Liu Chang pinched Liu An's face with a smile. Liu An's chubby face was pinched into various shapes by his father. Liu An was not angry. He just looked at his father with a silly smile and allowed his father to shape his face.
Playing with her face like dough, Cao Shu couldn't help but said: "My lord, you are strong, please be gentle, don't hurt me!"
"Look at how fun this is!"
"You have to give me a few more children..."
For a certain king, having children is meaningless if it is not for fun.
Cao Shu looked helplessly at the two sons. After Liu Chang came back, their family entered the Hall of Houde. An also enjoyed the "love" from her father. Liu Chang couldn't let go of him and kept him in his arms all day long.
Playing with it in her hand, that is to say, the Queen Mother did not see this scene, otherwise, Emperor Gao would definitely sing again.
Liu An said with a smile: "Father! I have already started studying!"
"I can write my own name!"
Seeing her son showing off, Cao Shu smiled tenderly and said, "My family is really nice. You should study hard..."
Liu Chang waved his hand and said, "What are you reading? When I was your age, I had already begun to demolish the palace. There is plenty of time to study. Now, just go around and play!"
"King!"
Cao Shu interrupted him unhappily, "How can a father teach his children like this?!"
Liu Chang didn't care, "This is my son, do you want to become a doctor in economics? An, just listen to me, it's your time to play, what are you reading! I hate reading the most, it's not interesting."
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Liu An looked at his father blankly and said timidly: "My eldest mother will be angry."
"No, what are you afraid of? The worst that can happen is that you will get beaten!"
"Let's go! I will take you to play!"
Liu Chang suddenly lifted Liu An up and let him ride on his shoulders. Liu An laughed, and Liu Chang carried him out of Houde Hall. Cao Shu just shook her head and did not dissuade her. As a young Liu Bang
When he was carrying Liu Chang and walking in the palace, the attendants were all frightened and hurriedly bowed to him.
"An, I can't always stay with you, because I have big things to do. You know, I have to go... to resist foreign enemies and protect my country!"
"You have to be an upright man, protect your eldest mother, protect your grandma, and be fearless. If anyone dares to bully you, you will smash their head!"
"Don't bully those who are younger than you, don't bully those who are older...but if they come to bully you, then don't worry about it anymore!"
"Your father is the bravest man in the world, you don't have to be afraid of anyone!"
Liu Chang said proudly, while Xiao Liu An just laughed.
"Here, daddy will make you some toys!"
On a whim, Liu Chang asked someone to bring tools, get some wood in a familiar pavilion, and start working. Liu An sat aside in surprise and looked at his father seriously. Soon, Liu Chang was doing it.
He took out a simple wooden sword and said, "Hahaha, take it, this is your sword!"
Liu An's eyes flashed, and he waved the wooden sword excitedly.
“Thank you so much, Father!!”
"Hahaha."
Liu Chang looked at him with a smile on his face.
Liu An played for a while, then picked up the broken wood on the ground and started playing around.
Liu Chang looked at him curiously, "What are you doing?"
"My father broke this pavilion. I'm afraid that others won't know and will fall from here... If we put it up like this, no one will get hurt..."
Looking at the serious Liu An in front of him, Elder Liu blushed, and then cleared his throat, "Yes, I just came to test you, and sure enough, he is my son!"
In the following days, Liu Chang accompanied Liu An to play in the palace. The two of them went to many places. Liu An rode on his father's shoulders with a smile on his face. The most similar thing between father and son is probably
He smiled stupidly and looked like two big fools. As for what Liu Chang and the Queen Mother said that day, others didn't know and didn't dare to ask.
Cao Shu and Liu Chang were eating, and Liu An was sitting not far away, writing something.
"Father!"
"Um?"
"How do you write the character Hao for the day A and B, and the emperor Tai Hao?"
Liu Chang was angry, "You don't even know how to do this, and you still study all day!" He took the pen angrily, thought for a moment, "Ask your mother!", and then threw the pen away.
Cao Shu, Cao Shu rolled her eyes at him and then taught Liu An. Liu Chang stroked his beard. When Liu An jumped out to find some cousins to play, Liu Chang said with emotion: "Mom
Taught my son bad!"
"Is he taught badly? An is well-behaved, sensible, and good at reading. His cousins can't even write their names, but An has already studied with a famous teacher. How can we say that he was taught badly?"
"So good..."
"Isn't it better to be nice?"
"It's hard to say."
Liu Chang shook his head.
Cao Shu was silent for a moment and then asked: "What did my mother say to you in Jiaofang Hall on the day the king came back?"
"Oh, she praised me as a wise king. Having a son like me is her greatest blessing."
Cao Shu couldn't help but laugh, "If you don't want to say it, you don't have to say it."
Liu Chang looked around and said in a low voice: "Actually, my mother wants me to be the emperor's younger brother."
Cao Shu nodded, "Then what did the king say?"
"My mother is already so old, what else can I do? If she were a few years younger, I could have a big fight with her and go back to Jinyang... I promised her."
"Your Majesty...are you going to be the emperor?"
"No, you are expecting my second brother to die, right?!"
Cao Shu's expression changed greatly, "I didn't mean that."
"Okay, what are you afraid of..." Liu Chang shook his head and said seriously: "My second brother is still young, and my mother is also very strong. It's hard to say what will happen in the future... Maybe I will be better than them."
It's morning, it doesn't matter if you agree, it's not like I will be enthroned as emperor tomorrow!"
Cao Shu looked a little worried, and she whispered: "Your Majesty, this is no small matter."
"I know it's not a trivial matter... It's all because I am so good. The whole country hopes that I can become the emperor. How come I am so wise!"
"However, it doesn't matter. Even if I inherit the throne one day, I will leave the state affairs to the ministers as before, and I will travel around and kill the Huns. Anyway, I am not suitable to sit in the propaganda room.
In the palace..."
Cao Shu didn't say much on this topic. She knew the character of her husband, who was very stubborn. She didn't expect that Liu Chang would change his mind so quickly this time, but Liu Chang blinked again.
With his eyes open, he said with a smile: "I value commitments the most. My mother felt particularly relieved after seeing my promise!"
Cao Shu suddenly felt that this matter had become unreliable again... If one day his mother was really gone, would he really keep his promise?
Liu Chang didn't seem to care about this matter at all. He waved his hand and said: "I have been in Chang'an for a few days and I haven't returned to my mansion yet. You stay with my mother in the palace while I go back and take a look!" "
Liu Chang left the palace. Feng Jing and the servant were busy with their own affairs at the moment. Feng Jing went to see Chen Ping, and the servant went to see Xia Houying. Liu Chang quickly returned to his Tang Palace. , However, the virtuous people at this moment cannot come to see him. The virtuous people are either studying or holding official positions, and are not as free and loose as before.
The palace of the Prince of Tang Dynasty was quiet, without the excitement and noise of the past. A few soldiers were guarding the door. Liu Chang looked at the empty mansion with mixed feelings in his heart.
At that moment, he seemed to feel what Fan Hui felt back then. When Fan Hui saw him and Kang and the others hanging around, he excitedly told them to get along well... Perhaps, at that time, he also saw Looking at the empty mansion, you will think of those beautiful days.
Liu Chang was sighing in the mansion, but suddenly there was a noise outside the door. This made Liu Chang very unhappy and called the soldier, "What happened?"
"Someone is here, and he wants to meet the king."
"Let him in!"
Soon, a serious scribe came in. This scribe was not young and had a serious appearance. Liu Chang did not like such people. Such people are generally difficult to deal with and like to talk about big things. Liu Chang Chang glanced at him proudly and asked: "Who are you?!"
"Your Majesty, Zhang Hui, pays homage to your Majesty."
"Zhang Hui?"
Liu Chang frowned, and then suddenly realized, "It's Chao Cuo's master! I have heard of you. Prime Minister Zhang wrote many times before asking you to come to the Tang Dynasty, but you refused, but now you come to see me, what is this? What’s the point?!”
"Your Majesty, it's not that I refuse, it's because the Queen Mother ordered me to go to the Imperial College, and I dare not not come."
"Oh...you're so learned."
"Then Mr. Zhang is not staying at Taixue, so why did he come to see me again?"
"I have offended the Queen Mother and have been expelled from the Imperial Academy."
"Hahaha!"
"It's not good to offend anyone. I'm going to offend my mother... Come here."
Liu Chang pulled him to his side and started walking around the palace of the Tang Dynasty. As he walked, he said: "I have heard your name for a long time, and they all say that you are a great sage in the Legalist family. Why do you still imitate Huang Lao?" What about seclusion? You have learned so much knowledge and instead of serving the country, you stay at home and waste your time. Why is this?"
"Your Majesty, at first the Marquis of Huaiyin had the talent to run the army, but no one appreciated it, but he could only be a minor official next to Xiang Ji. The Marquis of Liu had intelligence, but no one appreciated it, but he could only be an assassin..."
Liu Chang glanced at him in surprise, "What talent do you have that dares you to call yourself Marquis of Huaiyin and Liuhou?"
"I don't have the talents of Huaiyin Marquis and Liu Hou, but your Majesty has the talents and strategies of Emperor Gao!"
"A thousand-mile horse in the hands of a dull person who doesn't know how to ride a horse can only be a good horse. But in the hands of a hero with superb physiognomy, a thousand-mile horse can be as good as a thousand-mile horse."
"In the hands of a wise king like your Majesty, how can I worry that I won't be able to achieve the same feat as the Marquis of Huaiyin and the Marquis Liu?"
Compared with Chao Cuo, the little Legalist licker who only calls "Wang Yingming", his teacher's skills are obviously better. In just a few words, Liu Chang said with a smile on his face and felt extremely comfortable. He was proud He said: "You are right, a few people only care about the country with all their heart and ears!"
"Shuo Fang is poor, so move all the people to Shuo Fang. If Wuyuan is dangerous, build the Great Wall to resist it."
"There is no country in the world that can compare to the intentions of a few people!"
Liu Chang expertly entered the self-bragging mode, and Zhang Hui did not interrupt.
"I heard that as a master, you don't do things by yourself but you know clumsiness and skill, and you don't think about things by yourself but you know blessings and faults. Now it seems that there is no one who is good at governing a country in the world like the Great King!"
Liu Chang was delighted, raised his head, and continued talking to Zhang Hui. The two chatted for a long time, and then Liu Chang asked: "I think Mr. Zhang is also a talented and wise man. My mother likes Han Zi very much."
Shu, how could you offend her?"
"The Empress Dowager summoned the sages of the Imperial Academy to inquire about Song Xuan Gong's younger brother."
Zhang Hui slowly talked about the reason.
The Queen Mother wanted to make Liu Chang the emperor's younger brother, so of course she had to have a basis, so she asked everyone to argue for her and give a reasonable explanation for her behavior, or to find a precedent.
, used as the "legitimacy" for Liu Chang to inherit the throne in the future.
The sages at that time were very frightened. Although the Queen Mother did not say anything explicitly, as soon as Liu Chang came back, the Queen Mother came to ask about Song Xuan Gong and Song Mugong. Before Song Xuan Gong died, he thought that his children were incapable, so he said:
After the death of the father, the son succeeds to the throne, and after the death of the elder brother, the younger brother succeeds to the throne. This is the universal meaning of the world. I want to pass the throne to my younger brother, Gongzihe.
Why did the Queen Mother ask this? Daxian was not stupid, and he immediately understood what the Queen Mother was thinking.
Fu Qiu Bo immediately stood up and told the Queen Mother: When Song Xuangong passed away, his children were still young, so it was a moral act to pass the throne to his younger brother. Song Mugong later passed his position to Youzi, which was a reward.
acts of kindness.
Compared with Fu Qiubo's enthusiasm, the other sages seemed very uneasy. They did not dare to openly oppose the Queen Mother. They just put the matter on Song Xuangong and used the death of Song Dynasty as an example to persuade the Queen Mother to give up this crazy idea.
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This matter of brothers becoming brothers is also a tradition of the old Song Dynasty.
Zhang Hui narrated the fierce debate scene to Liu Chang. His eloquence was very good. After a few words, Liu Chang vaguely saw the fierce debate. Everyone was divided into two groups, giving crazy examples and all kinds of
There are endless allusions and attacks on each other...
Liu Changguang was a little excited when he heard this, "Oh! It would be great if I were here, I like to watch others fight!"
"What about you? Did you also participate in this debate? Why did you offend the Queen Mother?"
Zhang Hui looked at Liu Chang seriously, "I retorted a few words, and the Queen Mother drove me out."
"Then what did you say?"
"I said: When Song Xuangong was about to die, he made his younger brother a younger brother.
At this time, it is really unethical to establish the Prince of Tang as the crown prince!"
Liu Chang was stunned and looked at Zhang Hui in front of him again.
"You can do it, you dare to say this... Just expelling you is considered a minor offense, and not inviting you to drink is considered a mercy of my mother!"
Zhang Hui smiled and said, "I just don't want to lie."
"Then do you really think I can't be the crown prince? You came to me and said you wanted to persuade me to give up my position as crown prince?"
"No, I think the king should be the emperor."
Liu Chang couldn't understand it now, "Since you are on my side, why do you openly contradict my mother?"
"King!"
"Throughout the ages, there has never been a country as huge as the Han Dynasty, and there has never been a world like this. The Han Dynasty is the first for the world! Since it is the first for the world, we should not use the past as an example, but should set the example for the future. It is a rule that all ministers in the world come out of the temple. Is there any precedent for this from ancient times?"
"The Queen Mother is very smart, but now that she is old, she cannot see many things clearly."
"However, this is understandable. Old and exhausted, spiritless and spiritually weak."
"You really dare to say it... If you say it to my mother in front of me, aren't you afraid that I will cook you?"
"Don't be afraid. Your Majesty is a wise king and will not kill anyone just because of this mistake."
Liu Chang hesitated for a moment, "Then you mean to set an unprecedented precedent?"
"It is a precedent that can stabilize the situation and can be used as a precedent for future generations to follow. Just like the current Queen Mother, I predict that in the future, the world will definitely have a policy that prohibits the harem from doing anything... Well..."
Liu Chang blocked his mouth, "You are so anxious to die, aren't you?!"
Liu Chang was usually a casual and informal person, but the guy in front of him really frightened him. He was too stubborn. He asked why Chao Cuo was so stubborn. It turned out he had a good teacher. , Dare to say anything, Chao Cuo and Zhang Buyi's iron-headed boy looked so reserved and timid in front of this person.
Liu Chang let go of his hand, and Zhang Hui said with a smile: "Your Majesty, do you want to hear what I think?"
"Okay, let's go to the inner room with me and talk about it later!"
The two sat facing each other, Liu Chang looked at him, "Okay, there is no one else here, you can tell me."
"What the Queen Mother sees is only the great Han of today, but what I see is the Great Han of the future... Why does the Queen Mother want to make you the emperor? It's because she doesn't like the current Majesty and thinks he is incompetent. Is Your Majesty really incompetent? In fact, he is not. It is just because he failed to meet the expectations of the Queen Mother."
"But several of His Majesty's children are not close to the Queen Mother. Queen Cao is a strong person and can assist His Majesty. However, the Queen Mother is still here and she has nowhere to show her potential, so there is a conflict between the two."
"By allowing the king to inherit the throne, the queen mother can preserve her clan, and the king can secure the ministers at home and resist powerful enemies from outside. Your Majesty is not strong, and his son is not wise. Although the king's son An is young, he has already With a virtuous name, I am far more than your Majesty's child."
Zhang Hui explained for a long time, which made Liu Chang feel sleepy.
"But if this is carried out in this way, and in the name of Song Xuangong, the world will follow suit in the future. The Queen Mother can choose the crown prince at will, and the emperors will be afraid of their father-in-law and their brothers, and try their best to kill them. Kill them...If you do this, the Han Dynasty will definitely be in chaos."
"The precedent I want to set is as follows... First of all, after the Queen Mother, the harem is not allowed to interfere in political affairs. The Queen Mother is transferred to Changle Palace, and the Queen is in charge. Government affairs should be solely responsible for the emperor!"
"You can't directly make him the crown prince. If your Majesty dies and his son doesn't have a crown and shows no talent, the clan will recommend a highly respected person to take the throne!"
"You came to see me, and after explaining for so long, you finally told me this? That's it?"