Eastern Han: Emperor Guangwu Is Incredibly Strong, Yet Far Too Cautious

Liu Xiu, a Son of Heaven, spent his life pursuing grand ambitions and restoring the glory of the Han Dynasty.

Wang Mang usurped the Han throne and wielded immense power, but even he could not withstand the advance of Liu Xiu's twenty-eight generals from the Yuntai Pavilion.

But who could have guessed that all Liu Xiu had ever wanted was to serve as a palace guard, come home from work every day, marry Yin Lihua, have a bunch of children, and spend his old age farming? That would have been a pretty good life.

Liu Xiu: “I never wanted to be emperor in this life, but everyone insisted I was meant to be one. In the end, I had no choice.”

“An army of over a hundred thousand surrounded Kunyang, and I broke through the encirclement with just thirteen cavalrymen. Am I actually pretty formidable?”

“I always thought my brother was far more capable than I was. He should have been the one on the throne.”

“The one thing you should never have done was kill my brother. So I had no choice but to pull you down from the throne and fulfill his wish in his place!”

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.