Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Chapter 264: Chen Pingping's plea: As long as the Grand Commander stops the reform, the world will make you the emperor
Although Liu Hong was weak, he still laughed heartily.

"Dean Chen has come all the way here, he won't just capture Sean alive and come and kill me, right? You know, I'm not Sean."

Liu Hong is always grateful to Chen Pingping who once helped him secretly.

Even after the Hanging Temple incident, their ideas gradually diverged and they went their separate ways.

Chen Pingping's old face also began to smile, his eyes a little dazed.

It was as if I saw Ye Qingmei’s former confidence and cheerfulness, but what was different about her was...

As long as Liu Hong is willing, he can easily win the hearts of the people, not only the common people, but also the aristocratic families.

Although Fan Xian looks very similar to Ye Qingmei, his actions are actually no different from those of the aristocratic families.

After all, Fan Xian cares about people's livelihood, and top aristocratic families often provide relief to disaster victims.

As for the dirty and tiring work, they are thrown to the middle and small-level officials from wealthy families and counties to handle, otherwise how can the black gloves come from?

Chen Pingping's voice was calm, and his expression was no longer as gloomy as before. He spoke softly.

"Grand Commander, you did a great job! Although the Wuzhou camp lost 30,000 soldiers, the Yangtze River was blocked."

"You have saved millions of people along the coast and recovered countless losses for the noble families. In the Three Roads of Andong, your reputation is higher than that of His Majesty."

If we release the 50,000 craftsmen of the Hanging Temple, give the disaster victims in Jiangbei land and silver, and even build houses for them.

They can all be said to be political shows, just for the sake of fame.

But after he blocked the Yangtze River embankment with his own body, no one in the world would think so anymore.

Because Liu Hong truly regards the lives of the people as more important than his own.

The 100,000 soldiers in Wuzhou Camp could be Liu Hong’s wealth, the greatest capital and confidence to rule the three routes of Andong.

This time, Liu Hong is using his most valuable assets to exchange for the lives of the people!
However, Liu Hong gradually stopped smiling and shook his head.

"President Chen, you know me. These are just my gains. I just wanted to stop the flooding of the Yangtze River in the beginning."

Chen Pingping didn't say anything else, just nodded.

The tent fell into silence.

"In fact, you have done enough. Once the Yangtze River embankment is rebuilt, your reputation will be unmatched in the world."

"Even if you have raised the butcher knife against the noble families, we will not care. As long as you are willing, after Emperor Qing dies, we can launch a coup and nominate you to start a new dynasty and become the founding emperor!"

Chen Pingping spoke firmly, looking directly into Liu Hong's eyes without any avoidance.

This time he discussed it with Fan Jian, Prince Jing, and even the Qin family.

Emperor Qing was too proud. Even the royal family members could not tolerate his dictatorship, tyranny and suspicion.

Although Liu Hong also committed a lot of killings.

But he is full of benevolence in his bones!

Moreover, Liu Hong was willing to put the emperor's power in a cage so that the aristocratic families would no longer be the emperor's actual slaves.

All in all, in one sentence!

The aristocratic families are willing to serve Liu Hong as their leader, overthrow the rule of Emperor Qing, and unify the world with Liu Hong.

Create a century-long dynasty ruled jointly by aristocratic families and the emperor.

Even at the end of the dynasty, Liu Hong's prestige was reduced to nothing but his corpse.

They were also willing to help Liu Hong clear up the refugee uprising and prolong the life of the dynasty for a few more decades.

Just like in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the world's aristocratic families worked together to suppress Zhang Jiao's uprising, and the eighteen princes fought against Dong Zhuo.

And all this requires only Liu Hong's nod.

Chen Pingping, Fan Jian and Prince Jing will pave a great road for him.

But the smile on Liu Hong's face gradually disappeared, and confusion turned into pain and helplessness.

“Dean Chen, I once regarded you as a confidant, because you and I share the same wish, to kill Emperor Qing and let the people of the world live a higher life.”

"And now you are going to betray your original ideals? Even if you have to give up decades of revenge against Emperor Qing."

Chen Pingping lowered his head.

Even if he is the Chief Inspector who has the power of life and death, and the King of the Dark Night who makes babies cry.

Under Liu Hong's weak questioning, he lowered his head in shame. "Grand Commander, as long as you stop the reform, we can even make a concession and swear an oath in the waters of the Yangtze River, a blood oath that we will never betray you in our lifetime!"

Chen Pingping couldn't help but reach out and shake Liu Hong's shoulders.

The voice was pleading.

"All we need is Grand Commander, you stop the reforms! As long as you stop the reforms, you will be the emperor we have been waiting for for thousands of years!"

Everyone saw everything Liu Hong did on Andong 3rd Road.

The taxation was light, at a very low rate of one tenth, to encourage the development of industry and commerce.

He is good at accepting advice, generous, and understands the difficulties faced by officials below him.

He was also benevolent and loved his people. Even if it meant emptying the treasury of the Grand Marshal's Office, he was determined to rebuild the Yangtze River embankment.

Although they were eliminating the aristocratic families, every action was taken in an upright manner and with a legitimate reason.

He never engages in any conspiracy or assassination that can be concealed in public.

In this long-dark world of Joy of Life, Liu Hong seems to have landed on this world, emitting a vibrant sun.

It’s just that the sun’s rays are too bright and too tolerant.

Even if they were untouchables like weeds, Liu Hong was willing to give them human dignity and let them live well.

But their family doesn’t want to!

If the people all became human beings, then who would cultivate their vast fields, and who would take care of the slaves in their homes who could be beaten or killed at will?

Working fifteen or sixteen hours a day, like hard-working manual producers, how can they purchase goods at a low price?

The aristocratic families only hope that Liu Hong will be their hope, so that they will no longer be the emperor's slaves, but the emperor's collaborators.

Having said this, Chen Pingping spoke almost from the bottom of his heart.

Every word was sincere and without a trace of falsehood.

Liu Hong was a little dazed for a moment.

After the trial meeting in Jiaozhou was changed into a public opinion meeting, he had already made a concession.

It only allows the common people to have the power to reflect their thoughts to the court.

Even so, can't these aristocratic families tolerate it?
Seeing that Liu Hong fell silent, Chen Pingping concluded that Liu Hong was moved.

Grit your teeth and use your trump card!

A list with a blood seal on it was displayed in front of Liu Hong.

There are many famous powerful families in Kyoto, including the Qin family, the Fan family, the Liu family, as well as high-ranking officials from the three provinces and six ministries, including relatives represented by Prince Jing.

They all signed their names and stamped their fingerprints and seals.

Although the list doesn't say anything.

But both of them knew that as long as Liu Hong agreed, once Emperor Qing died, the aristocratic families would naturally throw themselves into Liu Hong's arms.

Even with the crown prince, the second prince, the eldest princess and other royal family members, it was of no avail.

After the Liu Hong incident, Emperor Qing became even more suspicious and cared greatly about his power.

The weekly grand court meeting has not been held for a year.

Power is firmly in the hands of clan members, eunuchs, and those in the imperial study.

The eunuch Hong Sixiang, who was in charge of the Western Factory, even obtained the title of prince despite his status as a eunuch, just like Shen Zhong of the Northern Qi Dynasty in the past.

Liu Hong looked at the list, his eyes gradually becoming blurred.

This was the path that Emperor Taizu Gao took, with his Three Articles of Law and light taxes and levies, and people all over the world were eagerly awaiting his arrival.

He started a rebellion against Qin at the age of 48, unified the country at the age of 54, and established the Han Dynasty, which lasted for 400 years. He is revered by later generations.

Liu Hong's hands were shaking a little, as if he was possessed, and he wanted to take the list.

A smile gently appeared on Chen Pingping's old and wrinkled face.

As long as Liu Hong nodded, he would give up the reform and completely compromise with the aristocratic families.

As for those untouchables, they have to wait thousands of years for someone to come and rescue them!
Liu Hong's eyes gradually became clear and he suddenly retracted his hand.

(End of this chapter)