In just three days, I passed through half of Huainan and came to the junction of Huainan and Hengshan. In order to welcome the king of Huainan, the king of Hengshan made full preparations and sent people to wait early. The Minister of State Xi Ci, the general Zhang Guangchang, and the second son Liu Xiao were all there, and sent 500 soldiers to greet them, which can be described as a number of courtesies, fully showing the respect for Liu An, the king of Huainan. Without waiting for Liu An to get out of the car, Liu Xiao led all the officials to kneel down and bow down, calling him uncle, as if he saw his father.

Helping Liu An get out of the car, Liu Xiao stood respectfully on one side: "Uncle is working hard, my father ordered my nephew to wait in the second, and I have already set up a banquet, please move my uncle." ”

Liu An smiled and nodded: "Okay, Xiao'er has grown so big, this king hasn't seen you for many years." ”

"Yes, it's really not allowed by the laws of the imperial court, otherwise my nephew will go to my uncle every year to ask for peace."

"It's good to have this filial piety, your father is right, you are a good boy and can do great things."

"Uncle Xie praised him, but his nephew is not doing well, far less than the brothers of Huainan Kingdom."

Liu An, who said a few sycophants, was happy in his heart, and he walked a lot briskly. Not far away, the newly built pavilion has been prepared for a wine banquet, the dishes are simple, just a courtesy, everyone sits on the ground and drinks and talks, even if it is welcome. Being able to welcome him to the border has fully demonstrated that the respect of King Hengshan for the King of Huainan does not matter whether he eats or not.

Su Ren is the envoy of Hengshan Kingdom and has always been by Liu An's side. He heard the conversation between Liu An and Liu Xiao clearly, and the meaning was a little strange. Although he didn't know what was going on, he felt that something was wrong with King Hengshan sending Liu Xiao to greet King Huainan. First of all, Liu Xiao still has a son Liu Shuang before, even if Liu Shuang doesn't come, Liu Xiao is just a son, Xi Ci and Zhang Guangchang are not as good as him. However, today, Liu Xiao is dominant, and the posture of a master is fully revealed, and Xi Ci and Zhang Guangchang have no action, which has to make people suspicious.

With the addition of the military horses of Hengshan Kingdom, the movement of the brigade finally slowed down. Since the welcoming ceremony was over, Liu Xiao was called to his car by Liu An, Xi Ci and Zhang Guangchang did not have any objections, and even Su Ren saw a little excitement on their faces.

When Han Qing came back, he had already set up camp. In the western sky, the sun was still on the top of the mountain, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the clouds, forming a large area of burning clouds, which looked as miserable as blood.

Han Qing's face was not good, his brows were furrowed and Su Ren gave him a look, and the two of them got into the tent and instructed Huang Shisan and Manniu: "Watch the door, no one is allowed to approach!" ”

"How? What went wrong? ”

Han Qing took out a bamboo tube from his arms and handed it to Su Ren: "This is the news sent back by the timely rain, Mr. will know it at a glance." ”

"What's wrong with Lu'an?" Su Ren took it and asked Han Qing while opening the bamboo tube.

Han Qing didn't speak, and stood quietly aside. Su Ren opened the bamboo tube, took out the silk silk from it, unfolded it and looked at it carefully, and frowned even more tightly when he looked at it. After reading it in a hurry, he threw it into the brazier on the side: "When did it happen?" ”

"Five days ago, that is, when we were ready to leave Shouchun."

"How's it going?"

"The prince Liu Shuang was placed under house arrest by the king, and no one was allowed to see him, and I heard that he was going to submit a letter to the court, and he was ready to abolish Liu Shuang and establish Liu Xiao as the prince."

"King Hengshan is confused, can't you see this little trick?" Su Ren paced back and forth angrily: "I was so dizzy that I was played by two women, I didn't say anything, and I listened to them, did he forget how those two women treated him at the beginning?" ”

Han Qing lowered his head and pondered, waited for Su Ren to finish speaking, and continued: "Xu Lai's stepmother died strangely, but all the evidence points to the prince Liu Shuang, the king has to believe it, and before being placed under house arrest, he beat the prince in front of Xu Lai to vent his anger for Xu Lai. ”

"Hey!" Su Ren sighed: "There are still a lot of people in this world, it's just that, their affairs have nothing to do with us, Liu Shuang is Liu Ci's son, he will never kill his own son, or hurry up and urge the two old guys to go to Chang'an, this place is becoming more and more uncomfortable, leave one day earlier and one day earlier, wait for the emperor to send someone to clean up the mess." ”

Han Qing also sighed.

Su Ren suddenly wondered: "Liu An ran so fast because of this?" ”

"Exactly, the result of the secret investigation is that Liu An had contacted Liu Ci before leaving, and the two had letters to each other, but the specific content is not yet known."

"Oh! Interesting, it seems that the relationship between these two brothers has improved, does Liu Ci want to take refuge in Liu An? ”

Han Qing thought about it for a while, and shook his head: "It's not enough to take refuge, it's very possible to reach any conditions, when the Seven Kings Rebellion was in place, King Wu promised the kings that once he ascended the throne, he would be rewarded greatly, so the other six kings followed." ”

"Bounty? are already princes and kings, and above tens of thousands of people under one person, what else can be rewarded? ”

"Fiefdom!"

"Hehehe, stupid! Whoever becomes an emperor doesn't want a country within a country to appear under his own country, and the princes and kings are squeezed out of the door one by one. Su Ren disdained a few words, his eyes rolled and nodded: "It is very possible, Liu An wooed Liu Ci to keep his backyard safe, the two brothers one to the north and the other to the west to divide the world equally, if you can defeat the imperial court, then the battle between Chu and Han is." ”

"Sir, what shall we do?" Han Qing asked.

"What to do? Cold! Su Ren turned around and sat back in his chair: "As long as they go to Chang'an, whether it is Huainan or Hengshan, without Liu An and Liu Ci, the remaining guys don't have to worry, Liu Hong or Liu Xiao can't make the climate." ”

Han Qing nodded: "My subordinates also think so, so I am afraid that they will suddenly change their minds." ”

"Don't worry, I have a way, and I will never dare to change my mind for the sake of their face."

"Okay, don't ask your subordinates, there's another thing for Mr. to instruct."

"Say."

"Liu Shuang......"

Su Ren glanced at Han Qing, shook his head and smiled: "You are good at everything, but your heart is too soft, this is also your advantage, if you are a cold-blooded person, I will never help you, you were also Liu Shuang's doorman, then your wish will be granted." ”

Han Qing immediately knelt on the ground: "Mr. Xie is complete." ”

Su Ren pulled Han Qing up with a smile: "Okay, don't pretend to be a child, we are nominally masters and servants, but in fact we are friends." ”

Han Qing nodded solemnly. Su Ren said again: "You are responsible for this matter, it depends on you whether it can be done or not, the heavens and the earth can be mobilized, pay attention not to have any damage, let alone be exposed." ”

Han Qing hurriedly bowed his hand: "My subordinates understand!" ”

All the way to the west, Huo Mountain can already be faintly seen in the distance. Along the way, Liu Ci's reception specifications were very good, a small banquet in three miles, a large banquet in five miles, and it took three days to walk from the border to Lu'an. Hengshan Country is not larger than Huainan Kingdom, and Lu'an is not in the center of Hengshan Kingdom, it is a little closer to the east, so the road is not long, and according to the measurement unit of later generations, it is more than 100 miles.

Accompanied by Liu Xiao and Xi Ci, Liu An was in a good mood. Liu Anxing, who was called by his uncle, was elated, and he had long forgotten about Su Ren, the envoy of Hengshan Kingdom. Except for Zhang Guangchang, no one cared what Su Ren was doing, did he keep up?

Walk at the back of the line with your own people, and enjoy the scenery without hurrying or slowing. Hengshan is different from Huainan, and the people of Huainan cannot be counted as farmers in the strict sense, and commerce is relatively developed. The country of Hengshan is inland, although there are the Huai River and the Yangtze River around, it is not as vast as the sea. Along the way, the fields are one after another, and the villages and towns are one after another, all of which are neither large nor populated.

Liu An got out of the car and rode a horse, chatting with Liu Xiao and others while walking, pointing at this and pointing at that, Su Ren was extremely bored. This time Liu An can be said to have come alone, neither with Liu Qian nor Liu Hong, put the two in the prime minister of Shouchun, in fact, it was a holiday for the two, and the specific matter was handled by the minister of state, and at the same time Liu An gave his private soldiers a death order, and no one was allowed to transfer without his order, including Liu Qian and Liu Hong, he was also inspecting his two sons.

Finally saw the city wall of Lu'an, and found a sea of people under the city from a distance, and the pennant on the city was displayed. When he was still a mile away, he saw the car of King Hengshan. Both of them are princes and kings, with the same title, and one goes out of the city to greet the other, which is considered to give the other enough face. Liu An didn't care too much, so he got off the horse from a distance, shaking the fat all over his body and walking towards Liu Ci with a smile.

"Second brother, how can you welcome him in person, and let him take care of his brother?"

Liu Ci stood at the front of the crowd, and the time he had been waiting for should not be short. The scorching sun was in the sky, and I was already sweating on my head. When the two met, Liu Ci first gave a salute: "My brother has always been good, and I really miss my younger brother." As he spoke, he raised his hand and wiped the corners of his eyes.

Liu An also wiped the corners of his eyes in the same way as Liu Ci: "You and my brother haven't seen each other for more than ten years, but when I see it today, I actually have gray hair, I think you and I listened to the teachings in my father's mansion back then, when we were all children, and now we are all old people." ”

Liu Ci smiled gloomily: "What my brother said is that it is really evocative to think of the years at that time. ”

The two talked about their brotherhood in front of everyone, and those who didn't know the inside story still thought how good the brothers were, which can be described as a model of brotherly harmony. After talking for a long time, Liu Ci finally came back to his senses: "When I saw my brother, my brother and I only cared about rejoicing, but I forgot that my brother had been tired for a long time, so I invited my brother into the city, and my brother had prepared a banquet for my brother to catch the wind." ”

Liu An smiled: "There is second brother Lao!" ”

The two got into the car hand in hand, nodding slightly at the people around them, the posture was like the triumph of a victorious general, almost the rain and the eyes of the beautiful woman standing in front of the window who wanted to look at it.

Su Ren was completely forgotten, followed the brigade into the city, really didn't have the heart to go to the banquet, and was about to take people away, Zhang Guangchang suddenly appeared in front of Su Ren: "The king's order, Mr. Su's envoy is over, please hand over the military talisman scepter, this general will take my Hengshan soldiers and horses back to the camp!" ”