In October of the twelfth year, Gao zu defeated Whale Bu's forces at Huizhen, Whale Bu fled, and Gao Zu sent Pei to pursue Whale Bu.
Gao Zu returned to Guanzhong and passed through Pei County, stopped, set up a banquet in the Pei County Palace, and summoned the fathers and children of the whole county to drink freely. Gao Zu selected one hundred and twenty peizhong children and taught them to sing. Taking advantage of the wine, Gao Zu built it himself, and sang his own song: "The wind blows up and the clouds fly, and the sound is all over the sea, ah back to the hometown, how can you get the warriors to guard the four sides!" Gao Zu asked the children to practice and sing this song, and Gao Zu danced. Generous and sad, leaving a line of tears. Gao Zu said to peixian fathers and brothers: "Although I built the capital in Guanzhong and lived in the capital city permanently, after my death, my soul will still miss Peixian." Moreover, I sent troops to rebel as a Prince of Pei to have the world. Now I will exempt the people of Pei County from taxation, so that everyone will not have to pay taxes and serve for generations. "Peixian fathers and brothers, as well as women elders, old friends, accompany Gao Zu to drink every day, do their best to rejoice, look back on the past, and make fun of them. Played for more than ten consecutive days. Gao Zu wanted to leave, and peixian father and brother begged Gao Zu to stay a few more days. Gao Zu said, "I have brought too many people and horses, and you can't afford it." Gao Zu then left. The people of the whole county, the city moved. They all went to the western suburbs to congratulate Gao Zu. Gao Zu stopped again in the western suburbs, set up a tent and drank bitterly for three days. Peixian father and elder brother prostrated their heads and begged Gao Zu to say: "Peixian is fortunate to be exempted from military service, but Fengyi has not been exempted, please your majesty mourn Fengyi and grant exemption." Gao Zu said: "Fengyi is the place where I grew up, and the most important thing I cannot forget is that it is not exempted because of The Yongya." Peixian's father and brother still insisted on interceding with Gaozu, and Fengyi was exempted from taxation and servitude. Everything was the same as Pei County, and at this time, Liu Hao, the Marquis of Pei, was made the King of Wu.
At this time, the Han general attacked the whale cloth army in the north and south of the taoshui, broke the whale cloth army, captured the whale cloth in pursuit, and beheaded him at Poyang. Fan Yu also led his troops to pacify Daidi and beheaded Chen Feng at Dangcheng.
In November, Gaozu returned to Chang'an from the army that had conquered whale cloth.
In December, Gao Zu said: "Qin Shi Huangdi, King Chu Yin, Chen Shi, King Wei An, King Qi, King Xiang of Zhao, etc. have no descendants. Ten households were given to the tomb keepers, the first emperor of Qin increased it to twenty households, and the Prince of Wei was unscrupulously allocated to five households. "Those who were coerced by Chen Feng and Zhao Li to participate in the rebellion on behalf of the local officials and people did not hold them accountable. Chen Feng's general said: "When Chen Feng rebelled, Lu Xie, the King of Yan, sent people to Chen Feng's place and participated in the plot. When Gao Zu heard about this, he sent the Marquis of Peiyang to summon Lu Xie to Chang'an. Lu Xie said that he was sick and refused to come. Hou Peiyang returned and reported in detail the signs of Lu's rebellion.
In February of the following year, Gaozu sent Fan Duo and Zhou Bo to lead an army to attack the Yan king Lu Xie, pardon the officials and civilians who participated in the rebellion in Yan, and establish Liu Jian as the King of Yan.
(To be continued)