Chapter 0268: Return to Chang'an

After kneeling in the main hall of Taimiao for a long time, Liu Ying couldn't wait for a reply from her father Liu Bang, even if it was a cold snort.

When Liu Ying raised her head worriedly, her father's figure had long since disappeared.

Regarding the father-son conversation that happened in the Taimiao, or 'playing right', except for Liu Bang and Liu Ying, there is no third person who knows.

Because of the arrival of Liu Bang, the son of heaven, Liu Jiao, Liu Fei and other clan princes who gathered in Pei County, as well as the princes of Wang Ling and Zhang Cang, only received an order to 'drive back to Beijing' after Liu Bang sacrificed to the Taimiao.

No one knows what happened in the temple on this day, and what Liu Bang, the son of heaven, said to the crown prince Liu Ying.

Liu Ying also didn't know what kind of attitude his father Liu Bang had towards his proposal to 'move his younger brother Liu Ruyi to the king of Huainan'······

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Time flies, and the breath of the twelfth year of the Han Dynasty also quietly descended on the land of Guanzhong with a snowfall.

On the way back to Chang'an, Liu Bang, whose physical condition had just improved a little, fell ill again for some reason;

The first time he returned to Chang'an, Liu Bang's old and frail body lay back on the Changxin Hall of Changle Palace again, which made Liu Bang feel disgusted and felt extremely familiar.

The Son of Heaven fell ill on the way back, so even if the crown prince Liu Ying was 'returning with victory', there was no reason to greet him with a grand ceremony.

Accompanied his father back to Changle Palace, poured the medicine boiled by the imperial doctor into his father, and then appeased the courtiers and officials who were worried about the Son of Heaven, Liu Ying dragged his tired body to Weiyang Palace.

As the saying goes: the child travels thousands of miles, and the mother is worried.

After returning from a long absence, she could finally meet her mother again, Liu Ying should have been happy.

But even putting aside the taboo of 'Daddy is sick and inconvenient to show joy', Liu Ying, who was standing outside the Sima Gate of Weiyang Palace and was standing still, couldn't bring up the slightest happiness in his heart.

It's not that Liu Ying doesn't want to see her mother Lu Pheasant.

Rather······

"Your Highness."

A figure walked out from inside Sima Gate, which finally made Liu Yingyun's bleak face swell with a little anger.

"Uncle!"

With an excited and unbearable shout, Liu Ying didn't forget to step forward quickly, grabbing her uncle Lu Shizhi's arm with a worried face.

"Uncle."

"Queen Mother······

"Are you still angry?"

Hearing Liu Ying's question, a wry smile suddenly appeared on Lu Shizhi's face.

After recalling his sister Lu Pheasant's tone and expression before he left the palace, and then looking at Liu Ying's eyes looking at him, Lu Shizhi finally shook his head with a wry smile.

"His Royal Highness has returned after a long absence, and the queen is looking forward to it and is overjoyed."

"However, when the minister leaves the palace, the queen seems to be a little annoyed······"

Hearing the helplessness in Lu Shizhi's tone, Liu Yingzong had expected this, and his face couldn't help but tighten a little.

——When he set out on the expedition, in order to obtain the permission of his mother Lu Pheasant to 'lead the army to quell the rebellion', Liu Ying used 'absolutely guarantee his own safety' as a bargaining chip······

What's wrong with the situation, run away immediately~

"Never get within 200 miles of the front line"~

"Never be exposed to the local strategic vision"~

and promises such as 'never let yourself be in danger', before Liu Ying left, she threw it in front of her mother as if she didn't want money.

But in fact, as early as when she made those promises, Liu Ying knew in her heart: If she really wants to fulfill those almost impossible promises while guaranteeing 'going out to fight the rebellion', then Liu Ying might as well nest obediently in Chang'an and let her father drag his sick body to quell the rebellion!

As for the reason, it is also easy to understand.

——This time 'going on behalf of his father', Liu Ying went to fish for martial arts and erected a 'brave martial arts' character, so as to fill his 'too benevolent and weak' character shortcomings!

Since it is a character design, especially a 'brave martial arts' character, it is impossible for Liu Ying to really run desperately when he sees the enemy as he promised his mother Lu Pheasant before, and even not get close to the battlefield for half a step.

As for 'never putting yourself in danger', it's even more impossible.

Between heaven and earth, how can there be absolutely no risk?

- Even cutting vegetables while cooking can cut your fingers!

Let a person who participates in the war, especially as a 'commander', with the pursuit of 'prestige' and 'martial arts', ensure that he is 'not in danger' during the whole war?

Not to mention Liu Ying, a commander with a strong purpose, I am afraid that even the men in the army and the people who transport grain dare not make such a guarantee.

So in Liu Ying's opinion, she has made such an unreliable promise, but the old lady still believes that in a sense, this can be regarded as a tacit understanding between Liu Ying and Lu Pheasant's mother and son.

But then again: reaching a tacit understanding is reaching a tacit understanding, but what Liu Ying did on this journey was indeed much ~~~~~~worse than the promise she made.

It can even be said that what Liu Ying did was almost the opposite of those promises!

- said that 'if the situation is not right, run away', but instead of running, he deliberately released the news so that Yingbu found his whereabouts;

- said, 'not close to the front line within 200 miles', as a result, the main battlefield of the entire battle was directly placed by Liu Ying in Yongcheng, where he was located;

Especially the item of 'not in danger', Liu Ying violated it most thoroughly.

——If the main strategies and tactics adopted by Liu Ying in this counterinsurgency are summed up in one sentence, it is directly 'use himself as bait to trap Yingbu under Yongcheng in order to promote a decisive battle as soon as possible'!

Such a radical, and even such a risky strategic deployment, let alone Liu Ying, who is the crown prince, I am afraid that few of the more than 100 meritorious princes of the Han family today have the courage to play!

Thinking of this, Liu Ying's fear of her mother Lu Pheasant also became more and more intense.

Because Liu Ying remembered: In the previous life, when the father Liu Bang drove the royal expedition to quell the Yingbu rebellion, and when he encountered the main force of Yingbu in Chudi, even the father Liu Bang chose to avoid the battle for the first time, in order to 'thwart the enemy's edge'······

"Alas~"

"A stinking scolding, it is estimated that it is inevitable."

"If you don't say a few nice words, maybe you will have to be confined ······"

Just as Liu Ying was predicting the 'punishment' he might suffer, Lu Shizhi on the side thought about it again and again, and finally stepped forward with a wry smile and persuaded in a low voice: "Your Highness." ”

"In His Royal Highness's actions to quell the rebellion, even if the queen is bad and angry, she should not resist the heart of Sizi."

"Even if His Highness reproaches and scolds him, it is just out of concern and worry······

"What's more, His Royal Highness is the only son of the queen, even if he doesn't see the queen at this time, there is no reason not to see the queen for the rest of his life?"

Hearing Lu Shizhi's words, Liu Ying couldn't help but sigh bitterly and nodded, even though she still hesitated in her heart.

"yes······"

"I can't hide from ······ anyway"

Thinking like this, Liu Ying slowly walked towards Sima Gate with an idea similar to 'early death and early superbirth'.

But what Liu Ying didn't know was that at this moment, Lu Pheasant, the mother of Liu Ying's fierce and vicious spirit, who might transform into a tyrannosaurus at any time, was standing on the remote platform outside the Xuanshu Hall with tears in her eyes, staring at Sima Men with longing.

At this time, Lu Pheasant was waiting for someone.

Waiting for a thin figure wearing the crown of the crown of the crown on his head, the Chixiao sword on his waist, and the crown of the crown prince, he walked into Weiyang Palace from Sima Gate······

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At the same time, the Changle Palace, the apse of the Changxin Palace.

Liu Bang, who was lying on the sickbed with his eyes closed, still frowning because of the smell of medicine in his mouth, finally waited for his 'guest'.

"Your Majesty... Are you better? ”

An old and familiar call, but the tone was extremely slow, came into his ears, causing Liu Bang to hurriedly stand up.

After seeing Xiao He's old figure and the face full of vicissitudes, the old man was finally helped to sit up by the inner attendant beside him.

"Xiao He, ······"

"Ahem······"

"But I haven't seen ······ for a few months"

"Cough cough ······"

"Again······ I'm getting older again······"

Hearing Liu Bang's whisper, which was not mixed with a cough, Xiao He reacted for three breaths before he raised his head with a smile, and raised his shrugging eyelids with great effort.

"Your Majesty is talking about ······"

"Minister······ It's getting old a little faster······"

"Hmm······"

"It's a little faster······"

Looking at Xiao He's rickety figure, and the face that even if he was old, he couldn't open his eyes, and he still made people feel extremely kind, and the old man couldn't help but redden.

Smiled and blinked a few times, holding back the tears in his eyes, Liu Bang stretched out his hand, got up with the support of the two temple people, and slowly came to Xiao He.

"Xiao He, ······"

"Xiao He ······"

"My Master······"

"My Brother·········"

A few low sighs came out, and the temple people on the side had also taken the futon, and when Liu Bang sat down cross-legged, he put a thick brocade quilt on Liu Bang's shoulder.

I saw Liu Bang slowly stretch out his hand, pull Xiao He's old hand, which was not smoother than himself, and gently wrapped it between his hands.

"Prince ······"

"Ahem, cough, ······"

"The prince quelled the rebellion this time, I went to see ······ in person"

"The morale of the soldiers is high, and all of them are united ······"

"The prince is brave and intelligent, and he knows what to do in war······ after all"

"Alas······"

After saying a few words, Liu Bang felt a little lacking in breath, stopped talking, and adjusted himself for a while before continuing: "The prince can be regarded as having some experience in the matter of Nongsang······

"Hey ······"

"The prince also said before that Zheng Guoqu has already been repaired······"

"In the future, it is time to repair the water conservancy ······ in Weinan"

"Within five years, we will open up the waterways of Ba and Shu to transport the grain of Ba and Shu and supply the ······ of Kanto"

Liu Bang said slowly, and Xiao He let his hands be held in the palms of his hands, lowered his eyebrows, and listened carefully.

After Liu Bang finished speaking, Xiao He reacted for a while, and then he nodded slowly with a smile like a game character under the Internet freeze.

"Yes······"

"Prince······ Do not fall into the prestige of Your Majesty······"

"The ······ of this temple is a blessing"

"The Happiness of the Society·········"

After saying these words with great difficulty, he saw that Xiao He seemed to be dead, and he was stunned for a long time before he nodded as if he had 're-landed', and continued: "King Zhao······"

"Uh······"

"The prince of Zhao Wangbi······ Those who fall short are ······"

"The inferior is ······"

Looking at the old brother and the old man, but at this moment, he was like a sculpture, and after a few words, he was stunned in front of him, Liu Bang was still smiling at the corners of his mouth, but tears could not be suppressed and slipped from his eyes.

He let out a few long sighs full of embarrassment, and patted Xiao He's hand with a tearful smile, Liu Bang finally nodded slowly, pursed his lips by the way, and swallowed the tears.

"I'm going to be abundant, I'm bringing Cao Shen back······"

"In a few days, I plan to let Cao Shen be the imperial historian, so as to prepare for the future······"

"When Cao Shen is a little familiar with the Prime Minister's Mansion, our old brothers will finally be able to relax and take a look around······ Turn around ······"

Hearing this, Xiao He did not speak again, only raised his head slowly, chuckled, nodded slightly, and winked at Liu Bang a few times.

Seeing Liu Bang raise his hand slightly and wipe his face without a trace, he lowered his head with a smile and said as if chatting: "In the past year, Kanto has gone to many princes with different surnames······

"Even Lu Wan ······"

"Alas······"

"The prince's meaning is to let Hui be the king of Liang, let the chief be the king of Yan, and then send the old man to become a stable Xiangguo, and concurrently serve as the prince's ······"

"I've decided to say yes······"

"It's just this Huainan, I ······

"Ahem······"

"It's really not ······"

"Boom Boom Boom !!"

Before he finished speaking, Liu Bang coughed violently again, causing the palace maids on the side to be in a hurry, but they didn't dare to help Liu Bang back on the couch.

In the end, an old eunuch stepped forward, gritted his teeth and stroked Liu Bang's chest, and kept patting his back gently, which finally slowed down Liu Bang's cough a little.

I saw Liu Bang raise his head in embarrassment, let the temple people next to him wipe the saliva from the corners of his mouth for him, and then stretched out his hand and motioned to the temple people to help him up.

Taking advantage of the effort of being helped up, Liu Bang did not forget to continue to say: "Huainan······ I ······"

"Ahem······"

"The prince said that Ruyi should be ·······"

"Let Ruyi do it... Uh, be the king of Huainan······"

"I don't know what to do······

As he spoke, Liu Bang was finally helped back to the couch, but he did not lie down immediately, but sat on the edge of the couch, squinted his eyes laboriously, and poked his head forward slightly.

"What should I do?"

"I, should I promise the prince and let Ruyi go to Huainan to be the king?"

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