Xiao He sat on the bed, staring angrily at Liu Chang in front of him.
Liu Chang held a chicken in his hand and said with a smile: "Xiao Xiang, I am here to visit you on the order of the Queen Mother... I want to ask you how you are?"
"Your Majesty, before your death, Your Majesty said many times that the one who can bring peace to the world of Han Dynasty will be me."
"There should not have been any peace talks this time, so why did the king agree to it?!"
Xiao He said very seriously, but Liu Chang laughed, "Xiao Xiang didn't know something... I have never had any intention of negotiating peace. In fact, I had already written a letter before the envoy paid homage to His Majesty, and I rejected it righteously.
I accepted the request for peace and gave the letter to the envoy... When Mao Dun sees the letter, he will probably understand what I mean."
"Oh? Then why doesn't your Majesty object to the peace talks among the ministers?"
Liu Chang had a look of disdain on his face. He sat proudly in front of Xiao He and said, "The Prime Minister is ruining my big job!"
"oh?"
"It's winter now. In a few days, the Xiongnu will definitely fight against the Yueshi with all their strength...Mao Dun sent envoys, which is actually to alienate me and the ministers, and to alienate the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and the Han Dynasty. At the same time, he also wanted to
We need to have a stable rear so that we can eliminate the Yuezhi in one fell swoop."
"My idea is this. Since Mao Dun wants to see the discord between the Tang State and the Han Dynasty, I will let him see it... It is best for all the ministers to accuse me and for your Majesty to order the Tang State not to attack the Xiongnu...
"I was very frustrated and ordered the Tang State to stop all activities against the Xiongnu..." Liu Chang suddenly laughed, "When the Xiongnu mistakenly thought that the Tang State did not dare to go out and attacked the Yuezhi with all their strength..."
"Your Majesty will raid the three major Xiongnu tribes outside the Tang Kingdom and wipe them out."
Liu Chang shook his head, "No matter what, Xiao Xiang made a fuss in the temple, which made it impossible for me to carry out my plan. Our Tang country now only has more than 4,000 war horses. If the Huns don't let up, they want to devour him in the Tang country."
I’m afraid it will also be difficult for several nearby tribes.”
"After I received the letter from Mao Dun, I came up with this perfect plan. I also wrote to Prime Minister Zhang in advance to let him prepare for the expedition. I was waiting for Mao Dun to send his daughter and go to conquer the Yueshi without any worries.
... I am also planning to communicate with the Yuezhi King in advance to ask him to involve the Xiongnu for a while... What a pity."
Xiao He suddenly asked: "Why does this sound like the strategy of Marquis Huaiyin?"
"Ah? How did Xiao Xiang know?!"
Liu Chang asked in surprise with his eyes widened.
Xiao He curled his lips and said, "The Marquis of Huaiyin has a good plan. By doing this, wouldn't he be using the reputation of the Han Dynasty in exchange for the victory of the Tang Kingdom? In this way, the people outside the wall only know that the Tang Kingdom is brave, but think that the Han Dynasty is weak... It seems
, Marquis Huaiyin still has no intention of giving up."
Liu Chang giggled and said, "I don't know this."
"Your Majesty, although I am old, I am not one of those idiots in the court. Your Majesty, you don't have to fool me."
"Ah? How could Prime Minister Xiao say that to the important ministers of the court? They are all good people... In order to achieve the victory of the Tang Dynasty, Shusun Tong even risked his own life to come to ask his mother..."
"They thought they were selling the king in exchange for the peace of the Han Dynasty, but in the end they were sold by the king in exchange for the victory of the Tang Dynasty."
"I am by no means a villain who betrays others."
Xiao He calmed down and said seriously: "Your Majesty, I have something to say, I hope your Majesty will bear it in mind."
"Xiao Xiang, please tell me."
"Please, Your Majesty, get married early and have more sons."
Liu Chang wondered for a while whether there was something wrong with his ears. Why did this sound like what Zhang Xiang said?
He was in a daze for a moment and then asked: "What did you say?"
"I originally asked the king to take charge of the Tang Dynasty because the king is brave and can fight against foreign enemies. The clan is weak. I ask the king to have more sons to strengthen the clan and protect the Han Dynasty."
"Hahaha, okay, okay, I will listen to you, Mr. Xiao! This matter will be taken care of by me! I will definitely adopt your advice!" Liu Chang was delighted, slapping his chest, looking excited.
Liu Chang left very happily.
After Xiao He saw him leaving, he called a retainer and handed him a letter tremblingly, "In the future...after the King of Tang goes to the feudal country, I will hand this letter to the Queen Mother.
If the Queen Mother is absent, it will be given to the Emperor."
.......
"Mom, I'm going to marry the second daughter of the Cao family tomorrow."
Seeing Liu Chang sitting in front of her with a solemn expression and sincere words, Empress Lu suddenly felt angry and looked at him coldly.
"This is not for myself. Today I went to see Prime Minister Xiao. Prime Minister Xiao said that the clan is weak now and I should get married early and have more children to protect the Han Dynasty in the future. I am doing this for the Han Dynasty. I have no selfish motives at all.
!”
Empress Lu sneered and said: "Since you have no selfish motives, don't always think about Cao's daughter. I think Fan Qing is very good. Since you have the heart to serve the world, I won't stop you. I will do it for you tomorrow."
Become a matchmaker and marry Fan Qing."
"ah??"
Liu Chang jumped up suddenly, "Mom, I'm still young, and my brothers haven't gotten married yet, so how can I get my turn? Let's talk about this later!"
Before Empress Lu could reply, Liu Chang quickly fled from Jiaofang Palace.
Empress Lu snorted coldly, then picked up the bamboo slips in her hand, her face became colder and colder. The content of the letter was about South Vietnam.
When Liu Chang walked out of the palace, the three major ministers had already arrived.
Liu Chang's unhappiness immediately disappeared, and he walked up with a smile, "You are finally out!"
Liu Chang held Luan Bu's hand tightly and said excitedly: "I haven't seen you for a few days. I almost thought that several years have passed. I really miss you so much. Including the sages in Chang'an, there is no one who doesn't miss you!"
When Luan Bu heard this, he felt a little moved in his heart, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty... I am really guilty of worrying Your Majesty."
"Hey, it's okay, you're out now... We can finally ride the car, and someone can fish us out..."
The emotion in Luan Bu's heart suddenly disappeared.
Liu Chang led them all the way towards Han Xin's mansion, and asked again: "Did Wei Ting's people deliberately embarrass you?"
Luan Bu shook his head, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the people there are all old acquaintances of me... I have never been in trouble, and I drink with them from time to time, and I am happy all day long. I don't have to catch the King anymore... In fact, Tingwei's prison is quite good."
of...."
Zhang Buyi also said: "Yes... we were in Chang'an originally, and we were restless all day long, for fear that the king would run away again. Once the king disappeared, we would run around Chang'an and be looked down upon by others. What mistake did the king make?
I still have to be reprimanded by the Queen Mother and Her Majesty... Alas, it's quite peaceful in the prison."
"What? You want to go in and stay a little longer? Do you want me to help you?"
"Let's forget it. If I go in, who will get the king out?"
A few people were laughing and chatting. Liu Chang remembered the business and said again: "I asked Shang Fang to make the saddle. You have to get it back to me early. My good brother gave me a horse. That horse,
It’s really beautiful. I’ll take you to see it when you come out from the master’s place later, hahaha..."
Liu Chang proudly showed off his BMW and soon arrived in front of Han Xin's mansion.
"master!!"
Liu Chang shouted and rushed into the inner room, while the family members stood outside the door.
Han Xin glanced at Liu Chang calmly and asked, "The matter didn't succeed?"
"How did the master know?"
"If you succeed, you should walk in with a smile on your face."
"Master still understands me!"
Liu Chang then sat in front of Han Xin and whispered: "Xiao Xiang went to the palace and angrily rebuked the ministers, but in the end he failed to negotiate a peace... His Majesty told the envoy that unless Mao Dun apologized first, the Han would never negotiate with him.
After negotiating for peace, if he wanted to marry a girl, he would have to provide a dowry of 3,000 war horses. The messenger was furious, but in the end he could only leave in anger."
"pity."
"Master, what should we do next?"
"Gather your strength and pretend to be suspicious. You have to show a very angry look, so that the Tang State keeps sending troops to the border and looks like it is about to send troops... In this way, Mao Dun will not dare to fight against the Yueshi and Ding Ling with all his strength.
The longer the battle is involved, the better..."
"Okay, I will give the order to Prime Minister Zhang."
"Also, I have a friend who wants to come see me, but I can't go out at the moment, and no one can come in. You can go visit him on my behalf."
"Ah? A friend again? He's not someone like Kuai Che again, is he?"
Liu Chang's face was full of displeasure.
Seeing him like this, Han Xin snorted disdainfully and said, "You'll know it when you see him."
"Hmph, it's best not to be someone like Kuai Che, otherwise, I will have to cook him and then capture his family to build the Tang Palace!
Liu Chang led the three housekeepers to an ordinary residence in the south of Chang'an City.
"Is this here? The third house on the left?"
"Your Majesty, this is it."
This time Liu Chang asked Luan Bu to knock on the door. Liu Chang waited for a moment at the door and looked around. It was a very quiet street. There were very few pedestrians on the road and no barking dogs could be heard. It was extremely quiet. Liu Chang waited for a moment.
No one opened the door, so he stepped forward impatiently and was about to knock on the door again. At this moment, the door was suddenly opened.
The person who opened the door was an old farmer. He was plainly dressed, had dark skin, and had dull eyes. He was a typical tall old farmer.
Liu Chang was stunned for a moment, then looked behind him and asked, "Is your master at home?"
"I have no master."
"Um...went to the wrong place?"
Liu Chang pondered for a moment, stared at him, and asked: "Then do you know the Marquis of Huaiyin?"
"know."
An old country farmer said that he knew Han Xin, which surprised everyone. Liu Chang was not so surprised. He waited for a while with his hands on his hips. Seeing that the man had no intention of inviting him in, Liu Chang became furious and shouted
He said: "I am the king of Tang Dynasty. I came to visit you on the order of the Marquis of Huaiyin. Why don't you invite me in?"
"Oh, please come in, Your Majesty."
Even though he learned that the person in front of him was the King of Tang, the old farmer didn't have any surprise on his face. He just calmly moved out of the way and let them go in. Liu Chang took the lead and walked into the mansion, followed by Luan Bu and Zhang Buyi.
, only Ji Bu stared at the old farmer closely, feeling that he looked familiar, but could not recognize him.
The house was also quite simple. The kennel in the front yard was empty, and there was no sound of pigs snorting in the backyard. When I entered the house, there were no objects in the house. I was really poor.
Liu Chang sat down and looked around carefully, but the old farmer had already brought the food and placed it in front of them.
This meal was just a little bit of millet plus wild vegetables that Liu Chang couldn't recognize. The millet was different from what Liu Chang usually ate, but Liu Chang didn't hesitate and picked up the food. Zhang Buyu said
: "Your Majesty...this..."
"Why, you want some too?"
"no..."
"Then I'll eat it myself!"
Liu Chang said and started eating. When the old farmer saw this scene, he smiled. Liu Chang finished the food hungrily, wiped his mouth with his sleeve and asked, "Is this what you usually eat?"
"
"You can only eat it if you meet distinguished guests."
"My family used to have quite a lot of property, but later I scattered all the money and food to the surrounding villagers, and my family became poor."
"Then you're not a bad person...Luan Bu, take the money!"
Liu Chang took some money from Luan Bu and put it in front of the old farmer, "I won't eat your money for nothing, just treat this as food money!"
The old farmer took the money very skillfully, without even the slightest hesitation or refusal. This made Zhang Buyi particularly angry, but seeing that the man was older, he did not speak angrily.
"You are my master's friend? What did you do before?"
"I once drove a car for someone."
"Oh, groom...then how do you know my master?"
"He was defeated by the Marquis of Huaiyin and captured in front of his tent."
"He's still a rebel...what happened next?"
"Later, he fought with the Marquis of Huaiyin and made some minor achievements, so he was granted an official position."
"Then why did you start farming now?"
"Later, the Marquis of Huaiyin was arrested... I was worried about being implicated, so I resigned and lived in seclusion."
"Isn't it true that seclusion is in the deep mountains and old forests? Why do you live in seclusion in Chang'an?"
"The deep mountains and old forests are too dangerous and the roads are inconvenient."
"Hahaha, you are quite interesting!"
Liu Chang smiled and chatted with him for a while, and then asked him if there was anything he wanted to say to his master. The old farmer shook his head and said, "I haven't contacted the Marquis of Huaiyin for a long time, so please ask him to take good care of his health."
Liu Chang didn't say much and was about to stand up and leave. Suddenly, Ji Bu pointed at him and shouted: "You are Lord Guangwu!!!"
Liu Chang was stunned, "Mr. Guangwu? Why haven't I heard of him? Who is he?"
The old farmer smiled and said nothing.
Ji Bu's face became more and more respectful. He paid homage to the old man and then whispered to Liu Chang: "Jun Guangwu is from Zhao. He is the grandson of the famous Zhao general Wu An..."
"What?! Li Mu's grandson?!"
"Guangwu Jun once assisted King Zhao Xie. Because Cheng'an Jun Chen Yu did not listen to his advice, he was defeated by the Marquis of Huaiyin. After defeating the enemy, the Marquis of Huaiyin offered a reward of a thousand gold. Later, he captured Guangwu Jun alive. The Marquis of Huaiyin personally
He untied him, asked him to sit facing east, treated him as a teacher, and asked him for advice on how to conquer Qi and Yan's strategy..."
"What?? My master asked him for advice?!"
For a moment, Liu Chang stared blankly at the old man in front of him, unable to speak.
"Father Zhong!!!"
Liu Chang suddenly held Li Zuoche's hands and said excitedly: "Your name is so popular. I heard your name when I was young. I admire you very much and always think about meeting you one day."
, Unexpectedly, we can meet each other today! I am really lucky!"
Even Li Zuoche was shocked by Liu Chang's expression.
"I don't dare to do it for the great king Zhongfu..."
"No, Marquis Huaiyin is my teacher. He has treated you as a disciple. Then you are my master's master and my elder! Disciples and grandsons pay homage to their ancestors!!"
Liu Chang was about to pay his respects, but Li Zuoche hurriedly helped him up and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, I have resigned from office long ago and am now just an ordinary citizen."
"You have such talent, how can you waste your time at home? Please invite Father Zhong to go to the Tang Dynasty. I would like to make Father Zhong the prime minister of the country!"
Luan Bu's mouth twitched, there really were more prime ministers in the Tang Dynasty than there were pavilion chiefs.
"I don't have the talent to serve as Prime Minister... Your Majesty, please go back. It's time for me to rest."
Li Zuoche saw off the guests very politely.
Liu Chang's eyes widened, and he said sadly: "At the beginning, Lord Wu'an of the Zhao State could not bear to see the people being bullied by the Huns, so he fought in anger, defeated the Huns, and protected the people. Now, the people of the Tang State are suffering from the Huns."
The Xiongnu would come to plunder every day, and Maodun Shanyu even offered a reward for the heads of Tang people. Anyone who brings back the heads of Tang people will be promoted to one rank!"
Hearing this sentence, Li Zuoche was also shocked. Did the Huns start to implement military merit system?
Liu Chang wiped his tears and said painfully: "I am a weak man who does not understand war. I can only watch the people of Tang State suffer and can do nothing... Now you ignore the suffering of the people of Tang State and sit here wasting your time. How can you be worthy of you?"
Ancestor? Mr. Wu An!! When will there be someone like you in the world! Mr. Wu An!! Your descendants are not like you!!"
Seeing Liu Chang howling, Li Zuoche couldn't sit still.
"King!"
"Although I live in seclusion, I still know some things about the world."
"Ah? Since you knew the plight of the Tang people, why didn't you save them? If you have such talent, why did you refuse to save them? Are you worthy of the people of the world? Are you worthy of your ancestors?!"
Ji Bu hurriedly pulled Liu Chang and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty...ahem, don't be too rude."
Li Zuoche was naturally unhappy. He was living well in seclusion here. Suddenly someone came to him, ate a bowl of rice from him, and started to curse after eating. Who could bear this?
He said angrily: "Your Majesty, please go back! I will never leave here! I asked the late emperor to resign, and the emperor personally agreed and issued an edict to let me enjoy my old age in peace. What can your Majesty do?!"
"Hmph, it's not up to you, Luan Bu! Tie him up!!"
When Liu Chang raised his head and walked out of the inner room, Zhang Buyi and Luan Bu were dragging Li Zuoche out of the house. Li Zuoche struggled desperately, but he could no longer compete with these two strong young men. Zhang Buyu cursed: "
Don't move around! I'll tie you up and take you to the Tang Dynasty to be the Prime Minister! How many people are eager to be kidnapped!"
Ji Bu stood aside, hesitating to speak, with a complicated look on his face.
Li Zuoche's face turned red and he shouted: "Does your Majesty want to force me to commit suicide?!"
Liu Chang suddenly stopped, turned around, and walked seriously in front of Li Zuoche. At this moment, Liu Chang looked so serious, no longer as frivolous as usual. He asked: "I don't understand.
, you have such talents, you have talents that can impress the Marquis of Huaiyin, why are you unwilling to stand up, why are you unwilling to help Tang State?"
Faced with Liu Chang's inquiry, Li Zuoche suddenly became quiet.
He hesitated for a moment and murmured: "So what if you have talent, so what if you can fight... Even if you have military exploits like the Marquis of Huaiyin... What will be the end of it? Even if you have military exploits like my grandfather... In the end
What will happen to them? Bai Qi of Qin State, Tian Dan of Qi State...what about them?"
Liu Chang looked at him deeply and said, "So that's what you think."
"Then do you think that when your grandfather went to defeat the Huns and defend the people of Zhao, did he do it for military glory? Was he afraid?"
Li Zuoche looked at him and was speechless for a moment.
Liu Chang shook his head disdainfully, "Luan Bu, let him go... Such a person is not worthy of going to the Tang Dynasty. It's a pity that there will never be anyone like Wu Anjun again."
Seeing Liu Chang leading the people out of the courtyard, Li Zuoche stood there blankly, his face getting redder and redder, gritting his teeth, and getting angrier as he thought about it.