Li Ji summoned the ladies in the palace to a 'meeting', and as a son, Liu Sheng naturally went with him;

It's just that after arriving at the Phoenix Palace, Liu Sheng stayed outside the main gate of the Phoenix Hall with several brothers.

The reason is very simple: from the fourth Liu Yu to the ninth Liu Sheng, the six brothers have never set foot in the Phoenix Hall since they were born.

Since the time of birth, the six brothers have been hostile to Kurihime without exception.

- It's as if it was not Mrs. Cheng and Mrs. Jia who stole the favor of Liu Qi, the son of heaven, but the six brothers.

Kurihime is full of hostility, and the six brothers have no intention of being bored;

But because of Kurithime's reputation, I really can't rest assured of my mother.

Only then did the six sons gather outside the Phoenix Palace, watching their respective mothers enter, but they stopped at the strange scene outside the gate of the Phoenix Palace.

Since they were together, the brothers also chatted boringly.

"Eh, Fifth Brother;"

"It's only been a few months of hard work, this body, but it's strong again?"

With a surprised face, Liu Sheng didn't forget to step forward and shake Liu Liufei's arm, which was obviously thicker than his peers, and between his eyebrows, he couldn't help but be full of admiration.

Liu Sheng's praise really scratched Liu Fei's itch, watching his younger brother 'up and down' on his body full of admiration, Liu Fei was not annoyed at all, and let Liu Sheng admire his strong body.

"Hey, hey, hey······"

"If it weren't for Emperor Taizu Gao, who set the rule that you can't kill cattle and eat beef, you would have been able to grow longer."

"But now it's not bad;"

"When the rebellion breaks out, at least it won't fall into the prestige of my Liu family!"

The sonorous and powerful tone did not attract the contempt of the brothers;

The five brothers present, including Liu Fa, a urine escape, and Liu Duan, an otaku, all cast their adoring eyes on this brother who aspired to be a general.

- Liu Fei is only fourteen years old this year;

But at this moment, Liu Fei stood among the other five brothers, but he seemed to stand out from the crowd!

Nearly seven feet tall (1.6 meters) in shape, weighing 240 catties (60 kilograms), in later generations, it may just be ordinary;

But now, in this era when men over the age of 20 will be praised as a 'great husband' because they are seven feet tall, Liu Fei is obviously a giant among his peers.

Especially the pair of thick arms, it is even more hard to believe: such a strong body is actually only a fourteen-year-old child······

"The fifth brother has made up his mind about going out to quell the rebellion?"

"Can Mrs. Cheng agree?"

In amazement, he withdrew his hand from Liu Fei's pair of slightly bulging chest muscles, and looked up and down at the results of the fifth brother's workout, Liu Sheng asked casually, but Liu Fei's face suddenly changed.

"Xiao Jiu doesn't know;"

"At the age I can remember, my lifelong wish for the fifth brother is to crisscross the battlefield and make contributions!"

"When I was a child, the gentlemen in the palace told me: The son of a daughter can't sit in the hall, and as a prince, he shouldn't risk his life;"

"But in order to protect myself on the battlefield, I have been working hard since I was six years old, forcing myself to eat several more pieces of meat at every meal."

"In order to make myself taller and stronger, so as not to make jokes on the battlefield, let my father be laughed at by the world, saying that my Liu clan relatives can't produce a big husband who stands up to the sky!"

In just a few words, Liu Fei's temperament has also changed, he always has a little silly gaze on weekdays, but at this moment it is full of solemnity and an inexplicable longing.

"It took eight years, and I don't know how much suffering I suffered, to train such a physical body, which can be used for me to make contributions on the battlefield;"

"I finally waited for the opportunity, I will never give up!"

"-Even if my mother doesn't allow it, I will definitely ask my father to give me the general seal, and then lead the army to the battle!"

"I want to use real merits and rebel heads to tell the whole world: I'm Liu, some of them are good sons!!"

"Some are fierce generals who can pull the bowstring, raise the spear, and take the lead!!"

A shout full of pride and ambition provoked several brothers on the side, all of whom were infected by Liu Fei's young blood, and only their faces flushed and stepped forward;

And after such a true expression of feelings, Liu Fei immediately cast his hesitant gaze on the younger brother Liu Sheng in front of him.

"What's wrong with Xiao Jiu, did you ask about this?"

"Could it be that Xiao Jiu doesn't support me in leading the army to fight and quell the rebellion?"

Hearing Liu Fei's words, the brothers who were about to step forward and express their reverence for Liu Fei couldn't help but swallow the words that rushed to their mouths back into their stomachs, and looked at their younger brother Liu Sheng;

saw Liu Sheng only smiled and shook his head, and then looked up at Liu Fei with sincerity.

"The fifth brother has such lofty ambitions, and I, as a younger brother, can't wait to be ashamed to go into the cracks of the ground;"

"Listening to the fifth brother talk about the years of suffering, because of the hardships he has suffered, the younger brother is even more dwarfed, I just feel that the past few years have been wasted time······"

In an extremely sincere tone, he said this slightly self-deprecating sentence, and Liu Sheng's face couldn't help but feel a little emotion.

It is true that a 'rough person' like Liu Fei seems somewhat unusual in the deep palace forbidden world full of crises;

But for Liu Fei, a young man's enthusiasm, and his heart to serve the country, Liu Sheng only has endless admiration and admiration.

"Fifth brother, rest assured;"

"When this period of time is over, my younger brother will personally go to Shaofu, find some iron, steel and the like, and make a pair of armor for the fifth brother with my own hands!"

"When the rebellion breaks out, if Mrs. Cheng is unwilling to let the fifth brother go to the battle, the younger brother will personally go to the Xuanming Hall to intercede for the fifth brother."

"-If my father agrees, my younger brother is also willing to accept the general seal with my eldest brother and lead the army to quell the rebellion!"

Without hesitation, he made Liu Feixi smile, slapped his calloused big hand on Liu Sheng's shoulder, and said 'good' several times.

But when he heard Liu Sheng's last sentence, 'I can also go to the battlefield with my eldest brother', Liu Fei lowered his head stiffly;

Looking Liu Sheng up and down, and then stiffly laughed twice, Liu Feicai scratched his head with a smile: "The armor made by Xiao Jiu himself, I naturally can't ask for it; ”

"But let's go to the battlefield together, it's better to be exempt······"

"Although this is a brother who goes into battle, a father and son soldier in battle, but Xiao Jiu's thin arms and legs, I'm afraid that even the horse can't be suppressed;"

"When I really get to the battlefield, I still have to take care of Xiao Jiu's safety, and I will definitely not be able to let go of my hands and feet······"

Seeing that Fang Cai was still ambitious, with a posture of supporting the cards of the Liu clan, the fifth brother Liu Fei, who hated to go into battle to kill the enemy immediately, hesitated a little at this moment, and Liu Sheng only smiled helplessly.

"Okay."

"Since that's the case, then my brother and I, I won't make trouble for the fifth brother;"

"When the time comes, my younger brother will be in Chang'an with peace of mind, waiting for the triumphant return of the fifth brother?"

Hearing this, Liu Fei put away the stiff smile on his face, and smirked 'um'.

"Xiao Jiu rest assured;"

"When I get to the battlefield, even if I can't fight for the Liu family, I definitely won't shame my brothers!"

"As long as I have the opportunity, I will definitely return to Chang'an with meritorious deeds and peace and security."

Hearing this, Liu Sheng's brothers, including several others, also nodded with a smile, looking at Liu Fei's gaze, there was a lingering respect.

After chatting with Liu Fei, the brothers were silent for a while;

After twenty or thirty breaths, I don't know if it's because of boredom, the fourth Liu Yu couldn't help but look at the Phoenix Hall behind him with a suspicious face, and then nodded in the direction of the Jiaofang Hall in the distance.

"Chestnut ... Kuri Hime···· Also... No... It's not... Empress; ”

"But... Shofu··· Ladies, privately... Called... Called to... Phoenix···· Temple..."

Patiently listened to Liu Yu's words, and also heard the deep meaning of Liu Yu's words, but Liu Sheng did not speak first, but turned his head sideways with a light smile and looked at his brother Liu Pengzu beside him.

Seeing that Liu Pengzu also turned around, he took a deep look at the Phoenix Hall behind him, and then turned around again and beckoned the brothers to lean over.

"It stands to reason that if Uncle Liang really becomes the prince's younger brother, then the queen mother will inevitably give up the pepper house."

"—But then again, after the death of the great-grandmother, it is already a foregone conclusion that the queen mother will give up the Jiaofang Palace, but it will be sooner or later;"

"Regardless of whether Uncle Liang Wang is the prince's younger brother or not, the queen mother will give up the Jiaofang Palace, naturally, she won't care about the outcome of this matter."

"As for Li Ji, it's not once or twice that she goes beyond the rules and laws to do something that doesn't conform to her identity."

"As long as the father doesn't say anything, there will be no problem when a few ladies come to the Phoenix Palace······"

lowered his voice and said this conclusion in an inexplicably confident tone, Liu Pengzu straightened up and looked at the left and right secretly;

- If you want to say that at the moment, who is in the most miserable situation in Weiyang Palace, it is undoubtedly the queen Bo who guards the Jiaofang Palace.

Since ten or twenty years ago, when she was canonized as the crown princess by the late Empress Dowager Bo, Empress Bo has been favored by Liu Qi, the son of heaven, can be counted with five fingers.

If the old farmer does not sow seeds, no crops will grow in the field;

In addition, the incident of Marquis Bo Zhao happened to make Liu Qi, the son of heaven, grasp the handle of Bo's relatives, and ignore Jiaofang Hall without any worries, which made Queen Bo's task of 'giving birth to the eldest son of the emperor' even more difficult.

When the Empress Dowager was there, the Son of Heaven had not gone to the Jiaofang Palace once in a year and a half, but the Empress Dowager Bo was hindered by Bo Zhao's past, and she could not accuse Liu Qi of snubbing Empress Bo;

Now, the Empress Dowager Bo has also died, and Bo's relatives have long declined, and there is no one behind him to support herself.

Just waiting for a suitable opportunity to appear, such as when the prince is established, and by the way, Queen Bo will say goodbye to the Jiaofang Palace, as well as the identity of Liu Qizheng, the son of heaven.

For such a result, the brothers felt sympathy, but they could only stand by and watch······

"Alas······"

"Father, I'm afraid I still don't like the queen mother, right?"

"-After all, back then, it was the great grandmother who forced it into the womb, and although her temperament was gentle, her appearance was not beautiful······"

Hearing Liu Sheng's exclamation, the brothers couldn't help but shake their heads and slowly nodded with a sigh.

is the so-called: marry a wife and marry a virtuous, take a concubine;

And Queen Bo is a typical good wife and mother-type woman who is suitable for being a wife, but not suitable for love.

In terms of appearance, the soft eyebrows and eyes, the slightly collapsed nose bridge, and the full forehead, even if it is not beautiful, it will inevitably make everyone who sees it uncontrollably praised: This is the appearance of a prosperous man.

If it is placed in an ordinary family, a woman like Queen Bo will inevitably become a solid foundation for family harmony and even prosperity.

But in the royal family, in this court, Queen Bo's temperament of not fighting or grabbing and swallowing her anger can't escape the sad end of today's sympathy······

"In the final analysis, I still haven't been able to give birth to an heir, so let's start a branch for my father;"

"If there are children by your side, even if your father doesn't like it, the queen mother won't end up like this."

sighed, but the fourth Liu Yu glared fiercely, so that Liu Fei stopped and did not continue.

After hearing Liu Fei's comment, Liu Sheng fell into a long period of thought.

- Empress Bo, when Liu Qi, the Son of Heaven, was still the crown prince, the Empress Dowager Bo forcibly stuffed the past princess;

It was also with this crown princess surnamed 'Bo' that Liu Qi was able to keep the position of the prince under the threat of Mrs. Shen and Liu Yi's mother and son.

In other words, it's a deal.

It was the Bo family's relatives and the Son of Heaven Liu Qi who built a bridge through the current Empress Bo to get the political deals they needed.

- Through Queen Bo, Bo's relatives get the future they want;

And Liu Qi, the prince at that time, took advantage of this to get the support of the Empress Dowager of the East Palace, thus stabilizing the storage position.

Although at the moment, Liu Qi, the Son of Heaven, unexpectedly began to 'break the contract', but at least when the Empress Dowager Bo was alive······

No;

To be more precise, at least before Bo Zhao's incident, Liu Qi, the Son of Heaven, should still not dare to move the idea of 'breaking the contract'.

In addition to the current Son of Heaven Liu Qi's transaction with Bo's relatives, has there been a similar situation in the Han family in the past 100 years?

The answer is yes.

——During the reign of Emperor Taizu Gao, the prince Liu Ying was suspicious, and Liu Ruyi, the king of Zhao, was in the limelight.

Although Shen Tujia guessed that this was because Emperor Taizu Liu Bang was dissatisfied with the weak character of the crown prince Liu Ying, so he wanted to use this to beat;

But judging from the actual situation, it was not Liu Ying who took the initiative to change his personality to help Liu Ying stabilize the position of the crown prince and wait for Liu Bang's death, but behind the scenes, the Empress Dowager Lu, who supported Liu Ying, and the relatives of the Lu family, whose power was all over the court and the opposition.

It's just that at that time, no one ever noticed that there was a similar transaction between the Lu family and the filial piety emperor Liu Ying.

——After Liu Bang's death, Liu Ying, who inherited the throne, established Zhang Ao, the Marquis of Xuanping, and the daughter born to his sister Princess Liu Le, Lu Yuan: Zhang Yan is the queen;

And Empress Xiaohui Zhang Yan, like today's Queen Bo, has lived in the Jiaofang Palace for many years, but has never been able to give birth to an heir.

Although this result is likely to be because Zhang Yan was too young when she was the queen, she was just eight years old, and when Xiaohui Liu Ying died, Empress Zhang was only fifteen years old;

But this is enough to prove that for Zhang Yan, the queen who was forced to do so by her mother, filial piety Liu Ying is also the same as Liu Qi, the current son of heaven, there is a certain degree of resistance.

If it weren't for this, even if Empress Zhang was only fourteen or fifteen years old when Xiaohui Liu Ying died, but in this era when a woman set up a family affair at the age of seven or eight, and married and had children at the age of thirteen or fourteen, Empress Zhang should not have no children all her life, and even in the end, she was buried as a virgin······

"Between the Lu family and Emperor Xiaohui, it is Empress Xiaohui Zhang;"

"Between my father and the Bo family, it is now Queen Bo."

"Then the eldest brother, there is ······ between him and the Dou family"

Thoughtfully let out two soft murmurs, and Liu Sheng's eyes involuntarily looked beyond the palace walls;

——Shang Guanli, Tangyi Marquis Mansion······

"It's Gillian······"

Full of embarrassment and muttering the final answer, Liu Sheng shook his head and sighed sideways, looking behind him, the Phoenix Hall standing quietly within the palace wall.

It wasn't until this moment that Liu Sheng finally reacted: what does it mean for Li Ji to refuse to marry Princess Liu of Guantao and to let the emperor's eldest son Liu Rong marry Chen Ajiao.

- This means that the only culprit of this farce that is being staged in Chang'an now is Li Ji······

If it weren't for Li Ji's refusal of that family affair, Empress Dowager Dou would not be like now, she had to fight for the risk of losing the night to come to a drama of 'brother to brother' on the throne······

"Father's patience with Kuri Ji should be running out······"

"It's just that there is no eldest son, only the eldest brother, the eldest son's option, tolerates Kurihime's ······ so far"

A little embarrassed and let out a murmur, and Liu Sheng's face was immediately occupied by a touch of heaviness.

For Liu Sheng, there is not much difference between who Liu Qi, the son of heaven, chooses to be the prince;

Anyway, Liu Sheng is not a long-term heir, even if it is a wheel, it will not be Liu Sheng's turn here.

But what worries Liu Sheng is Li Ji.

Because of what he has seen and heard in the past few years, Liu Sheng clearly realized that every time there is an unstable situation of the prince, the Chang'an court will fall into a long-term turmoil.

And such turmoil is also very likely to affect Chiyu, and an innocent son like Liu Sheng will be mercilessly implicated······

"Son! Sons, etc., see the father! ”

Just as he was thinking about it, the fifth brother Liu Fei's rude voice of worship came from his ears, which provoked Liu Shengmuran to turn around;

But when I saw the Yellow House Zuo Qi of the Son of Heaven Liu Qi, I don't know when, it actually stopped outside the Phoenix Palace!

Hurriedly bowed down, followed his brothers to salute Liu Qi in the imperial chariot, and before Liu Sheng got up, he heard the low, tired, and obviously slightly hoarse voice of Liu Qi, the son of heaven, sounded in the imperial chariot.

"The most one~"

"Be conscious, come to the chariot ······"

With a leisurely word, the brothers hurriedly raised their heads, and they were all left and right, looking for the 'most bastard' brother;

But among the six brothers, Liu Sheng was the only one, who did not look at the left and right in confusion, but obediently got up and walked forward indifferently.

- Liu Sheng, really conscious······

(End of chapter)