Dahan first prince

Chapter 22 Mother or Kindness, Son or Filial Piety

Only a few days after visiting Xiao He, Liu Ying, who was nestled in the Phoenix Hall, was summoned by her mother, Lu Zhi, as no surprise.

It seems that Lu Zhi's reason for summoning Liu Ying is also very reasonable: I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss you very much, so I called the prince to have dinner together.

As the temporary palace of the Crown Prince, the Phoenix Hall was originally in the Queen's Palace——Weiyang Palace①. There was no rumor or speculation in the palace about Lu Zhi calling his son Liu Ying to have dinner together.

But Liu Ying clearly understood: the first task of her trip was to give an explanation to her mother, Lu Zhi, for her sudden visit to Prime Minister Xiao He the day before yesterday...

"Yinger?"

A soft call came into the ears, pulling back Liu Yingfei's scattered thoughts.

Seeing a bowl of vegetarian porridge, a cup of cold water, and a small dish of cooked vegetables in front of her, Liu Ying couldn't help but turn her face slightly, and looked up at Lu Zhi.

"Son, I'm full..."

It wasn't that Liu Ying ate without intention, but the meal in front of her made it difficult for Liu Ying to arouse her appetite.

In this era, there is no such superb food processing technology, and there are only three kinds of cooking, steaming, and broiling.

Cooking means boiling; broiling means roasting.

But now, the mourning period for the Supreme Emperor Liu Yu has not yet passed. As a clan member, Liu Ying must strictly abide by the funeral precepts and must not eat meat or drink alcohol.

In addition, in this era, even condiments are very scarce, except for the slightly spicy dogwood, garlic, and onion, there is only salt, which makes such a table without the slightest trace of meat, let alone the taste.

Although it was obvious at a glance that Liu Ying had no appetite, Lu Zhi had no choice but to put the wooden chopsticks in his hand on the table.

"Let's all withdraw."

After ordering the maids and eunuchs to take away the food, Lu Zhi waved with a smile on his face, and called Liu Ying to sit beside him.

"I heard that a few days ago, a lot of right and wrong happened in the womb of the crown prince?"

Seemingly asking casually, Lu Zhi pretended not to care, but in fact he was not looking sideways, observing the changes in Liu Ying's expression.

Hearing this remark, Liu Ying couldn't help thinking for a while, and then told all the manuscripts that had been written long ago.

"I am about to report to my mother."

After cupping her hands for a while, Liu Ying paused quietly, looking around thoughtfully.

Seeing this, Lu Zhi also waved his hand slightly: "Everyone back down."

After everyone in the hall had receded, leaving only herself and Lu Zhi, mother and son, Liu Ying stepped forward with a solemn face, and said in a low voice, "Mother, I don't know!"

"Father is in the empress dowager's womb, it can be said to be covered with eyeliner, eyes and ears!"

Putting on a grim face that was real, Liu Ying lowered her voice a bit.

"That day, when my son returned to the palace from the announcement room, he saw a lady in the palace, who seemed to be rummaging through the hall of the son's bedroom. I asked about it, but I saw that the maid was confident and had no respect at all!"

"My son made a thorough investigation of the crown prince's uterus, and found out that most of the maids and eunuchs in the Phoenix Palace were sent by the emperor!"

Speaking of this, Liu Ying did not forget to grit her teeth.

"As the saying goes, the reward of eating the king is a matter of being loyal to the king; children have their own desires, so kill these slaves who eat inside and outside!"

"However, I think that now the emperor's intention is easy to save, and the courtiers and officials are all on the sidelines. It is still inconvenient to cause trouble, and it is in vain to realize the truth."

"Therefore, my son ordered the servant girl to be killed, including two or three minions, and all the rest were sent back to the Shaofu."

Hearing Liu Ying's well-founded explanation, Lu Zhi couldn't help showing a little affection.

But only a moment later, Lu Zhi's eyes showed some suspicion.

"Your Majesty sent eunuchs and maidservants to serve the Crown Prince's womb, or to love my son, is it unknown?"

"You must know that I also sent many servants to serve in the Phoenix Palace..."

Hearing Lu Zhi's words, Liu Ying couldn't help but tighten her heart!
But only for a moment, Liu Ying made a slightly irritated look and shook her head vigorously.

"The queen mother sent her servants to serve the Phoenix Palace, she should be Lian'er, not Hari'er!"

"However, father..."

After speaking meaningfully, Liu Ying raised her head solemnly.

"Nowadays, there are a lot of gossip in the palace, saying that once the emperor's funeral is over, the son's reserve will change hands immediately..."

Seeing Liu Ying's worried look, Lu Zhi's face suddenly became serious!
But this ruthlessness is not aimed at Liu Ying...

"Let's not rush."

Within a moment, Lu Zhi looked at Liu Ying, and then returned to the previous, incomparably loving appearance.

The vigilance that burst out from the depths of the soul also quietly dissipated under Liu Ying's few words.

"Marquis Jiancheng went to Shangshan to invite talents. In the past few days, he should be back..."

With a murmur that seemed to mean something, Lu Zhi gently took Liu Ying's little head into his arms, and patted Liu Ying's shoulder lightly.

But it is clearly such a peaceful picture of a loving mother and a filial son, but the two people in the picture have their own thoughts and thoughts...

"I heard from the servants of the Phoenix Palace that Ying'er met Marquis Feng a few days ago?"

Leaning calmly in Lu Zhi's arms, Liu Ying's expression tensed again when she heard this slightly abrupt question.

- Xirou, here we come!

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PS: Some readers may wonder about this—isn’t Weiyang Palace the palace of the emperor of the Western Han Dynasty?
In fact, the reason why Weiyang Palace became the emperor's palace was Lu's pheasant.

At the beginning, when the Weiyang and Changle palaces were built in the early Han Dynasty, the emperor Liu Bang lived in the Changle Palace, and the Weiyang Palace was the residence of the founding queen Lu Zhi.

The turning point of things happened after Liu Bang died.

Logically speaking, Liu Bang died and Emperor Hui Liu Ying succeeded to the throne. He should have moved from the Taiwo Palace to Changle Palace. After all, Changle Palace is the palace of the emperor.

However, Liu Ying in history did not live in Changle Palace, but was stayed in Weiyang Palace by Lu Zhi on the grounds that "the emperor has not been crowned", and Changle Palace was occupied by Lu Zhi, who was known as the imperial court.

My mother wants to live in Changle Palace, what can Liu Ying do?
Naturally, he could only stay in Weiyang Palace, and let Lu Zhi live in Changle Palace as the queen mother, and take over the power of the emperor on his behalf.

Here I need to remind readers and friends: In the era of "filial piety is greater than the sky" at that time, the actual status of the empress dowager was equal to that of the emperor, and her status in etiquette was slightly higher than that of the emperor; It is in accordance with the etiquette and law when the emperor is a minor, and there is no arrogance.

Back to the topic: How did Weiyang Palace change from the original Queen's Palace to the later Heavenly Palace?
Hui Emperor Liu Ying reigned for seven years, former Young Emperor Liu Gong and later Young Emperor Liu Hong each reigned for four years, both living in Weiyang. During these 15 years, Lu Zhi has been living in Changle Palace.

In 180 B.C., Lü Zhi died, and Chen Ping and Zhou Bo, the princes and ministers, colluded with Qi Wang Liu Xiang, and set off an armed coup that bloodbathed the Lvs, known in history as the "Zhulu Rebellion"; The courtiers headed by Zhou Bo welcomed the acting king Liu Heng as the orthodox successor to inherit the throne.

By this time, the established fact that "the Son of Heaven lives in Weiyang" had lasted for 15 years, and Liu Heng naturally lived in Weiyang Palace under Zhou Bo's guidance; In the past 15 years, the practice of "the empress dowager lives in Changle" has been formed. The Bo family, who is revered as the empress dowager, also lived in Changle Palace.

Since then, the Western Han Dynasty has formed the rule that the emperor lives in Weiyang and the empress dowager controls Changle. At the time of this book, Liu Bang still lives in Changle Palace, while Empress Lu Zhi and Prince Liu Ying both live in Weiyang Palace.

　This chapter ps is a bit longer, but this thing is not explained clearly. It is really uncomfortable to see those "historical bricks" in the comment area.However, there are so many comments like this that I can't even delete them.

　　Please bear with me, and we will try our best to avoid this kind of content in the future.

　　
　
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