The great man will live forever

Chapter 258 Falling Stars
Also in this year, in the ninth year of Jianwu (33rd year), Ji Zun died in the army. He was one of the later 28 Yuntai generals and one of the first people to follow Liu Xiu in Hebei.

This person rarely loves reading and was once a county official.After defecting to Liu Xiu, he enforced the law like a mountain, pacified Yuyang, crusaded against Longshu, and assisted Liu Xiu in establishing the Eastern Han Dynasty.

After Liu Xiu proclaimed himself emperor, he was appointed as the General of the Conqueror and granted the title of Marquis of Yingyang.He is self-denial and devoted to public service and loves Confucianism.

When he followed the coffin to Henan County, Liu Xiuzhao sent hundreds of officials to gather at the funeral site first. He arrived wearing white mourning clothes and watched him cry and mourn.

Returning to the city gate and seeing the funeral car, Liu Xiu burst into tears and couldn't help herself.After the funeral ceremony was completed, he personally offered sacrifices with Tailao ceremony, just like Emperor Xuan performed Huo Guang's funeral.

Da Changqiu, Yezhe, and Henan Yin were ordered to carry out funeral arrangements, and Da Si Nong was responsible for the expenses.After the burial, Liu Xiu came in person and presented the seals and ribbons of the generals and marquises in a cart with red painted wheels. The warriors lined up in a military formation for the funeral, and he was given the posthumous title of Marquis Cheng.

After the burial was completed, Liu Xiu visited his grave again and properly arranged his wife's family.

But what made Liu Xiu sad was more than that. Time entered the next year, the tenth year of Jianwu, and the unfortunate news came again.

When Yao Qi died of illness, Liu Xiu continued to attend the funeral in person and gave him a uniform, a seal ribbon for Wei Wei and Marquis Ancheng, and his posthumous title of Zhong.

This man was tall, majestic in appearance, and known for his loyalty and filial piety. Under Feng Yi's recommendation, he took refuge with Liu Xiu and became one of the few confidants when Liu Xiu was in trouble in Luoyang.

Participated in the pacification of Hebei, eliminated Wang Lang and the rebels such as Tongma and Qingdu, guarded Wei County for a long time, and made great contributions to the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He served successively as a partial general, Huya General, Wei County prefect, and Taizhong doctor, and was awarded the title of Ancheng Hou, tiredly moved to Wei Qing.

Not only that, it was also this year that Feng Yi and his generals captured the gate.Before Luomen was captured, Feng Yi died of illness in the army.When Liu Xiu learned about it, he was extremely sad and gave him the posthumous title of Jiehou.

The argument said: "There are many generals in Zhongxing who have made great achievements, but Cen Peng and Feng Yijian are the only ones who are from the west of Hangu and south of Fangcheng. The achievements of these two generals are really great.

If Feng and Jia do not attack, Cen Gong's loyalty will be enough to feel that the three armies are enemies, so they can achieve a long-term goal and finally make them happy. "

Old friends were dying one after another, like leaves falling in the wind. Liu Xiu stood at the end of the West Palace Hall with Feng Yi's flute, looking into the distance with tears in his eyes.

Memories are whistling again, tears streak across the corners of the eyes, falling into the crowd, the wind rises again, leaves fall to the ground, the yearning becomes more intense, and the separation has not stopped...

Yin Lihua didn't know yet, so she looked at where Liu Xiu was alone and sad, and walked over silently.

"Your Majesty? What's wrong?" she asked softly.

Liu Xiu burst into tears, holding the bamboo flute, and turned to look at her, her eyes blurred by tears, "Gongsun passed away."

Yin Lihua was stunned, and the memory struck Liu Xiu's heart.

I remember back then, in the main hall, Liu Xiu entertained him and Feng Yi played the flute.

"Okay, the lyrics and music are very fast. I made an agreement with Gongsun. When I unite the country, how about Gongsun playing this song for me?"

"I am willing to serve your Majesty."

The two of them looked at each other and smiled, and they drank and sang together. What is life like?
"If I had known this, I would have never sent him there and asked him to take good care of himself. He told me that his health was not as good as before, but I still let him work hard. I really regret it!"

Liu Xiu said, beating his chest.

Yin Lihua felt relieved, "Your Majesty, don't blame yourself. It was General Feng who asked to go. It is the general's fate to be shrouded in horse leather. He is loyal to the great man and loyal to Your Majesty..."

Liu Xiu has 28 Yuntai generals under his command, many of whom are admirable heroes.But many people are fascinated by General Feng Yi.

That year, Liu Xiu looked at Feng Yi as a prisoner and prepared to release him for appointment. However, Feng Yi asked to be released because his mother was still in the city, and promised to repay Liu Xiu with five cities in the future.

After hearing this, Liu Xiu was grateful for his filial piety, and regardless of whether he was a liar or not, he let him go with a smile despite everyone's objections.

Soon, Feng Yi stood firm in his father's city and defeated more than ten sieges by Gengshi just to wait for his arrival. When Liu Xiu was at his lowest, Feng Yi opened the city to welcome Liu Xiu and offered five cities just for his original promise and trust. , and recommended many fellow villagers, such as Yao Qi, Shu Shou, Duan Jian, Zuo Long, etc.

That year, after Liu Yan was killed, Liu Xiu faced the darkest time. He could not express a trace of sadness on the surface, and kept forbearing again and again. He might be killed at any time. He was misunderstood and monitored. He could only cry when he lived alone...

It was Feng Yi who came to comfort him, and took the opportunity to offer advice, advising Liu Xiu to take the opportunity to win over people's hearts and develop his own power.

That year, Liu Xuan repeatedly wanted to send Liu Xiu to manage Hebei, but all his generals thought it was impossible.At that time, Cao Xu, the son of Cao Jing, the prime minister of the left, was appointed minister and was quite powerful. It was Feng Yi who persuaded Liu Xiu to make friends with him. He also secretly investigated whether the prefects of various counties were of the same mind towards Liu Xiu.

In the end, he accompanied Liu Xiu out of the whirlpool, leaving Chang'an and Fuzhen Hebei!

That year, Wang Lang started an uprising in Handan and arrested Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu fled in panic and led his troops southward from Jicheng like a rat crossing the street. Many people wanted to exchange his head for gold and power, and arrived in Raoyang. It was already late at night when Wuqiting was under the rule.

It was a very cold weather and everyone felt hungry and tired, but Feng Yi persisted and hurriedly cooked bean porridge and supplied it.

The next day, Liu Xiu said to the generals: "Yesterday I got Gongsun bean porridge, which relieved all the hunger and cold." When they arrived in Nangong County, they encountered a strong storm again. Liu Xiu led his entourage to take shelter in an empty house beside the road, and Feng Yi personally Cook wheat rice to satisfy your hunger.

After Liu Xiu entered the capital, he ordered Feng Yi to go to the Hejian area to recruit troops and horses, and was awarded the title of partial general.After that, Feng Yi followed Liu Xiu to defeat Wang Lang, defeat the Tieshin peasant army, pacify Hebei, and was named Yinghou for his merits.

That year, after Liu Xiuping Hebei, the next step was Luoyang. Gengshi Emperor Liu Xuan sent out Wuyin King Li Yi, Linqiu King Tian Li, Grand Sima Zhu Jun, Baihu Gong Chen Qiao and Henan Prefect Wu Bo with a total of 30 troops. The army guards Luoyang.

In order to consolidate his rule in Hebei, Liu Xiu could only lead his army back to wipe out the peasant army. He appointed Feng Yi as General Mengjin and commanded the troops stationed in Hanoi and Wei County to resist Zhu Tuna and Li Yi.

It's Feng Yi again. He found out that Zhu Tuna and Li Yi were at odds. In order to divide and disintegrate, he wrote to Li Yixiao, pointing out that Liu Xuan's regime was in danger, while Liu Xiu's power was growing day by day, and advised him to "understand the success or failure and make plans urgently." .

Since Li Yi read the book, he no longer confronts Feng Yi.Feng Yi took advantage of this opportunity to attack Tianjing Pass in the north, capture two cities in Shangdang County, and then go south to capture the thirteen counties east of Chenggao, Henan. The strong and separatist settlements in these areas were all pacified one by one, and more than [-] people surrendered...

For a time, he was extremely brave, the world was shaken, and the reform regime was on the verge of collapse.

Immediately, he continued to divide Zhu Jun and Li Yi, and took the opportunity to lead his troops across the river to attack Zhu Jun. Zhu Jun fled back to Luoyang. Feng Yi's army pursued him directly to the city of Luoyang and besieged the city for a week before returning.

That year, the good news reached Hebei. The generals congratulated Liu Xiu and persuaded him to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.Liu Xiu sent an envoy, Feng Yi, to come to Haoyi to discuss matters, and Feng Yi also advised Liu Xiu to proclaim himself emperor.Liu Xiu told him: "Last night I dreamed of riding a red dragon to heaven. When I woke up, I felt restless and uneasy." Feng Yi believed that this was destiny, and agreed with the generals to give him a title, and the Han Empire was established.

That year, Deng Yu in Chang'an was defeated repeatedly, and his red eyebrows were extremely arrogant. Liu Xiu fought on several sides. At the critical moment, Feng Yidai and Deng Yu led his troops into the pass again to take charge of the military in the Guanlong area. Liu Xiu personally sent him to Henan and granted him Seven-foot sword...

The Red Eyebrow Army returned east from Chang'an and met Feng Yi's troops in Huayin.The two armies were in a stalemate for more than sixty days, and it was Feng Yi who surrendered more than [-] men to stabilize the situation.That year, the Great Situ Deng Yu and the Chariot and Cavalry General Deng Hong led their troops back east and arrived at Huayin, where they asked to join forces with Feng Yi to attack the Red Eyebrow Army.

Deng Hong led his troops to attack Chimei, but was defeated by the Chimei army. Feng Yi had no choice but to lead troops with Deng Yu to rescue, but the Chimei army retreated.

He advised Deng Yu to withdraw his troops for the time being, but Deng Yu pursued him greedily and was defeated by the Red Eyebrow Army.

At the critical moment, it was he, Feng Yi, who gathered defeated soldiers and gathered tens of thousands of soldiers from nearby landowners. He reorganized the army and resumed the battle. He first ambushed the elite soldiers by the roadside and ordered them to dress in red eyebrow army uniforms and pretend to be red eyebrow army.

Then the troops were engaged in battle, and when the red eyebrow army was tired, the ambush was set up.The Red Eyebrow Army did not distinguish between true and false, panicked, and was defeated at Guidi. More than [-] of the remaining troops rushed eastward to Yiyang, fell into a tight siege, and were forced to surrender. He stabilized Guanzhong.

That year, Gongsun Shu sent general Cheng Yan to follow Lu Tuna to station in Chencang.Feng Yi and Zhao Kuang attacked again and defeated Cheng Yan. Cheng Yan retreated back to Hanchuan.

Feng Yi pursued and fought in Jigu, and again defeated Cheng Yan. He returned to attack and defeated Lu Tuna, and many of the camp guards surrendered.Later, Shu sent generals to take advantage of the opportunity many times, and Feng Wenbu defeated him.

It only took three years to recruit the people and redress their grievances. Many people came to Shanglin to join him.

That year, someone wrote a memorial saying that he acted arbitrarily in Guanzhong and killed the magistrate of Chang'an County. He had great prestige and power, and the people obeyed him and called him "King of Xianyang."

Liu Xiu sent someone to show him the memorial. He wrote a letter to apologize, returned to Luoyang to prove his innocence, and handed over military power. The king and his ministers were united, and the Han Dynasty was stable.

That year, the general Liu Xiu sent was defeated by Kai Xiao in Longyou, so he ordered him to march to Quyi instead.Before Feng Yi arrived, Kaixiao sent his generals Wang Yuan and Xingxun to lead more than 2 people to Long, so he detached Xingxun to attack Quyi.Feng Yi immediately mobilized his troops, preparing to occupy Quyi first.

Immediately, he used a trick to deceive his opponent, secretly entered the city, closed the city gate, stopped his activities, and went on patrol without knowing it, and rushed to Quyi.Feng Yi took advantage of his surprise and suddenly beat the drums and raised flags to rush out. The patrol troops panicked and ran around in confusion. Feng Yi pursued them for dozens of miles and defeated the patrol...

Year after year, again and again, until he died, he died in the army, wrapped in horse leather!

This is his big tree general, Feng Yi. Every time after a battle, the generals argue about the merits, but only Feng Yi walks quietly and sits under the big tree. He does not take credit, is not proud, is humble, and bows to his death. And that’s it!
Not only did he have great military exploits, he conquered Yuzhou, settled in Guanzhong, and swept Liangzhou with a tiger's step on the right side of Guanzhong; he was also good at both civil and military affairs, and was skillful in running the army and caring for the people.

Therefore, during the expedition against Guanzhong, Liu Xiu personally gave Feng Yi a seven-foot jade sword and warned him that the purpose of this western expedition was not to conquer, but to appease him. Feng Yi went there with the order, showing kindness and kindness along the way, and countless people surrendered.

Taishi Ci, who was unparalleled in chivalry in later generations, once compared himself to Feng Yi, saying that her husband should carry a seven-foot sword in his lifetime to ascend to the rank of emperor.

Liu Xiu's other generals basically all had plundering deeds, but Feng Yi did not. He was the best general in the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Idioms related to Feng Yi include "sitting on a tree and saying nothing", "lost in the east, harvested in mulberry trees", "overcoming thorns and thorns", "fearing God and knowing fate", "waiting for work with ease", "leaving the car out of the way", etc...

This was Feng Yi's life, the life of a legendary general. Unfortunately, famous generals are like beauties since ancient times and are not allowed to grow old in the world.

He is dead, but his wish to dominate the world must continue, and Liu Xiu will fulfill it for him.

In the 34th year of Jianwu ([-] years), generals such as Geng Yan, Lai She, and Gai Yan attacked Luomen, and Kuichun surrendered.Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiuqin continued to let Liu Han found the country, and led troops to conquer Gaoping. However, after failing to conquer it, he sent Kou Xun to Gaoping to urge Gao Jun to surrender.

Gao Jun sent military advisor Huangfu Wen out of the city to meet Kou Xun. He spoke humbly but showed an unyielding attitude.Kou Xun was furious and prepared to execute Huangfu Wen.

The generals advised him: "Gaojun has ten thousand elite soldiers, most of whom are armed with powerful crossbows. They cover the Long Road in the west and have been unable to conquer it for many years. Now I want him to surrender but instead kill his envoy. Isn't it appropriate?"

Kou Xun refused and killed Huangfu Wen.Kou Xun sent his deputy back to tell Gao Jun: "The military advisor has been rude and has already killed him. If you want to surrender, surrender quickly; if you don't want to surrender, just hold on to the city."

Gao Jun was so frightened that he immediately opened the city gate and surrendered.All the generals congratulated Kou Xun and asked, "May I ask what was the reason for killing his envoy and forcing the city to surrender?"

Kou Xun replied: "Huangfu Wen is Gao Jun's confidant, and all the strategies he comes up with will lead to our death. He came to say goodbye today and spoke unyieldingly. He must not have the intention to surrender. To protect him, Huangfu Wen will use counterintuitive tactics. To sow discord between us and Gao Jun; if we kill him, Gao Jun will become timid because of losing his confidant. So we asked him to surrender."

All the generals said: "We are not as good as you." So they escorted Gao Jun to Luoyang.

Generals such as Cen Peng, Wu Han, and Zang Gong mobilized soldiers from Nanyang, Wuling, and Nanjun, and 6 sailors from Guiyang, Lingling, and Changsha to meet at Jingmen.

The Han army discussed disbanding the navy because the sailors were wasting food and grass.Cen Peng believed that the Shu army was too powerful and the sailors could not be disbanded, so he reported to the emperor to explain the situation.

"This navy wastes food and fodder. Wu Han, Zang Gong and others want to disband it, but Cen Peng believes that the Shu army is too powerful and the navy cannot be disbanded. What do you think should be done?"

In the court, Liu Xiu looked at everyone and asked.

Liu Han, who was already ten years old, spoke, "Father, it is not easy to train a naval army. Wherever it can be disbanded at will, there are many waterways in the south and the world is unified, so a navy army is necessary. Wherever there is Shu that has not been conquered, the world will be disbanded before it is unified." What’s the philosophy of the navy? Isn’t this just cutting off one’s own arm?”

It took 30 years for the army, 50 years for the air force, and a century for the navy. Although it cost money to train a navy, it was not easy. Later, if Cao Cao had enough navy, the Battle of Chibi would not be like that, and he would already dominate the world.

Liu Xiu nodded, "Well, what Qiang'er said makes sense, but what about this food and grass?"

Over the years, Liu Qiang came to the court from time to time. He looked young, but everyone was familiar with this prince.

Deng Yu on the side spoke, "Save a province, Your Majesty, what the prince said makes sense. How can there be any reason to abolish the navy before the world is unified?"

"If that's the case, then there will be no abolition."

After receiving approval, Cen Peng recruited warriors from the army to attack the enemy's pontoon bridge, promising a heavy reward.General Lu Qi was recruited and led his warriors to sail upstream and hit the pontoon bridge.

As a result, the warship was blocked by a pillar in the river and found it difficult to move forward.While Lu Qi led his soldiers to fight to the death, he used torches to burn the pillars and the bridge building.Cen Peng mobilized his entire army, marched with the wind, and moved forward in an indomitable manner.

The Shu army was in chaos and thousands of people drowned.The Han army killed Ren Man and captured Cheng Fan alive, while Tian Rong fled back to Jiangzhou.

Cen Pengbao reported that Liu Long was the governor of Nanjun, and he led Zang Gong and Liu Xin to occupy Jiangguan. He strictly enforced military discipline and ordered the officers and soldiers in the army not to plunder the people.

Wherever they went, the people offered cattle and wine to reward the troops.Cen Peng met with the local elders and told them: "The Han Dynasty was sad that Bashu had seen captives for a long time, so he launched an expedition to punish the guilty and eliminate harm for others." He resolutely refused to accept cattle, wine and other items.

The people were very happy and rushed to open the door to surrender.Liu Xiu then appointed Cen Peng to be the governor of Yizhou, and every time a county was conquered, Cen Peng would first serve as the governor...

Now, unification of the world is just around the corner.

(End of this chapter)