Chapter 209

After listening to Fang Yang's explanation, everyone finally understood why the seals were so small.

Now even the foreman stopped talking.

At this moment, Director Chen from the research institute also arrived at the scene.

Because there were too many people, he couldn't squeeze in at all, and no one recognized him, so he could only stand outside and watch.

However, when he heard Fang Yang talk about the seal and then saw the small white stone in his hand, he immediately became interested.

Yet the next second, the moment he heard it was the Empress's Seal, he was stunned. How many years had it been? This was the first Empress's Seal unearthed in China.

He didn't expect to see such an important cultural relic the moment he arrived.

He couldn't help but recall the meaningful smile on Dean He's face before he left.

Chen Feng couldn't help but sigh: "Although Lü Zhi was vicious in history, you can't say she was truly bad beyond redemption!"

Fang Yang nodded. Originally, he didn't know much about Lü Zhi, only that she was vicious and a strong woman.

After reading the system introduction, he learned about her life and his impression of her improved slightly; he felt she wasn't as bad as people said.

But most people didn't know her past; they only knew she caused the death of Han Xin and killed Lady Qi in a vicious way.

At this moment, there were many fans at the scene who liked to play as Han Xin, and many who admired Han Xin.

Hearing Chen Feng's words, they all expressed disagreement.

Han Xin helped Liu Bang conquer the world, only to die at the hands of Lü Zhi; no one could accept that.

Chen Feng could only look at Fang Yang and hurriedly ask for help: "Say something quickly; I'm about to be sprayed to death!"

Fang Yang chuckled: "So you have days like this too~~"

After saying that, he looked at the fans and audience and said calmly: "Actually, people change. Lü Zhi wasn't like this originally. When she married the Han Gaozu Liu Bang, she was already an older woman of 27."

"You have to know that in the last century, many people in our country's rural areas got married in their teens. Being unmarried at 27 in ancient times was truly rare."

"Why wasn't she married at 27? Because her family was very wealthy and had good conditions. As a 'white, rich, and beautiful' woman, her parents weren't in a hurry to marry her off."

"They always wanted to wait until they met someone satisfactory. So, she had rejected the marriage proposals of county magistrates who came to her door."

"Since ancient times, the common people haven't fought with officials. Her family offended the county magistrate and was squeezed out by the powerful circles, so they had to move their whole family to the neighboring Pei County, which was Liu Bang's hometown."

"Fortunately, the Pei County magistrate at the time was a good friend of Lü Zhi's father, so he gave him some advice: since you've moved here, you should meet some influential people."

"So he persuaded him to hold a birthday banquet when his birthday came around and invite everyone to eat."

"In ancient times, etiquette was very important, so everyone who came to the banquet had to bring gifts. Xiao He sat at the door and recorded every person who brought a gift in a book, just like weddings in our modern times."

"As a result, at this time, a person with 'social anxiety's opposite' arrived: Liu Bang! He was dressed sloppily and had no money. Logically, everyone who came here was an influential person!"

"Such a loser suddenly ran over. Xiao He's first reaction was to ask if he was here to attend, and Liu Bang answered directly. But the problem was, he didn't have any gift money. However, Liu Bang was thick-skinned and said directly: 'Liu Bang gives 10,000 coins.'"

"Xiao He shouted 'Liu Bang gives 10,000 coins' without thinking. As a result, Lü Zhi's father, Lü Gong, heard about so much money and hurriedly came out to greet him."

The surrounding audience laughed when they heard this.

This was very similar to the Liu Bang in their impression—a small hoodlum, a rascal.

But if it were them, they really couldn't do that.

To shout so confidently without money.

It's no wonder such a person could accomplish great things; first of all, he did things others dared not do.

Fang Yang ignored them and continued to speak.

"As a result, when he came out, something was wrong. This Liu Bang didn't look like a rich man at all, and he was already 41. But in fact, no matter what era, a 'social butterfly' can get by anywhere."

"Although Lü Gong saw that Liu Bang had no money and was dressed in rags, he particularly appreciated Liu Bang's attitude."

"Ordinary people were timid when they saw nobles, but Liu Bang was different. He was neither humble nor arrogant, making Lü Gong feel that this person was very unusual!"

"A person's clothes can be changed, but their bearing—that absolutely cannot be changed. So that day, Liu Bang not only got in but was also invited to the seat of honor. Lü Gong chatted with Liu Bang personally; the father-in-law looked at the son-in-law and liked him more and more."

"That night, he discussed with his wife about marrying his daughter to Liu Bang. Just like that, 27-year-old Lü Zhi married Liu Bang, who was 14 years her senior."

"You have to know that Lü Zhi was a true 'white, rich, and beautiful' woman. She and Liu Bang were like heaven and earth. But after marrying into Liu Bang's family, she did all the farm work, washed clothes, cooked, and had to take care of Liu Bang's son from before. I'm not bragging, but in today's society, if you married such a wife, it would truly be like your ancestral grave smoking with good fortune!"

At this moment, almost no one at the scene spoke.

It turned out that the Lü Zhi they understood had such a past.

If this didn't count as a good woman, then there were probably no good women in this society.

In modern times, such a woman would be worshipped at home if you married her!

You couldn't hit her or scold her, let alone let her do heavy work.

Comparing the two, Lü Zhi's preciousness became even more apparent.

Fang Yang looked at everyone's expressions and had long guessed it would be like this, because he had thought the same way before.

So he continued: "Liu Bang didn't care about his family at all and ran out every day. But even in such a life, Lü Zhi endured it. Not only did she endure it, but she did it very well, taking care of the family very well, and even gave birth to a son and a daughter for Liu Bang."

"Later, Liu Bang rebelled by killing the snake and began to conquer the world as the King of Han. But Lü Zhi's whole family was captured by Xiang Yu as hostages. Life was very bitter; they often didn't have enough to eat or wear."

"She thought that if she just endured it, she would eventually get ahead. But what truly made her collapse was that after the Chu-Han peace treaty, she finally returned to Liu Bang's side and wanted to tell him about the suffering she had endured all these years, only to find the young and beautiful Lady Qi sitting on Liu Bang's lap."

"She thought that since she had become ugly now, she would just let it go, as long as her husband could pass the throne to her son in the future. For this, she could endure anything!"

"But what she couldn't endure most was that Lady Qi wanted to take away even this last bit."

"So when Lady Qi wanted Liu Bang to make her son the Crown Prince before he died, Lü Zhi went completely crazy!"

"From then on, her path of revenge began!"

—【I always thought Empress Lü's style of doing things was very ruthless and cruel. Today I learned that she had experienced such a life. She was repeatedly betrayed by Liu Bang, yet she never left him. Not only that, she fulfilled the responsibilities a wife should have, only to be treated like this in the end. If it were me, I'm afraid I would have wanted to die.】

—【A child is always a mother's last bottom line. After listening to Teacher Fang talk about Lü Zhi's life today, I suddenly feel she isn't that hateful. But she killed Han Xin; that point cannot be forgiven. I can only say that her life forced her to this step.】

—【I always thought Lady Qi's death was self-inflicted. Originally, she was allowed to go to the fief with her son, but she courted death herself. However, Empress Lü was indeed too cruel; I can feel that she was mentally distorted at the time. Otherwise, she wouldn't have invented the 'human pig' method of torture.】

—【Why am I also extraordinary and neither humble nor arrogant since I was a child, and I'm dressed in rags, but no rich person has taken a fancy to me? Maybe I also have the appearance of an emperor in the future. Is there anyone in the live stream who has a daughter? Consider it! Small investment, high return!】

Everyone listened, feeling thrilled.

If Lü Zhi's experience happened to anyone else, they might have done something even crazier than she did.

Originally a swan in the sky, she became an ugly duckling because of her father's decision.

Yet she still conscientiously did what she was supposed to do. She suffered so much, and in the end, she didn't even have anyone to confide in.

Most importantly, her bottom line was touched.

A mother, for the sake of her child, could do anything.

This makes it easy to understand why she later did those things that were cursed by later generations.

"The first ruthless thing she did was to eliminate Han Xin and Peng Yue. Not for anything else, but because their achievements were too great, and they would eventually become a disaster."

"The second ruthless thing was to deal with the bitch Lady Qi. But could it be as simple as killing her? Lü Zhi hated her to the bone and turned her into a 'human pig,' torturing her bit by bit. Yet she didn't indirectly scare her own son to death."

"The third thing was that after Lü Zhi's son died, she killed the mothers and kept the sons, successively making two small grandsons emperors. She wasted two more lives for nothing."

"But in reality, without the existence of Empress Lü, whether the Han Dynasty could have stably transferred power to Liu's descendants in the turbulent early years would have been an unknown mystery."

"The people who followed Liu Bang to conquer the world were not ordinary people; everyone had great military or management abilities. It can be said that Lady Qi's death, on the surface, was Empress Lü's method, but in reality, it was the abandonment of Lady Qi by the entire Liu Bang group behind the scenes."

"Because they knew that Lady Qi did not have the ability that Empress Lü had."

After the story was finished, everyone was still constantly reminiscing.

An Empress's Seal, behind it, triggered a piece of the past.

While everyone was constantly pondering, they only felt that Fang Yang was truly a monster.

Not only did he understand cultural relics, but he could also slowly recount the history of the relics.

Director Chen looked at this scene and was also a bit amazed.

In his eyes, he had already placed Fang Yang in a very high position.

One could see his uniqueness just from the traffic at the museum.

But today, listening to him finish recounting Lü Zhi's life made him even more surprised.

A 20-year-old young man who could tell the life story of an Empress.

In his impression, there weren't many people in the research institute in their 40s who could do this.

Not to mention that Fang Yang didn't do it once or twice, but could say it every single time.

The amount of knowledge required for this was terrifying.

After finishing the explanation, Fang Yang returned the Empress's Seal to Chen Feng and sat back in the driver's cab.

It was already past three o'clock in the afternoon.

Many viewers had been watching since the morning and were already exhausted.

But fortunately, there were fewer people today than yesterday, and they could all watch from close range.

They didn't want to miss this opportunity for anything. ===== CHAPTER 210 =====