Chapter 313 Don't move, move will destroy the country!
"Hahaha, I'll eat slowly!"
Liu Chang said with a smile.
Zhao Shi frowned and scolded: "Be careful of choking! I don't devour food like you, how can I behave like this?!"
Zhao Mei raised his head, with ten thousand things he wanted to say in his heart. You two were eating and drinking outside. I have been in the cold wind for several days in Tingwei, and you still want to scold me??
That is to say, Zhao Mei has a good personality and is steady, otherwise he would have been scolded.
Facing his son's gloomy gaze, Zhao Shi could not reprimand him any more, so he just placed a few pieces of meat in front of him, "Watch what I do, eat it! Eat it!"
It can be seen that Zhao Mei was indeed starved and quickly ate all the meat in front of him. He still wanted to eat, but Liu Chang stopped him. He had been hungry for a long time and suddenly overeated, which was very bad for his health. Zhao Mei sighed.
With a voice, he asked: "Why did father forget me with Tingwei?"
"It's not that I forgot...I meant to sharpen you."
Zhao Shi hurriedly started making up lies, and of course Liu Chang cooperated.
In order to change the subject, Liu Chang said with a smile: "Your father was originally unwilling to leave, but I persuaded him several times... You know, I used the allusion of Meng's mother climbing over the wall, so he was willing to come out...
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"Mother Meng climbed over the wall??"
Zhao Mei was stunned for a moment,
"It's Mother Meng who throws a stick at me! This young man is studying..."
Zhao Shi reminded displeasedly.
Zhao Mei was stunned for a long time and asked uncertainly: "Are you saying that my great-grandmother threw herself into a tree??"
"That's not important... Well, what's important is that we are going to travel soon, to the land of Jiangnan! How about it? Are you excited? We are going to Jiangnan!"
"I came from the south of the river..."
"Oh, I almost forgot."
Every time Zhao Mei got along with these two people, he would become very unconfident. He always felt that he had read the books wrong. Just now, Zhao Mei was already doubting himself. Is it Meng's mother or Zeng's mother? No.
Could it be that he remembered it wrong? After thinking for a long time, he finally remembered that it was his great-mother!
"It's a good thing to go to Jiangnan, but, Your Majesty... I'd better use less allusions in the future."
"Why?"
"If this allusion of your Majesty is recorded by historians, I am afraid it will mislead future generations."
"What are you afraid of? All my servants and doctors are my people. Even the officials around Sima Xi are all my confidants, hahaha~~"
Liu Chang was very proud.
During this trip, Liu Chang had no intention of taking away his two wives. He ordered them to stay, and specifically asked Cao Shu to invite Queen Cao to Houde Hall so that they could accompany each other. As for that,
The three little guys were so excited that they couldn't help themselves when they knew that Liu Chang was going to take them out to play.
Liu Xiang once asked Liu Chang if he could bring his younger brothers with him.
In response to this, Liu Chang's answer was: I am not leading the army in the war! What are you doing with so many people?!
Everyone was preparing enthusiastically, but just when Liu Chang was the happiest, two people came outside the hall one after another.
"Come here! Come here!"
Far away, you can hear the noise outside the door.
Liu Chang couldn't help but raise his head and frowned, "Who is making noise outside the door?"
"Your Majesty, it's King Chengyang and Marquis Genjie who are quarreling outside."
"Let them get in!"
Liu Chang cursed.
Soon, the two people appeared in front of Liu Chang. Liu Zhang, the king of Chengyang, a big shot in embroidery, was grabbed by Liu Xin's arm. Liu Xin looked extremely angry and cursed Liu Zhang in all kinds of ways.
Liu Zhang frowned, but said nothing.
This Genjiehou Liu Xin is Liu Chang's cousin.
Liu Bang's eldest brother is called Uncle Liu. When Liu Bang was not prosperous, he often took the down-and-out virtuous people to his eldest brother's house to eat and drink. His sister-in-law was not happy, so she scraped the side of the pot with a rice spoon and made a sound. The virtuous people thought that something was in the pot.
There was no food, so he left. Later, when Liu Bang saw that there was still soup in the pot, he was furious. Later, when he rewarded everyone, Liu Bang did not reward his son Liu Xin.
The grandpa took pity on him, so Liu Bang reluctantly made him a marquis, calling him Genjiehou...
Although he and Liu Chang are close relatives, their relationship is not very good. He is particularly dissatisfied with the clan because of this extremely insulting title and the fact that Liu Bi was crowned king. Liu Bi is the still son of Emperor Gao, and so am I.
Ah, why are they all kings and only I am the marquis?
"What happened?"
"long!!"
"This guy captured my son!!"
Liu Xin's eyes were red and he asked Liu Zhang angrily: "Who am I?!"
"You are my elder."
"Then how dare you arrest my son?! How dare you kill my retainers?!"
Liu Xin grabbed his hand and shook it vigorously.
Liu Chang asked coldly: "Why arrest?"
Liu Zhang replied very calmly: "Yuan, the son of Marquis Genjie, protected the salt merchants, bribed officials, and wanted to profit from smuggling salt. I was worried that he would escape, so I arrested him first."
"I am Marquis Che! I am your elder! Youzi is the eldest son of Emperor Gao! Even if you see me, you have to be polite. Do you think that by making me the King of Chengyang, you can arrest my people?
?!"
Liu Xin was furious and pushed Liu Zhang in front of him again. Liu Zhang clenched his fists several times, but did not dare to take action. Liu Xin and Liu Chang were the same generation, and Liu Zhang was a generation younger than them. Even if he was a king, he would not dare to follow him.
He took action, but Liu Chang narrowed his eyes, "Then do you have any evidence?"
Hearing this, Liu Xin became even more angry and asked: "We are all the descendants of Emperor Gao, and I have a share in this world, so what if I did it? Don't you still want to punish your own son?"
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Liu Chang stood up slowly, walked in front of Liu Xin in a few steps, lowered his head, and stared into his eyes.
Liu Xin, who was still angry at first, couldn't help but take a few steps back under Liu Chang's gaze.
"You...you...you can forgive his crime."
"I will discipline him well."
"I am your brother."
This sentence seemed to give Liu Xin courage. He stopped retreating, raised his head, glared at Liu Chang, and said, "My father and Emperor Gao are brothers..."
Liu Zhang suddenly said: "When I was investigating Liu Yuan, I found a woman who had been robbed from Genjiehou's house. I thought it was Liu Yuan who did it, but Liu Yuan confessed that it was his father..."
Liu Xin was shocked. Just as he was about to say something, he saw a huge slap.
Liu Chang really rounded his hand and slapped Liu Xin on the face. Liu Xin spun around a few times, fell to the ground and stopped moving.
"I finally understand... Why are those salt and iron clans so difficult to deal with... It turns out that there are these thieves who come and go in secret to protect them."
"Zhang... pass on my order, starting from the princes and kings, anyone who dares to protect merchants, collude secretly, and seek benefits for themselves will be put to death!"
"only!!!"
Liu Zhang leaned over and bowed, then looked at Liu Xin who was standing aside, and asked: "Father Zhong, what about him..."
"Give it to Wei Ting and let Wang Tianqi go to his house to look for it!"
Liu Chang waved his hand in displeasure, and Liu Zhang asked someone to drag Liu Xin away. However, Liu Chang's face was quite ugly, and his good mood was ruined. He said that he was a brother, and he never left the Han Dynasty.
What he is doing is poaching the big man's corner, and it's like a dog getting in.
Liu Chang was cursing, but not long after, the Queen Mother suddenly appeared in the Hall of Houde.
Liu Chang was shocked and quickly helped his mother to come closer. He was very surprised and asked, "Why is my mother here suddenly?"
Empress Lu was leaning on a cane, "I heard that you are planning to kill Liu Xin?"
Queen Lu has always been a person who gets straight to the point and never talks too much. Liu Chang was stunned and asked with a smile: "This little thing actually alarmed my mother? You don't know that this guy's son colluded with merchants and bribed officials.
This guy is so old, but he still seizes a girl from the common people, his crime is unpardonable!"
Queen Lu slowly sat down and hesitated for a moment, "If you save his life, then his feudal kingdom will be removed."
Liu Chang was stunned.
Oh my god, my mother actually came to persuade me not to kill guilty people??
"Mom?? What are you..."
Liu Chang looked at Empress Lu worriedly, and Empress Lu said seriously: "Liu Xin's father dotes on your father very much. If there is something he is reluctant to eat and wear, he will give it to your father... He
He was kind to our family... When I first came in... his condition was already very serious... but he still had to take us to the market... and give us each a pair of clothes..."
Empress Lu suddenly recalled the past. Liu Chang was stunned for a moment and asked: "But I heard that his mother..."
"Your father associates with gangsters, idles around, and eats and drinks for free. Not to mention the eldest sister-in-law, even I have many complaints. How can you blame her? Your father is such a person... In these years, even
I don’t want to make him a king...Chang, how about you make him a king?"
"Ah? How can there be any reason to reward his father after he has made a mistake??"
"Of course you will be punished if you make mistakes... As for the matter of chasing the seal, don't worry, we will talk about it later."
Liu Chang curled his lips. He had never thought that his mother actually had such a side. In his eyes, his mother was never a person who showed mercy to anyone. Liu Chang had lived for so long and had never seen his mother like this.
He looked like that, but the uncle had given him two pieces of clothing, but today he could get a throne for him and save his son's life. This deal was indeed a good deal.
"Well, since my mother said so, I will banish him from the country and demote him to Cheng Dan!"
Empress Lu said nothing more this time.
"It's a good thing that you want to take Ann out for a walk."
"As a king, you really need to know the situation in various places... It is difficult to be a good king if you are trapped in Chang'an."
Empress Lu was very supportive of Liu Chang taking a few little ones out for a visit and explained a lot. Empress Lu was silent for a moment and suddenly said:
"This time we are going to Jiangnan and passing by Liang State... we can go to Shan County... my father and brothers are buried there... I am too old to go there in person, but you can go and offer sacrifices on my behalf."
"I have been away from my hometown for a long time..."
"I see."
Queen Lu's eyes suddenly looked a little sad, and she seemed to not be able to remember what her hometown looked like... It's just that at this age, she needs help from others to move around... Maybe, there is no need to be too anxious, and soon, she will be able to
Have you met your family?
"I haven't seen them for a long time. Take this letter and burn it in front of the grave."
Empress Lu took out a letter with her thin hands and handed it to Liu Chang seriously.
.........
At this moment, Lu Jia set off non-stop and was already approaching his destination.
Soon, Lu Jia was stopped by local soldiers on the way to Loulan Kingdom.
Fortunately, these soldiers did not make things difficult for him, and looked at them with a little fear in their eyes.
After learning that they were going to meet their king, the soldier said something to the translator, and knights walked in front and behind them. Lu Jia called the translator over and asked about the situation. The translator smiled and said: "They
They said they would protect us as we went to Loulan to meet their king."
Lu Jia asked again: "What was he gesticulating just now?"
"He asked if we were General Zhou's people."
"General Zhou? Captain Zhou?"
"Yes... Captain Zhou was a great chariot-breaker and fought against the Huns many times in the Western Regions. Everyone here knows his name..."
Lu Jia couldn't help laughing, looked at the people around him, and said: "When you were in Hexi Kingdom, you often complained to me that Captain Zhou despised you, but now we have received his favor because he is good at fighting.
, these people don’t dare to look down on us... After you go back, you can apologize to the Taiwei in person!"
Several deputy envoys lowered their heads guiltily and replied: "Wei."
Among the countries in the Western Region, there are only a few countries with truly strong national power. These countries have been in a state of melee for a long time, until the confrontation between the two empires of the Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty spread here, completely changing the previous pattern here, and many small countries put aside each other.
hatred, and began to think of ways to face the interference of these two empires.
Some chose to seek refuge with the Huns, some chose to associate with the Han, some chose to be neutral and not offend anyone, and some wanted to please both parties at the same time.
After all, having good relations with these two empires has great benefits.
It was just the large-scale invasion of the Huns in the north that made the countries in the Western Regions turn more towards the Han and began to build alliances to resist the Huns' southward march.
Lu Jia was observing the surroundings along the way. This place was not as desolate as he thought. Many places were covered with green trees, birds were singing and flowers were fragrant. From time to time, he could feel the oncoming water vapor, which smelled very good.
, the situation in the Western Region is really unique. Every time you walk along the way, the scene you see is completely different, as if you have entered another world, Lu Jia is also amazed.
When they came to Loulan, they were not personally greeted by the King of Loulan. Only an official came to greet them, hastily arranged a place for them, and left in a hurry. There were still a few soldiers standing at the door and they were not allowed to go out.
The food was pretty good, and there were drinks.
Lu Jia suddenly felt something was wrong.
How could this small country in the Western Region have the courage to treat the envoys of the Han Dynasty like this?
Their soldiers all knew about Zhou Bo's reputation, how could their king not know about it?
Not only Lu Jia, but other envoys also felt something was wrong, "Mr. Lu, have they already surrendered to the Huns? Otherwise, why would they treat us like this?"
Lu Jia shook his head, "If they had taken refuge with the Huns, we would have been captured by now."
Lu Jia squinted his eyes, thought for a long time, and suddenly asked: "Could the Huns envoy come first?"
"ah?"
"King Loulan may still be hesitating whether he should surrender to the Huns or the Han... The Huns had previously sent envoys to various countries to force them..."
Lu Jia started the analysis seriously, and everyone began to think deeply, "Mr. Lu, what should we do?"
"Kill the Huns' envoy."
"As long as the Huns envoy dies here...then King Loulan will have no choice but to defect to the Han."
Several people talked for a long time and inquired about the situation around the courtyard. The next day, officials came and invited them to the palace.
Loulan Kingdom seems to be much richer than other countries. The building alone is different from other areas. It is taller and quite luxurious. Lu Jia calmly led many envoys there and entered the palace.
When they arrived, the soldiers took away their weapons, and Lu Jia and others did not resist.
King Loulan was a short, naive man with a gentle smile. When he saw the Han envoy coming, he hurriedly came to greet him. Lu Jia came to talk to him through a translator. He pulled Lu Jia and asked him to sit down.
Beside me, we started chatting immediately.
"I have longed for a big man."
When King Loulan asked about the situation of the Han Dynasty, Lu Jia, of course, just like the King of Tang, tried his best to show the strength of the Han Dynasty.
King Loulan nodded with a smile on his face. It was obvious that he did not want to offend the Han envoy.
They talked for a long time, and there was a noise outside the door, and they saw a group of Huns breaking in, cursing. After these people broke in, they glanced at Lu Jia and the others, sneered, and looked at
King Loulan, "Your Majesty caught them. This is a very good achievement. Now you can continue to be the king!"
King Loulan's face suddenly turned ugly. These Huns came with weapons.
There was no trace of panic on Lu Jia's face. He smiled, stood up, looked at King Loulan, and asked: "The Huns envoy is here, why didn't you tell me?"
King Loulan was left speechless and hesitating.
The Huns sneered, and several people slowly gathered around Lu Jia and others, their hands already on the handles of their swords.
King Loulan finally couldn't sit still. It was also a big empire, so why were the Huns so aggressive? He gave the order, and soldiers came in immediately and surrounded the place. King Loulan put away his expression and said coldly:
"If anyone uses weapons in our country, I will kill him and surrender to the other side."
The Huns were stunned. They talked for a while again and sat across from Lu Jia and the others.
King Loulan looked at the envoys on both sides with his head lowered, not knowing what to say for a moment.
The atmosphere was somewhat silent. Compared with the arrogance and domineering behavior of the Huns, the Han people were quite polite. The envoys all had light smiles on their faces, eating and drinking, and seemed not to care about the tense situation at all.
King Loulan was silent for a long time, unable to make up his mind, and then said: "I'm a little tired today, you can go and rest."
Lu Jia stood up, said goodbye to King Loulan, and walked towards the door. The Huns immediately stood up and followed the Han envoy.
Watching them leave, King Loulan was full of tangles in his heart. He disliked the rude Huns very much. Look at the Han envoys, who were so well-educated and elegant. How barbaric were these Huns? However, King Loulan was
Not daring to surrender to the big Han, because Loulan could not withstand the Xiongnu's attack. Similarly, they could not withstand the big Han's attack. King Loulan sighed and rubbed his forehead.
After walking out of the door, the soldiers hurried forward and returned everyone's weapons to them.
Lu Jia held the sword in his hand and fumbled gently.
At that moment, Lu Jia suddenly jumped out and waved sideways. In an instant, the scabbard was thrown away, cold light shot out, and the long sword passed through the neck of the nearest Huns. The Huns fell immediately. Lu Jia
Holding the sword, he ran quickly, slashed left and right, and immediately cut down four people. The other envoys came forward one after another. The Huns roared, and the two sides immediately fought. The movement here immediately attracted the attention of King Loulan.
King Loulan, who was about to go back to rest, heard the roars here and ran towards the door quickly.
When he rushed out of the gate, he saw the Huns falling to the ground one after another, and the Han envoys were killing people.
At that moment, King Loulan felt furious, "Here comes someone!!!"
Lu Jia suddenly raised the sword in his hand and pointed it at him.
"Don't move, the Han army is coming. If you move, the country will be destroyed!!!"