This night, the father and son talked all night long.

The Son of God laughs one moment, and then gets angry; Liu Ying laughed for a while, and cried for a while.

No one knows what the two most noble men of the Han family talked about in the dormitory of Peiyi Palace this night.

Outsiders only know: Since this night, the figure of the prince Liu Ying has never appeared at the flowing water banquet in Pei County; And the figure of Liu Bang, the son of heaven, almost did not disappear from this flowing water banquet.

Before and after the fifteen-day flowing water banquet, the Son of Heaven Liu Bang only drank and ate meat, the children of Tongpei County, and several old men bragged and farted, whether it was the rebellion of Huainan Wang Yingbu in the south, or the rebellion of the minister Chen Fan in the north that had not yet ended, and the rebellion of Lu Xuan, the king of Yan, the Son of God did not ask even a word.

On the seventeenth day of Liu Bang's arrival in Pei County, that is, two days after the end of the Pei County Flowing Water Banquet, Liu Ying's long-lost figure finally appeared in the Taishang Emperor Temple more than ten miles outside the county with Liu Bang, the son of heaven.

It wasn't until this moment that Liu Ying, the crown prince who pretended to return to his hometown to worship his ancestors, but actually went out to quell the rebellion, and Liu Bang, the son of heaven, who didn't know if he really came back to his hometown to worship his ancestors, finally appeared where they 'should'······

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Under the escort of the forbidden army soldiers, he walked into the temple, and completed a sacrifice in accordance with the etiquette, and the old body of the Son of Heaven slowly knelt on the ground.

It was also at the moment when Liu Bang's knee touched the futon that the forbidden soldiers, ritual officials and others in the temple all retreated in order.

In the main hall of the huge Taimiao, only the father and son Liu Bang and the prince Liu Ying remained.

The father knelt on the ground, and Liu Yingzi, as a son, had no reason to continue standing, only thought about it for a while, and after making sure that this move would not bring any etiquette problems, Liu Ying stepped forward lightly and knelt down one step behind Liu Bang.

After a long wait, but never waited for Daddy's voice to sound, Liu Ying couldn't help but raise her head sideways with a little doubt.

I saw the Son of Heaven kneeling peacefully on the futon, his sloppy gaze straight ahead, the crown of clothes supported by a wooden frame and slightly fluttering with the autumn wind.

——When today's son Liu Bang's own father, the crown of the emperor Liu Xuan.

Different from the clothes made of gold silk and satin in later generations, the crown of the Emperor Taishang who was fluttering in the wind exuded a simple and unpretentious atmosphere all the time.

The coarse linen and short beats on the upper body are only slightly finer than the clothes of ordinary farmers; The single pants on the lower body, the trouser hem can even be seen to be obviously worn;

Above the collar, only a slender wooden board is suspended by a thin rope, making it difficult for ordinary people to see: this thin wooden board is the most royal headdress of the Han family today: Liu's crown.

Beneath the trousers are a pair of straw sandals that are as neat as new, but in fact they are on the verge of falling apart, and there are even two wide, faintly yellowed cloth socks at the edges······

Looking at this unpretentious costume, which could even appear in the countryside and fields, but it was hanging high in the main hall of the Taimiao Temple at this moment, Liu Ying only subconsciously lowered his head.

When I saw the collar, the patterns carefully sewn by craftsmen, the ribbon made of Shu brocade around the waist, and the jade pendant hanging around the waist, and even the gold, stone, pearl and jade dotted on the hilt and scabbard of the Chixiao sword, Liu Ying's cheeks were only filled with heat for no reason.

——Once upon a time, Liu Ying, who lived in the new era of later generations, was also a diligent and thrifty and simple peasant who boasted of his frugality.

Even with his disdainful efforts, he successfully reached the level of a monthly salary of more than 4,000 yuan, and Liu Ying used to be in the company of instant noodles and even Qingshui noodles.

And now, in just ten years, the former peasant child has become a second-generation who can't sleep on a hard couch, can't wear coarse clothes, can't eat grains, and can't bear his head······

"As the emperor's father, Liu Xuan never thought of extravagance during his lifetime······"

"Even the emperor's father, he doesn't seem to care too much about these things outside his body······"

Looking at the father beside him, even if he entered the temple to worship his ancestors, he was still wearing the crown that he sewed seven years ago when he ascended the throne, and the enthusiasm on Liu Ying's face finally slowly turned into a burst of shame.

"I'm just the emperor's son······"

"Even if you become an emperor in the future, you can't compare to your father's martial arts······"

"Hmmm······"

"In the future, pay more attention······"

"Even if in the future, if you are a ruler of the mean who can't do anything and doesn't do anything, you might as well save some daily expenses, so as not to increase the burden on the people······"

After thinking about it, the Son of Heaven finally came back to his senses from the long memory, supported the ground with his hands, and tried to get up from the ground.

Seeing this, Liu Ying only hurriedly got up and stepped forward, and just stretched out his hand, but saw that his father twisted his body in an extremely awkward posture, and then sat on the futon in front of Liu Ying.

Seeing that the old man knelt on the ground with his back to him, to trying to stand up on the ground, and then turned around inexplicably, sitting on the futon with his buttocks, Liu Ying only quietly stretched a string in his heart.

"Daddy's body ······"

"Do you get to the point where you can't stand up on your own after kneeling on the ground for a long time······?"

Liu Bang didn't care about the thoughts in Liu Ying's heart, he sat on the futon with his back to his father Liu Xuan's clothes, and adjusted his breathing a little tiredly, then saw Liu Bang waving at Liu Ying casually and motioning for Liu Ying to step forward.

When Liu Ying stepped forward with a complicated expression, he first bowed deeply to the Emperor Taishang behind him before kneeling down in front of him, Liu Bang chuckled and raised his head to look at Liu Ying.

"For the past fifteen, I didn't ask anything, but drank and had fun."

"To this day, it is time to test the power of my son······

Hearing Liu Bang's question, Liu Ying's face couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and after a while, she took a deep breath and bowed her hand to her father.

——For her father's 'inspection work', Liu Ying has long been mentally prepared.

But what Liu Ying didn't expect was that the place where my father inspected the work would actually be in Taimiao······

pretending to mend the wording, Liu Ying thought about it several times, but she couldn't figure out whether her father's move implied a deep meaning and what it implied, so she simply stopped thinking about it.

After re-going the draft in his mind, Liu Yingcai raised his head again and looked at his father's gaze, and couldn't help but take a little seriousness.

"Return to my father."

"——Thirteen days ago, Qu Reverse Hou Chen Ping, Jiang Hou Zhou Bo, and Wuyang Hou Fan Hao jointly recited: Chen Xuan's department has gradually been trapped in Lingqiu, and defeat is imminent."

"As long as its troops are trapped in Lingqiu, they can be wiped out in a battle; At most, in December, the head of Chen Feng can be sent to Chang'an for his father to see. ”

"And Lu Xuan, the king of Yan, the envoy sent by his father has found out: although Lu Huang has not done anything wrong, he has written with Zang Yan, the son of the right virtuous king of the Xiongnu and the late king of Yan, and even Chen Xuan, and even Chen Xuan, and he has a great plan."

"Therefore, I thought: Lu Juan, the king of Yan, has an anti-form!"

"In this matter, Erchen has also sent a letter to Handan, in order to tell Qu Rebellion and Jianghou: Quickly pacify Chen Xuan, and quit Yandi early, so as not to change Lu Xuansheng ······"

Speaking of which, even though the 'work report' has not yet ended, Liu Ying wisely stopped talking.

——Because when mentioning the words 'anti-form', Liu Ying obviously noticed that Daddy's face that had collapsed in front of him and did not change his color revealed an obvious worry······

"Alas······"

After Liu Ying stopped reporting, it took a long time for Liu Bang to recover from his thoughts, and his expression was full of vicissitudes of lamentation.

"Lu Juan······

"My half-siblings, non-relatives and siblings······"

"How did you ever think ······?"

Full of grievances, the Son of God smiled bitterly, but also shook his head again and again.

After a long while, the Son of Heaven raised his hand with a miserable face and motioned for Liu Ying to continue.

Seeing Liu Ying's thoughtful nod, he continued: "In the battle of Yongcheng, the Yingbu department was dispersed, and the rebels were defeated. ”

"That is, Yingbu, after the first battle of Yongcheng, led more than 100 remnants to escape into Huainan."

"The day before yesterday, the king of Changsha came to report: Yingbu fled to the Huainan-Changsha border, and the crown prince of Changsha knew about it; Then, the crown prince of Changsha lured Ying into Changsha with 'going to South Vietnam together'. ”

"In the middle of autumn and September, Yingbu was placed in the house of a private household in Fanyangzi Township for the prince of Changsha, and was finally killed by the people of Fanyang."

"The son has sent an order to the king of Changsha: pass on the head of Yingbu to abundance, and the father and emperor will personally verify the body."

Hearing this, Liu Bangming had not recovered from the blow of 'Lu Juan's rebellion', but he also raised his hand very keenly and signaled Liu Ying to stop first.

"The First ······ of the Engbu"

"Well, it doesn't have to be delivered."

"Let the king of Changsha pass it to Liuyi, and then send a meritorious marquis to be buried."

But when Liu Ying heard this, a look of confusion suddenly appeared on her face.

——As the so-called release of the tiger back to the mountain, there will be endless disasters!

After quelling the rebellion, taking the head of the culprit who started the rebellion is taken for examination, which is the proper reason in the question!

If not, what if the rebels are not dead, but only a stand-in?

Furthermore, even if you put aside the point of 'checking the head', send the head of the traitor back to his hometown1, and send the meritorious marquis to bury it himself?

This specification doesn't look like the treatment that a 'traitor' should have.

Xu saw Liu Ying's doubts, and Liu Bang only looked at Liu Ying and shook his head with a smile.

"Although Yingbu rebelled, in the past, it was finally due to my Han Zuo's meritorious service."

"Earlier, Yingbu surrendered to Han under Xiang Yu's tent, and then in the next battle of Chu Han, Yingbu also personally led the army of Jiujiang to attack Xiang Yu."

"Credit, credit."

"The defeat of the army is awarded, and it is enough to reach the fault of Yingbu, and even if he thinks about his past achievements, he should also take care of the things behind him······"

Hearing Liu Bang's words, Liu Ying did not show a look of 'understood' and 'taught'.

Not only that, Liu Ying's face became more and more strange.

It is true that merit and demerit have nothing to do with each other.

But such a sentence came out of the mouth of Liu Bang, the son of heaven······

"In the previous life, after Yingbu's death, my father didn't seem to be so 'Huairou', right?"

"How can this life be ······?"

Seeing that Liu Ying was confused by the recognition on his face, he saw Liu Bang shaking his head helplessly and smiling bitterly at Liu Ying.

"My Han family, one of the princes with different surnames, Zhao Tuo in the north of Lingbei and Nan ······"

Just this sentence caused Liu Ying to hurriedly gather doubts on her face, and nodded with a determined expression.

——When Yingbu rebelled, the Han family's internal statement was 'If Yingbu is destroyed, there will be no more princes with different surnames to rebel'.

But the actual situation is just as Liu Bang said: in the extreme south of the Han Dynasty, there is still a vassal state with a different surname, with the blood halo of 'after the husband', it undertakes the strategic mission of guarding Lingnan and guarding Zhao Tuo of South Vietnam.

- Changsha Country!

The current king of Changsha is Wu Chen, the son of the late King of Changsha, Wu Rui, and in a few years, he will succeed Wu Chen as the third king of Changsha, and it will be Wu Hui, the crown prince who designed to trap Yingbu more than ten days ago.

However, in the matter of 'Wu Hui, the crown prince of Changsha, booby-trapped Yingbu', there is a point that is easy to ignore.

- Why did Yingbu believe the proposal of the Crown Prince of Changsha, 'Let's flee to South Vietnam together', and then go to Fanyang, and finally die in a different place?

Doesn't Yingbu know that the King of Changsha is the most reassuring prince of the Han family, and the meaning of the existence of the King of Changsha is completely to guard against Zhao Tuo in the south?

As a famous general who has gone down in history, it is naturally impossible for Yingbu not to know such a simple truth.

But even so, Yingbu still believed in Wu Hui, who was just the crown prince of Changsha, and took his life.

Why?

Guy because of the late Wu Rui, the king of Changshawen, is the father-in-law of King Yingbu of Huainan Taishan!

Yingbu's wife, that is, the former Queen of Huainan, is the daughter of Wu Rui, the king of Changsha, and the sister of Wu Chen, the current king of Changsha!

With this relationship, Yingbu was convinced: his rebellion would inevitably cause disaster to his wife's maiden family, that is, the king of Changsha, and naturally believed Wu Hui's proposal of 'let's flee together'.

It's just that what Yingbu didn't expect in any way was that in order to avoid being affected by the Anglo-Bu rebellion, the final plan of the old Wu family was to use Yingbu's head as a petition to clear the suspicion of 'traitors'······

In this way, let the king of Changsha send Yingbu's head to Yingbu's hometown of Liuyi, and send a heavyweight marquis to deal with the aftermath, which is the right reason in the question.

To put it bluntly, this move is simply for the Changsha Wang Lao Wu family to see······

Of course, even so, there is an obvious loophole in this matter.

- In his previous life, Liu Bang obviously didn't do this!

If this is the right thing to do, why didn't you do it in your previous life?

Why did Liu Bang remember to use 'kindness to Yingbu's body' to Huairou and appease the old Wu family in this life?

Thinking of this, Liu Ying raised her head a little suspiciously, but just saw that when the old man was coughing, a handkerchief with obvious 'flowers' was secretly hidden in his arms by the old man······

At this moment, everything became so clear and heartbreaking in Liu Ying's view······

------Off topic------

1. Yingbu, a native of Liuyi in Jiujiang County, was awarded the title of King of Jiujiang earlier, and then was awarded the King of Huainan (Jiujiang, Hengshan, Lujiang, and Yuzhang four counties), all because of this.

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