Chapter 230: The Kings Come

As soon as he entered the Qilin Palace, Liu Rong saw that Empress Dowager Dou and Empress Bo were both in the hall, kneeling beside his father.

After glancing at his father, who looked a little haggard, Liu Rong immediately knelt on the ground, with tears in his eyes, and said: "The son is guilty of a capital crime, the father is sick, and the son can't find out, please punish the father."

Looking at Liu Rong, who was kneeling on the ground and crying bitterly, Liu Qi, the son of heaven, just coughed lightly and said, "The prince doesn't have to be like this, I just suffered from some wind and cold, so it's okay."

Although his father said so, Liu Rong didn't dare to get up at all.

The Son of Heaven was sick, and his own prince still went out to run around, and he still had to be called by the Son of Heaven to know that his father was sick, which is a big crime.

Sure enough, even if Liu Qi, the son of heaven, didn't say anything, the Empress Dowager Dou reprimanded Liu Rong: "The mourning family heard from the emperor that the prince was only able to go to Shanglin Yuan, and the emperor was sick, and the prince only came at this time!" ”。

From the tone of his voice, Liu Rong could tell that his grandmother was really angry.

At this time, it was late autumn, and after listening to the words of the Empress Dowager Dou, Liu Rong only felt that the back of his neck was cold.

Just the day before yesterday, Liu Rong also entered the palace to greet Liu Qi, the son of heaven, at that time, his father's complexion still seemed to be nothing, this was only a day later, who would have thought that he would be sick like this.

Liu Rong also felt wronged in his heart, but at this time, the facts were in front of him, but it was like this, the Son of Heaven was sick, and the prince didn't know it, so he still asked people to tell the prince, and the prince knew.

What is the most dangerous thing for the crown prince, that is, to make the emperor have an idea, does the prince want to die early so that he can succeed to the throne........................

In this case, this is by no means the time to justify, and honest confession is the real thing.

Looking at what his father meant, he didn't seem to have the intention of blaming himself, and admitting his guilt obediently was the only way out for Liu Rong now.

"What my grandmother taught me was that this was all her grandson's fault, and she asked her grandmother to punish her", after speaking, Liu Rong kowtowed again.

Seeing that Liu Rong's attitude was quite sincere, Empress Dowager Dou was slightly relieved and did not say anything more.

At this time, Liu Qi, the son of heaven, said good things for Liu Rong, saying: "The prince doesn't know about the suddenness of my illness, but it is not entirely the prince's fault."

After a sigh, Empress Dowager Bo said, "The prince get up."

"Thank you, grandmother", saluted the Empress Dowager Dou again, and Liu Rong got up.

However, at this moment, Chun Yuyi entered the palace again to ask for the pulse of Liu Qi, the son of heaven.

When he looked at Chun Yuyi's pulse, he frowned, and when he left, he looked embarrassed.

Liu Rong just knew, Dad's illness seemed to be quite serious.

After a short time, I saw an attendant who brought my father's potion.

Liu Rong immediately stepped forward, took a tablespoon, and tasted the decoction himself.

So he changed a spoon and knelt down in front of his father's bed to feed him medicine.

However, Liu Qi, the son of heaven, did not stop Liu Rong.

Seeing that Liu Rong was so filial, Liu Qi, the son of heaven, also felt warm in his heart.

"This kid, sure enough, was taught by his father back then, and he still has some filial piety."

For Liu Rong, since he was born, his father has always been good to him, and now that he sees that his father is seriously ill, he tastes the decoction and serves his father to take medicine, which is what he should have to do.

It's just that Liu Rong is most worried about whether his father's body can hold up at this time.

Seeing that my father was seriously ill, I said that I had no other thoughts in my heart at this time, it was impossible, if my father died at this time, as the crown prince, he would immediately succeed to the throne and become the emperor.

However, Liu Rong quickly calmed down, if his father fell at this time, something would happen.

It has only been a long time since he became the prince, and his foundation is still too weak, even if he succeeds to the throne at this time, it is difficult to control the current situation.

It is really difficult to say whether those scheming princes and kings will take advantage of the new emperor's succession to the throne to make waves.

In particular, Liu Wu, the king of Liang, although he seems to have completely given up the idea of ascending the throne and becoming emperor after experiencing several blows from his father.

However, if Dad leaves here, it is really hard to say whether Liu Wu will have the idea of wanting to seize the throne again.

And it also has the backer of the Empress Dowager Dou, and it must be difficult to clean up when it falls.

Solidly, at this time, Daddy must not have any accidents at this time.

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After serving my father and drinking the decoction, Liu Qi, the son of heaven, said: "In the next few days, the kings will enter Beijing, and the prince will receive them on my behalf."

When the father said this, he naturally couldn't agree to it, and Liu Rong was busy replying, "Father forgives sins, such a heavy responsibility, son......... I'm afraid I'll be unable to bear it."

Without waiting for Liu Qi, the Son of Heaven, to say more, the Empress Dowager Dou on the side said: "The princes and kings who came to Chang'an this time are all the prince's brothers. ”。

Liu Rong hurriedly replied: "It's the grandson who is dull, and the grandson will order someone to prepare and meet the brothers in Chang'an."

However, Liu Rong had just left the Qilin Palace, but he met Prime Minister Zhou Yafu and several courtiers who came here.

As soon as he saw Liu Rong, Zhou Yafu arched his hand and said, "The minister has seen His Royal Highness the Prince."

Liu Rong immediately replied: "The prime minister is polite."

Looking at the few people behind Zhou Yafu, Liu Rong asked again: "Prime Minister, are you going to see your father?" ”。

"Exactly, Your Majesty has an edict to summon me to the palace."

In this way, Liu Rong just nodded and turned away.

What is Daddy going to do when he summons Zhou Yafu, of course Liu Rong can't guess.

It's just that Zhou Yafu did a good job in dealing with his father's serious illness.

At this moment, only a few of the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty knew that His Majesty was seriously ill, and the rest of the people thought that His Majesty was just a little unwell. And the people in Chang'an City, naturally, have not heard any rumors, and they have only heard of them, and His Majesty seems to be a little unwell.

In this way, there is no abnormal change in the whole Chang'an.

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However, as soon as Liu Rong returned to the palace, Yan Yi immediately came here to ask for a meeting.

Liu Rongis asked, "What's the matter with the Qing family?" ”。

And Yan Yi immediately knelt on the ground and saluted: "Your Majesty please punish the crime."

Hearing this, Liu Rong smiled: "What is the crime of the Qing family? ”。

Yan Yi knelt on the ground and saluted: "Back to Your Highness, the minister is a servant of Your Highness, and the prince entered the palace to greet Your Majesty on weekdays, but he didn't know that His Majesty was sick and unwell, so he failed to report to His Highness in time, and asked His Highness to punish the crime."

Looking at Yan Yi, who was full of self-blame, Liu Rong said: "This is not the fault of the Qing family, the Qing family entered the palace, greeted the orphans, and could not see the Son of Heaven in person, so there is no need to blame yourself so much."

On the other hand, after Zhou Yafu came out of the Qilin Palace, he immediately read out the edict of the Son of Heaven and ordered the crown prince to meet with the princes and kings of the coming dynasty on behalf of the Son of Heaven.

As a result, some people began to speculate whether it was because His Majesty was ill and could not meet with the princes and kings, so he ordered the prince to act on his behalf.

However, those who had this kind of thought, and were still asking around, were immediately suppressed by Zhou Yafu and Chao Cuo.

I knew that the authority of the prime minister of the Han family at this time was very scary, even without the consent of the Son of Heaven, he had the right to decide the appointment, dismissal, rewards and punishments of many officials.

If you impeach him, once he is guilty, it will never be possible to overturn the case.

In this way, this wave of speculation was suppressed in an instant.

However, in Liu Rong's opinion, Zhou Yafu can join forces with Chao Cuo and do such a thing, which should be included in the intention of his father.

However, the princes and kings who were still rushing to Chang'an at this time also received an edict, and when they came to Chang'an this time, the first person they wanted to see was not the Son of Heaven, but their eldest brother - Liu Rong.

When the princes and kings came to Chang'an, the route they took was also specific, and it did not mean that they could walk from wherever they approached.

For vassal states like Changsha, the fastest way to go to Guanzhong should be to follow the river, and then change the route to enter Wuguan.

However, the reality is that no matter where the vassal states are, they must first go north and pass through Hangu Pass before they can enter the pass and reach Chang'an.

Solidly, those who are close, like Liu De, arrived in Chang'an early, and those who are far away may take more than half a month to rush from the country to Chang'an.

Although these princes and kings arrived in Chang'an at different times, their reactions when they saw this edict were the same.

Why did you go to see the crown prince Liu Rong first?

The kings were called by the Son of Heaven, and the purpose of coming to Chang'an was to get benefits, to see if there was almost, and it would be good to be the king of Zhao of the Han family.

If you want to see Liu Rong first, these people only have one idea at this time, and it seems that it is a little impossible for them to be the king of Zhao.

No one in the world knows that the relationship between Liu De, the king of Zichuan, and the crown prince could not be better, nine times out of ten, the throne of King Zhao will be Liu De's.

Although he was stubborn, after arriving in Chang'an with apprehension, after asking to see the Empress Dowager Dou, he still came to see Liu Rong in the palace as soon as possible.

The first two people to come were Cheng Ji's two sons, Liu Yu, the king of Linjiang and Liu Fei, the king of Lu.

Liu Yu and Liu Fei are only in their teens now, but now they are also the kings of the princes.

They were all dressed in brocade clothes and crowns, escorted by several soldiers and guards, to the gate of the palace of the imperial palace.

I heard that Liu Yu and Liu Fei were here, but Liu Rong did not greet Liu De in person this time.

Instead, he ordered Ji Di, who was the prince's family order, to greet him.

As soon as the two entered the painting hall, they bowed and said: "Brother Fei, meet the prince's eldest brother."

Liu Rong immediately got up, and said with a smile: "It's the fourth brother and the fifth brother who are here, hurry up and sit down."

After Liu Rong's words were finished, a maidservant immediately brought a seat for the two.

"Brother Prince Xie", as soon as the two of them arched their hands, they knelt down and sat in the banquet.

"The fourth and fifth brothers came from afar, and they were tired all the way, so they can go back to their homes to rest first, and then come here in the coming day."

Liu Rong said this, but the two of them did not expect it, just came out of the Changle Palace, and came to the Taigong.

But I don't want to come, but I hit a soft nail.