My life is like walking on thin ice

Chapter 11 Gu Anhou stayed behind

"The bones of the late emperor are not yet cold, and six of the nine ministers in the imperial court have left."

"Now, the elimination of the vassal state is imminent, and in an instant, the world will be in chaos and the color of the world will change."

"Ah~"

"The song ends and everyone disperses, leaving the tea to cool down..."

"——One emperor and one courtier~"

"It's sad that this world is so cold..."

Seeing Chao Cuo being left behind by the Emperor Qi, he could only follow Shen Tujia out of the Xuanshi Palace in a depressed mood. All the officials from the old faction followed invariably behind the old prime minister.

Prime Minister Shen Tujia rarely said anything to stop the complaints that sounded in his ears, which seemed to be "rebellious and unethical".

With a sullen face, Shen Tujia strode to the palace gate, then turned around and looked up at the center of Weiyang Palace, where the main hall of the Xuanshi stood like a cloud.

"Your Majesty has been waiting for this day for a long time."

"After years of suppression, I finally burst out..."

"——I'm trying to be a fool~"

"Even the Prime Minister who avoids other ministers and is polite to others is nothing more than a mantis in front of His Majesty..."

Thinking like this, a touch of sadness quietly appeared on Shen Tujia's old and determined face.

But soon, that sentimentality was replaced by a stronger determination and determination.

"On his deathbed, the late emperor asked in every possible way: I must let this old bone take care of the Han family's ancestral temple and Sheji for a few more years!"

"Even if I risk my life, I will definitely stop His Majesty!"

"Even if what you get in the end is just to delay some time..."

Seeing Shen Tujia's unusual mood swings, the accompanying courtiers and officials couldn't help but turn around and look towards the main hall of the Xuanshi, which was far behind them.

On the far platform outside the palace, the figure of the emperor standing with his hands behind his hands looked more like looking at Shen Tujia.

——The monarch and his ministers, one stood on the far platform outside the palace with his hands behind his hands, looking down majestically and high-spirited;
A man stood bowed in the palace gate, looking up resolutely in his dying years.

Until the figure of Emperor Qi gradually disappeared on the other side of the guardrail, this confrontation that will surely go down in history began the era of Emperor Qi today.

Cut off the vassal!

Emperor Qi seemed to be born just to cut down the vassal vassal.

From the day when he killed his cousin Liu Xian, Prince of Wu, with a chessboard when he was young, Emperor Qi seemed destined to slash the butcher's knife at the princes and clans of Guandong.

Shen Tujia did not object to the reduction of vassal status;

It can even be said that Shen Tujia is the most important minister in the court who supports the reduction of the power of the princes and kings.

However, after all, he is a veteran of the founding of the country and the last remaining legacy of his founding fathers;

The heavy burden on his shoulders made it difficult for Shen Tujia to abandon the safer and more conservative plan and instead gamble on the ancestral temple and the country.

Because of fear;
Shen Tujia was afraid that in the future, he would be under Jiuquan and would have no face to meet the previous emperors...

"Therefore, Marquis An, please stay."

In the near-absolute silence, a slightly childish cry drew everyone's attention away from Shen Tujia.

Following the sound, when they saw the figure, the courtiers and officials who had originally planned to go with Shen Tujia to discuss the follow-up strategy left quickly with a tacit understanding.

There is no other reason;

——The person who made the noise is named Liu.

In today's Han Dynasty, only one member of the Liu family still calls Shen Tujia by the title of "Gu'anhou" rather than by official title...

"I wonder if I will be lucky enough to travel with the Prime Minister?"

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"Young master, you should know that the prime minister, as the head of the officials, is easily suspected by the emperor."

"As the eldest son of the emperor, it is really inconvenient for the young master to have much contact with the old minister."

Walking one after another outside Weiyang Palace, on Hao Street close to the North Palace wall, Liu Rong only nodded and smiled when he heard Shen Tujia's extremely upright preaching.

"Therefore, Marquis An did not want to ride together, but sent his servant to drive the carriage back alone. He only wanted to walk with me. Isn't it just for this reason?" "——If we ride together, it is inevitable that someone will slander the Prime Minister and me and say something The two of them had 'private discussions in a secret room' and had ulterior motives."

"But we are just walking together, and we are separated by a wall outside the palace, in broad daylight, and the world is bright."

"What's there to be taboo about and what's there to be worried about?"

Hearing this, Shen Tujia still had a selfless and selfless expression on his face, and he was also full of alienation towards Liu Rong.

"Young master knows what kind of person I am."

"Don't say they are neighbors, but they are friends and relatives. Anyone who dares to ask to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion will be kicked out without mercy."

"——Since Emperor Taizu Gao has been an official for nearly fifty years, he has never received a single piece of money or a grain of rice from anyone, and he has never relied on the power in his hands to seek any personal gain for himself."

"If the eldest son of the emperor stopped me in front of all the ministers for a similar purpose, then he could just leave."

After saying this, Shen Tujia suddenly flicked his sleeves and sped up his feet, forcing Liu Rong to run a little and couldn't catch up, so he had to run a few steps in a slightly gloomy manner.

After finally catching up with Shen Tujia, he found that Shen Tujia was still taking long strides. Liu Rong could only smile bitterly and said: "I know that the Prime Minister is selfless, so naturally I don't dare to disturb the Prime Minister for personal matters."

"There is really one thing. If I don't tell the Prime Minister, it is very likely that my Han family will lose the country and the ancestral temple..."

Shen Tujia was originally dismissive of Liu Rong's words.

——Shen Tujia knew very well: If the prime minister and the eldest son of the emperor were too close, what kind of disaster would it bring to the Han family.

Shen Tujia didn't even worry that doing so would cause him death!
But Shen Tujia is very worried about the political turmoil and turmoil caused by the successive downfalls of the prime minister and the would-be prince...

"Old minister, you can listen to what the young master has to say."

"If I can't figure out the reason within three sentences, then please forgive me for being rude..."

Finally, Shen Tujia stopped near the arsenal and gave Liu Rong a chance to say three words.

Liu Rong also knew: Shen Tujia was not joking;

If Shen Tujia couldn't explain his purpose in three sentences, it would be a big mistake for Shen Tujia to turn around and leave!
Even if it were to teach the late emperor a lesson for his unworthy descendants, no one would be able to say anything.

——Shen Tujia is the founding father of the country. Even though he is old, he is still a fierce man who was killed from a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

Didi Liurong is no different from Didi Xiaochi...

"Thank you so much, Marquis Gu'an."

Knowing that the opportunity was rare and Shen Tujia's patience was limited, Liu Rong did not hesitate;
After pondering for a moment, he said solemnly: "First, my father wanted to implement the policy of cutting down the vassal vassal, and he took Chao Cuo as his internal history and planned and planned in the court. His ambition and intention have been determined;"

"If the Prime Minister forcefully stops him, not only will he not change his mind, but it will make him even more determined..."

"——One sentence."

Before Liu Rong finished speaking, Shen Tujia raised a finger with a sullen face, a look of impatience on his face.

Seeing this, Liu Rong did not dare to delay, and hurriedly said: "Second: King Wu's old traitor has already taken shape, but he did not dare to act arbitrarily due to the power of the late emperor;"

"Now that the late emperor is on a grand tour, and my father is about to be crowned emperor, maybe at this moment, the old thief King Wu has already prepared his troops and is about to leave..."

This second sentence made Shen Tujia hesitate for a few seconds.

Then, he still raised his second finger without changing his expression.

"Sir, I only have one last chance to say something."

Seeing the determination on Shen Tujia's face and the self-sacrifice hidden deep in his eyes, Liu Rong finally took a deep breath.

He bowed his hands deeply to Shen Tujia and said, "Therefore, Marquis An, will die."

"——My father will definitely cut down the vassal vassal, and the kings of Guandong will definitely raise their troops to rebel."

"At that time, if Marquis Gu'an was not there to plan things in the court and advise his father, our Han family would surely have perished."

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"I do have selfish motives when I go to Gu'anhou."

"——But my selfish intention is not to ask Marquis Gu'an to help me move into the palace, but to ask Marquis Gu'an to protect my own life for the safety of my Han family's ancestral temple and the country."

"Otherwise, once the ancestral temple is overthrown and the country is gone, I, who originally intended to live in the palace, can only pray that King Wu Liu Bi will let me go, the 'eldest son of the late emperor' after he takes the throne..."

(End of this chapter)