I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 290 Is it not the time, or is there no plan?
"Sit down, sit down~"

"It's all here, what are you doing standing there?"

"——If this gets out, I'm afraid someone will spread the word about me, a blind old woman, who can't even tolerate my own grandson;"

"It is said that there is no place for the crown prince in my Changxin Palace..."

Walking into the Hall of Changxin, before he even had time to bow to salute, Empress Dowager Dou's cold whisper came to Liu Sheng's ears quietly.

Xun Sheng looked up and saw Empress Dowager Dou on the imperial couch, she was too dazed to raise her head at the moment;
Most of the old lady's attention was attracted by the charming Lord Gillian in her arms, and the daughter next to her: Guantao master Liu whoring.

On the other hand, Liu Xun, after discovering that Liu Sheng entered the hall, subconsciously rolled his eyes at Liu Sheng, forced a smile, then bowed his head with a guilty conscience.

Seeing Liu whoring in such a manner, Liu Sheng already knew everything...

"The emperor's grandmother taught me that."

Pulling his eyes back from his aunt Liu Xing, he bowed respectfully to his grandmother Empress Dou, and when the old queen nodded lukewarmly, Liu Sheng walked forward on his own;

Afterwards, under the watchful eyes of the palace people, as well as Liu Xun, Gillian's mother and daughter, he walked naturally behind the Queen Mother Dou.

"This Changxin Palace, my grandson should have come more diligently;"

"It's just that in recent days, all kinds of affairs are really piled up, and my grandson really can't spare time..."

"—The Huns are coming~"

Before Liu Sheng could explain why he had not visited Empress Dowager Dou as frequently as usual in recent days, Empress Dowager Dou interrupted Liu Sheng's words again with a leisurely word.

Feeling the undisguised resentment in Empress Dowager Dou's tone, she looked aside, her aunt Liu who still had a guilty conscience in her eyes;
In the end, Liu Sheng's eyes still fell on the innocent girl in the arms of his grandmother, Empress Dou.

"Gillian..."

"Gillian..."

Empress Dowager Dou obviously didn't pay much attention to Liu Sheng's concerns.

Youyou said 'the Huns are coming', but it was too late to wait for Liu Sheng's words to sound, and Empress Dowager Dou sighed again;

Only the dim, cloudy eyes that could hardly focus on one point, still refused to move away from the precious granddaughter in her arms—Chen Ajiao.

"Ah~"

"My Han family has suffered from the invasion of the border by the Huns and northern barbarians for decades."

"Ever since Emperor Taizu Gao established Han Zuo, border troubles have always been the most troublesome thing for my Han family."

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"Two years ago, the emperor held back his temper and insisted on eradicating the ills of the clan and princes in one fell swoop with a piece of "Strategy for Cutting Fans";"

"The reason is also to be able to free up the Kanto and concentrate on dealing with the Huns in the north without worrying about future worries."

"It is precisely for this reason that I reluctantly allowed the emperor to carry out Chao Cuo's "Strategy to Cut Fans" back then."

"It was also at that time that in order to temporarily stabilize the border and keep the Huns out of it, the emperor and I remarried the princess outside the Great Wall to make peace..."

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"With the marriage, a Wu-Chu rebellion finally did not lead to a melee where the clan princes, the Xiongnu and the northern barbarians cooperated with each other, and let our Han family fight on the east and north fronts.

"It's just that at that time, I really couldn't bear to marry a real clan girl, and go to the bitter cold place outside the Great Wall, and serve as a concubine for several generations of the Shanyu clan;"

"So, after discussing with the emperor, I selected a maidservant from the palace, conferred her the title of princess, and married her outside the Great Wall."

"But now, the Huns use this as an excuse to say that my Han family 'has no sincerity', and they keep saying they want to get married, but what they send is just a fake princess..."

Following Empress Dowager Dou's deep, mournful, and even slightly hoarse voice, both Liu Xun and Chen Ajiao, mother and son, also lowered their heads at the same time.

Seeing Mother Dou let out a sigh again, she turned her head slightly to one side;
Let Liu Sheng stand behind him "self-assertively", rubbing the acupoints on his head for himself, but there is still no trace of warmth between the eyebrows of Queen Dowager Dou...

"The Xiongnu have a blood feud against my Han family that will never last forever."

"Nowadays, the Beiman is even more aggressive, forcing my Han family to retreat again and again, and is even about to marry a real princess, to be his concubine for Di Chieftain of the Shuda clan."

"My Liu family has suffered such a humiliation. I should have resentment and anger towards the Huns."

"But how did I hear that the prince actually said something in front of outsiders~"

"Uh, what are you talking about, it's not time for a decisive battle with the Huns?"

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"I'm old~"

"The hair is gray, the bones of the body are weak, and even the eyes are mostly blind."

"——Perhaps the crown prince has far-sighted plans, but I, a blind old woman, didn't see it;"

"That's why I called the prince here to ask: What does the prince mean by 'not the time'?"

"Does the prince want to say 'it's not the time'?"

"Still using this as an excuse, but in fact, they are planning to never raise troops and never go north???"

Having said this meaningful question, Queen Mother Dou still did not turn around, looking at her grandson Liu Sheng who was kneeling behind her;

He only lowered his head leisurely, looking at the Lord Gillian in his arms, who seemed to be a little confused about the situation;

Sighing a little, he gently lifted Gillian's chin with the pulp of his index finger.

"My baby Gillian~"

"I don't know what kind of situation I will fall into in the future."

"—Will you be given the surname Liu, be conferred the title of princess, and then marry outside the Great Wall?"

"I will still be taken away from my Changle Palace by the Xiongnu northern barbarians who came to the city and even broke through Chang'an City..."

Hearing the melancholy voice of Grandmother Dou Dou, who seemed to be sighing, but was actually full of profound sighs, Liu Sheng's expression froze again;
When Liu Sheng's eyes fell on his aunt at the side for the last time: Liu Xing, Liu Sheng clearly saw from Liu Xing's body a guilty conscience that could not be concealed, and a trace of fear that flashed between his brows and eyes from time to time.

The situation is already obvious.

——Sister Liu whoring money, received a higher price than Liu Sheng.

As for Empress Dowager Dou's change from the past, the warmth of her grandson Liu Sheng, and the title of "Prince" is obviously due to this reason.

Empress Dou, what do you want to ask?
Liu Sheng knew very well in his heart that Empress Dowager Dou was not asking herself: What do you mean by "not yet the time".

To be precise, what Empress Dowager Dou asked was not about the Huns.

What Empress Dowager Dou really wants to ask is: Is it 'not the time' to marry Gillian, or do you have no such plan at all?

Thinking of this, Liu Sheng was already a little worried, but immediately tightened up a little.

"Perhaps in recent days, the grandson doesn't come to visit the emperor's grandmother very often, which gives some villains the opportunity to slander and slander;"

"This matter actually has another reason."

"I still hope that the emperor's grandmother will be able to report..."

Explaining with a normal face, and with a stiff smile, he carefully looked at the changes in grandma's expression;
After Empress Dowager Dou gave a moderate nod and gave a slightly inaudible 'hmm', Liu Sheng let out a breath of turbid air.

Forcibly suppressing the distress in his chest, he squeezed a brighter smile on his face, and did not forget to continue kneading the acupuncture points on the side of Empress Dowager Dou's ears to soothe her eyes.

"A military report came from Yanmen, and there was a surge of enthusiasm inside and outside the court. Almost everyone was asking the father to fight."

"In the earlier years, when the teacher was still there, he could always argue with reason and persuade those who kept saying 'ancestral temple and society', but actually just wanted to gain martial arts."

"But now, there is no such thing as the teacher in the court, who can suppress the veterans of the court and can really plan for the clan."

"—Prime Minister Tao Qing, who is obedient to the royal father and has no responsibility at all. If the royal father says one thing, Tao Qing will not dare to say another;"

"——As for Chao Cuo, when he was doing internal history, he was not satisfied with his own responsibility. He left Guanzhong alone and patronized his own "Strategy for Cutting Fans";"

"Now that I am a doctor of imperial history, I also ignore my rights and responsibilities as a 'sub-prime minister', and I am busy going to the army all day long, so as to gain some military merits, so that I can wait for the future and become the prime minister. bit."

"——Uncle Uchishida, he has just been appointed, and he hasn't even had time to sort out his own duties;"

"Even if it is sorted out, it will take at least a year and a half to clean up the mess left by Chao Cuo..."

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"Prime Minister, Doctor Yushi, and Internal History cannot be counted on, let alone others."

"——Liu She became a young mansion, and he can go to Weiyang five times a day. He wished he could even go to the toilet, so he had to ask his father for leave first;"

"——Yuan Ang became a servant, busy taking over the affairs of Ma Zheng, and he couldn't spare any energy at all;"

"——Fengchang, Dianke, Weiwei..."

"After all, if you can say 'maybe it's not time for a decisive battle', and set a step down for the father, only grandson will be left."

"If the grandson also says, 'If you don't fight, you're not a husband', then even if the emperor still wants to make peace, he won't be able to step down."

"If someone with a heart wants to spread the word 'Your Majesty is at odds with the crown prince', 'The crown prince is disrespectful to his father', or even 'The crown prince has no sacred heart'..."

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"The imperial grandmother just said that the eyes can no longer see anything;"

"But my grandson heard that even if a truly insightful person has no eyes, he can still see everything he wants to see with his heart."

"Is the Han family capable of a decisive battle with the Huns today? If there is a battle, it will win, and if it wins, it will be wiped out, rather than the certainty that there will be no victory, and defeat will collapse..."

"Grandmother, perhaps the most understanding and transparent person in the world..."

After beating around the bush, but also pointing to the key point of the explanation, Mrs. Dou's cold face retreated slightly;

He was touched intentionally or unintentionally by Liu Sheng, and a faint smile appeared on the old lady's brow.

Just talking, the old lady still did not forget to pretend to be suspicious and asked: "So, the prince saw that there was no one in the court, so he personally set up a step for the emperor?"

"Well······"

"There's nothing wrong with that..."

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"Then what if the emperor doesn't need this step?"

"If you don't need to consider the question of whether the stairs are steps or not, what is the prince's attitude towards the Huns?"

Seeing that the old lady's tone became gentler, Liu Sheng didn't dare to delay at all, and hurriedly climbed up the pole.

"If it weren't for the consideration of the father, the grandson would certainly not be able to say 'it's not the time'."

"After all, the grandson is also the descendant of Emperor Taizu Gao and Empress Dowager Gao-Lu;"

"For the barbarians who shamed the ancestors and made the emperors gnash their teeth, how can there be any mercy for the grandson at the age of young blood?"

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"Grandmother, you should also remember?"

"——When the teacher was about to die and was seriously ill on the bed, the grandson and the seventh brother served beside the teacher's sick bed."

"When the teacher was dying, he had an account: If one day, Master Wang went north and stepped into the Dragon City, and took the head of the Northern Man to the Taimiao to confess his crime, my two brothers must tell the teacher."

"At that time, Sun'er and Seventh Brother were just sons who had not yet been conferred the title of princes;"

"And now, the grandson is the crown prince."

"My grandson heard that the promises made by men must be kept, especially the promises made to close people must be kept without compromise."

"Although the grandson and the teacher are not closer than the grandson and the emperor's mother, the grandson will never dare to renege on the promise made to the teacher."

"If one day, my grandson has that chance, he will definitely fulfill the teacher's last wish."

"I, Master Han Wang, will definitely break through the Dragon City, string the royal families of the Suojia clan with ropes, and go to the Gaomiao of the Taizu Emperor, the Taimiao of the Supreme Emperor, and the Taizong Temple of the late emperor..."

Listening to Liu Sheng's serious confession, the cold look on Dou Tai's back finally disappeared completely.

Especially after Liu Sheng said, "If you make a promise to those close to you, you must keep it." "Although my teacher and I are not as close as the emperor's grandmother, I will also keep my promise to the teacher." Empress Dowager Dou hid it in her heart The little worries I had, eventually turned into clouds of smoke...

"Look at you!"

"I'm frizzy all day, listening to the wind and rain, I can't calm down at all!"

"——If it weren't for today, calling Xiao Jiu to speak clearly, you would almost end up with the infamy of 'treating the crown prince harshly' because of you, a foolish woman!"

"How can I say it to you!"

Seeing Empress Dowager Dou being silent for a moment, she suddenly raised her hand, and tapped her daughter Liu Xing's forehead again and again;

He gave Liu whoring a hard look, and then bent down with a benevolent face, and gently held the side of his granddaughter Gillian's face.

"Ah Jiao is good~"

"I will become a princess in the future, but you must not be like your mother, okay?"

"This woman, she needs to understand the general situation and take into account the overall situation~"

"You can't doubt the people around you just because others are bewitching you with a few words..."

The meaningful words only caused Liu Xing to lower his head with a sneer, and from time to time, he made out such baseless excuses as "I don't have" and "Mother, don't talk nonsense";

Empress Dowager Dou didn't take her daughter's feelings into consideration at all, teased Gillian in her arms, and then turned sideways naturally;
It was only at this moment that Empress Dowager Dou's eyes finally fell on her grandson: Liu Sheng...
"Last time, the emperor planned to marry a daughter and get married, so as to stabilize the Huns and concentrate on dealing with Liu Bi and Liu Wu;"

"At that time, Mrs. Wang took the initiative to stand up for her family background and said that she was willing to let her daughter marry outside the Great Wall and sacrifice for the country."

"It's just that at that time, I couldn't bear the fact that the eldest daughter of the Liu family would marry outside the Great Wall, so I found a court lady to marry outside the Great Wall."

"This time, Mrs. Wang took the initiative to stand up again..."

Hearing the deep meaning in the grandmother's words, and feeling that the grandmother had calmed down, Liu Sheng hurriedly slid off the couch with a bright smile, and knelt down at the grandmother's knee.

And what Empress Dowager Dou said next made Liu Sheng completely determined.

——Chen Ajiao, you must get closer to the Taiwort earlier...

"Madam Wang wants to marry her daughter to the outside of the Great Wall, that's not right;"

"—After all, Xiao Shi has already been conferred the title of king, and he will go to Qi to become a vassal before he turns two years old."

"Sister Wang married a barbarian, it's not nice to say it."

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"I have already planned to confer the titles of Liu Wu's daughters as princesses."

"—After the criminal minister, something must be done to make up for the sins of the father and grandfather..."

"I have also greeted the emperor about this matter."

"Xiao Jiu should stop meddling in the matter of getting married."

"After going back, take care of the money matter and give the emperor a satisfactory answer."

"Maybe let the people of the world take a look at it: the crown prince of my Han family is not a cat or a dog, who can hurt the foundation with a few words..."

After saying the last sentence, Empress Dowager Dou's dim, cloudy, but warning eyes once again fell on Liu who was beside her.

This time, what Liu Xing can do is still to get his head deep...
(End of this chapter)