"Father Zhong, I call you Liu Chang, and I am the seventh son of the emperor. None of my brothers have ever been crowned king. The reason why I was crowned king is because I am a filial son and loving grandson, Bo Xun Zhongchi, who is generous to others, diligent and thrifty.
, benevolent to the people and love things, gentle and honest..."
"I have heard about Father Zhong's wisdom for a long time. Now the people of the Tang State are suffering. I specifically ask Father Zhong to accompany me to the State of Tang. I would like to worship Father Zhong as the prime minister. I will listen to what Father Zhong says..."
Liu Chang buried his head and wrote a long letter. After he finished writing, he went to the post office in person and asked someone to deliver the letter to Liu Hou.
The postal system of the Han Dynasty is still very complete. It is subdivided into post, pavilion, post and post. Specifically, there is one post for five miles, one pavilion for ten miles, and one post for thirty miles. The post and post have the same level, but they are different.
The messengers used chariots and horses for post.
Watching them accept the letter, Liu Chang's eyes were full of expectation. He didn't know what kind of person this legendary Liu Hou was, who was unparalleled in scheming.
Of course, he also sent a letter to Zhang Cang, which was full of his latest strategies for governing the country, such as exempting him from taxes for a few years, rewarding him with titles, etc.
I just hope that when I return to Tang State when I am old, the people of Tang State can live the lives of people in other parts of the Central Plains.
In the past few days, Liu Chang always felt that his father and mother were hiding something. The two often gathered in Jiaofang Hall and chatted in low voices. This surprised Liu Chang that his father was actually talking to his mother.
Chatting calmly? No quarrel at all?
In Tianlu Pavilion, Liu Hui sat beside Liu Chang with great joy.
"Fifth brother, are you hiding something from me?"
"Ah? What are you hiding?"
"Why are my father and mother together all day long? You are also smiling so hard that you can't close your mouth. What's the happy event? Is Prime Minister Cao sick?"
"Brother is getting married!"
Liu Hui touched Liu Chang's head. Liu Chang was stunned for a long time and then started to giggle, "That's a good thing!"
"Whose daughter?"
"From Prime Minister Cao's family..."
"..."
"Father is confused!!!"
Liu Chang howled miserably.
In history, Empress Lu had a deep sense of crisis, and her relationship with Liu Ying became increasingly estranged due to Ruyi and other issues, so she specially arranged for her granddaughter to marry her eldest son. But now, Liu Bang is still alive and kicking, and he can talk to Shi every day.
Madam, Madam Cao played for a long time, and all the ministers bowed their heads. Naturally, Queen Lu no longer had such thoughts.
As for why he wanted to marry Cao Shen's daughter, this was Liu Bang's personal decision. Liu Bang resolutely said to Empress Lu: "After our death, the person who can loyally assist Liu Ying and stabilize the overall situation for him is Cao Shen! Besides, Cao Shen is the one who can loyally assist Liu Ying and stabilize the overall situation for him."
He has no ambitions, and although he is single-minded in doing things, he will never bully Liu Ying because of his status as a relative!"
Even Empress Lu admired Liu Bang's vision. In his life, he almost never saw the wrong person. Let me talk about two points. First, before he died, he had a premonition that Empress Lu would become a dictatorship, and even accurately predicted the execution of Lu An and Liu Bang.
It must be Zhou Bo. Secondly, when he made Liu Bi king, he suddenly asked: "There will be a rebellion in the southeast region in the future, is it you?"
Liu Bi was so frightened that he almost peed his pants.
This vision is no longer limited to the present, it can even be used as a predictor.
This is why he is said to be the most powerful among the feudal emperors.
Since Liu Bang concluded that Cao Shen would loyally assist Liu Ying, then Cao Shen would definitely be like this. Empress Lu had no doubts about Liu Bang's judgment.
.......
"Your Majesty... let's go back... it's getting late..."
Zhou Shengzhi's face was pale. Thinking of Cao Shen's face, he became even more frightened and trembled.
"What are you afraid of? I didn't let you in! I entered on my own!"
Liu Chang stepped on his shoulders, grabbed the courtyard wall with both hands, and climbed onto the wall smoothly. He looked down at Zhou Shengzhi and Fan and his wife, "You are not allowed to run! I will be back later!"
After saying that, Liu Chang turned around and entered Cao's mansion.
Zhou Shengzhi and Mr. Fan looked around cautiously, but felt extremely scared in their hearts.
"Your Majesty is so brave, we will never be able to match it in our lifetime..."
"How dare you invade Cao Cao's courtyard..."
Liu Chang walked cautiously in the backyard of the Cao Mansion, looking around vigilantly and constantly searching. He wanted to see who was going to be his sister-in-law. Is he good-looking? Will he bully his second brother after getting married?
At this moment, he saw a woman coming out of the house, laughing and walking to the side with several maids. Liu Chang's eyes widened and he looked around.
"who?!"
Following the maid's exclamation, several people rushed forward and brought Liu Chang in front of the woman.
The woman was a little scared at first and hid behind the maid, unwilling to meet him. However, she took a peek at the age of the thief and walked out with a smile. "What a cute child." She said, leaned down and pinched
He pinched Liu Chang's face and asked, "Whose child are you? Why are you here?" When the maids saw such a cute Liu Chang, they also gathered around him, some rubbed his hair, and some pinched their faces.
, some pinched their arms.
"Uh...", Liu Chang was stunned and hurriedly leaned over to salute, "Greetings to my mother!"
"Pooh!"
The woman's face turned red, "I'm not married yet, why are you shouting!"
"Ah, it's like this... My name is Liu Chang. My brother sent me here. My brother's name is Liu Ying. My eldest brother is my father and my eldest sister-in-law is my mother..."
The woman suddenly understood and grabbed his hand, "Follow me!"
Following the girl into the inner room, he saw an older young girl knitting clothes. When he saw the two people coming in, he also put down what he was doing and said, "Where did you abduct this child from?"
."
Liu Chang was pinched again.
Under the candlelight, Liu Chang saw the appearance of the two people clearly. The one who brought him in was obviously younger and his face was still a little green, but he was already a delicate beauty, while the other one,
Well, she is even more beautiful than her own Jewish daughter. Just sitting there makes people reluctant to look away.
"Sister, he is Liu Chang, he was sent by my sister-in-law..."
The woman's face suddenly turned red with embarrassment and she covered her face. She couldn't help but look at Liu Chang and asked softly: "What did he say?"
"Ah... the second brother said that he was very happy when he heard that he could marry you, sister-in-law... He also said that he would be a good man and listen to your words..."
The women were laughing, singing and dancing, but Liu Chang was only thinking about how to escape.
My sister-in-law was extremely shy, lowered her head and left.
The girl who brought him in held Liu Chang's hand and said, "Come on, I'll take you out. You're not allowed to climb over the wall again... How dangerous it is."
"Sister, what do you call me?"
"A gentleman cannot ask a lady her maiden name!"
"Have you ever been married?"
"Of course not..."
"Sister, look, my brother married your sister, why don't you marry me, so that my sister-in-law won't be lonely in the palace."
"Hahaha~~", the daughter of the Cao family burst out laughing. This little guy is really interesting. She nodded Liu Chang's head, "Let's wait until you grow up to say this."
"I'm not joking, sister, you are really beautiful...I will marry you when I grow up!"
"Hahaha~~"
The girl even smiled and bent over. Just as she was about to say something, she heard someone clearing her throat.
Liu Chang raised his head stiffly and saw Cao Shen standing not far away, staring at him.
The girl smiled and shouted: "Father, come and see your little son-in-law. He is your Majesty's son. He just said he wanted to marry me. Mom, you don't have to worry about me not being able to get married."
Liu Chang had a straight face and said seriously: "The Prime Minister is here, you can't talk nonsense."
"Then I will take a step forward and come back to see the Prime Minister another day. Please stay here!"
Liu Chang saluted solemnly, turned around and was about to run away, but the Prime Minister caught him with quick eyes and quick hands, "Want to be my son-in-law? Come on, I'll take you to see your mother first!"
Youjia hugged Liu Chang and refused to let go, and looked at Cao Cheng standing aside from time to time.
"It would be great if I had such a lovely grandson...right? Chang?"
Cao Cheng is the only son of Cao Shen's family. Unlike his father, he is honest and dull. Now in his twenties, he has never been married. You know, the age for first marriage in the Han Dynasty was from fifteen to eighteen years old, and he was not married until he was in his twenties.
....quite rare.
After hearing his mother's words, Cao Cheng lowered his head and only focused on eating.
The old mother kissed Liu Chang again and murmured: "If I had such a lovely grandson, I would die without regrets!"
Cao Cheng put down his chopsticks in pain, "I'll marry you, why don't I marry you?"
Liu Chang had a hearty meal here and was ready to leave happily. His view of Cao Shen was also very different.
"Please forgive me for being rude earlier. I didn't expect that I would receive such hospitality from Mr. Cao..."
Liu Chang saluted seriously.
Cao Shen squinted his eyes, "No need to thank you." He raised his head and looked at the sky, "It's getting so late, you must have told the queen before leaving, right?"