Disciples

Chapter 16

Original
If you have a disease, try the medicine first;
Serving day and night, never leaving the bed.

Translation
When parents are sick, they must taste cold, hot, bitter and sweet first when taking medicine;

allusion
In 196 BC, when Liu Heng was only 8 years old, he was granted the title of king and the fiefdom as his generation.According to the Han system, once the prince was to be entrusted, he must go to the fiefdom to preside over government affairs in person.Liu Heng had no choice but to choose a good day to go to the post, and Mrs. Bo cried farewell with her son in her arms.

In 195 BC, after Liu Bang's death, the Lu family ruled.However, Mrs. Lu knew that Mrs. Bo was not favored, so she allowed her to reunite with her son in Daidi.

Liu Heng has a deep affection for his mother and practices filial piety.Suddenly one day, Mrs. Bo fell ill, and the condition was so serious that she couldn't eat.Liu Heng was very anxious.He sent someone to find the best doctor, and bought precious medicinal materials to treat his mother.Bo's illness lasted three years and he was bedridden.Liu Heng also served for three full years, took good care of him, and had trouble sleeping and eating.Three years later, Mrs. Bo finally recovered from her illness, but Liu Heng fell ill because of working day and night.

Liu Heng recovered quickly, and the mother and son lived a peaceful and happy life again.Later, Liu Ying, Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty in the capital, died of illness, and then Empress Lu died suddenly. Minister Zhou Bo and others sent people to prepare to welcome Liu Heng as emperor.After Liu Heng ascended the throne, the first thing he did was to send someone to take his mother, Mrs. Bo, back to Beijing, and honor her as empress dowager.

(End of this chapter)