Liu Xiu's second brother-in-law, Deng Chen, is a native of Xinye County, Nanyang County. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info So Liu Xiu didn't think about it, he picked up the millet and ran to Xinye to sell it. In Xinye, in addition to doing food business, Liu Xiu also followed his second brother-in-law Deng Chen to participate in various social activities. At a social event, Liu Xiu met a strange person and heard a strange word.

That strange master is Cai Shaogong, a native of Nanyang County, who is famous for his research on diagrams. In layman's terms, the art of diagramming is a prophecy book invented by some masters of magic that can predict the future. In Wang Mang's new dynasty, a research atmosphere has been formed in society. Among the many masters who have studied diagrams, Liu Xin, the son of Liu Xiang, a master of Chinese studies, is a master among masters.

Liu Xin inherited his father's legacy, researched and sorted out ancient books, and wrote the first bibliography monograph in Chinese history, "Seven Strategies". Later, Ban Gu based on this and wrote "Hanshu Art and Literature Chronicles". In addition, Liu Xin has one more thing that his father doesn't have: engaging in superstition and sycophancy...

Liu Xiang studied the diagram before his death, and in the hands of his son Liu Xin, he was even better than the blue. Liu Xin changed his name according to the diagram, and called Liu Xiu. However, in order to prevent confusion, the book decided to call him Liu Xin's original name.

Liu Xin also fully combined the great theory of studying the diagram with practice, built momentum for Wang Mang, and fabricated many reasons for Wang Mang to ascend the throne and become emperor.

The people of the Han Dynasty were not all blind, and some people had long been unhappy with Liu Xin's tricks, so they wrote to Wang Mang and asked to abolish Liu Xin's martial arts. As everyone knows, Wang Mang is also a research enthusiast and theoretical practitioner of diagrams. So not only did he not abolish Liu Xin, but he also added a high-ranking official and named Liu Xin as a national teacher.

Liu Xiu and Deng Chen were both good citizens of the Han Dynasty and had a strong sense of social responsibility on their shoulders. It is precisely because of this that they came to visit Cai Shaogong and listen to his lectures.

At the end of the lecture, Cai Shaogong came to a conclusion: Wang Mang's new dynasty regime will definitely collapse, and the son of heaven who will continue to open up the future will be named Liu Xiu!

We know that there were two Liu Xiu in the Han Dynasty at this time. One is Liu Xin, the national teacher who has changed his name to Liu Xiu, and the other is Liu Xiu, a young man in front of him who sells grain for a living. When Cai Shaogong said that the Son of Heaven should be Liu Xiu, everyone in the audience thought of the national teacher Liu Xin. But Liu Xiu was bold at this time and said silently, "You only thought of the national teacher, why don't you think that the Son of Heaven is me sitting in front of you?"

As soon as the words fell, the room burst into laughter. Among the many laughter, only one person was secretly happy in his heart: Liu Xiu's second brother-in-law Deng Chen! In the dark, Deng Chen seemed to have gained a kind of providence...

But in fact, Liu Xiu's harvest is greater than Deng Chen's! After listening to this lecture, Liu Xiu understood two closely related terms: the Son of Heaven and the Diagram of Diagram! Is it really reliable that the diagram can predict the future Son of Heaven? Liu Xiu doesn't know, it is estimated that only God knows!

Where is the providence? Liu Xiu thought deeply for the first time and was ready to crack this great historical topic!

Liu Xiu sells valley and often runs to two places in Nanyang County: Xinye County and Nanyang County Zhiwan County. Once, when he came to Wanxian, someone came to him and said, "My master wants to invite you to drink, can you appreciate your face" Liu Xiu asked "Who is your father-in-law" When the other party reported his name, Liu Xiu chuckled in his heart, and immediately refused, "I'm sorry, I'm very busy with business, I'm not available"

The person who wanted to invite Liu Xiu to drink was Li Yi, a family surnamed in Wanxian County. Liu Xiu has been to Chang'an, what wrist has he never seen, and what is the surname of Wanxian County? Of course, Liu Xiu is not a big name, the reason for his refusal is: this may be a Hongmen banquet...

The situation is like this: Li Yi has a cousin Li Boyu, and Li Boyu's mother remarried and gave birth to a half-brother Gongsun Chen, who is a doctor. Once, Liu Xiu's eldest brother Liu Xuan invited him to come to see a doctor, but Gongsun Chen played a big name and did not come. So Liu Xuan, who was mixed with the underworld, was furious, rushed directly to someone's house, dragged Gongsun Chen out and killed him!

Today, Li Yi said that he wanted to invite himself to drink for no reason, what else could he do except retaliate? So Liu Xiu decided: avoid him and don't see him!

Two days later, Li Yi sent someone to invite Liu Xiu, but refused; In two days, please again, and refuse again. In the end, Li Yi sent someone to tell Liu Xiu again, and said sincerely, "I just sincerely want to invite you to a little wine, there is really no malice" Liu Xiu suddenly found that he might have thought too much. Forget it, let's go meet it. But he was still not sure in his heart, so he brought a sharp blade and hid it in his arms, and went to the banquet with the messenger...

It was Li Yi's cousin Li Tong who received Liu Xiu. At the banquet, Li Tong said straight to the point, "The world is disturbing hunger, Xinshi, Pinglin are prosperous, and Nanyang County is in turmoil" Liu Xiu squinted and listened: The world is hungry, and it is a good time for me to sell grain to make money; Thieves are prosperous, and the commotion in Nanyang is about my birds? I can't afford to mess with them, can I still afford to hide?

But at this time, Li Tong continued as if he had seen through the heavens, "The diagram shows that the Liu family should be revived, and the Li family will be the auxiliary" Liu Xiu finally heard it: Li Tong and Li Yi The two brothers are not looking for him to settle accounts today, but to partner with him and settle accounts with Wang Mang! No wonder Li Yi sent someone to invite Liu Xiu to drink three times before. It turned out that he wanted to buy Liu Xiu's potential stock before everyone else, and it will skyrocket in the future, and the profits will inevitably be considerable.

Thinking of this, Liu Xiu was entangled in his heart. Seriously, the current price of grain has skyrocketed, and the grain sales are also quite good. Although the profits are not as high as those of the rebellion, they are safe. In today's troubled times, safety is more important than anything else. But if God does not take it, he will be blamed. Listen to God, if you want to be the son of heaven, you must rebel. But rebellion is to tie the head of the whole family to the waist and charge into battle, and high income is inevitably accompanied by high risk...

Just when Liu Xiu hesitated, Li Tong continued, "Wang Mang's defeat has appeared, the world has changed in all directions, occupying the mountains and cities, brother, what are you hesitating about?" A rebellion is like a stock market, where all forces are accumulating energy and rushing into it. The market in the morning can make early profits. This is the same as the principle of farming, the early bird will have worms, and when the birds have eaten all the worms, it will be too late for you to grab them.

But Liu Xiu continued to be silent and did not speak for a long time. He may still have his grain in his heart. If it weren't for this wine, he might have sold a lot of grain. To put it bluntly, I still can't get around the hurdle in my heart!

At this time, Li Tong seemed to see through Liu Xiu's thoughts, and then said, "My Li family, Wanxian surname, and my father is Zongqing's teacher. This kind of wealth, we have nothing to worry about, if we want to pull the flag and raise a big event, what are you still worried about those loads of millet to do" Li Tong's words woke up the dreamer! Liu Xiu suddenly thought of his eldest brother Liu Xiu. In the current troubled times, Liu Xuan will definitely rebel. If one rebels, the whole family must follow him in the revolution. Other than that, is there a better option? Selling grain is just a small business, and you don't know what tomorrow will be like if you do it today. Rebellion is a big business, and if you want high returns, you must invest in high risks. A boy was born between heaven and earth, so why don't he give it a go? The bend in my heart has finally been bypassed...

At this time, Liu Xiu spoke, "Rebellion, if you want to pull me to participate, then count me as a share."

If the attitude is clear, the following things will be much easier. In the end, the Li brothers and Liu Xiu agreed to prepare for an uprising on the day of the beginning of autumn. According to the regulations of the Han Dynasty, every year at the beginning of autumn, all counties across the country must review the militia. If you kill the leader at this ceremony to review the militia and use this militia unit for your own use, then it will be much easier to rebel... This is also the trick that Zhai Yi used 15 years ago, and the success rate is extremely high. Li Tong's target is Nanyang County. He has already planted eyes and ears in Nanyang County, and as long as he gets the two people of Doctor Zhen Fu and Zhengliang Qiuci, great things will be done!

Of course, this is a big gamble, and a certain amount of money must be raised. So where do you go to prepare your gambling money? Liu Xiu thought of his hometown: Chungling!

To rebel, it is necessary to have a reliable team. And the composition of this team, in addition to family members, is followed by fellow villagers. Thinking that Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, raised troops in Pei County to fight the world, didn't he rely on a group of hometown fathers and villagers?

Of course, it is very unreliable to let Liu Xiu come forward to recruit troops. The most reliable convener should be Liu Xiu's eldest brother Liu Xiu. Liu Jiu has been in the underworld for many years, looking forward to the stars and the moon, and looking forward to the day of rebellion... Therefore, when Liu Xiu and Li Yi came to Chungling, Liu Xiu immediately set out to convene a meeting of local underworld figures!

Liu Xuan generously stated at the meeting: "Wang Mang is tyrannical, and the world is falling apart. Now there are years of drought and war, and this is the time when the king is reckless. We should also take action, restore the cause of our ancestors, and set the autumn of eternity" The meeting unanimously passed a resolution. After the meeting was dismissed, everyone went home and called for the family members, and at the same time mobilized the young children of Chungling to join the army.

However, no one expected that the young people in Chungling would flee one after another, and no one wanted to be a soldier. But it didn't take long for the runaways to return.

Everyone wants to run because they are afraid of being pulled into the water by Liu Xuan, and it is easy to get into the water and difficult to get ashore; And when they came back, they found that Liu Xiu had put on a silk coat and a big crown, completely bid farewell to farming, and changed into a general's costume to enlist in the army. In the eyes of the children of Chungling, Liu Xiu has always been loyal and honest, timid and afraid of things. Such a person wants to rebel, why should they lose to Liu Xiu?

So, under the exemplary leadership of the third brother Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu finally pulled up a team of his own, a total of seven or eight thousand people, called the Chungling Army. Liu Xuan called himself the Pillar Tiandu Department. This year, Liu Xiu was 28 years old.

However, at this moment, an unfortunate news came - the secret rebellion was leaked! The incident originated from the fact that Li Yi and Li Tong's cousins were not secret. Li Tong's father, the master of Zongqing in the new dynasty at the time, and the master of stargazing and studying diagrams, Li Shou, once told his son Li Tong a sentence "The revival of the Liu family, supplemented by the Li family" It was this sentence that made the Li brothers make up their minds to secretly meet Liu Xiu and arrange trouble!

Therefore, if the Li brothers want to think about it, they must first notify their old father Li Shou, who is in the capital Chang'an at this time, and ask him to flee quickly. But...

It was his cousin Li Ji who was sent by Li Tong to Chang'an to report the news. As a result, Li Ji died of illness in the middle of the road, and Li Shou failed to escape from Chang'an in time. When Li Tong's affair was revealed, Wang Mang ordered Li Shou to be taken into custody. After listening to Huang Xian's advice, he did not operate on Li Shou for the time being. But Nanyang County soon reported: Li Tong fled and was plotting to raise troops... Wang Mang was furious and ordered Li Shou, Huang Xian and the Li family in Chang'an to be killed! At the same time, Nanyang County was also ordered to carry out a clan punishment against the Li family. A total of 64 people were killed and burned in Zhiwan County, Nanyang County!

Now that the matter has been leaked, it was originally planned to get the magistrate of Nanyang County on the day of the beginning of autumn and rob his troops to revolt, but it was impossible. What now? Liu Jiu believes that only the seven or eight thousand people in Liu's class will not be able to achieve the climate. The priority is to unite. Only by uniting can we strengthen our momentum and have enough strength to defeat Wang Mang... Liu Xuan has already thought of the objects to be united: Xinshi soldiers and Pinglin soldiers.

Liu Xuan sent his clansman Liu Jia to lobby Wang Feng, the leader of the Xinshi soldiers, and Chen Mu, the leader of the Pinglin soldiers. The other party soon came back with a message: it was no problem to form an alliance. On the issue of opposing Wang Mang, our position is the same! Now there is meat to grab together, grab together and share... The matter was thus decided, and the offensive route was drawn: the three-way coalition army first met at Changhui, then went all the way north to attack Huyang County and Jianyang County, and finally took Nanyang County Zhiwan County!

In October, the three armies successfully rendezvous, and soon captured Tangzi Township, Huyang County, and beheaded the Huyang County Lieutenant. In Huyang County, Liu Xiu was also able to replace the oxen he rode when he first started the army with a stolen horse... But it was also in Huyang County that there was infighting between the three rebel armies. The reason is the unfair distribution of meat.

Liu Xuan's Lingling army was very fine, and the soldiers of Xinshi and Pinglin were busy attacking the city, but they were in a hurry to grab the property. Xinshi and Pinglin soldiers turned around and suddenly found that they screamed: After saying that there is meat to eat together, why did the Lingling army rob so much meat but didn't take it out and share it? The soldiers of Xinshi and Pinglin were all emotional. They shouted: If Liu Xuan doesn't take out the meat and divide it, we will fight with the Chung Ling army first!

At the critical moment, Liu Xiu came to find his eldest brother Liu Xuan, "Whenever you do big things, you can't be greedy for small profits." You know: our rebellion has just hit the road, there is Jianyang in front, there is Wanxian in front of Jianyang, and there is Chang'an City in front of Wanxian... There is still a long way to go, and there is still a long way to go before the success of the revolution! Comrades must strive to unite. If you want to resolve the current crisis, you must take out the meat we grabbed and distribute it to others" Liu Xiu's words successfully served the eldest brother. Liu Xuan agreed to divide the meat. When the soldiers of Pinglin and Xinshi saw that there was meat together, they all turned their anger into joy...

A crisis has finally been resolved. The next stop: Jianyang County, which was also taken down soon. At the same time, Li Yi and Deng Chen also came to the meeting with their own clan guests.

The coalition forces maintained high morale and continued to advance. But Liu Jiu didn't know: the opponent had dug a big hole in front of him and was waiting for him to jump!