Chapter 156 The first son and the Tang King, who does His Majesty love more?
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When the big stick fell on Fan Kuai, Fan Kuai was naked and silent. Seeing the dense scars on his upper body, even the soldier who did it couldn't bear to hit him. However, after discovering the big stick,
When the power was not enough, Fan Kuai shouted loudly: "How dare you despise me?! If you don't fight! Then lie down and I will fight you!!"
After hearing these words, the soldier immediately did not dare to release the water, so he had to hit it hard.
Inside the temple, it was quiet at the moment.
Among the ministers, no one dared to speak, and no one dared to intercede for Fan Kuai. Then who was Fan Kuai? He was the Queen Mother's brother-in-law, the Queen Mother's wing. Even he was dragged down to be beaten with a stick at this moment, so what about these people?
Dare to speak?
When Liu Ying heard the sound of beatings coming from outside, she couldn't bear it, but when she thought of the glass of wine, she gritted her teeth and was speechless.
The ministers were enduring hardship, not to mention Liu Ying. He had always respected these veteran ministers very much.
At this moment, listening to the fierce beating outside, someone finally couldn't bear it any longer.
"Your Majesty! Wuyang Marquis is old! Even if he makes a mistake, I hope your Majesty can forgive him!"
Everyone was shocked. They looked up and saw that it was Lu Wan who interceded for Fan Kuai. Lu Wan was dismissed as a commoner by Liu Bang, but before Liu Bang died, he was named Pingyang Marquis and appointed as the Zhongbao Order... Although he was an official
It's not very big, but his status is here. Although Liu Bang is no longer here, both the Queen Mother and the Emperor respect him very much. He can still enter and leave the palace at any time to pay homage to the royal family. Not long ago, he entered the palace to see the young prince.
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Lu Wan's intercession made Liu Ying even more hesitant.
Lu Wan had a very good relationship with Liu Bang. He was regarded as a second-father by all the princes just like brothers. Liu Ying lowered his head and hesitated for a moment without saying anything. However, Shusun Tong stood up in a hurry. He looked serious and looked at Lu
Wan said angrily: "All temples have etiquette. Marquis Wuyang violated etiquette and was punished by Your Majesty. Can he be forgiven just because he is older?"
"The Marquis of Pingyang made trouble in the first place. If it had not been for the gift of the late emperor, he would have been executed long ago. How could he dare to speak in court today? Pleading for mercy for others?!"
Lu Wan's face instantly turned pale and she lowered her head, but she said no more words.
When the court meeting ended and the officials left, Liu Chang rushed into the palace happily.
"Brother? How are you? Are you calmed down?"
"Are you all scared?"
Liu Chang asked happily, but saw the sadness on Liu Ying's face, lowering her head and saying nothing.
Liu Chang was very surprised, "What? Didn't my strategy work?"
Liu Ying shook her head, "The ministers have indeed stopped quarreling... But I just feel sorry for Wuyang Marquis... and Pingyang Marquis... Alas, they are all important ministers who founded the country. If it weren't for them, how could I sit here?"
In this position today...but I...sigh..."
Liu Chang waved his little hand and said: "No problem! This is for their own good. If the quarrel continues, it will not be a matter of getting a stick. It is better to be beaten a few times by you than to be hated by my mother!"
Liu Ying nodded, "Should I go see Wuyang Hou? He was beaten so hard today that he can't even walk..."
"Ah? Brother, if you go to see him now, wouldn't everything you did before be in vain?"
"That..."
"Hey, second brother, go find your grandma and ask her to visit for you!"
Only then did Liu Ying wake up, nodded, and asked: "Eldest brother, why do you insist on me punishing Marquis Wuyang?"
"Who asked his daughter to... Ahem, the main reason is that Wuyang Hou is strong. That fifty-big stick can be fatal. In the whole temple, except Wuyang Hou, no one can hold it. Even Chen Ping is like that. Don't look at it, brother.
He is tall, and if he is hit five times with such a stick, he will definitely go to see his father immediately!"
"What's more...my brother has to maintain the balance of the temple, control the ministers, and more importantly, those under my mother's command...Fan Kuai has a high status and is close to my mother. He is rough-skinned and thick-skinned. Don't beat him."
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"I think it's better to dismiss Zhao Yao and let Shu Sun Tong take his place!"
Liu Ying was shocked, "But don't you usually hate Shusun Tong the most?"
"I don't like him, but now, I need a balance...Brother, just listen to me, as long as he is the imperial censor...hehehe, from now on, brother doesn't have to worry about anything, all the problems
It can all be solved.”
Liu Ying nodded blankly.
"Here at Marquis Wuyang, brother goes to find my mother. At Marquis Pingyang, I will go there myself!"
After Liu Chang explained this, he hurriedly left the Xuanshi Palace, and Liu Ying also went to the Jiaofang Palace to find the Queen Mother.
Empress Lu still looked cold and cold. When she saw Liu Ying, she frowned slightly and cursed: "Shuzi! Wuyang Marquis is your elder! How dare you be so cruel to him?!"
Liu Ying took a few steps back, then plucked up her courage and said, "I am the emperor, what can't I do?"
Queen Lu looked at the son in front of her in surprise, but there was no anger at all on her face. Liu Ying also felt a little frightened by Queen Lu's look, and said: "I want my mother... to let the Queen Mother go visit Wuyang Marquis...
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"You want me to comfort him...Okay, I'll go now."
Liu Ying did not expect that her mother would be so straightforward. Liu Ying hardly said anything. Empress Lu left the Jiaofang Palace with the things she had prepared in advance. At that moment, Liu Ying felt an unprecedented sense of relaxation and peace.
It was pleasant. He had not felt so relaxed for a long time since his father passed away. The mountain that had been pressing on him seemed to disappear. Liu Ying smiled and walked towards Ganquan Hall.
At this moment, Liu Chang was with the wise men.
"Your Majesty! Where are we going today?"
"Go to my house, I have another lamb at home now!"
Lu Lu suggested with a smile, and Zhou Shengzhi said disdainfully: "What's delicious? You'd better go to my house to eat chicken!"
Just when they were arguing, Xiao Yan said with a silly smile: "Why don't you take the chickens and sheep and go to my house to eat, my father is not here."
"Xiao Yan is right! His house is big enough. We can play at his house. Even if something breaks, Xiao Xiang is too old to catch up with us!" Xia Houzao spoke hurriedly, and Xiao Yan nodded.
head, expressing approval.
Looking at the two Guan Zhongleyi, Liu Chang shook his head helplessly, "Today, we are going to Lu Tazhi's home!"
"ah?"
Lu Ta was stunned, and then hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, my aunt is not at home and went back to her hometown with my mother."
"Bah! I'm not a fool like my father, who only thinks about women all day long! I'm going to pay homage to Zhong... um... him. Have you noticed that you should actually call me Father Zhong?"
"Why?"
"You see, I call Marquis Pingyang my second father, but Marquis Pingyang is your eldest father..."
Mr. Fan shook his head, "Your Majesty, this is your fault. If we talk about seniority, my position, salary, and wealth are all yours, Your Majesty..."
"What are they from me?" Liu Chang's eyes widened.
"They are all the king's younger brothers..."
Liu Chang looked at the four great ministers behind him and said, "I am going to pay homage to the Marquis of Pingyang, so you should go back first."
Luan Bu shook his head hastily, "Wherever the king is, we will be there."
Liu Chang had no choice but to lead everyone to Lu Wan's mansion.
"Father Zhong~~~"
Before the people arrive, the sound arrives first.
When Liu Chang led everyone into the inner room, Lu Wan was asking people to pack their things. When he saw Liu Chang coming, he was stunned, and then smiled and asked Liu Chang to sit next to him. Liu Chang looked at this
The servants in the courtyard asked, "What is Father Zhong doing?"
"Alas...I am old...and guilty...I am ready to resign and return to my hometown..."
"My father has already forgiven you for your crimes. Who dares to say that you are guilty?!"
Liu Chang was angry and said: "It seems that there must be some villain who is against Father Zhong. I will go find them right now!"
Seeing Liu Chang leading everyone to go out, Lu Wan hurriedly stopped him, "No one is against me, it's me... Alas, my body is not as good as before, I can no longer wear armor, and I can't handle anything...
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Liu Chang looked around and asked the wise men to guard the various parts of the courtyard. Only Liu Chang and Lu Wan were left in the room.
"Father Zhong, there are only two of us here. If anything happens, just tell me the truth. If you don't tell me, I will have to find out on my own!"
Lu Wan had no choice but to mention the court meeting in a vague way and said again: "I had the idea of returning home..."
"Oh, Father Zhong is confused, this is my brother's plan!"
Liu Chang shook his head, "Since my father's death, the ministers have been very contemptuous of my brother. They quarreled in the court meeting. My brother is deliberately trying to establish his authority... He deliberately ordered Wuyang Marquis to do what he did. Why do you need to plead for mercy?"
Lu Wan's eyes widened, "But I don't think that posture is a fake fight..."
"That is because Marquis Wuyang is deliberately cooperating with His Majesty to establish his power! Father Zhong is confused!"
Lu Wan suddenly realized, "So that's it..."
"Father Zhong, don't say you are leaving, just stay and assist His Majesty. Your Majesty is now very weak, and all the ministers have never really returned home. At this time, important ministers like you are most needed. How can you lose it?"
What if he leaves next time? Is this worthy of my father?"
Liu Chang used his best moral kidnapping again.
Lu Wan hurriedly asked: "Then what should I do?"
"Father Zhong, just listen to me..."
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Fan Kuai was lying on the bed, and Lu Yu was applying medicine to him.
"Why did you hit him so hard?!"
Lu Yu gritted her teeth and trembled with anger, "I'll go find my eldest sister later..."
"No need, I'm already here, let's go out."
Empress Lu's voice came from outside the door. Lu Yu was shocked. She hurriedly helped Fan Kuai get dressed and hurried out of the inner room. When she saw Empress Lu, Lu Yu couldn't help crying, "Sister, Kuai him..."
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"Okay, I know everything, no need to say more."
Empress Lu simply interrupted her and said immediately: "Let everyone else go out."
After the servants left, Fan Kuai dragged his body out to see Empress Lu, "It's okay, you continue to lie down... I came here just to tell you about this matter."
After Fan Kuai continued to lie down, Empress Lu said seriously: "The minister of the court despised your majesty. When your majesty asked for advice, I told him to kill him."
Fan Kuai was horrified and hurriedly wanted to stand up to apologize. Empress Lu asked him to lie down again and said: "Your Majesty is kind-hearted and does not want to kill anyone. I also told him that he can choose a famous person and punish him severely to frighten other ministers. I
Tell him to choose the person who is closest to you, because only in this way will the other person not hold a grudge against you, understand your thoughts, and cooperate with you."
"Sure enough, His Majesty chose Kuai."
"This is His Majesty's trust in you... In the future, you must help His Majesty more..."
After Empress Lu said a few words, the look of sadness and anger on Fan Kuai's face disappeared without a trace, "I see, no wonder the soldier didn't even hit me hard..."
"Yes, thanks to the cooperation of Marquis Wuyang and the strength of the soldiers, the secret was not exposed..." Queen Lu said, then looked at Lu Yu and cursed: "You always look down on Kuai, think
He is brave and foolhardy, but at the critical moment, he is much more reliable than you. You just said you wanted to find me, what are you going to do with me? Did you ask me to depose the emperor?!"
Lu Yu hurriedly lowered her head, "I don't dare."
"Learn more from your beloved and don't make mistakes at critical moments!"
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"Wuyang Hou did a good job this time. Your Majesty treats the ministers like this, and the ministers will definitely fight back... When the time comes, Wuyang Hou can fight back with them... Do you understand what I mean?"
"Of course I understand! Don't worry, Queen Mother!"
Fan Kuai instantly returned to his lively appearance, full of energy.
"That's good..." Empress Lu's expression also softened, and she began to chat with Lu Yu and others about their daily life.
"Where are those two boys, husband and wife?"
"I went out very early, probably playing with my boss."
"Where is your Majesty?"
"She went to Cao Mansion. Recently she made friends with Prime Minister Cao's little daughter..."
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King Liu Fei of Qi knelt before Liu Bang's tomb, with his head lowered and his attitude very humble.
His adviser knelt behind him and was analyzing the current situation with him.
"Your Majesty is here to protect the king, so he allows the king to avoid disaster in this ancestral temple. It is true that no one here dares to harm the king... But this is a short-term strategy after all. As long as the Queen Mother does not let go, the king cannot avoid the king.
Unfortunately, my current plan is to find a way to get the Queen Mother to forgive you."
"Then...what should I do? Apologize in person?"
“Don’t!”
"Your Majesty, you must not say this to your face!"
"What about the widow?"
"Your Majesty, who are Empress Lu's favorite people now?"
"Um...the emperor, Princess Lu Yuan, the eldest brother."
"Queen Lu only recognizes Your Majesty, Princess Lu Yuan, and the Prince of Tang as her sons... She loves these people extremely much. Your Majesty, you have more than seventy cities. If you can dedicate a county's fiefdom to Queen Lu, please
Queen Lu will give this fief to one of these three people. As a fief, the Queen Mother must be very happy, and you will not be in any danger of death!"
Liu Fei thought seriously and asked, "Who should I give it to?"
"First of all, you must not give it to the emperor. There is no reason for princes and kings to increase their land and the emperor. If you do this, you will be suspected of forcing your majesty. I think it should be given to the king of Tang. You are in trouble now because of the strength of Qi State.
Too powerful..."
"what are you talking about?!"
Liu Fei was furious and cursed: "I regard him as my son. This time, he saved my life. How dare you retaliate? If I give him the counties of Qi State,
The Tang State has become a more powerful vassal state, and he wants to protect me from disasters. How can I do such a thing?!"
Seeing that King Qi was so angry, the counselor said helplessly: "I originally wanted the king to give Princess Lu Yuan as a gift. It is precisely because he saved your life and wanted to repay the favor that I said so."
"What kind of repayment are you doing? You are using your eldest brother as a shield!"
"No."
The counselor's face was extremely solemn, and he said seriously: "Your Majesty, the State of Qi is indeed powerful, but the State of Tang is not bad either. The State of Tang is vast and rich in resources, with mountains and natural dangers, and is close to Chang'an. Now the King of Tang is young and has never gone to the feudal state, so you
As the leader of the princes, I dare to conclude that in less than ten years, Tang will become a great power that far surpasses Qi."
"As for the King of Tang himself, he is arrogant, domineering, and has a naughty character... You also know this. Now that the Queen Mother is favored, no one dares to murder him. However, once the Queen Mother... the officials will be the first to attack the King of Tang.
, Your Majesty has no control over this matter. When the time comes, either the King of Tang will invade Chang'an and wash away all the ministers with blood, or the Kingdom of Tang will be exterminated and the King of Tang will die... Now we are weakening the strength of our Qi State and strengthening the strength of the Tang State.
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"Isn't this just repaying a favor? Now that the Queen Mother is protecting us, no matter how strong the Tang Dynasty is, it will not arouse any fear. In the future, if we are no longer here and the Tang King is strong, there will be no need to worry about murder by his ministers."
Listening to the counselor's analysis, Liu Fei nodded and asked eagerly: "Are the ministers really going to murder my brother?"
The counselor smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty...I'm afraid that now, they are already thinking of ways to deal with King Tang."
"Although the King of Tang is young, his ability is too great. The ministers are not stupid, so they can naturally see that His Majesty's changes are related to the King of Tang... Although they have no thoughts of rebellion, they do not want the emperor to go too far.
Strong, even Prime Minister Cao is so strong... How could they let the King of Tang go?"
"No! I have to go find Prime Minister Cao!"
Liu Fei suddenly stood up, but the counselor held him back, "Don't worry, Your Majesty... When the late Emperor was alive, he often said that King Zhao was the most father-like, but now it seems that among all the kings,
Only the King of Tang is the most like his father! No ministers can defeat him... Your Majesty, you must imitate him. You can't always say how powerful the Qi State is. Look at how powerful the Tang State is. How could the King of Tang ever feel proud at all?
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Cao Shen was sitting in the palace, discussing with the ministers how to implement the new official appointment system in each prince's country. This matter had been confirmed by the emperor, and the ministers could not refute it. They all expressed their opinions on the specific implementation issues, and the conversation was relatively simple.
Harmonious.
While they were talking, a minister suddenly said: "Of all the countries today, only the Tang State is the most powerful. Now that the King of Tang is older and a son is born, according to etiquette, he should return to his own kingdom...Although the King of Tang is old,
Although you are young, you are good at both civil and military affairs, you are tolerant towards others, and you are good enough to govern the country. What do you think?"
"Okay! That's how it should be!"
The person who spoke was Fan Kuai. Fan Kuai frowned and said loudly: "The King of Tang should be allowed to go to the feudal country! We can't let him stay in Chang'an anymore!"
"Yes, in these years, he has led those gangs... ugh... he should go to the country to seal the country!"
It was rare for the ministers to reach an agreement on this issue. The only ones who did not express their opinions were Cao Xiang, Chen Ping, Zhou Bo and others.
Cao Shen had a straight face. Among the ministers, his position was the most complicated. On the one hand, he could be regarded as the minister of Tuogu, supporting the emperor according to Liu Bang's entrustment. He was also the father-in-law of the prince. But on the other hand,
He also represents the interests of the ministers. It is not good for him if the emperor is too strong, and it is not good for him if he is not strong. He needs to grasp a balance point so that the affairs of the temple can be carried out in an orderly manner and the family and country are stable.
This is not something that can be done easily. If he leans towards the emperor too much, the ministers will no longer trust him. If he favors the ministers, he will become a powerful minister. Not only will he be sorry for the late emperor, but he will also get involved in a fight with the queen mother.
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Cao Shen said: "Your Majesty and the Queen Mother will not agree."
His meaning is very clear, it's not that I don't stand by your side, it's just that the two people in the palace still have the final say on this matter, and I don't have the final say.
"Um... Prime Minister Cao? Do you think your Majesty loves his own children more? Or does he love the King of Tang more? Does the Queen Mother love her eldest grandson more? Or does she love the King of Tang more?"
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