I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Respectfully bid farewell to his grandmother, Queen Mother Dou, and withdrew from Changle Palace in a low-key manner, Liu Sheng went straight back to his womb.

Just a few days later, the palace servants sent by Tian Ziqi led them to the side hall of Xuanshi Hall of Weiyang Palace.

Liu Sheng originally thought that Tianzi Qi asked him to come this time because of his previous sentence "it's not yet time for a decisive battle" and because of the Xiongnu mission that was about to arrive in Chang'an.

But the first question Tian Ziqi asked was far beyond Liu Sheng's expectations...
"The Huns, force me to make another marriage;"

"Almost at the same time, Mrs. Wang asked to see her, hoping to use her daughter for marriage."

"Shortly thereafter, Tian Fu began to frequently enter and exit the Tangyihou's Mansion. Every time he went to the door, he came with a full load and returned empty-handed."

"A few days ago, the eldest princess went to Changle and met the queen mother..."

When Liu Sheng walked into the hall, the emperor Qizheng was sitting on the upper imperial couch, leisurely looking at the bamboo slips in his hand;

After Liu Sheng met Li, Tianzi Qi said this 'inexplicable' words on his own, and then raised the bamboo slips in his hand.

After finishing speaking, he did not forget to hand the bamboo slip to the eunuch Ling Chuntuo beside him, and asked Chuntuo to take the bamboo slip to Liu Sheng who was kneeling in the center of the hall.

"What do these things mean, His Highness doesn't know?"

"Why did the situation develop to such a point, what key has your Highness missed, your Highness, you must be well aware of it?"

After softly nodding to Liu Sheng, Tianzi Qi did not forget to raise his hand and wave lightly to his side;
Only a moment later, only the father and son were left in the huge side hall.

Even the eunuch Ling Chuntuo seemed to have been instructed to retreat outside the palace gate without forgetting to close the palace gate...

"The matter of getting married, is it settled?"

"—I am asking you~"

"—I didn't ask you to ask me the other way around."

Subconsciously opened his mouth to ask, but Tian Ziqi interrupted indifferently, and Liu Sheng could only walk forward with a stiff smile.

Sitting down on his own, he put the hem of the robe on his thighs quite casually.

"When the teacher was still alive, he once told Seventh Brother and me: some things are far from being as simple as they appear on the surface."

"—For example, Emperor Taizu Gao once wanted to make Zhao Wang Liu Ruyi his heir;"

"From outsiders' point of view, this must be because Emperor Taizu Gao didn't like Emperor Xiaohui, and he really doted on Madam Qi, so he loved Wu Jiwu and wanted to make Madam Qi's son the crown prince."

"But actually?"

"Actually, Emperor Taizu Gao could not be more clear: King Zhao and Liu Ruyi are far inferior to Emperor Xiaohui in terms of age, aptitude, and the help that relatives from the mother's family can provide."

"Emperor Taizu Gao showed that he liked Zhao Wang and hated the prince, but he wanted to use this as a spur to the filial emperor who was called 'benevolent and weak'."

"Although in the end, Emperor Xiaohui still failed to change his overly benevolent and weak character, Emperor Taizu Gao did not really make Zhao Wang the crown prince because of this."

"As for later, Empress Dowager Lu murdered Mrs. Qi, Liu Ruyi's mother and son out of resentment, it's not because she didn't know about it;"

"The Empress Dowager Lu just wanted to use this to tell everyone who underestimated Emperor Xiaohui: no matter who they are, as long as they pose a threat to Emperor Xiaohui, or even just want to pose a threat, Empress Dowager Lu will mercilessly eradicate him .”

"In other words, by killing Madam Qi's mother and son, Empress Dowager Lu is trying to scare the government and the public..."

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"For another example, the first emperor once showed his love for King Huai of Liang, and wanted to abolish the crown prince and make him easy to establish."

"Outsiders also think that this is because the late emperor loved Mrs. Shen, so he loved the house and loved everything, so he wanted Mrs. Shen's son to be the heir apparent."

"But actually?"

"—Actually, the first emperor showed the idea of ​​'standing up with the king of Liang' just after the crown prince at that time smashed the prince of Wu king to death with a chessboard."

"The first emperor wanted to use this to tell, and even warn the prince and prince at that time: If you don't restrain yourself, your position will change."

"In the end, the first emperor also did not have Yi Li, and later he fell ill, so he ordered the crown prince to supervise the country with confidence."

"And under the vigilance of the first emperor, the crown prince at that time has now become the sky above the heads of tens of millions of people in the world..."

Speaking in a calm tone, Liu Sheng did not forget to laugh and shake his head;
Under Tianzi Qi's deep gaze, Liu Sheng lowered his head naturally, and sighed again.

"Actually, Father has also done something like this."

"——Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, in the seventh year of the Yuan Dynasty, his sons and ministers were young and did not do anything, and they beat the court's Zhonglang general Zhidu;"

"After this incident, although the son-in-law was punished, he became even more famous as 'benevolent and filial'."

"At that time, father was dissatisfied with elder brother's obedience to Li Ji's words, so he used his son-in-law as a chess piece, trying to create a sense of urgency for elder brother."

"——Father sent his son and minister to the side of the teacher, the prime minister at that time: Gu'an Hou Shen Tujia."

"——Royal father wants to use this to tell elder brother: If you don't show the decisiveness that the crown prince should have, then it is definitely not something that the royal father can't do..."

"My son, you should be right, right?"

I don't know if it is Liu Sheng's illusion;

When listening to Liu Sheng talk about these things, Tianzi Qi's face seemed to be full of leisure, even full of interest?

Seeing that his father showed no sign of anger, Liu Sheng didn't hesitate any longer, just lowered his head with a wry smile, and lightly brushed his chest with the backs of both hands.

"Now, is it your son's turn?"

"It's my son's turn, and I have to be warned by my father: If you don't be careful in your words and deeds, your father will make the emperor's nine sons victorious, and you will also make your emperor's ten sons..."

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"Aunt Guantao is indeed a capricious person."

"But there is one thing, Aunt Guantao will never be wrong."

"—Father's thoughts, and the goals he wants to achieve."

"Everything that Aunt Guantao does will never be something that my father doesn't want to see or want to happen."

"So, what's going on right now is not so much about Mrs. Wang's eagerness to move, and Aunt Guantao's snake and mouse at both ends;"

"It's better to say that the emperor hoped so, Guantao's aunt is blessed, and Mrs. Wang is fishing in troubled waters..."

"After all, compared to the Queen Mother, the Empress Dowager is undoubtedly a more worthy honor..."

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After Liu Sheng's words were so straightforward and without concealing his inner thoughts, the father and son looked at each other silently for a long time.

In the end, the emperor only said a word lightly in his mouth, and Liu Sheng lowered his head helplessly. For a while, he didn't know how to respond...

"how?"

"Dare to gamble?"

"—Will you bet that you just want to 'wake up' His Highness, rather than really want Yi Chu to set up another one?"

"Dare you take the Queen, Mrs. Bo, and the Seventh Young Master together to gamble on this game???"

Liu Sheng was silent.

Liu Sheng really wanted to say something;
But like a scalper with a nose ring: at this moment, Liu Sheng was precisely grasped by the emperor Qi.

Liu Sheng could only lower his head.

But what the emperor wanted was to make Liu Sheng look up...
"People can have weaknesses;"

"There can be people who care about themselves, can't let go of them, and are even willing to give everything for them."

"But the emperor can't."

"Emperor, don't have weaknesses;"

"Emperor, you can't care about anyone, you can't let anyone go, and you can never give everything you can for anyone."

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"Now that you've seen it through, let's talk about it."

"Even if you can see through it, His Highness should not focus on me, the 'black hand behind the scenes'."

"Instead of entangled with me, whether I dare to establish another crown prince, it is better to think about it: now, what should His Highness do to reverse the decline;"

"From this incident—from my respectful teaching, what can you learn, Your Highness..."

After throwing this last question, Tianzi Qi finally couldn't bear the exhaustion, pretended to be leisurely, and lay down lightly on his side.

And Liu Sheng's attention, as Tian Ziqi said and expected, quickly shifted to what he really should pay attention to.

"What Mrs. Wang wants, you don't need to say much."

"As for Aunt Guantao, one is that she sensed the intention of the emperor, or received the instruction from the emperor;"

"Secondly, the price offered by Mrs. Wang is indeed enough to make Aunt Guantao's heart beat."

"As for three..."

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"Thirdly, it is also the reason why the imperial grandmother had doubts in her heart and called me to Changle to beat her with words."

"—Aunt Guantao and the emperor's grandmother are worried: the ministers will go back on their promises, and in the future appoint someone else as queen instead of Gillian."

"In order to avoid this possibility, Aunt Guantao approached Mrs. Wang, one is to leave a way out for herself, and the other is to urge the minister."

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"As for coping, it's not difficult."

"Imperial Grandmother trusts Erchen. After the beating that day, Imperial Grandmother will no longer have doubts about Erchen, at least in a short period of time."

"But Aunt Guantao is a shrewd person."

"In order to reassure Aunt Guantao and completely stabilize the East Palace, the choice Erchen made was to marry Gillian as soon as possible..."

"—then why the delay?"

"——Why didn't you take the initiative to bring up this matter until now?"

"—Obviously we all know these internal and external reasons, why can't we be more decisive?"

"—Could it be that the crown prince I have chosen is indecisive and hesitant—another filial emperor???"

When Liu Sheng gave his answer, Emperor Qi was lying on his side on the couch with his elbows propped up, his head propped up with his palms, facing Liu Sheng and closing his eyes to doze off;

But when he interrupted Liu Sheng, Tianzi Qi quietly opened his eyes, and the gaze that fell on Liu Sheng did not show the slightest warmth.

There was another burst of tranquility, which made Liu Sheng lower his head involuntarily. He didn't know whether it was because he was speechless, or he was ashamed of his unspoken answer.

In the end, it was still Tianzi Qi who ended today's conversation with a sermon that was earnest and cold.

"I ask if you dare to bet on your mother, your brother, and Mrs. Bo;"

"—You lower your head, it means you dare not."

"Since I don't dare to gamble, I'm not sure whether the crown prince can sit still—until the day when I close my eyes."

"If you don't dare to gamble, then you should do everything you can to stabilize your current authority;"

"But because you looked forward and backward, you kept hanging, and almost lost the position of the crown prince because of a woman—a girl who was younger than you, a yellow-haired boy."

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"and then?"

"What are you going to do?"

"If this time, instead of calling you to Changle, the Empress Dowager sent you a decree to dethrone, what should you do?"

"Do you think you can be like Rong, and be the king of Linjiang with peace of mind??"

"——Do you really think anyone is as stupid as you, can you keep an elder brother who is older than yourself and almost becomes the crown prince???"

"——Really think that the future crown prince can accommodate three of you, mother and son?????"

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"On one side is the safety of mother, brother, and my own future;"

"On the other side, marry a girl who has just been weaned for a few years."

"—Is it hard to choose???"

"I don't know how to make a choice, what will happen in the future?"

"In the future, when you have to make a choice between the righteousness of the world and the people of the world, what will you do?"

"Still waiting for me to kick open the coffin board, crawl out from the ground with the dirt, and give you, the 'Young and Weak King', a stage?"

"Or do you expect two outsiders and two women from Changle Palace - two old women with foreign surnames, to make this decision about the ancestral temple for you?!!!!"

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"Marry Gillian."

"I once told Rong: Marry Gillian."

"Rong promised, but failed;"

"So, Rong became the king of Linjiang."

"Now, I tell you: marry Gillian."

"Of course you will."

"But if you can't do it, then your future fate will definitely not be as good as Rong's."

"—Xiao Shi, like me."

"—I can't rub the sand in my eyes."

"If you don't marry Gillian, you in the future will become the sand in Xiao Ten's eyes..."

"When the time comes, I will personally pick out this grain of sand for Xiao Ten..."

At the end of the lecture, Tianzi Qi closed his eyes again without even looking at Liu Sheng.

And under the coercion of the emperor covering the entire palace, all Liu Sheng could do was to bow and salute, and then quietly retreated out of the palace.

No one knows: the moment Liu Sheng walked out of the palace gate, the emperor opened his tightly closed eyes and opened them again with a 'swish'...
"This kid, you should understand what I mean, right?"

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"Hey, brat..."

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"Little Ten~"

"Ugh······"

"Still too young."

"If not..."

"Hi·········"

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"Chun Tuo~"

"--His Majesty."

"go;"

"Tell Nei Shi: The prince has something to do and needs to consult with Nei Shi."

"Let's find another opportunity to mention Uncle Tian cryptically: Hejian, Jiangdu, Changsha and other dynasties have been in Chang'an for more than a month. According to the ancestral system, it's time to leave Beijing and go to the country."

"—Here..."

"Ah."

"Let me find the Shaofu again."

"The Huns came here and wanted to send them away, but I'm afraid it will be..."

"—Here..."