I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 262 Met Big Brother, What Should I Say...
In fact, what Liu Sheng really wanted to ask Dou Ying was: Does Biao Shu think that he is the emperor of my Han family?

However, because of their identities and the Empress Dowager between the uncle and nephew, Liu Sheng finally didn't say too much.

But even so, Liu Sheng's attitude in front of Dou Ying today is not unyielding.

Especially in the view of Nanpi Hou Dou Pengzu, who never said a word from the beginning to the end, Liu Sheng already has some temperament that a "lord" should possess.

For this discovery, Dou Pengzu is naturally mixed, with mixed feelings in his heart;

In front of Liu Sheng's tough attitude, and such merciless questioning, even before being questioned, Dou Ying, the dignified Wei Qihou, had no choice but to keep silent and leave silently.

But after Dou Ying and Dou Pengzu walked out of the palace gate and left the crown prince's womb together, Liu Sheng's order to the officials in the palace made the whole crown prince's womb a little confused.

——After refusing cousin Dou Ying's request to "do something", or request, Liu Sheng still got into his prince's car;

When the elder brother Liu Pengzu was also invited to get on the car, he drove towards the Lieutenant's Mansion between Shangguanli and Wuku, carrying the two brothers and the prince of Linjiang Wang Liu Rong with the last trace of life...
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"Asheng to cousin..."

"Hi~"

"—No matter how you say it, she is also a relative of the emperor's grandmother;"

"Ah Sheng, you should give your cousin some face?"

Let the car drive slowly on Zhangtai Street, staggering towards Zhongwei's Mansion, Liu Pengzu, who was sitting in the carriage opposite Liu Sheng, finally said something with a sigh.

Seeing Liu Sheng heard the words, but there was no intention to answer on his face, he just shook his head and sighed for a while, and Liu Pengzu also let out a soft sigh.

"Before eldest brother returned to Chang'an, Ah Sheng had already made up his mind to intervene in this matter, right?"

"Since this is the case, why don't you follow the trend and agree to my cousin's entreaty, and let my cousin accept Ah Sheng's favor?"

"—Anyway, Ah Sheng planned to go to the Lieutenant's Mansion;"

"What's the difference between going on your own initiative and going because of your cousin's request?"

Asked again, but it caused Liu Sheng to sigh;
The eyes that were casually cast outside the carriage finally shifted back into the carriage, and fell on his elder brother Liu Pengzu who was sitting in front of him.

Liu Pengzu was right.

——At this moment, the car Liu Sheng was riding in was on the way to the Zhongwei's Mansion.

Liu Sheng is going to meet his eldest brother Liu Rong in the cell of the Lieutenant's Mansion.

But for Liu Pengzu's 'confusion', Liu Sheng has his own considerations...
"There is a difference."

"And the difference is huge."

With a deep voice, Liu Sheng's expression also became slightly solemn;
In the tone of voice, there was even a faint hint of solemnity and solemnity that resembled the emperor Qi when he was talking about serious matters...

"The Lieutenant's Mansion, of course I'm going."

"Whether you want to go or not, you have to go."

"—Because in the prison of the Lieutenant's Mansion, my elder brother is being imprisoned."

"If I don't go, the stigma of 'disrespecting elder brother' will definitely shake my not-so-solid foundation."

"But when I go back, why I go, whether to go actively or passively, these are the factors that I have to pay attention to..."

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"I'm going to the Lieutenant's Mansion, Yu Si, it's me, the younger brother, to save my eldest brother;"

"Yu Gong, it's me, the ninth-ranked 'Eldest Prince', who is going to save my eldest brother from a concubine."

"Whether it's for business or private, I must go to the Lieutenant's Mansion—I must go willingly, even impatiently, regardless of anyone's obstruction."

"—This is not only related to my foundation as the crown prince, but also to the face of my Liu clan, and even the face of my father."

"If you need others to persuade and remind you even to save your elder brother, then not only will your father lose face, even my Liu family will lose face from now on."

As he said so, Liu Sheng couldn't help but use a self-deprecating smile on his face.

It was as if he went to Zhongwei's mansion for himself, for the sake of Emperor Qi, and even for the sake of the face of Liu's clan relatives, which made Liu Sheng feel very ashamed.

In fact, Liu Sheng was really ashamed of this.

Because in Liu Sheng's view, even without these intricate 'motives', Liu Sheng should still go to the Lieutenant's Mansion without hesitation.

If it was in the past, when he was not appointed as the prince, Liu Sheng would definitely do this.

And now, although Liu Sheng is still on his way to the Lieutenant's Mansion to save his eldest brother Liu Rong, these uncontrollable calculations of weighing pros and cons and calculating gains and losses in his heart still make Liu Sheng feel ashamed inexplicably.

Stopping talking, with a self-deprecating smile on his face, and shaking his head and sighing for a while, Liu Shengcai finally forced himself to recover from the inexplicable shame.

It was also at the same time when Liu Sheng spoke again, the previous self-deprecating smile full of shame turned into a burst of anger and disappointment...

"My cousin came to the door today, maybe he didn't have any deep meaning at all;"

"It's just because the eldest brother was imprisoned in the Lieutenant's Mansion, and the cousin cared about him in disorder, and there was really no other way, so he boarded the gate of the Prince's Mansion."

"But no matter what my cousin thinks, I have to consider what kind of hidden danger my cousin's actions will bring to me."

"—If this matter spreads, what kind of rumors will arise in the market?"

"People will say: King Linjiang is in prison, and the prince, as the younger brother of King Linjiang, turns a blind eye and remains indifferent;"

"It wasn't until Wei Qihou, an outsider with a foreign surname, came to the door and questioned him verbally, that the prince reluctantly went to the Lieutenant's Mansion..."

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"If it's just that, then it's nothing;"

"——If it's just a reputation of 'disrespectful elder brother', then I just didn't save my cousin any face."

"But the relationship between me and my elder brother is not as simple as 'half-brother'..."

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"The crown prince position can even be said to be 'robbed' by me from my eldest brother."

"Although the actual situation is that the father was disappointed with the eldest brother, so he changed me as the prince, but people will not think so much, and they will not be willing to believe this truth."

"People will only say: The Ninth Prince has worked hard and finally snatched the position of Crown Prince from his elder brother;"

"And after being established as the crown prince, the crown prince must have been overjoyed when he learned that the eldest son of the emperor had been convicted and imprisoned. He wished that his elder brother would die in the prison of the lieutenant's mansion..."

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"Brother, you should still remember that nursery rhyme that was circulated on the streets of Chang'an back then?"

"—A foot of cloth can still be sewn;"

"A bucket of rice can still be pounded;"

"Two brothers, incompatible..."

"You must know that this nursery rhyme spread on the streets of Chang'an back then was to fight for the late emperor's younger brother;"

"And the current Linjiang King is our elder brother..."

Full of melancholy and embarrassment, Liu Pengzu finally nodded his head thoughtfully, and the confusion in his heart was easily resolved.

Of course Liu Pengzu had an impression of the nursery rhyme Liu Sheng mentioned.

It's not just Liu Pengzu—anyone who has relatives who have lived in Chang'an for a long time in the past 50 years will definitely remember this nursery rhyme.

A foot of cloth can still be sewn into clothes;
A bucket of heavy rice can still be pounded and then made into rice porridge;

But the two brothers who are connected by blood cannot tolerate each other and even kill each other...

"After Ah Sheng said that, I remembered another thing."

"The teacher once said that when King Huai of Liang fell off his horse and died, there were some 'rumors' on the streets of Chang'an."

"It is said that even the royal father's throne was almost shaken because of these rumors back then;"

"If it wasn't for the unanimity of the government and the public to hold the injustice for the father, the death of King Huai of Liang really has nothing to do with the father, I am afraid that back then..."

The reminiscence in the language caused Liu Sheng to nod his head with a sinking face.

"That's the truth."

"Since the time of Emperor Taizu Gao, what the princes of the Han family need most is the quality of 'brothers and brothers respectful'."

"——This is not only the trait that the clan and royal family should have, but also the quality that is recognized by the people of the world and should be observed together."

"Emperor Xiaohui did this during the time of Emperor Taizu Gao;"

"During the time of Emperor Xian, Emperor Father basically did this."

"—At least before the Wu-Chu Rebellion, no one could fault the brotherhood between Father Emperor and Uncle Liang Wang."

"And I am the most special crown prince since the founding of the Han family..."

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"Emperor Xiaohui, although he is not the eldest son of Emperor Taizu Gao, is the eldest son of Emperor Taizu Gao's first wife——Empress Dowager Lu;"

"The father of the first emperor was the eldest son of the first emperor, and he was also the oldest among the first emperor's sons."

"And I, even if I am not the first wife of my father, the eldest son of Empress Bo, I am not the oldest among my brothers."

"——I am the first prince and prince of the Han family who has been established without being a heir or an elder since the founding of the country;"

"It is also the first crown prince who needs to consider how to get along with his brothers after becoming a prince..."

"Not only do I want to love my younger brother like my father used to;"

"You should respect your elder brother as you did to Emperor Xiaohui who mourned King Hui of Qi back then."

"—Emperor Xiaohui back then, there was only one elder brother, King Qi Mourning Hui;"

"But I have eight brothers..."

The words with a wry smile only made Liu Pengzu's smile froze slightly;
Sensing the change in his brother's expression, Liu Sheng smiled and shook his head, stretched out his hand again, and punched his brother lightly on the chest.

"My elder brother and my mother are compatriots, working together and with one heart and one mind;"

"Fourth brother, fifth brother, sixth brother, eighth brother, and my two brothers also grew up together, and they will not embarrass me."

"The third elder brother died young, and the second elder brother was fond of writing and poetry, and his temper was quite gentle."

"Only Big Brother..."

"Ugh······"

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"Don't hide it from brother;"

"—At this moment, I'm heading to the Lieutenant's Mansion by car, and I'm about to meet my eldest brother, but I'm still at a loss in my heart."

"Meeting the eldest brother, what should I say and what should I do;"

"What will the elder brother ask, and how should I answer..."

"Until now, I haven't even had the slightest idea about these things in my heart..."

At the end, Liu Sheng didn't forget to laugh at himself again, shook his head slightly, and let out a long sigh leisurely.

"Ah~"

"At that time, everything happened too fast, too fast..."

"No one reacted, Father arranged everything..."

"When I learned that the crown prince chosen by my father was actually me, the elder brother, the second elder brother, and the third elder brother had already embarked on a long journey to become a feudal clan;"

"Before big brother left, I didn't even get to see him..."

If he said a word, Liu Sheng silently lowered his head with an extremely miserable smile;

It was as if at this moment, Liu Sheng was already sitting in front of his elder brother Liu Rong, but Liu Rong said, "How did you become a prince?" ', he couldn't raise his head to face his elder brother at all.

Seeing the bitterness and helplessness in Liu Sheng's expression, Liu Pengzu also lamented for a while.

After thinking for a long time with feelings on his face, he forced out a smile with mixed feelings, and grinned at Liu Sheng.

"Brother, I don't understand."

"——At that time, although we were not there, the elder brother must have been there."

"What exactly happened that made the father crown the eldest brother king, and ordered the eldest brother to set off immediately to join the feudal clan? The eldest brother must know."

"Even if Big Brother was a little awkward towards Ah Sheng before, he should always think about the life-saving grace of Ah Sheng who came to rescue him personally today..."

Halfway through speaking, Liu Sheng shook his head again with a melancholy face, and Liu Pengzu could only lower his head with a dry smile.

Some words, not justified, can be used to persuade others.

There are always some people and some things that need to be relieved by the parties themselves;

But before such a person and such a thing, the persuasion of others will often only get the opposite result.

"Ugh······"

"It's also hard for Asheng..."

He let out a sigh in his heart, and looked at Liu Sheng with a little distress, and Liu Pengzu sighed again, shaking his head and sighing.

On the opposite side of Liu Pengzu, Liu Sheng was leaning on the carriage, gently sticking his forehead to the edge of the window;

Looking out of the car window, those pedestrians who voluntarily gave way to the sides of the road because of his arrival, Liu Sheng only felt a little more distressed...

"Your Highness;"

"arrive."

Outside the car window, Xia Que's low call sounded, 'waking up' the two brothers in the car;
Subconsciously straightened up, out of the corner of his eye he caught sight of his brother Liu Pengzu still kneeling on the spot, Liu Sheng only smiled slightly.

"Brother, don't you want to see big brother?"

When Liu Pengzu heard the words, he just shook his head with a stiff smile, and then bowed his hands to Liu Sheng pretending to be serious.

"Your Highness, you should go alone."

"I don't have much friendship with King Linjiang;"

"Even if I had a friendship, I haven't seen you for more than a year, so I should be indifferent..."

Amused by his elder brother's teasing words, Liu Sheng just shook his head and laughed;
Smiling and nodding, he agreed to his brother's request of "I won't go, you go by yourself", and then walked out of the door at the rear of the carriage.

Just as he was about to go to the Lieutenant's Mansion not far away, he heard Liu Pengzu's deep inquiry coming from behind him.

"Cousin..."

"Ugh······"

"—With what happened recently, Ah Sheng and Wei Qihou are completely torn apart."

"First rejected Wei Qihou's request, and then came to the Lieutenant's Mansion again;"

"If the imperial grandmother knows this, I'm afraid it's..."

Xunsheng turned his head, looked at his elder brother Liu Pengzu kneeling in the carriage, raised the curtain slightly, and asked himself:
He stopped talking meaningfully, his eyes seemed to be asking himself: How about sending someone to speak to Wei Qihou?
Sensing his brother's intentions, Liu Sheng shook his head and smiled without thinking.

Take a deep breath and let it out slowly;

Immediately, he raised his head with a smile and looked at his brother Liu Pengzu in the carriage: "Brother, don't worry about these things."

"Wei Qihou is a minister of my Han family;"

"And my younger brother is now the heir apparent of my Han family."

"Neng and 'Jun'..."

"Do not;"

"—A subject who dares to tear himself apart with the 'Jun' has a Marquis Zhou Yafu, which is already a great misfortune for our Han family."

"I believe that Wei Qihou will not become the next Zhou Yafu."

"Even if these two people were able to be prominent in the temple because of their contributions to the suppression of the Wu-Chu Rebellion..."

Just standing outside the car, outside the main entrance of the Lieutenant's Mansion;

The scorching sun was shining, and at the foot of the imperial city, the sky was bright and bright in broad daylight.

Without any scruples in saying these words, Liu Sheng smiled and nodded to his elder brother Liu Pengzu in the carriage as if nothing had happened.

But around the carriage, those people who either passed by or stopped to watch, as well as the lieutenant officials who waited for the prince outside the lieutenant's mansion, were all stunned in place with expressions of astonishment...
"Prince..."

"This······?"

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"How can the prince say these words without regard to the occasion?"

"Just in front of everyone's eyes..."

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"Prince, it wasn't intentional, was it?"

"Are you warning me not to stop the prince on the matter of King Linjiang?"

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When everyone looked at each other in dismay, Liu Sheng smiled tacitly at his elder brother Liu Pengzu from an angle that others could not see;
After that, he turned around as if no one else was around, put his hands behind his back, and walked forward with his head held high.

"Who is face to face?"

With a loud voice, one of the officials outside the mansion came out in response, and hurriedly bowed his hands to Liu Sheng.

"Lieutenant Youcheng Zhao Yu, welcome Your Highness..."

"--Um?"

"Where's Zhidu?"

"His Royal Highness;"

"The lieutenant is busy with official duties. He was summoned by His Majesty half an hour ago and went to the palace..."

"--Well······"

"—Lead the way ahead."

After a conversation that couldn't be more brief, Liu Sheng walked into the gate of the mansion on his own, and walked straight to the dungeon on the south side of the Lieutenant's Mansion.

But behind Liu Sheng, Lieutenant Youcheng Zhao Yu, watching Liu Sheng's back when he walked into the lieutenant's mansion, sighed slightly with a bitter expression on his face.

"Go alone and wait outside the palace;"

"Just wait for the lieutenant to leave the palace, and immediately ask the lieutenant to come back."

Trying to lower the volume, and explaining to the officer next to him, Zhao Yu took a deep breath and chased after Liu Sheng in the direction he left.

　It's a little late, my fathers, please forgive me.

　　This is an update from yesterday, there is at least one other update today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)