Liu De took Zhang Tang and walked out of the valley where he lived, surrounded by guards. ()

Liu Yan, who was already waiting at the door, immediately came forward to greet him, bowed slightly and said hello: "Brother Emperor..."

Liu De nodded in return, stepped forward to greet him, took Liu Yan's hand, and asked, "Brother, are you ready?"

"Reply to the emperor brother, my brother is ready!" Liu Yan lowered his head slightly and replied.

The status gap has already become apparent.

For Liu Yan, the most obvious example is that Liu Deneng built a hut to guard the mausoleum next to his biological mother's mausoleum, but he had to stay at the royal residence in Chang'an City. He was even not allowed to enter or leave the palace without permission from the emperor or the queen mother.

"That's good!" Liu De nodded and asked, "Have you met the imperial grandmother?"

"Brother, I've already met the emperor's grandmother..." Liu Yan replied cautiously. He and Liu De had only been separated for two months, but the changes in each other were astonishing.

After entering the country, Liu Lang was no longer the prince he used to be in Weiyang Palace.

He is also the king of a country, so naturally he has matured.

Liu De looked around and found that he could not see Liu Rong's shadow, so he asked: "Where is the eldest brother?"

"Replying to the emperor brother, the eldest brother was too sad, so he waited in the king's carriage..." Liu Yan lowered his head and replied.

When Liu De heard this, he waved his hands and said, "Then let's go to meet the eldest brother together first..."

Liu De can understand Liu Rong's cousin.

It's just that they can't adapt to the change in each other's identities, and they can't lose face and surrender to Liu De.

This is normal!

only……

As Liu De walked away, he pretended to sigh and said to Liu Yan: "You and I, the eldest brother, have a temper similar to that of King Wu Ai! Forget it, who calls him the eldest brother?"

When Liu Yan heard this, he bowed his head deeply and did not dare to answer.

King Wu Ai is Liu Bo, the eldest brother of Gao Emperor Liu Bang!

In the beginning, when Liu Bang was still a gangster and gangster, he often brought his friends to his home for fun.

Uncle Liu and his wife looked down upon Liu Bang's behavior, and also hated and despised Liu Bang for fooling around outside, but after all, they did not embarrass Liu Bang out of brotherhood.

However, after Uncle Liu died, the sister-in-law who was in charge of the family, Uncle Liu and his wife, began to look down on him.

Every time Liu Bang brought someone back to eat, she would scrape the bottom of the pot to show that there was no food...

When Liu Bang became emperor, he still respected his eldest brother and named him King Wu Ai. But he disliked his eldest sister-in-law and his eldest brother's sons.

For example, Uncle Liu had a son named Liu Xin. After Liu Bang became emperor and ruled the world, all his relatives basically ascended to heaven and were granted kings and marquises, except for Liu Xin. Later, he could not withstand the urging of the Supreme Emperor Liu Taigong.

I barely made him a Genjiehou. A Genjiehou can only scrape the bottom of the pot with a spoon!

Liu Yan naturally knew these allusions and past events of the Liu family, and he also understood that Liu De was a slanderer. At the same time, he was still cursing Liu Rong for his early death. However, instead of holding any injustice for Liu Rong in his heart, he was actually a little happy!

Why?

Liu Rong is King Wu Ai, then he is King Liu Ji of Chu Yuan!

Liu Ji was Emperor Gao's good brother. He trusted Emperor Gao throughout his life and entrusted him with military and state affairs. Later, he was named King of Chu and sat in the south. When he was still alive, he was honored as Han Bo by Emperor Xiaohui. He was in charge of the princes of Guandong and devoted himself to the court.

of power!

Liu De took Liu Yan to the spacious galloping road, and saw two teams of kings' ceremonial guards lined up quietly on both sides of the road.

Liu De turned around and told Wang Dao: "Call out my carriage and ceremonial guards..."

Today, the father, the Emperor Liu Qi, is about to return to Luan Chang'an. The three brothers gathered together to welcome the Emperor's return to the Wei River in the east of Chang'an City.

Not long after, Liu De's carriage and ceremonial guard drove out from the path beside the valley.

When Liu Yan saw it, his eyes were stunned and he asked: "Brother Emperor, have you always been riding in a carriage like this?"

In fact, Liu De's carriage was not like the carriages used by the princes of the Han Dynasty at all. It was broken and old, and the wheels had obviously been replaced several times. Not to mention the splendidly decorated carriage of Liu De's.

Compared with the carriage driven by Wang, even the carriage driven by the ordinary Marquis Che was several times stronger than Liu De's carriage.

Basically, if Liu Yan's carriage is considered a Mercedes-Benz, then Liu De's carriage is at most a QQ or a second-hand one.

Liu De raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "What's wrong?"

He looked back at his carriage, which was indeed a bit old and shabby. Mainly because of the trip to Hedong, the entire carriage was almost in ruins.

But what does it matter?

Liu De even specially asked people to carve two lines of words on the left and right doors of the carriage.

Engraved on the left is: Si Shi's humble room.

Engraved on the right side is: Weiwu Dexin.

There is simply nothing more pretentious than this!

Liu De patted Liu Yan on the shoulder and said: "Let me give you a message to the emperor's brother. If the mountain is not high, it will be famous if it has immortals. If the water is not deep, it will be spiritual if it has dragons! That's why Wu Qi said to Wen Hou: The solid foundation of mountains and rivers lies in virtue.

Not in danger!"

Hearing Liu De's words, Liu Rongru, who had been sitting in his carriage, was sitting on a needle blanket. He had no choice but to lift the curtain. With the help of the eunuch, he stepped out of the carriage and bowed slightly to Liu De and Liu Yan.

: "What are the two imperial brothers talking about? Why don't you talk with me..."

Liu De looked back, nodded slightly and returned the greeting, saying: "Brother, if you are willing, Liu Yan and I will never ask for it..."

But in my heart I was filled with contempt.

How many days has it been since Su Ji was buried?

This person has revealed his true colors and regained his true nature.

However, compared to two or three months ago, Liu Rong is at least much more pleasing to the eye now. At least, he no longer pretends that the earth revolves around him.

Liu De raised his head, took Liu Yan's hand, and said: "It's just that it's getting late now. Let's go to welcome our father back to the capital first. Let's talk about the love of brothers later..."

As for Liu Rong, Liu De was too lazy to pay any more courtesy.

However, in front of outsiders, you still have to take care of your face, and at least act like brothers and sisters.

So Liu De reached out and took Liu Rong's hand. He showed a relieved smile and said: "Although my brothers and I are suffering from the loss of our mother, today is the day when our father returns to Beijing, so we should not keep a straight face.

Come on. Let’s all smile..."

"No!" Liu Yan naturally knew that it would be beneficial for him to follow Liu De closely.

But Liu Rong unexpectedly lowered his head and nodded slightly to express his approval, which made Liu De strange.

"It seems that there is someone behind my eldest brother!" Liu De thought to himself, and he couldn't help but become curious. There was no one who could persuade Liu Rong to lower his figure before. Even Su Ji could only threaten and scold him in the past.

, and never really let Liu Rong listen.

Just thinking about it, Liu De can understand.

He suddenly changed from the most favorable candidate for the crown prince position to the king of Changshan. Even his brothers parted ways with him, and now even the last hope Suhime is dead.

If Liu Rong doesn't know how to make changes, then he is an idiot!

But, even so, that person could convince Liu Rong to lower his body and lower his head in front of Liu De. That person's language skills are still very powerful!

"Who is it?" Liu De's eyes glanced at the ministers and attendants accompanying Liu Rong, but he did not see the characteristics of anyone he was familiar with or heard of in his previous life.

"I guess he's a lobbyist or something like that..." Liu De thought in his mind. Lobbyists have been active in the political arena since the Spring and Autumn Period until now. However, most of those people are just good-mouthed. If they really want to do it,

In fact, it is basically not much different from Di Shan, the doctor of the Liu Che Dynasty.

Therefore, Liu De stopped thinking about this issue.

For Liu De, he is now in a great position. As long as he does not make a fatal mistake, no matter how much Liu Rong jumps around, even if there is Zhuge Liang guiding him behind his back, there is nothing he can do about it!

"Let's go!" Liu De said calmly, and then he took Zhang Tang, boarded his carriage, sat down, and took the lead, heading along the galloping road towards the Weihe River ferry in the east of Chang'an City.

Liu Rong, Liu Yan's royal chariot and honor guard followed closely behind.

After leaving Yiyang, Liu Yan finally understood what Liu De meant when he said, "If the mountain is not high, it will be famous if it has immortals."

I saw that as soon as Liu De's carriage passed the Yiyang County border, a group of Southern Army cavalry that was patrolling near the county border immediately followed Liu De's convoy and closely guarded it until it entered the Chang'an city defense range. Another group of Southern Army cavalry was patrolling near the county line.

The army cavalry took over their work.

From the beginning to the end, Liu De didn't even show up, nor did he give any orders. These guards acted completely independently.

What's even more frightening is that Liu Yan recalled that when he came here before, he saw many patrolling troops along the way, but none of them ever stopped for his king, and not a single general guarded him.

this means……

"My imperial brother, in just two months, he has gained prestige and worship not only in the court, but also in the army..." Liu Yan was shocked by the fact he discovered.

In this way, if this world and the crown prince's position is not Liu De's, who else could it be?

Power comes from the barrel of a gun and the military's silent support is Liu De's greatest advantage.

but……

"How did the emperor do it?" Liu Yan was puzzled.

Not to mention his status as a prince, even when his father was the current emperor, the Southern Army did not show him such dignity!
To be continued...