After the rebels entered the city, everyone hurriedly went to the city to meet Cao Shen's family, fortunately the family was intact, and Cao Shen was very happy. Liu Ji then led everyone into the Peixian Mansion, and then ordered the release of all prisoners, posted a notice to reassure the people, and reorganized the Qin army. On the same day, the three old heroes were convened to discuss major matters, and the talents of Pei County said one after another: "The country cannot be without a king for a day, and the city cannot be without an owner for a day." Now that the world is in turmoil, heroes are rising, if the leader has no reputation, the anti-Qin cause will not succeed. Liu Tingchang is famous, and he should be the parent official of Pei County, and then lead everyone to rise up against Qin. When Liu Ji heard this, he resolutely excused himself and said: "No, no, I'm just a small pavilion chief of the Surabaya Pavilion, how can I be this big responsibility?" Xiao He said solemnly: "Although Pavilion Chief Liu is only a pavilion chief of the Qin State, Enbu Township is famous in Surabaya, generous and benevolent, and has the demeanor of an elder, so he can lead us to raise troops!" Liu Ji said: "Now is an eventful time, if the leader has no brains, it is difficult to succeed." I, Liu Jicai, am virtuous, how can I take on the heavy responsibility of the leader? "I resolutely refused to accept it, and everyone was so bored.

That night, Xiao He led all the brothers to invite Liu Ji to the octagonal pavilion in the back garden of the county government to drink. Everyone came to the pavilion and sat down, Liu Ji saw the scenery and thoughts, and suddenly remembered the matter of his father-in-law giving a daughter, so he said to everyone: "My father-in-law married Lu Pheasant to me in this small pavilion." Xiao He continued: "Gong Lu is very knowledgeable, I know that you are not an idle person, and now you are righteous, the stakes are very high, please don't live up to his expectations!" Liu Ji said with a smile: "That's my father-in-law's words, not that I have any ability." I think Lord Xiao is famous and well-known, and the people support him, so it is really suitable to serve as Pei Ling, so please be our leader! Xiao He said: "This is a mistake, I, Xiao He, am just a scribe, it's okay to help you think of ideas, how can I be the commander of the army?" Commanders have been heroes since ancient times! The so-called heroes all have the ambition to contain the universe and swallow the breath of heaven and earth. I have long seen that Liu Tingchang is not an idle person, and he is indeed a hero. Heroes should take advantage of the time to rise up and act when the opportunity arises, and your men happen to have a group of loyal men, as the saying goes, 'the stars and the moon, the sea is inclusive.' As long as we start from now on, we advocate the way of Tang Wu, set up the banner of benevolence, and rejuvenate the teacher of justice, with the purpose of the people's wishes, there is nothing that cannot be done! There is a way for the bird to be held high, and it is also with its wings. And now you are leading this group of brothers, which is our support, so you are the only one who leads the people and makes great troubles, and the great things will definitely succeed! ”

As soon as Xiao He finished speaking, everyone said in unison: "What Lord Xiao said is very true, please ask Pavilion Chief Liu to take this important responsibility!" Liu Ji then looked at everyone affectionately, and arched his hand: "Brothers, please listen to me, now is a time of chaos, I am not afraid of death, if the uprising fails, everyone will be ruined because of me, and I Liu Ji can't live with everyone even if he dies!" Xiao He said: "How can there be immortals who have done great things since ancient times?" But as long as you are good at accepting advice, brainstorming, and doing people first and people-oriented everywhere, and saving the common people in line with the belief that they have suffered on behalf of the people and hangs the people for their crimes, we will be invincible and invincible. Moreover, Liu Tingchang is generous, Deze has long been all over the township, after today's incident, he will gallop on the battlefield and make contributions, please don't shirk anymore, and quickly accept everyone's support, otherwise it will cold everyone's hearts! Liu Ji pondered for a long time, and still said: "This matter still needs to be discussed in the long run, and in the long run." The crowd dispersed in disappointment.

The next day, Xiao He led the crowd to meet Liu Ji again, and everyone unanimously insisted that Liu Ji serve as Pei Ling. Liu Ji still said: "The stakes are very high when you start an army against Qin, I hope you will be cautious, otherwise you will be defeated!" The three elders said in unison: "We heard that there are many bizarre and strange things behind the pavilion chief, these are all auspicious signs!" If you are the commander-in-chief, great things will definitely succeed, please don't shirk again! Liu Ji smiled: "What bizarre things are, it's all nonsense, I don't believe it!" Then he turned and left. Seeing that Liu Ji didn't agree, everyone asked Xiao He what to do. Xiao He paced back and forth, and suddenly had a plan in his heart and said: "I have a way, it depends on the sky!" "Everyone is busy asking what can be done. Xiao He said: "Invite the best diviner in the city, divination in public, and see who is the most suitable person to serve as the county commander?" Cao Shen was about to speak, Xiao He gave him a look, and Cao Shen understood what it meant.

Xiao He then sent someone to the street to ask the diviner to be a gentleman. The person sent to explain Xiao He's meaning first, and after the master understood it, he came to the Peixian Hall. Xiao He and the others invited Liu Ji again and asked the diviner to divinate in public. After divination, the diviner said: "Liu Tingchang is the most auspicious to take the lead. Xiao He said confidently: "Pavilion Chief Liu, the will of heaven is like this, do you still want to refuse?" Liu Ji couldn't shirk anymore this time, so he could only agree. And they laughed merrily.

Fan Xu pushed Liu Ji to the lobby and sat down at that time, and then said: "Now that my brother has served as the county commander of Pei County, we should pay homage!" So the leader knelt down, and everyone bowed down with Fan Xu. Xiao He said loudly: "In the future, we are willing to obey the orders of Liu County, work together in the same boat, and go to hardships and dangers together. Everyone repeated what they had just said, and the loud and high-pitched tenor voice rang out in the Peixian hall like a bell and a big lu, and that sound seemed to have become a buzzing death knell to bury the Great Qin Empire. According to the habits of the Chu people, the county order is called the county magistrate, also known as the gong, so people call Liu Jizun 'Pei Gong'. The title of Pei Gong became synonymous with Liu Ji and became famous everywhere, and Liu Ji served as the leader of the Feng and Pei uprisings at the age of forty-eight.

After Liu Ji served as the Duke of Pei, Xiao He was the county magistrate, and Cao Shen was the county lieutenant. Fan Xu, Zhou Bo, and Ji Xin were generals, and they followed with the position of sheren. Xiahou Ying was the servant and was in charge of the convoy and horse team. Ren Ao is the imperial historian and supervises all officials. Pei Gong handed over the newly recruited sergeants to Cao Shen and others to be responsible for training, and the rest of the people were all assigned positions according to their abilities. He also set the color of the military flag and military uniform to red, mainly because in the gossip, the south belongs to fire, and the west belongs to gold. Huo Neng Kejin, that is, the Chu people in the south can destroy the Qin people in the west, which is also in response to the rumor that Liu Ji slashing the snake is the Red Emperor to kill the White Emperor, that is, Liu Ji is the incarnation of the Red Emperor, so red is set as the advocating color.

Pei Gong also held a large-scale public sacrifice in the public hall of the government on another day, and at the same time swore an uprising. The object of sacrifice is Chiyou, because Chiyou is the god of the south, known as the god of war, and is in charge of the heaven and earth in the south, so he must be worshiped first. On the day of the oath, Pei Gong wore a red robe and a bamboo crown woven by himself, and came to the public hall surrounded by everyone, Xiao He, Cao Shen, Fan Xu, Zhou Bo, Xiahou Ying, Ji Xin and others followed closely behind. Two red flags have been erected in the hall, one side is written with the word "Chu" and the other side is written with the word "Liu", which means that this team is the Chu army led by Liu Ji. There is a large rectangular sacrificial table with a portrait of Chi You on it, live cattle and live sheep displayed in front, as well as sacrifices and sacrificial vessels such as Su Hu, Yuanding, and Fang Zun, and bands on both sides. After the festival began, the music played in unison, and the musicians played the ancient music "Dawu", the sound was thick and loud, rough and bold, and it could be extremely exciting. Pei Gong killed animals in front of the altar to collect blood, first sacrificed the banners, then burned incense to worship Chiyou, and then said in a loud voice:

I, Liu Ji, am just a pavilion chief, just because I escorted 300 strong men to Xianyang, but when I went to Daze, Fengxi, I found that someone had fled. I caught the fugitive at that time, and according to Qin Law, I was going to cut off my head, but I couldn't do it! Because they were forcibly convicted, they didn't actually commit a crime. When I saw that the prisoners were hungry and miserable, I let them go. At that time, people asked me what to do, and I told them that I was going to fly away from now on. Why? It's just to avoid the arrest of the government! Some people say that Mangdang Mountain is a good place to go, so we head there. But I didn't go far when I ran into a big python blocking the way. I was really full of anger at the time, and I thought that python was the brutal Qin State, so I cut it into two pieces with the strength of wine, and from then on we walked on Mangdang Mountain and fell into the grass to avoid disaster.

In the years that followed, when I remembered that all of you were fugitives and bandits, I couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in my heart, wondering when we would have our day. Later, the opportunity finally came, Chen Wangsheng was really born xx family, he was not afraid of danger, stood up, and brazenly launched a mutiny in Daze Township that shocked the world. What is hateful is that the Qin State has already dispatched tiger and wolf soldiers, and their righteous army has broken out of Hangu Pass, and its decree has spread all over the world. At this time of crisis, if we don't raise troops today and don't do anything tomorrow, then we will sit and wait for the Qin State to kill and exterminate. After today's incident, all the fathers and heroes mistakenly thought that I, Liu Ji, were not very human, and they put the burden of anti-Qin on my shoulders, which made me go beyond my duty and reluctantly preside over military affairs. Although I don't have the talent of Yi Yin and Lu Wang, I also have the ambition of Shang Tang and King Wu! Now that the world is in turmoil, I have no choice but to be entrusted by you to rectify the volunteers, and then I will go to the front line of the anti-Qin war!

At this beginning, I solemnly swear to the ancient sages of Shengming: Today, I will lead all my colleagues and people with lofty ideals to destroy the tyrannical Qin State! If I Liu Ji dare to have two hearts or unkind thoughts, then please ask the spirit of Xianjun in the sky to punish me heavily! In the future, if there is a disobedient person in the colleagues, please punish him severely! However, there were many accidents when they rose against Qin; It is difficult to start a business, and disasters often follow. Once again, I pray to the gods on high: We must be aware of all the calamities that come our generation, and we will be blessed to save us! Liu Ji bowed his head and bowed carefully. ”

After Pei Gong finished speaking, he led everyone to pick up the blood wine and drink it all, and the public sacrifice and oath meeting ended here. Suddenly, someone said aloud: "It is indeed an honor for Pei people to have such ambitions!" Everyone looked back, and it turned out to be Pei Gong's father-in-law, Lu Gong. Lu Gong said to Liu Ji: "Now everyone has elected a virtuous son-in-law to be the county magistrate, and the old man will congratulate him first!" But those who have become great things since ancient times need to be united. Now, why don't you seven leaders worship as brothers? As the saying goes, 'Ten thousand people have one heart, and loess turns into gold!' As soon as Lu Gong's words were finished, everyone rejoiced: "What Uncle Lu said is very true, we should bow down." And he burned incense and bowed his bows. According to their age, Liu Ji is the oldest, he is the eldest brother, Xiao He is second, and then Cao Shen, Ji Xin, Fan Xu, Zhou Bo, Xiahou Ying, Ren Ao. Lu Gong said to Pei Gong again: "The virtuous son-in-law didn't have a formal name before, I will give you a name now, and I wish you a smooth career." Liu Jixi said: "Please give your father-in-law a name." Lu Gongdao: "Your name is Liu Bang, Liu Bang is homophonic to the six states, which means the six countries." I hope that the virtuous son-in-law will not forget the suffering of the people of the six countries, and will go down in history for them in the future to do a good job of eliminating violence and peace! Pei Gong was very happy, so he hurriedly thanked his father-in-law for his name, and Liu Ji had a regular name - Liu Bang.

The next day, the young children of Pei County all bravely participated in the rebel army, such as Peng Zu, Cao Wuxian, Sun Chi, Leng Er, Feng Wuze, Xu Li and others all enlisted at this time, and the single father saint who gave Lu Pheasant a horse also came, Pei Gong was very happy, and met everyone one by one. After the people and horses gathered, Pei Gong summoned everyone and said, "Brothers, once we raise our troops, we must act according to the rules, are you willing to obey my orders?" Everyone said together: "We are willing to obey Pei Gong's orders, and in the future, we will go to the soup and fire, and we will not hesitate!" Pei Gong was very happy, so he arranged tasks for everyone, and then stepped up the drill.

In the following time, the children of the neighboring townships came to Pei County in an endless stream to join the army, and the red flags were displayed everywhere in the city, and the halberds were distinct, showing a hot atmosphere. On the school field every day, you can see Cao Shen dancing with a knife, and Fan Hao waving a sword, and everyone practices together. Blacksmiths throughout the city worked day and night to build weapons and armor, and everyone was in high spirits and full of fighting spirit. At that time, people called Liu Ji, Xiao He, Cao Shen, Ji Xin, Fan Xu, Zhou Bo, Xiahou Ying, and Ren Ao as the 'Eight Masters of Peixian'. There is a poem:

Several degrees of west wind and moon shadow are scarce, and Gao Tang is very curious about wine.

Eight Ying should be transported abundantly, and Wanxiang Chengen Jue Luzi.

Fan Li conspired with Wu to end his hatred, and Xiao He Fuhan began to open the foundation.

Winning people has become a brilliant industry since ancient times, and the king has nothing to talk about.