The prosperous April gradually passed, and at the end of April, Chen Xuan, who was guarding the border soldiers of the two countries of the Zhao Dynasty, sent news to Guanzhong, asking the emperor Liu Bang to hurry up and buy a new king for the Zhao State, saying that when he passed the Zhao State, the Zhao State ministers were leaderless, thieves were everywhere, and some landlord class that had grown up by relying on military merits began to gradually encroach on the fields of some yeoman farmers. Liu Bang had a headache when he looked at Chen Xuan's recital, and since he abolished Zhang Ao, he began to constantly think about who to set up as the king of Zhao, and after thinking about it, there was no one to choose, and he would never let people with different surnames call him the king and dominate, but his sons were young and weak, and Brother Kun's relatives were not virtuous, so Liu Bang was worried all day long. Since the abolition of Zhang Ao, Fan Xu and Chen Feng urged the emperor to quickly add a new King Zhao several times, Liu Bang screened one by one in his heart, but there was no suitable candidate, and he dreamed every day and night.

On this day, Liu Bang came to Yuzao Palace as usual, and Mrs. Qi went to Linhua Hall to visit Mrs. Guan, only Ruyi played blindly in the palace. Liu Bang asked Ruyi where his mother went, and after Ruyi replied truthfully, he asked Liu Bang to go hunting with him in Shanglinyuan, saying that it was agreed in winter that his father would take him to Shanglinyuan to hunt in the spring. Where did Liu Bang have the heart to accompany Ruyi to Shanglin Yuan for a walk at this time, waving his hand and telling Ruyi to go play by himself. Liu Bang sat on the couch, called two palace people to pinch his shoulders, kicked on the couch, closed his eyes, and still thought about things in his heart. Suddenly, my eyes lit up, and I remembered Ruyi. Ruyi, the acting king, was hastily sealed by Liu Bang when his brother Liu Zhong abandoned the country and fled, and he was also a person surnamed Liu who admired himself outward, and he could seal it as much as possible, to a certain extent, to resist the king with a different surname. Daidi is far away in the north of Changshan in Zhao State, and the Mayi of Daidi is often patronized by the Xiongnu, so Liu Ruyi has been asked to stay in Chang'an, and he does not dare to ask him to go to the feudal country, so he is called Chen Yu to supervise the border soldiers of the two countries of Zhao Dai. Now that Zhang Ao is no longer the king of Zhao, then Ruyi can also move south and be the king of Zhao obediently, wouldn't it be better? Liu Bang immediately made the decision to let Ruyi be the king of Zhao in his heart, so he suddenly got up, making the palace people who pinched his shoulders at a loss. Liu Bang called the palace maid away, paced back and forth in the hall with his waist crossed, and after thinking about it, he immediately ordered a palace person to call Mrs. Qi back.

After tea, Mrs. Qi and Jing Tian returned to Yuzao Palace, and as soon as they entered the hall, they saw that the emperor was in great interest, so they smiled and asked him what good things he had. Liu Bang asked her to sit down, sat on the mat himself, and said to Qi Ji with a smile, "The original Zhao Wang Ao has been deposed for more than three months, and you also know that the Zhao Kingdom is now ownerless. ”

Mrs. Qi's eyes blinked, brushed the hair on her forehead, and thought calmly for a long time, but she also knew that his mind would still choose people from the Liu clan, but most of the Liu clan were not virtuous, and they were weak and weak. Qi Ji analyzed, "Your Majesty will not call a king with a different surname." Now the Liu family's clan has no candidate to be crowned king, and His Majesty's heirs are weak and weak. Qi Ji's heart suddenly lit up, and she asked Liu Bang with some eagerness, "Your Majesty has the heart to call the Lu clan the king?" The Lu clan has a lot of ability. ”

Liu Bang was disappointed and complained, "How can you think of the queen's family, isn't the Lu family the opposite sex?" Suddenly, his face was full of smiles again, and he looked at Qi Ji for a while before he said with a smile, "What do you think of Ruyi?" ”

Mrs. Qi's face changed abruptly, she was stunned for a long time, looked at Liu Bang for a long time, swallowed saliva in her throat, and when she came back to her senses, she grabbed Liu Bang's arm and said worriedly, "Ruyi is King Zhao?" Why did Your Majesty make such a decision? ”

Liu Bang said, "All the people choose not to be more suitable for Ruyi, Ruyi can be my beloved son, and Zhao is in the south of Changshan, far away from the Xiongnu range, Ruyi to Zhao is relatively safe, Zhao from the late Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period to the present, is a more developed feudal country in the north, and the degree of wealth is not worse than that of Qi." ”

Mrs. Qi's anxious face suddenly became panicked, and she even held Liu Bang's hand and said in a panic, "The concubine does not agree, Your Majesty will let Ruyi be the acting king for the time being, Your Majesty's sons have not been crowned kings, but Ruyi has become the acting king and the king of Zhao, and the concubines have grievances, so it is not good for Ruyi." ”

Liu Bang put his hand on Qi Ji's hand and patted it, smiled and comforted Qi Ji not to panic so far, and said that the sons of Zhu Ji were too weak, and they would be crowned kings when they grew up. Qi Ji was unabated, and brought out Empress Lu as a stimulus to Liu Bang, and said with a slight cry, "Zhao Wang Ao has just been deposed, and His Majesty has named Ruyi as King Zhao, what does the Lu family think, I am afraid that Ruyi will become the target of public criticism in the future." ”

Qi Ji's words reminded Liu Bang, Liu Bang was also stunned for a while, and after weighing it in his abdomen for a long time, he saw that he withdrew his hand from Qi Ji's hand in irritability and disgust, and complained, "Lu Clan, Lu Clan, Lu Clan, is Lu Clan the emperor?" Whoever I call king, who dares to say more. In the future, Ruyi will succeed me as the emperor, will the Lu family dare to murder him? And don't be worried, Ruyi is the king of Zhao and cannot be changed. ”

Qi Ji's sad face is unabated, Liu Bang has always disliked Qi Ji's nagging in the past few days, and always feels that Qi Ji is worried, although he thinks that this matter is not well arranged, but Mrs. Qi is afraid of Liu Bang's stinky temper after all, he dares to scold you even if you are your parents, and it is a big deal to pay for it after scolding.

Let Ruyi do the matter of King Zhao in Qi Ji's reluctance to decide, the next day he convened the ministers to discuss the candidate for the lord of Zhao, some ministers have been with Liu Bang for a long time, and they can sense that the emperor's mind has been on Ruyi; Some ministers had already heard the news that the emperor wanted to be crowned King Zhao before they came here, and some ministers looked at the attitude of the prime minister, the imperial historian and others. The ministers felt that this matter was not good, Chen Ping and Xiao He and others knew that Liu Bang only loved this Ruyi child, and after King Zhao was deposed, he was migrated to Ruyi, which also gave them a warning, love Ruyi is better than love the prince, the prince's succession to the throne is threatened, and the emperor is likely to call Ruyi to inherit the throne with an iron heart, otherwise why do so many princes not seal Ruyi? Ruyi is eight years old, Liu Heng is five years old, and Liu Heng can also be the king if he wants to come, just choose a good Xiangguo assistant for him, but he only thinks of Ruyi. The ministers have always known the emperor's intentions, and wanted to abolish the crown prince Liu Ying and set up Ruyi as the prince. Today seems to be a repeat of the old things, Xiao He knows the emperor's thoughts but does not echo the emperor's thoughts, standing silently among the civil officials, and is not very satisfied with the emperor's favor in his heart. However, Chen Ping came out of the class and said, "The third son of the emperor, Liu Ruyi, can be named King Zhao." "I didn't say anything superfluous, and Chen Ping couldn't say a good reason to make Ruyi the king of Zhao, but he just said it according to the emperor's wishes, and most of the ministers seconded the proposal, and the few ministers accepted it silently. Xiao He and Chen Ping glanced at each other but didn't say anything, Xi Feng Ruyi was the result that the emperor wanted. Although Liu Bang was dissatisfied with the unsupportive attitude of some ministers, after all, most of them still supported Ruyi as the king of Zhao, and Liu Bang was not too unhappy in the end, so he also followed the attitude of the ministers at this time and issued an edict announcing that Liu Ruyi, the acting king, was crowned as the king of Zhao.

This matter quickly reached the ears of the couple in Xuanping County, Zhang Ao was respectful on the surface, and he was somewhat depressed in his heart, but there was no greater turmoil, in the past three months, he has gradually let go of this matter, he is already a Hou Ye, and it is good to have Lu Yuan by his side. Princess Lu Yuan heard that Ruyi was King Zhao, but she resented her father even more. As soon as he heard the news, he angrily threw the pottery he made on the ground and went into the house, but Zhang Ao persuaded Lu Yuan to let go of the matter and look down on it. Lu Yuan held back for a long time, then lay on the couch and cried loudly, crying for her husband, for her mother, for her younger brother, and for the dead Zhao Ji.

When the matter of Ruyi for the King of Zhao had just reached Changxin Palace, Empress Lu was sorting out his loom, and Dai Qing said that Ruyi was named King of Zhao by the emperor, and the shuttle used for weaving cloth by Empress Lu fell to the ground with a bang. Dai Qing hurriedly went over and stroked Lu Hou's back as comfort. Empress Lu waved her hand weakly and told Dai Qing to go down, she stood up from the mat, her heart was as uncomfortable as the rolling waves, her face suddenly lost her ruddyness, and she dragged her heavy steps back to the inner room, and ordered no one to disturb her, and Empress Lu lay in the inner room for a whole day and did not go out of the hall, and did not see half a candle in the inner room until late at night.