Establishing a thousand-year family from the nobles of the Western Han Dynasty

Chapter 1 The First Hero
"Ah... Why do I always fall just a little short?"

In a pure white and strange-looking space, Xu Zhen looked helplessly at the big words "genocide" on the screen in front of him.
This is his eighth failure, the next life will be his last chance!

Xu Zhen was originally a social animal in the 21st century. After he died suddenly from staying up late to modify a project, he traveled through time to the end of the Qin Dynasty and became an ordinary minor official, living a mediocre life.

He activated the golden finger when he died at the age of fifty-nine and was teleported to this heroic spirit space. As long as the family can be passed down for fifteen hundred years and create a huge historical impact, the whole family can become gods!

As expected, his family did not even qualify to be included in history, so the second and third reincarnations began.

During this period, his descendants once replaced Wang Mang and usurped the Han Dynasty to establish themselves. They also tried to poison Emperor Zhi of Han and seize power as an external relative. They also competed with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao for the north. Unfortunately, in the end they were all killed by the chosen ones of all parties and their clan was completely wiped out.

Moreover, according to the system introduction, becoming the Son of Heaven means bearing karma, and all direct descendants will die out, so the time of becoming emperor must be postponed!
The criterion for judging the Heroic Spirit System is the loss of the potential to influence history.

"It seems that before you are fully prepared, you can't even be a powerful official, let alone directly usurp the throne and fight for the world."

Xu Zheng was actually somewhat helpless. During his fifth reincarnation, he had told his descendants in dreams more than once not to be the first to take action or to be a relative of the emperor, after all, he had been destroyed by Emperor Wu of Han once before.

But unfortunately it's useless. This is not a game but reality. We are all human beings with our own thoughts.

【Family: Xu】

[Inheritance time: 214 years]

[The highest achievement of the descendants: fake emperor (not recognized by the world)]

[Reason for extermination: Defeated by the Red Eyebrow Army]

[Number of people with significant influence: 12]

[Ding, you have completed the Nine-Five Supreme Achievement for the first time and obtained the golden item - Descendant Order]

Although he was a fake emperor, he was still an emperor after all, so it was natural that he would not be stingy with rewards.

"Oh...never mind, just continue."

Xu Zhen sighed and chose to continue.

"This is the last chance, nine is the maximum number."

The scene in front of me gradually blurred, and a room full of ancient atmosphere appeared.

After absorbing the current memories, he learned his identity. Xu Zhen is now a founding hero of the Han Dynasty and is known as the leader of the Four Heroes of the Early Han Dynasty.

That is to say, it is a collection of the previous eight generations.

This was the best start. He helped Liu Bang turn the tide and win the Battle of Pengcheng. Everything went smoothly for him. In less than two years, he forced Xiang Yu to retreat to Gaixia and commit suicide by slashing his throat at the Wujiang River.

Considering all his merits, he is the most meritorious person!

It took another year to deal with the other princes, and the overall time was similar to the original history.

Xu Zhen finally breathed a sigh of relief. In two of his lives, he had chosen to take a different approach and join Xiang Yu, but he was beaten to a pulp by Liu Bang every time. No matter how hard he tried, it didn't work. Even if Xiang Yu listened to him and asked for advice without suspicion, it was useless. He could only hold on for a few more years.

Even if Xiang Yu trusted himself, it was useless for many things. Overall, he was still the stubborn and self-willed King of Chu.

After dying twice in his previous lives, he became obedient and devoted himself to assisting Liu Bang.

"We will follow that process from now on, but some details still need to be improved."

Xu Zhen must make a good start and set the tone for the family first, so as not to be so blind as to usurp the Han Dynasty.

.........

Luoyang.

When the empire was first settled, Emperor Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty appreciated the contributions of everyone and planned to confer titles on his ministers.

As a founding hero of the dynasty, Xu Zhen was naturally invited.

Inside the bright palace, the ministers were drinking, talking and laughing, and it was a bit noisy for a while.

dong dong dong.

Xu Zhen walked in with steady steps.

"Prime Minister Xu? Come on, come on, let's have a few drinks together." Fan Kuai, who was a tough guy on the side, also warmly invited him to come over and drink together.

At this moment, Emperor Liu Bang of Han and Empress Lu Zhi quietly took the throne.

Everyone was silent.

"You all don't need to be so restrained. You and I are brothers in life and death. Everything should remain the same."

After hearing what Liu Bang said, the atmosphere in the hall eased a little.

"Zi Fu, you are still the same as before, serious and stern. Outsiders might think that I owe you something."

Then, Liu Bang stroked his thick beard and looked at Xu Zhen with a big laugh.

"I was originally just a countryman from Wuyang. It was only because I followed Your Majesty that I was able to enjoy such glory. It is already a blessing for me to stand at the forefront of this group of ministers. How dare I ask for anything else?"

"Of course, if Your Majesty doesn't mind, you can reward me with a few beauties from Chu. I heard that... Chu women have thin waists."

It was a bit funny when Xu Zhen said this in a serious manner.

"Hahaha..." Liu Bang laughed even louder after hearing this, and then gave a look that all men "understood": "Okay, okay, I will definitely choose carefully for you."

Just when Liu Bang wanted to have a good discussion with Xu Zhen about the woman from Chu, Lu Zhi beside him gently tugged at his collar.

"Ahem..." Liu Bang suddenly remembered what he came here for.

"You should all already know the purpose of this banquet, but before you decide on your merits and rewards, I would like to ask you a question."

Hearing this, everyone immediately perked up.

Liu Bang glanced at Zhang Liang, Xu Zhen and others one by one, and said sternly: "Please tell me honestly, why was I able to destroy Qin and Chu and unify the world? Why did Xiang Yu lose the world?"

"Because Your Majesty is the best in the world in both civil and military strategy!" Fan Kuai said first.

"No, no, it's because Your Majesty is kind to the people and has won the love and support of people all over the world." This time it was Zhou Bo who spoke.

"You are talking about one side only..."

The ministers had different opinions, and Liu Bang just shook his head to reject it.

But Xu Zhen did not interrupt, he knew that Liu Bang was trying to establish their status again.

"What you said is only one of the reasons. I am not as good as Zifang in planning and winning battles thousands of miles away. I am not as good as Xiao He in pacifying the country, commanding the people, and allocating food and wages. I am not as good as Han Xin in leading millions of troops, achieving success, and winning every battle. I am not as good as Zifu in marching, governing the country, and having both civil and military skills. These four people are all heroes of the time, and I can use them. This is the reason why I won the world. Xiang Yu had Fan Zeng but could not use him, and he was suspicious of his subordinates everywhere. How could such a person not fail?"

The ministers below agreed with this deeply, and looked at Xu Zhen, Xiao He and others with more respect.

After expressing his feelings, Liu Bang began to reward people according to their merits. His previous long string of words was just a prelude to what was to come.

"Who has made the greatest contribution to our Han army? I think it should be Xu Zhen, the right prime minister of Han. He ruled Bashu together with Xiao He, proposed to capture Guanzhong, recommended Han Xin as the general, and assisted me in defeating Xiang Yu's reinforcements and retaking Pengcheng. He repeatedly offered brilliant strategies, and his contributions are the greatest."

Upon hearing this, the people below had no objection and nodded in agreement.

After all, Xu Zhen's contributions were truly terrifying. He was both civil and military, so they were convinced no matter what.

"I confer Xu Zhen the title of Marquis of Jing, and grant him a fief of 10,000 households. Due to his outstanding contributions, I will grant him an additional 2,000 households, making a total of 12,000 households!"

Xu Zhen hurriedly stepped out to express his gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Then Liu Bang arranged the meritorious officials in order, and Xiao He was undoubtedly the second meritorious official. The officials were also very dissatisfied, just as in history.

However, Liu Bang proposed the famous theory of meritorious people and meritorious dogs to reject the proposal, thus confirming Xiao He's ranking as the second most meritorious official.

Xu Zhen was granted the title of Marquis of Jing as the first meritorious official with a fief of 12,000 households; Xiao He was granted the title of Marquis of Ling with 10,000 households; Cao Shen was granted the title of Marquis of Pingyang with 10,600 households; and Zhang Liang was granted the title of Marquis of Liu with 10,000 households.

The rest of the people had to wait until the sixth year of the Han Dynasty according to the procedure.

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"Jinghou Xu Zhen was originally from Wuyang. He gave up his wealth and honor to join Emperor Gaozu. He was a man of great virtue. He persuaded King Ying of Qin to surrender and became the first to attack Qin. He appointed Huaiyin Hou as a general and was a great mentor of the time. He found out the problems of Pengcheng and solved them. He won every battle and was a minister who helped the Han Dynasty to establish itself." Records of the Grand Historian: Biography of Jinghou

(End of this chapter)