Hanhou

Xiaowei Zhao interrogated himself, but Ranger couldn't bear it, and confessed to his intention to break into Linyuan.After the confession was recorded, he was taken to the Lieutenant's Mansion on the same day, and the letter was presented to the emperor's desk.

After reading the contents of the letter, Liu Che's eyes were slightly cold.

On the surface, Liu Ling's book is unremarkable, except for greeting the king of Huainan, the content is quite trivial, and it is difficult to connect it together.If you think about it carefully, you will find that there is a lot of strangeness between the lines. It is clear that the recent affairs of the court and the trends in the palace have been smashed together and integrated into the letter.

If it hadn't been prepared for a long time, it is expected that the content of the letter is not simple, and it may not be possible to see the clues.If you are more careless, it is easy to get him to get away with it.

From this point of view, Liu Ling is really cunning, and the Huainan king left his daughter in Beijing, and he had no good intentions from the very beginning.

Throwing aside the silk full of words, Liu Che picked up the lacquer cup and drank half of the cup of warm water.

He was the only one in the Xuan room, and the eunuchs were not allowed to enter unless they were called.

Han Yan and Cao Shi were training soldiers in Linyuan, Gongsun He had other government affairs, and the remaining two servants were sent to the kingdom to serve as iron officials. When he was depressed, he didn't even have anyone to talk to.

Thinking of the princes and kings who made trouble for him all day long, Liu Che became more and more irritable, his anger rose up, and his eyes were almost bloodshot.

Fortunately, he kept the Queen Mother Dou's words in mind, and despite the anger rising, he still kept his head clear.Knowing that the time had not come, he did not take advantage of this to arrest Liu Ling, but ordered the eunuchs to pass an order to closely monitor the Huainan princess and closely monitor her every move in Chang'an.

Temporarily refusing to publish it does not mean that there is no way to take the Lord of the Mausoleum.

On the contrary, if Liu Che wanted to, he could send Liu Ling to prison at any time.

The reason why he did not take action for a long time is because the evidence currently available cannot shake the foundation of King Huainan, and it is more likely that Liu Ling will take advantage of the loopholes, and then use this to sow people's hearts and stir up the wind and rain.

In Liu Che's view, instead of reprimanding them mildly and fined them with food and money, it is better to bear with it for the time being, and then take down them with a thunderbolt after grasping the key.

Either don't do it, or do it absolutely.

The enemy must be killed, and no breath is allowed to prevent being counterattacked by him.

Emperor Jing and Empress Dowager Dou both taught this, and the young emperor always kept it in his heart, and dared not forget it for a moment.

"Come on!"

After making up his mind, Liu Che summoned the eunuchs and ordered him to announce the grand servant Sun He into the palace, and went to Linyuan to summon Han Yan to see him.

In the city of Chang'an, Liu Ling shuttled between noble mansions as before, relying on his extraordinary eloquence, promised a lot of money, trying to win over all parties, and secretly strengthened the power of King Huainan.

Unfortunately, with Qu Nihou's lessons learned, her lobbying was very unsuccessful.

Even if someone is dissatisfied with the emperor, they will not immediately take refuge in King Huainan, let alone make a substantive promise.

All the people who came to visit were polite and respectful to the Huainan princess.After Liu Ling was sent away, he immediately told his family not to accept any more gifts from the Huainan princess, and one of the gifts they received before was not allowed to be used, and all of them were put into the warehouse.

"If things don't go back, they can only be used for other purposes."

The way of politics has always been at odds with being upright.

The King of Huainan did not fall, so he had to save some face. He could neither offend Liu Ling face to face, nor let her succeed. The whole family was tied to King Huainan's chariot.

In order to protect the foundation of the family and survive the turbulent tide, two preparations must be made. On the one hand, with Liu Lingxu and the snake, dragging the princes and kings behind her; In other words, the king of Huainan was prepared to capsize and immediately presented to the imperial court.

The courage and means displayed by the young emperor are enough to attract attention.

The sudden alliance of several foreign relatives, whether it will split or even confront in the future, for now, it is definitely not a good idea to challenge the group of foreign relatives headed by Dou Ying.

In addition, the emperor set up a new camp in Linyuan, and there were several border prefects who had always been at odds with the princes and kings. After weighing the pros and cons, smart people know how to choose.

Liu Ling has been in Chang'an for several months, and he can detect the changes in the attitudes of the various families in the south of the city.Returning in defeat again and again, the situation became more and more difficult day by day, on the contrary, it aroused her fighting spirit even more.

Also being of the blood of Gaozu, she may not necessarily be a loser.

Walking out of the Marquis of Pingyang, Liu Ling stepped on the back of the rider and boarded the carriage, thinking of Yang Xin's words flickering, looking towards the direction of Weiyang Palace, a sneer appeared on his delicate face, and a sneer flashed in his eyes.

The situation in Chang'an City was changing, and with the relatives headed by Dou's family going down in person, suppressing the counterattack of the princes, the wrestling that was almost on the table returned to the audience.

The turmoil seemed to subside, and the withdrawal of the minting rights also opened a gap. The young emperor still did not dare to relax.

Enemies that can be seen always have a way to deal with them, and opponents that cannot be seen are more dangerous.

Between Bo Yun's treachery, the atmosphere in the south of the city became more subtle.The heads of each family are tense, and the children in the family are strictly restrained. At this juncture, whoever dares to be disobedient will be served by the family law!

Under the threat of thorns and whips, for at least half a month, the dandies who wandered the streets together disappeared without a trace.

The officials of the Lieutenant's Mansion and the city officials felt very relieved by the lack of young men in fresh clothes and angry horses who were quick to fight.On the contrary, the merchants and common people in the north of the city are not used to it. They always feel that some "surprises" and "fun" are missing in life.

This weird atmosphere didn't affect Zhao Jia at all.

On the day of relocation, Zhao Xiaowei got up early, and the children of the Pingyang Houfu drove the carriage. With the last few belongings, he entered the mansion through the main entrance, put a pot in the stove, and lit the fire to cook soup, symbolizing that he will live here in peace from now on. .

"My lord, the meat of cattle, sheep, and pigs is all ready. There are also twenty pheasants and ducks each. Ten baskets of vegetables. There are several jars of salt, sauce, and soy sauce. There are also twenty boxes of caramel, and three urns each of soybean oil and sesame oil. "

Like the house boy, the cook is also borrowed by Cao Shi.

Because the emperor is coming, the meals for today's guests must be carefully prepared, and there must be no sloppy.

The meat, vegetables and seasonings were ready, and Zhao Jia personally inspected them to make sure there was no mistake.I even went to the iron workshop a few days in advance, and asked the master craftsman to make several iron pots by himself.

When repairing the house, Zhao Jia immediately ordered people to rebuild the stove and dry it in advance, just to place the newly made pots and utensils.

"Hodor, what are you up to?"

Cao Shi and Li Danghu arrived one after another, but Zhao Jia only showed up and disappeared. Instead, Wei Yue was in the main room, entertaining the guests on his behalf.

The two of them have strong nerves, and they have been together day and night in the forest garden, they are very familiar with each other, and they didn't find anything wrong at all.If it were someone else, such as Han Yan who was more delicate, he would definitely be surprised.

It is not surprising that Wei Yue and Zhao Jia have known each other since childhood, and their relationship is closer than ordinary people.But the two are not relatives, so it is not appropriate to act as the master's responsibility like this.

Han Yan was called to Weiyang Palace, but Zhao Jia didn't know many people in the city, except for Li Danghu and Cao Shi, Bai Zhihou Xuchang and Gaihou Wangxin could barely get in touch with each other.The two of them will not come in person, they are both sending congratulatory gifts from their children.

Because they were not familiar with Zhao Jia and others, even if they sensed something was wrong, the visitor would not speak easily.Assuming that Zhao Jia has no relatives to help, and is alone in Chang'an, Wei Yue, out of morality, acts as a friend to take care of his family.

After Xu and Wang, Wei Jian came with his son.

He said he came to congratulate him, but his expression remained tense, as if he was about to find fault.

Seeing his son get off his horse, he couldn't wait to run to Wei Yue, with a small smile on his face, and he kept yelling "Father", don't mention how close he is, Wei Jian gripped the horsewhip tightly, veins bulged on his forehead, and he felt a sense of crisis that his son would be snatched away.

When the Wei brothers sat together, the temperature around them dropped five degrees in an instant.Coupled with Wei Yu's great ambition to "abandon his father and go to his uncle", the brotherhood is just around the corner.

With two people as the center, within a radius of five meters, it is just like being in a world of ice and snow.

Li Danghu and Cao Shi couldn't bear it anymore, so they left the main room with an excuse.I didn't want to go back and suffer the cold, so I asked my family boy to ask, and went to find Zhao Jia together.

At that time, Zhao Jia was instructing everyone to prepare ingredients and heat up the pot.

Two chefs cut up the pig meat and refined meat oil in the pot.Amidst the crackling sound, the fragrance permeated the kitchen.The refined oil is scooped into the urn, and the oil residue is filled into two large bowls for cooking dishes and fillings.

Zhao Jia got up early and went to the city, because he was in a hurry, he only ate a bowl of millet porridge and a steamed cake, and his stomach was already roaring.The smell of oily residue was so fragrant that I couldn't help it. I poured out half a bowl, sprinkled it with crushed caramel, and ate half of it in the blink of an eye.

Li Danghu and Cao Shi sniffled, approached and said, "Aduo, what time?"

They didn't eat less in the morning, but the smell in the kitchen was too tempting to resist.

"The bowl is over there, and the salt and sugar are taken by yourself." After eating the oily residue in two or three bites, Zhao Jia fetched a pair of long chopsticks and picked up two pieces of shortbread that the cook had tried to make.

Li Danghu and Cao Shi were not polite either, and each poured out half a bowl of oil residue and sandwiched two pieces of shortbread.

Li Danghu is very salty, but Cao Shi likes to eat sweet.

When Zhao Jia asked craftsmen to make stone mills and made bean curd flowers in the camp, the two had a dispute over whether to add sauce or sprinkle sugar. After the quarrel, they were tied and almost fought.

China's food culture has a long history. Now that tofu flower appears, it is not surprising that the Western Han version of sweet and salty party came into being.

After eating the oil residue shortbread, Li Danghu and Cao Shi didn't intend to leave at all, and squatted directly by the kitchen door.

"Aduo ignore us." Li Danghu waved his hand.

"Yes, Ah Duo is on his own." Cao Shi held a wooden tray with more than a dozen shortbreads inside, and he and Li Danghu were one by one, and he was not polite at all.

Zhao Jia really wanted to chase him away, but the two of them refused to leave.He could only see what was out of sight, turned around, and ordered the chef to put the prepared ingredients into the pot.

In addition to animal meat and poultry meat, the house boy also bought two big fish.

The body of the fish is as long as two arms, and the largest scale is almost half the palm of an adult man.After being cut open, the fish fat is thick and there are long strips of fish eggs.

Seeing that the cook raised his kitchen knife to remove the gills and scales of the fish, he was about to chop off the fish, Zhao Jia hurriedly stopped him.

"First remove the fishy thread, then cut into three sections, boil the fish head with tofu, add sauce to the middle section, and fry the end section with sauce."

When I was in Bianjun, there were not many opportunities to eat fish, and most of them were caught in streams and rivers, the largest of which was no more than a palm.It was the first time Zhao Jia had seen such a big river fish, so it was natural to cook it well, entertaining guests was one of them, and the most important thing was to reward himself.

The cook has excellent cooking skills, all the ingredients are available, and there is no shortage of seasonings. With the method dictated by Zhao Jia, the dishes are cooked one after another, and the fragrance permeates the entire kitchen. The children passing by the door can't help but slow down and sniff. .

Braised pork, braised fish, sweet and sour fish, fish head tofu soup, braised chicken nuggets, fragrant wood roasted duck, grilled lamb chops, fried beef with green onions...the dishes and bowls are all custom-made, with complete sets of shapes and patterns.The freshly cooked delicacies are filled in it, which can be said to be full of color, fragrance and taste, making people salivate.

Zhao Jia ordered someone to make a food box early, which is not only convenient for delivering food, but also can keep warm.

Just as the fish head tofu soup was tumbling in the pot, the children in the front yard came to report that the emperor was coming, and Zhao Jia was invited to meet him.

Liu Che left the palace in a low suit, except for Han Yan and Gongsun He, he only brought more than a dozen Weiyang palace guards with him.

Zhao Jia, Cao Shi and Li Danghu rushed to the front yard together, and happened to join Wei Yue and Wei Jian.

After the main gate was opened and Liu Che and his party were welcomed into the home, Zhao Jia unexpectedly discovered that not far from his home, a young man and two young girls walked towards him. , Wei Shaoer and Wei Zifu.