My timeless tavern

Chapter 524 Newcomer: I am Liu Bang

"Han Xin surrendered to you?" Liu Che asked.

Before Xiang Yu could speak, Ying Zheng smiled and said, "He is not stupid. He naturally knows what it means to be a hero who knows the current situation."

After listening to the two people's story about Han Xin's voluntary surrender to Xiang Yu, even though he had already anticipated this outcome, Liu Che still felt quite complicated.

At this time, half a day had passed since Tony used the power of Phoenix to help Xiang Yu resurrect those people.

After settling those who had come back to life and arranging a grand banquet to entertain Tony and his companions, they returned to the tavern.

Although the time is not long, it is enough for several people to take a trip around that world.

Besides, they all had busy affairs, and the world Xiang Yu lived in was really unremarkable, so they just took a simple stroll.

During the banquet, Han Xin led his troops to surrender.

He brought only a thousand cavalrymen, but each of them was a brave and elite warrior, and was his absolute confidant.

Xiang Yu gave him a glass of spider-fortified wine on the spot.

Han Xin was overjoyed at the improvement in his physical condition.

He realized he had done the right thing.

He was not unaware of the fact that he was being questioned by Liu Bang.

Xiang Yu's behavior was so bizarre that it made him see something more exciting than power.

Several people were chatting around Han Xin.

Even Luo Feng and Daenerys, who passed by, joined in.

Luo Feng is doing very well now, but he is also busy every day.

He had heard of Xiang Yu's appearance, but he had passed him by every time he came to the tavern.

The historical background of the world he lives in is very similar to that of the Earth where other people live. It also has Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng and the Chu-Han Contention.

Therefore, he was quite interested in these characters that he had once heard of in textbooks.

Since it was a rare opportunity to meet, he stopped and chatted for a few more minutes.

Daenerys has been in the tavern for over a month.

She is also doing well in the Game of Thrones world.

In order to get along well with other guests in the tavern, she focused on understanding the past of the Earth.

After all, most of the guests in the tavern have a very close connection with the earth, and people like her are outliers.

She was also very curious about the figures in Earth's history.

Especially those famous ministers and generals.

She is currently short of talent.

After reading the introductions of those people, she admired them very much.

She had heard of the Battle of Gaixia where Xiang Yu and Han Xin confronted each other.

The two sides deployed 500,000 and 100,000 troops respectively.

There are only a few wars on the continent of Westeros that can involve more than 100,000 people!
Compared to this, they seemed like they were just playing house.

As a "true dragon" who is determined to revive the Targaryen family and unify the world, she is very happy to deal with these people.

Everyone talked about Han Xin, then talked about their own worlds, and talked about the interesting things they had experienced.

When hearing Xiang Yu mention that he was saving money to buy a levitation cloak to suit his own superpowers, Luo Feng gave him a set of Moteng armor.

This was cultivated and improved by him by cutting several sections from the Moyun vine.

It can adaptively change its size and was originally intended for personal use. However, because its own strength grew too quickly, this set of armor became useless.

Even so, this set of armor can be sold for tens of thousands of time and space coins in the tavern.

It is much stronger than the levitation cloak in terms of defense and strength enhancement.

Xiang Yu did not act pretentiously and thanked sincerely after accepting it.

Luo Feng naturally wouldn't take it seriously.

He no longer cares about such a small amount of space-time coins.

The resources in his world are much more abundant than those in the Marvel Universe where Tony is.

When they saw Xiang Yu putting on the armor and becoming more powerful, many people expressed envy.

Ying Zheng couldn't help but think of the time when he first came to the tavern.

At that time, there was nothing special in the tavern, just some things that seemed particularly magical to him at the time, but were commonplace to many guests.

The first extraordinary wine he came into contact with was the wine he got from Peter's Spider-Man ability.

Liu Che was also deeply moved.

He almost emptied the national treasury and only got less than 200,000 time-space coins!
The topic of their conversation unconsciously shifted to Xiang Yu.

He talked about the arrangements for Han Xin.

"Han Xin said that after the news got out, many people wanted to surrender to me." Xiang Yu said with high spirits, "Maybe one day Liu Bang... will also give up resistance on his own initiative."

He wanted to say "that guy", but then he noticed Liu Che.

The first "investment" he received when he came to the tavern came from the other party, so he naturally had to return the favor and save face for the descendants of this enemy.

"Given his personality, I'm afraid he won't do that." Ying Zheng shook his head.

He has read many records about Liu Bang.

There are history books, videos, and various unofficial histories.

In his opinion, many people underestimated the two opponents, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu.

One thing is certain, in terms of achievements and abilities, Liu Bang far surpassed his great-grandson.

Liu Che's reputation was more due to his crusade against the Huns, which made the people in the Central Plains, who had suffered from oppression by foreign races, feel proud.

However, the premise for all he did was the rich foundation accumulated by the previous emperors.

If he did not have enough wealth to squander, his behavior would probably be called warmongering.

Liu Bang rose from humble beginnings, fought against Xiang Yu despite repeated defeats, and still stood to the end. He unified China in troubled times and established the Han Dynasty.

Only Zhu Yuanzhang, who also came from the lower class, could be compared with him in terms of such achievements.

In the history of the Han Dynasty, Ying Zheng did not think that Liu Che could be ranked in the top three.

In his opinion, Emperor Guangwu of Han, Liu Xiu, was much more capable than Liu Che in terms of overall ability.

Even Liu Bei, who came to the tavern with him, he felt was stronger than Liu Che.

Among the "Qin Emperor, Han Emperor, Tang Emperor and Song Emperor", Ying Zheng always felt that Song Emperor Zhao Kuangyin could barely be ranked alongside him and Li Shimin, and that Liu Che was far behind the other three.

Of course, Liu Che's temperament was very compatible with him, and when he disagreed with Li Shimin and Zhao Kuangyin, Liu Che often agreed with him.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through Ying Zheng's mind in an instant. He had just raised his wine glass when he suddenly noticed a strange figure appear in his field of vision.

The man was dressed in plain black, with gray hair on his temples, and was looking around in confusion and surprise.

After a brief thought, Ying Zheng realized that this was a newcomer who came today.

He was immediately interested.

Xiang Yu was talking about another arrangement he had made before leaving.

"I asked Xiang Bo to persuade Liu Bang to surrender," he said.

At the Hongmen Banquet, if Xiang Bo had not stopped him, Liu Bang would have died under Xiang Zhuang's sword.

Later, when Liu Bang rose to power, Xiang Yu was extremely angry.

If Xiang Bo was not his cousin, he would have executed him.

However, the matter was ultimately his own fault, and his status as a clan member made it inconvenient for him to take action, so he had long since stripped Xiang Bo of his military power and allowed him to retire among the clan.

The opportunity in the tavern gave him a chance to turn the tables and even crush his opponents, so he was in a very good mood.

Knowing that Xiang Bo had always regretted his past actions, he did not stop him when Xiang Bo took the initiative to persuade Liu Bang to surrender.

Not only that, he also asked Xiang Bo to bring a special gift.

"Longevity wine?" Liu Che was surprised. "Yes," Xiang Yu looked at Liu Che and said, "Although he is my opponent, he has a relationship with Brother Liu after all, so I asked Xiang Bo to bring this wine."

He continued, "After he drinks this wine, he will probably understand."

"This is a brilliant move!" Ying Zheng praised, "As long as he drinks this wine, he will realize that he is no match for you, and he will have to surrender no matter how reluctant he is!"

Luo Feng also said: "Even if he refuses, his civil and military officials will surely be shaken when they see his changes."

"Who can refuse a little more life?" Daenerys said with a smile. "This is an open conspiracy!"

With the help of the longevity wine, she regained many of her subordinates.

Thinking about Xiang Yu's plan, she felt secretly moved.

In the past, she didn't know much about Xiang Yu, and thought that he was a powerful general with unparalleled fighting ability but lacked political means. Now she realized that he was both civil and military, and even more powerful than she thought.

While the few people were talking, Ying Zheng noticed that the newcomer was looking at him.

The moment their eyes met, he stood up and invited, "Brother, this is your first time at the tavern, why not come over and have a drink with me."

"Thank you." The man concealed the strange expression on his face and walked towards him.

Hearing the conversation between the two, the others also turned their eyes.

Only then did they notice the newcomer.

Xiang Yu and others all looked curious.

After seeing the man's clothing style, their eyes became more interested.

The man's clothes were clearly from the Qin and Han dynasties.

This made several people speculate about each other's identities.

Could it be a king, or a civil or military official during the Qin or Han Dynasty?
Or is it a stranger in a similar situation like Gao Yao and the mummy Ying Zheng?

When the man approached, Xiang Yu took the lead in making room for an empty seat and invited the other person to sit down with a smile.

Liu Che took out an empty wine glass and filled it.

Their enthusiasm relieved a lot of the tension on the man's face.

After he sat down, several people started chatting with him.

Ying Zheng took the lead in introducing several people.

"This is Luo Feng," Ying Zheng said with a smile, "Brother Luo comes from a brilliant interstellar cultivation civilization, and now he can be compared to gods."

"Nice to meet you!" The man quickly bowed to Luo Feng.

Luo Feng imitated him and bowed in response, saying "Nice to meet you".

"What is an interstellar cultivation civilization?" the man asked immediately.

Ying Zheng, Liu Che and Xiang Yu looked at each other with smiles in their eyes.

Luo Feng saw that the man in front of him was just a mortal.

As soon as he thought about it, a layer of glittering armor appeared on his body.

The wine glass in front of him began to float up, and the wine in the glass turned into a thin stream, forming the word "welcome" in the air.

Seeing the other party's horrified look, Luo Feng smiled and said, "Ordinary people can achieve what I have achieved through practice, and you will be able to do the same in the future!"

"Thank you for your advice!" The man resisted the urge to swallow his saliva, his eyes were hot and filled with awe.

Ying Zheng continued to introduce: "This is Daenerys, the real dragon of the Dragon Family!"

"It's nice to meet you." Daenerys smiled.

The man looked at the little girl in front of him, not looking down on her at all, and bowed seriously.

He thought about what Ying Zheng said and guessed that the other party was most likely a dragon girl who was the incarnation of a real dragon. He couldn't help but look at her twice more, trying to find the hidden dragon horns of the other party.

"This is Liu Che," Ying Zheng said with a smile, "the fourth emperor of the Han Empire, the famous Emperor Wu of Han."

Noticing a flash of disbelief in the newcomer's eyes, Ying Zheng vaguely guessed something.

Liu Che also noticed the change in the other person's expression.

The smile on his face grew stronger.

"Looking at his appearance, could he be one of my descendants?" Liu Che thought to himself.

The first person he thought of was Liu Xiu, but he felt that the age didn't match.

This guy's dress and demeanor don't look like an emperor.

Liu Xiu was only in his early thirties when he ascended the throne, while the other party looked to be in his fifties.

After the two greeted each other, Ying Zheng introduced Xiang Yu.

"Nice to meet you!" Xiang Yu turned around and said with a smile on his face.

He had just arrived at the tavern and was in high spirits.

He had a very good impression of the first person who stepped into the tavern after him.

With this guy at the bottom, he won’t be considered a “newcomer” in the future.

The man felt his enthusiasm and seemed a little overwhelmed, his expression becoming quite awkward.

His eyes involuntarily moved between Xiang Yu and Liu Che.

Feeling that the two seemed to have noticed his gaze, he looked at Ying Zheng again.

He already knew the identities of the others, but who was this person in black?
"My name is Ying Zheng." Ying Zheng said with a smile.

The man's expression suddenly changed: "The First Emperor Ying Zheng?"

Liu Che smiled and said, "Of course."

He then asked, "I haven't asked you your name yet."

The man did not answer his question, but looked at them in disbelief: "Aren't you supposed to be enemies?"

Several people laughed.

Luo Feng and Daenerys also smiled.

They had not been in the tavern for long, but they had already figured out the rules here.

"Now that we are here, there will be no enemies!" Ying Zheng said with a smile.

The man looked at him and thought, wasn't your Great Qin Empire destroyed by the Xiang Yu in front of him?

Without this guy in the Battle of Julu, how could the coalition forces of the princes defeat the mighty Qin army!

Liu Che also said: "We all come from different worlds and have never met before. It is a rare opportunity to meet each other, so how can there be any hatred?"

Xiang Yu followed with a smile and said, "We are all friends here."

Ying Zheng had a playful expression on his face, and said, "Perhaps among us, there are people you should be familiar with, and are they in the same world as yours?"

The man shook his head subconsciously.

"That's right," Xiang Yu pointed at Liu Che and said, "Brother Liu is the descendant of my enemies. When I was in the most difficult time, he was the first to lend a helping hand and helped me turn the tide!"

When he fled to the bank of Wujiang River and was about to commit suicide, he was invited to a tavern. Liu Che explained to him the details and gave him some fine wine.

The man was surprised and asked, "Were you defeated by Liu Bang?"

Xiang Yu said cheerfully, "Liu Bang is one step ahead. If I hadn't come to the tavern, I would have died long ago."

He is a winner now and can say this with confidence.

After hearing what he said, the man couldn't help but look at Liu Che.

His eyes seemed to be looking at a prodigal son, but with a bit of admiration and a little joy.

"By the way, I haven't asked for your name yet, brother?" Xiang Yu asked.

"I am that guy." The man said with a complicated tone.

"What?" Xiang Yu was puzzled.

The man said, "I am Liu Bang."

(End of this chapter)