Han Shizu

Chapter 160
After Liu Chengyou accepted the Gao family, there was nothing important to do in Yedu.Lidong is approaching, and under the edict, the counter-insurgency army returns, and Liu Chengyou returns with his bride.On the [-]th of September, Yujia set off from Tokyo, the war ended, and he returned at the beginning of winter, which lasted for one month.

Liu Zhiyuan basically entrusted the affairs of Yedu and even Hebei to Gao Xingzhou. In order to save Gao Xingzhou trouble, he transferred Murong Yanchao, who was working in Chanzhou, to the Tianping Army (Yunzhou).There is a feeling of distribution, taking into account Murong Yanchao's feelings, and using him as an equal, so that the prime minister can be respected in Yunzhou, Liu Zhiyuan is also very generous to this little brother.

After Murong Yanchao moved to the town, Guo Rong succeeded him very smoothly. He took up the post of Jiedu of the Zhenning Army and guarded the key to the north gate of Chanzhou for the imperial court.

On the way back to the division, when passing by Baima, Liu Zhiyuan resolutely transferred Liu Xin, the envoy of Yicheng Jiedu, and promoted him to be the commander of the bodyguard Ma Jundu, leader of Xuzhou Jiedu, Tongping Zhangshi .

Liu Xin took office in Huazhou, but within a few months, he became acquisitive, greedy and unscrupulous, and he practiced cruel laws in the government, tyrannying the people. In Huazhou, the people are living in dire straits and complaining.Liu Zhiyuan really had no choice but to transfer him away.Even if he was appointed as Xuzhou Jiedu, he was not allowed to go to town, but ordered him to drive back to Kaifeng to lead the forbidden army.

It was because of trust before that that Liu Zhiyuan handed over important places such as Huazhou and Chanzhou to defend Tokyo to Liu Xin and Murong Yanchao.But after this trip, Liu Zhiyuan realized that although these two brothers are trustworthy, they really don't have the ability to calm down the country. Instead, they are good at harming the people.

Liu Zhiyuan was really helpless. Looking around the clan and royal family, they were either lacking in talent or virtue, or they were too young to do anything, but they were worth using. After counting around, they couldn't pick out three or two.Fortunately, Liu Chong's younger brother was in Taiyuan, so he didn't mess around. Otherwise, he really couldn't think of a person he trusted enough to guard Hedong, a land of prosperity.

Liu Xin was transferred from Huazhou, and Liu Zhiyuan sought Liu Chengyou's opinion on his successor.That meaning is becoming more and more obvious
In this regard, Liu Chengyou basically guessed Liu Zhiyuan's mind and gave a candidate, Guo Congyi, the commander of the Guardian Capital.

Guo Congyi is cautious, full of strategy, and has both civil and military skills.Of course, these are secondary factors. The most important thing is that Guo Congyi is an "old revolutionary" and has a deep friendship with Liu Zhiyuan.

When Liu Zhiyuan was relegated due to a crime and returned to the north because of his mother's death, when Liu Zhiyuan left the town of Hedong, he was appointed as Marquis of Yu, the capital of the Hedong horse infantry.The establishment of the great Han Dynasty also has the merits of Conglong. Liu Zhiyuan went to Jin and Jiang to Hedong. Guo Congyi has always been the vanguard. He was also the general of the Han army who advanced the most into Tokyo.This time with the army to defeat Du Zhongwei, although there is no record to show, but hard work is always there.

Guo Congyi has many talents, can write essays and poems, and is good at calligraphy, probably because of his culture, he is very restrained.Among the generals of the Han Dynasty, he was not outstanding, and his sense of presence was not as strong as that of Shi Hongzhao, Liu Xin, etc., but he was indeed an indispensable type. Whenever there was something, he could always be thought of.

Such a talented, experienced, and trustworthy old minister is an excellent candidate to guard the important area of ​​Huazhou, no matter how you weigh it.Liu Chengyou's recommendation was obviously in line with Liu Zhiyuan's wishes. Liu Chengyou almost saw him smile, and directly informed the accompanying Zhongshu officials to write the commissioned book.

Du Chongwei's rebellion was like a hurdle for the Liu Han court in the Central Plains. It may not be a broad road, but the turbulent situation has stabilized. At least this giant with mud feet can move forward with difficulty.With Du Chongwei's fate ahead, the parties who are important parts of the country have seen a lot of calm down.

But the good news, let's call it good news, came from the north.Zhao Yanshou, king of Yan, reported that the Liao army had fought hard in Youzhou and retreated.In Youzhou, Yeluruan led the army to attack the south, and fought for three full months. Seeing that winter was coming, food and fodder were not available, morale was declining, and the city was hard to fall, so he had no choice but to retreat.However, before retreating, thousands of plundered Han people returned north.

The war in the north was far more cruel than that in Ye, and the Han people in Youyan were the ones who suffered the most damage.At first, when Yelu Ruanchu arrived in Senan, he was very dissatisfied with the Khitan nobles such as Xiao Han and Yelu Jieli who abused the Han people, which caused the Han people to oppose the Liao Dynasty.

You must know that it took decades for Yelu Abaoji, Yelu Deguang and his sons to manage the Hu and Han to barely "harmoniously" coexist. During the period, blood debts were full.

Yeluruan is a person who likes Han culture and has some special "feelings" for Han people. After he succeeded to the throne as Emperor Liao, he ignored the objections of the ministers and made his wife Zhen, whom he had snatched from Kaifeng, as queen.

However, when it was difficult to besiege Youzhou, they stopped holding back their jackals and sent troops to search and plunder the Han people to attack the city.The Liao military factory is used in field battles and is shorter than city attacks. Naturally, it will not attack Youzhou with short attacks.In the past, when they invaded the south, the Hu cavalry masters plundered in the field, and the dirty work of attacking the city was done by the Han and Yan soldiers in Khitan, but now the Yan people have rebelled, and the Youyan turmoil is really great for the Khitan people. Loss.

According to Yeluruan's original intention, if the city of Youzhou cannot be conquered, they will besiege and trap Zhao Yanshou to death. With so many people in the city, it is expected that they will not last long.But he obviously misjudged the situation in the city. The purge against the Hu people caused the Yan army to accumulate a large amount of supplies, and Zhao Yanshou replenished a lot from Zhuo and Yi.Because of the slaughter of Hu, the determination to resist in the city was also very strong, and they resisted so stubbornly. The city was trapped for more than three months, and some people in the city starved to death, but they still persisted.

Zhao Yanshou also publicized in the city that if Youzhou is lost, the Khitan people will massacre the city. Most people firmly believe this, and there is no reason not to believe it.Sure enough, the Liao army was boiled back.
Before retreating, Yeluruan was very unwilling to send cavalry to search and plunder Yuzhuo and Yi, and even some arrogant people continued to go south, but were blocked by Murong Yanzhao and Li Yun.

The fierce battle in Youzhou ended with the failure of the Liao army to attack the city and retreat to the north. However, besides spending a lot of supplies, the Liao army did not lose much of its strength.

In the country of Khitan, after a year of great joy and great sorrow, they were defeated, civil strife, and tried their best to take Youzhou, but failed.Khitan, which is already difficult, must have had a tough winter this winter, not much better than the Han court.

As for Youyan, although the army and the people worked together to repel the Liao army, after this turmoil, it is hard to describe the pain in terms of people's livelihood. The states are devastated and almost in ruins.Zhao Yanshou reported that there were more than [-] dead Han people inside and outside Youzhou City, let alone others.It was the autumn harvest season, and most of the grain in the field was looted and destroyed by Liao cavalry. The Yan army was beaten, and only a small part was robbed.

This winter, Youyan may die more people.
For Youyan's situation, Liu Chengyou had already deduced and guessed, but when such a result became a reality, Liu Chengyou became a little autistic.

Holding the report from the north, Liu Chengyou felt heavy and a little dazed. He had completely lost the complacency and joy of the success of the "unprecedented plan" at the beginning.Basically, it can be said that Youyan's death was all due to his handwriting.

In the future history books, it will definitely be recorded that King Zhou's poisonous strategy to mess up the Yan Yan, even if it is beautified with Spring and Autumn brushwork, the countless bones behind this strategy cannot be erased.

In fact, during the ten years of Khitan's rule, the Han people in Youyan can barely be described as "tranquility". At least, they have enjoyed ten years of peace in Youyan's territory.

For a moment, Liu Chengyou even doubted himself whether his actions were right or not.

"Did I do something wrong?" Sitting opposite Liu Zhiyuan, Liu Chengyou asked in a low voice with a serious face.

Seeing his behavior, Liu Zhiyuan scolded directly: "When did you become so weak? Back then, in front of me, how did you narrate the benefits of Youyan's proposal with high spirits?"

Liu Chengyou's face twitched, and the Youyan Rebellion relieved the pressure on the northern border defense in exchange for the stability of the Han Dynasty.That's right, it's pretty easy.However, is this great Han country stable?

"If you want to take Guanshan from the north in the future, you would rather harm Youyan than help Khitan!" Liu Zhiyuan stared at Liu Chengyou coldly.These thoughts were also what Liu Chengyou told him at the beginning.

Hearing this, after being silent for a long time, Liu Chengyou finally looked at Liu Zhiyuan at the same level, and looked at the firm expression on his old father's old face.She arched her hands: "My son, I understand!"

Liu Zhiyuan's momentum gradually weakened again, he bent his body, thought for a while, and summoned someone to order: "Let the center send envoys to go north to Youzhou, to reward King Yan for me, to comfort the soldiers who fought against Khitan, and to pay homage to those who died. Military and civilian."

"In addition, an edict was issued to enshrine the Chengde, Henghai, and Yiwu three festivals for the Yan people who fled to the south, and the generals of Ying, Mo, Qi, and Tai prefectures to accommodate them as much as possible."

"Yes!"

Liu Chengyou returned to his tent with a numb face. The bride Gao Huaijin stayed peacefully, and was a little surprised to see Liu Chengyou's face.

On the way back to the south, the two of them also had some exchanges slowly. In Gao's eyes, although Liu Chengyou rarely showed any expression on his face, and usually kept quiet, it was the first time that he was obviously in a bad mood like this. See you.

"Your Highness." Gao Huaijin called out tentatively.

"En." Liu Chengyou responded casually.

Sitting on the couch, meditating.Seeing his appearance, Gao Shi, for no reason, overflowing with motherhood, then sat down, gently next to him, gently reached out and held his hand.

During the touch, she was startled, and she found that Liu Chengyou's hand was extraordinarily cold.But soon, he gently pulled Liu Chengyou's hand from his lapel and put it into his lapel, sticking to the delicate skin, warming his hands
His hands were wrapped in warmth, Liu Chengyou came back to his senses, turned his head to look at Gao Shi, saw Yu Rong slightly frowned, and endured the coldness in his chest.Liu Chengyou took out his hand, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. This was the first time Gao Huaijin saw Liu Chengyou smile, but it was not warm enough.

"Go get some wine and have a few drinks with me." Liu Chengyou's voice was still flat.

Hearing his order, Gao Shi immediately followed the silk on her chest and left in response.

Liu Chengyou is not a fragile person, he has already recovered, he is just reflecting.Through the matter of Youyan, he had a deeper understanding.With his status and status, it is really a suggestion, a strategy, or even an idea, which is related to the life and death of millions of people.In the future, everything must be cautious, think twice before acting.

(End of this chapter)