The hands of the soldiers guarding the entrance to the palace were shaking with their spears.
They received news that the army that was attacking the Bashu barbarians was coming back. This army was commanded by Zhou Yafu and was composed of the bad boys from Chang'an. When they mentioned these familiar names, the soldiers couldn't help but tremble.
, the same is true for Chengmen Colonel.
They once again remembered the fear of being dominated by these people. Under the leadership of the king, these evil young men could be said to have committed all kinds of evil in Chang'an. There seemed to be no laws of the Han Dynasty that they had not violated, from rebellion to
Open defecation, they basically committed every crime written in the law. To describe them as being indifferent to others, they are somewhat dwarfed and unworthy of it.
And how arrogant will these people become after they have crawled around the mountains of Bashun a few times and returned to Chang'an with their titles?
They couldn't believe it at all. Back then, when they didn't even have titles, they were already extremely arrogant. Now that the king is in power, most of these people have earned titles. Not to mention these soldiers, they are the three gongs and nine ministers.
They may not be afraid in front of them.
No one can hold them down anymore.
The captain of Chengmen School sighed and told everyone about the past.
"When Duke Cao and Duke Xuan were still there, Chang'an was so peaceful..."
"Remember, when you meet them later, you are not allowed to be rude. You have to bow before them. If you are ridiculed, abused, or beaten, don't resist."
After listening to the instructions of the captain of the city gate, the faces of several soldiers turned pale.
"Why are they beating us?"
"How do I know... When I was patrolling the Confederate Army, General Xiahou's child hit me with his car. No matter how I tried to avoid it or how I begged him, he refused to listen. He was extremely vicious. I hid for a long time, but he was still beaten by him.
He took aim and was knocked to the ground... He couldn't get up for half a month."
"How could General Xiahou's child be so cruel???"
"Yeah, that guy enjoys hitting people, and he's very good at driving. No matter how you dodge, he can hit you."
"Besides him, you also have to guard against the king. If you see the king with a crossbow, you have to avoid it. When the king goes out hunting, if he feels bored, he will shoot at the accompanying soldiers... The king is also very good at shooting.
Yes, many people were almost shot through the head by him, and they all flew past their ears..."
"And Marquis Wuyang... Marquis Wuyang is a cruel man. I once saw him beating the children of Marquis Fu's family, pulling out a dagger and almost stabbing him in the abdomen!"
"The children of the Hou family of Chang'an seem to be the most honest, but they are merciless to others. I heard that he once almost threw people from the Lu family into a big cauldron to eat..."
"The eldest son of the Zhou Hou family is even more cruel. I heard that when he was serving in the Southern Army, he used his status to force the generals in Chang'an to take off their clothes and expose themselves to humiliate them!"
"The same goes for their youngest son. I heard that this time they went to Bashu, and the governors of two counties were arrested by them... and they beat them up!"
The more the soldiers talked, the more scared they became, and they were trembling all over. Combined with many rumors, these people were simply a group of unhuman beasts, bullying and dominating, and doing all kinds of evil. Just when they were talking in a low voice,
A figure appeared in the distance.
The soldiers trembled and hurriedly raised their heads, looking straight ahead without moving.
Zhou Yafu's banner slowly appeared. The tiger-like and wolf-like soldiers stared fiercely ahead and strode forward. Their momentum was unmatched even by the Northern Army. The heroes walked in front of and behind the team.
Among the soldiers, many prison cars and people tied up in chains could be seen.
These people were dragging heavy chains and walking step by step. They were all in ragged clothes and had scars all over their bodies. It was shocking. There were more than 3,000 people escorted by them along with the prison cars.
But they did not enter the city. When they reached the city gate, a burly man rushed over.
The captain of the city gate had a smile on his face and hurriedly walked up, "General Xiahou! Are you okay?"
"Hmph!! What did you call me?!"
"Marquis Liyang! Are you okay?"
Xiahou Zao then laughed with satisfaction. He gently stroked his chin and nodded, "I'm fine. Let's do this. You go in and call the Ting Wei out. Tell me there are lawless traitors and barbarians."
The leader must be handed over to them!"
"You want to call the Tingwei? I have a humble status. I'm afraid I won't be able to see you..."
"Um???"
Xiahou Zao frowned again and looked at the captain coldly. The captain immediately took the order, turned around and rushed into the city.
The army could not enter Chang'an, so the Tingwei had to come out to get the people. Among the people they brought, many were officials from Bashu and other places. These guys were to be dealt with by the Tingwei. After giving the order, Xiahou Zao
, returned to the army, where the soldiers were waiting.
Contrary to what the gatekeepers thought, the military discipline of this army was very good. They did not make trouble to enter the city, nor did they bully anyone. They all looked serious and looked like a strong army. They did not have the bandit demeanor of the Tang army at all.
, all this must be attributed to Zhou Yafu.
Zhou Yafu is very strict in running the army, and he has learned the essence of Zhou Bo. Moreover, he never cares about old feelings. If he violates military discipline, even if it is his eldest brother, he will be punished as he says. No one dares to disobey him. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the army depends on the military discipline.
Everything was very good. They had been waiting here for a long time and no one moved.
Soon, Tingwei led the officials out of Chang'an, but Wang Tianqi's face looked very bad at this moment.
He frowned and walked up to Xiahou Zao, but Xiahou Zao did not dismount. He pointed to the prison car in the distance and said, "Take those people away!"
Wang Tianqi said slowly: "I once fought with Marquis Ruyin, and I have always treated him as my friend!"
"So what, my relationship with Marquis Ruyin is much closer than yours. I have always treated him as my own relative!"
Wang Tianqi looked at Zhou Yafu's bicycle frame in the distance and said helplessly: "I'm not Xuanyi, why do I do this?"
"I know you are not Xuanyi, but we brothers just can't get along with Tingwei. Stop talking nonsense! Go get him yourself!"
Xiahou Zao said this, but the soldiers did not move to give way. This was clearly to humiliate Ting Wei. As for why they wanted to humiliate Ting Wei, this has to talk about the past. For some reasons, the sages
Our relationship with Tingwei has never been very good.
Wang Tianqi sent people to pick up those people, but the wise men stared at them with ill intentions, with the words "Looking for trouble" written on their faces!
At this time, a figure appeared again in the distance. Liu Chang galloped towards him on horseback. Before the people arrived, laughter could already be heard. Xiahou Zao was shocked and quickly dismounted. Liu Chang rushed here quickly, causing
Seeing the confusion, he also jumped off the horse, hugged Xiahou Zao, laughed, picked up Xiahou Zao, and spun him around several times before letting him fall to the ground. Xiahou Zao gasped in fear.
"The king wants to strangle me!"
"Other... hmm? Prince? Why are you here??"
Liu Chang looked at Wang Tianqi beside him in surprise.
Wang Tianqi said with a dark face: "I was summoned by General Xiahou and came here specifically to fetch someone."
Xiahou Zao hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, I am just an official who was summoned by Tingwei. I didn't expect that Tingwei came in person. How dare I order Jiuqing... Misunderstandings are all misunderstandings!"
Xiahou Zao then looked at Wang Tianqi, who nodded, "That's true."
"Why should the prince come in person for such a trivial matter? Just send a few officials."
Liu Chang said, hesitated again, and said: "Let's let the Tingwei take the people first, and then you take the army to the school field, and later call a few generals to report the battle situation to me!"
"Your Majesty? Go to the palace to report?"
"No, come directly to the old place!"
"only!!"
Liu Chang did not disturb them from doing business, and hurriedly returned to the Tang Palace. He asked people to borrow some sheep from Jiancheng Hou and get some food. He waited for his good brothers to arrive. Wang Tianqi left with the criminals.
, the soldiers made arrangements in the school grounds, and in the evening, Zhou Yafu and the others just dressed in casual clothes and hurried to the Tang Prince's Mansion.
"King!!!"
"Your Majesty~~"
"King!!"
Everyone rushed into the mansion, laughed one after another, and soon surrounded Liu Chang. Liu Chang looked at them one by one and checked their situation, fearing that they were injured. Everyone was holding hands.
He was smiling, and Lu Lu was naturally there too. When he saw Lu Lu, Zhou Shengzhi couldn't help shouting: "Oh, isn't this Mr. Lu! Mr. Lu, why aren't you wearing that feather crown? I didn't even recognize him.
!”
Lu Lu's face darkened, and he knew it.
Everyone poured into the inner room and sat down one after another without caring about anything. They were in groups of two or three. Some people started pouring wine and some started to take off their clothes. The scene was extremely chaotic.
The happiest moment in Liu Chang's life was probably when he got along with these bastards.
Zhou Shengzhi, Xia Houzao, Lu Tazhi, Fan and his wife, Lu Lu... Soon, Chen Mai, Guan A, Fan Shiren, Lu Zhong and others all arrived one after another, except for Xuan Moru who was far away in Chu State and those who were in Tang State.
Xiao Yan, basically everyone is here.
"Hahaha, Your Majesty, we have achieved great success this time. No barbarians can cause trouble in Bashu anymore. We have captured all their leaders!"
"I wanted to kill them all, but Yafu didn't agree!"
Zhou Yafu said coldly: "For military merit, local officials deliberately charge high taxes, arrest their tribesmen arbitrarily, and force them to rebel. If we are all killed, what is the difference between us and them? A man wants to achieve military merit.
, you have to rely on your own ability.”
"Yes! When a man is established in the world, he must live an upright life!"
Mr. Fan spoke loudly and patted his chest, "A true man wants to obtain military honors and earn a title in an upright manner. Just like me, he should be a Marquis of Ten Thousand Households!"
Zhou Shengzhi hesitated for a moment and asked, "But doesn't your title belong to your father?"
"Fart! My father's title is Marquis of Wuyang Wu, and my title is Marquis of Wuyang. How can they be confused?"
"You're the one farting! Isn't your father's posthumous title?"
"Shengzhi, you little Guannaihou, how dare you talk to me like this??"
"Although I have a small amount of food, I earned it all by myself, unlike some people..."
Lu Lu suddenly laughed, "Yes, there are some people. My younger brother's title is almost catching up with my father's, but I am still proud of myself here guarding the food of a hundred people!"
Zhou Shengzhi looked at him faintly, Lu Lu glanced at Lu Zhong and suddenly fell silent.
Oh, I almost forgot, Lu Zhong also has his own title.
Lu Zhong's title came from his political achievements. He was very lucky. First with Chen Ping and then with Zhou Chang, he accomplished many things... His title was steadily rising.
The two old enemies gave up their duel for the first time and silently toasted each other and took a swig.
Seeing that they no longer replied, Mr. and Mrs. Fan became more energetic and kept boasting about their title, "My father harmed me. If my father hadn't insisted on leaving the title to me, how could I be the Marquis of Wuyang? I
You can definitely earn a position by yourself!”
The Fanshi man glanced at him and asked, "Brother, how about you give me this title and earn another one yourself?"
"You idiot! How can you expect to get something for nothing? People have to rely on their own efforts!"
Everyone was enjoying themselves, Liu Chang shook his head and looked down upon these guys.
"A bunch of worthless people are so presumptuous here after getting a marquis? You are still a king, so why can't you? I also got this prince by my own ability. This is where you are inferior to me.
!”
"Uh... But speaking of it, if the king's contribution to defeating the Xiongnu was not that of a prince, then he could be replaced by a king with a different surname, right?"
Guan A asked curiously.
"What a fart... if you hold yourself back to death, you will be the Marquis of Wuyang."
Xiahou Zao shook his head.
Liu Chang sat next to Xia Houzao and asked with a smile: "Did you call Wang Tianqi here today?"
"Of course not."
"Hey, Wei Ting bullies us like that on weekdays, why don't you humiliate Wang Tianqi properly?"
Liu Chang asked with some heartache.
Xiahou Zao's eyes lit up and he said: "That's what I did. I thought the king had already let go... Today..."
Xiahou Zao was about to say something when Lu Tazhi tugged on his sleeve.
Xia Houzao was stunned for a moment. Looking at the smiling face of the king in front of him, he suddenly sighed and said, "Your Majesty, you have followed Chen Ping's example. Please be gentle and don't slap him in the face."
Soon, Xiahou Zao was pinned down by everyone and started screaming.
Afterwards, everyone ate mutton and drank wine. They called over musicians and dancers and started playing loudly. They were so excited that they staggered out of Prince Tang's Mansion and lined up on the road.
They stood in a row, leaning against each other, shouting loudly, and acting domineeringly.
Those patrolling soldiers, who had never seen such a scene, turned around and ran away.
This expedition to Bashu went very smoothly. The wise men played their full role and made the barbarians miserable. Of course, some situations were also found out, such as the situation where the government forced the people to rebel. According to Mr. Fan's plan,
It is said that after this battle, there will be no trouble in Bashu for fifty years. According to his closeness to the Tang Dynasty, his fifty years will probably be about ten years.
However, ten years of peace were enough. The land of Bashu has developed quite rapidly since the Qin Dynasty.
Everyone laughed loudly, talked about their achievements, described their bravery, and expressed their expectations for the future.
They circled around Chang'an.
...
Liu Chang didn't know how he got back or how the banquet ended.
When he opened his eyes, he found that he was in Houde Hall.
Fan Qing stood aside strangely, staring at him.
Liu Chang sat up and rubbed his forehead, feeling a little pain, "Why are you here? Where is Shengzhi?"
"Your Majesty...come, have some food."
Liu Chang was still a little confused. He hadn't drank so much in a long time. Every time he drank before, he was always sober. He didn't know what he was drinking like yesterday. It seemed like this was the first time. He picked up his rice.
Asked: "Who sent me here?"
"The Queen Mother sent you here."
"Ah?? Grandma?"
Fan Qing said quietly: "Your Majesty, you were so majestic last night. Your Majesty first went to Tingwei and led a group of wise men to beat Zhang Yue who had confessed his crime. Then he went to Prime Minister Zhou's Mansion and forced Prime Minister Zhou to make a plan for you.
Good officialdom, and then went to the house of Marquis Jiancheng, holding a lamb and trying to eat it... He also went to see Marquis Chen, saying that he wanted to sworn brothers with him..."
The more Fan Qing talked, the more Liu Chang felt a headache.
"I also went to Changle Palace???"
"yes..."
"Then I wasn't rude to my mother, right??"
"That's not true... Your Majesty hugged the Queen Mother and cried all night last night..."
"This is impossible. How have I ever cried?"
"When the Queen Mother sent you here, you also said that you wanted the Queen Mother to put you to sleep... and you also wanted the Queen Mother to hug you... Well, it's good that they went to bed early..."
Fan Qing shook his head, but Liu Chang's eyes widened and he touched his chin.
"The war in Hexi is urgent, and Luan Bu is my confidant. Please prepare yourself. I am going to Hexi to support Luan Bu."
"Hahaha, Your Majesty, you don't have to be like this, Your Majesty is just drunk..."
Fan Qing did not deceive Liu Chang. From other people's mouths, Liu Chang finally asked about a series of bastard things he did yesterday. Liu Chang was anxious and shy. He was a good drinker, but he had never been so drunk.
It was probably because I hadn't seen the virtuous people for so long, or because I was too depressed before, that I became drunk like this this time.
Liu Chang walked out of Houde Hall timidly. Zhang Shizhi, Chen Mai, Zhao Mei and others were waiting for him.
"Ahem, why are you here?"
"Your Majesty, the suspect Zhang Yue is dead. This is the record... It was supposed to be Qiu Houwenzhan..."
"Ahem, we'll talk about this later. What about you? Buy it?"
"Father Zhong, I'm here to report the situation of the prisoners."
Liu Chang was startled, "What is it, Father Zhong?"
Chen Mai suppressed his laughter and said, "Did the king forget? You insisted on sworn brotherhood with my father last night, so of course you will be my father-in-law..."
"Get out, get out, get out, leave the list!"
In the end, Liu Chang just left Zhao Mei behind. Liu Chang touched his chin and asked angrily: "Why didn't you stop me last night?"
"Your Majesty... You have to be able to stop it... Who can stop you from going crazy? My father also wanted to stop you... You threw him three steps away and he is still recovering from his injuries today.
."
"Alas... I won't drink anymore. I won't drink anymore. I've been led astray by wine and sex! From today on, I'll stop drinking!"
Liu Chang swore seriously.
But no matter what, he still had to go to his mother's place. Liu Chang didn't dare to think how angry his mother would be.
Although I was scared, I still had to go over and apologize.
When Liu Chang appeared in Changle Palace nervously, the Queen Mother's face was indeed not very good-looking, her eyes were bloodshot, and she probably couldn't sleep well all night.
"Mom... I'm guilty... I was wrong... I quit drinking... I apologize..."
Liu Chang lowered his head and said aggrievedly.
Queen Lu raised her head, glanced at him, pointed in front of her, "Get down!"
Liu Chang simply lay down in front of Queen Lu and said, "Mom, please be gentle... I am still preparing to go to Hexi... I can't damage my body..."
While Liu Chang was talking, Empress Lu put her hand on Liu Chang's back and stroked it gently.
Liu Chang was stunned immediately.
"No matter how old you are...you are my child...if you feel bitter, just tell me...why go drinking?"
"What should I do if I eat bad food?"
Empress Lu gently stroked Liu Chang's back and pressed the back of his neck.
"You must never drink like this again... Do you understand?"
“Do you know??”
Queen Lu asked several times in succession.
Liu Chang just lay comfortably in front of his mother, put his head on his arms, and snored lightly at some point.