Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 164 Mother and Son

When Liu Chang told Liu Le what Empress Lu had said, Liu Le looked very disturbed, and she said bitterly, "I asked you to help me persuade my mother, why did you quarrel with her directly? , no longer treat me as a daughter!"

Liu Chang rolled his eyes, "Why are you all like this?"

"If grandma doesn't speak or get angry, that's the worst thing. She's scolding you now, and she's waiting for you to come and apologize! I don't even understand this, I really don't know why you are all so stupid... Could it be Say, it's not that you are stupid, but the widow is too smart?"

"Smart? A problem that can be solved by saying a few good words. You have to quarrel with your mother. Is this still called smart?"

Liu Chang waved his hand and said disdainfully, "How can the idea of ​​a widow be understood by you middle-aged people! Go and apologize to your mother, say a few more good things, if she scolds you, you cover it up. Crying face, grandma is most afraid of you crying, she will definitely not say anything more when she sees you crying. Remember, you don't quarrel, don't talk back..."

"I'm not you!"

After sending Liu Le away, Liu Chang looked at Zhang Yan, "Let's go, what are you doing, Qunxian is waiting for us!"

Zhang Yan's face was a little hesitant, he touched his injured buttocks, "Mum doesn't allow me to go out, saying that if I go out to play again, I will break my legs."

"Hey, what are you afraid of, your uncle is covering you, let's go, I'll tell your mother what happened!"

"Uncle. I."

"Go, go, how can a husband not be beaten? You have to listen to the words of your elders, you know? Go with your uncle!"

Liu Chang pulled Zhang Yan and walked out. Facing the pressure from his elders, Zhang Yan, a good boy, couldn't resist. The snow had stopped at this moment, but after the heavy snow, Chang'an became even colder, and even Ruyi was caught. She was shivering in the kennel and didn't dare to come out.

When Liu Chang walked into his mansion, the mansion was also lively.

Liu Chang's mansion has become the most important den of the sages, and Liu Chang does not lock the door at all. Anyone can enter his mansion. Anyway, Chang'an's bandits are all here, and they are not afraid that others will steal them. A few sages in Chang'an, come here to play if they have something to do, no one cares about them here, feel free!

In addition to Qun Xian, those Chu Mo also lived here. After all, they were all homeless in Chang'an. If Tang Wang didn't take them in, they would have to freeze to death outside.

Liu Chang walked into the mansion, just in time to see a few Chu Mo hiding under the eaves, talking loudly.

"Hmph, what are we talking about here? Don't go and continue to make carriages for the widow! Is the widow kindly taking you in, so that you can eat and drink for nothing?"

Liu Chang yelled loudly, and those Chu Mo hurriedly lowered their heads, turned around and left.

That's right, they can't go to Shangfang now. The kind-hearted King Tang is afraid that they will waste the skills in their hands. In order to keep them feeling in the hand, they let them build various cars for themselves in the house, except for the wooden bicycles originally envisaged. In addition, Liu Chang also asked them to make tools such as four-wheeled carriages and unicycles. These seemingly simple things did not appear at this moment.

Ji Bu's remarks touched Liu Chang a lot. In today's world, there must be no way to repair Chidao, open canals, and call people all over the world to do these things. What will happen to Liu Chang and others? See clearly, it can only start from the means of transportation.

Luan Bu and Zhang Budo didn't have a family, so they lived here directly, listening to King Tang's orders at any time, um, definitely not supervising him.

"Your Majesty!"

The two hurried to greet them, and Liu Chang smiled back to them, and then asked, "How is the plow plant set up by that farmhouse?"

"Did two, but couldn't test it and it seemed to be a success."

"Well, look for a chance to try it."

Walking into the mansion, Liu Chang sat in the upper seat and said: "Luan Bu, you go to the mansion of Xiao Xiang, I heard that Xiao Xiang is seriously ill, the widow specially prepared some gifts, you give him, let him take good care of him Oneself, Tang Guo can't be without his hidden appearance."

"only!"

After Luan Bu left, Liu Chang looked at Zhang Budo and said, "My good brother is coming, he said that this time he will give the widow a horse, you go ask, which one the widow wants The saddle, has it been made, if it is made, bring it to the widow, if it is not made, I will urge it!"

"only!"

After the two people left, Liu Chang looked at Zhang Yan who was beside him, "Yan, go and invite the farmer to me, I want to ask about the farm tools, after calling, you will be in the yard. Play inside, don't leave too far, wait a minute, I'll take you to play."

Zhang Yan also learned the way of letting go of people, and said a Wei in a splendid manner.

The two farmers who came here, Zhao Li, who was headed by him, had already left Chang'an with Liu Chang's letter, while the other was staying here to cooperate with Qin Molai to develop new farm tools. The farmer, a disciple of Zhao Li, looked about the same age as Luan Bu. He walked into the mansion and met Liu Chang, who asked him to sit beside him.

"Your Majesty. That plow."

"Everyone knows, they made two, right?"

"Yes."

"You did a great job and should be rewarded!"

"Thank you very much, King, I dare not be greedy, this is all the credit of my master."

"Hey, it's okay, are you from Zhao too?"

"Chen Qi people."

"Oh, I can't hear the slightest accent. Several Qi people I met before all have a strong Qi accent. By the way, your master said that day that you are related to me, what's going on?"

Liu Chang and Yan Yue were talking, and suddenly asked.

The farmer's expression changed, and he hurriedly said, "Master made a slip of the tongue."

"Haha." Liu Chang chuckled lightly, but his face became very cold, staring at his face, "Do you know why people in Chang'an are afraid of widowers?"

"Because of the Great King's Divine Martial Arts"

"No, you just came to Chang'an, maybe you don't know that there was once a famous person from the Zongheng family named Kuai Che, who came to be my disciple. It's just that he refused to tell me the truth, and if he wanted to deceive the widow, it would be prepared. If you get the cauldron, cook this person alive and divide the meat!"

The farmer trembled all over, his face was pale, and his eyes were extremely frightened.

"What? Are you also deceiving the widow?" Liu Chang asked fiercely.

The farmer was so frightened that he slumped on the ground and shouted, "Don't dare, don't dare to deceive the king, the master is indeed a relative of the king's mother."

"You fart! My mother is from Dang County, how can there be a close relative of Zhao Di?! I think you don't want to live, and the widow will cook you!"

The farmer shouted in horror: "Your Majesty, what this minister said is true, on the way here, the master once told me that the king's biological mother was a native of Zhao, who was originally Zhang Ao's singer, and later gave it to her father. The emperor, so he had a son, later Zhang Ao rebelled and was imprisoned, and Mrs. Zhao gave birth to the king in prison, but the queen mother.

"fart!"

"You traitor!"

Liu Chang roared, swooped up, pressed the farmer under him, and raised his fists high, the farmer closed his eyes tightly, and after waiting for a long time, the fist did not land on his face.

When he opened his eyes, he saw Liu Chang's face.

What kind of expression was that, sadness, anger, pain, words could not describe that look, Liu Chang trembled all over, his eyes were burning with anger, but he did not vent on this farmer.

Suddenly, the farmer sympathized with the murderous Tang King in front of him, "Your Majesty."

Liu Chang loosened the placket of the farmer's coat, stood up, and stared blankly into the distance.

"Go to Tang country. Call your master and find a place to hide."

"Your Majesty?"

"roll!"

"Your Majesty, I have delivered the gift"

When Luan Bu walked into the inner room with a smile, he was stunned. Liu Chang sat alone in the upper seat with his head bowed, as if his bones had been removed all at once. It was the first time that Luan Bu was in a child He saw the vicissitudes of life on his body. He didn't know what happened. He was stunned for a moment, then walked carefully to Liu Chang's side, knelt in front of him on one knee, stretched out his hand, and wiped him off. Tears on the face.

"Your Majesty, what happened?"

Luan Bu asked cautiously, his voice very gentle.

Liu Chang didn't answer, just shook his head.

"Your Majesty, you can tell me anything. I am Your Majesty's lover. If you have any orders, I will help you complete them."

"Luan Bu."

"Ok?"

"Have you ever lied to a widow?"

"No."

Liu Chang raised his head and suddenly asked coldly, "Then do you know where the mansion of Shen Shiqi is?"

Luan Bu was shocked and stood up suddenly, unable to answer for a while, Liu Chang also stood up and roared angrily: "You know it! You know it! But you also lied to the widow! You all know it! I know! Only the widow, the only widow knows nothing!! Ah!!"

Liu Chang kicked the slip in front of him with one foot, and he looked up, tears falling down again.

"You all... are lying to me."

Luan Bu walked in front of Liu Chang, stretched out his hand, and wiped away Liu Chang's tears again, but Liu Chang just stared at him coldly without speaking.

Luan Bu earnestly helped Liu Chang to clean his face, took a few steps back, held the scabbard around his waist, and asked earnestly:
"Your Majesty, when are we going to examine Shi's mansion?"

Liu Chang sat in the upper seat with a murderous look on his face.

Luan Bu and Zhang Budo sat on both sides, no one spoke, just silent.

"Walk."

Chang Liu stood up, "Let's go to review his mansion."

Luan Bu and Zhang Budo stood up immediately without any hesitation. They followed behind Liu Chang. The three walked out of the mansion, stepping on the thick snow with a solemn expression. Going to be busy, Liu Chang didn't even look at them, and took the two out of the mansion directly.

After getting into the car, Luan Bu drove, and Liu Chang and Zhang Budo sat in the car.

"Luan Bu, you and Zhang Budo block his doorman, that old thief, I will kill him with my own hands."

"Later, Luan Bu will knock on the door, saying that he has something to ask for, and while he is unprepared, kill his doorman first."

As Liu Chang spoke, the two Shiren listened attentively.

Zhang Buhan hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, Shen Shi is deeply favored by the Empress Dowager. I often ask you about the policy with him, if your Majesty makes a move."

"Are you afraid? I won't let you follow me."

"Your Majesty, why am I afraid?!"

Zhang Budo frowned and said, "I just don't want to let the king. Alas, since the king wants to kill, then kill it. If you are guilty, I will never avoid it!"

Liu Chang fell silent, and after a while, he asked: "Mum. Is it really my mother-killing enemy?"

"Absolutely not."

This time, it was Luan Bu who spoke, and Luan Bu asked earnestly, "Your Majesty, if you murdered someone, would you treat her child as your own?"

Liu Chang didn't speak, he just murmured: "Mrs. Qi once said"

"Mrs. Qi has a grudge against the empress dowager. The king knows what kind of virtue she is."

"How the queen mother treats the king, the king also knows."

Liu Chang closed his eyes in pain and said nothing.

Liu Chang never suspected that his mother was not his biological mother. Even if Mrs. Qi said such a thing, he never believed that since he could remember, all he saw was his mother, who fed himself and cooked for himself. Clothes, coaxing himself to sleep, every time his father wanted to beat him, he always hid behind his mother.

When he was a child, he had nightmares. All night, his grandmother stroked his back and never slept.

Over the years, my mother gave her whatever he wanted. When she encountered meat, she was reluctant to eat it herself, so she gave it to herself.

The closest person in the world has become unfamiliar in an instant, and even an enemy Liu Chang can't accept.

The furious Liu Chang is like a beast locked in a cage, and the cage that wraps the beast is called Mother Love.

When the carriage gradually approached Shenshi's mansion, Luan Bu suddenly stopped the carriage.

Liu Chang opened his eyes, and at some point, a group of soldiers appeared around him.

In front, Ji Bu was blocking the road, and behind him was the farmer. The farmer bowed his head and stood beside him without saying a word.

Liu Chang understood.

He stood up slowly, "Jibu. Are you going to block me?"

"Your Majesty. The Empress Dowager has an order to let Your Majesty go home."

"Family?"

Liu Chang smiled bitterly.

"Your Majesty. Go home, the Queen Mother is waiting for you to go back for dinner."

Jibu said seriously.

Liu Chang just looked at Ji Bu for a long time before replying, "Okay."

Ji Bu led someone to take Liu Chang away, but Luan Bu and Zhang Budo stayed here.

Zhang Budo said helplessly: "Alas, the king has a rough fate, but this can't be blamed on Shen Shiqi and the queen mother, they didn't murder them, they just couldn't save them Luan Bu, why didn't you persuade Luan Bu just now? Cloth? Where are you going?"

Zhang Budo hurriedly caught up with Luan Bu. Luan Bu put his hand on the scabbard and said earnestly, "Yes, Shen Shiqi just failed to rescue him, and he was not guilty."

"Then where are you going?!"

"I'm going to kill Shen Shiqi."

"Are you crazy?!"

Zhang Budo hurriedly stood in front of Luan Bu, his eyes widened, "What do you want to do? Shen Shiqi is the Queen Mother's close minister! You want to kill him, do you want the king to break with the Queen Mother completely? ?!"

Luan Bu looked at him calmly, "I know that Shen Shi is innocent, and I know that Shen Shi is the queen mother's favorite minister. If the king kills him, the queen mother and the king will definitely break up, so I'm going to kill him myself. Once I kill him, I will use this sword to kill myself to pay for his life, and secondly, this will not implicate the king."

"The queen mother will only hate me, and will not resent the king because of it. As for the king, she will probably be relieved when she learns that Shen Shi died."

"You fart!"

Zhang Budo's eyes were red, and he scolded: "What kind of person is the king? Don't you know? He is such a loving person. If you commit suicide, what will happen to him?!"

"I know but you don't know, the king is a very smart and strong person. My death will make him sober, and he will let go of the idea of ​​revenge"

"You! I will never allow you to do this!"

Zhang Budo suddenly pulled out his long sword and pointed it at Luan Bu in front of him, "If you want to die, you will die by my sword!"

"You are not my opponent."

"Then you will kill me!!!"

Zhang Budo roared: "Do you think you are helping the king? You are murdering the king! You are killing the king completely!"

"I am a minister of the king of Tang. I only follow the orders of the king of Tang and go through fire and water."

Luan Bu slowly drew out his long sword, and the two faced off.

In the Jiaofang Hall, Empress Lu was sitting in the upper seat. Her face was very calm, but her slightly trembling shoulders proved that her heart was not as calm as she showed. Just now, Jibu sent someone to report that yes A farmer came to him and said that the king of Tang wanted to kill Shen Shiqi and asked him to go to dissuade him.

Hearing this sentence, Empress Lu was stunned, and she was afraid.

Empress Lu hadn't been afraid for a long time, but this time, she was really afraid.

A long, long time ago suddenly resurfaced. Empress Lv was surprised to discover that Liu Chang was not his own son. It seemed that even he had forgotten this, and even he was hiding it from himself and not recalling it.

After Empress Lv married Liu Bang, she did not enjoy wealth and honor as her grandfather said. Instead, she ushered in a life of suffering. She once watched her beloved abandon her, and she also watched her beloved in the carriage. Kick down your own child.

After ascending the throne, Liu Bang mingled with Mrs. Qi every day, and Empress Lu was completely ignored.

His own son was afraid of her, he didn't dare to treat her like his mother, he didn't dare to speak his mind, and he didn't dare to snuggle by her side.

My own daughter is also afraid of her. Since she got married, without her edict, she will never take the initiative to visit her in Chang'an. Every time they meet, they just smile, and the smile reveals alienation.

Chang is her only son, a child she raised herself, he will act like a spoiled child, quarrel with himself, and make Empress Lu look like a real mother.

But now, this only sustenance seems to be leaving him.

Empress Lu was very powerful, much stronger than Chang Liu. In the face of such a thing, her face was still so calm, she sat alone in the Jiaofang Hall, waiting for Chang Liu to arrive.

How would he look at himself?

Will he still be yelling at the door that he is hungry?
Will he question the death of his biological mother?
Empress Lu pondered in her mind, and kept thinking in her heart that no matter what happened, she would not back down, she would not be afraid, after so much, what was it?But one more person left.

There were footsteps outside the hall, and Empress Lu suddenly raised her head. At that moment, she was a little uneasy. Surrounded by the soldiers, Liu Chang walked in. He lowered his head and looked dazed, and walked into Jiaojiao like this. In the room.

Empress Lu looked at his sad face and the tears on his face. She tried to get up several times, but she didn't dare to come closer.

In the silence, as if an invisible barrier had appeared between the two.

Liu Chang raised his head with tears in his eyes.

"Mother~~~"

He raised his head and started to cry. Empress Lu walked over to him without hesitation, put her arms around him, made him sit down, and gently wiped the tears from his face.

Liu Chang did not question, nor was he angry.

In the Jiaofang Hall, there was only one sad and helpless child, crying in his mother's arms.

The mother gently soothes her child.

She knew that this was her child, and no one could take it away.

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(End of this chapter)