“Pah~~”
Liu Chang's sword blocked Gai Gong's sword. At that moment, Liu Chang was ecstatic, but then Gai Gong exerted force suddenly, and Liu Chang's wooden sword hit his face, and Liu Chang fell to the ground again.
"Hahaha, I can block Master's attack!"
Liu Chang sat on the ground, laughing.
Gai Gong put away his sword and asked calmly, "Why haven't I seen you come to Tianlu Pavilion these days?"
"Ah... it's like this, the master is teaching me to count, it's very difficult... I can't learn it, so he won't let me go out. I really don't have the free time..."
Hearing Liu Chang's words, Gai Gong's expression eased a lot. He nodded and said, "Your tutor is really good at math. There is no harm in learning more from him... But you must not forget what I taught you!"
"Don't worry, how could I forget? I always refute Taifu's views and tell him that these are all our Master Huang's knowledge, which makes him very angry!"
Gai Gong laughed, "That's right, but he is your master after all, so don't be rude... Study hard and make your own judgment."
"only!"
After practicing sword, Liu Chang came to Zhang Cang to learn. Zhang Cang closed the door, took out a lot of food, and the master and disciple began to eat.
"Master, my father has recently... um, well..." Liu Chang swallowed the meat and continued, "He wants to send Ruyi to Fengguo."
Zhang Cang buried his head in his food and asked, "Why do you think this is happening?"
"What else could it be? Father said a few days ago that he wanted to make Liu Ze and Liu Bi kings, and recently he said he wanted Ruyi to be enfeoffed... This is to strengthen the power of my Liu clan."
"However, I'm afraid that my father won't be able to fulfill his wish. Liu Ze and Liu Bi's military achievements are not enough, and my second brother doesn't want Ruyi to be granted a fiefdom too early..."
Zhang Cang wiped his mouth and said, "Too many princes may not be a good thing."
"Ah? Why did Master say that?"
"The princes today are all close relatives and are weak, so this may not be a problem. But if after a few generations... their relationship becomes distant and the princes become powerful, then there will be a big problem."
"Who cares? Each generation will take care of its own affairs. I don't even know if I will live to see that day, let alone you, Master!"
Zhang Cang nodded and said, "If Master Ruyi wants to be granted a fiefdom, then Master Heng and Master Hui may both be crowned kings."
"what about me?"
Liu Chang raised his head suddenly.
Zhang Cang smiled and said, "Your Majesty invited me here because he wanted me to become the prime minister..."
"Then where do you think I will be confined?"
"Huainan, Liang, Dai, Shu, all are possible. Where do you want to go, sir?"
Liu Chang hesitated. "Huainan is the richest country, but it is too far away from foreign enemies and cannot expand... I want to go to Yan State, fight all the way there, and turn all the land outside the Great Wall into Yan State's!"
Zhang Cang was stunned, thought for a moment, and said, "The prince will not go to Yan State. Yan State has too few people and the weather is freezing. If Your Majesty wants the prince to go to Yan State, Her Majesty will be reluctant at first... Moreover, Yan State is too far away. Both Your Majesty and the Queen actually intend to let the prince serve as a barrier for the Crown Prince... He will not be sent to such a faraway place."
"The most likely ones are Huainan and Liang."
"Huainan is wealthy and populous, and Liang is the closest, so it is a natural barrier for the imperial court."
Liu Chang is now one year older and is no longer a little kid of five or six years old. Naturally, he understands some things. It is impossible for him to be granted the State of Chu because his uncle Liu Jiao is still alive and he is doing well. He is the prince most trusted by his father. As for the State of Qin, forget it.
First of all, the fiefdom of Qin State overlapped with the imperial court. In addition, the Han Dynasty was established by overthrowing the Qin Dynasty. The theme of public opinion in the world was to curse the tyrannical Qin State. No matter what bad things happened, they must have been done by Qin State. It was impossible to enfeoff a King of Qin at this time!
The fiefdom has always been a headache for Liu Chang, and he doesn't know where to go.
Zhang Cang said, "Don't worry... You are still young. Even if you are crowned king, you cannot go to your fiefdom. If you want to go to your fiefdom, you must at least be old enough."
Originally Liu Chang hated studying, but now, he couldn't wait to find Zhang Cang for class every day, not only because this teacher would chat with him, bring him food, and tell him all kinds of jokes, but mainly because the two of them had the same... hobbies. The two often talked about iron smelting. Liu Chang was no longer alone. Zhang Cang could always accurately judge whether the ideas proposed by Liu Chang were feasible.
The two were very close and often sat together to complain about various things, and Liu Chang did get a lot of material from him to brag about.
The two of them called each other "my father, the Han Emperor" and "my teacher, Xunzi" all the time, and they got along very harmoniously.
As Liu Chang and his men were allowed to go out, the public security in Chang'an began to become chaotic again. After what happened last time, they became bolder. The patrolling soldiers chased them all day long. Luan Bu once again began his daily routine of going to the county government to rescue people.
In such a pleasant life, Fan Kuai, Zhou Bo and others finally returned to the court.
They brought the head of Chen Xi and Lu Wan himself.
Lu Wan came here in a prisoner car. With his gray hair and thin face, no one in Chang'an could recognize the once-powerful Marquis of Chang'an. After reading Liu Bang's letter, he led everyone to surrender to Fan Kuai. From beginning to end, Fan Kuai never met him, but only let the soldiers take him into the prisoner car and bring him back to Chang'an.
Lu Wan's subordinates and family members were naturally also arrested, and the team came to Chang'an in a mighty manner.
After returning to Chang'an, Fan Kuai and Zhou Bo went to the palace to pay homage to the emperor, while Lu Wan was thrown directly into prison.
Lu Wan walked into the prison in a daze and sat down .
"Lu Wan? Is that you?"
Suddenly someone asked.
Lu Wan looked through the wooden fence of the prison and saw a dishevelled man staring at him. Lu Wan looked at him carefully for a moment and was shocked. "King of Chu?"
This person was Han Xin. Han Xin looked at him in confusion, "How did you get arrested?"
" I made a mistake."
"rebellion?"
"I was deceived for a while and sent people to collude with the Xiongnu..."
Han Xin suddenly laughed, but no one knew what he was laughing at.
"Is the Marquis of Huaiyin mocking me?"
Even Lu Wan was a little angry at this moment.
"You can't die, so what are you afraid of? Tell me what's going on outside... I've been locked up here for a long time..."
Lu Wan then told him everything that happened before he was locked up.
When Lu Wan mentioned that Ying Bu was killed, Han Xin was not surprised at all, and his face was full of disdain.
"Forget it, there's no need to say more, they're just small matters."
Han Xin interrupted Lu Wan and said to him, "There is one thing I hope you can help me with."
Lu Wan was a little confused. He smiled bitterly and said, "I have fallen to this point myself. How can I help you?"
"No, you will get out... When you get out, find the chief, the young master chief, you know him, right?"
"That little guy..." Lu Wan smiled, as if she remembered something, nodded, and said, "I know him."
"Well, just tell him these words..."
Han Xin whispered a few words to Lu Wan and asked Lu Wan to repeat it before sitting down again.
This puzzled Lu Wan. Why did a great man like Han Xin look for a little guy? He even had to pass on these messages himself... It was even a question whether he could get out alive. Could it be that he had been locked up for too long and something had gone wrong with his brain?
Han Xin would remind Lu Wan every not to forget his promise.
Three days later, soldiers suddenly rushed into the prison and took Lu Wan out.
Han Xin grabbed the fence in front of him and shouted, "Don't forget it!!"
Lu Wan was taken out in a daze and brought all the way into the palace. Only when he was thrown in front of Liu Bang did he react.
He didn't dare to look up at Liu Bang. He knelt in front of Liu Bang, sobbing with his head down.
Liu Bang looked grimly at his best brother. He rushed forward and kicked him. Lu Wan fell to the ground and cried loudly, "Brother, I'm sorry!"
"You bastard! Do you think I want to kill you? If I wanted to kill you, could you stop me? Huh?! Bastard!"
Liu Bang pounced on Lu Wan, sat on him, and beat him with punches and kicks.
Lu Wan did not resist and was beaten by Liu Bang, who rode on him, panting.
"I'll spare you this time. You can be a rich man in Chang'an and don't think about any titles anymore. Ha, it's really tiring..."
Liu Bang wiped the sweat from his forehead, stood up, and pulled Lu Wan up.
"Wipe your face, what kind of person are you? Go home and clean yourself up! Get out!"
Lu Wan lowered his head, walked a few steps in a trance, then stopped and saluted Liu Bang again.
"Come early tomorrow and drink with me!"
"knew……"
After Lu Wan was released, Liu Bang did not pursue him too much and said he was demoted to a commoner, but he was still able to enter and leave the palace. A few days later, Lu Wan remembered Han Xin's instructions and hurriedly sent someone to find Prince Chang.
"Ah? Zhongfu is looking for me?"
Liu Chang was stunned, and then he remembered his uncle who had doted on him since he was a child, and he shouted happily, "Okay, I'll go right away!"