Establishing a thousand-year family from the nobles of the Western Han Dynasty

Chapter 16: The Frightened Liu Ying
Half a month later, Liu Ruyi chose to go to the capital immediately under coercion. When Emperor Hui of Han, Liu Ying, learned about this, he was afraid that his mother would persecute him, so he went to greet him in person and arranged him in his own palace. The two of them ate and lived together and were inseparable.

Zhou Chang in Chang'an was also filled with regret and went to the Queen Mother's palace again and again to plead for him, but unfortunately Lu Zhi did not see him.

Because of Liu Ying's close protection, Lu Zhi had no way to start and could only temporarily fall into a stalemate and wait for the opportunity.

She had to kill Liu Ruyi. This man held the military and political power of a country, and she had also tortured his mother. He would never let her go in the future, so she had to eliminate this trouble once and for all!
Xu Zhen seized the opportunity and walked into the Queen Mother's bedroom, intending to use props to make Lu Zhi give up the idea of ​​killing Liu Ruyi.

"Empress Dowager, Grand Tutor Xu requests to see you."

The waiter hurried into the palace to report that this man had the final say in the big man's life! Even the emperor had to give him some face.

"Master Xu is looking for me?" Lu Zhi was obviously a little surprised. What does this guy mean by looking for her? He must be up to something bad.

"We must see the Queen Mother now," Shen Yiji, a close minister beside her, advised.

Lu Zhi nodded, then stood up herself and said, "Please come in quickly. Don't keep Master Xu waiting for too long."

"Follow the order."

After a while, Xu Zhen walked into the palace and bowed respectfully.

"I see the Queen Mother."

Lü Zhi walked downstairs with a very casual expression: "Grandmaster, please stand up quickly. You are an important minister entrusted by His Majesty. Why do you have to perform such a grand ceremony?"

Xu Zhen stood up and said, "Etiquette cannot be abolished. A minister is still a minister after all. I cannot confuse my position."

"May I ask what important matter has Master Xu brought you here for?"

"I do have something to do. It concerns the stability of our Han dynasty and the peace of the world. If it is not handled properly, there will be another chaos." Xu Zhen went straight to the point and deliberately made the matter sound very serious.

Lü Zhi was also startled, and hurriedly asked, "What is the matter? Do you need to ask His Majesty to come?"

Xu Zhen waved her hand: "No, the Queen Mother can handle this matter, why bother Your Majesty?"

"Just say it." Lu Zhi's appetite was also whetted. Before, when Xiang Yu's army was approaching and the Huns surrounded Xu Zhen in Baideng, she still faced it calmly. But today... it might not be easy.

"May I ask, Queen Mother, is it a big deal to kill the late emperor's offspring for no reason?"

Anger suddenly surged in Lu Zhi's heart. She had thought it was something else, but she didn't expect it to be just this?
She would definitely kill Liu Ruyi, not even giving face to Liu Ying, let alone Xu Zhen. Even a child knows that one must root out the grass when cutting it. Since she wanted to kill those concubines, she certainly couldn't let their offspring go.

"I am here today to make a final appeal! If the Queen Mother insists on doing what she wants, chaos will surely ensue. By then, all the princes of the Liu clan will be in danger, and the world will once again fall into chaos!"

"Please think twice, Queen Mother."

In addition to persuading, Xu Zhen also used props, and as expected, it was successful.

"That does make some sense..." Somehow, Lu Zhi thought that what the other party said made sense, and her guilt towards Liu Bang surged up in her heart.

She no longer had the intention to kill Liu Ruyi.

"Ahem... Did Grand Tutor Xu have any misunderstanding? I asked Liu Ruyi to come to the capital only because I thought Your Majesty missed him, that's all." Lu Zhi reacted quickly and denied it.

This kind of thing is definitely not recognized.

"Maybe I'm overthinking it. Your Majesty asked me to protect the King of Zhao more than once before he died, so I'm a little sensitive. Please forgive me, Queen Mother." Xu Zhen smiled and prepared to leave. The props have taken effect, and Liu Ruyi will definitely not die.

"Master Xu is also loyal." Lu Zhi nodded, not intending to make a fuss about it.

"My minister retire."

After Xu Zhen left, Lu Zhi took a deep breath and looked at Shen Yiji: "Liu Ruyi will not move. This can be regarded as an explanation to the late emperor."

"What? Queen Mother, you killed his mother! How could it end like this?" Shen Yiji was confused. He began to doubt whether the person in front of him was Lu Zhi. When did she become so soft-hearted?
How can you just ignore the revenge for your mother's murder?

"Hmph, Ying'er is the emperor today. No matter how much resentful Liu Ruyi is, what can he do?" Because of the influence of the props, Lu Zhi really couldn't muster the intention to kill. She thought that it didn't matter whether Liu Ruyi lived or died.

"That being said, it's still safer to kill him..."

"That's enough. I've made up my mind. Don't try to persuade me anymore. It's getting late. You should go down first." Lu Zhi waved her hand and refused to listen anymore.

"This...I'll take my leave." Although Shen Yiji didn't know what was wrong with the Queen Mother, as a subject he could only obey her orders.

Sure enough, one month later Liu Ying went out hunting as scheduled. When Liu Ruyi was left alone, Lu Zhi did not take action against him, and he lived happily ever after.

A few months later, Liu Ying sent his close ministers to escort him back to Zhao State, and no accidents happened during the period.

Xu Zhen at home also received several system messages.

[Zhao's favorability towards you has increased. 】

[You protected Liu Bang's beloved son Liu Ruyi, which greatly changed the course of history. In the future, historical events such as the extermination of the Lü clan and the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms were changed. You obtained the item, Red Dream Platform (which can be used to tell orders to the future head of the Xu family in a dream, and can be used repeatedly)]

[Extra reward of 10000 destiny points]

Great! Xu Zhen was delighted. This prop was the most cost-effective among the red props, even more important than the gold props! After all, it could be reused.

He won’t be unable to contact his family descendants in the future!

After that, Lu Zhi's revenge was still going on. Because of the props, she would not kill Liu Ruyi, but Concubine Qi was not so lucky. She had offended the empress dowager so much that she left herself no way out.

In the summer of the first year of Emperor Hui of Han, Empress Lü had Concubine Qi's limbs chopped off, her eyes gouged out, her ears smoked out, her voice poisoned and mute, turning her into the infamous human pig! It can be said that she was extremely cruel. To be made into this state was simply worse than death!
She admired it for a few days, and then called Liu Ying to come and witness it together.

"What is this, mother?" Liu Ying looked at Madam Qi in front of him, who was neither human nor ghost, and was a little confused. She seemed to be still alive.

Before Lü Zhi could answer, the eunuch beside her explained in a sharp voice: "The Queen Mother said this is called a human pig, which is..."

When Liu Ying first heard it, he just felt a little curious and didn't feel anything until he heard about the identity of this "human pig".

"Mother...Mother, you said this, this thing is Madam Qi!?"

Lu Zhi's expression was very kind: "Yes, it is Liu Ruyi's mother, Madam Qi."

"This..." Liu Ying immediately collapsed to the ground, terrified and burst into tears. He looked at his mother in front of him and said in a daze: "These things are not something a human can do. They are simply unheard of! I am the Queen Mother's son, and I will eventually rule the world without virtue..."

After returning from the dungeon, Liu Ying was so frightened that he developed a chronic illness. His enthusiasm for government affairs was greatly reduced, and he began to indulge in sensual pleasures. As a result, Lu Zhi began to gain control of the government.

(End of this chapter)