Chapter 12 Let the Tiger Return to the Mountain

In 304 A.D., Liu Yuan rode a horse and galloped, and in a few days, returned to the big tent from the stone, his subordinates saw Liu Yuan back, and were surprised and delighted, all ran to tell each other, Liu Xuan, who temporarily presided over the affairs of the five departments, heard that Liu Yuan was back, overjoyed, and hurried to the big tent in Shanyu, Liu Yuan saw Liu Xuan enter the account, and before he spoke, he hurriedly said: "The emperor was humiliated, Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, Sima Yue, Wang Jun and other generations, colluded with Xianbei and the Qianren, rebelled against the imperial court, my department was favored by the emperor, the emperor has named me a general, this time back, If you want to lead your troops to the king, you quickly notify the other subordinates, come to Lishi, and then discuss. ”

Immediately handed the edict to Liu Xuan, Liu Xuan read the edict and resolutely dissuaded: "In the Han Dynasty, the ancestor of our department and the emperor of the Han Dynasty were about brothers, sharing joys and sorrows. At the end of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao regarded our department as a hidden worry, divided into five, divided into systems, Wei and Jin usurped the Han Dynasty, and our department was even more empty in the name, passed to the lord, reduced to a courtier, and was subjected to insults in Luoyang. Liu Xuan saw Liu Yuan looking at him intently, and continued: "Now the royal family of the Jin Dynasty is killing each other, the world is in turmoil, the guards of various states and counties are still supporting their own troops and trying to stand on their own, our department is not its same clan, why should we be loyal ministers?" Now is the time to revive the ancestral industry, the Lord has not returned, I have contacted the leaders of the various ministries, waiting for the opportunity to move, the Lord was the quality of Luoyang, my generation did not dare to move, now the Lord has returned, why be afraid. ”

When Liu Yuan heard this, he took Liu Xuan's hand and said excitedly: "I have been hostage for many years, and I don't know the heart of the tribe, so I want to use the edict of Emperor Jin as a name to recruit the people in order to seek the ancestral industry, but I didn't think that my uncle had already made plans, I am very pleased." He took the edict in his hand, put it on the ground, faced Liu Xuan, and got up to worship. Liu Xuan also stood up to block it, and said: "The lord is the descendant of Mao Dun Da Dan Yu, the grandson of Yu Fu Luo Dan Yu, the son of King Zuo Xian, his subordinates should be like this, and the lord is both martial and powerful, and he is super talented, and he is a peerless person, and God helps my tribe!" ”

Liu Yuan said: "Then there is Uncle Lao, gather the leaders of all departments, and come to Lishi quickly to make a big deal." Liu Xuan immediately received the order and withdrew from the big tent.

In less than 20 days, more than 50,000 people gathered, the leaders of the tribes gathered in the big tent of Lishi, and jointly elected Liu Yuan as the big single Yu, Liu Yuan said to everyone: "My ancestors have married with the Han Emperor for generations, and the Han Emperor also regards my department as the heir, and gave my tribe the surname Liu, now the Jin Dynasty has no way, the Central Plains is chaotic, it is a good time to restore the ancestral industry, Kuang to restore the Han family, the elder brother died, the children inherited the family business, this is the eternal truth, my tribe can be called Han, posthumously recognized, respected the Shu Han lord Liu Chan, in order to make the world obedient. Everyone agreed.

Immediately, everyone supported Liu Yuan to succeed the throne of the Han Dynasty, pardoned the prisoners in the territory, posthumously honored Liu Chan as the emperor of filial piety, built the shrine of the following three ancestors and five ancestors of the Han Gaozu for worship, and set up his wife Huyan as the queen, and the eldest son Liu He as the crown prince. Liu Xuan was appointed as the prime minister, the leaders of the people were appointed as the hundred officials, the capital was separated from the stone, and the country was called the Han Dynasty (known as Han Zhao and Qianzhao in history).

When Sima Teng heard the news, he sent the general Nie Xuan to crusade against Liu Yuan, and fought in Daling (now Wenshui, Shanxi), Nie Xuan's army was defeated, and Sima Teng's main force was lost, and he was shocked, knowing that the state was not guaranteed, so he led more than 20,000 households in the state to flee to Shandong. Liu Yuan took advantage of the victory to march and sent his adopted son Liu Yao to capture Taiyuan, the eldest son and other counties one after another, and shocked Heshuo.

In 305 AD, Sima Teng sent his generals Sima Yu and others to lead an army to attack Liu Yuan, and Sima Yu was stationed in Fencheng, which was very close to Shi. Liu Yuan sent his concubine Liu Cong to lead his troops to meet Sima Yu and others. In four confrontations, Sima Yu was defeated, so Liu Cong reorganized his military horses and returned to the division in triumph.

In September 306 AD, in view of Sima Teng's ineffective conquest of Liu Yuan, Sima Yue ordered Liu Kun to serve as the assassin of Bingzhou. At this time, Liu Xuangui persuaded Liu Yuan: "Your Highness has been more than a year since the beginning of the army, however, only to defend the remote city, the power can not be expanded, if you can order the soldiers to attack, seize the opportunity, boldly decisive battle, kill Liu Kun, pacify Heshuo, build the country and call the emperor, and then wave the army south, conquer Chang'an, take it as the capital, and then go east to Luoyang, the world can be determined." This is the strategy of Han Gaozu to pacify the world. ”

Liu Yuan said happily: "That's what I think." ”

In November of the same year, Sima Yue poisoned the emperor Sima Zhen and set up his younger brother Sima Chi to succeed him.

When Liu Yuan heard the news, he knew that the government was unstable, so he led a large army into Hedong and captured Puhan (now Yongxian, Shanxi) and Pingyang (now Linfen, Shanxi). Then, Liu Yuan captured Puzi, the counties to which Hedong and Pingyang belonged surrendered, the chief of the Di tribe Shan Yuzheng led his troops to surrender, and the general of the peasant army, Wang Mi, also defected to Liu Yuan after the defeat of his leader Liu Bogen, and Liu Yuan's power gradually increased.

Just when Liu Yuan was in the land of Heshuo, the Gongshi Domain, who raised troops at the same time, was already spilling blood.

In 305 AD, the Gongshi clan raised an army to attack Yecheng, but was defeated by Gou Xi, the general of Sima Yu's department, and retreated to Puyang.

In 306 AD, the Gongshi clan wanted to cross the river from Baima and retreat to Hebei in order to develop. As a result, Gou Xi took advantage of the opportunity to cross the river, quickly dispatched troops, attacked its half-crossing, beheaded the Gongshi Domain, and his troops scattered and fled. The general Jisang, Shi Le had to gather the remnants of the army and retreat to Heshuo, the two of them in order to increase the number of troops, led the troops to plunder the prisoners of the county, recruited the robbers of Shanze, and marched again to attack Yecheng, at this time Sima Yu was dead, Sima Teng garrisoned Yecheng, Sima Teng then sent Feng Song to resist, Shi Le defeated Feng Song, avenged Sima Ying's revenge, and quickly attacked Yecheng, killed Sima Teng. Then to the south to attack Yanzhou, Sima Yue, who was in charge of the central government, was very afraid, and sent Gou Xi and others to lead the army to block, Jisang, Shile was defeated, more than 10,000 people were killed and wounded, and had to return north, but was intercepted by Jizhou Thorn Shi Dingshao, Jisang, Shile and defeated again. Ji Sang was killed, Shi Le fled to Leping to join the Karasuma people Volidhu, Vollidu's power was weak, and Shi Le saw this and immediately persuaded Vollidu to take refuge with Liu Yuan.

Liu Yuan knew that the Gongshi Domain had been defeated, and when he heard that his subordinates would bring people to vote, he was both overjoyed and embarrassed, and then summoned Shi Le, Liu Yuan found Shi Le at this time, with a burly body and a strange face, and then asked Shi Le about his origin.

If you know where Shiler came from and how to answer it, see the next chapter.