Seeing that Liu Xiu was silent, Liu Huang said: "Axiu is more destined to Taoism than sister. If Axiu can practice Taoism with sister, her future fortune will definitely be far better than that of sister!"
Liu Xiu smiled bitterly, waved her hand to Liu Huang, and said, "Sister, if I go to cultivate, what will happen to the world? What will happen to the court?"
Liu Huang glanced at Liu Xiu and said, "Axiu still can't let go!"
This is not a question of whether you can let go or not. Liu Xiu didn't want to argue with the eldest sister on this matter. He thought for a long time and said: "The eldest sister insists on returning to the fiefdom. I can't stop her even if I want to. The place where eldest sister practices is...
Let the young master fund the construction!"
The Shaofu is in charge of the palace treasury, and can also be said to be the emperor's personal steward. Liu Xiu asked the Shaofu to pay for the construction, which means that he paid for it himself instead of using money from the treasury.
Liu Huang thought for a while, hummed lightly, then slowly closed his eyes, continued to sit cross-legged and meditate, and at the same time said quietly: "If you want to rule the world, you must first rule the body."
Hey! My eldest sister is starting to learn Yang Zhu’s theory of “noble body”.
Yang Zhu is an important figure in Taoism, who brought Laozi's view of "nourishing the body" to the extreme. Laozi, Yang Zhu, and Zhuangzi can be called the three giants of the Taoist school.
Liu Xiu shook his head and said, "Sister, I have been treating him internally."
Only when everyone is self-governing can they not harm each other, and can people learn to respect themselves and love themselves. In this way, people can live in their own place, and won't the world be governed naturally?
This is the core idea of Yang Zhu's theory. But Liu Xiu does not like this school of Taoist thought, and it cannot be said that he does not like it, but he feels that it is not practical and unrealistic.
What he respects even more is Lao Tzu's thought that "the best is like water, water is good for all things without fighting for it".
The emperor, and even the princes and nobles in the court, should be like water to moisten the people instead of competing for their interests.
If an official can serve the people wholeheartedly, the people will naturally not rise up against you. Only in this way can the world last long.
Liu Xiu adhered to this idea when he governed the princes and nobles in Nanyang.
Seeing that the eldest sister was already meditating and didn't want to talk to him anymore, Liu Xiu got up and left.
Returning to the palace, Liu Xiu first summoned the Shaofu and asked the Shaofu to fund the construction of a training ground for Liu Huang in Huyang. Then, he summoned Liu Ci.
On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Liu Ci forgetfully called the Emperor by his name at the palace banquet. When he woke up, he had no memory of the incident. It was the servant below who reminded him that he had acted disrespectfully towards His Majesty during the banquet.
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After hearing this, Liu Ci looked confused and waved his hands repeatedly, saying: "Impossible! That's impossible! How could I call you by your first name?"
"If you don't believe it, you can ask King Zhao or other princes attending the meeting!"
The servants below would not dare to lie about such a big matter. Liu Ci thought about it carefully and broke out in a cold sweat. He was also afraid that Liu Xiu would settle accounts with his future wife. He had been in fear in the Hou Mansion all day long.
However, the whole day was uneventful. Liu Ci thought that Liu Xiu had forgotten about it or didn't care about it at all, so he gradually felt relieved.
Who would have thought that if nothing happened on the second day, something would happen on the third day. The chamberlain from the palace arrived at the Hou Mansion and announced that he had entered the palace to be a saint.
Liu Ci's heart was in his throat, and he arrived at the palace in fear and met Liu Xiu in the Qingliang Hall. After seeing Liu Xiu, Liu Ci immediately knelt down, kowtowed forward, and said: "I pay homage to your majesty! Please, your majesty."
Forgive me!"
Liu Xiu was startled and asked with a smile: "Marquis Shen, please rise! What crime did Marquis Shen commit?"
Liu Ci had just stood up. When he heard this, he immediately knelt down again and stammered: "During the Mid-Autumn Festival, a humble minister made a drunken mistake and... actually called His Majesty by his first name in public during the banquet.
This humble minister deserves to die, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu snorted and asked: "Marquis Shen thinks that I summoned you to the palace this time just for this matter?"
Liu Ci raised his head, looked at Liu Xiu blankly, and asked, "Did Wei Chen do anything else wrong?"
Seeing his confused look, Liu Xiu felt angry and funny.
He said: "Just today, I went out of the palace to inspect in disguise, and found that the family members of Marquis Shen's mansion were molesting a common girl in broad daylight, and the other party was a Taoist nun. I wonder if Marquis Shen knew about this?"
When Liu Ci heard this, he looked confused and had no idea what was going on. Liu Xiu said meaningfully: "In Nanyang, I have already said that if we Liu Han want to last long, we must first be strict with ourselves and others."
, Treat the people well, you promised well at the time, but now it seems that you didn’t take what I said to heart at all!”
"Wei Chen doesn't dare! Wei Chen doesn't dare!" Liu Ci kowtowed forward repeatedly and stammered: "Your Majesty, after Wei Chen returns to the government, he will definitely investigate this matter..."
Liu Xiu continued: "The Han Dynasty today is not the result of Liu Xiu or the Liu family, but it is the result of thousands of soldiers who worked hard and shed blood and sweat every time.
My heart aches when I think of those soldiers whose blood was spilled on the battlefield and whose bodies were wrapped in horse leather. I cherish the Han Dynasty very much, but what about you? Do you cherish this hard-won world as much as I do? "
"Yes, yes, yes, there are also some ministers..."
"Don't just say it, but also do it!" Liu Xiu said categorically: "No matter who it is, if he doesn't know how to cherish the Han Dynasty, and even wants to give it away, he doesn't deserve to enjoy it.
The wealth and honor brought to him by the Han Dynasty, I will exclude him from the court and the clan."
Liu Ci, who had always been bold and outspoken, was now so frightened that he was sweating profusely, and his body was trembling as he knelt on the ground.
Liu Xiu tended to be a gentle person, and he would make humorous jokes from time to time. Even if he was a minister with a foreign surname, he would rarely say harsh words, and he would treat his relatives with courtesy.
The words he reprimanded Liu Ci this time were quite serious, and he even said the words of expelling the clan. Could Liu Ci not be afraid?
"After you return home, think about your mistakes carefully. If you do it again... no, there will be no next time! Marquis Shen, please step aside." After saying this, Liu Xiu waved his sleeves.
Liu Ci didn't even know how he left the palace. He fell seriously ill after returning to the Marquis Mansion.
Of course, he also sent someone to investigate the whole story. That day, the few big men who teased Qing Jing and were knocked into the face by Liu Xiu were none other than the domestic slaves of his Shenhou Mansion.
After learning the truth of the matter, Liu Ci was so angry that he almost vomited blood on the spot. He ordered the slaves to be wrapped in sacks and beaten to death with sticks.
This incident not only brought great shock to the Shenhou Mansion, but also had the effect of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger to other clan members and dignitaries.
All the clan members and dignitaries have begun to restrain their families. If anyone hits the muzzle of the gun at this time, it is deliberately asking for trouble!
Liu Xiu frightened Liu Ci greatly this time, and the co-effect of this was to correct the atmosphere in Luoyang. Liu Xuan's rapid collapse in Chang'an was ultimately due to the lawlessness of the powerful and their intensified pursuit of wealth.
Oppressing the people led to alienation between the people and the imperial court. When the Red Eyebrow Army attacked, there were only a few people who supported him and countless people who encouraged him. The lessons learned from the past were very close at hand, and Liu Xiu did not want to make the same mistake again.
Not long after, Liu Huang left Luoyang and went to the Huyang fiefdom.
Before leaving, Liu Xiu personally went out of the palace to see her off. Liu Xiu sent her eldest sister out of Luoyang City. Looking back, she saw that she was already far away from Luoyang City. Liu Huang said to Liu Xiu: "Axiu, just send me here."
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Liu Xiu walked up to Liu Huang, took Liu Huang's hand, and said: "If eldest sister is not used to living in Huyang, please send someone to inform me in time, and I will take eldest sister back to Luoyang."
Liu Huang nodded and looked at his younger brother standing in front of him, who was more than a head taller than him. He was filled with emotion and said, "Axiu, you should also take care of yourself. Don't work too hard, and don't let me worry about you."
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiu couldn't control it anymore, her eyes were red, and she held Liu Huang's hand tighter. Liu Huang patted the back of his hand and said with a smile: "Now that Axiu has grown up, he is already a noble man."
The emperor, the emperor, the ancestors, father and mother are all smiling."
"Sister..."
"Okay, Axiu, it's time for sister to go." As she spoke, she looked at Liu Xiu again with a smile, turned around and walked towards the carriage.
Liu Xiu followed Liu Huang step by step, watching her being helped into the carriage by the maid, and watching Liu Huang sticking his head out of the window and waving to her.
He also waved his hand subconsciously, and soon, Liu Huang's team began to march and gradually moved away. Liu Xiu stood there, looking at the team that was going away, and did not leave for a long time.
Liu Huang left Beijing and went to the Huyang fiefdom.
With the financial support of the Shaofu, Liu Huang built a huge Taoist temple in the mountainous area near Huyang, named Lianzhen Palace, as a place for Liu Huang to meditate and cultivate himself.
(I don’t know if Liu Huang ever cultivated the Taoism, but even after nearly two thousand years, this Taoist temple has been preserved. During this period, famous officials who saw through the mortal world went to Lianzhen Palace to practice Buddhism from time to time, and this continues to this day. The Lianzhen Palace is still there
It is well preserved and located in Nancheng County, Henan Province, and has become a local tourist attraction.)
Liu Huang's departure made Liu Xiu sad for a while, but not long after, a happy event diluted this incident, and Guo Shengtong became pregnant again. It must be said that although Liu Xiu's harem was withering, his queen was very capable.
Fertility.
After Liu Xiu and Guo Shengtong got married, only the wandering life in the army in the early days did not prevent Guo Shengtong from having children. But since they stabilized, Guo Shengtong has had one child almost every year.
First it was the prince Liu Qiang, then the second prince Liu Fu, and now she is pregnant again.
After learning about this, Liu Xiu was also very happy. Not only did he reward Changqiu Palace heavily, but also all the concubines in the harem received rewards from Liu Xiu. Of course, the rewards of other concubines were definitely far less than those of Changqiu Palace.
There are so many palaces.
When the news reached the West Palace, Xueying, Hongjian, and Li Xiu'e felt very unhappy. The queen's heirs were coming one after another, but there was still no movement in the belly of her noble family.
Xueying carried the cooked soup and medicine and walked towards the main hall. She said to the red paper beside her: "I don't know if Pi Taichang's prescription is useful or not."
Hong Jian rolled his eyes at her and said, "How could it be useless? Didn't you see that the one in the Phoenix Palace gave birth to the eldest princess?"
Xueying frowned and said, "But how can we noble people still..."
The two girls walked into the hall while they were talking. Yin Lihua was sitting in front of the dressing table, and Li Xiu'e was combing her hair. She looked at Xueying and Hongjian who walked in through the bronze mirror, and asked: "You two are still whispering
What?"
"No...it's nothing." Xueying bowed her head in red paper. Xueying walked up to Yin Lihua and said, "My lord, please take the medicine."
"Put it down!" Yin Lihua frowned imperceptibly. The medicine prescribed by Pi Tong was so unpleasant that she felt nauseated just by smelling it without taking it in.
Xueying looked at Yin Lihua and said cautiously: "Your Majesty has told me that your servant must watch your nobleman take the medicine."
Yin Lihua glared at Xueying, with a look of helplessness on her face. Li Xiu'e on the side said: "Your Excellency, let the servant come!" As she spoke, she took the soup bowl and stirred it gently with a spoon, as if she wanted to let the medicine go out.
Get cooler.
Xueying and Hongjian took the comb and continued to comb Yin Lihua's hair. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the two girls to comb Yin Lihua's hair, Li Xiu'e took out a small pouch from her sleeve, opened it, and poured the contents into the soup.
Although Xueying and Hongjian were combing Yin Lihua's hair, their sharp eyes saw Li Xiu'e's little movements.
The two of them turned to look at Li Xiu'e and asked sharply: "What are you doing? What did you add to the soup you gave me?"