Chapter 111 Everyone goes on a trip to Lujiang River
"You..." Liu Hong was a little dumbfounded. He couldn't help asking: "Is Xier so unbearable that you would rather run away to avoid trouble than support him?"
"If it weren't for Xie'er being unbearable, I would not dare to make fun of the Han Dynasty!" Liu Zhang said seriously: "Brother, a good successor can bring new life to the Han Dynasty. Xie'er is only six years old this year.
If the imperial brother can assure my younger brother that Xie'er will be a good emperor in the future, my younger brother will support him in becoming the crown prince!"
"This..." Liu Hong shook his head and said, "I can't!"
"Neither can my brother!" Liu Zhang said with a bitter smile: "If the emperor chooses Xie'er and loses the Han Dynasty in the future, that is the emperor's brother's business. To be disrespectful, although my brother is also a clan member of the Han Dynasty, after all, he is
As a side note, the Han Dynasty belongs to the imperial brother. The imperial brother can defeat it, but the younger brother cannot, because the younger brother is not qualified! Therefore, the younger brother is not qualified to participate in the selection of the prince for the Han Dynasty. If the emperor brother and
The Queen Mother insists on my brother’s participation, so he has no choice but to go elsewhere. Even if he resigns, he will not participate!”
"The emperor's brother is really a loyal man!" Liu Hong sighed: "That's all! I agree with you to go to Bingzhou! However, you have to wait two months before leaving, otherwise are you going to let me go to Bingzhou to attend your wedding?
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"Thank you for your concern, Brother Huang. My brother has the same plan! It's just..." Liu Zhang touched his nose in embarrassment. When Liu Hong saw this, how could he not understand.
Liu Hong rolled his eyes and said: "You brat, are you beating around the bush here to criticize me? Bingzhou is poor, and foreigners often invade the territory. No fool is willing to spend money to go there. I originally wanted to send a Han clan clan member there.
But no one is willing to share my worries, and I am also having a headache about the candidate for Bingzhou Mu!"
"Your Majesty, I told you earlier! I am definitely willing to share your worries for Your Majesty!" Liu Zhang patted his chest in a heroic gesture.
"Alas!" Liu Hong was moved and put a hand on Liu Zhang's shoulder and said, "All the civil and military officials in the dynasty are paid by the Han Dynasty. Only the emperor's younger brother is loyal to the emperor and the country. How can you make me feel embarrassed?"
"Your Majesty is ridiculous!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "Everyone has the responsibility to protect the Han Dynasty. My brother is a member of the Han Dynasty, so the responsibility is of course greater. As the saying goes: Those who are capable work hard. Don't you think that my brother is very valuable?
ability?"
Liu Hong laughed loudly and said: "That's quite capable! The only heroes in the world are Liu Zhang and Liu Jiyu!"
"Don't dare! No matter how capable you are, you are still the emperor's younger brother. How dare you call him a hero!" Liu Zhang quickly made a modest gesture, which made Liu Hong burst into laughter.
After leaving the palace, Liu Zhang felt relieved. In order to prevent another accident from happening before going to Bingzhou, he planned to take the beauties around him for an outing.
Returning to the Liu Mansion, Liu Zhang found Cai Yong. Although Cai Yan was already Liu Zhang's fiancée, she was not married yet, so it would be inappropriate to take her out for fun. Of course, this was for Cai Yong's sake. Otherwise, she would not be married yet.
With Liu Zhang's modern character, he could do everything like boarding the boat first and buying the tickets later!
Cai Yong had long heard that the imperial court was in full swing, and wanted to persuade Liu Zhang to avoid the limelight. Now the people under the emperor who hold military power are Liu Zhang and He Jin. He Jin's victory lies in having more troops, while Liu Zhang's victory lies in having strong troops!
Hearing what Liu Zhang said, Cai Yong was very satisfied. No one wants their relatives to be idiots. But when Liu Zhang proposed to take Cai Yan out for fun, Cai Yong frowned because of ancient customs.
The former man and woman cannot meet each other.
Cai Yong's move to Liu Zhang's house has already been criticized. If he lets his daughter go out with Liu Zhang without a name or status, he will be humiliated, but Cai Yong doesn't want to miss the opportunity for his daughter to get close to Liu Zhang. He hesitates.
After a long while, Cai Yong felt that his face was not as important as his daughter's happiness, so he waved his hand and said: "Zhao Ji is already your wife, do whatever you want, don't bother me with these things!"
After Cai Yong finished speaking, he turned around in a very gorgeous way and left Liu Zhang there. Liu Zhang looked at Cai Yong's back with some confusion. However, Liu Zhang knew that Cai Yong agreed.
When they came to the courtyard, Liu Zhang announced his decision to the four girls. The four girls were young and fun-loving. When they heard that Liu Zhang was going to take them out to play, they were naturally very excited. But Cai Yan was hesitant, and Liu Zhang smiled.
After telling her Cai Yong's decision, she smiled with relief.
Naturally, he had to be well prepared when going out to play. Liu Zhang bought three carriages, one specifically for carrying groceries and dry food, and two as carriages for the girls. Then he transferred 500 elites from the Mangshan camp to serve as guards, and ordered Guan Yu
, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Shi A were accompanying him.
When he was ready, Liu Zhang told Liu Hong the itinerary. Liu Hong understood what he was thinking, so he stopped blocking him and hoped that he would have a good time. Then Liu Zhang went to Jianzhang Palace to say hello to Queen He. Queen He listened.
He said that he was going to take his wife out to play, and he was very envious. You know, He Lingsi has been in the palace for more than ten years. In these more than ten years, she has never even left the palace. However, He Lingsi knew that this was her fate. If
Without special circumstances, she would never leave the palace even half a step in her life.
He Lingsi quickly put down the envy in her heart. She carefully warned Liu Zhang. Words such as paying attention to safety and being careful about catching cold made Liu Zhang feel a little warm in his heart. He Lingsi was even very satisfied with Liu Zhang going out to play with only 500 guards.
Dissatisfied, in her opinion, Liu Zhang should at least lead more than a thousand people. The Han Dynasty is too chaotic now. There are refugees, yellow turbans, and bandits everywhere. If you don't fear ten thousand, just be afraid!
Liu Zhang didn't like to make people around him worry the most. Seeing He Lingsi acting like this, Liu Zhang whispered in her ear: "Don't worry, Sister-in-law! I have 500 people under my command, which can be used as two or three thousand people!"
This sentence shocked He Lingsi, and the way He Lingsi looked at Liu Zhang was a little strange. However, Liu Zhang was getting thicker and thicker, and he pretended not to see He Lingsi's fiery eyes.
As soon as Liu Zhang left, Cai Yong moved back to the Cai Mansion. There were not many people in the Liu Mansion in Luoyang. Except for a few servants who swept the house, there were only a few daughters from Liu Zhang's courtyard. When Liu Yan left, those servants brought him
They went to Yizhou, and Liu Zhang didn't like to use servants or maids. Together with Xiao Qiao and Zhang Ning, the three girls would rather do the work themselves than share Liu Zhang with more women, so Liu Zhang's courtyard did not have any more servants.
After Liu Zhang left, only a few servants were left in the Liu Mansion, and Cai Yong was unhappy living there.
"Lord!" Liu Zhang had just left the gate of Luoyang City when another carriage came galloping behind him. A closer look revealed that it was Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia.
"Why are you here?" Liu Zhang looked surprised.
"My lord, you are so unrighteous!" Guo Jia said with a disappointed look on his face: "I don't even call Guo when I go out to play!"
Liu Zhang smiled and said: "I am taking my wife to play, what does it mean for you to follow me?"
"Then Zilong and the others aren't following?" Guo Jia looked dissatisfied.
Liu Zhang shook his head and said with a smile: "Aren't you using strong words? Zilong and the others are naturally guards!"
"Jia can give advice to the lord!" Guo Jia raised his head with a proud look on his face.
Liu Zhang asked very puzzledly: "Fengxiao, I am going out for fun, does this also require planning?"
Guo Jia whispered in Liu Zhang's ear: "If my lord falls in love with a young lady on the road, Jia will naturally be able to make some plans for you, and he can even hold off some mistresses!"
"Cough...cough!" Liu Zhang coughed several times and said, "How dare you, Guo Fengxiao, you are teasing me like this! Now that you are here, even if I send you back, you will definitely not leave. It's only been more than a month anyway, and Mang
I feel relieved that Shan Daying will be handed over to Han Sheng, so let’s go and have some fun together!”
"Then thank you so much, lord!" Guo Jia smiled slyly, leaving Liu Zhang speechless.
The group headed south. Liu Zhang knew that once he took office as governor of Bingzhou, he would not be able to go south for at least ten years. Of course, Liu Zhang did not want to go to Jiangdong, but wanted to try his luck in the Huainan area of Yuzhou and see Qiao Qiao.
Xuan, after all, Qiao Xuan can be considered his father-in-law.
Now that Qiao Xuan is nearly seventy years old, he is unable to intervene in the disputes in the court, so he returns to his hometown of Lujiang and Anhui to live in seclusion. In ancient times, it was very rare for a person to live beyond fifty years old. God knows when Qiao Xuan will be seventy years old.
So they went. Although Xiao Qiao was called a maid, Liu Zhang didn't want his woman to feel regretful.
The addition of Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai made Liu Zhang's fleet even bigger. However, this also had advantages. Those blind thieves did not dare to cause trouble. It was the first time for Cai Yan and his daughters to travel far away, and they were all excited.
Unusually, even the most steady Cai Yan would put his cute little head out of the carriage from time to time to admire the not-so-beautiful scenery on the roadside.
Liu Zhang's motorcade headed for Lujiang. On the way, there were also some hungry and dazed thieves who came to harass them. Most of them committed petty thefts. Women are always soft-hearted. Sometimes when they saw the pitiful looks of those thieves, Cai Yan and others actually
The food in the bag was given to them, which made Liu Zhang have to replenish dry food every time he met a village. However, Liu Zhang was not in a hurry. He could still afford this small amount of money and food, but Cai Yan and his daughters were quite embarrassed.
"Master!" In the Qiao family's mansion in Wancheng, Lujiang, Qiao Xuan was studying when the old housekeeper of the Qiao family knocked on his door.
Qiao Xuan opened the door and saw the happy face of the old housekeeper. He couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong?"
"Master, there is a letter from Luoyang!" The old housekeeper took out a letter and handed it to Qiao Xuan. Qiao Xuan opened it and looked happy.
"Take it!" Seeing the eager look on the old butler's face, Qiao Xuan handed the letter over.
The old housekeeper and Qiao Xuan have been masters and servants for decades, so they naturally know Qiao Xuan's character. He took the letter and read it and immediately smiled: "It turns out that my uncle and young lady are coming. No wonder the messenger from Luoyang is in such a hurry. Master, look..."
"Do you still have to ask? Go and prepare quickly!" Qiao Xuan actually admired Liu Zhang, otherwise he would not have agreed to his daughter being Liu Zhang's maid, even if Liu Zhang saved his son.
"Hey! I'll go right away..." The old housekeeper turned around and left.
"Wait a minute!" Qiao Xuan said with a smile: "Send a capable person to Shucheng to tell Zhou Yi that the champion is coming!"
"Got it!" the old housekeeper responded and hurriedly went to do the work.
Qiao Xuan turned around and went back to the house. He sat on a chair and sighed: "This kid Liu Zhang still has some conscience..."