Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 638 Duties of the princes

The sky was getting dark and the cold wind was blowing gently.

The candlelight also began to flicker with the cold wind.

Sitting in Houde Hall, Liu An could not help squinting his eyes while watching the memorial in front of him by the candlelight.

Today is the first day for him to formally govern the big man. Through some dishonorable means, he barely won a small victory in the battle with the officials. This is the first time he has gained the upper hand only through his own strength.He does not have the means and strength of my father. My father can deal with these ministers without fear, and even beat them during the court meeting, but Liu An can't. If Liu An deliberately imitates my father's behavior, it will ruin Get rid of the future prince.

Among today's ministers, there are still many founding ministers. Except for the founding ministers, the rest have followed my father to establish a great reputation. Liu An's prestige is not worth mentioning in front of them.

For example, Lu Gong of Fengchang Mansion, my father can bite an old dog, and he can even choke his neck. But what about me?This guy just called himself an old dog during the court meeting. I guess he can only bear it. The other party is almost 70 years old. He used to fight with Emperor Gao. Such a person is hard? ?Only Father can do it.

Liu An can only use his own way to deal with these ministers.

Fortunately, the first step was relatively successful. In fact, what Liu An and the officials were fighting for was not just the release of those people, but the most important issue was the right to speak.

Now that my father is not here, the ministers in the temple hope that they can be a mascot honestly, waiting for my father to come back, and during this period of time, they will govern the big man, Liu An will not be reconciled , and the failure last time allowed Liu An to accumulate a lot of experience. Therefore, this time, he took the lead in attacking and began to make arrangements when Father had just left, in order to establish his own right to speak in the temple.

Liu An looked at the memorial in front of him, feeling a little dazed.

Suddenly, Lu Lu walked in.

Seeing the change of people in Houde Hall, Lu Lu's mood is actually a bit complicated.

This feeling is quite strange, as if coughing, anyway, Lu Lu automatically put himself in the ranks of Minister Gu Ming.

In these years, Lu Lu has always been by Liu Chang's side. No matter where Liu Chang goes, he will follow him, but this time, he stayed in the palace. On the one hand, Lu Lu is not suitable for going to the battlefield , he doesn't have such ability, so it can't be said that Liu Chang has to be distracted to protect him on the battlefield, right? ?Another aspect is that the palace needs an experienced confidant minister who can help Liu An solve many problems. After all, this is the number one foreign relative of the big man, and he is a trustworthy relative of his own.

Liu Chang, who represented the interests of the Liu and Lu surnames, has been in power for so long, and the idea of ​​Liu and Lu sharing the world has gradually become a consensus.

In these years, the marriage of the two surnames has become very common. Basically, the wives of a generation of princes and kings all have the surname Lu, and Liu Chang also used these Lu family members in large numbers to marry the kings of the Yue family in the Western Regions. Relationships have become inseparable.

Like the Zhu Lu incident in history, there is absolutely no possibility of it happening. Even if Liu Chang and Queen Lu are gone, there is almost no such possibility. Lu became to punish them themselves.

Although the Cao family has two queens, the Cao family cannot reach the level of the Lu family, and probably does not want to reach the level of the Lu family.

Cao Qi, the current disciple of the Cao family, is not too bad, but he is definitely not a kind person. How should I put it, he is just a mediocre dude with no skills. He was beaten up by Xiahou Zao for insulting others earlier. Dayton. His face was swept away.

Looking at Liu An with a dull expression, Lu Lu let out a long sigh.

After all, he was the child he had watched grow up, and it was hard for him to face so many old dogs alone.

Lu Lu immediately put on a straight face, and said seriously: "Your Highness, don't worry. Although His Majesty is gone, the old minister is still here. As long as the old minister is still here, I will never let these old dogs bully Your Highness!!"

Liu An was taken aback, he was just thinking about how to recover Chao Cuo, why did his uncle enter the drama so quickly?From what you said, it seems that my father is not going to fight, but to see Taiyi.

Because Liu Chang married Fan Qing, the relationship between relatives became extremely chaotic. Let's say Lu Wei, she is Liu Chang's mother-in-law, but she is also Liu Chang's aunt, and Lu Lu married the granddaughter of the Gao Emperor's brother's family. The two sides have kissed each other many times, and the seniority is extremely chaotic.

Therefore, Liu An, Liu Bo and the others would call their uncle directly when they met Lu Lu. This started from Fan Qing, and it was also a respect for Empress Lu.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with calling Zhongfu or uncle, and Lu Lu doesn't care about it.

Liu An hurriedly explained: "Uncle, I was never worried. These ministers can't afford to trouble me because of this matter."

"Oh, then you can underestimate them. They were just about to come to visit His Highness together. Judging by their appearance, they want to jointly sign a letter to demonstrate to His Highness."

"Ah??? What about them?"

"I sent soldiers to fight them out."

Lu Lu calmly said a terrible word.

Liu An was dumbfounded, "Did you get called?"

"Your Majesty asked me to stay here for this purpose. Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about me being around. No one dares to mess around outside Houde Hall. Here, even Sangong!!! Except for Zhang Xiang, Zuo Xiang, and Taiwei. Follow the rules here!!"

Chao Cuo is the only co-author who has to abide by the rules? ?
Liu An can also understand that uncles at the Jiuqing level can be dismissed easily, but it is really hard to say at the third level, especially the two prime ministers and Taiwei, uncles may not be able to stop them.

However, there is currently only one minister in the court, and he does not seem to want to interfere with anything.

"Hasn't Chao Cuo come here?"

Liu An asked suddenly.

He has never rested, just waiting for Chao Cuo to come to see him.

After all, he released Chao Cuo today. Anyway, this doctor Yushi has to come to thank him, right? ?It's been so long, why doesn't he even have a shadow?

Lu Lu curled his lips, "This guy has a bad personality, even if His Highness is kind to him, he may not appreciate it."

"I'm afraid it's impossible for him to come to see me."

Liu An was a little helpless. The people under my father's command are really indescribable. Of course he knew Chao Cuo's bad character, but he didn't expect that this person's character could be so bad. How should I say it? Now he is in power, and today he negotiated with the ministers to release him. He really didn't want to come to see him? ?Even if you don't thank me, just see yourself? ?
However, Liu An has long been prepared. He is no longer the fledgling. To deal with these unreliable ministers, there must be unreliable methods.

"Uncle, could you please send this letter to Chao Cuo's mansion?"

"You can give it away. However, Your Highness, this person may not appreciate it. He was originally a country minister. The reason why he was always beaten by His Majesty was because of his bad temper. I am afraid that this letter is useless. .”

Liu An chuckled, "He will definitely come."

Lu Lu was dubious, he originally wanted to send someone to deliver the letter, but thinking that this was the first time Liu An wanted to contact the minister, he decided to go there in person. When Lu Lu came to Chao Cuo's mansion, Chao Cuo He is in the study, dealing with the documents saved in these days. There are guards inside and outside his mansion. This is because he has offended too many people, and he is afraid that someone will harm him. However, the mansion is deserted. Well, this guy has never married, I'm afraid no big family is willing to marry his daughter to someone like him, even if one day he is punished by the family, he won't even sit down.
The people in the house were also worried about Chao Cuo's family affairs, and finally came to a conclusion. With the character of this workaholic, even if he has a family, he may have to use his wife as a servant. If he is not sure about the wedding night, let him The wife stayed up all night sorting out documents for herself.

Lu Lu's sudden visit didn't even attract Chao Cuo's attention, he didn't even look at Lu Lu.

Lu Lu said quietly: "Mr. Chao, no matter what, you are able to sit here and dispose of the memorial because of His Highness's contribution. Are you so unwilling to thank His Highness?"

Chao Cuo didn't raise his head, "Your Majesty let me enter the court to protect me. He was worried that the officials would do something to me after I left. Now His Highness will release me. Do you want me to thank you???"

"So you don't want to come out?"

Chao Cuo finally put down his pen, and looked at Lu Lu in front of him with some disgust.

"It's the same wherever I am. Being in the Tingwei will not delay my work. You came to find me on purpose, what's the matter?"

"A letter from His Highness."

Chao Cuo took the letter with disdain, put it aside casually, and was about to continue dealing with the documents.

Lu Lu's face instantly turned cold.

"pick it up."

Chao Cuo looked up.

Lu Lu just stared into his eyes coldly.

"Pick it up and read it."

Lu Lu's hand was slowly placed on the hilt of the sword. Seeing that Chao Cuo hadn't moved, Lu Lu's hand began to draw the sword, and the sound of the long sword being unsheathed sounded in the room, making people shudder.

When Lu Lu's sword was half drawn, Chao Cuo picked up the letter wisely.

Chao Cuo is not afraid of death, but he is not willing to die because it is worthless. If it is someone else, he will not care. The majestic Sangong can not be threatened, but Lu Lu has a special status, and the people behind him are too strong. Big, no matter how big things happen, there are still people protecting him, and no one can punish him.

Chao Cuo looked at the letter in his hand angrily, but just after reading some, he jumped up suddenly.

He didn't even tidy up the papers in front of him, and hurried out the door, "Quick! Quick! Take me to see the prince!!!"

The coldness on Lu Lu's face disappeared immediately, his eyes were full of astonishment, what's going on? ?

Chao Cuo came to the Hall of Houde in a hurry, and Liu An was already waiting for him.

Lu Lu came in with him, and he was also very curious about the huge change in Chao Cuo. What made Chao Cuo so interested in it?
When Chao Cuo saw Liu An, he immediately squeezed out a smile.

"Your Highness!!"

Chao Cuo is a person who is loyal to his ambitions. In order to realize his ambitions, he doesn't care about anything, and his attitude towards Liu An has undergone a huge change. Liu An smiled and let him sit aside.

"Your Highness is so right! The duty of these vassal states is to fight for the emperor when they are standing. Now they can't go out, but they should provide the supplies for sending troops, right? This is what vassal states should do."

As soon as Chao Cuo opened his mouth, Lu Lu understood, so he simply turned his head away and ignored them.

Liu Chang led the cavalry on a rampage all the way. This group of elite cavalry passed through Longxi at the fastest speed. Their size awed the local officials who came to welcome them, especially the leader Liu Chang, who was wearing heavy armor. Liu Chang was very oppressive, like a god. Liu Chang also used the name of the expedition to check the recovery of Longxi. The recovery of Longxi was better than he thought. Luan Bu did a good job.

The deployment of the new city has shortened the road from Chang'an to the Western Regions, and the road is very smooth.

When Liu Chang led the cavalry to Hexi Kingdom, he saw thousands of cavalry galloping back and forth in the distance.

The dust was flying and the smoke was billowing, Liu Chang couldn't help squinting his eyes.

When Liu Chang approached, there were knights flying towards Liu Chang's direction. Of course, they were quickly stopped, and the knights jumped off their horses and rushed towards Liu Chang's direction.

"Father Zhong!!!"

The knight is Liu Xiang.

Liu Xiang is also wearing armor at the moment, fully armed, and looks a little brave.

Liu Chang hadn't seen him for a long time, and when he saw him like this, he also jumped off his horse with a smile. Zhou Bo stood behind Liu Xiang, also maintaining a salute.

"Get up!!"

Liu Chang said loudly, dragged Liu Xiang to his side, and looked up and down at this scorpion.

"That's right, I've grown up a lot."

"What are you doing here with the cavalry?!"

Liu Xiang saluted Liu Chang again, "Father Zhong! I led the domestic cavalry to follow you! Since ancient times, there has never been a reason for the emperor to go out alone. When the emperor goes out, princes and kings should follow. I am willing to follow Father Zhong. Let's fight together!!"

Liu Xiang is not talking nonsense. In the past, the emperor led the princes and kings to fight. One of the important obligations of the princes and kings was to fight with them. The famous Liu Fei, Liu Jiao, Liu Jia and others all went to war with Emperor Gao and made great contributions in the war.

Liu Chang looked at him suspiciously, "Who taught you to do this?"

"Father Zhong, no one taught me. This is what I should have done. I will not let you be distracted from protecting me. I will follow you, obey your orders, and defend the emperor with all my strength!!!"

Liu Chang couldn't help laughing.

He thought for a moment, and he didn't rush to reject the man in front of him, "I just wanted to recruit Zhou Bo. Well, since you want to go, then you come! You don't need to bring too many people to let Zhou Bo pick out the elite thousand knights." ! You will be the commander in chief!"

"only!!!"

Liu Xiang was overjoyed, and hurriedly rectified the army, but Liu Chang was not in a hurry at the moment, and waited for Liu Xiang to get ready, Liu Chang's thinking was not complicated, since this Zhuzi wanted to see the battlefield, then take him to see it , This is good for him, the army of Hexi Kingdom should also go to see the blood Liu Xiang's army followed behind the emperor's army, while Liu Xiang and Zhou Bo followed Liu Chang's side, Liu Xiang chattered endlessly Speaking of the situation in Hexi country, his words are full of complacency.

But Zhou Bo didn't say much, maybe because he was getting older, Zhou Bo didn't seem to be as sharp as before, and the sharp sword was hidden in the scabbard.

Liu Chang really didn't expect that Xiang, a Lizi, would have such courage to openly stop his army from calling for a fight.

Chatting with Xiang along the way, the time passed quickly, when Liu Chang came to Beiting Kingdom, he found that it was the same here.

Liu Ang also summoned the cavalry, accompanied by Chai Wu, and came to ask for a fight.

Liu Ang was somewhat similar to Liu Chang in terms of stature, and was a head taller than Liu Xiang. Standing among the armored soldiers, he stood out like a flock of chickens, and was particularly conspicuous.

He was wearing the same heavy armor as Liu Chang, and when he grinned stupidly, he really looked exactly like Liu Chang.

Among the first-generation heirs of the old Liu family, Liu Chang is the most capable heir. In the second generation, this is Liu Ang. , the soldiers of Beiting Kingdom refused to let him go, Xia Houzao fought and wounded more than ten people alone, Liu Ang was furious, and came to chase Xiahouzao on a horse, and the two began to fight in front of everyone, Liu Ang They didn't even suffer a loss, the two sides were hit with bruises and swollen faces, and they were evenly matched.

Xia Houzao is very good at fighting, he is the best among the group of virtuous people, and Liu Ang can draw with him, it can be seen that his martial arts are getting better and better.

But when Liu Chang patted him on the shoulder approvingly, Liu Ang still grinned in pain.

"Father Zhong!! I heard that you are going to take Xiang to fight the poisonous body. Xiang has gone, so I have to go, right? Just like Xiang, I can beat him ten times!!"

Liu Ang patted his chest, but Liu Xiang was very disdainful.

"Marching and fighting depends on the art of war, not brute force. Leading an army of the same size, I can fight to wipe out your entire army! I learned the art of war from Jianghou."

At this moment, Jianghou was chatting with Tiaohou in the rear, and didn't care about the situation here.

Liu Chang interrupted the two Zhuzi, "Okay, you come too! With your physique, it would be a waste not to fight."

These two are going to guard the frontier fortress, so there is nothing wrong with letting them learn a lot and take them to the battlefield to hone their skills. Anyway, Zhou Bo and Chai Wu will definitely protect them very well. As the guardians of the frontier fortress, they must Know how to fight.

They moved forward again, and the size of the army became a bit large. Along the way, Liu Xiang and Liu Ang were bickering.

When he arrived in Xiting Kingdom, finally it was no longer armed princes and kings who came to greet him. Liu Qi dressed plainly and stood by the side of the road, saluting respectfully, waiting for the arrival of the emperor.

Liu Xiang's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly stopped arguing with Liu Ang, "Qi hasn't even put on armor! Doesn't he want to go with him?"

"Hahaha, Qi Ke doesn't have the guts like us!"

Facing the up-and-comer Liu Qi, the two seemed to have found a common ground, and quickly turned the target of their sarcasm into Liu Qi.

Liu Chang looked at these youngsters in his family, and stroked his beard proudly.

"I'm still very relieved to hand over the Northwest portal to these three Shuzi."

ps: The second is more likely to be updated later.

(End of this chapter)