Liu Ying killed Liu Ruyi and mutilated Mrs. Qi because of Empress Lu, and did not go to Changxin Palace to worship Empress Lu for a month, in addition to grasping the renovation of Chang'an City and other major events, Liu Ying sang and danced almost every day, hugged the maid left and right, and completely drunk himself. Jing Tian knew that his heart was too bitter, so he did not persuade him, and waited silently and diligently all day long. When Empress Lu heard Liu Ying's indulgence, she was very angry and ordered Dai Qing to reproach Jing for not serving Liu Ying well. Jing was silent. Dai Qing said to him, "I don't blame you for this, Your Majesty and the Queen Mother are awkward." Before leaving, Dai Qing said again, "Your Majesty is pitiful, but you can't forgive him." Jing Tian looked at Dai Qing for a long time, and Dai Qing left indifferently.

Because Empress Lu killed Mrs. Qi, Jing Tian naturally had a grudge in his heart; Because Liu Ying had an early relationship with her, Jing Tian couldn't bear to be depressed all day. Jing Tian was extremely contradictory in his mind, and after all, he didn't exhort Liu Ying, and let him do as he pleased. For another half a month, Liu Ying still did not worship Empress Lu, and Empress Lu was angry. Hearing that Shi Yinhua deliberately sent two glamorous maids to Liu Ying, Liu Ying enjoyed himself with the two women's wine pool meat forest all day long, and Empress Lu was furious, and went to the Great Summer Palace like the wind, with a murder hidden in her cold eyes.

The arrival of Empress Lu made all the palace eunuchs in the Great Xia Palace frightened, and they all saw Empress Lu's hurried steps, her eyes were gloomy, and the palace eunuchs all bowed their heads to make way. Without waiting for the palace people to report to Shi Yinhua, Empress Lu had already stepped up the steps and kicked open the door of Shi Yinhua's palace. Shi Yinhua, who was playing with Liu Hui, was startled, and got up to see that it was Empress Lu. Shi Yinhua hurriedly came to perform the first ceremony, "The Queen Mother is extremely happy." Lu Hou snorted coldly, circled around it, glanced down at her, and said coldly, "Fu Jiu, look at how you fly high." Shi Yinhua was frightened, bowed his head and didn't dare to get up, and said in fear, "The concubine is stupid and doesn't understand the Queen Mother's words." ”

"What did you say to Mrs. Qi when you went to Yongxiang a few days ago?" Empress Lu pretended to be calm and asked.

Shi Yinhua's heart was shocked, sweat invaded his forehead, and he couldn't answer for a long time. After a long time, Shi Yinhua muttered, "No, it's just a swear word to scold her...... Nothing more. Shi Yinhua was not confident enough, and he completely slammed his head on the ground, not daring to raise his head.

"I didn't move you in the past, do you really think that the mourning family doesn't know anything about you?" Lu Hou said, "Four or five years ago, you sent the assassin who attacked and killed the mourning family; Liu Ruyi was pushed into the water, you want to blame Liu Ying; It was not Mrs. Guan who put aconite in the Taishang Emperor's medicine, but you, the mourning family was going to push the boat down the river, except for her, you gave the mourning family an excuse to dispose of her. In addition, the 'talented woman' Mrs. Tangshan was also poisoned by you. The mourners are not wrong. ”

Shi Yinhua thought for a long time, straightened his waist, and slowly stood up from the ground, without fear in his eyes, but relieved. Shi Yinhua looked directly at Empress Lu and said without taboo, "It's not wrong. Mrs. Tangshan's great wisdom, apart from her, is it not good for you? The first emperor praised her intelligence, 'the sea is swollen and the water returns, and the virtuous and happy people are bosom', these are her words, and the first emperor took this as an encouragement. Shi Yinhua smiled and added, "That assassin loves Zhen'er the most. Ao, her name is not Zhen'er, her name is Shi Yingyu, she is my cousin. If he can get rid of you, none of the rest of the people will be my opponent, except for Liu Ying, no prince can be above my son. Also, it was I who indirectly prompted the first emperor to let Liu Le marry the Xiongnu. Shi Yinhua's eyes showed a little smugness, but he said calmly, "What I have done has been exposed to you." I'll be punished if I lose. As soon as the words fell, Shi Yinhua automatically closed her eyes, opened her arms, and waited for Empress Lu to order someone to tie her up, or kill her on the spot.

"Kang Long has regrets, and he can't last long." Empress Lu was very warned, "Your heart is too big. As soon as the words fell, Empress Lu turned around and left. The four eunuchs surrounded Shi Yinhua in one step, two eunuchs grabbed her hand, and one eunuch neatly put the rope in his hand around Shi Yinhua's neck, and hanged Shi Yinhua to death with the other eunuch. Empress Lu didn't walk far, and she didn't hear Shi Yinhua shouting the slightest word of pain from beginning to end. Empress Lu immediately felt that Shi Yinhua was terrifying enough, and his heart was super strong.

The next day, news came from Yongning Palace that Zhao Zier put a poisonous snake in the begonia soup, and died of snake venom while bathing. When Empress Lu heard this, he was silent and thought for a long time. Dai Qing asked Empress Lu if Zhao Zi'er was frightened. Empress Lu was silent, and ordered Dai Qing to hand over the sons of Shi Yinhua and Zhao Zi'er to the nursing mother in the palace to take care of.

Two days later, Liu Ying walked into Changxin Palace angrily and went straight to Lu Hou's bedroom. Lu was playing with Liu Chang when he was behind, and he was quite surprised to see Liu Ying coming angrily.

"Does it have to be that?" Liu Ying gritted her teeth and looked directly at Lu Hou.

"What?" Empress Lu was puzzled.

"Where did the Empress Dowager Huaiyang and the Empress Dowager of Liang offend you?" Liu Ying said, "Why is the queen mother so cruel and vicious? ”

Empress Lu looked directly at Liu Ying for a long time, and said calmly, "Because the mourning family doesn't like them, are you satisfied with this statement?" ”

Liu Ying had an angry light in her eyes, looked at Lu Hou for a long time, didn't say a word, threw off the deep sleeves of her wide robe and turned around and left angrily. Empress Lu's heart fluctuated. Liu Ying had no intention of going to court, thinking about her mother's cruelty every day, and the tragic deaths of Liu Ruyi, Mrs. Qi, Mrs. Guan, Zhao Zier, and Shi Yinhua surfaced over and over again. Jing did not persuade him. At this point, Liu Ying was bedridden and never stopped worshipping Empress Lu, and never stopped dealing with court affairs. As a result, all political affairs were taken out by Empress Lu. After Liu Ying recovered from his illness, he still did not worship Empress Lu, and indulged in lustful dogs and horses every day. Empress Lu was afraid that Liu Ying would hollow out her body because of this, so she personally advised Liu Ying, "Don't you want Jiangshan anymore?" ”

"Jiangshan?" Liu Ying was half drunk and half laughed, took a sip of the wine bottle in her hand, and asked self-deprecatingly, "Does it belong to me?" ”

"It doesn't belong to you, it never belongs to the cowardly." Empress Lu was furious, pointed at Liu Ying and scolded, "How strong and powerful are the people who are in charge of the country, and how they can bear everything!" And you are just a weak and incompetent person, even if the mourners cut off all the thorns for you, your eyes are always only on others. If your father's foundation can't be held up in your hands, then how stupid it is for the mourning family to make you the emperor of the Han family!! As soon as the words fell, Empress Lu left with an angry sleeve. Liu Ying was slightly stunned for a long time, put down the wine bottle, got up and left, and her back was quite lonely.

In August, Liu Ying had been absent from the court for five months, drinking and having fun in the harem every day, or sitting quietly in front of the red window in a daze, not talking all day. Outside the window, all kinds of bright flowers bloomed brilliantly, the birds on the branches chirped happily, the palace people were busy, and the air was suffocating. Liu Ying was tired of looking at everything outside the window, there were few people in the palace who could make him look at it well, and there were not many things that could make him feel that he was an emperor.

"You haven't been worshipping the Empress Dowager for three months," Jing said, "and she's very unhappy." ”

"Should I be happy?" Liu Ying turned her head and said with a calm face, "The Queen Mother is resolute and arbitrary, and she is a chicken." Recently, he ordered Lu Lu to enter the palace and grant him the position of guard captain; ordered Lu Tai to enter the palace and give him a doctor, although he was Chen Ping's subordinate, but Chen Ping soon wanted to give Lang Zhong to Lu Tai. She has a close relationship with the ministers of the court and the central government, and the old minister Xiao does not come to see me, and the queen mother does not care about me, and she does not say hello. Am I still an emperor? ”

"The Queen Mother is doing ailerons for you." Jing said.

Liu Ying shook her head and smiled helplessly.

The next day, the eunuch sent a slip to Liu Ying to Weiyang Palace, and Liu Ying was angry when she saw it. It is clearly written in the slip that the empress dowager wants to posthumously seal Lü Tai's father Lü Ze as the Marquis of Lingwu, and the empress dowager Lü Pheasant has already stamped the seal, and Liu Ying understands that Empress Lü wants him to also stamp the emperor's seal on the slip. Liu Ying was so annoyed that she scolded, "The queen mother deceived me!" Then he stamped his big seal on the slip and threw it to the eunuch and handed it to Empress Lu. Liu Ying was annoyed that Empress Lu didn't discuss anything with him now, but just used it for him to look at it and put it on the seal. Liu Yingtie returned to the back room with a black face. Jing Tian didn't dare to ask why he was angry, but he heard a 'pop' sound in the back room, and Liu Ying pushed the things on the case to the ground.

At the beginning of September, Empress Lu came to see Liu Ying in person, the mother and son had not seen each other for several months, and did not appear particularly eager and intimate, as if the monarch and the minister had met, Liu Ying bowed to Empress Lu, and Empress Lu silently helped him up and sat on the mat with him. Seeing that Liu Ying is getting thinner and thinner, her eyes are no longer as clear and psychic as before, but vicissitudes and negativity, without any sense of agility, the whole person has become trance, without any vitality, like flowers and plants that do not see the sun in summer. Empress Lu felt a sour feeling in her heart, and pulled Liu Ying's hand and said, "Don't indulge in wine, the ministers are waiting for you." ”

"The queen mother is in charge, why use my wooden figurines!" Liu Yingtie replied with a grimace.

Lu Hou was stunned, his face immediately stiffened, he forced back his anger, and said, "You have lost weight, eat more." The only relatives of the mourning family in the world are you and Ayuan, and the mourning family wishes you well. As for the government, you are far from being able to handle it well. ”

"I can't handle it well, and there are ministers to support me." Liu Ying looked directly at Lu Hou, and said hard.

Empress Lu was stunned again, and was speechless for a long time. Oh, Lu Hou said, "The mourning family asks you, Zhao Guo has no owner at the moment, what should you do?" ”

"Zhao Guo originally had a wish," Liu Ying said, "It's all my stupidity." ”

Empress Lu looked at Liu Ying, knowing that she had been haunted by her killing Liu Ruyi in her heart, and did not dare to refute her directly, but attributed the responsibility to herself, Empress Lu avoided talking about Liu Ruyi, and asked him directly, "You said, how should Zhao Guo handle it at this moment." ”

Liu Yingsi thought for a long time and couldn't answer.

"The meaning of mourning the family, transfer Liu You, the king of Huaiyang, to the king of Zhao, and go to the post immediately after this October court meeting." Lu Hou said bluntly.

"He is the king of Huaiyang, why should he be the king of Zhao?"

"The land of the four wars of Zhao has been important since ancient times, nomadic in the north, farming in the south, and the territory is wide; Huaiyang is close to Chang'an, and temporarily belongs to the nearby fifteen counties under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. Lu Hou said, "At this time, the Xiongnu are in full swing, and Zhao is a frontier place, how can you look down on it?" ”

Liu Ying thought in her heart that she was reasonable, she didn't say anything, she lowered her head and didn't speak.

Lu Hou got up and left a sentence, "This matter is decided." After that, he walked outside the hall, and when he came to the door of the hall, he saw that Liu Ying was always languishing and depressed, and Lu Hou shook his head and sighed and left. In the evening, Empress Lu ordered people to send all kinds of food, but Liu Ying did not eat any of them.