I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 304 Don't you look like a good person?

Liu Sheng obviously didn't have high expectations for the Lu family, the double-faced spy, the Donghu King of the Xiongnu and the Marquis of Chang'an of the Han Dynasty.

In Liu Sheng's cognition, Donghu King Lu Tazhi and his tribe can provide some early warning when necessary, such as "the Huns plan to go south" and other information, it is already regarded as "being in the Huns and heart in Han" .

As for the provision of horses, especially the starting horses for the construction of the horse garden, Liu Sheng did not expect Lu Tazhi to help even a little bit.

It's just the next words of Empress Dowager Dou, which made Liu Sheng refresh his understanding of this old queen who has experienced all the major events since the establishment of the Han family and has personally experienced all the major events since the founding of the Han family. There are also some little-known and in-depth understandings that are counterintuitive...
"What does Xiao Jiu know about Yan Wang Lu Wan?"

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"If you think about it, you just know that Lu Wan, King of Yan, was born in the same year, the same month, and on the same day as Emperor Taizu Gao, and loves brothers with Emperor Gao. Although they are not siblings, they are better than brothers, right?"

"I'm afraid Xiao Jiu doesn't know much about Lu Wan's defection from the Huns?"

The gentle and kind words made Liu Sheng nod his head suspiciously.

Of course, Liu Sheng knew more about Yan Wang Lu Wan than that;

But other than that, Liu Sheng really couldn't find any valuable information about Yan Wang Lu Wan from his own memory.

Seeing Liu Sheng nod his head obediently, Empress Dowager Dou gave a gentle smile, and let out a long sigh casually, with a look of nostalgia on her face.

"Lu Wan is one of the Yuan Cong who started to follow the left and right of Emperor Taizu Gao since Fengfei's rebellion."

"But although it is 'one of them', compared to Xiao Xiangguo, Jianghou Zhou Bo, and even his brother-in-law Fan Kuai, Lu Wan is the most special one in the hearts of Emperor Taizu Gao."

"—During the reign of Emperor Xiaohui, I entered the palace as a benefactor and served by the Empress Dowager Lu;"

"At that time, Empress Dowager Lu once said to others: Among Feng Peiyuan, Xiao He and Cao Shen are the subjects of Emperor Taizu Gao, and Zhou Bo and Fan Kui are old friends of Emperor Gao of Taizu;"

"Only Lu Wan is the best friend of Emperor Taizu Gao who has always been a brother and sister since he was a child."

"Xiao He, Cao Can, call the Supreme Emperor: Your Majesty;"

"Zhou Bo, Fan Kuai, call the Supreme Emperor: Grand Duke."

"And Lu Wan, when you see the Supreme Emperor, you will call: Yafu..."

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"When Prime Minister Chen Xi rebelled against him, King Lu Wan of Yan was the only one among the princes with different surnames in the Kanto region who came out with all his power to help Emperor Taizu Gao put down the rebellion."

"—You must know that back then, even the king of Liang, Peng Yue, refused to be recruited by Emperor Gao on the pretext of illness, and because of this he ended up being expelled from the country."

"It was only after Chen Xi's rebellion was quelled that Yan Wang Lu Wan was bewitched by the villain and had the idea of ​​supporting the bandits and respecting himself;"

"Hearing about this, Emperor Taizu Gao was furious, and Lu Wan was frightened and fled north in a hurry."

"But even after escaping from the Great Wall, Lu Wan did not directly join the Xiongnu Shan Yuting, but waited for a long time at the foot of the Great Wall, and tried every means to write to Chang'an, begging Emperor Taizu Gao to forgive herself."

"Until the 12th year of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Taizu Gao passed away, and Lu Wan knew that the Empress Dowager Lu would not forgive herself, so she had no choice but to go north and accepted the imperial title of the "East Hulu King" from the Xiongnu Shanyuting..."

Hearing Empress Dowager Dou talk about this past event, Liu Sheng just nodded thoughtfully.

Although Liu Sheng didn't know much about these things, he had generally heard about them.

At this moment, Liu Sheng was inexplicably puzzled when he heard Empress Dowager Dou inexplicably talking about these past events.

"These things······"

"What's the matter with the horses?"

"Could it be that the fact that Lu Wan did not resolutely defected to the Huns back then proves that the current Lu Tazhi will provide our Han family with horses to build a horse garden?"

Hearing Liu Sheng's question, Empress Dowager Dou smiled lightly and shook her head;
After letting out a slight sigh, he continued on his own: "There is something, maybe Xiao Jiu has forgotten, or maybe she doesn't know?"

"—After Emperor Taizu Gao passed away and Emperor Xiaohui took the throne, Lu Wan's wife and children returned to Chang'an."

"According to the information revealed by the Empress Dowager Lu back then, it seems that after Lu Wan's death, the Donghu tribe was humiliated in the Xiongnu grassland, which forced Lu Wan's wife and children to return to the Han Dynasty."

"Then what did Lu Wan's wife and children see after they returned to Chang'an?"

"——In Shangguanli, I saw a spotless Chang'an Marquis Mansion that was the same as it was many years ago;"

"—In the cellar of the Hou's Mansion, I saw the rent and taxes of the Chang'an Hou Kingdom accumulated in the past few years;"

"—In the side courtyard of the Hou's Mansion, I saw the Lu's Ancestral Hall and the God's Lord Tablet of 'Chang'an Yihou Wan' enshrined in the Ancestral Hall."

"And these are all from the hand of Lu Wan, who thought that she had a 'sultry temper' and 'would never forgive herself'..."

Hearing this, Liu Sheng was full of doubts, his face was slightly startled, and his eyes were instantly dull for a moment!
Liu Sheng could vaguely feel: he seemed to touch something;
But that thing, like a cloud, turned into nothingness the moment Liu Sheng touched it...

Realizing this, Liu Sheng just sat up straight quickly, and his expression straightened accordingly.

Because at this moment, Liu Sheng finally realized: Empress Dowager Dou's next words will definitely solve an eternal mystery for himself.

——In history, why did the Lu family who defected to the Huns during the reign of Taizu Liu Bang still leave the legend of "Marquis of Chang'an" in the annals of history?

A hundred years later, why did the Lu family, who had betrayed their faith and condemned Han to Hu, return to Liu Han's arms, but did not suffer any humiliation?

"Queen Lu is a very wise person."

"I have met countless people in my life;"

"But no matter who it is—whether it is Chen Ping and Zhou Bo's heroes in the reign of Emperor Xiaohui, or Jia Yi, Wei Shu and other heroes in the former emperor's time, in my opinion, they are all inferior to Empress Dowager Lu's Eleven."

"Even as a daughter, the Empress Dowager Lu's wisdom is no less than any man I have ever seen."

"Even, probably no less than Xiao Xiangguo and Prime Minister Cao, no less than Marquis Zhang Liang, or even Emperor Taizu Gao..."

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"The Empress Dowager Lu said: If Lu Wan is forgiven, it is still impossible to return the position of King Yan to Lu Shi."

"—This is not only because Lu Wan condemned the Han to the Hu, if he is not punished, it will damage the prestige of our Han family, but also because the princes with different surnames are no longer applicable to our Han family."

"The Lu clan, which has lost the title of King of Yan and only bears the title of 'Marquis of Chang'an', will only be a burden that only knows about extravagance and pleasure, and is of no benefit to our Han family."

"So the best way is to retain the title of Marquis of Chang'an of the Lu family, and prevent the Lu family—mainly King Donghu of the Xiongnu himself from returning to the Han Dynasty and Chang'an."

"As the saying goes: Know yourself and know the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles;"

"My Han family needs an eyeliner, which exists in the Shanyu court of the Xiongnu."

"Until the Han and Xiong fight it out, there will be no Xiongnu royal court in the south of the curtain, and the Lu family will be able to wash away the sin of Lu Wan's defection and truly return to my Han family..."

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"Because of all these considerations, Empress Dowager Lu did not directly forgive Lu Wan back then;"

"After Lu Wan died and his wife and children returned to Chang'an, they were placed in Chang'an Marquis Mansion."

"Afterwards, Lu Wan's grandson, Lu Tazhi, became the king of Donghu of the Xiongnu, and our Han family also cooperated with Lu Tazhi several times to help Lu Tazhi gain a firm foothold in the Xiongnu Shanyuting, showing that he was "inevitable" in the Xiongnu Shanyuting. Missing' role."

"It's just that these things are not things that can be put on the table and easily told to outsiders..."

As he said so, he saw Empress Dowager Dou standing up exhaustedly, and took two steps with Liu Sheng's support;
Seeing that Liu Sheng was still silent, he laughed and shook his head, beat his lower back lightly, and continued to ask: "Just say what you want."

"With me, Xiao Jiu, there are no taboos..."

With the words of Empress Dowager Dou, Liu Sheng has completely lost his scruples;

After pondering for a while to speak, I saw all the doubts in my heart came out.

"The Empress Dowager Lu has such foresight, and my grandson certainly doesn't find it strange."

"It's just that in the eyes of my grandson, this matter is still somewhat unreasonable."

"Um······"

"how to say······"

"It's like the grandson is Lu Wan, the king of Yan. If he can't be forgiven by the Empress Dowager Lu, although he will feel wronged, he will definitely hold a grudge and give birth to something like, 'A woman, why should I do it for Emperor Taizu Gao? decision' and the like."

"It is even possible to mistakenly believe that those memorials to Emperor Taizu Gao were stopped by the Empress Dowager Lu, so they were not sent to Emperor Taizu Gao."

"After all, when Lu Wan defected, Emperor Taizu Gao was already seriously ill and lying on the couch. All the affairs of the court, big and small, were decided by the Empress Dowager Lu?"

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"Furthermore, my grandson often hears people say that even relatives who are connected by blood will become more and more distant as time goes by."

"It's like when Taizu Emperor Gao, Taizu Emperor and Daiqing King Liu Xi were brothers of the same father and mother;"

"But when it came to the first emperor, the first emperor and Liu Bi, the king of Wu, became cousins ​​who seemed to be in harmony with each other."

"After his father succeeded to the throne, Liu Bi even disregarded his clan's friendship and his status as an 'elder of the clan', brazenly rebelling against him."

"Even if you can't afford soldiers, Liu Bi's lineage and my direct lineage, Dazong, will definitely be as distant as strangers after these generations of wear and tear."

"It's the same reason: even though Lu Wan, the king of Yan, and Emperor Taizu Gao are brothers and sisters, after several generations of passing away, especially if they are separated by the Great Wall and have not seen each other for decades, they will definitely no longer be the same. "

"What's more, with the matter of Lu Wan's sentencing the Han to Hu in the middle, Liu and Lu's two families have long had a grudge against each other."

"In addition to these years, the Lu family must have had a hard time living in the Shanyu court of the Xiongnu."

"Under such a premise, he, Lu Tazhi, can still remember his mission?"

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"The grandson doesn't quite believe it."

"Compared to 'willing to be the eyes and ears of the Han', my grandson is more willing to believe that he and Lu Tazhi are still in the right and left between the Han and the Hungarian, and they are good at dancing with their sleeves."

"What Lu Tazhi cares about is probably not the defense of the Hua barbarians, or maybe the Taizu Emperor Gao had a close relationship with the Naizu Yan King Lu Wan;"

"It's about how his tribe—the Donghu tribe of the Huns, how to survive better in the grassland, and how to remain invincible after the decisive battle between the Han and the Huns in the future..."

Talking full of thoughts, at the end of the day, Liu Sheng has changed from being doubtful and puzzled at the beginning to becoming more and more determined.

The questioning meaning in the tone has also gradually changed into an unwavering determination.

And after hearing Liu Sheng's words, Empress Dowager Dou was already kind, kind, and with a gratifying smile, but there was only a touch of peace of mind...

"Okay~"

"it is good······"

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"If you can understand these things, and see through him, he's 'his heart must be different', I, a blind old woman, don't worry about the future of the sect..."

Slightly ridiculed, but also sincerely praised Liu Sheng, and lovingly touched the top of Liu Sheng's head, Empress Dowager Dou sighed again.

But what Queen Mother Dou said next made Liu Sheng think that thought again.

——The person who survived from the era of the Empress Dowager Lv and has survived to this day, and still occupies a high position, even if she is just a blind old woman, is by no means a good person...

"Don't let Lu Wan misunderstand~"

"The letter of incrimination he gave to Emperor Taizu Gao was stopped by the Empress Dowager Lu."

"But Empress Dowager Lu didn't do this to harm Lu Wan, but just to prevent Emperor Taizu Gao from getting angry, and no matter how angry he was, his body was exhausted."

"This matter, in Lu Wan's heart, should be quite clear."

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"As for Lu Tazhi and his Donghu tribe, whether they still consider themselves Han people, and whether they still remember their mission of 'serving the wings of Han', of course, is also obvious."

"--Survive."

"The only truth that has never changed in the grassland is the word 'survival'."

"He, Lu Tazhi, and his Donghu family are in the grasslands, and what they do is naturally for survival."

"This point, my Han family—mainly the late Empress Dowager Bo, the first emperor, as well as my blind old woman and the emperor, are well aware of it."

"For his Lu family, our Han family has never had the expectation of 'returning the enemy and helping the Han to defeat the Hu'."

"It's just that even if my Han family doesn't ask for it, the Lu family will help my Han family deal with the Huns in order to survive and to be 'irreplaceable' in the Xiongnu Shanyuting."

"This, in fact, is still the principle of raising the bandits' self-respect."

"It's just that the Lu family raised Kou to be self-respecting. They recognized that the royal family of the Xiongnu Suoda was the main one, but they were raised by my Han family as 'Kou'."

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"As for the horse~"

"If it's just a matter of begging or buying, he, Lu Tazhi, will certainly not risk being punished by the Huns to provide horses to our Han family."

"It's just that there is a 'what if' in everything..."

"For example: In case the crown prince of my Han family is very interested in this traitor, I really want to have some contacts with this traitor and accumulate some friendship..."

"Hmm~"

"Guess he is Lu Tazhi, and he dare not gamble."

"——Betting that the current crown prince of my Han family will not be the Emperor Xiaowu who will conquer the country and drive the Xiongnu to the north in the future?"

(End of this chapter)