Han Shizu

"Reporting to the official family, King Yong, Duke Qi, Emperor Sun and Uncle Zhiyuan Guo Liangping and their party have arrived in the suburbs of Beijing!" Chuigong Hall, Yan Tuo walked in quickly, with a smile on his old face, excitedly playing a memorial to the Political Affairs Hall Emperor Liu said.

Unsurprisingly, Emperor Liu immediately put down the memorial, a little turmoil appeared on his increasingly stiff old face, he couldn't hide his smile, and said: "It's finally here! Pass the decree, let the prince take all the officials out of the city, and go to the city in person. Welcome King Yong and his party back to the palace!"

"Yes!" Yan Tuo responded.

Taking advantage of Emperor Liu's happy opportunity, Yan Tuo reported the matter again, and his tone became more cautious: "Officials, His Royal Highness Duke Chu has also returned."

Hearing this, the smile on Emperor Liu's face disappeared immediately, and his face turned upside down faster than a dog's face.Emperor Liu said in a bad tone, "Oh? Where is he?"

"His Royal Highness Duke Chu is waiting for the imperial edict at the gate of the palace, waiting for the face saint!" Yan Tuo said.

"Since when did this boy behave so well? He is still waiting at the gate of the palace. He must be guilty of a thief!" Emperor Liu said coldly, and then ordered: "Then let him wait, kneel and wait!"

"Yes!" Yan Tuo shrank his neck and went away in response.

The return of King Yong seemed to inject a wave of joy into Xijing. The crown prince and all the officials greeted him in front of Dingding gate with great momentum. Not many big men are entitled to such treatment.

There were a lot of onlookers, and a large number of Xijing people came to hear the news, to express their welcome to King Yong, and to take a look at the excitement.Liu Chengxun's reputation among officials and people has always been good, and he also had a brief experience of serving in Xijing, so the people of Xijing have always had a good impression of him. Of course, being so active and enthusiastic is more of a mentality of admiration for the strong and envious of the noble.

Liu Chengxun's return to Beijing this time was also very powerful, not to mention the large-scale mission team sent to him by Emperor Liu back then, and hundreds of river boats were used to load only the things brought back from overseas.That is to say, the water transport in the Central Plains is well developed now, and all the rivers have already been opened up. Otherwise, it would take a lot of effort to transport so many things to Luoyang.

Greeted by Prince Liu Yang in person, the group went to the imperial city to meet Emperor Liu very harmoniously, laughing and singing.However, he subconsciously stopped in front of the palace gate.

On the bank of the Luoshui River, opposite the Jin Bridge, at the foot of the imperial city, where the winter sun shines, the figure kneeling alone with his head bowed is particularly conspicuous, Liu Shu, Duke of Chu.The movement brought by the large group of people was not small. Liu Shu's heart was always uncertain, and he couldn't help being curious. He turned around and looked around. After seeing Liu Chengxun and Liu Yang's uncle and nephew who were walking ahead, he suddenly became more energetic.

"What's going on?" Liu Chengxun asked Liu Yang in a low voice while walking forward.

Liu Yang could not help showing a little helplessness on his peaceful face, and explained: "The ninth younger brother made another mistake in Liaodong, and was recalled by His Majesty to kneel at the gate of the palace!"

Hearing this, Liu Chengxun didn't have much surprise on his face, but he couldn't help feeling: "This Xiaojiu is already a father, why don't you know the severity."

"The Ninth Brother has always been like this, it's really helpless!" Liu Yang responded.

"Little Nine!"

"Ninth brother!"

"Uncle Nine!"

A group of people came forward and said hello, and Liu Shu greeted enthusiastically as if seeing a savior.Looking at Liu Chengxun, Liu Yun and the others, he said, "Third Uncle, you are finally back, but I miss you so much!"

"You kid will miss me?" Facing Liu Shu who greeted him with a smile, Liu Chengxun said angrily, "Want me to intercede for you?"

"That's very good! Also ask my third uncle to save my nephew, and intercede with His Majesty on my behalf!" Liu Shu hurriedly said, hitting the snake with a stick.

Seeing this, Liu Yun couldn't help but said curiously: "Ninth brother, what mistake did you make again, to offend father?"

Although they are not siblings of the same mother, the relationship between Liu Yun and Liu Shu has always been good.Liu Shu always felt that he, the fifth elder brother, was living a carefree life, but more importantly, he was also so "out of tune", while Liu Yun could always make Emperor Liu happy and rarely get angry with him. Liu Shu was puzzled and deeply envious.
When asked, Liu Shu smiled awkwardly. In front of so many people, no matter how thick-skinned he was, he felt a little embarrassed, and said, "It's not a big deal. Fifth Brother also knows that His Majesty is not satisfied with anything I do."

"Ninth brother!" Hearing his words, Liu Yang's expression changed suddenly, and he scolded somewhat severely.

Liu Shu has always been a jerk, and even the crown prince dares to choke when his head gets hot.However, at this moment, he was very honest, knowing that he had made a mistake, he hurriedly urged, saying: "Third Uncle, Fifth Brother, you have been on the mission for more than two years, Your Majesty already misses you very much, you should go to the palace as soon as possible." I have an audience, so as not to keep him waiting for a long time!"

It's rare to hear such kind words from Liu Shu's mouth, but Liu Chengxun obviously didn't like this, glared at him, and said: "If you had such awareness long ago, how could you make His Majesty angry!"

However, facing Liu Shu's hopeful eyes, Liu Chengxun still said: "I will speak for you, but I can't guarantee if His Majesty will listen to you or if it will be useful. Until then, you should kneel here properly!"

"Yes!" Liu Shu nodded like a chicken pecking rice.Even if it was as absurd as Liu Shu, Emperor Liu punished him to kneel, but he didn't dare to say anything. From the beginning to the end of the conversation, he never moved his knees.

Shaking his head, Liu Chengxun and his party bypassed Liu Shu and entered the palace.On the way, Liu Chengxun asked about the details, and said, "What did Liu Shu do?"

Liu Yang also showed a little angry expression on his face, and sighed: "Third Uncle is back, I'm afraid I have heard a lot about the court's purge of officials along the way!"

As soon as Liu Yang opened his mouth, Liu Chengxun had some guesses in his heart, nodded without changing his face, and said, "I've heard about it, what did Liu Shu do to provoke criticism? Although he is absurd, he never asks about political affairs. It won't involve the administration of officials!"

Liu Yang explained: "The former, His Majesty sent the ninth younger brother to Liaodong to inspect the case, assist the special envoy in investigating the case, and appease the local officials and people! However, less than two months after the ninth younger brother arrived in Liaodong, news came that he violently interfered in the purge operation , Affect the special envoy to investigate the case.

This was contrary to His Majesty's original intention of sending him to Liaodong, and naturally aroused dissatisfaction. After sending people to investigate, it was discovered that the ninth brother not only interfered with the investigation, but even covered up some officials involved in the Liaodong case.
Knowing such a result, His Majesty was furious, as one can imagine, so he hastily issued an order to let him return to Beijing! "

After listening to Liu Yang's description, Liu Chengxun was obviously stunned for a while, and then asked in disbelief: "Liu Shu is so confused? Your Majesty entrusted you with a heavy responsibility, and he just repaid you like this? If so, don't talk about Your Majesty, just I want to whip him a few times too!"

Lao Jiu's brain circuit is always different from ordinary people.
"However, to say something taboo, His Majesty's appointment of Liu Shu to this post may have been subject to discussion from the very beginning. How could he be the one to take on such a major matter?" Liu Chengxun couldn't help shaking his head while speaking.

Hearing this, Liu Yang was silent for a while, and replied: "Ninth Brother spends his days wandering around, but His Majesty still has expectations for him after all, and hopes that he can truly mature!"

And it was obvious that after such an incident, the slight hope that Emperor Liu had for Liu Shu would completely dissipate.

"It's anti-corruption and evil again." Liu Chengxun pondered silently in his heart. Since returning to China, it seemed that everyone and everything he encountered had something to do with it.

What does the big man look like today?Liu Chengxun couldn't help but have such doubts in his heart.