Chapter Thirty-Four: First Meeting

Liu Zhao has grown a lot taller and has begun to tie his hair, but he is still wearing bangs, and he still looks like a child. Except for the upper court, he only wears a crown of jewels and gemstones. But other than that, his psychology has matured rapidly, and he doesn't even look like a thirteen-year-old child at all.

In February of the third year of Yongyuan, seeing that the Northern Xiongnu were defeated again and again, Dou Xian decided to go out again to defeat the Xiongnu. He sent Zuo Lieutenant Geng Kui and Sima Renshang to attack Yansai.

Although the Han army was well prepared, well-equipped, and concentrated, it was not suitable to fight for a long time because it was deep in the desert and far from the rear.

Although the Northern Xiongnu acted erratically and reacted quickly, their strength was weak, they were afraid of a decisive battle, and they were dragged down by a large number of old and young people.

Therefore, he believed that only by adopting tactics such as long-distance raids and roundabout outflanking, advancing lightly, fighting quickly, taking the enemy by surprise, and winning by surprise, could we achieve the final victory in the war. In the battle of the night attack on Heyunbei, the Southern Xiongnu army did just that.

So Dou Xian decided to lead the cavalry to a long run, and after many days of difficult trekking, the Han army finally surrounded the Northern Xiongnu Shan Yu's team at Jinwei Mountain.

Before the Northern Xiongnu recovered, the Han army came, and the Northern Xiongnu Shan Yu was very angry and immediately led the army to flee. However, the Han army was too strong, and in the end, the Northern Xiongnu army was defeated, and Shan Yu fled again, leaving behind his mother and his subordinates.

The Han army swept like a whirlwind, killing more than 5,000 people below the king of the big tribe. The Han army has been out of the fortress until more than 5,000 miles before the division, and its distance is the most since the Han Dynasty sent troops to the Xiongnu.

After four sorties, the Northern Xiongnu were finally completely driven out of Mobei, and they did not know what to do, and all the Xiongnu troubles since the period of Emperor Guangwu were completely eliminated.

Dou Xian can finally return to the dynasty and resume his life.

After Liu Zhao got the news, he was very excited, he jumped up, hugged Cai Lun and turned around twice, and shouted loudly: "How big a man finally has no worries except for the trouble at the border." I can settle down and do my own thing. ”

Of course, Empress Dowager Dou also got the news, she couldn't hide her excitement, and immediately ordered Dou Xian to return to Beijing to accept the reward. and decided to personally take Liu Zhao to the Taimiao Temple to worship.

She knelt down in front of the first emperors of the Han Dynasty, under her beautiful and calm face, her heart was surging, and she secretly prayed: "The ancestors of the first emperors, although my Dou family is a female stream, I have also done things to be sorry for the first emperor, but my Dou family is kind to the Han Dynasty and has made immortal contributions to the Han Dynasty. ”

Liu Zhao, who was kneeling behind her, had a different idea in his heart, his face was a little long, no longer the round face and eyes of his childhood, and he looked quiet and handsome unique to the young emperor. He prayed secretly in his heart: "The ancestors are above, and the descendants Liu Zhao are below, since then the border troubles have been eliminated, it is time to get rid of the traitors, establish the dynasty, and strengthen the prestige of the Han Dynasty, please bless the ancestors and let the grandchildren succeed in one fell swoop." ”

Both of them prayed silently, each with their own thoughts, until the end of the ceremony, the two walked down the altar together, and the Empress Dowager Dou said to Liu Zhao: "Emperor, you are thirteen years old this year, and the mourning family is too lazy to take care of the affairs of the court and the central government, you will start to govern on August 15!" ”

Liu Zhao didn't seem to react from the shock, he stopped in a daze, looked at the Empress Dowager Dou, and said glutinously for a long time: "The queen mother, the son is still young, and the queen mother is still young, so you can help the son and son govern the country for a few more years." ”

Empress Dowager Dou was in a good mood, and looked at the emperor, although Liu Zhao was not born by herself, she was raised by herself, and she took care of her daily life and diet by herself, and it was impossible to say that she had no feelings at all. Liu Zhao didn't know his life experience, he was very filial to himself, and he came to ask for peace every day, rain or shine. In terms of state affairs, he also asks about everything, never makes decisions in private, and everything is based on his own ideas. In this way, it has been three years, watching the little emperor grow up day by day, and sooner or later he will also hand over the imperial power, why not take advantage of this time, when the Dou family is in the limelight? First, it can deter the world, and the Dou clan still dominates the world. Second, you can also sell personal favors to the little emperor, why not?

She smiled and stroked Liu Zhao's crown belt, "Emperor, didn't the queen mother raise you, didn't she just wait until the day when you can rule the world independently?" You have been studying with your mother for three years, and I can do it as a woman, and you are naturally no problem with your youthful ambition. Anyway, it's only April, and the Queen Mother will personally guide you. ”

Liu Zhao's heart was pounding, tears were about to burst out of his eyes, he knelt on the ground, kowtowed, "Queen Mother, the son is still young, the queen mother can't ignore the son and son." ”

Empress Dowager Dou's heart tightened, and she felt very useful, her hard work to cultivate the young emperor was really not wasted in vain, not only sighed, but also pulled Liu Zhao up and said: "Emperor, don't cry, is this still the emperor's appearance?" ”

took the silk handkerchief and wiped his tears for him, and said: "That's it, I have made up my mind, on August 15, the emperor will be in charge!" ”

She glanced at Wang Yin'er who was following beside her, "Yin'er, from today onwards, except for the day of the court, the emperor will come to my palace every hour to read the recital, and if he is lazy, he will be punished for not being allowed to eat lunch." Saying this, he smiled and spoke softly. Liu Zhao's heart warmed, and tears wet his eyes again.

Liu Zhaowei obeyed Jian and only took Yuan Xian, Ren Tun and Zhou Rong left the palace and came to Qinghe Palace. He was refreshed, with a smile on his still astringent face, and he looked even more radiant and radiant.

In April, the peach blossoms in Luoyang are in full bloom, and there are peach branches sticking out of the wall in the small doors and small households everywhere, and there is an endless stream of people stepping into spring. The willow branches are new and green, the posture is beautiful, the branches stretch a little goose yellow and emerald green, it is really like the girl's carefully depicted eyebrows, thousands of them sway lightly with the wind, and the hearts of the people are swaying.

After passing through the downtown area, there was still some distance from the Qinghe Palace, Liu Zhao felt a little thirsty, so he said to Yuan Xian: "I am thirsty, what should I do?" ”

Ren Tun said with a smile: "Your Majesty has just left the downtown area, dare to walk hot, there is a wine shop in front, how about we go and have a few drinks?" ”

Liu Zhao had never entered the wine shop, and he felt fresh for a while, so he said in a loud voice: "Okay, this is a good idea, let's go drink a few glasses of water and wine to quench our thirst." ”

Yuan Xian glanced at Zhou Rong, who was following behind him, and glanced at Liu Zhao, "Your Majesty, are the Zhou guards also thirsty!" ”

Liu Zhao's mind was smart, and he shouted: "Guard Zhou, I'm thirsty, how about we go to the wine shop in front of us to drink less water and wine?" ”

Zhou Rong swallowed his saliva, he was also thirsty, he just followed the emperor and couldn't leave privately. Therefore, he nodded and said, "Your Majesty, don't drink too much." ”

The four of them entered the wine shop, which was the location of the window, and the flow of people in the street market below could be seen clearly. Liu Zhao was greedy for fun, and when he saw that the wine was not on the table, he leaned on the window and looked down. Not far from the window is a peach orchard, there are dozens of peach blossoms planted in the garden, blooming brightly at the right time, pink pink like rouge clouds, and like a large piece of morning glow, the distance view is magnificent, such as the sea and the tide, close to appreciate the pretty and charming, like the girl's first makeup.

But I saw a young girl strolling from the garden, holding a piccolo in her hand, she couldn't see her face clearly, but she felt that the figure was extremely beautiful, followed by a maidservant, the two talked and laughed, and gradually approached.

When he saw his face clearly, Liu Zhao felt that his pores suddenly became larger, his whole body became hot, and his throat slid nervously a few times, and he froze.

The girl was dressed in a goose-yellow curly garment, and the yellow color reflected her skin as white as snow. The cheeks are flushed, the eyebrows are picturesque, the beautiful eyes are longing, the cherry lips are smiling, the complexion is beautiful, and the bearing is elegant.

She is tall and light, lingering in the peach forest, like a butterfly in love with flowers, people are more beautiful than flowers.

"It's so beautiful!" Ren Tun praised, I don't know when Yuan Xian and Ren Tun also lay at the window, Yuan Xian couldn't help but admire: "It's so beautiful, how can there be such a beautiful woman."

Liu Zhao was silent, he was already stunned, but he saw that the girl held the piccolo horizontally to her mouth, the flute sound was melodious, and the melody was soothing. Blowing and dancing, the feet rotated, bringing up the rain of flowers, the skirt burst out like flowers, the sleeves flew like clouds, only to see a yellow shadow, floating like a fairy in the rain of flowers. Later, he simply stopped playing, holding a piccolo in his hand, covering it with wide wide sleeves, dancing lightly and gracefully, and looking forward to it, like a Lingbo fairy. Suddenly, she took her feet as the axis, and her posture danced faster and faster, such as jade's plain hands lingering tactfully, her skirt fluttering, a pair of watery eyes like smoke want to talk and rest, the whole person is like a flower of fog, flashing with beautiful colors, soft as a boneless waist, soft as a cloud, like a butterfly flying between flowers, such as gurgling water, such as the bright moon in the deep mountains, such as the morning light in the alley, such as the round dew at the tip of the lotus leaf, making people like drinking wine, drunk and unable to restrain themselves.

"Good!" Yuan Xian saw the wonderful, shouted and applauded, the girl was startled, but there was no one in the garden, but unexpectedly, there were people outside the garden who watched from tall buildings, and couldn't help blushing, stopped dancing, turned around and ran quickly into the distance.

"Hey!" Liu Zhaozheng was fascinated, and he didn't want Yuan Xian next to him to scream and startle the girl away, so he couldn't help but be anxious, and said loudly: "Quick, chase quickly, you must ask whose girl she is!" ”

Seeing that the situation was fast, Ren Tun glared at Yuan Xian, and hurriedly went downstairs and went out. Liu Zhao sat back at the table, in a daze, his eyes were full of the girl's dancing posture, and his mind was full of that beautiful face, and he even forgot to drink the wine sent from the store.

After waiting for a long time, I saw Ren Tun trotting up to the stairs, and said: "Your Majesty, this is the brother of the original ruling Jin Wu Yin Zhi, the minister inquired, at this time it is Yin Gang's residence, he has three sons and a daughter, and that girl is his daughter, called Yin Xiaohe, it is said to be extremely beautiful."

Liu Zhao let out a sigh of relief when he heard this, and seemed to wake up from his dream, "Write it down, if I marry a wife, I will marry this girl." ”

Deng Sui ran so that his sideburns were sweaty, and he sat down on the paddle when he entered the house, and said to Zhao Yu: "I'm scared to death, I knew that there were still people outside the wall, how could they be ugly in front of people and be ashamed." ”

It turned out that Deng Sui came to his uncle's house to visit Yin Li, the two had not seen each other for more than a year since they were separated last time, and Yin Li had no partner in the boudoir, so he invited her to play. It's a bright spring, I can't help but look at the peach blossoms in the garden, and I can't help but dance in the flowers, but I don't want to almost cause trouble.