Thousand-year-old family: its rise began with Shang Yang’s reforms

Chapter 369 Who is the best hero in the world? Cao Liu

Chapter 369 Who is the best hero in the world? Cao Liu
In the first year of Chengtai, the world was in turmoil.

There was a Han emperor in Chang'an. Liu Xuande and a group of court officials said that their emperor was real.

Langya also had a Han emperor. Cao Mengde and a group of aristocratic families said that their emperor was the real one.

And what about those relatives of the Han royal family?

These Han royal family relatives said, I don’t know who is the real one and who is the fake one, but I can’t inexplicably welcome two fake emperors to be the emperor first. This is really too unfair to the ancestors of the Liu family.

Therefore, they decided to maintain their independence for the time being, and after the two of them had figured out who was the real emperor, they would resume their respect for the emperor.

The words were referring to them, but in fact, there were only two of them who had the real strength to establish their own regime.

First, Liu Yu of Youzhou.

Second, Liu Biao of Jingzhou.

The attitudes of these two people were not exactly the same. Liu Yu went to Chang'an once and then to Langya. The emperors on both sides respectfully welcomed the visit of this orthodox Han royal family member and expressed their cordial condolences for Liu Yu's arrival.

After the visit, Liu Yu stated that the emperor in Chang'an was the real one, and the emperor in Langya was the fake one.

So, a farce happened again.

Liu Xie, the emperor of Langya, expressed his sadness about Liu Yu's decision, and said that Liu Yu was bewitched by treacherous people, so he handed over the Han Dynasty to a shoe weaver and seller.

He also said that he had read the family tree and that the emperor's uncle Liu Bei was fake. The emperor was coerced and had to compromise.

But now, he is going to set things right.

But when asked who had coerced him, Liu Xie hesitated and could not give a clear answer.

Because at that time, there were only three forces that had the power to threaten the emperor.

First, the Chen family; second, the aristocratic family; third, the Ten Eunuchs.

Among them, Liu Xie would never dare to say that Chen's people coerced the emperor, because that meant that he would not have to compete with Liu Min in Chang'an for the throne, and this fight could be declared a failure.

As for the aristocratic families? The aristocratic families now stand on his side. If it was the aristocratic families who coerced the emperor back then, then is the emperor still being coerced by the aristocratic families today?

The last ones are the Ten Eunuchs, which are even more ridiculous.

Because when Emperor Lingdi recognized Liu Bei as his ancestral father, the Ten Eunuchs had already lost their power and became treacherous villains who were hated by everyone. They were eliminated by King An of the Chen Dynasty.

After the emperor of Langya expressed his opinion, the emperor of Chang'an remained silent because he was too young. Now it is the emperor's uncle Liu Bei who is in charge of the government. Many people also say that Liu Bei is equivalent to the emperor at this time.

Liu Bei never denied such an answer, but he proved with his own actions that such words were rumors.

He just diligently did what a "wise king" should do and never overstepped his bounds.

Even when his subordinates suggested that he take over, Liu Bei directly rebuked them and said that he was a relative of the Han royal family, so how could he do such a thing?
Such words spread to Jingzhou, which naturally made Liu Biao of Jingzhou feel dissatisfied.

After all, Liu Biao was also a relative of the Han royal family. However, when the Han Dynasty was divided, he not only did not help the Han Dynasty to reunite, but instead split off and became a king in Jingzhou.

He himself is the descendant of the "King of Jing" who was conferred by Emperor Gaozu, and it is legal and legitimate for him to occupy Jingzhou now.

Jingzhou
Liu Biao looked angry. His face was full of rage, and the wine glass in his hand seemed to be almost crushed by him.

"How dare you, ignorant boy, ridicule me in public!"

"Is there no one in Jingzhou bullying me?"

His subordinates also agreed with what Liu Biao said, but each of them had his own thoughts in their brows.

Among them, the two young men sitting at the bottom looked at each other and saw each other's desire in each other's eyes.

After the banquet was over, the two of them walked together towards their home.

"Wen Chang, what do you think of what the governor said?"

Wei Yan lowered his head, his tone a little sarcastic: "What can I think? The world is in turmoil now. Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan of Youzhou have almost split Youzhou, and the land of the world is either in Chang'an or Langya. It is normal for the governor to take this opportunity to split it."

"After all, Emperor Gaozu was born in poverty, but he still founded the Han Dynasty which lasted for 400 years."

"For four hundred years, the Han dynasty's heritage has never been cut off."

He whispered, "Who wouldn't want to sit on that throne?"

"The governor's idea is very simple. If Liu Xie can do it, why can't I, Liu Biao?"

Wei Yan looked at Huang Zhong beside him and said, "Brother, the governor has changed. He is no longer the Liu Shiwan who was willing to fight in person to stop the Sun family of Jiangdong. He is now just an old man who wants to be the emperor."

Huang Zhong stood there and sighed deeply.

He turned his head, as if looking at a city in the distance: "In the world, only Guandu City has remained neutral."

The world is in turmoil now. There are four forces in the world, two large and two small.

The larger ones were Liu Han and Cao Han, and the smaller ones were Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Gongsun Zan/Liu Yu of Youzhou. When the winner of Youzhou was decided, the division of the world would have taken shape.

Except for the relatively obvious Youzhou and Jingzhou, the territories of Liu Han and Cao Han were roughly divided by Guandu City. The area west of Guandu City was under the jurisdiction of Liu Han, and the area east of Guandu City was under the jurisdiction of Cao Han.

Neither Liu Xuande of Chang'an nor Cao Mengde of Langya dared to offend the man in Guandu City easily.

Therefore, the two Han dynasties used Guandu City as the dividing line.

Huang Zhong turned his head and took a look at the turbulent world, and said softly: "Wen Chang, I am going to Chang'an City to join Liu Xuande and support the Han Dynasty."

His eyes were filled with disappointment. At this time, Huang Zhong was still young and had a lot of fighting spirit in his heart.

He watched the Han Dynasty fall apart and the suffering of the people of the world. He could not tolerate himself continuing to live a mediocre life in Jingzhou City.

Huang Zhong looked at Wei Yan beside him and asked, "Wen Chang, do you want to go with me?"

Wei Yan paused for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Hahahahahahahahaha, that's exactly what I meant!"

"But go with my brother!"

"Let's talk about the heroes in the world. There are so many of them, just like the fish in the river. Who can be called a hero?"

"Snapped--"

The storyteller suddenly slammed the gavel in his hand, gently stroked his beard, and a smug smile appeared on his cheek.

"Please listen to me carefully..."

"Speaking of heroes in this world, nowadays, there are only these few people."

"First, he is in charge of Chang'an City. Heroes all over the world are afraid of him. He supports the young emperor in times of crisis. His loyalty is beyond words. He used to weave shoes and sell shoes, but now he sits in the hall. As the saying goes, how can the royal family be reduced to the common people? The blood of the dragon son will eventually shine."

"This is exactly what I am talking about, Uncle Liu, who is now serving as the regent king in Chang'an City."

"Liu Huangshu's name was Bei, and his courtesy name was Xuande. When he was young, his family was poor and he wandered among the people, just like a dragon swimming in shallow water. He depended on his mother for survival. In order to make a living, he could only make shoes and sell them for a living. Later, he worshipped the great Confucian Lu Zhi as his teacher, and became close friends with the King of An and the King of Wei."

"When the treacherous Ten Attendants were causing chaos, the emperor took a closer look and found that this boy was quite magical. At night, he dreamed that Emperor Gaozu stood on a high mountain and said to the emperor: The Son of the Sun is my descendant and a wise king of the Han Dynasty! Why don't you quickly recognize him as your ancestor?"

"On the second day, the emperor checked and found out that this person was indeed a royal noble and a relative of the Han Dynasty. He immediately summoned him and restored his status."

"Before he passed away, he appointed his uncle as the minister of state." "When the late emperor passed away, he appointed him as the regent."

The storyteller spoke vaguely about the middle part without making any comment on which side of the Han Dynasty was real or fake.

After all, it's just to make a living, there's no need to gamble with your life.

Someone in the audience laughed and said, "Hahahahahaha, why doesn't Mr. Luo dare to say how the late emperor ordered his uncle to govern the country?"

Mr. Luo on the stage just chuckled, clasped his hands together, and continued without any explanation.

"Is this the second one? Langya first announced that I am the king, and the five good generals are busy killing the enemy. They look like eagles and wolves, and they look like heroes. Looking at all the strong men in the world, let me ask, who dares to be the king?"

"This is referring to Cao Mengde, the Prince of Wei who served as an assistant minister to the emperor in Langya County in Qingzhou."

"King of Wei, I am a young man serving as the Commander of Chang'an City. In the past, I once killed the children of the rich and powerful just to bring order to Chang'an City."

"After the death of the previous emperor, Lord Cao welcomed the emperor Liu Xie to Langya."

"The third and fourth ones are Gongsun Zan in Youzhou and Liu Biao in Jingzhou."

"Let's not talk about Gongsun Zan and Liu Biao for now. One of them is fighting against the barbarians on the border. It seems that he is quite impressive, but in fact he has already lost the initiative. As for Liu Biao in Jingzhou?"

Mr. Luo laughed at this point: "Liu Biao of Jingzhou was once considered a half-hero. He fought hard against the Sun family of Jiangdong during the Chuping years to stabilize the Han Dynasty. He led an army of 100,000 and became famous in one battle."

"But later on, Liu Jingzhou no longer had any ambitions and only wanted to retire in Jingzhou City."

"Not a hero, not a hero."

Finally, Mr. Luo just stroked his beard and chanted softly: "Who is the best hero in the world? Cao and Liu!"

"There are talented people everywhere in this world, but only Uncle Liu in Chang'an and Prime Minister Cao in Langya are real heroes!"

As soon as these words were spoken, they were immediately recognized by everyone present.

Who can rival the heroes of the world? Cao and Liu!

The two people who were listening to the storyteller looked at each other and sighed. A boy beside them heard their sighs and asked curiously, "Why are you sighing?"

Wei Yan and Huang Zhong had originally sighed to express their sorrow when they heard that the Han Dynasty was falling apart. When they heard the boy's question, they immediately said, "The Han Dynasty is falling apart, traitors are causing chaos, and the heroes of the world are divided. How can we not sigh?"

Huang Zhong patted Wei Yan on the shoulder and said, "You don't have to be like this, Wen Chang. Aren't we going north to join Liu Huangshu and support the Han Dynasty?"

Join Liu Bei? Support the Han Dynasty?

The little boy smiled immediately, looked at the two men's strong bodies, rolled his eyes, and said immediately: "It turns out that the two warriors are going to Chang'an City to join Uncle Liu and support the Han Dynasty."

"May I know the names of these two warriors?"

Huang Zhong and Wei Yan looked at each other and felt that there was nothing to hide, so they said, "Huang Zhong from Nanyang, styled Hansheng / Wei Yan from Jingzhou, styled Wenchang."

The boy was a little surprised: "So it's you two. My master has praised you two many times, saying that if Liu Jingzhou didn't have you two, it would not be so easy to deal with the Sun family."

"My master also wants to go to Chang'an, but he is just a scholar and is afraid that he will be invaded by bandits along the way."

"I wonder if I could go with these two strong men?"

Colleagues?

This was no problem. Huang Zhong asked, "What's your master's name?"

The boy smiled and said, "My master is from the Langya Zhuge family. His name is Liang and his courtesy name is Kongming."

Zhuge Kongming! Entering the government.

Guandu City
Sometimes, when Chen Zhulou looked at the people living in Guandu City, he always felt that such life was pretty good.

But when he traveled, he was always shocked by the chaos of this troubled times.

This is still true today.

After returning to the study, Chen Zhulou fell into silence for a long time.

Chen Zexi sat beside him, his expression did not change at all. He was used to Chen Zhulou's behavior.

He just said calmly: "How long will it take this time?"

After traveling, Chen Zhulou would always go to Zhuoshen Tower to meditate for a period of time.

In the past it only took one or two days.

Today, Chen Zhulou's answer somewhat shocked Chen Zexi. Chen Zhulou said softly, "This time, I will understand the truth before I come out."

"Guangde, you have done a great job these years. During this time of my retreat, I will leave Chen's business to you."

Chen Zexi just yawned and said, "Go ahead, it's nothing serious anyway."

"If there is something serious, I will definitely call you out."

He stretched and watched Chen Zhulou walk into Zhuoshen Building, and sighed helplessly: "Actually, it's not a good thing for this person to be too smart. When will Donglin figure it out?"

Chen Zexi was actually a little helpless. When it came to intelligence and talent, there was probably no one in the world who could surpass Chen Zhulou.

But Chen Zhulou thought too much because he was too smart.

That's why I get into trouble.

In fact, when you are struggling, ask your heart.

When you hesitate about an answer, you have actually made a decision.

"Sir, sir—"

A servant hurried over and said, "Jingzhou Governor Liu is here and wants to visit the master."

Chen Zexi held his forehead and sighed, mumbling to himself.

"It was all because of our ancestors who set a bad precedent. Why are they all looking for Chen's advice now?"

"How can Chen have the time to take care of so many things?"

He touched his chin. Liu Jingzhou was famous, so although he had to meet him, there was no need to do so either.

"Let's go, let's go and meet this Liu Shiwan."

giant deer
Zhang Jue was dressed in Taoist robes and had a solemn expression.