Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 860
"What a day"

Liu Ci walked out of the prison, bid farewell to the dark darkness, raised his head, looked at the scorching sun, felt the blazing light, he looked very comfortable.

Sure enough, I can't count on my father, only my mother will miss me.

"Ci, grandma misses you very much, go see grandma with me first, and then go outside."

Liu Liang bid farewell to the officials of the Ministry of Punishment, and took his younger brother's hand.

Liu Ci smiled wryly and said, "I know, I know, but brother, I still have one important thing to do. How about going to my mother after I finish my work?"

Liu Liang shook his head seriously, "That's not okay, who knows if you will go to this prison again after you go out, I can tell you that the current county government is different from the past, that Zhang Tang is a very strict person , I will never let you go just because of your identity, and now Chang'an is governed by him very peacefully, so you still dare to continue to do evil."

"I'm not going to do evil, I really have something to do."

Liu Ci scratched his head, looking anxious.

"What could be more urgent than meeting my mother??"

"No, if I go to see my mother now, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out."

Liu Liang firmly grasped his younger brother's hand, and said seriously: "That's not okay, my mother told me that I want me to keep an eye on you and bring you to her. You have provoked a lot these days Don't bother, we are almost reaching the age of entering the country, I can't watch you mess around anymore!"

Seeing such a serious brother, Liu Ci was also quite helpless, and looked to Dong Zhongshu for help, but Dong Zhongshu turned a blind eye to this, "My lord, because of your gift, I haven't been home for a long time. I have to go home and suffer. Beaten up, there is nothing I can do to help."

Liu Ci had no choice but to say: "Okay, brother, let's do this, if you are really worried, then go with me, you just stare at me, I am definitely not fooling around, something really happened!"

Liu Liang thought for a while, and agreed to the request.

The two brothers got into the car and left here, but Dong Zhongshu was also preparing to return to his home.

When Liu Ci got off the car, Liu Liang began to regret it.

I actually believed in such a thing!
Liu Ci got off the car in front of a restaurant in the north of the city, and was about to enter the restaurant quickly, but Liu Liang grabbed him, "Is the important thing you want to do is to drink? If you dare to get drunk today and see your mother , father must break your leg!"

"Don't forget! You just got out of prison!"

Hearing this sentence, the people around looked sideways.

Liu Ci shook his head, "I don't drink alcohol, I give it away to others, brother, don't worry!"

As he said that, Liu Ci bought wine from the store owner, and he bought a lot of wine. Liu Liang stood aside helplessly, waiting for him to finish buying. After a while, Liu Ci tugged at Liu Liang's clothes. Sleeve, "Brother, I'm done shopping."

"Let's go then?"

"The money hasn't settled yet"

That is to say, the king of the Northland has a good personality, so he didn't swear. When he helped his younger brother pay for the drink with a dark face, he found that his younger brother was already sitting in his carriage, waving his hands, "Brother, don't just stand there stupidly!" , I am precious in time, hurry up and get in the car!"

Sitting in my car, holding the wine I bought, still think I've delayed your time? ?

Looking at the dark-faced elder brother, Liu Ci couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It's a pity, that Ding Kuan was let go first, otherwise, if this old man is allowed to be fished out by me, he will have to repay my kindness. Literary and military, whether it is governing the region, engaging in education, or fighting, he can do it. When he gets old and can't move anymore, he can put it around as a decoration, and his big body is also suitable. Unfortunately, when What a pity."

Liu Liang understood that the important thing this guy said was to find Ding Kuan and try to lure him to Xia Guo.

"Ci, know people and make good use of them. It doesn't mean that you will lie to yourself when you see people. I think that the Zhao country in the past was also full of talents, but it was not the opponent of Qin. What is the reason for this?"

"It's because Qin has more talents."

"You are not like this. At the time when Qin State and Zhao State fought in Changping, Zhao State had Lian Po, Le Yi, and Tian Dan. But they failed to win because the King of Zhao didn't know how to use people. Talented people are useless." .”

"King Zhao doesn't know how to employ people, so what does King Xia care about me?"

"Father has countless talented people, and elder brother has three thousand customers. How come I can't use people? It doesn't matter whether I can use them or not. I grab them and put them by my side. Sooner or later they will come in handy, right?"

Liu Liang shook his head and didn't care about this guy.

However, this Zhuzi is really persistent towards talent, he would rather go to talent first than meet his mother first, maybe he wants to let the other party know how much he values ​​him through this behavior?
Just when Liu Liang was thinking secretly, Liu Ci shouted: "Okay, stop, stop!"

Liu Liang raised his head, but was taken aback, because this is not Taixue, and certainly not Ding Kuan's mansion, because he recognized it.

This is, Ruyinhou Mansion.

Liu Ci knocked on the door, and a person came out. When he saw Liu Ci, he opened the door without asking any further questions, and said, "Young Lord is in the inner room. I will tell him now."

Liu Liang stood behind Liu Ci with a dazed expression on his face.

Soon, Xia Houci came out. Seeing Liu Ci, he happily took Liu Ci's hand, "Are you out? Why is it so fast this time? Did Dong Zhongshu come out too?"

"How can a small prison trap a person like me?"

Liu Ci started bragging as usual, Xia Houci listened quite seriously.

Soon, Xia Houci saw the thing in Liu Ci's hand, his face changed, he shook his head and said, "I can't drink it, take it away quickly, it's not yet out of filial piety."

"I'm not drinking this for you, is Father Zhong at home?"

Xia Houci turned his head, looked at the study where his elder father used to stay, and said in a daze, "I'll report him while he's here."

"What are you reporting, just go to him!"

Liu Ci put his arms around Xia Houci's neck and walked towards the study. Liu Liang was extremely worried at the moment, because Marquis Ruyin passed away. Xiaoqi, what's the point of you going in with your wine in hand? But Liu Liang didn't have time to stop him, and the scorpion had already broken into the study.

This study is not very big, there are many ancient books around, and in the middle is a wooden case with some years, and Xia Houzao is sitting in front of the case, with a few books in front of him.

Liu Ci was a little stunned. He never expected that one day he would see Father Xia Houzhong reading in his study!

Liu Ci didn't see anyone at all, and knelt down in front of Xia Houzao.

"How did Father Zhong start reading??"

Liu Ci picked up the book in front of him and read it curiously.

Xia Houzao was a little surprised at their arrival, but it was only for a moment. He said calmly: "These are all books my father read in the past, and there are annotations on them. If you have nothing to do, let's take a look."

Liu Ci hurriedly put the drinks he brought on the table.

"Father Zhong. I'm here to visit you."

"I am like a brother to you. There is bad news in your family. I should have come to visit you earlier, but something happened a few days ago. I was killed by a villain, so I couldn't come. I came here today. Looking for Father Zhong, I want to invite Father Zhong to have some wine."

Xia Houci looked at him blankly, did anyone invite people in the filial period to drink? ?
Xia Houzao also looked at him suspiciously, "Bring me a drink? The filial piety period has not passed yet."

Liu Ci ordered Xia Houci to bring the wine cup, and said nonchalantly, "Father Zhong, you can satisfy your parents when you are alive, make your parents happy, and take good care of them. This is the greatest filial piety. People are gone. , say you can’t drink or have fun, is this called filial piety? It’s just for others to see, to make others feel that you are filial. I know you don’t care about these things, do you need to prove your filial piety to others?”

Xia Houzao kept a straight face, but he didn't deny his thoughts.

Liu Ci raised the wine cup, toasted Xia Houzao cautiously, and said, "Father Zhong, I am still young and may not be able to understand your pain, but in the past few days, Ci often told me that I am very worried about your situation. , he feels that you are extremely depressed, and you don't seem like your father anymore."

"Ci is really a very filial child. We brothers all see his concern for you. Not only Ci, but also my father. You may not know that every time I go to Hou When Dedian is discussing important matters, he can always hear my father asking about your situation. He is also very concerned about your Zhongfu. Although Marquis Ruyin is gone, there are still so many people who care about you. Anyway, I don’t believe that the great man’s supernatural general, the ever-victorious general, will always be depressed!”

Xia Houzao took the guy's wine cup and immediately drank it down.

After taking such a bite, he pursed his lips, and then said: "Ci is not as filial as I am, I even gave my father a horse!"

Xia Houci's eyes turned red when he heard this familiar voice, and he almost cried.

It had been many days since he had heard his father say such foolish words.

Xia Houzao continued: "You can understand the truth, how can I not know it? Come on, sit down, let's ignore filial piety for the time being, let's have some wine first!"

Liu Ci licked his lips and said helplessly, "I also want to accompany you to drink, but my brother won't allow it. He said that my father would break my legs."

Liu Liang shook his head, looking at Xia Houzao, he also took a glass of wine, "Eat, eat, just this once."

Xia Houzao laughed, "What are you afraid of? If your father wants to break your leg, come to me. I am not afraid of your father. I will stand up for you!"

The group ate happily, and Xia Houzao talked about many things.

Including the title he chose, Xia Houzao said so.

"He originally wanted to choose his own title. He thought this way in the past, and he still thinks this way now, but... I don't want my father's title to be forgotten in a hundred years, but now I feel a little regretful."

Originally, he just wanted to have a glass of wine, but when Liu Liang and Liu Ci walked out, they both started to shake.

Liu Liang helplessly supported his younger brother and brought him into the carriage.

"The important thing you said is to visit Marquis Ruyin?"

"Yeah. Before I came in, I wanted to deal with this matter. Ci kept talking about his father getting more and more depressed all day long, saying that he was very afraid to return home one day, only to find that his father was gone."

"Brother, today I'm afraid I'll be beaten! However, it's worth it! Xia Houci has suffered many times for me!"

When the two brothers staggered back to the palace, in Houde Hall, Liu Chang and Cao Shu were sitting on both sides, looking seriously at Liu Ye in front of them.

Liu Chang opened his mouth, "Hey, I want to ask you something, you have to tell the truth."

Liu Jie's complexion changed, and he replied helplessly, "I admit, I beat him."

"I'm not asking you this!!"

Cao Shu was furious, so angry that her teeth were itching, and just when Liu Jie was about to admit other mistakes, Liu Chang laughed, "I want to ask you, would you like to be a vassal king?"

"what???"

Liu Jie looked dazed, and couldn't believe what he heard.

"I am willing!! Of course I am willing!! Father is going to canonize me as a vassal king?!"

Liu Jie was so excited that he almost jumped up, and was about to rush over to kiss his father on the spot.

Liu Chang dotingly let her sit beside him, sighed, and then said, "Young lady, you have to think clearly, this is not an easy task, there are two roads ahead of you, and this one is peace of mind. To be your princess, you don’t have to worry about anything. You will live in Chang’an all your life without worries. The second thing is to go to the south to be a prince. It’s very remote, desolate, and dangerous. It’s different from Chang’an, and you have to bear a lot of burdens. If you don't do well, you will be infamous for thousands of years, and after being insulted by others and inheriting the throne, you won't be able to enjoy one day's leisure time."

"I hope you don't give me the answer because of the excitement at the moment, but after careful consideration."

"I'm going to be a prince and king."

Liu Chang asked: "Why? The power of the princess is not weaker than that of the princes and kings, but she is very comfortable."

"Because I am your daughter, I am not weaker than my brothers. They can share your worries, so I can naturally. Father, you have never been a person who arranges things randomly. You must have your own ideas when you do things. , if you want me to be the king, then there must be a place that needs someone like me to be the king, so I am willing to go."

Liu Chang burst into laughter immediately, and looked at Cao Shu proudly, "How about it, am I right?"

Cao Shu sighed, "Hey, if you think about it, this matter will definitely cause huge criticism."

"I'm not afraid!"

"If you are crowned king, you will no longer be able to do nothing. You need to prove your talents. You must learn the principles of governing the country with your heart, and you can no longer go out to play casually."

"it is good."

"If the grades are not up to standard, there are still very severe punishments."

"no problem!"

Liu Jing looks quite confident. In fact, this is what Liu Chang values ​​her. Apart from his love for his daughter, Liu Chang can see many advantages in Liu Jie. This guy is actually very smart, but a little lazy. I don't want to learn, after all, I am a compatriot with the prince, how can I be a stupid person?In addition, she has a strong affinity and is always able to get along well with others very quickly. In this regard, only Liu Ci can match her, and her eloquence is also good. In addition, in the past few days, she Following Han Xin to learn the art of war, he showed a strong talent in the art of war.

All of these factors are considered by Liu Chang.

The situation in Funan is different from that in other places. The land of the Great Han is too large. There is no way to transport the population there for a period of time. They can only use the local population for their own use, and one can stabilize the local area more quickly and get The king recognized by the local people is Liu Chang's primary candidate.

Besides, it was not easy to get along with Nanyue, but Liu Jing didn't have to worry about it at all.

As for the ministers, Liu Chang didn't take them seriously at all.

At the beginning, my mother wanted to make her elder brother king, but no one dared to say no except Wang Ling. And Liu Chang's revelation in the dream, it seems that when his mother poisoned the clan and the emperor, the group None of the ministers dared to say that as long as the mother came forward to say something, the officials would not dare to talk nonsense at all. Besides, not only the mother, but also Zhao Tuo, Han Xin and others behind Liu Ji, so they said that the Taiwei wrote a letter agreeing, which one Don't you dare say no? ?
As for the many problems of title succession, Liu Chang didn't care even more, in fact, it wasn't that troublesome.

Either get married and let the son belong to Liu's surname, or wait for the over there to calm down and change the country into a county. There are plenty of ways, and Liu Chang doesn't have to worry at all.

At this moment, Liu Ji was already very excited, thinking that she was going to become a vassal king, she wanted to jump up and shout a few times, Liu Chang cleared his throat, and said seriously: "I want to give you the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. So , you have to prove that you have this qualification as soon as possible, don't let me down, now, go back to study!!"

"only!!!"

Liu Jing saluted and left here with a smile.

Cao Shu still seemed a little worried. Speaking of it, she didn't want her daughter to be a prince. Liu Chang comforted: "Don't worry, the child will grow up sooner or later, and a female prince is nothing. Just wait." Well, the more Shangfang's technology develops, the more labor will be needed, and the status of women will usher in the first high-level promotion. When the technology has caused huge changes, everyone's thinking has changed, and the first time will appear. Second time. Hahaha, now I’m considered a pioneer!”

Liu Chang laughed. In the early Han Dynasty, there were not too many restrictions on women. There were women who sold wine in the big Han, and there were also women. Although the princes are not kings, as princes, they also have their own states and can be regarded as small princes. Wang. Including that Xu Negative back then, wasn’t he also made a marquis by Emperor Gao?There is also Lu Hou Xijuan's mother, because Lu Hou Xijuan died in battle and had no son, so his mother was allowed to inherit the title.

Just when Liu Chang was in a good mood, he saw his two sons staggering in.

Liu Ci, who was already drunk, staggered to Liu Chang's side. He raised his head, grabbed Liu Chang's hand, and hiccupped.

"Mother!"

"Long time no see, you have grown taller!!"

(End of this chapter)