Two days later, on the morning of that day, Liu Xiu asked Zhu You to invite his eldest brother over.
When Liu Yan arrived at Liu Xiu's place, he entered the hall and saw that Deng Yu, Yan Guang, Feng Yi, Li Tong and others were all there. People were sitting neatly on both sides.
Seeing Liu Yan come in, everyone stood up together, bowed their hands and saluted, and said in unison: "General!"
Liu Yan waved to everyone, looked at Liu Xiu, and asked with a smile: "Axiu, you asked Ayou to come to me, what's the matter?"
Liu Xiu pretended to smile mysteriously and said, "Brother, let's go to the backyard to talk!" As he said that, he pulled Liu Yan and Zhu You and walked quickly to the backyard, leaving everyone looking at each other.
Gai Yan asked curiously: "Zhonghua, what did the lord and the general plot?"
Deng Yu shrugged, spread his hands and said, "I don't know either. But in the past two days, the lord has been urging Miss Bo Ji to make clothes. I guess it has something to do with this, right?" As he spoke, he looked at Li Tong.
Li Tong waved his hands quickly and said, "I just went to deliver fabric once. As for the specific clothes, I don't know exactly."
Deng Yu turned to look at Yan Guang. The latter was smiling and rubbing his chin, looking enigmatic.
Everyone was busy discussing, and after about two quarters of an hour, Liu Yan, Liu Xiu, and Zhu You, who was carrying a large package, finally returned to the hall.
Hearing the footsteps, people looked up, their eyes widened, and their mouths slowly opened. They saw Liu Yan re-entering the hall, already dressed in all his clothes.
He has a crown on his head, a bright red robe, and a black belt around his waist. The belt is inlaid with jade pieces, with a ribbon hanging on one side and a sword hanging on the other side.
This is a typical official uniform of military generals in the Han Dynasty.
The official uniforms of the Han Dynasty focused on Wen Xuanwu Fei. Civil servants wore black official uniforms, that is, black official uniforms, and military generals wore scarlet official uniforms, that is, red official uniforms. Civil servants wore Jinxian crowns, and military officers wore He. crown.
The so-called Hei Guan is to insert two Heilong feathers on the crown of the head. Heihe is an extremely aggressive bird that will rest until death. Putting Heihe feathers on it also expresses the bravery and good fighting spirit of the general.
You know, this is the new dynasty with Wang Mang as emperor, and the Han Dynasty is already the previous dynasty. People have not seen the orthodox official robes of the Han Dynasty for more than ten years.
At this time, seeing Liu Yan put on the most traditional military robe of the Han Dynasty, people had mixed feelings. For a moment, people seemed to have returned to the heyday of the Han Dynasty, and returned to the man who openly committed crimes against the powerful Han Dynasty. The bloody era of "The Far Will Be Punished".
Deng Yu stood up unconsciously. After a moment, he knelt down with a pop and kowtowed forward. He looked excited and said in a trembling voice: "My subordinate, Deng Yu, pays homage to the general!"
Yan Guang and others also left the table one after another, knelt down, saluted Liu Yan, and said in unison: "My subordinates pay homage to the general!"
At this moment, Liu Yan finally understood why his younger brother had to let himself wear this outfit.
What's the use of just talking about restoring the Han Dynasty and the great cause of Emperor Gaozu? Only when you actually put on the official uniform of the Han Dynasty, when you stand upright in front of everyone wearing the official uniform of the Han Dynasty, is this better than shouting with your mouth. A hundred sentences or a thousand sentences are all useful.
This official uniform of the previous dynasty had a huge impact on people.
Looking at the people kneeling and kowtowing below, Liu Yan's blood boiled and his heart surged. He turned to look at Liu Xiu, nodded to him with excitement and gratitude, then took two steps forward, waved and said : "Everyone, please get up quickly!"
Deng Yu and others stood up one after another, and many people had tears in their eyes. Liu Xiu nodded to Zhu You, who put down the big package and opened it. Inside were pieces of Han Dynasty military generals' official robes, belts and Crown.
Liu Xiu took a deep breath and said: "From today on, I will wear official Han official uniforms to see people!"
"My lord is wise!" When everyone heard this, they were all in high spirits and said in unison.
Liu Yan couldn't restrain his excitement and said hurriedly to Liu Xiuxing: "Axiu, I'll go home first, and you can send over the rest of the official uniforms later!"
"Okay! Big brother!"
Liu Yan went home for a holiday, mainly because he wanted to wear official uniform, walk around outside and show off.
When Liu Yan, dressed in the official uniform of a Han Dynasty general, appeared on the streets of Chongling, it caused a sensation. Some people clapped their hands and applauded, while others were so frightened that they backed away from Liu Yan like a plague.
Soon, Deng Yu and others also put on their military uniforms and followed Liu Yan, walking forward leisurely.
Of course, not many people in Chongling knew Deng Yu, Yan Guang and the others, and the impact of their Han Dynasty official uniforms was far less impressive than that of Liu Yan.
However, although Liu Yan's shocking power was great, he still lost to one person, Liu Xiu.
When Liu Xiu wore official uniform and took to the streets, it immediately caused a greater sensation.
It's not that Liu Xiu is more famous than Liu Yan in Chongling, but that everyone knows Liu Xiu's personality.
On weekdays, Liu Xiu's behavior has always been very low-key, giving people the impression that he is similar to Liu Zhong, timid, cowardly, greedy for life and afraid of death.
But now, even the timid Liu Xiu is wearing the official uniform of the Han Dynasty. Even Liu Xiu, who has always been cowardly and aloof from the world, dares to wear the official uniform of the previous dynasty and parade through the city. What does this mean?
It means that Liu Yan has made full preparations for the uprising, and it means that Liu Xiu believes that Liu Yan's rebellion will definitely succeed.
The Liu family members who originally had a wait-and-see attitude towards Liu Yan's rebellion, or even opposed it, changed their attitude 180 degrees after seeing Liu Xiu strutting on the streets wearing Han Dynasty official uniforms. Big turn.
People went to Liu Yan's home one after another and expressed to him that they were willing to support his uprising and to participate in his uprising.
Although the risks of rebellion are high, as it is a capital crime of beheading and genocide, the benefits are also very high. Once they succeed, they will be the founding heroes of the country, and they will be granted the title of marquis and prime minister, and they will reach the sky in one step.
The fact that Liu Xiu put on the official uniform of the Han Dynasty and swaggered through the market acted as a catalyst among the Liu family members.
This matter was like an invisible big hand, pushing the Liu clan members to Liu Yan's side one after another, making people finally make up their minds and decide to follow Liu Yan, which also laid a solid foundation for the Chongling Uprising Army.
Only three days after the incident, Zhu Tiandu's troops headed by Liu Yan already had as many as 3,000 people in Chongling.
The reason why the number of people increased so quickly was that firstly, many Liu family members joined in, and secondly, Zhang Ping, Zhu Yun and all the brothers from Baishan returned to Chongling, and together with them, Deng Chen from Xinye took Liu. Yuanhe's children, as well as Deng Feng and Deng Zhong, all came to Chongling.
So far, except for Ma Wu, Yao Qi, and all the personnel of Zhu Tiandu Department, they have gathered in Chongling and gathered together in one place.
Of course, the two brothers Liu Yan and Liu Xiu did not forget the Mawu First Division. They sent people to Yizhou and summoned the Mawu First Division to Nanyang to join forces with them.
In October of the third year of Emperor Dihuang's reign (AD 22).
In the morning, Liu Yan and Liu Xiu brothers gathered all the soldiers in the open space outside Chongling Village.
At present, there are more than 3,000 people in the Zhutiandu tribe, which is quite a lot of people. Looking at it, it is a huge, dark and dense area.
At this time, Liu Yan had already put on the armor of a general, with a silver helmet on his head, silver armor on his head, and a bright red cape on his back. He looked majestic and majestic.
He held the hilt of the sword in his hand and stepped onto the high platform that had been built in advance.
Liu Yan stood in the center of the high platform, looked around at the people in the audience, and said in a loud voice: "The reckless thieves have no moral principles, usurp the Han Dynasty and abuse them, rule the government exclusively, kill the pillars indiscriminately, indulge in gluttony, harm and abuse the people, our ancestors have been punished. Humiliated and humiliated till now, the world is falling apart and the people are in dire straits, so people’s hearts are betrayed and the world is in war. At this time, extraordinary people do extraordinary things and achieve extraordinary achievements!
"Today, we, in the name of the Zhu Tiandu Department, take the restoration of the Han Dynasty as our own responsibility, take the great cause of the Great Ancestor as our ambition, kill the reckless thieves, help the Han Dynasty, establish the outline and discipline, and save the people!"
Liu Yan's words were sonorous and powerful, and they were almost a denouncement of rebellion issued from the standpoint of the Han Dynasty.
When he finished speaking, everyone below raised their weapons and shouted in unison: "Kill the reckless thief! Help the Han Dynasty! Kill the reckless thief! Support the Han Dynasty!"
The shouts of more than three thousand people soared into the sky, and the echoes lingered for a long time.
Liu Yan reached back and pulled out the sword from his ribs, waved it outward, and shouted: "Send troops to Cai Yang!"
On this day, brothers Liu Yan and Liu Xiu officially revolted in Chongling. It was also from this day that the Liu brothers began a magnificent legendary experience.
The Zhu Tiandu Department has more than 3,000 fighting personnel, but the entire team has nearly 10,000 people. The reason for this is because many of them have families to support.
Like Deng Chen, he came with his wife Liu Yuan, his son and daughter. Rebellion is a serious crime that involves the nine tribes. Leaving your family behind in your hometown will lead to death, so people like Deng Chen, who brought their entire family to join Liu Yan , not a few, this also makes the Zhu Tiandu Department seem to have a large team, but in fact there are far fewer people who can fight.
Taking your family with you on an expedition has both advantages and disadvantages.
The good thing is that people always have to show bravery and a desperate spirit when fighting, because once they are defeated, even if they have a chance to escape, their family members behind will be killed by the enemy.
The disadvantage is that such a team cannot replace a great victory. Even if the enemy is defeated and escapes, they will not be able to catch up. The marching speed of dragging their families with them is too slow to take advantage of the victory and pursue them, and people dare not leave them behind. The family members went to hunt down the enemy alone.
This was the true situation of the Chongling Uprising Army, and it also laid bitter fruits for their future.