It wasn't until the children went out to play that Lu Shizhi hesitated and asked in a low voice: "Sister...is his biological mother nine feet tall?"
Empress Lu's face darkened and she ignored Lu Shizhi again.
The children were playing hide and seek in the palace. However, compared to these people, Liu Chang was too tall and was always caught first. In the end, Fan Qing couldn't stand it anymore and decided to change the rules of the game and the two of them came together to catch them.
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Liu Chang and Fan Qing searched for several other guys in the night.
Liu Chang looked for them attentively, while Fan Qing followed him, staring blankly at his face.
"boom!"
Liu Chang knocked Fan Qing on the head and cursed: "I asked you to help me find someone. Why are you staring at me? Could it be that they can hide in my nostrils?"
Fan Qing covered his head, "I know! Don't hit me on the head, or I will tell my father! Let him hit your head!"
"Oh, I am ten years old now, and your father is almost fifty. Just tell him that in ten years, when he can no longer walk, I will compete with him to see who is the strongest man.
warrior!"
"Bah! You shameless person, why don't you go to Xiang Yu's tomb to compete with Xiang Yu?"
"Xiang Yu died early. If he survives until now, do you think I can beat him?!"
"If he lives to this day, he must be...very old. Why do you only target the old and the weak?"
"Nonsense, I can't beat you when you're young!"
The two of them continued to search. The palace was also big, and several children were hidden here. It was really hard to find them. Fan Qing would raise his head and glance at Liu Chang from time to time, "Will you help me break bones in the future? Will you do the same in the future?"
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"You loser, you can't even break the bones... Hey?! Why did you hit me? I tell you, you won't be polite if you hit me again!"
When Lu Lu, Fan and others couldn't help but came out to look for Liu Chang, they happened to see Fan Qing pulling Liu Chang's hair, and Liu Chang clamped Fan Qing's neck with his arms, and the two of them were yelling.
They stood and got into a ball, "Let go!"
"Let go first!"
"If you weren't a woman, I would beat you to death!"
"Look who beats whom to death?!"
Fan and his wife looked at this scene with a particularly complicated expression. Lu Lu timidly asked: "Who are you helping?"
"What do you mean by helping someone! Separate them!!"
Several people hurriedly came forward and separated the two of them.
"You shrew, wait for me, wait..."
"You shameless villain, who is afraid of you!"
When the two of them walked into Jiaofang Hall, Fan Qing suddenly rushed to Fan Kuai's side crying, pointing at Liu Chang, "Father! He hit me!"
Fan Kuai hurriedly picked her up and looked at Liu Chang in shock. At this moment, Liu Chang had disheveled hair and a few red marks on his face. It looked like he was the one who had been beaten.
"Liu Chang!!!"
Queen Lu suddenly shouted.
Liu Chang looked aggrieved, raised his head and howled: "She was the one who struck first... I didn't even fight back... I was protecting myself... I was wronged..."
.......
Liu Chang lay on the bed, and Liu Ying helped him apply the medicine helplessly.
"Eldest brother, you are usually very aggressive. When you fight with others, I don't say much... What a pity, how can you fight with a little girl?"
"If I take action, she won't be able to walk out of the palace alive!"
"This man is really sick. He talks nicely, but suddenly takes action...ah...brother, please slow down!"
Liu Ying shook her head helplessly, "Eldest brother, you are not young anymore. Stop fooling around like this and study hard with Gai Gong. In a few years, you will also go to a feudal country and become the king of a country.
Yes, when the time comes, will you still be like this?"
"When I go to the Tang Dynasty, no one will dare to beat me anymore. I will visit privately incognito. When I see an official who is bullying the people, I will take off his pants and beat him!"
Liu Ying chuckled and continued to apply the medicine.
"Why hasn't my son been born yet..."
"It's almost over, it's only been a few days."
"When Youzi is born, I will take him to play myself! Whoever dares to bully him, I will cook him!"
"Well, as long as I'm not like you, I'll be satisfied..."
"Brother, what do you mean? What's wrong with me like this?"
"nothing..."
Liu Chang asked again: "By the way, my sister-in-law is pregnant. Why don't the two daughters from the Cao Mansion come to visit?"
"You are so long...Cao Shu is five or six years older than you, but you are still young..."
"So her name is Cao Shu!" Liu Chang's eyes lit up and he asked: "Brother, if I go to the Tang Dynasty, I will definitely be far away from my family and feel lonely. How about letting her accompany me, and Lu Ta
His aunt is also very good-looking...and the one from the Zhou family..."
"Ahem."
Liu Ying cleared her throat, and Liu Chang noticed that Empress Lu had already appeared at the door. Liu Chang smiled stupidly.
Liu Ying took the medicine and left in a hurry. He still had a lot of things to do. Empress Lu looked at Liu Chang and asked, "Your brother came to see you yesterday? What happened?"
"Oh, brother knows that the Tang State is poor and has exchanged horses with the barbarians. He wants to provide some relief to the Tang State, but Cao Cao doesn't allow it."
Queen Lu was silent for a moment and then said: "Although your elder brother indulges you, you still have to report to your elder brother before you do something. You cannot make your own decisions. As the leader of the princes, your attitude towards your brother will affect other princes.
,do you understand?"
"What is my mother worried about? The King of Chu is well-educated and loves his brothers the most. The kings of Qi, Han, Yan, Wu, and Liang are all our brothers. Although King Zhao is unbearable, he is respectful to his brothers. The only thing he has to worry about is
It's King Jing and King Changsha. However, King Jing is weak, old, and has no sons... There's no need to worry at all. As for King Changsha, I think he is very timid... He doesn't seem to dare to be rude to his brother.
."
"The King of Changsha is dead."
"ah??"
Liu Chang's eyes widened, and Empress Lu said calmly: "The Kingdom of Changsha sent an envoy. The King of Changsha died of illness and left no heirs. The Kingdom of Changsha is about to be exterminated."
Liu Chang thought of the young man who had given him a lot, and shook his head helplessly, "He is a good person, what a pity."
"King Jing also sent an envoy here, saying that he wanted to adopt a child from the clan."
"Oh, he is also afraid of being expelled from the country after death."
"The ministers don't allow it, your brother is busy with this matter."
"Oh, these ministers are all stupid because of their studies. Let King Jing be adopted first. When King Jing dies, let the child keep filial piety for King Jing and get rid of his kingdom."
Liu Chang said casually, but Queen Lu shook her head, "It seems that you have indeed scared a group of ministers. Now, these people are trying to weaken the strength of the princes. Haha, they just want to control it alone.
The Emperor... Prime Minister Cao originally wanted to give you half of the Northern Territory, but the officials did not agree."
"Ah?? Then Cao... Prime Minister Cao actually wants to divide my land? How is this possible?"
Queen Lu said seriously: "The reason why your father asked Cao Shen to assist the prince is because he is reliable and will never let his personal likes and dislikes affect state affairs. He, Chen Ping, Zhou Bo and others are not your enemies."
"On the contrary, they are protecting His Majesty just like you."
Liu Chang was thoughtful.
Queen Lu continued: "Now, the ministers have set their sights on the princes, and you are the most powerful among the princes. Therefore, they will definitely try their best to deal with you and weaken your strength."
"Hahaha, weaken me? Are they worthy of it?"
Liu Chang's face was full of disdain.
Queen Lu said again: "Now that your majesty and I are watching you, they don't dare to attack you because they are afraid that they will attack Tang Guo or Zhang Cang."
"Against the master?"
Liu Changle was confused, "Mom, you don't know, my master looks serious, but he's full of bad intentions. It's not necessarily easier to deal with him than with me."
"It's just that your master still has many shortcomings... Don't forget, he was imprisoned twice... Who knows if there will be a third time?"
"You must not be blindly confident. You must be careful... Your brother is too kind and weak to the officials, and you are too strong to the officials. Both of these are not advisable. You must learn from your father, who should be kind and weak.
Be benevolent when you are weak, and be strong when you should be strong...Don't underestimate these ministers, they have followed your father through the country...I dare not despise them, let alone you?"
Liu Chang then nodded, "I understand."
Facts have proved that Empress Lu's judgment was very correct. Just after King Jing sent an envoy to ask for an heir, ministers suddenly began to impeach Zhang Cang, the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, saying that he had seized the women of the people, committed prostitution during the mourning period, and married regardless of etiquette and law.
More than sixty concubines, drinking human milk, etc. Anyway, they just caught Zhang Cang's lustful shortcomings and kept attacking him, just to get rid of him.
Only then did Liu Changfang realize that things in the temple were far from being as simple as he thought.
ps: When Emperor Xiaowen (Liu Heng) first came to the throne, the King of Huainan (Liu Chang) thought he was the closest relative, and he was arrogant and ignored the law.
When he goes hunting in the garden, he rides with him in the same carriage. He is often called his "eldest brother" (big brother!). - "Historical Records"