Chapter 280: Promotion and Beating
Liu Bang, Xiao He, Cao Shen, Zhou Bo, Fan Xu, and Xiahou Ying, six old brothers from humble backgrounds, judged the situation and hitched a ride on Zhang Er and Chen Yu. Even if it is a big credit to catch Zhang Er, Chen Yu is a big credit.
You must know that under the circumstances at that time, even if Liu Bang and others did not appear, it was only a matter of time before Wang Li caught Zhang Er, Chen Yu and others.
Generally speaking, in the eyes of the ministers of Great Qin, the official award of Liu Bang's six people is a bit big, especially Liu Bang, who is the first to be a close attendant of the emperor's side with a cloth cloth.
You must know that before this, the nobles of the Great Qin family already had a complete set of promotion paths.
Wenchen, most of whom entered the palace first as Langzhong or were in charge of recording Shangshu, followed the emperor to listen to it; Wu Xun mostly entered Xianyang Palace as a janissary general, this general is just a noun, in fact, he is the janissary next to the emperor, the person who is responsible for standing guard.
These people are all under the control of the emperor's study chief Shi, including the children of these families, and the emperor's study chief Shi chose the opportunity to report to the emperor. Before the first emperor, it was reported to the king of Qin.
After a year or two like this, the emperor or the king of Qin will award these experienced children of the family to the court or put them into the forbidden army and guards, although most of them are petty officials or low-level officers, but the speed of their promotion is not questionable.
The most important thing is that these children of the family are all young people who have just reached the crown, but Liu Bang is a person who is about to half a hundred. It is precisely because of this that the degree of attention paid to Liu Bang by the DPRK and China far exceeded that of Xiao He, Cao Shen and others.
However, thinking that it was the first battle to quell the rebellion, it was probably the emperor who deliberately did this to arouse the enthusiasm of the people to help the court quell the rebellion, and no matter how bad it was, the people would not be thieves, so although the courtiers felt that it was a little inappropriate, no one objected.
Later, with the emperor's secret return from his eastern tour, a series of subsequent events made Liu Bang gradually fade out of the field of vision of the Great Qin courtiers, it seems that the emperor has forgotten such a person, Liu Bang, who has no foundation in the court, naturally no one can speak well for him in front of the emperor. And the courtiers who originally wanted to be closer to Liu Bang gradually became estranged.
A person who has been forgotten by the emperor will naturally not be taken seriously.
In fact, Liu Bang is not only pulling a relationship with Li Fu, but Feng Quji's side is also not pulling down. It's just that he went to visit the current Prime Minister of Great Qin Zuo several times, and he was just closed.
It's not that Feng Quji can't see him, but as Liu Bang's identity as a little Langzhong, how can he see Feng Quji, who is now the first person in the Great Qin Dynasty and the opposition, so easily?
Every day, I don't know how many people cast a prayer post at the gatehouse of Feng Mansion, and I don't know how many people who voted for a worship post are far higher than Liu Bang's people in terms of qualifications and official titles. Among them, the people who really saw Feng Quji's disease were only less than two hands, and Liu Bang's turn was not his turn.
However, after today's canonization ceremony, Liu Bang knew that the emperor would definitely think of himself again. Because Lu Pheasant appeared next to the queen mother who should not have appeared at this ceremony.
Finding out Lu Pheasant's identity will naturally make the emperor think of himself again. Then there will be two outcomes. First, think of yourself and reappoint. Second, think of yourself and send it to other places.
Now, although Liu Bang still has a good relationship with Xiao He, Cao Shen and others, and they move around frequently, they can no longer get together at any time as before, after all, everyone has their own official business.
Xiao He is in the Governor's Mansion, and Cao Shen is still in the camp.
Therefore, when encountering things, Liu Bang can no longer have someone to discuss with him at any time as before. Everything requires Liu Bang to think deeply and plan by himself, and see the essence through the phenomenon.
Fortunately, in the Daqin officialdom that has been bathed in the undercurrent for several months, although Liu Bang has not reached the point of being reborn, he is no longer the stunned young man who has just walked out of the small ravine and entered Xianyang.
The way of officialdom, Liu Bang can now be regarded as a first glimpse of the door.
What kind of ending should he be, in fact, the most important thing is to see the emperor's attitude towards the empress. If the emperor is furious about the queen's own opinions, then his wife will naturally be suspected of being an accomplice when he appears next to the queen, and the outcome is self-evident.
If the empress gets the emperor, and the emperor no longer blames the empress for her presumptuousness, then he will naturally not be guilty of anything. Of course, there is also the possibility that the emperor will find a scapegoat to put out the fire.
The best scapegoat can only be Lu Pheasant, who followed the queen to appear at the canonization ceremony.
Isn't that the best way to say it?
Speaking of which, everything is in the Emperor!
The emperor let you die on the third watch, who would dare to keep you until the fifth watch?
At this moment, the butler hurriedly ran in, and when he walked to the front of the lobby, he even forgot that there were steps in the lobby, and almost fell down when he stepped on the air, but he quickly stood up in the rush with agility that was completely inconsistent with his age, waved his hand and continued to shout: "Uncle, uncle......"
The housekeeper's surname is Lu, and it is still Liu Bang's father-in-law who can read faces, Lu Gong Lu Wen, who married Lu Pheasant.
You must know that Lu Pheasant is a full fifteen years younger than Liu Bang, and at that time, Liu Bang already had an oil bottle Liu Fei, and this son was born out of wedlock by Liu Bang.
Although the Lu family took refuge in Pei County, they were also rich and rich. And Liu Bang is just a small middle-aged pavilion chief, an official the size of a sesame mung bean.
The Lu family is quite valuable, and Steward Lu has been with Lu Wen for decades, and he can be regarded as a person who is used to seeing strong winds and waves. After following Lu Pheasant to marry into Liu's mansion, Liu Bang and Lv's housekeeper have always been commensurate with their uncles, because everyone didn't understand why Lu Gong chose Liu Bang, a person who had no one to be an official and no official, as his son-in-law.
Liu Bang had never seen Steward Lu lose his temper like this, and he was already uneasy in his heart, so he was suddenly shocked, thinking that what he was most worried about had happened, so he hurriedly took three steps and two steps to help Steward Lu and said urgently: "Uncle Lu, but there are guards coming?" ”
"Auntie...... Uncle, such as ...... How do you know? Although Steward Lu was out of breath, he was surprised to hear Liu Bang's words.
When Liu Bang heard Steward Lu's words, he was suddenly struck by lightning, his face turned pale in an instant, and he lowered his hand weakly and muttered, "My life is over!" ”
"Uncle, Your Majesty sent Long Wei to summon my uncle into the palace to meet him, and my uncle should quickly bathe and change his clothes." Fortunately, Steward Lu only cared about panting, and didn't notice Liu Bang's expression and whispering at all.
During the time when Liu Bang was Langzhong and followed Hu Hai, Steward Lu not only had a straight waist, but also made a lot of oil and water. After all, at that time, there were still many people who came to Liu Bang's mansion every time to walk around and pull relations, and if they wanted to see Liu Bang, they had to go through the concierge first, so that when they saw Steward Lu, they had to give three points of courtesy.
You must know that any official in Xianyang will tremble a few times when he arrives in a place that is not a county that is not stamping his feet. Now that these officials are facing a small house slave, they have to speak well and give gifts, and Steward Lu is naturally honored.
However, these treatments changed after Liu Bang returned from the Bashang camp. Liu's Mansion no longer has the scene of people coming and going, and the officials who came to walk around no longer come to the door, and Steward Lu's waist not only gradually bent down again, but also gradually deflated his purse.
The reason for all this is naturally because his uncle Liu Bang lost the emperor's favor. And now, the emperor has recalled, and in Steward Lu's opinion, it is natural to reuse his uncle's signal again, how can he not be excited.
He had even seen the scene of the officials saying good words and giving gifts in front of him.
A person who has attained the Tao of the chicken and dog ascends to heaven, nothing more than that.
Hearing Steward Lu's words, Liu Bang, who was originally depressed, suddenly felt reborn, grabbed Steward Lu's arm and said urgently: "Uncle Lu, what did you just say?" ”
Liu Bang's sudden burst of strength was not small, and Steward Lu only felt that his arm was caught, but at this moment, he could also see the abnormality on his uncle's face, and said: "The old slave said that the emperor sent an edict to his aunt to enter the palace to meet him, and Long Wei is still waiting outside the palace." ”
At this time, Liu Bang was sure that he had heard correctly, and it turned out to be a false alarm.
"Haha. Hurry up Lu Bo, I want to bathe and change clothes. Liu Bang laughed like crazy, and then ran towards the bedroom at the back of the lobby. Naturally, I want to bathe and change my clothes so that I can go to meet His Majesty the Emperor.
For Liu Bang's appearance, Steward Lu was not the slightest surprised. Then he thought in his heart that when the emperor summoned his aunt, it must be his aunt who was going to be reused by the emperor.
…… The Emperor's Study in Xianyang Palace.
"Your Majesty Liu Bang, your majesty, long live Your Majesty!" Liu Bang did not salute like the rest of the courtiers, but respectfully prostrate on the ground and bowed to Hu Hai.
Hu Hai looked at the person who destroyed the Great Qin and founded the Han Dynasty but was now prostrate in front of him, and he couldn't help but be in a trance for a while.
The emperor didn't speak, and Liu Bang naturally didn't dare to get up. But Liu Bang, who was prostrate on the ground, was extremely nervous at the moment, did the emperor really want to ask for guilt if he didn't speak?
Meng Yi, who was standing beside Hu Hai, looked at Liu Bang who was prostrate on the ground, and his eyes showed a different color. can do such a great gift, this Liu Bang will not say whether it is a talent or not. At least the dough was thick enough.
"Let's be flat." After a while, Hu Hai, who had come back to his senses, said lightly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Liu Bang replied respectfully, got up cautiously, and stood under the hall with a bow, "I said that I will summon you into the palace today, two things." First, from now on, you will also serve as the scholar of the study, and follow Meng Aiqing's side with me. Second, I heard that your wife has a very personal relationship with the queen. After returning home, tell your wife, the queen is young, as a minister, you should be careful to abide by your duty, be cautious in your words and deeds, and I will no longer pursue what I say today, if there is a next time, even if the queen maintains, it will be severely punished. ”
(To be continued)