There is only a newcomer laughing, who knows that the old people cry, the harem is constantly expanding, because it is the imperial capital, the eastern capital, and the southern capital of the three capitals stand side by side, so that there are three in the Han Palace, which is unprecedented in history, and it is absolutely unprecedented, if this is recorded in history, it is definitely not a glorious deed, which is also destined to have many beauties in the harem to stay alone in the empty room, crying alone until dawn.

The first to follow Liu Zhenglong, but the first to be left out in the cold, this person is Liu Rumei, who has followed His Majesty for more than 20 years, although he gave birth to a prince in his early years, but he did not survive in the end, it can be said that he is alone. The most terrible thing is that the mother's family is not angry, and the only brother has violated the iron law of the Han Dynasty and is waiting for the most cruel punishment.

has no status in the palace and has not been favored for more than ten years, how can Liu Rumei save her brother Liu Dahua in this state? Thinking that her brother would be beheaded in a few months, Liu Rumei's heart was like a knife, and she finally chose to ask for help after washing her face with tears every day.

Due to personality problems, Liu Rumei does not have a friend in the harem, and if she wants to find assistance, she can only go to her cousin Liu Ruyan, after all, Liu Ruyan has a strong Liu family as support, and she also has a son, a princess, and is more favored.

is favored, this is also Liu Rumei's own imagination, in fact, there are three thousand beauties in the harem, who can be favored all the time? Liu Ruyan herself hasn't seen His Majesty for more than a year, and the last time she went to bed was five years ago.

Actually, His Majesty still loves Liu Ruyan very much, as for not letting this big beauty sleep for five years, it is not because there are too many beauties in the harem, the key is that there seems to be a rule in the palace, that is, after the concubines are more than twenty-eight years old, they can no longer serve to sleep, this rule has been thousands of years, and it is not something that Liu Zhenglong can break.

After Liu Ruyan listened to Liu Rumei's cry, she pondered for a long time before sighing and said: "Hey, your brother Liu Dahua really doesn't know whether he lives or dies, and he can violate the iron law of the Han Dynasty, especially the kind of foreign country, this is a heinous crime, you can't save him." ”

"I also know that he deserves death, but I only have such a relative, and if he is executed, I will not live."

Liu Ruyan's tears were like rain, and she couldn't cry, which made Liu Ruyan very embarrassed, but she finally agreed, hoping to help this time.

It's not easy to help, Liu Ruyan originally wanted to ask his brother to come forward, but then he thought that His Majesty was most disgusted by two things, one thing was to interfere in the harem, and the other thing was that the relatives and the harem couldn't figure it out. She knew that once her brother came forward, the situation would be even worse, so after thinking about it, she decided to find her son Liu Zhen, the second son of the emperor, this child Bing Xue is smart and witty, and he is the only one among the princes who has a position in the court.

The Han Dynasty now has forty-six princes, and there are nineteen of them who have reached adulthood. Many systems of the Han Dynasty are not perfect, after all, the Han Dynasty has been fighting for many years, His Majesty and even the entire Han Dynasty are all on the conquest, many systems are imitating the Song Dynasty such as the prince system, many princes are just a false position, in fact, they are all encircled in the palace, it is strictly forbidden to participate in the affairs of the court and the central government, and there is no real power at all.

The only one who really has real power is Liu Haotian, the crown prince of the prison country, Liu Chen, the eldest prince who has been left behind in Yunzhou, is the general Wang who will go to Western Liao in the future, and in addition, there is only Liu Zhen, the second son of the emperor who served in Ziwei Pavilion.

Liu Zhen is eighteen years old, but he still has not married, which is directly related to his grandfather Liu Kan, originally the Liu family was only rich and rivaled the country, and there was no status of the Liu family in the court, but after Liu Kan became Zongzheng for the first time, this low-key, and most shrewd businessman had an idea that outsiders did not know, that is, to push his grandson to the emperor's throne.

The Liu family's pursuit of power surpasses that of any other family, although Liu Mingjun has become the friendship of the two giants in charge of the Han Dynasty's finances, although his daughter Liu Ruyan has become the imperial concubine and he has become Zongzheng, but Liu Kan is not only not satisfied, but has a greater pursuit of power. He just tried every means to interfere with the marriage of the second son of the emperor, Liu Zhen, mainly waiting, waiting for Zhao Xueke, the daughter of the scholar Zhao Ding, to grow up.

In Liu Kan's view, the future Han is destined to be a civil official like the previous dynasty, and his grandson marrying the daughter of Zhao Ding, the head of the world's civil officials, will definitely be a big help in the future. The reason why he is reluctant to choose the military, Liu Kan has concerns, the crown prince's biggest help is the military, it is obvious that His Majesty is very afraid of the military, it can be said that the more involved with the military, the greater His Majesty's jealousy, and eventually he will be farther and farther away from the throne.

The military is the crown prince's biggest help, and the most optimistic on the civilian side is the fourth son of the emperor, Zhao Wang Liu Yi, and Liu Kan is not optimistic on both sides, in his opinion, the crown prince has a cowardly personality and has too much to do with the military, and will eventually lose his sacred heart, and it is difficult to go to the end. As for the fourth son of the emperor, Liu Yi looks most like His Majesty on the surface, but in fact it can only be imitated, throughout the dynasties, if the two generations of kings are too similar, it must be the sorrow of the dynasty, and it is not good for the country, and Liu Yi is just deliberately imitating His Majesty.

The most important thing is that the dispute between the fourth son of the emperor, Liu Yi, and the crown prince has triggered an endless struggle between the civilian clique and the military, which is internal friction for the Han Dynasty, and this internal friction will eventually make His Majesty patient.

It is precisely because of the psychology of seizing the heir that Liu Kan is trying to find a way to let the emperor's second son Liu Zhen serve in Ziwei Pavilion, this Liu Zhen is indeed a talent, and he is highly evaluated in Ziwei Pavilion, and his influence is increasing day by day.

Liu Zhen didn't expect that his mother would summon him into the palace, let alone for Liu Dahua's matter, he said with a little dissatisfaction in his heart: "Mother, don't you know the iron law of the Han Dynasty, the child is in Ziwei Pavilion, that is the highest legislation of the Han Dynasty, the judicial organ, don't you do this to let the child know the law and break the law?" ”

The reason why Liu Ruyan is looking for her son is actually an unknown idea, that is, she doesn't want her son to fall deeper and deeper on the road to winning the heir, after all, the eldest prince has folded in, and the sixth prince has also folded in, although His Majesty has not done any punishment to the two princes, in fact, it has completely lost the possibility. His Majesty congratulated Pan Xu, the head of the Pan family, on his birthday, and he has already expressed an attitude, that is, the four princes have also folded in, and the throne of the prince has become poison, and now it is Liu Haotian, and it will not change in a short time.

In fact, Liu Zhenglong, the son of the Han Dynasty, knew that the crown prince was not the best candidate for the throne, but for the stability of the Han Empire, in order to avoid the struggle between the princes for succession, and in order to appease the military, it was difficult to shake the position of the prince in a short time.

Facing his son's questioning, Liu Ruyan muttered: "If you don't care, I will personally go to your majesty, in short, Liu Dahua must be saved." Zhizi Mo Ruomu, I know what you think in your heart, this matter is beneficial to you, or harmful, you have to reflect on it yourself, it's best not to ask your grandfather, don't ask your uncle, and don't ask anyone in Ziwei Pavilion, three days later, I want an answer, okay, this palace is tired, you go out. ”

"The child is gone."

"Whether it's a dragon or a worm, let this matter be tested by your own fate!" Liu Ruyan is gambling, this time she is gambling on the fate of the child, and even the entire Liu family, as a mother, who doesn't want her child to be good, who is not looking forward to Jackie Chan, but there is only one person in that position who can sit down and fall to pieces.

On the afternoon of the day before Liu Zhenglong, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, was about to tour the south, Liu Zhen, the second son of the emperor, asked to see him. This made Liu Zhenglong unexpected, the princes saw themselves like mice seeing cats, it was too late to dodge, and it was really rare to be able to take the initiative to ask to see them.

Liu Zhen, the second son of the emperor, knelt on the ground and said cautiously: "Qiqi, father, the child has come to ask for sin." ”

"Please? What a crime, today our father and son are drinking happily, what is the matter, wait until the wine is over. "Liu Zhenglong knows Liu Zhen's guilt, just imagine what the Han can hide from the Son of Heaven?

"The child should speak out first, otherwise he has no intention of drinking, and it will ruin his father's interest."

"Okay, then get up and talk back."

After getting up, Liu Zhen said: "Mother summoned the child into the palace to exonerate Liu Dahua, the doctor of Zhongsan. ”

"Oh, I heard that you are in Ziwei Pavilion, and you should know more about the laws of the Han Dynasty than I do, so you can tell me how Liu Dahua should be convicted, and what is your opinion."

"Liu Dahua should be punished according to the law, the iron law of the Han Dynasty, it is a heinous crime to communicate with foreign countries, and it should be beheaded." At this time, Liu Zhen's mood was much calmer, and he plucked up the courage to say: "The child's opinion is to let Liu Dahua go to sea with the navy, go overseas to expand the territory of the Han Dynasty, open up overseas trade, and use meritorious deeds to atone for his crimes." ”

"Liu Zhen, you are so bold, how can you change the iron law of the Han Dynasty arbitrarily as a yellow-mouthed child, don't think that after staying in Ziwei Pavilion for a few days, you will understand the law of the Han Dynasty, you can take advantage of loopholes and exonerate people, you can be guilty." Liu Zhenglong, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, had a gloomy face, and his words were very heavy, obviously angry.

"The child is guilty."

"Now that he is guilty, how to deal with Liu Dahua's affairs?"

"The child is guilty, but the child still says the same thing, hoping that Liu Dahua will go to sea, atone for his sins, and confiscate his property."

"Why, tell your reason."

Seeing that His Majesty's mood had stabilized, Liu Zhen plucked up his courage and said: "The law of the Han Dynasty is a capital crime in foreign countries. In fact, Liu Dahua only contacted the envoy of the Southern Song Dynasty, and at that time, he should have been threatened with a handle, and he handed over the information to the envoy of the Southern Song Dynasty. It's just that Liu Dahua has a clear conscience, and what he handed over was false information, which actually did not cause substantial losses to the Han. Of course, this is not a reason to exonerate him, the reason why Erchen exonerated him is actually for two reasons, one is that the mother and concubine ask for each other, and if they violate it, it is unfilial, and second, Erchen believes that expanding overseas is a long and long-term process, and it needs a person like Liu Dahua who is guilty, but not guilty to death, can atone for his crimes with military merits, and is loyal to the Han Dynasty. The child believes that after this turmoil, Liu Dahua will definitely change his past mistakes and be a new person. ”

"Favoritism and malpractice hinder judicial fairness, how will you gain a foothold in Ziwei Pavilion, the highest four-valve institution of the Han Dynasty in the future?"

"The child is willing to resign from his position and leave Ziwei Pavilion."

"You follow me down to Jiangnan, Ziwei Pavilion is indeed not suitable for you. Perhaps, you should learn from your uncle and make some contribution to the economic development of Dahan Jiangnan. Liu Zhenglong's face showed a satisfied smile, and he said with a smile: "The world is very big, and it is true that many people like Liu Dahua are needed to expand the territory, and besides, I also have plans to gradually abolish the death penalty." Your filial piety, I have seen it, and most importantly, I have seen it, your heart that is loyal to the Han. You can exonerate Liu Dahua, it means that you have seen a lot, and I won't teach you too much if you know how to advance and retreat, your eldest brother has done a good job in Yunzhou, and the next step is to conquer Xiliao. Your fourth brother will not come back if he stays in the Eastern Capital, and this time he will go to the Southern Capital, you should not go back, and before the trip tomorrow, go to say goodbye to your mother. In addition, you are not too young, when you reach the age of starting a family, you will marry the daughter of the Qian family when you go to Nandu. ”

"The retainers obey."

"Okay, today our father and son have a good drink and a drunken dream."

Letting go, letting go, Liu Zhen has been thinking about what his mother wants for three days, and finally figured it out, so he took the initiative to meet his father. Sure enough, this is what my father was waiting for, it seems that the throne really has nothing to do with him, and he must be a bitter fruit if he pursues it hard, in this case, it is better to go to the south.

Liu Zhen knew what it meant to go to Nandu, that is, to completely miss the throne, to guard the southern capital for the Han Dynasty, and to make his own contribution to the development of the Jiangnan economy.

The father and son talked a lot, a lot, Liu Zhen understood his father's hardships, the foundation of the Han Dynasty was unstable, and the position of the crown prince could not be abolished lightly, and the crown prince was not at fault, so how could he give up easily?

In fact, there is another reason why Liu Zhenglong did not say it, that is, he is only forty-five or sixteen years old now, and he can still govern for at least twenty years, twenty years later, many of the current princes are not suitable to take over the throne because of their age, in his ideal template, twenty-four or five years old to take over the throne is the most suitable, that is, Liu Zhen and others are not suitable.

In the end, His Majesty said to Liu Zhen: "I know that your grandfather has taken a fancy to Zhao Ding's daughter and wants to be your princess, which is not good for you. Zhao Ding, a person who is loyal to me and the Han Dynasty, is comforting and frank, he will not allow his daughter to marry the prince, let alone really intervene in the battle for succession. The reason why I support your fourth brother is purely a means for the civilian clique to suppress the military, which Liu Kan didn't see through, but your mother saw through. This time I went on a tour of the south, your mother should go with you, the air in the south of the Yangtze River is good, suitable for your mother's life. ”

The next day, the Son of Heaven issued an order to select some criminals to go to sea with the navy and go overseas to make contributions to the Han Dynasty to atone for their crimes.