Liu Bang still persuaded Empress Lu.
The Jin State, centered on Henei and Hedong, became the Tang State, centered on Taiyuan.
In this way, although Tang still looked down on the temple, the temple's two arms firmly grasped Tang and could not be contained. Moreover, after losing the two most important counties, the population became a big problem, mainly because it had experienced decades of war and the household registration was far inferior to Qi, Huainan and other countries.
The land area is similar to that of Huainan, and its strategic position is still very high. It cannot curb the imperial court, but if there are any unusual movements from the princes outside the Great Wall, it can directly block the princes' roads, which means everyone is happy.
Liu Chang sat in the Pepper Room, still grinning foolishly.
"Hey, King Tang, hey, Han Tang... hey hey..."
Empress Lu sat alone, holding the bamboo slips in her hands, with no joy on her face.
"Mother, I will be the King of Tang from now on. Haha, King of Tang Liu Chang, that sounds pretty good!"
Empress Lu frowned and ignored him.
"Mother, why are you unhappy? Tang Kingdom is not far away. I can come to Chang'an to see you anytime."
"You don't have to come back. I'm just looking forward to you closing the country as soon as possible... By then, I'll have peace and quiet here, and no one will make me angry anymore..."
Hearing this, Liu Chang also frowned and said angrily: "If you don't want to reply, then don't reply!"
The mother and son were in a cold war again and no one paid any attention to him. Liu Chang turned his back to Empress Lu and waited angrily for his mother to come and coax him.
The cold war lasted until dinner time. There were all kinds of delicious food on the desk in front of Empress Lu. The aroma of beef wafted over from afar. Liu Chang sniffed it hard, turned around and looked at Empress Lu eagerly. Empress Lu ate her food with big mouthfuls, making noises from time to time.
Empress Lu put down her chopsticks and said, "Come and eat."
"Hmph! I won't eat it!"
Hearing what Empress Lu said, Liu Chang immediately turned around, raised his head high and did not look at Empress Lu.
The corner of Empress Lu's eye twitched, "Don't make me say it for the third time, come and eat!"
Liu Chang muttered something in dissatisfaction, walked to the front of Empress Lu with his head shaking, knelt down heavily, frowned, picked up the meat, and started to tear it into big bites.
Empress Lu pushed the meat in front of Liu Chang, then lowered her head and continued eating.
Liu Chang ate the meat with big mouthfuls, and said as he ate: "Mother, how unfair! Father knows my talent, but mother looks down on me. You even sent gifts to Ruyi when he was crowned king. Now that I am about to be crowned king, you still scold me and want to drive me away... I knew you all don't like me... When I have a child, I will never bully him like this..."
Empress Lu said nothing, but just looked at Liu Chang and complained.
"Have you finished eating?"
"Um."
"go to sleep!"
"oh……"
Liu Chang turned and walked into the inner room. Empress Lu continued to lie on the desk, holding a pen and began to write.
"I hereby order Yunzhong, Yanmen and other counties to strengthen their cities, set up more beacons, and send fugitives, prisoners, slaves, sons-in-law, and merchants from Zhao, Dai, Qi, Chu, Huainan, and Guanzhong to Taiyuan..."
"Dispatching the people to reclaim the land of Taiyuan and Shangdang, and storing up food and fodder..."
The next day, Liu Chang got up early in the morning . He did not forget that the fundamental purpose of becoming a king was not to show off to others, but to prove that his master was still useful. At the very least, he had to get him out of prison. Even if he was under house arrest, it was better than being in jail.
Therefore, while eating breakfast, Liu Chang, who had long forgotten the grudges of last night, sighed deeply, trying to attract his mother's attention.
Empress Lu continued to eat as usual and ignored him.
"Ah...ah...ah...ah...ah...ah..."
Empress Lu couldn't help it anymore. She put down her chopsticks and stared at him coldly, "What do you want to do now?!"
"Mother, the place I'm going to is a place of war on all sides. There are the Huns outside. If I go there rashly, I will surely die!"
"Oh... so you need Han Xin to go with you, right?"
"Wow! Mother! How did you know?!"
Liu Chang was indeed startled and his eyes widened.
Empress Lu sneered, "He is alive because of our past friendship. He can't leave Chang'an alive, so don't even think about it."
"Mother, it's okay if he doesn't leave Chang'an. Just let him out of prison and let him live in his original residence. Arrange someone to watch over him. I want to continue studying with him... Mother, you also know that in the future, I will definitely fight against the Huns. I will never allow them to plunder my people!"
"The Xiongnu cavalry is very powerful, but they are not invincible. At that time, Wu Anjun of Zhao defeated the Xiongnu in one battle and wiped out the 200,000 Xiongnu troops... I admit that I am a little bit worse than Wu Anjun. It's not that I am not as good as him, but I still need to learn. Can you get the master out so that he can continue to teach me?"
"no."
"Mother, please help me. Apart from him, who else can teach me the strategy to defeat the Huns?"
Empress Lu hesitated for a moment and said, "You must be accompanied by Luan Bu every time you attend class."
"Okay, okay, let alone Luan Bu, even if we send ten more attendants to monitor, it will be no problem!"
Liu Chang was overjoyed, and Empress Lü said, "I will go and tell His Majesty. If he disagrees, don't blame me."
Liu Chang knew in his heart that the matter was settled, because every time he asked his mother for help, she always said so, but she was able to get it done every time. It was just the opposite with his father. Every time his father promised to do something for him, he would definitely not be able to do it in the end.
Sure enough, within two days, Empress Lu summoned Luan Bu, told him a lot of things, and then asked Luan Bu to take Liu Chang to find Han Xin.
Along the way, Liu Chang was extremely excited and boasted to Luan Bu about how well he and Han Xin got along and how much his master liked him as a disciple.
As expected, Han Xin was arranged to stay in his original mansion. The difference was that there were armored soldiers standing at the door and there were also armored soldiers in the courtyard. Liu Chang knew these armored soldiers. They were originally stationed in the imperial palace and were from the Weiwei. Liu Chang greeted them happily and rushed into the inner room.
“Master!!!”
Han Xin was stunned and turned around, but before he could react, Liu Chang had already hugged his neck.
“Don’t cry!”
Han Xin interrupted Liu Bang's singing directly, and then looked at his apprentice seriously, "The food in the palace must be good..."
Liu Chang was also looking at the master. The master looked much thinner than before. Only a skeleton was left. There was not much flesh on his face and scars But his expression was still calm. He didn't have the previous indignation, as if he had let go of everything.
When he met Han Xin again, Liu Chang naturally couldn't help himself and hurriedly began to talk about his experiences during this period of time. The words became more and more outrageous. Not to mention Han Xin, even Luan Bu couldn't stand it anymore. He frowned, lowered his head, and imitated Chen Ping, closing his eyes to rest.
"Okay, no need to say more... I've already heard about these things."
Han Xin interrupted Liu Chang's chattering and asked, "Have you been crowned king?"
"It's ready to be crowned! King of Tang! Hahahaha, Taiyuan, Yunzhong, Yanmen, Shangdang, Shangjun, maybe even the Northland can be given to me!"
Han Xin's face changed drastically, and he asked, "What about Henei and Hedong?"
"Uh... no."
Han Xin wanted to say something, but he looked at Luan Bu and held back.
"Oh, Master, this is my servant. His name is Luan Bu. He is a Confucian disciple. He has read the scriptures thoroughly and knows everything about astronomy and geography. He is also very good at swordsmanship..."
Luan Bu blushed when he heard this and hurried forward to meet Han Xin.
Han Xin just nodded calmly.
"Master, we need to hurry up and teach me how to defeat the Huns!"
Liu Chang said very seriously.
Han Xin said disdainfully: "You can't even walk, and you want to learn to run?"
"Forehead……"
"Have you forgotten what I taught you?"
"No, Master, you know that I have a photographic memory and can draw inferences from one instance. No matter what it is, I remember it clearly!"
Han Xin asked a few questions, and Liu Chang answered all the questions correctly. Luan Bu was a little surprised. He thought that the young master was not bragging this time. His memory was really good.
Han Xin nodded with satisfaction and continued to teach Liu Chang the art of war.
"The first thing I want to teach you is that the art of war can be applied to anything... Generals use the art of war on the battlefield, but rulers can apply it in the court and throughout the world..."
Luan Bu was shocked and quickly took a few steps back and walked to the door, not daring to get any closer.
Liu Chang listened to Han Xin's words carefully. After going through so many things, this guy finally learned to study with peace of mind.