In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, thieves and bandits ran rampant in the world. After emperor Guangwu ascended the throne, on the one hand, he wanted to suppress the four-sided separatist forces, and on the other hand, he also had to calm the scourge of thieves. Fortunately, emperor Guangwu had more capable people under his command, so that he could steadily solve the above problems and eventually achieve the feat of ZTE.
Among the many generals, there is a person who is known for his ability to summon and surrender, which is Guo Ling. Speaking of this Guo Ling, he can also be regarded as a famous person, his great grandfather was a chivalrous guest during the time of Emperor Wu of Han, and his father became the Taishou of Shu County. When Guo Ling became an adult, he was recruited by the Han Emperor to the Great Sikong Mansion and moved three times to the capital of Yuyang. During Wang Mang's reign, Guo Ling became the Great Yin of Shanggu and moved to The Prefecture Ofe. After Wang Mang was destroyed, Emperor Gengshi recruited Guo Ling as Zuo Fengyi and asked him to guard and comfort the people. After Emperor Guangwu ascended the throne, Guo Ling was again conscripted as Yongzhou Mu (雍州牧), and later transferred to Shangshu Ling (尚書令).
In the fourth year of Jianwu (28), Guo Ling was appointed as the Taishou of Zhongshan. The following year, Peng's pet was destroyed, and Guo Ling was transferred to Yuyang Taishou. It was in this place in Yuyang that Guo Ling's ability to surrender began to unfold.
In this place of Yuyang, after wang mang's rebellion and Peng's rebellion, most of the people fell into the grass and lived by plundering. After Guo Ling arrived, he first formulated a clear punishment policy, and then led the army to eliminate the leader of the thieves, which solved the problem of thieves' rebellion in an instant. Afterwards, the people returned one after another and continued to engage in agricultural production.
At this time, the Xiongnu repeatedly violated the border and plundered the people in Yuyang. If left unchecked, the people will eventually abandon agriculture and return to the mountains again to become thieves. Therefore, Guo Ling hurriedly reorganized the soldiers and horses, strengthened the construction of defensive facilities, and finally curbed the return of the Xiongnu. Since then, the people have lived and worked in Yuyang in peace and contentment.
In this way, Guo Ling ruled Yuyang for five years, doubling the population. In the end, if it were not for the thieves in Yingchuan, Guo Ling would not have left Yuyang.
The Yingchuan thieves rebelled, and emperor Guangwu worshipped Guo Ling as the Taishou of Yingchuan and asked him to calm the place. After Guo Ling arrived at his post, he recruited hundreds of people, including The Mountain Thief Yang Xia Zhao Hong and Xiangcheng Zhao Wu, and they all surrendered with their bare hands because of Guo Ling's reputation without the slightest hesitation. However, Guo Ling immediately released them and let them go back to farming.
After the news spread, Zhao Hong and Zhao Wu's henchmen knew what Guo Ling had done, and they all came from Jiangnan, Youzhou, Jizhou, and other places from all over the world to surrender. At that time, the scene was shocking, and the thieves who came to guo ling to surrender were endless, which was a miracle.
After solving the Yingchuan thieves, Guo Ling was worshipped as a state pastor. When Guo Ling passed by the Beijing Master, he went to the palace to thank him. Emperor Guangwu immediately introduced him and summoned the crown prince and the kings to a feast to entertain Guo Ling. During the banquet, Guo Ling mentioned the suggestion of selecting talents, when selected from among the world's sages and masters, it is not appropriate to dedicate themselves to Nanyang people. Emperor Guangwu accepted his opinion.
After the banquet, Guo Ling set off for Hezhou. When it comes to merging the prefecture, every county where you go can see the people helping the old and bringing the young to greet each other. Everywhere Guo Ling went, he had to carefully inquire about the suffering of the people and ask people with virtuous qualities to assist him. Even the local elderly were invited out by him to discuss political affairs together.
Later, when Guo Ling went to the xingbu, he even met hundreds of children riding bamboo horses to welcome him. Guo Ling was surprised and asked, "Why did the children come from afar?" "Child's Answer": I was very happy to hear that the ambassador had arrived, so I came to welcome you! Guo Ling listened, resigned and left.
When the matter was finished, the group of children greeted Guo Ling again, sent him outside the city, and asked Guo Ling, "When will the jun come back?" Guo Ling informed them of the specific date. However, Guo Ling finally arrived a day early, and in order to avoid losing faith in the group of children, he also deliberately stayed in the wild for a day and did not enter the city until the agreed day.
Xu Jun (Song) Shiyun: "An Bian Zhi County is kind and benevolent, and the bamboo horses cheer to greet the middle." Kai Ti is really a parent for the people, and Wynn is not a child. "It's about Guo Ling's story."
After becoming the pastor of the prefecture, the imperial court recommended Guo Ling as the Grand Sikong. However, Emperor Guangwu believed that Lu Fang had to defend the northern region, and the Xiongnu were also eyeing the tiger, so he did not recruit him back to the dynasty. As a result, Emperor Guangwu's decision was indeed correct, because of Guo Ling's relationship, Lu Fang actually failed.
At that time, Guo Ling knew that Lu Fang would be difficult to subdue for a while, so he took strict precautions and rewarded the thief Kou heavily. Under the heavy reward, Lu Fang's general Sui Yu coerced Lu Fang to surrender to Guo Ling, but Lu Fang was willing to surrender and fled to the Xiongnu side. In this way, the matter in the north was also solved by Guo Ling.