The fifth of the Twenty-Eight Generals of the Eastern Han Dynasty is the Marquis Kou Gong [xún], the star corresponding to the metaphor is called the Heart Moon Fox, the Heart Moon Fox is the fifth star of the Dragon, which is the essence of the dragon's lower abdomen, symbolizing the location of the kidneys and the source of metabolism. Kou Ke was known as well-armed and well-reasoned in internal politics, and he was famous in Liu Xiu's camp for WenQian Wuhou and Fuzhen; the common people had asked Liu Xiu to borrow the name to let Kou Ke serve as a chief political official for another year in the place where he stayed; it can be seen that Kou Ke's ability and prestige are not comparable to ordinary people. Before Kou Ke used his literary talents to ensure the supply of materials in the front, and before he could fight against the two armies with strategy and martial arts, then the people's hearts and minds were the foundation of the national system, and Kou Ke's achievements in this regard made the people's hearts and minds to Liu Xiu's camp, which was also in line with the metaphor of the Heart Moon Fox.
Portrait of Kou Ke and the Stars
I. Brief Introduction to the Origin of Kou Ke:
Kou Ke was born in an unknown date, died in 36 AD, ZiYi, a native of Shanggu Changping (present-day Changping District, Beijing); Kou Ke was from a large family, and was first appointed as Gong Cao under the subordinate of Taishou Gengquan in Shanggu County, first of all, he was loyal to Geng, and once helped Geng Guan to retrieve the Taishou Seal letter from the emissaries of the Geng Dynasty, which was very popular with the Geng family. At that time, when Wang Lang's power in Hebei was much greater than Liu Xiu's, and Geng Quan did not know where to go, when his eldest son Geng Yi intended to persuade his father to join Liu Xiu, he asked Kou Ke and Min Gong to jointly persuade Geng Guan, and Geng Guan accepted Kou Ke's suggestion and sent him to Yuyang. After making an appointment with Peng, Kou Ke returned to Shanggu, passing through Changping on the way, attacking and killing Wang Lang's emissaries, capturing his men, and then leading an army south with Geng Yi, the son of Geng, and catching up with Liu Xiu at Guang'a. This fully shows that Kou Ke believes that Liu Xiu "respects the virtuous corporal, and the soldiers return to him", and is a bright lord who can be cast, as the saying goes: "Good birds choose trees and perch, and virtuous subjects choose the lord and serve", Kou Ke's eyesight and insight are good.
Kou Gong persuaded Geng to draw a picture
2. Before and after the text
Deng Yu believed that Kou Ke was a wizard and had a strong relationship with him; when Liu Xiu attacked Hanoi County, according to the strategic importance of Hanoi County's terrain, as well as the severity of the surrounding situation, as well as the abundance of materials to ensure supply, it was not known for a while who was appointed to stay here. When asked about Deng Yu, Deng Yu said: "In the past, Emperor Gaozu let Xiao He guard Guanzhong, and from then on, he had no worries about the west, so he was able to concentrate on Shandong and finally achieved a great cause. Today's Hanoi is bordered by the Yellow River, very strong, with a solid household registration, and the north is connected to the Party and the south is forced to Luoyang. Kou Kewen was well armed and had the ability to govern the people and control the people, but he could not take on this heavy responsibility. The words were like a finishing touch, and they admired Kou Ke very much, and Liu Xiu was relieved of his worries, so he sent Kou Ke to guard Hanoi County and gave him some advice. After receiving the appointment, Kou Ke ordered the counties under his command to teach martial arts and archery, cut down bamboo strips, build more than a million arrows, raise 2,000 horses, and collect 4 million yuan in rent to support Liu Xiu's front.
Stills of Deng Yu and Kou Ke
In 25 CE, before Liu Xiu ascended the throne as emperor in Southern Hebei, there was already a gap between Liu Xiu and the Gengshi regime, and when Liu Xiufa sent troops to pacify the remaining areas of Hebei, Sima Zhu Kun, believing that Hanoi's forces were weak and sending troops to suppress Liu Xiu's need to develop and seize the fruits of victory, sent the general Su Mao and the deputy general Jia Qiang to lead more than 30,000 people across the river to attack Wen County (present-day western Wen County, Henan). After hearing the news, Kou Ke immediately went to the rescue and ordered all the counties to send troops to Wen County to meet the division. The military officials advised him to mobilize his troops before sending troops, and Kou Ke said, "Wen County is the domain of Hanoi County. If Wen County is lost, Hanoi County will not be able to hold it. So he rushed to the aid of Wen County. This shows that Kou Ke knows his own jurisdiction very well, is also very clear about the strategic situation, and is not afraid of enemies in his heart.
Liu Xiu called the emperor a drawing
When Liu Xiu heard this, he immediately sent the general Feng Yi to lead an army to help, and when Kou Ke engaged the enemy the next day, it happened that the general Feng Yi and his troops and reinforcements from various counties arrived. Kou Ke saw that the reinforcements were huge, so he asked the soldiers to make loud noises and shouted, "Liu Gongbing has arrived!" Su Maojun heard this, and the formation loosened. Kou Ke led his army to attack, broke Su Mao, and took advantage of the victory to pursue. Su Mao's defeated army fled all the way to Luoyang, Jia Qiang was killed in battle, thousands of soldiers threw themselves into the river and died, more than 10,000 people were captured, and Kou Ke and Feng Yi crossed the Yellow River and returned. Since then, Luoyang has been terrified and closed the city gates. When the good news reached Hebei, Liu Xiu said with great joy: "I know that Kou Ziyi is competent!" The generals congratulated one after another and took advantage of the situation to persuade Liu Xiu to be emperor. In June of the same year, Liu Xiu took the throne as emperor at Yanyi and completely broke away from the original regime of Liu Xuan.
Zhu Kun entered the army to draw a picture
At that time, there were frequent wars, Liu Xiu's power gradually expanded, the Han army was in urgent need of grain, Kou Ke personally supervised the grain transportation, the animal power was insufficient, and he organized manpower to pull carts and rush to various places, and there was an endless stream of people, thus ensuring the supply of military food, and even the Lu rice of the hundred officials and officials of the civil and military forces was also transported by him to receive grain, Liu Xiu repeatedly gave books to comfort and praise, and his reputation and prestige were increasing day by day. The Confucian student Dong Chong warned Kou Gong that his power and prestige were too high, and he also occupied an important county head official position, guarded the supply of materials, and was careful to shock the lord, which caused the emperor to be suspicious of others, and let him learn xiao He to solve the suspicions of the king. Kou Gong was deeply impressed, and immediately said that he was ill and ignored political affairs, and asked for retirement, but Liu Xiu refused. Kou Ke also requested to be transferred to the military post, but was still refused, so he had to send his nephew Kou Zhang and nephew Gu Chong to serve as the vanguard to show his heart and take someone hostage, Liu Xiu was very happy about this, and promoted these two to partial generals.
Pictures of military food supplies
In 26 AD, Kou Ke was dismissed from his post for punishing the petitioner without authorization. Soon, he was sent to pingding Yan Zhen, Zhao Dun, and Jia Qi, a native of MiXian County, to revolt, and Liu Xiuqi used Kou Ke as the Taishou of Yingchuan. In 27 AD, Liu Xiu sent his emissary Bai Kou to serve as the Taishou of Runan, and ordered the general Du Mao to lead troops to help Kou Ke fight against the thieves. In 32 AD, Kou Ke joined the Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu with other passers-by to conquer Kui Hu, Kui Hu's general Gao Jun, surrendered to the Eastern Han Dynasty and became a general of Kou Gong, and later the two separated, Gao Jun somehow fled back to his old camp and held Gaoping; after Kui Hu's death, Gao Jun occupied Gaoping County, Liu Xiu asked Ma Yuan to send people to surrender, but Gao Jun beheaded the emissaries and held the city. The Jianwei general Geng Yi led the Taizhong grand master Dou Shi and Wuwei Taishou Liang Tong to besiege Gaoping, but they could not capture it for a year.
Gao Jun surrendered to Kou Ke
In 34 AD, the Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiutiao led his own army to conquest, but still did not attack, Liu Xiu sent Kou Ke to urge Gao Jun to surrender. When Kou Ke came to the first city with the seal book, Gao Jun sent his military master Huang Fuwen to come to see him; Emperor Fuwen was not polite and did not speak inferiorly; Kou Ke was furious and wanted to behead Emperor Fuwen; all the generals thought that it was really inappropriate to kill the other party's emissaries at this time; Kou Jun thought that Emperor Fuwen was so unyielding in his words and had no intention of surrendering in his heart, and he really came to listen to our hypocrisy; he was a figure like an important military master who seduced Gao Jun's confrontation, and killed him instead to deceive the people who were opposed, so that Gao Jun would panic and surrender without advice. Sure enough, Gao Jun heard that Emperor Fuwen had been killed, and opened the city gate to surrender on the same day. This shows that Kou Ke had been in contact with Gao Jun, knew his people very well, observed him in detail, and was able to analyze the internal interpersonal relations of the enemy; Gao Jun had surrendered before killing emissaries, and after seeing Kou Ke, he had not yet used his sword to surrender, and it also showed that Kou Ke's ability to subdue many people.
Kou Gong is a portrait of Wu
3. The people love to borrow to promote retention:
Whether he was in Yingchuan or Runan, Kou Ke was always eager to learn, building township schools, teaching students apprentices, hiring people who could teach zuoshi spring and autumn, and personally listening to the teachers. Kou Ke is in charge of the localities, has good governance, can maintain local stability, supports the war ahead, is good at gathering people's hearts and minds, and has a good reputation among the people. When Liu Xiu sent all kinds of large armies to conquer Kui, there was a large-scale rebellion in the Yingchuan area; there was a fire in the rear, and Liu Xiu had to personally lead the army back to the capital and dispatch people and horses to Yingchuan to quell the rebellion; Liu Xiu took Kou Ke, who had been in charge of Yingchuan, and said to Kou Ke: "Yingchuan is approaching the Beijing Division, and it should be pacified as soon as possible." Only you can calm the group of thieves when you think about it. Kou Ke replied, "Yingchuan was fierce and swift, and he heard that His Majesty was on an expedition to Long and Shu, so the cunning people took the opportunity to cause trouble." If they hear that His Majesty is heading south, the thieves will surely return in fear. I would like to lead the elite as a precursor. "
The people borrowed Kou Gong stick figures
Sure enough, when Liu Xiu and Kou Ke led a large army to the Yingchuan area, the thieves saw the arrival of Kou Ke and Liu Xiu's army and surrendered; the Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiuben did not have the idea of letting Kou Ke stay in Yingchuan, but where they passed, the people covered their mouths and asked, saying: "I would like to borrow Kou Jun from Your Majesty for a year." Emperor Guangwu had no choice but to order Kou Ke to temporarily garrison Changshe County, take care of the people, and accept the rest of the surrender. Kou Ke was ordered to stay, and while appeasing the hearts and minds of the people, he sent people and horses around to beg Kou and recruit rebels, and soon put down the rebellion completely. Previously, Kou Ke only served as a Taishou in Yingchuan for more than a year, and then he was transferred to Runan, but he was well known by the people and recognized his deeds in governing Yingchuan, which showed that his administration was a great achievement in civil administration; later, he used "borrowing Kou Gong, borrowing Kou" to mean retain local officials, which contained the meaning of praising political achievements. Kou Ke also killed the general Jia Fu's subordinates because of strict law enforcement, causing Jia Fu to be dissatisfied and angry and threatened to be incompatible with him, and Kou Ke put the overall situation first and avoided seeing him; and he also gave special preferential treatment to Jia Fu's subordinates; he tolerated and obeyed everywhere and did not aggravate the contradictions; in order to seek reconciliation, he took pains. Later, under the mediation of Liu Xiu himself, the two iced the previous suspicions and worked together to protect the Han Room, which was known as another story of "harmony".
Kou Ke and Jia Fu's story about "harmony"
Summary: In 36 AD, Kou Ke died of illness and was given the title of Marquis of Wei. Kou Keqian and Geng Yi had the ability to understand people, have foresight, and then have the ability to govern the rear in an orderly manner, and they were able to prepare for the rain and raise materials to support the operation of the front line, which was praised by future generations as a figure like Xiao He; but when a strong enemy came to attack, he could personally lead the army to take on the ability to command the battle, and he could also subdue the hearts of some people who were generals; and when he was in charge of the government, he could quickly gather the people's hearts and be loved by the common people, which was very difficult to gain trust in the era of war and chaos. Kou Ke's battle exploits may not be so outstanding and brilliant, and Wen Tao's martial arts are not so conspicuous, but looking at his talents and abilities, his virtues and strengths, he can get rid of the appearance of a literary and martial all-rounder. In Liu Xiu's camp, he was resourceful and decisive, he was good at official rule, and he was good at using troops, and he made remarkable achievements in ensuring the supply of military food; he played a wide and huge role, solid and stable, and was known as the Heart Moon Fox. What do you think? Welcome to leave a message to communicate. (Picture from the network, thanks for borrowing)
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Reference Book: Book of the Later Han Dynasty