Renascido como Liu Xie, criando um Grande Han onde o sol nunca se põe

In the year 184 AD, the Yellow Turban Rebellion erupted, signaling the decline of the Han dynasty and ushering in nearly a century of continuous warfare.

In 189 AD, Dong Zhuo marched his troops into Luoyang, seizing control of the imperial court. In September, he deposed the young emperor Liu Bian and installed King of Chenliu, Liu Xie, as the new emperor—known as Emperor Xian of Han.

Faintly, Liu Xie seemed to hear a rugged laughter, beneath which countless sobs echoed. His head felt as if it were about to explode. He sensed many people carrying him, until finally someone held him tightly—soft and warm.

In March 190 AD, Dong Zhuo set fire to Luoyang and forcibly relocated Emperor Xian and over a million citizens to Chang’an. That same year, an alliance of warlords from the east, known historically as the “Coalition of Eastern Warlords,” rose against Dong Zhuo. Powerful regional leaders gathered their private armies and marched thousands of miles to confront him, marking the official beginning of the chaotic warlord era at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty.

Liu Xie was jolted awake. When he opened his eyes, he found himself lying in the arms of a person, surrounded by a faint, pleasant fragrance—likely a young woman. Lying on his side, he could not see her face.

He carefully surveyed his surroundings. They were in a cramped wooden carriage, and the jostling movement reminded him of an ancient mode of transportation—a horse-drawn cart.

A horse cart?

Liu Xie was startled. Shouldn’t he be in an ambulance? How did he end up in a hor