Dahan first prince

Chapter 199 With a mother like this, what can a child ask for?
Walking on the road to the bedroom, Liu Ying's mood only became more and more depressed.

Along the way, Lu Zhi also didn't say a word, only gently supported Liu Ying's back, and there was only a faint smile for no reason on his face.

When the mother and son came to the sleeping hall and sat down next to each other on the upper couch, Lu Zhi waved away everyone in the hall.

Afterwards, Lu Zhi gently held Liu Ying's hands, and looked at Liu Ying with gentle brows.

"Just now, in the announcement room, my son seems to want to speak, but it's not convenient to speak?"

Asking softly, Lu Zhi smiled and pointed to the hall, and said: "This is the mother's sleeping hall; if my son has something to say, he can speak it out."

When Lu Zhi's gentle voice came to her ears, Liu Ying also took a deep breath, pulling her mind out of the previous depression.

After pondering for a moment, Liu Ying lowered her voice and put all her opinions in front of her mother Lu Zhi.

"The queen mother's eyes are like torches."

"Shicai, my son does have something to say in response to my uncle's question; but these words are not just for 'outsiders'..."

Unobtrusively biting down the accent on the word 'outsider', a gloomy look suddenly appeared on Liu Ying's face.

"Just now, my uncle clearly said: If my son waits for his father to go out to fight, it will be of no benefit if he wins, and it will be even worse if he loses."

"Although my son said 'if there is no skin, the hair will not be attached', but the fallacies of what my uncle said don't stop there!"

When she said this with a serious expression, Liu Ying couldn't help but let out another long sigh.

"My son said to his uncle: As the heir of the Han Dynasty, he should support the Han community, but his original intention is not like this."

"——Er's original intention: If you are the crown prince, but you don't know how to embrace the Han Dynasty, how can you be so dignified?"

"It is important to know that even if you are a meritorious marquis, you still know how to support the state and protect the high rank; if your son uses your own selfishness to make your father sick and go to war, isn't it not as good as the meritorious marquis and courtiers?"

"And I, Han Zuo, have said since the time when my father and emperor established the country: rule the country with filial piety."

"If the father is sick and goes to war, why should the son speak for the world?"

"Unfilial?"

As she spoke, Liu Ying couldn't help shaking her head with a gloomy face.

"In this way, if the son does not go to war on behalf of the father, he will be short-sighted in the court and will not be as good as the meritorious and noble. He will take care of the overall situation; outside, he will be more unfilial than a son of man!"

"If that's the case, how can there be any prestige if Er Zong temporarily protects the reserve position?"

Speaking of this, Liu Ying finally raised her head with a stern expression, looking at her mother Lu Zhi, her eyes were full of worries about the future.

"This is what my son wanted to say to his uncle but couldn't say it."

"—Uncle Yan'er goes out to fight, it's useless to win!"

"But I think this 'useless' is only temporarily useless!"

Hearing Liu Ying said this resolutely, Lu Zhi's expression became serious unconsciously.

As for Lu Shizhi's view that "the prince goes out on behalf of his father, it is useless to win, and there will be endless disasters if he loses", Lu Zhi can naturally understand it.

——Liu Ying today can almost be said to have welded her butt to the position of prince!

The only thing that can pull Liu Ying from the position of prince is only one situation left.

——Liu Bang passed away, and Liu Ying needed to move her butt from the position of prince to the imperial couch in Changxin Hall.

Under the premise of this 'storage position is safe', it is indeed as Lu Shizhi said: if Liu Ying can not touch any extra-complicated matters, it is best not to touch them!
The most ideal situation is undoubtedly that Liu Ying is paddling fish and water on the position of prince, and waits peacefully until the day of Liu Bang's death, so that he can successfully inherit the position of emperor.

And Liu Ying went out to fight in place of the emperor Liu Bang to put down rebels of the Huainan Wang Yingbu level, which is undoubtedly a typical "extra problem".

In the past, Lu Zhi basically held this view about Liu Ying's expedition on behalf of his father: it was hard to stabilize the reserve position, and it was better not to make extra troubles.

As for the moral hazard that Liu Bang may have brought to Liu Ying when he went out with illness, Lu Zhi intentionally or unintentionally ignored it.

——Anyway, no matter what, as long as Liu Ying sits firmly as the crown prince, she will definitely be able to wait for the day when she will inherit the throne.

After ascending to the throne, who would dare to make irresponsible remarks?

But now, when Liu Yingman said in front of him with worry, "My son is going to fight Yingbo, winning is not because there is no gain, but because there is no short-term gain", Lu Zhi reacted belatedly.

Is it true that winning a rebellious prince is as Lu Shizhi said, "It is not beneficial to win"?
Obviously, for any political figure, including today's emperor Liu Bang, the suppression of a heavyweight rebellious vassal king has a significant positive effect on both personal political prestige and the popular support and popularity of the Han Dynasty.

Especially for Prince Liu Ying, who was appraised by the public as 'better than benevolence, but slightly shorter than majesty' in the past, such a resume can definitely be called the last piece of the jigsaw puzzle to make up for the shortcoming!

——You must know that in the past, the most critical criticism of Liu Bang's idea of ​​easy storage was that Liu Ying was "not powerful enough"!
As for Lu Shizhi's saying that "even if he wins, there is no benefit", it is not in the absolute sense of "no benefit", but now that Liu Ying, who has no mistakes in his reserve position, does not seem to need this benefit very much.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhi's attention shifted quietly from how to prevent Liu Ying from going out to "what kind of results might be obtained if he goes out".

"Um······"

"Yes······"

"If you win the battle, my son will indeed greatly increase his prestige, also known as righteousness and smoothness, and a little bit of military power; in the future, he will also be able to ease the danger of 'the master is less suspicious'."

"If you lose..."

Obviously, as a qualified, even overqualified political figure, it is impossible for Lu Zhi not to understand the principle of 'coexisting risks and opportunities'.

However, as far as the matter of Huainan Wang Yingbu is concerned, Lu Zhi is still a little uncertain whether the risks and opportunities involved are directly proportional.

Is it worthwhile for Liu Ying to take the risk of "doubts about regenerating reserves" and even threats to personal safety...

Thinking like this, Lu Zhi slowly raised his head and looked at Liu Ying with a seriousness that he had never seen before.

"My son's meaning, mother understands."

"Your Majesty is old and ill now; I'm afraid I won't be a few years old, so my son will worship the ancestors and sue the temple to inherit the legal system of the Han Dynasty."

"At that time, my son was young and weak, and if he didn't have much dignity, the country would be suspected of being the master of a small country, and that foreign courts were arbitrarily powerful."

"Even so, Mother still has something to ask my son."

"——If my son goes out on behalf of His Majesty to quell the rebellion of Huainan Wang Yingbu, what strategy should we take to fight it?"

"This is still in the second place; but my son will go out on behalf of His Majesty, no matter whether he wins or loses, he will be named 'Father of Filial Piety'."

"However, if you cannot win against Yingbu, my son, how can you keep yourself safe?"

Asking this question with a serious expression, Lu Zhi's expression became more determined than ever.

"My Han family is His Majesty's wise and martial arts, who started from the grass and flourished in the style of martial arts!"

"Now that Yingbo is going to rebel, my son has the ambition to go to war in place of his father, and my mother has no reason to stop me for no reason."

"But as the saying goes: A gentleman does not stand on a dangerous wall."

"My son has not acquired the ability of your majesty to conquer, nor is he as young as your majesty; if you want to prevent me from doing so, my son must come up with a strategy to ensure that he is safe."

"In this way, mother can safely promise that my son will go to war on behalf of my father."

After saying that, Lu Zhi stared at the depths of Liu Ying's eyes with determination, and the expression on his face was full of unquestionable strength.

And beside Lu Zhi, hearing her mother's resolute words, Liu Ying only felt a little moved and felt a little guilty.

Liu Ying naturally understood what the old lady meant.

——It’s not impossible to go on an expedition!

Even if you lose the fight, it's fine. It's enough to put on an attitude of 'I didn't let my father go out with illness' and gain a reputation of filial piety.

But no matter whether he wins or loses, he must come up with a plan for Bengong to prove that no matter what the final result is, it will not endanger his precious son!

Feeling this heavy love, Liu Ying only felt an intoxicating warmth in her heart.

It is precisely because of this that Liu Ying felt more and more guilty when she looked at Lu Zhi...

"Ugh······"

"I'm going to make my mother worry again..."

Shaking her head secretly full of shame, Liu Ying's eye sockets also quietly became hot.

Liu Ying didn't quite understand: she was clearly doing the right thing, but in front of Lu Zhi, she still seemed to be doing something bad.

But soon, Liu Ying got out of the complex emotions of guilt, anxiety, and a little irritability, and put her own views in front of Lu Zhi.

"The queen mother asked her son: If you want to fight Yingbu, how should you win..."

After saying something softly, Liu Ying smiled at herself and lowered her head, shrugging her shoulders like a spoiled child.

"There is a lot of saying in the market: there is nothing like knowing a child like a mother."

"What is the son's strengths, and what is his weakness? Looking across the world, I am afraid that no one knows more details than the mother."

"I don't really know about military matters, and I'm not very familiar with the battle formation; I don't have a detailed strategy..."

Unabashedly saying the phrase 'I really don't know how to fight', Liu Ying quietly changed the subject.

"However, I think that even if my father goes on a conquest, I'm afraid he will lie on the imperial chariot, so that the army will have the idea of ​​victory because of my father's personal conquest."

"As for the details of the battle, if you are afraid of indulging your father and emperor, you should entrust it to Qu Zhouhou, Jianghou and other generals and commanders who are good at fighting."

"The queen mother thinks, don't you?"

Seeing Liu Ying's question of "yes or no" in a similar manner, Lu Zhi couldn't help but give Liu Ying a white look in feigned anger, and then turned his head in a strange way.

"His Royal Highness thinks so, and the lunch box is like this~"

Hearing that Lv Zhi said this ridicule with a bit of resentment, Liu Ying only smiled coyly, and continued: "In this case, the battle with Yingbu and the flattening of Huainan will be conquered by the father himself, or the son will replace the father. I am afraid that there will be no difference. many."

"Son, you only need to beg your father, the Marquis of Jiangjiang, the Marquis of Quzhou, and even the Marquis of Xinwu and Wuyang to accompany you, and the matter of conquest will be safe."

"In the event of a battle, you can consider the opinions of generals such as Zhouhou and Jianghou as the most important."

"King Qi, Nai'er's elder brother; King Chu and King Jing, are both Zongbo."

"In addition to Changsha and Liang Guo's soldiers, Zong Yingbu can indeed gain the power of Huaiyin in the past, but in the end, he is just a dog who loses his family..."

"When the father is sick and goes out to fight, he can suppress the army's morale; but if the son goes out on behalf of the father, he should also make the soldiers rejoice at the heroic power of the crown prince, and fight the enemy bravely in front of the battle!"

"What's more, Er Ke swears to all the generals: the generation of Yingbu stealing rats took advantage of the father's illness to cause chaos, but my Liu family is not the only father..."

As Liu Ying spoke confidently, the resentment on Lu Zhi's face finally quietly turned into a touch of approval.

Only nodded secretly, Lu Zhi continued to stare at Liu Ying, waiting for Liu Ying's next words.

——Win or not, Lu Zhi doesn't care at all!

For the really critical issue, Liu Ying has not yet given a practical solution...
Feeling the old lady looking at her eyes, the touch of "don't even think about going to war if you don't give me an explanation" that she wished she could blurt out, Liu Ying only smiled bitterly.

After thinking for a long time, Liu Ying finally buried her guilt in her heart and smiled at Lu Zhi.

"When the mother is worried about her son's body, the son can also promise: In case of war, the son will fight twenty miles away!"

"The queen mother can also let her uncle accompany her, and always prepare a chariot; if the battle goes wrong, her son will gallop away, and she will never be caught by Yingbu's weapons."

"Or tomorrow, my son asks my father to call the three captains of the southern army to serve as my son's army; no matter what the war is, this army will not fight with you, and only care about my son..."

Pretending to be sincere and saying these words, Liu Ying quietly looked at Lu Zhi with a little guilty conscience and apprehension.

"The queen mother thinks, is that so?"

But when Lu Zhi heard the words, he just sat silently for a while, and when Liu Ying called softly, he stood up with a sigh.

"Ugh······"

"A few days ago, my elder brother came to talk about the matter here, I knew it, and my son has made up his mind."

"I have made up my mind, I indulge my desires to stop me, so what can I do..."

Hearing that Lu Zhi's tone was obviously a little loose, Liu Ying hurriedly stepped forward with a smile, and obediently supported Lu Zhi's arm.

"My son is very puzzled by what the queen mother said."

"—If the mother does not allow it, how dare the son disobey the mother and insist on going to war?"

"Only the empress mother readily agrees that the son can go to war on behalf of the emperor father, and the empress mother will not feel ashamed..."

Seeing Liu Ying pretending to be puzzled to say this, Lu Zhi was not as usual, amused by Liu Ying's witty words.

Xiao Ran let out a long sigh, and saw Lu Zhi slowly turned sideways, staring deeply into the depths of Liu Ying's eyes.

After staring like this for a long time, Lu Zhi sighed again, then turned around, and weakly waved to the forbidden servant at the gate of the palace.

"go."

"Prepare the chariot."

Seeing the jailer leading away, Liu Ying could only suppress her joy and stepped forward pretending to be puzzled.

"Mother, this is...?"

When Lu Zhi heard the words, he shook his head with a wry smile full of helplessness, then turned around, and lightly pinched the tip of Liu Ying's nose.

"Crazy~"

"Your Majesty's return this time is to bestow Chi Xiao, and to make my son continue to assume the responsibility of supervising the country. Does my son think that there is no reason for this?"

"——This is all because His Majesty wants to stop my mother's mouth, so that my son will go out to suppress the rebellion..."

After saying these words in a doting tone, Lu Zhi slowly straightened up, turned his head to look outside the palace door, and his expression could not help but bring a little guard and lingering annoyance.

"This way, I want to make me let go..."

"Humph!"

"Your Majesty, the more you live, the worse you are when you are young..."

Moaning sullenly, Lu Zhi lowered his head slightly, patted Liu Ying's head with a light smile.

"It's okay."

"That is to say, if my son wants to go to war on behalf of his father, my mother must always ask His Majesty: What kind of general and handsome do you want my son to be, how many soldiers and civilians, how much food, grass, and armaments?"

(End of this chapter)