With the arrival of the soldiers of these two counties, Liu Xiu's troops increased greatly, and immediately reversed the decline in Hebei. Liu Xiuhe's troops from Xindu, Rongpi, Shanggu, and Yuyang counties immediately launched an attack on Wang Lang's army entrenched in Handan, and obtained a large piece of territory in Hebei Prefecture.

After Liu Xiu defeated Wang Lang, there was an endless stream of rebels and heroes from all over the country, and Liu Xiu's soldiers and horses grew rapidly, including several counties in Hebei and the vast Youzhou.

Liu Xiu's comeback made Liu Xuan, Lin Zhengjun and others who were far away in Chang'an feel threatened, so they sent envoys to reward Liu Xiu as "King Xiao", ordered him to hand over his soldiers and horses, and immediately returned to Chang'an to receive the reward and enjoy Qingfu. At the same time, Lin Zhengjun arranged for his henchmen to take over the soldiers and horses of Youzhou, replaced the Taishou of Shanggu County and Yuyang County, and forced Liu Xiu to return to Beijing.

Liu Xiu then summoned Ren Guang, Geng Yi, Pi Tong, Wu Han and others to the tent to discuss, and of course Jia Fu, Deng Yu and other old subordinates were also present. Liu Xiuyun said lightly: "Brothers, the emperor named me 'King Xiao', and you all have your own rewards. I'm going to go back to Beijing to enjoy Qingfu, what are you going to do?"

When everyone heard this, Geng Yi waved his fist excitedly: "Liu Xuan, jackals, the general's brother is not cold, do you want to repeat the mistakes of the past!"

"Be bold Geng Yi, dare to make such disobedient words! Although you have great achievements, I can't tolerate you!" Liu Xiu scolded: "Left and right, pull me down and behead!"

Geng Yi was shocked and shouted: "General, you treat me like a father and son, so I can speak out with my heart." The general wants to take my head, I have nothing to say, but the general wants to throw himself into the cage, and Geng Yi will stop him if he swears to die!"

Liu Xiu was furious, waved his hand and said, "Drag it out quickly, and Hugh will speak wildly!"

The left and right knife and axe hands pounced on Geng Yi and twisted Geng Yi, pulled him up and walked out.

Of course, Fu Qingyun, Jia Fu and the others knew Liu Xiu's intentions, and they didn't move. Ren Guang, Pi Tong, Wu Han and others were in a hurry, grabbed out to stop the knife and axe hand, knelt on the ground together, and shouted: "General, General Geng's words are also my voice, please think twice!"

Liu Xiu snorted: "I have millions of soldiers in the First Dynasty, aren't you afraid of death?"

Wu Han said: "In order to save the people from fire and water, we are willing to sacrifice our lives for righteousness and never give up!"

"Hmph!" Liu Xiu snorted angrily again: "I am even more prosperous in the first dynasty, the country and the people, when will it be your turn to worry about the martial arts!"

Ren Guangdao: "General, although we are martial artists who don't know the times, we can still distinguish between traitors and virtuous people." Today's emperor is absurd and incompetent, traitors and mediocre ministers compete for power and profit, poison the people, and the people are more miserable than Wang Mang. The general is wise and martial, the military achievements are brilliant, and the prestige is far and wide, and now he has pacified Hebei Prefecture, and his soldiers are strong and brave, with the prestige of the general, as long as he raises his arms and shouts, the world can be passed on, why should he be controlled by Chang'an. ”

Ren Guang's words expressed everyone's hearts, and everyone fell to the ground together, repeatedly begging Liu Xiu to think twice before acting.

Liu Xiu was overjoyed, got down from the couch, personally helped everyone up, and said with tears in his eyes: "How can I, Liu Xiu, be so trusted, so can I win the trust of all brothers." Xiu Bucai, I am willing to work together with all brothers to reform the old and make the new, and create a new world for the dawn people of the world. ”

Everyone rejoiced, and they returned to their places. Liu Xiuyi issued an order one by one, asking Fu Qingyun and Jia Fu to lead troops to Youzhou to take over the soldiers and horses of Youzhou, Geng Yi, Pi Tong, Wu Han and others to lead troops to recapture Shanggu County and Yuyang County, except for the new Taishou sent by Lin Zhengjun to the two counties, and bring the governance of Hebei Prefecture County under his command.

At this point, everyone knew that Liu Xiu actually wanted to go back to Chang'an to enjoy Qingfu, and he had a plan in his heart, just waiting for everyone to express his position.

The seizure of power sent to Youzhou, Shanggu, Yuyang and other places went smoothly, and Liu Xuan and Lin Zhengjun's henchmen were all killed, and since then, Hebei Prefecture, Yan, and Zhao have all been attached to Liu Xiu's banner, and their momentum has become even stronger.

Liu Xiu also ordered that the policy of reassuring the people should be immediately implemented under his rule, and the policy of lightly punishing the people with light taxes and suspended sentences and light punishments should be implemented; the refugees should be resettled, the mountains, forests, rivers and rivers should be opened up, and the people should have houses and farms to resume production.

At the same time, in order to calm the chaos and peace of the people, Liu Xiu began to sweep the bandits and robbers entrenched in Hebei Prefecture County, and successively swept away the bandits such as Tongma, Chonglian, and Dagun, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, making up songs and singing songs to praise Liu Xiu, which were widely spread among the people.

Liu Xiu's army was particularly strict, strictly restraining his subordinates, and severely punishing those who disturbed the people and poisoned the localities. Every time he attacked the next city, he adopted a policy of recuperation and recuperation, and did not offend the people.

In less than half a year, under Liu Xiu's rule, the image of Shengping has reappeared, the people are happy to work, and the soldiers, grain and grass are sufficient, which is completely different from the Changshi Dynasty in Chang'an and the Red Mei Army entrenched in the area of Mount Tai.

The Red Mei Army and Liu Xiu's Xiazhou County are across the river, and the leader Fan Chong has 300,000 soldiers, which are the two largest rebel teams that stood side by side with the Green Forest Army. The Red Eyebrow Army was worried that the rebels would be confused with the officers and soldiers, so they painted their eyebrows red to identify them, and since then they have been known as Red Eyebrows. However, the military discipline of the Red Eyebrow Army was laissez-faire, and wherever they passed, they burned, killed, and plundered everywhere, which was no different from bandits, and was deeply hated by the people.

After the pacification of Hebei Prefecture, Liu Xiu's power began to expand rapidly, and he was ready to divide his troops to cross the Yellow River to attack the Red Mei Army and eradicate the biggest cancer that plagued the people of the Central Plains.

The Red Eyebrow Army was originally a team of mutants, a group of bandits, who were Liu Xiu's opponents, who were beaten by Liu Xiu and fled in embarrassment, and had to retreat in the direction of Chang'an to avoid Liu Xiu's sharp edge.

At this time, the first dynasty was in chaos, and the government decree did not come out of Chang'an. Wang Kuang, Wang Feng, Chen Mu, Zhang Mao and others, the leaders of the original Green Forest Righteous Army, were squeezed out by Lin Zhengjun, each of them supported their own troops and lived a corrupt life.

The Red Eyebrow Army continued to flee westward, and although it was defeated repeatedly in battles with Liu Xiu, it was victorious in battles with the Genshi Army. Fan Chong, the leader of the Red Eyebrows, saw that the officers and soldiers of the first generation were losing and retreating, discussed with the generals of the Red Eyebrows, and simply found a fifteen-year-old descendant of the Han family, Liu Penzi, and established him as the emperor, and then raised the banner of putting things in order and upholding justice, and began a justifiable crusade against Liu Xuan, preparing to attack Chang'an to replace the first regime, and resisting Liu Xiu's attack with the thick walls of Chang'an.

The situation in the Central Plains is turbulent, Liu Xiu, Fu Qingyun and others analyze the situation, everyone knows that the First Dynasty is already stormy, the twilight of the road is poor, in the case of the attack of the Red Mei Army who jumped over the wall in a hurry, it will definitely not be guaranteed. Therefore, Liu Xiu set up a set of plans to "drive away the wolf and drive the tiger", with Deng Yu leading the Red Mei army to drive the Red Mei army in the direction of Chang'an; Feng Yi was stationed in Hanoi County, waiting for an opportunity to cross the Yellow River and march west to threaten Luoyang, and contain the soldiers and horses of the first generation to cooperate with the Red Mei to attack Chang'an, and annex Guanzhong by taking advantage of the situation; while Liu Xiu and Fu Qingyun personally led another group of men and horses to continue to sweep away the chaotic people and rogues in the Yanzhao area and consolidate the rear.

The two roads of people and horses were destroyed all the way, the bandits in the Yanzhao area were gradually cleared, and the expeditionary army led by Deng Yu also beat the Red Mei Army and fled in disarray, and the situation was very good. At this time, Liu Xiu had already brought a million armor and strong troops, and the generals congratulated Liu Xiu one after another, and asked Liu Xiu to be the emperor several times, but Liu Xiu refused.

Li Tong, Deng Chen and others knew that Liu Xiu trusted Fu Qingyun the most, so they all came to Fu Qingyun, hoping that he could move Liu Xiu.

Fu Qingyun judged the situation and believed that the time was ripe for Liu Xiu to become emperor. On this day, the class returned to the court, and the generals asked Liu Xiu to be the emperor again, and Fu Qingyun took the opportunity to say: "Brother Xiu, all the soldiers followed you to fight in all directions, in order to be able to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix, and seal the wife and son." Now that you have refused to be the emperor, the expectations of the soldiers have been disappointed, and the hearts of the people have been scattered, but it will be difficult to gather again. ”

Liu Xiu hesitated for a long time and asked: "Qingyun, the world is not peaceful, if I am called the emperor, won't it chill the hearts of the people?"

Fu Qingyun shook his head and said, "Otherwise, the world is turbulent, and the people are the most miserable." The people long for a wise and merciful monarch, just as a baby longs for a loving mother, and if you become emperor, the people will celebrate and return to the wind. ”

The generals echoed in unison, and after repeated requests, Liu Xiu finally nodded and agreed to ascend the throne and become emperor.

In the first three years, Liu Xiu was proclaimed emperor in Juancheng, Hebei Province, and Jianyuan Jianwu. In order to express the meaning of reviving the Han dynasty, Liu Xiu still used the national name of "Han" (known as the Later Han Dynasty in history, Liu Xiu was the ancestor Guangwu Emperor of the Han Dynasty).