The Empress Dowager of the Song Dynasty passed away.
The emperor knelt in front of the mourning hall, his eyes were red, his head lowered, and he was speechless. Under this huge grief, he became thinner. Since his mother left, he has not eaten much. In this regard,
The queen was very worried and kept trying to comfort her. However, no matter what she said, the emperor was still like this. Han Men began to stay with the emperor all the time, for fear that something would happen.
Liu Mastiff also knelt behind the Emperor. He was stubborn, and like the Emperor, he had not eaten anything for four or five days. Now he was trembling and crumbling. His body was already relatively thin, and he was even more vulnerable to such a disaster.
He was defeated, and in the entire cold palace, the only one who cared and loved him was this kind grandmother.
In fact, even his mother does not love him as much as his grandmother does. Liu Mastiff knows this very well. Her mother may blame herself in her heart because she does not look like her father, so she has also lost her favor. Countless times,
My grandmother once hugged herself and told herself the story of Ye Ye.
Many people have told the story of Ye Ye. In my father’s story, Ye Ye is a very majestic hero who can intimidate the ministers and beat up foreign heroes. According to my mother, Ye Ye is a wise man.
A wise king with a clear sense of rewards and punishments, an upright and steadfast king. In books, Ye Ye is the destiny. When I was young, I encountered a goldfish by the river that spoke human words.
However, only in my grandmother's story, Ye Ye is different.
In the story of his grandmother, Ye Ye is a very kind person. He loves the common people of the world, not only the people of the Central Plains, but also the Qiang, Xiongnu, and Wuhuan people. Anyone who loves the Han people is regarded as his own son.
People, therefore, the Qiang people can fight bloody battles in the northwest for Ye Ye, and the Xiongnu Chanyu can die fighting for Ye Ye against Xianbei!
The people of the Han Dynasty have never forgotten Ye Ye. They often talk about it and shed tears.
He listened to these stories and grew up slowly. He wanted to be a benevolent and righteous king like Ye Ye, and he wanted to love everyone in the world. Gradually, he grew up, but his grandmother was not sober anymore. She sometimes
He could remember himself, but most of the time, he was talking about Ye Ye and his father over and over again. The loneliness of being abandoned made Liu Mastiff even more painful.
However, every time he shed tears, his grandmother would always wake up, make him sit in her arms with difficulty, and then tell him about Emperor Xiaokang.
Now, the story is not over yet, and my grandmother is no longer here.
Now, he really became lonely.
"Grandma...have you seen her?"
"Did you tell him about me?"
"Boom!" Liu Mastiff only felt dizzy. In a hazy moment, he fell sideways and hit his head on the hard steps on the ground. At that moment, Liu Mastiff seemed to have caught a gust of wind blowing towards him, blowing him away.
He hugged her tightly, was it his grandmother? Liu Mastiff thought and fainted.
"Mastiff! Mastiff!!" The emperor hugged Liu Mastiff and shouted in panic.
The surrounding Huangmen dormitories were completely shocked. Before they could recover, just now, His Royal Highness the eldest son of the Emperor shook his head and fell to the side. At that moment, the emperor rushed out at an incredible speed.
, quickly hugged the eldest son of the emperor, so that he was not injured. This skill may not be possible even by the most elite guards around him!
"What are you doing standing there in a daze! Go find the imperial doctor's order!!"
The emperor roared angrily.
Xiao Huangmen ran out quickly.
The emperor struggled to pick up the mastiff and walked towards the Cining Hall.
"Your Majesty, please come..." Han Men looked at the emperor and asked with some worry. The emperor's originally pale face turned a little red due to the charge just now. Drops of sweat continued to roll down his forehead. He struggled to hug him.
Following the emperor's eldest son, he quickly rushed towards the Cining Palace. The emperor had not eaten for several days, and the Han family was afraid that the emperor would not be able to bear such fatigue.
The emperor did not reply and continued to run. The sun was shining brightly. In this hot June day, the huge Liu Bian was like a giant scorpion, shuttling between the palaces. His clothes were soaked with sweat and clung to his body.
After placing the mastiff on the bed, the emperor was already out of breath. The imperial physician quickly stepped forward and began to check his pulse for diagnosis.
"Your Majesty...His Royal Highness, the eldest son of the Emperor, is overworked and extremely weak..."
The emperor turned his head and looked at Han Men. Han Men was startled and said quickly: "The country, His Highness has refused to eat for several days. Like the country, the servants can't persuade him..."
"Why don't you tell me!?!"
"This... country... this slave deserves to die, this slave is guilty..."
"If Mastiff makes any mistake...I will let you be buried with him!!"
Seeing the fierce look in the emperor's eyes, Han Men trembled and did not dare to speak.
After the imperial doctor treated him for a while, including giving him water and food, Liu Mastiff's complexion gradually improved.
The imperial doctor's order was sent back to the emperor, saying that His Highness is fine and will wake up after a short while of recovery.
The emperor wiped the sweat from his forehead, breathed a sigh of relief, sat next to Liu Mastiff, looked at Han Men next to him coldly, and said: "Next time something like this happens again... you are the only one to ask!"
"Sincerely."
After a full two hours, Liu Mastiff finally opened his eyes. His head was still dizzy and his vision was blurry. It took him a long time to see clearly.
He turned his head and looked to the side, and was surprised to see that the person beside him was actually his father!
How could it be his father? Liu Mastiff was flustered and his head hurt again.
The emperor opened his eyes, looked at him, looked up and down, slowly frowned, and said coldly: "Has he felt better?"
"Okay...thank you...father..."
"Hmph! Ineffective Shuzi, look at your frail appearance, how do you look like my son?! How can I trust you to hand over the country of Han Dynasty to you? Ha! Ineffective!" The emperor cursed a few words and stood up suddenly.
, his legs hurt and he almost fell down. Liu Mastiff was not fully awake yet and did not notice this. When he heard the emperor's scolding, he just averted his eyes in despair and did not dare to look at the emperor again.
The emperor turned around and left.
Liu Mastiff was lying on the hospital bed, but tears flowed out unsatisfactorily. Without his grandmother, there was no one who loved him in this huge palace.
Sitting in the Houde Hall, the emperor just started eating. Han Men was beside him, and he finally felt at ease. The emperor quickly finished eating, was silent for a moment, and then ordered: "Don't be so lax in the future..."
"Sincerely."
"Let someone inform Erlang and Sanlang..."
"Let Erlang come back..."
The emperor said, but sighed helplessly. Sanlang was too far away from Luoyang. Besides, he couldn't leave the island in a hurry, so he could only aggrieve him. As for Erlang, he should be here soon.
Alas, the two brothers have not seen each other for many years, but they want to reunite under such a situation. If my mother can see Erlang back, she will definitely be very happy.
Regarding the death of the Queen Mother, all the officials were also very sad. There were many state affairs now. The emperor did not hold a court meeting, and there were no ministers to urge him. Instead, he gave the emperor time to recover. However, the minister ordered Xing Ziang to be extremely tired, day and night.
Dealing with affairs in various places, there was no time to rest. Fortunately, he had many capable ministers under his command. With the help of Guo Jia and others, Xing Ziang did not die from exhaustion on the paperwork.
Otherwise, he would have gone with Emperor Xiaokang long ago.
In Liu Mo's mansion, Zhuge Liang was also a little unhappy.
"His Royal Highness has not come out for four or five days. Mr. Yuan is also very worried. Although he did not say it explicitly, his temper has become violent recently. The Chinese school captain said that he should go to the palace to look for it, but Mr. Yuan gave him a slap in the face.
It was easy to fight, but now I am still lying on the couch, unable to move..."
"Well..." Liu Mo nodded without saying anything.
Zhuge Liang looked at his master in front of him and felt very worried. Ever since his master and Mr. Yuan went to Ningzhou and returned, he had always been like this. He rarely spoke and was a completely different person. He was depressed all day long and often in a daze. The rest of the time
, Zhuge Liang was surprised to find that his master was actually practicing swordsmanship. He made a wooden man in his house and practiced swordsmanship against the wooden man all day long!
This made Zhuge Liang really confused.
"Master... Liang doesn't know what happened to make Master look like this... Master won't tell me, and I won't ask. But, Master, Liang still wants to hear what Master has to say."
The fish and shrimps of Donghao, I still want to hear Master explain my doubts, and I also hope that Master can be happy all day long and not be sad... Master, if there is any big event, please let me know, I am willing to work with Master
Bear it! If you flinch even a little bit, I will be struck by lightning!"
Liu Mo trembled all over and held his hands tightly.
Zhuge Liang was about to speak when he saw a group of people standing outside the door, waiting quietly.
Zhuge Liang looked at it and said to Liu Mo: "I hope you don't worry, Master! No matter what happens, I will always be here..." He bowed and then went to the gate. Liu Mo raised his head and lowered his head in pain.
She murmured: "Puritopora..."
Zhuge Liang came to the door and opened the fence.
Liu Mastiff stood outside the door. His expression at this moment was so similar to Liu Mo at home. A deep pain was clearly written on his face and revealed in his eyes. Zhuge Liang was stunned for a moment and quickly
He paid his respects and said, "Your Highness, my condolences."
"Kong Ming, get up..."
Liu Mastiff helped him up and said: "I haven't gone to school for a few days. I wonder if Kong Ming can help me... I will be taking the exam later, and I'm afraid I will disappoint you..."
"Here you go!"
The two of them walked towards Yuan Shu's mansion together. Along the way, Zhuge Liang was explaining to the emperor. When they arrived in front of the mansion, Zhuge Liang stopped. When the soldiers at the door saw Liu Mastiff, they quickly opened the door and stepped forward to comfort him.
Liu Mastiff thanked him one by one and entered the mansion. Hua Xiong ran out of the inner room. He came to Liu Mastiff and looked at Liu Mastiff up and down.
Looking at Liu Mastiff in front of him, Hua Xiong also had some hesitation on his face. He didn't know how to comfort him. He thought for a long time before he finally managed to find the word "sorrow". Then, he patted Liu Mastiff's shoulder helplessly and said:
"Actually, there is no need to be sad. You know, in ancient times, there was a man named Sun Tzu. His wife died. He was beating gongs and drums and was extremely happy. People asked him, why are you not sad at all?"
"He then said, now my first wife is living a better life in another place, why should I be sad?"
"This man is an alchemist. He can see things that we cannot see. The Queen Mother went to such a place to live a good life with Emperor Xiaokang. You don't have to be sad. Do you understand?"
"I know, thank you Captain!" Liu Mastiff replied.
Seeing Hua Xiong's serious nonsense, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but took a breath of air and asked: "Hua Xiaowei, who taught you this?"
"It's the school captain, he taught me..." Hua Xiong's face gradually became solemn and he said: "At that time, our battalion was patrolling in Tianshui and encountered the enemy. Of the eight hundred brothers in our battalion, only twelve survived. People... Lieutenant Yuan told me this. They are all in that place now, living a good life. They are no longer afraid of the cold, hungry, or being deducted from military pay. How wonderful..."
Zhuge Liang fell silent, nodded, and said, "That's true. Captain Yuan is right."
Hua Xiong smiled and said goodbye because he still had important things to do.
After he left, Zhuge Liang realized what he was doing. He looked at Liu Mastiff beside him and said, "Actually, that's not Sun Tzu, but Zhuangzi..."
"I know..."
The two were chatting, but Yuan Shu had already walked out of the study. Looking at Hua Xiong's back in the distance, he remembered something and sighed, looked at them and said, "Come in!"
Sure enough, Yuan Shu took the Liu Mastiff exam before he started teaching.
After he finished speaking, Zhuge Liang hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Captain Yuan...there is something I want to ask..."
"What's the matter?"
"My master is in Ningzhou, what happened?"
.............
At this time, Liu Mastiff also left the mansion and headed to the palace.
The guard at the palace gate reported Han Men, and Han Men went to find the Emperor. Although the Emperor didn't know why Liu Mo suddenly came to him, he still asked Han Men to bring him in. When Liu Mo arrived at the Houde Hall, he went to As the emperor paid his respects, the emperor immediately noticed Liu Mo's unusual expression. After Liu Mo came back, he remembered the same thing. However, he thought it was all because Liu Mo was too tired. Now it seems that there is something hidden.
"Mr. Liu, what are you..."
"Your Majesty, I am here to ask for orders!"
"oh?"
"I have learned that Si Nong's report wants to develop the south and govern the area... I am not talented, but I am willing to govern a state for your majesty. I will go all out to live up to your majesty's expectations..."
"You want to go south?"
“Which state do you want to go to?”
"Jiaozhou."
The emperor looked at him in astonishment and was speechless.