The rebels led by the two sisters won the support of the Vietnamese in Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, Rinan and Hepu counties, so they defeated the garrison of the Han Dynasty and captured 65 cities in Lingnan. The independent party is the king, known as the "king". Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty ordered the southern counties to build ships and cars, build roads, and store food and grass for future rebellion and invasion.
In April of Jianwu 18, Emperor Guangwu worshipped Ma Yuan as "General Fu Bo", when Ma Yuan was in his fifties. He commanded the Han army of 8,000 people, with a total of 20,000 troops and 2,000 vehicles and boats, and attacked the southern toes by land and water. Ma Yuan's army entered along the waterway, went deep into the hinterland of the foot of the slope, cleared a thousand miles of roads along the mountain, and took the nest of Erzheng. Erzheng fled in defeat and was captured by Ma Yuan. Jianwu 65438+In May 2009, Erzheng was beheaded and rebelled.
After the victory of Ma's reinforcements, he did not return home in triumph immediately, but led the army south to cross his toes until all the followers of Erzheng were wiped out. Before Ma Yuan returned home triumphantly, he also set up a bronze column in the local area to show his merits. He believed that the Han Dynasty had four poles: one was the eastern boundary west of Qin Zhou; One is in the southern boundary of Pingxiang prefecture; One is the sea border in northern Lin Yi; One is the mountain boundary in the south of Linyi. The inscription on the copper column reads: "The copper column is broken and the toe is destroyed."
In September of the 20th year of Jianwu (AD 44), Ma Yuan returned triumphantly. Wherever he went, he helped the people to clear the channels and manage the city walls, and also taught the local people farming techniques, which promoted the development of agricultural economy in Lingnan. This has become a legendary story. Ma Yuan's local reputation reached its peak, and he was loved and respected by many people. After Ma Yuan returned to the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu praised his achievements and made him the new emperor.