Han Xin's residence is not far from the imperial palace.
This was specially arranged by Liu Bang for him, as he said: "Whenever I miss you, I can go and see you at any time."
Han Xin knew it very well.
The mansion Liu Bang gave him was very large, and its specifications were at the level of a prince, even though he was no longer a prince. It had courtyards, attics, and rockeries. To be fair, if he could use this place as a retirement home, it would be really good.
It's a pity that Liu Bang is indeed old, but Han Xin is still too young.
Han Xin walked into the lifeless mansion. The servants in the mansion stood on both sides with their heads lowered. Han Xin was very strict whether he was governing the army, the country, or people. Therefore, the servants were very afraid. In the entire courtyard, almost everyone
No laughter could be heard, and even a few faces could not be seen. Everyone had their heads lowered and did not dare to look at Han Xin.
Han Xin squinted his eyes and sat on his knees in the study.
A powerful and tall house slave wearing a sharp sword stood in front of him, bowing his head and obeying orders.
"Go and kill Jia, Xu, and Akira, and bring their heads to me."
After hearing Han Xin's order, the slave did not hesitate. Even though the three people Han Xin wanted to kill were Han Xin's best retainers, they never left him and always followed him. After the slave left,
Han Xin calmly picked up a bamboo slip and read it carefully.
Several screams were heard in the courtyard, followed by curses, crying, and frightened screams.
But none of this affected Han Xin, who just read the book calmly.
It wasn't until the three bloody heads were thrown in front of Han Xin that he casually put away the bamboo slips and lowered his head to look at the heads.
After looking at it for a long time, he said: "Take it down and give it a proper burial."
...
At this moment, Liu Chang was sitting in front of Empress Lu, grinning and giggling.
"Han Xin is indeed Han Xin. He could tell at a glance that I was not an ordinary child. He was so amazed by me that he begged me to be his apprentice, saying that only I could inherit his mantle and that in the future I could clean up the world for the great Han Dynasty.
Invincible in the world!"
"I was still struggling at the time, so he asked my father to agree to it. Finally, I saw that he was already quite old and it would be difficult not to have an apprentice, so I reluctantly agreed to him."
Queen Lu shook her head and sighed.
Liu Chang asked in surprise: "Why is my mother sighing?"
"Your father says every day that Ruyi is the son who is most like him. I think his vision of people is indeed not as good as before."
"What do you mean?"
"nothing."
Liu Chang smiled and shouted again: "My father said that he would prepare a ceremony for me to become a master. In a few days, he would find someone to send me to the Marquis of Huaiyin!"
Queen Lu frowned, thought for a moment, and then asked: "Do you still remember what I said to you a few days ago?"
Liu Chang was stunned. When he was about to ask again, Empress Lu ignored him.
During these days, Empress Lu said a lot to him. Liu Chang sat in the palace and thought seriously about what he said.
He lowered his head and suddenly saw the package hiding the hand saw, and woke up suddenly.
"When you ask for something from someone, do you give it first?"
Liu Chang squinted his eyes and gently touched his chin with his hand.
But, what do I have that can be used by a big shot like Han Xin?
My identity? My... I don't seem to have anything else.
Before Liu Chang could formally become a disciple, the courses at Tianlu Pavilion had already begun.
The teacher was still lazy, with a look of whether he wanted to learn or not. He picked up the classics of Huang Lao's theory and began to read feebly. Liu Chang's mind was not here at all. He deliberately sat next to Liu Heng.
, looked at him with a smile, and his attitude changed 180 degrees.
This surprised Liu Ruyi.
"Fourth brother, I brought some steamed cakes here? Do you want to eat them together?"
"Fourth brother, what you just said is so good. I really admire you."
Seeing Liu Chang surrounding Liu Heng and licking him shamelessly, Liu Ruyi couldn't sit still and shouted: "Hey, I'm hungry too, why don't you ask your third brother if he wants to eat?"
"Oh, you are hungry."
Liu Chang rolled his eyes at him and gave the steamed cake to Liu Hui.
Liu Hui is the only prince in the palace who can compete with Liu Chang in terms of food intake. His size can prove this. He always has a lot of delicious food hidden in him. During class, Liu Chang can
I saw him secretly taking out some food from his sleeves, lowering his head to eat secretly.
But when Liu Chang handed him the steamed cake, Liu Hui smiled and gave the steamed cake to Liu You who was sitting behind him, and then extended his hand to Liu Chang again.
Liu Chang was stunned and almost forgot that Liu You was here, so he quickly gave another piece of steamed cake to Liu Hui.
Only Liu Ruyi didn't.
Liu Ruyi was so angry that his teeth were itching. This guy, when he asked for help a few days ago, he had three brothers for one mouthful, but now he doesn't even give him a piece of steamed cake. He is not hungry, but he can't stand Liu Chang's favoritism.
Behavior.
Liu Heng was very calm. After eating Liu Chang's cake, he asked calmly: "What else do you want to borrow?"
"Oh... Fourth brother, either you can borrow it or you can take me to the next door after class. I want to meet those craftsmen. I need a lot of things..."
"no."
"Fourth brother~~"
"...."
After class, Liu Chang followed Liu Heng, and the two of them walked towards Changle Palace. After Liu Chang's persistent begging, Liu Heng had no choice but to take him to find the craftsmen. Liu Heng was usually a quiet person.
Character, Liu Chang followed him, chattering like a sparrow, talking endlessly.
Liu Chang also told Liu Heng the secret that he was favored by Han Xin, although in these days, after Liu Chang's boasting, it was no longer a secret.
Finally, we reached the location of the Changle Palace wall that was being built. Liu Heng had a good personality, otherwise he would have been unable to stand this talkative man. Liu Chang's talkative nature is different from Liu Ying's. Liu Ying likes to talk big truths and quote scriptures.
, he drew people in as soon as he opened his mouth. He said the same truth repeatedly in different ways, as if he was showing off how many books he had read.
But the literati of this era are just like this, and Liu Chang's chatterbox is the kind of meaningless, nonsense, most of which are complaining about others, and the rest is to brag about himself.
Are there still such weird people in the palace? There really are, even Liu Bang...ahem.
Liu Bang had eight sons. Under the excellent matching mechanism of the Western Han Dynasty, each of these eight sons was very outstanding.
The eldest son Liu Fei was the king of Qi. He governed Qi and was able to listen to advice. In a few years, Qi became even more prosperous than before the war.
The second son, Liu Ying, was gentle, good at reading, and courteous to virtuous people. He had countless qualities. Looking at the entire Han Dynasty, there were not many such outstanding successors.
The third son, Liu Ruyi, was brave, heroic, and good at making friends.
The fourth son, Liu Heng, has a kind heart and is the kind of person who looks inconspicuous but can't be compared to anyone in his work.
The fifth son, Liu Hui, was kind-hearted and kind to everyone. No one hated him.
The eighth son, Liu Jian, is just a baby now, but he will have no shortcomings when he grows up, so he can be considered a gift.
Only the seventh son, Liu Chang... Well, he is considered a defective among many excellent children. He inherited all his father's shortcomings and also inherited the power of the Overlord, but he did not inherit his brains.
Changle Palace is still under construction. From a distance, you can see a dense group of people busy working in the distance. There are also several fully armed soldiers on the side, supervising their work. This is Liu Chang's first
He was very excited when he came into contact with the people outside the palace for the first time, and even accelerated his pace. He wanted to see the engineers of this era.
But when they approached, Liu Chang was stunned by the scene in front of him.
They were a group of thin, non-human-shaped people. They were wearing something unknown. Anyway, that thing could not be called clothes, otherwise, it would be an insult to the clothes. In short, they were wearing a mess and were covered with clothes.
The thing stained by dust and dirt carried the huge suffocating stone and walked hard towards the palace wall.
They were so thin, their bodies were dirty, the same color as the soil, and their hair was messy. They struggled to hold the stones, and every step was so heavy. There was almost no trace of anything on their faces.
His expression, whether it was despair or numbness, nothing could be seen.
In the distance, a group of craftsmen continued to beat the soil with large rams made of stone. In front of them was a square wooden mold filled with soil. They used the most primitive method to densely connect the soil.
into one piece.
This is different from any ancient scene Liu Chang thought of.
When the soldier saw Liu Heng coming, he smiled and bowed before him.
Liu Chang followed Liu Heng dullly.
Liu Heng stepped forward, and the craftsmen saluted one after another, and suddenly there were smiles on their faces. They put down the tools in their hands, and the soldier didn't say anything more, turned around, and pretended not to see anything.