Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 494 The Emperor is Here
When Liu Chang saw the majestic city wall of his parents from afar, a smile appeared on his face.

The news of the emperor's return to the capital has already spread, and hundreds of officials came out to greet him in a mighty manner. The guard of honor of various colors is four times the size of Liu Bang's period. For the pomp and circumstance, the scale of the guard of honor was personally drawn up by Zhang Buyi, which can be regarded as unprecedented. The guard of honor of Qin Shihuang was like a savage outing in front of this.

There are an unusually large number of soldiers on the city wall, and flags are hung everywhere, fluttering in the wind.

Hundreds of musicians from the Yuefu held various musical instruments, and hundreds of dancers in various costumes were also ready. Looking carefully, these musical instruments included almost all musical instruments on the land occupied by the big man today. As for The same is true for dances. There are Chu Guofeng's mask style, Qin Feng's short sword dance, and Qi Feng's sleeve dance.

The emperor came slowly on a tall white horse.

The musicians started to play, and they don’t know how they used so many instruments to make up the music. The chime bells chirped steadily, the chime chimes sounded long and clear, the Jian drums roared dully, and the yu, sheng, and gong sounded at the same time. As an accompaniment, there are musicians who use zither, qin, and zither as various musical instruments from time to time, which are continuous and deafening.

The dancers started to dance, dancing with different styles at the same time, four Chu people wearing masks, stretched out their hands at the front, stepped forward stiffly with the beat, and hung on them as they walked The jewelry also made a burst of sound, they trembled, and on both sides were two Tang people, performing a sword and shield dance. Hit, make the appearance of fighting, and take off with the rhythm, but it has a unique charm.

Looking at this grand scene, the Elder who was riding a tall horse had a warm smile on his face.

Among the officials, only Shentu Jia looked at this huge scene with a helpless expression and shook his head secretly.

"His Majesty!!!"

Sangong Jiuqing and other ministers paid homage to see each other. Liu Chang laughed, got off his horse and stepped forward.

"Please get up!"

Liu Chang personally helped Zhang Cang up, and the rest of the ministers got up one by one. Liu Chang smiled, took Zhang Cang's hand, and walked towards the city, passing among the musicians. Liu Chang was still looking at the group who were playing hard. The minister asked, "Is this all arranged by you?"

Zhang Buyi hurried forward, "Your Majesty!! I arranged it!!"

"Why is it so extravagant? Those who don't know think that I chopped off the heads of the poisonous kings!"

Zhang Buyi said loudly: "Your Majesty inspects the Western Regions! Check out traitors, encourage talented people, drive away wild animals, and deter thieves. Wherever they go, the officials are clear and bright, the people are peaceful, the thieves bow their heads, and all businesses are prosperous. How can we not show such great achievements? ?!"

"Hahaha, what you said is very good!"

Sangong followed Liu Chang, and Liu Chang was not in a hurry to ask about domestic affairs. In fact, as early as when the emperor came to Hexi, Liu Zhang had already sent someone to inform him of domestic affairs, and the direct control of the temple had already been reached. It has been greatly improved, and in Hexi, it is possible to find out major domestic issues through embroidered clothes, such as agriculture and mulberry, official administration, water conservancy and other major issues.During Liu Chang's trip this time, there were no major incidents in the country, but a few unsightly people were imprisoned for offending Zhang Cang.

This is a normal operation in the big man, because there are too many marquises, the big man has to punish some lawbreakers every year, and get rid of his nobles.

Surrounded by the officials, Liu Chang returned to the palace all the way, and then let the officials go back to wait for the court meeting.

After entering the palace, Liu Chang couldn't wait to walk towards Jiaofang Hall.

"Yeah? Yeh!"

Liu Chang yelled and walked into the hall. Cao Shu was talking to Yong'e. When they saw the emperor, they both got up in a hurry, but Liu Chang's eyes quickly focused on Liu Ye who was on the "baby bed". He walked up with a smile, bent down, picked up his daughter, carefully hugged her in his arms, and shook her gently.

"Father is back!"

Cao Shu and Yong'e didn't know what to say, Liu Chang hugged his daughter and looked at them, "Are you all right?"

"All right. Didn't Your Majesty just come back? Why didn't you go to Changle Palace to meet the Queen Mother?"

"Hey, don't worry, let's talk after seeing my daughter first!"

Cao Shu frowned immediately, "You should go to see the Queen Mother when you come back, how can you be rude?! Please go to Changle Palace now!"

Liu Chang reluctantly handed his daughter to Cao Shu, "Wait, I'll be back soon!"

Liu Changfeng flew out like Liu Changfeng. Yong'e shook his head and looked at Cao Shu who was beside him, "Ann, they will not forget us like this in the future, right?"

"Mum~~~~"

With the familiar roar, a smile appeared on Empress Lu's face, and then quickly disappeared.

When Liu Chang came in, he only saw the stern face of Empress Lu. Without any fear, Liu Chang walked up to Empress Lu's side, sat down directly, and almost stuck his whole body on his mother's arm. Empress Lu He is already very old and thin, and Liu Chang is in his prime, like a big bear. This scene is like a giant bear being coquettish to a rabbit. No matter how you look at it, it feels weird. Liu Chang's thick arms are almost the same as those of Lu The back is the same.

"I miss you so much. Mom, you don't know. I went to the Western Regions this time, but I did a big thing. I formulated a strategy of poisoning the body, which is called the cannibalization strategy. This strategy is what I have experienced. After observing the situation in the Western Regions and the situation of poisoning, my teacher could not help but praise me, saying that in terms of strategy, he is no longer as good as me."

Just when Liu Chang was bragging, Empress Lu just kept a straight face.

"Liu Chang."

Hearing this title, Liu Chang suddenly felt bad.

"What did you tell me? Where did you go?"

"An Ling."

"Where did you go??"

"Mother, I just went to Anling. After reading it, I wanted to go back. I blamed Lu Lu, who insisted that the opportunity was rare, so I came here, so I went to see the soldiers on the front line and encouraged them. Morale or something"

This kind of nonsense can deceive others, but not Empress Lu. Empress Lu really knows this scorpion too well.

"Chang'an, if Chang'an is not here, and if An' is not here, what kind of Chang'an is it?"

Empress Lu said, looking at her son sitting beside her, she didn't reprimand her too much, but calmly ordered: "In the future, don't go so far, I don't have any extravagant demands, I just hope that the coffin is yours carried."

At that moment, Liu Chang trembled all over, and he didn't argue any more. He stretched out his hand and held Aunt's hand tightly. Empress Lu could feel his fear in his trembling hand.

Empress Lu has lived for a long time. She has witnessed the demise of the Qin State and the prosperity of the Han Dynasty. She is not afraid of death.

The only thing she is afraid of is this son.

She didn't know how sad this son would be when she died, and whether she would collapse from now on, and she didn't know whether she would see her son again.

"Come here, bring some food."

Soon, all kinds of food were placed in front of Liu Chang, "Let's eat."

Empress Lu caressed her son's arm, Liu Chang lowered his head and gorged himself.

Liu Chang quickly ate up the food in front of him, and grinned, "The food here is still the best. On my journey, people who eat and sleep in the open have lost weight."

He said, wiping his mouth with his sleeve.

"Liu Chang!!!"

In the Hall of Houde, the children surrounded Liu Chang. Cao Shu, Yong'e, and Fan Qing were also very happy, sitting in front of Liu Chang, and Liu Bo obediently stood beside his father, letting Liu Chang laugh haha Holding his face tightly, Liu Ci climbed onto Liu Chang's neck at some point, and was dragging Liu Chang's hair to the top of his head, while Liu Liang was sitting in Father's arms, continuing to Eating hands.

"How is your studies?"

"Father, I have finished reading the Analects."

"Huh?? So fast??"

As Liu Chang said, he stretched out his hand angrily, grabbed the stick that was pulling his hair, put it aside, and asked again: "Did you follow Mr. Fuqiu to listen to the classes of the rest of you? Did you follow those grandpas?" How are the students getting along?"

"Yes, the Tai students are very close to me and often communicate with each other. Occasionally, when I encounter something that I don't understand, I will ask them. They are also very happy to explain it to me."

Liu Bo answered obediently.

There was some fear in Liu Bo's eyes, he dodged, and Liu Chang narrowed his eyes.

Then he looked at Cao Shu.

"What's wrong? Did someone bully him?"

Before Cao Shu could speak, Fan Qing couldn't help but said, "Yes! The Supreme Emperor is back! He also brought back a son of Chu Wang's family. This prince is really hateful. He wanted to steal Yong'e's jewelry and insulted Liu Cihe. Liu Bo was kicked out of the palace by us."

Liu Chang's face turned dark immediately, "Come here!!"

Cao Shu glared at Fan Qing, and said hastily: "Bo hurt him, and Bo and Ci are fine. Instead, Prince Chu was lying on the bed and stayed for a long time. After all, he is the grandson of King Chu Yuan. Your Majesty should not be with this person." The half-grown child cares about how to explain to the King of Chu if his life is hurt. The King of Chu has always respected His Majesty."

Cao Shu talked about what happened in detail.

Liu Chang looked at Liu Bo in surprise, "Did you really give him a case?"

Liu Bo was terrified, and hurriedly explained: "Father, I didn't mean it. I just saw my brother collapsed, and I was angry."

"Hahahaha, what is this? When I was your age, I was much worse than you. I couldn't bully those common people, but these dudes just beat them. It's not my son anymore!"

As Liu Chang said, he impatiently grabbed Liu Ci who had climbed onto his shoulder and was pulling his hair, and put it aside.

"For the sake of your family, it is a good thing that you can make a move, and it is an act worthy of reward!"

"In the future, whoever dares to hurt your family members, you can do it directly, otherwise your strength will be in vain!"

Liu Chang stretched out his hand and stabbed Liu Bo in the chest.

Immediately, he looked at Cao Shu and said with a sneer, "Liu Wu, it seems that I have to teach him personally!"

"His Majesty!"

"Don't worry, I have my own measure!"

"There is a family dinner tonight, don't forget it."

Just when the beauties were leaving, Liu Ying excitedly walked into the Hall of Houde, walked into the Hall of Houde, Liu Chang's eyes lit up, "Second brother!!"

"Hahaha, eldest brother!!!"

When the two brothers met, they were very excited. Liu Ying gave Liu Chang a hug, then looked him up, and said approvingly: "My eldest brother is really a strong man!"

Immediately, he raised his head again and looked at the top of Liu Chang's head.

"Why do you put the bestowal on your head?"

"Um???"

It was only then that Liu Chang realized that Liu Ci's stick was hanging on his head, and his little hands were holding on to Liu Chang's crown, and his legs were kicking wildly.

Liu Chang grabbed the stick, and the stick kicked around in Liu Chang's hands.

"Father!! I'm so tall!!"

Liu Chang's face was dark. After coming back this time, the twins have grown up a lot. Liu Liang is fine, but it's just this Zhuzi who is a little too weak.

He has never seen such a naughty child in his life. In the whole of Chang'an, no one has dared to pull his hair. How big is this guy? At this age, where is his peaceful day, can't he toss himself every day?

And this Zhuzi was not honest when he was dragged into the air by Liu Chang, his whole body was shaking.

"Sooner or later, I will seal you to Stone City!"

Liu Chang cursed, put him on the ground, and then pulled Liu Ying to sit down.

The two brothers may not have seen each other for a long time, and they have a lot to say.

"Hahaha, when did you come? I thought you had to go around a few more times!"

"I'll be back soon."

Liu Ying talked about the situation in various places and the anecdotes about the brothers. Now that Liu Fei is away, Liu Ying has become the oldest among the brothers, and the other brothers are much younger than him. Some time later, she took over the role of father. When talking about those "sons", Liu Ying's face was full of pride.

These princes governed very well, even the low-key Changsha Kingdom was quite good.

Of course, Liu Chang knows better than Liu Ying the situation of the vassal states. After all, these vassals and kings in the Central Plains are still in the supervision circle formed by the censors, embroidered clothes, and state ministers. It’s not that Liu Chang believed that he was no better than his own brother. It’s just the system of the big man, something that Liu Chang left to future generations. Nowadays, many princes and states are no different from counties and counties in Liu Chang’s place. The state minister is the same as the county guard. They must report the situation to the temple, and the temple can directly appoint officials.

What Liu Chang cares about, of course, is the situation of the brothers.

Knowing from Liu Ying that the brothers are doing well, Liu Chang was very happy.

While talking, the topic shifted to King Chu.

Liu Ying let out a long sigh, "This crown prince, Liu Wu, is really naughty. When he first arrived in the palace, he fought with Liu Bo, then he was placed in the outer city, and he fought with many princes, and he was placed in the inner city, with Zhu Lu. Fighting each other, in order to prevent him from causing trouble, Wang Tianqi deliberately arranged him near the palace, who knows, he fought with the imperial students again, the scale was very large, and the imperial physicians shook their heads even after repeated admonitions."

Listening to Liu Ying's words, Liu Chang's eyes lit up.

"I thought this guy was a bully, but I didn't expect that he would fight with many dignitaries many times. It seems that this guy is quite heroic!"

Liu Ying was taken aback, and shook her head hastily, "I'm not heroic, I have a bad nature, you have to discipline me well!"

Liu Chang said with a smile: "This guy is not a soft guy. He has been able to fight with others many times, but he is a bit courageous. He can be appointed."

Liu Ying was frightened immediately, "Long! You don't know."

"No problem, I know how to discipline this kind of scumbag!"

"Come on!"

With a wave of Liu Chang's hand, Lu Lu immediately ran over, and Liu Chang immediately ordered: "Isn't Tongguan digging canals? Send Prince Chu there to serve corvée! Let him serve for three months!"

"only!"

Lu Lu got up and left. Liu Chang looked at Liu Ying proudly, and said, "For this kind of scorpion, I just want to toss him first to make him lose energy, and then send him to the frontier fortress and let him stay in the frontier fortress." Fight a war, stay in the North Court or the West Court for a year or two, and you will definitely not be as reckless and impulsive as you are now!"

Liu Ying came to her senses, nodded her head, and asked, "Do this, King Chu."

"Don't worry! I have always disciplined the clan members like this. When the King of Chu saw his reborn son, it was too late to thank me. What else could he say? For example, King Yan's son Xian is often used by him now. My father sent me to practice in various places, and even participated in this campaign, and the king of Chu who helped to transport food may follow suit in the future!"

The two brothers chatted quite happily.

At this moment, Liu Wu was standing in the courtyard, and he was finally relieved to hear that the emperor had returned.

During these days, he was restless, afraid of meeting someone who came to him to fight each other again.

The original perverse and domineering personality has completely disappeared. After being beaten many times and almost killed, he has become submissive, almost like a new generation of Changsha King, who dare not look at people. , trembling all day long, he dared not even go out, it was locked tightly, and the servants did not dare to knock on the door, for fear of scaring him to death.

His fear was not unreasonable. Just a few days ago, someone threw a stone from outside and hit a servant on the head.

A lot of stones were thrown, and some people even tried to climb over the wall in the dark, but they were stopped by the servants, and then they cursed and disappeared here. There was a fishy smell, and some of them were still wearing armor and armed with weapons. They were probably sailors staying at the Weishui Wharf.

Liu Wu became more and more afraid, until he learned that the emperor was back, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Tears welled up.

OK, that's great.

The emperor is finally back, these people don't dare to make such a fuss anymore, right?

While he was meditating, a close servant led a group of people in. Seeing the stranger, Liu Wu subconsciously retreated.

Lu Lu looked at the guy in front of him curiously, and asked, "Are you Liu Wu, Prince Chu?"

"I'm not!! I'm not!! Help!! Captain, help!!!"

Liu Wu screamed in horror, turned around and ran away.

The soldiers who came in with Lu Lu looked at Zhu Zi in surprise, and they were all dumbfounded. Could this child be a little sick? ?
After being appeased by his attendants, Liu Wu finally understood that this man was not here to beat him, and stood tremblingly in front of Lu Lu.

"Your Majesty has ordered you to dig the canal."

Liu Wu was confused, "What? What are you digging?"

Lu Lu swung his arm round and slapped Liu Wu on the face. Liu Wu was knocked down immediately, covering his face and crying bitterly.

Lu Lu sullenly said, "Here, you have to be smart and don't provoke people who shouldn't be provoked. If you dare to provoke my cousin and nephew, I will kill you first and then your father."

(End of this chapter)