On this day, Liu Ying and Chen Ping went out of the palace with Chen Ping to inspect the suburbs of the city and the water conservancy of the Wei River. Since that day Liu Ying did not want Empress Lu to take care of political affairs, Empress Lu has not taken care of it anymore, and suddenly heard that Liu Ying went out of the palace to inspect today, Empress Lu ordered someone to call Xiao He, and asked some Liu Ying about the recent handling of government affairs, Xiao He said that the emperor has gradually matured, has his own ideas and plans, and handled political affairs in an orderly manner, and Empress Lu is deeply grateful. Soon after Xiao He left, Shi Yinhua and Zhao Zier followed each other to worship Empress Lu, and Empress Lu knew that the two of them were afraid of themselves, and they were even more disdainful of the two of them, seeing that the two of them had dedicated all the treasures they had treasured for many years to themselves, and Empress Lu also accepted them unceremoniously. During the banquet, Empress Lu once again hinted that the two of them should be cautious in their words and deeds, they nodded respectfully and said yes, and after chatting with them for less than half an hour, Empress Lu let them go back to the palace.

In the afternoon, Empress Lu just woke up from a nap, when Fang drank tea, a few days ago to Zhao summoned Liu Ruyi's envoy back, reported to Empress Lu that he did not see King Zhao, but Zhao Xiang Zhou Chang received him, he took out the edict and gave it to Zhou Chang, Zhou Chang took a closer look, saw that there was only the seal of the Queen Mother, and immediately understood the Queen Mother's intentions, and immediately ordered the officials to arrange for him to stay in the post house. The next day, Zhou Chang told him that it was summer, and King Zhao was still young and could not stand the scorching sun, and he was unfortunate to be sick in the past two days, and it was really not suitable to set off. The envoy was suspicious, and once again said that Mrs. Qi missed King Zhao and wanted King Zhao to go back to Chang'an, and begged the Queen Mother in every possible way to allow King Zhao to return to Beijing, so that his mother and son could meet each other. Zhou Chang knew that Empress Lu might have imprisoned Mrs. Qi, and this edict was just a high-sounding reason for her to lure King Zhao back to Chang'an, and Zhou Chang immediately remembered that when Jin She sent King Zhao to Zhao that day, he was ordered by the first emperor to hand him a brocade silk, which said: If Chang'an summons Ruyi in a different form, the prince can block it back, and don't let Ai'er return to the south. Zhou Chang immediately lifted his spirits, and immediately broke the envoy's lie, asking him to reply to Mrs. Qi like this, "The first emperor collapsed, the second concubine can go to the fiefdom with his son, and Mrs. Qi can come to Zhao State." Zhou Chang deliberately said this to Empress Lu, hoping that Empress Lu would not care about the past suspicions and let Mrs. Qi come to Zhao State; Zhou Chang also used these words to directly block Empress Lu's desire to harm King Zhao, which can be described as a naked exposure of the true intention of the edict. The envoy knew that Mrs. Qi had been imprisoned by Empress Lu, and this edict was also a plan by Empress Lu to lure Liu Ruyi into Beijing, but Zhou Chang blocked it seamlessly on the grounds that King Zhao was ill. The envoy told himself that it would be useless to say more, so he hurried back to Chang'an that day to report to Empress Lu.

Empress Lu immediately heard a wave of anger rushing to her head, she knew that Zhou Chang was talking to her in code, Empress Lu waved away the messenger and sat on the table unhappily. Empress Lü told herself that if it were not for Zhou Chang's words, she was afraid that the deposition plan of the first emperor Liu Bang had been successful, and Zhou Chang was kind to her mother and son, but unfortunately Liu Bang used Zhou Chang as Zhao Xiang to assist Liu Ruyi, Empress Lü understood that Zhou Chang was straightforward and upright by nature, and the Chinese Wu Ru Xiao He and the like respected him for three points, Liu Bang arranged this way to let Zhou Chang, who had been kind to Empress Lü's mother and son, resist Empress Lü's persecution of Liu Ruyi, Zhou Chang was both her benefactor and a person with a straightforward and outspoken nature, and Liu Bang wanted to make Empress Lü unable to start. Empress Lu spread all her resentment to Liu Bang, who had passed away, and her resentful eyes were like the cold ice of winter, like a red-hot iron hook, which was breathtaking. Empress Lu's hands creaked between her abdomen, and she said angrily, "What a careful arrangement!" Empress Lu suddenly raised his head proudly and said disdainfully, "In order to prevent me, you have taken great pains." You can't keep them alive, so what can you do when you die? Although he said that, Empress Lu had no reason to summon Liu Ruyi back to Chang'an.

A few days later, in the early morning, Liu Ying dressed in solemn court clothes and went to the high temple to pay tribute to the first emperor Liu Bang. In the afternoon, Liu Ying came to see Lv Hou, and reported to Lv Hou about the high temple memorial, Lv Hou was sad, and said that the first emperor went earlier, leaving their mother and son to guard the Han River. Liu Ying also felt sorry for his father's early departure in his chest, and since he ascended the throne for two or three months, he felt the complexity of politics and the difficulty of being in charge, Liu Ying couldn't help but sob. Empress Lu suddenly flashed in her mind, pretending to be sad and said, "When the first emperor collapsed, only you kept his soul for many days, he loved King Zhao the most during his lifetime, and when he died, you see that King Zhao will not come back to treat his father's funeral." Today, you go to the high temple to pay respects, and the mourning family is sad and chilled. Emperor, can you summon King Zhao back to Chang'an to pay tribute to the first emperor? Liu Ying was stunned, looked at his mother in front of him defensively, knew what his mother meant, and secretly planned in his chest, Liu Ying knew that his mother was right, King Zhao should indeed come back for his father's funeral, but he would die here when he came back, Liu Ying remembered what his father said to him before he died, Liu Bang said that even if he died, King Zhao did not have to go back to Chang'an for funeral, and specially told Liu Ying that there was no major event and did not need to call Ruyi back to Beijing. Liu Ying didn't dare to go against his father's expectations of him, and it was difficult to reply to his mother's words. After careful consideration, Liu Ying said to Lu Hou, "The mountain is high and the road is far away, and the Ruyi brother is still young, and he is not used to the twists and turns of the road." I have ordered the princes to go to the high temple, and the Ruyi brother can pay tribute to his father in the Zhao country. Liu Ying's words blocked Lv Hou's mouth, Lv Hou was stunned in his heart, smiled stiffly, and transformed all the stiffness of his face caused by the unhappiness at this time under the cover of Ganchun tea after drinking rain. After drinking tea, Liu Ying said that she would go back to review the slip, so she said goodbye to Empress Lu.

At night, Empress Lu sent an edict to the envoy, ordering him to go to Zhao overnight to summon King Zhao to Beijing. Two days later, the envoy wanted to present the edict directly to King Zhao, but was intercepted by Zhou Chang, Zhou Chang opened his eyes: "The Empress Dowager's edict: the first emperor loved King Zhao more during his lifetime, and cried in front of his death without seeing King Zhao's spirit. Zhou Chang thought about it for a while, firmly believing that this was another plan of Empress Lu, so he said to the envoy in person, "Emperor Zhou Changmeng did not give up and assisted King Zhao, and forgave the ministers for not taking care of King Zhao, the king's illness has not yet healed, and today his head is vicious, and the heat is quite heavy, so he does not dare to send King Zhao to the south with illness." Ministers can accompany King Zhao to sacrifice in Zhao Guoyao. The public can repay the Queen Mother like this. The envoy was stunned for a moment, so speechless, and only after a long time did he hold Zhou Chang and said solemnly, "Zhou Xiang, in the past two days, the emperor will bring hundreds of civil and military officials to worship the first emperor, the king of Qi and the king of Chu are on the way to Beijing, even if the king of Zhao is sick, he cannot rely on the favor of the first emperor before his death and refuse the emperor's edict." Zhou Xiangyi sent King Zhao back to Chang'an, otherwise it would cause trouble to Zhao. Zhou Chang pretended to be stunned, took out the edict and looked left and right, and was surprised by the edict, "The emperor's edict? The minister looked left and right several times, but he didn't know that there was a golden seal of the emperor, was the minister wrong? The envoy's eyes lit up, and he knew that he had said the wrong thing, and there was only the golden seal of the queen mother and no golden seal of the emperor. The envoy argued, "The emperor is busy with government affairs, so leave this matter to the queen mother to deal with, and Zhou Xiang should not worry too much, it is advisable to let King Zhao return to Beijing." Zhou Chang was instantly furious, and pointed at the messenger and roared and scolded, "You are presumptuous! It's a summer day, do you want to make King Zhao's illness worse? If something happens halfway, can you afford it? Zhou Changzhi frightened the envoy back a few steps, and the envoy tried to persuade him many times, but he did not dare to offend Zhou Chang, so he had to return to Beijing in the starry night to report the matter to Empress Lu.

When Empress Lu heard this, he was furious, overturned several cases full of melons and fruits on the table, his whole body trembled with anger, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Zhou Chang! Zhou Chang! Liu Bang wants to use you to block me, can you block it? Empress Lu's anger frightened all the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace to bow their heads and kneel, not daring to speak loudly, Dai Qing waved them away, and cautiously asked Empress Lu, "Queen Mother, what should we do?" Empress Lu waved his sleeves, looked at Dai Qing with a fixed look in his eyes and said, "Liu Ruyi must come to Beijing, and the mourning family can't summon him if he doesn't believe it." Empress Lu was both jealous and angry that Zhou Chang helped Liu Ruyi, jealous that Liu Bang was still worried about Mrs. Qi's mother and son after his death, and the angry thing was that Zhou Chang obstructed her again, the more Liu Bang and Zhou Chang helped Liu Ruyi, the more difficult the anger in Empress Lu's chest became.

The next day, Liu Yingfang went to the early court, and a messenger from Hubian Pass came to report, saying that the Xiongnu Zuoxian King led 10,000 cavalry to the edge of Jiuyuan County for several days, and he has not gone so far. Suddenly, the court was as noisy as a frying pot, and immediately a military general came out of the class to invite him, "The minister is willing to lead 10,000 troops to exterminate it." Liu Ying first encountered something to do with the Huns, for a while did not know how to deal with it, on the couch like sitting on pins and needles, Liu Ying thought that the national strength of the Huns was flourishing, and the quality of the troops exceeded the soldiers of the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty was recuperating at this time, most of the army was demobilized and returned to agriculture, at this time if it was to compete with the Huns, the Han Dynasty may not be his opponent. Liu Ying did not agree to the general's request. Xiao He asked the envoy, "Can the Hun soldiers burn and loot in Jiuyuan County?" "Not really." The messenger replied. Xiao He cautiously asked again, "How long have they been in Jiuyuan County?" Is it just a horseback ride every day? The messenger said, "It has been four days now, and they are only riding on horseback and nothing else." Xiao He thought about it for a while, and couldn't think of why the Hun soldiers did this. Liu Ying asked Chen Ping what he thought, Chen Ping was always wise in his eyes, and he bowed his hand when he went out of class, "I'm afraid that the Huns will do this." "Why?" Liu Ying asked suspiciously. "The Xiongnu lived in the water and grass, and the water and grass in Jiuyuan County were abundant, but Jiuyuan County had belonged to the Han Dynasty, and the Xiongnu had no reason to occupy Jiuyuan County. The Xiongnu have a history of more than 100 years, and their tribe's water and grass are decreasing day by day, so they have to rely on the military power to go south to Jiuyuan County to protect the tribal people to tide over the difficulties. The Hu soldiers did not burn and loot, it was because they did not want to be the enemy of our dynasty, and their cavalry was just to frighten the people on the border, and after two months, they left automatically. Don't worry, the emperor can send this envoy back to watch the movement, and order Jiuyuan County to guard the whole city secretly. After Chen Ping finished speaking, the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu suddenly realized and nodded sincerely.

The next day, Empress Lu had already learned from the palace eunuchs that Liu Ying dealt with the Xiongnu yesterday, and when Liu Ying came to worship her, Empress Lu instructed Liu Yingdao, "When dealing with political affairs, you must remain calm, if you are not calm, the overall situation will be in chaos." Dealing with political affairs is like a general who goes into battle to kill the enemy, he is the commander in chief of the army, and he must deal with things calmly, and he must not panic, if he panics first, the army's morale will be discouraged. Emperor, you are the center of the world, the overall situation of the world is controlled by you, the heart is strong, confident, listening, and admonishing, then the Han Dynasty will continue to develop and grow. Liu Ying nodded convincingly, humbly accepting Empress Lu's suggestion. Empress Lu stroked her back and said happily, "It doesn't matter, there are still Xiao He, Chen Ping, Zhou Bo, Lu Jia and other civil and military ministers by your side, and the queen mother will always be by your side to help you and support you." It doesn't matter if you do something wrong, just correct it immediately; It doesn't matter if you do less, as long as it's really good for the people and the Han Dynasty. The mourning family said that the sky is selfless and the earth is selfless, the sun and the moon are selfless, and the light will always shine on you. Liu Ying smiled shyly, and Empress Lu patted him on the arm, "Be a good emperor." Liu Ying let out a heavy 'um'.

A few days later, a messenger from Jiuyuan County returned to Beijing to report, saying that the Hun cavalry was not far from the Xiongnu people who were grazing, and those cavalry were afraid that the Han Dynasty army would come to drive them away, so they deliberately exaggerated the momentum. Liu Ying's worries disappeared in an instant, admiring Chen Ping's keen insight, and rewarding him with 100 gold and 50 pieces of silk.