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Wang Chu took Liu He into the Jiaofang Palace, and the Empress Dowager Song stood in the threshold, looking at their mother and daughter with a smile. Wang Chu didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, the Empress Dowager Song stretched out her hands, helped her up, and looked at Liu He, who was as delicate as a flower, and said with a smile: "Ah He, what are these riddles busy with, I didn't see you come to see me, I heard that you are not studying in the academy?" ”

Liu He smiled embarrassedly and glanced at his mother for help. Wang Chu smiled and said: "The queen forgive me, Ah He is already twelve this year, and he will be thirteen after the New Year, if it weren't for the clumsy husband who didn't allow the child to marry too early, she would be a woman who was going to marry." Although there are still a few years, but the female red and the like always learn a little bit, just reading and writing can't be done, won't people laugh at the Chu Wangfu in the future, and they can't even do some needlework. ”

Empress Dowager Song's eyes flashed, she muttered for a moment, touched Liu He's little face, and said lovingly: "Ah Xie bullied you again?" ”

"Nope." Liu He lowered his head and said softly: "Your Majesty is practicing literature and martial arts, busy with schoolwork, to be an emperor who stands up to the sky, I can't pull a bow, I can't use arrows, I can't help much, and following him is also causing trouble for him, far inferior to Zhou Yu and Cao Ang." Besides, men and women don't kiss each other, we are no longer children, and it's not appropriate to always mix together. ”

Empress Dowager Song sighed softly, took Liu He's hand and walked to the front of the seat, sat on the brocade couch, took Liu He in her arms, and said softly: "I am really happy that you are so sensible." However, you and his relatives were determined by the emperor, how can you change them at will? Don't worry, with me as your master, the queen's position is yours after all. Just wait for your father to sweep away the rebellion of the Yuan family, and I will decree that you will be married. ”

Wang Chu breathed a sigh of relief, but Liu He was not very happy, just hummed softly. When the Empress Dowager Song saw it, she was a little displeased between her eyebrows, snorted, and said to Changyu who was waiting next to her: "Why hasn't Your Majesty come yet?" ”

Chang Yu saw that the Empress Dowager Song's face was not good. hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, I have already sent someone to invite." However, His Majesty is still in class, and he will not be able to come over until the end of class. ”

Empress Dowager Song said curiously: "I haven't finished class yet, and he has finished practicing martial arts at this time." ”

Changyu glanced at Wang Chu unnaturally. He whispered again: "I guess I have encountered some problem, and I am asking Mr. Cai for advice." ”

Empress Dowager Song understood, nodded and said, "It's good to know how to study hard." He said to Wang Chu again: "Do you say yes, he is also considered to have grown up and knows how to study hard." ”

Wang Chu laughed a little disappointedly, and his jaw echoed. But she's also smart. knew that Xiao Tianzi probably didn't study hard because of anything, but didn't want to see Liu He, so he deliberately shirked it.

With Liu Xiu's troops out of Yizhou, he won consecutive battles in Jingzhou, and after capturing Yuan Shu, Yuzhang surrendered to the wind, and the sailors went down the river and approached Xuzhou. Yuan Kui, who was joining forces with Yuan Shao to attack Yanzhou, had to lead his troops to relieve the siege. At the same time, Beizhonglang sent Zhao Yun and Zhang Yan, the marshal of the Yellow Turban, to fight in Zhongshan and Hejian, forcing Yuan Shao to be difficult to take care of. Now that Cao Cāo had reoccupied Yanzhou, the situation was very favorable to the imperial court. Next, he only waited for Liu Xiu to wave his army to the north, and attacked Yuan Kui with Cao Cāo, and then went north to annihilate Yuan Shao.

However, Liu Xiu's accumulated military exploits did not bring any benefits to the Chu Palace, Jue, there is no promotion, reward, the court is so poor that Ding is ringing, far less rich than the Chu Palace, and Liu Yuanqi, the king of Chu, can't fight. But doing business is first-class and powerful. After the reopening of the Silk Road in the Western Regions, half of the business was controlled by him, and he was modest.

Wang Chujing calculated, managed these accounts in the mansion, and knew these very well, but this did not make her happy. On the contrary, the gradual estrangement between Liu He and Liu Xie made her feel sad. The eldest princess mother and son are now sitting in Yizhou, and Liu Ye's status as a concubine is unshakable, and he will definitely inherit the throne of the king of Chu in the future. Her son Liu An has never even seen Liu Xiu's face so far, let alone any favor. Her biggest hope is that Liu He can marry the Son of Heaven and become the queen, so that not only will the status of the Chu Mansion be more stable, but the Wang family will also be able to follow with some light.

But although this was said by the first emperor when he was alive, it could not stop the rejection of his daughter by the Son of Heaven. Wang Chu also knew that it was not Liu He who was rejected by the Son of Heaven, but Liu Xiu and the entire Chu Palace.

The Chu Palaces were already a serious threat to the royal family. Liu Yuanqi has a lot of wealth, and Liu Xiu has more than half of the Jing soldiers, and they say that they have no disobedience and cannot reassure the Son of Heaven. Although the Son of Heaven was only twelve years old, he showed his intelligence beyond ordinary people very early on, and he saw all this clearly.

If Liu He becomes the queen, then Liu Xiu must be a general, and who else can control him at that time?

The problem that the Son of Heaven considers, if he changes his position, Wang Chu may agree with his idea very much, but now when it comes to her daughter and her family, she can't let go so easily. Today, I came to the palace at the invitation of the Empress Dowager Song, just to explore the meaning of the Empress Dowager again, the Empress Dowager Song has always been close to Liu He, and she is also very relieved of Liu Xiu, and she will not ignore the overall situation. The Han family rules the world with filial piety, and the only one who can control the Son of Heaven is the Empress Dowager Song.

However, judging from the current situation, it is obvious that the Empress Dowager Song can't lower the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven uses this obviously unreliable excuse to shirk, which is enough to show his attitude.

Sure enough, as Wang Chu expected, they sat in the Jiaofang Hall for a long time, until they finished lunch with the Empress Dowager Song, and the Son of Heaven did not show up. Wang Chu was extremely disappointed, forced his unhappiness, and got up to say goodbye. The Empress Dowager Song had no choice but to reward them with some Xiangben brocade, and sent someone to send them out of the palace, instructing Liu He to come to see her often.

Wang Chu's mother and daughter left the palace and got into the car, Liu He shrank in the corner of the car aggrievedly, tears rolling in his eyes. Wang Chu couldn't bear it in his heart, reached out to hold her in his arms, and gently patted Liu He's shoulder. Liu He couldn't help but sob, and tears quickly wet Wang Chu's chest.

"Okay, okay, don't cry, the Queen Mother has said that she will call the shots in this matter."

"No, Mother, I don't want to marry him." Liu He sobbed and said: "Ah Weng is right, the palace is not a place for people to stay, no matter who they are, they will not look like people when they arrive in the palace." He has changed, he is no longer the Ah Xie I know, I don't want to marry him, I don't want to be trapped in the palace like the Queen Mother, I can't ziyou. ”

"Nonsense!" Wang Chu sank his face and scolded sharply. Liu He raised his tearful face and begged: "Mother, believe me, I really don't want to enter the palace." I don't want to be a queen. Look at the Queen Mother, if Ah Weng hadn't helped her at the beginning, what would have happened to her in the end? You think about Yuan Guiren again, and then think about He Guiren. Where are they? ”

"Shut up!" Wang Chu was even more angry, pushed Liu He away, and raised his hand to slap him. "What do you know, this is your business alone, this is related to the entire Chu Palace, and it is also related to the Wang family. Your father was deeply grateful for the kindness of the first emperor, and now he has made immortal achievements. If you advance, you will lose the first emperor and provoke the world's infamy, and if you retreat, you will be full of slander and books, and it will be difficult to end well. Only if you marry the Son of Heaven and become the queen, can he maintain his current glory and wealth and justify his name. ”

Liu He looked at his mother in surprise. I didn't dare to speak for a while. Wang Chu said so many words in one breath, and his heart was a little more comfortable, seeing his daughter's pitiful appearance. A little unbearable, he reached out and touched the red mark on Liu He's face, and sighed long: "Girl, how do you know, not only is the royal family ruthless, but it is even more difficult to be a courtier." You are a sensible child, and your father has always treated you like an eldest son, so can't you share some responsibilities between your eldest father and your father? ”

Liu He sniffed and remained silent. There was silence in the carriage for a moment, except for the dull sound of wheels pressing against the rammed earth.

Behind them. At the top of the Vermilion Bird, Liu Xie, the Son of Heaven, held on to the railing, squinted his eyes slightly, looked at the carriage that was gradually moving away, and bit his lip tightly. His gaze extended along the straight street to the Chu Wangfu in the distance. The palace of the king of Chu is magnificent, and it is very eye-catching among the many mansions. Even the Three Dukes' Mansion can't be compared. But in the eyes of the Son of Heaven, this magnificent Chu Palace's mansion is so dazzling, so uncoordinated, and so uncomfortable.

Zhou Yu and Cao Ang stood behind him, and Yang Xiu was not far away, looking up at the sky.

After a while, the Son of Heaven suddenly said, "How is your father's battle?" ”

Cao Ang was stunned for a moment and picked up the conversation. "Fortunately, after the sailors of the general Che Cai arrived in Guangling, Yuan Kui withdrew his troops, and now that the crisis in Yanzhou has been resolved, there should be no danger."

"Your father is really, I gave him so many war horses, and most of the taxes collected by the court were also given to him, why did the war still fight so badly?" The Son of Heaven turned around and glared at Cao Ang unhappily: "It's been five or six years since I fought, and I'm still only confined to Yanzhou and Xuzhou, if it weren't for those yellow turban thieves, even Qingzhou would have been lost." Did your family take home the military salary allocated by the imperial court? ”

Cao Ang was startled, and knelt on the ground with a thud, not daring to raise his head: "Your Majesty Mingjian, there is no such thing." ”

"Get up, get up." The Son of Heaven kicked him with his toes a little impatiently: "You don't have to pretend to be confused in front of me, rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, rely on the water to eat the water, and leading the troops is to eat empty salaries, I have known this kind of thing for a long time." But your father has won some battles, so give me some face. ”

"Your Majesty, Father...... I have done my best. ”

"Do your best?" The Son of Heaven was even more unhappy: "Does that mean I want to go to Yanzhou with another person?" ”

Cao Ang didn't dare to say anything. The Son of Heaven is right, those who lead troops will have to eat empty salaries, Cao Cāo has dominated Yanzhou over the years, and the Cao family has made a lot of money, so it can be said that the silk fabric business in Yanzhou and Qingxu has made the most profit in addition to the Chu Wangfu, which is the Cao family. The Son of Heaven said that his family was rich, and he was not wronged at all, but the Son of Heaven said that Cao Cāo did not fight hard, so he was really wronged.

Yes, the war horses collected by the imperial court from Bingzhou and Liangzhou were basically handed over to Cao Cāo, so that he could maintain about 10,000 iron horses, and the imperial court gave Cao Cāo most of the taxes collected from various states, so that the clothes on the Son of Heaven were old, but you also have to look at the environment in which Cao Cāo lived. There is Yuan Kui in the south, Yuan Shao in the north, this time it is a 100,000-strong army to attack Yanzhou, even if there is Zhao Yun in the north, but Cao Cāo also spent a lot of effort, several times in death, how could he be wiped out by the Son of Heaven with a word?

Cao Ang was very aggrieved, but he didn't know how to explain it. However, he also knew that the Son of Heaven was angry not because his father Cao Cāo was incompetent, but because the chariot general was too capable. Liu Xiudang leveled Jingzhou, and the imperial court could still promote his chariot cavalry general to a hussar general, but what if Liu Xiudang pacified Yuzhou and eliminated Yuan Kui, if Yuan Shao was caught again and the world was completely pacified, then how to reward? (To be continued) RQ