It sounds like His Majesty is under the control of Cui Zheng? Liu Fan frowned slightly, but it was Cui Zheng who was in charge of the court when he was the first emperor...
King Lu was promoted to the throne by Cui Zheng, and he was not familiar with the affairs of the court. Now that he is fighting in troubled times, it is not surprising that Cui Zheng controls the court.
Liu Fan then asked his chamberlain to introduce Cui Zheng. Cui Zheng was very nice to meet. As the chamberlain said, he lived in the palace, right next door to him.
When Liu Fan came over, Cui Zheng was reviewing official documents. Hearing Liu Fan's straightforward inquiry, he did not hesitate and said: "Beijing, you can't just go back just now."
Why not? The capital was the capital of the emperor. He could not return to it before, but now that it is recovered, of course he must be able to return as soon as he wants.
"Of course I have to go back." Cui Zhengdao looked at the official documents on the table and then looked at the map, "The time now is not the best. There are rebels outside Linzhou and the thieves have occupied Hedong Road.
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Liu Fan understood and asked Cui Zheng: "So the prime minister is afraid of the rebels? Thousands of us can still come here. There are hundreds of thousands of guards in Linzhou."
Cui Zheng looked at the scholar, but was not angry because of his rudeness, and said: "You only have a few thousand people, but it is easy to leave. If your Majesty moves, it will be tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and it is of great significance."
Liu Fan pondered for a moment. It was good to enter the Linzhou territory. He also saw a lot of people walking near Linzhou City...
"When we left the capital, the rebels had not yet attacked, and Hedong Road had not been lost. I don't know how many people were killed or wounded along the way, and how many wives were separated." Cui Zhengdao, "What's more, His Majesty is here on this trip, and His Majesty has a dragon body.
Don't make any mistakes. Thousands of you can walk over, but His Majesty may not be able to walk over. Do you think, if His Majesty is walking on the road and the rebels get the news, will they use all their strength to kill them...
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Ankangshan lost the capital, but if he killed the emperor, he would gain the world. How could he not be crazy about this?
"You're being reckless." Liu Fan saluted and said solemnly, "Master Prime Minister, once your Majesty, the True Dragon Emperor, travels, the surrounding defenders will fight to the death to protect you."
The power of escorting and following the dragon is enough to drive many people crazy.
Cui Zheng nodded: "You are right, but this matter is related to your Majesty's relationship with Daxia, and it is also related to the life and death of hundreds of thousands of people. It must be discussed carefully."
The current situation is that it is indeed not a trivial matter to travel from Linzhou to the capital. The court is huge and the people are even bigger. If the emperor leaves, many people will follow. Liu Fan is not really stupid. He responded with a salute: "As long as your majesty gives an order.
Next, Mrs. Chu will lead an army to welcome you personally."
Cui Zheng said, "Your Majesty is the most at ease with Mrs. Chu's army. Just rest here and recuperate, and we will discuss the decision soon."
Liu Fan then proposed to live out of the palace, but Cui Zheng did not persuade him to stay. He called an official and asked him to arrange Liu Fan's residence. Liu Fan thanked him and left.
The junior official on the side stepped forward and said dissatisfiedly: "The Prime Minister is too polite to this reckless man. This man dares to question the Prime Minister. He is truly worthy of being the wife of the State of Chu."
Mrs. Chu was domineering, and her subordinates were also so domineering. She actually ridiculed Cui Zheng for not having the courage.
It was time to call it out right then!
If the Prime Minister had no courage, he could walk from the capital to Linzhou and protect the emperor in Linzhou for so long!
Cui Zheng smiled and told the junior official not to be angry: "This Liu Fan has no other intentions. He is really anxious for His Majesty to return to Beijing."
"The prime minister is magnanimous." The junior official praised, and felt slightly proud, "Of course Mrs. Chu is eager to let your majesty return to the capital. Only when your majesty returns to the capital can the world be at peace, and her contribution can also be at peace."
Cui Zheng looked at the map, which marked the current distribution of the Great Xia Guards. A red-labeled crow's head flag adorned the most places. Wu Ya'er was really becoming more and more powerful, and the capital was also captured.
The junior official knew what Cui Zheng was thinking and smiled lowly: "Master Xiang, the power of the Lady of Chu is not necessarily the power of the Military Governor."
Cui Zheng looked at him.
The junior official was also rude in front of him and said with a smile: "Maybe it's Master Han Xuhan's influence."
Cui Zheng frowned: "Don't say such ridiculous things."
The clerk lowered his head and said yes, but his shoulders were hunched and he was still smiling.
Cui Zheng ignored him and asked the people outside the door to ask what His Majesty was doing. Someone outside the door quickly answered and His Majesty summoned the gentlemen from the capital to speak.
"I talked about it all day and night yesterday and I still haven't finished it yet," the clerk said with a smile.
"The capital city, Daxia's hundreds of years of prosperity can't be accomplished in one day and one night." Cui Zheng sighed, got up and walked out, "I'll go too."
The chamberlain led the gentlemen inside. Liu Fan was led out by the chamberlain because he wanted to move out.
Liu Fan stopped at the corridor and looked deep into the palace, and faintly saw a group of people walking around.
The chamberlain took the initiative and said: "Mr. Liu, Your Majesty invites people from the capital to talk about the affairs of the capital. Will you go?"
Liu Fan shook his head: "I won't go. I'll see you again when His Majesty asks how to get to the capital now."
The chamberlain smiled and said: "I'll ask you soon, Mr. Liu, you should live here in the palace for convenience."
Liu Fandao: "It's not far outside the palace."
The chamberlain stopped trying to persuade him and went out with him, asking him about what happened along the way, whether it was hard, whether he was tired, whether there were many rebels, and why so many soldiers, horses and gentlemen died?
"How can there be so many?" Liu Fan interrupted him and corrected, "We only brought three thousand soldiers and horses, and the casualties on the road were only dozens. As for these gentlemen, they were not killed by the rebels. They were sick from the hard journey.
Unlucky."
The waiter said, "Well, that's still not easy."
Liu Fan said: "There is nothing easy at this time. Your Majesty is sitting in the palace, working hard day and night."
The chamberlain put his hands on his hands and smiled: "Mr. Liu said it very well."
Liu Fan looked at him and shook his head: "What I said was not good."
The waiter covered his mouth and smiled: "Mr. Liu is so humble."
He was not modest. Liu Fan looked at the chamberlain and then at the palace behind him. If Jiang Liang came, it would be a good talk. I'm afraid he hasn't finished talking since yesterday.
He can tell you whatever you want to hear, and whatever you want to hear will make you happy, and those gentlemen in charge will not have a chance to speak.
Thinking of that scene, Liu Fan couldn't help laughing, but quickly stopped laughing, feeling a little uncomfortable.
This is not a taste, of course it is not because I miss Jiang Liang...
The conversation in the palace continued for another day, and the emperor ate meals with the villagers from the capital. Whatever he saw, it brought back memories of the capital.
"Your Majesty, this taste is still the taste of the capital."
"This side dish is exactly the same as what I had when I was a kid."
"When I left the capital, my father specially gave me several cooks from the imperial dining room. For decades, I have been in Linzhou, eating and drinking in the same way as the capital. It's just that the soil and water are different. They taught me
The disciples who came out were also different, and the taste has faded away."
Talking about the past always makes people sad. Several village elders knelt down and choked with sobs: "Your Majesty, please return to Beijing as soon as possible so that my country and the people of Great Xia can live in peace and harmony."
The emperor helped them up one by one: "Okay, okay, okay, I will go back to the capital with you."
The drunk villagers clapped their hands and said, "Leave now, leave tomorrow"
The emperor also followed them and said: "I will leave tomorrow, and I will leave immediately."
The chamberlains helped the drunk villagers to rest, while Cui Zheng accompanied the emperor back to the inner hall and said: "Your Majesty's movement is equivalent to the whole world moving."
He took out a piece of paper.
"How to proceed specifically, I have written a rough charter, and please ask your Majesty to read it."
"Thank you for your hard work, Prime Minister." The emperor took the document and said, holding it in his hand without putting it down, and asked, "Master Prime Minister, do you think it is appropriate for me to go back now?"
Is it appropriate? Cui Zheng looked at the emperor, which means it is inappropriate?
It is only natural for the emperor to return to the capital, so there is nothing inappropriate! What are these words?
The emperor said with tears: "Now that I am gone, what will happen to the people of Linzhou?"
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