diskusbooks Chapter 158 The dust has settled
Chapter 158 The dust has settled
Of course, all the specific matters were left to Xiao He, the chief steward.
Zhang Liang really never thought that there would be a day when he would become a member of the royal family, but what made him depressed was that his younger uncle had not ascended the throne to become emperor until now.
He had asked, but was told that the time was not right yet, leaving him helpless.
On this day, Zhang Haoran came to the Sky Prison.
The door of a dark cell was opened, and the people imprisoned inside were none other than Yi Xiaochuan and Liu Bang.
When Xianyang was captured, Yi Xiaochuan actually had Hu Hai kidnapped, hoping to force him to surrender and save his own life.
The result was obvious. Zhang Haoran did not agree and directly ordered people to behead Hu Hai and lock up Yi Xiaochuan.
When they searched the palace again, they found Liu Bang, who had been tortured beyond recognition.
Zhang Haoran locked them up together out of mischief to see if sparks of hatred would arise between the two.
As expected, the soldiers guarding the cell reported that the two men were either yelling or fighting every day, and that the hatred between them was irreconcilable. After each fight, they would tear a piece of flesh off each other's bodies.
The two of them blocked the light that suddenly came through the door, and through the gaps between their fingers they saw a figure walking in.
"It's you! What are you doing here!" Yi Xiaochuan was furious.
“Come and see how our glorious time traveler is doing now.” Zhang Haoran said with a playful smile: “Yi Xiaochuan, Yi Xiaochuan, you are from the future. I am not afraid to tell you, do you know how people in the future will evaluate you? They say you are a shame for being a time traveler. You have a forward-looking vision, but you insist on saying that you don’t want to change history. It’s really ridiculous! Hahaha…”
Yi Xiaochuan also felt endless regret when he heard this. He had also heard Zhang Haoran tell him some things at the beginning, and knew that he was from a different time and space from himself, and that in that time and space, he was a joke among many netizens.
If I had known this would happen, I would have done it with great fanfare no matter what. But it's too late now.
"What exactly do you want to do to me?" Yi Xiaochuan looked a little numb.
"Don't worry, I won't punish you. After all, you are a time traveler like me, and you should have the dignity of a time traveler. So ~ stay in this dark cell until you die!" Zhang Haoran said with a smile, then turned around and left.
Yi Xiaochuan was unwilling and afraid: "Wait! Let me out, I can be your dog, I can be your servant, please let me out!"
However, Zhang Haoran ignored him and disappeared from his sight in the blink of an eye.
"No! You can't do this to me! Let me out..." Yi Xiaochuan shouted heartbreakingly.
"Hahahaha..." Liu Bang, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but burst out laughing when he saw Yi Xiaochuan wagging his tail and begging for mercy.
"You bastard, it's all your fault that I'm in this situation now. What the hell are you laughing at!" Yi Xiaochuan looked at him angrily.
"Hahahaha... Yi Xiaochuan, Yi Xiaochuan, he's right. You really are good for nothing. You said it was my fault, but that was also your fault. You're just a big fool. You deserve to be cheated! Hahaha..."
Liu Bang burst into tears while laughing. Yi Xiaochuan, who had mocked and ridiculed him in the past, also revealed some secrets.
It turned out that he was the founding emperor of the future Han Dynasty, the dignified Emperor Gaozu of Han. But now, he ended up like this. He was unwilling to accept it. He was very unwilling to accept it!
He turned around and glared at Yi Xiaochuan again.
Yi Xiaochuan was also filled with resentment.
"I fucked your uncle!"
"Fuck you, you immortal!"
The two then started fighting again as usual.
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The world is at peace, but there are still powerful enemies outside.
The Huns always had their eyes on the Zhongyuan land.
Zhang Haoran planned to use military force against foreign enemies, but Xiao He disagreed, saying that people's livelihood had just been restored.
Zhang Haoran told him directly that he didn't need to contribute money or materials, and there was no need to collect agricultural taxes.
After hearing this, Xiao He immediately raised his hands in agreement, as if he was going to teach him a lesson.
Then the time came for a difficult decision, and everyone suggested that he ascend the throne and become emperor as soon as possible.
But think about it, there is a large group of people waiting for me to confer official titles on them, and now that I don't have the right status, there is no way to make them dukes or prime ministers.
But once he becomes emperor, he will have to leave. What will happen to Lu Zhi and the others then?
Tianxing was taken away by him, and he didn't give them any elixir of life. Even if they took it, it didn't mean they wouldn't die.
If I leave and they are left alone as orphans and widows, they will be in dire straits if someone rebels.
It's impossible for me to kill them all and leave with their souls, right? That would be ridiculous!
For this, he could only turn to the system for help.
To his surprise, the system did have a solution.
The method is to use the tiger-shaped pendant that Yi Xiaochuan had on him to exchange for more time to stay.
He did not hesitate about this, since the thing was of no importance to him anyway.
I immediately exchanged it with the system.
The system gave him eighty years, but this was enough for him.
After some discussion, it was decided to hold the coronation ceremony ten days later.
Ten days passed in a blink of an eye, and Zhang Haoran officially ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. He planned to continue using the "Han" name and set the reign title as "Shengwu".
Lu Zhi was made the empress and the mother of the country, while Susu and Yu Shu were made noble concubines. Later, with Gao Yao's mediation, Xiaoyue was also recruited into the palace and was also made noble concubine.
As for the three palaces and six courtyards, he had never thought about it. Having the four of them was enough.
After everything was settled, Han Xin was appointed General of the Northern Expedition, and he led a large army to conquer the Huns, with the determination to destroy the country and turn it into a horse farm for his own Han Empire.
With two horse-riding treasures, horseshoes and horse saddles, the Han army was naturally invincible on the grassland.
As Han Xin gradually encroached on the territory, many cattle, sheep and horses were transported back.
Zhang Haoran handed it directly to Xiao He, asking him to distribute it to the people for use in their daily lives.
Three years later, Han Xin completely wiped out the Huns and turned to the southern grasslands. He conquered all those tribes and assimilated them to avoid the capricious and ungrateful behavior of later generations.
Five years later, a Han Dynasty fleet went out to the island where earthquakes and tsunamis often occurred and captured Xu Fu.
Not a single native was spared. There were many gold and silver mines on the island, so they threw them all into the mines to dig gold for themselves.
As resources from the outside world continued to flow into the country, the Han Dynasty became more and more prosperous.
In the past few years, those orphan students who were recruited at the beginning have all grown up and been assigned to various places to manage the people's livelihood.