I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 177 Appoint another queen and honor the world with her mother!

Tian Ziqi's extremely deliberate emphasis naturally attracted Liu Sheng's disdain again;
But the courtiers and officials in the palace obviously didn't notice Liu Sheng sitting in the corner.

Almost as soon as the emperor's voice fell, hundreds of eyes in the Xuanshi hall all focused on Liu She.

And in the corner, Liu Sheng couldn't help but recall the words of the deceased teacher Shen Tujia when he introduced Liu She to him a few years ago.

"Peach Marquis Liu She is the eldest son of Tao An Marquis Liu Xiang;"

"Liu Xiang, Marquis of Tao'an, whose real name is Xiang Xiang..."

With an inaudible murmur, a little-known past event quietly emerged in Liu Sheng's mind.

It is well known in later generations that Xiang Yu's uncle, Xiang Bo, saved Liu Bang's life several times during the famous Hongmen Banquet.

Especially when "Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is aimed at Pei Gong", Xiang Bo used the name of "Dancing Together" to defuse Xiang Zhuang's stabbing attack on Pei Gong many times.

Later, Wujiang, the overlord of Chu, slayed himself, and Xiang Bo surrendered to Liu Han. He was granted the title of Marquis of Sheyang by Liu Bang, the Taizu Gao Emperor, and gave him the surname: Liu.

Liu Bo, Marquis of Sheyang, has been known to later generations since then;

But few people know that besides Liu Bo, Marquis of Sheyang, there is actually another member of the Xiang clan who once surrendered to the Han Dynasty.

Moreover, compared to Liu Bo, the Marquis of Sheyang, who had no choice but to surrender to the Han Dynasty after Xiang Yu Wujiang slayed himself, this man surrendered to the then Han King Liu Bang as early as during the Battle of Pengcheng when Xiang Yu was still alive...

"In the second year of King Han (205 B.C.), Guanying, Marquis of Yingyin, defeated the Chu army in Dingtao and forced Xiang Xiang, the general of Chu, to surrender."

"In the fifth year of the Han Dynasty (202 BC), Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, killed himself in Wujiang, and Xiang Xiang and other members of the Xiang clan were pardoned by the Han King;"

"Xiang Xiang, was given the surname Liu."

"Emperor Taizu Gao in December, March Dingsi (April 195, 4 BC), Liu Xiang was granted the title of Marquis of Tao, with a thousand households in the city..."

He murmured thoughtfully, and saw Liu Sheng sat up straight with a strange smile, and cast meaningful gazes at Tao Hou Liu She who had come to the center of the hall.

Because of Liu Sheng, he remembered a very interesting thing that his teacher Shen Tujia once told himself.

——At the time of the first emperor, the Taohou family once shouted a slogan;
And this slogan, until now, is still circulating on the streets of Chang'an...
"Swear to be loyal to the Holy Son of Heaven..."

"Who is the emperor, who is loyal..."

"Hey;"

"hey-hey······"

Under Liu Sheng's playful gaze, Tao Hou Liu She, who walked to the center of the hall, finally spoke.

"The crown servant Tao Hou Chen Liu She, I have died a hundred obeisances, and I will play your Majesty."

"—I heard that if the ancestral temple has no descendants, it may be cut off;"

"If the country does not have a prince, it may sink."

"It is precisely for this reason that Emperor Taizu Gao appointed Emperor Xiaohui as the heir apparent while ascending the throne;"

"Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, also because of this reason, not long after inheriting the throne, he canonized His Majesty as the crown prince."

"Now, His Majesty has inherited the throne for three years, but he has not yet registered as a crown prince, and neither the ancestral temple nor the community has a clear successor."

"Without a crown prince, the people worry that the ancestral temple will be cut off and the country will perish;"

"Public ministers and officials are also unable to determine the object of allegiance, and they are anxious all day long, unable to concentrate on handling government affairs."

"The reason for this is all because we ministers did not remind His Majesty in time..."

Under the eyes of the courtiers and officials who were becoming more and more horrified, after saying these words, Liu She knelt down solemnly!
Meticulously corrected the crown belt, and bowed deeply to the emperor above!
"—Peach servant Taohou Chen Liu She, I beg you to die, please Your Majesty!"

"——Determine the offspring for the ancestral temple, and establish the crown prince for the society, so as to reassure the people of the world and the hearts of the court officials!!!"

Quiet.

Absolutely quiet.

Following Liu She's solemn utterance of the last words, the huge Xuanshi hall suddenly fell into a long silence.

Almost everyone, with a dumbfounded look, stared blankly at the servant Liu She who had kowtowed to the ground in the center of the hall.

——Liu She, you are asking for a crown prince!

It was in this Xuanshi Hall, in front of the courtiers, officials, princes, and even the king of Liang Liu Wu, that he asked the emperor to enshrine the crown prince! ! !
As soon as Liu She finished speaking, Liang Wang Liu Wu and the emperor's eldest son Liu Rong, who were sitting next to each other on the east side of the hall, all showed terrified expressions!

Almost at the same time, the uncle and nephew suddenly turned their heads!

When they saw Tianzi Qi's face, there was only a look of indifference without joy or sorrow, and the uncle and nephew lowered their heads in panic;
And the courtiers and officials, after a long period of astonishment, turned their suspicious gazes to Liu She, who knelt and kowtowed in the center of the hall, still standing up...
"The servant!"

"How dare!"

It was during this trajectory that the princes seated in the east seat took a deep breath in unison;

Especially for Liu De and Liu Yu, there was a complex expression of joy and sorrow, joy and sorrow on their faces.

It's been a long, long time...

After a long time, Liu Rong and Liu Wu were trembling slightly;
After a long time, the faces of the courtiers and officials gradually became terrified;
Liu She, who knelt and kowtowed for a long time, broke out in a cold sweat...

finally;

On the imperial couch, there was a low voice of inquiry from the emperor, bringing the Xuanshi Palace, which seemed to be stagnant in time, back into the flow of time.

"My virtue is shallow;"

"Being entrusted by the late emperor with the ancestral temple and the community, on weekdays, he is always trembling like walking on thin ice."

"I am very worried that my mistakes will damage the noble virtues of the late emperor."

"The burden of the ancestral temple and the country has already made me panic;"

"If you continue to shamelessly register as a crown prince, I am afraid that you will have no face to face the people of the world, the emperor Taizu Gao, and the former emperor Xiaowen..."

The low and gentle voice brought the courtiers and officials back to their senses;

After thinking about it for a while, he suddenly raised his head belatedly, casting his surprised and uncertain eyes on the emperor Qi on the imperial couch!

——Liu She's invitation to establish a crown prince is the order of the emperor Qi!
Perhaps in the eyes of future generations, such logic is difficult to accept.

But for the courtiers and officials who are kneeling on the east and west sides of the Xuanshi Hall at this moment, this is obvious at a glance.

The reason is simple: if today, Liu She's request to establish a crown prince was not ordered by the emperor, or something that the emperor did not want to happen, the emperor would never give an ambiguous answer like the one just now.

If Tianzi Qi was in a better mood, he might say: Tao Hou has been ill recently and his mind is confused, go home and rest for a while.

If you are in a bad mood, you may even get angry on the spot!

In extreme cases, after the court meeting is over, Ting Wei may even come to the door with a glass of poisoned wine, asking Liu She to 'keep his face'...

But Emperor Qi, neither got angry nor gave Liu She a 'sick' leave;

The answer given by Tianzi Qi is exactly the same as the answer given by the first emperor when the courtiers asked the late emperor to appoint a crown prince for the first time...

"Yes~"

"If it's not His Majesty's first permission, at least it's the default;"

"Liu She, how dare you do such a showy thing..."

Thinking so, the courtiers and officials lowered their heads thoughtfully, and fell into a brief entanglement.

It wasn't until this moment that the courtiers and officials finally reacted: Taohou family, since being named Taohou...
Do not!
——Since the day he was given the surname "Liu", he has been the most loyal eagle dog of Emperor Liu Han!
And after a short period of entanglement, the courtiers and officials finally reacted belatedly;
After looking at each other for a while and exchanging opinions with familiar colleagues, hundreds of courtiers in the Xuanshi Hall all got up from their seats!

Just like at the beginning of the court meeting, they lined up neatly in the center of the hall, and knelt down in unison to worship the emperor in unison.

"Minister, wait! Hold your head and hold your head!"

"Hundred prayers!"

"—I implore Your Majesty, to determine the offspring for the ancestral temple, to establish a prince for the state, so as to reassure the people of the world and the hearts of all the officials in the court!"

"In the past, His Majesty worked hard on state affairs, and the ministers waited for the salary of the Han Dynasty, but they didn't remind His Majesty in time!"

"This is our fault!"

"Your Majesty, I implore you to adopt the suggestion of the eunuch and appoint a crown prince, so that our mistakes can be made up for..."

The courtiers and all the officials unanimously remonstrated, and the emperor's face was filled with dignity.

And in the East Seat beside the hall, after a brief moment of being at a loss, Liang Wang Liu Wu and the eldest son of the emperor Liu Rong also suppressed their apprehensions and joined the ranks of "please establish a crown prince".

By this time, the faces of the uncle and nephew had calmed down a lot.

——Because the two uncles and nephews have just come to their senses: Liu She, just ask for a crown prince;
Not only did he not specify to Tian Ziqi, who should be appointed as the crown prince in the book, nor did he even specifically specify: should the crown prince be appointed, or the crown prince's younger brother...
On the imperial couch, I saw the courtiers and officials kneeling in the hall, the princes and relatives, as well as my younger brother Liu Wu and son Liu Rong who also kowtowed to him, "please make a crown prince";
Pretending to be entangled, he lowered his head and thought for a moment, the emperor Qi finally got up from the couch.

Putting his hands behind his back, he let out a long sigh leisurely, but in the end, he still shook his head with a melancholy expression.

"I heard that if you don't have enough credit, you shouldn't be rewarded."

"I don't have any great credit for the world."

"The common people in the world did not live a better life because of me."

"—I have been emperor for three years, and the taxes that the people of the world should pay have not decreased by a grain of corn;"

"The oral tribute that should be handed in has not lost a copper coin;"

"The small service that should be served has not been reduced by even one day."

"In the past three years of my reign, not only have the people in the world not lived better, but because of the rebellion triggered by Liu Bi and Liu Wu, they have been tormented by the flames of war."

"Although this rebellion was not caused by my mistakes, as the father of the people of the world, I have an unshirkable responsibility for the disasters suffered by the people of the world..."

After those words full of sincerity, Tianzi Qi shook his head with a wry smile;

After being stunned for a moment, he let out a long sigh leisurely.

"No matter how great the credit is, it can't be as great as Emperor Taizu Gao;"

"No matter how noble the virtues are, they are not as noble as Emperor Taizong Xiaowen."

"But even Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Taizong Xiaowen felt terrified when they appointed the crown prince;"

"I can't even compare to one-tenth of Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Xiaowen of Taizong, so how dare I appoint a crown prince?"

"—Masters, don't try to persuade me any more."

"Although I'm not a good emperor, I definitely don't dare to do something like this..."

Following Tianzi Qi's polite refusal again, the courtiers and officials kneeling in the center of the hall finally got up from the ground in order, bowed silently to Tianzi Qi, and then returned to their seats.

But from the slightly excited faces of everyone, Liu Sheng could easily see that this matter did not end here.

——27 years ago, the courtiers and all the officials reported together, urging the first emperor to be appointed as the crown prince, all the officials asked three times, and the first emperor said three times!
And today's court meeting, the emperor Qi, has completed the first two of the "three speeches".

According to the "precedent" of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, there is only one last request and resignation left, and the appointment of the crown prince will be accepted by Emperor Qi.

It's just that the third request and the third remark cannot be a request from all officials to the emperor;
Instead, after the court meeting was over, all the officials went to Changle Palace together and asked the Queen Mother Dou to be registered as the crown prince.

After the third remark was completed by the Empress Dowager Dou, the courtiers and officials would make the 'fourth invitation' in the next Chang Zhaori.

The specific rhetoric is probably: Your Majesty does not agree, and the Queen Mother does not agree, but this fact cannot be delayed, please Your Majesty, for the sake of the people of the world, accept our suggestion~
Afterwards, Tianzi Qi said "reluctantly": Since the people of the world need me to do this, then I will have the cheek to appoint a crown prince...
"Good one, three requests and three speeches;"

"I don't know who it's for..."

In the corner, Liu Sheng muttered again, but it didn't attract Liu Fei's agreement.

Liu Fei turned his head indifferently, looking at Liu Sheng beside him, with a slightly serious face.

"Of course it's for the world to see."

"—These truths, Xiao Jiu still doesn't understand."

"In the future, when I get older, Xiao Jiu will understand..."

In the seriousness, there was no lack of a hint of didactic tone, which also made Liu Sheng stunned.

Looking deeply into the depths of Fifth Brother Liu Fei's eyes, after watching for a long time, Liu Sheng finally grinned.

"Hey!"

"This is the first time, I was taught by Brother Wu;"

"In the past, I was the one who taught Fifth Brother..."

In the corner, Liu Sheng and Liu Fei were whispering again.

And in the hall, whether it is the emperor Qi on the imperial couch, or the courtiers and officials in the hall;
Even Liang Wang Liu Wu and the emperor's eldest son Liu Rong, uncle and nephew, bowed their heads in deep thoughts.

——The appointment of the crown prince has entered the final countdown!
And at such an exciting moment, everyone will have a chance to choose.

If you grasp this opportunity well, one person will gain the Tao, and the chicken and dog will ascend to heaven, which is enough to lay a solid foundation for a family to prosper for three generations!

But if you don't grasp it well, you will lose your way and the whole family will perish...
"Since father is going to register as a crown prince, then we may be able to become king sooner."

"——After all, according to the usual practice, the king is established first, and the crown prince is established later."

In the corner where the young masters were, Liu Pengzu sighed, which only caused the brothers to nod their heads.

They turned sideways again, stretched out their hands full of reluctance, and patted each other's shoulders and backs, and finally expressed their reluctance for their brothers.

Just when the brothers thought that today's court meeting would come to an end, an old figure suddenly stood up in Xixi's line of courtiers.

After seeing clearly who that old figure was, everyone in the hall had a little bit of surprise on their faces.

"Ok?"

"Marquis of Kaifeng?"

"——In all these years, I have never seen the Marquis of Kaifeng take the initiative to take part in the court meeting?"

The courtiers and officials whispered for a while, which also made the emperor Qi Xunsheng look up;
When he saw Tao Qing, the 'thousand-year dumb', standing out of the court, Tianzi Qi's face immediately showed a smile.

Perhaps it was because the appointment of the crown prince was put on the agenda, which put Tianzi Qi in a good mood. As soon as he opened his mouth, he teased Tao Qing with a little playfulness.

"Isn't that rare?"

"It's rare that my censor doctor is willing to express his views on the court."

"--Um!"

"——It's really rare!"

A bit of ridicule, self-causing all the officials in the palace to chuckle;
Seeing the emperor Qiwen raised his head with a smile, he cast encouraging eyes on Tao Qing's solemn face.

"Doctor Tao has something to say, just say it directly;"

"As long as it's not some random plan that both people and gods are angry with, I will definitely try my best to adopt it for the sake of Dr. Yushi's willingness to speak up today."

Encouraged by Tianzi Qi, Tao Qing's serious expression softened;

It's just that after Tao Qing knelt down and put on a posture of admonishment, the courtiers and officials looked at Chao Cuo, but they couldn't help but look a little weird.

"Since Your Majesty succeeded to the throne, Tao Qing, the censor, has always been the only one who looks after Chao Cuoma?"

"--Yes?"

"—Look at Chao Cuo's face, Tao Qing, this old dog, is going to 'eat the Lord' today?"

The malicious murmurs of the officials sounded in his ears, which only made Chao Cuo's already gloomy face even uglier.

Looking at Tao Qing, his gaze suddenly became a little harsh...

"Censor Dafu Kaifeng Marquis Tao Qing~"

"Hundreds of thanks~"

"Qizou Your Majesty~~~"

The sudden resounding singing "Nah" made all the officials in the palace startled!
Even Emperor Qi on the imperial couch sat up straighter involuntarily, and his face became solemn.

But after a while, when Tao Qing uttered that terrifying remonstrance in a voice almost hoarse, he had just experienced the 'absolute zero' Xuanshi Palace once, and was completely frozen by the frost on the emperor's face... ···
"Empress Bo, has been the crown princess for 14 years and the empress for three years!"

"During the past 17 years, Empress Bo has not been able to give birth to an heir for His Majesty!"

"—I heard that failure to bear children for her husband is the biggest sin of a wife;"

"Ordinary people, even so;"

"What about the royal family?"

"Isn't the Queen's biggest and most unforgivable sin her failure to bear an heir for Her Majesty?"

"Therefore, Tao Qing, the censor of Kaifeng, the vassal of Kaifeng, bowed his head and paid homage to death!"

"Please Your Majesty!"

"Abolish Queen Bo's position and order her to move out of the pepper room!"

"In addition, choose a lady with both virtues and virtues, canonize her as a queen, and honor the world as a mother!!!"

　There is a third update in the middle of the night, around 2-3 o'clock.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)