[Ying Zheng + Dahan Emperor] Golden House
Chapter 64
Liu An, the king of Huainan, had no choice but to sit on the sidelines, watching his nose, nose, nose, and heart.
Liu Che said with a smile: "Prince Huainan, the scenery here is really good, I can't even linger here."
King Huainan said with a smile: "Thanks to the emperor, you don't dislike it. You might as well stay here for a little longer. The servant has already prepared a banquet in the palace and is waiting for the emperor to drive you. I didn't expect the emperor to rest here at the Wangjiang Pavilion." , The minister rushed over in a hurry, but failed to bring the banquet, so he brought some specialties and wine, do you want to taste it, Your Majesty?"
Liu Che waved his hand and said, "I ate it just now, let's try it next time."
After Liu Che finished speaking, he looked at King Huainan with a smile for a while, and said, "I can praise your Huainan so much that there is no heaven and earth. King Huainan, why don't you praise me? You are the best among the princes and kings. "
Liu An thought for a while, then smiled and said: "Your Majesty is a very promising king, no matter how good my humble minister's literary talent is, it cannot be enough to describe His Majesty's majesty, let's just talk about the fact that General Wei Qing defeated Heshuo , It shows His Majesty's strategy of respecting the king and fighting the barbarians."
Listening to this, Liu Che couldn't help sneering in his heart, feeling that Huainan King's horses were better than anyone else.
It's just that Liu Che heard Huainan King Liu An say again: "However... Your Majesty, I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not."
Liu Che said: "You are my elder, and you have talked about it, can I not let you talk about it? Tell me."
Liu An was teased by Liu Che for a while, and he was a little out of breath, but he quickly recovered his calm, and said with a smile: "Although it is a great move to attack the Huns, it is just that it is not easy to attack the Huns. I heard that because of the years of wars, the national treasury has become much more empty than before. This time, the Heshuo victory, the Xiongnu people like Dingxiang, Shangjun, and Daijun crazily swept up and looted for revenge. Your Majesty...Your Majesty must not For the sake of face, I lost my face."
"Okay."
After hearing what he said, Liu Che was not angry. Instead, he laughed loudly and said, "King Huainan, what is face? In the eyes of the princes and kings, the reason to attack the Xiongnu is because of face? I really have a lot of face."
Liu An was a little nervous for a while, and hurriedly said: "My humble minister made a slip of the tongue, capital punishment, death penalty."
Liu Che didn't talk to him anymore, but turned to Ying Zheng and said, "Let me tell you, the prime minister, what is face?"
Ying Zheng glanced at Liu An and said with a smile: "Since the emperor asked the humble minister to speak, the humble minister will speak up... What is face, the title of King Huainan is face, the title of princes and princes is face, what is lizi, just like Huainan As the king said, the money in the treasury is the li, but the lives and deaths of the people are even more li.”
"Well said."
Ying Zheng only said a few words, but Liu Che won Liu Che's heart. Liu Che turned his head to look at King Huainan again. few words.
Whether the emperor's previous actions of tweeting favor, withdrawing military power, or even visiting Huainan now, they were all actions aimed at cutting down the feudal clan.
Liu An, the king of Huainan, has read poetry and books, and he is conceited to learn classics and theories. It is impossible not to understand these, so when Ying Zheng said these words, his heart was always "thumping", and the most feared thing in his heart was about to come.
Looking at Liu Che's face, he said half jokingly, half seriously: "King Huainan, I didn't mean that many of you princes and kings are my uncles and uncles, but you don't know how to share my worries at all. It’s hard to beat the Xiongnu for years, but what have you uncles and uncles done? Do you look at me as a joke? Do you know that all the big and small businesses in the capital have spontaneously started donating money to the treasury? Look at these merchants, and then look at them. Look at you people who eat salaries, I am ashamed for you, it is really an embarrassment to the princes and kings."
After hearing Liu Che's words, King Huainan calmed down a bit at first. It seemed that Liu Che didn't really want to cut his feudal position right now, but the more he listened to the moon, he felt that something was wrong, and finally realized that his few words were rejected. Liu Che was tricked into it. Liu Che was clearly asking himself for money, and he had already talked about this, so it would be okay if he didn't give it.
The King of Huainan nodded his head, said yes again and again, and said: "In fact, I have already planned it, but I haven't received the imperial edict from the emperor, so I dare not act rashly..."
Liu Che immediately softened a lot, and said with a smile: "I also think that the king of Huainan is not a fussy person who puts money in the eye and does not think about the country's interests. King Huainan, how much do you want to donate? You are among the princes and kings. You are the most famous, and you are the number one vote, so you can't let the people behind you see the joke."
King Huainan stretched out his finger and wanted to sign a "one", but seeing Liu Che's face seemed unhappy, he quickly stretched out his other hand and gestured a "five".
Ying Zheng sneered and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the emperor, the king of Huainan is not only talented, but also unmatched in his loyalty to the country. The king of Huainan wants to donate 5000 to [-] million."
When Huainan Wang Liu An heard "5000", he immediately turned from kneeling to sitting on his back, as if he couldn't bear the blow, his old face was extremely pale, illuminated by the bright and dim bonfire.
Liu Che almost laughed when he heard that, but he still stopped laughing, coughed, and said, "Ten to fifty million, okay, King Huainan really didn't let me praise you in vain, at least it's a bit lacking, but it's a good one." At first, don't worry, King Huainan, your money will definitely be used wisely..."
Liu Che spoke, paused, and waved to Liu An, Liu An hurriedly sat down, Liu Che pretended to be mysterious and said with a smile: "King of Huainan knows what I want to use your money for?"
Liu An's heart was bleeding, and he thought about what he could use it for. In one sentence, he lost 5000 million yuan, which was like pulling out the feathers of the iron cock.
Liu Che said: "Since Marquis Bowang returned from the Western Regions, I have obtained the black iron I dreamed of, and I have handed it over to the craftsman to make weapons. I want all the soldiers of the Han army to hold what the King of the Huns can use. Precious sword, the king of Huainan knows that this kind of precious sword can cut iron like mud, and cut off the heads of Huns and traitors, just like peeling melons."
After hearing this sentence, King Huainan couldn't help shrinking his neck, feeling as if a gust of cold wind was blowing past his neck, and his back felt chilly.
Looking at his expression, Liu Che naturally knew that it worked, and said with a smile, "I'm going to spend your money on this... Also, King Huainan said well, face and heart always complement each other. There is a way to turn face into money, into lizi."
Liu Che stood up while speaking, Huainan King Liu An also quickly stood up and followed Liu Che. Ying Zheng had no choice but to stand up too, but when he stood up, he still felt a little swollen behind him, that kind of being swollen. The feeling of swelling after being fully developed does not seem to disappear, as long as you move it lightly, even with the back acupuncture point, you can feel the aftertaste of the familiar pleasure.
When Wei Qing, Huo Qubing and Li Guang saw Liu Che stand up, they immediately guarded him with their swords. Liu An looked at this posture, a parachutist Li Guang was enough, but there were General Wei Qing and Langguan Huo Qubing.
Huainan Wang thought to himself, because Li Guang has been out of power all year round, he can't be a pioneer, so others have made him a marquis and worshiped general. He still has no marquis, but in terms of seniority, Li Guang is much older than Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, Therefore, if you want to make Li Guang have a different heart, you must grasp the fact of being a Marquis, and find someone to gossip to divide Li Guang's loyalty.
As for Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, Liu An had already had a plan in mind, and he couldn't help but secretly feel a little proud.
The most troublesome thing is this Long Luhou named Chen Yu. He is not only Long Luhou, but also the prime minister of the three princes. Liu An has been in the court for so many years, and his hair has turned white, but he has never heard of it. Who is tight? In such a few days, he can transform himself into a marquis and a prime minister, which is unprecedented.
Hearing these two sentences from Ying Zheng today, I immediately felt that this character is not easy to mess with. He already has such a good mouth. I don't know what he can do if he really does something.
Liu An thought about taking back, thinking that if he could bring Ying Zheng back to his sect, wouldn't it be a big deal?
It's just that Liu An didn't know that Ying Zheng took a fancy to someone like King Huainan who had rebelled for more than ten years and hadn't dared to do anything.
As Liu Che walked, he said, "I've been thinking about this for several years. Recently, the national treasury is empty, so I took this matter out and thought about it again, and I think it's very feasible."
Because it was a little far away from the bonfire, Liu Che's expression was not clear. Wei Qinghuo Qubing and Li Guang were all experienced military generals. The light was too dim, and each of them became more nervous. An accident can ensure immediate rescue.
Liu Che said: "I want to sell an official to sell a noble. The first-level price of a noble is 17. There are eleven levels of noble titles. Whoever is willing to pay, regardless of status or status, can buy an official or a noble."
"This……"
As soon as Liu Che finished speaking, King Huainan's heart skipped a beat. When he opened his mouth, he met Liu Che's extremely cold eyes in the night, and immediately swallowed back the words in his mouth.
In fact, King Huainan disagreed with this point of view. After all, he was a prince. If he could sell his official status, what would the princes do?Even if they are low-level hooligans, as long as they have money and can afford the price, they can sell officials and ranks. When it is implemented, the title of princes and kings will be worthless. In this way, the real power of princes and kings will definitely gradually fade be stripped away.
But Liu An didn't dare to say it. After all, it takes courage to contradict the emperor face to face, especially because he just made a slip of the tongue and went to 5000 million. How dare he say a word now?
The King of Huainan didn't dare to say anything, Liu Che would be fine after he finished speaking, and he also got benefits from Liu An. Please say hello, the old man has traveled a long way and is resting in the tent, after you say hello, let's go back."
Liu An hesitated for a moment, and said, "How long is Your Majesty going to stay at the Wangjiang Pavilion? When will you enter the palace? My servant should also make preparations for the reception early."
Liu Che gave a "tsk" and said, "Well...maybe, I think the scenery here is pretty good, let's live here first, and the king of Huainan will know about it when the time comes."
"promise."
Liu An had no choice but to answer the call and go to pay his respects to the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother is an old bone. Although the carriages and horses are moving very slowly these days, they are still uncomfortable. Everyone is eating game around the campfire. Naturally, the Queen Mother will not go.
The maid came in and reported that Liu An, the king of Huainan, was here. The queen mother said: "It's so late, it's hard for the king of Huainan to come out to see you, please let him come in."
The Empress Dowager only knew that when the Empress Dowager was alive, she was quite optimistic about Liu An, the king of Huainan. The stepping stone that works well everywhere is humility, extreme humility.
The queen mother said: "I'm an old bone, I can't help tossing, but the mountains and rivers here are still very good."
Hearing what the Queen Mother said, Liu An's heart changed, and he suddenly came to pay attention. Liu Che was young and naturally able to withstand the troubles, but the Queen Mother is such an old bone, and has recently fallen seriously ill, it is impossible to allow Liu Che to mess around. For example, if Liu Che refused to go to the Huainan Palace and camped in the wilderness, the Queen Mother would definitely not be happy. As long as more Queen Dowagers could be recruited to go to the city, wouldn't Liu Che not go to the city?
Liu An immediately smiled and said: "Since the empress dowager feels uncomfortable in the big tent, why not move to the palace of the humble minister, and have prepared a banquet and a soft couch, waiting for the empress dowager and the emperor to drive. Although the Wangjiang Pavilion is beautiful, it is beautiful. , but only the scenery is beautiful, if you stay here overnight, you will inevitably be contaminated with damp and cold air, which is extremely bad for your body."
The queen mother was naturally a little moved when she heard this, and sighed: "You don't know, the emperor's ambition is wild, you can't do it if you don't follow him, you have to set up a camp in the barren mountains and live a life in a military camp, saying that this is called being close to the soldiers. .”
Liu An quickly apologized, pretending to understand, but in fact, he was nothing more than blaming the queen mother, and said with a smile: "The emperor is young now, and it is time for him to be full of energy. The empress dowager and the humble ministers are already old, so I don't understand what they are thinking. , Let alone the emperor, even dogs are like this, they don’t understand us as elders at all, just let our own temper play, alas, no, no.”
The Queen Mother seemed to have found a chattering bosom friend, and said: "What you said is extremely reasonable, but it's not okay to ignore it. When you want to control it in the future, you won't be able to control it."
She said, and said: "That's it. Huainan King will go back today. When the sky is bright, I will let the emperor go into the city together and go to the Huainan King's palace to sit."
"Yes, yes." Liu An hurriedly knelt down to thank him, and said, "Then... the old minister will wait quietly for the empress dowager and the emperor."
Liu An withdrew and went straight out of the camp. Liu Qian was still in the carriage waiting to be summoned, but when he saw his father and king had come out, he hurriedly helped King Huainan into the carriage and said, "Father, how are you doing?" !"
Liu An said: "What's the matter, this emperor is really naughty!"
Seeing that Liu An's face was not right, Liu Qian was a little anxious, and said, "Father, what's the matter? Why didn't the emperor call his son in? Also, these special products and drinks didn't move in, this..."
Liu An waved his hand, stopped Liu Qian from talking, and said in a deep voice, "Hmph, this Liu Che is very clever. The food he eats is wild game brought by his trusted general, and the food he drinks is brought from the palace. Delicious wine, if you don’t enter the city, you will set up an army-style camp in the wild, and even when this king is speaking, there will be three generals standing with their swords on their shoulders, it’s extremely scary, everything is well prepared.”
When Liu Qian heard this, he was dumbfounded, and said: "This...what a good way to do this! The gang of dare-to-die men that my son found will be useless!"
Seeing that Liu Qian was in a hurry, Liu An smiled and said, "You! You are so irritable. If you are as smart as your sister, you won't have to worry about being a father!"
"I always talk about my sister, she is not a man, so what's the use of being smart?"
Liu An sighed and said, "That's why this king has always been so biased towards you, but you really don't live up to it. Although Liu Che has been prepared for a long time, you don't want to change?"
Liu Qianxi said: "Father must have a solution?"
Liu An nodded, sneered, and said in a low voice, "This is not a problem for this king... I met three generals beside Liu Che today, a general Wei Qing, a parachutist Li Guang, and A popular person in front of the emperor, the young Lang Guan Huo Qubing."
Liu Qiandao: "My son asked a little bit. It is said that these three people are all great. One is enough, and the three of them will escort them together. What should I do?"
"Hmph, it's natural that we're separated." Liu An laughed and said, "The parachutist Li Guang has long been famous in the army, but his luck was bad and he didn't fight the forwards very much. Don't be made a marquis. Everyone who came to the barracks later than Li Guang was made a marquis, and Wei Qing, the younger generation, has even become a general, while Li Guang is still a naked man."
"My son knows!" Liu Qian said with a smile: "Li Guang seems to be the most divided. As long as people gossip and his father gives him some sweetness, Li Guang will definitely turn a blind eye."
Liu An nodded with a smile, with a teachable expression, and said: "The other two people, in my king's opinion, can be divorced together."
Liu Qian said: "Use my sister's method?"
Liu An naturally knew that the method Liu Qian mentioned was a beauty trick thought up by Liu Ling. Liu Ling had always been eloquent and beautiful, and he was considered a rich and famous lady no matter where he was.
Liu Andao: "This time we not only need your sister, but also you."
"I?"
Liu An said: "Exactly, you don't know, this king went this time, and found some great things."
"What?" Liu Qian said anxiously, "Father, don't be a fool."
Liu An said with a strange smile: "Then Wei Qing should be Huo Qubing's uncle, but what did you see? I saw Huo Qubing throw off Wei Qing's hand as if he had been scalded. My son, you are also walking among the flowers People, don’t you understand this?”
Liu Qian suddenly laughed strangely, and said, "Son, I really never thought about it. This uncle and nephew are also getting involved? If the emperor finds out, it will be really exciting."
Liu An said: "That's why I said, this time not only let your sister go, but you also go!"
Liu Qian was still laughing just now, but after hearing this sentence, he couldn't laugh anymore. Because of the matter of wooing Tian Fu, Liu An asked himself to do that kind of business with Tian Fu, and then it was nothing. Liu Qian became the prince of Huainan It's been a long time, and he has always been willful, and he doesn't want to wrong himself for Liu An's big plan.
Seeing his reluctance, Liu An said, "This Wei Qing can be regarded as a good-looking talent. His sister Wei Zifu has already become the mother of the country. If she is not beautiful, how can Liu Che spoil her so much? I see Wei Qing too. Yes, his eyes are sharp, his figure is tall and straight, and his heroism is really great, if you can win him over to me, don't we worry about not being able to make a big deal?"
That's all Liu An said, and suddenly snorted coldly, and said: "Don't be silent, what you and Dong Yan did back then was settled by your father, and Wei Qing's appearance is no worse than that white-faced Dong Yan... The matter is settled like this, I will invite Wei Qing to the palace for a drink another day, I am afraid that you will make a mistake by yourself, so I should ask your sister to come with you, and I must win Wei Qing over, absolutely!"
Liu Qian didn't dare to say anything, so he nodded in response.
Liu Che waited for Huainan King Liu An to leave, thinking that he would continue to finish the matter with Ying Zheng, but then he heard that the Queen Mother was looking for him.
Liu Che didn't know why the Queen Mother suddenly came to him. It is supposed that at this time, the Queen Mother should have a rest, after all, she was tired all the way.
Liu Che met the Queen Mother and said hello to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother said straight to the point: "Your Majesty, I have already promised Huainan King. We will go into the city early tomorrow morning and rest in the palace."
Liu Che thumped in his heart. He forgot this point just now. It must be that the King of Huainan was speaking cleverly to the Empress Dowager, making the Empress Dowager think that the palace of the King of Huainan is so good.
Liu Che thought so in his heart, but there was no trace on his face, and he smiled and said: "Mom, I haven't finished enjoying the scenery of Wangjiang Pavilion. Tomorrow my son wants to take my mother up the mountain to have a look. I heard that the fish in the water are very delicious. How about letting Li Guang and the others catch fish for you to eat?"
The Queen Mother frowned and said, "Whatever you want in this palace, why did you let the general who fought the battle fish for the emperor? It's too trivial to make a fuss."
Liu Che wanted to hold back the Queen Mother and not allow her to enter the palace. If she entered the Huainan Palace, wouldn't it be the same as a sheep entering a tiger's mouth.
Liu Che said with a smile: "Mother, this Wangjiang Pavilion must be visited, otherwise it is a waste of time to come to Huainan. If you go to the city tomorrow, you have to come back another day. This is a waste of time. It is better to visit the mountains and rivers tomorrow. After we have had enough fun, we will go to the Huainan Palace to rest and rectify."
The queen mother also made sense, and she didn't want to go to war with Liu Che again over such a trivial matter. After all, the queen mother's body was not as good as before.
Liu Che said that he moved the queen mother and asked the queen mother to have a good rest, so he withdrew.
Liu Che couldn't find Ying Zheng's shadow beside the bonfire, only saw Wei Qing sitting there, walked over immediately, and said, "Did you see Marquis Long Lu?"
Wei Qing quickly stood up and saluted, and said, "Long Luhou...just now we were with Qu Bing, it seems that we went to drink in the tent."
As soon as Liu Che heard that Ying Zheng and Huo Qubing were together, he immediately felt a sour taste spread in his heart, and instantly felt unhappy. Although he valued Huo Qubing very much, he didn't like Ying Zheng and Huo Qubing staying together.
Liu Che couldn't bear to look for Ying Zheng, so he had to sit by the bonfire and pretend to be deep, eating game and drinking to relieve boredom. Liu Che felt bored, and when he looked up, he saw Wei Qing sitting not far away, as if he was also pretending to be deep, and My own feeling of "bleakness" is really very similar.
Liu Che called Wei Qing to him and asked Wei Qing to sit opposite him. There was a small table between the two of them. It happened that Liu Che was going to tell Wei Qing about his future war plan.
Liu Che said: "It's been a while since you returned to the capital. I originally thought that after you came back, you would make some adjustments and send you out immediately. When the Huns were unable to fight back, they would be caught off guard... However, because of Tweet's As for the matter, attacking the Xiongnu will be delayed, and I have thought about it, if the country cannot be stable, I will not worry about putting the big power on dealing with the Xiongnu."
"I will understand."
Liu Che lowered his voice, and said: "This time I have thought for a long time, after returning to Beijing, you will set off with soldiers and horses to help me attack the camp of the Xiongnu Zuoxian King, and let me... break his lair! "
When Wei Qing heard this, his blood boiled in his heart, and he said immediately: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust, I will not disgrace my life!"
"Don't worry." Liu Che laughed and said, "Wei Qing, this time is not an easy job, it's a hard job... There are 20 people in the Xiongnu Zuoxian King's camp, but I... can only give you [-]." Soldiers and horses."
"Thirty thousand..."
Wei Qing sighed softly. After all, 20 is against [-]. There is indeed a big gap between the numbers.
Liu Che nodded and said: "I will send other troops to protect you. You go to the camp of King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu and drive the Xiongnu soldiers to Shuofang. I order Su Jian's defenders to surround the Xiongnu together. Then they will be unable to escape anywhere." gone."
Wei Qing pondered for a while, and then said: "What your Majesty said is indeed a good idea. Shuofang's 20 defenders, plus the [-] troops His Majesty gave to the humble general, will have no problem dealing with the Huns."
Liu Che said with a smile: "I knew you would say that, Wei Qing, you can choose my soldiers and horses as you please, use the one you are most comfortable with, as long as it can defeat the Huns, you can choose anything."
Wei Qing said: "The humble general just has three things to ask His Majesty."
"You said."
Wei Qing said: "Your Majesty ordered the craftsman to make a sword that will be released soon. I implore Your Majesty to give this opportunity to try the sword."
Liu Che smiled and waved his hands and said, "Sure, I will give it to you if you don't tell me."
Wei Qing said again: "The second is to ask Your Majesty to equip the army with the best horses. This kind of horses need to be fed with corn that people eat."
Liu Che laughed and said, "Horses eat people's food, Wei Qing, you really love horses like your life, okay, sure."
Wei Qing paused for a moment, then said: "General, I implore Your Majesty to use a man named Zhao Xin."
"Xin Zhao?" Liu Che thought for a while, and seemed to think that other than this name, he had never heard of such a number one person.
Wei Qing said: "Zhao Xin is a captive army who surrendered. He was originally a Hun. His family was killed by the military minister Shan Yu, so he joined the Han army."
Liu Che frowned and said, "Is this kind of person usable?"
Wei Qing said: "He is familiar with the various strategies and tactics of the Huns, and he has paid a lot of attention to the humble general. The humble general thought that if His Majesty can reuse this kind of surrender, more people will feel the kindness of the Han Dynasty. And return."
Liu Che nodded, and said, "Okay, I'll just listen to what you said. Xin Zhao will follow you and be promoted. It's just..."
Liu Che paused, and sighed: "Wei Qing, you are too good-hearted. Now that you are a general, you should show some majesty of a general. If you want your soldiers to feel majestic, you have to You know, a person can defect and seek refuge, and maybe one day he may defect back.”
"The humble general understands that the humble general must pay more attention to Xin Zhao."
"Well, that's enough, that's all for now."
Liu Che stood up, dusted off his clothes, and said, "The rest are going back to the palace, you come to Xuanshi Pavilion, I will tell you again, just to make you prepare."
"promise."
Liu Che asked the waiter what time it was, and the waiter soon came to report. Before he knew it, Liu Che and Wei Qing had been talking for an hour.
Liu Che frowned. It has been an hour, and there is still no sign of Ying Zheng and Huo Qubing. Ying Zheng is much older than Huo Qubing, and Huo Qubing is very active. I don't know what these two people have to say, but they can say so long.
Liu Che wandered around the camp for a couple of times, but in the end he pulled his face down and summoned a servant, saying, "Go, bring Huo Qubing to me."
The servant responded quickly, and came back very quickly, but with some hesitation, he said, "Your Majesty..."
"Where's Huo Qubing?"
The servant's forehead was sweating a little, and he said bravely: "Your Majesty... Lang Guan Huo Qubing... He, he seems to have drunk a lot of wine, and he fell asleep and couldn't wake up."
"Fell asleep?"
Liu Che's forehead twitched twice, Wei Qing quickly knelt down when he heard this, and said, "Your Majesty, the humble general did not teach you how to get sick and drunk, please punish the humble general..."
"Forget it." Liu Che waved his hand. To be honest, if Huo Qubing was punished, he would not be willing to bear it. The general he was trained with great difficulty was really raised all the way, so how could he be willing to beat or scold him.
Besides, in fact, Liu Che's mind is not on this, he said: "Forget it, it's not before the battle, I am traveling in the mountains and rivers, and Qubing's child is a bit more temperamental, so let him go to sleep... Where's the prime minister? I heard that the prime minister and Qu Bing were drinking, wouldn't they be drunk too?"
"This..." The servant hesitated again, and continued to bite the bullet: "The emperor is wise."
Liu Che's forehead twitched, and he said, "What is Zhen Yingming?"
The servant said: "The emperor is wise, the prime minister... is indeed drunk."
Immediately, Liu Che jumped with "Peng Peng" on his forehead again, and strode towards Ying Zheng's tent.
The servant raised the curtain, and sure enough, he saw Ying Zheng and Huo Qubing lying on the couch with their clothes on. Huo Qubing's sleeping position was very unrefined, with one hand still on Ying Zheng's waist.
When Liu Che saw it, he immediately had the urge to go forward and pick up Huo Qubing, but he naturally couldn't do such a thing, Wei Qing, who was next to him, walked over and hugged Huo Qubing.
Huo Qubing looks tough, although he is only 14 years old, but his stature has already grown, but Wei Qing seems to be able to hug him without any effort, and said to Liu Che: "The humble general will take Qubing and retreat first."
"En." Liu Che gave a very deep hum, as if he heard it, Wei Qing immediately left the tent with Huo Qubing in his arms.
When the two left, Liu Che waved everyone to retreat, leaving only Ying Zheng and himself in the camp.
Liu Che stood at the door and stared at Ying Zheng for a while. The man seemed to be asleep, and he was sleeping peacefully. He didn't wake up after all the people came in and moved Huo Qubing away just now.
After Liu Che had seen enough, he walked over and sat on the edge of the bed.
He could smell the aroma of wine, Ying Zheng's face was slightly stained red, he must have drunk a lot of wine, Liu Che thought again, he didn't know what topic Ying Zheng and Huo Qubing had in common, they could drink so much wine.
Liu Che stretched out his hand out of nowhere, and gently attached it to Ying Zheng's cheek. As expected, his hand was slightly hot. The smooth but not greasy feeling made Liu Che lose his mind for a while.
Liu Che's hand caressed Ying Zheng's forehead, cheeks, and neck uncontrollably, until Ying Zheng was made uncomfortable, and Liu Che said "um", then Liu Che withdrew his hand.
Liu Che sat by the bed for a while, sighed, unbuttoned his collar for him, let Ying Zheng breathe more freely, covered him with a quilt, and then got up and left.
In fact, Ying Zheng was not drunk. In this kind of fiefdom, he might face danger at any time. How could a thoughtful person like Ying Zheng get drunk?
Huo Qubing was also not drunk. No matter how heartless Huo Qubing was, he would have been a military general for his entire life. He naturally knew the dangers of Liu Che's tour of Huainan, and he was worried all the way. He wished he could sleep with his sword at hand. Son, how could it be so ridiculously drunk.
In fact, Ying Zheng and Huo Qubing just happened to have a collision in their minds, and they both didn't want to see someone. Naturally, Ying Zheng didn't want to see Liu Che, and Huo Qubing was embarrassed by Wei Qing, so he simply pretended to be drunk.
When Liu Che was sitting beside him, gently stroking his cheek, Ying Zheng's heart skipped a beat, thinking that Liu Che wouldn't touch his hands, but the man just gently stroked him very gently, followed by the sound of a sigh, giving He unbuttoned his collar, covered himself with the quilt, and opened the curtain of the tent, followed by the sound of footsteps fading away.
Ying Zheng waited for Liu Che to go out for a while, then slowly opened his eyes, turned over, turned his back to the outside, and fell asleep facing inward.
Ying Zheng felt that although he could know Liu Che's plan to dispatch troops, although he could guess Liu Che's plan to cut down the feudal clan, and although he could guess Liu Che's plan to govern the country, there was one thing that he would never guess, that was Liu Che's thinking about himself. Uncertain attitude, always complicated so that Ying Zheng can't understand...
When Huo Qubing was hugged by Wei Qing, his heart almost jumped out of his throat. After all, Wei Qing is a person who doesn't want to say a lot of things. I know I'm pretending to be asleep.
Wei Qing carried him into his tent, took off his coat, and covered him with a quilt. Huo Qubing's heart beat violently, and he suddenly remembered what happened in the tent that day. Somewhat unnatural.
He didn't open his eyes, and still pretended to be asleep. As soon as he touched the bed, he immediately turned over and rolled to the innermost side of the bed.
Wei Qing looked at the distance between Huo Qubing and himself, just narrowed his eyes, turned around and left without saying a word.
Wei Qing heard the sound of the curtain, and immediately sat up suddenly, there was no light in the tent, it was pitch black, and Wei Qing had long since disappeared.
Waking up early the next morning, Liu Che asked everyone to prepare, and immediately got ready to go sightseeing.
Huainan King Liu An had hoped that the Empress Dowager would persuade Liu Che, and waited for them to enter the palace early in the morning, but the soldiers guarding the city gate replied that there was no sign of Yu Jia at all. Shadow, sent someone to inquire and found out that Liu Che and his party were playing near the Wangjiang Pavilion and had no plans to enter the city.
Liu Che stood by the water. Although the weather was already warm, he could still feel a cool breeze from the water.
The fishermen near Li Guangguan borrowed fishing tools and a bamboo raft, and personally took the soldiers to the water to fish for Liu Che to eat.
Liu Che stood on the shore with his hips crossed, watching a group of big and rough soldiers fishing on small bamboo rafts, and Li Guangda's shouts came over, which seemed to be a special scene, and this scene was not very common.
Liu Che asked people to put down the table and set up a low couch beside him, and Wei Qing set up a bonfire again, ready to grill and eat when General Li Guang came up with fish.
Liu Che asked everyone to sit down and said with a smile, "I haven't experienced such a leisurely life for many years."
Everyone sat down, Liu Che raised his eyelids to see Ying Zheng, then looked at Huo Qubing, pretended not to care and said with a smile: "I heard that the prime minister and Qubing had a good talk yesterday, and they were drunk, so I don't know what to do." What is so interesting, tell me?"
Huo Qubing felt a "thump" in his heart, they were talking about the past, how could they tell Liu Che, Huo Qubing thought that Liu Che knew a thing or two about himself and Ying Zheng, that's why Liu Che was probing.
But after a few glances at Liu Che's face, it seemed that this was not the case.
Wei Qing hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Qu Bing is still young, so he must have been reckless..."
"Hey, I'm not going to punish him."
Liu Che smiled, turned to look at Ying Zheng, and said, "Is that right, Prime Minister?"
Ying Zheng's face was very calm, and he didn't panic. Instead, he smiled and said, "Although Qu Bing is young, he has the air of a general. After a few cups, I hope His Majesty will not blame you."
Liu Che listened to Ying Zheng's mouthful of "to get rid of the disease", the sour bubbles in his heart immediately swelled and fermented, and they pressed against his chest.
Liu Che said with a smile: "Prince Huainan, the scenery here is really good, I can't even linger here."
King Huainan said with a smile: "Thanks to the emperor, you don't dislike it. You might as well stay here for a little longer. The servant has already prepared a banquet in the palace and is waiting for the emperor to drive you. I didn't expect the emperor to rest here at the Wangjiang Pavilion." , The minister rushed over in a hurry, but failed to bring the banquet, so he brought some specialties and wine, do you want to taste it, Your Majesty?"
Liu Che waved his hand and said, "I ate it just now, let's try it next time."
After Liu Che finished speaking, he looked at King Huainan with a smile for a while, and said, "I can praise your Huainan so much that there is no heaven and earth. King Huainan, why don't you praise me? You are the best among the princes and kings. "
Liu An thought for a while, then smiled and said: "Your Majesty is a very promising king, no matter how good my humble minister's literary talent is, it cannot be enough to describe His Majesty's majesty, let's just talk about the fact that General Wei Qing defeated Heshuo , It shows His Majesty's strategy of respecting the king and fighting the barbarians."
Listening to this, Liu Che couldn't help sneering in his heart, feeling that Huainan King's horses were better than anyone else.
It's just that Liu Che heard Huainan King Liu An say again: "However... Your Majesty, I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not."
Liu Che said: "You are my elder, and you have talked about it, can I not let you talk about it? Tell me."
Liu An was teased by Liu Che for a while, and he was a little out of breath, but he quickly recovered his calm, and said with a smile: "Although it is a great move to attack the Huns, it is just that it is not easy to attack the Huns. I heard that because of the years of wars, the national treasury has become much more empty than before. This time, the Heshuo victory, the Xiongnu people like Dingxiang, Shangjun, and Daijun crazily swept up and looted for revenge. Your Majesty...Your Majesty must not For the sake of face, I lost my face."
"Okay."
After hearing what he said, Liu Che was not angry. Instead, he laughed loudly and said, "King Huainan, what is face? In the eyes of the princes and kings, the reason to attack the Xiongnu is because of face? I really have a lot of face."
Liu An was a little nervous for a while, and hurriedly said: "My humble minister made a slip of the tongue, capital punishment, death penalty."
Liu Che didn't talk to him anymore, but turned to Ying Zheng and said, "Let me tell you, the prime minister, what is face?"
Ying Zheng glanced at Liu An and said with a smile: "Since the emperor asked the humble minister to speak, the humble minister will speak up... What is face, the title of King Huainan is face, the title of princes and princes is face, what is lizi, just like Huainan As the king said, the money in the treasury is the li, but the lives and deaths of the people are even more li.”
"Well said."
Ying Zheng only said a few words, but Liu Che won Liu Che's heart. Liu Che turned his head to look at King Huainan again. few words.
Whether the emperor's previous actions of tweeting favor, withdrawing military power, or even visiting Huainan now, they were all actions aimed at cutting down the feudal clan.
Liu An, the king of Huainan, has read poetry and books, and he is conceited to learn classics and theories. It is impossible not to understand these, so when Ying Zheng said these words, his heart was always "thumping", and the most feared thing in his heart was about to come.
Looking at Liu Che's face, he said half jokingly, half seriously: "King Huainan, I didn't mean that many of you princes and kings are my uncles and uncles, but you don't know how to share my worries at all. It’s hard to beat the Xiongnu for years, but what have you uncles and uncles done? Do you look at me as a joke? Do you know that all the big and small businesses in the capital have spontaneously started donating money to the treasury? Look at these merchants, and then look at them. Look at you people who eat salaries, I am ashamed for you, it is really an embarrassment to the princes and kings."
After hearing Liu Che's words, King Huainan calmed down a bit at first. It seemed that Liu Che didn't really want to cut his feudal position right now, but the more he listened to the moon, he felt that something was wrong, and finally realized that his few words were rejected. Liu Che was tricked into it. Liu Che was clearly asking himself for money, and he had already talked about this, so it would be okay if he didn't give it.
The King of Huainan nodded his head, said yes again and again, and said: "In fact, I have already planned it, but I haven't received the imperial edict from the emperor, so I dare not act rashly..."
Liu Che immediately softened a lot, and said with a smile: "I also think that the king of Huainan is not a fussy person who puts money in the eye and does not think about the country's interests. King Huainan, how much do you want to donate? You are among the princes and kings. You are the most famous, and you are the number one vote, so you can't let the people behind you see the joke."
King Huainan stretched out his finger and wanted to sign a "one", but seeing Liu Che's face seemed unhappy, he quickly stretched out his other hand and gestured a "five".
Ying Zheng sneered and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the emperor, the king of Huainan is not only talented, but also unmatched in his loyalty to the country. The king of Huainan wants to donate 5000 to [-] million."
When Huainan Wang Liu An heard "5000", he immediately turned from kneeling to sitting on his back, as if he couldn't bear the blow, his old face was extremely pale, illuminated by the bright and dim bonfire.
Liu Che almost laughed when he heard that, but he still stopped laughing, coughed, and said, "Ten to fifty million, okay, King Huainan really didn't let me praise you in vain, at least it's a bit lacking, but it's a good one." At first, don't worry, King Huainan, your money will definitely be used wisely..."
Liu Che spoke, paused, and waved to Liu An, Liu An hurriedly sat down, Liu Che pretended to be mysterious and said with a smile: "King of Huainan knows what I want to use your money for?"
Liu An's heart was bleeding, and he thought about what he could use it for. In one sentence, he lost 5000 million yuan, which was like pulling out the feathers of the iron cock.
Liu Che said: "Since Marquis Bowang returned from the Western Regions, I have obtained the black iron I dreamed of, and I have handed it over to the craftsman to make weapons. I want all the soldiers of the Han army to hold what the King of the Huns can use. Precious sword, the king of Huainan knows that this kind of precious sword can cut iron like mud, and cut off the heads of Huns and traitors, just like peeling melons."
After hearing this sentence, King Huainan couldn't help shrinking his neck, feeling as if a gust of cold wind was blowing past his neck, and his back felt chilly.
Looking at his expression, Liu Che naturally knew that it worked, and said with a smile, "I'm going to spend your money on this... Also, King Huainan said well, face and heart always complement each other. There is a way to turn face into money, into lizi."
Liu Che stood up while speaking, Huainan King Liu An also quickly stood up and followed Liu Che. Ying Zheng had no choice but to stand up too, but when he stood up, he still felt a little swollen behind him, that kind of being swollen. The feeling of swelling after being fully developed does not seem to disappear, as long as you move it lightly, even with the back acupuncture point, you can feel the aftertaste of the familiar pleasure.
When Wei Qing, Huo Qubing and Li Guang saw Liu Che stand up, they immediately guarded him with their swords. Liu An looked at this posture, a parachutist Li Guang was enough, but there were General Wei Qing and Langguan Huo Qubing.
Huainan Wang thought to himself, because Li Guang has been out of power all year round, he can't be a pioneer, so others have made him a marquis and worshiped general. He still has no marquis, but in terms of seniority, Li Guang is much older than Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, Therefore, if you want to make Li Guang have a different heart, you must grasp the fact of being a Marquis, and find someone to gossip to divide Li Guang's loyalty.
As for Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, Liu An had already had a plan in mind, and he couldn't help but secretly feel a little proud.
The most troublesome thing is this Long Luhou named Chen Yu. He is not only Long Luhou, but also the prime minister of the three princes. Liu An has been in the court for so many years, and his hair has turned white, but he has never heard of it. Who is tight? In such a few days, he can transform himself into a marquis and a prime minister, which is unprecedented.
Hearing these two sentences from Ying Zheng today, I immediately felt that this character is not easy to mess with. He already has such a good mouth. I don't know what he can do if he really does something.
Liu An thought about taking back, thinking that if he could bring Ying Zheng back to his sect, wouldn't it be a big deal?
It's just that Liu An didn't know that Ying Zheng took a fancy to someone like King Huainan who had rebelled for more than ten years and hadn't dared to do anything.
As Liu Che walked, he said, "I've been thinking about this for several years. Recently, the national treasury is empty, so I took this matter out and thought about it again, and I think it's very feasible."
Because it was a little far away from the bonfire, Liu Che's expression was not clear. Wei Qinghuo Qubing and Li Guang were all experienced military generals. The light was too dim, and each of them became more nervous. An accident can ensure immediate rescue.
Liu Che said: "I want to sell an official to sell a noble. The first-level price of a noble is 17. There are eleven levels of noble titles. Whoever is willing to pay, regardless of status or status, can buy an official or a noble."
"This……"
As soon as Liu Che finished speaking, King Huainan's heart skipped a beat. When he opened his mouth, he met Liu Che's extremely cold eyes in the night, and immediately swallowed back the words in his mouth.
In fact, King Huainan disagreed with this point of view. After all, he was a prince. If he could sell his official status, what would the princes do?Even if they are low-level hooligans, as long as they have money and can afford the price, they can sell officials and ranks. When it is implemented, the title of princes and kings will be worthless. In this way, the real power of princes and kings will definitely gradually fade be stripped away.
But Liu An didn't dare to say it. After all, it takes courage to contradict the emperor face to face, especially because he just made a slip of the tongue and went to 5000 million. How dare he say a word now?
The King of Huainan didn't dare to say anything, Liu Che would be fine after he finished speaking, and he also got benefits from Liu An. Please say hello, the old man has traveled a long way and is resting in the tent, after you say hello, let's go back."
Liu An hesitated for a moment, and said, "How long is Your Majesty going to stay at the Wangjiang Pavilion? When will you enter the palace? My servant should also make preparations for the reception early."
Liu Che gave a "tsk" and said, "Well...maybe, I think the scenery here is pretty good, let's live here first, and the king of Huainan will know about it when the time comes."
"promise."
Liu An had no choice but to answer the call and go to pay his respects to the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother is an old bone. Although the carriages and horses are moving very slowly these days, they are still uncomfortable. Everyone is eating game around the campfire. Naturally, the Queen Mother will not go.
The maid came in and reported that Liu An, the king of Huainan, was here. The queen mother said: "It's so late, it's hard for the king of Huainan to come out to see you, please let him come in."
The Empress Dowager only knew that when the Empress Dowager was alive, she was quite optimistic about Liu An, the king of Huainan. The stepping stone that works well everywhere is humility, extreme humility.
The queen mother said: "I'm an old bone, I can't help tossing, but the mountains and rivers here are still very good."
Hearing what the Queen Mother said, Liu An's heart changed, and he suddenly came to pay attention. Liu Che was young and naturally able to withstand the troubles, but the Queen Mother is such an old bone, and has recently fallen seriously ill, it is impossible to allow Liu Che to mess around. For example, if Liu Che refused to go to the Huainan Palace and camped in the wilderness, the Queen Mother would definitely not be happy. As long as more Queen Dowagers could be recruited to go to the city, wouldn't Liu Che not go to the city?
Liu An immediately smiled and said: "Since the empress dowager feels uncomfortable in the big tent, why not move to the palace of the humble minister, and have prepared a banquet and a soft couch, waiting for the empress dowager and the emperor to drive. Although the Wangjiang Pavilion is beautiful, it is beautiful. , but only the scenery is beautiful, if you stay here overnight, you will inevitably be contaminated with damp and cold air, which is extremely bad for your body."
The queen mother was naturally a little moved when she heard this, and sighed: "You don't know, the emperor's ambition is wild, you can't do it if you don't follow him, you have to set up a camp in the barren mountains and live a life in a military camp, saying that this is called being close to the soldiers. .”
Liu An quickly apologized, pretending to understand, but in fact, he was nothing more than blaming the queen mother, and said with a smile: "The emperor is young now, and it is time for him to be full of energy. The empress dowager and the humble ministers are already old, so I don't understand what they are thinking. , Let alone the emperor, even dogs are like this, they don’t understand us as elders at all, just let our own temper play, alas, no, no.”
The Queen Mother seemed to have found a chattering bosom friend, and said: "What you said is extremely reasonable, but it's not okay to ignore it. When you want to control it in the future, you won't be able to control it."
She said, and said: "That's it. Huainan King will go back today. When the sky is bright, I will let the emperor go into the city together and go to the Huainan King's palace to sit."
"Yes, yes." Liu An hurriedly knelt down to thank him, and said, "Then... the old minister will wait quietly for the empress dowager and the emperor."
Liu An withdrew and went straight out of the camp. Liu Qian was still in the carriage waiting to be summoned, but when he saw his father and king had come out, he hurriedly helped King Huainan into the carriage and said, "Father, how are you doing?" !"
Liu An said: "What's the matter, this emperor is really naughty!"
Seeing that Liu An's face was not right, Liu Qian was a little anxious, and said, "Father, what's the matter? Why didn't the emperor call his son in? Also, these special products and drinks didn't move in, this..."
Liu An waved his hand, stopped Liu Qian from talking, and said in a deep voice, "Hmph, this Liu Che is very clever. The food he eats is wild game brought by his trusted general, and the food he drinks is brought from the palace. Delicious wine, if you don’t enter the city, you will set up an army-style camp in the wild, and even when this king is speaking, there will be three generals standing with their swords on their shoulders, it’s extremely scary, everything is well prepared.”
When Liu Qian heard this, he was dumbfounded, and said: "This...what a good way to do this! The gang of dare-to-die men that my son found will be useless!"
Seeing that Liu Qian was in a hurry, Liu An smiled and said, "You! You are so irritable. If you are as smart as your sister, you won't have to worry about being a father!"
"I always talk about my sister, she is not a man, so what's the use of being smart?"
Liu An sighed and said, "That's why this king has always been so biased towards you, but you really don't live up to it. Although Liu Che has been prepared for a long time, you don't want to change?"
Liu Qianxi said: "Father must have a solution?"
Liu An nodded, sneered, and said in a low voice, "This is not a problem for this king... I met three generals beside Liu Che today, a general Wei Qing, a parachutist Li Guang, and A popular person in front of the emperor, the young Lang Guan Huo Qubing."
Liu Qiandao: "My son asked a little bit. It is said that these three people are all great. One is enough, and the three of them will escort them together. What should I do?"
"Hmph, it's natural that we're separated." Liu An laughed and said, "The parachutist Li Guang has long been famous in the army, but his luck was bad and he didn't fight the forwards very much. Don't be made a marquis. Everyone who came to the barracks later than Li Guang was made a marquis, and Wei Qing, the younger generation, has even become a general, while Li Guang is still a naked man."
"My son knows!" Liu Qian said with a smile: "Li Guang seems to be the most divided. As long as people gossip and his father gives him some sweetness, Li Guang will definitely turn a blind eye."
Liu An nodded with a smile, with a teachable expression, and said: "The other two people, in my king's opinion, can be divorced together."
Liu Qian said: "Use my sister's method?"
Liu An naturally knew that the method Liu Qian mentioned was a beauty trick thought up by Liu Ling. Liu Ling had always been eloquent and beautiful, and he was considered a rich and famous lady no matter where he was.
Liu Andao: "This time we not only need your sister, but also you."
"I?"
Liu An said: "Exactly, you don't know, this king went this time, and found some great things."
"What?" Liu Qian said anxiously, "Father, don't be a fool."
Liu An said with a strange smile: "Then Wei Qing should be Huo Qubing's uncle, but what did you see? I saw Huo Qubing throw off Wei Qing's hand as if he had been scalded. My son, you are also walking among the flowers People, don’t you understand this?”
Liu Qian suddenly laughed strangely, and said, "Son, I really never thought about it. This uncle and nephew are also getting involved? If the emperor finds out, it will be really exciting."
Liu An said: "That's why I said, this time not only let your sister go, but you also go!"
Liu Qian was still laughing just now, but after hearing this sentence, he couldn't laugh anymore. Because of the matter of wooing Tian Fu, Liu An asked himself to do that kind of business with Tian Fu, and then it was nothing. Liu Qian became the prince of Huainan It's been a long time, and he has always been willful, and he doesn't want to wrong himself for Liu An's big plan.
Seeing his reluctance, Liu An said, "This Wei Qing can be regarded as a good-looking talent. His sister Wei Zifu has already become the mother of the country. If she is not beautiful, how can Liu Che spoil her so much? I see Wei Qing too. Yes, his eyes are sharp, his figure is tall and straight, and his heroism is really great, if you can win him over to me, don't we worry about not being able to make a big deal?"
That's all Liu An said, and suddenly snorted coldly, and said: "Don't be silent, what you and Dong Yan did back then was settled by your father, and Wei Qing's appearance is no worse than that white-faced Dong Yan... The matter is settled like this, I will invite Wei Qing to the palace for a drink another day, I am afraid that you will make a mistake by yourself, so I should ask your sister to come with you, and I must win Wei Qing over, absolutely!"
Liu Qian didn't dare to say anything, so he nodded in response.
Liu Che waited for Huainan King Liu An to leave, thinking that he would continue to finish the matter with Ying Zheng, but then he heard that the Queen Mother was looking for him.
Liu Che didn't know why the Queen Mother suddenly came to him. It is supposed that at this time, the Queen Mother should have a rest, after all, she was tired all the way.
Liu Che met the Queen Mother and said hello to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother said straight to the point: "Your Majesty, I have already promised Huainan King. We will go into the city early tomorrow morning and rest in the palace."
Liu Che thumped in his heart. He forgot this point just now. It must be that the King of Huainan was speaking cleverly to the Empress Dowager, making the Empress Dowager think that the palace of the King of Huainan is so good.
Liu Che thought so in his heart, but there was no trace on his face, and he smiled and said: "Mom, I haven't finished enjoying the scenery of Wangjiang Pavilion. Tomorrow my son wants to take my mother up the mountain to have a look. I heard that the fish in the water are very delicious. How about letting Li Guang and the others catch fish for you to eat?"
The Queen Mother frowned and said, "Whatever you want in this palace, why did you let the general who fought the battle fish for the emperor? It's too trivial to make a fuss."
Liu Che wanted to hold back the Queen Mother and not allow her to enter the palace. If she entered the Huainan Palace, wouldn't it be the same as a sheep entering a tiger's mouth.
Liu Che said with a smile: "Mother, this Wangjiang Pavilion must be visited, otherwise it is a waste of time to come to Huainan. If you go to the city tomorrow, you have to come back another day. This is a waste of time. It is better to visit the mountains and rivers tomorrow. After we have had enough fun, we will go to the Huainan Palace to rest and rectify."
The queen mother also made sense, and she didn't want to go to war with Liu Che again over such a trivial matter. After all, the queen mother's body was not as good as before.
Liu Che said that he moved the queen mother and asked the queen mother to have a good rest, so he withdrew.
Liu Che couldn't find Ying Zheng's shadow beside the bonfire, only saw Wei Qing sitting there, walked over immediately, and said, "Did you see Marquis Long Lu?"
Wei Qing quickly stood up and saluted, and said, "Long Luhou...just now we were with Qu Bing, it seems that we went to drink in the tent."
As soon as Liu Che heard that Ying Zheng and Huo Qubing were together, he immediately felt a sour taste spread in his heart, and instantly felt unhappy. Although he valued Huo Qubing very much, he didn't like Ying Zheng and Huo Qubing staying together.
Liu Che couldn't bear to look for Ying Zheng, so he had to sit by the bonfire and pretend to be deep, eating game and drinking to relieve boredom. Liu Che felt bored, and when he looked up, he saw Wei Qing sitting not far away, as if he was also pretending to be deep, and My own feeling of "bleakness" is really very similar.
Liu Che called Wei Qing to him and asked Wei Qing to sit opposite him. There was a small table between the two of them. It happened that Liu Che was going to tell Wei Qing about his future war plan.
Liu Che said: "It's been a while since you returned to the capital. I originally thought that after you came back, you would make some adjustments and send you out immediately. When the Huns were unable to fight back, they would be caught off guard... However, because of Tweet's As for the matter, attacking the Xiongnu will be delayed, and I have thought about it, if the country cannot be stable, I will not worry about putting the big power on dealing with the Xiongnu."
"I will understand."
Liu Che lowered his voice, and said: "This time I have thought for a long time, after returning to Beijing, you will set off with soldiers and horses to help me attack the camp of the Xiongnu Zuoxian King, and let me... break his lair! "
When Wei Qing heard this, his blood boiled in his heart, and he said immediately: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust, I will not disgrace my life!"
"Don't worry." Liu Che laughed and said, "Wei Qing, this time is not an easy job, it's a hard job... There are 20 people in the Xiongnu Zuoxian King's camp, but I... can only give you [-]." Soldiers and horses."
"Thirty thousand..."
Wei Qing sighed softly. After all, 20 is against [-]. There is indeed a big gap between the numbers.
Liu Che nodded and said: "I will send other troops to protect you. You go to the camp of King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu and drive the Xiongnu soldiers to Shuofang. I order Su Jian's defenders to surround the Xiongnu together. Then they will be unable to escape anywhere." gone."
Wei Qing pondered for a while, and then said: "What your Majesty said is indeed a good idea. Shuofang's 20 defenders, plus the [-] troops His Majesty gave to the humble general, will have no problem dealing with the Huns."
Liu Che said with a smile: "I knew you would say that, Wei Qing, you can choose my soldiers and horses as you please, use the one you are most comfortable with, as long as it can defeat the Huns, you can choose anything."
Wei Qing said: "The humble general just has three things to ask His Majesty."
"You said."
Wei Qing said: "Your Majesty ordered the craftsman to make a sword that will be released soon. I implore Your Majesty to give this opportunity to try the sword."
Liu Che smiled and waved his hands and said, "Sure, I will give it to you if you don't tell me."
Wei Qing said again: "The second is to ask Your Majesty to equip the army with the best horses. This kind of horses need to be fed with corn that people eat."
Liu Che laughed and said, "Horses eat people's food, Wei Qing, you really love horses like your life, okay, sure."
Wei Qing paused for a moment, then said: "General, I implore Your Majesty to use a man named Zhao Xin."
"Xin Zhao?" Liu Che thought for a while, and seemed to think that other than this name, he had never heard of such a number one person.
Wei Qing said: "Zhao Xin is a captive army who surrendered. He was originally a Hun. His family was killed by the military minister Shan Yu, so he joined the Han army."
Liu Che frowned and said, "Is this kind of person usable?"
Wei Qing said: "He is familiar with the various strategies and tactics of the Huns, and he has paid a lot of attention to the humble general. The humble general thought that if His Majesty can reuse this kind of surrender, more people will feel the kindness of the Han Dynasty. And return."
Liu Che nodded, and said, "Okay, I'll just listen to what you said. Xin Zhao will follow you and be promoted. It's just..."
Liu Che paused, and sighed: "Wei Qing, you are too good-hearted. Now that you are a general, you should show some majesty of a general. If you want your soldiers to feel majestic, you have to You know, a person can defect and seek refuge, and maybe one day he may defect back.”
"The humble general understands that the humble general must pay more attention to Xin Zhao."
"Well, that's enough, that's all for now."
Liu Che stood up, dusted off his clothes, and said, "The rest are going back to the palace, you come to Xuanshi Pavilion, I will tell you again, just to make you prepare."
"promise."
Liu Che asked the waiter what time it was, and the waiter soon came to report. Before he knew it, Liu Che and Wei Qing had been talking for an hour.
Liu Che frowned. It has been an hour, and there is still no sign of Ying Zheng and Huo Qubing. Ying Zheng is much older than Huo Qubing, and Huo Qubing is very active. I don't know what these two people have to say, but they can say so long.
Liu Che wandered around the camp for a couple of times, but in the end he pulled his face down and summoned a servant, saying, "Go, bring Huo Qubing to me."
The servant responded quickly, and came back very quickly, but with some hesitation, he said, "Your Majesty..."
"Where's Huo Qubing?"
The servant's forehead was sweating a little, and he said bravely: "Your Majesty... Lang Guan Huo Qubing... He, he seems to have drunk a lot of wine, and he fell asleep and couldn't wake up."
"Fell asleep?"
Liu Che's forehead twitched twice, Wei Qing quickly knelt down when he heard this, and said, "Your Majesty, the humble general did not teach you how to get sick and drunk, please punish the humble general..."
"Forget it." Liu Che waved his hand. To be honest, if Huo Qubing was punished, he would not be willing to bear it. The general he was trained with great difficulty was really raised all the way, so how could he be willing to beat or scold him.
Besides, in fact, Liu Che's mind is not on this, he said: "Forget it, it's not before the battle, I am traveling in the mountains and rivers, and Qubing's child is a bit more temperamental, so let him go to sleep... Where's the prime minister? I heard that the prime minister and Qu Bing were drinking, wouldn't they be drunk too?"
"This..." The servant hesitated again, and continued to bite the bullet: "The emperor is wise."
Liu Che's forehead twitched, and he said, "What is Zhen Yingming?"
The servant said: "The emperor is wise, the prime minister... is indeed drunk."
Immediately, Liu Che jumped with "Peng Peng" on his forehead again, and strode towards Ying Zheng's tent.
The servant raised the curtain, and sure enough, he saw Ying Zheng and Huo Qubing lying on the couch with their clothes on. Huo Qubing's sleeping position was very unrefined, with one hand still on Ying Zheng's waist.
When Liu Che saw it, he immediately had the urge to go forward and pick up Huo Qubing, but he naturally couldn't do such a thing, Wei Qing, who was next to him, walked over and hugged Huo Qubing.
Huo Qubing looks tough, although he is only 14 years old, but his stature has already grown, but Wei Qing seems to be able to hug him without any effort, and said to Liu Che: "The humble general will take Qubing and retreat first."
"En." Liu Che gave a very deep hum, as if he heard it, Wei Qing immediately left the tent with Huo Qubing in his arms.
When the two left, Liu Che waved everyone to retreat, leaving only Ying Zheng and himself in the camp.
Liu Che stood at the door and stared at Ying Zheng for a while. The man seemed to be asleep, and he was sleeping peacefully. He didn't wake up after all the people came in and moved Huo Qubing away just now.
After Liu Che had seen enough, he walked over and sat on the edge of the bed.
He could smell the aroma of wine, Ying Zheng's face was slightly stained red, he must have drunk a lot of wine, Liu Che thought again, he didn't know what topic Ying Zheng and Huo Qubing had in common, they could drink so much wine.
Liu Che stretched out his hand out of nowhere, and gently attached it to Ying Zheng's cheek. As expected, his hand was slightly hot. The smooth but not greasy feeling made Liu Che lose his mind for a while.
Liu Che's hand caressed Ying Zheng's forehead, cheeks, and neck uncontrollably, until Ying Zheng was made uncomfortable, and Liu Che said "um", then Liu Che withdrew his hand.
Liu Che sat by the bed for a while, sighed, unbuttoned his collar for him, let Ying Zheng breathe more freely, covered him with a quilt, and then got up and left.
In fact, Ying Zheng was not drunk. In this kind of fiefdom, he might face danger at any time. How could a thoughtful person like Ying Zheng get drunk?
Huo Qubing was also not drunk. No matter how heartless Huo Qubing was, he would have been a military general for his entire life. He naturally knew the dangers of Liu Che's tour of Huainan, and he was worried all the way. He wished he could sleep with his sword at hand. Son, how could it be so ridiculously drunk.
In fact, Ying Zheng and Huo Qubing just happened to have a collision in their minds, and they both didn't want to see someone. Naturally, Ying Zheng didn't want to see Liu Che, and Huo Qubing was embarrassed by Wei Qing, so he simply pretended to be drunk.
When Liu Che was sitting beside him, gently stroking his cheek, Ying Zheng's heart skipped a beat, thinking that Liu Che wouldn't touch his hands, but the man just gently stroked him very gently, followed by the sound of a sigh, giving He unbuttoned his collar, covered himself with the quilt, and opened the curtain of the tent, followed by the sound of footsteps fading away.
Ying Zheng waited for Liu Che to go out for a while, then slowly opened his eyes, turned over, turned his back to the outside, and fell asleep facing inward.
Ying Zheng felt that although he could know Liu Che's plan to dispatch troops, although he could guess Liu Che's plan to cut down the feudal clan, and although he could guess Liu Che's plan to govern the country, there was one thing that he would never guess, that was Liu Che's thinking about himself. Uncertain attitude, always complicated so that Ying Zheng can't understand...
When Huo Qubing was hugged by Wei Qing, his heart almost jumped out of his throat. After all, Wei Qing is a person who doesn't want to say a lot of things. I know I'm pretending to be asleep.
Wei Qing carried him into his tent, took off his coat, and covered him with a quilt. Huo Qubing's heart beat violently, and he suddenly remembered what happened in the tent that day. Somewhat unnatural.
He didn't open his eyes, and still pretended to be asleep. As soon as he touched the bed, he immediately turned over and rolled to the innermost side of the bed.
Wei Qing looked at the distance between Huo Qubing and himself, just narrowed his eyes, turned around and left without saying a word.
Wei Qing heard the sound of the curtain, and immediately sat up suddenly, there was no light in the tent, it was pitch black, and Wei Qing had long since disappeared.
Waking up early the next morning, Liu Che asked everyone to prepare, and immediately got ready to go sightseeing.
Huainan King Liu An had hoped that the Empress Dowager would persuade Liu Che, and waited for them to enter the palace early in the morning, but the soldiers guarding the city gate replied that there was no sign of Yu Jia at all. Shadow, sent someone to inquire and found out that Liu Che and his party were playing near the Wangjiang Pavilion and had no plans to enter the city.
Liu Che stood by the water. Although the weather was already warm, he could still feel a cool breeze from the water.
The fishermen near Li Guangguan borrowed fishing tools and a bamboo raft, and personally took the soldiers to the water to fish for Liu Che to eat.
Liu Che stood on the shore with his hips crossed, watching a group of big and rough soldiers fishing on small bamboo rafts, and Li Guangda's shouts came over, which seemed to be a special scene, and this scene was not very common.
Liu Che asked people to put down the table and set up a low couch beside him, and Wei Qing set up a bonfire again, ready to grill and eat when General Li Guang came up with fish.
Liu Che asked everyone to sit down and said with a smile, "I haven't experienced such a leisurely life for many years."
Everyone sat down, Liu Che raised his eyelids to see Ying Zheng, then looked at Huo Qubing, pretended not to care and said with a smile: "I heard that the prime minister and Qubing had a good talk yesterday, and they were drunk, so I don't know what to do." What is so interesting, tell me?"
Huo Qubing felt a "thump" in his heart, they were talking about the past, how could they tell Liu Che, Huo Qubing thought that Liu Che knew a thing or two about himself and Ying Zheng, that's why Liu Che was probing.
But after a few glances at Liu Che's face, it seemed that this was not the case.
Wei Qing hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Qu Bing is still young, so he must have been reckless..."
"Hey, I'm not going to punish him."
Liu Che smiled, turned to look at Ying Zheng, and said, "Is that right, Prime Minister?"
Ying Zheng's face was very calm, and he didn't panic. Instead, he smiled and said, "Although Qu Bing is young, he has the air of a general. After a few cups, I hope His Majesty will not blame you."
Liu Che listened to Ying Zheng's mouthful of "to get rid of the disease", the sour bubbles in his heart immediately swelled and fermented, and they pressed against his chest.
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