Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 180
Looking at Liu Chang who was cowardly and brave in front of him, Cao Can was really speechless and sat down again.

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

"Cao Prime Minister is the most trusted official of my father. Before his death, he married Cao Prime Minister's daughter for His Majesty, so he wanted Cao Prime Minister to support His Majesty."

"It's just that it's not very peaceful in the palace now."

Cao Can sternly said, "The matter of the palace has nothing to do with me."

"It has nothing to do with you. You are a hero of the founding of the country, and you have prestige among the ministers. No one dares to do anything to you except the donkey Tingwei. But you are also old now. When you were young, you fought everywhere. Tired, even if you leave one day, your clan will also leave with you."

Cao Can sneered, "Dang Wang deliberately came to intimidate me?"

"It's not a threat to ask Cao Cao, how does Empress Cao's strategy and tactics compare to the Queen Mother?"

"It's far worse."

"Then how does your son compare to me?"

Cao Can replied seriously: "It's not as good either."

"Is there anyone in your clan who can be the enemy of Zhu Liu?"

"No."

Liu Chang raised his face and asked solemnly, "Then why don't you control your clan's children?!"

"Your Majesty is weak and needs the support of the Queen. However, if the Queen's family is too strong, with the Queen Mother inside and the kings outside, isn't Cao Prime Minister afraid that the clan will be executed?!"

"Your son, he is a diligent and responsible person. His Majesty wants to make him the commander in chief, but he has written to him several times to refuse. However, the rest of your sons and nephews have taken up official positions in the name of the queen, despising others. The Lu family is even more contemptuous, and what's more, he even quarreled with my brother Lu Chan, and he almost did it, which is simply not taking me, Liu Chang, in the eyes!"

"You are still here, and I can still bear it. If one day, you go to follow my father, your clan will be in danger!"

"I can burn the mansion and beat up the people of the Lu family because I am their close relative. I can do this, but it doesn't mean that other people can insult them. I swear in the name of my mother, if this happens again I will cook and kill them one by one, and divide their meat with Cao Xiang!"

Liu Chang was no longer afraid at this moment, his eyes were wide open, and his face was full of anger.

"If this causes the brothers to be separated and the world is in chaos, then the culprit is Cao Xiang!!!"

Looking at the grinning milk tiger in front of him, there was no trace of fear or anxiety on Cao Can's face. He was the first player to be killed from the mountain of corpses and blood. A fierce tiger, a cub with no sharp claws, can't even scare him.

"The queen is in the palace, and her prestige is not enough. She can't deter the concubines."

"And she has only one elder brother and no other relatives. Now is not the time to do something to the Cao clan."

"When the queen is firmly seated, the harem is peaceful, and you don't need to rely on the power of foreign relatives, you don't need to do anything, I will clear the scum from the clan."

Cao Can stood up slowly, not tall, but with a deep sense of oppression, he lowered his head and stared at Liu Chang, "You are still young, you must remember your surname Liu, not Lu Ye. "

Chang Liu stood up, raised his head reluctantly, and stared into his eyes.

"I don't need to remind Cao Xiang, I know how to do it!"

The two fierce tigers confronted each other for a while, but Mu Hu decided to give in, Cao Can shook his head gently, "I will take care of everyone in the clan. However, you have to remember that in this world, we followed Emperor Gao and killed him with one knife and one shot. I will never allow anyone to disturb the big man. No matter who it is, who dares to harm the big man, I will kill him first."

"Don't bother Duke Cao, this world is left by my grandfather, whether it's the Huns, relatives, or ministers, who would dare to have a different opinion. I'll cook them first!"

Liu Chang left, raised his head, like a victorious general, and left proudly.

Cao Can sat in front of the case, eating with his head down, while his wife sat beside him and looked at him in surprise.

"What's the joy?"

"No joy."

"Although you didn't say it, but these days, you've been restless, you can't eat much food, you've been worrying all day, and you don't say what you're worried about, why are you having such a good appetite today? Is it something that bothers you? Has it been resolved?"

"It's not that you don't have to worry about it, there are people who share their worries."

"Quick, quick!"

Liu Chang peeked around and shouted, "Jump down! Throw the chicken down first!"

Zhou Shengzhi threw the chicken down, Guan A hurriedly picked up the chicken, turned around and ran away. When the second Zhou brothers jumped off the city wall, Liu Chang hurriedly led them away from the crime scene, Zhou Shengzhi gasped, "Your Majesty, Father After all day at home, let's eat sheep..."

"I'm tired of eating, it's okay, isn't it going well for you?"

"What's the matter? We both ran out, and Jian was caught by my father. Didn't your majesty hear the tragic howl just now?"

"Oh, I thought it was your father who was killing pigs."

Qunxian fled to the Tang palace, and when Liu Chang smiled and handed the chicken to Luan Bu and asked him to help him cook it, Luan Bu was silent for a while, "Your Majesty, we also have chickens in our own mansion, why should we go? What about stealing from the Taiwei's mansion?"

"With so many of us, if we eat our own chicken, wouldn't it be finished in a day or two."

The last time Luan Bu heard the sophistry of the king's righteous words was the last time.

He reluctantly took the chicken, turned around and cooked it.

Qun Xian surrounded Liu Chang, who suddenly let out a long sigh.

Zhou Shengzhi and Lu Lu's eyes lit up, and they asked in unison, "Your Majesty? Why are you worried?"

After the two bumped into each other, they looked at each other angrily, their faces bad.

"Every time I go back to the palace, His Majesty's concubines will send people to give gifts. They all know that His Majesty loves me, so they want to please me. At first, I was very happy, but now, from time to time, they have to bring the maids in front of me. Come to the Hall of Houde, weep and complain about his grievances, and want me to tell my mother and let my mother do justice.

"Now I don't even dare to go to see Your Majesty, and I don't dare to go to Yuzi anymore, it's annoying to go anywhere!"

"Why don't you ask Ce and Qun Xian?!"

The two asked in unison again, Zhou Shengzhi was even more angry, gritted his teeth, and meditated in his heart, waiting for the king to return later, you will see how I will deal with you.

Liu Chang ignored the two, looked at the crowd, and was about to ask for a policy, when Fan Yan said loudly: "Your Majesty can prepare a sharp blade, whoever will cry, give her a knife, and make sure that no one will dare to cry again!"

Liu Chang didn't have the bastard bird, and looked directly at Chen Mai, the only reliable person in the group.

"Your Majesty, you are a foreign king, you must not be involved in this kind of thing, otherwise, it will not be good for your reputation. They are also the majesty's sister-in-law, the majesty can't be rude... I think the majesty can go to this matter. The queen mother. If the queen mother comes forward, no one will dare to disturb the king again."

Liu Chang glanced at him, shook his head, and said, "You don't know, my mother is now with. If I didn't want to disturb my mother, these people would have been sighed long ago. Forget it, is there a way to prevent the queen mother from participating? "

The relationship between the Empress Dowager and Her Majesty is becoming more and more rigid. Liu Ying no longer comes to Jiaofang Palace, and the Empress Dowager does not go to Ganquan Palace at all. Liu Chang knows that at this time, the contradiction between the mother and the elder brother must not be intensified. As a result, the mother made another move, and the contradiction between the two sides broke out completely.

Chen Mai lowered his head and pondered.

"Your Majesty, don't you have a taller valet in the palace? You can't be rude to your elder sister-in-law, but your valet can help you block it?"

Zhou Yafu said, Liu Chang nodded, and now he can only choose this method of hiding his ears and stealing bells, pretending that he doesn't know, he glanced at Zhou Yafu, said with a smile: "I didn't expect that your idea is more and more dependent. Well done, maybe he can be the prime minister of our Tang kingdom in the future!"

Zhou Yafu was very excited and said loudly, "That's natural!"

Qunxian was chatting, Ji Bu hurriedly walked in, looked at Liu Chang, and said, "Your Majesty, please go to Xuan Shi Hall."

Liu Chang got up and asked in surprise, "What happened?"

Ji Bu shook his head, "I heard that it was about the south, but the minister didn't know."

Liu Chang did not dare to delay, and hurriedly bid farewell to Qunxian, and he hurried to the palace before eating the chicken.

After walking most of the way, Ji Bu suddenly said, "Your Majesty, if your Majesty has issued any edict, please don't rashly agree, you can ask the mother before making a decision."

Zhaoping was taken aback for a moment, and then he scolded: "Jibu! What do you mean?! Are you openly instigating the king not to obey the edict?"

Ji Bu shook his head and explained: "I don't mean anything else, I just worry that Your Majesty is young and will not handle state affairs as steadily as the Queen Mother."

Zhang Budo widened his eyes and stared at Ji Bu, don't you have your own lines? ?

"King Jing died."

"what?!"

Liu Chang was taken aback, his eyes widened, and he asked again, "King Jing passed away?"

Liu Ying nodded with a straight face.

Jing Wang Liu Jia is the distant cousin of Emperor Gao. He is violent and warlike. He once fought with Liu Bang and was named Jing Wang for his meritorious service. He governed 52 cities east of the Huaihe River.He and Liu Chang are distant relatives, but they have a good relationship. Although they are not as close as Chu Wang Liujiao, Liu Ying also respects him and regards him as the head of the clan.

Now hearing the news of his death, both Liu Ying and Liu Chang feel a little sad.

Liu Chang persuaded: "Brother, don't be too sad, Father Zhong is also old, this is a good death."

Liu Ying nodded and said with emotion, "There is one less elder in the clan."

He added: "After the envoy from the Kingdom of Jing arrived, the ministers immediately made a petition, requesting that the kingdom be exterminated. Because King Jing has no heirs, the messenger from the Kingdom of Jing wrote a letter requesting that King Jing's step-son Liu Fu be appointed as King Jing."

Liu Chang narrowed his eyes, "When King Jing was still there, the kingdom of Changsha was exterminated, so he made a memorial. He wanted to adopt a son and save his country. It seems that this is Liu Bao."

"Ah."

"What did the elder of the clan say?"

"They want Liu Ze, Marquis of Lingying, to be King Jing."

"I probably understand."

The two brothers sat down and were about to discuss, when a woman came in with a meal, saw Liu Chang, smiled and saluted, and said, "King Tang is also here, we just happened to eat together!"

Liu Ying smiled, "Wang Meiren and my eldest brother"

Liu Chang stood up abruptly and roared angrily: "My brother and I are discussing national affairs!! Who are you?? How dare you break in!!"

With such a roar from Liu Chang, the food in Wang Meiren's hand almost fell, her eyes were red, and she looked at Liu Ying aggrievedly, "Okay, King Jing just passed away, you want to tempt my brother to be rude! Come on! Human!! Take her out and behead her!!"

"Eldest brother!!"

Liu Ying hurriedly stood in front of Liu Chang, "No! She is pregnant!!"

Liu Chang was stunned, why are you so quick to do this kind of thing!
But he still had a stern face and said solemnly: "Since she is pregnant, it is about the cold palace. When she gives birth to a child, she will be executed! Come on!"

The soldier outside the door suddenly walked in, looking at King Tang and then at the Son of Heaven, at a loss.

Liu Ying was frightened and said again: "eldest brother, she didn't mean it! She can be forgiven for her crimes!"

Liu Chang stared at the Wang Meiren, scolding: "If you dare to disturb the important thing again, I will kill you! Get out!!"

When Liu Chang scolded her like this, there was still grievance on Wang Meiren's face. She was so frightened that she trembled all over.After seeing her leave, Liu Ying breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Liu Chang helplessly, "Eldest brother, I really want to bother you with this kind of thing."

"Brother, show your attitude towards the ministers. If you continue to be like this. Sigh, forget it, let's continue."

The two sat down again, and Liu Chang asked again, "What do you mean by brother?"

"I've thought about it, but I still feel that the country should be removed."

"Oh?"

"I thought my brother would be soft-hearted again and agreed to this matter."

Liu Ying shook her head and said seriously: "When encountering such a thing, the Prime Minister Jing did not come to Chang'an to report in person. After King Jing's death, he just sent an envoy. I listened to the envoy, and they seem to be preparing for King Jing's death. The matter of being in place. If the Kingdom of Jing is not eliminated, there will be chaos!"

When Liu Chang heard these words, he suddenly felt bad.

According to what my brother said, this is not when there is a big chaos, but there is already a big chaos. If you don't make the emperor, you are ready to be the king of the country. This is not a treason, what is this? ?

"Brother, this is not a trivial matter, why don't you talk to your mother."

"No!"

Liu Ying interrupted Liu Chang, and he said seriously: "eldest brother, we can't rely on our parents for the rest of our lives. We have to solve these things by ourselves. My mother is old, and I must not let her worry about state affairs. Speaking of which, It's not that I hate that my mother is in charge of me. It's just that seeing my mother doing these things for me makes me feel useless."

"I want to grow up, I don't want my mother to protect me, I want to protect you."

"I've passed the year of establishing the crown. As the eldest son, if I still need my mother to share my worries, then I am not a big man!"

Liu Chang stared blankly at his brother, gritted his teeth, "Okay, let's do it then!"

"Brother can let Xiahouying prepare to go to war, and then let the sixth brother and Zhongfu prepare to attack Jing Kingdom! If necessary, Tang Kingdom can also send troops!"

Liu Ying shook her head, "You can't be reckless. You can't disclose this matter. You can find a Zhongliang in the court and discuss it with him."

Liu Chang looked at Chen Ping beside him and wondered, brother, how did you see that he was Zhongliang in the DPRK?This thing is full of bad water, where is it related to these four words? ?
Of course, Chen Ping is also looking at Liu Chang, why are you everywhere?
Liu Ying told Chen Ping about Jing Guo, and Chen Ping listened very seriously. After Liu Ying finished speaking, he shook his head gently, "This matter, there is no need to use the Northern Army."

"Oh? What's the plan of Chen Hou?"

Chen Ping said seriously: "When the first emperor named the sixth prince as the king of Wu, and divided the land of Huainan and the kingdom of Jing to establish the kingdom of Wu, the king of Jing was dissatisfied, and then Changsha was removed from the country, and the king of Jing was afraid and adopted a son. Look at the current situation. , it must be that before his death, he instructed the ministers of the country to support their step-son as king."

"Therefore, you don't need to go to war, as long as you kill the leader, you can rest."

"Oh, it's easier for you to say, just kill the leader. Their leader is under the protection of tens of thousands of soldiers in the country. King Jing is fighting in the north and south. The soldiers love him a lot. How do you kill them?"

Chen Ping shook his head, ignored Chief Liu, just looked at the Son of Heaven, and said, "Please let your majesty inform the messenger, and say that Liu Bao is allowed to inherit the throne. When sending important ministers and sages of the clan to pay homage to King Jing and watch his son come to the country."

Liu Ying was shocked and asked, "What if the ministers scold them?"

"Why let the ministers know?"

"and then?"

"Choose a loyal and loyal minister and go to Jing Kingdom with the sages of the clan in the name of worshipping and observing the ceremony. I wonder if Your Majesty has heard about the previous emperor's visit to Yunmengze?"

Liu Ying suddenly realized, and said, "Wait for the minister of the state to lead the ministers out to greet them and capture them together?"

Chen Ping smiled and did not speak.

Liu Chang also understood, wasn't this the method Chen Ping used when he arrested Master?Repeated tricks!
Liu Ying asked again, "Who should I send?"

"You can order Guanhou to go."

"Who should the sages of the clan choose?"

Chen Ping slowly looked at Liu Chang, who was on the side, and said, "This person must have a very high status, be able to worship the lords and kings, be deeply trusted by His Majesty, and must be a clan."

Liu Chang noticed that both Liu Ying and Chen Ping were staring at him, he reacted instantly, grinned, pointed to himself and said, "I am the sage of the imperial clan??"

Liu Ying was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Chen Ping: "Are there any other candidates?"

"Brother what do you mean?!"

The elders of the clan were not of the same mind as Liu Ying, otherwise they would not have come to persuade him. If Liu Zelai was to take over the throne, he would naturally have to let Chang Liu go there.Liu Ying is still a little worried. After all, this Shuzi is young and not a good person. This time it is very dangerous. What if there is an accident?

But Liu Chang patted his chest, promising that he would listen to Guan Ying's words, that he would not run away halfway, and that he promised a lot of things, and Liu Ying finally agreed.

Immediately, Guan Ying was called over and ordered this matter.

Guan Ying is one of the few founding ministers who does not despise Liu Ying. He has always been respectful to Liu Ying and never despised him for his military exploits.When he learned that the emperor was going to let him arrest the ministers of Jing Kingdom, Guan Ying didn't hesitate, he immediately accepted the order.

"When you go out this time, I can't assign too many people to you. Only the personal soldiers of King Tang will go and remember them. After taking them, return immediately and do not stay. After you, I will send people to rectify the kingdom of Jing. Ministry's problem."

"Be optimistic about King Tang, you ride in the same car with him, don't let him go at any time!"

"Don't stay in the county, don't let King Tang go out to play!"

"Don't let King Tang touch his personal soldiers, and even his lover must watch together!"

"When you start, don't let King Tang go, send five no, ten soldiers to watch him!"

Guan Ying listened attentively, and couldn't help but think, why are you dealing with King Jing, why are you all dealing with King Tang?
But it shouldn't be so much trouble just to take Tang Wang around and come back, right?

Liu Chang was extremely happy. This was the first time he had traveled far with an edict. He was going to the south. He had never been to the south before, and he didn't know what was going on. It just so happened that this time was a good opportunity for him. , then how can the officials of Jing Kingdom be able to compete with themselves?
This time, I can finally be ordered to bully people!
ps: The rise of writing, lit cigarettes in reverse, burned beards. I was shocked. Sure enough, smoking is harmful to health. Everyone should take it as a warning! ! !

Ten thousand words a day for a month, I finally managed to persevere through gritted teeth. It's not easy.

(End of this chapter)