I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 271 Meeting with Chen Luo and discussing Liu’s friendship

Since meeting those old friends, Liu Bang did not move out of the palace again, nor did he travel incognito. He just stayed in Pei Palace in a dull manner.

Only a few words about the banquet that day were heard, and most of them became gossip in the streets.

For example, Wu Fu and Wang Apo, who sold wine in the south of the city, were willing to give His Majesty wine on credit.

Because when Liu Bang was so drunk that he fell to the ground alone, the two of them saw that there was a real dragon on his body and did not dare to think of asking for wine debt. Just now at the banquet that day, they were rewarded with ten to two gold. It was Liu Bang who rewarded the two of them for their insight.

Apart from such half-truths and half-false rumors, there is no other reliable way to know the status of the banquet that day.

After all, there were only a few old emperors at the banquet, so secretly sending his subordinates to find out about them was too conspicuous.

No smart person is willing to take this risk and bear the consequences of Liu Bang's suspicion after being discovered.

Not knowing the specific circumstances of the banquet, even Chen Ping and Chen Luo couldn't guess what Liu Bang was thinking in his heart right now.

They couldn't figure out why a mediocre banquet made Liu Bang feel a little tired. In recent days, he had no interest in fancy clothes and beauties.

Chen Ping couldn't guess what Liu Bang was worried about at the moment. The main reason was that he had been thinking about power and tactics, so he couldn't think of anything to worry about Liu Bang who had just rejected the Huns in the north and conquered South Vietnam in the south. It was obvious that all the powerful men were under his control, and he had just Reach the pinnacle of personal power.

As for Chen Luo not thinking about it, it was simply because he had never had similar worries.

No matter in the past life or now, I have never had the experience of lamenting about the aging of my body, and I really don't think about it in this aspect.

However, Liu Bang only stayed in Peigong and did not do anything else.

As a result, everyone's attention gradually faded away. Chehous from all over the country continued to enter Pei County, and the new busyness diverted their attention.

In addition, the Chehous who came constantly went to Peigong to visit Liu Bang, which seemed to make him feel cheerful again. He would occasionally stay with people to drink with him in the palace, but no longer held large banquets.

When the last invited Chehou arrived in Pei County, it meant that the grand banquet was about to be held. Everyone was quietly waiting for the new decree to come from Pei Palace.

The third day of the twelfth lunar month.

Liu Bang, who had not heard anything for a long time, sent out a decree: "On the [-]th of the twelfth lunar month, there will be a banquet in Peigong to recall the past and miss our old friends."

Chen Luo, who had been burdened with doubts in his heart a few days ago, suddenly understood this brief decree.

He had limitations in his thinking before.

To calculate people's hearts, you often only need to grasp the two items of desire and fear.

They are not complicated.

The vast majority of people cannot get rid of their desire for power, fame, beauty, and wealth, and they cannot get rid of their fear of the death of loved ones, illness, and bloody swords.

Just because of changes in age, a person's desires and fears will change accordingly at different times.

Young people pursue wealth but are afraid of separation; middle-aged people desire power but are afraid of the pressure of life; old people want fame but are afraid of illness.

The only thing that has not changed is that in all periods, people will appreciate beauty and feel pain when their loved ones die.

Chen Luo realized that Liu Bang was already an old man, with white hair on his temples, sagging muscles on his face, and covered with deep and shallow age spots. He could no longer sit on the carriage and have a drink with him as freely as he had in the past.

After thinking about this, it is easy to explain why Liu Bang spent more time alone after the banquet a few days ago.

Probably he felt a little lonely that it was hard to describe and could only digest it slowly by himself.

The eleventh day of the twelfth lunar month, the eve of the banquet.

Liu Bang suddenly sent an attendant to call Chen Luo into the palace.

After leaving Changsha, the two of them almost never met each other, and private communication was basically cut off.

This summons did not seem abrupt, as if the two had agreed to meet before the banquet, but Liu Bang chose to wait until the last moment.

Following the attendant into Pei Palace, Chen Luo lowered his head step by step and hurried on, observing the place with the corner of his eye.

This was his first time entering this palace, and silks and satins were hung everywhere.

It does give itself a completely different feeling than Chang'an Palace.

If the palace city of Chang'an pursues grandeur and believes in "bigness is beautiful", then Peigong Palace is similar to the Suzhou gardens of later generations, designing exquisite landscapes in a limited space. I saw several cloisters and pavilions, and at first It has the design concept of "separating scenery" from later generations.

"I don't know which craftsman designed it, but I can find him and let him communicate with Qin Mo. Maybe he can spark some thinking and come up with some ideas in advance." Chen Luo pursed his lips, secretly thinking in his heart guess.

The most important things in people's daily lives are clothing, food, shelter, and transportation.

Those Qin Mo people used to build wonders for the First Emperor, and their design ideas were all about "how to make this palace bigger" and "building pavilions with high platforms and pagodas with Babel Towers." For ordinary people, They can't design an ordinary courtyard.

After all, even though the emperor's palace has thousands of rooms, there are millions or tens of millions of people in the world. Aren't ordinary people the ones with the most housing?

Therefore, the Qin Mo people designed more stable houses, which was a great good thing to protect the poor people in the world and benefit the common people.

With this in mind, Chen Luo followed the waiter to the main hall of Peigong. Unlike Changle Palace, this place was not spacious enough for hundreds of people to stand. Instead, it had a porch screen, giving off an exquisite taste.

But I'm afraid that there won't be enough seats for Chehou here, and everyone will have to sit outside to drink.

"Jiang Ning is here?" Liu Bang's voice came through several screens. This is also a cleverly designed place in this palace. Sitting on the upper throne, you can see clearly the appearance of the people entering the palace. However, those who entered the palace were blocked by the screen and could not look directly at the monarch.

Chen Luo saluted and responded: "Your Majesty, it's me."

"Come here, I've been in a bad mood these days, so I haven't seen anyone. I'm afraid you might think I've neglected this great hero of yours." The tone was flat, but no emotion could be heard.

"I don't dare." Chen Luo walked around several screens and finally saw Liu Bang's appearance, but he was surprised.

I haven't seen Liu Bang for more than a month, but he looks like he has aged ten years, like an old man in his twilight years.

Liu Bang coughed twice and closed his eyes slightly, looking in a bad mental state.

Slowly exhaling a breath, he pointed to the seat next to him and said, "Jiang Ning, sit down. I'm looking for you this time. Do you know what's going on?"

Chen Luo shook his head and said confusedly: "I don't know, I hope your Majesty will clear up my confusion."

"I'm old." Liu Bang said lightly, his expression unchanged, as if he was telling someone else's story.

Chen Luo just wanted to say something like "Your Majesty will live as long as heaven" and "You must be immortal in this state", but looking at Liu Bang's indifferent expression, he did not say this in the end.He then said: "The achievements your Majesty has made so far cannot be accomplished by anyone else in ten lifetimes."

"That's true." Liu Bang smiled, these words spoke to his heart.

If Chen Luozhen wished himself a "long life", he would be unhappy.

What state you are in, you know best in your heart.

However, Chen Luo said that his achievements could not be achieved by others in ten lifetimes. Liu Bang thought for a while and realized that this was really true. Although it was still suspected of flattering him, what he said was true.

So with just one sentence, the unfamiliarity caused by the two of them having not seen each other for more than a month instantly melted away.

"I think this Pei Palace is more comfortable than Changle Palace." Liu Bang picked up the cup and took a sip.

Chen Luo narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "Why did your Majesty say this? Could it be that he prefers the scenery of Pei Palace? If so, you can change a side hall in the palace to look like this."

Liu Bang nodded and shook his head.

"Yes and no." He twirled the beard on his chin and said in a lower voice, "No matter how much manpower and material resources it takes to redecorate a side hall in Changle Palace, how can the happiness here be achieved in Changle Palace? You can feel it inside your body.”

"Huh?" Chen Luo scratched his head, "Is this... because my mother-in-law is here?"

"Pfft...cough cough cough." Liu Bang took the cup and took a second sip of water. He almost spit it out, but he still choked and coughed several times.

The attendant behind him quickly came forward cautiously and patted his back to relieve his cough.

After he recovered, Liu Bang waved his hands feebly and said, "Jiang Ning, you are really..."

Although the word "hit the mark" was about to pop up, he still held it back.

If after he finished speaking, the words reached the palace city of Chang'an, then I might not plan to stay in Peixian for the rest of my life.

Suddenly, Liu Bang taught with a straight face: "Jiang Ning, how can you think of me so much? Is it based on the association in daily life? It seems that you have a conflict with Le'er?

Let me tell you, although Le'er doesn't kiss me, her surname is Liu after all, and she is my flesh and blood. I will still care about her. If you bully her, then I will punish you. "

Listening to Liu Bang's false threats, Chen Luo touched his nose.

This... this father really doesn't care about his daughter.

Anyone who inquires about Liu Le in Chang'an City will know that he and Liu Le are close friends and are frequent visitors to the market. They can always be seen on holidays.

"Understood." Chen Luo responded. Liu Bang had already said this. He rebutted with examples one by one to prove that the problem was with him and Lu Pheasant, which was somewhat disrespectful.

"I actually heard her mother say that the relationship between you and Le'er is pretty good." Liu Bang shook his head, "Because of what happened before, it's even harder for me to make a decision now."

After pondering for a moment, seeing that Chen Luo had no other comment, he could only continue: "You married Le'er, so logically, you are also a relative of the Liu family.

Therefore, my young brother, you should actually call me Shu Yue.

It's just that I didn't expect Ayou to do such a thing. This time he came to Pei County, and I brought you here again to ask how to handle this matter properly. "

According to Liu Bang, he seemed to want to keep this matter as private as possible.

After all, Liu Jiao was a prince surnamed Liu. According to Liu Bang's thinking, the stability of the world needed to rely on relatives and follow the old rules of the state and Zhou Dynasty.

Such thoughts are normal.

If the target of the assassination was not him, let Chen Luo judge from a completely onlooker's perspective, and he would even be willing to admit that there was nothing wrong with Liu Bang's approach.

After thinking about it, Chen Luo said calmly: "Your Majesty, with all due respect, I know that you don't want to repeat the mistakes of the pre-Qin Dynasty and let the Han rule last forever.

But you tried your best to protect the princes who had different intentions and assassinated the hero, just because his surname was Liu... I am your son-in-law, and I won't say anything for Leer, but other people will be chilled when they learn about this situation.

What's more, King Jing is your younger brother. If he rebels in the future, the world will still be named Liu, but it will not be your Liu.

Liu Ying, Liu Le, Liu Fei...their surname is your Liu. "

His words were slightly thorny, because after he showed his willingness to compromise, Liu Bang would definitely choose to maintain stability and let him shake hands and talk with Liu Jiao.

In addition, Chen Luo's words were not just to force Liu Bang to deal with Liu Jiao.

After all, Liu Bang is still a man who attaches great importance to his family lineage. Even though his sister-in-law made him look embarrassed in front of many friends, in the end, Mr. Liu begged for mercy and still made his eldest nephew a marquis. Apart from the unpleasant name, there is no other reason. shortcoming.

So Chen Luo chose to play another emotional card as a breakthrough.

Liu Jiao's surname is Liu, but is the "Liu" in his surname different from the "Liu" in Liu Ying and Liu Le's surname? Are they distantly related?

When Liu Jiao overthrows your regime, the ancestors of the Liu family of the Han Dynasty will probably have nothing to do with you.

Liu Bang was indeed silent.

He took a deep breath and let it out slowly without saying anything more.

"Jiang Ning, you are really good at arguing. This reason can indeed convince me." Liu Bang's eyes showed a bit of helplessness, "What he did before did indeed cross the line."

After saying these two sentences, Liu Bang fell into a long silence.

If Liu Jiao's King Jing is captured, who can take his place?

Jingdi is a strategically important area, with Changsha in the south, Chu in the west, and the Central Plains in the north. Rather than setting up counties and counties, having a prince surnamed Liu here made him feel more at ease.

It's a pity that I don't know whether the child Qi Ji is carrying is a boy or a girl, but even if it is a boy, it will still be too long to wait until he is old enough to join the country, and Jingdi will have to be empty for at least ten years.

Rubbing his eyebrows, Liu Bang recalled the name he saw in the battle report of the Han-Hungarian War.

The second brother's eldest son seems to be named Liu Bi?

This time the second brother made a serious mistake and could only be dismissed as a marquis. Instead, his son was granted the title of king in Jingdi, which was a kind of favor that would make him loyal to the emperor on the throne of Chang'an.

Moreover, Liu Bi is a junior and his influence is not enough, not even as much as Liu Fei, let alone the crown prince Liu Ying. After he becomes King Jing, even if he rebels, he will have to work hard for three to forty years. At that age, who will Thinking of raising an army.

After considering these questions, Liu Bang raised his head again and whispered to Chen Luo: "I will take Ayou's handling seriously and give you a satisfactory answer to Jiang Ning."

(End of this chapter)