My life is like walking on thin ice

Chapter 66 The Instinct of an Emperor

Zhou Ren: The young master is like his mother.

Tianzi Qi: Oh, that’s okay.

Emperor Qi knew everything about Li Ji's 'first love'.

When he was young, Prince Qi, who had just begun to fall in love, was greatly disappointed by his own crown princess: Menghulu Bo.

Not long after that, I met Li Ji, who was beautiful and refined, but also a little natural.

The huge contrast brought about by the two women, one behind the other, completely made the young emperor Qi fall in love with Ai, and regarded Li Ji as the love of his life!

It’s just that after so many years, the former young boy Mu Ai has been tempered into a sophisticated and caring emperor of the Han Dynasty.

Li Ji's cuteness that once made Emperor Qi bump into each other has long since turned into a stupid and unruly person that makes Emperor Qi tire of.

——Zhou Ren’s words were vague, but vivid enough.

The third son of the emperor Liu Yi, like his mother Li Ji, is an iron fool...

"You say it's the fourth child, but he keeps running to the Phoenix Palace recently?"

After checking his pulse, he lay down to rest for a while. Emperor Qiye felt that his fatigue had eased a little, so he sat up again.

But instead of sitting upright, he pulled a hard pillow and put it under his elbows, half sitting and half resting on the imperial couch.

Zhou Ren also stood up from the ground in front of the imperial couch, walked five steps to the side of the imperial couch, pulled out a piece of banquet, and knelt down.

"Fourth Young Master, you must have made a decision."

"——Be respectful to your elder brother and live in peace."

"In conjunction with this, the other three young masters of Xuanming Palace are probably like this as well."

"It's just that the eldest young master has never met the other three young masters until now. He only asked the fourth young master to send messages to the other three young masters for him."

Hearing this, Emperor Qi nodded slightly and let out a long sigh.

"The fourth child was born with a disability, so he has no chance of becoming a great person."

"When brothers from the same mother's mother make a decision, the fifth and eighth brothers will also listen to the fourth brother."

"As for the sixth child, although he was not born to Cheng Ji, he was born in Xuanming Hall..."

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"Where is Guangming Palace?"

"The fourth child has made a decision, why doesn't the seventh child react?"

Then Zhou Ren shook his head slightly, with a faint smile on his face.

"Seventh Young Master has no intention of seizing the legitimate son."

"It's just how to prove that I don't have that intention, but it makes the Seventh Young Master very troubled..."

"The eldest son seemed to be well aware of this, so he neither took the initiative to get close nor deliberately distanced himself."

"Are you waiting for the Seventh Young Master to prove himself before coming to surrender?"

The relaxed words made Emperor Qiwei grin, and his look that was half-smiling made Zhou Ren feel an inexplicable palpitation in his heart.

"Okay~"

"It has only been a year since the death of the late emperor, and the only one left who can compete with that boy Rong is an infant pig?"

"No wonder this kid made such a big fuss when we returned to Qilan Palace..."

"Knocking the mountain to shake the tiger?"

When Emperor Qi talked about the last visit to Qilan Palace, Zhou Ren just smiled and lowered his head, but did not express his opinion.

In fact, Zhou Ren rarely expressed his views on a certain matter from his own position in front of Emperor Qi.

——No opinions, no emotions, only objective facts and no subjective opinions. This is the rule of survival that Zhou Ren has always implemented for many years.

Only this time, Emperor Qi didn't seem to intend to continue to 'indulge' Zhou Ren. "What do you think, Qing?"

The specious and somewhat ambiguous question caused Zhou Ren, who had a relaxed expression on his face, to immediately fall into a battle between heaven and man.

Knowing that Emperor Qi really wanted to listen to his opinion, Zhou Ren thought about it again and again, and finally gave his opinion after careful consideration.

"What happened in Qi is exactly as the eldest son said: If he had not seen King Wu's envoy, King Qi would not be in a hurry to enter the court - especially not join hands with King Chu."

"The eldest son said that this is an inferred conclusion. I believe that what the eldest son said is true."

"As for the scandal in the Chu Palace, although it is indeed a bit too coincidental, the statement given by the young master is equally reasonable."

"——Since the beginning of the Han Dynasty, especially since Emperor Taizong succeeded to the throne, it has been the norm for Liu Zong's relatives and vassal kings to be dissolute."

"Among them, Liu Wu, the king of Chu, is indeed the worst."

"Even if he is not the King of Chu, but the King of Yan or Zhao, if the eldest son says to his face, 'I know about Uncle Wang's scandal,' he can probably scare people like Liu Wu."

"The most important thing is: there is really no possibility of the scandal of the King of Chu being leaked, and it is really impossible for the eldest son of the emperor to have a secret that His Majesty has not known about, and can reach into the palace of the King of Chu..."

After the words fell, a thin layer of sweat broke out on Zhou Ren's forehead. He lowered his eyes to look at the floor in front of him, and raised his eyes quickly from time to time, as if he wanted to see the change in Emperor Qi's expression.

Emperor Qi didn't notice Zhou Ren's restraint. He just leaned on the hard pillow and looked at the imperial case in front of him distractedly. He didn't know what he was thinking.

The monarch and his ministers were each speechless, thinking in silence.

I don't know how long it took, but Zhou Ren finally spoke tentatively, breaking the long silence.

"Your Majesty, do you think there is anything wrong with the eldest son?"

The scattered thoughts were brought back to the present by Zhou Ren's words. The emperor tilted his head instinctively, but it made Zhou Ren's heart tighten again!
However, he saw Emperor Qi looking away aimlessly, thinking for a moment, and then exhaled a breath.

"My Han family - at least I, cannot tolerate a capable heir apparent."

"It doesn't matter whether it's just competent or mediocre;"

"No matter what, it must be under my nose, and it must be visible to me at any time."

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"I can see that the prince is capable and the country has a successor."

"But if it's hidden somewhere that I can't see, then it means it has ulterior motives..."

The words of Emperor Qi are not straightforward.

——Liu Rong can be capable;
He was even so 'capable' that he reached out to Kanto and received some news from Kanto earlier than Emperor Qi.

Not only will Emperor Qi not be afraid of this, but he will also feel relieved.

After all, he is just the prince, or even the eldest son of the emperor. No matter how capable he is, how can he threaten the emperor Qi?
You must know that the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, who holds the Shaofu in his hands, is not even afraid of "the whole world will rebel"!

How could he be afraid of the crown prince when he had the confidence to be the enemy of the whole world? He was not even the crown prince yet, but just the infant son of the eldest son of the emperor?
But the power of the prince - to be precise, every bit of the power of the prince must be under the eyes of Emperor Qi.

Just like the emperor of the Han family, whether he wanted to formulate a policy, promulgate a law, or want to admit a woman into the harem, he must keep the queen mother informed: the prince of the Han family must also keep his every move within the Five Finger Mountains of the Emperor.

This has nothing to do with Emperor Qi's personal preferences or personality, but the most basic instinct of the feudal emperor: the extreme and perverted desire for control...

"Li's side, let's check carefully."

"Even if nothing wrong is found, we will still send people to keep an eye on it - especially the dealings between Rong and the Li family. We must keep an eye on them!"

In the end, Emperor Qi followed the emperor's instinct: to remain suspicious at all times.

And Zhou Ren, the doctor's order, was obviously used to this.

"Here."

"——Well, go ahead."

"——In the next few days, go and see the Prime Minister for me."

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