In September of the seventh year of Emperor Qianyou's reign, Liangquan won a great victory, Empress Fu gave birth to a son, and it was a double happiness.
"Dad!" In Kunming Hall, when he saw the bright yellow figure who opened the curtain and walked in, Liu Yang immediately opened his legs and rushed towards him.
The five or six-year-old child was picked up with one hand and held in his arms. He pinched his little face habitually. Liu Chengyou asked: "It's time to study, why don't you go to the study hall and follow the master?"
When asked, Liu Yang tilted his head and replied: "My mother gave birth to a younger brother who needs to be nursed back to health. The master once taught that a son should be filial, so I asked the master for leave to serve my mother in the palace..." "
Liu Chengyou couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this. He looked inside and could see the lying figure of the big talisman. Looking at the serious look on the second prince's face, he whispered: "Tell daddy, who taught you these words?"
Xiao Liu Yang was stunned for a moment, blinked his eyes, looked puzzled, scratched his head, and said, "Did the master teach you?"
With his eyes wandering for a moment, Liu Chengyou said, "You brothers, what have you learned from your master recently?"
Liu Yang understood this and said, "The Thousand-Character Classic and the Classic of Filial Piety."
Liu Chengyou nodded, held Liu Yang in his arms, weighed her in his arms, walked in, and said with a smile: "How can you show your filial piety to your mother with your little arms and legs?"
"Just now Cai'er fed mother some soup!" Liu Yang replied.
"That's right!" Liu Chengyou smiled heartily, sat on the edge of the phoenix couch, and looked at the big talisman: "It seems that he did learn a lot by letting him go to school!"
It was already winter, Da Fu had not given birth for a long time, her body still needed to be nursed back to health, and the room was warm. Maybe she was bored, her jade face was red, and she had a unique charm. Looking at Liu Yang, he couldn't hold back the kindness in his beautiful eyes and said, "This kid is such a scoundrel!"
"No matter how naughty you are, I'm afraid I can't compare to that kid Liu Fang!" Liu Chengyou chuckled.
Scanning his eyes, he noticed an ornament tied around Liu Yang's waist. He picked it up and saw that it was a wooden dagger. Liu Chengyou asked, "Where did this thing come from?"
Liu Yang raised his head and said, "Fourth brother has a very beautiful dagger. It was given by Master Zhe. My grandfather went to the palace to visit my mother, and my son also asked for it. My grandfather cut it himself."
As he said that, his mouth tightened: "It's a pity that it's not true!"
"You still want to be serious?" Liu Chengyou lectured: "How can you hold a sharp weapon when you are running rampant in the palace!"
With that said, he returned the wooden dagger to Liu Yang and patted his little butt: "Go out and play, I want to talk to your mother..."
After Liu Yang left, Liu Chengyou once again set his sights on Da Fu, reached out and brushed her red face, and asked: "Recently, I have been focusing on the floods in the Yellow River and Qin Feng's military situation, and I have neglected to care about you. .How is your health?"
"It's not the first time. I have experience. It will be fine if I rest for a while!" Dafu shook his head and felt that Liu Chengyou's hands were slightly cold. He couldn't help but lift the brocade quilt and put it on his chest to warm his hands.
The warm, soft touch immediately made Liu Chengyou feel strange. Although he was afraid of chilling his good wife's breasts, he honestly lingered on them with his hands and squeezed them, which made Dafu roll his eyes in anger... ...
"I have people waiting for me here, and my second sister also comes to visit from time to time!" Dafu looked at Liu Chengyou and said softly: "Nowadays, since the country is troubled, I understand Erlang's concern and am very grateful, but there is no need to be busy. Among them, take time to come to the harem.”
"I often tell people that a good wife in the family and a good queen in the country..." Looking at Empress Fu, Liu Chengyou sighed: "I can't praise you enough!"
Dafu felt embarrassed after saying this. He held down the mischievous hand on his increasingly majestic chest and said with a sweet smile: "I can't bear what Erlang said."
"In my opinion, you can bear the best praise in the world! In the future, if I am an emperor for eternity, you will be a queen for eternity. Together with me, you will be praised by hundreds of generations and praised by thousands of generations!" Liu Chengyou said, which is unexpectedly rare. The ground showed a bit of "dog-licking" habit.
Obviously, Empress Fu was not used to it, and her beautiful eyes were a little surprised and curious: "Erlang, you are a little strange today. Why do you blindly praise me, a harem woman?"
"I just say it out of emotion!" Liu Chengyou responded.
Paying attention to his expression, Da Fu's gentle and watery gaze fell on Liu Chengyou's face and said, "Has the water condition of the Yellow River still not eased?"
Waving his hand, Liu Chengyou said: "It's much better!"
However, when mentioning this matter, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but sigh: "I have always paid attention to floods and river construction. When the government has a little more money, it will allocate funds for dredging and building embankments. In recent years, the central government and local governments have repeatedly allocated funds for dredging and embankment construction." Money, food, and people are mobilized to see if the embankment is blocked.
I have also investigated and found that all the officials working on the river did not neglect it and put in their best efforts. However, there are always water conditions that appear on the desk every year. In particular, the hundred-mile dike from Yang Liudu to Bozhou collapsed continuously to the east, and now it has spread for hundreds of miles and merged into a large swamp.
The ancient embankments in the northeast are even more useless than repairs. The large irrigation works in Qi and Zi states extend to the ends of the sea, destroying the people's houses, fields and forests. According to reports from the state government, the censor, and the Wude Secretary, a large number of people can only collect wild rice and fish for food..."
The issue of the Yellow River breach has actually given Liu Chengyou a headache in recent years. Due to the continuous breaches, Liu Chengyou has sent people to divert the river according to the conditions of the river. Don't expect to be relieved once and for all, just to be able to temporarily, even if it means a few decades of peace is enough.
Of course, this is a huge project, larger than any major project since Liu Chengyou took the throne. Dealing with the Yellow River problem makes Liu Chengyou's scalp numb just thinking about it, but he has to do it.
"The Yellow River bursts frequently, and the embankments are useless. According to those prophecies, I, the emperor, have lost my morality and lost power!" Liu Chengyou lamented.
"Erlang, what you said is serious! You are the wise king of the world, an official and a citizen of the country, who knows?" Seeing that Liu Chengyou was in a bad mood, Dafu immediately explained: "The troubles of the Yellow River are the power of nature. , are all suffering from it, is it your fault?"
"Haha! After listening to what you said, I feel a lot better!" Liu Chengyou's face changed quickly, and he quickly regained his composure, and he said calmly after the talisman: "As for the induction of that day, I actually don't think so, but there are always people who believe it and want to use it to explain the text..."
"Erlang, what's the matter with you coming to Kunming Hall this time?" Dafu couldn't help but ask after hearing Liu Chengyou's nonsense.
"Let me take a look at you and then look at our little prince!" Liu Chengyou responded. As he spoke, he picked up the newborn prince. The infant was sleeping soundly and was almost woken up by Liu Chengyou.
"Look, these noses and eyes look very much like me!" Looking at Dafu, Liu Chengyou said a little carelessly.
Facing Da Fu's gaze, Liu Chengyou pondered for a while, and finally stopped chatting, sat down on the side of the couch again, and said seriously: "The Queen Mother mentioned something to me, and she wanted to choose one of the sons to adopt him and inherit his legacy. pulse."
When Liu Chengyou mentioned this, Dafu's beautiful eyebrows suddenly condensed, and he looked at him steadily with a serious expression.
Subconsciously stroking his short beard, Liu Chengyou continued: "My eldest brother was a kind man and took good care of me when he was alive. Unfortunately, he was frail and sick, died young and had no children. My eldest sister-in-law has been a widow in the house for many years, and she is also quite caring. Lonely and miserable, I can’t bear to think about it..."
"Erlang is upholding the righteousness of filial piety and brotherhood, as he should!" After hearing what Liu Chengyou said, Dafu sat up, took the little prince from his hand, held him in his arms, and said softly: "Your Majesty wants to adopt your son as your eldest brother. , Liu Xu is a good candidate, he is a child without a mother, and his sister-in-law will definitely treat him well..."
Seeing his reaction, Liu Chengyou still laughed along with him and said: "I had this intention, but Liu Xu has been fostering Ciming Palace for a long time and is afraid that the Queen Mother will not let him go. So..."
Seeing Liu Chengyou's hesitant expression, Dafu couldn't help but sigh and said quietly: "I understand what you mean. Do you want to choose one of my two sons to succeed you?"
At this time, Da Fu had a cold expression and sharp eyes. Liu Chengyou was actually a little embarrassed to look at him. But still, he nodded: "You are the queen, and I have given birth to two sons today. After much thought, I have decided that the one born from your knees is the most suitable!"
His eyes couldn't help but turn red, Da Fu said: "I just gave birth to a baby, does your Majesty want to take him away from me?"
"That's serious! That's serious!" Liu Chengyou said with a smile: "It's just a title, and he will be raised in Prince Wei's Mansion. You mother and son can see him at any time. I will also make him a prince and succeed my eldest brother."
No matter what Liu Chengyou said, Da Fu remained silent for a long time. When Liu Chengyou's expression turned cold, Fu Fang said: "The child is fragile and should not be tormented. He cannot be sent out of the palace until he can speak!"
"It's up to you! As long as you don't object to this matter, I will agree to any request you have!" Liu Chengyou said directly, and then he expressed some comfort.
On that day, Liu Chengyou issued an edict to name Min the emperor's sixth son as his heir, the late King of Wei.
