Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 506
Liu An hugged the sleeping Liu Ci and walked out of the hall of longevity.

Liu Bo obediently followed behind him.

"Second brother, I already know about Prince Chu."

"Brother, I didn't mean to"

"No, you've done a good job. If a man can't even protect his family, then there's no need to talk about meritorious deeds. If I were still here, I would have killed him a long time ago."

Liu Bo shook his head, "Father Zhong is very kind to us. He heard that I went to school earlier, and sent someone to send a collection of books. He is our brother. Besides, he is a descendant of a traitor. Not to death, the big man has his own law. He committed the crime of stealing, but he is not yet old enough to be punished. He should punish his father and hand over three shields. Doesn't match."

Liu An laughed, his second brother is obviously such a tall and burly man, his body is full of shadows of Marquis Wuyang and Father, he was born to be the first general, but he has a delicate mind and is extremely kind and gentle He didn't have the habit of being a dandy at all, and he got along very well with those students in Taixue, and they all said that he had a generous elder style, similar to his ancestors.

Liu An didn't want to change his second brother's mind. Perhaps, with his character, he could become a very good king in the Dai Kingdom in the future. He was deeply loved, but he didn't have to participate in so many intrigues.

He bent down and handed Liu Ci in his arms to Liu Bo. Liu Bo took his younger brother easily without any effort.

"This stick."

Liu An looked at the sleeping Liu Ci and shook his head helplessly.

Among the younger brothers, he was most worried about this Zhu Zi. He had seen countless dandies with a bad personality in his life, but he had never seen such a bad guy as Liu Ci. The top of Weiyang Palace, running around all day long, mother specially arranged six servants to watch him, a total of six, what kind of treatment is this, there are only two servants around her, of course, these six servants need It was hard to keep an eye on him.

When I saw myself today, I even clamored for gifts, and threatened to cry if I didn't give them.

If this is a few years older, is it okay? ?

Moreover, this Shuzi is very good at martial arts. I heard that every time my father practiced swords, he would peek and learn. He even stole the big mother's walking stick and used it as a sword. He dragged the soldiers in the palace to compete. The crutches, soldiers dare not fight back, they can only run away, Liu An was worried that when this Zhuzi grew up, he would be the Prince Chu again, Liu Wu, no, even worse than the Prince Chu.

It seems that I still have to talk to my mother about this matter.

Liu An asked Liu Bo to send the child to Mrs. Yong, while he himself went to see his mother.

At today's banquet, he had a lot of things that he didn't talk to Aunt. After all, there were a lot of people, and Auntie still had Zhang Yan and others at her place. Don't worry, let's go to Aunt first.

When he went to Jiaofang Hall, Cao Shu seemed to know that he was coming, and was already waiting for him.

Liu An walked in and knelt at Grandma's feet.

"Mother!"

Cao Shu has high expectations for Liu An and has high hopes for him. She always looks serious, but when she sees her son kneeling in front of her, Cao Shu's expression is also a little moved, "Get up."

Liu An stood in front of Cao Shu respectfully, but Cao Shu was a little angry.

"Your father asked you to come, why did you resist the order?"

"You still say that you are not under your father's order? Are you trying to piss your father off?!"

Liu An quickly explained: "It's because of the affairs of the Tang Dynasty. There is not enough arable land in the Tang Dynasty and there are a lot of herdsmen, so it is necessary to build a city outside the Great Wall. I am busy with state affairs. My father often teaches me not to abolish the government for personal reasons."

Facing the eloquent Liu An, Cao Shu didn't say anything more, she just let out a long sigh.

"Father and son, neither of them can sit down."

"During your absence, your aunt has been chanting your name all day long. Every time I go to visit, she always asks about you, and your aunts are also very worried. , and your younger brothers, you are displaying your ambitions in the Tang Dynasty, and you are very beautiful, why don't you remember that you have an old mother? I am a big man who governs the country with filial piety. If you don't know how to govern the country?"

Cao Shu mentioned the name of the queen mother, and Liu An finally felt a little guilty.

"Mom, I won't do this again in the future, I will spend more time with my aunt."

"And your father several times, I saw your father going to the storage hall, looking left and right, in a daze for a long time."

"Father, did you go to the storage hall to find something to eat?"

"Bastard!"

Liu An hurriedly lowered his head.

Cao Shu pointed at him, wanted to say something, trembled for a moment, but just said: "Forget it, when you have a child in the future, you will naturally understand."

The mother and son talked for a long time before Cao Shu asked Liu An to visit Liu Chang before going back to her mansion outside.

Liu An had no choice but to come to Houde Hall. Liu Chang did not fall asleep. He was sitting in front of the case, talking with Jia Yi. Liu An's arrival interrupted their discussion.

Liu Chang sneered, and slowly took off his shoes.

"The son is outside, the father's order is not acceptable, right?"

Seeing that my father was about to get rough, Liu An quickly said: "Father!! This time Tang Guo defeated six big tribes in a row, beheaded more than 12 heads, captured [-] people, countless cattle and sheep, and a horse. More than ten thousand horses. Killed Sushen to the east, Xueyuan to the north, and Beiting to the west.”

Hearing Liu An talk about his military exploits, the shoes in Liu Chang's hand finally did not fall on him.

"Are you talking about the strategy you made yourself in the past?"

"It was formulated by Li Taiwei. He is in the rear army, and I am in the middle army."

"Have you ever killed an enemy?"

"Killed seven."

"Hahaha, good, good!"

The anger on Liu Chang's face suddenly disappeared, and his face was full of pride and pride. Although he was incomparable with Liu Chang, compared to other peers, this was already a very remarkable achievement. Liu Chang was about to say something to Jia Yi , suddenly remembered that Liu An was still there, so he sternly said, "Oh, seven? At your age, Naigong has already killed thousands of people!"

"Okay, I still have important things to discuss, so you can go back!"

"only!"

Liu An got up and was about to leave when Liu Chang's roar came again.

"Take your servants to Qunihou's Mansion early tomorrow morning!!!"

As soon as Liu An left, Liu Chang couldn't wait to laugh. He poked Jia Yi on the shoulder, "Did you hear that, my son, hahaha, killed seven with his own hands! Seven! At his age, everyone except me Who else can do it? My son is not only superb in martial arts, but also has rules in his battles. He doesn't command indiscriminately, and he can give the command to someone who is good at fighting. He personally sits in the middle army and inspires the whole army. What is this called? ? This is called Commander-in-Chief!"

Jia Yi pursed his lips, "Your Majesty, what you just said about taxes"

"No hurry, no hurry, by the way, can your son write books?"

"Won't."

"My son will! Hahaha!"

"Does your son know how to fight?"

"Won't."

"My son will!!"

Liu An did not leave the palace, but waited outside the garden beside Changxin Hall, looking left and right.

I don't know how long I waited, but finally, a petite figure appeared here.

The figure looked a little nervous, trembling, and walked here cautiously.

Liu An smiled and hugged her into his arms.

This is obviously Chunyu Tiying.

Tiying's face was flushed, and being hugged by Liu An made her even more nervous, "Let go, if someone else sees it."

Feeling the warm fragrance in his arms, Liu An did not let go easily. He smelled the fragrance vigorously, and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, they are already asleep. These days, I miss me so much, I wrote so Duoxin, you never replied to me, I thought you had forgotten me."

"How could I forget?"

Ti Ying's voice was very gentle, and her face was blushing. In Liu An's arms, she gradually softened, and she gently snuggled into Liu An's arms. Liu An immediately kissed her and said with a smile: " This time I come back, I will not leave, I have to find a way to let you live outside the city. Live with me, I am not too young."

"Ah, but none of us were sixteen"

"So what? My father started a family when he was 15, and he had me when he was [-]!"

At this moment, Liu Chang and Jia Yi walked out of Houde Hall. Liu Chang kept patting Jia Yi's shoulder, as if to send him out. As soon as they reached Changxin Hall, Liu Chang and Jia Yi saw the At that scene, Liu Chang's face turned ashen.

Jia Yi laughed lightly.

"Your Majesty, will your son meet privately at night?"

"My son won't."

When Liu An woke up in the morning, he was still thinking about the goodness of yesterday, and he washed up happily. When he came out after eating, the family members were already waiting.

"Your Highness, why did you call us here so early?"

Ju Meng yawned and rubbed his eyes.

After getting along with everyone for a long time, Ju Meng also exposed his prototype, a bohemian ranger, who was beaten up by Liu Chang at first, and when he was sent to Liu An's command, he was still very restrained and did not dare to talk to the people around Liu An. When dealing with people, there seems to be a sense of inferiority deep in my heart.

Jumeng can read, but not many people can read and write, and the people around Liu Chang are not only from prominent backgrounds, but also knowledgeable, with high titles. As a low title, there is no Sheren, who has read too many books and is not even as good as others in martial arts, is always not confident. Whenever they talk, he keeps his head down and does not speak, or stands at the end.

But after a long time of contact, the inferiority complex in Jumeng's heart disappeared.

The old man Feng Tang looks very serious, but he is actually very good at talking. He always brags about his youth, and he never forgets the romantic past.

Zhang Fu seems to be a ruthless murderer, fighting like crazy, regardless of the charge, he made a name outside the Great Wall, causing people outside the Great Wall to run away when they saw him, but in fact, this guy He has many interests and hobbies. He likes to play chess very much, and his level is still very bad. He is always distressed because he loses to himself.

Mao Chang seems to be a pure Confucian scholar, full of great principles and profound knowledge. In fact, he blushes when he meets a woman, and he hesitates for a long time without saying a word. It is said that he has a favorite in Handan. Girl, it's just that the girl still doesn't know that Mao Chang likes her.

After being in contact with them for a long time, Ju Meng no longer has the original restraint.

Including the crown prince, the prince seems to be a learned man, respectful corporal, benevolent and loving the people, and a gentleman image, but this man also likes to lead an army on the battlefield, occasionally swears, and strikes up a few words when he meets a good-looking woman
"Hey, father ordered us to go to Qunihou's mansion!"

"Ah? Qu Nihou?? That Chen Ping??"

Mao Chang reminded with some displeasure: "Don't call him by his first name."

Ju Meng waved his hand and asked curiously, "Is this person a particularly powerful fighter?"

"Huh? Why do you think he is a fierce general?"

"When I was on the battlefield, the soldiers used to talk about the generals of the past. They all admired Qu Nihou very much, and were even afraid of him. If you are not a fierce general, how could you be afraid of him?"

Liu An smiled, "He is not a fierce general, but a scholar like Mao Chang, but he is much more terrifying than a fierce general."

"If you offend the fierce general, you will be beaten at most. If you offend him, you will only kill yourself, but if you offend him, all three of your clans have to thank you."

Ju Meng was taken aback, "Thank me for what?"

"Of course, thank you for letting them reunite with Tai Yi."

Several family members laughed and prepared for a long time before rushing towards Chen Ping's mansion, but Mao Chang asked suspiciously, "Why did your majesty let us go to Qunihou's mansion?"

"Probably for business purposes."

They sat in the car, talking all the way, and soon came to Qunihou's Mansion. Ju Meng jumped out of the car first, stepped forward, and quickly knocked on the door. After knocking impatiently for a long time, someone finally opened the door. The door, it was an old man, dressed plainly, and his body was still stained with mud.

Ju Meng spared his gaze, looked outside the door, and asked carelessly: "Old man, is Qu Nihou in the mansion?"

The old man didn't answer, but just stared at him coldly.

Ju Meng was about to say something, Mao Chang hurriedly tugged him, and said in a low voice, "This is Qu Nihou"

At that moment, Ju Meng only felt that his legs were a little weak, as if he had seen his three tribes smiling towards him
Fortunately, Chen Ping is not a person who holds grudges. He welcomed the prince into the mansion. Everyone saw a child riding a horse made of wood, running wildly in the courtyard. Everyone sat in the courtyard. , not at all surprised, he took out the letter from the side and handed it to Liu An.

Liu An looked at it seriously, and was immediately taken aback.

Because this is actually an appointment arrangement, there are two orders, the first is to let Jia Yi be the food and goods Zuo Cheng, assist Chen Ping, and the other is to let Liu An be the food and goods You Cheng, to assist Chen Ping and Jia Yi .

Liu An was stunned.

"This is... taking me as an official???"

"There is so little talent in the temple??"

It is unheard of for the prince to be an official. In the past, the prince was also used to handle affairs, but they were all supervised and governed as the prince. I have never heard of directly appointing the prince to be an official. Fortunately, my father can think of it. Row? ?
Looking at the stunned expression of the prince, Chen Ping still had a calm face.

Although he had the same look when he saw the order in the morning.

Although Liu Chang stated repeatedly in his letters that this was to sharpen the crown prince, for the future of the great man, and to let the crown prince learn how to handle affairs by himself, etc., Chen Ping still understood that this was indeed because there were not many virtuous talents in the temple. Local officials can be recruited in large numbers through assessment, but what about the ministers in the temple?There were fewer and fewer founding ministers at the time. Although the emperor hired a lot of young people, it was still not enough.

Some positions are very important, and without real talent and learning, they cannot be handled well.

After much deliberation, the emperor finally set his sights on his own son. Does Liu An have talent?There must be, so can he do things?How can the four people around me do something?
But here comes the problem, let the prince come to be an official, did Chen Ping order the prince?Or the prince to order Chen Ping?
In terms of status, Chen Ping is far inferior to Liu An, but in terms of official position, he is overwhelmed again.

Liu Chang obviously doesn't care about this. Anyway, the officials you want are given to you, so you can figure it out yourself.

Liu An was stunned for a long time, but still happily accepted the order.

This trip to the Tang State made Liu An understand a great truth. Staying in his own mansion will not cure you of learning. You can only go out. In the Tang State, he met many people and many strange things. Even on the battlefield, after experiencing fighting and scrambling, he has more understanding of what he has learned in the past, the cruelty, nature, and impact on the world of war. life, the meaning of life.
Now as an official, this is naturally a brand new understanding for Liu An.

He has worked as a farmer in the arable land, fought in the Tang Dynasty, and now he is going to be an official in the temple.

More and more life experiences have complemented his impetuousness in learning, and even allowed him to go further. Now Liu An's articles have abandoned the original idea, no longer a large number of quotations, and no longer use the most difficult ones. The words he understands are shameful, simple, straightforward, but to the point. During his stay in the Tang Dynasty, he wrote three more articles, but he has not shown them to others yet.

He has inadvertently taken another step away from the old sage Huang who is good at everything except treason.

Liu An immediately stood up and bowed to Chen Ping.

"I pay my respects to the order of food and goods!"

Chen Ping pursed his lips and asked Liu An to get up. He pondered for a moment before he said: "From now on, the crown prince will be responsible for the implementation. Please send someone to summon the big merchants in the city now. Tomorrow at this moment, let Chang'an All the big merchants come to Shihuofu, I have something important to announce."

"only!!"

"Arrange all your servants under your command and let them work together."

"only!"

Liu An received the order and hurriedly left here.

After Liu An, Jia Yi came here again and met with Chen Ping. In Chen Ping's opinion, the appointment of Jia Yi was more appropriate than that of the crown prince. Jia Yi respected Chen Ping very much, and Chen Ping calmly let him He sat down and asked him to speak out his thoughts to see if there was any improvement.

Ju Meng, who walked out of the mansion, let out a sigh of relief, and hurriedly asked: "I'm blind, Chenhou won't target me, will he?"

Zhang Fu patted him on the shoulder, sighed, looked at him with pity, and walked away.

Immediately, Ju Meng became even more frightened.

(End of this chapter)