Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 159 The First Son and King Tang, Who Does Your Majesty Love More?
"boom!"

"boom!"

When the big stick landed on Fan Kuai, Fan Kuai was naked and silent. Seeing the densely crisscrossed scars on his upper body, even the armoured soldiers were a little reluctant to hit him, but when he discovered the big stick When the power was not enough, Fan Kuai shouted loudly: "How dare you despise me?! If you don't fight! Then you lie down and I will beat you!!"

Hearing this sentence, Jia Shi suddenly did not dare to release the water, so he had to hit hard.

Inside the temple, it was quiet at the moment.

Among the ministers, none of them dared to speak, and none of them dared to intercede for Fan Kuai. Who was Fan Kuai?It is the queen mother's brother-in-law, the queen mother's wings, and even he is dragged down and beaten with a stick at this moment, how can these people dare to speak?

Liu Ying was extremely unbearable when she heard the beating sound from outside, but when she remembered the glass of wine, he gritted his teeth and said nothing for a long time.

The ministers are enduring torment, not to mention Liu Ying, he has always respected these old ministers very much.

At this moment, listening to the fierce blows outside, someone finally couldn't help it.

"Your Majesty! Marquis Wuyang is old! Even if he has made a mistake, I hope His Majesty will forgive him!"

Everyone was shocked. They looked up and saw that it was Lu Wan who interceded for Fan Kuai. Lu Wan was dismissed as a commoner by Liu Bang, but before Liu Bang died, he was named Marquis of Pingyang and served as Zhonglei Ling. Big, but his identity is here. Although Liu Bang is gone, the Empress Dowager and the Son of Heaven respect him very much. Even now, he can enter and leave the palace at any time and pay homage to the royal family. Not long ago, he went into the palace to see the little prince.

Lu Wan's intercession made Liu Ying even more hesitant.

Lu Wan has a good relationship with Liu Bang. Like his own brothers, he is regarded as Zhongfa by the princes. Liu Ying lowered his head and hesitated for a while, but his uncle Suntong hurriedly got up. He looked serious and looked at Lu Wan, said angrily, "There is a ritual system in all temples. The Marquis of Wuyang violated the ritual and was punished by His Majesty. Could it be that he can be forgiven because he is older?"

"The Marquis of Pingyang was in chaos back then. If it wasn't for the gift of the late emperor, he would have been executed long ago. How dare he speak in court today? Pray for others?!"

Lu Wan's face turned pale in an instant, and he lowered his head, but said nothing.

When the court meeting ended and the ministers left, Liu Chang happily rushed into the hall.

"Brother? How is it? Are you stunned?"

"Are you all scared?"

Liu Chang asked happily, but when he saw Liu Ying's sad face, he lowered his head and said nothing.

Liu Chang was very surprised, "What? Didn't the widow's strategy work?"

Liu Ying shook her head, "It's true that the ministers don't quarrel anymore, it's just that I feel sorry for the Marquis of Wuyang and Marquis Pingyang. Alas, they are all important ministers of the founding of the country. If it weren't for them, how could I sit in this position today? Ugh."

Liu Chang waved his hand and said, "No problem! This is for their own good. If you continue to quarrel, it won't be a matter of getting a stick. It's better to be beaten by you a few times than to be hated by your mother!"

Liu Ying nodded, "Do I have to go see Marquis Wuyang? He was beaten today and can't even walk."

"Ah? My brother is going to visit him now, isn't it all in vain!"

"That"

"Oh, second brother go to see grandma, let grandma visit for you!"

Only then did Liu Ying wake up, nodded, and asked, "eldest brother, why do you insist on punishing the Marquis of Wuyang?"

"Who made his daughter cough, mainly Wuyang Hou Lizhuang, those fifty sticks are terrible, in the entire temple, except for Wuyang Hou, no one can hold it, just like Chen Ping, brother, don't think he is tall, Five hits with such a stick, make sure he goes to see my father immediately!"

"What's more, the elder brother wants to maintain the balance of the temple, to control the ministers, and more importantly, to control the people under the mother's command. Fan Kuai has a high status, is close to the mother, and is rough and fleshy. If you don't beat him, who will you beat?"

"I think it's better to remove Zhao Yao and let Shusun Tong replace him!"

Liu Ying was taken aback, "But don't you hate Uncle Sun Tong the most?"

"I don't like him, but now, I need to balance, brother, just listen to me. As long as he is the doctor of the censor, hey hey, the next brother doesn't have to worry about anything, and all the problems can be solved."

Liu Ying nodded blankly.

"Wuyang Marquis is here, my brother goes to see my mother, Pingyang Marquis is here, I will go in person!"

After Liu Chang explained this, he hurriedly left the Xuanshi Palace, and Liu Ying also went to Jiaofang Palace to find the Queen Mother.

Empress Lu still had that icy appearance. When she saw Liu Ying, she frowned slightly and scolded, "Shuzi! Marquis Wuyang is your elder! How dare you hit him so ruthlessly?!"

Liu Ying took a few steps back, but plucked up courage and said, "I am the Son of Heaven, so I can't?"

Empress Lu looked at the son in front of her in surprise, but there was no trace of anger on her face. Liu Ying was also a little nervous when Empress Lu looked at her, and said, "I want my mother to ask the empress dowager to visit the Marquis of Wuyang."

"I want me to appease him, I'll go now."

Liu Ying did not expect that her mother was so neat and tidy that Liu Ying hardly said anything. Empress Lu left Jiaofang Palace with the things she had prepared in advance. At that moment, Liu Ying felt an unprecedented ease and harmony. Cozy, since his grandfather passed away, he has not been so relaxed for a long time. The mountain that had been pressing on him seemed to disappear. Liu Ying smiled and walked towards Ganquan Hall.

And at this moment, Chang Liu is with the sages.

"Your Majesty! Where are we going today?"

"Go to my house, there are lambs in my house now!"

Lu Lu suggested with a smile, and Zhou Shengzhi said disdainfully, "What's so delicious? Let's go to my house to eat chicken!"

Just as they were arguing, Xiao Yan said with a smirk, "It's better to take the chicken and sheep and go to my house to eat, my grandfather is not here."

"Xiao Yan is right! His family is big enough, we can play at his house, even if we play something bad, Xiao Xiang can't catch up with us when he is old!" Xia Houzao hurriedly spoke, Xiao Yan nodded. head, agreeing.

Looking at the two Guan Zhongleyi, Liu Chang shook his head helplessly, "Today, let's go to Lu Tazhi's house!"

"what?"

Lu He was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, my aunt is not at home, so I went back to my hometown with my mother."

"Bah! The widow is not a fool like my father who only thinks about women all day long! The widow is going to see Zhong... er... him, have you found out that you should actually call the widow the father of Zhong?"

"Why?"

"Look, the widow calls the Marquis of Pingyang as Zhong's father, but Marquis of Pingyang is your eldest father."

Fan Yan shook his head, "Your Majesty, this is your fault. In terms of seniority, I, Shizhi, Lu, and seeds are all yours, Your Majesty."

"What's all mine?" Liu Chang widened his eyes.

"They are the king's younger brothers"

Liu Chang looked at the four benefactors behind him and said, "The widow is going to visit the Marquis of Pingyang, so you should go back first."

Luan Bu hurriedly shook his head, "Where the king is, we will be there."

Liu Chang was helpless, so he led everyone to Lu Wan's mansion.

"Father Zhong~~~"

Before anyone arrives, the sound arrives first.

When Liu Chang led the crowd into the inner room, Lu Wan was asking people to pack up. When he saw Liu Chang coming, he was stunned, and then smiled and let Liu Chang sit beside him.Liu Chang looked at the actions of the people in the courtyard and asked, "What is Father Zhong doing?"

"Oh, I'm old and guilty and ready to resign and return home."

"Father has already forgiven your crimes, who would dare to say that you are guilty?!"

Liu Chang was angry and said, "It seems that there must be villains who are against Father Zhong, and I will go to them!"

Seeing that Liu Chang was leading the crowd to go out, Lu Wan hurriedly stopped him, "No one is against me, it's me, my body is not as good as before, I can't wear armor anymore, and I can't handle anything."

Liu Chang looked around and asked Qunxian to guard all parts of the courtyard, leaving only Liu Chang and Lu Wan in the house.

"Father Zhong, it's just the two of us here. If you have anything to do, just tell me the truth. If you don't tell me, I'll have to find out by myself!"

Lu Wan was helpless, so he vaguely mentioned the matter of the court and said again: "I originally had the idea of ​​returning to my hometown."

"Oh, Father Zhong is confused, this is the elder brother's plan!"

Liu Chang shook his head, "Since my grandfather passed away, the ministers have treated my brother with contempt, arguing in the courtroom, and my brother is deliberately instructing Wuyang Hou to do what he did, why do you need to beg for mercy?"

Lu Wan's eyes widened, "But I don't think that posture is fake."

"That's why Marquis Wuyang is trying to cooperate with His Majesty! Father Zhong is confused!"

Lu Wan suddenly realized, "So it is."

"Father Zhong, don't say you're going to leave, but stay to assist Your Majesty. Your Majesty is weak now, and all the ministers have never really returned to their hearts. At this time, you need an important minister like you the most. How can you lose it? What if he leaves? Are you worthy of my father for doing so?"

Liu Chang again resorted to his best moral kidnapping.

Lu Wan hurriedly asked, "Then what should I do?"

"Father Zhong listens to me."

Fan Kuai was lying on the bed, and Lu Yu was applying medicine for him.

"Why are you fighting so hard?!"

Lu Ru gritted her teeth and trembled with anger, "I'll go to the eldest sister later."

"No need, I'm already here, go out."

The voice of Empress Lu came from outside the door. Lu Yu was shocked, and hurriedly helped Fan Kuai get dressed, and hurried out of the inner room. When she saw Empress Lu, Lu Yu couldn't help crying, "Eldest sister, Kuai him"

"Okay, I already know, no need to say more."

Empress Lu interrupted her simply, and then said, "Let everyone else go out."

After the servants left, Fan Kuai dragged his body out to meet Empress Lu, "No problem, you continue to lie down and I came this time just to tell you about this."

After Fan Kuai continued to lie down, Empress Lv said solemnly: "The minister in the court despised His Majesty, His Majesty asked for advice, and I told him that he should be killed."

Fan Kuai was horrified, and hurriedly got up to apologize, Empress Lu asked him to lie down again, and said, "Your Majesty is kind-hearted and doesn't want to kill anyone, so I told him that you can choose a famous person and punish him heavily, so as to deter other ministers. Tell him to choose the person closest to you, because only in this way will the other person not hate you, understand your thoughts, and cooperate with you."

"Sure enough, His Majesty chose Kuai."

"This is His Majesty's trust in you. In the future, you must help His Majesty more."

After Lu Hou said a few words, the sad and angry look on Fan Kuai's face disappeared without a trace, "So that's the case, no wonder that soldier didn't hit me hard."

"Yeah, thanks to the cooperation of Marquis Wuyang and letting the soldiers exert their strength, it was not revealed." Empress Lu said, looked at Lu Yu again, and scolded: "You always look down on Kuai and think he is brave. No plan, but at the critical moment, he is much more reliable than you. You just said that you are looking for me, what are you looking for? Do you want me to remove the emperor?!"

Lu Yu hurriedly lowered her head, "Don't dare."

"Learn more from your sweetheart, and don't be confused at critical times!"

"only!"

"Marquis Wuyang did a good job this time. Your Majesty treats the ministers like this. The ministers will definitely fight back when the time comes. Marquis Wuyang can fight back with them. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Of course I understand! The Queen Mother can rest assured!"

Fan Kuai changed back to his lively appearance in an instant, full of energy.

"That's good," Empress Lu's expression also softened, and she began to chat with Lu Yu and the others about their daily life.

"Where are you and the city people?"

"I went out very early, I should be playing with Chang."

"How about sir?"

"She went to Cao's house, and recently she made friends with Cao Xiang's little daughter"

Qi King Liu Fei knelt before Liu Bang's spiritual seat, bowed his head, and had a very humble attitude.

His advisor knelt behind him and was analyzing the current situation with him.

"Your Majesty is here to protect the king, so he let the king avoid disaster in this ancestral temple. Here, no one dares to murder the king, but after all, this is a short-term plan. The plan is to find a way to make the Queen Mother forgive you."

"Then what should I do? Apology in person?"

"Never!"

"Your Majesty must never say this to his face!"

"What about the widow?"

"Your Majesty, who are Empress Lu's favorite people now?"

"Emperor, Princess Lu Yuan, eldest brother."

"Empress Lu only recognizes Your Majesty, Princess Lu Yuan, and King Tang as her sons. She loves these people very much. Your Majesty, you own more than 70 cities. If you can dedicate a county fief to Empress Lu, please ask Empress Lu to This fief is given to one of these three, as a fief, the Empress Dowager must be very happy, and you will not have any danger of killing yourself!"

Liu Fei pondered seriously and asked, "Who should I give it to?"

"First of all, it must not be given to the emperor. There is no reason for the princes and kings to increase the soil and the emperor. If you do this, you will be persecuting Your Majesty. The minister thinks that you should give it to the king of Tang. You are in trouble now because of the strength of the state of Qi. too strong"

"what are you talking about?!"

Liu Fei was furious, and he cursed: "My elder brother, I regard him as my son, this time, he saved my life, and you want to avenge your kindness and revenge? If I give him the prefectures and counties of Qi, Tang Kingdom has become a stronger vassal state, and he will stop disasters for me, how can I do such a thing?!"

Seeing that King Qi was so angry, the counselor said helplessly: "I originally wanted the king to give Princess Lu Yuan a gift. It is because he saved your life and wanted to repay the kindness that I said so."

"What kind of repayment are you doing? You are using the eldest brother as a shield!"

"No."

The counselor's face was particularly solemn, and he said seriously: "Your Majesty, the state of Qi is indeed strong, but the state of Tang is not bad either. He is the leader of the feudal lords, and the minister dares to conclude that within ten years, Tang will become a great country far surpassing Qi."

"And King Tang himself is arrogant and domineering, and has a naughty personality. You know it. Now that the Queen Mother is favored, no one dares to murder him. It's just that once the Queen Mother, that group of ministers will attack King Tang first, His Majesty can't control him. In this matter, when the time comes, either King Tang will attack Chang'an and bloodbath the ministers, or Tang will destroy the country, and King Tang will die. Now we will weaken the strength of Qi and strengthen the strength of Tang."

"Isn't this just repaying the kindness? Now that the Queen Mother is protecting him, no matter how strong the Tang country is, it will not cause fear. If we are all gone in the future, Tang Wang is strong, and there is no need to worry about the murder of the ministers."

Listening to the minister's analysis, Liu Fei nodded and asked eagerly, "Could it be that the ministers will really murder my brother?"

The advisor smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid they are already thinking of ways to deal with King Tang now."

"Although King Tang is young, but this is too big, and the ministers are not stupid. It is natural to see that His Majesty's change is related to King Tang. Although they have no intention of rebelling, they do not want the emperor to be too strong. Cao Xiang, the same is true. How could they let King Tang go?"

"No! I have to find Cao Xiang!"

Liu Fei was about to get up abruptly, but his advisors grabbed him, "Your Majesty, don't worry. When the previous emperor was alive, he often said that King Zhao was the most like his father, but now it seems that among the kings, only King Tang is the most similar to his father! The ministers can't fight him. The king wants to imitate him, you can't always say how powerful the state of Qi is, you can see how powerful the state of Tang is, how can King Tang ever have the slightest pride?"

Cao Can is sitting in the mansion and is discussing with the ministers how to implement the new official appointment system in the various vassals. This matter has been confirmed by the emperor, and the ministers can't refute it. Harmonious.

While they were discussing, a minister suddenly said: "In all countries, only Tang is the most powerful. Now that the king of Tang is older and his son is born, according to the etiquette, he should return to his own kingdom. Although the king of Tang is young, But it is both civil and military, lenient in treating people, and sufficient to govern the country, what do you think?"

"Okay! That's how it should be!"

It was Fan Kuai who spoke up. Fan Kuai frowned and said loudly, "Just let King Tang go to Fengguo! We can't let him stay in Chang'an anymore!"

"Yes, over the years, he took the gang of vertical. Sigh. It's time to seal the country!"

The ministers rarely reached an agreement on this issue. The only people who did not express their views were Cao Xiang, Chen Ping, and Zhou Bo.

Cao Can has a stern face. Among the ministers, his position is the most complicated. On the one hand, he can be regarded as a minister who is entrusted to the solitary. He supports the emperor according to Liu Bang's entrustment. He also represents the interests of the ministers. It is not good for him if the emperor is too strong, and it is not good for him if he is not strong. He needs to grasp a balance between them, so that the affairs of the temple can be carried out in an orderly manner, and the family and country can be stable.

This is not something that can be done easily. If you fall in favor of the emperor too much, the ministers will no longer trust him. If he favors the ministers, he will become a powerful minister. Not only will he be sorry to the emperor, but he will also be involved in the battle with the queen mother. among.

Cao Can said, "Your Majesty and the Queen Mother will not agree."

His meaning is very clear. It's not that I'm not on your side, but it's just that the two people in the palace have the final say, and I don't care.

"Eh, Mr. Cao? Do you think His Majesty is more fond of his own children? Or is he more fond of King Tang? Does the Queen Mother love his eldest grandson more? Or is he more fond of King Tang?"

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