For the Lu family, a double agent, Liu Sheng obviously does not have too high expectations.

In Liu Sheng's cognition, Lu Tazhi, the king of Donghu, and his tribe can provide some early warnings when necessary, such as information such as 'the Huns plan to go south', and they can already be regarded as 'being in the Xiongnu and the heart is in Han'.

As for providing horses, especially the start-up horses for the construction of the horse garden, Liu Sheng did not expect Lu Tazhi to help even the slightest.

It's just that the next words of the Empress Dowager Dou made Liu Sheng refresh his cognition of this old empress dowager who has experienced years of strength and has personally experienced almost all major events since the establishment of the Han family, and at the same time, he also has some little-known and counterintuitive in-depth understanding of some familiar characters in the past······

"What does Xiao Jiu know about Yan King Lu Xuan?"

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"Come to think of it, I just know that Lu Xuan, the king of Yan, was born in the same year, month and day as Emperor Taizu Gao, and is in love with Emperor Taizu Gao, although he is not a sibling, but he is better than a brother, right?"

"As for the things before and after Lu Xuan's defection to the Huns, I'm afraid Xiao Jiu doesn't know much?"

The gentle and kind words made Liu Sheng nod his head suspiciously.

For Yan Wang Lu Xuan, Liu Sheng's understanding is of course more than this;

But in addition, Liu Sheng really couldn't find out any valuable information about Yan King Lu Juan from his memory.

Seeing Liu Sheng nodding his head obediently, Empress Dowager Dou smiled gently, let out a long sigh casually, and immediately showed a touch of remembrance on her face.

"Lu Xuan is one of the Yuan servants who Emperor Taizu Gao has been following since the Fengpei uprising."

"But although it is said to be 'one', compared to Xiao Xiangguo, Marquis Zhou Bo, and even his brother-in-law Fan Xu, Lu Juan is the most special one in the heart of Emperor Taizu Gao."

"——During the reign of Emperor Xiaohui, I entered the palace as a beloved person and served by the side of the Empress Dowager Lu;"

"At that time, Empress Dowager Lu once said to others: Feng Peiyuan Cong, Xiao He and Cao Shen are the subordinates of Emperor Taizu Gao, and Zhou Bo and Fan Hao are the old friends of Emperor Taizu Gao;"

"Only Lu Juan is Emperor Taizu Gao, who has always been a close friend of brothers and sisters since he was a child."

"Xiao He, Cao Shen, call the Emperor: Your Majesty;"

"Zhou Bo, Fan Xu, call the emperor: the prince."

"And Lu Xuan, when I saw the emperor, I called more: Yafu ······"

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"When the acting prime minister Chen Xuan rebelled, Lu Xuan, the king of Yan, was the only one among the princes with different surnames in the Kwantung region who came out of the nest and had the power to assist Emperor Taizu Gao to quell the rebellion."

"- You must know that back then, even Peng Yue, the king of Liang, refused the call of Emperor Taizu Gao due to illness, and ended up with a death in the country."

"It's just that after Chen Xuan's rebellion was quelled, Lu Xuan, the king of Yan, was bewitched by the villain and gave birth to the idea of raising his own self-respect;"

"Upon learning of this, Emperor Taizu Gao was furious, and Lu Juan was terrified and fled north in a hurry."

"But even after escaping from the Great Wall, Lu Juan did not directly devote himself to the Xiongnu Shan Yuting, but waited at the foot of the Great Wall for a long time, and did everything possible to write to Chang'an, asking Emperor Taizu Gao to forgive him."

"It wasn't until the twelfth year of the Han Dynasty that Emperor Taizu Gao died, and Lu Juan knew that Empress Dowager Lu would not forgive him, so he had no choice but to go north and accept the edict of the Hun Shan Yuting's 'King of Donghulu'······"

Listening to Empress Dowager Dou talk about this past, Liu Sheng only nodded thoughtfully.

Although Liu Sheng didn't know about these things, he had probably heard of them.

At this moment, listening to Empress Dowager Dou inexplicably talking about these past events, Liu Sheng was only a little puzzled inexplicably.

"These things ······"

"What does it have to do with horses?"

"Could it be that back then, Lu Juan didn't have the iron heart to defect to the Huns, and he can prove that Lu Tazhi now will provide my Han family with horses to build a horse garden?"

Hearing Liu Sheng's question, Empress Dowager Dou chuckled and shook her head;

With a slight sigh, he continued to himself: "There is something, Xiao Jiuxu has forgotten, or maybe he doesn't know, right?" ”

"——After the death of Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Xiaohui became the emperor, Lu Juan's wife and children returned to Chang'an."

"According to the news revealed by the Empress Dowager Lu back then, it seems that after Lu Juan's death, the Donghu tribe was humiliated in the Xiongnu grassland, which forced Lu Juan's wife and children to return to the Han family."

"Then what did you see after Lu Juan's wife and children returned to Chang'an?"

"——In Shangguan, I saw a spotless Chang'an Marquis Mansion, which was the same as many years ago;"

"——In the cellar of the Hou Mansion, I saw the rent tax of the Marquis of Chang'an that had been accumulated over the years;"

"——In the side courtyard of the Hou Mansion, I saw the ancestral hall of the Lu family, as well as the god card of 'Chang'an Yi Hou Xuan' enshrined in the ancestral hall."

"And these are all from the hands of the Empress Dowager Lu, who Lu Juan originally thought was 'temperamental and yin' and would never forgive herself······"

Hearing this, Liu Sheng was full of doubts, and his face was only slightly stunned, and his eyes instantly fell into a moment of sluggishness!

Liu Sheng could vaguely feel that he seemed to have touched something;

But that thing was like a cloud, and the moment Liu Sheng touched it, it immediately turned into nothingness······

Realizing this, Liu Sheng only hurriedly sat up straight, and the expression on his face was also correct.

Because of this moment, Liu Sheng finally realized: Empress Dowager Dou's next words will inevitably solve an eternal mystery for herself.

——In history, why did the Lu clan, who defected to the Xiongnu during the reign of Taizu Liu Bang, still leave the legend of 'Marquis of Chang'an' in the annals of history?

After 100 years, why did the Lu family, who had betrayed their promises and sentenced Han to Hu, return to Liu Han's arms without being bullied?

"Empress Dowager Lu is a very wise person."

"In my life, I have met countless people;"

"But no matter who it is, whether it is Chen Ping during the reign of Emperor Xiaohui, the founder of Zhou Bo, or Jia Yi, Uncle Wei and other heroes during the first emperor, in my opinion, they are not as good as the eleventh of the Empress Dowager Lu."

"Even if she is a daughter, Empress Dowager Lu's wisdom is no less than any man I have ever seen."

"Even, it is likely to be no less than the former Xiao Xiangguo, Cao Chengxiang, no less than the Marquis Zhang Liang, and even Emperor Taizu Gao······"

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"Empress Dowager Lu said: If Lu Juan is forgiven, then it is still impossible to return the position of King Yan to the Lu family."

"——This is not only because Lu Juan sentenced Han to Hu, if he is not punished, it will damage the prestige of my Han family, and because the princes with different surnames are no longer applicable to my Han family."

"And the Lu family, who lost the position of King Yan and only held the title of 'Marquis of Chang'an', will only be a burden that only knows extravagance and pleasure, and is not beneficial to my Han family."

"So the best way is to retain the title of Marquis of Chang'an of the Lu family, and not let the Lu family, mainly the King of Donghu of the Xiongnu himself, return to the Han family and Chang'an."

"As the saying goes: know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles;"

"My Han family needs an eyeliner, which exists in the Xiongnu Shan Yuting."

"Until the Han and Huns duel each other, there is no Hun royal court in the south of the curtain, and the Lu family can be regarded as clearing the sin of Lu Juan's defection and truly returning to my Han family······"

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"Out of this kind of consideration, Empress Dowager Lu didn't directly forgive Lu Juan back then;"

"After Lu Juan died and his wife and children returned to Chang'an, they were placed in the Chang'an Marquis Mansion."

"Later, Lu Juan's grandson Lu Tazhi became the king of Donghu of the Xiongnu, and my Han family also cooperated with Lu Tazhi several times to help Lu Tazhi gain a firm foothold in the Xiongnu Shan Yu Court, highlighting his 'indispensable' role in the Xiongnu Shan Yu Court."

"It's just that these things can't be put on the table and easily told to outsiders after all······"

As he spoke, he saw that Empress Dowager Dou stood up tiredly, and took two steps under Liu Sheng's support;

Seeing that Liu Sheng still didn't say a word, he shook his head with a smile, gently slapped his waist, and didn't forget to continue to ask: "Say whatever you want." ”

"In my place, Xiao Jiu, there are no taboos······"

With the words of Empress Dowager Dou, Liu Shengzi also had no scruples at all;

After pondering for a while, I saw that the doubts in my heart were all voiced.

"Empress Dowager Lu has such foresight, of course her grandson doesn't think it's strange."

"It's just that in the eyes of my grandson, this matter is still a little unreasonable."

"Hmmm······"

"How can I say it······"

"It's like a grandson is Lu Juan, the king of Yan, and if he can't be forgiven by the Empress Dowager Lu, although he will feel wrong, he will definitely have a grudge and give birth to thoughts like 'why should a woman make decisions for Emperor Taizu Gao'."

"It is even possible to mistakenly think that those who asked Emperor Taizu Gao for their guilt were stopped by Empress Dowager Lu, so they were not sent to Emperor Taizu Gao."

"After all, when Lu Juan defected, Emperor Taizu Gao was already seriously ill and bedridden, and all the affairs of the court and the central government were decided by the Empress Dowager Lu?"

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"In addition, grandchildren often hear that even relatives who are related by blood will become more and more distant as time goes by."

"It's like when Emperor Taizu Gao, Emperor Taizu and Liu Xi, the king of Daiqing, were brothers of the same father and mother;"

"But when it came to the first emperor, the first emperor and Liu Bi, the king of Wu, became cousins who looked like gods."

"After his father succeeded to the throne, Liu Bi even disregarded the friendship of the clan and his identity as the 'elder of the clan', and brazenly rebelled."

"Even if you can't afford to be a soldier, after the consumption of these generations, Liu Bi's lineage and my lineage will definitely be alienated like strangers."

"The same reason: even if he Yan King Lu Xuan, and Emperor Taizu Gao are brothers and sisters, after the consumption of these generations, especially across the Great Wall, they still face each other from north to south and have not interacted for decades, and they are definitely no longer the same day."

"What's more, there was Lu Juan's sentence of Han Tou Hu in the middle, and Liu and Lu Er's families had long been worried about each other."

"In addition, over the years, the Lu clan has been in the Xiongnu Shan Yuting, and it must have been difficult to survive left and right."

"Under such a premise, he can still remember his mission?"

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"My grandson doesn't believe it."

"Compared with 'willing to be the eyes and ears of the Han', Sun Er is more willing to believe: he is still between the Han and the Hungarians, and he is good at dancing with long sleeves."

"What Lu Tazhi cares about is probably not the defense of Huayi, or the Emperor Taizu Gao, who had a very close relationship with Lu Xuan, the king of Naizu Yan;

"It's about how his subordinates, the Xiongnu Donghu Division, survive better in the grassland, and how to be invincible in the future, after the decisive battle between the Han and the Huns······"

said with a full heart, in the end, Liu Sheng had changed from the initial doubts and puzzles to more and more firmness.

The inquiring in the tone has gradually changed to unwavering determination.

After hearing Liu Sheng's words, Empress Dowager Dou was already kind, kind, and with a relieved smile, but only a touch of peace of mind emerged······

"Okay~"

"Good ······"

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"If I can understand these things and see through his 'heart will be different', I, a blind old woman, will not worry about the future of the sect······"

was slightly ridiculed, but also sincerely praised it, and touched the top of Liu Sheng's head lovingly, and the Empress Dowager Dou sighed again.

And Empress Dowager Dou's next words made Liu Sheng's mind give birth to that idea again.

——A person who can survive from the time of Empress Dowager Lu, and survive to this day, and still occupy a high position, even if he is just a blind old woman, is by no means a good type······

"Don't let him misunderstand~"

"The letter of guilt he sent to Emperor Taizu Gao was stopped by Empress Dowager Lu."

"But Empress Dowager Lu did this not to harm Lu Xuan, but just to prevent Emperor Taizu Gao from getting angry and angry again."

"This matter, Lu Juan should also know in his heart."

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"As for whether he Lu Tazhi and his Donghu tribe should be Han or not, and whether he remembers his mission of 'winging for the Han', of course, it is also obvious."

"—Survival."

"The only truth that has remained unchanged in the grasslands is the word 'survival'."

"He Lu Tazhi and his Donghu tribe are in the grassland, and what they do is naturally for survival."

"This point, my Han family, mainly the late Empress Dowager Bo, the first emperor, and me, the blind old woman and the emperor, also know it in their hearts."

"For his Lu family, my Han family has never had a similar expectation of 'fighting back and helping Han fight Hu'."

"It's just that even if my Han family doesn't ask for it, his Lu family will help my Han family deal with the Huns in order to survive and be 'irreplaceable' in the Xiongnu Shan Yuting."

"This, in fact, is still the truth of raising self-respect."

"It's just that his Lu family raises Kou for self-respect, and he recognizes that he is the main one of the Xiongnu royal family, but it is my Han family who raises 'Kou'."

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"As for the horse~"

"If it is just a simple request or purchase, he will not risk being punished by the Xiongnu in court and provide horses for my Han family."

"It's just that there is a 'what if' ······ everything"

"For example: In case the prince of my Han family is very interested in this traitor, and I want to have some dealings with this traitor and accumulate some friendship······

"Hmm~"

"I don't dare to gamble if he thinks he will do it."

"——Bet that the current prince of my Han family will not be the filial piety emperor who will conquer the country and chase the Xiongnu in the north?"

(End of chapter)