Chapter 007 The singer is Liu Bang, who is the arranger?
After Empress Lu came in, the originally lively family dinner suddenly became a little deserted. Liu Bang was still loudly showing off his past experiences and bragging in front of the children. The prince sat respectfully aside, with his head lowered and his body sideways, listening very seriously.
Liu Ruyi held his head high and chest out, looking at Liu Bang with admiration in his eyes.
"I only regret that I was born ten years too late and could not follow my father to fight!"
Liu Ruyi spoke loudly and with great vigor and vitality, and even the prince seemed to be outshined by him.
This flattery made Liu Bang unable to close his mouth. Concubine Qi's eyes were shining and she moved closer to Liu Bang. Empress Lu just had a cold face and didn't even look at them.
Liu Hui smiled naively, sat at the last seat, and didn't get involved in those things. He was very honest.
Liu Heng frowned, looked at the sumptuous banquet in front of him, and shook his head gently, not knowing what he was thinking.
Liu Chang swallowed a large piece of beef in one bite and ate an orange in one bite. He ate like a squirrel, and his face became round and stuffed with food.
"What's wrong with you, kid? Doesn't the queen give you food?"
Liu Chang's hungry ghost-like state made the boastful Liu Bang stop helplessly and asked with some disgust.
"You said yours...why do you care about children?"
Liu Taigong said this majestically and Liu Bang immediately lost his temper. Liu Taigong was quite respectful in front of his ministers, but in private, he would sometimes "punch the emperor three times", and Liu Bang did not dare to contradict this old man.
"Eat, eat, all you do all day long is eat...you're useless..." Liu Bang muttered in a low voice.
"You ate a lot when you were a kid... Aren't you quite successful now?"
Liu Taigong retorted.
Liu Bang seemed to be thinking of the past, grinning and suddenly asked: "Father, you used to say that I don't have the ability to survive, can't make much money, have no future, and am not as good as my second brother... Now do you think my career is bigger than my second brother's?"
Liu Taigong was stunned and turned his head away without looking at him.
Liu Bang laughed out loud.
The banquet continued, Liu Bang was talking more cheerfully, probably because he was drunk, he also started to sing loudly, Liu Chang glanced at him with disdain and hurriedly left the noise pollution area. The song sung by my father can't be called the sound of nature, but it can also be called the howling of ghosts and wolves.
The scary thing is that the great Han emperor did not realize this problem correctly. He still thought he sang well. The shameless Ruyi even clapped the rhythm for him and seemed to be enjoying it so much. Liu Chang returned to Liu Hui, and the two of them ate and chatted.
"Fourth brother, why don't you eat?"
Liu Chang looked at the empty tableware in front of Liu Heng and asked curiously.
"I'm not hungry."
"Fourth brother... next time before the banquet, don't eat anything. Stay up from morning to night... this way you will be able to eat." Liu Chang kindly shared his experience.
Liu Heng smiled and touched Liu Chang's head.
"Don't touch my head!"
"Find some time to apologize to your third brother..."
Liu Chang suddenly asked, "Fourth brother, can you go out?"
"cannot."
"Do you have a knife or an axe?"
"No."
"well……"
Liu Chang looked at Liu Ruyi helplessly. Is he just going to bow to the evil forces?
Liu Bang was singing when he turned around and suddenly noticed four white-bearded old men behind Crown Prince Liu Ying.
The four old men sat behind the crown prince, who was the only one among the princes who was qualified to bring guests to the banquet. These four were strangers, with white beards, and looked older than Liu Taigong. Liu Bang was stunned and hesitated for a moment before asking, "Who are these four people?"
Liu Ying stood up, bowed again, and replied: "Father, these four are guests invited by your son. Your son is humbly asking them for advice and learning how to govern the country."
"oh?"
After Liu Ying introduced them, the four old men also came out, paid their respects to the emperor, and told their names.
"Tang Bing, Cui Guang, Wu Shi, and Zhou Shu pay their respects to Your Majesty!"
Liu Bang was shocked and stood up quickly, "It's you!"
"Over the years, I have sent people to look for you, hoping that you would come to assist me, but you always avoided me. Why do you want to follow my son now?"
Tang Bing stroked his beard and said seriously: "Your Majesty has always been disrespectful to noble scholars. We do not want to bring shame upon ourselves, but we have heard that the prince is kind and filial, respectful and loving to scholars. People all over the world are looking up at him, expecting to die for him. So we are here voluntarily and are willing to serve him like dogs and horses."
Liu Bang was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Then I will have to trouble you to assist the prince in the future!"
The four of them toasted Liu Bang and then politely sat down in their seats.
Liu Bang looked at them from time to time, then at his own prince. He whispered to Madam Qi beside him, "Look at them. I originally wanted to replace the prince, but I didn't expect that such celebrities would be willing to follow the prince . Now that the prince has their assistance, it seems that he has grown up and it is difficult to move him..."
"From now on, don't irritate Lu Zhi anymore. Treat her with respect. She really is going to be your master this time."
Madam Qi suddenly burst into tears.
Everyone at the banquet looked here in surprise. Madam Qi then covered her mouth and began to sob softly again.
Liu Bang laughed and shouted: "Why are you crying? Get up and dance for me!"
Liu Bang sang loudly again, "The swan flies high, and flies a thousand miles in one go. Its wings are fully grown, and it can cross the four seas. It can cross the four seas, but what can we do? Even if we have a bow and arrow, what can we do with it?"
When Liu Ying heard this song, he was a little excited and his face flushed. He finally made his father proud of him and finally got his father's recognition! At this moment, he was a little helpless, flustered, and smiled brightly.
Liu Ruyi looked at his mother's face, and for some reason, he felt a little depressed. He no longer approached Liu Bang. As Liu Bang was singing, he quietly returned to his brothers, lowered his head and ate his meal, looking very depressed.
At this moment, Empress Lu was chatting with the old man and was oblivious to what was happening at the banquet and didn't pay any attention to it at all.
At the beginning, when Liu Bang had the idea of changing the crown prince, she found her brother Lu Shizhi and asked him to find Zhang Liang and ask him to find a solution for her. Lu Shizhi was a little hesitant, so Lu Hou wiped her tears and said, "If my brother were here, he would not let you do such a dangerous thing."
After being provoked like this, Lü Shizhi immediately agreed and set off to find Liu Hou. As for why he went to Liu Hou instead of the prime minister or other important officials? It was because Empress Lü felt that the only person who could easily solve this matter was the unparalleled Liu Hou.
Of course, it was not easy to get Liu Hou to speak. Lu Shizhi almost had to ask for help physically. After he acted like a rogue and made threats in various ways, Zhang Liang reluctantly told him: Go and ask the Four Elders from Shangshan to assist the prince, and the problem could be solved.
Originally, Lu Shizhi didn't know whether these four people, whom even the emperor could not invite, would be willing to come out and assist the prince. But when he found these four people, they were very enthusiastic. The prince's reputation among the people was indeed very good. These people were unwilling to assist Liu Bang, but were willing to assist the prince.
The prince was also very happy after meeting them. He asked them about state affairs all day long and treated them as his teachers. He got along very well with them. The four of them always followed behind the prince, monitoring his words and deeds and giving him advice at all times. This is how the scene today came about.
Who could have thought that the music for a song in the imperial palace was composed by Liu Hou, who lived thousands of miles away?
Perhaps this is what it means to win a battle from a thousand miles away and to plan within the tent.
Liu Chang slowly moved his body and secretly sat next to Liu Ruyi.
“Cough… cough…”
Liu Chang cleared his throat, trying to get his attention.
"Cough! Cough!"
Liu Ruyi looked straight ahead, concentrating on eating, without even looking at his brother.
In desperation, Liu Chang stretched out his finger and poked Liu Ruyi's arm again.
Still no response.
When Liu Chang's fingers began to poke his face, Liu Ruyi finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"What are you going to do?!"
Facing the aggressive Liu Ruyi, Liu Chang was actually not afraid, because Liu Ruyi could not beat him, nor did he dare to beat him. He was raised by Empress Lu, and in the entire palace, no one dared to fight him except Empress Lu and Liu Bang. However, after all, he needed help from others, so Liu Chang could only smile awkwardly and ignored Liu Ruyi's temper.
"I want to ask...can you leave the palace on weekdays?"
"No, only the prince can do that. Why are you asking this?"
"Then, can I borrow your sword?"
The atmosphere suddenly became silent. Liu Ruyi narrowed his eyes and stared at Liu Chang in front of him.
"It's not for you..."
