Chapter 37: Return to Chang'an

It was said that he would return to Chang'an in early September, but Liu Bangnian had been touring the east for too long, so he temporarily decided to gather his team and return to Guannai on August 25. The county guards, county lieutenants, county commanders, and county officials near Luoyang are waiting outside the east gate of Luoyang early, hunting with flags on the city, and the clear sky is warm and the sun is shining. At the right time, Chen Ping, Zhou Chang and others followed Liu Bang out of the east gate, the breeze fluttered Liu Bangxuan's black robe, seeing that everyone was standing under the city gate, Liu Bang smiled and gave you a polite hand, and all the ministers bowed down and bowed back. Liu Bang whispered to Mrs. Qi, who was side by side, and Mrs. Qi nodded slightly and led Ruyi to the more luxurious car first. Liu Bang came straight to the ministers of Luoyang, and looked at the ministers on the shoulders of Henan County, "The trip to Luoyang is worth it." The counties and villages in the neighboring counties and villages are all full of vitality, the people's property has increased, and the prison lawsuits and thieves have decreased. I hope that all your ministers will rule each county with a heart of faithfulness, reconciliation, and discernment, so that you can be carefree. "Ministers should be taught." All the ministers bowed their backs and bowed their hands to be taught.

"Uhh Liu Bangjun and his ministers all got on the car and got on the horse, and the ministers of Luoyang saw them off, "Your Majesty is slow." "Everyone, remember carefully, light punishment and simplified administration, Huang Lao did nothing." Liu Bang, who was already in the car, lifted the curtain and smiled again and instructed the Luoyang ministers.

"Driving-" Xiahou Ying whipped the horse, the horse neighed and opened the road leisurely, and before he walked ten steps, he heard a rapid shout behind him, "Your Majesty wait a minute-", Liu Bangfang talked with a smile with Mrs. Qi and Ruyi, and when he heard the shouting of the people behind the car, he urgently ordered Xiahou Ying to brake the horse, and after lifting the curtain to take a closer look at the car, there were dozens of coarse cloth and plain clothes, and the vicissitudes of life with bald hair tied slightly. Liu Bang was puzzled, and looked straight at them, and the dozens of people hurriedly came to Liu Bang in front of the car, holding the things in his hands and saying happily to Liu Bang across the car curtain, "Servants are not talented, there are no valuable weapons in the village, only local characteristics, please smile at Your Majesty." Liu Bang was more moved when he was surprised, and then he looked at the old man of the blacksmith village and his villagers, Liu Bang looked down through the curtain, the dilapidated and faded basket was full of the characteristic things of the blacksmith village, and then looked at the other villagers but their hands were also full of things: ginger, garlic, slam pickles, dry cakes, wotou and so on. Liu Bang was moved to get out of the car in a hurry, and before he spoke, he first bowed his hand deeply to the blacksmith villagers, "You friendship, I dare not accept it." The villagers gathered around Liu Bang and happily scrambled to give him the things in their hands, "Accept it." When Liu Bang didn't have time to react, the things that were already full of things in his arms blocked his face, and Zhou Bo and the others hurriedly dismounted and walked quickly, took the things in Liu Bang's arms, and gently alienated the villagers from Liu Bang's close distance, telling him to keep an appropriate distance from Liu Bang. Liu Bang smiled and saw that Zhou Bo didn't have to be nervous, so he waved Zhou Bo away and waited on the horse. Liu Bang laughed and talked with everyone in the blacksmith village for a long time, and then called the Henan County Shou and asked him to exempt the blacksmith village from forced labor for three years. Liu Bang personally helped them up one by one and instructed them to develop farming, so he got into the car under the attention of the villagers, lifted the curtain and waved goodbye to everyone.

Returning to Guannai is directly from Luoyang to Chang'an, and Liu Bang's team is about to reach the top in three days. An hour later, Liu Bang's car slowly stationed in Bashang, Fang Xiema got off the car and saw a row of people standing neatly in the courtyard, the prince, Xiao He, Guan Ying, Zhang Liang and other ministers, and the woman in the middle with plain clothes and a noble face was Empress Lu. Liu Bang was deeply surprised for a long time, thinking that he didn't tell Empress Lu about his return today, and what he told before was only the date of early September, how did Empress Lu know that he was returning today? Liu Bang was really surprised that Empress Lu was well-informed, and he was glad to be in front of him when he was stunned. "Your Majesty helped me ......" Mrs. Qi, who got out of the car with Ruyi in the car, saw Lu Hou in the distance standing straight opposite her, Mrs. Qi suddenly avoided Lu Hou's eyes in a panic, and did not dare to ask Liu Bang to help her, so she got out of the car alone and hugged Ruyi, Qi Ji's mother and son did not dare to approach Liu Bang and shrank quietly beside the car.

"Your Majesty has returned from a long journey, thank you!" Lu Hou came quickly, Liu Bang followed him and walked through Suli, and attached his hand to Liu Bang's hand, "The car is dusty, please rest in the palace." "Your Majesty! Please go back to the palace. "The ministers bowed down to Liu Bang from afar." Everybody. Liu Bang and Lu Hou talked politely in front of the ministers, seeing that Zhang Liang also came, Liu Bang was quite surprised, and smiled and persuaded Zhang Liang to be sick and should be well raised at home, Zhang Liang smiled and said that his health has improved recently, the emperor has returned, and he should go out of the city to greet him solemnly. Liu Bang smiled and nodded, and he had already met Xiao He's gaze, and stroked his back, "The prime minister has worked hard." Xiao He respectfully surrendered his hand and said that he didn't dare. Xiao He was beside the crown prince Liu Ying, Liu Bang moved his eyes to the prince without saying a word, only attached his hand and patted it on his shoulder with a slight smile. After some pacification, Empress Lu invited Liu Bang to get into his car and drive back to the palace, and Mrs. Qi and Ruyi had to get back into the car and follow the emperor and queen.

In the afternoon, the confessor was rewarded by Liu Bang's edict to the palace, especially the Changxin Palace. In the evening, Liu Bang stayed in Changxin Palace overnight, and talked with Empress Lu about things inside and outside the customs until midnight and fell asleep. The next day, after dinner, I went to Linhua Hall to see Mrs. Guan, Mrs. Guan almost stayed in her palace for nearly half a month to raise the baby, if she was not pregnant, yesterday's welcome Liu Bang returned, she must go. Liu Bang saw her belly pooping on the couch, happy in his heart or having a son born, the joy in his heart jumped on his face, and he quickly walked to Mrs. Guan's couch and joked, "Ahhhh It's amazing, which general prince was born? "Mrs. Guan heard yesterday that the emperor had returned to the palace, and she wanted to go to see him, but her body was really inconvenient, and she didn't think that it was still early today, so Liu Bang came to her first. Mrs. Guan cried with joy but didn't say anything, only looked at Liu Bang with wet eyes that seemed to be smiling rather than crying. Liu Bang said with a smile, "I don't see you in March, I don't know your husband?" Mrs. Guan half cried and half laughed and struggled to get up and get into Liu Bang's arms, and said coquettishly, "I will go wherever you go in the future, and Your Majesty will definitely take me." Liu Bang smiled again, "Take you with you." Liu Bang stroked Mrs. Guan's shoulder and asked softly, "The body is good, and I am about to give birth, so don't be overjoyed and angry." Mrs. Guan's eyes poured down like the flow of water from the sluice, lifted up her sleeves and water pants, and took off her socks to Liu Bang, Liu Bang saw that Mrs. Guan's arms and legs were swollen, and the joy on her face suddenly faded and changed to a piece of pity, and she took Mrs. Guan's hand and said solemnly, "You have worked so hard, or son or daughter, I will reward her with a title." Mrs. Guan sobbed and leaned into Liu Bang's arms. For you. Liu Bang took out a delicate gilt fan pendant from his waist and gave it to Mrs. Guan with a smile, "I brought it back from Luoyang." Mrs. Guan immediately stopped crying, took the fan pendant and looked left and right, and immediately stuffed the fan pendant back into Liu Bang's hand with a gloomy face, and said unhappily, "Hey! I'm the best to deceive, and a broken fan pendant is also the best. "What do you know?" Liu Bang argued urgently, "It's true that the fan pendant is an ordinary thing, have you ever seen a fan pendant leave the fan?" If you want to leave me, you will not accept it. Liu Bang deliberately lengthened the back note, slowly put the fan pendant back on his waist, and before he put it down, he asked Mrs. Guan Ma Yu'er to snatch it back in her hand, Ying Ying smiled, "Collect it, don't say that if I don't accept it, I will pester you." Liu Bang smiled and scraped Mrs. Guan's beautiful nose.

Only half an hour after coming to the Huadian, Liu Bang coaxed the best coaxing Mrs. Guan, and after a while, he hurriedly went to Liyang Palace to visit the Emperor, although the Emperor was healthy but had many minor diseases, the medicine has been continuous recently, and the knee is often painful, I am afraid that it is the bane of the early years, and it has already been covered with thick clothes in September. Liu Bang was ashamed in his heart, and he was ashamed to say that he was not a filial son and could not accompany him often. Emperor Taishang smiled and said that Empress Lu often brought the prince here to talk to him, play chess, raise flowers, and some old friends from Peixian often came to see him, he was not lonely, and told Liu Bang not to worry. Liu Bang was understood by the Emperor Taishang, and he was a little relieved in his heart, and hurriedly returned to the palace after lunch and dinner in Liyang Palace. At night, Liu Bang stayed in the Xuanshu Hall to carefully inspect the music in the pass for three months, as well as some of the music that the prince handled alone, Liu Bang was either happy or frowned, and did not fall asleep until dawn.