Chapter 8 Section Four: There Are Two Days in a Day

Facts have proved that Liu Xiu underestimated Wang Lang, and greatly underestimated. Since Wang Lang drove Geng Chun away and occupied Handan, he established himself as emperor, with Liu Lin as prime minister, Li Yu as great Sima, and Zhang Shen as general.With one emperor and three carriages, the imperial court will be set up.Compared with the Luoyang court, although Wang Lang's side is simple in scale, it is much more united and efficient. Wang Lang had a good father, or rather, he recognized a good father—Emperor Han Cheng, and he transformed himself into Liu Ziyu, the preferred heir of the Han Empire.Wang Lang is very clear that his identity is the biggest capital for the survival of the imperial court, and it is doomed that he has unshakable authority. There may be a coveted heart for the throne.Therefore, Wang Lang was willing to delegate power and dared to delegate power, letting the troika under him do their best and gallop freely.As for Liu Lin, Li Yu, Zhang Can and others, they have had a deep friendship for more than ten years before. Once they were ministers in the same court, they would all be considerate and tolerant to each other, perform their duties, and secure their positions, unlike the Luoyang court. In general, there are many factions fighting openly and secretly.

The Handan court was newly established, and the most urgent task at the moment was to deal with the Red Eyebrow Army who was only across the river.Wang Lang asked Liu Lin, "Is it still submerged?" Liu Lin shook his head, "Not submerged." Wang Lang wondered: "Didn't you always advocate digging the Yellow River and flooding the Red Eyebrow Army?" Liu Lin laughed and said: "The head of the family knows that Chai Migui is expensive. At the beginning, when I made an idea for Liu Xiu, I only wanted to have a quick time without worrying about the consequences. Now that I am the prime minister, everything should be focused on the court. The red eyebrow army has hundreds of thousands. Invincible, if they don't come to attack us, we should celebrate, how dare we provoke them?"

Wang Lang asked: "There is a nursery rhyme saying: 'The harmony and disharmony are in the red eyebrows.' The red eyebrow army stationed troops in Puyang, eyeing a tiger, how should we deal with it?" Liu Lin said with a smile: "A gentleman uses his mouth but not his hands, the minister has his own opinions." Liu Lin sent an eloquent person to the Chimei army camp and said to the leader of the Chimei army: "You first went to Luoyang to surrender to Liu Xuan, but later you left without saying goodbye, surrendered and then rebelled. Liu Xuan has hatred for you! In my heart, I never forget revenge. This time Liu Xuan sent Liu Xiu to Hebei to let Liu Xiu quietly dig the Yellow River and drown you in the ocean. Look, Liu Xuan and Liu Xiu, how cruel! They can think of such a wicked thing! We really couldn't bear to see you all buried in fish belly, so we drove Liu Xiu out of Handan to prevent his plot from succeeding."

When the red-browed army heard this, their faces changed in horror.In this way, it was Wang Lang who saved their lives! The envoy continued: "Although Liu Xuan presumptuously proclaimed himself emperor, he did not change his family spirit. You all came to Luoyang to surrender, but Liu Xuan only enshrined you as princes, and did not give you feudal titles. It makes people feel cold. My emperor Liu Zi Yu is the son of Emperor Cheng. He upholds the will of heaven and governs the people. The so-called son of heaven, Mu Mu, is not comparable to Liu Xuan. My emperor said that you are all heroes in the world. You have made great contributions to the country. Confer the title of king. Here is the letter of commission of the prince, come on, all the leaders, one for each, don't grab it..."

The red-browed army was stupefied by the envoy, thinking that Wang Lang had really saved their lives, and seeing that there was still a prince to be named, they were all overjoyed, and rushed to express their opinions: "Liu Ziyu is not only your emperor, but also the emperor of your family." He is our emperor!" Wang Lang and Liu Lin stabilized the Red Eyebrow Army with just a few mouthfuls of saliva and a few bad checks, and set out to unify Hebei. Wang Lang first issued an imperial edict, in today's terms, he wrote an open letter to the people of Hebei.The general meaning of the edict is: I, Liu Ziyu, the son of Emperor Cheng, the undisputed successor of the Han Empire.Once the real dragon comes out, the world will be at a loss!Liu Xuan of Nanyang, who doesn't know that I am still alive, is proclaiming himself emperor for the time being.I have issued an edict to Liu Xuan, ordering him to lead his heroes to come to Handan as soon as possible, and proclaim myself a minister to me.Liu Xuan received the edict and came all the way in the starry night.Although the governors of various states and counties and the officials of Erqianshi were appointed by Liu Xuan, there is no need to be suspicious.Now that Liu Xuan has proclaimed himself a minister, the lords are fortunate not to wait and see, but come down quickly, and the salaries of the officials and nobles are the same as before.The rest of the righteous soldiers and those who rebelled against Wang Mang are also meritorious ministers. If you come to Handan and surrender, I will make Litu a knight and enjoy his descendants.The leaders of the Red Eyebrow Army have all been crowned kings, which is a clear proof.In short, Wang Mang was executed, the widows came to the court, the revolution was successful, and all comrades came to receive the reward.

Wang Lang's imperial edict is written in falsehood, truth and falsehood, which is very deceptive.The legend of Liu Ziyu has been circulated among the people for many years and has a broad mass base. Suddenly a Liu Ziyu jumped out and proclaimed himself emperor. The common people miss the former Han Dynasty, so they would rather believe it.From a legal point of view, as the son of Emperor Cheng, Liu Ziyu is the natural first heir to the throne of the Han Dynasty, and no one is qualified to compete with him.Compared with Liu Ziyu, Liu Xuan obviously lacks the confidence to become emperor.There are tens of thousands of people in Liu's clan, and there are a lot of people whose royal lineage is more authentic than Liu Xuan's. How old is Liu Xuan? Why does he call himself emperor?

Relying on the magical power of the three characters "Liu Ziyu", Wang Lang dispatched generals to recruit You and Jizhou, north of Zhao State, and west of Liaodong.As for the Jizhou Mu Pangmeng and Shang Shuling Xie Gong sent by Liu Xuan to Hebei, they saw Wang Lang's edict, but they couldn't tell the truth from the fake. They thought that Liu Xuanzhen and Wang Lang had reached some kind of deal, so they didn't dare to send troops rashly. The crusade is just to wait and see on the fence, thereby delaying the opportunity to fight, and to sit and watch Wang Lang grow stronger.

Suddenly, there were two centers in the empire: one in Handan and one in Luoyang.