Han Zigao

Han Zigao was born as a commoner, but his father didn't let him go out because he was too alluring and beautiful. Except for Xiaomei's parents and a few elders, he had never been in contact with any high-ranking officials in his life. And so on concept is not deep.

In fact, because the first high-ranking official he came into contact with was actually Chen Qian, and he was doted on by Chen Qian, but he didn't have any fear of Chen Qian. Because of Chen Qian's relationship, other people have always treated him Very polite, as he himself is to others.

But Chen Qian was different. He was born in a family of officials, and he was arrogant and domineering since he was a child. Deep in his heart, rights, ranks, and status were all things that had been integrated into his blood.Although it is different to Han Zigao, he has always been majestic and indifferent to others.

After he became a king, his majesty gradually became more and more important, not to mention that the great powers of the country cannot be neglected in the slightest.Hou Andu's slight changes and extravagant performance have more or less offended the dignity of his emperor.

His country was brought down by himself and his uncle, and his insight into people's hearts has long been beyond ordinary people - he has all the qualities to be an emperor, otherwise, he would have ended up like those little emperors who were deposed Different place?

As the night gradually darkened, Chen Qian was still thinking about the court affairs.

In fact, it is best for the imperial court to have two similar generals to balance. If Zhou Wenyu is not dead, he can check and balance with Hou Andu. However, he is dead, and Hou Andu has made great achievements in establishing himself as the emperor. He was originally a second-rank general. Yes, it is also necessary to upgrade the first-class product.But in fact, this time Hou Zhen contributed more, but Hou Zhen is not like Hou Andu, he belongs to the direct line of confidantes.

Speaking of which, Hou Zhen was originally Wang Sengbian's person. After Wang Sengbian was killed by Chen Baxian, he didn't want to vote for Chen Baxian.But he didn't really want to rebel. Later, he had no choice but to vote for Chen Baxian, but Chen Baxian was magnanimous. He not only reused him, but also promoted him to Sikong. Wang Lin insisted.

He fought very carefully.Also wily.He seldom lost battles, before that he was half a rank higher than Hou Andu and Zhou Wenyu, and Hou Andu was named Sikongshi.However, he was appointed Taiwei from Sikong, which is actually higher than Hou Andu's official position. Except for Chen Baxian, he only obeys Chen Qian's orders.

Chen Qian also attached great importance to him.But even so, he is not like Hou Andu.He has been Chen Qian's for a long time.

After thinking about it, Chen Qian still felt that Hou Andu's performance made him uneasy.

He knows Hou Andu very well, sometimes he is impetuous and doesn't pay attention to what he says.So did Zhang Zhaoda, but Chen Qian didn't really care.On the contrary, I quite like them in my heart, but this time Hou Andu's performance was a little bit beyond his expectation.He showed a subconscious desire to sit on an equal footing with the emperor.

Chen Qian felt that his behavior was not the original Hou Andu just because she knew him well.It was Hou Andu who had a kind of ambition. Even so, he still comforted himself, thinking that maybe he was too suspicious---after all, Hou Andu had followed him for ten years, so he shouldn't have the heart of rebellion.

In this perennial battle, he is used to betrayal, and the pursuit of power is endless, which is the nature of many people. If he can still trust someone in the world, he can even say that even if he betrays him, he can still forgive him. If there is one person, it is the person next to him who is sleeping soundly.

The person next to him is definitely a person who can be promised life and death, but because of this, his throne is more important, and he has to plan for the kind person who has no intentions next to him, and for their common son. Nor should one be taken lightly.

He temporarily suppressed that suspicion, convinced himself that maybe Hou Andu was just being willful, but he had no such ambitions, and finally fell asleep with Han Zigao in his arms.

But Hou Andu was even more delighted after returning home. The emperor's favor for him is obvious. Today, all civil and military officials came to the gate of the city to welcome him. What an honor it is. He is almost at the same level as the emperor. The emperor said in person It is unprecedented in history to avoid the ceremony of kneeling down.Now that he is above the court, he is basically a general under one person and above ten thousand people.

He was overjoyed and full of ambition. At this time, a bunch of cronies were vying to curry favor and congratulate him, and they threw a big banquet at home without mentioning it.

Sure enough, he no longer bowed down when he entered the court, and the emperor never seemed to care. The emperor began to call himself "Ming Gong" instead of calling him by his first name. He felt a joy of being respected in his heart.In fact, it would be a kind of unfamiliarity not to call him by his name, but unfortunately he couldn't see it.

Just half a month after the good times, he was urgently called into the palace by the emperor one night, but it turned out that the Northern Zhou Dynasty wanted to release Chen Chang for fear of chaos, and Hengyang King Chen Chang had already returned to Jiangdong.

Chen Chang believed himself to be the first son of Chen Ba, and wrote a letter to Emperor Chen Wen on the way. His words were very rude, asking Emperor Wen to step aside.

What is scholarly spirit, whether it is a big deal or not is here.If he keeps a low profile at this time, and writes a letter stating that he has no achievements, he may save his life if he becomes king in a certain place. If he asks the emperor to abdicate in such a high profile, wouldn't he be asking for his own death?

After Chen Wendi Chen Qian received this letter, she couldn't help sneering in her heart----I originally wanted to spare your life because you are my cousin, but you have lived enough by yourself, so I can't blame me.

But, except for this, who should Chen Chang send?

If this matter happened three months ago, he would not have hesitated at all, but at this moment, he felt a little hesitant.

His most direct descendants are naturally Luo Ya, Zhang Zhaoda, Hua Jiao and others who have followed him for more than ten years.But Chen Chang returned in a high-profile manner at this time. If he sent Luo Ya and other direct descendants to meet him, on the one hand, it would appear that he did not pay enough attention to it; on the other hand, their relationship with him was too obvious. murdered himself.In fact, the most suitable candidate is Hou Andu.

Hou Andu's official worship is a first-rank general, and he is also the court Sikong. It is most suitable for him to meet the first emperor's son.It is both important and polite.

And even though Hou An is actually his confidant, he has been fighting with Chen Baxian for so many years. Outsiders and other officials think he is Chen Baxian's person. Do not contact yourself.

But, is it right for Hou An to go?

In the royal hall, Emperor Chen Wen sat in deep thought, thinking about everything that had happened over the years.Finally made up his mind, he issued a secret decree to Xuanhou Andu to face the saint in the hall.

After receiving the emperor's secret decree, Hou Andu hurried into the hall to salute, "I have seen the emperor!"

Chen Qian showed a warm smile and said, "Don't need to be too polite."

Hou Andu asked carelessly at this moment: "Why did the Holy Majesty summon his ministers?"

The days seemed to go back to the past. At that time, Chen Qian was not even a prince, and Hou An was not Da Sikong either.

Chen Wendi Chen Qian took out Chen Chang's letter from his bosom, showed it to Hou Andu, and said, "The prince will be back soon. I have to find a place to be a feudal lord to retire."

Hou An read the letter.He is being favored, how can he let Chen Chang come back to succeed him?Besides, how old is this Chen Chang?Don't say that he wasn't in Kyoto at the beginning, he was there.It is also a dead end, Chen Qian has the military power, what has Chen Chang done?

What's more, he also understood the purpose of the emperor showing him the letter. He said angrily: "What did the sage say? Since ancient times, he has never been replaced by the emperor. I dare not obey the imperial edict. Please allow me to go to Jiangdong to meet Hengyang King Chen Chang in person. "

"Oh? What does Andu want to do?" Chen Qian smiled slightly, like the warm spring breeze.

Hou Andu made a "cut" motion with his palm.Said: "Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely take good care of the prince."

Chen Qian finally said seriously, "You must be careful in this matter."

"The minister will live up to the holy will!"

"Haha, good, An is worthy of being my loyal minister and good general. Everything depends on Ming Gong!"

"Your Majesty, don't worry! The minister will leave."

Hou An all retreated, and met Han Zigao who was riding back at the gate of the palace, and Han Zigao jumped off his horse.He said with a smile, "Brother Hou!"

Hou An came over with a smile and hugged him: "Zigao, you don't often go to court. Big brother hasn't seen my younger brother for a long time, how about drinking at my house some other day?"

"Oh, my brother is busy with military affairs. I will invite my brother some other day. Let's go to a restaurant for a drink together. Brother Hou is in a hurry, is there any important military affairs?"

"No, what's the big deal? Now that Wang Lin is gone, how can there be any major military affairs? It's just a trivial matter. Zi Gao, brother has something to do today, how about meeting for a drink sometime?"

"Okay!" The two said goodbye.

When Han Zigao came back, he saw Chen Qian and smiled, "Zihua!"

Chen Qian looked up and saw him, she yelled with a smile, then turned her head and told the prince, "Pass the meal!"

"Zihua, I just met Brother Hou at the gate of the palace. He is in a hurry, so he doesn't have any military feelings?"

"Where is the military situation? Zigao, you think too much."

……

On the second day, Hou Andu led a team and went to Jiangkou to welcome King Hengyang home with a bright yellow guard of honor.

Chen Chang, the king of Hengyang, was in his twenties and had been a hostage of the Northern Zhou Dynasty for many years. At this time, he was very emotional - because not only did he regain his freedom, but he was about to become the monarch of the Chen Kingdom!

It's just that people's calculations are not as good as heaven's calculations, and the result can be imagined. When Chen Chang was crossing the Han River, a strong wind suddenly blew up and "unfortunately" overturned Chen Chang's boat, and Chen Chang fell into the river and died.

Hou Andu helped Hengyang King Chen Chang's coffin back to Jiankang. Emperor Chen Qian led all the civil and military officials out to greet him. He helped the coffin and cried, "Brother Chang, I want to welcome you into the palace , Inheriting the Great Tradition, I specially sent envoys to ask you to return it, but unexpectedly, there was a catastrophe, and Brother Chang fell into the water and died, Brother Yu is so sad!"

Empress Dowager Zhang Yao'er was also helped out. Seeing her son's body, she almost fainted. Now that her husband, daughter, and son are all dead, she is the only one left. How can she not feel pain in her heart and lungs?

Chen Chang was not married and had no heirs. Chen Qian adopted one of her sons to him. It was really boring, and the adoption was meaningless.So far, Chen Qian has cleared away all obstacles to succession, and the throne is unshakable.

Hou Andu first conferred the title of Duke of Qingyuan County, and in the same year changed his title to Duke of Guiyang County.

ps: Digression: Many famous people in modern times (supposedly including Chen Duxiu, Chen Yi, etc.) are said to be descendants of Chen Baxian, but in fact they should be the descendants of Chen Qian's adopted son. Of course, the descendants of Chen Baxian's two eldest daughters are not excluded. There are also people with the surname Chen.But whether it is Chen Baxian or Chen Qian, they are all good emperors with all-round talents in civil and military affairs. There may really be a gene of great talent in Chen-style genes~