My father is Emperor Wu of Han, how can I be different from him?

Chapter 16: The Huns' Horses

The Han Dynasty did have a grudge against the Xiongnu. Since its founding, it had suffered from Xiongnu attacks. There are records of Xiongnu going south to plunder during the reigns of Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing.

But because of this reason, the fight will never end.

Not so much.

There were many reasons for attacking the Huns. Washing away the shame was only one of them. There were also reasons such as eliminating foreign threats, promoting national prestige, and expanding territory.

But revenge is a good name!

In this land of China, people have always emphasized legitimacy since ancient times.

If the emperor wants to integrate the national strength and unite the upper and lower classes into one, he must have an explanation to justify his actions.

The Gongyang School of Confucianism happens to have this dominant idea.

Great revenge!
The emperor specifically instructed the tutor to teach the prince this article, but he did not really want Liu Ju to swear an oath right away and fight the Huns until death.

Instead, he was conveying his own ideas about governance and guiding Liu Ju to emulate Laozi...

Pepper Palace.

apse.

Liu Ju was hunched over the desk, copying the homework left by the tutor. Sometimes he wrote too quickly and the ink clumps together, so he used a knife to scrape it off.

"Hoo! Hoo!"

Blow away the bamboo chips and continue writing quickly.

Liu Ju thought that it was a miserable moment, but in the eyes of the queen beside him, it seemed very comforting.

Wei Zifu watched the scene quietly with a smile in her eyes, and the movement of the loom in her hands became slower, as if she was afraid to disturb her son.

She was still speaking her mind.

"It's good to be punished, Master, it's good to be punished!"

While Liu Ju was writing, he was muttering some nonsense like "I must invent a law in the future".

Wei Zifu didn't quite understand what her son said and thought it was just mumbling to her and didn't pay any attention to it.

Half an hour later.

After Liu Ju finished copying it, he let out a long breath. At this moment, a voice of praise rang in his ears.

“My son’s handwriting is so beautiful!”

It was Wei Zifu who walked closer, picked up the bamboo slips and examined them carefully.

Liu Ju was always modest and gentle when communicating with outsiders, but in front of Wei Zifu, he couldn't pretend at all and said:

"That is!"

"I have inherited my mother's intelligence and talent. I can write a few characters with a brush, right?"

When Wei Zifu heard this, her face darkened.

She scolded Liu Ju and told him to be humble, but as she said this, the queen couldn't suppress the smile on her face.

"Boom!"

Liu Ju was just about to devote himself to the next roll of bamboo slips when Wei Zifu ordered a palace maid to bring a heavy wooden box and placed it on the table.

"Mother, what is this?"

"These are some jade, gold and silver that I have collected." Wei Zifu pushed the box towards Liu Ju and suppressed her smile.

"Didn't you just ask your father for a prince's servant? Give him more rewards and don't let him down!"

"My mother asked your uncle. Su Wu is the son of Su Jian, the governor of Dai County. Su Jian was once your uncle's subordinate. You two have some friendship."

"But friendship cannot be eaten. When it's time to give money, you have to..."

"Um?!"

At this moment, seeing Liu Ju suddenly realize and trying to push the wooden box back, Wei Zifu's expression changed instantly and she stopped him, saying:
"You don't want mother's money? Or do you think it's too little?"

Without giving Liu Ju a chance to speak, she scolded him again: "Your mother can't help you much in the harem. It's just a few treasures. Keep them!"

Queen Wei, who has always had a weak character, was unexpectedly strong at this moment.

next moment.

She even called the palace maid around her and ordered her to put the box of treasures into Liu Ju's bedroom.

"Don't say anything more, just keep copying!"

Queen Wei, who acted like the mother of a country, was still very intimidating. At least Liu Ju opened his mouth to speak several times, but was glared back at.

but.

In the end, the copying of this scripture could not continue.

It's not that Liu Ju wanted to refuse, but... Huo Qubing came. "Why, did you make your aunt angry?" Huo Qubing, who came to look for his cousin outside the Pepper Room, lowered his voice unconsciously.

After hearing this, Liu Ju was stunned.

Without the pressure from the mother of a country, he finally had a say and complained bitterly, "I am more wronged than Dou E!"

He repeated the previous scene and said:

"I didn't intend to accept it at first, but my mother insisted, so I thought it would be okay to accept it. When I leave the palace and set up my own household in the future, I will honor my mother with my gifts."

"But my mother didn't give me a chance to explain!"

Huo Qubing didn't know who Dou E was, but he roughly understood what she meant. He immediately shook his head with emotion and said, "Auntie is always like this. Just take it."

talking.

Huo Qubing's expression brightened, and he smiled at Liu Ju and said, "Today I will also give Your Highness a good thing, please don't refuse!"

If before seeing that thing, Liu Ju was still thinking that he must consider carefully, consider carefully, and be polite, but after seeing it...

"Oh, why are you so polite, cousin!"

Southwest corner of Weiyang Palace.

Stable Garden.

Liu Ju stood in front of a horse with shiny black fur, his eyes shining. When he thought of the horse galloping before his eyes, the thought of refusing had disappeared into nowhere.

Seeing this, Huo Qubing laughed and said, "Put aside archery for today. I will teach you how to ride a horse! Come!"

"Can it be done?"

"Don't worry, this horse was trained by me personally and will obey your orders." Huo Qubing helped Liu Ju onto the horse.

really.

During this period, the horse under him just snorted and did not make any other movements.

"Xu~"

On the racecourse, the two horses were running side by side at a slow trot. Huo Qubing controlled his own horse while directing his cousin's horse.

"Uu! Uu!"

"Relax your shoulders, don't sit too hard... The horse's belly is too tight, relax... ouch!"

When Liu Ju first got on the horse, his body was indeed a little tense, but he slowly adjusted himself according to Huo Qubing's words, and soon he was much better.

After jogging for a few laps, I gradually became aware of a certain rhythm of cycling.

of course.

Liu Ju knew that the illusion of rhythm had absolutely nothing to do with himself as a rookie, but was entirely due to the power of the horse under him.

"Your Highness, this horse is from the Huns. It was already trained, and I trained it for more than a month. I sent it here especially for Your Highness to practice riding."

"Horses of the Huns?"

"Yes!" Huo Qubing smiled proudly on the horse field, "The last time I followed my uncle to the grasslands in the north, I killed a Xiongnu king!"

"The horse under your crotch is his mount!"

Oops.

If Liu Ju wasn't so bad at riding, he would have freed up one hand to give his cousin a thumbs up!

Just admiration at the same time.

He couldn't help but feel a slight movement in his heart.

Recalling the conversation about "great revenge" with the Grand Tutor, Liu Ju, who had never taken the initiative to ask about the court's movements even if he had noticed them before, thought for a moment and said to Huo Qubing:

"Eh?"

"I see that Father is organizing his army. Are you going to attack the Huns again?"

Huo Qubing heard this and did not hide anything. Instead, he looked even more proud and said with a smile: "That's right, we will send troops to Hexi in the spring of next year!"

Speaking of which.

Huo Qubing, who was half a body length ahead, suddenly reined in his horse and turned to look at Liu Ju.

At this moment, under the sunshine, the 19-year-old champion Hou was full of vigor and vitality. He stretched out a thumb and pointed at himself while sitting on the horse's back.

"Your Majesty has decided that I will be the commander of the battle in Hexi!"

"Wait!"

"This time when I return to the capital, I will definitely get your Highness a horse... no! A batch of war horses from the Xiongnu King!"

(End of this chapter)