PFC Chapter 5: Sage Khan Guanmudan, Song Emperor Zhao Han, Yellow Turban Leader
Chapter 5: Sage Khan Guanmudan, Song Emperor Zhao Han, Yellow Turban Leader
"Wait a minute, why did it start balancing after I summoned four people? In other novels, didn't it take at least five summons to balance? What's with the 130% balance value?" Liu Xiao's joy was instantly dispelled, and he asked the system in confusion.
[Ding, currently, a summoning of a god-level talent increases the balance value by 50%, a summoning of a heaven-level talent increases the balance value by 30%, and a summoning of a special talent increases the balance value by 20%. The balance value will decrease accordingly with each level the system levels up.] The system said calmly.
"Can you tell me the reason for the balance?" Liu Xiao asked curiously.
[Ding! The way of Heaven is to take from the excess and give to the deficiency. All things carry yin and embrace yang, and when they are full, they achieve harmony. Existence and non-existence give rise to each other, and difficulty and ease complement each other...] The system seemed truly helpless, and its tone in Liu Xiao's mind quickened by a third.
Liu Xiao roughly understood that balance has three advantages: the Emperor Star has little fortune, the world develops rapidly, and the secrets of heaven are all confused.
"Then let's start balancing," Liu Xiao said helplessly.
[Ding! The first person to achieve balance, the Kaihuang era, the Sage Khan, Emperor Wen of Sui, Yang Jian.]
Yang Jian: Command 95, Military Strength 97, Politics 104, Intelligence 94, Charisma 105.
Implanted identity: Son of Yang Zhong, General of Valiant Might in the Great Xuan Dynasty.
Bringing: Yang Zhong, Lü Kutao, Yang Zheng, Yang Zan, Yang Song, Yang Shuang, Dugu Jialuo, Yang Yong, Yang Lihua, Gao Jiong, Su Wei, Han Qinhu, He Ruobi, Shi Wansui, Yang Yichen, Li Mu, Liang Rui, Liu Fang, Zheng Yi.
Since the division of the Western Jin Dynasty 300 years ago, the establishment of a unified dynasty was inevitable. Yang Jian, relying on his talents, stood at this critical juncture, but was ultimately crushed to pieces.
Yang Jian's political talent is beyond doubt. The Three Departments and Six Ministries system he established lasted for 1300 years. He created the imperial examination system to break the monopoly of powerful clans, restored the economy through the equal-field system and the land tax and labor service system, and ushered in the Kaihuang era of prosperity. Grain reserves could supply the whole country for ten years, laying a solid foundation for the Zhenguan era of prosperity in the Tang Dynasty. (Yang Jian's inner monologue: Generous gifts of crabs.)
Of course, most wise emperors in their early years became incompetent in their later years. In his later years, Yang Jian went from being frugal to extravagant, from being sentimental to being cold-blooded, and from lenient in punishment to harsh in law enforcement. He began to indiscriminately kill meritorious officials, build palaces, and depose Yang Yong as crown prince. His successor, the great emperor of all time, Yang Guang, eventually squandered the family fortune he had painstakingly accumulated and pushed the Sui Dynasty to its demise.
"The Great Xuan Dynasty? It won't have much of an impact," Liu Xiao thought. After all, there are two dynasties, one in the Northeast and one in the Southwest. When they meet, they should first destroy the strongest dynasty, the Great Qian Dynasty.
[The second person in balance, one of the seven holy masters of the Misty Heaven Alliance, Guan Qi Guan Mudan]
Guan Mudan, Command 80, Martial Prowess Rank 3, Politics 59, Intelligence 68
Implanted identity: Guan Shang's nephew, a member of a martial arts family who fled to the Great Xia Dynasty after his family was hunted down by the Great Yi Dynasty. Currently, due to his age, his four dimensions have not reached their peak.
Bringing: Guan Zhaodi, Lei Sun, Wen Xiaobai, Lei Chun, Lei Zhenyu, Yan Hefa, Zhu Xiaoyao, Deng Cangsheng, Ren Guishen, Lü Pojun, Zhang Fenyan, Chen Zhanhuai, Zhang Tieshu, Zhang Liexin, Zhe Tianchou
Guan Qi was the foremost of the four great masters of Wenshu, obsessed with martial arts throughout his life. After a battle with Lei Zhenyu of Liufenbantang, he suffered brain damage and was further distracted by his lover, leading to a qi deviation. He once fought five great masters single-handedly while imprisoned, and after a major battle at Sima Guang's former residence, he departed in an unidentified flying object.
The Great Yi Dynasty was nearing its end. The emperor was incompetent, and treacherous officials held sway. When the current Emperor Yi was still a prince, he was brutally beaten by the young Guan Shang for forcibly taking a woman from the common people. After ascending the throne for various ulterior motives, he unleashed a furious revenge on the Guan family. The Guan family was forced to scatter and flee in all directions. Eventually, Guan Shang's lineage, partly driven by circumstances and partly by chance, escaped from the southeastern Great Yi Dynasty to the northwestern Great Xia Dynasty. After the Golden Horde captured Zhenbei Pass, Guan Shang intervened, slaying twelve of the Golden Horde's fiercest generals and protecting the last 70% of the Great Xia Dynasty's territory, becoming the infamous Zhenbei Demon God.
[The third person who balances the balance is Emperor Wu of Song, Liu Yu.]
Liu Yu: Command 99, Strength 105, Politics 98, Intelligence 94, Charisma 104.
Implanted identity: King You's newly adopted son, currently training soldiers outside Youzhou City.
Accompanying: Zang Aiqin, Hu Daoan, Liu Muzhi, Xie Hui, Xu Xianzhi, Fu Liang, Hu Fan, Shen Linzi, Shen Tianzi, Liu Daogui, Liu Daolin, Zhu Lingshi, Zhu Chaoshi, Wang Zhongde, He Wuji, Zhuge Changmin, Liu Huaishen, Zhao Lunzhi.
Liu Yu, whose childhood name was Ji Nu, was a 22nd-generation descendant of Liu Jiao, the younger brother of Emperor Gaozu of Han and King of Chu. He was not a direct descendant of Emperor Gaozu, which is one of the reasons why Liu Yu did not name his state Han after establishing it. In his early years, Liu Yu joined the Northern Army and gradually gained control of the Eastern Jin Dynasty by suppressing the uprisings of Sun En and Lu Xun and eliminating the Huan Chu forces. After becoming emperor, he launched a northern expedition, conquering the Southern Yan and Later Qin, and recovering Luoyang and Chang'an. However, due to the death of his confidant Liu Muzhi and infighting among his generals, Guanzhong was lost again after being gained, and he failed to complete the great cause of unifying the north.
Liu Yu was seven feet six inches tall, with an extraordinary bearing, a heroic spirit, and a magnanimous nature. Huan Xuan praised him as having "the stride of a dragon and the gait of a tiger, with extraordinary vision and a demeanor that would make him no less than anyone else." He once single-handedly led an army of thousands, always taking the lead in battle. In battles where victory seemed impossible, he led hundreds of elite warriors straight into the enemy ranks, personally killing more than a dozen generals of the Southern Yan. Politically, he was meticulous in his calculations and adept at the art of checks and balances. He heavily relied on commoners to balance the power of the aristocratic families, but he only destroyed and did not build new systems. His lack of institutional innovation, coupled with his failure in the succession issue, led to the downfall of a promising situation.
King You has begun training his troops again; he has been anything but peaceful these past few years. Through years of reform and strategic planning, Bai Yujing has already planted spies throughout the Han Dynasty and extended his reach outwards. King You has recruited extraordinary individuals from the martial arts world, courted powerful clans and noble families, and even secretly used demonic arts to raise assassins. His smuggling of salt and iron beyond the Great Wall has been thoroughly investigated by Bai Yujing, demonstrating that this King You is not a peaceful ruler.
Both King Ji and King You were princes whose ancestors had failed to win the throne but had deep roots in the frontier. As a result, they were sent to the frontier in a semi-exile manner to guard it. The two kings were under the surveillance of the emperor's confidants while guarding the frontier. Although their situation was difficult, the fighting power of their army was not comparable to that of King Liang, the emperor's half-brother.
[Ding! The fourth balancer, the Yellow Turban leader, Bo Cai.]
Bo Cai: Command 95, Strength 96, Politics 67, Intelligence 69.
Implanted identity: One of the thirty-six commanders chosen by Zhang Jiao.
[Bringing: Guan Hai, Zhang Rao, Guan Cheng, Liu Pi, He Yi, Huang Shao, He Man, Dai Feng, Cheng Yuanzhi, Deng Mao, Gao Sheng, Sun Zhong, Yan Zheng, Bian Xi, Pei Yuanshao, Zhou Cang, Yang Feng, Xu Huang, Liao Hua, Gong Du, Zhang Kai, Zhang Yan]
Bo Cai's achievements were mainly due to Zhu Jun, one of the three heroes of the late Han Dynasty. After besieging Huangfu Song, he was attacked by arsonists at night and was defeated and killed.
Bo Cai's crew consisted of cannon fodder among cannon fodder. Apart from Xu Huang, Zhou Cang, and Liao Hua, who were somewhat noteworthy, they were all just experience packs with little to no experience.
However, the information revealed by the system was crucial. Liu Xiao had heard of Zhang Jiao, who had been the leader of the Way of Peace in recent years and was a guest of honor of noble families in many places, including the Great Qian, Great Han, and Great Zhou. However, he seemed to be getting restless again. In recent years, the people had suffered under the rule of noble families for too long, and Liu Xiao needed a spark to ignite the fire that burned away the corrupt order.
"I'll see if I can plant some of my own people in the Yellow Turban Army, and I also need to remind my father to keep an eye on the security in the area," Liu Xiao muttered to himself.
[Ding! The fifth person to achieve balance, Liu Yuan, the founding emperor of Han Zhao.]
Liu Yuan: Command 96, Martial Prowess 98, Politics 98, Intelligence 97, Charisma 98.
Implanted identity: The youngest son of the Southern Xiongnu Chanyu, sent to Jizhou Prefecture for "study".
Accompanying: Yu Fuluo, Liu Bao, Liu Xiong, Liu Xuan, Huyan Yi, Liu Hong, Liu Cong, Liu Yao, Wang Mi, Zhu Ji, Fan Long, Cui You.
Liu Yuan was intelligent and studious from a young age, possessing exceptional martial arts skills and physical strength. However, his talents also led to his long-term confinement in Luoyang. After his father's death, Sima Yan appointed Liu Yuan as the commander of the Left Division. In his jurisdiction, Liu Yuan "enforced clear laws, prohibited evil deeds, was generous with his wealth, and treated people with sincerity," attracting a large number of outstanding talents from the Five Divisions and renowned Confucian scholars to join him.
Later, Liu Yuan raised an army during the War of the Eight Princes, first proclaiming himself Great Chanyu, and later changing his title to King of Han. In 304, he established the Han Kingdom, changed the era name to Yuanxi, and proclaimed himself emperor in 308. The following year, he moved the capital to Pingyang (present-day Linfen, Shanxi).
In dealing with the issue of succession, Liu Yuan, like many wise rulers, failed to make proper arrangements, leading to infighting among his sons and nephews, which ultimately contributed to the decline of the Han-Zhao state.
Now, Liu Yuan has willingly handed himself over to Liu Xiao and his son. Even if he returns to the Southern Xiongnu in the future, he will still be plotted against.
[Ding! Balance complete. Please select one person; the system will randomly select two.]