"Isn't Wu Sangui in danger?"

"He doesn't even care about the lives of tens of millions of ordinary people. If he's angered, would he let such a young boy go?"

"What a joke!"

"In my opinion, Liu Bang was cunning and ruthless, planning to push a scapegoat forward to test Wu Sangui!"

Emperor Sun still spoke in that familiar tone.

When he can't defend what he's done, he'll turn his anger towards those who are taking on the challenge.

In his eyes, both Liu Bang and Liu Bei were hypocrites.

A hypocrite would never suddenly be so kind to a complete stranger!

"Scheming?"

“I do admit that, but if you say that my father used him as a scapegoat, then I can only say that you are going to get slapped in the face.”

"Most of the people he schemed against were his enemies. If you search through all the history books, have you ever seen him truly treat any of his own people unfairly without any reason?"

"Let alone Fan Kuai, Fan Kuai was a relative of the emperor and he refused to relinquish his military power, which is why he incurred the emperor's murderous intent."

"As for Han Xin, everyone says that killing him was the Emperor's idea, but in my opinion, that is not the case. Just like his conversation with Xiao He before, he had no reason to kill Han Xin."

"If you insist that he killed Han Xin, that's fine too. Given Han Xin's actions, killing him wouldn't be unreasonable. But those who never harbored any rebellious intentions almost all met a peaceful end."

Liu Heng sneered.

Although he has a mild temperament, that's only on the surface.

Surely no one really thinks that Emperor Wen of Han, who is hailed by countless people as one of the greatest emperors of all time, was some kind of pushover who would just sit back and suffer without retaliating?

Emperor Sun: "..."

"Let's not gamble too much. If this boy survives, you shout three times from the sky that you're worse than a pig or a dog. Or vice versa. How about it?"

Seeing that Emperor Sun remained silent, Liu Heng offered his own suggestion.

He remained silent.

Clearly, Sun Yat-sen is good at talking big, but when it comes to actually making a bet, he chickens out.

If he loses, regardless of whether he admits it or not, he will have completely lost face.

Although he has lost all face now, at least he has retained a last shred of dignity after the three-way attack on the island.

If you lose this bet and then call yourself worse than a pig or a dog, you've lost even the slightest bit of dignity.

"Heh, you don't even dare to do this? Then you good-for-nothing should stop talking nonsense and just watch."

"Study hard and reflect on why my father was able to conquer the world in seven years, while you have wasted decades of your life in that Jiangdong region!"

Emperor Sun: "..."

He really wanted to say that he was facing a different kind of opponent; he was facing Boss Cao, who occupied the entire north and was at the peak of his power!

But he swallowed his words before he could say them.

There seems to be a significant gap between Cao Cao at his peak and Xiang Yu at his peak.

……

While the commotion on the sky was raging, Liu Bang, accompanied by his waiter, arrived at the only remaining tailor shop in the city.

He didn't know whether the tailor in the shop was the original owner or a newcomer, but he really had no choice at the moment.

This place is too desolate.

"Hey waiter, what's up? Did your grandpa send you to collect a debt?"

"Honestly, it's just a little bit of money owed for drinks, and you're the one chasing after it. That old man is really getting worse as he gets older, even though he's living paycheck to paycheck..."

When the tailor saw people come in, before he even saw Liu Bang, he rushed to speak to the waiter.

Clearly, he thought it was a creditor coming to collect a debt.

"No, Grandpa didn't tell me to come here to beg for money. I came here today to..."

The waiter stammered a bit and couldn't utter the words "make clothes" for a moment.

He had seen Zhang the tailor make clothes for people before. Occasionally, people dressed in fine clothes would come to the tailor shop, and they wouldn't leave without spending five or six taels of silver.

It's just that there are fewer merchants coming and going from here now; otherwise, according to Zhang the tailor himself, he would never have owed anyone money for drinks before!

Seeing that he was somewhat timid, Liu Bang took two steps forward, pressed his head, and gently rubbed it twice.

"We're not here to collect a debt from you; we're here to give you money."

"Shopkeeper, make him a fine set of clothes, something he can wear in public and be presentable to others."

Is it something I can take out in public and be presentable to others?

Zhang the tailor glanced up at him.

That's quite a high bar!

The fabrics used by ordinary people are obviously of inferior quality and certainly do not meet this requirement.

Furthermore, these conditions need to be further subdivided.

"Where are you taking him? Who are you going to see?"

Taking this as a lesson, we should examine its true level.

"Take him to the Marquis of Pingxi's residence to see the Marquis of Pingxi."

"Use all the best fabrics in your shop for me."

"I will come to collect it in three days. If I am satisfied, there will be just this much left."

Before Zhang the tailor could even say that the best fabric was very valuable, Liu Bang took out a silver ingot worth no less than twenty taels from his pocket.

He didn't carry much silver with him, but that was never a problem.

If all else fails, send a message to Xiao He and ask him to send some into the pass.

Zhang the tailor's eyes lit up as he looked at the large ingot of silver.

But he stopped halfway through reaching out.

"Hehe, sir, please don't joke. How could a small shop like mine make clothes worth forty taels of silver?"

“If you can take him to see the Marquis of Pingxi, then it doesn’t matter what he wears. If you don’t have the ability to see him, then even if he wears clothes worth tens of taels or hundreds of taels, it will be useless.”

He's definitely short of money right now.

But he also knew what kind of money he could make and what kind of money he couldn't.

He couldn't discern what kind of person Liu Bang was, so he dared not easily reach for the money.

“I certainly have the ability to get him to see the Duke of Pingxi. The problem is that if he dresses too plainly, he will not only fail to attract attention, but may even be disliked.”

"That would be detrimental to what I need to do."

"So you can earn this money. Now that I've taken it out, I don't have the habit of taking it back."

"I don't need this money, you can take it."

Only after Liu Bang's repeated assurances did Zhang the tailor hesitantly reach out his hand.

After he put the silver into his pocket, he suddenly breathed a deep sigh of relief.

"Based on the habits of the people I've met before, if I dared to lay a hand on them, I would either lose my hand or my life."

"Sir, your generosity has truly exceeded my expectations."

"However, there's no need to give another twenty taels; this amount is already sufficient."

"Come pick up your clothes in three days. I guarantee I'll give this kid a complete makeover from head to toe!"

"Furthermore, sir, since you are so generous, I would also like to offer you some advice."

“The Marquis of Pingxi is not someone to be trifled with. If you try to gain any benefit from him, you might end up losing your life!”

"Unless you are absolutely certain, it's best not to take Xiao Er on such a risk. This child is already pitiful enough."

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