The sun never sets in America

Chapter 232 The End of the Liujiabao Era

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"Your Majesty's sharp spear..."

"Your Majesty is truly a god descending to earth!!"

"His Majesty……"

Liu Peng shot a bison in the head and killed it on the spot.

The surrounding guards, maids and ministers were as if they had been given blood, and they excitedly praised Liu Pengdu for his excellent marksmanship, as if it was true as they said that Liu Peng was the real one and would hit no matter how hard he hit.

Liu Peng has long been immune to these flattery words and doesn't care at all.

"Your Majesty..." He Lianqing saw Liu Peng riding below, and immediately stepped forward, wiping his sweat with a handkerchief embroidered with phoenixes and phoenixes, and acted extremely cautiously.

Liu Peng stood and let He Lianqing wipe away his sweat. After wiping off, he hugged He Lianqing and returned to the Longteng soft cave in front.

"Your Majesty, you are just so powerful. You can kill such a big cow with one shot." He Lianqing leaned on Liu Peng's shoulder and looked at Liu Peng with admiration.

Liu Peng lowered his head, kissed his red lips, and then said: "No matter how powerful I am, can I still be as powerful as you?" Liu Peng looked at He Lianqing with eyes filled with amusement.

"Your Majesty... you are evil!!" He Lianqing seemed to have thought of something when she heard this. Her face instantly turned red and she kept acting coquettishly around Liu Peng.

"I heard that your father is coming??" Liu Peng suddenly remembered something, lowered his head and looked at this face that made him want to stop, a blend of Chinese and Western, his eyes were a little restless.

He Lianqing nodded to Liu Peng, and then said in a sad tone: "My mother died when I was young, and it was my father who raised me. I have never seen my family since I entered the palace..."

He Lianqing's delicately made-up face shed crystal tears, like pearls.

Liu Peng glanced at the crying beauty in his arms, frowned, and finally said:

"After you come, you can stay in the palace for a few days, but you are not allowed to stay long..."

Hearing this, He Lianqing in her arms didn't bother to wipe her tears. She immediately raised her head with the golden hairpin on it and looked at Liu Peng with wide eyes, as if she had heard something extraordinary.

"The Royal Assets Department has many houses in Xijing. Tomorrow I will ask you to take you out of the palace to choose a house for your father. It is also my heart." Liu Peng stroked He Lianqing's face and continued to give instructions with some affection.

"Your Majesty treats your concubines so well!!" He Lianqing heard this and hugged Liu Peng tightly, as if she was really moved.

"What a joke. If Gu robbed his daughter, wouldn't he even be given a house?" Liu Peng said teasingly, stroking He Lianqing's hair.

"Your Majesty..." Hearing this, He Lianqing remembered that time in Youzhou when Liu Peng took him away directly before leaving. Thinking about it, he felt extremely embarrassed.

Just as Liu Peng was hugging He Lianqing and enjoying the rare tenderness, the sound of rapid footsteps behind him woke Liu Peng up.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

I saw an eunuch kneeling down behind him. Liu Peng also knew that eunuch, and he was one of the most trusted people around Supreme King Liu Yan.

"What's wrong??" Liu Peng felt an unknown feeling in his heart.

"The Supreme King, he, he, he fell down this morning and is still lying on the bed, I'm afraid..." the minister replied to Liu Peng in tears, his voice trembling.

"What??" When Liu Peng heard this, he couldn't sit still and climbed up from the collapse. "Why did you tell Gu now about what happened in the morning, ah..." Liu Peng looked at the person kneeling on his knees. The minister in front of him wanted to pick up the hunting gun he had just used and shoot him.

"The Supreme King, he said that His Majesty is busy with official duties, and asked us not to disturb His Majesty..." The minister looked at the angry Liu Peng, trembling with fear, and tremblingly told the truth.

When Liu Peng heard that he was busy with official duties and should not disturb him, he was very embarrassed and his face was a little hot. Just now, he was still playing with his concubine. There was no such thing as busy official duties. It was difficult for him to do it by himself. It was simple. Everything was reviewed by the cabinet, and the actual workload was much lower than before. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have the time to hunt and accompany beauties.

Next to Liu Peng, He Lianqing, who was somewhat disheveled, was also flushed at the moment. When the sun shined on him, he looked like a red apple. He could neither stand nor sit.

"call……"

Liu Peng took a deep breath, with some regret in his eyes, and then ordered: "Please come to Yunhe Palace..." (where Liu Yan lived after retreating)

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"Ah, the Supreme King..."

"what……"

As soon as Liu Peng entered the door, he heard the sound of crying. His heart skipped a beat, as if he thought of something, and he walked in quickly.

Liu Yan was seen lying on the bed with a pale face, and his mother, Queen Mother An, was sitting on the bedside, wiping sweat with a sad look on her face.

Liu Yan's concubines, however, knelt on the ground, crying for Liu Yan, as if Liu Yan was leaving, which made Liu Peng panic.

"Mother..." Liu Peng shouted, waking up the Queen Mother An who was sitting on the bedside. She turned back to look at Liu Peng, who was wearing a black round-neck dragon robe.

"Peng'er!!" The moment Queen Mother An saw Liu Peng lowering his head, she couldn't stop crying and cried out Liu Peng's nickname.

"His Majesty……"

"His Majesty……"

Concubine Liu Yan, who was kneeling on the ground, stood up and saluted Liu Peng.

"I heard from the minister that my father fell down. My father is skilled in bow and horse, but he shouldn't be like this??" Liu Peng bent over and looked at Queen Mother An with panic in his eyes. There was disbelief in his voice. He didn't believe it. , a fall can make his father, who is like a tiger in his heart, fall like this.

"Your father has almost recovered his health in the past few years, but this morning he insisted on going to the garden to look at the flowers. He lost his balance and fell to the ground with his head on the ground..." Empress Dowager An said to Liu All Peng's thoughts stopped.

Liu Peng still knew the concept of Liu Yan's head injury after falling at his age. Even in future generations, many elderly people may die at once, let alone in this era of lack of medical care. It is basically possible to announce the funeral.

"Is dad still conscious??" Liu Peng glanced at Liu Yan, who had his eyes closed and sweat on his head, and then looked back at his mother, Queen Mother An.

"There is one more thing, but I guess she will die soon..." After the Queen Mother An finished speaking, she wiped her tears with a handkerchief. The maid next to her supported the Queen Mother An, fearing that something would happen to her.

After hearing this, Liu Peng lay down in Liu Yan's ear and whispered: "Dad, I am Liu Peng, and I am your son!!" Liu Peng leaned close to Liu Yan's face, observing Liu Yan's expression all the time.

Until his eyelids moved slightly, Liu Peng immediately shouted: "Imperial doctor, imperial doctor!!"

Several imperial doctors who were waiting aside immediately ran in.

"Is there any way to make my father speak?" Liu Peng asked bluntly.

"This……"

Hearing this, several imperial doctors hesitated and were speechless.

"Say it, hurry up, I'm wrong, I won't blame you!!" Liu Peng couldn't care about that at this time and could only follow the fastest way. After all, Liu Yan might not be able to survive now that he is like this. After a long time, it is better to find a way to wake up and explain to future generations than to die in a daze.

The doctors looked at each other in embarrassment for a few times, and finally a doctor named Zhou stood up and replied to Liu Peng: "Your Majesty, I do have a way, but..." When the doctor said this, he was a little embarrassed and did not dare to speak out.

"Just what??" Liu Peng asked immediately.

"It can only last for a few hours. Once the hour passes, I'm afraid the Supreme King will..." Although Doctor Zhou did not continue speaking, his meaning was already very clear.

That means that Liu Yan can wake up and speak. However, the consequences must be carefully considered. If he fails, he will die.

After hearing this, Liu Peng stood there without speaking for a long time. Finally, he looked at the Queen Mother An, bowed his hands and said, "This matter is important, please let me know!" After that, Liu Peng knelt down directly to the Queen Mother An.

Empress Dowager An understood what Liu Peng meant. She turned around and stroked Liu Yan's pale face and some gray hair. She bit her lips heartbrokenly and finally said: "Peng'er, just do as you say and let your father go." It's obvious, and it also saves the friendship between our family!!" He said, lying on Liu Yan's body, and burst into tears.

After hearing this, Liu Peng respectfully kowtowed to the Queen Mother An three times, then stood up and looked at the Imperial Physician Zhou, moved the corners of his mouth slightly, and ordered in an extremely suppressed and trembling voice: "The Supreme King leaves it to you. You must ensure success, otherwise, you understand the consequences!!" Liu Peng's sharp eyes pierced into the heart of Imperial Physician Zhou.

"My lord, I will die to repay the king's kindness..."

After hearing this, Imperial Physician Zhou fell to his knees tremblingly and replied to Liu Peng.

After hearing this, Liu Peng nodded and asked people to take away the Queen Mother An and the concubines, and handed all these matters to Doctor Zhou.

The first thing Liu Peng did when he walked out of the palace was: "Summon Duke Wei and Duke Wu into the palace..." Then Liu Peng asked people to prepare Liu Yan's funeral arrangements. As expected, Liu Yan's life was about to come to an end.

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The Duke's Mansion of the State of Wei...

"Wei Gong, this is the authentic Tang Bohu's legacy. I went through thousands of mountains and rivers in China to find it for you."

Liu Ming was looking at a calligraphy and painting of Tang Bohu with a magnifying glass, and next to him was a Nanyang Chinese businessman named Gao Mingyang. In the early days, this person did some small business in Nanyang. Later, after immigrating to the Han Dynasty, he somehow got involved in the line of Wei Guogong Liu Ming. With Liu Ming's resources, he started a business in antique calligraphy and painting, and many nobles I have bought them all from him to decorate the lintels.

"This painting costs a lot, right?" Liu Ming asked the price of the painting calmly.

"You see what you said, if I were not Wei Gong, I would have such a good life today. I got this painting specially to honor your birthday..." After Gao Yang heard this, he immediately praised Liu Ming, Later, it seemed that as long as Liu Ming gave him money, it was like a slap in the face.

"You are so naughty. I really have a birthday in a while. This painting of yours comes at the right time. I can show it to everyone without fear of showing my timidity..." Liu Mingyong He tapped Gao Yang with his finger, a satisfied smile on his face.

Gao Yang smiled apologetically from the side.

"What a beautiful painting!!" Liu Ming couldn't help but exclaimed as he looked at the landscape paintings spread out on the table and Tang Bohu's poem.

Since he was completely no longer destined for the throne, in order to avoid danger, after handling the Central Han Railway, he took the initiative to submit his resignation and go home. With nothing to do, he expressed the unfulfilled ambition in his heart with poems, calligraphy and painting.

Tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap

"My lord, my lord..."

"What's going on??" Liu Ming heard the shouts and footsteps behind him, immediately put down his magnifying glass and turned around to respond.

"Master Guo..." I saw the housekeeper in Duke Wei's mansion running in front of Liu Ming in a panic, breathing heavily.

"Someone from the palace has come and asked you to enter the palace..." The housekeeper took a breath and continued to report to Liu Ming, "The palace's car is already waiting outside!!" The housekeeper finally said.

"Gongli??" Liu Ming heard the palace call him, especially when he sent a car to pick him up, he really didn't understand what it meant.

"My lord, we are still waiting outside!!" The housekeeper looked at the hesitant Liu Ming and reminded him in a low voice.

Liu Ming looked at Gao Yang next to him, and Gao Yang immediately bid farewell to Liu Ming.

Liu Ming then went out and got into the carriage. The carriage with the dragon flag turned around and left Duke Wei's Mansion, heading towards the palace.

In Wu Guogong's mansion, the same thing happened.

When the carriage from the palace arrived at Duke Wu's mansion, Duke Liu Tian was not at home, but he was later found at the polo field.

Ever since he invested in the Galaxy Team and Galaxy Stadium, Liu Tian has fallen in love with polo. Every now and then, he would invite a few distinguished young men from Xijing City to play polo, and he would get jackpots worth tens of thousands or tens of thousands of dollars, so that every month Duke Wu's government could not make ends meet. If Liu Peng hadn't seen it and strictly restricted Liu Tian's expenses, what would have happened now! !

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"Big brother..."

"Big brother..."

The first thing Liu Ming and Liu Tian did when they saw Liu Peng was to salute. (In the early days, you still had to call your majesty. Later, Liu Peng showed his disapproval and was not allowed to call you majesty. You can only address him as brother)

"Father, something big happened today. Go in and take a look. He's fine now..." Liu Peng didn't tell them the truth after all.

"father……"

When Liu Ming and Liu Peng heard this, they immediately ran in anxiously.

Liu Yanzheng was leaning against the bedside with a languid expression, and Queen Mother An beside him was feeding him some decoction.

Liu Yan looked much better than before, but everyone around him knew that this was just a flashback.

"You are here..." Liu Yan's tone of voice was much worse than before.

"Dad, why are you so careless? Do you know, when my elder brother said you fell down, I, I was so scared..." Although Liu Ming was a little dissatisfied with Liu Yan's direct abdication to Liu Peng, after all, one was His father, one his eldest brother, could not find any reason to object no matter what.

"Dad, my second brother and I are very worried about you!!" Liu Tian was as unassertive as ever and followed Liu Ming.

After hearing this, Liu Yan looked at the two of them, and when he saw Liu Ming, he sighed with regret.

He knew very well that this second son was gifted with talents, but there was only one throne, and his eldest brother was, so the results often failed to satisfy people's expectations.

As for Liu Tian, ​​he gave up directly and even said: "Three sons, no illness and no disaster, that is a blessing!!"

"Dad, I just asked someone to cook a table of food. Why don't you eat first." Liu Peng knew that Liu Yan still had some time, so he let Liu Yan finish the last family dinner first.

"Peng'er, you are thoughtful!!" Liu Yan patted Liu Peng's arm and said approvingly.

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"Dad, do you have anything to say?" Liu Peng looked at Liu Yan, who was sitting on the chair without moving his chopsticks, and spoke directly.

After hearing this, Liu Yan looked at Liu Peng and the expectant Queen Mother An, and finally said:

"This morning, I always feel flustered. I always feel that I'm afraid I won't be able to stay in this world for long. I'm thinking that while I can still move around, I can look at the flowers and go out of the palace to see the Liu Family Fort... ..." Liu Yan's tone was filled with vicissitudes of life and stories.

"Then for some reason, I couldn't stand still and fell. Haha, luckily I came back to life again!!" Liu Yan said to the people at the table mockingly.

Everyone else showed worried expressions, only Liu Peng and Queen Mother An had complicated expressions.

"I dreamed about Liujiabao yesterday, about those old people, and about Zhao Wei, that short-lived ghost..." Liu Yan mentioned Zhao Wei who had been dead for two years. It was said that he suffered from lung disease and survived.

Liu Peng's expression changed again.

"Later, I was walking in my dream, and I saw our hometown in Suzhou, and dreamed about that candy shop. At that time, when I was young, my favorite food was their glutinous rice candy, and I thought at that time, , now that I am rich and capable, I eat sweets every day..." Liu Yan looked a little helpless, because the imperial doctor had ordered him to eat less sugar.

"I dreamed about Zheng Yisao again last month. I don't know how she is doing now. She must have died long ago." (Zheng Yisao died in the fourth year of Longwu, that is, 1844)

"At that time, I was working as a pirate under her. In front of her, I felt that I had no future if I worked for a woman. I had to work alone. Later, Liujiabao and the Han Dynasty came into being! !”

Liu Yan's face was full of pride when he mentioned his prosperous years.

"Peng'er..."

"My son is here!!"

Liu Peng responded immediately.

"Swear to daddy, no matter what, you will not touch the blood of the clan!!" Liu Pengyan directly forced Liu Peng to swear.

"This..." Liu Peng was a little stunned.

Finally, under Liu Yan's eyes, and thinking of Liu Yan's current situation, Liu Peng just agreed: "My son understands, my son will never touch the blood of my Liu Han clan in this life!!"

Liu Ming and Liu Tian on the side were frightened and at a loss.

"You guys remember, I don't need a luxurious mausoleum after my death, I only need to be buried in an ordinary coffin, and the rest of the burial items will be kept simple..." Liu Yan seemed to understand that his life had come to an end and directly arranged for his future generations.

"You brothers, remember, your surname is Liu, you are a family!!"

Liu Yan looked at Liu Peng, Liu Ming, and Liu Tian and gave instructions.

"Yes, father..."

Liu Peng took the lead and kowtowed to Liu Yan in agreement, followed closely by the other two.

"I miss you Liu Yan, a commoner who started out as a pirate and became a king, haha..."

"Ha ha……"

After the laughter, Liu Yan died at the age of fifty-five. He died on May 1848, the eighth year of Longwu, which was May , in the Western calendar.

After Liu Yan died, the whole country mourned. Liu Peng ordered that Liu Yan be posthumously named Taizu King Wu.

During the seven days of national mourning, no weddings or funerals are allowed, and entertainment venues are not allowed to operate.

Seven days later, Liu Yan's coffin was buried in Longqishan, Xijing. According to Liu Yan's last wish, everything was kept simple.

"His Majesty……"

"His Majesty……"

Listening to Liu Yan, or a group of veterans from the Liujiapu era, kneeling in front of Liu Yan's mausoleum and crying, Liu Peng understood that an era was over.

An era belonging to Liujiabao is over! !

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(End of this chapter)