After September, the Han Yuan entered the sixth year of Emperor Hui.

Due to the five-year drought in Guanzhong, Emperor Hui ordered that the six-year annual ceremony should be carried out simply. Although it is said to be simple, the dynasty on the first day of October is still majestic and magnificent, and the whole world is peaceful.

Liu Fei, the king of Qi, was seriously ill and did not come to the court.

"The best imperial doctor in Weiyang Palace has been sent to treat the imperial brother." In the Jiaofang Palace, Liu Ying sighed, "There has been no improvement for several months. Winter is cold again. I'm just afraid ......"

He couldn't go on.

I'm afraid that the royal brother Ao can't do it this winter.

"Your Majesty's brotherhood is deep, Ah Yan knows." Zhang Yan turned around and persuaded, "But life and death have fate, and wealth is in the sky." It's something that can't be done by manpower. ”

"That's all there is to it." Liu Ying nodded, "Brother Huang asked me to write to me, in addition to asking me to crown the prince of Qi as the next king of Qi according to the system, I also asked for another grace." He favored his second son Liu Zhang, and was willing to share a city from the city of Qi to this son. I consulted with the secretaries of the court, sympathized with the emperor's brother and son, and planned to agree. ”

"Oh?" Zhang Yan's eyes lit up and asked, "What do the two prime ministers say about cutting the domain?" ”

Since August last year, Xiangguo Cao Shen died, Liu Ying followed the will of the first emperor, with Chen Ping and Wang Ling as the prime ministers.

Liu Ying frowned more and more, "The queen mother supports me." It's just that the two prime ministers, Chen Ping is vague and uncertain. Wang Ling clearly objected, thinking that the princes and kings were the flesh and blood relatives of the Son of Heaven, and I could not be discredited to the princes. ”

That's it. Zhang Yan pursed her lips.

Empress Lu is the queen mother, so she naturally thinks about her son and is willing to bring the princes of the world into the hands of the imperial family. The courtiers could not help but consider the army in the hands of the princes and kings, and if one of them was careless and caused them to rebel, it was their courtiers who should fight the battle.

The princes and kings have enjoyed the benefits for so many years, and who wants to spit out the fat that has eaten to their mouths.

"I have an idea." Zhang Yan smiled and said, "You can open a hole in the princes and kings first." First disassemble the Qi country. Your Majesty will not hurt your brother's feelings, and you will not have a negative name for the world. ”

"Oh? How is it? Liu Ying asked with a smile.

"That's it, Tuyn."

"Didn't King Qi ask for a fief for his youngest son? This grace is naturally to be given by His Majesty. You might as well give a little bigger. The king of Qi had a total of thirteen sons, and he was allowed to divide the seventy cities under his name among all his sons, except for Shizi Zhang, who succeeded him as the king of Qi. The rest were made marquis. ”

The State of Qi was the largest vassal state of the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Gao was extremely partial to this eldest son, and gave him more than 70 lands of Qilu. Whoever can speak Qi in the world is Qi people. It is really too powerful, and it is not harmful to take this opportunity to weaken the Qi State by more than a dozen cities.

Liu Ying got up and walked a few steps. After thinking about it, he said, "Good." It's just that the rest of the sons are still crowned kings. ”

Seeing Zhang Yan open her mouth. Liu Ying shook her head and said, "Ah Yan, I naturally know that your method is better. But the princes and kings are not fools, and they will not do things that suffer too much. Not to mention. The emperor is my brother, and I don't want him to be too tired in his last days. ”

"Let's do that for now. If the Qi State can really be divided into twelve small countries this time, it will already be a good thing for the Han Dynasty. This method of pushing grace, I think about it, and I will use it again in the future. ”

Zhang Yan nodded unwillingly.

Xin Chou. In Linzi, a distant Qi country, Liu Fei, the king of Qi, died of illness at the age of forty-five. He mourned King Hui.

Liu Zhang, the son of the King of Qi, succeeded to the throne. At the same time, Liu Zhang, the prince of Hui, was named the king of Xuanxu, Liu Zhi was the king of Jibei, his son Liu Piguang was the king of Jinan, his son Liu Xian was the king of Jiangchuan, and his son Liu Wei was the king of Jiaoxi. The son Liu Xiongqu is the king of Jiaodong, and the son Liu An is the marquis of Dongping. Zi Liu Bajun is the Marquis of Shanyang, Zi Liu Ningguo is the Marquis of Linyi, Zi Liu Xindu is Yang Ahou, and Zi Liu Jiang Lu is Yang Xuhou.

King Qi has seven kings and five marquis. The court soldiers were bloodless and weakened the eleven cities of the King of Qi.

On this day, after Liu Ying returned to the Jiaofang Palace, she heard that Empress Lu had sent someone to summon Empress Zhang, and she would go to Changle Palace tomorrow to meet her.

Seeing Zhang Yan's bitter face, he couldn't help but smile and asked, "Doesn't the queen mother love you very much, why are you afraid of her recently like a mouse seeing a cat." ”

If you have the ability, you can try it.

Zhang Yan slandered, obviously the relationship between husband and wife is mutual, but Empress Lu seems to think that her son should pay more attention to national affairs rather than harem trivialities, and did not bother Liu Ying for the time being, but has been focusing her firepower on herself.

It's not that she doesn't want to follow Empress Lu's wishes, but she can't tie Liu Ying to her bed and force her.

She didn't want to bring up this topic, so she asked, "How is the matter with King Qi?" ”

Liu Ying smiled and said, "Speaking of which, I have to thank you Ah Yan." ”

"Hmm," Zhang Yan muttered, "So, my method has worked?" ”

"Nature."

"Can I ask for a reward?"

Liu Yingqi said, "What does Ah Yan want, I didn't agree?" Do you want to ask for this reward in the name of it? ”

She smiled and said, "I'm bored in the Jiaofang Palace, tomorrow you let me go to the Xuanfang Hall to accompany you for a day?" ”

Zhang Yan was grinding ink in the east chamber of the Xuanshu Palace, and suddenly heard Liu Ying raise her voice outside and asked, "Is this true?" The voice was cold, almost like what he came from. I couldn't help but be surprised.

"The minister does not dare to deceive His Majesty."

Liu Ying stood up for a moment and said, "You stand down first." No one else is allowed to know about it. ”

When Zhang Yan entered, Liu Ying was the only one left in the hall, her face was expressionless, but her left hand pressed on the trunk was bruised.

She had known him for so many years, and it was the first time she had seen him like this, so she couldn't help but be a little scared, and whispered, "Uncle? His voice trembled slightly.

He was stunned, Fang came back to his senses, saw that Zhang Yan's face was slightly anxious, obviously a little scared, and he couldn't bear it, so he patted her hand and said, "Ah Yan, I can do this alone." You go back to the Jiaofang Hall first. ”

"I ......" Zhang Yan opened her mouth, although she didn't know why, she still said, "That's the case, Ah Yan went back first." ”

After Zhang Yan left, Liu Ying rummaged through the case of the Xuanshu Palace, summoned Han Changliu and said, "Send these fruits to Changle Palace for the Queen Mother to taste." ”

The emperor is filial to his mother, although it is impossible for Changle Palace to lack fruits, but as a son, he will still send some things to Changle Palace from time to time. Han Changliu was accustomed to it and responded, "No." ”

"Wait." Liu Ying called, "You go and pick out a set of guard clothes for me, and I will personally go to Changle Palace." ”

Han Changliu looked up in astonishment.

The fruit sent by the emperor was naturally unimpeded all the way, and in front of the Changxin Palace, the palace people greeted him and said, "Thank you for your grace." "Took it.

"What," the envoy from Weiyang Palace asked in surprise, "Isn't the Empress Dowager in Changxin Hall now?" ”

"It's snowing heavily." The palace man smiled, "The Queen Mother went to Feixue Pavilion to enjoy the plum blossoms, and she has not come back at this time." ”

Liu Ying stood in the night of Changle Palace, and suddenly heard someone behind him calling, "Who is here?" A group of patrol guards came over with halberds, and in the faint light of the wind lamps on the porch, the leader of the squad saw his face, and couldn't help but change his complexion, and wanted to bow down, "See ......"

Liu Ying cut off his words and asked, "Whose subordinate are you?" ”

The team leader was stunned for a moment, and then the salute was not finished, and replied, "Back to Your Majesty, the villain is a subordinate of Fan Yan, the general of the Changle household, and he is ordered to guard the Changle Palace and protect the safety of the Queen Mother." ”

"Okay." Liu Ying nodded, and suddenly said, "You go to help me report to the Queen Mother outside the Feixue Pavilion, and say that I came to see the Queen Mother, and the carriage and horse have already arrived at the wine pool." ”

The team leader was taken aback, and Huo Ran looked up.

In the middle of the night, the emperor, who was supposed to stay in Weiyang Palace, stood in the Changle Palace of Empress Dowager Lu wearing the regular clothes of a guard, which was originally a very strange thing.

A thin layer of sweat broke out of his palms. I heard Liu Ying say slowly, "Well, after today, you go and talk to Fan Yan yourself, and come to Weiyang Palace to find Duwei Li. ”

"No."

Over the years, the power of the Queen Mother has not been able to restrain the imperial system of Weiyang Palace. And His Majesty also respects the Empress Dowager Lu very much, and will never exceed the authority of the Empress Dowager in Changle Palace.

However, this does not mean that when His Majesty has personally stood in Changle Palace, the people of Changle Palace have the courage to resist the order. In the final analysis, His Majesty is the lord of the world, he is the guard of Changle, and he is the emperor's courtier. The king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die.

What's more, just a word.

Liu Ying turned the wine pond and stood on the corridor behind the Feixue Pavilion, this Changle Palace, he had lived for many years when he was a teenager, and knew the structure of each palace. In the darkness of the night, he saw with his own eyes the shadow of a man coming out of the window, his clothes were thick in the winter, and he was not dressed in a hurry, not only the belt was not tied, but the placket was not covered.

The wind lamp on the verandah swayed with the autumn wind, and the yellow light flashed on his expressionless face, shaking his hands.

"The Marquis of Biyang stayed in the inner room of Her Majesty the Empress Dowager of Changle Palace, and he came out for a long time."

These are the words of the man who told himself today in the temple of the Prayer Chamber.

Resentment, natural resentment. But no matter how resentful he is, he can't really break into his mother's palace like this, and the Han Dynasty can't afford to lose that face. can only quietly let Shen Shi go.

Changle Zhan Shi Shen Shiqi, he also called him an uncle when he was a child.

In the first year of Qin II, his father Liu Bang raised an army against Qin, and Shen Shi gave up people to follow him. After Liu Bang left his hometown with the army, he left his second uncle, Liu Zhong, to take care of his grandfather and his mother and son with him.

He also taught himself how to ride a horse and shoot arrows.

In the second year of the Han Dynasty, in the Battle of Pengcheng, the Han army was dispersed, and the Chu army came to their hometown. Sister took herself to escape and met her father on the way. His grandfather and mother were captured by the Chu army together with him.

Thanks to the trial, my mother was able to survive the three years in the Chu camp safely.

Therefore, after his mother returned, he was very grateful to Shen Shiqi. Only then did he advocate to make a statement in front of his father and the emperor, and he was judged as the Marquis of Biyang. Since then, he has been in charge of Zhan Shi, and is in charge of the support of the queen mother.

"The Marquis of Biyang stayed in the inner room of Her Majesty the Empress Dowager of Changle Palace, and he came out for a long time." The words swirled in his mind again, repeating them one after another.

He was full of glory in his heart, but he never thought that Shenshi was actually ...... and had a private relationship with his mother.

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Well, Empress Lu had an adulterous affair with Shen Shiqi, which was recorded in the "Historical Records", and in fact, I had also foreshadowed it before. But I guess everyone didn't pay attention.

Go ahead and ask for a pink ticket.