From the establishment of the first centralized Qin Dynasty by Qin Shi Huang to the end of the last feudal dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, it was also a process of gradual strengthening and finally ending the imperial power, in this process, the relationship between the emperor and his courtiers was also very delicate, and the emperor needed talented courtiers to help him stabilize Jiangshan Sheji, but suspected that the courtiers had two hearts.
Although the courtiers also tried their best to flatter the emperor and cater to the emperor, they also had their own selfish intentions, especially when one regime transitioned to another, and the relationship between the monarch and the subject was more clear.
Kui Huan was from the Long right clan, and when he was young, he was an official in the prefecture and county, and was famous for knowing the scriptures, so he was recommended by Liu Xin, the state teacher of the new emperor Wang Mang, to become an official in the dynasty. Although Wang Mang single-handedly established a new dynasty, but there was an undercurrent in the court, Wang Mang was just forcibly implementing his own new policy, Kui Huan saw this and understood that the new dynasty was not far away, and later Liu Xin died, Kui Huan returned to his hometown.
In the first year (23), Kui Huan learned that the first emperor Liu Xuan had established himself, and Wang Mang had been defeated and retreated, so he planned to raise an army in response to Liu Xuan, and Later Kui Huan was recommended as a general by his brother Kui Cui and Yang Guang of Shangyi (present-day Tianshui, Gansu), and became a force that divided the side, so he hired Fang Wang, a pingling man, as a military division.
The following year, Emperor Gengshi sent emissaries to recruit Kui Hu, Kui Cui and others, kui Hu was also preparing to enter the court to meet Emperor Gengshi, Fang Wang thought that the future of Emperor Gengshi Liu Xuan was unknown, and the throne had not yet been secured, so he advised Kui Huan not to go, but Kui Huan did not listen, and Fang Wang also left.
In the winter of the same year, Kui Huan's brothers Kui Cui and Kui Yi thought that there was no future for following Emperor Gengshi, so they conspired to rebel, at this time Kui Huan was being used by Emperor Gengshi, so he was afraid that his brother's affairs would harm him, so he told Emperor Gengshi that his brother was going to rebel, so Emperor Gengshi thought that Kui Huan was loyal and made him a royal master.
However, emperor Gengshi's throne was not yet secure, but he drank with the woman in the back court for pleasure, ignored the affairs of the court, and favored the daughter of the chancellor Zhao Meng, Zhao Meng was also a mighty blessing in the middle of the dynasty, making Guanzhong centrifugal, but at this time the Chimei army was entering the pass in the west.
In the first three years, Fang Wangli was made the son of the former emperor of the late Western Han Dynasty (Liu Bao), but was defeated by the generals Li Song and Su Mao sent by the later emperor, but Su Mao fought with Li Song and the Chimei army, but failed miserably.
Therefore, the generals of the More First Emperor discussed returning to Nan Commandery in the east and began to plan the way back, and Shen Tujian, Liao Zhan, and others went to persuade the More First Emperor, but the More First Emperor was unwilling to give up the throne, so he was furious and dissatisfied with these courtiers.
In the autumn of the same year, Kui Huan conspired with Zhang Jiao, Liao Zhan, Hu Yin, Shen Tujian, and others to plan to kidnap Emperor Gengshi on the day of Liqiu and then return to the east, but the matter was spread to Liu Xuan's ears, so Liu Xuan killed his courtiers, and also said that he was ill and could not leave the palace.
Hearing that the emperor was ill, the courtiers naturally rushed to visit, but Kui Huan was too hasty to go to his feet, and he thought about it and returned, but he did not expect to avoid a killing disaster. Here, the first emperor Liu Xuan had already deceived Zhang Jiao, Liao Zhan, Hu Yin, Shen Tujian and other courtiers, and when these courtiers reacted, Zhang Jiao, Liao Zhan, and Hu Yin rushed out again, and Shen Tujian reacted slowly and was killed.
The separation of the Qunchen was a big taboo, and the First Emperor suspected that Wang Kuang, Chen Mu, and Cheng Dan were conspiring with Zhang Wei, so he used the same strategy to kill Chen Mu and Cheng Dan, but Wang Kuang escaped the disaster and defected to the Chimei army that was pressing in the city step by step, and after the Shi Emperor defeated the Chimei army, he surrendered and was killed.
However, Kui Huan, who escaped the scourge of killing, had already fled back to Tianshui, gathered the old troops, occupied the original territory, and called himself the General of Xizhou.