Chapter 23 The third section

Liu Xiu looked up in surprise, and it was Zhu You, a classmate of the imperial school who used to co-operate in selling medicine in Chang'an to collect tuition fees.How can you not be overjoyed to meet an old acquaintance in a foreign land!Facing Zhu You's ridicule, Liu Xiu laughed and said, "The medicine that heals people will not be sold for a long time. What you are selling today is also the medicine that heals the world. Do you have any intention?" Zhu You said with a smile, "Come here from thousands of miles away, just wanting to do the work of oxen and horses."

Zhu You also recommended two accompanying people for Liu Xiu, both from Nanyang: one is Jia Fu, styled Junwen, from Nanyang Champion; the other is Chen Jun, styled Zizhao, from Nanyang Xi'e.Jia Fu and Chen Jun were both subordinates of Liu Jia, the king of Hanzhong. Liu Jia, whose name is Xiaosun, is a brother of Liu Xiu's clan. His father died early, and he was brought up by Liu Xiu's father Liu Qin. He has a deep relationship with Liu Xiu's family and is equivalent to Liu Xiu's other elder brother.After Chang'an was established as the capital by the Gengshi imperial court, Liu Jia was proclaimed King of Hanzhong, and he ruled the country on festivals.Yancen, a native of Nanzheng, raised his troops to occupy Hanzhong, Liu Jia surrendered them, and established the capital of the country in Nanzheng, with hundreds of thousands of people under his command.Among the nineteen kings enshrined by the imperial court, Liu Jia was the first to possess the strength and ambition of a separate regime.

At that time, Jia Fu was serving as a school lieutenant under Liu Jia. Seeing the political turmoil in Gengshi, the generals indulged, but Liu Jia was content with the status quo of separatism and had no intention of making progress. The same is true of Tang and Wu; the same is true of Huan and Wen who fail to achieve the things of Tang and Wu; the same is true of the Six Kingdoms if they fail to achieve the things of Huan and Wen; In the end, the Six Kingdoms were destroyed. Now the Han Dynasty is thriving, and the king uses his relatives as his vassal assistants. The world is not settled yet, but everything is safe and secure. Is everything guaranteed?" The implication is that it is advisable to persuade Liu Jia to rebel and proclaim himself emperor. and also.

Liu Jia was also quite self-aware, and replied to Jia Fu: "Your words are great, and it is not my job. The great Sima Liu Xiu is in Hebei, and he will be able to help each other. He will take my letter to go." He wrote a recommendation letter for Jia Fu himself, and ordered Chen Jun, the long history under the account, went with him. Liu Jia sent Jia Fu and Chen Jun to join Liu Xiu, not only expressing his support for Liu Xiu, but also intending to form an alliance with Liu Xiu.Liu Xiu naturally understood this, and worshiped Jiafu as General Polu, and Chen Jun as Anji.As for Zhu You, he was even more fortunate and entrusted with the important task of protecting the army.

At this time, Liu Xiu held nearly 100,000 troops, but its composition was quite complicated.There are direct-line troops, such as the troops of Deng Yu, Feng Yi, and Yaoqi; there are also miscellaneous troops, such as the troops of Geng Chun, Liu Zhi, and Ren Guang;The soldiers are numerous and miscellaneous, and military discipline will inevitably be lax, and a large army will be stationed under the Bairen city. Ji Zun, the military market order, focuses on military discipline and is known for his iron fist. When Liu Xiushe's middle son (equivalent to a guard, secretary, etc.) breaks the law, Ji Zun will kill him without saying a word.Liu Xiu was furious: "Beating a dog depends on the owner, you dare to kill the people around me!" He ordered Ji Zun to be imprisoned for questioning.

Since the Battle of Kunyang, Ji Zun has been following Liu Xiu, and he can be regarded as one of Liu Xiu's most senior subordinates.The master secretary Chen Fu remonstrated with Liu Xiudao: "Minggong always wanted the army to be in order, and today's sacrifice is to obey the law and not avoid it, which is what the decree does." Liu Xiu was so angry that he had no time to think about it. , Immediately pardoned Ji Zun, promoted him to be a traitor general, and gave him a sword personally. He comforted him and said: "From now on, anyone who violates the law and order should be beheaded, and he will be beheaded. Don't think it is difficult!" In the army, it is said that the generals said, "Prepare sacrifices and obey! The son in my house breaks the law and kills him, and he will not serve the princes." For a while, the military discipline was solemn.

The Bai people stand alone in the city, and Liu Xiu is helpless.The generals said: "It is better to take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and go straight to the giant deer than to waste the army on the Bo people." Liu Xiu accepted the advice and selected more than ten thousand cavalry to make a quick assault first, and the rest of the army followed suit.Liu Xiu led troops to the northeast, and first pulled out Guang'a City.That night, Liu Xiu stayed on the top of the city tower, and looked at the map under the lamp (map, map).Liu Xiu used the dim light to slowly unfurl the scroll, and the mountains, rivers, and Kyushu were shaped like victories, gradually attacking people.

Between square inches, the whole world can be seen.Picture poor, Liu Xiu felt sad.At that time, Deng Yu was accompanying him, and Liu Xiu sighed to Deng Yu: "Wang Mang usurped the Han. Thousands of people blamed him, and the gods and men were all angry. But in my opinion, Wang Mang has at least one merit. An inch fell into the hands of a foreign race." Deng Yu patted his horse and said, "Wang Mang knows that Duke Ming should rule the world, so he dare not take care of him carelessly." Liu Xiu laughed. After laughing, she became more and more disappointed. Pointing to the map, she asked Deng Yu, "There are so many prefectures and states in the world, and what I have obtained today is only one of them. I don't know when I want to restore my ancestors! Life is too short. It can wait! At the time of Yecheng, Ziyan said that I was worried that the world would not be settled, why?"

It has been more than half a year since Liu Xiu came to Hebei. Under the bleak management, he owns land in his hands, but the three counties of Xindu, Changshan, and Julu each have several counties, which together are only equivalent to the size of one county.With such slow progress, it is no wonder that Liu Xiu was hesitant and frustrated. Deng Yu said sternly: "The prosperity of the ancients depends on the strength of virtue, not the size of the land. In the Zhou Dynasty, Yin and Shang, and Qin destroyed the six kingdoms. At the beginning of their fortunes, they all lived in the secluded land of Xier."

Having said that, Liu Xiuzhi's complaints are just whining and whining, if you really follow his will and say, "Well, since it's been so hard, let's not do it at all, pack up and return The family can take care of you", Liu Xiu will definitely not follow you, and if he fails, he will beat you—a worthless thing.Although Deng Yu's answer was nothing more than a cliché of convincing people with virtue, it was a kind of comfort to Liu Xiu after all. Nothing to say all night.In the early morning of the next day, there was an overwhelming noise outside the city. Liu Xiu woke up from a dream, and before she could put on her clothes, she climbed up the tower to look, but saw that overnight, there was a large army gathered outside the city.After receiving the report, all the generals gathered in the city tower, and their expressions changed. Could it be that Wang Lang's army attacked?

The army outside the city calmly formed formation under the city. The cavalry, infantry, and convoys were in order, and each had their own camps, and they seemed not in a hurry to attack.All the generals persuaded Liu Xiu to take advantage of his unstable foothold when he was setting up his formation, and attack him from the city.Liu Xiu refused, saying: "The enemy and we are not clear, let's wait and see first."