The great man will live forever

Chapter 144 Brother Chapter 65 Liu Zhi’s Pain

During more than ten days in the mountains, Yang Pu experienced loneliness and despair. If the North Korean soldiers were not busy resisting the Han army from the left attacking from the land, they would have searched the mountains on a large scale.

He was exhausted physically and mentally, but he didn't give up.He actively searched for and gathered the scattered soldiers, hoping to reassemble a combat-effective army.

He knew that if he was completely defeated, returning to the Han Dynasty would only result in being beheaded by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Slowly, some helpless soldiers began to return to Yang Pu one after another, and they rekindled the flame of hope.Yang Pu used their strength to reorganize a team with a strong will to fight.

Although they had been defeated, the Han army did not lose confidence. They were determined to cheer up and regain the glory of the Han Dynasty in the next battle.

In more than ten days, more than 3700 people gathered around Pu Yang. After the battle, these people were already considered elites, but their morale was slightly poor.

"I should have listened to General Hussar's words, otherwise I wouldn't have been so defeated." Standing in the woods, looking at the towering trees, the endless mountains, the unpredictable sea of ​​clouds, and the He sighed as he heard the chirping of birds and insects next to his ears.

"General, it's just a defeat. The enemy is several times more numerous than us, and they are well-equipped. At worst, we can go back to Dahan and continue to move reinforcements."

When Yang Pu heard this, he cheered up and said, "Okay, you send someone to bring a message to Geng Haokuang, and he will continue to transport 3000 people over in building ships."

"promise!"

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In Chang'an, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty summoned Liu Han, Prince Liu Zhi, Li Guangli, and Zhao Ponu into the palace.

Liu Han was very familiar with the palace, and Huo Guang led him. He observed carefully that this guy was walking like a soldier of later generations walking in step, one step after another, no more, no less, as if he was measuring with a ruler.

"Guangguang, how does it feel to be an Aweng?"

Huo Guang got married a few years ago, to the Donglu family. There are very few records about her in the history books. We only know that the Donglu family gave birth to a daughter.This daughter married Shangguan An when she grew up.

Liu Han had met this Donglu family before. She was quite beautiful and considered a lady of the family. She gave birth to a daughter to Huo Guang in the past two years, but her health was not particularly good. However, her maid Huo Xian gave birth to a son for Huo Guang.

From this look, Huo Guang had a son and a daughter, and Liu Han even sent someone to send a gift to express his congratulations.

"Thank you General Hussar for your concern. It's okay."

He stopped, saluted respectfully and decorously, and spoke in an unhurried and orderly manner.

"Your Majesty is impatient for waiting. Please ask the general to hurry up as much as possible."

Huo Guang said and bowed again, but he never got up from his bent waist.

Liu Han stretched out his hand and touched his head. Huo Guang's body froze slightly, and he almost broke his guard again. How old was he, and his head was touched, and he was treated as a child?

He was a Guanglu doctor, which was equivalent to the Zhongdafu during the Warring States Period. It was changed to Guanglu doctor during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He had a rank of two thousand shi and was in charge of advisors.

Such a person, if placed in a certain place, can be a prefect. A prefect in his 20s is simply terrifying, but when he thinks about it, his brother Huo Qubing, the 18-year-old Marquis, and the 21-year-old Hussar General seem to be acceptable.

"let's go."

Liu Han did not continue teasing him, and not long after walking, he met the prince Liu Zhi.

"Meet the master!"

"Meet the prince!"

Several people saluted each other.

"Recently, the Grand Tutor has been visiting Ju'er's house less and less, but what has Ju'er done wrong?"

"You have done a good job. See more, think more, learn more, talk less and do less. The position of the prince has never been easy. The first emperor is to Fusu, the great ancestor is to Hui Emperor. He is so talented and powerful. It is even more difficult for an emperor or a prince. His Majesty is the only emperor of all time. Don’t put too much pressure on him. A person like your Majesty only comes out once every thousand years. It is normal to be inferior to him."

Liu Han said, patting Liu Zhi's shoulder. The road behind him would be difficult.

In the society of later generations, many modern people cannot understand why the struggle between the emperor and the prince, or even the prince and his brothers, is so fierce. It is life and death at every turn. We are all relatives, and blood is thicker than water...

That is because we have many misunderstandings about the operating laws of ancient hierarchical societies. For example, we believe that the relationship between the emperor and the prince is a father-son relationship, and that the father should be kind and the son should be filial.In fact, according to the social rules of the time, the primary relationship between them was that of king and ministers, followed by father and son.

Many people in later generations have harmonious families, and most of them have no conflicts of interest. That is because everyone is poor, so they work together to become rich, and everyone joins a group to keep warm.

Once there is a huge inheritance, the brothers and sisters who were once harmonious will become red-faced and many will go to court.

There are emperors who attach great importance to family ties, but very few, such as Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and Prince Zhu Biao, and Hanwen Emperor Liu Hengzhi and his mother Bo Ji...

What's worse is that fathers kill sons, sons turn against fathers, brothers kill brothers, and brothers kill brothers, because power is exclusive, and imperial power is even more so.

In the eyes of the emperor, the crown prince is a minister, and then a son, but in the eyes of other courtiers, he belongs to the "king" category. They think that the crown prince is their superior, and he is at the same level as the emperor and the king and father.

In other words, smart courtiers will not regard the crown prince as the same as other courtiers.This kind of thinking and approach may be what the crown prince dreams of deep in his heart.

However, this is also what the emperor is most afraid of. As the saying goes, "One mountain cannot tolerate two tigers." There can only be one person in this supreme position, and no one else can get involved or share it, even the closest people. This is the exclusivity of imperial power.

Once he felt that the crown prince's power was dangerous to him, the emperor would not hesitate to weaken him. The best way was to support other sons to compete with the crown prince.

In this way, the prince will have a sense of crisis in his heart, and he will wonder, is my father going to depose me?The deposed prince basically has no choice but to die. He is afraid, will be frightened, and feels the edge of the most danger. He will even take risks and directly rebel.

Moreover, people who reach the status of emperor and prince often do not do whatever they want.Power sometimes comes from subordinates, and many people will push them to keep going.

For example, there will be many people around the prince. They are eager for the prince to become emperor immediately so that they can follow the dragon, be promoted and become nobles, or show their ambitions. As more and more people like this gather, they will push the prince forward. .

Maybe when the prince wakes up, they will put on the yellow robe for him and say, "Oh, His Majesty, you can become the emperor. We have made plans and sent troops to surround the palace. Tomorrow, His Majesty will issue an order to abdicate... "

"How could you do this? This is rebellion. Withdraw your troops quickly."

"Your Highness, we can withdraw, but once we withdraw, will your Majesty be able to bypass you?"

The prince hesitated for a moment, then had no choice but to acquiesce, put on the yellow robe with tears in his eyes, and sat on the dragon chair...

In addition to these, there is another point, that is, the so-called Taoism does not work together. This sentence also applies to the emperor and the prince.

In ancient society, it was not uncommon for the emperor to dislike the prince because the prince had different ideas of governing the country or because his temperament was too different from his own. Sometimes it even led to the danger of deposing the prince.

For example, Qin Shihuang did not like Fusu's Confucian benevolence. He preferred the combination of kingliness and domineering;

Liu Bang did not like the crown prince Liu Ying, and tried every means to replace him with Liu Ruyi, who was similar to him;
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty repeatedly threatened that Prince Liu Ju was "not like himself", which ultimately led to the witchcraft disaster and Liu Ju's death;
Kangxi also treated the prince Yinfeng in a dualistic manner. This was not entirely due to Yinfeng's absurdity, but also because of his consideration of the prince's ability to govern and the path to governing the country...

Listening to Liu Han's words, Liu Zhi, the 20-year-old prince, and even the father of his child, wanted to cry. He had indeed been unhappy in these years. Even though he was a prince, he was trembling. No matter what he did, it seemed that Han Emperor Wu was not satisfied.

But it was not like this when he was a child. At that time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would praise him every day, take him to play, and he even rode on the neck of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty...

"Teacher!"

Liu Ju felt that no one had ever understood him so well. He was a confidant. He held Liu Han's hand and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight!"

Liu Han patted him on the shoulder, said this comfortingly, then turned around and continued walking into the hall.

"If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight." Liu Zhi and Huo Guang murmured to themselves at the same time, and these words made them feel very meaningful.

"The one trying to wear the crown must withstand bear the weight." comes from a Western proverb: "The one trying to wear the crown must withstand bear the weight."

It is also mentioned in Shakespeare's "Henry IV": "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown." This means that if you want to wear a crown, you must be able to bear its weight.

The complete version should be: if you want to reach the peak, you must endure the pain; if you want to be moved, you must enter it; if you want to be at peace with your life, you must avoid its dangers; if your desires are difficult to indulge, you must give up their emptiness; if your heart is happy, you must expand its grandeur; If you want to succeed, you must have a dream; if you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.

Liu Zhi may have foreseen the future, but he never thought that he would meet Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in battle, never thought that his mother would hang herself, and never thought of his own tragic ending.

After being stunned for a moment, he walked towards the main hall. This hall symbolized the supreme power of the Han Dynasty. It was like a glutton that could swallow everything...

(End of this chapter)