Chapter 468 Big Man
In July, Xindu, Jizhou.

This city was once an important foundation for Emperor Guangwu of Han, Liu Xiu, to achieve his empire and revive the Han Dynasty. Now it will be connected with the Yanhan Dynasty, which was ended by Cao Wei more than 300 years ago.

In the fourth year of Emperor Dihuang, Liu Xiu was trying to pacify Hebei. When he was being hunted down by Wang Lang and had nowhere to go, thanks to the acceptance and support of Xindu Governor Ren Guang and Jizhou native Pi Tong, he was able to gain a firm foothold in Xindu and accumulate strength to pacify Hebei and eventually revive the Han Dynasty. Later, Liu Xiu renamed Xindu Changle State and enfeoffed his son here.

Today, a rammed earth platform has been built outside the city of Xindu, next to Donghai Lake.

It was to serve as the platform for King Liu Xuanji of Han to receive the abdication.

The Han Dynasty is actually very long gone. After experiencing the Cao Wei and Murong Yan dynasties, people seem to have forgotten how powerful the Han Dynasty was. We can only get a glimpse of it from the chapters and sentences in books.

But after Liu Xuanji came to power, life in Hebei was much better than in the previous dynasty. Although King Liu was also at war every year, he was not as warlike as the previous dynasty. Instead, every time he went to war, he did not delay the farming season, and the people's taxes were much less than in the previous dynasty.

Therefore, the people of Hebei are also happy to see that King Liu is going to be the emperor.

The shape of Xindu is like a fish head, facing the water to the north and east, and the fish head stretches to the East China Sea, which is the Hengshui Lake in later generations. Liu Xuanji and his wife Li stood on the top of the city, looking at the vast expanse of blue water below, feeling quite magnificent.

"Your Majesty, you usually like to climb high places and look far into the distance. Is there any reason for that?"

Princess Madam Li also asked a question that she had asked a long time ago.

Liu Xuanji smiled when he heard this. "I once stood on the top of Jinyang City with Li Silang and looked at the mountains and rivers. Li Silang once asked me what my ambition was. I remembered what he told me about Liu Xuande's meeting with Zhuge Kongming in Longzhong, which included the idea of ​​'wanting to extend justice to the world'. I answered him with this. Ten years have passed in a flash. Now I also have Liu Xuande's foundation."

Madam Li smiled and said, "At the height of Zhaolie's power, he controlled the two provinces of Jing and Yi. When he proclaimed himself emperor, he only controlled the territory of Yizhou. Now, Your Majesty has occupied Hebei, driven out the Turks in the north, and resisted powerful enemies in the south. Your foundation is far greater than that of Zhaolie. You will surely be able to restore the foundation of the Han Dynasty and emulate the example of Emperor Guangwu."

"Hahahaha." Liu Xuanji laughed out loud upon hearing this, and his eyes looking into the distance became more and more fiery. How about having the surname Liu again, such a beautiful country?

The next day, Liu Xuanji wore the imperial robe with twelve chapters, went on stage to receive the ceremony, and took over the jade seal symbolizing imperial power from the Northern Yan Emperor Murong Ju.

This was engraved by the First Emperor, with the words "Mandated by Heaven, May you live long and prosper forever" inscribed on it. It experienced the changes of the Han Dynasty and was captured by Yuan Shu during the Three Kingdoms period. He was defeated after usurping the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. It then fell into the hands of Cao Wei and then the Former Yan. Murong Yang fled north with the jade seal, and today it has returned to the Han Dynasty. More than three hundred years, five sixty years, is like a big cycle.

Liu Xuanji took the jade seal and handed it to Fu Baolang beside him, and then completed the entire abdication process according to etiquette.

Hundreds of civil and military officials, ministers, and tens of thousands of soldiers paid homage.

He then issued an edict to change the country's name to "Han", establish the reign title "Yanyou", make Yecheng the capital, posthumously confer the title of Emperor of the Seven Temples, enthrone Li as empress, and appoint his eldest son Liu Chengyou as crown prince.

The deposed emperor Murong Ju was made the King of Liaoxi and was moved to Liaoxi Lingzhi to resist. He was allowed to use the emperor's clothing, carriages, ceremonial guards, and to offer sacrifices to the ancestral temple of the Former Yan.

You can address yourself as "I" instead of "minister" in the memorial, just like the story of Duke Shanyang of Cao Wei, that is, Emperor Xian of Han.

Very decent.

This was followed by large-scale ennoblement and the reform of official positions and the military, which were implemented simultaneously by taking advantage of the opportunity of the change of dynasty.

Among them, his most trusted aide, Liu Daohe, who was also from the same clan and a descendant of King Daohui of Qi, Liu Fei, was the Minister of the Chancellery, Co-Prime Minister of the Secretariat, and Duke of Nankang County.

Li Yuanzhong was the Minister of the Central Secretariat, Co-Prime Minister, and Duke of Zhao County.

Ling Jing was the Shangshu Zuo Pushe, co-minister of the Zhongshu Menxia, ​​and Duke of Weijun.

Wang Sizheng was the Shizhong and Duke of Taiyuan County.

Dongfang Di was the Duke of Wei, Yang Kan was the Duke of Chu, Hulu Jin was the Duke of Yan, Su Dingbian was the Duke of Xing, Zhu Lingshi was the Duke of Wu, Tuoba Tianbao was the Duke of Dai, Liu Changmin was the Prince of Zhongshan, Wei Xiaoju was the Duke of Qin, and Li Xiaochang was the Duke of Jin. These nine people were appointed as the Supreme Pillars of the State and were all given the title of General.

Twelve generals were appointed, namely, Fu Hongzhi, Duke of Beidi, Zhao Xiang, Duke of Changshan, Zhu Chaoshi, Duke of Beihai, Xue Guyan, Duke of Hedong, Tuoba Tianmu, Duke of Shangdang, Xue Andu, Duke of Pingyang, Kuai En, Duke of Yanmen, Liu Zhi, Prince of Yuyang, Houmo Chenshun, Duke of Anding, Hulu Mingyue, Duke of Yingchuan, Zhang Shiwu, Duke of Guangzong, and Cui Chen, Duke of Qinghe. Wang Xiong, the governor of Jizhou, was made Duke of Lu. Lu Shuang, the governor of Youzhou, was made Duke of Bin, and Tian Hongsi, the governor of Bingzhou, was made Duke of Xia.

He also posthumously awarded Han Gui the titles of Sikong, Prince of Gaoyang, General of the State, and Governor of Youzhou, and gave him the posthumous title of Wuhui. He also posthumously awarded Lou Daiwen the titles of Si Tu, Prince of Xiping, General of the State, and Governor of Bingzhou, and gave him the posthumous title of "Zhongxian".

Among the nine senior pillars of the state, Hulu Jin was the General of the Cavalry and Tuoba Tianbao was the General of the Light Cavalry, and they both had their own tribal armies.

Su Dingbian was appointed as the General of the Southern Expedition, stationed in Henei; Zhu Lingshi was appointed as the General of the Northern Expedition, governor of Youzhou, stationed in Yanshan; Yang Kan was appointed as the General of the Eastern Expedition, stationed in Hejian on the Bohai Plain; and Liu Changmin was appointed as the General of the Western Expedition, stationed in Jinyang.

General Dongfang Di and General Wei Xiaoju participated in military affairs in the court and assisted the emperor in handling military affairs.

Another Shangzhuguo was Li Xiaochang, a member of the royal family who surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. Because he was the empress's brother, he was named the general-in-chief and was also set up as an example of a surrendered person. He had a high title, but because of his status, he was destined to be unable to command troops and hold power.

Each of the twelve generals commanded an army of 12,500 men.

These twelve armies were the main force of the Han army. They imitated the Wei Fu system of the Tang army. One army had two generals to assist the general in managing the military government. There were ten Zhechou Fu under them, but the chief officer was Zhechou Langjiang, not Xiaowei Duwei.

In normal times, only two Zhechoufu of an army need to take turns guarding in Yecheng, Xindu, Jinyang and other important places, while the rest stay in the countryside. The whole army will be called up only when there is a war. It can be said that the homework was copied very thoroughly, and it was even more perfect than the Fubing system of the Tang Dynasty.

In addition, there were four other armies, namely Beifu, Yulin, Tieqi and Huben, as the emperor's personal troops. Each army was led by a left and right general of the Central Army, all of whom were trusted and powerful generals. They stayed in the palace to guard the emperor, accompanied him on travels, and accompanied him in battles.

Among them, the Northern Army had the largest number of troops, with 10,000 people, the Yulin and Huben had 6,000, and the Iron Cavalry had 3,000, which were the original Youzhou Tuqi.

The Northern Palace Army was composed of elite troops drawn from the twelve former governors of the Northern Palace. The Huben and Yulin were recruited from the sons of noble families and good families in You and Ji states.

When Liu Xuanji proclaimed himself emperor in place of Yan, Li Yuan was probably the one who reacted most strongly in Luoyang. In the hall, he scolded Liu Xuanji as an unrighteous man who would be punished by heaven for usurping the throne.
The reason why he had such a big reaction was not because of Liu Xuanji's relationship with the Li family, nor was it out of moral condemnation. After all, he himself was following this path.

The reason for such a big reaction was purely because Liu Xuanji's confidence and achievements in becoming emperor were created by him.

The Battle of Baigou laid the foundation for the establishment of the Northern Han Dynasty.

Li Yuanhui didn't feel anything. He had been mentally prepared for this matter. The atmosphere was now like this. If Old Liu didn't try to usurp the throne, Northern Yan would collapse.

Some people may even be more anxious than he is. It shows that he has great fortitude to have been able to drag it on until this point.

Hebei and most of Bingzhou were conquered by Liu Xuanji, and the people he used were all his confidants and the Hebei nobles who had defected to him. It was a natural progression for him to get to this point.

But what really made him uneasy was Guanzhong.

Li Er's letter requesting Guandong to mobilize grain to Guanzhong has arrived. Li Er's attitude is very humble, and there is no tone of command at all, which is almost equivalent to a request.

Li Yuanhui immediately asked someone to take inventory of the grain reserves in Luokou Warehouse and the expected autumn harvest this year.

Finally, he replied that Guanzhong could mobilize hundreds of thousands of shi of grain to support Guanzhong.

These are not problems. What really concerns him is the news sent by Murong Wuji.

It records in detail what a certain imperial physician from the Imperial Medical Bureau said about the prince's physical condition, but it is very obscure.

Not very optimistic.

(End of this chapter)