When the news of Deng Chen's rebellion reached the palace, Liu Xiu was with Queen Yin, and the two sat side by side in front of the desk, enjoying a rare peaceful time.

When Liu Xiu heard the news from Deng Chen, he didn't say a word, and even blinked his eyes. In short, his reaction was strange, and he didn't seem to be angry or depressed.

But Queen Yin knew Liu Xiu too much. She keenly grasped the abnormality under his calm appearance and noticed his emotional changes. In her opinion, Liu Xiu was already extremely shocked and extremely angry, so that he didn't know how to express this emotion for a moment.

Yin Lihua's heart suddenly sank. She waved her hand and drove the palace servants who were serving around her out, then walked forward and held Liu Xiu's hands.

Those hands, which were always warm, had almost no temperature at all, were cold and a little sticky and wet, which made people feel uncomfortable to touch.

Yin Lihua's face was very soft and her eyes were full of pity. At this time, she did not look like a wife, but rather like a mother, a mother who felt sorry for her children.

She gently stroked his hand and said warmly: "Don't be afraid, you and me, and the children, our whole family is here."

Liu Xiu's eyes turned around and slowly focused on her face. He finally spoke, "Who else in this world... can you trust?"

Yin Lihua stretched out her arms and hugged him, stroked his back, and whispered in his ear, "You and me, we are one and together forever."

Liu Xiu put his chin on the queen's thin shoulders, as if talking to himself: "Lihua, do you say that being an emperor means being a lonely person?"

Deng Chen's betrayal made it difficult for Liu Xiu to accept. When Liu Xiu was a teenager, he often went to his sister's house to play and was very close to his brother-in-law. Deng Chen always had a lot of eyes on him.

At that time, many heroes gathered around Liu Hu. In their eyes, Liu Hu was a person who could accomplish great things, and Liu Xiu only existed as an auxiliary force for his brother. Only Deng Chen, who knew Liu Xiu at the beginning, was Liu Xiu. Deng Chen felt that Liu Xiu was different from ordinary people and would definitely be among the people in the future, so he kept inspiring Liu Xiu to rebel.

Deng Chen kept muttering in Liu Xiu's ear: "Do it, you can do it!" "You are a natural emperor!" "No matter what, I will always support you!"

Even though Deng Chen was valued by Emperor Gengshi, he still had only Liu Xiu in his heart. As soon as he received news that Liu Xiu had arrived in Hebei, he immediately traveled across mountains and rivers to meet him. The first thing he said was to persuade him to rebel. It was the rebellion of King Mang back then, but now it was the rebellion of Emperor Gengshi.

Liu Xiu's trust in Deng Chen is different from ordinary people. Deng Chen is his brother-in-law, his brother, and a comrade-in-arms who fully support his business. Such a person will betray him, which will not only cause great harm to his feelings, but also almost directly destroy his confidence.

Even the people who trusted him the most for him have betrayed him, which shows that he has lost everyone's trust, and Liu Xiu is really unable to do it.

In reality, Deng Chen's surrender to the enemy was also very huge. Liu Xiu originally hoped that Deng Chen could stay in Changshan County and restrain Liu Yu with Zang Gong, so that he could not go south to Handan smoothly. Now that Deng Chen surrendered easily, Zang Gong's troops were immediately isolated, almost at the risk of being surrounded and annihilated. The Cattle-herding Emperor had no worries and could go south directly, and Handan was in danger!

Liu Xiu only weakened in Yin Lihua's arms for a short moment. He immediately pushed the queen away, sat upright, and restored the emperor's calmness and majesty.

He called in loudly and immediately issued an order: "Catch Deng Chen's house and all his family members were imprisoned, and they will be punished for treason!"

Yin Lihua trembled all over and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the descendants of the Deng family are the blood of the second sister! They are also your relatives!"

"They are not my relatives, they are traitors' families! If Deng Chen is fearless and thinks that I will show mercy to his descendants, then he is wrong, and he is very wrong!" Liu Xiu said sternly.

Is this still the gentle and friendly Uncle Liu Wen? Yin Lihua looked at his distorted face, and felt strangeness arose naturally, and she felt a sense of fear in her heart.

At the critical moment of life and death, Liu Xiu tore off the last veil of gentleness and revealed his fangs. If he did not deal with the Deng family, what is the law of the country? Where is the authority of the emperor?

If the rebels can protect their family, everyone will betray him without fear.

Deng Chen's family was killed in Handan, including his two sons and three daughters, leaving only his youngest grandson, who was raised by Yin Lihua in the palace. Liu Xiu finally left a trace of kindness and left a little blood for his second sister, so that she could still enjoy the sacrifices of her descendants.

The bloody killing did not stop the rebellion in various places. Liu Xiu almost lost control of his empire. Now there are his enemies everywhere around him. Liu Xiu never felt so lonely.

A month later, Liu Xiu handed Handan to his brother-in-law Li Tong, and he himself took his family and important officials to the north to prepare for a "visit" for Liaodong.

At this time, what Liu Xiu didn't know was that there was still a group of his troops struggling to support him and refused to surrender.

The general of the Southern Expedition, Cen Peng, retreated to Suiyang and had been besieged for half a year. Although Deng Feng, Sun Yi and Wang Hu joined forces to attack, Juyang City had high walls and was very difficult to get off. Cen Peng stood firm and waited for help and fought very tenaciously.

Although the attackers sent messages to the city several times, saying that they could never wait for reinforcements, and although Deng Feng and Sun Yi kept proposing high officials and generous salaries to him, Cen Peng was as smelly and hard as a stone in the pit. He ignored all the rumors and persuaded surrender, and still stood firm in Juyang City, dragging down the 100,000 army of Jianshihan.

After receiving the war report from the south, Liu Yu pondered for a long time and said, "Cen Peng is a kind person and cannot easily speak up, but you can still try it. I will personally write a book and persuade Cen Peng that if he still does not surrender, there will be no way."

Staff Kuai Ludao: "Cen Peng insists on not surrendering, but is just raising his own value and waiting for the price to be sold. As long as His Majesty promises him a high official and generous salary, he will definitely come and serve him."

The emperor shook his head and said, "The righteous cannot be said for profit, but can only be said for love and righteousness. No matter who is at the end of his journey, he will have the idea of ​​greed for life. However, some people will regard the word righteousness as more important than life, and would rather sacrifice their lives for righteousness. At this time, only by breaking his righteousness can he recall his desire for survival. I want to tell Cen Peng that the righteousness he guards is nothing more than a false tower in the air. I want to build him a ladder and take him off the false tower."
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