Chapter 20 The First Signs

One day after Emperor Hui's coronation ceremony, he issued an edict to amnesty the world, and omitted the decree that hindered the people. Previously, many courtiers reported that the Qin Dynasty's book coercion law should be abolished, which was a decree implemented by Qin Shi Huang when he burned books. Emperor Hui did not hesitate to abolish it, and the world was happy. For a time, various ideas and cultures that had been suppressed for a long time were able to develop normally.

At the end of March, a fire broke out in Hongtai of Changle Palace, and Lu Hou was shocked. In mid-April, it rained red in Yiyang, Henan, and Empress Lu was shocked. The fire and the red rain were both bad omen for Empress Lu, who believed that this unlucky phenomenon was related to the incident of killing Liu Ruyi, the king of Zhao, and mutilating Mrs. Qi. Lu Houkong passed Emperor Hui and directly issued an order: exempt from forced labor for one year and enter the first level of civil lord. Empress Lu wanted to use this to alleviate God's anger against her.

Emperor Hui was displeased, because Empress Lu did not see him as the emperor more and more, for some administrative things that need to be ordered to seal the seal, Empress Lu always understated lukewarmly and said to him and acted on his own, Emperor Hui did not like Empress Lu's style of acting very much, so he did not worship Empress Lu for several days, and drank and had fun with Hong Yu and the eunuchs in the palace every day. When Empress Lu asked about this, she was displeased. Within a few days, I privately heard that Emperor Hui favored a Li Shao envoy was pregnant, and Empress Lu complained that Emperor Hui did not go to the queen's Jiaofang Palace, and let Zhang Yan give birth to a dragon heir first, but hooked up with other female palace people at will. It happened that Emperor Hui came to Li Shao's place, and when he saw that Empress Lu instructed the eunuch to beat Li Shao's envoy, Emperor Hui hurriedly stopped his hand, and rushed forward to help Li Shao's envoy up, and Li Shao's envoy was speechless in pain. Seeing that Emperor Hui loved Young Envoy Li so much, just like Liu Bang loved Mrs. Qi before, Empress Lv was jealous, and slapped her as soon as he pulled Li Shaoenvoy, and scolded fiercely, "Know your duty!" ”

"Queen Mother!" Emperor Hui stepped forward, protected Young Envoy Li by his side, and glared at Empress Lu angrily, "You've passed, she's pregnant." ”

Empress Lu looked at Young Envoy Li coldly, glanced at Emperor Hui and turned away. Emperor Hui stroked Li Shao's back and gently comforted her, and gently rubbed the place on her face where she was beaten by Empress Lu, and Li Shao Envoy was so frightened by Empress Lu's behavior just now that he hid in Emperor Hui's arms and cried. Emperor Hui hugged Young Envoy Li and sighed. At night, the imperial physician went to the Yutang where Li Shao lived to check his pulse, saying that Li Shao had miscarried the child in his womb. Emperor Hui's heart ached, he almost fainted to the ground, and the resentment against his mother in his chest became deeper and deeper. Li Shao Envoy cried loudly, did not enter the rice water for five days and five nights, and on April 23, Li Shao Envoy was in Yutang, and Emperor Hui's face was gloomy.

Because of the death of Li Shao, Emperor Hui did not worship Empress Lu for several days, and Empress Zhang Yan persuaded Emperor Hui to rule the world with filial piety. As a last resort, after Emperor Hui made a pilgrimage to Lu in early May, Zhang Yan continued to persuade Emperor Hui to worship every day, but the time for each pilgrimage was shorter. Empress Lu knew this, and the mother and son had never had a good conversation.

In May, in order to appease the restless hearts of the princes and kings of the world, and to show the importance and care of the imperial court to them, Empress Lu ordered to reward each prince and king with five palace maids, and Dou Yifang was also on the list. When Empress Lu was resting in the inner palace, Dou Yifang knelt down and begged Empress Lu, "The slave is willing to stay in the Han Palace to serve the Queen Mother." ”

"If you are in the Han Palace, you will have a white head, are you willing?" Empress Lu asked with a smile.

Dou Yifang bowed his head and was silent. Empress Lu waved her hand, "Go, go, go and see those kings for the mourning family." Dou Yifang left silently.

Since Emperor Hui's wedding, Emperor Hui often lives in Weiyang Palace, and Empress Lu lives in Changle Palace, so every time Emperor Hui goes to Changle Palace to worship Empress Lu, he has to step on the road, prohibiting the people from passing, which is very troublesome. Emperor Hui ordered the construction of a double road on the road from Xiaoyang Palace to Changle Palace, which was built just south of the arsenal of Weiyang Palace. The high temple is a temple dedicated to the spiritual seat of Emperor Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty, which is built in the south of the arsenal and under the Fudao. According to the Han system, at the beginning of each month, the high clothes and crowns stored and enshrined in the high bed were invited out, escorted by the emperor's honor guard, paraded to the high temple, and then sent back to the high bed. Emperor Hui wants to build a compound road in the south of Wuku, which is the place where you must pass through the clothes. Every time Emperor Hui worships Lu, he does not forget to pray silently to the high temple not far away. In the early morning of the second day of the seventh month, Emperor Hui went to Changle Palace to meet Lu Hou, and met his uncle Sun Tong who asked him for instructions. Uncle Sun Tong raised his hands and shook them deeply, "Your Majesty is happy and happy." Emperor Hui approached him and said humbly, "Why is Mr. Uncle Sun here?" ”

"I was discussing some things with Your Majesty, but I didn't expect to meet here." Uncle Sun Tong said respectfully.

"I am about to worship the Queen Mother, and the prince can wait in the Xuanshu Palace." Hui Di said that he wanted to leave.

Uncle Sun Tong nodded, suddenly raised his head to look at Emperor Hui, and said cautiously, "The minister wants to say a word to His Majesty, I don't know if it's okay?" ”

Emperor Hui nodded and asked his uncle to speak. Uncle Sun Tong looked solemn and said solemnly, "On the first day of the new year yesterday, the clothes and the moon went out to the high temple, and directly above it was the road built by His Majesty. How could His Majesty build a bridge on top of the passage that sends clothes and crowns from the high bed to the high temple every month? Gao Miao, where the ancestors of the Han Dynasty are located, how can future generations be allowed to walk on the Zongmiao Road? ”

Emperor Hui was shocked and instructed his uncle and grandson, "What can I do about it?" Why not repent early? ”

"It is not advisable for a man to make a wrong move, for if he has already been built and known to the people, and now he repents, does not it show that you have made a mistake? I hope that His Majesty will build the original ancestral temple in Weibei, and send Emperor Gao's clothes and crown there when he travels every month, and he will increase and expand the temple, which is a measure of great filial piety. "Uncle and grandson passage.

Emperor Hui suddenly realized, quickly worshiped Lu Hou and returned to the Xuanshu Palace, and immediately ordered the construction of an ancestral temple in Weibei that was exactly the same as the south of the arsenal.

In mid-July, Emperor Hui's two concubines were pregnant, which was spread in the ears of Empress Lu, who was unhappy and anxious that Zhang Yan had no children. When Emperor Hui came to worship, Empress Lu reprimanded Emperor Hui for not coming with other women, but staying with Empress Zhang Yan. Emperor Hui, who was kneeling on the seat, said to Empress Lu with an indifferent face but a tough tone, "The king and the second concubine Yu are pregnant, and the queen mother forgives them for not coming to worship." If they can't keep the child in their womb, the child has nothing to love. Does the queen mother really not want to be a royal grandmother? After Emperor Hui said that, he bowed to Empress Lu and went straight out of the palace without saying a word. Empress Lu was stunned for a while.

Coming out of Changxin Palace, Emperor Hui met the judge of the food on the head, and the judge of the food gave Emperor Hui a look from afar and entered the Changxin Palace silently. Emperor Hui thought about the matter of his entry into the Changxin Palace again and again, and always felt indescribable disgust, so he thought about it on the spot and left. Walking to a corner, Emperor Hui dimly heard someone talking privately around the corner, "Recently, the Queen Mother's shoulder is hurting day by day, and the Hou of Biyang enters the palace every day to pinch the back of the Queen Mother." ”

"I heard that when Chu and Han were fighting, the Marquis of Biyang took care of the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother was grateful for this. Now all the major events in the DPRK and China are the first assistant of the Marquis of Biyang, and Prime Minister Cao Cheng is like nothing, and all the ministers dare not have a complaint about the Marquis of Biyang. "Ichinomiya is humane.

"When Emperor Gaozu was there, I saw with my own eyes that the Marquis of Biyang often went to Changxin Palace at night, but Emperor Gaozu was in Yuzao Palace at that time. Between the Marquis of Biyang and the Queen Mother, who can say clearly? The other palace man whispered.

"The emperor is just a child, how can he stop what the Queen Mother and the Marquis of Biyang want to do?" The palace man continued, "Zhang Yan was elected as the queen, and the Marquis of Biyang did not make a small contribution, but it was just to please the queen mother. ”

"Who said that the Marquis of Biyang was not Wei Choufu and Chang Yu in the Qin period?"

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Emperor Hui recalled the incident when he and his mother were trapped in the Chu camp, and at that time he could always see that he often came to his mother to help, and Emperor Hui was still young at the time, and he felt very grateful to him for taking care of their mother and son. Thinking about it now, Emperor Hui always felt that it was not like that, Emperor Hui closed his eyes and exhaled a long breath, and turned around and walked away without saying a word.

On July 20, a fire broke out in the Ling Room of Weiyang Palace. Lu Hou was shocked. The Ling Room is a place where ice is hidden, and it is quite puzzling that there is a fire in summer. Empress Lu felt that her virtue was not tolerated by heaven, so she decided to fast for three days.

On July 21, the weaving room disaster. Empress Lu was shocked and decided to fast for seven days, and ordered Emperor Hui to grant amnesty to the world.

In September, Chang'an had a bumper harvest.