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Chapter 4395 4397 [Riding a Crane to Deliver the Seal]

More than ten years later, Lu Zhi died.

When she was alive, she did not remember Xiang Nan's advice and showed mercy when possible.

On the contrary, once power is in hand, he can issue orders.

He conferred titles on the Lü clan, suppressed the Liu clan, and persecuted many ministers, causing great resentment among the people in the court.

Therefore, after her death, the Lü clan was exterminated by the Liu clan princes and the court officials. Almost no member of the Lü clan was spared.

Subsequently, Emperor Shao of Han was deposed, and court officials welcomed Liu Bang's fourth son, King Dai Liu Heng, to the throne, who was the famous Emperor Wen of Han in history books.

Emperor Wen of Han reigned for 24 years, and then passed the throne to his son Liu Qi, who became Emperor Jing of Han. These two emperors were relatively successful, tolerant, thrifty, and focused on agriculture and the people, which led to the continuous improvement of the national strength of the Han Dynasty.

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the country was weak, the people were poor, and even the court had no money. Emperor Gaozu of Han wanted to find four horses of the same color to drive the shaft, but he couldn't find any.

But in the later years of Emperor Jing of Han, the national treasury was so full that the ropes used to string copper coins had rotted, and the grain in the granary was so full that it was about to overflow. The national strength of the Han Dynasty reached its peak.

After the death of Emperor Jing of Han, Emperor Wu of Han ascended the throne. The national strength of the Han Dynasty reached its peak, especially its military strength, which was among the best in all dynasties.

However, during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, he launched military campaigns many times, fought against the Xiongnu, conquered Lingnan, pacified the Western Qiang, and annexed the Western Regions... This also led to the people's exhaustion and the country's problems, which were unable to bear the consequences.

By the end of Emperor Wu's reign, there were two million refugees in the Guandong area, and 400,000 people were not registered. The city's granaries were empty, and many people were exiled. There were even records of "people eating each other".

After Emperor Wu of Han died, Emperor Zhao of Han and Emperor Xuan of Han succeeded to the throne. Emperor Xuan of Han was Liu Bingyi. The once popular TV series "A Chinese Oolong" tells his story, which is of course mostly a joke.

During the reigns of Emperor Zhao of Han and Emperor Xuan of Han, the country enjoyed clear politics, harmonious society, prosperous economy and revived national strength, which is known in history as the "Zhao-Xuan Restoration."

However, Emperor Yuan of Han, Emperor Cheng of Han and Emperor Ai of Han who followed him did not achieve anything significant, and the national strength and government of the Western Han Dynasty gradually declined, until it was finally usurped by Wang Mang.

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Time flies and history moves forward in great strides.

Although Xiang Nan experienced history, he was not in history. He did not care about these historical events.

To him, these events and characters, which were enough to leave a mark in history books, had nothing to do with him. He only cared about his own cultivation.

Over the years, he has absorbed the inner strength of hundreds of masters, an average of three or four masters a year, and an average of fifty years of skill per person, adding up to two hundred years of skill. Even if it is cut in half, it is still a hundred years of skill.

He absorbed a hundred years of power every year, and after more than two hundred years, one can imagine how deep his power is. It can be said that Xiang Nan's current power is absolutely worthy of being called "shocking".

With a wave of his hand, he could lift a mountain weighing hundreds of tons. With a breath of air, he could blow away an army of tens of thousands of people. With a stomp of his foot, the walls of Chang'an collapsed...

It can be said that with this level of strength, Xiang Nan couldn't help but admit that he was a god, he was just too powerful. But Xiang Nan knew that this was just the beginning.

There are still two thousand years in the future, so he can still absorb it slowly.

It is worth mentioning that during this period, fifteen emperors of the Western Han Dynasty, even the usurper Wang Mang, came to Mount Zhongnan to pay homage to Xiang Nan, hoping that he would show up to see them.

On the one hand, it was already common knowledge that Xiang Nan was a deity. If one could get his affirmation, it would be considered as "the king's power is granted by God" and "heaven has appointed him".

After all, at the ceremony of Emperor Gaozu of Han ascending the throne, Liu Bang received the imperial seal from Xiang Nan, and also received Xiang Nan's personal testimony that he was the "son of the Red Emperor" and deserved to be the emperor.

Therefore, Xiang Nan was already tied to the "throne". Without his approval, it was as if the throne was not sitting properly. This was also like the "Taishan Fengshan" in ancient China. On the one hand, everyone wanted to live forever, especially the emperor. Emperor Wen of Han, Emperor Jing of Han, Emperor Wu of Han and others were all very keen on seeking immortality.

Emperor Wen of Han summoned his tutor Jia Yi to ask him about ghosts and gods, and he left behind the poem "It's a pity that the seat in front of me is empty at midnight, and I don't ask about the common people, but ghosts and gods."

Emperor Wu of Han was even more superstitious than Qin Shi Huang. He sent people out to sea seven times to search for the immortal mountain. He also built a dew-receiving plate in the palace, hoping that the immortals would give him dew to grant him immortality.

So they came several times, either themselves or by sending people, hoping to meet Xiang Nan, but the result was naturally in vain.

Xiang Nan was too lazy to pay attention to them and didn't even look at them.

However, after Wang Mang usurped the throne, he still took the Heshi Bi out of the palace.

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After Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, he provoked a popular uprising. The Red Eyebrows and Green Forest rebel armies overthrew the Western Han Dynasty. Eventually, Liu Xiu, the ninth-generation grandson of Liu Bang, seized the throne and became Emperor Guangwu.

After Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu ascended the throne, Xiang Nan rode a crane to deliver the seal again and returned the Heshi Bi to Liu Xiu.

This move once again shocked people.

Because Xiang Nan appeared when Liu Bang ascended the throne, and it has been more than 200 years since then, and he has not appeared again during this period, people speculate that he is probably dead.

But unexpectedly, he was not only still alive, but also still so young, just like what was recorded in ancient books. This was really a bit exaggerated.

Liu Xiu was an emperor who emerged from a sea of ​​fire and corpses. He had been through hundreds of battles and experienced life and death. He originally did not believe in ghosts and gods.

However, seeing that Xiang Nan, who should have died of old age long ago, was still so young and actually came riding on a crane, he couldn't help but feel shaken.

"Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, but his virtue was not worthy of his position. The artifact has spirit and has escaped again." Xiang Nan said to Liu Xiu, "Now that the bloodline of the Red Emperor is in power again, the artifact should be returned. I only hope that you can learn from the lessons of your predecessors, be benevolent, do good deeds, and take good care of yourself."

"I obey your command." Liu Xiu took the imperial seal and nodded in agreement.

Xiang Nan also passed away on a crane.

"Oh my god, there really are gods, they really are not fake."

"According to ancient legend, there is a god in Zhong Nanshan, and it is indeed true."

"This person appeared during the reign of Qin Shi Huang. Two hundred years have passed. I didn't expect he would still be here!"

"More than two hundred years have passed, and this person still looks the same as before. He has not aged at all. He is indeed an immortal!"

For a time, all the civil and military officials in the court were amazed.

It was for this reason that Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu later sent people to pay homage to Mount Zhongnan.

As the leaders set an example, not only princes and nobles came to pay homage, but even gentry, wealthy merchants and even ordinary people came to Mount Zhongnan to burn incense and pray, hoping to worship the immortal as their teacher.

Taoism that emerged during the Eastern Han Dynasty, such as the Taiping Dao and the Tianshi Dao, all revered Xiang Nan as a deity with a very high status. They often held rituals for him and even went into the mountains to worship him, hoping that Xiang Nan would bestow upon them elixirs, magical dew, and heavenly books of Taoism so that they could attain immortality.

Of course, it was basically in vain, Xiang Nan didn't care about their incense, gold, silver, jewelry, etc. He still practiced his own skills in the mountains, and occasionally went down the mountain to absorb the internal strength of a few people.