Chapter 106 Section 2 Han Official Prestige

For the Han army, just after the foreign aggression was eliminated, internal fighting started again.In order to seize greater benefits in the future central government, various forces have launched a game without gunpowder. Since Liu Yan's death, the Liu family has been reduced to a vulnerable group in the Han army, the most important sign of which is the loss of military power.This time when the Han army attacked Chang'an, the leaders were Li Song and Shen Tujian, both of whom were from the Li family in Wancheng, and they were representatives of Nanyang heroes; when they attacked Luoyang, the leader was Kuang, the Duke of Dingguo, who was a member of the Green Forest Army. representative ofAs a tripartite party, the Liu family was excluded from military power and could only hold some civilian positions in the government.In this regard, the Liu family is naturally unwilling.

Although Liu Xuan is the emperor, the Liu family does not regard him as the spokesperson of their rights and interests. They know very well that Liu Xuan has been controlled by the Green Forest Army and Nanyang heroes, and he does not have enough free will.The important task of speaking for the Liu family fell on Liu Ci, who succeeded Liu Yanda Situ.In order to guarantee the interests of the Liu family, more of the Liu family's children must be allowed to occupy important positions.It was against this background that Liu Xiu, who had always kept a low profile, surfaced and was recommended by Liu Ci as Captain of Sili.

In the peaceful era, Sili Xiaowei held a high position and power, and all the officials in the court, Chinese and military (including Sangong) were all within the scope of his supervision and impeachment.But now a lot of waste is waiting to be done, Liu Xiu's name is Sili Xiaowei, but he does some miscellaneous work-go to Luoyang, renovate the palace, appease the people, and make preliminary preparations for the Han Dynasty to move the capital from Wancheng to Luoyang . Prior to this, in order to avoid the suspicion and conspiracy of Zhu Tuan and others, Liu Xiu almost completely followed Lao Tzu's teachings, "The Dao is ruined every day, and the damage is lost again, so that nothing can be done."However, the passing of the appointment of Captain Sili gave Liu Xiu the illusion that the danger was gone, at least his personal safety was no longer a problem.

Liu Xiu decided to take up the post. In his opinion, Captain Sili did not lead the army, so it should not arouse the vigilance of Zhu Yu and others. Besides, Liu Ci recommended him as Captain Sili out of goodwill. He was accepted by Liu Ci. The family's grace of protection should also do their part for the family's interests at this time. Out of natural caution, Liu Xiu secretly sent Yin Lihua back to her natal family in Xinye.At this time, Nanyang is not clean, there are thieves and rebels everywhere, from Wancheng to Xinye, there are dangers along the way, and Liu Xiu has no soldiers to use, so he can only send dozens of servants to pretend to be refugees and escort Yin Lihua all the way.After parting, the two held hands and looked at each other. Liu Xiu was full of guilt and sorrow. He was sorry for Yin Lihua. Nothing holy.

It has been more than three months since Yin Lihua married Liu Xiu, but she is still perfect. Why didn't Liu Xiu come to get close to her? She was ashamed to ask, and she didn't dare to ask. All she knew was that she was already his. Wife, as long as the two can be together, no matter how Liu Xiu treats her, she will accept her fate.However, not long after they were newly married, they had to separate suddenly, and on the eve of the separation, Liu Xiu still refused to mutilate her body so as to complete the marriage.Thinking of this, Yin Lihua couldn't hide her sadness. Although she knew everything, she knew that Liu Xiuquan was doing it for her own good.

When the time for parting came, Liu Xiu helped Yin Lihua get into the car and said, "As soon as Luoyang is stable, I will send someone to pick you up for a reunion."Yin Lihua nodded and said in a low voice: I know.Liu Xiu held Yin Lihua's face, stared at it for a long time, then suddenly smiled and said: You can't just go on the road like this, it's too dangerous.Yin Lihua said: Why?Liu Xiudao: Because you are so beautiful.When Yin Lihua heard this, she wanted to laugh, but her face burst into tears.Liu Xiu grabbed a handful of dust from the ground, wiped it on Yin Lihua's face, sprinkled it in Yin Lihua's hair, and when she was done, looked at Yin Lihua proudly, nodded and said: "Well, you are so ugly!"Yin Lihua smiled through tears, even through the thick dust, she was still bright and beautiful.

The convoy set off, drifted away, and finally disappeared from Liu Xiu's sight.Liu Xiu rode back slowly, without much sorrow in his heart, he believed that he and Yin Lihua would see each other again soon, how could he have imagined at that time that the reunion would be two long years later after parting today. Besides, the Han army chose Luoyang as the capital, and the people of Luoyang were all rejoicing. Since the Zhou Dynasty, Luoyang has finally become the center of the world again.In contrast, Chang'an was indignant, thinking that Chang'an was more qualified to be the capital of the Han Dynasty.The Chang'an officials spontaneously formed the "Shendu Regiment", and with glory and dreams, they marched eastward all the way to welcome the Han army and welcome Liu Bang's descendants back to the capital created by their ancestors.

The Shendu regiment traveled to Luoyang, and the more they walked, the more disappointed they were. The Han army they saw along the way did not look like the army of the king they imagined. They are actually dressed in women's clothes, with kerchiefs on their heads that are only used by ordinary people, which is neither decent nor dignified.Shen Dutuan was disheartened, and was about to return home when he suddenly saw a group of men and horses passing by, well-dressed and solemn, although there were only a hundred of them, there were thousands of troops who would not dare to offend them lightly. The first person is even more handsome and handsome, compared with the other generals of the Han army, he is like a fairy.The Shendu regiment watched along the road, weeping with gratitude, looked at each other and sighed: "I don't want to see the majesty of the Han officials again today!" After inquiring, they found out that it was Liu Xiu, the captain of the Sili school, and his subordinates.Shen Dutuan has heard Liu Xiu's name for a long time, and knows that he is Liu Yan's third younger brother, the hero of the Kunyang War, seeing him today, he is even more famous, so they all secretly fell in love with him.