One day, Liu Bang confirmed that no one was around and knocked on the door of the house of the village widow Cao. "Who?" Cao asked.
"It's me, Lao Liu next door." When Cao Shi heard this, he quickly opened the door and welcomed Liu Bang in.
Seeing that Liu Bang, who had not been heard from for a long time, finally appeared, and the Cao family was really overjoyed. The two have been separated for a long time, and they have long been unable to hide the longing in their hearts, and after exchanging heartfelt complaints, Cao Shi said that he would show Liu Bang a big gift.
Cao Shi looked at Liu Bang affectionately and said, "It's been a few months since you left, and it doesn't matter if I'm doing well or not?" I have a gift for you, come with me to the inner room." Liu Bang was puzzled and followed Cao to the inner room.
I saw Cao Shi pick up a baby from the bed in the inner room, and she gently said to Liu Bang, "Don't be stunned, take a look at your son." ”
Liu Bang was taken aback when he heard this: "I have a son, is this true?" ”
With seven points of surprise and three points of doubt, Liu Bang took the child, and he carefully looked at the child's appearance, and it seemed that he really resembled himself. What's going on here?
While smiling shyly, Cao Shi said, "A month after you left, I found out that I was pregnant, and although I also know that raising this child is difficult, I still want to leave this dear flesh and blood for you."
Liu Bang was very moved when he heard this, but he did not expect that in this chaotic world, the Cao family would raise a big fat boy for him Liu Bang regardless of his reputation. He said with great gratitude, "This time has really suffered you, and I will definitely treat you two well in the future."
Liu Bang placed good hopes on this child, so he named him Liu Fei. But Liu Bang did not immediately marry Cao back home, he had more important things to do.
He came to the Cao family this time to tell her that he was about to march and fight, and now he was an upriser, so he couldn't drag the Cao family, but this place couldn't stay, so he could only temporarily separate from her.
Cao Shi didn't care, she knew that Liu Bang was an ambitious person, and she couldn't tie his heart at all. The two had a reunion meal together, and this meal was also a parting meal for the two.
Liu Bang left the money he carried with him, instructed the Cao family to live a good life, and promised that when he became famous, he would take the mother and son home and enjoy prosperity and wealth with him.
After separating from the Cao clan, Liu Bang began to concentrate on his career, putting all his energy into leading troops to fight. Although Liu Bang is not from a noble background, he is a person with high intelligence and high emotional intelligence.
Liu Bang is very good at planning his own future, has excellent popularity in the army, and has deep contacts with high-level officials. He understands that if he wants a better future, he must find the right time to raise his status.
When he was in Peixian, although Liu Bang already had an official and a half-post, he was still destitute, and in order to raise his status and raise more funds, he tried everything he could to make friends with local magnates and landlords.
On the birthday of the great landowner Lu Gong, Liu Bang rushed to pay a birthday greeting, and he didn't bring a penny, but when he entered the door, he shouted loudly, "The head of the Surabaya pavilion came to pay a birthday greeting, and the gift money was 10,000 yuan."
Everyone knows that Liu Bang is poor, let alone 10,000 dollars, even ten dollars can't be taken out. But Liu Bang's behavior attracted the attention of one person, and this person was Liu Bang's future husband, Lu Gong.
In the eyes of everyone, Liu Bang was dressed in rags, but he was Qi Yuxuan in the eyes of Lu Gong, and it was rare for someone with such courage in this small county. Liu Bang left a deep impression on Lu Gong in this special way.
After this birthday banquet, Duke Lü took the initiative to befriend Liu Bang, and later married his daughter Lü He. I have to say that Duke Lu is indeed extremely discerning, he can see that Liu Bang has the appearance of an emperor, and his daughter has the luck of an empress.
Liu Bang is not a fool, he is just a small pavilion master, and being able to climb a big family like the Lu family is only good for himself and has no harm, and it will definitely have a great effect on future development.
At this time, Liu Bang did not forget the Cao mother and son, but he compared it, the disparity in the status of the two women was too great, if he married the Cao family, there would be no benefit at all, and it might become a stumbling block in his career.
And Lu Hen is different, she has a strong family background, has a good education since childhood, will be the right arm of her future career, if she succeeds in the future, she is still the best benefactor.
It turned out that Liu Bang's idea was correct, with a strong financial backing, with his own ability and wisdom, Liu Bang finally ascended the throne of the emperor, and Lü Xi deserved to become the empress.
According to historical records, later generations referred to the Cao family as Lady or Cao Ji, which proves that Liu Bang did not forget the Cao mother and son, and should have brought them into the palace to live, and also gave the Cao family a title.
Although Lu Xi is vicious, the Cao family is not competitive compared to herself, so she did not embarrass the mother and son. The Cao clan was able to die well, and Liu Fei was later made the King of Qi, with as many as seventy-three cities in his hands, and enjoyed all the glory and wealth in his life.