My life is like walking on thin ice

Chapter 50 Learn from others
He and Liu Rong walked out of the Changxin Palace and stood on the high threshold outside the palace door. Emperor Qi put his hands behind his back and let out a long sigh.

Beside Emperor Qi, there was Liu Rong, the eldest son of the emperor, who had originally walked out of Changxin Hall and then turned back.

"Ugh……"

With another inexplicable sigh, Emperor Qi put his hand on Liu Rong's shoulder.

As a result, the palace people in Changle Palace saw such a scene.

——The emperor looked desolate, sighed, and put his hand on the shoulder of the eldest son;

The eldest son of the emperor shed tears every three steps and raised his head every five steps. He looked so aggrieved.

The father and son just walked and walked until they reached the gate of Changle Palace.

Emperor Qi said hello, and the emperor's eldest son Liu Rong also sat on the imperial chariot that symbolized the supreme imperial power: Huangwu Zuohuan.

It's just that no one in the world knows or sees that at the moment when the figure completely slipped into the imperial chariot, Liu Rong's face was still stained with tears, but his eyes no longer showed the slightest grievance...

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"good."

"very nice."

Regarding Liu Rong's strange behavior of immediately stopping crying as soon as he got into the carriage, Emperor Qi hesitated again and again and finally said such a compliment that was not a compliment.

At the end of the carriage, Liu Rong, who was kneeling down carefully, shook his head with a solemn expression when he heard this.

"The thoughts between the Imperial Grandmother and Prince Liliang are probably getting stronger."

"If I hadn't cried like this, the imperial grandmother would probably have thought of killing her son..."

"——My dear son, I dare not accept my father's false praise."

"It's just a little trick to protect myself..."

Regarding the emperor's father, Liu Rong always adheres to the principle of saying what he has to say and never hiding anything if he can.

Because Liu Rong knew: He couldn't hide it at all.

As long as you want to know, there is nothing in this world that the Emperor of Han cannot and cannot find out.

And lies require countless lies to cover up.

Liu Rong did not have the energy or the confidence to use lies to deceive this deeply secretive young emperor.

Especially Liu Rong didn't dare to hide his motives for doing something.

——Telling the truth can at least create a good impression of being magnanimous and responsible.

Anyway, even if Liu Rong didn't say anything, Emperor Qi would have completely guessed it.

As Liu Rong expected: after Liu Rong confessed his motives for doing this, Emperor Qi's face, which was still a bit doubtful, suddenly became completely relieved.

Although there was no appreciation shown, the faint smile that seemed to be absent was enough to explain a lot of problems.

"That's not the case."

"No matter how confused my mother is, she still won't hurt my Liu family's life."

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"What, you don't believe it?"

"Hey……"

"——Just wait and see~"

"If one day, I am really forced to do that and want to put the emperor's eldest son in jail and put him to death, the first one to stand up and pluck my ears will be my Queen Mother Dou of the Han family."

"As for the relationship with King Liliang, the queen mother is just a blinder, and she can't understand the importance for a while..."

Hearing this, Liu Rong lowered his head indifferently, but secretly agreed with Emperor Qi's conclusion. In the original history, the throne of Prince Liu Rong was deposed because of Li Ji's "old dog" and was transferred to the title of King Linjiang.

Just one year later, he was convicted of the unfounded crime of "occupying a high temple" and was imprisoned in Chang'an.

He wanted to write a letter to prove his innocence, but the letter could not be sent out. So he had no choice but to leave a suicide note and commit suicide immediately.

And after that?
Just as Emperor Qi just said - it was Empress Dowager Dou of the East Palace who stood up and rebuked Emperor Qi mercilessly: Emperor! Kill my grandson! ! ! (The emperor killed my grandson)

Even after scolding Emperor Qi with spit on her face, Empress Dowager Dou was still angry. In an unprecedented move, she used the "power of life and death" of the Empress Dowager of the East Palace over her courtiers, and killed Lieutenant Zhidu who forced Liu Rong to death!
During the whole process, Liu Qi, the majestic emperor of the Han Dynasty, was so stunned that he didn't even dare to let out a fart...

Perhaps it was because in the original history, his grandmother, the Queen Mother Dou, had upheld justice for him after his death. Liu Rong emotionally did not want to be in trouble with his grandmother.

At least I don't want to make calculations and ridicule the old lady like today, making the old lady feel guilty.

But there is no way: if you don't do this, the old lady's eyes will probably become "more and more blind".

In order to protect himself, and also to preserve some possibility of 'reconciliation' between himself and Queen Mother Dou in the future, even if Liu Rong was unwilling, he could only make this move...

"How is the matter with the young master going?"

Emperor Qi didn't seem to mind what Liu Rong did today.

Especially after Liu Rong frankly expressed his thoughts, he no longer felt that there was anything wrong. He only asked himself about Liu Rong's "creating a way for the young man to make money".

When the emperor's father asked about business, Liu Rongzi had no choice but to turn his thoughts back to the present. After thinking about it for a moment, he understood what Emperor Qi really wanted to ask.

——What do you think?

——How come you just made a 'luxury thing' and it's just a fact?
Realizing this, Liu Rong pondered his words for a while, then took a deep breath and spoke out all the drafts.

"My father once said: Making the best use of the situation is what sons and ministers should learn the most."

"Nowadays, extravagance is prevalent among the distinguished nobles and nobles of our Han family, as well as among wealthy merchants and merchants among the common people."

"——If it were in the past, I would have said: The emperor should find a way to curb this trend and promote the frugal folk customs like the late emperor."

"But after my father's teachings, I have new ideas."

The words with a calm voice and an indifferent expression finally made the emperor look serious. He subconsciously raised his hand and lightly wiped the bottom of his lips with his fingertips.

Seeing the emperor's father looking like this, Liu Rong knew that he had the emperor's permission to "explain in detail", so he continued.

"It's better to block than to open up."

"Today, the extravagant style that prevails in high schools is actually the backlash after the late emperor advocated the style of frugality and suppressed the style of pleasure for many years."

"If the late emperor had not advocated frugality so much and made the noble princes and nobles so 'poor', it would have been more than this."

"But the desire for pleasure has been suppressed for more than 20 years. Once he attacks, he will naturally give everything he has, even going too far..."

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"This time, I want to create a way for the young man to make money. This is why I plan to make extravagant things."

"——The desire for pleasure and luxury has accumulated for many years and is in urgent need of venting;"

"And among the people, there really is nothing luxurious enough to satisfy their desires."

"So in my opinion, instead of making useless efforts and shouting empty words about 'promoting frugality', it would be better for the young master to directly make extravagant things to satisfy their desires."

"In this way, the nobles, nobles, and wealthy merchants can live a luxurious life as they wish, and the money that would have been used by them as lackeys in cockfights and misdeeds can also be taken back to the Shaofu and used by the country."

After saying this, Liu Rong finally handed over his hand and concluded his speech.

"This is what I learned after receiving my father's teachings of 'guiding the situation according to the situation', and the result of putting it into practice."

(End of this chapter)