The matter of weapons was handed over to the old blacksmith to do, and Liu Zhang was very relieved. The ancients were much more honest than the modern ones, at least in terms of cutting corners, the ancients were much better. Think about those ancient famous buildings that have stood for hundreds or even thousands of years, I don't know if the founders of those modern tofu scum projects will be ashamed!

During Liu Zhang's recruitment of Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang, Shi A also rushed back. After receiving the emperor's decree, Liu Yan and his wife began to pack up. Although he still has to come back, Liu Yan is ready to go to Luoyang for the New Year, because it is too cold in Youzhou in winter! However, this is also to blame Liu Zhang, if he hadn't met Tong Yuan within a few days of coming to Youzhou, he wouldn't have forgotten to find someone to make a kang for Liu Yan and his wife. When Liu Zhang remembered, he was already in Jizhou!

According to research, the kang was found in the Western Han Dynasty in China, but it was not recorded until the Tang Dynasty, and even for a while, many people said that the kang was invented by the Goguryeo people. In fact, this is caused by one of the biggest bad habits of the Chinese, and this bad habit is self-cherishing. But what is most puzzling is that the Chinese, who cherish themselves, are very generous to outsiders. Just like Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, it was clear that the people in some parts of the country could not survive, but he used silk to make a coat for the tree, saying that it was to show the national prestige to foreigners. The people had nothing to eat, and he didn't think about giving alms, but he asked the domestic merchants not to accept money from foreign envoys to buy things! The most shameless is the Empress Dowager Cixi, who actually said generously: measure the material resources of China and the joy of the country!

It is this situation that makes many things unable to circulate, from science and technology to practical objects for people's livelihood, such as this kang, which has been available for a long time, but not many people know about it! However, Liu Zhang, who returned to Jixian County, had no time to make a kang for Liu Zhang and his wife, and he had to go to Beijing to accept the emperor's reward!

Starting from Youzhou, the scene on the road is worse than when you came. Especially when passing by Julu County, you can see Taoist priests with yellow scarves on their heads all over the street. These people don't have the immortal wind and bones of a Taoist priest, but they have a bad spirit. Liu Zhang knew at a glance that these people were soldiers gathered by Zhang Jiao.

"Alas!" Liu Yan, who was sitting in the carriage, sighed and said, "The big man is getting more and more chaotic!" ”

"Father, what does it have to do with us if we mess up again?" Liu Zhang smiled: "However, I think it's better to mess around!" ”

"Why?" Liu Yan asked with some surprise: "Aren't you most disgusted with civilians suffering, how can you hope that the more chaos there is, the better?" ”

Liu Zhang snorted coldly: "Father thinks that if the Han is not chaotic, the common people will not be punished?" The officials bully the people and cheat the people, even the small families and small landlords have a bad life, let alone the people? ”

"At least they can survive!" Liu Yan knew the current situation of the big man, and after finishing speaking, he couldn't help but shake his head.

"It's better to die vigorously than to steal life!" Liu Zhang shook his head and said: "Even the lives of my wife and children, parents and myself are in the hands of others, if there is no hope of escaping, I would rather choose death!" ”

Liu Yan smiled: "I know that you kid is lawless!" However, this time you go to Jingshi, you have to be more restrained. ”

"Father, I must not restrain, otherwise I will be in a strange disaster!" Liu Zhang smiled: "The more arrogant I am, the more reassuring Your Majesty is about me." A general who has no friends, even if he has made great contributions, the emperor is not afraid. And I can only keep making mistakes, even big mistakes, to wash away the name of the master! ”

Liu Yan asked a little puzzled: "My son, since you know that attacking Karasuma will be feared by the emperor, why do you still want to go?" ”

"Father, the world is going to be in chaos, you must have strength to protect yourself!" Liu Zhang smiled: "If I don't scare those bastards in Karasuma, I won't be able to get anything in Youzhou!" ”

Liu Yan asked: "My son, what do you say the world will be chaotic?" ”

"Father, have you ever seen those Taoist priests with yellow scarves on their heads?"

"What's wrong with those Taoist priests?"

"Do they look like Taoist priests?"

"Not like that!"

"Now there are at least hundreds of thousands of such Taoist priests in the whole Han Dynasty, if they rise up, I don't know if it will be a big mess?"

Liu Yan was stunned and said, "No! I heard that the great sages and good teachers helped the suffering, and gave alms and water everywhere to save people, how could they rebel? ”

"What's so strange about the lack of human hearts to swallow elephants?" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "However, he rebelled, but it gave us generals a chance to advance!" ”

Liu Yan frowned and said: "When my son enters the palace this time, he can speak bluntly to His Majesty and let him beware of the Yellow Turban Dao!" ”

"It's useless! Let's not talk about whether Your Majesty will believe in me, even if I do, among the ten permanent servants in the palace, there are people who believe in the Yellow Turban Dao! Liu Zhang shook his head helplessly and said, "And Your Majesty has also changed!" He is not the radical emperor he was five years ago and bent on becoming the Holy Lord Mingjun. If I bring this matter up to him, I will offend the Ten Standing Servants and cheapen Yuan Kui's people! ”

Liu Yan said angrily: "My son, this big man is my Liu family's country, if it collapses, it will not be good for you and me!" ”

"Why should my father be angry?" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "I only said that the world will be chaotic, and I didn't say that the Han family is going to change hands!" Even if it changes hands, maybe it's still our Liu family! ”

Liu Yan was stunned again, he really couldn't imagine that his son could grow up to such a point. However, if you think about it carefully, Liu Zhang seems to have been extraordinary since he was a child, and he is relieved. Looking at Liu Zhang again, he was already asleep in the presence of the old god, and Liu Yan was no longer entangled, this kind of thing was no longer something he could manage, only let it be!

After half a month's journey, the mighty convoy finally came to the outside of Luoyang again, looking at the towering city wall, Liu Zhang suddenly shouted: "Luoyang, I'm back again!" ”

The pedestrians on the road all looked at Liu Zhang like idiots, only a few sons in fancy clothes and some people in house slave clothes suddenly ran back in shock, as if they saw some monster. Liu Zhang didn't pay attention to the eyes of passers-by, but walked to the city gate, and he saw a eunuch wearing inner palace clothes waiting for him at the city gate!

"The little marquis roared, it can be said that it shook the world!" It turned out that the person who greeted Liu Zhang was Zhang Rang.

Liu Zhang dismounted and saluted: "Lord Zhang, why are you!" For a trivial matter like this, just send a small yellow door to it! ”

"The little marquis has made such a great achievement, how can a little yellow door meet it?" Zhang Rang said with a smile: "Originally, Your Majesty was going to greet you in person, but I persuaded you, and I hope that the little marquis will not blame you!" ”

"Thank you, Lord Zhang!" Liu Zhang smiled and said: "If you really let Your Majesty pick me up, then my sin will be great!" My father and I came from Youzhou, and we didn't bring any good things, only some local products, which will be sent to the adult's house in a while! ”

"Then thank you little marquis!" Zhang Rang smiled and said: "Your Majesty learned that you were coming, so he asked you and Lord Liu Yan to go to the palace to pick up the wind and wash the dust, come with me!" By the way, Your Majesty also said that you want me to receive heroes, I don't know which heroes participated in the battle against Karasuma? ”

"This..."Liu Zhang hesitated: "This is not very good!" We have traveled all the way, how can we face you? ”

"Don't worry!" Zhang Rang said with a smile: "Since I asked you to go, it was naturally arranged." Just come with me! ”

Under the leadership of Zhang Rang, Liu Zhang and the others directly entered a side hall of Weiyang Palace, and the bath water was already prepared in the hall. The place where the palace bathes is not like Liu Zhang's house to get a big wooden barrel, put some water in it and it's over! Here, it's a bit like a bathhouse in the afterlife. Liu Zhang took four or five brothers into the water together, and Zhang Fei actually swam in the bathing pool. After washing, Zhang Fei and the others were still very excited, bathing in the place where the emperor bathed, what a great honor it was. But Liu Zhang was a little lost, he felt that Liu Hong, who was originally ambitious, was getting farther and farther away from him!

After washing, Xiao Huangmen did not give Liu Zhang his original clothes, but a set of purple clothes and a golden crown, but Zhao Yun and the others were school captains. Liu Zhang understood that this was the champion Hou costume that Liu Hong gave him. As the saying goes: people rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles. Liu Zhang wore the Hou Ye's costume, which was even more heroic. Don't look at him, he is only thirteen years old, but because of his perennial martial arts practice, his figure is as strong as a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy.

Liu Hong has been waiting for Liu Zhang in the Xuan Room for a long time, he liked Liu Zhang very much back then, and now that Liu Zhang has earned him so much face, he is even more satisfied with Liu Zhang. It's just that while being satisfied, Liu Hong is also a little worried. He is not afraid of Liu Zhang's high achievements, but he is afraid that this big victory will make Liu Zhang ambitious.

"See Brother Huang!" Liu Zhang came to the Xuan room, looked at Liu Hong, who had been waiting for a long time, and said with a smile: "The bathroom of the imperial brother is really good, the younger brother has played a lot of tricks, and I hope the imperial brother will not blame!" ”

Liu Hong said with a smile: "The emperor's brother has just arrived in Beijing, and he was pulled by me, it should be me who is abrupt!" Why don't you introduce me to the young heroes around you? ”

Liu Zhang smiled and introduced Zhang Ren to Huang Xu's side, and at this time Liu Yan also came with Huang Zhong. After all, Liu Zhang and the others are children, just take a bath in the palace, Liu Yan and Huang Zhong are both adults, if they take a bath in the palace, it will be a bit too much, so they rushed over after taking a bath at home. At this time, Wang Meiren also came. When Liu Hong saw that everyone had arrived, he smiled and said, "Everyone, take a seat!" ”

Although Liu Zhang's military training was very strict with military discipline, he was not stupid enough to show his training ability in front of the emperor. Liu Hong ordered, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun and others immediately took their seats, but sat under Liu Zhang and Liu Yan, which made Liu Hong very satisfied. has the ability to recruit the emperor, but the head stone is a little stupid. Zhou Yafu and Nian Qianyao are both known as famous generals, and the trained generals only know military orders and do not know the emperor. Perhaps in times of war, such people are very capable of fighting, but their behavior is a provocation to imperial power in the eyes of the emperor. In fact, they had no intention of rebelling, but they were suspicious of the emperor. A lot of things are seen from small things.

Liu Hong was satisfied, and Liu Zhang decided to make him a little more satisfied. For a ruler, it is necessary to be affectionate and reckless, so Liu Zhang looked around, deliberately ignored Wang Meiren beside Liu Hong and asked, "Brother Huang, I'm back, why didn't I see the imperial sister-in-law?" I heard that she gave birth to a little prince, why don't you let me meet the little prince's nephew? ”