6. The crown prince

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This kind of greenery is strictly a gallop road - only for the use of the Son of Heaven, and other people can only use it if they are allowed to use it or in an emergency situation where they are allowed to use it.

There is a slightly narrower road outside the ditch on both sides of the road, and green pines are planted next to the road, which is separated from the fields, which is the road for the carriages and horses of the subjects.

Although they are the messengers of the Son of Heaven, Han Shuo, Zhang Gan and Su Wen still can't use the Sanzhang Middle Road, and can only take the side roads on both sides.

There is no difference in the width of the three parallel roads, all of which are rammed roadbed, and then rammed with loess, sand, lime, etc. to build a thick road surface, and the shoulders on both sides are hidden in a certain proportion of iron bars to protect the raised road surface, so they are sometimes collectively referred to as Chi Road.

The smooth road surface is very suitable for the passage of cars and horses, the speed is extremely fast, the three of them set off from Ganquan in the morning, and have arrived at the north bank of Jingshui at dusk, and you can see the Changping Temple built at the intersection of Jingshui and Wei when you look up.

Han said that he knew that this place would not be more than a hundred miles away from Chang'an, and if he had his original intention, he would rather hurry back to Chang'an's house as soon as possible, but the bumps of the day made Su Wen feel miserable, and when he saw that the sky was getting dark, he insisted on resting in Chuanyi.

Among the three, Han said that the official rank was the highest, and he wanted him to decide, although Zhang Gan did not say it explicitly, but his tired look was very clear, thinking that the time was indeed tight, in case it was just in time for the curfew, the group had to spend the night in the suburbs of Chang'an, Han said that it was not good to insist anymore, and ordered his entourage to find a pavilion to spend the night.

Chuanyi supplies its own system, the ranks of the three are different, and the lieutenant (note) of Chuanyi arranged a room for them to rest, Zhang Gan was really tired, so he went directly into the room to rest, Han Shuo and Su Wen used some sweet bean porridge, and then rested separately.

Although he was tired and old, this level of hard work was really nothing to Han Shuo, so he slept lightly and still maintained a certain degree of vigilance.

Suddenly awakened, although he didn't know the reason, Han Shuo still habitually pulled out his saber, curled up, and leaned against the inner wall, before carefully examining the surrounding situation.

There was silence inside and out, nothing out of the ordinary. - This made Han Shuo frown slightly, and vaguely wondered if he had a delusion after nearly ten years of comfortable life.

Just as he was about to put down his saber and lie down again, Han Shuo suddenly heard a slight grinding sound passing in front of his door.

Without any footsteps, Han Shuo tiptoed to the door and listened carefully, and then he understood that it was the sound of silk rubbing.

Knowing this, Han Shuo couldn't help but hook the corners of his lips - the only one in the post who would use expensive silk as a thread.

Following the sound outside the door to the corner, Han Shuo took the lacquer cup on the case, pressed the cup against the wall, and put his ear to the bottom of the cup, trying to hear the sound outside.

Perhaps because the action went as smoothly as expected, Su Wen was inevitably a little relaxed while being proud, and his voice gradually became higher.

ā€œā€¦ā€¦ If the prince can't even do this little thing, how can he talk about a great cause......"

After this excitement, Su Wen immediately woke up and quickly lowered his voice, Rao is Han said that he only heard vague words when he tried to listen.

After a while, Su Wen quietly returned to the room, and an uninvited guest also left quickly. Han Shuo carefully put down the ear cup and sat on the floor, leaning against the wall, quietly contemplating.

Early the next morning, as soon as the sky was bright, the group hastily ate the bean porridge and cake bait prepared in the post, and immediately set out on the road.

Because it is the old road of the Qin Dynasty, the road only goes to Weicheng in the north of Chang'an, that is, Xianyang, the capital of Qin, and Weishui in the south of Weicheng, and Chang'an after Weishui.

Qindu Xianyang across Weishui, in order to connect the Xianyang Palace and the palace on the south bank of Weishui, King Zhaoxiang built a cross bridge, after Gaozu fixed the capital of Chang'an, and added east and west bridges on both sides of the bridge, because here is still the starting point of the east and west avenues across the Guanzhong Plain, the avenue in front of the cross bridge and Chang'an Hengmen is naturally a gathering of merchants, and the prosperity is not inferior to the east and west cities in Chang'an City.

From the beautiful Ganquan to the prosperous Chang'an, everyone couldn't help but sigh with deep feelings, although no one knew exactly what they felt.

Entering Hengmen from Jiahengqiao Avenue, in order to avoid the congestion of the east and west cities, the group turned from the inner ring road of the city to the Xiyin Street in the kitchen city gate, and went straight to the North Palace - Tai* was in the North Palace.

Because of the edict of the Son of Heaven, since they returned to Chang'an, they had to report to the prince.

Too much before, there was an endless stream of officials coming and going. The three of them were given an edict, and the prince's family order did not dare to slack off, and immediately led the three to the prince's place to listen to things.

As soon as they entered the palace gate, the three of them heard the prince's gentle voice: "There is an edict for me?"

"It's not for the prince's edict. Han said that he bowed solemnly, and Zhang Gan and Su Wen also followed.

The prince immediately thanked him, and then invited the three to sit down, and asked the three of them about their intentions with the attitude they should have.

"Your Majesty's envoys and others will help Captain Shui Heng. Han Shuo bowed his head respectfully, answered concisely, and when he caught a glimpse of the prince's faint smile when he heard this, he didn't say anything more, but just took out the edict, handed it to the eunuch who was serving on the side, and forwarded it to the prince.

As a favored minister of the Son of Heaven, Han Shuo is no stranger to the crown prince Liu Ju, but he is not without reverence for this crown prince, who has always been generous and gentle.

-- The Wei family is low-key and humble.

-- Everybody thinks so.

Han Shuo, who was once a subordinate of the general Wei Qing, had no objection to this, but he, like all his colleagues, knew very well the simplest fact - low-key and modest could not make the Huns fearful.

"Is it Shang'an?" Liu Ju did not say a word about Han's answer, and only glanced at the edict presented, and asked about his father's body with concern.

Han Shuo pondered for a moment and replied frankly: "Your Majesty's illness has recovered a little. ā€

Liu Ju bowed his head slightly, obviously a little relieved.

"You and others act according to the edict, don't live up to your wishes!" Liu Ju didn't ask any more questions, and said the words of the send-off, and the three of them immediately got up and said goodbye.

After the three of them left, Liu Ju's face immediately sank, and he slowly put away the edict, put it aside, and then sat silently.

When Zhang He, the prince's family, came in, he saw the prince in a dark robe sitting behind the bookcase with a solemn expression, unable to advance or retreat for a while.

"He, come in!" Liu Ju looked indifferent, but he explained the plight of his subordinates.

"Prince ......" walked to the front of the case, and Zhang He reported softly: "When Guangluxun left the palace, he handed over a letter to the imperial history and Su Wendao who were traveling with him, Huo Shizhong and Shangguan Antuo, and let him do this first, and let the two of them go to Guangluxun Temple after seeing Captain Shui Heng. ā€

Liu Ju's expression changed slightly, he raised his eyes to look at Zhang He, and when he saw him nodding slightly, he couldn't help but say, "He, does Brother Ling have a family letter?"

Zhang He was stunned for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "How many times has the prince seen the family heirloom when his close ministers were driving? If it weren't for Xiaojun's first pregnancy, ...... it?"

Liu Ju waved his hand and said with a faint smile: "Since this is the case, why do you expect it?"

Note: Lieutenant, post officer.