Dahan first prince

Chapter 315 Do your best, listen to destiny

In the 13th year of the Han Dynasty, in the summer and April of the first year of Liu Ying, the three clan princes, Liu Jiao, King of Chu, Liu Fei, King of Qi, and Liu Heng, King of Dai, all embarked on a long journey back home.

Liang Wang Liuhui and Huaiyang Wang Liuyou were called "young" by Liu Ying and stayed for two more months; Yan Wang Liu Chang and Zhao Wang Liujian continued to stay in Chang'an.

Different from the four young princes who stayed in Chang'an temporarily or for a long time, the first three clan princes who left Beijing for the country all got what they wanted in Chang'an.

——When Liu Jiao, the king of Chu, was about to leave, he got a canonized edict of "Yi Li, Liu Yingke, the second son of King Chu, as the crown prince";

Liu Heng, the acting king, brought a lot of old-style weapons and equipment, as well as food and grass, and embarked on a long journey to defend the country;
As for the most unhappy Qi Wang Liu Fei among the three, he finally saved his life at the cost of ceding Langya and Chengyang counties.

At the end of the same month, Changle Palace issued an imperial edict again, conferring Liu Ze, the Marquis of Yingling, as the king of Langya, and he came to the country after autumn;
Chengyang County was given by Liu Fei as a gift to his aunt's elder sister Lu Yuanzhu Liu Le as the town of Tang Mu.

——Same as in the previous life, when presenting Chengyang County as a gift, Liu Fei still put forward the plan of 'respecting Lord Lu Yuan as the Empress Dowager of Qi'.

In the end, it was the emperor Liu Ying who couldn't shake his face and wandered around Changle Palace, finally put the matter down.

The clans and princes of the middle-aged people went to their own countries, and the problems of Qi State and Dai State were also resolved. The Chang'an court can be regarded as ushering in a long-lost peace and harmony.

But when the breath of summer, as the millet seedlings in the countryside gradually turned yellow, and the scene was declared to be over, a piece of news that had been foreshadowed for a long time finally caused Chang'an court to become turbulent again... ··

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In the autumn and July of the 13th year of the Han Dynasty, Fenghou Mansion, Shangguanli, Chang'an.

Since more than a year ago, when Emperor Gao passed away, Prime Minister Xiao He, who had been supporting and protecting the young and weak, finally couldn't resist the passage of time and collapsed on the sick bed.

Although Xiao He's physical condition had been expected for a long time, when the news came out, Chang'an couldn't help but fell into panic and confusion.

——As the first prime minister of the Han Dynasty, Xiao He's significance to the Han Dynasty and to the Chang'an court is too great...
Especially in the first ten years after the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Taizu Liu Bang was always running around in the Kanto, and the court in Chang'an was always ruled by Prime Minister Xiao He.

But now, when the once high-spirited old prime minister was lying on the sickbed dying, and he did not know when he would die of illness, the entire Chang'an court suddenly lost its backbone.

Indeed, as early as two years ago, after returning to the capital with the late emperor Liu Bang, Cao Shen, the imperial historian, had already started to succeed Xiao He;
It is true that the Empress Dowager Lu Pheasant sits in the East Palace, the Emperor Liu Yingduan lives in Weiyang, and the Manchu dynasty's veterans are in power;

But even so, the news of Xiao He's illness still caused quite a stir in Chang'an.

So much so that the huge Shang Guanli became more and more lively because of Xiao He's illness.

It's no wonder that the emperor Liu Ying saw such a rare sight when he came to the inside and outside of Shangguan on his imperial chariot.

——The entire Shangguanli was almost full of people who came to visit Xiao He, as well as the carriages they were riding in!
As far as Liu Ying could see, there were no fewer than dozens of courtiers above Qianshi who could recognize their faces and be named!
The meritorious marquis who originally lived in Shangguanli rushed to the outside of Marquis Bing's mansion early, but there are still a few who either have too little food, or are not very close to Xiao He, or both. People, even if they are dressed luxuriously, can only stay outside the gate of the house.

What surprised Liu Ying even more was that even if it wasn't the rest day, there were many people from the court, officials, officials, Jiuqing, etc., who appeared here!

"Um······"

"It's not a bad thing."

Nodding secretly, Liu Ying opened the car curtain slightly, and saw Shangguanli, which was still congested just now, and in just a moment, most of it was clear.

——At least the section where the imperial chariot drove from inside and outside Shangguan to Binghou's mansion, there was no longer even a carriage.

The appearance of the yellow house left banner naturally attracted the attention of the entire Shang Guanli;

But it is a pity that after receiving Liu Ying's instruction, the audience standing on the imperial chariot, Pushe, would never sing the "Your Majesty is coming" that everyone expected.

Slowly driving to the outside of Marquis Feng's mansion, but there was still no singing, so Liu Ying got off the chariot by herself.

Almost at the same moment when Liu Ying stepped down from the imperial chariot, she saw a man who looked middle-aged but with a visibly sluggish temperament quickly stepped forward and knelt down in front of Liu Ying.

"Praise the son of the Marquis, see Your Majesty..."

"My son please wake up, please wake up..."

Wen Sheng helped Xiao Lu up, even though Liu Ying wanted to suppress it, she couldn't turn her astonished eyes to Xiao Lu's sluggish face like a poisonous insect.

If Liu Ying remembered correctly, this Prince Hou should have just passed forty years old.

On the premise that Feng Hou Xiao He himself was still able to go to the court two years ago, even if Xiao Lu, as the son of the eldest son, should not be physically strong, he should at least be a little bit healthier.

But what made Liu Ying feel unbelievable was: just now, Liu Ying obviously wanted to reach out to help Xiao Luxu up, but unexpectedly, this prince Hou leaned softly on Liu Ying's outstretched hand!
According to common sense, Liu Ying, who is less than 17 years old, is pampered and pampered on weekdays. Being approached by a middle-aged nobleman who is over [-] years old, it should have been very difficult, or even unable to support her.

But this Hou Shizi, before Liu Ying could react and increase his strength, Liu Ying 'emptyly supported' him to straighten up...
"Fake it like this?"

Muttering in her heart, Liu Ying looked Xiao Lu up and down in surprise, but she didn't realize how weak Xiao Lu was under his robe.

"Xiao Hecai's illness should not be caused by grief..."

"Could it be that it's wine?"

With another slander, Liu Yingcai finally forced herself to withdraw her attention from Xiao Lu's face, but she still kept slandering in her heart.

You must know that Chehou of the Han Dynasty is no better than the noble lords of later generations!
——The Chehou, Guanneihou and even the monarchy class of the Han Dynasty, in addition to having various political privileges, they also have to undertake political obligations!

Take today's Marquis Che as an example, whether it is Cao Can and Wang Ling who are officials in the court, or Fan Kui, Shen Shiqi and others who are only the Marquis of Che but have no official position, when wars break out, they all It's a must!

Moreover, they paid out of their own pockets to bear the food, grass, ordnance and other logistical supplies of their own troops, and even the recruitment and organization of the troops under their command!
This point alone is enough to make the noble class of the Han family [-] streets away from the princes and princes of later generations.

It is precisely because of this that the noble class of the Han Dynasty has never been far away from the political center in history.

——Staying in Chang'an for a long time, a nobleman who has been fascinated by the great politics of the court, and leads troops to war from time to time, even if he is a born idiot, it will definitely be a barely usable idiot!

But it is obvious: After Xiao He, at least within one or two generations, Liu Ying and Liu Ying's descendants are not expected to be in the same line of Feng Hou...
"Ugh······"

"Poor Xiao He's famous name, now he is even more expensive as a Grand Master."

"Unfortunately, the tiger father and dog son have no successor..."

Thinking like this, Liu Ying lost the interest in being polite to this Prince Hou, and only nodded slightly.

"My son, please lead the way."

After saying that, Liu Ying followed the pace of Zanhou's son Xiao Luxufu, and walked slowly into Fenghou's mansion.

"Hah..."

"Hey..."

As soon as she came outside the bedroom, before opening the door, Liu Ying heard hoarse panting sounds from inside the room.

After the panting subsided a little, the vicissitudes of life of an old man sounded in the room again.

Seeing this situation, Liu Ying raised her head slightly, signaling to everyone to keep quiet, and then gently opened the door.

Immediately afterwards, what caught Liu Ying's eyes was a gloomy scene.

——Xiao He, who was lying on the sick bed, was clearly panting a moment ago, but now he closed his eyes tightly and fell into a light sleep on the bed;
In front of the sick bed, there was an old doctor with gray hair, who was talking with a sullen face.

Mrs. Hou and Mrs. Tong stood aside, listening to the old doctor's diagnosis, could not stop crying, but did not dare to cry out.

After a while, the old doctor shook his head and sighed on his own, and Tong Shi also had a tendency to cry and faint, so Xiao Lu, the son of Hou, quietly stepped forward, taking the opportunity to support his mother, and uttered a little sound in Liu Ying's direction Light cough.

Then, the old imperial doctor and Tong Shi hurriedly turned around, and were about to kneel down to salute, but Liu Ying hurriedly stopped them.

Walking forward slowly, she sat down in the seat vacated by the old imperial doctor. Looking at Xiao He's old face without blood, Liu Ying couldn't help but let out a sigh.

"Ugh······"

"Xiao Xiangguo..."

With a melancholy murmur, Liu Ying quietly turned her head and looked at the old doctor behind her with a sad face.

"Dangshen can be used?"

"only."

Seeing the old imperial doctor hurriedly cupped his hands, he said with a slightly apprehensive expression: "The illness of the grand master can be said to be caused by working too much and working hard in the past years, and it is caused by overwork, and the disease is in the lungs and internal organs."

"I follow the last order of Emperor Taizu Gao. Since the time when the Grand Master fell ill, I will not leave the Grand Master's side for a few steps."

"Dangshen has also been used as medicine before half a year old; at the time of Chen, the grand master fainted and lay on the couch, and the minister also contained a piece of dangshen in the mouth of the grand master..."

Hearing the imperial physician's words, Liu Ying couldn't help but sighed again, looked at Xiao He on the sickbed for a long time with a tangled face, then stood up cautiously, and pulled the old imperial physician away.

"how?"

"Is there a cure for the illness of the grand master?"

But when the old doctor heard the words, he only looked at Liu Ying's face tentatively, and finally shook his head helplessly.

"It's not that I don't want to serve my life, but it's because the grand master has become sick from overwork and cannot rest for many years, so he has today..."

"Today the Taishi is dying, and the medicine stone is useless. Only by hanging with Codonopsis pilosula, supplemented by needles and moxa, can the disease be alleviated."

"However, if you talk about healing, I'm afraid that the Grand Master will be unable to recover..."

After saying that, the old doctor closed his eyes in despair, and slowly knelt down in front of Liu Ying.

"The diseases of the grand master are all treated by the minister; and the grand master is the teacher of your majesty..."

"Incompetence caused the emperor to go to such a field, my minister, the crime is unforgivable..."

As he said that, the old doctor kowtowed in despair and refused to get up for a long time.

Seeing the old doctor's appearance, Liu Ying sighed again, and finally gently helped the old doctor up.

"The Imperial Physician Order doesn't have to be like this."

"The illness of the grand master is that he has worked for the country for many years and cannot rest. I have never made the grand master feel at ease, so he is where he is today."

"This is all my fault..."

As she spoke, Liu Ying did not forget to shed a few tears, and looked at the old doctor in front of her with guilt.

"On behalf of me, I took care of Xueshi at the bedside of the teacher, and the imperial physician ordered that there is absolutely no guilt."

"In the future, I hope that the imperial physician will still take care of the grand master, so as to avoid the grand master from suffering due to illness..."

Hearing Liu Ying's words, the old imperial doctor couldn't care less about being happy, and just nodded his head full of sighs, and then retreated to the side with tears.

——It is different from the situation in the film and television dramas of later generations, where the doctor "takes a pulse, says a few words, and then goes out to prescribe a prescription": Xiao He today has reached the point of resigning himself to fate.

Under such circumstances, the only thing the old doctor can do is to guard the sick bed at all times, in order to do his best in the event of an accident...

"Concubine on behalf of the king, thank you for your kindness..."

"My father, thank you Your Majesty..."

Tong Shi and Xiao Lu's mother and son saluted, but Liu Ying waved her hands slightly, then took a deep breath, and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes without a trace.

After tidying up her expression a bit, Liu Yingcai sat back in front of the sick bed again, only staring at Xiao He's face, her gaze became dazed.

Four years ago, the old prime minister in front of me was able to stand up in front of the former emperor Liu Bang, and said without hesitation that 'the prince is kind and can't be changed';
Three years ago, the same old man was able to eradicate Han Xin, Marquis of Huaiyin, a major scourge of the Han Dynasty, without any effort, when the first emperor Liu Bang was away on an expedition, and with the cooperation of Lu Zhi, who was the empress at that time!

Two years ago, even though he was dying of old age, this old man accepted the imperial edict left by the late emperor Liu Bang with his own hands in front of the imperial couch in the Changxin Hall of Changle Palace; the next day, it was still the same old man. , took Liu Ying's arm and walked up the imperial steps of Changxin Hall, and was the first to kneel down and kowtow to express his surrender...
"The minister of the orphan..."

"Xiao Xiangguo, I am the minister who left me in charge of the orphans of Emperor Taizu Gao..."

Whispering softly, Liu Ying's eyes turned red again unknowingly.

If before, the tears that Liu Ying squeezed out were somewhat deliberate, then at this moment, every tear that Liu Ying shed was the expression of true feelings.

It is true that there is no deep friendship between Liu Ying and this old prime minister, no matter in the previous life or in the present life;

But this did not hinder Liu Ying's status as the emperor in the slightest, and she still shed tears of sorrow for Xiao He's imminent departure.

Gai because Liu Ying is about to lose, not just an old minister, an old friend, or a teacher.

——What Liu Ying is about to lose is an extremely strong pillar!

A pillar that once supported the Han Dynasty and half the sky of the world, and has never said "tired"...
After looking at Xiao He without squinting for a while, Liu Ying got up in a daze, and walked out of Fenghou's mansion.

No one knew what the young emperor did or said in Fenghou's mansion.

But on this day, almost all the people in Shangguanli, and even most of Chang'an City, saw the 16-year-old young emperor walking out of Fenghou's mansion in tears.

Then, the imperial chariot drove straight to the Gaomiao in the south of the city.

——Everyone knows: Gaomiao is the most frequent and favorite place for young emperors...
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