Chapter 5 Can someone like me really accomplish great things?
"Preach my will!"

"The beauty Xuanwei brought Huo Qubing to see me. I want to personally raise the future military god of the Han Dynasty!"

Upon hearing that Huo Qubing was only about five or six years old, Liu Che immediately thought of keeping him by his side.

Such a beautiful jade should be cultivated by him personally.

Never let those mediocre people out there teach you bad things!

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[In 87 BC, Emperor Wu of Han died.]

【During his reign, he adopted a series of reform measures. 】

【In China, he adopted Dong Zhongshu's suggestion to abolish all schools of thought and promote Confucianism alone. 】

【He reformed the official system, legal system, and currency system, and selected talents through the recommendation system, promoting talented people regardless of their background, which gradually strengthened the national strength of the Han Dynasty.】

[Externally, he sent Wei Qing and Huo Qubing to attack the Xiongnu many times, forcing them to migrate far to the northern desert.]

[He ordered Zhang Qian to go on a diplomatic mission to the Western Regions to build connections between the Han and the various ethnic groups in the Western Regions. He also conquered Minyue, Dongou, Nanyue, and Wei's Korea, managed the Southwestern Yi, and set up counties in their areas to better integrate the Yue people and the various ethnic minorities in the southwest with the Han people.]

[Many scholars in later generations believed that Emperor Wu of Han was an emperor with great talent and strategy.]

【His civil and military achievements made the Han Dynasty one of the most powerful countries in the world at that time. His series of reform measures consolidated the centralization of power and promoted the unification and development of the country. 】

【…】

Daqin plane.

The period of Emperor Qin Shi Huang.

Ying Zheng looked at the evaluation of Emperor Wu of Han on the sky screen and could not help but sigh: "This emperor of later generations was able to make China so prosperous. He is truly a great ruler!"

While expressing his emotion, he couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

"It's a pity that my Qin Dynasty perished too early. If I had been given a few more decades, my achievements in civil and military affairs might not be inferior to his."

"My Great Qin may become more prosperous and last for a thousand years."

"I just hate that God can't give me a little more time!"

Stimulated by the sky, Ying Zheng couldn't help but think of Xu Fu's report some time ago about the discovery of a fairy island in the South China Sea.

It was rumored that there were immortals on the fairy island who could refine the elixir of immortality. He was very excited when he heard it.

Now that the sky curtain has appeared in the world, it proves that immortals may really exist in this world.

"If Xu Fu can find the elixir of immortality, I alone can protect the Great Qin for thousands of years, making China prosperous and welcoming guests from all over the world. How can there be any future generations?"

"Someone, tell Xu Fu to come see me!"

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The Han plane.

Liu Bang laughed wildly: "My power is so great that I still look like a great leader!"

"My descendants have done a great job!"

The ministers beside him also complimented him: "Congratulations to your Majesty, congratulations to the Han Dynasty!"

"Whoever offends the mighty Han will be punished no matter how far away they are. Let these Xiongnu people be arrogant for a while longer. It won't be long before the iron cavalry of the great Han will crush them!"

Learn about the prosperity of the Han Dynasty in later generations.

Liu Bang was full of heroic spirit and swept away the depression of being besieged by the Huns!
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The Tang Dynasty plane.

During the Zhenguan period.

Li Shimin was also filled with emotion.

"The Emperor Qin and Emperor Han, with their great talents and strategies, really make people nostalgic!"

At the same time, he was also inspired to fight.

"However, I have worked hard to govern the country. Under my rule, the people of the Tang Dynasty are prosperous, far better than those of the Qin and Han dynasties. Who can match my achievements in civil and military affairs?"

"My achievements may not be inferior to those of the Qin Emperor and Han Emperor."

"Let me take a good look at how people in the future will view me."

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The Ming plane.

Yongle period.

Emperor Yongle, who had just returned from a great victory, looked at the sky in the distance and couldn't help but have endless reverie.

"Although I came to power illegitimately, my achievements in civil and military affairs are no less than those of the Qin and Han dynasties. How will people in the future view me?"

"Will they recognize me?"

"Will you regard me as a thief who stole the country?"

now.

Zhu Di had countless questions and fantasies in his mind. …

Qing Dynasty plane.

Qianlong was full of confidence.

"Are the Emperors of Qin and Han worthy enough to compete with me?"

"Look at this prosperous Qing dynasty. The four directions are peaceful, the people are happy, and the wealth is prosperous. It is truly the Celestial Empire!"

"I am the Emperor of Ten Perfections, the greatest in history! All the people in the world praise me. How can the achievements of these two people compare to mine?"

At this moment, Qianlong was still dreaming of the Celestial Empire.

I have no idea that the world is in turmoil at this moment.

It is only a matter of time before the dream is shattered.

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【After the Western Han Dynasty had four emperors, Emperor Wen, Emperor Jing, Emperor Wu, and Emperor Xuan, the country reached its peak.】

【At this time, the Western Han Dynasty had a clear political system, harmonious society, prosperous economy, and was well-received by all quarters. 】

[In 74 BC, Emperor Yuan of Han ascended the throne and became the eleventh emperor of the Western Han Dynasty.]

[He favored eunuchs, causing chaos in the government, and the Western Han Dynasty began to decline.]

[In 8 AD, Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty and changed the country's name to Xin, which is known in history as the Xin Dynasty. Since then, the Western Han Dynasty, which had existed for 210 years, has fallen.]

【Wang Mang's series of unrealistic reforms caused chaos throughout the country.】

[In 23 AD, Wang Mang was killed in a riot, and the Xin Dynasty, which had only existed for 14 years, perished.]

[In 25 AD, Liu Xiu ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and the country was still named Han. He was Emperor Guangwu of Han, and history calls it the Eastern Han Dynasty.]

【During Liu Xiu's reign, he rectified the cultivated land and attached importance to production. The population and the number of cultivated land in the Eastern Han Dynasty increased greatly, which is known in history as the Guangwu Restoration.】

[After that, the Eastern Han Dynasty entered a kindergarten period, with many princes under the age of 10 ascending the throne, causing relatives and eunuchs to monopolize power and slaughter officials wantonly, causing the people to suffer and the country to be in chaos.]

[In 184 AD, Zhang Jue shouted the slogan "The blue sky is dead, the yellow sky should be established, and in the Jiazi year, the world will be blessed." He called himself General Tiangong and led the masses to launch an uprising, which is known in history as the Yellow Turban Rebellion.]

【…】

Late Han Dynasty.

Liu Bei, who is still under Liu Biao's command, saw the prosperity of the Han Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, and then thought about the current court's incompetence and the appointment of treacherous people that led to the decline of the Han Dynasty, and he felt deep hatred in his heart.

"I thought my ancestors were so great and wise, but I never expected that their descendants would be so disappointing!"

"Today, the world is in chaos and the people are living in misery. It is all because Emperors Huan and Ling favored villains and alienated wise ministers, which led to the fall of the Han Dynasty!"

But after the grief.

I think of myself, already over forty, still displaced, having accomplished nothing, living under someone else's roof, doing nothing, fighting and losing time and again, wasting time, and growing old.

I couldn't help but feel sad: "Can someone like me really accomplish great things?"

Thinking about how time has passed, half of my life has passed.

Liu Bei could not help but shed tears and cried bitterly, covering his face.

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Above the sky.

The scene continues.

[In 208 AD, the Sun-Liu alliance defeated Cao Cao in the Battle of Chibi, laying the foundation for the Three Kingdoms.]

[In 220 AD, Cao Cao died. In the same year, Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty and proclaimed himself emperor. The country was named Wei, and history calls it Cao Wei.]

[In 221 AD, Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, inherited the Han Dynasty in Chengdu and called himself the Emperor of Han, which was known in history as Shu Han.]

[In 223 AD, Liu Bei died of illness in Baidi City at the age of .]

[In 229 AD, Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor, named his country Wu, and was posthumously named the Great Emperor of Eastern Wu.]

[In 234 AD, Zhuge Liang died at Wuzhangyuan during his fifth northern expedition at the age of .]

【…】

"???"

Liu Bei, who had been covering his face and crying just now, stopped crying when he saw the subtitles on the sky curtain, and three question marks seemed to appear above his head.

I couldn't believe my eyes for a long time!
"Call... call yourself emperor?"

"Can someone like me... also be crowned emperor?"

Thinking of his repeated defeats and his past mediocrity, Liu Bei could not help but stand there in a daze.

I still couldn't believe this was true.

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(End of this chapter)