Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 332
The wind is blowing very warmly. Because of the special walls, Jiaofang Hall will become extra bright in the sun during this season.

Accompanied by the maids, Cao Shu and Fan Qing walked along the Jiaofang Palace to relax. The inside of the palace was a little sultry, but the outside was just right. The palace where Emperor Gao used to be cold and clear, has also become green at this moment. The trees planted can now provide shade for future generations.

Since she moved into the Jiaofang Palace, Cao Shu has become a veritable head of the harem. All the appointments in the palace are handled by her alone. Even the concubines of Liu Ying have to come to see each other every day. Presenting all kinds of gifts, I don't dare to neglect for a day, Fan Qing's temperament is out of touch, and he doesn't like this very much.

Cao Shu is different. She is gentle to people, pays attention to proportions without neglecting them, and quickly won the love of everyone. The most important thing is that Cao Shu is not complacent because of her current status. She is still the same as always. I went to see the queen mother and became more and more close to the queen mother.

"I haven't seen the king for a few days. The king is working hard for the affairs of the country. The affairs of the palace are all on your shoulders. It is really fortunate that the queen is suffering."

A certain lady of Liu Ying said with a smile.

Cao Shu shook his head, "Fortunately, the king is right. What we did was only small things. The king seldom returned home recently, and he talked with the ministers about the country's major affairs all day long. At this time, we should let the He's at ease, it's better not to cause trouble."

"That's natural."

Liu Ying has a lot of concubines, because Empress Cao has been targeted too much by the Empress Dowager, so Liu Ying has not been very calm all the time, the Empress can't deter them, and Cao Shu also needs to suppress them from time to time, lest these people provoke anything. When chaos comes, in places that Liu Chang doesn't know, these people don't know how many times they have fought, just because the Queen Mother is still there, they don't dare to make too much trouble.

At this moment, another group of people suddenly appeared in front of him.

There are also several concubines and several palace maids accompanying, but the leader is Empress Cao.

The four looked at each other, and the atmosphere became deserted in an instant.

Comparing Cao Shu's pride in these days, Empress Cao looks very down and out. Liu Ying was devastated because of the affairs of her favorite minister, and the Queen Mother even sent someone to watch him cultivate in the palace. , is not allowed to go out, and is not allowed to summon others. Empress Cao can come and go freely, but Liu Ying's situation has further deteriorated her situation.

When the two met, neither of them spoke.

The two sisters who are in the same palace, because of various changes, their feelings are not as good as they used to be. Just when the two sides were ready to pass each other tacitly, Fan Qing couldn't help it. She stood up and said, "See you the queen. When you arrive at the queen, why not show respect?"

If it is said that Cao Shu and Empress Cao are just indifferent, then Fan Qing and Empress Cao are very disrespectful.Cao Shu was also helpless in her heart. She knew that she should not let Fan Qing deliver things for her. In order to ease the relationship between the two sisters, Cao Shu gave the queen some clothes and meals she made herself. Later, she wanted to take care of Bo. , let Qing send it for himself.

As a result, as soon as Fan Qing sent her forefoot, Empress Cao had her meal thrown away the next moment.

How could Fan Qing tolerate this?If it hadn't just given birth to a child, I'd be afraid to fight with the queen.

Since then, their relationship has deteriorated.

Hearing Fan Qing's words, the queen just said coldly: "In terms of private affairs, I am the elder, and in terms of the public, I am the queen. How can there be a reason for the queen to visit the queen?"

Fan Qing sneered, "If you don't worship, I will tell the king and let him kill you!"

"Sir! Stop talking nonsense!"

"Big sister. How are you doing?"

Cao Shu stopped Fan Qing, and smiled and went to see you first.

Empress Cao nodded, ignored Fan Qing and turned to leave.The rest of the concubines bowed their heads and did not dare to participate, Fan Qing still looked a little annoyed and scolded: "We respect her enough, she looks like this, if it annoys me, I will punch myself. , when you cry, go to Chang and A-mother to complain!"

"Well, she has a lot of troubles, forget it."

Empress Cao had a stern face. When she entered the new hall, Xiang was sitting beside Liu Ying. Liu Ying smiled and wrote something with her pen. The father and son, Empress Cao looked even more dazed, and stood quietly for a long time, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Father, what's the use of carrying this?"

"A man should gallop on the battlefield and wrap his body in horse leather, how can he learn this?"

"Riding on the battlefield? This fierce general, how many crossbows can you draw?"

Liu Ying glanced at him and asked unhappily.

Liu Xiang scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "I'm still practicing the art of riding and archery"

"As a king, you can either ride the battlefield like your father Qi Zhong, or govern a party like your father Si Zhong. You are about to go to seal the kingdom. You can't be useless, right?"

Liu Xiang looked at Liu Ying in surprise and asked, "But Father, you are not."

Halfway through speaking, Liu Xiang hurriedly covered his mouth again.

But Liu Ying was not angry, he smiled bitterly, "Yeah, you are right, among the crowd, I am the eldest, even though I am their elder brother, I need them to work hard for everything. They do something to drag them down from time to time, but it really shouldn't be taken care of by them."

"Because of this, I hope you can do better. What I can't do, you have to do it for me, take care of your brothers, and take on the responsibility of the grandson of Emperor Gao. Governor, I learned some swordsmanship, but I couldn’t reach a high level, and then I read some miscellaneous books, but I couldn’t apply the principles in the book. Xiang, you want to become a real wise king.”

Liu Ying had great expectations for her son, and this expectation made Liu Xiang a little excited for a while. His face flushed with excitement, and he hurriedly said: "Father! Don't worry! I will manage Hexi well, defeat the Xiongnu, and let Zhong Father goes hunting with peace of mind every day! In the future, I will use the head of Ji porridge to worship Father Zhong! Let Father Zhong smile at Jiuquan!"

Liu Ying nodded with satisfaction at first, but when she heard the last sentence, she immediately knocked on his head, "Your father Zhong is still young! What sacrifices are you talking about! You want to dedicate it to him!"

"Oh, yes, for him, for him."

The two were chatting when they saw that Empress Cao had appeared by their side at some point, Xiang hurriedly got up, walked to the mother's side happily, held her hand, and looked at the silly son in front of him, Cao Cao. The queen also had mixed feelings in her heart. She didn't know whether to worry about him or to be happy for him. Xiang pulled her mother to sit down, and the family of three rarely got together.

Liu Ying is not angry about his current situation. He feels that he deserves it. When Liu Chang secretly told him that those who did not participate in the rebellion were sent away and were not killed, he was very content. , as long as it doesn't hurt innocent people, that's fine.What he cared about most was probably his mother's indifferent attitude. During these days, her mother never came to see him again, and she didn't even want to let him come to see him.

He could only ask about his mother's situation from Xiang, and he felt relieved when he learned that her mother was still tough.

Just as the three of them were chatting, two heads suddenly popped out of the door.

Liu Ying was startled, and then burst out laughing, "Come in! Come in!"

The two Shuzi hurriedly came in to meet the emperor and the queen, but Empress Cao was not too indifferent to them. She didn't blame the children for the adults. Occasionally, when the two Shuzi came, she could treat them equally and prepare for them. It was delicious, so neither Shuzi disliked the queen very much.

"Where's your grandfather? Why haven't you been seen these days?"

Liu Ying asked curiously.

Liu An pursed his lips and hesitated for a long time, "Father is busy with state affairs."

"Oh, who are you drinking with?"

"With the son of General Chai Wu, there is fine wine in Shu County, and my father ordered Shu County to give him fine wine and twenty dancing girls."

After realizing that this topic was not suitable for these children, Liu Ying hurriedly cleared her throat and forcibly changed the topic, "Don't talk about this, have you been reading recently?"

Empress Cao glanced at Liu Ying, who was really His Majesty's younger brother.

At this moment, Chang Liu was in the Tang Palace, and he was drunk.

Chai Qi, Lu Lu, Fan Shiren, Chen Mai, Zhao Mei and others sat beside him.

And the dancers sent by Shu were performing Tang Wang's breaking music in front of them. These dancers looked at Liu Chang with incomparably resentful eyes. They were originally dancers from the county governor and high-ranking officials in Shu. When they knew that they were going to be sent to Chang'an to perform a dance for the king, they were extremely excited and looked forward to this opportunity to soar into the sky.

However, after they arrived, the king didn't mean to move them, he just let them dance all day, and he danced the same one. The musicians sang over and over again. The king really came to see them dance! !
"Your Majesty, I'm here to honor you!"

Chai Qi raised his wine cup and said with a smile: "This Shu County Shou is a good man, these fine wines he sent are really delicious. I have also drunk a lot of wines, and I have never had such delicious ones. With these dancers, I heard that there are more than ten people from his family, this person is not bad, I will definitely find an opportunity to visit him!"

The rest of the people also laughed, but Liu Chang pouted.

"You're right, this Shu Commander is very good, and he decided to reward him with a good car, beautiful clothes, and a mansion in Chang'an."

"what?"

Chen Mai was taken aback for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the Governor of Shu has not contributed much. If you can only get rewarded by paying tribute to your Majesty with fine wine and beauties, wouldn't the officials in other places follow him? How can this be done? Okay? Please take your life back, Your Majesty!"

The people from Fanshi also nodded and said seriously: "Your Majesty, didn't my brother say that in the remote areas of Bashu, officials lied about their political achievements, deliberately forced rebellion against barbarians in exchange for military merit, and took bribes from merchants? It can be seen that these officials are all due to Punished, how can you reward them?"

Liu Changchang waved his hand, "That's why he should be rewarded."

"No need to persuade, the widow has already decided to send him a prison car, a prison uniform, and find a place in Tingwei's prison that connects the north and south to him as a reward."

Everyone was stunned, Liu Chang said displeased: "The widow just heard their impeachment, so they wrote to the county magistrate and asked him for wine, dancers, and property to see his family. We have enough wine for a few months, and there are dancers in the family, and the gold he gave to the widow can be used for the widow’s funeral!”

"This guy really has a problem!"

Chen Mai was stunned for a long time, and asked suspiciously: "How can this fellow be so stupid? The king asked him to send it, and he really sent it?"

"Oh, the widow told him that if he didn't give it away, he would cook his whole family."

Everyone is helpless, what can they do when they encounter such a tyrant?If an emperor like Liu Ying writes a letter, he can also reprimand and resign severely and show his demeanor as a scholar, but this tyrant is unreasonable, and if he doesn't send it back, he may be boiled and killed. Only sent.

Lu Lu asked curiously: "Then the king is not worried that he will rob the people in order to survive?"

"Where did the common people get the good wine and gold? Of course, the widow wrote a letter to Zhou Yafu in advance. If this fellow starts to sell things, rob things, and is in a hurry to collect treasures, then let him stop, but this fellow is obviously family."

The crowd nodded, thoughtfully.

Liu Chang laughed, "My grandfather always said that the ministers should respect you, but the widow thinks that they should be afraid of you, so that they can do things better!"

Liu Chang stood up staggeringly, and let Lu Lu and Zhao Mei take him out of here. The rest of the people drink if they want to drink, and go back if they want to go back. If they want to stay, that's fine. It's been like home to them.

Sitting on the carriage, the wind was blowing, Liu Chang tugged at the placket to make himself cooler.

"Go to the master's house."

It was not too late at this moment, and they came to the Taiwei's mansion. The two stayed at the door to guard, while Liu Chang went in to find Han Xin himself.

"Master!!!"

Liu Chang rushed into the study with an unpleasant smell of alcohol. Han Xin frowned and looked at his disciple disdainfully, "Drinking and having fun all day, your father is not as absurd as you!"

"The widow is also for state affairs. Master, don't think that the widow really likes drinking and having fun, watching those dancers dance or something. The widow is doing this entirely to test the Shu County guard. These few days, the widow is forcing myself. Going to drink, and watching those people dance and listen to songs, alas, you don’t know how much the widow has sacrificed for the big man”

Han Xin took a deep breath, holding back his anger, "What are you doing here?"

"Is there a result from Zhou Bo?"

"not yet."

Liu Chang sat in front of Han Xin, bowed his head, and saw the map in front of Han Xin, the twisted lines, a few marks that Liu Chang could not understand, and the names of several cities that could be discerned. It was outrageous, the mountain top was painted like a butt, and the water flow could not be seen at all. Liu Chang had never seen such a scribbled and ugly map in his life.

"This is a picture of Hexi in the Western Regions?? Who sent it? You can draw so ugly, and it is also a talent. Bo's paintings are better than this."

Han Xin's face darkened, "I drew this."

Liu Chang was stunned for a moment. He looked at it again, and saw that the map was very subtle. The road was simple, and there was no extra space. With just a few strokes, the current situation could be seen, and the various markers were even more inscrutable. Ordinary people don't understand it at all.

"Okay! The painting is so good! The whole situation can be drawn with a few strokes, and only you can do it, Master!"

"I just started and haven't finished drawing yet."

"It's already amazing before it's finished. If it's finished, it can be sent directly to the front line for them to fight!"

Han Xin didn't have time to listen to his flattery, and simply said: "If you let me go, you don't have to be so troublesome."

"It's not that the widow doesn't let you go, it's that the current treasury doesn't allow you to go there, and the widow doesn't know why. Anyway, after the widow came to power, the food in the treasury is getting less and less every day. No matter how you do it, there will always be a shortage of food. I also thought about it, probably because there are too many traitors among the ministers, and some people are greedy for ink!"

"You are building a lot of construction, and at the same time repairing the seven roads in various places, can the treasury have food???"

"Ah? Master, why do you speak for them? Haven't you always looked down on them?"

"I look down on them, but what you do is too much! If they do something, it is your merit, and whatever is missing is their fault, and there is no such thing as a prince!"

"Master, you said that the ministers are not worthy to be ranked with you."

"Except for Chen Ping, there is no talent."

Liu Chang approached curiously and asked in a low voice, "Master, you look down on Chen Ping, is it because he caught you?"

Seeing that Han Xin was about to hit the bamboo slip, Liu Chang hurriedly avoided, "Master, I'm just curious! You don't need to hit someone!"

Han Xin said solemnly with a stern face: "There is a war now, as a king, you should pay attention to it, and you should not eat, drink, and play."

"The Huns can be the vanguards of the big Han. They are not very effective in fighting, and they can march very quickly. We don't know what it is like outside the Western Regions. That's why we need the Huns to clear the way for us, and we follow behind them. That's it, the Western Regions must be in the hands of a big man, otherwise, it will pose a threat to Chang'an."

"By taking the Western Regions and controlling the intersections of the Western Qiang, Chang'an's defense line can be extended to the west."

The strategy of driving the Huns all the way to the west was formulated by Han Xin. Not only the Huns, but in Han Xin's strategic conception, the remnants of the East Hu who were hiding in the mountains and forests, the barbarians in South Vietnam, and the Hu people in foreign countries could all be driven. Let them explore the way for Dahan, and Dahan can follow behind them to take over.

As for why Dahan is so belligerent, because Han Xin has always believed that as long as the war does not stop, the military system will not be destroyed.

Unlike those who think about how to weaken or even abolish the military merit system, Han Xin has always been a loyal supporter of the military merit system. Far.

After Hexi experienced many raids by the Huns, Zhou Bo decided to let the enemy in first, outflank their back path, and keep them in Hexi.

Han Xin was about to move, but while Zhou Bo was thinking of taking down the Huns, his eyes were already stretched farther afield.

Just when the master and the apprentice were discussing important matters, Lu Lu walked in in a panic.

"Your Majesty!! Zhou Yafu is coming back!"

"The sages are coming! Your Majesty!"

ps: I brought my child back last night. Everything is stable at the moment. It’s good to have injections twice a week, and then I will write crazy words. The previous updates can be resumed, so you have been waiting for a long time.

It’s been a long time since I haven’t had a code word. It is estimated that I need to write a few chapters to get back my status. I strive to write it well so that everyone can find the taste of the past.

(End of this chapter)