In the afternoon, Liu Yingzhi's brother Liu Fei left in a hurry, very lonely, knowing that Liu Fei was afraid of Empress Lu. Therefore, Liu Ying had even more resentment towards Empress Lu, and did not worship Empress Lu the next day.

Because Xiao He is old and approaching the winter moon, his body has long been exhausted last year, and he is physically and mentally exhausted from serving two emperors all year round. During the time of the first emperor Liu Bang, Xiao He was often suspicious of Liu Bang, so he was cautious about current affairs; Although Liu Ying is weak on the outside, his attitude towards the imperial power in his heart is that he will never allow others to blaspheme, Liu Ying's mind is not much bigger than Liu Bang, he has his own ideas, and he doesn't want to be suppressed at all, but he has to be suppressed by Empress Lu. Therefore, he is extremely sensitive to the affairs of the DPRK and China. Xiao He as the minister of the Han Dynasty, in the emperor's joys and sorrows to do things, trembling, such as the abyss, such as walking on thin ice, physically and mentally exhausted, finally a sick can't afford to be sick, since the end of August last year on a long-term vacation, this year after the court will be sick to participate, Xiao He can no longer go to the court. Liu Ying was grateful to Xiao He for his achievements for the two generations of emperors of the Han Dynasty, and personally visited the Prime Minister Xiao in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Liu Ying asked him to recuperate for a period of time and not to be too concerned about court affairs. Xiao He was grateful and praised continuously. After leaving the visitation gift, Liu Ying left the Prime Minister's Mansion and walked to the palace boredly along the same road, with sighs from time to time.

On the sixth day of the first month of spring, the earthquake in Longxi killed more than 10,000 people, shocking the government and the opposition. Liu Ying immediately ordered someone to deal with the resettlement of the people of Longxi, and issued an order on the same day that the people of Longxi would be exempted from forced labor for three years; He also ordered Chen Ping, Zhou Bo and others to take disaster relief food to Longxi for inspection. In the past few days, Liu Ying has not closed her eyes a few times, and always pays attention to the situation in Longxi. Not long after, he ordered the whole country to 'persuade farmers to teach and mulberry', and not to disturb the people in the upcoming busy agricultural season.

In March, the matter in Longxi was dealt with, and Liu Ying was quite satisfied. On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Chang'an held a major ritual of purification, and after Liu Yingchao met Lu, the mother and son talked very little. In April, Liu Zhong, the Marquis of Haoyang, was seriously ill and could not recognize people in bed, and Mrs. Liu cried incessantly. Liu Ying personally went to visit her uncle, leaving Imperial Physician Qin to take care of the Marquis of Haoyang. In the middle of the year, Liu Bi, the king of Wu, hurried back to Chang'an from Wu to visit his seriously ill father. On the second day of the fifth month, Hou Zhongxu of Haoyang.

On the ninth day of the first month, Liu Ying wore plain clothes to worship Lu, but did not enter the hall, Liu Ying's face changed greatly, and she was extremely displeased. Lv Hou is carefully practicing calligraphy, and the words say: sucking the slight liquid of the flying spring, and Huai Wanyan Huaying. Lv Hou stood beside Biyang Hou to judge it, and he was a little casual when he was close to Lu Hou, bending down and smiling and praising Lu Hou's calligraphy. The two did not see the young emperor standing at the door of the palace and watching secretly. Lu Hou's hairpin accidentally fell on the case, and he picked up the hairpin and asked Lu Hou if he would mind letting him wear a hairpin for him. Lu Hou smiled, looked sideways at the opposite side of it, looked at Lu Hou at it, and gently put the hairpin at the most suitable angle for Lu Hou. Liu Ying's face was dark, she turned around and wanted to go, and asked the palace people when she came to Changxin Palace. The palace is humane, and it has often stayed in Changle Palace recently. Liu Yingse was silent for a long time, and told the palace people not to tell the queen mother that she had come.

In the evening, Liu Ying came to Changxin Palace to worship Lu Hou, because of the ambiguous matter of meeting her mother and interrogating her in the morning, Liu Ying was worried. Empress Lu saw that he was dressed in plain clothes, and he didn't say a word in the hall, just sat there and thought about something carefully. Empress Lu was very displeased, and complained slightly, "What day do you want to wear plain clothes?" Why are you unhappy when you come to worship? ”

"Uncle Zhongxue, the first seven have not passed, I am a nephew, how can I not wear plain clothes?" Liu Ying said to Empress Lu with a straight face, "Uncle, why didn't the queen mother send people to worship?" ”

Empress Lu was stunned for a moment, a trace of embarrassment flashed in her eyebrows, and she took the tea to cover up, "Hou Xue of Haoyang, haven't you already gone to worship on behalf of the mourning family?" Why use the people of the Han Palace to worship. ”

Liu Ying was displeased and did not answer.

Empress Lu glanced at the unhappy Liu Ying, and said with a grudge in her words, "When you come to my palace late at night, is it the Marquis of Haoyang?" Why don't you come to worship in the morning? ”

"Political affairs are urgent in the morning" Liu Ying was not happy or angry, and said quietly, "There have been illegal things in the counties of Gyeonggi for a long time, and I want to send the eunuch Yushi out of the prison for three assistants." ”

"It's up to you to call the shots in this matter, but the mourning family doesn't ask." Lu Houdao.

"Pingjing Marquis Qianqiu served as the left internal history, Wuqiang Hou Zhuang did not know the right internal history, and the Marquis of Biyang judged him as the lord and lieutenant. After that, he went out of prison to review the local judiciary, returned to Beijing in October every year, and returned to the county in December. Liu Ying said and paid attention to the changes in Empress Lu's face.

Lu Hou thought a little about his forehead with his hand, and Qu Yi turned around to veto the matter of judging the three assistants of the main lord and lieutenant from prison, "Mo Qianqiu and Zhuang don't know that it is feasible for the two of them, and they can't be released from prison if they are judged." ”

Liu Ying was silent, looked at Lu Hou, and wanted to ask for an explanation, wanting to hear how her mother answered.

Empress Lu pressed the embarrassed look on her face with a solemn expression, "Duchang Marquis Zhu Zhen was released from prison on behalf of the lieutenant who served as the lord. The mourning family has asked the trial to classify and sort out the books of the ancestors in the Tianlu Pavilion and the Shiqu Pavilion. ”

Liu Ying looked at Lu Hou for a long time, and said coldly, "Okay, that's the case, Zhu Zhen is out of prison." Lu Hou's heart was a little calm, Liu Ying noticed that his mother's face was a little less nervous, he was very worried, originally said that this was just to confirm the relationship between his mother and the judge, and wanted to confirm the degree of protection of the mother to the judge. In this way, Liu Ying seemed to understand a little, so she was unhappy. Since then, Liu Ying doesn't like to judge this person very much, and every time she sees it, her face will sink. I don't know the reason, I just think that the emperor is in a bad mood.

At the end of May, Empress Lu ordered Changxin Zhan Shi to select family members in the world to fill the harem.

On the seventh day of the sixth month, Zhou Chang met with Emperor Liu Ying and wished the bones to return to his hometown Peiyi. Since the death of Liu Ruyi, the king of Zhao, Zhou Chang felt shameless to live in the world, and did not dare to go to Huangquan to meet the first emperor Liu Bang, Liu Bang entrusted Liu Ruyi to him, Zhou Chang not only failed to take care of him, but also asked Empress Lu to trick him into Chang'an to kill. Zhou Changxin often blames himself and often feels guilty, so he refuses to go to court because of his illness and does not want to get involved in court affairs. After Liu Ruyi's death, Zhou Chang asked Emperor Liu Ying to allow him to return to his hometown Peiyi, Liu Yingchu ascended the throne not long after, and told Empress Lu about it, but Empress Lu was not allowed, and Liu Ying was helpless. This time, Zhou Chang met the emperor and once again stated his opinion. Liu Ying knew that Zhou Chang was still haunted by his failure to protect King Zhao from then on, and Zhou Chang felt uncomfortable, and he didn't want to stay in the dull Chang'an. Thinking that Ruyi's younger brother died at the hands of his mother, Liu Ying still had anger in his chest, and without consulting with Empress Lu, he made an argument to sign Zhou Chang's resignation, and told Zhou Chang to return to Peiyi to recuperate, and not to think too much about King Zhao. On the ninth day of the first month, Zhou Chang's family drove out of the Qingming Gate in the East and returned to the east, and Liu Ying held hands to send them off.

Zhou Changfang walked for four or five days, and Xiangguo Xiao He was critically ill, unable to eat, and unable to get up to bed. Liu Ying personally went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to visit Xiao He, and saw that the old Prime Minister Xiao was skinny and his eye sockets were completely collapsed. Xiao He stared at the young emperor with a pair of cloudy and vicissitudes of life, and he couldn't speak for a long time, and two lines of hot tears flowed out of his dry eyes. Liu Ying and Xiao He Junchen watched each other for a long time, and they cried together. Liu Ying cried that Xiao He, the pillar of the country, was about to pass away, and he could no longer help him assist in state affairs and share his worries, Liu Ying cried that Xiao He was busy all his life and made immortal contributions to the Han family, and Liu Ying cried that his old uncle Xiao, who had been with his Liu family for so many years, was not eternal; Xiao He cried that he had been busy for most of his life, and it was not easy to live in danger.

Stopping crying, Liu Ying held Xiao He's hand and said a few words, Xiao He still kept his attitude and answered in an orderly manner. Liu Ying felt that he was about to die, so he asked Xiao He, "The prince is like a pillar of the country holding up the Han family, and I and the emperor are all grateful." I want to ask something, can Xiangguo be willing to answer? ”

Xiao He nodded.

"The prince is seriously ill, if he is unlucky, after he is a hundred years old, who can represent the Jun family?" Liu Ying asked.

Xiao He thought carefully, reminisced about what he said and did in the past, and there was nothing that did not make the first emperor Liu Bang suspicious; Now Liu Ying is still young, in the prime of spring and autumn, and has a stubborn personality and is sensitive to political affairs. Xiao He carefully dealt with the state affairs between Liu Bang and Liu Ying, and fortunately there were strange people who solved his danger and turned it into a disaster, knowing that every word and deed should not be ambiguous, but he had to think twice before he could say and do. Now that Liu Ying asked this question, Xiao He had already thought that there was a suitable candidate in his heart, but he didn't dare to show his mentality, so as not to cause trouble because of his own words. ”

"What is Qi Xiangguo Cao Shen?" Liu Ying thought deeply and said.

Xiao He's face showed long-lost joy, and he insisted on getting up and saying, "The emperor has Cao Shen, and he doesn't hate his ministers when he dies." "Anyway, I can't afford it. Liu Ying hurriedly helped Xiao He to lie down, instructed him to continue to recuperate, left the high-quality medicine brought from the palace, and instructed Imperial Physician Qin to pay attention to Xiao Lao Xiangguo's condition at all times, and always send someone to report to the Xuanshu Palace.

In July Xinwei (the fifth day of the first month), Xiao Hexue, the people of Chang'an spontaneously went to the street to cry and sacrifice to the Han Dynasty, and Liu Ying allowed him to accompany the burial of the heroes of the Changling Tomb of the first emperor. Liu Ying ordered the whole country to be susu for three days, and paid tribute to Xiao He Lao Xiangguo, who had made immortal contributions to the towering Han Dynasty.

Xiao He has been old and serious all his life, buying fields and choosing poor and remote places, building houses without building low walls. Xiao He said, "If future generations are virtuous, they will learn from my simplicity; If you are not virtuous, you will not be taken away by the powerful. ”