Liu Yao, the king of Zhongshan in the Han Kingdom, was like thunder at that time. The Jin Dynasty Luoyang and Chang'an fell; Emperor Huai and Emperor Huai were captured and dusted, all of which were from Liu Yao's hands. He galloped the world, looked at the four directions, captured two dragons alone, cut off Jin Zuo with one hand, and made the greatest contribution in overthrowing the Western Jin Dynasty and establishing the Huns' own empire.

But Liu Yao is not a simple rough and ferocious, blindly ruthless barbarian. At least compared to his fellow Han clan compatriots and colleagues, he is really a rare outstanding talent.

Liu Yao, whose name is Yongming, is the nephew of Liu Yuan, the founding monarch of the Han Dynasty, who lost his father since he was a child, and Liu Yuan raised him as an adult, treating him as his own. When he was young, he was smart and quick-witted, and his bearing was extraordinary, and he was praised by Liu Yuan as "my family's thousand-mile horse." "I like to read, especially Jingbingshu, good at writing and calligraphy, familiar with cursive and official script, but aim to dabble in a wide range of texts rather than rigid sentences. When he became an adult, he had a peculiar appearance, was particularly strong and mighty, and was skilled in arching horses, and could shoot through an iron plate more than an inch thick with an arrow, known as a divine shot. Liu Yao often compares himself to Le Yi, Xiao He and Cao Shen, and Liu Yuan and Liu Cong father and son know his talent deeply.

After the establishment of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom, Liu Yao was like a fish in water, giving full play to his extraordinary talents. He independently led the army to defeat and capture in a series of battles to pacify and annex the state, laying a solid foundation for the stability and development of the Han state. Later, he drove straight into Luochuan, and the Western Jin Dynasty army circled around Henan, captured more than 100 Jin bases, surrounded and went down to Luoyang with a drum, captured Emperor Huai of Jin, and took the queen of Emperor Hui of Jin to offer his wife to bed.

The queen of the sheep met the pillow seat one night, and she fell in love with Liu Yao from then on. Later, Liu Yao asked her who was stronger or weaker between herself and Emperor Jin Hui. The queen sheep's answer is very interesting: "How can this be compared?" Your Majesty, you are the holy lord who created the foundation of the country, and he is a dark lord of the country, he can't even protect himself, his wife, a son, and three people, but you are the emperor but let his wife and children suffer humiliation in the hands of ordinary people. At that time, the concubine really wanted to die, where did she think that there would be today? The concubines were born in high-ranking families, and they always felt that all men in the world were the same; But since I have served you, I have known that there are really great husbands in the world. ”

Reading it now, although there must be flattering sycophants in the words of the queen of the sheep, it can also be seen from the side that Liu Yao should be the kind of typical majestic man who is full of strength and strength, so as to attract the love of the queen of a dynasty.

In the battle of blood and fire in the past few years, Liu Yao relied on his outstanding military exploits, promoted step by step, jumped into a general of the chariot and cavalry, the great Sima, Yongzhou Mu, and was awarded the title of king, not only the leader of the Xiongnu Han clan, but also the pillar of the Han conquest of the Quartet, the Xiongnu Han army, once regarded as the god of war, up to the famous king general, down to the partial soldiers, all in awe and admiration.

Later, when the Xiongnu and Han kingdoms fell into civil strife, he sent troops to quell the chaos, promoted it for everyone, and finally went one step further and succeeded to the throne as emperor in Chang'an. In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Liu Yao was quite enterprising, and successively sent troops to capture Chencang, Caobi, Anding, Longcheng and other places, and pacified the Ba, Qian, Di, Qiang and other ethnic groups in Guanzhong, which contributed to the relative stability of the Guanzhong region.

At the same time, Liu Yao also knew the importance of the Han people's hearts, so he set up Taixue and primary schools in Chang'an, and selected more than 500 young people to choose "Confucianism and Ming Sutra to teach", and selected those with excellent grades to be awarded official positions. In this way, the intellectuals of the Han nationality were co-opted, and to a certain extent, the sharp national spear and shield were eased. In addition, the ministers of the court and the central government admonished Liu Yao on the disadvantages of the palace room, and he could also listen to it with an open mind and praise it, but it is a pity that he gradually indulged in wine in the later period, and was reckless in force, and finally died in the hands of Shi Le.

In short, in the troubled times at that time, among the vast majority of Hu people who only knew how to burn, kill, abduct and wanton destruction, Liu Yao could also be regarded as outstanding and a rare outstanding talent. Considering the limitations of the times, clans and individuals, there is still some merit in looking at Liu Yao after a thousand years.

At this time, Zhao Ran heard Liu Yao's speech, and hurriedly packed up all kinds of thoughts and kowtowed respectfully. He was arrogant in front of the monarchs and ministers of the Jin Dynasty, and he was not afraid of the army, and he was also proud and powerful in front of his subordinates, but now the evil man who was originally fierce and wild was motionless and prostrate on the ground, and in front of Liu Yao, Zhao Ran was like a weak child, cowering.

"This king ordered you to be the forward general, just to hope that you will take Chang'an in one go, and set an example for thousands of soldiers in our army. It's been many days now, but I'm still stuck in the city, sitting until the old soldiers are tired, how can this king explain to His Majesty, do you want to test the sword of this king? ”

Zhao Ran complained bitterly in his heart. Liu Yao's military law is strict, and it is difficult to be perfunctory if it is not comparable to other clan generals in the Han Kingdom. But how could Chang'an City be captured so easily?

Zhao Ran wiped the sweat from his forehead and said carefully: "King." Chang'an is majestic and strong, not comparable to ordinary cities, and the monarchs and ministers of the Jin Dynasty have all cowered here, gathered the last resistance force, and bewitched the people, quite a bit of counterattack. Moreover, the last general only has 10,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, which is a little thin, so he ......"

With a choking sound, Liu Yao's arm stretched and slowly pulled out his sword. The blade of the sword shone coldly, stinging Zhao Ran's eyes.

"King! King! A few days ago, there were thousands of elites in Chang'an City who came out of the city to attack, and the last general personally attacked and annihilated them, and the most important thing was to behead the Jin army general Bi Lei, and cut off his head with his own hands. It can be regarded as destroying its edge and frustrating its military morale. This little hard work, please also learn from the king! ”

Hearing the news, and seeing that Zhao Ran's entire upper body was attached to the ground, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to raise his head and only nodded frequently, Liu Yao's face eased. He withdrew his sword from its scabbard and said in a deep voice, "In that case, the king will forgive you for the time being, and get up!" ”

Zhao Ran was pardoned, and finally put a heart in his stomach, and swallowed a few mouthfuls of dry foam before he got up. Here Liu Yao jumped off the horse, he was extremely tall, more than nine feet.

Liu Yao said to Zhao Ran at the moment: "It's not that this king is harshly scolding you. You were originally a general, but this king made an exception to use you, and personally promoted you as the general of Annam in front of His Majesty, have you forgotten what Shi Le said at that time? I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at us! You have to work hard and make more achievements, so that those who like to criticize can shut up, so that this king will not blush in front of them! ”

Liu Yao still attaches great importance to Zhao Ran. Liu Yao felt that as long as he could really contribute to the Han Kingdom, could fight battles, killed enemies, and conquered cities, then he should be given corresponding rewards and treatment, rather than sticking to what kind of origin he belonged to, as long as he had the ability, he could use it well, and there were many talented and brave people among the Han people.

But Zhao Ran was given a heavy responsibility as a general, and before that, many clans and nobles in the Han Kingdom were indeed very disapproving. In the way of Liu Yao's face, although he did not accuse him in person, there were many discussions behind his back, and even said that Liu Yao was good for everything else, that is, he liked to treat useless Han people, could it be that many of our Hun warriors were useless? If you have to reward the general seal of a pioneer general to Zhao Ran who surrendered, didn't you privately get the benefits of Zhao Ran's many gold jewelry and beautiful maids?

"Yes, yes. The king is loved, the last general will feel five inside, and the last general will be all his life, and he is only willing to follow the king and swear to die as the king's precursor. ”

Zhao Ran was also indignant in his heart, he was not angry with Liu Yao, Liu Yao was the most friendly and tolerant of him among the high-ranking officials of the Huns. The point is in unfairness. Those so-called old ministers who have long put down their sharp blades and will only be pampered in the court in the deep palace, one by one, they are full of food and have nothing to do, and they learn to chew on their mouths, how to sell their lives, these people still don't look down on him. Zhao Ranxindao was able to mix with his current status, and that was because he really worked hard for the Han Kingdom, otherwise he would not even be able to be a pawn guarding the city gate.

Liu Yao nodded and looked up at Chang'an City, which was emitting black smoke. In his eyes, Chang'an seemed to be an injured prey, and he had no way to escape, and he was anxious to let him look at it. A sneer appeared on his legally solemn face, and the tragic battle situation of the corpses piling up under the city was nothing more than the price he had to pay to take the city.

"This king should have arrived at Chang'an City two days ago, why are you late?" Liu Yao observed Chang'an for a long time, and suddenly said this.

Zhao Ran was inexplicable, but he still dealt with it carefully: "The last general doesn't know." After all, the king is busy with military affairs......"

"This king just heard you say that he cut off the head of the Jin general. Coincidentally, this king here also cut off a person's head here. Liu Yao smiled, signaled to the soldiers, and after a while, a soldier galloped over with his head in hand, jumped off the horse when he got close, and presented the head of the person.