Light and early summer, the weather is not too sultry.

Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty strolled outside the Weiyang Palace, and the palace maid who followed closely behind him waved a fan.

Beside him, several attendants commanded the little eunuchs to dig with hoes.

"Decree of the court, when will you see when the road used to divert water from this thirsty Wu can be dug in the palace?"

Seeing that Liu Hong was a little unhappy with the progress of the road, Bi Lan, who was the court commander at the time, hurriedly nodded and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the eunuchs are crippled and weak, and they are afraid that it will take a long time to dig the road. ”

"That's ...... That's right. Liu Hong bowed his head slightly, pointed at the little eunuch beside Bi Lan and said, "You come here, go and tell the Beigong Guard Ling, let him see who is on duty, and order him to bring someone over." ”

The little eunuch hurriedly crossed his hands and agreed, and ran away to report the news.

Liu Hong stretched his waist and asked casually, "Father, have you seen my thirsty black drawings, what do you think of this thing after it is made?" ”

Zhang Rang on the side was leading Liu Hong to Xuanwu Que to take a cool, and when he heard it, he lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty's drawings are ingenious, and it is a blessing for the people to promote the whole city after they are made." ”

"Well......" nodded with satisfaction, Liu Hong climbed the Xuanwu Que in the north of Weiyang Palace, climbed high and looked far away, the eunuchs below were working in full swing, and now the sun had just risen and it was not hot, although it was early summer, and the sun would still be shining at noon.

Zhang Rang carried the ** and put it behind the Spirit Emperor, then stood by his side silently and accompanied the Spirit Emperor to look into the distance. Behind him, there was already a little eunuch who also brought him **.

"Father, is there a disciple of Liang Shangshu in Beigong Duhou?"

Zhang Rang bowed his head and said: "Back to Your Majesty, Beigong Zuoduhou's name is Ma Yue, a commoner from Liangzhou, and he was a registered disciple accepted by Liang Hu when he was the assassin. ”

"Yes, it's him, Liang Shangshu trusts him very much, I saw that after Duan Ying's death, I was afraid that the chaos in Liangzhou would harm his life and recall him to the imperial court, I didn't expect that he didn't bring anyone else, except for his own son is this Ma Yue, not only for him to raise filial piety, but also to promote him as a county lieutenant to give him a chance to be promoted."

Zhang Rang said with a smile: "Back to Your Majesty, this Ma Yue does have the ability, he is not only a protégé of Liang Hu, but also the son-in-law of the Pei family." ”

"Pei family?" Liu Hong looked puzzled and asked, "Which Pei family?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Hedong Pei's family."

"Yo, this Ma Yue, none of those families in Kansai are fuel-efficient lamps, how did he marry the daughter of the Pei family, I have to ask him later, it's interesting."

Zhang Rang saw that Liu Hong was interested, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty still doesn't ask." ”

"Why is that?" Liu Hong asked in wonder, and after speaking, he changed to a look of sudden realization: "Let my father, you are right, you can't ask, this Ma Yue married the daughter of the Pei family with a common man, and his life must not be satisfactory, so it is better not to ask." ”

"Your Majesty, that's not the case." Zhang Rang said: "This is what the old slave said that Ma Yue has the ability, the daughter of the Pei family was intercepted and killed by thieves when she was sent to the border of Liangzhou, and the entire family sending team was slaughtered, so it ......" Zhang Rang glanced at Liu Hong carefully and said: "Ma Yue knotted ...... It's a kiss. ”

"kiss? When did this happen? Liu Hong hurriedly asked, he was too interested in this matter, he lived outside the palace when he was a child, he knew a lot of things that the emperor didn't know, and he grew up to become an emperor in the palace, but he always had a curious heart about the outside world, especially when he heard this kind of exciting news.

"Just last year, the imperial court just passed Liang Hu's Liqiang King Beigong Yu's recital. The thief who killed Ma Yue's wife was ordered by Uncle Beigong. Zhang Rang was happy to see that Liu Hong was very interested, his mission was to make the emperor happy, and when the emperor was happy, he would be better, so he bought a small pass, and then said: "This Beigong Uncle is Beigong Yu's brother." ”

"Later, let my father finish it all at once, don't lose my appetite."

"No." Zhang Rang bowed his head and said: "The more courageous this horse is, the sacrifice at the funeral of the daughter of the Pei family will have the head of the murderer and the uncle of the North Palace." ”

"Hey, this Ma Yue, it's okay. Look at this guy, it's really amazing, how did he go, let my father finish it all at once, don't let me hang my appetite again. ”

Seeing that Liu Hong was not angry when he heard Ma Yue's revenge, but was more interested, Zhang Rang was relieved, he had no grudge against Ma Yue, and he had a good relationship with Liang Hu, Liang Hu tried his best to help Ma Yue, he saw it in his eyes, and he naturally would not let go if he could say a few good words for the disciple of his old friend.

"Ma Yue did not receive accurate information on how to get these two old slaves with human heads, but according to rumors in Liangzhou Township, Ma Yue took a group of cronies to attack the Jincheng Qiang tribe, killed these two leaders in the tribe and then retreated."

"What a guts! Let your father tell me so much......" Liu Hong glanced at Zhang Rang, chuckled, and said, "Do you think this horse is more of a manufacturable material?" ”

"Your Majesty is angry." Zhang Rang hurriedly knelt down, no one was stupid, Liu Hong saw Zhang Rang's intentions and did not get angry to show that there was a good start, but Zhang Rang had been waiting for the emperor for many years, so he naturally knew the characteristics of Liu Hong's great achievements, and he wanted to do the whole play as a slave, and said in a voice: "Your Majesty is angry, the old slave just thinks that this horse is more and more of a manufacturable material, and has no other ideas......

"Alright, get up." Liu Hong nodded lightly and asked, "Let my father think that there is anything to build in this Ma Yue?" There is a debtor and a debtor, even if he kills the murderer, he can do this kind of thing by raiding the Qiang tribe and killing the chieftain, Liangzhou is already turbulent, if there is any chaos in his killing, can he afford it? The ranger who is happy to take revenge is too frivolous! ”

"Your Majesty is angry, the old slave thinks that this Ma Yue can indeed be made, first of all, he has a clean foundation, there is no brand of anyone other than Liang Shangshu, there is no Qingliu minister, there is no family, and there are no eunuchs such as me, and Liang Shangshu is a close confidant of His Majesty. Moreover, Liang Shangshu's standard for selecting apprentices is very high, Ma Yue worships his disciples as a commoner, and the old slave has not seen Liang Shangshu seeking officials for other disciples, which shows that he is very good at Liang Shangshu's heart. It is indeed too frivolous to kill the chief to take revenge, but it is true that he fights against Xianbei, and he is a brave man. Now that he has no one in the court, how can he not serve His Majesty if he is appreciated by His Majesty? ”

When Zhang Rang said this, Liu Hong kept looking at him seriously, and when he finished speaking, Liu Hong smiled and said, "Does Father think I am suspicious of you?" ”

"The old slave doesn't dare."

Zhang Rang said a lot, but what Liu Hong paid the most attention to was that sentence, he did not have the mark of Qingliu and eunuchs.

"Alright." Liu Hong waved his sleeves, turned his head and saw a halberd-wielding guard coming in a formation at the palace gate hundreds of steps away, Liu Hong smiled and said: "The person who dug the waterway for me is here, go and see if it is Ma Yue, let me see if this kid is as manufacturable as my father said." ”