Li Su listened to his wife's opinion, so he sent him away with a lot of gold and silver gifts. When Zhao Siwan occupied Chang'an, Li Su was living in the city. Zhao Siwan visited Li Su many times, and kowtow to Li Su was like an old ritual.

. Li Su said: "This man always comes to me and stains my innocence!" He wanted to commit suicide. His wife said: "Why not persuade him to join the country!"

When Zhao Siwan came to ask for advice on how to protect him, Li Su and the judge Cheng Ranneng persuaded him: "You have no quarrel with the country in the first place, you are just afraid of being convicted. Now the country has used troops in three directions, but none of them have succeeded. If

If you can repent and change your ways now, the imperial court will be happy and you will naturally not lose your wealth. This is no better than just sitting back and waiting for death!" Zhao Siwan followed their advice and sent an envoy to the imperial court to request surrender.

After the imperial court appointed Zhao Siwan as the governor of Huazhou, they ordered Chang Yanqing to be the governor of Guozhou and asked them to take a shortcut and go directly to take office. Zhao Siwan took off his armor and went out of the city to accept Liu Chengyou's edict. Guo Congyi sent troops to guard the south gate and took him back.

In the city, Zhao Siwan asked for his guards and weapons, and Guo Congyi gave them to him. Zhao Siwan delayed time, collected money in the city, and changed his travel date three times. Guo Congyi and others became suspicious and reported to Guo Wei secretly, requesting decisive measures. Guo Wei agreed.

Guo Congyi, the governor of the capital, and Wang Jun, the Nanyuan Xuanhui envoy, rode into the city and came to the government office. They summoned Zhao Siwan, Qian Xingxing, to say goodbye, and then captured him. Together with Chang Yanqing, his father, brothers, and his subordinates, a total of 300 people, they were all pushed to the

He was beheaded in the market. Guo Wei then attacked Hezhong City and captured the outer city. Li Shouzhen gathered the remaining troops and retreated to Zicheng.

The generals asked to attack Zicheng as soon as possible. Guo Wei said: "That bird will peck people when it has nowhere to escape, let alone an army! Slowly scoop out the water before catching fish, why are you so impatient!" Li Shouzhen saw that he could not escape.

, he and his wife, son Li Chongxun and others set themselves on fire and died. Guo Wei's army entered the city and captured Li Shouzhen's son Li Chongyu and others, as well as the appointed prime ministers Jing, Sun Yuan, Privy Councilor Liu Rui, the state counselor Zong Lun and others, and escorted them to Daliang.

Kill them all and leave their bodies in the streets.

Guo Wei checked Li Shouzhen's official documents and found letters from powerful officials in the imperial court and officials from the feudal towns colluding with Li Shouzhen, which contained treasonous remarks. Guo Wei wanted to report to the court, but his secretary Wang Pu from Lang Yuci advised him: "Ghosts only fight at night.

Come out and disappear when you see the sun. I hope to burn all this to calm those capricious people." Guo Wei listened to this.

Guo Wei returned from the river and passed through Luoyang. Wang Shouen, relying on his position as general and prime minister, came out in a sedan to greet him. Guo Wei was furious, thinking that he was deliberately insulting him, and refused to see him by taking a bath and taking a leave. He immediately drafted a court invitation to appoint Baoyi.

Jiedu envoy and Tongpingzhangshi Bai Wenke replaced Wang Shouen as the remaining guard, and Bai Wenke did not dare to go against his wishes.

Wang Shou'en was still in the guest seat when an official told him: "The new stay-at-home office is now working in Xijing Mansion." Wang Shou'en was shocked and returned in embarrassment. He saw that hundreds of family members had been driven out of the mansion and were standing on the street. The court also

Without asking about this matter, Bai Wenke was appointed to serve as a guard in Xijing.

When Wang Shou'en came to Daliang, he was afraid of being punished, so he took care of everything and bribed the powerful with heavy gifts. Because Wang Shou'en was the first to lead Luzhou to surrender to the Later Han Dynasty, the court forgave him and only punished a few of his men in power.

Guo Wei returned to Daliang,

He went to the court to pay homage to Liu Chengyou. Liu Chengyou comforted him and gave him gold and silk, clothes, jade belts, and pommel horses. Guo Wei declined and said, "I accepted the order for one year and only conquered one city. What's the credit? Besides, I led the troops and horses outside to defend the city.

Governing the capital, supplying military supplies, and ensuring that there is no shortage of military rations are all the efforts of the ministers in the court. How dare I accept the reward alone! Please share the reward with everyone!" He was also awarded a vassal town, and he declined: "The position of Yang Fan

Above me, there is no land that can also hold a vassal and a town; Kuang Wei and his close ministers cannot be compared with Shi Hongzhao."

Liu Chengyou wanted to give Guo Wei a special reward, but Guo Wei declined and said: "The planning of battles comes from the imperial court; the transportation of grain and grass depends on the vassal towns; fighting in the field depends on the soldiers, and the credit goes only to me. How can I, a minister, bear it!" So Liu Chengyou

Guo Wei was appointed as Shizhong, and Shi Hongzhao was appointed as Zhongshuling. Dou Zhengu was appointed as Situ, Su Fengji was appointed as Sikong, Su Yu was appointed as Zuopushe, and Yang Bin was appointed as Youpushe. The ministers discussed that the ministers in charge of power in the imperial court generally received favors.

, I’m afraid the feudal lords and towns everywhere will complain.

Liu Chengyou then appointed Gao Xingzhou, the military envoy of Tianxiong, as the guardian, An Shenqi, the military governor of Shannan Dongdao, Fu Yanqing, the military governor of Taining, and Liu Chong, the military governor of Hedong, as Zhongshu Ling.

Liu Xin, the envoy of Du, Murong Yanchao, the envoy of Tianping Jiedu, and Liu Zhu, the envoy of Pinglu Jiedu, all served as ministers.

At the same time, Qian Hongchu, king of Wuyue, was appointed as Shangshuling, and King Ma Xiguang of Chu was appointed as Taiwei. Gao Baorong, the governor of Jingnan, was also appointed as a minister. Some people who commented believed that: "Guo Wei does not monopolize the credit, but cedes the credit to others.

, is indeed a noble act. But isn’t it too excessive for a country’s title to be spread throughout the world because of one person’s meritorious service?”

At the beginning, Zhou Can was the general of the guards. He was deposed from his official rank and had no support. He followed Wang Jingchong in the Western Expedition. Wang Jingchong rebelled and he became the mastermind. Zhao Hui stepped up his attack on Fengxiang. Zhou Can said to Wang Jingchong: "You go over and join Li Shouzhen and Zhao Siwan in the two vassal towns."

They are both external and internal, and now that the two vassal towns have been pacified, the children of Later Shu cannot rely on them, so it is better to surrender to the imperial court." Wang Jingchong said: "Okay, let me think about it again."

After a few days, the attack outside the city became more urgent. Wang Jingchong said to his party members: "The situation is at the end of the road. I want to adopt emergency strategies." So Zhang Silian said to his general Gongsun Nian: "Zhao Hui's elite troops

, mostly deployed in the north of the city. Before the fifth drum tomorrow, you two will burn the east gate of the city and feign surrender. But don't let the enemy enter the city. Zhou Can and I will lead the guards out of the north gate to attack Zhao Hui's army. Even if we fail, we will die.

It is better than being captured without mercy." All the generals said in unison: "Okay!"

On this day, before dawn, Gongsun Chaan and Zhang Sirian set fire to the east city gate, begging for surrender, and flames rose into the sky in the government office. The two generals sent people to investigate, and it turned out that Wang Jingchong and his family had set themselves on fire. Zhou Can also surrendered.

Already.

After the three rebellions subsided, Liu Chengyou gradually became extravagant and indulgent, playing freely with his favorite ministers. Kuang Zan, the flying dragon envoy, and Guo Yunming, the tea and wine envoy, were both favored because of their flattery. Liu Chengyou loved to speak argot and swear words with them. The Queen Mother warned him many times that he

He didn't care at all. Taichang Qing Zhang Zhao said: "We should get close to the Confucian officials and learn the exegesis of the classics." Liu Chengyou didn't listen.

Yang Bin requested to be relieved of his post as Privy Councilor, but Liu Chengyou sent an envoy from the palace to stop him. Wu Qianyu, the envoy of the North Court of Xuanhui, said beside Yang Bin: "The Privy Council is an important place for government affairs and it is difficult to stay for a long time. It should be allowed to be held by subsequent people in turn.

It is right for your husband to resign as Privy Councilor

." When Liu Chengyou heard this, he was very unhappy and appointed Wu Qianyu as the defense envoy of Zhengzhou.

Because of the recent invasion of the Khitan army, the imperial court was rampaging across the area north of the Yellow River. The governors of the feudal towns were protecting themselves and no one came out to resist. Liu Chengyou discussed appointing Guo Wei to go out to control Yedu and let him supervise the generals to defend against the Khitan army. Shi Hongzhao wanted Guo Wei to remain

cum

Su Fengji believed that there was no precedent for being appointed Privy Councilor. Shi Hongzhao said: "Guo Wei and the Privy Councilor can act decisively according to the situation outside. Therefore, all armies are afraid to obey, and orders can be carried out unimpeded." Liu Chengyou followed Shi Hongzhao's suggestion.

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Shi Hongzhao resented Su Fengji's objections. Su Fengji said: "It is justifiable to use internal court officials to control external court officials. Now, is it okay to use external court officials to restrict internal court officials?" Liu Chengyou issued a document appointing Guo Wei as the official.

Yedu stayed behind, and Tianxiong Jiedushi and Privy Council continued their duties as before. At the same time, an imperial edict was issued to the areas north of the Yellow River. All troops, weapons, money, and food and grass, as long as they saw the document signed by Guo Wei, immediately accepted the order and were responsible for providing it.

The dignitaries of the imperial court gathered for a banquet at Dou Zhengu's residence. Shi Hongzhao raised a large glass to persuade Guo Wei to drink, and said sternly: "Yesterday's discussion in the court was so different! Today, my dear brother and I will drink from this cup." Su Fengji,

Yang Bin also raised his glass and said: "This is all for the country, why bother!"

Shi Hongzhao said sternly: "To stabilize the country, we rely on spears and swords. There is no need for a writing brush!" Wang Zhang said: "Without a writing brush, where will the money and military gifts come from?" From then on, the civil servants and generals began to have conflicts.

Liu Chengyou appointed Guo Rong, the general of the left prison guard, as the governor of Guizhou and the commander of Tianxiong Ya Neidu. Guo Rong's surname was Chai, and his father, Chai Shouli, was the brother of Guo Wei's wife. Guo Wei had no son, so he adopted Guo Rong as his son.

Guo Wei said goodbye to Liu Chengyou and said: "The Queen Mother has followed the late emperor for a long time and experienced many things in the world. Your Majesty is still young. If there are important matters, you should accept the Queen Mother's guidance before taking action. Stay close to loyal and upright gentlemen, and stay away from villains who flatter evil. Good and evil

The boundaries should be carefully distinguished

. Su Fengji, Yang Bin, and Shi Hongzhao are all veteran ministers of the late emperor. They have served the country with loyalty. I hope that your majesty can trust them in appointing them and they will not make any mistakes. As for the border campaign, I am willing to do my best to live up to your majesty's trust.

"Liu Chengyou thanked him with a serious face.

When Guo Wei arrived in Yedu, in view of the difficulties and malaise in the area north of the Yellow River, he warned the generals on the border to guard the border carefully, take strict precautions, and not go out to invade and plunder. If the Khitan army came in and invaded, they would use the method of strengthening the walls and clearing the country to deal with it.

Wang Zhang held a banquet for all the dignitaries of the imperial court, and drank to their heart's content, using hand gestures to follow the drinking orders. Shi Hongzhao was not familiar with the drinking orders, so Yan Jinqing, the envoy from the guest province, sat next to Shi Hongzhao and taught him many times. Su Fengji mocked Shi Hongzhao and said, "Why bother when there is a person named Yan next to you?

Worry about being fined!"

Shi Hongzhao's wife, Yan, was originally a drunken prostitute. Shi Hongzhao thought Su Fengji was mocking Yan, so he became furious and insulted Su Fengji with swear words, but Su Fengji didn't reply. Shi Hongzhao wanted to beat him, but Su Fengji got up and left. Shi Hongzhao looked for a sword and chased him.

Kill him, Yang Bingliu

Tears dissuaded him and said: "Su Gong is the prime minister of the current dynasty. If you kill him, where will you put the emperor? I hope you think twice!" Shi Hongzhao got on his horse and left. Yang Bing also got on his horse and drove alongside him to his residence.
Chapter completed!