The scorching June day seems to burn people's hearts to the extreme. After a rain in Chang'an, it quickly returned to its original heat and scorching, and the grass on the green lawn on the outskirts seemed to be about to burn. Weiyang Palace, Changxin Palace, Xuanshu Hall and other places are all placed with copper ice jian to cool the heat, but the hearts of some people in the palace cannot be cooled down a little like copper ice jian.

At the beginning of June, Liu Bang once again brought up the matter of deposing the crown prince Liu Ying, and the minister of civil and military affairs tried every means to dissuade him, saying that the prince is the foundation of the country, and if the prince moves, the world will be shaken. Liu Bang thought about it again and again, every time he thought of what Empress Lu had done, he couldn't help but worry about the future of Qi Ji's mother and son, and last year, when Empress Lu took advantage of Liu Bang's pacification of the rebellion in Chen Feng in Hebei, he suffocated Mrs. Guan to death in the coffin, which made Liu Bang very guilty about Mrs. Guan, because he quarreled with Mrs. Guan before he went on the expedition, but he didn't expect it to be the last farewell. Liu Bang's deposition of the crown prince and the establishment of King Zhao is not purely personal, the prince has a gentle personality, King Zhao has a lively personality and is more like Liu Bang, Liu Bang always feels that King Zhao can inherit his country well, the prince is too gentle to suppress the princes, this is what Liu Bang is worried about, the second important reason is that he loves Qi Ji and loves King Zhao more, and he is afraid that after a hundred years, Qi Ji's mother and son will not be able to be saved, and he will not be able to escape the poisonous hands of Empress Lu. Therefore, Liu Bang served as the minister of civil and military affairs to persuade him every day, he ignored all of them, and said that on the third day of the seventh month, he announced the deposition of the crown prince and the establishment of King Zhao. At this time, the ministers unanimously remembered that Chen Ping had the best way, so they went to Chen Ping's mansion one after another to ask Chen Ping to take an idea, Chen Ping has always been tactful, first concerned about his own safety, and then not to offend the emperor but also to do a good job in the relationship between colleagues. Recently, the ministers have come to his house one after another to ask him to make up his mind, Chen Ping has been planning in his heart for a long time, and at first he echoed them and said that the emperor really shouldn't be like this, and said that the prince has the style of a bright lord, and that King Zhao is too young to know how to be in charge of the government, and he is still a concubine. The ministers nodded unanimously and said yes, anxiously asking Chen Ping to say a way to keep the position of the crown prince, Chen Ping pretended to think about it, but his eyes lit up, and said to the ministers why not go to Liuhou. The ministers lamented, and they all said that the door of the Marquis was closed, and the doorman claimed that the Marquis had been in retreat for several days, and that no visitors had been seen. Chen Ping let out an 'oh', sighed again, and said that the emperor had made up his mind, and he didn't want to see the ministers who entered the palace to persuade him, so he was naturally anxious about the prince's affairs, but there was really no way. The ministers had no choice but to go back worriedly.

At night, Liu Bang stayed in the Yuzao Palace, took care of the sleeping Liu Jian, and swatted flies and mosquitoes and sighed secretly, he had a lot of miscellaneous things in his heart. Recently, Liu Bang didn't know about the ministers jointly protecting the prince outside the palace, he just made up his mind and didn't want to listen to the minister's nagging, and he was afraid that after listening to them, he would hesitate and even change his mind, so he was irresponsible to Qi Ji's mother and son. Liu Bang fulfilled his promise to Qi Ji, but he also knew that he had angered Empress Lu, but he didn't hear Empress Lu's angry movements for so many days, as usual, when Empress Lu heard that she was going to depose the prince, she would always come to Liu Bang with anger to ask for an understanding, just like he used to marry Lu Yuan to the Huns, and Empress Lu would quarrel with him. And the deposition of the prince has been many days, Liu Bang wondered that Empress Lu did not come to him, but it made him feel abnormal, Liu Bang himself did not go to Changxin Palace one step, since Luoyang returned, a few days ago he often went to see Liu Chang, and gradually disappeared after a few days, he dealt with the prince's affairs like this, and Empress Lu's attitude of not asking about it made Liu Bang depressed.

"Father, the emperor—" Liu Bangfang was thinking about it, but King Zhao was already standing behind him at some point, and slapped Liu Bang on the back, which suddenly startled Liu Bang. Liu Bang asked Ruyi with a smile, "Why don't you sleep?" Ruyi giggled and spun around Liu Jian's cradle, "It's so hot that I can't sleep, my father also fanned my son, and my younger brother slept comfortably." Ruyi put his hand into Liu Jian's swaddling clothes but suddenly shouted, "Oh, father, he, he, he, he peed on his son's hands." Liu Bang couldn't help laughing and teased Ruyi, "It's you, who let your hand get there?" Ruyi became serious, "No, if it weren't for Ruyi, your little son would be soaked in urine." As soon as the words fell, Ruyi giggled loudly again, but Liu Jian cried non-stop, Liu Bang was stunned, but he also shook his head and laughed, but he immediately suppressed his laughter, scratched his forehead and frowned and said to himself, "This, how can you get this?" ”

"I'll come." Qi Ji came out of the inner hall, went straight to the cradle, picked up Liu Jian, skillfully replaced his wetting cloth, and immediately replaced it with a dry cloth, wrapped Liu Jian and put it back into the cradle.

"How can I learn about women?" Liu Bang said to Qi Ji with a smile. Qi Ji also smiled, and instructed Jing Tian to take Liu Jian back to the inner hall to rest first, and then told Ruyi to go back to sleep. Qi Ji pulled Liu Bang to sit on the steps outside and looked up at the bright moon in the sky, occasionally a gust of breeze blew on her face, feeling refreshed, and the sound of frogs in the pond in the distance seemed to be singing a happy song.

"In ten days, Ruyi will be the prince, thank the emperor for his grace." Qi Ji said with a sigh, and leaned her head on Liu Bang's shoulder. Liu Bang looked at Mingyue and did not answer Qi Ji. "Isn't the emperor happy?" Qi Ji leaned on Liu Bang and asked worriedly. "No," Liu Bang said with one hand on Qi Ji's shoulder, "It's good if you're happy." Qi Ji was always a little uneasy in her heart, looked up at Liu Bang and asked solemnly, "The emperor deposed Liu Ying, will not change his mind?" Liu Bang was dumbfounded for a long time, in fact, he didn't know what accidents would happen in his heart, but Qi Ji was waiting for his promise, thinking that no accidents would happen, Liu Bang smiled and promised Qi Ji, "You cry day and night, how dare I change my mind?" Qi Ji immediately smiled, holding his face with both hands and asking, "If the Lu clan is making trouble, how will you handle it?" Liu Bang laughed, grabbed Qi Ji's hands and said, "Ouch! I am the emperor, and I make a fuss with her. Qi Ji shook Liu Bang excitedly, and after shaking it, she plunged into Liu Bang's arms and said happily, "Ahhh How is it so good, I would rather live a long life in exchange for the longevity of this happiness. Liu Bang smiled and patted Qi Ji on the shoulder, "I'm already an old man, and I'm almost shaken apart by you." "Just shake it." Qi Ji happily drilled into Liu Bang's arms, "The concubine will dance for you." After that, Qi Ji got up and danced a cheerful dance for Liu Bang, Qi Ji smiled like a sixteen-year-old girl, and Liu Bang never got tired of watching it.

The next day, Liu Bang walked around the Xuanshu Palace, looking at the case full of recitals, he didn't need to look at it to know that it was about the prince, Liu Bang felt more and more depressed, and simply went out of the palace and ignored those recitals. When I arrived at the edge of the nullah, I looked at the Changxin Palace in the east, I don't know if Empress Lu was okay, Liu Bang knew that Empress Lu must know about the deposition of the prince, did Empress Lu cry alone in Changxin Palace? Liu Bang slapped his head, thinking that he had promised Qi Ji to abolish the prince, so he couldn't care about Empress Lu's mood, otherwise the matter would fall through again. Liu Bang's heart was not quiet, and the scorching sun made him irritable, and he stayed by the nullah for a while before returning to the Yuzao Palace. Fang passed through a garden, but heard that the palace people were talking in private, "I don't know, right?" Today, there is no one guarding the Changxin Palace, and it seems that it has been uninhabited for a long time, and the ground is full of dust. The queen doesn't know where to go. "Really?" "There is no lie."

Liu Bang listened to it with a heavy heart, frowned for a long time, thinking about the conversation of the palace people just now, it was clear that Changxin Palace had been uninhabited for a long time, and Empress Lu didn't know where to run. Liu Bang knew that Empress Lu was angry, and what overwhelmed him was that he didn't know what had happened to Empress Lu these days and where he was going. Liu Bang's eyes lit up, and he suddenly came back to his senses, and hurriedly walked to Changxin Palace, sure enough, there were no soldiers guarding in front of the palace, and there was no one in the courtyard, and the grass in the courtyard grew on the wall, and only a straight path divided the grass into two. Liu Bang looked up and saw that the three engraved 'Changxin Palace' plaques were also crooked and covered with dust, and he didn't have to doubt that this place had indeed been uninhabited for a long time. Liu Bang hurriedly ran into the hall, the hall was chaotic, spiders were webs, but there were a lot of things. Liu Bang hurriedly went to the inner hall where Empress Lu lived, it was empty, and there was still a loom from Peixian in the corner of the wall, and the bronze mirror was also full of ash, and the curtain was still blue-gray. Liu Bang's heart was in turmoil, he was sure that Empress Lu was gone, he pinched his forehead and went to Empress Lu's dressing table, wiped the ashes on the bronze mirror, and quietly looked at himself in the mirror, with mixed feelings. Suddenly, the palm of his right hand touched something soft, Liu Bang looked at it, it turned out that the thing was full of dust, so that he didn't see it at first sight, Liu Bang picked it up and opened it, it was a roll of golden silk, and there were a few lines of small words on the silk:

"Ji, I feel kind and relaxed to call you like that. After Ejiao recognized herself as a virtuous person and Zhou Xuanjiang, she didn't know that Ji liked Jin Zhao's wife, and Liu Ying was not Zhao Dun that Ji liked. I'm very tired, but I can't be without someone by my side, so I can only take Liu Ying away. The seal ribbon is in my treasure, and you and I have forgotten each other in the rivers and lakes. The sun dwells in the moon, shining on the earth; Shining light, Ze was a German man. ”

Liu Bang was nervous for a while, and Huo Ran flashed in front of him, and he hurriedly opened Empress Lu's treasure, and the queen's golden seal and purple ribbon were indeed inside. Liu Bang could read that the letter was that Empress Lu was complaining about him, and Empress Zhou Xuanjiang took off his hairpin to treat the sin Yongxiang in order to advise King Xuan to take care of the government, which made the Zhou Dynasty prosperous, and Empress Lu said that it was also reasonable, and Liu Bang would most likely listen to Empress Lu's words politically; Jin Zhao Yuan's wife forced Zhao Yuan to take back Zhai Guo's wife and son Zhao Dun, and let Zhao Dun be the sister-in-law of the Zhao family, and Zhao Yuan's wife was willing to let her sons submit to Zhao Dun; It's just that Zhao Yu returned to Jin from Zhai State, and Lu Hou returned to Chang'an from Chuying. Lu Hou said this, which made Liu Bang ashamed for a while, and even more ashamed of the last two sentences: 'The sun dwells in the moon, and the earth shines; The first eight characters are a poem of resentment in the Book of Songs, and the overall verse should be 'The sun dwells in the moon, shining on the earth. Is it like a person, and it is not an ancient place? Can Hu be determined? I'd rather not take care of it. The sun dwells in the moon, and the earth is rising. It is like a person, and his death is not good. Can Hu be determined? I'd rather report it. The sun dwells in the moon, from the east. It is like a person, and the sound of virtue is unscrupulous. Can Hu be determined? It's also forgettable. The sun dwells in the moon, and the east comes out of itself. Father and mother, I don't die. Can Hu be determined? I won't tell you about it. The whole poem is about an abandoned woman complaining about her husband. Empress Lu knew that the latter eight characters might have been modified by Empress Lu herself.

Liu Bang kneaded the silk silk in his palm, and suddenly ran out of Changxin Palace like a gust of wind, and sent people around to inquire about the whereabouts of Empress Lu and the prince, all of whom said that they did not know. Liu Bang asked people to find the original Zhan Shi of Changxin Palace and forced him to ask him about the whereabouts of Empress Lu and the crown prince, so Zhan Shi had to tell the truth. It turned out that after Empress Lu knew that Liu Bang had made up his mind to depose Liu Ying, he dismissed the eunuchs and palace people of Changxin Palace, and he was disheartened and quietly called Liu Ying to the east gate. Liu Bang immediately sent someone to the east gate to inquire, and the soldiers guarding the city did not dare to hide it anymore when they saw that it was the emperor who sent them, and hurriedly said that the queen and the prince wore folk clothes and ran to Hangu Pass with their baggage, thinking that they had returned to Pei County. When Liu Bang heard the news, he gasped and dropped the wine jue in his hand to the ground in a daze. Empress Lu's farewell was a punishment and guilt for him, she didn't bother to see herself, and went back to Peixian to be a citizen. Even so, Liu Bang did not send anyone to chase after him, but when he was free, he leaned on the palace door in a daze, but everything was complicated in his heart.

Because of the deposition of the crown prince, Liu Bang was very upset, and when Shen Zheng, Liu Bang only took one eunuch to Shanglin Yuan. The eunuch saw that the emperor was unhappy for a few days, so he had the courage to tell Liu Bang a few jokes, which made Liu Bang happy for a while. Liu Bang looked at the eunuch carefully, and saw that the eunuch was smeared with grease and powder, and the crown was inserted with green feathers, but he was also very delicate.

"What's your name?" Liu Bang asked as he left.

"Servants." He walked and helped Liu Bang lead the horse.

"It's so delicate, and it's talented to be this official." Liu Bang scoffed.

"The body of a servant is born to serve His Majesty, and His Majesty likes it." Jiru tried his best to cater to Liu Bang, causing Liu Bang to laugh again, "You can speak, and you will stay by my side to serve after that, okay?" "Okay, okay." Ji Ru laughed happily, more and more like a bright woman, Liu Bang smiled evilly.

Liu Bang took the horse from the hands of the widow, then turned over on the horse's back neatly, and told the widow to wait here and ride around comfortably. Liu Bang had already galloped into the distance, Liu Bang on horseback did not eliminate the troubles in his heart, and he thought about the return of Empress Lu and the prince to Pei County for several days, they were hurt, Liu Bang remembered that he had promised Qi Ji to make King Zhao the prince, and he would never be able to take back Queen Lu's mother and son at this time, Liu Bang was troubled, and he was afraid that he would set up Ruyi as the prince, and then go to pick up Queen Lu's mother and son, which would make things even worse. Thinking like this, Liu Bang couldn't help but feel a headache and a dull pain in his chest.

"Ahh Frightened, he yelled 'help', and hurriedly came over to help Liu Bang and helped him back to the Yuzao Palace step by step. For dozens of days, Liu Bang rested in the Yuzao Palace, Shi Yinhua and Zhao Zier often came to visit Liu Bang, Bo Ji took Liu Heng to see him two days ago, and then gradually came less. After falling off the horse, Liu Bang's arrow wound recurred, and he mostly rested in the palace and rarely went out.

It has entered July, Qi Ji has more and more canonized Ruyi as the crown prince, and asked Liu Bang to hurry up and canonize it, Liu Bang is not good to break his previous promise, no matter how the ministers persuade him, Liu Bang just does not change his mind, and asks Zongzheng to prepare for the canonization. In the early morning of the second day of the seventh month, the weather was very good, Qi Ji was busy with the canonization of Ruyi as the crown prince, and Liu Bang was also taking care of Liu Jian in the inner hall.

Suddenly, a sharp shout came from outside the Yuzao Palace, "Your Majesty——, the queen has an accident." Zhao Zi'er hurriedly ran in from outside the hall, Qi Ji couldn't stop her, Zhao Zi'er went straight to the inner hall to find Liu Bang. Liu Bang heard the shout and immediately got up and walked out, just as he saw Zhao Zi'er walking here with an anxious and uneasy face.

"What's going on?" Liu Bang asked eagerly.

"The Emperor...... The queen mother, she's dying. Zhao Zi'er said with tears in her eyes.

"What?" Liu Bang held Zhao Zi'er and asked anxiously and nervously, "Isn't Ejiao in Pei County?" How do you say she's dying? ”

Zhao Zier was so frightened that he hurriedly said the matter, it turned out that the prince came back from Kanto last night, and learned that the emperor was in the Yuzao Palace, and the prince hurriedly came to the Yuzao Palace, who knew that when the guards outside the Yuzao Palace said that the emperor did not see anyone, and said that Qi Ji did not allow anyone to enter the Yuzao Palace for anything to disturb the emperor, and the prince said that the queen was critically ill, and the guards looked at each other, but they still did not dare to let the prince in. The prince was anxious for a while, and after thinking about it, he went to Zhao Zi'er first, and told Zhao Zi'er that his mother was critically ill, Zhao Zi'er asked the prince and queen what happened, and the prince said that since he returned to Pei County, his mother did not eat or drink, knelt in the ancestral hall day and night, did not cry or laugh, and fell ill in a few days, and did not take the medicine prescribed, and his face was white and terrifying. Zhao Zi'er was immediately frightened and sweated profusely, and asked the prince what to do, and the prince said that he had to see the emperor, but the guards of Yuzao Palace did not let him see him. Zhao Zier knew the emperor's rules, so he had to arrange for the prince to rest and eat first, and at sunrise in the east, Zhao Zier hurried to Yuzao Palace and told Liu Bang the news that the queen was critically ill.

Liu Bang was sweating profusely when he heard this, and immediately asked Zhao Zi'er where the prince and the queen were, and Zhao Zi'er said that the prince was accompanying his comatose mother in the prince's palace at this time. Liu Bangfeng ran out of the Yuzao Palace and came to the prince's palace, where the prince knelt in front of the couch and held Empress Lu's hand, secretly praying to the sky.

"E-" Liu Bang shouted anxiously and hurried over to Lu Hou's bed, holding Lu Hou's hand, "Wake up, Ejiao, wake up." Empress Lu's face turned pale and she fell asleep motionless.

"Why don't you pass on the Imperial Doctor soon?" Liu Bang yelled at the eunuchs outside the palace. After a short time, the prince's hall was crowded with imperial doctors, taking turns to check the pulse of Empress Lu. Liu Bang anxiously asked Imperial Physician Qin what was going on with Empress Lu, and Imperial Physician Qin said that Empress Lu's body was too weak, her qi was like a gossamer, and her five internal organs were half damaged, and she needed to be treated well. Liu Bang urgently asked if he could be cured well, and Imperial Doctor Qin said that it would only take a long time, and the queen would be able to get better. Liu Bang breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and hurriedly asked Imperial Doctor Qin to boil the medicine himself. Liu Bang stayed by Empress Lu's side day and night, and even Ruyi's canonization ceremony was not completed.

On the seventh day, Liu Bang guarded Lv Hou and never left, Lv Hou finally woke up, but the first time he saw Liu Bang was a tired face with his head supporting his head and napping, he was in front of her couch, with a kind face. Empress Lu's eyes were clear, staring straight at Liu Bang but no tears flowed, it was so quiet. Suddenly Liu Bang woke up, and saw Lu Hou looking at him quietly, Liu Bang was not comfortable, he knew that Lu Hou was complaining about him at this time, Liu Bang didn't say a word, and the two of them were contemplating.

"I did not depose Liu Ying, nor did I canonize Ruyi." After a while, Liu Bang briefly explained the most important things these days.

"I said, you and I have forgotten each other so far." Empress Lu was not happy or angry, and looked at Liu Bang with an indisputable look and said, "I'm very tired." ”

"After stumbling for so many years, I know you'll forgive me, come back." Liu Bang held Empress Lu's hand and said, "The Golden Seal of the Queen, I have always kept it for you." ”

Empress Lu was silent and silently withdrew her hand. Liu Bang was embarrassed for a while, scratched the back of his head, and said as if admitting his mistake, "What's so awkward about me?" You see, I think the arrow wound you want to recur, and you don't take a bath or sleep for ten days. I know wrong, can't you forgive me for my crimes this time as you did before? ”

When Empress Lu saw Liu Bang coquettish with him with a childish face, Empress Lu turned her head over the wall and laughed. Liu Bang heard that Empress Lu was laughing, and knew that Empress Lu was already angry, so he also laughed. The next day, Liu Bang welcomed Empress Lu back to the Changxin Palace, which had already been cleaned, and the original eunuch palace people all came back to bow to Empress Lu, "The queen is happy and happy-". All palaces, except for Qi Ji, came to visit Empress Lu.