Han Shizu

Chapter 1038
It was the twelfth lunar month, after the people of the Han Dynasty celebrated the winter solstice, and the city hadn’t escaped from the festive atmosphere, as a group of people arrived in Beijing from the south, there was another commotion among the market in Kaifeng. , tens of thousands of people went to watch, and the cold winter wind could hardly dampen the enthusiasm of the people in Tokyo.

The people rushing to look at each other were the Southern Cantonese lord Liu Yu and his party who were escorted to Beijing. Compared with Jinling, the distance from Panyu to Tokyo was obviously much farther away, but Liu Yu was escorted to Tokyo much earlier. For his reason, the number of people who followed Liu Yu to the north was not large, and most of them were taken to Kaifeng as prisoners in the name of criminal officials.

The reason why the people of Kaifeng have this kind of enthusiasm is that one is the expectation that the world will be unified and welcome peace, and the other is that Liu Wei has always been a fierce and cruel image in the court's propaganda. What does the tyrannical and senseless and stupid king captured by the master look like.

Although there weren't many people, they really saw Liu Yan's appearance, and it didn't hinder the scene of walking shoulder to shoulder in Tokyo Paradise Street.As a prisoner, Liu Yan suffered a lot all the way north. He had no food, fine wine, brocade quilts, and no one to serve him. He could only eat and drink by himself.The only good thing is that during the escort, he was not abused or humiliated, and he was neither cold nor hungry. Even the ocher clothes, shackles, and prison car were changed after arriving in Tokyo.

After entering Tokyo, Liu Yan was not in the mood to appreciate Tokyo's elegance at all. On the way to the imperial city, his hair was disheveled and he kept walking his head, only the noisy discussions and noisy pointers kept getting into his ears.As the former lord of a country, he should feel humiliated to be paraded through the streets as trophies for people to watch. However, at this time, Liu Yan didn't care about dignity and shame, and his heart was filled with only fear and anxiety.

In fact, even now that he has been reduced to a prisoner, Liu Wei is still confused about his subjugation.He couldn't understand why the imperial court insisted on destroying his country, and why so many troops were so vulnerable. At the same time, he complained that the shamans he relied on could not be rescued, but betrayed him to the Han army in the end
There are still many things that Liu Yan can't figure out!
At the front of the team, the guard general Shi Yande was the person in charge of escorting Liu Yan back to the capital, and beside him was the fourth son of the emperor Liu Fang who was also riding a tall horse and put on silver armor again.Enjoying the sight and cheers of the people in Tokyo, there is a sense of honor of returning home, and both of them have joyful smiles on their faces.

Until the main gate of the imperial city, the two dismounted, and under the gate of the palace, led by Yong Wang Liu Chengxun, brought a group of civil and military personnel to express their welcome to the victory of the Lingnan War. The emperor did not come personally, but the Yong Wang came. Therefore, it is considered important.One aspect of consideration is that a mere Liu Yan is not worthy of the emperor's attention.

"You have worked hard, general! The soldiers have worked hard!" As the representative of the emperor, Yong Wang Liu Chengxun said to the soldiers of the Southern Expedition headed by Shi Yande with an open-minded and virtuous face: "You Si has been ordered by His Majesty to prepare a reward for the soldiers. Enjoy and get paid for your work!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Shi Yande took the lead.

Before seeing the imperial city, there were still many onlookers, crowds of people were crowded, and they hurriedly ordered to go down to strengthen order maintenance.Turning his gaze to Liu Fang, he immediately straightened his back and called out, "I've met my third uncle!"

"I went to Lingnan for some experience, and I became more energetic!" Patting Liu Fang on the shoulder to explain, Liu Chengxun said with a light smile: "I heard that you performed well, and it's rare that you don't fall into the sky!"

Liu Fang seemed a little embarrassed by Liu Chengxun's praise, and replied: "A little absurd praise, my nephew doesn't dare to take it. I haven't killed an enemy in Lingnan, and I don't have an inch of merit, so I don't dare to boast!"

"Okay!" Listening to his words, Liu Chengxun simply said a word.

The few people who went up to the front looked at Liu Yu who was huddled in the sill car, and said, "This is Liu Yu, the Lord of Southern Guangdong?"

"Back to the King, that's right!" Shi Yande reported.

"General Shi, you bring this person into the palace to meet His Majesty!" Liu Chengxun ordered: "As for other personnel matters, follow the arrangements of the Ministry of War!"

"Yes!"

"Third Uncle, what about me?" Liu Fang asked.

Glancing at him, Liu Chengxun made a serious expression on purpose, and said, "You, first go to see your grandmother, queen, and your mother. During the three months since you went to Lingnan, there are quite a few people in the palace who care about you!"

Hearing this, Liu Fang smiled embarrassingly, and Liu Fang replied: "Yes!"

In front of the palace gate, the emperor's third son Liu Xi, fifth son Liu Yun, Wei Wang Liu Min, as well as the emperor's eldest daughter Liu Jia, second daughter Liu Jian, third daughter Liu Yun and other brothers and sisters also came to greet them. "He yelled non-stop.

Seeing these brothers and sisters again for a long time, Liu Fang also felt very happy. He stepped forward to say hello, with a smile on his face, and took the initiative to hug his fourth sister Liu Wei and a group of noble sons from the heavenly family, and went to the palace surrounded by them.The fourth daughter of the emperor, Liu Wei, whose mother is Cao Guiren, is now six years old and is the youngest among the princes and daughters who came to welcome her.

In the Chongzheng Hall, Liu Chengyou personally met Shi Yande, and ceremonially listened to his report on Lingnan affairs. Many things were understood by him.He gave Shi Yande enough courtesy, giving him a seat, wine, food, and clothes.

Then, Liu Chengyoufang turned his attention to Liu Wei.As for Liu Yan, he is only twenty years old now, he is rich and fair, with delicate features, his head is shrunk, and he stands in the palace in a stiff posture, with no place to rest his hands.

"You are Liu Yan!" Liu Chengyou asked.

Emperor Liu's indifferent voice was like a heavy hammer hitting Liu Yan's heart, his nervousness was palpable, and he fell to his knees directly: "The guilty minister Liu Yan, see Your Majesty!"

"Stay flat!" Liu Chengyou looked calm, and gestured with his hand.

Carefully glanced at Liu Chengyou, only saw half of his face, then quickly lowered his head, but still stood up awkwardly.Looking at him, Liu Chengyou's tone became more lively, and he asked with a light smile, "How does the emperor feel?"

Hearing this, his legs went limp, and Liu Yu, who hadn't stood still, fell to his knees again and kowtowed again and again: "The guilty minister is convicted, and he is wrong, I beg Your Majesty to spare the guilty minister's life, the guilty minister does not want to be quartered by five horses! "

"I don't want to die." After saying that, Liu Yan burst into tears, begging Liu Chengyou for mercy with a look of panic on his face.

His performance made Liu Chengyou stunned for a moment, and immediately said with a half-smile: "It seems that you remember my original imperial edict!"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me!" Hearing this, Liu Yan became even more afraid, fearing that Emperor Liu would order him to be executed, so he didn't say much, but kowtowed for mercy and wailed loudly.

"Enough!" Seeing his performance, Liu Chengyou finally got impatient and reprimanded him.

The emperor's domineering side leaked, and the effect was immediate. The crying stopped, and the hall suddenly fell silent. Liu Wei trembled, and looked up at Emperor Liu. His eyes were hazy with tears, his eyes were innocent, and his expression was pitiful.

Seeing his appearance, Liu Chengyou asked him: "Do you know why you ended up like this and became my prisoner?"

Liu Wei was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "The world cannot be divided for a long time. Once there is a hero, it will be unified. Your Majesty is an eternal hero, and the criminals will naturally be captured by the army!"

"Oh?" Hearing Qi's words, Liu Chengyou asked curiously, "Since you have such knowledge, why didn't you come and surrender earlier, why did you send troops to guard against Wang Shi?"

"That's not the guilty minister's knowledge, it's someone else's!" Liu Yan replied in a daze.

"Who said that?" Liu Chengyou became a little interested.

"The sinful minister forgot, but only vaguely remembered what it meant." Liu Yu replied honestly.

(End of this chapter)