A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 479: Sima refused the throne and persuaded him to advance, and conquered the northern kingdom of Xianbei to go to history

Just when the Dukes of Luoyang have prepared everything to welcome the new emperor.

News came from Xinping County that King Xinping refused to become the crown prince, saying that he was incompetent and unworthy of great use. Please establish another crown prince.

This news stunned the court officials.

The imperial court hurriedly sent a team of envoys composed of two important ministers, Fei Yi and Sima Shi, to Xinping County to persuade King Xinping.

April 5th
Fei Yi and Sima Shi arrived at Xinping County and met Xinping King Liu Zan in the palace.

"Prime Minister, Lieutenant, you should go back. I really have no intention of taking that position."

When Liu Zan saw that the two chief ministers of the imperial court had come in person, he expressed his attitude before they could speak.

In Liu Zan's view, he had no background and no power. As the son of Emperor Yi, he was suitable as a king of vassals, able to preserve himself and enjoy wealth.

If he becomes the prince, he knows that his fate will probably not be much better than that of King Anding and King Xinxing.

Even if he succeeded in ascending the throne, he would not survive for more than a year amid the brutal court battles.

In his opinion, this position is not a sugar spot, but a poison.

Master Sima persuaded him earnestly:
"The great king is the son of Emperor Yi. Now that King An Ding and King Xinxing are in trouble, King Xihe has failed in his virtue, and King Shangdang is crazy. Among the sons of Emperor Yi, only the great king is the most suitable to become the new king.

This is an opportunity given to the king by God. Now that most of the world has been calmed down and all barbarians have surrendered, the king only needs to hand over the government affairs and hand over the government affairs to capable ministers, and then he can easily govern the world.

This does not require any advanced abilities, as the king is capable of doing this.

Please, Your Majesty, for the sake of the people in the world and Emperor Yi, accept the rights given to you in these three days. "

Fei Yi also stated the pros and cons in words, and analyzed various aspects for Liu Zan in terms of big and small righteousness. In general, the throne of the emperor must be yours.

But Liu Yao just can’t get enough of it:
"No matter how much you two persuade me, I still won't go. So be it. I will give up my position to my brother Liu Chen, the King of the North. You can make my brother the crown prince."

Master Sima was speechless and said: "This is a major matter for the country, how can it be such a child's play?"

Liu Zan waved his hands: "Then there is nothing we can do. Anyway, I don't want to go at all."

For the next three days, Fei Yi and Sima Shi went to the palace to persuade Liu Zan to accept, but to no avail.

Helpless, the two had no choice but to return to Beijing.

April 11

The ministers gathered together again. After hearing what Fei Yi and Sima Shi had done, they were helpless and discussed what to do.

This time it was Empress Dowager Zhen who presided over the court meeting, but judging from her state, it was obvious that she was not focused on this.

At this time, Sizhou Captain Sima Zhao came out and said loudly:

"Are all the Gonggon gentlemen blind?"

Some courtiers looked at him angrily, ready to see who was scolding him recklessly, but in a blink of an eye, he saw, oh, it turned out to be the little grand master, Sima Yi's second son, and Sima Shi's younger brother, so that's fine.

Zhongshu Ling Wang Ji asked kindly: "What does the captain mean by this?"

Sima Zhao came to the court, and this was the first time he showed his voice in the court:
"Your Majesty the Queen Mother, Taifu, Taishi, and other ministers, since all the kings have died, left, or refused, then the King of the North is in the court, why not make the King of the North the crown prince?"

Everyone turned their attention to Liu Chen.

Liu Chen was at a loss for a moment and said with an awkward smile:

“Although I am the king of vassals, I am now one of the auxiliary ministers and a court official.

At first Emperor Zhuang trusted me, so he appointed me as an auxiliary minister to assist Emperor Yuan. However, Emperor Yuan died young and I would never be able to inherit the throne.

If this king succeeds to the throne, how will the world see it, and how will future generations see it?
This is an act that undermines the moral customs of the court and will set a bad example for future generations. With Cao Pi in front, he has already destroyed the moral customs of the world to this extent. This must not happen again. "

Many ministers nodded in agreement with Liu Chen's words.

Just when Liu Chen breathed a sigh of relief, Sima Zhao spoke again:
"The words of the King of the North are wrong. No matter what you say, the great king is the son of Emperor Yi and one of the kings. This is an indelible fact.

Secondly, when Emperor Zhuang was still alive, he often talked about the virtues of the king to his left and right, which was obvious to the world. Therefore, before his death, he elected the king to the Auxiliary Council. This was a sign of trust in the king.

When Emperor Yuan was still alive, he also relied heavily on the king. He often said that the king was the most capable among his clan members.

Isn't this a loss to the world that such a virtuous and talented person with both ability and political integrity is subject to the slander of the world and dare not accept the throne?
Furthermore, the emperor not only represents power, but also represents responsibility. We choose the king as the new king, not so that the king can enjoy the benefits of this position, but because you can lead us all to fulfill the unfulfilled wishes of the late emperor.

Since Emperor Zhaolie Dingding, followed by Emperor Yizhuang and Emperor Yuan, it lasted for four dynasties, but the Eastern Wu Dynasty has not yet been peaceful. Isn't this a breach of trust towards the late emperor?
As the grandson of Liezu, the son of Emperor Yi, the younger brother of Emperor Zhuang, and the uncle of Emperor Yuan, the king has an innate responsibility to fulfill the long-cherished wishes of the four late emperors.

Please don't worry about the rumors spread by those who are interested, and take over this heavy responsibility for the last wishes of the four emperors. "

Ministers such as Zhongshu Ling Wang Ji and Shangshu Lingzhou Tai came out one after another to support the North King in succeeding to the throne.

Fei Yi saw that the general situation was like this and that the kings had no suitable candidates. If the scope was expanded, the world would be in chaos, so he also asked Liu Chen to ascend the throne.

Master Sima and Zhen Qian were also on the side to persuade him.

Liu Chen spoke eloquently, but he still resisted.

At this time Sima Yi said:
"Your Majesty, the civil and military forces of the entire dynasty agree that you, Your Majesty, will ascend the throne. Do you want to ignore the wishes of the people in the world just for the sake of an illusory reputation?"

"This." Liu Chen finally sighed after a fierce ideological collision:

"Since you all think highly of me, I will fulfill your wishes."

At this time, Master Sima said to the ministers:
"The accidents that happened to the kings before were all due to too long time. I think it is better to choose a day than to hit the sun. In order to have long nights and dreams, and to make unexpected mistakes again, I will let the North King ascend the throne today. What do you think?"

Fei Yi said worriedly: "I'm afraid this is inconsistent with etiquette!"

Master Sima stared at him, narrowed his eyes and said, "Does the Prime Minister not agree with the North King's ascension to the throne?"

Fei Yi smacked his lips and said, "No, since you all agree, I will support it."

When Sima Zhao saw the dust falling to the ground, he first paid homage to the King of the North:
"I, Sima Zhao, the captain of the school in Sizhou, pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. Long live my emperor."

"I pay my respects to His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. Long live my emperor."

Even Bai Kang and Sima Yi stood up and bowed to Liu Chen.

Liu Chen clenched his fists and said loudly with the loudest voice in his life: "You gentlemen, please excuse me and stay on your own."

In the afternoon of the same day, King Liu Chen of the North led his ministers to pay a visit to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and founded "Pingnan" to express his main political strategy after ascending the throne.

The name of this year was changed to the first year of Pingnan.

Pingnan first year
April 21st

Emperor Yuan's coffin was buried in Yanling to the east of Luoyang. Liu Chen ordered a general amnesty for the whole country, and promoted Sima Zhao, the captain of the Sizhou school, to the position of Minister Pu She and gave Shizhong.

April 23
Taifu Bai Kang asked Liu Chen to resign in the name of his old age and physical illness.

Liu Chen repeatedly asked to stay, and finally agreed to Bai Kang's resignation, and rewarded Bai Kang with many gold, jewels and jade treasures for Bai Kang to take back with him.

On the same day, he ordered Bai Gong and Bai Yu to be appointed Taifu and also received the Zhongzheng Order.

May
Liu Chen sent Taiwei Sima Division to lead 10,000 troops to Liaoxi County to quell the Xianbei rebellion.

Xianbei was originally a Donghu people. When the Xiongnu were at their peak, they belonged to the Huns and were regarded as slaves by the Huns.

Later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty conquered the Xiongnu in the north. The Xiongnu were defeated one after another and retreated to Mobei. They were divided into two groups: the northern and southern Xiongnu.

The Xiongnu forces suffered great damage. At the same time, the Wuhuan people were also moved into Liaodong and western Liaoning by the Han Dynasty. The vast grassland fell into a vacuum period. The Xianbei people took advantage of the situation and got rid of the control of the Huns.

It also occupied many grasslands of the Xiongnu and Wuhuan people, and the Xianbei people were able to develop.

During the reign of Emperor Guangwu, in order to completely eliminate the Northern Xiongnu, the Han court sent envoys to greet Xianbei and offered them financial benefits.

Why was the Xianbei leader persuaded by the Han envoys to send envoys to offer sacrifices and ask for naturalization?

The Han court agreed to the naturalization of the Xianbei people, and appointed Qian He as the Great Protector of Xianbei, asking him to recruit and surrender the powerful Xianbei people and make them Luoyi.

During the Ming Dynasty, the Han Dynasty sent the Xianbei Governor Pianhe to attack the Wuhuan tribe in Chishan, which rebelled against the Han. He defeated the Wuhuan rebels and beheaded their leader.

From then on, the reputation of the Han Dynasty shocked people outside the Great Wall, and foreign tribes from Wuwei County in the west to Xuantu County in the east came to submit to the Han court.

The rest of the Xianbei masters reviewed the benefits and all came to join the Han Dynasty and went to Liaodong to receive rewards from the Han court.

Therefore, during the reign of Emperor Ming and Zhang, the Xianbei people always defended the Han's border fortresses, so that there was no incident on the border.

In the last years of Emperor Zhang's reign, Xianbei united with Wuhuan, Dingling, Southern Xiongnu and other countries in the Western Regions to form a coalition of Han vassals. They defeated the main force of the Xiongnu in Mobei, and the northern Xiongnu became increasingly weak.

During the period of Emperor He, the Han Dynasty and the Southern Huns defeated the Northern Huns army, and the Northern Huns were forced to flee to the far west.

The Xianbei people took the opportunity to occupy all the pastures that originally belonged to the Northern Huns.

In the last years of Emperor He's reign, more than 200,000 people from the fifteen tribes of the Northern Huns who surrendered to the Han Dynasty rebelled and forced the former southern Xiongnu Chanyu to station Tuen He's son Ao Danri to drive away Wang Fenghou to become the Chanyu. The Xiongnu split again.

The Han court mobilized the Xianbei capital to protect Su Balex's army and defeated Fenghou Chanyu.

The following year, the Han court ordered the appointment of the Xianbei Protector Su Baxin as the leader of the kings. At the same time, he appointed a prime minister to assist him and regarded it as a prefecture and county of the Han Dynasty.

During the reign of Emperor An, Lord Yanliyang of Xianbei came to the capital Luoyang to congratulate him.

Empress Dowager Deng, who was in power at that time, gave him the royal seal and asked them to go to Ningcheng, Shanggu County, where Colonel Hu Wuhuan lived, to establish Tonghu City and build two quality halls in the north and south. Xianbei's internal sinicization became more and more rapid.

After that, more than 120 tribes fell from Xianbei, and they were all sent to Zhiluoyang.

After that, the Southern Huns rebelled against the Han many times, and the Han court mobilized the Xianbei people many times to defeat the Huns rebels. The Xianbei people were always regarded as loyal dogs by the Han court.

During the reign of Emperor Ling, the Han court was completely distracted by the Liangzhou rebels and the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

Tan Shihuai from Xianbei took advantage of the opportunity that the Han court had no time to pay attention to the north, unified the various tribes of Xianbei, and called himself Lord Xianbei.

Tanshihuai divided the land in Xianbei into three parts:
The east side from Youbeiping is the east, the middle part is from Youbeiping to Shanggu, and the west is west of Shanggu.

Each of the three departments is managed by an adult, directly under Tan Shihuai himself.

After the unification of Xianbei, Tanshihuai repeatedly invaded the Han territory.

After Emperor Ling initially settled the domestic rebellion, he ordered Xia Yu, the Wuhuan captain, to defeat the Xianbei Zhonglang general Tian Yan, and the Xiongnu Zhonglang general Zang Min each led more than 10,000 cavalry, and sent out in three groups to attack Xianbei.

Unexpectedly, all three groups were defeated and the entire army was wiped out.

Fortunately, not long after the unification of Xianbei, the country was in chaos and did not take advantage of the situation to invade the south.

After Tanshihuai's death, Xianbei was divided according to the three divisions of Xianbei that Tanshihuai had originally divided.

The Xianbei people in the west rebelled and fled to the west.

Xianbei in the central part is divided into two parts. One is Budugen, which has tens of thousands of people and occupies the Yunzhong and Yanmen areas.

The second is the Kebineng tribe, which is located in Daijun, Shanggu and other places.

Xianbei in the east divided into several small groups, scattered outside Liaoxi, Youbeiping and Yuyang Great Wall.

Among them, Kebi Neng was the most powerful, and his ambition was to unify the entire Xianbei.

In the late Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo was in chaos and the Central Plains fell into chaos.

Even so, it is not comparable to the Xianbei people.

Since Hebei was quickly unified in the hands of Yuan Shao, it fell into the hands of Liu Bei.

Kebineng professed himself to Liu Bei and paid tribute every year, while constantly annexing other Xianbei tribes on the grassland.

Soon, Kebineng unified the entire Monan and posed a threat to Yanhan.

Before Emperor Zhaolie pacified Guanzhong, in order to delay Liu Bei's development, Kebi Neng was bewitched by Cao Cao's envoys and led his army south to attack Han Dynasty.

Liu Bei sent Bai Gong, the general of Zhenbei, and Lu Bu, the general of Zhenxi, to gather Zhao's 30,000 elite infantry and cavalry. They went out to the north of the fortress and fought a battle with 100,000 Xianbei troops on the grassland. The Xianbei army was defeated. .

Xianbei once again fell into division, and each department developed independently.

In order to manage the Xianbei people, Liu Bei selected a Han Xianbei leader from among the Xianbei tribes and named him King of Xianbei to manage the Xianbei tribes on behalf of the Han court.

In the following decades of development, Xianbei gradually developed several relatively powerful tribes, namely:

The Murong tribe, Yuwen tribe, and Duan tribe developed in Xianbei in the east are scattered in eastern Liaoning and western Liaoning.

Among them, the Murong tribe was able to move inland to Liaoxi County because of its meritorious service in assisting Sima Yi in conquering Goguryeo and North Korea. It was the most powerful of the three tribes.

In the central Xianbei, the Tuoba tribe and Tufa tribe developed, scattered in the Yunzhong and Hexi areas.

Because the western Xianbei is too weak, only the Qifu tribe is more famous and is distributed in Yongliang Prefecture.

And now the Xianbei Rebellion that Liu Chen sent Sima Shi to quell was a rebellion initiated by Murong Xianbei.

Emperor Yuan died suddenly, causing chaos in the central court of the Han Dynasty.

Murong Shegui and Murong Xuan, father and son of Murong's tribe, saw that the kings of the Han Dynasty were quarreling with each other. They thought they had no time to worry about western Liaoning, so they sent troops to occupy the counties in western Liaoning and cut off the Han Dynasty's road to Liaodong.

(End of this chapter)