"This time in the battle against the Huns, Qi State mobilized the largest number of soldiers and made many meritorious deeds... It seems that the King of Qi managed Qi State well."
"Back to the Queen Mother, this is all the fault of Prime Minister Cao. If it weren't for Prime Minister Cao, Qi would not have recovered so quickly."
Liu Fei answered respectfully.
But Liu Ying smiled and said: "Mom, it's rare for my brother to come back... We can discuss state affairs at court... Why didn't my son come?"
"He originally pestered me to come with him...but I dismissed many generals in Qi State and was afraid of any unrest in the country, so I kept him here."
Several people were chatting, and the atmosphere remained the same as before.
But Liu Chang felt the difference keenly. He had just been immersed in the joy of his brother's return and had not noticed that at this moment, he could see some sullenness on his mother's face. Empress Lu had been stoic all day.
Face, few people know what she is thinking, but Liu Chang has been by his mother's side all day long, and he can tell at a glance that his mother's mood is not as calm as she appears at the moment.
Liu Chang looked at his eldest brother sitting in the upper position and couldn't help but narrowed his eyes.
The waiter brought the wine and stood in front of everyone with his head lowered.
Liu Ying didn't notice anything strange at all. At this moment, he was saying happily: "Now I also have a child... Hahaha, I'm so happy that I can't tell you... The eldest brother was right, he really loved me.
..No matter how busy I am now, I still have to visit at least ten times a day..."
"Hahaha, it's okay now. When the child grows up, you won't think so! My daughter is fine, but my son is too noisy!"
Liu Chang said unhappily: "My Youzi is very well-behaved. He rarely cries on weekdays!"
"You were good back then. You were hugged by your mother all day long and didn't cry. Aren't you quite noisy now?"
Liu Fei smiled and said, Liu Fei is Liu Bang's illegitimate son... He already had this child before marrying Queen Lu, and the age gap between Liu Fei and the other children is very big, and he basically watched them grow up.
Yes, because Liu Bang was busy with state affairs, the princes after Liu Ying were basically brought up by Liu Fei, not like an elder brother, but like their father.
Although Liu Fei is older, he is not taken seriously because of his status, so he is not very courageous and generous. He is a bit like Liu Chang's fifth brother Liu Hui, but not as fat as Liu Hui.
The two brothers immediately began to talk about the embarrassing things that happened when Liu was young, and they talked with gusto.
"When he was a child, he loved to play with Ruyi. Ruyi liked to build cities in the dirt. This guy would stagger over and trample all the cities over, making Ruyi cry."
"Hahaha, yes, I remembered it. Did he also pluck out my father's beard?"
"Yes, my father hugged him excitedly and put him on his shoulders... The boy peed all over my father, causing him to curse!"
"Hahaha, yes, my father didn't have time to change his clothes at that time, so he went to court in that suit. The ministers asked about it, and he even said that he was attacked by an assassin... The ministers were almost frightened to death!"
"Once I saw him in the palace, he just squinted his eyes for a moment, and he completely destroyed my mother's double-layered nine-layer lacquer makeup package. He imitated my mother's example and used all the fat, luster, pink, daisy, and fragrance.
I used it on myself once, hahaha, and I even learned how to add lip and eyebrow jewelry to myself!”
"My mother came back and without saying a word, she beat me up... I was so wronged. I didn't do anything... so I got a beating." Liu Fei shook his head and laughed.
Liu Chang was furious. He looked at Empress Lu and shouted, "Mom, look at them!"
Queen Lu's expression softened a little, and she glanced at Liu Chang, "They are telling the truth... The dowry your father gave me was originally my most precious thing, but you destroyed it."
"I'll pay, why don't I just pay!"
Liu Chang muttered.
"Brother, if Qi State sends 50,000 troops this time, it won't have much impact on the country, right?"
"Don't worry, Qi State can currently recruit 200,000 soldiers. As long as it doesn't last long, it won't have much impact on the country!"
Liu Fei happily talked about the development of Qi State, with a little pride on his face. In these years, Cao Shen has indeed managed Qi State well. Qi State has a good foundation, and Liu Fei is also relatively generous.
Being willing to delegate power to ministers and adopt the method of governing by doing nothing, Qi's national strength quickly recovered, and it has begun to approach the manpower and material resources of the Warring States Period.
Liu Fei said happily, but Queen Lu's face became increasingly gloomy.
Liu Chang was so angry that he almost cursed.
"Mom...I'm feeling a little unwell...I've eaten too much, please take me to rest..."
"You go find the imperial doctor yourself."
Empress Lu said coldly, but Liu Ying and Liu Fei looked at Liu Chang hurriedly, "Eldest brother? You have abdominal pain?"
"It's okay...I'm full."
Queen Lu stood up slowly, looked at the attendants in front of her, and said coldly: "King Qi has come all the way, so you can toast to me."
Liu Fei stood up hurriedly and was about to toast the Queen Mother.
"You are such a good King of Qi! How dare you be so rude as a King!?!"
Liu Chang roared violently.
Liu Fei looked at Liu Chang in surprise. Liu Ying was about to speak, but Liu Chang stood up and kicked the waiter in front of him. The waiter fell to the ground with the drink. Liu Chang cursed: "My father's funeral has not passed, so I want to
Want to drink?! How can you be worthy of my father?!"
Immediately, Liu Chang glared at Liu Fei fiercely and cursed: "I respect you as my elder brother, and I don't care about you sitting in the upper position, but you actually want to drink during the mourning period?! You are a bastard! You are deceiving the year."
Too young to be mature?!"
"You think I won't dare to beat you when you are older, do you? I, a child, understand the truth, but you don't understand, right?!"
Chief Liu rolled up his sleeves and was about to step forward to fight.
Liu Ying was furious, pushed Liu Chang away, and shouted angrily: "Shuzi! How brave! My eldest brother is my father! How dare you do this?!"
Liu Fei stared blankly at the young brother in front of him. For a moment, he was filled with grief and anger, and could not speak. He was silent for a long time, said goodbye to the Queen Mother, turned around and walked out of Jiaofang Hall with his head lowered.
Liu Ying chased after him eagerly.
Liu Chang looked at them angrily, and then looked at Empress Lu beside him, "Mom! They bully people too much!"
Empress Lu just watched the two brothers go away calmly, and then she said coldly: "Both soft and hard tactics...are you determined to help outsiders against me?"
The anger on Liu Chang's face immediately disappeared, and his expression became calmer.
"Mother...if one day, King Qi must die...then I will do it myself. I will get the reputation of parricide and be cast aside by future generations. It doesn't matter, I don't care...But I will never let my mother
To bear such a bad reputation."
"My mother is the mother of the great Han Dynasty... Mother honors the world. There is only one evil person in this great Han Dynasty, and that is me, Liu Chang!"
"Mom, when do you want me to take action?"
Empress Lu trembled all over, pursed her lips, did not answer, turned around and walked into the inner room.
Liu Fei returned to his residence, looking lonely. Liu Chang's words caused him great harm. After he was crowned king, his relationship with several other brothers became cold. Only Liu Chang and him
The closest thing to him was that he treated Liu Chang as his own child and loved him immensely. But today, this person whom he regarded as his son insulted him in person and wanted to attack him.
Liu Fei sat lonely, staring blankly ahead.
"Do you think I dare not beat you?!"
The image of Liu Chang waving his fists angrily kept appearing in front of him.
"Brother~~ Ruyi won't let me hit him~~"
The little Liu Chang stretched out his hands and cried in front of him, and the look of him kept appearing in front of him.
Several scenes continued to appear in front of him. Liu Fei felt that his mood was getting heavier and he shook his head bitterly. From now on, there would be no need for him to come to Chang'an. Now, he really has nothing to do in Chang'an.
Close relatives...
"Your Majesty? Your Majesty?"
The accompanying counselor shouted in a low voice, and Liu Fei woke up with a start. His eyes were a little moist, but he still managed to squeeze out a smile, "History... I am fine."
"I see that your Majesty is very sad. Could it be that the Emperor blames him?"
"no...."
The counselor asked again and again, and Liu Fei finally told the counselor what happened today. The counselor was horrified when he heard it, "The king actually walked with His Majesty... and still sat on the throne???"
Liu Fei looked at him doubtfully, "What? Your Majesty wants me to..."
The counselor trembled, "Your Majesty... Even if your Majesty resigns, you can't really accept it..."
"Although you are older, you are still a minister of the Emperor... When the late emperor was still alive, your eldest father used to pay homage to him as a minister. The late emperor had no choice but to specifically make him the Supreme Emperor, so he did not continue to pay homage to him.
...Do you also want to be the Supreme Emperor?"
Liu Fei was shocked and suddenly realized.
"Did you know that if it weren't for King Tang, you would have died in Jiaofang Hall today..."
"What?!"
........
The same scene also happened in Ganquan Palace.
When Queen Cao saw the unhappy emperor, she also asked about the reason.
"Alas... Mr. Liu is such a bastard... you don't know... My brother is here today..."
Liu Ying told the queen everything that happened, and then said angrily: "Brother has always treated his elders as his own children. Previously, this son was looking for people to beg for money, and my brother followed him calmly.
I paid homage to those princes and kings, made many pleas, and did not hesitate to use the material resources of Qi to give them to Tang, so that Tang got so many things..."
"I said earlier that I wanted to make the chief king king... My eldest brother personally submitted a petition and wanted to separate the richest parts of Qi State, so that my father would be granted the title to Liu Chang and I would personally take care of him... Liu Chang is the most unqualified person in the world.
Brother is a rude person!”
Liu Ying became more and more excited as she spoke, but Empress Cao became thoughtful.
She asked helplessly: "Does your Majesty want to kill King Qi?"
Liu Ying was shocked, "What do you mean?!"
"Your Majesty... You are now the co-owner of the world. Even if it is in private, how can you let King Qi accompany you and let King Qi sit on the top? Doesn't this force the ministers to kill King Qi?"
"How could it be...in private..."
"So what in private? In public and in private, you are the emperor. Are you not the emperor if you don't wear the imperial crown?"
"If the ministers learn about this, will King Qi still be alive?"
Liu Ying understood a little, and he asked again: "Then Chang Liu can just say it, why are you so rude?"
Queen Cao was silent for a moment, with a somewhat hesitant look on her face. She gritted her teeth and said, "What if it was an emergency and King Qi was in danger of death at that time?"
"How can this be...", Liu Ying only said a few words, and his whole body became stiff instantly. He seemed to be frozen, and his hands were trembling slightly, "I...he..."
, Liu Ying was stunned, and he shook his head violently, "No..."
Seeing that the emperor finally woke up, Queen Cao looked at him helplessly.
"I'm going to Jiaofang Palace now!"
Liu Ying stood up violently, and Queen Cao asked bitterly: "Does your Majesty want to kill me?"
"this!"
Liu Ying was completely speechless and sat blankly in front of Queen Cao.
"Why...why."
Liu Ying's eyes were red. He never thought that his mother would actually want to attack his brother. Although he was not born to his mother, he still called her mother. How could she bear to do it... Seeing Liu Ying like this
, Empress Cao said seriously: "Your Majesty is kind-hearted. This is a blessing for the people in the world."
"After you came to the throne, you continued to reduce taxes, no longer perform corvee labor, and govern the Qingming Festival. You even stopped the construction of Weiyang Palace... The people of the world are grateful to you..."
"It's just that this is unfortunate for your close relatives."
"If His Majesty really wants them to live a stable life, he must learn to be a villain and maintain the dignity of the emperor... Just like the late emperor did. When the late emperor joked with others, no one was more kind than him, but the first emperor
If the emperor is angry, no one among the officials will be afraid..."
.......
Liu Chang sat on the steps in front of the pavilion, holding his chin with both hands, looking up blankly at the stars and the moon.
Suddenly, someone put clothes on him.
Liu Chang turned around and Liu Ying sat next to him.
"Why is my brother here too?"
"I couldn't sleep... so I came here to hang out. What about you?"
"I was full and couldn't sleep, so I came out for a walk."
The two brothers fell silent and sat here quietly.
It was Liu Chang who was the first to break the silence, "Actually, I came out to take refuge. I was afraid that you would go to Jiaofang Hall to nag, but I didn't expect that you would still catch me."
Liu Ying smiled, raised her head, and looked at the full moon.
"Eldest brother... I misunderstood you... I'm sorry for scolding you today."
"Brother, the emperor cannot admit his mistakes to the princes and kings."
"But the second brother can secretly admit his mistake to the seventh brother, right?"
Liu Chang didn't speak, but Liu Ying slowly grabbed his hand, "Brother... from now on, don't pretend to be a bad person for me anymore... I will change myself, no matter what, I will
I absolutely cannot let you bear the bad reputation! I have everything to do with it..."
Liu Chang was stunned and looked at Liu Ying a few times, "My sister-in-law is quite smart!"
"how do you know?"
"Second brother, don't blame me for being blunt. If no one wakes you up, if you want to figure this out yourself, you probably have to wait until Liu Xiang has his grandson..."
"Then maybe someone else can wake you up?"
"It's almost nightfall. Who wants to go to the palace to offer advice at night?"
"Eldest brother is getting smarter and smarter..."
"I'm not like you."
"Are you saying I'm stupid..."
"It's either that I'm stupid, or that I'm too naive...too kind...too stupid...and you always call me a jerk."
Liu Ying smiled and rubbed Liu Chang's head, "Insulting the emperor is a capital crime!"
"I even scolded my father, but he didn't execute me! Today really made me mad. I reminded you of all the hard work, but you two idiots just don't understand. If I am better than you
If you are older, I really have to hang you up and beat you... I only hate that I am young!"
Liu Ying laughed bitterly. He hesitated for a moment and asked: "I have to do something... Brother, the ministers in the court have been arguing all day long... They have to argue about everything, and only Prime Minister Cao can calm it down.
Keep them... Is there anything you can do?"
Liu Chang's eyes lit up, "Oh, brother, are you asking me for advice?"
"yes."
"You should have asked a long time ago! Who am I, Mr. Liu? I am a close friend of Liuhou and keep in touch frequently. Even Liuhou is full of praise for my wisdom. It is really a waste of my talents to be the king of princes!
Since my brother has asked, I will give you a suggestion!"
"Brother... during the court meeting tomorrow..."
Liu Chang spoke in a low voice. Liu Ying's eyes widened and she listened carefully, nodding her head from time to time.
"Eldest brother...is this going too far?"
"Hey, brother, just listen to me. If you don't give them a memory, you won't be able to control them!"
At dawn the next day, King Qi came to Xuanshi Hall. He respectfully paid homage to the emperor and saluted him. There was no trace of pride on his face.
Seeing him like this, Liu Ying actually didn't help him, she just had a cold face.
"King Qi! I heard that you want to drink during your funeral? Is that true?"
Liu Fei was confused for a while, but fortunately, he figured it out quickly and hurriedly apologized to the emperor.
"As the leader of the princes, you should not have made such a mistake. I hope you were dissuaded and did not do the wrong thing... I will not punish you too much. I will order you to go to my father's spiritual place and kowtow for three days! I sincerely apologize! You know
Yet?!"
Liu Ying asked seriously.
Liu Fei bowed again to plead guilty, and then left the Xuanshi Hall with his head lowered.
The surrounding attendants were all stunned. Seeing Liu Ying's appearance, they were dumbfounded. How could the emperor have changed into a different person after not seeing her for a day? Even King Qi had to be punished? And the news of King Qi's punishment was soon revealed.
, causing everyone to be shocked.
When Empress Lu learned about this, she couldn't help but squint her eyes, and then her eyes quickly fell on Liu Chang.
"Mom...what are you doing? I went to study. Things are a bit busy today...I may come back later...Goodbye!"
When the ministers came to the court for discussion, they were also talking about this matter. They all felt a little incredible. Didn’t Your Majesty respect King Qi the most? Why did he suddenly punish King Qi? What happened?
When the officials entered the palace and saw Liu Ying, their doubts became even greater, because Liu Ying at this moment had a straight face and looked extremely serious, which was completely different from before.
The court meeting started normally, but as soon as they talked about the power of appointment, the ministers started arguing again. Some people supported taking back the power of appointing all officials in the vassal states, while others insisted on taking back only officials with a hundred stones or more.
Officials gave it up, but of course there were objections, thinking that it would take too much time and lead to chaos in local government affairs.
The officials were fighting lively, but this time, Liu Ying said nothing and just looked at them coldly.
Fan Kuai roared again, and Shusuntong warned him again not to roar in the palace. The two quarreled for a long time, but the emperor did not come to stop them. They were also confused. The quarrels gradually disappeared, and they were all thinking: Your Majesty today.
Why don't you try to dissuade me? Are we about to start a fight?
The ministers gradually became quiet and looked at the emperor secretly.
I saw Liu Ying looking serious, just looking at them indifferently. For some reason... the ministers suddenly felt that the person sitting on top was not Liu Ying, but... the late emperor. An uneasy mood enveloped the crowd.
Sir, everyone lowered their heads and said nothing.
"Keep making noise...keep going...why don't you stop arguing?"
Liu Ying said coldly, and the officials were even more afraid to speak.
"Someone is coming!"
Liu Ying gave the order, and soldiers rushed into the hall. Liu Ying said: "Throw your weapons to them!"
The soldiers dropped their weapons on the ground, and Liu Ying said coldly: "Don't just quarrel with your words. Come on, take your weapons and fight each other. Whoever survives, I will listen to his advice and hold them all."
!!”
"His Majesty!!!"
The ministers suddenly knelt down in front of Liu Ying.
"I said, take your weapons and fight each other...otherwise, I will pull you all out and behead you!"
"Don't you regard my palace as a battlefield? Okay, I will let you do what you wish!!"
"Your Majesty, forgive me!!!"
Everyone knelt down again.
Liu Ying looked at everyone coldly, her eyes finally fell on Fan Kuai, she apologized secretly in her heart, and then said loudly: "Wuyang Hou Roaring Temple, someone, drag him out, stick fifty!!!"
The officials were horrified.
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