Chapter 249: Escape with Liu Bang's Wife and Children
In the morning, soft light sprinkled on two figures, one big and one small, in the courtyard, which looked very harmonious.
Liu Le's eyes were sparkling as she looked at Luo Xin with admiration. After nearly a year of getting along with him, she just wanted to shout, brother is so awesome!
"Brother, in the Su Wang's classics, why do the people have to regard the monarch as their father? The monarch is the father, and the subject is the minister. It's really strange."
Liu Le's black and white eyes were full of doubts, "Those dictators you mentioned are all bad, do they have to be considered fathers too?"
Luo Xinyan smiled and touched Liu Le's head and said, "Ah Le, the blood between father and son cannot be cut off, and the feelings are innate.
Parents give their children life and raise them. Children should support their parents, see them off at the end of their lives, and offer sacrifices to them. Life and death are the natural course of things.
King Su compared the relationship between the emperor and his subjects to that between a father and his son. First, the emperor is the head of the empire. Second, the emperor should have obligations to his subjects. If he fails to do so, it would be like a parent abandoning his children. He is not qualified to be a parent or a monarch.
Little Liu Le looked even more confused. Luo Xin shook his head with a smile on his face. Liu Le had no talent in politics, and talking to her about these things was like talking to a cow.
"Well said. I really get insights from you every day."
Before seeing the person, I heard her voice first. Lu Zhi walked in gracefully from outside the courtyard. She was wearing a slightly plain-colored curved skirt. This curved skirt was modified with a fishtail style at the end. Especially with the waist corset, her already tall figure looked even more graceful.
What a pity.
There was a hint of regret in Luo Xin's eyes. He really wanted to meet the King of Han, but unfortunately he could not. Unless he could become the Emperor, there would not be two more sons of the Luo family serving under his command.
Liu Bang openly appointed Lu Zhi as the Queen of Han, but secretly did not want Lu Zhi to be by his side. Luo Xin could naturally see this, and he felt a little sorry for Liu Bang.
In the past year, Luo Xin spent far less time teaching Liu Le than teaching Lu Zhi, and he was surprised by Lu Zhi's wisdom and talent.
In Luo Xin's opinion, Lu Zhi was a female monarch like Ancestor Lingjun, although she could not be compared with Ancestor Lingjun. After all, according to family records, Ancestor Lingjun had the ability to understand people's hearts, which was almost supernatural.
The only shortcoming of Lu Zhi was that she was too strong and had a somewhat cruel character, but this was not a big problem as long as innocent people were not harmed. The Luo family sometimes did things by any means necessary. Many monarchs died at the hands of the Luo family, and they even dared to kill the emperor.
Lu Zhi had almost infinite trust in Luo Xin.
It was really because Luo Xin had too deep an understanding of government. A strong woman like Lu Zhi admired stronger men in her heart, and Luo Xin satisfied all her fantasies.
Among all the sons of the Luo family, Luo Xin was the best at mathematics. Coupled with his ability in governing, he was the perfect candidate for the position of Prime Minister. As far as being a prime minister alone was concerned, he was better than Luo Yi.
"lady."
Luo Xin and Lu Zhi greeted each other. Lu Zhi had not had this habit at first, but Luo Xin would perform formal greetings as a friend every time he saw her, so Lu Zhi gradually got used to it.
As for the title, Luo Xin was originally going to call her the Queen of Han, but when Lu Zhi heard that, her face changed drastically and looked very ugly, so Luo Xin still called her Madam.
Seeing Lü Zhi dressed like a noblewoman, Luo Xin asked casually, "Are you returning from Taigong?"
Unexpectedly, Lü Zhi's expression suddenly became nervous, and she said, "Sir, Liu Ji is leading the Han army to seize the Qinchuan area. He is leading the Han army out of the pass. My brother sent me a letter asking me to leave Fengpei as soon as possible."
Luo Xinyan frowned instantly and asked in disbelief, "Why didn't the King of Han write to you in advance?"
Lü Zhi's expression became somewhat gloomy, and she sighed, "My brother's letter said that the Han army was going to raid the Qin and Yong kings, so he wanted to prevent the news from leaking out. However, he was really worried about me, so he took the risk to send this letter, asking me to quickly take a boat to escape to Bashu. As long as I entered the territory of Jiujiang County, I would be safe."
Luo Xin was silent. He had never hesitated to speculate about others with the greatest malice, especially since he and Lu Zhi were close friends, so he naturally stood on Lu Zhi's side to think about the problem.
Not to mention Liu Le, the little girl who is both his sister and his disciple, and Liu Ying, the little guy. Apart from relatives and family members, these are the three people closest to Luo Xin.
He was quite prejudiced against Liu Bang, so he thought that Liu Bang did it on purpose. But in fact, Liu Bang had never thought about this at all. He didn't even notify his father and stayed in Pei County.
Luo Xin himself didn't feel anything when he didn't receive the letter. After all, no one outside Luoling knew that Luo Xin was here.
Even Luo Yi didn't know, otherwise Luo Yi would definitely send a letter like Lu Ze.
Luo Xin stood up, rubbed his brows gently and said: "Madam, Grandpa is old and not suitable for traveling. Just find a place to hide.
You are the Queen of Han. The Crown Prince and Princess of Han are also here. If Xiang Yu really wants to arrest someone, he will definitely arrest you.
Please follow Xin."
Lü Zhi said anxiously, "Sir, Xiang Yu is here to arrest me. It has nothing to do with you. You can leave here directly. You are aloof from the world. If you get involved in the world because of me, it will be more trouble than gain. If something unexpected happens, I will regret it for the rest of my life."
Of course Luo Xin understood what Lu Zhi meant. Xiang Yu would not target Luo's legitimate son, but Lu Zhi was of great importance and Xiang Yu could not let her go.
If he were to get involved, there would really be accidents.
There is no reason in this world that allows you to kill people but not others to kill you, even for the Luo family.
In the past, Luo's threats always worked in large part because they were reasonable. Even though the enemies felt aggrieved, they were timid and did not dare to play dirty tricks on Luo.
Luo Xin certainly knew this, but he didn't care, and said calmly: "You are a new friend, and going into danger for friends is the teaching of the saints.
The Ji, Jiang, Luo and Lu families have been friends for so many years, and you even took out the bronze plate from eight hundred years ago. With such a friendship, if Xin escapes alone today, he will never feel at peace in his life.
Please let Xin go into the house and get a sword. There is chaos going on right now, and we should have a weapon to protect ourselves."
After saying that, he touched Liu Le's head and got up to get the sword in the house. He was not an ordinary scholar. Among the five adult brothers, except for the second brother, he had the highest martial arts ability. He could definitely be a fierce general charging into the battle.
Lü Zhi looked at Luo Xin's broad back with admiration in her eyes, and thought to herself, "If I ever get the power of regent of Han, I will definitely make you a general and give you the seal of prime minister."
Lu Zhi was very confident about this. After all, she was much younger than Liu Bang, and men's lifespans have always been shorter than women's, so it would be no problem for her to outlive Liu Bang.
Luo Xin went into the house to get his sword, and put on a half-body armor to protect his upper body. Then he heard a hissing sound, and immediately thought something was wrong. He quickly wrapped Liu Ying up and ran out of the house, only to see several cavalrymen running straight into the yard.
Luo Xin hurriedly said: "Madam, after we deal with these people and seize their horses, we will leave. Is there anything we must take away?"
Lü Zhi was very experienced in escaping, and immediately said, "Except for the bronze plaque, all other things are personal belongings. Some jewelry is carried with me to exchange for money, and the rest is dispensable and does not need to be taken away."
At first glance, these men were ordinary cavalrymen, wearing only a piece of low-quality leather armor covering their upper bodies. This kind of armor was okay for dealing with low-quality arrows, but it was like nothing when facing the sharp sword in Luo Xin's hand.
Luo Xin covered the holy mark between his eyebrows. The men had already dismounted and were shouting, "It's right here. The family of King Liu Ji of Han is here. There are still people in the house. She must be here. It's just a woman. Just take her away."
Luo Xin held the sword in his hand and slowly adjusted his breathing. As soon as the courtyard door was knocked open, he suddenly rushed forward. He had superb sword skills and great strength. The sword flashed and he cut off the throat with one sword. In just a dozen breaths, he cleared out these people.
Luo Xin led the horses that the others had brought over, and then he looked at the two women, one big and one small, and felt troubled. In this era without stirrups and saddles, many noble women did not learn to ride horses. "Madam, can you ride a horse?"
Lu Zhi shook her head and said, "No, my father didn't allow me to learn it, saying it was indecent and rude, and I didn't have time to learn horse riding before."
Since Lü Zhi didn't know how to do it, Luo Xin didn't hesitate and said, "Let's leave Pei County first and find a carriage."
She picked out the three best horses, put Liu Le on them, then climbed on top and tied Liu Le in front of her with cloth. Because Liu Le was relatively small, this was enough to keep her steady on the horse without affecting Luo Xin's activities. Liu Le was still out of the situation, and only felt a little scared, and was even about to cry, "Brother, what happened?"
Luo Xin said in a gentle voice: "A Le, it's okay, brother will protect you, just hold brother well."
After pacifying Liu Le, Luo Xin said to Lu Zhi, "Madam, please get on the horse."
After saying that, he reached out his hand directly towards Lu Zhi. Lu Zhi was certainly not the kind of person who would be timid. Following Luo Xin's huge strength, she was pulled behind him by Luo Xin.
After riding on the horse and feeling the wind blowing, Luo Xin felt as if he had returned to his childhood. When he rode a horse for the first time, it was his eldest brother Luo Ling who took him, his third brother, and A Cai with him.
I didn't expect that after many years, it would be my turn. I was riding a war horse with a heavy load. Lu Zhi and Liu Le combined were not as heavy as Luo Xin alone. These three horses could fully support the load. With these three horses, it would be enough to leave Pei County.
“Let’s go!”
Luo Xin squeezed the horse's belly and held the reins in his hand, and the horse rushed out like an arrow in an instant.
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Xiaohui was kind and cowardly, and Empress Lü often scolded him. Xiaohui secretly shed tears. Dong'e knew it and said, "Your Majesty is not a coward, but a kind and filial person. You are a sage king. You have such a son. I congratulate you on behalf of the Empress Dowager."
Empress Lü then stopped and was kind to Xiaohui.
Xiaohui said: "Dong'a treats me like a father loves his son." - "Records of the Grand Historian: Annals of Empress Dowager Lü"
(End of this chapter)
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