In the period from the end of the Western Han Dynasty to the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, many local heroes and strong people pulled up soldiers and horses, occupied one side, and wars broke out in various places, and the remote Longnan at that time was no exception, and today we will talk about it, from 23 AD to 35 AD, in Longnan, those chaotic forces that sang and sang about me appeared.
In 26 AD, the year after Liu Xuan established himself as Emperor Gengshi, Yan Cen raised an army in Nanzheng (南郑, near present-day Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province) while the Chimei army was attacking the Gengshi regime. Yan Cen had a deep relationship with Liu Jia, the king of Hanzhong who had a new regime, and had met several times on the battlefield, and had a period of superior-subordinate relationship.
In 23 AD, Yan Cen raised an army in Nanyang, was defeated by Liu Jia, the king of Hanzhong who was created by Liu Xuan, and came to Hanzhong in 24 AD as a general of Liu Jia. In this battle, Yan Cen was humiliated by Liu Jia in Nanyang, and beat Liu Jia to the head. In 26 AD, Yan Cen established himself as the King of Wu'an in Hanzhong.
The brief victory left Yan Cen furious and overwhelmed his mind, and he led his army west to attack Wudu County, preparing to expand his territory.
In 25 AD, liu Xuan declared himself emperor in Luoyang and established the Eastern Han dynasty, with the era name Jianwu. In this year, Gongsun Shu also established himself as the Son of Heaven in Chengdu, and his sphere of influence was mainly in the Bashu area, and Wen County in the south of Wudu County also belonged to Gongsun Shu.
Gongsun Shuben was the guide of Wang Mang's regime, and this name should be the result of Wang Mang's official reform, so that everyone did not know what to do, in fact, it was equivalent to Shu County Taishou. At the time when Wang Mang's regime was collapsed, Gongsun Shu also called himself the Auxiliary Han General and The Pastor of Yizhou, and there are several theories about the name of the country after Gongsun Shu called the emperor, Cheng, Dacheng and Chengjia. Gongsun Shu's separatist regime lasted for twelve years, and was destroyed by Liu Xiu's army in 36 AD, and during that chaotic period, it was still a local separatist regime for a long time.
Li Bai, a famous great poet of the Tang Dynasty, has a widely circulated poem , "Early White Emperor City", which is described in the poem on the north bank of the west mouth of Qutang Gorge in Bijie County, Chongqing. This White Emperor City was built by Gongsun Shu, because Gongsun Shu ziyang, also known as Ziyang City, the white crane ancient well in the city once floated up like a white dragon fog, Gongsun Shu believed that it was the auspicious qi of the heavens to let him be the emperor, and thought that it was the destiny of heaven, calling himself the White Emperor.
Let's take a look at Yan Cen's attack on Wudu County. At that time, Yan Cen's luck was not very good, and when he marched to Wudu County, he encountered Li Bao and Zhang Zhong's troops. Li Bao was a pillar of merit and a fierce general who was enfeoffed by the previous regime, and Yan Cen, who was eager to prepare for a big battle, was unsurprisingly defeated by Li Bao's men, and just at this time, Gongsun Shu sent the general Hou Dan to capture Southern Zheng, and Yan Cen lost his old nest and could only flee to Tianshui.
Liu Jia gathered tens of thousands of remnants and fleeing soldiers and soldiers, and joined forces with Li Bao to attack Hou Dan to the south, and Liu Jia and Li Bao did not take advantage of this battle. Subsequently, the army turned back to Hechi and Xiaquan (present-day Huixian and Chengxian counties in Longnan, Gansu Province), launched an attack on Yancen, who was stationed there, and chased Yancen all the way to Chencang (present-day Baoji City, Shaanxi Province), breaking Yancen. This was the third meeting between Yan Cen and Liu Jia, ending with Liu Jia's complete victory.
In this chaotic world, at that time, in this area, there was also a powerful separatist force that could not be ignored, that is, the Tianshui Kui Huan, and the pronunciation of this name was the same as Wei Ao. Kui Huan was a Tianshui Chengji (now Qin'an County, Tianshui City, Gansu Province), born in the Longyou clan, and was praised as a teenager for his knowledge of the scriptures, and in 23 AD, when Wang Mang's regime was about to collapse, Kui Hu's uncle Kui Cui and others in the Kui Hu clan supported troops in the Tianshui area, and everyone elected Kui Hu as a general. Kui Huan's sphere of influence expanded rapidly, and soon after he captured Longxi, Wudu, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Dunhuang and other places, that is, most of the territory of today's Gansu Province was under his rule, and the local Qi and Qiang people were also ruled by him.
Kui Huan was a politically cunning man who had submitted to Liu Xuan in 24 AD and reported to Liu Xuan that his uncles Kui Cui and Kui Yi were intent on rebellion, and had killed two uncles by the hands of The First Emperor Liu Xuan. Later, Kui Huan played the slogan of restoring the Han Dynasty and recruited many talents, intending to wait until the wings were full to become the king and hegemon.
For the various forces in the surrounding areas, Kui Huan also took many visits to understand the real situation. Kui Huan sent his Suide general Ma Yuan to Chengdu to investigate the falsehood of Emperor Bai's grandson. After Ma Yuan returned, he reported the results of his investigation to Kui Huan, who thought that Gongsun Shu was like a frog at the bottom of the well, arrogant and self-respecting, and not worried enough, and suggested that Kui Huan focus on Liu Xiu in the east.
Kui Huan took Ma Yuan's advice, and he sent Ma Yuandong to Luoyang to visit Liu Xiu, and when Ma Yuan returned, he said many praises about Liu Xiu to Kui Huan, saying that Liu Xiu had the style of Liu Bang, the high emperor. Kui Huan then sent his eldest son Kui Ke to Liu Xiu in Luoyang as a hostage and attached him to Liu Xiu. However, Kui Huan did not really submit to Liu Xiu from the bottom of his heart, and his ambition to call Wang Tuba did not disappear, and he was still waiting for the time to move.
In the next article, we will talk about the specific examples of Kui Huan and Liu Xiu's comings and goings, and we will also talk about how Kui Huan perished.
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