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

Chapter 41 The dust has settled
Liu Ruyi's order was quickly passed on to the various Zhao troops. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers were mobilized to form a pocket formation to encircle and trap the Han army.

But obviously they had miscalculated. In the face of absolute strength, any tricks and strategies were futile. The endurance of the Han army had also been increased by three times, and now they could fight for two days and two nights without any problem.

Liu Ruyi retreated to the rear under the escort of thousands of people. He felt very aggrieved. Xu Zhao had forced him to cut off his robe and beard before. What else did he want to do this time? He had no beard left to cut.

"Go after Liu Ruyi! Today I will kill this traitor for my father!"

With the enhancement of the item card, the speed of Xu Zhao's cavalry increased by more than three times. The horses were no longer of the same species as those of the Zhao army, so they quickly caught up with them.

He personally led his troops to attack, and soon the few thousand people were almost all killed, either dispersed or trampled into meat paste by horses' hooves.

"Xu Zhao, why do you have to confront me? My father originally intended to pass the throne to me. After pacifying the Lü clan, I am the most logical person to succeed him. This throne originally belongs to me! Why can't I take it back today?"

"Even if I seize the throne, the world will still belong to the Han Dynasty. How can you be sure that the people of the Xin Dynasty will live worse than those of Liu Heng's Dynasty?"

"Now that you have submitted to me, you can choose any position in the world except the position of Grand Tutor in the future! Why don't we shake hands and make peace?"

Seeing that he could not escape, Liu Ruyi promised great benefits to tempt him. Before that, Xu Zhen had basically tied the position of Grand Tutor to him, so he could not give it to his subjects.

"Hmph, no matter what, you are still plotting treason! If you succeed, wouldn't all the Liu clan princes in the world follow your example? How can the world ever have peace if rebellions continue?"

"Your Majesty was chosen by Grand Tutor Xu, court officials, and princes after much consideration. Now it seems that he was right. Under your Majesty's leadership, the Han Dynasty is extremely prosperous and the people live and work in peace and contentment. This proves that the throne belongs to you!"

"You are rebelling today and you are defying the heavens. I was able to defeat you not because I, Xu Zhao, have any ability, but because the heavens will not tolerate your rebellion, Liu Ruyi!"

Xu Zhao didn't buy it at all, because his father's teachings had ingrained loyalty and righteousness into his bones. He couldn't accept a traitor who was plotting to usurp the throne sitting on the throne.

It turns out that God doesn't allow it either.

"The wrath of God...what are you talking about!" Liu Ruyi still couldn't believe in the idea of ​​gods having effects. He felt that today's defeat was just due to negligence.

"Humph, don't you understand? I am here today because of my father's blessing."

"Don't talk nonsense, Grand Tutor Xu has passed away a long time ago!" Liu Ruyi broke out in a cold sweat. Could it be that the old Grand Tutor really appeared? There were rumors that he could summon thunder before.

"Gone? No, my father has been watching you all the time!" Xu Zhao sped up while looking up at the sky.

At this moment, dark clouds gathered in the sky, and a dazzling bolt of lightning descended, striking Liu Ruyi directly. Just as he was panicking, the thunder slowly disappeared.

Liu Ruyi stopped, and Xu Zhao and the other soldiers behind him also stopped. Except for Xu Zhao, who was used to it, everyone looked at the dark clouds in the sky with shock on their faces.

"This...how is this possible? In your heart, Grand Master, is Ruyi really just a traitor and a usurper?" Liu Ruyi bent down, dismounted, and knelt on the ground. In his heart, Xu Zhen's status was no lower than that of his father.

Not only was he grateful for saving his life, Xu Zhen also went to Zhao State in person many times to visit him, and stayed for a month at a time. It can be said that he treated Zhao State like a father.

He originally thought that Xu Zhen would understand, but now it seems to be the opposite. Liu Ruyi doesn't understand why the Grand Tutor likes Liu Heng so much. He is obviously no worse than him, so why does he always deny him in everything?
The reason why Liu Ruyi rebelled was not only to deal with the reduction of the feudal system, but more to fight for his own dignity! He was no worse than Liu Heng in being an emperor, and even better.

He is such an emotional person, Xu Zhen knows him very well, and the previous evaluation was not random, but the exact feeling after spending time with him day and night.

"Liu Ruyi, why are you doing this? You are committing treason and will be infamous for eternity. From the moment you started your rebellion, it was doomed to be a disaster."

"You don't have to blame yourself. It's still unknown whether this was your father's intention. Maybe it was just an accident." Xu Zhao slowly walked in front of him, drew the sword at his waist, and threw it directly in front of the other party.

"You can do it yourself. A prince should die in a way that a prince should. It is too shameful to be killed by a commoner. You also hope that it will be written in a good way in history books."

"Hahaha... I didn't expect that I would eventually lose, and it ended in such a weird way. Losing is losing, whether it's treason or cruelty, I'll leave my afterlife to future generations to judge."

Liu Ruyi stood up dejectedly, picked up the sword with green light on the ground, placed the blade on his neck, and applied gentle force.

The once high-spirited King Zhao died under his own sword.

Xu Zhao stared at the corpse on the ground for a long time, and finally waved his hand and ordered: "Bury him next to Emperor Gao's tomb, and that will be the fulfillment of his wish."

"As ordered."

At this moment, Xu Zhao suddenly felt unwell and started coughing violently. He knelt on the ground in pain and looked at his palms, where a bright red mark was particularly noticeable.

"General Xu, are you okay?"

The guards beside him hurried over to support him. He was now extremely weak and seemed to be about to die.

"It's nothing, this is a normal reaction. How's the situation on the front line?" Xu Zhaoqiang struggled to stand up. He didn't want to affect the morale of the army. After all, there were still many remnants of Prince Zhao.

"Don't worry, Commander. The Zhao army has already collapsed. General Zhou Yafu, who is in the city, will lead his troops out of the city and join forces with our army to inflict heavy damage on the rebels. The remnants of King Zhao are no longer a concern."

The guards explained in a low voice that the Han army was extremely brave and had pinned down hundreds of thousands of rebels, and now they posed no threat.

"That's good, that's good. Let's go to Chang'an now. I want to see the prince." Xu Zhao climbed onto the horse and planned to go to the city of Chang'an to see the prince for the last time.

It was too late for Xu Gonghe's Majesty, but it would be nice to see the prince before he died.

"Yes, please." Several guards carefully looked after Xu Zhao.

This place is not far from Chang'an, and we soon arrived at the North Gate. Coincidentally, Liu Qi was also commanding here.

Xu Zhao came before the crown prince, dismounted from his horse, bowed respectfully and said, "I am here to see the crown prince. I am sorry to have startled you."

Liu Qi hurriedly helped him up and said with a smile: "I am fine. I would like to thank General Xu for his bravery and courage in defeating the rebels."

"Where is the rebel king Liu Ruyi now?"

Xu Zhao said calmly: "He is dead. He was chased by me and eventually committed suicide."

"However, I considered him as the descendant of Emperor Gao, so I buried him beside Emperor Gao's tomb without permission. I hope the prince will atone for my sin."

"Dead...dead?" Liu Qi obviously didn't react. This was too sudden. The King of Zhao had a great advantage before, but he was defeated and killed in the blink of an eye. What a fate!
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"The King of Zhao rebelled, sweeping across Liang, Jiaodong, and Jibei. It coincided with the invasion of the Hu people from the south, leaving Chang'an empty. The rebels were invincible and unstoppable."

"Han Taiwei Xu Zhao deployed his troops on the river bank, burned his boats and destroyed the rebels at the foot of the city. People sighed and said: Zhao defeated Zhao's army of 300,000 with only a few thousand men. Isn't this the power of ghosts and gods?" - Records of the Grand Historian, The Family of Xu
(End of this chapter)