My life is like walking on thin ice

Chapter 44 The Marquis of Chang'an

Listening carefully to Shen Tujia's self-narration and chatting a few words from time to time, Zhou Ren did not forget to do two things at once, focusing on taking Shen Tujia's pulse.

——Today's Prince Qi's team of princes, all those who are still active in the court and are cited by Emperor Qi as his confidants, most of them have special skills.

For example, Tingwei Zhang Ou, as early as the time of the late emperor, entered the crown prince's palace based on his academic foundation of "the famous science of punishment" and became the legal advisor to Prince Qi.

Another example is the prince's servant Liu She, who also became the prince's servant as early as the late emperor's time with his specialty of "horse management" and became the special coachman of the prince Qi.

Zhou Ren, on the other hand, used his medical skills as a stepping stone and became Prince Qi's personal physician. After the death of the late emperor, he was appointed Doctor Zhongling.

In addition, Zhou Ren also has a slash identity.

——Descendants of the Zhou royal family.

This is how Zhou Ren, the title of Marquis of Rufen, came about - Zhou Ren was the youngest son of King Zhou Ping and the 21st grandson of Ji Lie, Marquis of Rufen.

Granting Zhou Ren the title of Marquis of Rufen, in addition to the Emperor Qiti's trusted confidants, it was also regarded as the "life and death" of the Han family, continuing the bloodline of the Zhou royal family, and incidentally restoring the family and title of Zhou Ren's lineage.

Different from the stereotype of people in the world who can draw a conclusion just by touching their wrists: Zhou Ren felt Shen Tujia's pulse for as long as two sticks of incense.

During this period, they changed hands again, asked questions again, and even slightly rudely asked Shen Tujia to stick out his tongue and check the condition of the tongue coating.

Finally, Zhou Ren took a breath and said with a touch of sadness: "Prime Minister, you are really too tired..."

"You are already old, and you don't care about your body like this. Isn't it a long-term solution?"

"——As the Prime Minister said: The foundation he has developed during his career allows the Prime Minister to hold on, but it is just a hold on."

"Once something goes wrong, even if the illness comes like a mountain, and there is no prime minister, veteran ministers, Zhu Guo, ancestral temple, and country, what should we do?"

Hearing the concern and sentimentality in Zhou Ren's words, Shen Tujia felt a warmth in his heart, but he also shook his head with a carefree smile and took his hand away from Zhou Ren.

"Since we are born in a mortal body and eat all kinds of grains, we cannot escape birth, old age, illness and death."

"——The laws of nature are such that there is no way to avoid it."

"If I want to live a long life, I can indeed do what Ru Fenhou said, hide in the mountains, ignore worldly affairs, and take good care of my body."

"But the emperor does not care about his own life, and everything is focused on the ancestral temple and the state. When handling state affairs in the Xuanshi Hall, he will sit for most of the day, or even for several days."

"How can we, the ministers, cherish our lives?"

"If I cherish my life, how can I be worthy of the kindness of the late emperor, and how can I be worthy of the generous salary of this high-ranking official who is courteous to hundreds of officials and earns thousands of dollars..."

As he said this, Shen Tujia shook his head and smiled, and then let out a long sigh.

"I'm an old man and I don't have many years left to live."

"My lifelong wish is just to see Your Majesty sit peacefully on the imperial couch in Xuanshi Palace, and no longer have to worry about the Kanto clan princes."

"Only in this way can we hold our heads high and say in front of the late Emperor under the Nine Springs in the future: I am fortunate to have lived up to my command!"

"My Han family no longer has to worry about which clan princes will raise troops to cause chaos in Guandong."

"Emperor Taizu Gao was caught in the humiliation of Bai Deng, and Empress Dowager Lu suffered the humiliation of Maodun Shanyu. The day is approaching when the great revenge will be avenged..."

Following Shen Tujia's plaintive words, Zhou Ren's face became even more sentimental;

In the end, he had no choice but to stand up solemnly, arrange his clothes carefully, and then bow to Shen Tujia.

"Prime Minister, you are so righteous."

"My Han family is so lucky to have such a loyal and kindhearted person..." Xu Shi was infected by Zhou Ren's sentimental mood. Shen Tujia smiled and sighed, but his eyes turned red at some point.

Feeling his own strange mood swings, the old prime minister just took a deep breath and naturally brought the topic back to the topic.

"Mr. Zhongling is here today, but His Majesty has something to say. Could you please tell Mingzhong Ling to convey it to you?"

Seeing that Shen Tujia was talking about business and addressing himself from the everyday 'Rufenhou' to the 'Dragon Zhongling' that was only used in formal occasions, Zhou Ren also quietly suppressed his negative emotions and his expression changed accordingly. Sober.

"The Xiongnu delegation has passed Xiaoguan and will arrive in Chang'an soon."

"Your Majesty wishes that we should try our best to fight for the peace terms proposed by the Huns without any compromise, and we must not give or take anything."

"If not, if the Huns are aware of something unusual, or if they directly learn that our Han family is about to cut off the vassalage, and there will be great changes in Guandong, I am afraid it will further encourage their arrogance and gain access to Longwang Shu."

"Your Majesty has generally made a decision on this matter, but he still wants to hear the Prime Minister's opinion."

After saying something in a deep voice, Zhou Ren hurriedly lowered his head, took out a blank bamboo slip from his arms, and immediately spread it flat on the table in front of him.

On the other side of the case, watching Zhou Ren grabbing the brush on the case without any surprise, and immediately looking like he wanted to record every word he said, Shen Tujia only took a deep breath, and then shook his head with a solemn expression. Shake his head.

"In my opinion, the Huns may have already received the news that His Majesty wants to reduce the vassal state and that there will be drastic changes in Guandong."

"——Even if you don't get the exact information, you will definitely have a rough idea."

"After all, the Marquis of Chang'an on the grassland was never a spy placed by my Han family on the grassland."

"As long as the price is right, he, the Lu family, can send information about the grassland to my Han family as the 'Han Chang'an Marquis', and he can also bring information about my Han family to the Xiongnu as the 'King of Donghu of the Xiongnu'. people."

"He has both sides and is good at dancing. He is the Marquis of Chang'an..."

As soon as Shen Tujia said this, Zhou Ren frowned immediately, his hand that was writing furiously stopped, and his expression became more solemn.

The Marquis of Chang'an of the Han Dynasty and the King of Donghu of the Xiongnu actually refer to the same person.

——Taizu Gao Emperor Liu Bang's brother-in-command, so the king of Yan: Lu Wan.

At the beginning of the founding of the Han Dynasty, Lu Wan was first granted the title of Marquis of Chang'an, and the capital of the dynasty was granted the status of a city. This shocked the world!

Later, he was awarded the title of King of Yan with a different surname, which actually caused Fan Kuai, Zhou Bo and other rich old friends to secretly lose several back molars.

But later, the Gao Emperor Liu Bang began to eradicate the princes with different surnames one by one. Even though His Highness Yan was in the heart of the emperor, he could not help but be in panic all day long;
In the end, under the instigation of others, he rebelled against his brother Liu Bang.

After his failure, he naturally had no choice but to flee north to the grasslands and beg at the foot of the Great Wall, hoping to be forgiven by his good brother Liu Bang.

Unfortunately, in the end, Lu Wan did not wait for Liu Bang's edict of pardon, but instead waited for the news of the death of Emperor Taizu Gao.

Knowing that she could not be forgiven, especially not tolerated by the Empress Dowager Lu, Lu Wan immediately became disheartened and threw herself into the arms of the Huns. She was granted the title of King of Donghulu by the Xiongnu Chanyu.

During the reign of the late Emperor, Lu Tazhi's wife fled back to the Han Dynasty with her two young princes, and found that the Marquis's Mansion in Chang'an, where Lu Wan lived before she was crowned King of Yan, was exactly the same as before!
Even the feudal taxes and taxes for many years were exchanged for thousands of gold cakes, lying quietly in the cellar...

At this point, the Lu family completed the magnificent transformation from 'traitors' to 'double agents'.

In the grassland, Lu Tazhi's descendant is King Donghu of the Xiongnu, a real 'expert on Han Dynasty issues';
In Chang'an, Lu Tazhi's descendant was the Marquis of Chang'an, the undoubted encyclopedia of the Huns' internal affairs.

There is also an extremely close and frequent exchange of letters between the grassland Lu family and the Changan Lu family to ensure the exchange of information.

In the past few years, the Lu family had basically monopolized the channels through which the Han and Hungarian parties could inquire about each other's internal information.

　It's a little annoying to be out of context here, so instead of delaying the next chapter until tomorrow, I'll post it around one o'clock later, which will be the first update tomorrow.

　　
　
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