Dahan first prince

Chapter 311: The Strong Man Broke his Wrist × Broken Tail to Survive √

As the saying goes: There is no permanent banquet in the world.

An unremarkable family banquet of the Liu family quietly came to an end amid Lu Zhi's seemingly joking proposal.

The clansmen of Liu, who were full of wine and food, also bid farewell to the queen mother Lu Zhi and the emperor Liu Ying, and then returned to their respective mansions.

When the banquet was over, the emperor Liu Ying was even more guilty of drunkenness, and was supported by his younger brother Liu Heng back to the bedroom.

Seeing his son being helped back, Lu Zhi did not leave in a hurry, but took Liu Heng's biological mother, Mrs. Bo, who is now the acting queen mother, to start a family routine in the Xuanshi Hall.

The rest of the princes and clan relatives also bid farewell to each other outside the palace gate, and agreed to send Qi Wang Liu Fei off together the day after tomorrow, and then boarded their respective royal chariots.

Liu Hui, King of Liang, and Liu You, King of Huaiyang, rubbed their foreheads as soon as they got on the chariot—for the two of them who were only six or seven years old, the harm of alcohol was still a bit hard to resist;
As for Yan Wang Liu Chang, who was full of wine and food, and Zhao Wang Liu Jian brothers who were drowsy, they returned to Changle Palace in the same car, and fell asleep separately;
But among the former emperor's sons and Liu's clan, there are three people who are destined to stay up all night.

——Liu Ze, Marquis of Yingling, who was very excited by Lu Zhi's proposal;
Liu Heng, the acting king who helped the emperor's elder brother back to the bedroom, but was left behind by Liu Yingqiang to "have a long talk";

And, as soon as he got in the carriage, he ordered the coachman to 'return home quickly' with trepidation...
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After returning to the palace, Liu Fei was completely drunk, pacing back and forth in the main hall of the palace with a full face of apprehension.

The servants in the mansion were confused when they saw their king's appearance, but they didn't dare to go forward to ask.

Seeing Liu Fei pacing back and forth anxiously, coming to the door of the hall from time to time, looking in the direction of the door of the mansion, everyone became more and more puzzled.

Fortunately, in a short while, the figure Liu Fei had been looking forward to finally hurried outside the hall gate...
"Greetings, Mr. Zine Smith..."

"Nei Shi, please get up!"

Before the middle-aged man could salute, Liu Fei hurried forward and helped the man up.

After that, without waiting for the man to ask, Liu Fei dragged the man into the hall, and then turned his head coldly.

"Back all!!!"

"Dare to have eavesdroppers! Clan!!!!!!"

The sudden stern shout caused all the servants in the palace to scatter immediately, wishing they could only walk a hundred steps away from the main hall where Liu Fei was, in order to feel at ease.

Seeing Liu Fei's posture, the man's face darkened, and his serious face immediately became more serious.

As a domestic history of the princes at the level of two thousand stones, this man named scholar should not have appeared in Chang'an at this moment.

——According to the Taizu Gao Emperor Liu Bang personally ordered, and there is a system for the princes to visit Chang'an drawn up by Feng Chang's uncle Sun Tong.

As for the internal history in charge of the government affairs of the country, and the lieutenant in charge of the military, they should stay in the vassal state and preside over the affairs of the vassal state.

But last year, the former two Qi Chancellors, Fu Kuan and Cao Can, were both transferred by the late emperor Liu Bang; Fu Kuan, Marquis of Yangling, became the Prime Minister of the Dai State, and Cao Can, Marquis of Pingyang, entered the court and served as the doctor of imperial history.

Although at the beginning of this year, Empress Dowager Lu Fei ordered the appointment of Qi Wang Liu Fei's younger uncle Si Jun as Qi Xiang, but last year, when Taizu Liu Bang died, Qi State did not have a state minister.

It is precisely because of this that according to the principle of "pull out the general from the dwarf", he replaced Qi Xiang, who was supposed to accompany Liu Fei to Beijing, and followed Liu Fei to Chang'an.

For this internal historian, Qi Wang Liu Fei also respected him very much, and when encountering accidents, he obeyed the words of the internal historian.

Now, Qi Wang Liu Fei has encountered the biggest change that has happened to him since the Han Dynasty;
But this time, Liu Fei, who lost the advice of Fu Kuan and Cao Shen, can only pin all his hopes on this little man who is only forty years old and even unknown in the Chang'an court: Qi Neishi On the soldier...
"Today's family banquet, the queen mother said to spy on the widows, may she be willing to cut the land and become the king's camp mausoleum!"

Without beating around the bush, as soon as he took his seat, Liu Fei put the problems he encountered on the table in a concise and straightforward manner.

"The empress dowager's words seemed to be joking, but I didn't understand why, so I didn't say anything clearly. How could the empress dowager's face change immediately, and she didn't say anything about it again!"

"At the end of the banquet, the queen mother said to the widow: The king of Huainan is in Lu'an, the country. The elder brother of the king of the widow should give admonitions to the king of Huainan from time to time, so as to prevent Huainan's rebellion!"

"Afterwards, the Empress Dowager will give the widow two bottles of old wine, toast and finish the banquet..."

"The empress dowager gave wine, can the king drink it?!"

Hearing Liu Fei talk about Lu Zhi's probing, and reminding Liu Fei to "keep an eye on Huainan Wang Liu Ruyi", the inner historian's face only became more and more gloomy;

When he heard the last sentence, "Give the widow two bottles of old wine", the Shi Shishi's face tensed for a while, and he only jumped up from his sitting position!
Seeing this, Liu Fei just shook his head in a daze, and stood up with a terrified expression.

"How dare a widow?!"

"Since the beginning of the Han Dynasty, whenever there was a banquet held in the palace, the Queen Mother always said that she did not like to eat and drink. Even if she did, she was still unknown!"

"Today, the Empress Dowager is uncharacteristically giving wine to the widow alone, how dare the widow drink it?!"

Hearing Liu Fei uttered the phrase "How dare you" in an eloquent voice, the internal historian only heaved a sigh of relief, although he sat back in his seat again, his expression became even more gloomy.

When Liu Fei also sat back in his seat in panic, the internal historian finally looked up and looked up at Liu Fei with a serious face.

"Fortunately, the Empress Dowager gave me the wine, but the King didn't drink it!"

"If not, I am afraid that the king is already dead at this moment!!!"

Liu Fei's complexion froze suddenly at the words of determination, and a little cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

However, the internal historian continued on his own: "Since the time of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, although the wines in the world have been divided into different categories according to their ingredients, they can't be divided into clear and turbid."

"Clean is when the wine is made by filtering the miscellaneous grains again and again to get it clear. Therefore, the wine must be expensive if it is clear; if it is turbid, it is brewed by the people without filtering it. If it contains a lot of miscellaneous grains, it will be turbid and expensive. should."

"However, turbid wine is not only bad wine, if it is old wine, it is also occasionally turbid and strong!"

Hearing this, Liu Fei just nodded quickly: "That's true!"

"The wine given by the Empress Dowager is really turbid without seeing the bottom of the bottle, and it tastes strong and pungent!"

Seeing that the Shishi Shi nodded slightly again, there was also a little sadness on his brows.

"Dirty wine is bad on the one hand, and old on the other; if you invite guests to a banquet, if you use dirty wine, you will definitely be suspected of neglect."

"Therefore, since the Spring and Autumn Period, there must be no bad wine in any banquet."

"It's the wine for banquets. If it's clear, it's expensive, and if it's turbid, it's old..."

As he said that, the historian inside couldn't help but take a deep breath, looking at Liu Fei, he became more and more apprehensive.

"According to the past practice, if a young person, an old person, or a female body arrives at a banquet, they will mostly feast with sake;"

"But it's not a great joy, and the banquet guests are all male and strong, so there are few people who serve the old wine..."

Hearing this, Liu Fei nodded thoughtfully again.

In Liu Fei's memory, from as long as he can remember, he basically drank sake with a softer taste and lighter alcohol taste;

As for the poor-made turbid wine that the internal historian said, Liu Fei had never seen or heard of it.

It is a fine old wine that is slightly turbid due to aging. Liu Fei once met his late father Liu Bang and used it to entertain the generals of the court after the war.

Thinking of this, Liu Fei nodded inwardly, and looked at Shishi Naishi more and more urgently.

——Liu Fei is eager to know: How did the internal historian judge that the two bottles of old wine given by the Empress Dowager Lu Zhi are absolutely undrinkable!
Seeing the questioning intent in Liu Fei's eyes, the internal historian took another deep breath, struggled secretly for a long time, finally gritted his teeth, and leaned forward a little.

"Your Majesty doesn't know..."

"Since the Spring and Autumn Period, whenever anyone wants to kill someone with wine poison (zhèn), he must use old wine!"

"Why?"

"—Bad wine is not suitable for banquets, but good wine is too clear and too weak!"

"Although bad wine is turbid, it is not liked by people, and good wine is too clear and too weak. If poison is dissolved in the wine, the sake will also be turbid, and the poisonous smell will be pungent!"

"Therefore, only by using old wine as a poison, the turbidity and strongness of the old wine can hide the turbid color and pungent taste of the poison!"

Speaking of this, the Shishi Shi raised his head with lingering fear, and looked at Liu Fei with fear in his eyes.

"Today's family banquet, but His Majesty wants to use the name of 'Banquet for the King', and gather in various clans for a while to bond clan friendship;"

"——For such an ordinary family banquet, why does the Empress Dowager have to leave the forbidden wine?"

"Even if you go out, why don't you go out early and offer to everyone to drink, instead of feasting on sake first, and then give old wine to the king alone?!"

"What's more, before giving the wine, the queen mother once said to find out the king's intention to cut the land, and when the king didn't reply clearly, she would give the old wine..."

Hearing this, Liu Fei finally came to his senses, and a little cold sweat broke out on his forehead that had just been wiped off.

"The Queen Mother..."

"Want to poison the widow?!"

Hearing this, the internal historian did not nod, but only took the opportunity of bowing his head to wink secretly at Liu Fei.

Seeing Liu Fei slumped back to his seat with dull eyes, his eyes were blank for a long time, and finally he jumped up from his seat as if waking up from a dream!

"Sir, save me!"

Seeing his own king bowing his hands in fear, the Shishi Shi didn't get up as usual, saying that he 'can't afford such an honor'.

——It’s not that the historian thinks that he is worthy of Liu Fei’s worship, but that the historian is also in a panic at this moment...

The queen mother wants to kill someone, who can stop her?

If the mistress wants to kill the concubine, who would dare to stop her?
The most important thing is: this queen mother, this mistress, is Lu Zhi!
Who can stop, who dares to stop, and who can stop?
If the former emperor Liu Bang was still alive, he might be able to rescue Liu Fei;
If Liu Ying had the courage to fight against her mother today, she might be able to save Liu Fei's life.

But in any case, the person who can save Liu Fei from the hands of the Queen Mother Lu Zhi is definitely not an internal historian, such a mere county with two thousand stones...
"Cutting the soil and taking the king's tomb..."

"Admonish Huainan King..."

With a distracted gaze, he let out two murmurs, and the historian finally narrowed his eyes a little, and his pupils gradually focused.

Seeing that Liu Fei was still bowed and standing in front of him, the internal historian didn't bother to be too polite, so he helped Liu Fei up a little bit, and then looked at Liu Fei solemnly.

"I only ask the king once."

"—The Empress Dowager gives wine, Your Majesty, how do you avoid it?"

Hearing this, Liu Fei swallowed anxiously, and said without hesitation, "Your Majesty!"

"The Empress Dowager gave two bottles of old wine, and asked the widow to toast and finish the banquet. Your majesty was already a little drunk, so he took one of the bottles and said to the widow to wish together!"

"However, seeing His Majesty raising the wine, the Empress Dowager smiled back and got up, took the wine bottle from His Majesty's hand, and said: Your Majesty is too strong to drink, and you have not yet crowned, so don't drink too much."

"Hearing what the Empress Dowager said, Your Majesty didn't say much. He just followed the Empress Dowager's order to stop the banquet, and went to bed for the acting king..."

Hearing these words, the Inner Historian only nodded heavily, and the look of horror in his eyes also eased a little.

"Even if the Empress Dowager gave poisonous wine, but His Majesty didn't know, there is still room for change in this matter!"

Hearing this, Liu Fei hurriedly cupped his hands again: "Dare to ask sir to enlighten me!"

Seeing the Shishi Shi nodded slightly, he looked at Liu Fei solemnly.

"Even if the Empress Dowager clearly stated that she wanted the king to cut off a county, and the king camped the mausoleum, this is why the empress dowager fears that the king's land is extremely wide!"

"The Marquis of Yingling was originally just a side branch of the clan; the queen mother used the Marquis of Yingling to visit the king. Her original intention was that it was not the Marquis of Yingling alone, or that the king would only cut off one county..."

As he spoke, the expression on Shi Shi's face became more and more confident.

"Your Majesty heard that the previous year, when Emperor Taizu Gao granted the King of Wu, His Majesty once said to the King of Wu: "Every place near the sea of ​​Wu Kingdom should let the Shaofu travel freely for the sake of salt profit."

"Now in Qi State, Langya County is also near the sea. If Your Majesty cuts off Langya as the Marquis of the King's Yingling, so that the Shaofu can regain Langya's place close to the sea, and then seek profit from salt, Your Majesty will be delighted."

After saying that, the internal historian finally nodded to himself, pulled Liu Fei, and sat down in his seat.

"If Your Majesty wants to retreat from Chang'an this time, I'm afraid this is the only way."

"——Tomorrow at Chen, the king will go to Changle to face the queen mother, and he said: Yesterday at the family banquet, I drank a little too much, and I made a slip of the tongue."

"Afterwards, the king will invite himself to crack the earth, and the prince of Yingling, with the friendship of the whole clan;"

"Also Lu Yuanzhu is the eldest sister of the king. There is no town of Tangmu now. The king is very frightened, so he wants to split Chengyang County and Lu Yuanzhu, with the affection of the whole sister Ji."

"In this way, the Marquis of Yingling got Wang Langya, and His Majesty made the Shaofu get the salt; the Lord of Lu Yuan got Chengyang and thought it the town of Tang Mu, and the Queen Mother and Marquis Xuanping were happy."

"If this is the case, the Empress Dowager is still unhappy with the King. Your Majesty and Xuan Pinghou should also be born to speak for the King and be around the Empress Dowager..."

Hearing this, Liu Fei straightened up thoughtfully, and looked at the inner historian in confusion.

"The two counties of Langya and Chengyang..."

"The widow wins Wang Qi, but it is only 73 cities in six counties..."

Hearing Liu Fei's words, the internal historian only nodded heavily.

"Of course."

"Your Majesty owns 73 cities in the six counties, so today's disaster will happen!"

"If you don't cut off the two counties to secure the Empress Dowager, it will be too late for the king to cut off the three or four counties when the poisonous wine is delivered outside the gate of the house, and even resign from the position of king of Qi... "

"If Langya and Chengyang are cut off, the king's country will survive, and four counties and fifty cities will still be obtained;"

"But if you don't cut..."

"Your Majesty still remembers the story of the 'intended rebellion' in Chang'an when Huainan Wang Shang was Zhao Wang the year before..."

　Tomorrow, two changes will be resumed, and the previous drafts will be returned at the rate of one chapter per day
　　
　
(End of this chapter)