Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 172 Liu Xiu (4.7k)

Yin Lihua, Liu Xiu's first wife.

According to historical records, when Liu Xiu was farming in his hometown, he admired Yin Lihua's beauty very much, and even said that "Yin Lihua should be married to a wife".

The identity gap between the two is huge. Although Liu Xiu is a descendant of the Han Dynasty, he is only a side branch. In his generation, he is already a commoner, while the Yin family is a well-known local wealthy and powerful family.

The Yin family is a very prominent family. After Guan Zhong, the famous Prime Minister of the Spring and Autumn Period who assisted Duke Huan of Qi to achieve a generation of hegemony, at the time of the seventh generation of descendants Guan Xiu, he moved from Qi State to Chu State and was named Doctor Yin. Take "Yin" as the surname.

And Liu Xiu's second brother-in-law, Deng Chen, is related to the Yin family. With the help of this relationship, Liu Xiu had the opportunity to get in touch with Yin Lihua.

When the two met for the first time, Yin Lihua was only 14 years old, and Liu Xiu fell in love with the 14-year-old girl at first sight. He secretly admired her and often thought about it. Whenever the second brother-in-law's family visited the Yin family, he would go with her. .

To use an internet buzzword to describe it, Liu Xiu at that time was a pure dick, while Yin Lihua was No. 1 on the local Bai Fumei list. No one thought that they could get together. He joked that the toad wanted to eat swan meat.

But Liu Xiu was famously lucky, and later he really embraced him as a beauty.

The angle of view suddenly changed again, and the bustling market in Chang'an turned into the farmland of Xinye.

"Third brother, Wang Mang, the thief of the country, changed the private land to the royal land, changed the slaves and maidservants to private property, and reformed the currency system and the official system, and stipulated that the salt and iron official camps. Do you really want the world to be in chaos?" This is Liu Xiu's eldest brother, Liu Yan. say.

"You came back from Chang'an, and I want to hear your opinion." Liu Yan stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at Liu Xiu.

"Brother, this year there are droughts and floods in various places, and there is a famine in Nanyang. It is better to dismiss the guest clans you have supported." Liu Xiu cupped her hands in response.

Translate in straightforward words: The harvest in the field was not good this year. If you still support that group of people who eat nothing, I am afraid that even our own livelihood will be a problem.

"Stupid!" Liu Yan suddenly yelled loudly: "Third brother, I thought you would understand the importance of family and country affairs when you return from your studies, but you still haven't made half a cent of oil and salt. You really are like Liu Zhong, the second brother of Han Gaozu. Short-sightedness, the chaos in this world is unstoppable, and the chaos is approaching. If I don't make friends with talented people, how can I make a business like Han Gaozu! We are the descendants of the Han Dynasty, the Liu family, and the world , after all, it is the world of the Han Dynasty!"

Liu Xiu said nothing, just sighed.

Then Liu Yan and Liu Xiu counted their family property and said: "I have summoned heroes from all walks of life to come here to discuss the matter. Wang Mang was tyrannical, and the people fell apart. This year has been drought for many years, and the military revolution has come together. This is also the time of the end of the sky. The karma will determine the autumn of the world."

"But the family's money has bottomed out, and there is only a little surplus of rice and grain, which may not be enough to support the uprising."

"It's okay, you go to Wancheng to sell grain." Liu Yan took out a letter, "Take this letter and go to Wancheng to find a man named Li Tong. Discuss about raising troops, your second brother-in-law Deng Chen and I will raise troops in October, you and Li Tong and others will raise troops in Wancheng, we will fight in Chongling, we must overthrow Wang Mang's chaos!"

Liu Yan insisted on stuffing this letter into Liu Xiu's arms, with the posture of "an elder brother is like a father, and a father's order cannot be violated".

In modern times, most people probably wouldn't care about him, but Liu Xiu's father had already been buried. In the Han Dynasty, when the clan was supreme, Liu Yan's words were equivalent to the words of the head of the family. As the third younger brother, there was nothing he could do about it. Those who resisted were due to the limitations of the times, so Liu Xiu had no choice but to calm down and go to prepare for this matter.

In fact, he can also see the signs of chaos in the world. Ever since Wang Mang changed the private ownership of land to public ownership, and changed coins over and over again, the people have long been complaining. This year, there are natural disasters in various places, and the famine has caused people to live. The long-accumulated resentment will definitely explode. come out.

If you are unarmed at that time, it is really difficult to guarantee your life in this troubled world.

He didn't object to his elder brother Liu Yan's uprising, but he was worried about what would happen in the future.

The scene changed to the scene where Liu Xiu went to Wancheng to sell grain. He was driving an ox cart, accompanied by dozens of guests.

The red sun rose in the distance, and the ground was dry and cracked, looking like a drought.

A little boy sat with him in the bullock cart.

"Hey, brother, you obviously just want to be an official, marry a wife and go home to farm, how could you encounter such a thing?" The little boy shook his head with regret: "Don't talk about your wife if this continues, all the work of farming must be done." Lost, this uprising is not a good job, maybe I lost my life, what a waste."

"If you lose it, you lose it. If you lose it, I won't exchange it with you." Liu Xiu snorted coldly.

"How can you say that? Otherwise, I will relax the conditions of the contract a little bit. You give me your life, and I will let Yin Lihua be your wife, and let you be the emperor for another 20 years, enjoying enough happiness."

"I don't want to be emperor, so I won't change."

"Brother, you are really stubborn. Are you not tempted by such a favorable condition?"

"Don't be tempted." Liu Xiu waved her hands like she was chasing a duck, "Go, go, don't bother me, let's go to cool down, you little monster knows that running around me is annoying all day long, I really think I'm as full as you There's nothing to do."

The little boy shrugged and disappeared.

Liu Xiu came to Wancheng and discussed with Li Tong about raising troops.

In October, they raised troops in Wancheng, and news spread that Liu Yan led 8000 to [-] troops in Chongling.

In the name of "descendants of the Han Dynasty", they soon gathered a group of people with lofty ideals.

Lu Mingfei watched Liu Xiu riding a bull to fight, but there was nothing he could do. Their funds and equipment were so poor that they didn't even have a war horse.

Liu Xiu's experience in prison in his early years allowed him to develop a sense of ruthlessness. He was not afraid of the enemy at all on the battlefield, and his strikes were very ruthless. location.

However, his sword skills are still too bad, Lu Mingfei often feels that his life is hanging by a thread when he sees his operations.

In November, Liu Xiu and Liu Yan's "Zhutian Capital Division" met in Chongling. However, after the meeting, the atmosphere was not quite right.

Liu Yan invited Liu Xiu into the camp for a secret talk, with an anxious expression on his face: "There are more than [-] people in Zhutiandu, but Wang Mang's prestige is in the hearts of the people, and the clans are afraid, and they are willing to wait and see, and they are unwilling to send troops and money. If things go on like this, the rebel army may be disintegrated, third brother, do you have a plan?"

This kind of talk is unacceptable to outsiders, and Liu Yan will only reveal his sincerity when facing his brother Liu Xiu.

"The third brother has nothing to do." Liu Xiu shook his head.

"Ah..." Liu Yan paced around anxiously, chatted with Liu Xiu some more, and then let him leave, saying that he would figure out a countermeasure.

Liu Xiuye ​​was in the camp, staring at the oil lamp in a daze.

"Brother, do you need me to help you solve any difficulties?" The flame on the oil lamp flickered, and a shadow suddenly appeared.

"Monster, you go aside."

"Brother, do you remember why you were released from prison that day?"

"Of course I remember. The thief had a guilty conscience and surrendered to the government. I was released from prison."

"Then do you remember how you got into Taixue?"

"I personally submitted a letter to the National Teacher, and the National Teacher recommended me to enter the Imperial College."

"Have you thought about it, Liu Xin, the national teacher, is so powerful, why would he care about you, a farmer from the countryside? How could the thief surrender to the government and get imprisoned after he has been out for many days?"

"Since the national teacher is kind, he thought that I was a descendant of the Han Dynasty. The thief's conscience was raised, and he was afraid of retribution. He felt ashamed and surrendered himself to the government."

"You really think you're so lucky, you've bumped into all the good things."

"how do I say this?"

"Oh, that's all. If you don't like me, I'll leave." The little boy shook his head with his hands behind his back and walked straight out.

"Wait." Liu Xiu stopped him, "You have a plan."

"Yes, of course I have." The little boy turned his head with a smile.

"If it's not, I'm going to take my life again."

"No, no, how can such a trivial matter be worth your life."

The next day, a set of red general uniforms appeared in the perspective.

"Monster, is this thing really useful? It's just a set of clothes, how can you stabilize people's hearts?"

"You will know if you try it, and nothing will happen if you try it."

With that said, Liu Xiu took off the crimson general uniform.

"How do you wear this clothes?"

"Don't move around, I'll help you."

After a while, he walked out of the tent for a walk, showed his face in front of everyone, and then returned to the tent.

"What's the use of that," he grumbled, taking off his helmet.

"You will know at night." The little boy smiled, his figure gradually becoming transparent.

In the evening, Liu Yan found Liu Xiu again, with a look of ecstasy.

"Third brother, this is really a clever plan." He took Liu Xiu's hand and said happily: "Nowadays, the army is amazed that 'those who are sincere will do it again'. In this way, people's hearts can be determined." !"

"It's really the same as watching a TV series." Lu Mingfei thought to himself, "It would be even better if there were popcorn and Coke."

This incident is also recorded in the history books. Originally, Liu Yan's rebel army was unstable and some people fled the jurisdiction. Shocked, many people joined the rebel army.

From the back, the perspective turns to "Fighting the Reckless Army".

Lu Mingfei has watched 25 episodes of the "Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu" TV series, and he is familiar with these plots.

Liu Xiu encountered the new army led by Zhen Fu, Liang Qiuci, etc. In this battle, Liu Xiu's second sister and three daughters were killed by the new army, only his younger sister Liu Boji was rescued.

"Brother, look, if you make a deal with me earlier, your sister will not die. I can't bring them back to life after they die. You can only arrange a funeral for them."

"To shut up!"

"I'll help you get rid of Zhen Fu and Liang Qiuci, in exchange for half your life, how about it?"

"No need! I will personally take their heads!"

Liu Xiu did what he said, defeated the new army, and killed Zhen Fu, Liang Qiuci and other Xinmang generals.

After that, there was another storm in the rebel army.

There are two groups of forces in the rebel army, namely Liu Xuan and Liu Yan. Some people in the army proposed that the descendants of the Han Dynasty establish an emperor, but Liu Yan failed in this competition. Liu Xuan was established as Gengshi Emperor, and Liu Yan was named Da Situ , Liu Xiu was named Taichang partial general.

The Gengshi regime was established and the banner of the Han Dynasty was reused. This move greatly shocked the new dynasty. Wang Mang immediately dispatched 42 troops to wipe out the Gengshi regime in one fell swoop.

In Kunyang, Wang Mang's army approached the north of the city.

Liu Xiu led 2 soldiers to guard Kunyang City.

He is just a partial general, not the commander-in-chief of Kunyang. The rebel army has issued a letter of surrender to the Mang army, but the Mang army did not accept it and vowed to massacre the city.

Liu Xiu finally persuaded the Kunyang defenders to hand over the command to him.

"Brother, 42, you only have 2 people, 2 people can't catch 42 pigs, let alone a war? Do you want to consider our deal?"

"Monster, you still look like this after so many years, and I'm almost 30 years old." Liu Xiu sighed, her voice a bit vicissitudes, "The reckless army has surrounded the city, and I'm afraid I will die in this battle." That's it."

"Brother, a mere 42 people, as long as you think about it, is just a united enemy."

"When our army is defeated, you can take this life." Liu Xiu looked over and stroked the little boy's head, "These years have passed, only you are still the same, I never thought that it was you who stayed with me all the time , This is a position of general, Xiu really can't afford it, I don't know how Miss Yin Lihua is doing today, I heard that she is not married yet, I hope she can find a good family."

Liu Xiu stroked the little boy's head, but he groaned again and again.

He put on the battle armor with scratches, picked up the weapon, and walked out of the room.

"Go, order, summon a thousand elite soldiers to fight with me."

"Yes."

He was riding on a war horse, with a thousand elite soldiers behind him. These 1000 people repeatedly charged and killed more than a thousand people among the vanguard of the reckless army, but he himself suffered heavy casualties.

Then Liu Xiu returned to the city, and at night, led another 3000 dead soldiers to sneak across Kunshui.

"We should know that there will be ten deaths and no life." Liu Xiu shouted: "The reckless army is in front, how can we retreat! Come charge with me, kill the enemy and worship the ancestors!"

"Kill the enemy and worship the ancestors!"

The army shouted out the meaning of killing.

At this time, it was night, and the sky was covered by dark clouds. Liu Xiu was already close to the camp where the Mang army was stationed, and charged in one fell swoop.

"Enemy attack!"

The mang army camp continued to beat gongs one after another, and quickly organized the troops.

Liu Xiu only attacked a partial camp, not the hinterland.

There are too many enemies stationed in the hinterland, and there is no way to bypass the sentry.

"Bow formation!" the general of the Mang army shouted.

The archers went out, took the arrows and wound them, and shot them like a rainstorm.

The dead soldiers were not afraid at all, and charged forward with the rain of arrows. Liu Xiuding was at the forefront, wearing a red tassel uniform and holding a long sword. His name was "Xiu Ba".

"Kill!!!" He yelled, his eyes turned red, and golden streamers bloomed in his eyes.

There were dead soldiers around him who were shot down by arrows, but his luck was exceptionally good. The arrows seemed to deliberately avoid him, and all of them shot to nothing.

The first round of volley was over, and the army led by Liu Xiu had already sprinted into the enemy army, fighting hand to hand, with blood splattered everywhere.

His general uniform was stained red with blood, and corpses were strewn all over the ground.

However, the three thousand dead soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and only a few were still standing.

The reckless soldiers surrounded the remaining remnants, and Liu Xiu was surrounded by enemies everywhere he could see.

He was not afraid, just raised the Xiuba sword and charged towards the enemy, even though he was already covered in bruises.

"Awesome! This is my brother. What are 42 people? In front of the king, mortals can only kneel and die! Since you don't want to kneel, then go die!"

The black cloud broke through a big hole and surrounded the mountains.

It was bright red, darker than blood, and the ancient Austrian characters gathered in the hollow.

A fire meteor like a bright moon pierced the night sky and fell straight towards the hinterland of the Mang Army.

The white light is as dazzling as the creation of the world, a snow-white mushroom cloud blooms, and the night sky is illuminated brilliantly.

The severe wind pressure blew and broke the dead branches.

"God."

"Heaven will destroy Mang!" Someone shouted.

"Master Han Gaozu has come to retribution!"

More and more noises appeared.

The morale of the Mang army suddenly collapsed, and many people dropped their weapons and fled.

Something dripped on Liu Xiu's face, he raised his head, there was a flash of thunder, the wind howled, water jets as thick as fingers fell from the sky, and splashes of water washed over the corpse, turning blood red, the torrential rain was like To wash away all the sins of this world.

Liu Xiu barely stood with his sword propped up, and everything around him was swallowed by the torrential rain.

"monster?"

He called, but no one answered.

"Liu Zhong?"

Still silent.

There is only the sound of heavy rain in my ears, noisy but quiet.

Lu Mingfei was suddenly overwhelmed by loneliness, as if he had lost something very important.

"Lu Mingfei Lu Mingfei." A distant voice called out to him.

He woke up suddenly and saw Ye Sheng's face.

"Lu Mingfei, what's wrong with you, you're petrified by this dragon corpse." Ye Sheng pulled his face, "Although these yellow charms look a bit scary, you don't have to."

"Oh, it's just the first time I saw it, I was a little shocked." Lu Mingfei reacted and scratched his head.

"Then let's see, are these enough for you to write a report?"

"Enough, enough, completely enough." Lu Mingfei said, "Let's go out."

(End of this chapter)