Lao Gai's biggest mistake was that he didn't beat the water dogs.

He thought that defeating Liu Yong and pacifying Pei, Chu, Linhuai and other counties would be victorious and the task had been completed.

In fact, as far as Liu Xiu's original intention of sending him on this errand, he only treated Liu Yong with the symptoms, but far from the root cause:

Although the local war prevailed and the first victory was achieved, the main opponent Liu Yong fled to Huling, and Su Mao fled to Guangle.

In this way, Liu Yong and Su Mao took advantage of Lao Gai's mistake of underestimating the enemy and won a precious respite.

We say that Lao Gai's weakness is here: he can charge into battle shirtless, but he is not good at solving problems with his brain; He can win with his fists

A battle, and will not stand at a strategic height to plan the overall situation.

We say that the difference between a military general and a military strategist is precisely here.

It is this distinction that led to the escalation of political and military struggles, and Lao Gai not only failed to be clean when Liu Xiu was busy facing separatist forces in various places

to accomplish the mission, but to complicate things.

At the same time, Liu Xiu's Taizhong doctor Fu Long's ideological and political work was very effective, and even Zhang Bu, who was entrenched in the area of Langya County, almost won it.

We would like to say a little more about Zhang Bu.

Because he is also a man with a fist bigger than his head, we want to explain through the introduction of him and Lao Gai that the world has never been won by fists alone

Come on.

Zhang Bu, the character Wengong, Langya County Buqi (now northwest of Laoshan Mountain, Shandong) people. He is very ambitious and brave, but the structure of his brain is a bit simple.

When Wang Mang was about to fall, there were many people who rose up in various places. Probably when Liu Xuan and Liu Xiu brothers got into trouble, Zhang Bu also gathered thousands of people to make trouble

Teng, attacked the counties of Langya County, and quickly succeeded.

At that time, the world was in turmoil, especially suitable for careerists to grow up, and anyone could mess around.

As soon as Zhang Bu took control of Langya County, he promoted himself: he called himself "General Wuwei".

This was in the spring of 23 C.E.

Soon, Liu Xuan's first dynasty opened, and Wang Hong was appointed as the Taishou of Langya. Wang Hong took office.

For the territory he had just laid, of course Zhang Bu refused to let go, so he refused to accept it and did not allow Wang Hong to enter.

This Wang Hong is brave and strategic, and he is also very socially connected.

He is the son of Wang Mang's uncle, Ping'ahou Wang Tan, and served as the deputy director of the office of Emperor Ai of the Western Han Dynasty (Zhongchang Shi), and has feelings for Liu Han Jiangshan

participated in the palace struggle, won the trust of the empress dowager Wang Zhengjun, and also accumulated a lot of contradictions with his cousin Wang Mang.

As soon as Wang Mang succeeded in usurping the throne, he put Wang Hong outside as the Taishou of Dongjun. At the beginning of the change, Wang Mang was defeated, and Wang Hong led the whole county to surrender to Liu Xuan.

At present, in the face of Zhang Bu's resistance, Wang Hong did not lose heart, but decided to work from the grassroots and the periphery first.

He issued a proclamation to the counties, propagating the ideas of the First Dynasty, recruiting officials from each county, and at the same time recruiting troops and horses to prepare for military struggle.

Soon, Wang Hong surrendered several counties and gathered thousands of soldiers.

However, whenever he went to war with Zhang Bu, he always had the upper hand.

(Fight with foot, not win.) ）

When the confrontation between Wang Hong and Zhang Bu was in a stalemate, Liu Yong, the king of Liang, beckoned to Zhang Bu.

Liu Yong's ambition is no smaller than Zhang Bu, he has always wanted to be a brother.

It was when he was employing people that Liu Yong felt that Zhang Bu's strength was not weak and could be used completely, so he worshiped him as the general of the Auxiliary Han Dynasty and the Marquis of Zhongjie, and was also in charge of Qingzhou and Xu

Two states, let him clean up those disobedient people around him.

Zhang Bu was originally greedy for the title of meritorious knighthood, and happily submitted to Liu Yong.

In fact, Zhang Bu also has his own little abacus in his heart: he just takes this opportunity to expand and improve.

Since the world is in chaos like this, then whoever rushes to count whom!

Zhang Bu decided to make a big move.

He took Xixian County (governing today's Shouguangnan, Shandong) as his base and recruited troops on a large scale.

Right! Only with strength can you have the right to speak!

He appointed his three younger brothers to take charge of military and political power: Zhang Hong as General Wei, Zhang Lan as General Xuanwu, and Zhang Shou as Gaomi Taishou.

Not bad! To fight the tiger, you have to rely on your own brothers, and you have to use father and son soldiers to go into battle!

He continued to send his soldiers to attack the surrounding counties, and they were taken one by one, and soon took control of most of what is now Shandong.

That's it, if you want to make a difference, you must strengthen the army and expand the territory!

Just when Zhang Bu was ambitious, Wang Hong took the appointment letter of the first dynasty to take over.

It's a joke!

However, historical development is always surprising because it has never had a predetermined, immutable script and model.

Due to the vast territory controlled by Zhang Bu and the strength of his troops, Wang Hong felt that it was difficult for him to settle with him by relying only on the appointment documents of the beginning and the thousands of people in his hands.

So, he boldly decided: he personally went to Zhang Bu's station and persuaded him face-to-face.

This is clearly a risky move.

Speaking of which, I can't help but think of an idiom called "seeking skin with a tiger". And at present, Wang Hong is trying to persuade Zhang Bu to listen to his own arrangement, which is tantamount to "

Skinning with the Tiger".

There are probably two kinds of people who dare to seek skin with tigers, one is incapacitated, and they don't even know their own situation; The second is to be capable, and very confident and believing

You have a way to take down the tiger and skin it.

There are probably two kinds of tigers whose skins are taken away, one is that there is no tiger strength or tiger power, and there is nothing they can do to see their skins being taken away;

The second is that there is a tiger's strength and might, but there is no commensurate tiger brain, and the skin is sought away without realizing it.

Now, Wang Hong is about to take this risky move and find Zhang Tiger to ask for a tiger skin.

Knowing that Wang Hong was coming to visit, Zhang Laohu was very surprised and angry: Everyone is cutting each other, which set are you from?

However, the two armies exchanged troops, did not cut the envoys, raised their hands and did not hit the smiling faces. If people want to visit, they must have a gesture.

Zhang Laohu arranged for a large army to line up to meet Wang Hong. This was also a demonstration to the king.

In front of the army, Zhang Laohu angrily asked Wang Hong: "What is my fault, you attacked me so much before?" ”

(What's wrong with the step, what is the attack before the king?) ）

Wang Hong was not afraid, and replied loudly with his hand on the hilt of his sword: "I came to serve as the Taishou on the orders of the (changer) imperial court, and your husband led the troops to resist, I."

It's just purging thieves, how can it be called excessive! ”

(Taishou obeyed the orders of the court, and the Duke of Wen supported the army, and attacked the thief's ear, what is very evil!) ）

As a result, an unbelievable scene appeared: Zhang Laohu listened to Wang Hong's words, and was silent for a long time, unable to say a word.

After a while, he stepped forward, bowed down to Wang Hong, confessed his mistake, and immediately arranged a grand banquet and music and dance, and treated Wang Hong as a guest.

Not only that, Zhang Laohu also decided: In the future, all the government affairs in the county will be handled by Mr. Wang!

(Ling Hongguan is in charge of county affairs.) ）

After that, Zhang Laohu obeyed Wang Hong's words.

If it weren't for the fact that there are many records in the official history as mentioned above, I don't believe that the above scene would have occurred. But there is no way, Wang Hong is so confident, Zhang Laohu is like this

I handed over my skin.

For Wang Hong, this is, of course, "a soldier who surrenders without a fight".

In February 27 AD, Liu Xiu's Taizhong doctor Fu Long came to Xi County and named Zhang Bu as the Taishou of Donglai County (now Ye County, Shandong), and Zhang Bu couldn't help but feel excited.

Zhang Bu obviously felt his weight in the hegemony of the second Liu (Liu Xiu and Liu Yong).

Although he accepted Liu Yong's reward not long ago, he was not satisfied.

He has been thinking about his own positioning and interests, to see how to maximize his interests.

He knew that Liu Yong had nothing other than the pure blood of the Han family, and his ability and prestige could not be compared with Liu Xiu at all.

Of course, accepting Er Liu's reward is just an expedient measure, just to receive a banner.

I want to be a brother. I'm going to squeeze as much as I can into the first brother's seat. In the future, even if I can't sit in that seat, I will have to bargain with others.

When Liu Yong heard the news, he also hurriedly sent people to Xi County to fight for Zhang Bu.

In this two-Liu wrestling, Zhang Bu wanted to get more benefits.

There's a process here, and we're going to explain it.

At first, in order to cooperate with Gaiyan's armed attack, Liu Xiu sent Fulong to appease the local forces. When Fu Long first came to Xi County, Zhang Bu was very friendly

Attitude. He took the initiative to meet Fu Long and said that he would restrain his troops and cooperate with the actions of Liu Xiu's army.

Speaking of which, everyone should understand Zhang Bu's situation and actions:

He has ambition and strength, he is Liu Yongfeng's so-called "General of the Auxiliary Han Dynasty and Loyal Marquis", and he obeys the words of Wang Hong, a senior cadre at the beginning, and he is still there

I want to accept Liu Xiu's canonization.

He's staking his political future on a business, or a big gamble, to see which client can make the most money.

Fu Long was very satisfied with Zhang Bu's performance and planned to seal Zhang Bu as Donglai Taishou. However, according to the authority and procedures for cadre management, this must be reported to Liu Xiu for approval.

So, Fu Long, who followed the rules, said to Zhang Bu, you wait for good news, I will go back to Luoyang and report to the emperor.

Zhang Bu sent his confidant Sun Yu to Luoyang with Fulong, and at the same time brought a lot of tribute gifts to Liu Xiu.

It is Liu Xiu's consistent policy to strive for all the forces that can be won to fight against his competitors.

In order to praise Fu Long's work performance, Liu Xiu immediately promoted him to the position of Guanglu doctor, approved his personnel proposals, and appointed Zhang Bu as the east

Lai Tai Shou.

At the same time, in order to improve work efficiency and facilitate the seizure of opportunities, Liu Xiu also specially authorized Fu Long, the county magistrate and cadres below him to decide on his own appointment

There is no need to report it, and it can be reported to the relevant organs of the imperial court for the record afterwards.

(Zhao Long bowed to the commander below.) ）

Fu Long returned to Xi County, intending to announce Zhang Bu's appointment.

In the few months that Fulong went back and forth to Luoyang to report to work, things have changed a lot.

It turned out that Liu Yong heard that Liu Xiu was fighting for Zhang Bu, and Fu Long's work was almost done, so he was very nervous. He knew that Zhang Bu's men were strong and strong

, must not let him fall to Liu Xiu!

So, Liu Yong hurriedly sent people to Xi County and named Zhang Bu the king of Qi.

(Liu Yongwen is long to the drama, and he is Chi sent to step as the king of Qi.) ）

Half a year has passed since Peixi's defeat, Liu Yong has been hiding in Huling to rest and adjust, and he feels that his time has come to regroup.

It is said that he, like Liu Xiu, came out to fight the world under the banner of "reviving the Han family".

If according to the regulations of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Western Han Dynasty, the non-Liu royal family cannot be crowned king.

However, for the sake of realpolitik needs, Liu Yong can't care so much!

In this way, Zhang Bu weighed up: This is Liu Xiu, who is famous all over the world, but the price given is only too guarded; This is not as good as Liu's reputation and ability

Liu Yong, who is showing, has the advantage of being a throne.

"King Qi"! This title is so tempting!

Therefore, when Fu Long returned to Xixian County and planned to announce Liu Xiu's appointment of Zhang Bu, Zhang Bu changed his usual humility, put up a prince's shelf, and refused to accept it

Subject to this appointment.

He wanted to probe Liu Xiu's bid again.

The price given by Liu Yong is a prince, and it is obviously very heavy!

Furon quickly figured out what was going on.

On this day, the two met.

Zhang Bu always wanted to test Liu Xiu's low price, but Fu Long told him clearly:

"Gaozu once told the world that no one surnamed Liu could be crowned king. Now, if you change your ways, although you can't be crowned king, you can get 10,000 households no matter what

Marquis. Why do you covet the reward of Liu Yong's puppet regime and only care about the present and not the future? ”

Zhang Bu was very unimpressed.

Sometime? What happens in the future? Who can say what will happen in the future?

Now the world is in chaos, whoever has a hard fist has the final say, and whoever has a high title is glorious.

As for the prospects for social development in the future, I'm sorry, this question is too professional, so let someone else answer it.

Zhang Bu repeatedly weighed the bids of Liu Xiu and Liu Yong, and finally made up his mind to cooperate with Liu Yong.

However, he thought that Fu Long was indeed a talent, so he strongly persuaded Fu Long to stay, develop with him, and take Qingzhou and Xuzhou as the base to do well

it a vote.

Fu Long disagreed and insisted on returning to Luoyang to report the situation.

Zhang Buyi did not stop doing two things, accepted Liu Yong's knighthood, and arrested Fu Long at the same time.

(Step on the throne and receive the eternal seal.) ）

I'm sorry, don't blame me for being black, I'm doing this for myself.

Fu Long is the son of Liu Xiu's acting Situ Fu Zhan, born in a famous Confucian and high-ranking family, he was named because of his temperance in his early years, and was very trusted by Liu Xiu.

He was also loyal to Liu Xiu.

In the face of the sudden change in the situation, Fulong has been prepared.

He had already written a secret report and handed it to an entourage, asking him to find a way to get out as soon as possible, rush to Luoyang, and report the situation to Liu Xiu.

This entourage was also imprisoned, but it took several days to find a chance to escape, and then ran back to Luoyang after all the hardships.

Fu Long is worthy of being Fu Zhan's son, who has both ability and political integrity like his father, and is equally loyal to Liu Xiu.

He may have expected that he would be more auspicious, and his report to Liu Xiu said this:

"The minister was ordered to send an envoy, but he was powerless, unable to complete his mission, and was detained by rebellion. Although the minister is in danger, in order to complete His Majesty's mission, even if

Sacrifice your life is also at your disposal. Now that the local cadres and masses know that Zhang Bu is rebelling, the people's hearts must be unstable. Therefore, I hope that His Majesty will march in time, not in the slightest

Concerned about the safety of the ministers. If the minister can survive and return to the capital, it is the greatest wish to be investigated and held accountable by the competent authorities; If the minister is killed, the thief is killed

, he entrusted his parents and brothers to His Majesty for a long time. Finally, I wish Your Majesty, the Queen, and the Crown Prince eternal support from all nations, and a long life with heaven and earth! ”

Fulong's report was earnest, and it was a good thing to learn. Even if I read it today, it makes people feel a lot of emotion and unsettled!

Liu Xiu was extremely moved when she saw it, and couldn't help but burst into tears.

Fu Long's report, the general official history such as the "Book of the Later Han" has the original text, who is interested, can open the study, ponder, to feel

The bloody rain and the brilliance of humanity back then.

Liu Xiu recruited the acting chief Situ Fuzhan, showed him the report, and said with tears in his eyes:

"Fu Long can be said to have Su Wu's discipline! I can't wait to break the regulations and promise Zhang Bu to be crowned king for the time being, in exchange for Fu Long's immediate and safe return! ”

(Long can be said to have the festival of Su Wu, and he can't wait to return it.) ）

Although Liu Xiu's words were just a comfort, there was no lack of truth in them.

What else could Fu Zhan say when he heard this?

The old Fuzi Huigong was born in a Confucian family.

He was honest and kind from childhood to adulthood, diligent and studious, and had a serious temperament, and was deeply loved by the vast number of cadres and the masses.

His 9th ancestor, Fu Sheng, was very remarkable, and he was the greatest cultural communicator in China's pre-Qin period.

Fu Sheng was a doctor during the Qin Shi Huang period. When Qin Shi Huang burned books to pit Confucianism, he risked his life to hide a Confucian classic, Shangshu, in the mezzanine of the wall.

As you know, this will definitely kill the head when it is exposed.

Next came the Chu-Han War, the world was in chaos, and Fu Sheng and his family wandered around.

As soon as the Western Han Dynasty was established, he ran back to his place and found the "Book of Shang" that he had hidden, although dozens of articles were lost, there were still 29 articles.

So, with his memory and profound Confucian skills, he used this book as a teaching material and taught in Qi, Lu (now Shandong) and other places for a living.

During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty, in order to continue the cultural context and develop cultural and educational undertakings, he recruited people who were familiar with the "Book of Shang" from all over the country, and after looking for a long time, no one responded.

The harm of Qin Shi Huang's book burning and pit Confucianism can be seen.

Emperor Wen was eager to seek talent, and he was very unwilling, and he heard that Fu Sheng was teaching "Shangshu" somewhere, so he issued an edict to ask him to apply.

However, Fu Sheng was over 90 years old at this time, and he was old and sick, and it was difficult to walk.

So, Emperor Wen sent the deputy director of the Central Education and Etiquette Department (too often in charge) Chao Cuo to Fusheng's house to learn from his teacher.

Later, Chao Cuo became a generation of Confucianism, and he was also very accomplished in politics, which is a digression.

There are many legends in later generations, and some people even use his famous apprenticeship as the theme to create paintings and other literary and artistic works.

However, due to Fu Sheng's advanced age, his speech has become slurred. There was no way, Fu Sheng had to let his daughter be a translator.

Although Chao Cuo worked very hard, he could only listen to the words of the two of them.

Some historical materials say that Chao can understand 70 or 80 percent of what the two of them are saying.

In this way, Fu Sheng risked his life to preserve and teach orally, and the vast number of cadres and masses such as Chao Cuo's classmates copied the "Shang

Book", that is, "Jinwen Shangshu".

At that time and for a long time afterward, whether or not I understood "Jinwen Shangshu" was almost synonymous with whether a person had culture or not.

Later, in the last years of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, when King Lu Gong demolished the old residence of Confucius in order to expand the palace, a large number of "Shang" were found in the mezzanine of the wall of the old house

Confucian books, including the book, were all written in tadpole script from the Six Kingdoms era, and the Shangshu was called the Guwen Shangshu, and the other scriptures were called

"Ancient Scriptures".

Soon, first among Confucian scholars, and then in the entire field of thought and culture, a protracted academic debate between modern and ancient scriptures began for more than 200 years.

At first glance, this controversy is an academic debate, but in fact it is also a speculation about the style of study, literary style, political style, and even social customs.

The far-reaching impact of this controversy on the ideology, culture, and even political ecology of the Chinese nation is inextricably linked to it today.

This controversy is so important that we can even say today that not knowing it is almost the same as not understanding traditional Chinese culture.

Of course, this question is too technical and beyond the scope of our focus.

I made such a detour just to tell you: Fu Sheng is a great Confucian and a national treasure. , the old Fu family has a deep history of learning, and the fragrance of books has continued through the ages.

For example, Fu Zhan's father, Fu Li, is also a famous Confucian in the Western Han Dynasty, who once served as Emperor Cheng's teacher, and fooled the merry and playful Emperor Cheng with only one copy of the Book of Songs

lived.

Fu Zhan is not an ordinary person.

He has a good character from a young age, respects his friends, is diligent and studious, and is keen on cultural communication, and can lead hundreds of students when he is young.

He not only succeeded in his studies, but also had a smooth career, and when Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, he was already an official in the imperial history. When Liu Xuan's reign was opened, he was appointed as the commander of Pingyuan County (

Governing present-day Dezhou, Shandong) is too guarded.

At that time, there was a shortage of soldiers everywhere in the world, and he insisted on teaching scriptures while sticking to his post, taking care of government affairs seriously. At the same time, it is also positive

During the famine, he also ate bran with his wife and children, saving his own money to help the people.

Therefore, it is up to him that a county in the plains can survive in troubled times.

Therefore, if we do not applaud such cadres, it is simply unreasonable.

When Liu Xiu was proclaimed emperor, he recruited Fu Zhan and Fu Long to work in the imperial court, and he was very appreciative and friendly to them.

(Guangwu took it very closely.) ）

Fu Zhan is a typical scholar-type cadre, and he has both ability and political integrity, and Liu Xiu trusts him very much.

At first, Liu Xiu arranged for him to work in the central organs, where he was in charge of drafting various rules and regulations.

(Worship the Shangshu and make the old system be established.) ）

Around the time of Deng Yuxi's expedition to Guanzhong, Liu Xiu appointed him as the Great Situ Sizhi and the Acting Great Situ, which is equivalent to the Vice Premier and Minister of Supervision, and the Acting General Manager

management duties.

Not only that, whenever Liu Xiu left the capital on a business trip, he often arranged for him to guard the capital and take care of state affairs.

How much Fu Zhan is valued by Liu Xiuqi and how important his responsibilities are, everyone can imagine.

Lao Fu's family has such a family education, and all the men are so good, and they are so loyal to Liu Xiu when they come to Fu Zhan, which is really Liu Xiu's blessing.

At present, although the son is more auspicious in the hands of the enemy, and the emperor can evaluate and understand it so much, the old Fu family can be somewhat comforted.

Then again, even if Fu Zhan says something else, is there any point?

Fu Zhan sobbed and thanked Liu Xiu, and retired sadly.

(Zhan wept and bowed back.) ）

Soon, bad news came from the east, and Zhang Bu killed Fu Long.

Fulong was killed, and everyone who knew it mourned and lamented.

(Later, he was killed, and everyone at the time was pitiful.) ）

Fu Long was killed, Liu Xiu was not only sad, but also hurt his liver!

Kill Fulong, heaven and man are angry!

Liu will never be removed, and the world will not be safe!