Liu Xiu proclaimed himself emperor in Hebei and established his capital in Luoyang. Neither Liu Xiu's own status nor Luoyang's status as the capital was very stable. Many people in the world did not recognize Liu Xiu and Luoyang as orthodox.
After the Eleven Emperors entered Luoyang, Liu Xiu's status as the emperor of the Han Dynasty was completely established, and Luoyang's status as the new capital of the country was established.
These eleven inconspicuous small wooden signs have such great power. Unfortunately, the Red Eyebrow Army, which occupied Chang'an for so long, failed to realize this. Instead, it was picked up by Deng Yu who later entered Chang'an.
of cheapness.
It can be said that Deng Yu definitely played an important role in establishing Liu Xiu as the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty.
Liu Xiu, a native of Chongling in Nanyang County, was a descendant of Liu Bang. From this moment on, he officially inherited the mantle of his ancestor and took up the banner of the Han family. It was from this moment on that the vigorous Eastern Han Dynasty began.
opened its curtain.
Deng Yu made little achievements in attacking Chang'an. When the Red Eyebrow Army was stationed in Chang'an, Deng Yu never dared to attack. It was only after the Red Eyebrow Army withdrew that he led his army to take over the mess of Chang'an.
However, Deng Yu's return of the Eleven Emperor God Lord was as helpful to Liu Xiu and the Luoyang court as a thousand troops.
Shortly after Liu Xiu welcomed the Eleventh Emperor God Lord into Luoyang, Wang Chang came to Luoyang and paid homage to Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu was very happy for Wang Chang's arrival and received Wang Chang with high standards.
He was received by Wang Chang in the Fei Hall, the main hall of the palace. When Wang Chang walked in from the outside, Liu Xiu couldn't help but be startled. Wang Chang walked into the hall shirtless and tied up with five-flowered flowers.
After coming in, Wang Chang didn't say anything, he knelt down with a bang, kowtowed forward, and said: "The sinful minister Wang Chang, kowtow to Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu immediately understood why Wang Chang was dressed like this. He stood up, walked down from the throne, approached Wang Chang, stretched out his hand to help him up, then went around behind Wang Chang and removed the ropes tied to him.
Untie.
He said meaningfully: "Back then, Yan Qing and I gathered together at sunset to attack Yan You and Chen Mao in Kunyang to attack Wang Xun and Wang Yi. Even if I think about it now, what happened back then is still vivid in my mind.
People's hearts are full of excitement. I have been waiting for Yan Qing to come for a long time, why did Yan Qing come now?"
Hearing this, Wang Chang's body trembled, his nose felt sore, and he was a little worried. Liu Xiu's words contained both joy for him and some vague complaints against him.
Wang Chang, who had just stood up, knelt down again, kowtowed to Liu Xiu, and said: "The guilty minister was from a humble background. Gengshi did not think that the guilty minister was stupid and entrusted him with important tasks. However, the red eyebrows became rampant, Chang'an fell, and the humble minister was disheartened, so he
I want to end my life in Yingchuan. Not long ago, I happened to meet Da Sima, and I knew that His Majesty was hiring people, so I boldly came to Luoyang, hoping to join His Majesty and contribute a small amount to the foundation of the Han Dynasty!
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Liu Xiu laughed loudly, helped Wang Chang up again, and said cheerfully: "Yan Qing, I was just joking with you just now, and I didn't mean to blame you."
Among the leaders of the Green Forest Army, the one who impressed Liu Xiu best was Wang Chang. Wang Chang was an upright, loyal and benevolent person, without so much scheming and calculation.
Gengshi Emperor Liu Xuan has died. Gengshi's old officials often spoke ill of Liu Xuan, especially those who took refuge in Liu Xiu. In front of Liu Xiu, the two most commonly used words when referring to Liu Xuan were "debauchery" and "mediocrity"
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But Wang Chang did not speak ill of Liu Xuan, and he was still full of gratitude to Liu Xuan. This was what Liu Xiu admired most about Wang Chang.
Seeing Liu Xiu laughing, Wang Chang was a little dazed, as if time had gone back to when they fought side by side.
Before coming to Luoyang, Wang Chang also secretly wondered what Liu Xiu had become now.
Back then, he was Liu Boxheng's younger brother. He was humble, easy-going, and loved to joke, but he was very good at fighting. Now that he is the emperor, he is probably very different from before.
But now, Wang Chang suddenly felt that Liu Xiu had not changed at all. He was still the Liu Xiu before, easy-going, approachable, without any pretensions, and he still loved to joke as before.
He bowed and said: "Your Majesty is willing to take me in, it is really my luck!"
Liu Xiu introduced to the ministers present: "Yan Qing and I met in the army and fought side by side many times to defeat powerful enemies. Yan Qing was a great contributor to the Han Dynasty. Even Gengshi was granted the title of
Yan Qing is the Marquis of Zhiming."
After a pause, he looked at Wang Chang and said, "Wang Chang listens to the seal."
Wang Chang immediately knelt down and kowtowed forward. Liu Xiu said: "Wang Chang has made great contributions to the Han Dynasty. He was promoted to Zuocao and made Marquis of Sangshan!"
After Liu Xiu finished speaking, Wang Chang kowtowed and said, "I thank your Majesty for your kindness!"
Zuo Cao was not a small official, and his salary was two thousand dan, which was the same as the prefect. Zuo Cao and You Cao were collectively called Zhucao, and they had to see each other every day.
The reports submitted by the minister are basically handed over to the various Cao Cao first, and then handed over to the Emperor after being reviewed by the Left Cao Cao. The main duties of the Zuo Cao and You Cao are to oversee the cardinals. To put it more simply, they are the confidential secretaries around the emperor.
long.
Although the Cao Cao did not rank among the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers, they were close ministers around the Emperor. They were usually ministers whom the Emperor trusted very much and were very respected.
As soon as Wang Chang came to join him, Liu Xiu made him a marquis and promoted him to Zuocao, which shows Liu Xiu's appreciation and love for Wang Chang.
On this day, Liu Xiu was reviewing memorials in Qingliang Hall. After reviewing all the memorials at hand, Liu Xiu asked Zhang Kun to summon Hua Feiyan.
After Hua Feiyan arrived, Liu Xiu asked, "Feiyan, is there any news from Wancheng?"
Hua Feiyan bowed to Liu Xiu and said, "Your Majesty, a few days ago, an army of Deng Feng invaded Wan County, but was repelled outside Wancheng by General Jian."
After hearing this, Liu Xiu nodded and sighed: "It was not easy for Ziji in Wancheng. He was short of troops and food, surrounded by enemies, and the enemy invaded. He was able to take the initiative to leave the city and retreat from the enemy. This is really unparalleled!"
After a pause, he then said: "I plan to send troops to Wancheng in the near future. Ziji is in Wancheng and is unable to support himself. We need timely assistance!"
Hua Feiyan glanced at Liu Xiu and hesitated to speak. Liu Xiu asked, "If Feiyan has anything to say, just say it!"
"Your Majesty!" Hua Feiyan frowned slightly and said, "Currently, there are no troops available in Luoyang. Grand Sima is leading his troops to rest in Yingchuan. Your Majesty wants to assist Wancheng, but I am afraid that he is unable to do so."
The current strength of Luoyang's troops is not even 30,000. Taking only this few troops to Nanyang to support Wancheng is undoubtedly like a meat bun beating a dog, and there will be no return.
Hua Feiyan glanced at Liu Xiu cautiously and continued: "My subordinates believe that the reason why Deng Feng did not rush to attack Wancheng in a large scale and only sent a small group of troops to attack was probably to attract our soldiers to go there."
Rescue Wancheng."
The tactic Deng Feng adopted was to encircle a point and mobilize reinforcements. How could Liu Xiu, who had been on the battlefield for a long time and was good at strategy, not see this?
But the problem is that he can't ignore the life and death of Jiantan and other soldiers, and he has to rescue Wancheng. This is a deadlock. He knows it is Deng Feng's trap, but he has to get in.
While Liu Xiu and Hua Feiyan were talking, Zhang Kun came in from the outside, bowed to Liu Xiu and said, "Your Majesty, Zong Shangshu asked to see you, saying that there is an urgent military situation, please report to your Majesty!"
"Xuan!" Liu Xiu raised his head and said.
Zhang Kun agreed and exited the hall. Not long after, Shangshu Zongguang walked in quickly, kowtowed to Liu Xiu and said, "I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu asked: "What is Zong Shangshu reporting to you?"
Zong Guang handed the bamboo slip in his hand to Liu Xiu and said: "Your Majesty, this is the memorial sent by Governor Yao from Wei County. Please read it!"
Zhang Kun took the bamboo slip and handed it to Liu Xiu. The latter took it, unfolded it, and immediately frowned.
The content of the memorial sent by Yao Qi, the governor of Wei County, is that the army of the Five Schools has resurrected and rebelled against Wei County again, and requested the imperial court to send troops for assistance.
The Fifth Academy Army has caused rebellion in Wei County more than once or twice. Liu Xiu sent troops to suppress it many times and defeated the Fifth Academy Army, but he could not completely kill the Fifth Academy Army.
In the past, the Fifth Academy Army was so large that some of it was destroyed, and some were still alive. But later, the Fifth Academy Army colluded with Liu Yong and received secret assistance from Liu Yong, and it grew rapidly in the Hebei area.
The resurgence of the Fifth Academy Army in Wei County this time was due to Liu Yong's strong support.
Liu Yong not only provided money, food, weapons and ammunition to the remnants of the Fifth Academy Army, he even sent his own subordinates to mix among the Fifth Academy Army to help the Fifth Academy Army cause chaos in Wei County and harass Liu Xiu's rear.
If the Fifth Academy Army simply resurrected, Yaoqi's ability would be enough to put it down.
But the problem now is that there are a large number of Liu Yong's elite troops in the five-camp army, and their combat power cannot be underestimated. It is difficult to pacify them with the power of Wei County alone.
What's more, Wei Jun doesn't have many troops at all now. As for Luoyang, in the three-front battle, Wei Jun has sent most of the recruited troops to Luoyang. Wei Jun's own troops are very few. Under this situation, Cho
Qi was unable to deal with the Fifth Academy Army in Wei County.
"This is too much!" Liu Xiu slapped the memorial in his hand on the table.
Zhang Kun, who was standing aside, trembled and subconsciously knelt down. Zong Guang was also shocked, lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, the thieves from the fifth school are causing trouble in Wei County, and the court...the court has to save them!"
Of course Wei Jun wants to be rescued, but the problem is that even if we pacify the Fifth Academy Army this time, there will probably be another rebellion in the future, and the next time we will treat the symptoms but not the root cause. The root cause of the Fifth Academy Army is no longer in Hebei.
But it’s Liu Yong.
At present, the Luoyang court has Chimei in the west, Liu Yong in the east, Deng Feng in the south, and the rebellious Peng Chong in the north. It can be said that no one in the southeast, northwest, or northwest is calm, and troops are needed on each side.
No matter how many soldiers and generals the Luoyang court had, they could not withstand so many fronts fighting at the same time. Anyone else would probably not know how to deal with the situation at hand, but Liu Xiu was still calm.
He sat on the couch, analyzed it carefully, then turned to Zhang Kun and said: "Zhang Kun, draw up the decree."
Zhang Kun quickly agreed and brought some silk and pen and ink.
Liu Xiu picked up his pen and wrote an edict to Gai Yan. Gai Yan's troops were currently stationed in Kaifeng. Liu Xiu ordered Gai Yan to send troops to conquer Liu Yong's hometown Suiyang. Liu Xiu had not planned to use troops against Liu Yong so soon. After all,
Fighting on multiple fronts was very disadvantageous for his own side, so Liu Xiucai asked Gai Yan to lead his troops to station in Kaifeng and adopt a defensive posture. However, Liu Yong's repeated provocations made Liu Xiu's patience finally reach the limit.
Since passive defense and forbearance and concession can no longer solve the problem, then use the iron teeth of the general to chew the problem into pieces!
The Gaiyan tribe originally had more than 50,000 soldiers and horses, but now its strength has increased to nearly 80,000. They are also assisted by Ma Wu, Liu Long, Ma Cheng, Wang Ba and other generals.
In Liu Xiu's view, it may not be the best time to send troops to Suiyang, but he also has the ability to fight Liu Yong.
In addition, he was fed up with Liu Yong's small actions every now and then. Today he sent assassins to Luoyang to assassinate him, and tomorrow he sent soldiers and horses to infiltrate the rebel army and cause chaos in his rear.
Now he ordered Gai Yan to send troops to conquer, and his purpose was also to make Liu Yong have no time to take care of himself.
After writing the edict, Liu Xiu handed it to Zhang Kun and ordered him to send people to Kaifeng immediately. Then he looked at Zong Guang and said: "Three days later, I will lead an army of 20,000 to Wei County and pacify it.
