Chapter 10 The complicity of father and son in observing current affairs ()
After returning home, Liu Yan called Liu Zhang to the study. Looking at his five-year-old son, Liu Yan didn't know what to say. He didn't think it was a good thing to seek refuge with Liu Hong at this time! You know, Liu Hong is now
He is just a puppet, and he is only seventeen years old. Who knows when he will "die suddenly"? You know, there are many emperors who died suddenly in the Han Dynasty! Now under Liu Zhang's instigation, Liu Yan can be regarded as
On board the pirate ship!
Seeing Liu Yan sitting there, his face turning blue and red, Liu Zhang knew that he was worried about what happened in the palace today. In fact, Liu Zhang didn't know Liu Hong's current situation, but he knew even more that if nothing unexpected happened, Liu Yan would
Hong will reign for at least fifteen years! During these fifteen years, although Liu Hong was deprived of his ambition and reduced to a greedy and lustful emperor, he used the power of eunuchs to seize the imperial power. Taking refuge now is a timely help.
, as long as he gets Liu Hong's trust, he can get the maximum benefit. However, Liu Hong only cares about Liu Yan's face. If he cannot convince Liu Yan, Liu Zhang's best performance will be in vain!
"Father, are you worrying about things in the palace?" Liu Zhang waited for a long time, but Liu Yan still didn't speak, so he had to say: "Actually, even if my father doesn't take refuge with your majesty, in the eyes of others, he is still your majesty's man, because we are Han
The royal family member!"
"This!" Liu Yan was shocked. He had always known how to sneak into the camp, but he had forgotten the most basic things. However, Liu Yan did not feel that this was the best time to surrender to the emperor. He smiled and said: "It's so old, but it's
Now that the power of the imperial court is in the hands of Cao Jie, what should we do if we seek refuge with His Majesty but are hated by Cao Jie?"
"It would be great if Cao Jie suppressed us!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "My father is just Zongzheng. Although Zongzheng is one of the Nine Qings, with a prominent official position, he has no real power. If Cao Jie suppresses his father, as long as he does not hurt his father's
Life, lose some face, your majesty will help us get it back in the future! As for the child, he is just a five-year-old naughty boy. Even if he is talented, Cao Jie will not take it seriously. At most, he will instigate outsiders to insult the child. As long as the child is
The guards around him are capable and I guarantee that Cao Jie will have a thankless job!"
"So, we are going against Cao Jie?" Liu Yan didn't realize at all that the person standing in front of him was a five-year-old child, and he actually asked Liu Zhang for advice!
"May I ask my father, why do we want to go against Cao Jie?" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "We are the clan, not relatives! We should not be the ones to go against the eunuchs. Cao Jie invited his father to Beijing just to sell well to the Liu family.
.Now that my father is attached to the emperor, it is best to maintain an aloof relationship with Cao Jie! To put it bluntly! No matter who the eunuch fights with, we just need to be neutral and concentrate on doing our jobs. When the time comes, there will be two parties outside to win over, and the emperor will support inside
, it can be described as having both sides!"
"But what should we do if His Majesty is like the Emperor Zhi or the Emperor?" Liu Yan was not stupid. He could tell that the Emperor was a crucial part of Liu Zhang's plan.
"Don't worry, father!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "Although I dare not say that your majesty will live a hundred years, you will still live for ten or twenty years. After all, Cao Jie is not Liang Ji or Dou Wu. Even if he murders the emperor, he will still be alive."
He cannot usurp the throne! On the contrary, Cao Jie will definitely ensure the safety of the emperor for the sake of his family. Because he is kind to the emperor. As long as he does not annoy the emperor, any request he makes to the emperor will be granted! If he kills your majesty, find another emperor.
, it is of no benefit to Cao Jie at all! Therefore, the more favored his father is by Your Majesty, the more Cao Jie will have a good relationship with his father. If Cao Jie really harms Your Majesty, he will have to choose someone from the clan to succeed him, and maybe all the children will
There’s a chance!”
Liu Yan's heart began to turn upside down. He really didn't expect that he couldn't see as clearly as a five-year-old child, and it was incredible for him that his youngest son was so smart. However, after all, he was his son, Liu Yan
Yan loved him very much since he was born, even when others said he was a deaf-mute idiot. Now that his son was smart, Liu Yan was greatly comforted. He stroked his beard and smiled and said: "I have a successor, so you don't have to worry about it in the future."
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"Father, you can't rest assured in a place like Luoyang!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "You can't see it now. If the emperor takes power, you and I will be hated by others. By then, we can't change it on the surface.
But we can do something secretly! Just take Huo Qubing during Emperor Wu’s time. People say that he unfortunately died of the plague, but is the plague so easy to catch? You still need to be careful in everything!"
Liu Zhang's old-fashioned words made Liu Yan a little dumbfounded. But Liu Zhang was not wrong. How many old foxes in the political arena were not brought down by political opponents, but died in the hands of Xiao Xiao and assassins. When Liu Zhang said this, Liu Yan felt that he should consider it.
There is a problem with the guards around me! Liu Yan thought for a while and said: "I have about ten guards around me, and they are quite skilled. How about assigning a few to you?"
"No!" Liu Zhang said seriously: "In today's situation, the father is more important than the child! Without the father, the child will be like a rootless child! It is better to recruit a few more guards for the child, preferably from the army!
Anyway, Your Majesty will let the child take charge of the army in the future, and he will need a few close associates! Father can also buy a manor outside the city and adopt some teenagers under the age of ten, and these teenagers will also be the child's team!"
"Good, good! But it's hard to find people with strong martial arts skills!" Liu Yan said helplessly: "The few guards I have are still the old people your grandfather left behind, and those young people are all the children of the old people.
Our family has been slaves for generations! Unfortunately, they are also becoming worse than the last generation!"
"Father is wrong!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "I am looking for guards, not domestic slaves! These guards will be my generals in the future. As long as it is clear, those who are strong in martial arts but cannot stand out are still flocking to them? You know?
, the promotion path of the Han Dynasty has long been controlled by the powerful families. If there is no one in the court, even the overlord of Western Chu will never be able to become a general even if he is still alive!"
"So, who must my son value?" After more than ten days of getting along with each other, Liu Yan knew that Liu Zhang always liked to make decisions before taking action. Since he wanted to choose his guards, he must have heard something.
"It's my father who understands me!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "I heard that there is a brave general in Changsha, Jingzhou. He is outstanding in martial arts, skilled in bow and horse, and can cross Yang Yang with a hundred steps. But he comes from a poor family. Now he is either a military commander or a school captain! There is another person.
His name is Yan Yan, and he is a descendant of the Yan family in Xichuan. Although he is not a wealthy family, he is not a small family either. I just don’t know whether he is an official or not."
Liu Yan laughed loudly and said: "Okay! I will write about Jingzhou immediately. I believe that a small army commander and the governor of Jingzhou will not refute my face. However, Yan Yan is in some trouble. After all, he is a descendant of a noble family!"
"It doesn't matter, as long as Huang Zhong comes!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "When we go back to the palace, I will ask your majesty how many guards he wants. I believe that the guards in your hands will not be those who are just trying to make up for the numbers!" Anyway, wait until Liu Yan goes to Shuzhong.
, Yan Yan still had to hang out with him, so Liu Zhang was not anxious at all. But Huang Zhong couldn't let it go. A general in his sixties who could draw with Guan Yu in his prime, how powerful he must have been when he was young
?
Suddenly, Liu Zhang remembered something and said: "Father, when you write to me, if Huang Zhong doesn't come because of something, tell him that if he comes to Luoyang, we will take care of his family's affairs!" It turns out that Liu Zhang remembered that Huang Zhong once
He lost his son in middle age, and his son died after being ill for a long time. If Huang Zhong's son was already ill now, he might not accept the invitation!
Although Liu Yan was a little confused by his son's words, he decided to trust his son's judgment based on his son's behavior up to now. Besides, now that Liu Zhang is close to the emperor, as long as the request is not too outrageous, the emperor should not refuse!
After the father and son discussed it, it was time to light the lamp. Liu Yan knew his son's habits, so he didn't keep him to avoid starving. After all, it is normal for children to grow and be able to eat. Isn't there an old saying that goes like this?