Walking out of the palace, Wu Han smiled bitterly and said: "Next time, I owe you once!" When His Majesty told him about the crime of deceiving the emperor, Yao Qi was able to stand up and share the responsibility with him, which made Wu Han
Really deeply moved.
Yao Qi rolled his eyes at him and said, "You and I are brothers in the army, and we are brothers outside the army. Why should we talk about whether we owe each other?"
Wu Han nodded. Deng Yu interjected: "During this period, you two can rest peacefully in the house, but don't go around stirring up trouble."
"When I get back home, I have to send some capable people to the inn."
Deng Yu frowned and asked, "Are you still determined to give up?"
Wu Han shrugged and said: "How dare I not give up? I sent people to protect Zhou Fang. If Zhou Fang really has some shortcomings, Ci Kuang and I will not be able to argue with each other."
Yao Qi clicked his tongue and said, "Why are you involved with me again? It's you who wants to kill Zhou Fang, not me!"
After a pause, he whispered in a low voice: "I also have to send someone to the post. I'm not afraid of ten thousand, just in case!" While speaking, he glanced at Wu Han.
Wu Han shouted dissatisfied: "Secondly, you can't trust me!"
"Everyone else is trustworthy, but Mr. Wu is not trustworthy!"
Wu Han was so angry that he raised his hand and nodded at Yaoqi, saying: "You kid..."
Two days later, Liu Xiu held a banquet in the palace to celebrate Liu Yang's birthday.
Because of the objections of Fu Zhan, Song Hong, Wang Yuan and other ministers, Liu Xiu did not invite too many people. The invitees were basically his old brothers who fought with Liu Xiu in Hebei.
The location of the banquet is still divided into two places, one is in the Guangming Palace of the front palace, and the other is in the Changqiu Palace of the harem. Generally, ministers and their families are invited to such banquets. The ministers and male family members are in the front palace, and the female family members are in the front palace.
In the harem.
When Deng Yu arrived, he saw Wu Han sitting on the mat, talking and laughing with the people around him. Deng Yu walked up and asked in surprise: "Ziyan, didn't your Majesty punish you to grounding? What are you doing?"
Are you leaving the house?"
Wu Han chuckled and said, "Of course your Majesty invited me here."
"Your Majesty will only punish you by grounding you for two days."
Wu Han cleared his throat and whispered: "Your Majesty said, today is a special case."
Deng Yu snorted and said with a smile: "I heard that Zhou Fang has left Beijing this morning?"
"Yes!" Wu Han nodded and said, "Your Majesty sent people to force him out of the capital." At this point, he paused and raised his head to Deng Yu.
Deng Yu understood and moved closer to Wu Han. Wu Han leaned towards him and whispered in Deng Yu's ear: "Besides me, there seems to be someone else who is plotting against Zhou Fang.
!”
"Oh? Is this happening?" Deng Yu looked surprised. He rolled his eyes and said, "It can't be someone sent by Ci Kuang, right?"
"My men all know the people in this situation." Wu Han said, "My men discovered that there were several people sneaking around near the post, as if they wanted to climb over the wall to get in. But when my men appeared, they
They were scared away."
"Do you know who the other party is?" Deng Yu asked with concern.
Wu Han shook his head and said: "My subordinates failed to catch up."
Deng Yu frowned and murmured: "So, the other party is not simple!"
Wu Han sat cross-legged, put his hands behind his head casually, and said with a smile: "Zhong Hua, you have always been resourceful. Guess who the other party might be?"
Deng Yu said thoughtfully: "Other than him, no one else occupies the post where Zhou Fang lives. If the other party wants to sneak into the post, there is only one possibility, and that is to go to Zhou Fang."
Wu Han shrugged, thinking that Deng Yu's analysis was reasonable, but it was also nonsense. Deng Yu continued: "It can't be the ministers of the court! Ministers, except Wu Gong, no one would have the courage to confront Zhou in private.
Fang committed a murderous attack."
Hearing this, Wu Han smiled, and he smiled very proudly. He gave a hum and nodded his head. "If it was not done by the minister of the court, then I am afraid that it has something to do with Gongsun Shu."
"Gongsun Shu?" Wu Han looked in disbelief and asked, "Zhonghua, why is this matter related to Gongsun Shu?"
Just when Deng Yu was about to speak, Yao Qi also came over, his ears stretched out so long, and he kept leaning towards the two of them. Deng Yu glanced at Yao Qi and continued: "Didn't I already say it that day? Today
The situation at this time is that of a three-legged confrontation, and Gongsun Shu and Wei Xiao, neither of them can match us. Their only chance of winning is to join forces."
Wu Han knocked on his forehead and said: "In this case, Gongsun Shu's people should not take Zhou Fang's idea any more! If he kills Zhou Fang, wouldn't that be a slap in Kai Xiao's face? Wouldn't the grudge between them become even deeper?
?”
"Who would know?"
"ah?"
"Who would know that Zhou Fang was killed by Gongsun Shu's men? You have already committed a crime before, and your people are still around the post. If Zhou Fang really has a problem in the post, Wei Xiao will only think that it is you, Wu Da.
What Sima did, of course, Wei Xiao would not think that you dared to do this privately, and would definitely think that it was His Majesty who ordered you to do this. What was your Majesty's intention in killing the envoy? It must have been to send troops to conquer Liangzhou.
It is impossible to resist our army by oneself. No matter how deep the grudge between him and Gongsun Shu is, in order to survive, he can only take the initiative to seek an alliance with Gongsun Shu. Gongsun Shu can also take the opportunity to extort money and agree to form an alliance.
Let Wei Xiao respect him."
After listening to Deng Yu's analysis, Wu Han looked suddenly enlightened, and Yao Qi also sighed secretly. He really didn't expect that things could be so complicated. A three-party competition could really affect the whole body with one move.
A small Zhou Fang can produce such a series of effects in his life and death.
Wu Han took a deep breath and said: "It seems that it makes sense for Your Majesty to drive him out of the capital!"
Deng Yu said meaningfully: "What we can think of, your majesty can also think of, what we can't think of, your majesty can still think of, so in the future, you can no longer be smart, deceive, hide, and hide!" The following four words,
He said it word for word.
Wu Han's face turned red, he rolled his eyes at Deng Yu angrily, and said angrily: "You don't want to open or lift a certain pot, right?"
As they were talking, chanting came from outside the hall: "Your Majesty has arrived——"
After hearing the singing, everyone returned to the table one after another, then stood up, straightened their robes, saluted Liu Xiu as he walked into the hall, and said in unison: "I will pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu walked to the throne, sat down, then waved to everyone and said, "Everyone, please take a seat!" After everyone sat down, Liu Xiu smiled and said, "There are no outsiders today, so everyone can relax."
Hearing this, everyone present was happy. Wu Han was the first to take out a brocade box from under the table, handed it forward, and said, "Your Majesty, this is a congratulatory gift from a humble minister to the fourth prince."
Liu Xiu smiled and nodded to Zhang Kun next to him. Zhang Kun immediately stepped forward, carefully took the brocade box and placed it on the table in front of Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu opened the brocade box and found a small golden doll inside.
It is vivid and very exquisite, and it is obvious that it was made by a famous artist.
"Golden boy! Ziyan is so thoughtful!" Liu Xiu liked Wu Han's gift very much. He nodded to him cheerfully and said, "Just let Ziyan spend the money!"
Wu Han smiled and said, "Your Majesty is trying to offend me by saying this. What your Majesty has given to me is far superior to this."
When Liu Xiu heard this, he burst out laughing. Deng Yu also took out the brocade box he had brought and said, "Your Majesty, this is a congratulatory gift from a humble minister to the fourth prince."
Zhang Kun took it and placed it on the table. Liu Xiu opened it and found a safety lock made of pure gold.
Under the safety lock, there are usually a few small bells. The safety lock sent by Deng Yu has the bells inside the lock, which are somewhat like exquisite balls, which can be said to be unique.
Deng Yu cupped his hands and said, "I wish the fourth prince peace and health, good fortune, and eternal glory."
Liu Xiu put his hands on his hands and smiled, praising: "Zhong Hua said it well, haha!"
Next, Jia Fu, Yao Qi, Geng Yan, Gai Yan and others also sent their own congratulatory gifts.
These people all have noble titles and their own fiefdoms. It can be said that they are all paid double salaries, one part is the royal salary, and the other part is the fiefdom.
They were naturally not lenient in sending congratulatory gifts to the emperor's favored fourth prince, and they had all kinds of rare treasures. Everyone was happy to give them, and Liu Xiu was happy to receive them. Everyone in the hall was filled with laughter and joy.
After everyone had given away the gifts, some of the chamberlains filed into the hall, threw a thick blanket on the floor of the hall, and then placed various trinkets on it, such as pens, inkstones, gems, jade, and gold and silver utensils.
, there are also some wooden toys, such as wooden swords, wooden figures, small wooden animals, etc., there are many scattered ones.
Next, came the ceremony of capturing Zhou. At this time, the female relatives of the harem, led by Guo Shengtong and Yin Lihua, also came to the Guangming Palace. The concubines sat on both sides of Liu Xiu, and the female relatives of the ministers sat on the side of the ministers.
behind.
Everyone's eyes fell on Yin Lihua and Liu Yang, who had just turned one year old in her arms. In addition, the prince Liu Qiang, the second prince Liu Fu, the third prince Liu Kang and the eldest princess Liu Yi
The king has also arrived.
Prince Liu Qiang is the oldest, only four years old.
Liu Qiang inherited the advantages of Liu Xiu and Guo Shengtong. He is about half a head taller than other children of the same age. He has a face as white as jade and delicate features. Although he is only four years old, he can already tell that he is an outstanding handsome boy.
Liu Fu's appearance is more like his mother Guo Shengtong, gentle and gentle, looking like a little adult.
Liu Kang is an optimist. He is always cheerful and laughs at everyone he sees, making him very lovable. As for King Liu Yi, he looks more and more like Xu Xiling, charming and cute.
Maybe it's because of good genes, but Liu Xiu's children look like golden boys and girls standing together.
Seeing that everyone was here, Liu Xiu nodded to Zhang Kun. Zhang Kun understood, walked up to Yin Lihua, and whispered: "Your Excellency!"
Yin Lihua stood up and carefully handed Liu Yang in her arms to Zhang Kun. Zhang Kun held Liu Yang, walked to the blanket, and gently placed him on it.
The fourth prince was about to capture Zhou, and everyone present stretched their necks and watched intently, including Liu Xiu, Guo Shengtong and Yin Lihua.
Although Liu Yang's biological mother is Yin Lihua, Guo Shengtong's level of nervousness is no less than that of Yin Lihua.
Catching a week is a very important ceremony. What a child catches indicates his future. At that time, people believed in this very much.
When Prince Liu Qiang captured Zhou, he caught a pen. Guo Shengtong was quite happy about it. His father conquered the world and his son defended it. Catching a pen was a good sign.
Now that Liu Yang wants to arrest Zhou, Guo Shengtong doesn't want Liu Yang to also arrest him. In Guo Shengtong's eyes, the person who poses the greatest threat to Liu Qiang's position as prince is actually Liu Yang.
Liu Yang was just a one-year-old baby. There were so many people at the scene, which made Liu Yang a little scared. He sat on the blanket and didn't move for a long time.
Zhang Kun was teasing him with a smile and whispered: "Fourth Prince, take a look, there are so many good things here, go and get one!"
He can still play a very soothing role, or children are very adaptable. Liu Yang sat for a while, then crawled forward in front of everyone's attention.
The closest thing to Liu Yang was a wooden writing brush. Liu Yang crawled closer and grabbed the writing brush in his hand.
Seeing this, the ministers present applauded and said with a smile to Liu Xiu: "Your Majesty, the fourth prince is Wende, the fourth prince is Wende!"
Liu Xiu also looked up and smiled, but just as he laughed, Liu Yang suddenly waved his hand and threw the pen away.
