I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 15 Changyi Fu who visited late at night
Under the grateful watch of all the old farmers, the dilapidated carriage embarked on the way back to the city.

When the carriage was completely blurred under the setting sun, Wang Laosi still came to Wang He's side without giving up, and continued to wrinkle his old face to please him, and said, "Brother Wang, don't worry about the things my brother entrusted to you." Don't forget."

After Wang He hummed, he quickly got on his lame donkey and headed towards the other direction of Changyi City without saying a single extra word, for fear of hearing Wang Laosi say again. Say something even more rebellious.

Because the delay in Guantian was longer than usual, Liu He and the others entered the city just before the North Gate closed.

The Han Dynasty implemented a very strict curfew system.

At the time of Youzheng, the gates of the city will be closed; at the beginning of Xu, the gates of Lu will be closed.

After this time, if you walk casually in the city, you will be arrested by the patrolling soldiers. Although the crime is not too serious, it is not a good thing to be sentenced to fifty floggings.

Of course, the curfew is only binding on ordinary people, not on princes and ministers.

But Liu He was riding in a broken carriage today, without a driver or guard of honor. On the way back to the palace, they encountered several waves of patrolling soldiers, and they all stopped them and wanted to "play the autumn wind." In the end, they were all frightened back by the talisman issued by the Lieutenant's Mansion that Yu Wuyou showed up.

After being tossed about by these soldiers patrolling the city, when Liu He returned to the side door from the palace where he left in the morning, it was almost Xuzheng time.

At this time, the entire palace and Changyi City were completely quiet, and the evening breeze was blowing gently, much colder than during the day.

Liu He took a shower first, then changed out of the coarse linen clothes that were already covered in mud, and put on the silk robes that he took off in the morning.

When he walked out of the bathhouse again, he changed back to King Changyi from under the gate of Changyi Kingdom.

"Your Highness, the dinner in Fuyao Palace has been prepared for you."

Liu He nodded, and asked, "After we left today, has Tian not hesitated to come to the palace?"

"I've asked someone else, and he hasn't come yet."

"I want to see how long he can hide."

"The granary began to move ten days ago, it should have been these two days."

"Okay, then let's wait for the arrival of this young miser."

"Go down and rest too, today's work is done."

Seeing Yu Wuyou still standing there, Liu He smiled again and said, "Don't worry, Yu Qing, this is the Changyi Palace. I have lived here for more than ten years, so I won't get lost. Go back early and rest, there will be more tomorrow." Lots of things to do."

"No." Yu Wuyou saluted before leaving, and gradually disappeared into the night.

Compared with the daytime, the royal palace was much quieter. Amidst the flickering lights of the palace lanterns, only a few servants who were on duty at night were still guarding under the porch.

They stood still, motionless, and sometimes even took them for wooden figures if they were not paying attention.

Liu He didn't have too much communication with them, and walked into Fuyao Hall quickly.

On the tables in front of the screen in the outer hall, Liu He's dinner for today has already been set up, and several serving servants kneel on both sides with their heads bowed.

Although Liu He usually treats his servants very kindly, but since he is in the palace, there should be rules. As long as Liu He doesn't take the initiative to speak, the servants don't even dare to raise their heads too much if they take the initiative to talk to him. .

The food on the table was not much different from the usual dinner, but Liu He was already very hungry, so he started to gobble it up regardless of his own image.

Immediately, there was a very unsightly sound of eating in the hall.

Those servants kneeling on the ground slightly shrugged their shoulders, and they could tell why they were laughing at a glance.

Liu He didn't pay attention to these details, and ate up all the food on the table like a windstorm.

Then, while hiccupping, he put his hands behind his back and said, "The widows have finished eating, you can clean up."

"promise."

The servants responded, and then walked over lightly, and became busy with their hands and feet.

Some cleaned up the dishes, some handed over towels soaked in hot water, and some tidied Liu He's bed in the apse.

At this time, no matter in Chang'an or in the vassal states, the number of eunuchs is still very small. Some of the people who serve the emperor and the vassal kings are slaves or hired workers without personal freedom, and the other part are princes like Yu Wuyou. .

Specifically, the servants served the emperor or the kings in specific life, and the lords mainly served the emperor and the kings in the ritual life.

All the maidservants who are busy in the palace now, although they look very ordinary and fragile, they are very skilled in doing things.

Most of them are in their prime years, and they are almost ready to marry in this era, but Liu He has never had any evil intentions, and even deliberately keeps some distance from them.

It's not because Liu He was too much in the past, hanging out with prostitutes too much, leaving unfeasible personnel problems, but because the current Liu He understands that these maidservants are not his "good match" - in this well-matched family In the era, the kings and emperors were almost separated from the maidservants by a natural moat.

What's more, Liu He has his own goal, and this goal is still in Chang'an.

Therefore, although he said "feeling full of warmth and thinking of lust", Liu He, who was full and full of food and drink, did not do anything wrong with these maidservants. He just asked them about the trivial matters in their lives in the simplest language as in the daytime.

On the one hand, this is to pass the time, and on the other hand, it is also to understand the lives of ordinary people in more detail.

When the maids were about to finish their work, Liu He had already started yawning.

According to common sense, Liu He usually has to practice calligraphy and copy books at this time-this is a habit that he has been unable to shake in the past two years.

But Liu He had too many things to do today, so he planned to be lazy and go to bed early.

Just when he was about to "drive away" the maidservants, Dai Zong, the visitor, walked into Fuyao Hall.

"Your Highness, the little official has something to report."

Both the Yezhe and the Langzhong are close ministers of the kings and the emperor, but the status of the Zhulang is higher than that of the Yezhe. For example, the Langzhong in the palace of Changyi is ranked two hundred stones, while the Yezhe is generally only ranked one hundred stones.

Baishi is almost the lowest rank in the bureaucratic system of the Han Dynasty, and under them there are only "fighting food" who are "not popular".

Dai Zong is 25 years old, physically fit, and has also learned swordsmanship. Therefore, in addition to his responsibility of delivering news, he also serves as the personal guard chief when Liu He goes out as the king of Changyi. It is the salary of the head of the guard, and its rank is four hundred stones.

"Huh? It's so late, what's the matter?"

"Someone asks to see you."

"If it's not urgent, let him come back tomorrow, the widow is going to bed."

King Changyi is just a decoration, the important matters outside the palace have been settled during the day, and the affairs inside the palace are watched by Yu Wuyou, so Liu He's words are already a disguised way of seeing off guests.

But Dai Zong didn't get up, he continued, "I'm afraid it's not easy to drive this one away."

"Ok?"

"It's Wang Fu who is here."

Liu He's heart tightened, followed by a headache. This was the last person he wanted to see.

"Just say that the widow has rested." Liu He waved his hand and said.

"promise."

(End of this chapter)