Chapter 048 I was looking for you
Huainan State, six counties.
It is said to be six counties, but in fact it is just one county, just named "Liu".
Ying Bu, King of Huainan, had just returned from hunting.
Ying Bu was tall and strong. If we only talk about his own strength, even if you tie Peng Yue and Han Xin together, they still can't beat him. He has been fond of martial arts since he was young. When he was young, a guest read his fortune and said: "You will become king after being tortured."
When Ying Bu reached adulthood, he broke the law and was sentenced to tattooing.
Ying Bu smiled happily and said, "Someone told me that I would be crowned king after being tortured. Now, this is probably the case, right?" People who heard him say this laughed at him. So he was also called Ying Bu.
Later, Ying Bu was taken to Mount Li as a laborer to build the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. Ying Bu specialized in associating with criminal leaders and heroes, and then led some people to escape to other places and become thieves. Later, he followed Xiang Liang. Few people know that before Xiang Yu burned his boats, he actually sent Ying Bu as a vanguard to cross the river to fight. Only after Ying Bu gained the upper hand did Xiang Yu lead the rest of troops across the river.
Because of his bravery, this guy served as a vanguard under Xiang Yu for a long time. Whenever Xiang Yu fought, he was always the first to charge at the front and was recognized by Xiang Yu. And as a vanguard, it can be seen that his bravery is absolutely not bad. But like another guy with the "bu" in his name who is also brave, this guy's mind is really too simple.
How should I put it? Xiang Yu was very good to him. Although he did not ask him to be his adopted son, he definitely did not treat him badly. After the Chu-Han War, Xiang Yu went to attack Qi State and asked Ying Bu to bring troops to help. Ying Bu said that he was seriously ill and could not go, and only sent generals with a few thousand people to respond. He was not really sick like Peng Yue, but just an excuse.
When Liu Bang defeated the Chu army in Pengcheng, Ying Bu again used the excuse of being seriously ill to avoid assisting Chu. Xiang Yu resented Ying Bu for this and repeatedly sent messengers to rebuke Ying Bu and summon him to go. Ying Bu became more and more panicked and dared not go.
He did not have the strength to reap the benefits, but he chose to sit back and watch the Chu-Han War. This was a bit foolish. No matter which of the two forces won, they would not let Ying Bu go.
In order to stab Xiang Yu in the back, Liu Bang sent an envoy to deceive Ying Bu.
Sure enough, after the messenger's persuasion, Ying Bu "saw the light and was enlightened" on the spot, and he thought, "How can a man be depressed and inferior to others for long?"
Then, Ying Bu betrayed Xiang Yu, stood on Liu Bang's side and defeated Xiang Yu. Liu Bang did not treat him unfairly and made him King of Huainan.
However, when Liu Bang was pacifying the battle of Zhao and Dai, Ying Bu's old illness recurred. He used the same excuse that he was sick and could not go, so he sent a general with several thousand people to support him.
Ying Bu frowned and walked quickly into the palace. Without taking off his armor, he sat on the throne.
"What should we do now that Liang has been eliminated?"
The officials of Huainan State were standing on his left and right at this moment. Of course, those arranged by Liu Bang were not there. Those standing here were Ying Bu's confidants, a bunch of reckless men. Ying Bu was a man who would not have been without a counselor if he had one.
Huainan was full of reckless men who didn't really govern the country. They just went hunting and banditry every day. The public security in Huainan was pretty good, after all, the beasts and bandits had been almost wiped out. In the original history, a certain next king of Huainan who did not want to reveal his name thought it was boring here, there were few beasts and bandits, so he could only rebel for fun.
Upon hearing Ying Bu's question, the reckless men under his command immediately made a proposal.
"The King of Chu and the King of Liang have been arrested. It will be our turn next. Why not raise an army and do something big?"
"Yes, Liu Bang had such a hard time defeating Chen Xi. If we raise an army, Liu Bang will definitely not be able to stop us!"
If I have to describe it, they are just a group of idle and reckless people who want to find something to do.
However, the King of Huainan was a little hesitant at this moment.
In history, Han Xin and Peng Yue died tragically. When Ying Bu learned that these two princes had gone on the road one after another, he was shocked and immediately prepared to start a rebellion. But now, these two have not died, which makes Ying Bu a little hesitant, not knowing whether he should take the risk and try.
"Your Majesty, Han Xin rebelled twice but survived, and Peng Yue rebelled but was only demoted to a commoner."
"You are strong and healthy now. If you succeed, you will be the emperor. If you fail, you will just be exiled like them. If you don't get up now, what will we do when we are old?"
Ying Bu stroked his chin, "It's just that there is no reason to send troops!"
"When Xiang Yu murdered Emperor Yi, I raised an army for the sake of justice... Now, if I start a rebellion again, everyone in the world will laugh at me."
The group of ruffians under his command scratched their heads, unable to find anything to say.
"Besides, Han Xin and Peng Yue are still alive ... If we start a rebellion, he will probably use these two people to attack me... Then, we will fail!"
Ying Bu said that if he had any brains, he would understand that Liu Bang would never use two people who had already rebelled to command the army. If one of his subordinates could speak, he could tell him countless reasons to start a rebellion, but, unfortunately, they didn't.
The King of Huainan, who acted recklessly, was not even as good as Han Xin in terms of political strategy.
Historically, his end was also very miserable. After being completely defeated by Liu Bang and Cao Shen and others, he was deceived by Wu Hui, the King of Changsha Ai, and believed the other party's lies. He prepared to flee to Nanyue, and followed his envoy to Fanyang, and then was killed by the locals... However, he was indeed fierce in fighting. For a period of time, Liu Bang did not dare to leave the city. Later, the gods returned to their positions, and Fan Xiahou Cao Zhou and others joined forces to almost blow Ying Bu's head off.
Ying Bu did not rebel for the time being. After talking for a while, he took his generals out to hunt again.
At this time, Master Chang had already returned to Chang'an City .
They traveled in a low-key manner, did not stay anywhere, and left much faster than when they first came.
After entering Chang'an and reaching the gate of the imperial palace, Luan Bu stopped in his tracks.
He could not enter the palace. Liu Ying's servants could come and go freely because Liu Ying had his own palace where he could accommodate these people. However... Liu Chang and the queen lived in the Pepper Palace. They did not have their own palace and had no way to arrange for anyone to stay. The queen had already thought of this and specially arranged a residence for Luan Bu near the palace.
Liu Chang was ecstatic. This meant that... Luan Bu could not enter the palace without orders? He was free? ?
After entering the palace and coming to a familiar place, without his parents to control him and without any followers following him, Liu Chang took a deep breath, thinking, "Ah, it feels so good."
"Eldest brother!"
Liu Hui stood in the distance and waved to Liu Chang, who rushed forward with a big laugh.
"Fifth brother, wait a minute... Come, this is a gift for you!"
Liu Chang took a wooden box from the attendant and handed it to Liu Hui. Liu Hui was stunned. His younger brother had grown up. He never expected that this guy would bring him a gift after going out. Liu Hui took the gift and said excitedly: "My elder brother... why are you so polite? You..."
He didn't know what to say, so he just gave his brother a hug.
"Where's the fourth brother? Where's the second brother?"
"Fourth brother is in Tianlu Pavilion, second brother is in Chudian..."
"Okay! I'll deliver the gift first! I'll come see you later. I've done a lot of things and seen a lot of the world on this trip. Even Xiahou Ying drove the car for me personally!"
Liu Chang talked as he walked and soon left here.
When Liu Heng received the gift, he was also confused, but then he squinted his eyes, stared at Liu Chang, and asked several times: Do you need my help? Do you want to borrow money? Or did you do something bad and need my help to hide it?
Liu Chang was very angry that Fourth Brother did not trust him. Am I such a mean person?
Lian Ruyi received a gift. Liu Chang originally didn't want to prepare one for him, but Luan Bu refused, saying that no matter what, he was the young master's elder brother and he couldn't be rude to him. So Liu Chang threw the gift in front of Liu Ruyi and left arrogantly.
Liu Ruyi was afraid that there was something disgusting in the box, so he asked his servants to open it. After taking out the wooden tiger sculpture, Ruyi was unable to react for a long time.
"What does he mean? A gift???"
Liu Chang searched for his sixth brother in the palace for a long time but couldn't find him. Finally, he had no choice but to find Liu Hui, and then he found the sixth brother Liu You who was lurking nearby. The sixth brother received the gift with tears in his eyes. This was the first time he was given a formal gift, and he was very happy.
Finally, of course, we have to go to the storage palace to find the prince.
When Liu Chang rushed into the storage hall, Liu Ying's soldiers were unable to stop him.
Inside the hall, Liu Ying and Xiao He were sitting facing each other, talking loudly about something.
Seeing Liu Chang rushing in, both of them stopped immediately.
"You're back? Oh, I was so busy that I forgot to pick you up. Come, come, you're here at the perfect time! I have something to ask you!"
