Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 254 It's all for your own good

Chen Ping picked up the tea in front of him, took a sip, and ate it gently. The tea of ​​this era is dense and needs to be chewed.

Feng Jing sat aside and looked curiously at the notorious prime minister in front of him.

It seems that no matter what happens in the world, everyone will suspect that Chen Hou did it. Should it be said that Chen Hou is incomparable, or is there something wrong with Chen Hou?Many times, people suspect him, not because of his notoriety, but because he has this ability. In conspiracy, his Chen Ping is at the level of the ancestors.

Chen Ping didn't seem to take Liu Chang's orders seriously at all.

"Chen Xiang? When do we get up?"

"You can get up anytime."

"How about you?"

"I haven't finished eating yet."

"You don't look in a hurry?"

"Why should I hurry?"

"Aren't you afraid that this matter will involve you?"

Just now, Feng Jing also learned about the assassination of the king from Chen Ping. Feng Jing was shocked and frightened, but Chen Ping's expression made him look down on the assassination.Chen Ping said calmly: "This is not what I did."

"Whoever does this is stupid."

"If I come, I won't start in Chang'an, send people to Tang, buy a few Hu people, poison them in wine, put everything on the Huns, let Tang and the Huns go to war again, and weaken Tang and Huns at the same time. Isn't the strength of the Huns better? What kind of idiot would make a move in Chang'an?"

Feng Jing's face changed greatly, and he stood up angrily, "What do you mean? How dare you be malicious to the king?!"

Chen Ping pursed his lips and said nothing, completely ignoring the angry Tang Chen in front of him.

"Let's go."

Chen Ping stood up and ordered a carriage to be prepared, so they left the mansion with Feng Jing, but their destination was not Tingwei, but the restaurant where the king was assassinated.When they arrived here, the soldiers were still stationed around, and no one was allowed to approach. Chen Ping was ordered to investigate, with natural exceptions.

Chen Ping looked around and instructed: "Call over the people who came with the king and Tingwei."

While the soldiers were calling for help, Chen Ping turned around in the restaurant, sometimes sitting down, sometimes stroking the case, and sometimes checking the ground. His behavior was very strange. Feng Jing was confused and followed Chen. Behind Ping, he didn't know what he was checking.

Soon, the soldiers who had followed King Tang, as well as the instructor Wang, Tingwei all returned here.

Tingwei Wang Tianqi respected Chen Ping, and immediately greeted him in prostration. Chen Ping nodded with a smile, "I want to see the dagger used for the assassination."

Soon, Chen Ping saw the murder weapon. He played with it for a while, walked to the desk where Liu Chang was sitting, waved the dagger in his hand, and stabbed in front of him.

"No. Chen Hou, it's not a straight stab, it's a pick from the bottom up." Coach Wang reminded seriously.

"Oh."

Chen Ping nodded and handed the dagger to Wang Tianqi, "Then go back, I should leave too."

Chen Ping turned around and was about to leave, Feng Jing hurriedly followed him, "Chen Hou? Where are you going next?"

"Go to the palace."

"Ah? There are still many people who have seen it, why don't you ask?"

"No need."

Chen Ping said very few words. When he got into the carriage and headed for the palace, Feng Jing was at a loss. What was Chen Hou doing?
"Mother. Come, sit."

Liu Chang smiled and helped Empress Lv to sit down. Only Liu Ying, Chang Liu, Empress Cao, and the Empress Dowager were left in the palace. Xiang had already been taken away.Empress Lu's eyes were very cold, and even if Liu Chang arrived, she couldn't soften her face much.

"Mother, why did Big Brother make you angry?"

Empress Lu didn't answer Liu Chang's question, but instead asked, "Do you want to protect the people who want to murder you like your big brother?"

"Mom, the widow is the direct descendant of the Confucian Xunzi, and will never do stupid things like repaying grievances with virtue!"

"Then don't stop me. Go back."

"However, it's hard to say who is going to murder me."

At this moment, Liu Ying asked angrily: "Mum! What are you talking about, how could the queen murder the eldest brother? Do you have to kill all the people you don't like?! Why didn't you kill me first? ?!"

"Today. Chang was in a restaurant in the city. When he was assassinated, a traitor wanted to poison him. The assassin found Cao Can's festival. Do you still want to protect the queen?!"

Empress Lu asked angrily.

At that moment, Liu Ying was completely dumbfounded.

He suddenly looked at Liu Chang, and then looked at the Queen in disbelief. Seeing Liu Ying who was getting more and more excited and trembling all over, Liu Chang stepped forward, grabbed his arm, and stared at his Eyes, "Brother, don't be in a hurry, why did the person who came to assassinate bring the festival of the Cao family?!"

"I don't think this is what the eldest sister did."

Liu Ying, who was almost collapsed, didn't know if he heard Liu Chang's words. Tears dripped from the corners of his eyes, and he opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything, "Brother, it's okay, I'm fine. I will definitely catch this traitor. .It's okay, you don't have to worry!"

Liu Chang stretched out his hand, wiped away Liu Ying's tears, and comforted him again and again.

Seeing her son's appearance, Empress Lu's face became even more unsightly. Empress Lu hated this type of people the most. People with a strong heart like her look down on people who can't bear things. Empress Lu no matter what. No matter what she has experienced, she will not let others see her pain, because she feels that only the weak will show their weakness to others in order to seek their mercy.

Liu Chang was different. He looked at his brother in front of him, but only felt distressed.

Liu Ying happily returned to Ganquan Palace from Xuanshi Palace, and saw the queen kneeling on the ground, Liu Xiang crying, looking at the queen's mother coldly, and the wine cup in the hand of the attendant.At that moment, Liu Ying naturally understood. He rushed forward in a hurry and knocked over the wine. He didn't understand why his mother did this, why she always wanted to hurt those who were important to him.

With him blocking, neither the armored soldier nor the valet would dare to do anything.

Although Liu Ying doesn't have much prestige, but he is very kind to others. These soldiers, these close attendants, have all received his kindness. Even if the mother is persecuted again and again, they just bow their heads and dare not do anything.

In this cold and sinister palace, there is a person like Liu Ying, who would have the heart to hurt the only good person here who treats himself as a human being and treats everyone with kindness?

Liu Chang appeased Liu Ying, and then looked at Empress Cao who was on the side. At this moment, Empress Cao was obviously frightened, her face was blank, and her eyes were blank.

"Big sister? Did you do it?"

Liu Chang asked.

Empress Cao was stunned for a moment, then looked at Chang Liu again.

"Did you arrange it?"

At this point, Empress Cao reacted, and she hurriedly shook her head, "It's not me, it's not me. I take children in the palace all day." Empress Cao burst into tears, she looked at Empress Lu, "Mother, I never When you leave the palace, you are here all day, you know that, since I entered the palace, I have treated you as a mother. I have never done a bad thing."

Empress Lu was not moved by tears.

Just when Empress Lu was about to give an order, the valet suddenly reported outside the door.

"The Queen Mother! Chen Hou came to see you!!"

"not see!"

"Mother! I asked Chen Ping to investigate this matter. Now that he is here, he must have gained something. Listen to what he has to say!"

Empress Lu hesitated slightly, "Let him come in."

Only then did Liu Chang call his valet and let them take Liu Ying and the queen to their Hall of Honor first.

Empress Lu did not dissuade him at the moment. Soon, Chen Ping walked into the hall and respectfully met the Empress Dowager and King Tang.

Liu Chang glanced at him, "I just came out of Chenhou's mansion. Did you find out the truth so quickly? Or do you want to apologize before you prepare?"

Chen Ping's eyes were always on Empress Lu.

"Empress Dowager. King Tang ordered me to investigate this matter thoroughly, and this minister specially came to report to the Empress Dowager."

"Are you here to tell me that I want to strictly investigate the traitor, or are you here to tell who the traitor is?"

Empress Lu asked.

Chen Ping seemed to have heard something from Empress Lu's inquiry, and said, "Naturally, I have come to report on the strict investigation of the traitor. The identity of the traitor has not yet been ascertained by the minister."

"I didn't find out what you did in the palace?!"

Liu Chang was furious, "Are you playing tricks on a widow? Come on, drag this guy down and cook for me!"

"presumptuous!"

Empress Lu glared at Liu Chang, "Don't be rude to Chen Hou!"

Liu Chang narrowed his eyes at this moment, "Mum. What do you know?"

"Chen Ping also knows that he doesn't dare to say it, right?"

"Could it be from A-Mum's faction? That's not right. I went to Teacher Wang temporarily, but no one knew about it. Including meals, it was also because I made up my mind to be so filial that A-m was reluctant to kill me. Then why did A-m suddenly warn me? Chen Ping, why don't you let him talk?"

Liu Chang quickly analyzed it, and the corners of Empress Lu's eyes twitched. Why aren't you such a smart guy usually?
Chen Ping just lowered his head and said nothing.

Liu Chang stared at Chen Ping, "You are here to see the attitude of your mother, right?"

"If your mother is in a hurry to ask who the traitor is, you will say it. If your mother asks about others, you will pretend that you don't know anything. Then who is the mother protecting? Don't let me find out. Are you from the Lu family?"

"Bullshit."

Empress Lu interrupted him, "People of the Lu family, what are you doing to kill you?!"

"It looks like that. Those are the Lu family. The widowers just ate their sheep, and they wanted to kill me. Well, the widowers will go and show them what the anger of the princes is." Liu Chang With a dark face, he turned to leave.

"Heh, are you using the Lu family to blackmail me?"

"Okay, let's go, kill all your uncles and aunts, but don't come back to see me."

Liu Chang, who walked out angrily, heard these words, but stopped again, looked at his mother, and said with a smirk, "I was wrong, and it may not be them."

"This is what Empress Cao did."

Empress Lu directly concluded, "Because of such a crime, she can be executed."

"Mother isn't protecting the real murderer, is she trying to use this to get rid of the queen?"

"Why get rid of the queen?"

Liu Chang squinted his eyes again, "If my mother thinks that I can't even hold a woman, why would she want me to inherit the throne?"

Empress Lu did not answer.

"Have you ever thought about what would happen to your brother if he killed the queen. Can he withstand such a blow? What about Xiang?" Liu Chang's face became very solemn, "I will not let any People hurt my elder brother Chen Hou, I know you cherish your life."

"Let me tell you this, you are afraid of your grandmother now and dare not speak."

"But aren't you afraid of me?"

Liu Chang slowly drew out his long sword, walked to Chen Ping, lowered his head, and laughed, "If you offended my mother, you may not be better off, but now if you don't tell the truth, you will die here. , at such a distance, no one can protect you"

When Liu Chang's sword was aimed at Chen Ping, Chen Ping still did not speak.

Liu Chang swung his sword sharply.

"stop!!"

Empress Lu is great.

Empress Lu's face was already quite ugly at the moment, Liu Chang turned to look at her, "Mother, I'm not a big brother."

"I've grown up. You can't treat me like a child!"

"I hate deception, and I won't tolerate being bullied. I'm not a good boy like my eldest brother. Even you, you can't do things that I don't want to see. As a person, I never know what patience is. I don't I will endure it, either live or die! Sir, why should you be afraid?!!”

"I said that Empress Cao has to live, then she has to live! No one can kill her unless you kill me first!"

Empress Lu stared at him angrily, "Are you going to oppose me for a woman?"

"I'm here for my brother."

"Are you going to oppose me for some unnecessary things?!"

"Come on someone!!"

Empress Lu ordered, and immediately a soldier rushed into the hall, waiting for Empress Lu's order.

Since Emperor Gao passed away, no one has ever dared to contradict Empress Lu, let alone question himself in such a tone.No one could make Empress Lu bow his head, not even Liu Chang. Liu Chang proudly looked at the soldiers around him with disdain in his eyes.

When the son grew up, he no longer obeyed his elders unconditionally, and began to do things according to his own ideas, and even began to contradict them and blame them.

This is a very common thing in the homes of ordinary people, but in the palace, it is a great conflict.

Just when the sword was drawn, someone spoke up.

"If you want to poison the king, you have to know where the king is and where the king usually hangs out. When the king goes out on weekdays, he always likes to use Lu Lu's name, but the one who knows the king's pseudonym and has gone out together is only your majesty."

"Therefore, the thief can know the situation of the king from His Majesty's mouth, and know where the king likes to go on weekdays."

The person who spoke was Chen Ping, and he said calmly: "Therefore, I conclude that the traitor must be in the palace, someone close to His Majesty."

"The festival belongs to the queen, and this person can still get in touch with the queen."

"The reason why I dare to say that the queen is not the real murderer is because when the king goes out, he is always accompanied by benefactors, soldiers, or friends. The alcohol is very poisonous. The king died after drinking, and they wanted to escape, it was not easy. What's more, there is no need to carry things like festivals at all times, this is someone who wants to blame the queen and get rid of the king."

"If the king was really poisoned, who would be the biggest beneficiary?"

"If the king is poisoned, the queen will have to be executed first, and then the son will be implicated, as well as the queen of Tang, and even the prince's will be implicated because of his mother. The Cao family will be hit, Your Majesty. I can't accept such bad news."

"Therefore, I think that the murderer is His Majesty's concubine, and he has a son, a concubine who has a certain power in Chang'an."

"This concubine wants to get rid of the king, frame the Cao family, and has the idea of ​​replacing the queen and letting her son take the throne."

"However, this man is really stupid."

"Presumably, the eighth lady is dead now, right?"

Chen Ping raised his head and asked calmly.

Liu Chang was taken aback, "The Eighth Lady?"

This person, Liu Chang knew, she was a concubine of Liu Ying, and Liu Chang knew that because of her unique surname, she had given birth to a son to her eldest brother named Liu Budo, and she had seen him before.

Lu Hou was sullen and did not speak.

"How do you know it's her?"

"Your Majesty doesn't know that this lady is the granddaughter of Tian Ying, the former brother of King Qi. Emperor Gao relocated nobles from all over the world to Chang'an. Their families are numerous and powerful, and they are the guardians of the dead. Instructor Wang said that man's thorns The method of striking, that is the sword method used by the Qi people, but only with a dagger."

"It's just that, in Chang'an City, what can escape the Queen Mother's eyes and ears? Such behavior can only be the destruction of one's own clan."

Chen Ping interrupted suddenly, successfully diverting the topic, Liu Chang suddenly realized, nodded, and looked at Chen Ping in front of him, "You are too powerful, in such a short period of time, you will know everything. Sure enough. , Compared to you people, the widow is still too simple!"

"Mother! The real culprit has been found! Forget it!"

Liu Chang said with a smile, but Empress Lv suddenly got up and led the crowd away, ignoring Chang Liu, but Chang Liu didn't care about this, and smiled and leaned towards Empress Lv, "Mother, don't be angry. , you want me to be the emperor because I'm not afraid of things, if I'm just as obedient as my big brother, you're so disappointed!"

Liu Chang stood on Empress Lu's left, Empress Lu looked to the right.

When Liu Chang jumped to her right, she looked to the left again.

Anyway, just ignore this shit.

"Mum~ I know I'm wrong!"

"Mother~~"

All the way back to the Jiaofang Hall, Empress Lu was sitting, while Liu Chang carefully pinched her shoulders with a flattering expression on her face.

"Mom, I know you're all for me."

"But, I really don't need it."

"I can do everything well, I don't need you to worry about it, you can take Ann at ease, don't let him develop bad habits like reading well, you've done enough, you can rest in peace, Leave the rest to me. I can really handle everything!"

Liu Chang begged bitterly.

"What do you want me to do so that you can know that I have grown up? I can kill ten in ten among the Huns, I can force people like Chen Ping to speak the truth, and I can make the ministers When I heard my name, I was terrified, but why don't you want to believe me? My elder brother is also a child who doesn't understand anything in your eyes no matter what we do. You say it's for our own good, but you do things that make us all bad.”

When Liu Chang sat in front of Empress Lu and reluctantly expressed his troubles, Empress Lu just looked at him.

In Empress Lu's eyes, the person sitting in front of her was not a fierce man with a stubborn back and a ripped leopard.

It was just a doll almost as high as the ground, with a runny nose, dirty sleeves, and a face full of dissatisfaction.

"Don't worry, when I die. You will grow up."

ps: The reason why Liu Ying has such a character is probably that he has a strong mother, and in the name of being good for him, he constantly does things that Liu Ying is reluctant to do, causing Liu Ying to die in depression and early. pass away.

(End of this chapter)