Long live Emperor Wu!

Chapter 59 What is your position?
King Jin calmed down and asked gently:
"Rhino, is there anything else you want to ask?"

Princess Jinyang puffed up her cheeks, sighed and said:

"There is nothing more I want to ask. My brother summed it up in one sentence. What else can I ask?"

King Jin smiled and said instead:
"If you really feel bored, wait until the weather gets better and ask Sister Changle to come into the palace and take you for a walk outside the palace."

"Really?!" Princess Jinyang's eyes widened with joy, but soon her expression dimmed again and she said:
"Brother, it doesn't matter what you say. Father will not agree."

King Jin smiled and said:

"I beg for mercy on your behalf. You are ten years old this year. You can go out and build a mansion after you are twelve. My father can't trap you for the rest of your life. As long as you are careful and take good care of your own body."

Princess Jinyang suddenly became happy again and responded:
"Okay, okay, I'm really careful. When the time comes, I want Wu Cai Ren to go out with me! When my brother begs for mercy from his father, remember to take Wu Cai Ren with him."

A troubled look appeared on King Jin's face. He did not look at Wu Rou, but turned his face slightly, glanced behind him with his peripheral vision, and then gently persuaded his sister:

"Although she is a talented person, she is also my father's concubine. She cannot leave the palace at will unless she is accompanied by a chariot."

Princess Jinyang heard this, took his hand and shook it, causing the cloth towel in King Jin's hand to shake up:

"Oh...please beg for mercy, isn't it enough to beg for mercy?"

Wu Rou saw that King Jin lowered his head slightly, and the hairband on his head fell to his neck. He seemed to be in a dilemma, so she took the initiative and said:

"It's okay, princess. I don't want to go out to play. There are still many things to do in the palace. By then, it will be rare for you and Princess Changle to meet. The two sisters should have a good talk, and it is inconvenient to take me with you. "

Princess Jinyang then retracted her hand in disappointment and remained silent.

King Jin stood up, took the scarf in his hand and pulled it gently, as if he felt a little guilty, hesitated for a while and said:
"Then I'll go, there's still a lot to do."

After that, he turned around and passed by Wu Rou without looking at her. When he reached the outer room, he handed the scarf to the maid who came to serve him, put on his cloak and left.

……

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In the main hall of Wude Hall, King Jin handed over today's homework to the emperor.

It happened that an official assisting the prince came to complain and said:
"Your Majesty, you asked us to advise the prince on the sidelines, but now he can't listen to a single word of advice. What's more, he deliberately does the opposite. The old minister is incompetent, and he came here to apologize."

Upon hearing this, the emperor raised his eyes and glanced at him. Under his thick eagle eyebrows, a trace of displeasure flashed through his phoenix eyes. Then he put the memorial aside and said with a pleasant expression:
"Master Du's words are serious. It's his fault that he doesn't listen. How can I punish you? I just don't know what mistake Cheng Qian made to make him so angry?"

Du Zhenglun said:
"He built a house in the East Palace, and the interior furnishings were very extravagant. Master Liu advised a king not to be greedy for pleasure. The prince became angry and smashed a porcelain vase directly on Master Liu's head. At his feet, debris was flying everywhere, which made Mr. Liu tremble all over and crawl on the ground.

Also, does your Majesty know what he used that house for?Tablets were written to commemorate those...those sinful slaves who were killed by His Majesty.

He is a prince. A prince can offer sacrifices to heaven, parents and ancestors, but how can he offer sacrifices to those who are slaves?Not only did he not say that he had lost his identity, but he was also sad and shed tears, which is really ridiculous.

How dare the old ministers speak? Seeing that the prince is acting more and more erratically, he has really failed your majesty. Please convict him and kill the old minister! "

Du Zhenglun burst into tears as he spoke, and finally fell to the ground, heartbroken and looking like he just wanted to die.

King Jin kept listening sideways and did not dare to interject privately, but his performance made the emperor, who was already grudged because of that matter, suddenly look stern.

Seeing that his father was about to be furious, he quickly walked to the side and stood in front of Du Zhenglun, barely blocking half of his body and blocking the emperor's sight.

He bowed and said earnestly:
"Father, my ministers are all here and know about these things. Master Du did not say some key things.

The house was built with the approval of the Emperor Father, and the furnishings in the room were within the authority of the East Palace and belonged to their proper place, without any overstep.

At that time, Mr. Liu did advise the prince not to enjoy himself, but what he said was a paraphrase, exaggerating every word, and even compared the prince to the second emperor of Qin.

The prince's brother only built a house in the East Palace, not an Afang Palace. How could he not be angry after hearing this? "

When Du Zhenglun heard this, he quickly raised his head in shock, looked at King Jin's back, and said:

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin, since ancient times, his advice has always been to guard against the slightest possibility. If we really wait for him to build Afang Palace, wouldn't it be already too late?
Then I should die to apologize.

Not to mention, why did he build that house? !If he hadn't... been resentful towards His Majesty, how could he have done such a thing? "

King Jin turned his face slightly, glanced at him displeasedly with the tail of his eyes, then looked directly into the emperor's eyes and said:

"Father, the prince and brother know clearly in their hearts that those slaves who died were wrongly slandering the master and causing trouble for the prince for personal gain.

But the big mistake was still on his own head. It was he himself who encouraged those people's thoughts.So he felt guilty and had nightmares every day, so he ordered people to enshrine the tablet, and asked palace officials to offer incense and worship from time to time. He just went there to sit and did not worship in person. "

As King Jin spoke, he observed the emperor's expression. Seeing that the emperor's expression gradually softened, he turned sideways, looked at Du Zhenglun who was kneeling on the ground with the tail of his eyes, and said:
"I'm not saying that the adults are wrong. It's just that the adults are eager to correct the prince, and sometimes their words are too fierce. Moreover, there are some things that you haven't had the opportunity to see with your own eyes, so it is inevitable that you will be wrong. I know, The prince's brother's temper is not as good as before, but he injured his leg. He who used to be able to hold a long sword and leap and move now has to sit on his back when going in and out, and has to be supported when walking.

Just think about it, if this kind of thing happened to you adults, would you be upset and sad?Will it still be the same as now, with a calm mind and no change? "

Du Zhenglun was speechless after hearing this. He glanced at the emperor aggrievedly, but the emperor looked away. He didn't know what he meant, but he didn't look at him anyway.

King Jin then took a step to the left, stepped back, and said softly and earnestly:
"Please adults, please be patient with the prince brother. He is adapting. He is fine now and will definitely be better in the future."

"Your Majesty!" Du Zhenglun saw that something was not going well and shouted quickly, "The prince's temper is not simply bad, it is completely different from before. Although the old minister understands his suffering, he sees it very much. Sad.

But he is the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty and the future of the Tang Dynasty.

Now he can't even listen to a word of advice. Even if the old minister says that His Majesty ordered us to advise him, he dares to throw things, so..."

The words "treason" have not yet been spoken.

"Who asked you to move me out to suppress him?!" The emperor suddenly roared.King Jin and Du Zhenglun were so frightened that they trembled at the same time.

Du Zhenglun looked at the emperor, his face turned pale, full of horror.

The emperor pointed at him and said:
"You are not good at admonishing yourself, so that he cannot listen, so you use me to force him to surrender. If you need to force him to admit his mistakes, do I need you?!

I sent you over to show how much I value him, and to use your experience and knowledge to help him correct his mistakes so that he can become a qualified emperor in the future.

It's better for you. Listening to this, I have long felt that he is not worthy of being a prince. I don't like him from left to right. I wish he would commit treason tomorrow and let me depose him, right? ! "

Du Zhenglun quickly kowtowed to the ground and shouted with tears in his eyes:

"Your Majesty... I am wronged... I am determined..."

The emperor immediately interrupted him, raised his voice and asked: "You dare to say you don't have it?!"

Du Zhenglun shivered and lay on the ground, not daring to say anything anymore.

The emperor then retracted his finger, frowned and gasped for air, staring at Du Zhenglun to calm down the anger in his heart.

After a while, he regained his gentle appearance and said in a gentle voice:
"Your loyalty is all for the sake of the Tang Dynasty. Let's forget it this time. It's just that you are not suitable to follow the prince to assist him anymore. Go home to clean up, wait for my imperial decree, and leave Chang'an to become the governor."

Du Zhenglun climbed up from the ground shivering, bent over and saluted:

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I... know I was wrong."

"Go ahead," the emperor said calmly.

……

After Du Zhenglun left, the emperor looked at Prince Jin next to him and saw that his expression was unstable and seemed to be frightened, so he asked warmly:

"Xiaojiu, did Aye scare you?"

King Jin quickly bowed and saluted:
"No, Father, I just didn't expect..."

The emperor immediately answered his words: "You just didn't expect that I would demote his official position?"

King Jin nodded silently.

The emperor sighed and said:

"You know everything in your heart, but you are too kind-hearted. Do you think that since he is thinking about the Tang Dynasty, just give him a scolding to let him know that he was wrong, and forget it?"

King Jin pursed his lips, lowered his eyes and nodded again.

The emperor's deep phoenix eyes squinted, expressing dissatisfaction and disapproval, and said:
"Everyone has a point of view. If you talk about it in detail, even the criminals have some understandable reasons. You can clearly see what they are thinking and why they do what they do. This is a good thing.

But after seeing clearly, if you only empathize and do nothing, then your eyes that can see into people's hearts will be in vain. "

He paused, put one hand on his knee, leaned to the left, and asked patiently:

"Let me ask you, what is your position?"

King Jin's eyes flashed, he raised his eyes and looked at his father firmly, and said:
"I want to help the prince brother."

The emperor stretched out his finger, poked his heart, and said word by word:
"Always remember your position. If it can help you achieve this goal, do it. Whether you use other people's positions and ideas or ignore them, you have to make way for your position!"

(End of this chapter)