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In the spring of the 11th year of Han, in March, the Grand Marshal of Liang defected to Han and reported that the King of Liang was planning a rebellion. Emperor Gao sent an envoy to capture the King of Liang, who was imprisoned in Luoyang City. Not long after, he was pardoned and demoted to commoner status, then exiled to Shu.
Peng Yue went west to Zheng, coincidentally Lü Zhi was coming out of Chang'an and heading to Luoyang. Peng Yue then wept before Empress Lü, stating his innocence, knowing that the throne was now beyond hope, only asking that Her Majesty consider their past relationship and allow him to return to his hometown of Changyi. Empress Lü smiled and agreed, accompanying him east to Luoyang. However, in private she told Emperor Gao: "Peng Yue is a powerful man, moving him to Shu will leave future troubles, it's better to eliminate him now."
Peng Yue was again accused of plotting rebellion, and Emperor Gao had his three clans exterminated. He made the imperial son Liu Hui the Prince of Liang, and the imperial son Liu Yi the Prince of Huaiyang. The East Commandery was abolished and merged into Liang Principality; the Yingchuan Commandery was also abolished and merged into Huaiyang Principality.
To intimidate the vassal kings with the fate of King Liang, Emperor Gaozu had Peng Yue boiled alive and then distributed the cooked meat to all the vassal kings. When the envoy arrived at Sixi, the capital of Huainan Kingdom, King Ying Bu was out hunting. Upon hearing what happened to Peng Yue, he was shocked and terrified, feeling a sense of sympathy for the dead man, saying to his attendants, "The Han imperial house cannot tolerate me!"
Autumn, Huainan Zhong Dafu Bi He fled to Chang'an and reported that Ying Bu was rebelling. The Han envoy arrived in Huainan, and King Ying Bu of Huainan immediately exterminated the Bi family and launched a rebellion. When news of the rebellion reached Chang'an, Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang was already advanced in age, and his body had become somewhat stiff and uncomfortable since the beginning of spring. Although it was extremely hot in Chang'an during the summer, he contracted a cold, and every day he took medicinal soups. Upon hearing that Ying Bu was rebelling against Han, although he was greatly enraged, he did not have much energy to personally lead an army to quell the rebellion. He pardoned Bi He and appointed him as a general to attack Ying Bu. At the same time, he ordered Crown Prince Liu Ying to lead an army to strike Ying Bu, mobilizing cavalry from Shangjun, Beidi, Longxi, Ba, Shu, and other regions, as well as 30,000 soldiers from the Imperial Guard, with General-in-Chief Wei as their commander.
After the imperial edict was issued, the Lv family members were both delighted and fearful at the same time, and they all pondered in their hearts about Emperor Gao's intentions and the gains and losses of the Crown Prince's expedition.
Lu Yuan didn't think that much, she was just worried about her younger brother being too young and inexperienced in battle. She couldn't sleep all night, thinking about the dangers of war. The next day happened to be Qixi Festival, so she decided to take advantage of the occasion to enter the Chang Le Palace and ask her mother for advice. Just then, Lyu Yi came out of the Pepper Chamber Hall and bowed on the steps, "Auntie's arrival is just in time, the Empress has been waiting for you and Ayue sister for a long time."
Lu Yuan chuckled and stroked Lu Yiqing's cyan hair tie, "Wu Niang has grown up and become even more beautiful."
She stood under the sandalwood bead curtain, just about to enter, when she heard Su Mo's aunt and Empress Lü coming out from inside the palace, their voices whispering, "The fifth daughter is decisive and clean in her actions, with a bit of the empress's demeanor from back then."
After a moment, Lü Mei let out a faint sigh and said, "Yes, if Yier were a boy, he would be able to hold up the sky for the Lü family. Then I wouldn't have to worry about the Lü family anymore."
Zhang Yan raised her head and saw that her mother's eyes blinked slowly, after a while, Lu Yuanfang smiled and said, "Mother, today the weather is so good, how can we stay in the palace all day?" He pulled her hand and led her into the palace.
For a moment, both Lv Wei and Su Mo laughed inside the palace. "Alright," Lv Wei replied, "Let's go out for a walk."
Changle Palace is very large, with over a dozen palaces and three mountains and two pools. The wine pool is located at the intersection of the front and rear palaces. The Pepper Chamber is north of the Front Hall, and the Immortal Chamber is west of the Front Hall. After several confrontations with Empress Qi, Emperor Hui reprimanded her, and although Lu Zhi did not show weakness on the surface, she actually avoided Empress Qi as much as possible, refusing to go to the western palace unless absolutely necessary, for fear of running into Empress Qi.
"Today's weather is indeed nice." On the Dongyang platform, a case of melons and fruits was set up. The sky was high and clear, and the water flowed from west to east, passing under the platform, rolling up white waves. Lü Yu smiled and turned back to instruct Zhang Ze, "Today is the Double Seventh Festival, why not invite the crown prince and his wife to come over? Let's have a family gathering and chat."
Zhang Ze left, and Lu Yuan took the opportunity to sit beside Lü Zhi and asked his mother, "The Emperor ordered the Crown Prince to lead the army to attack Huainan King Bu, but can he do it?"
Zhang Yan took a bite of the melon, and heard Lü Yu frown and sigh, "These days I've been thinking about this matter over and over again. It's strange to say, but no matter what other things I think about, I can see through them clearly, only when it comes to you two siblings, I'm always worried and confused, as if I owed you from a past life." Suddenly feeling tasteless in her mouth, she looked far away and saw the crown prince's procession coming out of the East Palace, and brightened up, smiling, "Uncle is here."
As expected, after a while, Liu Ying stepped onto the stage with a smile and said, "The empress dowager and elder sister are in high spirits."
Lu Yuan smiled and looked at him, asking, "Where is the Crown Prince's wife?"
On stage, Lv Liu's smile stagnated for a moment before quickly recovering.
"Hu'er's body is not well," Liu Ying said with a smile, "I advise her to rest in the palace and not come out. If she offends the empress dowager, I will apologize on her behalf by drinking three cups of wine as punishment, okay?"
As they spoke, Zhang Ze immediately presented a copper-footed ceramic cup with inlaid gold, and the long-haired maid used a ladle to scoop out clear wine from the jug, which Liu Ying drank three cups of before taking his seat.
"Hey, look what you said." Lü Wei couldn't help but purse her lips and smile, using a handkerchief to wipe the wine stains on her son's cheek. "It seems like the empress dowager is going to find trouble with your wife. You're about to go to war, can't be so childish anymore."
"Your Majesty," a palace maid from the Pepper Chamber reported from below the stage, "Young Master Lü is outside the Pepper Chamber requesting an audience with Your Majesty."
"How strange," Lü Zhi wiped her handkerchief and smiled, "both of you came to see me on the same day."
Lü Lü hastily rushed to Dongyangtai.
"Empress," he knelt before Lü Zhi, hastily saying, "The Crown Prince cannot go to war against Ying Bu."
Lü Cu's hand in her sleeve trembled slightly, "What does this mean?" She raised her head, her eyes solemn.
"The four Shu of Shangshan, who were invited by the Crown Prince in the past, have been living in our Lu Mansion all these years. My aunt is aware of this." Lü Lù said. "Today, they solemnly came to my elder brother to analyze the current situation for the Crown Prince. The Emperor has always had a small abacus to abolish the eldest and establish the youngest. He let his nephew take command of the army, but what good intention can he have? If the Crown Prince wins, it's fine, but if he loses, the Emperor will bring up the matter of abolishing the Crown Prince again. The entire court will no longer be able to support the Crown Prince with a strong voice."
"But," Lü Yu hesitated, "Ying'er may not necessarily lose either."
"Alas, my queen aunt," Lü Lu hastily said, "why must we let the crown prince take this risk? Even if they win this battle, my cousin is already the crown prince, and in the future, everything will be his. What can Your Majesty reward him with? However," he glanced to the west and lowered his voice, "if unfortunately something unexpected happens, won't it be a case of 'those who are close will feel pain, while those who harbor resentment will rejoice'?"
Zhang Yan rolled her eyes on the side, feeling somewhat bored in her heart. The reason why Shang Shan stopped Liu Ying from going to war was something she could guess with her toes, and she didn't think much of it. However, she also knew that in the eyes of others, she was just a child, and while she might be able to chime in on other matters, when it came to things related to Liu Ying's position as heir, no one would care about the opinion of a little kid like her.
Moreover, she hesitated to think that in her own eyes, the four old men of Shangshan were too cautious and insufficiently enterprising. How could she know that in others' eyes, she was not ignorant of the height of heaven and earth, but only had leftover bravery?
With a loud slap, Lü Zhi slammed her hand on the table, startling Zhang Yan. "That's it," she said with a cold smile. Just as she was about to make a final decision, Zhang Yan looked up and clearly saw Liu Ying's lips twitching slightly.
"Mother, what should we do?" Lu Yuan also became anxious, "Or else, let's go and tell Father Emperor to not let Brother Ying go to fight this battle?"
"Ying'er, what do you think?" Lü Zhi turned to ask his son.
Liu Ying's hand clenched into a fist in her sleeve and she said, "We have many soldiers and generals in the Han Dynasty, but it's not necessarily..."
Moreover, Ying Bu was brave and good at fighting. In the Chu-Han contention, he made many contributions. The crown prince's younger brother was not yet of age to wear a coronet, and to send him into battle against him would be too immature." Lü Lu said, "This is also what the Four Hoaryheads of Mount Shang said."
"All right, no need to say more." Lü Yu waved her hand and said, "Yinger, in this battle, I made a mistake. You really can't go. I'll immediately go to the front hall to plead with your father, the Emperor, to exempt you from this military affair."
Liu Ying hesitated for a long time before finally sighing and saying, "Okay."
"This is great." Lu Yuan finally cracked a smile and said, "I don't have to worry about my brother anymore."
Empress Lü personally went to the Chang Le Palace to plead with Emperor Gao, saying that the crown prince was young and not suitable for battle against Ying Bu. Instead, she asked Emperor Gao to take command of the army himself to attack Ying Bu, and when Ying Bu saw the emperor's majestic presence, he would naturally surrender without daring to speak of rebellion again.
The Emperor was extremely angry, and even if he wanted to fight a battle, he would have to push three and block four. How could he possibly take on the great Han dynasty's vast territory? Could a cow be forced to drink water if it didn't want to? If his son really refused to go to the battlefield, and he couldn't bear to hand over military power to someone else, he had no choice but to prop himself up despite his illness and prepare to lead the army personally to quell the rebellion.
The Huainan rebels may be far away, but the people's hearts have just recovered from the Chu-Han war and are extremely weary of war. Occasionally, a gloomy atmosphere can also be felt in Chang'an City.
"Gongzi," said a young scholar dressed in simple attire, following behind Zhang Yan as they walked through the streets of Chang'an, "do you think the war in Huainan will be pacified?"
"It's all going to be flat." Zhang Yan's mind was elsewhere, smelling the scent of roast chicken wafting from the market stalls. "The opportunity to compete for the world has long passed. In a chaotic era, heroes emerge, and once they do, others should just focus on their own business, blindly joining in won't end well." She suddenly turned around and met a pair of inquiring eyes.
She was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's you. I really didn't expect that you would also end up in such a place."
"Let's make a deal." Zhang Yan said abruptly.
Hehe, can everyone guess who Zhang Yan finally met?
People who have appeared on stage before.
