Speaking of which, the King of Chu seems to be an ominous title, from the King of Chu during the Warring States Period to the King of Chu Han Xin and Liu Jiao of the Han Dynasty, the King of Chu of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Ying, the King of Chu of this dynasty, every King of Chu seems to end badly. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info*

When Liu He said this, and then thought of Liu Xiu's situation at the moment, Wang Chu was also a little gloomy. She knew that Liu Xiu couldn't retreat and refused to retreat, and the Son of Heaven was jealous of him, and his heart was so heavy, and the two sides were bound to be unable to compromise, so what to do next seemed to be very clear.

At this time, the people they stayed in Luoyang were very dangerous, so Liu Xiu stayed in Jiangling and did not come back, the eldest princess and mother and son stayed in Chengdu and did not come back, Fengxue mother and son stayed in northern Xinjiang and did not come back, and the only ones left were her mother and son and the king of Chu and his wife.

"Don't say stupid things, you can go if you want to?" Wang Chu sighed: "You don't understand the truth that the generals and their families are hostages. Your father has also written several times asking for your eldest father to return to China, do you see that Your Majesty has approved it? ”

"Then I'll go secretly." Liu He said unconvinced.

"Don't be childish." Wang Chu stretched out his hand and stroked Liu He's cheek that had just been beaten by her, and said with pity: "If you leave Beijing without permission, you will give the handle to someone else, and when the time comes, Your Majesty will blame your father for demoting him, isn't it just right?" If your father does not obey, he will be disobedient, and he will put the blame in the hands of someone else. ”

Hearing his mother say this, Liu He stiffened for a moment, as if his backbone had been removed, and his body softened. She could take the risk of running away, but it was not her intention to affect her father and family.

"If you rest for a while, you don't want to see it, you don't want to see it. Write a letter to your father and ask him what he thinks. This family affair was also decided by your father to be lifted. It is also up to him to decide. Wang Chu comforted his daughter and got up and left. The Queen Mother is still sitting in front, and she can't be unaccompanied. This is the proper etiquette. She is not worried that Liu He will run away from home without permission, and her daughter knows that Liu He is not the kind of person who cares about Xingzi as soon as she makes it.

Liu He sat for a while, so he had to sit in front of the bookcase, spread out the peach blossom paper, pick up the Zhongshan wolf pen, write a letter to his father and cry.

Seeing that Wang Chu came back alone, Liu Yuanqi didn't say anything. Wang Churu sat on pins and needles and repeatedly apologized, and the Empress Dowager Song smiled magnanimously, and everyone tacitly agreed not to mention Liu He's matter. The Son of Heaven was in a very bad mood, didn't talk much, and occasionally laughed very reluctantly. After sitting for a while, the Queen Mother drove back to the palace. Liu Yuanqi's family was sent out of the door.

After returning to the house, Liu Yuanqi asked about Liu He, and after listening to it, he chuckled: "Since this is the case, then you can take the two children to Jiangling." ”

"This ...... Will it work? ”

"What can be done and can't be done." Liu Yuanqi said disapprerovingly. "You can rest assured, as long as the two of us are still in Luoyang, no one dares to say anything. If you ask, you will push me on the head, and I will not miss his rent and fine money anyway. He thought for a while and said, "It's a pity to let Guan Yu protect you and go to the heavy armor to stay here as a nurse." ”

Wang Chu didn't dare to say anything more when he saw that Liu Yuanqi had a plan, and arranged for them to set off after a few more words. Early the next morning, Guan Yu took two hundred heavy armor soldiers to escort the carriages and horses of Wang Chu's mother and son, and left Luoyang City in a big way. The gatekeeper who was watching the city gate originally wanted to come and interrogate, but when he saw Guan Yu's fierce and vicious appearance, he swallowed back when the words came to his mouth, so he had to hurriedly report to the captain of the city gate.

The vassal state belongs to the feudal state without an edict, and it is not allowed to obtain a fief without permission, and now Liu Yuanqi wants to return to the feudal kingdom and the emperor does not let it, so according to common sense, they can't just go out of Luoyang County. Although Wang Chu and the three of them said that they were only out of Luoyang City, they couldn't talk about Luoyang County, but looking at their posture, not only Luoyang County was decided, but I was afraid that Jinggi would definitely come out. Not reporting it is a dereliction of duty.

When the Son of Heaven got the news, he was furious and told the news to the Empress Dowager Song, asking the Empress Dowager Song to issue an edict to recover them. Empress Dowager Song thought for a while, but said, "Let them go, it's good to relax." ”

"How can that be done, this is against the imperial edict." The Son of Heaven was so angry that his face turned red: "It's all like this, where is the law of the country?" ”

"The eldest princess, mother and son, don't come back in Chengdu, and you are not so popular. *The Empress Dowager Song glanced at him and sneered: "If the general of the chariot cavalry wants to oppose you, even if he detains his whole family here, he will not frown, if he doesn't want to rebel, the whole family will be fine." His wife and son-in-law are safe, but he still cares about the safety of his concubine and concubine? ”

The Son of Heaven sat aside and sulked. He felt very ashamed, he bowed to Liu He with his dignity as a son of heaven, but he was rejected, and now it is even better, Liu He actually left Luoyang to find her father.

"What about the dignity of the imperial court? Don't want it? ”

"The dignity of the court is not what you want." Empress Dowager Song's tone also became stern: "If you can level the world by yourself, who dares to disobey you?" ”

"I want to, too." The Son of Heaven couldn't help but retorted: "But if I want to take the royal car now, will the queen agree to conquer my mother?" ”

"I'll agree, but are you sure it's a royal expedition and not a death?" Empress Dowager Song stared at his face without a trace of a smile. The Son of Heaven was stunned and didn't dare to say any more angry words, he felt that if he continued to talk about it, the Queen Mother would really be able to send him to the battlefield. And he went to the battlefield except to send him to death, as if he couldn't find a second reason. How many of those arrogant generals will listen to him?

Seeing that he didn't speak, the Empress Dowager Song breathed a sigh of relief: "Didn't you want Yang Xiu to go to Jiangling?" Now let him rush Ah He, just say that he is escorting their family to Jiangling to relieve the general's longing for family. I think Wang Chu is a smart person who won't tear his face. ”

The Son of Heaven nodded helplessly.

"In addition, you issued an edict to ask at the Chu Palace, no matter what, you let people go without even saying hello, which is indeed a bit unruly. I think King Chu will give you an explanation, no matter whether this explanation is true or not, at least it can make everyone step down and not collapse in a hurry. When the ministers asked, you said, "This is what I mean, let the general have a good year." ”

The Son of Heaven lowered his head and hummed in frustration.

"The end of the year is approaching, you should go to the labor army. It's also a long time to see what is going on at the front. Empress Dowager Song suddenly picked up the angry words of the imperial driver just now: "Spread the news and see how the general will react." ”

"Huh?" The Son of Heaven looked at the Queen Mother in surprise. thought that the Queen Mother was joking, but the Queen Mother's expression was very serious, and there was no meaning at all to joke. The Son of Heaven was stunned for a moment. A little excited: "Really? ”

"Of course it's true." Empress Dowager Song smiled: "Since you have been dispatched, the King of Chu can't be idle, let him accompany him, and Duan Gong also brings him, a battlefield veteran, even if there is any accident, it can be solved." She thought for a moment and said, "I'll go with you too." ”

The Son of Heaven was dumbfounded, and then ecstatic. He understood what the Queen Mother meant. This is to force the general to take a stand. If he still insists on refusing to send troops, public opinion will be very unfavorable to him in the future.

The Son of Heaven went happily, but the Empress Dowager Song sat for a long time and sneered.

As soon as the edict was written, the whole Luoyang immediately became lively. After Liu Yuanqi, the king of Chu, received the edict, he had no way to object, and on the one hand, he wrote to explain the intention of Wang Chu and them to go out of the city. said that he just went out to relax, and he didn't think of the realm of Luoyang County, since the Queen Mother and the Son of Heaven are so considerate of the Cheqi general, it would be better. On the other hand, he also took out a lot of money to help the Son of Heaven to travel. Even if it's just within the Gyeonggi area, it will cost a lot more.

Yang Xiu was edicted to drive Wang Chu's convoy. Prior to this, Wang Chu had already received an urgent letter from Liu Yuanqi and knew that the Empress Dowager had issued an edict to let her go, so she waited in Yique Pass, so that they were edicted out of Gyeonggi, and their name was justified.

Yang Xiu euphemistically expressed the meaning of the Queen Mother, and Wang Chu agreed. Of course, she didn't want everyone to tear their faces, at least not because of their mother and son.

Out of Yique Pass, through Liang County to Luyang, into Nanyang County, and then all the way south to Jiangling, a total of 1,500 miles, Wang Chu was anxious to rush to Jiangling before Chinese New Year's Eve, and Liu Xiu spent the New Year together, so he didn't stop much on the road, and it only took about ten days to pass through the county and cross the county.

Although he walked very fast, what he saw along the way still surprised Yang Xiu very much. Along the way, Nanyang naturally needless to say that it is a prosperous county, and Wancheng is very lively, and you can see the bustling crowd outside the city, and you can't see the impact of the Yellow Turban Rebellion a few years ago and the war when Yuan Shu occupied Nanyang. Even when you get to the territory of Nam-gun, the scenery you see along the way is very gratifying. The end of the year is approaching, whether it is a business or a farmer, they are preparing for the New Year. Jingzhou has always been rich, except for Nanyang, most of the area has not experienced war for many years, and all you see along the way are peaceful and prosperous, and the most talked about is the upcoming new policy.

Yang Xiu pricked up his ears. He often heard about Liu Xiu's new policy around the Son of Heaven, Liu Xiu would implement the new policy everywhere he went, and judging from the current situation, the results of the new policy were very satisfactory, and the first effect of the implementation of the state and Liangzhou was not as good as that of Yizhou, but with the strength of these two states, it was not easy for the people to live and work in peace and contentment, not to mention that the annual taxes were still gradually increasing. According to Situ Fu's calculations, the tax paid by the state this year has reached 100 million, which was simply impossible to achieve before. I heard the old man in the palace say that when Liu Xiu was still Beizhonglang and would preside over the new policy of merging the state, he said that if he was given 20 years, he could make the annual tax paid by the state reach 100 million. At that time, the Son of Heaven thought that he was bragging, but the actual effect was far better than expected, and this goal was achieved before ten years was reached.

The Son of Heaven is very jealous of Liu Xiu, and there is a reason for this, which is the New Deal. The New Deal is not bad, the New Deal has brought a lot of taxes to the imperial court, and brought hope for a prosperous life to the people everywhere, the benefits are obvious to all, it is said that Yuan Shao is in Jizhou, Yuan Kui is in Yuzhou, and they are both implementing the New Deal, but there is a question in this: Liu Xiu did this for the court or for himself? If it is the latter, it is to buy people's hearts and minds, and it is an unforgivable crime.

Yang Xiu observed carefully, on the one hand, he was looking at the benefits of the New Deal, and on the other hand, he was looking for loopholes in the New Deal, so as to prepare for the Son of Heaven to fight back against Liu Xiu in the future. He knew very well that it would not be easy to bring down Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu's foundation was too thick, he not only had Jing soldiers, but also popular support, once he decided to rebel and cause trouble, it would only be stronger than the Yuan family.

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