Big Han Weiyang

I go straight to the point.

"About this matter, I think so. First, the father did not intend to abolish the widow; second, the masterminds were the King of Jiaodong and Mrs. Wang; third, the widow is still the legitimate prince of the Han Dynasty. This is the biggest reliance for us to return to the palace. .”

Han Anguo smiled and said: "Your Highness's words hit the point. It seems that Your Highness has cheered up, and we don't have to worry about it all day long." He was originally the prime minister of King Liang, and later became the crown prince's official in the court. Fu together went to Guangchuan to help me.

When he was Prime Minister of Liang Wang, he rescued Liang Wang from danger several times, and he was loyal. I relied on him very much.

With Han Anguo taking the lead, the subordinates began to let go of their grievances during this period, and followed my direction to discuss in detail.

Sang Hongyang said: "First of all, we need to find out why the emperor asked His Highness to come to Guangchuan."

Han Anguo said: "The Emperor has always loved His Highness deeply, and he has never been dissatisfied with His Highness. I think the Emperor must know that the Queen has placed a manpower for His Highness, so he took advantage of the situation to protect His Highness. But what happened in the palace? Even the emperor can't solve it, so what's the need for such a bad plan?"

Zhang Tang said: "There is also Empress Dowager Dou's indifference, and the reason for King Jiaodong's military power is also worthy of scrutiny."

Zhuang Qingzhai said: "Exactly, King Jiaodong is a vassal king. Why did the emperor hand over the soldiers and horses in Beijing to King Jiaodong? This will shake the imperial power."

Sang Hongyang said: "We can't guess the reason. But I'm sure that King Jiaodong's military power is the reason why the emperor had to retreat and let His Highness come to Guangchuan."

Everyone tacitly regarded Liu Che as an opponent.

I said: "The most important issue now is that the enemy knows our news, but we don't. Jia Ling, have you found out who is delivering the news during this time?"

Han said that he was kneeling beside me, the tired look on his brows and the slightly uncoordinated posture made Guo Sheren see something, and he squeezed his eyes at Han said.Han said that he looked at Shi Qing seriously, except for the slightly feverish tips of his ears, there was no abnormality on his face.

Shi Qing said, "His Royal Highness, I do have something. According to the identification of my minister and my subordinates, although the slaves who entered the mansion recently were handed by Mr. Tian Futian, they were not gifts from the Queen. Please be careful, Your Highness."

Tian Fu is my uncle, but he is also a vacillating speculator who depends on profit.I'm not surprised he got involved.

"The one who arranged for them to come is not the widow's mother who is it?"

Shi Qing said that he did not find out.

"From this point of view, the widow guessed that the mother's intention was to let the widow hide her power, but she was completely wrong." I half-truthfully explained my behavior some time ago to the subordinates.

In fact, these days, I'm really tired and disheartened.Speculation about the intentions of Wang and Empress is just one of the reasons for my indulgence.

It suddenly occurred to me that the Taifu's hexagrams simply described my experience: when I came slowly, I was trapped in a golden car; I was trapped in wine and food; I was trapped in sacrifices;The accuracy makes one's heart chill, as if he pushed it, or I myself turned this hexagram into reality step by step.

Han Anguo said: "Perhaps there are mistakes. The palace has relaxed its vigilance towards His Highness, and His Highness was saved in Guangchuan."

In short, this explanation made the subordinate officer heave a sigh of relief, and a relaxed and confident look returned to his face.The status of subjects generally follows that of the monarch.The people above were panic-stricken, and they were followed by despair and helplessness.The people above are calm and composed, and they follow their thoughts.

Shi Qing presented a list: "This is someone who behaved strangely from the entourage that I found out. Please consider it, Your Highness." Looking carefully, Liu Che's hidden clues were indeed among them.

Almost torn face, I have no reason to let them continue to send letters.I gave the list to Han with a sullen face, and he promised to leave.

Guo Sheren smiled and said, "I don't know if there is someone's name on Mr. Shi's list." He meant something.

The chattering hall fell silent, and everyone pretended to be nonchalant, but the center of their eyes was on Liu Rong.

Someone secretly teased Guo Sheren and said, "Why are you jealous? If you are as beautiful as someone, you can get two salaries and be valued."

The man didn't name them directly, but pointed at Sang and scolded Huai.Liu Rong lowered his head slightly and knelt down calmly.

Zhang Tang skipped the topic: "Your Highness, it is not difficult for us to know the news about Chang'an."

Everyone will pay attention.I let him continue.

Zhang Tangdao: "That day I saw the behavior of the governor of Taiyuan was a bit strange, and thought that he might have other secrets, so I tried to contact him." He stood up and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please punish me for acting on my own. "

I'm not happy.The tug-of-war between monarchs and ministers has never stopped since ancient times.As long as the boss relaxes for a while, the courtiers will find a reason to concentrate on themselves.In the final analysis, this kind of thing cannot be stopped, only vigilance.

"The widow forgives your innocence."

"Thank you, Your Highness. In fact, our communication with the outside world has not been completely cut off. Although the Taiyuan County Guard did not respond, the general who led two thousand troops to escort His Highness into Guangchuan is willing to be sent by His Highness. His Excellency has sent It was handled properly."

Tai Tuo has always been happy and angry.Being teased by me and falling into the hot spring didn't seem to affect him at all.

He nodded: "The general did not prevent us from communicating with the outside world. However, due to hints from the palace, the governor of Guangchuan is somewhat wary of us. If the crown prince can persuade the governor of Guangchuan to let him stand on the side of His Highness, the news will come. The channel will definitely be much smoother.”

I nodded, and ordered a trusted aide to bring my famous assassin to arrange a meeting between me and the Governor of Guangchuan.

After discussing for nearly two hours, the topic returned to Liu Che.

Guo Sheren said: "I don't believe that King Jiaodong has one hundred thousand troops, but there must be thirty or forty thousand."

Zhuang Qingzhai said: "I summed up everyone's guess, the order of things happened like this. The king of Jiaodong started planning years ago, contacted the Huns, inquired about His Highness's itinerary, and cooperated internally and externally to trap His Highness. After that, he pretended to be filial, Asked the emperor to personally lead troops to rescue him. The situation was urgent, so the emperor agreed. Afterwards, King Jiaodong led troops to go out, and the emperor wanted to understand King Jiaodong’s intentions. Your Highness, don't go back to Beijing to avoid accidents."

Sang Hongyang sighed: "King Jiaodong is the prince of the Han Dynasty, but he made peace with the Huns. It is really unexpected. It is difficult for the King of Jiaodong to get in touch with the Huns in the palace. It must be through the channels of some vassal kings." There were quite a few princes and kings who had different intentions in the Han Dynasty.

I also don't believe that Liu Che would do this.He has two images in my mind.One is the wise and mighty emperor, and the other is the brother who grew up with me and is very close.In my mind, no matter who he is, it is impossible for him to do such a thing.It turns out, however, that he probably did.

Maybe I underestimated his hunger for power.

Han Anguo followed Zhuang Qingzhai and said: "King Jiaodong has double calculations. If His Highness is defeated at the border, he will naturally get what he wants. If His Highness wins, he will take the opportunity to hold His Highness hostage with his troops and horses. Unexpectedly, His Highness was killed The emperor escorted him to Guangchuan, which made his plan come to nothing."

"While the details need to be worked out, overall it sounds reasonable," I said.

Han said that he came in from the side door, saluted me, and sat down beside me with his saber on, his clothes were slightly bloody.

Seeing that everyone was lost in thought, he said: "The Emperor and Queen Dowager Dou are almost held hostage by the King of Jiaodong. Now we have less than [-] troops in total. How should we deal with the [-] troops of the King of Jiaodong?" Han said he was good at finding out the key to the problem. , and guide everyone's thinking.

Han Anguo said: "Your Highness is still the prince. Although it is embarrassing in Guangchuan, because he does not have the status of a vassal king, he does not need to be restricted by the prime minister. It is not easy to borrow troops from the Guangchuan County Guard, but His Highness can help the Habayashi Army and Hu Qi." The loss of the army was used as an excuse to raise troops in Guangchuan."

I thought for a while: "It's easy to recruit new soldiers, but the hard part is to train them. This can't be done overnight. Borrowing troops is not easy, but it's more feasible. Grand Tutor, can you go to persuade the general stationed in Guangchuan on my behalf?"

Tai Tuo raised his head from the desk, put down his pen and said, "Here."

I smiled and said: "With the promise of the Taifu, the widow can rest assured. But the situation is difficult, and the Taifu only needs to do what he can."

Sang Hongyang said: "Your Highness, Master Shi and I will try our best to hide the movements of the palace from Chang'an, so as to eliminate their guard against us. At the same time, we will prepare money and food."

Liu Rong bowed his head and remained silent.I have kept him out of contact with the public, so that he is seen as a mediocre person who relies on his body.I was determined to clear up the misunderstanding, and at the same time, I wanted to test whether Liu Rong was willing to put aside the past suspicions and stand on my side, and said, "Mr. Li, what's your opinion?"

No one expected that I would ask Liu Rong, and everyone's expressions became strange.

This title made Liu Rong look complicated.However, after all, he spent more than ten years in the life of prince and prince, but his eyes dimmed, and then he returned to normal.

"Your Highness, Sun Tzu said, the first is to attack the enemy, the next is to attack the enemy, and the second is to attack the soldiers. If we fight head-on with the King of Jiaodong with our troops, we will definitely lose. However, there are five people in the army, a team of 50 people, and a battalion of 500 people. There are lieutenants and generals on it. We should draw and divide them from here."

"If the top is scattered, the bottom will be chaotic. If the upper-level officers are divided, the army under King Jiaodong will be scattered, and His Highness will be able to win without a fight."

Most of the people present here are from the Confucian family of the Legalists, and they are good at considering the destiny, the hearts of the people, and the law. Liu Rong's use of military officers as a lever to defeat the army is novel and interesting, and it does make sense.Their ridicule and hostility dissipated a lot.

Han Yue stroked his palms and said, "That's a very kind word."

Han Anguo nodded: "At the same time, we also need to rely on the power of the ministers of the court, the princes outside the court, the emperor, the queen mother, and the concubines and princes."

After discussing from noon to midnight, after a plan was made and the task steps were subdivided to each individual, the subordinate officials dispersed contentedly.

There were only a few people in the hall, and Han said to me: "Your Highness, I have dealt with those spies. Some were executed on the spot, and some were imprisoned."

I was very relieved of his methods, just nodded, and when I got up, my figure swayed slightly.Since the evening, Liu Rong has been paying attention to my side, and he stepped forward to support me.

Han said hurriedly: "Is your Highness's leg numb?"

"A Yue, don't rush to quit the medicine for a while. You haven't taken the medicine all day today. Can you bear it with your body?" Liu Rong said worriedly.

I let him go and said with a smile: "It's okay, the widow's headache has been cured, so I won't touch that elixir from now on. A little dependence, patience will pass."

Liu Rong glared at me, took out his elder brother's posture, grabbed my hand, opened the sleeve, clenched his fist tightly, and his fingers were flushed red.

Han said, taking a breath of cold air: "Your Highness, why bother to hurt your body and skin like this." He ordered the eunuch to get the medicine box.

Liu Rongwai was about to open his fingers, but I refused, "It's just a small injury, what's there to look at."

He still pulled away his pale fingers pinched by knuckles, and there were four crescent-shaped pits embedded in his palm, bloody and bloody.

Liu Rong's movement of holding my hand became gentle.

Han said he bit his lip and applied medicine to bandage me.I said to Liu Rongwen: "This little injury is fine. The husband is weak, go back and rest quickly. The widow told Han that there is something to do, and I will talk to the husband later. If the widow goes, the husband has already fallen asleep. , the widow will visit tomorrow.”

Liu Rong stared at me, sighed a little, and walked away full of worries.

The Taifu stayed behind to light the lamp to sort out the results of the discussion.

Back in the study, I asked Han Shuo to write to Gillian.

I told him the content, and he quickly filled the white silk with eloquence.

The handwriting is almost the same as mine, and the tone is gentle, like a husband who is traveling far away greeting his wife, evoking the other party's memories of the past without any trace, and vaguely revealing his embarrassing status quo and anxiety.

I was very satisfied with it, so I paid for it.

I just need to make some promises to Princess Guantao, and Gillian will help me convince her.

Then came the letters to Emperor Jing and Empress Dowager Dou.

No one knows how long Emperor Jing will be with me.He was so weak and powerless in this matter, which worried me very much.Emperor Jing always treated me and Liu Che equally.If I don't do anything else and bring Emperor Jing closer, he will change his mind and support Liu Che to replace me, it's unknown.

The letter to Emperor Jing had to be written with sincerity, showing a loyal, filial son without complaint.

Han said the letter was well worded, but I was a little sad when I read it.There are too many calculations involved in the family relationship of the Tian family.Emperor Jing and I, father and son, should trust each other unreservedly, but now we have to rely on means to make our relationship close.

What Liu Rong said at the time was intended to mislead me and alienate me from Emperor Jing.But who said his reasoning is not true.

Empress Dowager Dou has been doing nothing in this matter, and she was probably persuaded by someone, so I will wait and see for the time being when my life is not in danger.Empress Dowager Dou attaches great importance to family affection and has loved me since she was a child. It is easy to impress her.

Finally, greetings to Queen Wang and Liu Shun.

It only takes half an hour to write a letter, the real difficulty is choosing the person to deliver the letter.When Liu Rong was pledged to Tingwei Mansion, even Dou Ying couldn't pass the letter he wrote to Queen Mother Dou.I can't guarantee that I won't repeat his mistakes.

Therefore, the person who sent the letter had to be fearless of life and death, and had a wrist as high as the sky, in order to enter the now impenetrable Weiyang Palace.It has to be people around me who are familiar with my thoughts in order to truly convey the meaning to others.

I looked at Han and said.