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Chapter 347: The Leader of the 28 Generals of Yuntai

At this time, Guan Fu had no room for resistance, nor did he have the opportunity to report Tian Fen's secret to Emperor Wu.

Moreover, within a few days, Guan Fu was sentenced to death.

Dou Ying felt very guilty about this and spared no expense to beg Tian Fen, but Tian Fen certainly would not let go of this opportunity.

Dou Ying finally had no choice but to meet Emperor Wu of Han despite his family's dissuasion. Emperor Wu believed that Guan Fu's drunken remarks were not enough to sentence him to death, but he did not order his release immediately. Instead, he convened a debate to listen to the ministers' opinions.

During the debate, Dou Ying said all the good things about Guan Fu, while Tian Fen revealed all about Guan Fu's family situation, and even slandered Dou Ying and Guan Fu for often plotting something illegal.

The debate ended in a dead end with each side sticking to their own opinion, but the Queen Mother knew everything that happened during the debate.

In order to protect Tian Fen, Queen Mother Wang cried and complained that she was disrespected, and chose to go on a hunger strike to put pressure on Emperor Wu.

Under pressure, Emperor Wu sent people to investigate Guan Fu's crimes, and finally determined that Guan Fu's family was indeed a local tyrant. However, Dou Ying praised Guan Fu's merits during the debate, which was inconsistent with the investigation results and was guilty of deceiving the emperor. Dou Ying was arrested and imprisoned.

Before his death, Emperor Jing of Han issued a will to Dou Ying, which said: "If there are any inconveniences, you can report them directly to the emperor."

Dou Ying had no choice but to ask his nephew to report to Emperor Wu, hoping to see him. However, the official in charge of keeping the archives did not find the will, but found it in Dou Ying's home.

However, the seal of the edict was stamped by Dou Ying's retainer, so Dou Ying was also accused of forging the edict. As for the true situation of this edict, there is no exact record.

Soon after, Guan Fu and his family were all executed. Dou Ying's constant slander and accusations also made Emperor Wu of Han determined to kill him. He was eventually beheaded in 131 BC.

However, soon after Dou Ying died, Tian Fen suddenly fell ill. During his serious illness, his father Tian Ru apologized to Emperor Wu. His family invited a yin-yang master to check and concluded that Dou Ying and Guan Fu were killing him. Tian Fen eventually gave up treatment and died soon after.

[Deng Yu of the Eastern Han Dynasty was known as a general who was always defeated. Why was he ranked first among the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai? Historical trivia and historical figures]

He was one of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai and a founding father of the Eastern Han Dynasty. With his excellent strategic and political vision, he rose to a high position and chose to retire after achieving success.

This person is Deng Yu, a famous minister with the title of "General Who Always Failed". So, what kind of person was Deng Yu in history? Why was he ranked first among the twenty-eight generals when his record was not outstanding?

On August 25, 8 AD, Liu Xiu established the Eastern Han Dynasty with Han as the country's name, and later completed another unification of the Chinese land.

Liu Xiu was able to achieve this success not only because of his own strength and good luck, but also because of the 28 generals under his command. The leader of the 28 generals was Deng Yu, the Marquis of Gaomi, who was also known as the "Changbai General".

Deng Yu was born in 2 AD in Xinye County, Nanyang Prefecture, which is today's Xinye County, HEN Province. At the age of 13, he studied in Chang'an, the capital of the Xin Dynasty. It was there that he met Liu Xiu, who was studying in the capital, and the two had a very close relationship.

During Wang Mang's reign, chaotic political reforms affected the interests of all classes, leading to uprisings by local tyrants and the people. Liu Xiu fled to avoid disaster because of his brother's uprising, so Deng Yu was separated from Liu Xiu for several years.

Later, the world was in complete chaos. Liu Xiu called on his men to respond to his brother's uprising and joined forces with the Green Forest Army to help Liu Xuan establish the Gengshi regime.

Soon, in the famous Battle of Kunyang, Liu Xiu defeated the Xinmang army, which directly led to the demise of the Xinmang regime. For a time, Liu Xiu's reputation resounded throughout the world.

Emperor Gengshi ordered Liu Xiu to go to Hebei to recruit other forces. When Deng Yu heard about this, he immediately crossed the Yellow River to Ye County and formally joined Liu Xiu to create the world together.

In 25 AD, Liu Xiu had already broken away from the Gengshi regime and decided to seize Guanzhong while the Chimei were at war with the Gengshi regime. Deng Yu was therefore appointed as the former general and led his troops westward.

In the first month of the following year, he crossed the Taihang Mountains and, after 10 days of fierce attack, defeated the Hedong defenders. Emperor Gengshi then sent an army of 10 to attack Deng Yu.

Although Deng Yu lost the first battle, he did not listen to Zhu Yu's suggestion to withdraw, but regrouped in just three days. When the Gengshi army attacked, Deng Yu took advantage of the situation and launched a fierce attack, eventually turning defeat into victory and conquering Hedong.

Liu Xiu then established the Eastern Han Dynasty, ascended the throne and made Luoyang his capital. The 24-year-old Deng Yu was appointed as the Grand Tutor. At this time, the Gengshi regime was unable to resist due to attacks from both sides and was eventually destroyed by the Red Eyebrows. The Red Eyebrows burned, killed, looted and occupied Chang'an.

In terms of leading troops to fight, Deng Yu's combat level was not outstanding among the 28 generals of Yuntai, and he even had the title of "General of Long Defeat". At that time, the Red Eyebrows had hundreds of thousands of troops entrenched in Chang'an, which was already empty due to the destruction of the war.

In order to replenish food and grass, the Red Eyebrow Army could only plunder Fufeng.

Deng Yu seized the opportunity to enter Chang'an, but the Chimei Army that left was defeated by the separatist forces in Longyou. In addition, due to the ice and snow, many soldiers froze to death, so they had no choice but to return to Chang'an again.

As a result, Deng Yu faced a desperate battle with the Red Eyebrows and was eventually defeated and retreated to Gaoling.

In fact, Deng Yu had made a big mistake before the defeat. When the Red Eyebrows just occupied Chang'an, their main task was to burn, kill, loot and replenish supplies. Liu Xiu once ordered Deng Yu to take the opportunity to attack, but Deng Yu did not obey and did not move in until the Red Eyebrows withdrew.

Chang'an was completely empty at this time, with no food or fodder to replenish. In addition, the Chimei Army had fought a desperate battle with Deng Yu, and they had the upper hand in terms of morale and numbers.

Deng Yu was defeated in this battle, and when he retreated to Gaoling, he had no food or grass left, and the soldiers in the army could only rely on wild vegetables to fill their stomachs.

Seeing Deng Yu's defeat, Liu Xiu immediately ordered him to return and told him not to move his troops rashly. However, Deng Yu felt ashamed and sent hungry soldiers to attack the Chimei several times, but they were all defeated. Later, Liu Xiu sent Feng Yi to Guanzhong to replace Deng Yu.

Deng Yu was determined to join forces with Feng Yi to attack the Chimei. At that time, Feng Yi believed that they should lure the enemy deep into their territory and attack them from both sides, which was the only way to win.

However, Deng Yu was eager to make a contribution, so he sent people directly to fight against the Red Eyebrows, but was defeated again.

Deng Yu and Feng Yi led their troops to attack, but eventually lost more than 3000 men. Deng Yu escaped with only 24 soldiers, and Feng Yi was also defeated and fled to Huxian. After the battle, Deng Yu knew that he had made a big mistake, and immediately handed over the Grand Tutor and Marquis Seal.

However, only a few months later, Deng Yu was appointed as the Right General by Liu Xiu. Nine years later, the country was pacified, and Liu Xiu conferred titles on his meritorious officials. The 35-year-old Deng Yu was conferred the title of Marquis of Gaomi.

During the reign of Emperor Ming of Han, Liu Zhuang, in order to commemorate the meritorious officials of his father, Emperor Guangwu, he had portraits of 28 founding generals drawn, which became the 28 generals of Yuntai. Deng Yu was ranked first among the constellations.

Some people may wonder why Deng Yu, whose military record was not outstanding and who even disobeyed orders and made a serious mistake, was ranked first? In fact, the ranking of the 28 generals of Yuntai is not based solely on military record.

Although Deng Yu's combat skills were not very good, he was more like a counselor like Zhang Liang and Li Shanchang, and had excellent strategic and political vision.

For example, after the establishment of the Gengshi regime, many heroes recommended the 21-year-old Deng Yu to join, but he was not tempted by the benefits that were within his reach, and even rejected the invitation many times. However, when he learned that Liu Xiu was going to Hebei, he immediately crossed the river to join him.

At the beginning of following Liu Xiu, he once advised: various forces and military mediocre people rose up with the aim of making money and enjoying themselves, without any long-term planning.

So he suggested that Liu Xiu recruit heroes from all over the world, and later recommended many talents to Liu Xiu. These talents were all outstanding in intelligence and made many contributions to Liu Xiu. Many of them were listed among the twenty-eight generals later.

Deng Yu also told Liu Xiu that in ancient times, great achievements were not achieved by the size of the land, but by virtue and kindness. Nowadays, the people of the world are eager for a wise ruler, and as long as you please the people, you will achieve great things. In this regard, he laid out a strategic foundation for Liu Xiu to build on the great cause of Emperor Gaozu and save the people from danger.

Deng Yu himself implemented this line. When the Red Eyebrow Army was looting the people, he enforced strict military discipline and comforted the people wherever he went, which earned widespread support for the Eastern Han regime.

Liu Xiu once gave Deng Yu this evaluation: "Deng Yu has the merit of Yuntai, and he consulted with me, helping me win battles thousands of miles away." After the world was at peace, Deng Yu took the initiative to hand over military power, distanced himself from celebrities, and devoted his main energy to serving his mother and educating his children.

Moreover, he never sought personal gain, and used everything for the construction of his fiefdom. Therefore, Liu Xiu and Liu Zhuang respected him even more.

Emperor Ming of Han even visited Deng Yu in person when he was seriously ill. The Book of the Later Han also praised him highly: "He was well-educated and was appointed as the Minister of Education. His name was given to Emperor Lue. He was in charge of the Zhao Kingdom and the Qin capital. He was as close to him as a fish." Therefore, Emperor Ming of Han placed Deng Yu at the top of the twenty-eight generals of the Yuntai because of his comprehensive qualities.

[The war machine of the Eastern Han Dynasty, one of the 28 generals of Yuntai, why was he not punished after the massacre? Historical trivia and historical figures]

He was one of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai, the war machine of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He survived many desperate situations and turned defeat into victory. After his death, he was even buried with royal rites. This man was Wu Han, the founding general of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

However, why did Liu Xiu, who always hated to harm the people, simply criticize the harmless act of surrender? Was Wu Han really so cruel just to vent his anger?

In 24 AD, although the Xinmang regime had perished, the country was not yet unified. Liu Xiu, who had supported the Gengshi regime, was managing Hebei. Wu Han heard that Liu Xiu had the demeanor of an elder, so he decided to join him.

He often traveled between Yan and Ji, which are today's Hebei and BJ. During his stay in Yan and Ji, Wu Han made friends with many heroes, including Peng Chong, the governor of Yuyang at that time.

When Liu Xiu was in charge of Hebei, Wang Lang of the Zhao Han regime sent people to Hebei to persuade him to surrender. Wu Han took this opportunity to persuade Peng Chong to respond to Liu Xiu, and killed Wang Lang's generals along the way. From then on, he officially joined Liu Xiu's team and was appointed as a general.

As Liu Xiu's power grew, he launched a series of fierce attacks on Wang Lang. Wu Han then led his army to besiege Handan, the capital of Zhao Han. Wang Lang was killed while fleeing, and the Zhao Han regime ended.

After the war, Liu Xiu was determined to leave the Gengshi regime, but the most urgent thing was to replenish troops, and the best place was Youzhou. However, the person guarding Youzhou was Miao Zeng, who was appointed by Emperor Gengshi.

In order to prevent Liu Xiu from becoming stronger, Miao Zeng would certainly try to stop him. At this time, Deng Yu suggested to Liu Xiu: "Wu Han is the bravest among the three armies and has outstanding strategies. He is the person who can take on this task." So he recommended Wu Han to carry out the conscription task, and Wu Han was appointed as the general to go to Youzhou.

Miao Zeng heard about this and really wanted to kill Wu Han. But Wu Han only led 20 people to Miao Zeng's place, to show weakness and relax his vigilance. Miao Zeng was not prepared, and was killed by Wu Han on the spot when he went out of the city to meet him.

Seeing their leader dead, the soldiers immediately surrendered to the Han army. The various counties in Youzhou were shocked, and many soldiers and horses joined Wu Han. Wu Han successfully completed the task of recruiting soldiers.

At that time, Xie Gong, a general of the Gengshi regime, stationed tens of thousands of troops in Yecheng, and his general Liu Xin came to invade. Liu Xiu took this opportunity to send Wu Han to Yecheng.

However, Wu Han did not attack directly, but sent people to persuade the generals defending the city to surrender, and entered the city smoothly without losing a single soldier. Xie Gong failed to intercept Liu Xin's army and hurried back to Yecheng. However, he did not know that Yecheng had been occupied by Wu Han, and was killed by Wu Han as soon as he entered the city.

After that, Wu Han would charge into battle every time he fought, helping Liu Xiu to wipe out the various forces in Hebei. After Liu Xiu had wiped out Hebei, he established the Eastern Han regime, and Wu Han was awarded the title of Grand Marshal for his merits, commanding the entire army.

In the second year of Liu Xiu's reign, he started a war to unify the country with Wu Han as the commander-in-chief. Wu Han had the highlight of his life since then.

From 26 AD to 30 AD, Wu Han conquered Guanzhong and pacified the eastern counties in five years, conservatively estimating that 5 soldiers surrendered. During this period, in order to boost morale, Wu Han fought many times with injuries. Although he suffered defeats, he eventually turned defeat into victory.

After pacifying Guanzhong, Wu Han followed Liu Xiu in the Western Expedition in 32 AD and besieged Wei Xiang in the city. However, due to the long siege and shortage of military supplies, the attack on Longyou ultimately failed.

Three years later, Liu Xiu began the war to pacify Shu. Wu Han led his army to attack Gongsun Shu's Chengjia regime, and defeated Gongsun Shu's generals the following year, occupying Guangdu. Wu Han then marched to Chengdu.

Soon, Liu Xiu wrote to Wu Han to warn him: "There are 10 troops stationed in Chengdu. Do not underestimate the enemy. You must delay them and tire them out. You can attack them only when they are exhausted."

However, Wu Han, eager to win, did not obey the order. He asked his general Liu Shang to garrison Guangdu with more than 2 troops, while he led troops to approach Chengdu.

Liu Xiu was shocked when he heard this and immediately ordered him to return. Because once Gongsun Shu divided his troops to contain Wu Han on one hand and attack Guangdu where Liu Shang was stationed on the other, Wu Han would be caught in a dilemma. It must be said that Liu Xiu's military level was indeed amazing.