Hanhou

In the proclamation room, Emperor Jing sat in front of a short table, in front of him was a roll of bamboo slips spread out, with a pen in his hand, but he didn't drop it for a long time.The eunuch walked into the palace with a bow, took away the untouched hot soup, and presented the newly made honey cakes in the palace.

Seeing the lacquer plate containing honey cakes, Emperor Jing frowned: "Take it away."

"Your respect."

The eunuch's face was slightly pale, and he quickly removed the lacquer tray, and brought the hot soup and steamed cakes that Emperor Jing used to use.

When Liu Che entered the palace to pay his respects, Emperor Jing just pushed the bamboo slips aside and took a sip of hot soup.Before putting down the lacquer cup, he suddenly coughed violently.

"Father!"

Liu Che was taken aback, he didn't care about saluting, he took three steps at a time and came to the short table, supported Emperor Jing with both hands, turned his head and said to the eunuch, "Call the doctor quickly!"

"No need." Emperor Jing grasped Liu Che's wrist, tremblingly put the lacquer cup back on the table, and called the pale eunuch, "Go down, bring warm water, don't disturb anyone!"

The eunuch took away the lacquer cup, carefully wiped off the soup stains, and bowed out of the room.

When the warm water arrived, Liu Che personally tested the temperature before sending it to Emperor Jing.

"Father, why didn't you call a doctor?"

"The old disease is the same in recent years, there is no need for a doctor." Emperor Jing drank half a glass of warm water, and finally suppressed the itching in his throat.His complexion recovered slightly, he breathed a sigh of relief, waved away the eunuch who was serving him, and signaled Liu Che to sit beside him.

"Why are you here at this time?"

Liu Che was still worried. It can be seen that Emperor Jing didn't want to mention it, so he could only suppress his worries temporarily, and replied: "Wang Shaofu talked about the change of Tang and Wu, and talked about the dispute between Confucianism and Taoism that day, and mentioned Dr. Yuan. I don't understand it well, so I come to invite you Godfather Emperor."

At the beginning of Liu Che's establishment of the crown prince, Emperor Jing decreed that the lieutenant Wei Wan was the crown prince's Taifu, and Wang Zang was the crown prince's Shaofu.Both of them came from the Confucian school. Emperor Fan Jing called the doctors to discuss Tang Wu's change, and both of them were present.

"Why don't you understand?" Emperor Jing asked.

"Huang Shengyan said that Xia Jie and Shang Zhou had no way, and they were still monarchs. Shang Tang and Zhou Wu, as ministers, should not persuade and raise troops to kill the king. They are not adhering to the destiny, but actually usurping the throne by killing the king." Liu Che sat next to Emperor Jing with an expression on his face. With obvious confusion, "Dr. Yuan said, based on what Huang Sheng said, wouldn't it be unfair for Emperor Gao to take the position of Emperor Qin?"

At this point, Liu Che stopped suddenly and looked up at Emperor Jing: "Young Fu Yan, Huang Sheng and Confucian scholars were in dispute, and the father used horse liver as a comparison to stop the dispute. Later, Dr. Yuan was summoned by the Queen Mother, and his words were not rude. Almost died."

"Prince," Emperor Jing stopped Liu Che's words, and his tone suddenly became more serious, "It is up to you to decide how the Empress Dowager handles Yuangu."

Liu Che wanted to say something else, but seeing that Emperor Jing's expression was not as serious as before, he finally swallowed the words back.

"I know why you are confused, but the world cannot be discussed in one word."

"Remember what I said today. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, the world was in chaos, wars were frequent, the people couldn't eat enough, and the world was hungry. The emperor established the country, followed the old man's inaction, and rested with the people, so that the people had food to eat and the treasury. Today's abundance."

"The study of Confucianism must be done, and the legalists also have merits."

"I take Wei Wan as the crown prince's grand tutor, and Wang Zang as the crown prince's young tutor. It is to let you understand the truth, broaden your horizons, and understand the way to govern the country. It is not to let you immerse yourself in Confucianism and spend your time on other things."

"The Empress Dowager dealt with Yuan Gu because of her disrespectful words. Don't mention this matter again in the future, let alone demote Huang Lao with Confucianism. Do you understand?"

"promise."

Liu Che sternly agreed.

From the teachings of Emperor Jing, he could deeply understand that Emperor Jing did not specialize in one strategy for governing the country, but believed that Confucianism, Taoism and even Legalism could all be used.

The key is to grasp the scale.

For the young Liu Che, it is not difficult to embody deep meaning in conversation, but it is not so easy to actually do it.

Liu Che fell into deep thought, his brows furrowed slightly.

Emperor Jing didn't speak again, picked up the lacquer cup, and drank the lukewarm water one after another.The lacquer cup was put back on the table, and the slight knocking sound reached Liu Che's ears, which woke Liu Che up from his contemplation.

"You go to Jiaofang Hall recently?" Emperor Jing wiped his mouth with a cloth towel, his expression slowed down.

"Yes." Liu Che told the truth, alienated Queen Wang from the Wang family, and went to the Jiaofang Hall to pay his respects, but told Emperor Jing that he was sitting alone and weeping.

"You think the queen is pitiful?"

Liu Che lowered his head, his mind was sharp, he was indeed regretting his previous indifference when he saw the empress weeping for the first time.As time passed, he gradually discovered something was wrong. He asked about Han Yan's affairs outside the palace, learned what Wang Xinsu had done every day, and his guesses were confirmed bit by bit, which made him feel cold unconsciously, but he was unwilling to believe it. How could my mother calculate herself like this.

"There are some things you don't need to think too clearly, she is your mother after all." Emperor Jing patted Liu Che on the shoulder.

"promise."

"The elder sister came to see me today and mentioned your marriage." Emperor Jing changed the subject and looked at Liu Che, "Do you want to marry Chen Jiao?"

"I don't know." Liu Che raised his head without any dodge in his eyes.

"She is the daughter of Marquis Che, and also the daughter of the eldest princess." Emperor Jing sighed, remembering what Liu Xun said to him,

In Chen Jiao's body, there is blood from the Han family, as well as blood from the Dou family and the Chen family.

If it is used well, it will be a great help to the prince, and it will also become a sharp blade to cut off Dou's power in the future.

Compared with the Wang family whose family background is not obvious and destined to become a rich and idle person, the Chen family is hereditary and marries the eldest princess. The power is evident.Similarly, if you have to deal with it manually in the future, there will be more handles that can be caught.

"I will listen to my father," Liu Che said.

"There is no need to rush to make a decision, let me think about it." Emperor Jing said.

He knew that Liu whoring had his purpose, and he could guess that there was Wang Zhi's tricks behind it, but just like Queen Dowager Dou put Wang and Tian in front of him, Emperor Jing had to consider whether Liu Che could control it when he left. Dou family, to subdue the old officials in the court.

If his health were better, he might not consider this matter.

However, as his condition started to turn bad again, Emperor Jing had to re-examine everything around him.Such as the candidates for the crown prince, and the assistant ministers left for the prince.

No matter how thoughtful Liu Xun is, one thing is right. Instead of giving his relatives a chance to gain momentum, it is better to divide power from within the Dou family.

Because of Princess Guantao, the Chen family and the Dou family became natural allies.

If Chen Jiao becomes the Crown Princess, will her father, elder brother and members of the Chen clan be satisfied with their current status and power?Will Dou allow his rights to be taken away?

In the early years, he was suppressed by the Bo family and was almost immobile. Emperor Jing knew that this move must be a double-edged sword.

But compared to Chen Jiao, is there a better choice?

Everything he can see, the Queen Mother can also see.Therefore, Emperor Jing could foresee that the biggest resistance to this matter was not elsewhere, it must be Changle Palace.

However, no matter what the outcome of the matter is, Wang Zhi will not get what he wants.He will not let go of the woman who plots against his son, and the queen mother will not tolerate the queen who plays with the eldest princess in the palm of her hand.

"Archer, you must firmly remember that no matter who your crown princess is, after I leave, don't let your mother have the power of the queen mother today."

"Father..."

"If you can't be cruel, I will make a decree on the day of my deadline." Emperor Jing said in a deep voice.

Wang Zhi didn't know that what she thought to be clever had made Emperor Jing want to kill her.From Queen Bo to Li Ji, to today's Queen Wang, Emperor Jing never softened his heart when dealing with matters in the palace and relatives.

Liu Che lowered his head slowly, and after counting breaths, he finally uttered a sentence with difficulty: "Follow the imperial father's will."

After leaving the proclamation room, Liu Che's heart felt like a stone was pressed against it.

Han Yanhou was not far from the gate of the palace, and when he saw Liu Che was absent-minded and almost tripped over the stone ladder, he almost laughed out loud.Staying closer, you can clearly see the expression on the other person's face, and the smile immediately turns into worry.

"Archer, what's wrong with you?" Ignoring the eunuch at the side, Han Yan quickly took a few steps, pulled Liu Che aside, waved her hand in front of his eyes, and asked, "Why do you look so out of your mind?"

"It's nothing." Liu Che shook his head and stopped Han Yan's hand.

Han Yan was slightly shorter than Liu Che, with her hands behind her back, bent down, turned her head sideways, and squinted at Liu Che: "Archer doesn't look like he's okay."

Amused by the other party's funny appearance, Liu Che finally recovered a lot of energy.

Han Yan deliberately jumped up and down twice, her clothes and sleeves rustling, imitating comedians and dwarves, circling in circles, her handsome face smiling, making the viewers more happy.

Princess Yangxin happened to pass by, and when she saw this scene, she showed displeasure on the spot.Just as he was about to step forward to stop drinking, he suddenly remembered the strict order of the queen, and abruptly withdrew his foot, bit his lower lip hard, snorted, turned around and returned the same way, not seeing what he saw.

"Is it Eldest Sister?" Seeing Yang Xin's back, Liu Che raised his chin with a smile on his face.

Han Yan stopped her movements, followed Liu Che's line of sight, stretched her waist easily, and said with a smile, "Archer, neither His Royal Highness nor Princess Yangxin like me, if one day they want to kill me, will you save me?" I?"

"Nonsense!"

"Let's just treat it as nonsense." Han Yan smiled and changed the topic, "It's time to go to school, don't make Wang Shaofu wait for a long time."

Liu Che nodded, and the two of them walked down the stone steps one after the other, with the laughter behind them, as if they had melted into the wind and never dissipated for a long time.

According to the "Book of Songs", it is said that the beetles are beautiful in April and the beetles are singing in May.

In Yunzhong County, which is located at the border, the weather suddenly became muggy after entering May.

The hot wind blows across the grassland and the millet and wheat in the field, but it doesn't bring any coolness.

The space between heaven and earth seemed to be a big steamer, and the horses and lambs in the circle seemed listless. Only the cicadas crawling out of the soil were making clear chirping, singing happily day and night.

Zhao Jia jumped off the horse, loosened his collar, took the cloth towel handed over by Mrs. Sun, wiped the sweat from his cheeks and neck, and poured half a bowl of warm water before letting out a breath, feeling alive again.

Wei Qing sent the foal back to the pen, put down the rattan basket on his back, uncovered the green leaves covering it, took out a large handful of red wild fruits, washed them in water, and brought them to Zhao Jia.

"Lang Jun, Alu found this, it's delicious."

"Thank you, Qing."

Zhao Jia squatted down, looked at Wei Qing's level, patted Wei Qing's head with a smile, picked up a wild fruit and threw it into his mouth.This kind of wild fruit can be seen everywhere in the grasslands, because it has a sweet taste, it is very popular with children, and they will bring back a lot every time they go out.

As the vegetation flourishes and the wild fruits mature one after another, more and more diners are attracted.

Settled marmots, flocks of yellow sheep, elusive wild horses, colorful wild birds, Zhao Jia even saw a flock of wild ducks when he was running horses around the farm.

"Lang Jun saw wild ducks, but by the stream?"

After getting an affirmative answer, Ji Bao immediately grabbed his bow and arrow, rode his horse and galloped towards the stream.

No wonder he was so excited, wild ducks don't come every year, and there are not many opportunities to eat them.In addition, Mrs. Sun's baking skills are very good, so if you encounter it, you can't let it go.

Zhao Jia also became interested, regardless of the heat, he jumped on the horse.Seeing Wei Qing standing on the side, he chuckled lightly, and simply hugged his four heads up.

"pay close attention!"

Speeding all the way to the stream, Zhao Jia grabbed the reins and looked up, Ji Bao was shooting arrows with a bow, and shot five wild ducks in a row.

Looking at the flock of wild ducks flapping their wings and flying away, Ji Bao was still unsatisfied, and said with regret on his face: "I knew there was a flock of ducks, so I should call Ji Xiong together."

While Ji Bao was picking up prey, Zhao Jia carried Wei Qing off his horse and led the horse towards the stream.Across the tall grass near his knees, Wei Qing suddenly grabbed his sleeve and said, "Lang Jun, there!"

Zhao Jia pushed aside the grass and found two broods of wild duck eggs.

"I don't know if it can hatch."

Mrs. Sun raised more than ten reed chickens in the livestock farm, and three of them were brooding.Zhao Jia asked Wei Qing to hold the rein, took out a cloth bag, carefully picked up the duck eggs, and decided to take them back to Aunt Sun.

If it can be hatched, the food in the future can be raised to another level.

"Roast duck, salted duck, duck soup..."

Zhao Jia put the duck eggs into a cloth bag while thinking about the recipe of duck meat, especially the roast duck with crispy skin and tender meat, served with shredded green onion, wrapped in pancakes, dipped in sauce and put into his mouth. The taste... Zhao Jia He unconsciously licked his lips and swallowed.

It can’t be blamed for his lack of prospects. Anyone who lived in the Western Han Dynasty for 14 years, except for steaming and roasting every day, and only a few dishes tossed and turned over and over again, did not eat doubts about life. He has already been called a man of resolute temperament.

Apart from millet, the staple food is bean, pasta is an occasional adjustment, and rice is a no-brainer, Yunzhong County doesn't grow it at all!

There is no shortage of meat. Before the method of cattle farming became popular, as long as conditions permit, cattle and sheep can be eaten casually.There are not enough domestic poultry and livestock, and they can also go out to hunt wild animals.As long as the force is strong enough, no one will care about you in the tiger's cooking pot. It is estimated that you will praise "a strong man is very brave".

When it comes to vegetarian dishes... I really feel endless sadness and endless tears.

Cabbage, sunflower and leek are the most common. Radishes are now called reeds, and border residents also grow them.Bitter cabbage, shepherd's purse and a small amount of wild mushrooms can also be served on the table.In addition, there are no eggplants, no cucumbers, no spinach, carrots, and tomatoes, not to mention peppers as far away as the American continent.

Make bricks without straw.

With the current conditions, let alone Zhao Jia, it doesn't matter who it is.

The cloth bag containing wild duck eggs was handed over to Wei Qing, and Ji Bao happened to return with the prey.In addition to the five wild ducks, there is also a golden eagle with injured wings.

"Where did this come from?" Zhao Jia asked curiously.

"The one I picked up earlier should have just left the nest. The wings are probably injured by the eagle. It's not heavy and can be raised well." Ji Bao hung the wild duck on the horse's back, held the golden eagle's leg with one hand, and held the golden eagle's leg with the other. Holding the golden eagle's neck, he said, "Do you like it, Mr. Lang? There is an old man in the village who can tame eagles. If you can tame it, you will relieve your boredom."

The golden eagle's left wing was drooping, while its right wing was still flapping desperately, and it kept screaming, full of threats.

Zhao Jia shook his head and said, "Take it back and heal the injury, then let it go."

Ji Bao felt that it was a pity, but since Zhao Jia spoke, he would naturally not raise any objections.

When the two jumped on their horses and walked along the stream, dark clouds suddenly gathered in the sky, thunder roared, and lightning tore through the clouds, blasting dazzling glare.

Thunderstorms are not uncommon in May.

Zhao Jia asked Wei Qing to hurry up and prepare to rush back to the livestock farm as soon as possible.However, after the thunder, what fell was not rain, but hail the size of a fingernail.

Looking at the falling ice and thinking of the immature fields, Zhao Jia's heart began to sink continuously, until it reached the bottom of the valley.