The twenty-eighth general of the Eastern Han Dynasty was named Ren Guang, and the corresponding star was The Willow Earth Roe; the Willow Earth Roe was the third of the Seven Residences of the Southern Suzaku, and the mouth of the Suzaku was shaped like a willow leaf, which was used for eating. It is said that Ren Guang was a very loyal person, and originally just a small county official in Wancheng, when Liu Yan's brothers attacked Wancheng, they surrendered to their accounts, and from then on, Liu Xiu was the leader of the horse, and when Liu Xiu was struggling slightly, he was also one of the important people who opened their hearts and supported Liu Xiu. When Liu Xiu was alone at the beginning of the most difficult development in Hebei, Ren Guang led Li Zhong and Wan Xiu to support Liu Xiu with the lonely city, resisting the coercion and abduction of Wang Lang of Handan, becoming the first bridgehead for Liu Xiu to rise and grow. Although Ren Guang died of illness relatively early, his contribution to the development of the Eastern Han Dynasty is indelible.
Star-studded Willow Earth Roe deer figure painting
I. Introduction to Ren Guang's History:
Ren Guang's date of birth is unknown, and he died of illness in 29 AD; Zi Boqing, a native of Wancheng, Nanyang; after Liu Yan's brothers rebelled against Wang Mang's new dynasty, they led an army to attack Wancheng, when the defender Cen Peng held the city for a long time, and finally chose to surrender Kaesong due to the situation; Cen Peng's loyalty and talent and good reputation were valued by Liu Yan and were recruited under the account; Ren Guang was only a small official at the time, and after the city was destroyed, the soldiers rushed into the city, Ren Guang saw that the city was broken, and as a county official, he hurriedly prepared to go home and hide Not wanting to be bumped head-on by the group of soldiers entering the city, a soldier saw that Ren Guang was wearing bright clothes, and naturally thought that he was either an official or a rich man; he immediately stopped Ren Guang to kill him and hit him with his clothes, for fear that his clothes would be stained with blood, forcing him to take off his clothes himself; it just so happened that Liu Yan's subordinates, Guanglu Xun Liu Ci, passed by, and saw that Ren Guang's image had the wind of an elder, so he came forward to save him; Ren Guang followed Liu Ci with his companions, and after Liu Ci's recommendation, the first emperor Liu Xuan worshiped Ren Guang as a partial general. At the time of the Battle of Kunyang, Liu Ci's troops were urgently dispatched to rescue Kunyang, and Ren Guang, Together with Liu Xiu and others, participated in the famous Battle of Kunyang, defeating Wang Mang's army led by Wang Xun and Wang Yi in one fell swoop; later Ren Guang was transferred to Xindu Commandery as a Taishou.
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2. The Lonely City Adheres to the Faithful Lord:
The Battle of Kunyang made Liu Xiu famous in the world, and also made many people establish Liu Xiu's lofty style in their minds; in 23 AD, Liu Xiu, on liu Xuan's orders, went to Hebei with a rune to recruit counties and counties in the name of the new regime, as well as when the large and small forces were annexed; it was the time when the world was in chaos, the fields were barren and the people were not happy, and the forces in various regions were self-preservation; Wang Lang gathered a large number of local forces to set up a gang of his own, Wang Lang was originally a native of Handan, and became a jianghu figure when he became an adult, possessing a martial art and knowing the astronomical calendar. It is said that at this time of chaos in the world, Wang Lang saw that the land of Hebei had the birth of the Qi of the Son of Heaven and gathered together, believing that he was a native of Handan and that a rebellion in Hebei would be able to achieve a founding of the country; so he falsely claimed that he was Liu Ziyu, the son of Emperor Hancheng, and contacted Liu Lin, the son of Emperor Hancheng, and contacted Liu Lin of the Western Han Dynasty and planned a rebellion with Li Yu, Zhang Shan, and others of the Zhao State Hao clan, and they established the Zhao Han regime and jointly supported Wang Lang as the Emperor of Han.
Wang Lang of Handan called the Emperor Mural
Liu Xiu went to the land of Hebei to recruit all parties to submit to the first regime, Wang Lang and others who caused the snake on the ground heard the news, Wang Lang himself still wanted to be the emperor, Liu Xiu, you are not a tiger's mouth to grab food, the dragon's mouth is bearded! Wang Lang's forces issued an arrest warrant against Liu Xiu and sent men and horses to arrest Liu Xiu; Liu Xiu was almost in Hebei, where he had no army or money, and he held the name of a fu jie of a more radical regime; only some people who admired and were loyal to him were on their way back. Liu Xiu didn't even have a foothold in the city at that time, and was still wandering around to persuade some local forces; in the chaotic world, strength was king, and as soon as the big forces on the ground gave orders, the forces in Hebei's counties and counties responded one after another, which was a very normal thing. Liu Xiu was facing such a miserable situation at that time, and his development was extremely difficult, so he took the only few people around him and wanted to flee south to Luoyang.
At that time, the power was divided
Ren Guang originally served the more original regime Liu Xuan, Handan Wang Lang together, many counties and counties attached to the support of more, even those who had originally nominally attached to the more original regime were forced to change the court due to the situation; Ren Guang's Xindu County was north of Handan, so Ren Guang's move was extremely dangerous, and he could not get the strong support of the southwestern more radical regime, and The King of Handan sent an emissary to ask Ren Guang to be annexed; as a result, Ren Guang tied up the emissaries and pressed them to the downtown area to directly behead them, telling the people that they supported Liu Xiu, in order to prevent Wang Lang from sending troops to attack. Immediately dispatched four thousand elite soldiers to help the trustworthy capital. Liu Xiu heard that Xindu County was the only Han Dynasty king Lang, so he led people to Xindu County. Ren Guang, Li Zhong, Wan Xiu, and others defended the isolated city alone, fearing that they would not be able to defend the city when the enemy army came to attack, and when they heard that Liu Xiu had arrived, they were overjoyed and immediately opened the city gate, and Ren Guang, Li Zhong, and Wan Xiu led the officials and subordinates to welcome Jin. The officials and the people shouted long live.
Liu Xiu and the others rushed to Xindu County stills
Third, the magic plan to recruit troops to take the city:
Ren Guang's Xindu Commandery suddenly became Liu Xiu's base camp in Hebei, but the strength of his control was indeed too small, and recruiting troops and buying horses to strengthen himself was eager to carry out, otherwise it would be difficult to resist Wang Lang's dispatch of troops and horses to conquest. When Liu Xiu entered xindu city, he discussed with Ren Guang the issue of recruiting troops and buying horses and how to gain a foothold, and Liu Xiu proposed that now that the power was too weak, he should go to the peasant rebel army to join the peasant rebel army leader Lu and Lizidu; Ren Guang opposed this, Liu Xiu said that you have too few soldiers under your command to resist Wang Lang's military horses, what to do? Ren Guang said that he could recruit Ben Ming soldiers, which were similar to today's mercenaries, who were usually supported by the imperial court and recommended by various counties and states, and when an emergency occurred, they were called Ben Feng soldiers; in addition, when they encountered a city that resisted and did not surrender, after the destruction of the city, soldiers were allowed to loot the property for a period of time, and the proceeds belonged to themselves. As the saying goes, people die for money and birds for food, and when the chaotic living environment makes people feel precarious and all the laws are out of control, this predatory scramble can indeed stimulate some people's desire to get benefits on the knife edge.
Liu Xiu recruited people everywhere to draw pictures
Liu Xiu could not come up with a better way at that time, so he agreed to Ren Guang's suggestion and sent people to lead his headquarters out of the city to recruit Ben soldiers everywhere; at the same time, he sent a wide text to the outside world, saying that Sima Liu Xiu led millions of people such as Li Zidu and Zilu to be a thief; and newly appointed Zong Guang to be too guarded by Xindu and stayed in the xin capital. Ren Guang sent people to post inscriptions in various places in Julu, Liu Xiu and Ren Guang led their troops to the border of Tangyang County, set fire to some tall trees at night, and the arsemblemen galloped on horses and shouted and shouted to kill; the flames of the raging fire could be seen from a long distance at night, and the officials and people of Tangyang County saw this scene from the head of the city, panicked and rumors spread, and surrendered to Liu Xiukai City Gate the next day. In this way, Liu Xiu and others even frightened and deceived, and even attacked with a belt, and also took many cities and pools all the way north.
Liu Xiu's plan to burn the fire
Just as Liu Xiu, Ren Guang, Li Zhong, Pi Tong, and others were leading their armies all the way to Handan, Wang Lang sent another general to lead an army to attack Xindu and cut the back road of the Han army, they abducted Taishou Zongguang and the families of Li Zhong and Pi Tong, and ordered their relatives to surrender Li Zhong and Pi Tong. Liu Xiu sent Ren Guang to lead his troops back to Xindu, at this time, those soldiers who ran to the city did not have the opportunity to rob the property, but rescued Xindu directly to fight with the Handan army, the army was scattered and ran clean, Ren Guang had to flee back to the camp alone. Fortunately, it coincided with the attack on Xindu by the men and horses sent by The First Emperor Liu Xuan, and the families of Ren Guang and others survived, Liu Xiu and others later pacified the forces of The Prince of Handan, ren Guang was sent back to Xindu Commandery as a Taishou, and later on gong was given the title of Marquis of Aling; in 29 AD, he was conscripted to the Capital Division, but died of illness in the winter.
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Summary: Ren Guangqi's battle achievements are not significant in the group of famous generals, and the time to follow Liu Xiu to open up the territory and divide the land is not long, but it established the first foothold for Liu Xiu's camp in Hebei, which greatly encouraged and comforted Liu Xiu's undulating heart, so that Liu Xiu saw that there were still people in Hebei who supported him, and there was still hope for continuing to develop. At the same time, the role of this bridgehead bought time for Liu Xiu, so that many talents who had joined Liu Xiu gradually gathered under his command; it also allowed some on-the-sideline city forces to see that Liu Xiu was not alone and chose Liu Xiu after weighing; therefore, Ren Guang became the first person to eat crabs, and played a leading role in calling, influencing, co-opting, expanding, and asserting prestige. When The Han Ming Emperor Liu Zhuang remembered the generals who had followed his father Liu Xiu to unify the world, he naturally regarded Ren Guang's leading role as of great significance, ranking him in the twenty-fourth place. Therefore, Ren Guang's battle achievements are not many or significant, but his influence and intrinsic significance are great. Everyone said that this is not the case, welcome to leave a message to communicate. (Picture from the network, thanks for borrowing)
Portrait of Ren Guang's bellwether flag function
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Reference Book: Book of the Later Han Dynasty