Xie Gong's life

After Wang Mang usurped the Han regime to establish a new dynasty, he practiced tyranny, the world was in chaos, and rebels were everywhere. In the fourth year of Emperor Huang (AD 23), various insurgent armies * * * made Liu Xuan emperor, named make a new start, and established the make a new start regime, which was called Emperor Geng Shi in history.

In December of the first year of the New Year (AD 23), Wang Lang, a fortune teller in Handan, pretended to be Liu Ziyu, the son of Liu Ao, Emperor of the Han Dynasty, and proclaimed himself emperor in Handan.

In the second year of the revolution (AD 24), Qin Shihuang sent Xie Gong, who was then a senior minister, to lead six generals, including Wei Zhen General Ma Wu, to attack Wang Lang, but failed to conquer it. When reinforcements arrived, Xie Gong and * * * pacified Handan, Wang Lang was killed, and Xie Gong and both led the troops into Handan. And Xie Gong's lieutenant robbed and didn't listen to orders, so Liu Xiu hated him very much. After Xie Gong and Liu Xiu entered Han, Xie Gong and Liu Xiu clashed many times. Xie Gong often wanted to attack Liu Xiu, but he didn't dare to launch it because he was afraid of Liu Xiu's strength. At that time, Xie Gong and Liu Xiu were both in Handan, but they lived in different cities. However, Liu Xiu comforted Xie Hong from time to time. Since he entered Han, Xie Gong has been showing kindness to the founding emperor Boone in the surrounding areas and competing with Liu Xiu for the hearts of the people, which caused Liu Xiu's extreme dissatisfaction, and the contradiction between the founding emperor and Liu Xiu was extremely acute. Liu Xiu attached great importance to Xie Gong's talent, wanted to soothe Xie Gong, and turned to work for himself.

Liu Xiu repeatedly sounded the alarm of thanking Gong and euphemistically expressed the hope that Xie Gong would help him, but he was rejected many times. Liu Xiu met with difficulties many times and knew that Xie Gong could not be used for himself. It was also a curse to keep him and he could only be removed. On one occasion, Liu Xiu invited Xie Gong and Ma Wu to dinner, and prepared to secretly harm Xie Gong, but due to lack of opportunities, he failed to achieve his goal. Xie Gong is very diligent in the administrative work he is in charge of. On the surface, Liu Xiu often praised him and said, "Xie Shangshu is a real official!" Therefore, Xie Gong does not doubt Liu Xiu's hidden evil intentions. Soon, Xie Gong led tens of thousands of troops back to Yecheng to station troops. At that time, there were many rebel forces in Hebei, Shandong and Henan, including Tongma, Youlai, Gao Hu, Zhonglian, Fuping and Suo, with millions of soldiers, which posed a great threat to the rule of Emperor Geng Shi. Liu Xiu's next goal is to destroy and merge these armed forces to strengthen his power.

When he said that he had attacked the army in the south, he sent someone to see Xie Gong, saying, "If the general pursues the dog-beating city, he will surely break it. You Laijun's troops in Yang Shan will flee in fear. If you rely on your great strength to attack these fleeing enemies, you can catch them. " Xie Gong agreed to Liu Xiu's suggestion and agreed.

After Liu Xiu defeated the Young Calf Army, Youlai Army fled to Longcuo Mountain in the north, so Xie Gongliu's generals Liu Qing and Wei Jun's satrap Chen Kang were stationed in Yecheng, and they led various generals to attack Youlai Army. However, the troubled Youlaijun struggled to the death, and its strength was unstoppable. Xie Gongjun was defeated and thousands of soldiers were killed. Liu Xiu took advantage of Xie Gong's absence, and Yecheng was empty, so he sent general haing s ngor and general Cen Peng to attack Yecheng.

Haing s ngor sent eloquent debaters to persuade Chen Kang to surrender in Kaesong. Chen Kang took Liu Qinghe Xie Gong's wife and children together, and then opened the gate to welcome haing s ngor and others into the city. When Xie Gong returned to Yecheng from Longlong, he didn't know that Chen Kang had defected. He led hundreds of hussars into the city. As a result, he was captured by soldiers ambushed by haing s ngor. haing s ngor personally killed Xie Gong and the whole army surrendered.