When Liu Xiu took a group of his henchmen and fans to Xindu in a hurry, he was warmly welcomed by Ren Guang, the county guard.

At this time, due to seeing that the Gengshi Dynasty had entered the late stage, Wang Lang's false claim that the identity of Emperor Cheng's illegitimate son was bullish in a straight line, and most of the Hebei region was bullish

Several counties and feudal countries were subordinated to Wang Lang, except for the two counties of Xindu and Hecheng.

In Xindu, Liu Xiu began his new dangerous and wonderful road to the world.

Ren Guang is Liu Xiu's fellow countryman, colleague and fan.

He is a native of Wancheng, Nanyang, and has been very loyal since he was a child, and is deeply loved by the villagers. When he was young, he worked as a rural cadre and a county and county yamen in his hometown

of ordinary staff.

(Less loyal, loved by the township.) At first, he was a townsman and a county official. ）

But he must be a serious, steady, and very particular person. Because he doesn't have deep social connections, he can quickly and continuously move up the ladder

Yamen Sheng.

It's funny to say that when the Changean coalition army took Wancheng, a group of soldiers wanted to take off him and snatch him away when they saw that his clothes were bright and neat.

If he refuses, the soldiers will kill him and rob him of his clothes.

After years of disasters and famines, and still fighting wars, both soldiers and civilians lack food and clothing, and it is not uncommon to kill people for a piece of clothing and a few steamed buns.

At the critical moment, Liu Ci, who happened to be the first Guangluxun, rushed to save him.

Ren Guang was very grateful, so he led his relatives and friends to defect to Liu Ci and was appointed as a partial general.

This position was at the same level as Liu Xiu's position at that time.

During the Battle of Kunyang, he fought side by side with Liu Xiu, and Wang Xun and Wang Yi were killed and fled, and the whole army was annihilated.

When the first dynasty moved its capital to Luoyang, Ren Guang was appointed as the Taishou of Xindu.

Wang Lang was proclaimed emperor in Handan, and the counties and counties of Hebei and the feudal country were obedient, and he resolutely did not follow the trend.

Not only that, but he also united and led a group of people from the county yamen to mobilize and organize the military and civilians to work together to defend Xindu City.

As a native of Wancheng, Nanyang, Ren Guang not only has rich experience in government work, but also witnessed all the processes before and after the opening of the First Dynasty

Liu Xiu's all the processes of dominating the situation and enduring humiliation.

He is not so much defending the city as he is guarding the city to wait for masters, such as Liu Xiu.

At the latest, when Liu Xiu came to Hebei this time, he decided that in this troubled world, the real master was Liu Xiu!

One day, Tingpeng of Fuliu County (now northwest of Ji County, Hebei) came to Renfu with Wang Lang's surrender document and persuaded Ren Guang to surrender to Wang Lang.

Ren Guang was unmoved.

In order to show the cadres and the masses his determination not to ignore Wang Lang and stick to Xindu, Ren Guang decisively beheaded this court in the downtown area, and at the same time, increased the number of 4,000

Elite soldiers, defend the city with all your might!

However, although he has high prestige and great determination, in the face of the menacing Wang Lang's men, he has no idea how long such a lonely city can be defended.

When he was worried and in trouble, Liu Xiu arrived. He was overjoyed, immediately opened the city gate, and led local military and political cadres to welcome Liu Xiu and his party

Hotel, eat, rest, and discuss the plan to resist Wang Lang.

The vast number of cadres and masses in Xindu already admired Liu Xiu, and coupled with Ren Guang's propaganda, everyone pinned their hopes on reviving the Han dynasty and their own future

Liu Xiu has become his fan.

Therefore, when Liu Xiu entered the city, everyone excitedly shouted: "Long live!" ”

(The people all say long live.) ）

As we all know, "hooray" is a technical term with a strict and specialized purpose.

This term must be used when it should be used, and when it should not be used, or if it is used incorrectly, the consequences can be very serious.

Everyone shouts "Long live" at this time, whether to call Liu Xiu directly, or to express the excitement when you have the backbone, or both, we

It is difficult to judge accurately, but it is clear that Liu Xiu is the master that everyone has been waiting for for a long time.

It's a very interesting scene.

In fact, he can't rest too much at all, and Liu Xiu must arrange the next move as soon as possible. He consulted with everyone and believed that there were too few troops available at hand

, it is difficult to become a climate, you might as well use the two armed forces of the nearby city head road and Lizidu.

(If you want to enter the city head of the road, the strength of the army is in the army.) ）

However, Ren Guang firmly disagreed.

Let's briefly introduce these two teams, they have made a name for themselves in troubled times, and it is not easy.

Chengtouzi Lu's surname is Zeng, the word Zilu, is a native of Dongping (now Shandong).

In the last years of Xin Mang, when it became fashionable to fight Wang Mang, he and Liu Xu, a native of Feicheng (now Shandong), raised troops at the head of the city of Luxian (now Mengyindong, Shandong).

It is known as "Chengtouzi Road".

He led the crowd to kill and loot between the Yellow River and Jishui, and soon grew to more than 200,000 people. After the opening of the First Dynasty, he took the initiative to send someone to meet him

He showed his willingness to submit and was appointed as the Taishou of Donglai.

The situation of Rikodu is similar to that of Zhan Zeng.

He was a native of Donghai County (now Tancheng, Shandong), and in the last years of Xinmang, he raised troops in his hometown and was active in Xuzhou and Yanzhou, with 60,000 or 70,000 troops.

He also expressed his obedience and was appointed as the pastor of Xuzhou.

Since these two people nominally submitted to the beginning, Liu Xiu thought that they could be used by me, and tried to use their strength to compete with Wang Lang.

However, Ren Guang thinks these two people are unreliable.

After discussing this, Liu Xiu asked:

"Now that we have few troops, what should we do?"

(How's that for a small number of soldiers?) ）

Ren Guang said:

"You can quickly recruit from several nearby counties, and if you are not very motivated, you can take the method of letting him loot to stimulate the excitement. People are

greedy for money, so that they can recruit soldiers. ”

(You can raise and run for your life, go out to attack the side counties, if you don't surrender, listen to it and plunder it; If people are greedy for money, soldiers can be recruited. ）

It's not a good idea. Allowing his subordinates to loot before and after the war to mobilize everyone's enthusiasm is pure banditry.

However, due to the simplicity and practicality of this trick, many soldiers have used it throughout the ages. For example, the Green Forest Army and the Red Eyebrow Army are commonly used.

But in any case, it is also inhumane.

When he was about to reach the end of his rope, Liu Xiu adopted this suggestion.

In this way, Liu Xiu and Ren Guang took the stimulus measures of offering bounties and promising to allow indulgence, and soon recruited more than 4,000 horses.

(Sejo was given 4,000 people in Fa Pan County.) ）

At this time, Hecheng County (now Jin County, Hebei) Taishou Pitong led troops to reinforcements, which greatly increased Liu Xiu's troops and morale.

Pi Tong is also a character, let's solemnly launch him.

Pi Tong, the word Weijun, a native of Xindu, is also from a cadre family, and his father Pi Ji once served as the Taishou of Liaoxi. Pi Tong served as the prince of Hecheng County when he was Wang Mang

Guard.

Not long ago, when Liu Xiu led the crowd to Hebei and arrived in Xiaquyang County, Pi Tong said that he would surrender. Liu Xiu appointed him to continue to serve as the county's governor.

Soon, Wang Lang was proclaimed emperor in Handan, and all parts of Hebei were obedient, only he and Xindu were too shou Renguang to stick to the city, waiting for Liu Xiu's arrival.

He firmly believes that Liu Xiu is the person he has admired for a long time.

The wind knows the strength of the grass.

Liu Xiu once said this to Wang Ba, and now it is appropriate for him to say it to Ren Guang and Pi Tong.

As soon as he heard that Liu Xiu had come from the south of Jixian County, Pi Tong hurriedly appointed Zhang Wan, the fifth official, and Yin Sui, the superintendent of posts, to lead more than 2,000 elite cavalry to greet Liu Xiu along the road

, and then immediately rushed to Xindu to meet Liu Xiu.

(It is the first to make the five senses Peng Zhang Wan, the post supervisor Yin Sui, select more than 2,000 horses, and welcome the ancestral army on the edge of the road.) Tong Xun and Shizu will believe in the capital. ）

At this time, Liu Xiu received the full support of Ren Guang and Pi Tong, and he felt a lot more at ease.

But there were no more than 10,000 soldiers, and he felt that his strength was still very thin.

In the face of the situation that all parts of Hebei are falling to Wang Lang, how to fight the next battle, Liu Xiu wants to hear everyone's opinions.

In addition to Liu Xiu's original subordinates, of course, Ren Guang and Pi Tong attended the meeting.

At the meeting, everyone's opinions were almost one-sided: escorted by Xindu soldiers, they should be transferred quickly, return to Chang'an in the west, and discuss the issue of Hebei and Wang Lang in the long run.

Obviously, everyone thinks that Hebei is already Wang Lang's world, and now with these 10,000 people to fight hard, it is equivalent to hitting a stone with an egg.

Besides, everyone has just learned the results of such encounters.

Pi Tong resolutely opposed the return to Chang'an in the west. He spoke eloquently and generously:

"Everyone's not right. The vast number of cadres and masses have been missing the revival of the Han family for a long time, so the name of the first establishment of the honor was immediately universally responded, and the capital was attached

The people in the vicinity welcomed the cleaning of the palace and the clearing of the roads. Even at the beginning, a soldier shouted with a weapon, and people thousands of miles away either abandoned the city and fled for their lives, or fell to the ground

Please drop. Since ancient times, no one has had such a great charisma. Look at this fortune teller Wang Lang, stealing his name and deceiving the world, gathering some rabble

, in the land of Yan and Zhao, shake the majesty. Ming Gong, you (referring to Liu Xiu) command the soldiers of our two counties, carry forward your might, what city can't you take it?! Hit what people fight

Defy?! Now, if we give up the foundation in Hebei and go west, we will not only lose Hebei in vain, but also alarm the capital area, which will indeed damage our prestige. If you

There is no need to conquer Wang Lang and recover Hebei to call, even the forces of Xindu are difficult to gather. Why? Because once you go west, then Handan Wanglang

The situation has settled down, and none of the common people will turn their backs on the ready-made master (Wang Lang) to follow you for thousands of miles, and everyone will definitely flee. ”

Pi Tong's remarks were clear-cut, well-argued, and eloquent, and convinced almost everyone at once.

He first bluntly pointed out that returning to Chang'an was the wrong choice; Then he analyzed the social reality of people's minds and men, and emphasized that Wang Lang's puppet regime was not

It was a rabble, and it was under the pretense of this social reality and the identity of the Liu Han clan that he made today's movements, once he was exposed, he would not be able to communicate with Liu at all

Show to contend with. Immediately afterwards, he analyzed the dangers of going west: First, the loss of Hebei and the shaking of the Gyeonggi region, even if he successfully escaped back to the beginning, there would be no good results

sub eating; the second is to affect the image and damage Liu Xiu's prestige; The third is that the soldiers of Xindu and Hecheng originally intended to recover Hebei and revive the Han dynasty with Liu Xiu, but they refused to stay away

When his hometown and relatives sent Liu Xiu to retreat to Chang'an, he would inevitably be separated and flee.

To put it bluntly, everyone wants to play in this Hebei locality, if Ming Gong you return to Chang'an in the west, the end will be that the tree will fall and scatter, first of all, Ming Gong you will finish.

It can be said that Pi Tong's words are reasonable, both far-sighted and down-to-earth, showing his extraordinary vision and strategy.

Of course, these words also show his admiration and loyalty to Liu Xiu.

These words are also very much in line with Liu Xiu's thoughts, and strengthen his confidence in continuing to stay in Hebei for development.

In fact, the success of social life, no matter how big or small, often lies in persevering more when it seems like it is about to be out of play.

Liu Xiu was impressed and admired Pi Tong, a new fan, and immediately decided to end the meeting and immediately began to prepare to stay and organize a crusade

Wang Lang's team, facing off against Wang Lang.

He appointed Pi Tong as the general of the Later Great, retained the position of the former and Cheng County Taishou, and led the soldiers and horses of the county to fight in the forward battle.

(Sejo stops at what he says.) On the same day, Bai Tong was the general of the queen, and Cheng Tai guarded the same as before, so that the generals were in the front. ）

Since he stayed to fight against Wang Lang, Liu Xiu made arrangements quickly and seriously.

Careful thinking and acting wisely, planning and acting are Liu Xiu's consistent style.

Think twice about everything, and once you have made up your mind, immediately and quickly mobilize all means and forces to organize and implement it, even if you are indomitable.

In order to expand the team as soon as possible and reverse the situation of playing more with less against Wang Lang, Liu Xiu decided to take a three-pronged approach:

The first is to take the existing forces at hand as the basic team, and immediately organize the Wang army to attack Wang Lang's stronghold; The second is to recover the counties and counties step by step, fighting at the same time

side expansion power; The third is to send Deng Yu, Feng Yi and other henchmen to go out to recruit soldiers and horses as a countermeasure.

Liu Xiu's current basic team that can be used to crusade against Wang Lang can only be the strength of these two counties for the time being, plus the ones that have just been recruited from nearby, which is not a total of them

Tens of thousands.

Here's what it looks like:

Pi Tong played as a striker for the rear general; Ren Guang was the general on the left, Li Zhong was the general on the right, and Wan Xuan was the general on the part, and he led the army to follow.

Liu Xiu named these brothers as liehous.

Liu Xiu also appointed Jia Fu as a partial general.

Taking advantage of the moment before the team was about to set off, I gave a brief introduction to the three generals Li Zhong, Wan Xuan, and Jia Fu.

The situation of Pi Tong and Ren Guang has been told to you just now.

Li Zhong, whose name is Zhongdu, is a native of Huang County, Donglai County, Yangzhou (now Longkou City, Shandong).

His father served as the governor of the Gaomi Marquis in his early years, and he himself worked in the grassroots yamen since Emperor Ping.

Everyone knows that since Emperor Ping, the government and the opposition have been very chaotic, and the world is declining, but he has won a good job because of his attention to etiquette, decency, and fairness

reputation is widely respected and trusted by the broad masses of cadres and the masses.

(And Zhongdu is called by good gifts.) …… The county is respectful. ）

After the opening of the First Dynasty, envoys were sent to tour various places, and Li Zhong was appointed as the governor of Xindu County.

Wan Xuan, the word Junyou, is a native of Maoling, Fufeng County (now Xianyang, Shaanxi).

There are very few records about Comrade Wan in history, and among the supporters around Liu Xiu, he is the kind that is inconspicuous. Right now, his

The position is the prefectural order of Shinto County in Shinto County.

Compared with Comrade Li and Comrade Wan above, Comrade Jia Fu not only has much more experience, but also is very vigorous, very individual, and very trusted by Liu Xiu

We can't help but introduce him.

Jia Fu, whose name is Junwen, is a native of Nanyang Champion (now northwest of Deng County, Henan).

He has liked to read and study since he was a child, and studied "Shangshu" under Li Sheng, a dancer. He is beautiful, has a good temperament, is diligent in his studies, has good grades, and is deeply affected

Teachers are heavy.

Once, Mr. Li said to his students with emotion:

"Jia Jun is dignified in appearance, magnificent, and proficient in academics, with great ambitions, and will be a material for generals in the future."

(Jia Jun's appearance is so ambitious, and he is good at learning, and he will be a weapon.) ）

In the last years of Wang Mang, Jia Fu worked in the county government (for the county Peng).

Once, the unit sent him on a business trip to Hedong to transport salt with more than 10 colleagues. Unexpectedly, on the way back, they were robbed by thieves.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the more than 10 colleagues threw the salt and fled for their lives.

He did not flee, but fought the thieves alone and transported the salt back to the county seat untouched.

The cadres and masses in the county praised him for his ability, keeping his promises, and his ability to do great things in the future.

Soon, the Green Forest Army revolted, and anti-reckless uprisings broke out one after another.

Jia Fu was unwilling to be lonely, resigned from public office, and also rebelled. He gathered hundreds of people, occupied Hayama, and proclaimed himself a general.

However, after a period of time, his rebellion did not improve much.

In fact, the matter of rebellion is very complicated, not only physical work, but also not only by enthusiasm, nor only by the personal qualities of the initiators.

Jia Fu felt that it was too hard and tiring to work alone, so he wanted to find a partner.

After the opening of the First Dynasty, he led his subordinates to defect to Liu Jia, the king of Hanzhong, and was appointed as a school captain.

It didn't take long for Jia Fu to see that the first dynasty soon entered the late stage, the dynasty was chaotic, the cadres were corrupt, and the people were centrifuged, so he moved his mind again.

Liu Jia is also an acquaintance of everyone. We also introduced earlier, he is Liu Xiu's cousin, he was an orphan since he was a child, and Liu Xiu's father adopted him

If you are out.

He has a benevolent temperament, likes to read and study, grew up with Liu Xiu, and later went to Chang'an Taixue to study together.

He was a kind, well-thought-out, and disciplined man.

If he was in peacetime, he could have gone to work in the yamen or opened a private school to teach apprentices. No matter where he is, he can still get a clerical job

Competent.

But the world is too chaotic, and he is helpless.

When the Liu Xiu brothers raised troops, he responded positively. Liu Xiu's brothers suffered a defeat in Xiaochang'an, and his wife and children were also killed.

Liu Xuan proclaimed himself emperor and named him a partial general.

When Liu Xuan moved the capital to Chang'an and the kings of Dafeng, he was named the king of Hanzhong and the general of Fuwei, with Nanzheng (now Zheng County, southwest Shaanxi) as the capital.

Jia Fu said to Liu Jia:

"I heard that those who wanted to do Yao Shun's things but failed to achieve their goals were Shang Tang and King Wu of Zhou; wanted to do Shang Tang and Zhou Wu's business but failed to achieve the goal,

It was the Duke of Qi Huan and the Duke of Wen of Jin; Those who wanted to do the things of Duke Qi Huan and Duke Wen of Jin but failed to achieve their goal were the Six Kingdoms; Instead, the rules of the Six Nations were established, and they wanted to keep it unswervingly

It is the one who will be able to achieve the goal of destroying the six kingdoms. Now that the Han family is prosperous, the king uses his clan relatives as a barrier and assistance, and he is also stable for a while. Not yet

Completely calm, but you just want to guard and protect what is happening now, my lord. Have you thought about it, what you want to keep, is it really worth protecting? ”

Jia Fu's words were sincere, although they were a little subtle, but the meaning was very clear:

Your Majesty, you must have the ambition of an emperor and cannot rest on your laurels. Now that the world is not completely calm, it's hard to say who laughs in the end. The king you want to protect

Can you really keep these things that you are given?!

Liu Jia listened to it and felt that Jia Fu's words were reasonable and ambitious, and he appreciated it very much.

However, Liu Jia believes that he is different from Liu Xiu's brothers, he is just a scholar, and he is not worthy of being an emperor.

Now although he is also a prince, this is in exchange for the identity and bloodline of the clan. If you have to work hard, it will be difficult for you to get this position.

Although there are many people who have thoughts about the position of the first brother now, they don't want to wade into this troubled water. It's not easy to fight for that seat and sit on that seat

of things.

It was really tiring!

So, Liu Jia said to Jia Fu:

"What you're saying is important, but it's not something I can afford. Now that Sima Liu Xiu is in Hebei, he will definitely be able to accept you and provide you with opportunities

。 I'll write a letter, you can take my letter to him. ”

Liu Jia decided from his heart that the person Jia Fu said who could undertake Yao Shun's affairs and achieve the great cause of Shangtang Zhouwu was Liu Xiu!

That person can only be Liu Xiu!

Jia Fu said goodbye to Liu Jia and immediately crossed the Yellow River north to defect to Liu Xiu. He continued to run around until Bairen (now Tangshan, Hebei) before he caught up with Liu Xiu and his party.

Through Deng Yu's introduction, he met Liu Xiu.

(After recovering from Jia, he crossed the river in the north of the book, and Guangwu Yubairen, because Deng Yu was summoned.) ）

Deng Yu recommended that Jia Fu has the talent of a general.

Liu Xiu personally inspected in person, and found that Jia Fu's insights and strategies were extraordinary, and his manners and conversations were different, so he admired him very much and appointed him as the general of the captives.

When announcing the appointment of Jia Fu, Liu Xiu saw that his horse was weak, so he personally untied his left horse and gave it to him to express his importance and preferential treatment.

(Fu Ma Zhen, Guangwu Xie Zuo Qi to give it.) ）

I don't know if you have noticed, Comrade Jia Fu is a person with a distinctive personality. He is good-looking, of course, he was given by his parents, and he is knowledgeable and has a good temperament

It's his acquired effort.

In his early years, when he was on a business trip to transport salt, he was able to fight off the thieves who scared away more than 10 of his colleagues, and we can only say that he was both wise and brave.

Of course, these are mainly talking about his ability and quality.

He also has a very outstanding characteristic: competitive and unwilling.

This feature is very interesting.

If you look at it from the front, it is to be able to charge into battle and bravely crown the three armies.

If you say it from the opposite side, it is to behave in a domineering manner, and to bully and fool colleagues (good Lingzhi and other generations).

For this, he offended a lot of people.

Some of Liu Xiu's subordinates saw that Jia Fu was too sharp, and he came later than everyone else and was so good at bullying people, so they wanted to join forces to squeeze him out.

They jointly wrote to Liu Xiu, suggesting that he be transferred to the county magistrate of Yanxian County (now Baixiang County, Hebei).

This person is too unusual, everyone doesn't want to get along with him, so let him stay and work in the place.

Liu Xiu respects and cherishes talents, and always uses his strengths and tolerates his weaknesses to people, and the same is true for Jia Fu.

Liu Xiu disagreed and was reluctant to let Jia Fu leave him, so he said to everyone:

"Jia Fu has the power to rush thousands of miles, and he has just been appointed to this position, and he can't be adjusted at will."

(Jia Du has the power to rush thousands of miles, so he can take up his post and don't get rid of it.) ）

Now, Liu Xiu is about to start a crusade against Wang Lang, and appoint Jia Fu as the partial general of the Wang army.

Alright, let's go.