Thousand-year-old family: its rise began with Shang Yang’s reforms

Chapter 527 Extra: Lao Deng Meets Lao Deng and Emperor Wu of Han

Everything around was dim and the sun was shining on the earth.

Liu Che woke up from his daze and looked at everything around him with some confusion. He scratched his head and looked around - where is this place?
Couldn't the Emperor's experiment help him reach another world line?
Liu Che was a little confused, but remained calm. After all, he was not the first person to participate in this experiment. The first one was Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty in later generations. According to him, he did come to a random timeline and saved the Tang Dynasty from danger. He also brought some technological developments to the Tang Dynasty without the Chen family.

In this case, my experiment this time will not fail.

He began to wait patiently.

Sure enough, in just a moment, the darkness in front of him disappeared, as if the rising sun was covering him. Then he saw everything around him. This was a palace - it looked familiar, as if it was the East Palace in Chang'an City?
He also lived here for a period of time.

So which timeline did he come to? Was it the timeline when he was still the prince? But why didn't he feel his body? How could he change history without a body?

Before Liu Che could react, footsteps were heard and a young man who looked somewhat similar to him walked in. There was a slightly gloomy look on the young man's face, like ice and snow sinking in the shadows.

Liu Che recognized who this person was at a glance.

Liu Ju!

His eldest son!
So he did not come to his childhood in this timeline, but to the time when his son had just become an adult in this timeline.
Liu Ju was anxiously pacing back and forth in the hall, with a gloomy and confused look on his face: "What should I do? How can I break the impasse? Jiang Chong and the others must have taken that damn thing to find my father by now."

"Father has become more and more suspicious over the years as he gets older. If he sees the witch puppet, will he doubt me and stop trusting me? If so, what should I do?"

Listening to Liu Ju's words, Liu Che's face was a little confused. What was going on? Although this incident also occurred in his original world line, wasn't that a trap set by him?
He should be lying in Ganquan Palace at this moment, waiting for this scene.

But there is no Chen in this world line.
A feeling of worry burst out from his heart, and the next moment, an additional memory appeared in his mind - a memory about how he survived in this world and the abilities he could use.

The ability is very simple, he can make a person see him - in the way he wants that person to see him.

Liu Che touched his chin and suddenly an interesting idea came to his mind.

How big of a gap is there between his abilities in this timeline and his own? He was actually very curious and wanted to take a look.

As for who can see me?
Liu Che smiled slightly, an idea already came to his mind.

Next, Liu Che started to use the method that appeared in his mind.

Faint rays of light bloomed in the hall, and then Liu Ju beside him felt a sudden pain in his head.

When the pain disappeared, Liu Ju suddenly found a person appeared in this vast hall.

The man was wearing a black robe and had a majestic and serious smile on his face.

For some reason, he felt that this person gave him a familiar feeling, even a little gentle.

Where have you seen this person before?
Who is this person? Why is he here?
Before Liu Ju could react and open his mouth to question, the figure in front of him slowly moved.

The man walked up to him, stretched out his hand and penetrated his body.

A majestic, solemn and hoarse voice echoed in the hall.

"I know you're curious about who I am."

The man in black said, "But you don't have to be suspicious."

"I am the spirit of a treasure passed down by your Liu family's ancestors."

"Liu and I are destined to be together, and today you awakened me again, so the fate between you and me has come into being."

"Back then, your Liu family ancestors also gained this kingdom with my help."

"And since you woke me up today, I can help you once."

As Liu Che spoke, he was making up his own lies in his mind.

When he talked about how Liu's ancestors relied on him to gain this kingdom, he felt a little guilty towards his ancestors.

But I can't think so much at this moment.

Liu Ju didn't believe what Liu Che said at first, but when he felt the coldness coming from the man in the black robe in front of him, he put aside some of his doubts. This was definitely not the body temperature that a human could have.

Could it really be the god among the treasures passed down by the Liu family?

He relaxed a little, but at the same time he didn't completely believe what the man said.

However, the fact that this man can appear here means he is capable no matter what, and since he said that we are destined to be together and he wants to help me, why not listen to him?
So he hesitated and told what happened to him.
While Liu Che was listening, he sorted out what happened in this world's timeline.
Generally speaking, except for the absence of the Chen family, other things in this world are almost the same as in his world line.

Not only was his grandfather the heir, but the throne was even passed down to him by Liu Ying himself.

However, in this world, his grandfather was able to ascend the throne after Empress Lü brought chaos to the world and most of Emperor Gaozu's children died.

And most of what his father did was not much different from that in his timeline.

But the world line seemed to have changed since he started. When he grew old, he was very distrustful of his own children, and the most important thing that changed was the young general he had personally trained.

In this timeline, the young general died young, and Wei Qing and Wei Zifu were not trusted as they were in his timeline.

This resulted in Liu Ju not achieving the same achievements in this timeline as he did in his original timeline.

Thinking of this, Liu Che couldn't help feeling a little sad.

No one in this world knows him better than himself. After all that happened, the Emperor Wu of Han in this world has already become a different person from him.

But he could still guess the mood changes of Liu Che in this world line.
If his guess was correct, Liu Che was unaware of what happened today.

In this world, he desires immortality, and will definitely fall into a state of rage when he finds out that someone is cursing him in the name of witchcraft.

And this is the conspiracy of Jiang Chong and others.

Jiang Chong and others knew his character and knew that he would fall into a state of rage. They also knew that Liu Ju would doubt them and thus rebel.

This result is exactly what Jiang Chong and others wanted.

Because the furious Liu Che heard that his prince was rebelling and saw that the prince was leading troops, he would definitely take action against the prince - without any hesitation.

Jiang Chong and others wanted Liu Ju to rebel, so as to use him to get rid of the crown prince. Even if he waited until he realized what was going on and purged these people, the people who should have benefited had already received the benefits.

In this world, apart from Liu Ju, there is only one person qualified to inherit his throne.

According to the character of Emperor Wu of Han in this world, no matter how dissatisfied he was with Liu Fuling's character or ability, he would pass the throne to Liu Fuling.

After sorting out everything, Liu Che had a slight sneer on his face. He sorted out everything in an instant.

And that is exactly what happens in this timeline.
However, the most important thing at the moment is to help Liu Ju break this situation.

He looked at Liu Chuan and said, "Do you believe me? If you do, then do as I say."

Liu Ju was a little hesitant, but at this time he had no other choice but to obey the words of this so-called god who appeared out of nowhere.

So he nodded immediately: "I'll listen to you, what do you say I should do?"

Liu Che looked at Liu Chuan with satisfaction and said, "Don't resist, don't rebel, tell your mother to prepare everything, then wait obediently for dawn, and finally go to Ganquan Palace to tell your father what happened here."

Let go of all resistance and go find father?
When Liu Ju heard what Liu Che said, he suddenly felt a little hesitant.

Is it really okay to do this?
Liu Ju had a look of disbelief on his face. He looked at Liu Che in front of him and said, "Father is sensitive and suspicious. If I really do this, I'm afraid there will be only one outcome."

Liu Che shook his head. Although the Emperor Wu of Han in this world was a little suspicious, he would definitely not kill innocent people indiscriminately.

Liu Ju knew too little about Emperor Wu of Han in this world.

He thought that after learning about this, Emperor Wu of Han would definitely kill him, or throw him into the Heavenly Prison in anger, or deprive him of his position as crown prince, or at the very least plant a thorn in his heart.

But what Liu Ju didn't know was that Liu Che would not do that.

There was a sneer on Liu Che's face. Is there anyone in this world who understands Emperor Wu of Han in his old age better than him?
The old Emperor Wu of Han is an old man. What is the most important thing for an old man?

The most important thing is not how strong your child is, or how powerful your child is, but how much your child believes in himself.

Emperor Wu of Han knew that he was an old man who was not worthy of trust, but at the same time that did not mean that he did not want his children to believe in him.

Yes, that's what an old Deng thinks.

But when Lao Deng is the controller of this world, the master of this world, and the emperor of this huge empire, when you can no longer resist this person in power, you'd better listen to Lao Deng and obey him.

However, Liu Che did not express his inner thoughts at this time. He just looked at Liu Ju, waiting for Liu Ju to give an answer.

He also wanted to know whether there was any possibility of cultivating Liu Ju in this world. If so, he would pass on the technology he heard from Li Shimin to him, so that Liu Ju could bring this huge empire to its peak again.

But if this child is not worth cultivating, then even if he is a man who has given up on this world, he will not tell Liu Ju what he knows.

Liu Che who thought this way did not realize that he was more like an old Deng than the Emperor Wu of Han in this world.

Who will win between Lao Deng and Lao Deng?

Peach Blossom Spring
Ying Zheng, Li Shimin and others who gathered in front of the water mirror watched Liu Che instructing Liu Ju and analyzing Emperor Wu of Han's state of mind in the water mirror, and when they heard Liu Che call Emperor Wu of Han "Lao Deng", everyone couldn't help laughing.

And when Liu Che came up with that idea later, everyone burst into laughter.

Ying Zheng pointed at Liu Che in the water mirror and said: "This is a purebred Lao Deng, more like Lao Deng than the Lao Deng in that timeline."

Everyone was shaking their heads and smiling, with some anticipation welling up in their hearts.

Both Liu Che and Li Shimin encountered their own timelines, making up for their regrets in the original timeline.

Isn’t the reason for the final decline of the Li Tang Dynasty due to the hidden dangers buried during the Wu Zhou period and in the later period of Emperor Xuanzong?

And wasn’t the reason for the decline of the Liu Han Dynasty precisely because the legitimate successor in the late period of Emperor Wu of Han lost his qualification to inherit, and then the Western Han Dynasty declined rapidly?

What about them?

Ying Zheng looked at everything that happened in the water mirror, feeling a little bit of anticipation in his heart.

He had carefully questioned the emperor and learned that the Second Emperor of Qin died in another timeline.

He didn't know which timeline he would go to. Would he go to the original timeline to save the Qin Dynasty that was destroyed by Emperor Wulie of Qin? Or would he go back to his youth to eliminate the troubles caused by his actions? Or would he go to the timeline where the second emperor died?
Ying Zheng looked at the sky calmly, with some anticipation in his heart.

Ordinary
Liu Ju knelt in Ganquan Palace.

The candles in Ganquan Palace flickered brightly, and Emperor Wu of Han, sitting high on the throne, looked at Liu Ju in front of him with sharp eyes.

He had countless thoughts in his mind, but what finally came out was a long sigh.

As if all this should be a regret.

Without any doubt, Emperor Wu of Han waved his hand and ordered the envoy in embroidered clothes to drag Jiang Chong and others down and imprison them in the Sky Prison for strict interrogation.

Then he stood up, walked to Liu Ju and helped him up.

"Since you have done what I have done today, I am relieved to hand over this huge empire to you."

The words that came out of Liu Che's mouth made Liu Ju smile in surprise.

He didn't expect that his father would actually fall for it?
Is this still the serious, suspicious and superior father of mine?
But Liu Che beside him just smiled slightly.

It is true that Liu Che was an old man, but it was precisely because he was an old man that he was able to distinguish what was right and what was wrong.

The scary thing about this world is not the old Deng, what is scary is the unreasonable old Deng.

Emperor Wu of Han was a reasonable old man.

The sun is setting in the distance.

The shadow of this vast empire seemed to have been resolved.

(End of this chapter)