Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 179 Do you want the clan to be destroyed with you?

Empress Lu's eyes were cold as she stared at Liu Ying in front of her.

Liu Ying was stunned by the beating. He hadn't been beaten by his mother for a long time. The last time, it seemed that he was going to Fengguo Ruyi.

When Liu Chang saw that something was wrong, he felt uneasy in his heart. In order to avoid harm to Chiyu, he was ready to escape at any time.

The hall of the Jiaofang fell silent for a moment.

Empress Lu asked coldly, "That's how you run the country?"

"To deal with me together with the queen? Are you trying to drive me to Changle Palace?"

"It's not that I'm working with the queen to deal with my mother."

"Oh, can you think of such a way? It's not the queen, who is that? Chen Ping?"

Liu Ying gritted her teeth, "It's not someone else's conspiracy, it's me alone!"

"Mum! I have passed the year of the crown! Why does Mum want her children to look down on me?! I am the most respected person in the world, but I can't even arrange my own daily life!! If I want to mobilize a few attendants, I have to give my mother an order! Every edict of my edict must be checked by my mother, how can there be such an emperor in the world?!"

Liu Ying finally broke out. He said sadly and indignantly: "I can't even arrange a rank in the middle, so what else do you say to govern the country??"

"When will my mother take care of me?!"

Facing the sharp questioning of his son, Lu's back was like frost.

She turned around, sat down slowly, raised her head, and looked at Liu Ying.

"When are you going to be?"

"Longxi County has Yueshi merchants and merchants who are hunted and killed by county magistrates, who pretend to be the heads of Xiongnu and offer them up. If you don't ask the reason or investigate the reason, you will be rewarded. It was I who stopped you and ordered the county guard to strictly investigate, and only then did you find out the truth. ."

"There are bandits looting the village in Berkshire. Your generals exaggerate the number of bandits. If you wanted to obtain military merit, if I hadn't blocked you, you would have sent the Northern Army to crusade a group of bandits."

"The censor impeached Ruo Luling of the young mansion for losing twenty armors, and you will imprison Ruoluling. Ruoluling is improving the new armor! Isn't it normal to have losses?!"

"There was a flood in Hanoi County, and you actually wanted Hanoi to mint coins privately, and blatantly violated the prohibition of temples."

"Xiahouying beheaded the generals of Qi who refused to obey orders, and you actually asked Xiahouying to apologize to King Qi!"

"Shang Fang does not reward him for his merits. Instead, he wants to reward Shaofu for making more equipment. Who developed this equipment?!"

"The king's mausoleum is going to build a mausoleum city for you, but in fact it is to move the powerful people from all over the world. You don't allow it?"

"Why do you think I care about you??! If it weren't for me, how could there be a big man today?!"

Facing Empress Lu's cold eyes, Liu Ying became more and more uneasy, and facing her questions, she was unable to answer.

"Mother. It's my plan. I don't care about the big brother."

Liu Chang stood in front of Liu Ying, "If my mother is angry, then beat me up. Don't blame my brother."

Empress Lu glanced at Liu Chang, and said coldly: "Oh, what a big man, what else will your majesty do other than hide behind your younger brother?"

Liu Ying gritted her teeth and said, "It's all my fault! This is a state affair in the future." Before Liu Ying finished speaking, Liu Chang stepped on his foot, interrupting Liu Ying, and then laughed. He walked to Empress Lu's side, "Mother, don't say that either."

"Big brother is really stupid sometimes, but what he does is not too bad. He has implemented a lot of policies that are beneficial to the people. He has liberalized private restaurants and restaurants, and the tax has been reduced to [-]%, and the business tax is also Decreasing year by year, not a single corvée, now even Chang'an has become prosperous, and there are more and more people."

"Big brother has abolished the law of relying on books, and now there are private schools all over the place, celebrities have come out to teach their disciples, and there will be more and more worthy ministers in the future. , only farming is the most important thing, so that officials from all over the world are not allowed to affect farming and mulberry because of anything

"Big brother is very gentle to all the princes and kings, so the princes are convinced of him, and others don't say it, mother, you can see how much I love the big brother, if it is another brother, I don't say who it is. , then the soldiers of the Tang Kingdom have long planted the Tang Wang flag on the head of Chang'an City!"

"Crack~~"

When Empress Lu heard this, she immediately slapped Liu Chang on the head, "You too! Shuzi! You actually helped your brother to design me? You still have the face to live in the Hall of Houde? Why don't you change your name to Quode? temple!"

When Liu Chang was beaten, he was not angry, but said with a smile: "Respect the edict of the Queen Mother, if the widow goes back, change the name!"

"Mother, my elder brother and elder sister-in-law love you very much, but I can understand them too. I am younger than them, but when my mother takes care of me, I get very angry and feel that I am so old. Now, what about them? It's okay, Mom, don't be angry, let them do it themselves, and when they break their heads, they'll know how difficult it is for Mom."

Lu Hou was sullen and did not speak.

Only then did Liu Chang look at Liu Ying and wink.

Liu Ying stepped forward, looked at Empress Lu sadly, and said softly, "Mother."

Empress Lu clenched her fists abruptly, and after a while, she suddenly let go of her hands, turned her head away, didn't look at Liu Ying, and said slowly, "I don't care about these things anymore."

Liu Ying raised her head in surprise, "Thank you mum!!"

Liu Chang sent Liu Ying away, turned around, but saw his mother raising her head, looking into the distance dully through the window. There were wrinkles, and under the blowing of the wind, the hair mixed with gray and white fluttered. Under the sunlight projected from the window, the gray and white were more obvious, and it was a bit desolate.

"Mother? What are you looking at?"

"I haven't been home for a long time."

"Where is grandma's house?"

“Once in Shanfu County”

Empress Lu suddenly realized that someone was grabbing her shoulders. She turned her head and saw that Liu Chang was kneeling beside her. Before she knew it, this vertical man was already as tall as her, and Liu Chang was full of energy. Under the sun, he asked with a smile, "Is it fun there?"

"I don't remember. I only remember that the door was red, there was a barn on the left, surrounded by a fence, and a black dog was raised. He died in four or five years. There are stone steps. My brother hung a rope in the corridor and let me Play around."

The mother and son were snuggling together. For the first time, Chang Liu was not hugged by Empress Lu, but instead, Empress Lu leaned on her back and murmured about the past.

In the huge Jiaofang Hall, there are no queen mother and Tang king, only a pair of mother and son who depend on each other.

Liu Ying's edicts were no longer sent to the Jiaofang Hall, and the power to mobilize the attendants in the palace gradually fell into the hands of the queen. Empress Lu, as she said, no longer pays attention to these matters. , she would read in the Jiaofang Palace, Liu Chang would take some books from Tianlu Pavilion and give them to her from time to time. Empress Lu read a wide range of books, no matter what school she was in, she would read them, and sometimes, she would speak out about herself. idea.

Among all the writings, Empress Lv's evaluation of "Han Feizi" is the highest.

"Han Zi leads the ink, cuts things, and understands things. This is very remarkable. You have to learn more! Among the various schools, only Han Zi is the best at governing the country!"

Liu Chang then patted his chest and said proudly, "Mother, don't look at who Han Zi's teacher is, of course his ability to run the country is not bad!"

The carriage drove out of the palace, and in the warm sunlight, Liu Chang chatted non-stop.

Empress Lu was also sitting in the car, which made Luan Bu, who was driving, extremely restrained. He lowered his head and said nothing.

"Look, mum, are there more people on the road than before? Chang'an has also started to make noise. This is like a capital city! It used to be like a ghost town, and you can't even see a living person!"

Empress Lu hadn't left the palace for a long time. She looked at the situation on the road and didn't speak. She didn't know what she was thinking.

"You brought me out to show me your brother's ability to run the country?"

"Of course not. I have a gift to give to my mother!"

On the road, I met a patrolling soldier again. The headed soldier was about to give Tang King a look when he suddenly saw the woman beside him, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt on the ground. : "Come on! Catch the widow! Why don't you arrest it! Luanbu, stop! The widow must let them arrest the widow again today!"

Empress Lu knocked on Liu Chang's head and said to Luan Bu, "Keep driving."

"only!"

Liu Chang said angrily: "Mum, don't you know that this leading soldier is really not a human being, he doesn't eat hard or soft, whether I threaten or give gifts, he will arrest me as usual. Show no mercy. !"

Empress Lu said, "I know that this person is a person who fulfills his duties. If your grandfather was here, his official position would not be so low."

Liu Chang suddenly said nothing.

When the carriage stopped, Liu Chang helped Empress Lv to get out of the carriage. Luan Bu, Ji Bu, Zhang Budo and others were waiting. When they saw the Queen Mother, they hurriedly saluted. The Queen Mother smiled and nodded to Ji Bu, and then gave the Several people returned the salute, Liu Chang muttered and cursed: "The Queen Mother gives up!"

This is the Tang Palace. Empress Lu looked at the red door and walked into the palace with the support of Liu Chang.

There was no one in the mansion. Qunxian didn't dare to make trouble at such a time. Chu Mo and the others were busy at Shangfang. Empress Lu walked into the mansion and looked around, "It's clean, I thought you changed this place too. It has to be the same as the Jiaofang Palace."

"Mother, this is my present!"

"Ok?"

"Look at that door. It's the red door. The barn on the left has a fence. I didn't find the black dog, so I asked Ruyi to replace it. On the rope! You can swing and play!!"

Liu Chang introduced the surroundings seriously, but Empress Lu was stunned.

She looked around in surprise, was silent for a long time, and asked, "You came back so late these days, why are you busy?"

"Yeah, I'm too young to take my mother to Shanfu County, so I made one for you in the house! I don't know if it looks like it. I made it myself, Chu Mo and the others are very good at it. I don't look good when I'm busy. In the future, when I grow up, I'll take you to my grandmother in Shanfu County. Look, does this look like your home?"

Empress Lu didn't look at the decorations in front of her, she laughed.

Looking at Liu Chang.

"picture."

At this moment, in the Xuan chamber hall, the newly accepted Wang Meiren was crying, but Liu Ying was in a hurry and was helpless.

"The concubine fell in love with your majesty, and the maid of Chen Meiren who has ended up like this, dares to stand in front of my palace and insult my concubine, it is impossible to live any longer."

Liu Ying said helplessly: "Don't cry first, I will say that Chen Meiren is just, why did Chen Meiren do this?"

"Your Majesty is close to his concubine today, she must be jealous!"

Liu Ying has not been able to sleep peacefully for four or five days. He only accepted five beauties, and the harem became a battlefield. The five concubines competed for favor together. Among them, Chen Meiren and Zhang Meiren were the closest to Empress Cao, and the rest The three were close together. When the Queen Mother was still in the palace, these people didn't dare to make trouble, and one was more obedient than the other.

But when the queen mother no longer paid attention to these things, they broke out completely, sometimes this one scolded the other, and sometimes the other beat this.

Liu Ying was upset, and it was the first time that Empress Cao encountered such a scene. With her status, family background, and Xiang Xiang, she could still hold them down, but it was only on the bright side. Having been so embarrassed by these things, she hated Madam Qi so much that she couldn't act in front of Liu Bang, and Empress Cao was naturally even more unbearable.

Liu Ying is not like Liu Bang, who can put on his pants and not recognize people. His character has contributed to this atmosphere in the harem.

What's more, after Empress Lu did not clean up the mess for him, Liu Ying was also very cautious in issuing decrees and did not dare to be careless. He did not have the same strong control as Liu Bang and could leave everything to the courtiers to do. , He went to review one by one, causing Liu Ying to become more and more haggard in recent days.

Even so, Liu Ying did not go to Empress Lu for help.

People want face. At first, I told my mother to leave me alone, but now how can I go to my mother with shame?

Of course, this is Liu Ying, if it is a shameless king, it will be another matter.

Today's Liu Ying does not have the kind of leisure time that she used to return to Ganquan Palace early to accompany her children.

Empress Lu may or may not know, but anyway, she ignored it.

"Mum. Uncle invited me to a banquet earlier, saying that he wanted to be the commander-in-chief and asked me to tell my brother. My brother is busy all day, and I can't find time to tell him. My uncle often urges me, and I really don't know what to do. what."

Liu Chang sat in front of Empress Lu and lowered his head.

"Hehe, if it can't be done, it's better to return the gift and tell him that he can't help."

"No, mother, after the calf arrived in Tang, most of the calf died of illness, and the other half was taken away by the Huns. I can't go back even if I want to go back!"

Empress Lu shook her head, "Thanks to the Huns next door to you. Otherwise, you wouldn't have any excuses."

"Mom, what do you think I should do?"

"You've all grown up, why ask me again?"

"Big brother, he's grown up, I haven't, I'm still young."

Empress Lu said calmly: "Look at what your brother means, he is determined to let Cao Cheng be the commander-in-chief. It's useless to say anything now."

"Where's your uncle?"

Liu Chang said seriously: "If my uncle and Cao Can have a dispute, it will not be a good thing for Dahan."

"Don't worry, I will send someone to tell your brother about this matter. There will be no disputes."

"Ah? What is grandma going to do?"

After coming out of the palace, Liu Chang waved his hand and let Luan Bu take him to his uncle's house first.Lu Shizhi came to meet him in person, and since the Queen Mother was no longer in charge, Lu Shizhi became closer to Liu Chang.

Liu Ying, the biological son of the empress dowager, was kicked out of the Lu family's influence circle, but Liu Chang became the mainstay of the Lu family's influence.

Among the next generation of the Lu family, Lu Tai was demoted as a city official, Lu Chan had little talent, and Lu was a bit reluctant to be an official in the local area. Lu Lu and Lu Zhong, not to mention other distant relatives, let alone Not much, now that Liu Ying has a new relative, she is estranged from the Lu family, and even stands on the side of the new relative to suppress their old relatives.

And Liu Chang became the most capable of the Lu family's relatives. Because of Empress Lu's relationship, he was born to belong to this faction.

Liu Chang greeted his uncle with a smile. Under the leadership of Lu Shizhi, he walked into the inner room, and the two sat facing each other.

"Uncle, it's like this. I persuaded Your Majesty many times before, and wanted His Majesty to make you your commander-in-chief, but His Majesty did not allow it, and he reprimanded me for that."

Hearing Liu Chang's words, Lu Shizhi gritted his teeth and said, "Do you want to let the Shuzi from the Cao family take such an important position as Lang Zhongling?"

Liu Chang shook his head, "Uncle, don't worry. I don't think I can impress Your Majesty, so I invite you to play again. Please use my uncle as the lieutenant!"

"Lieutenant??"

Lu Shizhi's eyes lit up, this lieutenant was not a great official, that is, he was only responsible for the security of the capital. The official later changed his name to Zhi Jinwu.

Lang Zhongling protects the emperor personally, while the lieutenant protects Chang'an.

"Your Majesty wants me to be the lieutenant?"

Lu Shizhi asked excitedly.

"That's right. Uncle, the Shuzi of the Cao family has no ability. How can we let him come to defend the emperor? This Chang'an still has to rely on you, uncle!"

"Hahaha, long, alright! In this case, Mr. Cao will definitely not dare to be so arrogant!"

In the final analysis, Empress Lu's Liu Chang's idea is still a compromise. Both sides give benefits, try to keep both sides from completely turning their faces, and at the same time let both sides have the strength to contain each other and prevent one party from falling directly into the disadvantage, Lu said. After that, I never want to see a new "Lu Family" appear in the future.

With Liu Ying's character, if there is a relative comparable to the Lu family in the future, it will be a big deal.

However, this is not to fundamentally solve the problem, but to try to make the flame smaller, so as not to burn the hand, the flame still exists.

In the face of Liu Chang who helped him a lot, Lu Shizhi was of course also happy, gritted his teeth, and sent a lot of gifts, Liu Chang accepted it with a smile.

After leaving Lu's house, Liu Chang couldn't wait to go to Cao's house.

Cao Can is not Lu Shizhi.

He frowned and looked coldly at Liu Chang in front of him.

Liu Chang looked around from time to time, looking at the so-called Tang Wang's heart, which is well known to passers-by.

"King Tang!"

Cao Can couldn't help it and shouted.

Liu Chang laughed and said, "Cao Prime Minister, this time, I will fight with reason in front of Your Majesty, and let the Cao family brother serve as the commander-in-chief, even if you don't thank me, why are you so rude to me?"

"Oh? King Tang spoke for me? Why didn't I know about this?"

"I am a person who does good deeds and never leaves a name, so people don't know much about it."

Liu Chang said something, and suddenly asked in a low voice, "Does Duke Cao want to destroy his clan with you?"

"What did you say?!"

Cao Can stood up abruptly, his eyes widened, and he was aggressive.

Liu Chang immediately hesitated. He was afraid of angering the founding hero, so he moved back, "I'm asking you, do you want your clan to be destroyed with you?"

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