allonlinenovel Chapter 159 This is a disgrace that has been passed down through the ages!
Chapter 159 This is a disgrace that has been passed down through the ages!
"It's Zhuge Liang."
Upon seeing Zhuge Liang, Liu Bang smiled.
"Although I have never met you, I know from others that you have extraordinary talent, and more importantly..."
"You are a subject of my great Han Dynasty, aren't you?"
The answer to this question is undoubtedly yes.
"From beginning to end, I have always been a subject of the Han Dynasty, and I will forever be loyal to the Han Dynasty."
"Even if I oppose His Majesty the Great Ancestor here today, I only want to live a few more days so that I can truly restore the Han Dynasty."
After saying this, Zhuge Liang bowed deeply.
Logically speaking, Zhuge Liang was also a subject of the Han Dynasty. After learning that his opponent was Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, he should have handed over the reward for this challenge.
But he desperately needs time to realize his ideals.
He did not want to fall to his death at Wuzhang Plains!
"I don't mean to blame you. It's just an exhibition match anyway. Besides, who wins and who loses depends on whether the challenge continues after I leave."
"Furthermore, you did it to uphold the Han Dynasty. I will not blame you for this, both morally and logically."
"But now, I also wish to see Chang'an in the future. Would you be willing to travel with me, Kongming?"
Faced with Liu Bang's outstretched hand, Zhuge Liang readily agreed.
"It is the greatest fortune of my life to be able to travel arm in arm with His Majesty the Great Ancestor."
Although Zhuge Liang was not very familiar with the architecture of Chang'an, that did not matter.
After all, the officials he was accompanied by were all from the Ming Dynasty.
The prefect of Chang'an was also following behind him.
Emperor Taizu of the Han Dynasty returned to his capital, Chang'an, after more than a thousand years.
With the passage of time, this place is no longer what it used to be.
Compared to the Han Dynasty, Chang'an has undergone countless renovations and reconstructions.
Although it is no longer the capital and has lost its grandeur, it has gained a unique charm that belongs to the Ming Dynasty.
"Indeed, no matter how many years have passed, I still love Chang'an the most."
I spent half a day wandering around Chang'an.
Liu Bang strolled around, completely satisfied.
As dusk fell, Liu Bang arrived at the site of his former palace.
Watching him enter the palace, Zhuge Liang turned away reluctantly.
A moment later, he felt a blur before his eyes, and he was back in Sichuan from the Ming Dynasty.
At the same time, words appeared on the sky.
The exhibition match has ended.
Liu Shan won the challenge.
Reward: Fifty years of lifespan, and twenty years of favorable weather for the dynasty to which you belong.
At Liu Shan's request, half of the money was used to exempt him from punishment, while the remainder was used against Zhuge Liang.
The assistants, Zhuge Liang and Zhu Zhanji, were rewarded with twenty-five years of life!
[The challenge of Liu Bang, the succubus of the Han Dynasty, has failed.]
Consolation prize: a lifespan of twenty years, and ten years of good fortune for the dynasty to which the emperor belongs.
Zhang Liang, who assisted him, was rewarded with ten years of life.
Han Xin, who assisted Han Xin, was rewarded with a message.
A message?
This reward left most people somewhat baffled.
During the Han Dynasty.
Liu Bang, Zhang Liang, and Han Xin were teleported back and looked at the words on the sky with complete bewilderment.
After a long silence, Zhang Liang gave a bitter smile.
"Your Majesty, it seems we lost our gamble; the immortals didn't give us a chance to exploit the situation."
Liu Bang: “…”
Putting aside whether you're trying to exploit loopholes, shouldn't you two first explain things to your father?
"Gentlemen, what did you say to me before?"
"They said I was the most important link, but what was the result?"
"So you're just going to sell me out like this?"
Upon seeing the two men, Liu Bang was furious.
Good guy.
When they were trying to persuade him to break up his 30,000 surrendered soldiers and infiltrate the Ming Dynasty, they made it sound incredibly convincing.
No, His Majesty is the most important part of this plan, and the outcome of the entire challenge will be decided.
They said that only His Majesty could complete this task, and that the two of them were far from capable.
What else? His Majesty will surely be able to make the final decision!
The results of it?
That's the kind of final decision it makes, right?
They've already booked the place across the street!
"Your Majesty, please forgive us. It is only after much discussion that we have found that the Ming Dynasty is so powerful that if we do not set a trap to lure Zhuge Liang into taking it, and continue to delay, we will have absolutely no chance."
Zhang Liang quickly replied.
"So, I am the bait, right?"
Why don't you go yourselves?
"Does it have to be me who makes this fool of myself?"
Liu Bang recalled how he had made outrageous remarks in front of countless people in Luoyang.
Prince and general, would you rather have a kind?
Even though he considered himself to be quite thick-skinned, his face still felt a little hot.
This is so embarrassing, the more I think about it.
This is a disgrace that has been passed down through thousands of years of history!
"It's not that Your Majesty has to embarrass yourself, but this is something that only Your Majesty can do."
"Neither I nor Han Xin have that kind of strong appeal, and we cannot mobilize a large enough army in a short period of time."
"If the threat is not strong enough, Zhuge Liang will not mobilize the elite troops from the border, and they will become bait for defeat."
"Only Your Majesty, with your prestige, could gather an army large enough to make them feel threatened in such a short time!"
"But it's no use saying anything now, the immortal didn't let us take advantage of that loophole."
Zhang Liang said with a wry smile.
This loss was indeed a complete defeat.
"Humph!"
Liu Bang gave a disgruntled snort.
Then another thing came to mind.
"Han Xin, what did the immortal say about the message given to you as a reward? What message is worth ten years of lifespan?"
Only then did Zhang Liang notice that Han Xin, who was beside him, had been standing there in a daze ever since he returned.
Can a piece of news be worth ten years of life?
This at least means that this news could save Han Xin's life!
What are you spacing out about?
Seeing that Han Xin was still in a daze and did not reply, Liu Bang nudged him twice in dissatisfaction.
Only then did Han Xin come to his senses.
He looked at Liu Bang, his eyes filled with seriousness.
"The message the immortal gave me is that Your Majesty will kill me."
Liu Bang: “…”
He did not deny it immediately.
After all, given Han Xin's personality, he had indeed harbored murderous intent on many occasions.
But how could the immortal tell him even this!
How presumptuous!
Seeing that Liu Bang did not refute, Han Xin gave a wry smile.
"Your Majesty, of the ten percent of the credit for conquering this great Han dynasty, I, Han Xin, must have contributed at least fifty percent, right?"
"When the birds are all gone, the good bow is put away; when the cunning rabbit is dead, the hunting dog is cooked."
“I thought Zifang was referring to the tribes outside the Great Wall, but I didn’t expect he was talking about me too.”
When His Majesty demoted me from King of Chu to Marquis of Huaiyin, did he already decide to kill me?
Han Xin's repeated questioning made Liu Bang's face increasingly embarrassed.
However, what he didn't know was that everything that was happening was being broadcast live on the sky.
Countless people watched this dramatic scene of Han Xin questioning Han Xin with rapt attention!
Old Zhu: "It's great, I love watching it! The immortal really knows what we like to watch!"