Let's say that what Han Yan said about Liu Rong, the king of Linjiang, is indeed the truth, Liu Rong was summoned back to Chang'an by Chang'an City in violation of regulations, more than 100 people from the Linjiang palace gathered at the gate of the palace, Liu Rong sorted out his clothes and walked out of the palace, and said loudly: "Everyone, don't worry about this king, this time I received the holy decree just to go to Chang'an to deal with some family affairs." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"The king must take care of himself. The family knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

After Liu Rong and his family said goodbye, they looked at the street at the entrance of the palace, and the street was full of county officials on both sides of the street to see them off, Liu Rong shouted: "You don't have to send each other, this king just goes to Chang'an to stay for a few days to deal with family affairs and then returns." ”

I saw all the officials kneeling down in unison and said: "Let your subordinates send the king, the king is going here, the road is far away, and I don't know when I will return." ”

Liu Rong had no choice but to walk to the street, and the carriage and horse he had prepared were waiting on the street, Liu Rong once again saluted the officials who saw him off: "Everyone, please go back, when the king is not there, just take care of the people for the king." ”

"Keep in mind the king's instructions. The officials replied.

Liu Rong got into the car and waved his hand: "Let's go." ”

"Drive!" I saw the driver of the carriage shouting, and I heard the sound of "grunt, grunt, rattle......" from the vehicle, and the axle broke instantly, and the wheel fell off.

Liu Rong sat in the inclined car and asked, "What's wrong with the car?"

The rider replied, "Report to the king, the axle is broken." ”

Liu Rong walked out of the car and looked at it and said, "Replace the axle with a new one as soon as possible." ”

"No. "The rider and the craftsmen in the palace quickly replaced the axles with new ones.

Liu Rong got back into the carriage, waved to the officials and people from the window and said, "Let's disperse, this king will come back as soon as possible." ”

Liu Rong's carriage slowly moved away in the eyes of everyone, and an old man who saw him off was still in tears, and an official asked: "Uncle, the king has gone away and will come back, don't be so sad." ”

"What you said is light, today's axle break, is not a good sign, I'm afraid the king will not come back. ”

The crowd of people who saw them off dispersed in the mixed tastes, Liu Rong came all the way to Chang'an, and was intercepted by the Weiyang Palace before he entered the Weiyang Palace and said: "The King of Linjiang received the order, because he invaded the ancestral temple without authorization, please go to the Lieutenant's Mansion to explain the situation." ”

Liu Rong obeyed. Liu Rong took the carriage and rushed directly to the lieutenant's mansion.

Liu Rong's pilot reminded: "Lord Wang, we'd better not go to the Lieutenant's Mansion, it's a place to discuss the king's law." ”

"Hahaha, don't worry, who is this king, and the lieutenant's mansion doesn't dare to do anything to this king. ”

Liu Rong's carriage came to the lieutenant's mansion, and he strode in without any preparation, and the sergeant in the lieutenant's mansion saw Liu Rong immediately go to the backyard to inform the lieutenant Zhidu, Zhidu said in surprise: "What, Liu Rong is really here by himself, hurry, control him, don't let him leave." ”

"No. ”

Zhidu quickly came to the front hall of the Lieutenant's Mansion, and when he saw Liu Rong standing upright under the hall, Zhidu laughed and said: "Bold sinner Liu Rong, why don't you kneel when you come to the Lieutenant's Mansion." ”

Liu Rong was also very angry when he heard Zhi Du talking to himself in such a tone: "Bold Zhidu, a little lieutenant, it's right to see this king kneeling, what dare you be so arrogant." ”

"Ouch, Liu Rong, you have committed the crime of encroaching on the land of the ancestral temple, do you think you can still be the king of Linjiang, according to the law of the Han Dynasty, you should receive the death penalty. ”

"I'm the prince, see who dares to touch me. Hearing that Zhi Du was so tough, Liu Rong's momentum was instantly suppressed by half.

"Hahaha, everyone is equal before the law of the Han Dynasty, haven't you heard that even if the prince breaks the law, he is guilty of the same crime as the common people. ”

"You, bold Zhidu. ”

I saw Zhi Du clapping the board and shouting: "Come on, put the sinner Liu Rong in prison." ”

"Bold Zhidu, I want to see the emperor, and I want to accuse the emperor of your abuse of the law. ”

"Let's go to the prison and take it down. Under Zhidu's stern orders, Liu Rong was escorted to the prison of the lieutenant's mansion.

Liu Rong shouted in the prison: "Give me a knife and a pen, I want to write a letter to the emperor, I want to appeal." ”

Listening impatiently, he looked at the cell boss and persuaded: "Lord Wang, let's save some effort, Lieutenant Zhi has already issued an order, whoever gives you a knife and pen will lose his head, and who dares to give it." ”

Liu Rong heard these and said softly: "Prison master, please tell my teacher Dou Ying about the situation I am locked up here, I believe that the teacher will have a way, and this king will not treat you badly after the matter is completed." ”

"Shhh, the prince is quiet, seeing that the prince is so helpless, the little one must do it, but don't tell the lieutenant, otherwise the little head will be difficult to protect." ”

"Thank you, Prison Master. ”

At this time, Dou Ying was in Liangdi Gao Sui under the suggestion of the people of Zhongnan Mountain, originally Dou Ying because Liu Qi abolished Liu Rong's position as the prince of Linjiang and could not fight, and then hid in Zhongnan Mountain without asking about the court, Shi Lao also lost no time in persuading Dou Ying, Tian Wei also went to Zhongnan Mountain several times to visit, laid the foundation for Dou Ying to go out of the mountain, Liang people who cared about state affairs Gao Sui found Dou Ying one day and said: " Now the emperor has made you rich, the Empress Dowager Dou has made you a cronie of the court, because you can't change the decision of the prince to be deposed, and you can't resign from your position, so you are sick in this deep mountain, hugging the singer and the beauty all day long and not participating in the court meeting, do you want the world to know the emperor's wrong decision, if one day the queen mother and the emperor hate you, then your wife and children will be killed. ”

Dou Ying thanked him movingly: "Thank you, you are right, I will follow your advice and return to the dynasty immediately." ”

In this way, Dou Ying returned to Chang'an Mansion, Dou Ying was very surprised when he heard the news that Liu Rong was imprisoned in the Lieutenant's Mansion, and came to the prison after investigating everywhere, Liu Rong saw Dou Ying and said painfully: "The teacher saved me, Dadazhi detained me privately, please find a way to save me." ”

Dou Ying sighed and said: "Rong'er, Xiao Xiaozhi doesn't dare to do this, these are your father's intentions, now the only one who can save you is the Empress Dowager Dou, this is for you, write down the situation after you arrive in Chang'an, and then I will bring him to the Empress Dowager Dou, so that you can save the day." Dou Ying secretly handed in the knife and pen board hidden in his sleeve.

After Liu Rong took it, he seemed to grasp the last straw, and said excitedly: "Teacher Xie, the student should write it here as soon as possible, please ask the teacher to come to see me in three days, and then take him out of prison." ”

"Okay, please take care of Rong'er, Dou Ying is inconvenient to stay for a long time, and I will leave. Dou Ying turned around and left the prison, with mixed feelings in her heart, and she really didn't know what to say.

The next day, Zhi Du walked into the cell to check the ward, came to Liu Rong's cell lightly, and saw Liu Rong turning his back outward and looking down at something, Zhi Du made a gesture to let the cell head open the cell door, the sound of the chain alarmed Liu Rong, I saw that he immediately hurriedly hid something in the grass, and looked at Zhi Du and the others in a panic, Zhi Du was puzzled: "Liu Rong, take it out?"

Liu Rong replied: "What the lieutenant asked, Rong'er doesn't know. ”

"What I hid just now. ”

"There's nothing hidden. Liu Rong denied.

Zhi Du made a look, and the strong jailer couldn't help but pull Liu Rong aside, revealing a board and a knife and pen under the hay, Zhi Du took these in his hands, and said angrily: "Who gave this to Liu Rong, it is really bold, all the cell heads will be replaced immediately, this cell is all nailed to me with wooden boards, and no unrelated personnel can approach the cell,"

"No. ”

Liu Rong looked at the back of Zhidu leaving with the plate, and shouted loudly: "Zhidu, you bastard, I, Liu Rong, will not let you go." ”

Since then, Liu Rong has stayed in the dark cell for many years, and Liu Rong, who is accustomed to eating big fish and meat, is not suitable for the coarse tea and light meals in the cell, and then think about the scenery of the prince's period, he is very sad and indignant, and on a dark night, he kowtowed to Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace and said: "Father, Queen Mother, Rong'er left first, Rong'er has no way to persevere, I'm sorry." ”

After saying that, Liu Rong hung his neck on the stake of the cell door, ending his young life, although Liu Rong was a prince, after all, he was still a child, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child, and it was common sense that he could not endure the cruel treatment in the cell of the lieutenant's mansion.

Zhidu found that Liu Rong died in the cell, and there was a little sweat stain on his forehead, so he hurriedly came to Weiyang Palace to report the situation, and before he entered Weiyang Palace, he was intercepted by Liu Che and others who slipped out of Tai**, Zhidu saw Liu Che hurriedly saluted and said: "The minister greets His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Liu Che already knew that Liu Rong's case was handled by Zhidu, so he couldn't help asking: "Lieutenant Zhi, who asked you to lock up Brother Rong, you are so bold." ”

"Prince, the ministers are only sent from above and below, and they act according to the laws of the Han Dynasty. ”

"Okay, Quan is right, let me ask you, how is Brother Rong now?"

Liu Che pondered for a while, thinking that the emperor didn't know about Liu Rong's death, and he couldn't let the prince know, otherwise he would be in trouble, so he said: "Everything is fine in Liu Rong's prison." ”

"Okay, you are busy with your go, this prince must let his father release Brother Rong, you have to take care of Brother Rong, if there is anything wrong, it will kill your dog. Liu Che turned around and left.

Zhidu wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead in panic and immediately walked into Weiyang Palace, saw Emperor Liu Qi in the main hall of Weiyang Palace, and cried and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is not handling the case effectively, please punish the minister." ”

"Zhi Aiqing, don't cry, just talk about anything, I have your back. ”

"Your Majesty, the prince Liu Rong committed suicide in prison. ”

"What?" Liu Qi's body couldn't help but tremble when he heard Zhi Du's words, and then confirmed, "Is this true?"

"Your Majesty, the minister is not doing his job well, he has not taken good care of the prince, please punish the minister. ”

Liu Qi was stunned for a long time, and his shock immediately turned into a faint sadness, and then there was an indescribable expression of sadness, and he said softly: "Zhi Aiqing, please get up, I don't blame you for this matter." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Zhi Du stood up in fear.

Liu Qi's mood was much calmer, and he said softly: "This matter must be kept secret, don't let the Queen Mother know." ”

"I know. ”

"Let's step back first, let me think about what to do with Rong'er's aftermath next. ”

"No, the minister retired. ”

Not long after Zhidu left, Liu Che walked in, and when he saw Liu Qi, he saluted and said, "Father, please let Brother Rong go, that bold Zhidu dared to order the jailer to stop the child from going into the cell to see Brother Rong." ”

Liu Qi coughed lightly and said, "Prince, your task now is to learn the way of the emperor well, and you don't have to worry about Rong'er's affairs." ”

"Father, let's promise the child, Brother Rong is also the son of the father. ”

Liu Qi couldn't help but roll a few tears in his eyes, and replied silently: "Prince, these are all for you, for the sake of the Han country, you must not live up to my expectations, go down." ”

Liu Che looked at Liu Qi helplessly, and seeing that there was no effect, he stood up and withdrew from the hall, where he knew that Liu Rong had committed suicide.

Outside Weiyang Palace, Zhang Jiayang, who had been waiting for a long time, saw Liu Che greet him and asked, "His Royal Highness the Prince, how are things?"

"Alas, why didn't my father let go of Brother Rong, isn't Brother Rong my father's own son. ”

Zhang Jiayang said softly: "Prince, Liu Rong, the king of Linjiang, should be more auspicious now." ”

At this moment, Han Yan arrived on horseback from a distance, panting and saying, "Prince, the big thing is not good, the big thing is not good." ”

Liu Che turned his head and wondered: "What's wrong, let's talk slowly." ”

"Prince, I learned from the prison guards in the prison of the Middle Lieutenant's Mansion that Rong'er has died in Huangquan. Han Yan continued.