On the tenth day of the first month, the first day of the crown prince Liu Yan's reign, he began to drastically change the power of the court, and several important members of Liu Xun, the king of Ning, were taken down on various charges, or demoted, or dismissed, or exiled, or imprisoned, enough fifteen Liu Xun's henchmen were dealt with, of which the official position was small from the eighth grade, to the third grade, which was degraded including Yang Youxian, the secretary of Dali Temple. It was already expected that King Ning's people would be excluded, and he also listened to Lu Zuo's advice, and watched from the wall first, and was not in a hurry to fight back.

In the first month, after a few days, the court and the central government have begun to boil, and the people of King Ning are a little restless, for fear that they will be burdened by party disputes, and the people of * are naturally jubilant. However, to Liu Yan's surprise, his uncle Liu Xun was indifferent to this matter and did not take any action, which made Liu Yan, who had always thought that he knew his uncle very well, a little uncertain about the other party's idea, according to Liu Xun's character, he should have jumped up a long time ago, or said that he would have rebelled against him for various reasons, but none of this happened, I heard that King Ning has been closed at home, and he has been enjoying plum blossoms and cooking wine at home all day long, and he has not left the house for half a step.

On the 14th day of the first lunar month, the embankment in the middle reaches of the Yellow River burst, and the tributaries of the Yellow River flooded, and the disaster was as serious as the great flood 60 years ago. This matter went back and forth before it was quickly presented to the capital before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The crown prince Liu Yan naturally knew the reason, but he still pretended to be thunderous and angry, and hurriedly summoned Gao Han, who was the supervisor of the year, and soon sent Gao Han to prison on various charges.

King Ning, who had been silent for a few days, was also a little unable to sit still when he learned that Gao Han was imprisoned by the crown prince, Gao Han was Liu Yan's person, and he would take down Gao Han, it was really incomprehensible, and if it continued like this, the situation in the court might be one-sided, so Liu Xun planned to enter the palace again to meet his father no matter what.

Outside the Qianren Palace, the cold wind penetrated into the bones, Liu Xun stood alone under the steps of the white marble, trembling by the wind, and the sound could be heard when the upper and lower teeth collided. He had been waiting for two quarters of an hour outside his father's palace, but he still didn't see the eunuch report for a long time, Liu Xun knew that this time he should still eat behind closed doors like the previous times, but he couldn't wait for his father's reply, and he didn't dare to leave rashly, so he began to be a little anxious.

"The emperor has a decree: His Royal Highness King Xuanning will meet ......"

A sharp and piercing voice came into Liu Xun's ears, he was stunned at first, he didn't expect his father to really summon him, and then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he could finally report to his father about the prince's recent crimes, but after a while, his face darkened again, how to tell the emperor about these things? Talking too much, it seems that he is a child, as if he is full of dissatisfaction with the prince, don't you say it? Then it's rare to see the saint this time, is that it? suddenly remembered Lu Zuo's words, so he gritted his teeth, straightened his clothes, and walked up the stairs to the palace.

Liu Xun came to his father's couch, the house had been lit with precious incense, just into the house, you can smell a strange fragrance, people feel refreshed. Liu Xun took a light breath that was not easy to be noticed, and instantly felt that the seven orifices were smooth. Walking further in, I felt a burst of warmth, and more than a dozen palace maids stood around the dragon couch, waiting for orders at any time. The emperor's personal eunuch Zhang Cen stood in front of the couch, and when he saw King Ning coming in, he bowed from afar, and then turned around and whispered to the red curtain: "Your Majesty, Lord Ning is here." ”

There was a cough from within the curtain, followed by a hoarse voice replying, "Coming?" ”

Liu Xun hurriedly bowed three times and knocked on the ground, and then wept bitterly and said: "The son is guilty......"

There was another coughing sound in the curtain, and the curtain was slowly pulled open and hung up by the two palace maids. Liu Xun hurriedly raised his head and glanced at the couch, but saw that his father's face was pale, his lips were dry and white, and his eyes were a little swollen. Liu Xun was stunned, it seemed that his father's condition was far more serious than he imagined, and this was clearly about to ...... O omen of Pentian!

"Ahem...... Excuse me from courtesy...... Emperor Han leaned on the bed tremblingly under the support of Zhang Cen, "Give ...... Throne! ”

"No need!" Liu Xun bowed again, "Erchen is worried about his father's dragon body, and he can't sleep for a few days, just to come and see his father!" Liu Xun said with his eyebrows and the corners of his mouth full of worry and worry.

Emperor Han coughed twice, "My dragon is healthy, Xun'er doesn't have to worry." With that, he waved his hand and motioned for everyone on the left and right to go down.

Liu Xun saw that the people serving the emperor went down one after another, and he was even more suspicious in his heart, so he bowed down and waited for his father to speak. Liu Xun was silent for a long time, but Emperor Han still did not speak, so he carefully looked up at the dragon couch, and saw that his father was leaning on a soft pillow and closing his eyes to recuperate, his chest rising and falling and panting. So Liu Xun cautiously came to the emperor's couch, bent down and gently pinched his shoulders and beat his back for the emperor, and said respectfully: "My father worked hard for the country and the people, and he is really a model of emperors through the ages!" Seeing that my father still turned his back and closed his eyes, he said quite meaningfully, "My father has governed the Han Dynasty in an orderly and prosperous manner for decades, and now you are sick and down, and the people of Li are like dragons without a leader, everyone is looking forward to the early recovery of my father and the emperor, and come back to preside over the overall situation!" ”

Liu Xun's words are hidden in the needle, on the surface, he hopes that the emperor will recover as soon as possible and preside over the overall situation, but in fact, the knife points to the prince's incompetence in governance. After Liu Xun couldn't help but say this, he suddenly felt that he was too aggressive? So the conversation changed and said: "Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a fledgling, but fortunately, he is young and old, he is serious, and he handles government affairs well, and the ministers are also praised......

"Hmmm......"

Emperor Han suddenly groaned softly, opened his eyes, and didn't know whether to answer or suddenly moan when he woke up.

Liu Xun also stopped and looked at the emperor, "Father? Are you listening? ”

Emperor Han bowed slightly, struggled hard, and wanted to sit up, Liu Xun hurriedly supported his father and asked him to sit up.

"I heard that ......," Emperor Han suddenly spoke, "the crown prince has sent Gao Han, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, to prison?" ”

Liu Xun saw that his father was calm and relaxed, I don't know if his words were a temptation or a question, or a solicitation of opinions? Therefore, Liu Xun still replied cautiously: "Several dikes in the middle reaches of the Yellow River have burst, of course, the damage caused is huge, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince naturally has his own opinion on this matter, this matter was presided over by Gao Han back then, and now this matter should be borne by Gao Han, otherwise how to give an explanation to the people!" It's just that there are a few things that Erchen doesn't understand......"

"Say ......"

"First, the law proposed by Gao Han last year was agreed by everyone, including the crown prince, and this law has also proved effective in the next few months, and now that the project has not been completed for half a year, how can there be such a thing as a break?"

"What else?"