Guangwu returned to Yingyang for favor. Huibo was promoted to Gengshi, and Guangwu traveled from his father's city to Wanxie. Situ Guan and his subordinates welcomed Guangwu, but Guangwu was difficult to communicate with and whispered. He had not succeeded in defeating Kunyang, and he did not dare to mourn for Bo Sheng. He ate, talked and laughed as usual. Gengshi was so ashamed that he worshiped Guangwu as the general of Polu and granted him the title of Marquis of Wuxin.
In the ninth month of Gengxu, the heroes of the three auxiliaries killed Wang Mang and passed on to Wan.
Gengshi made the northern capital of Luoyang, using Guangwu as the Sili Xiaowei, to renovate the palace. So he arranged staff, moved his composition, and engaged in supervision, just like the old chapter. At that time, the three auxiliary officials went east to welcome the Gengshi. They saw all the generals passing by, all wearing turbans and women's clothes. They were all wearing embroidered embroidered clothes. Everyone laughed at them, or some of them walked away in fear. When they saw the ministers and subordinates, they were all overjoyed. The old official may shed tears and say, "Don't you want to see the majesty of the Han officials again today?" Everyone who knows this is Xinyan. When Gengshi arrived in Luoyang, he sent Guangwu to destroy the generals and carry out major Sima affairs. In October, he crossed the river north to comfort the prefectures and counties. When I visited the counties, I often saw two thousand stones, chief officials, three elders, and officials' subordinates, all the way down to the assistant historian, inspecting the deposed governors, such as the state pastoral affairs. The prisoners were sent to Pingping, Wang Mang's harsh rule was eliminated, and the official title of the Han Dynasty was restored. The officials were happy and quarreled over cattle and wine to welcome the work.
Entering Handan, Prince Mu of Zhao Lin said to Guangwu: "Red Eyebrows are now in the east of the river, but if they are irrigated with water, millions of people can be turned into fish?" Guangwu did not answer, and he was sure to leave. Lin then deceived Wang Lang, the fortune teller, into the emperor's son Ziyu. In the twelfth month, he established Lang as the emperor and made his capital Handan. Then he sent envoys to the county.
In the first month of the second year, Guangwu became prosperous with the new crown prince, so he went to Ji in the north. Wang Lang moved to purchase Guangwu's 100,000 households, so Liu, the prince of Guangyang, took up the army in Ji Zhong to Ying Lang. The city was disturbed and frightened. He said that the envoy from Handan was not going to arrive, and everyone with a height of two thousand stones came out to meet him. So Guangwuqu drove to Nanyuan, not daring to enter the city in the morning and night, and left the food road nearby. As far as Raoyang, the officials and their families were all short of food. Guangwu called himself the envoy of Handan and entered the Chuanshe. The officials were told to eat, but the followers were hungry and fought for it. Officials suspected that it was fake, so they reported dozens of vertebrae and drums, saying that General Handan had arrived, and all the officials and subordinates were eclipsed. Guangwu ascended the chariot and wanted to ride, but he was frightened. Xu returned to his seat and said, "Please ask the Handan general to drive away." If the person in the story talks from afar, the door will be closed. The chief of the gate said: "It is known that the world is full of chaos, but the elder is closed?" Then he went south. We walked in the morning and at night, covered in frost and snow, the weather was cold, and our faces were all cracked. When we arrived at the Hutuo River, there were no boats. When the ice closed, we were able to cross, but before we were done, we were trapped by several vehicles. Entering the west of Xiabo City, I was confused and didn't know where I was. There is an old man in white clothes beside the road, pointing out: "Work hard." Xindu County is guarding Chang'an, and they have been here for eighty miles. Guangwu rushed there immediately, and Ren Guang, the prefect of Xindu, opened the door to welcome him. Because Shizu sent troops to neighboring counties, he gained 4,000 men. He attacked Tangyang and Jian counties first and surrendered them all. Wang Mang and Cheng Zuzheng Pitong also surrendered the county. In addition, Liu Zhi from Changcheng and Geng Chun from Song Dynasty each led their relatives and descendants to occupy their counties and towns to serve Guangwu. So Quyang descended from the north, and the crowd gathered together, and tens of thousands of people were attached to it.
Return to the north and hit the mountain, pulling out Lunu. The soldiers who passed by rushed to the border and attacked Handan, and the counties and counties responded. Attack Xinshi, Zhending, Yuanshi, and Fangzi in the south, and they all attacked because they were in Zhaojie.
At that time, Li Yu, the general of Wang Lang, was stationed in Bai people. Han soldiers advanced without knowing it. Zhu Fu and Deng Yu in the front were defeated by Yu, and they lost their supplies. When Guangwu heard about it later, he gathered the soldiers of Fu and Yu and dispersed them. They fought with Yu at Guomen, defeated them greatly, and gained all their gains. Yu Huan Bao City could not be attacked, so he led troops to Guang'a. Geng Kuang, the prefect of Shanggu Valley, and Peng Chong, the prefect of Yuyang, each sent their generals Wu Han, Kou Xun and other generals to attack Wang Lang. Gengshi also sent servants of the minister to shoot Xie Gong Bei Lang. Guangwu had a great feast for the soldiers, so he encircled the east. Giant deer. Wang Lang's guard, Wang Rao, held on for more than a month. Lang sent his generals Ni Hong and Liu Feng to lead tens of thousands of people to rescue Julu. Guangwu fought back in Nanjing and beheaded thousands of people. In April, he entered Handan and defeated it in consecutive battles. On the first day of the fifth month, the city was captured and Wang Lang was killed. After collecting the documents, I got thousands of chapters from officials who had relations with Lang and those who slandered him. Guangwu was unconscious, so he gathered all the generals to burn it, saying: "Let the rebels be in peace?"
Gengshi sent his censor, Shi Chijie, to make Guangwu the king of Xiao, and ordered him to stop his troops and go to his place. Guangwu said that Hebei was not at peace, so he would not go to war. Since then, it has begun with reform.
At that time, Chang'an was in political chaos and betrayed from all sides. Liu Yongshan, king of Liang, appointed Suiyang, Gongsun Shu proclaimed himself king of Bashu, Li Xian proclaimed himself king of Huainan, Qin Feng proclaimed himself king of Chuli, Zhang Bu raised Langxie, Dong Xian raised Donghai, Yancen raised Hanzhong, and Tianrong raised Yiling, and they combined generals to invade counties. county. They also named the thieves Tongma, Daxi, Gaohu, Chonglian, Tieshan, Daqiang, Youlai, Shangjiang, Qingdu, Wuxiao, Tanxiang, Wufan, Wulou, Fuping, Huosuo, etc. Leading the tribe, millions of people gathered together to plunder the place.
General Guangwu attacked it and sent troops from ten counties to the north of Wu and Han in advance. The herdsmen and seedlings in Youzhou Zeng refused to obey, so the Han Dynasty beheaded Zeng and sent his people to war. In autumn, Guangwu attacked the bronze horse in Shan, and Wu and Han generals suddenly rode to Qingyang. The number of thieves challenged him, but Guangwu stood firm and defended himself. There are those who loot the stewed food, and they will attack and take it, cutting off their food channels. In the remaining days of the month, the thieves had eaten all their food and escaped at night. They pursued the pottery and destroyed it. Before the surrender was completed, Gaohu and Chonglian came from the southeast and joined forces with the rest of the bronze horses. Guangwu fought again in Puyang, defeated them and surrendered, and named their commander Qu as a lord. Those who surrendered were still uneasy. Guangwu knew what he meant and ordered everyone to return to their camps to rein in their troops. The one who surrendered further said to him, "Wang Xiao, if you put your whole heart into someone's belly, how can you not surrender to death?" So everyone is convinced. After learning that the generals were sent down to distribute among the generals, there were hundreds of thousands of soldiers, so Guangwu was named "Bronze Horse Emperor" in Guanxi.
The red-browed bieshuai, Daxu and Qingdu, with more than ten thousand people, were shooting at the dogs. They attacked with force and defeated them, and everyone dispersed. He sent Wu Han and Cen Peng to attack and kill Xie Gong in Ye. The Qingdu and Red Eyebrow thieves Hangu Pass attacked Gengshi. Guangwu then sent Deng Yu and his six generals to lead troops to the west to start the Gengshi and Chimei Rebellion.
At that time, Gengshi sent Grand Sima Zhu Tuna, Wuyin King Li Yi and others to camp in Luoyang. Guangwu also ordered Feng Yi to guard Mengjin to resist the attack.