Chapter 05: Liu Chen, King of the Northland

Liu Yin persuaded his mother to give up the change of the title of King Anping is obviously not very successful, at this point Princess Ma is very stubborn, in her opinion, Liu Yin is the eldest son of the family, and it is a matter of course to inherit the title of King Anping, not to mention that Liu Yin was the king of Anping at the beginning, only because of an accident will let the throne fall aside, as a mother, Princess Ma is naturally responsible for her son to get back everything he has.

Of course, this matter is not something that Princess Ma can do alone, the abolition of the princes and kings, it has to be the nod of the Son of Heaven, Princess Ma rushed to the palace the next day to ask to see Liu Chan, but unfortunately, Liu Chan did not go to court in the past two days, and Princess Ma had to return in a huff.

Although I didn't see Liu Chan, the news of Liu Yin's awakening spread quickly in Shudu, and many wealthy dignitaries who had friendships with the Anping palace sent people to visit and send valuable gifts.

Liu Chen, the king of the Northland, was the first prince to visit in person.

The Shu Han Dynasty only experienced two emperors, the first lord Liu Bei only had three sons, and the later lord Liu Chan only gave birth to seven, according to the Han system, different surnames are not allowed to be crowned kings, as high as Zhuge Liang, the highest title is only to the Marquis of Wuxiang, and the real king can only be crowned by Liu Bei's two younger sons and Liu Chan's six sons (the eldest son Liu Xuan is the crown prince, and he is going to inherit the throne in the future, not among the princes and kings), so the princes and kings of the Shu Han Dynasty add up to only eight.

For Liu Chen, Liu Yin is no stranger, in the historical records, Liu Chen, the king of the Northland, has been smart since childhood, and is very sensitive, when Chengdu fell, there was a voice of surrender in the court, only Liu Chen stepped forward, directly reprimanded Zhou Zhou, and finally killed his wife and children, and committed suicide in the anger of the ancestral temple. Although Liu Chen's behavior has been mixed throughout the ages, no one can deny that Liu Chen is the last bloody man of the Shu Han Dynasty, in the case of no way to serve the country, Liu Chen is unbearable to be a slave of the country, and he defended his dignity as a child of the Han family by committing suicide, compared to those who surrender and are willing to suffer the humiliation of the subordinates, his integrity is thousands of times more noble.

Liu Yin has already made up his mind in his heart and tried his best to turn the tide, and if he wants to do this, it is far from enough for him alone, he needs like-minded helpers, and Liu Chen is undoubtedly the best candidate.

said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived, when Liu Yin was still thinking about how to approach Liu Chen, Liu Chen had already taken the initiative to send it to the door, how not to make Liu Yin overjoyed.

Liu Chenjian has bright eyebrows, red lips and white teeth, and put it in later generations, that is, a typical rich and handsome, wearing a bright yellow brocade robe, which sets off his elegant and extraordinary temperament.

"Brother Yin, you have been unconscious for the past seven years, but your brother is in a hurry to death, my brother is looking forward to it day and night, I hope that you can wake up, this God's mercy, finally let my brother look forward to this day."

"Thank you, Fifth Brother, for your concern." Liu Yin said with a smile. Liu Chen Xingwu, three years older than Liu Yin, has eight out of twenty this year, and Liu Yin is called the fifth brother when he is young.

Liu Chen beckoned, and ordered his entourage to present the gift, which was a huge Liaodong snow ginseng. Ginseng Liu Yin knows, but he has never seen such a big ginseng, at least more than a hundred years, Liaodong is the territory of Wei, and Xichuan is thousands of miles away, such a superb ginseng is definitely valuable.

"Wencheng, your gift is too valuable, this hundred-year-old snow ginseng is priceless." Princess Ma had a complaining tone, but between her eyebrows, there was a smile. Wencheng is Liu Chen's table, and Liu Yin also has a table, called Wenxuan.

"Auntie, you're welcome, this snow ginseng is also a waste on my house, Brother Yin's first recovery from a serious illness is the time to replenish the body, the most useful, I am also borrowing flowers to offer Buddha." Liu Chen said with a smile.

Liu Yin pretended to be unhappy and said: "Fifth brother, you are too unbearable for the little brother, the little brother will knock over a big bull with this punch." Liu Yin waved Kong Wu's powerful arm, this is not his bragging, Liu Yin obviously felt the power in his body.

Liu Chen took a look, Liu Yin's complexion was very good, and he didn't have the appearance of being weak and weak at the beginning of a serious illness, and he couldn't help but be secretly surprised. "That's good, Brother Wei is going to Qingcheng Mountain to hunt today, if Brother Yin is interested, how about accompanying me?"

"Okay!" Liu Yin immediately nodded in agreement, he had already wanted to go out of the mansion to take a look, and he had traveled to the Three Kingdoms, he had not yet stepped out of the gate of the Anping Palace, the main reason was because of Princess Ma, no matter what Liu Yin said, Princess Ma stubbornly believed that Liu Yin had not recovered and needed to recuperate at home.

Sure enough, as soon as she heard this, Princess Ma frowned, and went to Qingcheng Mountain to hunt and had to ride a horse, and Liu Yin's last accident was precisely because she fell off the horse, and was bitten by a snake, and she was afraid of the well rope for ten years. ”

Before Liu Yin could speak, Liu Chen was already laughing and said: "Auntie, I see that Brother Yin is in good spirits, so let him go shopping, after being bored at home for so many years, I guess he can't stand it." Don't worry, I'll take care of him. ”

Princess Ma naturally didn't want to refute Liu Chen's face, so she nodded and agreed. However, she was still a little uneasy, and said to Steward Chen next to her: "Is Ah Jian back?" ”

Steward Chen hurriedly bowed down and said, "Back to Mrs. Tai, Ah Jian went to Hanzhong and has not yet returned." ”

Princess Ma was faintly disappointed, but she was quickly relieved, although it was said that Ah Jian, the guard with superb skills and martial arts, was not there, but Qingcheng Mountain was in the suburbs of Chengdu after all, not to mention that Liu Chen went out, naturally he was also hugging from front to back, and there were groups of guards, Liu Yin walked with him, and there seemed to be no big problem in safety.

So Princess Ma said to Steward Chen: "Steward Chen, then you can accompany the king on a trip." "Although this Chen steward has sparse martial arts, he is very shrewd, he is very familiar with Chengdu and the surrounding environment, and his interpersonal relationship is also very good.

Steward Chen looked happy, Princess Chengmengma valued it so much, he was naturally very happy, hurriedly took the errand, and went down to prepare Liu Yin's outfit.

Riding a horse and hunting naturally have to change into riding clothes, the wide-robed and big-sleeved Confucian clothes must not be worn, Liu Chen and Liu Yin each changed into a strong suit, and their own subordinates led the horses over.

Liu Yin saw the horse harness, and couldn't help but complain a few words, unlike later generations, the war horses of the Three Kingdoms did not have a saddle, and there was only a small cloth bag on the horse's back, probably to ride comfortably under the buttocks, there was a unilateral stirrup on the left side, and it was very simple to tie a narrow wooden board with two strings, which was probably also for the convenience of getting on and off the horse.

People of this era probably did not realize the importance of the saddle stirrup, the two ends of the Takahashi saddle changed from smooth to high, limiting the rider's forward and backward sliding, providing longitudinal stability, while the bilateral stirrups provided lateral stability by fixing the feet, which made the horse and the rider combine into a whole, and the rider's hands were freed, whether using a bow or arrow, it could be done on the back of a high-speed galloping horse, which could greatly improve the combat ability of the cavalry.

The comprehensive application of the Takahashi saddle and bilateral stirrups was the Xianbei people during the Sixteen Kingdoms period, and because of this, the Xianbei people were able to stand out in the Wuhu Chaos War and establish the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Liu Yin almost has the idea of immediately transforming the harness, in terms of technical difficulty, this is almost no difficulty, just a few pieces of wood and leather, only find a few skilled craftsmen, provide a sample drawing, it will definitely be able to be made.

But Liu Yin thought about it, these two things are so low in technical difficulty, once they come out, they will be imitated, as we all know, Shu is mountainous, Shu Han's army is mainly infantry, cavalry is almost unorganized, and Wei has a large number of cavalry troops, once they master the two sharp weapons of Gaoqiao saddle and bilateral stirrups, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry can be increased by at least three times, for the Shu Han army, it will undoubtedly be a nightmare.

So before you have a strong cavalry force, you might as well hide these two sharp weapons.

The function of the unilateral stirrup is to assist the horse, after the rider gets on the horse, he no longer steps on the stirrup, but can only rely on the strength of his legs to tightly clamp the horse's belly. Fortunately, Liu Yin has been professionally trained in horseback riding since he was a child, which is still deeply memorable. As for the injury of that falling horse, it was a pure accident, a pure accident! Although it is said that those who drown are all water-savvy, it is impossible for Liu Yin to quit eating because of choking and never go horseback riding again for the rest of his life.

"Fifth brother, why did you suddenly remember to go hunting in Qingcheng Mountain?" Liu Yin pulled the reins of the horse tightly and asked Liu Zhan on the way.

"Tell you frankly, next month, my father is going to Qingcheng Mountain Forbidden Garden to search for spring, don't you do some work in advance?" Liu Chen said with a smile.

In ancient times, the Son of Heaven often held field hunting at four o'clock, called spring search and summer seedlings, autumn and winter hunting, and four o'clock out of the suburbs, in order to show his martial arts in the world. Liu Chan likes dogs and horses, and it is not unusual for him to be keen on hunting, but Liu Chen, the king of the Northland, is wise and wise, and he likes to engage in this set of crooked tendencies, which makes Liu Yin a little surprised, but seeing Liu Chen's smile with a hint of weirdness, Liu Yin knows that there must be another article.

"It's not that simple, is it?"

Liu Chen didn't hide it, and said the truth: "Because of the East Palace incident, it is rumored in the palace that my father has the intention of abolishing the prince and setting up another prince, so in this spring search, all the princes are secretly competing. ”

Liu Yin suddenly realized, I see, it seems that Liu Chen is also very ambitious, but then again, if Liu Chen is really made the emperor, Shu Han may not be able to perish so quickly.

"It seems that the fifth brother is determined to win." Liu Yin teased.

Liu Chenfu smiled: "Among the six princes, the father and the emperor favor the sixth brother, I don't have much hope, but I just do my best." ”

Qingcheng Mountain is not far away, Liu Yin suddenly has a desire, he has no desire for the throne, after all, he is not qualified to compete, what he longs for is that he can truly integrate into this era.