0p0 Chapter 212 Wu Han: I won't listen, I won't listen!
Chapter 212 Wu Han: I won't listen, I won't listen!
Eastern Han Dynasty
Upon hearing this, Lai Xi, who had just survived his own life-or-death ordeal, was truly surprised that Cen Peng would also pass away after him, both by assassination.
Fortunately, they were reminded that they were both still alive and could still serve the Eastern Han Dynasty and His Majesty well!
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"In November of the twelfth year of Jianwu, Zang Gong captured Fan County and Pi County, and rushed to join forces with Wu Han to besiege Chengdu."
"The war to conquer Shu is nearing its end. Faced with the overwhelming force of the Han army, Gongsun Shu has specially recruited five thousand elite warriors and entrusted them to Yan Cen to lead, preparing for a decisive battle with the Han army!"
"Afterwards, Yan Cen defeated Wu Han at Shiqiao. This victory made Gongsun Shu and others arrogant. Look at them! The Han army is nothing special!"
Gongsun Shu (hands on hips): Hahahaha, as expected of me!
"Unbeknownst to them, Wu Han first concealed a group of elite troops and used a feigned weakness tactic to make the Shu army mistakenly believe that they were in the superior position. As expected, Gongsun Shu fell into the trap and rashly launched an attack, resulting in a great defeat. Gongsun Shu was seriously wounded and died."
"Afterwards, seeing that Gongsun Shu had died, Yan Cen realized that the Shu army was powerless to reverse the situation, so he led the remaining Chengdu garrison to surrender. At this point, Liu Xiu finally completed the unification of the Eastern Han Dynasty."
A scion of a prominent family in the Song Dynasty: We've finally unified the country! We lost many generals along the way, it wasn't an easy fight!
A farming expert in the Ming Dynasty: From Hebei to Sichuan, he spent more than four years just farming in the Longshan Mountains!
Big Liu Zhuzhu: It still has to be someone from his old Liu family!
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"During Liu Xiu's trip to Hebei, powerful clans lined up behind him, but he himself was no ordinary person. Moreover, judging from the fact that he had meritorious officials who died peacefully, Liu Xiu was indeed a rather good emperor."
"After he conquered Shu and unified the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu wanted to reward the three armies. The number of meritorious officials he conferred titles on reached 365, and 45 relatives of the empress were also rewarded."
"The rewards for those soldiers who died in the war were given to their descendants. Such a harmonious relationship between the ruler and his subjects became increasingly rare in later dynasties, except perhaps during the early Tang Dynasty under Emperor Taizong."
"After the bestowal of titles and rewards, Liu Xiu's trusted ministers Deng Yu and Jia Fu were the first to relinquish their military power. Subsequently, the other ministers gradually realized that this was a call to action, so the remaining meritorious officials handed over their power and returned to their fiefdoms."
"However, after Liu Xiu relieved his generals of their military power over a cup of wine, he still took good care of his brothers who had fought alongside him. For example, he would send them the precious tributes he had brought. If they made a serious mistake but did not cross the line, he would mainly use reprimands."
"Throughout the latter half of Liu Xiu's life after becoming emperor, the fates of these generals are recorded in historical texts: 'All the generals [enjoyed their fortunes and salaries, and none were punished.]'"
A bystander from the Ming Dynasty commented: "Neither side is causing any trouble; it truly shows the harmony between the emperor and his subjects!"
Cheng Yaojin of the Tang Dynasty: The emperor and his subjects are bound together! We share this bond with His Majesty!
Li Erfeng of the Tang Dynasty: Giving you a thumbs up ·JPG
Zhu Bajie of the Ming Dynasty: ...
A bystander in the Song Dynasty commented: "The ministers are on the right track, and the leaders are also quite good. It's truly a win-win situation!"
Hearing this, some officials in certain eras were quite envious of the Han officials under Liu Xiu, at least they were treated well!
However, His Majesty is also aware of his foolishness!
Let's just focus on our work! It's better than working under a boss who discards us after we've served our purpose! (??? ? ???)
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