Chapter 174 The widow has come up with another plan!
"This is it...well, this is the best location..."
Liu Chang looked around the hall and nodded with satisfaction.
At this moment, it is autumn, which is the favorite season of all the sages.
Under the constant annoyance of Wang Ling, Empress Lu decided to let Liu Chang move out. Of course, moving out does not mean living outside the palace, but living in other halls, just like Liu Hui and Liu Chang.
Everlasting.
At first, Liu Chang envied these brothers for having their own palace.
Liu Chang deliberately chose a hall not far from the side entrance of the palace. Here, he could sneak away at any time... Well, he could visit his mother every day.
"Your Majesty, you can give me a name."
"Ah? Isn't this hall called Houde? How can it be renamed?"
The attendant smiled and said: "This name was given by the King of Chu when he lived here. Now the king can naturally choose one too."
"Then let's call it Bawang Palace."
The attendant's eyes widened, "Your Majesty...that's not right...how can my Han family's palace be called the Overlord's Palace..."
"Then it's called the Emperor Gao's Palace?"
The attendant was so frightened that he almost knelt down, "No! Your Majesty!"
Liu Chang hesitated for a moment, then held his hands for a while, "Then let's continue to call him Houde, and we won't change it!"
If he has his own palace, he will naturally have someone close to him to serve him. Probably because he knew what kind of virtue King Tang was, Empress Lu did not arrange maids for him, but only arranged six maids. The leader of the valet was called
Zhang Qing is tall and handsome, but he has no beard and is an eunuch.
The eunuchs in the palace were not all eunuchs. Half were scholars and half were eunuchs. They were responsible for different areas. Most of the eunuchs were responsible for taking care of the queen mother and concubines, while most of the scholars were responsible for serving the emperor.
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This Zhang Qing is the personal attendant responsible for taking care of the Queen Mother. He has been with the Queen Mother for seven or eight years and is deeply trusted by the Queen Mother.
After the attendants started busy, Zhang Qing walked to Liu Chang's side and said gently: "Your Majesty, now that you have established a palace, you should entertain your relatives and the elders of the clan... Do you want me to be responsible for this?"
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"Um...do you still need to prepare a gift?"
"Yes, I will leave this matter to you, and I will be well prepared."
Zhang Qing's voice is very gentle, without the sharp tone of a eunuch. He speaks in an unhurried and slow manner, with clear enunciation, which is very comfortable to listen to. Liu Chang is also relatively familiar with him. After all, Liu Chang is also him.
Look grown up.
"Okay, I'll leave these things to you! Then let's go play... and study!"
When Liu Chang was about to leave, Zhang Qing hurriedly stood in front of him and said, "Before you leave, you can say something to the Queen Mother."
"Well, I just welcomed the Queen Mother's wife not long ago, and now I have another Queen Mother's personal attendant, right?"
Zhang Qing smiled and said: "Your Majesty has just left Jiaofang Palace, and the Queen Mother must be sad...I am doing this for your Majesty's sake."
Liu Chang thought for a while and decided to go to Jiaofang Palace.
In the Jiaofang Palace, Queen Cao held Xiang in her arms and sat awkwardly in front of the Queen Mother, fidgeting. Queen Lu kept a straight face and said nothing.
Liu Chang's sudden arrival broke the silent atmosphere in Jiaofang Hall.
"Mother! Hey? Xiang is here too?"
Liu Chang smiled and took the child from Empress Cao, and sat beside Empress Lu with a smile, "Look, grandma, this guy is like a father, he is becoming more and more like my elder brother!"
"Haha, yes, it is indeed similar to my father."
Queen Lu said with a straight face, without any joy on her face.
Liu Chang was stunned, looked at Empress Cao, and asked: "Who made my mother angry? Is it that Wang Ling?!"
Queen Cao lowered her head and did not answer.
Empress Lu stood up and walked into the inner room. Liu Chang handed the child to Empress Cao and said with a smile: "Please go back to Ganquan Palace first..." Liu Chang then walked into the inner room and sat down just now.
Next to Empress Lu, Empress Lu said angrily: "Cao Shen is still alive, and his son Cao Cheng will be made a marquis! Your brother is also planning to let him be the doctor's order!!"
"What military achievements does he have that can make him a marquis? What talents does he have that can make him a doctor?!"
Liu Chang was speechless immediately. No wonder his mother was so angry with the queen just now. It turned out to be because of this incident.
But it can’t be said that Liu Chang was wrong... What’s wrong with the new emperor ascending the throne and using relatives of the queen? Lang Zhongling is the minister of the Suwei who is responsible for guarding the entrance to the palace. Of course, such ministers must use relatives
This is so reliable. When my father was still here, he did the same thing.
But in Empress Lu's eyes, her relatives had achieved such a status because of their military exploits, so how could Cao Cheng dare to be ranked alongside his natal family?
Liu Chang pondered for a moment and said: "Mr. Chen Ping has been promoted to Prime Minister Zuo... Now this position is vacant. Who do you think can take it?"
"It can be done after it's completed."
"Mom...my uncle is not young anymore...how can you bear to let him stand on the porch wearing a sword and endure the wind and rain?"
"Wang Ling opposed us several times in the past. Because of my brother, you didn't allow me to go against him. Today, my brother is just planning to appoint a doctor. Why are you doing this?"
Queen Lu narrowed her eyes, "This is different. I can tolerate Wang Ling's rudeness because Wang Ling's appointment as prime minister is beneficial to your brother, but your brother is weak..." Queen Lu was silent for a moment, and then
He waved his hand and said, "You go out and play."
Liu Chang was thinking about this when he walked out of the palace.
This matter was really difficult to solve. He never thought that one day, conflicts would break out between his second brother and his mother...the conflicts between old and new relatives. This made Liu Chang very embarrassed. He didn't even think about it.
It's easy to intervene, but he can't help but intervene.
If he didn't intervene, then there really would be no one to take care of it. If my mother did, the consequences would be...
Liu Chang sighed, and several people standing outside the palace were a little surprised. Their usually heartless Prince Tang could still sigh?
"King!"
Just as Luan Bu was about to speak, Liu Chang shook his head and whispered, "Let's talk about it when we go back to the mansion."
Returning to the Tang Palace, Liu Chang was sitting on the throne, and the four ministers were sitting on both sides. Liu Chang glanced at Ji Bu and asked: "Ji Bu, you can't tell the Queen Mother what I said today. This is."
It’s a major matter related to the temple.”
"only!"
Ji Bu answered simply, and Liu Chang felt relieved after receiving his promise. Although this man was a traitor, he had made a promise worth a thousand dollars, and since he had made a promise, he would not break it.
Liu Chang then said: "Your Majesty wants to make Cao Cheng the doctor's commander, but the Queen Mother is furious and wants to make Jianchou the doctor... What should I do?"
Hearing this sentence, everyone had different expressions, some were worried and some were happy.
Zhang Buyi hurriedly said: "The position of Lang Zhongling has always been important. If you are not close, you have no choice but to hold it. Why don't your Majesty recommend a close confidant to take charge of this important task..."
"Zhang Buji, you rebel! What do you want to do?!"
Zhao Ping became furious and cursed Zhang Buyi.
Zhang Buji explained: "I don't have any other intention. I just don't want to see your majesty and the queen mother arguing. It's better to let the king recommend someone..."
Zhao Ping glared at him and then said: "Your Majesty, the key to this matter is not the position of Lang Zhongling, but... the issue of the Queen and the Queen Mother."
"Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, the Queen should have gone to live in Jiaofang Palace, and the Queen Mother should have moved to Changle Palace... However, the Queen Mother did not allow it, and she still lived in Jiaofang Palace to do business. The Queen could only live in Ganquan Palace... The Queen's
My relatives are also quite dissatisfied with this."
"The power that a queen should have to manage the harem is still in the hands of the queen mother."
"Many ministers believe that the Queen Mother should return the power of the harem and the Queen."
"Now that the Queen has a prince, she will naturally not be as tolerant as usual... As for the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother still treats Her Majesty like a child... She is even more dismissive of the Queen and interferes in all government affairs, big and small...
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Zhang Buyu snorted coldly, "Can't you tell us something we don't know?"
Zhaoping ignored the rebel and continued: "The current plan is to either let the Queen Mother move to Changle Palace on her own initiative, or to have the Queen give in and no longer ask for the rights to the harem..."
Liu Chang shook his head, "It's difficult to handle."
Regarding this matter among the people, even after the child grows up, the old mother still has to take care of her son's daily life and control the family's money, which leads to the dissatisfaction of the son and daughter-in-law. This matter is not a big deal. Just coax the old mother more.
Okay, but if such a thing were to be done in the palace, it would be a big deal. Queen Lu was not an old woman who could be coaxed casually. If the situation got too urgent, the entire queen family would be destroyed.
But the queen is not a soft persimmon. Cao Shen is now at home, but who dares to provoke him? To put it bluntly, after Xiao He passed away, he was the only one who had the ability to call on the ministers to help, and the ministers were all in awe.
Him, obey him.
Liu Chang suddenly understood why his father forcefully wanted his second brother to marry the daughter of the Cao family.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry."
Ji Bu spoke, and he said calmly: "The best solution today is to let your Majesty marry more noble people."
"ah??"
Liu Chang's eyes widened and he looked at Ji Bu, "Why?"
Ji Bu said with a smile: "Now the Queen is the only one around Your Majesty, and the Queen Mother is suppressing her because of this. If there are more concubines around Your Majesty...and Your Majesty starts to dote on other concubines, the concubines will no longer respect the Queen..."
"Then something big is going to happen."
"No, when the time comes, the Queen Mother will take the initiative to share the power with the Queen so that she can control the other concubines."
"I think that the reason why the Queen Mother is angry may be because Your Majesty and the Queen are too affectionate."
"You mean, my mother is jealous of the queen? How is this possible?!"
Ji Bu smiled and said no more.
Liu Chang thought for a moment and then asked: "In these years, I have been close to the two daughters of the Cao family, and my mother is very disgusted. Do you think I should marry more? Maybe this can make the Tang Dynasty's harem more powerful."
Settled down?"
"There is no such reason."
At critical moments, Ji Bu is still reliable.
Zhao Gong's strength lies in his vision and strategy, Luan Bu's strength lies in his loyalty and diligence, Zhang Buyi's strength lies in... well, let's call him decisive, and Ji Bu's strength is probably his ability to truly solve problems.
He can be regarded as the most practical person among Liu Chang's talented people.
Liu Chang was thinking about Ji Bu's method in his mind. After thinking for a moment, he already knew what to do.
Liu Chang was overjoyed and said: "Luan Bu! Go get some meat! How can you not eat meat before doing something important?!"
Luan Bu hurriedly agreed, turned and left.
Nowadays, the King of Tang Dynasty is also rich. He no longer needs to steal the sheep from his uncle's house. The Tang Dynasty raises sheep himself, although this sheep is also taken from his uncle's house... Just as everyone is preparing for a feast
At that time, several attendants suddenly arrived.
Liu Chang looked at them for a moment and recognized them as people from Shang Fang Mansion.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with Chu Mo?"
"No... Your Majesty, it's... The late Emperor once ordered us to make a set of armor to present to Your Majesty... The armor is already ready." Shang Fang's man whispered and glanced at Ji Bu secretly.
At a glance, if he hadn't known that the Queen Mother was standing behind Ji Bu, he would not have dared to say that it was the late emperor's order. This would be a serious crime. But if Ji Bu said this, it was probably the Queen Mother's order, so he could rest assured.
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Liu Chang was stunned and stood up suddenly, "Where is it? Where is the armor?!"
Several people from Shang Fang brought the armor. Liu Chang rushed up with a smile, took the armor, and couldn't put it down, "My father gave me the armor... My father didn't lie to me... My father gave it to me...
..”
Liu Chang's eyes quickly turned red, but he was very happy.
"Your Majesty, why don't you put it on and show us?"
"Hey, you can't put it on here. I'll go in and put it on. You guys, come in with me. Luan Bu, just wait!!"
Liu Chang excitedly walked into the inner room with his attendants. Luan Bu said with a smile: "The king will come out later. Please praise him well. I don't think he has been so happy in a long time."
Ji Bu and others nodded.
Everyone waited seriously. After waiting for a long time, the king did not come out. Luan Bu suddenly couldn't sit still. "Could the king have run away?"
"Probably not...he won't run away unless he shows off the armor to us."
While everyone was talking, Liu Chang suddenly walked out.
I saw that he was wearing a red military uniform and armor. The armor was in the shape of fish scales and hung up one by one. The left and right shoulder pads, down to the chain clothes, were golden, plated with gold and silver, and were combined with different armor pieces to create
There are various patterns. For example, a wavy pattern can be seen on Liu Chang's chest. He wears a red oval helmet, which is also in the shape of fish scales.
Liu Chang raised his head proudly and walked slowly in front of everyone.
At this moment, Luan Bu and the others were stunned.
This armor is a perfect match for Liu Chang. Liu Chang still looks like a dandy at this time. He looks more like a fierce general than Cao Shen. He just doesn’t have a beard. If he had a bigger beard, he could just mount the horse.
Fuck the Huns!
"Great King Shenwu!!"
"King Shenwu!"
Everyone praised Liu Chang and said happily, playing with the armor on his body, "This is what my father gave me... Hahaha, majestic, right?" Looking at Liu Chang, whose eyes were red but looked happy, everyone
Everyone nodded and praised again.
Liu Chang raised his head proudly, "Okay, take me back to the palace!"
"Your Majesty, let me help you take off your armor first..."
"Don't take it off! Don't take it off! Everyone wears this when sleeping!"
When the soldiers at the gate of the palace saw the Tang Dynasty King, who was armed and strong-willed, they were stunned. Did the Tang Dynasty King finally rebel?
"Your Majesty! You are not allowed to wear armor inside the palace!"
The soldiers stood in front of him and refused to allow him to enter. Liu Chang was angry and cursed: "This is a gift from my father. How can you take it from me if you have the guts?!"
The soldiers did not dare to stop him, nor did they dare to let him go, so he had to send someone to report it.
After receiving the emperor's order, the soldiers allowed the king of Tang to enter.
Liu Chang raised his head proudly and strode towards Xuanshi Palace. I have to say that this armor is really heavy. Even with Liu Chang's body, he felt that this thing was too heavy in his heart, but he didn't know how to speak.
Just admit it.
When he walked into Xuanshi Hall, Liu Ying looked at his armor and couldn't help laughing.
"General, are you here to challenge me for a fight?"
"My general wants to conquer the Huns! Your Majesty, please order me to command an army of millions and go to capture Maodun alive!"
Liu Chang performed a military salute in style.
Liu Ying had a straight face and said seriously: "General Liu Chang! I appoint you as the world's most powerful general, leading an army of three million to attack the Xiongnu!"
"Wei! This general will definitely kill the general and seize the flag when he goes out this time!"
Seeing the two brothers playing house, Queen Cao on the side suddenly felt a little confused. When will these two people grow up?
She said helplessly: "Eldest brother, this body is really beautiful!"
Liu Chang stopped pretending, laughed, and showed off: "Of course, you see there are patterns here!" Liu Ying also hurried to Liu Chang's side, touched his armor, "It's really
It has patterns and looks good. Brother, take it off quickly and let me wear it!"
"You have to wear it yourself, this is mine! I won't give it to you!"
"Hey, don't be so stingy, wear it for me quickly!"
"No! I won't take it off!"
Empress Cao cleared her throat again, and Liu Ying remembered that she was already a father. She reluctantly looked at Liu Chang's armor, and sat helplessly on the upper seat, "Eldest brother, this armor of yours is
Where did you steal it from?”
"My father gave me this!"
"Oh...why didn't he leave a set for me?"
"Second brother, you can give Shang Fang an order and ask them to make a set for you!"
"Yes!"
"Ahem..."
"Oh, forget it...I'm not going out to fight..."
Liu Chang showed off for a moment, and then he remembered that he came to see his brother because he had something important to do. He walked to Liu Ying's side in a few steps and whispered: "I came here today to give my brother some advice!"
"oh?"
Liu Ying was stunned for a moment, and then Liu Chang explained: "I saw that my mother was not happy today, and I learned that it was because of the queen's affairs. I thought hard and finally came up with a solution!"
"any solution?"
"Brother, please marry more concubines!"
Liu Ying was stunned. He looked at Queen Cao aside. Queen Cao was also like this, looking at Liu Chang blankly.
Liu Chang continued: "If my brother marries more concubines, it is best not to be close to his sister-in-law anymore. In front of my mother, I only talk about those concubines and not about the queen... In the end, the queen cried in front of my mother.
cry..."
When Liu Chang said this, the queen immediately understood. She nodded, "That's a way."
Liu Ying was a little hesitant, "Will doing this harm those women? I'm afraid my mother will..."
"Just don't go too far. Besides, if necessary, my second brother will come out to protect you..."
Hearing Liu Chang's words, Liu Ying lowered her head, pondered for a moment, and said: "It's not appropriate, it's not appropriate. It's very unfair to those women... and it may even cost their lives!"
"Then you do what my father did, calling them to the Xuanshi Palace all day long!" Liu Chang said angrily.
The Queen smiled and said: "Your Majesty, it's okay...I will take care not to harm other people's lives. Just do what the eldest brother said."
"Queen..."
Liu Ying looked at her wife in front of her with some shame. Liu Ying was also entangled, with her mother on one side and her wife on the other.
He hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, just do what the eldest brother said!"
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