Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 168 My Master's Master Is Not My Master
Xiao He sat on the bed, staring at Liu Chang in front of him.

Liu Chang held a chicken in his hand and said with a smile: "Xiao Xiang, the widow has come to visit you on the order of the Queen Mother. Are you all right?"

"Your Majesty, before His Majesty's death, he said many times that the one who lives in the world of the Great Han will be a milk tiger."

"This time there should be no peace, why does the king agree to it?!"

Xiao He said it very seriously, but Liu Chang laughed, "Xiao Xiang has no idea of ​​ignorance and no one has ever wanted to discuss peace. In fact, I wrote a letter long before the messenger visited His Majesty, and I rejected the idea of ​​peace with righteous words. I asked, and handed the letter to the messenger. When Morton saw the letter, he probably understood what I meant."

"Oh? Then why doesn't Your Majesty oppose the group of ministers for peace?"

With a look of disdain on his face, Liu Chang sat proudly in front of Xiao He and said, "The prime minister is bad for me!"

"Oh?"

"It's winter now, and in a few days, the Huns will definitely fight against the Yuezhi with all their strength and send envoys from Modun. In fact, it is to alienate the relationship between me and the ministers, and the relationship between Tang and the Han. At the same time, I also want to have a relationship. A stable rear, so that the Yuezhi can be eliminated in one fell swoop."

"My thinking is this, since Mordun wants to see the Tang country at odds with the big Han, then the widow will let him see that it is best for all the ministers to accuse me, and let His Majesty order Tang country not to attack the Xiongnu. I am very embarrassed. I ordered Tang to stop all activities against the Xiongnu." Liu Chang suddenly laughed, "Wait until the Xiongnu mistakenly thought that Tang was afraid to go out and attacked the Yuezhi with all their strength."

"The king will raid the three major tribes of the Xiongnu outside Tang and wipe them out."

Liu Chang shook his head, "However, Prime Minister Xiao made a fuss in the temple, which made it impossible for me to proceed with my strategy. My Tang Kingdom now only has more than 4000 war horses. If the Huns don't relax, they want to swallow him. I'm afraid it will not be easy for several tribes."

"After receiving the letter from Mo Dun, the widow came up with this all-encompassing plan, and wrote a letter to Zhang Xiang in advance, so that he could prepare for the expedition, and then waited for Mo Dun to send his daughter, so he could safely go to conquer the widow of Yuezhi. I also plan to communicate with King Yuezhi in advance and let him involve the Xiongnu for a while. It's a pity."

Xiao He suddenly asked: "How does this sound like a plan by the Marquis of Huaiyin?"

"Ah? How did Xiang Xiang know?!"

Liu Chang widened his eyes and asked in surprise.

Xiao He pouted, "The Marquis of Huaiyin is a good strategy. If he did this, wouldn't he use the reputation of the great Han to exchange for the victory of the Tang Kingdom? In this way, people outside the Great Wall only know that the Kingdom of Tang is brave, but they think that the Marquis of Huaiyin is still weak. Don't give up."

Liu Chang smirked, "This widow doesn't know."

"Your Majesty, although this minister is old, he is not one of those idiots in the court. Your Majesty doesn't need to be fooled."

"Ah? How can Xiao Xiang say such a thing to important officials in the court? They are all good people. Uncle Sun Tong even risked his life to ask his mother for the victory of Tang."

"They thought they sold the king for the peace of the big man, but they were sold by the king for the victory of Tang."

"A widow is by no means a villain who betrays others."

Xiao He calmed down and said earnestly, "Your Majesty, this minister has a word, I hope Your Majesty will keep it in your heart."

"Xiao Xiang, please speak."

"Please, Your Majesty, get married sooner and have more sons."

For a while, Liu Chang wondered if there was something wrong with his ears. How could this sound like Zhang Xiang's words?
He was in a trance for a moment, then asked, "What did you say?"

"I asked the king to sit in the Tang kingdom because the king was brave and could withstand foreign enemies, and the clan was weak. Please give the king more sons to strengthen the clan and protect the great man."

"Hahaha, okay, okay, just listen to you, Xiang Xiang! This matter is covered by me! I will definitely accept your advice!" Liu Changxi slapped his chest and looked excited.

Liu Chang left very happily.

When Xiao He saw him leave, he called a retainer and handed him a letter tremblingly, "In the future, when King Tang goes to the kingdom, hand this letter to the queen mother, if the queen mother If you are not here, you will give it to the Son of Heaven."

"Mom, I'm going to marry the second daughter of the Cao family tomorrow."

Seeing Liu Chang who was sitting in front of him with a solemn expression and sincere words, Empress Lu suddenly became angry and looked at him coldly.

"This is not for myself. Today, I went to see Xiang Xiang. Xiao Xiang said that the clan is weak today. I should get married earlier, have more children, and protect the big man in the future. I am all for the big man. !"

Empress Lu sneered and said: "Since there is no selfishness, then don't always think about the Cao family daughter, I think Fan Qing is very good, since you have the heart of the world, I will not stop it much, and I will do it for you tomorrow. Be a matchmaker and marry Fan Qing."

"what??"

Liu Chang jumped up abruptly, "Mother, I'm still young, and my brothers haven't married yet. How can I get my turn? Let's talk about this later!"

Before Empress Lu could reply, Liu Chang quickly fled the Jiaofang Hall.

Empress Lu snorted coldly, and then picked up the bamboo slip in her hand, but her face became even colder. The content of the letter was about Nanyue.

When Liu Chang walked out of the palace, the three great entourages had already arrived.

The unhappiness in Liu Chang's heart disappeared immediately, he walked up with a smile, "You finally came out!"

Liu Chang held Luan Bu's hand tightly and said excitedly, "It's just that I haven't seen you for a few days. I almost thought that it's been a few years, and I really miss you so much, including Chang'an Qunxian, there is no one who doesn't miss you!"

Hearing this, Luan Bu was still a little moved, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for worrying about it. It's really a sin for this minister to worry about Your Majesty."

"Hey, it's alright, now that you're out, we can finally drive the car, and someone can take us out."

The emotion in Luan Bu's heart suddenly disappeared.

Liu Chang led them all the way towards Han Xin's mansion, and asked again, "The Tingwei people didn't deliberately embarrass you, did they?"

Luan Bu shook his head, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the people there are old acquaintances with me. I've never been embarrassed, I drink with them from time to time, I'm comfortable all day, and I don't have to go to arrest Your Majesty. Actually, Tingwei's prison is pretty good."

Zhang Budo also said, "Yes. We were originally in Chang'an, and we were restless all day, for fear that the king would run away again. Once the king disappeared, we would run around all over Chang'an, and people would look down upon us. What wrong did the king make? Being reprimanded by the Queen Mother and Her Majesty. Alas, the prison is still quite calm."

"What? Still want to go in for a while? Would you like me to help you?"

"Forget it, if the minister goes in, who will fetch the king out?"

A few people laughed and chatted, Liu Chang remembered the business, and then said: "The saddle that the widow asked Shang Fang to build, you have to get it back from me earlier, my good brother gave me a horse, that horse, It's really beautiful, I'll show you guys when I come out from the master later, hahaha"

Liu Chang proudly showed off his BMW, and soon came to the door of Han Xin's mansion.

"master!!"

Liu Chang shouted and rushed into the inner room, and Shiren stood outside the door.

Han Xin glanced at Liu Chang calmly and asked, "It didn't work out?"

"How did the master know?"

"If it was successful, you should have walked in with a big smile."

"The master still understands me!"

Liu Chang sat in front of Han Xin and said in a low voice, "Xiao Xiang went to the palace and scolded the ministers, but in the end he was unable to make peace. His Majesty told the messenger that unless Mo Dun apologized first, the big man would never make peace with him. If you want to marry a daughter, you have to provide a dowry of [-] war horses, and the messenger was furious, but in the end he could only leave in anger."

"pity."

"Master, what shall we do next?"

"Recharge your energy and pretend to be suspicious, you have to show a very angry look, let Tang Guo continue to send troops to the border, and make it look like he is about to send troops. In this way, Modun will not dare to fight Yuezhi and Ding Ling with all his strength, it will be involved. The longer the better.”

"Okay, I'll give Zhang Xiang an order."

"Also, I have a friend who wants to come to see me, but at the moment I can't go out, and no one can come in. You can visit him instead of me."

"Ah? A friend again? Not someone like Kui Che again?"

Liu Chang's face was full of displeasure.

Seeing him like this, Han Xin snorted disdainfully and said, "You'll know when you see it."

"Hmph, it's better not to be someone like Kuai Che, otherwise, I'll have to cook him, and then bring his family to repair the Tang Palace!
Liu Chang led the three friends and came to an ordinary residence in the south of Chang'an City.

"Is it here? The third house on the left?"

"Your Majesty, it's here."

This time, Chang Liu asked Luan Bu to knock on the door. Chang Liu waited at the door for a while, looking around. This is a very quiet street. There are few pedestrians on the road, and no dog barking can be heard. It is extremely quiet. Liu Chang waited for a while, No one opened, so he stepped forward irritably to knock on the door again, and at this moment, the door was suddenly opened.

The person who opened the door was an old peasant. This man was dressed in plain clothes, with dark skin and cloudy eyes. He was a typical old peasant.

Liu Chang was stunned for a moment, then stuck his head out to look behind him, and asked, "Is your master at home?"

"I have no master."

"Wrong way?"

Liu Chang pondered for a moment, stared at him, and then asked, "Then do you know the Marquis of Huaiyin?"

"know."

A rural old farmer said that he knew Han Xin, which made Shiren feel a little surprised, but Liu Chang was not surprised. Said: "The widow is the king of Tang, and I came to visit on the order of the Marquis of Huaiyin, why don't you invite me in!"

"Oh, Your Majesty, please come in."

Even though he learned that this was King Tang, the old farmer didn't have the slightest surprise on his face. He just calmly moved out of the way and let them in. Liu Chang took the lead and walked into the mansion. Luan Bu and Zhang Budo followed him. , Only Ji Bu, staring at the old farmer, felt that he was familiar, but could not recognize him.

The house is also quite simple, the kennel in the front yard is empty, and the pig's humming can not be heard in the back yard. When I enter the house, there are no objects in the house. It is really poor.

Liu Chang sat down and looked around seriously, but the old farmer had already brought the food and placed it in front of them.

This meal is a little bit of Su and some wild vegetables that Liu Chang can't recognize. Su and Liu Chang don't eat the same thing on weekdays, but Liu Chang didn't hesitate, picked up the meal, and Zhang Budo said. : "Your Majesty. This."

"Why, do you want to come too?"

"no."

"Then I'll eat it myself!"

Liu Chang said, and started to eat, the old farmer saw this scene, smiled, Liu Chang devoured the meal, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and asked, "Do you eat this on weekdays? "

"You can only eat when you meet a distinguished guest."

"My family used to have quite a lot of wealth. Later, I distributed all the money and food to the surrounding villagers, and the family became poor."

"Then you are not bad, Luanbu, take the money!"

Liu Chang took some money from Luan Bu and put it in front of the old peasant, "I won't eat you for nothing, it's just rice money!"

The old farmer took the money very skillfully, without even the slightest hesitation or refusal, which made Zhang Buxuan extremely angry, but seeing that the man was old, he did not speak angrily.

"You are my master's friend? What did you do before?"

"I've driven a car for someone."

"Oh, groom, how did you know my master?"

"Once defeated by the Marquis of Huaiyin and captured in front of the tent."

"I'm still a rebel. What happened later?"

"Afterwards, I fought with the Marquis of Huaiyin, and for some small merits, I was awarded an official position."

"Then how did you start farming now?"

"Later, the Marquis of Huaiyin was arrested and I was worried that I would be implicated, so I resigned and lived in seclusion."

"Isn't seclusion all in the deep mountains and old forests? Why do you live in seclusion in Chang'an?"

"The old forest in the deep mountains is too dangerous and the road is inconvenient."

"Hahaha, you are quite interesting!"

Liu Chang smiled and chatted with him for a while, and then asked him if he had anything to say to the master. The old farmer shook his head and said, "I haven't contacted the Marquis of Huaiyin for a long time, so please take care of your health."

Liu Chang didn't say much, and was about to get up to say goodbye when suddenly Ji Bu pointed at him and shouted, "You are Lord Guangwu!!!"

Liu Chang was taken aback, "Guangwu-Jun? Why haven't I heard of it? Who are you?"

The old farmer smiled and said nothing.

Ji Bu's face became more and more respectful, and when he saw the old man, he said to Liu Chang in a low voice: "Guangwu Jun is a man of Zhao, the grandson of the famous Zhao general Wu An Jun."

"What?! Li Mu's grandson?!"

"Guangwu Jun once assisted Zhao Wang Xie, because Cheng An Jun Chen Yu did not listen to his advice, so he was defeated and Huaiyin Marquis. After defeating the enemy, Huaiyin Marquis offered a reward of thousands of gold, and later captured Guangwu Jun alive, Huaiyin Marquis personally He loosened his ties, made him sit facing east, treated each other with respect, and asked him for advice on how to attack Qi and Yan."

"What?? My master asked him for advice?!"

For a moment, Liu Chang stared blankly at the old man in front of him, unable to speak for a while.

"Father Zhong!!!"

Liu Chang grabbed Li Zuoche's hands abruptly, and said excitedly, "Your name is like thunder, I heard your name when I was young, and I adore you very much on weekdays, always thinking that one day we will meet each other. , Unexpectedly, we can meet today! It's really my great luck!"

Even Li Zuoche was taken aback by Chang Liu's expression.

"Don't dare to be King Zhong's father"

"No, the Marquis of Huaiyin is my teacher. He used to treat you with the courtesy of a disciple. Then you are my master's master and my elder! The disciples and grandchildren meet the ancestors!!"

When Liu Chang was about to pay his respects, Li Zuoche hurriedly helped him up and said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty, I have long since resigned from office and I am now just an ordinary person."

"You have such a talent, how can you waste time at home? Please go to the Tang Kingdom with Father Zhong, and I would like to take Father Zhong as the country's prime minister!"

Luan Bu's mouth twitched, my Tang country's prime minister is really more than Ting Chang.

"I don't have the talent to be the prime minister. Your Majesty, please go back, I should rest too."

Li Zuoche was very polite to see off the guests.

Liu Chang's eyes widened, and he said sadly: "At the time, Lord Wu'an of Zhao State couldn't bear to see the people being humiliated by the Xiongnu, fighting in anger, defeating the Xiongnu, and sheltering the people, and now the people of the Tang country are being robbed by the Xiongnu. Plunder, the Xiongnu would come to plunder every day, and that Modun Chanyu even offered a reward for the head of the Tang people, and the one who brought me back the head of the Tang people, he will be promoted to one rank!"

Hearing this sentence, Li Zuoche was also taken aback. Has the Huns started to engage in military exploits? ?
Liu Chang wiped his tears and said bitterly: "The widowed people are weak, do not understand war, can only watch the people of Tang country suffer, and can do nothing. Now you are ignoring the suffering of the people of Tang country, but sitting here to waste time, how can you be worthy of your ancestors Ah? Lord Wu An!! When will there be someone like you in the world! Lord Wu An!! Your descendants are not like you!!"

Seeing Liu Chang howling, Li Zuoche couldn't sit still.

"Your Majesty!"

"Although I live in seclusion, I still know some things in the world."

"Ah? Since you know the tragic situation of the people of Tang, why don't you save them? You have such talent, why do you want to see death and not save it! Are you worthy of the people of the world? Are you worthy of your ancestors?!"

Ji Bu hurriedly grabbed Liu Chang and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty. Ahem, don't be too rude."

Li Zuoche was naturally displeased in his heart. He was living in seclusion here, but suddenly someone came to him, ate his own bowl of rice, and started scolding people after eating. Who can bear this?

He said angrily: "Please, Your Majesty, go back! I will never leave here! I asked the former emperor to resign, and the former emperor personally agreed and ordered me to enjoy my old age. What can the king do?!"

"Hmph, it's not up to you, Luan Bu! Tie him up!!"

When Liu Chang raised his head and walked out of the inner room, Zhang Budoubt and Luan Bu were dragging Li Zuoche out of the house, Li Zuoche struggled desperately, and how could he be able to compete with these two strong boys, Zhang Budoubt scolded: " Hugh, you're going to riot! Tie you to the Tang King to be the prime minister! How many people can't wait to be bound!"

Ji Bu stood aside, hesitating to speak, with a complicated expression.

Li Zuoche blushed and shouted, "Does your Majesty want to force me to commit suicide?!"

Liu Chang suddenly stopped, he turned around, and walked seriously in front of Li Zuoche. At this moment, Liu Chang looked so serious, no longer frivolous as usual, he asked, "I don't understand. , you have such talent, you have the talent to convince the Marquis of Huaiyin, why are you unwilling to stand up, why are you unwilling to help Tang?"

Facing Liu Chang's question, Li Zuoche suddenly became quiet.

He hesitated for a moment, then murmured: "What if you have talent, what if you can fight? Even if it is a military exploit like the Marquis of Huaiyin, what will happen in the end? Even if it is my grandfather's military exploit, what will happen in the end? Qin Guo Bai Qi of Qi, Tian Dan of Qi. What about them?"

Liu Chang gave him a deep look, "So you think so."

"Then do you think that when your grandfather went to defeat the Xiongnu and defend the people of Zhao State, he did it for military exploits? Was he afraid of it?"

Li Zuoche looked at him and was speechless for a while.

Liu Chang shook his head disdainfully, "Luan Bu, let go of him. People like this are not worthy of going to Tang Kingdom. It's a pity that there are no more people like Wu Anjun."

Seeing Liu Chang lead people out of the courtyard directly, Li Zuoche stood there in a daze, his face flushed even more, gritted his teeth, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became.

He hurriedly rushed out of the mansion.

"Shuzi! Who are you saying is not worthy!!!"

(End of this chapter)