Dahan first prince

Chapter 126: King Zhao?That is the lonely good brother!

After nearly two and a half months away from Chang'an, Liu Ying's characteristic dilapidated chariot finally drove into Weiyang Palace again.

After getting off the chariot outside the Sima Gate, Liu Ying arrived at the Xuanshi Hall where her mother, Lv Zhi, was located in the first place.

As expected by Liu Ying: Returning to Chang'an together with Liu Ying, the Marquis Lv Shizhi, who was separated outside the palace gate, entered the palace earlier than Liu Ying, and talked with Queen Lu Zhi with a smile on his face.

The atmosphere in the swearing-in hall was relaxed and pleasant, and Liu Ying was also very happy. She walked into the hall lightly, pulled a futon by herself, and knelt down on the side of the hall.

After listening to Lu Zhi chatting with Lu Shizhi for a while, Lu Zhi turned his head with an easy-going face, only then did he realize that Liu Ying had already entered the Xuanshi Hall and was quietly kneeling beside him.

"This child..."

Smiling lightly and shaking his head, Lu Zhi pretended to be annoyed and nodded. After a while, the feigned anger was replaced by an unstoppable kind smile.

"Since I have entered the palace, how could I not know how to make me wait so long?"

Seeing Liu Ying heard the words, she just smiled and stepped forward, and bowed to Lu Zhi who was on the head.

"After seeing my mother, my son had a very happy conversation with his uncle, how dare he disturb his mother..."

Before Liu Ying finished speaking, she saw Lu Zhi beckoning kindly on her face, and when Liu Ying stepped forward obediently, she couldn't stop caressing Liu Ying's face.

"It seems to be thinner."

With a murmur to himself, Lu Zhi raised his upper body a little bit and looked Liu Ying up and down: "It seems a little taller?"

"It's just that I don't look very good."

"But you don't care about your body when you work hard to repair the canal?"

Listening to Lu Zhi's words of unreserved concern, Liu Ying only felt a warm feeling in her heart.

Once upon a time, when Liu Ying, who was still a university monk in later generations, returned to her hometown, her elderly mother always kept these words in her mouth: hungry and thin, tanned, growing taller, and looking bad... ··

Greedily reminiscing about the warmth in her heart, Liu Ying couldn't help but put a warm smile on her face.

"The queen mother said that if she is tall, then she is tall..."

With a low murmur, Liu Ying took advantage of the situation and sat beside Lu Zhi, lowering her head quietly.

Seeing Liu Ying's behavior, Lu Zhi only smiled and shook his head again and again, his face was full of endless kindness.

Pulling Liu Ying's hand, wrapping it lightly and lightly between both hands, Lu Zhi smiled lightly and turned sideways, looking at his brother Lu Shizhi who was kneeling beside him with an aunt's smile on his face.

"This time, elder brother has worked very hard to help the prince build the canal."

Seeing Lu Shizhi heard the words, he just smiled and bowed his head, then looked at Liu Ying with a warm smile, and said: "The queen speaks seriously."

"Although the ministers and the same family are called monarchs and ministers, in fact, they are close relatives of uncles and nephews whose blood is thicker than water."

"My nephew has something to do, so why does my uncle not help me with all my strength and just sit on the sidelines?"

Lu Shizhi's affectionate confession immediately made the already heart-warming atmosphere in the hall of swearing-in oaths even more gentle.

When Lu Zhi heard the words, he nodded with a gentle smile, and only a little seriousness appeared on his face.

"Is there any obstacle in building the canal this time?"

As he spoke, Lu Zhi was afraid that Lu Shizhi and Liu Ying would not be able to understand, so he switched his gaze back and forth between the two of them several times before pointing out: "In the past two months or so, there will be nights and nights to make troubles, to destroy them. , Blocking the repair of the canal?"

"But I heard that in the autumn of September, within a few days after His Majesty led the army to march, King Zhao summoned the leader of the rangers in Chang'an to conspire with him."

"Later, this person and hundreds of rangers went north to Chang'an, and then disappeared..."

Unexpectedly, Liu Ying and Lu Shizhi looked at each other with weird expressions when they heard the words, and then they both burst out laughing.

When Lu Zhi looked at him with confusion on his face, Lu Shizhi hurriedly put back the smile on his face, and bowed his hands to Lu Zhi in a serious manner.

"To the Queen."

"In the past few months, the construction of the canal has been going smoothly without any obstacles."

"And the secret meeting of Zhao Wangzhao Chang'an ranger..."

Speaking of this, Lu Shizhi did not forget to cast a glance at Liu Ying, and immediately laughed again.

"Perhaps King Zhao has another great entrustment, so that hundreds of knight-errants will go to him?"

After saying that, Lu Shizhi finally couldn't hold back his smile anymore, he lowered his head and covered his mouth and began to chuckle.

Seeing this, Lu Zhi's face became even more puzzled, and he turned his head to look at Liu Ying in bewilderment.

Seeing Liu Ying also chuckled lightly, she bowed slightly to Lu Zhi with a sly face.

"The rangers asked by the queen mother..."

"Pfft!"

Halfway through the words, Liu Ying couldn't bear to smile, she sneered, and then quickly tightened her face.

"I seem to have seen all the knight-errants that my mother asked about in Zhengguo Quyan."

"Maybe it is Zhao Wangzhi'er who was ordered by his father to major in Zheng Guoqu, and there was a shortage of hard labor, so he wanted to help, so he sent 74 [-] people to labor?"

"As for King Zhao secretly doing this, Xu is the fourth-year-old who has a thin face and has no intention of asking for credit, so he secretly helped his son build the canal..."

Trying to suppress her smile, she said all these words, Liu Ying and Lu Shizhi looked at each other in tacit understanding, and the two immediately gritted their teeth and laughed.

Seeing the eye contact between the uncle and nephew, and recalling what Lu Shizhi and Liu Ying said, Lu Zhi also recalled it, couldn't help but smiled and shook his head again and again.

"One hundred and 74 people in hard work..."

"Ah······"

"I don't know at this moment, in the Xuande Hall of Changle Palace, what did Qi Ji say to show King Zhao's act of 'respecting elder brother and respecting elder'?"

"The king of Zhao used 74 [-] people to serve here again, for He Jia reward..."

Hearing Lu Zhi utter these words as if talking to himself, the hall fell silent for a moment.

Then, Liu Ying, Lu Shizhi's uncle and nephew laughed uncontrollably, resounding throughout the Xuanshi Palace.

Liu Ying was better, she was able to maintain her demeanor to some extent, but Lu Shizhi didn't care about the empress and prince face to face, and even laughed out of tears.

Infected by the laughter of the young and old, even Lu Zhi's face slowly showed a knowing smile.

After such a long time, the laughter of Liu Ying and Lu Shizhi gradually subsided, and Lu Zhi finally looked sideways at Liu Ying.

"Now, most of the construction of the canal has been completed, and my son's popularity among the people in Guanzhong has been greatly improved, and his position has been stabilized."

"If there is no mistake, wait for Chen Xi to calm down, your Majesty's class teacher, Yi Chu, it will be done."

"King Zhao is weak, and his mother's family is not rich, and there is no way to make any waves. My son should be cautious in words and deeds. The more subtle things, the more cautious we must be."

Hearing Lu Zhi's somewhat serious entrustment, Liu Ying couldn't help but straighten her face and nodded obediently.

"I understand."

"The matter of building the canal can only be completed when the spring begins in February and the soil upstream is solid."

"Although the crown prince is able to supervise the country today, apart from this matter, I don't want to get involved, and Prime Minister Xiao is in charge."

Seeing that Liu Ying knew what was going on, Lu Zhi only nodded in peace of mind, remained silent for a moment, and then changed the topic again.

"Fang Cai, I heard that Hou Jiancheng said that when my son returned, he had spent all the rent and tax of Marquis Li for the people?"

Hearing Lu Zhi's question about this matter, Liu Ying couldn't help but feel a little complacent in her expression.

"Of course."

"The construction of the canal has completed the two items of digging mud and reducing the width. When the spring begins in February, it will be used to drive the willow and gravel to make the scorpion."

"Before reunion, the 20 stone bricks that my son transferred from the Shaofu should all be laid on the bottom of the canal."

Speaking of this, Liu Ying couldn't help but smile naively.

"The construction of the canal this time, there is a shortage of physical labor. Fortunately, the mother and the son have a good strategy, so it can be completed."

"However, the cold winter is approaching in the twelfth lunar month, so I have to send the people in Weibei to their homes. If they don't give them food and rice, I'm afraid they will wait for the spring, and the work of repairing the canal will be a shortage of coolies..."

Seeing Liu Ying's unreserved thoughts and explanations, Lu Zhi only nodded slightly with a gentle expression.

"Indeed."

"Although the people of Guan Zhong are honest and kind, they are also cunning in the subtleties."

"If you don't give it real benefits, even if you have kindness in your heart, it may not happen."

As if talking to himself, he said these concluding words, and then he saw Lu Zhi smiling and looking at Liu Ying, nodding with approval in his eyes.

"It's very appropriate for my son to deal with it like this."

Seeing my old lady unabashedly praising herself in front of her uncle Lu Shizhi, Liu Ying also felt a little embarrassed because she felt that she had a lot of knowledge in thick and dark ways.

"hey-hey."

"It's the queen mother, the queen mother teaches well, hehe..."

Saying that, Liu Ying did not forget to scratch the back of her head in a naive manner, and smiled awkwardly again.

Seeing Lu Zhi smiled helplessly and shook his head, he sighed a little before bringing the topic back on track.

"The matter of paving the canal with stone bricks should be regarded as the beginning of spring in February; this winter is only halfway through November, and there are still nearly three months before spring and February."

After saying this indifferently, Lu Zhi looked at Liu Ying again, with a little worry and temptation in his eyes.

"This March, what is my son's plan?"

"However, do you want to live in the womb of the crown prince so that you can learn from your uncle and grandson?"

Saying that, Lu Zhi turned his head to the other side, glanced at Lu Shizhi, and then looked at Liu Ying.

"Or go to the residence of the Marquis of Jiancheng and meet with Sihao of Shangshan in person to debate the way of benevolence and righteousness of Confucius and Mencius?"

Seeing the worry in Lu Zhi's eyebrows that seemed to exist but never disappeared, Liu Ying couldn't help shaking her head and smiling.

Almost without thinking, Liu Ying shook her head hastily.

"This March, I have other important things to do."

Saying this with a slightly solemn expression, Liu Ying did not forget to turn sideways and cup her hands to Lu Shiyi.

"The four elders of Shangshan still need my uncle to appease them a little bit. When my nephew is free, I will come to meet him in person."

When Lu Shizhi responded with his usual expression, Liu Ying turned around again and looked at her mother Lu Zhi again.

"In the first tenth month of the new year, shortly after the construction of the canal began, Prime Minister Xiao refused to allocate the grain and rice used by the officials and slaves of the Shaofu on the grounds that the emperor's father was away and the army was consuming a lot of food and grass."

"Hou Shaofu personally begged my son, and my son thought that the construction of the canal would require the servants of the Shaofu to do his best, so he sent a letter to his uncle to allocate [-] stones of grain to temporarily relieve the urgent need of the Shaofu."

Saying that, Liu Ying did not forget to cast her eyes at Lu Shizhi again.

When Lu Zhi pretended to look hesitantly at Lu Shizhi, he saw Lu Shizhi nod his head quickly, and immediately cupped his hands.

"That's true."

"This time, I went to the lotus spoon together with my family, and it was the responsibility of the family to supervise the grain. In the first ten days of October in winter, I did follow the order of the family and allocated [-] stones of grain and rice to the Shaofu."

After her rhetoric was verified by Lu Shizhi, Liu Ying cleared her throat and continued to report her planned itinerary for the next three months.

"With [-] stones of grain and rice, the Shaofu and the officials and slaves involved in the construction of the canal will have [-] people, and they will have enough food for the rest of the month. However, the Shaofu is once again in short supply of grain and rice."

"Furthermore, when spring begins in February, [-] officials and slaves of the Shaofu will be needed to pave the canals. From now until the beginning of spring, they will pick willows and stones and transport them to Sanyuan."

"Combined with the work of paving the canal with stone bricks and scorpions, the lack of rations for the officials and slaves of the Shaofu may be more than three months."

Speaking of this, Liu Ying's complexion became a little dignified.

"Mother, you should know that when your son builds the canal this time, he transfers the slaves of the young officials and slaves to serve as labor, and he temporarily suspends the matter of casting three bahts of money, so that it can be done."

"When the father's class teacher returns to the court, he must reprimand Yu'er for this matter."

"If due to the lack of rations again, the servants of the Shaofu officials die of hunger and cold, I am afraid that at that time, the father will be furious..."

As she spoke, Liu Ying couldn't help lowering her voice a little, and tilted her head meaningfully, with the corners of her eyes pointing directly at Changle Palace, which is across Zhangtai Street from Weiyang Palace.

"In this way, I'm afraid that there may be a deceitful idea revived in the Xuande Hall, in order to seek the power of the father and revive the Yi Chu's idea..."

Following Liu Ying's somewhat dignified description, Lu Zhi's expression, which was still as still as water just now, suddenly became a little sinister.

"Xiao He..."

With a murmur in a cold tone, Lu Zhi thought for a long time before raising his head helplessly.

"How does my son want to deal with this matter?"

"If there is no mistake, Marquis Feng's refusal to allocate the food from the Shaofu may not be deliberate, but the food and rice are indeed not enough for His Majesty's army..."

Saying this with a little worry, Lu Zhi couldn't help feeling a little annoyed.

Lu Zhi naturally understood: Prime Minister Xiao He is unlikely to deliberately make things difficult for Shaofu Yangchengyan, or to make things difficult for Liu Ying.

It should be supporting Liu Bang's army of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. Xiao He is indeed exhausted and unable to take care of the rations of the officials and slaves of the Shaofu.

But knowing it all, Lu Zhi felt a little dissatisfied with Xiao He because of this.

——I don't care what your reason is, if you make things difficult for my son, you just can't do it!
With similar thoughts, Lu Zhi lowered his chin a little, silently waiting for Liu Ying's reply.

If Liu Ying had no choice, Lu Zhi would naturally have a solution for the rations of the officials and slaves of the Shaofu.

——There are no more than 10,000 officials and slaves, and the food for three months is [-]+ stones.

While Lu Zhi was thinking, Liu Ying smiled gently, patted Lu Zhi's hand to comfort her, and then nodded confidently.

"My son wants to meet Xiao Xiang in person, and argue about the great affairs of the community."

"My son wants to ask Xiao Xiang: When a country is big, do soldiers come first? People come first?"

"—The foundation of the country, is the army the first? Agriculture is the first?"

Hearing that Liu Ying said this confidently, Lu Zhi understood Liu Ying's thoughts in an instant.

"My Son's Meaning..."

"Should we start with the personal relationship between Yu Shaofu and Fenghou?"

Seeing Liu Ying nodding her head with a smile, a gratifying smile finally appeared on Lu Zhi's face.

"In that case, my son will go by himself."

"If Marquis Feng still says that there is no food in the treasury, that's fine."

"It's only a few tens of thousands of stones of grain and rice. My Lu family can still get it together."

Saying that, Lu Zhi did not forget to turn his head with a smile, and looked at his elder brother Lu Shizhi with a slightly teasing look in his eyes.

"If the crown prince is in short supply of hard food, the tax income from the last year's rent and taxation of Hou Jiancheng can be used by his nephew?"

Hearing Lu Pheasant's words, Lu Shizhi's expression froze for a moment, and after a while, he burst out laughing...
　When I went to the hospital last Sunday, I was only prescribed six painkillers, one a day, and I finished it the day before yesterday.

　　The pain has been so painful for the past two days, and the painkiller seems to be a prescription drug, which cannot be bought outside...
　　Let’s make an update today, alas...
　　What the hell is a broken rib and the pain in the front and back of the whole chest?

　　I dare not cough when I cough, I dare not hiccup, I dare not yawn too much, I dare not turn over while sleeping...
　　The most outrageous thing is that I can't lift my left hand...

　　If it’s not possible, I’ll go to the hospital tomorrow for an injection or something like that?
　　It's too torturous...
　　
　
(End of this chapter)