Big man: I am the Champion Marquis!

Chapter 211 High-spirited
Huo Xian was in high spirits. He stood on the carriage, waving a long whip and driving the six horses forward.

He felt that he had made a lot of progress and had mastered some basic skills. Turning was not very reliable at the moment, but he was sure that he could accelerate in a straight line.

It was just that other people were watching with fear and trepidation. According to the skills displayed by this champion, he was using the 'Dragon Chariot' as a chariot.

Although others wanted to remind him and were trying hard to teach the champion marquis the correct driving skills, for many things, Huo Xian just did what he wanted no matter what they said.

Liu Che came to the parade ground with a few close ministers and saw the reckless carriage from afar. For a moment, many people felt very complicated.

With his hands on the wooden railing, Liu Che didn't seem surprised at all. Even when he saw Huo Shan waving his whip and shouting, he didn't think it was strange.

"The car didn't flip over, did it?" Liu Che asked casually in a good mood, "Be careful, or he might fall."

The guard beside him hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the car didn't overturn. It almost overturned again earlier, but your majesty's divine power brought it under control in time."

Liu Che instantly became interested and asked, "Then tell me, what is the magical method?"

The guard said quickly, "The carriage tilted slightly to the left at that time, and the Lord immediately pressed to the right side. The Lord was agile and strong, and he pushed the carriage back as soon as it tilted up!"

Liu Che laughed loudly and said happily, "This is my champion marquis! He has been skilled in archery and horse riding since he was a child. Others may not know that my champion marquis is also strong enough to lift a tripod!"

Although Liu Che's words were a bit exaggerated, many people also knew some of the situation, for example, Huo Xian's strength was indeed greater than some of the warriors in the army.

However, this champion marquis did not look big and strong. He had a muscular body and a very handsome appearance, so many people thought that his personal martial arts skills were average.

However, Liu Che and others knew very well that Huo Xian was not only skilled in archery and horsemanship, but also excellent in swordsmanship, spearmanship, etc. This was also the reason why he liked to charge into battle. With his outstanding martial arts skills, he was naturally courageous.

Huo Xian suddenly waved the whip to drive the horse to turn, and it took the horse a long circle to turn around. This made him feel that there was nothing he could do.

A small boat is easy to turn, and the same is true for a carriage. A large carriage pulled by six horses, plus the carriage itself is relatively large and heavy, naturally makes turning more difficult.

Driving the carriage closer, Huo Xian jumped off and said, "Your Majesty, this carriage is still hard to drive. Next time we can find a carriage pulled by two horses. It will probably be easier to drive!"

Liu Che joked, "You can find those chariots when you go to the army. Then you can find a driver and someone holding a halberd, and you can go into battle and kill the enemy."

According to Huo Xian's style, the dragon sedan was used as a chariot.

Although it is not as popular in the Han Dynasty as in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to measure a country's combat effectiveness by the number of chariots, chariots have not been completely eliminated, but they are no longer an absolute "strategic weapon."

Seeing Huo Xian jump over the wooden railing with his hands, the others were terrified. This champion marquis had been so outrageous more than once.

Huo Xian was not aware of the situation at all and said, "Your Majesty, I will look for it later. If I really find a chariot, I will see if I can use it in the war. I am afraid it will not be useful. If I take it to the grassland, I am afraid the road is not smooth."

Liu Che also understood these principles and said, "Chariots are good to use, but it is too difficult to really fight the Xiongnu. When the two armies are facing each other, chariots are still useful, but the Xiongnu's terrain is rugged."

Huo Xian agreed and said, "Yes, if we want to fight the Xiongnu, we can only use cavalry and infantry. Chariots are not very useful."

Even chariots need to be of the Wugang chariot type. In addition to transporting supplies, when necessary, the Wugang chariots can be used to form a formation to resist the cavalry charge of the Huns and provide cover for the infantry.

"My carriage is not a chariot, how can you use it like this!" Liu Che scolded with a smile, "I just took a few glances. If you were driving a carriage, I would definitely not dare to ride it!"

Huo Xian was full of confidence. "Your Majesty, if the road is really smooth, I will definitely have no problem driving the car. It will be fast and steady! Your Majesty, I am not complaining, but those chariot drivers are not interesting at all except for driving steadily!"

Huo Guang, Jin Midi and others beside him were speechless. Driving for the emperor must be safe, unlike this Marquis Guanjun who was only thinking about whether it was interesting or not!
Liu Che waved his hand and said, "We'll talk about it later. You went to the Pepper Palace but still didn't see Wuyou? With your temper, the Queen won't allow you to see Wuyou next month, let alone this month!"

Huo Xian was even more embarrassed. The child was about to be one month old, and normally he should have been able to go and see him, but he still hadn't seen the child.

Liu Che said earnestly, "Your grandfather is like this, and you are the same. I just don't understand why I raised two of you who are so reckless and don't know how to restrain yourself!"

Huo Xian just lowered his head and smiled. He didn't look scared or guilty at all. It seemed that he couldn't say anything back and could only listen silently.

Many people could see that the emperor said it, and the Marquis listened, and that was the end of it. Afterwards, the emperor still wouldn't blame him, and the Marquis continued to do what he wanted.

This is the actual situation, there is no need to doubt it at all, if Huo Xian really wanted to change, he would have done it long ago. Moreover, how can a habit formed over many years be changed all at once?

Liu Che stared at Huo Xian and asked, "Is there nothing you want to say to me?"

"Yes, of course!" Huo Xian said angrily, "Tomorrow I will impeach the Grand Coachman and the Prime Minister. Your Majesty, how about letting my uncle be the Grand Coachman?"

Huo Guang who was standing by felt that his heart suddenly stopped beating. With such a cautious personality, how could he listen to such "treasonous" words, especially when they were said by his own nephew!

"No!" Liu Che laughed, "You should promote the virtuous without avoiding relatives! Your uncle will offend people in the future, and he should be the one to impeach people."

Huo Xian looked regretful and said, "This job is not easy. If you offend a lot of people, you will definitely offend a lot. It's better to be a royal servant. Not only will you be in charge of the war horses, but you may also be able to make military achievements. How can a member of my Huo family not have military achievements?"

Huo Shan was still bargaining with Liu Che, but the emperor obviously just listened to Huo Shan's chatter and at most responded with one or two words perfunctorily.

The emperor walked in front, and the Marquis of Guanjun followed and chattered beside him. This scene was already very familiar to many people.

This is not just the past two years. Huo Xian has been like this since he was a child. He has always been by the emperor's side, dares to say anything, and has never been idle.

As Huo Xian walked, he said, "Your Majesty, I missed the tour two years ago. You won't miss the tour this year, right?"

"How dare you say that!" Liu Che stopped and said, "You, have been following me on tours since you were seven or eight years old, but you have been doing it less often now that you have grown up!" This is not an exaggeration. Huo Xian's travels were built on the foundation she laid since she was a child. She followed the emperor on tours when she was a child. Otherwise, she would not have fallen seriously ill when she accompanied the emperor to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth at the age of ten.

"Your Majesty, there will be no accidents this year!" Huo Xian looked very sensible, "I am ready to restrain my personality, be more sensible, less worried, and definitely not be willful anymore."

Liu Che looked Huo Xian up and down, and then gave his own evaluation, "You can say nice things, but you can't do things! I will watch and wait until you really grow up!"

Huo Xian continued to ask, "Your Majesty, how are the tours arranged?"

Liu Che said with a half-smile, "It depends on how the queen arranges it. If she doesn't make a good arrangement, you can stay in Jianzhang Palace and don't even go to Weiyang Palace."

This was a small "warning". If she was really "under house arrest" in the Jianzhang Palace, it would mean that she would never see Wei Zifu again. After all, she could not see Liu Che without the imperial edict.

It was not that she was banished to the cold palace and lost her status as queen. It was simply that Liu Che liked young beauties and had neglected the "old and ugly" Wei Zifu for more than 20 years.

It was all thanks to the love between husband and wife, the status of the queen, and the support of the crown prince, Huo Xian, etc. However, Wei Zifu's personal ability, integrity, etc., there is no need to worry, her position is stable.

Huo Xian said confidently, "I want to impeach the prime minister and the imperial steward, but my aunt won't agree and insists that the prince's cousin do the impeachment. This is not a good idea. I will take action tomorrow, otherwise people will think that the prince is suppressing the prime minister."

Liu Che turned around and looked behind him, "Remember this, the Marquis of Guanjun is not allowed to attend the morning court tomorrow, and his concubine will be brought into the palace. If you don't like her, have someone send him a beautiful one."

Then Liu Che said to Huo Shan, "Shan'er, it's fine if you act unruly in front of me, I treat you as a child. You really need to control your temper. Can the prince always tolerate you like this?"

"Your Majesty, I am the Grand Marshal and General of the Cavalry appointed by Your Majesty himself!" Huo Xian said confidently, "Besides, my cousin also likes me and takes care of me!"

Liu Che looked at Huo Shan's expression and was speechless for a moment. In the final analysis, this Marquis of Guanjun really thought too simply about human nature.

Originally planning to teach him a lesson, Liu Che spoke after a long while, "Okay, I'll let you do what you want! With my care, nothing will happen to you. You, I've told you so many times, don't tell me about the Queen's affairs!"

Huo Guang, Jin Midi and others were extremely envious. Huo Shan sometimes passed messages back and forth between the emperor and the empress, but the emperor and the empress never regarded Huo Shan as an "opposite party" and felt that he was a true confidant.

Just like now, I don’t know how the Queen views Huo Shan, but I guess she will definitely give him rewards and so on.

The emperor still believed that Huo Xian was a simple-minded and lonely minister. But in all honesty, few people in the court thought that the mind of the champion marquis was really that simple.

If he was really naive, how could he have been favored by this mean and ruthless emperor for twenty years? Even if he was the son of Huo Qubing, it would be difficult for him to be favored by the emperor without some ability.

"Your Majesty, I asked my aunt for gold horseshoes, but she refused to give them to me." Huo Xian continued to complain, "I plan to get a horse and make a gold-inlaid harness for it. Then I will have a white horse, a silver spear, and a silver robe. That will be great!"

Liu Che was used to it and asked, "You look down on the daughters of some of the rich and powerful in Chang'an, and you think about showing off all day long. Who are you trying to show off to?"

"Show the people of Chang'an the majestic champion marquis and young hero. How refreshing!" Huo Xian said mysteriously, "Your Majesty, I wrote a poem!"

Liu Che was immediately interested. Even Jin Midi, Huo Guang and others were very interested. Everyone knew that Huo Xian liked to fight and his literary talent was terrible. Even his handwriting was barely acceptable.

Liu Che's literary accomplishment can be said to be very high. The official titles he conferred on Huo Qubing were all very meaningful. He was also good at literature, especially poetry and prose. His representative works include "Autumn Wind Ode" and "Mourning Lady Li".

There is also a poem in history called "Song of Feng Che Zihou", which is a fu expressing longing for Huo Xian: The road to heaven is long and endless, and I don't realize that my tears have wet my clothes.

Huo Xian began to read the poem: Four young men from Ling are from the east of Jinshi, riding white horses with silver saddles in the spring breeze.

The Five Tombs are not suitable, and there is no Pingling of Emperor Zhao of Han yet.

Liu Che was stunned for a moment, then said happily, "What else? What else?"

Huo Xian spread his hands and really couldn’t remember what happened afterwards.

But Huo Xian still had a way out, and continued to be proud, "The spring breeze is blowing, the horse's hooves are galloping, and I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day!"

Liu Che looked at Huo Xian carefully, and then he was heartbroken, "Child, you have made some progress in my company. But your words are just fragments!"

Huo Xian had no choice. This was all he could remember, and he had already been labeled a plagiarist. It was a pity that he didn't memorize more Tang and Song poems.

But this is not a problem. Huo Xian is not known for his literary talent, so this is not a big problem.

Even just one or two sentences were enough to make many people happy, especially Liu Che, who felt that Huo Shan had finally made some progress, and that he had finally been able to say one or two good sentences after learning from him.

As for the only one or two good lines of Huo Xian, they were all about youthful vigor and vitality. Liu Che thought it was fine, as it was the best portrayal of his title as Marquis of Guanjun.

It was normal for Huo Xian to want a white horse and a silver robe. Liu Che was a person of appearance, and it was normal for his champion marquis to be handsome when he was not fighting.

This is what they have been taught since childhood. In Liu Che's eyes, Huo Xian's love of showing off and wearing fine clothes has never been a problem. He thinks this is the way it should be.

"Han'er, take a good rest tomorrow, and go out of the palace in a few days to take care of the affairs of the mansion!" Liu Che looked at Huo Han with satisfaction and said, "Practice driving the chariot well, and accompany me to go hunting when the time comes!"

Huo Xian happily accepted the task, while the others were terrified, as it seemed that the emperor really intended to ride in the carriage driven by Marquis Guanjun.

Now everyone needs to be serious. If Guan Junhou's car overturns, it is definitely not Guan Junhou's problem, but someone else's problem.

How to avoid overturning and how to protect well is a new test for many people, and it is also a difficult problem that must be overcome with effort!
(End of this chapter)