Chapter 390 The New King
The advantage of making an ignorant young man the emperor is that he is ignorant. But because of his young age, he will give some people hope and be easily exploited.

Young people are always full of passion and tend to act impulsively. Many young leaders would rather fight to the end with powerful officials even if their blood is spilled.

Cao Mao and Murong Chang were both such people, young and full of vigor. They were not easy to control. So Cao Mao successfully eliminated the Sima family and regained power. Although Murong Chang did not succeed, he also took the future crown prince of the Tang Dynasty with him.

Even, to some extent, Murong Yang can be considered one of them.

But it is different for older people, who may be able to see the end at a glance. If you see a middle-aged or elderly emperor who has done nothing, would you be loyal to him?
Moreover, by appointing an older person, the emperor can get rid of the reputation of bullying the young master when the title is transferred in the future.

If you calculate carefully, the benefits are actually no less than establishing a young ruler, or even more.

Anyway, no matter who is chosen, the palace security is now in the hands of King Han Liu Xuanji, and all those guarding the palace are his cronies. No matter who becomes the emperor, it will be difficult to reverse the situation.

So after the plan was made in the Prince of Han's palace, just after the second day of the second month, news came that the Emperor Murong Yang of Dayan had died suddenly in the palace.

Later, Liu Xuanji, in the name of the emperor having no son and the country relying on the eldest son, made Murong Ju, the uncle of the late emperor Murong Yang, the emperor.

This is a very surprising thing.

Why is he such a person?
It is true that Murong Ju is a member of the imperial clan, but if you compare him to Emperor Taizu Wu, his grandfather is five generations away from him. It couldn't be more remote.

Moreover, Murong Ju was of a high generation. He had been an official in Hebei before, and was only a county lieutenant.

Such a person was chosen as the new emperor? This is indeed very surprising.

After all, although Emperor Zhaowu had no descendants in Northern Yan, Emperor Wen still had blood relatives in Hebei, including King Xia Min, who died on the battlefield, that is, several sons of Murong Hui.

Murong Hui died in the conquest of Western Wei at the age of only 30. The oldest of his sons is only 15 years old now.

According to common sense, a young person should be chosen from the nearest clan members and adopted by Murong Yang.

But Liu Xuanji chose Murong Ju, who was old, distant, senior, and honest.
Murong Ju was basically a puppet. As soon as he ascended the throne, he immediately promoted Liu Xuanji.

Special Advancement, Senior Pillar of the State, Commander-in-Chief of All Military Forces at Home and Abroad, Grand Commander of the Three Departments, General of the Cavalry, Governor of Youzhou, Grand Prime Minister, Recorder of the Secretariat, Temporary Yellow Axe, and King of Han.

At the same time, he was equipped with the four-piece set of sword and shoes for entering the palace. He did not need to bow when entering the court, did not need to name his name when praising or bowing, and did not need to name his name when writing imperial edicts. He could only enter the palace with a sword and shoes.

I am only one step away from adding the Nine Gifts, and then I have to go through the process of abdication.

Everyone knows that this day is not far away.

As for the late Emperor Murong Yang who had died suddenly, he was posthumously named "Ling" and buried in Liaoxi.

Although one emperor died and another was appointed, the political situation in Northern Yan remained relatively stable.

Even the court did not ask the people to stop engaging in entertainment because of the emperor's death.

Luoyang, which was almost directly facing Hebei, soon learned about this. The first person in charge, Li Baishi, immediately invited Zhu Deyu, who was in charge of Luoyang's defense.

Luoyang, in the Imperial City Shangshu Province, to be precise, it should be called the Shandong Daoxingtai. It is the highest power core institution of the entire Tang Dynasty in the Guandong region.

Li Baishi is currently the Right Pushe of the Xingtai, and he is above him. The Left Pushe is Yingguogong Dou Guang, the uncle of the King of Qi, and is basically a figurehead. Therefore, Li Baishi, as the Left Pushe, is basically responsible for the operation of the Xingtai and the political affairs of Luoyang and Guandong. He is in a high position and has a very high status in the Jianghuai faction.

He also understood that all his power came from King Qi Li Yuanhui.

Before Li Yuanhui went to Guanzhong, he entrusted all the political affairs of Luoyang to Emperor Taizong. This trust was very important, so he was very cautious in handling matters.

After receiving the invitation, Old Zhu came immediately and said after entering: "I just went to the camp outside the city. Does Li Changshi have anything important to talk to me about?" After saying that, he nodded to Li Pharmacist who was standing beside him.

Li Baishi and Li Yaoshi also returned the greeting and handed him a piece of information: "General Zhu, take a look at this." Zhu Deyu took the letter and looked at it, and then his pupils suddenly shook, "This..."

Since he became an official, Li Yuanhui urged him to study and explained some historical stories to him whenever he had time. After he got married, his wife Guo also supervised him strictly.

In fact, Zhu Deyu had an extremely good learning ability, so he had no problem reading letters, military orders, and even drafting military orders himself.

So he was very shocked by the contents of the letter.

The Emperor of Northern Yan died suddenly? No matter when, the death of an emperor should be a very serious matter.

So Zhu Deyu was also in the process of clearing up his shock. But he soon calmed down, because he thought carefully, whether Murong Yang died or not, what impact would it have on the current situation?

Whether you want to send troops or want to gain something, the goals that could not be achieved before cannot be achieved now.

The situation will not change.
However, the more Zhu Deyu looked back, the more frightened he became.

Because he thought that this matter would not have any impact just now, he soon discovered some problems.

The commander of Huguan Pass in Northern Yan contacted Li Sixing in Hanoi and wanted to surrender the city. The reason was that Liu Xuanji, the King of Han, had poisoned the emperor, and the commander of Huguan Pass, Wei Xiaoju, was Murong Yang's cousin.
Although Li Sixing was one of the Twelve Generals of the Guards, he was only responsible for the defense of Hanoi. Before leaving, Li Yuanhui repeatedly warned him not to take the initiative and just hold the situation stable.

Therefore, after receiving the message sent by Wei Xiaoju, the commander of Huguan, Li Sixing did not dare to act on his own and directly passed the message back to Luoyang.

Because according to the estimated time, Li Yuanhui should return to Luoyang in the near future.

After reading the intelligence sent back by Li Sixing, Zhu Deyu asked directly: "Li Changshi, should we wait until the King of Qi comes back to deal with this matter?"

Li Baishi shook his head and said, "General Zhu, you may have misunderstood me. I don't mean to ask you to send troops to support us."

Zhu Deyu was a little puzzled and asked: "What is this?"

On the other side, Qi Wang Sima Li Yaoshi said: "General Zhu, this is obviously a trap. General Li in Hanoi has the prince's instructions and will not act rashly, but what about Jinyang? So now I invite General Zhu to come here, not to ask you to violate the king's military order, but to ask General Zhu to strengthen the defense of Luoyang. If there is any problem with General Li in Hanoi, please deal with it as soon as possible."

Zhu Deyu now understood that this was not to let him take risks, but to remind him that the situation was likely to deteriorate to an unimaginable degree, and he must be prepared to defend Luoyang.

In fact, Li Yuanhui also explained before leaving that his first priority was to ensure the safety of Luoyang.

The second is to protect the control of the three cities of Heyang and the river bridge.

The third is that if Hanoi is in danger of falling, troops must be sent to support it, provided that the first two things are guaranteed not to go wrong.

But he couldn't imagine that the situation could be so bad?
Li Baishi, Li Yaoshi, and Li Qinglian who followed King Qi to Guanzhong were collectively known as the "Three Lis". They were all strategic and wise men with hundreds of plans. Whenever the army discussed matters, these men would always come up with their predictions.

Therefore, he trusted the judgment of these two people.

Moreover, Zhu Deyu himself had his own judgment, and his strategic thinking and ability to judge people were growing. He also felt that under such circumstances, the possibility of the Northern Yan generals pretending to surrender was relatively high.

He didn't know what kind of person Wei Xiaoju was, but he understood Liu Xuanji.

What kind of person is Liu Xuanji? He is not someone who can be easily exploited.

The emperor of Northern Yan died suddenly. As the emperor's cousin, did Wei Xiaoju still have a chance to defect to Dayan? Do you think Liu Xuanji is just a freeloader?

Can he release the person without guaranteeing that Wei Xiaoju can be used?

He has known Liu Xuanji for ten years.

(End of this chapter)