Chapter 71 68. Destruction and Establishment (for further reading and collection)
"Li Qing, I still need you to speak kindly to the crown prince and sister Li... Back then in Wu County, I saw Li Qing as a loyal and kind person, and I worked hard to escort my palace back to Beijing safely." Li Meng, the prefect of Wu County, said.

"Thank you, madam, for your recommendation to the emperor!" Li Meng thanked him tearfully, "I will definitely live up to the trust of the emperor and my wife! It's just my cousin Li Niangniang, who is alienated from the minister and the family, and doesn't have much contact..."

"Sister Li and Li Qing are blood relatives, and I can't write two characters of Li in one stroke. Sister Li lives in the harem and is a famous tree, and has no contact with outside the palace. He will definitely become the lord of the six palaces. The prince is also the future emperor, and I will still need to rely on the prince and sister Li to take care of me in the future." Wang Zhi said humbly.

"Dian Ke is one of the Nine Qings. Li Qing is also the emperor's humerus minister, and in the future will be the relatives that Sister Li and the Crown Prince rely heavily on." Wang Zhi sighed softly, "Alas! Mothers are more valuable than their sons, and sons are more valuable than their mothers. Now The queen position is vacant, and the crown prince does not ask the emperor for orders, and confers his mother and concubine as queen. Both mother and son are too humble and respectful. Even if the emperor has this intention, he will not be able to open his mouth if he has no ministers to present to the court!"

"The emperor is interested?" Li Meng was a little excited, "Naturally, the empress can't ask the emperor by herself..." He mused to himself thoughtfully.

"Sister Li, Li Qing is the uncle of the country!" Wang Yan looked envious, "The Li family has been prosperous since then! Li Qing is so young and promising, he must be an important minister of the two dynasties, and will be reused by the current emperor and the future emperor. !"

These words made Li Meng want to move, "Perhaps with the help of siblings, I can get closer to my cousin from now on!"

"Li Qing can discuss with the ministers and play the book together, and the emperor will definitely approve... Tian Sheng, my younger brother, wants to join Li Qing as a guest. If Li Qing is prosperous, don't forget to support him!"

Wang Zhi's flattery made Li Meng feel a little elated.He smugly said goodbye and left.

Looking at his back, Wang Zhi couldn't help laughing.Let Li Ji, mother and son, wait for the divine assist of this pig teammate!
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"Mother is more expensive based on children? Make Li Ji the queen? What if children are not expensive?" Above the court, Emperor Jing was furious, "Is this something you should take care of? I promoted you to serve the country, but you are the head of the family." Privately interfering in the harem and messing with our government! Let me drag it down and cut it down!"

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I offended Longyan! Please forgive me! Please forgive me!" Li Meng kowtowed like garlic, begging bitterly, but was dragged away by the guards for execution.

"Preach my will! Crown Prince Liu Rong misbehaved, colluded with courtiers, and tried to influence the government! From now on, the position of Crown Prince will be abolished and he will be demoted to Linjiang King!"

"Your Majesty, be careful!" Prime Minister Tao Qing came out and shouted, "Qi Zou Your Majesty! Prince Liu Rong is not at fault, and lightly speaking and abolishing the establishment will destabilize people's hearts!"

"Your Majesty! The Crown Prince is the future of the country, and the government is the basis of the country. Don't shake it, so as not to hurt the country's foundation!" The crown prince Taifu Dou Ying came out and kowtowed to the ground.

"Your Majesty!" Zhou Yafu, the other crown prince, also kowtowed along with Dou Ying, "Prince Liu Rong has a kind heart, acts cautiously, and never oversteps the rules. Your Majesty will not allow the fault of others to affect the crown prince!"

"My will has been decided! This matter will not be discussed in court!"

"Your Majesty!" Tao Qing plopped down on his knees, "Qin II died because the eldest son supported Su Dangli and Hu Hai usurped the throne! There is no objection to the crown prince being the eldest. How can Your Majesty abolish the establishment at will?!"

Emperor Jing's face was so dark that dripping water: "How can Prime Minister Tao say this? Qin Wudao, the Han Dynasty. My great Han country is prosperous and eternal, how can I follow the same path as before Qin? Could it be that the people's livelihood is poor and the people have resentment for Tao Xiang's lies? "

Tao Qing was stunned into silence, and said angrily for a long time: "I'm not talented! I've been sick recently, and I'm old, I would like to return to my hometown for the elderly..."

"Zunzuo!" Emperor Jing had no intention of holding back, and left Tao Qing in the air so that he couldn't get up or down, and angrily took off the crown belt and retreated.

Dou Ying also handed over the sick note.The crown prince is gone, who will the crown prince teach?Zhou Yafu, the other crown prince, was supposed to be bombed in a firecracker battle, but was silenced by Emperor Jing's promotion.

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"Fun'er, go to Zhongnan Mountain to pay a visit to Dou Ying, Marquis of Wei." Wang Zhi said to his younger brother Tian Fu, "Dou Ying retired to recuperate from his illness, and there are three thousand guests, do you have any suggestions?"

"Sister, Wei Qihou sighs all day long, saying that the emperor is changeable, and even the crown prince dares to depose at will, shaking the foundation of the country..."

"Hmph! What a Wei Qihou! Talking about government affairs, accusing the emperor, are you afraid that you don't want glory and wealth?" Wang Zhi sneered, "You are Dou Ying's disciple, go and tell him: Enough is enough! If you are an official and a politician, how can you be arrogant? He If you accuse the emperor like this, and let the people of the world think that the emperor is wrong, you need to consider the consequences..."

"Empress Dowager Dou and Princess Guantao both agree on something. He is a Marquis of Wei, what kind of airs does he put on? There are so many talents in the court, how can he be short of one? If it weren't for this palace, he is a relative of the Dou family, and he has some talents. Let him If you learn from Tao Qing, you will only be able to take care of yourself in the future. Tiaohou Zhou Yafu is already the prime minister."

Wang Zhi couldn't help laughing.Good Liu Qi!Zhou Yafu was promoted from Taiwei to prime minister, and he was promoted secretly, and Zhou Yafu's military power was seized.Military power will be in the hands of the emperor in the future.The position of Taiwei is gone.The prime minister, the Taiwei, the imperial censor, the three princes turned into two princes... The prime minister is the head of all officials, so Zhou Yafu naturally has nothing to fire.

And that phase, Dou Ying has been greedy for a long time!If it's really a person who is indifferent to fame and fortune, that's all!But there is a restless little heart that makes him want to stop, and still put on a pose?Those who know current affairs are Junjie.Dou Ying will return obediently soon.

"Eldest sister, the abolished prince Liu Rong has already gone to Linjiang to guard the land. That's good, take over the throne from his younger brother Liu Yanyu. Liu Yanyu is a short-lived ghost! The king died within a year, so give it to his brother. Liu Rong vacated his seat." Tian Fu said, "I heard that before Liu Rongzhi's country left Beijing, he didn't see his mother Li Ji..."

"Li Ji..." Wang Zhi sighed, "She's already dead! I went to Changle Palace to cry with Empress Dou, but Princess Guantao sent someone to keep her out. She made trouble with the emperor, but the emperor refused to see her. Crying and making noise, crazy, The emperor had no choice but to have her confinement..."

Confinement?How many days can you survive in a dark room without water or food?Who cares about your life?The proud and arrogant imperial concubine and the mother of the prince ended up in confinement and died, and her whole family was punished!This is the cruelty of imperial power struggle!Although the crown is good, it must bear its weight!Although the throne is high, falling is even more painful!
It wasn't the emperor's determination to depose the crown prince, the support of Princess Guantao and the acquiescence of Empress Dowager Dou, who would have thought that Prince Li Liu Rong, who was one step away from the throne, would become the first crown prince to be deposed in the Han Empire?

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"Reporting to Madam, the Li clan has been punished!" Zhi Du came back.

"Zhiqing, the post of Ting Wei, is in charge of prisons. Reviewing suspected prisons in prefectures and counties, and handling major cases, can seal and refute the proposals of prime ministers and censors. The responsibility is heavy and the salary is thin. The palace has asked the emperor to promote the order to the middle Two thousand stones. Wanwang strictly abides by the law, punishes corruption, and relieves the emperor's worries!" Wang Zhi instructed.

"I understand!" Zhidu kowtowed, "I have arranged manpower to monitor Linjiang King's actions. If there is any overreach..."

"That honest boy Liu Rong..." Wang Zhi chuckled, "As long as he has some courage and is not so cowardly, his father will not despise him so much!"

"But, the abolished prince has Wei Qihou and Tiaohou as his backers, if he keeps him, I'm afraid there will be future troubles..." Zhi Du said worriedly.

"We can't let the ashes revive...to be extinct..." A sternness flashed in Wang Zhi's eyes, "This palace has its own arrangements. You send someone to keep an eye on it!"

"How is Zhi Qing?" Wang Zhi asked about Liu Ju's daughter, her face was tender, "A ten-year-old girl is already a grown-up!"

"Yes, slim and elegant, capable of literary and martial arts, and a tiger's sword, which makes it superb!" The cold and stern "Goshawk Zhidu", speaking of his daughter, rarely showed tenderness, and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

"Bring it someday, let me meet you." Wang Zhi heaved a deep sigh of relief. "Raise the child and marry a good man!" Aunt Ye's exhortation before she committed suicide appeared in front of her eyes.

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"Empress Mother, can I have sisters Cheng and Jia for the dumplings made by my son?" Wang Yan asked caringly.

"Well, the ones made by Yi'er are the most delicious! The dumplings they make are always a little bit worse, and I feel that they are not as good as Yi'er's craftsmanship!" Queen Mother Dou put down the bowl contentedly, and drank another cup of tea.

"Empress Mother, Yi'er has asked the emperor to bury Li Ji in Yangling. Please let Empress Mother show you!" Wang Zhi said humbly.

"It's still kindness!" Empress Dowager Dou praised, "Although Li Ji is perverse, she always gave birth to the emperor's eldest son and several princes. Let's be buried in Yangling! The prince is deposed, and the country is in Linjiang. That's it. Rong'er will thank you for taking the trouble to make arrangements."

"I heard that the Linjiang Prince's Mansion is small and dilapidated, remote and cold. I don't know if the Prince of Linjiang is used to living there..." Wang Zhi sighed softly, shed a few crocodile tears, "Li Ji Qiangliang, look at who Women are not attractive, so Linjiang King has no real wife and no one to take care of him. Linjiang Wang is really pitiful!"

"Rong'er is the eldest grandson of Emperor Ai's family, and he lost his mother... That's all! Ai's family gave him ten thousand taels of gold, let him expand and renovate the Linjiang Palace!"

"The queen mother is so merciful! The king of Linjiang will definitely be grateful for the grace of the emperor's grandmother. My son is willing to follow the example of the queen mother, and the gold thousand taels will be given to the king of Linjiang with the gift of the queen mother." Wang Yi hurriedly echoed.

Empress Dowager Dou nodded approvingly: "As long as Li Ji has a little bit of virtuousness, she won't be able to..." She shook her head repeatedly.

As the son of Jingli Ji, Linjiang King, he was rewarded by the Empress Dowager to expand the palace, let's see how you get it!Don't be caught by Ben Gong...

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"Adopt it or not?"

"I won't accept it! I won't accept it! You and I will fight again!"

As soon as he reached the entrance of Yilan Hall, Wang Zhi heard the commotion in the hall, so he hurried in to check.

It turned out that Liu Xiaozhu was playing chess with a girl.The girl was defeated, angry and ashamed, blushing all over her face.

"Che'er!" Wang Zhi called out.

"Mother!" Liu Che stood up and saluted.

The girl also hurriedly saluted: "My daughter, Zhi Qing, pays respects to Madam!"

Taking a closer look, the girl's round eyes and round face seem to be a copy of her mother Wan'er, but the straight nose bridge and bright smile are faintly the shadow of Liu Ju...

"Qing'er!" Wang Zhi had the urge to take her into his arms, but she had no choice but to give up with her sons and daughters and palace servants beside her.

"Where's your father?" Wang Zhi lightly took Zhi Qing's little hand.

"Madam, my father is going on business. I just tell my daughter to stay here with the tenth prince and wait for my wife." Zhi Qing looked at Wang Zhi with pure and bright eyes, "Madam is so beautiful! I heard from my lord father that my wife is the most beautiful woman in the world! Wisdom and talent. I want my courtiers to imitate their wives, to increase their intelligence by reading books, and to strengthen their bodies by practicing martial arts!"

The little sycophant!

Wang Zhi couldn't help laughing: "Qing'er practiced martial arts, how is your sword skill? Bengong heard that your father praised you, and your swordsmanship is superb. Would you like to practice it and show it to Bengong?"

Na Zhiqing didn't put on airs.He took out the Tiger Sword from his bosom, held the scabbard in one hand, and held the sword in the other. First, he drew a blade of the sword, stabbed, chopped, sliced, and pierced in such a smooth and flowing way that Wang Yan was dazzled and didn't know the depth.

"Good swordsmanship!" The people around couldn't help sighing!Some guards drew their swords to imitate, but they painted tiger dogs with disordered hands and feet.

"Sister Qing is really amazing!" Liu Xiaozhu stood beside his mother, looking enviously at Zhi Qing who was enveloped by a ball of sword light, "Mother, mother! My son wants to learn swordsmanship from Sister Qing!"

"Didn't Father arrange for you to have a master of swordsmanship?" Wang Zhi asked Liu Xiaozhu.

"Master taught me a long sword, and Sister Qing used a short sword!" Liu Che answered casually while watching Zhi Qing dance the sword intently.

"Then let Sister Qing's father, Zhi Tingwei, come and teach you! Sister Qing's swordsmanship is also taught by him." Wang Zhi said, seeing his son blushing.

"Mother, I want Sister Qing's sword..." Liu Xiaozhu said softly, "This sword is so good!"

"No!" Wang Zhi was taken aback and flatly refused.A gentleman does not take what others like, this sword has a special meaning to Zhi Qing.

"Mother~~" Liu Che shook his mother's hand coquettishly.

"Mother ordered someone to make a similar sword for Che'er, okay?" Wang Zhi persuaded his son.

Zhi Qing had already withdrawn her sword pose, and a layer of sweat covered her round face, making her face look as bright as a peach blossom in this April spring.She carefully scabbard the sword.

"Sister Qing, let Che'er take a look at your sword, okay?" Liu Xiaozhu stepped forward and stared at Hu Sijian.

"Here you are!" Zhi Qing generously handed the sword to Liu Xiaozhu.

Following his son's gaze, Wang Zhi looked at the short sword.

The golden scabbard is wrapped around dragons and floating clouds, inlaid with rubies, green emeralds and blue pine, which is extraordinarily luxurious.The hilt of the sword is engraved with a tiger's mouth, ferocious and ferocious, ready to come out.As soon as the sword's edge came out, the cold light shone, and it was unfathomable!
"What a sword!" Liu Xiaozhu fiddled with the sword, but couldn't see the complicated mood behind his mother's smile.

"Che'er, return the sword to Sister Qing!" Wang Zhi ordered quietly.

The well-behaved Liu Xiaozhu reluctantly handed the sword back to Zhiqing.

Zhi Qing hesitated for a moment, and took the Tiger Sword.She bit her lip: "If the Tenth Prince likes it, Qing'er is willing to dedicate this sword to the Tenth Prince!"

"Really?!" Liu Xiaozhu was overjoyed, reaching out to grab the sword that Zhi Qing held in both hands.

"Che'er!" Wang Zhi shouted, "Put it down! Don't take it!"

Liu Xiaozhu turned to look at his mother, and said aggrievedly: "Mother, Sister Qing is willing to give it to the child!"

"Sister Qing is willing to give it away, but Che'er can't take it either!" Wang Zhi felt sore, "There are some things that you can't just ask for..."

"What is something that my Che'er can't want? In this world, I leave it to Che'er!"

Everyone turned their heads to see that Emperor Jing Liu Qi was standing not far away with his hands behind his back.

"I have drawn up an imperial edict to make the Wang family the queen, and Wang's son Liu Che the crown prince! Choose an auspicious day, sacrifice at the Gaozu temple, and announce it to the world!"

(End of this chapter)

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