Chapter 302: Luoyang Imperial Palace, Son of Heaven Liu Hong! [1]

That night.

Luoyang Imperial Palace, the moonlight was like water, rippling and sprinkling on the glazed tiles of the imperial palace, with eleven layers of delicate silver sand gently covering them.

The Luoyang Palace was divided into North and South Palaces.

The north-south length reached seven *li*.

Where the palace halls connected, there were three covered walkways on the roofs.

The widest one in the middle was called the Imperial Road, which was the passage for the Emperor and imperial relatives, while the covered walkways on both sides were for the use of palace people.

A guard was set every ten steps.

The two palaces looked at each other from afar, with double watchtowers over a hundred feet tall.

The entire palace city plane clearly showed a "Lü" shape.

At this time, several young eunuchs were lowering their heads and following a senior eunuch, walking on the covered walkway, passing through the towering palace walls, and heading toward the Changqiu Palace of the Southern Palace.

The Southern Palace was divided into four areas.

Except for the front hall, there were mainly four palaces: East, West, South, and North, which were Yuntai, Changqiu Palace, Changlegong, and Lantai.

Among them, Yuntai was located at the middle gate of the Southern Palace.

It included the Lecheng Hall, Lingtai Hall, and Yuntai and other halls.

It was where books, technical texts, treasures, and strange objects were collected.

Back then, when Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu unified the world and restored the Han Dynasty, he had portraits of the twenty-eight greatest generals painted in the Yuntai Pavilion, known as the Yuntai Twenty-Eight Generals.

Also known as the Yuntai Twenty-Eight Constellations.

Divided into four parts: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise.

Besides Yuntai, there was also the Empress's residence, Changqiu Palace.

Changqiu Palace mainly included the Quefei Hall and Hehuan Hall.

Changlegong was the residence of the Empress Dowager.

Inside the palace walls, palace lanterns were connected, swaying and shining, dotting the quiet night of these palace halls that symbolized the highest power of the Great Han.

At this time, Hehuan Hall was brightly lit.

Liu Hong, dressed in exotic Hu-style white robes, was sitting on the main hall of Hehuan Hall.

In the brightly lit main hall, a group of palace maids dressed in white skirts with graceful figures were dancing to the music that lingered around the beams.

Through the white gauze skirts that let in light, their flesh was vaguely visible.

The hall was filled with the aroma of wine, mixed with the fragrant sweat of beauties.

In front of Liu Hong, who had a thin figure and a somewhat sickly pale complexion, was another beauty.

The woman had charming eyes, skin like white snow, and wore a phoenix crown, crawling on the bronze desk in front of Liu Hong like a plump Persian cat.

The black phoenix robe dragged on the ground, depicting a charming and enchanting posture.

Liu Hong held a wine cup in one hand, gently shaking the wine in the cup, his expression intoxicated as he swayed his body with the music and dance.

The few eunuchs who came from the covered walkway stopped after walking to the palace gate of Hehuan Hall.

Then they whispered to a senior eunuch standing in front of the Hehuan Hall gate.

The eunuch in front of the Hehuan Hall gate turned and walked into Hehuan Hall, then came to the side of Zhang Rang, who was standing below the steps where Liu Hong was.

At this time, Zhang Rang, dressed in a black and red long robe, was lowering his eyelids as if he were asleep.

After hearing the eunuch's message, his long, narrow eyes opened.

Then he waved his hand at the eunuch who had delivered the message.

He glanced at Liu Hong and Empress He not far away.

Zhang Rang, after deliberating, took a few steps forward, walked up the steps, and then came to Liu Hong's side, bowing his waist and smiling fawningly, whispering: "Your Majesty, that Jinyang Duan Yu entered Luoyang at noon today."

"The Ministry of Personnel of the Secretariat reported."

Liu Hong's swaying body suddenly stopped, and he looked at Zhang Rang with three parts drunkenness and confusion: "Duan Yu?"

"Who is that?"

Zhang Rang smiled: "Your Majesty is busy with ten thousand things, perhaps you have forgotten this person."

However, before Zhang Rang could remind him, Empress He, who was lying on the bronze desk in front of Liu Hong, raised her beautiful eyes.

"Are you talking about that Jinyang Duan Yu?"

"The Duan Ziyi who captured the son of the Xiongnu Chanyu and shot the Xianbei Chanyu?"

Zhang Rang immediately bowed and smiled: "Returning to the Empress, it is indeed this person."

Liu Hong, sitting in his Hu-chair, slapped his thigh.

"It's him, I remember now."

Zhang Rang nodded with a smile: "Your Majesty is wise."

"Father, send palace people out of the palace tomorrow to proclaim an edict, let him enter the palace for an audience; I want to take a good look at this Duan Ziyi."

"By the way, I also want to reward him heavily."

"What official position do you think I should reward him with?"

Liu Hong asked Zhang Rang: "He has made such a great contribution, he should be rewarded."

"It will just happen to encourage the border soldiers."

"If every border soldier were like this, why worry about foreign enemies not being pacified."

"Your Majesty's holy command," Zhang Rang followed with a flattery and said: "Thunder and rain are all the Emperor's grace; if Your Majesty personally confers the title, that Duan Ziyi will surely be grateful."

"However, if you confer too high a title all at once, it is hard to avoid him becoming arrogant."

"If Your Majesty confers rewards, you should also be moderate."

"Both showing imperial grace and providing encouragement, so that he will work even harder in the future."

Liu Hong nodded after pondering: "What Father says makes sense, it should be so."

"This old slave suggests observing this person's character first, testing whether he is loyal to Your Majesty and loyal to the Great Han; if he is truly so, then it would be fine for Your Majesty to increase the rewards."

"If he is just a profit-seeking person, then it can be done perfunctorily."

"Now that this person is in Luoyang, it is just the right time to test him."

"Why not let the palace people go out of the palace first and observe him?" Zhang Rang said.

"Good," Liu Hong nodded in response.

Empress He, lying on the bronze desk, lazily supported her chin with a jade arm.

The exquisite curves under the phoenix robe were fully displayed.

A flash of light seemed to pass through her beautiful eyes, and her red lips rose slightly.

"Your Majesty, I have heard that this person is extremely brave; if he is used by Your Majesty, he will be a good general of the Great Han," Empress He said with a charming smile: "What outsiders see is ultimately not as good as what Your Majesty sees with your own eyes."

"I also have an idea."

"Oh?"

Liu Hong raised an eyebrow and smiled: "What good idea does my beloved concubine have?"

Empress He sat up charmingly and leaned toward Liu Hong: "Your Majesty likes to dress up in the West Garden on weekdays."

"Why not wait until the day Duan Yu enters the palace, take Duan Yu to the West Garden, and Your Majesty can dress up in the West Garden."

"Do not reveal your true identity."

"Wouldn't that be very fun?"

Listening to Empress He's words, Liu Hong immediately became interested.

"Bravo!"

"What my beloved concubine says is very good; I am already a bit impatient."

"Father," Liu Hong looked at Zhang Rang and immediately said: "Tomorrow you send palace people out, prepare to let that Duan Ziyi enter the palace."

"It just so happens that I haven't been to the West Garden for a long time." ===== CHAPTER 304 =====