"Marquis Zhang!"

As soon as Liu Yuan arrived outside the gate of the imperial city, he saw Zhang Rang waiting there, and his heart turned, so he walked up quickly, and said, "Why is Master Hou here?" ”

Although Zhang Rang was spurned, after all, he had a remarkable identity and was a close servant of the Son of Heaven. Now standing in this wind and snow, it must be to wait for Liu Yuan, a great hero.

"Hehehe" Zhang let the feminine voice sound, with a smile on his face, and he couldn't see any other expression.

"Yuyang Hou is finally here, and the old slave has been waiting for a long time."

Between the words, there was some unhappiness.

"Let Hou Ye wait for a long time, it is the fault of the abyss! Hou Ye is working hard, and Yuan has a strange thing in his hand to grab from the north" Liu Yuan said softly, with a look of 'you know' on his face.

Zhang Rang's eyes rolled, he reached out and patted the snowflakes on Liu Yuan's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Zihong will follow me to meet the Son of Heaven." ”

Liu Yuan made a 'please' gesture, and automatically lagged half a step behind Zhang Rang, making Zhang Rang feel very comfortable, and said in his heart: "This Liu Zihong is worthy of being promoted by my Zhang Rang, and now he has made a thousand achievements, and he respects our family as usual, well, good, good." His eyes were rolling, but he was thinking about how to get more benefits for the Son of Heaven.

When he arrived at a palace gate, Zhang Rang asked Liu Yuan to wait, and he entered the palace gate. After a while, I heard Zhang Rang's voice come out.

"Xuan Liu Zihong will meet you."

Liu Yuan straightened his clothes, raised his head, and strode in.

Spirit Emperor Liu Hong sat on the brand-new sandalwood chair with an indifferent face, carefully looked at Liu Yuan who was walking in, and waved his hand at the same time to let Zhang Rang retreat.

"Minister, Liu Yuan, meet the Son of Heaven, long live long live long live!"

"Get up."

Liu Yuan got up when he heard this, to be honest, he was really not used to kneeling this set of etiquette.

"Liu Zihong, I heard that you have pardoned taxes privately in the north and ignored the laws of the Han Dynasty, is there such a thing?"

The Ling Emperor's faint voice was full of majesty. Although Liu Hong is difficult to control the Han world, he is the emperor after all, and he has his own majesty. As soon as the words came out, it seemed that the entire hall had darkened, which made Liu Yuan's heart chuckle, and there was a feeling of coldness behind him.

Before Liu Yuan could reply, Emperor Ling looked directly at him and said, "I also heard that you have a close relationship with Zhang Rang and He Jin, and even took refuge in He Jin. ”

"Your Majesty, Chen, surnamed Liu!"

Liu Yuan raised his head and met the eyes of the Spirit Emperor, without the slightest cowardice. Because he knows that if he shows the slightest bit of panic, today I am afraid that it will not be a show of merit, but a prison sentence!

After a long time, Emperor Ling retracted his gaze, showed an appreciative look on his indifferent face, and said, "Okay, what a surname Liu!" Come on, sit down! ”

With the voice of the Spirit Emperor, two little eunuchs turned out of the side, carried a chair, and put it beside Liu Yuan.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Liu Yuan bowed and saluted, and said, "The Son of Heaven is here, how dare your subordinates sit down, and the ministers are still standing." ”

Liu Hong's face smiled even more.

"Not humble or arrogant, not arrogant, not arrogant, is really a rare talent." Emperor Ling smiled: "My clan has finally come up with a character, hehe"

"Your Majesty praises falsely, and the ministers dare not be."

Liu Yuan's expression was the same as always.

"Hey," the Spirit Emperor waved his robe and said, "I said that you are a talent, you are a talent, don't be modest." ”

"You sit down and tell me about the affairs of Youzhou, so that I, the son of heaven who does not go out of the gate and does not step out of the second gate, will also open his eyes."

Liu Yuan sat down as he said, his body straight, like a big bronze bell, not moving or shaking.

Then, Liu Yuan told Emperor Ling about the big and small matters he had seen all the way to Yuyang since he went to Yuyang a few years ago, until he returned to Luoyang this time. Of course, there are some things that can't be said, and if you say it, you have to cut off your head.

"Your Majesty, that's probably it."

Emperor Ling heard him say that the people were poor, helpless, and even fled in all directions, starving countless people, and his face was unbearable, helpless, and complicated; I heard him say that Hu Lu ravaged the border, burning, killing and looting, and he was indignant; Hearing him say that he broke the beard, he clapped his hands again.

At this time, seeing Liu Yuan finish speaking, his face couldn't help but show unfinished expression.

"Haha, I'm happy today, Zihong will stay in the palace and dine with me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Having lunch with the emperor was naturally a rare honor. You must know that today's Han Dynasty, although it is withering, most of its full strength is still in Liu Hong's hands, the sky and the earth are big, Liu Hong is the biggest, as long as he hugs the thick legs of the Spirit Emperor tightly, the Han Dynasty will not let it run rampant?

During the luncheon, Emperor Ling also specially called Empress He, the prince and the prince Xie.

Queen He can be in charge of **, in addition to her strong wrists, she naturally can't lack beauty, otherwise she would not have been favored by Liu Hong and crowned queen. At this time, Queen He, in her thirties, is the most charming and attractive age for women.

The full chest is erect, the small nose, the small mouth, and the eyes are shining, as if they are seducing you at any time, and the seductive delicate body is even more difficult to extricate under the background of the phoenix robe. Out of thin air, a stream of nobility, elegance and majesty make people's hearts shake.

The two little princes stood quietly beside Empress He, two pairs of flawless eyes, looking at Liu Yuan curiously.

Liu Yuan didn't dare to look more, and saluted the queen and prince, so he looked at his nose and nose and heart, and stopped talking.

When the wine and food were served, after three rounds of wine, because of the questions of the Son of Heaven and the Queen, Liu Yuan's words gradually increased.

As the conversation deepened, some of Liu Yuan's novel views made the emperor's eyes brighten up again and again, and they all secretly said that Liu Zihong was really full of talent.

The wine in the palace is the high level of the Central Plains Commercial Bank's tribute, Liu Yuan expressed his attitude to the Son of Heaven, gained trust, and his heart was relaxed, and he soon drank high.

"Your Majesty,"

Liu Yuan tried his best to stay sober and said: "Your Majesty values me Liu Yuan, Yuan swears to be loyal to Your Majesty, but Your Majesty, there is a sentence that the ministers have always been stuffy in their hearts and do not vomit unpleasantly."

Liu Hong and Queen He glanced at each other and said with a smile: "There are no outsiders here, there is something Zihong said when he let it go." ”

"Your Majesty, what you have seen and heard this year has made your ministers understand one thing, the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty said Bo Xishan!"

When Empress He was angry, she wanted to reprimand, but was stopped by Emperor Ling. Emperor Ling's face was gloomy, but his eyes were indescribably complicated.

"The Han Dynasty is like a big tree, the wealthy family is just a moth, they hollowed out the big tree, the culprit is the culprit, Your Majesty wants to punish the crime"

Before Liu Yuan finished speaking, he lay on the table, and a slight snoring sound came out, which made the emperor and queen a little crying and laughing.

"Alas, Zihong's words, don't I know?" Emperor Ling asked someone to carry Liu Yuan down, and said to Empress He: "However, Guangwu Zhongxing, relying on the family to let the Han continue, until now, the tail is too big, and I can't do anything."

"Your Majesty" looked at the tired and helpless appearance of the Son of Heaven, looking at his slightly old face when he was only thirty years old, Queen He opened her mouth, but she couldn't speak.

"Go down, the queen, I'm tired, I'm going to rest."

Liu Hong waved his hand and motioned for Queen He to step down.

"Your Majesty, let the concubines sleep, okay?"

The queen's face was expectant, and her eyes were worried.

"Say no more!" Liu Hong shouted in a low voice: "It's you, it's you who killed Xie'er and his mother, I swore at that time that I would never touch you!" Let's go, let's go! ”

"Your Majesty!" Empress He's tears flowed out: "Since Your Majesty hates her concubines so much, why do you say it today?"

"Why do you want to be honest with you today, right?" Liu Hong's voice was low, "Although I hate you, you are my queen after all, a family, and you also have a share in the world of this big man!" Liu Zihong is a genius of the clan, and Bian'er and Xie'er must get closer to him"

Queen He's delicate body trembled, gave a salute, turned around and ran away with tears.

Empress He left, and Emperor Ling sighed dejectedly, and said softly: "Let Father, come out." ”

"Your Majesty" Zhang Rang came out from inside and stood respectfully beside Liu Hong.

"Are they ready?" The Spirit Emperor closed his eyes slightly and said lightly.

"Ready, Your Majesty."

"Then, let's get ready to contact Zhang Jiao."

"Yes."

"Stand down." Emperor Ling opened his eyes slightly, and when he saw Zhang Rang's hesitant appearance, he couldn't help but smile and said, "What is Father Ling worried about?" With me here, who can do anything to you?! ”

In the middle of the night, Liu Yuan woke up. Rubbing his sore scalp, Liu Yuan sat up, looked around, pondered for a moment, and immediately remembered that he was in the palace.

With a wry smile, Liu Yuan patted his forehead, why is he drunk and not sober up at a critical time?

Lying down weakly, Liu Yuan's huge body made the new sandalwood bed creak.

There shouldn't be any problems, right? Otherwise, he would not have slept on this sandalwood bed, but in Luoyang Heavenly Prison.

Liu Yuan thought to himself, Emperor Ling was not bad to him, a series of actions, he was simply treated as a humerus, and he was very pampered. Yuan Kui was embarrassed several times, and was also suppressed by Emperor Ling, and now he is invited to a banquet alone and stays in the palace overnight, all of which are graces of heaven.

"After all, I am the bloodline of the Liu family in this life, and the emperor does not live up to me, how can I fail the emperor?"

Liu Yuan muttered to himself, remembering his previous life, if he hadn't cared too much about kindness and righteousness, he wouldn't have ended up dead without a corpse. But after all, God has eyes, and there are days in the dark, perhaps it was the clear grievances and grievances that pitied him that made him born in this world.

"Alas" Liu Yuan sighed, it is difficult to change the surname of the country, Emperor Ling treats him well, how can he not live up to the emperor's grace!

Liu Yuan lay quietly in the dark, his mind was sometimes chaotic, sometimes blank, and in a trance, the sky was already bright.

After getting dressed, I heard the door creak open and was pushed open, but a pretty maid walked in.

"Master Hou!" The maid screamed crisply, gave a salute, turned around and walked out of the door, and after a while, she brought a basin of water and served Liu Yuan to wash up.

"Know where to do your morning workout?"

Whether Liu Yuan is at home or in the army, every morning is indispensable for morning exercises, tai chi, and hands, and feet.

The pretty girl blinked her eyes and said coquettishly: "Imperial Garden." ”

"Can you take me there?"

The pretty girl nodded, led the way in front, and took Liu Yuan to carve beams and paint buildings, and only arrived at the imperial garden for most of the moment.

At a glance, in the entire imperial garden, many eunuchs and servants are clearing the snow, there are many people, but they are not lively, quiet and quiet.

Liu Yuan walked to a corner clearing, took a deep breath, cleared his mind, put on a posture, and started Tai Chi.

Although the eunuchs and maids were strange, they didn't dare to point fingers, after all, the people who could walk freely in the palace were not something they could offend.

Liu Yuan's mind gradually dispersed with the operation of Tai Chi, and slowly merged with the surrounding environment, his mind was completely relaxed, and his whole body sank into the Tai Chi Boxing theory, the mystery of heaven and earth.

But I don't know when, the Spirit Emperor was already standing aside and watching.

Zhang Rang accompanied Emperor Ling, his eyes flashing with light, and he sighed from time to time.

"Let the father, the son Hong, what kind of boxing techniques are you practicing, soft." The Spirit Emperor was full of confusion.

"Your Majesty, Yuyang Hou's boxing method is not an ordinary boxing method!" Zhang Rang praised: "The old slave also worshipped a famous teacher when he was young, and in recent years, he has seen countless martial artists, in the eyes of the old slave, it is the great sword saint Wang Yue, and there is no such exquisite boxing technique!" ”

"Oh?!" Emperor Ling was interested and said, "Is it really so subtle? I think that all exquisite punches are based on strength and speed, and Zihong's punches are really different. ”

"Your Majesty, look," Zhang Rang pointed to Liu Yuan's feet and said, "Look at his feet, the snow is in the shape of a yin and yang fish, which is caused by the influence of fist intent." Yuyang Hou really has martial arts in the world, and the old slave is not as good as it! ”

After a set of Tai Chi, Liu Yuan stood quietly, opened his mouth and slowly exhaled a wisp of white gas, like a sharp sword, with a sharp chirp in the air, startling Zhang Rang and Ling Yanjing.

Liu Yuan turned around and was about to leave, but he saw Emperor Ling and Zhang Rang at a glance.

Liu Yuan didn't dare to be rude, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

"Zihong's fist method is wonderful, it is an eye-opener for me!" The Spirit Emperor said with a smile.

Liu Yuan was modest, raised his eyes to look at Emperor Ling's somewhat pale face, his mind turned, and he couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, this set of fist techniques of the minister is suitable for longevity, it is better for the minister to hand him over to Your Majesty."

"Presumptuous!" Zhang Rang made a look at him again and again: "Does the Marquis of Yuyang want to be the emperor?" ”

Liu Yuan was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty forgives the sin, the minister didn't mean that." ”

"Hey," Liu Hong waved his sleeves and said, "It's okay, I think Zihong cares about me, and he has no merit." Emperor Ling said, his voice changed, and said: "Zihong's boxing method is highly respected by his father, and his words are unparalleled in the world, so Zihong really wants to pass it on to me?" ”

"Your Majesty Mingjian," Liu Yuan said: "This set of boxing methods is called Taijiquan, which is the Taoist principle of health preservation. Yuan felt that His Majesty said that his majesty had all kinds of opportunities, and the body would inevitably be unable to bear it, and practicing this set of Tai Chi would help relieve fatigue and regulate the body and mind. ”

"And Your Majesty, this Tai Chi can only maintain health, its hand-to-hand combat, and its power is huge, and it is not something that ordinary people can resist."

Listening to Liu Yuan's words, Emperor Ling was more interested, but when he thought that practicing boxing and martial arts was calculated in years, he couldn't help but hesitate a little, and said: "I don't have much time to practice, I'm afraid the effect is not great." ”

Liu Yuan seemed to have known Emperor Ling's words for a long time, and couldn't help but smile and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the minister's boxing technique, as well as the help of good medicine, will enter the realm very quickly, and will not waste too much time on Your Majesty." ”

"That's good, that's good!"

So Liu Yuan immediately taught Emperor Ling a full set of Tai Chi by hand, and it took a whole morning for Emperor Ling to completely memorize the movements. Then, under the pretext of elixir, Liu Yuan went back to the Hou Mansion, took a drop of his own essence blood, dissolved it in the wine jar, and entered the palace again.

The officials are about to ask, as mentioned earlier, this essence blood can actually deepen the loyalty of subordinates, could it be that Liu Yuan wants to control the Spirit Emperor?

Definitely!

The role of essence and blood, in the final analysis, is like the effect of blood connection. People who have taken Liu Yuan's essence blood will subconsciously regard him as a relative, and his subordinates will be more loyal, and his friends will be good.

Emperor Ling was very good to Liu Yuan, and Liu Yuan kept it in his heart, so he naturally wanted to repay him.

In Liu Yuan's previous life, Emperor Ling died of weakness and illness, so Liu Yuan thought of essence blood. First, it improved the physique of the Spirit Emperor so that he would not die early, and second, it made the Spirit Emperor more cordial to him and trusted him more, so why not?

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