I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 176

The emperor Qi Xinyuan three years, Xia June [-].

In the early morning, at two quarters of Yin time.

In later generations, at the second quarter of Yin time, it is four o'clock in the morning.

But at four o'clock in the morning of this day, all the young masters in the palace had already woken up from their sleep.

In the back hall of Guangming Hall, Liu Sheng struggled to get up from the couch, rubbed his face vigorously, and sat on the edge of the couch in a daze.

When the palace man brought a basin of hot water, Liu Sheng washed his face indiscriminately, then dipped his index finger in coarse salt, and rubbed it on his teeth perfunctorily, as if he had brushed his teeth.

After a simple wash, under the service of the palace servants, he put on a dark blue court dress, and then fixed the prince's traveling crown on the bundled 'ball head'.

Standing in front of the bronze mirror, with open arms, looking at himself in the mirror, Liu Sheng let out a breath, and finally nodded in satisfaction.

"Chang Asahi~"

"Hey······"

Man turned sideways with ease, and as soon as he reached the gate of the palace, the palace man quickly squatted down and put on the shoes for Liu Sheng.

With his hands on the shoulders of the palace man, he put on the pair of black cloth boots, and Liu Sheng walked out of the palace gate.

"Whoo~"

Take a deep breath and stretch comfortably;

Not many, the elder brother Liu Pengzu, who was also neatly dressed, also came out of the next room.

"Eternal Mountain King~"

"——Zhongshan King~"

The two brothers worshiped each other full of banter, and they all laughed together, then walked towards the outside of the hall with playful smiles on their faces.

According to the agreement, when I walked outside the Xuanming Hall, I saw the four elder brothers in the Xuanming Hall, all wearing the same dark blue court clothes and crowns of traveling princes on their heads, waiting for the two brothers.

"King of Changshan~King of Zhongshan~"

"——Wang Lu~, King Jiangdu, King Changsha, King Jiaoxi~"

As soon as the two groups met, they stepped forward in tacit understanding and bowed to each other with a tone full of ridicule.

Afterwards, the six brothers giggled and walked towards Xuanshi Hall under the guidance of the palace people.

——At four o'clock in the morning, the sky was pitch black;
If it weren't for the palace servants around him, who were all holding lanterns in their hands, and the roadsides were also lit up, the six brothers might not even be able to see the road clearly.

Just laughing and joking, joking with each other and walking forward, just after walking a short distance, they bumped into another group of people head-on.

"Big brother."

"Second brother and third brother."

Seeing who was coming, the six brothers only held back their smiles slightly, and bowed their hands to the elder brother Liu Rong, the second brother Liu De, and the three Liu Yu respectively.

After Liu Rong smiled and nodded, the two groups merged again, and the nine brothers walked towards the Xuanshi Hall together.

It's just a 'formation' of nine brothers, but it's worth pondering;

——The one who takes the lead is naturally Liu Rong, the only one among the nine brothers who wears a maroon court uniform and also wears the crown of princes traveling far away!

The second child, Liu De, and the third child, Liu Yu, followed Liu Rong with solemn faces, and were half a body behind Liu Rong, like Liu Rong's left and right protectors.

After the three brothers, there was a gap of three steps, and it was the six brothers behind.

The six brothers in the back are the fourth brother Liu Yu and the seventh Liu Pengzu in parallel;
It's just different from the seriousness on Liu Rong's face, and the dignified faces of Liu De and Liu Yu—Liu Yu and Liu Pengzu both had relaxed smiles on their faces;
While walking forward, talking and laughing from time to time.

Behind Liu Yu and Liu Pengzu, Liu Fa, the sixth child, and Liu Duan, the eighth child, followed closely.

Liu Fa, the sixth son, was obviously a little nervous. Every few steps, he would subconsciously lower his head and check whether his robe was wrinkled or not;
As for the eighth brother, Liu Duan, he was obviously a little shy, his eyes kept scanning around, and there was obvious discomfort on his face.

In the end, Liu Fei, the fifth child, and Liu Sheng, the ninth child, were frolicking and playing, walking forward with their brothers.

If such a scene is seen by a certain minister in the court, a lot of information can be analyzed just from the strange 'formation' of the nine brothers.

But it's a pity that the only ones who can see the strange formation of the nine brothers are the palace servants escorting the nine brothers from left to right and heading towards the Xuanshi Hall...

"Mr. Chun."

Finally came to the outside of Xuanshi Hall, the boss Liu Rong stepped forward without hesitation, and bowed to the eunuch Ling Chuntuo.

Seeing the nine young masters coming together, Chuntuo only smiled and lowered his head, bowing slightly to Liu Rong.

"The meeting of the court is at Mao time (five o'clock), and when all officials enter the palace, it is at the third quarter of Yin time (04:30);"

"Now, at three quarters from Yin's hour, it takes a while."

"I'm afraid I have to ask you all to wait outside the hall..."

There was a faint flattering voice, which only caused Liu Rong to nod his head with a smile, and then turned sideways indifferently.

Almost at the same time when Liu Rong turned sideways, the second child Liu De took a step forward;
He stretched out his hand without a trace, and handed an unknown object from his sleeve to the eunuch Ling Chuntuo's sleeve.

Seeing Liu De's behavior, the brothers at the side also turned sideways tacitly, and each looked at the furnishings outside the hall of Xuanshi;
But the eunuch Ling Chuntuo retracted his hand without hesitation, handed Liu De the 'thing' he had hidden in his sleeve, and gently weighed it.

Then, he took a step forward with a smile on his face, lowered his voice, and whispered to Liu Rong's ear: "Today's court meeting, His Majesty also recruited King Liang..."

After telling these few numbers but a huge amount of information, Chuntuo bowed to Liu Rong with a smile, then turned around and walked into the hall of Xuanshi.

But after Chuntuo left, Liu Rong lowered his head with a lot of thoughts, and fell into long doubts.

After a while, the Sima Gate opened slowly, and the courtiers and officials who had been waiting outside the palace also poured into the palace one by one.

When the courtiers and officials came to the outside of the Xuanshi Hall, they saw that the nine princes had already been waiting here, and they did not show any surprise. They only stepped forward to salute several princes (mainly Liu Rong) according to their respective identities and status. .

Among the nine brothers, Liu Rong held a gentle smile, and brought his left and right protectors - Liu De and Liu Yu, bowing to every courtier, causing the courtiers to nod again and again;
There was also a satisfied smile on his face.

As for the other six brothers, they wisely hid behind these three brothers, thinking that all of this had nothing to do with them.

Occasionally, a few thousand-stone and even six-hundred-stone officials came forward, and it was only Liu Yu and Liu Pengzu who represented them as a perfunctory return gift for the six brothers;
Liu Fa and Liu Duan hid behind the two elder brothers, their expressions became more and more cramped, obviously they were not used to it, and they didn't like such an occasion.

As for the brothers Liu Fei and Liu Sheng, they ran to the corner dozens of steps away from the gate of the palace without paying attention, squatted on the ground without any scruples, and played with the Jiugongge with the stones prepared earlier.

After every game, the winner still laughs and raises his head, and hits the loser with a brain crash on the forehead.

As the saying goes: A dragon has nine sons, each of which is different.

At this moment, the scene unfolding outside the Xuanshi Hall is the most intuitive embodiment of this saying...

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"Minister, see Your Majesty~"

"I hope that Your Majesty will live forever, and be happy forever~~~"

At Maoshizheng, the figure of Tianzi Qi appeared in the Xuanshi Hall not too early or too late.

The courtiers and all the officials bowed to him, and the emperor Qizi straightened up with a smile, and bowed his hands to all the officials in the palace, and then symbolically bent his upper body at an invisible angle.

After the monarchs and ministers saw the ceremony, the emperor Qi sat down on the imperial couch at the head, stretched out his hand with a warm smile, and pressed his hand gently towards the officials in the palace.

Afterwards, the courtiers and officials gathered in the center of the hall dispersed to the seats on the east and west sides, and sat down again.

After all the officials were seated, Emperor Qicai finally smiled and turned sideways, pointing to the nine brothers outside the teacher.

"Fortunately, with the blessing of our ancestors, such an emperor with mediocre virtues can be lucky enough to give birth to these nine sons;"

"Up to now, among my nine sons, the oldest is 19 years old, and the youngest is 13 years old."

"——At the beginning of the founding of Liu Han, the Taizu Emperor Gao made a rule: when the prince reaches the age of six, he should be named the clan vassal, and he should sit in the Kanto region."

"My nine sons have already passed the age of becoming kings, but they are still kept by my side by this stupid emperor..."

Full of sighs, but also a little bit ashamed, he let the courtiers and officials sitting on both sides of the hall smile stiffly and bow their heads;

Not long after, I saw Chao Cuo, who was seated at the front of the seat of the teacher, only sitting next to Tao Qing, the censor, got up under the eyes of all the officials, walked to the center of the hall with a normal expression, and bowed his hands to the emperor. bye.

"Your Majesty need not be so self-blaming;"

"—Since Emperor Taizong Xiaowen passed away, His Majesty endured the grief of losing his father and took over the burden of the country and the country. It has only been three years."

"In the past three years, there have been incidents of disrespect among the clan and princes of the Guandong one after another. In the end, the Wu-Chu Seven Kingdoms Rebellion triggered by Liu Bi and Liu Wu even broke out."

"So far, the rebellion has not been completely put down, and the Kanto has not completely restored peace."

"Your Majesty has been working day and night on the affairs of the Guandong, and it is understandable that you have delayed the matter of being crowned kings."

"—After all, Kanto has not been peaceful in the past few years;"

"Even if His Majesty enshrines you princes as vassal kings, it will be difficult for you princes to settle down smoothly..."

It was obvious that the words had been prepared a long time ago, but they also attracted the courtiers and officials to nod their heads. Although they didn't speak, they all put on a look of "counsellor".

On the imperial couch, Tian Ziqi shook his head with a chuckle, sighed a little, and then pointed his hand again to the nine sons who were seated in the east seat in sequence.

"In the past few years, I did not follow the ancestral system established by Emperor Taizu Gao, and enshrined all my sons as clan vassals. This is my fault."

"But now, Kanto is stable, and Liu Bi and Liu Wu's rebellion is basically put down;"

"Even if I am reluctant, there is no reason to keep my teenage son by my side."

"—I have already discussed with the queen mother about the matter of the princes becoming kings."

"As long as the Guandong is completely settled, the Queen Mother will issue an edict to make each of my sons kings."

"As for today, I let these nine sons go to the Xuanshi Palace to participate in the court discussion. It is really in the past. I failed to fulfill my father's responsibility and did not teach these nine boys how to become qualified clan princes."

"So, taking today's opportunity, let these nine boys come to the Xuanshi Hall to listen to the court proceedings. The purpose is to let these nine boys learn a little bit of the ability to govern the country."

"If my arrangement is inappropriate, I hope you don't blame me..."

After saying this in a loud voice, Tianzi Qi got up from the couch again, and bowed his hands slightly to the courtiers and officials in the palace.

Seeing this, all the officials in the hall stood up and bowed to the emperor.

"Your Majesty's words are serious, words are serious..."

The hypocritical politeness of the monarch and ministers only made Liu Sheng turn his head full of contempt, and took the opportunity of bowing to the emperor to salute, and muttered something to the fifth brother beside him.

"When it comes to one sentence, you have to beat around the bush, there are a lot of jabbering!"

The contemptuous words only made Liu Fei nod his head with a suppressed smile, and then quickly lowered his head, fearing that the smile on his face would be seen by the emperor above.

When Tianzi Qi and the officials of the court sat down again, the court meeting finally got to the point.

"Liu Bi and Liu Wu rebelled, causing the entire Kanto region to be devastated by the flames of war;"

"Fortunately, with the protection of my ancestors, I didn't have Liu Bi, Liu Wu and other thieves' wolf ambitions to succeed, and I was lucky enough to preserve the ancestral temple."

"Now, Liu Wu has committed suicide in fear of crime, and Liu Bi has fled to Lingnan in defeat;"

"—A few days ago, the King of East Vietnam sent someone to report: The traitor Liu Bi has been awarded the head."

"In a few days, Liu Bi's head will be sent to Chang'an..."

The emperor Qilang's words only provoked faint smiles on the faces of the courtiers and officials in the palace.

For a while, they each laughed and turned sideways, congratulating each other with the colleagues beside them.

——Although Liu Bi was unable to attack for a long time in the battle of Suiyang, and was hit by Gonggao Hou Han Tuidang, who cut off the food road and retreated, the final result of this rebellion was announced;
But so far, the rebellion started by Wu Wang Liu Bi and Chu Wang Liu Wu has not yet completely ended.

In Kanto, there are still many fleeing rebels who need to be wiped out by the counter-insurgency army sent by the court.

As the instigator of this rebellion, the life and death of Wu Wang Liu Bi is obviously also related to the progress of this rebellion.

But today, the Son of Heaven, in front of court officials, said the phrase 'Liu Bi is dead, and his head will be sent to Chang'an in a few days' in front of court officials. The courtiers and officials who were determined were completely at ease.

——Liu Bi, dead!

——This rebellion is completely over!
If it is said that before Liu Bi died, the outcome of this rebellion was that the imperial court would win [-]% of the time;

After Liu Bi's death, this last zero tenth of a "variable" also disappeared.

In this massive clan rebellion, the Chang'an court has won a complete victory!
From now on, the irresponsible problem of the clan princes in the Kanto region will no longer be a headache for the court of Chang'an.

Because the end of the rebellion means that Chao Cuo's "Strategy to Cut Fans" has just entered the core link...
"Liu Bi gave the head, Liu Wu committed suicide in fear of crime;"

"——It can be said that this rebellion has been successfully put down under the support of loyal and righteous ministers and virtuous ministers of our Han family who have made the public strong."

Looking at the courtiers and officials in the hall, laughing and congratulating the people around him, Tianzi Qi also had a touch of sincere joy on his face.

But after a while, Tianzi Qi took a deep breath again, and there was a little seriousness on his brows.

"When Liu Bi and Liu Wu's rebellion broke out, I once declared to the world: For the rebellious thieves, we should go deep and kill as many as possible."

"And now, both Liu Bi and Liu Wu are dead, but those rebels who caused the rebellion were still fleeing in the Kanto."

"——Yesterday, Taiwei Zhou Yafu and General Dou Ying jointly made a statement: These rebels are defeated, and most of them want to surrender;"

"However, the generals under the command of the Taiwei and the Great General did not dare to accept the surrender of these defeated soldiers because of my previous edict."

"The Taiwei and the Great General suggested that I pardon the defeated rebels who are still fleeing in the Kanto, so that the Kanto can restore the stability of the past as soon as possible."

"But I have something to say first, if an edict is issued to pardon these people, I'm afraid there will be suspicion of 'changing orders overnight'."

"I am really troubled by this matter..."

"I don't know, gentlemen, do you have any good suggestions?"

If such a question was asked, Tianzi Qi did not forget to make a look of "I am so worried, you guys can figure out a way for me", and looked at the officials and courtiers in the palace in sequence.

And in a corner where no one noticed, Liu Sheng, who was next to Fifth Brother Liu Fei, just rolled his eyes at the emperor Qi who was sitting on the imperial couch.

"Stand up again!"

"If you want to be pardoned, just say you want to be pardoned?"

"—Obviously I want to forgive, but I still want others to speak and persuade myself to forgive;"

"It is estimated that when others really talk to persuade, they have to pretend to be very embarrassed, and agree to 'reluctantly'..."

A burst of disdainful complaints made Liu Fei, who didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement, cover his mouth and chuckle next to Liu Sheng.

Even Liu Pengzu, who was sitting in the front seat, faintly heard the complaints coming from behind, and shook his head wryly.

When Liu Sheng was complaining, several figures stood up in the hall one after another, "persuading" the emperor for a while;
In the end, it was indeed as Liu Sheng expected: Under the persuasion of the courtiers and officials, Tianzi Qi accepted the persuasion of the officials "helplessly".

"Since you all believe that this is not changing the order overnight, but that I am mercifully pardoning them, then let's make this decision."

"—In the past few days, I have reported to the Empress Dowager, and after the Empress Dowager agrees, I will draft an imperial edict;"

"During the next court meeting, the edict will be read three times, and if the princes have no objections, it will be officially promulgated."

The emperor said in a deep voice, and the courtiers and officials bowed again.

"Your Majesty Shengming..."

So far, the first topic of this court meeting has been finalized in this friendly and harmonious atmosphere.

But the next topic, Tian Ziqi did not take the initiative to speak;
Instead, he raised his head with a smile on his face, and looked at the servant who was ready to go and stand up at any time to worship: Taohou Liushe.

"Servant, do you have anything to report?"

"If you have, you can speak up."

"—After all, my Han family is not Ying Qin who was punished for his words;"

"I am not a tyrant like Qin Wangzheng~"

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