Sweet Beauty

At the beginning of Liu Han's establishment of the country, following the Zhou system, the princes entered Chang'an every year to meet the emperor, the spring called the dynasty, and the autumn called the invitation.

Since then, it has been changed several times. The system of court invitations has been changed from every year to every two years, and there are occasional court invitations. When he became emperor, it became increasingly deserted. To please. Until the late emperor Liu Kuan, he wanted to copy it, but was unable to implement it.

Now that the throne is passed down to the least emperor, and the world is settled, it should be a good time to invite the rejuvenation. Moreover, through court invitations, it is also possible to discern whether the feudal lords intend to surrender.

After Guo Qu finished speaking, Liu Yu did not rush to answer. He just tapped his finger twice on the table and invited Guo Qu to take a seat with a smile. Fang Zuo listened and motioned for him to continue.

Guo Qushi took his seat, then cupped his hands and said: "Qu bluntly, please don't blame the king. That day, the great Situ was killed by the empress dowager when the generals gathered. If you want to enter Chang'an this time, I hope the king will be cautious and careful. Be careful, don’t repeat the same mistakes, and let the hard-earned achievements be destroyed in one fell swoop.”

Speaking of his brother's death, Liu Xiu's genial face became cloudy. However, after another sip of tea, it was back to normal.

He gave Guo Qu Xuxu a bow, and thanked him first: "I will take the words of Jun Qing from the bottom of my heart to my heart. I know this in my heart, but I need to calm down for now."

Seeing him like this, Guo Qu knew that he must have a plan, so he nodded and said nothing.

Liu Yu pondered for a moment, and said, "At the moment, there are two things that Junqing needs to take care of. First, the situation in the borders of Youzhou in the north, especially the Shanggu, Yuyang, and Youbeiping counties at the border with Wuhuan, needs to be carefully investigated. The Wuhuan and the Xiongnu will definitely have a war, and I can wait for it to be drawn."

When Guo Qu heard the words, he was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately understood what he was thinking.

Wuhuan originates from Donghu. After Donghu was defeated by the Huns, it was divided into several branches, and some of them retreated to Wuhuan Mountain, called Wuhuan.

During the reign of Emperor Wu, Wei Huo broke the Huns, and the Wuhuan surrendered to Liu Han and moved to the five counties of Youzhou to be herdsman outside the fortress. However, when he became emperor, his foreign relatives were in power, and they treated the Wuhuan with disdain, coercing, enticing, and contempt, so that the Wuhuan surrendered to the Xiongnu.

In the past two years, there have been continuous riots on the border of Youzhou, and the Wuhuan has been oppressed by the Xiongnu.

Guo Qu immediately nodded and praised: "Your Majesty's consideration, I really took a step in advance, I am ashamed!"

Liu Yu smiled, knowing that he had understood, so he didn't say much, and after telling Jiang Chengjun about it, he said: "This is the second thing. Xie Jin is still in Xindu, you can teach people to blow it. His style is to teach him to write a book about this matter and send it to Chang'an, so that those people know about it."

Guo Qu responded again and again and arranged it himself.

…

In the Jiang Mansion, Jiang Yu stayed up all night, looking at Jiang Chengjun, who was still withered and terrified after the medical workers had applied medicine and bandaged the wound, with pain and anger in her heart.

Overnight, the heroic young man's eyes were red and his complexion was withered, as if he had aged ten years.

It wasn't until the early morning when he received a letter from Liu Xiu from the Palace of Self-confidence that he knew what this severe punishment was.

Jiang Yu was heartbroken and hesitant. She tried to question the elder sister several times, but was blocked by her pale and trembling appearance.

What this letter says is 80% true. He then summoned the servants in the mansion and tortured the insider. He got a positive answer in a short time, shattering all his previous anger and doubts.

The eldest sister, who used to trust her with all her heart, actually did such a sinister thing without telling him!

However, after sitting in the house for a long time, I finally accepted what my eldest sister did, but I was reminded of the many neglect and injustices I had suffered in recent months.

Compared with the previous time when he first entered the Xindu, everyone respected Liu Yu for his father's kindness. Now, there has never been such a special encounter. His future was already worrying, and in addition to the matter of his eldest sister today, even if Liu Ruo was willing to announce it later, there would be no room for him here.

Guan Han's words couldn't help but come to his ears before, instead of letting people talk down here, it's better to leave on your own at this time.

After thinking for a while, he finally made up his mind and went to Jiang Chengjun's house. Seeing that she was awake after falling asleep, he stepped forward and asked, "Sister, there is no place for you and me to stand in the letter, and I want to go west to seek refuge, you can agree. ?"

However, Jiang Chengjun seemed to be overly frightened, and he lost his tongue and couldn't speak. He just stared at him, nodded absentmindedly, babbled twice, and his eyes were blank.

Jiang Yu let out a long sigh, then turned around and went out, immediately ordering someone to pack their belongings.

In the evening of that day, Jiang Yu led Jiang Chengjun and dozens of servants, and left with confidence.

The sun was setting in the west, and on the broad road outside the city, Jiang Yu rode his horse, and there were carriages and horses behind him. He walked unhurriedly because of Jiang Chengjun.

However, after walking for less than two miles, he heard a rush of galloping horses behind him, accompanied by a loud voice: "Zipei stop!"

This sound was familiar, Jiang Yu didn't have to look back, as soon as she heard it, she knew it was Fan Xiao.

Right now was the most embarrassing time in his life, and he didn't want to see anyone. Even his former best friend came, which made him feel worse and humiliated in public. Seeing that Fan Xiao was chasing after him, there was no way to avoid it, so he had to signal his servants to move on, while he stopped for a while, looked back at Fan Xiao, who was already in front of him, and smiled bleakly: "Ziyu, you are here to see me off. Is it?"

Fan Xiao's face was full of anxiety, and he thought about what he wanted to say to him, but when he heard the words, he suddenly stopped, his eyes dimmed, he sighed, and nodded: "If you make up your mind to leave, I'm here to see you off."

He didn't go directly to Jiang's house during the day, just because he didn't want to disturb Jiang Yu when he was in the most pain and hesitation, and wanted to persuade him after he calmed down a bit. However, when the evening passed, there was no one in sight, so I quickly chased after him.

"Thank you." Jiang Yu twitched the corners of her mouth, never daring to look at him.

Fan Xiao didn't hold back, he hesitated for a moment, and then asked: "Zipei - is it really impossible for you to stay? Today, the king told me that as long as you want to stay, you will still be treated as before, and you will never be treated as such. A sister's case is a little different." His eyes gradually became unbearably obscure, "Zipei, I fully understand your situation, and my cousin was also—"

However, before he finished speaking, Jiang Yu suddenly shouted angrily: "Enough!"

Fan Xiao's voice was stagnant.

"How are you the same as me? Your cousin is the eldest sister-in-law of the great king. Although she has done evil things, she is not known to outsiders. You don't need to go through rumors. How can you be compared with me?" Ma'er snorted anxiously, "Zipei, if you persuade me again, don't blame me for being a stranger to you from now on."

Fan Xiao heard the words, his eyes were full of disbelief, but then he thought about it again, Jiang Yu's situation was indeed as he said, and it was more difficult than him.

No matter how hard it was to persuade him, he could only say goodbye with tears in his hands, and said, "In that case, I won't advise you much. I just hope that you will take good care of yourself, and you will be able to drink together again in the future."

After saying that, he nodded slightly to Jiang Yu, then turned his head and left.

Jiang Yu kept silent, looked at his back for a long time, and finally left resolutely.

…

A few days later, when Jiang Yu was far away, Ashu went to Chen Wen's mansion in person to ask Mrs. Zheng to apologize and explain the reason.

She was soft-hearted in the end, and instructed Madam Zheng not to publicize the matter. Although it can't be guaranteed to be airtight, in the end it can also reduce a lot of gossip.

Jiang Yu's news soon reached Liu Yu's ears. As expected, he left Xindu, headed for Zhending, and entered Zhending Palace.

It's just that Liu Yanshou didn't seem to want to accept him, and he actually declined and sent him out of the palace, ignoring him. On the other hand, the crown prince, Liu An, ordered someone to secretly place the sister and brother, and did not make any public announcements, as if it was reserved for him.

Liu Yu remembered that he had sent someone to monitor Zhending before, and seeing that there was indeed communication between the Zhending Palace and Changle Palace, and then contacting today's affairs, it should be known that the person who hooked up with Zhanghou was indeed Liu Yanshou and his son.

A few days later, the first month will come, and the beginning of spring will be near. A few days before the spring ploughing, the imperial edict of the emperor of Chang'an ordered the princes and clans to enter the court in Chang'an in person, and finally sent to Xindu. According to the normal itinerary, it is time to set off soon after the spring ploughing day, so as to be in time for the emperor to enter the ancestral temple to worship in March.

Ah Shu also got the news in the Xin Palace, and even started to pack Liu Yu's luggage.

Because it is the emperor who entered the dynasty, and he sacrificed to the ancestral temple, in addition to the usual robes, he must also need many robes such as the royal robes and court robes.

Liu Xiu was very hasty in proclaiming the king in Chang'an at the beginning. Except for the wedding dress on the wedding day, all these clothes were made one after another after arriving in Xindu. Because it is rarely used, Ah Shu first took it out to dry, and then fumigated with incense before putting it in the box neatly.

When Liu Xiu returned in the evening, Ashu had already sorted out several sets of robes, and was putting a long crown of Liu's family in the box.

Thaksin stepped inside, glanced at the clothes in the box, wrapped his arms around her waist and said, "Why am I the only one wearing the clothes? What about yours?"

A Shu was stunned for a moment, then raised her eyes and said, "Husband is coming to see you at Chang'an court, where do you need me to go with you?"

With a gentle smile on Liu Yu's face, he stretched out his hand to take off her hairpin, twisted the hanging blue silk, and rubbed it in his palm: "I am Liu's clan, you are my wife, and you have entered the ancestral temple to worship Liu's ancestors. , why not?"

"But... that's Chang'an." A Shu silently looked away, a moment of embarrassment on her porcelain white face.

In Chang'an City, there are nightmares that haunt her for two years, and there are people she never wants to see in her life.

Liu Yu put down the blue silk in his palm and held her cheek with one hand, making her face him, pressing her forehead against him, and said softly, "Don't be afraid, with me here, it's easier to change in Xindu at this time."

He could almost expect that if Zhang Hou and Geng Yun wanted to make a fuss about him, they would definitely involve A Shu.

Ah Shu was cowardly in her heart, but she knew that what he said was true, so she forced herself to calm down and suppressed the fear in her heart, and reluctantly smiled and nodded in response.

Seeing her pretending to be strong, Liu Yu felt tender love and pity in her heart, and the hand around her waist couldn't help but tighten, teaching her to lean on her chest firmly, and lowered her head to kiss her lips, vaguely. Said: "Let's set off as soon as the spring ploughing is over. We will leave more time on the road and go around from Handan to visit Junshan."

As soon as the words fell, Ah Shu only felt that the hesitation and confusion that she had just been swept away, her eyes were bright, and with a pleasant smile, she said, "I haven't seen my brother and sister-in-law for a long time, and I also miss Chang'er. Very good, thank you husband."

Liu Xiu leaned in to kiss her ear, and when he saw her like this, he couldn't help biting the white pearl-like earlobe in front of him, raised his eyebrows and said hoarsely, "I miss you so much, brother? When I'm not here, you think the same way. I'll be fine." He moved his hands up from her waist, supported the shoulders and led the person to the inner room, tired all the way, "You want to thank me, and teach me to see if you are sincere?"

Ah Shu immediately blushed, brows shy, bit her lip and kept her eyes away, letting him make trouble, not refusing, but secretly slandering in her heart that he used to be a serious person, but now he speaks more and more indifferently.

When the love is strong, Liu Xiu intends to withdraw suddenly when it is most important, leaning over and breathing in the ear of Ashu, who has hazy eyes and a spring expression on his face: "This trip will take many days, I don't want to teach you to be tired, come back and replace it again. I will give birth to a prince."