The next day, before dawn, there was still a little hazy blue, Liu Bang couldn't sleep anymore, thinking about Helan and the Huns, he turned around and lit the candle next to him, and suddenly the inner hall lit up with a dark yellow light. Liu Bang's upper body was exposed outside the quilt, leaning on the edge of the couch and frowning in contemplation. Mrs. Qi was woken up by him, and when she opened her eyes, she saw him frowning and leaning on the edge of the couch without saying a word, so she yawned and got up, dragged the thick clothes that were messily picked up at the end of the couch and draped them over Liu Bang's shoulders. Liu Bang took her into his arms but no one spoke, Mrs. Qi only heard Liu Bang exhale, and after the two were silent for a while, Mrs. Qi got down to the bed and freshened up, not to make noise Liu Bang.

Liu Bang thought carefully and had already told the prince to tell him to go to Helan, and he set off in the next two days. Yesterday, the queen went to the Xuanshu Palace, Liu Bang didn't see her, thinking that the prince had already told the queen about it, so he didn't think about it again with the queen, but he always felt that this matter was not authentic, and he didn't discuss with the queen and called the prince to Helan, thinking that Queen Lu wouldn't be very dead to him. Liu Bang pinched his forehead worriedly, this matter has not jumped out of his mind, another thing has jumped into Liu Bang's mind, for the Xiongnu instructed Lou Fu to invade Helan and plunder the people, Liu Bang felt that it could not be delayed any longer, remembering the recent discussion of the Han-Hungarian border opening and closing the city, if the Xiongnu agreed to open a customs market on the Han-Hungarian border, it can increase the trade exchanges between the two countries, can also make the two cultures integrate with each other, the contradiction is gradually narrowed, can also stimulate the economic development of the two countries, the most important thing is to avoid war, in exchange for relative peace. After thinking about it, I felt that the opening of the market could not be delayed.

After eating, he went to the front hall early in the morning, summoned the prince, and instructed Liu Ying to open Helan in a few days, and the prince gave up his order. Liu Bang asked Liu Yinglu what he had said after he knew, and the prince was immediately stunned, hadn't his father told his mother yet? It turned out that he had become a middleman. Liu Ying lowered her head and thought for a long time without saying a word, firstly, the queen mother did not know that she was going to Helan, so there was nothing to say, and secondly, Empress Lu knew and spoke, and Liu Ying would not tell Liu Bang what Empress Lu said. Liu Ying didn't know what to say, so he was afraid that he would upset his father and fell silent, but his submissive attitude and attitude of not saying anything made Liu Bang very unhappy. The prince respectfully bowed and returned to the prince's palace. Seeing that the prince was so cowardly, and then thinking about Liu Ruyi, the acting king who was not afraid of anything, the more Liu Bang thought about it, the more he felt like himself. The style of acting, the tone of speech and everything is very much like himself, but for the prince, Liu Bang shook his head helplessly and disgusted. Since the prince is so cowardly, it seems that it is the right thing to ask him to go to Helan, so he should break through and have a good experience.

As soon as the prince left, Liu Bang then called someone to send Chen Ping and Liu Jing. Liu Bang brought up the matter of opening a customs market at the border again, and Liu Jing was refreshed when he heard it, and immediately surrendered his hand to Liu Bang and said that the customs market should also be established. Liu Bang had already made this plan in his chest, and originally wanted to talk about it after dealing with the matter of the Kanto migrants, but now it seems that he must hurry up and deal with the establishment of the Guanshi, otherwise the Xiongnu or Lou Fu Aries will take advantage of the relaxation of the Chang'an migrants to attack the border of the Han Dynasty, and at that time, it will be somewhat of a loss to send people to the Xiongnu to lobby for the affairs of the two countries. Liu Bang stroked his beautiful beard and smiled and said, "Liu Gong has suffered for the Kanto migrants recently, but the Guan City on this border is ......" Glancing at Chen Ping and Liu Jing, Liu Bang went down the steps to stroke Liu Jing's back and instructed, "I also need Liu Gong to go to the Xiongnu again, tell Mao Dun our ideas, and explain the importance of establishing the Guan City, I think Mao Dun will definitely agree." Liu Jing nodded approvingly, and agreed without hesitation, Fang Shou was ordered to see a little worry on Liu Jing's face after a moment, and said to Liu Bang, "This is no problem, I hope the emperor can choose a good eloquent person for the minister to go with the minister, so that the chance of success will be greater. ”

Liu Bang smiled, raised his eyebrows slightly, nodded with a 'hmm', walked to the copper incense burner in the center of the inner hall and looked at the curling incense, waved his hand and stroked the incense, and turned his back to Chen Ping and Liu Jing, "Who should Chen Gong choose?" Chen Ping's eyes lit up after thinking for a moment, and he bent forward and arched his hand, "What can you do with your father." Liu Bang turned to look at Chen Ping, crossed his hands on his chest and squinted his eyes and thought about it, thinking that going to Huainan to fight against Dubu was the credit of this Sui He. If it is decided today, Sui He does not often enter the palace, it is not Chen Ping who talked about Sui He, Liu Bang is a little about to forget him, patted his head lightly and nodded with a smile, "Well, I almost forgot him." Liu Bang put his arm on Liu Jing's shoulder and said with a smile, "Just let it be, choose a day to go to the Huns, and it is best to persuade you to even bring Lou Fu." "Well, the minister will live up to the country's favor." Liu Jing nodded and was ordered to stand aside. Chen Ping entered the palace as absent-mindedly as if he had something on his mind, and when he saw that the emperor and Liu Jing finished talking, he stepped forward and said to Liu Bang, "I don't know if the emperor has sent troops to guard the border of the Great Wall?" ”

Liu Bangfang sat next to several cases, eating snacks in his hands, his mouth was full of scum, and his beautiful beard was covered with slag. After Chen Ping finished speaking, Liu Bang stopped chewing the things in his mouth, his eyes lit up and he glanced at Chen Ping with a solemn face, and after a slight pause, he chewed again, and said while eating, "Since the founding of the country, there have always been soldiers guarding the border, and the prince is not unaware." Since Liu Gong went to the Xiongnu, some people have always asked me to send troops to garrison, and now most of the soldiers have returned to the peasants, and have been related to the Xiongnu, there should be no problem. ”

Chen Ping waved his hand anxiously, and said to the emperor with a nervous and worried face, "No, the emperor didn't see the Xiongnu instructing Lou Fu to attack Helan?" If the Xiongnu took care of their relatives, how could they attack Helan? The Xiongnu has always been an untrustworthy country, how can we trust him? I hope the emperor will consider it. ”

Liu Bang spit out all the things he ate in his mouth at this time, his eyes widened and looked at Chen Ping, he also understood that Chen Ping was right, the corners of his mouth moved slightly, his eyes purred, and he muttered at the corners of his mouth, "This...... I also had a plan, and when Guo Ting sent back more than 1,000 soldiers to Chang'an, I was trying to get them to the border. The officers and soldiers of the three armies of Ziweitai are regular central armies, and four or five out of ten of the first army are allocated to open the border and station in various counties, and in case of emergency, they can keep in touch with the generals stationed in the adjacent counties, what does the prince think? ”

Chen Ping nodded at this time and continued to arch his hand, "The border should not be underestimated, and the emperor is really the right way." Then he said, "Taking advantage of the migration of the people in the eastern part of the country, the emperor can issue a decree to encourage them to migrate to the border, encourage them to go to the border to produce and farm, encourage them to raise horses, and even exempt them from taxes to make them voluntarily move to the Great Wall area, so that Guanzhong will not be empty, the border will be enriched, and the economy will be active, and the emperor will ......."

Before Chen Ping's words were finished, Liu Bang got up and stopped his words with a happy face, walked quickly to Chen Ping's side and said happily, "The prince is worthy of being a military advisor, how can he say the same thing as Xiao He Wangling and them in the past?" I have this plan, thinking that the horses sent by Maudun will be distributed to some farmers or hunters who are willing to move to the border, so that they can raise horses for the country and farm, and the Han Court will give benefits in a timely manner, and horses are the best helpers in farming, and horses are also the best helpers in war. ”

Chen Ping also smiled when he heard this, and complimented the emperor from time to time, "Your Majesty is also Mingye." Liu Bang stroked his back and scolded with a smile, "The prince can speak." Why does I sound sarcastic? "Don't dare, don't dare, don't dare to ridicule Your Majesty." Chen Ping hurriedly waved his hand and said that it was not sarcasm, Liu Bang laughed, "In the past, Zhao Jianzi once praised Zhou She's 'The promise of a thousand people is not as good as the promise of a scholar', maybe the 'Zhou She' next to me should be Zhou Gong Zhou Chang." Chen Ping was stunned and speechless, and said in a low voice.

Liu Bang smiled, asked some about the recent situation in Chang'an, and asked how the migrants were going. Chen Ping and Liu Jingdu replied that the first batch of people had already rushed to Luoyang and Yingchuan through Daliang, Shangdang and Huaishui, and believed that they would soon be able to enter Hangu Pass and reach Chang'an. Liu Bang nodded with a smile, walked to the door of the hall with his hands behind his back, looked at the mountains in the distance outside the hall with a spring breeze on his face, showed a faint smile, nodded and praised him, "The beautiful rivers and mountains, the imperial industry is picturesque!" ”

"Long live Your Majesty." Chen Ping and Liu Jing said respectfully behind him.