My life is like walking on thin ice

Chapter 12: Honor, that’s all

In front of all the ministers of the court, after the court ceremony was over, the ministers stopped the prime minister on their way back outside the palace.

——Liu Rong’s move is actually extremely taboo.

What do you want to do?
What does the eldest son of the emperor, half-to-be heir apparent, want to find a prime minister who is inferior to one person but more than ten thousand people?
Conspiracy to usurp the throne? !
Once this issue cannot be explained clearly and the suspicion cannot be cleared away, then let alone say whether the prince is approved or not - if you can save a small life, you have to be lucky that your surname is Liu.

But Liu Rong still did it.

The reason is that as a time traveler who is familiar with history, it is really difficult for Liu Rong to resist the urge to 'do something'.

In particular, what Liu Rong will do next will benefit the entire Han Dynasty in the next ten years or even decades...

"Prime Minister, are you willing to listen to my explanation?"

According to Shen Tujia's request, after saying his third sentence, Liu Rong shut his mouth and waited quietly for Shen Tujia's choice.

——Life or death;

Liu Rong imagined countless possibilities.

For example, Shen Tujia had a fiery personality and didn't take Liu Rong's words seriously at all, and walked away immediately;

Or just drag Liu Rong back to the palace and throw him in front of Emperor Qi?
What Liu Rong expected more was that Shen Tujia felt that there was something in Liu Rong's words, so he called Liu Rong home to have a chat.

At the very least, we need to find a place like a tea shop?

It can only be said that Liu Rong still underestimated the moral integrity of this old prime minister.

Seeing that Shen Tujia had been thinking for a long time, he finally sat down on the spot and made a "please" gesture to Liu Rong.

When Liu Rong knelt down and stood up with doubts on his face, Shentu Jiacai said solemnly: "If the young master simply advised me to save my life, I would definitely not sit down."

"But the young master said that the ancestral temple and Sheji need me alive."

"——I am willing to listen to the young master's details."

"Young Master, you can speak your mind. Sir, I am all ears."

Shen Tujia's attitude towards Liu Rong, the eldest son of the emperor, was as pure as towards those who wanted to have a relationship with him.

——Don’t get involved!

Not to mention Liu Rong, even Liu Qi, the former prince of the late emperor, could rarely say more than a few words to the old prime minister except to say hello.

Even when the late emperor was seriously ill in his later years and Prince Liu Qi was in charge of the country, Shen Tujia tried his best to avoid any contact with the prince. The prince of the country is here to play.

Even the crown prince and crown prince, and even the prince of the supervising country, could not get a good look from Shen Tujia, let alone Liu Rong, the quasi-Crown Prince, or even half-step quasi-Crown Prince.

In fact, the reason why Shen Tujia was willing to give Liu Rong the honor of "walking together for a while" instead of rejecting Liu Rong directly was because of today's court meeting, which caused Shen Tujia to be thrown into confusion.

Normally, no matter how upset he was, Shen Tujia would never accept Liu Rong's invitation.

Seeing that Shen Tujia really wanted to listen to his detailed explanation, Liu Rong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked around with a smile on his face, and his tone couldn't help but contain a bit of joking.

"Just sitting on my knees by the imperial road, dozens of steps away is the arsenal, and soldiers of the imperial army are passing by all the time."

"So Anhou, is he upright and aboveboard?"

Hearing this, Shen Tujia still looked tense, and said in an angry voice: "Shen Tujia himself does not need the reputation of being a breeze and a selfless man;"

"But the ancestral temple and Sheji need an upright and honest Prime Minister Shen Tujia."

"The Prime Minister's office is busy with government affairs, so please speak out."

Being urged by Shen Tujia again, Liu Rong did not dare to chat anymore, and he couldn't help but admire Shen Tujia's selflessness.

Without any pretense, he raised his hands and bowed deeply to Shen Tujia. Liu Rong then officially began his persuasion.

——Advise Shen Tujia to live instead of seeking death...

"In the eyes of Marquis Gu'an, what kind of person is my father?"

As soon as the words came out, Shen Tujia's expression immediately froze, and his eyes looking at Liu Rong were filled with a little shock.

"Son..."

Just when he was about to remind Liu Rong by saying something like 'be careful', he saw that Liu Rong's eyes were calmer than his own, so he had to think carefully and said: "The late emperor once said: The prince oversees the country and manages the state affairs, and he is quite like a wise king." Hearing this. After saying this, Liu Rong only nodded slightly, took over the topic and said: "In that case, Anhou should also know that most people who know the emperor are not benevolent rulers?"

"——My father has been the crown prince for more than 20 years, and he has full wings. He also served as the prince's superintendent for several years, and he is experienced in his skills."

"Have you ever seen anything, Lord An, that your father planned to do but failed to do in the end?"

"Is there anything that my father planned to do, but finally gave up because of someone's dissuasion?"

As soon as these words came out, Shen Tujia completely stopped talking.

What kind of person is Emperor Qi?

To put it nicely, it means being responsible, courageous, confident, and capable;

To put it harshly, it means that he is stubborn and will not listen to advice at all!

For people or things that he denies, this emperor will never hesitate to make a decision, but will take action without hesitation, and will never regret his decision.

As for what he believes in, Emperor Qi will definitely not achieve his goal and will never give up.

——Talk about the policy of cutting down the feudal vassal, Chao Cuo has been clamoring in court for fourteen years, and it was put aside at least eight times by the late emperor, not to mention ten times.

Anyone else would have given up on this unpopular strategy as early as the third time it was shelved, and instead focused on something that would please the emperor.

But Chao Cuo didn't.

Being rejected again and again not only failed to make Chao Cuo retreat in spite of difficulties, but also became the driving force for Chao Cuo to make progress and improve little by little.

The reason may be Chao Cuo's perseverance and uprightness;

But the most important reason is probably that the emperor Qi behind Chao Cuo never gave up.

Not only did he never give up, but he also continued to improve his strategy, and started planning for this matter when he was still the prince of the country.

To this day, at first glance, "Cutting the Fans Policy" seems to have suddenly fallen from the sky and appeared before the court meeting without any warning;

But all the important ministers who understand the underlying reasons know that before "slowly proclaiming himself king", Emperor Qi did not skip the stage of building high walls and accumulating grain.

The "Policy to Cut Down the Domain" seemed to appear out of thin air, but in fact, it was the Emperor Qi who had been planning it for a long time...

"Young Master wants to say that if His Majesty wants to cut down the vassalage, no one can stop him."

"——I know this very well."

"What I want to do is never to persuade His Majesty to give up the idea of ​​reducing the vassal state, but to ask His Majesty to make more preparations, be more cautious and prudent."

"Indeed, your majesty has great ambitions, and I will definitely not be able to stop him."

"But even if it can be delayed for a year or two and His Majesty can delay the implementation of the "Fans Reduction Policy" for one or two years, I am willing to sacrifice my life for it."

"Because compared to the safety of the ancestral temple and the country, the life of this veteran is not worth mentioning at all..."

Liu Rong had a rough idea of ​​Shen Tujia's thoughts.

Even if he didn't know what kind of person this old prime minister was in history, Liu Rong's career as a time traveler in the past few years was enough for Liu Rong to understand this pillar of the country who worked hard and died.

"I know that Marquis Gu'an wants to delay my father's plan to reduce the feudal vassalage at the cost of his own life when things cannot be done."

"But does Marquis Gu'an really think that the death of a prime minister or a Marquis of Gu'an can stop his father's plan to reduce the vassal state?"

"——From the day when the late emperor died and my father became emperor, Wu King Liu Bi was already someone that my father had to kill, and he had to kill him quickly."

"Rather than risking his life on whether his father would slow down the progress of reducing the vassal vassal because of the shame of 'forcing the prime minister to death', why doesn't Anhou accept the reality?"

"Why not accept the fact that the imperial court must cut down the vassal vassals and the emperor must kill Liu Bi, and then prop up the Han family's ancestral temple and the country to successfully survive this coming turmoil?"

After saying this, Liu Rong stood up from the ground when he saw Shen Tujia was lost in a long thought;
Ignoring the mud and dust on his back, he immediately bowed deeply again.

"Therefore, Anhou Shentujia does not need to cherish his own life."

"But in the future, my father will promote the policy of reducing vassals, so that the princes of Guandong will join forces and the war will break out. The ancestral temple, the country, and even the world will need the living Prime Minister Shen Tujia."

"——The boy dared to persuade me, and this is what I said."

"Which decision to make? Therefore, Anhou, you should think carefully about it..."

(End of this chapter)