Chang'an, the capital of the Han Dynasty, has two palaces - Changle Weiyang, Changle Houju, and the emperor Weiyang.

There is no one who is not, and the one who is at the end of the central one means that happiness and happiness will never end. Shu Han followed it and took Changle as the palace number of the queen mother's bedroom.

Changle Palace, the Queen Mother's dormitory

"Your Majesty has arrived!"

After the eunuchs standing outside the palace called their names, they led the rest of the eunuchs and palace maids to kneel on the ground in a hula.

Liu Yong stepped into the hall in a chic manner, and Chuntuo walked briskly with his Son of Heaven sword in his hand, following closely behind him.

"Erchen respectfully asks the queen mother Wanfu Jin'an!" After entering the palace, Liu Yong lowered his head and walked quickly to the Empress Dowager Wu and paid respects.

Bowing deeply, Liu Yong buried his head, and a thought suddenly popped up in his head - this seems to be the second time he paid homage to the Empress Dowager Wu after he ascended the throne, although Liu Yong was not from the Empress Dowager Wu, and to put it more bluntly, the Empress Dowager Wu has no heirs, not even a daughter, but she is indeed Liu Yong's mother in terms of etiquette.

In the past ten days since he succeeded to the throne, let alone the morning and evening provinces, even if he asked for peace every three days, he didn't do it on five days............

Sweat! This son seems to be a little unqualified.

While Liu Yong was thinking about the problem, the Empress Dowager Wu was also looking at the emperor who was not related to her.

When choosing the new monarch, Empress Dowager Wu did have selfish intentions, making it clear that children are easier to get along with and control than a fifteen-year-old boy, but Empress Dowager Wu is a smart person, and smart people know when to not give an inch, and when to take a step back.

Soon she was relieved and accepted the reality of Liu inheriting the throne.

Because, the combination of Empress Dowager Wu and Liu Bei is a compromise of political interests, she has never given birth to an heir for Liu Bei, but because of Liu Bei's status as his wife, the status is honorable, and the Wu family is a family and the country.

In fact, she has never been in contact with and held power, whether it is Liu Chan, Liu Xuan or Liu Yong who sits on the emperor's throne, it can be said that the powerful position of the Wu family will not be damaged, because since the Han Dynasty, the foreign relatives are active in the political arena, and this power reached a peak in the middle and late Han Dynasty.

In a sense, the existence of foreign relatives is a foil and supplement to the imperial power, or the imperial power...... Extension.

All, of course, Empress Dowager Wu has reason to convince herself to forgive Liu Yong for his rudeness during this time - after all, the Son of Heaven is only fifteen years old, and young people should be forgiven for making mistakes.

"Emperor... Get up quickly..."Empress Dowager Wu smiled, her kind gaze paused on Liu Yong, and she said in an intimate and friendly attitude that Liu Yong could not imagine: "Emperor, come, sit beside the mourning family. ”

Liu Yong glanced at the Empress Dowager Wu suspiciously, quite flattered, according to the memory of the predecessor Liu Yong, although the Empress Dowager Wu said that she was not very cold to this unrelated King Lu, but she could not talk about intimacy, and only stopped at the time of the New Year, when Liu Yong entered the palace to meet her, she encouraged a few words from afar.

"A few days ago, the prime minister asked Dong Yun to bring a message to the mourning family, saying that His Majesty has not yet married when he ascended the throne, and he should build the queen." Empress Dowager Wu waited for Liu Yong to sit down, and asked slowly with a light smile. "But I don't know what the emperor means?"

"The mother is in charge of all things in the harem, and the son is at the mercy of his mother."

People respect me a foot, and I respect people.

Since Empress Dowager Wu did not hold on to Liu Yongbu's pigtails in Changle Palace, Liu Yong naturally reciprocated by replacing the formulaic title of "Queen Mother" with the more intimate and affectionate title of "Mother".

"Since you have no opinion, the emperor, then the mourning family will find a good queen for you, and you will be satisfied." Empress Dowager Wu pursed her lips and smiled, the new emperor was very good, which made her very satisfied.

"Zhang De, you go and fetch the mourning family's box, and put it on top of the mourner." Empress Dowager Wu sideways instructed Zhang De, who was accompanying her, and said to Liu Yong: "There are some very good candidates for the mourning family, you can take a look first." ”

When Zhang De put the box on several cases, the Empress Dowager Wu opened it and took out a scroll of silk books from it, and the silk books were also tied with silk strips, and there seemed to be small characters on the belts.

Empress Dowager Wu rummaged through it a few times, took out a volume and handed it to Liu Yong, with some anticipation. "Emperor, look at it, what do you think?"

Liu Yong took the silk book with both hands, looked at it fixedly, and wrote in small letters on the belt - the old hussar general, the super young daughter of the Houma of the Xiangxiang, the horse warbler, seventeen years old.

After untying the strap, the silk book was slowly unfolded, and the world in the book was revealed bit by bit, and it turned out to be a silk painting.

In the painting, a young girl in the flower season has a willow leaf eyebrow and a peach cheek with a smile. Wearing a red robe and a thin sword at the waist and crotch, standing in a sea of hibiscus flowers, beautiful eyes are looking forward to it.

This is Ma Chao's daughter? Looks good! I just don't know if there is water in this silk painting.

"Well, you're a lovely person." Empress Dowager Wu saw Liu Yong raise her head and look down at the painting's head, and said with a smile.

"Very good, my mother's vision is good." Liu Yong blushed slightly and replied softly.

"Moreover, the mourning family also sent someone to inquire, this Nizi is not bad in character and morality, and she can be the queen of the main palace. The mourning family felt that the prime minister should also like her. ”

"Hmm......" Liu Yong echoed.

If Yingying is the queen immediately, Liu Yong is naturally very satisfied, aside from appearance, just the father Ma Dai and eldest brother Ma Tai behind him can benefit Liu Yong immensely.

As mentioned earlier, since the Han Dynasty, the power of foreign relatives has always been a foil and supplement to the imperial power, and the influence of Liu Yong on the army through the Ma family can undoubtedly be greatly enhanced.

"In addition, according to the old practice of the emperor's big wedding, the emperor, your wedding can also increase the number of beauties, and you can see if there is anyone you like?"

"No." Liu Yong agreed in a low voice and continued to look through the silk paintings.

Infantry captain, Prime Minister Shi Xianglang's granddaughter, Xiang, aged sixteen;

Yang Hongcong, the Taishou and Zhongjie general of Shu County, Yang Wei, is fourteen years old;

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Liu Yong looked at it for a while, and had a bottom in his heart, these candidate women are all in the cardamom years, born in a family of princesses, their appearance, family, and taste are naturally first-class, but ...... There is no one like Ma Yingying who has a top noble background in Shu Han. Obviously, Ma Yingying has been designated as the queen,

After thinking about it for a while, Liu Yong finally chose only the young daughter of a doctor Xu Ci, which Liu Yong didn't have a deep meaning in, just did it casually. If you have to think with power and scheming in everything you do, wouldn't it be too tiring for people to live.

For Liu Yong only chose one side concubine, Empress Dowager Wu didn't care too much, only smiled and said that she could see what she liked in the future and add it.

After discussing the candidates for the queen and concubines, Empress Dowager Wu ordered Zhang De to put away the silk paintings and box boxes, and said to Liu Yong: "By the way, the emperor has been on the throne for half a month, and the mourning family feels that it is better to set up a Taoist banquet in Changle Palace now, and call Liu Li, Wu Yi, and Wu Ban to get together." The emperor is not in a hurry to leave, is he? ”

"Of course, my son is not busy right now."

Empress Dowager Wu smiled happily and said, "Okay, that relationship is good." ”

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At the end of the day, the family banquet in the Changle Palace officially began

At the family banquet, Liu Yong saw his only younger brother - Liu Li, the king of Liang, Liu Li is only ten years old this year, his body has not yet grown, and he is soft and weak. The little face is pale and sickly. This Liu Yong knows that this younger brother has been sick and weak since he was a child, and he has the appearance of early death.

It turns out that in history, Liu Li did die very early, dying before the age of 30, and was called mourning the king. Liu Yong, on the other hand, lived for a long time until the fall of Shu Han, was resettled in Luoyang, and was named a liehou.

Out of love for his younger brother and the performance of his brother and brother, Liu Yong called Liu Li to sit down beside him.

At the family banquet, in addition to Wu Yi, Wu Ban and their sons and nephews, Liu Chan also met his three-year-old nephew Liu Xuan, the crown prince of Shu Han in the original history, who was safely in the arms of the former Empress Zhang at this moment.

Liu Chan's queen is Zhang Fei's eldest daughter, but Liu Xuan was born to her maid, and Liu Chan doesn't like her, which is a well-known fact in the Shu Han court. As a former queen, I am afraid that the rest of Dazhanghou will have to be Tsing Yi Gu Lantern for the rest of her life, and she will be lonely and old, so I am afraid she will not be able to last long.

Liu Yong thought silently......

The family banquet continued, Liu Yong while enjoying the singing and dancing of the fluttering clothes, and at the same time felt the slow passage of time, I don't know when it started to rain heavily outside the palace, and the raindrops were like rapid drumbeats, hitting the floor tiles of the palace, hitting the "pop" sound.

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At night, the sky was overcast

Under the dark sky, the wind howled and the rain poured down

"Kara!"

A dazzling lightning pierced the sky, illuminating the earth, the horse's hooves clicked, and a team of knights appeared at the bend of the official road north of Chengdu 1, the knights were all in black armor, and the red feathers behind the first horse whistled in the wind, bright and hideous.

This is............ Red Feather is in a hurry!!

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The family banquet in the evening finally ended perfectly in a harmonious and joyful atmosphere, Liu Yong and everyone said goodbye to the Empress Dowager Wu, and then Liu Yong returned to Huaque by royal car, unlike in the past, Liu Li became his fellow passengers, and from tonight, Huaque will also be Liu Li's sleeping place.

Meanwhile............

Fei Yi walked in the palace in a hurry, and a eunuch held a curtain for him to cover the rain, but Fei Yi's steps were fast and big, and the rain still inevitably wet his clothes and back.

Tonight, he was on duty at Shangshutai, and a quarter of an hour ago, he received an urgent report from Hongling's urgent envoy-

Guanghan County, something big has happened!!