Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 783 The Sky of Chang'an

"I'm here to find Bo! Tell Liu Bo to come out and see me!"

On this day, an old man came to Liu Bo's mansion. The old man took a girl by the hand and spoke out his request arrogantly.

Standing at the door, Ju Mong felt sad and angry.

Why is everyone who comes to the mansion so rude?
Why are the Chang'an people more arrogant than each other?

Although there was a lot of displeasure in his heart, he still replied very seriously: "This old man, my king is not here, so he took people to Changle Palace this morning, he said."

"All right!"

The old man interrupted him without grace, and asked again: "Then when will he come back?"

"I don't know about this, old man. He never said the exact date, but he may still have to pay respects to the virtuous officials of the court and many adults."

Hearing this, the little girl immediately became unhappy, and looked at the old man beside her aggrievedly, "Father Ape! Let him come back! He hasn't taken me to play for a long time!! I want him to take me to Play!!"

The old man pondered for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, yes, I happen to have something to do with him, so let's wait here first, and then send someone to call him back."

As the old man said, he led the girl directly into the mansion, completely ignoring Ju Mong who was guarding the door, Ju Mong was so angry that his teeth were itchy all over.

After the two came in, they swaggered and sat in the middle of the mansion, very rudely asked the doormen to bring them food and drink, and then ordered Zhu Meng to send someone to look for Liu Bo.

"Where can I find him here?"

"Let you find it! Let him come back within half an hour!!"

Ju Meng muttered a few words in a low voice, but still held back the anger in his heart. After all, he was not familiar with the place in Chang'an, and those who came here to look for the king must be his elders or close friends, and he was not easy to provoke. If you cause trouble to the king because of yourself, it is really unreasonable.The old and the young simply sat down here, and after Zhu Meng finished his orders, he began to practice his sword skills in the mansion as usual.

Zhu Meng's swordsmanship was passed down from his elder father Zhu's family. Zhu's family used such a set of swordsmanship to sweep Qi, Jibei and parts of Chu.

In ancient China, there was no kung fu of flying over eaves and walls, but there were still several sets of famous swordsmanship. Because of the wide range of interests of the old Liu family, swordsmanship was also one of their hobbies. During the Han Dynasty, they liked swordsmanship and mastered it to a certain extent. There were not many Liu family members in the realm, until Emperor Zhaolie at the end of the Han Dynasty, he was actually famous for his swordsmanship. Zhu Meng's swordsmanship was good, and his sword was also good, but when he used this set of swordsmanship, he felt a little Awkward, incoherent, and almost tripping himself.

The old man who was chatting with the girl was surprised at first when he saw his swordsmanship, and then laughed.

Ju Mong ignored him at first, but after being laughed at several times in a row, hearing the old man's laughter getting louder, Ju Mong finally couldn't hold it back.

"Old man, I respect you as an old man and dare not be rude to you, but why do you humiliate me like this? How can my ancestral swordsmanship be underestimated by others?!"

The old man shook his head, "I don't despise your ancestral swordsmanship, I just despise you. It's a pity that such a good swordsmanship, such a good sword, fell into the hands of this guy?"

Ju Mong was furious, his face flushed, and he turned to leave.

The old man suddenly appeared in front of him, "Why aren't you angry when I humiliate you like this?"

"Of course I'm angry, but the king is very kind to me. I can't cause trouble for the king just because I appease the anger. Please make way for the old man!"

The old man was overjoyed when he heard the words, "Okay, I'm not very good at swordsmanship, but I'm pretty good at it, I'll give you some tips!"

Seeing the old man draw out his sword, Ju Mong was a little sad and angry, is this too bullying? ?
The doorman at the side said in a low voice: "Don't forget what the king ordered, you must give up three points when you meet the elders."

"This man is so old that his teeth are almost gone, and he is as thin as a stick. I'm afraid I'll hurt him with a sword!"

Ju Meng looked at the old man in front of him again, and shouted, "Old man, I won't fight with you, so as not to hurt you."

"Oh eat my sword!!!"

In Changle Palace, Liu Bo was sitting respectfully in front of his aunt, telling what he had seen and heard along the way.

Because of Liu Bo's steady personality, he was very popular with the adults in his family. Even Liu Chang rarely scolded him and beat him. Empress Lu was also quite close to her eldest grandson, mainly because Liu Bo was really close to the Lu family. The surname of both the grandparents and the biological mothers are Lu, who else can be closer than this?
And when Liu Bo talked about what he had seen and heard along the way, Empress Lu was also quite surprised, and then praised him very much.

"Just one thing, I think it's really inappropriate."

"Oh?"

"I visited the Confucian Temple in Qi State, and saw Confucius, Xunzi, and my grandfather placed on it."

"Um???"

Liu Bo was full of helplessness, and said slowly: "When we arrived in Qi State, we were looking for a high sage, and we passed a Confucian temple on the way. I thought it was because of my attendants, so I didn’t pay attention, and went in to pay my respects, but my guest Ju Meng told me, why is the portrait of the king here?”

"I looked up, but saw three portraits, which were Kong, Xun, and my father. Under the portrait of my father was written the words of Liu Sheng, a Confucianist. It really scared me, so I immediately went to the When I came to the person in charge, that person saw me and mistakenly thought it was my father. He wanted to pay respects to me, so I had no choice but to reveal my identity. The person said that this was all ordered by my father when he came to Qi. I heard that when my father came to Qi State, he was furious when he learned that Confucius was worshiped in the Confucian temple, so he asked them to hang up the portraits of Xunzi and himself."

Liu Bo's face was full of helplessness, "What kind of thing is this? It means that the Marquis of Peiping didn't know about it, otherwise my father would have to be kicked out of the school."

Empress Lu said disdainfully: "It's not bad that the Marquis of Beiping was not kicked out of the school by your father, and you still drove your father out of the school? But this Zhuzi is really becoming more and more inappropriate. He replaced the portrait of Mencius with his own." Fortunately, I still have a little self-knowledge, and I didn’t put Confucius under myself.”

"Mother, isn't this birth sacrifice forbidden by etiquette?"

"What's not allowed? The Black Emperor Temples all over the world were established when your father was alive. Your father has a precedent to follow. They are all bad habits passed down from your father!!"

Liu Bo shook his head again. For a Confucian scholar like him, this matter was quite a shock. When he entered a Confucian temple, he looked up and saw the portrait of his father. This was too terrifying.

Empress Lu asked again: "I heard in the past that Qi State is quite displeased with your father, and there are many criticisms from the people. How is it now?"

"Father is very famous now. Even in the state of Qi, I have never heard anyone say anything bad about my father. Dong Chi, the chancellor of Qi State, is a very tough person. It is said that he governed Qi State and asked many officials to buy it. Father’s books, all the banquets and ceremonies must first praise my father’s achievements, and those who disobey will be exiled to the Three Kingdoms in the Northwest. The Qi people have no complaints about my father, but they have quite a lot of complaints about this country’s prime minister.”

Empress Lu said: "Dong Chi is your father's confidant. He has been a veteran for many years. He is good at fighting and governing. He will definitely enter the temple in the future."

"By the way, his son is now by my side."

Empress Lu narrowed her eyes, not surprised, she said seriously: "Bo, whenever a vassal king ascends the throne, there are always children from rich families who choose to follow and send their own children to assist. In today's world, these The big families are being targeted more and more. The Taixue has been assessed many times, and those who fail to meet the requirements are expelled. This is especially true for the Southern Army. There are not many opportunities for the emperor to be a doctor, so they can only choose to be a doctor for the princes and kings. or the way of giving up others to get the chance of promotion”

"And you come from a prominent family. Apart from the crown prince, you rank the highest among the princes. There must be many people who want to follow you, but don't get carried away. You must know people. Don't forget the past Zhao Wang and Yan Wang They are all because they were bewitched by their own cronies. They lost their throne and can't just gather people around them. The most important thing is to gather truly useful sages. Don't be like your father, you want everyone."

When he came out from Empress Lu, Liu Bo probably understood why Lu Chan was so anxious to meet him.

Probably to trust with the clansmen?

These days, even for the Lu family, life is not easy.

There are still many people Liu Bo wants to visit. There are many elders in Chang'an, not only those from his father's family, but also those from his mother's family.

Liu Bo walked for a whole day, visited many elders, and finally led them to Lu Chan's mansion.

Lu Chan was extremely excited about his arrival, and hastily hosted a banquet to entertain this junior, but Liu Bo didn't dare to refuse. When the two were eating and talking, Lu Chan talked about his thoughts.

"You go to the country alone, and you don't have any people around you. Although there are many followers, they are not able to advise you and serve as officials in the local area. You also know that some people in Chang'an also have great ambitions. of"

Sure enough, just as Liu Bo thought, Lu Chan also hoped that he could take away some Lu family children and follow him to Daiguo.Lu Lu and Lu Chan are now the two important speakers of the Lu family. Long before the Liu family became the emperor, the Lu family was a local rich family with many heirs. Professionally provide princes and kings with concubines, and the concubines they provide are not easy to provoke. The mentality of killing concubines and making lovers is first-rate, and each of them has a rebellious character, which makes the princes and kings complain.

But it can’t be said that it’s useless, just say that those Lu’s daughters who married the king of the outside world, they all made indelible contributions to the unification of the Han Dynasty, and some even directly controlled a tribe, just like King Yuezhi , King Yueshi married the daughter of the Lu family. After the death of King Yueshi, the daughter of the Lu family directly held power and emptied her son. Later, it directly caused internal conflicts, causing King Yueshi to become Marquis of Yueshi. Lost the ancestral legacy the throne.

When Liu Qi took over the kings of the Western Regions, he also adopted such a method, and quickly integrated the local area.

And the Lu family is now spreading branches and leaves everywhere. Lu Chan and others also hope that the Lu family can split up a few more branches, because the surname Zhong is also a high-risk occupation in this world, and it is easy to involve your own family if you are not careful. Of course, it has greatly increased. Even if someone in the family commits a crime, other branches can be kept. Liu Bo pondered for a moment, nodded with a smile, and accepted Lu Chan's kindness. A large number of materials will be shipped to Dai State to help Liu Bo to manage Dai State well.

Liu Bo still didn't refuse. After going out, he told Han Anguo about it.

"Your Majesty, it's very risky to be tied to the Lu family. Your Majesty doesn't care about Zhong's surname in the world. After that, it's hard to say."

Liu Bo laughed, "Of course I know, but no matter whether I accept it or not, I have always been with the Lu family. Besides, the Lord Lu family loves me very much. Even if something happens in the future, I am willing to accept it." Give me a hand."

Han Anguo couldn't help but said: "The king is a sincere gentleman, a kind and virtuous king."

"It's not really a big deal. It's already very late today. I'll take you to meet my teachers and fellow students in the Imperial Academy tomorrow. I'll let you see the real talented people in Chang'an. One month later Well, let's go to Daiguo, I have never been in politics, but I have a lot of thoughts in my heart, I hope I will not disappoint the high expectations of the adults."

While they were chatting, a guest came to them in a hurry and said out of breath, "Your Majesty, someone is waiting in the mansion. They say it's your elder and tell you to go back quickly."

"The sky in Chang'an is so blue."

Ju Mong fell to the ground, looked up at the deep blue sky.

What happened just now?

The thieves in the distance, oh no, the doormen all looked at each other, what happened so fast, they didn't even react, just in the blink of an eye, they saw that Ju Mong, who was the most capable of beating among them, was knocked to the ground.

The old man grinned and flung out the flowers with the scabbard in his hand, "Come on, come on, don't lie down!"

Gritting his teeth, Ju Meng hurriedly stood up, and shouted: "Old man! Just now I was trying to save face for you, but I didn't do my best! Don't be arrogant!! I'm going to do my best this time!!"

He said, jumping up was a slash, as if he wanted to chop off the opponent's head.

And the old man flew up and kicked Ju Meng directly in the heart. Ju Meng screamed and fell to the ground again, "You are not a sword at all! You use your legs!!"

"Stupid! Get up!!"

Gritting his teeth, Ju Mong stood up scrambling, "The ground was too slippery just now!"

This time he didn't dare to take the initiative to attack, and put on a defensive air, staring at the old man viciously, for a moment, the old man lowered his body, swept his sword across, and hit Ju Mong's leg, Ju Mong didn't have time to react, and knelt in pain On the ground, the old man hit him on the forehead again, and Ju Mong fell straight down.

"Yeah!!!"

The little princess clapped her hands loudly, her eyes were full of little stars, and she clapped her hands frantically.

The old man snorted coldly, "Is this not enough?"

Ju Mong shook his head, feeling dizzy. He leaned his long sword on the ground and stood up tremblingly.

"The most important thing in swordsmanship is the step. It is about using both hands and feet. Once you use the sword, you forget how to use your legs. Your steps are messy. If you pay attention to your steps, you forget the sword. If you can't use your hands and feet together, even the best swordsmanship is in vain. You Is this how your father taught you? Put your sword back and defend immediately after you draw your sword!"

The old man yelled loudly, and drew out the sword again, knocking the sword sideways with one move, kicking Ju Mong's chest again, and Ju Mong fell to the ground again, this time, his whole body was trembling with pain, and he lost the strength to stand up.

"Standing is not right!! How can anyone stand with the door open!! Turn your body sideways, bend your knees slightly, and stand upright. How do you exert your strength?! Do you only exert strength through your arms? Your father did not Teach you to use your body to exert strength?! Do you understand how to rotate and exert strength?!"

Ju Mong yelled angrily, and got up again.

Now, even the little princess couldn't help being shocked by his behavior, and clapped her hands to cheer him on.

Ju Mong rushed up again, the old man jumped back to avoid his attack, stabbed several times in a row, kept shouting to back off, the sword kept poking at Ju Mong's body, Ju Mong couldn't hold on anymore, and half-kneeled , supporting the sword weakly.

"Standing and drawing the sword are the standard! But what about the distance?! Didn't your father teach you to master the distance between each other? If I enter, you will retreat! If you don't retreat, your head will be chopped off! What are your eyes for? Pay attention to the distance !!"

The heavy sound of falling to the ground was continuously heard in the room. When Liu Bo hurried into the inner room, a person greeted him staggeringly, and saluted him. I saw that the person's face was red and swollen, and he couldn't see it at all. It was so ugly that Liu Bo was so startled that he almost threw his fist out. The man saluted Liu Bo and said in a strange tone, "Your Majesty, your honored guest has been waiting for a long time."

"Who are you??"

"Your Majesty, I am Ju Mong."

"Jumong?? How did you get beaten like this?!"

Liu Bo frowned, and Han Anguo was even more angry, "Who dares to treat you like this?! You really don't care about the king!!!"

Ju Meng shook his head hastily, "Don't blame the old man, I think it's worth the beating. Your Majesty doesn't know, it's the distinguished guest who came to you to teach me swordsmanship, but it's a bit harsh. But it’s not heavy and it’s impossible to master it so quickly, it’s the first time I know how to use my ancestral sword art.”

When Liu Bo turned his head to look, he was shocked and hurriedly saluted, "I pay my respects to the King of Nanyue."

Zhao Tuo was stroking his beard and looking at him with a smile, while Liu Jie yelled and jumped on him, talking excitedly about Zhao Tuo's defeat of Ju Mong just now, pointing at Ju Mong and saying, "You are really a doorman. What's more, it's very powerful, after being beaten so many times, but still got up to fight, and in the end, it really hit Dafu Yuan!"

Zhao Tuo also smiled and said: "This person is really good, he has great righteousness, the most valuable thing is perseverance, if he can develop some skills, he can be your arm."

Ju Meng was a little confused at the moment, "Nanyue King?? King Zhao??"

"I said how can this old man be so good at fighting. It turns out that I met a titan, so I won't be wronged."

Zhao Tuo shook his head, "Actually, even if you meet other people, you have to lose. Your basic skills are too bad. There is a boy named Jumeng under the crown prince. After being beaten up by me, he dare not show up again." In front of me, you are not as good as him!"

(End of this chapter)