My life is like walking on thin ice

Chapter 18 Liu Rong’s decision

In the first year of the new year of the Emperor's reign, in mid-winter October, King Liu Wu of Liang left Beijing and returned to his country.

But before Liang Wang Liu Wu left the capital, a big event happened in Chang'an City.

——Liu Rong, the eldest son of the emperor, was beaten by the emperor because he gathered all the princes to "conspire".

On the day when Liu Wu left Beijing, Liu Rong, the eldest son of the emperor, who was once again appointed by the emperor to "send him off on my behalf", refused again on the excuse of "inconvenience in walking".

What happened here, combined with some unrealistic rumors in the market, led to vague speculations inside and outside the court: Liu Rong, the eldest son of the emperor, might have known something.

After inquiries from all sides, information such as Li Ji's rejection of Liu Piao's request for marriage, Liang Wang Liu Wu's private meeting with Liu Piao, Emperor Qi's imminent reduction of the vassal vassal, and the Shaofu once again allocating grain, grass and weapons to Liang were quickly linked together.

When the conclusion was reached, most of the court was stunned.

What the hell? !
ah? ! !
What the hell? ! ! !
Soon, the public opinion was deliberately calmed down by the Queen Mother of the East Palace, but the speculation was like a layer of haze, completely covering the entire Chang'an court.

In response to public opinion, Emperor Qi did not take any other measures except issuing an order to punish Liu Rong, the eldest son of the emperor.

Neither came forward to clarify that "there is no such thing", nor did they nod to admit that there was such a thing.

It's like even Emperor Qi wanted to see how all parties reacted to this matter?
It was in this strange atmosphere that there were no waves on the surface, but in fact there were surging undercurrents. King Liu Wu of Liang finally left Chang'an with the strategic mission of "consolidating Liang's defense line."

But no one could have imagined that Liu Rong, the eldest son of the emperor, who was unable to send Liu Wu off on behalf of the emperor because he was 'inconvenient to walk' due to being beaten up, was sitting in the Phoenix Palace in front of a square table with four legs...

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"Touch yourself, you will find seven pairs of dragons of the same color."

"Get money, get money~"

In front of the square table, Liu Rongman, with a relaxed and carefree smile, pushed forward the row of wooden mahjong in front of him, and immediately cast his teasing gaze at the three younger brothers sitting at the table.

Seeing that the eldest brother was messing with his cards again, the second brother Liu De just smiled bitterly and lowered his head, took out a flat gold cake the size of a table tennis ball from his arms, and threw it on the card table.

Liu Yu, the third child, had a pale face, wiping the sweat from both sides of his cheeks while holding the cloth bag in his hand tightly, his eyes fixed on Liu Rong's row of 400-digit cards.

Only the fourth child, Liu Yu, absentmindedly took out his gambling money and looked at the messy pile of cards on the card table with concern. His eyes were distracted and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"how?"

"Fourth boy, are you stupid for losing money?"

The slightly sarcastic teasing finally brought Liu Yufei's scattered thoughts back to his eyes, but he just shook his head and smiled.

Taking a deep breath, he finally tentatively said: "Big brother, cooperate with me, father, father, sing the opera, father, be, be, satisfied, satisfied."

"Only, just, the emperor, the emperor, the grandmother's side..."

Listening to the doubts that his fourth brother Liu Yu must have, Liu Rong did not waste any time. While messing up the pile of cards on the table, he said nonchalantly: "Hi..."

"With what happened to Aunt Guantao, can I hope for anything with the imperial grandmother?"

"What's more, if you want to perform this play, you have to perform the whole set, right?"

"——Uncle Liang Wang is innocent and innocent, while Aunt Guantao is greedy;"

"But the Imperial Grandmother is not that easy to fool~"

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"Everyone wants to make his younger son the crown prince for his elder son. If I continue to rush to please him, won't I make the royal grandmother suspicious and ruin my father's important affairs?"

"It's just the right time: the emperor's grandmother wants to establish the crown prince. I, the eldest son of the emperor, am 'hateful' and don't even visit the emperor's grandmother anymore."

"——Although it is not in line with filial piety, it is most in line with common sense."

"Let's just do this for now~"

"Father and grandmother, I have to let one of them get what they want, right?"

As he said that, Liu Rong did not forget to laugh at himself. The cards in front of him had been stacked up, and a new round of card games began.

"Four;"

"Second brother, everything has been done?" Liu Rong asked without raising his head after playing a card.

Then he saw Liu De, the second child on Liu Rong's right, also lowering his head and concentrating on the game, and said calmly: "It's almost done."

"At first, Uncle Liang thought I was a spy;"

"I went there more often and gave away some unique ancient books. Uncle Liang also believed that I did this because I wanted to find a way out for myself."

"——Hey, Uncle Liang also promised to try to let me go to Zhao as the king in the future..."

"Well, ten thousand."

Hearing this, Liu Rong nodded slightly, and finally sorted out the deck of cards in front of him, and immediately raised his head to look at the opposite seat.

Before Liu Rong could ask questions, Liu Yu, the third child, frowned and said, "It's not going well here."

"The Chinese doctor Han Anguo is a real person."

"At first, I thought I wanted to make friends, but I wasn't too defensive;"

"But since Aunt Tao came to the door and talked with Uncle Liang Wang, I can't even see Han Anguo."

"I originally planned to give him a concubine, but later I wanted to arrange a slave, but I couldn't even get into Han Anguo's house..."

As he spoke, Liu Yi couldn't help but feel guilty on his face. The hand that lost the card stretched and shrank, and the cards in his hand changed again and again.

"Five tubes..."

"No, Shichijo."

It was Liu Yu's turn to draw the cards, but he didn't hear anything for a while.

When the three brothers all raised their heads and looked at Liu Yu with doubts, they saw Liu Yu looking worried and hesitant to speak.

Seeing this, Liu Rong couldn't help but smile, and shook his head mockingly;

Then, he nodded to Liu Yu gently.

"I know what the fourth child is worried about."

"——But there's nothing we can do."

"The imperial grandmother and the father are not of the same mind: the father wants to cut down the vassal vassal, kill Liu Bi, and stabilize the ancestral temple and the country; but the imperial grandmother wants to make her younger son the crown prince's younger brother."

"I always have to take sides."

"To choose the Imperial Grandmother is to succumb to the Queen Mother's despotic power. There is no way anyone will tell you that you are a monarch. It is also easy for the Imperial Grandmother to be suspicious of you, and even end up spoiling your father's plan."

"When choosing my father, firstly, I take the overall situation into consideration, and secondly, I do it from the bottom of my heart..."

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"Ah~"

"Although in the end, the imperial edict to establish the crown prince must be the imperial edict issued by the imperial grandmother, this imperial edict must still be stamped with the emperor's jade seal."

"Based on the experience of Empress Dowager Lu, Zhu Lu's relatives, Empress Dowager Bo, and Marquis Bo Zhao of Zhe, if the father and emperor try their best to overcome all opinions, the emperor's grandmother will not be able to stop him from marrying the emperor's eldest son."

"But if I have hated my father, especially if I have the reputation of being someone who follows the wind, has no regard for the overall situation, and cherishes my body more than the country," then no matter how much the imperial grandmother loves me, she will not have any regrets in the end. use."

"What's more, it's impossible for the imperial grandmother to love me enough to force my father to make me the crown prince..."

After saying this, the smile on Liu Rong's face slowly faded, and he looked at Liu Yu with a slight seriousness.

"In my Han family, although the East and West palaces jointly rule the world, the ancestral temple and the country still belong to the father."

"Between the emperor and the queen mother, one must offend - this is not a difficult choice..."

(End of this chapter)