Chapter 8 Thoughts

In the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, it is snowing in the north. Jinyang in the north, in the cold ice and snow, a fortified city rises from the ground, and it looks very lonely under the snow in the north.

In the not very luxurious Han Imperial Palace, although there is charcoal and other charcoal in the palace, it still looks so cold.

This hall is called Yangchun Palace, although the word "Yangchun" seems to be full of spring, but in fact it does not seem to be the same thing. Liu Jun looked a little thin on the dragon couch in the hall, and there was no blood on his face, and he coughed from time to time holding a silk handkerchief, as if he was going to cough out his lungs.

Liu Jun, the lord of the Han Dynasty, has suffered from the wind and cold in the past few days, he is lying on the bed, the imperial doctor is also beside him, and Guo Wuwei and several other ministers are standing beside him, they are listening to Liu Jun's teachings. After Liu Jun finished speaking, he began to cough again, and then he ordered the rest of the ministers to step down, and then left Guo Wuwei alone, he had something to say to Guo Wuwei.

Guo Wuwei looked suspicious, he didn't know why Liu Jun left him alone in the Yangchun Palace.

As soon as the door of the temple was closed, a crack was opened. Guo Wuwei felt that the atmosphere in the hall was a little weird, making people breathless, and the flames of the coal burning in the copper basin were very strong, and the light blue flames were beating wantonly.

Guo Wuwei glanced at it, only to feel an indescribable smell, the smell of charcoal is a little suffocating, unless it is a person who is accustomed to its smell can not detect its smell, and on the other side of the window, there is a crack, because the charcoal burning must open a crack, if people stay here for a long time, they will be poisoned at least and die at worst.

At this time, Liu Junshi felt a burst of heartiness, he looked at Guo Wuwei in front of him, and then said: "Mr. Guo, I know that I know this body, I'm afraid it won't last long, I want to ask Mr. a word, after a hundred years, which prince does Mr. think can be entrusted to the country?" ”

This problem again, Guo Wuwei saw that Liu Jun suddenly looked like he was explaining what was going on, he was stunned for a moment, and then he thought that Liu Jun's adopted sons were not outstanding, and the most outstanding adopted son Liu Jiye was feasible.

Liu Jun can't solve this problem, why should he ask himself, and since ancient times, the inheritance of the emperor has relied on the emperor's decision and the primogeniture inheritance system.

Liu Jun asked himself like this, don't you know who among the princes is excellent and who is ordinary? This is obviously not, but this question has to be answered, and it can only be answered ambiguously, Guo Wuwei is afraid that he will be suspicious of Liu Jun, because he holds the power of the Han Kingdom, as if he is a generation of powerful ministers, and when the new monarch ascends the throne, I am afraid that he will be liquidated.

Guo Wuwei saw Liu Jun looking at him with burning eyes, and he very much hoped to get an answer from his mouth.

At this moment, Guo Wuwei put away his body, and then arched his hand: "Your Majesty, the excellence of the princes must be clear to Your Majesty, since ancient times, the succession to the throne has basically been the eldest son, if there is no eldest son, then the eldest son, it is the only way to say so." ”

Guo Wuwei said in the end, his voice slowly became smaller, a courtier can't speculate about the superior at will, this has been a taboo since ancient times, Guo Wuwei also understands this, not to mention that his heart is towards the Great Song Dynasty, although Liu Jun is kind to himself, but after Liu Jun.

At present, Zhao Kuangyin, the official family of the Great Song Dynasty, is the male lord who dominates the world, and he is it; And Liu Jun, who was sitting on the dragon couch in front of him and coughing badly, had the grace of knowing himself, if it weren't for this, Guo Wuwei would not have served by Liu Jun's side for so many years, for Guo Wuwei, Liu Jun is a good emperor and has a good way to govern the country, but the current situation in the Han Kingdom is like this, how can he turn the tide, the ship of the Han Kingdom will sink after all; And today, the Great Song Dynasty is like the rising sun, exuding a bright light, within the four seas of Weijia, the world is peaceful.

"It seems that Guo Wuwei has also become a sleek person." Liu Jun heard it and felt that Guo Wuwei's words were the same as if he didn't say them, the expression on his face was also changeable, and he said in his heart, but he also knew Guo Wuwei's thoughts, so he didn't blame him, but the issue of the heir behind him was troubled in his heart and lingered.

Liu Jun sighed, he retracted both hands into the brocade quilt, and the charcoal in the Yangchun Hall continued to burn, but the two monarchs and ministers stopped talking, and Guo Wuwei just stood in place stunned.

"Mr. Guo, I'm tired, you go down first, and call my righteous son to the palace immediately."

Guo Wuwei breathed a sigh of relief, the hall was too hot, and he felt that his back was soaked, "Your Majesty, take care of the dragon body, all of them will retire first." ”

"Hmm."

Guo Wuwei walked out of the Yangchun Palace, a trace of wind and snow blew in through the crack in the door, and the snowflakes swirled around, but Liu Jun in the hall pulled the brocade quilt to his neck, and then coughed again.

"Ugh." Guo Wuwei sighed in his heart, then closed the door, leaving a small slit.

When Guo Wuwei arrived at the door, he saw a group of ministers, queens and other female dependents, as well as princes, all asking themselves: "Your Majesty, how is it?" ”

Guo Wuwei said to Liu Jien and the princes: "Prince, Your Majesty has called you to wait inside. ”

These princes are Liu Jun's adopted sons and adopted sons, Empress Guo looked at these princes, and looked at her stomach, and felt sad for a while, why didn't she give birth to a prince and princess to the emperor, now Your Majesty has nothing to do, if you were to be another emperor, you would have been beaten into the cold palace by the emperor a long time ago, how can it be so free as now.

If it weren't for His Majesty's memory that he was his wife, he would have adopted two sons successively: the first son's original surname was Xue, and he was later named Liu Jien; The first son's original surname was He, and he was later named Liu Jiyuan.

Liu Jiyuan's wife Duan has always been at odds with him, and a few days ago Duan died of illness, Liu Jiyuan held a grudge against himself, thinking that he had sent someone to kill Duan. She was heartbroken, and looked at Guo Wuwei on the side with tears in her eyes, he felt that Guo Wuwei was his honor guard, a backer of power.

It's a pity that the emperor is seriously ill, Empress Guo has an ominous premonition in her heart, she feels like she will lose the emperor at any time, although she has not been summoned, but she still secretly looked inside the crack in the door.

When the princes entered the palace, Empress Guo's fingers pinched into the flesh on the back of her hand, and a trace of blood flowed down from the back of her hand, and then she immediately put her hand into her sleeve. None of these princes are biological, Empress Guo looked at these princes, and felt powerless in her heart, if Her Majesty is funeral, how should she honor in the future.

Be a sad lady in the deep palace, or a doll played by fate? Empress Guo's head was already covered with a layer of snow-white snowflakes, and she looked into the crack in the door in a daze, but she felt a trace of coldness in her heart.

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At this moment in the hall, the adopted sons Liu Jien, Liu Jiyuan, Liu Jiqin, and Liu Jiwen are all standing in the hall, Liu Jun opened his eyes and looked at his adopted son, and suddenly he found that his righteous son Liu Jiye (later changed back to his original name Yang Ye) was not here, so he asked: "What about Jiye?" Why don't you see him. ”

Adopted son Liu Jien said: "Daddy, Jiye is still guarding Jinyang City, I'm afraid I will come back later." Although Liu Jien said this, he was not happy in his heart, and he actually cared about a righteous son, although he was unhappy in his heart, but his face was as warm as a spring breeze.

"Jiye, as a military general, guarding Jinyang City is also for the sake of the Han, forget it, I am summoning him into the palace at night."

When Liu Jien and Liu Jiyuan heard this, they had not looked at each other like this for a long time, although they were half-fathers, they disagreed with each other.

"By the way, Jiyuan, now that your wife Duan has died, all extravagance during the mourning period has been abolished, and now the situation in my Han Dynasty is like this, and the people are miserable. Daddy said so, Jiyuan don't blame Daddy, you should be able to understand this. ”

"Daddy...... Daddy, how could Jiyuan blame Daddy? Liu Jiyuan looked embarrassed, and then calmed down a little, but when he heard Liu Jun mention his deceased wife Duan, Liu Jun felt uncomfortable, Duan's and his adoptive mother Queen Guo have always been at odds, the two often quarreled red-faced, and his deceased wife died of illness, I don't know if it was Queen Guo's hand, whether it was or not, Liu Jiyuan hated this Queen Guo to death.

Now his father wants to save money on his deceased wife's funeral, which also makes Liu Jien very unhappy, he is also a prince and should enjoy the prince's etiquette regulations. How can Bo Fu calm his mood, this back and forth, Liu Jiyuan's heart became more and more unhappy, although he looked at Liu Jun's color was embarrassed, but he hated Liu Jun to death in his heart.

On the side, Liu Jien saw his father treat his younger brother like this, and his heart was already happy, the more his father was like this, the more Liu Jiyuan was deflated, the happier he Liu Jien became. At this moment, he had a respectful look on his face, and then said: "Daddy, if you do this, won't it make my Liu royal family's face dull, not to mention that the eldest brother's wife is like this." ”

"Ji'en, you are the eldest son, how can you say that, although this matter is ...... Ahem, ahem, ahem......" Liu Jun coughed violently, and then continued, "If my Han dies, the dignity of the Liu family can be worth a few dollars." Now that the southern country is violent, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not take advantage of this to attack the north. I have eleven states in the Han District, the people are poor, the imperial court's finances and taxes cannot make ends meet, and if you should be thrifty, you should be thrifty, the money is small, but the country is big, do you understand? ”

"Yes." Liu Jien was reprimanded by Liu Jun, and then put away his thoughts.

Liu Jiyuan on the side saw that Liu Jien was reprimanded by his father, and Fang Cai's anger turned into joy, as for Liu Jiqin and Liu Jiwen, the two wastes, it is not worth mentioning by himself, as for Liu Jiye, he only cares about making meritorious contributions and fighting on the battlefield, but he is just a full horseman, and he can't pose a threat. It was Liu Jien, the eldest brother of his own mother's compatriot, who was a stumbling block to his ascension to the throne, he was just hindered by his mother Liu, otherwise he would have already attacked another father's eldest brother.

Liu Jien stood with a copy of his duty, and the rest of Liu Jiqin and Liu Jiwen were submissive, and when they saw Liu Jun answering, they said a sentence or two, Liu Jun didn't say it, and they didn't say it.

At this moment, Liu Jiyuan saw that the charcoal in the Yangchun Hall was still burning, and it was emitting a light blue flame, and he looked at the veil not far away, the veil was gently blown by the wind, he expected that there must be an open window there, and suddenly he sniffed the air warm by the coal, and there was a faint smell of sulfur, and suddenly he had a poisonous plan in his heart.

"Let the ministers and family members outside the palace go, and let Wei Degui and the imperial doctor serve." Liu Jun explained for a long time, and he also felt a little tired, so he asked those adopted sons to retreat outside the palace gate.

Because Liu Jun's sickbed was separated from the window for a long time, and there was a veil in the middle, so he couldn't see the situation on the other side of the window, Liu Jiyuan walked out when he walked out, and suddenly walked to the window behind the veil, he looked around, suspicious, and then gently closed the window, and then walked towards the temple door.

Liu Jien walked fast, he had already arrived at the gate of the palace. Seeing that his younger brother Liu Jiyuan was not behind, he didn't know what Liu Jiyuan was doing, at this moment he was going to return to the hall to see what was wrong, but at this moment the two collided, and Liu Jien's fat body knocked Liu Jiyuan to the ground.

"Are you alright?" Liu Jien said.

Liu Jiyuan just wanted to get angry, but when he saw that this was the Yangchun Palace, he just glared at Liu Jien, and then got up from the ground and patted the dust outside the big fashion.

Liu Jiyuan was weak because he was a thief, but he didn't feel any anger about the knockdown.

"Hmph, Liu Jien, it's really my good big brother, you wait! One day I'll let you taste the bitterness. Liu Jiyuan tidied up his clothes and scolded secretly in his heart towards the back of Liu Jien, who was far away.