After Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, killed three great heroes, his health deteriorated day by day. Especially after being injured by Yingbu's arrow, he had a bumpy journey, eating, drinking, singing and having fun in Pei County for more than half a month. He had no time to rest and his body gradually collapsed, getting worse day by day.
After returning to Chang'an, Liu Bang fell seriously ill, and he again mentioned the matter of establishing another prince. Zhang Liang tried to persuade him sincerely, but Liu Bang insisted on appointing Liu Ruyi as the crown prince. Zhang Liang was angry and said that he was ill and would do nothing if he did not go to court. Zhang Liang said he was ill and refused to go to court, so Liu Bang lost a lot of resistance in establishing another prince, and he felt very happy. It's really unexpected that Zhang Liang is so clever and clever. As the saying goes, if a wise man thinks a lot, he will make a mistake.
Hearing that Liu Bang was going to establish another crown prince, Grand Tutor Shusun Tong jumped out and said: "Once Jin Xiangong deposed the crown prince because he loved Li Ji, and appointed Li Ji's son Xi Qi as the crown prince. As a result, the civil strife in Jin State continued. For decades, this has been a joke in the world. It was also because the Qin State did not assign Fusu the crown prince position early, and Hu Hai pretended to be the crown prince, making it impossible to preserve the sacrifices of the ancestors. This emperor saw it with his own eyes. Today Everyone in the world knows that the prince is benevolent and kind. The queen went on many expeditions with you and suffered a lot. How could the emperor have the heart to abandon their mother and son? If the emperor really wants to depose the prince, kill me first. .”
Unlike Zhou Chang, who was outspoken and outspoken, Shusun Tong was a well-educated man. His words were sonorous and his tone was solemn, making people dare not offend easily. Seeing Shusun Tongyi's righteous words, Liu Bang smiled helplessly and said, "Go down, setting up another prince is just a joke I played on everyone." Shusun Tong said: "The prince is the foundation of the world. If the foundation is shaken, the world will be destroyed." If there is turmoil, the emperor actually makes such a joke!" Shusuntong not only persuaded, but also made every sentence reasonable, leaving no room for refutation. Liu Bang had no choice but to temporarily deceive Shusun Tong, saying that he would not establish another prince.
However, Liu Bang had made up his mind a long time ago to make Liu Ruyi the crown prince, and he would not give up easily just because of a few words from a few people. Although Liu Bang was not so upright when he became emperor, his heart was as hard as a rock.
Since the overt one can't do it, Liu Bang will do it secretly. If the hard one doesn't work, Liu Bang will do the soft one. If the ministers dared to obstruct him, Liu Bang would directly blame Liu Ying.
On this day, Liu Bang arranged a table of meals, served wine, and asked the prince to accompany him. Liu Bang is wily and scheming, Liu Ying is cowardly and clueless, Liu Bang is ready to destroy Liu Ying at this meal. Liu Bang had eaten the most dangerous banquet in the world, the Hongmen Banquet. Liu Bang followed suit and wanted Liu Ying to try the Hongmen Banquet.
However, God's calculations are not as good as those of man. God will not help Liu Bang this time, but God will help Liu Ying. God is fair, and the balance always favors the weak. Xiang Yu arranged the Hongmen Banquet, and God helped Liu Bang; Liu Bang arranged the Hongmen Banquet, and God helped Liu Ying. It's okay if he doesn't eat this meal, but once he eats it, Liu Ying's position as prince will be confirmed.
Because Liu Ying did not come to the banquet alone, he was followed by four old people with fair hair and childish faces and good spirits. Liu Bang took a look and didn't recognize it. Taking another look, I saw that these four old men were all over eighty years old. Each of them wore a wide robe and long sleeves. They had a majestic appearance and looked like gods.
What's going on?
Liu Ying was honest by nature and had no merit, so Liu Bang disliked the prince. When Liu Bang kicked Liu Ying out of the car, Liu Bang never thought that Liu Ying would survive to become the prince; after Liu Bang got rid of the resistance such as Zhou Chang, Zhang Liang and Shusun Tong, Liu Ying actually had four white-bearded old men to help him. Is it really God's will? Liu Bang was very depressed.
"Where are these experts from?" Liu Bang was filled with doubts.
Four people stood up and answered one after another: "I am Tang Bing." "I am Zhou Shu." "I am Wu Shi." "I am Cui Guang." These four people are Zhang Liang and Lu Pheasant. The four recommended Shangshan masters are: Dongyuan Gong Tang Bing, Mr. Yongli Zhou Shu, Qili Ji Wushi and Xiahuang Gong Cui Guang.
Liu Bang admired these four people very much. He thought about it day and night, but he couldn't invite these four experts. The four masters he admired all his life actually obeyed the orders of his son Liu Ying, whom he despised the most, and Liu Bang became even more depressed.
Seeing that Shangshan Sihao was respectful to Liu Ying, Liu Bang was even more surprised and asked quickly: "I used to look for you, but you avoided me. It was so hard for me to look for you. I thought I would never see you again in this life, and now you But next to my child, why is this?"
Liu Bang believed that Liu Ying was inferior to him because he was not like him. Little did he know that if everyone in the world was like him, cheating and doing evil things behind the scenes, the world would regress into a barbaric society. Shangshan Sihao was clean and arrogant. He was not as flexible as Shusun Tong, so he naturally couldn't stand Liu Bang's conspiracy.
"Your Majesty, you are contemptuous of scholars and love to scold them. Of course we don't want to be humiliated by you, so we fled. We heard that the prince is kind and filial, treats courtiers courteously, and is humble to the corporals. There is no one in the world who is not willing to stretch their necks and die for the prince. So we are here to assist the prince.”
Until this moment, Liu Bang didn't know what a gentleman was, and what "wealth cannot lead to adultery, power cannot yield". Chen Ping and Zhang Liang were talented and far-sighted, but they were by no means gentle gentlemen as Confucianism called them; Shusun Tong knew etiquette, but they were by no means what Confucius called modest gentlemen, let alone the "big men" in Mencius' mind. There are several kinds of gentlemen, and Shangshan Sihao is the kind that Liu Bang's character cannot attract.
After hearing this, Liu Bang, who was good at accepting advice, no longer felt that Liu Ying was weak and incompetent, and said respectfully: "Then I'll trouble you to help the prince."
Shangshan Sihao stood next to Liu Ying. Even if Qi Ji cried blood in front of Liu Bang and bruised her little cherry mouth, it would still be of no avail. To survive in the palace, you need strength first and strategy second. Qi Ji has nothing, so it's best to leave the show, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.
After the four people toasted, they followed Liu Ying and quickly exited in small steps. Liu Bang watched them go away, called Qi Ji out, pointed at the retreating figure and said: "I originally wanted to destroy Liu Ying, but he has the help of Shangshan Sihao, and the prince's wings are already full, so he can't move now. Yes. The Queen is such a good mother."
After hearing this, Qi Ji was not only heartbroken, but even half of her soul was lost, and she burst into tears. Qi Ji never expected that Liu Ruyi would be so miserable in the fight for the crown prince. She knew that Lu Pheasant was ruthless, but she didn't expect that Lu Pheasant was so powerful in tactics. Liu Ruyi cannot be the prince, and Qi Ji cannot be the queen. Once Liu Bang dies, Qi Ji and her son will become the fat meat on Lu Pheasant's chopping board.
Qi Ji was heartbroken, and Liu Bang was also having a hard time, but he knew that everything was done and irreversible, so he said in a calm tone: "Stop crying, you dance a Chu dance for me, and I will sing a Chu song."
Liu Bang actually doesn't understand women's hearts. Qi Ji is so sad, but he still wants to listen to songs.
This guest here is obviously a ghost under the sword. I want to help you have fun today, and I will sacrifice my life to dance for you.
Qi Ji dances beautifully, but also dances sadly. It was a beautiful life trying its best to display its gift of talent for the last time. An elephant dies due to its tusks, a fox dies due to its skin, and beauty will eventually have to pay the price for itself. Liu Bang was fascinated by what he saw. Qi Ji had never danced so movingly, so sadly, and so uncontrollably tragic. Following Qi Ji's dance steps, Liu Bang sang a song:
The swan flies high and flies thousands of miles;
With his wings, he can conquer the world.
Cutting across the four seas, there is nothing you can do;
Although there is a lot of money, I still give it to you!
Liu Bang saw that Qi Ji danced uniquely, but he also saw the sorrow and misery in the dance, and felt pity in his heart. In these lyrics, he compares the prince to a swan, saying that the swan's wings have grown full and it can fly thousands of miles and reach heights of thousands of feet. Even if I have a good bow and arrows, I can't do anything to him.
The dancing is sad, the singing is helpless! Qi Ji had a sad look on her face, she shed two lines of tears, her grief was uncontrollable. After this banquet, Liu Bang never mentioned the matter of establishing another prince again.
The sorrow of the prince's battle is better than the cruelty of thousands of troops fighting. Lu Pheasant found four generals, Shangshan Sihao, for Liu Ying, and Liu Ying easily crossed the Chu River and Han boundaries. A mother is more valuable than her son, so when Lu Zhi's pawn crosses the river, she can turn into a rampaging car. However, the pawn has a hard life. He can only move forward, but cannot retreat. Even if he crosses the river, there is no way back.
Lu Pheasant and Qi Ji had an intractable hatred to begin with, and as they competed for the crown prince's position, the two sides became even more intense. After Liu Bang's death, there will definitely be a life-and-death struggle in the harem.
