In the minds of history buffs, Wang Mang is seen as a crosser, and the reasons for this are self-evident, as many of the reforms he has made are applicable to today's society. However, while people ridicule Wang Mang as a crosser, they regard Liu Xiu, the Guangwu Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, as the son of the face, why?
Here is an interjection, the so-called "son of the plane" often appears in the network fantasy novels, referring to the ability to control everything, to have a life like a hanging, or life is a legendary existence. Speaking of which, Liu Xiu can also be regarded as a relative of the Han Dynasty, but due to the implementation of the Tuien Order, the imperial family is not as good as the next generation.
By the time Liu Xiu was born, his family was not much different from the average squire. In a sentence from Zhuge Liang's "Table of Renunciation", "The subject is clothed, cultivates in Nanyang, lives his whole life in the chaotic world, and does not seek to reach the princes", Liu Xiu is a farmer, but cultivates the land for fun.
Liu Xiu's appearance is also very high, beautiful eyebrows, large mouth, long zhun, sun angle", this is a beautiful man image, in today's words is the existence of a male god. In the first year (23), Liu Xuan was proclaimed emperor by the Green Forest Army, and Liu Xiu was made a general of Taichang.
Liu Xuan's claim to the throne was a great shock to Wang Mang, who had usurped the title of emperor, and he immediately sent an army of 420,000 to suppress the newly born regime in one fell swoop. At that time, the defenders of Kunyang were only 9,000 people, and facing hundreds of thousands of troops was tantamount to hitting the stone with a pebble, and the generals of the defenders decided to abandon Kunyang and retreat to Dingling.
At this time, Liu Xiu stood up, and he persuaded the army to hold Kunyang on the grounds that "the combined army can still win, and it is difficult to disperse the situation". At the same time, Liu Xiu also vigorously encouraged morale, "Although the Mang army is powerful, it is a divisional expedition, claiming to be a million, which is really a bluff. Although our army is small, it is a victorious division, and its fighting spirit is strong. Although Kunyang is small, it is a strong city, and the people in the city have been suffering for a long time, and they will be able to help me. ”
An unbelievable scene appeared, the Zhengshi "Book of the Later Han" recorded the battle of Kunyang, when Wang Mang's 420,000 troops surrounded Kunyang to prepare for the siege of the city to help, the sky fell out of the blue, first meteorites fell into the barracks, and then the sky suddenly fell large mushroom clouds, "At night there are meteors falling into the camp, there are clouds like bad mountains during the day, when the camp falls, it is scattered before the ground, and the officials are tired of it." ”
Just when the army was in a panic, Liu Xiu led the army to kill, only to see him take the lead and behead dozens of levels. If you are brave and stupid, and the generals accompanying you are stupid, General Liu usually farms and has little courage and thieves, what is wrong with this today? Just when everyone was wondering, Liu Xiu killed dozens of people, "General Liu has seen small enemies in his life, and now he sees a big enemy, even strange, and he has returned to the front." Please help the general! ”
Everyone was infected by Liu Xiu and went forward. Under the leadership of Liu Xiu, who seemed to have divine help, Wang Mang's hundreds of thousands of troops collapsed. In the Battle of Kunyang, Wang Mang's military base was destroyed, and Liu Xiu began to move the world. Just when Liu Xiu was shining, a bad news came that the eldest brother Sima Liu Ji was killed by Emperor Gengshi.
Liu Xiu was killed, and Liu Xiu came to the darkest moment of his life, but he knew very well that this was not the time for him to be angry. Liu Xiu chose to immediately give up his military power, and alone pleaded with emperor Gengshi in person, implementing the strategy of Taoguang and obscurity. Liu Xiu, the talent of the emperor, once again opened and hung.
In October of the first year (23), Liu Xuan sent Liu Xiuxing to cross the Yellow River to the north and comfort Hebei Prefecture. After coming to Hebei, Liu Xiu moved around, and his power became more and more amazing, and soon Liu Xuan broke up. In just 20 months, Liu Xiu's strength has soared from a number of bicycles to the world's largest force with a million armor and thousands of miles of land, which is even crazier than kaihang.
In June of the first three years (25 years), Liu Xiu took the throne at qianqiu pavilion in Yancheng, Hebei (present-day Guchengdian Town, Baixiang County, Xingtai City, Hebei Province), and Jianyuan Jianwu. From self-reliance to emperor, in just three years, this is not the son of the face, what is it? Throughout Liu Xiu's life, it is even more incredible than the protagonists of most fantasy novels, and even the screenwriters dare not make it up like this.
References: Book of Han, Zizhi Tongjian