"Even the Marquis of Zhongshui recommended himself..."

In Weiyang Palace, Liu Che looked at an enthusiastic self-recommendation letter placed on his desk, not knowing whether to laugh or be proud.~,

As we all know, the Marquis of Zhongshui, the Lu family, the Marquis of Zhifang, the Yong family, and the Marquis of Chiquan, the Yang family, are also known as the three cowards of Chang'an, or the three otakus of Chang'an.

These three princes have always been huddled in their own mansions in Chang'an, never leaving the front door or taking any steps forward.

The reason is well known to everyone.

The ancestor of the Yong family, Yong Chi, was very different from Liu Bang, the founding king of the Han Dynasty.

In those days, Yong's teeth were sealed by pinching the nose.

Even the imperial edict deliberately wrote Shifang as a juice recipe to disgust Yong Chi.

Therefore, in order to protect themselves, the Yong family competes from generation to generation to see who is more homely.

Liu Che had seen this generation of Zhifanghou once, and it was like a mountain of meat!

As for the medium water weather...

Liu Che touched his chin and felt a little pain in his balls.

No reason, because this noble family is currently the only noble family in the Han Dynasty that publicly worships Xiang Yu and puts mourning on Xiang Yu every year on the anniversary of his death.

And this matter was recognized and tacitly approved by the powerful figures in the Han Dynasty in the past dynasties, including Empress Lu.

Who said that the death of Lü Matong, the Marquis of Water in the first generation, was so weird?

Lü Matong, the Marquis of Water in the First Dynasty, once served as Xiang Yu's stable boy, specializing in taking care of Xiang Yu's BMW and Wuzhen horses.

Moreover, he is very trustworthy in front of Xiang Yu.

After the Battle of Julu, Xiang Yu once publicly patted Lu Matong on the shoulder and said to the generals: This is my arm!

At that time, the relationship between Xiang Yu and Lu Matong was like the relationship between Liu Che and Wang Dao now.

However, things quickly changed.

Han Xin secretly attacked Chencang. The Han army came out of the pass and quickly defeated the Qin army deployed by Xiang Yu.

In the process, Lu Matong surrendered, but Zhang Han, who was originally a general of Qin, fought for Xiang Yu to the last soldier.

Therefore, there is that classic scene in the historical records.

Xiang Yu was on the bank of Wujiang River, holding the body of his beloved concubine Yu Ji. He smiled casually at Lu Matong who came to chase him: "Is this not an old friend of mine?" He also said, "I heard that Han bought my head for a thousand gold coins, and the city

Ten thousand households, I am a virtuous person!" He calmly lowered his sword and committed suicide.

This scene became the standard setting in later dramas depicting the end of Xiang Yu's hero.

However, Xiang Yu never dreamed of it.

It was Lu Matong, whom he regarded as an 'old friend', the 'arm' he once praised, and the groom of his beloved horse Wuzhen.

After he committed suicide with his sword, he fought with others in order to get one of his parts.

After killing dozens of competitors, he grabbed a thigh, and then ran away to receive the reward.

Xiang Yu's own corpse was even more fought over, and in the end only five relatively complete parts were left, which were sent to Liu Bang.

Liu Bang ordered people to sew up the stumps and bury them.

Finally, the five guys who grabbed the parts were named Liehou.

If the story ends here, then history books probably won’t focus on it.

What happened next can be described as terrifying.

First, on his birthday, Lu Matong suddenly knelt on the ground in front of a full hall of guests, kowtowed and begged for mercy: "I am guilty, I have betrayed my lord and betrayed my righteousness, and I am worse than a dog pig!" Then he died suddenly.

Then, another Niyang Hou Lu Sheng, who had snatched Xiang Yu's parts, died extremely miserably in his feudal lord's mansion. It is said that before his death, he had been subjected to extremely cruel torture and punishment. There was not a single person in his body.

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More importantly, after Lu Sheng's death, it was reported that his son was the child of his wife's affair with someone else, and the feudal state was abolished according to law.

Immediately afterwards, the other three people or their descendants had accidents one after another.

These five families seemed to be cursed.

The head of a marquis' family often doesn't die well.

Either he died suddenly, or he was punished for breaking the law.

To this day, only three of the original five winners of the Xiangyu Parts Competition are still surviving.

Among them, the Marquis of Shui, the Lu family, and the Chiquan Marquis, the Yang family, had been hiding in the palace of Chang'an, asking wizards, warlocks, and alchemists to perform rituals and sacrifices to Xiang Yu every day, and begging King Xiang to let them go.

Liu has always acquiesced in this regard.

This matter was even approved by Liu Bang and Empress Lu.

The reason is simple.

It's like Emperor Xuanyuan cut Chi You into eight pieces and then made him the leader of the army.

If Xiang Yu is proven to be a ghost, then what kind of hero would Emperor Gao be who defeated such a figure and became the world leader?

Out of such an idea, the emperors of the Liu family in the past dynasties not only did not stop the Lu family and the Yang family from performing grand dances at home, conducting large-scale sacrifices, and wearing sackcloth and mourning for Xiang Yu.

It even added fuel to the flames, fanned the flames, and created all kinds of legends and stories.

It was really hard on the Lu family and the Yang family. They were really cheated by the old Liu family and burst into tears.

As far as Liu Che knew, the contemporary Marquis of Zhongshui, Lu Qingjian, and Marquis of Chiquan, Yang Wuhai, spent most of their feudal income and rewards every year on inviting alchemists, magicians, and magic sticks to worship Xiang Yu.

Communicate and ask Xiang Yu, who has become a ghost, to let him go.

These alchemists, magicians, and magic sticks are not good at all.

After they took the money, they would secretly do all kinds of tricks, such as pretending to be Chu people and singing Chu songs in other people's homes in the middle of the night, or making noises like fighting and iron horses.

This family was so frightened that generations of them suffered from mental breakdown, and they looked as if they were in their forties or fifties when they were only in their twenties and thirties.

Moreover, because money has been spent on magicians from generation to generation, the lives of noble princes are not as good as those of ordinary people. They often eat corn and rice, which can only be eaten during festivals or when the emperor rewards wine and meat.

Some meat and fish...

However, Liu Che didn't have the slightest sympathy for these guys.

Xiang Yu is considered a hero no matter what, and besides, he committed suicide with his sword. You scumbags, when he was alive, you gathered around and no one dared to make a move. When he was dead, you started showing off your power.

He tore the person into pieces and tore out his intestines and entrails everywhere.

This thing has been done too much.

There is retribution, and they deserve it!

only……

Looking at Lu Qingjian's memorial, Liu Che pursed his lips and said with a smile: "It's not too stupid..."

In fact, no matter what kind of big lie or elaborate scam has been deceived for decades, even a guy with low IQ should notice some clues.

However, on this issue, the Lu family and the Yang family are aware of it.

You should also hold your nose and act in harmony with the trick.

Otherwise, the old Liu family will attack, but they won’t recognize anyone!

Therefore, this Lu Qingjian is not so much courageous as he is planning to take this opportunity to test Liu Che's thoughts, Your Majesty. Should we continue to perform this drama in our family?

That's probably what it means.

Scratching his head, Liu Che felt that by torturing others, even Xiang Yu should be angry now, right?

So, Liu Che told Wang Dao: "Go and tell the young master to write a letter to Duke Lu Chengen. Please ask Duke Lu Chengen to come to Chang'an and pay a visit to Zhongshuihou and Chiquanhou Mansion to worship.

The Marquis of Zhongshui Village and the Marquis of Chiquan Village..."

Lu Matong and Yang Xi both had posthumous titles of Zhuang.

The posthumous title is as follows: He who was repeatedly conquered and killed was called Zhuang, and those who died in the wilderness were called Zhuang.

It’s a pretty fitting conclusion to the lives of these two people.

Well, let Duke Lu Chengen, the son of three generations chosen by Liu Che for Xiang Yu, go to Zhongshui and Chiquan.

Even if Xiang Yu really has an angry spirit that is still cursing these two families, he should calm down for the sake of his third-generation son.

Let's forget this matter.

At the same time, Liu Che can certainly benefit from this matter.

In the eyes of the world, most people would think that Liu Che, the emperor, was indeed born divine.

Even ghosts and gods like Xiang Yu are driven and canonized by him.

Consuming dead people has been used by emperors since ancient times, and there is no need to learn it.

However, thinking of Xiang Zhong, the Duke of Lu Cheng'en whom he had conferred, Liu Che remembered something reported by Xiuyiwei that did not make him happy.

Recently, Kong Zhong, the son of Qufu's worshiping king Kong Teng and the contemporary direct descendant of Confucius, has been running to Gucheng every now and then.
To be continued...