"I shot that arrow sixteen years ago, at the behest of the Emperor Xian Tai Xueling." Liu Xiang quietly told the old story.

It's been so long since this incident that Liu Ying had thought about it for a while before he remembered it.

On that day, Liu Yi had already met the Son of Heaven, and when he sent the Son of Heaven away, he was shot by an arrow shot from the shadows, but fortunately he was blocked by gold and silver in his arms and saved his life.

He never thought that it would be the "jade-faced ghost general".

"After Your Majesty returns to the palace that day, let me not wait to do it again, otherwise I will ......" Liu Xiang stopped without finishing the ugly words.

Liu Yi was no longer the stunned young man he used to be, and he immediately understood why Wang Shi wanted to do this.

"The prince is loyal and righteous, and Your Majesty is benevolent." Liu Yi has praised.

"In the past, the general was ashamed, so he didn't dare to come to see the captain when he passed by here, but this time the Son of Heaven allowed me to tell me about it, and I will come often in the future." Liu Xiang said.

Liu Yi is already the same age as Liu Xiang, and he also went to the Western Regions with the Su Fu mission, and there was already a friendship between birth and death.

He only thought that Liu Xiang deliberately alienated himself, and thought that the two of them had no good character and had no chance to become friends, but he didn't expect that the other party would carry such a burden.

"Come often in the future, enough wine and food!" Liu Yi responded heartily.

"I'm going to take a trip to the rest of the city, and I'm going to bother when I pass by next year...... This Chu Zi will be handed over to you. Liu Xiang said calmly.

"Don't worry!"

"Take care!" Liu Xiang saluted the two again, and turned away freely.

In this short conversation, life and death, resentment, understanding and loyalty are involved, which makes the hearts of onlookers Liu Zhe surge.

He didn't expect that the interaction between the eldest husband could be so smooth and wanton.

He didn't expect that his father, who was serious at that time, had also done things that disobeyed his "elders".

"Come, go and meet the family." Liu Yi patted Liu Zhe's shoulder and said with a smile.

The three words "family" made Liu Zhe's heart warm, and the fatigue of running all the way was gone, and he seemed to have returned to Chang'an City and Weiyang Palace.

"Yui!"

The two brothers, who also had the blood of Gaozu, were no longer polite, and walked quickly to the backyard together.

In the backyard, Liu Ai's family had been waiting for a long time.

Xu Guanghan and his wife, who have gray temples and a somewhat rickety figure; the capable and dignified Xu Pingjun; There are also a ten-year-old son, Liu Zheng, and a nine-year-old daughter, Liu Jie.

Liu Zheng's name was given by the Son of Heaven in an edict, which means prosperity.

There are many clansmen in the world, and this son is the only one who can get the name of the Son of Heaven.

The world thought that it was because the Son of Heaven had a close relationship with Liu Ai's uncle and nephew, but they didn't know that this name should have belonged to Liu Aiji's son.

Of course, this Liu Zheng is no longer the Han Yuan Emperor Liu Zheng in the original history.

Liu Ai is already a good family, and Liu Zhe did not stand up, and after the group saluted, there was no estrangement.

Enter the door to serve food, serve tea and toast, and have a piece of music......

At night, the cool breeze was slightly blowing, and Liu Zhi had taken Liu Zhe to his study.

Liu Zhe only found out at this time that his cousin's study was full of books, and none of them were empty.

Looking at these books, Liu Zhe seemed to have returned to the study room of the greenhouse hall.

"These books are sent by the county officials, if you have time, you can read them often." Liu Yi said with a smile.

"Brother, I see." Liu Zhe nodded.

Liu Yi smiled, he knew that Liu Zhe hadn't fully understood, but there was still time for him to think slowly.

"This time, you're here to defend the border."

"Pseudonym Chu Zi, a native of Pingling, Chang'an, after General Liu and the others leave, no one will know Ling's identity."

"From this moment on, you are the chief of the patrol pavilion at the east gate of Wulei City, the capital of the Western Regions, and you will be under the jurisdiction of Sima Zhou Chushou of the North Gate."

"Zhou Chushou is the first Chang'an Chengliang family to come to Tuntian in the Western Regions, he is well-informed, you can learn a lot from him."

Liu Yi had already said that he took out an iron plate representing Liu Zhe's identity from his arms, and wrote the words "Patrol the city, Chu Zi, black face without need".

"Since you are the chief of the city patrol, then I will treat you as an ordinary city patrol chief......

"If anyone asks about your relationship with me, just say that your father is my old friend in Chang'an City."

"After you leave next year, I will issue an order in the Western Regions and announce your identity, so that everyone in the world will know that you have completed the war."

Before Liu Zhe, there were already heirs of princes and princes who came to the border, and the whole process was very mature.

In the past ten years, there have also been princes and princes' sons-in-law who died when they were on the border, and danger was inevitable.

Liu Zhe's identity is particularly special, and Liu Yiyi will personally arrange this matter.

"The Western Regions are not as good as Chang'an, there are many pedestrians coming and going, don't be impulsive when you encounter something, you must be patient and bitter." Liu Yi patted Liu Zhe on the shoulder and said.

"I know, I won't disgrace the Liu Clan's temple!" Liu Zhe took the iron plate and said.

"There is also an iron law to remember, the Western Regions protect more than 600 stones, and subordinate officials are not allowed to pass through the Jade Gate Pass without an edict...... The guards of the Western Regions are not allowed to leave the county without an order. ”

"I wrote down everything my brother said." Liu Zhe said.

"In the future, you will call me the protector of the Western Regions." Liu Yi has said.

"Yui!"

……

After sending someone to take Liu Zhe away, Liu Yi had already sat down in the study.

Under the flickering oil lamp, his face was a little blurred, as if he was contemplative, not at all as relaxed and heroic as before.

After hesitating for a long time, he opened the small box under the case, took out a letter from it, and reopened it and placed it in front of him.

The letter was delivered half a month ago, and the person who wrote the letter was Liu Aiji's benefactor - Zhang He.

Zhang He is a friend and guest of Prince Er, a life-saving benefactor of Liu Aiji, and the elder brother of Zhang Anshi......

Without the care of Zhang He, Xu Guanghan and Bingji, Liu would definitely not have survived.

The letter on the case was only signed by Zhang He, but the words were written in Zhang Anshi's tone.

In the letter, Zhang Anshi took out the kindness of Bingji and Zhang He to Liu Aiji, and sincerely begged Liu Aiji to do something.

This matter is earth-shattering and can turn the Han upside down.

Liu Yi is already a person who values kindness.

Zhang Anshi took out this kindness to "threaten" Liu Aiji, which really made the latter in a dilemma.

In addition to the "threat", Zhang Anshi also offered a "high price" in the letter, a high price that was so high that Liu Yi could hardly refuse.

Liu Yi is now the Marquis of Haidu, who has 500 households, and he is also the protector of the Western Regions with a real 2,000 stones, and he is also the trusted nephew of the Son of Heaven.

But all of this adds up to not as high as Zhang Anshi's price.

This price is higher than Wulei City, higher than the Western Regions Protectorate, and higher than the North Que of Weiyang Palace.

Liu Yi was already thinking about many things in his heart, and he couldn't help but hold the letter in his hand.

At this time, Xu Pingjun happened to push the door and come in.

"Husband......

"What?"

"I want you to accompany him to practice swords." Xu Pingjun said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll go later." Liu Yi nodded back.

"Then I'll go talk to him." Xu Pingjun is about to retreat.

"Wait......"

"What's the matter, husband?"

"Do you want to go back to Chang'an?" Liu Yi said apologetically, "It's been sixteen years since I came to the Western Regions, and I haven't gone back once." ”

Xu Pingjun seemed to see that Liu Ying had something in his heart, but in the end he just smiled.

"Whether you go to Chang'an or stay in Wulei City, as long as the whole family is together."

Liu Yi has more guilt in his heart, how can Wulei have Chang'an, it is not easy for the Xu family to follow him here.

Xu Pingjun didn't say anything, and after bowing slightly, he retreated.

Liu Yi had already looked at the letter in his hand, and then at the jumping lamp, but he didn't burn it after all.

The cold wind of Wulei is going to blow to Chang'an after all.

……

In this way, Liu Zhe, the eldest son of the emperor of the Han Empire, took Chu Zi as a pseudonym and began his life in Wulei City.

As Liu Yi has said, after Liu Xiang's team of Changyi Lang left Wulei City, not many people here know Liu Zhe's origin.

And Sima Zhou Chushou at the East City Gate is naturally the little pawn who helped Meng Xing get admitted to the imperial examination fifteen years ago.

As the commander of the Tuntian team, his family of four moved to the Western Regions.

After more than ten years of hard work, he finally survived from the tunchang of more than 200 stones to the city gate Sima of 400 stones.

This city gate Sima is different from the city gate Sima of Chang'an City, not only guarding the city gate, but also shouldering the security and anti-theft of the entire eastern city and the thirty miles outside the city.

The responsibilities are heavy, so it is higher than the city gate Sima at the north gate of Chang'an City.

Not only has the rank improved, but Zhou Chushou's son and daughter also got married separately and gave birth to children and grandchildren.

The Zhou family is now a big family of more than a dozen people.

They cultivated 500 acres of midfield near their family's tuntian team and raised more than 100 cattle and sheep.

Zero's total family has more than 100,000 yuan, and he can barely get a household in the Western Regions.

Just like helping Meng Xing to be admitted to the imperial examination more than ten years ago, Zhou Chushou also took good care of Chu Zi, a small township party.

This kind of care does not mean that Chu Zi is lazy and slippery, but that he will do his best to take him to grow up on his one-third of an acre of land.

patrol the official roads of the city gate at night, chase down small groups of horse bandits, and search for smuggling merchants...... These things that can increase ability, Zhou Chushou will always bring Liu Zhe.

Liu Zhe is also like an eagle falcon that has been locked in a cage for too long, after flying into the vast sky, it will keep spreading its wings and hitting the sky.

Strive to be the first everywhere, do not hide in everything, and show what a young talent should look like.

More importantly, Liu Zhe was not bothered by his background, and soon got along with the ordinary pavilion guards around him.

The little money and food that was sent to his hand every month was to buy all the wine and meat without leaving any land and distribute it to his subordinates.

Only two or three months later, most of the eastern city of Wulei City knew that a bold young man had come from Chang'an City.

Liu Zhe never noticed that every time he said goodbye to his cousin Liu Yi, the latter would silently look at his back with a solemn face.

When Liu Zhe was beaten by the wind and sand in Wulei City and enjoyed it, there was turmoil in Chang'an City.

Liu Zhe only left Chang'an City on the front foot, I'm afraid that before he left Sanfu, there was a rumor in Chang'an City.

This rumor is related to the turmoil sixteen or seventeen years ago.

The rumor said that Huo Guang did not die at the hands of the bandit strongman, but at the hands of Changyi Lang, and Chang Yilang was ambushed by the Son of Heaven in advance.

In this boiling rumor, the Son of Heaven is not exactly a villain.

Ruthless, resolute, rich in the city, cut the grass and eradicate the roots......

These words are used to describe the Son of Heaven, but they are all good words.

However, behind these clear and deprecating praises, other gossips also began to emerge: the Son of Heaven is unkind, and the Huo family, who has the merit of supporting it, is too ruthless.

After these rumors spread for a few days, the spearhead turned in another direction and began to attack Empress Huo Chengjun.

first said that the Son of Heaven should abolish Huo Chengjun's position as queen, and then said that Huo Chengjun was indifferent to the collapse of the Huo family and had no filial piety.

Rumors like this have happened occasionally for more than a decade.

But over the years, very few people have dared to talk about it anymore.

I don't know why it made a comeback this time, and the momentum was huge, and the entire Sanfu and Guanzhong were in an uproar.

Soon after, the exact news leaked out from the Weiyang Palace.

Empress Huo Chengjun and the Son of Heaven had a dispute in front of the Jiaofang Palace because of this matter, and the emperor and queen almost started to move.

Fortunately, Zhang Jieyu and Cai Jieyu persuaded peace, so that nothing more unsightly happened.

The next day, the Son of Heaven was furious in the cabinet room, and sent the ruling Jinwu Jian Kou to the cabinet, ordering him to ban gossip in Chang'an.

But how can rumors be so easily quelled?

Jian Kou led the pavilion guards to patrol around Chang'an City, but only let the rumors disappear from the street for the time being, and as for the invisible underwater, the undercurrent was still surging.

The thirtieth month of the sixteenth year of Dingxin, Chinese New Year's Eve.

This should have been a day of reunion, and at this time in previous years, Liu He always had to keep the New Year with his family in the palace.

But this year is a little different, and this big and small turmoil under the year has filled the Weiyang Palace with a depressing atmosphere.

Although it has been a long time since the turmoil of 16 years ago, there are still many people still alive who are related to it.

After the banquet was over, Liu He let everyone disperse, and he himself did not go to the Jiaofang Palace, but came to the Greenhouse Palace.

The current situation is more complicated than he imagined.

As soon as the clock rang, a dark figure appeared outside the door.

"Your Majesty, Weichen embroidered clothes Captain Dai Zong, please see you."

"Come in."

"Yui!"

Dai Zong pushed the door in, not forgetting to close the door of the hall behind him firmly.

For a while, except for the figures reflected in the window, there were only two monarchs and ministers left in this greenhouse hall.

"Sit!"

"Yui!" Dai Zong did not make a false courtesy and sat down in front of the Son of Heaven.

Over the past ten years, many people's official positions have changed, but Dai Zong has always held the position of Lieutenant of Embroidered Clothes.

Today, there are tens of thousands of embroidered messengers, all over any place from the rest of the capital to the two beauties, and they have their own system.

How many embroidered messengers there were, Liu He couldn't say clearly, and Dai Zong couldn't count them.

Liu He brought Dai Zong here, naturally for the inexplicable turmoil in Chang'an City.

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