The Shameless Three Thousand

After sweeping aside several rebel armies in the north, Liu Xiu's momentum soared. He directly led his troops to besiege Luoyang. After a great battle, Emperor Gengshi Liu Xuan was defeated and sued for peace. Liu Xiu made Liu Xuan King of Changsha and established his capital in Luoyang. From then on, the north was provisionally settled.

Within Luoyang Palace, Liu Xiu gazed at a map in deep thought.

His ambitions were vast, and he wished to unite the Han. The other powers could be dealt with later, but the strongest force before him was Jiang Hao's faction, which occupied Chang'an.

Naturally, Liu Xiu had thoroughly investigated his opponent. Jiang Hao had originally been a military officer in the Han Western Regions Protectorate. After the Western Regions Protectorate was abolished, Jiang Hao rose in the Western Regions with just over a hundred surviving soldiers. He contacted the various Western Regions kingdoms, destroyed the Xiongnu Right Virtuous King in one battle, then married the Queen of Kucha and became Kucha's Regent King.

Reaching such a point in only one year showed that Jiang Hao was absolutely a man deeply versed in strategy.

Yet ever since taking Chang'an, he had made virtually no moves for a full half year. That was exceedingly strange.

What did he intend to do?

Just then, a palace attendant hurried in, bowed before Liu Xiu, and said, "Your Majesty, a letter has been sent from the front. It is said to be from Jiang Hao of Chang'an."

Liu Xiu was startled. He had just been thinking about the man, and now Jiang Hao had sent him a letter. "Quick, have it presented."

Before long, a deputy general in armor entered the hall. Upon seeing Liu Xiu, he knelt on one knee and saluted. "Greetings, Your Majesty. Jiang