The entire Jiaofang Hall seemed to fall into endless silence at that moment.
Liu Chang raised his head and stared at his mother. Empress Lu lowered her head and stared at him as well.
Queen Lu had never seen such an urgent and serious expression on Liu Chang's face. On this day, she realized for the first time that her son seemed to have grown up and was no longer the silly boy who had nothing to do before.
She knew it, but she seemed to know it a little late.
Facing Liu Chang's aggressive gaze, Queen Lu didn't feel the slightest bit uneasy or nervous. She was as calm as before.
"Han Xin sent someone to tell me."
"Without my father's order, how could he send people into the palace?"
"That's probably someone from the Kuai Che faction."
"I don't believe he would publicize something like this."
"good."
Queen Lu said, she didn't know whether she admitted Liu Chang's conjecture or praised Liu Chang's growth. In short, she didn't give Liu Chang a chance to continue questioning, turned around and left Jiaofang Palace. Before leaving, she calmly said
He said: "Your father has already gone to war. In the next few days, you should not go to Han Xin's house again."
"Why?!"
"That thief named Kuai wants to instigate Master to rebel? Doesn't he?!"
"None of this has anything to do with you."
"He is my teacher!"
"He's just using you. Do you remember what I taught you?"
"If you ask for something from someone, give it first..."
"Oh, do you think you know everything? Do you think you have grown up? No stranger will be nice to you for no reason... Everyone has their own thoughts and deliberately approaches people who are useful to them. Wait until
Once you have finished using them, you will kick them away and find someone else. This is true for everyone, and this is how the world is."
Liu Chang was sitting alone in the Jiaofang Hall. Two palace maids were guarding the entrance of the hall, not allowing anyone to enter or exit.
Liu Chang sat quietly on the bed. It was rare that he didn't mess around, he just stayed silent. He frowned, his thoughts were in a mess, he couldn't think of anything clearly, and he was at a loss.
...
Han Xin slowly put down the bamboo slips and couldn't help but look outside the door.
It was deserted outside the door, with no one in sight.
Suddenly, there were footsteps outside the door. Han Xin curled his lips and hurriedly picked up the bamboo slips again.
"Your Majesty! What a happy event!"
When Kuai Che rushed into Han Xin's inner room excitedly, he saw a hint of disappointment on Han Xin's face. After a while, that expression disappeared again, as if everything was just Kuai Che's illusion. Kuai Che was stunned for a moment, and then
He quickly said: "Liu Bang has left."
"He took away all the troops around Chang'an, and even the generals in the court followed him, leaving no one behind!"
In order to deal with Chen Xi, Liu Bang decided to randomly call some ordinary generals to go on the expedition, so he randomly named a few names among the generals, Fan Kuai, Xia Houying, Chen Ping, Zhao Yao, Guan Ying, Jin She,
Cao Shen and so on.
Liu Bang said, I chose randomly.
After thinking about it for three days and three nights, I still can't figure out how Chen Xi dares to rebel? Although he is a fierce man, he has conquered the north and south, and rarely loses, but you can choose just a few of these people who attack him.
They can blow his head off, let alone if they all attack together.
This was not long after the founding of the country, and these founding generals were not dead yet.
They have been looking forward to military achievements all day long, which will allow them to be promoted to a noble title, but after the founding of the country, the world was peaceful, and there was really no chance.
Just when they were all holding back their anger, their old friend Chen Xi sent them warmth and care. These fierce men suddenly had a target and a head to chop off, which was a huge joy.
We all know that the Qin Dynasty had a military merit system, and of course the Han Dynasty also had it, which also had twenty levels. However, as an old rule, although there is no difference in the same title, there is a "big" difference in the appointment of officials. Don't ask, I didn't copy it.
!
Liu Bang finally left, and Kuai Che felt that the opportunity to do something big had finally come.
Today's Chang'an is an empty city. As long as there is an uprising, it will definitely succeed!
Han Xin listened to Kuai Che excitedly describing his plan: falsely issuing an edict to pardon the criminals and slaves serving in various government offices, and mobilizing them to attack Empress Lu and the prince.
This is Kuai Che's plan. The follow-up has not yet been determined. Whether to kill the queen and the prince, or control them and continue to write edicts in their names to gather the army. He did not say, and Han Xin did not ask.
For some reason, Han Xin seemed a little absent-minded, glancing outside the door from time to time.
Facing Kuai Che's plan, Han Xin just nodded in a daze.
"Your Majesty, when will we take action?"
"Liu Bang hasn't left too far yet, let's wait a little longer."
"You! Alas..."
...
In Tianlu Pavilion, Liu Chang sat at the end of the table glumly, resting his chin on his hands, as distracted as ever.
But today, he was a little too quiet and looked very unusual.
Without Liu Chang's fuss, even the teacher became a little happier. This "no desire and no need" teacher seemed to be coping with the time in class on weekdays. On this day, he was eloquent and could even speak on a whim.
He also talked about a lot of content beyond the textbooks, including some analysis of Zhuangzi’s thoughts.
Liu Chang obviously didn't understand this, but Liu Heng and others learned more seriously.
During the break, Liu Hui was the first to come over.
"What's wrong? Did you get beaten again?"
"No."
"Why are you so depressed? Do you want to go back with me later?"
"My mother won't let me go anywhere else."
Hearing this, Liu Hui didn't dare to say anything more. He was really afraid of Empress Lu, and this fear was different from Liu Chang's. Liu Chang was afraid of being beaten. He was afraid of...ahem...the second one.
The one who came over was Liu Ruyi. He smiled cheaply, sat next to Liu Chang, and pushed him with his shoulder, "What's wrong? General Liu, did you lose to Bai Qi?"
Facing Liu Ruyi, Liu Chang didn't get angry, he just sat blankly, his expression even more lonely.
"Hey, I repeatedly requested to go to war. My father was very happy and specially gave me his favorite horse. Do you want to come with me to see it?"
"Can't go."
Liu Heng quickly joined in.
"If you encounter any difficulties, don't be discouraged, just find a way to solve it."
Liu Heng did not ask him what happened, but just gave him his own advice.
After the class ended, the brothers looked at Liu Chang for a few times and left without disturbing him again.
Liu Chang is still sitting here, not wanting to leave. Because if he leaves here, he has to go back to Jiaofang Hall. His mother does not allow him to go anywhere, except Tianlu Pavilion. But Jiaofang Hall is empty, there is nothing.
, Liu Chang is a person who likes to be lively. Sitting here, at least he can see people busy in and out.
The teacher was sitting in the upper seat, not looking at Liu Chang, looking down at the book.
This teacher seems to be forced to teach the princes. He usually does all kinds of perfunctory work. His biggest interest is reading, and he spends all day in the royal library. It is said that he chose this place for his classes.
Just to read more books.
Liu Chang and his teacher just sat alone in Tianlu Pavilion without disturbing each other.
Time goes by like this. Every day, Liu Chang is sent to Tianlu Pavilion early in the morning, and then he stays here for a long, long time. Most of the time, he always lowers his head, not knowing what he is thinking.
Maybe he couldn't stand being stared at while studying, or maybe he couldn't stand Liu Chang's dejected look. Finally, one day, the teacher helplessly sat in front of Liu Chang.
"Why don't you go back?"
"I don't want to go back."
Liu Chang said feebly. Speaking of which, he had studied with this teacher for a long time, but unlike Han Xin, he didn't even know the name of this teacher. He only knew that he was treating Huang Lao's theory.
It seems that he is a very famous person who was recommended by Liu Fei and came from Qi State.
"What's bothering you?"
"Teacher... someone told me: This world is very selfish. Between people, there is only use and being used, and there is nothing else. Do you think this is right?"
"Nonsense!"
The teacher suddenly cursed.
Liu Chang was stunned and added: "This is what my mother said."
"That's nonsense too!"
Liu Chang was really surprised now. Even his father did not dare to say that to his mother.
The teacher pondered for a moment and then asked: "You have studied Huang Lao's theory with me for so long, so you probably know what Huang Lao's theory emphasizes, right?"
"It's...it's that...that..."
"Cure by doing nothing."
"Yes, that's right, it's all about doing nothing."
"Then do you know what governing by doing nothing is?"
"Do nothing?"
The teacher suddenly choked. He clenched his fists and immediately released them: I am here to treat Huang Lao, so I have to keep a calm mind, don't get angry, don't get angry... He thought for a moment, changed his mind, and said seriously
Said: "We believe that the world has no emotions, but people do have emotions. People are not good or bad. It depends on how you treat others."
"If you treat others sincerely, you will definitely gain sincerity. If you approach others with the intention of taking advantage, others will treat you in the same way."
"This is actually the same as governing a country. If you use benevolent and righteous methods to educate the people, the people will repay you in the same way. If you use cruel and tyrannical methods to rule the people, then they will use the same methods to deal with you.
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"If you believe that the world is selfish, then the world is selfish. If you believe that the world has feelings, then the world has feelings."
"The world is the same, but it is different for everyone. If some people look at the world with kindness, then the world will reward them with endless kindness. If people use malice to speculate on the world, then everyone will
All I saw was endless evil..."
"Use benevolent means to educate people and let them love each other without using war to deepen mutual hatred... Isn't this a good thing?"
Liu Chang's eyes widened. He suddenly came to his senses and asked: "Universal love? Non-aggression? Isn't this the doctrine of Mohism? Teacher, aren't you a Taoist?"
"Ahem, I am the Taoist who is the first to become a scholar. The Mohists just copied my Taoist doctrine."
Note: Huang-Lao's theory at the end of the Warring States period was mainly based on Taoist thought and adopted the views of Yin-Yang, Confucianism, Legalism, Mohism and other schools. There are Yin-Yang cosmology, Confucian benevolence, Mohism's universal love, scientific and technological innovation, etc.
..It can be said to be a hodgepodge, but it is quite suitable for that era.