Han Shizu

chapter 17
At dawn, the sun rises from the east as usual, and the soft rays of light repeatedly pierce the last darkness before dawn and shine on the iron walls of Jinyang's fortified city.Soon, the sky was covered with layers of bright morning glow, gorgeous and colorful.In the woods outside the city, there were bursts of crisp birdsong, and I don't know how many early-rising worms have been eaten.

It was still early, and there were already some people waiting to enter the city gathered under the main gate of Dongcheng.On the city tower, the rotating young captain rubbed his eyes, swept the crowd waiting in a circle, showing a satisfied look, yawning, and greeting his subordinates: "Ready to open the door!"

"There is a situation!" At this time, the sentry above the tower gave a loud warning.

"what happened?"

"Captain, look!" The sentry pointed to the east.

Deng Deng Deng ran up the tower a few steps, the captain looked into the distance to check the situation, and soon, his expression changed.To the east of the city, the field of vision is very wide. Although it is far apart, it can be clearly seen that an army is coming towards Jinyang City in a neat formation.

"Report immediately!" Upon seeing this, the captain commanded decisively: "Be alert!"

The guards above the city head suddenly unsheathed their swords and wound their arrows.The atmosphere suddenly became tense, and the people below also noticed that the situation was wrong, and they dispersed in a hurry, lest they be too late.

As the army approached, the city gate captain was puzzled.The army outside the city was only about [-] people, all dressed in Hedong army clothes, clearly their own, and they did not carry any weapons.Suppressing the doubts in his heart, the captain shouted loudly, "Stop here! Who are you?"

It was Zhang Yanwei who took the lead below. Hearing the question, he came out of the queue and raised his head and shouted: "This will be Zhang Yanwei, the Marquis of Yu, the capital of the Longqi Army. I have something important to enter the city and ask to see the King of Peiping."

Hearing his words, the captain's face remained suspicious, he pondered slightly, and replied, "If General Zhang enters the city, it will be all right, but you are leading the soldiers, please forgive me and dare not let them go. I also ask the general to disperse the crowd. !"

Hearing such an answer, Zhang Yanwei's expression suddenly changed slightly, and he couldn't help but mutter in his heart: Isn't it all arranged!
Feeling a little irritable in his heart, Zhang Yanwei couldn't help raising his voice and continued: "I'm waiting for something important! Brothers in the city, please let the city go! I'm afraid you can't bear the delay if you delay a major event!"

The captain above the tower is still loyal to his duties, and his tone also became tough, and said coldly: "General Zhang, please forgive me, I dare not open it lightly! !"

Obviously, the captain of the city gate has determined that Zhang Yanwei and others are different. After warning, he immediately asked his archers to draw their bows and aim at Zhang Yanwei and others.Seeing this, Zhang Yanwei cursed in his heart: What are you doing?Even a "door waiter" is not well arranged!

"Let them go into the city!" A lazy voice rang in the captain's ear when they were in a tense confrontation up and down the tower.

Turning his head to look, it was the battalion commander who came in person. The captain was shocked and confirmed to him, "What did you say?"

"I said open the door and let them into the city!" The battalion commander said it again, and this time it clearly reached the captain's ears.

The captain's face changed, and he pointed to the city: "But they—"

In the face of his subordinate's doubts, the battalion commander didn't listen to him at all, and interrupted him forcefully: "Is it possible for a little captain of yours to be silent here? What can happen? Open the door!"

With a dull sound of opening the door, the heavy city gate finally opened. Zhang Yanwei, who was already suffocating under the city, didn't care much, and immediately led people in and ran directly to the Peiping Palace.

In the backyard of the palace, where the mistress Li's family lived, the mother and son were having breakfast, and Liu Chengyou came to eat every day.The third brother Liu Chengxun was there, but the boss, Liu Chengxun, didn't come, probably because he was too busy in the past few days.

"Erlang, eat an egg." With a kind expression on his face, Mrs. Li peeled an egg for Liu Chengyou and gently placed it on the plate in front of him.

"Thank you mum!" Liu Chengyou took a mouthful of millet porridge and said in a urn.

"You, although simplicity is a virtue, don't treat yourself too harshly. You are still young, and your father and brother will take care of important military and political affairs. Don't work too hard. During this time, you have lost a lot of weight!" He Ai His eyes fell on Liu Chengyou, and Mrs. Li whispered softly.

In Liu Chengyou's impression, Mrs. Li has always been a very wise and reasonable woman.The thoughtful personality made Liu Chengyou think more sensitively about Li's words. "Let the father and brother do the hard work", is this a hint to himself?

He raised his eyes to look at Mrs. Li, but met the concerned look in his mother's eyes, which should not be faked.With a slight sigh of relief, Liu Chengyou nodded towards Mrs. Li: "It's the son's fault to let my mother worry about it. I will pay attention."

With Li's wisdom, he couldn't see Liu Chengyou's perfunctory meaning, but he sighed helplessly: "Eat the eggs! It's getting cold."

The peeled egg is held between two fingers, it is tender and smooth, and there are a few wisps of heat.Eggs are pigeon eggs, this thing, nourishes the kidneys and nourishes the essence.
"I want too!" Liu Chengxun, the third brother on the other side, couldn't help but open his mouth to Mrs. Li, looking at Mrs. Li eagerly, as if he needed love.Li Shi would never favor one over another, pick up an egg with a smile and scolded him, and moved his hand.

"Second brother, when will you take me to the military camp!" Liu Chengxun was still young, but he was the most lively of the three brothers. He couldn't sit still and looked at Liu Chengyou expectantly.

"With the consent of my father, I will take you there!" Liu Chengyou replied lightly.

Hearing this, Liu Chengxun's face suddenly became bitter, he stuck out his tongue at Liu Chengyou, and muttered, "That's fine, it's better to sneak out."

"What did you say!" His words sounded in his ears, but the phoenix's eyes beside him were slightly open, staring at him angrily.

"No, it's nothing!" Liu Chengxun immediately shook his head and grinned embarrassingly.

But Liu Chengyou looked at the third younger brother, a 13-year-old young man, full of childishness, strong-looking, with a great body, a good candidate for a general.Looking at this boy, Liu Chengyou's thoughts drifted away.

He vaguely remembered that there was a record in the history books, to the effect that Guo Wei led the army of Ye to the "Qingjun side", and Emperor Yin collapsed in the suburbs of Beijing.The empress dowager refused to accept the emperor's brother Xun's illness, and Wei waited to see him. Sure enough, he proposed to establish Liu Yun as the adopted son of Liu Zhiyuan.After that, Liu Yun was abolished and killed.Liu Chengxun also died the following year, but he did not explain whether it was due to illness or other reasons.

At this time, looking at the young man in front of him, Liu Chengyou's heart was a little colder.

While his thoughts were flying, there was a sudden clamor from outside the palace. Even in the deep courtyard of the palace, you could vaguely hear some "King of Beiping" shouting.

Everyone in the hall immediately looked at each other in dismay, and Li Shi's brows furrowed, and he instructed an inner court steward who was serving: "Go ask, what's going on!"

Liu Chengyou put down the chopsticks in his hand, picked up a silk handkerchief, wiped his mouth, and looked very calm.

Weiji, the steward who went out to investigate hurriedly returned, and reported nervously: "Madam, there are a large number of soldiers and civilians gathered outside the palace, and they are clamoring to meet the king!"

"Is there such a thing? I'm going to have a look!" Liu Chengxun heard the words, but he was in high spirits and said excitedly that he was going to join in the fun.

"You stay here for me! You are not allowed to go anywhere!" In the end, he was suppressed by Li's words.

Liu Chengyou, on the other hand, did not hesitate, got up and bowed to Li to leave, and went to check the situation.While noticing the calm performance of the second son, Li Shi's gaze gradually dissipated as he looked out of the hall and sighed softly.

Turning his face, he began to teach the restless three sons a lesson.

(End of this chapter)