Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 199 Cao Shu
Cao Can, with gray hair, was sitting alone in the study.

He looked very disturbed.

The relationship between the queen mother and her majesty is getting worse and worse, and the king of Tang is getting older, and the queen mother does not allow the king to come to the country. What does this mean?

King Tang's current behavior is becoming more and more excessive. Everything he does basically exceeds the authority of the princes and kings, and he is challenging the bottom line of the ministers.Cao Can was the one who was the most uneasy, the King of Tang, and even more so the State of Tang. He dispatched troops without permission, made his own orders, and wandered around Hedong Hanoi from time to time, eyeing tigers.

Cao Can really wanted to see the Queen Mother's reaction. Therefore, when the Queen Mother called himself to the court to discuss important matters, he got up directly and impeached the things done by King Tang and Tang Guo. All the things were listed in one place. That's what the King of Tang wanted to oppose.

At that time, Cao Can looked at everyone's reactions very seriously.

Most of the ministers were surprised, some were frightened, some were angry, and the Queen Mother, from beginning to end, was very calm, as if she didn't care about it at all.

It was learned from Empress Cao that the Empress Dowager often asked Liu Ying whether the king of Tang and his son were better or worse.

The queen mother wants Tang Wang to be the emperor's younger brother! ! !
This matter sounds so outrageous, but if you think about it seriously, if today the son and the queen mother are no longer as close as they used to be, and the prince is born of the queen, although he is often by the queen mother's side, he will definitely fall to the Cao family in the future. Yes, from a long-term perspective, if the queen mother is gone, the emperor will take over the power, maybe the emperor will not take action against the Lu family, and the princes will obey.

The empress dowager was very worried that the Cao family would become the second Lu family, and the emperor's character was weak and could not hold back.

The queen dowager has always favored the king of Tang. If the king of Tang is the emperor's younger brother, the brother will be the last brother, the king of Tang will never murder the Lu family, and he will still be able to deter the princes and defend against the powerful enemy of the Huns. The king of Tang was not born by the queen mother, and definitely not He murdered the emperor for him, but the emperor was weak and sick. If the emperor was not there, the queen mother would definitely prefer to see the king of Tang ascend to the throne, rather than the emperor.

Fortunately, the Queen Mother is still hesitating and has not decided.

And unfortunately, if the queen mother decides, I'm afraid no one can change the situation.

Even more unfortunate than this, if the queen mother suddenly decides to dismiss the emperor and make the king of Tang emperor, it seems that they have nothing to do.Both the Northern Army and the Southern Army are now in the hands of the Empress Dowager. With the addition of Tang's army, the alliance of the princes is not an opponent.

Cao Can didn't know what to do for a while. Liu Chang was in Chang'an, which was originally beneficial to the emperor. At the beginning, Emperor Gao also determined that he would become the wing of the emperor.Emperor Gao was not mistaken. King Tang did indeed become the wings of the emperor and the sharp blade in His Majesty's hand. However, this sharp blade also belonged to the Queen Mother.

At this moment, a servant suddenly walked in and said in a low voice, "King Tang is here."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Chang rushed in. Cao Can saw several servants lying on the ground groaning from his side. Obviously, they failed to stop the irascible king.Liu Changda swaggered in front of Cao Can, leaned over, like a tiger of prey, staring into Cao Can's eyes.

"Why did Cao Can falsely accuse me of rebelling?!"

"Does your Majesty want to marry my second daughter?"

"Cao?"

Liu Chang was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why did Father Zhong suddenly mention it? No, let's talk about getting married first, Cao Thief! Tell me! Why are you accusing me of rebelling?!" Liu Chang quickly responded. He came over and continued to question loudly.

Cao Can was very calm, "Does the king want to rebel?"

"Bullshit! Can I turn against my second brother?!"

"Then why does the king want to connect the vassals outside and the ministers inside, recuperate in secret, and pretend to be mad and foolish in the open? Isn't this another plan?"

"Bullshit! If I don't join the princes and fight against other places together, then the country will be in chaos. If I don't keep up my strength, then Modun will come to you! If I don't pretend to be crazy and sell stupid, you can see how many princes there are. Can you leave Chang'an alive? You should have helped the widow, so if you don't help, it's fine, why stab you in the back?!"

Cao Can was silent for a moment. He couldn't say that Chang Liu did something wrong, and he couldn't say that Chang Liu did something bad. His problem was that he did too well.

"Your Majesty. Now that I have reached the age of starting a family and starting a business, I should leave Chang'an earlier and return to Tang."

"You think I'm happy to be here?!"

Liu Chang was furious, stepped on the case in front of Cao Can, bent over to him, and shouted, "If you guys can be of any use, do you still need me here?!"

"Your Majesty. It's different now. Now that Your Majesty stays in Chang'an, it's a threat to His Majesty."

"Now it's not that the king wants to rebel, but someone wants to support the king to ascend to the throne."

"I've never been coerced by anyone, who dares to coerce?!"

"The queen mother dares."

Liu Chang was startled, and then said disdainfully, "I said why do the princes feel that the mother is going to murder the elder brother, so it is you who are making trouble!"

Cao Can looked into Liu Chang's eyes seriously, "The queen mother will not murder your majesty, but if she insists on supporting the king and making the king the younger brother of the emperor? Then, before the queen mother leaves, she will definitely clear the way for the king, The queen will die, and even Xiang will not be spared. Everything that can hinder the king will not exist."

"How is this different from murdering Your Majesty?!"

"Mother wouldn't do this! Mama wouldn't do this!"

Liu Chang said it twice in a row, as if speaking to himself.

"Please, Your Majesty, go to the kingdom. The sooner the better."

Liu Chang gritted his teeth, hesitated for a moment, ignored Cao Can, turned and walked out of the inner room.

Just when Liu Chang was about to leave here aggressively, someone suddenly called out, "Chang."

Liu Chang was taken aback for a moment, then turned to look.

Wearing a blue and white skirt, there are no extra patterns, and the same is true of people, with a shallow smile, no makeup, white as frost and snow, as if there is soft water in his eyes, but just smiled and looked at Liu Chang, Liu Chang was frightened After jumping and looking at it for a moment, he asked suspiciously, "Sister?"

Since Cao Can returned to the mansion and never went out again, Chang Liu and Cao Shu met less and less often. When they saw her again, Chang Liu almost didn't recognize her.And Cao Shu is also looking at the boy in front of him, the little guy who used to only reach his waist, but now he is taller than himself, wearing a red robe, embroidered with various patterns, from coat to shoes, all embroidered with patterns , with a long sword on his waist, standing proudly.

This is a burning young man, with raised eyebrows and firm eyes, as if the eyes have been burning with fire, just staring at each other is disturbing.

"Hahaha, it's really you!"

Liu Chang smiled and walked quickly to Cao Shu, hesitated for a moment, scratched his head and said, "Are you still okay?"

When he was young, Chang Liu dared to say anything, but now, Chang Liu is a little more mature and no longer dares to talk nonsense, "Sister looks a lot more beautiful, I haven't seen you for a long time, I thought I would forget me. !"

Cao Shu shook her head gently, and then said, "Long. Can you walk with me?"

"Okay."

Liu Chang smiled and led Cao Shu to the mansion.

"My family members, who are not like this on weekdays, let me put on this outfit and let me come out to meet you."

"Oh."

"I didn't want to come out. But I have something to tell you."

"Go ahead."

"If my family wants to betroth me to you, you must not promise them that they have no other purpose. You have to be careful. Recently, people often go there, and I hear them always mentioning your name. I am afraid that someone will want to murder you."

Liu Chang lowered his head and laughed, "They are all invisible mice, so they dare to hide in the corner and criticize, and never dare to stand in the way of the tiger's advance."

Cao Shu didn't speak, the two walked in the mansion for a while, Cao Shu looked at the tall courtyard wall, "I haven't been safe since I was a child, unlike the eldest sister, my mother was always worried that I would not be able to marry. , I've always been yearning for the outside world, wanting to run out and find someone I really like."

"I haven't been out for a long time. My mother doesn't allow me."

"She was afraid that I would do something shameful outside."

"In these days, they always arranged for me a husband-in-law, but I didn't agree. I'm waiting for someone who can make me return to my heart. If I can't wait, I'd rather spend my life alone. I know something. Needlework, even if I pay a fine, I can't starve to death."

Liu Chang didn't interrupt her, just followed her to look outside.

"why?"

"I didn't know I was born to be such a disobedient child"

"No, I'm asking, then why don't you go out?"

Cao Shu was stunned for a moment, "If I were like you, a man, I might be able to climb over this courtyard wall."

"Hahaha~~~"

Liu Chang suddenly raised his head and laughed loudly. He suddenly stretched out his hand and hugged Cao Shu up. Cao Shu held it, and strode towards the outside of the mansion. The two soldiers guarding the gate of the mansion looked at this scene in a stunned manner. Just as they were about to speak, Liu Chang suddenly knocked them over with another sideways, and directly rushed out of the mansion.

Liu Chang raised his head and blew a loud whistle.

In a moment, a snow-white horse rushed from a distance.

"Long! Let me down! Let me down! I said, someone wants to murder you!!"

Cao Shu shouted, but Liu Chang didn't care. The horse ran to Liu Chang's side and raised its front hooves high, while the few people who were guarding the horse in the distance were rushing in here. When the king hugged a woman and rushed out of the Cao mansion, those who gave up were also stunned, and Luan Bu even shouted: "Occupying the people's daughter is a capital crime!! King!!"

Liu Changchang laughed, pushed Cao Shu onto the horse's back, turned over and jumped on the horse's back, hugged Cao Shu, shouted loudly, and the horse galloped away.

Liu Chang once again rode his horse in the city, burst into laughter, and everyone he met gave way.

"Your Majesty?! That's Your Majesty!! Your Majesty!!"

"Your Majesty is mighty!!"

Suddenly I met a few teenagers, and when they saw the galloping horse, they shouted loudly, and some even followed by driving!
"stop!!"

The patrolling soldiers chased after them one after another.

"Patriarch! Shu was kidnapped!!"

The oldest housekeeper rushed into the inner room and cried to Cao Can.

Cao Can was stunned, stood up suddenly, and asked, "What did you say??"

"King Tang kidnapped Shu, and I don't know where she went!"

Cao Can was sluggish for a moment, and hurriedly said: "No need to chase! Prepare the car! I'm going to the palace!!"

At this moment, Cao Shu was following Liu Chang. Liu Chang led the horse, and the two walked by the water. Liu Chang smiled and said, "This was originally the place where Shang Fang used to test the waterwheel, and then my mother gave it to me. I!"

"Shangfang's people are going to rest for a while. This place is also vacant."

Cao Shu's eyes were full of worry, "I have to go back. Don't you understand? They were very opposed to it at first. Today, I suddenly asked me to take the initiative to find you. There must be something wrong here."

"I don't care what's wrong with him!"

Liu Chang raised his head, looked at the water in the distance, and said proudly: "No one can stop what I want to do, and no one can force what I don't want to do!"

"Sister, I want to marry you, what do you think?"

Liu Chang suddenly asked.

Cao Shu was completely stunned, her expression was sluggish, and she couldn't speak properly.

"I'm so much older than you"

"If I remember correctly, sister is eighteen this year?"

"Ah."

"Hahaha, it's only four years older than me, let alone eighteen, even 28, I will marry too!"

"why?"

"Being with you. I feel very happy."

"that is it?"

"Then why did the eldest sister wait for me?"

"Who's waiting for you? I don't." Cao Shu's voice was getting lower and lower, but Liu Chang laughed and asked: "How come there is no? This Chang'an incident has not been able to hide from me! "

"Because you are very likable, unlike everyone else. I feel very comfortable and safe around you."

The two found a place and sat down, while the horses were eating grass.

Cao Shu stared blankly at the water stream in the distance, the slowly turning carriage was about to speak, but Liu Chang's hand had already wrapped around her shoulder, "On the other side of the water, is my country of Tang, wait a minute. Back in Tang country, I'll take you wherever I go!"

"With me here, what should I worry about, eldest sister?"

Liu Chang said, Cao Shu just looked at his profile quietly, looking a little crazy.

Suddenly, Cao Shu pecked Liu Chang on the face, interrupting Liu Chang's words.

Liu Chang was stunned, looked at Cao Shu beside him in surprise, stretched out his hand to hug her, and gave her a fierce kiss.

The water is gurgling, the bright moon is reflected in the water, and the white horse radiates a different light in the moonlight, shaking its head from time to time.

The next day, Liu Chang rode back to Chang'an, Cao Shu snuggled in his arms, but his eyes were only staring at Liu Chang's face, his face was full of smiles.

"I'll take you home first!"

"My house is not as safe as Cao's house. You wait in the house for a few days and I will see you."

Liu Chang said, Cao Shu nodded.

Just arrived in front of the Cao Mansion, Liu Chang met Zhang Budo who was waiting here. Zhang Budo's eyes were red and he didn't seem to have slept all night. When he saw Liu Chang's arrival, he stomped his feet in a hurry, "Your Majesty. Ah! The queen mother is looking for you everywhere! Hey! It's a bad thing this time! It's a bad thing!!"

"No hurries?!"

Liu Chang screamed violently, and Zhang Budo calmed down again.

Liu Chang smiled and helped Cao Shu dismount, and took her into the Cao mansion proudly. Even in front of Cao Can, Liu Chang didn't have the slightest fear on his face, he said loudly: "Yue Zhang! Please take care of me. Good Shu! If someone bullies, I will not forgive!!"

Cao Can didn't speak, just looked at him calmly, and turned his head away in displeasure.

Only then did Liu Chang swagger to leave the Cao Mansion.

"Tell me, what happened?"

Liu Chang asked Zhang Budo again just now, Zhang Budo shook his head and said bitterly: "The queen mother is very angry, Luan Bu contradicted a few words, and now we are still in Tingwei. Last night we were looking for the king, but we couldn't find it. When she arrived at the Queen Mother, she was almost going to be in martial law in the city, and ordered the North and South Army to find the king."

"Hahaha, don't worry, Luan Bu has acquaintances in Tingwei, so he won't endure hardship!"

Zhang Budo exclaimed, "I'm not worried about Luan Bu!"

He said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the daughters of the Cao family should not be approached. The Empress Dowager is always afraid of the Cao family. If the Majesty wants to marry a woman from his family, where can the Empress Dowager still be able to sit? Your Majesty missed the opportunity!"

"What chance?"

"Your Majesty has the mandate of Heaven, and if you have a direct line, you will be called a long king if you don't have a direct line!"

"Ok??"

Liu Chang smiled and asked, "Is there such an explanation?"

"Why is your Majesty in no hurry?"

Liu Chang shook his head disdainfully, "This may be a good opportunity for others, but I don't want to be here. I want to go out and fight the Huns. How can I be imprisoned in this hundred miles?"

"Your Majesty, if you go a step further, wouldn't it be better to fight against the Huns? At that time, it would not be the power of a single country!"

"Don't mention it again!"

Liu Chang ignored Zhang Wuxuan, rode his horse, and ran towards the palace. Zhang Buxuan stared at Liu Chang in a daze, but shook his head. I'm afraid, there are some things that the king just doesn't want to do. Gotta do it too.

"Mother!!"

Liu Chang shouted and walked into the Jiaofang Hall with a smile.

Empress Lu's face was extremely ugly, looking at the vertical man in front of him, fire almost burst into his eyes.

If someone came to face such a look, like Ruyi's, he would have been scared to the point of incontinence, but Liu Chang was not afraid, he smiled and walked in front of Empress Lu, rubbing his stomach, "Mother, I'm hungry!"

Empress Lu took a deep breath and looked at the attendant beside her.

At this moment, someone brought food for Tang Wang, and Liu Changchang ate it.

"Where did you go?"

"riverside!"

"What have you done?!"

"Uh... uh..."

Looking at Liu Chang, who was hesitating in front of him, Empress Lu was furious, "Shuzi!! Are you serious about going against me?!"

Liu Chang was very dissatisfied, "Why is my mother so unfair? My brother does this every day, not just with one person. My mother never said it. I only did it once. Why is my mother so angry?!"

"Your brother is married!!"

"Then why don't I have a family too?"

"I'll let you start a family", Empress Lu scolded, stood up abruptly, took out a wooden stick that had already been prepared, and hit Liu Chang, who was shocked, and hurriedly started to flee, Empress Lu chased all the way Hit, when Liu Ying walked into the Jiaofang Hall, Liu Chang jumped behind him suddenly, "Brother, save me!!"

"Mum! Why... ah! Mum! Why are you hitting me! Ah!"

Soon, Liu Chang and Liu Ying knelt down in front of Empress Lu.

Liu Chang was very aggrieved, and Liu Ying was even more aggrieved. He did nothing and was beaten.

Looking at the two sons in front of her, Empress Lu raised her head and let out a long sigh.

"long."

"Ok?"

"Go back to Tang Country."

ps: Ask for a monthly pass again! ! !

(End of this chapter)