Chapter 49 2. Will

Two days later, Weiyang Palace was decorated with lanterns and festoons, and a celebration banquet was held.Celebrate the success of Liu Bang Yujia's personal conquest and suppression of the rebellion. Liu Bang originally wanted to bring up the matter of Yi Chu through the celebration meeting.But as soon as the banquet started, Liu Bang's pupils dilated—he saw four old men with gray eyebrows and extraordinary manners standing behind the prince, all of whom seemed to be almost octogenarians. Who are these four masters?Liu Bang was very puzzled and ordered someone to ask. After a while, someone reported that that master was the famous "Shangshan Sihao".

Liu Bang was suspicious, thinking that he had repeatedly asked these masters to come out of the mountain to help me, but he couldn't ask for it, and even ran to hide in the deep mountains and old forests, how could he accompany the prince today? Call four old people to inquire.The meaning of the four people is very clear. When they said that your majesty has always looked down on scholars, they were either laughing or scolding.I couldn't bear the insult, so I hid myself.Now, hearing that the prince respects the virtuous, all scholars in the world are very happy, so I will come to assist the prince.

After Liu Bang heard it, he felt a little sour, but after thinking about it carefully, it is also a blessing for the great Han Dynasty that they can assist the prince. So, let's trouble the four old gentlemen to help train the prince. The four masters toasted Liu Bang and left in a hurry. Afterwards, Liu Bang said to Qi Ji: "I am afraid that the matter of changing the crown prince will not be completed. Today's emperor is assisted by 'Shangshan Sihao', and his wings are getting fuller day by day, so he cannot be easily abolished." After hearing this, Qi Ji burst into tears.

Yi Chu failed, Madam Qi was sad, and Liu Bang was depressed.Both of them knew very well that if Liu Ruyi, who was born to Qi Ji, was not made the prince, once Liu Bang died, it would be difficult to save the lives of Qi Ji's mother and son. Feeling depressed, Liu Bang's illness became more serious. In this power struggle, Lu Zhi is undoubtedly the final winner. In terms of strength, the Qi family is completely unmatched. Empress Lu's mother, elder brother and brothers already have power in the court and are her strong backing; In terms of feelings, Liu Bangyi Chu failed, and its resistance came from those old ministers.

The most important thing is that Empress Lu has accumulated rich experience in the political struggle for power and profit, and her skills and ability to control the overall situation are already super strong. Looking at Qi Ji again, she has only one backing, that is Liu Bang, who is old and seriously ill. Her specialty is only singing and dancing. Liu Bang knew that his life had come to an end. Looking back on this life, it went too fast.From the day he longed for power, the days began to fly by, and before he knew it, he was old, so old that he was about to leave this world.He has indeed obtained supreme power, however, this power is fleeting, and it will belong to his descendants in the blink of an eye.

He has too much concern, too much reluctance.Among them, the ones who worried him the most were Qi Ji's mother and son and the crown prince Liu Ying. He had already expected Qi Ji's miserable end, which made him very sad.While sad, he was also afraid. He was afraid that Prince Liu Ying would not be able to bear the burden of the country. At the last moment of his life, he did the last thing—making a will. In the will, he told the prince to study. He said that when he was young, he always thought that reading was useless, so he was very happy when the Qin Dynasty issued the ban on books.However, after he became the emperor, he realized the importance of reading, which made him particularly regretful.

Then he talked about Yao and Shun, who did not pass the world to their own sons, but gave it up to others because their sons were not capable of ruling the country.You are the eldest son, I have long wanted to support you.The ministers praised your friend "Si Hao", I couldn't make them loyal to me, but they were willing to serve you. This shows that you can take on great things. Then, Liu Bang mentioned Xiao He, Cao Can, Zhang Liang, Chen Ping and other veterans. He said, these veterans are my peers, your elders, you should respect them. Finally, he entrusted Qi Ji's mother and son to Prince Liu Ying.

Liu Bang knows Liu Ying very well, and this child has a kind heart.Perhaps, he can save Qi Ji's mother and son. As soon as Liu Bang finished his will, Lu Zhi brought along a famous doctor who claimed to treat golden sores. After the doctor checked Liu Bang's illness, he knew that there was no cure, but in order to receive the reward, he pretended to comfort him and said that the disease only needed to be treated with medicine, and it would get better in a few days. Although Liu Bang was seriously ill at this time, he was still clear-headed. From the expression of the famous doctor, he could tell that this was a wandering doctor.However, he didn't have the strength to scold the doctor, he only said that it was his destiny, even if Bian Que was alive, it would not help.

After receiving the reward, the wandering doctor left quietly. From then on, Liu Bang never saw any doctor or took any medicine. He is in a trance all day long, listless, sometimes sober, sometimes chaotic.While he was awake, Lu Zhi came to his pillow and asked: "Xiao He is also old, if Your Majesty is a hundred years later, who can inherit the position of Prime Minister?" "Cao Shen can succeed." Liu Bang said with difficulty. "What about after Cao Shen?" Lu Zhi asked again. "Wang Ling can succeed." Liu Bang breathed a sigh of relief, and then said weakly: "Unfortunately, this person is simple-minded, loyal and lacking in resourcefulness. If he is appointed as the prime minister, he needs Chen Ping's assistance. Although Chen Ping is resourceful, he has no resources." Concentration requires Zhou Bo's supervision. Zhou Bo can be entrusted as a captain, so the world can be safe."

"What about Zhou Bo?" Lu Zhi continued to ask, "Who will succeed?" Liu Bang didn't answer anymore, he slowly closed his eyes, he thought, you can't control what happens after this, and neither can I.