Reborn Prince Liu Ju

In the blink of an eye, Liu Ju has been practicing swordsmanship with Huo Qubing for more than a month. It is hard to see how the two princesses are not good at swordsmanship.

Huo Qubing didn’t come to Jiaofang Palace every day. For him who wanted to go to battle with his uncle to kill the Huns, the most important thing right now was to train the Habayashi orphans entrusted to him by the emperor and get the qualification to go to battle as soon as possible. .

Liu Ju was only three years old, and his sword practice was just to learn some basic moves, any guard in the palace could teach him.It's just that he is shy and doesn't like to deal with outsiders, and Huo Qubing is obviously more free than Wei Qing, so the emperor lent him to his son temporarily.

Every time Huo Qubing went to Jiaofangdian, he would first check Liu Shi's practice progress, and then assign him tasks for the next few days.In Huo Qubing's view, his little cousin's talent in martial arts can only be regarded as ordinary, only hard work.

However, he also knew that as far as Liu Shi was concerned, he would not need to go to the battlefield in person in the future, so the requirements for him would not be too harsh, and he should do what he could, but the emperor and his uncle watched Liu Shi's performance successively. , all nodded in praise.

Huo Qubing could tell that Liu Ju was not like himself. He had a natural love for horseback riding and archery, but no matter whether he entered the palace or not, he would never slack off on the tasks assigned to him. It's something most three-year-olds can't do.

On this day, Huo Qubing rarely took a rest, so he came to Jiaofangdian early in the morning, holding Liu Ju's hand and correcting his movements.

At noon, Princess Yangshi hurried over, without the dignified manner of the past, she panted and said, "Brother Qubing, Ji'er, have you heard? Zhang Qian is back, Zhang Qian is back!"

Huo Qubing was stunned suddenly, and there was a complex expression that Liu Ju couldn't understand on his usually calm face. He paused, and then asked, "Where is he? Does Your Majesty want to meet him?"

Princess Yangshi nodded excitedly: "Father has issued an order to meet Zhang Qian in the Chengming Palace, and ordered all court officials over two thousand shi to be present." None of them had ever met Zhang Qian, but this did not prevent them from treating him in the slightest. admiration.

Liu Shi looked a little dazed. Who was Zhang Qian? He seemed to have heard of this name somewhere and knew that he was a very remarkable person.After a while, he raised his head and looked at Huo Qubing fixedly: "Brother Qubing, shall we go to Chengming Palace?"

Huo Qubing had this intention, he immediately nodded in response, and asked Princess Yangshi: "Ashu, are you going?"

Princess Yangshi hesitated a little, then shook her head and said: "You guys go, I won't go."

Huo Qubing didn't say much anymore, he carried Liu Shi and went to Chengming Palace. He didn't want to be absent on such an occasion.

On the way, Liu Ju asked in a low voice, "Brother Qubing, have you met Zhang Qian?"

Huo Qubing shook his head, Zhang Qian was younger than Liu Zheng when he was on a diplomatic mission, how could he possibly have met him.It's just that in the past few years, he had heard the emperor talk about Zhang Qian not infrequently, and he knew his deeds very well.

Liu Ju pursed his lips and didn't ask any more questions. He vaguely felt that he had met Zhang Qian somewhere.

When Huo Qubing brought Liu Shi to the Chengming Hall, the civil and military officials had already taken their seats, and the emperor had already taken his seat. They held their breath and quietly stood by the side of the hall without disturbing others.

At this time, before Zhang Qian entered the palace, the emperor turned his head to the right in a heartbeat, just in time to meet Liu Ju's clear eyes.The emperor beckoned, motioning for Huo Qubing to bring Liu Ju to his side, but he was not allowed to make a sound.

Liu Ju raised his hand to cover his mouth, and nodded vigorously, expressing that he would be obedient.

The ceremony and music sounded loudly, and the chime bells rang together. Liu Ju's eyes widened and he looked towards the door of Chengming Hall.

After a while, a thin figure in ragged clothes appeared there. His clothes were so shabby that the original color and style could not be seen for a long time. In his right hand, he was holding the Han Festival that he brought with him when he set off 13 years ago. A wooden stick and a hemp rope were dropped.

The huge Chengming Hall was silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on that person.

He staggered across the palace gate and walked towards the emperor step by step. Although his steps were slow, he was firm.

In the quiet hall, there was gradually a faint sobbing sound, and it became more and more obvious. Many people began to lift their sleeves and wipe away the tears that could not be wiped away from the corners of their eyes. Some of them had seen it 13 years ago. Zhang Qian's situation when he set off made him feel more deeply.

Zhang Qian walked to the center of the Chengming Hall step by step. He carefully held the envoy in his hand, knelt down and presented it in front of him with an extremely pious expression: "My minister Zhang Qian was ordered to send the envoy of the Dayue Clan back to the court, and to honor His Majesty. full mission."

Liu Ju had already burst into tears. Zhang Qian was sent to Da Yueshi for more than a year, but was detained by the Huns for more than ten years. Only two of the [-]-member mission that set out at the beginning returned to the Han. Respectfully.

Feeling the slightly increased weight on his shoulders, Liu Ju turned his head curiously, only to see Huo Qubing put one hand on his shoulders, with a tense expression on his face, extremely serious.

Liu Ju turned his head back, and at the moment of turning his head, he saw the emperor's red eyes and tears.Liu Ju had never seen such an emperor before, so he couldn't help being stunned, and murmured "Ah Weng".

The emperor did not hear his son's lowered voice, because he had already got up and left the throne, walking towards Zhang Qian.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" After 13 years of long journey, he finally returned to his homeland and fulfilled his mission. Zhang Qian knelt down at the emperor's feet and wept bitterly.

"Jianyuan three years, four years, five years... Yuanguang one year, two years, three years...a total of 13 years..." The emperor stretched out his hand to help Zhang Qian, and said repeatedly: "Zhang Qian, where did you go? Why didn't you give me any news? I have missed you for 13 years."

"Your Majesty, although I am far away in the sky, my thoughts are always by Your Majesty's side." Zhang Qian broke down in tears, and all the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty raised their hands to wipe away their tears.

At this moment, a ragged little boy ran into Chengming Hall barefoot, his eyes were full of doubts, but he was not afraid.The emperor waved to him, called the little boy to his side, and picked him up.

Seeing his father walking towards the palace gate with the child in his arms, Liu Ju broke away from Huo Qubing's hand holding him, and followed him.

After crossing the high threshold of Chengming Hall, he heard his father say: "Hero! You are the hero of our Han Dynasty!" Liu Ju remembered this sentence.

The emperor praised Zhang Qian and his father Gan, a slave of the Tangyi clan who had always followed him, and worshiped Zhang Qian as the doctor of the Taizhong, and Gan's father as the envoy.

Later, Liu Ju asked the emperor where Zhang Qian was sent to the Western Regions.Seeing that he couldn't explain clearly in a few words, the emperor simply took his son to the proclamation room and pointed to the huge map and sand table to explain to him, where is the Western Regions, where is the Da Yuezhi, and where is the Huns.

Liu Ju frowned, half understanding, and then asked in confusion, "Ah Weng, where is Dragon City?" He had heard the name before and knew that his uncle had won battles there.

The emperor raised his hand and pointed to a certain point on the map, and said with a smile, "Dragon City is a holy place for the Huns! Just like our Taimiao!"

Liu Ju opened his mouth in surprise, and said for a while, "Dragon City is so far away! Uncle is so powerful!"

"Yes, your uncle is the most powerful." The emperor picked up his son and took the second half of his sentence with a smile.

Liu Ju didn't understand what he meant, he only thought that the father was praising his uncle, and he smiled with eyebrows and eyes crooked, so unhappy.

After a while, he asked again: "Ah Weng, will you send your uncle out to fight in the future?" At Liu Ju's current age, he has no concept of war, he only knows that he has an uncle who can fight, and A Qubing brother who really wanted to go to the battlefield to make meritorious service.

"Of course it will." Last year, the Queen Mother passed away. Because it was not appropriate to use soldiers during the funeral, the emperor gritted his teeth and endured the Huns' repeated offenses, just waiting for the filial period to pass before launching a full-scale counterattack.

"Oh." This is actually not the focus of Liu Ju's attention, he then asked: "Will Ah Weng let Brother Qu Bing go with his uncle?"

The emperor was stunned for a moment, with that brat Huo Qubing's reticent temperament, what would he say to Ji'er?He didn't answer his son's question, but instead asked, "Ji'er, how do you know that your Qubing brother really wants to go to the battlefield? He told you?"

Liu Ju shook his head, and said softly, "Brother Qubing didn't say anything, but I just know."

The emperor couldn't help laughing, and unexpectedly found that his son had good observation skills, and asked, "Do you want to let him go?"

Liu Ju hesitated for a moment, then said, "No one will teach me how to practice swords without Brother Qubing, but..."

"But what?"

"That's what Brother Qubing wants to do, I can't stop him."

The emperor laughed loudly when he heard the words, and Fang said when he had had enough, "Ji'er, go and tell your elder brother Qubing whether he can go to the battlefield or not, it doesn't count if I say it, you need your uncle's consent, you know? "

"I see." Liu Ju thought it over, the next time he sees his uncle, he will plead for brother Qu Bing.

The naive little prince never thought that Wei Qing loves Huo Qubing as much as he does. Huo Qubing has been soft and hard on his own for several times, and even the emperor nods to make his uncle change his mind. What effect will he have if he pleads for mercy? .