Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 637 Since the fall of Qin, three emperors have come to Han

In the Hall of Houde, most of the people were quiet, only the laughter of Liu Chang and Liu Jie could be heard.

Liu Chang was about to go out. He hadn't been out these days and stayed with his family all day. He didn't seem to be worried about the situation Liu An would face after he left. He didn't even meet the ministers, and he didn't give any orders. , What do they do on weekdays, what do they still do at this moment, there is no tension at all.

Empress Lu sat on the top seat, Liang and Ci sat beside her respectively, Cao Shu, Fan Qing, and Yong'e sat on the left hand side of Empress Lu, while Liu Chang sat on the right hand side, Liu Bo sat beside Father, and the little princess It was sitting in Liu Chang's arms.

The family is finally together!Not one left!
The little princess was jumping up and down in Liu Chang's arms, opening and closing her hands, Liu Chang grabbed her waist, she kicked her legs hard, Liu Chang let her "fly" up, flew for a long time and landed on the ground again , Liu Jing was very happy and kept jumping up and down.

But the rest of the people didn't seem so happy.

The faces of Cao Shu and other wives were full of worry.

Although Empress Lu didn't say anything, her brows were furrowed.

Liu Bo lowered his head, also in a bad mood.

Liang was affected by this atmosphere, so he tried his best not to cry.

As for the gift, he stuffed it into his mouth with big mouthfuls while everyone was feeling sad.

"Father wants to bring me a gift?"

"Of course, bring a lot of gifts that are guaranteed to be unavailable here!"

Liu Jing cried happily.

Liu Chang rubbed the beard on her face with a happy smile on his face.

"How long will it take His Majesty to come back this time?"

Cao Shu was the first to ask. When Cao's mother opened her mouth, it was the domineering Liu Ye who didn't dare to make any noise, because in the entire palace, only grandma would beat her up. Last time she was disobedient and went to the garden barefoot. Playing in the house, my mother chased and beat me all the way with the cane.
Liu Chang stroked his beard, "I'll hurry up. This time they are all cavalry, and advance at full speed. When I get there, I guess the battle will be settled. At that time, I will bring a few poisoned distinguished guests and run non-stop. Go back. Anyway, you don’t have to worry, it won’t be too long. The current roads are quite well built, especially the road from Chang’an to Shendu. This is the most important business route for Dahan today, and it costs a lot of money every year. Come to lay and maintain. It's not the same as in the past."

"And the counties and counties along the road have also said hello, don't worry about the supplies, just hurry on the road with all your strength."

Cao Shu was still a little worried, "If so"

"This matter is arranged by the Taiwei, the queen does not need to ask."

Empress Lu opened her mouth. Cao Shu was very strong in front of others, but she was still not good enough in front of Empress Lu, so she nodded in agreement.

Liu Chang put Yan aside and looked at everyone, "I went to the poison this time for the sake of the big man's century-old plan. As for my safety, the people Taiwei is looking for now can all be combined. Fight Thailand One."

Since Liu Jing was born, Liu Chang's words have become much gentler. Anyway, he won't swear when his daughter is around.

He originally wanted to talk about going to Taiyi.

Liu Chang said proudly: "You are women, you don't know, the soldiers in this army are all the best knights in each army. Those Northern Army princes who have experienced many battles can only be what kind of people in it. Long. People like Li Guangcheng who don't know Zhang Fu can only bring more than a hundred people, Yafu can only be a captain, and those old generals are guarding all around. And these knights, the horses are all top-notch, It was bred by the servants. There are also saddles and horseshoes. The crossbows are all fired continuously, and the armor is recently improved by Shang Fang. You can also buy 1 for the equipment of a knight with explosives. a slave."

"If I had an army like this when I was sixteen, Morton? I'd have him take off his knees and sing me the Wind Song."

There is another point that Liu Chang didn't say, that is, the commander of this army is a strong man who can lift a tripod and wear heavy armor to enter and exit the opponent's formation freely.

Such an army has been poisoned, it is really a bit of a bully.

Liu Ci didn't care about these things. As early as after he asked for a fight and was kicked out by his father, he understood that these things had nothing to do with him. My father, a foolish king, can fight everywhere and bully the weak, but he can't do it himself, he is weak The Great Xia Kingdom currently doesn’t even have a king, and it can be called the weakest vassal state in the world. The entire vassal state is still in the preparation stage, and there is nothing. Liu Ci did not give up, recruited people everywhere, and drew a lot of big cakes.

Fortunately, even a vassal king who has nothing is actually very attractive to other people, and many people are really persuaded by him, and they are going to go to Xia Guo to make a name for themselves.

He originally wanted to get some people from the relatives of the Lu family, but who knew that those people would not eat or drink fines for toasting, but they would even open their mouths to mock his feudal country?Liu Ci fought them on the spot.

And Cao Shu's expression seemed to soften after listening to Liu Chang's words.

Liu Bo couldn't help but said: "Father, let me go too, I can take care of you"

Liu Chang looked at the second son.

Liu Bo perfectly inherited Liu Chang's body, tall and powerful, it's just his character. Liu Chang is actually quite tolerant to the children except An, they don't have to be so good, because what needs them to do is not Not many, they will not inherit this powerful empire, and there is nothing around them that can threaten their enemies.

"If you want to go out, you can take your own army to go out in a few years, and forget it this time."

Liu Chang didn't agree, and then looked at everyone, "It's rare that our family is reunited, so don't talk about these things anymore! Come, let's eat together!!"

When the Elder's family was reunited, a certain "outsider" came uninvited.

As soon as Liu An entered the door, he saw their happy family.

Seeing him, Liu Chang was very happy, and hurriedly waved at him, "Ann! You came at the right time! Come, come, play a song for us in the middle!! Let us all be happy!"

"long"

Empress Lu reminded in displeasure.

Liu Chang stopped teasing his prince, waved his hand, and asked An to sit beside him.

"Going to rule the country alone? Are you happy?"

"I"

Liu An didn't know how to answer this question, but Liu Chang stretched out his hand and rubbed his head. For Liu An who had already married, this action was obviously inappropriate. He was not a child, but Liu Chang ignored this and put Liu An's hair was messed up, so Liu Chang scolded: "Do it well! Don't beat you up when I come back!"

"only!!!"

Everyone no longer talked about state affairs, but chatted about daily life. The little princess was running around among them. After Liu Chang drank, he dragged An to dance with him. Flushing red, Liang occupied the eldest mother alone, sat directly in the arms of the eldest mother, and looked at the crowd with a smirk, while the three wives were chatting about Liu Bo's marriage.

Only Liu Ci is still immersed in his own world.

I still have to take Dong Zhongshu to the Imperial College. Every time I argue with those imperial students and persuade them to go to Xia Guo, I must bring Dong Zhongshu with me, otherwise they are too low-skilled to understand what I say, and I don’t bother to go. Heed their words.

As for those little brats from the Lu family, sooner or later they will be tied up and go to Xia Guo!

Thinking of this, Liu Ci couldn't help touching his face, the wound from the fight a few days ago was still aching.

"enter!!!"

Liu Ci scolded.

At that moment, the whole house was silent.

Liu Ci woke up suddenly, raised his head, and looked at the people in the room. Seeing Father's kind smile, Liu Ci wanted to explain something.

"Enter! Enter!"

The little princess didn't understand what it meant, so she just imitated her brother and cried out.

Liu Chang took off his shoes slowly, "You can't learn this sentence, do you know why?"

"Why?"

"You will be beaten if you say it, right? Liu Ci. Come here, I know that I won't be able to leave Chang'an without a beating."

Surprisingly, until the end of the banquet, Liu Chang did not order anything to Liu An, and did not explain what he should do. After the banquet was over, everyone returned happily, except for the gift.

When Liu Chang was about to leave, many people were reluctant.

For example, Zhang Buyi, Zhang Buyi really wanted to fight with Liu Chang, but Liu Chang gave him other orders. Zhang Buyi was responsible for the transportation of materials from other areas to the northwest, and the logistics work, of course, had to be handed over to the most trusted minister. .

Luan Bu originally wanted to go with him, but Liu Chang was unwilling to let him leave Chang'an. He had a more important mission than Zhang Buyi.

Before turning around to leave, Liu Chang quietly extended a finger towards Luan Bu.

Luan Bu watched Liu Chang's movements, and nodded secretly towards Liu Chang, indicating that he knew.

The white horse that had accompanied Liu Chang on countless battlefields was already old at this moment.

It drooped its head and looked depressed.

The lifespan of a war horse is naturally not comparable to that of a human being. It has passed through its most glorious years safely. Now, it has long passed the age of going to the battlefield. Liu Chang gently stroked its mane and felt the caress of its master. There was light in the war horse's eyes again, and he rubbed his head against Liu Chang's chest, and Liu Chang couldn't help laughing.

"Don't worry! I won't abandon you. Although you can't carry me anymore, I need you to accompany me to the battlefield!"

Liu Chang's current mount is another white war horse. This war horse is a heir of the old horse, but it is not pure white. There are some red hairs mixed on its legs and back. It is taller than its father and also More lively, shaking his head constantly, looking very excited.

Liu Chang rode on the horse, and he put on his heavy armor again.

This set of heavy armor was given to him by his uncle.

Liu Chang held a large lance, fully armed, and looked back at the people who came to see him off.

Almost all the officials were present, looking at His Majesty reluctantly.

Liu Chang laughed and galloped away on his horse. Many knights followed closely behind the emperor and galloped out. The sound of horseshoes was like thunder, and the whole Chang'an seemed to be trembling. Liu Chang left just like that. Yes, I walked very fast, I didn’t prepare anything, all the preparations were to be done by Han Xin, Han Xin also got on the chariot, and the war machine named Dahan set off from Chang’an, after a long time of smooth operation, once again Strengthening the horsepower and operating at full capacity, the whole big man began to prepare for this battle. The gears of the war machine rotated at a high speed, centered on Chang'an, and quickly spread to various places.

Liu Chang looked so mighty, even Zhou Yafu couldn't help being a little shocked after seeing that figure.

When Liu Chang in heavy armor charged on his horse, everyone would dodge subconsciously, just like a hill rushing towards him, and anyone who tried to stop him would be smashed to pieces.

Today's big men are so rich that they can even put armor on war horses.

It's just that it's not necessary when you're on the road, you can let the accompanying horses carry the goods.

If 20 knights want to go out to fight, at least [-] people must be used to ensure supplies and logistics.

Liu An stood just outside Chang'an City, watching his father gallop away.

He didn't go back until the knights were gone, and he still stood there.

And he stood here calmly, and those old officials didn't dare to go back in a hurry, so they could only stand here with him. Under the blowing of the wind, Liu An stood for a long time until Zhang Cang's legs began to tremble. Ann seemed to wake up, he turned around hastily, and said with some guilt: "I'm just a little too worried about Father, let's go back!"

What else can the ministers say, they can only bite the bullet and praise His Highness for his pure filial piety.

Surrounded by everyone, Liu An swaggered back to the palace.

Liu An did not sit in Liu Chang's seat, but sat next door.

Sitting here, you can also look down on the ministers.

The officials all looked a little tired at the moment, they looked at the young prince quietly, and had nothing to say, while Liu An looked at them with concern, "Everyone has been busy for a long time, but you need to eat something first ?”

"Thank you, Your Majesty! We put state affairs first!"

Only then did Liu An nod his head, and said with a smile, "That's good, I just happened to discuss important matters with San Gong? Why didn't Dr. Yushi come?"

"Your Highness! Censor Chao Cuo was punished for offending His Majesty and never came."

Liu An listened to the officials' explanation without knowing anything, and suddenly realized, "It turns out that this is the case. He just contradicted my father, which is not a felony. Now we want to discuss state affairs, how can there be no doctor Yushi? Pai Somebody go and let him out."

At that time, some ministers stood up, and Chao Cuo contradicted the emperor and went to jail. They could not impeach him, but it was not so easy for him to figure it out.

"Your Highness!! This person has offended His Majesty. His Majesty ordered him to be imprisoned. Does Your Highness have to think again?"

"That's right! Your Highness doesn't know something. This man is a traitor of a big man, and he has done many evil deeds."

This is directly using Liu Chang to suppress Liu An, openly bullying Liu An's young age.

But Liu An asked in confusion: "What did the Yushi doctor do, why did he have such a notoriety?"

Everyone hurriedly talked about Chao Cuo's crimes, including those innocent people who were punished by Chao Cuo.

Liu An gradually became serious, "This is not acceptable. The former Tingwei Zhang Shizhi, I know this person. This person is upright and upright. I love him so much that he even goes to serve in corvée. I plan to release some of them. Sinners, what do you think?"

The officials' eyes lit up, and the eyes they looked at Liu An suddenly became extraordinarily fiery.

"Your Majesty!! This is of course the best!"

"Your Highness is merciful! Many of these people are innocent people, and they only committed crimes because of Chao Cuo."

The officials couldn't sit still for a while, and the whole temple became a bit disorganized.

Zhang Cang didn't care about the situation in the temple, just lowered his head.

Luan Bu squinted his eyes, looked at everyone, and unconsciously stretched his hands towards his waist.

The ministers were noisy, but Liu An didn't interrupt them, but just quietly waited for them to finish their quarrel. Compared with Liu Chang, Liu An was more patient.

When everyone fell silent for the second time, Liu An said with some embarrassment: "I want to release these people, but you also said just now that these people are imprisoned by Father's order, and Father's order cannot be refuted. But what should I do?"

The ministers immediately fell silent.

They couldn't understand what His Highness meant. This was a normal transaction with the ministers. Chao Cuo was exchanged for the officials who were exiled.

At that moment, the officials burst into tears.

This is normal. The temple is originally a place where the emperor and his ministers fight and bargain, and the two sides will reach a consensus on various things.

They haven't experienced this for many years. Since His Majesty took the throne, this kind of relationship has been broken. Doing business with His Majesty is a waste of people and goods. His Majesty has a penny-pinching character, and he will never give in to the officials. , At the same time, he is a person who leaves feathers when geese pass by, even if wild geese fly past him, there will only be feathers left, and nothing else will be left.

Unexpectedly, they quickly entered the state and started a tug-of-war with Liu An.

Mainly on the issue of releasing people.

Liu An knows how to argue, he is not in a hurry, even in the face of these old and cunning ministers, he negotiated with them in a calm manner, the price was constantly cut and chopped, and the whole transaction lasted for more than an hour .

The officials finally couldn't stand it any longer. They were getting older, and they were all exhausted after standing at the gate of the city for so long. They couldn't bear it any longer.

Even though they made concessions twice, Liu An still smiled and continued to argue.

The prince's appetite is also not small. Fortunately, His Highness is negotiating through normal means. He is not a bandit, not a robber, not a beast, and not a parasite.

In the end, the prince reached a compromise with the officials, and the officials still lost money because the value of the rescued people was not comparable to that of Chao Cuo.

But they didn't care, anyway, Chao Cuo would come out sooner or later, and it was worthwhile to exchange a few people through him.

Liu An finished the trade with a smile.

After officially issuing the release order for Chao Cuo, he stood up with a smile.

"Too much trouble for everyone today. It seems that those who have been implicated and served in corvee still need to be reviewed again. When Zhang Shizhi returns to Chang'an, I will let him take charge of the screening, and release the excessively punished and innocent people. Compensate with them. Everyone, please go back!!"

The officials were dumbfounded.

You are nothing compared to your father! ! !
(End of this chapter)