Hanhou

Emperor Jing summoned Zhou Yafu, the prime minister, into the proclamation room to discuss the matter of the queen's eldest brother, Wang Enfenghou.

Zhou Yafu expressed his opposition clearly by stating that "you can't be king unless you are a Liu family, and you can't be a prince unless you have meritorious service".Emperor Jing thought it was reasonable, and returned to Empress Dowager Dou for the same reason. The Empress Dowager and the emperor reached an agreement, and the matter was left for the time being.

However, the matter did not end there, and the impact had just begun.

After experiencing the Wen Dynasty and the Jing Dynasty, no one dared to underestimate the Empress Dowager in Changle Palace.It would not be foolish to think that Queen Dowager Dou proposed to Wang Enfenghou because she "felt pity" for the queen.

Contacting the cause of this matter, and thinking about the relationship between the Dou family, the Wang family and the Tian family, everyone couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.It doesn't matter how much you can guess, as long as you touch the end of the thread, you will immediately back away and dare not touch it easily.

At the beginning of Emperor Jing's accession to the throne, he used the Bo family to consolidate his power.When he was in power, he immediately supported the Dou family to fight against the Bo family, which made the Dou family famous today.

The crown prince has been established for one year, and the empress has gradually gained a reputation for benevolence, kindness and virtue in the palace, and her mother and younger brother Tian Fu have emerged in the court.

What Empress Dowager Dou did was not only to find an opponent for the Dou family, but also to put potential hidden dangers in front of Emperor Jing and the prince.

Queen Wang's political wisdom is not as good as Queen Mother Dou's, but she is a smart person after all.If you think about it carefully, you will know that this matter is a disaster rather than a blessing. No matter whether Wang Enfeng is a prince or not, her previous plan will be in vain.

The Wang family and the Tian family have already entered the eyes of the emperor. Whether they will become the swords in the hands of the emperor and fight to the death with the Dou family;

Empress Dowager Dou is ruthless enough to use Dou's family as a bait to end this deadly situation.No matter what Wang Zhi does, he may not be able to survive.

Frightened and trembling for several days, except to greet Empress Dowager Dou, Wang Zhi hardly stepped out of the Jiaofang Hall.Even if Cheng Ji provoked her in front of her, she still endured it as much as possible.Sister Yangxin was strictly restrained, and they must not be willful at this juncture, let alone cause any trouble.

For Wang Zhi's worry, the three of Yang Xin could clearly feel it, but they couldn't fully understand it.

"Mother, isn't it a good thing for uncle to be named Marquis?" Yang Xin asked.

"A good thing? Where did it come from!" Queen Wang suppressed her temper, waved away the palace guards, and asked the general to stand guard outside the door, not allowing anyone to approach.

"You must keep in mind what I said today. It doesn't matter if you don't understand, just follow it, understand?"

The three princesses obediently agreed.The second princess looked at her eldest sister, and was glared at by Queen Wang, who immediately nodded obediently.Yang Xin is the most stubborn, but under the strict gaze of his mother, he dare not make mistakes after all.

"Before the crown prince ascends the throne, neither the Wang family nor the Tian family can become a marquis, let alone compete with the Dou family in public, otherwise it will be a catastrophe!"

"But……"

"No but!" Queen Wang said in a stern voice, "From today until the prince's marriage is settled, you must bow your heads and don't make any mistakes. Remember to me that the emperor is the king of a country first, and then you father. Archer is the prince first, and then your own brother!"

"Don't be stupid, don't mess with Chen Jiao in Changle Palace. Especially you, Yang Xin, from today onwards, copy a copy of the "Tao Te Ching" every day, and copy "Zhuangzi" after copying. Let me know that you are disobedient , you stay in the palace for me, and you are not allowed to take half a step out of the palace gate!"

"No." Yang Xin bit his lip unwillingly.

"Mum, what should I say if brother asks?" the third princess said.

"Don't say anything. The prince is smart and can understand my painstaking efforts." Queen Wang said.

The third princess half understood, Yang Xin still looked stubborn, the second princess lowered her head and fiddled with her fingers, it was hard to say what she was thinking.

Outside the hall, Liu Che stood for a long time before saying to the general who was standing aside with sweat on his forehead, "Let's report."

"promise."

Jiang Xing carefully wiped off the cold sweat, and pushed open the door of the hall.

After hearing the notification, Queen Wang gave Yang Xin a hard look, then raised a gentle smile, and turned to look at Liu Che.

"The prince is here."

"Mother."

Liu Che saluted, and then sat down opposite the queen.

The three of Yang Xin sat on the left and right, and the palace servants brought hot soup and snacks, just like every time Liu Che came to Jiaofangdian.But it seems that something is wrong, and the warmth of the past is no longer between mother and child.

Queen Wang picked up the steamed wheat cakes with long chopsticks, put them in a lacquered bowl, and brought them to Liu Che.

"Try it, steamed cakes from Bianjun, with honey and dates added."

Liu Che took the lacquer bowl, without using chopsticks, picked up the bread with his hands, tore it open and put it in his mouth.

Seeing this, Queen Wang frowned subconsciously: "Prince, it's fine to be in the Jiaofang Palace, but it must not be like this in front of the emperor."

Liu Che didn't speak, he ate the whole barley cake, took a sip of the hot soup, and was about to get up and leave.

"Aren't you going to stay a little longer?" Queen Wang said.

"My son still has homework, so don't stay longer."

When the matter of reading was mentioned, Queen Wang could only swallow the next words in her throat.

After walking a few steps, Liu Che stopped suddenly, turned around and looked at Queen Wang with a serious expression, even a bit cold, not like an eight-year-old child at all.

"Mum, I have a question."

"Why?"

"In my mother's heart, is Che and uncle very close?"

"Why would the prince ask such a question?" Queen Wang was surprised.

Liu Che just looked at her, and then cupped his hands again after a while.He didn't hear the answer, but he already had the answer.

"No, Prince, Archer!"

Realizing what kind of mistake she had made, Queen Wang's complexion changed, and she immediately stood up and chased out of the palace gate.It's a pity that Liu Che has strode away.The palace people in front of the palace immediately lowered their heads when they saw this scene, and a few timid ones were already trembling.

The fingernails dug into the door frame, and the top was split. Wang Zhi felt no pain at all, only his heart sank continuously, until it sank to the bottom of the valley.She knew very well that what Liu Che was asking was not Wang Xin, nor Tian Fu, but Wang's and Tian's, the entire descendant family!

"What should I do, what should I do?"

If the mother and child are divorced, Queen Wang doesn't know how to remedy it.She knew better than anyone else that Liu Che looked like the emperor, but was completely different.Once the heart is cold, it is impossible to warm up again.

After leaving Jiaofang Palace, Liu Che walked aimlessly.He suddenly didn't want to study, neither Huang Lao nor Confucianism wanted to listen to it.

As he walked, he ran into Princess Guantao who was blocked outside Changle Palace.

Empress Dowager Dou did what she said, and she would never see her again.Liu Xun entered the palace several times in a row, but was stopped outside the Changle Palace, and it was useless even for Emperor Jing to intercede.

"aunt."

Now that you see it, you have to say hello.Even though his heart was troubled, Liu Che still straightened his expression, with a good sense of etiquette.

"It's the prince." Liu Xun forced a smile, "Where is this going?"

"I'm going to Changle Palace to pay my respects to the Queen Mother." Liu Che originally wanted to say that he was going to study, but for some reason, the words came to Changle Palace.

Hearing that Liu Che was going to see the Empress Dowager, Liu Xun's smile was even more forced, and after a few words of pleasantries, he hurriedly left the palace.Watching Guantao's back, Liu Che stood still for a while, then turned around and walked towards Changle Palace.

Knowing that the crown prince went to Jiaofang Palace and then to Changle Palace, Emperor Jing put down the bamboo slips and couldn't help laughing.

"It didn't disappoint me."

Looking at the memorabilia handed over by Dou Ying again, he talked about the evil of "plundering and selling people", and thinking about what the eunuch reported when he pleaded guilty a few days ago, his smile gradually disappeared.

"Wang Xin is available, Tian Fu, get rid of the official."

Wang Xin doesn't have much talent and learning, and his temperament is mediocre, so he won't do much.As long as you are honest and obedient, it will be a good knife to deal with Dou Shi.Tian Fu is good at drilling, and he has no scruples in his actions. Emperor Jing didn't pay attention to it before. Once he pays attention, he will hate it to the end.

Whether Tian Fu will be used after Liu Che ascends the throne is temporarily unknown.In Emperor Jing's dynasty, the Taizhong doctor was already the pinnacle of Tian Fu.After being dismissed from office, he can only eat and wait to die.

Zhao Jia didn't want to flap his wings, but the wind came from Chang'an, turned to level [-] and blew back.

As a result, Tian Fu, who should have emerged in the later period of Emperor Jing and gradually climbed to a high position, suddenly fell to the ground with a snap, and it was by no means so easy to get up again.Without Tian Fu in front of the camp, it is not so difficult for Tian to become popular.

The other Wang family of the later family, to be honest, can still be a wealthy idler after being used.If you are dishonest, the end can also be expected.

As the Dou family, with Empress Dowager Dou around, there is no need to worry for the time being.Once Empress Dowager Dou is away, she is destined to become the prince's sharpening stone.

Emperor Jing knew this, and Empress Dowager Dou also knew it very well.It's just that for Empress Dowager Dou, she did what she could and protected the family when she was alive. When she died, what the Dou family would become would depend on the fate of future generations.

"No foreign relatives can last thousands of years."

From the period of Empress Lu, experienced the chaotic government of Zhulu, the change of young emperors, the rule of Wenjing, and the rise and fall of the Bo family, the Empress Dowager Dou could already predict the end of the Dou family.

However, no matter what happens to Dou Shi, it is best to put away Wang Zhi's cleverness while she is still alive.Otherwise, she doesn't mind a few more lives in the palace.

The prince can't have a deposed mother, if it is dead, it doesn't matter much.

She is old, I don't know how many years she can live.After her death, Dou Ying will not be an official for long, and Dou's fame will gradually come to an end.Wang Zhi is still young, and her son will ascend to the throne of God, and she will only live better and better.

She knew it, and so did the Son of Heaven.

Not wanting to bring out another Dou family, knowing the purpose of her proposing Wang Enfeng as Marquis, the emperor still pushes the boat along the way, and through the mouth of the prime minister, pushes the news out of the palace, so that the whole court knows.

Judging from the actions of the emperor, Zhou Yafu may not live to be the crown prince.

"Jiaojiao, don't read "Tao Te Ching" today, read "Zhuangzi" instead."

"promise!"

The girl's voice was clear and sweet, like a gurgling brook.Empress Dowager Dou leaned on the couch, her smile becoming more comfortable.

An eunuch walked into the palace gate and whispered a few words in Shaofu's ear.The latter sent the man away, walked to Empress Dowager Dou with a bent waist, and whispered: "Empress Dowager, Mrs. Bo has a sudden illness, and the doctor said there is no cure."

Mrs. Bo was the first empress of Emperor Jing. After being deposed, she has been silent and silent. It even gives people the illusion that this person is gone in the palace.

"How long can it last?" Queen Mother Dou said.

"At most next year."

"Let the medical craftsman do his best, and then tell the emperor that she is his first wife."

"promise."

The Shaofu retreated from the hall, and Chen Jiao's recitation continued.Empress Dowager Dou stretched out her hand, covered her hair, and said, "Jiaojiao, I will not let you become Mrs. Bo."

"With my aunt here, I'm not afraid of anything." Chen Jiao put down the bamboo slips, leaned towards Queen Mother Dou, and said softly.

"If your mother is smarter, I don't need to worry about this."

Chen Jiao bent her red lips.

Not the queen, not the prince, and not Yangxin, the only thing to worry about is her mother, how ironic.

Wang Xin was not named Marquis, but he was favored by the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, and he was equally popular among the Wang and Tian clans.Even Tian Sheng put aside his brother and began to visit Wang's house frequently.

In contrast, Tian Fu was suddenly denounced by his family boy for committing several serious crimes.The case was handled by Liu She, a former imperial servant, and Wei Qihou was behind the push. Tian Fu was quickly deprived of his official position and imprisoned, and he was able to atone for his crime by emptying his family.

After being released from prison, the official position of the Taizhong doctor was gone, and the family's money was exhausted. He wanted to go to the palace to see the queen, but was rejected by the queen. Tian Fuku sat at home, listening to his wife's complaints and crying, suddenly It was dark before his eyes, and he fell to the ground on his back.

Before he fell into a coma, there was only one thought left in his mind: what was the reason for him to get to where he is now?

Before Tian Fu figured it out, the news of the Xiongnu knocking on the side flew to Chang'an.

All the eyes of the court turned to the frontier fortress.

Once the problem of the Huns is encountered, the Han Dynasty must be unanimous in foreign affairs.Before the battle situation became clear, Empress Dowager Dou didn't even bother to deal with the queen.In a word: If you want to divert internal conflicts, you should go to the Huns!

In Yunzhong County, the frontier army repelled another charge of the Huns.

Seeing the wild cavalry receding like a tide, the frontier soldiers did not dare to relax at all. According to previous experience, the cavalry will come again soon, and the time will not exceed half an hour!

For the Xiongnu headquarters, the purpose of going south this time was plundering, and the reduction of personnel and consumption of the frontier army of the Han Dynasty was the most important thing.Bianbu Brute Riders are targeted for reduction, the more dead the better.

The low sound of horns resounded through the grassland, and the sound of rumbling horseshoes shattered the ground.

Driven by the headquarters of the Huns, the Biebu Manqi launched charges again and again.By now, they also began to understand that this time they went south to die!

But the cavalry of the headquarters were right behind them, with bows and arrows pointed at their backs, if they dared to turn around, they would be shot to death immediately, even faster than the attacking Han army.

"Ow—"

A hundred commander waved Guduo and rushed to the front of the team.

There is only death if you retreat, and if you can rush forward, if you can break through the defense of the Han army, there may be a way out!

The barbarians rode their horses desperately, roaring wildly, even if the arrows flew head-on, they only avoided the vital points, as long as they did not fall off the horse, they continued to charge forward, their eyes were red, their facial features were distorted and hideous, like a ghost crawling out of hell .

"Poison chimney."

The drums sounded, and the city head changed orders.The reason why the new weapons have not been used for a long time is to wait for the wind direction to change.

Since the Huns launched their attack, Wei Shang has hardly left the city.

Wei Yue led troops out of the city several times, taking advantage of his speed, shot and killed Baichang and Qianchang from the outside, disrupting the enemy's command.They have to cooperate with the infantry to intercept the enemy outside the county. No matter how heavy the casualties are, the Xiongnu will not be allowed to bypass the defense line and enter Yunzhong County!

The battle was dangerous, and at the most critical time, the Xiongnu headquarters sent cavalry, and Wei Yue was almost surrounded.It was Wei Wu and others who fought to the death before rushing back to the city.

Although thrilling, the results are quite good.

Judging from the reaction of the wild cavalry, they killed at least two hundred chiefs.When the cavalry of the Xiongnu headquarters chased and killed them, they might have killed a Pi Xiaowang by the way!

"It's a pity that I couldn't bring back the head!" When the pawns were in formation, Wei Wu bit the cloth strip with his teeth and wrapped it around his chopped arm.

The Han army only recognizes the first rank in terms of military exploits.

If the head cannot be brought back, no matter how many people are killed, the credit will still be lost.Wei Shang was dismissed before because the number of heads did not match, and it was only six!

Wei Yue walked over with a long sword in hand, clenched a fist with one hand, and punched Wei Wu's shoulder.

"Kill the Xiongnu, you can take it yourself."

"My lord, wait until the poisonous smoke is released, and go out of the city again?" Wei Wu grinned, and the scars on his face twisted accordingly, which was quite terrifying.

Wei Yue pressed the hilt of the sword with one hand, her handsome face was stained with dust and blood, only her dark eyes were still shining like stars.

"Don't worry, there is always a chance."

The barbarian was getting closer and closer. Seeing the pawns in formation, he instinctively took precautions, but he didn't encounter the expected rain of arrows.

"They have no more arrows!" shouted a centurion.

The spirit of all the riders was lifted, and the morale suddenly rose.

At this moment, the pawns in the formation suddenly changed their formation. The front row erected wooden shields, the shields were higher than their shoulders, and the rear row raised a long halberd with an iron cartridge under the halberd. There was a long flame, and behind the flame was a large cloud of poisonous smoke, which hit the charging team with the wind.

This weapon was inspired by the Pear Blossom Spear of the Song Dynasty. Zhao Jia only remembered that it was made by Uncle Xiong and Bo Hu, and then sent to the army for improvement.

Regarding the manufacture of gunpowder, Zhao Jia hesitated at first.As a result, the county magistrate who supervised the production of weapons found several bamboo slips. After comparing them, Zhao Jia knew that this thing existed in the previous dynasty, but it was not used to make weapons.

Alchemy has existed since ancient times. It is impossible for so many Taoist priests to do alchemy without a fryer.I didn't record the specific formula, learn from the lessons, and know what can't be added together.

After experiencing this incident, Zhao Jia once again affirmed that it is really important to read more books!

In the thick smoke, the war horses suddenly stood up and rushed into each other like crazy.

The cavalrymen on horseback were not on guard and were thrown to the ground one after another.Fortunately, he was not trampled to death, and was smoked so that his eyes watered, he let out a heart-piercing cough, and it became more and more difficult to breathe. Finally, he was suffocated to death, and his death was extremely horrific.

Due to the open terrain, the effectiveness of the poisonous chimney is limited.However, seeing the scene in front of them, no one can not feel fear.

Manqi's charge came to an abrupt end, as if he had pressed the pause button suddenly.Then it suddenly opened again, and more than 4000 people collapsed collectively, turned their horses, rushed to the Huns cavalry who were supervising the battle, and began to flee desperately.

"Chase!"

Wei Shang grabbed the drum hammer and beat the war drum himself.

All the cavalry got on their horses and chased down the fleeing wild cavalry.The pawns have short legs and cannot catch up with the front four legs, so they can only follow behind to search for the corpse and collect the head.

"Catch up with my son, tell him you will return after ten miles, don't chase too far!" Wei Shang didn't attack, but stayed in the fortress, guarding against another attack by the Huns.

"promise!"

The cavalrymen clasped their fists to accept the order, flew on their horses, and followed Wei Yue closely.