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In the end, Liu Yan was too confident.

Xiao Ran smiled and said, "Speaking of which, it was Liu Yan's subordinates who started the trouble with their mouths. His subordinates had broken through the siege of Chen several times, and the bravest general among the three armies was called Liu Ji. When Liu Xuan was established as emperor, he was extremely angry and said that Liu Yan, who started a rebellion, was nothing compared to Emperor Gengshi. When the news reached Liu Xuan, in order to test Liu Ji's attitude, Liu Xuan first appointed him as the General of Resistance. Liu Ji refused, so Liu Xuan arrested Liu Ji for disobeying orders and ordered him to be beheaded. Liu Yan immediately argued with reason, and under the instigation of Li Yi and Zhu Yu, Liu Xuan immediately arrested Liu Yan and executed him together."

But there is nothing wrong with what Liu Ji said.

The uprising was initiated by Liu Yan. Liu Xiu fought in all directions, but he did not expect that the Green Forest Army would recommend Liu Xuan to be emperor.

What's the difference between this and a cuckoo occupying a magpie's nest? How many people would be convinced?

"How shameless." Liu Xiu cursed.

But all three of them understood that the Green Forest Army chose Liu Xuan simply because he was easier to control.

Liu Yan held military power and recruited many talented people, so there was no way he would obey the orders of the Green Forest Army.

Not to mention Liu Xiu, not to mention that he was the chosen son of God, he had fought in all directions and was famous.

"Liu Yan's murder was a great blow to Liu Xiu. However, in order to avoid suspicion, Liu Xiu hurried back to Wancheng and apologized to Emperor Gengshi Liu Xuan. He did not contact Liu Yan's subordinates and did not mourn for Liu Yan. As a result, Liu Xiu was appointed as the General of Breaking the Enemy and Marquis of Wuxin. Soon, he married Yin Lihua, the daughter of a wealthy family in Xinye, whom he had long admired."

Liu Bang glanced at Liu Xiu and was not very interested in the matter.

"Did Liu Xuan let Liu Xiu go just like that?"

"Liu Xiu's achievements surpass his master's. How can Liu Xuan tolerate him for too long?" Xiao Ran shook his head.

"At that time, the Xinmang Dynasty collapsed, and the prefectures and counties north of the Yellow River were waiting and watching, and did not submit to the Gengshi regime. The Chimei Army was entrenched in Shandong, and there were also separatist forces such as the Three Kings of Hebei and Gongsun Shu. If Liu Xiu was killed, it would be equivalent to losing a great general. At this time, someone suggested that Liu Xiu go to Hebei to recruit them. This was strongly opposed by the generals from the Green Forest Army, represented by the Grand Marshal Zhu Yu."

"They were worried that Liu Xiu would never come back, just like letting a tiger go back to the mountains. When Liu Xuan was hesitant, Feng Yi offered advice to Liu Xiu, currying favor with the left prime minister Cao Jing and his son, the minister Cao Xu. Eventually, Liu Xiu was sent to Hebei. In the first year of the Gengshi reign, Emperor Gengshi Liu Xuan sent Liu Xiu to pacify the prefectures and counties in Hebei. On the way, Liu Xiu's close friend Deng Yu caught up with Liu Xiu and said that Liu Xuan would definitely fail, and advised Liu Xiu to raise an army. Not long after Liu Xiu arrived in Hebei, a man named Wang Lang was supported to become emperor in Handan, and another royal family member of the former Western Han Dynasty in Hebei, Liu Jie, also raised an army to respond."

When talking about the difficulties he faced back then, Liu Xiu replied, "At that time, I wanted to escape from Hebei for a while, but fortunately, I received support from Shanggu and Yuyang counties, and Geng Yan also helped me."

Xiao Ran said, "Later, Liu Xiu led his army to victory in the Battle of Nanluan and captured Handan. In order to promote an alliance with King Zhending Liu Yang, Liu Xiu married Liu Yang's niece Guo Shengtong, who is now the queen, with grand ceremony."

Now, Liu Bang finally understood why deposing Queen Guo Shengtong would become a big problem.

Liu Xiu's successful uprising in Hebei was inseparable from the support of Liu Yang.

"After learning that Liu Xiu was gaining power in Hebei, Emperor Gengshi sent an envoy to confer the title of King Xiao on Liu Xiu, hoping that he would surrender his troops and return to Chang'an to receive his reward. At the same time, he ordered someone to take over the troops in Youzhou. However, Liu Xiu found an excuse not to obey the order, and soon after, Liu Xiu instructed his brave generals Wu Han and Cen Peng to find the right opportunity to kill Liu Xuan's men, and his troops were incorporated. At this point, Liu Xiu openly broke with the Gengshi regime."

"Soon Liu Xiu occupied the prefectures and counties of Hebei Province. After fierce battles, his power increased greatly. At that time, people in Guanzhong called Liu Xiu the Bronze Horse Emperor. At the same time, Liu Xiu sent people to attack Luoyang, which was guarded by Zhu Yu and others." "In the third year of Gengshi, Feng Yi, Kou Xun and others won. The generals proposed to give Liu Xiu a royal title, but Liu Xiu refused. On the way south, the ministers tried to persuade him many times but failed. Until Geng Chun reminded Liu Xiu that not becoming an emperor would disappoint all his followers, Liu Xiu agreed to become an emperor and take the royal title. Liu Xiu ascended the throne at Qianqiu Pavilion in Zhaocheng and established the Jianwu era. In order to show his willingness to revive the Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu named the country Han, which is known in history as the Eastern Han Dynasty."

"After Liu Xiu became emperor, he dispatched Wu Han and other generals to besiege Luoyang. Zhu Yu was worried that Liu Xiu would not let him go because of the murder of his brother, so he refused to surrender for several months. Liu Xiu sent people to persuade him, saying that his official title could be kept, and Zhu Yu surrendered. Later, Liu Xiu fulfilled his promise and made him a marquis. Soon after, the Eastern Han Dynasty established its capital in Luoyang."

After saying this in one breath, Xiao Ran picked up the water cup and drank it, which relieved the dryness in his mouth.

Liu Bang couldn't help but wonder, "What exactly do you mean by the Chosen Son of Heaven?"

"That was when Liu Xiu and Wang Mang's army were fighting each other."

"Liu Xiu encountered Wang Mang's army of more than 400,000 troops in Wancheng. When his entire army was annihilated, Liu Xiu escaped unscathed riding a cow. Moreover, when danger came, either a mountain torrent broke out to block the pursuing army, or the river froze and he was able to cross it, while the pursuing army fell into the river."

"Later, Wang Mang's main army, led by General Wang Yi and others, relied on their powerful forces and threatened to massacre Kunyang City. Liu Xiu led thirteen cavalrymen to gather refugees and scattered soldiers to resist but failed. When they were about to be wiped out, a meteorite fell from the sky and hit the new army, destroying Wang Mang's elite army of more than 400,000. The morale of the Han army increased greatly, and Liu Xiu pursued the remaining new army. Seeing this, the Kunyang defenders took advantage of the situation and attacked. The new army was in chaos and fled for their lives. Unexpectedly, a strong wind suddenly blew and heavy rain fell, causing more than 10,000 new soldiers to wade and drown."

These are all recorded in the Book of the Later Han.

Liu Xiu was inexplicably embarrassed and said, "These things do exist."

"The meteorite fell so suddenly that I was extremely shocked."

Hearing him admit it himself, Xiao Ran smacked his lips.

Otherwise, it is said that Liu Xiu is the son of the plane, the chosen son of heaven.

If it were someone else, I don’t know how many times he would have died.

Liu Bang looked at Liu Xiu with a complicated expression, and suddenly felt a little envious.

If he had had this luck back then, it wouldn't have taken him so long to conquer the world.

Then, Xiao Ran coughed twice, "Back to the topic, when Liu Xiu proclaimed himself emperor, Chang'an was in great chaos. The Red Eyebrow Army supported the puppet emperor Liu Penzi and called himself the Jianshi regime. He had 300,000 soldiers and sent people to attack Guanzhong. Gengshi sent troops to fight against the Red Eyebrow army and was defeated. In desperation, Gengshi surrendered and was named King of Changsha. When Liu Xiu heard about this, he also sent Deng Yuxi to Guanzhong to wait for the opportunity."

"Not long after, there was a great famine in the Three Prefectures. The Chimei army of hundreds of thousands was running out of food and grass, so they had to withdraw from Chang'an and head west to Longyou to replenish food and grass. However, they were defeated by Wei Xiang, who ruled Longyou. The Chimei army returned to Chang'an and defeated Deng Yu's army. The Western Expedition was defeated, and Liu Xiu sent Feng Yi to replace Deng Yu in command. Unexpectedly, Deng Yu and Feng Yi's troops fought against the Chimei again and were defeated again. Feng Yi fled back to the camp, gathered his scattered subordinates, rested and recuperated, and waited for the next opportunity to fight."

"Soon after, Feng Yi's army and the Red Eyebrows fought again, and Feng Yi ordered his men to disguise themselves as Red Eyebrows and hide in ambush. When both armies were exhausted and fought out, the Red Eyebrows were defeated." (End of this chapter)