Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 56 The Old Bricklayer Xiao He

Mrs. Qi wiped away her tears, and Liu Bang looked at him helplessly.

Liu Ruyi was standing in front of them, at a loss.

"My son is about to show off his skills. How can mother stop him?"

"To shut up!"

Madam Qi cursed, then looked at Liu Bang and begged: "Your Majesty, Ruyi is so young, how can I send him to the fief? In the palace, I am only such a son, if he also leaves, then I will still be alive. What does that mean?"

In the face of Madam Qi's plea, Liu Bang didn't know what to say.

The ministers were so firm that they all asked Liu Ruyi to go to the kingdom. Of course Liu Bang understood why. On the one hand, it was Empress Lu's revenge. After Mrs. Qi said that to Liu Chang, Liu Bang had already expected that Lu Later, the other aspect of Mrs. Qi's will not be spared, also because of the previous turmoil of changing the prince.

The ministers are very satisfied with the prince, no one wants to replace the prince, and if Ruyi leaves Chang'an, it will completely lose the threat to Liu Ying, and Liu Ying can inherit the throne with peace of mind, which is why Zhao Yao proposed this. The reason why the ministers followed immediately after the suggestion.

After all, Liu Bang's crown prince, in the hearts of the ministers, is the perfect successor. Liu Ruyi is not bad, but far inferior to his elder brother.

Even the prime minister insisted that Liu Ruyi be sent to the country, which is a bit troublesome. As the emperor, Liu Bang can of course directly order to let Ruyi stay, but even the emperor, he must be reasonable in his work, and bear the burden of the ministers and the people. If the queen did it, even Liu Bang had to think about whether it was worth it.

Liu Ruyi is very aggrieved. He really wants to go to Fengguo. He is confident that he will definitely achieve great achievements in Fengguo and become the wise king of the Han Dynasty.

He didn't understand why his mother, father, and elder brother would object.

Liu Bang looked at him, hesitating in his heart.

He really likes this son who looks exactly like him, but how to solve this matter?
Mrs. Qi was crying, making Liu Bang's mood worse and worse.

"Okay! Stop crying!"

"All of this is because you can't keep your mouth shut! This time, I will think of a way, but in the future, if you dare to talk nonsense again, I will personally drive Ruyi to seal the country!"

In the Jiaofang Hall, Xiao Liuchang rested his head on Empress Lu's lap and took a nap.

Empress Lu held the bamboo slip with her left hand and looked at it seriously, while her right hand was gently stroking Liu Chang's back, coaxing him to sleep peacefully.

Suddenly, a person walked into the Jiaofang Hall with a big smile.

Empress Lu suddenly raised her head and frowned.

Liu Bang, who was laughing, was like a duck strangled by his neck, and stopped immediately. He glanced at Liu Chang, who was sleeping soundly, and crept in front of Empress Lu, and slowly sat down.

"Why does this Shuzi sleep during the day?"

Liu Bang asked in a low voice.

"He's in a bad mood these past few days and couldn't sleep well at night."

Empress Lu replied coldly.

Liu Bang was stunned for a moment. The words that had been brewing for a long time, but could no longer be said.

He cleared his throat and hesitated for a moment, "Well, let him sleep for a while."

"Is Your Majesty here to visit Chang?"

"I am. Yes. I came to visit him."

"That's good, I thought His Majesty was here to be a lobbyist for Ruyi, so it turns out that His Majesty has other princes in mind?"

"Of course I won't be partial to this."

Liu Bang scratched his head, and then said: "I am also ashamed. I have been busy with state affairs these years, and I have no time to teach the princes. Today, these princes are all still young and need the queen to personally discipline them. ."

"Well, don't worry, Your Majesty, I will teach you well. If there is nothing wrong, please go back to your Majesty."

"This is also my bedroom, why did I leave?"

"Ying, Chang, and Heng are all your heirs. Why do you favor one over the other?"

"I don't have it!"

"Ying did his best in the days when you and I were away. Even during the war, the refugees were properly resettled, and the young and strong were fighting, but they did not delay the spring seeding and repeated corvée, but the people did not complain. You didn't reward, you didn't even give a word of encouragement."

"Long improve the machine. In these days, you have been in the arable land for a long time, trying to improve the agricultural tools, and you want to make some contributions to the world, but you also turn a blind eye!"

"Heng is very successful in reading, and Duke Gai loves him very much. He has told me many times that he wants to accept his entry and teach more advanced content. Does Your Majesty know about these things?"

"In His Majesty's eyes, are there only Madam Qi and his son Liu Ruyi?"

"Aren't you afraid, Your Majesty?"

"What am I afraid of?"

"One day, you and I are gone. Because of His Majesty's preference, the rest of the princes will join forces to kill King Zhao. What will His Majesty do?"

Until Liu Bang left the Jiaofang Palace, he failed to say the words "Leave Ruyi". After several attempts, he was reprimanded by Empress Lu.Liu Bang reluctantly left here, and just after returning to the Xuanshi Hall, the Prime Minister came to him.

Xiao He found Liu Bang with only one purpose, to execute Han Xin.

His attitude is very firm, and there is a lot of meaning that the emperor will not leave here if he does not agree.

Liu Bang felt a little strange.

"At the beginning, you recommended Marquis Huaiyin to me, and now it is you who insisted that I execute him. What's the reason?"

Xiao He said seriously: "I recommended him in the past because of his talent, which can help His Majesty to calm down the troubled world, but now I want to execute him because the world is at the beginning of peace, and we can no longer experience war."

Liu Bang asked with a smile, "I thought you and the Marquis of Huaiyin were very good confidants."

"That's true, but it is precisely because the minister knows him that he asks His Majesty to execute him!"

"If Your Majesty forgives Han Xin today, I predict that he will be in chaos in the future, and the big man will experience war again."

The old prime minister standing in front of Liu Bang is already old. In these years, he is probably the busiest one in the Liu Bang group. Liu Bang and others demolished the original house, and Xiao He was a bricklayer. He was in the original building. On the ruins, a high-rise building named Dahan was rebuilt, which can shelter the people all over the world.

He will never tolerate anyone to destroy this building, he can't watch the war swept across this land again, the first half of his life is fighting war, and the second half of his life is fighting against careerists .He firmly supported Liu Ying, because he knew that when Liu Ying ascended the throne, the war would be gone, and the world could truly become a peaceful world.

This land really needs peace. After hundreds of years of wars and turmoil, millions of people died in battle. Behind countless sparks of thought, one could vaguely hear the howl of this land.

After serving as prime minister, Xiao He has been making decisions for the people in the past ten years, doing things to improve people's livelihood, comforting people everywhere, and wanting them to live a good life.This kind of thinking of Xiao He continued in the early Han Dynasty. His successors, whether it was the domineering queen, whether it was his enemy, or a fourth brother who did not want to disclose his name, were all following Xiao He's idea. The road continues.

If the rule of Wenjing was the basis for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to conquer powerful enemies, then Xiao He was the basis for the rule of Wenjing.

In the face of the prime minister's pleading, Liu Bang seemed to have thought of something.

"The Prime Minister's words were also ordered by the Queen?"

Xiao He was shocked, "Why did Your Majesty make such a statement??"

Liu Bang grinned, "Joking ears."

"I will definitely not let the Marquis of Huaiyin go. The Marquis of Huaiyin rebelled twice. If I let him go again, all the princes in the world will follow him!"

Xiao He contentedly gave Liu Bang a big gift, "It's so good!"

After sending the Prime Minister away, Liu Bang decided to go see the Marquis of Huaiyin in person.

Seeing Han Xin with disheveled hair and bruises all over his body, Liu Bang felt uncomfortable. He asked angrily, "Why are you humiliating the Marquis of Huaiyin so much?"

The jailer answered truthfully: "This is the order of the queen, and the criminals must be whipped every three days and every seven days."

"Okay! Don't do this in the future!"

"only!"

Liu Bang looked at Han Xin inside through the wooden fence, "Why do you do this?"

Han Xin raised his head, there was no fear in his eyes, "I was blinded by others."

"Oh?"

Liu Bang heard that Han Xin seemed to be submissive. You must know that even after he was caught by himself, Liu Bang had never been submissive, which made Liu Bang a little surprised.

"Although you were bewitched by others, but you rebelled twice, and the crime is unforgivable. I decided to execute you, but it's a pity for your talent."

(End of this chapter)