vstars Chapter 543 The Death of Shi Le
Chapter 543 The Death of Shi Le
Others who also enjoy a little drink: ...
This is awkward. He was holding a wine glass; should he drink it or put it down?
Drink it! Down it in one gulp! Next time you can just drink less!
In another timeline, the people of the Three Kingdoms were shocked. The Han and Zhao dynasties had fallen just like that, all because Liu Yao was drunk and made a mistake. What did all those scenes of swords and battles they had imagined amount to?
Are they imaginative? Or are they too serious?!
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The live stream wasn't over yet, and Lin Ke continued: "Speaking of which, the Han-Zhao dynasty held a sacrificial ceremony to Heaven, and Shi Le was happy. Who knows, if he puts in a little effort, he might be able to unify the north."
"So in 330 AD, Shi Le became the King of Zhao and acted as emperor, and his second son Shi Hong became the heir apparent. However, after only a few months, he became emperor."
"Of course, as the saying goes, 'when one person attains enlightenment, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven,' other members of the royal family also made further progress."
"However, the Han Chinese dynasties have a long history and have their own set of rules for the succession of the throne. But the Hu people of the grassland tribes are different. They will not be able to settle down as subjects just because they have established a crown prince early."
"Shi Le underestimated the ambition that grows from power struggles. For example, Shi Hu felt that he had made great contributions, so why shouldn't he be given something like that?!"
Shi Hu: The word "progress" was tailor-made for me!
"Especially compared to Shi Hong, Shi Le was very worried. How could this child be so close to Confucian scholars? He didn't seem like a child of a barbarian at all."
"However, such a father-son relationship, with a cruel father and a gentle son, is not unheard of in history. Moreover, what worries the court officials even more is the cruel and cunning Shi Hu."
"It seems that Shi Le had a desire for unification. For example, he criticized Cao Mengde and Sima Zhongda and his son for bullying orphans and widows, and longed to learn from Liu Bang or Liu Xiu. As for Shi Hu, he ultimately did not have time to take action."
Cao Cao: Don't compare me to the Sima family; I'd be ashamed of them.
The Sima family members (cursing and swearing): Bah! Bah! Bah! ...@?&＞…
"There are differing opinions. Perhaps it was because he needed to continue his campaigns, or perhaps it was because of Shi Le's mother. Whatever the reason, it left trouble for Shi Hong."
Despite repeated remonstrances from his court officials, Shi Le ultimately succumbed to the ravages of time.
"In 333 AD, Shi Le fell seriously ill, and Shi Hu took control of the central government. He forged an imperial edict and brought back his princes Shi Hong and Shi Kan, who were away from the capital, and forbade them to return home."
"To put it simply, Shi Le lived to be sixty. In his youth, he was a slave, barely able to afford food. Now, after conquering the Han and Zhao dynasties and becoming emperor, he didn't enjoy a few good years before passing away."
"However, he did a pretty good job. For example, he issued a final decree advocating for simple burials, with burial items consisting mainly of ordinary clothes."
"When he was seriously ill, he even went to Zhao Dongjin to seek peace, but the people of Dongjin were more ambitious than our Song Dynasty emperors, and they burned all the gifts they sent!"
Everyone in the Song Dynasty: Ouch! That hurts! Girl!
"He also warned his eldest son not to forget the War of the Eight Princes of the Sima family, and advised Shi Hu to learn more from Huo Guang!"
"Remember this: don't be like Sima Yi and leave a bad example for posterity. But what kind of person is Shi Hu? A wolf in sheep's clothing. Does he care what future generations think of him?!"
Upon hearing this, everyone in the Wan Dynasty knew exactly what would happen next without needing to say more!
Don't ask where their experience came from; the answer is the Sima family. For several rounds in a row, they used the same routine without changing a single move. Even a fool would know that Shi Hu was about to stage a coup!
To expect him to emulate the powerful minister Huo Guang? Ha! He probably thinks he's Sima Yi!
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