Because Liu Xiu was a controversial and excluded cadre in the Genshi Dynasty, Liu Xuan and others only gave him an official title on this business trip, and did not give hands or hands

Feed and grass for the horses:

You Liu Xiu go and break through, and completing the mission can be regarded as the expansion and consolidation of the original regime; If someone kills you, you can only say that you are unlucky!

But what if Liu Xiu goes it alone?

The senior cadres of the First Dynasty didn't think too much about this fateful issue, they were thinking about something else, and we'll talk about it later.

Some history books say that Liu Xiu went on a business trip almost single-handedly (bicycles in Hebei), which also has some truth.

In fact, Liu Xiu didn't need to send more soldiers from the First Dynasty at all, that would be too much of a hindrance. Just give me the flag in your hand is enough!

Liu Xiu knows very well and is very sure that with his character, ability and prestige, even if he is alone, he can perform wonderful stories!

Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered the words of the boss of a multinational company. He said, even if my business is all reduced to ashes overnight, with the enterprise

I can rebuild the brand and culture of the industry very quickly.

I am also reminded of the words of a famous collector who is a big name in the industry and has his own priceless museum, and who is attracted to him for his treasures

The endlessly. He said that even if my museum disappeared overnight, I would still be able to make a good living, no matter what city I was in.

I think the self-confidence of these two successful people comes from their strength: the company's brand and culture, the individual's talent and prestige.

I'm good, so I'm not afraid to start all over again.

I'm good, so I'm not afraid to start all over again at any point.

Liu Xiu is the same, from the time when his eldest brother was hacked, he was ready to start all over again.

Of course, he is not alone at all.

When he was ordered to go from Wancheng to Luoyang to clean up the office space for the First Dynasty as the acting lieutenant of the Si Li, Liu Xiu summoned some

He arranged his own confidants and cronies to develop forces everywhere.

Now, he is on a business trip to Hebei, and more cronies and some "fans" who have never met have come to take refuge.

For a time, many heroes in the world were optimistic about Liu Xiu.

For example, the loyal and capable Feng Yi, he and Miao Meng were ordered by Liu Xiu to stick to 5 counties including their father's city, and withstood the attack of more than 10 groups of soldiers of the First Dynasty.

Liu Xiu went to Luoyang and passed through his father's city, he opened the city gate, offered cattle, horses, grain and wine, and gave a warm welcome.

(And Guangwu is the captain of the school, the road passes through the father city, and the other is to open the door to serve cattle and wine.) ）

Liu Xiu was naturally very happy and appointed Feng Yi as the secretary general (chief bookkeeper) and Miao Meng as the secretary-general.

A group of fellow villagers recommended by Feng Yi, such as Cho Period, Shu Shou, Duan Jian, Zuo Long, etc., Liu Xiu all appointed them as his officials and brought them to Luoyang.

Since then, Feng Yi, Cho Qi and others have found their own position in life, followed Liu Xiu's southern expedition to the north, twisted and turned, and performed their wonderful lives.

Now, Liu Xiu is going to Hebei, of course, he has to take them with him.

There is also Wang Ba, who returned to his hometown Yingyang after following Liu Xiu to fight Kunyang.

When Liu Xiu went to Luoyang and passed through Yingyang, Wang Ba asked his father to continue to follow Liu Xiu with his relatives and friends.

Dad said to him, "I'm too old to go to the battlefield anymore, go ahead, you must work hard." ”

Liu Xiu appointed Wang Ba as the meritorious Cao Lingshi and brought him to Luoyang.

Now go to Hebei, Liu Xiu also brought him.

When Liu Xiu won the great victory in Kunyang and returned to the army through Yingyang, he gave up his position in the county government to defect to Liu Xiu and was appointed as the history of the disciple.

This time when he went to Hebei, Liu Xiu took him with him and appointed him as a military city commander to specialize in discipline.

Well, since Liu Xiu's cronies and fans are gathering one after another, we will introduce them one after another.

Of course, whoever performs well, we will spend more tongues.

Forget it, Liu Xiu brought hundreds of people on this business trip.

That's a big team today. But in that troubled era, in the period of cold weapons, if you want to make some movement, these people are really pitiful.

However, Liu Xiu was determined to use these people to make a big move.

The complex situation in Hebei has already been introduced.

Liu Xiu came here, keenly observed and calmly analyzed the situation, and decided to use both soft and hard measures, first to gain a foothold, and then to expand the sphere of influence: to work on the side

On the one hand, to strengthen their ranks, to adopt a friendly policy and flexible strategy, to salute first and then to soldiers, to surrender the armed forces and local cadres, who are not convinced or

If you cause trouble, you will fight!

This is what the history books say about Liu Xiu's "Zhenwei Zhou Department" in Hebei.

When he first arrived, Secretary-General Feng Yi made a suggestion to Liu Xiu, which fully reflected Feng Yi's foresight and coincided with Liu Xiu's ideas. He said: "The common people of the world have long been harmed by Wang Mang, and they have long missed the Han Dynasty. Now the generals under the First Emperor are tyrannical again,

Wherever they looted, the common people were disappointed, feeling that they were very unreliable and could not be counted on. Now that you have the power to do so, you should spread it widely

Favor, the implementation of moral government. There are the chaotic governments of Xia Wei and Shang Xuan, and only then can there be the merits of Shang Tang and King Wu of Zhou; People are hungry and thirsty for a long time, and it is easy to satisfy them. So, you

Officials and subordinates should be assigned as soon as possible, patrolling all counties and counties, cleaning up unjust prisons, resolving contradictions, and extending favors, so that the world will naturally return to its heart. ”

Secretary-General Feng's suggestion was highly praised by Liu Xiu and was immediately implemented.

Of course, at this time, it was not only Feng Yi who actively spoke to Liu Xiu, a young man named Deng Yu followed him from afar, making Liu Xiuxi happy

Out of sight.

We're going to give you a good introduction to this young man.

Deng Yu, whose name is Zhonghua, is a new savage in Nanyang, is Liu Xiu's eldest fellow, Yin Lihua's younger fellow, and Liu Xiu's classmate when he was studying Taixue in Chang'an.

Deng Yu grew up in a wealthy family and received a good education. He was smart and clever, liked to learn, and was proficient in Confucianism at a very young age, and was good at poetry and books (devoted to scriptures).

But he is not a person who reads hard and drills the horns of the bull, he is good at reading people, and he is also good at current affairs.

When he was only 13 years old, he went to Chang'an Taixue for further study.

(Thirteen years old, able to recite poetry, employed in Chang'an)

In the highest university in the capital, Deng Yu met his brother Liu Xiu, who was 8 years older than him. He has a reputation for being a well-known person, and when he saw Liu Xiu, he thought he was not ordinary

people have the intention of getting close to Liu Xiu.

(Although Yu was young, he saw that Guangwu knew that he was very human, so he went on a blind date.) ）

Liu Xiu also likes his little fellow countryman very much, and the two have become friends.

But because Liu Xiu did not have the ambition of the emperor at this time, Deng Yu had just entered adolescence, and the two formed a close friendship in Taixue in addition to studying, discussing politics, and forming a close friendship

, and didn't make much of a move.

A few years later, Liu Xiu returned to his hometown to farm.

After a few more days, Deng Yu also returned to his hometown Xinye and became a well-known local scholar.

When Xiao Deng Bu and Liu Xiu became a young man who returned to his hometown, the armed struggle against Wang Mang was surging all over the country, and the Nanyang area was also very lively.

The story of Liu Xuan and Liu Xiu's brothers is circulating everywhere, and Xiao Deng also knows it.

When Liu Xuan was proclaimed emperor and the first dynasty was established, many people recommended Xiao Deng to find an errand in the new regime, but Xiao Deng did not do it.

(And the Han soldiers, more beginning, Haojie recommended Yu, Yu refused to follow.) ）

It's not that Xiao Deng has no intention of pursuing a career, but the world is too chaotic, and he can't figure out which corrector or which is more promising for a while, so he can only wait and see what happens.

Old classmate Liu Xiu was here, and he didn't have time to contact him.

Since Liu Xiu raised the army in October 22 AD, too many things have happened in a year.

As soon as Liu Xiu raised his troops, he switched to war; As soon as the Kunyang victory was achieved, the murder of Liu Xuan occurred; Liu Xiugang was appointed as the lieutenant of the school, that is, he went north to Luoyang; Not out

After a few months, Liu Xiu went on a business trip to Hebei again.

It's not that I don't understand, the world is changing fast.

Right now, Senior Brother Liu Xiu is going to Hebei Town to comfort the party, and Xiao Deng thinks that this senior brother and his opportunity have come!

He believed that Liu Xiu was not a thing in the pool after all, and he also believed that he could only be useful if he defected to his command.

So, Xiao Deng braved the cold wind of early winter, traveled thousands of miles, and rushed to Hebei alone. chased until Yecheng (now southwest of Linzhang, Hebei), and he finally

Meet Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu has always liked this little classmate of hers, and she was very happy to see him coming from afar.

(Guangwu is very happy to see it)

However, Liu Xiu wanted to play a joke with him. He said to this junior brother:

"I now have the power to worship the general, you came all the way here, do you want to get an official and a half-job?"

(I have to worship exclusively, I am born far away, and I would rather be a servant?) ）

Deng Yu said seriously:

"It's not."

"And what are you doing here?"

Deng Yu had a stomach to say, so he didn't have the heart to play around, and replied seriously: "I hope you can add virtue to the four seas and get the world, and I can get it."

The work of neutral size is also famous in history. ”

When Liu Xiu heard this, he couldn't help but smile when he saw Deng Yu's expression again, so he left him to live with him and catch up all night.

(Guangwu laughed, because of the stay of gossip.) ）

It was an extremely important meeting.

Liu Xiu was extremely emotional!

Since Liu Xiu was young and sensible, he has experienced the hardships of cropping, the hardships of trafficking, the loneliness of studying hard in the cold window, and the embarrassment of his family

Wang's worries, he has long tasted the heat and coldness of the world.

In the past year since he started the army, there is no shortage of supporters around him, and many people have turned away.

Now, when he was in adversity and everything had to start from scratch, from Deng Yu's mouth, he heard for the first time that a person had a great revival of himself

The industry promises for life, and I am very moved!

was originally an old friend who liked each other, but now they have come together for a common goal, so naturally there are endless old feelings and endless new ones

Friendship.

Liu Xiu asked the people around him to call Deng Yu "General Deng", and often left him to live with him to discuss important matters together.

(Because of the order, the left and right numbers Yu said General Deng.) Always stay in the middle, and discuss with the plan. ）

In fact, he didn't have to wait long at all, and on the night he saw Liu Xiu, he proposed his views and countermeasures to the current situation to him.

Speaking of which, I can't help but think of 184 years later, the excellent Zhuge Liang replied to Liu Bei, a descendant of Liu Han.

A real politician looks at the situation like a master playing a game, and he can take one move and see several moves.

Deng Yu's words that night, of course, were not as famous as Zhuge Liang's Longzhong answer later, but they were also very practical.

He said: "Although the capital of the First Dynasty was in the Kansai region, the vast area east of the Kushan Mountains had not yet been settled, and there were still peasant rebels in the Red Mei and Qingcalf Mountains

Hundreds of thousands of people. The Sanfu area (referring to the three counties of Jingzhao, Left Fengyi, and Right Fufeng) is full of heroes and strong people who support their own troops and are gathering. The first emperor did not have a siege

Suppressing and controlling them, but also failing to concentrate everyone's opinions to make correct decisions. The generals at the beginning were all short-sighted mediocre people, completely dependent on luck

Qi climbed to his current position, just thinking about greedy money and prestige, which is just a momentary pleasure. None of them are loyal, wise, and scheming

People who are far-sighted come to sincerely assist the emperor (the first emperor) and stabilize the masses. Now that the world is falling apart, the situation is already clear. It's like this

Son, it makes no sense for you to settle the border counties and assist the government for it. I think today's plan is better to recruit the heroes of the world and win the hearts of the people.

Like Emperor Gaozu did back then, he established a grand cause and saved the people of Li from fire and water. Relying on your talents, virtues, wisdom and courage, there is no problem in pacifying the world. ”

These words are very important, it can be seen in "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty - The Biography of Deng Kolie", who is interested, you can think about it carefully.

Liu Xiu listened to Deng Yu's words and thought that it was not only far-sighted, but also in line with his own mind; It not only strengthened the confidence of the world, but also largely determined

The basic strategy for the next step. He was very happy (Guangwu Dayue) and from then on kept this young strategist by his side as the chief thinker.

Taking advantage of the fact that Liu Xiu is not too busy at this time, I also want to tell you that this dialogue is also the ideal of two scholars to govern the country and secure the country, and to use the world to help the world

Pleasant exchanges.

Liu Xiu's accurate positioning in his life should be a scholar with great achievements.

He is full of knowledge and is a great Confucian, but he does not read dead books, and he pays great attention to applying what he has learned.

In the troubled times, he gradually established the life goal of the inner saint and the outer king from the original life pursuit of being a big official and marrying a beauty.

The essence of his life goal of "inner saint and outer king" is to love the people, reassure the people, and put people first; In the action above the attack, military strategy, Jun

Under the sky.

Therefore, Liu Xiu greatly appreciated and paid special attention to the "praying the people's heart" proposed by Xiao Deng's junior brother.

In fact, Liu Xiu has long paid attention to the work of winning the hearts and minds of the people.

At the beginning of the merger of the children of Chungling with Xinshi and Pinglin, they were almost merged because of the uneven distribution of the spoils, and Liu Xiu resolutely took the property in the hands of the sons of Chungling

All of them were distributed to allies, and the crisis was resolved; After the victory in Kunyang, he insisted on distributing the captured military supplies to the people, which was all because he took the overall situation into account

, love the people, friendly to others.

As for his recent visit to Luoyang to tidy up his office and lead his subordinates to successfully reproduce the prestige of the Han family, it further shows that he does not follow the crowd and clarifies

The ambition of the world.

Of course, since the incident, he has been mostly arranged to do some rough and heavy work, and the opportunity to be alone like the bloody battle in Kunyang and the tidying up of Luoyang is too much

Few.

Now, he finally presides over a place and a work independently, and can fully express his own ideas and realize his own will independently

Figure!

He shouted deep in his heart: I want everyone to see, Liu Xiu's siege of the city and the battle of the village are all overcome, and the governance and love of the people have also won the hearts of the people!

Then do it!

In the face of the complex and difficult situation in Hebei and the influx of cronies and fans, Liu Xiu's heart was full of enthusiasm for work.

However, his heart is hot, but his mind is not hot.

His specific work ideas are very clear and his actions are orderly.

Everywhere he went, he arranged for everyone to first inspect cadres at all levels, decide on their ability to be promoted or retained, and restore the organizational structure and official names of the Han Dynasty

Call; clearing lawsuits, redressing wrongful convictions, and releasing misdemeanor and acquitted prisoners; Abolish some of Wang Mang's harsh and absurd practices.

It's been a long drought!

Some decent cadres and the broad masses have long been manipulated by Wang Mang, and they are very happy and welcome the actions of Liu Xiu and his party, vying for meat and wine

Treat them to it.

(The officials are happy, and they compete for cattle and wine to welcome their labor.) ）

No matter when, it is already a great success to be welcomed by the people to such an extent!

However, Liu Xiu wants far more than that. He strictly requires the staff around him: do not eat invitations, do not be polite, and do not take advantage of work to seek anything

Gain.

When he arrived in Handan, Liu Xiu also gave Feng Yi and Choshi a secret job:

Secretly and conscientiously investigate the ideological behavior of middle and high-ranking cadres, whether they are willing to work together or unwilling to be attached, and make a list and report it.

(Yin strip 2,000 stones, the chief of the concentric and non-attached.) ）

Policy and employing people are the two lifelines of government, and Liu Xiu has a deep understanding of this and firmly grasps it.

Of course, at this time, Liu Xiu was still active as an official of the First Dynasty, and the development of personal power was still in the stage of not saying anything.

He did this out of the following considerations:

First, the Genshi Dynasty and its coalition forces are currently strong and prestigious.

As mentioned earlier, the brothers Liu Xuan and Liu Xiu fought in Kunyang, took Wancheng, and cleaned up Luoyang, and won high prestige among the common people. And the common people think of him

The two brothers are good cadres of the First Dynasty. Even the great victory in Kunyang, which was directly commanded by Liu Xiu and played a decisive role in the destruction of Wang Mang's regime, was also by the common people

Credit the credit to the name of the First Dynasty.

There's nothing wrong with that. Because their brothers and sons are the cadres of the beginning, their achievements are the achievements of the beginning, and their prestige has also enhanced the prestige of the beginning

Hope.

Ordinary people do not have the opportunity to understand the rights and wrongs within the Genshi Dynasty, but only know that the Genshi Coalition Army is invincible, represented by Liu Xiu

The first cadres are good. In addition, the dirty affairs of the first dynasty have not been fully exposed, and the common people have temporarily pinned their hopes on the revival of the Han dynasty in this government

Right on the body.

Therefore, bringing the flag of reviving the Han dynasty from the first dynasty and using the signboard of the first official to carry out the work can get twice the result with half the effort, and it is also Liu Xiu's sake

Define a strategy.

Why not?

The second is that Liu Xiu's current strength is not big enough.

Although there are hundreds of people around him, it is obviously impossible for all of them to be as good and loyal as Deng Yu, Feng Yi, Cho Period, Sai Zun and others, and they are in trouble

It's also normal to slip away a few.

After Liu Xuan ascended the throne, the children of Chungling had been dispersed, and most of them followed Liu Xuan, even if they were all pulled over, there were only 10,000 people.

Although he himself has outstanding merits and outstanding abilities, the common people still look at him and the First Dynasty together, if he suddenly beats his own

Banner, we have not yet been mentally prepared, and there must be a process of ideological transformation.

What's more, fighting the world is not the same as usurping the world, it is not a one-person job at all, and it is not even a job that a few people can do well.

Therefore, Liu Xiu judged the situation and decided to work in the name of the chief official and the minister of the imperial mission for the time being, and gradually accumulate and expand his own power.

Win the hearts of the people, until the strength grows to a certain extent, and then turn the other cheek.

People say that "a big man can stretch and bend", and a big politician should be good at accurately grasping the situation and timing, and rationally arrange his own expansion and retreat.

Liu Xiu can be said to have a deep understanding of this and use it freely.

Third, Liu Xiu also wanted to test the hearts and minds of the broad masses of cadres and the masses, especially the cadres.

Now that Wang Mang has been extinguished and the new has just been established, the whole country is in chaos and is in a state of political vacuum.

The broad masses of the people in our country are relatively simple and kind, and their requirements are not high, as long as the officials do not bully them and let them pass their own

If you work to live a good life, you will definitely be able to get their support.

However, there is no need to hide that in many cases, ordinary people are also easy to be fooled.

For example, Wang Mang, didn't he fool the people of the world for decades?

Decades are almost negligible in the long river of history, but they are too powerful for a generation and a person: how many decades can there be in life?

Liu Xiu is confident in winning the support and support of the people, and has lived at the bottom of the society for a long time, and he understands the joys, sorrows, and sorrows of the people.

While winning over the common people, he wanted to see what these cadres of the former Wang Mang regime were thinking and what they wanted to do, especially to see them

How to deal with the relationship with the first dynasty. After all, these people are still in their seats, and they have a lot of energy.

In this way, since crossing the Yellow River, the work in the prefectures and counties where he has been visited has been smoothly advanced, which fully shows that Liu Xiu's strategy has been successful.

The broad masses of cadres and the masses are happy that there are good cadres like Liu Xiu in the First Dynasty, but some smart people can still see why.

It was also when he was in Handan that another fan of Liu Xiu came to defect.

This fan's name is Geng Chun.

For Geng Chun, everyone should be familiar with him, his father Geng Ai has just been confirmed as Jinan Taishou by Gengshi, and he himself has just been appointed as a cavalry lieutenant by Gengshi.

He was ordered to comfort the Zhao and Wei regions.

The person who handled the appointment of these two cadres was Li Yi, a red man of the First Dynasty and the King of Wuyin, who was touring the county.

It was from Li Yi that Geng Chun saw and confirmed the ** depravity of the first cadre, and he was very disappointed in this dynasty. Now, I heard that Liu Xiulai came

When he arrived in Handan, he hurried to meet him.

As soon as Liu Xiu met, he found that this was a talent and admired Geng Chun very much.

(The ancestors took it deeply.) ）

It should be said that Liu Xiu's unique vision and ability to know and employ people are indeed very comparable.

On the journey of dominating the world, many of the people he used, including Geng Chun, were able to play a full role, and they were loyal to him all their lives.

Geng Chun traveled to Chang'an to study in his early years, and he was also a scholar, and when he saw Liu Xiu, he was overwhelmed by his gentlemanly bearing.

Next, Geng Chun also found that Liu Xiu was surrounded by many talents, and the law and discipline of commanding generals and troops were also very strict, unlike other generals, so he offered war horses

and hundreds of silks, asking to follow Liu Xiugan.

(Pure retreat, seeing that the official generals will not have the same degree of war as the general, so they ask for their own settlement, and sacrifice hundreds of horses and silks.) ）

It takes a lot of courage and determination for Geng Chun to do so.

Because he was born in a high-ranking family and was also a large family, he had served as an official (Nayanshi) in Wang Mang's central organ, and he had just been appointed by the First Dynasty

It is an important cadre (cavalry captain) who can patrol one side.

According to the strength of his old Geng family, especially the vision and means of playing politics, Geng Chun wants to have a good career and live a prosperous and comfortable life

Living is not a problem at all.

Giving up being a party leader who looks like a promising future, and going to help another party member who is being excluded, if he Geng Chun is not very good

disappointed, very optimistic about Liu Xiu, he would never do this!

Okay, Geng Chun's more wonderful performances will be talked about later, because at this time, another person came to see Liu Xiu in a hurry.

Everyone, pay attention, this person's name is Liu Lin.