The Yulin soldiers wondered about this, which one Zhonglang sang this for.

Liu Hong glanced at Lu Bu who was kneeling and kowtowing, the Yulin soldiers had stopped shouting long live, and he raised his hand: "Lu Qing, get up, I let you shoot the arrow, what are you guilty of?" ”

Lu Bu saw that the Son of Heaven did not blame him, so he slowly stood up. At the same time, I also told myself in my heart that I should never be so stubborn in the future, and think about the result before doing things.

He is not afraid of anything else, but he is afraid that in the future, those officials will take advantage of the topic and say, 'The Son of Heaven loses his deer, and Lu Bu chases him'.

This kind of obscure metaphor, once the Son of Heaven believes it, it is not too much to exterminate the clan.

Subsequently, the Son of Heaven apparently lost his mind to hunt. Singing dogs and horses in the palace every day, indulging in pleasures, coupled with his refusal to exercise, Liu Hong's body has long collapsed, and he can't stand the long-term galloping bumps.

After resting for a while in the pavilion in Guangcheng Garden, Liu Hong got up and said to Lu Bu: "Let's go, I will take you to a place." ”

Lu Bu didn't know why, but he didn't dare to disobey.

When the Yulin army saw the Son of Heaven leaving, they also followed their horses, but the Son of Heaven ordered them to stay where they were and not to follow. The same is true of the Yellow Gate attendants who were brought out.

The Son of Heaven rode his horse to the depths of the forest, Lu Bu followed, with him by his side, the ordinary beast mountain boar could not get close to the body of the Son of Heaven at all.

Bypassing most of the Beibi Mountain, the Son of Heaven finally stopped, dismounted and handed over the horse rope to Lu Bu to lead.

The two of them went one after the other, the Son of Heaven did not speak, and Lu Bu did not speak.

After walking for a while, a Taoist temple appeared in front of me, and several Taoist children were chopping wood and carrying water.

Lu Bu was quite surprised that there was such a cave hidden in this deep mountain. But looking at the expression of the Son of Heaven, it was as plain as usual, and he didn't seem to be half surprised here.

Liu Hong stepped on the stone stairs to climb the Taoist temple, while Lu Bu tied his horse and followed closely behind.

In the open space of the Taoist temple, the old Taoist priest who was meditating knew that a distinguished guest was coming, opened his eyes and got up, dusted off the dust, and performed a Taoist etiquette: "Poor Dao has seen Your Majesty." ”

The Son of Heaven said 'um', found a cushion to sit down, and asked the Taoist priest in front of him: "Shi Daoren, how is my elixir practiced?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, it is still being refined, and it is estimated that it will take half a month before it can be refined." The old Taoist priest replied.

Liu Hong nodded, and didn't urge much. The two talked for a while, and Liu Hong asked again: "What about the debate?" ”

"Shi Hou is studying in the side hall."

The old Taoist priest did not dare to call him by his name, so he could only be called 'Shi Hou'.

Liu Hong has two sons, Liu Wei and Liu Xie.

Before Liu Wei was born, the princes born to Liu Hong before had all died. Therefore, after Liu Wei was born, he was not raised in the palace, but in the view of the Taoist Shi Ziyi, and He wanted to protect his son with his Taoist skills.

The fate of the second prince Liu Xie is even more bumpy, his mother Wang Meiren, is the granddaughter of Wang Bao, the former general of the five officials, and the daughter of Wang Zhang.

At that time, the He family had already ascended to the throne and was in charge of the harem, so there was no need to say much about Wang Meiren's jealousy. Therefore, when she was pregnant, Wang Meiren was afraid of provoking Queen He's deeper jealousy, so she did not tell the emperor, but secretly had an abortion. However, the abortion pill did not work, and the child was eventually born.

Less than a month after Liu Xie was born, Wang Meiren was poisoned by He Hou.

When the Son of Heaven heard this, he was furious and wanted to immediately depose the queen of the He family, but was dissuaded by the eunuchs on their knees. He was afraid that Liu Xie would be assassinated again, so he took him to Yongle Palace and asked the Empress Dowager Dong to raise him.

These royal secret histories, Lu Bu also learned later.

Liu Hong took Lu Bu to the outside of the side hall and stood at the door, but he didn't want to go in.

In the hall, an eight- or nine-year-old boy wearing a blue and white robe sat on a futon, with a thick stack of bamboo slips on the desk in front of him.

It seems that he is reading, but in fact, he is secretly playing with the insects and ants on his palms.

This small action fell in the eyes of the Son of Heaven, and the disappointment in his heart can be imagined.

Soon, Liu Hong left the Taoist temple.

On the way back, Liu Hong didn't say a word about the Taoist temple, and he asked a question that had nothing to do with it: "Lu Qing, what do you think of the general?" ”

What to do?

Lu Bu thought of the short and fat man in his mind, thought for a while, and replied truthfully: "The minister has no private contact with the general, and he knows very little about it. ”

Liu Hong stared at Lu Bu for a moment, as if judging the truth of what he said.

"Then tell me, he did everything possible to recruit Zheng Xuan to come to Luoyang to give lectures, what is his intention?" Liu Hong asked again.

Lu Bu still knows this, "The general is from a low background, and he probably wants to take this opportunity to enhance his reputation in the hearts of scholars." ”

"What about after you have gained fame?" The Son of Heaven asked again.

Lu Bu followed these words, pondered carefully, and after improving his reputation...... Isn't that it......

Could it be that He Jin wants to replace him?

The thought that suddenly popped up in his heart startled Lu Bu.

If that's the case, you'll have to take precautions sooner.

"Your Majesty, I would like to be the blade in your hand!"

Lu Bu, who reacted, immediately clenched his fists and showed his attitude.

Liu Hong smiled, he knew that Lu Bu wanted to go astray, the pig killer didn't have the guts, at least not when I was alive.

"Lu Qing, what do you think of the prince's debate?" Today, His Majesty the Son of Heaven seems to have a lot of questions.

"Your Majesty's family affairs, the ministers dare not speak falsely." Lu Bu was also very melancholy, the question of the Son of Heaven was more difficult to answer than the other, which clearly showed that he was asking in the direction of the prince.

Liu Hong rode slowly, and Lu Bu's answer didn't seem to satisfy him, so he asked again: "Then do you think that of the two princes of mine, who is more suitable to be the prince?" ”

"Isn't it Your Majesty's decision to appoint who is the prince?" Lu Bu asked rhetorically.

Liu Hong sighed, a little sad: "He Jin and the hundred officials have already played in the court more than once, and they want to make the eldest prince the crown prince. However, the prince is frivolous and stubborn, lazy and clever, and does not have any of the majesty that an emperor should have. Whether it is temperament or appearance, it is not at all like me. ”

As long as you are not a fool, you can hear the meaning of Liu Hong's words. He wanted to set up the Prince Association as the prince, but the hundred officials led by He Jin did not agree.

Today's He Jin's power is growing day by day, and there are countless family lords standing behind him, cheering for him.

Lu Bu felt a little sorry for the prince in the Taoist temple, children love to play, in fact, there is nothing bad, but it is a pity that he was born in the royal family.

"I ascended the throne at the age of eleven, and the general Dou Wu leaned into power because of his efforts to support the dragon. Therefore, I don't want my son to become someone else's puppet in the future......"

On the way back that day, Liu Hong talked a lot to Lu Bu.