My timeless tavern

Chapter 382 Emperor Wu of Han

Hearing the sudden voice, Li Bai and others turned their heads.

The person who spoke was a man dressed in black, who seemed to be in his early thirties. He was dignified and imposing, with the aura of a superior. The only thing was a hint of surprise in his eyes.

After seeing the dragon pattern on his clothes, Li Bai subconsciously looked at Yan Chixia.

The same thought was conveyed in the eyes of both of them.

Which emperor is this?
No one else would wear clothes like this!
Ripley held the wine glass and looked up and down at the newcomer in front of her.

She had drunk a lot of fine wines that enhanced her physical fitness, and her perception was sharp, so she could tell that the man in front of her was just an ordinary mortal.

So she just took a quick look and then looked away.

"Of course this is not the fairyland," Li Bai said as he stood up and smiled, "If the gods came here, they would be the same as us!"

The man looked surprised.

Li Bai cupped his hands and said, "I am Li Bai, what is your name, brother?"

The man hesitated, then bowed and said, "I am Liu Che."

The name "brother" made him look dazed for a moment.

He hadn't been addressed like that in many years.

When he heard his name, Li Bai was stunned.

He then reacted and asked in surprise: "Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che?"

"Emperor Wu?" This time it was Liu Che's turn to be surprised.

This is obviously a posthumous title.

The word "Wu" means expanding territory, and he has no objection to that, but shouldn't it be done after his death?
Liu Che was suddenly shocked: Am I already dead?
Seeing his uncertain expression, Li Bai roughly guessed what he was thinking and said, "Your future posthumous title will be Emperor Xiaowu, and your temple name will be Emperor Shizong."

future?

Liu Che looked around, thinking that the decoration here was completely different from anywhere else he had seen, and much better and more luxurious than his own palace.

Combined with the series of images that appeared in his mind earlier, he suddenly understood.

"Even if this place is not the fairyland, I'm afraid it can be comparable to it!" Liu Che thought to himself.

He was secretly thinking about the future.

"The Emperor of Qin, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang and Emperor Taizu of Song, now we are finally together!" Li Bai clapped his hands and laughed.

Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han?

Liu Che woke up instantly, looked at Li Bai, and seemed to want to say something but stopped.

Li Bai knew what he was thinking and nodded with a smile.

Liu Che was filled with excitement. He clenched his fists and asked, "You mentioned the Qin Emperor and Han Emperor. Could it be that I can be compared with Qin Shi Huang in the future?"

Although the Qin Dynasty perished in the second generation and it was the Han Dynasty that overthrew and succeeded the Qin state, no one can erase the achievements of Qin Shi Huang.

If my reputation in the future can be on par with it, it means that my plan must have been successful!
Since he inherited the throne, he has always had the ambition to surpass his ancestors!
Although the Han Dynasty was strong, it was harassed by the Huns for years.

In order to solve this problem, our ancestors made peace with the Xiongnu tribe.

Even though the princess who was to be married off was not a member of the royal family, it was a huge shame for the great Han Dynasty to rely on a woman to win over the barbarian tribes!
The Han Dynasty is the ancestor of the world. It holds the power of life and death and controls the fate of the people throughout the country. Those in danger hope for safety!
With this idea in mind, Liu Che had been planning to quell the troubles in the world since he ascended the throne.

He wanted to let those barbarians know that all under heaven belongs to the Han people.

If they dare to cross the border, they will leave their bodies behind!

Li Bai grabbed the wine glass on the table, took a sip, and said aloud: "On the stone wall playing the zither, there is an immortal. Holding a white phoenix tail, he sweeps the clouds of the South Mountain at night. Deer drink in the cold stream, and fish return to the clear seashore. At that time, Emperor Wu of Han reported the spring of peach blossoms with books."

"Good poem!" Liu Che praised.

Even though he could tell that this poem was meant to satirize the immortals for being opportunistic, wouldn't it be a great sense of accomplishment to have the immortals cling to him?

Li Bai smiled and said, "The man who wrote this poem is called Li He, a poet of the Great Tang Dynasty like me. Unfortunately, he was not born yet, so I could not meet him."

When he heard him mention the word "Glorious Tang Dynasty", Liu Che's heart moved and he asked: "The Tang and Song ancestors you are talking about, could it be the future emperor?"

Li Bai nodded: "The Han Dynasty lasted for more than 400 years, and then it was divided into three parts, Wei, Shu, and Wu..."

"The Tang and Song dynasties were both later dynasties, and Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, and Emperor Taizu of Song, Zhao Kuangyin, were both famous monarchs," Li Bai said, raising his glass. "Would you like a drink?"

Liu Che was listening attentively when he suddenly asked him if he wanted to drink.

He quickly bowed and said, "No need, please continue, sir, what achievements did those two have?"

"This wine is what's left after my good friend, the swordsman Li Bai, gave it to me a few days ago. It tastes sweet and has some beneficial effects on your physique. Are you sure you don't want it?" Li Bai asked.

"No need!" Liu Che shook his head.

It's rare for him to come to a place like this, which is comparable to a fairy cave. How could he be in the mood to drink?

No matter how wonderful the wine is, can it make you a god?
He was so impatient at this moment that he wanted to open Li Bai's head to see what the future would be like.

The Han Dynasty lasted for more than four hundred years, which was much longer than the previous dynasties, but it still made him feel depressed.

He hated those who usurped the Han Dynasty even more.

"Forget it." Li Bai shook his head regretfully, with an expression that said "you don't know what's good".

He went on to say: "Emperor Tang and Emperor Song were both kings who reunited China from its fragmentation, but when it comes to the most prosperous, it belongs to our Great Tang!"

"You live in the Tang Dynasty?" Liu Che grasped the point.

"Yes," Li Bai said, "The Tang Dynasty was extremely powerful, and all nations came to pay tribute to it. It was an unprecedented prosperity in history!"

"Can you tell me in detail?" Liu Che asked.

Li Bai took a sip of wine and recounted the scenes he had seen in Chang'an and what he had seen during his travels around the world.

Liu Che asked from time to time.

"Can the Hu people lead an army?"

"Beggars are rare in the city. Could they have been arrested?"

"The border has reached the desert... Have they conquered the land of the Huns?"

"Travel around the world? Walk all the way back? Could it be that the land beneath our feet is actually a ball?"

……

In response to Liu Che's questions, Li Bai answered them one by one.

In order to convince the other party, he simply took a step forward and took out the mobile phone in the ring.

This method of taking something out of thin air made Liu Che's face tremble and he was shocked.

Li Bai opened his cell phone and skillfully flipped to the photo album.

As soon as he opened the album, a blonde with blue eyes and white clothes suddenly appeared...

Liu Che's eyes widened in disbelief.

Li Bai's face turned red with embarrassment, and he quickly swiped right to the second photo.

After seeing that it was a normal landscape photo, his expression became a little more normal.

"Wait a moment." A faint blush flashed across his face and he spoke as if nothing had happened.

Turning around, he quickly opened the photo album and deleted some photos that were not suitable for display into the recycle bin.

After finishing it, he turned to look at Liu Che, then showed his own photos and said: "These are the photos I took. This is in the Far West..."

"This is the kingdom of the Western barbarians. This is their palace..."

"This is the photo I took of the two armies fighting..."

"This place is Chang'an..." He shared happily, but suddenly noticed that Liu Che looked a little dazed.

Li Bai picked up the phone and waved it in front of him: "Are you okay?"

Liu Che still had an undisguised look of shock in his eyes. He pointed at the phone screen and asked, "Is this a magical weapon of an immortal?"

Li Bai blinked and suddenly came to his senses.

This guy was actually scared by the cell phone!

Thinking of the first time he saw a mobile phone, he smiled and said, "There is no such cheap magic weapon."

He then introduced the mobile phone and said, "Two thousand years later in your world, this is a communication tool that everyone has!"

"Does everyone have it?" Liu Che asked.

"Of course!" Li Bai said, "Compared to real magic weapons, this mass-produced communication tool is much cheaper."

He then explained to her how to use the phone, looked around, and said, "If you like it, I'll have someone give you one someday!"

Seeing Liu Che's confusion, he smiled and said, "Although the Tang Dynasty is prosperous, it is still far from the future. However, many other guests in the tavern live in the future. I will ask them for it."

Liu Che hesitated and said, "Will it be too much trouble?"

Li Bai laughed: "It doesn't matter, we are all familiar with each other and often exchange gifts!"

He has a free and easy personality and spends money like water. In the past, when he got some interesting things, he would give them to others in the pub and he had a good relationship with everyone.

Asking for a mobile phone was just a small matter for him.

Liu Che thanked him and thought that this man was quite prestigious.

He turned to ask some more questions.

Li Bai explained a few words and raised his left arm again.

He pressed the watch on his wrist lightly, and a curtain of light suddenly appeared.

Liu Che was shocked again.

But with the preparation of the mobile phone earlier, he was finally more receptive this time.

Li Bai smiled at his expression and said, "This is a smart watch Tony gave me..."

He introduced more detailed information about the future through the three-dimensional projection above.

The two chatted from the end of the Han Dynasty to the technological revolution, and they had a very pleasant conversation.

Since entering the tavern, Li Bai has read many books requested from others.

His favorite genre is literary books such as poetry, followed by history books.

Although he did not study various science and technology books in depth, he knew a lot about them.

So when Su Luo came back from strolling outside and heard Li Bai telling Liu Che about the technological explosion, the Industrial Revolution, the moon landing and black holes, and the different energy sources of spacecraft, his expression was quite strange.

Liu Che, however, was fascinated by what he heard.

He has already accepted that the earth, the sun, and the moon are all spheres.

"I forgot to introduce it to you," Li Bai suddenly said with a smile, "Ripley's world is more than 2,000 years later. At that time, it had already entered the interstellar era. The spaceships in the tavern were all obtained by her trade."

A spaceship in a tavern?

Liu Che looked around but did not see any sign of a ship.

His attention was drawn to Ripley.

When he saw the other person's "barbarian" face, he felt a little strange, but did not let his emotions show.

"Hello." Ripley smiled and held out her hand to him.

Liu Che tentatively extended his hand and shook hands with him.

Seeing that she was about to pull her hand away, he hastily let go, thinking "weird etiquette".

When Liu Che asked about her world, Ripley shook her head and said, "You'd better pray that our world is not your future."

Before Liu Che could ask, Yan Chixia said, "In their world, there is a kind of monster that is more terrifying than demons."

Liu Che frowned.

Yan Chixia raised his five fingers and grabbed Liu Che fiercely.

Liu Che was so scared that he quickly dodged.

Yan Chixia said, "It's like this. The bug jumps onto your face, holds your head tightly with its claws, then extends its mouthparts to drill into your mouth and lays eggs inside your body."

"When the embryo left in your body matures, the little monster will tear open your chest and be reborn with your death," Ripley added.

Liu Che felt a chill and asked, "What kind of monster is that?"

"We call it an alien. Its blood is highly corrosive, its movements are agile, it has immense strength, and its body is covered with weapons," said Ripley.

"It's a monster born for killing!" There was a flash of deep hatred in her eyes!

Li Bai smiled and patted Liu Che on the shoulder, saying, "If you like it, you can buy an alien egg to play with later."

Liu Che looked at him in horror.

Is this kind of thing playable?
Not wanting to talk about the topic of aliens, Liu Che looked at Yan Chixia and asked, "Who is this?"

Yan Chixia had a full beard and a sword case on his back, and he looked very powerful.

"I am Yan Chixia," Yan Chixia said with a smile, "I am a mediocre person who has done nothing in the officialdom and can only fight against demons!"

"Haha," Li Bai laughed, "Master Yan is being modest!"

Seeing Liu Che looking at him, he smiled and said, "Hero Yan kills demons and monsters, his strength is no different from that of an immortal. Captain Zuo said a few days ago that someone even built a temple to worship him!"

Liu Che was filled with awe and said, "So he is an immortal!"

"I'm not an immortal," Yan Chixia waved his hand and said, "There are many people in this tavern who are stronger than me!"

Li Bai laughed: "Why do you compare yourself with the ruthless emperor Erlang Zhenjun? To ordinary people, aren't you a god?"

Yan Chixia took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "Who can come to the tavern but is not an immortal?"

"That's not me!" Liu Che thought to himself.

He didn't say it, but stared at the two of them with burning eyes.

He was taking a nap today, and between half asleep and half awake, a series of images and that voice came to his mind.

Originally he thought he was dreaming, so he accepted the invitation and came here without thinking too much about it.

When he stepped into the tavern, the real feeling made him realize that this was not a dream.

Could this place be my destiny?
Liu Che was over thirty years old, in the prime of his life.

He finally managed to get rid of the Empress Dowager and took back power from the hands of a group of foreign relatives, so that he was the only voice in the court. His mind was full of expanding the territory and he had no intention of cultivating immortality or seeking eternal life.

But how could he refuse these?
"Is there a way to become an immortal here?" he asked humbly.

Ripley glanced at him in surprise.

Yan Chixia blinked, suddenly reached out and distributed the last bit of wine in the bottle on the table to the three people, took a sip happily, and then looked at Liu Che with a smile.

It seems that this guy didn't read the "invitation letter" carefully!

Li Bai smiled and said, "Brother Liu, you don't know much about taverns. Let me introduce it to you."

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(End of this chapter)