The wind blows very warmly, and because of the special walls of the Jiaofang Hall, it becomes extra bright in the sunshine during this season.
Accompanied by the palace maids, Cao Shu and Fan Qing took some time to relax along the way to the Jiaofang Palace. It was a bit stuffy inside the palace, but it was just right outside. The deserted palace during the time of Emperor Gao was now full of green. Emperor Gao was breathtaking.
The tree planted can now provide shade for future generations.
Since moving into the Jiaofang Palace, Cao Shu has become a veritable master of the harem. She alone handles all the matters assigned in the palace. Even Liu Ying's concubines have to come to visit them every day.
He offered all kinds of gifts and didn't dare to neglect them for a day. Fan Qing had a quick temper and didn't like this very much. Even if someone came to visit him, he would give them a cold look.
Cao Shu was different. She was gentle to others, and she was careful not to neglect them at the same time. She quickly gained the love of everyone. The most important thing was that Cao Shu was not complacent because of her current status. She was still the same as before.
He went to visit the Queen Mother and became closer to her.
"I haven't seen you for a few days, Your Majesty. Your Majesty has been busy with state affairs. All matters in the palace have fallen on you. You are really lucky for the Queen..."
One of Liu Ying's wives said with a smile.
Cao Shu shook her head and said, "Fortunately, it is the king who is right. What we have done is just small things. The king rarely returns home in recent days and spends all day discussing important affairs of the country with his ministers. At this time, we should let him
He can rest assured that he shouldn't cause any trouble."
"That's natural."
Liu Ying had many concubines. Because Queen Cao was targeted too much by the Queen Mother, Liu Ying was never very calm around her. The Queen could not deter them. Cao Shu also needed to suppress them from time to time to prevent these people from causing trouble again.
When trouble broke out, these people didn't know how many times they had fought in a place unknown to Liu Chang. It was just because the Queen Mother was still here that they didn't dare to make too much trouble.
At this moment, another group of people suddenly appeared in front of us.
There were also several concubines and several maids accompanying them, but the leader was Queen Cao.
Their eyes met, and the atmosphere instantly became deserted.
Compared with Cao Shu's pride in these days, Empress Cao seemed to be in a state of decline. Liu Ying was in a state of despair because of the affair with her favorite minister. The Queen Mother even sent someone to watch him cultivate in the palace. He was said to be cultivating, but in fact he was under house arrest.
, not allowed to go out, not allowed to summon others, Queen Cao could come and go freely, but Liu Ying's situation further worsened her situation.
When the two met, no one spoke.
The two sisters who lived in the same palace, due to various changes, their relationship was no longer what it used to be. Just when they were tacitly preparing to pass each other, Fan Qing couldn't help it. She stood up and said, "See you, Queen."
Why don't you be polite when you come to the Queen?"
If Cao Shu and Empress Cao were just indifferent, then Fan Qing and Empress Cao were very difficult to deal with. Cao Shu felt helpless. She should not have let Fan Qing deliver things for her if she had known better. In order to ease the relationship between the two sisters, Cao Shu
Because of her relationship, she gave the queen some clothes and meals she cooked herself. Later, because she had to take care of Bo, she asked Qing to deliver them to her.
As a result, as soon as Fan Qing delivered the food, Empress Cao ordered the food to be thrown away the next moment.
How could Fan Qing tolerate this? If he hadn't just given birth to a child, he might have had a big fight with the queen.
Since then, the relationship between the two has become increasingly bad.
Hearing Fan Qing's words, the queen just said coldly: "When it comes to private matters, I am the elder, and when it comes to public affairs, I am the queen. Is there any reason in the world for a queen to pay respect to the queen?"
Fan Qing sneered, "If you don't bow, I will tell the king and let him beat you to death!"
"Sir! Stop talking nonsense!"
"Sister...how are you doing lately?"
Cao Shu stopped Fan Qing and bowed before him with a smile.
Empress Cao nodded, ignored Fan Qing, and turned around to leave. The other concubines lowered their heads and did not dare to participate. Fan Qing still looked a little angry and cursed: "We respect her enough, but she is harming her."
If you look like this and make me angry, I will punch myself and go to Changhe’s mother to complain in tears!”
"Oh, she has a lot of troubles, forget it."
Queen Cao had a straight face. When she walked into the new palace, Xiang was sitting next to Liu Ying. Liu Ying was writing something with a pen and was writing something while telling Xiang. Xiang looked a little confused and looked at it.
The father and son, and Queen Cao looked even more dazed. They stood quietly for a long time, not knowing what they were thinking.
"Father, what's the use of carrying these?"
"A real man should ride on the battlefield and wrap his body in horse leather. How can he learn this?"
"Riding on the battlefield? This fierce general, I wonder how many stone bows you can draw?"
Liu Ying glanced at him and asked displeasedly.
Liu Xiang scratched his head in embarrassment, "I'm still practicing my riding and shooting skills..."
"As a king, you can either fight on the battlefield like your seventh father-in-law, or govern a country like your fourth father-in-law. You are about to go to a feudal country, so you can't be useless, right?"
Liu Xiang looked at Liu Ying in surprise and asked, "But father, aren't you..."
Halfway through speaking, Liu Xiang hurriedly covered his mouth.
But Liu Ying was not angry. He smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, you are right. Among them, I am the eldest. Although I am their elder brother, I have to work hard for them in everything and cannot do anything for them."
They do something that sometimes drags them down, but instead they take care of them... It really shouldn't be the case."
"It's also because of this that I hope you can do better...you have to do what I can't do for me, take good care of your brothers, and shoulder the responsibilities of the grandson of Emperor Gao.
...I was ignorant when I was young. I learned some swordsmanship but could not reach a very high level. Then I read some miscellaneous books but could not apply the principles in the books... Xiang, you want to become a real swordsman.
Wise King."
Liu Ying had great expectations for her son. This expectation made Liu Xiang a little excited for a while. His face turned red with excitement and he hurriedly said: "Father! Don't worry! I will govern Hexi well, defeat the Huns, and let Zhong
Father can go hunting with peace of mind every day! From now on, I will use Ji Zhou’s head to worship Father Zhong! Let Father Zhong smile with joy!”
Liu Ying nodded with satisfaction at first, but when she heard the last sentence, she immediately hit him on the head, "Your father-in-law is still young! You are talking about worship! It is dedicated to him!"
"Oh, yes, it is dedicated to him, dedicated to him."
While the two were chatting, they saw Queen Cao appearing beside them at some point. Xiang stood up in a hurry, walked happily to his mother, held her hand, and looked at the silly son in front of him.
The queen also had mixed feelings in her heart. She didn't know whether she should be worried for him or happy for him. Xiang took his mother and sat down. It was a rare occasion for the family of three to get together.
Liu Ying was not angry about his current situation. He felt that it was what he deserved. When Liu Chang secretly informed him that those who did not participate in the rebellion were sent away and not killed, he was very satisfied.
, as long as no innocent people are harmed, that's fine. What he cares about most is probably his mother's indifferent attitude. During these days, his mother never came to see him again, and she was not even willing to let him come to visit him.
He could only ask Xiang about his mother's condition, and he felt relieved when he learned that his mother was still strong.
While the three of them were chatting, two heads suddenly popped out of the door.
Liu Ying was startled, then laughed, "Come in! Come in!"
The two princes hurriedly walked in to meet the emperor and the empress. Empress Cao was not too indifferent to them. She did not blame the children for the adults' matters. Occasionally, when the two princes came, she would treat them equally and prepare them for them.
It was delicious, so neither prince disliked the queen very much.
"Where is your father? Why haven't you been seen these days?"
Liu Ying asked curiously.
Liu An pursed his lips and hesitated for a long time, "My father is busy with state affairs."
"Oh, who are you drinking with?"
"As the son of General Chai Wu, Shu County has fine wine, so my father ordered Shu County to pay tribute to fine wine and twenty dancing girls..."
After realizing that this topic was not suitable for these children, Liu Ying hurriedly cleared her throat and forcibly changed the topic, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Have you been studying recently?"
Queen Cao glanced at Liu Ying and saw that he was really His Majesty's biological brother.
........
At this moment, Liu Chang was in the palace of Prince Tang, drunk.
Chai Qi, Lu Lu, Fan Shiren, Chen Mai, Zhao Mei and others sat beside him.
And the dancing girls sent from Shu were performing the Tang Dynasty Breaking Formation music in front of them. These dancers looked at Liu Chang with extremely resentful eyes. They were originally dancing girls from the homes of county guards and senior officials in Shu.
When they were about to be sent to Chang'an to dance for the king, they were extremely excited and looked forward to this opportunity to soar into the sky.
However, after they arrived, the king had no intention of touching them. He just asked them to dance all day long, and they only danced the same dance. The musicians sang it over and over again. The king really came to see them dance!!
"Your Majesty, let me offer you a toast!"
Chai Qi raised the wine cup and said with a smile: "This Governor of Shu is a good man. The wine he sent is really delicious. I have drunk a lot of wine, but I have never tasted anything so delicious.
There are these dancing girls, and I heard that more than ten of them belong to his family. He is a good person, and I will definitely find a chance to visit him!"
The other people also laughed, but Liu Chang curled his lips.
"You are right, the governor of Shu County is very good... I decided to reward him with a good car, beautiful clothes, and a mansion in Chang'an."
"ah?"
Chen Mai was stunned and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, the governor of Shu County has not made much contribution. If he can get rewards just by paying tribute to your Majesty with wine and beauties, wouldn't officials in other places have to imitate him? How can this be possible?
Okay? Please, Your Majesty, take back your life!"
The people from Fan City also nodded and said seriously: "Your Majesty, didn't my brother say that in the remote areas of Bashu, officials lied about their political achievements, deliberately forced the barbarians to rebel, in exchange for military honors, and took bribes from merchants? It can be seen that these officials are responsible for this.
How can you reward them if you punish them?"
Liu Chang waved his hand and said, "That's why he should be rewarded."
"There is no need to persuade him. I have already decided to give him a prison car and prison uniform. I will find a section in Tingwei's prison with clear access from north to south to reward him."
Everyone was stunned, and Liu Chang said displeasedly: "I just heard about their impeachment, so I wrote to the county governor, asking him for wine, dancing girls, property... I wanted to see his family background, but I didn't expect that this guy San
God has collected enough wine for us to eat for several months, there are many dancers at home, and the gold he gave me can be used to bury me with me!"
"There is indeed something wrong with this guy!"
Chen Mai was stunned for a long time and asked doubtfully: "How could this guy be so stupid? The king asked him to give it away, and he really did it?"
"Oh, I told him that if he didn't send it, he would cook his whole family."
Everyone is helpless, what can they do when they encounter such a tyrant? If an emperor like Liu Ying writes a letter, he can also sternly reply to reprimand and resign, showing his scholarly demeanor, but this tyrant is unreasonable and will not send it to him.
They might be cooked to death, and both left and right would die, so naturally they could only be given away.
Lu Lu asked curiously: "Then the king is not worried that he will rob the people in order to survive?"
"Where do you get good wine and gold from people's homes? Of course, I have written a letter to Zhou Yafu in advance. If this guy starts selling things, robbing things, and rushing to collect treasures, then let him stop, but this guy is obviously
Someone with a good family background..."
Everyone nodded, thoughtfully.
Liu Chang laughed and said, "My father always said that all the ministers should respect you, but I think it is better to make them all fear you, so that things can be done more easily!"
Liu Chang stood up unsteadily and asked Lu Lu and Zhao Mei to take him away from here. The rest of the people could drink if they wanted to, and go back if they wanted to. If they wanted to stay, that was fine. After all, this was the Tang Palace.
It has already become like home to them.
Sitting on the carriage, with the wind blowing, Liu Chang pulled the skirt of his clothes to make himself cooler.
"Go to Master's house."
It was not very late now. When they arrived at the Taiwei's Mansion, the two of them stayed at the door and guarded it while Liu Chang went in to find Han Xin.
"Master!!!"
Liu Chang rushed into the study with an unpleasant smell of alcohol. Han Xin immediately frowned and looked at his disciple with disdain, "You drink and have fun all day long, your father is not as ridiculous as you!"
"I am doing this for state affairs. Master, please don't think that I really like drinking and having fun, watching those dancers dancing and so on. I did this just to test the governor of Shu County. I have been forcing myself these past few days.
When you go to drink, you also have to watch those people dancing and listening to songs. Alas, you don’t even know how many people have sacrificed for the big man..."
Han Xin took a deep breath and suppressed his anger, "What are you doing here?"
"Is there any result from Zhou Bo?"
"not yet."
Liu Chang sat in front of Han Xin, lowered his head, and saw the map in front of Han Xin, with twisted lines and several marks that Liu Chang could not understand. All he could see were the names of a few cities.
It's outrageous that the top of the mountain looks like a butt, and the water flow can't be seen at all. Liu Chang has never seen such a scrawled and ugly map in his life.
"This is the picture of the Western Regions and Hexi?? Who sent it? It's a talent to be able to draw such an ugly picture... Bo's paintings are better than this..."
Han Xin's face darkened, "I drew this."
Liu Chang was stunned. He looked at it again and saw that the map was very exquisite. It was very simple and there was no redundant place. The current situation could be seen with just a few strokes. The various marks were even more unpredictable.
Most people can't understand it at all.
"Okay! What a great painting! Only you, master, can paint the entire situation with just a few strokes!"
"I just started writing...I haven't finished it yet."
"It's already so amazing even before it's finished. If it's finished, it can be sent directly to the front line for them to fight!"
Han Xin had no time to listen to his flattery and simply said: "If you let me go, there won't be such trouble."
"It's not that I don't want you to go, it's that the current treasury doesn't allow you to go. I don't know why. Anyway, after I started taking power, the food in the treasury is getting less and less day by day. No matter how I do it, there will always be a shortage of food.
..I have also thought about it, maybe there are too many traitors among the ministers, and some are greedy!"
"You are carrying out large-scale construction projects and repairing seven roads in various places at the same time...will the national treasury have food???"
"Ah? Master, how can you speak for them? Haven't you always looked down on them?"
"I look down on them... but you have gone too far! Whatever they do is your credit, and whatever they lack is their fault. They have no charisma!"
"Master, you said that the ministers are not worthy of being ranked with you..."
"Except for Chen Ping, none of them have any talents."
Liu Chang came forward curiously and asked in a low voice: "Master, do you think highly of Chen Ping because he has caught you?"
Seeing that Han Xin was about to pick up the bamboo slips and hit him, Liu Chang hurriedly dodged and said, "Master, I'm just curious! You don't need to hit him!"
Han Xin said with a straight face: "There is a war now. As a king, you should pay attention to it and not eat, drink and have fun."
"The Huns can serve as the vanguard of the Han Dynasty... Their fighting ability is poor, but they can march very quickly. We don't know what it is like outside the Western Regions. Because of this, we need the Huns to clear the way for us. We and
Just stay behind them...The Western Region must be in the hands of the Han, otherwise, it will pose a threat to Chang'an."
"By capturing the Western Region and controlling all intersections of Xiqiang, Chang'an's defense line can be extended westward."
The strategy of driving the Huns all the way to the west was formulated by Han Xin. Not only the Huns, but also the remnants of the Donghu who were hiding in the mountains and forests, the barbarians in South Vietnam, and the Hu people outside the Yan country could all be driven in Han Xin's strategic vision.
For the target, let them explore the path for the big man, and the big man will follow behind them and take over.
As for why the Han Dynasty was so warlike, it was because Han Xin had always believed that as long as the war continued, the military merit system would not be destroyed.
Unlike those who think all day long about how to weaken or even abolish the military merit system, Han Xin has always been a loyal supporter of the military merit system. He believes that the military merit system is the foundation of the Han Dynasty's strength. Once this system dies, the Han Xin will be destroyed.
Far away.
After Hexi experienced many plunders by the Huns, Zhou Bo decided to let the enemies in first, outflank their retreat, and leave them in Hexi.
Han Xin was ready to make a move. While Zhou Bo was thinking about dealing with the Xiongnu army, his eyes had already reached further.
Just as the master and apprentice were discussing important matters, Lu Lu walked in in a panic.
"Your Majesty!! Zhou Yafu is coming back!"
"The wise men are coming! Your Majesty!"
ps: I came back with my child last night. Everything is quite stable at the moment. I just need to take injections twice a week. Then I will start coding like crazy. The previous updates can be restored. I kept you waiting for a long time.
It’s been too long since I’ve written anything. If I want to regain my status, I’ll probably need to write a few more chapters. I’ll try to write it well so that everyone can find the taste of the past.