Hanhou

In the second year of Yuanshuo, in October, Zhao Jia was promoted to the prefect of Shuofang County, and was about to go north to take up the post under the emperor's order.

Because Shuofang County was established not long ago, the previously built city was destroyed in the war with the Xiongnu. Before Zhao Jia set off, he summoned a hundred craftsmen and asked for an imperial edict to allow him to recruit local young adults and herdsmen to build the city wall and fortress after he took office.

The county has a very large area under its jurisdiction, and the people will be relocated to the border. Zhao Jia has a lot of responsibilities and is really too busy. Han Yan volunteered to be the captain of Shuofang County, and went north with Zhao Jia.

The two resigned as school lieutenants. Before that, they had [-] generals under their command. Except for the [-] cavalry dispatched, the rest stayed in Chang'an and were included in the camp of Cao Shi and Li Danghu.When the newly selected captain takes office, the pro-army will be divided into five battalions to defend the emperor's capital.

From September to October, Wei Shang repeatedly sent petitions, saying that his energy and physical strength were deteriorating, and he was really unbearable for the military administration in the county.Wei Yue set off one step earlier than Zhao Jia, and rushed to Yunzhong day and night.

On the day of Wei Yue's departure, Zhao Jia, Han Yan, Li Danghu and Cao Shi went out of the city to see them off.

Several people said goodbye in the outskirts of the city, and replaced wine with tea soup.

Holding the cup in hand, Li Danghu and Cao Shi frowned at the same time, Zhao Jia and Han Yan looked at each other, and then looked up at the sky.

Last month, the kings of Lu and Changsha spread bad news, shaking the government and the public.

These two are Liu Che's biological brothers, and the king of Changsha even contributed money and effort during the Southern Expedition and made great contributions.Afterwards, deeply aware of the holy will, he paid people and money to open up Zhetian in South Vietnam, ready to flex his muscles.Sudden death, really caught people off guard.

After King Lu left, Prince Liu Guang succeeded to the throne.

He is still young, and he doesn't like reading. He is obsessed with music, dancing, chariots and horses all day long.The rest of the princes were even younger, and some were still in their infancy. With the help of the court, they each got one or several counties, but they were unable to govern.

The matter was heard in Chang'an, and after being asked by the master's father, he was incapable of governing, so we should only keep the tax revenue, and hand over everything in the county to the official temple.

Logically, this statement should have aroused opposition, but Princess Lu stepped forward to make things go smoothly.

The reason is not that Princess Lu is so understanding of righteousness and insists on siding with the court, but that King Lu is obsessed with music, dotes on concubines and dancers, loves the house and Wu, and prefers his youngest son to the crown prince.

After several years, Princess Lu was fed up with being useless.After finally getting through to the death of the King of Lu, her own son took the throne, but he had to follow the order of twittering and give food to the concubine. How could it not make her feel depressed and angry.

The original intention of Zhu Fuyan's petition was to further weaken the power of the princes, kings and clans, but it coincided with Princess Lu's wish.

Ever since, even though there were voices of opposition, Princess Lu still resisted all opinions and firmly obeyed the sacred order.

The mother has already nodded, and the young crown prince who has no interest in state affairs will naturally not object.In this way, several concubines who were loved and could almost stand up to the princess were sent out of the palace one after another, and went to the parent-child feudal city.

With the court's decree and Lu Wangfu's side, even if the prince becomes an adult, he will not be able to intervene in the affairs of the county except for the annual tax.

But nothing is absolute.

With the conquests of the Han Empire, the territory continued to expand. If the clan's children were strong enough, and their talents and military strength were not inferior to others, they might not be able to be crowned princes again with their military exploits.

On the other hand, if you don't have this ability, it's better not to jump high, but to be a mascot willingly, and it's your duty to be content with the status quo.

Compared with King Lu, who was addicted to wine and sex and had already collapsed, the matter of King Changsha was a little more complicated.

Liu Che didn't believe that the always strong brother Wang died suddenly, so he ordered local officials and embroidered clothes envoys to investigate carefully.In the end, it was found out that the leader of the Yue people came to present the beauties, and the state officials who hated Liu Fa joined forces to poison, and the thunder was furious.

The wrath of the emperor, the corpse of a million.

Because of Liu Fa's death, Liu Che decreed that the officials of the state beheaded and killed the three tribes of Yi.To punish the leader of the Yue people, all the men in the department were killed, and the rest were punished as slaves.

After the case was settled, Liu Fa's eldest son, Liu Yong, succeeded him.Yuzi and Wengzhu each got a fief.Because Liu Fa has a lot of Zhetian in South Vietnam, the eldest daughter and second daughter volunteered to hand over the fiefdom to their brothers and invite them to go to Yue.

Liu Che was grateful for his family, and asked the two to play.

Although the two masters are young, they are extremely intelligent and decisive.

After arriving in South Vietnam, iron and blood methods were adopted, and those who dared to make chaos were killed, those who had bad intentions were killed, and those who did not obey the Han order were killed.In just a few months, the local blood flowed into rivers, and the murderous reputation spread throughout Baiyue.

In view of this massacre, the youngsters no longer dared to show their heads, and the bandits and rebels even disappeared.

Compared with these two lords, Liu Ling, who escaped from the Han side and took refuge in the Huns, is shameless.

After being escorted to Beijing, Zhao Jia never heard any news about her.

The only thing that is certain is that Liu Ling was dead, and he was not buried according to clan etiquette, and the historian did not record it.If it weren't for the princess of Changsha who made a murderous name in Baiyue, he would have even forgotten about her.

Several people bid farewell outside the city and replaced wine with tea, because the emperor mourned his brothers and banned wine in Chang'an City for one month.As an official of the imperial court, naturally he cannot defy the law by himself.What's more, the promotion of the five people is too fast. I don't know how many people are waiting to catch their pigtails, so we must be more careful.

Holding the cup in his hand, Wei Yue raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.He clenched his fist and punched the shoulders of Cao Shi and the others, then covered Zhao Jia's forearm, and said, "Aduo, I'll be waiting for you in the north."

After the words fell, he jumped on the horse's back and yanked the reins, the horse neighed, and the man stood up.

"Take care of yourself!"

The cold wind howled, and the black cloak fluttered in the wind, setting off the lining of the same color.

Zhao Jia stood where he was, watching Wei Yue and his party gallop away, completely disappearing from sight, and then looked away.

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly felt a coolness on his face.

Raise your head, snowflakes are falling all over the sky, eloquently, covering the towering city walls, and covering the ground under your feet.

In the Changle Palace, the Queen Mother was lying on the couch, falling into a coma, and the medicine could not be fed at all, and all the medicines slipped down the corners of her mouth.Yang Xin and Long Li stood by the couch, seeing this, they hurriedly ordered the palace servants to fetch towels, handkerchiefs and water.

"Let's cook the medicine again."

Regardless of the pungent smell, Princess Longli sat next to the Queen Mother and carefully wiped the stains around her mouth.Yang Xin wanted to go forward, but he couldn't bear the smell of the medicine, so he stretched his hand halfway and retracted it.

Facing Shang Longli's gaze, Yang Xin couldn't help feeling a little guilty, bit his lower lip, and to cover up his guilt, pulled out the second princess who was far away in Yuyang.

"The queen mother is sick like this, Yuyang should have believed it long ago, why hasn't she come back?"

"Sister." Princess Longli frowned and stopped Yang Xin's words, "Yuyang County is far away from Chang'an, and it will take time to go back and forth. Empress Mother's condition is gradually improving, sister should always be careful when she speaks."

"Where did I say something wrong?" Yang Xin was annoyed.

Thinking about the current day of Longxiang, comparing himself, his resentment turned into resentment, and he had to argue with him as soon as his eyes brightened.

"Okay." The Queen Mother, who was supposed to be in a coma, woke up at some point, opened her eyes, and said wearily, "Shut up."

"Mother!"

Seeing her come back to life, Yang Xin and Long Li both looked happy, no matter how much they cared about arguing.

"Call the doctor quickly!"

"Go and report to His Majesty!"

The eunuch rushed out of the door, and almost bumped into Chen Jiao who came to say hello.

Knowing that it was the Queen Mother who woke up, Chen Jiao walked quickly to the side of the couch, before she could speak, she was suddenly pushed away by Yang Xin.

"Go away, don't ask you to pretend to be kind!"

"Sister!" Long Lu hurriedly stopped her, but she was still a step behind.Being grabbed by the arm by the Queen Mother, I looked down and saw the expression on the Queen Mother's face, I couldn't help being shocked, "Mother Queen?!"

Chen Jiao staggered two steps and was supported by Xu Meiren who was walking with her.

Yang Xin still refused to let go, he stretched out his hand again, and said in his mouth: "If it wasn't for you, how could the empress mother be so sick!"

"Sister, stop!"

Longli sensed that something was wrong, so he hurriedly wanted to hold Yang Xin back.

However, He Yang's heart was full of anger, not only against Cao Shi, but also against Liu whoring, and also against Chen Jiao. She suddenly broke out, how could she stop it.

The eldest princess made a move on the queen suddenly, she looked like a shrew, all the eunuchs and palace people in the palace were startled and couldn't react for a while.When they realized what was happening in front of them, their hairs stood on end, and they stepped forward one after another to pull Yang Xin away, regardless of other things.

To this day, no one knows that the emperor and empress have deep feelings.As for the emperor's attitude towards the eldest princess, anyone with eyes can see it.If the queen is injured in Changle Palace, all those serving in the palace will be unable to eat and walk away!

The most terrible thing is, who would have thought that the eldest princess of the big man would make such a move!

The eunuchs and palace people rushed forward together, Xu Meiren and Da Changqiu stopped in front of Yang Xin.

Long worry was anxious, and looked at the palace door from time to time, while the Queen Mother watched coldly, making no sound at all, and only when her eyes fell on Chen Jiao, there would be a flash of resentment.It was this venom that made Long Lu startled, and a chill rose from the soles of his feet.

When she was in doubt, the figure of the emperor appeared in front of the palace gate.

Witnessing the chaos in the hall, Liu Che was furious, strode forward, grabbed Yang Xin's wrist, and waved her away: "Enough!"

The sound was like thunder, and everyone in the hall seemed to be frozen.

After a short period of stagnation, all the eunuchs and palace members knelt down on the ground, trembling and not daring to raise their heads.

Chen Jiao supported Xu Meiren, and after standing still, she used a silk handkerchief to hold down her scratched neck.

Liu Che looked as cold as ice when he saw the blood stained on the hem of their clothes, Yang Xin who seemed to be insane, and the Queen Mother who was leaning on the couch.

Princess Longli stood up and wanted to intercede, but Liu Che glanced at her, her words stuck in her throat, and she was unable to make a sound.

"The queen will go back to the Jiaofang Palace first and call for the doctor."

"promise."

After Chen Jiao and Xu Meiren left, Liu Che waved away all the eunuchs and palace people, and walked directly to the side of the couch. The mother and son looked at each other, one was cold and the other was indifferent.

Longli tried to approach Yangxin, but was swung away.

Thinking about her appearance just now, I feel something is wrong.The two are sisters, they grew up together since childhood, she knows that Yang Xin is arrogant, but she will not be so reckless.

Why?

"Mother," Liu Che said coldly, "Eldest sister has often come to Changle Palace since three months ago, and her temperament has become more and more irritable since then. Before that, servants committed crimes in the street, ignoring the law. Today, she looks even more crazy, trying to hurt the queen. What does the queen mother think?"

The Queen Mother sneered, turned her head and remained silent.

Long Li looked back and forth between Liu Che and the Queen Mother, a thought flashed through his mind, and his expression became more and more bewildered.

Yang Xin seemed to understand, but also didn't seem to understand, his eyes were even a little dull.

"The queen mother doesn't want to talk about it?" Liu Che put his hands behind his back, "Forget it."

There are some things that he didn't mention before, it's Gu Nian's last trace of mother-child affection.

Looking at it now, how ridiculous.

"Send the eldest princess back to the mansion and order the doctor to see her."

"Close Changle Palace."

"Third sister, after returning to the mansion, do not reuse any spices and silks from Changle Palace."

After saying these words, Liu Che turned around and left, and walked straight out of the palace gate without looking back.

Long Li is not stupid, thinking carefully about what Liu Che said is like being struck by thunder.The previous guilt caused by the Queen Mother's serious illness was crushed to pieces in an instant.Suppressing the tears in his eyes, he saluted the Queen Mother, and the relationship between mother and daughter was completely severed.

After Longli left, Yangxin was also sent away.

The Queen Mother was alone in the hall, her eyes swept across the flickering lights, she was silent for a while, then suddenly let out a low laugh, the laughter gradually increased, like a howling, the whole person was almost crazy.

In October of the second year of Yuanshuo, Wei Yue, Zhao Jia and Han Yan went north to take up their posts.

In the same month, Princess Yang Xinchang was seriously ill, and Princess Longli was diagnosed with happy pulse.

On Gengwu in November, the Empress Dowager collapsed in Changle Palace and was buried in Yangling of Emperor Jingdi.

With the closing of the tomb door, this woman who was the grandson of the King of Jin first, then entered the prince's mansion, and finally became the empress of Emperor Jing, finally lived an extraordinary life.

All right and wrong, all died with her.

It fell into the history books, but only a few strokes.If the bamboo slips are not opened, they will never be mentioned again.