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Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu summoned King Zhending, which made King Zhending feel uneasy.

Since he was named King of Zhending, he has never moved from his fiefdom.

The sudden summons made King Zhending think about it for a long time but still couldn't understand what it was all about.

When Empress Guo in the harem heard this, she felt a little uneasy.

As soon as Prince Zhending arrived in Beijing, he was invited into the palace.

When he stepped into the palace, he looked up and saw two people sitting beside Liu Xiu.

"I have met your Majesty."

Liu Xiu said in a gentle tone, "Prince Zhending, there is no need to be so polite. Sit down and talk."

Looking at the young King Zhending in front of him, Xiao Ran thought back and remembered who this King Zhending was.

In the second year of Suihe in the Western Han Dynasty, after Liu Pu, the King of Zhending, died, his son Liu Yang succeeded him. Sixteen years later, in the first year of the founding of the Xin Dynasty, Liu Yang was demoted to the Duke of Zhending.

Later, in the second year of the founding of the state, it was abolished. In the first year of the Gengshi era, Wang Lang of Hebei proclaimed himself emperor, and Liu Yang and Liu Lin surrendered to him, gathering an army of more than 100,000.

After Liu Xiu ascended the throne, he rewarded him with the title of King of Zhending.

Liu Yang once made a prophecy, claiming that the descendant of Chi Jiu was Yan Yang. He had a tumor on his neck, wanted to confuse the people, and colluded with bandits.

In the second year of Jianwu, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu sent people to summon Liu Yang to the capital, but Liu Yang closed the city gates and refused to respond. Liu Xiu also issued a general amnesty order in Youzhou and Jizhou, comforted the princes and nobles along the way, and secretly ordered the arrest of Liu Yang. When the people sent arrived in Zhending, Liu Yang claimed to be ill and could not go out. However, because one of them was his nephew, Liu Yang went to meet him with his subordinates, and was directly executed.

However, in ancient times, it was believed that married women should not be harmed, not to mention that Guo Shengtong was only a niece.

Because of this, Liu Xiu was reluctant to depose Queen Guo.

Even soon after, Liu Xiu took pity on Liu Yang's rebellion and executed him before it even began. In May of the same year, he named Liu Yang's son Liu De the King of Zhending, who is the King of Zhending before us.

To be honest, it is hard to say whether Liu Yang is planning a rebellion.

Liu Xiu acted too quickly. If he had abolished the queen right away, it would have easily made the various princes and nobles wary.

By the time Xiao Ran came to his senses, King Zhending Liu De had already taken his seat.

"I summoned you here because I have something to entrust to you."

Liu Xiu spoke slowly.

Hearing this, Liu De said solemnly, "Your Majesty, please speak."

"We are at war now. I am worried that our army cannot capture Dong Xian. I want you to lead the Zhending Army to reinforce and end the war as soon as possible."

Liu Xiu sighed deliberately, his eyes full of worry.

Liu De's heart skipped a beat. He couldn't figure out what the emperor meant.

Although his father died, the Zhending Army still remained in Hebei.

Are you plotting against the Zhending Army?

"Your Majesty's order, I will do my best!"

Liu Xiu was touched. "I am very pleased that King Zhending is so loyal. When you go into battle this time, you must take your life into consideration and don't get hurt. After all, if it weren't for the support of King Zhending, I wouldn't have come this far. When you come back, I will reward you handsomely!"

"Then you will be conferred the title of Duke of Dingguo, and stay in the capital to enjoy wealth and glory."

It sounded like a generous reward, and Liu De immediately smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

That’s Duke Dingguo!

Unexpectedly, the next moment, Liu Xiu said, "But if you become the Duke of Dingguo, I'm afraid there will be ministers in the court who will oppose it, after all, the queen is from Zhending."

"Now that things haven't happened yet, it's a good opportunity for King Zhending to lead his army to attack Tancheng at the same time."

Liu Xiu agreed and said, "I will send generals to go with the King of Zhending."

If Dong Xian could be captured, pacifying Guandong would be much smoother.

"If we lose this battle, we will start a tug-of-war with Dong Xian." Xiao Ran reminded.