Luo Zhou was once a lawless place, where Wang Mang and his gang ran rampant, bullying merchants and ordinary people.
Liu Xiu, who had fled hardship overseas, opened a blacksmith shop and often repaired things for the poor for free, winning people’s support. Wang Mang took a dislike to him and came looking for trouble with his men. Just as they were about to attack, the sky suddenly changed. Lightning struck only near Wang Mang’s men, while Liu Xiu’s side remained completely unharmed. Terrified, Wang Mang and his men fled.
Later, Liu Xiu founded the Donghan Group and established rules that brought order to Luo Zhou. Over the next hundred years, its population gradually grew to nine million.
But when Liu Hong, the seventh-generation heir, took power, things changed. He neglected his duties all day, while his wife He Lian and Zhang Rang and the others seized the opportunity to grab power, exploiting the people until they could hardly bear it. A worker named Zhang Jiao opposed Donghan’s exploitation, organized the workers to resist, and founded the Taiping Society. The Donghan Group’s various branches also took the opportunity to expand their influence, sparking conflicts everywhere and plunging Luo Zhou into turmoil!
Liu Xuan De, a descendant of Liu Xiu, made a living selling shoes. He swore brotherhood with Guan Yun Chang and Zhang Yi De, founding the Righteous League. With Kong Ming’s support, its power gradually grew. After the Donghan Group fell, Liu Xuan De transformed the league into the Dahan Group and followed the rules Liu Xiu had established. In the end, he, Cao Meng De, and Sun Quan each claimed their own territory, creating a three-way balance of power.
