Chapter 71 The first section is honored in a place where there is no Buddha

Brother Dongpo's "Huangzhou Cold Food Poems" is the third running script in the world.Huang Tingjian commented after posting his posts: "This book also has the writing ideas of Yan Lugong, Yang Shaoshi, and Li Xitai. Trying to make Dongpo do it again may not be as good as this." Huang Tingjian commented, feeling frivolous, and laughed at himself: "He If Ri Dongpo sees this book, he should laugh at me for honoring me in a place where there is no Buddha." Moreover, after the fall of Deng Feng, the generals under Liu Xiu's command also had the meaning of "respecting the place where there is no Buddha".

In the summer of the second year of Jianwu (the twenty-sixth year of AD), Gai Yan, the general of Huya, attacked Liu Yong, besieged his capital Suiyang, and pulled it out. In the third year of Jianwu, the Great Sima Wu Han joined the Eastern Theater and won consecutive victories. Liu Yong's general Qingwu beheaded Liu Yong and surrendered with his head.Liu Yong sent Su Mao and Zhou Jian to guard Chuihui, and made Liu Yong's son Liu Yu the king of Liang. In the autumn of the fourth year of Jianwu, the captive general Ma Wu and Qi Duwei Wang Ba attacked Chuihui, and Zhou Jian, Su Mao, and Liu Yu were defeated and fled.Zhou Jian died of illness while fleeing; Su Mao went to Xiapi to join forces with Dong Xian; Liu Yu defected to Jiaoqiang.

In the fifth year of Jianwu, Du Mao, the general of hussars, attacked Jiaoqiang and won a big victory. Jiaoqiang and Liu Yu defected to Dong Xian.Wu Han pursued him, the sergeant Gao Hu beheaded and killed Liu Yu, and surrendered with his head, Jiao Qiang also surrendered, and Su Mao fled back to Zhang Bu. Zhang Bu was worshiped as King of Qi by Liu Yong, and ruled the twelve eastern counties.Jianwei General Geng Yan led the troops to attack, Zhang Bu was defeated.Zhang Buqiong was at the end of the road, and joined forces with Su Mao. Liu Xiu sent an envoy to tell him that whoever killed the other would come and surrender, and he would be named Liehou.Zhang Bu acted first, killed Su Mao and surrendered. Liu Xiu made Zhang Bu the Marquis of Anqiu and moved to Luoyang.

In the sixth year of Jianwu, Wu Han chased and beheaded Dong Xian, and Dongfang Xiping. Li Xian, a native of Xuchang, Yingchuan, proclaimed himself King of Huainan in the first year of Gengshi (AD 23).In the third year of Jianwu, he established himself as the emperor, set up a hundred officials, owned nine cities, and had more than 100,000 people.In the autumn of the fourth year of Jianwu, general Ma Cheng and others attacked Li Xian and besieged his capital Shucheng.In the first month of the sixth year of Jianwu, Shucheng was destroyed, Li Xian fled, and his soldiers surrendered in pursuit of Li Xian.

Qin Feng, a native of Nanjun, in the second year of Jianwu, according to Liqiu, claimed to be the king of Chuli, and ruled twelve counties.Tian Rong surrounded Yiling and proclaimed himself King Cheng of Zhou; Yancen was defeated by Feng Yi in Guanzhong, fled to Nanyang, and captured several cities.Both of them formed an alliance with Qin Feng, and each of Qin Feng married a daughter as his son-in-law.In the third year of Jianwu, General Cen Peng led Fu Jun, Zang Gong, Liu Hong and more than 30,000 people to attack Qin Feng in the south. The war lasted for three years and beheaded more than 90,000 people.Qin Feng had only a thousand soldiers, and the food in the city was exhausted, so he had no choice but to surrender, and Liu Xiu beheaded them.When Tian Rong retreated to Baoyiling, Cen Peng defeated them and pursued them to Zigui, where they captured tens of thousands of Tian Rong's wives and soldiers.Tian Rong led dozens of cavalry and fled to Shu, and voted for Gongsun Shu, who became the king of Yijiang.Yancen fled to Hanzhong, and also took refuge in Gongsun Shu. Gongsun Shu worshiped as Da Sima and was named King Runing.

In short, by the sixth year of Jianwu, the east, south, and north of the empire had been gradually settled, and the only things left to be settled were Kai Xiao in the northwest and Gongsun Shu in Bashu.