Chapter 3 Chapter Three

Yu An got up early in the morning and saw Yun Ge and the emperor cuddling each other, thinking they were enjoying the snow, and didn't dare to disturb them.But from early morning until noon, neither of them moved. Yu An suddenly felt uneasy, walked lightly to the side of the two of them, touched the emperor lightly, his hands were cold, tears poured out immediately, remembering the emperor's instructions before his death, he didn't dare to hesitate, wiped away the tears, and cried softly: "Miss Yun, the emperor... the emperor has already gone, and the courtiers will deal with the following matters according to the rules. The emperor specially ordered the slaves to send the girl to leave Chang'an."

Yun Ge got up, rubbed his eyes, as if he just woke up from a dream, looked at Liu Fuling with a smile, and leaned against him again, "Brother Ling just fell asleep, we need to lie down for a while, don't make noise." Yu An knew that the matter was urgent, so he gritted his teeth, waved his hand suddenly, and hit Yun Ge on the head, Yun Ge really fell asleep.Fu Yu immediately stepped forward to carry Yun Ge away, but Yun Ge's hand was tightly clasped around Liu Fuling's waist, and he couldn't pull it away no matter how hard he pulled. Matcha and Yu An bent down, trying to separate Yun Ge's hands, and the two martial arts practitioners actually had to use a lot of strength to break Yun Ge's fingers apart one by one.While breaking the matcha, she suddenly started crying.

Yu An wanted to scold her, but when the words came to his lips, he almost cried and swallowed everything.He told Matcha and Fuyu word by word: "Yunge will be handed over to you. After Tianshui County, General Zhao Chongguo will meet you and escort you to the Western Regions. You will have to take care of the previous journey. Wait for Chang'an." After that, I'll go find you." Matcha and Fuyu nodded with sobs, "Master (manager) don't worry!" When Liu Xun received the news from Qixi, he was calm as expected, excited for a long time, and also slightly sad.He walked around the house and suddenly opened the window.

I don't know when, the heavy snow has stopped, and the haze that has accumulated for many days has been swept away. The sky is as clear as crystal blue, and the round sun hanging high in the middle of the sky, with thousands of golden lights, reflects the exquisite world behind the snow crystal clear. Everything seemed to herald the end of one dynasty and the coming of another, which he would start. Liu Xun raised his voice to call out, and asked, "What did Meng Jue do these two days?" Someone came back and said: "No, I just grow flowers and plants in the mansion, and occasionally go to the market for a stroll."

After Liu Xun came down from Lishan Mountain, he visited Meng Jue once a day. It seemed that the two had a deep friendship and conspired every day. In fact, he was just pulling Meng Jue to gossip.He didn't expect Meng Jue to support him clearly now.But at least Liu He couldn't believe Meng Jue. At this juncture, as long as Liu He was suspicious, he would not dare to use Meng Jue. No matter how useful Meng Jue's advice was, he would not dare to adopt it. Liu Xun was silent for a while, then called out, "He Xiaoqi." "The little one is here." He Xiaoqi immediately bowed and listened to the order.

"Inform everyone that everything is proceeding according to plan. Also, we must send someone to keep an eye on Meng Jue's movements." He Xiaoqi answered "Yes" and ran out of the house in a hurry. It's past noon, great time. Meng Jue didn't do anything serious, just like Liu Xun's spies reported, he was planting flowers and weeds. A sapphire gossip plate, with black and white pebbles piled inside, he put two garlic-like things on the plate, pressed it with pebbles, and then poured clean water into the plate. August hurried in and saluted at the door, "My lord, we have been waiting near Mount Li for more than a month, and we finally saw Fuyu descending the mountain today. He is very shrewd, and he doesn't know how to get around the mountain. He came down directly from the mountain. He was dressed as a poor scholar, and he was driving a gray donkey cart. There was a woman sitting beside him, pretending to be his wife. An old woman was lying in the donkey cart. People cried and said that my mother-in-law was sick and homesick, so I sent her back to her hometown. We almost missed it, but fortunately, the young master emphasized his rich appearance and the ninth sister was careful, so we didn’t lose anyone.”

It seems that Liu Fuling has gone! Meng Jue put down the pebble in his hand, but he didn't feel any relief in his heart. When Liu Fuling wanted to send Yunge away from Chang'an, his first consideration was not the level of martial arts, but whether he was loyal and reliable.After all, at this critical moment, those who really have the ability to move Yunge will be entangled in more important matters, and have no time to take care of Yunge. By the time they think of Yunge, it is already too late.As long as they are loyal and reliable, and do things safely, they can send Yun Ge away, but it is the most terrible thing is to employ people wrongly and leak the news.In terms of loyalty and reliability, the entire Weiyang Palace, apart from being rich, does not think of anyone else.

San Yue asked quickly: "Master, when shall we start carjacking?" Meng Jue asked with a smile, "Who told you to hijack the car?" Sanyue shrank his neck and sent so many people to guard the foot of Mount Li for more than a month. If it wasn't for carjacking, what else could it be? Meng Jue ordered: "In August, you lead people to secretly protect the donkey cart until the donkey cart is escorted out of the territory of the Han Dynasty safely." August replied: "Yes." "If there is an emergency, no matter what, no matter what, protect the people in the donkey cart."

The young master's speech has always been concise and to the point, and the word "in any case" was deliberately repeated. August understood the weight of the words, knelt down and said: "Don't worry, young master, I understand." Seeing him leave, Meng Jue lowered his head and started planting another pot of narcissus. Sanyue breathed out, "My lord, am I idle again today?" Without raising his head, Meng Jue said, "It's a good idea! Help me pick up pebbles, the size is right, and put them in different colors." With a bitter face in Sanyue, she reluctantly sat beside Meng Jue, picking pebbles from a wooden basin.

The servant came in and announced, "My lord, the Marquis is here." Everyone in the Meng Mansion has gotten used to Liu Xun's recent days.San Yue heard that, without waiting for Meng Jue's order, she wiped her hands and went down to prepare refreshments. Meng Jue smiled faintly, "Please." As soon as the words finished, Liu Xun had already walked into the house, looked at the various jade plates, stone plates, and pottery plates in the room, and said with a smile: "Meng Jue, are you really planning to keep your ears from hearing things outside the window? Chang'an City has already It's going to be a catastrophe, and you're still playing with narcissus here."

Meng Jue asked, "What happened?" Liu Xun said: "I heard that the emperor has passed away in Lishan, Yu An still suppressed the news, but Huo Guang has already got the news, and is preparing to call the ministers to discuss who can take the throne. If there is no accident, we will wait for the emperor to pass away tonight." After the official announcement of the news, Huo Guang and several ministers will invite Uncle Wang to Beijing." While talking, Meng Jue planted another pot of narcissus. He said lightly: "The emperor will die sooner or later, and everyone expected it. Huo Guang's choice of King Changyi is also expected by many people. What is there to make a fuss about inside?" Liu Xun was speechless, it was exactly as Meng Jue said.When the emperor has no descendants, he can only choose from the emperor's brothers and nephews.Huo Guang would not choose the uncontrollable King Guangling, let alone dig his own grave to choose the descendants of King Yan. The only ones he could choose were the weak and weak him and the absurd and fatuous Liu He.To choose from the two of them, Huo Guang is of course not choosing who is more suitable to be emperor, but who is easier to control. Liu He has a reputation for being absurd and uninhibited, so Huo Guang will naturally tend to choose a foolish emperor. Liu Xun sat silently for a while, and said with a smile, "Uncle Wang will definitely use you when he succeeds to the throne. I should congratulate you." Meng Jue looked at Liu Xun, smiled and said, "As a subject, I should be loyal to the emperor." Liu Xun nodded, got up to leave, and Meng Jue did not stay. Fuyu's cart is a donkey cart, and August's horse is a hard-earned horse. It is very easy to catch up with Fuyu.But just to be on the safe side, August first sent a letter to Feige Jiuyue to convey Meng Jue's order.When the sun was about to set, August had already chased to the Qinling Mountains, and it was estimated that he would catch up with September. Ben breathed a sigh of relief, but suddenly he heard the sound of fighting in the valley, his heart tensed, and he hurriedly steered the horse to speed up. Turning around a few narrow mountain roads, I saw hundreds of black-clothed masked warriors gathered in a fan shape, forcing the green donkey cart to the corner of the mountain road. Fuyu and Matcha guarded the donkey cart tightly, not daring to move lightly.Jiuyue led people to guard one side of the donkey cart, and on the other side were guarded by more than a dozen men in gray clothes.Seeing their soft and vicious moves in August, the young master reminded them beforehand, and guessed that they were eunuchs from the palace. If we only talk about martial arts, the man in gray is clearly superior to the warrior in black, but the warriors in black seem to have known the martial arts of the man in gray long ago, and they came prepared. , and cooperate with each other to kill the men in gray one by one.Seeing that most of Jiuyue's men were also lost, August hurriedly yelled a code word, informing Jiuyue to save people and escape. Yun Ge woke up to the sound of fighting, opened the curtain of the car, and saw the desperate struggle outside, only felt that he was dreaming, staring blankly at everyone, completely unable to understand what happened. Seeing Yun Ge in Jiu Yue, he understood why the young master asked them to protect the donkey cart, turned to Fu Yu and said, "There are too many people on the other side, we can only rescue Yun Ge." Fuyu and Matcha looked at each other, and said in unison: "As long as the girl can keep my young lady safe, we will be very grateful." Jiuyue probes and drags the dazed Yunge out of the car, Fuyu and Matcha lose their scruples, and immediately draw their weapons to meet the enemy, covering Jiuyue's escape. Jiuyue threw the zip line with one hand and nailed it into a big tree at the bottom of the mountain path, and held Yun Ge in the other hand, with the help of the zip line, she flew over the heads of the crowd with Yun Ge. The man in black thought that Yun Ge was already in his pocket, but Jiu Yue suddenly made a strange move, and in a hurry, the attack became more vicious, and within a short time, all the men in gray were killed.The man in black immediately chased after Yun Ge, and August led people to block in front of the mountain path to stop the man in black from chasing. September whistled, and the bloody BMW brought by August galloped down the zipline. Let go, drop the horse, and lift the reins, all in one go. Jiuyue was about to turn his horse's head and leave, when the man in black pushed Fuyu and Matcha, who had already been captured, to the front, a man who seemed to be the leader shouted loudly: "Miss Yun, we only want you. You can't bear to see so many people Die for you?" Matcha and Fuyu leaned softly on the man in black, their muscles and bones seemed to have been broken, but their mouths were still full of rigidity, "Leave us alone!" While August was struggling to stop the man in black who was chasing him, he shouted, "Jiumei, hurry up! Young Master will definitely seek justice for me!" September nodded with tears in his eyes, and left. Yun Ge asked blankly: "I...why am I here? Brother Ling..." She looked back at Matcha and Fuyu, "Matcha? Fuyu?" Matcha yelled: "Let's go! Don't worry about it... ah!" The man in black hit Matcha's jaw with a palm, and the blade entered his mouth. Only Matcha screamed "ah", blood splashed, and they cut off Matcha's tongue. "what!" Yun Ge screamed miserably, and fell limp in Jiu Yue's arms, Jiu Yue hurriedly accelerated, Yun Ge went to hold her hand, begging, "Stop, stop..." He turned his head and looked back frequently. Jiuyue ignored it, strangled Yun Ge's arm with one hand, and accelerated the horse with the other. The man in black sneered again and again: "Miss Yun is so cruel! Ever since you entered the palace, Matcha has been taking good care of you. It's a waste of all her love for you." While speaking, the blade flew across Matcha's neck, and blood spattered!The man in black deliberately used some ingenuity, and Matcha's head flew towards Yunge while spinning in the air. Yun Ge opened his mouth wide, but couldn't utter a word, his eyes were filled with fear and despair. The man in black grabbed Fuyu again and swung his knife to chop. Yun Ge suddenly raised his head and screamed, his mournful voice resounding in the mountains. The birds in the valley startled up, and the horses brought by the man in black wailed and all fell to their knees.Although the horse under Jiuyue didn't kneel, it neighed and jumped wildly to knock Jiuyue and Yunge off. Jiuyue was horrified, this horse was a purebred Dawan sweat-blooded BMW, it was the best among horses, and it was raised by the young master, very docile and obedient, but Yun Ge's mournful voice could make the sweat-blooded BMW go against its master's will Order. "You have killed Matcha, I will take your life in the future, if you hurt Fuyu again, I will make you regret being born into this world." He had heard all kinds of curses, but Yun Ge's lamentation made the man in black's heart feel cold for no reason, the blade stopped in front of Fu Yu's throat, and said with a sneer, "I have already said, we only want you , if you stay obediently, these people will certainly not have to die." Yun Ge whispered between his lips, the blood-sweat horse quieted down, turned back automatically, and carried Yun Ge and Jiu Yue towards the man in black, no matter how Jiu Yue reined in the horse, it didn't work. The horse stopped behind August's man, and the man in black and August's man who were still fighting stopped, but they were still holding their swords and confronting each other. Yun Ge said to Jiu Yue: "Let go of me." Seeing Yun Ge's eyes that were as calm as stagnant water, Jiuyue felt a chill go down her bones, and unconsciously let go of her hand. Yun Ge jumped off the horse and walked towards the man in black, "Let Fu Yu go." The movement of the man in black was as fast as lightning, he threw Fuyu towards Jiuyue with one hand, grabbed Yun Ge onto the horse with the other hand, and rode away. Yun Ge was unusually quiet and did not resist at all, but because the master had ordered in advance, the man in black did not dare to underestimate this girl, and still handed a prepared pill to Yun Ge's mouth, "It's just a drug , let you sleep." Yun Ge swallowed the drug without saying a word. In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the sky is freezing cold. The veils on the windows were broken, and when the north wind blew, the cold air went straight into the house.There was neither a brazier nor a kang in the house. When Huo Chengjun walked into the house, he felt that it was no different from the outside.The little official on the side laughed and said: "The place is too simple, there is Miss Di." Huo Chengjun looked coldly at Yun Ge who was curled up on the couch, "I think the layout here is still too luxurious." The little official immediately said: "Yes, yes, even the little one thinks it's too extravagant." "Wake her up!" The little official had figured out what Huo Chengjun meant, and immediately ordered someone to fetch cold water, and poured a bucket of water on Yun Ge. The drug in Yun Ge's body dissipated a little under the cold, but his body was still weak. He forced himself to sit up, and was not surprised when he saw Huo Chengjun. Huo Chengjun smiled, walked up to her, and looked down at her.Yun Ge's pupils were too indifferent and calm, without the panic and begging that Huo Chengjun wanted to see.Huo Chengjun glanced at the little official, who understood, carried a bucket of cold water, walked to the side of the bed with a smile, and slowly poured it from the top of Yun Ge's head. Yun Ge hadn't eaten for two days and was drugged, so she was powerless to resist, so she also gave up the unnecessary struggle.He neither begged nor cursed, and let the cold water mixed with snow cubes pour down on his head, just looking at Huo Chengjun quietly, with a kind of indifference in his dark eyes that didn't care about anything. Huo Chengjun waited for this day for a long time, thinking about Yun Ge's downfall and misery, but at the end of the day, he only felt that his resentment hadn't aroused even a little splash.Seeing Yun Ge's appearance, all the old and new grudges came to mind, and the smile on his face became brighter, "Go find a horsewhip." The little official immediately took orders and left. Huo Chengjun took the horsewhip that the little official had found, smiled and ordered: "You all go out." He shook the whip and pulled it down forcefully, Yun Ge subconsciously dodged, but because of his weakness, he didn't dodge at all, and his clothes were ripped . "This whip should have been on you years ago! Rammed me in the street and killed my BMW with no remorse!" Another whip. "It's because I saved you, but you repay your kindness with revenge!" Another whip. "This is because... because..." Huo Chengjun couldn't tell the scar on his heart, so he had to turn his shame and anger into a more vicious whip. "This is for my elder brother's board!" "Slap me for my mother!" "It's because of Liu Fuling. Even if I enter the palace, you will have trouble with me! The singing and dancing that took so much effort has become the laughing stock of everyone!" Huo Chengjun beat more and more urgently, without any scruples, he whipped one whip after another, the anger in his heart did not disappear at all, on the contrary, it was burning like crazy. ... A man in black hurried into the room and said in a deep voice, "Miss Huo, the master still wants to use her." Huo Chengjun woke up a little bit, seeing Yun Ge's appearance, she felt happy that she had never felt in so many days, she smiled and said to Yun Ge: "I only want your half life today, and I will send you to meet Liu Fu in a few days." Mausoleum reunion." Covered in blood, Yun Ge who was lying on the couch trembled violently. Huo Chengjun wanted to stab Yunge a few more words, the man in black said: "Miss Huo, this is not a place for you to stay for a long time, please go back! If someone sees you, the consequences..." He didn't say anything, just said "please" pose. Huo Chengjun understood that the man in black was right, threw the whip, and left with a smile. The snow water poured earlier had already frozen, mixed with Yun Ge's fresh blood, congealed on the couch, like a layer of blood crystals.Yun Ge lay limply on the blood crystal, his back was covered with criss-cross whip marks, his entire back was beaten to pieces and dripping with blood.It's hard to imagine that such a serious injury would be caused by a gentle and beautiful boudoir daughter. The mouth of the green snake's bamboo, the needle in the back of the hornet's tail; neither is poisonous, but the most poisonous to a woman's heart!The man in black shook his head and went to visit Yunge. Being beaten so hard, Yun Ge didn't even utter a word, the man thought Yun Ge had already fainted, turned over Yun Ge, but saw her eyes were open, but there was no expression in her eyes.When the man turned her, her wound began to bleed again, but she did not respond at all. The man ordered to the little official standing at the door: "Aren't there still many women locked up here? Find a woman to help clean up the wound and set up a brazier." The little official snorted coldly, "Is it up to me or you? Didn't you hear what Miss Huo just said? My future..." The man in black intercepted: "I just know that if she dies now, you and I will have to be buried with her." The petty official weighed his future against his life, and decided to choose his life, cursing and ordering people to find clothes and a brazier, and to find a woman with some medical skills. Huo Guang asked Shangguan's younger sister to make a decree, ordering Liu He to go to Beijing. When Liu He received the order, he also received news from Meng Jue. "Stay humble and show weakness. Enthronement is the key. Thunder means to kill Liu Xun." He smiled faintly, burned the news about Meng Jue, and ordered his subordinates to prepare to go to Beijing. Wang Ji, a close minister who has served Liu He since he was a child, asked: "My lord, Rong Chen asked something that shouldn't be asked, do you really want to go to Beijing?" Liu He understood that he meant something else, and replied: "Under the current situation, can I choose? The empress ordered me to go to Beijing for the funeral, can I not go?" But Wang Ji still asked stubbornly: "I just want to know the original intention of the prince." Liu He smiled and said, "I don't know, let's take a step and see!" Wang Ji was silent for a while, and said: "I understand, I'm going down to make preparations, now I'm going... Alas!" Wang Ji sighed, "I will order more people to go to Beijing with the prince." Just as he was about to leave, Liu He stopped him. While thinking, he began to count names, and Wang Ji hurriedly took notes. Liu He ordered dozens of people in one breath, then stopped, and said with a smile: "All of these people must be taken, and the others...you can choose the others! But no more than twenty people are allowed, and I still have to take Ji What about concubines and maidservants! No matter how many people there are, the control will become more severe." In Wang Ji's eyes, there was helplessness in his eyes that "the rotten wood can't be carved", but he could only promise and exit the hall. Liu He watched Wang Ji leave, the smile on his face gradually faded, a chill came over his heart, and he felt an indescribable loneliness.From the side of his head, he saw the red clothes behind the gauze curtain looking at him, his eyes were puzzled and anxious, he suddenly laughed again, and called softly: "Red clothes!" Hongyi came over with small steps and knelt in front of his knees. Just as he was about to gesture, he held her hand, "I know you want to ask 'Why did you order those people to accompany you?'" Hong Yi nodded.Among the dozens of people Liu He ordered, some were people who were placed by King Yan at his side, some were inserted by Shangguan Jie, some were from Huo Guang, and some were from King Guangling. Anyway, they were either spies of this person or that person. secret whistle. "I took them there with my intention of taking them. I don't want to take more of my own people, so I naturally have my own ideas. This trip is very risky. I don't want to take my own people to take risks, so I have to ask them, gods and ghosts, to accompany them. I played a game." Hong Yi thought for a while, but still didn't understand, but knowing that this was the young master's intentional arrangement, she didn't ask any more questions, just smiled sweetly, and pointed to herself. "You want to go too?" Liu He shook his head gently but firmly, "No, you stay here and wait for me to come back. After I get rid of the Chang'an matter, I will take you out to play." Hongyi was in a hurry, and just about to make a gesture to ask, Liu He dragged her to the couch, resting her head on her leg, "Let me rest for a while, I still have a lot of things to do later." tiredness. There was pity in Hong Yi's eyes, everything about him immediately became unimportant, the important thing was that he was tired now. She gently took off Liu He's hair crown and spread out his hair so that he could sleep more comfortably. Liu He took more than 200 people on the road in a mighty way. Although he brought a lot of maidservants with him on this trip, none of them had served him since he was a child, so Liu He didn't expect much comfort on the journey.It is strange to say that along the way, what he wants to eat and what he wants to use is always ready before he can ask.At first, because he had something on his mind, he didn't think much about it, he just thought that the maids were well-behaved and rewarded them heavily, but later he gradually paid attention. One morning, when he woke up, he found that the robe brought by the maid was exactly what he wanted to wear today, and the breakfast served was exactly what he wanted to eat today, and he suddenly realized it in his heart.Who else in this world can do this?There was anger in his chest, but there were also bursts of inexplicable emotions. Liu He sat in front of the desk, picked up a chopstick of food, and asked with a smile, "You did all of these?" Thinking about the reward again, the maid said cheerfully, "Yes." Liu He smiled and asked again, "You did all of this?" The maid's voice hesitated for a moment, "Yes." "You did all of this?" The maid's voice was like a mosquito, "Yes..." Liu He still smiled, "I'll just ask one last time, did you do these?" The maid immediately knelt softly on the ground, "I know I was wrong! You deserve to die! You shouldn't be obsessed with ghosts..." Liu He was no longer in the mood to listen to her begging for mercy, and said loudly to the outside: "Hong Yi, you still don't come in to accept the crime? Do you want me to order them to be beheaded?" Dressed in a red dress attired as a bodyguard, he lifted the curtain and knelt in front of Liu He. There was neither apology nor fear on his face, only a hint of stubbornness. Liu He looked at her for a while, and all the words of scolding were gone. He waved his hand to make the maidservant who was still kowtowing back down, and said to Hong Yi, "Get up first." Hong Yi knelt and did not move. Knowing that she wanted him to agree to stay with her first, Liu He became angry, ignored her, and started eating on his own. After the meal was over, Hong Yi still knelt on the ground motionless.Liu He remembered the scene when she was punished to kneel on the gravel when she was a child. The little girl who was only eight or nine years old knelt for a day and a night, her knees were bruised, and she was still silent and refused to say a word. He thought that after entering Beijing, he would put Hongyi in a post house outside the palace, separate from the others, so that even if something happened, Hongyi would not be involved.He breathed a sigh of relief and said with a straight face, "I want to drink tea!" Hongyi laughed when he heard his cold words, jumped up from the ground, and was excited to make tea. "Stop, go and change your clothes first, it hurts your eyes!" Hong Yi smiled and nodded again and again, and went happily. Seeing her appearance, Liu He shook his head and muttered to himself, "What kind of prince am I? I'm always forced to give in by a girl!" Liu Xun used to be the leader of the knight-errants, and his subordinates were multi-talented. Liu He originally thought that the journey to Beijing would not be peaceful, but unexpectedly, he arrived in Chang'an without encountering any obstacles.The people under him were all elated, but Liu He couldn't be happy.Liu Xun dared to let him enter Chang'an, it must have been arranged, and thinking of what Liu Fuling said to him before he died, he just felt disheartened and dispirited. When Liu He arrived in Chang'an, Huo Guang and other ministers went out of the city to meet him. Although everyone understood what Huo Guang meant, they still greeted him according to the etiquette of a vassal king because he hadn't formally enthroned, and they didn't dare to go beyond the rules. On the way Liu He came, many absurd things happened. Every time he passed a place, he heard that there was something interesting in the place, and he had to search for it. If there was anything delicious, he had to offer it to him, which made the people scold the king of Changyi. It's locusts. The officials in the court sighed, but Huo Guang was very satisfied, and became more determined to make Liu He emperor.However, the attitude is still vague on the surface, and only Tian Guangming, the imperial historian, presides over all affairs. The Forbidden Army and Yulin Camp in Chang'an City are all members of the Huo family, and there is also the backup of the Guanzhong Army. With one order, a hundred thousand troops can rush to Chang'an within a day. Huo Guang feels that everything is under control, and he only needs to follow the steps. According to the etiquette, let Liu He ascend the throne.After Liu He ascended the throne, all the affairs of the court were in his hands, and the ideal he had endured for many years seemed to see the day when it would come true. But the sky didn't follow people's wishes, and things began to deviate from the direction he expected little by little. First of all, the national seal and soldier talisman are missing. He sent people to search all over Weiyang Palace and Mount Li, and searched all suspicious people one by one, but they couldn't find the imperial seal or soldier talisman. Without a national seal, how would the emperor issue an edict to announce to the world when he ascended the throne?Without a soldier talisman, how to dispatch soldiers and horses from all over the world? There were only a few people Liu Fuling trusted, and after excluding them one by one, Huo Guang speculated that the imperial seal and soldier talisman should be taken away by the missing Yunge, and immediately ordered to find Yunge at all costs. Yun Ge's matter has not been resolved, yet another bad news came. King Youguli of the Huns sent troops to tentatively attack the Guanzhong area. Huo Guang hesitated between fighting and not fighting.If there is no war, the consequences are unpredictable. If the Xiongnu gains the sweetness, they are likely to gather a large army to launch an attack; but if they fight, the Guanzhong army will be held back by the Xiongnu's forces. Huo Guang hadn't decided whether to fight yet, and Wusun spread another bad news. In order to divide the Western Regions and stop the Xiongnu, Emperor Wu Liu Che sent Princess Jieyou, the granddaughter of King Liu Wu of Chu, and his relative Wusun. Princess Jieyou is a very courageous and scheming woman.Since she went to Wusun, she persuaded the king of Wusun to be friendly with the Han Dynasty, and united with the surrounding countries in the Western Regions to block the Huns, and resolved many threats from the Huns for the Han Dynasty. Recently, King Weng Guimi of Wusun died of illness. The Xiongnu and Xiqiang took the opportunity to attack Wusun, annexing Evil Master and Che Yan.The aristocratic forces in Wusun who have been dissatisfied with the Han Dynasty elected a new king with Xiongnu blood, intending to kill Princess Jieyou before surrendering to the Xiongnu. With her son and daughter, Princess Jieyou led the army loyal to the former king and the army of the new king to deal with each other, and sent a letter to the Han Dynasty, asking the Han Dynasty to send troops to help her. Princess Jieyou didn't know that Liu Fuling had passed away, so the letter for help was written to Emperor Liu Fuling. When Huo Guang saw the letter from Princess Jieyou, he was stunned. Since Jieyou left the Han Dynasty, she hasn't said a word for thirty years. With her strong character, she would never ask for help if the lives of the people were not at stake. Huo Guang was frowning, but Liu Xun clapped his hands in joy and sighed, "God help me!" Weng Guimi's death was really just right! He praised and hated Li Yuan at the same time, this person was only slightly older than him, but he acted so sophisticatedly and safely.The timing, location, and harmony of people are all exhausted by him!Fortunately, although this person is not a friend, he is definitely not an enemy. Huo Guang had only two options at this time: 1. Make a quick decision and resolve the matter of the new emperor as soon as possible, because only when the new emperor ascends the throne can he send troops to rescue Princess Jieyou; He insisted on dealing with the forces in the DPRK and China that opposed Liu He's ascension to the throne until Liu He ascended the throne.However, giving up Wusun means giving up the Han Dynasty's decades of management in the Western Regions, and it also means giving up the lives of the people of the Han Dynasty in the northwest frontier, allowing the Xiongnu and Qiang to drive straight in. He Xiaoqi asked: "Master Hou thinks which path Huo Guang will choose?" Liu Xun said lightly: "Huo Guang is a powerful minister, not a treacherous minister. To the emperor, he is not a good courtier, but to the people, Huo Guang is a good official. He has been an official in the court for more than 30 years, and he has never done anything wrong. For the affairs of the people in the world, every time Liu Fuling reforms, he will fight against all opinions and fully support it. Without Huo Guang's support, the Han Dynasty might have become another Qin Dynasty. The Western Regions must not give up, otherwise it will be harmful to the Han Dynasty Huo Guang knows how big it is better than anyone else, not to mention that Princess Jieyou is not a woman who is usually used as a fake, she is a princess of the clan, if Huo Guang does not save her, those vassal kings will worry that they will not find Huo Guang's fault." He Xiaoqi said: "I found out that Huo Guang and Li Ling were the ones who sent Princess Jieyou out to get married. Now Li Yuan uses Princess Jieyou to persecute Huo Guang. It's a coincidence. I'm afraid this person has ulterior motives." Liu Xun sneered, "It's about taking advantage of each other, I just need to achieve my goal." The servant reported "Zhang He is visiting", He Xiaoqi bowed and retreated. Liu Xun chatted with Zhang He about other things, pretending to ask Huo Guang and Li Ling unintentionally. Zhang He seems to have great admiration for Li Ling. Although Li Ling has long been the prince of the Huns, he still refuses to take it lightly when he mentions it, "... Li Ling is the grandson of the parachutist Li Guang, and Huo Guang is the younger brother of the hussar general Huo Qubing. Bufan, he was only seventeen or eighteen years old back then, handsome, with outstanding literary and martial arts skills, which was highly valued by the late emperor, how many women in Chang'an City at that time..." Zhang He laughed, a little embarrassed, "I think I am really old Yes, some of them actually bring up these things." Liu Xun said with a smile: "If you don't flirt, you will waste your youth! Uncle is the eldest son of Emperor Xiaowu's important minister. He was in the prime of his life, so he must be a flirtatious son in Chang'an City." "I'm just as good as others, but I can't compare with the two of them. I'm many years older than them, but I'm still just a petty official. They are all close officials of the former emperor. They are forbidden to enter and leave the palace, just like my own mansion. The affairs of these people are far away from me. I don’t know much.” Zhang He sighed, sighing infinitely, “Oh! Who would have thought of the ups and downs in life? These two most outstanding people in Chang’an City, one later married the princess of the Huns and became the prince of the Huns. One hand covered the sky with one hand in the Han Dynasty, and the power was overwhelming..." Zhang He's words revealed that if Li Ling hadn't left, maybe the structure of the Han Dynasty would not be the current structure, and Huo Guang would not be unchecked. Seeing that he couldn't get any important news, Liu Xun changed the subject, started discussing business matters, and said to Zhang He, "I will try to get King Guangling to put some pressure on Huo Guang. General Zhang..." Zhang He nodded, expressing his understanding, "Don't worry, Lord Hou. Before the situation is clear, my younger brother will never dare to help Huo Guang. I have already spoken harshly to him. He is a delicate person, and he will judge by himself. However, King Guangling is self-willed. Did he act according to Lord Hou's will?" "I have my own way, you just have to wait for the result." Zhao Chongguo came in just in time, and when he heard Liu Xun's words, he said with a smile: "Master Hou has finally made a move. We see that Master Hou has not spoken, and our hearts are hanging high!" Liu Xun hurriedly stood up and greeted him personally, "The general came just in time. The general has been stationed in the northwest. I just wanted to ask the general what to do about Wusun in the Western Regions." Zhao Chongguo was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and immediately developed some respect for Liu Xun.At this juncture, Wei Xinxin only focused on the throne, and also worried about Wusun's affairs, this new master's ambition is definitely not low! "The matter of Wusun is difficult to say, and it is easy to solve it. As long as there is an imperial decree from the emperor, ordering the minister to send troops, I have the confidence to help Princess Jieyou fight back the rebels." Liu Xun had a deeper worry, "The civil war in Wusun seems to be a struggle between conservative forces and innovative forces, but it is actually a struggle between nomads and farming peoples, a struggle between the Xiongnu, Qiang and our dynasty. Behind the rebels It is the Huns and Qiang people. Now the government is unstable, and our dynasty is not yet capable of fighting the Huns and Qiang people. Even if the rebels fail, the forces of the Huns and Qiang people in Wusun still exist. Can Princess Jieyou control Wusun smoothly? Hard to say." Zhao Chongguo laughed, "Master Hou has never met Princess Jieyou, so I have this worry. She is not an ordinary woman. As long as the situation in Wusun is stable, and we will help her later, she will definitely have a way to overcome this difficulty. Suppress the Xiongnu and Qiang forces in Wusun." Liu Xun patted the table and said confidently, "Okay! Then we will do our best to help Princess Jieyou ascend the throne of Empress Dowager Wusun." Zhang He reminded with a smile: "You have to ascend the throne yourself before you can talk about helping others ascend the throne." Zhao Chongguo nodded. Liu Xun laughed, "Don't worry, I haven't forgotten. I'm going to ask General Zhao." Liu Xun hugged Zhao Chongguo as a salute, "Please, General, contact all the forces that can be contacted, and start to openly oppose Liu He's accession to the throne, no matter what Huo Guang uses. Even if he wants to mobilize the army to fight, then you are ready to fight! Anyway, in a word, you must not be weaker than him in terms of momentum!" Zhao Chongguo has the characteristics of a soldier.He has no worries: hit?How to play?Even if he holds the Northwest army in his hand, what about food and grass?How to supply logistics?What name should I use to send troops?How to explain to the world? He only accepted orders, carried them out, and never questioned them. "I'm going to prepare immediately." He bowed to Liu Xun and left in a hurry. The matter that caused Huo Guang a headache has not yet been resolved. King Guangling heard some rumors from somewhere, and shouted that Liu Fuling was in his prime, and his death was too sudden. He was afraid that some traitors in the court would ask to come to Beijing to protect the spirit, and started Gather the troops of Guangling Kingdom. Huo Guang went to Zhang Anshi to discuss this matter, hoping to increase the garrison near Guangling Kingdom, ordering them to strictly guard the checkpoints, and never allow King Guangling to leave the feudal kingdom, otherwise other clan vassals would follow suit and demand to enter Beijing, and the world would be in chaos. Zhang Anshi's answer made Huo Guang very helpless. "As for the deployment of troops, I only take orders from the emperor, and I only obey orders from the soldier talisman." The hidden answer is that Huo Guang can't let him mobilize his troops at will. If he wants to go to war with King Guangling, please bring the emperor's imperial decree and soldier amulets! Huo Guang had a heartbreak, and decided to let Liu He ascend the throne first, regardless of the imperial seal and military talisman, so that at least Liu He could make decrees in the name of the emperor.But unexpectedly, he was strongly opposed by many important ministers. Zhao Chongguo even drew his sword to confront him in the Golden Palace, and loudly scolded the imperial historian Tian Guangming, scolding him as a traitor and traitor, and wanted to choose a foolish emperor to harm the country.Seeing such strong objections, some centrists immediately shrank their heads and refused to make a clear statement, especially Prime Minister Yang Chang, who even resorted to pretending to be sick in order to avoid the waves . The forces in the DPRK and China were at a stalemate. In a short period of time, Huo Guang had no way to get everyone to agree to Liu He's ascension to the throne. The battle between the officials of the court and China is on the verge of breaking out, and if one is not careful, it will even turn into a war that spreads all over the world, but Liu He, the person who caused the dispute, doesn't care about it. Drinking and singing caused ministers to denounce him one after another. There began to be some messy rumors among the people, insinuating that Huo Guang chose Liu He, a foolish emperor, for the purpose of usurping the throne in the future, and nursery rhymes even began to be sung. "The real dragon sinks, the fake dragon rises. The raindrops are heavy, and the emperor's body is chaotic." Huo Guang became more and more worried, found Liu He, and said a few words of warning, but he didn't want Liu He to be drunk and lazy, so angry that Huo Guang threw his sleeves away. The Xiongnu, Western Regions, Qiang people, Wusun, King Guangling, and the undercurrent surging in the court. A day without a king in the country means that nothing happens every day. Huo Guang had a terrible headache. Huo Chengjun pushed open the door of the study and saw his father staring at the scimitar on the wall in a daze. "father?" Huo Guang immediately put away the letter in his hand, "Cheng Jun, what's the matter?" Huo Chengjun walked behind Huo Guang and helped Huo Guang beat his shoulders, "Father, since the emperor passed away, you haven't had much rest. Rest early today!" Huo Guang felt powerless in his exhaustion, "Man's calculations are always worse than heaven's calculations! The king of Wusun will not die sooner or later, but he died at this juncture." Huo Chengjun said: "Father, don't be too anxious. As long as the new emperor ascends the throne and my father issues government orders through him, everything will be fine." "I have never figured out where the national seal and soldier talisman went. If Yun Ge hid the national seal and soldier talisman, she should use the national seal and soldier talisman to serve the emperor, and would not stay away from Chang'an, but she still does not show up until now, the emperor. What are you thinking?" Huo Chengjun thought for a while and said, "Father, do you think the emperor is strange, why didn't he issue a decree and appoint who will take over?" Huo Guang didn't speak, he had thought about this issue, even made secret preparations, planning to use thunder to deal with everything, but the emperor had no intention, all plans suddenly came to nothing, this Liu Fuling never played chess logically! "Father, who do you think the emperor prefers?" "Now it seems that it should be Liu Xun. If it were Liu He, Zhao Chongguo would not have always opposed Liu He's ascension to the throne, and the imperial seal and soldier charms would not have been missing forever. Hey!" Today there is no need to..." Huo Chengjun was puzzled, thought carefully for a while, and tentatively said: "Daddy means that Daddy has always known about Liu Xun." Huo Guang snorted coldly: "If it wasn't for me, do you think that all the people who chased and killed them could be avoided by relying on Prince Wei's old ministers? If I hadn't told Shangguan Jie that Liu Xun was dead, Liu Xun would be able to do it outside Chang'an later." Is Liu sick?" Huo Chengjun asked cautiously: "What is Daddy going to do? Do you want to try to arrest Liu Xun and ask about the whereabouts of the Imperial Seal and the Soldiers Talisman?" Huo Guang shook his head, "It won't be with him. If Liu Xun had a military talisman, how could Chang'an City still be in the current stalemate?" Huo Guang thought while thinking, "I probably thought wrong at the beginning, I always thought that the emperor must Will choose Liu Xun. But maybe for the emperor, there is a difference between Liu Xun and Liu He, but the difference is not so big that the lives of all people in the world are used to fight, just like our Huo family treats these two people, no matter who ascends the throne There are advantages and disadvantages. No one is good enough for our Huo family to go all out for him and support him to the death. The emperor should be just an inclination. Because he is afraid of military disasters, he didn't choose anyone desperately. He may have set aside a time to wait. Whoever has the upper hand, he chooses." Huo Chengjun said: "Then let's wait slowly. Father still has the upper hand. When the date set by the emperor comes, Yun Ge will naturally appear and hand over the imperial seal and soldier talisman." Huo Guang sighed, "The emperor must have never expected this situation before he passed away, otherwise, with his character, he would never have done so. I have spent nearly a hundred years in the Western Regions to achieve what I am today. , but the Han family can't afford to wait! The people in the northwest can't afford to wait either!" Huo Chengjun's breath was stagnant, "Father means to let Liu He ascend the throne immediately? I'm afraid it won't be easy..." Huo Guang shook his head, smiled and said, "Father originally wanted to pick a handsome husband for you, but... Alas! Although Liu Xun is not as good-looking as Liu He, it is easier for you to be a queen." Huo Chengjun blushed a long time ago, beat Huo Guang and yelled, "Father, I am accompanying you to talk about serious things, but my father made fun of my daughter! I don't care who is the emperor!" With Huo Guang's determination set, everything was no longer a problem, and it was much easier. Huo Chengjun sat beside Huo Guang, "What about Liu He? Although he has not officially ascended the throne, many people already regard him as the emperor." Huo Guang frowned and thought for a long time before saying, "I'm still mistaken. The person who can make Liu Fuling consider handing over Jiangshan is definitely not a ridiculous person!" He is dissatisfied.The people around Liu He can no longer stay.Now that we have decided to weed, weeding must be done, otherwise it does not know when it will grow again, and finally the snake-beater will be bitten by the snake. Hearing the servants outside reporting that "Dasi Farmland's extension has arrived", Huo Guang said to Huo Chengjun: "You go back! Father will take care of these things, you can just wait to enter the palace and become queen at ease." Huo Chengjun blushed, said "yes" softly, got up and left. late at night. Huo Yu had already fallen asleep, but was woken up again, saying that Huo Guang wanted to see him. Huo Yu knew that something unusual must happen, so he didn't dare to hesitate, and rushed to see Huo Guang.Huo Guang ordered him to take Liu He to Shanglin Garden early tomorrow morning. No matter what happened, he could not let Liu He leave Shanglin Garden.Huo Yu responded hurriedly, turned around and wanted to leave, Huo Guang stopped him again, stared at him and said: "Father is usually strict with you, just because the whole Huo family will rely on you in the future, can you understand my painstaking efforts? " Looking at his father's rapidly aging face and gray hair, Huo Yu felt sour in his heart, all the resentment he had towards his father in the past disappeared, "It's all because of the son's failure to live up to expectations." Huo Guang smiled and said, "Don't let the wind leak about what will happen tomorrow, you must do it." Huo Yu knelt down and said firmly, "Dad, don't worry, although my son is a little absurd sometimes, I dare not be confused about important matters. Tomorrow my son will definitely leave Liu He in Shanglin Garden." Huo Guang ordered people to pass on news to Huo Yun, Huo Shan, and Fan Mingyou one by one, and told them in detail that when everything was arranged properly, the east side would already be full of light. early morning. Da Si Nongtian Yannian played the book in court, stating Liu He's absurdity. When Liu He actually drank and ate meat in front of Liu Fuling's coffin, he was heartbroken and cried bitterly. The weather, looking at the chaos in the court, also started to cry. For a while, the hall was full of crying. Tian Yannian cried and said to Huo Guang: "When Yi Yin was the prime minister of the Shang Dynasty in the past, he abolished Taijia for the sake of Shang Dynasty, regardless of personal gains and losses. Not only did future generations not blame him, but they all called him loyal. It is Yi Yin of the Han Dynasty!" Huo Guang hesitated and said: "It is against the way of a minister to abolish a king by a minister!" Tian Yannian cried and said: "The general dare not make the decision, you can ask the queen mother to make the decision." Everyone agreed, and Jun Buyi also said: "What Da Si Nong said is very reasonable, we might as well ask the Queen Mother to choose a sage." Huo Guang could only agree. The living palace of the Empress Dowager of the Han Dynasty was Changle Palace, but because Liu Fuling had just passed away and Liu He had not officially ascended the throne, so Shangguan's younger sister still lived in Jiaofang Palace. After hearing the intentions of the crowd, the little girl was terrified and looked at Huo Guang, but refused to speak for a long time. Huo Guang said sincerely: "If the Queen Mother has any ideas, just tell the ministers." The little girl asked timidly, "I don't know who the general thinks is a sage who can take care of the country?" Huo Guang glanced at Tian Yannian, and Tian Yannian said: "Prince Wei's eldest grandson, Liu Xun, the former emperor praised him many times, saying that he is 'worthy of reuse.'" Huo Guang nodded, "I also remember what the late emperor said." There were tears in the little girl's eyes, "I have heard it too, it seems that I said it in front of the envoys of various countries on New Year's Eve last year." All the courtiers nodded while recalling. Huo Guang asked: "What does the Empress Dowager mean..." The younger sister said: "All my lovers are the pillars of my great man. If you think Liu Xun is a sage, I will issue a decree to abolish Liu He and welcome Liu Xun." Zhao Chongguo immediately knelt down, kowtowed, and said loudly: "The Empress Dowager is wise!" Huo Guang, Tian Yannian, and Jun Buji also knelt down, saying "The Empress Dowager is wise". Yang Chang saw that the two parties in the stalemate had reached an agreement, so he quickly knelt down and shouted: "The empress dowager is wise." All the ministers kowtowed one after another, and the younger sister let them kowtow, her eyes staring ahead, but there was nothing but a hazy mist. His faint smile floated in the mist. She holds his hand. He said, "I believe in you." So far, all the officials finally agreed on the matter of welcoming the new king. Liu Shun saw Huo Guang leading the important court officials to meet Shangguan's younger sister, but there were no Huo Yu, Fan Mingyou, and Deng Guanghan. Thinking of the scene of the princess's family banquet back then, Liu Shun's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly ordered the little eunuch to try to get her The message gets out. Liu He went to Shanglin Garden early in the morning to hunt and play. Hongyi, who lived in the post house, received the news from Liushun and immediately went to look for Liu He, but there were heavy soldiers stationed outside the entire Shanglin Garden, and there was no way to get in. Hongyi grew up in the palace since she was a child. She has seen and heard many court turmoil. Seeing today's scene, she felt chills all over her body. see him. But how to get in? Shanglin Garden occupies a large area. It has been a royal forbidden land since Emperor Xiaowu Liu Che. In the last years of Emperor Wu, the land loss was serious. Coupled with natural and man-made disasters, many farmers had no land to plant. They saw the fertile hillsides near Linyuan. In the forbidden area, there is no way out, and they are still secretly grazing in Shanglinyuan.After Liu Che found out, he ordered the killing of violators several times.But if you don’t graze, you will starve to death, but you can live a few more days if you graze, so there are still farmers who come here, and they can’t stop killing them.After Liu Fuling ascended the throne, he heard about this and ordered to forbid the killing of herdsmen. The courtiers objected, but Liu Fuling only said flatly: "The world is governed, and the people will return. We waited, and the people committed danger." The courtiers were speechless. Later, the shepherd found that the soldiers would only come to drive them away occasionally, but they would not really arrest them. As their courage grew, more and more people came here to herd the herds. A great spectacle.Later, with Liu Fuling's administration, fewer and fewer people came here to herd cattle, but there were still curious, playful, or lazy shepherd boys who came here to herd cattle. As long as they were not too close to the barracks, the soldiers would Open one eye, close one eye, let them go. Shanglin Garden has gradually turned into a very strange place. Although it is a royal forbidden garden, you can occasionally see cattle and sheep on the surrounding hillsides. The place where the red clothes stood was just a hillside, and when she saw the herd of cattle in the distance, she took it to heart. In the plan, she bought all the cattle with a lot of money, and asked the cattle herder to tie hemp ropes to the tails of the cattle and drive the cattle to the hillside near Shanglinyuan. The cowherd knew that this was a restricted area where the army was stationed, but he couldn't help but lure him with a lot of money. He also saw that a delicate and weak woman in red was not like a bad guy who could cause any trouble, so he followed his advice. Yu Lin Ying is a tiger wolf master that makes even the Huns fearful, but today she has to go into this dragon pool and tiger den alone, not without fear, but... Hongyi took a deep breath, and resolutely lit all the hemp ropes on the oxtail. The fire burned their buttocks, and hundreds of cows immediately went berserk, raised their hooves and rushed towards Shanglin Garden, and the ground seemed to tremble slightly. Even tigers and leopards will back down by three points. The power of hundreds of mad cows can be imagined.The soldiers outside Shanglinyuan couldn't wait to defend, and were scattered by the cattle. In the sky full of smoke and dust, everyone only saw a woman in red clothes, holding a long sword, trailing behind the herd of cattle, floating in, with a graceful figure. Yu Linying deserved to be the master of tigers and wolves who shook the world. After a brief panic, he immediately calmed down.Some people came forward with iron shields and formed a team to drive the cattle; some people shot the cattle with bows, and every arrow would hit the cattle's neck; others were responsible for chasing the red clothes. The pursuing soldiers shouted: "The barracks is an important place, trespassers, shoot and kill! Stop now, maybe you can save your life." The red clothes turned a deaf ear to him, and his figure didn't stop, but he was even faster. She flitted past the woods, streams, and houses, searching for Liu He with wandering eyes, and there were endless arrows behind her, and the red clothes could only hear the sound and dodge. Flying all the way, I finally saw Liu He on the school field in the distance.He was shooting a target with a bow, tall and straight, with a handsome appearance, just like the person in the painting, and there were thunderous cheers from all