Liu Jiexin worked hard to tell a story, hoping that the emperor would be able to make a decision and get rid of the untrustworthy female guards, but he never expected that the emperor made the most undesirable choice. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

For a whole day, Liu Jie followed the emperor and tried every means to persuade him to change his mind, "Emperor Wu will never take risks personally, 'The emperor is rich in the world, so he should naturally do his best in the world, and do everything himself, not the emperor.'" 'This is what I heard Emperor Wu say with my own ears. ”

Han Ruzi was watching Zhang Youcai and Loach pack up their things, and replied: "Emperor Wu's words are not wrong, but Dachu is now in danger, not like when Emperor Wu was in danger, but more like the beginning of Taizu, the army and the people have been tired for a long time, even if the law is severe, it can't squeeze the 'power of the world', if the emperor doesn't do it himself, I'm afraid that he won't even be able to keep the country." ”

Liu Jie was dumbfounded, the emperor, who was still humble and asked for advice before dawn, suddenly became so assertive, he could only blame himself for telling the story of Emperor Wu too well.

"Your Majesty doesn't need to go to the northern frontier in person, just send a general or other generals, it's better to sit in Pengcheng and wait until the rebels of Qi are wiped out before making another plan."

Han Ruzi was checking the treasure knife, he didn't bring anything else with him this time, but there were five treasure knives, all of which were treasured in the palace arsenal, made by Emperor Wu in his early years, and never went to the battlefield, Han Ruzi carried one with him, and the rest was kept by Zhang Youcai and Loach.

"Good knives." Every time Han Ruzi admired these treasure knives, he would let out a heartfelt admiration, gently retracted the sheath, and said to the central superintendent: "None of the Qingqing are interested in the Xiongnu, but I believe that the Xiongnu and the rebels collude, so naturally I will personally supervise the war, on the contrary, the general has formulated a detailed plan for the extermination of the rebels, and the victory is in hand, and it cannot be moved lightly." Moreover, my personal expedition to the north may be able to deter the Huns for a while, waiting for the Chu army to go north. ”

Liu Jie was anxious, followed the emperor to inspect the horses, and thought of a passage, "Your Majesty should not underestimate the enemy, I think that at the beginning, Da Chu was defeated by the Xiongnu several times, and it was not until Emperor Lie ascended the throne that the situation was reversed, and it was not until the middle of Emperor Wu that he could achieve an overwhelming momentum." ”

"At the beginning, the Great Chu inherited the rebellion of the previous dynasty, the lack of soldiers and major generals, the armor and equipment and the grain and grass of the horses were all insufficient, the Great Wall in the north was in disrepair for a long time, and there was a lot of damage, so it could only compete with the Hun cavalry in the grassland, and attack the enemy's length with its own shortcomings, of course, it was difficult to win. Although Da Chu is not in a prosperous era now, its strengths are all there, why worry about it? ”

Han Ruzi gently stroked the neck of a black horse, and could clearly feel its kindness to him, so he smiled and nodded, "Although Liu Gong can rest assured, I will not go out of the northern Xinjiang here, and the task is to defend the city, and I will slow down and join the 50,000 northern army in the pass." ”

Liu Jie was speechless again, but he still did not give up and continued to follow the emperor.

Han Ruzi went to inspect the army that went out with him, first of all, the 1,000 soldiers led by the fierce general Fan Bangshan, most of them came from the southern and northern armies, and a small number of Su guards, all of them were the best of the best elite soldiers.

Although the number of people is small, the formation is quite imposing, with long spears and bows and crossbows with them, and everyone looks like they can defeat ten with one.

After the review, Fan Bangshan led the troops out of the city and set up camp, and they could set off at any time early tomorrow morning.

Liu Jie took the opportunity to say again: "How much does Your Majesty know about the Meng brothers and sisters?" ”

"Everything you need to know is understood." Han Ruzi did not leave the barracks immediately, but rode a horse to guard the door, watching the soldiers march out of the camp, and a large number of miscellaneous servants who had been hidden before ran out, hurriedly packing up the tents and various vehicles.

"Does Your Majesty know that Meng E has long been married to the prince of Fuyu Kingdom as the princess of Qi Kingdom? This is a family affair they have reached a long time ago, and the Meng brothers and sisters entered the palace to serve as guards for the queen mother, which was delayed for several years. ”

Han Ruzi hadn't heard of this, but his expression didn't show it, and he turned his head and asked, "The Meng brothers and sisters are actually surnamed Chen, does Duke Liu know their real names?" ”

Liu Jie shook his head, "Gong Jing originally wanted to send a spy to the island, but the Empress Dowager ordered that it was forbidden to investigate the Meng brothers and sisters and Yishi Island again, so the matter had to be closed. ”

"Yishi Island has existed for many years, why didn't Da Chu send troops to exterminate it?"

"I heard that it had been sent a long time ago, but I didn't know that there were Chen Qi's descendants living on the island, just ordinary pirates, but every time I couldn't find anyone, as soon as the officers and soldiers went to sea, all the islanders were transferred, and the island was full of wooden houses and thatched houses, and it was easy to rebuild after burning."

"I see." Han Ruzi ordered, and then went to the honor guard camp to review.

Liu Jie sighed, not understanding how the female guards gained the emperor's trust, and they couldn't be separated.

There were not only 200 honor guards in the honor guard camp, but also a large number of relatives, nobles and ministers who accompanied the emperor in his own expedition, plus their respective entourage, the total number was far more than 1,000.

The honor guard battalion is characterized by more flags than people, many people carry two flags behind their backs, and there may be one in their hands, and the same is true for many powerful children, on the surface they have all kinds of generals, captains, permanent attendants and other false titles, and the most important task is actually to give the emperor a strong momentum.

They did it, everyone was clearly armoured, even those teenagers wore well-fitting armor.

The emperor personally levitated, and of course the children of the powerful could not lag behind, and all of them "voluntarily" followed the levy.

The guard camp was too bloated, and Han Ruzi issued an order on the spot, each person could only bring one entourage, and the other entourages should stay in Pengcheng, and they were not allowed to follow the army far away.

No one dared to squeak when the emperor was there, and as soon as the emperor left, there was a mourning in the honor guard camp, and even many pure honor guard soldiers brought more than two retinues, not to mention the children of powerful people with deep pockets? The nobles who had followed the tired marquis were not surprised at all, and even proudly showed off: "I have long advised you, this expedition, I will only bring one entourage, and everything will be streamlined, but no matter what, if you want to get one or two good horses, who knows when the emperor will march overnight?" ”

Liu Jie had no choice, so he had to use the last trick, and at this time he had already returned to his residence, and while there was no one around, Liu Jie said: "How much does Your Majesty believe in the general?" ”

"The general is the Empress's father—I believe in him as much as I trust my father-in-law."

Liu Jie stepped forward and whispered mysteriously, "The queen is not pregnant. ”

Han Ruzi once wrote half a letter, implying that the queen was pregnant, in order to stabilize Cui Hong's heart, Liu Jie already knew, and knew very well that this was a scam, "Your Majesty forgives me, I dared to write a letter to the imperial doctor, and the answer I got was that the queen was not pregnant." ”

"You told the General?"

"Of course not, it's a secret."

"Very well, then let it remain a secret."

"The general is very well-connected, and sooner or later he will know the truth, maybe he will already know it now."

Han Ruzi smiled slightly, "I bet that the Great General will also make this matter a secret." ”

Liu Jie was stunned for a moment, and then understood that the emperor and the general were maintaining a delicate balance and trust, and no one wanted to break it, even if Cui Hong knew that his daughter was not pregnant, he would not show it, but would continue to be "deceived" so that the emperor could trust him.

Liu Jie really has nothing to do, except for Cui Hong, the official positions of the accompanying officials are too low, and they are not trusted by the emperor, and the persuasion effect will not be better than his own.

"Alas, Yang Feng misled the country." Liu Jie sighed.

"What does it have to do with Yang Feng?" Han Ruzi asked in surprise.

"I have worked with Yang Feng for several years, and I can tell that Your Majesty is deeply influenced by him, and if Your Majesty has any chances, Yang Feng will be the biggest sinner."

It was Han Ruzi's turn to be stunned, he had never felt how similar he was to Yang Feng.

Liu Jie saw the change in the emperor's expression, thinking that the opportunity had come again, "I think back then, Emperor Si even called Yang Feng as a teacher, and in the end, even the Queen Mother couldn't stand it, and once forbade the two to meet, but Emperor Si has already suffered from it......"

Liu Jie closed his mouth, he said too much, he had crossed the line, and violated his basic principles as an eunuch.

"What's wrong with Sidi?"

Liu Jie thought about it again and again, or the current emperor is more important, so he said: "Emperor Si also secretly went out of the palace to track down the whereabouts of some mysterious organization, and died of poison soon after, some people speculated that it was the Queen Mother who did it, but that is impossible, the Queen Mother is cold on the surface, and she is actually extremely fond of Emperor Si." The Queen Mother thought that it was Concubine Cui who was the mastermind, this is possible, but it is just a guess. Jing Gong and I didn't have time to do much investigation, but we both thought that Emperor Si might have been poisoned outside the palace, but it was relatively late. Yang Feng probably has nothing to do with the poisoner, but he instigated Emperor Si to take risks, and he is ultimately to blame. ”

Yang Feng was a eunuch brought into the palace by the Queen Mother from the East China Sea, and once he was a nobleman and became a regular attendant, Liu Jie, Jing Yao and others entered the palace from a young age and rose to a high position step by step, so they were naturally dissatisfied with Yang Feng's "halfway eunuch".

Han Ruzi said: "Liu Gong is eager to protect the Lord, I know very well, but Liu Gong only cares about the safety of one person, I care about the world, grain, quelling the chaos, and fighting the Huns are the top priorities in the world. ”

Liu Jie's face was red, and he knelt on the ground and said: "Liu is incompetent, he has served His Majesty for many days, and he has not been able to recommend anyone." ”

Han Ruzi said with a smile: "It's a long time coming." ”

Liu Jie had no choice but to retire, the emperor had to bring a lot of things when he traveled, and he had to start taking care of it.

"Those two violinists ......," Han Ruzi called Liu Jie.

"How's the luthier?"

Han Ruzi hesitated for a moment, and decided to take the two of them with him, "In the future, I will stay next door to me, just play the empty music music, and try not to disturb others." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu Jie stepped back.

Han Ruzi sat alone for a while, imagining that Yang Feng and Emperor Si's master-apprentice relationship was a little jealous.

But he quickly suppressed this useless emotion, and went out again, this time summoning the accompanying officials, and asking them to draw up a marching route, and try to go to as many counties as possible when going north, one is to wait for the fifty thousand northern troops, and the other is to supervise the release of grain in various places, especially the latter, he personally drew up three holy decrees, ordering that when receiving the emperor in all places he passed, he must be simple, and save money and grain to help the displaced people.

After everything was done, it was close to the second watch, Han Ruzi planned to rest early, and set off early tomorrow, returned to the bedroom door, and heard the sound of the piano next door, which was the empty music that made him feel good, stood in place and listened to it for a while, feeling a lot more comfortable, and had a hunch that he would have a good night's sleep tonight.

Zhang Youcai, who entered the house in advance to clean up the bed, and the loach made a "huh" sound at the same time, Han Ruzi walked into the house quickly, walked to the inside, and saw that under the candlelight, there was already a person sitting on his bed.

Zhang Qinyan set up Yaoqin on the bed and glanced up at the emperor. (To be continued.) )