It was deep in the night and there were many palaces.

During the period when Prince Liu Ju walked through, his thoughts were as deep and dark as the palace in the middle of the night.

"Home..." A eunuch pushed open the door of the hall for him: "Your Majesty is waiting in the inner hall!"

Liu Ji nodded, so he walked in.

Bright palace lanterns illuminated the palace in front of him, and his father, who was lying on the couch today, looked a little drowsy and inactive.

"My son, please ask your father and emperor for your good care!" Liu Ju walked forward, knelt down and bowed respectfully.

"I'm safe..." The emperor sat up on the couch, looked at Liu Ju, and ordered to his left and right: "Come on, give the prince a seat!"

So someone brought Liu Ju to the seat and asked him to sit down.

"The prince comes to see me late at night, but what's the point?" the emperor asked.

"Father..." Liu Ji looked at the old man sitting on the couch, his father.

This empire's supreme is already sixty-eight years old this year.

He has white hair, wrinkles on his face, and clear old-age spots can be seen on his skin on both hands.

Moreover, Liu Zhi knew that his father had started losing teeth this year.

In the past few days after returning to Beijing, he also clearly felt that his father's mental state, memory and vision were much worse than last year.

Thinking of this, Liu Ju became bolder and came forward to worship, "Father, my son is here late at night to plead for Yinghou..."

"Please mercy?" The emperor was confused and looked confused.

Liu Ju did not react and still said according to the original draft, "Yes, my son thought that although the Censor Huang Xiang died innocently! However, Ying Hou was a general of the country and an important minister of the country, and he made contributions to the world..."

"Crown Prince wait..." The emperor interrupted Liu Ju: "When did I say I would punish Ying Hou?"

"Hmm?!" Liu Ju was shocked!

It's all like this!

Why did his father say such words?

A dignified censor was assassinated and died in his home. There were many discussions on the court and public opinion, and all the impeachment memorials were about to flood Lantai.

But the emperor, as the monarch of Huang Xiang and the supreme emperor in the world, did not intend to punish him?

Is this reasonable? Is there any kingly law?

He listened to the emperor and said, "Prince, it is not that simple to rule the world..."

"How can ordinary people distinguish right from wrong?

"Besides, even if Ying Hou really killed someone, it would be just a punishment for the punishment of bronze..."

"The crime of fines for bronze?!" Liu Ju was completely messy in the wind! He stood up and looked at his father, raised his head, and said in confusion: "Father, the high emperor system, killing those who kill, injuring others and stealing them!"

"You have always taught your sons that the so-called punishment is not of level..."

"Haha..." The emperor smiled: "I have also taught the prince that if I want to make extraordinary achievements, I must use extraordinary people. Therefore, the powerful generals must be promoted to the army, and the priests are compared to prefectures and counties!"

"Why didn't the prince listen?"

"As for this so-called punishment, there is no level of punishment... the prince really listened to it?"

The emperor suddenly stood up angrily, looked at his son, and asked angrily: "Crown Prince, I heard that last year your favorite concubine Zhou's brother killed someone in his hometown of Nanyang. Who went to Nanyang to bring him back to Chang'an?!"

Liu Ju was stunned. He did this matter very secretly. How did the emperor know about it?

But the emperor refused to let Liu Ju go and continued to scold him: "I ask you again, the Chief of the Protector of Zhihe and the Governor of Qingzhou Kong Anguo was reported for being corruption and bribed. How did the prince deal with it?"

Liu Ju suddenly became confused. He retorted weakly: "Father, how can this be the same?! The Zhou family killed only a few rioters... As for Kong Qing... Kong Qing is a great scholar in the world, and a tenth generation grandson of Confucius... The son minister... the son minister is also for the reputation of the scholars..."

"Haha...haha..." The emperor suddenly laughed, and tears came out of laughter.

He raised his head and looked at the roof beam above his head. Then he stopped laughing and said to Liu Ji: "Crown Prince, do you still remember the lessons given to me by the late emperor?"

Liu Ju listened and became silent.

As the eldest grandson, he had long been memorizing the teachings of the late emperor and understood them well.

People do not worry about their lack of knowledge, they are deceitful, they are not brave, they are violent, they are not rich, they are not tired of their demise.

Of course he understands the truth!

Whether it was Zhou or Kong Anguo, he understood that these people had done something wrong.

However, Zhou was his favorite concubine's younger brother, and Kong Anguo was his number one flatterer in the southeast. This great scholar, who has the status of Confucius' descendants, is his most indispensable assistant minister now.

Without his flattery, Liu Ju knew that even if he ascended the throne in the future, he would probably be covered by the halo of his son.

Therefore, he can only protect it, he will protect it if he is dead!

Even if they do things they do, they will be fooled!

Besides, what they do actually has little impact.

The Zhou family killed only a few slaves and common people in the village. Such little people were as many wild grasses as the roadside, and their deaths were insignificant!

Kong Anguo is greedy for money, but he will lose money in small matters.

Who in this court is not greedy for money?

So, Liu Ju's confidence suddenly became enough. He looked at the emperor and said stubbornly: "Will the father be like his son ministers, favoring the people around him?"

"When did I take partiality?" the emperor asked.

"Didn't I tell the prince?" said the emperor: "Even if the man is really killed by the King of Ying, according to the law, he will only be fined for copper!"

"The achievements of Yinghou are enough to kill a hundred ministers like Huang Xiang without a prison!"

"Providing strategies for river management; establishing Xinfeng's manufacturing; making paper, inventing farming tools, encouraging and encouraging farming, and giving birth to seven stones per mu; attacking the Xiongnu in the north, sealing the wolf in Xushan; attacking the Shule in the west, subduing the Western Xiongnu, and allowing all countries to come to pay tribute..." The emperor counted the achievements of the eagle General Yang Yinghou: "No matter whether it is to offer health skills to me, assist the grandson, and serve as the Chang'an epidemic prevention ambassador to expel the typhoid epidemic..."

"Any one of these, if you take it out alone, it will be enough to save you from death!"

In the Han Dynasty, except for treason, chaos, unfilial piety, disrespect, and other crimes that are not tolerated by public order and good customs cannot be forgiven or forgiven, all other crimes can be compensated with titles, merits, or even money!

This is a feudal society!

Even if the Han law originated from Qin law, it originated from the Legalists.

However, even if the Legalists talk about class and order of superiors and subordinates, they can also use merits and titles to pay off their crimes and lives!

"And the brother of Zhou, the chief protector of the river and the governor of Qingzhou, who was covered by the prince, has any achievements to the world?" The emperor looked at Liu Ju calmly. His son and heir, and his heart was filled with helplessness: "What's more, is it unknown whether the assassin is a man of Yinghou?"

"Why should the prince and his ministers rush to put the charges on Yinghou?"

Hearing this, Liu Ju was cold all over and quickly knelt down, took off his hat and apologized: "My son dare not!"

"I really don't dare?" The emperor laughed, and Liu Ji's scalp was so numb that he was a little confused even when he said goodbye to the emperor and when he walked out of the palace.

Until a voice brings him back to reality.

"Home...Home..."

"General Ying Yang recruited the Changshui Captain and the Shooting Captain..."

"Hmm?" Liu Ju came to his senses, but saw that he was already standing in the corridor of Jianzhang Palace. He looked at the person who came, but he was his confidant and the current Shizhong Guanwang.

"Shizhong Wang, what did you say just now?" Liu Ji asked.

The king then said it again.

"Captain Changshui...Captain Shooting Captain..." After hearing this, Liu Ji frowned tightly: "Is this matter true?"

"It's true!" Wang Dao: "I have sent someone to verify it. The Changshui Cavalry left Nanling three days ago, and the Captain of the Shooting was the Kunming Chi Camp that was ordered to be released yesterday..."

"Now, these two lieutenants are stationed outside the north gate of Chang'an and the west gates of the west gates, and they are each other's support!"

The north of Chang'an is Jianzhang Palace, so it is also called Qimen.

The west of Chang'an is the Hengmen, which connects and controls the way to the west and north of Guanzhong, radiates to the direction of ten thousand years, and controls the largest arsenal in Guanzhong.

and……

Since the Ying was appointed as the archery lieutenant to be stationed in the west of Chang'an, controlling the chasing road, radiating to ten thousand years, Xinfeng and other places.

So……

As the governor of Liangzhou, have the soldiers of Longyou County and the soldiers of Beidi County also received the transfer order from this Yinghou?

To exaggerate a little more, where is the Hexi Bian Army now?

Have they received the transfer order and been delisting the camp?

If it were in the past, Liu Ju didn't need to worry about these things.

Because the Hexi army did not have enough food and military expenditure to complete large-scale mobilization.

But now it’s different. What Yinghou is best at is making money and farming.

The Hexi Bian Army now has enough food and financial resources to bypass the Grand Marshals and do not need treasury support to independently complete large-scale military mobilization.

If that Yinghou really issued an order, then it would take two or three months later, and it would take one month to reach the best. The elite from Hexi would appear in Guanzhong.

Before that, the North Knights and Longyou County soldiers were probably already under Chang'an City.
To be continued...