However, he said that Gongsun Shu continued to expand his territory and planned to come from Jiangling; Kui Huan also intends to develop to the south. Han Guangwu said: "The soldiers are tired, I really don't want to have trouble with the two of them anymore." I wrote to them again and again, urging them to join them, and saying that I would never fail them, but they were never happy. What to do? Feng Yi said: "If they don't go to the expedition, they won't surrender." I am willing to obey orders. Han Guangwu said: "Guanzhong is the main road of Tonglong and Shu, and you can't leave there." You go back first, and then I will dispatch troops and horses to find a way to conquer Shu. Han Guangwu asked Feng Yi to return to Guanzhong, and also instructed him to bring all his family members with him.

In 32 A.D., Liu Xiuqin led a large army to fight Kui, and when the army marched to Qi County, many Han generals thought that the terrain was complicated, and the road ahead was uncertain, so it was not suitable to go deep. Liu Xiu also hesitated after hearing this. It happened that Ma Yuan arrived on order, and Liu Xiu was busy telling him about the matter discussed by the military and asking for his opinion. Ma Yuan thought that Kui was disobedient to the danger, and he had already turned his soldiers away, and as long as he took the opportunity to attack, he would win a complete victory. At present, the Han army is worried about the fact that Longyou is dangerous and difficult to attack, if you are not familiar with the terrain here, it is indeed difficult to do, but now there are old horses who know the way, and it is easy to break. After saying that, Ma Yuan asked people to take some rice, and used rice to pile up the valley and ravine on the right side of Longyou in front of Liu Xiu, and then pointed out the mountains and rivers to mark the way of advance and retreat of each army. Such an intuitive and detailed three-dimensional map made Liu Xiu's eyes light up, and he was overjoyed: "The enemy is all in the eyes!" "Ma Yuan, who comes with his own navigation, has laid a great contribution to Pinglong with a pile of rice for the mountain.

After that, Liu Xiu waved his army straight forward and arrived at the first city of Gaoping. The Hexi warlord Dou Rong led Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei, Jincheng five counties Taishou and Qiang, Xiaoyue and other tens of thousands of foot riders and 5,000 baggage vehicles to meet Liu Xiu, and then divided his troops to attack Long. More than 100,000 of Kui's subordinates surrendered without a fight. Kui Huan fled to the legendary Xicheng, where Zhuge Liang played an empty city plan, and the Shu army that came to Long's aid also fled to Shangqi. Liu Xiuxiu returned to Luoyang after completing his magical powers, and before leaving, he wrote to Cen Peng and said: "If you can capture Xicheng and Shangqi, you can attack Shu in the south with confidence." Life is short, you have to look back at Shu, you have to hurry! The idiom Long Wangshu came into being in Liu Xiu's emotion.

Cen Peng felt the emperor's desire to conquer the world as soon as possible, and he was also distressed that Xicheng could not be attacked for a long time. So it was decided to flood Xicheng, and in November, the reinforcements from Shuzhong arrived one after another, but the food of the Han army was almost eaten, and the Han army, which lacked food and clothing, could not stand the bitter cold in the northwest, so they had to burn the baggage and retreat one after another. Kui Huan cleaned up the remnants, and for a time occupied several counties in Longxi.

In the first month of the ninth year of Jianwu, Kui Huan died, Wang Yuan fled to Gongsun Shu alone, Kui Huan's son Kui Chun and others surrendered, and Longxi was pacified.

In the spring of the eleventh year of Jianwu, Cen Peng, the general of Zhengnan, launched another attack, and the Shu generals were defeated at the end of their terms. Wang Zheng beheaded his head and surrendered to Cen Peng.

Cen Peng personally led the main force to the north and directly attacked Pingqu through the Dianjiang River. This is a big granary of the Shu army, although there are sergeants to guard, but there is no time to resist, so hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and grass are handed over in vain.

Cen Peng continued to attack Chengdu, and everywhere he went, all the cities opened their doors and surrendered to Cen Peng, and Cen Peng drove to Wuyang, bypassing the rear of Wang Yancen's department, and Shu was shocked. Gongsun Shu was even more shocked, and said with a stick: "What god is it!" ”

Emperor Guangwu wanted to recruit Gongsun Shu, sent an envoy to show the blessings and misfortunes, and encouraged each other with great righteousness, vowing not to harm each other. Gongsun read the book and showed it to his henchmen Chang Shao and Zhang Long, and Chang Shao and Zhang Long both persuaded him to surrender to Han. Gongsun Shu said suddenly: "Abolish the prosperity and leave it to life, where is there a son of heaven who surrenders!" ”。 Chang Shao and Zhang Long didn't dare to say anything more, thinking that they were dying, and they were worried about death.

Cen Peng garrison died in Peng, the legend of Peng Zu who lived for 800 years was feathered and ascended to immortality here, and the locals called this place "Peng Death" in order to commemorate him. When the guide told Cen Peng that this place was called Peng Death, Cen Peng was stunned for a moment, and then said to the general: "This will be called Cen Peng, but this place is called Peng Death, how awkward to listen to!" Cen Peng planned to move the camp, but it was late at that time and there was a lot of inconvenience, so he had to order people to be on guard. At this time, a fugitive from Shuzhong came, claiming to be Gongsun Shu's personal entourage and was beaten and run. Cen Peng was immediately summoned for fraud. He talked to Cen Peng about Chengdu, and at the same time snatched the soldier's weapon and stabbed Cen Peng, Cen Peng was caught off guard and was stabbed to death. The men rushed up to kill the Assassin without having time to ask for his name. I didn't expect this place name called Peng to die so effectively, Peng Zu and Cen Peng all died here. Later generations have poems that sigh:

"The rain and the wind are good at using the soldiers,

Gongsun struck the ground and sighed like a god.

How to fortify the night,

He has realized that Peng died and died. ”

Cen Peng's death was a misfortune for the Shu people - after Cen Peng entered the Chengdu Plain, he restrained military discipline and ordered the soldiers not to be taken captive, which was very popular with the people.

Emperor Guangwu was sad when he heard that Cen Peng was assassinated, so he gave Cen Peng's wife all the things that Ren Gui offered, and gave Cen Peng the title of Zhuanghou.

After Cen Peng's death, he was replaced by Wu Han, who was known for his brutality and killing.

The people of Shu compared Cen Peng with Wu Hanyi, and felt that Cen Peng was much cuter than Wu Han, and later set up a temple for Cen Peng in Wuyang.

Emperor Guangwu wanted Gongsun Shu to surrender, so he issued an edict saying: "Don't doubt yourself because Cen Peng was victimized, as long as you surrender as scheduled, you can ensure the safety of your family; Otherwise, it will be difficult to chase! "Gongsun still has no intention of surrendering after getting the book, and he will always be a dead emperor. Emperor Guangwu waited for a reply, but never came, but sent a message to Wu Handao: "Although Chengdu is trapped, there are still more than 100,000 defenders, and the enemy should not be underestimated!" Don't compete with him, and when he is exhausted, he will fight again, and he will naturally fight! Wu Han refused to obey the order, and led 20,000 people to march into Chengdu; Gongsun Shu was at a loss, and hurriedly summoned Wang Yancen to ask him for advice. Wang Yancen said: "Men should survive in death, how can they be restrained? Now the only way to fight to the death is to raise money. If you can repel the Han soldiers, your wealth can be accumulated, so why bother? Gongsun Shu took out all the golden silks, raised more than 5,000 death squads, pretended to set up a banner and beat drums to challenge, but secretly sent strange soldiers to go around behind the Wu Han army. Wu Han's army was attacked by the enemy, and of course it was scattered. Wu Han was squeezed into the water to the point of almost annihilation, and he was so quick to climb the horse's tail that the horse knew people's intentions and slowly led Wu Han out.

In November, Wu Han's deputy general Zang Gongjun went to Xianmen, and Gongsun Shu ordered Wang Yancen to refuse Zang Palace, and led tens of thousands of people out of the city to fight. Wu Han made the guards Gao Wu and Tang Han lead tens of thousands of elite soldiers to charge into battle. The Shu soldiers were in chaos, Gao Wu rushed forward with a lance and stabbed Gongsun Shu in the chest, Gongsun Shu was in unbearable pain and fell off the horse, and Gongsun Shu was rescued into the city by fighting left and right.

Wang Yancen learned that Gongsun Shu was injured, and Ming Jin returned. When he entered the city, Gongsun Shu said a few words vaguely, and he died at dusk. Wang Yancen was a coffin and hastily completed. The next morning, Wang Yancen felt powerless to refuse, so he opened the city and surrendered.

Wu Han led his troops into the city, but three days later, he suddenly changed his face, and the clan destroyed the Gongsun Shu and Yancen families, "let the troops plunder, burn the palace", and the living beings were devastated. When Liu Xiu heard this, Long Yan was furious, and issued an edict to reproach: "Chengdu has surrendered, so many women, children, old and young have been killed by you, do you know how many people are sad about this?" Then he accused the adjutant general Liu Shang and said: "You are also a child of the royal family, and you have been trained in the local area for many years, don't you know that you have to cherish the broken broom at home (the origin of the idiom "self-cherishing the broom")? How could such a heart-wrenching atrocity be committed? How can you let me hang the people for sin? Liu Xiu strictly ordered Wu Han not to repeat the old tricks, and at the same time asked Zhang Kan to do a good job of reassuring the people, courteous to those who surrendered, and conquered the wise men in Shu. With such a combination of grace and power, Shu temporarily settled down.

Although Wu Han was scolded, he did not receive other punishments. Liu Xiu also allowed him to return to his hometown Wancheng to worship his ancestors, and rewarded 20,000 grains of rice. It can be seen that Wu Han's position in Liu Xiu's heart is unshakable.

Why is Liu Xiu so good to Wu Han? There is a traditional repertoire in Chinese drama called Wu Han's Killing of His Wife.

The plot is probably like this: Liu Xiu recruits troops in Nanyang and wants to recover the Han family. Wang Mang ordered Liu Xiu to be arrested. Liu Xiu secretly ran to Tongguan and was assassinated in a restaurant, but fortunately he was rescued by the shopkeeper and Qin Zhong, after which Liu Xiu took Qin Zhong to Mafu together. Here, Liu Xiu was entertained by the Ma family's father and daughter.

Wu Han is Wang Mang's son-in-law, and his wife is Wang Mang's second queen Ye, and the new dynasty is called "Princess Nanning". Wu Han chased him all the way to Mafu, tied up the master of the Ma family, and asked him to hand over Liu Xiu. At this time, Wu Han's mother told Wu Han that Wang Mang was the enemy who killed his father, and asked him to release Liu Xiu and kill his wife. Wu Han's mother was forced to die, and after some struggle, Wu Han agreed to his mother's request.

Wu Han's wife was praying for him in the nunnery, and Wu Han couldn't bear it for a while and missed several opportunities. In fact, Wu Han's wife already knew the truth, and in order not to affect her husband's future, she simply snatched the sword in Wu Han's hand and committed suicide. After Wu Han's mother saw this scene, she also chose to commit suicide. Faced with this situation, Wu Han had no choice but to set fire to his house and follow Liu Xiu.

The story must be made up, how could Wang Mang's daughter marry Wu Han? But Wu Han's loyalty to Liu Xiu is true.

Wu Han's massacre of the city made him bear the notoriety of "Tu Bo" and became a stain on his life, but this move dealt a heavy blow to the anti-Han forces in Bashu. Six years later, Shu rebelled again, and Wu Han was once again ordered to level Shu, "punish more than 200 people in his canal, and return his party and hundreds of families to Nanjun and Changsha." At this point, the rule of the Eastern Han Dynasty in Bashu was stabilized, and tens of thousands of poor people fell victim to the power struggle. However, a century and a half later, Zhuge Liang, who governed Bashu, had a very high evaluation of Wu Han: he ruled the world with great virtue, not small favors, so Kuang Heng and Wu Han were unwilling to be pardoned. That's an afterword.

However, it was said that Shu had pacified the triumph of the whole army, and Dou Rong of Liangzhou congratulated him, and there was an edict ordering Dou Rong and the five counties to enter the court together. Dou Rong arrived at His Majesty, that is, he handed over the seal of Anfeng Hou Liangzhou. Emperor Guangwu gave Hou Yin back and summoned him on the same day, and the reward and grace were incomparable. Looking for Dou Rong to be the pastor of Jizhou, Dou Rong resigned and did not take office. Li Tong, the Sikong of Shida, resigned due to illness and was temporarily represented by Ma Cheng, the general of Yangwu, who was not very competent, but entered Dou Rong as the Great Sikong; And awarded Liang Tong as a large and medium doctor. The two states of Liangji were guarded by other simple personnel.

Longshu has been leveled in the northwest, only Lu Fang pretended to be Liu Wenbo, and the Xiongnu Wuhuan was often a border trouble. The hussar general Du Mao and others were edicted to beg, and Lu Fang and more than ten horsemen fled into the Xiongnu. Later, Lu Fang returned to Gaoliu and sent an envoy to present a letter of surrender, and Emperor Guangwu appointed him as the acting king, and ordered him to make peace with the Xiongnu. Lu Fang applied for admission to the court, and was approved by the edict. and Lu Fangnan to Changping, and met the envoy of the court to tell him to turn back. Lu Fang couldn't help but be afraid, and turned his back on Hu, and soon died of illness. Since then, China has been dust-free and the whole country has been unified.