He was a descendant of Liu Qiang, the eldest son of Emperor Guangwu (Liu Xiu).
Liu Dai and Liu Yao were brothers. Liu Dai served as the governor of Yanzhou, while Liu Yao served as the governor of Yangzhou and was later granted the title of "Governor of Yangzhou".
In terms of blood relations, they were the most distant from the royal family, and their ancestor was Liu Fei, the eldest son of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang and the King of Qi.
Liu Zhang was the son of Liu Yan, and the father and son were descendants of Liu Yu, the Prince of Lu.
At this time, Liu Yan was serving as the governor of Yizhou. Because he was old, he sent his son Liu Zhang to Luoyang.
Liu Biao had taken over as governor of Jingzhou a few months earlier. He entered Jingzhou alone and anonymously, and with his outstanding political talent, he gained the support of the local powerful families, the Cai, Kuai, and Zhang clans, and miraculously established himself in Jingzhou.
Kuai Yue, who had worked with Liu Biao in the General's Mansion, naturally became his chief strategist.
Now, it is rare for the five major clans to gather in Luoyang so completely.
"Uncles and elders, have you heard that the illegitimate prince, Liu Wei, the Prince of Yunzhong, returned from the Hetao region without taking the route through Bingzhou, but instead passed through Guanzhong, and has not yet arrived in Luoyang!"
Liu Zhang, being the younger generation, was the first to complain, "We're all getting ready to go back, and he still hasn't arrived! That's really something!"
"Recently, everyone in Luoyang has been saying that Liu Wei went to the imperial tombs to pay respects to his ancestors!"
Liu Biao said, "This kid is making a big fuss and even showing off his achievements in the Hetao region. He has ulterior motives!"
"Exactly, he's trying to win people over and enhance his reputation. What exactly is he trying to achieve?"
Liu Dai echoed, "I heard he has 50,000 troops in the Hetao region and has even seized the three counties west of the Hexi region in Liangzhou!"
"Does he intend to rebel?"
Liu Yao replied, "If he wanted to rebel, he should have defied the imperial decree and gone to the capital!"
"But when the imperial edict arrived, he only brought a hundred or so guards to the capital. That doesn't make sense."
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