Liu Xiu returned to Wancheng and everyone knew about it.
But no one came to see him, he was extremely isolated, and all his old friends disappeared. As expected, he was gone and the tea was cold!
Liu Xiu does not blame them. People live for themselves first. This is human nature.
When they arrived at the eldest brother's mansion, Dai Xiao looked sad. When he met his eldest sister-in-law and his three nephews, Liu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sister-in-law!"
Liu Xiu stepped forward and said.
"Third brother!" the sister-in-law said, feeling endless pain in her heart, but she just couldn't express it.
It is redundant to say revenge. At this moment, the third brother cannot protect himself.
"Third brother, you shouldn't have come back!" said the sister-in-law. "If you come back, you will not be able to control your life or death. Liu Xuan will kill you!"
"Kill me, and I will come back. In life, you have to do something and something not to do!" Liu Xiudao.
Liu Xiu stepped forward and opened the coffin. There was Liu Yan's body inside, with many wounds on it.
I couldn't help feeling sad, so I closed the coffin and burned paper in front of my eldest brother's death. After a while, I left and returned to the mansion. I closed the door to no one else and just waited.
Liu Xuan didn't summon him or punish him, he just left him alone.
Suppressing the impatience in her heart, Liu Xiu waited.
The next day, a guest came to the door, and it was the former general of the eldest brother Liu Yan: "Uncle Wen, eldest brother Bosheng died so miserably. I will not be a human being unless I take revenge! I have three hundred soldiers under my command who are willing to follow you and conquer Gengshi."
Emperor, behead him!"
The general said, encouraging Liu Xiu to rebel.
Liu Xiu remained silent and did not respond.
The next day, someone came forward again, contacted him, and said that they would raise an army together to kill Emperor Gengshi.
Wave after wave of guests came to the door one after another, saying good things about Liu Yan and bad things about Emperor Gengshi. It seemed to give people the feeling that as long as he raised his arms, the group would immediately respond and send troops together to kill Emperor Gengshi.
.
Seemingly overnight, Liu became the new leader of the Chung Ling Army, and everyone surrendered.
But this is just an illusion.
Liu Xiu sighed.
When the eldest brother Liu Yan was executed, the soldiers did not riot to avenge Liu Yan.
If Liu Yan's rebellion was successful, they would naturally follow Brother Bo Sheng; but now that Liu Yan is dead, there is no need to follow a dead man.
People should first live for themselves, and then live for their brothers. For the sake of brothers, abandoning your wife and children and not fighting to the end is not loyalty, it is stupid.
The reason why the soldiers of the Chung Ling Army followed Liu Yan was because Liu Yan could bring them a good future; now, Emperor Gengshi could also bring them a good future, and they also chose to be loyal.
Those who are loyal will choose to watch, such as Li Tong; those who are not loyal will add insult to injury, such as Li Yi.
When people leave, the tea is cool, but that’s it!
Among the visiting soldiers, those who suggested revenge and wanted to kill Emperor Gengshi were either stupid or had ulterior motives.
"Most of those who encouraged me to avenge my brother and kill Emperor Gengshi had ulterior motives. When the time came to raise an army, those who made the most noise would be the first to become traitors!" Liu Xiu sighed.
Some of them were spies of Emperor Gengshi.
If Liu Xiuruo made up his mind today, organized his troops and prepared to launch an army, he might be informed of the news by Emperor Gengshi a few moments later.
Just lure the snake out of its hole and catch them all in one catch!
Among the many guests who visited, only Cen Peng expressed his sincere condolences and often missed Liu Yan's grace of not killing him.
Liu Yan besieged Wancheng for several months, and the food in the city ran out, and there were even cases of cannibalism. In May, Cen Peng had no choice but to surrender the city.
All the generals wanted to kill Cen Peng, but Liu Yan stopped him. Liu Yan cherished Cen Peng's talent as a general, and he was loyal and had a good reputation, so he persuaded Liu Xuan to pardon Cen Peng, saying: "Cen Peng is the guard general of Wancheng.
, it is his duty to perform his duties with all his heart. Now that we are doing great things, we should commend such loyal people. It is better to confer an official title on Cen Peng to commend those who come later." Liu Xuan then named Cen Peng a Guidehou, making him subordinate to
Under Liu Yan's command.
The struggle for power within the rebel army led to Liu Yan being killed. The death of his savior made Cen Peng feel very sad.
He was the only one who truly expressed his condolences.
Cen Peng is a gentleman, Liu Xiu thought.
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In the palace, Liu Xuan asked: "Liu Xiu, what are you doing recently?"
Zhu Kun said: "Liu Xiu stayed behind closed doors and studied at home. Even when his eldest brother was in mourning, he did not go there. Some generals of the Chung Ling Army came to encourage Liu Xiu to rebel, but Liu Xiu smiled and said nothing, and did not say anything about rebellion.
, and he didn’t say he wouldn’t rebel!”
Liu Xuan sighed: "If the fish doesn't take the bait, what can I do?"
Among the visiting guests, some happened to be spies sent by Liu Xuan, mainly to encourage Liu Xiu to rebel. As long as Liu Xiu rebelled, he would have an excuse and take the opportunity to kill Liu Xiu. Unfortunately, Yu'er was very cunning.
Just don't take the bait.
"Your Majesty, if you continue to break the law, you will suffer chaos!" Shen Tujian said: "In the Battle of Kunyang, although Liu Xiu was only the third-ranking figure, he went out of the city to ask for help and attacked the enemy camp at night. Two hundred thousand troops were killed in one night.
Collapse. This man’s military prowess is comparable to that of Han Xin. If you don’t kill him, you will surely suffer!”
"Got it!" Liu Xuan said: "Summon Liu Xiu!"
It's time to end.
…………
In the mansion, Liu Xiu planned to lie dormant, but a piece of news came and broke everything.
Liu Xuan planned to summon him.
Liu Xiu took a deep breath, what was supposed to come finally came.
Entering the main hall, all the generals gathered around, including Wang Kuang, Wang Feng, Li Yi, Shen Tujian, Cheng Dan and other major bosses, all gathered here.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!" Liu Xiu immediately knelt down and paid homage.
"Uncle Wen, please get up!" Liu Xuan said.
Liu Xiu stood up.
Liu Xuan suddenly asked: "I killed Bo Sheng, does Uncle Wen hate me?"
The problem is tricky and inevitable.
Liu Xiudao: "I don't hate Your Majesty, I only hate the instigator. My eldest brother Liu Yan was originally an honest man and a loyal minister under His Majesty, but he was beguiled and deceived by treacherous people. He wanted to imitate Xiang Yu and kill the Righteous Emperor!
"
Avoid the important and take the easy to avoid the tricky problems of Emperor Gengshi.
Liu Xuandao: "In the battle of Kunyang, the general was the mainstay. He attacked the enemy camp at night and killed 30,000 enemies. The world was shocked! If you have meritorious service, you should be rewarded!"
Liu Xiu said respectfully: "In this battle, Wang Feng, Wang Chang, etc., the two generals commanded it well; there were many soldiers who killed the enemy bravely, beheaded the generals and captured the flag. But I am just under the command of the two generals, and I am just partial to General Taichang."
, don’t dare to take all the credit!”
Liu Xuandao: "No need to say more, this battle has made great achievements, I will remember it!"
Liu Xuan asked, Liu Xiu answered, and there was a subtle exchange of energy.
Liu Xuan turned out to be Emperor Wu!
In less than three months, Liu Xuan transformed from an innate warrior to a martial emperor.
This cultivation speed is too fast.
"This is Ziwei's fate, the speed of cultivation is too fast!"
Liu Xiu sighed, becoming more restrained and cautious.
The former puppet emperor has become a powerful figure.