Chapter 14: The Feast of Sorrow

Empress Lu saw that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty did not mean to help Liu Ruyi, she exhaled happily in her chest, covered her chest and closed her eyes for a moment. Leaned on the pillar and looked at Liu Bangjunchen, and saw the loss of the emperor's back, Empress Lu felt a different kind of happiness in her heart, so she covered her mouth behind the pillar and smiled. She tilted her head sideways to see Liu Bang's expression at this time, impatient, she was behind the dragon couch, if she really wanted to see it, wouldn't it let Liu Bang see herself? Besides, you can't appear in the court and make jokes to the ministers. He gestured to Dai Qing, Dai Qing brought a bottle of wine after he understood, and Empress Lu picked up the wine bottle and clinked glasses to Liu Bangyao, and said, "I wish the Han family will last forever", and drank the wine. Then he looked at the ministers in the court, and the ministers concealed the truest attitude in their hearts, singing and cheering happily with the emperor on the scene. No matter what, these ministers are the same as her after all, even if some people know Liu Bang's intention to let Liu Ruyi dance the sword this time, but they all pretend not to know, after all, the ministers are adhering to the principle of the traditional primogeniture inheritance system, and it is not easy to shake anything easily, Yi Chu is not a matter of the royal family, it is related to the future operation of the whole country, thinking that the emperor's intention this time is also going to fail, and Empress Lu did not spend much effort to eliminate this matter. So Empress Lu went away with the result she wanted, leaving a group of civil and military officers to drink wine with Liu Bang, who was extremely unhappy in his heart.

After all, this Weiyang feast added a lot of displeasure to Liu Bang, he knew that this easy storage thing was not easy to do, but he didn't expect the resistance to be so big, this is still a side knock to say, if the court raised a positive discussion about easy storage, Liu Bang didn't dare to think about the consequences, and suddenly felt an unsmooth air flow blocked in the center of his brain, very aggrieved and uncomfortable. He wanted to help Qi Ji set up the king, and he wanted the ministers to know his intentions, and he didn't have to say it himself, he knew that if he said it clearly, it would be the opposite effect. He pinned his hopes not only on the prime minister, Chen Ping and Liuhou, but also on others, and he did everything possible to show his love for the acting king, just to have someone who understood his mind. Maybe he pinned this discussion of changing the prince to the wrong person, Xiao He, can he help Liu Bang against Empress Lu? Xiao He didn't know what Empress Lu was, and he didn't know what the prince was like, it was just that his personality was weak.

Chen Ping, what a shrewd person, can he not know Liu Bang's thoughts? He had long known that during the four-year Chu-Han War, Qi Ji often followed Liu Bang on expeditions, and he saw Liu Bang's favor for Qi Ji, and also saw Liu Bang's favor for the acting king, but he couldn't see Liu Bang taking Empress Lu on the expedition, or saying some good things about the prince, and giving Qi Ji's mother and son anything to eat. It was precisely because of Liu Bang's excessive love for Qi Ji that Empress Lu hated Qi Ji to the core, and he knew that Empress Lu would avenge this revenge that made her feel extremely sad one day sooner or later. Now Liu Bang didn't know that Empress Lu was listening to their speech behind the dragon couch, but Chen Ping saw it, but he had to show an attitude, he didn't want to offend Empress Lu, but now it was Qi Ji who was favored, so wouldn't it be better to simply offend both?

There is also Zhang Liang, his wisdom and wisdom are needless to say, half of the reason why Empress Lu went to Liuhou's Mansion was also to deal with today's situation and obtain the attitude of Liuhou. Liuhou could guess Liu Bang's intentions, but Zhang Lianggu talked about him left and right, as if he was pulling away from the topic, he knew that he must not condone Liu Bang to have this idea. Now Liu Bang is just talking about things by dancing the sword on behalf of the king, and the meaning is extremely clear, Zhang Liang knows that he must not provoke the war between Empress Lu and Qi Ji, so the founding of the Han Dynasty will be chaotic, when the time comes, there will be a faction after Lu, a faction of Qi Ji, the civil and military are divided into two factions, the two palaces are inseparable, and they will kill in a big way, if the Xiongnu in the north will know that they will invade Chang'an in a big way, and the change of the prince is a national event, the prince is the world, and the country will be shaken as soon as this is shaken.

Although Zhang Liang broke down Liu Bang's intentions in this way, he didn't know when Liu Bang would stage such a thing again, and he knew that Liu Bang would never give up the matter of Yi Chu, but he had to do it today.

Liu Bang saw that no one paid attention to his thoughts, and after raising a glass to celebrate with the ministers, he hid his displeasure and drank the wine, gritted his teeth and drank it all with anger, and suddenly felt that this wine was so bitter, put the wine bottle aside and said nothing, supporting half of his face with one hand, and looking at the ministers below quietly and complainingly.

Liu Ying observed the changes in Liu Bang's expression at all times, although he didn't want to be replaced too much, but if his father really wanted to do this, he would gladly accept it, after all, his father passed the throne to his younger brother, not someone else. He never wanted his father to work so hard for the position of prince to make his mother and Qi Ji unhappy, maybe it was his indisputable character, everything depends on the will of God, can't he see what Liu Bang meant? What he knows, he just bears it in his heart, and I have to say that he has a good psychological quality.

The Weiyang banquet was still lively, with the big noodle dance and the clapping dance performed one after another, and the kabuki sang many Yale songs in the Book of Songs. It wasn't until the sun was about to set that the whole day of the court meeting ended, and the ministers dragged their tired or excited or heavy bodies out of the Weiyang Palace one after another. Some of the officials were drunk, supported by other officials, and from time to time they said, 'Weiyang Palace is good, good wine...... Beauty...... It's so beautiful......''Mai Girl...... It's more beautiful', and after that, the throat swelled and spit out the wine he had just drunk, and vomited all over the ground, and those who supported him patted him on the back vigorously, and said that he should drink less, go back and sleep quickly, and let his wife make some sobering tea.

Zhang Liang, Chen Ping, and Xiao He walked down the steps side by side, each with a heavy face.

"Liuhou, it seems that the harem will cause chaos again." Xiao He said to Zhang Liang with a heavy face, "Today's matter, the queen must know, I'm afraid she will be even more resentful." ”

Zhang Liang also looked serious, but he didn't feel too much uneasiness, but he looked calm, and said behind his back, "The prime minister doesn't have to worry, the emperor's purpose is not successful, isn't it?" And Her Royal Highness the Queen is a 'Goujian'-like character. ”

Xiao He wondered, Chen Ping smiled and continued to walk.

As soon as the three of them left, a group of people who were not in a good mood came down behind them, but King Liang and King Huainan walked together.

"It's a disaster for the pond fish, the emperor can't change the reserve, and it will affect us people from distant countries." King Liang sighed and said to Yingbu.

Yingbu smiled and said, "The emperor will not take our mistakes seriously, he knows that last year's harvest was not very good, and he just used his strength to vent the resentment in his heart, who let the prime minister stay and leave them without giving the emperor face?" ”

King Liang glanced at King Huainan and looked indifferent, so he nodded in a daze.

The sunset is about to set downhill, reflecting the red of the setting mountain, people are reflected in the sunset, and the endless stream of human figures is building a beautiful sunset scene. The officials said their best wishes to each other or a later meeting, because some princes and kings had to go back tomorrow, and they said goodbye at the foot of the Weiyang Palace, and the princes left in twos and threes after saying goodbye. After a while, the steps of Weiyang Palace were empty, only the cold and towering buildings in front of the palace gate were left solemn there, the ground was red by the setting sun, and occasionally a gust of wind blew, blowing up the leaves that had been dry for a long time next to it, and people couldn't help but think, ah, it is indeed autumn, the sky is crimson, the ground is cold, the leaves are withered, and the people with hearts are melancholy.

Liu Bang was the last to go, he didn't know how to tell Qi Ji about today's events, Acting Wang Ruyi was still young and didn't understand these things. The banquet was dispersed, but he saw that his father was still sitting on the dragon couch, and he didn't say a word and looked worried, so he asked him to go back to his mother with him, Liu Bang looked at his baby son's sensible appearance, so he smiled slightly and touched his forehead, "Ruyi go back first." ”

If he saw that his father was unhappy, he didn't dare to pestering Liu Bang as usual, so he didn't say anything, so he had to follow the people back to Yuzao Palace.

Liu Bang was full of melancholy, in addition to him in the hall, there were some palace maids or eunuchs who were cleaning Weiyang Palace, Liu Bang was high, and they didn't dare to speak loudly, so they had to bow their heads to do things, or sweep the floor or wipe the ashes or dismantle the brocade or remove the fruit or clean up the wine bottle, or glance at Liu Bang who was a little stunned while cleaning.

Liu Bang looked at the busy people below, his heart was as messy as hemp rope, so he sighed, fell on the dragon couch with his side, rubbed his temples lightly with one hand, his eyes were not bright at all, hollow and dull, so not bright. Maybe she was thinking about how to help Qi Ji get through the difficulties, how to explain this matter to Empress Lu, maybe she was wondering if Empress Lu knew his behavior and language in the treasure hall, there were so many eunuchs in the palace, whether someone had already told her, whether Empress Lu had already placed people in Weiyang Palace, or whether she already knew her intentions in advance, otherwise how could she not see the prince when she was about to sacrifice to the sky, but when the banquet was about to be held, the prince helped the emperor to come in, and read such a magnificent sentence in her mouth, Could it be that it was to wait for such a 'wonderful' moment?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that today's matter had not been well considered, and he did not expect that the ministers would not give him face and cooperate with him. If Empress Lu knew about this, how would she deal with Qi Ji? How will they deal with Ruyi? He felt that he had to talk to Empress Lu, rather than letting others tell her, it was better to take the initiative to talk to her, thinking of this, his eyes had a forced light, he stood up and walked to the back, and went to Changxin Palace, where Empress Lu lived.