In the main hall, Liu Ying and Lu Lu sat opposite each other, buckled a white chess piece in the chessboard, and made a sound of jade colliding, "How about my cousin going to Shangshan?" ”

"Don't mention it!" Lu Lu's voice was annoyed, "Those four old horsemen, no matter what I say, they won't come, or else, Your Highness, I think I'll just have some people to tie them up." ”

Liu Ying frowned and thought for a moment, and then fell again, "This matter is not appropriate,"

"It is the idea of the Marquis to invite the four Hao of Shangshan to come out of the mountain, these four people are the old Qin relics, and the former father and emperor also invited them, but they were politely refused. If we can invite them, it will prove that the people's will is on us, and when the time comes, it will be the father and the emperor, and it will not be easy to fight the idea of Yi Chu again. If we force it, we won't be able to achieve such an effect! ”

"Then," Lu Lu paused, unwillingly, "what should we do?" ”

Liu Ying was silent for a while, and then said, "Lone plans to invite them in person." ”

He raised his head and saw Zhang Yan coming towards the hall with Chongge, shook his hand at Lu Lu, and said with a smile, "Ah Yan, you and your Ah Weng have agreed?" ”

"Hmm." Zhang Yan nodded.

"What do you want to drink?"

Zhang Yan thought for a while, "Let's have some tea." ”

Liu Ying smiled and instructed Han Changliu, "Let people bring tea soup." ”

Han Changliu retreated as promised, and after a while, he turned around and came up with the wrong silver tea tripod, served it in a vermilion lacquer phoenix pattern bowl, and served it in front of Liu Ying, Lu Lu, and Zhang Yan. Zhang Yan glanced at Han Changliu and said with a smile, "Thank you." ”

Han Changliu was shocked and said with a smile, "These are all things that slaves and maids should do, where do you dare to be the county lord's thanks?" ”

Zhang Yan pursed her lips and smiled, picked up the vermilion lacquer bowl, and couldn't help but be stunned when she saw the black tea soup inside.

The tea soup of this era, although also called tea, is far from the green tea of later generations, but more like a kind of porridge, in addition to the brown tea powder that has not been fried, there are also corn, ginger, dogwood and other colors of ingredients. Zhang Yan smelled a sweet and greasy breath, her brows couldn't help frowning slightly, and she reluctantly took a sip of it, only to feel that the flavors of various colors of materials were mixed up, which was very strange, and the fragrance of the tea was completely covered, and she couldn't help frowning, and hurriedly pushed away the red lacquer cup in front of her.

Liu Ying looked at her, only as if she was worried about Zhang Ao's fate, and said comfortingly, "You can rest assured!" Since my father didn't detain you again, it's already raining and sunny when I think about it!

Zhang Yan was stunned and said with a smile, "If that's the case, it would be great!" As long as Ah Weng is well, Ah Niang and I will be relieved. ”

Half a month after Lu Yuan gave birth, an emperor's edict was sent to the letter, deposing Zhang Ao from the throne of King Zhao, and changing the title of Xuanping Marquis to Chang'an Xuanpingmen.

The door of the wing room was closed, and after Zhang Ao received the edict, he locked himself in the room and refused to go out.

The chief housekeeper Zhang Xiang led a group of servants to kneel in the courtyard, weeping and begging in front of the wing, "King, you can come out!" ”

After a long time, the lacquer door was opened from the inside, Zhang Ao came out of it, and calmly said to the people in the courtyard, "From now on, there will be no more Zhang Ao, the king of Zhao, in this world, only the Marquis of Xuanping!" ”

"King," Zhang Xiang's tears rolled down, "the slave and maid know!" ”

His gaze swept over the guests in the courtyard, such as Uncle Tian and Meng Shu, who were dressed in ochre clothes and hair, and said in a loud voice, "On that day, His Majesty strictly ordered the guests of Zhao State not to follow me into Beijing, and all the guests did not dare to disobey the order. Now Ao is no longer in the position of King Zhao, and he can no longer support you. Ao has recommended the secretary to His Majesty, if God is sincere, His Majesty is willing to use the secretary, it is a blessing for me and the secretary; If there is no result after all, Ao is also willing to offer generous funds and let Qing and the others leave. ”

Uncle Tian and the others looked at each other gloomily for a moment, knowing that this was the final ending, pressing their left hand against their right hand, saluting Zhang Ao, and bowing sincerely to Zhang Ao, "Thank you for your kindness." ”

"My brother-in-law is finally acquitted, and we are relieved!"

In the Jiaofang Palace, Liu Ying heard the news that He Guan was holding the edict in the letter, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, sat down and said with a smile.

"It's finally over!" Lu Hou sighed, when Zhang Ao's life and death were unknown before, she was worried about her daughter and granddaughter, and she wanted to rescue Zhang Ao, but she didn't have time to think too much, but now that everything has settled, she relaxed, and remembered that Zhang Ao is now just a white-bodied marquis, so she was a little dissatisfied.

"When I married your sister to Zhang Ao, it meant that your sister could be a queen in the future and be rich and peaceful for the rest of her life. Now that such a thing has happened, from now on, your sister can only be an ordinary Mrs. Hou, who is inconspicuous among so many Mrs. Hou in Chang'an, and even Zhang Ao does not even have a fief now, it is really aggrieved! ”

Liu Yingfeng's eyes were slightly gloomy, after his father and emperor Xinghan, he wantonly divided the princes, in addition to the clan relatives, there were still several courtiers with the highest merits and the forces of the six countries were named vassal kings with different surnames. These princes and kings ruled separately and were extremely powerful among the realms, equivalent to the kingdoms within the kingdoms. When his father first leveled the world, he was still okay, and gradually sat firmly in the Han Dynasty, so he felt that these princes with different surnames had diluted the territory that the Liu family deserved, and had the idea of deposing the king with a different surname. Zhang Ao's deposition of the throne of Zhao was because of the emperor's thoughts, and it had little to do with the rebellion of Guan Gao and others. The one who made Sister lose the throne of Queen Zhao was not Zhang Ao in the end, but their father Liu Bang.

"Mother," he chuckled softly,

"Sister and brother-in-law have a deep relationship between husband and wife, whether it is the queen or Mrs. Hou, as long as the brother-in-law is good to Sister A and Ah Yan and Ah Yan, there is no need to care about the rest!"

"Yes," Empress Lu nodded, put the matter down, and looked up at Liu Ying, "You have already decided to go to Shangshan in person?" ”

"Well," Liu Ying said, "Shangshan Sihao is a great sage in the world, and I have to go there myself to show my sincerity." ”

"That's fine." Empress Lu walked down from the palace, "As the crown prince of the Han Dynasty, if you want to leave Chang'an for a while, you must first report to the emperor." ”

On the Xuandi plaque, the three seals of the "Great Xia Palace" iron painting silver hook, eighteen bronze palace lamps will shine brightly in the hall, Liu Ying lifted the edge of the dress, knelt down on the vermilion tuanhua lichen, and bowed respectfully to Liu Bang, who was sitting on the throne of Danqi, "The son has seen his father, and his father is happy to be young!" ”

"Ying'er," Liu Bang raised his head and coughed a few times, "get up." How did you get here? ”

"Erchen was in the court today, I heard my father cough a few times, thinking that my father might be a little unwell, and after going to Jiaofang Hall to see his mother, he came to see his father."

Liu Bang was stunned, "It's hard for you to have a heart," although he ** loves his third son, but he also has a little pity for his sister-in-law after all, at this time, he heard his caring words, his heart was appropriate, and he smiled, "I just feel the wind and cold, just rest for a few days." ”

"Father, it's better to call the imperial doctor to take a look," Liu Ying frowned, and said disapprovingly, "Father is now carrying the entire Han Dynasty, and all the officials and people are looking at it, and you are now older, not as good as before, it's better to take care of yourself." ”

Mrs. Qi led the palace people up to the Great Xia Palace, dragged her skirt on the stone steps behind her, and asked, "Is Your Majesty in the palace?" "The voice is as graceful as a warbler's cry.

Xiao Huangmen respectfully curted his knees, bowed down and replied, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince entered the palace just now, and now he is talking to His Majesty in the Western Chamber." ”

The brows like light smoke and clear willows frowned slightly, and Mrs. Qi nodded, "You go down!" ”

She entered the hall through the back door of the Great Xia Palace, walked to the bottom of the pearl curtain in the second room, and listened to the words in the hall.

“…… Erchen wanted to go to Liyi to visit his eldest father. The quiet voice of the crown prince Liu Ying came.

"You are a filial child," Liu Bang said with a smile, "Well, since you have this filial piety, I will ......."

Mrs. Qi made up her mind, lifted the curtain and entered the hall, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty." ”

"The concubine waited in the Immortal Hall for a long time, and when she saw that Her Majesty had not come back yet, she was impatient to wait, so she came over and took a look by herself." sat down next to the smiling emperor, "Are you happy?" Yo," as if he had just seen Liu Ying's appearance, he got up busily, took a step back with a light smile, and nodded his head,

"It turns out that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also here!"

Liu Ying saluted Mrs. Qi, "Madame is fine." ”

"The prince doesn't have to be like this," Mrs. Qi turned sideways and avoided slightly, "I'm just a little lady, how can I accept the courtesy of His Royal Highness the Prince?" ”

"Ai Ji come here," Liu Bang said with a smile, "Although he is the crown prince, you are also his serious concubine, and you should be the one who receives this gift from him!" ”

Liu Ying's phoenix eyes dimmed slightly.

Mrs. Qi sat down next to Liu Bang again, and said with a smile, "I don't know what Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince were talking about just now?" ”

"Oh," Liu Bang held Mrs. Qi's snow-white and delicate soft thorn, and smiled indifferently, "The prince has just asked me for a decree and wants to go to Liyi to visit the emperor. ”

"Oh," Mrs. Qi's eyes rippled like a wave of spring water, and she looked up at the young prince, "His Royal Highness the prince is really filial. "It's just that the concubine doesn't understand a little, the Emperor Taishang is all right in Liyi, and His Royal Highness is so worried about his grandson, is it not to accuse His Majesty of being unfilial to the Emperor?" His Royal Highness didn't mention it sooner or later, but now when he mentions it, he won't ...... Is it under the guise of using the emperor as a guise, and he has other plans in private, right? ”

"Madame said with a smile," Liu Ying tightened her chin slightly, "The Emperor misses his hometown and wants to return to the east for a long time, and his father can't bear to keep his father away. My father is the monarch of the Han Dynasty, and he is burdened by state affairs, so he can't often visit the emperor, and it's a pity to be honest. ”

"The prince and the ancestors of the Emperor Taishang have a deep affection, and they get along for a long time, so they naturally miss the Emperor more than the prince who was born later." Empress Lu walked in from the main entrance of the main hall with her sleeves folded in a solemn queen dress, "Qi," said contemptuously, "You really think too much!" ”

She saluted respectfully towards Liu Bang on the throne of Danqi, "The concubine has seen Your Majesty. ”

"Oh," Liu Bang narrowed his gaze and said lightly, "Oh, the queen is here too!" ”

Empress Lu smiled, "Mrs. Qi is here, how can the queen not come?" ”

"Sister Queen is really worried," Mrs. Qi smiled softly, lowering her eyes slightly aggrieved, "Since Sister Queen said so, she should be a concubine thinking too much." The concubine just thinks it's a little strange! ”

Empress Lu's heart was racing, and she looked up and smiled lightly, "Ying'er suddenly had the idea of going to see the Emperor Taishang, originally because of Ah Yan. Yesterday in the Jiaofang Palace, talking about the emperor, Ah Yan was a little depressed, the concubine asked her, she said that she went back to Chang'an this time, she had already seen her grandfather and grandmother, the emperor of the great-grandfather has not seen it, as a junior, it is really a little uneasy, Ying'er likes her filial piety, plus she has not seen the emperor for a while, so she agreed. ”