(a)

You gave me a personal guard, led by Fu Tianliang, and followed me to Yunjing.

At the time, I thought the guard was more ceremonial and could not be of any practical use. However, after Liu Shen led his troops to set off for the decisive battle to destroy Dongcheng, I began to understand what you said to me in Jinfeng Village: As Liu Shen's wife and as the mother of the son, I have to fulfill some responsibilities and some dangers I must face. I'm no longer an ordinary woman raised in a boudoir. If necessary, I can not only but use, but this small army.

The first time I used this army was when the fourth son of the emperor turned 16 years old. The cause of the incident was Liu Shen's uncle Yan Guanxin's favorite grandson, Marquis Changping, who rebelled against the status of the crown prince.

(b)

At that time, many of Liu Shen's sons had grown up, and they began to have their own ideas about the future of the country and their own future. They also have their own confidants and friends, and they begin to accept all kinds of advice and lobbying from the outside world.

Of course, at this time, it is inevitable that some children will make bad friends and be affected by them.

Uncle Yan Guanxin's favorite grandson, Changping Hou, is not much different in age from the fourth son of the emperor, and has accompanied the fourth son of the emperor to study since he was a child, and the fourth son of the emperor has been a playmate since he was a child, and the relationship is unusually close.

Influenced by Yan Guanxin, the Marquis of Changping has never had much affection for me since he was a child, and between his words and sentences, like his grandfather, he sometimes expressed contempt and dissatisfaction with me.

Once, the crown prince led the young children of the clan to go out to hunt and learn to fight horses, and at night they lit a bonfire in front of the tent, barbecued their prey, and drank wine. When the wine was hot, the Marquis of Changping did not hesitate to speak, and in front of the crown prince, he said one or two ridiculous comments about my disrespectful and disdainful remarks, involving doubts about my virginity and premarital chastity, and vaguely mentioned the marriage book filed in Huaizhou Mansion. The crown prince, who has had a good relationship with me since he was a child and attaches great importance to filial piety, was furious when he heard this, and immediately took up the case and scolded the rudeness of the Marquis of Changping.

The crown prince has been able to restrain himself since he was a child, and his words and deeds are in line with the requirements of etiquette and law, and he is rarely so angry and resolute, and the Marquis of Changping was so frightened that his face turned pale on the spot, and all the wine he drank turned into a cold sweat and flowed out. He was so coveted that he was forced to prostrate to the prince and ask for forgiveness, and to retract his disgraceful words.

After returning from the hunt, the crown prince informed Liu Shen of the matter and stated his opinion, believing that the matter was related to the dignity of the royal family and should be punished by the Marquis of Changping to set an example.

These ridicules and doubts of the Marquis of Changping just touched Liu Shen's taboo. Liu Shen's biggest thing in this life is not to be talked to, except for the death of his younger brother Liu Yan's family, which is about my virginity before the wedding, which is related to the legitimacy of the royal dragon lineage, no matter how tolerant he is, it is difficult to tolerate the courtiers to uncover the secrets of these royal families, and at the same time, in order to maintain the authority of the prince, he immediately issued an order, ordering Yan Guanxin to strictly control the Marquis of Changping, and ordered his ancestors and grandchildren to petition for their guilt together, reflect on the fault of disrespect to the royal family, and punish Yan Guanxin's father and son for three years, and not allowed to enter the temple to participate in the sacrifice, The Marquis of Changping was demoted to one rank and ordered to be confined at home for three months and not allowed to enter the palace to study.

Since then, the Marquis of Changping has been fearful and self-reproachful on the surface, but in his heart, he has a grudge against the crown prince and is deeply dissatisfied. He was secretly worried that in the future, the crown prince would ascend the throne as the emperor, and because of today's offense, he was afraid that it would be detrimental to himself and his family, not to mention that he would be reused in the crown prince's new dynasty team.

He thought hard about the way to protect himself in the future, and felt that there was only one way to save the situation. That is: trying to frame the crown prince, drive a wedge between the emperor and the crown prince, and unscrupulously promote the deposition of the crown prince, and re-establish the fourth son who has always had a good relationship with him as the new crown prince.

To this end, he took every opportunity to instill this idea in the fourth prince of the emperor, instigated his dissatisfaction with the crown prince, and tempted him to have ambitions to seize the throne in the future.

(c)

At the beginning, the fourth son of the emperor did not have any different ideas from his brothers about seizing the throne, nor did he have any ambitions, but he couldn't stand the Marquis of Changping and his group of eagle dogs, and they were noisy and instigated in their ears day and night, and slowly they had the idea of coveting the throne.

Since he had this idea, he also unconsciously regarded his eldest brother as an enemy, and gradually criticized and dissatisfied with the crown prince's various words and deeds, feeling that the crown prince could not treat his brothers as equals many times, and had a great sense of arrogance and contempt, and his feelings with the crown prince became weaker and weaker, the relationship became more and more estranged, and there were more and more times when he publicly disagreed.

Some courtiers in the court, observing the words and feelings, found that the fourth son of the emperor had the desire to make progress, so people who were dissatisfied with the crown prince came over one after another to support him, and secretly formed a faction of friends opposed to the crown prince's camp. The Marquis of Changping became the backbone of this faction of friends.

In the following years, in order to promote the new crown prince, the Changping Marquis and his party secretly planned a lot of framing plans against the crown prince, although most of these frames were ultimately unsuccessful, but in the court, an undercurrent has been formed in the silent surge.

(iv)

The authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear. Although Prime Minister Wei Guoqing was old, he had a clear mind and sharp eyes, and he saw the danger of this matter to the stability of the country, and felt that it was necessary to let the emperor know. However, the matter involving the prince is not trivial. After thinking about it again and again, he decided to act cautiously, and after collecting human and physical evidence from many parties, he stayed up all night to write a recital in person, intending to secretly enter the palace to present it to Liu Shen.

He felt that the fourth son of the emperor was still young, and he was not a bad person, and he didn't want to ruin the child's life because of this incident, so he carefully considered the wording of the chapter, hoping to remind Liu Shen that most of the responsibility lies with the Marquis of Changping and others, and the fourth son of the emperor is just young and impulsive, and he is just being used by others, which is quite exculpatory for the fourth son.

Just when Wei Guoqing wrote the chapter and decided to secretly enter the palace the next night, Liu Shen became ill after many years of hard work, suddenly had an angina attack during the last dynasty, fainted, and then fell ill on the bed, and could not get up for many days, so he could only order the crown prince to supervise the country, act as the court, and discuss state affairs with the ministers.

Wei Guoqing led the important ministers of the cabinet of the DPRK and the central government to visit the hospital, and saw that Liu Shen was ill and haggard, and his spirit was sluggish, so he knew that he must not mention the rebellion of the four sons of the emperor by the Marquis of Changping at this time, which made Liu Shen angry, aggravated his condition, and even endangered the country.

However, he secretly recruited the protégés and subordinates of the Criminal Department, the Military Department, the City Defense Department and other departments, and told them to closely monitor the activities of the Marquis of Changping and others, and take strict precautions to prevent them from taking advantage of the emperor's illness to cause chaos.

After the arrangement was completed, Wei Guoqing thought about it again and again in the mansion, and felt that the matter was too big, so he was not at ease with such an arrangement, so he didn't tell anyone about it, so he entered the palace alone and asked to see me.

(5)

I met him in the side hall of Zhaoyang Palace, listened to him completely report the results of the investigation and surveillance for many days, and looked at the various human and material evidence he submitted, I was very shocked, and I was saddened, I couldn't imagine that the son I gave birth to would do a cannibalistic bastard like Jingyun back then! I can't help but think of the situation when your father scolded Jingyun in the ancestral hall, and I feel that I should also teach these bold children a good lesson.

However, considering Liu Shen's condition, I also agree with Wei Guoqing's handling opinion, and don't let Liu Shen know about this matter for the time being. At present, we might as well tighten the inside and loosen the outside, and all parties cooperate to closely monitor, I want to see what earth-shattering things these chickens and dogs can do.

I said to Wei Guoqing, there are some things, as a minister, if it is inconvenient for him to come forward to do it, he might as well leave it to Fu Tianliang to do.

Fu Tianliang represents me, and this is well known.

As the mother-in-law of the princes, as the biological mother of the crown prince and the fourth son of the emperor, if I come forward to discipline my son, it is natural and logical, no one dares to say anything, and everyone is very aware of Liu Shen's special feelings for me, my special position in the harem because of my various relationships with the army, even if I do something categorical, I want to use this to bring me down in front of Liu Shen and affect his trust and respect for me, it is absolutely impossible.

I would like to express my full support for Wei Guoqing, and I must nip this rebellion in the bud and prevent it from developing and spreading and harming the country and the people.

After Wei Guoqing got my firm support and made clear his intentions as he wished, his spirits were greatly boosted, and his confidence in handling this matter was strengthened a hundredfold.

I expressed my deep gratitude to Wei Guoqing for his loyalty to the country, and on behalf of Liu Shen, I reflected on the harm caused by our couple's lax teaching of their children to the government.

After Wei Guoqing heard this, he was very moved in his heart, bowed down to thank him, and took the order to leave.

Watching Wei Guoqing with a full head of white hair and a staggering pace unique to the elderly, turning around and slowly leaving, my heart was full of unspeakable bitterness and sadness.

Could it be that cannibalism is also a human nature?

Why can't you avoid it, Liu Shen can't avoid it, and my own sons can't avoid such a thing? (To be continued.) )