Han Shizu

Chapter 1556
The autumn wind caressed the earth gently, and the trees on the side of the straight road leading to Tokyo were a little more bleak, and the branches and leaves swayed slightly, but the bleakness is never the trees and plants that lack spirituality, but the human mood.

Although it is autumn, the wind is clear and the clouds are light, but the autumn tigers are still raging, and there are only locust trees on the side of the road, which are quietly dyed with a layer of light yellow leaves, which proves that autumn has indeed come.

On the side of the road, a large team waited quietly. There were not too many noises around, making the sound of horses and livestock very clear.

There were hundreds of chariots and horses, and besides the servants, there were more than four teams of fully equipped guards. Several dragon flags were flying high, which also unabashedly showed the noble status of the master.

A large carriage in the middle of the team looked at the long pavilion on the left side of the road with a pair of smart and lovely eyes through the side window. This was Liu Wenyuan, the eldest grandson of the great Han emperor.

At this time, Liu Wenyuan's chin was on the window sill, feeling a little bored, as if he was just waiting to set off. The emperor's grandson who lives in a noble mansion and goes in and out of the inner courtyard of the deep palace is always full of curiosity about the outside world and wants to see more Many different scenery.

King Liu Xu of Qin was ordered to guard the northeast border, and his family was also allowed to go with him. After all, it's hard to know how long it will take before he can return.

Inside the long pavilion, it seemed a bit empty, and the guards and subordinates stood silently around.In the pavilion, there were only two people, Prince Liu Yang and King Qin Liu Xu, accompanied by a jug of wine and two cups.

Liu Xu is the eldest son of the emperor, and Liu Yang, as the crown prince, came here to see him off, which is justified.However, when the two brothers were chatting and drinking glasses of warm wine, behind that kindness and harmony, both Liu Yang and Liu Xu's eyes inevitably revealed a little strangeness that could not be hidden no matter what.

"The turmoil in the Northeast has been going on for several years. It has caused great hidden dangers to the stability of Liaodong and the defense of the Han Dynasty in the north. These years, my father has always been worried. This point must be known to my elder brother.

As a son-in-law, I feel deeply guilty for not being able to share my father's worries.If there is a chance, I also want to go there in person to solve the disaster of the Northeast for the imperial court and restore peace to the Northeast." Liu Yang took a sip of his wine and said softly.

Liu Xu's expression looked very calm, and he drank with him, saying: "The prince is a king, and he is responsible for supervising the country. He needs to be strategically placed and take care of all aspects. How can he devote too much energy to sit in the capital because of the incident in the northeast corner of the country? Looking at the big picture is what you should be doing.”

Hearing this, the corner of Liu Yang's mouth twitched a little, took another sip of wine, and said with emotion: "At the beginning, I also stayed in Liaodong camp, and I also knew something about the local situation.

Although the rule of the Khitan people collapsed, the great Han also regained the entire territory of Liaodong, and the king's division went straight to Huanglong Mansion, but what was left was a mess.

Up to now, the remaining Khitan forces, Shiwei, Jurchen tribes, kingdoms, and local indigenous tribes are of all kinds and scattered among them. The forces are numerous and the situation is complicated, and it has reached the point where it has to be eliminated.

Regarding Northeast policy, the imperial court has discussed many times before and after, and now my father has come to a conclusion, taking advantage of each other's internal friction and weakening strength, he looks for opportunities to enter the army, clear up public order, and wipe out disobedient ministers.

However, this is not an easy task, and it will not be completed overnight. Big brother is going, and the heavy responsibility is on his shoulders! "

"Father is grateful for entrusting such an important task to me. I can only do my best and do my best, not for fame, but to live up to what I entrust!" The faint smell of wine stimulated the taste buds, Liu Xu's eyes were clear and his tone was calm still.

Obviously, the emperor Liu arranged for the princes to guard the border, and the three experienced princes Liu Xu, Liu Xi, and Liu Fang were placed on the three sides of the north, not for the purpose of sharpening them, but with political intentions.

Each of them has an important responsibility to carry out in-depth purges and reforms regarding the security and stability of the Han borders, spread the kingly way, promote Sinicization, and consolidate the rule of the Hans over the borders.

The situations of the three parties may be different, and the situations they face may also be similar and different, but the basic principles and direction are the same.Liu Xi and Liu Fang were responsible for the naturalization of the various ethnic groups in Mobei, Shanyang, Yulin, and Hexi. They took the honor of princes and princes to sit in the local area, assist the local military and political officials, and continue to advance.

In contrast, the situation in the Northeast is more complicated and primitive.After all, after all these years, no matter how slow the progress is, the initial rule established by the imperial court has achieved basic influence.

In the Northeast, even in the 11th year since the opening of the treasure, the army and defense of the Han Dynasty are only limited to Huanglong Mansion.As for the rule outside the Huanglong Mansion, even the Jiji is not considered, an unruly Shiwei clan can already explain the problem.

Therefore, Liu Xu's mission to the Northeast, to what extent he wants to complete it, is unpredictable and quite difficult!

"Brother is generous and loyal, I would like to thank you!" In the pavilion, Liu Yang held cups in both hands and respected.

Regarding this, Liu Xu also solemnly said: "It's all for the great Han country, for the long-term peace and stability of the country!"

"That's a good word!" Liu Yang said, "I deeply admire it!"

After drinking another glass of wine, Liu Yang picked up the jug and hung his hands steadily in the air. The sound of pouring wine was heard in his ears until it disappeared into the air.

Seeing that the wine in the jug was exhausted, Liu Yang froze for a moment, and soon smiled a little, put down the wine jug, raised his glass again, and said to Liu Xu: "Since the wine is exhausted, I would like to use this cup to do a good job for my elder brother. It’s a long way to go to Guanshan, so treasure it!”

Liu Xu also picked up the half-full wine glass, faced each other sternly, and drank it full.The cool breeze, which was not cool enough, blew slightly, and tried hard to dispel the early autumn heat that filled the pavilion. In this farewell, the eyes of the two brothers really met for the first time. At this moment, time seemed to be forbidden.

After a long time, Liu Xu stood up and bowed: "His Royal Highness is busy with state affairs, please go back to the palace, minister, so farewell!"

"Treasure!" Liu Yang raised his sleeves and returned the gift.

As Liu Xu boarded the king's carriage, the team started slowly, along the auxiliary road and turned to the flat official road, gradually drifting away, under the sunlight of autumn, the dragon flags flying high were shining brightly.

Liu Yang stood in the long pavilion for a long time, his eyes remained calm, but a little complicated gradually appeared in his expression.After a while, Murong Defeng and Ma Huaiyu, the two Hengha generals beside him, came in and saluted together.

"Your Highness!" Murong Defeng called softly.

"They're all gone." Liu Yang sighed.

Liu Xu was the last person he sent off in person. Liu Fang and Liu Xi had already left Beijing one after another and went to their respective destinations.In the face of the three brothers, the content of the conversation is different, but most of them are words of encouragement and some occasional words.

However, even when talking with Liu Fang, the most generous and upright king of Zhao, it is difficult to find the harmony and harmony between brothers.Everyone seems to start to hide themselves, there seems to be another face under everyone's face, the brothers of the kings are like this, why not Liu Yang himself?

To say that the biggest threat to the status of Prince Liu Yang is undoubtedly the three brothers who are crowned king, and Emperor Liu let them go to various places to guard the border. There is no doubt that it is very beneficial to Liu Yang. In Beijing, there will be absolutely no one With those conditions and qualifications, it will challenge and impact his crown prince position.

And as the three kings have been away from Beijing for a long time, the prestige and influence accumulated over the years will also fade with the passage of time.As for the threat and scruples of the three kings who made contributions in the various borders, cultivated power, and then returned to the capital to seize the throne, this kind of threat and scruples were really nothing to Liu Yang.

For the unified Great Han Empire, as a justifiable prince, when he grasped the righteousness of the central government, he had already established an absolute advantage.What's more, guarding the border is not enfeoffment. With the highly centralized political ecology of the Han Dynasty, the authority of the central government penetrates into the local military and government, especially in terms of the strong defense and control of the army. The three kings can't be said to be much of a threat when they go to the borders.

Under such circumstances, it stands to reason that Liu Yang should be happy about it, but he couldn't laugh at all.It's not that Liu Yang is pedantic and benevolent, and easily hurts the spring and the autumn, it's just that he is mentally exhausted.

The matter of the prince's defense of the border was not a temporary initiative of Emperor Liu. As early as after Kaibao's Northern Expedition, news spread, but in the past few years, Emperor Liu never formally proposed it, and even gave the three kings real power to let them stay. Yu Busi, reuse it, it seems that the idea has been dispelled.

However, when the rumors suddenly became reality, as the biggest beneficiary, Liu Yang couldn't help but wonder why Emperor Liu suddenly put this decision into practice.

Liu Yang obviously didn't believe in the reason that the princes were wasting their enjoyment, fearing that they would become corrupt and use the frontier to temper themselves, at least he thought it was more than that.Inevitably, Liu Yang thought of the turmoil in the Dengwen drum case three months ago.

Later Liu Yang also figured it out, even he could detect the undercurrent behind him, with Emperor Liu's wisdom and many eyes and ears, how could he not be aware of it.Even, the specific situation behind it may have been investigated clearly.

And if it was for this reason that Emperor Liu made up his mind, then Liu Yang couldn't help but feel a heavy pressure on Emperor Liu's concern.

Moreover, judging from the three kings dispatched, the one who secretly promoted the turmoil at the beginning was determined to be among the three. As for who it was, Liu Yang at this time completely lost the desire to continue to explore.
(End of this chapter)