Liu Bang happily told Zhang Liang Fan Xu's battle report, and Zhang Liang congratulated him again and again. Liu Bang suddenly pulled Zhang Liang to sit in the banquet with a mysterious and solemn face, and personally poured Zhang Liang a bowl of warm wine, and said, "Ofan, now that the traitors in the north of Changshan are not in the climate, the original king has now migrated to the king of Zhao, and I intend to appoint someone else as the acting king. ”

Zhang Liang didn't stop eating, and suddenly his eyes lit up and looked at Liu Bang, seeing that Liu Bang had a gentle face, Zhang Liang smiled boldly, "The things that the emperor has been worried about for many days must also be here, right?" Liu Bang was stunned for a moment but smiled again, ate wine and said, "You can see it again, and you said, who is the choice of the king." "The people of the world know the candidate for the king, and the emperor only needs to send an edict." Zhang Liang blurted out as if he didn't think about it in his heart, and he actually ate and drank leisurely. Liu Bang scratched the tip of his nose and thought without saying a word, only staring at Zhang Liang's leisurely appearance of eating and drinking for a long time, but suddenly laughed, patted Zhang Liang's right shoulder and looked at him and smiled.

The next day, Liu Bang issued an edict under heaven: the representative of the land lives in the north of Changshan, and Yidi border, Zhao Nai has it from the south of the mountain, far away, and there are Hu Kou, which is difficult for the country. It is quite a place in Taiyuan, Shannan, and it is replaced by Yunzhong County to the west of Yunzhong, and it is less beneficial to the border Kou. The king, the prime minister, the general wait, and the officials can be established as the king on behalf of the king.

Only three or two days after the edict was issued, 33 people, including Xiao He, the prime minister of Guanzhong, Yan Wangjuan, Peng Yue, the king of Liang, Liu Jiao, the king of Chu, Liu Fei, the king of Qi, and Zhou Chang, the imperial historian, successively wrote to Liu Bangdao, "The prince Hengxian knows the gentleness, please be the acting king, and the capital is Jinyang." Liu Bang put together the princes' chapters, and walked around the hall, only then did he know that what Zhang Liang said a few days ago was what he meant, Liu Bang couldn't help but smile, his courtiers really understood his thoughts, and they all knew that the emperor would no longer crown the opposite sex as the king, except for the king of Qi, the crown prince, and the king of Zhao, only the fourth son of the emperor, Liu Heng, could be appointed as the acting king. Liu Bang smiled and paced to think about his fourth son Liu Heng, beating Liu Heng was born, Liu Bang did not often go to see him, but from the mouth of Empress Lu, he often heard that Liu Heng was virtuous and gentle, friendly and filial to his parents, Liu Bang himself also went to Jinhua Palace several times, every time Liu Heng gave himself a father-son courtesy, very obedient, and wanted to come to Liu Heng as the acting king should be the first choice. Liu Bang immediately issued an edict, announcing to the world that Liu Heng would succeed him as the acting king and give amnesty to the world.

The next day, Liu Bang instructed the confessor to return to Guanzhong, telling the prime minister and Empress Lü that Liu Heng had been appointed acting king, and that he still needed to inspect Luoyang to pacify him for several months.

Chang'an Changxin Palace.

Empress Lu called Bo Ji and Liu Heng, and showed Bo Ji the emperor's edict to Liu Heng, but after Bo Ji read it, her eyes were wide open and she couldn't speak, as if she was flattered and looked at Empress Lu in disbelief. Empress Lu drank warm tea and smiled at Bo Ji, "Don't be surprised, this matter is true, and everyone knows about it." Happy? Bo Ji suppressed the excitement in her heart, and stammered, "Gao, happy." Before he could finish speaking, Bo Ji dragged Liu Heng, and the two knelt in front of Empress Lu, Bo Ji said to Liu Heng, "Liu Heng, now that you are the king, your grandmother has a lot of credit for you, hurry up and thank your grandmother." Liu Heng kowtowed to Empress Lu three times without saying a word, and said immaturely, "Son-in-law Liu Heng bows to his mother-in-law." Dai Qing helped her mother and son up.

Empress Lu beckoned Liu Heng to sit beside her, put her arm around his shoulder and asked with a smile, "Liu Heng, is the queen mother kind to you?" ”

"Okay."

"Is Brother Prince good to you?"

"Okay."

"Mrs. Qi and Shi Meiren, are they good to you?"

"They don't come to Jinhua Palace, Brother Ruyi often bullies me." Liu Heng muttered and said unhappily, and suddenly Liu Heng took Lu Hou's arm and said to him, "Only my grandmother is good to me and my mother." ”

Empress Lu smiled, stroked Liu Heng's little head, and said affectionately, "As long as Heng'er is obedient, the queen mother will protect you from being bullied." "Can the queen mother protect my mother from being bullied?" Before Empress Lu could speak, Liu Heng immediately shook Empress Lu's arm and begged, "The queen mother doesn't know, my mother often cries at night, and the son knows that his mother misses his father, can the queen mother let his father come to see my mother?" ”

Liu Heng's words embarrassed both Empress Lu and Bo Ji, Empress Lu looked at Bo Ji coldly, Bo Ji frowned and didn't dare to look at Empress Lu and lowered her head without saying a word. Empress Lu smiled, although she said to Liu Heng, her words were intended to be heard by Bo Ji, "Your father and emperor went to Kanto, and when he comes back, he will let him see you, okay?" ”

"Okay, okay." Liu Heng happily clapped his hands and got up to Bo Ji's side, shook Bo Ji's arm and said, "Mother, mother, we will be able to see our father in the future." Bo Ji looked at Empress Lu with an embarrassed smile, not knowing what to say. Empress Lu had something to say to Bo Ji, so she asked Dai Qing to take Liu Heng to the apse to play for the time being.

"Come, sit near me." Empress Lu beckoned Bo Ji to sit close to him. Bo Ji timidly moved forward and sat humbly on the right hand side of Empress Lu. Empress Lu looked at Bo Ji for a long time, and asked sincerely, "You tell the truth, do you still have expectations for the emperor?" Bo Ji looked at Empress Lu with wide eyes, her face was full of complexity, and the corners of her mouth moved slightly but she was silent for a long time.

"I have found out that the emperor was poisoned, and that woman died unjustly. It's just that the emperor will definitely investigate how the woman died when he returns to Guannai, do you know how to do it then? Empress Lu grabbed Bo Ji's wrist, approached Bo Ji's side, stared straight at Bo Ji and said, "I will ask him to see your mother and son." "The concubine understands." Bo Ji suddenly knew Empress Lu's intentions, and immediately left the table and knelt in front of Empress Lu, and said simply and with a clear attitude, "The concubine is the only one who looks forward to the mother. Empress Lu smiled happily and personally helped Bo Ji up.

The next day, Empress Lu received news from the Xiongnu: the Xiongnu princess Luan Sha Ling'er. Empress Lu was shocked and asked the confessor Sha Ling'er in detail about the world. The messenger called the envoy of Jiuyuan County in, and Empress Lu stopped the envoy from making a big salute, and hurriedly asked the envoy to explain the situation before and after Sha Ling'er. Originally......

Since the ninth year of the Han Dynasty borrowed Jiuyuan County to breed the grassland culture, it has been a whole year to the tenth year of the Han Dynasty. Liu Bang neglected Jiuyuan County because of the rebellion of Chen Feng in the pacification of the Daidi, but Sha Ling'er did not ask the Xiongnu Dadan Yu Maodun to move the grassland people north to their hometown and return Jiuyuan County to the Han Dynasty according to the oath, Sha Ling'er was immediately refuted by Mao Dun Shan Yu, and Liu Lu of the Xin Yan clan also persuaded Mao Dun to return Jiuyuan County to the Han Dynasty according to the oath with the support of the Han Dynasty, but was thrown to the ground by the angry Mao Dun Shan Yu 'snap' two slaps, and his eyes were cracked and said to Liu Lu, "Really regard yourself as a Yan clan? It is up to me to establish or abolish it, what is the Han Dynasty? Aren't you also besieged by me Heicheng Baishan? Liu Lu never spoke again, he was in the royal court every day, and he never went out. Sha Ling'er came to the inner tent to find Liu Lu several times, but was blocked by Liu Lu's maids.

On that day, Sha Ling'er went to Mao Dun Shan Yu again and persuaded him to return Jiuyuan County according to the time limit of the oath. Mao Dun rushed up with anger, grabbed Sha Ling'er's arm and said angrily, "Sha Ling'er, are you the daughter of the Huns?" Don't you know that we have to live on water and grass? The nine plains are rich in water and grass, and the climate is suitable, which is the ideal place. We have an elite cavalry corps, and the Han Dynasty doesn't dare to ask me to go back to Jiuyuan County, do you understand? ”

"Conquer the world in great virtue, not in war; Honesty is the foundation of the country, not fraud. Sha Ling'er burst into a rage and reasoned to Mao Dun, "The Han people may be afraid of us, but they have never obeyed us, because the Huns have never had integrity. No matter how good other people's things are, they are not ours, and even if we succeed in plundering them, we will fail because we have lost our morality and personality. If I don't return it on time, the Han family will scold me for being untrustworthy, and it will be my fault that the Han-Hungarian war continues from now on. Sha Ling'er shook Maudun's arm and begged bitterly, "Brother, don't worry, I have never had the idea of fighting with you for power." Just begged my brother to be honest once and return the nine originals to the Han Dynasty. ”

Mao Dun's anger did not decrease and ignored Sha Ling'er's words, and waved his hand to knock Sha Ling'er out of the tooth tent, but Huyan Niu Hu'er followed in, and stroked his back in front of Mao Dun to comfort him, and said, "Shan Yu, your sister may not be too nonsense, how can the Jiuyuan County that we have obtained so hard to return easily?" Let her say anything, and you can't trust her softly. Mao Dun said angrily, "I don't need to say it!" Huyan Niuhu'er looked at Mao Dun with a grumbling look in his eyes, and then went out for a while.

Niu Hu'er went straight to Sha Ling'er's tooth tent, and saw Sha Ling'er lying under the quilt and sobbing, Niu Hu'er stepped forward and lifted the quilt and patted her back, "Princess, don't cry." Sha Ling'er suddenly got up and hugged Niu Hu'er and cried loudly, "Niu Hu'er, Brother Wang, he doesn't listen to me, how can I explain to the Han family?" Niu Hu'er stroked his back and soothed him for a long time, seeing that Sha Ling'er's mood was improving, Niu Hu'er drooped her face, and said after a long time, "I just passed by the tooth tent and heard ......" Speaking of this, Niu Hu'er didn't say anything. Sha Ling'er asked in a hoarse voice with red eyes and red eyes, "If you hear something, say it quickly." Niu Hu'er pretended to hesitate for a long time before pulling Sha Ling'er with both hands and saying loudly, "King Zuo Xian said that the princess has always been Shan Yu's biggest trouble, and Shan Yu is not in the right position, and many people from the Xiongnu tribe follow the princess in private. Now the princess wants to return Jiuyuan to the Han Dynasty, many people in the Xiongnu support the princess's statement, King Zuo Xian thinks that those who support the princess are those who oppose the throne of Shan Yujin, King Zuo Xian said to Shan Yu to cut off the people who follow the princess within the Xiongnu as soon as possible, so as not to form a prairie fire of the princess's power. ”

After hearing this, Sha Ling'er was stunned on the couch, and only after a while did she lose her mind and ask, "What did Shan Yu say?" ”

Niu Hu'er was overjoyed when she saw that Sha Ling'er had been fooled, but she said with great caution on her face, "Shan Yu didn't make a statement at the time, although Shan Yu loves the princess, but the princess should be careful, after all, Shan Yu is not right to win the country, and you are indeed his trouble." ”

Sha Ling'er was silent for a long time, waved away Niu Hu'er, she thought alone in the tooth tent for a long time, Mao Dun Shan Yu did kill their common father Tou Man Shan Yu before ascending to the throne of Shan Yu, the domestic forces were divided into two factions at once, one faction was to support the princess in private, and the other was to support the fierce Mao Dun. Mao Dun and Zuo Xian often discussed privately to cut off the princess's followers, but they were very good to the princess herself, Sha Ling'er knew, but she knew that power could make relatives hate each other and even fight.

Sha Ling'er silently put on a pale pink prairie dress on her body, sat alone in front of the makeup mirror, re-combed her favorite hair accessories, put on the most beautiful earrings, painted the most beautiful eyebrows, dyed the most bright red lip makeup, pressed a letter under the comb, and then lay down on her couch and fell asleep quietly.

That night, someone suddenly reported that Mao Dun said that Princess Sha Ling'er had never come out since she came back in the morning, Mao Dun immediately felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly ran to Sha Ling'er's dental tent, but saw her sister lying upright on the couch, her face was pale. Mao Dun swooped over and grabbed Sha Ling'er's cold left hand, and roared, "Sha Ling'er-". Sallinger fell asleep forever and never woke up again. When Mao Dun grabbed Sha Ling'er's left hand and cried, he saw that his right hand was always holding on to something as if he refused to let go. Mao Dun didn't know what his sister meant by holding this jade pendant, so he put it back in Sha Ling'er's hand. The servant brought the letter under the comb to Mao Dun, Mao Dun was shocked when he saw it, and the letter read: I die, the princess's power will no longer burn the plains, and my brother will never have any trouble, and I hope that my brother will return to the nine plains of Han land in accordance with the agreement. Mao Dun both loves Sha Ling'er and is afraid of Sha Ling'er's power, but now that she died suddenly, Mao Dun was a little helpless, Mao Dun hugged Sha Ling'er and cried. After burying Sha Ling'er, Mao Dun had to call her tribe to move north to her hometown according to the oath in order to commemorate Princess Luan Sha Ling'er, and return Jiuyuan County to the Han Dynasty.

The envoy told the matter in detail to Empress Lü, and said that the Xiongnu had almost completely withdrawn from Jiuyuan at this time, and the officials of Jiuyuan County were receiving the return of the land. Lu Hou said "good, good" repeatedly, but she also respected Sha Ling'er's personality. As Fang spoke, the crown prince hurriedly ran in, took Empress Lu's hand and asked eagerly, "Princess Luan, is it really?" Empress Lu nodded heavily, stroked the prince's back and comforted, "Princess Sha Ling'er is kind-hearted, and the queen mother never thought it would be like this." The prince reddened his eyes excitedly and said to Lu Hou, "I know that Sha Ling'er is good, she is a heroine among women." Empress Lu nodded.

Empress Lu immediately wrote a report on the return of Jiuyuan County and handed it to the confessor, and went to Luoyang, Kanto, to hand it over to Liu Bang.