Introduction I should be king; But er, Your Majesty forgets himself and evil? ——" The Book of the Later Han Dynasty
This is a sentence from Liu Xiu's general Peng Pet in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty after liu xiuchu was crowned a hero, and the tangled point was that he was not crowned king! In the ancient Chinese feudal dynasties, especially in the Qin and Han dynasties, Wang Jue was second only to the emperor, holding the power of life and death of fiefdoms. Since Liu Bangtong ordered the whole country that "non-Liu clans are not allowed to be crowned kings", the existence of kings with different surnames has been basically cut off, and even the kings of the opposite sex have been once regarded as a disaster.
So in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, why did this extremely ordinary general think that he should be crowned king? What is even more legendary is that Peng Favor, who was not given the title of Prince, immediately rectified the rebellion of the soldiers and horses, established himself as the King of Yan, and fought Liu Xiu's army with his head in the hands of the rats. Then, why did This Peng Pet, who beat Liu Xiu at the uncertain time of the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, covet the prince and have to be crowned? In fact, he is not reckless, but naïve. Behind such a strong appearance, behind this Yan King, who rebelled without being crowned king, hid a simple heart.
First, for the family grievances, for the father and brother to seek justice
The most critical reason for Peng Pet's request to be crowned king is his own guilt for the family and dissatisfaction with the chaos in the world, and his request to be crowned king is only to make his family unfair and to seek justice for the Peng family, not really for the title. In that era when there were many clans and door valves and power, being born into a prestigious family of officials and eunuchs was the long-cherished wish of countless people.
Peng pet statue
Peng Pet, on the other hand, was one of the few lucky ones, and his father Peng Hong was the Taishou of Yuyang, who was during the reign of the Han Emperor. The period of the Han Emperor was the tipping point of the decadence of the Western Han Dynasty, so much so that there are claims that after the Emperor of Han, it is no longer Han. And Peng Pet gradually grew up in this environment, not so much that family education has a great impact on people, but rather that it is more meaningful to teach by example.
Due to the decline of the Han Dynasty, Peng Hong (Peng's father), who was already a strong personality, was more loyal to the Han Dynasty, often blaming himself for the decline of the Han Dynasty, coupled with his fierce temperament, the feelings of worrying about the country and the people were even stronger.
In this case, what will the education Peng Pet receive, and what will Peng Pet's cognition of his family look like? The answer is yes, ie
Peng's family is loyal to the Han, and my generation should do it for themselves
。 What happened afterwards completely struck at Peng Pet's dream of making meritorious contributions to Han, and at the same time planted the seeds of Peng Pet's shadow waiting to be launched and fighting for the family. It was when Wang Mang usurped power and usurped the Han Dynasty, and it became a common practice to eliminate dissidents inside and outside the dynasty, and Peng's father was one of them, and was killed by Wang Mang.
According to historical records, Wang Mang was killed and killed with He Wu and Bao Xuan.
Peng Pet, such a teenager who has been loyal to the education of the Han Room since childhood, grew up in a harmonious and beautiful family, and he lost his father in an instant, and the reason why his father was killed was precisely because he was loyal to the Han Room! Seeking justice for his father has since become Peng Pet's lifelong mission.
Second, run for the father, for the Liu family to forget life and death
Peng Hong toiled all his life for the Han Room, but was eventually executed because of his loyalty to the Han Room, such a fate cannot but be called a legend, and the remaining Peng Pet has a deep hatred for Wang Mang. Even more, the first emperor Jianhan, Peng Yu thought that he could get justice for his father, but he gladly defected but to no avail. When Emperor Jianwu became a Han Dynasty, Peng Yu immediately used all his family wealth to buy cattle wine to treat Liu Xiu's army.
The image of Liu Xiu in film and television dramas
Subsequently, he led a large army and the whole county of Yuyang to defect to Liu Xiu, and Liu Xiu's false attitude of benevolence and false righteousness made Peng Pet mistakenly think that it was possible to justify the family's name. Note that at that time, in the early days of Liu Xiu's uprising, there were not as many as dozens of generals under his account, and in addition, armaments, troops, weapons, grain and grass, territory, and strategic positions were all behind other separatist regimes. Peng Pet's previous official worshiped Yuyang Taishou, and the materials of Yuyang County can be described as a piece of fat!
In addition, Wang Lang also caused trouble at that time, and at the same time, there were many people in the counties of the northern region who were subordinate to Wang Lang, and this situation was extremely unfavorable to Liu Xiu, once Liu Xiu and Wang Lang went to war with each other, then the front and rear would be paralyzed, that is, there was Wang Lang in the front and there were liukou troops in the back. However, if Peng Pet, who sits on Yuyang, a large northern county, comes to vote, he can form a buffer force to make up for his own deficiencies. Therefore, Liu Xiu was extraordinarily gracious to his own Peng Pet who came to run! Crown the Great General, and give the Title of Marquis of Jianzhong!
Note that many of the great generals in the beginning were suspected of being false, such as liu Xiu's generals all have a history of trumpeting great generals!
However, for Peng Pet, how would he feel about a major general who added the word "Jianzhong"? Of course he would get carried away. Seeing that he was made a great general and added to the Marquis of Jianzhong, Peng Pet began to truly make contributions to Liu Xiu and wanted to do his best to serve Liu Xiu.
On the one hand, Liu Xiu's blindfold method used against him took effect, so that Peng Pet thought that he was the main public to treat me not thinly, and I would be pragmatic to repay it. On the other hand, it is peng's needs,
Peng Pet only wanted to do his best to assist Liu Xiu, in order to get justice for his father after the world was finally pacified
Facts have proved that Peng Pet's contribution to Liu Xiu's unification of the world is enormous.
Some of the generals under Liu Xiu's account
According to historical records: Guangwu Chengfeng (Peng Pet) Jianzhonghou was given the title of Grand General. So he surrounded Handan and spoiled the grain, back and forth. - Book XII of the Later Han Dynasty
Through this historical record, combined with Liu Xiu's thoughts, we can also clearly draw two conclusions.
First: Liu Xiufeng had two false titles, just to give him a good impression and make him fight for himself. Although the feudal loyal marquis was a marquis, the feudal title was pitiful, and the great general who was given the title was even more vain and had no real power, and Peng's soldiers and horses were still his own original point. And Liu Xiu's purpose is to let Peng Pet know that as long as he defects to himself, he can be promoted to the rank of knight, which coincides with Peng Pet's purpose.
Second: the siege of Handan City is the focus, and Liu Xiujia sealed Peng Pet, which is to see Peng Pet's logistical support ability.
You must know that Peng Pet's Yuyang power is very powerful, and the materials and armor are all superior! Note that according to historical records, Liu Xiu immediately besieged Handan City after sealing Peng Pet, and let Peng Pet transfer grain and grass. Through these two points, it is not difficult to see Liu Xiu's cunning and Peng Pet's simplicity, but then Peng Pet forgot his life and death for Liu Xiu and made immortal merits.
Third, Liu Xiu pretended to be benevolent and falsely righteous, and Zhu Fuyang was in violation of yin
After Liu Xiu ascended the throne, Peng's fantasies were completely shattered. When Liu Xiu was enfeoffed, Wu Han and Wang Liang, the former subordinates of Peng Pet, were ranked as the third duke, but as for Peng Pet, there was no seal. The key is that this Wu Han was originally under Peng Pet as a county commander, but after entering Liu Xiu's regime, it was Pingbu Qingyun who became a fierce general in place of Deng Yu! He was greatly appreciated by Liu Xiu and led a batch of people many times
The Great General
Fight! See the previous wu han biography for details. In this case, what can Peng Pet, who is already grumpy and resolute, think? Dissatisfaction, of course! And it's extremely dissatisfied. Thus there is the sentence "I am the king, but Your Majesty forgets me?" " words.
Imagine that he took two people and a cadre of soldiers and horses to Liu Xiu, and worked day and night to transport grain and grass for Liu Xiu's smooth conquest to ensure that the army had no worries about food and clothing. In the end, Liu Xiu claimed to be the emperor's meritorious servant, and he had no share, but the two subordinates were ranked as the third duke! Who can bear this situation? Peng Pet didn't really want to be crowned king, he just complained that Liu Xiu had forgotten himself and didn't realize his wishes. Even if Peng Pet is a wise person, he can clearly see Liu Xiu's face at this time, and moreover, the DPRK and China have a lot of exclusion and framing of themselves. After the Battle of Handan, Zhu Fu was either yin or yang, light or dark in front of Liu Xiu, in short, blindly framing Peng Pet (see above for details:
Death to Zhu Fu: Behind the absence of guilt is the anger of the emperor
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Zhu Fu
He wanted to justify his father's name, but in the end it was this result, what else could Peng Pet do?
According to historical records: In the spring of the second year of Jianwu, he was pampered, spoiled and betrayed himself, and shangshu wished to float and float. He also worked with Wu Han, Gai Yan and other books, full of rhetoric and exaggeration, and insisted on the same march. The emperor did not allow it, and he doubted himself.
It is impossible to resign yourself to fate, and it is better to rely on others than on yourself. For Liu Xiu's disheartened Peng Pet, he was already cornered. So the idea of rebelling and establishing himself as king took root in his heart. In the second year of Jianwu, Peng Pet raised an army.
4. Establish himself as the King of Yan and comfort his father's spirit in heaven
Rebellion is also a helpless move, but from the perspective of Peng Pet's life experience, it is reasonable. The first battle of the army was to attack Zhu Fu, who had framed himself several times, and from this we could also see peng's helplessness and hatred for Zhu Fu. Attacking Zhu Fu was the first goal of Peng Pet's army, and on the whole, Peng Pet's road to starting an army was actually two goals.
One: beheading Zhu Fu to comfort himself for his past battle exploits, there was a judgment. The second is to unite vertically and horizontally to break through the dynasty of Liu Xiu, a hypocrite, and overthrow the Han Dynasty that made Peng Hong and Peng Pet loyal and effective for generations, but ultimately laboriously and undesirablely.
Historical records: ... So he sent his troops to rebel, paid tribute to the general, and attacked Zhu Fuyu with 20,000 men, and divided his troops into Guangyang and Shanggu Right Beiping. - Book XII of the Later Han Dynasty
At this point, Peng's heart has long since lost his lifelong wish to seek justice for his father. Some are just the determination to break this cage of foolish loyalty, some are just the confidence of the Han Dynasty that "harms others", and some are just a heart of revenge that does everything to the extreme! 20,000 troops were sent to attack Zhu Fu, breaking Liu Xiu's reinforcements, and Liu Xiu's army was beaten to the head. Conquered Right Beiping, Shanggu and other places, and pro-Xiongnu, befriended Zhang Bu, and established himself as the King of Yan...
Liu Xiu summoned Peng to report on his job
After the rebellion, Peng Pet carried out military operations step by step according to those two objectives. Breaking Liu Xiu's pro-Xiongnu, zhang Buzhan Beiping to finally establish himself as the King of Yan, and Liu Xiu, who fought, did not dare to fight, and Peng Pet completed his mission for the second half of his life. However, his original intention had long been thrown out of the cloud of nine clouds. The original intention of reviving the Han room to justify the family's name has been borne by Peng Pet.
Conclusion to the General History of the Dynasty
In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Peng Pet, the King of Yan, from his ambition to revive the Han Family in his early years to his goal of subverting the Han family in the second half of his life, changed not only his life goals, but also his original heart. The so-called do not forget the original heart to always, but Peng Pet does not know this!
Of course, a careless general like Peng Pet, who was toyed with by the times, from his prosperity to his downfall, was inseparable from the operation of Zhu Fu, the biggest courtier in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty. On the one hand, his own personality is strong and scheming, and he cannot judge the hour and size up the situation, on the other hand, it is the squeeze of the courtiers, and finally makes this Yan king Peng Pet, who "deserves to be the king", quickly move towards death.
References: Zizhi Tongjian;
Book of the Later Han Dynasty;
"Dongguan HanJi" and so on.