I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 461: The Emperor is going on a tour?
Liu Bian nodded slightly. He did want to go on a tour.

Come to think of it, he has never left Luoyang County in his life.

Upon hearing this, Cai Yan immediately said, "The aftermath of the drought has not yet ended, and the people are still in distress. If you rashly go out, I'm afraid you will be criticized."

Liu Bian certainly knew this. After all, when the emperor went on tour, most of the materials he needed needed to be supplied along the way. Back then, when the previous emperor went on tour, he spent a lot of private money, which was how he appeased the opposition of many ministers. Now, when Liu Bian wanted to go on tour, there were more and more people who opposed him.

Moreover, like the previous emperor, he can now use his own private money to go on tour.

He explained to Cai Yan: "I don't have to leave right away. As long as the weather is good next year and the wheat harvest in the north is good in May, then it will be time to go on tour."

The tour will be in half a year, so we can start preparing now.

"I am willing to go with you!" Cai Yan was of course willing to go out and take a look. She had been in the deep palace for so long that she was tired of the scenery in the palace.

So, at the court meeting two days later, Liu Bian announced that he would go on tour after the wheat harvest in May of the following year.

As for the first target of the tour, it was chosen as the former emperor’s hometown, Hejian State.

Liu Bian really wanted to see with his own eyes what the Han Dynasty would look like under his rule.
When the ministers saw that the emperor, who had always been frugal, was preparing to use his own private money for the tour, they knew that the emperor had made up his mind.

Moreover, the time of the trip is set after the wheat harvest next year. If there is a natural disaster at that time, the tour will naturally be cancelled. If there is no natural disaster, the tour will go on.

In comparison, the matter of Liu Xie and Liu Shou leaving the palace to live separately was not worth discussing in the court.

However, since the country was in the midst of a disaster, it was not convenient to build large-scale buildings for these two people, so Liu Bian only chose two houses outside the city of Luoyang as the Chenliu Prince's Palace and the Princess's Palace respectively.

After confirming the residence of the two people, Liu Bian saw them suddenly coming together. Without thinking too much, he knew what they wanted.

He only left one sentence: "Whether you two can go on tour with me in half a year depends on your performance in the past six months!"

Liu Shou was naturally overjoyed. This request was the same as no request at all to her. Moreover, she believed that even if something unexpected happened, she could ask the queen again and she would definitely be able to go out with the emperor.

Liu Xie was a little worried. He didn't know what his brother meant by performance? What were the criteria for judging...

However, it was not only Liu Xie and Liu Shou who came to Liu Bian to join the tour.

"Mom wants to go too?"

Hearing Liu Bian's question, Empress Dowager He was a little annoyed. Didn't her son ever consider taking her with him when traveling?
She asked, "I heard you were going to take the Queen with you?"

The implication is that once you get a wife, you forget your mother.

Liu Bian quickly came behind Queen Mother He, who pressed her shoulder and explained, "Mother, think about it. When I'm out on patrol, someone must stay in Luoyang to control the situation! Now in Luoyang City, the person I can trust most is you."

"Besides, Cheng'er, Ze'er, and Yue'er are still young and will also stay in the palace. They will all depend on mother to take care of them. Mother, you should do more work if you are capable!"

Liu Yue was Liu Bian's daughter, born to Dong Heng two months ago. Empress Dowager Dong loved her very much.

After hearing this, Empress Dowager He believed it immediately...

No wonder!
She said: "The queen has always been virtuous, and it is the same for leaving her in Luoyang during this tour."

Liu Bian thought about what he had promised Cai Yan before...but now Empress Dowager He said this.

Sure enough, since ancient times, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has always been a major problem in life!

However, when Empress Dowager He saw that Liu Bian looked troubled, she did not insist and just said, "Well, you have lived in the palace for a long time, it's time to go out and take a look. As for me, I don't know if I will have the opportunity to go out next time..."

Seeing this, Liu Bian quickly said, "Don't worry, mother. There will definitely be a chance. Next time I go to Nanyang for an inspection, I will definitely bring you with me!"

Nanyang is the hometown of Empress Dowager He. Liu Bian thought that returning home in glory should be acceptable to Empress Dowager He! But after he finished speaking, he saw Empress Dowager He looking at him with a smile.

Liu Bian then realized that it was because he lacked experience in handling the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law that he answered too quickly.

Fortunately, Empress Dowager He did not really argue with Liu Bian, and only said one sentence - "The emperor's words are as good as gold, don't forget them."

"Don't worry, mother!"

But the matter did not end just because Empress Dowager He gave up.

Somehow, Cai Yan learned that Empress Dowager He wanted to go on a tour, and took the initiative to find Liu Bian, requesting that Empress Dowager He be allowed to go on the tour on her behalf.

——"Since the Queen Mother intends to go on a tour, how can I, as the new bride, not support her?"

Liu Bian still hesitated, and said: "I promised you before, and now my mother also agreed to go on a tour together when we return to our hometown in Nanyang in the future."

Cai Yan changed her tone and analyzed: "The Queen Mother agreed because she didn't want to make things difficult for you. However, as a new bride, how can I pretend to be ignorant at this time when I have to fulfill my filial duty?"

"How about this, when I go to the West Palace tomorrow to pay my respects, I will ask the Queen Mother whether she is willing to travel so far. Is that okay?"

Liu Bian replied: "Well, if Zhao Ji is worried, go ask her tomorrow!"

Don't let him become a stumbling block in the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

The examples of Empress Dowager Dong and Empress Dowager He are not far away.

In fact, strictly speaking, there would be no risk in letting Cai Yan stay in Luoyang with two princes and a princess. As a relative by marriage, Cai Yong had no biological children, and his original plan to adopt a child from his clan was postponed for various reasons.

Moreover, given Cai Yan's intelligence, she was actually more suitable to stay than Empress Dowager He.

However, before it was clear who would accompany the tour between Empress Dowager He and the Queen, Empress Dowager Dong came again.

After Liu Xie left the palace, Empress Dowager Dong doted on Liu Yue even more. If she hadn't taken Dong Heng into consideration, she would have thought of taking Liu Yue to the West Palace and raising her herself.

"The emperor will be leaving in six months. Have the concubines who will accompany him been decided?"

"Not yet." Liu Bian already knew why Queen Mother Dong came, and he said, "Jieyu is the only one among all the concubines who has some martial arts skills..."

Empress Dowager Dong looked like a teachable child and left with satisfaction.

Liu Bian had a headache. He didn't expect that the court officials were so easy to persuade, but the harem was so difficult.

It's just to compete for a spot on tour.

Thinking that there would be more things that the harem would fight over in the future, Liu Bian couldn't help but worry.

Fortunately, his harem is still relatively harmonious now.

Ye Ting.

Zhen Mi was preparing peach charms for hanging. When she heard that Concubine Mi was coming, she immediately went out to greet her.

The two men's brothers worked in the same place and had a fairly harmonious relationship with each other. Therefore, the two men, who lived together in the palace and were both nobles, were natural good friends.

Moreover, Zhen Mi was still young, only thirteen years old after the Chinese New Year. There was a rumor in the palace that the emperor liked older girls.

At present, Zhen Mi still lacks competitiveness.

(End of this chapter)