"The Empress Dowager! Last night, there was a person from Chen Ping's mansion who came from the north, and he was afraid that it was Liu Heng's envoy, so the Empress Dowager had to prevent Liu Heng from joining forces with Zhou Bo and Chen Ping. The person who said this was Lu Huan, Fan Xu's wife, and Lu Hou's own sister, Lu Hou sighed and said secretly, Lu Huan's only sister Lu Huan, and his nephew Lu Chan is an understanding person, but Lu Huan is always short-sighted, only looking at the eyes, and there is no room for others. Although Lu Chan is not stupid, he is obsessed with martial arts and refuses to participate in court politics. I am afraid that I have been coerced for many years and will not be tolerated by the ministers with ulterior motives in the DPRK and China, and after a hundred years, the Lu family will definitely be in great trouble.

"Get rid of Zhou Bo and Chen Ping, who will lead the army to defend against the enemy? Who will rule the world? Who's going to take care of me? Is it up to you? "Phew!" Lu Hou brushed off the ice on the case, and sprinkled the fresh peaches and plums on the plate. The little eunuch on the side hurriedly stepped forward to pick it up and sent it outside the hall, but he hid outside the hall and didn't dare to come in. Empress Lu was still angry, and opened his mouth to scold: "Chen Ping is not respectful of the palace, but it is not something that can be calculated, the first emperor's ministers, now only Zhou Bo and Chen Ping are the two of them, loyal and persistent, although every time the court meets, there is a lot of disrespect, the new emperor ascended the throne, and he has never congratulated, but with these two people, the country is worry-free." From now on, you don't have to enter the palace again. Obviously, Empress Lu was extremely disappointed in her sister Lu Huan.

Lv Hou drank Lu Huan, and rushed to Weiyang Palace by Luan, Lu Hou respected Liu Bang in his heart, and never met the ministers in the front hall, and every time the court was discussed, it was held in the side hall. At this moment, above the court, the minister of civil and military affairs, Gu Dumo, stood in front of the hall, just waiting for Empress Lu. The war in the north is urgent, and last night there was an envoy from Liu Heng in Chen Ping's mansion, and the seemingly quiet court was extremely dull at the moment. Empress Lu looked at it, Xiao He had already died of illness, and now Cao Shen is also dead, although the old ministers of the first emperor Rong Ma were left, only Chen Ping and Zhou Bo were left, but Zhou Bo was far away in Wuyuan, standing with Liu Heng.

Everyone saw that Lu Hou came to the side hall, and under the leadership of the right minister Wang Ling and others, they bowed three times and bowed nine times, shouting the Empress Dowager Chitose. Lu Hou thought about the past for a while, and forgot to shout for the excuse to calm down, and everyone couldn't wait for Lu Hou to speak, so they had to kneel on the ground quietly, secretly speculating about Lu Hou's intentions. Chen Ping saw that Empress Lu did not speak, turned his head sideways, and secretly glanced at the little eunuch beside Empress Lu, the little eunuch understood, and hurriedly paced to Empress Lu's side, quietly reminding, Empress Lu woke up and hurriedly let the ministers of civil and military affairs calm down.

"Chen Xiang, since the day the new emperor ascended the throne, he has been ill, this illness is more than a month, this morning, seeing Chen Xiang coming, his face is ruddy, it must be a great good, the mourning family is overjoyed, come, hurry up to give Chen Xiang a seat." Chen Ping called on the ministers early in the morning, and this time he had a secret letter on behalf of the king, and when the court discussed, Gu Du seconded it. Chen Ping was originally a veteran of the founding of the country who had served two generations of emperors, and his prestige was not under Xiao He Caoshen, so he immediately promised the ministers. At this moment, Chen Ping only waited for Empress Lu to open his mouth to teach everyone to play, and he was about to propose peace talks, but seeing that Empress Lu was unusual, he gave himself a seat first, and if he held it in his stomach, he couldn't speak for a while, so he had to kneel on the soft bunk banquet, but he guessed Empress Lu's thoughts in his heart.

"A few days ago, Zhou Bo threw down his troops and took the newly formed cavalry to Wuyuan, but there was good news?"

Wang Ling saw that his position was more noble than Chen Ping, but he was not allowed to be given a seat by Empress Lu, and secretly hated Chen Ping in his heart, and hated Empress Lu even more, and said in his heart, aren't you Empress Lu the most taboo about Li's father and son? Today, on the court, I will select Li Guang's good news and say. At the moment, he said: The war in Wuyuan has been stable at present, and the two sides are waiting for peace talks, but it is Li Shang's son Li Guang, who is heroic, two battles before and after, and defeated the Huns, the first battle of the handsome Bai Deng personally led a hundred cavalry, charging back and forth, destroying five hundred enemies, unscathed, and the cavalry led by the handsome captain was 5,000, and the enemy camp was charged again, and it was two charges back and forth, destroying no less than a thousand enemies, and the soldiers led by him were injured except for a few accidental bumps, and they did not break a soldier. The handsome army broke the enemy like a god of war, which made the Huns frightened, so they sued for peace.

When the ministers heard Wang Ling say this, the court applauded, and Empress Lu was also happy. Chen Ping saw that Wang Ling was still playing, and he no longer waited for Empress Lu to ask questions, and waited for the ministers to calm down, stood beside Wang Ling, and said: "Playing the Empress Dowager, the matter of peace talks, the acting king and the prince did not dare to call the shots for a while, and sent an oral secret recital yesterday, when the peace talks asked me to exchange markets, the original five sheep for a horse, changed into ten sheep for a horse, was rejected by Lu Lu, and today the peace talks are still on hold, and the Queen Mother is also asked to decide." ”

Chen Ping threw the question to Empress Lu in front of the ministers, but Empress Lu did not answer, and still threw it to the ministers for discussion, but he wanted to see how many people were on Chen Ping's side in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.

For a while, the court suddenly argued, and half of the courtiers agreed to exchange ten sheep for one horse, to appease the Huns' grievances, seek peace on the border, and protect the emperor's cultivation strategy. However, there are a few people who do not express their attitude, and only a few people in the Manchu Dynasty hope that the conditions for peace talks cannot be relaxed, and if there are ten sheep today, I am afraid that they will become fifteen sheep next year. Empress Lu secretly speculated about the attitude of the ministers, and thought about it in her heart, I am afraid that among these half of the courtiers, there are no less than a dozen courtiers who resolutely support Chen Ping. However, the arrogance of the Xiongnu really cannot be boosted, and if they disturb the border again in the coming year, what bargaining chips should be used in exchange for peace. Seeing that the camp of the ministers was clear, Empress Lu spoke.

"What should I do according to the left minister?" Although Empress Lu was afraid of Chen Ping's prestige among the ministers at the moment to endanger her power, she still hoped that Chen Ping could give a good advice. Although Chen Ping does not accept his dictatorship, he will not disregard the righteousness because of personal anger. Chen Ping saw that the ministers supported him a lot, and when Empress Lu asked his opinion at this time, he was no longer ambiguous, and immediately said aloud: "You can agree to the terms of peace talks as much as possible, the border has been disturbed for many years, and the people are not happy, so there should really be no more war disputes." ”

Chen Ping thought in his heart that throwing out his views at this time would inevitably force Empress Lu to agree and have no worries about peace talks. Unexpectedly, Lu Hou said: "Every centimeter is the income of the people's hard work, we are above the court, fluttering a resolution, but the people have to pay the whole year's sweat, how can this palace feel at ease?" Do you have a good plan? ”

When Wang Ling heard this, he saw that Chen Ping had stolen the limelight from him, and he was willing to lag behind at this moment, so he immediately said that peace and affinity have always been a means to settle border disputes, so why not do the policy of peace and proximity and maintain the original foundation of mutual market. As soon as Wang Ling's words came out, Empress Lu was furious in her heart, and said secretly: Good for you, Wang Ling! And affinity and pro! Before the Xiongnu mentioned it, your royal tomb couldn't wait to use my husband's daughter as an object to seek reconciliation with the Xiongnu, and he would definitely find an opportunity to dismiss your phase in the future. In his heart, he hated Wang Ling's words, but he said that the good plan offered by the right minister, using the royal woman, in exchange for the stability of the people, is not indispensable.

Empress Lu's tone was decisive, but her voice was full of sadness, and the ministers were ashamed when they heard it. Chen Ping is a gentleman's style, the most upright, seeing Lu Hou sad, immediately bowed to the ground, and said sadly: "The royal princess, but also the first emperor's people, has to be a last resort, how can you mention the policy of peace and proximity, and hope that the queen mother will take back her life, now I am a royal woman, married a lot, but the border is a fan every year, and the pro-family is just a solution to the urgent need, not a long-term solution, this policy of raising horses and markets, but it is proposed by the king, if this policy is long-lasting, the more next year, the abduction is no longer a problem, and I hope that the queen mother will be clear." ”

As soon as Chen Ping said this, the court was suddenly quiet, Wang Ling couldn't see through Chen Ping's thoughts, just quietly waited for Chen Ping's words, and after listening to Chen Ping's words, Empress Lu secretly speculated in her heart what kind of strategy Liu Heng could make Chen Ping so respectful. Chen Ping calmed down, and then said slowly: "Empress Dowager, my Han sheep are used in exchange for Huma, one of which can develop the cavalry of our Han army, no longer subject to the line of the Great Wall, and can go deep into Hudi and break the foundation of the Huns." Second, the Central Plains sheep are extensive, but there is a characteristic, but where the sheep graze, within three years, the grass is difficult to survive, because the sheep eat grass, the roots of the food, the Hu people do not know the characteristics of the sheep, I the Central Plains sheep into the Hu land, less than three years, the Hu people rely on the grassland to survive, will inevitably shrink significantly, how to survive the Hu people's war horses? Acting king's plan is really a thousand years of trouble, it is really urgent, not to say that it is ten sheep, even if it is twenty sheep, my Han is only harming the immediate interests, and killing the foundation of the Huns, if this plan is successful, why should my royal woman be humiliated by the Huns' father, brother, uncle and nephew! Speaking of this, Chen Ping couldn't cry anymore.

Empress Lu remembered many royal women, married far away, not to mention Hu Di's suffering, but on the moral humiliation, I am afraid that it is also tortured by numbness, and now recalls Liu Bang's death, Mao Dun teased himself, and endured all kinds of humiliation, today Liu Heng's plan is indeed a good strategy to calm the trouble, if you don't agree, what are you waiting for? All kinds of merit tools were given to Liu Heng, isn't this Liu Heng still the prince born to the first emperor?