Han Xin responded,

The minister also believes that His Majesty's family affairs are not allowed to be ignored by others. Besides—"

"And what?"

Liu Ji was constantly playing with a small white jade town seat in his hand, and when he heard Han Xin want to speak, he raised his eyes and glanced at his face casually, and his fingertips unconsciously picked the thin carved patterns on the town seat.

The queen was resolute and jealous, and she was so good at exercising authority that she was terrible when she talked privately with other kings, and such a formidable woman was not fit to be preached by the four religions, nor to be the face of eternity.

The minister also asked His Majesty to choose another dignified and gentle daughter, who is the mother of the world. ”

Liu Ji patted the case lightly, and actually laughed out loud,

"Ha, I said Han Xin, you can lead an army of millions, how can you be afraid of a woman?"

His smile eased the originally tense atmosphere in the hall a lot, and everyone was familiar with it and laughed, but Han Xin continued,

"The minister is not afraid of women, but fears the Lu family.

The queen's eldest brother Zhou Lu Hou Lu Ze, many years from the conquest, countless contributions, the second brother Cheng Hou Lu Shizhi, good at strategy, their sons are also successful, the Lu family is talented, each is the best among the people. ”

This was said a little explicitly, faintly hinting that if the future queen had a big family of relatives and would not be easy to restrain her, everyone suddenly pricked up their ears again, wanting to hear Liu Ji's reaction.

Liu Ji let go of the town seat, his sharp eyes slashed Han Xin like a knife, and he laughed and teased,

"I remember, you dealt with Lu Ze, I think you two got along quite well at that time, and there was no disagreement.

Not to mention Lu Shizhi, he has been sick since he came back from Chu Ying, and he couldn't ride a horse or pull a bow for 20 days in a month, and when he heard you say this, he won't let you go on the sickbed, hahaha. ”

Liu Ji snorted and crossed the topic lightly, and suddenly saw a man in a crumpled linen short coat take a step forward, and then said,

"The minister thinks that the words of Prince Zhao are really inappropriate."

Since the enthronement ceremony the day before yesterday, Shusun Tong has become one of Liu Ji's newest close ministers, so he was able to participate in this secret meeting.

He seemed to have fallen in love with the convenient and trouble-free short dress, and he never wore a deep coat with a curved swallowtail, and the high crown was also thrown aside, and he only wore more like a farmer than a farmer every day, and he was still content.

At this time, he finally caught a crack in the conversation and immediately grasped it firmly.

"What's wrong?"

Prince Zhao said that it was His Majesty's family affair after the establishment, and the ministers did not dare to agree.

Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven has no personal affairs.

Since ancient times, the emperor has been ordained, not only Nedmao, but also with the help of his relatives.

The so-called Xia Zhixing is inseparable from his cousin Tu Shan, and Zhou Zhisheng also has the credit of Jiang Yan, the mother of Zhou Zu Houji——"

"Alright, alright, I see what you mean." Liu Ji coldly interrupted Uncle Sun Tong's tirade, with a smile on his face,

"If you keep talking, you will even say Mencius's remarks that the society is important to the monarch and the light is to be spoken.

I know that you are right, the Son of Heaven has no private affairs, and the matter after the establishment is not a trivial matter, nor is it a private matter.

You Confucian scholars are like this, obviously three or two sentences can explain the truth, you have to talk about the Xia Dynasty.

Also, the clothes on your body, why should you iron them out a little more smoothly, how can they be wrinkled like pickles......"

Everyone laughed again, Liu Ji yawned,

"I came to you before dawn today, and I was tired, so I will disperse.

Don't worry, I will choose a worthy queen for all sides of the world. ”

Zhang Liang walked out of the inner room slowly, and was about to stretch his waist, but he didn't dare to make a mistake, so he only moved his stiff waist slightly, loosened his muscles and bones, and said secretly in his heart,

"It is a stone of the mountain, and it can be used to attack jade.

His Majesty is deeply jealous of the kings with different surnames led by Han Xin, but the kings with different surnames are afraid of the prestige of the Lu family, so Queen Lu is an indispensable queen of the Han Dynasty who can be used to balance them. ”

After all, he understood the new emperor's philosophy of governance, he was a faithful believer in the great unification, and the county system of the Qin Dynasty was his ultimate vision of the Han Empire;

And these seven feuds with different surnames that were forced by the war and were painfully cut out for rewards will be taken back one by one sooner or later.

At that time, a new round of bloody melee will naturally be inevitable, and the talented Lu family will surely be pushed to the front of the curtain and become a live target on the cusp.

***

After this day, regarding the selection of the queen, Liu Ji never called everyone to discuss it, and Zhang Liang and others did not ask questions, but only kept preparing for the upcoming enthronement ceremony.

Three days later, on the third day of the second lunar month, on the north bank of Bishui in the north of Dingtao County, a simple and solemn ceremony was held for the enthronement of the emperor.

Under the planning of the doctor's uncle Sun Tong, Liu Ji first took the stage to pay tribute to the heavens and the earth and the ancestors in accordance with the etiquette of the Qin Dynasty, and then, the princes and kings headed by Han Xin, the king of Chu, and more than 300 ministers and generals were jointly enshrined in the emperor's honorific title.

Standing on the hastily built high platform, Liu Ji couldn't hear the voices of the audience clearly, only the wind of hunting in his ears, which made him unable to tell what day it was for a while.

He remembered that when he was in his hometown Pei County, he was just a lowly official pavilion chief, and one year he went to the capital Xianyang to serve in the military service, which coincided with Qin Shi Huang going out to patrol and conquer the Quartet.

Liu Ji, the middle-aged pavilion chief, waited on the side of the avenue early, crowded in the crowd rubbing shoulders, stretched his neck, raised his eyes, and just wanted to see the emperor's majesty.

It seemed to be an early spring morning, Liu Ji shook his head, a little trance, and couldn't remember it really.

He only remembered that the First Emperor's majestic chariot was majestic, the chariots were like clouds, the flags were fluttering, countless golden cymbals and yellow chariots passed in front of him one after another, and the armor of the warriors shone brightly under the sun, and the golden light shook straight into his eyes.

There are also countless drum cars, all of which are pulled by four horses, and the high carriage rises up, divided into two layers, the lower layer plays music, the upper layer beats the drums, the drums, the music and the four horned golden dragons on the top of the box fly together, reaching the nine heavens.

The magnificent style and the warm sun made the onlookers all intoxicated and fascinated.

This kind of dizziness and dizziness lasted for an extraordinarily long time in Liu Ji's body, and it did not fade until he returned to his hometown after serving his conscription.

Like all husbands who have returned from a long journey, he excitedly and slightly ostentatiously describes what he saw and heard in Xianyang City to his wife who stayed at home.

The young Lu Pheasant stopped the loom in his hand and listened attentively to her husband's talk, her eyes lit up, and she looked very envious.

"When will we be able to go to Xianyang to live."

Liu Ji sighed, "I also lived until that day to know that my husband is alive, and it should be like this!" ”

The couple stood in front of the dim oil lamp, dreaming together a dream that seemed unattainable.

And at this moment, the battle of swords and swords has suddenly been like a world away, only the bright and warm sun still shines on his head, making him dizzy.

"That's it, in public and private, in the country and at home, let's first set up a queen who can convince the public.

Anyway, I'm already the emperor, it's a big deal, I'll change it later. ”

Looking down at the crowd of thousands of people in the audience and shouting long live, Liu Ji thought to himself.