Chapter 046 Like Father, Like Son
Liu Bang rubbed Liu Chang's face with his beard, and seeing Liu Chang's look of disgust, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"My little tiger has come to see me!"
Liu Bang shouted, and his men also laughed.
"Time flies by so fast. You have grown to this age! Your Majesty, please pass it on!"
Liu Chang thus fell into Xiahou Ying's hands again. Xiahou Ying looked very kind and amiable on weekdays. He hugged Liu Chang and asked with a smile: "Sir, do you have a chariot?"
"No……"
"Once you have defeated Chen Xi, I will give you his chariot. How about that?"
"Yeah!"
Empress Lu sat next to Liu Bang and watched the scene calmly.
Empress Lü brought Liu Chang to Luoyang. Her original purpose was to get rid of Peng Yue . Now that Peng Yue did not come with her, the situation became a little awkward. It seemed that she really missed her beloved and brought her children to visit him... She was Empress Lü, not a resentful wife who stayed at home with her children!
Things unfolded in this awkward way, but Liu Bang was indeed very happy.
He had been away from the palace for some time. When he saw Liu Chang, he happily picked him up and refused to put him down. He also called all his subordinates to have a meal together. The meal was simple. After all, it was wartime and Liu Bang could no longer hold banquets as before.
It can be seen that Liu Bang was really happy.
He said to his subordinates: "My son is usually the most naughty, but I never thought that he would miss me so much and cry and ask his mother to send him to see me... How can such a son be called naughty?"
Liu Chang wanted to say something, but when he saw Lu Hou's cold eyes, he swallowed his words back.
"Yes, yes, it was me who cried and asked my mother to bring me to Luoyang..."
The generals may have also thought of their own children. They hugged Liu Chang one by one, coaxed him, and gave him gifts. In short, Liu Chang was in a very difficult situation.
It was getting dark.
The generals looked at each other for a few seconds, and Xiahou Ying stood up and said with a smile: "Since the Queen has come to visit in person, we must leave early!"
"Hahaha! Your Majesty, you have to get up early tomorrow!"
These old subordinates are all the same as Liu Bang, none of them are serious.
Even Empress Lü remained calm and composed in the face of such ridicule.
The generals stood up, said goodbye and left one by one.
Liu Chang was still standing there, Xiahou Ying picked him up and said, "Let's go! Let's go! What are you still doing here?"
Only Liu Bang and Lu Hou were left in the room. They looked at each other without saying a word.
Liu Bang always wondered when did the two of them become so indifferent to each other?
Was it when he abandoned her? When he left his family behind in the carriage? Or when he met Madam Qi?
The two old couples who have supported each other for a long time, when they were alone together, could not find any words to say. They both didn't know what to say, or perhaps, they didn't want to say anything at all.
"I have pardoned Peng Yue..."
"Um."
"The rebels can't hold out much longer..."
"Um."
"Are the kids all right?"
"Ruyi is fine, I didn't kill him."
"this……"
Liu Bang was silent for a long time, and suddenly asked: "Liu Chang, this brat, didn't cause any trouble?"
Speaking of Liu Chang, Empress Lu became furious.
"You don't know him yet? Is he the kind of person who doesn't cause trouble?"
"He has already started killing people, you know!"
"What?!"
"He even tried to snatch Fan Qing's snacks!"
"ah?"
"He tried to cheat me out of my money halfway!"
"Is there anything else?"
"Madam Guan scolded him for a few words, and he threw cold water on her!"
"You bastard!"
"He also sawed off the stone statue head on the gate of your Changxin Hall!"
Liu Bang was furious, "I have to beat this brat!"
Empress Lü confided all the evil things Liu Chang had done during this period, and the two of them cursed him and sang in unison, and the atmosphere became lively.
"Tomorrow, call him over and give him a good beating!"
"Um!"
"Then... shall we take a break first?"
"……good……"
…
Liu Chang slept in another mansion that night. Xiahou Ying was afraid that he would be scared, so he specially found two women and arranged them in the outer courtyard.
Liu Chang got up early in the morning, but his parents were still asleep. He insisted on going to see his parents, so Xiahou Ying took him away again, saying that he was taking him to work on the chariot. Liu Chang stopped making a fuss immediately. Xiahou Ying then let Liu Chang sit in the chariot and personally drove for him.
When Xiahou Ying sat on the chariot, his expression was completely different.
The chariot suddenly began to charge. Liu Chang sat in the chariot, extremely excited, screaming, not afraid at all. Xiahou Ying took him around the city. Xiahou Ying's driving skills were really good. In that year, Liu Bang was defeated by Xiang Yu. Because of the unfavorable defeat, Liu Bang fled quickly in a chariot.
On the way, Xiahou Ying met the two children of Liu Bang and Empress Lu, Liu Ying and Princess Lu Yuan, and took them into the carriage.
The horses were very tired and the enemy was chasing them closely. Liu Bang was very anxious and kicked the two children off the carriage several times, wanting to throw them away. But every time, Xiahou Ying got off the carriage and picked them up, and kept them in the carriage.
Xiahou Ying drove the carriage slowly at first, and only drove fast after the two frightened children hugged his neck tightly. Liu Bang was very angry about this and wanted to kill Xiahou Ying more than ten times, but he finally escaped from danger and sent Liu Ying and Princess Lu Yuan to Fengyi safely.
Empress Lü was a witness. Therefore, when Liu Ruyi lamented that he was not born ten years earlier and could not fight with Liu Bang , Empress Lü always looked disdainful. What was the point of being born ten years earlier? Were you waiting to be thrown off the carriage by your father? ?
This incident shows Liu Bang's ruthless side. For his great cause, he can sacrifice anyone.
But at the same time, we can also see Xiahou Ying's ruthless side. With such driving skills, he can get out of the car while driving and rescue the child. Who can do it?
Because of this incident, Empress Lü respected Xiahou Ying very much, and Liu Ying regarded him as a benefactor. After Liu Ying ascended the throne, the first thing he did was to give Xiahou Ying a first-class mansion just to the north of the imperial palace, naming it "Jinwo" to show his favor to Xiahou Ying.
Xiahou Ying was also a fellow villager who had been hanging out with Liu Bang since the beginning. He was originally a horseman and had a very close relationship with Liu Bang. However, this was not an ordinary carriage. As long as he sat on his chariot, he would move forward courageously. Nothing could stop him. During the Chu-Han War, this brother drove his chariot and rushed into the Chu army, defeating them.
Han Xin expressed his respect for this ruthless man. The relationship between the two of them has always been very good. Of course, this was also because Xiahou Ying once saved Han Xin. However, Han Xin really admired his bravery and once thought that Xiahou Ying was the bravest warrior in the Han army.
Liu Chang really liked this uncle who was good at driving. He always thought that riding a horse was a very glorious thing, but it was not until today that he realized that driving a chariot was also such a refreshing thing. Compared to riding a horse, driving a chariot seemed to be more refreshing and more powerful!
After getting out of the car, he grabbed Xiahou Ying's sleeve tightly and begged, "Please teach me how to drive!"
"You are still too young... However, I can recommend a few drivers to you. When you are older, you can learn by yourself... However, a chariot is different from a carriage. If you want to drive a chariot, there is only one thing to learn. Don't be afraid... No matter what is ahead, you must charge forward!"
By noon, Xiahou Ying brought Liu Chang back, and Liu Bang and Lu Hou finally woke up.
Empress Lü scolded with a cold face: "I have told your father everything you did! Go in!"
Liu Chang walked into the inner room with a helpless look on his face, but Empress Lu did not follow him.
Liu Chang thought he was going to be beaten, but unexpectedly, Liu Bang was in a very good mood. He smiled and touched Liu Chang's head, "Luckily I have you."
"Here, I'll give you some money. Use it to buy snacks! Don't steal other people's things anymore!"
Liu Chang took the money and was stunned. What was going on?
Liu Bang whispered again: "When you get out, don't tell your mother, just say you got beaten!"
Liu Chang nodded quickly.
"Your mother said that you killed someone? That's great! He's my child! He should be killed! He's much better than your loser brothers!"
"You can tear down that stone statue if you want. I don't think it looks good either!"
"However, if it's a boy, it's fine to steal other people's snacks, but girls shouldn't do that. It's embarrassing. If you want to steal, you can go and steal Fan Kuai's son. The prime minister and the others all have sons..."
Just as the father and son were talking in a low voice, suddenly, footsteps were heard outside the door.
Liu Bang quickly frowned, "Did you hear me? If you do it again, I will break your legs! You are so young, how can you be so naughty!!"
