The Chu Palace was filled with joy. Although the eldest princess had not accepted the emperor's edict, it was not so easy to refuse the emperor's edict. The so-called rejection was just a process of etiquette. Everyone knew that Liu Ye's inheritance of the throne had been a foregone conclusion.

The eldest princess was very happy, almost ecstatic. However, she knew the rules of the palace and knew better Liu Xiu's temper. Although she was happy, she would not lose her composure. In front of everyone, she was still the graceful eldest princess, the wife of the King of Chu; she was filial and polite to the Grandma Tang; she was close to and kind to Wang Chu and Fengxue; she was close to and kind to her servants; she was serious but gentle to her children; she was kind to her children.

She did it so well that she could not find any flaws.

Until Liu Xiu returned home.

After the grand dinner, the couple returned to the room. The eldest princess could no longer suppress her joy and threw herself into Liu Xiu's arms and cried with joy. Liu Xiu stroked her shoulder and patted her gently: "Okay, OK, stop crying, this is a happy event."

The eldest princess couldn't control her emotions and smiled with tears: "Husband, I know this is a happy event, I am happy. Ye'er has the blood left by my father, and he ascended the throne, and the imperial throne is back."

Liu Xiu pulled up the princess's body and said in surprise: "So you still have this idea?"

The eldest princess wiped her tears embarrassedly: "Yes, if it weren't for Cao Jie's eunuch who executed the Bohai King, how could the throne be passed to the Jiedu Ting Hou? No matter how much she said, she should have chosen from the descendants of the Bohai King."

Liu Xiu was amused and cried, thinking that this woman was really unreasonable. Emperor Xiaoling's great-grandfather was Emperor Xiaohuan's grandfather. They all came from the lineage of King Xiao of Hejian, Liu Kai, and Emperor Xiaoling's father, Liu Chang, was the subordinate brother of Emperor Xiaohuan. In fact, it was only one level farther than King Liu Qing of Bohai. What's the difference? Why should she care so much?

If she had let her know where Liu Ye’s other half’s blood came from, I wonder if she would be so happy.

"It's really long hair and short knowledge." Liu Xiu hugged the eldest princess' shoulders and shook his head repeatedly: "But don't be happy too early now. Ye'er sat in that position, you are not the queen mother, you are still the wife of the King of Chu. When you see your son in the future, you still have to kneel down to salute. Don't you feel uncomfortable?"

"I don't think." The eldest princess' eyes shone brightly. The remaining tears shone brightly. Her eyes were flowing: "As long as he can sit firmly on the imperial throne of the Jiade Hall, I will be happy." She thought: "You have established a school in Shanggu and you will have to stay in the northern border in the future. Is it because you don't want to kowtow to your son?"

"There are reasons for this." Liu Xiu nodded calmly: "I'm not used to it."

"What's wrong with this?" The eldest princess sneered and snuggled up to Liu Xiu's chest. After thinking about it, she suddenly laughed again: "No, right. When you first met me, you didn't want to kneel in front of me. Later, when you met the late emperor, you knelt very hard. Now you want to kneel down to your own son. You must be even less used to it. But for this reason, are you going to hide in the northern border? I think it's not the case. Is there anything else that hooks you?"

"Yes." Liu Xiuli said for granted.

"Really?" The eldest princess was shocked by Liu Xiu's frankness, and said with a little disgusting: "Is it Yingzi?"

"Is that true?" Liu Xiu was a little surprised: "When, why don't I know?"

"After Hua Tuo cured her stroke."

Liu Xiu let out a long sigh, thought for a moment, thinking. "I understand, no wonder my mother couldn't speak, she seemed to have a lot to say, but after she could speak, she refused to say it. It turned out that you said something to her."

Liu Yuanqi looked at him: "Yes. But I think you should know now what she wanted to say to you."

"I know, I just don't know why."

“What’s why?”

"Why don't you tell me the truth?" Liu Xiu's waist was bent even more, as if he was carrying an unbearable task. "You just hope that your son and grandson will be crippled together?"

Liu Yuanqi said lightly: "If you want to sit firmly in that position, what is the slaughter of father and son? Isn't that Gao Emperor would rather drink his father's meat soup than surrender and push his children out of the car, just to escape faster?" He paused and said: "If your heart is not ruthless, even if you can pull out your strength and your aura is extraordinary, you can only be a failed hero, but you cannot rule the world."

"Then are you a little regretful now? It seems that neither of us can meet your requirements." Liu Xiu's voice was a little cold: "Will my father want to find another person to replace us?"

Liu Yuanqi laughed silently: "Why do you have to say such an angry thing? If I have any ideas, how could I hand over all the industries to you?"

"Then don't you feel regretful? After all, the world still has the surname Liu, not Xiang."

"Of course there are still regrets, so I don't quite understand why?"

"Why did I sit in that position myself, and then change the Han Dynasty to the Da Chu, and Liu to Xiang Xiu?"

Liu Yuanqi looked at him: "Although this is a bit difficult, with your current strength, you are not unable to do it."

"I said, I can't satisfy you." Liu Xiu sighed: "You think you can do it, but I think it's not worth it to make the world turmoil and the lives of life suffer. I believe that my ancestor who is capable of driving mountains and powerful and powerful will not be willing. After all, he is like me, and he is a kind woman."

"You knew it long ago?"

"I've known it a long time ago."

“When did you know?”

"When you handed me the "Bajuan Book" which is different from the popular version, I had some guesses, but I was really sure that I came to Yu Fan to come to the table."

"No wonder." Liu Yuanqi suddenly realized: "So, have you decided not to restore the surname Xiang long ago?"

Liu Xiu nodded.

"What should I do if my Xiang family has worked hard for hundreds of years?" Liu Yuanqi said in a cold voice: "We have been humiliated by Liu, who has been humiliated for hundreds of years, and we still have to continue humiliating?"

Liu Xiu shook his head: "No, you can change your surname now."

Liu Yuan was so angry that he laughed: "Do you want me to be so old and have another son's surname Xiang?"

"No need, I've prepared someone for you." Liu Xiu also laughed: "Although he can't completely satisfy you, I believe that he should be more satisfied with you than me."

Liu Yuan raised his eyebrows and pondered for a while: "That boy?"

Liu Xiu nodded. "He gave up the throne and changed his surname to Xiang. I will arrange him to the border army and teach him ten years ago. Then I will support him with all my strength and let him conquer the world by himself." Liu Xiu smiled, as if he remembered something: "He is very confident that compared to being an unfree emperor in Luoyang, he would rather choose to fight and conquer the world by himself. He has chosen the Western Regions as the starting place and made some arrangements within his ability. I am very satisfied, and I hope you can be satisfied too."

"Western Regions?" Liu Yuanqi looked disdainfully: "What's the point of fighting in the wilderness?"

"That's because my father has been staring at the Central Plains, but he didn't know that there was a sky outside." Liu Xiu turned around and opened a cabinet, took out a golden ball from it, and gently rolled it on the bracket. The golden ball was inlaid with several pieces of jade of different colors, including blue, white, yellow, colorful, reflecting soft light under the light. Liu Xiu stretched out his finger, and the rotating golden ball stopped abruptly.

"This is a big man." Liu Xiu looked at the place where he pointed and said slowly: "The one facing you is Rome, the Western power. Between the Han and Rome, the Kushans, who are descendants of the Yuezhi people." He turned the picture again, "This is an undeveloped virgin land, no smaller than the big man. I believe you can definitely choose one of the new Chu states."

Liu Yuanqi stared at the golden ball for a while, then suddenly laughed and said, "Are you doing a deal with me?"

"Yes, I want to make a deal with you." Liu Xiudao: "I believe that with my father's eyes, I will definitely see it. This is a win-win deal."

"You are making a deal with me for your surname Liu?"

"Not for the surname Liu, but for the people."

"I can't tell that although you are not good at learning the scriptures, you are a saint." Liu Yuanqi mocked without hesitation.

"I am not a saint." Liu Xiu shook his head: "The saint is not kind, and the people are just straw dogs in their eyes. I am an ordinary person, and there are some kindness of women, that's all."

"What if I don't agree?"

"I believe my father will agree."

"Are you threatening me?"

"I am advising my father. I dare not threaten." Liu Xiu paused and said, "My father is good at trading, and he must have a clear understanding of the pros and cons, and will not refuse a win-win outcome for some false names." He looked at Liu Yuanqi and continued, "Of course there will be false names. I will arrange for people to re-create the history books of Chu State as soon as possible, and establish a general record for the overlord according to the "Shistorical Book of Taishi" example. I will posthumously confer the descendants of the Xiang family in the name of chasing Shao's predecessors. I will retain the Chu Prince's Mansion and tell the descendants of the Chu Prince's Mansion that their surname is Xiang. I will return the Chu State to the Xiang family, but you have to give me time."

Liu Xiu said a lot in one breath, staring at Liu Yuanqi tightly. Liu Yuanqi narrowed his eyes slightly and said nothing. Liu Xiu looked at him nervously, with pleading, expectation, and persistence in his eyes.

Liu Yuanqi was silent for a long time, his face slowly calmed down, and he said lightly: "The water is boiling. Will your highness pour a cup of tea for Xiang Yuan, the grass-representer, to quench his thirst?"

Liu Xiu let out a long sigh, and his smile slowly bloomed from the corner of his eyes. "Dare not to obey."

The hot tea water was poured into the cup, and the fragrance of tea swelled up. The father and son sat opposite each other, chatting without saying a word. After admitting their fate and changing their surname, Xiang Yuanqi seemed to have regained his life. Even when talking about heavy topics, he felt much more relaxed.

"Boy, I'll ask you something, did you know from the beginning that I was pretending to die?"

"No. I did have such an idea at the beginning, but it was just an idea, I'm not sure."

“When was that confirmed?”

"After arriving in Luoyang," Liu Xiu smiled slightly: "As Xi Zhicai, whom I personally promoted, has remained silent for so long. Even when I arrived in Luoyang, he had not come to see me, I felt that there must be something wrong with it. After thinking about it, it seems that only my father can shut him up."

Xiang Yuanqi was stunned and couldn't help laughing softly: "It turns out that it's a flaw here. I was afraid that he would disclose the secret, so I ordered him not to say it. Unexpectedly, he still couldn't keep the secret. So, if you let Xie'er pretend to die and change his surname, is it me? "

"That's right." Liu Xiu nodded with a relaxed expression as he sipped the tea. He got the promise from his father that he would no longer make bloody rains for a surname, and he was also much more relaxed invisibly. It was not unacceptable for many ministers to succeed the ranks with the descendants of the King of Chu. However, if the Xiang family replaced the Liu family to live in the world, he believed that it would cause a bloody storm. Countless people like Lu Zhi would rise up and resist, and I don't know how many people they would have to kill to suppress them.

He has been preparing for so long, isn't it just for this? He is not a saint, but he has made a lot of trouble for his family and his family's grudges, which is not in line with his philosophy. Now that he has been recognized by his father, he is sincerely happy, and his resentment towards him has become much weaker. He feels relaxed and his topic is getting easier. Now everything has been made clear, and he finally has the opportunity to ask his father about some secrets that he refused to say before.

"When did the Xiang family change their surname to Liu? Why did they change to the lineage of King Yuan of Chu again?"

When talking about this issue, Xiang Yuanqi's face was a little gloomy and he didn't say anything for a long time. "The overlord was defeated, and many Xiang clans changed their surname to Liu. There were so-called heroes, traitors like Xiang Bo, and people who surrendered to Liu Bang. Like Xiang Tuo and others. As for us, we were forced. Although Liu Bang respected the overlord as the king, he was very strict in his defense. He made things difficult for many years. In those years, he disappeared for no reason, and many people died of hunger and cold. Nearly a hundred people in Xiang's family in Xiangcheng died in just a few years, and no one left."

"Then how did our ancestors survive?"

"That's true, it's also fate, and it's related to the other people." Xiang Yuanqi took a sip of tea: "There is a pair of brave generals under the tent of the Overlord. The brother is Ji Bu and the brother is Ji Xin, do you know?"

"I know. Ji Bu surrendered to Liu Bang later."

"There is a reason why he surrendered to Liu Bang." Xiang Yuanqi turned the teacup and sighed: "That's because he had a newborn child, who was actually the only child of the Overlord." He paused, "Madam Yu committed suicide at Gaixia. Do you know why?"

"Didn't you say you're committing suicide?"

"Sacrifice for love?" Xiang Yuanqi sneered: "Mrs. Yu's swordsmanship is amazing and her light body skills are first-class. She has always been one of the sharpest weapons around the Overlord. How could she commit suicide by love during this battle? She just gave birth and was weak and could not accompany the Overlord to break through. She was afraid that it would drag him down, so she committed suicide to cut off the Overlord's retreat."

Liu Xiu was stunned for a while: "So that's the case?"

"After Mrs. Yu's death, the king handed over the child to Ji Bu. When they broke through, they were dispersed among the riots. Later, King Xiang was defeated. Liu Bang learned that Ji Bu had taken away the blood of the overlord and wanted Ji Bu nationwide. Ji Bu fled everywhere but failed, so he had to surrender to Liu Bang and lied that the child had died suddenly."

"Just Liu Bang believed it?"

"Of course I don't believe it." Xiang Yuanqi said: "However, when Mrs. Yu's brother Yu Ziqi surrendered to Liu Bang with a child of similar size and said that this was the bloodline of the overlord, Liu Bang believed it."

"Yu Ziqi?" Liu Xiu suddenly realized: "He is the ancestor of the Yu family in Kuaiji?"

"Yes, the descendants of the Yu family moved to Kuaiji and were waiting secretly. King Xiang's halberd technique, Mrs. Yu's swordsmanship and light body skills have been passed down from the Yu family. The Xiang family and the Yu family have been waiting for hundreds of years."

Listening to my father's recount, Liu Xiu sighed in surprise. When he thought of his father's knot, he felt that it was understandable. No matter what kind of insignificant reason, when four hundred years of time slowly fermented, it was enough to penetrate into his instinct. When he couldn't sleep at night, what he regretted most was that Xiang Yu was not cruel enough and did not kill Liu Bang in Hongmen, which led to the final tragedy. This reason may be far-fetched, but what reason does he have to say about a person who has a deep hatred of blood?

"Later, the child finally grew up easily and was born with divine power. However, in order to avoid attracting attention, he also noticed that the world was stable and the martial artist had no way out, so he decided to abandon the martial arts and follow the literature."

Liu Xiu's heart moved. "Is it the later Liu Xiang?"

Xiang Yuanqi glanced at him and smiled. "No, Liu Xiang is his son. Do you know what Liu Xiang's original name is?"

Liu Xiu also laughed. Liu Xiang's original name was Liu Gengsheng. Most people thought it was the word "Jiantian". Does anyone know that this is the word "Jiantian". Even Liu Xiang's name "Xiang" means "Xiang".

"Sending him to the Chu Yuan Palace is also a legendary story, but I won't say much today." Xiang Yuanqi stood up and shook his sleeves: "Then I'll wait for you in Shanggu."

"Okay." Liu Xiu nodded.
To be continued...