Liu Chang sat very obediently in the Jiaofang Palace, blinking his big eyes, with an innocent and innocent face.

Empress Lu stood in front of him, the bamboo stick in his right hand slowly slapped his left hand, and his eyes stared coldly at Liu Chang in front of him.

"Grown up? Dare to ride a horse to storm the palace gate, and dare to carry a sword to commit murder? ”

After a few days of rest, Liu Chang gradually improved, and the initial nausea and fear gradually disappeared, but he didn't dare to show any improvement, because he was afraid that once he got better, he would receive a severe beating from his mother, and then continue to lie on the sickbed....

It's a pity, Empress Lu really knows him too well, not only can she see that he has long gotten rid of fear, but she can even see that he is pretending to be sick in order not to be beaten. So, she asked the palace maids to drag Liu Chang up and start settling accounts after the autumn.

"Mother... I know that I am wrong, Gai Gong once told me that the reason for the fall of the Qin Dynasty was that the people were too harsh in governance, and if the punishment could be slowed down a little, there would not be such a situation as extinction... He said that I, my big man, should be based on benevolence... There can be no excessive punishment..."

"Then did he tell you that benevolence and punishment should be used at the same time, and that different people should be treated in different ways?"

"Huh? Mother? I'm the kind of person who can be taught with benevolence, right? ”

"It's not."

Soon, there was a howl like a ghost crying wolf in the Jiaofang Palace, and those who didn't know thought that Liu Bang had returned victoriously and was singing in the Jiaofang Palace!

This time, probably because Liu Chang did too much, Empress Lu went all out and almost beat Liu Chang's ass to pieces. From Liu Heng, Liu Chang had already heard that the master was not killed, and it could be said that he was in pain and happy.

Lv Hou's beating of children is different from Liu Bang, Liu Bang is unreasonable beating, let you realize for yourself after the beating, why you were beaten. And Empress Lu is teaching and beating you at the same time.

In the process of violence, Empress Lu told the reasons why she beat Liu Chang one by one.

First, he despised the law of the country, but as a prince, he took the lead in breaking the laws of the Han Dynasty, and the rules in the palace were added to the crime!

Second, he is reckless and unwise, risking his life, and almost killing himself on a momentary impulse!

Third, deceive your parents and brothers and do not listen to their teachings!

Liu Chang really snorted in pain on the sickbed this time, which made the brothers who came to visit him very distressed.

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

Liu Heng shook his head helplessly.

Liu Hui also persuaded: "Listen to the queen mother's words, but you can't make her angry again." ”

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

"When I am crowned 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 hard to say... With your virtue, if something big happens in the fiefdom, let alone the queen mother, maybe my father will be angry and directly escort you to Chang'an in a prisoner car to beat..."

Liu Chang doesn't believe it, as long as he grows up, he can avoid being beaten, you look at the eldest brother and the second brother, isn't that it? If your parents are angry, they won't hit 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 was slightly injured, and the second brother had to come to visit in person, this time, why did the second brother disappear?

Liu Heng let out a long sigh, "You have made the second brother miserable...."

.......

In the storage hall, Liu Ying knelt in front of the case, looking sad.

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

"As the prince of the Han Dynasty, I can't do one thing since I was a child... Ruyi less me, but can ask my father for sin, always less me, but will not make the queen mother angry, restore less me, but treat my brother well, everyone loves him, friends less me, but he is well-behaved and simple, and he will do something. I can also make a spinning wheel for the benefit of the world..."

"I'm the only one, I'm so old, I can't share my father's worries, I can't make my mother feel at ease, and I can't even complete what I promised my brother... What kind of prince am I? ”

Looking at the prince who was out of shape in front of him, the four old men did not reprimand him harshly for the first time.

Tang Bing, the Duke of Dongyuan, shook his head and said, "How can the prince be arrogant? The crown prince can't share his worries for His Majesty, because he wants to make the queen feel at ease, and he can't let the queen feel at ease, because he has to complete the things he promised his brother, and he can't complete the things he promised his brother, because he can't make the queen angry..."

"No... Not so. ”

Liu Ying slowly raised her head, her face was already a little angry, "If you can't do anything, how can you call yourself the prince?" What is a human being? ”

"This time, I'm going to get it done! Over the years, I have never made up my mind to do one thing, and now there is my father and mother who can help me, but what about the future? Does the world need an emperor who has achieved nothing and has no ability? ”

Liu Ying slammed into a big salute to the four old men in front of him and said, "Please teach me, teachers!" ”

"Prince, please get up!!"

Several old men hurriedly helped Liu Ying up.

They are too old, and the youngest Zhou Shu is already in his seventies. In this era, they are completely the people of the people. We don't know why they came to assist Liu Ying in the first place, but after staying by Liu Ying's side for so long, Liu Ying really moved them and made them willing to do their best to assist.

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

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

Cui Guang answered, "This is because the queen thinks that the Marquis of Huaiyin is still useful to her, so she imprisoned the Marquis of Huaiyin, and is ready to use him when she can use him..."

"In other words, if the crown 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 human minister, but he has a high reputation among the generals, and in addition, his own ability is also good."

"And he had a disagreement with the emperor, mainly because the thinking of the Marquis of Huaiyin has not been able to change, and he is not used to the current one-king world... He is more like a warrior of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and he does not have complete obedience to the emperor... But if the prince can treat him with the same attitude as a countryman, he will definitely be able to get his help..."

The four old men analyzed it, which was different from usual. On weekdays, these four old men were just responsible for watching Liu Ying's every move, and then telling him what behaviors were wrong, and they never gave him advice.

Liu Ying was only surprised, and he asked puzzledly, "Why didn't the teachers tell me this in the first place?" ”

"It's because the prince hasn't asked us, why are we talking so much?" , Wu Shi replied with a smile.

"Actually, Prince, your strength is not as weak as you think... If you're willing to go all out... The four of us are old and useless, but if you don't dislike it, we're still willing to give you advice. ”

"Please teach me how to do it!"

........

"Who let you out?"

Empress Lu squinted her eyes, her eyes were full of coldness, she looked at Liu Ying who was kneeling in front of her and saluting, her anger had reached its peak, these days, there was no child who made her worry.

"Queen Mother, the sons have thought about it behind closed doors, and have fully realized their mistakes, and have come to confess their sins to you."

Liu Ying was still a little scared when he faced Queen Lu, but this time, he was not frightened and obediently returned to the storage hall, but replied seriously.

Seeing Liu Ying's attitude, Empress Lu's expression softened a little. After all, this is her biological son, although he is so indisputable in the eyes of Empress Lu, there is always a thick invisible barrier between him and her. Liu Ying's character is destined to make him unable to be as close to Empress Lu as Liu Chang.

Liu Chang can throw himself into Empress Lu's arms and be coquettish, but Liu Ying can't. Liu Chang can quarrel with Empress Lu unscrupulously and make her angry, but Liu Ying can't. This has little to do with age, it's mainly about personality.

"What, are you trying to save the life of the Marquis of Huaiyin in a different way?"

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

Lu Hou sneered.

"What can you think?"

"That's right."

"The sons have a high prestige in the hearts of the people and the ministers, but the generals who followed my father to open the country may not 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 has also had the idea of changing me several times, so if I can get Han Xin's assistance, I can sit firmly in the position of the prince, and those rebellious generals will also listen to me, and most importantly, my father will also re-examine my status and ability..."

After Liu Ying truthfully said the words taught by the four old men, he looked at Empress Lu.

At this moment, Empress Lu was dumbfounded.

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