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

Chapter 43: Emperor Wen's death, the power of historical revision

Emperor Wen decided to bury Xu Zhao next to Changling, that is, next to Grand Tutor Xu Zhen, which fulfilled his wish before his death. Crown Prince Liu Qi personally carried his coffin. The princes who restored their countries in various places and the southern princes such as Wu and Chu also took the opportunity of the funeral to come to Beijing to pay homage.

King Liu Bi of Wu and others are actually very nervous now. Although they did not help the Zhao rebels, they chose to sit back and watch.

Fortunately, Liu Heng was always kind and did not want to resort to war again to reduce the power of the vassal states, so there was no other punishment except increasing taxes on the vassal states.

What follows next is the highlight of the funeral: the posthumous title!
The ministers submitted many posthumous titles, and of course they were all good ones. After all, Xu Zhao protected the Han Dynasty, and no one present could compare to this achievement.

The Xu family's reputation also became stronger. Some people called them the most loyal relatives of the Liu family and far more reliable than their in-laws.

Finally, the emperor decided on the posthumous title of "Zhongwu". Firstly, it was to commend Xu Zhao's loyalty to the Han Dynasty, and secondly, it was naturally because his martial arts were more outstanding than his literary skills. Therefore, it was finalized after careful consideration.

"Zhao was loyal, brave and courageous throughout his life. His sincerity towards the Han Dynasty seemed to move even the heavens. I believe he would be happy to know that he was buried next to Grand Tutor Xu."

All the ministers and princes praised him for his wisdom.

Liu Heng recalled the past, then turned his head to look at the ministers and princes below: "My brother, King Zhao Liu Ruyi, did not know the destiny and started a rebellion. The world is once again devastated by war. Our first priority is to recuperate and repair the damage caused by the war."

"We should try to avoid unnecessary wars. The Xiongnu have defeated the troops of Wuwei and Tuzhao successively, and are now swallowing up the population and livestock of the Hu people. The momentum of unifying the grassland is almost unstoppable."

"In this case, we should try our best to avoid this bad luck and focus on accumulating strength."

As for the resurgent Xiongnu, Liu Heng planned to continue to implement the policy of marriage alliance and not launch a large-scale war. Now the main force of the Donghu had been defeated and it was no longer possible to maintain a balance of power.

No one had any objection and everyone agreed. Even Xu Gong agreed. Now that the people's strength has not yet fully recovered, going to war is indeed not a good option.

"Xu Gong has made great contributions in conquering the Hu people and beheaded Hu Duo, the king of the Donghu. I will appoint you as the general of the guards and put you in charge of the central army and the palace guards. Zhou Yafu has also made great contributions, so he will be the chief physician."

Then Liu Heng began to reward people according to their merits. For example, those who made the greatest contributions, such as Xu Gong and Zhou Yafu, were given unimaginable high positions. Xu Zhao had previously served as General Wei, but he was almost thirty years old at that time, but Xu Gong was only in his early twenties this year!
From then on, Xu Gong was in charge of the Xu family's banner. Four of the six sons of the Xu family died in this rebellion, which could be said to be a heavy loss. Originally, the head of the family had been promoted to the rank of Grand Marshal and had hopes of being promoted to Prime Minister, but now everything had to start all over again.

But it's also a good thing. The death of Xu Zhao has once again accumulated a terrible reputation for the Xu family. In the future, there will probably be few families that can shake the Xu family. Even if they can strike back in the court, their reputation among the people is unparalleled.

.........

After that, Xu Zhen continued to fall into a deep sleep, waiting until the next system prompt.

He slowly opened his eyes and looked at what had happened recently.

After Emperor Wen pacified the Zhao Rebellion, he continued to implement the policy of light taxation and low levies, lived in harmony with the people, and restored the people's strength that had been damaged by the war.
In the 24th year of Emperor Wen's reign, Liu Heng was seriously ill. Before his death, he conferred the title of Taiwei on Xu Gong and appointed him as a minister to be entrusted with the care of the young prince together with Prime Minister Shen Jiatu, each of whom held civil and military power and jointly assisted Crown Prince Liu Qi.

After completing his final will, Liu Heng officially passed away.

His life was truly a model for an emperor. Although he indulged his brother Liu Ruyi and indirectly caused the chaos in Zhao State, he never forgot the priorities at the critical moment of life and death, and was determined to take back Taiyuan even at the risk of losing Chang'an!
During his 24 years in office, the country was peaceful and the people were prosperous. Every household had surplus food, which basically solved the problem of food and clothing for the people.

After discussion, the ministers decided to give Liu Heng the posthumous title of Xiaowen and the temple name of Taizong, with the full title of Emperor Xiaowen of Han. The power of the Xu family also expanded again with Emperor Wen's entrusting his son to the care of others. Among the nine ministers, there were three people with the surname Xu. Together with Xu Gong, Xu Gong, and Xu Zhou who held high positions, the Xu family was very powerful.

Even the overbearing Empress Dowager Dou had to show some respect and did not dare to punish Xu's children easily.

[First Ancestor: Xu Zhen]

[Householder: Xu Gong]

[Status: Marquis, Grand Commandant of the Han Dynasty, Minister entrusted with the care of the orphan]

[Faction: Han Emperor]

[Attributes: Politics (71), Command (90), Wisdom (63), Military Strength (99), Controlling People (80), Literary Strategy (60)]

[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.
Gold·Innate Spirit Gathering Card (Supporting a building that is about to collapse, reversing the tide): Guaranteed to summon a heroic spirit with an average attribute of 95 or above

Red Death Totem: It can protect the family from a certain death, showing the way to continue the family heritage.

Red Nativity Card: When the family is in absolute crisis, you can summon the Heroic Spirit of Valhalla to possess you temporarily (can be used three times)
Red Dream Platform: Can be used to convey orders to the future head of the Xu family through dreams, and can be used repeatedly.

Red Longevity Pill: can forcibly extend one’s life by ten years.

Purple Sprint: Marching speed increased by 200% (avoiding any objective factors) × 2
Purple Fireworks Order: Summons a spectacular thunderbolt x 4
Purple: Late Bloomer: Ten points of random attributes are awarded for each year after age 70, with all attributes increased up to 95.

Purple: Makes a small army of 3,000 people invulnerable to swords and spears, skilled in archery and horse riding, and proficient in military strategy (can be used when the morale reaches life and death, and the life span of the soldiers will be greatly reduced)
Yellow·Rebellious×24
Yellow·East Wind Break: Summons a hurricane blowing eastward x 7
Yellow Swallow Snow: Summon a snow cloud x 5
Yellow Resurrection Rain: Summons a rain cloud x 6
White props × 139】

The number of props in Xu Zhen's hands now is already terrifying, and any one of them can perform miracles that ordinary people can hardly imagine!

But with eight generations of experience, he still felt it was not very safe, because after more than eighty years of family inheritance, a special effect would gradually appear and become stronger over time.

That is the power of history revision! Whenever he makes a change, history will be revised in an extremely unimaginable way.

Moreover, the essence of many historical events cannot be resolved. For example, during the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Five Barbarians, the atmosphere in the Central Plains had been distorted since the Wei Dynasty, so a new blood transfusion was almost inevitable. Even if there were no barbarians, there would still be other hidden dangers.

This is the fundamental reason why the power of historical correction is effective. Social trends and class solidification must go through chaos before they can change.

Unless you destroy the fertilizer of destiny from the root, you will have to face the force of historical correction.

The quantity and strength of his current props make it difficult to cope with future changes. He has actually experienced the specific difficulty before. He should save up as many red and gold props as possible, otherwise it will be too late later.

(End of this chapter)