"Brother, why do you want to follow the princes and kings?"

"The demon queen is in trouble with the Han Dynasty, and the ministers control the imperial power of the Liu family, why do you think I should follow the princes and kings?"

"But the four kings let the thief army go to Chang'an, and do such a thing that hurts relatives and enemies are happy, is it worth following?"

"Those who achieve great things are not informal!"

"Brother, have you ever thought about what this world will become?

Have you ever wondered what kind of role you want to play in this world?

Have you ever thought about how to stabilize the world's society? ”

"What do you want to do, as long as the sword is in hand, where can't there be a place for you and my brother?"

"Brother, you're wrong.

Those who do not seek eternity are not enough to seek a moment.

In the past few days since we came out of Nanyang County, we have crossed the entire Central Plains and seen countless scenes of displacement, haven't you found it?

Nowadays, there are wars and chaos in the world, and the people are suffering, but the root cause of the chaos is not only the people, but the heroes and powers all over the world, who make the world chaotic.

If you want to settle down as quickly as possible in the world, you must let the heroes stay in the counties and counties, and let these heroes enter the court order in a stable manner. ”

"But cracking down on Haoqiang is the national policy of the Han Dynasty, although Wang Mang's restructuring failed, but it is right to crack down on Haoqiang, and it is necessary to recover the annexed land."

"Yes, it's the right thing to do to fight Haoqiang.

But the displacement of the world is the price, the ubiquitous war, the plague that may appear at any time, the bones falling on the roadside, the empty cities in the counties, these are the prices of the fight against the powerful!

When I first walked out of Nanyang County, I dreamed of becoming the ruling Jinwu and carrying out the emperor's edict to fight against Haoqiang and maintain the social affairs of the Han family.

But now, I would like to ask how much more blood will be shed?

How many more people will die?

When Haoqiang is completely defeated, won't there be a new Haoqiang?

The vitality of the Great Han has been exhausted in this process, won't the enemies around him take advantage of this opportunity to invade?

Can the society of the Han family survive in such a great chaos?

I just want the world to settle down now, even if it's a compromise with Haoqiang.

I want the war to disappear from the land of the Central Plains, and I don't want to see that scene of human tragedy again.

I want the society of Dahan to continue to exist, and not to see the current storm.

Wang Mang and that Gongziqi's restructuring may be right in the future, but now I don't approve of it.

I want to use my own way to settle down the world, so that the destiny of the Han Dynasty will still remain in the heavens.

Brother, those four princes and kings are short-sighted and can't make a big deal.

Let's go back to Nanyang County with my brother, and we will join the army of the imperial court and defeat those thieves.

It can not only prevent the fall of the Mandate of Heaven of the Great Han, but also absorb the strength of those thief armies, which is the best way to grow.

When we are strong, we will be able to do what we want to do. ”

……

Liu Xiu rode his horse and galloped on the straight, surrounded by hundreds of warriors, and his brother's voice seemed to be still lingering in his ears, "Ah Xiu, you take these hundreds of brothers back, our brothers will say goodbye, I hope we won't meet on the battlefield." ”

Thinking of these, Liu Xiu only felt like a knife in his heart.

Although he is a scholar of scripture, he is not the kind of relatively thin scholar of scripture, but a fierce man who can charge into battle.

After the rebel army crossed the Liang State, it fought with the officers and soldiers of the imperial court around Luoyang, which lasted for a long time, and in the face of the righteous army with a rainbow of momentum and became more and more skilled in military affairs, the imperial court was defeated and retreated.

It wasn't until the Knights of the Three Rivers returned to their hometown that they were completely stabilized.

The imperial court did not dare to send all the troops to the Sanhe area, because the current imperial court was suspicious of all the Han clan relatives, and there was only one Wuguan between Nanyang County and Guanzhong.

What if the forbidden army goes out of the pass, and then is directly blocked outside the pass, and the pass is empty, and the army of the Han clan directly breaks into the pass?

The Yulin orphans and the children of the six counties are to deal with those who may pose a threat to Guanzhong, and then to deal with the princes and kings.

Liu Xiu joined the battle against bandits in the name of the Han clan and was appointed as a captain.

The heroes of the Han Dynasty were not all against the imperial court, they only opposed the policy of the imperial court, but out of the traditional psychology of scholar loyalty, they were still loyal to the Han family, and the goal was to replace the current rulers, and there were many such heroes under the command of the four princes and kings.

For the rebel armies of Chimei and Donghai, it was naturally a crazy suppression, and at the same time, the rebel army of the Jingzhou Thorn History Department began to swarm at the same time, and Nanyang County bore the brunt of it, and suddenly became the forward position in the guard.

The clansmen of Nanyang County and Haoqiang began to defect to him, these Haoqiang clans are all children of the same clan, familiar with equipment, extremely high combat literacy, no need for training at all, and there are hundreds or even thousands of people, and they also bring their own weapons, Liu Xiu's strength quickly swelled.

For a thousand years, the capital city of Ho was only the capital of two hundred years, and Luoyang was eight hundred years, and there were several passes around Luoyang.

After the rebel army broke through the Tiger Pass with lightning speed, the defenders and rebels guarding the other passes fought fiercely over these passes, but the main city of Luoyang was ignored by both sides.

As Liu Xiu's fame grew, Liu Xiu, who had thousands of men, soon became a thorn in the side of the rebels, and under the betrayal of traitors, nearly 50,000 people from the Eastern Navy surrounded Liu Xiu's army.

There is no way to heaven, and there is no door to the earth.

It was cloudy, it was raining, and the vision was unclear in the darkness.

Liu Xiu took advantage of this opportunity to decisively lead the cavalry to attack, and in the fierce wind, raided the barracks of the rebels.

In the midst of the earth-shattering shouts, the rebels could not care for each other, and scattered and fled, suffering heavy casualties.

Liu Xiu killed the King of the East Sea on the spot, no one saw it, and when he killed the King of the East Sea, a little purple star rushed into his body.

The first battle defeated a rebel army, but also killed an anti-king, this battle made Liu Xiu famous, was appointed by the imperial court as the general of Pingkou, promoted to the marquis of Guannei, for Liu Xiu's forces, but also recruited a large number of rebels, for Liu Xiu personally, starting a family, this battle was completed.

Although he did not become the ruling Jinwu, he married Yin Lihua, and his life wish was half completed.

Liu Xiu, who became one of the stronger warlords in Luoyang, still adhered to the previous path, and he continued to fight bravely, and his power became stronger and stronger, and his personal ability also became stronger and stronger.

Not only the righteous army, but also the alliance of princes and kings, when there were more than 30,000 men and horses under his command, Liu Xiu sent a letter to the four princes and kings, and said earnestly: "The Son of Heaven is in charge of the center, and the princes and kings are guarding on the four sides, so that the mandate of heaven of the Han Dynasty will not be lost."

Now that you are advancing like this, it is the internal friction between the Liu family, no matter whether you win or lose, the Liu family will lose after all, the ancestors and the ancestors are above, won't you cry when you see this scene? ”

As soon as this letter arrived, it was directly discarded, and things have developed to this point, how can it be stopped, Liu Xiu naturally knows this, but after this peace, there is a reputation in the world for his loyalty and filial piety, taking into account the overall situation, and aspiring to prosper the Han.

Liu Xiu's sudden rise to prominence caused the rebel army's desire to march into Guanzhong suddenly failed, and the shortcomings of these homeless armed people without a base area were exposed.

Liu Xiu continued to organize battles with the rebels, skillfully using the tactics of luring the enemy into depth, and the flesh and blood killed between the two sides were scattered, and Liu Xiu's forces were damaged, but the rebels were also hit hard, and the three largest rebel armies were all beaten by him.

In this process, Liu Xiu has been promoted to marquis.

But a turning point that no one expected came at this time, seeing that the rebel army was constantly hit hard by Liu Xiu, the allied forces of the princes and kings couldn't sit still, and directly crossed the Tiger Prison Pass and attacked Liu Xiu.

The princes and kings of the Liu clan actually united with the rebel army to attack a Liu clan!

Who would have thought of that?

Moreover, the imperial court believed that the heavily damaged peasant army could no longer pose a threat, and also asked Liu Xiu to attack the princes' army, and the imperial court rebuked the princes' allied forces as "rebellious".

However, for the imperial court, there is indeed no difference between the princes and the peasant army, these two groups of people entered Chang'an, starting from the queen mother, Wang Mang and they are afraid that few people can survive.

Liu Xiu naturally would not obey the edict, he wrote a letter directly to Chang'an, "Although the thieves are tired now, the thieves are like sparks, this chaotic world is dry firewood, if you let it go, it will soon rekindle the raging fire."

There should be full cooperation between the court and the princes and kings.

The imperial court should revoke the part of the new policy related to land, so that the heroes of the world can serve the imperial court in peace. ”

Liu Xiu anxiously waited for the news of Chang'an, which was the best solution he chose for the situation in the world, and his last effort to the situation of the Han Dynasty.

He was already keenly aware that as the peasant army gradually declined, his army also began to have strange thoughts, and those heroes who had previously supported him fell ideologically to the princes and kings.

This is an extremely bad signal, the imperial court is strong, but the Kwantung strong and powerful forces are better than Guanzhong, the battle between the two sides must be extremely fierce, I don't know what it will be like before it ends.

If the court is willing to compromise, he will be able to mediate the relationship between the court and the powerful and put down the rebellion of the princes and kings.

Liu Xiu hurriedly returned to the city and asked urgently, "Where is the Holy Purpose?" ”

When Yin Lihua sent the holy decree, Liu Xiu hurriedly opened it and looked at it, and suddenly the sky was dizzy, Wang Mang scolded him sharply, saying that he was a general, as long as he obeyed the orders of the imperial court to fight, how could he talk about the great affairs of the imperial court!

Liu Xiu saw from it that he had infinite distrust of the Liu clan, and the court was suspicious of his intentions.

The news of the holy decree spread quickly, and when Hao Qiang, who joined Liu Xiu, saw such a fiercely worded holy decree, the idea of switching to the princes and kings completely rose in his heart.

Liu Xiu is naturally aware of this situation, he looked around, only to feel a burst of despair, this Luoyang land is now his predicament, how can this Han world be saved?

The imperial court, the princes, and the powerful are all digging the foundation of the Han Dynasty, Yin Lihua accompanied Liu Xiu, looking at her husband, a great hero who stood up to the sky and the earth, and said softly: "Beloved, the world is not for it, you can do it yourself!"

There are still loyal ministers in the world, and there are still liehous in the land of Kanto, you are now a great hero, maybe the five clans and seven families are waiting for you to appear?

Who said that the Han dynasty could not be revived again? ”

Yin Lihua's words were like thunder exploding, like a clear spring straight into his heart, making Liu Xiu a spirit, although it is difficult to get the recognition of the five clans and seven families, but it is much stronger than sitting like a trapped dragon here.

"There is a good wife in the family, and the blessing of the show."

Liu Xiu made up his mind.

……

"Where is Liu Junhou, the Queen Mother has a holy decree."

"Uncle Wen has gone to the land of the five families!"

The messenger turned pale, and the torrent was delayed for several days, but he could not find the right man.

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On the heroes, working hard in Heluo, the group of thieves is a little flat, but the kings are treacherous, the king is reckless, and he is so separated, he said: "The group of people is not enough to conspire!" ”

So he went to five states alone. ——"The Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Guangwu Benji"

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