Chapter 307 The big man is back!!
Chapter 307: The big man is back!!
Xuchang Palace.

"Ah, Wu is back?"

Liu Xie seemed to be in a trance. He stood up from the dragon throne and walked down the stairs step by step. Snap! ~
He accidentally stepped on empty space and fell down.

"Your Majesty!" Zhao Yun on the side hurried forward and supported Liu Xie in a dangerous manner, thus preventing the emperor from getting injured.

"Prime Minister Zhuge, are you saying that Awu is back? He is back from the Western Regions?!" Liu Xie didn't care about himself at all at this time. He shook off Zhao Yun's arm and rushed down the Dragon Platform.

"Your Majesty, the King of Chu has returned." Zhuge Kongming repeated, "And he has sent out 19 scouts to inform the world what he has done."

Liu Xie hurriedly asked: "What did Ah Wu tell the world?"

Zhuge Kongming bowed to the emperor and said respectfully: "I am following the order of the Han emperor to march west!"

"On my orders to march west?" Liu Xie paused for a moment before he suddenly realized, "Before Ah Wu went to Liangzhou, he did communicate with me in letters, and there was indeed a plan to march west."

"But at that time, I only thought that he was conquering Liangzhou and was disloyal. I never thought that he would continue to move west after taking Liangzhou..."

"Think about it, the Western Regions are thousands of miles away, with so many states and nations. Marquis Dingyuan has been working for more than ten years but still hasn't been able to complete his mission. Ah Wu is on such a long expedition... How is Ah Wu? Is he okay?"

Kong Ming cupped his hands and said, "King Chu is fine."

Then, Jian Yong stepped forward and said, "I would like to read it to Your Majesty."

As he spoke, he took out a bamboo slip from his wide sleeves. Among the 19 scouts, two were sent to Xuchang, one for Cao Mengde and the other for Liu Xie.

[… Guanzhong is the foundation of the Han Dynasty. Since the reigns of Emperors Huan and Ling, it has been repeatedly ravaged by wars…]

【… Fortunately, there were people with lofty ideals who eliminated the treacherous and the disloyal, and the world gradually became peaceful, and Guanzhong was stabilized. However, after Wei Wang Cao Cao killed General Fu Bo in Xuchang City, Liangzhou Governor Ma Teng, which led to Ma Yuan's sworn brother Han Sui and Ma Teng's son Ma Chao, who gathered more than 100,000 cavalry and wreaked havoc in Guanzhong! 】

[…The King of Wei failed to suppress the rebellion, cut off his beard and threw away his robe, and could not even take a step into Tongguan. In order to stabilize the world, the emperor ordered me to march west…]

[…I entered Chang'an from Wuguan Pass, first defeated Ma Chao, then captured Han Sui, and Guanzhong was finally pacified! ]

[… However, if we want to pacify Guanzhong, we must pacify Liangzhou. I will lead my troops westward to Liangzhou, fight the first battle at Longshan, the second battle at Yaoshui, and slaughter millions of Hu and Qiang people, finally putting an end to the century-long Qiang rebellion!]

[…If we want to stabilize Liang Province, we must take over the vast territory of the Western Regions. I will lead more than 40,000 troops out of Yumen, and divide them into three groups. Within a few months, we will sweep through the small countries in the northern route of the Western Regions…]

[…Kucha, Gumo, and Dayuan were disloyal, so their kings were killed, their states were destroyed, their people were enslaved, and their territories of 4,000 li were combined and incorporated into the Western Regions Protectorate…]

[…At that time, the Kushans sent an army of 200,000, the Northern Xiongnu moved south from Kangju, and the Southern Xiongnu Zuoxian King Liu Bao led 30,000 cavalry to the city of Ershi…]

[…The Kushan king was captured, the army was scattered, countless people were killed, and the Northern Xiongnu was uprooted and completely destroyed. Liu Bao and his troops fled eastward, and Zhou Gongjin united the troops of the Western Regions and beheaded Liu Bao in Wulei City.]

[…Although it was a western expedition, it also expanded the territory. The troops swept across the Pamir Mountains, which was beyond the previous generation. Now, from Chang'an to the west for thousands of miles, it is all Han territory! ]

Emperor Liu Xie was already in tears.

With tears in his eyes, he murmured the last sentence: "Although it is a western expedition, it is also a pioneering effort. The army has swept across the Pamir Mountains, which is beyond the previous generation. Now, from Chang'an to the west for thousands of miles, it is all Han territory!"

"…It has surpassed previous generations. Now, from Chang'an to the west for thousands of miles, it is all Han territory!"

"Your Majesty?" Zhuge Liang stepped forward. He noticed that something was wrong with Liu Xie at this moment.

Liu Xie started to walk forward, and Jian Yong and Zhao Yun hurriedly followed...

When he was about to leave the hall, Liu Xie's trembling voice was heard: "I, I am fine..."

"Prime Minister Zhuge, I, I am the emperor of the Han Dynasty..."

"It has surpassed previous generations. Now, from Chang'an to the west for thousands of miles, it is all Han territory... Even during the five reigns of the Han Dynasty, it has never been like this..."

"I have been nothing more than a puppet imprisoned in the deep palace since I was young. First I was played around by Dong Zhuo, then I was bullied by Cao Mengde... I have surpassed previous generations. Now, thousands of miles west of Chang'an, all of it is Han territory... I have never thought about it, and I have never dared to think about it."

"Awu did it."

"If it weren't for Ah Wu, I'm afraid I wouldn't have seen the martial virtues of the powerful Han Dynasty in my lifetime..."

Liu Xie left Chengguang Hall and walked down the imperial steps. He was still walking.
"I have actually been in despair for a long time."

"But the sky will not destroy the Yan Han, the sky will not destroy the Yan Han..."

"Today, even if I die, I will have no regrets..."

da~
at last,

Liu Xie stopped.
He raised his head,

Zhuge Liang, Zhao Zilong, and Jian Yong also looked up ahead...

Ancestral Temple.

Not one, but two.

One is a high temple, the other is a worldly temple.

Although Emperor Guangwu of Han was credited with restoring the Han Dynasty, in reality it was a founding event, because only by founding the Eastern Han Dynasty could the Han Dynasty be revived. So it was essentially an achievement of rebuilding the Han Dynasty. His restoration was no less than the founding event.

With such a contribution, the Eastern Han Dynasty must have built a separate temple for him, and it would not have been possible to have him be included in a high temple.

Liu Xiu's contributions were so great that he had to be given the temple name "Shizu".

The so-called ancestor is the one who has both great merits and virtues and is the founder of the country.

Different from the Seven Temples of the Son of Heaven in the Zhou Dynasty...

For example, the temple of Emperor Wen is called Gucheng Temple, the temple of Emperor Jing is called Deyang, the temple of Emperor Wu is called Longyuan, and the temple of Emperor Xuan is called Youyuan.

The temple system underwent a major reform in the Eastern Han Dynasty. To be precise, the Eastern Han Dynasty pioneered the temple system of having different rooms in the same hall and temples within temples in later generations.

Liu Xiu recognized the Western Han Dynasty as the main dynasty, but this does not mean that his Eastern Han Dynasty inherited the Western Han Dynasty.

Liu Xie paused for a moment and continued to move forward.

Zhuge Kongming and others behind him couldn't help but stop temporarily, their expressions became solemn, and they straightened their clothes before continuing to follow.

The Gao Temple in Chang'an and the Shi Temple in Luoyang were built extremely grandly and solemnly.

The Taimiao in Xuchang was newly built, so its decoration could not be compared with those in Luoyang and Chang'an. However, both Luoyang and Chang'an were burned down due to years of war.

The tablets of our ancestors are all enshrined here...

Liu Xie's eyes slowly passed through the Gao Temple.

Emperor Gaozu, Liu Bang.

The head of Sishui Pavilion, he became a bandit in Mangdang, was appointed as the Duke of Pei, first entered Guanzhong, destroyed Qin and divided Yizhou, was crowned king in Hanzhong, swept away all the heroes, and completely defeated the King of Chu at Wujiang. This was the paradise of China for 400 years during the Han Dynasty.

Then came Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing.

This was the first well-governed era, which followed the Huang-Lao philosophy, ruled by inaction, reduced taxes and levies, and gave the people a rest.

Finally, Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, abolished all schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone. He defeated the Xiongnu in the north, pacified the Baiyue in the south, conquered Korea in the east, opened up Liangzhou in the west, opened up the Silk Road, expanded the empire, and promoted the great power of the Han Dynasty. There were also the "Zhoujin" (a kind of money) and the "official salt and iron" (a kind of iron) enterprises. This was the heyday of Emperor Wu of Han.

Then came the two emperors Zhao and Xuan.

The reign of Zhao and Xuan!

Before this, the national strength and territory of the Han Dynasty reached its peak. The first person to behead the Great Khan of the Xiongnu was Chen Tang. He said: Anyone who openly offends the powerful Han will be punished, even though they are far away.

The first person to set up a Protectorate of the Western Regions was Emperor Xuan of Han. He said: "Wherever the sun and moon shine, and wherever the rivers flow, all is Han territory."

Emperor Yuan was diligent and frugal, but he was indecisive, neglected administration of officials, and did nothing, which led to the decline of the Han Dynasty.

Emperor Cheng was weak and incompetent, and he was addicted to alcohol and sex, and died suddenly in the arms of a beautiful woman.

By the time of Emperor Ai, the Han Dynasty was already deeply ill.

After Wang Mang took control of the government, he eliminated dissidents, cultivated his own party, forged auspicious talismans, and established a new dynasty in place of the Han dynasty...

The Former Han Dynasty ended here. Liu Xie offered a stick of incense and performed a great ceremony.

Then he entered the temple.
"Emperor Taizu..."

Guangwu rose in Nanyang, defeated Wang Mang's army of 400,000 in Kunyang, conquered the world, and revived the Han Dynasty!
"You are all Han ministers, do you know each other?" Liu Xie spoke.

Jian Yong stepped forward to pay his respects and said, "After Emperor Guangwu, Emperor Ming Liu Zhuang and Emperor Zhang Liu Xun were both diligent in government affairs, talented, and accomplished in both civil and military affairs. They followed the legacy of Emperor Guangwu. According to history, the country was peaceful and the people were prosperous. This is the reign of Ming and Zhang."

"After Emperor Zhang, Emperor He Liu Zhao, who was only ten years old, succeeded to the throne. In the fourth year of Yongyuan, Emperor He of Han joined forces with the eunuch Zheng Zhong to wipe out the relatives of the Dou family, and promoted Zheng Zhong, Cai Lun and others..."

"He worked hard to govern the country, got up early every day to attend court, and reviewed memorials late at night. He never neglected government affairs, so he was known as a man of hard work and modesty. Emperor He issued many edicts to provide relief to disaster victims, reduce punishments and taxes, resettle refugees, and recruit talented people..."

"The first year of Yuanxing..."

Emperor Liu Xie could not help but speak: "In the first year of Yuanxing, the cultivated land reached more than 732 million hectares, and the registered population reached more than million!"

"Yanran Legong!"

"The Battle of Jiluo Mountain!"

"And in the Battle of Jinwei Mountain, the Northern Huns were completely defeated!"

"Ban Chao, Marquis of Dingyuan, opened up the Western Regions again and defeated the Kushan Empire. At that time, the Xianbei and Southern Xiongnu all submitted to him, and the Han Dynasty reached its peak of national power!"

At this moment, Liu Xie's excitement and pride came to an abrupt end, just like his words...

Those memorial tablets seemed to be floating and swaying before his eyes.

In the winter of the first year of Yuanxing, Emperor He died at the age of 27!
"Emperor Shang..." Kong Ming began, "Liu Long, the youngest son of Bai Ri, ascended the throne and became Emperor Shang. He died eight months after taking the throne."

"Emperor And..."

"Liu Hu, the grandson of Emperor Zhang, was enthroned as Emperor An. Emperor An trusted treacherous ministers and acted recklessly. The government became increasingly corrupt and he died in Yecheng on his way to a "Southern Tour."

"Emperor Shun..."

"We welcomed Liu Bao, the Prince of Jiyin, as Emperor Shun of Han. In August of the second year of Han'an, Emperor Shun died of illness."

"Emperor Chong..."

"When Emperor Shun died, Crown Prince Liu Bing ascended the throne at the age of two. In the first month of the first year of the Yongjia reign, Emperor Chong died at the age of three."

"Emperor of Quality..."

"Liang Ji supported Emperor Zhang's great-great-grandson Liu Zun to ascend the throne, and he became Emperor Zhi. Emperor Zhi was very smart and called Liang Ji a domineering general. He was killed soon after at the age of eight."

Right now,

As Kong Ming spoke, everyone in the field felt their scalps tingling. Big man, oh big man, it was as if they saw a towering mountain collapsing before their eyes!
"Whoo~"

Kong Ming's voice just stopped.

The voice of Emperor Liu Xie was already ringing: "Prime Minister Zhuge, why don't you say anything?"

Kong Ming could not stop sighing and lamenting: "The reason why the Han Dynasty fell from this point on, I cannot continue to talk about it."

thump! ~
Liu Xie knelt down, his throat moving: "After Emperor Zhi, Emperor Zhang's great-grandson Liu Zhi ascended the throne and became Emperor Huan of Han. In December of the first year of Yongkang, Emperor Huan of Han died without an heir, and Liu Hong, the great-grandson of Hejian King Liu Kai, succeeded to the throne and became Emperor Ling!"

"During my father's reign, there were two Party Imprisonment Disasters, and the public sale of official positions and titles. Finally, the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, and the world was in complete chaos..."

"In the sixth year of Zhongping, after the death of my father, my brother Liu Bian succeeded to the throne. All political affairs depended on my mother who ruled the country and the general He Jin who held military power. Not long after, He Jin was successively destroyed in the fight with the eunuchs..."

"Dong Zhuo of Liangzhou quickly seized power because of his great contribution in saving the emperor. After that, he arbitrarily deposed his brother Liu Bian as King of Hongnong and replaced him with Liu Xie, King of Chenliu..."

"Liu Xie..."

do not know why,
Liu Xie felt very unfamiliar with this name.

"The first time I met Dong Zhuo, I was escaping from the palace with my brother and ran into Dong Zhuo's army of 100,000..."

"My brother was so frightened that he was shaking and dared not speak. The other followers also did not dare to speak, for fear that they would lose their lives if they were not careful."

"It's me..."

Liu Xie couldn't help but clench his fists.

"I pointed at Dong Zhuo and asked him whether he came to rescue me or to hijack me?!"

"Dong Zhuo was surprised by this. He was stunned for a long time before he said he came to rescue the emperor..."

"I asked him again, 'Since you are here to save the emperor, why don't you kneel down when you see him?' I pointed at my brother and said to Dong Zhuo, 'This is the emperor today, why don't you kneel down?'"

"Dong Zhuo was so frightened that his face turned pale. He hurriedly dismounted and led countless Xiliang cavalrymen to kneel down in a large crowd..."

At that time, Liu Xie was only nine years old.

But it was also this time that he showed his intelligence to the world and pushed himself onto a hopeless path!

In the eyes of later generations, he was truly a "cowardly" emperor.

But in fact, Liu Xie was extremely intelligent, he was just born in the wrong era. Sometimes, fate likes to play tricks on people. A bold move in protecting his master led to his eternal damnation!

And this is why Emperor Liu Xie loved Liu Wu so much back then...

When Liu Wu called him "royal brother" for the first time, what Liu Xie saw was not Liu Wu, the son of Liu Huangshu, but his younger self.

Royal brother.

He also called the Young Emperor Liu Bian this way back then.

Facing Dong Zhuo, Liu Xie was the young emperor's backbone.

Emperor Liu Xie closed his eyes in pain. He thought to himself, "But I can't defeat Dong Zhuo, let alone Cao Cao. I have become Wu's elder brother, just like my elder brother..."

There was no falsehood in the promise made at the Golden Summit.

In Liu Xie's eyes, Liu Wu was not Liu Wu, but himself, another self who was not trapped deep within the palace walls. He had infinite expectations for Liu Wu.

The person standing between Liu Xie and his brother Liu Xie at that time was Dong Zhuo.

Liu Xie lost, because he was too young at that time and had no power to resist.

And now standing between Liu Wu and his brother the Emperor is Cao Cao.

Compared to Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao is more powerful...

but!

Today, Liu Wu is more powerful than Cao Cao!!

The seed he planted on the Golden Summit that year finally grew into a towering tree that was big enough to block out the sun.

Tears welled up again.
Liu Xie began to sob uncontrollably.

The emperor's emotions were getting more and more out of control.

call! ~
He threw back his sleeves.

Then put your hands together,

Emperor Liu Xie bowed deeply and burst into tears: "I dare to tell my ancestors..."

"Awu is back..."

"The big man is back!!"

"woo woo woo woo……"

　The two chapters are combined into one. In addition, I am not writing nonsense. Liu Xie in history was very wise. It is true that he scared Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo admired him and made him emperor.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)