"The emperor returns to the capital, and all the officials will welcome him!"

With a shout, Liu De and the military and civilian officials and nobles present all knelt down to welcome his father back. The chapter is updated the fastest

On the bridge in the distance, hundreds of knights in bright clothes and angry horses, five in a row, rode slowly across the bridge side by side. The desolate and distant sound of horns resounded throughout the world, drums and music were blaring, and yaks were flying.

, the scene was solemn and the atmosphere solemn.

What is even more breathtaking is that behind these knights, there are two chariots running side by side.

Although these chariots have long been eliminated by history and have lost their military value, they are still very common in ceremonial occasions, especially royal ceremonial occasions.

The chariot crunched across the bridge, and then followed the knights to spread out on the bank of the Wei River and form an array.

Just like the scene during the Spring and Autumn Period when the Emperor of Zhou returned from a tour.

After they finished lining up, on the other side of the bridge, the huge emperor's ceremonial guard began to move.

The sound of the music changed and turned into Shao music used by the emperor, with bells ringing loudly and drums rumbling.

Liu De turned around and said to Liu Rong and Liu Yan: "Come with me to pay my respects to my father..."

"No..." Liu Yan and Liu Rong responded, then followed Liu De and walked forward.

After passing through the human wall formed by the Confederate Army, Liu De came to the foot of the magnificent bridge spanning both sides of the Weishui River, and quietly waited for his father to drive off the bridge.

Liu De raised his head slightly, looked at the bridge in front of him, and had to praise Qin Dynasty's strong organizational and engineering construction capabilities.

The bridge in front of Liu De is called the East Bridge. Together with the Zhongwei Bridge and the West Wei Bridge, it is collectively known as the Three Weihe River Bridges.

It was built during the heyday of the Qin Kingdom, probably in the early years of King Zhaoxiang or the late King Wu of Qin. It took more than ten years to finally complete.

The entire bridge spans the northeastern banks of the Weihe River and is one of the most important transportation channels connecting Chang'an and the east bank of the Weihe River.

The East Bridge in front of Liu De is more than 300 steps long from north to south, six feet wide, has 750 piers, 88 bridge holes, and more than 200 bridges. In this era before the Christian era, the Three Weihe River Bridges are no exaggeration.

It can be said that each one is a miracle of global civil engineering.

The history of use of these three bridges is a magical miracle.

If Liu De remembers correctly, from the beginning of the Qin Dynasty until the late Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, they were still important transportation hubs in Chang'an during the reign of Emperor Taizong Chai Rong of the Later Zhou Dynasty.

So, don’t compare quality with Qin people.

Each of the buildings built by the Qin people is a classic after strict calculation and scientific design.

In comparison, every house built and bridge built by the real estate businessmen of later generations is like rubbish!

With such random thoughts, a quarter of an hour later, the Emperor's Dharma drove slowly down the bridge.

Liu De quickly stepped forward together with Liu Rong and Liu Yan.

"My son Liu De respectfully welcomes my father back to the capital..." Liu De bowed and said.

"My son Liu Rong (Liu Yan) respectfully welcomes my father..." The voices of Liu Rong and Liu Yan behind him also sounded almost at the same time.

"Your Majesty has a decree. Your Highness Liu De and the two kings will get into the carriage and go to the throne room..." A eunuch came over and said to the three Liu De brothers.

"Thank you, Father..." Liu De stood up and took the lead, leading brothers Liu Rong and Liu Yan forward.

The eunuch who came to deliver the message took advantage of this opportunity and sneaked up to Liu De. He lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, slave Xu Jin is polite... Tao Hou asked your slave to say hello to Your Highness..."

Liu De looked up at the eunuch and nodded, indicating that he understood.

Peach candidate Liu She?

When did Liu She, his father's dog, actually wag his tail at him?

Liu De expressed some confusion.

But at the same time, Liu De knew one thing very well in his heart. Liu She was his father's dog. In any case, before he became the prince, it would not do him any harm to keep a distance from his father's eagle dog, especially people like Liu She.

Of course, we cannot let loyal ministers and filial sons feel cold!

Otherwise, no one will dare to take refuge in him in the future.

Therefore, Liu De remained silent and only smiled quietly in return.

At the same time, Liu De also had some thoughts in mind. There was no news from Zhang De for a long time. He had to find a new eunuch who could give him information. This Xu Jin, let's observe and observe.

Thinking like this, Liu De had already arrived in front of the emperor's chariot. Several eunuchs crouched and knelt on the ground to form a human ladder, allowing Liu De's three brothers to step on their bodies and board the emperor's chariot.

Then, Liu De took the lead, led Liu Rong and Liu Yan, opened the curtain and entered the emperor's carriage.

As soon as they entered the door, the three Liu De brothers obediently bowed their heads to the ground and kowtowed to the emperor's father who was sitting on the throne at the top of the carriage: "My sons and ministers are waiting to see my father and pray for his longevity!"

"Get back on your feet..." After not seeing each other for more than ten days, Emperor Liu Qi's voice became much louder. He could only hear him calmly instructing the attendants waiting in the carriage: "Give it to His Highness Liu De, King Changshan and King Hejian."

Give me a seat..."

Because it was the emperor's carriage, there was not even a single maid in the entire carriage, let alone eunuchs.

Those who can serve the emperor are all civil servants and military generals. Although the rank ratio is not high, they are all ministers and attendants, but... Liu De glanced at it and found that there are almost no officials who can serve beside the emperor.

Among the attendants and lieutenants on the left and right, there were two or three faces that Liu De was familiar with in his previous life. This proves that after more than ten or twenty years, these people will be at least two thousand stone-level important ministers.

As for the others, few are simple things.

For example, among the more than ten attendants in the entire carriage, at least seven came from the official system.

The so-called official service is a type of official donation. By donating a certain amount of money to the emperor of the Han Dynasty, big businessmen and big landowners obtained the qualification to send their children to the emperor to train as official officials.

In the Han Dynasty, especially at this time, local powerful people and big businessmen liked to send their nephews and even their legitimate sons to the emperor for training.

The first is to increase knowledge, the second is to sharpen character, and the third is to cultivate abilities.

After several or even ten years of training in the court, these business disciples were allowed to resign and return to their hometowns to inherit the family business. Because they had the foundation of working around the emperor, they could overwhelm those of their contemporaries in terms of their vision and knowledge.

.He also has a huge official network, whether he is a businessman or a local landlord, he can carry forward the family business.

Even later, among these official disciples, the pervert Sang Hongyang appeared, and in the end he took charge of the entire economic power of the Han Dynasty!

With this in mind, Liu De was guided by an attendant and sat down below his father.

Liu Rong and Liu Yan were arranged to sit on both sides.

Maybe he was too nervous. Liu Rong felt a little embarrassed after sitting down, lowering his head and not daring to make a sound.

Liu Yan was not much better. After sitting down, he only dared to lower his head and did not even dare to look at his father.

Liu De looked at it, and immediately felt relieved. He first bowed to his father, and then said: "I would like to inform my father. Your grandmother is waiting for you in front..."

Emperor Liu Qi nodded and did not answer. Instead, he first looked at the mourning clothes worn by the three Liu De brothers. Seeing the white mourning belt, Emperor Liu Qi felt a little guilty.

He knew very well how Su Ji died.

Emperor Liu Qi remembered very clearly what Prince Hui said when he found out the cause of his biological mother's death.

Thinking of this, Emperor Liu Qi slowly asked: "How many days has it been since Concubine Su was buried?"

"Back to my father, my mother and concubine have been resting for seven days. She was buried in the Yiyang Cemetery given by you..." Liu De bowed and replied. At the same time, a line of tears miraculously shed from the corners of his eyes. He

Rolling up his sleeves and wiping them, he bowed his head and bowed again: "I am very happy to be asked by my father. I think that my mother and concubine are both under the nine springs, and I am very happy..."

Liu Rong felt a little irritable again after listening to Liu De's words.

But in front of Emperor Liu Qi, he didn't dare to move at all.

He only heard Liu De playing in a choked tone: "I sincerely ask my father to issue an edict to allow me to build a Pavilion of Thinking of My Mother in front of my mother's mausoleum..."

"Obviously it is my eldest son who should say these words..." Liu Rong thought in his heart, but he opened his mouth, but he did not dare to make a sound and could only bow his head on the floor of the carriage.

"Liu De, I understand your filial piety..." Emperor Liu Qi still said calmly: "I heard that you built a thatched cottage in front of Concubine Su's mausoleum to guard it?"

"Back to my father, yes..." Liu De bowed and said: "My son has made his own decisions, please teach me a lesson from my father!"

"You did a great job!" Emperor Liu Qi suddenly stood up and said.

Liu De's words cannot deceive him.

He even witnessed the conflict between Liu De and Su Ji with his own eyes.

Because of this, Emperor Liu Qi's heart suddenly felt at ease at this moment.

It's really the emperor's thoughts that you really can't figure out.

Sometimes, if you hide something as big as a sesame from him, you will die!

But sometimes, even if he pokes a hole in the sky, he may not pursue it.

At this moment, Emperor Liu Qi was thinking about what happened after Empress Lu killed Emperor Hui's beloved concubine.

To be honest, he was really scared.

They were afraid that the three Liu De brothers would find out the truth and seek revenge on their father for killing their mother.

Although he is not afraid, it is a hidden danger after all.

Nowadays, the performance of Liu De, who is the most action-oriented, has proved that he is acting.

For the remaining two sons, even if Liu Yan knew about it, they would still be talkative at most. As for Liu Rong, judging from his appearance, he probably wouldn't dare even think about talking!

Just like this, Emperor Liu Qi suddenly felt that the heavy burden that had been lingering in his heart for many days disappeared instantly.

Without Liu De taking the lead, Liu Rong and Liu Yan would not dare to complain at all against Jun Fu even if they were given ten more courages!

Liu De hurriedly kowtowed and said, "My father is so commendable that I am ashamed to accept it!"

In fact, at this time, Liu De was also feeling furious.

Liu De felt that his father should know that he was acting.

So, for an emperor, especially one who is as sensitive and suspicious as his father, to act on the issue of losing his mother, then...

"Will dad doubt me and even think that I might be able to act even when he is sick?" Liu De felt really uneasy at the moment.

Because he remembered very clearly how his father was disliked by the late emperor when he was the crown prince?

Wasn’t it because he didn’t suck the pustule on the late Emperor’s back?

At this time, Liu De could only sigh in his heart: "It's hard to be a prince, but it's even harder to be a prince..."
To be continued...