Chapter 037 Who are you? What did you do to my son?
Liu Chang sat in the Jiaofang Hall very obediently, blinking his big eyes, looking innocent and simple.
Queen Lu stood in front of him, slowly tapping her left hand with the bamboo stick in her right hand, staring coldly at Liu Chang in front of her.
"Have you grown up? Do you dare to charge at the palace gate on horseback, and do you dare to commit murder with a sword?"
After a few days of rest, Liu Chang gradually improved, and the initial nausea and fear gradually disappeared. However, he did not dare to show that he was getting better because he was afraid that once he recovered, he would receive a meal from his mother.
Beat him severely, and then continue to lie on the hospital bed...
It's a pity that Queen Lu knew him so well. Not only could she see that he had gotten rid of his fear, but she could even see that he was pretending to be sick in order not to be beaten. So, she asked the maids to drag Liu Chang up.
The reckoning begins.
"Mom... I know I was wrong. Gai Gong once told me that the reason for the demise of the Qin Dynasty was that the people were governed too harshly. If the punishment could be relaxed, the situation would not be like this... He said to me,
I, a big man, must be based on benevolent governance...and cannot punish excessively..."
"Then did he tell you that benevolent government should be used together with punishment, and that different people should be treated in different ways?"
"Ah? Grandma? I am the kind of person who can be educated with kindness, right?"
"no."
Soon, screams like ghosts crying and wolves howling came from the Jiaofang Hall. Those who didn't know it thought Liu Bang had returned from victory and was singing in the Jiaofang Hall!
This time, probably because Liu Chang went too far, Empress Lu went all out and almost broke Liu Chang's ass. But from Liu Heng, Liu Chang had already heard that his master was not killed.
, it can be said that he is in pain and happy.
Empress Lu's beating of children is different from that of Liu Bang. Liu Bang beats unreasonably and leaves you to understand why you were beaten after the beating. But Empress Lu teaches and beats you at the same time.
During the violence, Empress Lu told her reasons for beating Liu Chang one by one.
First, he despised the laws of the country, but as a prince he took the lead in breaking the laws and rules of the Han Dynasty, which is an additional crime!
Second, he was reckless and unwise, risking his own life, and his impulse almost killed him!
Third, deceive parents and brothers and disobey their teachings!
This time Liu Chang was really lying on the hospital bed groaning in pain, which made the brothers who came to visit him feel very distressed.
"In the future, you have to learn a lesson. Next time, it won't be as simple as getting beaten..."
Liu Heng shook his head helplessly.
Liu Hui also advised: "You must listen to your mother and don't make her angry again."
Liu Chang looked unconvinced, "It's only in the past few years that she has been able to hit me!"
"When I become king in the future and go to my own fief, I don't believe she can come from Chang'an to my fief and beat me!"
"It's really hard to say... With your virtue, if something big happens in the fiefdom, let alone the queen, my father might be angry and take you to Chang'an in a prison car to be beaten.
..”
Liu Chang didn't believe that as long as he grew up, he could avoid being beaten. Look at the eldest brother and the second brother, isn't that the case? No matter how angry their parents are, they won't beat them.
Liu Chang thought of something and suddenly asked: "By the way, why didn't the second brother come to see me?"
On weekdays, when Mr. Liu was slightly injured, his second brother would come to visit him in person. This time, why did his second brother disappear?
Liu Heng sighed, "You have caused trouble to my second brother..."
.......
In the Chu Palace, Liu Ying knelt and sat in front of the case, looking sad.
The four old men sat in front of him, silently.
"As a prince of the Han Dynasty, I have never been able to do one thing since I was a child... If I am missing, I can apologize to my father. If I am missing, I can act without making my mother angry. If I am missing, I can treat my mother kindly.
Brother, he is loved by everyone and has few friends like me, but he is well-behaved and honest, and will definitely make a difference. Even though he is older than me, he can still make a spinning wheel to benefit the world..."
"Only I, despite my age, can't worry about my father, can't make my mother feel at ease, and can't even complete the things I promised my brother... What kind of prince am I?"
Seeing the ungrateful prince in front of them, the four old men did not reprimand him severely for the first time.
Dongyuan Gong Tang Bing shook his head and said: "How can the prince belittle himself? The prince cannot share the worries of your majesty because he wants to make the queen feel at ease. He cannot make the queen feel at ease because he has to complete the things he promised to his brothers and cannot finish the things he promised his brothers.
It’s because we can’t make the queen angry..."
"No...that's not it."
Liu Ying slowly raised her head, her face already a little sulky, "If you can't accomplish anything, why do you call yourself a prince? Why do you call yourself a human being?"
"This time, I must complete it! Over the years, I have never made up my mind to do one thing. Now my father and mother can help me, but what about the future? Does the world need someone who can accomplish nothing and has all abilities?
No emperor?"
Liu Ying suddenly saluted the four old people in front of her and said, "Teachers, please teach me!"
"Prince, please stand up!!"
Several old men hurriedly helped Liu Ying up.
They are really too old. The youngest Zhou Shu is already over 70 years old. In this era, they are absolutely the best among people. We still don’t know the reason why they came to assist Liu Ying in the first place.
But after staying with Liu Ying for such a long time, Liu Ying really impressed them and made them willing to fully assist.
"Since the prince wants to keep the Marquis of Huaiyin, there is only one way. The queen has not killed him yet, but imprisoned him..." Tang Bing stroked his white beard and analyzed calmly.
"I think there is only one reason why the Queen did not kill him."
Cui Guang answered, "This is because the Queen believes that Marquis Huaiyin is still useful to her, so she imprisoned Marquis Huaiyin and planned to use him when she can use him..."
"In other words, if the prince wants to protect him, he must let the queen understand that the Marquis of Huaiyin is still useful."
"This may not be a bad thing for the prince. Although the Marquis of Huaiyin does not act like a minister, he has a high reputation among the generals. In addition, his own abilities are also good."
"The main reason for the disagreement between him and the emperor was that the Marquis of Huaiyin's thoughts had not changed, and he was not used to the current one-king world... He was more like a man of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, and did not fully obey the emperor.
..But if the prince can treat him with the same attitude as he treats a national scholar, he will definitely get his help..."
The four old men analyzed it for a while. This was different from usual times. On weekdays, these four old men were just responsible for watching Liu Ying's every move and then telling him which behaviors were wrong. They never made any suggestions for him.
Liu Ying was surprised. He asked puzzledly: "Why didn't the teachers tell me this in the first place?"
"The prince has never asked us, so why are we so talkative?" Wu Shi replied with a smile.
"Actually, Prince, your power is not as weak as you think... If you are willing to fight for it with all your strength... the four of us are old and of no use anymore, but if you don't mind it, we are still willing to fight for you
Make suggestions."
"Please teachers teach me specific methods!"
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"Who asked you to come out?"
Empress Lu squinted her eyes, which were filled with coldness. She looked at Liu Ying who was kneeling in front of her and saluting. Her anger had reached its peak. In the past few days, no child had made her worry.
"Mother, I have closed my doors to think about my faults. I have fully realized my faults and have come to confess my sins to you."
Liu Ying was still a little scared when facing Empress Lu, but this time, he was not frightened and returned to the Chu Palace obediently, but answered seriously.
Seeing Liu Ying's attitude, Queen Lu's expression softened. After all, this was her biological son. Although he was so unsatisfactory in Queen Lu's eyes, there was always a thick invisible barrier between him and her.
Liu Ying's character destined that he would not be able to be as close to Empress Lu as Liu Chang was.
Liu Chang could throw herself into Empress Lu's arms and act coquettishly, but Liu Ying couldn't. Liu Chang could quarrel with Empress Lu unscrupulously, making her furious, but Liu Ying couldn't. This has nothing to do with age, but mainly with personality.
"Why, are you trying another way to protect Marquis Huaiyin's life?"
"That's not the case. I did this not to protect Marquis Huaiyin, but because I had my own ideas."
Queen Lu sneered.
"What can you think?"
"That's right."
"My son has a high prestige in the hearts of the people and ministers, but the generals who followed my father to found the country may not necessarily think highly of me. Moreover, there are some people in the palace who always want to take my place. My father also
I have had the idea of replacing me several times. Therefore, if I can get Han Xin's assistance, I can secure my position as the crown prince. Those unruly generals will also listen to me. The most important thing is that my father will also look at me again.
status and abilities..."
After Liu Ying truthfully told what the four old men taught her, she looked at Empress Lu.
At this moment, Queen Lu was stunned.
Her eyes widened, her mouth couldn't close, and she was dumbfounded.