"Marquis Fenyin is so anxious to see me, he must have something important to tell me, right?"
It was Liu Bang who changed the topic first.
"right."
Only then did Zhou Chang remember the business he had come to do, and he said seriously: "Your Majesty wants to depose the prince and make the prince Ruyi the prince. This is wrong!"
"Oh? Although the prince is smart, he is too cautious and lacks courage. Ruyi has a free and easy temperament and is fond of martial arts. With my demeanor, he is more suitable to be an emperor. I want to make Ruyi the prince. What is wrong with this?"
Liu Bang sat down slowly, without looking at Zhou Chang's words, and fiddled with the decorations on his lower clothes.
"The prince is pure and kind in nature, benevolent, filial and respectful. He never fails to come to see His Majesty. He is also very harmonious with his brothers. What's more, he is smart, studious and has a benevolent and righteous attitude. Why should such a prince be dismissed?"
"If you don't talk about anything else, I'll just tell you the simplest reason..."
Liu Bang said calmly.
"He is my eldest son! But he is always bullied by the eldest son! Can such a person be an emperor?!"
Liu Bang's tone suddenly became fierce, and his voice was a little higher than usual. At this moment, he could no longer look like the smiling old gangster before. He was majestic and murderous, and he was worthy of it.
He is a battle-hardened iron-blooded emperor.
But Zhou Chang was not afraid of him at all.
His face turned red with anger and he said in a louder voice: "The prince is not afraid of the elder son, but he loves and tolerates him because he is young! Is this still a sin?!"
"Do you want to elect a prince who can kill his own brothers without being bullied?"
"Do you want to become the second First Emperor? Do you want a Hu Hai?"
"My eloquence is not good, but I will never agree to dethroning the crown prince!"
Seeing that Zhou Chang was getting angry, Liu Bang was no longer so angry. He put away his anger and looked at Zhou Chang with a smile again.
Zhou Chang was not the first person to persuade Liu Bang. Before him, almost all the ministers came to persuade him. Liu Bang's idea of changing the prince had already caused a huge stir in the temple, and countless ministers were worried about it.
There were countless people who argued and advised. Of course, most of them explained the truth in a subtle way, but Zhou Chang was the first to directly advise without any concealment.
In the end, Liu Bang just said a good word slowly, which seemed perfunctory and without sincerity.
But Zhou Chang could not say any more.
When Zhou Chang walked out of the Xuanshi Hall, he "happened" to meet Empress Lu who came here to find the emperor. Empress Lu was much younger than Liu Bang. She was wearing a red dress. As the emperor and empress of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang
It's almost the opposite of Empress Lu's dressing style.
Liu Bang always liked to wear the same clothes as before. After he became emperor, he always wore the old crown. He only wore it more luxuriously when he went on tour. He usually wore it very simple when he was drinking and bragging with the ministers in the palace.
But Empress Lu always wore the brightest and most luxurious clothes, and she was always followed by several palace ladies, bowing their heads to accompany her.
Liu Bang was a carefree man, drinking with his ministers, putting their arms around each other when they got too drunk, and even beating people when they quarreled, but Queen Lu was always cold and solemn, like an iceberg beauty.
Zhou Chang hurriedly bowed to see him, but Empress Lu also began to bow and thanked her loudly: "If it weren't for you, the prince would have been deposed."
Hearing these words, Zhou Chang, who had always been bold and daring, was also startled.
The issue of the prince has always been sensitive, especially between the queen and the emperor. This is because the prince to be deposed was born to Empress Lu, while the new prince is the son of Mrs. Qi.
Unexpectedly, the queen actually spoke out her heart so generously at the door of Xuanshi Palace. Liu Bang couldn't possibly not know what she said here. A rare smile appeared on Zhou Chang's face, but this smile looked a little...
Embarrassing, he nodded, turned and left.
Empress Lu lowered her head and waited until Zhou Chang left before entering the Xuanshi Palace. During the whole process, her expression remained cold.
When Empress Lu came in, Liu Bang was sitting on his knees in front of the case, looking much more serious.
In these years, the relationship between the couple was not very stable. Liu Bang was crazy about Madam Qi, and he was with Madam Qi basically every day. It was not that Empress Lu was no longer beautiful, it was just that the two had been together for too long, and Liu Bang might
I'm a little tired of it.
However, Queen Lu did not cry like an ordinary lady. She accepted this fact calmly.
Over the years, she stayed alone in the empty house. Liu Bang liked to go out. Every time he went out, he took Mrs. Qi with him. Mrs. Qi acted coquettishly in front of him all day long, trying to make her son Liu Ruyi ascend to the throne. The position of the prince was shaky, but even so,
Empress Lu still didn't panic at all, but became calmer and colder.
Liu Bang looked at his wife, not at all surprised by her appearance, as if he had known she was outside the door for a long time.
Empress Lu sat opposite him calmly. The two of them looked at each other, but there was no trace of friendship in their eyes, and there was some strangeness in them. Nuo Da's Xuanshi Palace seemed to be torn from it and divided into two halves, like
It was a confrontation between a volcano and an iceberg. One side was burning with raging fire, while the other side was emitting an astonishing cold air. The two of them looked at each other calmly.
"I am ready to enthrone Ruyi as King of Zhao."
Liu Bang suddenly spoke.
"It should have been so long ago."
Liu Bang wanted to say something, but stopped and complained: "Maybe I should listen to the suggestions of the Confucians. There is no etiquette in the court. This Zhou Chang actually dares to call me Jie and Zhou! I see
Ah, let’s find an opportunity in the future to remove him from his position as imperial censor and let him serve as prime minister for King Zhao.”
Queen Lu looked at him, sneered disdainfully, and said, "Yeah."
The husband and wife are very familiar with each other, and they already understand each other's thoughts without saying anything.
After saying these words, the two fell silent again. It seemed that they had nothing to say, not Liu Bang, not even Empress Lu. After a long time, Empress Lu finally stood up, and she glanced outside the side door.
The figure that flashed by said nothing, turned around coldly and left the Xuanshi Hall.
"Oh, by the way, when you go back, send someone to bring Liu Chang over to me!"
"Um."
After Empress Lu left, Mrs. Qi quickly ran into the palace. Her eyes turned red, and she rushed into Liu Bang's arms and burst into tears.
Naturally, Liu Bang hurriedly began to wipe her tears. When asked why, Mrs. Qi said miserably: "Your Majesty, please give us mother and son a death. If the prince ascends the throne in the future, our mother and son will definitely be worse off than dead."
Liu Bang laughed loudly, picked her up, gave her a peck on the face, and said loudly: "Don't worry, Ruyi will be fine. I have found the best candidate for him to protect him.
With him around, Ruyi is safe, after all, she owes him such a huge favor."
When Empress Lu was about to go to Jiaofang Palace, she happened to meet the young prince Liu Ying who was about to visit the empress.
Liu Ying was followed by four elderly people, but their attitude towards Liu Ying was very respectful. They followed Liu Ying not far behind, lowering their heads, showing great respect. Several old people were so respectful.
Following a young man, this scene seems a bit inconsistent.
The prince knelt down and saluted Empress Lu very seriously, showing great respect.
Liu Ying is probably the kind of child that all parents want. From childhood to adulthood, he has been very well-behaved. He never dares to disobey his parents. He started studying at a very young age, is filial to his parents, and is kind to others, even if
He was also patient with Liu Chang, the devil in the world.
He was very courteous to ministers and very friendly to scholars, and he often found some of them to debate academic ideas.
This gave Liu Ying a lot of good reputation. In the whole temple, there was almost no minister who didn't like him. His prestige was very high. Even if Liu Bang did whatever he wanted, he couldn't get rid of him. He was a very good boy.
.
Queen Lu walked in front, and Liu Ying followed her carefully.
"Mother and queen must not anger their father because of their sons and ministers. Children and ministers do not want to cause discord in the family because of their own reasons. I heard those people say that only when the royal family is harmonious can the people of the world be in harmony... If the queen mother and ministers are angry because of their sons and ministers,
If you don't get along with your father, you and I will definitely feel guilty and uneasy."
"Um."
Queen Lu nodded indifferently. It was so cold that almost no one dared to raise their head to look at her, including her biological son Liu Ying. Liu Ying had been very afraid of this mother since she was a child. She was always cautious when speaking, for fear of
That one sentence offended her.
"Your position has been determined. No one can change it. Although your father sent people to save his life, he can no longer compete with you."
"Mom, I am not greedy for power. If you can implement benevolent government and do good to the world, I am willing to give up this position. I believe that brotherly harmony is..."
"Um."
Queen Lu coldly interrupted Liu Ying's tirade. Liu Ying did not speak any more and continued to follow Queen Lu.
"I hope my mother will take good care of herself..."
Liu Ying finally told Empress Lu to take good care of her health, and once again made a series of long remarks on many issues within the royal family, before bidding farewell to Empress Lu.
During these years, Liu Ying would visit the emperor and empress every day. Every day, she would tell them to take good care of their bodies. Every day, she would make long speeches, quote from scriptures, be respectful and well-behaved.
Under the modification of these words, the seemingly sincere face seemed to become a bit fake.