Chapter nine hundred and thirtieth not false color
Liu Xiu pondered for a moment and said: "It is not easy for the county government to investigate this matter, so let Yunxi Pavilion handle it!"
The people in the county government have too big a target and it is too easy to arouse people's vigilance. It is better to let the people from Yunxi Pavilion conduct a secret investigation.
Hua Feiyan bowed to Liu Xiu and responded: "Yes! Your Majesty!"
Dong Xuan asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do you want to travel to Luoshui at night on the night of the moon?"
Liu Xiu said seriously: "Of course! And we must post a notice and make it public."
"Your Majesty, this... I'm afraid this is inappropriate!"
The Luoshui River flows through Luoyang, but it does not flow through the urban area of Luoyang, but through the Guo District of Luoyang. The water source of the moat in the south of Luoyang mainly comes from the Luoshui River.
In Dong Xuan's view, the city is not safe now, and Guo District is even more dangerous. The emperor wants to travel to Luoshui at night. Doesn't this create opportunities for unscrupulous people to strike?
Liu Xiu said: "I have made my decision, there is no need to discuss this matter again!"
Dong Xuan frowned and finally said nothing more.
On the night of the eve of the moon, the emperor wanted to take a night tour to Luoshui. As soon as the notice was posted, it immediately caused an uproar in Luoyang.
This is not a trivial matter. For ordinary people, this is an opportunity to see the emperor's grace. For wealthy nobles, this is also an opportunity to stand out in front of the world.
On both sides of the Luoshui coast are roads along the river. As soon as the notice that Liu Xiu wanted to visit Luoshui at night was posted, people immediately went to the roads along the river to seize space.
When the emperor visited Luoshui at night, all he could see was the two sides of the river. Hanging your own lanterns on the road along the river would definitely be seen by the emperor. Only your own lanterns are beautiful enough and hung in a striking position.
, maybe even win the favor of the emperor.
Because of this idea, every household, rich or poor, wants to grab a place.
For a time, the road along the river in Luoshui was very lively, with people bustling with people. In order to seize a prominent position, it was common to have quarrels and even fights.
The county government had to send a large number of manpower to patrol here to maintain order. Zhang Bi also came to the Luoshui River. Looking at the overcrowded riverside roads, he frowned. There were only so many people now. By the time of the moonlit night, there would be more people here.
People don't know how many there will be. Once assassins appear, the situation is really difficult to control.
He was standing on the road and looking around, when he suddenly heard someone calling him in the distance. He raised his eyes and looked around. At this time, a boat came up the river, and someone stood on the deck, waving to Zhang Ben.
Zhang Ben took a closer look and realized that he really knew this person, Xu Zheng.
Zhang Ben had a look of surprise on his face and looked around at the boat Xu Zheng was riding on. It was a large and beautiful building boat with three floors and was exquisitely carved.
After a short time, the ship slowly approached the shore. Xu Zheng, who was standing on the deck, looked down and said with a smile: "Lieutenant Zhang, come on board and have a seat!"
Zhang Ben didn't want to get on the boat, but he saw that there were too many people on the riverside and it was difficult to move. After thinking about it, he still walked to the dock where the boat was docked.
Boarding the deck of the ship, Zhang Bi looked around and smiled at Xu Zheng: "Mr. Xu, your ship is not bad!"
"I made Lieutenant Zhang laugh! Lieutenant Zhang, please come inside!"
Under the guidance of Xu Zheng, Zhang Bi walked into the cabin. As soon as he entered, Zhang Bi smelled a strong smell of rouge. Looking around, he saw that this was obviously a painting boat, but there were no women accompanying the guests. They were all Xu
The government's subordinates were lowering their heads and sketching without knowing what they were drawing.
Zhang Ben curiously walked up to a person, lowered his head and took a look, with a look of surprise on his face. This person painted buildings along the Luo River. After looking at it, he turned back and asked in surprise: "Mr. Xu, this is..."
Xu Zheng explained: "On the eve of the moon, Your Majesty will go on a night tour of Luoshui. You need to investigate all the houses and pavilions along the Luoshui. You need to know where they are relatively safe and where it is easiest to set up an ambush!"
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Zhang Ben's eyes flashed and he nodded secretly. Xu Zheng is really attentive. Now, he is walking the route of His Majesty's night tour in advance, and then immersively recording which sections are relatively dangerous and which sections are relatively safe.
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He walked back to Xu Zheng and couldn't help but sigh: "Mr. Xu is still rich. Compared with Mr. Xu, the county government is far behind." The county government also has ships, but the county government's ships are not as good as Xu Zheng's.
Compared with the Huafang, it is simply unsightly. It can accommodate four or five people on the boat, which is considered good. Moreover, the boat is very short. Sitting inside, you can't see the buildings along the Luoshui River at all.
Xu Zheng waved his hand and said cheerfully: "Lieutenant Zhang misunderstood. This boat does not belong to me, but was borrowed by Flower Beauty."
Zhang Ben said with deep feeling: "If the county government's money can be as abundant as Yunxi Pavilion, why can't Magistrate Dong and I even lift our heads in front of His Majesty?"
Having said this, Zhang Bi shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly.
Xu Zheng's face straightened and he said: "Hua Meiren has already told me that the county government can use this painting boat at any time. If Zhang County Lieutenant can trust me, I can also check these paintings drawn by my brothers at any time."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Ben's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked, "Can I borrow this boat?"
"Of course, this is what Hua Meiren told me."
Zhang Ben's face was filled with joy, he bowed his hands to Xu Zheng and said, "When Mr. Xu sees the flower beauty, he must express my gratitude to the flower beauty for me." As he spoke, he looked east and west, touched the left and touched the right.
, said with excitement: "Having this boat will help the county government a lot!"
Xu Zheng smiled and said: "You're welcome, Lieutenant Zhang, we are all working for His Majesty!"
Zhang Ben nodded repeatedly, and then summoned the men he brought with him to the painting boat. Like Xu Zheng's men, they also drew architectural plans along the Luoshui River.
To make a long story short, today is finally the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Since the Zhou Dynasty, people have had the tradition of worshiping the sun at the vernal equinox, the earth at the summer solstice, the moon at the autumnal equinox, and the sky at the winter solstice. Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Yuexi, is a festival for worshiping the moon at the autumnal equinox.
After attending the morning court, Liu Xiu went to the Changqiu Palace. At the same time, he invited Yin Lihua, Xu Xiling, Xi Cheying, and Hua Feiyan to the Changqiu Palace.
When everyone arrived, Guo Shengtong first asked: "Your Majesty, are you going to take a night trip to Luoshui tonight?"
Liu Xiu nodded with a smile and said: "This year on the eve of the lunar month, I am going out of the palace to have fun with all the people."
He summoned the concubines from various palaces in Changqiu Palace just for this matter. Seeing the joy on people's faces, Liu Xiu pondered for a moment and said meaningfully: "I'm afraid that if you go to Luoshui tonight,
It may not all be smooth sailing.”
Guo Shengtong was stunned and asked in confusion: "How can your Majesty say this?"
Liu Xiu said: "There are many assassins with evil intentions hidden in the city. I think they will not miss this opportunity. They will definitely take advantage of this opportunity and wait for the opportunity."
Hearing this, the expressions of Guo Shengtong and others changed. She subconsciously said, "Isn't it dangerous for Your Majesty to travel to Luoshui at night?"
Liu Xiu said: "Although there are risks, it is also a good opportunity to lure out the assassins and wipe them out in one fell swoop." As he spoke, he looked around at everyone and said: "This trip is unpredictable, so you can stay in the palace.
middle."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yin Lihua said: "On the moonlit night, your Majesty will go on a trip, so why not take your concubines with you?! My concubine will accompany your Majesty and travel together."
After hearing what Yin Lihua said, Liu Xiu had not yet expressed his position. Guo Shengtong immediately answered: "I am the queen, so naturally I have to travel with your majesty."
Naturally, Xu Xiling and Xi Cheying were not willing to stay in the palace, and both expressed their willingness to follow Liu Xiu and travel to Luoshui at night.
Hua Feiyan frowned secretly. When traveling to Luoshui tonight, Your Majesty is actually using your body as bait. If all the concubines in the harem follow, it will be really unpredictable. She looked at Liu Xiu and whispered: "Your Majesty
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Liu Xiu waved his hand to her. He had indeed considered not taking the harem concubines on tonight's night outing, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was not appropriate to do so.
For such a big event, if he traveled alone, without any concubines in the harem, it would cause a lot of gossip, and the assassins hiding in the dark would also be suspicious.
Liu Xiu said to Hua Feiyan: "Tonight, we need to prepare a few more escort ships to prepare for emergencies."
Hua Feiyan and Liu Xiu looked at each other for a moment, nodded and said, "Feiyan understands."
The ship Liu Xiu rode was a huge building ship built by Jing Zhaoyin of Chang'an. It had six floors and the whole ship was seven feet high. In fact, this was far from the highest level of shipbuilding at that time.
For example, Gongsun Shu, who occupied Shu, built a building ship with more than ten floors. With Chang'an's shipbuilding standards, it was not that difficult to build a building ship with more than ten floors.
However, due to frequent wars, Chang'an's talent has withered and the number of craftsmen has dropped sharply. It takes too long to build a giant building ship with more than ten floors.
Wang Mang's Rebellion and the subsequent local separatist rebellions completely destroyed the foundation of the Western Han Dynasty navy.
We must know that at the peak of the Western Han Dynasty's naval force, there were more than 4,000 large and small warships and 200,000 naval troops. It was with this powerful naval force that the Western Han Dynasty expanded its territory and was invincible. South Vietnam,
Minyue was defeated by this powerful navy.
This time Chang'an Jing Zhaoyin provided Luoyang with more than ten high-rise ships, three of which were six-story ships, and the other dozen ships ranged from three to five stories.
Liu Xiu chose a six-story building boat for his own use, two other six-story building boats as escorts, and the remaining dozen or so buildings were lent to the ministers.
That night, Liu Xiu and his harem concubines left the city through Pingchengmen, walked along Pingchengmen North Street, and arrived at the Royal Luoshui Dockyard.
When Liu Xiu arrived, there were already many people at the dock, including ministers and their families.
Seeing Liu Xiu, Guo Shengtong, Yin Lihua and others arriving at the scene, everyone present bowed and saluted. Liu Xiu waved to everyone. He first walked up to San Gong and asked with a smile: "Have you ever seen a ship?"
Wu Han cupped his hands and smiled: "Your Majesty, I have already seen it, it is very strong!"
Liu Xiu burst out laughing. He glanced around Wu Han, Fu Zhan, and Song Hong, but did not see their family members. He asked in confusion: "Didn't any of you bring your family members here?"
"Bring it, bring it!" Wu Han waved to the side. On the other side of the female family members, a woman came out. She came to Liu Xiu, bowed and said: "I pay homage to your majesty!"
Wu Han had a first wife, but the woman he brought was not his first wife, but Qin Zihua. Liu Xiu was naturally familiar with Qin Zihua. Qin Zihua was originally Xie Gong’s wife, but Wu Han later killed her.
He bowed and took Qin Zihua to his side.
Wu Han once asked Liu Xiu before that he planned to make Qin Zihua his first wife, but Liu Xiu did not agree. Later he proposed to make Qin Zihua his equal wife, but Liu Xiu also did not agree. To be more precise, Liu Xiu did not agree.
He didn't want Wu Han to keep this woman Qin Zihua by his side.
Wu Han mentioned it twice, and seeing that Liu Xiu was honest with Qin Zihua, he stopped mentioning it. Wu Han would bring Qin Zihua out for such a grand event this time, and Liu Xiu also liked it.
Surprised.
Looking at Qin Zihua who was saluting his body, Liu Xiu frowned secretly. If it wasn't for Wu Han's face, he really wanted to have this woman dragged away. Although Xie Gong was Liu Xiu's enemy, he was still a worthy person.
After his death, his respected opponent, his wife, felt at ease as a concubine beside Ziyan, which made Liu Xiu feel very uncomfortable. Liu Xiu also did not have any good impression of Qin Zihua, a woman.
Liu Xiu looked at Qin Zihua and didn't say anything. If he didn't speak, Qin Zihua had to maintain a posture of blessing and saluting, and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a while.
Of course Wu Han knew that Liu Xiu had a prejudice against Qin Zihua. He wanted to use the opportunity of this grand event to improve His Majesty's impression of Zihua. Unexpectedly, things now turned into a difficult situation.
He turned to look at Guo Shengtong beside Liu Xiu. Wu Han and Guo Shengtong had a very good relationship. When Liu Xiu was campaigning in Hebei, Guo Shengtong who accompanied the army also received a lot of care from Wu Han.
Seeing Wu Han's look of help towards him, Guo Shengtong secretly pulled down Liu Xiu's sleeve and whispered: "Your Majesty!"
