503:. Guo Chong was appointed secretariat director (中書令). It was said that Guo Chong cried several times over the sad fate of the Later Zhou imperial house. Army-supervising commissioner Chen Sihui (陳思誨) then sent a secret memorial to Zhao Kuangyin, reporting Guo Chong's outbursts and warning Zhao Kuangyin against a possible Guo Chong rebellion, as Changshan was close to the Song–Liao border. Zhao Kuangyin knew Guo Chong well and completely understood his affection for the diseased Later Zhou emperors, still, he sent someone to watch Guo Chong's activities. The messenger returned to report that Guo Chong spent his days drinking and playing chess with his retinues in a pavilion by the pond, and his domain was peaceful. Zhao Kuangyin smiled and said, "Just as I predicted". Afterwards, Guo Chong came to Daliang (now known as
458:, where Liu Yun was resting. Frightened, Liu Yun climbed the city walls and asked Guo Chongwei why he arrived. Guo Chongwei assured Liu that he was only sent to protect him. Liu Yun asked him to enter the city, but Guo Chongwei did not dare. Only after Feng Dao exited and spoke with him did he enter, where he met with a teary-eyed Liu Yun who nervously gripped his hands. Guo Chongwei reassured him that Guo Wei only had good intentions. After Guo Chongwei exited the city, Dong Yi (董裔), a loyal adviser, immediately said to Liu Yun:
426:, right outside of Daliang. The next day, Guo Chongwei and the cavalry thoroughly routed Murong Yanchao's cavalry, and Liu Chengyou was killed the next night in his panicky flight. After entering the capital, Guo Chongwei and Wang Yin advised Guo Wei to take immediate measures to stop soldiers from looting and pillaging. On January 4, 951, Guo Wei decided that Liu Chengyou's cousin
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Dong Yi asked Liu Yun to quickly summon Zhang
Lingchao (張令超), the commander of the army sent to protect him, and persuade him to attack Guo Chongwei's cavalry at night. But Liu Yun was too hesitant to do anything. Meanwhile, Guo Chongwei was secretly communicating with Zhang Lingchao, and succeeded
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Chongwei to head off with the cavalry as the vanguard unit, while his main army followed. On December 31, 950, Guo Wei's forces met the loyalist army, commanded by
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in persuading Zhang to turn over his soldiers. Once he took control of the situation, Guo
Chongwei summoned Feng Dao back to the capital, killed Dong Yi and other advisers loyal to Liu Yun while putting Liu Yun under house arrest. (Liu Yun was later killed.)
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462:"Notice how Chongwei looked and behaved! This must be a conspiracy. Everybody on the street is saying that Guo Wei has already declared himself emperor, if your majesty does not act soon, it will be a disaster!"
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