Liu Lin is the eighth generation grandson of Emperor Jing of the former Han royal family. His father, Liu Yuan, was the king of Zhao Miao, and because of murder, he was killed by Da Honglu.

Liu Lin is somewhat similar to his father, good at numbers, morality, good at fighting grievances, and in the Zhao and Wei regions, he interacts with some heroes and chivalrous people.

Obviously, this is not a man who keeps to himself.

Of course, Liu Lin had heard of Liu Xiu's name for a long time, and he was very optimistic about him, and he also wanted to take the bus of reviving the Han dynasty by him. As soon as he saw Liu Xiu coming to Handan, he came

Come and see you at the door.

Liu Xiu warmly received this fellow sect.

As soon as they met, Liu Lin talked about ways to break the Red Eyebrow Army. As a meeting gift, he was also afraid that Liu Xiu would look down on him, and he wanted to fully express himself.

Now, discerning people are gradually seeing: Red eyebrows and more than the beginning will face off sooner or later!

The issue of the Red Eyebrow Army and the Hebei issue, as two key issues related to the life and death of the First Dynasty, are being smashed by the decision-making level of the First Dynasty.

Liu Xiu came to Hebei, which everyone is paying attention to. And hundreds of thousands of people in the Red Mei Army are entrenched in the north of Luoyang and Chang'an with strong dissatisfaction with the First Dynasty

To the east of the Yellow River.

Fan Chong and other core characters with red eyebrows ran back from the beginning of the change, feeling ashamed and annoyed, and were thinking about how to attack the change.

Liu Xiu thought to himself that the Red Eyebrow Army had very strong combat effectiveness, and it was not only the opponent of the beginning at present, but also his opponent in the future.

So, he asked for a way to defeat the Red Eyebrow Army.

Liu Lin said proudly: "Now that the Red Mei Army is in the east of the river, they can break through the Yellow River and flood them, and millions of people will make them fish and turtles." ”

("The red eyebrows are now on the east side of the river, but if the water is broken, millions of people can be made into fish.") ”）

It's a bad idea!

Whatever the motive, flooding people is a lack of morality and a crime!

Liu Xiu originally thought that Liu Lin would come up with some good idea to control Anbang, but it was such a poisonous plan, and he was very disdainful.

But Liu Xiu has a calm and introverted personality, is rigorous and kind, and when he first arrived, he didn't want to easily turn his face with others, so he just ignored him, and then went to Zhending (today

belongs to Hebei).

(Guangwu doesn't answer, it's really decided to go.) )

Liu Lin touched his nose and felt that Liu Xiu was not a person who could cooperate in conspiracy at all, and it was impossible for him to have any oil and water to fish, so he turned around

went to find his good friend Wang Lang: The world is so chaotic, there will never be no market for conspiracy and trickery.

In fact, although Liu Lin has the royal blood of Liu Han, he is just a frog at the bottom of the well, and if he is big, he is just a poisonous frog at the bottom of the well.

He only knew that Liu Xiu snubbed himself because he didn't have his own plan, but he didn't know how the strategy in the chest of a politician could be known to ordinary people!

The reason why Liu Xiu did not take Liu Lin's suggestion is, of course, because this is indeed a bad idea, once the embankment bursts, the flood will not only face Chi

If the Meijun is poured down, it will inevitably affect countless innocent people, and the humanitarian disasters, environmental hazards, and loss of popular support caused will not happen in one day

What can be repaid overnight.

Liu Xiu couldn't bear this situation anyway, couldn't accept it, and didn't want to see it.

This is one of them.

Second, Liu Xiu believes that he is not the opponent of the Red Eyebrow Army at present.

At present, there are hundreds of thousands, nearly a million people, and they have defeated many opponents, and their morale is booming. Although there are a few loyal cronies and fans around him

, but there are only hundreds of people, and the work in Hebei has just begun, and it is a typical case to knock eggs and stones with this little strength.

Knowing that he can't do it, he is either a fool or a second pole.

It is said in the book of war that if you know yourself and your opponent, you will not be defeated in a hundred battles.

This book of war is to say that when you meet your opponent, you must understand the difference between the two sides, and know how to advance and retreat, so that you can be invincible.

Liu Xiu has a deep understanding of this, and can often use it flexibly.

Throughout his life, he never recklessly used tactics in officialdom or used force on the battlefield.

Third, Liu Xiu thinks that the Red Eyebrow Army is still useful to him.

Liu Xiu clearly realized that sooner or later he would have to turn his face with the first generation, and with the incompetence of the first dynasty and the aggressiveness of the Red Eyebrow army, the two of them would also have to sooner or later

Showdown.

At present, the Red Eyebrow Army has a lot of opinions about the First Dynasty, and they want to move westward and start with the First Dynasty, and they have no intention of fighting for territory with themselves, of course

You can't set yourself on fire.

If (and it becomes a reality) the red eyebrows and the beginning of the change, no matter what the outcome is, it will be beneficial to themselves.

Liu Xiu's scheming, how can the shallow Liu Lin see through it!

However, small people can sometimes make big moves, and Liu Lin turned around and developed a conspiracy project with Wang Lang, which soon caused great trouble for Liu Xiu.

Wang Lang, also known as Wang Chang, is a native of Handan, who is familiar with astronomy and astronomy, and makes a living by telling fortunes and reading faces.

He is very ambitious, and often tells people that Hebei has a genius, which tickles the hearts of many people, especially the local heroes.

(Known as Bu Xianggong, star calendar, I often think that Hebei has a son of heaven.) ）

Liu Lin and him have the same smell, and the two have become friends and have a very close relationship, often discussing and muttering things together.

In addition to discussing the fortune-telling business, the two brothers often think about how to develop in troubled times.

Now, Liu Lin was snubbed by Liu Xiu, and immediately went to Wang Lang to discuss:

When the time comes, hurry up and find a few people to fool the people and call the emperor a brother!

When Wang Lang heard this, he was in the middle of it.

He said to Liu Lin quite mysteriously that he was Liu Ziyu, the son of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, and he didn't dare to reveal his identity for fear of being harmed, and the relationship between our brothers and sons

Yes, I'll tell you.

You may still remember that in 10 AD, that is, the year when 15-year-old Liu Xiu returned to his hometown from Liu Liang, the magistrate of Xiao County and his uncle, one day in November

, Wang Mang's founding general Sun Jian was passing by on the street, and Wu Zhong, a citizen of Chang'an, stopped Sun's car and claimed to be the son of Emperor Cheng of Han, named Liu Zi

demanded that the authorities quickly vacate the palace and let the Liu clan, which should be revived, live in.

At that time, Wang Mang unceremoniously cut Wu Zhong. This incident has been widely circulated in society, and the broad masses of cadres and masses have discussed it one after another, saying everything they have said.

Now, 13 years have passed since this incident, and Wang Lang feels that if he shakes it out and engages in political speculation, it is still very valuable to develop and utilize.

Wang Lang also believes that in order to fool the common people, he must first fool his buddy Liu Lin beside him, and he said to Liu Lin and a few other friends:

"My mother was originally a singer of Emperor Cheng, and she once fainted in the palace and was stiff and bedridden, and soon there was a yellow gas from the top down, and it took half a day to dissipate

, and then she became pregnant and stayed in the palace. At that time, Empress Zhao Feiyan could not have children, and in order to ensure that she could get the exclusive favor of Emperor Cheng, she tried her best to attack the palace

The pregnant concubine also planned to murder my mother. Thankfully, my mother was able to save my life by replacing it with someone else's baby. Later, I was 12 years old

, there was a Langzhong Li Manqing who knew the destiny of heaven and took me to Shudi; When he was 17 years old, he came to Danyang (now Ziguidong, Hubei); When he was 20 years old, he came to Chang'an;

Later, he traveled to Zhongshan (now Hebei) and traveled back and forth between Yan and Zhao, waiting for the time. ”

These words are, of course, pure nonsense.

But there are always people who make trouble with the so-called "Liu Ziyu", some are not afraid of losing their heads, and some will lose their heads after developing it into a big project, which can be explained

Quite a few questions.

We might as well record Wang Lang's words from the "Book of the Later Han" volume 12 "The Biography of Wang Chang", and everyone laughed while watching:

"The mother became the emperor, tasted the palace pawn (suddenly) stiff, there must be yellow gas from up and down, half a day is the solution, and then the pregnancy is in the hall. Empress Zhao wanted to harm him, and he was fake

The Son of Man is perfect. (Child) the twelfth year of the public opinion, Li Manqing, the fate-knowing Langzhong, and the land of Shu; Seventeen, to Danyang; Twenty, return to Chang'an; Spread to Zhongshan

, back and forth between Yan and Zhao, to Xu Tianshi".

Liu Lin was skeptical when he heard this nonsense.

However, Liu Lin didn't intend to understand it too much.

It doesn't matter if what Wang Lang said is true or not, the key is that this matter is a good material for conspiracy, and there is a chance for him to soar!

It is totally possible to develop this project!

Now the people of the world miss the Han family and restore the Han family is very urgent, and the Liu clan is bullish, especially in terms of bloodline, the son of Emperor Cheng is none

It is suspected that it is more pure and closer to the descendants of the Han family.

To develop this project now!

Since it is a development project, there must always be a working team and packaging publicity.

As a result, Liu Lin conspired with the local powerful and influential Li Yu, Zhang Shen and others, intending to support Wang Lang as the emperor.

Li Yu and others already knew Wang Lang, and often asked him to tell hexagrams, and sometimes he was also said to be right, so they were convinced that he was not an ordinary person.

Now after Liu Lin's flickering, Li Yu and others feel that this project has a future: good thing, immediately become a shareholder!

Not only did they praise it, but they also used their money as an investment to recruit strong men and build an army.

In less than half a month, thousands of people gathered under Wang Lang's banner.

Although Wang Lang and Liu Lin were eager to establish their own dynasty, the project was too big after all, and they did not immediately announce how to do it before the full start of construction

And to test it.

It just so happened that at this time, it was rumored in the society that the Red Eyebrow Army was about to fight, which made a lot of noise.

In order to observe the reaction of the common people, Liu Lin and others spread rumors, saying that the Red Mei Army came to make Liu Ziyu the emperor.

Because everyone can see from the rise and fall of the Wang Mang Dynasty, such a big project as the establishment of political power will not work without the support and cooperation of the common people.

As a result, most of the common people were convinced of the lies of Liu Lin and others.

(It will be rumored that the red eyebrows will cross the river, so Lin and others declared that the red eyebrows should be Liu Ziyu, and the people will believe it with the hearts of the audience.) ）

At that time, Emperor Cheng until he was the crown prince, and during his reign of 25 years (32 BC - 7 BC), he did not have any heirs in his life

The successor, the crown prince and later Emperor Wai, was named Liu Xin, and was the son of his brother Liu Kang, the king of Dingtao.

We can fully infer that Emperor Cheng was infertile.

In history, Emperor Cheng reversed his father's life style of Emperor Yuan, who was not good at women, and he was often addicted to women, and the harem was full of beauties.

If he had the ability to leave a man and a woman, not only would he be really embarrassed, but no one would be able to explain it.

However, the common people have no way to understand the private life of the royal family, and there is no DNA identification, paternity testing and other technologies, and no one dares to do this

Go for it. Coupled with Sihan's heart, if anyone says that he is the blood of the royal family, everyone often prefers to believe it.

The fact that people in various places have been standing up for trouble under the banner of the Liu clan and immediately receiving enthusiastic responses illustrates this problem.

In this way, Wang Lang, Liu Lin and others have more confidence and courage to develop a big project of lies and establish a new dynasty.

One day in December 23 AD, in the morning, Handan City, Liu Lin and others led hundreds of people to quickly rush into the palace of the former King of Zhao and announced that Wang Lang was Emperor Cheng

The son of Liu Ziyu was established as the emperor.

According to the predetermined plan, Wang Lang will of course treat several other major shareholders favorably:

He immediately announced the appointment of Liu Lin as prime minister, Li Yu as the great Sima, and Zhang Shen as the general. Subsequently, he immediately sent generals to take people to Youzhou and Jizhou

Grab land in the area.

(Dispatch the generals, favor the secluded, Ji.) ）

At the same time as using force, Wang Lang also decided to send a message, officially fooling the people of the world.

He sent a message to the states and counties, not only to confess to the world for himself as emperor, but also as the opening sentence of this farce.

Although this farce is very funny, it has a great impact, and we will record this text. Everyone who is interested in take a look at it twice, and use it as a joke, otherwise jump over.

Zhu Wen said:

"The edict department assassinated the history and the state Taishou said: I, filial piety to the emperor's son. In the past, he suffered from the disaster of the Zhao family, because Wang Mang usurped and killed, and those who knew his fate would bow down

, dissolve the riverside, cut Zhao, Wei. Wang Mang stole the throne, was convicted in heaven, and the mandate of heaven blessed Han, so he made Dongjun too shou Zhai Yi and Yan Xianghou Liu Xin, and supported the army to recruit and go out

Into the Hu, Han. The whole world leads the earth, and I know that I am hidden in the world. Nanyue Zhu Liu was its pioneer. I look up at astronomy, but I am in Si, and I am on the throne of Zhao Palace with this month.

Rest and fumigation, and get rain at the right time. Gaiwen is the country, and the son is the father, which is not easy in ancient and modern times. Liu Shenggong did not know me, so he held the title of emperor. Zhuxing volunteers, salty to help me,

All should be torn to enjoy the descendants of Zuo. The Holy Father and Zhai Taishou have been edicted, and they are eager to act with the heroes. The history of suspicion and the two thousand stones are all placed by the Holy Father, and I have not seen the stagnation of me, or

If you don't know how to go, the strong will be negative, and the weak will be confused. Now the Yuan Yuan has been ruined, and it has passed halfway, and I am very mourning, so I sent an envoy to issue an edict. ”

Although this article is very absurd, it accurately grasps the social situation of the political power vacuum and the social psychology of the people's minds, and it is still very capable.

Anyway, in this troubled world, adventurers emerge in an endless stream, starving to death the faint-hearted, supporting the bold, whoever fools the dead, does not have to pay for his life at all, and who

If you are fooled, you can only consider yourself unlucky.

Wang Lang repeatedly emphasized his status as the illegitimate son of Emperor Cheng in his essays, and briefly commented on the various forces that rebelled against Wang Mang since Zhai Yi

Call on the broad masses of cadres and the masses to follow him.

He was originally a fortune teller, with the kung fu of a lotus flower, able to say the dead as alive and the living as dead, and able to swap black and white with his mouth

The essay is his masterpiece, although he may not have written it himself.

At this time, the power of the First Dynasty did not have a market in Hebei, and Liu Xiu's work had just begun, and the climate had not yet formed.

Everyone soon responded and supported Wang Lang in a very short period of time.

Even, even the counties that Liu Xiu had just appeased were under Wang Lang's command.

(So the north of Zhao and the west of Liaodong were all swept by the wind.) ）

In this way, Wang Lang's puppet regime rose from the ground.