Xia Jun took a sip of tea, his eyes blurred for a while, as if he was lost in memories: "A few hundred years ago, the Nanming Empire was still ruling this continent. The last emperor of the Nanming Empire, Zhu Ciyi, was ignorant and ignorant. At that time, the empire had nine droughts in ten years.
, causing the people in the country to live in dire straits, but the country still levied heavy taxes without any sympathy, causing far-sighted people from all over the country to rise up, and the ancestors of the Lanfang Empire were also among them."
Xia Jun sighed and continued: "At that time, two brothers from the Xiahou clan met to revolt. However, after seeing that many rebel armies failed and all nine tribes were exterminated, the two brothers made a decision that had both sides. The older brother joined the insurrectionary army,
The younger brother joined the militia that attacked the rebel army, so that even if either side failed, the Xiahou family would not be wiped out. So the two brothers parted ways. The older brother joined the largest rebel army at the time, while the younger brother changed his name and joined the militia.
After decades of struggle, my brother's bravery in battle was recognized by everyone. After the old leader died in the battle, he was elected as the leader and continued to lead everyone. As the military power of the Nanming Empire became weaker and weaker, the country relied more and more on the militia.
And my younger brother also relied on his own talents to become an important leader of the largest militia organization."
Xia Jun glanced at Fang Xiaoyu, who was listening to the story attentively, and said with a smile: "You must think that I am too long-winded when talking, but in fact the real topic is at the back."
Fang Xiaoyu smiled and shook his head: "This story is very good, and it made me understand a period of history that I didn't know clearly."
Xia Jun smiled and said: "Then I will continue. Later, the various rebel armies were gradually gathered together and became a unified force, and the militia groups were also gathering and integrating, leaving only the three largest forces. The two sides were in
A decisive battle took place at Hanzhong Mansion in Shannan County."
"The location is so remote." Fang Xiaoyu couldn't help but interjected.
Xia Jun said with a smile: "This is because you don't understand history, because the capital of the Nanming Empire at that time was Hanzhong Prefecture. The decisive battle at that time lasted for four days and four nights. When the two sides were in a stalemate, my brother seized the opportunity to take advantage of the three-share people.
When the leaders of the regiment held a meeting, they led their own soldiers to kill them all, and then took the heads of these people and led their subordinates to defect to the rebel army. After receiving the news, the rebel army attacked fiercely at night, and the militia naturally lost its leader.
After a great defeat, most of the country fell into the hands of the Xiahou brothers."
Fang Xiaoyu added: "These two brothers are so scheming. Now the whole country falls into the hands of their brothers."
Xia Jun smiled and said: "But at that time, there was a big family in the southwest, the Cheng family. At that time, the country was very dilapidated and could no longer withstand the huge civil war, so the two sides held peace talks. In the end, the Cheng family was willing to submit to Xiahou
However, they wanted to keep a piece of territory as their own support. The older brother of the Xiahou brothers agreed, and the Lanfang Empire was established. In order to contain the Cheng family and act as a buffer between the Xiahou family and the Cheng family, the younger brother did not change his name.
My original surname became another big family in the empire in the form of a new family, and the two families joined forces to suppress the Cheng family."
Fang Xiaoyu immediately said in a very positive tone: "Then my brother must be named Xia."
Xia Jun nodded and said: "Yes, the younger brother in this story is the ancestor of our Xia family, which means that our Xia family is actually also named Xiahou. This is why I don't let you dethrone the Xiahou family's throne."
Fang Xiaoyu suddenly said: "No wonder, in fact, grandpa is also a member of the royal family. He just changed his name and surname in order to protect himself, but he did not change his surname back due to special reasons. But why did grandpa come to tell me this story today?"
Xia Jun sighed and said: "Originally, I have been running around to assist the Xiahou family in ruling my whole life, but I watched the Lanfang Empire getting weaker and weaker. It was not until you appeared that I saw hope, but I found that you and I are not
People all the way, you don’t have such deep feelings for the Xiahou family, but you are capable enough."
Xia Jun said with emotion: "I also hesitated back then, but when I saw the powerful countries around me, if the Lanfang Empire didn't have an Optimus Prime-like figure, I'm afraid the Lanfang Empire would also be in danger of overthrowing, so I decided to take a chance.
The danger will help you to rise to the position of lord, so that you can flex your muscles to defend the empire from border troubles."
Speaking of this, Xia Jun looked a little sad: "But as your power grew, I began to worry, so when the Cheng family tried to kill you with the help of the Cossack Empire, I hesitated.
, I did not stop his conspiracy."
Fang Xiaoyu immediately understood. No wonder the Cheng family had so easily convinced Emperor Xia Houying to stand by and watch. It turned out that Xia Jun was conniving. He also said with emotion: "Fortunately, I survived that time."
Xia Jun nodded and said: "Yes, when you won a complete victory, I knew that no one could stop you. So later I subconsciously stopped helping you, but you surprised everyone. You behaved in an unbelievable way.
The speed of development and growth caught me off guard. Until His Majesty was assassinated, this became your best opportunity."
Fang Xiaoyu said: "But if grandpa objects, I won't do it. At worst, I will expand outwards. I will not be afraid of enemies at home or abroad."
Xia Jun smiled and said: "The reason why I came here today and to tell you this story is that I have figured it out. There is no sun that rises forever in the sky, and there is no dynasty that never sets on the earth. Dynasties change.
This is a very normal thing. It is impossible to succeed with my own strength to prevent what will inevitably happen. I am too tired after running around all my life, but I don’t want my descendants to have to worry about this again, or even pay the price of genocide.
Price. So I won’t stop you anymore. I just ask you to treat the Xiahou family and the Xia family well after your victory, and don’t kill them unless they commit rebellion."
Fang Xiaoyu nodded solemnly and said: "Thank you, grandpa, for understanding me. I promise that even if they commit rebellion, I will only imprison them, not kill them, and I will never get involved."
Xia Jun smiled and said, "I feel relieved now."
A few days later, Xia Jun declined Fang Xiaoyu and the Xia sisters' attempts to stay and returned to the Xia family. A month later, Xia Jun died with a smile in the capital controlled by the Xia family at the age of eighty-five. Before his death, he
He called his two sons, Xia Yuhui and Xia Yushang, to the bedside and had a secret talk for a long time.
After receiving the news of Xia Jun's death, Fang Xiaoyu planned to go to the funeral with the Xia sisters. However, just as they were about to leave, something suddenly happened that made Fang Xiaoyu unable to get away. He had to ask the Xia sisters to attend the funeral on his behalf.