Before Liu Xiu got off the boat, he saw the tiger benlang on the shore, and he was just a little curious at the time, until he saw Yuan Shu who was hiding behind the other tiger benlang with a drooping face, and he couldn't help laughing.

"Yuan Highway, how dare you work your driver?"

"Alas, the general triumphed, His Majesty praised the general's merits, and ordered Hu Benlang to guide him. If I don't come, who will come? Yuan Shu bared his teeth helplessly, and was still indignant at the almost insulting edict of the Son of Heaven. Liu Xiu made meritorious service in Northern Xinjiang, he also made meritorious service in Northern Xinjiang, and promoted Liu Xiu, but if he was not promoted, he would be pulled down, why did he let him be the Wu Bo who opened the way for Liu Xiu?

But who made him a tiger general, this is really his business. The difference is only that a few Tiger Ben Lang are usually sent, and there is no Tiger Ben Zhong Lang who will go out in person.

The dignified sister-in-law of the Yuan family opened the way for Liu Xiu, and his face was embarrassed.

The more Yuan Shu thought about it, the more angry he became, and the eyes that looked at Liu Xiu were also a little unkind. But Liu Xiu doesn't care, he knows what the Son of Heaven is thinking when he sees this battle, but he thinks it's too childish, what's the use of letting Yuan Shu lose some face, can it solve the current economic crisis?

"Then there will be labor." Liu Xiu patted Yuan Shu on the shoulder: "When I see Your Majesty, I will express my gratitude to Your Majesty." ”

Yuan Shu didn't understand at first, but when he saw Liu Xiu glancing at him, he realized that he was finally a little more comfortable. Turning around and taking Hu Benlang to lead the way in front, the drum and then played a majestic military music, Liu Xiu slowly walked towards Luoyang City under the escort of the personal guards and cavalry.

Ping optimistic, the Son of Heaven wore gorgeous golden armor, sat on the hall with a serious expression, and the civil and military officials sat aside in order, and Hu Benlang and Yu Linlang stood in the middle of the road, extending to the outside of the view. Although there were nearly 100 people in the hall, no one said a word, only the sound of the jade pendant hitting when moving the body, and occasionally someone coughed one or two, and the atmosphere was very dull.

Taiwei Qiao Xuan, Situ Yuan Kui and Sikong Tang Zhen sat next to the Son of Heaven, Qiao Xuan lowered his eyelids and remained silent, Yuan Kui arched his hands with an indifferent expression, only Tang Zhen looked a little uneasy, licked his thick lips from time to time, just looked at the scene next to him, it is estimated that he just wanted to chat a few words to relax, and no one dared to pay attention to him, so he had to hold the words full of words in his heart.

The Son of Heaven solemnly met with the triumphant Zhenbei General in Pingping, and let the three princes and nine kings come to the meeting, this kind of specification seems to be too big, so big that people can't figure it out, if this is to welcome the general back to the court, it is almost the same, a Zhenbei general is far from qualified.

This can only show that the Son of Heaven is demonstrating, deliberately raising the courtesy to Liu Xiu, and showing his attitude to the hundred officials.

Liu Xiu stopped in front of the view, and before he could get off the horse, Jian Shuo rushed over at a trot, and the old man said happily: "General, Your Majesty has an edict, please take a horse into the view, and the Hushi battalion will follow." ”

Liu Xiu was taken aback: "How can this make the minister unbearable." "It's just a horse to enter the view, it's just an honor, but it's outrageous to let his tiger warriors follow him into the view and drive. Although the Hushi Battalion has not yet replenished its lost manpower, there are more than 200 people, and all of them are fierce warriors.

"This is Your Majesty's favor to the general, and the general's edict is." Jian Shuo smiled like a flower, and stretched out his hand to pull the reins of Liu Xiu's mount: "The servant is fortunate to lead the horse for the general." ”

Liu Xiu only felt that his temples tightened for a while, the Son of Heaven had made such a big battle, it seemed that something big was about to happen. He hesitated for a moment, then turned around and waved his hand at Xu Yu: "Order all the soldiers in the Hushi Battalion to untie their swords, and all weapons are not allowed to enter." ”

Xu Yu had already heard Jian Shuo's words, and when he heard that the Hushi Battalion was going to follow Liu Xiu, he was very excited, and immediately ordered the Hushi to untie all the weapons on their bodies, and instructed them to take precautions, such as not talking casually, paying attention to the formation, and not looking around. Liu Xiu didn't expect this situation before, at this time, he couldn't help but be a little anxious, the tiger warriors were not stunned even in the face of a fierce man like Tanshi Huai on the battlefield, but when they thought of meeting the Son of Heaven, they were inevitably nervous while being excited.

After carefully checking the equipment on each person's body and rearranging the armor, Liu Xiu sat straight on the horse, and Lian Jian Shuo led the reins of the horse to the view, and more than two hundred tigers held their breath, held their heads high, lined up in a neat line, stepped on neat steps, and walked forward behind Liu Xiu's horse. Under the fiery gaze of the officials on both sides, their entire faces were glowing, and their blood was surging.

When the team came to the front of the hall, Liu Xiu dismounted, and Xu Yu commanded the tigers to change their formation, forming five horizontal formations behind Liu Xiu, like a thick and solid city wall.

"Your Majesty has an edict, Liu Xiu, the general of Xuanzhenbei, will go to the palace, and Xu Xu, the governor of Hushi, will obey!"

"Edict." Liu Xiu replied loudly and glanced at Xu Yu. The two of them walked one after the other, bowing their heads, arching their hands, and stepping on small fragments, following closely behind Jian Shuo towards the hall. Liu Xiu saw that he was driving a lot, except for being a little flattered, he didn't feel much. Xu Yu is different, he is the first time to see a driver, and it is such an occasion, let alone the Son of Heaven before, even those officials standing next to him may not have the opportunity to have such close contact, for a while he felt that his hands were numb, his legs were weak, his forehead was sweating, and his face was red and white for a while.

"Zhongkang, don't be nervous." Liu Xiu noticed Xu Yu's strange appearance, slowed down his pace, and said softly: "Just follow me, you will do whatever I do, and you will say whatever I say." ”

"Whoa." Xu Yu replied in a hoarse voice.

Liu Xiu went to the hall, knelt down at the door of the hall, and sang loudly: "General Zhenbei and his ministers visit Your Majesty." ”

Xu Yu subconsciously shouted in his voice, "General Zhenbei and the ministers ......" halfway through his words, he realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly changed his words: "General Zhenbei Hushi Governor Chenyu, please see Your Majesty." ”

When the ministers saw this, they looked at each other, some couldn't help but want to laugh, and some pursed their lips contemptuously, and the originally quiet hall suddenly became a little scattered. Xu Yu listened to their whispers, and was even more embarrassed, his head fell to the ground and he didn't dare to raise it, beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, soaking the green bricks on the ground.

The Son of Heaven glanced around, suppressed the whispers of the courtiers, stood up, walked down the steps, helped Liu Xiu up with his own hands, and beckoned to Xu Yu, Jian Shuo hurriedly walked up to help Xu Yu who was trembling. The Son of Heaven looked at Xu Yu, who was sweating profusely, and said with a smile: "The indomitable Hu Shidu on the battlefield, is there also a time when he is afraid?" ”

Liu Xiu hurriedly smiled and said, "Your Majesty, how can ordinary people resist it." ”

The Son of Heaven laughed and waved his hand: "Don't worry, although I am wearing battle armor, I am not your enemy, relax, come, and introduce me to the warriors who killed the sandalwood locust." ”

Xu Yu saw that the Son of Heaven was so kind, so he relaxed, followed the Son of Heaven to the outside of the hall, and pointed to the tiger warriors who were lined up in a neat phalanx and introduced. The Son of Heaven was amiable and smiling, and he had to nod every time Xu Yu introduced one. The tiger warriors were so excited that their faces were flushed, and they looked at the Son of Heaven intently.

Although the Son of Heaven is weaker, he wears this golden armor, which adds a bit of masculinity, and the wealth is compelling, making people dare not look at it directly. He enjoyed the adoration and awe of the tiger warriors, became more and more energetic, his voice was three points louder, and the golden armor on his body was not so heavy.

"It's these warriors who fought side by side with you and killed the sandalwood acacia together?" The Son of Heaven asked with a smile.

Liu Xiu hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Back to Your Majesty, that's exactly the case." In order to kill Tanshi Huai, nearly 300 warriors paid with their lives, spilled blood on the battlefield, and slept in Luoyue Plain. He asked His Majesty to grant them honor. ”

"It should be, it should be, sacrifice for the country, how can I forget." The Son of Heaven stood upright in the face of the tigers, raised his right hand, and shouted: "Warriors, hard work. ”

The tiger warriors looked at this familiar and unfamiliar scene, they were all stunned, standing there stupidly, Xu Yu was the first to react, turned around and stood in front of the tiger warriors, faced the Son of Heaven, touched his chest with his hand, and shouted loudly: "I am willing to go to the soup for Your Majesty, and I will not give up!" ”

The tiger warriors suddenly realized, and they stroked their chests with their hands, and shouted in unison: "I am willing to go to the soup for Your Majesty, and I will not give up!" ”

The Son of Heaven laughed, squeezed his eyes at Liu Xiu, and said softly: "What's the matter, do I learn like this?" ”

Liu Xiu was sweating heavily, and at the same time, he was also afraid for a while, because he didn't let the soldiers shout any ambiguous slogans, otherwise he would have caused a big disaster if he shouted it out here.

The Son of Heaven was in high spirits and ordered a banquet to be given in Pingchang to reward meritorious soldiers. Liu Xiu and Xu Yu were introduced into the hall to take a seat, and the Son of Heaven was very interested in Xu Yu, not only gave him wine and meat, but also cordially said a few words to him, which made Xu Yu extremely excited.

After the banquet, the Son of Heaven untied his golden armor, changed into civilian clothes, took Liu Xiu to the view, held on to the railing, overlooking Luoyang City, and the smile on his face gradually dissipated. Liu Xiu cautiously followed behind him and listened to the Son of Heaven.

"I only sealed you as a Zhenbei general, don't you think it's too thin?" The Son of Heaven did not answer, as if speaking to himself.

Liu Xiu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is wrongly loved, and I can have this day, and I am willing to serve Your Majesty for the work of dogs and horses, and I dare not have the slightest complaint." And the minister was appointed as the general of Zhenbei at the age of the weak crown, which is already a rare honor, how dare he have an uneasy heart. ”

"It's best if you think so." The Son of Heaven patted the railing lightly, and his tone softened a little: "However, I know that with the credit of your killing of Tanshi Huai this time, a Zhenbei general is not enough to reward you for your credit." I had no choice but to do so. ”

Liu Xiu looked at the toes of the Son of Heaven silently, waiting for the Son of Heaven's explanation.

"Zhang Jiao was the Taishou in Runan, and it only took a few months to find out a large number of things that encroached on the fields, bullied the people, and hid the population, and the people who did these things were headed by the Yuan family, and there were people from other families who followed Yuan Shao's northern expedition, and the reason why the Yuan family was able to raise two or three billion yuan in just three months was also indistinguishable from the support of these people." The Son of Heaven slapped the railing hard, and his tone became very cold: "I want to go on an expedition, they have no money, the Yuan family wants to go on an expedition, they send money and people, I don't understand, are they the people of the Han Dynasty, or the people of the Yuan family?" ”

Liu Xiu frowned and said nothing.

"Runan is like this, Yingchuan is no exception, and even the four states of Yanyu, Qingxu are the same, plus Jizhou, Jingzhou, and the thirteen states of Dahan, the states with the most financial resources have become vassals of the Yuan family. Recently, the saying of the end of the five virtues has been very loud, saying that the Yellow Emperor should start, the Red Emperor should end, and the earth is the trend of the times, hum, what is the trend of the times, it is not for the Yuan family. ”

Liu Xiu said lightly: "The end of the five virtues is just a vain statement, the minister is in Luoyu and the original battle with Tanshi Huai, he is the Xuanwu battalion, according to the five elements of water, the minister's battle flag is the Vermilion Bird, according to the five elements of fire, according to the five elements of the doctrine, the minister should lose, the sandalwood Huai should win, but the final result is the victory of the minister, the defeat of the sandalwood Huai, it can be seen that the five elements of the saying can not be believed." ”

"You think so, but those fools and fools don't." The Son of Heaven pursed his lips and sneered: "I now have a lot of evidence of their violations of law and discipline, but I can't act rashly. Whether it is Zhang Jiao or Liu Biao, they all told me that these people are intertwined in various places and have strong forces, and if they are not prepared enough, they are likely to startle the snake and get out of control. So I've been putting up with it, waiting for the war in the north to end. I sometimes wonder if God had the eye to let those unscrupulous ministers and thieves die unexpectedly. ”

Liu Xiu was startled, he couldn't help but gasp, his neck stiffened, and he felt the gaze of the Son of Heaven. The rebellious ministers and thieves died unexpectedly, did he want Yuan Shao to die in the hands of the Xianbei people, and he rescued Yuan Shao, which actually disrupted the plan of the Son of Heaven? Thinking of what Jia Xu had said to him, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

In order to let Yuan Shao die, let 40,000 soldiers accompany the funeral?

"Minister...... I believe that those who think about peace in the world and go against the sky will not die well. ”

"God? What is Days? ”

"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven."

"Hehe, then you have made the decision to support me?" The Son of Heaven laughed, and the laughter was like that of a night owl. Liu Xiu suddenly felt that the Son of Heaven in front of him seemed to be different from the previous Son of Heaven, he had become more ruthless, more rigid and self-serving, he was not discussing with him, he was forcing him to comply.

Heaven does iniquity, but it can live, but it does not live. Although Liu Xiu didn't know what the Son of Heaven wanted to do, he could guess that it was definitely not a gentle drizzle, and he was going to attack the Ruying family headed by the Yuan family. At this time, he had no choice but to stand on the side of the Son of Heaven. In other words, he has even been waiting for this result.

Liu Xiu took a step back and knelt on the ground: "The minister is willing to serve His Majesty." ”

"Hehehe......" The Son of Heaven smiled comfortably, and raised his hand to let Liu Xiu get up: "The monarch and the ministers are of the same heart, what can't be done?" Do you have a suitable candidate under your command, I still lack a Yingchuan Taishou. ”

Liu Xiu thought for a while: "Hedong is too guarded by Dong Zhuo, this time he has made outstanding achievements, and he can be the Taishou of Yingchuan." ”

"Dong Zhuo?" The Son of Heaven thought for a while before he remembered such a person. He was a little surprised, originally he hoped that Liu Xiu would recommend a person from the state to serve as the Taishou of Yingchuan, but he didn't expect him to recommend Dong Zhuo. However, Dong Zhuo is also very suitable for this person, he is from a poor family like Liu Xiu, and he is a martial artist, and he has never been accepted by scholars. What's more, Liu Xiu recommended him to serve instead of recommending his cronies, indicating that he did not consider his own interests first.

This made the Son of Heaven very satisfied.

"Very well, that's him." The Son of Heaven nodded, and he agreed. Although Yingchuan Taishou and Hedong Taishou are both Taishou, the topography of Yingchuan is more important than Hedong.

This opening went smoothly to surprise and surprise the Son of Heaven, and his mood was obviously much lighter.

…… After participating in the celebration banquet held by the Son of Heaven, Liu Xiu did not return to his mansion until it was almost dark, the eldest princess and Wang Chu had already arranged it, and the family was looking forward to it. The Son of Heaven sent Hu Ben Lang to guide him, the Son of Heaven sent Jian Shuo to lead the horse for the general, and the Son of Heaven graced to summon the Hu Shi Battalion, these news representing the supreme grace made the atmosphere in the mansion more and more enthusiastic, and all the people had irrepressible smiles on their faces, and they were even more anxious to wait for Liu Xiu to return to the house.

Only Lu Zhi seemed more unusual, he had been sitting silently in the hall, drinking tea cup after cup, and he didn't turn a page of the book in his hand, and he didn't even notice that he was soaked in tea.

After Liu Xiu returned home, Lu Zhi raised his eyelids, Liu Xiu exchanged a look with him, shook his head quietly, and whispered a few words in his ear. Lu Zhi's face froze, he let out a long sigh, and patted Liu Xiu's hand: "I'll wait for you." ”

"Sir, please go back first, I'll go see Mr. as soon as I have time."

Lu Zhi got up and went back to the house, Liu Xiu continued to laugh with his family, without Lu Zhi, the atmosphere at home was obviously relaxed. Liu Xie and Liu He circled around Liu Xiu, chattering non-stop. Liu Xiu held one in one hand, kissed this for a while, kissed that for a while, and smiled from ear to ear.

Wang Chu pulled Fengxue to the side, looked Fengxue up and down, and asked teasingly, "How are you practicing the art in that room?" ”

Fengxue blushed, and her voice was as low as a mosquito: "Xianbei has been broken, the king has also been defeated, and the husband said that it is no longer meaningful to practice the middle of the room, so ......"

"So he didn't practice, so you let him get wet?" Wang Chu chuckled: "It's a pity, right?" ”

"Not really." Fengxue couldn't help but retort: "Mrs. Lu said that she is full of self-overflowing, and it is not good to hold it for a long time......" As soon as the words came out, she felt embarrassed again, and quickly closed her mouth and looked at the eldest princess for help. The eldest princess glanced at Wang Chu, pulled Fengxue over, and said in a loud voice: "Yes, yes, what kind of room technique to practice, it is a big deal to add a few more children to your husband." I'm a little strange, you're going to have a baby, what color should this hair be, and who does it look like? ”

"Hehe, the queen said, Your Majesty summoned her husband back this time, and you want him to stay in Luoyang for a while, not only the wind and snow must be arrested, but the eldest princess must also be stepped up."

"You can talk, don't you want to?" The eldest princess took a sip of him, and said with a red face: "I can tell you, my husband's injury is not healed yet, you can't be too greedy." ”

Wang Chu and Feng Xue were embarrassed, and lowered their heads embarrassedly, the eldest princess also felt a little embarrassed, and didn't say any more, but everyone's intentions were clear to each other, everyone wanted to have a son in front of others, but no one would say it.

After being lively for a while, it finally quieted down, Liu Xiu hid on the bed, his eyes looked at the bottom of the tent, although there were a lot of ice cubes in the house, and a few maidservants were fanning, but he still felt uneasy. The words of the Son of Heaven and what he said lingered in his ears, making his heart beat for a while, and at the same time he faintly looked forward to it, and his ambivalence made him a little distracted, and he didn't notice the eldest princess who climbed into bed in a small dress and pants.

"Husband, what's wrong?" The eldest princess's face was a little hot, and she snuggled into Liu Xiu's arms and gently pushed him.

"Oh, nothing." Liu Xiu laughed in disguise, the plans he hid in his heart couldn't be known to others, even the wives and concubines in the family, especially the eldest princess, let alone let her see the clues. "The Son of Heaven is extremely gracious, I feel a little unbearable, and I am thinking about how to repay Your Majesty. However, for now, I'd better repay the eldest princess for her kindness. ”

The eldest princess laughed, pressed Liu Xiu, who was turning over, sat up, straddled Liu Xiu's body, and untied her small clothes on Liu Xiu's head. Liu Xiu was just about to take away the little clothes and take a good look at the eldest princess's figure, but the eldest princess held down his hand and said shyly: "Don't look at me." ”

"Oh, why?" Liu Xiu's hands didn't move, but his mouth refused to be idle: "As the saying goes, beautiful and delicious food is delicious, and the beautiful scenery is not seen by people, isn't it a pity?" ”

"I won't let you see it. You look at me, I'm embarrassed. The eldest princess sneered, her hands caressed Liu Xiu's chest, and slowly slid down, Liu Xiu felt a burst of tightness, and was enjoying it, and suddenly felt a little strange, this seems to be a massage technique taught by Mrs. Lu, when did the eldest princess learn it?

"What's this, there are so many such secretaries in the palace." The eldest princess laughed softly: "Recently, Your Majesty picked a few secretaries from Lantai and gave them to the queen, but the queen was not interested, but I thought it was quite interesting, so I learned a few hands to serve the husband." Husband, am I good at learning? ”

Liu Xiu grinned, feeling a little surprised, the Son of Heaven was looking for such a book for the queen to read, but the queen was not interested, did she think that everything would be fine if she gave birth to an imperial concubine? He just wanted to ask the eldest princess how the relationship between the queen and her majesty was recently, and suddenly felt a different kind of warmth and wetness. He raised his upper body and looked, and saw that the eldest princess was lying on his lap with a thin quilt, and the head hidden under the thin quilt was up and down.

This is the noble eldest princess, alas, she actually learned this secret technique in the room? Liu Xiu's mind was a little confused for a while. He looked at it dumbfounded, the eldest princess seemed to feel his emotions, sat up with the thin quilt, leaned on his chest and smiled, slowly shook his body, swallowed Liu Xiu in, tilted his head, and let out a ** moan.

(To be continued)