Chapter 18: Mrs. Shen
As the saying goes, people are not good for a thousand days, and flowers are not red for a hundred days. Since Dou Yi ascended to the back position, her life has been smooth, and God Shun can't see it, so he wants to give her a little tribulation.
After two years, Queen Dou suddenly got an eye disease, and the imperial doctor tried all kinds of treatments to no avail, and gradually, Queen Dou's eyes became blind. Liu Heng began to like Mrs. Shen and Yin Ji. Mrs. Shen can sing and dance, and is good at playing, so she is the most pampered.
Queen Dou couldn't see with her eyes, but her heart was like a mirror. She believes in Huang Lao's doctrine, does not quarrel with Liu Heng, does not envy, and does not find trouble with concubines. Don't look for trouble, and save yourself trouble. Mrs. Shen relied on Liu Heng's favor, and often sat on an equal footing with Queen Dou in the palace, and Queen Dou didn't care.
In the Jiaofang Palace, the voice of Queen Dou reciting the Tao Te Ching is often heard, "I don't see myself, so I know; is not self-sufficient, so it is revealed; If you don't cut yourself, you have merit; Not self-conscious, so long; The husband is indisputable, so the world can not fight with it. ”
Once, Liu Heng took Empress Dou and Mrs. Shen to Lin Yuan together. In the evening, a banquet was held in Shanglin Garden. According to the usual practice, Shanglin Langguan arranged the seat of Mrs. Shen at the same seat as the queen.
Yuan Ang saw it and immediately said, there is a difference between the concubines and the concubines, which is not in line with the etiquette. He ordered the chamberlain to move Mrs. Shen's seat to the next seat. When it was time to sit at the table, Mrs. Shen was very angry and refused to sit down. The beloved woman was wronged, Liu Heng was very unhappy, he didn't eat anymore, and pulled Mrs. Shen back to the palace in a car.
Everyone sweated for Yuan An.
Yuan Ang was very calm, and the next day, he entered the palace to see Liu Heng and persuaded: "I heard that there is a difference between respect and inferiority, and only then can the inner palace be harmonious." Now that His Majesty has set up a queen, Mrs. Shen is a concubine, how can a concubine sit at the same table with the housewife! Your Majesty favored Mrs. Shen, so he rewarded him generously. If there is no distinction between respect and inferiority, it is called pampering, but it actually harms her. Has Your Majesty forgotten about the 'human biao'?
Liu Heng came to his senses, returned to the harem, and told Mrs. Shen what Yuan Ang said. Mrs. Shen also expressed her understanding and gave Yuan Ang fifty catties of gold.
Yuan Ang is lucky, Liu Heng and Mrs. Shen are still good people, if they meet King Xuan and Daji, it would be good to be able to save their lives, collect gold? Don't even think about it!
Liu Heng can tolerate Yuan An, but Prime Minister Zhang Cang cannot. In the case of King Huainan's rebellion, Yuan Ang completely offended Zhang Cang. The hatred in Zhang Cang's heart, "Good guy! As soon as you kid open your mouth, you will encourage Your Majesty to kill us! How can you continue to be a lieutenant general, and follow Your Majesty every day! ”
Zhang Cang looked at the sky and transferred Yuan Ang out of the capital to serve as the governor of Longxi. Longxi is located on the northwest border, and it is hard and tiring to come here on an errand. Zhonglang from the capital transferred his post here to be a lieutenant, and the gap in all aspects was too big, which was equivalent to distribution. Yuan Ang was not emotional, and after he took office, he was very kind and caring to his subordinates. People are mutual, and Yuan Ang has also won the heartfelt support of the officers and soldiers.
Zhang Cang heard that Yuan Ang was doing well, so he transferred him away to be the prime minister of Qi, and soon Yuan Ang was transferred to be the minister of Wu.
Yuan Ang encountered the first death crisis in his life. There is a consensus in the court that King Wu is arrogant, and Wu is not good at being the prime minister.
Yuan An's good nephew reappeared. When bidding farewell to his uncle, his nephew said: "Liu Bi, the king of Wu, has always been arrogant and often resentful. If you impeach him, King Wu will kill you if he doesn't write a book to impeach you. The south is humid, you take care of your body, drink every day, don't worry about specific affairs, and always advise King Wu not to rebel. This is the only way to save lives. ”
Yuan Ang listened to his nephew's words, and Liu Biao really treated Yuan Ang well. A few years later, Yuan Ang returned to his hometown, and Liu Bi also sent a large sum of money.
Zhang Cang's revenge against his colleagues is really not authentic, but he has done a lot of good things during his tenure as prime minister, especially promoting the abolition of corporal punishment.