Wei Yangmou

Su He has always acted cautiously. Sandalwood was stared at several times, and she was almost spotted by her. However, the more cautious the other party is, the more it shows that the purpose is not pure, and it is obvious that there is really a double heart.Sandalwood feels sad, and really hates her for nothing.

When Han Yan got the news, she was also silent for a while, but the end of the year was approaching, Jiaodong is now even more stormy, the front line has temporarily ceased fighting, and he didn't want to see blood at this time, so he planned to keep her for now.

This year, busy people turned their backs on their horses, and Liu Che rewarded all his ministers extraordinarily generously. After the 23rd court meeting in the twelfth lunar month, he sealed the pen, and opened the court again on the third day of the new year.

However, the current situation in Jiaodong cannot be the same as the situation in Chang'an. If you say that the pen is closed, it means that you will no longer discuss political affairs. It just gives the ministers a chance to not have to get up early. At this time, anyone who is not sure about the suitability can come to the meeting hall to discuss.

Han Yan would occasionally participate, but most of the time she was trapped in the trivial matters in the palace. In the past, the Jiaodong Palace was sparsely populated, and there were only a few families who came and went. Even if there were shortcomings in etiquette, the other party would not let it go. In my heart, it's a lot of trouble now.

Not to mention the countless courtiers, even the courtiers also need rewards, as well as Wang Zhi and Liu Chi. The most important thing is that there can be no mistakes in the various sacrificial etiquette.

Han Yan was busy running around. Although she fell out with the court, the rules of the princes and kings are still there, and it is not easy to go beyond them.

However, the cuts and deletions are also very particular. Han Yan has never seen it before, and often has to study it with Feng Chang in the notes.

Liu Che didn't want him to be busier than himself, so he was a bit dumbfounded. He thought it was just a trivial matter, and he didn't need to worry too much. Now that Han Yan was reading with a book, he realized that it was not easy. Looking up, those women in the harem are not having a leisurely life.

The more prosperous the place, the greater the rules, the more particular, the taboos are even more innumerable, and I don't know how those people memorized them one by one.

Liu Che worked in the meeting hall for two days. Wei Zifu came back with Wei Qing's souvenir. Liu Che glanced at it, raised his hand to open the map, and drew a circle at that place in Xuzhou.

Wei Qing's letter was not good news, and it wasn't even good news. After nearly two months of fierce pursuit and rapid annexation, the court finally came to his senses. Before the end of the year, he felt resistance. .

The casualties of the Jiaodong army began to increase. Even though many surrendered troops were recruited along the road, not all of them could be used safely by Wei Qing. After all, there were too few people in Jiaodong, and their proportion in the army was not large. The method resulted in a comprehensive suppression of the surrendered army.

The turmoil in Xuzhou also made the recruitment order difficult. Although the Jiaodong policy is much better than that of the imperial court, Liu Rong is orthodox after all.

Liu Che was not surprised when this happened. He just wanted to seize a wealthy granary by surprise, so that Jiaodong would have no worries, but he didn't intend to fight Liu Rong at this time.

"A truce to defend the city."

The four-character letter was folded into a paper crane by Wei Zifu and flew back. At the same time, it meant that the war, which caught the court by surprise, was temporarily suspended.

However, defending the city is not an easy task. Liu Rong has never suffered such a big loss, and it is conceivable that Wei Qing's truce will give the other party a wrong hint and make him think desperately. A lesson should be taught to Jiaodong who does not know good from bad.

It's a pity that the grain and grass here in Xuzhou are going to be transported to the Northern Army, but now that Liu Che is holding them back, naturally they can't make it, so these things have to be taken out from other granaries.

Liu Rong didn't dare to offend Li Guang, so even if it was difficult, he would grit his teeth and squeeze out.

If it is not the case of war, the army will naturally be self-sufficient, and it can barely survive. It is a pity that Liu Rong cannot swallow this breath.

Coupled with the drought in the first half of this year, a large number of farmers were lost, the land was barren, and the harvest was scarce. In a good and rich land, there were countless bones buried in heavy snow.Naturally, the tax revenue in the Southland is much lower than in previous years, and the rest of the granary has almost no income.

The granary was unable to supply military supplies, so Liu Rong had only one way left-to increase taxes.

These four words are not good words. Liu Che has done it countless times, so he naturally knows what kind of consequences it will bring. Liu Rong can't understand it. It's not enough to sit in that position. It's the ability to sit firmly. .

Liu Che planned to wait quietly, waiting for Liu Rong to dig his own grave, and wait for him to wrath.

Han Jin reported in a low voice outside, saying that Wang Zhi asked him to have dinner together at night.

Liu Che naturally didn't want to go, but Han Yan was too busy to have dinner with him for a few days in a row. She thought to herself, since she's free anyway, let's go and see what tricks Wang Yan wants to play.

Wang Zhi actually cooked a table of dishes with her own hands—Liu Che never knew that she had such skills.

But that's right, after all, he was born in an ordinary farming family, so he could do it more or less—it's just that these were not for Liu Che to eat alone, and Liu Chi came late after the two of them took their seats.

The two brothers met at a very alienated ceremony, Wang Yan felt uncomfortable watching, forced a smile and said: "The two of you are the closest in this world, why are you so strange, King Jiaodong, you should get closer to Chi'er It's about being close."

Liu Che snorted noncommittally, and Wang Zhi rarely said anything more about his reaction. He called Liu Chi to sit down and asked him how his homework was going.

Liu Chi said a few rough words, eyes only on the table, with a greedy and naive look, and praised: "Mother actually cooks herself, but I haven't tasted mother's cooking for a long time, brother Wang still has face." .”

Before Liu Che had any reaction, Wang Zhi became embarrassed, and reprimanded Liu Chi in a low voice. Liu Chi didn't understand, so he was also very dissatisfied with Wang Zhi's reprimand, but he couldn't directly refute it in front of Liu Che, so he looked at it unconvinced. Wang Zhi took a look.

Wang Zhi's eyes flicked to Liu Che's side, and Liu Chi saw Liu Che's current expression.

The other party just bent the corner of his mouth, but he couldn't see the slightest emotion. It's just that he had a cold face, and his expressionless face was a bit more dignified. Feeling cold for no reason.

Liu Chi knew that he was self-defeating, so he didn't dare to speak nonsense anymore. He just buried his head in his meal and carefully picked up two chopsticks for Liu Che. Both mother and son didn't know Liu Che's taste very well. Come on, so most of these dishes are prepared according to Liu Chi's taste.

Fortunately, Liu Che didn't pick and dislike anything. Wang Zhi carefully observed his expression, and he didn't see any liking from the beginning to the end, so he couldn't help frowning.

"King Jiaodong, my mother has neglected you in the past, but fortunately we can get along day and night, and my mother wants to make up for you to some extent. In the future, I will come to this palace more often when I have time, mother..."

She even shed tears while speaking, Liu Che was used to her hoarse voice and baring her teeth and claws, so she felt a little dazed by such sudden weakness.

He didn't know whether Wang Zhi was really emotional, or if he was acting for the sake of acting, but it was unexpected.

No matter how he was ignored by this woman, even ridiculed and insulted.At this moment, seeing her showing weakness, my heart still fluctuates.

This discovery made Liu Che feel unbelievable. He thought that his feelings for the term "mother" were not as indifferent as he imagined.

Because of this discovery, Liu Che was rarely indifferent to the mother and son, but this was only what he thought.

In fact, his close relatives couldn't understand his emotional changes at all, and even his brows and eyes became more tense due to the softening of his emotions, which made Wang Zhi and Liu Chi think that he was in a bad mood.

Wang Zhi brought some food for him, and Liu Che ate it in silence, but there was no conversation between the three of them, and after a meal, the atmosphere was very quiet.

Wang Zhi couldn't get any response from Liu Che, so he was inevitably disappointed. Turning Liu Che around to leave, he couldn't help struggling a bit: "King of Jiaodong... why don't you have another cup of tea."

Liu Che looked back at her, this seemingly invulnerable woman who risked everything for her young son, unexpectedly had such a trace of caution and pleading between her brows at this moment.

She looks, seems to be really old...

This idea lingered in Liu Che's mind for a while, and then disappeared. He thought, the other party didn't find a chance to talk after a meal, so of course he must stay now.

The strange thing is that when he thought about it like this, the little invisible waves in Liu Che's heart calmed down, and he cooperated very well with Wang Zhi, quietly waiting for the other party to say something unbelievable in an understatement tone. request.

However, tonight's Wang Yan was very strange, and even made a rare hoarse voice. Liu Che clearly saw Liu Chi winking at her, but she was unmoved.

It was a little surprising that the mother and son had a disagreement.

Liu Che finished drinking the tea quietly, without tasting anything at all. The quiet needle drop could be heard in the hall, and the slight knocking sound of his bronze tea cup on the low table surprised both mother and child. Qi Shuai raised his eyes and looked over.

Liu Che flicked his skirt and stood up: "Let's stop here for today. I still have some political affairs to deal with, so I'm leaving."

After he finished speaking, he stepped out. Liu Chi seemed to be in a hurry, and even followed closely for a few steps, as if he wanted to drag Liu Che back.

Liu Che just didn't realize it, he knew that Liu Chi didn't have the guts to touch him.

As expected, Liu Chi didn't dare to touch him, but called out to him in panic, "Brother Wang!"

At the same time, Wang Zhi also spoke again and stopped him.

Liu Che was suddenly a little annoyed by the way the mother and son were chattering, which was also very inconsistent with their usual appearance. Didn't they get used to it a long time ago, do you have anything to say?How did you suddenly know what it means to be unspeakable this time?

Liu Che turned around and looked at Wang Yan coldly. After losing his patience, even if he didn't do or say anything, his cold face was enough to scare people.

Wang Zhi's pupils narrowed slightly, and she forced a smile. She took two steps forward, but Liu Che was still far away. She stretched out her hand, as if she wanted to touch Liu Che, but her arms were not that long. , so this action is just doing it.

However, Liu Che was still shocked, and even had an urge to retreat.

Then, something that surprised him even more happened.

Wang Zhi said: "It's cold in winter, and drinking can hurt your health. Don't be greedy."