Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 336: The King May Be Black Mountain...

After Liu Bei personally saw off the head of the Wuji Zhen clan and the heads of the Anguo Liu clan and the Hanchang Liu clan, who were also descendants of King Jing of Zhongshan and sons of Emperor Jing, he felt filled with emotion.

Looking throughout Qingzhou, Jizhou and Youzhou in Hebei Province, almost all of them have descendants of King Jing of Zhongshan, which can be said to be the most prosperous clan among the Han clans.

His main idea was to have more children and raise them well, so wherever he went, people from the same Liu clan would come to him to establish a relationship with him. Fortunately, there were no blind Liu clan members who dared to address him according to their generation in the family tree.

When seeing him, they still call him "Great King" with great respect.

Thinking of the honorific title of King, Liu Bei's gaze subconsciously fell on the green tiles and white walls of the Zhongshan Palace opposite the county prime minister's residence in Lunu County. The current Zhongshan King is a descendant of Liu Fu, the second son of Guangwu and Guo Shengtong.

It had been passed down to the sixth generation. The King of Zhongshan at that time was Liu Zhi. Unfortunately, he only had several girls and no sons.

When he went out of the city to greet him, he was shaking all the time and his palms were sweating even though he was wearing the crown and robes.

Dian Wei, Xu Chu and the soldiers of the Ruichong Camp felt something was wrong and immediately locked their eyes on him, some even quietly aimed their bows and crossbows at him.

This made King Zhongshan Liu Zhi's legs tremble even more. He wanted to explain clearly, but found that when he opened his mouth, he was so nervous that he couldn't even say a word.

Seeing this, Liu Bei frowned and asked, "Why is the King of Zhongshan so nervous?"

As the King of Han spoke, Dian Wei brought nearly a hundred soldiers closer, drew out his sword with a clang, and directly surrounded the officials, county elders, and wealthy families who had surrendered the whole city, to prevent anyone from using surrender as bait to commit evil.

After all, there could be no other reason other than assassination that could have made Liu Zhi, the King of Zhongshan, so scared.

Liu Bei also became suspicious. He looked at the other party for a moment and thought: "Could it be another Qin Wuyang..."

Liu Zhi was so frightened when he saw so many people rushing towards him with weapons and weapons, carrying a murderous aura. Fortunately, a palace official stepped forward in time, bowed to the King of Han, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, you don't know that the King of Zhongshan has no children and is trembling with fear every day. He heard that Your Majesty has recovered Luoyang and rebuilt the ancestral temple, and he is afraid that he will be left without an heir and his country will be destroyed."

"I am deeply troubled by this, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

The official's frank remarks made the King of Zhongshan blush, feel difficulty breathing in his chest, and almost die on the spot.

Although they were both princes, the King of Zhongshan and Liu Bei's King of Han were one in heaven and one on earth.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the King of Han was merely a transitional figure. Once Liu Xuande conquered all the states in Hebei, no one would be able to stop him even if he wanted to ascend the throne.

The situation of Liu Xie, the emperor of Guanzhong, is even worse than that of the princes. Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou, Jizhou and Youzhou will definitely support Liu Bei.

At this moment, even if Liu Xie had the ability of Guangwu, there was no possibility of turning the situation around.

For King Zhongshan Liu Zhi, meeting the King of Han was like meeting the Son of Heaven. Moreover, he had no descendants to inherit the title. The Zhongshan Kingdom, which had been passed down for six generations, was about to be destroyed in his hands. How could he not be afraid?

Liu Bei looked at the King of Zhongshan carefully, and asked Xu Chu to check the other officials one by one to see if they were carrying any sharp blades. After confirming that none of them were carrying any, he smiled and asked Liu Zhi to return to the palace first.

Later it was heard that after Liu Zhi returned to the palace, he often slept with more than ten maids and worked hard in the house day and night, just to give birth to a child as soon as possible so that the King of Han would have no reason to abolish Zhongshan Kingdom in the future.

Liu Bei looked up at the palace of Zhongshan State and couldn't help but sigh: "Ten people a day, how can my body bear it? If this goes on for a long time, Zhongshan State will be destroyed by itself."

Even if Liu Xuande's body was as strong as that of an ordinary person, he would not dare to act like this. This was not enjoyment, but risking his life. When Liu Bei returned to the courtyard of his mansion, he asked his secretary Zhuge Jin to call Guo Jia to discuss matters.

As soon as Guo Jia arrived, he bowed to Liu Bei and said with a smile, "I am the Black Mountain bandit Zhang Yan. I have heard that the King of Han cares for the elderly and the poor, treats the people like his own children, supports the weak and destroys the strong. Since he attacked Jizhou, he has cared for the people and eliminated the harm to the people. I wish to surrender to the King."

"Zhang Yan has a million Black Mountain bandits under his command. They take advantage of the mountains and valleys to occupy Changshan State, Zhao State, Zhongshan State, Shangdang County in Bingzhou, etc., which has caused headaches for the court."

"The King of Han has the power to overwhelm the world. He can subdue the world with just a move of his hand. It is like all the countries are loyal to him."

"Once Zhang Yan surrenders, the warlords in Changshan will be horrified. They will not be able to protect themselves, so how can they dare to march into Zhongshan?"

"It is easy to take the seven counties of Zhongshan now. After the thirty thousand noble families in these seven counties are annihilated, Your Majesty can return to Zhuo County as you wish."

As Guo Jia spoke, he handed Zhang Yan's surrender letter to Liu Bei, then bowed and smiled again, "Back then, there were millions of Bronze Horse bandits in Hebei who plundered everywhere. Guangwu defeated them in Fuzhou and captured hundreds of thousands of people. Therefore, people in Guanxi were afraid of them and called Guangwu the 'Bronze Horse Emperor'."

"Now that Your Majesty has defeated the Yuan family and exterminated the powerful, if you want to subdue another million Black Mountain bandits, it will surely cause a great shock in Guanzhong. When the three dukes and nine ministers hear of it, they may call Your Majesty the 'Black Mountain Emperor'..."

"Cough cough!!"

Before Guo Jia finished speaking, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Zhuge Jin, Chen Jiao and other clerks in the hall had no reaction at all. Only Liu Bei could not help coughing a few times.

This title is too ugly. Compared with Guangwu's Bronze Horse Emperor, it is undoubtedly a downgrade.

Moreover, the two words "Heishan" made him feel uncomfortable as soon as he heard them. Even if he used "Yellow Turban", it would sound better than "Heishan".

Facing the surprised faces of the crowd, Liu Bei took a deep breath and warned: "If there is a title in Guanxi, it must not be spread to the prefectures and counties in Guandong. This is the heart of the Liangzhou bandits who are arrogant and hostile. Danger and destruction arise from small things. Arrogance will lead to negligence. Officials in various places must not neglect government affairs."

Then he asked Zhuge Jin to write two letters and send them to Luoyang and Pingyuan, telling Xun Gongda and Xun Wenruo that if there were any rumors about him, they must be eliminated as soon as possible.

He didn't want to hear any embarrassing claims.

Guo Jia didn't understand why the King of Han had such a big reaction. In the past, Guangwu heard Guanxi call him "Bronze Horse Emperor", but he just said casually: "This is nonsense!" and then laughed it off.

Why was the King of Han so resistant?

Seeing Guo Jia's expression, Liu Bei found it difficult to explain the reason. After thinking for a while, he coughed dryly and explained: "This is because I don't like the title. Please don't blame me for being filial."

Liu Bei then changed the subject, closed the wooden tablet, and said thoughtfully: "If Zhang Yan really wants to surrender, then Bingzhou can be taken. Several counties in Bingzhou were previously affiliated with the Yuan family. Without the Black Mountain bandits blocking us, after pacifying Jizhou, we can let Yunchang enter Bingzhou from Shangdang, attack Taiyuan in the north, and take Hedong in the west."

"Let Lü Fengxian lead the cavalry to guard against the Xiongnu tribes."

He had originally wanted to transfer Yunchang to Nanyang after pacifying Jizhou to start learning how to train the navy.

At that time, we will dig and widen the river channel to connect the Huainan water system, so that the Xuzhou navy can reach Nanyang, allowing Yunchang and Gongjin to put more pressure on Liu Biao.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yan of Heishan suddenly came to his senses and stopped resisting the Han army.

(End of this chapter)