Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 286

As the night got darker, a nun walked over with a lamp on and saw a small figure sitting under the eaves of the corridor. After looking carefully, she quickly stepped forward and said, "Why are you sitting here, Your Highness? Don't catch a cold."

"it's okay no problem."

Liu Cheng waved his hand, and he sat silently under the eaves of the corridor, with a trace of depression on his face.

He originally thought that he had planned things well, but he never expected that his father would come back at this time.

Children are naturally afraid of their parents, especially Liu Cheng. His father is away from home for many years and his mother is very strict in his discipline. He is more or less a "left-behind child".

Seeing that she couldn't talk to him, grandma had no choice but to stay with him.

After a long time, the door of the imperial study room opened behind him, and an old eunuch came over. Seeing Liu Cheng sitting on the ground, he quickly walked over.

"Your Highness, the Lord wants you to eat something first and get some rest early."

"I'm here to apologize to my father."

Liu Cheng muttered with his head down and refused to obey.

After his mother came back, he asked him to go see his father quickly, but he sat outside and waited for so long and didn't wait for his father to come out, so he felt a little sad.

The old eunuch was helpless for a while. After a while, a faint voice sounded from behind Liu Cheng.

"go for meal."

"I won't go." Liu Cheng suddenly paused. In the Yanjing Palace, there were either eunuchs from Gu Liao or palace people and old ladies. It was impossible for an adult man's voice to appear, unless it was his own. That father.

Liu Ling stood beside his son. Seeing that his son had not turned around, he hesitated, waved his hand to the old eunuch and the nanny to go away, and slowly sat down beside his son.

"not hungry?"

Liu Cheng finally had some reaction. He originally wanted to vent his anger, but he grew up listening to his father's stories and knew how great the man beside him was. He pursed his lips and whispered: "Hungry. "

"Shall we go eat?"

It was rare for Liu Ling to use such a tone. He reached out and touched his son's head. Liu Cheng trembled all over and his eyes suddenly became moist.

It was getting late, Liu Ling took his son's hand and stood up, turned around and entered the study. Liu Cheng saw a lot of documents and files piled on the desk. He guessed that his father might have been busy just now, and the resentment he was holding in his heart suddenly dissipated. Most of it.

Liu Ling signaled his son to sit down, and then he ordered people to cook. He would definitely not be able to do it well for a while. At this time, he wanted to talk to his son, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know where to start.

That day, I stood in the courtyard and listened to the cries of my son's birth. Then I turned around and announced to my close followers that I was pregnant.

That day seemed like yesterday. In the blink of an eye, my son was now five years old. He was sitting there very well-behaved, with a calmness that was rare for his age.

"I heard from your mother that you had someone beat up your classmate?"

Liu Cheng became a little panicked all of a sudden. On the surface, it seemed that he was stupid for being provoked. Afterwards, he was asked to criticize those classmates for being bad. He was afraid that his father would think him a bad boy, so he hurriedly explained: "They were the first ones." bully me"

"Really?"

"Yes."

Whether this matter is serious or not, Liu Ling knew about it before he returned to Yanjing. Anyway, it's fine now. It's just gossip.

But when he saw his son's little face suddenly wrinkled and tears streaming down his face, his heart moved slightly.

"Father, I."

"A man from Yandi will bleed but not shed tears." Liu Ling said calmly: "If you were bullied, wouldn't you go back after being bullied? What is there to cry about?"

"If you are not satisfied, my father will kill the whole family of those ministers who offended the prince tomorrow, okay?"

Liu Cheng was so frightened that he burped, hurriedly stopped his tears, and waved his hands repeatedly.

"No, the book says that it will be done to the kings Yao and Shun. If a child lets his father do such a thing, wouldn't he be following..."

"It's fine."

Liu Ling looked at his son and said with a smile: "My father spends a lot of time away from home fighting, so it's good for my son to be happy. In the future, if you have nothing to do, you can also play more with the children of the ministers' families. You Since we can take the lead this time, we must take the lead again and again.

Let everyone obey you, not let everyone obey the prince, do you understand? "

Liu Cheng nodded in understanding.

When the food was delivered, Liu Ling once again signaled the old eunuch to step aside, and served his son soup and rice with his own hands. He was now interested in this trivial matter that he found boring before. Seeing his son obediently lowering his head to eat, Liu Ling didn't know what to say for a moment. What.

My son is very sensible, but I, as a father, have never fulfilled my responsibilities.

He watched his son eat. Liu Cheng looked up at his father and smiled sheepishly.

"Eat slowly." Liu Ling said softly.

"The Han people's appetites can no longer eat anything."

In the court, Cai Jing stood out of the queue and shouted with all his strength: "For the present plan, we can only compromise and let the Han people stop marching south for the time being. Our Song Dynasty is rich in national strength. As long as we support it for two more years and slowly recover, we will be able to Wipe out the Northern Barbarians!"

Immediately, someone refuted: "Today's Han army is just like the Qin Dynasty in the past. Qin used the power of one country to destroy six countries one after another. Although it was not an overnight success, every time it conquered a country, Qin could continue to digest the situation." The country’s land and people’s power are the same today!
If the Yan thieves completely capture the Hebei, Hedong and Yongxing armies, or even get their hands on the Qinfeng Road, I will be the capital of the Song Dynasty."

"You are so presumptuous, how dare you say such treacherous words!"

Cai Jing was furious, pointed at the other party and said: "Now you say you want to fight, and I agree, then tell me, where are the soldiers and horses in the Song Dynasty now? Even if you can raise the soldiers and horses, can you win?"

He took a breath and said word by word: "We are all ministers of the Song Dynasty. This is the morning court, not the Caishikou where shrews are tearing apart. You refuted me, but you are relying on your own opinion, and what I said is all loyalty. !”

"You" The official who spoke opposite was already furious and a little speechless. Cai Jing immediately took advantage of the victory and pursued it.

"Just stir it up. It has caused the people of the Song Dynasty to lose their hearts. Who in the world will not laugh at you now? But we are the court, and this is the place where rules are set for the world. Some things can be messed up before, but now they must be done one by one. say clearly!"

Cai Jing paused, looked around, and said loudly: "Right now, we have lost all the three lands of the Song Dynasty, the people's hearts are scattered, and our troops are insufficient. The only way forward is to make peace with the King of Han, then repair the soldiers and armor, and then try to grow stronger." count!"

"King of Han?"

Someone sneered and said: "Now the Yan thief has already established a country. Last year he was the leader of the country, and this year he will be the emperor. Liu Ling, a mixed Han from the north, dares to claim to be a descendant of Han Gaozu. If he really claims the respect, Then, who was Zhengshuo in Han and Song Dynasties?

If we can’t tell this clearly, then our Song Dynasty will make future generations laugh! "

"Disgraceful?"

Cai Jing said angrily: "Don't say it will be laughed at by future generations, I will tell the truth. Today, the Jin people were beaten by the Yan thieves and retreated to the north. The Songting Pass and the Great Wall in front of them were like iron walls, preventing them from going south again.

The Xia people even disintegrated the imperial court and Guo Zuo;
Dozens of large tribes in the grassland have already surrendered. Every time the Han army attacks, there are cavalry from the grassland tribes to clear the way for them.
But before that, they can still fight against Liu Ling, but what about us?

We are a joke now! "

(End of this chapter)