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After finishing a large bowl of hangover soup, Su Ren let out a long breath.
Wei Qing hadn't left yet. Like Su Ren, he also drank sobering soup. He didn't eat much at the banquet, and he wasn't full at all. He ordered Manniu to get more food, and Su Ren and Wei Qing just lay there.
Waiting at the table.
"You have nothing to do, tell me about the Huainan Kingdom? There are many dangers here, so I have to inquire carefully."
Wei Qing raised his head: "What do you want to know?"
"You know what to say, the more detailed the better."
"Then let's start with King Huainan."
Huainan King Liu An was the grandson of Liu Bang and the son of Liu Chang. Liu Chang was deposed for treason and died on a hunger strike on the way to Shu. Emperor Wen saw that Liu Chang's children were pitiful, so he divided the original Huainan Kingdom into three parts and granted them to
There were three brothers, Liu An. Liu An was named King of Huainan as the eldest son. He was only sixteen years old at the time.
Liu An was quick-thinking, good at reading, good at writing, playing the piano, and good at debating. He didn't like to play and hunt. He became famous all over the world at a young age. In order to win over the world's scholars, he recruited thousands of alchemy scholars as guests.
Under his auspices, "Hong Lie" was compiled, which later generations called "Huainanzi". Among these people were Su Fei, Li Shang, Zuo Wu, Chen You, Lei Qui, Mao Zhou, Wu Bi, Jinchang, etc.
Known as the Eight Horsemen of Huainan, he is also Liu An's wise man.
During the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, envoys from the State of Wu came to Huainan to contact Huainan, and Liu An wanted to send troops to respond. However, the Prime Minister of Huainan at that time unexpectedly supported Liu An and was willing to be the general of the army. Liu An was overjoyed and handed over Huainan Guo's army to the Prime Minister.
After the Huainan State Prime Minister obtained military power, he commanded the army to defend the city against the rebels. He did not listen to Liu An's orders and served the imperial court. The imperial court sent Qucheng Hou Gujie to lead an army to rescue Huainan. As a result, the Huainan State was saved, and Liu An was no longer there.
He was killed during the Rebellion of the Seven Kings.
Liu An had many children, and the one who looked most like Liu An was his daughter Liu Ling. Liu An liked this girl very much because of her intelligence and eloquence. Among all the children's rewards, Liu Ling was the most generous. Liu Qian, the eldest son of Huainan Kingdom, was the son of Queen Tu.
, regarded as legitimate sons, and deeply trusted by Liu An. This father and son acted secretly and often summoned close ministers to discuss important matters. In the Huainan Kingdom, Queen Tu, the eldest son Liu Qian and Liu Ling were favored by Liu An, and they were domineering, specializing in national power, and invading the people.
Lands and houses, arbitrary crimes and arrests of innocent people, no one dares to mess with them.
In addition, Liu An's eldest son Liu Buhai was not liked by Liu An, so Queen Tu did not take him as his son, and Liu Qian did not take him as his brother. Because Liu Buhai was a concubine, he was even less recognized.
In the Huainan Kingdom, he was not even as good as an ordinary young master. However, Liu Buhao's son Liu Jian was very scheming and prudent. He resented that his son Liu Qian despised his father, and was dissatisfied because his father could not be granted the title of a marquis, so he secretly befriended the Hou Shen of Piyang.
His grandson, Shen Qing, joined forces with the imperial censor, Zhuang Qingzhai, to overthrow the crown prince Liu Qian and replace him with his father, Liu Buhu.
"So, the Huainan Kingdom is also in chaos, maybe even more chaotic than the Hengshan Kingdom!" Wei Qing explained to Su Ren while eating.
"Where's Liu Hong? Why isn't he here?"
Wei Qing took the opportunity to take a few bites: "Liu Hong is very strange. Although he is the prince of Huainan, he does not stay in Huainan for a few days throughout the year. He pretends to be traveling, but in fact he does some hidden things for the king of Huainan.
, Liu Hong is not attached to power, and I have never heard of him participating in the battle for the right to inherit the throne."
Su Ren nodded: "This is a master. If you don't fight, you will fight. Such a person is the most terrifying. He might become the King of Huainan in the future."
"No? With the current trust that King Huainan has in Liu Qian, it is impossible for Liu Hong to do so."
Su Ren did not refute and continued to eat: "I heard that King Liu An of Huainan is fond of alchemy. Is this possible?"
Wei Qing nodded with a smile: "This is true. There is an allusion to it. Has Mr. Li Qi on the street tried it?"
Su Ren nodded. The so-called Li Qi is tofu. The land in Huainan is fertile and rich in beans. The mountain people here have the habit of grinding soy milk since ancient times. Liu An was granted the title of Queen of Huainan and followed the local customs. Every morning, like the mountain people,
He also had to drink a bowl of soy milk. One day, Liu An was holding a bowl of soy milk and was fascinated by the alchemy by the stove. He actually forgot the bowl of soy milk in his hand and spilled the soy milk onto a small piece of plaster beside the stove for alchemy.
After a while, the plaster disappeared, and the liquid soy milk turned into a puddle of white, tender stuff. Jinchang, who was helping Liu An make the elixir, tasted it boldly and found it delicious. So Liu An asked someone to drink it.
The finished soy milk was brought to the pot, and the gypsum was crushed and stirred into the soy milk, and a pot of white and tender things formed. Liu An repeatedly called "bizarre". This is the origin of tofu, named Li Qi,
It’s also a bizarre homophony.
This was the first time Su Ren heard this story, and he burst into laughter before Wei Qing finished speaking: "It seems that Liu An has finally done two good things. The first is "Hong Lie", and the second is Li Qi.
Jia, get a copy of Li Qi and bring it over so that you can try the Huainan King’s craftsmanship.”
Lao Jia was confused and brought a plate of tofu over. Su Ren pricked it with chopsticks. It was too tender, almost like tofu curd, and there were many impurities. The tofu residue was not removed. This kind of tofu was disgusting to look at, let alone cooking.
Su Ren suddenly lost his appetite, waved his hand and asked Lao Jia to take it again.
"What a piece of shit, and it's called Li Qi. I'll find a tofu maker tomorrow and I'll give him some pointers. Whatever he makes will be better than this."
Lao Jia quickly agreed and took the tofu away.
Wei Qing smiled and said, "If you, sir, can use the energy you spend on eating elsewhere, your future prospects may be limitless."
"Stop, I have no intention of rebelling!" Su Ren quickly raised his hand: "It's not good to be too smart, and it's not good to be too ostentatious. What is the future? Survival is the real thing. Is the King of Huainan smart? He is a genius.
I fight, and my poems, lyrics, and songs are all excellent. I wrote "Hong Lie" which can be passed down forever, and my reputation is the first among the princes. So what? I am still afraid of the emperor. Most of my thoughts are spent on enjoyment. What is left?
If you use it elsewhere, it will be enough to last you a lifetime."
Wei Qing sighed: "Xi Ci talked to me last night and hoped that I would be your deputy, but I didn't agree. What do you think, sir?"
"Okay! I feel more at ease with you by my side. This time it's really a dragon's pool and a tiger's den. To be honest, I don't know what to do."
Wei Qing frowned: "What about the Hengshan Kingdom?"
"What's there to worry about? There won't be any problems if Liu Ci, a state-owned company in Hengshan, is in charge."
"I'm worried about the crown prince. After the king recovers from his illness, he will be dealt a huge blow to Liu Shuang. The little advantage he finally gained is gone. Liu Xiao's counterattack may be very fierce. I'm worried that Liu Shuang won't be able to hold on for long."
"Liu Shuang is a useless person now. He is no more or less than him. As long as he doesn't die, that's fine."
"Hey!" Wei Qing sighed: "I'm afraid it won't be long before the king will write to the court to depose the crown prince and make Liu Xiao the crown prince."
"Then don't worry about us." Su Ren swallowed the last mouthful of rice and wiped his mouth: "By the way, is there anything delicious in Huainan?"
Wei Qing was immediately pulled back to reality by Su Ren and shook his head: "I don't know about this. I heard that your husband had a feud with the King of Huainan when he was still in Shu County. Can you tell me about it?"
"Hahaha..." Su Ren laughed: "It's not a festival. I just captured Liu Hong once and sent him back to King Huainan, and eliminated the people who King Huainan had placed in Shu County and Yelang. I remember that Liu Hong was
When I blocked Hong in the room of Wuyang City Lord Shamashayi, the guy didn't even have any clothes on when he ran away, and was captured by Sima Gou Tianming of Shu County. He was in such an embarrassing state that I want to laugh just thinking about it now."
"It seems that the enmity between Mr. and the Huainan Kingdom is very deep!"
"Almost the same, but this time as long as we don't do anything blatantly bad, the King of Huainan won't dare do anything to me. After all, I'm still an official of the imperial court and the envoy of the Hengshan Kingdom. I have to be careful with his name as the King of Huainan."
The two chatted and ate. After the meal, Lao Jia asked the waiter to bring tea. The two sat on the porch, listening to the insects at night, enjoying the rare comfort. There was no nightlife for the Han people, and there was only the fragrance of green in Lu'an.
The building is open all night, and the diners thought it was past the curfew time, so they simply stayed in Cuixiang Building for the night. The patrolling soldiers were not surprised by this, not to mention that there were members of the prince in Cuixiang Building, so they had to save some face.
The front yard was very lively, and many people must not be able to go home today. Su Ren looked up at the stars in the sky, trying to find the ones he recognized. At this time, the sky was dark and pure, and the stars were as clear as if they had been washed.
It was clear. A bird suddenly flew out from the shadow of the moon, dived down, and headed straight for Cuixiang Tower. Not long ago, Lao Jia came to the backyard.
"Sir, news from Chang'an!"
Su Ren took it and unfolded it, looked at it, then crumpled it into a ball and told Lao Jia to deal with it. He turned to Wei Qing and said: "The necessary procedures have been completed. The decree will come down in five days, and you and I have to set off for Huainan.
By the way, let me take a look at the newly built Jiangsu City, which is much more interesting than Lu'an."
Wei Qing nodded and stood up to leave: "I will go back and tell Xi Ci that I agree to be the deputy envoy. I will also comfort Liu Shuang to prevent him from doing anything stupid."
Su Ren suddenly remembered something and said to Wei Qing: "When you find Xi Ci, ask him to find a captain named Hou. I want him to be our guard officer."
"This person is..."
Su Ren smiled and said: "Don't think too much, he is just an ordinary captain. When he went back to Kuaiji, he passed by Hengshan Kingdom. When he left Liu'an, he was stopped by the captain at the city gate. I was very impressed. This time
I didn’t see him when I came, so I guess he was demoted by Zhang Guangchang. I’m away from home and have acquaintances to do things with.”
"Sir, don't you have a crush on that Captain?"
"It's a bit interesting. If this person is useful, I can stay if you want."
Wei Qing smiled helplessly: "Sir, no matter where he goes, he never forgets to find someone by his side. Even the captain guarding the city gate will take a fancy to him! Anyway, Xi Ci must not know about it, so I will go directly to find Zhang Guangchang."
"Zhang Guangchang has seen this person before. He should know who he is, and he doesn't know what the captain is doing now?" (To be continued)