In early spring in March, the wind swept the catkins, the clouds reflected the red, and the annual Shangsi Festival arrived. Shangsi Festival is a traditional festival of the Han Dynasty, commonly known as the third day of March. On the day of the Shangsi Festival, both the common people and the dignitaries and nobles must go to the banks of the rivers and ponds to wash and worship the gods to remove the dirt and pray for good luck.

On the day of the Shangsi Festival, it is particularly important to sacrifice Gao Xu, who is the god of fertility in ancient times, and is also called the suburbs because it is offered to the suburbs. Although Chen Ajiao is a queen and has been favored, she has not been pregnant for many years, so she is naturally extremely interested in sacrificing Gao Yu on March 3 and praying for an heir.

Liu Che also attaches great importance to this, after all, at his age, his father Emperor Jingdi already has several brothers under his knees, and now that he has become a great treasure, it is a top priority to extend the bloodline for the royal family. But Chen Ajiao has not been out for many years after marriage, and she has taken over the harem alone, which makes Liu Che very dissatisfied, three wives and four concubines in ordinary official eunuchs are still ordinary, and as a ninety-five honor, he can't choose to take a concubine, every time he thinks of this, Liu Che can't help but sigh.

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"Empress, Your Majesty has urged several times outside the palace to ask when the Empress can leave?" The palace maid beside Gillian looked at the queen's face and asked cautiously.

"Didn't you see that Hongu was busy? What to urge! Gillian angrily reprimanded the palace maid, traced her eyebrows carefully in front of the lotus mirror, and colored her lips with red paper, before stroking her hairpin and saying, "Get up!" ”

"Queen, get on!" The sound of communication came from afar in the Jiaofang Palace, and Liu Che said coldly in the imperial chariot outside the hall: "Get up!" ”

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There are a total of eight water streams around Chang'an City, Jingshui and Weishui in the north, Bashui and Chanshui in the east, Weishui and Zhushui in the south of the city, and Fengshui and waterlogged water in the west. Because Weiyang Palace is located in the southwest of Chang'an City, the palace sacrifices to Gao Yu often go to the bank of the Zhushui River in the south of the city, but Liu Che's personal attendant Yang Deyi still respectfully asked: "Your Majesty is going to the bank of the Zhushui River?" ”

Before Liu Che could answer, he saw a small palace maid hurrying over, and said proudly to Yang: "The queen has a message, please move your majesty to the water!" Liu Che's face changed unconsciously when he heard the words in the chariot, and he said in his heart that this emperor is really enough to be a wretch, and he can't even go to the river to worship Gao Yu, so he simply gives up the world together! Anger is anger, but Liu Che really didn't want to argue about such a trivial matter, so he forced his anger down and said in a deep voice: "Yang is proud, change your route to Bashui!" ”

"No!" Yang proudly said in a loud voice, "Your Majesty has changed the route to Bashui!" ”

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Walking to the Bashui Gaoyu Temple, there were already palace guards who expelled the surrounding cadres and others, and strictly guarded them. Liu Che looked up and saw the plaque of 'Spirit God Gao' hanging above the temple door, at this time Chen Ajiao's chariot also arrived, the palace maid helped Gillian to get off, Gillian approached Liu Che and said solemnly: "The concubine heard that Ba Shui Gao Yu is very effective, so today I came here with Your Majesty to pray for well-being, and I hope to respond to my request!" ”

Liu Che thought of Gillian with sincerity, and immediately gathered his expression and said: "The queen is sincere, and she will get her wish!" Gillian couldn't help but smile when she heard this, and said softly: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Looking at Gillian's smile banquet, Liu Che unconsciously remembered the time when the two were childhood sweethearts, and his heart softened a little, and he entered with Gillian's hand.

The temple is divided into three courtyards in the front, middle and back, the main hall is provided with a corridor, the stone fence in front of the corridor is carved with various patterns such as lotus, insects and fish, birds and beasts, the hall is equipped with a wood carving warm pavilion, the god of Gao Yu is enshrined in the middle, a maid stands on the left and right, the demeanor is dignified, lifelike.

Because there were many good men and women who came here to offer incense earlier, there was already a thick layer of incense ash in the incense burner in the temple, and the temple blessed the emperor and then quietly withdrew after lighting the incense. The emperor and queen offered incense, and bowed three times on the futon, Gillian muttered: "The god of Gao, please bless the believer Chen Ajiao to open up branches and leaves for the royal family as soon as possible, if the believer gets what she wants, she will definitely reshape the golden body for you and praise the name of Gaojiu!" ”

After the sacrifice of Gao Xu, the royal driver and his entourage went to the bank of the Bashui River to wash the dirt, it was already the hour, the Bashui River had already gathered a lot of people, and the guards separated a large area from the riverside for the emperor and queen to wash. Gillian drenched her hair in a bun, and put her hands in the water to clean it, when an egg floated from the nearby waters, and Gillian couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Floating eggs in the water have been used in ancient times, which is to put boiled eggs in the river water, let them float, and those who find them will eat them, and they will become pregnant soon after, which is a good omen for the heavens to descend on the heirs. Therefore, when Gillian saw the egg floating, she quickly reached out and took it, and said happily in her heart, it must be Gao Yu's manifestation, and good things are not far away!

As soon as the egg was peeled in her hand, she smelled a foul smell, Gillian looked at it, and it turned out that the egg she brought was a bad egg, and her face changed greatly, and she threw the egg out hard, and shouted: "Come on!" Arrest all the women in this water area for this palace! ”

Liu Che hurriedly came over when he heard the sound, and after learning what happened, he persuaded in a good voice: "Gillian, today is the Shangsi Festival, there are many people, and I don't know who put that rotten egg, even if you arrest everyone, what's the use?" Why don't I accompany you to get another egg, don't spoil your interest? ”

"Not good!" Gillian categorically denied it, and said with resentment: "The concubine just went to ask Gao Yu, who knew that when she first came to the bank of Ba Shui, she got a rotten egg, and she touched such a bad head, and the concubine must find out the initiator, and she will vent the hatred in my heart with a thousand knives!" ”

"Queen!" Seeing this, Liu Che couldn't help but get angry in his heart, and said with a little reproach, "Can you not be so messy and brutal!" ”

"What? You say I'm messing around? Gillian was already angry in her heart, and when she heard the words, she burst out of flames and said loudly: "You don't want to take care of me!" Where are the guards? ”

"Gillian Chen!" Liu Che shouted with a pale face, and when he saw the guards rushing to hear the sound, Liu Che waved his hand and said, "Go down!" Give it all to me! ”

The guards looked at each other, the emperor on one side and the queen on the other, which side should listen to the order? For a moment, they stood still, motionless.

"As a queen, you are so arrogant!" Liu Che said angrily to Gillian, "You hurry up and return to the palace for me!" ”

"Okay, Liu Che, you dare to treat me like this! You wait! Chen Ajiao was extremely angry, stomped her feet, shook her hands and left.

With the 'Queen' Ride! As he walked away, Liu Che let out a long sigh, there was no wave on the water in front of him, and the wind was smooth, it was a good time to relax comfortably, but the people who traveled with him were so delicate and unreasonable, and they really failed to live up to this good spring in vain.

"Let's go!" Liu Che was in a very low mood, and said to Yang proudly with a dejected expression.

"No!" Yang replied proudly and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty is back in the palace?" ”

Liu Che was speechless for a while, and returned to the palace? Isn't it boring to go back to the palace? But if you don't go back to the palace, where can you go?

Yang Deyi seemed to know Liu Che's entanglement, and said in a low voice: "Some time ago, didn't Princess Pingyang invite Her Majesty to come over for a gathering?" ”

Yang Cheng's words reminded Liu Che, and Liu Che's eyes couldn't help but light up, and said, "How did I forget about this?" Drive the Pingyang Hou Mansion! ”

"No!" Yang proudly got the will, and said loudly: "Drive the Pingyang Hou Mansion!" ”

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Princess Pingyang had just returned from the riverside purification, and when she learned that the emperor was about to arrive, she had not yet had time to prepare, Liu Che's imperial chariot arrived outside the Hou Mansion, and Princess Pingyang was busy with a group of people in the palace waiting for the car to take over at the door.

After seeing the ceremony, Princess Pingyang welcomed Liu Che to the mansion, and blamed herself as she walked: "I don't know that Your Majesty is here today, Pingyang is not prepared, and please don't blame Pingyang for being rude!" ”

Liu Che smiled: "It's me who came suddenly, the imperial sister shouldn't be bothered by me!" ”

"What an honor it is for Your Majesty to be here, why bother?" Princess Pingyang was full of joy and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has to say this again, it will really be a pain in Pingyang!" ”

"Hahaha!" Liu Che laughed loudly, "I'm still having a better time in the Imperial Sister's Mansion!" ”

"What's the matter, Cao Hou didn't return with the imperial sister?" Liu Che didn't see Cao Shou left and right, so he couldn't help but ask casually.

Princess Pingyang said with a smile: "Cao Shou has already made an appointment with three or five friends to kick the bow, Your Majesty should not care about him!" Some time ago, Pingyang got a few jars of good wine, and today His Majesty came here to drink it! ”

"There are always good things in the Imperial Sister's Mansion, it seems that there are too few of them, hahaha!" Liu Che smiled, "Come on!" How about I taste the wine! ”

"Okay, Your Majesty, wait a minute!" Princess Pingyang responded with a smile, and hurriedly ordered someone to present a good wine, and an orchestral song and dance came. Seeing this, Liu Che hurriedly said: "Sister Huang, I am in a bad mood today, and I have no intention of appreciating the dance, just Sister Huang will accompany me to talk!" ”

Princess Pingyang was thinking about why the emperor would come in person without notifying her in advance, but when she heard this, she immediately understood a little in her heart, and hurriedly waved her hand to signal the people in the palace to retreat, and personally opened the altar and poured a bottle of wine for Liu Che.

This wine is really good, open the altar and smell the aroma of wine, pour into the wine bottle with amber color, Liu Che praised: "Good wine!" "Even if you drink three bottles in a row.

Seeing this, Princess Pingyang hurriedly pressed the wine bottle and said in a good voice: "Your Majesty has something on your mind, you might as well talk to Pingyang and listen to it!" Although the wine is good, but His Majesty drinks so much, and the dinosaur body hurts, it is better to drink it slowly! ”

Liu Che put down the wine bottle when he heard this, looked at Princess Pingyang and said slowly: "What does the imperial sister think I should be? ”

Princess Pingyang naturally understood Liu Che's suffering, and when she heard this, she quietly poured a bottle of wine, raised the bottle and said, "Pingyang congratulates Your Majesty!" ”

"Congratulations?" Liu Che was stunned for a moment, and then said disdainfully, "Now even the imperial sister wants to laugh at me?" ”

Princess Pingyang shook her head, covered her sleeves, drank a bottle of wine, and said calmly: "Your Majesty is still Your Majesty now, isn't it worth congratulating?" ”

Liu Che was stunned, and suddenly understood the meaning of Princess Pingyang in his heart, and said slowly: "What the imperial sister said is extremely true! It's just that now I, the emperor, am not as comfortable as the king of Jiaodong back then! ”

Princess Pingyang persuaded in a good voice: "Your Majesty was only the king of Jiaodong back then, but now he is a son of heaven, and the burden on his shoulders will naturally be much heavier!" ”

"Humph! Once a day? Liu Che sneered, "Has the imperial sister ever seen a son of heaven like me?" ”

"Your Majesty!" Princess Pingyang poured a bottle of wine for Liu Che, and said with a straight face: "Your Majesty, don't be so arrogant!" In Pingyang's eyes, His Majesty is the rightful emperor and the true master of the Han Dynasty! ”

"Haha! The rightful emperor, the real master of the Han Dynasty! Liu Che raised his head and laughed, drank the wine in one gulp, and said heavily: "I'm afraid that this Han Dynasty is surnamed Dou, not Liu!" ”

"Your Majesty is cautious!" Princess Pingyang hurriedly said, "It's just that the time has not yet come, Your Majesty still has to be patient!" ”

"Patience! Endure! Liu Che threw the wine bottle on the ground and said in a cold voice, "Zhao Juan Wang Zang is now in Tingwei, and the imperial grandmother says one, but I can't say two!" What's even more hateful is that Chen Gillian, relying on her mother's support, never took me in her eyes! I am a son of heaven, how long will I have to endure? ”

Princess Pingyang got up and picked up the wine bottle, looked at Liu Che and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, you just said what you said here in Pingyang, you must be cautious in the future, and never say this again!" ”

Liu Che became more and more indignant when he heard this, stood up, and said bluntly: "Isn't it that even the imperial sister is afraid of the imperial grandmother?" ”

Princess Pingyang shook her head, put the wine bottle on the case, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is weak in the court, and now the imperial grandmother is in charge of the government with one hand, turning her hands into clouds and covering her hands for rain, if what Your Majesty said is known to outsiders, I am afraid that the imperial grandmother will abolish you, the emperor's heart!" ”

"Humph! If she wants to be abolished, what difference does it make between me being the emperor and not? Liu Che said hatefully.

"Your Majesty, would you like to listen to Pingyang talk about an old thing?" Princess Pingyang said slowly with a calm face.

Liu Che glanced at Princess Pingyang, a trace of turmoil rose in his heart, and he sat down again and said, "I want to hear it in detail!" ”

When Princess Pingyang was about to return to her hometown and was kidnapped by gangsters, Liu Che looked incredulous, "What? Who is so bold as to dare to kidnap the princess of the dynasty? ”

Princess Pingyang said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty thinks there is anyone else?" ”

Liu Che's heart sank, and he didn't believe the words: "Could it be..."

Seeing that Liu Che wanted to speak and stopped, Princess Pingyang nodded affirmatively and said, "It's the imperial grandmother!" ”

"Why did she do this?" Liu Che still didn't want to believe it.

"Just because my husband's words and deeds have accidentally affected the interests of the Dou family, the imperial grandmother wants to reduce his fiefdom, I just said a few words, it is against the will of the imperial grandmother! Your Majesty, think about it, if I am taken captive in Pingyang County, who will suffer in the end? And who can point to Bai Zhihou Xuchang to move him? ”

Liu Che only felt a chill down his spine when he heard this, and said, "She is our own grandmother!" ”

"Your Majesty, what about my own grandmother? When she repeatedly forced her father to abdicate to King Liang, did she treat her father as her own son? Princess Pingyang looked at Liu Che and said seriously.

Princess Pingyang's words evoked Liu Che's memories of the past.

At that time, in order to let Emperor Jing pass on the throne to her beloved youngest son Liu Wu of Liang after a hundred years, the old Empress Dowager Dou did not hesitate to force each other to die, but unfortunately Liu Wu died young, and the old Empress Dowager Dou was forced to be helpless, which allowed Liu Che to ascend to the throne.

"In June of that year, the emperor's uncle died of fever, and the emperor's grandmother harshly reprimanded his father, saying that it was because his father did not allow the emperor's uncle to stay in Beijing, so the emperor's uncle contracted a strange epidemic and died. When his father was Emperor Bintian, the emperor's grandmother was bent on letting the son of the emperor's uncle inherit the throne, and she didn't think about me at all. Thinking of the past, Liu Che had mixed feelings in his heart.

Princess Pingyang nodded and said, "Your Majesty, it's good for you to remember this!" ”

Speaking of the past, Liu Che couldn't help but sweat, he was not the ideal candidate for his supreme emperor grandmother earlier, and now the new policy is a rebellious move, if there is any more disobedience, I am afraid that with his own grandmother's temperament, he will really abolish himself as an emperor. Thinking of this, Liu Che was stunned and didn't say a word.

Seeing this, Princess Pingyang knew that Liu Che had understood the pros and cons, so she further stated the pros and cons: "Your Majesty, the queen mother worked so hard to make you the crown prince, you must not waste the queen mother's hard work." At present, although the emperor's grandmother is in power, you are the emperor of the Han Dynasty, as long as you are obscure, are you afraid that you will not have a chance to regain control in the future? ”

Liu Che's heart was already clear, and he thought deeply of what Princess Pingyang said, so he hurriedly bowed his head and saluted: "It's difficult for the imperial sister to think about it for me, I didn't know the importance before!" ”

Princess Pingyang smiled: "Your Majesty is exquisite, Pingyang is just a little bit of a dial!" ”

While he was talking, he only heard a sound in his abdomen, and Liu Che couldn't help laughing: "Sister Huang, I'm hungry now!" ”

Princess Pingyang covered her mouth and smiled, clapped her hands, the maidservants in the house bowed in, and Princess Pingyang said: "Prepare for the banquet!" ”