I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 102 The most jerk son (22)

Li Ji convened a 'meeting' with the wives in the palace, and as a son, Liu Sheng naturally followed;

However, after arriving at the Phoenix Hall, Liu Sheng stayed outside the main entrance of the Phoenix Hall with his brothers.

The reason is simple: from the fourth Liu Yu to the ninth Liu Sheng, the six brothers have never set foot in the Phoenix Palace since they were born.

From the time of birth, the six brothers, without exception, have encountered Li Ji's hostility.

——It was as if it wasn't Mrs. Cheng and Mrs. Jia who stole the favor of the emperor Liu Qi, but these six brothers.

Li Ji was full of hostility, and the six brothers had no intention of being bored;

But due to Li Ji's reputation, she really couldn't worry about her mother.

Only then did the six young masters gather outside the Phoenix Hall, watching their respective mothers go in, but they themselves stopped outside the gate of the Phoenix Hall.

Since they were gathered together, the brothers started chatting boredly.

"Hey, fifth brother;"

"It's only been a few months of hard work, but this body is getting stronger again?"

With a startled expression on his face, Liu Sheng did not forget to step forward and shook Liu Liufei's arm, which was obviously thicker than those of his peers. His brows were full of admiration.

Liu Sheng's praise really tickled Liu Fei's itch. Seeing his younger brother adoringly "hands and hands" on him, Liu Fei was not annoyed at all, allowing Liu Sheng to admire his muscular body.

"Hey, hey..."

"If it wasn't for Emperor Taizu Gao, who made the rule that you can't kill cattle and eat beef, it would have grown longer."

"But it's not bad now;"

"When the rebellion breaks out, at least I won't lose my Liu family's reputation!"

The sonorous and powerful tone did not attract the contempt of the brothers;

The five brothers present, including Liu Fa, a pee escaper, and Liu Duan, an otaku, cast their adoring eyes on this elder brother who aspired to be a great general.

——Liu Fei is only 14 years old this year;

But at this moment, standing among the other five brothers, Liu Fei seemed to stand out from the crowd!

With a height of nearly seven feet (1 meters) and a weight of 6 kilograms (240 kilograms), it may be normal for future generations;

But in today's era when men over the age of 20 are praised as "great husbands" because they are seven feet tall, Liu Fei is obviously a giant among his peers.

Especially the pair of thick arms, it is hard to believe: such a strong body is actually just a 14-year-old child...

"Fifth Brother has made up his mind about going out to suppress the rebellion?"

"Madam Cheng, can you agree?"

He retracted his hand from Liu Fei's slightly protruding chest muscles in amazement, and looked up and down the fifth brother's training results. Liu Sheng asked casually, but Liu Fei's expression suddenly turned serious.

"Xiao Jiu doesn't know;"

"As far as I can remember, Fifth Brother, my lifelong wish is to fight across the battlefield and make contributions!"

"When I was young, all the gentlemen in the palace told me: the son of a daughter can't sit still, and as a prince, you shouldn't put yourself in danger;"

"But in order to protect myself on the battlefield, I have been working hard since I was six years old. I have to force myself to eat a few extra pieces of meat every meal."

"The reason is to let myself grow taller and stronger, so that I won't make a joke on the battlefield and let my father be ridiculed by the people in the world, saying that my Liu clan can't produce a man who can stand up to the sky!"

In just a few words, Liu Fei's demeanor also changed accordingly. He usually had a little silly look in his eyes, but now it was full of solemnity and an inexplicable longing.

"It took eight years and I don't know how much suffering I have endured, so that I can develop such a physical body, which can be used for me to make contributions on the battlefield;"

"After finally waiting for the opportunity, I will never give up!"

"—Even if my mother refuses, I will definitely ask my father to give me the general seal, and then lead the army!"

"I want to use my real achievements, and the leaders of the rebels one by one, to tell people all over the world: I, Mrs. Liu, have a lot of good sons!!"

"Some are fierce generals who can draw the bowstring, hold up the spear, and take the lead!!!"

A shout full of pride and ambition caused the brothers at the side to be infected by Liu Fei's youthful blood, and each of them stepped forward with flushed faces;

But after revealing his true feelings in this way, Liu Fei cast his hesitant eyes on Liu Sheng, the younger brother in front of him.

"What's wrong with Xiaojiu, did you ask about this?"

"Could it be that Xiao Jiu doesn't support me leading an army to put down the rebellion?"

Hearing Liu Fei's words, the brothers who were about to go forward and express their respect to Liu Fei couldn't help swallowing the words that came to their lips, and all looked at the younger brother Liu Sheng;

However, Liu Sheng just shook his head with a smile, and then raised his head to look at Liu Fei sincerely.

"Fifth brother has such lofty ambitions, as a younger brother, I wish I could crawl into the ground in shame;"

"I heard Fifth Brother talk about these years, the pain he has suffered because of his muscles and bones, the younger brother is even more dwarfed by comparison, I just feel that the past few years have been wasted..."

Speaking this slightly self-deprecating sentence in an extremely sincere tone, Liu Sheng couldn't help showing a little emotion on his face.

It is true that a "rough person" like Liu Fei is somewhat different in the deep palace ban full of crises;
But for Liu Fei, a young man with a passion for serving the country, Liu Sheng only has endless admiration and admiration.

"Fifth Brother, don't worry;"

"After this period of time is over, my brother, I will personally go to the Shaofu, find some iron, steel, etc., and personally forge a pair of armor for Fifth Brother!"

"When the rebellion breaks out, if Mrs. Cheng is unwilling to let Fifth Brother go to war, my younger brother will go to Xuanming Hall in person to intercede for Fifth Brother."

"—If the emperor agrees, I am also willing to receive the general seal with my elder brother and lead the army to fight against the rebellion!"

The statement without hesitation made Liu Feixi smile. He slapped Liu Sheng's shoulder with his callused hand and said "yes" several times.

But when he heard Liu Sheng's last sentence "I can also go to the battlefield with my elder brother", Liu Fei lowered his head with a stiff expression;
After looking Liu Sheng up and down, he laughed stiffly again, Liu Fei smiled and scratched his head: "Of course I wish for the armor made by Xiaojiu himself;"

"But going to the battlefield together, it's better to avoid it..."

"Although this is a brother in battle, fighting father and son soldiers, but Xiao Jiu's thin arms and legs, I'm afraid he can't even hold down a horse;"

"When it comes to the battlefield, I have to take care of Xiao Jiu's safety, and I will definitely not let go..."

Seeing that Liu Fei, the fifth elder brother, who was still ambitious just now, wanted to support the Liu clan's reputation, and wished he could go to battle immediately to kill the enemy, at this moment he hesitated a little, and Liu Sheng just smiled helplessly.

"alright."

"Since this is the case, then I, my brother, will not cause trouble for Fifth Brother;"

"When the time comes, brother, I will rest in Chang'an and wait for Fifth Brother to return in triumph?"

Hearing this, Liu Fei suppressed the stiff smile on his face, and let out an 'hmm' with a smirk.

"Xiao Jiu, don't worry;"

"When it comes to the battlefield, even if I can't win face for Mrs. Liu, I definitely won't embarrass my brothers!"

"As long as there is a chance, I will definitely return to Chang'an safely with my meritorious deeds."

Hearing this, the brothers including Liu Sheng also nodded with a smile, looking at Liu Fei with that lingering respect.

After chatting with Liu Fei, the brothers fell silent for a while tacitly;

After twenty or thirty breaths, I don't know if it was because of boredom, the fourth brother Liu Yu couldn't help but looked at the Phoenix Palace behind him suspiciously, and pouted in the direction of the Jiaofang Palace in the distance.

"Li... Li Ji... also... no... not... the queen;"

"But... general husband... ladies, in private... call... call to... Phoenix... Temple..."

Listening patiently to Liu Yu's words, he also heard the deep meaning in Liu Yu's words, but Liu Sheng didn't speak first, but turned his head with a light smile, looking at his elder brother Liu Pengzu beside him.

Seeing that Liu Pengzu also turned around, he took a deep look at the Phoenix Palace behind him, and then turned around again, beckoning his brothers to come over.

"It stands to reason that if Uncle Liang Wang really becomes the crown prince's younger brother, then the queen mother must give up the Jiaofang."

"—But then again, after the death of the great-grandmother, it is already a certainty that the queen mother will give up the Jiaofang Palace, but it will be a matter of time;"

"Regardless of whether Uncle Liang is the crown prince's younger brother or not, the queen mother will give up the Jiaofang Palace. Naturally, she won't care about the outcome of this matter."

"As for Li Ji, it's not once or twice that she goes beyond the rules and regulations and does something that doesn't conform to her status."

"As long as the father doesn't say anything, there won't be any problems when the wives go to the Phoenix Hall..."

Lowering his voice, and expressing this conclusion in an inexplicably confident tone, Liu Pengzu straightened his body and looked around secretly;

——If you want to say who is in the most miserable situation in Weiyang Palace at the moment, it is undoubtedly the Empress Bo who is guarding the Jiaofang Palace.

Since the late empress dowager Bo's canonization as the crown princess more than ten or twenty years ago, the number of times Empress Bo has been favored by the emperor Liu Qi can be counted on five fingers.

If the old farmer does not sow, the field will not grow crops;

In addition, the matter of Zhihou Bozhao back then happened to allow the emperor Liu Qi to seize the handle of Bo's relatives, and from then on he ignored the Jiaofang Palace without any worries, which made Empress Bo "give birth to the eldest son of the emperor". The task became more and more difficult.

When the Empress Dowager was around, the emperor would not go to the Jiaofang Hall once in a year or so, but Empress Dowager Bo could not accuse Liu Qi of neglecting Empress Bo because of what happened to Bo Zhao;
Now, the Empress Dowager Bo has passed away, and Bo's relatives have long since declined. There is no one to back her up. Empress Bo's ownership of the Jiaofang Palace has officially entered the countdown.

Just waiting for a suitable opportunity to appear, such as when the crown prince is appointed, and by the way, Empress Bo will bid farewell to Jiaofang Palace and the identity of the emperor Liu Qizheng's wife.

For such a result, the brothers feel sympathetic, but they can only stand by and watch...
"Ugh······"

"Father, I'm afraid you still don't like the queen mother?"

"—After all, back then, it was the great-grandmother who forcibly stuffed her into the womb of the great-grandmother. Although she has a gentle temper, she doesn't look beautiful..."

Hearing Liu Sheng's exclamation, the brothers couldn't help shaking their heads and sighing, and nodded slowly.

As the saying goes: Marry a wife and a virtuous man, take a concubine and a woman;
And Empress Bo is a typical good wife and mother who is suitable for being a wife, but not for love.

In terms of appearance, the soft eyebrows, the slightly sunken bridge of the nose, and the full forehead, even if it is not beautiful, it is bound to make people who meet it uncontrollably boast: This is the name of Wangfu. Mutually.

If placed in an ordinary family, a woman like Empress Bo would surely become a solid foundation for family harmony and even prosperity.

But in the royal family, in this court, Empress Bo's temperament of not fighting or snatching, and swallowing her anger, could not escape after all, this sad and sympathetic end...
"In the final analysis, I still haven't been able to give birth to an heir, let's spread the branches and leaves for my father;"

"If there are children around, even if the father doesn't like it, the queen mother won't end up like this."

The words of sigh and exclamation attracted the fourth brother Liu Yu to stare fiercely, which made Liu Fei stop and did not continue talking.

But after hearing Liu Fei's comment, Liu Sheng fell into a long period of thinking.

——Empress Bo, the concubine whom Empress Bo forcibly forced her past when the emperor Liu Qi was still the crown prince;
It was also because of this concubine surnamed 'Bo' that Liu Qicai was able to keep the crown prince under the threat of Mrs. Shen, Liu Yi's mother and son.

In other words, it's a deal.

It was Bo's relatives and the emperor Liu Qi who built a bridge through the current Empress Bo to get the political deals they needed.

——Through Empress Bo, Bo's relatives got the future they wanted;
At that time, the crown prince Liu Qi obtained the support of the Empress Dowager of the East Palace, thereby stabilizing the reserve position.

Although right now, Emperor Liu Qi started to 'break the contract' without accident, but at least when Empress Dowager Bo was alive...

Do not;
To be more precise, at least before the incident of Bo Zhao, the Emperor Liu Qi should not have dared to think of 'breaking the contract'.

Apart from the current Emperor Liu Qi's dealings with Bo's relatives, has there been any similar situation in the Han family in the past hundred years?
The answer is yes.

——During the reign of Emperor Taizu Gao, the crown prince Liu Ying was suspicious of his position, and Zhao Wang Liu Ruyi was in the limelight.

Although Shen Tujia guessed that it was because the Taizu Emperor Liu Bang was dissatisfied with the weak character of the prince Liu Ying, so he wanted to beat him;

But judging from the actual situation, it was not Liu Ying who took the initiative to change her character to help Liu Ying stabilize the position of prince and wait until Liu Bang's death, but the Empress Dowager Lu who supported Liu Ying behind her back, and her influence spread all over the court and the field. Lu's relatives.

It's just that at that time, no one had ever noticed that there was a similar transaction between the Lu family and Emperor Xiaohui Liu Ying.

——After Liu Bang passed away, Xiaohui Liu Ying, who inherited the throne, established Zhang Ao, the Marquis of Xuanping, and the daughter born to his sister Lu Yuan, Princess Liu Le: Zhang Yan as the queen;

Empress Xiaohui Zhang Yan, like Empress Bo today, has lived in Jiaofang Palace for many years, but has never been able to give birth to an heir.

Although this result is probably because Zhang Yan was too young when she became a queen, she was only eight years old, and when Xiaohui Liu Ying passed away, Queen Zhang was only 15 years old;
But this is enough to prove that Xiaohui Liu Ying, like the current emperor Liu Qi, has a certain degree of resistance to Zhang Yan, the queen who was forced into her by her mother.

If not, even though Empress Zhang was only [-] or [-] years old when Xiaohui Liu Ying passed away, in this era when women make marriages at the age of [-] or [-] and marry and have children at the age of [-] or [-], Empress Zhang should not be childless all her life, even In the end, he was buried as a virgin...

"Between the Lu family and Emperor Xiaohui is Empress Xiaohui Zhang;"

"Between the father and the Bo family is the present Empress Bo."

"Then big brother, between you and Dou Shi..."

Thoughtfully murmured twice, Liu Sheng's eyes couldn't help looking beyond the palace wall;
——Shang Guanli, Tangyihou Mansion······

"It's Gillian..."

Muttering the final answer full of sobs, Liu Sheng shook his head and sighed, turning his head to the side and looking behind him at the Phoenix Hall standing quietly inside the palace wall.

It wasn't until this moment that Liu Sheng finally came to his senses: what exactly did it mean for Li Ji to refuse Guantao Princess Liu whoring, and to refuse to let the eldest son of the emperor Liu Rong marry Chen Ajiao.

——This means that the only culprit in the farce that is currently unfolding in Chang'an is Li Ji...

If it wasn't for Li Ji's refusal of the marriage, Empress Dowager Dou wouldn't be as she is now, insisting on taking the risk of not being guaranteed at the end of the festival, and come to the drama of "brother end brother" on the throne...
"Father's patience with Li Ji should be almost exhausted..."

"It's just because there is no eldest son, and only the elder brother, the eldest son of the concubine, has tolerated Li Ji until now..."

A little sobbing that he let out a murmur, Liu Sheng's face was immediately occupied by a touch of heaviness.

For Liu Sheng, it doesn't make much difference who the emperor Liu Qi chooses to be the heir apparent;

Anyway, Liu Sheng is not a heir or an elder, so even if it is the turn of the reserve position, it will not be Liu Sheng's turn.

But it was Li Ji who worried Liu Sheng.

Because of what he has seen and heard in the past few years, Liu Sheng has clearly realized that whenever the crown prince becomes unstable, the court in Chang'an will fall into a long period of turmoil.

And this kind of turmoil is very likely to bring disaster to Chi Yu, implicating an innocent young man like Liu Sheng mercilessly...

"Son! My son, wait, see Father!"

While he was thinking about it, the fifth elder brother Liu Fei's rude call came to his ears, causing Liu Sheng to turn around in a daze;

But I saw the left banner of the yellow house of the emperor Liu Qi, I don't know when, it stopped outside the Phoenix Hall!
Hurrying to bow down, he followed his elder brothers to salute Liu Qi inside the imperial chariot. Before Liu Sheng got up, he heard the deep, tired and slightly hoarse voice of the emperor Liu Qi from inside the imperial chariot.

"The most asshole~"

"Be conscious, come on the chariot..."

The leisurely words caused the brothers to raise their heads in a hurry, and they were all around, looking for the 'most jerk' brother;

But among the six brothers, Liu Sheng was the only one who didn't look around suspiciously, but got up obediently and walked forward indifferently.

——Liu Sheng, really conscious...

(End of this chapter)