On this day, the weather in Chang'an City was fine, and the sun appeared above the horizon earlier than usual. Liu Yi, the king of Hengshan, changed his sacrificial clothes early in the morning, and after following the Empress Dowager Lu, he arrived at the high temple at the southern end of Changle Palace.

"Lord Hengshan." The palace maid instructed in a soft voice, "Later, you have to finish the etiquette that I taught you before." ”

"I'll save it." Liu Yi's immature voice came, "I did it once half a month ago." ”

Empress Lu was sitting in the east chamber, heard the boy's voice, and snorted coldly.

This is really a very strange thing, for Liu Yi, a strange grandson, although he has her blood in his body, after Liu Ying may die, he will become her only direct descendant in the world, but she still can't take out even half of the feelings she has invested in her son and put it on him.

Although, he is already the only one she holds in her hands now.

However, she glanced at Liu Yi, and the hardness in her eyes softened slightly.

Even if this child has a thousand shortcomings, there is always one good thing, that is, he is well-behaved and obedient, enough to be a puppet in her hands.

"The Queen Mother," Miaolang said inside, "The auspicious time is coming, please ask the Queen Mother to come out." ”

"Got it." Lu Hou got up. Suddenly, I heard a commotion in the distance outside the high temple.

"Queen Mother," Su Mo hurriedly came in from outside, "it's Qi Wangxiang." "The complexion is not good.

"Got it." Empress Lu smiled casually again, and instructed Zhang Shi, the great confidant beside him, "Order Lieutenant Dai to lead the northern army to come." His expression was grim.

After the first emperor Liu Bang ascended the throne, he wantonly divided the clan relatives into princes and kings, and the princes and kings held military and political power in the fiefdoms, even the emperor did not have much power to control himself. But correspondingly, the king also has certain restrictions, and he is not allowed to enter Chang'an without being summoned, which is the most important one. Now. Liu Xiang, the king of Qi, dared to appear in the high temple openly without being summoned, and it can be seen that it is already time for the poor dagger to see it.

Tai Zhu Ling's voice of reprimand came from outside the hall, "Who is the traitor who dares to trespass on the high temple?" ”

In the high temple, Lang Wei was already invincible and retreated. The young man in Xuanyi entered the temple with the support of a group of brave guards, and loudly admitted his identity, "I am the king of Qi." ”

"The high temple is where the spirit lord of the first emperor is located," Taizhu made Cui Qi's eyes flash with a hint of surprise. Then he asked angrily, "King Qi actually dares to break through, isn't he afraid of the anger of his ancestors." Blame it down? ”

"As Cui Taizhu said," Liu Xiang was not afraid at all in the gaze cast by the hundreds of officials under the temple, strode forward, and laughed loudly, "The high temple is the temple of my Liu ancestors. I am the heir of the Liu family, how can I not enter? ”

……

Lu Hou stood under the east chamber, listened to Liu Xiang's presumptuous voice, smiled faintly, bent down and waved to Liu Yi, "Yi'er." Come here. ”

Liu Yi hesitated for a moment and called, "Big Mother." "Walk over gently. Hold her thin, strong hand.

"Yi'er," Empress Lu said in his ear, "you are the grandson of Emperor Gao, the eldest son of the current emperor. Now, there's a bunch of bad guys out there. Relying on you, Ah Weng is now sick in bed, so he came to bully us old and young. You accompany the eldest mother to beat them out. Good no good? ”

Liu Yi replied in a milky voice, "Okay." ”

Lu Hou smiled slightly and touched his forehead. Then she straightened her body, and the majesty that belonged to the Empress Dowager of the Han Palace returned to her.

"Open the door." ”

Have they been quiet for too long over the years, and they think that there is only a pair of widows and orphans left in Chang'an City, but they have forgotten that they have never been a soft-hearted woman?

The door of the East Chamber slowly opened under her orders.

Nine years ago, she had killed Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin, in the Changle Palace, and guarded her son's throne and Anping behind her husband Liu Bang. The thrill of that day, many years later, I still feel a little frightened when I recall it. Today, however, is much worse than it was then.

After all, although the Marquis of Huaiyin claims to be a god who has experienced a hundred battles and uses soldiers, he is only a liehou, and he has no soldiers under him, so he can only act on the basis of prisoners. Once executed, his forces will be scattered. The king of Qi is the eldest grandson of Emperor Gao, the prince and king of the prominent side, and there is the entire powerful Qi country behind him.

The light of heaven shone in from the gate of the high temple, and Empress Lu squinted.

She is the queen mother of the Han Dynasty and is strategic. But at the same time, she's just a woman. When she is at ease, she will want the big man to become stronger. But when she wasn't with me at that time, she was very small-minded, and she just wanted to keep her bloodline safe and healthy.

After all, she has been decisive in her life, no matter how good the world is, if it is not inherited by her own bloodline, what if she wants to come?

What's more, she snorted softly.

She is not Liu Bang, Liu Bang can not be afraid of failure, he can escape after failure, and he can reunite his subordinates and start all over again. But no matter how strong she is, she is just a woman, and once she fails, no one will be loyal to her except for the blood-related Lu Zhang Er. And even if she really loses both, she won't just give away what she has gotten to others.

Empress Lu clenched Liu Yi's hand and slowly walked out of the door.

She never had a way back. You can only go forward.

Empress Lu was dressed in a dark queen mother dress and wore a phoenix crown, which was extremely majestic. With the respect of the queen and the queen mother, she has been in the world for more than ten years, and she has accumulated a lot of prestige, appearing in front of everyone, and for a while, even if it is Liu Xiang, the king of Qi, she is forced to can't help but want to bow her head.

"Qi Wang Xiang," Empress Lu coldly glared at Liu Xiang in the audience and asked, "In the past, Emperor Gao set the ancestral system, and the princes and kings were not allowed to enter Beijing unless they were summoned, and now you appear in Chang'an?" Do you want to rebel? How important is the high temple, you dare to force your way in with a knife and gun, and you can bear such a crime? ”

Liu Xiang woke up from the deterrence given by Empress Lu, and the alarm bell in his heart was slightly alarmed, and he laughed loudly, "This king led his troops to break into the high temple, although it is not this king's. After this matter, this king is willing to confess his sins to the first emperor again. But there is a saying: 'The house of fire, how can you speak first and then put out the fire!' However, some people are trying to confuse the royal blood with others, and this crime, as a descendant of the Liu family, cannot be tolerated, so he has to come forward to intervene. ”

As soon as these words came out, under the temple, all the civil and military officials gasped and stared at Liu Yi, the little King of Hengshan beside Empress Lu.

Six-year-old Liu Yi, although he couldn't understand everyone's eyes. But he sensitively sensed the discomfort and moved his body.

Under the temple, Liu Xiang, the king of Qi, said viciously, "I am the king of Qi, but I have never heard of an emperor's eldest son, this son suddenly appeared, why did he come?" ”

"You're talking nonsense," Liu Yi vaguely understood what he meant, became excited, and jumped to his feet. "I am the son of my father."

"Hahaha," Liu Xiang laughed, "this king has never heard of it. A person's life experience can be testified by himself, not to mention that the person who said this is still a yellow-mouthed child. ”

On the high platform, Empress Lu let go of Liu Yi's hand. He glanced at Liu Xiang lightly, and slowly spit out a sentence, "This palace has also heard a saying that Liu Fei, the king of Qi, may not be the heir of the first emperor. ”

"You ......" Liu Xiang was dumbfounded for a while, and cold sweat was pouring down his back.

Empress Lu is worthy of being a strange woman who has experienced countless storms and waves, and she fought back. It's very spicy.

He objected to Liu Yi being crowned crown prince when the emperor was seriously ill on the grounds that Liu Yi's reputation had never been spread out of Changle Palace over the years, and that it was not necessarily because of the emperor's own son. even became the son of heaven after that. Lu Hou replied, your Qi King Liu Xiang's bottom is not clean, the first King of Qi was just the son of the outer room, who knows, the widow Cao of Pei County was except for Liu Bang back then. There are also guests who have not entered the curtain.

If Liu Fei, the king of Qi, is not the heir of the first emperor, then. Don't say that this big man has thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and don't do anything to him Liu Xiang. Even the throne of King Qi can't be kept.

"The Empress Dowager insulted her father by insulting her father," Liu Xiang retorted angrily, "My father was the eldest son who was personally recognized by the first emperor, and he was named the king of Qi in more than 70 cities. Now that the Queen Mother said such things, did she think that I had no one in the land? ”

"Jokes." Empress Lu reprimanded loudly, pursed her lips into a straight line, and her majesty was fully displayed, "It turns out that King Qi can still see people in his eyes." The righteous mother of the king of Hengshan is the beauty of Weiyang Palace, two years before the first century, and now she is fortunate to be in the water view of Changle Palace. Xiao Jian Guang heard in the vicinity, on the wall of the view of the book under the words "the fortunate maid Yuan is here", after October, Yuan Meiren gave birth in the Yongxiang of Changle Palace, and her innocence can be proven. There is also a record in the pedigree of Zongzheng Temple, but it is your own eldest mother Cao, who is the wife of another family, and did not enter the Liu family temple until her death. How does King Qi plan to prove your father's background now? ”

Liu Xiang's forehead jumped with bruises, and he sneered, "You are the queen mother, so naturally it makes sense to say anything." However, there are thousands of words, but not a rational word, Liu Yi was only entered into the Zongzheng Temple pedigree half a month ago, if he is really a noble prince, why did this king follow his father to the dynasty in the fourth year before the Yuan Dynasty, the family banquet in the Weiyang Palace, but did not see this nephew? ”

"Hengshan Wang Yi was raised under the knees of the eldest mother, you didn't see it, what's so strange? King Qi has really grown? Empress Lu condescended, stared at Liu Xiang in the audience, and sneered, "Just based on some rumors, you dare to question the royal bloodline." Why did Liu Fei teach you such a stupid son? ”

insulting his ancestors, Liu Xiang was furious, and was about to refute, but reacted, "Slow." He originally questioned Liu Yi's identity as a prince, but he was beaten up by Empress Lu and fought back as his father. fell into the trap of Empress Lu, and became entangled in his father's life, but forgot his original intention. At this time, I suddenly figured out that if I still followed the topic of Empress Lu at this time, I would only become weaker and weaker, and finally the dust would settle, and it would be even more difficult to suppress Liu Yi after that, so I stopped dwelling on this issue, and only seized the biggest loophole to attack the enemy, and sneered,

"Liu Yi is here, his biological mother is just a lowly palace person, if he can be crowned the prince of the Han Dynasty, my Han Liu clan will not be convinced by Song Wei. The minister dared to ask the queen mother, what seal is used in the policy book of the prince? ”

On the high platform, Lu Hou's color changed slightly.

After Liu Bang became the emperor, he set the capital of Chang'an, and ordered Shanggong to cast three seals, which were the emperor's seal, the emperor's letter seal, and the seal of the Son of Heaven. The three imperial seals have their own duties. The emperor's seal was used to give the princes a royal book; The emperor's letter seal can send troops and levy ministers; The Seal of the Son of Heaven is used to do things like ghosts and gods, recruit ministers, and make crown princes and princes.

Now, Liu Yice was crowned the crown prince, according to the Han system, the seal of the Son of Heaven should be used on the policy book, and when the temple was seen, Zhao Yao, the imperial historian, was the envoy.

But when Liu Ying left, he put the emperor's seal and the emperor's letter seal on the Fu Xi platform, and the seal of the Son of Heaven on that side was worn with him. A month ago, the Xiongnu invaded the north, and the seal of the Son of Heaven disappeared with the emperor's disappearance. The policy book in the hands of Tai Zhu Ling to seal the crown prince will naturally not be the seal of the Son of Heaven.

Empress Lu's heart flashed like lightning, Qi Wangxiang inherited his father's mediocrity, and his mother's recklessness, not a sophisticated person. There must be someone who is proficient in the Han family system behind him to plot behind him, so that he can grasp the flaws so accurately. But he replied casually, "Naturally, it is the seal of the Son of Heaven." ”

"Really?" Liu Xiangliang smiled lightly and said strongly, "Now all the officials are waiting here for the prince Hengshan Wang Temple to see him, and the ministers please take a look at the policy book to dispel the doubts of the ministers." ”

"Qi Wangxiang," Empress Lu stroked her cuffs and said with a casual smile, "What you said is simple, but this policy book, is it that you can read it when you say it?" Today is an auspicious day for the crown prince, but the crown prince's plan has been disrupted by you. You dare to ask for a letter of advice to dispel doubts, but if it is as stated by this palace, can you promise to make ambushes on the spot to pay for your sins? ”

"This ......" Liu Xiang hesitated for a moment.

"But a coward." Empress Lu was disdainful in her heart, and shouted loudly, "I see that King Qi is a demon." The sergeant of the Northern Army listened to the order and took down the king of Qi to ask for the guilt. ”

Liu Xiang fought and retreated under the guards of the Qi Palace, cold sweat seeped slightly on his forehead, and he reluctantly laughed out loud and asked, "The Han Dynasty and all the officials are in the high temple, and the Queen Mother suddenly had a seizure, but is her heart weak?" Could it be that there is really something hidden in this. His Majesty has been seriously ill for nearly a month, and he has not seen his ministers for a long time. If Your Majesty thinks that the minister is worried about the Han family temple and society, he is also guilty, and the minister is willing to accept the guilt. Otherwise, even if the blood of the ministers and others was splashed on the spot today, the 300,000 armored soldiers of the Qi State were displayed outside the Hangu Pass, if they did not give a satisfactory explanation to the Qi State, they would attack Chang'an after that day. ”

Empress Lu smiled faintly, "Are you threatening this palace?" "There was already a sense of calm on his face.

She raised her chin slightly, and there was no trace of fear on her face. In Chang'an City, the Northern Army is the most elite, and Lieutenant Dai Anzhi is a pro-Lu people; Lang Zhong Ling Ning Jiong is a fierce general drawn out by the Son of Heaven, and he will never betray, even if Qi * Rong is strong, he is also outside Hangu Pass at this time, and she has mastered these two military forces, and in Chang'an City, she can shock all the sneaky forces. Liu Xiang is a king of Qi, who dared to directly offend Gao Miao, she took the respect of the queen mother of the dynasty, treated him with a crime of injustice, blood spattered on the spot, to support the young grandson to ascend the throne, is to start a war with all the vassal states in the eastern part of the country, and her, what is there to fear?

The civil and military officials looked at each other in shock, they had not seen the Son of Heaven for nearly a month, and the doubts in their hearts had long arisen in their hearts.

All of a sudden, a large number of soldiers poured into the high temple, the swords were tense, both sides did not give an inch, saw a bloody battle at the touch of the start, suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves stepping on Zhangtai Street outside the temple gate, after a while, the gate of the high temple suddenly opened.

Empress Lu raised her eyebrows, "What's the matter?" ”

No one had time to answer, and in the high temple, everyone's eyes looked at the comer.

Tsing Yi style Taoist commander held the rolled up emperor's book in his hand, got off the horse, ran all the way into the high temple, bowed and kowtowed under the high platform, and said loudly, "Your Majesty has a will, and you will enter the high temple in three minutes." ”

——4205 words in total, updated on May 14, 2011