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

Chapter 2: The Prince of Yan Rebelles
After Liu Bang, under Xu Zhen's persuasion, conferred titles on his ministers early and completely consolidated his basic base, he chose to make certain changes to Qin law, redistributing the former territories of the six kingdoms that he could not directly control and adopting a system of counties and kingdoms in parallel.

He re-ennobled Han Xin as King of Chu, Wu Rui as King of Changsha, Peng Yue as King of Liang, Ying Bu as King of Huainan, Zang Tu as King of Yan, Zhang Ao as King of Zhao, and Han (Wang) Xin as King of Han, making a total of seven kingdoms. This was also one of the last two hidden dangers of the Han Empire.

At the same time, Liu Bang adopted Zhang Liang's strategy to build Chang'an and chose it as the capital. This thousand-year-old city began its own legendary history.

Xiao He was appointed as the left prime minister and was in charge of government affairs, Lu Wan was the grand tutor, and Xu Zhen was the right prime minister, whose status was even higher than Xiao He. They actually held military and political power on behalf of Liu Bang, and could directly communicate with the emperor, bypassing court officials, the empress and other kings, and enter and leave the palace freely, holding extremely great power.

In the fifth year of the Han Dynasty, King Zangtu of Yan was the first to rebel, claiming to have an army of 100,000.

Liu Bang was furious and immediately summoned the right prime minister Xu Zhen and the left prime minister Xiao He into the palace to discuss how to put down the rebellion.

In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, manpower and material resources were greatly depleted. Even Liu Bang, the emperor, could not gather a few horses of the same color. Xu Zhen simply came in an ox cart.

The prime minister of the dynasty and the head of all officials came to the emperor in an ox cart, which was unique in the entire history.

As expected, the wise strategist Zhang Liang chose to protect himself. He did not seek any official position and stayed at home, refusing to see any guests.

As for Xu Zhen, he already had experience with these things, as he almost failed before.

It is very simple to keep your life under Liu Bang. Keep no secrets, let him know everything, and do things from Liu Bang's own standpoint and the standpoint of the world. Say no to being king.

Liu Bang could see all of this, and the best outcome would be to have him say, "The one who keeps Liu safe is chastity."

It was not difficult for Lu Zhi. She could just give her advice on behalf of Zhang Liang and guarantee the position of "supporting whoever is the crown prince". She just had to stay put until she killed the Lü clan on behalf of Zhou Bo.

Xu Zhen had special privileges so he easily passed the guards.

"Your servant Xu Zhen requests an audience."

Inside the hall, Liu Bang's expression was very serious. There was a mess around him, and it looked like he had been angry. Madam Qi was serving him at his side.

"Zi Fu, come in,"

"Remember this and come in whenever you want. We are one and the same."

Liu Bang saw that the anger in Xu Zhen's eyes had dissipated a little.

Because of the help of various props before, Liu Bang liked Xu Zhen very much. The two of them were like-minded and had a common problem, which was lust.

"Your Majesty, are you worried about the rebellion of Prince Yan?" Xu Zhen walked in and asked tentatively.

When Liu Bang heard this, he immediately became furious and started to curse: "Zang Tu, this bastard, your majesty made him a king, granted him land and wealth, what a great gift! But he actually betrayed your majesty and rebelled against your majesty! He totally disregarded your kindness!!"

"Now the man has entered his mother..."

As a developer of national quintessence, Liu Bang created many new swear words, and even Concubine Qi next to him was stunned.

"Ahem... Your Majesty, please be serious." Xu Zhen also quickly hinted that if he continued like this, the words created by Liu Bang would be enough to write on a bamboo slip.

"Zi Fu, do you think that Zang Tu should be scolded? Not only did Lord Nai scold him, he also chopped him off with his own hands!"

Liu Bang cursed for a while before his anger subsided.

Xiao He had also arrived. He heard all this as soon as he came in and didn't dare to breathe.

"Zi Fu Xiao He, you guys decide how to deal with Zang Tu."

Xu Zhen also immediately asked for the order. This was a good opportunity to obtain props: "I ask to fight and bring Zang Tu back to the capital alive!"

Liu Bang nodded and praised: "Zi Fu is a mighty warrior. I order you to lead 100,000 troops to the State of Yan to quell the rebellion."

"Prime Minister Xiao, please allocate food and fodder to ensure the army has normal expenses."

In fact, he was still happy to have his subordinates do the work for him. In history, there was probably no general who could take charge of things on his own.

Of course, if it was a country with strong military strength like Huainan or Chu, he would still have to go himself. "I accept your order." Xu Zhen and Xiao He said in unison, and then withdrew.

Liu Bang looked at the departing backs of Xu Zhen and Xiao He, muttering to himself.

"Zi Fu is the youngest, the healthiest, and the most beloved and closest minister to me. I wonder if he can take on the responsibility of Liu's safety?"

"Although the world has been reunited, there are still undercurrents. Various countries are waiting for an opportunity to cause chaos, and the Xiongnu on the grasslands are becoming increasingly powerful."

"Alas...it's easy to conquer the world, but it's hard to keep it!"

.........

Outside the city of Luoyang, Xu Zhen had already assembled his troops and prepared food and fodder to prepare for the expedition to the State of Yan.

He had previously pacified the north with Han Xin, and had also assisted Liu Bang in squeezing out Xiang Yu's living space in Chu. It can be said that most of the generals of the Han Dynasty were his former subordinates.

Even Han Xin was recommended to Liu Bang by him.

Because of the victory in the Battle of Pengcheng, the Han Dynasty really had smooth sailing throughout the whole process. Even if Xiang Yu created the miracle of breaking 300,000 troops again, it would be of no use. The situation was already set, and no matter what he did, it would just be a last-ditch struggle.

"Soldiers, I know you have just received your reward and have not yet been reunited with your wives and children. I understand, but we must fight this battle."

"Zang Tu, that damned bastard, actually dared to betray Your Majesty! Such a disloyal and unrighteous person is simply intolerable to heaven. It is not too much to dig up the ancestral graves, open the tombs and whip the corpses!"

"Kill, kill, kill!"

"Kill Zang Tu!"

Xu Zhen also made an impassioned pre-war mobilization. In fact, pacifying Zang Tu was a piece of cake for him now.

After previous accumulation, Xu Zhen’s panel data is already terrifying.

[House owner: Xu Zhen]

[Status: Marquis, Right Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty]

[Faction: Han Emperor]

[Attributes: Politics (96), Command (98), Wisdom (94)]

[Faction attitude: Han Emperor (friendly), Empress Lü (admiration), Chu (respect), ministers (respect), Yan (hostility)]

[Attitudes from high to low: worship, reverence, friendliness, appreciation, indifference, disgust, hatred, blood hatred]

[Props:
Golden God-Descending Order (Haotian Servant, God descends from the sky): Use this item to summon the gods to appear, call the wind and rain, meteorites to hit, and turn defeat into victory in a disadvantageous battle.
Red Death Totem: It can protect the family from a certain death, and show the way to continue the family heritage.

This is Xu Zhen’s current three-dimensional form. The second red item is the reward he received when he was first awarded the title of a meritorious official. It is one of the top items of this quality!

His attributes individually are not as good as the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty, but if you look at it as a whole, he is much stronger than them. The reason why Xu Zhen is so favored is actually due to the help of props.

Plus, the two of them do have some of the same little hobbies...

Xu Zhen drew his sword and formally announced his attack on the Yan Zang rebels.

If he wants to obtain high-quality rewards, his pacification speed must be faster than Liu Bang in the original history, so as to make a greater change to history.

Liu Bang's military talent was really strong. He only learned the news in August of the fifth year of the Han Dynasty, but he had completely pacified the rebellion in September. His efficiency was simply terrifying.

This means that Xu Zhen must reach Yan State and defeat it within 20 days!

(End of this chapter)