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

"Haha, what a tiger father and his dog son! Xuande, I never expected your son to be even less capable than mine."

Cao Cao expressed schadenfreude.

Although he considers himself a typical example of a tiger father and a dog son.

After all, he had managed to subdue the aristocratic clans so well, while Cao Pi simply gave in.

But compared to Liu Shan, he suddenly felt that Cao Pi was actually quite good.

At least Cao Pi wouldn't be so incompetent, more likely to cause trouble than achieve anything!

"To be honest, Liu Shan is already in this state, so why did you have to choose this eldest son?"

Liu Heng was speechless.

Everything was arranged step by step, and then this person suddenly appeared.

If you say it was a mistake made by Liu Bang himself, and that a problem occurred in one of the links, then you can only blame his own incompetence.

But ironically, Liu Bang's actions from beginning to end were flawless.

His and Zhang Liang's plan was nearing its end, and everything was going so smoothly.

Sima Shi could not stop him, the aristocratic families could not stop him, and the various powerful gentry could not stop him.

However, things went wrong when Liu Shan took over.

"In some ways, Liu Shan was far more capable than Sima Shi."

Liu Che was so angry he laughed.

"Sima Shi couldn't stop the Emperor Taizu's advance. He could, he really could!"

In an instant, the sky was filled with words of condemnation against Liu Shan, with the emperor, who was of Liu clan origin, being the most scathing in his insults.

Just when it seemed that the founding emperor was about to create a miracle, an unfilial descendant suddenly appeared, becoming a stumbling block on the road to this miracle.

Who could tolerate this?

It's just that Liu Shan wasn't in Baidi City at the moment; otherwise, given Zhuge Liang's understanding of Liu Bei, he would probably be tempted to kill him.

"Your Majesty, you have just recovered from a serious illness and your emotions cannot withstand such a large fluctuation. If you calm down a bit, A Dou may not be able to ruin Gaozu's plans."

"In fact, Emperor Gaozu's plan was only aimed at Liu Chen. As long as it was confirmed that Liu Chen had sufficient ability, even if A Dou sat on the throne for a period of time first, the impact would not be too great."

Zhuge Liang offered advice from the side.

Although Liu Shan's eldest son was Liu Xuan, he was not among those who fled Shu with him.

Perhaps they stayed in Sichuan to hold the line, or perhaps they got lost while fleeing along the way.

With the eldest son of the legitimate heir no longer alive, even if Liu Chen is neither the eldest nor the legitimate heir, as long as he is willing to return the throne to Liu Shan under these circumstances, he is very likely to be the next crown prince!

"Very well, although appointing the virtuous over the eldest son is not in accordance with the laws of the sages, if we can help Emperor Gaozu complete the challenge and rebuild the Han Dynasty three times in this challenge, it is not impossible!"

After listening to Zhuge Liang's words, Liu Bei gradually calmed down.

Although Huang Hao was indeed a despicable man who deserved to die, and Liu Shan's indifference to him was equally infuriating, upon closer examination, it was at least not enough to cause Gaozu's entire plan to fail.

At most, it might just add a few minor flaws to this challenge.

But flaws, in the end, do not affect the final outcome.

"That's true, but the question is, will Huang Hao really make everything go so smoothly?"

Because of his fondness for Zhuge Liang, Li Er had a fairly thorough understanding of the history of the Three Kingdoms period.

He didn't mention the others, but singled out Huang Hao.

He was a complete villain, and he was on the opposite side of Jiang Wei.

The reason why Jiang Wei didn't even dare to return to Shu in his later years was because of him!

“Indeed, the hidden danger we mentioned earlier was not Liu Shan. If Liu Shan was the only one who escaped from Shu, then we wouldn’t have called him a hidden danger.”

"But he's just the kind of person who's easily swayed, and he even favors that treacherous eunuch Huang Hao!"

Old Zhu nodded.

Was it a big deal that Liu Shan escaped from Shu?

From beginning to end, he never thought Liu Shan was a great evil tyrant.

With Huang Hao stirring things up, no one could say for sure what Liu Shan might do.

"...Huang Hao? Why haven't I heard of him before?"

"Kongming, send someone to find him. From now on, no matter whether I can change all this or restore the Han Dynasty, such a treacherous official cannot remain in my Han Dynasty!"

Liu Bei gritted his teeth once again as he watched.

He had never been so irritable during the first half of this challenge.

He could accept Gaozu's failure, after all, Gaozu was a human being, not a god, and it was only natural that he would make mistakes.

But he couldn't accept that his ancestor would be defeated because of his descendants!

"I have already sent people to investigate. If they can find the person, I will report back to Your Majesty immediately."

"but……"

"Now we can only trust Adou."

Zhao Yun, who was standing to the side, nodded repeatedly.

They can only hope that Liu Shan (A Dou) can distinguish between good and evil and won't ruin all of Gaozu's arrangements at the last moment.

……

In Xuchang city.

Upon seeing the battle report that Chen Tai had let Liu Shan and others escape, Liu Bang instinctively had a bad feeling.

A few officials escorted Liu Shan to break through the encirclement, but this did not affect the overall situation.

As long as Chen Tai can ensure that the other princes in Shu cannot escape, the outcome will not be greatly affected.

With his eldest son already in the family, Liu Shan naturally had no second choice for the position of crown prince.

But once he loses his eldest son and any other offspring, the choice of whom to select becomes entirely up to him.

Even Liu Bang couldn't be certain whether Liu Chen was born of the principal wife or a concubine, or which son he was.

But none of that mattered to him.

Importantly, he admired his passionate spirit.

Instead of surrendering to Wei with Liu Shan, he sacrificed his life for his country at the temple of the late emperor.

As long as this person survives this challenge, he will not make any other choice regarding the selection of the next crown prince of the Han Dynasty.

Although his analysis indicated that Liu Shan's escape from Shu would not have a significant impact on the overall situation, he still made arrangements accordingly.

After leaving behind only the necessary troops to guard the border, more than half of the northern army has been recalled.

Guanqiu Jian did not rush to wipe out the remaining forces of Eastern Wu. After stabilizing the current situation, he also assigned a small portion of his troops to Wen Qin to cross the river.

In addition, there were the troops that the Cao clan elders had gathered in Xuchang in a short period of time, as well as Zhang Liang and Wen Yang in the capital.

Only after ensuring that he could swiftly regain control of the situation should anything happen in the capital did Liu Bang breathe a sigh of relief.

But for some reason, he still felt a slight unease in his heart.

Looking back on my series of arrangements, I realized that everything was absolutely perfect.

Where does this unease come from?

In his many previous encounters with Xiang Yu, this inexplicable premonition had helped him avoid trouble on numerous occasions.

He believes this time will be no exception.

In the scene that everyone could see, he was repeatedly pondering the parts he had overlooked.

However, no matter how much he reflected on it, he couldn't find the root of the problem.

For someone who has never witnessed the specific course of that history, even if they have only briefly reviewed it, it would be difficult for Liu Bang to realize the significance of it.

The real hidden danger turned out to be a mere eunuch!