years of accumulation, he would be able to gain the imperial court in one fell swoop. The resentment he accumulated among the people would be Most of the time, an edict can be solved, and the imperial court will benefit from it, and the emperor will gain a reputation for his "righteousness to destroy relatives".
After all the calculations, Uncle Liu Huang from Hedong, to the Han Emperor Liu Chengyou, was more like a fat pig, raised in a pig pen, waiting to be slaughtered than a disaster...
However, the development of things did not entirely depend on Liu Chengyou's will, even if he was the emperor. The direction in which the Hedong issue will develop next depends on Liu Chong.
Of course, the temple had considered everything, and on Liu Chengyou's side, even if Liu Chongzhen rebelled, he would still have the plan to deal with it.
With the current stable situation in the Han Dynasty, the stability of the court, the reorganization of the army, and the power of the central government, Liu Chengyou does not think that Liu Chong can shake the world of Han Dynasty from Hedong. And in the states under Hedong, Liu Chong's influence is not necessarily great. After passing the imperial court, once Jinyang rebels, Liu Chengyou will have confidence in where his heart will go.
Liu Chengyou now just wants to try his best to avoid the Hedong problem from breaking out and delaying his strategic plan.
"Uncle Emperor! You must not be hot-headed..." No matter what, this is Liu Chengyou's most sincere expectation for Liu Chong.