"Queen, slow down, the slave has already taken care of Da Changqiu and returned to His Majesty, and the queen went to the prince's house to visit the prince, and she is already on her way back." Yun Niang turned on the lantern and followed Wei Zifu to the Jiaofang Palace.

"Having said that, it's always bad to have Your Majesty wait for this palace." Although the weather was cold, Wei Zifu hurried back, and a layer of fine sweat couldn't help but appear on her forehead, and she gently wiped the sweat while saying: "Yun Niang, the little maid who was punished in Qutai Hall and Chunmei who interceded for her, you have to find a reason to let them depreciate themselves to Yongxiang Huanyi Bureau." ”

"Queen, why is that?" Yun Niang was puzzled, "Didn't the queen just intercede in front of Mrs. Liu?" ”

Wei Zifu nodded, his footsteps did not stop, and said: "It is precisely because of the intercession of this palace that although the current predicament has been solved, it will bring trouble to them in the future." ”

Yun Niang thought for a while, and said with a red face: "The slave still doesn't understand. ”

Wei Zifu smiled: "You just do what Bengong says." ”

"No!" Yun Niang nodded and said seriously, "The queen thinks about others everywhere, and Yun Niang will do whatever she says." ”

Wei Zifu said: "When did your girl's mouth become so sweet?" ”

Yun Niang smiled and said: "The slave also knows that the queen rushed to Qutai Hall to save people today, and she would rather freeze herself than sit in a sedan chair on a snowy day, all because the queen is compassionate and thinks about the people below." ”

Wei Zifu sneered: "As far as you know the most, hurry up!" ”

"No!" Yun Niang turned sideways, and followed Wei Zifu to the Jiaofang Hall with a smile on her face.

Although the Jiaofang Hall and the Qutai Hall are not far apart, but the palace garden is heavily coupled with the snow and the road, it takes more than half an hour to go to the Jiaofang Palace, the Chinese lights in the palace are bright, the emperor's imperial chariot is already there, Wei Zifu is busy taking off the brocade robe, and only after a little trimming does he enter the car to see the car.

The inner wall of the Jiaofang Hall is coated with pepper and mud, the smell is fragrant and warm, Liu Che is holding a volume of "Ram Spring and Autumn" leaning on the lamp, and is looking at it intently. Seeing this, Wei Zifu tiptoed in, leaned over and whispered, "The concubine has seen Your Majesty!" ”

Liu Che raised his head when he heard this, and couldn't help but be surprised: "When did the queen come, I didn't notice it. ”

Wei Zifu replied with a smile: "The concubine has just arrived, and when she saw that Her Majesty was fascinated, she didn't dare to disturb her. ”

Liu Che smiled, put down the scroll, and said, "The queen also reads "Ram"? Sit down and tell me how you read. ”

Wei Zifu smiled and bowed, and Xu Yan said: "The concubine is not talented, the Spring and Autumn scriptures are concise and profound, and the three legends of Zuo, Ram, and Gu Liang have their own merits. From the perspective of concubines, "The Ram" has been passed down and merged, explaining the meaning of the subtle words, and its Confucianism is even the essence of my Han Dynasty's rule of the world, and it also contains the deduction of the changes in the world. ”

Liu Che stroked his palms and smiled: "I didn't expect the queen to have such a deep understanding of this book, it's very rare!" I heard that the queen went to the prince's house, how is her recent study, has she grown? ”

"Your Majesty Miaozan!" Wei Zifu replied respectfully, "Shi Taifu is strict in teaching, and he has made progress every day in his studies. ”

"That's good!" Liu Che nodded and said, ""The Ram" is also my favorite, I want to send people of insight to teach Ji'er to learn this book, what does the queen think?" ”

"Your Majesty's knowledge is far above the concubines, and everything is judged by Your Majesty." Wei Zifu said softly. ”

Liu Che nodded slightly, smiling silently. I only heard a crisp sound of heavy snow crushing the branches outside the window, looking at the faint light outside the hall, the snow outside became bigger and bigger, the hall raised the eyebrows, the moon shadow outside the hall was heavy, a few trees and plums were blooming buds, and the dark fragrance floated in the snowy night.

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"Your Majesty, the minister sent people to follow all the way, and Huainan Guolang Zhonglei has entered Beijing." In the Xuanshu Palace, the secret envoy of Huainan stood aside and bowed respectfully.

"Good!" Liu Che looked solemn and said, "You intersected with him on the way, and he didn't suspect it, right?" ”

"Since Lei was mistakenly hit by Liu Qian, the prince of Huainan Kingdom, he had no place to stay, he fled all the way to Chang'an, and his subordinates intersected with him on the way as a merchant, and gave him two pieces of silver, he was very grateful, and did not have the slightest suspicion."

"That's good!" Liu Che nodded and asked, "Can he mention what his plans are after entering Beijing?" ”

The secret envoy replied: "Lei was not in any way as a Lang Zhong, just because he was mistakenly hit by Liu Qian in a sword competition with Liu Qian, he was removed from his position, and it was strictly forbidden for domestic scholars to associate with him, and he was not allowed to make meritorious contributions in the army, so there was almost no way out for Lei to be forced to do so." Once after drinking, he said to his ministers that the king of Huainan and his son were too pressing, and he wanted to go to Chang'an to write to himself, and also took advantage of the time when the court recruited soldiers to fight against the Xiongnu, hoping to make military achievements on the battlefield to settle the rest of his life. ”

"That's the case..."Liu Che whispered to the secret envoy to say a few words, and the secret envoy knew how to leave.

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Soon Huainan Guolang Zhonglei was reported that Liu An, the king of Huainan, and his son were plotting to rebel, so it was reported to the imperial court by Yousi, and Liu Che ordered Yousi to investigate the matter thoroughly, and the movements of the imperial court were quickly transmitted back by Liu An's ears and eyes arranged in Beijing.

Liu An has been waiting for an opportunity all these years, and now he is naturally uneasy about the sudden plan to leak secrets, if he raises troops in advance, he may not be sure of success, if he does not move, once the court sits on the rebellion, then his plans for many years will be burned. was anxious left and right, and a letter from a fast horse post in Beijing made Liu An suddenly settle down.

This reassuring pill came from Liu Ling, the lord of Huainan, and was written by Mrs. Liu, the current emperor. The letter said that although the king of Huainan was accused of rebellion, Liu Che did not believe it, and the emperor's attitude was to hope that the king of Huainan would personally bring his son to Beijing to face the saint, explain the matter, and return his innocence.

The letter also wrote that the king of Huainan and the emperor were of the same ancestral bloodline, and the rebellion of Emperor Jing of the Seven Kingdoms in the past was fashionable and avoided disasters to protect himself, and he was unwilling to participate in the dispute between the vassal states. Although the emperor did not want to listen to the villain's words, Yousi had already received the report, and the king of Huainan must personally meet the saint to settle the matter. Liu Ling has always instructed in the letter not to delay, and to enter Beijing as soon as possible, so as not to affect the monarch's side with the words of the villain, and the consequences will be unpredictable.

After receiving the letter, Liu An did not dare to delay for a moment, and the next day he moved into Beijing with the crown prince Liu, and finally rushed to Chang'an. Unexpectedly, as soon as Liu An and his party entered Chang'an City, after taking out the document to confirm their identity, they were immediately taken down by all the soldiers in full armor, Liu An was stunned, and kept shouting: "I am Liu An, the king of Huainan, I want to face the saint!" I want to face the saint! ”

got Liu An's wish, and finally was able to face the saint, but unfortunately it was not in the Weiyang Palace, but in the Tingwei Mansion. Coming with the emperor, in addition to the staff of the division, there is also Liu An's daughter who has not seen him for several years, Liu Ling.

Liu Ling first received the holy decree and entered the palace together, but he was still suspicious, but when he saw his old father in prison, Liu An, the king of Huainan, he immediately understood. With her heart, she has always been playing with others in the palm of her hand, and when she was used like this, she was kept in the dark until the last moment. She ignored Liu An and shouted loudly in prison: "Ling'er, Ling'er, you explain it clearly to Your Majesty, the rebellion is purely the story of Na Lei being framed!" ”

Looking at Liu Che's cold and piercing expression, Liu Ling's face was like ashes, and he slowly said to Liu Che: "When did Your Majesty find out about my Huainan country's army?" ”

Liu Che said coldly: "It's been a few years. ”

"Why didn't you stand still for years?"

"I don't want to cause another rebellion in the Seven Kingdoms."

"If you don't want to cause the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms again, then why do you want to use me to trick my father into Beijing?"

"That's because your father's heart is not dead!" Liu Che glanced at Liu An meaningfully, and his expression became even more grim, "I thought that since you were able to enter the harem as a wife, and the world was stable, your father would stay in the vassal kingdom and be his king of Huainan well." Unexpectedly, he was still ready to move, and privately colluded with Liu Ci, the king of Hengshan, to forge weapons and wait for the opportunity to move. In this case, why should I raise tigers for trouble, naturally I must clear the root of the curse, so as not to cause trouble when our army confronts the Xiongnu! ”

Liu An's whole person softened when he said this, and he couldn't shout a word of injustice. Hate only hated himself for being too forward-looking, hesitating, and never seizing the opportunity to fight, and now he was uprooted by this emperor without spending a single soldier.

"Then you treat me..."Liu Ling couldn't hide his gaffe, but after all, he was unwilling to ask: "Have you ever been sincere?" ”

"Never!" Liu Che's tone was cold, and he replied in the affirmative.

Liu Ling, who was already depressed and powerless, heard the answer, and suddenly raised his head like an aggressive rooster, stared at Liu Che and asked heavily, "Really?" ”

"Seriously!" Liu Che glanced at Liu Ling coldly, his eyes were clearly full of disdain, "If you hadn't approached me three or four times, and I wanted to eliminate your Huainan forces, how would you have a chance to become a lady?" ”

"Hahahaha..."Liu Ling laughed when he heard this, and his tone was extremely sad, "I can't imagine that I, Liu Ling, am so smart that I have never seen through you for so many years!" Although I have the heart of planning in Huainan country, I Liu Ling has always been sincere to you, who would have expected that in the end, it was all just a part of your plan, I am unwilling, I am unwilling! After that, he slammed headlong into the iron lock of the prison door, and died of blood splattered on the spot.

"Ling'er!" Liu An was in tears, he could no longer imagine that his former smart and clever daughter would be so stubborn, not only blinded by a so-called love, but also disregarding her life.

And Liu Che didn't even bother to look at it, he only waved his hand to signal the soldiers to carry Liu Ling out, Liu An saw all this, and couldn't help but scold angrily: "Liu Che, you... You don't have to die well! ”

Liu Che raised his eyes slightly, pointed to another prison cell, and said coldly: "Your son is imprisoned over there, and he will be beheaded for conspiracy in the near future, do you think I will wait for you to finish watching this drama before killing you, or will I keep your cheap life and live here slowly?" ”

"You... You... You! Liu An pointed at Liu Che and couldn't say a word, a breath of qi surged up in his body, instantly spit out a mouthful of blood, and slowly fell down.

Soon, the imperial court surrounded the Huainan King's Palace with troops, and Yousi found all kinds of equipment that Liu An was preparing to rebel against. Since then, the Huainan Kingdom has been divided into Jiujiang County and incorporated into the imperial court. At the same time, Liu Che quickly sent troops to eradicate the power of Liu Ci of Hengshan State, and since then, Hengshan State has been abolished as a county, and the vassal states of the Han Dynasty have been reduced by two, and the centralized power is firmly controlled by Liu Che.