The crown prince Liu Ying respectfully followed the housekeeper into the front hall, respectful and respectful is not afraid, not restrained, but a kind of great virtue that the prince himself exists, elegant and graceful. When Xiao He and Fan Xu saw the prince coming in, they politely stepped aside and treated each other with their hands. As soon as Liu Ying stepped into his left foot, he saw Xiao He and Fan Hao respectfully bowing their hands, and Liu Bang was sitting under a large plaque with "Virtuous and Far-reaching", looking very eloquent and heroic. Liu Ying politely nodded to Xiao He and Fan Xu, and they also bent down to return the salute. The prince tidied up his clothes, and hurriedly walked to Liu Bang to make a big salute: "My father is happy and happy, and my son Liu Ying has worshiped my father." ”

Liu Bang has never particularly liked the prince, but he can't talk about hate, but the prince was born to Empress Lu, and he loves Mrs. Qi, so he naturally likes Mrs. Qi's child Liu Ruyi, who is lively and active, and his temperament is very similar to Liu Bang himself. Liu Ying's personality is elegant and simple, Liu Bang didn't like Confucianism very much, but the prince had a Confucian demeanor, which objectively made Liu Bang not like the prince very much, but the prince didn't make a big mistake, and asked Liu Bang for peace regularly, the prince is really not at fault, Liu Bang's love for his sons doesn't know where to tilt. Seeing that the prince was so sensible and virtuous, Liu Bang stood up and personally helped the prince up, "The prince doesn't have to be polite, and he will sit with his father." The housekeepers around him hurriedly brought a Mao mat for the prince and placed it not far from Liu Bang's side.

Liu Bang turned his head and asked, "Ying'er, not in the Prince's Palace, why did you come to the front hall?" ”

The prince replied respectfully: "I heard that the Weishui embankment broke and the people of Zhou County died, and I am really worried, I don't know how my father plans to deal with this matter?" The son may also learn from his father how to be kind to the people. ”

The prince is a young man, and he doesn't know when to say some things and when he shouldn't, and he doesn't know what he should never say. When Liu Bang heard this, he should have been happy, because the prince already had the demeanor of an emperor and knew to pity the people, but Liu Bang thought about it one more step back when he thought about it: Does the prince want to look forward to my early death? Do you want to be the emperor and the people, and govern the mountains and rivers together? Since I am here, why do you have to worry about the affairs of the world? Liu Bang looked a little displeased, and the vulgar and angry words came to his mouth, but for some reason he retreated, and he didn't speak. The prince didn't understand the reason, and was just about to continue asking, Xiao He coughed intentionally to the prince at the right time, signaling him not to ask again, the prince immediately understood Xiao He's intentions, so he didn't ask.

Xiao He and the prince made eye contact, and then stepped forward to compliment Liu Bang: "The prince is so virtuous, it is an honor for my dynasty, just Weishui bursts the embankment, the emperor will handle it perfectly, and the people will definitely recite the emperor's wisdom and martial arts." If the prince wants to learn the emperor's eloquence and heroism, he will have to work a little hard in the future, the emperor is a generation of heroes, unique, and cannot be ignored with him. ”

The prince immediately understood what Xiao He meant, so he turned his head to him and cast a grateful gaze, Xiao He nodded politely to the prince.

Fan Xu was originally a martial artist, and he couldn't listen to these Wen Zou Zou and some roundabout words, so he was suddenly a little impatient, and his voice was like Hong Zhong said: "Oh! Fan Xue is a martial artist, I don't know what you want to express, I just know that I can act on the orders of the emperor, what time is it, where did these civil and military officials in Chang'an City go, haven't you heard that Weishui burst the embankment? The ministers felt that the emperor should punish these ministers well. Fan Hao walked around the hall in a hurry, his mouth fragmented. At this time, Liu Bang saw Fan Xu like this, and the anger in his heart gradually subsided, Fan Xu has always been so informal, what to say, this is also what Liu Bang likes about him.

Liu Bangfang was displeased with the prince's words just now, looking at the general walking around in front of him, he only felt dazzling, couldn't help laughing, pointed at Fan Xue and said: "General sit down, walk back and forth, my head is dizzy." Fan Xu's footsteps stopped suddenly, stunned, scratching the back of his head and knowing how to answer: "This, uh......" and then laughed with Liu Bang's "hehe". The prince and Xiao He also looked at each other and smiled when they saw Fan Xu's honest appearance.

At this time, a housekeeper outside the palace gate hurriedly came in and told Liu Bang: "Your Majesty, all the civil and military officials have arrived and are waiting outside the main hall. ”

"Okay." Liu Bang got up from the dragon couch, and the prince also quickly stood up, Liu Bang turned to the prince and said, "Didn't Ying'er want to see how my father dealt with the matter of the Weishui embankment?" Then let me see. ”

It is said that a messenger came to report to Chang'an, and the civil and military officials arrived outside the front hall as quickly as possible after receiving the edict, and Liu Bang led the crown prince Liu Ying, the prime minister Xiao He, and the general Fan Hao to summon them. The sky is still clear, the Changle Palace is solemn, and there are hundreds of civil and military officials gathered outside the front hall, their expressions are solemn, and sometimes they sigh; Sometimes he talked nervously with the bureaucrats next to him; Sometimes he turns his back and thinks about it; From time to time, they looked up at the clear sky, all of them looked anxious and helpless, waiting for the emperor's summons.

Suddenly, a voice came, "The emperor has a decree, and hundreds of officials are here." A messenger suddenly appeared outside the door of the front hall, standing on the steps outside the door of the main hall, looking at the hundred officials of Chang'an below, and a long summoning order broke the tense atmosphere of these civil and military ministers. The ministers of civil and military affairs hurriedly followed the summoned man into the front hall. Liu Bang sat on the dragon couch in the front hall, he was in a yellow robe, with a long and long face, strong spirit, strong and heroic, and the posture of the emperor through the ages made those civil and military officials very respectful in their hearts, and the imperial spirit was so overwhelming that they only dared to bow down and act under orders. On Liu Bang's side sat the crown prince Liu Ying, the seat was slightly lower than Liu Bang's, but it was also high above overlooking the ministers, and the feeling of being condescending and admired by the prince had never been.

After the ministers entered the palace in a small way, they formed a phalanx and made a great salute to the ancestor Liu Bang, and the hundred officials raised their hands above their heads as a gesture, bowed their heads and bowed their heads and bowed in unison: "The emperor is long and happy, and he will last forever." "Hundreds of people knelt down at the same time, worshipped at the same time, and responded at the same time, and the scene was very spectacular and mighty. This majestic scene of worship is the prince has never experienced, looking at the civil and military ministers kneeling in front of him, the prince only feels that his heart is surging, and a nameless power in his heart is stirring vigorously, as if he is the emperor, and the officials worship him himself, and he even feels that the majesty is extreme, as if the picturesque country is in front of him. The prince was dumbfounded, Liu Bang saw the prince's surprise, grinned slightly, this smile was a proud and proud smile.

"Excuse me." Liu Bang gave an order, and the hundred officials then separated on both sides, a row of civil officials were gentle and elegant, courteous, and full of economy; A row of military attachés is majestic, iron-faced heroes, all of them show the style of generals. After Liu Bang inspected the hundred officials, there seemed to be a trace of displeasure and loneliness on his face, and asked the edict herald next to him: "Where is Han Xin, Marquis of Huaiyin?" ”

The confessor knelt down from the side to the stairs and played: "The Marquis of Huaiyin said that he was really unwell and could not participate in this court politics, and I hope the emperor will forgive me." ”

When Liu Bang heard that the Marquis of Huaiyin was about to call himself sick again, his face changed suddenly, his mouth was slightly open and he was stunned, but he was also forced to nod, and his teeth itched with hatred in his heart. Since Han Xin was demoted to the Marquis of Huaiyin, Han Xin has been in passive confrontation with the emperor, often refusing to go to court on the grounds of illness, which is also the most painful and helpless place for Liu Bang, thinking of this, Liu Bang's face was much more serious, but soon became kind again, and continued: "Since the Marquis of Huaiyin is in poor health, how can I not be considerate? "It's a bit reluctant, but I can't help it. The civil and military officials all saw that Liu Bang was a little dissatisfied with the Marquis of Huaiyin, and they all looked at each other and the people around them, and they all guessed the emperor's thoughts, and he was 'worried' about Han Xin. As early as the sixth year of the Han Dynasty, Han Xin was cut off from the position of the king of Chu, and the pseudo-You Yunmeng arrested Han Xin to Chang'an, cut him to the Marquis of Huaiyin, and controlled him under his nose. After that, Han Xin refused to enter the DPRK and participate in politics on the grounds that he fell ill during the war for a few years. Liu Bang sometimes summoned Han Xin to the palace to talk on the pretext of playing chess, and sometimes asked Han Xin to go to the nearby people's homes with him to serve a little bit, so as to alleviate Han Xin's complaints against the court and stabilize him. The interpretation of one monarch and one minister until now. But everyone also saw that there was another person who did not come, that is, Liuhou Zhang Zifang, but Liu Bang did not see any dissatisfaction with Liuhou, because Zhang Zifang had always been weak, and after Liu Bang entered the customs, he promised Zifang to let him not ask about the government. Zifang is the emperor's teacher, he once followed Liu Bang wholeheartedly and helped him rule the world, during which he did not have any disrespect for Liu Bang, Han Xin was different, passive confrontation with him, some small details Liu Bang can still feel. Since the ovary entered the customs, he has lived quietly at home and never asked about political affairs. Although Han Xin did not go to court on the grounds of illness, he was always wary of Liu Bang, after all, Liu Bang had cut him down twice, and brought him from Chu to Guanzhong, called Jinjing as a marquis, but he was actually under house arrest under Liu Bang's control.

When everyone was still thinking about the Marquis of Huaiyin, Liu Bang led the topic to the Weishui embankment again, "The reason why you are summoned here today, I'm afraid you have already heard about it on the road, right?" ”

The Marquis of Anguo Wang Ling came out of the class and said: "The minister heard that the Weishui burst the embankment, and the people of Zhou County died. ”

When Liu Bang thought of this, a trace of melancholy and annoyance rose in his heart, his expression was a little helpless, and his words were a little soft and sad, "What the prince said is very true. Liu Bang was in a trance for a moment and then said: "Since I entered the capital of Guanding, I have also diligently investigated water conservancy, and Jingshui Weishui has been dammed and embankmentd, I never thought that Weishui was still wrecked, since it has been wrecked, I don't know what solution Zhu Qing has. ”