I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 71 The Prince’s Palace

Liu Bian originally wanted to ask Jia Xu to follow He Jin to ensure that He Jin would not do anything stupid like attracting foreign troops to Beijing.

But I was given the opportunity to no avail!

In fact, throughout Jia Xu's life, the most ruthless thing he ever did was to persuade Li Jue and Guo Si to counterattack Chang'an in order to protect himself.

Other times, he's quite human.

After all, Jia Xu's moral bottom line is extremely flexible. He doesn't care about heaven and earth, he just wants to not harm Wenhe.

But Jia Xu has one good thing. As long as he doesn't hurt Wen He, he will never worry about the world being in chaos.

After hearing the news about Jia Xu from Ding Gong, Liu Bian learned a little more about it and sent Xun Yu to deliver a letter to ask the general why he abandoned Jia Xu like a worn-out shoe.

He Jin wrote back and told Liu Bian about his examination of Jia Xu. He also advised Liu Bian that there were many talented people in the world and he could recommend them to Liu Bian if he wanted.

He also mentioned the famous people in his house, who were named "Ba Gu", "Ba Ji", and "Ba Chef".

Liu Bian thought it was better for them to find a place to talk.

After learning about Jia Xu's hiding behavior, Liu Bian found some free time and went to the Prince's Palace outside the palace.

Prepare to meet Jia Xu.

By the way, he also brought a little tail.

Princess Wannian lived in the North Palace when she was a child. Later, the emperor moved to the South Palace in the first year of Zhongping, and she followed.

She basically lived in the Yeting of these two palaces during her childhood.

When she heard that Liu Bian was going to Yong'an Palace, which was once again used as the crown prince's palace outside the palace, Xiao Wannian kept begging Liu Bian to take her with him.

Seeing that she felt aggrieved, Liu Bian took her to the emperor and took her with him after obtaining permission.

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The Prince's Palace is also called the East Palace, but unlike the forbidden Middle East Palace where the emperor lived, the Prince's Palace is somewhat similar to using Changqiu Palace to refer to the Queen's Palace, which is also the name of the Palace of the Prince.

As the saying goes, "Ming is the palace where the emperor left the palace, so that the prince can live there."

Yong'an Palace has not been used as the palace for many years.

Liu Bian's last crown prince was Emperor Chong Liu Bing more than 40 years ago. He became the crown prince at the age of one and settled in Chengguang Palace. The last Shun Emperor, Liu Bao, became the crown prince at the age of five and the crown prince at the age of six. But because they were young, the crown prince's uterus was temporarily placed in the palace.

Now, Emperor Ling has reversed the system after Guangwu, using Yong'an Palace to the east of Beigong as the crown prince's palace.

According to the practice at that time, Liu Bian needed to wait until he came of age and was crowned before he officially moved out of the palace and moved into the crown prince's womb.

However, Emperor Ling gave Liu Bian the right to leave the palace. Although it was limited to Luoyang City, it was obviously also included in the palace.

He also used officials from the imperial court to work part-time to build the framework of the crown prince's palace from top to bottom.

There are only some people whose numbers don't match their number and some official positions that cannot be held part-time.

For example, there are sixteen members and the title of Prince Xi Ma is as high as that of Ye. He is on duty in rotation and is responsible for delivering orders. When the prince travels, he serves as a guard and leads the way.

Liu Bian was officially crowned prince more than two months ago, and Yong'an Palace was renovated.

Liu Bian was unwilling to make major construction projects, but Emperor Ling was very insistent and believed that the dignity of the Han family could not be lost.

Liu Bian couldn't refuse. He couldn't tell Emperor Ling that he didn't think Emperor Ling would survive until he moved to the palace?

Therefore, after the renovation of Yong'an Palace was completed, Liu Bian went there once to see if the renovation work of Yong'an Palace, which was completed by Bi Lan, one of the ten permanent attendants, instead of the general supervisor who was supposed to be responsible, cost more. By the way, let’s see how handsome Zhao Yun is.

After reading it, Liu Bian compared what he saw when he looked in the mirror and felt that he looked better.

This is Liu Bian's second time there.

The prince's concubine Zhao Yun was also among the guards.

Although Ding Gong, who accompanied him to Yong'an Palace, also served as the crown prince's commander, he exercised the power of the crown prince's young master in place of Zheng Xuan and was the de facto chief of the crown prince's palace.

When Liu Bian arrived at Yong'an Palace, Jia Xu, who had already received the notice, was already waiting in Yong'an Palace.

Liu Bian asked the accompanying maid to accompany Xiao Wannian to play in the back hall and meet Jia Xu first.

Jia Xu was different from what Liu Bian thought. He didn't look gloomy at all, and his temperament was no different from the scholars in Liu Bian's impression.

After Jia Xu visited him, Liu Bian asked him about his life in Luoyang.

"Back to Your Highness, I am very well in Luoyang. Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."

Jia Xu answered cautiously. Instead of solving his doubts, the meeting with the general only increased the doubts he faced.

He originally thought that he might have been recommended to the General by a close associate of the General who knew him, but when he communicated with the General, it seemed that such a person did not exist.

After he deliberately hid his clumsiness, the general threw him into the East Palace without any care.

Could he be a close aide of the prince?

But he asked around, but there was no old acquaintance of him. Moreover, during his stay in Luoyang, no acquaintance came to look for him.

It can't be that in order to survive from the Qiang people, he lied and claimed that he was Duan Ji's grandson. Someone must have taken it seriously!

"Why don't Wen He want to serve the general?" Liu Bian asked straightforwardly.

The current situation is that he knows Jia Xu but Jia Xu doesn't know him. It's time to hit the straight ball.

Jia Xu was shocked. He had heard a lot of rumors about the prince. He had never treated Liu Bian as an ordinary child before. Now he was even more cautious. He said, "Is there any reason for my reluctance? In the past, I was favored by the general. When I saw the envoy, I asked General Du Liao to resign on the same day, and then brought his family to the capital without any hesitation."

"Really? But I heard that some people praised you for your good and mediocre talents. This is not consistent with your performance as a general."

Jia Xu bowed again and said, "I am stupid and I really don't know. I really don't deserve such high praise."

Liu Bian smiled and did not continue to pursue the issue. Instead, he changed the topic: "You are from Wuwei County, Liangzhou. What do you think of the national policy towards Liangzhou set by the imperial court last year?"

Jia Xu did not expect that the prince's topic would change so quickly. This time, he did not hide his clumsiness: "I thought that if this strategy had been implemented ten years earlier, Liangzhou would have been stabilized in a few years."

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment and took the opportunity to observe Liu Bian's reaction. However, he could not see any emotion or anger. He continued: "It's just that now the Han and Qiang have merged, especially after the death of Beigong Boyu and other Qiang leaders, the Qiang people They are all under the orders of the powerful local Han people. Although the national policy is good, it will inevitably take effect slowly."

"So, what good idea does Wen He have?"

After hearing this, Jia Xu knew that he had made the right choice. However, the prince was twelve or thirteen years old, and he felt as if he was talking to an adult.

Is this the prince?

Jia Xu's mind was spinning, and he replied: "In the past, Han Sui abandoned the kingdom. Although his tribes were numerous, they betrayed their trust first. If the court wants to raise troops to Pingliang again, it can divide the powerful Liangzhou power through alienation tactics to assist national policy. .”

　I have a low fever and feel something is wrong. Try to get more

　　

　

(End of this chapter)