I was 48 years old at that time and still a small town gangster.
The county magistrate hosted a banquet for Mr. Lu, and I shouted "Congratulations on ten thousand yuan" and went to the banquet empty-handed.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Lu said: "My daughter is nineteen years old. How about marrying you?"
I patted my thighs and burst into tears with laughter: "Old man, I, Liu Ji, have nothing but thick skin!"
Unexpectedly, this girl Lu Pheasant actually nodded seriously: "What I like is your shameless energy."
Many years later, I was sitting in Weiyang Palace, thinking of that fate-changing night.
Xiao He asked me how I could become an emperor from a commoner.
I pointed at Han Xin who was asking for a reward in the distance and suddenly laughed:
"Because I am the only one in the world who dares to let a crotch-picker be a general, a money-stealer to manage the accounting office, and a dog-slaughterer to be a vanguard."
In the silence of the whole court, Han Xin knelt down on one knee:
"Your Majesty, you are the one who knows how to get into people's pants best."