The typhoid plague that permeated the camp of the righteous army finally disappeared under the careful treatment of Uncle Song's grandson. The Liu Xiu brothers once again divided their troops to the north, led by Liu Xiu, and attacked in the direction of Yingchuan County non-stop, all the way like a bamboo, invincible. Fu Qingyun and Xuan Xuan followed Liu Xuan and led the army to continue to attack Wancheng, an important town in Nanyang County.

In Wancheng, the rebels encountered stubborn resistance from the famous generals of the dynasty, Yan You and Chen Mao. Although Wancheng is not big, the city is strong and thick, and the rebels can't take it for a while.

Just when Liu Zhuo was worried, the news came from the rear that the Pinglin soldiers and the Xinshi soldiers were going to establish the Son of Heaven, and asked Liu Zhuo to go back to discuss.

Liu Xuan took Fu Qingyun out of the camp in a hurry and rushed to Nanyang County.

"The Green Forest Army is about to establish the Son of Heaven!" Liu Xuan said.

Fu Qingyun was shocked when he heard this: "So fast!"

Liu Xuan said: "What, do you think it's inappropriate?"

Fu Qingyun said: "Although the eldest brother is now the commander of the Green Forest Army, his foundation is not stable, if he establishes the Son of Heaven now, I am afraid it will be unfavorable to the eldest brother." ”

Liu Xuan nodded and said, "I think so too." The reason why they are in such a hurry to establish the Son of Heaven is probably also to cook the raw rice before I gain power, so as to hold my brothers hostage. ”

Fu Qingyun said: "What about the fifth brother and Zhengjun, why didn't they go together?"

Liu Xuan said: "The fifth brother and Zhengjun are attacking Yun County, and now it's too late to call them." ”

"Then how is the big brother going to deal with it?" Fu Qingyun said.

Liu Xuan said solemnly: "If one of my brothers is appointed, we will naturally take the lead." But if there is someone else, I will never be discouraged, after all, strength speaks in this world. ”

Fu Qingyun nodded with relief, Liu Xuan said this, which shows that he already has hills and valleys in his chest, and he will never lose his fighting spirit because of temporary gains and losses.

The two came to Nanyang and hurried to the main account of the Green Forest Alliance. The tent had already set up a feast, Wang Kuang and Wang Feng, the leaders of the Xinshi Army, Chen Mu, the leader of the Pinglin Army, and Wang Chang and Zhang Wei, the leaders of the Xiajiang Army. In addition, there was a middle-aged man in a purple robe sitting in the middle, with a few locks of goatee on his white chin, looking trembling.

Liu Xuan bowed to everyone, then sat down on the table with Fu Qingyun, and said to the purple-robed man sitting in the center: "The Holy Father is also here." ”

The purple-robed man returned the salute in a panic, but his sleeves accidentally flipped over the wine bottle on the table, and smiled at Liu Jiu with an embarrassed face.

"This is my brother Liu Xuan, known as Liu Shenggong!" Liu Xuan said in Fu Qingyun's ear.

Fu Qingyun raised his head and glanced at Liu Xuan, who also happened to look over and smirked at Fu Qingyun.

"Brothers!" Chen Mu spoke first: "Our rebel army has won successive victories, and the situation is very good, but there has been no leader. At present, Wang Mang is mobilizing a large army to go south, and the coalition forces need a formal banner to unite the hearts of the army. I discussed with General Wang Kuang, General Zhang Wei and others, and decided to support a son of the Han family as the emperor, proclaim it to the world, and officially raise the banner of opposing the reckless restoration of the Han Dynasty. ”

Liu Xuan, who was sitting on the other side, trembled when he heard this, as if a knife was about to fall.

Seeing this, Liu Jiu felt a pang in his heart, as if he had a premonition, but he remained silent, straightened his back, and waited for the following.

Chen Mu said again: "As for the candidates, let the prince announce them." ”

Wang Kuang glanced at Liu Xuan apologetically and announced: "After everyone's discussion, it was decided to support Liu Xuan, the Holy Duke of Liu, as the emperor. ”

Fu Qingyun's head exploded, and he rubbed his ears, thinking that he had heard it wrong, but he heard Chen Mu ask, "General Liu, what do you think?"

Liu Xuan looked around and said in a deep voice: "At present, the righteous army has just gained a firm foothold, and its foundation is unstable. ”

Zhang Wei, the leader of the Xiajiang soldiers, jumped up and said, "Liu Xuan, do you disagree with the establishment of the Son of Heaven, or do you disagree with the establishment of the Holy Father as the Son of Heaven?"

Fu Qingyun saw Zhang Wei for the first time, but he saw that his face was full of flesh, his movements were exaggerated, and he looked like a fierce Zhang Fei who did not enter the oil and salt.

Chen Mu got up and said slowly: "General Liu, if you don't quickly establish the Son of Heaven and be occupied by other rebels first, our Green Forest Army will only follow in its footsteps and eat other people's teeth." ”

Wang Feng said: "Liu Shenggong is virtuous, benevolent, gentle and frugal, considering the overall situation, there is no more suitable candidate than Liu Shenggong." ”

Liu Xuan had expected such a game, just imagine the person in today's account, that is not a powerful character. Although the Green Forest Alliance is an alliance in name, in fact, the positions and goals of the Han Army, the Pinglin Army, and the Xinshi Army are completely different, but in the crisis against the Mang Army, the two sides can still hold together for warmth, and temporarily support Liu Xuan as the commander. Now that Zhen Fu's 400,000 army has been defeated by the coalition army, and the coalition army has taken advantage of the situation to go north, destroying all the way, the situation is very good, how can they see Liu Xuan sitting big again.

Liu Xuan knew about supporting the Son of Heaven, and they were probably already planning behind the scenes, and they couldn't allow him to disagree. When he was in a dilemma, Fu Qingyun gently wrote the word "king" behind his back. Liu Xuan came back to his senses, cleared his throat and said: "You don't want to stop you from establishing sages, but in the eyes of the chaos in the world and the situation is unclear, it is better to slow down and call the emperor first, and when you break the reckless thief, it is not too late to raise the honorific title!"

Wang Chang has always been fond of Liu Xuan's brothers, and also said: "General Liu is selfless, loyal and courageous, and I agree with General Liu's opinion. ”

Liu Xuan and Fu Qingyun nodded at Wang Chang and smiled gratefully.

Wang Kuang is a good person, and he also said at this time: "What General Liu said is not unreasonable, in the current situation, it is better to establish a son of heaven than to establish a king first, so as not to become the target of public criticism." ”

The Liu clansmen, Ma Wu and others present also echoed Wang Chang and Wang Kuang's motion in unison.

Chen Mu saw that everyone's position was shaken, and he gritted his teeth in anger. Now that the support of the establishment is not successful, when Liu Jiu's wings are full in the future, who can still control him. Chen Mu sat next to Zhang Wei, and when he saw this, he pulled the corner of Zhang Wei's clothes, Zhang Wei understood, jumped up, pulled out his sword with a "bang", slashed it on the table, and shouted: "Doubts are useless! Today's discussion, there must be no two!"

Zhang Wei was born as a bandit, has always been free and loose, does not abide by military discipline, when it comes to Liu Xuan's strict management of the army, he scoffs, and is the person who is most worried about being controlled by Liu Xuan. As soon as everyone saw his savage momentum, the atmosphere suddenly became tense. Chen Mu took the lead in standing up, respectfully walked in front of Liu Xuan, and bowed: "I am willing to respect Liu Shenggong as the emperor!"

Wang Feng followed and bowed down in front of Liu Xuan.

When everyone saw that something was going to happen, they got up and kowtowed to Liu Xuan.

Liu Xuan stood up tremblingly and stammered, "No...... No...... , how can Xuan He De...... How is it...... I did the ...... of the Son of Heaven. ”

Liu Xuan sat on the seat without moving, and when he saw Liu Xuan returning the salute to everyone in a panic, he laughed and said: "Qingyun, do you think that in fact, it is not bad for him to be the emperor." ”

Fu Qingyun nodded and smiled bitterly.

On February 1 of the fourth year of the emperor, just one month after Liu Xuan broke the army of Zhen Fu, Liu Xuan proclaimed himself emperor on the bank of the river, and the country name was "Han", and the history was called the Xuanhan Dynasty;

When the first emperor Liu Xuannan faced the ministers, he was sweating, ashamed, and unable to speak, and was laughed at by everyone.

Liu Xuan, in accordance with the roster agreed upon by Wang Kuang, Chen Mu and others in advance, canonized Wang Kuang as the prince of Dingguo, Wang Feng as the prince of Chengguo, Zhu Kun as the great Sima, Liu Jiu as the great Situ, Chen Mu as the great Sikong, and Zhang Wei as the general of Weiwei, all of which belonged to the list of the three princes and nine kings. And Liu Xiu was only given the idle position of "too often partial general", in charge of trivial matters such as the rituals of the temple. Fu Qingyun was awarded the capital internal order, and his official position was also very small, but he didn't care, what he was pursuing was not something above the court.

Although Lin Zhengjun did not make an inch, under the recommendation of Chen Mu and Zhang Wei, Lin Zhengjun was awarded the position of Lang Zhongling, who was a close attendant of the emperor and was under the control of Chen Mu. In terms of real power, he is more majestic than Liu Xiu.

After this incident, Chen Mu, Zhang Wei and others became closer and closer to Lin Zhengjun, and several people tacitly supported each other.

Because of his meritorious service in treating the plague, Song Bo was also awarded the post of Imperial Physician, and the "Song Medical Hall" set up by Liu Xuan for Song Bo was immediately renamed the Imperial Medical Hall.

However, due to the fact that the first regime had just been established, except for the three princes and nine secretaries, the official position had no practical significance, and the rank was not strict, and everything was still based on the strength of the military power in hand.