Han Shizu

Chapter 541 A Manor

In the northwest of Kaifeng, on the Bian River, a huge official ship broke through the waves, and the surrounding private boats and merchants were dwarfed by it, and they hardly dared to go side by side.On the mast, there are banners hanging, and the soldiers are running rampant, and the defense is very strict.

The passengers on the boat are of course Li Shaoyou and Liu Chong's family, this group of people.From Zezhou to Heyang in the south, turn to the waterway at Mengjin, galloping all the way on the river, the speed is naturally much faster.

Inside the cabin, Li Shaoyou was taking care of his little widow himself, looking at the beauty's frail and tender appearance, it was really heart-wrenching, releasing his pity and pity.

"How can a person who grew up by the Fen River not know water and be so seasick!" Li Shaoyou said with the back of his hand lightly against his pale face.

Meijiao Niang seemed to be lacking in strength, but she still smiled and said: "Although my concubine grows by the water, I only live in the shallow water of the river and use the spring water from the well. Please forgive me for dragging my husband down!"

"No problem!" Li Shaoyou spoke softly, and said to him: "You are lying down, and you will soon arrive in Tokyo. After you return home, you will take care of yourself!"

"Yes!" the beauty said timidly.

Li Shaoyou's wife passed away not long after arriving in Tokyo. She did not share the fate of wealth and honor, and she did not remarry after that. The name is to miss the old wife, but in fact it is to save trouble.Up to now, there are more than 30 concubines in his county mansion.

But now, he feels a little different about this new favorite. Although she is a little widow, she just likes it, not an ordinary concubine.
Walking out of the cabin, he summoned a follower and asked, "How is the king of Taiyuan?"

"Go back to the county, after the doctor's diagnosis and treatment, it has improved!" The man replied: "The king of Taiyuan is approaching his sixtieth year, and the journey to the south is very urgent. The boat and the car are tiring. I caught the cold last night, so I have a branch!"

Nodding his head, he thought in his heart, the great change is also a cause of disease.Directly ordered: "Hao Sheng is waiting for you, and you will be in Tokyo soon, so nothing can go wrong!"

"Little understand!"

In Li Shaoyou's heart, he muttered silently, even if he died, don't die on the road.
The big and small ports inside and outside of Tokyo have always been busy, the weather is fine, and the official ships come and go more intensively.One of the achievements of Murong Yanchao, governor of the Kaifeng government, was the strengthening of the management of the ports, the addition of servants and tax collectors, and the cooperation of patrol inspections, so that hundreds of boats and thousands of sails are also in order.

Under the guidance of the patrol boat, they docked and landed. The pier here was specially vacated, with soldiers standing guard, flags tall and trees, and ritual and music preparations. Feng Dao and several officials from the Ministry of Rites were waiting.

Under the guard of soldiers, dozens of members of Liu Chong's family stepped off the steps and landed on land.I don't know if it's the toil of the journey, or the fear of going to Beijing to face the execution, most of them have serious faces, and the female relatives are crying.

However, that burst of festive rituals and music made the scene not so bleak.Li Shaoyou stepped forward to salute, Feng Dao dared not neglect this lord, and respectfully returned the salute: "The county lord has returned from his mission, you have worked hard!"

"This is Feng Xiang?" Li Shaoyou asked, pointing to the battle on the pier.

Gently stroking his beard, Feng Dao said: "By order of Your Majesty, come to welcome the King of Taiyuan!"

"Oh!" Li Shaoyou had a strange look on his face, thoughtful.

Looking at Liu Chong behind him, Feng Dao greeted him with a smile on his face.Liu Chong was dressed in plain silk, with a flamboyant beard, unkempt, haggard and skinny, he had long since lost the incomparable power of sitting in Hedong, just like an ordinary old man on the verge of death.

"Who are you?" Liu Chong asked, looking at Feng Dao, who was "immortal", with a hoarse voice.

Feng Dao bowed his hands: "Old Feng Dao, I have seen the king!"

"It turned out that the prime minister was quite the former!" Liu Chong nodded and asked, "Mr. Feng, did you come in person to throw Gu into prison?"

"Your Majesty is just joking!" Feng Daolao's smile continued, pointing to the scene behind him, he said, "There is no one who greets criminals with colorful flags of ritual and music. His Majesty heard that His Majesty is coming to Tokyo for an audience, so he specially ordered this old man to come and greet him." , Clean up the dust for the king's family!"

"Really?" Hearing this, Liu Chong's gloomy eyes suddenly brightened a little, and subconsciously raised his voice, asking, "Is that what the emperor means?"

"How dare the old man pretend to be the king's life?" Feng Dao smiled heartily.

"The Ministry of Rites has prepared the post and banquet, and we will wait for the king to take the seat. After eating and drinking enough, we will go to the palace and meet His Majesty!" Feng Dao raised his hand and stretched it back: "Please, Your Majesty!"

The Binyi station in the west of the city has been cleaned up and it is exclusively for Liu Chong's family. They eat delicious food. They have been terrified all the way, and they thought they would be treated in prison after arriving in Beijing.But right now, it seems that the outcome is still uncertain, but the signal revealed by the imperial court has given them some hope.

In the elegant room, there was a table of not too rich food and drink, and no chopsticks were touched, only Feng Dao, Li Shaoyou, Liu Chong and Liu Cheng were present.The atmosphere was somewhat depressing, Liu Chong sat silently, did not agree to Feng Dao's persuasion, numb for a long time, looked at Feng Dao: "Feng Xiang, can you tell me, how does the emperor plan to deal with Gu?"

"I'm old and foolish, how can I guess what the Son of Heaven wants!" Feng Dao smiled slightly, and raised his glass again: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, it's better to obey the Son of Heaven, let's have a banquet, and then go to the palace to meet His Majesty!"

Worried and overwhelmed, it was not until Shen Shi that he entered the palace under the guidance and was alone.The rest of the big family was placed alone.

It was not the first time Liu Chong visited Kaifeng, but it was the first time Liu Chong saw the Han Palace with traces of the Liu family.Compared with Jinyang Palace, it is still more magnificent, this is Liu Chong's most intuitive feeling.

Speaking of it, it has been six years since the founding of the country. As the head of the clan and the most virtuous in the world, Liu Chong has never been to the capital. No matter how you look at it, it is inappropriate.Even if you say it to ordinary people, you will feel that it is against you.

Under the guidance of the palace guards, he crossed the tall palace gates and headed towards the Chongzheng Hall, leaning on his feet, walking slowly, step by step.

When he entered the government hall, Liu Chengyou was the only one in there, and he shunned all the servants, servants, and maids who were waiting on him.Looking at Liu Chong, a sense of aging and decadence came over his face.In Liu Chengyou's mind, Liu Chong's appearance was already blurred, but he still didn't expect that Liu Chong would appear in front of him with such an old and pale face.

"Sinner, Liu Chong sees His Majesty!" With lowered eyebrows and trembling voice, he kowtowed for the first time to Liu Chengyou, the second emperor of the Han Dynasty.

With such an old and unbearable appearance, and being a real uncle, if you change someone casually, your heart may soften.Liu Chengyou remained silent, just looking at him calmly.

After a while, Liu Chong couldn't stand it anymore, not only psychologically, but also those knees.

"Uncle Emperor, how tall and majestic is Jinyang today, rich and prosperous?" Finally, Liu Chengyou asked.

Liu Chong looked up at Liu Chengyou, and said in a low voice, "The scholars and people of Jinyang have suffered from the evil government of criminal ministers, so they can't be said to be rich!"

"That's right! Then I have repeatedly invited the emperor to come to the south to see Tokyo and see the prosperity of my Han capital, why don't you come?" Liu Chengyou asked softly.

Without waiting for his answer, continue to count slowly in a peaceful tone: "In the first year of Qianyou, the first emperor died, and I ascended the throne. The emperor's uncle excused himself by guarding the river; In the third year of Qianyou, I wanted to enjoy the Mid-Autumn Festival with my uncle, but the uncle caused chaos by releasing the door, so I couldn't escape; in the fourth year of Qianyou, I celebrated the Jiaqing Festival, and the uncle said to beware of Khitan."

"Stop talking, Your Majesty!" Liu Chong couldn't hold back anymore, and buried his head on the ground, he said: "I know that I have committed a serious crime, and I regret it endlessly. I still have His Majesty's place in my dying body. What I want now, I only hope that Your Majesty will read it in the same family." Love, bypass my descendants!"

Hearing his words, Liu Chengyou smiled lightly: "What's the meaning of the emperor's uncle? What crime is there?"

Liu Chong stood up straight, stared at Liu Chengyou with fixed eyebrows, flushed on his sickly cheeks, and said a little excitedly, "Why do you ask questions knowingly, Your Majesty?"

Liu Chengyou shook his hand and said: "As the emperor's uncle, I have guarded the Longxing land in the east of the river for many years, protected the environment and the people, consolidated the foundation of the great man, and made great achievements. Now that I have returned to Beijing, I am worried about how to reward it!"

When Liu Chengyou said this, he was serious and his face was normal, which made Liu Chong stunned, stunned and speechless for a while.In the depths of the eyes, amidst the bewilderment, there is surprise and surprise.

Calmly looking at him, Liu Chengyou said: "Let's do this! I have prepared a manor in Xijing for the emperor's uncle's family to live in. From now on, I will have grandchildren and take care of them for the rest of my life. Under my knees, then cousins, Many of them are officials abroad, but they haven’t met the emperor’s uncle, so I will transfer them to Xijing to do their filial piety to the emperor’s uncle.”

"Your Majesty, I, I have more than a dozen sons!" Liu Chong looked at the emperor with some resentment in his tone.

"Don't worry, the manor I gave is enough for dozens of your family to live in!" Liu Chengyou smiled, and said: "In addition, I will order the Luoyang government to set aside a piece of land and distribute grain and farming tools. It is a beautiful thing to cultivate one's sentiments by farming and studying for one's life!"

"This, this, this" Hearing this, Liu Chong stammered.

"That's it!" Liu Chengyou didn't even blink a few times, and said again: "By the way, I haven't seen you for many years. The queen mother should also go to ask the emperor's uncle. If you want to come to her old man's house and see the emperor's uncle's return, will you meet?" Very happy!"

(End of this chapter)