Chapter 10 is full of contradictions

Soon, the crown prince Liu Rui walked in in high spirits.

The prince was dressed in court clothes, heroic, smiling, and smiling.

The moment he entered the door, the emperor suddenly had the illusion that the crown prince was the master of the place.

His brow furrowed again.

The crown prince walked all the way to the emperor's side, only then did he kneel on the ground and said, "Father." ”

The Emperor nodded and said with a smile:

"Let's be even, it's all my own family, no need to be so polite."

Only then did the prince stand up straight, and when he glanced at Liu Xiu, his eyes were stunned, but he thought that Liu Xiu had a cowardly personality and no desire to fight for power, and he had served by the emperor's side for more than two years, and there was no familiar minister in the court.

is really incompetent, the father of the costume has nothing for two years, and he is a royal in vain.

Thinking of this, he nodded at Liu Xiu and said hello.

Liu Xiu nodded in response.

The crown prince glanced up at the pale emperor on the dragon chair, his eyes flashed, and he saluted respectfully:

"Father, you haven't been in the morning court for a few days, the child is worried and worried, so I came to see him, and I want to know if my father's dragon body is better."

The emperor nodded with a smile and said with satisfaction:

"Get up, I am very happy that you have this filial piety."

The prince stood up according to his words, and seemed to glance at Liu Xiu intentionally or unintentionally, seeing that Liu Xiu had been standing with his head bowed to the side, he was a little unhappy in his heart, but he never regarded him as a threat in his heart, and saw that his father did not let him retreat, so it was just that.

The crown prince coughed lightly and said to the emperor:

"Father, my son's son is here this time, and there are a few things to show you."

The emperor's eyes flashed, he looked at his son, and said:

"Well, what's the matter, you say."

Seeing that his father was looking straight at him, the prince was a little nervous, he tried to calm himself down, and replied with a calm face:

"Recently, Luojing rumors have risen, saying that the assassination of the hundred lord generals was instructed by Erchen behind the scenes, and had nothing to do with the second brother, so that the people talked about it, and the streets and alleys were full of discussions about the voice of the court, so if it goes on, the national prestige does not exist, the court is shameless, and the sons are full of grief and indignation after knowing it, and after some efforts, they finally found the source of the rumors, and they came to report to their father, and at the same time asked their father how to deal with this person?"

The emperor raised his eyebrows, his eyes were as deep as water, and he couldn't see his attitude, but said lightly:

"I know, you can handle this matter by yourself, just present the results, there are a lot of miscellaneous things these days, don't make a big deal about it."

He glanced at the prince, who was lying back more comfortably, and asked:

"Anything else?"

The prince hesitated slightly, as if he had finally made up his mind, stepped forward, and said loudly:

"Father, the son received the news, saying that Liu Hongwen, the monarch of the Wei Kingdom, without the permission of the imperial court, privately transferred troops, sent 100,000 soldiers and horses in his country, hoarded in Pingyan City, an important town on the northern border, ignoring the friendly relations between our Han and Yan State, creating pressure, so that the two countries were shrouded in an atmosphere of war, the people were panicked, and even a large number of Pingyan people moved south to avoid disaster, for a while, it became a mess, my father, Wei Wang did this, it was not in the eyes of the court at all, Liu Hongwen's behavior must not be tolerated, if you are used to it, the consequences are unimaginable, Look at my father's father! ”

After speaking, his face was full of grief and indignation, and he had a generous expression of concern for the country and the people.

Stand back, stand still, and wait for the emperor to speak.

When the emperor heard this, he coughed lightly, frowned, and asked:

"Is King Wei really doing such nonsense? Is your message accurate? ”

The prince nodded in response:

"Erchen's news is absolutely accurate, and Erchen also knows that after the defeat of the empire and Shu Jingyun, Liu Hongwen took advantage of the empire's lack of time to take care of the defense of the country, and actually purged the pro-Han courtiers.

After speaking, he had an indignant expression of worrying about the country and the people.

The emperor glanced at the crown prince with a slight surprise, smiled coldly, and said:

"Why do you think King Wei gathered troops to defend the border? Since he has wolf ambitions, wouldn't it be better to attack me directly? ”

The prince snorted coldly and replied:

"Liu Hongwen just wants to test us and see what the consequences will be if he transfers troops at will, father, this kind of behavior must not be connived up, otherwise the consequences will be unpredictable!"

The emperor looked at the prince's solemn appearance, sighed silently in his heart, and said:

"Then what do you think should be done about this matter?"

The prince did not hesitate at all, and immediately replied:

"Father, Wei Guo has been an imperial vassal for too long, why not take this opportunity to take back his military power? Turning the defense of the country into an imperial realm with no real power? Empty his power and be under the jurisdiction of officials sent by the imperial court, so that he can do it once and for all and avoid future troubles! ”

When the emperor heard this, his eyes were cold, but he still had a smile on his face, and asked:

"What do you think can be done to 'take back his military power'?"

The prince replied:

"Since Liu Hongwen sent all the soldiers and horses to Pingyan, just giving us the opportunity to act cheaply, as long as my father makes a holy decree and arranges officials to go to Pingyan and take over the entire army, such a major event can be decided, and the world can be peaceful!"

The emperor laughed when he heard this, pointed to the desk where the music was placed, and said to Liu Xiu:

"You bring the Weiwang Song to the crown prince to show rotten."

Liu Xiu walked to the desk according to his words, and under the gaze of the two, rummaged, and after a while, he took out a fold with the words "Wei Secret" from it, took it over, and gave it to the prince.

The prince hurriedly took it, opened it, and after reading it, he was silent for a long time, and only after a long time did he hand over the recital to Liu Xiu, took a step back, and was silent.

The Emperor sighed and said:

"Liu Hongwen, the king of Wei, had already presented an excerpt a few days ago, saying that Yan Guo took advantage of our country's defeat in Jingyun, and had the heart to covet the defense of the country, and he was forced to do so, as far as I know, Yan Guo has already begun to dispatch troops and generals, and has the intention of going south to attack Wei, hehe, this time I am afraid that Shu is indispensable to mix. However, when it comes to Liu Hongwen's troop transfer, you can rest assured that I have my own measure. ”

The prince wanted to say something more, but he opened his mouth and said nothing.

After a long while, the atmosphere was a little awkward in silence, and after a while, the prince said:

"Father, take care of the dragon's body, the son still has some things to deal with, please retire."

The Emperor nodded and said:

"Stand down, think about the matter of defending the country."

The prince nodded yes, turned around and slowly withdrew.

The steps were no longer as calm as when they came, and they trembled slightly.

The emperor's gaze was calm, his eyes were like water, and he couldn't see what was going on in his heart.

In the dormitory, only the emperor and Liu Xiu were left, silently facing each other.

Seeing that Liu Xiu was looking through the folds, the emperor smiled slightly, and said 'intimidating':

"Are you diligent, aren't you afraid that you will be convicted of watching the music privately?"

Liu Xiu suddenly walked down the steps, walked in front of the emperor, stood still, and puffed up his chest.

A sense of nervousness welled up from the bottom of my heart, and my excited hands trembled slightly.

Taoguang has been in obscurity for several years, and has been secretly arranging in Luojing for several years, and finally waited for the opportunity that the second brother is in prison, the prince is mediocre, the king is in power, and the father is seriously ill?

This is an opportunity, after seizing it, the future is bright, once lost, it can not wait.

He took a deep breath, and under the emperor's puzzled gaze, he spoke:

"Father, the emperor, the sons and daughters have different views on this matter than the prince."

The emperor was stunned for a moment, and then smiled and said:

"Okay, you say."

Liu Xiu replied:

"Yan Guo does have signs of mobilizing troops, King Wei should have had information, and secretly gathered troops, but did not play the imperial court, until after the troops were sent, they presented a chapter to explain the matter, in this case, we can't agree or not, I think the prince has a good saying, Liu Hongwen is testing us."

He paused for a moment and continued:

"And King Wei transferred troops to the border, just when my country was newly defeated, now the empire is eyeing each other, King Wei must have his own calculations in his heart, but now he doesn't dare to openly turn his face against the court, so he handed over the chapter, in order to prevaricate the past, so that his father will not pursue it, so King Wei's move must not be connived at, otherwise the consequences are unpredictable."

After hearing this, the emperor pondered silently, Liu Xiu glanced up at the emperor, and couldn't help but get excited in his heart.

Whether it is right or wrong, just wait for the next sentence.

After the emperor was silent, he nodded and said:

"Okay, go ahead."

Liu Xiu responded and said:

"King Wei has the ambition to establish a country and become a household, but after all, his strength is insufficient, and he is a century-old enemy of Northern Yan, if he becomes a country alone, the imperial crusade army has not moved, I am afraid that he will be destroyed by the Yan State, but now my Han is in crisis, the Yan State is ready to move, and the Shu State next to it is a new victory, although its country is not peaceful, the imperial power game is in full swing, and our country has ' The marriage contract is in the body, but its wolf ambition must be guarded against, it is to defend the country as a vassal of our country, the king of Wei has a heavy army, the empire is now insufficient in strength, and we are overstretched, we can't move him, one is not handled well, and the consequences are unimaginable. ”

The emperor laughed loudly, but the depths of his eyes were cold, and there was no smile.

He nodded and sighed:

"You haven't talked about state affairs before, I really underestimated you, I didn't expect you to have such an opinion, it's not simple, the prince thinks things too simply, how can I take away the power of defending the country with a holy decree? Did he think it was a folk playhouse, playing games? ”

Liu Xiu bowed his head and thanked him, and then said:

"It's just that Father, now that the empire is in a state of weakness, it is no longer able to control the situation of the entire Sacred Continent, so we must be cautious about Liu Hongwen."

The Emperor nodded and said:

"What do you think should be done with Liu Hongwen?"

Here it comes.

Liu Xiu's heart sank, and he finally waited for this sentence, the success was successful, in one fell swoop!

Moreover, there is a woman there, waiting for him in Weiguo, Pingyan, he must go!

He jerked his head up and replied aloud:

"Erchen is willing to go to Pingyan, go to the battlefield in person, meet Liu Hongwen, meet the Yan army, relieve his father from the troubles, and set the world peaceful!"

When the emperor heard this, he laughed and said:

"Okay, good, good, I'm ready, I'm here waiting for your good news, I, waiting for your triumphant return!"

He paused, his eyes lit up, and he smiled:

"The government and the opposition of the Han Kingdom, whoever you want to take with you will be allowed to go with you!"

Liu Xiu suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed:

"Father, son, son, son is willing to take my sister Princess Liu Ying with me."

When the emperor heard this, his brows furrowed, and he said after a while:

"Why are you doing this? That's it, that's it, I don't want to marry my baby daughter to the enemy country to suffer, just let her go with you to defend the country and hide, I don't believe it, Shu State dares to come again! ”

Liu Xiu raised his head, looked at the king of a country with deep wrinkles on his face in front of him, and smiled lightly:

"Father, the child has a clever plan, which can not only let my sister not marry the prince of Shu, but also not lose the royal promise and not bring military disasters to the empire."

Liu Zhuang smiled slightly after hearing this, and said:

"Oh? If you have any plans, let me hear them. ”

Liu Xiu smiled slightly, didn't answer, stood up, walked straight out of the palace gate, and said a few words to the eunuch on duty at the door, who nodded and ran away.

A moment later, a beautiful woman walked in through the door.

gentle and moving, with a shy appearance, with a gesture, it is exactly the same as Liu Ying, the princess of the Han Kingdom.

In a trance, even Liu Zhuang didn't recognize it.

Seeing that the emperor was stunned, Liu Xiu felt a little proud in his heart, took "Princess Liu Ying" forward, knelt on the ground, and said:

"Father, the child accidentally learned that the empire and Shu had a marriage agreement two years ago, and his heart was full of grief, and he was reluctant to marry his sister far away, but fortunately, the prime minister met this woman by chance, and sent her to me, so that I could teach her court etiquette, sister's manners, just so that one day, she could marry Shu instead of her sister, so that her sister would not be from the pain of leaving the country, and finally the child lived up to the high expectations of the prime minister, and brought her to her father, to show her father, if it weren't for the fact that there were a few moles on her face that were slightly different from her sister's, it took a long time, I'm afraid that even children can't tell the difference between the two. ”

Liu Zhuang laughed out loud after hearing this, and applauded repeatedly.

It's just that under his eyes, a cold air faintly leaks through.

Two years ago, Liu Xiu was only fifteen years old, and only five people in the country knew about the marriage contract.

He looked at the three princes who were kneeling on the ground waiting for his praise, the third prince he didn't care about the most, Liu Xiu, who was only seventeen years old, suddenly felt a pain in his chest, and a fishy sweet smell spread in his mouth