Chapter 80 Section 1 Gongsun Describes His Personality

After Kaixiao was destroyed, it was Gongsun Shu's turn to proclaim himself emperor of Bashu. Gongsun Shu, courtesy name Ziyang, was born in Fufeng Maoling.As mentioned above, Gongsun Shu and Ma Yuan were neighbors since childhood.Ma Yuan was from a family of officials and officials, so to be able to be neighbors with Ma Yuan, his family background was naturally unusual.Like Ma Yuan, Gongsun Shu is also a descendant of a high-ranking cadre, the ancestor of Gongsun Shu, who had already reached the ministerial level of two thousand shi when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.Gongsun Shu's father, Gongsun Ren, first served as a censor in Chang'an, the capital city. With his father's shelter, Gongsun Shu also became a Lang Guan, serving as the emperor's guard of honor and guard.During the time of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, Gongsun Rengao was promoted to be the captain of Henan Province, and Gongsun Shu was sent out to fill in the vacancy, and served as the county magistrate of Qingshui County, Tianshui County.

Gongsun Shuchu was the magistrate of any county, only in his early twenties, and he was very tender. His father, Gongsun Ren, was worried, so he sent his master to accompany Gongsun Shu to the post so that he could help him.The master had been with Gongsun Shu for more than a month, then he left and said to Gongsun Ren: "Master, don't worry, this child doesn't need to be taught anymore." As soon as Gongsun Shu took office, he quickly showed his superb talents and managed Qingshui County to be prosperous and peaceful.His superior, the prefect of Tianshui, was very appreciative and promoted him, and ordered Gongsun Shu to concurrently serve as the magistrate of the five counties, taking charge of the five counties.Gongsun Shu was a bit like "Han Xin's generals, the more the better", he still organized the five counties in an orderly manner, singing and dancing.The whole county was amazed by it, and they all regarded Gongsun Shu as a genius who would surely become a great success in the future.

At the time of Wang Mang's new dynasty, Gongsun Shu was promoted again and became the prefect of Shu County. Not long after he took office, Shu County was peaceful and happy, and the people praised him as beautiful. At this time, Gongsun Shu had already shown his talent as a "capable minister of governing the world". In the peaceful and prosperous age, when he encountered a Ming emperor, it was entirely possible to enter the court and serve as prime minister.But in the last years of Wang Mang, the world was in chaos, Gongsun Shu was also forced to be involved in the torrent of the times, and lived out a completely different destiny.

In February of the first year of Gengshi (AD 23), Liu Xuan proclaimed himself emperor, and careerists swarmed up. Taking advantage of the chaos, Zong Cheng, a native of Nanyang, under the banner of the Han army, claimed to be General Huya, and captured Hanzhong. The vibration.Guanghan County, which borders Hanzhong, took the lead in responding. Wang Cen raised troops in Luoxian County, Guanghan, and called himself General Dinghan. In October of the first year of Gengshi, Wang Mang was defeated, and the emperor Gongsun Shu was gone.Confucius would be panicked if he had no ruler for three months, and he must go abroad with gifts to find a new master.Although Gongsun Shu is not like Confucius, but the emperor who has worked hard for more than ten years said that he will be gone, and he still feels empty in his heart.

Gongsun Shu couldn't take care of mourning Wang Mang, he had to plan for himself as soon as possible and find his next backer.In today's domain, it seems that the Han family already ruled, so Gongsun Shu decided to pledge allegiance to Gengshi Emperor Liu Xuan. However, Liu Xuan was far away in Luoyang, separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, and could not connect for a while. He also heard that Zong Cheng and Wang Cen They are all generals of the Han Dynasty, and they are in Guanghan, so it is better to surrender to them nearby.When Gongsun Shu discussed with his staff, everyone believed that the plan had been decided, so they sent envoys to Guanghan to welcome Zongcheng and Wang Cen to Shu County to receive them.

Zong Cheng and Wang Cen had envied the wealth of Shu County for a long time. When they received the invitation from Gongsun Shu, they were overjoyed and immediately led their troops into Shu County. , women. The common people were bullied and humiliated by Zong Cheng and others, unable to resist, but instead of scolding Zong Cheng and others, they turned to Gongsun Shu: "Damn, it's all good things you did, whoever is not good?" , I would like to invite the disaster star!" The county government of Shu County is in Linqiong, and Gongsun Shu, as the prefect of Shu County, also works in Linqiong.When Gongsun Shu heard about the atrocities of Zong Cheng and others, he deeply regretted that he had led wolves into the house. He managed to manage Shu County to be rich and prosperous, but in the end he made these grandsons happy, just in time for them to rob and ruin.

Whether it was for his years of painstaking efforts or for his fame, Gongsun Shu felt strongly that he had to do something. Gongsun Shu summoned the heroes of the county and said generously: "Since Zong Cheng and others came to Shu County, they have bullied wives, seized people's property, burned people's houses, and committed all kinds of evil. This is not a general of the Han Dynasty, but a bandit and bandit! I plan to Keep the prefecture on guard and wait for the right man. Those who are willing to help me, stay; those who do not want to help me, go." The heroes all kowtowed and said, "I wish to die."

Gongsun Shu was overjoyed, and immediately began to arrange a good show for the common people. After the fall of Wang Mang's new dynasty, Gongsun Shu's prefect of Shu County also expired. He is now a commoner with no official position.The most important thing now is to give himself a name quickly, so Gongsun Shu sent a group of people to sneak out of the city overnight, and set up an ambush in the woods more than ten miles away.After daybreak, this group of people put on brightly colored clothes, pretending to be the envoys of Gengshi Emperor Liu Xuan, bragging all the way, and came to Linqiong City in style, calling for Gongsun Shu to accept the order.Gongsun Shu dressed in imperial uniform and led his staff, hurried out of the city to meet him.

The arrival of the emperor's envoy shocked the whole city of Linqiong. The people, old and young, all rushed to see the surprise. In an instant, the city was covered in darkness. The envoy pretended to take out the imperial decree, and named Gongsun Shu as the general of the auxiliary Han, the prefect of Shu County and the shepherd of Yizhou, and had full power to wipe out Zongcheng, Wang Cen and other rebellious parties.Gongsun Shu shouted "My emperor is holy" and knelt down to thank him. Gongsun Shu got the self-proclaimed title and immediately started recruiting soldiers.After watching the good performance of the envoy's worship, the common people believed it was true and enthusiastically applied for it.Gongsun Shu selected more than a thousand elite soldiers and went north to attack Zongcheng and Wang Cen.As the news spread, people continued to join the army along the way. When they arrived in Chengdu, there were thousands of troops.Zong Cheng and Wang Cen went out to fight in the city, but they were defeated. Zong Cheng's deputy general Yuan Yuan killed Zong Cheng and Wang Cen, and led the crowd to surrender.

Gongsunshu's extermination of Zongcheng and Wang Cen can be said to eliminate harm for the people and save the people from fire and water.Gongsun Shu served as the prefect of Shu County for many years, and he was already highly respected. After this battle, he was more and more supported by the people. In the autumn of the second year of Gengshi, Liu Xuan sent Zhu Gonghou Li Bao and Yizhou Governor Zhang Zhong, leading more than ten thousand troops, to take over Shu. The people in Shu had just had their scars, and before they could forget the pain, they were terrified when they heard the news.Liu Xuan's subordinates have always had a bad reputation, Li Bao and Zhang Zhong, maybe the next Zong Cheng and Wang Cen will come to burn, kill and loot again, causing great harm.The people appealed to the magistrates of counties and counties, and the magistrates of counties and counties appealed to Gongsun Shu, and begged Gongsun Shu to take action to drive away Li Bao and Zhang Zhong, to protect the environment and the people, and to protect Yizhou.

At this time, Gongsun Shu gradually had ambitions of separatist rule, and the counties and counties all came to him to beg him to drive away Li Bao and Zhang Zhong.Li Bao and Zhang Zhong were defeated and fled Shu in embarrassment. From then on, Gongsun Shu shocked Yizhou and won the support of the people in counties and counties.