In the thirteenth year of the Han Dynasty, in the summer and April of the first year of Liu Ying, Liu Jiao, the king of Chu, Liu Fei, the king of Qi, and Liu Heng, the acting king, embarked on a long journey back to the country.

Liu Hui, the king of Liang, and Liu You, the king of Huaiyang, were kept by Liu Ying for two more months under the name of 'young', while Liu Chang, the king of Yan, and Liu Jian, the king of Zhao, continued to stay in Chang'an.

Unlike the four young princes who stayed in Chang'an for a long time, the first three princes who left Beijing to become a country all got what they wanted in Chang'an.

——When Liu Jiao, the king of Chu, was leaving, he got a canonization edict of 'Liu Yingke, the second son of the king of Yilichu, as the crown prince';

Liu Heng, the acting king, brought a lot of old-fashioned weapons and equipment, as well as grain and grass, and embarked on a long journey to the border of the country;

As for the three people, Liu Fei, the most unhappy king of Qi, finally saved his life at the cost of ceding Langya and Chengyang counties.

At the end of the month, Changle Palace issued another edict, enshrined Liu Ze, the marquis of Langya, as the king of Langya, and took the country after the autumn;

Chengyang County was taken as a gift by Liu Fei and given to Liu Le, the eldest sister of his aunt, Lu Yuanzhu, as a town of Tang Mu.

——Like in his previous life, when giving away Chengyang County, Liu Fei still put forward the plan of 'respecting the Yuan Lord of Lu as the Empress Dowager of Qi'.

In the end, it was Liu Ying, the son of heaven, who really couldn't shake off his face, and wandered around Changle Palace, so he finally suppressed the matter.

The princes of the prime-aged clan went to their own country, and the problems of Qi and Dai were also solved, and the Chang'an court could be regarded as ushering in a long-lost peace and tranquility.

But when the breath of summer, as the millet seedlings in the countryside gradually revealed the ripe yellow, and the scene came to an end, a long warning news, finally made the Chang'an court turbulent again······

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In the autumn and July of the thirteenth year of the Han Dynasty, Chang'an Shangguanli, Yuhou Mansion.

Since the death of Emperor Taizu Gao more than a year ago, Prime Minister Xiao He, who has been supporting the weak monarch, finally couldn't resist the passage of time and collapsed on the sickbed.

Although Xiao He's physical condition had been predicted for a long time, when the news came out, Chang'an couldn't help but fall into a rush and a little chaos.

——As the first prime minister of the Han family, Xiao He's significance to the Han family and the Chang'an court is too significant······

Especially in the first ten years after the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Taizu Liu Bang has always been running around the Kanto and Chang'an courts, and it has always been the prime minister Xiao He who is in charge.

And now, when the once high-spirited old prime minister was lying on the sickbed and dying, and he didn't know when he was going to die, the entire Chang'an court suddenly lost its backbone.

It is true that since two years ago, after returning to Beijing with the former emperor Liu Bang, Cao Shen, the imperial historian, has already begun to replace Xiao He;

It is true that there is the Empress Dowager Lu Pheasant sitting in the East Palace, the Son of Heaven Liu Yingduan is in Weiyang, and the old ministers of the Manchu Dynasty are in power;

But even so, the news of Xiao He's illness was still in Chang'an, setting off a lot of waves.

So much so that the huge Shang Guanli became more and more lively because of Xiao He's illness.

It is no wonder that Liu Ying, the Son of Heaven, will see such a rare scene when he takes the imperial chariot and comes to Shangguan inside and outside.

——The entire Shang Guanli was almost full of people who came to visit Xiao He and the carriage he was riding!

As far as Liu Ying's eyes can see, there are no less than dozens of courtiers with more than a thousand stones who can recognize their faces and name them!

The Meritorious Princes who already lived in Shangguan rushed to the outside of the Marquis Mansion early, but there were still a few people who either had too little food, or were not very close to Xiao He's personal relationship, or both, even if they were richly dressed, they could only stay outside the mansion.

What made Liu Ying even more surprised was that even if it wasn't for Humuri, there were many people who appeared here, such as the ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, the Nine Secretaries, etc.!

"Hmmm······"

"That's not a bad thing."

Secretly nodding his head, Liu Ying lifted the curtain a little, and saw that Shang Guanli, who was still congested, was clear in just a moment.

——At least the section where the imperial chariot drove from the inside and outside of Shangguan to the Marquis Mansion, there was no longer a single carriage.

The appearance of the Yellow House Zuoxu naturally attracted the attention of the entire Shang Guanli;

But it's a pity that after getting Liu Ying's instructions, the servant who stood on the imperial chariot would never sing the 'Your Majesty is coming' that everyone was expecting.

Slowly drove to the outside of the Marquis Mansion, and there was still no singing, so Liu Ying took care of himself.

Almost at the same moment when Liu Ying stepped off the imperial chariot, he saw a man who obviously looked middle-aged, but his temperament was obviously a little sluggish, stepped forward quickly, and knelt down in front of Liu Ying.

"Praise the prince of the prince, see Your Majesty's ······"

"The son of the world, please get up, please get up ······"

Wen Sheng helped Xiao Lu up, and Liu Ying deliberately suppressed it, but in the end he couldn't look at Xiao Lu's face like a poisonous insect with a surprised gaze.

If Liu Ying is not mistaken, this Hou Shizi should have just turned forty.

Under the premise that Marquis Xiao He himself can still go to the court two years ago, Xiao Lu, who is the prince of the world, should at least be a little healthier, even if he can't be physically strong.

But what made Liu Ying feel unbelievable was: Fang Cai, Liu Ying obviously wanted to reach out and help Xiao Lu up, but unexpectedly, this Hou Shizi leaned softly on Liu Ying's outstretched hand!

According to common sense, Liu Ying is less than seventeen years old, and she is pampered on weekdays, and she is leaned on by a middle-aged nobleman who is over forty years old, which should be very difficult, and even unable to support it.

However, this Hou Shizi was 'helped' by Liu Ying to straighten up before Liu Ying reacted and strengthened······

"Imaginary like this?"

muttering in her heart, Liu Ying looked Xiao Lu up and down in surprise, but she didn't notice how weak Xiao Lu under the robe was.

"Xiao Hecai fell ill, it shouldn't be caused by grief······"

"Could it be wine-colored?"

After another belly slander, Liu Yingcai finally forcibly withdrew his attention from Xiao Lu's face, but he still slandered in his heart.

You must know that the Marquis of the Han family is no better than the nobles of later generations!

- The marquis of Che, the marquis of Guannei and even the feudal class of the Han family, in addition to having all kinds of political privileges, also have to bear political obligations!

Take today's Marquis of Che as an example, whether it is Cao Shen and Wang Ling, who are officials in the court, or Fan Xu, Judge Shiqi and others who only have the marquis of Che but have no official position, they must go out in the event of war!

Moreover, he paid out of his own pocket to bear the logistical burdens such as food, grass, ordnance and other logistics of his own troops, and even included the recruitment and organization of the army under his command!

This alone is enough to make the marquis and noble class of the Han family throw off the princes and princes of later generations 800 streets.

It is precisely because of this that the noble class of the Han family has never been far from the political center in history.

——A nobleman who has stayed in Chang'an for a long time, has been familiar with the great politics of the court, and has led troops out from time to time, even if it is a natural straw bag, it will definitely be a barely usable straw bag!

But obviously: after Xiao He, at least within one or two generations, Liu Ying and Liu Ying's descendants are not expected to be in the same vein as the Marquis······

"Alas······"

"Poor Xiao He I is famous, and now he is more expensive as a prince."

"How can the tiger father and dog son, there is no successor ·········"

Thinking like this, Liu Ying lost the interest in being polite with this Hou Shizi, and only bowed his head slightly.

"Please lead the way."

After that, Liu Ying followed the pace of Xiao Lu, the prince of Zanhou, and slowly walked into the Marquis Mansion.

"Woo ······"

"Woo ·········"

As soon as she came to the bedroom, before she opened the door, Liu Ying heard a hoarse wheezing sound from inside the room.

When the wheezing subsided a little, the voice of another old man sounded in the room.

Seeing this situation, Liu Ying raised her head slightly, motioned for everyone to be silent, and then gently pushed the door open.

Immediately afterwards, what caught Liu Ying's eyes was a gloomy scene.

- Xiao He, who was lying on the hospital bed, was obviously panting a moment ago, but at this moment, he closed his eyes tightly and fell asleep on the couch;

In front of the sickbed, there was an old lady with white hair, who was talking with a calm face.

Mrs. Hou stood aside, listening to the old doctor's diagnosis, unable to stop crying, and did not dare to cry.

After a while, the old lady doctor was already shaking his head and sighing, and the Tong family also had a tendency to cry and faint, so Xiao Lucai, the son of Hou Shizi, quietly stepped forward and took the opportunity to hold his mother and let out a light cough in the direction of Liu Ying.

Then, the old lady doctor and the Tong family hurriedly turned around and were about to kneel down to salute, but Liu Ying hurriedly stopped them.

Slowly stepped forward, sat down in the position given by the old lady, and looked at Xiao He's bloodless old face, Liu Ying couldn't help but let out a sigh.

"Alas······"

"Xiao Xiangguo ·········"

With a melancholy murmur, Liu Ying quietly turned around and looked at the old lady behind her with a sad face.

"Can you use the party ginseng?"

"Yui."

Seeing that the old lady doctor hurriedly arched his hand, he said with a slightly frightened expression: "The illness of the Taishi can really be said to be a lot of hard work in previous years, and it is caused by the accumulation of hard work, and the disease is in the lungs and intestines. ”

"Obeying the last order of Emperor Taizu Gao, since the time when the Taishi was ill, he has not left the Taishi for a few steps."

"Codonopsis has also been medicated before the age of half a year; At the end of the day, the Taishi fainted and lay on the couch, and the minister had already been a piece of party ginseng, which was contained in the mouth of the Taishi······"

Hearing the words of the imperial doctor, Liu Ying couldn't help but sigh again, and looked at Xiao He on the sickbed for a while with a tangled face, before standing up cautiously and pulling the old lady away a little.

"How?"

"Is there a cure for the Taishi's illness?"

But when the old lady heard this, she only looked at Liu Ying's face tentatively, and finally shook her head slowly helplessly.

"The non-ministers are unwilling to serve, but it is the Taishi who has accumulated hard work and become ill, and he has not been able to recuperate for many years, so he has today's ······"

"Today, the Taishi is terminally ill, and the medicine stone is useless, only with Codonopsis ginseng to hang his life, supplemented by needles and mugwort, can the disease be relieved a little."

"However, if you say that you are cured, I am only afraid that the Taishi will have no skills to return to the sky········"

After saying that, the old lady closed her eyes in despair and slowly knelt down in front of Liu Ying.

"The diseases of the Taishi are all treated by the ministers; and the Taishi, the teacher of His Majesty······"

"Incompetent to cause the emperor to come to such a field, minister, the sin is unforgivable·········"

As she spoke, the old lady bowed her head like ashes, and refused to get up for a long time.

Seeing the old lady doctor like this, Liu Ying sighed again, and finally gently helped the old lady doctor up.

"It doesn't have to be like this."

"The illness of the Taishi is that he has worked hard for the country for many years, and he cannot rest and recuperate, and I have never made the Taishi feel at ease, so he is in the land of today."

"This, all of my faults are ······"

As she spoke, Liu Ying did not forget to squeeze out two tears and looked at the old lady doctor in front of her with guilt.

"Dai Zhen took care of the master in front of the bed, and the imperial doctor ordered that there would be no guilt."

"In the future, I hope that the imperial doctor's order will still be taken care of by the Taishi, so as to prevent the Taishi from suffering due to illness ······"

Hearing Liu Ying's words, the old lady doctor couldn't care about the joy, only nodded with embarrassment, and then retreated to the side with tears.

——is different from the situation in later film and television dramas, where the doctor 'took the pulse, said a few words, and then went out to prescribe medicine': Today's Xiao He has reached the point of resignation to fate.

In this case, the only thing the old lady can do is to guard the bedside at all times, so that in case of an accident, he can do his best······

"Concubine Dai Junhou, thank Your Majesty for your kindness······"

"Treat my father, thank your majesty for ······"

Tong's and Xiao Lu's mother and son saluted, but Liu Ying waved her hand slightly, then took a deep breath, and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes without a trace.

After cleaning up his expression a little, Liu Yingcai sat back in front of the sickbed again, only looking directly at Xiao He's face, and his eyes were stunned.

Four years ago, the old prime minister in front of him could still stand up in front of the former emperor Liu Bang, and said without scruples that 'the prince is benevolent and cannot be abolished';

Three years ago, this same old man, when the former emperor Liu Bang was out on an expedition, with the cooperation of Lu Pheasant, who was then the queen, effortlessly eradicated a major scourge of the Han family-Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin!

By two years ago, although he was already dying, it was still this old man who personally took over the edict left by the former emperor Liu Bang in front of the imperial couch in the dormitory of the Changxin Hall of Changle Palace; The next day, it was still this old man, who took Liu Ying's arm and walked up the imperial steps of the Changxin Palace, and was the first to kneel and kowtow to show his submission······

"The Minister of Orphans······"

"Xiao Xiangguo is the minister of Emperor Taizu Gao's widow·······"

muttered softly, Liu Ying only unconsciously turned her eyes red again.

If before, Liu Ying's tears were somewhat deliberate, then at this moment, every tear Liu Ying shed was all a revelation of true feelings.

It is true that whether it is in the past life or in the present life, there is not much friendship between Liu Ying and the old prime minister;

But this did not hinder Liu Ying's body in the slightest, and he still shed tears of grief for Xiao He's imminent departure.

Because Liu Ying is about to lose, it is not just an old minister, an old friend, or a teacher.

- What Liu Ying is about to lose is an extremely thick pillar stone!

A pillar stone that once supported the Han family and half of the sky in the world, and never said 'tired'······

After looking at Xiao He for a while without squinting, Liu Ying got up blankly and walked straight out of the Marquis Mansion.

No one knows what the young Son of Heaven did or said in the Marquis Mansion.

But on this day, almost the entire Shangguanli, and even most of the people in Chang'an City, saw the sixteen-year-old boy Son of Heaven walking out of the Marquis Mansion with tears in his eyes.

Then, the royal chariot sailed straight to the high temple in the south of the city.

- Everyone knows: Gao Miao is the most frequent and favorite place for the young emperor······

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