Liu Ying looked at Liu Chang in front of her awkwardly, "Didn't I say you won't arrive in four or five days?"
"Oh, how about I go to Chang'an to stay for four or five days and then come back?"
Liu Ying cleared her throat, pulled Liu Chang to her side, and asked him to sit down, "Eldest brother, you haven't endured hardships on the road, have you?"
Liu Chang glanced at Liu Ying and said, "When my brother saw me, he didn't ask about the chaos in the princely states first, but instead asked me about the situation on the road... Why is this?"
"Uh... I'm sorry, how is the situation in Jing Kingdom?"
"No matter what, brother, do you still want to hide it from me? Tell me, what happened in Chang'an?"
"Nothing happened."
Liu Ying shook her head, but her expression was a little sad, "The Queen Mother must be waiting in the Jiaofang Hall. My eldest brother should go visit the Queen Mother first."
"Second brother...come with me!"
Liu Chang grabbed Liu Ying's arm, pulled him up, and walked toward Jiaofang Palace. Liu Ying struggled hurriedly, "Eldest brother, just go by yourself!" But Liu Chang didn't let go at all, "I will do this this time.
I'm here to reunite my family! Isn't my brother reluctant to part with those beauties?!"
Liu Ying had no choice but to be pulled by Liu Chang all the way to the Jiaofang Hall.
"Mom~~~"
When Liu Chang rushed into the Jiaofang Hall with a smile, Empress Lu was sitting on her knees not far away. There were many memorials on the papers in front of her, some of which had been reviewed, and some of which had not yet been opened. Liu Chang
With such a howl, Empress Lu almost threw away the musical instrument in her hand. She raised her head and looked at Liu Chang, her face brightened. When she saw Liu Ying who came in later, her face calmed down again.
"Why did you come back so quickly? Didn't I ask you to start your journey again in the spring?"
"Hehehe..." Liu Chang smiled and walked to Empress Lu, holding her hand, "I miss my mother so much, so I came back soon!"
Empress Lu asked with a straight face: "You idiot, when you left, did I say you were not allowed to do anything?!"
"Ah? Ji Bu does things so quickly??"
"Your uncle just came here! He also said that you knocked down eight people. What's going on?! What does Guan Ying do for food?"
Liu Chang grinned and said, "Mom, I don't blame Guan Ying. He got sick on the road, so I took it upon myself to attack him. Hundreds of soldiers surrounded me. I have one man and one sword. No one can stop me.
Taking the Prime Minister directly from among hundreds of people is like picking something out of a bag..."
"Okay, stop bragging!"
Empress Lu interrupted him rudely and asked, "Is Guanhou sick? Is it serious?"
"I don't know. How about sending someone to invite him over?"
"Forget it, let him stay in the house to recuperate for a few days, and I will go visit him myself."
"oh."
"Mom, I am not going to embarrass you when I go to the South this time. Along the way, there are officials everywhere who come to pay homage, and there are also a few women who pester me and insist on being the Princess of Tang Dynasty. Because I have important things to consider,
, and therefore refused!”
Liu Chang kept chattering about interesting things about his trip to Jing Kingdom, while Liu Ying sat not far away, her head lowered, saying nothing.
Empress Lu also listened quietly and did not interrupt him.
At this moment, a baby's cry suddenly came from the inner room.
Liu Chang was stunned immediately, dumbfounded, what's going on?
Then he saw a woman coming out with a baby in her arms. She smiled and greeted Liu Chang and Liu Ying. Liu Chang got up and saw that it was Xiang.
Liu Chang took him over with a smile, "Hey, why are you here? Are you here to greet me too?"
Seeing Father Zhong, the little guy stopped crying and grinned.
Liu Chang hugged the little guy and walked to Queen Lu, "Why is this guy here?"
Empress Lu narrowed her eyes and said, "The empress was very tired, so I took him back to Jiaofang Palace and raised him personally."
Liu Ying was about to speak but stopped.
Liu Chang didn't look at the faces of the two people at all. He returned the child to the woman with a smile and sat next to Empress Lu. "Mom, after I leave, there won't be any big things in the court, right?"
"No."
"It's fine if you don't."
Liu Chang nodded and then looked at Liu Ying, "Second brother, are you hungry? Let's eat together!"
Empress Lu frowned and reminded: "Call me brother."
Hearing this, Liu Chang breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "I made a mistake, brother, let's eat together."
Liu Chang devoured the food voraciously, and Empress Lu would give him some meat from time to time.
"Brother, you should eat too!"
"Um."
Liu Ying also lowered her head and started eating.
"Mom, there is a rebellion in the Jing Kingdom. All the ministers involved have been brought back, and many generals in the army have been eliminated. We can send county guards to control it."
"Heh, I'm afraid that the Jing State's treasury is also empty, right?"
"Ah? The King of Chu has a reputation as a virtuous man. Why would my mother suspect him of doing such a thing?"
Empress Lu glanced at him and said nothing more.
This meal did not have the same atmosphere as in the past. From beginning to end, Liu Ying and Empress Lu had no communication. After eating and drinking, Liu Ying hurriedly left the Jiaofang Palace. Liu Chang stayed.
, sitting next to Queen Lu, Queen Lu lowered her head and continued to deal with the memorial table in her hand.
"Mom...I suddenly feel a little tired."
After hearing Liu Chang's words, Empress Lu leaned back a little, and Liu Chang lay in her arms. Empress Lu gently stroked his back, "Don't think too much, eat well, drink enough, and follow you more."
Friends are playing...it's not your turn to think about big things now...when you grow up, you can worry about it."
"Alas...when will I grow up? When will my mother feel that I have grown up?"
"When you stop drooling when you sleep."
"Huh?? Have I ever drooled while sleeping?!"
...
The next day, as soon as Liu Chang walked out of the palace gate, he saw a crowded group of people standing outside the palace. This was because the sages heard that the king was coming and hurriedly came out to greet him.
"King!!!"
The wise men shouted.
Zhou Shengzhi grabbed Liu Chang's hand, with tears streaming down his face, "You are finally back, my lord. While you were away, Jiancheng Hou and Tingwei kept bullying us... We didn't even dare to leave the house.
I was caught...I almost suffocated to death in the house!"
"Let's talk about it when we get back to the house!"
Liu Chang led the group of people towards the Tang Palace. The huge group of people frightened passers-by, and they fled one after another. The patrolling soldiers were all attracted, but they just looked at Liu Chang who took the lead.
, hesitated for a long time, and did not dare to go up and take the person directly. After all, they had not done anything yet.
With the backbone, the sages also gained courage. They looked at the patrolling soldiers angrily and rolled up their sleeves, "Your Majesty, let's fight with them!"
"Fart! If you beat the soldiers of Nan Army, won't Chen Ping peel off our skins?"
"Ah? Your Majesty, Cao Chang is in charge now!"
Liu Chang was stunned for a moment, then cursed: "Then why are you still standing there?!"
When the heroes started to fight back angrily, the soldiers gave up decisively, not because they were afraid that they would not be able to defeat them, but because they were afraid that if they could survive, if they were accidentally injured again, something big would happen.
Originally, when they arrested these people, these people did not dare to resist. Now, as soon as Liu Chang comes back, these people want revenge. Originally, these guys were only six or seven years old, and the soldiers were completely worthy. But now, they
They were all in their teens, there were so many of them, and they had hidden weapons, so the patrolling soldiers really didn't dare to remain indifferent.
Sure enough, the day after Liu Chang returned to Chang'an, Luan Bu went to work.
"I will definitely inform the Queen Mother... This will never happen again... If anyone is injured, I will compensate... I was not optimistic..."
Luan Bu bowed his head and apologized to Ting Wei's people. After a lot of effort, he finally fished out the group headed by Liu Chang.
"Hahaha, Luanshe people! Thanks to you!"
All the sages stepped forward to express their thanks, but Luan Bu felt tired. He looked at Liu Chang and said, "Your Majesty... I heard that the affairs of the Tang Kingdom are busy... Why don't I return to the Tang Kingdom to help Prime Minister Zhang."
"Hey, Luan Bu, how can I be without you? I will have big things to do in the future that I need your help with!"
You must never get into trouble again!
Luan Bu looked up at the moon again, but Liu Chang happily took his friends back to the Tang Palace.
"Your Majesty, this new Chang'an order is really not a good person! He is harsh and even Xuanyi didn't catch us, but this guy is eager to catch us!"
"Oh? The new Chang'an Lingcheng? Who is he?"
Chen Mai shook his head, "I don't know him. I only heard that he used to be an official of Taishi in Taichang, and now he takes on this important task... He often opposes us, and Shengzhi has been caught by him several times..."
Liu Chang asked proudly: "Doesn't this person know my reputation?"
Zhou Shengzhi said angrily: "He really doesn't know that we have threatened him with the king many times, but he is not afraid and seems to despise the king!"
Liu Chang was a little angry, "A Chang'an order dares to despise me? I must deal with him in the future. What is his name?"
"Um...it seems to be called Sima Xi?"
Back in the palace of the Tang Dynasty, the sages told me one by one the major events that happened in Chang'an after Liu Chang left.
The first one was Lu Lu, who said seriously: "After the king left, my father didn't stay at home for more than half a month... My mother was so frightened that she asked us to stay at Wuyang Hou's house temporarily!"
"Yes, they came to live at my house. My father is always at home... and never goes out."
Mr. and Mrs. Fan then said: "My father was very angry at the time and beat me up for a trivial matter... I don't know what happened."
From the mouths of the sages, Liu Chang heard a lot of things, but they were very vague. Sure enough, the Queen Mother and Wang Ling had an affair. However, Wang Ling was not executed. The Queen Mother ordered that he be removed from his post and let him
After serving as Taifu, Wang Ling resigned directly and returned home, never leaving home again.
There were also some ministers missing from the court. It was said to the outside world that they suddenly caught wind and cold and suddenly died of illness. These people were obviously the ministers who followed the royal tomb. There was a slight friction between the Northern Army and the Southern Army. The sages said it was because the two sides could not share food.
All the generals involved were punished.
But Liu Chang knew that it was impossible for the Northern and Southern armies to have uneven distribution of food. Unless Xia Houying suffered from brain disease, he would not have done such a thing. Obviously, this was Wang Ling and his supporters in the army.
of human hands being cleared.
As for the situation in the palace, Liu Chang is more familiar with it than all the sages.
Empress Lu directly took charge of the power, and the memorials were piled up in the Jiaofang Hall. Liu Xiang also moved into the Jiaofang Hall... Is my mother disappointed with her brother? She decided to directly bypass his brother and teach Liu Xiang in person until he was old.
Chief, will you pass the throne to him again?
Or is it that the brother, together with Wang Ling, attacked his mother, which aroused her dissatisfaction, and after fighting back, he gained all the power and took away Liu Xiang in order to curb the power of the queen's family?
It's a pity that no one can tell Liu Chang the true situation. Who dares?
And what can Liu Chang do in the face of such a situation? Help his brother to take back the power from his mother? His mother raised him with all kinds of hardships and devoted everything to him. Liu Chang thought that he couldn't do it.
When it comes to dealing with things like my mother, well, it’s not necessarily a bad thing since state affairs are in my mother’s hands.
Although this is unfair to the elder brother, it may not be a bad thing for the big man.
My mother's ability to govern is definitely ten times...a hundred times that of my brother.
But what happens next?
Liu Chang raised his head. Although his mother had told him not to worry about these things, Liu Chang couldn't help but think about it. When he was still in Chang'an, he tried his best to ease many conflicts and prevent them from becoming complete.
It broke out, but...I will leave Chang'an sooner or later. I really don't know what will happen then.
Alas, it would be great if my father was still here...
Liu Chang's sadness did not last long, especially when he came back with Qunxian to borrow sheep, there was no trace of sadness on his face anymore.
Sitting among the wise men, Liu Chang immediately blew the whistle.
"At that time, I attacked the capital of King Jing alone, and thousands of people could not stop me. I beheaded the generals and captured the flag. I was the first to ascend the city and capture the king alive... This is something that even Marquis Wuyang cannot match!"
...
"Master! This is a gift I brought to you from the south!"
When Liu Chang handed the leg of lamb to Han Xin, Han Xin took it and was stunned for a long time, "You brought it back from Jingchu? Can you still eat it?"
"Ahem, I brought back the sheep. They were just slaughtered and can be eaten."
Han Xin was not polite, took a few bites, and then said: "This Jingchu sheep tastes exactly like Jianchenghou sheep!"
"Hahaha, Master, let's talk about the Jing Kingdom! I went out this time and knocked down eight people and captured twenty-four! Didn't I embarrass Master?"
"The courage of a reckless man is not worth mentioning."
Han Xin still had disdain on his face, and naturally he was talking about the old saying, "What can you do if you use Xiang Yu's courage?"
Liu Chang could not refute, after all, this was the man who defeated Xiang Yu. There was indeed no problem at all in what he said.
Han Xin took a few more bites and then said, "I have to congratulate you first."
"Ah? Congratulations to me? Hey, Master, you don't have to be like this. It's just a small contribution, why should you care about it?" Liu Chang raised his head proudly.
"It's not because of the Jing Kingdom incident."
"Ah? What's the reason for that? Why are you so happy?"
Han Xin looked at Liu Chang in surprise, and then shook his head, "If you capture King Jing alive this time, you will definitely get another reward."
Liu Chang narrowed his eyes, then smiled and said: "Of course! This is my first achievement!"
"You can go see Chen Ping later."
After hearing Han Xin's words, Liu Chang immediately gritted his teeth and said: "Of course I have to meet him! I must go to meet him!!!"
After leaving Han Xin, Liu Chang suddenly covered his stomach and bared his teeth.
Luan Bu was shocked and asked hurriedly: "Your Majesty? What's going on?"
"When you're full, you wait for me here and I'll go back!"
Luan Bu nodded and waited here. After waiting for a while, Luan Bu suddenly felt something was wrong and hurriedly rushed into Han Xin's mansion. However, when he rushed in, King Tang had long disappeared.
........
Liu Chang climbed over the courtyard wall and jumped into the mansion.
A servant in the mansion was carrying debris here. He was shocked when he saw the thief who suddenly climbed over the wall. Just as he was about to shout, Liu Chang kicked him fiercely, "I am the King of Tang! Where is Chen Ping?"
The servant hurriedly bowed down and bowed. He also recognized that the thief was a good friend of his young master, and took him towards the house.
"Since the king wants to visit the head of the family...why not take the main entrance?"
"I am not used to walking through the front door."
Liu Chang said coldly, walked into the inner room, and saw Chen Ping with his head lowered, seemingly reading a book.
Liu Chang was furious, how could he still be so leisurely after cheating me? All these things in the city must have been handled by Chen Ping. The officials were uneasy, how could this guy still study so leisurely?
"You're such a traitor..."
As soon as Liu Chang spoke, Chen Ping turned around, holding the bamboo slip in his hand, "Your Majesty, don't scold me for now, let's see if the arrangements of these county guards are appropriate?"
"County Sheriff? What Sheriff?"
"Naturally, they are the governors of the four counties of Yunzhong, Taiyuan, Dai, and Jibei... I am currently the Prime Minister Zuo. The Queen Mother once said that there is a lack of talents in Tang Dynasty. I want to select four qualified counties and send them to
Go to the Tang Dynasty..."
"Ah? Why is Marquis Chen so polite!"
Liu Chang was stunned for a moment, then sat down next to Chen Ping with a smile. He quickly put on a depressed face and said: "Chen Hou, our Tang country is poor and lacks everything, especially talents, like Yunzhong Yanmen."
If we don't have qualified county guards, how can we defend the place where we are facing the Xiongnu? The people of the Tang State are always on tenterhooks, and the Huns are constantly knocking on the door... We, the Tang State, are suffering..."
"Ninghou Wei Jun has come to serve as the governor of Yanmen County. What does the king think?"
"Okay! Okay! I heard that Ninghou is the best at training the army. He once trained the army for my father. In a few months, he trained the peasants into elites. He was deeply trusted by my father. If he was training the army in Yanmen
, the Xiongnu will definitely not dare to go south!"
"Prime Minister Chen, this person is very suitable for our country, Tang Dynasty. Please let him take the post!"
"Well, okay, let him be the governor of Yanmen County."
Chen Ping nodded and asked: "Longluhou Zhouzao is guarding Yunzhong, what does the king think?"
"Oh! That's great! I heard that General Zhou is the best among the generals. In the battle of Gaixia, General Zhou was responsible for preventing Xiang Yu from breaking out. When Xiang Yu's army was distracted, General Zhou led his people to stop Xiang Yu, and took two men with him.
Fourteen brave generals, my father called him Captain Chang Beryllium... If he can guard Yunzhong, our country of Tang will no longer be afraid that the Huns can break through the Great Wall!"
"Father Zhong, please let him take charge!"
Chen Ping nodded again, and Mr. Liu smiled with a smile on his face, "This time I came from Chu State. Because I was leaving in a hurry, I couldn't bring any gifts to Father Zhong... After I saw the master, I hurriedly came to see him.
You, you are so radiant... This position of Prime Minister has been long overdue by you, Father Zhong! Your ability to govern the country is far inferior to that of Prime Minister Xiao!"
Chen Ping stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I thought the king was coming to question me."
"Ah? Ask for guilt? Why ask for guilt? Father Zhong and I have always been close, and we have always supported each other. Father Zhong, if you are free, you can come to our country of Tang. I will definitely entertain you. By the way, Father Zhong
Ah, I have some books there, shall I send someone to deliver them to you later?”
"Hahaha, okay, how about Chenghou Dong Chi be the governor of Jibei County?"
Liu Chang looked at Chen Ping in front of him and was so moved that he was speechless.
He hesitated for a long time and then said: "Stop saying anything, Father Zhong, let me sing you a song."
ps: The beginning of this month is really unlucky. I just wrote a little bit and there was a short circuit again. I am going to use a few sacks to cover the electric switch, otherwise the power will be cut off when it rains. I can't stand it. I am writing.
The sudden power outage really affected my thinking... When I get rich, I can live in a high-rise house like you city dwellers, so I don't have to worry about rain leaks.
I'm going to repair the electric switch. Please remember to give me your monthly vote.