The video takes us to ancient times; Li Er transforms into the Tongtian Emperor of Shu Han.

"You might think that way, but the people in your clan might not."

“When I was at my weakest, you were the first to pledge your loyalty to me. Both in terms of sentiment and reason, I should keep the promises I made to you.”

"But if you are enfeoffed, what will happen to Jiao Bo? What will happen to Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin?"

"Or what about the person next to me?"

Liu Bang pointed to Zhang Liang beside him.

In terms of merit, Jiao Bo risked his life to train his elite soldiers, who always charged to the front in every battle.

Upon receiving the imperial decree, Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin immediately raised an army without any hesitation.

As for Zhang Liang, there's no need to elaborate further. Without his efforts to unite all parties, we would never have achieved such a favorable situation.

Are these people's contributions any less than Chen Tai's?

If Chen Tai is to be appointed, then none of these people can be left out.

At that time, the entire Great Wei will once again be torn apart.

Even if they themselves can guarantee their loyalty to the Great Wei, what about their descendants?

If even a few ambitious individuals emerge from among them, chaos will erupt in an instant!

"I understand. So I will naturally explain to the people of my clan. If anyone is dissatisfied, that is also a problem I should solve."

"As long as Your Majesty treats the Chen family well in the future, this old minister will be content."

Chen Tai initially harbored some resentment, but after listening to Liu Bang's analysis, he felt no further dissatisfaction.

"I will not mistreat anyone. Apart from the enfeoffment, your Chen family will have everything you deserve."

"Also, go and make the preparations."

"The gentry in the capital are already eagerly dividing up the Great Wei. The more frantic they are, the bigger the flaws will become."

“My dear minister, we should let them know who really calls the shots in this world.”

Although it had been a long time since I left the capital, I had not been able to obtain any information from the capital.

But after discussing this matter with Zhang Liang several times, he came to a clear understanding of it.

The Sima family's high platform collapsed, and the emperor fled the capital.

Could the aristocratic families simply let this opportunity slip by?

Based on Liu Bang's understanding of them, he estimated that after immediately reinstating Cao Fang to the throne, they would begin to divide the spoils.

If nothing unexpected happens, of the nearly twelve provinces of the Great Wei, given the nature of those powerful clans, at most Cao Fang will only be allowed to keep the capital.

After all, they didn't have the ambition of the Sima family, nor did they have the resources to usurp the throne and become emperor. They would be even more unscrupulous in dividing up the Great Wei.

The more frantic they become, the more they see only the immediate benefits and ignore the hidden crises.

Under such circumstances, a single swift and decisive strike could potentially set the tone for the entire situation!

"According to the order!"

……

“Even if Emperor Gaozu acted willfully once, the situation didn’t seem so bad.”

"The main problem is that this group of gentry is too disorganized. Or is it that apart from Sima Shi and Wang Xiang, there isn't a single one of them with a brain?"

Upon seeing this, Li Er couldn't help but complain.

"On the contrary, I think the vast majority of them can see the crisis. Whether it is Sima Zhao, Emperor Gaozu, or even Jiang Wei, they are all unresolved future troubles that are obvious."

"But even if they see it, they don't have the time or energy to solve it."

Zhao Kuangyin, however, had a different opinion.

He even felt that even Liu Bang hadn't anticipated such a situation beforehand; at most, he only realized it afterward.

Would the aristocratic families be unaware of the potential dangers?

If they were truly such fools, they wouldn't deserve such a large fortune.

In Zhao Kuangyin's view, they not only knew, but also saw things very clearly.

The problem is, everyone knows that a solution needs to be found, but in the subsequent distribution of benefits, whoever dares to be distracted will get a smaller share.

In this situation, without a leader to organize things, who would be willing to sacrifice themselves for others?

"In fact, Zheng Chong couldn't possibly have been unaware of it, but he clearly failed to overcome his greed and didn't take those threats too seriously."

"Perhaps he felt that after dividing up the profits, it would be enough to join forces with other powerful families to deal with the hidden dangers later."

"If it were only Sima Zhao and Jiang Wei, then doing this would indeed be understandable. Unfortunately, he underestimated Emperor Gaozu."

Old Zhu gave a sarcastic laugh.

"It is obvious that apart from Jiang Wei and Sima Shi, who had actually dealt with Emperor Gaozu in person, it would be hard for others to believe that all of this could be the work of the emperor who was a puppet."

"Everyone, ask yourselves honestly, if you were in Zheng Chong's position, would you really be able to guess that it was that young emperor who was behind it all?"

"Probably not, right?"

“You will doubt Jiang Wei, you will doubt Guanqiu Jian, you will doubt Zhuge Dan, and you may even doubt Eastern Wu and Empress Dowager Guo.”

"Compared to these people, the young emperor is the least suspicious. Under these circumstances, Zheng Chong's order for those aristocratic families to keep an eye on his movements is already quite cautious."

Cao Cao understood these gentry members perfectly, including their thoughts.

To say that someone looks down on others is absolutely not an exaggeration.

They tend to judge most people based on their impressions in a very rigid way.

A puppet emperor is just a puppet in their eyes. Unless there is solid evidence, most people will not look at him with suspicion.

"That's true, but in that case, all my expectations were for nothing."

Old Zhu smacked his lips, somewhat disappointed.

Emperor Sun: "?"

"what are you guys saying?"

"What do you mean, 'expectations in vain'?"

"You don't actually think Liu Bang can just sweep through everything in his path, do you?"

"Do they really think the top aristocratic families of the late Han Dynasty are worthless?"

"Top aristocratic families are not lacking in talented generals!"

"As soon as Liu Bang raises his army and shows himself, they will quickly assemble a large army to suppress him. Even if we add the troops of Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin stationed in Xudu, their forces will only number sixty or seventy thousand. How can such a small number of people possibly win?"

"Based on his repeated defeats against Xiang Yu?"

If Liu Bang had brought Han Xin with him, then the emperor would have accepted it.

But Zhang Liang?

Perhaps before the war broke out, his role was far greater than that of Han Xin.

But when the real battle begins, ten Zhang Liangs might not be as good as one Han Xin!

"Shut up, you piece of trash."

"In front of Liu Ji, aren't those so-called top clans of the late Han Dynasty just as useless as you?"

Before anyone else could make sarcastic remarks, Xiang Yu started cursing.

As someone from the same Jiangdong region, he couldn't bear the shame!

"Hehe, my father did suffer repeated defeats against Xiang Ji, but he was only no match for Xiang Ji."

"Back then, whether it was the various feudal lords or the fierce generals under Xiang Yu, who among them could rival my father?"

"Or are you, you rat, thinking that one of the powerful clans at the end of the Han Dynasty could produce a Hegemon-King of Western Chu?"

Liu Heng also said coldly.

"I am neither a piece of trash nor a coward!"

Emperor Sun was enraged once again.

"While top-tier clans may not produce a Xiang Yu, they are certainly not weak!"

"Don't treat our struggle for supremacy as a child's play like it was at the end of the Qin Dynasty. If Liu Bang had faced opponents like us, he could never have so easily established the four-hundred-year-old Han Dynasty!"