Dahan first prince

Chapter 57
Five days, if you say it is short, it is not short, and if you say it is long, it is really not long.

In the blink of an eye, it was the penultimate day when the emperor Liu Bang led his army to attack Chen Xi.

At noon in the day, the open land to the east of Chang'an City was filled with the sound of low-pitched war drums and the thunderous cries of soldiers.

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!!!"

One by one, the sharp soldiers of the Northern Army wearing bronze helmets and red military robes, holding short swords or long halberds in their hands, under the command of their respective commanders and corporal commanders, carried out the unique activities of this era. Military exercises.

——Halberd forward!
Perhaps in the eyes of future generations, thousands of lightly armored infantry lined up in dozens of rows, holding halberds several feet long, piercing the air in front of them with the sound of shouts, looked somewhat silly.

But in fact, before the appearance of stirrups and saddles, and the cavalry truly became "clutch soldiers" and became the main arms in the cold weapon era, most of the wars in Chinese civilization were similar scenes.

The two sides lined up on both sides of the battlefield, sending out a large number of long halberd arrays, moving forward step by step, until they came into contact with the enemy's long halberd arrays, then stopped and began long-distance stabbing.

When the halberd soldier in the front row fell, the comrades behind him would make up for it, and continue to repeat the tactical action of stabbing-retracting-stabbing-retracting.

In a sense, the array of long halberds stabbing each other is quite similar to the era of queuing up and shooting in later generations.

But at this moment, the Emperor Liu Bang, who was standing on the platform to "parade", did not pay attention to the soldiers of the Northern Army who were "struggling to assassinate" in front of them.

"Thank you behind closed doors?"

With a slightly surprised question, Liu Bang turned his head slightly and looked at Qu Nihou Chen Ping beside him.

Seeing this, Chen Ping could only slightly nod his head: "Yes."

"Since His Majesty ordered the crown prince to oversee the country, all Lu's children and ministers, except those who accompanied him on the expedition, closed their doors to thank guests."

"The prince is also trapped in the palace, and has no intention of rushing to power; the lack of nine ministers in the court has not been discussed in the light of Lu's temporary replacement..."

Listening to Chen Ping's statement, Liu Bang thought for a while, and couldn't help but sneered.

"Hey!"

"really."

"Sure enough, she is still the queen who is cautious in her words and deeds, and has everything to do~"

"Huh..."

Xinyu let out another snort, and Liu Bang raised his head and looked at the soldiers of the Northern Army who were performing.

But Chen Ping, who was beside Liu Bang, suddenly had a hint of worry on his face.

"His Majesty·······"

"Ok?"

Seeing Liu Bang looking at him again, Chen Ping hesitated for a while, then he still bowed slightly, and said in a low voice: "This time, it may be inappropriate for Your Majesty to use the prince to supervise the country..."

"It should be noted that there are six vacancies among the nine ministers in the imperial court; if you count the Taifu, the crown prince and grandson Tongqian, there are seven out of nine vacancies."

"Now, His Majesty has not set off yet, and the Empress dare not wantonly plant party members in the court, and wait for Her Majesty to leave Beijing..."

Having said that, Chen Ping couldn't help but quietly stop talking, and looked at Liu Bang worriedly.

Hearing this, Liu Bang only smiled strangely, and looked deep into Chen Ping's eyes meaningfully.

"The meaning of Qu Nihou is to wait for my class teacher to return to the court, and among the nine ministers in the court, maybe seven of them will be the queen's minions?"

After saying that, Liu Bang did not wait for Chen Ping to react, and asked again: "Naqu Nihou thought, if I don't use the prince to supervise the country, if I leave the capital to suppress the rebellion this time, will the empress install party members in the court?"

"The empress has a close acquaintance in the court, and she just said 'the wings of the crown prince' outside. Is there anyone who can stop the empress?"

Hearing this question, Chen Ping subconsciously wanted to speak. After thinking for a long time, he finally lowered his head helplessly and bowed to Liu Bang.

"What His Majesty said is really..."

As he said that, Chen Ping changed his subject again: "However, this is why I am puzzled!"

"That is to say, no matter whether the crown prince supervises the country or not, the empress should always insert party members into the court. Why does your majesty need to do so?"

"The prince is able to supervise the country, so why can't the empress wantonly take over the power without any worries?"

After saying that, Chen Ping did not forget to look puzzled, waiting for Liu Bang's answer.

But when Liu Bang heard the words, he sneered as if he heard some good joke, and shook his head repeatedly with a smile.

"No worries?"

"It's just that the crown prince supervises the country, so the queen has nothing to worry about?"

After asking two questions in succession, Liu Bang sneered contemptuously, and suddenly there was an air of dominance in his expression!

"Although I am old, I am not broken..."

"When I am here, the queen will never have 'no worries' at all!"

"What about the prince of the country?"

"If you dare to stretch out your hand indiscriminately, even the Crown Prince of the Supervisory Kingdom, I can still wield the Emperor Sword Chi Xiao!"

It's just that Liu Bang didn't say this sentence.

Seeing Liu Bang's attitude, Chen Ping couldn't help but calm down a little, and put on a thoughtful expression.

But in front of Chen Ping, Liu Bang only looked at the soldiers of the Northern Army who were all over the field, repeatedly stabbing with their long halberds, and the corners of their mouths could not help but raise an invisible arc.

"Hey, I thought I was getting old, so I started pretending to be confused in front of me..."

"Yellow-mouthed kid!"

Liu Bang was cursing secretly, when he saw Jiang Hou Zhou Bo's figure emerge from the array, walking towards Liu Bang's spot.

Seeing this, Liu Bang's heart moved, and he turned around slowly, looking at Chen Ping calmly.

"The prince is trapped in the deep palace. I think it is very undesirable."

"I have entrusted him with the great task of supervising the country, and the crown prince doesn't want to share the worries of the king, but is cautious and cautious, with an attitude of governing?"

"In the past few days, Marquis Qu Ni thought about it for me, what should the crown prince do during the time when I left Beijing to suppress the rebellion."

With enough time to speak, Zhou Bo had already walked up to the general's platform. Seeing that Liu Bang was giving orders to Chen Ping, he deliberately stopped his steps and stopped at the edge of the general's platform.

Seeing this, Liu Bang just waved his hands carelessly, beckoning Zhou Bo to come forward.

"His Majesty."

When Zhou Bo bowed his hands, Liu Bang only nodded slightly, and then looked at Chen Ping again as if there was no one else around.

"This matter, Qu Nihou must be done as soon as possible!"

"In the future, I will lead the army to fight against Chen Xi's traitors!"

"Before I leave, I will, in front of all the officials, give the crown prince the plan proposed by Marquis Qu Ni."

Liu Bang abruptly gave Chen Ping the command of 'find something for the prince to do', and Liu Bang turned around in amazement, looking at Zhou Bo with a hint of gossip.

"Hey, I don't know, Marquis Jiang, but Marquis Qu Ni gave me several good strategies to deal with the crown prince!"

"This time, ordering the crown prince to supervise the country, in order to encourage the Lu family to kill each other, is also the strategy offered by Qu Nihou!"

When he said this sentence with joy, Chen Ping was so shocked that his eyes widened. Liu Bang patted Zhou Bo's shoulder again, and immediately cast his eyes at Chen Ping with a gloomy look.

"You Zhou Bo too, don't just know how to fight and kill all day long, learn from Chen Ping."

"As the saying goes, go up to attack the enemy, secondly to attack the enemy, and go down to attack the soldiers."

"Qu Nihou, but I am a good talent for attacking~"

"what?"

Said in a teasing tone, Liu Bang kept his eyes on Zhou Bo in front of him for a moment.

But the words and phrases that Liu Bang uttered directly pierced into the depths of Chen Ping's soul...
(End of this chapter)