The Han army returned from Yan State, with a large number of prisoners, and seeing that the outline of Luoyang City had been seen, Liu Bang stood on the chariot of the Chinese army, full of spirit!

This time he went to the Yan Kingdom, and he got two thousand miles of land and millions of subjects without much effort, and the strength of the Liu family was greatly enhanced.

When I pacified the kings with different surnames in the world, they were all replaced by the kings of the Liu family, and there was only one king of Qi left, but he was captured.

In this way, Lu's arm can be cut off, and if Lu Ze has any accident, the world will be completely surnamed Liu.

If I can live a little longer, maybe I can abolish the prince of the Lu family, it would be too perfect.

Although he knew that he was dreaming, Liu Bang was still thinking very beautifully, Fan Hao suddenly approached the chariot and said, "Your Majesty, the king of Qi asks to see you." ”

King Qi?

What did he come to Luoyang for?

Liu Bang had a faint premonition to open the curtain, and vaguely saw a beautiful woman, a cold light flashed in front of Fan Xu's eyes, and Liu Bang asked curiously: "Did he come alone?" ”

Fan Xu bowed his head and said, "Just some guards." ”

Hearing this, Liu Bang looked at Luoyang City from afar, and understood that Lu Pheasant wanted to completely confront him, and it was okay to get rid of the king with a different surname, but the king of Qi wanted to stay.

Liu Bang was a little angry, he thought that the King of Qi came to Luoyang because the Lu clan wanted to have a showdown with him, he didn't expect that Lu Pheasant would choose to damage the majesty of the royal family to ensure the status of the Lu clan.

Thinking that Fan Xu was also a member of the Lu family, Liu Bang said directly: "Let the King of Qi go to Luoyang Palace to meet me, I am now tired, and it is inconvenient to meet the princes." ”

Qi Wang Lu Cheng didn't expect Liu Bang to be so faceless, so he was naturally very angry in his heart, and couldn't help but scold himself in his heart: "Liu Bang, this old dog, likes to insult people, and he actually insulted Lao Tzu, if it weren't for Zhao Gong not wanting to move you, Lao Tzu would kill you first."

Since you don't give face, then Lao Tzu will go directly to the queen, and I will support the prince of the Lu family with a clear banner, but I want to see what you can do? ”

……

After Lu Cheng saw Lu Pheasant and Lu Ze, he said straight to the point: "Empress, after the minister received the letter from you and Lu Hou, he went straight to Zhaocheng, and Zhao Gong meant to let the minister take the initiative to give up the position of King Qi. ”

Lu Pheasant frowned slightly when she heard this, she originally wanted to keep the throne of Lu Cheng, and said in a deep voice: "Zhao Gong Tianzong, since he said so, it seems that it is not a good thing to keep the throne."

But if he gives up the throne like this, the power of the Lu family will be greatly weakened, and once the most critical internal and external connection is lost, Ying'er's position as the crown prince will not be as stable as it is now.

Your Majesty, you will repeat exactly what Duke Zhao said to you. ”

The strength of Lu Cheng, the king of Qi, was one of the three pillars of Lu Pheasant, and once it was lost, it would completely rely on Lu Ze's strength and the attitude of the rest of the Hero Group.

With Lu Pheasant's current level of power struggle, of course, she can see the danger, the struggle in the center is the most dangerous, and if she is not careful, she will be overturned, and she can win steadily, of course she is not willing to take that dangerous road.

And from the bottom of her heart, she is unwilling to fight with Liu Bang because of the prince.

Because when Luo Xin told her history, there were too many examples of the decline of the country due to the struggle for the storage position.

Years of war have made the world very decayed, she wants Liu Ying to be regent after she ascends the throne, but she is not willing to take over a mess by herself.

So the best ending is that Liu Bang can see the huge power of the prince and then take the initiative to retreat.

Lu Cheng said: "Duke Zhao said that although the position of King Qi cannot be kept, Qi Land can still be controlled in the hands of the Lu family, which needs to be arranged by you, the queen." ”

Lu Pheasant nodded slowly, she understood what she had to do.

……

In the Luoyang Palace, the important ministers of the Han Empire attended this banquet to welcome Lu Cheng, and Lu Cheng said in front of everyone: "Your Majesty."

The ancestor of the minister, but also the ancestor of the queen, is the hero of the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, King Wu divided the king and the ancestor as the marquis, passed on the country for a thousand years, to this day.

For thousands of years, Ji's surname Luo and Jiang's surname Lu supported each other and never betrayed.

There were so many nobles in the Zhou Dynasty, if there were no heirs left, it would naturally be impossible, but only our two families were left with genealogical inheritance.

You inherited the Mandate of Heaven, established the Han Dynasty, and became the supreme Son of Heaven.

After the minister was named the queen of Qi, he tossed and turned day and night in Linzi, and it was difficult to sleep, Zhao Gong is the descendant of the Luo family, and he can only be a prince, and the minister is just a branch of the Lu family, and unlike you who are ordered by the sky, how can you be a king, ranking above Zhao Gong? ”

Hearing these words, the ministers in the palace were envious and trembling, King Qi, what the hell are you doing here, and you even turned out such ancient things as the surname Ji and the surname Jiang.

And Zhao Gong is not on the throne, this is Zhao Gong's own decision, is it difficult for you to go to the throne yourself?

"The minister resigns from the throne, whether it is a prince or a prince, the minister obeys your will."

"Resign from the throne?"

Liu Bang's hand shook directly, he never expected Lu Cheng to say this, and everyone didn't expect it.

The fiefdoms of princes and princes are not the same thing at all.

The tallest Han Xin among the Chehou was only 30,000 households, no more than 100,000 people, and Qi was one of the richest and most prosperous areas.

Millions of people, so much power to say don't want it?

Lu Pheasant's angry voice sounded: "King Qi."

Do you think Qi is another vassal state?

Among the countries in the world today, only the Qi country is the society passed down from the ancestors, can it be abandoned so easily?

The Qi State is not your Qi State alone, but the Qi State of the Lu Clan, have you asked the opinions of other Lu clan relatives?

Even you keep saying that you don't want to be above Zhao Gong, do you know Zhao Gong's thoughts?

Jiang's surname is the Lu family's Qi country, and for thousands of years, not only the Lu family built it, but also how many generations of Luo monarchs have been running for the society of the Qi country.

The Qi country has been a thousand years, forty-eight generations of monarchs, thirty-two generations of monarchs from Luo country, and twelve generations of monarchs were raised by Luo Hou, so many ancestors' hard work, you have to abandon it now.

I will never agree! ”

Lu Cheng wept when he heard this, and bowed again: "Queen, the minister is guilty, but there is a sequence between heaven and earth, and the inferior will definitely be in trouble, the minister will bow again, Your Majesty lives in the world, and then the right in the world, you are the most noble person in the Lu family, please give guidance to the minister." ”

Liu Bang already felt that something was wrong, and the ministers in the palace were even more silent to watch the play.

Lu Pheasant turned his head to look at Liu Bang and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, what do you think?" ”

Liu Bang secretly said in his heart, what can I think, of course I can't wait to take Qi Guo as my own immediately.

"What the queen and King Qi just said makes sense, I have to think about it again."

When Lu Pheasant heard this, he said: "Your Majesty, the King of Qi is unwilling to live on the throne, but the Qi State is the old land of the Lu family, and the concubine suggests that you remove his throne and make him a prince."

Then redistribute the surplus land to the Lu family, and the concubines know that the king of Qi has thirteen heirs, you can make them marquis, divide the cities for them from the Qi kingdom, and establish their own marquis kingdoms, so that your grace must be demonstrated. ”

As soon as these words came out, Liu Bang immediately wanted to scold his mother in his heart, there are indeed many heirs of Prince Qi, but most of them are children, and they are even in infancy.

Divide it to them, the power is still in the hands of Lu Cheng, and it will take at least ten to fifteen years to achieve the goal of decentralization.

To some extent, it did achieve the goal of weakening the Lu family, but at that time, I was afraid that he was already dead, and it was Liu Ying who sat on the throne.

He couldn't help but set his eyes on Luo Yi, seeing that his close minister closed his eyes slightly, in the matter of establishing a prince, he never asked Luo Yi's opinion, because it was needless to say, whether it was the eldest son or the degree of closeness, Luo Yi would choose Liu Ying.

But he still trusts Luo Yi very much, because he knows that after a hundred years, only Luo Yi can protect Liu Ruyi.

He turned his eyes to Luo Cai and Han Xin again, the two of them drank by themselves, as if they didn't care about the scene in front of them, but Liu Bang felt a chill in his heart.

It is impossible for them not to hear what Lu Pheasant said just now!

talked a lot about the deep friendship between the Lu family and the Luo family, and then these two Luo family descendants did not even raise their voices against it, and then Liu Bang suddenly thought of Zhao Gong who appeared in the words of the two.

Don't......

Liu Bang couldn't help but look to the east, he knew that Lu Cheng and Luoling had a very good relationship.

He finally set his eyes on the founding heroes, and saw that they all lowered their heads, as if there were some delicacies on the table, and even Xiao He and Zhang Liang bowed their heads deeply.

A sudden feeling of powerlessness struck.

Ji Jiang!

Liu Bang couldn't help but muttered these two words in his heart, the great surnames inherited from the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor, which appeared in the Han Dynasty.

Needless to say, the Luo family is not only because of the Lu family, but also because of the patriarchy, and the ministers in this hall are also because of the patriarchal law and human nature, no one is willing to take risks, and everyone supports Liu Ying.

Liu Bang felt a little aggrieved in his heart, but he was also a little relieved, how could the descendants of the legendary emperor be assisted by Liu's He De.

The crown prince's wings are so full that there is no need for more twists and turns.

Liu Bang is an open-minded person after all, and at this moment, he completely let go of the heart of changing the prince and the heart of weakening the Lu family.

Once he changed his mentality, Liu Bang immediately realized that the Hero Group and the Luo clan were also helpers to prevent the Lu clan from usurping power.

Although the Luo clan is an excellent ally, it also has high requirements for the political bottom line of the ally, and the usurpation of the throne is never allowed.

"What the queen said is very true, just do what the queen says, the king of Qi will be reduced to the Duke of Qi, Xiao He, Ziyu, and you will make a book for the Duke of Qi and the Thirteen Chehous.

Duke Qi, you are the prince's uncle, I am now old, and after a hundred years, I still need you to support the prince more. ”

Swish!

As soon as Liu Bang's words came out, the entire hall seemed to fall into a moment of silence, everyone looked at Liu Bang in unison, and King Qi knelt down to accept Liu Bang's grace.

Lu Pheasant smiled and said: "King Su is above, the Han Dynasty is ten thousand years, Your Majesty Shengming!" ”

The ministers said one after another: "King Su is above, the Han Dynasty is ten thousand years, Your Majesty is Shengming!" ”

The sound of silk and bamboo suddenly sounded, and the hall instantly became enthusiastic, as if all the swords and swords before had never appeared.

(End of chapter)