Chapter 53
Liu Bilie's Sealing of the Wolf and Dwelling in the Mountain
Chapter 53 Liu Bilie's Sealing of the Wolf and Dwelling in the Mountain
Yongle Emperor: "See that? Your father is the only emperor in history to have sealed the wolf's lair and exalted the Xiongnu territory."
Zhu Di laughed heartily. This statement, this recognition alone, made him completely ignore Tianmu's earlier teasing. "Grandpa commands armies on horseback and governs the country on foot, no less than Emperor Taizong of Tang, but in this respect, he is slightly better."
Zhu Zhanji stepped forward and praised Zhu Di, as he was Zhu Di's beloved grandson. It would be a waste not to take advantage of this opportunity to gain favor with him.
"Tch," Zhu Gaoxu looked at his nephew with disdain, "sycophant, little wolf cub, you can talk a good game."
He didn't want to say such things; the old man broke his promise and kicked him—he would remember that for the rest of his life.
Zhu Gaoxu glared fiercely at Zhu Zhanji, thinking to himself, "Just you wait, nephew. When the time comes, your uncle will give you a real beating and let the old man see if I really look like him."
Is there really only one emperor who sealed the wolf's lair and slew the wolf's lair? I refuse to believe that there truly wasn't one in history.
Zhu Gaoxu pondered in his barren mind, but he couldn't think of anyone else. He gave up and shook his head violently, casting these chaotic thoughts aside. At worst, he could launch a northern expedition after ascending the throne and also achieve the same feat as the old man. That way, the old man wouldn't be the only one.
What should my temple name be after I ascend the throne? Zhu Gaoxu was lost in thought. Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi and others looked at Zhu Gaoxu with disdain, then with anger, then with shaking their heads, and finally with a grin. They immediately wondered if their father's blow to him was too great and had driven him mad.
Wait, why do I remember there was another emperor who sealed the wolf's lair?
Follow-up comment: Could it be that you mean...?
Follow-up comment: That's right, Liu Bilie?!
At the end of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao looked at the sky and laughed in anger. It was the Liu family again. No need to ask, they must be of Han imperial blood. I don't believe that someone with the surname Liu can claim to be a descendant of Emperor Gaozu. How come the Liu family really has a destiny? Besides Liu Bei, there is also Liu Bilie. Previously, the sky mentioned Liu Yu and Liu Yuan, which made Cao Cao quite wary. Now, it tells him that there is also Liu Bilie, an emperor who completed the sealing of the wolf's lair. He can't help but wonder if his Cao family has such a worthy descendant.
The fear in people's hearts in the time after the Han Dynasty intensified. Sure enough, it is always right to go after the Liu family in times of chaos. Even so, didn't Liu Yu and Liu Bilie still manage to take them down?
Kublai Khan of the Yuan Dynasty looked at the three characters "Liu Bilie" on the sky and his heart stirred. Liu Bilie, this name is so similar to his own. Could it be that someone in later generations admired his achievements and changed his name?
Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why the surnames are different but the given names are the same.
It must be a dynasty after the Qing Dynasty, how could they admire my achievements so much?
Liu Bilie, I approve of you!!
Upon seeing the name "Liu Bilie" in the comments section, Shen Chuan immediately understood who it referred to. The "forgetting one's roots" part clearly referred to Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty, the strict father of the Mongols, and the one most wary of his poor relatives, Kublai Khan. It seems that modern technology previously detected a genetic overlap between Genghis Khan's family and Liu Bang's descendants, a genetic trait that could only be passed down from the father's side. In other words, perhaps thousands of years ago, a descendant of Liu Bang traveled to the northern grasslands, bringing a gift from the Han Dynasty to a woman there, and subsequently multiplied and formed the Golden Family.
Shen Chuan opened the search box and entered the three characters "Liu Bilie". [In history, there are two major achievements: leading the Mongols south to capture the dragon and sealing the wolf's lair. Zhu Di successfully led the Mongols south to capture the dragon and then led the Han people to seal the wolf's lair. Before him, there was another person who achieved this, leading the Mongols south to capture the dragon and leading the Han people to seal the wolf's lair.]
[At this point, I hope readers will remember our domain name: 202ᴋᴋs.ᴄᴏᴍ]
He was Kublai Khan, the Yuan Dynasty emperor, or we could call him Liu Bilie, or simply Liu Jiye.
Am I Liu Bilie?
Kublai Khan looked at his ministers with a puzzled expression, pointing to himself. Although he didn't say a word, his expression and his question conveyed the same meaning.
I am a legitimate descendant of the Golden Family, how could I be a member of the Liu family? This is slander, utter slander.
Some Han officials who surrendered to Kublai Khan had their eyes light up. Could it be that Your Majesty is really a descendant of the Liu family and of Han blood?
Liu Zheng, Shi Tianze, and others looked on with anticipation, waiting for Tianmu to say that Kublai Khan was a Han Chinese.
In that case, they wouldn't be surrendering to a foreign race, but rather following the will of Heaven and reviving the Han Dynasty!
Revive the Han Dynasty!!!
On the Mongolian steppe, Genghis Khan looked at his grandson Kublai Khan with a puzzled expression. Was this the grandson who would one day achieve the legendary feat of conquering the Xiongnu? His achievements were indeed considerable; as a man of the steppe, he was destined to do so. But there was a problem with this Liu Bi Lie. Genghis Khan glanced at Tolui. "I'm certain that Tolui is my son. So there are only two possibilities: either I am also of Liu blood, or Tolui's wife is a ruthless woman."
The crowd in front of the canopy became interested. They recognized Zhu Di; wasn't he the dragon who had marched south to capture Emperor Jianwen?
As mentioned before on the sky screen, the dynasty that destroyed the Song Dynasty was the Yuan Dynasty, a dynasty established by a foreign ethnic group.
So, the "southward expedition to capture the dragon" refers to the Southern Song Dynasty. Who was the "sealing the wolf's lair" attacking? Aren't all your loved ones, relatives, and brothers on the grasslands? [Kublai Khan, the fourth son of Tolui, the fourth son of Genghis Khan (Temujin). This is a name that makes both Mongols and Han Chinese shudder.]
The scene on the screen shifts to a burly man in heavy armor sitting atop a warhorse, as a spring breeze sweeps across the vast grassland, creating waves of green.
Behind the man followed squads of Mongol cavalry, carrying scimitars, their eyes fixed on the southern part of the grassland like those of hungry wolves. "I, Kublai Khan, will surely conquer the south, unify the country, destroy the Song Dynasty, capture the dragon, and forge the supreme glory of my Great Mongol Empire."
People of the South, just wait! I will show you what fear truly is!
The scene shifts to Kublai Khan standing in the Central Plains, inside the Great Wall, with a well-organized Han Chinese army standing behind him.
"The position of Great Khan of the Mongols was rightfully mine, mine!!"
"Since those relatives are not convinced by me and want to give the Khanate, which rightfully belongs to me, to someone else, then don't blame me."
With a wave of his hand, Kublai Khan summoned his Han Chinese hereditary lords, who led their fierce and powerful Han warriors across the Great Wall, heading straight for the grasslands. "Northern Mongols, just wait! I will show you what true kinship warmth is!"
A complete reversal of the two extremes!!
No, no, this maneuver has left everyone confused. What kind of operation is this?
Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded. This was illogical. How could it be that the Mongols were leading the Han Chinese to fight the Mongols?
However, according to his understanding, Kublai Khan had indeed done this in history. He had also read history books, especially the newly compiled "History of Yuan". Although he himself couldn't understand it a bit, with all the names, he was very clear about one thing: Kublai Khan's position as the Great Khan of the Mongols was indeed obtained for him by the surrendered Han Chinese.
Zhu Yuanzhang gradually had a bold guess: Could it be that it really was Liu Bilie who had endured humiliation and infiltrated Mongolia for so many years?
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