Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 875
"Boom, boom, boom."

Liu Ci knocked lightly on the door, followed by Dong Zhongshu and Xia Houci.

Xia Houci looked disdainful, and he said: "There are many sages who are willing to follow us in military science, why did you come to find this person? I heard that this person has no talent, and he may not be willing to follow us to Xiaguo. "

Dong Zhongshu said calmly: "Those people in military science don't need His Majesty to speak in person at all. They have long wanted to go to Xia Kingdom with His Majesty, and this person is still very talented, and he is not very old. If you stay by your side and practice for a while, you may not be able to replace Fu Qing to assist the King."

While they were talking, someone opened the door.

It was an old butler who opened the door. He looked at the group of people outside in surprise, saluted hurriedly, and asked, "Dear guests, what are your orders?"

The old butler kept his posture very low, because he saw the gorgeous clothes of the man in front of him, the patterns were not worn by ordinary people, and there was even a five-horse cart parked not far away, which was frightening. I dare not ask them more about their identities.

Liu Ci asked with a smile, "Is Zheng Qi at home?"

"The head of the family is here, I will report now, and invite the distinguished guests to come in and wait."

The old butler still knew how to measure, he didn't dare to let them wait outside the door, first welcomed them into the mansion, and hurriedly sent someone to report to the Patriarch.

Their current mansion is not too luxurious, and the location is relatively remote. It is really not a good place to live, but the mansion is lined with trees, neat and clean, the gravel road is sprinkled with water, and even the kennel looks so beautiful. The hound is clean, the hound has been groomed, its hair is shiny, and it is lying in the den energetically, looking at the visitor curiously, and does not bark.

Everyone looked around, Dong Zhongshu said with emotion: "This Mrs. Yang knows how to run a house."

Xia Houci didn't speak, he still seemed to have a lot of opinions on this Zheng Qi, and felt that it was a waste of time for his king to come here.

Liu Ci squinted his eyes and waited seriously.

Soon, a young man was seen walking out quickly. The man was neatly dressed, walked quickly to Liu Ci, and greeted Liu Ci and the others. It was Zheng Qi who came.

Zheng Qi's life these days is still good. He has been completely accepted by the princelings and has become one of the prince's many guests. The prince appreciates his talent very much and thinks that Zheng Qi is a person who can really do practical things. , and gave him a lot of books, all of which were annotated by the prince himself, and few people can get such treatment.Although he was favored by the crown prince, Zheng Qi became more and more low-key in his work. He seldom went out and stayed at home all day studying hard, trying to keep others from noticing him.

Liu Ci looked at Zheng Qi in front of him with a smile, "Hahaha, I stayed in prison for a long time to save you. After I came out, you never came to visit me. Why is that? Woolen cloth?"

Zheng Qi was stunned, and it seemed that there was nothing wrong with what King Xia said. He hurriedly said: "I was rude, I never thanked the king, and I asked the king to forgive me."

"You don't need to be too polite, you just host a banquet to entertain me today, and take it as a repayment for my salvation!"

As Liu Ci said, he directly reached out and hooked the opponent's shoulder.

Zheng Qi responded hurriedly, led the three of them into the inner room, and ordered the housekeeper to bring all kinds of food.

The four sat in the inner room, and Liu Ci asked about other things about Zheng Qi.

"Now that I have my own home, everything is fine. I spend all day by my mother's side doing filial piety and taking care of my younger brother. Today's Zheng family is already headed by me, and I need to be responsible for many things. I also have a younger brother who is not around, and I have to go to see it from time to time."

Zheng Qi has fully assumed the identity of the Patriarch, and is determined to change the reputation of the Zheng family. Talking about his life in the near future, he is quite satisfied.

Dong Zhongshu thoughtfully, glanced at Zheng Qi, then lowered his head.

They came to the door in such a grand manner, coupled with the news that King Xia was going to the country, this guy must know why King Xia came here, but since he talked about the trivial matters at home and his current identity, it is obvious that he He didn't want to go to Xia Kingdom, because he still had to deal with family affairs. As the head of the family, he couldn't leave. There was a mother and a younger brother.

Perhaps Liu Ci also understood what he meant, but he just said with emotion: "With you here, your clan will definitely be able to rise."

Soon, someone brought all kinds of meals, and everyone ate together.

Liu Ci ate the meat, and asked again: "I heard that you used to comment on other students in Taixue, saying that their knowledge is not very useful. A man should show off what he has learned, or hold a sword to kill thieves for the king. , or to govern one side of the people to make them rich, is that the case?"

Zheng Qi replied: "When I was young and ignorant, I once said such a thing. Later, I realized that many profound knowledge is not without complete reason. Although these knowledge cannot be directly used to govern the world, they can play a more important role. As a result, I have learned a lot from studying with the prince, and I am no longer as narrow-minded as in the past. Besides, I am not very knowledgeable, and I am not worth mentioning compared with everyone under the prince's command. He is qualified to say such wild words."

Xia Houci laughed, "That's right, I have met many people who are more talented than you, and those people are very humble. What qualifications do you have to look down on others?"

Zheng Qi nodded in agreement.

Liu Ci sighed helplessly, and couldn't help but murmured: "What you said makes sense. Of course it's best to do things after you're ready."

"It's just that, whether you're ready or not, you still have to do what needs to be done."

Liu Ci said, but smiled again and invited everyone to eat meat, and never said anything else. Everyone chatted very happily. Liu Ci is not good at other aspects, but he is absolutely top-notch in terms of rhythm. , although he is not very familiar with Zheng Qi, under his leadership, Zheng Qi quickly became acquainted with them, and even talked to Dong Zhongshu about some academic content. Just kidding, it made everyone laugh.

When Liu Ci got up, everyone even felt a little bit reluctant to end the banquet in a hurry.

Zheng Qi sent them all the way to the door, Liu Ci patted Zheng Qi's shoulder earnestly, and said: "Read your book carefully, take care of your family members, if you encounter any problems in the future, what achievements will you make?" , don’t forget to write to me!”

Zheng Qi hesitated to speak, but bowed deeply to Liu Ci.

Liu Ci left a gift and left here with everyone.

After walking out of here, Xia Houci suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked: "No, didn't you come to recruit him? Why didn't you say anything?"

"Everyone has said that there is someone in the family who needs to take care of him, and he is not yet successful in his studies. How can I force him to follow me to Xiaguo?"

There was no disappointment on Liu Ci's face. He said confidently: "It's mine, and it will be mine sooner or later. It's not mine. You can't force it."

When Zheng Qi returned to the mansion, Mrs. Yang hurriedly called him over.

Mrs. Yang was a little surprised by King Xia's sudden visit, and asked why.

Zheng Qi said truthfully: "King Xia came to me this time to reminisce about the past, had some food, and then left."

Mrs. Yang frowned, "What kind of old relationship can King Xia have with you? I heard that King Xia will leave the country soon, and now he is looking for you with a gift. This must be to invite you to go to Xia Dynasty Country, don’t you know in your heart?”

Zheng Qi smiled wryly, "How could I not understand? It's just that I am currently the head of the family, and the big and small things in the family"

Before he finished speaking, Mrs. Yang interrupted him angrily, "You can be the head of the family only because you are the eldest son. Why did you ever need to worry about the affairs of this family? Could it be that I am old enough to need you to come?" Do you feed me with the food yourself? Does your brother still need you to hug him before he can fall asleep?"

"A few days ago, if it weren't for the protection of the temple and the kindness of the prince, would you have today? Could we have the life we ​​have now?"

"A man doesn't want to serve the country, so why hide at home and study? No matter how much you read these books, if you can't do something, what's the use?!"

Mrs. Yang asked very angrily.

Zheng Qi was speechless, so he could only say, "I'm worried about you."

"I haven't fallen to the point where I need you to take care of me personally. In the past, you used to say that your father didn't allow you to display your talents, and you always complained that you didn't have the opportunity to show yourself. Now that you have this opportunity, a prince and king will come to visit you in person. , wanted to invite you to go, but you refused, what is the reason? Could it be that you despise the remoteness of the Xia Kingdom and cannot give you glory and wealth?"

Zheng Qi's face changed drastically, "I definitely don't have this idea."

"Then what are you still doing here?"

Zheng Qi no longer hesitated, saluted Mrs. Yang, and then ran out of here in a hurry.

After seeing her son leave, Mrs. Yang laughed, and said to Zheng Mi who was on the side: "Your brother is very talented, you must not delay him because of our affairs, you know? If he wants to go to Xia China, you are only allowed to celebrate, not complain! Don’t cry!"

Zheng Chi nodded aggrievedly, "I see."

Just as Liu Ci was heading towards the Military Academy in his chariot, a knight caught up with him, stopped his horse in front of him, and then jumped off.

Liu Ci saw who was coming, and looked a little stunned.

Zheng Qi walked up to Liu Ci out of breath, and bowed to Liu Ci.

"Your Majesty! If you don't dislike my talent, I am willing to go to Xia Kingdom with you to serve Your Majesty!!!"

Liu Ci summoned a large number of talented people. Apart from Gongyang Confucian scholars, many people in military science were willing to go with him, and even some temple officials were poached by him.

At this moment, he is sitting in the pavilion outside the palace.

Beside him are those sages who are willing to follow him to the Xia Kingdom, including Gondoro and Zhang Cigong who were born in military science, Tu Tang and Wang Hui who used to be officials in the temple, and some Confucian scholars from the Gongyang School, Tai Xue There are not a lot of big figures here, there are dozens of them.

Liu Ci looked at these people in front of him proudly, and raised the wine cup in his hand.

"Brothers, since you think highly of me and are willing to go to Xia Kingdom with me, I will definitely treat you with the same attitude as I treat national scholars, and I will definitely designate you as the third prince of Daxia in the future!"

Xia Houci laughed and joked, "Is this position enough?"

Zhang Cigong said with a smile: "If it is not enough, then destroy other countries and become the three princes of other countries!"

Zhang Cigong is also a person Liu Ci met in military science. His hometown is Hedong, and later he moved to Tang State. Under his father's words and deeds, he started a promising job as a bandit. It's a pity that this guy has no vision See, Robbery met Li Zuoche. Li Zuoche found that this young man was quite talented, so he kept him by his side, and later brought him to the military school. , Li Zuoche commented that his talent is enough to command the entire northern army.

Although he is talented, his shortcomings are also obvious. This guy never speaks out of his head, and he is reckless and vulgar.

He dared to yell at the sacrificial wine in the military science, and dared to talk loudly with others about the direction to attack Chang'an. Because of this simple and kind character, he quickly became friends with Liu Ci and became Liu Ci. Ci's close friend, after learning that his friend was going to Xia Guo, he completed his studies in the fastest time, and decided to go to Xia Guo with Liu Ci to make contributions!
Gondoro shook his head and reminded: "If you confer the title of Sangong privately, you will be punished by the family. You are not a thief or a student now. You are a minister of Daxia, so you must be careful when you speak!"

Gondoro is the son of General Allie, who is also studying in military science. He is cautious and gets along well with Liu Ci. This time Liu Ci spent a lot of energy to persuade him to follow him to the country. In fact, Gondoro wants to go to the Three Kingdoms in the Northwest, because it is closer to his hometown, and he can help his father in the future, but Liu Ci said that sooner or later, Xiaguo will be bordered by Shendu. In terms of their friendship for many years, they had no choice but to agree.

There is also Tu Tang, Tu Tang is the son of the current Minister of Agriculture, although his father has always wanted to train him to be a qualified Sangong, but his character is really not suitable for civil servants, he was good at bowing horses since he was a child , with extraordinary skills, he once beat up dozens of people in the entire Wuding Building by himself. In military science, his riding and shooting was also praised by the sacrificial wine. Upstairs is the best place for the whole big man to make contributions. There has been a war here all the time, so he is very willing to go there.

As for Wang Hui, the prince's retainer, because he had offended a lot of people in Chang'an, he wanted to go to Xia to escape.

At this moment, Liu Ci can be said to be full of talents. Although they are not good things, they are all talents.

Everyone decided on the time to travel, and each returned home to prepare.

After three days, they will leave here.

In Changle Palace.

Liu Ci sat next to the Queen Mother. Before leaving, the old lady was the one Liu Ci was most reluctant to part with. My father and mother are still strong. Even if I go to Xia Guo now, I will be able to come back to see them sooner or later. But aunt. She is very old. At this age, it is hard to say anything. No matter how healthy she looks, she may not be able to wake up after falling asleep once. This has nothing to do with disease or anything, it is purely life arrive.

And the Lu family has never had any long-lived people, all of them died young.

Liu Ci stared at the eldest mother in front of him seriously, as if he wanted to impress the appearance of the eldest mother into his mind.

Empress Lu didn't blame him for such rude behavior, she beckoned and let Liu Ci sit beside her.

The grandparent and grandson sat very close, and Empress Lu gently stroked his grandson's hair.

"Can you be a good prince and king?"

"I can!"

"What are you going to do?"

"After I arrive in Xia Kingdom, I will definitely not interfere with Fu Xiang's affairs. I will call the leaders of the various ministries, become friends with them, resolve their conflicts, increase the influence of the big man on them, and marry more daughters of the tribal leaders. Marry with them. Reward those big tribes with Chinese surnames, reward them with fancy clothes, and let them come to see me with the etiquette of a big man. I am also planning to streamline the army. To be honest, aunt, 20 cavalry is too much. There is no need for this at all, I am not the Huns in Daxia, so I don’t need cavalry of this size.”

"I only need [-] cavalry, and these [-] cavalry must be the most elite of the whole big man. They can shoot left and right, and no one can stop them. I will practice them well, not only in martial arts, but also in learning knowledge. If there are more smelters, let the cavalry all wear armor. With [-] cavalry, I can make all the ministries surrender to me, and I can also take them to the Shendu generation to deter the Anxi people and make the Shendu people more obedient. The Three Kingdoms in the Northwest will also be much more harmonious, as well as Yan and other places in the north, and I will take care of them more."

"I will cooperate more with the second brother. The second brother is in charge of my logistics, and I will be in charge of fighting. Our two countries will work together."

Listening to Liu Ci's various thoughts, Empress Lu smiled softly.

"Forty thousand iron cavalry, you think well."

"Nowadays, the Xia Kingdom's cavalry is made up of various tribes. I want to build a cavalry that truly belongs to me and belongs to the big man. It is a cavalry that is separated from all tribes and completely belongs to my big man. With such cavalry, the entire empire The north will be safe. If anything goes wrong, I can reach the battlefield and resolve conflicts in only one or two months. Tang, Dai, and Yan are the shields of the empire, but I don’t want to be a shield. I am the leader of the empire. sword!!"

"well said!"

Empress Lu spoke loudly, tremblingly, she took out a booklet from the side and handed it to Liu Ci.

"If you want to travel far, I have nothing to give you. This is the list in my clan. They are all young talents. You can see who you need. No matter who they are, you can take them away and let them They go to assist you"

Liu Ci took the brochure and immediately grinned.

"If you say that, I'll take you away. If you assist me, wouldn't our country of Xia be invincible?"

Empress Lu laughed loudly and patted his forehead.

"You might as well take Jianchenghou away. With him here, you don't have to worry about not having enough money!"

"That's right! Can father let people go?"

"You can ask."

"Forget it, I have to go on a long journey, so I won't do anything that hurts my own butt."

(End of this chapter)