Liu Zhang, the king of Taiyuan in Wuhan, was 19 years old this year. Although he was named King of Taiyuan, Taiyuan was in the hands of Jianshihan, so he could not win the country and could only stay idle in Handan.

He was Liu Yan's eldest son, and his father was only thirteen years old when he died. Liu Xiu regretted the death of his elder brother. He felt sorry for his brothers Liu Zhang and Liu Xing were young and lonely. He had just become emperor in Gaoyi, so he sent someone to Nanyang to pick up the two brothers and stayed by his side to take good care of them.

Liu Yan is eleven years older than Liu Xiu. When their father Liu Qin passed away, Liu Xiu was only nine years old, but Liu Yan was already an adult. It is said that the elder brother is like his father. Moreover, Liu Xiu's father died early, so he relied on this elder brother. The two brothers had a deep relationship.

Liu Xiu was also very close to his two nephews. After becoming emperor, he treated them very well. He was named kings in the second year of Jianwu. This was probably due to the compensatory mentality of his elder brother Liu Yan. Without Liu Yan, there would be no Liu Xiu today. If Liu Yan was not dead, it would not be his turn to do it.

As soon as Liu Zhang became an adult, his emperor uncle asked him about his ambition, meaning he wanted to arrange a position for him and go to the grassroots level to exercise.

The young man Liu Zhang was so excited that he immediately said, "I hope to follow Your Majesty and His Father, and carry a three-foot sword to the battlefield!"

Liu Xiu thought of the scene when he started his business with his elder brother, and couldn't help but sigh and said, "The battlefield is dangerous. You and Liu Xing are going to provoke the two-bedroom Zongyou. How can I feel at ease to let you fight on the battlefield?"

Although Liu Zhang and Liu Xing were both the sons of Liu Yan, Liu Xing was adopted by his second uncle Liu Zhong and inherited the second house. Only Liu Zhang was the eldest son. One of them was in danger, and one of Liu Xiu's brothers was considered the greatest queen.

"When Your Majesty and my father started their business, Xiao Chang'an was defeated, and dozens of people were killed and injured in Chongling Liu's family. After that, my uncle finally achieved great achievements. It was difficult to start a business, and the prosperity of each family. I don't know how many people died in the middle. Everyone can die, why can't I die? I am not afraid of death! My father is a hero, I cannot embarrass my father, hide behind and live a peaceful life, but ask others to fight in front of the formation. I am willing to follow Your Majesty, fight for the battlefield for the Han Dynasty, and work hard to pacify the world. Your Majesty, let me go to the battlefield!"

Liu Xiu's face sank, and Liu Zhang died one by one, which made him feel extremely uncomfortable. It also made Liu Xiu feel even more uncomfortable because Liu Zhang mentioned the most painful defeat in Little Chang'an in his life.

The defeat of Little Chang'an was Liu Yan, and Liu Xiu suffered a great defeat under the new army. In this defeat, the Liu family in Chongling suffered heavy casualties. Liu Xiu's second brother Liu Zhong and second sister Liu Yuan both died in Little Chang'an. Liu Xiu watched helplessly and could not do anything.

Liu Xiu has always been reluctant to think about this scene, but Liu Zhang mentioned it. He suppressed his displeasure and said, "Let's talk about it later! You go to Shangshutai to be a wise man and learn political affairs."

Liu Zhang didn't dare to say anything anymore, so he had to lower his head and said, "Yes."

Liu Zhang returned to the mansion depressedly. His younger brother, King Beihai Liu Xing, was waiting for him. He grabbed his arm, pulled it inside, and said, "Did you agree to go?"

Liu Zhang shook his head, "Your Majesty is worried about danger on the battlefield and will not let me go."

Liu Xing was silent for a while before saying, "Brother, there are some rumors recently. I wonder if you have heard of them. It is about you."

"Why are you stuttering? Just say something if you have something!" Liu Zhang was a little impatient.

"There are all legends among the people, they say..." Liu Xing simply stopped talking, but dipped his hand in water and started writing on the table.

Liu Zhang stretched out his head and saw that he kept writing the word "Tai" and then the word "yuan". Liu Xing dipped it in water and wrote the word "wang".

Liu Zhang said: "King of Taiyuan? Why are you writing this? It's so mysterious. What's the point?"

Liu Xing didn't say anything, and wrote the word "时" on the desk. Liu Zhang could no longer hold back. He didn't know what Liu Xing was doing. He was very upset now and didn't have time to waste time with him.

But when he saw the last word "�" that was soaked in water, he felt as if he was struck by lightning and could not move at all.

The King of Taiyuan was set up.

Liu Zhang's head buzzed and his face turned red. These words were first dripping on the table, but then the water stains slowly dried up, and the handwriting was blurred little by little until it disappeared. But Liu Zhang felt that the words "Taiyuan King Dangli" did not disappear, but were like a sharp knife that had been carved into his heart and could no longer be erased.

Liu Xing grabbed his arm and said, "Brother, the people are talking about this. I guess His Majesty already knows it, so he...will not let you go out and lead troops!"

Liu Zhang was stunned for a while, and suddenly said angrily: "Since you have heard this rumor, why didn't you say it earlier? I knew it would have never taken any soldiers or battlefields!"

Recently, this rumor has been rampant, but no one mentioned it to Liu Zhang. He had no idea about it at all. If Liu Xiu had really heard of this rumor, Liu Zhang's behavior of going to the battlefield would add fuel to the fire and seek death.

All those who are qualified to be emperors are thorns in the eyes of the current emperors, and what they fear most is to be replaced by others. No one originally thought that Liu Zhang had this qualification, but with this rumor, Liu Xiu would definitely realize that his nephew also had the potential to become a monarch.

When Liu Xiu was still King Xiao, he disappeared in the battle with the refugee army. He heard that King Xiao had died in battle, and the generals were in a panic. At this time, Wu Han said: "Everyone cheer up. The eldest brother of King Xiao is still in Nanyang. Are we still afraid that there will be no monarch?" At that time, Liu Xiu had no son, and Liu Zhang was his first heir.

So what about now?

If Liu Xiu died now, Liu Zhang would even be more likely to inherit the throne than his two-year-old son Liu Zhuang. The Han Dynasty had an infancy emperor, but he should establish a eldest prince in troubled times. From this point of view, Liu Zhang was obviously more suitable.

Under such circumstances, Liu Zhang was still alive and did not know how to go to the army, be a general, and go to the battlefield. In the eyes of the emperor, would he think that he wanted to hold military power?

Liu Zhang's sweat had already come down, so he couldn't help but blame Liu Xing, why didn't he remind him early?

"We have always been close to my uncle. I don't think I have any suspicion because of these two rumors. I am afraid that you will be worried because of this, so I didn't talk about this. Today I came over, but I heard that my elder brother went to the palace and said that my elder brother wanted to go to the army. I felt something was wrong..."

Liu Xing hesitated and said, "Brother, do you think my uncle won't let you join the army because of this rumor?"

Liu Zhang has been recalling what happened today and what the emperor had at that time. After thinking about it, he felt that after saying that, the emperor looked very unhappy.

Yes, the emperor was very unhappy when he heard that he was going to the army and flatly rejected him.

There is no doubt that the emperor was afraid of him.

When Liu Zhang thought of this, he felt very uneasy. The more he thought about it, the more he became more and more scared. That night, he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. He opened his eyes until dawn. The next day, his head was dizzy and he couldn't eat. It was another insomnia night.

After three days of trouble, Liu Zhang fell ill.
Chapter completed!