Chapter 55 The first section is a pillow

After describing the situation in Guanzhong, let's talk about Liu Xiu's fortune-Hebei.In the first month of the second year of Jianwu (AD 26), that is when Liu Penzi knelt in front of the leaders of the red-browed army, crying and refusing to be emperor again, but in Hebei, there was a man rushing to become emperor emperor. This person is the true king Liu Yang. After Liu Xiu established Luoyang as his capital, all his elite troops were transferred out of Hebei, and made every effort to enter the Central Plains.Seeing the emptiness in Hebei, Liu Yang was suddenly overwhelmed. Relying on the fact that he still had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, he also wanted to take the opportunity to pick up an emperor.

Liu Yang suffers from gall disease, and there are many cystic tumors on his neck, which is now commonly known as big neck disease.Instead of rushing to see a doctor, Liu Yang was complacent, thinking that this was a special sign, indicating that he would have a great fate, so he made his own prophecy, spread it around, and began to create public opinion for himself to become emperor. The prophecy said: "After Chijiu, galls are the main ones." It means: the Han Dynasty started from Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and after the ninth generation, it should be the turn of a person suffering from galls with a name. The descendants of the Liu family with the word "Yang" became emperors.The one who suffers from gall disease and has the word "Yang" in his name is of course Liu Yang.

When the news reached Liu Xiu's ears, Liu Xiu was skeptical, so he sent envoys to Zhending, enlisted Liu Yang to enter Luoyang, and explained to him face to face.Liu Yang had ghosts in his heart, so he was not willing to enter Luoyang, and closed the city gate tightly, so that the court envoys had a hard time shutting the door. If Liu Yang did this, it was as if he was making a move on his own, and he had to eradicate it in the bud while it was still in progress.Liu Xiu then issued an edict publicly, and sent Geng Chun Chijie to come in person on behalf of Liu Xiu himself, and issued amnesty orders in Youzhou and Jizhou, comforting the princes all the way.Before Geng Chun left, Liu Xiu secretly told Geng Chun, "If Liu Yang sees him, he will kill him while he is here."

Geng Chun understood immediately, and took the order to leave.Liu Xiu's so-called edict is nothing more than a deception.Geng Chun walked slowly, issuing amnesty orders along the way, comforting the princes, and doing his duty faithfully, lest arousing Liu Yang's suspicion.When Geng Chun traveled to Zhending, he stayed in Chuanshe outside the city and sent an envoy to summon Liu Yang.Feeling guilty, Liu Yang replied to Geng Chundao that there is no problem to meet, but the place must be in his palace. Geng Chun refused, and wrote back: "When the envoy sees the prince, Mushou, he must not go first. If you want to meet face to face, you should go out of the Chuanshe."

The more resolute Geng Chun's attitude was, the more at ease Liu Yang felt.Geng Chun met the prince and issued amnesty orders all the way, so it can be seen that he did not come here specially for him. The reason why he wanted to see him was just going through the motions, expressing the court's love to him on behalf of Liu Xiu.Moreover, Geng Chun and his party only had a few hundred cavalry, but he had tens of thousands of troops. His younger brother Liu Rang and his elder brother Liu Xi also had more than ten thousand soldiers each. Dare to have the slightest evil intention.Furthermore, Geng Chun is his nephew, how could a nephew dare to harm his uncle?

Liu Yang thought about it, and felt that it shouldn't be a big problem to see Geng Chun.The last time the imperial court sent an envoy, he refused to see him. This time when Geng Chun came to Zhending, if he didn't see him again, Liu Xiu, even if he was a fool, would guess that he was up to something wrong.Liu Yang had made up his mind, and led his officials and subordinates to Chuanshe. When he met Geng Chun, he ordered his younger brother Liu Rang and his elder brother Liu Xi to lead light soldiers to guard the door in case of accidents. When Geng Chun saw Liu Yang, he was very courteous, offering generous gifts and high hats, and soon completely paralyzed Liu Yang.Geng Chun hosted a banquet, kept toasting Liu Yang, and said: "There are two other uncles standing outside drinking the northwest wind. As a nephew, I can't be so disrespectful anyway." Order people to pass in Liu Rang and Liu Xi.When the two entered, Geng Chun personally welcomed them to the table, treated them as the seat of honor, and personally poured wine for them.Geng Chun raised his glass, and toasted with a smile on his face: "May all uncles go to Huangquan here, and the journey will be smooth!"

The faces of Liu Yang and the others changed drastically, they were about to break out of the siege, when the door of the Chuanshe closed, the ambushing soldiers rushed up and killed the three brothers Liu Yang on the spot.Geng Chun held Liu Yang's head in his hand, and reined in his troops to come out. Liu Yang and the rest of the crowd were terrified, and no one dared to move.Geng Chun then collected all Liu Yang's soldiers, and Zhending was finally put down. After Liu Yang died, Liu Xiu, although he had the intention of treason, did not have a fait accompli after all, and he was Guo Shengtong's uncle, his son's uncle and grandpa, and he had credited him before, so he couldn't help feeling pity and sadness in his heart, so he continued to seal Liu Yang. His son is King Zhending.