Liu Bang sat on the couch and looked around the room with his eyes and took a sip of hot tea. Empress Lu quietly dismantled her bun, removed the decorations on her head, took off her earrings, and suddenly her black hair hung down on her shoulders like a waterfall.

"I went to Liyang Palace, is the Emperor okay?" Liu Bang broke the silence with a word.

"Well, Emperor Taishang is all right, there are his neighbors in Pei County in Liyang Palace, and he often plays Liubo, pot throwing, and cockfighting games with Emperor Taishang, and the Emperor Taishang is very happy, and thanks to His Majesty for moving to Pei County for him. It's just that people are old, and Mrs. Zhaoling went early, so the emperor must have felt very lonely in his heart. Lu Hou said while combing his hair.

Putting the tea on the table, propping his hands on the couch, his feet shaking loosely, and said, "Old man, I really should go and see it." ”

Wearing three thousand hairs to sit next to Liu Bang, Lv Hou put one hand on Liu Bang's hand, bent a smile, and Liu Bang's heart was also warm, and Lv Hou no longer had the rigidity of the past and turned to be gentle and virtuous. "Lu Ling's matter has passed, I won't pursue it, but I hope you can tell me when you encounter something in the future, don't you believe me?" Liu Bang asked with a straight face.

Empress Lu nodded with an 'um', "The concubine will." Then he poured his head on Liu Bang's shoulder.

Liu Bang held Empress Lu's hand and hinted, "Just now, I remembered that many years ago, I was young and fearless at that time, from Pei Gong to the King of Han, and then to the emperor, killing too much in the middle, stepping on the lives of countless people and finally reaching the highest peak. Now overlooking the common people, there is some desolation in the bottom of my heart, their fathers, brothers and children have created my glory today, I hope that there will be no more killings in the future, whether it is political or in the harem, I don't want to see it, the world is one, you have to live a good life, it's not good to raise troops too much, it's not good to kill too much. ”

Empress Lu smiled, with two meanings. First, Liu Bang really didn't want too much killing, and there were too many killings in the process of going from a grass man to the Ninety-Five Emperor, which caused the world to be restless, and the smoke of war was filled, and he felt a little ashamed; Second, it was implied that Empress Lu should not pursue the matter of Lu Ling, and Liu Bang understood that Empress Lu was a person who would definitely investigate who killed Lu Ling. Liu Bang herself let go, why didn't she let go, you must know that Lu Ling's mistake was enough to be executed, and what qualifications did she have to investigate what caused Lu Ling's death.

"Actually, you and I don't want to kill too much." Lu Hou got up and looked at Liu Bang's eyes firmly, knowing what he meant by this, there was a hint in his words, and Lu Hou also replied in words. Just said this, but didn't give him a clear answer, because she wasn't sure if she would kill someone else for anything in the future, and instead of making promises that she couldn't do, it was better to avoid the topic and not promise.

The two of them looked at each other for a moment, then looked down and smiled.

"Is Your Majesty sleeping here tonight?" Lu Hou got up to make the bed, and asked Liu Bang behind his back.

Liu Bang nodded and said with a smile, "It's late at night, where else can I go?" He also got up and made room for Empress Lu to make the bed.

Looking at the already virtuous wife in front of him behind Empress Lu, Liu Bang looked at her for a long time, her ability to make the bed was still so neat, she didn't need any palace maids to serve her at all, and it was even more comfortable than those palace maids, but she hadn't come for a long time, and she didn't know what it was like to sleep here. Looking sideways at the bed made by Lu Hou, but the two quilts were separated, Liu Bang raised his mouth and smiled with a slight raised eyebrows. stepped forward, from behind the head of Lu Hou into his chest, the cheeks full of beautiful beard against Lu Hou's right shoulder, the slightest can hear Liu Bang snorting and panting, the petal breath exuded by the fragrant shoulder makes Liu Bang a little intoxicated in the fragrance of women. was tightly wrapped around his arm by Liu Bang, so that Empress Lu couldn't move, so he had to stand quietly and let Liu Bang hold him from behind, and there was a sweetness on his face that he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Weidi, Your Majesty has gone to see it, is it okay to repair? There won't be any more major problems, right? I didn't know what to say, so I had to find something to say, and Empress Lu leaned her head on Liu Bang's head and asked. Liu Bang put his chin against her shoulder, opened his mouth and said, "Chen Ping offered a plan, Xiao He proposed the purpose, irrigated the baby and Zhou Bo to implement, the division of labor is clear, and the people help each other, so I don't have to worry, but I have to check it every once in a while, I want the people to know that I am also diligent in checking water conservancy and caring about the national economy and people's livelihood, Xiao He sometimes goes to Weidi to check, Zhang Cang accompanies him, I see them." ”

Empress Lu nodded, 'oh', "Prime Minister Xiao Cheng is only for the people, a sage and a virtuous man." ”

Liu Bang was not very happy, and immediately answered, "To govern the world, it is not only necessary to use the sages, but those anonymous people often play a greater advantage. Liu Bangding went back, he didn't want Xiao He's reputation to be so high, and even the queen said yes to him, originally let Jiang Guan supervise the work, which was to support the friendly relationship between Xiao He and the people.

Lu Hou smiled when he knew what he meant, and said, "In the past few days, I heard that Qi has basically monopolized the salt industry, and I heard that other countries have to buy Qi country's salt grains at a high price, will Qi country's behavior cause the hatred of other countries?" If there is a need for help in the future, other countries will not lend a hand, "Guanzi Herdsman" has a saying: Only the capable are prepared for the invisible, so the disaster will not sprout. Your Majesty is better to return the salt production rights of Qi State to the central government of the Han Court. ”

Liu Bang exhaled lightly, closed his eyes slightly, and didn't worry at all, because Qi Guo's salt production was originally allowed by him behind his back. It's not that Empress Lu didn't know that Liu Bang wanted to make the Qi State stronger, but Liu Bang didn't realize that there were hidden dangers here, and he was only afraid that he would cause a war among the eastern princes for the sake of salt prices. Liu Bang's eyebrows moved slightly, and he said unhurriedly, "The land of Qi is close to the sea to produce salt, which is the inherent economic capital of Qi since the Spring and Autumn Period. It's just that the price is just three percent higher than the original, the queen doesn't know that Yan raised the price of deer antler, Changsha raised the price of bamboo slices, and Huainan raised the price of raw fish. Salt production is not only the Qi State has this privilege, there is well salt in the Bashu Hanzhong region, and the Zhao State has pool salt, other countries don't want to take a long detour, Qi is near, and they don't want to bid, so they can only go to the Han Court Central Committee and me to cut it, and I pressure him, and the Han Court has not interfered in local economic affairs for a long time. The Empress was relieved that this was only an economic policy between kingdoms. ”

Empress Lu understood that dealing with political affairs was Liu Bang's strength, and what he said was the Tao, and Empress Lu was persuaded by him for a while, nodded convincingly, and said, "Hetao and Jiuyuan County are close to Chang'an, and Your Majesty will send troops to garrison ......."

Before he finished speaking, Liu Bang walked up to Empress Lu in one step, tapped Empress Lu's lips, and took her hands with a smile and said, "I don't have to play any state affairs, does the queen want to talk to me about national affairs overnight?" It seems that every time I come, the queen and I talk about state affairs, I am here today, doesn't the queen want to share this night with me? ”

Empress Lu smiled shyly, got into Liu Bang's arms and snuggled up, Liu Bang patted Empress Lu on the shoulder with a smile. Glancing at the sky outside the window, he heard the bell of the third watch ringing in the palace, and Liu Bang took Empress Lu's hand to sit on the couch. The tranquility of the night was a time of joy, and the eyes of the two were locked into each other, as if there was no room for a third person between their eyes. Empress Lu lowered her head and smiled shyly. Liu Bang was stunned for a while before slowly undressing her, slowly untying it one by one, Empress Lu always bit her lip tightly and didn't look at Liu Bang, turned her head to the side, and let him take off the clothes on her body one by one. Slowly fell, wanting to knock on Lu Hou's lips, but Lu Hou stopped him with one hand, handed Liu Bang a look, and told him to look at the uncovered gauze by the bed. Liu Bang smiled and understood what she meant, stretched out his hand to pull down the yarn, and suddenly the hibiscus tent was warm and spent the winter night.

Looking at the weather-beaten wife under him, Liu Bang let go of all any awkwardness with her, and pressed his thick lips tightly to Lu Hou's lips, and in an instant, the hearts of the two seemed to melt suddenly, tightly intertwined, cheerful words reappeared, and the feelings of turning clouds and rain repeated.

"Father...... If you have time, you should accompany your mother more. Liu Ying's words rang in her ears.