I, Liu Bian, the hero

Chapter 44

Ever since Cai Yan was invited to the palace according to Liu Bian's instructions, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others were wary of Liu Bian getting involved with Nanyang prefect Yang Xu because of the relationship between the Cai sisters.

It was because Yang Xu was a 'partisan', the group of scholars who were most determined to eradicate eunuchs at that time.

But in fact, Liu Bian didn't think of Yang Xu at all at the time. It wasn't until Cai Yan mentioned it to her today that he suddenly realized: Oh, yes, Cai Yan's sister Cai Zhenji in history was indeed married to Yang Xu's neutron, Yang Qin.

Speaking of Yang Xu, this man is amazing. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, as the prefect of Lujiang, he pacified the Yellow Turban in the territory and captured Qu Shuai alive.

In the third year of middle age, that is, last year, Zhao Ci rebelled in Jiangxia County, Jingzhou, beheaded Qin Jie, the prefect of Nanyang, and captured six counties.

After Yang Xu took office, he quickly organized the defeated army, and together with Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, launched a back and forth attack on Zhao Ci, and finally beheaded Zhao Ci, and the rebellion in Nanyang and Jiangxia was also put down.

Of course, this is not the reason why Liu Bian respects Yang Xu as much as he respects Lu Zhi. The real reason is that the Taishan Yang family has a family tradition of being willing to stay poor.

You must know that Yang Xu's father was Yang Ru, Tai Changqing. However, when Yang Xu became the prefect of Nanyang, his wife took her son Yang Mi from Taishan County to join him. There are only quilts, jackets, salt, and buckets of wheat grain.

In the end, Yang Mi obeyed his father's instructions and took his mother back to Taishan County, still living a poor life of farming and studying.

When Yang Xu passed away, the imperial court routinely stripped off 100 million yuan from Minister Erqianshi for the funeral. Yang Xu also left a will to Fucheng Jiao Jian, rejecting the money and donations from others, and eventually became like Lu Zhi. Such a thin burial—no, to be precise, it was before Lu Zhi, because Yang Xu died earlier than Lu Zhi.

In Liu Bian's view, people like Lu Zhi, Yang Xu and others are the real pillars of his Han family, not some hometowns that occupy hundreds of hectares, but claim to be clean and honest officials-the salary given by the court, and Is it worth one-thirtieth of the annual harvest of your hometown's fertile fields?
Thinking in his heart, Liu Bian walked down the steps slowly, bowed his hands to brothers Yangqin and Yangdan, and said with a smile, "So they are the two young masters of Xuanyu prefect."

He wasn't making fun of Yang Xu, but was praising Yang Xu's character of resolutely refusing bribes.

Sure enough, Yang Yu was also very surprised when he heard it, and said in surprise: "Shi Hou is in Luoyang, but he also knows about my father?"

Liu Bian laughed, intentionally or unintentionally looking at Yang Qian and Yang Dan.

As the saying goes, a tiger father has no dogs, and Yang Xu's three sons are all talents.

The eldest son, Yang Mi, was Jing Zhaoyin during the Cao Wei Dynasty.

Neutron Yang Yu, the prefect of the Shangdang during the Cao Wei Dynasty.

The youngest son, Yang Dan, was too often in Cao Wei.

The grandchildren are not inferior to their fathers, and there are many governors and guards. Among them, the most familiar ones are Yang Hu, the Taifu of the Western Jin Dynasty, a generation of famous generals, and Emperor Wu of Jin. Period, rule the world.

If Liu Bian hadn't thought of the Yang family before, then after carefully recalling the historical achievements of the three generations of the Yang family, did he miss this Yang family again?
"You two, how about we talk about it after entering the palace?" He asked pleasantly.

Yang Qin and Yang Dan bowed their hands in thanks and followed Liu Bian into the hall.

During the period, Cai Yan dragged his sister into the hall earlier, and before Liu Bian could speak, he wanted to drag his sister into the hall.

Seeing this, Yang Yu frowned, and frequently gestured to his wife with his eyes. Cai Zhenji also felt that her sister was rude, and reminded Cai Yan in a low voice: Shihou hasn't spoken yet.

Naturally, Cai Yan is not a person who does not observe etiquette. She is just too excited to see her sister. Seeing Liu Bian, Yang Yu, and Yang Dan all look at her, and even Yang Yu and her sister Cai Zhenji have reproachful expressions on their faces. She subconsciously pouted.

"sister……"

Cai Zhenji was startled, and was about to remind her, but Cai Yan took her hand and said, "Sister, let's talk in the inner hall."

"This……"

Cai Zhenji looked at Liu Bian uneasily, but was surprised to see that although Liu Bian looked at Cai Yan, he was not angry at all, she was surprised, half pushed and half dragged to the inner hall by her sister.

Seeing this, Yang Yu felt uneasy, cupped her hands and said, "I will plead guilty to Marquis Shi on behalf of my father-in-law."

"..."

Liu Bian looked at Yang Qi with a strange expression.

You know, Cai Yan's petty temper is something that he is used to. He likes her girlish stubbornness, and he feels sorry for Cai Wenji, who has been worn out by a rough fate in history. You confess to me on behalf of your father-in-law ?Can you do it?
That is to say, Liu Bian admired Yang Xu's grandfather and grandson and didn't care about it. If it was another person, Liu Bian would probably not have a good face.

"It's okay, I like Wen Ji's personality."

He smiles and invites Yang Qi and Yang Dan to sit down, implicitly hinting to the former that it is best not to say anything about apologizing to Cai Yan on behalf of Cai Yan.

Yang Qi also had a faint feeling that he seemed to say something wrong, but he couldn't figure it out for a while, and he and Liu Bian met each other for the first time and were not familiar with each other, which made the atmosphere in the room a bit dull.

In the end, Liu Bian took the initiative to break the deadlock: "Cai Langzhong is currently in Taishan County?"

"Yes." Yang Qin cautiously repeated what he said to Yang Biao yesterday.

And Liu Bian also said something similar to Yang Biao: "That's not a trick of the eunuchs, brother can let Cai Langzhong return to Luoyang, and continue to return to Dongguan to study books."

"Yes……"

Yang Yu lowered her head, and then asked cautiously: "Shihou, I was entrusted by my father-in-law when I came here. He wanted to ask Shihou, you and Zhaoji... I wonder how you will arrange Zhaoji?"

"She is my future queen." Liu Bian replied with a smile.

"..." Yang Qi was startled, with a look of shock on his face, but he didn't know what to say.

Feeling the dull atmosphere once again, Liu Bian reached out and scratched his forehead, feeling a little distressed.

He really hoped to win a relationship with Yangqian and Yangdan, but this Yangqi was simply a boring gourd, so he didn't know where to start.

At the same time, Cai Yan had dragged her elder sister Cai Zhenji to the inner hall, and saw that she ordered the two eunuchs and court ladies who were cleaning the inner hall, "Let's all step back, I have something to talk to my sister."

"Yes, Cai Ji." The four bowed and retreated.

Cai Zhenji was stunned for a while, and when she came back to her senses, she blamed: "Sister, why were you so rude just now, what should you do if you annoy Shihou?"

"Annoy him?"

Cai Yan glanced at her sister strangely: "Sister, don't you really treat him like a ten-year-old child, since I entered the palace, I haven't seen him really get angry..."

As she spoke, she suddenly thought of the day when Liu Bianzhang killed Fang Dianling Feng Yu.

That was the closest he was to getting angry in her impression, but at the same time she also knew that in fact Liu Bian didn't really get angry that time. It also evoked another round of battle between Changqiu Palace and Yongle Palace.

Terrified after careful consideration, Cai Yan hurriedly put the matter behind her—she didn't like him at that time.

"Really?"

Cai Zhenji still asked worriedly.

"Really." Cai Yan reiterated, and said angrily: "Since I entered the palace, only I have been crying because of him!"

Startled, Cai Zhenji took her sister's hand and asked distressedly, "Did he bully you?"

Hearing this, Cai Yan suddenly blushed, her eyes wandered, and her voice gradually became quieter: "It's not like bullying, just...just...he just likes to take advantage of me..."

Cai Zhenji understood it at a glance, with a strange expression on her face, she hesitated to ask: "Then you still...or..."

Seeing her sister's hesitation, Cai Yan's face became more and more blushing, and she said angrily: "Sister! What I said was that when he hugged me to sleep at night, his hands were unruly, and he always liked to use his hands and feet to take advantage of me. Where did you think? "

"no no……"

Cai Zhenji waved her hands awkwardly, and muttered in a low voice, "I'll just say..."

Cai Yan gave her sister a white look, dragged her to sit down at the table, and poured two more bowls of water.

Cai Zhenji looked at her younger sister in surprise, and she found that her younger sister has indeed become a little different, not only her appearance has become more beautiful, her words and deeds have also become a little... It can be said to be imposing, but it can be said to be public, unlike the one who was at her wedding back then. A nervous little girl.

"Sister, you've changed a lot." She couldn't help but say.

"Are you fat?" Cai Yan handed the water to her sister, and immediately pressed her cheeks with both hands, and said with some distress: "I also noticed that my face has started to grow flesh recently, and the queen praised me, saying I look much better than the sallow and thin face when I first entered the palace, but he always laughed at me and said that he couldn’t hold me anymore... It’s all his fault! Every time the queen sends someone to bring cakes and desserts, he doesn’t like them Give me all the desserts..."

"You don't have to eat..." Cai Zhenji whispered.

"Huh?" Cai Yan was stunned for a moment, and then blushed and said weakly: "That, what a waste... Besides, it was the queen's kindness..."

Looking at the younger sister who was acting like a little woman, Cai Zhenji said with a smile: "Actually, what I'm talking about is my younger sister's character. Before and after entering the palace, she is completely different. For example, those people were sent back just now."

"..."

Cai Yan was startled, with a complicated expression, not knowing what to say.

In fact, Empress He actually praised her, saying that she gradually had the appearance of a "future empress". Liu Bian also praised her, and even told her that in the future, when she became a queen, she must deter the eunuchs and maids in the palace Otherwise, someone might climb on top of her.

Although it has been less than five months since she entered the palace, her vision has been fully expanded by Liu Bian's side, and her cognition has also undergone some changes. For example, when it comes to the eunuch in the palace, she also thought that Eunuchs are disasters that bring disaster to the country and the people, but under the guidance of Liu Bian, she also learned to distinguish the eunuchs in the palace into those who can be used, those who cannot be used, and those who can be reused, and treat each of them with a different attitude.

Because of this, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Guo Sheng, Zhao Chun and others are also close and respectful to her now.

In addition to being teased and teased by Liu Bian, she has grown a lot in this respect, and sometimes she herself can't believe it.

"Father... are you okay?" She suddenly changed the subject.

Seeing this, Cai Zhenji also realized that her sister didn't want to continue this topic, and said with a smile: "It's good, the court has exonerated my father, just worried about you. After all, you were arrested that day... When you were invited, you cried. Father Very worried."

"Father also said this?" Cai Yan covered her face in embarrassment.

I remember that she really felt very helpless at that time, as if the sky was falling, but now she has long been relieved, and even thinks it is not a bad thing.

After all, besides teasing her and taking advantage of her, that Shi Hou was very tolerant and doting towards her, the degree of tolerance and doting was beyond her comprehension.

"It made my father worry. In fact, I have a good life in the palace. I practice calligraphy and play the piano with him every day. When he goes to Chongde Hall to read the memorials in the afternoon, I go to Dongguan, where my father used to repair books. Palace, borrow a few books to read..." She smiled and talked about her life in the palace.

"I can tell." Cai Zhenji looked enviously at the brocade silk clothes on her younger sister.

After all, she seemed to think of something, hesitated and said: "On the way here, I was invited by the second son, and he also wanted to find out about my sister's recent situation."

"Second Young Master?" Cai Yan tilted his head, and it took him a while to realize, and asked with a strange expression, "Sister, you mean... Young Master Wei?"

"...Well." Cai Zhenji nodded: "I heard that his family told him another marriage..."

"Oh."

Cai Yan played with the porcelain bowl in his hand, feeling a little pain in his heart...

Actually not.

Her mood was so calm that even she herself was surprised.

"If my sister passes through Hedong on her way back, please congratulate Mr. Wei on my behalf."

She smiled, her calm expression made Cai Zhenji feel unbelievable.

(End of this chapter)