Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 504 The emperor gives a small gift

"I have always known that Chen Qing has great ambitions and likes to read. During this trip to Chang'an, I gained knowledge of the Western Regions and Western Europe from the merchants of that country, and also had travel records, so I took a few hundred boxes out of love for you and asked you to be careful. .”

After listening to His Majesty's verbal instructions, Chen Zhi bowed and saluted, expressing his gratitude, looking at the carriages in front of the door, his heart was really touched.

Because after the eunuch finished delivering the oral instructions, he came over with a smile on his face, got to know Chen Zhilun, and explained the origin of these gifts, which made Chen Zhixin feel moved.

Before Chen Zhi often entered the palace, he treated people peacefully and did not look down on eunuchs because of their flaws. He also respected Mo Anjie and other learned eunuchs very much, so everyone in the palace liked him and was willing to talk to him.

"General Chen, don't you know that the emperor is in Chang'an City, and he really misses your husband so much. As long as he has a book, he will be collected by someone, saying that he wants to keep it for you, sir."

As the eunuch spoke, there was also emotion in his mouth.

It turned out that the emperor came into contact with businessmen from the Western Regions in Chang'an. From their mouths, he learned a lot about the Western Regions and even the kingdoms further west, so he asked a lot about them.

Later, I learned that these businessmen brought many books, so I asked people to collect them.

It has actually been nearly half a month since the emperor arrived in Chang'an. During this half month, he was not idle. Of course, he was not busy dealing with government affairs, but was excited about the difference between Chang'an and Luoyang, so he spent a lot of money. Play with the experience——

Since Liu Dai ascended the throne, he has always stayed in Luoyang, the eastern capital, and has never been to Chang'an, nor has he touched Guanzhong.

However, Liu Dai is a descendant of the Liu family. He grew up listening to the great achievements of his ancestors. He is not very old. Of course, he yearns for the gold and iron horses in Guanzhong, and often recalls the majestic appearance of his ancestors. After Chang'an, because of the rebellion in Shu, he was quite ambitious.

It is a pity that although he, the emperor, has gradually gained a sense of authority, he is still controlled by outsiders. It is difficult to control the military power. In the end, he can only be guided to vent his energy elsewhere.

However, Liu Dai had frequent conversations with Chen Zhi during this year, and they had already established a friendship. He had always regarded Chen Zhi as a confidant. Chen Zhi left the capital and went to the north. He still had some regrets and missed him often. If the eunuchs around him hadn't stopped him, he would have written a few letters of greetings regardless of his identity.

But even so, when they arrived in Guanzhong, people around him were in awe of Liu Dai, but they did not have the closeness of Chen Zhi as a good teacher and friend, so he became more and more concerned about it. It happened that the people down there, in order to please him, found a few people Merchants and dancers from the Western Regions found some rare things.

As a result, the emperor asked a few words, and knew that Taixi had books. Thinking of Chen Zhi's entrustment and ambition, he either asked for it directly, or paid for it, and collected all the books. Someone sent it to Chen Zhi.

Of course Chen Zhi felt emotional about such antecedents and consequences, but after feeling emotional, he felt a little bit dumbfounded.

"After all, he is the emperor. He is rich all over the world, has extensive money, and has many privileges. This order of magnitude is different from that of normal people. Others collect books based on books. They can only accumulate a few boxes at most. Even the bookworm of the Wang family Wang Kui collected books one by one slowly, but the emperor was lucky. This collection was in boxes and boxes, and he sent me hundreds of boxes at once! I am afraid that the Western Regions and Northwest Territories, He probably got all the popular books."

Among the seven carriages outside the door, each one was so full that there was only one truly human carriage, and this one still had people and boxes coexisting. According to the little eunuch, he There was a book box next to me on the road. When the car bumped, the book box shook, not to mention how uncomfortable it was.

"Before the emperor sent his servants over, he repeatedly explained that because of the rush this time and the threat of the traitors from Shu, the books collected here are not many, a little short, and not comprehensive enough. There are still some missing pages. , I hope you won’t call him reckless, General Chen." Hearing this, Chen Zhi was speechless and looked at the carriages again.

This is just collected in a hurry, so what would it be like if we collected it wholeheartedly?I'm afraid I don't have to move all the books about the Western Regions in one go before I can stop.

Thinking so, he still said polite words, and then ordered the servants in the palace to give the eunuch a few pieces of broken silver.

The little eunuch said a few words, gained benefits, and smiled even more happily. He only felt that his colleagues were right. This Mr. Chen Zhichen is really a good person. No wonder when he was interrogated, so Many people are fighting for it.

The eunuch was still thinking, and Chen Zhi invited him into the main room. The eunuch had brought the emperor's oral edict, which he wanted to read out in the courtyard. After he finished speaking, he could reminisce about the past.

After everyone sat down, Chen Zhi asked again: "Your Excellency came from Guanzhong and was a close relative of the Emperor. He knew what the situation in Guanzhong was like at that time. I can't hide it. Since I came to this northern land, the news has been much blocked, and even more so. I don’t know what’s going on in the pass, but I’m worried about the emperor’s safety.”

These words were spoken sincerely. Liu Dai treated Chen Zhi sincerely and considered everything. They were called monarchs and ministers, but in the hearts of Chen Zhi and the emperor, the other party was a friend, so of course they were worried.

"This..." The little eunuch hesitated for a moment, and said with a smile: "General Chen, look at what you said, in fact, according to our family's opinion, you should not have accepted this appointment in the first place. , with the backing of the Chen family and the Yang family, why should we come here to suffer? Our family has traveled all the way, this road, this place, this bridge, it is called a bump, the road is even more dusty, and the wind and sand are called a so big!"

While speaking, his eyes were looking left and right, staring at several domestic servants and servants walking back and forth.

When Chen Zhi saw this, he still understood in his heart, so he waved his hand to repel a group of people.

The young eunuch then lowered his voice and said: "General Chen, you are not an outsider, and our family will not hide it from you. This war is not going well!"

"Not going well?"

Chen Zhi frowned, with a look of surprise on his face.

As long as the peace lasts for a long time, the dynasty's military will decline to a certain extent, but there is a limit to this. King Guanghan has a central army with sufficient food and grass, and personally leads the army to suppress the rebellion. , then there will be no disadvantages. Even if you insist on going your own way, you can still be invincible with the troops and horses of the capital as the foundation, the troops of Guanzhong as the reinforcements, and the troops of Shuzhong as the auxiliary.

So……

"What's wrong with this?"

Chen Zhi asked simply.

(End of this chapter)