Shu Blossoms

Chapter 544 Han Daoyuan's Letter

In the late autumn of the 11th year of Yuanjia in the Dazhou calendar, Han Daoyuan lived in the prison of Dali Temple for nearly two months. Han Daoyuan, who had gained four catties, wrote a long and touching letter all night, asking Cai Liang, Minister of Dali Temple, to present it to Emperor Zhou.

Cai Liang solemnly took the thick rattan paper, and was about to put it in his arms, but was stopped by Han Daoyuan, and said: "Brother Cai, it's better to be safe!"

Cai Liang looked at him puzzled, Han Daoyuan explained with a smile, "It's not that he doesn't trust, it's just that it's possible for Brother Cai to retreat!" He was moved by the words, bowed deeply, and ordered someone to find a sandalwood box, After thinking about it, he called all the officials on duty in Dali Temple, carefully put the thick letter into the box in front of everyone, locked it with a copper pillow lock, and handed over the copper key to him. Shen Shaoqing, "Please, Shen Shaoqing, come to the palace with me to meet His Majesty."

"It should be so!" Shen Shaoqing bowed slightly in return, and the two hurried to Xianyang Palace.

But Cai Liang and Shen Wenhan waited for a long time outside the main hall of Xianyang Palace before the chief eunuch Gao Han took the sandalwood box and said to them: "Go back, Your Majesty's old illnesses are showing signs of relapse today, and he has been waking up all the time. If you don't come to the couch, you won't be able to see the two adults. But this... Your Majesty will watch it."

Cai Liang and Shen Wenhan looked at each other, saluted Gao Han and left together.

The two left the palace and sighed at the same time. Shen Wenhan asked Cai Liang worriedly, "My lord, is there any hope for the matter of General Han?"

"If our Majesty is in good health and the country's destiny is eternal, perhaps there is still something to be done." Cai Liang shook his head in embarrassment.

"But two days ago, His Majesty was still in good spirits, with a ruddy complexion, and I heard that he stayed in the harem for several days."

Shen Wenhan was glared at by Cai Liang, swallowed back what he hadn't said, the two dared not say any more, boarded the carriage and went home separately.

Emperor Zhou did not return to Xianyang Palace until late at night, looked at the wooden boxes on several tables, and murmured softly, "Is this from Cai Liang?"

"Cai Siqing is holding the wooden box, and Shen Shaoqing is holding the copper spoon. It is said that it was ordered by General Han."

Gao Han lowered his head and replied in a low voice, he didn't dare to look up and knew how strange the blush on Emperor Zhou's face was at this time.

"Hey, they all look down on me, and they are all afraid of me, afraid of the power of life and death in my hands!" Emperor Zhou sneered, Gao Han's waist bent even lower.

Emperor Zhou was silent for a long time after laughing, stroked the wooden box and muttered to himself: "If everything goes well, I might not be able to let you go!"

Gao Han, who was standing not far away, stretched his body tightly and did not dare to move. Although he saw a glimpse of the leopard, it was enough to make him panic. With these decades of experience, he always felt that something happened in the palace recently. Something big happened!
But now that King Mausoleum is banned, Princess Eldest is pregnant, Princess Danyang is out of the capital again, apart from His Majesty, there is no one who can support her.

While Gao Han was silently praying for blessings, Emperor Zhou took a copper spoon from the side and opened the wooden box. After a pause, he slowly took out the thick rattan paper and read it carefully.

"My Majesty, minister Han Daoyuan asks Sheng Gongan. It's been nearly two months since I entered Beijing, and it's rare for an old minister to think quietly. How did I come to this point, and my emperor and his children and grandchildren are in a dilemma."

"When I first entered this place, the old minister conceitedly thought that His Majesty still needs to use the minister, and that the great Zhou Dynasty cannot be separated from the minister. As time went by, the veteran also found that the veteran was wrong! Thinking about it carefully, I made three mistakes!"

"My ancestral home is in Gaoping Jinxiang. When I was young, I went south with my uncle to follow the late emperor. After more than ten years of fighting, I was able to live a few days of stability. I always thought that after a few years, we will have successors in Dazhou, and the veterans will be dismissed and returned to the fields. , and return home with honor. But now Jinxiang is occupied by the Great Wei, Han’s ancestral house is destroyed, and the veteran has no home to return to. Every time I dream of seeing my ancestors without face at midnight, I can only cry bitterly. The soldiers took back the lost ground and smashed through the rivers and mountains of the Great Wei to comfort the souls of the late emperor and all ancestors!"

Emperor Zhou paused his hands when he saw Han Daoyuan admitting his mistake. What flashed in his eyes was that when he was young, he looked up at his tall and mighty armor, hoping that one day he would become a hero of the Great Zhou just like him.

At that time, Han Daoyuan's eyes were sharp, he was decisive in killing and attacking, and he had the air of a father. The mighty and unyielding general of the past has now admitted his mistake. Could it be that Lian Po is really old?

A trace of sourness flashed in his heart, if he wasn't afraid that the ministers would be strong and the ruler would be weak in the future, he and the Han family should have a feeling of being compatible with each other.

Feeling emotional, Emperor Zhou stretched out his snow-white and slender hand to turn a page, and continued to read.

"That's why the veterans dare not relax, and only focus on fighting, but they don't know the complexity of the country, so they don't know when the power in their hands will increase day by day, making the court uneasy. This is a mistake!"

"The veteran has been stationed in the military camp for 20 of the past 15 years, and the few children are only entrusted to the husband and the military camp. He neglected the responsibility of educating the children, so that he did not know when there was a disagreement, which caused a catastrophe! This is the fault of the father! This is two faults! The sin of the son is also the sin of the father, and the old minister is willing to atone for the sin of the eldest son!"

"Old ministers claim to be strict in governing the army, but they forget that power is the most attractive. Some soldiers who grew up under the old minister's command gradually deviated from their original intention of protecting the country and the people after they took power. If you don't show it, you are not strict with your subordinates, this is the three wrongs!"

"It's not a pity for the old minister to die. But the lost land has not been restored, the mountains and rivers are broken, and the old minister dare not die! Moreover, the great Wei cavalry is now eyeing a tiger. I hope that His Majesty will allow the veteran to stay in prison for the rest of his life, so that he can frighten the Great Wei and make the emperor's death a reality. He doesn't dare to have delusional thoughts easily, and he can train the younger generations, and when they grow up, the old officials can rest in peace."

Emperor Zhou stared at the letter in his hand and remained silent for a long time, until Gao Han reminded him, "Your Majesty, there is still more than an hour before the morning court, let's rest!"

Only then did Emperor Zhou slowly put the letter back into the wooden box, and locked it solemnly.

He held the wooden box tightly in his arms, and kept holding it in his arms until he lay on the couch.

For the next two days, Cai Liang came to wait outside the gate of Xianyang Palace every day. When he saw Gao Han, he hurried over and asked, "Great Internal Supervisor, Your Majesty can see it."

Whenever Gao Han prevaricates on the grounds that His Majesty's matters cannot be leaked at will, Cai Liang stands outside the palace gate and refuses to leave.

In the end, Gao Han was so annoyed, perhaps because he was moved by his sincerity, he just lowered his head and said softly, "Your Majesty has been sleeping with that wooden box in his arms these days, and the concubines in the harem can't wait to split that wooden box for firewood." burn!"

Cai Liang was overjoyed when he heard the words, and took out a bulging brocade bag from his sleeve pocket and passed it quietly to Gao Han's hand hidden in his sleeve pocket. According to the rules, Cai Siqing must not come to make things difficult for slaves again."

"Thank you, Great Inner Prison!" Cai Liang bowed deeply, and ran back to the prison of Dali Temple excitedly.

Han Daoyuan was still concentrating on writing something. There were many rattan papers scattered around him, and he didn't notice Cai Liang's arrival.

"Brother Han, happy event, happy event!" Cai Liang ran in happily, almost stepping on the paper that was thrown on the ground, but luckily he stopped in time.

Han Daoyuan was woken up, looked at Cai Liang who was full of joy, and said calmly, "But what good news is there from Your Majesty?"

(End of this chapter)