Xiao He hugged Liu Bang out of the hall. A few days ago, there were a few rainstorms in Chang'an, and it has been sunny recently, and I don't feel that the sky is indescribably clear, and I feel that the world is unprecedentedly clear. Empress Lu resigned from Liu Bang and went to the main hall alone. After Lu Hou left for a while, Liu Bang pulled Xiao He to sit on the steps in front of the hall, looking back on his life from a commoner to the emperor, and sighed deeply and said: "Old Xiaotou, the country is not easy to come by. Liu Jiti's three-foot sword slashed the tyrannical Qin, destroyed Xiang Yu, and then took the world for seven years. It is easy to win the world and it is difficult to defend the world, Yan Wang Zang Tu and Han Wangxin rebelled successively, although they either died or fled from the Huns, but they were repeatedly attacked by the Huns. For five years as the emperor, he sent troops to quell the rebellion every year, and the people were struggling to make a living, but fortunately the prime minister helped me govern the country in an orderly manner. ”

Xiao He's thoughts also returned to the time when Chu and Han fought for hegemony and the bits and pieces after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Liu Bang punished the rebel king or succeeded, and every year he had to go out to quell the rebellion, this year was just pacified by Han Wangxin, who came back not long ago, Liu Bang asked Chen Xuan to take over the border guards in the Zhao Dynasty area to replace Fan Xu, and asked Fan Xu to take the army back to Chang'an to recuperate, and Fan Xu insisted on observing it in the Dai Di for some time. Xiao He sighed: "Life is like a white horse. Then he immediately cheered up and said, "Although Zang Tu Han Xin fled into the Xiongnu, the two of them are from the Central Plains after all, and the ancestral ancestral temples and ancestral tombs are all in the Central Plains, and they are not willing to advocate the Xiongnu to attack the Han border." Our dynasty is about to marry the Huns, and the Huns will not be offended for a while. Now, our dynasty must first restore agricultural production and encourage the people to engage in farming, agriculture is the foundation of governing the country, agriculture is developed, and the country is rich. The emperor has been working for the well-being of the people, after the emperor won the world, he ordered the soldiers to return to their hometowns to work in the countryside, restore the old lord's field house, and exempt those who sell their slaves and maids as concubines. ”

Liu Bang smiled: "I met Yiyin and Douzi Wen." Xiao He's eyes lit up, and he blushed, ashamed that he was not the same.

"I sigh in the ovary. I wanted to ask him to go out of the mountain to assist me in governing the country again, but I promised him to allow him to live in his old age without asking about the government, and some things he was not there, I was in a dilemma, and I didn't know what to do. ”

Xiao He knew that Liu Bang was thinking about Zhang Liang, and Zhang Liang did gradually fade out of the government after Liu Bang was in the middle of the capital, and he chose a quiet place to practice Bigu Gong. Liu Bang visited Zhang Liang several times and asked him about his idea of going out of the mountain, but Zhang Liang objectively rejected him with a solemn statement. After that, Liu Bang didn't want to look for him again, but Zhang Liang promised that if there was any major matter that could not be solved in the court, he would definitely come to help solve the problem. The emperor remembered his strategic strategy to win thousands of miles, and had a deep trust and dependence on him, but Zhang Liang is no longer chasing political affairs now, but the emperor misses him in his heart. Xiao He has always been old and serious, and he knows Liu Bang's intentions well, so he said: "Zhang Zifang is the founder of the country, if there is no him, it is not known when the Han Dynasty will be determined, and he is the minister of the society." The emperor should think of him as he should. The ovary has always known what he is pursuing, although the emperor promised him not to ask about the government, but the emperor has the grace of knowing him, if the emperor is in trouble and does not understand, the ovary will be enthusiastic to help. ”

"My teacher, I know it." Liu Bang nodded.

"Your Majesty has a lot of teachers. Zi said: If you are a threesome, you must have my teacher. Qu Reverse Hou Chen Ping, Jiang Hou Zhou Bo, Ying Yin Hou Guan Baby, Huaiyin Hou Han Xin and other virtuous people, doesn't the emperor think they are also teachers? ”

Liu Bang narrowed his eyes and nodded in praise: "The ambition of a man should be like you." While speaking, I have already remembered that the queen said about Mao Dun last night, how much made Liu Bang a little palpitating, she is resolute and decisive, in the past, the family often has the final say, everything in the family is well organized, quite masculine, he himself knows, but he has never talked about national affairs, even if he has talked about it, he is the first to take the initiative to talk to her casually, but this time she came prepared, and took the initiative. made Liu Bang feel that Empress Lu was indeed unusual, when other women were scheming in the harem, she paid more attention to the political affairs of the court, I don't know when she was worried about Mao Dun, I don't know what else she did behind the scenes. Liu Bang turned his head to look at Xiao He and said solemnly: "Old Xiao Tou, let's talk about whether women can participate in politics in history?" ”

Xiao He was slightly stunned, knowing in his heart that the emperor was talking about Empress Lu, so he gave up his hand after a little thought: "The wife of the king of Shang and the queen of Wuding is good to help Wuding expand the territory and consolidate internal affairs; Fan Ji admonished the king of Chuzhuang to abandon the field hunting and return to the national government, and sarcastically used Yu Qiu Zi to help the king of Zhuang to get the virtuous grandson Shuao; Zhong Wuyan, the queen of Qi Xuan of the Warring States period, helped King Qi Xuan rule the country of Qi; Although the Empress Dowager Qin Xuan, the concubine of King Qin Huiwen, had many disdains, she also helped her son Zhaoxiang Wang Yingji to subdue Yiqu, and the above women were all women. Although the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics since ancient times, the minister thinks that the pearl of the marquis does not have to come from the river of Mengjin; Ying holds the jade, does not have to come out of the Kunlun Mountain, good words do not ask the source, although the woman should live in the deep boudoir, but there is great wisdom in it, maybe it should be arbitrary and slow down its power, but there must be a degree, and the degree will be chaotic. ”

"Do whatever you want and slow down your power......" Liu Bangfang was thinking about Xiao He's sentence 'Doing things and slowing down his power', and Empress Lu walked to Liu Bang after visiting the palace. Seeing Liu Bang and Xiao He both sitting on the steps, and Liu Bang's eyebrows were frowning, as if he was contemplative, he smiled and asked, "Why did the second prince talk about it, why did Liu Gong frown and ponder?" ”

Liu Bang and Xiao He greeted Empress Lu and smiled slightly, and Xiao He hurriedly got up and gave Empress Lu a salute. Liu Bang said first, "Nothing, a certain contemplation on how to govern the world." Liu Bang turned around and glanced at Xiao He. Xiao He immediately understood, and continued: "The emperor just asked the ministers how to work for the well-being of the people. As soon as the words fell, Xiao He glanced at Liu Bang, and Liu Bang secretly gave a thumbs up before putting his hand on his stomach.

When Empress Lu heard this, he did not hesitate to open his mouth and said, "What's so difficult about this, continue to focus on the basics and suppress the last, agriculture and industry are indispensable to each other, and it is enough to move troops cautiously to make the world settle." When Liu Bang was stunned, he heard Lu Hou and said: "The concubine heard a sentence: 'For politics and morality, such as Beichen, live in its place, and all the stars are together', and apply moral education to politics and govern the country, just like the North Star living in one place, all the stars come to defend it. The emperor governs the world, and should also show great goodness, but the goodness is different, but it is the same as the rule, and the world will repay the greater favor and the emperor, the emperor's favor and the mountains and rivers, will the people not see it? ”

After Lu Hou finished speaking, he saw that Liu Bang's eyes were cold and straight to him, he seemed to be smiling more sharply, and his face was obviously unhappy but he didn't say a word. When Xiao He praised Lu Hou's peculiarity, he focused more on Liu Bang, who was sulking. Lu Hou saw that Liu Bang had been staring at him, and knew that he had made a mistake just now, so he lowered his head and stopped saying a word. In the awkward atmosphere, a messenger came running in the distance, and when he saw Liu Bang 'poof' and knelt down, he got up anxiously: "The emperor ...... Your Majesty, out of the ...... Something happened, the embankment ......"

Liu Bang saw that he was flustered but so flustered, he was so anxious, he pulled him up and yelled: "Say it quickly!" What happened? If you swallow it again, I will cut you. Lu Houxiao listened closely. The confessor didn't dare to swallow his saliva, and was frightened by Liu Bang's angry roar, and said in a panic: "The messenger of the river embankment in Zhou County came to report that the Weishui embankment had burst, and all the crops around it were submerged, and many people in Zhou County ...... Killed. ”

"Say what?" Liu Bang was stunned, and suddenly felt dizzy in front of him, his body was paralyzed, and he almost fell to the ground, but fortunately he was supported by Xiao He. Liu Bang was so shocked that he didn't know what to do and swallowed dryly. Xiao He proposed a little calmly: "Your Majesty, the Weishui embankment burst is a major matter, and the situation is urgent, please ask the emperor to return to the palace as soon as possible, and Xuan Baiguan will enter the palace to discuss this matter." ”

"Okay, well, go back to Changle Palace quickly." Liu Bang had no idea for a while, and he didn't take the wheel but looked for horses everywhere, and it was easy to find one in the horns, and he was about to get on the horse, but because he was in a hurry, he slipped down, he dragged the confessor just now, pressed him to the ground and hurriedly stepped on him on the horse, and the crisp sound of 'driving-' rushed out for several miles, and Lu Hou Xiao He hurriedly chased after him.