Chapter 1 The Crown Prince

  Before long, the cart arrived outside Weiyang Palace. The carter stopped the cart and Dong Xi quickly fetched a small stool to place beside it.

  Liu Feng stepped down from the cart, his feet landing on a small stool.

  On the other side, Zhao Yun had also turned over and dismounted his horse, coming to Liu Feng's side.

  Liu Feng nodded to Zhao Yun and walked in. Zhao Yun also followed closely behind. Further back was Dong Xi. The three of them walked through some roads and soon arrived at the outside of Weiyang Palace's main hall.

  "Your Highness." The guards on both sides bowed to Liu Feng and said.

  "Is Father Emperor still around?" Liu Feng asked.

  "Your Majesty is still here." The guard replied.

  "Go." Liu Feng nodded and left Dong Xi outside the main hall, only leading Zhao Yun inside. The Crown Prince's visit, of course, did not require an announcement.

  Inside the main hall, Empress Fu had already left, leaving only Emperor Xian watching the memorials. Although all major decisions were made by Cao Cao, Emperor Xian still retained the right to review the memorials.

  "Why did the Crown Prince leave and return?" Liu Feng's entrance into the grand hall naturally startled Liu Xie, who raised his head to see Liu Feng and couldn't help but ask in puzzlement.

  Liu Xie then turned his gaze towards Zhao Yun, even more perplexed.

  Who is this person?

  This person, Liu Xie had never seen before, could naturally guess that Liu Feng's going and coming back must be for this person, however, looked very ordinary.

  Because Zhao Yun hung his head low, Liu Xie thought he was ordinary and unremarkable.

  "The son wants to recommend someone to the emperor." Liu Feng smiled and raised his fist to Liu Xie.

  "Look up." Liu Xie said, looking at Zhao Yun beside Liu Feng again.

  The wisdom shown by this son is enough to make even Emperor Xian of Han surrender. The person he recommends must also be extraordinary.

  Liu Xie showed interest in Zhao Yun for the first time and couldn't help but say so.

  "Humble commoner Zhao Yun, paying respects to Your Majesty." Upon hearing this, Zhao Yun bowed slightly and then immediately lifted his head, looking straight at Liu Xie. As soon as he lifted his head, a pair of bright and spirited eyes were revealed.

  Liu Xie was taken aback by this, and nodded to Zhao Yun. Then, he looked at Liu Feng and said: "I wonder what position the emperor intends to recommend Zhao Zilong for?"

  "Let's go with the chariots and cavalry, Your Highness," Liu Feng said without hesitation.

  The so-called Fēngchē Dūwèi is not a real power, but a symbol of identity. It is usually held by the sons of the powerful and wealthy. The one who really has the right to the job is the Taizi Weirate.

  The Taizi Palace had a Taizi Wei, which was divided into the Left and Right Taizi Wei. Among them, there were seven people in the Left Wei, and two people in the Right Wei. However, Liu Feng's affiliated officials were not established at all.

  After all, the Taizi House Order had only recently appointed Fu Dian to take charge. Most of the subordinate officials were empty, and the Taizi Wei rate was non-existent.

  Liu Feng intended to keep Zhao Yun by his side as a bodyguard, so he naturally wanted Zhao Yun to serve as the commander of the imperial guard.

  "As the Emperor has taken a liking to him, I hereby issue an imperial edict to confer upon Zhao's family the title of Fēng Chē Dū Wèi and Tàizǐ Wèi Rù." Liu Xie nodded in agreement.

  "Thank you, Father Emperor."

  "Thank you, Your Majesty."

  Liu Feng lightly bowed and said, Zhao Yun also followed suit and thanked him.

  "I, the Emperor, will have this prince taken care of by Minister Zhao from now on." Although Liu Xie couldn't be certain why Liu Feng would recommend Zhao Yun as the Crown Prince's bodyguard, he did understand the insecurity that his son often displayed. Now, Liu Feng had somehow found a capable person to serve as his bodyguard.

  Liu Xie also felt relieved and couldn't help but smile at Zhao Yun and Yan Yue.

  "Your Majesty can rest assured, I will definitely fulfill my duty." Zhao Yun bowed and said.

  To be honest, Zhao Yun also experienced a lot of psychological changes today. The most fundamental thing is that he has regained trust in the imperial family, from Liu Feng to Liu Xie.

  None of them look dull and stupid.

  Now Zhao Yun truly felt that the Han dynasty could flourish once again.

  "Hmm." Liu Xie had also seen many people, and Zhao Yun's expression and eyes told him that this person was not bad. He felt even more satisfied in his heart.

  "By the way, Your Majesty, I have sent a family order to Hebei to find Zi Long. The excuse is that I am looking for six pure white donkeys for me. Now the donkeys are already in the palace. Please also instruct the craftsmen to build an ultra-large carriage, pulled by those donkeys, as my vehicle."

  Suddenly, Liu Feng thought of something else and couldn't help but say it.

  A pure white donkey was the initial excuse for the imperial edict to send him out of Hebei, apart from being an excuse, it also added to his arrogant and spoiled image as the crown prince.

  Now that it's been pulled back, make use of it.

  Liu Xie's face turned black upon hearing this, because the absurdity of using six pure white donkeys to pull a carriage was invented by his father, Emperor Ling of Han.

  The Emperor Ling was born with a frivolous and absurd nature, doing many ridiculous things that cannot be counted. This is one of them. Now as the grandson, Liu Feng however...

  If Liu Xie hadn't known that everything Liu Feng did was to increase his harmless image, he would have blown up a long time ago.

  "All right, I have also issued an order." After taking a deep breath and calming down his fluctuating emotions, Liu Xie said.

  "Thank you, Father Emperor."

  Liu Feng thanked him.

  Liu Feng led the newly appointed Fēng Chē Dū Wèi, Taizi Wei and Zhao Yun to leave Weiyang Palace and return to the Crown Prince's palace. Soon after, two imperial edicts were issued from within the palace.

  One of them was the announcement of Jia Xian's appointment as Taizi Shaofu.

  The general idea is that Jia Xian of Wuwei was a man of great virtue and prestige, respected throughout the land, and he was appointed as the Junior Mentor to the Crown Prince.

  The second is to appoint Zhao Yun as the imperial chariot commander and the crown prince's guard.

  He was roughly a man of Changshan named Zhao Yun, who was a loyal and righteous scholar. He ordered him to be the charioteer of Fongche, the commander of the prince's guard, and to protect the prince on both sides.

  Originally, these two decrees were quite ordinary and unremarkable. Appointing the Crown Prince's Junior Mentor is a trivial matter that can be compared to sesame seeds or green beans in today's world.

  The Son of Heaven appointed someone as the Commander of the Imperial Chariots, and it was a small matter for the Crown Prince's guards to change shifts.

  All these were small rights left by Cao Cao for Emperor Xian of Han Liu Xie.

  But appointing the Crown Prince's Junior Mentor is a small matter, however, appointing Jia Xu as the Crown Prince's Junior Mentor is quite a surprising thing. Because everyone knows that Jia Xu is the one who brings chaos to the world.

  In that year, Chang'an was breached by the remnants of Li Jue's forces from Longxi, Lü Bu fled and Wang Yun was killed. Emperor Xian of Han lived in a state of humiliation.

  All of this was caused by Jia Xian.

  Logically, Liu Xie should have been extremely resentful of Jia Xu. Not to mention the edict that said Jia Xu was highly respected and admired by all, it was simply deceiving the masses.

  Since Liu Xie would not have any good feelings towards Jia Xu, nor would he really let Jia Xu teach his own son. Then why did Liu Xie do this?

  Retaliation?

  Plan to find an opportunity to get rid of Jia Huai and avenge the past.

  With the release of these two decrees, the entire capital fell into speculation. These days in the capital can be said to be unprecedentedly lively. Some time ago, the crown prince killed the junior tutor, and set dogs on many attendants of the crown prince, biting them to death. The matter of the crown prince's demotion has almost attracted everyone's attention.

  There was intelligence that during those days, Fuwan met with General of Chariots and Cavalry Dong Cheng once.

  Finally, that matter was even more unexpected by everyone, and the Crown Prince had nothing to do with it. This time, the Emperor intended to appoint Jia Xian as the Junior Guardian of the Crown Prince.

  What kind of attitude is Zhī Kōng?

  Everyone's eyes were cast towards Cao Cao. That's right, the Emperor had the authority to appoint a Crown Prince's tutor, but Cao Cao also had the right to object.

  As for Zhao Yun's matter, everyone has neglected it. A mere imperial charioteer and commander of the prince's guards, nothing more. No real power, just a nominal appointment as a guard.

  It also did not attract the attention of many high-ranking officials and nobles.