Liu Xiu and the others stood on the deck for a while, and then returned to the cabin.

The cabin of the building ship was very spacious, more than enough to accommodate many of them.

Sitting in the cabin, through the window, you can also see the beautiful view outside.

Wu Han poured a glass of wine, raised it to Liu Xiu's side, and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen respects you!" ”

Liu Xiu smiled, picked up the wine glass, saluted Wu Han, and then drank all the wine in the cup.

Liu Xiu put down the cup, looked around at the people present, and asked with a smile: "On the eve of this year, the people have hung lanterns along the banks of Luoshui, have you also hung out the lanterns of each family?" ”

Fu Zhan smiled and arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thought that the lanterns he made were already very good, but when he put them out, he found that compared with other lanterns, they are very small!" ”

"Haha!"

Liu Xiu looked up and smiled.

Fu Zhan looked out the window, raised his hand, and said, "Your Majesty, those are Weichen's lanterns." ”

Liu Xiu raised his eyes and looked at it, he didn't really see it, he shook his head at everyone, and said, "Let's go, let's go upstairs and have a look!" ”

The ship has six floors, and they are only staying on the first floor now.

Liu Xiu and the ministers went up to the fifth floor, and he asked the ladies to go up to the sixth floor.

The fifth and sixth floors of the building ship are already very high, and when you are in it, you can look down condescendingly from the lanterns on the shore.

Outside each floor of the ship, there is an open deck.

Liu Xiu and the others stood on the deck of the fifth floor, Fu Zhan pointed to the shore of the north bank, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, that is the lantern of Situ Mansion." ”

Liu Xiu followed his fingers and looked over, there was a string of small lanterns on the shore, slightly larger than ordinary lanterns, all round, no matter the appearance or shape, they were not special, to say that it was unusual, that is, there were many exquisite patterns embroidered on the lamp surface, but that had to be closer to see clearly, like Liu Xiu and others at such a distance, they could only see that it was a string of small lanterns, and the details could not be seen at all.

After looking at it, Liu Xiu smiled and praised: "Da Situ is thrifty, very good." ”

After Liu Xiu became emperor, he always advocated frugality.

When Fu Zhan heard this, his old face was red, don't look at his lanterns are inconspicuous, in fact, the cost is not cheap, the embroidery on each lantern is different, there are pictures of the people, there are battle maps, there are thousands of horses galloping maps, each lantern can be appreciated for a long time, and it has to be appreciated at close range in advance.

Next to the lantern of Fu Zhan's house, there is a giant lantern, the shape of the carp, not to mention how delicate, but the size is big enough, eye-catching enough, and the lantern of Fu Zhan's house is placed together, the string of small lanterns, like bubbles spit out of the mouth of the fish.

Liu Xiu raised his finger and asked with a smile, "Who owns the carp lantern?" ”

Everyone present looked at each other, and Liu Zhong said, "Your Majesty, that's the lantern of the Marquis of Pinglin." ”

Liu Zhong is the king of Zichuan, but at present, Zichuan is still under Zhang Bu's control, and Liu Zhong cannot return to his fiefdom, so he can only continue to stay in Luoyang.

The relationship between Liu Zhong and Liu Xiu is very good, the two can play together when they are young, and the current relationship is not less than it was back then.

Liu Xiu muttered: "Pinglin Hou Xiang? ”

Fu Zhan showed a sudden realization and said, "Your Majesty, Zhao Xi, the Marquis of Pinglin." ”

Hearing Fu Zhan's reminder, Liu Xiu remembered that Zhao Xi had indeed been named the Marquis of Pinglin.

Zhao Xi alone, single-handedly subdued Jian Yang, and made great contributions, Jingzhou Mu went to Liu Xiu and recommended Zhao Xi to be the Marquis of Pinglin, but Liu Xiu approved it without much consideration.

He said happily: "Zhao Xi is currently the Marquis of Pinglin, but he sent the lantern to Luoyang. ”

Liu Zhong smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this shows that Zhao Xi still cares about Your Majesty." ”

When Liu Xiu heard this, he laughed.

The same thing, different statements, will have completely different effects.

Zhao Xi is now making a photo for Pinglin Hou, and he should have done his share of things without distraction, but at the time of the moon, he took great pains to make such a big lantern, sent a special person to transport it to Luoyang, and hung it in a conspicuous place, the purpose is obvious, that is, he wants to attract the attention of the Son of Heaven, so that his career can go to the next level.

It is not too much to say that he is in a hurry for quick success.

But sowing cause reaps cause, sowing fruit reaps fruit.

When Chang'an was captured by the Red Eyebrow Army, a large number of Liu clan relatives fled, on the way to escape, people were hungry and cold, and their lives were on the line, Zhao Xi, who was also on the run, happened to meet the Liu clan relatives, and saw the tragic situation of everyone, he was very unbearable, and then took out his food, water, and clothes, and shared them with everyone.

It can be said that Zhao Xi saved the lives of these Liu clansmen, after these Liu clansmen fled to Luoyang, they were the marquis of the marquis, and the king of the king, but they did not forget Zhao Xi's life-saving grace back then.

Therefore, the relationship between Zhao Xi and the Liu clan is very good, and on the Liu clan's side, there will always be someone to help Zhao Xi speak, this time it is Liu Zhong, who spoke well for Zhao Xi in front of Liu Xiu.

He said that Zhao Xi's eagerness for quick success and quick profit was his heart for His Majesty, and it was such a change in one word that changed Zhao Xi's fate.

After Liu Xiu heard this, he laughed, nodded, and said, "This Zhao Xi is still quite caring!" ”

Liu Zhong said: "Your Majesty, Zhao Xi is talented, and he can fight without blood, single-handedly recover Jianyang, brave and strategic, both civil and military, only in Pinglin as the prime minister, how much a little condescending!" ”

Liu Xiu nodded thoughtfully, Zhao Xi is indeed very talented, but Deng Feng was friends with him before his death, which made Liu Xiu a little jealous when he used him.

Si Li Lieutenant Bao Yong said: "Your Majesty, since the Fang County Commander was appointed as the Huai County Commander, the governance of Huai County has been chaotic, and the Fang County Commander has many dereliction of duty and deficiencies. ”

The current Huaixian commander is Fang Zhai, Fang Zhai was originally the governor of Nanyang, but later the position of governor was abolished, and Fang Zhai had no official to do.

Nanyang guarded Liu Shun too much, and asked Liu Liang for this matter, and Liu Liang recommended Fang Zhai in front of Liu Xiu.

However, Fang Zhai's ability to govern is indeed mediocre, and he is greedy and greedy, and since he arrived in Huai County, he has made Huai County, which was originally peaceful, into a miasma.

Huai County belongs to Hanoi, Hanoi belongs to Sili, as a lieutenant of Sili, Bao Yong, who is in charge of the Sili area, is naturally very dissatisfied with Fang Zhai.

In addition, Fang Zhai was recommended by Liu Liang, the king of Zhao, to serve as the commander of Huaixian County, and he held King Zhao as his backer, even if he was his immediate boss Bao Yong, he often ignored him, which undoubtedly aroused Bao Yong's dissatisfaction with him even more.

Now that there is an opportunity to squeeze out Fang Zhai with Zhao Xi, Bao Yong will naturally not miss this opportunity.

The relationship is complicated! Liu Xiu still trusts Bao Yong very much, Shang Shu Ling Hou Ba, Imperial Historian Li You, and Sili Lieutenant Bao Yong, but they are the three core backbones of Liu Xiu's small court.

He pondered for a while, nodded, and said: "Transfer Fang Zhai to Yi County, Ren Yi County Order, transfer Zhao Xi to Huai County, Ren Huai County Order." ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Liu Zhong and Bao Yong bowed in unison.

Being a Hou Xiang is actually equivalent to being a county order, after all, Hou's fief is basically a county, and Hou Xiang's responsibility is to help Hou manage his fiefdom.

Although the Hou Xiang is equivalent to the county order, this official position sounds a bit like a retainer, not as good as the county order.

In addition, Huai is not an ordinary county, Huai is the county capital of Hanoi County, and in modern terms, it is the mayor of the provincial capital.

The county order of Huai is a bit higher than that of other counties.

Also, Pinglin is far away from Luoyang and away from the center of power, and Huai County belongs to Sili, which is a direct area of the imperial court, and he serves as a county commander in the Sili area, which undoubtedly makes Zhao Xi a big step closer to the power center of the country, and the road to his career in the future will be much smoother.

Zhao Xi took advantage of the opportunity of this moon and night to attract Liu Xiu's attention, and borrowed his good relationship with the Liu clan to successfully make himself a leveling adjustment, and was transferred from Pinglin Marquis to Huai County.

In Liu Xiu's case, this is just a trivial matter, but for Zhao Xi, it is a major event that changes the fate of his life.

The boat continued to move forward, and when it came to the middle of the southeast Guo District, the number of people on the shore reached its peak, and as far as the eye could see, there were people on and off the shore, and the lanterns on the shore were even more strange, competing for strange and beautiful, so not spectacular.

Liu Xiu and the ministers were in the cabin, chatting while drinking, and enjoying the lanterns from time to time, enjoying themselves.

While drinking, Liu Xiu saw Wu Han winking at him, Liu Xiu immediately understood, stood up, walked out of the cabin, and went to the outside deck.

It didn't take long for Wu Han to come out of the cabin.

Liu Xiuxiao asked, "Ziyan, what's the matter?" ”

Wu Han cleared his throat, hesitated for a while, and then he whispered: "Your Majesty, Weichen wants to set up a son and a wife as a wife." ”

Liu Xiu sighed, rubbed her forehead, and said, "Ziyan, do you have to tell me about this today?" ”

Wu Han muttered in a low voice: "Your Majesty's mood looks the best today, if you don't say it today, the future minister will not have a chance to say it." ”

Liu Xiu heard it clearly, he was almost angry, looking at Wu Han with an embarrassed face, he restrained his smile again, and after thinking about it, he asked, "Ziyan, you have to think about it carefully." ”

"Your Majesty, Wechen has thought it through very clearly."

"Well...... Liu Xiu pondered for a long time and said, "If you want to do it, do it!" ”

Wu Han's eyes lit up suddenly, and he hurriedly asked, "On the day of the wedding, will Your Majesty come?" ”

Liu Xiu's eyes widened, and he refused simply, and said, "Absolutely not." ”

He doesn't object, it's already very good, and he wants to go to the wedding, isn't it a joke?

When Wu Han heard this, the joy on his face disappeared, as if he had been poured a basin of cold water, and said quietly: "If Your Majesty doesn't come, you won't get Your Majesty's blessing, and Weichen will feel uneasy!" ”

Liu Xiubai glanced at Wu Han, and before he could speak, he suddenly heard a cautious voice from the side: "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty! ”

When I turned my head to look, I saw Song Huashang walking over with small steps.

Liu Xiu and Wu Han were both stunned, the female dependents were all on the sixth floor, why did Song Huashang come down alone?

Liu Xiuxiao asked, "Huashang is lost?" ”

Song Huashang's face turned red and said, "Your Majesty, the few lanterns over there are the lanterns of Sikong Mansion." ”

As she spoke, she raised her hand and pointed to the north shore in front of her.

Liu Xiu and Wu Han raised their eyes and saw that there was a large lotus lantern on the shore of the north bank, with pink leaves and yellow cores, both in terms of face and appearance, all of which were lifelike.

Wu Han looked at it, nodded his head, and praised with a smile: "Sikong Mansion is worthy of being Sikong Mansion, and the lanterns made are extraordinary!" ”

Liu Xiu also felt that the lanterns in Sikong Mansion were very beautiful, he nodded with a smile, and said, "Huashang is specially here to introduce the lanterns of Sikong Mansion?" ”

Song Huasheng's face turned red, lowered her head, and whispered: "This lotus lantern is made by the little woman herself. ”

When Liu Xiu and Wu Han heard this, they were quite surprised.

Wu Han exclaimed: "Miss Song is so talented! ”

Song Huashang looked at Liu Xiu, and lowered his head and said, "Just because Huashang loves lotus." ”

Liu Xiuxiao asked, "Why does Huashang love lotus?" ”

Song Huashang said: "First, the lotus flower is out of the mud and unstained, holy, and second, in the middle of summer, the lotus blooms in the water, cool and quiet. ”

After a pause, she said: "The Buddhist scriptures have clouds, the lotus of the world, the petals are no more than ten, the lotus in the sky is not more than a hundred, and the lotus of the pure land can have more than a thousand." ”

At that time, although Buddhism was not a new thing, it was indeed not popularized, and Wu Han did not understand the knowledge of Buddhism at all.

Liu Xiu had read some Buddhist books, and he didn't respect them much, but he didn't reject them either.

He smiled and asked, "Huashang has also studied Buddhist scriptures?" ”

Song Huashang whispered: "Let Your Majesty see and laugh." ”

Liu Xiu laughed and said: "Huashang doesn't have to be too humble, there are few people in the world who can understand Buddhist scriptures." ”