I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 375 Liu Che meets Wei Zifu

Light rain falls.

Wei Qing was on his way to deliver a letter on horseback again.

Since leaving Lujiang County, he felt as if he had never stayed in the same place for more than three days. Tasks often piled on his shoulders, rushing him to complete them.

But Wei Qing had no complaints.

In his opinion, Chen Luo was kind to him.

Without the support of the other party, the most likely possibility for him in his life is to remain a riding slave in the Pingyang Marquis Mansion. When he reaches the age of 30 or 40, the master may exempt him from the slave status and rely on the rewards accumulated over more than ten years. , they can own a few acres of thin farmland in a relatively remote county in Guanzhong and live a good life. Then the two sisters can bring their nephews to live nearby. During their free time, they can go hunting and fishing together, and have delicious dinners. Extra meals.

Being able to live such a life, Wei Qing felt that he had no regrets.

Because he understands that his status is too low and it is difficult for him to strive for a better future. Instead of suffering from uncontrollable desires, it is better to suppress his desires and learn to reconcile with mediocrity.

This is not the result of lying down, but the helplessness of smart people.

However, seeing a real opportunity to change his destiny and change the future of himself, his brother, his two sisters and his nephew, Wei Qing decided to seize the opportunity firmly in his own hands and not let go no matter how difficult the road ahead was.

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at the same time.

Chang'an City, Weiyang Palace.

Several sympathizers sang to the tune of Chu ballads and Sima Xiangru's new lyrics. Their wild imaginations described the story of Emperor Gaozu's uprising and killing the white snake on Mangdang Mountain. The process was full of ups and downs, full of emotion and grandeur, and was quite epic. Style.

Even though it was not the first time he heard the climax, Liu Che still couldn't help but raise his glass and poured the strong drink into his throat to express his happiness.

"Brother, you should drink less, so as not to miss the main business. When the time comes, those officials may have to write a letter to scold you, sister." Princess Pingyang, who was sitting at the lower position to the left of Liu Che, persuaded her.

"Don't worry, sister, your brother is already here, and he knows it well." Liu Che responded with a smile, but after putting down the wine glass in his hand, he didn't ask the attendant to add more.

People often say that family ties in the Tian family are weak, and this is indeed true.

It is not uncommon for fathers and sons to become enemies. Brothers competing for power are even more wary of each other.

Throughout history, there are very few brothers in the royal family who are truly sympathizing with each other, if not unique.

On the contrary, there is no direct conflict of interests between the siblings, but there is still some family affection.

Princess Pingyang nodded lightly and did not continue the topic.

After all, the other party is no longer the child who followed her and wanted to sneak her out of the palace and go boating on the Wei River.

"I came to the palace this time. Firstly, I missed my brother. Secondly, I wanted to ask for news about my husband. If he failed to do things well in the south, I hope that my brother won't blame him too much. He is usually lazy. He has a lazy temper, and this time he has temporarily arranged a task. I wonder how much energy he will have to do it." Princess Pingyang pretended to be frowning and sighed lightly.

Nowadays, disaster relief matters in the south are rarely discussed directly in the morning court. Although she is a princess, she does not have the opportunity to access the secrets within the court.

Therefore, she planned to give Liu Che a vaccination first.

Cao Shou really wants to mess up the matter, so don't punish him too harshly.

This method was also used by Zhao Kuo's mother back then. She tried her best to request that her son be removed from the general position in front of King Zhao Xiaocheng. After failing, she hoped that Zhao Kuo would not involve his family after he lost the battle.

Princess Pingyang didn't arrange the arrangements in advance, so the effect would definitely not be as good as Zhao's mother, but now that she came forward to say this to Liu Che, it was better than nothing.

After all, she understands that her husband's virtue cannot be entrusted with important matters.

Hearing this, Liu Che laughed and said, "Sister, don't worry, my brother-in-law handled everything very well in the south, and peace was restored in Jiujiang County in his hands."

Princess Pingyang was stunned for a moment, then waved her hand and said, "Brother, please don't put gold in his face. I think the main contribution is made by Mr. Chen. He, it's good to just do something on the side. "

"Then sister, you are wrong." Liu Che had already guessed that his sister would say this, so he gave it up at the beginning and did not tell all the information. "Brother-in-law, he hasn't met up with Chen Yilang yet, so he is still here." Working alone."

"Ah?" Princess Pingyang opened her mouth slightly in surprise.

Could it be that my husband has really changed his temper?

I would rather believe that the turbidity of Jingshui River and Weihe River will be reversed, than that they will change so quickly.

You must know that if Cao Shou had an enterprising spirit, relying on the connections of the old Pingyang Marquis, he would have had countless opportunities to obtain the high position of Jiuqing in Emperor Jing's dynasty, instead of remaining idle in his idle post until this disaster relief was activated due to his special status.

After pondering for a moment, Princess Pingyang said again: "I guess there must be wise people around him to help handle the disaster relief affairs. It is absolutely impossible for him to deal with the disaster relief affairs in the southern counties by himself."

Even though she obtained information through channels, she firmly believed that her judgment would not be wrong based on her understanding of her husband.

Seeing that Sister A was so sure, Liu Che was stunned.

Among the many disaster relief matters in the south, he mainly focused on Nanjun and Jiangxia counties.

These two places were the most severely affected by the flood, and they were under Chen Luo's responsibility.

As for the Jiujiang County that Cao Shou was responsible for, he transferred so much food from Luoyang that even if he replaced it with ministers with mediocre abilities, it could still be solved perfectly. There was no need to divert too much energy there.

However, Liu Che had a good memory. After careful review, he found that a certain name was indeed often mentioned in the documents sent by Cao Shou.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, "Sister, do you know Wei Qing?"

"Wei Qing?" Princess Pingyang obviously did not expect to hear this name from her younger brother.

Seeing the hesitation on Sister's face, Liu Che asked curiously: "This person was mentioned many times in the documents sent by my brother-in-law. If according to your guess, Sister, there is someone helping my brother-in-law, it must be him." ”

Taking a deep breath, she suppressed the shock in her heart and said: "Wei Qing was originally a riding slave in our house, and when Mr. Chen came to visit our house, he felt that he was talented and helpful.

Therefore we removed him from slavery and made him free.

So my beloved went to the south this time and took Wei Qing with him.

I didn’t expect that he would provide help, it’s really…”

At this time, Princess Pingyang's face was filled with emotion.

Some things are really a coincidence. A little riding slave in the family, who didn't expect to be a hidden talent, played his own role in such a critical situation.

"It's interesting." Liu Che became very interested after listening.

If the other party was a noble, a Confucian scholar who had read the classics thoroughly, and could assist Pingyang Marquis in disaster relief, I would not be as curious as I am now.

After all, it is not surprising that people with middle-level and upper-level qualifications have the ability to take charge of their own business after systematic education and training. But Wei Qing was originally just a riding slave and did not have the opportunity to study systematically. Under such circumstances, he assisted Pingyang Marquis in handling disaster relief affairs in an orderly manner, which shows that his talent is quite amazing.

A leopard can be seen in the tube.

In a short period of time, Wei Qing was able to take charge of food control during disaster relief. If this ability was used in marching and fighting, and responsible for logistics, wouldn't he be Prime Minister Xiao again?

Emperor Gao is in charge of the world, and among his ministers, no one can erase Prime Minister Xiao's contribution to logistics.

After all, there are so many generals on the front line, but there is only one prime minister sitting in the rear.

"Oh, by the way, one of Wei Qing's sisters is my personal maid, and she is waiting outside the palace now." Princess Pingyang remembered this and mentioned it casually.

The deeds of Wei Qing's family are all in Pingyang Hou Mansion.

They exempted Wei Qing from slavery this time. They planned to use his performance and if he could truly make achievements in the south, they would also exempt Wei Qing's family as a favor.

However, the treatment of these people has been improved accordingly. They don't have to do dirty work in the Pingyang Marquis Mansion. Wei Qing's two sisters were just ordinary maids, but now they have been directly upgraded to her personal maids. Princess Pingyang used daily chats to deliberately Get closer.

"Call me in and ask me what's so special about Wei Qing." Liu Che said with a smile.

After saying this, he asked an eunuch to come out of the palace and call him.

A moment later, Wei Zifu followed the eunuch, moving lightly with lotus steps. His almond-shaped eyes were drooped under his willow eyebrows. Although he was a little thin due to his low nutritional intake for a long time, after the quality of life has improved in recent days, his face has a stern look. A bit rosy.

"I am guarding my husband, and I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"No courtesy." Liu Che looked at her carefully for a moment, then smiled and said to Princess Pingyang: "The maids around my sister are all so good-looking. Based on this, Wei Qing must be equally heroic."

Princess Pingyang coughed.

Wei Zifu is indeed good-looking.

It was not surprising that my brother praised her beauty when he saw her for the first time, but why did he then turn to Wei Qingyingwufan?

At this moment, Liu Che stared at Wei Zifu with great interest and said: "Your brother Wei Qing, can you read for a few years and know a few words? What did your father do before entering the Pingyang Marquis Mansion?" of?"

A person's character and ability are closely related to his growth background and family education.

If you want to understand Wei Qing's situation, you should first inquire about the other person's growing environment. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

"Your Majesty, my father is just a county official working under the Marquis of Pingyang. My brother takes his mother's surname. He has been shepherding sheep before. He only learned a few words from the Mohist master and has not read any classics. ." Wei Zifu replied softly, his voice was clear and clear, neither humble nor overbearing.

"Is that so?" Liu Che rubbed his chin and fell into thought.

If Wei Qing himself were here, he could take a detailed test to see if he had any real talent or knowledge.

Simply relying on his sister's narration was still too vague after all.

Raising his head, Liu Che nodded to Wei Zifu and said, "I understand. Your brother Wei Qing has done a good job in the south. I can't reward him now. As his sister, I will reward you with a jade pendant."

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Wei Zifu said in surprise.

If you really have the treasure given by the emperor, even if your family leaves the Pingyang Marquis Mansion, you don't have to worry about being harassed by the evil officials in those places.

Liu Che smiled and asked the eunuch to wait and go to the warehouse to get a piece of jade pendant to give to the other party. The quality should not be too bad.

If Wei Qing is really as talented as he imagined, let alone a jade pendant, it doesn't matter if I give away a thousand taels of gold and ten thousand households.

When Wei Zifu thanked him and left, Princess Pingyang looked Liu Che up and down, making him feel quite uncomfortable.

"Sister...what do you have to say?" Liu Che asked, touching his chin.

"I was thinking that I should have a nephew." Princess Pingyang hinted.

Even though she was Liu Che's biological sister, Liu Che couldn't say it directly because of his sensitive status.

At that time, Liu Che was engaged to a noble family, but his daughter was not well-lucky and died of illness at the age of the prince. Later, Liu Che ascended to the position of crown prince. Many families did not consider marrying their daughters into the palace due to various considerations. middle.

Although he now has several concubines, he has no children.

You must know that the emperor has no queen, which is a serious problem.

Emperor Xiaohui did not die of heirs at that time, but because he had no legitimate son and the concubine was young, the lineage eventually shifted, and the lineage of Emperor Xiaowen inherited the throne.

Because Empress Dowager Dou did not speak, none of the officials in the court thought of interfering with the emperor's harem, but Princess Pingyang, as Liu Che's sister, was qualified to make a few remarks.

"This... don't be in a hurry." Liu Che scratched his head. He really didn't think much about women.

Keeping abreast of national affairs is enough to keep you busy. Occasionally, you can pay a visit to a concubine, but you won't feel nostalgic at all.

After all, he only has so much time and energy every day. If he spends too much in the harem, he will be in a daze when dealing with affairs in court. When things go wrong, Liu Che feels that he will not be able to forgive himself.

However, he thought that if he had no heirs, it would indeed affect the court's problems.

Therefore, for the sake of the world, I should also work hard.

With a slight cough, Liu Che nodded to his sister and said, "Okay, I understand."

"I hope that sister can give my nephew a full-moon gift next year." Princess Pingyang smiled and then asked, "What do you think of Wei Zifu just now?"

The Wei family siblings knew the basics and were both good-natured, so she would talk more and ask Liu Che what he thought.

"Not bad." Liu Che was a little perfunctory, but he quickly understood what Princess Pingyang meant and added hesitantly, "I just don't know if her brother is really talented."

If Wei Qing really has Prime Minister Xiao's abilities, then there will be no problem at all if he does what Sister A wants.

As relatives of the Wei family, there is no doubt that they can become a close "community" and advance and retreat together.

At that time, he can safely leave major and important matters to the other party.

Princess Pingyang smiled helplessly.

From this point of view, there is probably no one else in the world who is more suitable to be emperor than my younger brother. Even if you want a concubine, the first consideration is not her appearance and conduct, but the possible subsequent impact of the other's relatives. .

(End of this chapter)