My life is like walking on thin ice

Chapter 91 The biggest hero
Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, it was already the end of the first year of Emperor Qi Xinyuan's reign.

It was September in autumn, and the temperature of Chang'an City, which was as sultry as a steamer, finally cooled down with the autumn wind.

But as the temperature dropped, the court's enthusiasm for urging Liang Wang Liu Wu to leave Beijing and return to China became increasingly high.

——Taizu Gao's emperor system: the princes went to Chang'an every three years and stayed in Chang'an for ten months at most.

Logically speaking, as early as the autumn hunting in the seventh month of autumn, the court should have been "excited" to refute the fact that Liang Wang Liu Wu was nostalgic and had ulterior motives.

But now, the situation in Guandong is delicate, and the importance of Liang Wang Liu Wu has become more and more important.

Coupled with the fact that the emperor Qi made a fuss both inside and outside the court, saying openly or secretly that "there are still things to explain to Prince Liang", the court was quiet for a while.

But in the ninth month of autumn, even with the pressure of Emperor Qi, the court could no longer turn a blind eye to Liang Wang Liu Wu.

More than three months!

Which prince heading to Chang'an could stay in Chang'an for more than three months - or even stay in Weiyang Palace for more than a month in the name of 'taking care of the emperor's brother'?

Even if the current situation in Guandong is unstable, the country has internal and external troubles, and Liang Wang Liu Wu is concerned about the safety of the ancestral temple and the country, it has already reached an excessive level that cannot be justified.

Empress Dowager Dou tried hard to suppress the fierce reactions inside and outside the court, but she was already exhausted.

——In the past few months, Queen Mother Dou has been under pressure.

If you press further, if extraneous branches are added, the gain will outweigh the loss.

Knowing that she could no longer keep Liang Wang Liu Wu in Chang'an, especially when Emperor Qiye vaguely mentioned that "Wu Wang Liu Bi is ready to attack, or he may rebel soon", Empress Dowager Dou was still unwilling to do so. My precious son is preparing for a farewell party.

Still in Changle Palace.

As before, all the princes of the Liu family, concubines and relatives from the harem were present.

The difference is: this time at the palace banquet, Liu Rong is no longer the center of attention...

"Once Uncle Wang leaves and enters Chang'an again, it will be easy for Wu and Chu to put an end to the chaos and Liu Bi will be the leader."

"I don't know if Uncle Wang would still be able to laugh at that time?"

Liu Yu, his third brother, knelt down at the banquet and looked at the imperial couch. Empress Dowager Dou, mother and son were chatting and laughing happily. Aunt Liu was making jokes from time to time. Liu Rong was only sipping his drink, and his expression was even more intriguing.

Moving his gaze downwards, he looked at Queen Bo, who was sitting opposite her at the head of the table. Although she was not crying, her eyes were already swollen from crying. Liu Rong let out another long sigh.

"Misfortune~"

"As long as the whole country mourns my father again..."

In recent days, Empress Dowager Bo, who has taken refuge in the deep palace, has been caught by the cold wind of late autumn.

From the joyous laughter on the faces of Empress Dowager Dou, Emperor Qi, mother and son on the imperial couch, it was not difficult to tell that Empress Dowager Bo was not seriously ill.

Otherwise, even if they had 180 courage, this family of four would not dare to hold a grand banquet in Changxin Hall, and even talk and laugh happily.

But the time traveler's foresight told Liu Rong: The last hurdle in the life of Empress Dowager Bo has probably come.

Even if it hadn't been this time, the concubine of Liu Bang, the great emperor of Taizu, and the biological mother of Emperor Xiaowen of the late Emperor Taizong, would definitely not survive this winter.

By then, the Bo family's relatives, who were once prominent in the Han family temples, will completely withdraw from the stage of history;
Left alone at this moment, Empress Bo is sitting in the Jiaofang Hall in a daze, quietly waiting for the abolition edict that will be issued...

Thinking of this, Liu Rong also remembered some rumors that had been spread in the market some time ago.

But at this moment, looking at Queen Bo's lonely figure, Liu Rong felt that the rumors, or 'suggestions', were so ridiculous.

"The majestic eldest son, who is already sixteen or seventeen years old - is about to reach his crown, yet he abandons his biological mother and runs to be the queen's son?"

"Hey;"

"It's a shame they figured it out..."

"I'm afraid that if I don't know my mother, it's not because I can't give birth to a child - but because it's simply impossible for my father to allow the Bo family to give birth to another 'Queen Mother Bo'?"

"I'm afraid even my great-grandmother knew this very well, so she became disheartened and took refuge in the palace..."

As his thoughts flowed, Liu Rong had finished drinking the wine. Liu Rong only gently placed the wine cup on the table in front of him and waved away the palace maid who was pouring the wine for him.

The eldest son of the emperor does not understand why drinking causes trouble.

Even though he stopped drinking, his eyes continued to move naturally.

——Queen Bo sat down and saw her mother Li Ji, who was smiling, tasting the food, and smiling at her from time to time.

Cheng Ji of Xuanming Hall and Tang Ji, the former maid and mother of Liu Fa, the sixth son of the emperor, sat at the same table. Although they were equals, they still retained the past, which was more like a master-servant relationship.

"Tang Ji, you are also a smart person~"

"Knowing that I was from a humble background and would be bitten and torn into pieces by this palace if I wasn't careful, I hugged the original owner's thigh tightly."

"——A few years ago, some people said that Mrs. Cheng and Tang Ji were at odds with each other, and that the Xuanming Palace was constantly fighting openly and secretly."

"Today, I'm afraid no one will remember that Xuanming Palace is home to the second concubine who gave birth to an imperial heir..."

Wen smiled and nodded to his mother Li Ji, then looked at Mrs. Cheng and Tang Ji's master and servant who were sitting next to his mother. Liu Rong's eyes also stayed for a moment.

Speaking of which, the two ladies in Xuanming Palace are quite interesting.

At first, Mrs. Cheng was drafted into the crown prince's palace and became the concubine of the current and then Prince Qi.

At that time, Tang Ji was just a maid beside Mrs. Cheng.

After being favored by the prince and giving birth to two sons and one daughter, Mrs. Cheng began to think about her future.

——'Senior' Li Ji gave birth to three children in succession for the prince, and gradually fell out of favor.

I have already given birth to three children. What should I do if I lose favor like Li Ji?

While he was worrying about this, the prince happened to spend the night at Mrs. Cheng's place, and Mrs. Cheng was having her menstrual period and could not serve the prince.

Her physical condition did not allow it, but she really didn't want to - let alone let the Emperor Qi go to the other concubines. Mrs. Cheng gritted her teeth and stamped her feet before stuffing the maid into the Prince's bed.

Just like that, a critical hit: the maid surnamed Tang became pregnant with Liu Fa, the sixth son of the emperor, and completed a gorgeous transformation. The mother became the Tang Concubine because of her son.

According to the pattern of palace fighting dramas in later generations, Tang Ji's diaosi counterattack will follow, suppressing the original owner Cheng Ji until she can't lift her head, suffering the humiliation of being a slave for many years.

But what is shocking is that almost as soon as she has given birth, Tang Ji returns to Mrs. Cheng. Regardless of her status as a 'beloved', she continues to serve Mrs. Cheng like a maid as usual. lady.

In this way, Mrs. Cheng was happy to have another ally, so she left Tang Ji in Xuanming Palace. The two women, four princes and a princess lived together in Xuanming Palace.

Today, Liu Fa, the sixth son of the emperor, has reached the age of thirteen.

After so many years, Mrs. Cheng and Tang Ji's master and servant are still the same as they were when they first entered the crown prince's womb, maintaining an extremely close and at the same time very clear-cut relationship.

People can't help but sigh when they see it: In the deep palace, there is such a long-lasting and deep friendship...

Continuing to look down, Liu Rong's eyes naturally glanced at the biological mother of Lao Qi and Lao Ninth: Mrs. Jia;
When I saw Wang Quan's face again without any trace of pink and white, it still made me feel inexplicably reassured. Now when I looked at Liu Rong's face from time to time, the smile on the corner of the eldest son's mouth became even more playful.

When he became interested, he even recalled the palace maid who had been rejected by him earlier, filled the wine glass, and with an intriguing smile, he invited Wang Quanyao to drink.

When Wang Ao lowered his head in fear and pretended not to see Liu Rong, Liu Rong withdrew his eyes with unfinished thoughts, lowered his head with a smile, and drank the glass again.

But on the imperial couch, the emperor Qi, mother and son were chatting and laughing happily, but the topic turned into a real drama.

"Royal Grandmother, you won't just let Uncle Liang leave the capital..."

"Even if I have to leave Beijing, at least..."

Thinking like this, Liu Rong's eyes were fixed on his head, and by chance, he met Emperor Qi.

It feels like this kind of thing is so mysterious sometimes.

Just by looking at each other, Liu Rong straightened up his appearance and got ready to stand up and step forward.

As expected, it was just as Liu Rong expected: a moment later, Emperor Qi's slightly weak and slightly alcoholic greeting sounded from the imperial couch.

"Uncle is going back to Suiyang, why don't you come up to propose a toast and see me off?"

Almost as soon as Emperor Qi opened his mouth, Liu Rong stood up from his seat and walked forward "reluctantly" with the wine cup that was filled again.

He looked at Emperor Qi with some fear, and then at Uncle Wang Liu Wu who was looking away. Liu Rong finally raised his face with a straight face and stiffly raised the wine cup in his hand.

"Uncle Wang, please leave soon."

The perfunctory "goodbye" was said out loud, causing Liang Wang Liu Wu's smile to suddenly freeze on his face. The Empress Dowager Dou, Princess Liu Guantao and her daughter, who were beside them, also looked a little ugly.

Liu Rong turned a blind eye to this, and only raised his head to drink the wine. He ignored the emperor's soul-stirring gloomy face, and handed over his hand with the sound of urn.

"My son, I'm too drunk, so please leave."

Ming Huang had a grumbling tone, and the even more angry Emperor Qi tightened his grip on the wine cup in his hand, and the veins on the back of his hand immediately popped out, as if he was about to throw the wine cup in his hand at Liu Rong's stinking face at any time. !

In the end, it was Princess Liu of Guantao who prostituted herself. She vaguely sensed the surging anger of the emperor's younger brother, and saw his younger brother Liu Wu frozen aside;
Turning his head to the side again, he found that the expression of his mother, Queen Mother Dou, was no more calm than that of the emperor's younger brother. After only thinking for a moment, he hurriedly stepped forward with a smile, naturally held up Tianzi Qi's arm, and without leaving a trace, he 'plucked' the wine prince out of Tianzi Qi's fingertips.

That’s right;

Picked it out...

"What the eldest son of the emperor said is not unreasonable."

"Last time, after eating too much wine, the eldest son of the emperor got into a big fight, which made the queen angry for several days, and she didn't even take a few bites of food."

"——Even the Supreme Emperor was alarmed by the drunken Emperor's eldest son."

"Even if I drank too much wine today, let the eldest son of the emperor go away..."

While talking, Liu Piao did not forget to wink at Liu Rong crazily, as if he had been a great help.

Cursing secretly, Liu Rong cupped his hands with a serious look on his face, walked backwards for three steps, then turned around and walked out of the hall.

"Look!"

"Look at this bastard, he doesn't even have proper etiquette!"

"——What Awu wants to guard in Suiyang is not my Han family's ancestral temple and Sheji?!"

Emperor Qi was angry again, and Liu Piao gave another round of gentle words of encouragement. Just as he was about to push the emperor's younger brother back to the couch, who had already stood up, under the imperial steps, the third son of the emperor, Liu Yu, was heard stumbling again, but also showing firmness. The sound of words.

"Uh, son, I'm exhausted..."

"Well, I'm exhausted and want to start..."

"--roll!"

"——Everyone get out!!!"

At this time, Liu Piao could not calm down the sudden burst of anger of Emperor Qi. He only quietly shrank his neck and retreated gently to his mother, Queen Mother Dou.

When Young Master Yu also followed his brother Liu Rong to retreat, Emperor Qi Geng's face turned red with anger. In anger, he slapped the imperial case in front of him violently!
"Who else is leaving?!"

With a sharp shout, Emperor Qi held the imperial case with his hands and scanned the hall with fierce eyes.

——Even if he wants to leave, who dares to get into trouble with Emperor Qi at this time?
As the Liu Rong brothers resigned one after another, Emperor Qi became furious, and the originally harmonious atmosphere in Changxin Palace became completely quiet.

I don't know how long it took, but Queen Mother Dou finally took a deep breath and said with neither joy nor sadness, "Okay."

"Let's go."

"It's better than drinking and having sex again, pointing at my blind old woman's nose and scolding me, and then hiding in the Ancestral Temple to seek the protection of my ancestors..."

The indifferent tone of the words finally broke the silence in the palace, and then Liu Piao enlivened the atmosphere. The flush on Emperor Qi's face finally subsided for the most part.

Even the remaining anger can be ignored.

"Now that Awu has left Chang'an and entered the court again, it will be easy for Wu and Chu to end the chaos."

"——To put it ominously: Whether Awu can still go to Chang'an or not is not certain."

"On the occasion of parting, if you have anything to explain, Emperor, please don't delay it any longer..."

After the atmosphere calmed down, Empress Dowager Dou finally said these words and put the theme of today's palace banquet on the table.

——Liang Wang Liu Wu is about to leave Chang'an and return to Suiyang.

If he doesn't take advantage of this last opportunity to make Emperor Qi make some promise, then Emperor Qi, who no longer needs his younger brother to sacrifice his life for him, may not let go when the chaos between Wu and Chu is over.

Regarding the deep meaning hidden in his mother's words, Emperor Qi Zi heard the elegant sound and knew the elegant meaning;

But when Liu Rong caused trouble in the Ancestral Temple, Emperor Qi was not passive in the matter of the emperor's younger brother.

On the contrary, Queen Mother Dou, in order to reverse the unfavorable situation caused by public opinion, must take the initiative.

Emperor Qi knew very well: in today's palace banquet, the three words "Emperor Taidi" will definitely be put on the table again.

The only difference is who does it.

The incident of Liu Rong causing trouble in the Ancestral Temple created an advantage for Emperor Qi in today's situation, where he didn't have to speak first, or even take the initiative to speak.

The Emperor Qi just needs to sit firmly on the Diaoyutai...

"After Ah Wu returns to Suiyang, he must be prepared and not let down at all."

"Even though Suiyang City has long been built into a fortified city that is stronger than Chang'an, the capital of our Han family, Ah Wu must not underestimate the enemy."

"No matter what the old thief King Wu said, he still quelled the rebellion of Ting (English) Bu with the help of Emperor Taizu Gao."

"——Wu Wang Liu Bi is definitely not taking things lightly when it comes to battle formations."

With a plan in mind, Emperor Qi naturally avoided the important and took the easy. He also reminded Liu Wu to continue to consolidate the city's defense, and warned Liu Wu not to underestimate the enemy.

He even took the time to let Liu Wu sing for his sister-in-law and several nephews!

Seeing Emperor Qi's attitude of talking about him and never mentioning the emperor's younger brother, Queen Mother Dou had no choice but to bite the bullet even though she knew she shouldn't do this.

Fumbling around, he stretched out his hand and took Emperor Qi's arm. With a pained expression on his face, he said hesitantly: "Why didn't you mention that matter before, Emperor?"

This is the result of Liu Rong's trouble in the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

Before that, the emperor Qi wanted to put enough bait on the emperor's brother, but also wanted to avoid the embarrassing situation of the bait being eaten by Liu Wu, the king of Liang.

This is definitely a tightrope to walk - being too negative won't work, and being too positive won't work!
But now, facing the cryptic question from his mother, Queen Mother Dou, Emperor Qi was able to pretend to be confused and asked: "What does the Queen Mother mean?"

The understatement forced Empress Dowager Dou to sigh again, and Youyou said: "Didn't the emperor say that the eldest son of the emperor is incompetent, so he should first establish Awu as his heir?"

"How come now, it seems like I swallowed everything I said out loud again?"

Upon hearing his mother's unexpected inquiry, Emperor Qi showed no mercy at all, and immediately revealed the key point that Empress Dowager Dou had deliberately not mentioned.

"Has the Queen Mother forgotten what that bastard did in the Ancestral Temple?"

"——That day, when I went to the Ancestral Temple, that bastard knelt down in front of the Supreme Emperor's main tablet with tears in his eyes, and accused me of being a father..."

"When things have reached such a stage, how dare you risk the disapproval of the world..."

As he said that, Emperor Qiye couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile, and then turned sideways with a face full of shame, looking at his younger brother Liu Wu sitting on the other side.

Looking deeply at Liu Wu for a moment, Emperor Qi smiled again and stretched out his hand, patting the back of Liang Wang Liu Wu's neck.

"Er and Awu have already made an agreement regarding these matters."

"——Everything will be discussed after Wu Chu's chaos is settled."

"At that time, my brother Liang Wang will be a great hero of our Han family..."

"The biggest, biggest hero of my Han family..."

Emperor Qi did not speak out;

It’s not even like in the original history, pretending to be drunk and shouting: I will be the king of Liang in a hundred years!

Just like that, the specious words made Liang Wang Liu Wu burst into tears with laughter. He held the emperor's brother's hand tightly and nodded solemnly.

Behind the two brothers, even though she could not clearly see the sincere emotional exchange between the two brothers, Queen Mother Dou's heart suddenly sank, and even her body could not help but sway a little...

"Awu..."

"Awu..."

"My silly Awu..."

With this murmur in her heart, Empress Dowager Dou finally raised her hand to her forehead, lightly rubbed her forehead, and then fell to one side without any warning...

"Queen mother?"

"Mother!"

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"Someone is coming! Someone is coming!!"

"Mr. Xuan!!!"

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"Mother!!!"

"Queen Mother..."

　First update today, one more update before going to bed

　　
　
(End of this chapter)