In Chang'an City, in Changle Palace, there is a palace that is not very eye-catching, this palace is called the Great Xia Palace. Although the name is unpretentious, it has an extraordinary history in this palace.

In the pre-Qin period, during the battle for Guanzhong, Xiang Yu didn't know what the purpose was, so he burned Xianyang for three months with a fire......

A few years later, the country changed hands, and Lao Liu Tou was rebuilt and expanded in the Xingle Palace of the Qin Dynasty, which was still relatively intact, and became the Chang'an Palace and Weiyang Palace of the Han Dynasty. Weiyang Palace was newly built in the Han Dynasty, so compared with the Chang'an Palace that renovated the Xingle Palace of the Qin Dynasty, it is more large-scale and magnificent.

Therefore, most of the time, the emperors of the Han Dynasty generally dealt with political affairs in the Weiyang Palace, and the Changle Palace became the palace of the Queen Mother in the early Han Dynasty, and many famous Queen Mothers were here to whitewash and add color to the politics of the Han Dynasty, so when it comes to the Changle Palace, the Changxin Palace must be mentioned, but the Daxia Palace has been ignored.

In fact, the Great Summer Palace is also an important palace in the Changle Palace, and it is one of the main places for political activities in the Changle Palace. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang moved the twelve bronze figures in front of the palace of Qin to the front of the Great Xia Palace, and in the bell room of the Great Xia Palace, it is the so-called "Hanging Bell Room", and according to legend, Han Xin was killed here by Empress Lu.

However, at this moment, the original bronze man in front of the Great Xia Palace has disappeared, and it has long been pulled out by Dong Zhuo and smelted into evil money, leaving only those empty traces where the original bronze man stood......

Liu Xie, just like these bronze figures, seems to be a thing with a weak sense of existence. What people know is that there are bronze people on this side of the Great Xia Palace, but when the traces of the bronze people are gone, they can continue to live as if nothing happened.

It seems to have gotten better lately, but it's only a little. Because above the imperial court, the party struggle between Chong Shao and Yang Biao became more and more fierce, and they increasingly counted on the imperial power as the final arbiter. Under such a mistake, Liu Xie felt that he was valued a little, but Liu Xie knew that this was just temporary, maybe one day the two sides decided the winner, and then he would be like these bronze people, either silently or disappear.

Feeling that the jade seal in his hand is becoming more and more important, Liu Xie also feels more and more that the taste of power is indeed quite sweet, so sweet that Liu Xie is a little obsessed. The Son of Heaven is the son of heaven and governs the subjects of the world, which is a matter of course, but since Emperor Heng, it seems that the son of heaven of the Han family has rarely been in practice except for his honor, and his status has been declining all the way......

At first, when Dong Zhuo was in charge, Liu Xie was young, and the other had never been exposed to these, so he naturally behaved modestly and did not show his head much. But there is something in the court, only that, everything is handled according to Dong Zhuo's wishes, and now, it seems that he is still listening to the will of others.

When will it be ......

Alas.

In the past four or five years of his reign, there have only been a handful of happy times, and during this time in Chang'an, the days have become more and more difficult, and even there is a shortage of food from time to time, except for the heavy crown on his head, his hands can be said to be lightly empty.

Even the attendants and maidservants around him are all in difficulty.

Some time ago, when the Xiliang soldiers were in rebellion in Chang'an, Liu Xie couldn't bear to suffer with the people in the palace, so he ordered a lot of dismissals.

Now with Liu Xie, there is only the noble Fu Shou.

Fu Shou, a native of Xuzhou, is the eighth grandson of the Western Han Dynasty. His father was Fu Wan, a well-educated man, who was not a marquis, and married Liu Hua, the daughter of Emperor Han Huan, Princess Yang'an, and served in the official position.

In fact, the key to choosing Fushou is that his father's official position is not up or down, just right, and he is a well-educated person, and it is not a significant surname, even if he becomes a royal relative, it will not become much of a climate.

As arranged by Li Ru before, after Fu Shou followed the emperor, his family did not improve much, and it was still an ordinary official family.

"Lady," Liu Xie looked up at the corners of the Great Xia Palace, where most of the places that were originally carved and decorated with gold and silver had now peeled off and withered, "...... You and I have been together for more than four years, right? ”

The emperor and queen of the Han Dynasty, in fact, did not have as many rules as each other in later generations, and it was still the name of you, me, and me.

Fushou is one year older than Liu Xie, although so, but after all, Liu Xie was young at the time, that is, eight or nine years old at the time, even now, a little longer, it is only twelve or thirteen years old, and most of the future generations are still a second-year teenager.

Fu Shou doesn't talk much on weekdays, but he looks like a lady, and when he heard Liu Xie's words, he didn't correct the so-called problem of four years and a few months, but only replied: "Yes......"

Liu Xie still tilted his head, and then said, "...... This was originally the place where the Empress Dowager lived, but now it ...... Come, come with me......"

After Liu Xie finished speaking, he withdrew his gaze, but still didn't look at Fu Shou, but walked straight to the door of the Great Xia Palace.

The door of the Great Xia Hall was closed, and there were some weeds and moss on the steps. Because there is a shortage of people in the palace, it is not enough to take care of the cleaning.

An attendant followed behind Liu Xie and asked softly, "Your Majesty, do you want to open the palace door?" ”

"......" Liu Xie was silent for a moment, shook his head, and said, "No need, so be it......"

Before arriving at the main hall, Liu Xie beckoned to Fu Shou, and then bowed in front of the Great Xia Hall and said, "...... The queen mother is above, and now the Fu family is virtuous and virtuous, intelligent and sensitive, and can be established as the queen...... I came to report to the Queen Mother......"

Fu Shou hurriedly bowed down behind Liu Xie and knocked on the ground with his head.

Behind him, a few attendants also knelt on the ground.

The Great Summer Palace, quietly.

Two and a half children, one male and one female, one on the left and one on the right, knelt before the temple gate.

A breeze blew through the hall, and the sound was like a mother's whispering in her ears before going to bed......

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"Brother, you're so interested......" Liu Dan looked at Liu Fan in the backyard hall, leisurely watching the song and dance girl perform, and suddenly became a little angry.

Liu Fan smiled, waved his hand to make the song and dance retreat, and then asked the attendant to bring some tea and dried fruits up, and then said: "What's the matter, what makes the second brother anxious?" ”

Liu Dan picked up the tea bowl, but didn't drink it, sighed, put the tea bowl down again, and said, "It's a mess outside, brother, how can you sit still?" Yang Gong is on the table, please transfer grain and grass outside, this matter is already a matter of different opinions, and there is almost no fight! ”

Liu Fan said with a smile: "Haha, Yang Gong is the same, if he keeps swallowing his anger and is at the mercy of others, he will not have the name of the crown family in the world......

When Liu Dan heard this, he hesitated, and then said, "Brother, you already knew?" ”

"How could you not know about such a big thing?" Liu Fan said lightly.

"Then brother, ......" Liu Dan couldn't help but be a little incomprehensible.

Liu Fan looked at Liu Dan and said, "...... How else should it be? Don't look at the seed prince who is now in charge of the dynasty, but the current situation is a matter of time! This is also the threshold that the seed Gong will inevitably go through, even if Yang Gong does not come out, there are other people, if it passes, it is no problem to cover the sky with one hand, if you can't pass this pass...... Hehe......"

"But, this ......," Liu Dan frowned and said, "...... After all, we are ...... with the seed What if...... What benefits can we do to this great change in the government and the opposition? ”

"Second brother, that's a good question...... Liu Fan said softly, "...... But what good do we do if it doesn't change? ”

"......" Liu Dan's eyes suddenly widened.

In the final analysis, politics is actually a process in which individual groups fight and compromise with each other and exchange interests. Now the planting is naturally a vested interest, and Yang Gong is a new challenger, and all opposition parties, before they officially take office, will always promise all kinds of benefits, indicating that if they can ascend to the court in the future, they will inevitably be what will happen.

Yang Biao is naturally no exception.

With the seeding of the shoe, the official seal in this hand will come to an end. It's not that you don't want to give, but there are always such and such people who need to balance each other, and these positions are also limited, and if you give this, you can't give that.

Yang Biao is different, he has nothing in his hand, and naturally the blank check can be as big as it can be.

Liu Dan said with some worry: "...... But this Yang Gong is on top...... It doesn't have to be ......."

Liu Fan said with a smile: "Gonggong, Gong Yang, although this is a fierce competition, it still has nothing to do with us!" Well, since the second brother talked about it......"

Liu Fan waved his hand and asked the attendants to retreat before continuing: "...... The land in the middle of the gate is no longer able to stay for a long time! ”

In the current political situation, it goes without saying that Chong Shao and Yang Biao are naturally incompatible, and other people in the court under him, including Liu Fan and others, must make a choice, one or the other.

“…… The meaning of the elder brother is......" Liu Dan was a little puzzled.

"Chonggong, Yang Gong, the party is constantly fighting, it's really boring......" Liu Fan said quietly, "...... These people are all staring at the square inch above this court...... but they don't know the great ...... of the world."

Liu Fan is actually anxious in his heart, but this anxious thing, even in front of Liu Dan, can't say it.

Some time ago, I received news from Shudi that my father Liu Yan's health seemed to be a little bad......

When you get older, your body naturally decays, which is the law of nature, and no one can change it with manpower. But the problem is that Liu Yan is far away in Shudi, and Liu Fan, as the eldest son, is in Guanzhong, separated by thousands of mountains and rivers.

Actually, there is another reason besides this.

Some time ago, perhaps in order to strengthen the connection with Liu Yan, or perhaps for some other reason, Chong Shao did not discuss anything with Liu Fanduo, so he recruited Liu Yan into the imperial court to serve as the third duke.

According to common sense, this is not a bad thing.

After serving for a period of time, he was transferred to the central government to serve as the three princes and nine secretaries, which is the practice of the imperial court, but at this juncture, the position of the three princes is not so easy to do.

What's more, the so-called knowing father is better than a son, what Liu Yan is thinking, Liu Fan naturally guessed at least a little bit in his heart.

Then there was a rebellion in Hanzhong......

I heard that Zhang Lu has a young mother, who actually lives in Liu Yan's mansion at this time.

What is going on with this matter, I'm afraid it's just a cover for outsiders' eyes and ears.

As the best choice in Liu Fan's heart, it is natural to go to Shu and be the prince of a country within a country, and then wait for the day when his father Liu Yan is angry, he can become the lord of Shu.

But such an idea is beautiful, but it is actually difficult.

Even if he is old and mediocre, he will not make the decision to let Liu Fan leave Chang'an and send him to Shudi, not to mention that there has already been a meat bun beating dog before, and it is impossible to have a second time.

Liu Fan's fourth brother Liu Zhang, who was originally in Chang'an, went to visit Liu Yan on the orders of the imperial court, but he didn't come back, and he found a messy excuse for Liu Yan to leave behind.

Liu Fan is also anxious in his heart, if his father Liu Yan is in good health and persists for a while, then he can slowly seek opportunities, but now it is said that it is not as good as before, if there is any problem, wouldn't it be cheaper......

Although it is said that the younger brother is naturally a blood relative, it is ......

Hehe.

“…… This world, second brother, look at the general of the chariot cavalry, the rear general, you look at the general of Zhengxi......" Liu Fan said slowly, "...... What's the point of staying in Guanzhong? It's better to find a source as soon as possible! ”

Speaking of these people, Liu Fan's voice couldn't help but have a trace of sourness. The two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are just that, this general of Zhengxi is still younger than himself, and he is already a prince of a place, and I heard that Pingyang City, the land of the north, is also very prosperous, and it will not be worse than the original Guanzhong or some big county town in Yin, Henan.

And although he is in charge of the city gate of Chang'an City, he is also in power, but he is not as comfortable as outside the gate.

Liu Dan said: "...... So brother, where are you looking for? ”

“…… Jiaozhou, what do you think, second brother? Liu Fan stroked his beard and said.

“…… Jiaozhou ......" Liu Dan lowered his head, pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "...... The elder brother chose it, and it was naturally the best ......."

Jiaozhou is certainly not a particularly good place, but Jiaozhou has the advantage of being bordered by Yizhou. So whether it's now, or never, it's a very nice place.

What's more, it is not easy to attract the attention of others when choosing Jiaozhou, anyway, it is a frontier land, just like when Fei Qian Fei Ziyuan chose to merge north, who can know that such a bitter cold land is actually revitalized in the hands of Fei Qian?

Could it be that his talent will be worse than Fei Qian Fei Ziyuan?

Of course, Liu Fan doesn't think so.

Liu Fan squinted slightly and said, "...... The battle in this pass, whether it is a seed or a Yang Gong in the end...... A certain bento only needs to be handed over to the state! ”