My life is like walking on thin ice

Chapter 63 Accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger

"My father is getting more and more comfortable with this sword, isn't it?"

Watching King Liu Jianglu of Qi and Liu Wu, King of Chu, leave in fear, Liu Rong turned forward and sat down where Liu Jianglu had been sitting, the chief minister, and made such a self-deprecating joke.

Regarding Liu Rong describing himself as 'the sword of his father' in front of outsiders, Emperor Qi thought about it for a moment and didn't feel there was anything wrong.

——Everyone here is our own people.

Prince Zhan Shi Dou Ying, although he is a relative, is also the most stubborn and conservative Confucian scholar. Even if Liu Rong is useless, Dou Ying will probably unswervingly support the establishment of a legitimate heir.

In other words, even if Dou Ying is not considered one of Emperor Qi's own, he is definitely a natural supporter (dǔn) of the emperor's eldest son Liu Rong.

As for Cen Mai, there is no need to say more - if he was not one of his own, how could Emperor Qi let Cen Mai be the young master and manage his own money bag?
Hearing some resentment in Liu Rong's tone, Emperor Qi only smiled slightly and said jokingly: "What?"

"By being my sword, could it be that I have wronged Young Master Rong?"

"——If it were someone else who could be wielded by me as a sword, they would be extremely happy and would do their part."

"Why are you here, Master..."

Seeing that the emperor's father started to criticize people with "Rongzi" and "Gongzi Rong" again, Liu Rong finally got a chance to fight back.

"Your Majesty is the official of Han County, sitting in Chi County, China. He is ordered by Heaven to act on behalf of Heaven's herdsmen."

"There are thousands of people in the world who are willing to be the sword in your Majesty's hand. Your Majesty, you don't need a son like me?"

come!

Hurt each other!
Isn’t it like Young Master Rong who keeps his mouth shut?

I won’t talk about father and emperor, sons and ministers, let’s talk about monarch and ministers!

But on the imperial couch, Emperor Qi smiled and pointed at Liu Rong, while his playful eyes fell on Dou Ying and Cen Mai on the other side.

"Look at this bastard, huh?"

"If you don't deal with it in two words, I will become 'Your Majesty'."

"Hey……"

Emperor Qi couldn't help laughing, which caused a friendly smile to appear on the faces of Dou Ying and Cen Mai.

Seeing this, Liu Rong's mood became even more unhappy, but he couldn't help it. He just thought that there was no other person except himself in the Xuanshi Palace at this time...

"Why did the troubles of King Qi and King Chu reach the young master?"

"Don't you remember that the young master is outside the palace and there are pawns who can pry out the news?"

As expected by Liu Rong, Emperor Qi asked about Liu Rong's source of information, and there was a hint of scrutiny in his seemingly casual eyes.

When his father talked about business, Liu Rong couldn't get angry anymore, so he had to say all the words he had prepared in front of Dou Ying and Cen Mai.

"It's not just in the past two years that the saying that Ning Jue has no sword has spread to Chang'an."

"——As early as the time of the late emperor, the reputation of Qi's powerful swordsmen had already spread to Guanzhong."

"It's just that at that time, the late emperor was seriously ill and his Majesty the Crown Prince was supervising the country. Everything was about stability, so the court did not hold on to this matter."

"And now, my father is about to be crowned emperor, and the imperial court is about to cut down the feudal vassals."

"Although the general tone is still that 'stability is the priority in everything' and 'everything must make way for the reduction of the feudal vassal', it is not unreasonable to give Uncle Qi a blow with a sword."

"After all, that swordsman appears to be a powerful man from Qi Di, but in reality, he is just a pawn for Uncle Qi Wang to plunder people's wealth."

The answer was watertight, but it didn't make the other three people in the hall show a clear look of "I see" on their faces.

Sitting opposite Liu Rong, Dou Ying and Cen Mai looked at each other again, not knowing what they were communicating with their eyes.

On the imperial couch, Emperor Qi Geng frowned slightly, and most of the smile on his face quietly disappeared.

"I'm not asking about Daojian." "It's the old thief Liu Bi who secretly sent people to find out about King Qi's conspiracy."

"——I just received the news about this matter before King Qi entered Chang'an."

"Sir, how did you find out?"

For a moment, the atmosphere in the palace suddenly became solemn. Prince Zhan Shi Dou Ying immediately tensed up his face and looked at Liu Rong with worried eyes.

Liu Rong, however, did not panic at all. He calmly raised his hands to his side, then dropped them diagonally back to his thighs, naturally covering the banquet beside him with his wide sleeves.

On his face, he still looked calm and calm as if the mountain was collapsing in front of him.

"It's not hard to guess."

"——According to the system of our Han family, the princes and kings come to Chang'an once every three years."

"The last time Uncle Qi Wang came to court was in the fifth year after Emperor Taizong Xiaowen."

"Although this year is indeed the year when Uncle Qi Wang should enter the court in Chang'an, it is not necessary for Uncle Qi Wang to enter the court now.

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"Now, it's only June of summer, and there are still more than three months left in this year."

"Knowing that the court summoned Uncle Liang to join the court, Uncle Qi still teamed up with Uncle Chu to enter the court before Uncle Liang."

"——If he hadn't received Liu Bi's promise and rushed to Chang'an to wait for a price and see what kind of increase his father could offer, why would Uncle Qi be so eager to enter the court?"

"The only explanation is: at most one to two months ago, King Wu Liu Bi had already made a promise to Uncle Qi Wang, and the price was very high."

"Uncle King Qi could not refuse King Wu's 'high price'. After hesitation, he rushed to Chang'an to hear his father's price."

After giving a reasonable explanation for his "omniscient", Liu Rong raised his head without any guilt, cast his impartial gaze on the imperial couch above his head, and met Emperor Qi's deep eyes.

After looking at each other for ten breaths, and seeing that Liu Rong didn't seem to be lying and that what he said was indeed reasonable, Emperor Qi nodded secretly.

His eyes were still locked in the depths of Liu Rong's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Where is the King of Chu?"

"Why didn't I know that something scandalous happened in the Chu Palace that would make even the young master feel ashamed to talk about it?"

Hearing this, Liu Rong shook his head, smiled, and lowered his head with some regret.

After a while, he said with some bitterness: "Didn't Prince Chu have caused too many scandals in the past few years?"

"How could my father not know what kind of virtue my Liu clan's vassal king has?"

"——So during the mourning period of the previous empire, the names of several vassal princes were not brought before the court because of 'drinking and having fun during the state mourning'?"

"As for Uncle King Chu, he is even more of a 'best of the best'..."

"My son said that something scandalous happened in Uncle King Chu's palace - does this still need to be investigated and verified?"

After saying this, Dou Ying's face, which was still full of worry, finally relaxed.

Even Cen Mai on the side put his hanging heart back in his stomach and let out a breath of relief.

On the imperial couch, Emperor Qi's eyes were burning, still staring into the depths of Young Master Liu Rong's eyes.

After a long time, he suddenly stopped laughing, pointed at Liu Rong again, and turned his head to look at Dou Ying and Cen Mai.

"I didn't scare the boy."

"Hehe, hehe..."

　Who knows what it feels like to wake up from a nap and it’s already dark...

　　Come on, yesterday’s second update, and yesterday’s third update will be available later...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)