Among the four candidates for the throne, Liu Yun was imprisoned and Liu Xin committed suicide. The sick man Liu Chengxun died of illness within 10 days in the Later Zhou Dynasty. In the end, there was only one left, a man who could shake the foundation of Guo Wei's throne: Liu Chong.

After Liu Zhiyuan's death, the Hedong Jiedushi Liu Chong lived a semi-separatist life in Taiyuan. He stopped paying taxes. The slogan to the outside world was to be incompatible with the four ruling ministers. Recruiting soldiers and buying horses, storing grain and casting weapons in case of unexpected results. In fact, Liu Chong himself also had the ambition to be the emperor. Otherwise, when Guo Wei was serving the king, he would not have been so good. He would have let his eldest nephew, the emperor, and Guo Wei kill both sides of the defeat, so that he could pick up the ready-made throne. But he did not expect the defeat of the Han soldiers to be so dramatic, and Guo Wei took Bian.

Liang. He panicked and quickly raised his army to march into the capital. But immediately there was another inexplicable news: Guo Wei did not become the emperor! What made him even more confused was that Guo Wei insisted on letting his son Liu Yun be the emperor? What? Liu Chong, who was a little confused by Guo Wei, finally got a reassurance from the envoy who sent him to Bianliang to inquire about the news: Guo Wei pointed at a tattoo on his neck, and asked the envoy to pass on a message to him, "How can there be a celestial emperor in the world? Don't worry, Mr. Liu."

Liu Chong was indeed not worried. At this time, he sent troops to the capital, and there was no excuse. Could it be that he would rob his son of the throne? Liu Chong ordered the withdrawal of his troops. But his adjutant Li Xiang advised: Guo Wei is not a small ambition. He should send troops quickly and occupy Hebei. Wait for Liu Yun to enter the capital and ascend the throne, and then return to Taiyuan to seize the situation. Liu Chong glared: You are abducting my father and son's relationship! Let's go down and behead! Li Xiang and his wife were wrongly killed.

The next scenes made Liu Chong go from ecstatic to stunned, then to regret, and finally he was angry.

On the 16th day of the first lunar month of Guangshun in the Later Zhou Dynasty (951), Liu Yun, Xiangyin Gong, was killed in Songzhou. On the same day, Liu Chong established himself as emperor in Taiyuan. In order to express his determination to rebel against Zhou and restore Han, he still used the name of the country Han and the year Qianyou. For the difference, historians called Liu Chong's Han the Northern Han or Eastern Han. At that time, no one took these mere 12 states (Zizhi Tongjian as 12 states, and "New Five Dynasties" Shaolong, Wei 2 states, and 10 states). But the Northern Han Dynasty would become a stinky and hard stone in the future, and his tenacity would become a nightmare in the Central Plains. Chai Rong, the first hero, was furious, and Zhao Kuangyin, the god of war in the Song Dynasty, was called to him by no means.

Abandoning national justice, the Northern Han Dynasty was a tenacious fighter. A small country with a narrow and poor land, but since its first day of its establishment, it has harassed the Central Plains with the power of several cities. Now it is his first time. Liu Chengjun, the son of the striker Liu Chong, targeted Jinzhou.

On February 6, the Northern Han troops divided into five groups to attack Jinzhou City. However, Liu Chengjun, who was just starting out, chose the wrong opponent, Wang Yan, the garrison commander of Jinzhou City, became famous during the Later Liang period. He has been to more battlefields than Liu Chengjun has been to the vegetable market. To be exaggerated, he may not have cut off his head than Liu Chengjun has seen it.

Liu Chengjun was secretly happy at the city of Jinzhou. Because there were not many people in the city, they were even more desolate than the stands of a certain national football super league. So Han soldiers swarmed and climbed into the city. Suddenly, many soldiers holding bows and arrows appeared on the top of the city, and arrows shot in a row. The Han soldiers were not allowed to go up and down, and were immediately shot and killed hundreds of people. They fell into a trap. The veteran Wang Yan taught the first lesson of the new officer Liu Chengjun to the battlefield. Liu Chengjun hurriedly stopped the troops and attacked Xizhou on the 11th. The city gate was wide open. Sun Jiye taught Liu Chengjun the second lesson of pursuing victory. Liu Chengjun was smart. He didn't learn to learn it and ran away as a plan and fled in panic.

Liu Chengjun was bleeding when he first appeared on the battlefield. Of course, failure would outweigh the disadvantages for this young man. He would learn from his experience and become a tenacious fighter in the future. However, Liu Chong refused to do so, his son's face was his dignity! In September, he sent a recruit Li Cunhuan to lead his troops to attack Tuanbaigu. At the same time, he also successfully invited the international robber Khitans.

In April, Zheng Gong, the Minister of Rites of the Northern Han Dynasty, left Taiyuan City and went straight to the outside of the pass. He had a difficult and important task to recognize his master Liu Chong as a god uncle (please note that he was a god uncle, not a godfather). He was not very happy. He wanted to go on a mission to the cold northern country, and he would still be a grandson (his master was a nephew, of course he was a grandson). This trip was a material and spiritual torture. What's more, he was a deputy minister of the minister, but he received the salary of the village head (the prime minister of the Northern Han Dynasty had a monthly salary of 100 yuan and the governor of 30 yuan). Liu Chong seemed to have sufficient reasons, and the company had just become a In the early stage of his business, senior officials received less wages and went through this difficult period. But Liu Chong now wants to give Khitan 100,000 yuan a year. At that time, more than 100 states in Shijingtang were sent, but 300,000 yuan a year. However, 10 states in Northern Han had to send so much out. This was obviously deducting employee benefits to flatter foreigners! He was going to do this now, obviously selling himself and counting money for others. But Zheng Gong had to go. Because he had bet on Liu Chong. Liu Chong also drew a big fragrant cake for his subordinates: take the Zhou Dynasty and everyone will get promoted and raise their wages!

The depressed Zheng Gong met Emperor Shizong of Liao in Liao Kingdom and successfully completed the task. The nomadic peoples were hospitality and they received the messenger from afar with great enthusiasm. Zheng Gong felt the warmth of home as a little comforted. Put down the etiquette that he should maintain as a diplomatic envoy. When foreign friends raised their glasses and persuaded them to drink, he would refuse anyone to come and do it. After a while, he got drunk. Then on May 10, he died. Historical records record that he was drunk. This should be a major shame in the history of Chinese diplomacy. The diplomatic envoy died of drunkenness at the other party’s welcome banquet.

Although Zheng Gong died, the relationship between Yelu Ruan and Liu Chong's uncle and nephew was established. However, both of them forgot to count the ancestors and discuss the ancestors: Liu Zhiyuan and Shi Jingtang are of the same generation, so after Shi Jingtang's godfather Yelu Deguang entered the Central Plains, he forced himself to recognize Liu Zhiyuan as his godson. Liu Chong was Liu Zhiyuan's younger brother, so naturally Deguang's son and nephew, and he was the same generation as Deguang's nephew Yelu Ruan. But how did Yelu Ruan become Liu Chong's uncle now? I guess the most depressed person should be Shi Jingtang in Xianling (if he could still be depressed): I was originally a son emperor, but now why did I surrender to another generation and become Emperor Sun?

When he heard that there was chaos in the Central Plains, Emperor Shizong of Liao, discussed with the chiefs of various tribes in the ninety-nine springs to send troops to help his nephew. The chiefs all said: We have been in civil war for years and cannot take care of ourselves, so how can we have the strength to manage people's affairs? Emperor Shizong ordered: If we don't go, we will rebel! There is no way, the chiefs had to send troops to gather in front of the emperor to wait for the order to transfer orders. Yelu Ruan was overjoyed. He remembered that he had to follow his uncle's army to the south and sweep the Central Plains that day. But he only remembered the upper part. The lower part was chosen by him: Yelu Deguang was frightened by Liu Zhiyuan and retreated north in a panic, and died of illness halfway through. In the end, he was made into jerky meat. What's even more tragic is that Yelu Ruan disappeared even the lower part.

On September 4, 951, the army reached the Vulcan Dian in Xinzhou (one of the 16 states, which means that Emperor Shizong of Liao had not yet left the border of Liao Kingdom). Yelu Ruan moved into the palace to worship his deceased father. His father fled to the Later Tang Dynasty and suffered all his hardships, and finally became the burial of the last emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty Li Congke. Yelu Ruan couldn't help but feel deeply moved: Now his son is going to fight south to Central Plains, and he will be appointed as the former emperor of Central Plains! Yelu Ruan missed his deceased father and couldn't help but drink to relieve his sorrows. However, he drank a little more and was drunk. That night, the son of Anduan, King Chache took the opportunity to enter the camp and killed Emperor Shizong of Liao! Did Chache want to be the emperor? Of course, I think. But the tradition of the Khitan tribe is still going to be staged! A bloody massacre in the royal family came down. Chache was killed. On the 8th, Yelu Jing, the son of Yelu Deguang, became Emperor Muzong of Liao.

This change in Liao Kingdom completely disrupted Liu Chong's plan to join forces to attack Zhou, and he had no choice but to send Wang Dezhong to Liao to lobby. The conditions were the same. Yelu Ruan was dead, and Yelu Jing was my second uncle (poor Shi Jingtang, and the seniority of Emperor Sun)! The money he should give was the same!

Wang Dezhong, who entered the Liao territory, asked for news, "Where are your current emperors?" Passerby A "may be hunting on horseback." Wang Dezhong understood: nomadic peoples naturally like hunting. He asked, "If you are not hunting, where will it be?" Passerby B "drinks at the table." Wang Dezhong understood again: nomadic peoples eat large pieces of meat and drink big bowls. It is normal. Continue to ask, "If you are not hunting or drinking, where will it be?" A young woman in Liao laughed and said, "It must be in the bed." Wang Dezhong didn't understand, "On the bed?" The young woman in Liao covered her mouth and smirked, "Because our emperor is the sleeping king." Yes! This is the Liao Muzong Yelu Jing! She is the sleeping king! Even sleeping can be a king. This shows that his infatuation with sleeping is unprecedented.

At this moment, Yelu Jing had not woken up yet, so he let go of his sleepy eyes and asked his left and right, "Who wants to see me?" He replied, "The envoy of Liu Chong of the Northern Han Dynasty, please send troops to help."

Yelu Jing waved his hand and said, "Send Xiao Yujue to go" and asked, "How many soldiers the emperor sent?"

Yelu Jing asked back "what is now" and "five pm"

Yelu Jing yawned all over the sky, "Then send 50,000! I will continue to sleep. You can treat my eldest nephew's messenger."

Although 50,000 is half as much as Yelu Deguang's 100,000 army that helped Shi Jingtang, Liu Chong's money reserves were not as good as old Shi, so it was thankful that he could hire 50,000. He had to know that he had only only 20,000 soldiers. On October 19, Liu Chong gathered 70,000 troops to personally conquer Jinzhou. At this time, the Jinzhou garrison Wang Yan retired because he was old. The newly transferred Wang Yanchao had not yet arrived in Jinzhou to take office. Now, the acting governor of Jinzhou, Wang Wangan, and the two generals of the Imperial Army, Shi Yanchao, and He Zheng were leading the troops to defend.

Guo Wei, who was far away in Bianliang, could not hold back his anger. This time, the Northern Han and Khitan coalition forces came in full force, and the Great Zhou Dynasty, which had just been established for less than a year, encountered serious challenges. Guo Wei had to pin the big question of whether the Zhou Dynasty could prosper and enjoy the country forever forever. Wang Jun, who was two years older than him and had always called him "brother". (To be continued)
Chapter completed!