Dahan first prince

Chapter 263 Chen, dare! ! !

"not see!"

Almost at the same time as he heard the words 'Xuan Ping Hou', Liu Bang slapped the desk in front of him, stood up, and clenched his teeth angrily.

"That bastard, how can he still have the face to see me?!"

"go with!"

"Tell that guy, where you came from, go back there!!!"

Roaring uncontrollably, Liu Bang's chest heaved violently, and his face was full of raging anger.

People in later generations often say: the mother-in-law looks at the son-in-law, that is, the more they look at each other, the more they see each other.

But when this sentence was put on Liu Bang and Zhang Ao, the husband-in-law, it was completely reversed.

Every time I see Zhang Ao...
Do not!
You don't even need to see it with your own eyes. Whenever Zhang Ao's face appears in Liu Bang's mind, Liu Bang will feel an involuntary impulse in his heart.

——The urge to swear at Zhang Ao and even punch and kick Zhang Ao!

And at Liu Bang's side, seeing that Liu Bang made this posture again without accident, Xia Houying couldn't stop sighing bitterly in secret while he was talking.

As a courtier, Xia Houying is naturally not good at talking about Liu Bang's attitude towards someone.

But as the "brothers" who have been with each other day and night for many years, and the emperor Liu Banglei's untouchable imperial coachman, Xia Houying really knows the reason for Liu Bang's inexplicable anger towards Zhang Ao.

Speaking of this incident, let's talk about the Han-Hungarian War that took place in Pingcheng five years ago.

At the very beginning, it was Han Wangxin who asked the emperor Liu Bang to move his capital to Mayi on the grounds that "the capital of the king is too far away from the border and it is inconvenient to fight", and obtained the permission of the Chang'an court.

Then, it was Han Wangxin in his capital, which was also the front line of the Han and Hungarians: Mayi was besieged, waiting for reinforcements but failed, and finally had no choice but to open the city and surrender.

When he surrendered, the world did not know whether Han Wangxin was even a little ashamed.

But what people in the world saw was that after Han Wangxin surrendered, he completely interpreted the phrase 'two devils are more hateful than devils'.

Han Wangxin offered his surrender to Mayi, and the land of Dai opened its doors wide open. However, the two countries of Yan and Zhao, which are adjacent to Dai, are also at a very delicate time node.

——One year before Han Wangxin surrendered to Mayi, King Yan Zang Tu was punished for his rebellion, and Marquis Lu Wan of Chang'an was granted the title of King Yan;

When Han Wangxin offered his surrender, it was less than a year since Lu Wan became the king of Yan, and the internal affairs of the country of Yan had not yet been sorted out. Against Han Wangxin, who was leaning on the main force of the Huns and rushing towards the mansion of the Han family with his back, Lu Wan, the king of Yan at that time, Wan couldn't help at all.

As for Zhao Guo, the situation is very similar.

——Almost at the same time that Zang Tu was punished for his rebellion, Zhang Er, the first king of Zhao, died of illness, and Zhang Ao, the crown prince, succeeded him as the second king of Zhao.

Logically speaking, although the Zhao State did not have a rebellion like the Yan State, it always took some time for the princes to figure it out.

To put it simply, the transfer of power will take time no matter how smooth it is.

And this became the first thorn in Liu Bang's dislike of Zhang Ao: in the Battle of Pingcheng, the state of Zhao controlled by Zhang Ao hardly gave Liu Bang any help.

Yan and Zhao had no help, and Daidi lost control because of Han Wangxin. This also caused Liu Bang to accumulate endless anger in his heart after experiencing the Pingcheng battle, especially the seven-day and seven-night "Siege of Baideng".

Xia Houying still remembers what Liu Bang said that year after returning to Chang'an from Pingcheng.

——Lu Wan has just been awarded the title, and is next to the side wall, so it's okay to be unable to mobilize the Yan army; Zhang Ao inherited the position of his father, and the wall is hundreds of miles away, so why didn't he mobilize troops to help me? !
After shouting this complaint, Liu Bang went to Chu State without stopping, as if to vent his anger.

Then, the news that King Han Xin of Chu was demoted to Marquis of Huaiyin came back to Chang'an.

When Liu Bang made his younger brother Liu Jiao the king of Chu, and brought Han Xin, who had been demoted to Huaiyin Marquis, back to Chang'an, the second thing that made Liu Bang hate Zhang Ao happened.

After the Battle of Pingcheng, the entire Chang'an court, including Liu Bang, had decided to temporarily sign a peace treaty with the Xiongnu in order to concentrate on calming down the interior.

And signing a treaty naturally requires some auxiliary means, such as marriage.

At that time, Liu Bang's choice of marriage partner was his eldest princess, who is now Lord Lu Yuan: Liu Le.

But to everyone's surprise, Empress Lu Zhi expressed very strong anger about Liu Bang's plan to marry his precious daughter to the Huns!
Not surprisingly, when Lv Zhi got angry, Liu Bang put down his flag, chose a court lady to pretend to be a princess, and sent it to the Huns.

As for Liu Le, she was married to Zhao Wang Zhang Ao at that time very efficiently by Empress Lu, in order to avoid Liu Bang's evil intention of "marrying a daughter of the Huns"...
It may sound, perhaps a little unbelievable.

——Liu Bang, the dignified son of heaven, can be so easily intimidated by Empress Lu in a diplomatic event involving national affairs such as "marriage"?

Liu Le, the Lord of Lu Yuan who was originally used by Liu Bang as a marriage mate, could marry Zhao Wang Zhang Ao and become the queen because of Lu Fei's anger?

In fact, in this whole incident, there was one person who was 'ignored' by the court, the world, and even historians at that time.

Han Wangxin surrendered to Mayi, and then ran to the grassland with the Huns, so who will take over the defensive position of the land left by Han Wangxin?
It is not difficult to find out from the phrase written by the later Tai Shigong that "the death of the king after the war": after the Battle of Pingcheng in Han and Xiong, it was the historian who took over the defense line of the land that was vacant due to the defection of Han Wangxin. The most taboo founding fathers of the Han Dynasty: Zhou Luling Wuhou, Lu Ze.

In this way, everything that seems to be unreasonable makes sense.

——My niece is going to be married off to the Huns, even if the queen Lu Zhi agrees, Lu Ze, who holds the military power, is stationed on the side wall, and is very prestigious among the founding fathers, can agree? !

Don't forget, even the idea of ​​Liu Bangyi Chu gradually appeared in Chang'an after Lu Ze died in battle!

Before Lu Ze died, even Liu Bang had written the words 'I hate Liu Ying' on his face, but he never dared to mention the word 'Yi Chu'!

Letting go of the marriage for now, but Liu Bang's malice towards Zhang Ao has only just begun.

——The Three Kingdoms of Dai, Yan, and Zhao, as the most important line of defense in the north of the Han Dynasty, are distributed in an inverted "pin" shape, with Dai on the upper left, Yan on the upper right, and Zhao on the bottom.

The fact that Lu Pheasant and Lu Ze married their daughter Liu Le to Zhang Ao was undoubtedly a precise hit on Liu Bang's g-spot.

Although Lu Wan, King of Yan, was a brother of Liu Bang since childhood, he was located in the northeast corner of the territory of the Han Dynasty, too far away from Guanzhong.

However, Dai and Zhao, who are a little closer to Guanzhong, gave Liu Bang a sense of danger because of the two incidents of "Lu Ze stationed in Dai's place" and "Liu Le married Zhang Ao".

——You, Lu Ze, control Dai, Zhao Wang Zhang Ao has become your nephew and son-in-law again, Yan Wang Lu Wan is in the Northeast again?

how?

Your Lu family, do you want to rule the river and let me be the king of Qin and yourself the king of Guandong?
In this way, in the seventh year of the Han Dynasty when my niece Liu Le married to Handan, before she even arrived in Handan, Zhou Lvhou Lu Ze "died in battle" in Daidi;
In the spring of the following year, Zhao Empress Liu Lecai was just pregnant with her and Zhang Ao's eldest son. Zhang Ao was deprived of his title because of the 'Guan Gao rebellion' case and was named Xuanpinghou...

In the eyes of outsiders, the only connection between the two events of "Lu Ze's death in battle" and "Zhang Ao's relegation to queen" is that once Lu Ze, who was stationed in Daidi, died, the third son of the emperor, Liu Ruyi, became the acting king; etc. Zhang Ao was demoted as Marquis of Xuanping, and Liu Ruyi became King of Zhao again.

After understanding these old events, look at the matter of "why Liu Bang hates Zhang Ao", it will be clear at a glance.

In the beginning, during the First World War in Pingcheng, Zhao Wang Zhang Ao 'excused' that he had just succeeded to the throne, did not clarify the country, and did not provide help to Liu Bang's army;

Afterwards, Liu Bang, who was 'defeated' (failed to win) in Pingcheng, decided to make a marriage. As a result, Liu Le was married to Zhang Ao before even a word about the marriage!
In the end, it was Liu Bang who took the anger of the previous two incidents and went to Handan to see his daughter and son-in-law. By the way, he scolded and abused the stupid son-in-law to vent his anger. Guangao's fool...

Even though Liu Bang never said this, Xia Houying knew in her heart: Zhang Ao was able to live to this day with all his beard and tail, and it was entirely because the old emperor wanted his daughter's face and didn't want her to be a widow!

If not, not to mention the refusal to dispatch troops in the Battle of Pingcheng, and the 'conspiracy' with Lu Zhi and Lu Ze to marry Liu Le, just because of Guan Gao's intention to assassinate Liu Bang Shengjia, the Zhang family will die Five suits!
But then again: In the final analysis, Liu Bang’s inexplicable dislike for Zhang Ao is actually more due to the queen Lu Zhi and the late Zhou Lvhou Lu Ze...

The reason is very simple.

The failure to send troops in the first battle of Pingcheng can only be regarded as a fuse at best, and then marrying Lu Yuanzhu Liu Le is not something that Zhang Ao can decide or refuse at all.

——The matter of marrying Liu Le to Zhang Ao, even the emperor Liu Bang did not dare to stop it, and the officials of the Manchu Dynasty did not let a fart go. How can Zhang Ao, a prince of a second generation with a different surname, be counted on by Lu Ze, Lu Zhi's brothers and sisters? In front of people's kindness, ignorant of flattery and refuse to become a son-in-law?

But it is impossible for any person with a normal mind to refuse such a good thing!

As for Guan Gao, it's even simpler.

——In the interrogation session after Ting Wei captured Guan Gao, Guan Gao made it very clear: after Liu Le married Zhang Ao, when Liu Bang went to Handan to see his daughter, he kept cursing at Zhang Ao. Let Guan Gao have the idea of ​​'the master humiliates the minister to death', and he has a murderous intention towards Liu Bang!
From this point of view, leaving aside the matter of "assassinating the Son of Heaven", this man must be regarded as a loyal person!

Combining all these, the reason for Liu Bang's dislike of Zhang Ao is obvious.

——Liu Bang, the emperor, doesn't really hate Zhang Ao so much, but hates a person who has been doing bad things to himself even though he hasn't done anything.

To put it more bluntly, what Liu Bang hates is actually the brothers and sisters Lu Ze and Lu Pheasant.

It's just that Liu Bang couldn't say it clearly, and it was inconvenient to show it too clearly, which made Zhang Ao suffer from Chi Yu and became cannon fodder...

However, it is precisely because of his thorough understanding of these matters that today's Xia Houying has to persuade Liu Bang and intercede for Zhang Ao.

Because today is different from the past...

"His Majesty······"

"His Majesty?"

He tentatively uttered two soft calls, and after Liu Bang's still undulating back gave a cold snort, Xia Houying pondered for a while, and immediately put on a very solemn expression on his face.

"The salary of eating the king, the minister today, should not have said so much."

"However, when it comes to friendship, brother, today I have to persuade my elder brother..."

A self-proclaimed 'brother' and a 'elder brother', he finally let Liu Bang put his anger aside for a while, turned around suspiciously, and looked at Xia Houying with cold eyes.

But at this point, Xia Houying had obviously made up his mind.

"Brother."

"If you marry Lord Lu Yuan as your wife, Marquis Xuanping is already the queen's leader. In the past, my elder brother often had the idea of ​​saving and abolishing the empress, so it's okay for my elder brother to hate Xuanping Marquis."

"However, now, my brother's thought of being abolished by Yi Chu is gone, and the crown prince is strong enough to lead an army to conquer the land of the princes who are not subject to him."

"My old brother thinks, brother, you should make more plans for the future..."

Saying this somewhat taboo sentence with a stern expression, Xia Houying hurriedly continued without waiting for Liu Bang to digest the content of his words: "In the past, my brother always said: Those who want to abolish the prince are due to the power of the Lu family." Great, if the crown prince is established, there may be dangers of overthrowing the country and changing the owner of the ancestral temple."

"Today, although the crown prince has gained a little bit of elder brother's appearance two or three times, the worries of the Lu family may not be over."

"As for Xuanping Hou Ao, although he married the queen because of Lord Lu Yuan, elder brother should know that Lord Lu Yuan is from the Liu family..."

"Zong married Marquis Xuan Ping as his wife, Lord Lu Yuan, and finally is His Majesty's own daughter, the eldest sister of the crown prince..."

"With Lord Lu Yuan here, Marquis Xuan Ping will definitely not be the crown prince's enemy!"

"The empress loves her daughter dearly, so Lord Lu Yuan and Marquis Xuanping must be unguarded;"

"Therefore, in the future, if something unexpected happens, Lord Lu Yuan and Marquis Xuan Ping will be able to help the prince off-screen..."

Saying these words with an extremely serious expression, Xia Houying didn't dare to look at Liu Bang even once, but just knelt down and tapped his forehead on the ground slowly.

But in front of Xia Houying, recalling Xia Houying's words just now, the old emperor's face is full of mixed feelings...
"Ale..."

"Zhang Ao..."

"Prince..."

"Queen..."

"Lu's..."

"Jongmyo..."

"Sheji..."

Squinting his eyes, he murmured a few times in a cold tone. On Liu Bang's face, there was finally a complex and slightly bitter smile.

"In this way, I should treat Xuan Pinghou a little bit better..."

"Yes or no?"

Hearing Liu Bang's words, Xia Houying didn't dare to move, and only maintained the posture of kneeling and kowtowing, and replied tremblingly: "Your Majesty Fu Wei is domineering!"

"My lord, just pause your head and bow your head to death..."

But Liu Bang shook his head with a wry smile again, looking at Xia Houying with a hint of sarcasm.

"Xiahou..."

"Ah······"

"Even my relative's servant~ thinks that my life is not long, and should be planning for the 'future'~"

"Ah."

"Ha ha······"

As he spoke, Liu Bang slowly lowered his head, looking at the trembling head under his feet, his eyes were only buzzing red.

"Could it be that I really have the appearance of being about to collapse?"

"Could it be that the eunuch really wants me to collapse sooner! Why not?!"

The old emperor roared in tears, but Xia Houying had no choice but to raise his forehead half an inch with sobs, and immediately hit the floor with a "bang bang" again and again.

In a short while, the floor was wet by Xia Houying.

What wets the floor is blood, sweat, and the most tears...
(End of this chapter)