After a long time, Liu Garlic finished reading the book in his hand, closed the book, his face was happy, thinking that he was reading happily, at this time, he saw that there was still a person sitting on the side, remembering that it was the eunuch named Cao Teng, frowned again, took a sip of tea, and said, "I don't know why Cao Changzhi came to my mansion from afar?" ”

Cao Teng said respectfully, "Presumably, His Royal Highness has already learned of the emperor's death, and I hope that the prince will make plans as soon as possible...... This Cao Teng didn't want to mention this matter immediately, but felt that it was getting late, and this King Qinghe didn't seem to like him, let alone keep himself overnight, so he went straight to the point, showing more sincerity.

But there was silence in the house, and after a while, Liu Garlic said, "Your Majesty passed away, and the king knew a few days ago, and he went to Beijing to serve the state funeral in the next few days, but I don't know what the Chang Shi said about 'early planning' means?" But he said in his heart, "This person really knows what to flatter me, if I seem to have a heart for the throne, won't I let this eunuch see the joke." And he remained silent.

Cao Teng only thought that Liu Garlic didn't know, so he said earnestly, "Your Highness doesn't know, now Lord Li Gu and Lord Yigan in the court are all interested in the prince, but the queen mother and the general are still hesitant, if the prince looks down on the villain, after the saddle horse for His Royal Highness, go to the general's ......"

Liu Garlic snorted coldly in his heart, Li Gu and others planned to support him, since they had already sent someone to inform him, the day before yesterday had received a letter, nearly seventy percent of the ministers of the court and the central government supported him, but Liang Ji still did not make a decision, thinking that he could fight more than a hundred officials alone, I am afraid that he will have to submit these days, this eunuch must have learned the rumor, knowing that the throne has fallen on this king nine times out of ten, so he came to flatter him non-stop, and interrupted it without waiting for Cao Teng to finish speaking.

"What does the Chang Shi mean in his words, this emperor's matter is related to the world, it is the destiny of heaven, how can it be calculated by what this king said, this king is not the person who has a heart of disobedience, Chang Shi does not need to say much, if there is nothing else, I hope that Chang Shi will please go back, this king will have lunch!" But he never thought that this King Qinghe would be so arrogant, and he directly issued an eviction order, which was really unexpected, and his face was red and white with anger.

Saying that, Liu Garlic stood up and walked to the back hall, Cao Teng was not standing or sitting, and was ready to wait for Liu Garlic to come out and persuade again, but no one came out for a long time, and when he walked to the backyard, he heard someone whispering.

"Is the eunuch gone?" One asked.

"It seems to be gone, and the prince usually hates this person who is like a tailwind, let alone a eunuch." Another humane.

"That is, I once heard the prince scold the eunuch for causing trouble to the court when he was studying, saying that these first emperors were all harmed by this eunuch, and if the prince is on the throne, I think it is necessary to let these people see the king of Hades." The man said again.

Hearing this, Cao Teng was already shocked into a cold sweat, and then he was even more angry, thinking that he drove to the king of Qinghe overnight for the Han family to discuss, and after waiting for a day, he didn't even entertain tea and food, and drove himself away. I heard what the people in his house said, if I let this person take the throne, I was afraid that my life would not be guaranteed, and then a child's face suddenly appeared in my mind, it was his adopted son Cao Song, who is now eight years old, "I think Song'er has grown taller again...... his eyes were full of love, and then his eyes turned to perseverance, "This person must not be allowed to ascend the throne!" ”

Cao Teng walked straight out of the Qinghe Palace, got into the carriage, and coldly said to the coachman, "Go to the General's Mansion!" ”

"Master, why don't you go back to the house for a night's rest?" The coachman saw that Cao Teng's face was pale, so he didn't say anything more and rushed to Liang Ji's mansion.

A few months later, Liu Zhi, the Marquis of Liwu, was already sitting on the golden hall of the palace......

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This scene and the past of the Liang family suddenly appeared in Cao Teng's mind yesterday, at this time he was lying on the rattan chair and sighed, now he is more than fifty years old, if he was alone more than ten years ago or could persuade Liang Ji to set up that Liu garlic for the sake of the society, but he has a young son, his heart is not as good as before, "Son, do you know that what you did for your father is half for your own life, but also for you......" Cao Teng had tears in his eyes.

"Young master, that's it, that King Qinghe is extremely arrogant, rude to the master, and wants to kill the master, the master is concerned about the young master, this is the ......" In the other room, Cao Fu also told Cao Song about the past, Cao Song was also thoughtful when he heard the past, and his eyes seemed to be a little more mature.

In the same Cao Mansion, there is another person who also can't sleep, it is Zhao Yan, thinking of the scene of meeting the young man during the day, muttering in his mouth, "I didn't expect him to be the emperor...... my heart was full of honey, but after a while, I had already seen Zhou Gong, and the corners of his mouth were smiling, wonderful and difficult......

A few days later, it was March 15, Zhao Yan said that he would go to Buzhuang to buy some more steps, and the people in the house were accustomed to it and did not ask much, but Zhao Yan did not take Huan'er, and only went out of Cao's mansion alone. Circling around in the bazaar, but not the direction of the cloth village, it went farther and farther, as if walking towards the outskirts of the city, and came to a mansion in half an hour, and the plaque of this house was written with four words, "Liwu Marquis Mansion".

"This is it!" Zhao Yan smiled, turned to the side of the wall, walked to a big stone and knocked on the wall three times, the wall opened a door, and a person poked out, the man exclaimed, "Yan'er, you are here!" "It is Emperor Liu Zhi, this day is the day of the date between the two, Zhao Yan said hello as soon as possible and drew a picture, so he found it.

"Brother Zhi, I'm ......" "Yan'er, you don't know if I haven't seen you for the past few days, and I miss you much." Zhao Yan just wanted to say something of thanks, but Liu Zhi preempted her, so the two of them didn't say anything, just looked at each other with four eyes, blazing, affectionate, but like a thousand words.

"Ahem, girl, you're here again, the old body hasn't seen you for half a year! cough ...... "But a thirty-year-old woman was already beside them, but they didn't notice it."

"Madam......" Zhao Yan was startled at first, and when she saw that it was Liu Zhi's mother, the ***** blushed and lowered her head under shame.

"Mother, don't scare Yan'er......" Liu Zhi also blushed slightly and said to the beautiful woman.

"Good! With this pretty girl, she dislikes her mother......" The beautiful woman said with a smile, not really complaining.

"Madam, I'm ......" Zhao Yan resigned from the beautiful woman that day, and thought of her several times, only to feel that she was as kind as her mother, this time I wanted to talk to the beautiful woman again, but who knew that the beautiful woman said, "Zhi'er, Yan'er, how difficult it is for the two of you to meet, don't care about the old body, you two go......" said and looked at Zhao Yan again with a smile, with love in his eyes.

"Yes! Mother, or mother knows children best! Liu Zhi exclaimed, pulled Zhao Yan and ran to the backyard, and the beautiful woman watched the two figures disappear.

The last time the two met in Cao's mansion in a hurry, they didn't have time to say much, at this time as soon as the two met, they seemed to have endless words, Zhao Yan talked about his childhood experience and what he saw in Luoyang, Liu Zhi also said how free and unrestrained he used to be in the Hou Mansion, but now he is very shackled in the palace, although Zhao Yan is reading and having fun in Cao's mansion, he is not bored, compared to living in the countryside, but there are many rules, when it comes to the fun of some children in the countryside, Liu Zhi is very curious, but Zhao Yan is a little crying and laughing......

Unconsciously the sunset has gone west, but both of them feel that only a stick of incense time has passed, although there are thousands of reluctance, they can only separate, looking back several times, with deep affection.

Zhao Yan quit the beautiful woman and went back to Cao's Mansion, but when she arrived at the mansion, she met Zhao Zhong, "Sister, why did you come back so late today?" ”

"Sister...... Well, I asked the sisters in the cloth workshop for some skills, and I came back late...... "It was a pretext that I had already thought of, and I still had a hot face when I told my brother at this time, and I didn't dare to look directly at Zhao Zhong.

Zhao Zhong didn't doubt it, he only said, "Sister, my brother saw that the new house of the Liang Mansion has been built today, and it is really extremely luxurious. The beams and pillars are carved with landscapes, flowers and birds patterns, and plated with gold paint, which is really brilliant; The window is carved with a hollow pattern, which is a blue and white chain decoration that can only be found in the palace, painted with a moire fairy; The pavilions extend in all directions, echoing each other; The long bridge is volleyed, and the stone steps cross the water; The treasures of the four directions are full, and the eight-sided treasures are full of beasts...... And the general's wife also built a house across the street, and the two seemed to be comparing, which was really fun. ”

At this time, Zhao Yan listened quite seriously, because Liang Ji had harmed the people, she really didn't want to listen to this person's words, but after knowing Liu Zhi's identity, she knew that this Liang Ji made the young man extremely jealous, so she wanted to hear more about Liang Ji's news, and since then, she always asked her brother to say something about Liang Fu.

It is said that the general also opened up the garden, dug the mountain to build the soil, and built nine earth slopes outside the city, imitating the trend of the Nakun Mountain, planting trees in the middle, and splitting the mountain stream, which is really as natural as it is, in which there are countless birds and beasts. That day, the general and his wife Sun Shou took a sedan chair out of the house, and his brother met nearby, the umbrella cover woven by the feathers was embroidered with gold and silver threads, and the sedan chair was followed by many kaki dancers, all the way to the bell and blowing the pipe, so lively......" Zhao Yan listened to what his brother said and snorted coldly in his heart, even more angry, but did not say much, after his brother finished speaking, the two went to dinner, Zhao Yan looked at his brother's envious expression and the distant background felt a little strange.