Dahan first prince

Chapter 271 Thick Burial of Yingbu?Why!
That night, the father and son talked all night like never before.

The old man laughed for a while and got angry for a while; Liu Ying laughed for a while and cried for a while.

No one knows what the two most distinguished men of the Han Dynasty talked about in the bedroom of the Peiyi Palace that night.

Outsiders only know that after this night, Prince Liu Ying's figure never appeared at the running water feast in Pei County again; while the old emperor Liu Bang's figure almost never disappeared from this running water feast.

During the [-]-day flowing water banquet, the emperor Liu Bang only drank wine and ate meat, bragging with the children of Peixian County and a few old men, whether it was the Huainan Wang Yingbu Rebellion in the south, or the unfinished war in the north. The rebellion of Chen Xi, the prime minister, and the rebellion of Lu Wan, the king of Yan, the old emperor didn't even ask a single word.

On the No. 17 day when Liu Bang arrived in Peixian County, that is, two days after the end of the Peixian Flowing Water Banquet, Liu Ying's long-lost figure finally appeared with the old emperor Liu Bang in the Taishanghuang Temple more than ten miles outside the county seat.

Until this moment, the crown prince Liu Ying, who pretended to return to his hometown to worship his ancestors, but actually set out to suppress the rebellion, and the emperor Liu Bang, who did not know if he really came back to his hometown to worship his ancestors, finally appeared where they should appear... ··
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Walking into the Taimiao under the escort of the soldiers of the imperial army, and completing a sacrificial ceremony according to the etiquette, the old emperor's old body slowly knelt down on the ground.

It was also at the moment when Liu Bang's knee touched the futon that the imperial guards, sacrificial officials and others in the temple all retreated in order.

In the main hall of the huge Taimiao, only the emperor Liu Bang and the prince Liu Ying are left.

The old man knelt down. As a son, Liu Ying had no reason to continue standing. She only thought about it for a while, and after confirming that this move would not bring about any problems with etiquette, Liu Ying stepped forward lightly, and stood behind Liu Bang obliquely. Kneel down in one step position.

After a long wait, but still did not wait for the voice of the old man, Liu Ying also looked up with a little doubt.

Seeing the old emperor kneeling on the futon safely, his distracted eyes stared straight ahead, the clothes propped up by the wooden frame were slightly fluttering with the autumn wind.

——The clothes of Liu Bang, the father of today's son Liu Bang, the emperor of Daxing Taishang.

Different from the clothes and crowns of the later generations that are often made of gold silk and satin, the crown of the Supreme Emperor that is fluttering in the wind exudes a simple and honest atmosphere all the time.

The coarse linen bunt on the upper body is only slightly finer than the clothes of ordinary farmers; the single trousers on the lower body can even be seen to be obviously worn;
Above the collar, there is only a slender wooden board suspended by a thin rope, making it difficult for ordinary people to see: this thin wooden board is the most royal headgear in the Han Dynasty today: Liu's crown.

Under the trousers, there is a pair of straw sandals that are as clean as new, but they are actually on the verge of falling apart. There are even two wide, yellowish tabi socks on the side of the shoes...

Looking at this simple and unpretentious costume that might even appear in the countryside, but at the moment it hangs high in the main hall of the Taimiao, Liu Ying subconsciously lowered her head.

Waiting to see the patterns carefully sewn by craftsmen on the collar, the ribbon made of Shu brocade at the waist, the jade pendant hanging on the waist, and even the gold and stone dotted on the hilt and scabbard of Chixiao Sword Zhuyu, Liu Ying's cheeks, there was only a burst of heat for no reason.

—— Once upon a time, Liu Ying, who lived in the new era of later generations, was also a thrifty and simple farmer who flaunted himself with thrift.

Even with her own disdainful efforts, she managed to achieve a monthly salary of more than 4000 yuan. The former Liu Ying often made friends with instant noodles and even clear water noodles.

But now, in just ten years, the former farm boy has become a second generation who can't sleep on a hard couch, can't wear rough clothes, can't eat grains, and can't carry his head...

"As the emperor's own father, Liu Xie never thought of extravagance before his death..."

"Even the emperor's father doesn't seem to care too much about these extraneous things..."

Looking at the father beside him, even though he entered the Taimiao to worship the ancestors, he was still wearing the crown Xuan that was sewn seven years ago when he ascended the throne. The enthusiasm on Liu Ying's face finally turned into A moment of shame.

"I'm just the emperor's son..."

"Even if you become the emperor in the future, you can't compare to your father in martial arts..."

"Um······"

"In the future, pay more attention..."

"Even if in the future, you become a middle-of-the-road king who knows nothing and does nothing, at least you can save some daily expenses so as not to increase the burden on the common people..."

While thinking about it, the old man finally recovered from the long memories, put his hands on the ground, and tried to stand up from the ground.

Seeing this, Liu Ying hurriedly got up and stepped forward, just as she stretched out her hand, she saw her father twist her figure in an extremely awkward posture, then faced Liu Ying, and sat down on the futon.

Seeing her father kneeling with his back to her, to trying to stand up on the ground, and then turning around inexplicably, and sitting on the futon, Liu Ying only felt a string in her heart.

"Father's body..."

"I've been kneeling on the ground for a long time, so I can't stand up by myself..."

Liu Bang didn't care about the thoughts in Liu Ying's heart. He sat on the futon with his back to his father Liu Xie's clothes, and adjusted his breathing a little tiredly. Ying stepped forward.

When Liu Ying came forward with a complex expression, she bowed deeply to the emperor's crown behind her in a respectful manner, and then knelt down in front of her, Liu Bang raised her head and looked at Liu Ying with a light smile.

"In the past fifteen days, I will not ask any questions, but drink and have fun in Peidi."

"To this day, it should be the matter that was delivered in the past, to test my son's ability..."

Hearing Liu Bang's question, Liu Ying couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and after a while, she took a deep breath and bowed to her father.

——For her father's "investigation work", Liu Ying has long been mentally prepared.

But what Liu Ying didn't expect was that the place where Dad inspected his work would be in Taimiao...

Pretending to ponder her words, Liu Ying thought about it several times, but she couldn't figure out whether or not her father's move implied any deep meaning, so she simply stopped thinking about it.

After going through the belly draft that had been typed a long time ago in her mind, Liu Ying raised her head again and looked at her father with a little seriousness in her eyes.

"Return to the emperor."

"—Thirteen days ago, Quni Hou Chen Ping, Jiang Hou Zhou Bo, and Wu Yang Hou Fan Kuai jointly wrote a memorial: Chen Xi's troops have gradually been trapped in Lingqiu, and their defeat is imminent."

"As long as the tribe is completely trapped in Lingqiu, they can be wiped out in one battle; at the most in winter and December, Chen Xi's head can be sent to Chang'an for the father and emperor to see."

"As for King Lu Wan of Yan, the envoy sent by the emperor earlier has found out: Although Lu Wan has not committed any misdeeds, he has kept correspondence with the Youxian King of the Huns, Zang Yan, the son of Zang Tu, the former King of Yan, and even Chen Xi. It's a big deal."

"My old son thought: Lu Wan, King of Yan, has already taken shape!"

"On this matter, my son-in-law has also sent a letter to Handan to tell Qu Ni and Jianghou: Ping Chen Xi quickly, and quit Yandi early, so as not to change Lu Wan..."

Speaking of this, Liu Ying wisely stopped talking even though the 'work report' was not over yet.

——Because when mentioning the words "inverted form", Liu Ying clearly noticed that the old man's face, which had never changed before the mountain collapsed, revealed a clear worry... ·
"Ugh······"

After Liu Ying stopped reporting, it took a while for Liu Bang to recover from his thoughts, and sighed with vicissitudes.

"Lu Wan..."

"My half father and half mother are neither relatives nor relatives..."

"I never thought..."

Said full of mourning, while the old emperor smiled wryly, he shook his head again and again.

After a long while like this, the old emperor raised his hand with a miserable face, signaling Liu Ying to continue.

Liu Ying nodded thoughtfully, and continued: "In the battle of Yongcheng, Yingbu's troops collapsed, and the rebel army collapsed. They were also gathered by Xinwu Hou Jinshe, who escorted Guanzhong to pay the Shaofu, and acted as an official. slave."

"That is, Yingbu, after the First World War in Yongcheng, led more than a hundred disabled soldiers to flee to Huainan."

"The day before yesterday, the king of Changsha came to report: Yingbu had fled to the Huainan-Changsha border, and the crown prince of Changsha knew about it; after that, the crown prince of Changsha lured Yingbo into Changsha by saying 'go to South Vietnam together'."

"In the middle of September in autumn, Yingbu was placed in the house of a household in Panyangzi Township for the crown prince of Changsha, and was finally killed by the people of Panyang."

"The minister has sent an order to the king of Changsha: pass on Yingbu's head to Fengfeng, and let the father personally verify his body."

Hearing this, Liu Bangming hadn't recovered from the blow of "Lu Wan's rebellion" before, but he raised his hand extremely sharply, signaling Liu Ying to stop first.

"The head of Yingbu..."

"Well, there is no need to send it."

"Let the king of Changsha pass to Liuyi, and then send a meritorious prince to be buried."

But when Liu Ying heard the words, there was only a hint of confusion on her face.

——As the saying goes, letting the tiger go back to the mountain will bring endless disasters!

After the rebellion was quelled, the leader of the culprit who launched the rebellion was taken for inspection, which is the reason why the question should be!
If not, what if the rebel did not die, but only a substitute?
What's more, even if you put aside the point of "inspecting the head", if you send the head of the traitor back to your hometown①, you still have to send Gonghou to bury it in person?

This specification is nothing like the treatment that a 'traitor' should have.

Xu Shi saw Liu Ying's doubts, and Liu Bang just looked at Liu Ying and shook his head with a smile on his face.

"Although Yingbu rebelled, in the past, it was finally attributed to my Han Zuo."

"Earlier, Yingbo was under Xiang Yu's camp and surrendered to the Han. Later, in the next battle between Chu and Han Gai, Yingbo also personally led the army of Jiujiang to attack Xiang Yu."

"Credit for credit, fault for fault."

"The defeat of the army and the award of the head will be enough to cover the fault of Yingbu. Even if you think about his past achievements, you should also pay attention to the affairs behind him..."

Hearing Liu Bang's words, Liu Ying did not show the expression of "understood" or "taught".

Not only that, but Liu Ying's complexion became more and more weird.

Merits and demerits have nothing to do with each other, this is true.

But such a sentence, said from the mouth of the old emperor Liu Bang...
"In the previous life, after Yingbo's death, Dad didn't seem to be so 'soft'?"

"Why in this life..."

Seeing Liu Ying's confused face, Liu Bang shook his head helplessly and gave Liu Ying a bitter smile.

"My Han family still has a prince with a different surname, who presided over Zhao Tuo in the north and south of the Ling..."

Just this one word caused Liu Ying to quickly suppress her doubts and nod her head firmly.

——When Yingbo raised his troops and rebelled, the Han Dynasty said internally that 'if Yingbo is destroyed, there will be no more princes with different surnames to make rebellions'.

But the actual situation is just like what Liu Bang said: in the extreme south of the Han Dynasty, there is still a vassal state with a different surname, with the blood halo of "after Fucha", undertaking the strategic mission of guarding against Lingnan and South Vietnam Zhao Tuo.

——Changsha country!

The current King of Changsha is Wu Chen, the son of the late Changsha Wen Wang Wu Rui. In a few years, the one who will succeed Wu Chen as the third Changsha King will be Prince Wu Hui, who plotted to trap and kill Yingbu more than ten years ago.

However, in the case of "Changsha Crown Prince Wu Hui trapping and killing Yingbo", there is a point that is easy to be overlooked.

——Why did Yingbu believe in the proposal of the Crown Prince of Changsha, "Let's flee to South Vietnam together", so he went to Panyang, and ended up decapitated?

Doesn't Yingbu know that the lineage of King Changsha is the most reassuring family of princes and kings in the Han Dynasty, and the meaning of King Changsha's existence is entirely to guard against Zhao Tuo in the south?
As a famous general who has gone down in history, it is naturally impossible for Yingbo not to know such a simple truth.

But even so, Yingbo still believed in Wu Hui, who was only the prince of Changsha, and took his life.

why?
Gaiyin the deceased Changsha Wen Wang Wu Rui was the father-in-law Taishan of Huainan Wang Yingbu!
Yingbu's wife, the former Queen Huainan, is the daughter of Wu Rui, King Wen of Changsha, and the sister of Wu Chen, King of Changsha!
With this level of relationship, Yingbu was sure: his rebellion would inevitably harm his wife's natal family, that is, the Changsha king's lineage, so he naturally believed Wu Hui's proposal of "let's escape together".

However, what Yingbo never thought of was that in order to avoid being affected by Yingbo's rebellion, the final plan of the old Wu family was to use Yingbo's head as a vote to cleanse the "traitor party" suspected
In this way, it is reasonable to ask the king of Changsha to send Yingbo's head to Liuyi, Yingbo's hometown, and send a heavyweight meritorious prince to deal with the funeral.

To put it bluntly, this move is purely for the Changsha Wang Lao Wu's family to see...

Of course, even so, there is still an obvious loophole in this matter.

——In his previous life, Liu Bang obviously didn't do this!
Since this is the right thing to do, why didn't you do it in your previous life?
Why in this life, Liu Bang thought of using "treat Yingbo's body kindly" to comfort and appease the old Wu's family?

Thinking of this, Liu Ying raised her head suspiciously, but just in time to see the old man coughing, a handkerchief with "flowers" on it was secretly hidden by the old man...

At this moment, everything became so clear to Liu Ying, and it was so heartbreaking...

　1. Yingbu, a native of Liuyi, Jiujiang County, was granted the title of King of Jiujiang earlier, and then King of Huainan (the four counties of Jiujiang, Hengshan, Lujiang, and Yuzhang), all because of this.

　　
　
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