Chapter 6 Chapter Two

When little Liu Che was seven years old, an oath of "golden house hides the beauty" changed his fate and made him selected as the crown prince from among the many princes. From then on, the emperor's splendid life began... In Chang’an, on the open square in front of the Weiyang Palace of the Han Emperor’s Palace, two children aged seven or eight were running, holding hands and singing happily: The little girl dressed like a fairy in a pink dress is called Gillian, and her mother is the eldest sister of Emperor Han Jing of the current dynasty, the eldest princess.The little boy wearing the prince's costume is called Liu Che. He is the tenth prince of Emperor Han Jing, and his mother is the favorite concubine of Emperor Han Jing—the beauty Wang who has now been promoted to Mrs. Wang.

The two teenagers are both children of the imperial palace, all of them have noble blood. They climbed up the high platform sweating, leaning on the railing to look down at the resplendent and resplendent palace, dreaming excitedly... The seven-year-old little Liu Che has a fair and square face, wide eyebrows and wide eyes, a full sky, a nose protruding like a mountain, especially a pair of big eyes under thick eyebrows, long and shining, full of ambition at a young age, and looks like an emperor. He blushed from running, and said excitedly: "A-Jiao, do you think I can be the emperor?"

Gillian nodded, blinked her beautiful eyes and said, "Yes, of course." Eight-year-old A-Jiao is fair-looking, with red cheeks and a pair of almond eyes. Little Liu Che said happily: "Okay, you are the one besides my mother who said that I can be the emperor. If I can really be the emperor, then I want you to be my queen." "Ah, that's great. You are the emperor and I am the queen. Let's play the role of the emperor and the queen, shall we?" "it is good." So the two children ran down the steps, and then climbed up the steps from the steps below, hand in hand, like emperors and queens...

The two were having fun when they heard—— "A-Jiao, what are you doing?" "Mother, the child is playing with his cousin." Princess Chang, that is, Princess Guantao, named Liu Xing.She is the eldest daughter of the current Empress Dowager and the sister of Emperor Han Jing. "Auntie." Liu Che called her affectionately. "Ah, it's Xiao Che'er, what are you playing?" Gillian replied first: "Mom, we are playing the role of the emperor and the empress ascending the throne. He will play the role of the emperor, and I will play the role of the queen."

Little Liu Che plays the emperor...ah!At the age of seven, he was tall and tall, with a broad forehead and brows, a nose as high as a mountain, a pair of dragon eyes, and looking forward to shooting stars.The eldest princess glanced at little Liu Che, her eyes lit up... A plan to change little Liu Che's fate was brewing in the heart of the empress dowager's favorite princess... "Che'er, come here and let my aunt take a good look at you." The eldest princess squatted down and looked at Liu Che carefully, as if seeing him for the first time: ...Sure enough, he has the appearance of an emperor. No wonder his mother said that he fell into the arms of the setting sun, that is, when she was pregnant with him, she dreamed that the sun fell into her arms.Emperor Han Jing said happily, "This is your prime minister."

The eldest princess's face suddenly glowed... Staring at it for a while, the eldest princess said: "Okay, you can play, I still have something to do." She then told the attendants standing under the stage: "You can take care of them, don't let them fall." "yes." Then the eldest princess left, followed by her maids. The eldest princess went to the bedroom of Li Ji, the favorite concubine of Emperor Han Jing.She was thinking, I will drive here in person today to see if she is sensible, if she doesn't agree, then I won't ask her either. What a coincidence, I met Prince Liu Rong head-on.

When the young prince met the eldest princess, he hurriedly saluted and said hello. The eldest princess stared at Liu Rong for a long time, alas, if only my Jiaoer could be his princess. "Where is the prince going?" "Auntie, my son is going to practice riding and archery." "Okay, practice hard, and find your mother." "Oh, the mother is here, and the child is leaving." Looking at Liu Rong's back, the eldest princess secretly made up her mind that my Jiao'er must become the crown princess. But when she thought of the personal attendant's report to her, she frowned again.

It turned out that the eldest princess wanted her daughter Gillian to be the queen, and she wanted Gillian to marry Li Ji's son Liu Rong as the princess concubine. Considering that her relationship with Li Ji was not very good, she wanted to test her tone first, so she asked Let the attendants let out the air, saying that the eldest princess' Gillian is about to become the crown princess. Unexpectedly, Li Ji also vented, saying, don't even think about it. So the eldest princess brought a heavy gift and came to persuade Li Ji in person. The eldest princess wanted to rely on her relationship with Emperor Meng and the empress dowager, and she was not afraid that she would disagree.

Thinking of this, the eldest princess felt relaxed again, and her brows relaxed a little. Arriving at Li Ji's bedroom, following the shout of "The eldest princess is coming", Li Ji rushed out to welcome her. "Ah, princess, what wind has brought you here?" "The wind of great joy." "The princess really knows how to joke, where does the joy come from?" "Go into the house and talk!" After entering the hall, Li Ji invited the eldest princess to sit down, and asked the attendants to serve tea. The eldest princess sat down unceremoniously, took a few sips of tea, took advantage of Li Ji Zhang Luomeng's water resistance, and sized her up, and saw that she was almost thirty, still graceful and charming, no wonder Emperor Jing doted on her like this.

Li Ji had a smile on her face, but she was really disgusted in her heart. She hated this elder sister who often presented beauties to the emperor so much. Every time she sent a batch of beauties, it was tantamount to bringing a disaster to Li Ji, and she had to spend all her time Competing with those beauties schemingly, hmph, there is such a big sister in the world. Of course Li Ji knew that the eldest princess was over forty years old and still restless, and she was still hooking up with a beautiful young man surnamed Dong.Li Ji peeked at the emperor's sister again, hum!She is an old lady, and she knows how to dress up in one day.

Li Ji was in a trance, only to hear the eldest princess say: "Your Majesty, I got a night pearl recently, I want your empress to wear it, it will be even more radiant." The eldest princess spoke of an exquisite box carried by an attendant He took out a sparkling pearl from the pocket and gave it to Li Ji. Of course Li Ji knew the original intention of the eldest princess, and the purpose of giving the pearl was even more obvious. She took the pearl with both hands, and it really was a wonderful pearl. "If your empress wears this pearl, the Holy Majesty will spoil you even more." Li Ji put the pearl into a box, put it on the table, and asked, "Is there something wrong with the princess giving me such an expensive gift?" "Ah, it's okay. It's a family. How can we divide each other? I met the prince just now. Liu Rong has been sensible since he was a child. I like him very much." Li Ji's heart tightened, she really came for Rong'er. "I hope the princess will teach me more." "I think Liu Rong is not young anymore, it's time to choose a princess for him." The eldest princess didn't want to deal with her anymore, so she simply opened the window and said clearly. "Ah, no, no." Li Ji exclaimed as if stung by a scorpion, "Rong'er is still young, so don't think about it now." Seeing her nervousness, the Eldest Princess knew that she objected, so she simply said: "The prince should choose the princess concubine. I think Jiao'er is just right for him, and the Empress Dowager also said that they are a natural pair..." "Ah, no, no, it's impossible. Your Highness, please choose another son-in-law. Rong'er is young and stupid, and he is really not worthy of golden branches and jade leaves. Your Highness... this is absolutely impossible." Seeing her determination, Zhang Gonggui's face sank, and he wanted to use his power to suppress her, so he said, "However, we are just talking for fun. The selection of the crown prince is a state matter, and it is up to the empress dowager and the emperor to decide, not you." I can do it." "Whether it's family affairs or state affairs, no matter who decides, I will never agree anyway." "You..." The eldest princess stood up abruptly, "Hmph, let me tell you again, this matter is beyond your control." After finishing speaking, she walked away. Li Ji stood up, picked up the pearl box on the table and chased it out. "Your Highness, please take your pearl." The eldest princess stopped abruptly, turned her head, snatched the pearl box, snorted and left with her head up.The attendants trotted after him. Li Ji shed tears in grievance... The eldest princess went straight to the empress dowager's bedroom—Changle Palace angrily. Empress Dowager Dou is the empress of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, and the empress dowager of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty. She worshiped Huang Lao Wuwei all her life, and Emperor Jing was afraid of her three points. If she insisted on Huang Lao Wuwei, Emperor Jing would not dare to promote Confucianism. Once, Empress Dowager Dou organized a debate on the Tang-Wu revolution. Taoist Huang Sheng believed that King Wu's attack on Zhou was a minister who killed the king, and no one dared to speak.Yuan Gusheng, a Confucian scholar, said that "Laozi" is a small family saying, which is too selfish and not enough to govern the country and the world.Empress Dowager Dou was furious, and punished him to go to the pigsty and fight wild boars.Emperor Jing didn't dare to speak, so he had to hand Yuan Gusheng a sword. At this time, she was holding the book and reading it. Her hair was already white, her figure was graceful, and her complexion was fair, but her eyes were getting dizzy. die." "Mother..." Zhang Gonggui yelled loudly and walked in. Empress Dowager Dou still closed her eyes and meditated: "Abandon the sage and abandon the wisdom, the benefits of the people will be a hundred times..." "Mother..." the eldest princess shouted again. Empress Dowager Dou finally opened her eyes, "My precious daughter, what's the matter?" "Mother, that Li Ji is so ignorant of flattery, she firmly does not want my Jiaoer to be a princess." The empress dowager looked at the angry face of her precious daughter, and said angrily, "She is really ignorant, what a good marriage, she still doesn't agree, how can Jiaoer not be worthy of her son?" "Mother, you have to decide for me." "Prostitute, sit down now, don't worry, let us mothers think of a way to persuade the emperor, as long as the emperor agrees, it will be easy." "The emperor is pampering her! Mother, I have a solution, but it's a little troublesome. We don't ask her at all, and let Jiaoer be rationed to Liu Che, the beauty of Wang." The empress dowager said: "Che'er is not a prince." The eldest princess said firmly: "It's not the prince, we can also make him a prince. Mother, Che'er's mother, Mrs. Wang, is more virtuous and kind than Li Ji. If Liu Che is made the prince, she will be the future queen, which is better than Li Ji. It's much better to be queen." This sentence really touches the empress dowager who is obsessed with power. The empress dowager is an important decision-maker in the court.At this moment, what she is thinking about is not who A-Jiao will marry, but who will be the emperor and empress in the future. If she is not easy to manipulate, then she will be in great trouble in the future... She said while thinking : "That Li Ji is not very virtuous. Otherwise, Empress Bo has been abolished, and the emperor has not mentioned who to be the empress until now." "So, mother, we have to convince the emperor as soon as possible, otherwise if we make her queen, things will be difficult." The empress dowager pondered for a while, and said: "...the establishment of an empress is a major national event, and it is not so easy to decide." "Mother, the key is the prince. If Liu Che is made the prince, then Madam Wang can be made the queen. This is a matter of course!" "I don't think you should be too anxious about this matter, just think of a way slowly." "No, mother." The eldest princess stood up anxiously, "The emperor has been in poor health for the past two years. The matter of changing the eldest son must be done as soon as possible. Mother, let's persuade the emperor together, and I will not talk to the emperor. Don't listen to us." "The emperor is easy to handle, but those ministers..." "Mother, let's convince the emperor first, and then consider those ministers. Besides, as long as the emperor insists, then we are not afraid of their disapproval." "The emperor has been in poor health in recent years, so we need to hurry up on this matter." The mother and daughter have been talking late into the night... In Mrs. Wang's bedroom, Mrs. Wang is teaching little Liu Che to read. "Che'er, you are now the king of Jiaodong, and you will have to go to the post when you become an adult, so you must study hard." "Mother, the child knows." Mrs. Wang, originally named Wang Meiren, her son Liu Che was named Queen of Jiaodong, and Emperor Jing named her Mrs. Wang.Mrs. Wang, named Wang Wa, is a very scheming person and a concubine who is unwilling to be left out.When she was young, she was sent to the palace by her mother, Zang, together with her younger sister, and was favored by the emperor because of her beauty, and she gave birth to three daughters and a boy.The son is Liu Che, the eldest daughter Princess Yangxin (Zhan was changed to Princess Pingyang), the second daughter Princess Nangong, and the youngest daughter Princess Longli. Because Mrs. Wang is not as beautiful as Li Ji and has no prominent family, she only pins her hopes on her son, and spends her life teaching Liu Che to read and reason every day, hoping to have a bright future. When the mother and son were concentrating on their books, they suddenly heard the shout of "the eldest princess is coming". Mrs. Wang was startled, she got up quickly, arranged her clothes and went out to greet her. Before the eldest princess got out of the sedan chair, Mrs. Wang brought Che'er to kneel down, and said respectfully: "Greetings to Your Highness, Your Highness is auspicious." "Ah! Husband, the etiquette is too heavy, just call my sister." The eldest princess hurriedly got off the sedan chair, and affectionately helped Mrs. Wang up. "Cher, please greet my aunt." "Che'er pays tribute to aunt." "Get up, get up, good boy." The eldest princess pulled Che'er up and hugged him affectionately. Mrs. Wang let the eldest princess into the room respectfully, and ordered her servant to make tea. Mrs. Wang let the eldest princess take the seat, and then stood aside respectfully. "Ah, madam, you sit down too, don't be too polite, we are sisters." The eldest princess looked at Liu Che again and again, "This child can study well, and he will become a master in the future." Mrs. Wang hurriedly said: "Thanks to my sister's compliment." Mrs. Wang saw that the eldest princess came suddenly, she didn't know what was important, she was flattered and waiting. "Sister, do you have any orders?" "Ah, no, no, I haven't seen you for a long time, come and walk around, and take a look at Che'er." Mrs. Wang thought, today the eldest princess said Cheer on the left and Cheer on the right, and showed a strong interest in Liu Che. Could it be that she has some plans in mind? This princess is an unusual person, the only daughter of the empress dowager, the emperor's son My dear sister, I hope she can bring some good omen to Cheer. Sure enough, the eldest princess said: "Che'er really looks like an emperor, he is worthy of the 'sunset in his arms'." She also said, "He and Gillian get along very well. Not long ago, I saw them playing the role of emperor, The queen is enthroned." At this moment, she stared at Mrs. Wang. Mrs. Wang hurriedly said: "The child is not sensible, how can he play such a game." But she thought in her heart, my scheming for Che'er was not in vain. The eldest princess smiled treacherously: "Yes, yes, my child!" The two women smiled tacitly.The eldest princess talked and laughed for a while, then got up to leave.Mrs. Wang hurriedly got up and said: "Your Highness, stay here, please leave after dinner, I have already ordered you to go down. Gillian, I will send someone to pick them up and eat together." "Then, well, since I've already prepared, then I'm not going to be polite." The charming Gillian was picked up. "Mother." "A-Jiao, quickly call your mother." Gillian called Mrs. Wang kindly: "Your Majesty." Mrs. Wang said with a smile, "A-Jiao is getting more and more beautiful, like a fairy." Seeing Gillian, Liu Che was very happy, took her hand affectionately, and said with a smile: "Sister Gillian, next time we will play the role of emperor and empress." "it is good." After hearing this, the eldest princess smiled and said meaningfully: "Che'er, in the future, my aunt will let you act for real." Mrs. Wang was surprised, but she pretended to be fine. Just talking and laughing, the attendants brought delicious food and wine, Mrs. Wang accompanied the eldest princess to drink a few cups. After three glasses of wine, the eldest princess became more and more talkative. Seeing Liu Che and Gillian look more and more like a couple, seeing Mrs. Wang's respect for her, and thinking of Li Ji's attitude just now, she secretly swore that she would definitely It is necessary to make Liu Che the crown prince, and then make Gillian the crown prince. After the meal, the eldest princess held the two children in her arms and said earnestly, "You two should play together more." "Ok." Mrs. Wang was startled again, she looked up at the eldest princess, who smiled knowingly at her. In Changle Palace, the bedroom of the Empress Dowager, Emperor Han Jing, Princess Chang sat, and Mrs. Wang was announced. The eldest princess said to Emperor Jing: "Imperial brother, Liu Che is extremely smart, he is an extraordinary child, if he can inherit the imperial business in the future, he will surely make the country and society shine brightly." Emperor Jing asked Liu Che to come over and said, "Che'er, you are the king of Jiaodong now, and when you grow up, you will do a great job and bring honor to your ancestors." Little Liu Che nodded, "Father, my child will remember." Emperor Jing asked again: "What have you learned recently?" "I report to my father, Shao Fu taught me the Book of Books." "Can you recite it?" Emperor Jing asked. "Yes." Little Liu Che recited the full text of "Wu Yi" in one breath. "The Duke of Zhou said: 'Woohoo! A gentleman has nothing to worry about, but if he foresaw the difficulty of harvesting, he chose. Then he knows what the villain has to rely on...'" Emperor Jing was very satisfied, and asked again: "Can you tell me what it means?" "Yes." Little Liu Che opened his mouth and answered fluently, "The Duke of Zhou taught Cheng Wang that a king should not be greedy for ease, but first of all he must understand the difficulties of farmers in farming, so that he can know the sufferings of Bai." Emperor Jing praised: "At such a young age, he can speak so clearly. He really deserves the name I gave him, Che'er." Seeing that the emperor praised Liu Che, the eldest princess hugged little Che'er on her lap affectionately, and asked with a smile: "Che'er, do you want to find you a beautiful woman as a wife?" Liu Che smiled but did not answer. The eldest princess pointed to the maid next to her and asked, "Do you want her?" Liu Che shook his head. The eldest princess pointed to the two court ladies standing below, "Do you want them?" Liu Che shook his head again. The eldest princess pointed to Gillian who was nestled in the arms of the empress dowager and asked, "Do you want Gillian to be your wife?" After hearing this, little Gillian blushed with shame and smiled like a peach blossom. Liu Che thought she was so beautiful, like a fairy, so he pointed to Gillian and said, "I want her. My wife, I will build a house of gold and hide her." "Ah, the golden house hides the beauty, it's so interesting." The emperor laughed. Everyone laughed, which made Liu Che feel embarrassed. He threw himself into Mrs. Wang's arms and hid his head desperately.Everyone laughed more and more. "There is no joke about innocence, there is no joke about innocence, I must fulfill them." The eldest princess said happily. Little Liu Che, who was only seven years old, made an oath of "golden house hides the beauty", which changed his fate and made him become the crown prince among many princes.