Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 555
Although Liang Xiao felt a little strange, he didn't think too much about it.There were too many people talking, and he couldn't allow him to savor it carefully.His drinking capacity was average, but there were too many people who came to see him off. On such an occasion, he was not allowed to steal and play tricks.

When they opened their eyes again, they had already left Chang'an and arrived at Lantian Post.

Liang Xiao had a splitting headache, his mouth was dry, and his eyes were blurred. He could only see two hazy figures, but he couldn't tell who they were.He patted his forehead, sat up, and whispered, "Who's there?"

"Are you awake?" Liu Ling's voice came.

"It's you." Liang Xiao smiled wryly, "Give me some water, I'm thirsty."

"Master, madam is ready." Xi Ya's voice came, and then a cup of hot tea was handed to Liang Xiao. The tea was full of steam and fragrant. Liang Xiao took a sip, and his muddy mind finally cleared up. After a while, the eyes gradually became clearer.He glanced out the window, it was pitch black, it was already midnight.

"What time is it?"

"I'm in meditation." Liu Ling put down the book in his hand, turned around, stretched out two fingers, looked away from Liang Xiao's eyes, and ordered: "Xia, go get some hot water and apply it for him." Eyes. Otherwise, they will be swollen tomorrow."

Shia responded, turned and left.

"Why haven't you slept yet? You have to hurry tomorrow."

"Xia said, you have something to tell me."

"Is there?" Liang Xiao was confused.He can't remember anything.

Liu Ling glared at him, and couldn't help laughing again. "Fortunately, it's a farewell drink, otherwise, I don't know what trouble you are going to cause. I have known you for so long, and this is the first time I have seen you drunk like this. Why, you are reluctant to leave?"

"There's nothing you can't bear to part with." Liang Xiao put his head in his hands and leaned against the quilt. "One is expensive and the other is cheap, friendship is a matter of friendship. Thanks to these rangers, there is finally a little sense of loyalty in the world."

"Wei Qihou is a ranger of the old generation. Besides, he himself has gone through such a thing, so he naturally has sympathy. As for the others, no one can say for sure. Maybe some people really support you, or maybe some people just think that you still have a comeback Opportunity, let’s make a friendship first. Fortunately, my family doesn’t have any retainers, otherwise, there will be a few more things that will make you sad.”

Liang Xiao laughed. "People also say that husband and wife are originally birds in the same forest, and they fly separately when disaster strikes. What about you, can you fly?"

Liu Ling raised his head, looked at Liang Xiao, with a faint smile. "Are you serious?"

Liang Xiao suddenly regretted it.This joke is a bit big.But seeing Liu Ling's expression, he couldn't help but want to know the answer.

"of course."

Liu Ling crawled over and sat crookedly beside Liang Xiao, looking down into Liang Xiao's eyes. "If you decide to give up and become an obedient minister from now on, I will leave immediately without looking back, and let you enjoy wealth and honor in peace."

Liang Xiao felt guilty when she saw her. "How...why would I give up?"

"It's hard to say." Liu Ling laughed.Shia came over, put the hot water basin beside the bed, and twisted a hot cloth towel.Liu Ling took it and covered Liang Xiao's face with a hot cloth.The hot air soaked into the skin, causing the nerves to relax, and Liang Xiao subconsciously let out a breath.

"From a certain point of view, you may have misunderstood Dong Zhongshu. The induction between heaven and man is not only to find a basis for Liu's world, but also to restrict the emperor by using heaven to establish words. There is no balance between Confucianism and law. It hurts the most. In order to avoid such a situation from happening again, Confucianism has tried its best. The Shusun Tong system is not only to restrict the ministers, but also to restrict the emperor."

"Do you mean that?"

"Don't forget, Confucianism emphasizes etiquette. It talks about the monarch, the emperor and the ministers. It is the emperor who observes the etiquette first, and the ministers follow the etiquette. There, the king treats his ministers like dogs and horses, and his ministers treat him like a countryman;

Liang Xiao was silent for a moment. "But they all failed."

"Yes, they all failed." Liu Ling took Liang Xiao's hand, held it in his palm, and rubbed gently. "Gaozu and Gaohou were still able to keep the agreement. Emperor Wen took the vassal king to succeed him, and his foundation was not stable. Needless to say he. Since Emperor Xiaojing appointed Wang Xin as a lord, he broke the white horse agreement, and the imperial power was released from the reins. One ride alone. Now that there are no heroes, and the vassal king has been reduced to fish, there will be no power to check and balance the imperial power in the future. You, perhaps, are the last hope."

Liang Xiao couldn't help but laugh. "You put it that way, I'm under a lot of pressure."

"So, you can regret it, you can give up, I don't blame you." Liu Ling sighed softly. "This road was originally a single-plank bridge that narrowly escaped death. Nothing can force you. Husband, it's too late for you to regret it now. The floods in Shandong, the undercurrents in the northern borders, and the Western Regions are all surging. The emperor needs you. As long as you admit a mistake, the emperor will come along with you." According to the imperial edict, you can be reinstated at any time, or even promoted to another level."

Liang Xiao was silent for a long time, then shook his head.He held Liu Ling's hand backhand. "Do you know why they all failed?"

Liu Ling's eyes lit up. "why?"

"Because they believe too much in the power of enlightenment." Liang Xiao's mouth twitched slightly. "I'm not opposed to indoctrination, but I think that necessary corporal punishment is also necessary. If you don't have a whip in your hand, you can't even control a child, let alone the emperor."

Liu Ling covered his mouth and laughed. "Do you want to treat the emperor like a child?"

"Yes, to put it bluntly, I'm similar to those Confucian scholars. They all want to be the emperor's teacher. However, they rely on their mouths, while I rely on my fists."

Liu Ling said angrily, "You're not sober yet. See what kind of drunken words you're talking about. Apart from these more than 100 songs, what fists do you have?"

Liang Xiao grinned happily. "Empty talk is useless, it's useless to talk more, and you will understand when the time comes."

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Dou Ying walked up to the hall step by step, and stood in front of the emperor and Tian Fu, but did not bow down.He looked down at the emperor quietly, with a trace of sadness and anger in his eyes.

The emperor raised his head, puzzled.After a while, he felt some discomfort in his neck.But compared to the discomfort in my heart, my neck was nothing.He lowered his head and glanced at Tian Fu beside him.Tian Fu understood and coughed: "Wei Qihou, what's the matter with you, aren't you afraid that the imperial censor impeached you for being impolite?"

Only then did Dou Ying slowly turn her head, glanced at Tian Fu, and snorted: "Your impoliteness is nothing more than dismissal from office, and you are a court captain. As a prime minister, you are guilty of harming the country and the people. This is a serious crime." Many. You are not afraid, what do I have to be afraid of?"

Tian Fu was furious and stood up. "Wei Qihou, did you come all the way from Chang'an just to slander me?"

"The prime minister is serious." Dou Ying withdrew her gaze and looked directly at the emperor again. "I came here from Chang'an just to remind the prime minister. Ganquan Palace is too far away from Chang'an. I'm afraid you won't hear the people's discussion, hold a torch, and sit on the accumulated salary without knowing it."

Tian Fu still wanted to speak, but the emperor frowned, raised his hand, and signaled Tian Fu to shut up. "Wei Qihou, Chang'an... what are you talking about?"

Dou Ying bowed to salute, and sat down by herself without waiting for the emperor to give her a seat. "Originally there were only two topics in Chang'an: one was the great water in Shandong, and the other was praying for gods in Ganquan Palace. Now that Han Gong and others have returned from conquering Liangyue, there is another one."

The emperor pricked up his ears and listened intently.Dou Ying didn't continue to speak, and glanced at Tian Fu intentionally or unintentionally.Tian Fu was so angry that his face was distorted, and he said angrily, "Is it for Liang Xiao's wrong?"

Dou Ying shook her head. "It's about having a boy or a girl."

"Have a boy or a girl?"

Tian Fu didn't feel sorry for it for a while.The emperor understood, and couldn't help but turn red.Wang Meiren's elder brother Wang Bin rushed to Ganquan Palace two days ago and told Wang Meiren about Liang Xiao's sending him to his farm, and Wang Meiren told her again.At that time, he was still a little complacent, thinking that Liang Xiao was sensible, and offered his land and house on his own initiative, using Wang Meiren to subdue the soft instead of hard top.Now it seems that the impact of this incident may not be as simple as he thought.

There was a hint of anger in the emperor's heart.Is Liang Xiao deliberately embarrassing me?
"How can having a boy or a girl become a topic?" The emperor lowered his eyelids and said word by word, with a gloomy tone.

"Having a boy is nothing more than farming and fighting. What you seek is food and clothing, and what you seek is wealth. Having a daughter is nothing more than being a husband and raising children. If you are rich, you can't count on it. But now the situation has changed. If you want to be rich, you still have to give birth to a daughter." Good. As long as you have a beautiful daughter and send it to the palace, you can get rich and honor at your fingertips, which is much easier than fighting on the battlefield."

No matter how stupid Tian Fu was, he understood what Dou Ying meant, and couldn't help becoming angry from embarrassment, and sneered, "Wei Qihou, don't forget, the Dou family is also a relative."

"It's true that the Dou family is relatives, but my Marquis earned it by himself." Dou Ying sneered, staring into the eyes of the emperor. "Your Majesty, do you want the people of the big man to drown their newborn sons, and only want to give birth to beautiful daughters, teach them to sing and dance, and then send them to the palace?"

The emperor's cheeks twitched. "Wei Qihou's words are serious. Could it be that in Wei Qihou's eyes, I am such a lustful person?"

"In the eyes of my ministers, Your Majesty is a British lord who can stand alongside Emperor Gao. In just a few years, he has passed through the Western Regions, expelled the Huns, destroyed Fujian and Yue, and ministered to Nanyue. Even if Emperor Gao is reborn, he may not be able to do these things. But , if there were not countless athletes who went through life and death and fought bloody battles, how could His Majesty achieve such a great cause?"

The emperor's eyes tightened, and he hesitated. "The imperial court has never treated heroes badly."

"May I ask Your Majesty, what is the food town of Marquis Gai? How much is the town of Marquis Yang of Zhou? What is the town of Marquis Wu'an?"

The Son of Heaven is at a loss for words.

Tian Fu thought he had a plan, and immediately took over the conversation. "Wei Qihou, I'm afraid you are using Liang Xiao as an excuse to complain for yourself. Gaihou does not have as many food cities as you, nor does Liang Xiao have as many."

"That's right, Marquis Gai's food is not as good as Marquis Zhou Yang, and even less so Marquis Wu'an." Dou Ying chuckled, "Your Majesty ascended the throne, and it's getting easier and easier because of his kindness."

Tian Fu was speechless, his face flushed.He didn't expect Dou Ying to be waiting for him here.Gaozu had an agreement with the ministers, and he could not be named a marquis unless he made meritorious service.According to this agreement, foreign relatives cannot be named marquises.When King Gaihou made the envelope, Taiwei Zhou Yafu carried out a white horse to oppose it. Emperor Xiaojing forced Zhou Yafu to be killed, and made Wang Xin a Marquis, with 890 households in the city.After that, it was easy for Enze to become a Marquis. He was named Marquis of Wu'an, with more than [-] households in Shiyi, and his elder brother Tian Sheng was granted Marquis of Zhouyang, with more than [-] households in Shiyi.

This is what Dou Ying wanted to say. Enzehou had more and more places to eat, which just showed that having a boy is not as good as having a girl.Tian Fu's counterattack was in his arms, as if the two were cooperating with each other.

Tian Fu was so angry that his hands and feet were numb, but he couldn't find a suitable reason to refute Dou Ying.It is true that Dou Ying is also a relative, but as he said, his Wei Qihou was earned by himself, and his confidence is by no means comparable to that of Tian Fu.

Tian Fu turned his gaze to the emperor, hoping that the emperor could use the majesty of the emperor to suppress Wei Qihou and vent his anger on him.On his own, he couldn't handle Dou Ying.But the emperor didn't speak, he was silent, his eyes flickered, as if he was thinking about some important issue.

Tian Fu was extremely restless, but he didn't dare to speak easily.After a little thought, he knew that he was doomed.Dou Ying hit the emperor's weakness.The emperor may not care about Liang Xiao, but he cannot but care about public opinion.If the enthusiasm of the people to join the army is frustrated, his great cause of conquering the world will inevitably be frustrated.

Back then when Liang Xiao was set up as a model, he was given rewards every now and then, just to encourage you chivalrous men to join the army.

Dou Ying is really old and cunning.Tian Futu cried out, gnashing his teeth with hatred.

The emperor pondered for a moment. "Wei Qihou, Liang Xiao had toiled in the battle, and his old illness relapsed. He himself went to Lushan to recuperate. In order to let him recover from his illness, I sent someone to inform Yuzhang County to take care of him. There is no other intention."

Dou Ying also slowed down her tone. "Since this is the case, why did Liang Xiao sell the Maoling manor and move his family to Mount Lushan?"

"This..." The emperor was embarrassed. "I don't know about this, is there such a thing?"

"Your Majesty, has Liang Xiao been removed from the post of Chinese doctor? According to court practice, officials of Erqianshi must have pledges in Beijing."

"It's not that he was exempted, he was exempted by himself." The emperor explained with a blushing face: "I want him to recover from his illness with peace of mind, so I agreed. As for the hostage, he is the only son. He has no brothers. The child is young, and the eldest daughter is the only son." At the age of six, I can't take a child who is as old as a hostage in Chang'an."

"Your Majesty, it is true that Liang Xiao is an only son, but he has a righteous sister. His adopted sister may have brothers. Why doesn't your Majesty use his adopted sister's brothers, nephews, and nephews as pledges, to show that the court does not want to disappoint the heroes?"

The emperor glanced at Dou Ying, full of gratitude.With the development of the matter to this point, it is definitely impossible for him to call Liang Xiao back to Beijing immediately.Arranging Liang Xiao's sister-in-law to be an official is not only in line with the court's regulations, but also a decent solution to the matter. It is indeed a good way.Dou Ying is worthy of being a capable minister who has been an official for many years, and this idea is well thought out.

"As the saying goes, an old man in a family is like a treasure." The Son of Heaven descended the donkey along the slope, showing a bright smile on his face. "Since you came from Chang'an, don't rush back. I really can't live without a veteran like you."

Tian Fu felt his face was hot, but a burst of cold sweat broke out on his back.For him, the words of the Son of Heaven were like a bolt from the blue.If Dou Ying is a treasure, what is his Tianfu?He and Dou Ying had already turned against each other. If Dou Ying became prime minister, the consequences would be disastrous.

Tian Fu involuntarily hit zero.
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(End of this chapter)