Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 674 If you can't be like your father, you will die if you are like your father

In the middle of the night, the Pingyang Hou Mansion was brightly lit.

There are soldiers standing at the door, guarding layer by layer, and soldiers can be seen along the road.

There were even three people in the room, fully armed and wearing strong armor, standing against the wall, but their eyes were fixed on the few people who were going to the banquet and drinking.

There were not many people in the banquet, only four people.

Pingyang Marquis Cao Qi sat in the main seat, looking a bit uneasy, originally it was not his turn to sit in this seat, but, Pingyang Marquis Cao Yu was seriously ill, and he has been in the mansion since he returned from the poison I don't know how long I can last for recuperating from illness. I am already old and got sick on the way. This master can only be taken by him. However, Cao Qi has no talent, let alone courage, and even the ability to run a family. There were not many, and those who made Cao's mansion a mess almost became Chao Cuo's key targets.

Today, he appeared here because of the nobleman's entrustment.

Originally, it was his father who was invited by the nobleman, but Cao Yu couldn't move, so he had to take his place.

And sitting next to him with a solemn face was the honored guest Liu An.

Opposite Liu An, there were also two big figures, one of them was Qu Zhou Hou Li Ji, and the other was the emperor's relative Lu Chan.

By the end of the banquet, the three of them were already very drunk.

Li Ji, who was eating, shuddered, then lowered his head to eat again, and Lu Chan wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Didn't you say go to a banquet? ?

"Yes. Master can move the chopsticks first."

Li Ji was much calmer, with a straight face, and just let out a long sigh.

Lu Chan heard the sarcasm in Liu An's words, and was immediately displeased, and stopped saying goodbye, and asked directly: "Your Highness, what does this mean? Did you call us here to humiliate us?"

"I see, go back and rest."

"My dear?? What's wrong with you?!"

"All right."

Li Ji and Lu Chan didn't have many smiles on their faces either.

Li Ji hurriedly saluted, "Thank you, Your Highness!"

The woman wiped away her tears and said slowly: "Your Highness, I am married. My husband was rewarded for his meritorious service in escorting the Pingyang Marquis, but he was poisoned twice and contracted a disease. He passed away at home years ago. Leaving one eldest son, three daughters, the eldest son is not yet five years old, and the youngest daughter is not yet one year old."

"Tiying."

"An, why do you need to call outsiders when you have a family banquet?"

With tears in his eyes, he didn't explain anymore.

"I remember your beloved. When Marquis Pingyang went to be poisoned, there was a retainer who tried his best to protect him. Was it Wei Ying?"

Liu An sat silently for a long time.

"who are you?"

Lu Chan's mood is like a roller coaster at this moment.
Liu An stared at the two people in front of him, "It stands to reason that he should be executed for such a mistake, but how can I do it because of love and talent!"

When Liu An led the woman out of the inner room, Cao Qi rushed over with surprise in his eyes, so fast? ?

"My wife is a kind person and will not bully your family."

He looked at Liu An in astonishment. Although he was not as affectionate as Lu Chan, he was quite grateful.

Through the candlelight, he could clearly see the face of the woman in front of him.

The woman was stunned, and hurriedly saluted, "A concubine who is not virtuous doesn't want to have a family, as long as he can bring up four children, I will be satisfied."

"Your Highness! Your Majesty ordered you to investigate this matter. Now that you know the real culprits, you can't let them go! Please order me to execute them now!"

"Prince, I am a servant of the Marquis of Pingyang, and I came here to serve Your Highness."

"Ann. I always thought I was wrong. I made a lot of mistakes!"

Liu An laughed, "The country is virtuous."

Li Ji looked at the soldiers in the distance, then at the three servants next door, and said with a sneer, "Didn't Mr. Lu see it? This banquet is the farewell banquet for the two of us. There are fifty or sixty people outside." There are three soldiers guarding here, Ju Meng, Zhang Fu, and Cheng Bushi. They are all brave men under His Highness's command. What humiliation are you still thinking about here? Eat yours!"

Liu An then explained, Tiying couldn't bear to know the whole story, she looked at the woman, but there was no contempt in her eyes, "I will live here from now on, don't worry, here, no one Will bully you, you see how good-looking your child is, have you ever named it?"

"Today is a family feast, we don't care about anything else, we can eat and drink with peace of mind!"

Li Ji was not afraid at all, and said with a sneer, "Mr. Lu's sword is fine for scaring the low-level people, but it's not very good for scaring the officials of the Yushifu. As for the sword in your hand, I don't know. How much has it been broken!!"

Liu An spoke to persuade the two of them, Cao Qi also hurriedly said: "Marquis Ming and Marquis Qu Zhou are both virtuous men of the country, why should they be like this? Today I have a banquet in my mansion, and I hope it will be on my good side, don't hurt me. Peaceful."

Lu Chan came forward with a smile. After seeing this Qu Zhouhou, his face changed drastically, so he kept a straight face and stopped talking.

Lu Chan was also polite and started eating directly.

The two remained silent.

In the Prince's Palace, Chunyu Tiying looked at the woman in surprise, the little boy, the little girl beside her, and the two little girls in her arms, their eyes were full of astonishment.

The Lu family is so huge that it is now known as the Zhong family, and it is the second largest family after the Liu family.

Li Ji was fine, but looked worried.

The woman spoke with tears in her eyes.

Lu Chan and Li Ji originally gave up. Hearing these words, they looked at each other with blank expressions.

Something was burning in Liu An's chest, and he was silent for a moment, "Uncle, you don't have to do this. Since Mr. Chao is fine, it's not a big crime, and I won't bear anything. Don't do such a thing in the future. , do your duty, and don’t let bad people get in."

"Yes."

The more Liu An heard it, the more gloomy his face became.

"That's right, Wang Tianqi's case is closed, but Father feels that there is something strange here. For example, Zhao Yu is not an official in Yushifu, but just a subordinate of Chao Cuo. How could he do such a thing?" Why did the ranger not have any record of entering the city?"

Why did Shentujia believe in him when Tian Zhong swore to Shentujia that he found the letter from Yushifu?Because people in this era would not swear easily, and Tian Zhong indeed found the letter in the Yushifu. Although he played a word game, he paid the price of his life, and he paid such a price because he had suffered The favor of Zhao Buhai's father.

Not long after he came back, he clashed with the Lu family again, and the Lu family obviously underestimated the ability of Yushifu. Li Ji, in the name of attacking the powerful, severely injured everyone in the Lu family, and later caused the Lu family to assassinate Chao In the wrong event, Chao Cuo ended up directly, killing the Quartet.

Lu Chan spoke again.

"It should be killed!!!"

Liu An held back his anger, "I want to take this woman away."

"In these days, I have heard many times that others have impeached you, saying that you did a lot of absurd things while Pingyang Hou was seriously ill. I hope that next time you will not sit in front of me. If you sit It's not easy to say whether I can stop Zhang Fu in front of me."

"I specially asked these three wealthy family members to investigate, and their investigation was very clear. Some people used their power to let the murderous assassin in because of the request of their friends, and they let in four consecutively. Restraint, or it may be to go further, conniving subordinates to mess around, pretending to be ignorant of the situation, and murdering their own superiors. Such crimes can be executed."

Lu Chan was so frightened that he almost collapsed on the ground, his face was pale, and the fear in his eyes could not be hidden.

"In a few days, I will hold a banquet in the mansion, you must come!"

Liu An looked at her for a moment, "Aren't you the maid who poured the wine just now? Judging by your age, it doesn't look like you're unmarried. What does Cao Qi mean?!"

The woman talked about her current difficulties. After losing her beloved, it became her responsibility to raise four children independently, and the old patriarch was already seriously ill and ignored him. Credit, let their orphans and widows be bullied, and even take away the credit that his lover got at the beginning, and take away their arable land, and the woman is busy day and night in order to support the children, but four children, it is not so easy In desperation, she could only use other methods to get the patriarch's favor and get a few children's livelihood.

Lu Chan was different. He cried for a long time, and finally shook his head, "I can't let you bear such a bad reputation because of me. I will go to His Majesty tomorrow. If I want to confess, I will confess to death or kill."

Cao Qi's eyes were also full of fear. Looking at Liu An beside him, he asked tremblingly, "Your Highness, this is you."

"I am well aware of my mistakes, and I swear to God that from today on, I will definitely change my past and never do anything to disappoint His Highness! If I violate this oath, I will not end well!!"

The heroes of the two Han Dynasties died with oaths, and even a less-than-excellent ranger like Emperor Gao never underestimated his oaths. Talents like Ji Bu are the mainstream, and they should be the mainstream.

"Your lover ran around to protect Marquis Pingyang and died young, how dare Cao Qi treat you like this?!"

Liu An didn't look at him anymore, but just walked out. When he reached the door, Liu An suddenly stopped, "Pingyang Hou Zi, tell me, why am I holding a banquet here today?"

Seeing the situation, Cao Qi hurriedly said, "It's getting dark already, Your Highness might as well stay at my house to rest today."

Liu An looked at him and sighed, "I didn't tell my father about these things. Minghou is my elder, Qu Zhouhou is upright, courageous and resourceful, I have been friends for a long time, how can I bear to look at you To be executed like this?"

"install"

Liu An was furious, he pulled out his saber suddenly, and rushed to the door in a few steps. He was trembling all over, gritting his teeth, but he couldn't rush out of the door. His hands trembling and he put the long sword back into his In the hilt of the sword, he wanted to say something, but he held it back, the veins on his forehead bulged, and he sat in front of the woman again. The woman had already been frightened by Liu An's behavior, her eyes were full of horror, But dare not speak.

"Ah, His Royal Highness is here, where is my turn first?"

The atmosphere has gradually become harmonious, these two have reached an agreement, and there is another King Qi, King Qi, it is good to use letters, and there is no need to intimidate too much. Given the current situation, he must be extremely terrified, as long as Chao Cuo Not taking action because of this matter is enough to prove Liu An's sincerity, and that person will never dare to make such a fuss again in the future.

Looking at the two people with pale faces, Liu An continued: "Father asked me to find out about this matter."

It was already very dark, Liu An was sitting on the bed and hadn't fallen asleep for a long time, his face was constantly changing, Lu Chan's words rang back and forth in his ears, and the woman's cries were vividly remembered.

"How can there be such a reason in the world?!"

The two men were at odds with each other. Back then, Li Ji was "exiled" to the Tang Kingdom because he blatantly opposed the Lu family's behavior in the temple. He made some military achievements there, and then returned to the temple again. It's already impossible to get along, and the Lu family doesn't like him very much.

Looking at the three people with different expressions in front of them, Liu An smiled and ordered them to eat, but Lu Chan and Cao Qi were still in the mood to eat, and seeing the three men with grim faces, the two became more and more afraid.

Lu Chan said while eating, targeting Li Ji.

Lu Chan wiped away his tears, "I used to think that you were a fickle person, not like a father, but I never thought that I was wrong. You are as affectionate as your father's child."

The banquet suddenly became a little embarrassing, unusually silent, none of the four people spoke, and no one touched the wine and meat on the table, which was really a waste.

As Li Ji said, he buried his head in his mouth and started eating.

He didn't care about his own image, just wiped his tears, cried for a while, and laughed for a while.

"Of course I know, isn't the case closed?"

"Don't worry, I won't do such a thing again, I will do my duty!"

"It's unreasonable! It's unreasonable!!!"

Li Ji looked serious, and swore solemnly. At this moment, the nobles still care about their oaths very much, at least they dare not swear easily. After farting, the entire concept of vows in China was completely destroyed, tearing up the agreement, breaking the vows has become a practice, and there are still many people who lick this kind of swearing like farting, thinking that this is the old man's extraordinary What's more, it's the actions of heroes, which makes people laugh.

She is not too old, and she is quite beautiful, but her face is pale, and she looks a little pitiful, and she is a little bird.

When Ti Ying carefully lit the wax and came to Liu An.

Zhang Fu pulled out his sharp sword suddenly, Cao Qi was so frightened that he almost jumped up.

"You follow me. From now on, stay in my mansion and serve my family."

"Ann, let me finish this meal and go home, I will kill myself at home, lest you bear a bad name"

Cao Qi plucked up his courage, smiled and said, "Your Highness, if you don't eat this, it will be cold."

At this moment, Lu Hou, who was not so timid, seemed to have regained his father's arrogance, and suddenly became extremely resolute.

Zhang Fu is very notorious in Chang'an. This person has an inexplicable hostility towards everyone. He is a bit similar to Chao Cuo, but completely different. When he drew his sword, Lu Chan had already silently thought about his last words.

Li Ji was also a little moved at the moment, His Royal Highness actually wanted to let him go? ?

The three of them sat down, which made Cao Qi even more uneasy. He wanted to get up several times and let Liu An sit in his seat, but Liu An refused to let him sit in the master's seat in the name of a private banquet. Cao Qi didn't know why Liu An wanted to hold a banquet, let alone why so many soldiers came, all this made this no longer young dude tremble with fear.

Lu Chan was staggering, supported by several soldiers, and kept chanting Liu An's name, and Li Ji was not much better, sometimes cursing at the left and right, and sometimes crying to himself with a lowered headache Liu An seemed to be the most sober among them, but at this moment, he was also pulling the maid who was pouring the wine, asking something, and the whole person was already dizzy.

Several family members did not object, Liu An entered the room drunk, was about to sit down, when he saw a beautiful woman walking in, and was about to take off his clothes, Liu An woke up suddenly, and pulled the He touched the woman's hand, shook his head, and woke himself up.

"Okay, during the time when my father was away, did I still bear less infamy? The princes hate me, the officials think I am radical, and the kings outside don't like me. I'm not afraid to bear another one, but I can't because For my sake, let them be killed too."

"Your Highness!! They must be killed!!"

Lu Chan's eyes were dull, and tears kept falling.

All he saw was his eyes closed tightly and two tear stains on his face.

"The eldest son is Wei Wenjun. This is the eldest daughter, Wei Junru. This is the second daughter, Wei Shaoer. This is the third daughter, Wei Zifu."

With a big wave of his hand, Liu An began to eat with his head down.

"This"

But Zhang Fu said again: "Your Highness! This is not something you can't bear to do. Assassinating the Sangong is a heinous crime. How can you forgive it? Besides, this is an order from His Majesty. If you don't tell them because you care about them, it is not a crime." Is it the crime of deceiving the emperor? Besides, as a son of man, how can you hide it from your father? This is an act of unfilial piety!!"

Lu Chan's face changed drastically, he looked at the three people beside him, "What does this mean? They are not here to protect."

Li Ji sneered, and couldn't help but sarcastically said: "As an outsider, if you know that it's the king's business, what should you do as a royal family? It's just a robbery, oppressing the innocent."

"Okay, follow me."

"If you are interested, I can choose a qualified husband for you and let you get married."

"Shh~~~"

"An, listen to my explanation. I didn't know that those people came to kill Chao Cuo. Zhao Buhai lied to me. He said that he was a ranger who killed because his parents were humiliated. He couldn't enter Chang'an. I really don't know that I didn't mean it. Yes!"

Lu Chan was furious, grabbed the hilt of the sword at his waist, and glared.

Liu An was a little surprised, he could feel that his elder was not just acting, but he really regarded himself as a junior who needed to be cared for.

Facing Li Ji's oath, Liu An hurriedly got up to return the gift.

Why did you go to the banquet and bring back four children? ?

"Today is a private banquet, there is no prince, only private affairs, you are my elder brother, so naturally you have to eat first."

"You dog"

Liu An left this sentence behind and left in a hurry.

Liu An's business is considered to be done, and the relatives, ministers, and kings each have harvested one, which is enough to make things happen.

Suddenly hearing her beloved's name, the woman began to cry again.

Liu An frowned, "You two know about Zhao Yu's case, right?"

Cao Qi looked at Lu Chan, "We'd better invite you to eat first!"

"Of course, of course, it is her blessing that the crown prince can take a fancy to her"

Cao Qi gradually lost his fear and forced a smile.

Liu An opened his eyes, tears glistening seriously.

"Um???"

"I'm not a fickle person, I'm not a cowardly person"

Ti Ying hugged him violently, and said in a low voice: "I know...I know"

(End of this chapter)