Han Shizu

Chapter 996 Bad luck
In fact, Liu Chengyou was not particularly surprised that there would be problems in Zhangquan. As early as a year ago, Li Chongju had warned Liu Chengyou.

At that time, Liu Shaoji, who was the heir of Liu Congxiao, was recognized by the court, and had a certain reputation, suddenly fell ill and died within two days.

Once Liu Shaoji died, Zhang Quan's issue of succession was directly exposed.Liu Congxiao brothers, rising up in troubled times, and finally able to separate Zhangquan, from being annexed by the Southern Tang Dynasty, can be regarded as a generation of figures.However, the biggest shortcoming of the two brothers is their weak blood.

Liu Congxiao had no children all his life, so he could only adopt his younger brother Liu Shaoji, who was born by Liu Congyuan, as his successor.It took a lot of hard work, and Liu Shaoji also strived for success, and gained a sense of presence in the court and Zhangquan. However, there were unexpected events, who would have thought that Liu Shaoji died suddenly at a young age.

Liu Shaoji's death dealt a great blow to the Liu brothers. In extreme grief, Liu Congxiao adopted his younger brother's second son Liu Shaoyi as his adopted son and established him as his heir.But the problem is that Liu Shaoyi is too young, and it is difficult for the elderly Liu Congxiao to have enough time and energy to train a successor.

As the body weakened day by day and the symptoms recurred, knowing that I was running out of time, I still made some arrangements, such as preparing to let my younger brother Liu Congyuan come to take over his squad, maintain the stability of the Pinghai Navy, and wait until the court accepted Soil is enough, so that the Liu family can transition to the new era smoothly.

However, at the beginning of this year, Liu Congyuan took the first step, which caused Liu Congxiao to be hit again, and reported to the court in advance so that Liu Shaoyi could inherit the family business. Liu Chengyou naturally agreed at that time.

At the same time, some arrangements were made within Zhangquan. When the work was over, the exhausted Liu Congxiao finally passed away in March with worries about the future of the Liu family.After Liu Congxiao died, Liu Shaoyi, a teenager in his teens, had to step up to the stage and shoulder a heavy burden that he couldn't bear.

After learning the news of Liu Congxiao's death, the imperial court also quickly made a statement, and issued a document to make Liu Shaoyi the Ping Navy Jiedu envoy, attack Liu Congxiao, establish his status, and want to make his power go smoothly. Hand over, and instructed the officials who had been to Quanzhang before, to try their best to help Liu Shaoyi and ensure the stability of the Zhangquan area.

However, no matter how much preparation you make, you will not be able to escape a "dominant suspicion". The most critical problem is that the mere juvenile Liu Shaoyi is completely unable to play a role in stabilizing people's hearts and suppressing the situation.It is a common truth that political power grows out of the barrel of a gun, but Chen Hongjin, who was left behind to rely on efficiency, became the protagonist of the coup.

"How do you think the imperial court should respond to the Zhangquan matter?" The silence of the hall made Liu Chengyou's voice very clear.

However, Liu Chengyou's mood has calmed down at this time, and he has completely recovered his usual calmness.What surprised Li Chongju was that Liu Chengyou seldom consulted him on such matters. Most of the time, he was just an intelligence leader and reported the sorted news.

Therefore, Li Chongju did not speak hastily.And Liu Chengyou didn't seem to really listen to his suggestion. Seeing that he didn't speak, he didn't care. After thinking for a while, he asked Li Chongju to step down.

Regarding the matter of Zhangquan, he still needs to wait for the memorial and the explanation there.And this kind of behavior also proves that Liu Chengyou did not intend to have an overreaction to this incident, mainly because he was beyond his reach, and he didn't want Zhangquan to have turmoil, or even rely on the Southern Tang Dynasty, although the possibility of this was very slim.

On the third day after Li Chongju's memorial, the memorial from Zhangquan arrived. Of course, it was jointly signed by Zhang Hansi and Chen Jin.In this memorandum, regarding the coup in Zhangquan, there is another untenable argument. Liu Shaoyi betrayed the imperial court and intended to seek refuge in Jinling. Follow the court's instructions.

Perhaps Chen Hongjin and the others knew that the imperial court would not win their trust, but they dared to bet on the established facts, betting that the imperial court would not attack them who had the actual power in Zhangquan just to keep Shaoyi.

It turned out that they were right. As a mature politician, Yoo Seung-woo chose to accept the result of the coup with almost no ideological pressure.

"Zhongshu issued a written document, using Chen Hongjin as the military envoy of the Pinghai Navy, Jiazhu Kingdom, and the Taishi of the school to take charge of the state affairs of the Zhangquan Second Army!" Facing Wei Renpu's request for instructions, Liu Chengyou directly made such a decision.

"Also, didn't it mean that Liu Shaoyi wanted to rebel against the imperial court? Ask Chen Hongjin to send all Liu's family to Tokyo for disposal!" Liu Chengyou sneered again.

With Wei Renpu's intelligence, he immediately understood what the emperor meant, and he should be right away.Giving Chen Hongjin what he wanted directly was more like a warning than the meaning of a reward.Warn Chen Hongjin that the imperial court is well aware of the Zhangquan matter.

In fact, after going through the troubled times since the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Three Dynasties, things like Zhangquan are not unexpected, and it is normal to go back a few decades.

He can be regarded as a person who came out of that era. It is normal for Chen Hongjin to do such a thing.Perhaps as far as Chen Hongjin was concerned, he did not intend to betray the imperial court, he wanted to find a career for his Chen family and seek a promotion.

It's just Liu's own shortcomings that gave him a chance.The opportunity is in front of you, how can you not seize it.After all, the rise of the Liu family and the occupation of Zhangquan was also taking advantage of the opportunity of Fujian to destroy the country.

However, there is one thing that Chen Hongjin may not have imagined, that is, the times have changed, and when the world is about to be unified, if you still stick to the old ideas, you will get into trouble.As for Emperor Liu in the Central Plains, what he hated the most were those warlords of the "old age".

On the other hand, there is also Liu's influence.In the past few years, the communication between Liu's father and son and the Central Plains was not ineffective in their submission to the imperial court.In particular, Emperor Liu was delighted to go north to enter the court in person, not far away from his residence.

And in the contacts in Tokyo, Liu Congxiao's performance was also favored by Liu Chengyou, and the performance of offering the land on his own initiative was completely approved by Liu Chengyou.

Under such circumstances, for Liu Chengyou, a "passer-by" suddenly staged a coup, how could he be truly calm.His initial annoyance came from this, a feeling of being offended.

Therefore, although Liu Chengyou did accept the result of Zhangquan civil strife, but if he held grudges because of this, perhaps in the future, Chen Hongjin would have to pay a greater price to dispel the emperor's wariness.And the most dangerous thing may be that Chen Hongjin is not aware of this at all.

As for ordering Liu Shaoyi's family to be escorted to Tokyo, of course it was to protect them, and also intended to give the Liu family the fame and fortune they deserved.

After the civil turmoil in Zhangquan, Liu Chengyou couldn't help feeling a sense of urgency in his heart. It seemed that something would interrupt his calm arrangement of Pingnan. Therefore, Liu Chengyou actually hoped that time would pass quickly.

Perhaps, he was still in a hurry. Facing the situation of the unification of the South and the great cause that was about to flatten the world, he still couldn't really maintain a calm state of mind.

Starting from April of the 15th year of Qianyou, Liu Chengyou almost counted the days on his fingers, and frequently called military and political ministers to discuss matters, looking forward to the day when the imperial edict was formally sent to the south.

And in this process, the two main targets in the south, one is romantic, and the other is extravagant and debauchery. Facing such an opponent, how can there be any reason for failure?

(End of this chapter)