Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 37 Who Are You?What have you done to my son?

Liu Chang sat very well-behaved in the Jiaofang Hall, blinking his big eyes, his face innocent and innocent.

Empress Lu stood in front of him, the bamboo stick in her right hand slowly slapped her left hand, staring coldly at Liu Chang in front of her.

"Have you grown up? Dare to rush to the palace gate on horseback, and 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, but he did not dare to show any improvement, because he was afraid that once he recovered, he would receive a meal from his mother. beaten, and then continued to lie on the sickbed.
It's a pity that Empress Lu knew him so well that not only could he see that he had already shaken off his fears, but he could even see that he was feigning illness in order not to be beaten.So, she asked the palace maids to drag Liu Chang up and start to settle accounts after the autumn.

"Mum. I know I'm wrong. Gai Gong once told me that the reason for the demise of the Qin Dynasty was that the governance of the people was too harsh. If the punishment can be slowed down a little, there will be no such situation as demise. He said to me, I am a big man. For this. No excessive punishment."

"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? Mother? Am I the kind of person who can be taught by virtue?"

"No."

Soon, there were screams like ghosts and wolf howls in the Jiaofang Hall. Those who didn't know it thought that Liu Bang had returned from victory and was singing in the Jiaofang Hall!

This time, probably because Liu Chang had done too much, Empress Lu went all out and almost smashed Liu Chang's ass.But from Liu Heng, Liu Chang had heard that the master was not killed. It can be said that he was in pain and happy.

Empress Lu's beating of children is different from Liu Bang's. Liu Bang's beating is unreasonable. After the beating, let you figure out why you were beaten.And Empress Lu is teaching and hitting you at the same time.

In the process of violence, Empress Lu stated the reasons for beating Liu Chang one by one.

First, despising the laws of the country, as a prince, but taking the lead in destroying the laws of the Han Dynasty, the rules in the palace, the crime is one more class!
Second, being reckless and ignorant, taking risks with oneself, and nearly killing oneself with a momentary impulse!

Third, deceive parents and brothers, do not listen to their teachings!
This time, Liu Chang was really lying on the sick bed and groaning in pain, which made the brothers who came to visit him very distressed.

"In the future, we have to learn a lesson, and next time, it won't be as simple as being beaten."

Liu Heng shook his head helplessly.

Liu Hui also persuaded: "If you want to listen to the mother's words, you can't make her angry again."

Liu Chang's face was full of dissatisfaction, "She can beat me in the past few years!"

"When I become a king in the future and go to my own fief, I don't believe that she can still run from Chang'an to my fief and beat me!"

"It's really hard to say. With your virtue, if something big happens in the fief, don't talk about your mother, maybe your grandfather will get angry and take you to Chang'an in a prison cart to beat you."

Liu Chang doesn't believe it. As long as he grows up, he can avoid being beaten. Look at the eldest brother and the second brother, isn't that the case?When parents are angry, they won't beat them.

Liu Chang remembered something and suddenly asked, "By the way, why didn't the second brother come to see me?"

On weekdays, Liu Chang suffered a little injury, and the second brother had to visit in person. This time, why did the second brother disappear?

Liu Heng let out a long sigh, "You have caused the second brother to suffer."

In the storage hall, Liu Ying knelt down in front of the table with a sad expression on her face.

The four old men sat in front of him, silent.

"As a prince of a big man, I have never been able to do a single thing since I was a child, but I was able to ask my father and emperor for sin, always be less of me, and act without making my mother angry. I am less of me, but treat my brothers kindly, everyone. Love him, his friend is less than me, but he is well-behaved and simple, and he must be able to do something. When he grows up with me, he can also make a spinning wheel to benefit the world.”

"Only me, Kong Chang is so old, can't share the worries of the father and the emperor, can't make the mother and queen feel at ease, and can't even complete the things promised to the brothers, what kind of prince am I still?"

Looking at the mischievous prince in front of him, the four old men did not reprimand him severely for the first time.

The Duke of Dongyuan, Tang Bing shook his head and said, "How can the prince be arrogant? The prince can't share the worries of His Majesty, because he wants to make the queen feel at ease, and because he wants to fulfill the promise of his brother, he cannot fulfill the promise of his brother. It is because the queen cannot be angry."

"It's not like that."

Liu Ying slowly raised her head, her face was already a little sullen, "If nothing can be accomplished, why are you called a prince? Why are you a man?"

"This time, I must complete this thing! Over the years, I have never made up my mind to do one thing, and now there are still fathers and mothers who can help me, but what about the future? Does the world need a person who can achieve nothing and no ability? No emperor?"

Liu Ying abruptly saluted the four old people in front of her and said, "Please teach me, teachers!"

"Prince please get 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 completely the centenarians among the centenarians.We 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 moved them and made them willing to assist with all their strength.

"Since the prince wants to protect the Marquis of Huaiyin, there is only one way. The queen has not killed him, but imprisoned him." Tang Bing stroked his white beard and analyzed it calmly.

"There is only one reason why the queen didn't kill him, I think."

Cui Guang replied, "This is because the queen thinks that Marquis Huaiyin is still useful to her, so she imprisoned Marquis Huaiyin and plans 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 is not necessarily a bad thing for the crown 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 not bad."

"And the difference between him and the emperor is mainly because the thinking of the Marquis of Huaiyin has not been changed, he is not used to today's one king in the world, he is more like a scholar of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States, and he does not have complete obedience to the emperor. If you can treat him like a countryman, you will definitely get his help.”

The four old men analyzed it, which was different from usual.On weekdays, these four old men were only responsible for watching Liu Ying's every move, and then telling him what was wrong, and never made any suggestions for him.

Liu Ying was only surprised. He asked inexplicably, "Why didn't the teachers tell me this?"

"The prince didn't ask us, why do we talk so much?" Wu Shi replied with a smile.

"Actually, Prince, your strength is not as weak as you think. If you are willing to fight with all your strength. The four of us are already old and useless, but if you don't dislike it, we are still willing to advise you."

"Please teachers teach me specific methods!"

"Who let you out?"

Empress Lu squinted her eyes, her eyes were full of chills. 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 has given her peace of mind.

"Mother, my son has thought about it behind closed doors. He has fully realized his fault and has come to confess his guilt to you."

Facing Empress Lu, Liu Ying was still a little scared, but this time, he was not so frightened that he obediently returned to the palace, but answered seriously.

Seeing Liu Ying's attitude, Empress Lu's expression softened.After all, this is her biological son, although he is so unsatisfactory in Empress Lu's eyes, there is always a thick invisible barrier between him and her.Liu Ying's character was doomed that he could not be as close to Empress Lu as Liu Chang.

Liu Chang could throw himself into Empress Lu's arms and act like a spoiled child, but Liu Ying couldn't.Liu Chang could quarrel with Empress Lu recklessly, making her furious, but Liu Ying couldn't.This has nothing to do with age, but mainly character.

"Why, are you trying to save the life of Marquis Yin of Huai in another way?"

"That's not the case. Erchen did this not to protect Marquis Yin of Huai, but to have his own ideas."

Empress Lu sneered.

"What can you think?"

"Is such that."

"My son has a high prestige in the hearts of the common people and other ministers, but the generals who followed my father to found the country may not necessarily look down on me, and there are still some people in the palace who want to take my place all the time, and my father also I have had the idea of ​​changing me several times. Therefore, if I can get Han Xin's assistance, I will be able to secure the position of the crown prince. Those arrogant generals will also listen to me, and most importantly, the emperor will re-examine me. status and ability”

After Liu Ying told the truth what the four old men taught, she looked at Empress Lu.

At this moment, Empress Lu was stunned.

Her eyes widened and her mouth couldn't close, she was dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)