Straight man of steel

Chapter 170
The bells in Jianzhang Palace rang three times, indicating that today's court meeting had begun.

Those who were late and did not arrive could not enter the front hall unless they were summoned by Liu Che.

Liu Che sat on his imperial throne, overlooking most of the actual power holders of the Han Dynasty.

What he likes most is this time of day. Even Tian Fu, who he looks at the most and has the most opinions on him, can only stand far below him at this time.

The solemnity of the main hall, the copper lamps of flying cranes, and the huge copper pillars surrounded by flying dragons all showed his noble status as an emperor.

"We will attend Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty."

"Sit down, gentlemen."

At this time, the ministers did not need to kneel down when they saw Liu Che, but bowing to Liu Che was considered a salute.

It was also not the same as the Qing Dynasty in later generations. The royal family regarded the ministers as their slaves. They first knelt down and then stood bowed all the time.

When the spine is bent for a long time, people gradually forget that they are human beings.

In the front hall, even a Yilang of [-] shi has his own seat, and he will not suffer so much if he participates in the court meeting.

As soon as Liu Che came to the hall today, he knew that Wei Qing was leading a horse, and now the horse was outside the hall.

Thanks to Wei Qing Jianzhang's status as the palace supervisor, the officials and palace guards guarding outside the hall are all his own people, so it's not a big problem to help Wei Qing take care of the horses.

"Servant Wei Qing, I heard that you brought a war horse to court today?"

Wei Qing straightened the hem of his clothes, then stood up and walked to the center of the hall.

"Reporting to your majesty, I brought a war horse to the palace as your highness said."

Although many people had seen it before, they didn't know Wei Qing's intentions. Now that Wei Qing himself admitted verbally, accusations came.

"Your Majesty, what Wei Qing did is really against etiquette.

Quite a bit of sensationalism. "

Liu Che's emphasis on Wei Qing had already made many ministers of the Queen's line unhappy, but he could not let it out.

At this moment, they agreed that it was a good time to criticize Wei Qing.

Little did they know that what Liu Che liked most about Wei Qing was that he never went to the harem to meet Wei Zifu.

Liu Che grew up in the deep palace since he was a child, and he saw those foreign relatives who always haunted his sister and aunt.

On the surface, it is said to be a visit to relatives, but in fact, no one is talking about family and national affairs.

After being suppressed by the women in the palace for a long time, Liu Che naturally developed a deep disgust for this kind of indirect or direct behavior.

Tian Fu was such a person. Ever since he was young, he would go to the palace to find the Queen Mother whenever he had nothing to do, and all he talked about was how to put Liu Che into the position of crown prince.

It seemed that he was wholeheartedly doing it for Liu Che, but when Liu Che took the position of emperor, he hated this behavior even more.

Princess Guantao also went to the palace to meet Chen Ajiao when she had nothing to do. She was the eldest princess, so Liu Che could stop her.

As a result, Wei Qing appeared. Her sister had been favored in the palace for several years, but she never saw Wei Qing go to the harem to meet her sister.

The most important thing is that Wei Qing has the official position of Jianzhang Palace Supervisor, and it is Wei Qing's duty to roam the palace. Even so, Liu Che never saw Wei Qing and Wei Zifu.

The relatives who don't want to borrow the power of the women in the harem are the relatives worth reusing, aren't they?

"Stop talking nonsense, I think Wei Qing must have his own explanation, or else he has violated my will now.

Wei Qing, tell me, tell me why you didn't test the effect of horseshoes in Shanglin Garden, ran back to Jianzhang Palace without authorization, and even led a war horse to the palace.

If your explanation does not satisfy you and me, I will punish you in the end. Don’t say I am ruthless. "

Liu Che's ruthlessness can be seen, even if his heart is biased towards Wei Qing, he is unwilling to say a good word for Wei Qing.

"Returning to Your Majesty, can you let me lead the horse to the palace, and show your majesty the purpose of today."

Liu Che nodded, and Wang Sui immediately shouted.

"Lead the war horse to the palace."

After a while, a small yellow man came up leading Wei Qing's horse.

"I did as you wished, now show me."

Liu Che has confidence in Wei Qing. In terms of stability, Wei Qing, a 20-year-old young man, is much better than those 70-[-]-year-old immortals in the palace.

Wei Qing did not dare to offend anyone in the court because of his family, and he was respectful even to those with lower official positions than himself.

After receiving Liu Che's permission, Wei Qing got on his horse, and the horse immediately circled and paced in the center of the hall under Wei Qing's control.

During the last night and one night, Wei Qing has long mastered the skill of using stirrups, and today he is demonstrating the superb riding skills obtained because of the stirrups in the hall.

Wei Qing was seen letting go of the reins with both hands, and his whole body fell to the other side of the horse's body. Then in full view of everyone, he pretended to have a bow and arrow in his hand and made a fake move towards the outside of the palace.

This action is the same as what Zhang Yuan did last night, but now that Wei Qing is the owner of the war horse, the war horse is more obedient and docile.

When all the officials in the hall were talking loudly, Wei Qing still didn't stop. He felt that this was not enough to shock Liu Che.

After looking around at the ministers present in the hall, Wei Qing fixed his gaze on Gongsun Ao.

"Gongsun Ao, do you have a jade pendant? Lend it to me."

Gongsun Ao, who was from Yiqu, had never seen this kind of riding. He heard Wei Qing calling him when he was in a daze, and subconsciously took off the jade pendant from his waist and threw it to Wei Qing.

After Wei Qing received the jade pendant, he threw it to the ground.

When everyone was wondering what Wei Qing wanted to do, Wei Qing grabbed the reins with all his strength and forced the horse to stand upright.

Wei Qing drooped down and reached out to pick up the jade pendant on the ground.

At this moment, he formed a [-]-degree angle with the horse under his crotch and the ground, when everyone thought Wei Qing would fall off the horse.

The war horse neighed and resumed its standing posture, and Wei Qing used his strength to return to the horse's back.

He waved the jade pendant a few times and then threw it to Gongsun Ao.

"Your Majesty, how is your riding skill?"

Liu Che was already looking a little stupid. Unlike other emperors, he knew nothing about riding.

Liu Che, who was pregnant with the extermination of the Huns since he was a child, thought riding and archery was more important than studying.

"I am astonished. Only now do I know that the servant's riding skills are close to the unity of man and horse."

Hearing Liu Che's praise, Wei Qing laughed and got off his horse.

"Reporting to your majesty, my riding skills have not reached the level where man and horse are one. I am able to achieve this only after one night's practice.

Your Majesty, do you think that if all our Han cavalrymen can be like me and possess such riding skills after a short period of practice, do we still need to be afraid of the Huns? "

(End of this chapter)