Overview
Emperor Guangwu was an emperor.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
AD 26 建武二年
AD 23 to AD 24 聞世祖從薊還
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- Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation Ruled
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Book of Later Han, Chapter 24Volume 21: Biographies of Ren, Li, Wan, Pi, Liu, Geng · 12 passages
聞世祖從薊還，乃開門迎世祖，以植為驍騎將軍，喜、歆偏將軍，皆為列侯。
Learning that Guangwu was marching back from Ji, they opened the gates to him. Liu Zhi became general of nimble cavalry, Liu Xi and Liu Xin lieutenant generals, each enfeoffed at full marquis rank.
時真定王劉揚起兵以附王郎，眾十餘萬，世祖遣植說揚，揚乃降。
The Prince of Zhending, Liu Yang, had thrown in with Wang Lang at the head of more than a hundred thousand men; Guangwu sent Liu Zhi to parley, and Liu Yang yielded.
世祖因留真定，納郭后，後即揚之甥也，故以此結之。
Guangwu lingered at Zhending and married the future Empress Guo—Liu Yang's niece—thereby cementing the alliance.
乃與揚及諸將置酒郭氏漆裏舍，揚擊築為歡，因得進兵拔邯鄲，從平河北。
Guangwu then feasted Liu Yang and the generals at the Guo residence in Qili. Liu Yang played the zhu in celebration; Guangwu was thereby able to advance and capture Handan, and Liu Zhi accompanied him in pacifying Hebei.
帝使喜代將植營，復為驍騎將軍，封觀津侯。
The emperor put Liu Xi in command of his brother's troops as general of nimble cavalry and enfeoffed him as marquis of Guanjin.
會世祖度河至邯鄲，純即謁見，世祖深接之。
When Emperor Guangwu crossed the Yellow River to Handan, Geng Chun presented himself and was welcomed with unusual warmth.
純退，見官屬將兵法度不與它將同，遂求自結納，獻馬及縑帛數百匹。
Geng Chun withdrew, noticed that Guangwu's staff ran tighter than other commands, and returned with horses and hundreds of bolts of silk to cement his allegiance.
世祖北至中山，留純邯鄲。
When Guangwu marched north into Zhongshan, he left Geng Chun behind at Handan.
會王郎反，世祖自薊東南馳，純與從昆弟訢、宿、植共率宗族賓客二千餘人，老病者皆載木自隨，奉迎於育。
Wang Lang's revolt broke out while Guangwu was racing southeast from Ji; Geng Chun and his cousins Geng Xin, Geng Su, and Geng Zhi brought more than two thousand kinsmen and clients—even the elderly carried firewood as provisions—to meet him at Yu.
世祖問純故，對曰：『竊見明公單車臨河北，非有府臧之蓄，重賞甘餌，可以聚人者也，徒以恩德懷之，是故士眾樂附。
Guangwu asked why. Geng Chun answered, "You came north almost alone, with no treasury of gold to buy men—only your virtue drew them. That is why they follow.
世祖漢息。
Emperor Guangwu drew a long breath at that.
及至鄗，世祖止傳舍，鄗大姓蘇公反城開門內王郎將李惲。
At Hao, Guangwu halted at the post station. A local magnate named Su betrayed the town to Wang Lang's officer Li Yun.