[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-overthrowing-han":3,"chapter-overthrowing-han-overthrowing-han-chapter-517":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Overthrowing Han",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1223276,1620,"Chapter 517: All Day Lingering Beneath Dense Shadows","overthrowing-han-chapter-517",517,"\u003Cp>By the time Liu Yan and his two sons were confined within Mianzhu City, and Liu Fan had made yet another fatal misjudgment, the land of Shu was already a cooked salted duck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because no matter what else Liu Yan might be, he was the sole person who held legal authority to rule Yizhou, and in an age where the realm belonged to one family, all legal succession had to be worked through him. Thus, once his entire family was caught in one net, there no longer existed anyone in Shu with sufficient political prestige to take control of the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Wei believed that his dual identity as both a native of Shu and the leader of the Dongzhou faction was enough to let him seize Shu and set himself up as ruler — but that was nothing more than self-deception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, in the days that followed, Shu was full of dramatic spectacles, yet none of them affected the larger outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, Zhao Wei, thinking he could command both the Dongzhou faction and the people of Shu, abandoned Yang Hong, declared he was raising troops to establish himself, and then attempted to turn back and attack Mianzhu, seeking to become the one who replaced the Liu clan. But as it turned out, whether Dongzhou men or Shu natives, his troops had not even left Qianwei Commandery when they heard the full details of the upheaval at Mianzhu — and one after another, they all began to harbor disloyal thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Led by his subordinate Pang Le, the soldiers simply staged a mutiny and easily slaughtered Zhao Wei, as effortlessly as killing a chicken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pitiful Zhao Wei — once the Grand Provisioner of the Great Han, who had cast aside nearly everything and followed Liu Yan bare-handed into Shu solely because of the words \"Yizhou has the aura of a Son of Heaven.\" Now, before his dream of becoming master of Shu had lasted even a few days, it vanished utterly like smoke. It truly makes one sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Zhao Wei dead, Zhang Su, the Grand Administrator of Qianwei, hesitated no longer. He immediately changed his banners and declared allegiance to Mianzhu. The Mianzhu side, without the slightest courtesy, temporarily appointed Zhang Su to go to Chengdu and take control of Shu Commandery, and also had Yang Hong act on behalf of Qianwei affairs — thus easily seizing control of the three core commanderies of Shu's heartland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Wei's forces scattered in all directions. Some defected to Yang Hong, some to Zhang Su, some came directly to Mianzhu, and some went east down to Ba Commandery. In short, most were easily absorbed and reorganized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Yan Yan was at last nearly in despair. He was a man of ministerial integrity, and after accepting his appointment, he had resolved to die here rather than become one who surrendered... Yet in the present circumstances, although he clearly knew Liu Yan was being controlled by others, he actually did not know to whom he should pledge loyalty, nor even who the enemy was. For an old-fashioned man with no political ambitions, this was, perhaps, somewhat cruel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the end, because matters at Mianzhu had been properly settled and the morale of the troops at Fushui Pass was wavering, he ultimately had no choice but to accept the \"transfer order\" from Mianzhu and lead his troops back to Mianzhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Yan army still could not immediately cross Jiange... The reason was simple: the defender of Jiange, Zhang Ren, did something destined to make his name resound through the ages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This stubborn man, as the military commander of the area, had long since learned of all the incidents unfolding behind him. So, before Yan Yan's military order arrived, he had already made preparations. Once the order came, he sent all the troops back to Mianzhu according to the order, but he himself remained alone at the stone ramparts of Jiange's Yixiantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this Major of a Separate Division of Shu Commandery, who had already been forced to retreat twice in succession, was unwilling to retreat again — and even more unwilling to retreat without a fight and submit completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, the Yan army, ceaselessly repairing the plank roads, had long since gradually approached this place and had also noticed unusual movements among the Shu troops. Yet, because they saw from afar that the banners had not moved, they did not dare to rashly attempt an attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several days later, having confirmed that his soldiers should have withdrawn to Mianzhu, Zhang Ren voluntarily came out of the ramparts, carrying only one blade, one spear, and one banner, and walked along the ruined plank road... The Yan soldiers who were repairing the plank road at first thought he was a messenger and simply accompanied him all the way, letting him reach the end of the plank road. Only when he planted his banner and called out a challenge by name did they suddenly realize the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yun, as the commanding general, naturally could not go out to fight directly. However, seeing that the man's martial skill was steady and that he had slain several warriors from Xiliang and Hanzhong in succession, Zhao Zilong, now certain of his measure, hesitated no longer. He immediately came forward with spear and saber, and in just over ten bouts, finished his opponent before the plank road and took his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ren, as the commanding general, had voluntarily announced his name and come to die. This thoroughly aroused the Yan army's suspicions. They sent a small number of elite troops forward to probe, and only then discovered that behind the winding, twisting plank road, the stone ramparts at Yixiantian were already completely empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly, one man guards the pass and ten thousand cannot break through; only when the hero dies does the road to Shu open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three more days passed, and it was only the beginning of the seventh month. The plank road had not yet been fully repaired when Yan army scouts collided head-on with a messenger sent from Mianzhu to once again recall Zhang Ren. Only then did they learn what had actually happened behind the Jiange road over the past month!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention ordinary soldiers, even Tian Feng and Zhao Yun, who had received hints from Guo Jia, were dumbfounded, too shocked to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the middle of the seventh month, the main body of the Yan army crossed Jiange and Fushui along the fully repaired plank road and entered the heartland of Bashu. Liu Mao formally surrendered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the latter part of the seventh month, Yan army troops fully garrisoned Shu Commandery, Qianwei Commandery, and the dependencies of Shu Commandery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the fifth day of the eighth month, a detached force of the Yan army, led by Cheng Yin, reached Ba Commandery, took control of the commandery seat of Jiangzhou (later Chongqing), and successfully joined forces with Zhang He, Meng Da, Shen Dan, and Shen Yi. They also seized a large quantity of military supplies there and captured some officials and auxiliary troops from the Jingzhou side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, in exactly three months from start to finish, the land of Shu had fallen entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And how swift is the journey downstream from Jiangzhou? Liu Yan and his son, who had set out early, had just reached Hanzhong. Gongsun Xun still thought they had only just taken Baishui Pass, yet Liu Biao and all of Jingzhou had already learned every detail of this campaign from those fleeing Yizhou — and were frightened nearly to death!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, as the news reached the Sanfu region, with fast horses racing day and night, Gongsun Xun finally learned the circumstances of this campaign within the eighth month as well — and it was as if in a dream. Had Xu Yuanzhi somehow transformed himself into Ban Dingyuan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several days later, as frontline reports continued to pour in, Gongsun Xun and the court at Yecheng gradually learned all the specific details of the affair, which further stirred excitement at Yecheng. One must understand that at this time, Grand Marshal Lu Fan had not yet served a full year in the south, and the southern military administration had not yet been completely dismantled. The sudden acquisition of Yizhou at this moment naturally could not help but provoke the imagination of all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this matter accomplished, the unification of the realm's great momentum seemed to be right before their eyes, did it not?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, many students at the Yecheng Academy even began to advocate that perhaps from here on, the realm could truly be settled merely by issuing proclamations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Settled merely by issuing proclamations?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Bronze Sparrow Terrace, in the inner cabinet office where the Duke of Yan himself handled affairs — commonly known as the top floor of the Inner Cabinet — Gongsun Xun, the Duke of Yan, who had been silent for a long while, suddenly sighed aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It should be noted that because the Inner Cabinet was the place where the Duke of Yan led the Yellow Cabinet clerks in their work, located only two hundred paces from the so-called Secretariat Terrace where the Three Departments were situated, and because the Seven Chancellors and Dong Zhao, the Governor of Jizhou, could all freely enter this place to have an audience with the Duke of Yan, it was renowned far and wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the students of Yecheng expressed their aspirations nowadays, they no longer spoke of the Seven Chancellors — that was too vulgar. Now, they all spoke of hoping to enter the Inner Cabinet in their lifetime to behold the magnificent sight of the sun setting over the Zhang River.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magnificent sight of the sun setting over the Zhang River certainly existed, especially now, in another autumn day, when the scenery was at its finest. Even the Duke of Yan himself often sighed in admiration while gazing at the river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was quite obvious that on this day, Gongsun Xun was in no mood to sigh over the magnificent sight of the Zhang River. He, who ordinarily merely listened in broad outline to the memorials from the Three Departments and rarely raised objections to them, today actually sighed with rare emotion over several documents, and for a long time gave no opinion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Xiang, the Minister of the Yellow Cabinet Temple at his side, who habitually seized every spare moment to lower his head and read, naturally turned a deaf ear. Sima Yi, standing solemnly before the door, also held his saber aloft and did not move. But the former's student, Lu Meng, could not resist looking up curiously in the intervals of copying documents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this furtive glance yielded nothing, because the Duke of Yan was resting his hand on a stack of documents, mostly the opinions of the Three Departments and Four Terraces on the disposition of the Shu region. Such a sigh seemed only natural, yet for the Duke of Yan to be so hesitant in the face of such tremendously good news — Lu Ziming, who had just undergone his capping ceremony, simply could not understand it. He could only lower his head and continue copying without pause alongside the other clerks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is worth mentioning that Lu Meng's level of copying was extremely poor. Every time, his own teacher, Wang Xiang, would wield the brush like flying and finish copying first, and then he would copy it a second time. Rather than saying he was working like his colleagues, it was more accurate to say that Wang Xiang was using his own high skill to give him private tutoring, using the state's paper and brushes to conveniently let the fellow practice his calligraphy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fellow's foundation was simply too poor! No one understood why the Duke of Yan would make him a student of Minister Wang. If he truly wanted to elevate him, he should just let him join the Volunteer Guard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to the matter at hand, on the other side, Gongsun Xun pondered for half the day, sighed inwardly, and then suddenly spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Four matters require rejection and revision!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in the cabinet was instantly alert. Among them, Wang Xiang, without raising his head, directly set down his book, drew out a sheet of paper, then snatched the brush from his student's hand and immediately began to record.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First: Although Guo Fengxiao performed extraordinary service, and although it was done in the urgency of the front lines and with good intentions, for a high-ranking local official to arbitrarily mobilize the force of the Jing'an Terrace is, after all, somewhat improper. No merit shall be recorded for this instance. Furthermore, the Chancellery of the Palace Gate shall issue a formal document offering mild criticism, instructing him to peacefully manage the civil affairs of Hanzhong and forbidding him from further meddling in other matters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Duke of Yan spoke these words, Wang Xiang's brush flew, but the other clerks in the cabinet could not help but pause... Had Guo Fengxiao, who had always received exceptional favor, finally suffered a setback?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second: Xu Yuanzhi, not fully understanding the matter, accepted the assignment and went. He has merit and no fault. Moreover, since Guo Fengxiao previously shifted the credit for Zhou Yu's achievements onto him, in both name and substance, he may be enfeoffed with a full ten Battalion Commander as a marquis... Also, have Yuan Hao ask him if he has any inclination to travel under my special envoy's banner, with an added rank of two thousand dan, granted discretionary authority, and attached to the Jing'an Terrace's roster, to proceed further into the various commanderies of Nanzhong to pacify the region.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This decree was neither warm nor cold. Given Xu Yuanzhi's extraordinary achievement, it would have been strange if he did not receive such treatment. It was just that the place of appointment was unavoidably remote and harsh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Third: Liu Yan and his sons... Since Liu Yan himself has reached such a state, and in his old age has lost his sons, he is nearly useless and need not be treated harshly. Moreover, his son can be considered to have rendered some service... Do not send them to the Sanfu region. Settle them in the area around Yangcheng Mountain. Have his third son, Liu Mao, transferred to an official post nearby to look after him at close hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was even more unobjectionable. It merely shifted the settlement location for Liu Yan and his sons. At most, one could infer from the settlement location some plans for the revival of Luoyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lastly: Since Tazhong is a military agricultural colony, it must produce results. How can there be a principle of transferring someone after just one season of farming? Moreover, I observe that the results of their farming at Tazhong are not particularly outstanding... Let the General of the Gentlemen of the Household of All Purposes and the others continue farming at Tazhong. Also, dispatch an experienced and capable farming official. That Cao Mengde... Cao Mengde farms in Chen Commandery. There is a General of the Gentlemen of the Household there, of humble origin, what was his name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reporting to Your Highness, there is a man surnamed Xie, given name Zheng, courtesy name Mingxian. He is of humble origin, his ancestors for five generations all being commoners. Because he is diligent, sincere, and honest, he was exceptionally employed by Cao Mengde. After surrendering, he was employed at a reduced rank and has continued to oversee farming affairs in Chen Commandery.\" Wang Xiang replied almost instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is the man!\" Gongsun Xun suddenly recalled. \"Restore his original office and send him to serve as deputy to the General of the Gentlemen of the Household of All Purposes. Then, in my name, tell the General of the Gentlemen of the Household of All Purposes that all matters must be seen through to the end. Let him properly accomplish the farming project at Tazhong over these next few years and not concern himself with anything else!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the matter concerned the General of the Gentlemen of the Household of All Purposes, the clerks did not even give it much thought. Wang Xiang quickly finished recording, and Lu Meng held the document, rose, and delivered it before Gongsun Xun. After the latter had read it over briefly and nodded slightly, clerks immediately collaborated — two or three of them working skillfully, using clean lime powder to quickly dry the ink. Only then did a specially assigned rotating officer of the Volunteer Guard come forward bearing the seal and affix the official stamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not yet the end. After the document was placed into a small wooden box with a compartment of crushed lime, Lu Meng again personally tied the small box atop that stack of documents. Only then was a formal Inner Cabinet rejection and revision considered complete... Next, naturally, Sima Yi would summon Volunteer Guard officers, who, in groups of five and fully armed, would escort these vital documents over to the Secretariat Terrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It should be noted that for this same batch of memorials concerning Shu — including the settlement of Liu Yan and his sons, the appointment of Shu officials, the calculation of military merits for the army that conquered Shu, and so on and so forth... there was even an initial draft for dividing Shu into provinces, a memorial from Gongsun Yue suggesting Zhao Yun be transferred to garrison Jiangzhou — a vast assortment, no fewer than several dozen serious documents. Yet Gongsun Xun had only rejected and amended four matters, which seemed of no great consequence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, for some unknown reason, as the process of rejection and revision circulated through the relevant departments of the Three Departments and Six Ministries, and after the matter spread within the official circles of Yecheng, one of these items unexpectedly sparked some discussion. In the days that followed, it gradually developed into a situation where the tree may wish to be still, but the wind will not cease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the beginning of the ninth month, with the autumn harvest completed, this matter not only did not subside but grew increasingly heated. Finally, it spread directly into the Academy and among the common people. Then, together with the news that Empress Yuan of the Han court in the south had given birth to a slightly premature male infant in Jiangxia at the end of the seventh month, and the news that a minor earthquake had suddenly occurred in the Liaoxi region just before the Mid-Autumn Festival, it became the three most conspicuous discordant notes amidst the fervent atmosphere at Yecheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And once these three matters became entangled, public opinion truly began to ferment completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to the very beginning, the origin of the matter was simple: it was the act of Guo Jia arbitrarily mobilizing twenty warriors of the Jing'an Terrace to carry out the assassination of Liu Yan and his sons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Xu Shu, through his own superb skill, had elevated the affair from the lowest form of assassination to an act of statecraft assassination worthy of the history books — leaving people admiring it and utterly speechless — the fact that the Jing'an Terrace had arbitrarily kept death warriors and could use them for assassination undoubtedly touched a sensitive nerve among traditional scholar-officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be understood that from the moment of its establishment, the Jing’an Terrace was resisted by the vast majority of systems outside the military. It was only because those were war years, when military matters took precedence and the gathering of military intelligence was a necessity… that no one could really object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when the Jing’an Terrace was originally set up as one of the Four Terraces, with its Chief Commissioner as one of the Seven Ministers, many people actually voiced their discontent. But at that time, Gongsun Xun directly issued an order from Chang’an, binding the entire framework of the Three Departments, Four Terraces, Six Ministries, Twelve Courts, and One Pavilion together in a single establishment. With interests so intertwined, no one had any room to oppose it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, as the situation under Heaven becomes utterly clear, many cannot help but question whether an institution like the Jing’an Terrace still needs to continue enjoying such an important position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even speak bluntly: with peace looming over the realm, is there still any need for a place like the Jing’an Terrace at all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is an institution that breeds spies and can, at any moment, turn those spies into assassins to use against internal officials!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, after Gongsun Xun issued his slightly punitive disposition toward Guo Jia, voices long suppressed burst forth. By now, open memorials have already appeared… Zhao Bao refused the position of Chief Commissioner of the Censorate, and that post has remained vacant ever since. It seems clearly a deliberate opening left for personnel adjustments when Lu Fan returns to Yecheng after the new year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But precisely because there is no one to restrain and oversee it, the Censorate has fallen into utter chaos. Anyone can persuade the twelve ranked censors on the Terrace to serve their own ends. And when a censor submits a memorial, they only need to confirm that the cause of a matter truly exists; they bear no political cost whatsoever for their opinions, so there is absolutely no political risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, how could Gongsun Xun possibly abolish the Jing’an Terrace over something like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An institution like a special service department, however shadowy, is one of the indispensable pillars of power in a complete polity. Besides, if you disband it or suppress it today just because peace seems at hand, then when the realm grows unsettled again and you think to raise it back up, it will likely be too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This department has a necessary reason to exist, and once it exists, it must at the very least be given a place in the highest planning of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, seeing the matter grow more uncontrollable by the day, faintly taking the shape of a political tide, Gongsun Xun could not simply ignore it… He himself had lived through far too many political tides and knew very well in his heart that behind such a tide there must be enormous internal interest demands. It was an outward manifestation of political instability, and he had to resolve this matter thoroughly before the realm was unified!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, on the fifth day of the ninth month, Prime Minister Jia Xu finally came to the inner cabinet to have a special audience with Gongsun Xun and report on the matter: “In your servant’s view, the troublesome aspects of this affair are twofold… First, civil officials are naturally discontented with such matters, and not out of malice. We must find the truly pivotal persons and understand their aims.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gongsun Xun nodded slightly… The vast majority of the time, ordinary people are merely being used; one must never rashly broaden the scope of attack, for that would only intensify the conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second, this matter is entangled with the earthquake in my lord’s home region and the issue of Han imperial descendants in Jiangxia, which inevitably raises doubts about the question of Yan succeeding Han’s virtue after unification… This must be handled with the utmost caution.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gongsun Xun suddenly laughed, but said nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord,” Jia Xu said, his expression turning solemn at this. “What I mean is, regardless of the origins and roots of this matter, the greatest problem is this: the shift of the mandate from Han to Yan is faintly taking shape, and at a time like this, the people of the realm especially long to see my lord display benevolence and leniency, not harsh laws and severe punishments! That is the most troublesome aspect of this entire affair!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gongsun Xun, who had already paced with his hands behind his back to the window and was gazing at the magnificent sunset over the Zhang River in the distance, slightly composed his expression. He seemed about to speak, then stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—————I am the slightly-composed-expression dividing line———————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wang Xiang, courtesy name Xibo. After being recognized and raised from slavery by Yang Jun, he was later recommended by Sima Zhi to serve under the Great Ancestor, and indeed proved to have talent and ambition. During the Jian’an era, when the Great Ancestor was promoted to Duke of Yan, Wang Xiang was considered the most talented among his staff and was appointed Registrar of the Yellow Pavilion, later transferred to be a Court Minister, handling confidential documents for the inner cabinet. He also received an imperial edict to collect the remnants of the Luoyang Eastern Pavilion and all texts, records, writings, and illustrations under Heaven, compiling the Encyclopedia… Completed after several years, it was stored in the Secret Archive and printed for distribution throughout the realm. It comprised over forty sections, each with several dozen chapters, totaling over eighteen million characters. He was enfeoffed as a marquis.” — Old Book of Yan, Volume 75, Biography 25\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: Two serious matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, yesterday’s chapter had a small bug. After being alerted by Big Boss Hei, it has been corrected, providing a more coherent explanation of Zhao Wei’s actions. I apologize to everyone here, and thank Big Boss Hei for the reminder. I was careless in my research and actually missed Zhao Wei’s place of origin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, a group of scammers has appeared recently. Their main method is to pick a book that’s currently serializing, label it with something like “Fu Han.vip group,” create a paid group, and claim that joining gives access to fifty chapters of backlog that will be released in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday it was Fu Han, today it’s Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms, same pattern… Everyone, please do not fall for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, an important point is that this book of mine probably doesn’t even have fifty chapters left in total. In fact, without the chapter comments to copy from, I wouldn’t even know how to write the next chapter… So where would fifty backlog chapters come from? I doubt any readers will be fooled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lastly, everyone continue to enjoy the National Day holiday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",4372,"2026-06-04T19:42:52.587Z",1,"Novelzhen Translator","e96d360ae179a77a37de9382b81c195ea316df24edb3aaae5c7b752b301f43cf","overthrowing-han-chapter-518","overthrowing-han-chapter-516",548,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Foverthrowing-han-cover.jpg"]