On this day, Liu Bang quietly admired the pines and cypresses outside the hall. Jiru came out of the back hall and put the thick robe in his hand on Liu Bang, who looked at the scenery outside the hall without saying a word. "Can people really live forever?" Liu Bang asked abruptly. "If you can, aren't there too many souls in the world?" Liu Bang was silent for a long time, and continued to look meaningfully outside the hall. Ji Ru guessed that the emperor was just afraid that after his death, Qi Ji's mother and son would not be protected, and he was worried about Fan Xu's humiliation of himself in front of the ministers a few days ago, although Ji Yu knew the strength of Empress Lu, but these days he observed that the emperor wanted to depose the prince more and more, and told himself that he only needed to add a fire to the dethronement of the prince, maybe he could vent the long-accumulated resentment against Fan Xu, so his eyes lit up and he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has heard something recently, I don't know if I can say it?" Liu Bang looked at his family and motioned for him to speak directly. Ji Ru approached Liu Bang's side and said, "The minister heard rumors that General Fan Xu and Empress Lu colluded, intending to deal with Mrs. Qi's mother and son after the collapse of His Majesty's mountain mausoleum, and to kill them both to death. Liu Bang was shocked when he heard this, and immediately jumped up, pointed to his family and asked urgently, "Who did you listen to?" The widow was overjoyed, but said quietly, "The rumors are not credible, Stepmother Lu is the world, and General Fan's ministers are not credible, how can they believe other people's nonsense at will?" Liu Bang didn't answer, but he had already thought about it, and he thought that he was going to die, and the deposition of the prince angered Empress Lu very much, Fan Hao was Empress Lu's brother-in-law, and the two of them naturally wanted to benefit the prince. At the moment, there is nothing more important to Liu Bang than this matter, although it is a rumor, but Liu Bang treats this as the first major thing, and he knows that it is groundless.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, Liu Bang needed to find someone to discuss this matter, the first thing that came to mind was Xiao He, but after thinking about it again, he felt that Xiao He was close to Empress Lu and the prince on weekdays, and he couldn't discuss with him at this time; followed by Zhang Liang, how could Zhang Liang refuse all visitors, escape into the mountains and forests and live quietly. Liu Bang was in trouble, and suddenly Chen Ping jumped into his mind, Liu Bang was slightly happy, and immediately ordered someone to spread that Chen Ping had come to the palace. Liu Bang asked Chen Ping, "The prince doesn't need to hide it from me, who is up to the task, the prince or the king of Zhao?" Chen Ping sighed in his heart, he felt that the emperor wanted to observe who his party was with, the current situation was tight, the emperor's health was getting worse, and he was likely to die soon, Mrs. Qi was favored, and Empress Lu was strong, both of them were not easy to mess with, if they chose the wrong one, they would die. Chen Ping thought about it secretly, and still said tactfully, "The prince is benevolent and gentle, and King Zhao is brave and sunny, it is best for the two to be one to compare with Your Majesty." Liu Bang was displeased, and flicked his sleeves and said, "I'll ask you directly, who can ascend the throne in the future." Chen Ping was dumbfounded for a long time and couldn't answer for a long time. Liu Bang saw that Chen Ping didn't answer, and became more and more annoyed, pointing at him and scolding, "You are not modest, you are tactful!" You deal with the void and the wrong. I died soon after, but I can't decide which one to pass my seat to, can't you give me a suggestion? Chen Ping was shocked, bowed to the ground and kowtowed, "The minister is guilty." Liu Bang sighed, regained his composure after a long time, helped Chen Ping up, pulled him to sit down in front of the case, and told Chen Ping that Fan Hao and Empress Lu killed Qi Ji's mother and son after he died, and asked Chen Ping to come up with an idea. Chen Ping said that this matter was probably a rumor, and there was no need to believe it, but someone just wanted to instigate it, and Chen Ping advised Liu Bang not to fall into the trap. Liu Bang only has the comfort of Qi Ji's mother and son in his heart at the moment, where can he listen to anything else, according to his own thinking point of view, he feels that the words of Ji Yu are true, so he has to ask Chen Ping to give him ideas. Liu Bang gritted his teeth and said, "Fan Hao saw that I was sick and wanted me to die, he was holding a heavy army to gather in Yandi, and when I died, he would immediately launch a bloody battle against Qi Ji's mother and son." Chen Ping, you have to make an idea today, otherwise you will be demoted to a commoner. Chen Ping couldn't refuse, so he had to frown and think of a way, and suddenly he thought about it, and approached Liu Bang's ear and whispered so. Liu Bangyue, then. The next day, Liu Bang summoned Chen Ping and Zhou Bo into the hall, and asked the widow to give the Fu Festival to Zhou Bo, and the second monk of Zhou Bo looked at Liu Bang in confusion. Liu Bang said to Chen Ping that he would set off on the same day to drive Zhou Bo to Yan, and when he arrived, he would cut off Fan Xu's head and send Chen Ping to Chang'an, where Zhou Bo would command and quell Yan Wangjuan's rebellion instead of Fan Xu. Zhou Bo was shocked, looked at Liu Bang suspiciously, and asked, "Why did Your Majesty kill Duke Fan?" He is the brother-in-law of Empress Lu. Liu Bang snorted angrily and did not answer. Chen Ping hurriedly tugged at Zhou Bo's clothes and signaled him not to say more, so Chen Ping and Zhou Bo said goodbye to Liu Bang and withdrew from the hall.

In the afternoon, Chen Ping and Zhou Bo drove to Yan in a stagecoach, walking all the way, and neither of them spoke. Zhou Bo asked Chen Ping in confusion why the emperor wanted to kill Fan Xu. Chen Ping only said that some people slandered Emperor Fan Xu and Empress Lu to collude and wanted to kill Qi Ji's mother and son after the emperor's death. Zhou Bo's eyes widened, and he was shocked and asked why Chen Ping didn't tell the emperor that this matter was just a rumor, and when the situation was tight, it was inevitable that someone would be unfavorable to the Lu family. Chen Ping smiled and asked Zhou Bo rhetorically, "Which one does Master Hou think makes you tremble?" Zhou Bo was asked, thinking about Chen Ping's words, and expected that Chen Ping wanted the Lu family to be unfavorable, Mrs. Qi did not like to use her mind in political affairs, but Lu Hou was enthusiastic about political affairs, if Liu Ying was in power, the future ministers were afraid that they would be more restrained by Lu Hou, Liu Ying was weak and incompetent, and she was afraid that all the power would be taken out by Lu Hou. Zhou Bo realized and asked Chen Ping, "Chen Gong doesn't need to hide it from me, who will win in the future, Empress Lu or Mrs. Qi?" Chen Ping smiled, "Master Hou already has an opinion, why ask me?" Zhou Bo asked, "Empress Lu?" Chen Ping only smiled and did not answer. Zhou Bo came all the way, but his face was full of sadness. Chen Ping asked him why he was like this. Zhou Bo said, "In this case, if Your Majesty's mountain collapses and we kill Fan Xu, will Empress Lu and Lu Huan spare the two of us?" Chen Ping took out a water bag and took a sip and handed it to Zhou Bo to drink, Chen Ping said solemnly, "Sister Lu Hou and Sister Lu Huan have similar personalities, Hou Ye is honest and honest, and naturally nothing happens; I'm afraid that I, Chen Ping, will be slandered by Lu Huan, if Empress Lu listens to Lu Huan's words, Chen Ping will not be able to do his own thing. Zhou Bo asked why he spoke like this, Chen Ping was stunned, he never thought that Zhou Bo was so honest and wise, Chen Ping secretly disdained Zhou Bo in his heart, only shook his head and did not speak. Zhou Bofang's eyes lit up after taking a sip of water, and asked Chen Ping how to treat Fan Xu. Chen Ping told himself to meet a stupid man who didn't use his brain, and said to Zhou Bo with a self-deprecating smile, "Fan Hao is an old friend of Your Majesty." has a lot of credit, and he is the husband of Lu Huan, who is both close and expensive. Your Majesty is angry and wants to kill him, but I am afraid that Your Majesty will regret it in the future, and we must not do anything that we regret ourselves. Zhou said and listened carefully. Chen Ping said, "At the moment, we can only imprison General Fan Xu in the car and pull him back to Chang'an to let His Majesty make his own decision, so as not to regret it in the future and blame the two of us." Zhou Bo was overjoyed, looked at Chen Ping with admiration, and praised her with a thumbs up, "It is said that Chen Gong is smart and has seen something." Chen Ping smiled, shook his head and said he didn't dare to be. Zhou Bo asked again, "At present, many meritorious ministers such as Han Xin, Peng Yue, and Di Bu have all died, and I feel that His Majesty can't tolerate the princes and kings with different surnames. Chen Ping was completely convinced of Zhou Bo's unscrupulousness, and forced back a smile and said to Zhou Bo, "The world of the Liu family needs to rely on Master Hou, and Chen Ping has his own way of survival." Zhou Bo raised his eyebrows, 'oh', and then said no more, and the two hurried forward.

When Empress Lu heard that Chen Ping and Zhou Bo were ordered to go to Yan Kingdom to arrest Fan Xu, she was very anxious, the matter of the prince had not yet been settled, but something happened to Fan Xu's side, and Empress Lu was anxious and couldn't sleep well. Lv Houfang and Dai Qing discussed the emperor's intention to kill Fan Xu, and a eunuch hurriedly came in outside the palace, saying that Lu Huan was outside to ask to see, and Lv Hou hurriedly called for a quick pass. Lu Huan couldn't cry when she entered the hall, and Lu Hou stroked his back to comfort him, saying that Fan Hao Ji was a natural person, and God was safe. Lu Huan stopped crying and said to Lu Hou, "Sister Ejiao, save Fan Hao." The emperor listened to Chen Ping's plan and asked him and Zhou Bo to go to Yan to cut off Fan Xu's head, Fan Xu was not at fault, the emperor was extremely confused, and Fan Xu couldn't die. Dai Qing brought tea from the apse, and the two sisters of Ge Lu and Lu Huan. Empress Lu first asked Lv Huan to drink tea to suppress the shock, but Lv Huan was excited, and only pulled Lv Hou's arm and asked him to rescue Fan Xu. Lu Hou had no choice for a while, so she coaxed Lu Huan to rest in the apse first. After sending Lu Huan away, Lu Hou became more and more headache, and suddenly fainted in a hurry, Dai Qing hurriedly asked Imperial Doctor Qin for diagnosis and treatment, and Imperial Physician Qin only said that it would be okay to rest for a few days. Lu Huan stayed by Lu Hou's side every day to serve soup and feed medicine, Lu Hou didn't want to listen to Lu Huan's nagging about Fan Xu, and she was afraid that she would have no good idea for her, so she had to pretend to be sick, and closed her eyes on the couch almost every day to rest. When there was really no noise, Empress Lu was not quiet in her heart, and she looked at the Yin Owl of the Yuzao Palace with resentment every night, resenting Mrs. Qi and resenting Liu Bang.

Liu Bang naturally can't sleep well day and night, and now whether it is Lu Xuan, who has been playing since he was a child, or his brother-in-law Fan Xu, he is actually going to betray him. Liu Bang has been in the army for more than ten years, and he has never had a heartache that can overcome what is happening now. Liu Bang leaned on the palace door night and night to look at the bright moon in the sky, and felt that it was not easy to be in charge of national politics, it turned out that the so-called "lonely" and "widow" titles corresponded to him very much At this time, Liu Bang thought that Liu Ying had a weak personality, how could he shoulder the great responsibility of the country, although there was Lu Hou's assistance, Jiangshan was surnamed Liu after all, and Lu Hou died first Liu Ying after all. Thinking of this, Liu Bang's heart is very firm, and it will be Zhao Wang Ruyi who will take over the country in the future, he can't help but sigh again and again, telling himself that outsiders think that he is abolished because of love, but he really doesn't know that Ruyi is most like his character, and it is really a coincidence that outsiders say that. Liu Bang came out of the courtyard and looked up to the northeast, not knowing what happened to Lu Juan and Fan Hao at this time. Standing quietly in the courtyard for half an hour and refusing to walk half a step, it is really also the intimate friendship between Lu Juan, Fan Xu and him, Liu Bang is unhappy, and he feels that the brothers who fight the world with him are like meteors in the sky passing by in an instant, brilliant and short-lived, so there is no virtuous person around to assist, if he goes, who should assist him? Liu Bang was sleepy, but at this time he cried loudly, bowed to the ground and couldn't afford to kowtow, thinking that it was to vent the things that had accumulated in his heart for a long time in the past few days, and he was also crying because everything was too complicated to deal with. Now, he's really alone.

The next day, Liu Bang issued an edict saying: "I am the Son of Heaven, the emperor has the world, and it will be twelve years now." Determine the world with the world's heroes and doctors, and make peace with them. The king of its meritorious service is the king, the second is the prince, and the lower is the food. And the relatives of important ministers, or the princes, are all ordered to set up their own officials, and they have to be endowed with female princesses. For the princes to eat the city, all wear the seal, give the first room. 2,000 stones, migrated to Chang'an, and received a small room. Those who entered the Shu Han and the three Qins were all restored. I am a wise man in the world, and I can be said to be dead. There are those who unjustly rebel against the Son of Heaven and raise troops without permission, and they will be punished together with the world. Announce to the world, so that you know your intentions. ”

Because of the sadness of the previous things, and worry about the things in front of him, Liu Bang became more and more seriously ill, Mrs. Qi cried in front of her, Lv Hou only sent Qin, Song two imperial doctors to treat from time to time, because he was in charge of national affairs, he went to the Yuzao Palace every three days to visit Liu Bang, just simply asked the imperial doctor when he would be well, the imperial doctor only said some good conditioning words, Lv Hou also did not say much to Liu Bang, only instructed the maids in the palace and Mrs. Qi to serve well, and simply comforted the seriously ill Liu Bang, Lu Hou faded out, without sorrow. Mrs. Qi said some bad things in front of Liu Bang in this regard, saying that Empress Lu was not, and that if Liu Ying ascended the throne, she was afraid that Liu Ying would not be able to govern under Empress Lu's authority. Liu Bang knew what he said, but he was in great distress, so he was more determined to depose Liu Ying and replace Liu Ruyi. This matter reached the ears of Empress Lü, and Empress Lü immediately arranged for the prince to bring Shangshan Sihao to appear in front of the emperor nearby, and ordered the imperial doctor to cure the emperor, just waiting for him to watch a good show where the prince was already fledgling.