"Teacher, is that really what you told your father?"

It's day and night, Shangguanli, so Anhou Mansion.

Hearing Liu Sheng's question, Shen Tujia only smiled bitterly and nodded, but between his eyebrows, he immediately climbed into a thick bitterness.

"When I said that the Liang Kingdom was related to the safety of Hangu Pass, so it was necessary to treat the King of Liang well and never take away the fiefdom of the Liang Kingdom, Your Majesty thought so;"

"When I said that Yan and Dai were shouldering the mission of garrisoning the border wall, and Zhao Guo also had similar responsibilities, His Majesty still did not show any different colors."

"—Even in the end, when I told Your Majesty that if you want to cut the domain, it is better to directly isolate the State of Wu and only cut the land of Liu Biao, the king of Wu, on your Majesty's countenance, is still full of approval."

"But I don't know why: for the State of Chu, Your Majesty, it seems that there is a lot of resentment······"

If this is the case, he saw Shen Tujia sighing and shaking his head, and there was real helplessness on his face.

"As soon as I talked about the State of Chu, His Majesty directly ordered me and the Imperial Doctor Tao Qing to retreat, leaving only Chao Cuo alone."

"But judging from His Majesty's countenance, leaving a mistake alone, I'm afraid, and it's not for any good thing······"

Listening to Shen Tujia's words that were full of bitterness, helplessness, and clearly mixed with some doubts, the two brothers Liu Pengzu and Liu Sheng, who were sitting in front of Shen Tujia, couldn't help but look at each other with a little confusion;

When the two brothers saw the same doubts as themselves in each other's eyes, Liu Pengzu finally took the lead in turning around, muttering to himself full of doubts.

"It stands to reason that the teacher's plan should be the safest way to cut the domain."

"--While only forcing Liu Bi to rebel, he also treats other clan princes well, so that the clan princes will not be connected together, and in the end, it is very likely that even Liu Bi, the king of Wu, may not have the courage to raise troops!"

"After all, no matter how rich the country of Wu is, it is not one-tenth of the Chang'an court;"

"With Liu Bi's own strength, I'm afraid I won't even be able to get out of the territory of Wu······"

As he spoke, Liu Pengzu's face was even more confused, and his eyes immediately subconsciously looked at his younger brother Liu Sheng, who was already in deep thought.

"What does Ah Sheng think?"

Seeing that Liu Sheng heard this, he only came back to his senses thoughtfully, pursed his lips slightly, and then shook his head with a stern expression.

"I'm thinking about Chu State, what happened;"

"-To be precise, it was Liu Wu, the king of Chu, what did he do to make his father so resentful······"

Full of worry, Liu Sheng couldn't help but raise his head and look at the prime minister Shen Tujia in front of him.

"Do you remember what my father did before his complexion changed greatly?"

"Or, is it because I saw some news that my father's attitude towards the Chu State has changed drastically?"

As soon as these words came out, Shen Tujia also relieved himself in hindsight, and only hurriedly turned his body all the way.

"Yes!"

"——When I arrived at the Xuan Room with the Imperial Historian Tao Qing and Chao Cuo, and just sat down in front of His Majesty, Chao Cuo took out all the accusations of the clan relatives and princes."

"According to Chao Cuo's rhetoric, no matter which clan prince His Majesty wants to seize the territory of the princes, Chao Cuo can come up with conclusive evidence of the crime."

"Chao Cuo also emphasized: Among these clan princes, especially the evidence of the crime of the king of Chu, it is the most 'conclusive' ······"

In the end, Shen Tujia finally came back to his senses, and like Liu Sheng, he fell into a long period of thought.

It was Liu Pengzu who moved his gaze on Shen Tujia and Liu Sheng repeatedly for a while, and then he realized that he had come back to his senses.

It's weird.

Very strange.

Because according to the objective evaluation of Tianzi Qi by the three teachers and students who are gathering in the Gu'an Hou Mansion at this moment, Liu Qi is definitely not a person who will be swayed by emotions.

Even if there is an occasional 'antecedent' that has done stupid things because of mood swings, but in major matters, especially in important matters related to the court's major policies, Tianzi Qi will always be as calm as a stone statue.

In the words of later generations, it is: you can not believe Liu Qi, but you can always believe in Tianzi Qi.

Because in the dictionary of the Son of Heaven, there is never the word 'emotion';

All the actions of the Son of Heaven will always only serve the word 'interests'.

Unless······

"I think that what King Chu committed is probably very serious."

"-It's so serious that even people like my father, who are invisible, and who are never swayed by emotions, are seriously affected!"

"If this is not the case, there is no way to explain the teacher's plan to cut the feudal domain, and it will not be adopted by the father."

"Because for the easy method, the father has always adopted it regardless of the cost and the cost;"

"It's not like today, just because he saw someone's incriminating evidence, he was so angry that he directly interrupted the meeting, and even dismissed the three princes like the teacher and Tao Qing, but left only one person wrong······"

Hearing Liu Sheng's whisper, Shen Tujia thought for a moment, and couldn't help but nod his head slowly.

And as Shen Tujia nodded, the hearts of the three teachers and students were all shrouded in a thick layer of haze······

Perhaps it seems to ordinary people that this matter is difficult to understand;

Isn't it very common for clan princes to make mistakes?

If even these earth emperors don't make mistakes, then who else in this world can have the courage to make mistakes?

But having said that, mistakes and mistakes are still not the same.

It's like the people, the iron law that has not changed for thousands of years: killing people to pay for their lives, and repaying debts, when it comes to the clan and royal family, it is not the same thing at all;

- If the royal family kills someone, and if they can pay some money to their family, they have to be given a thumbs up and praised: What a virtuous king who dares to be a daring king!

As for the money owed, not to mention, the principal and interest are not explored first, and those who can not kill people can be regarded as good clansmen who are 'kind and upright'.

The eternal iron law of 'killing to pay for life, and paying off debts' is still the same, and when it comes to other crimes, most of them are similar.

Ordinary people rebel, they have to be beheaded, right?

Clan relatives are not the same;

If the clan rebels, as long as they don't die on the battlefield, they basically can't be killed after the rebellion is put down.

Breaking the sky, that is, house arrest to death.

Ordinary people lose their dignity in front of the king, so they have to be killed, right?

When it comes to Zongzi, it's still different.

Ordinary people 'lose their honor in front of the king', and they don't need evidence at all - if the emperor says that you are disrespectful, then you must be dishonored!

And the clan princes 'lost their manners in front of the king', even if there are human and material evidence, there is a high probability that they cannot be severely punished.

Because the people of the world don't care about this matter at all, whether there is evidence or not;

They will only care: Oh, King So-and-so picked his nose and was slaughtered by His Majesty······

My brother/uncle, I slaughtered it so ruthlessly~

This majesty is also a ruthless person?

can do it to relatives, and to us ordinary people, can it be okay?

Therefore, the thick "Han Law" in the Han family today is not so much for the people of the world, but for the people of the world who are not surnamed Liu;

As for the Liu clan, just having the surname 'Liu' is enough to ensure that there is not a single crime in that thick Han law that can put them to death.

In this way, some people may still find it strange;

- Wang Fa can't control these people, so who else can control them in this world?

The answer is: family law;

For today's Liu Han Sheji, that is, this 'family world', the Liu clan is theoretically a member of the ruling class.

Therefore, the Liu clan, as the rule-maker, is not bound by the rules of this world.

What can really restrain them is the 'family law' within the Liu family.

To be more specific, it is the elders of the Liu family represented by Tianzi Qi who are qualified to restrain and punish these 'disdainful descendants' in the name of family law.

Since it is a family law, the people punished by the family law, as well as the crimes involved in these people, naturally cannot be the crimes of those chickens and dogs in the world, who are guilty of burning, killing and looting.

Rather······

"Liu Wu, the king of Chu, can't he dig the wall of the ancestral temple?"

"——The place of abundant Longxing can be in the territory of Chu State!"

Liu Pengzu exclaimed in shock, causing Shen Tujia and Liu Sheng to come back to their senses;

Seeing that Shen Tujia didn't want to think about it, he immediately shook his head.

"Liu Wu, the king of Chu, don't have the guts;"

"—and even if he had, he wouldn't be able to do it."

"Although the place of Fengpei Longxing is within the territory of King Chu, the two counties of Feng and Pei have been living happily for nearly fifty years by virtue of the rich privilege of Emperor Taizu Gao!"

"In the past fifty years, no one and no force has ever successfully extended its tentacles into abundance;"

"Even the Chang'an court can't collect even a grain of rice from Feng and Pei, even a copper coin."

"He, Liu Wu, the king of Chu, don't say it's making trouble in the place of Fengpei Longxing;"

"If you want to set foot in abundance, I'm afraid you will be beaten out by those 'Shandong fathers' with sticks······"

With a sad face that denied Liu Pengzu's speculation, Shen Tujia quietly turned his head sideways;

looked at Liu Sheng, and said with a slight tentative: "But when I left the palace, Tao Qing, the imperial historian, casually mentioned this matter; ”

"It seems that it is because Liu Wu, the king of Chu, drank and had fun during the mourning period of the empress dowager······"

"-probably not."

Unexpectedly, as soon as Shen Tujia's words came out, Liu Sheng shook his head with determination, and his face immediately sank a little.

"At least it's not the only one."

"—Drinking and having fun during the mourning period of the Empress Dowager is indeed an unforgivable sin for the princes of the clan;

"But it's just 'unforgivable,' not 'unforgivable.'"

"If it is only this crime, then according to the character of the father, there is a high probability that he will use this crime to force Liu Wu, the king of Chu, to comply."

"For example, secretly reminded Liu Wu and warned Liu Wu, 'As long as you don't follow Liu Bi to rebel, this matter can no longer be investigated, otherwise you will bear the consequences' and so on."

"But today, my father just saw Liu Wu's crimes, and he showed an angry look in front of the three ministers of the Pillar Kingdom, the teacher, the imperial historian, and the internal history."

"Such an anomaly is probably not a crime of 'mourning for fun' at all, and it can be explained ······"

This time, it was Liu Sheng's turn to speak and deny the 'gossip' obtained by Shen Tujia;

After a while, Shen Tujia clearly saw that Liu Sheng's eyes clearly revealed a little understanding, but immediately after, the topic was diverted by Liu Sheng.

"Let's not care about what kind of heinous crime Liu Wu, the king of Chu, has committed."

"From my father's reaction, the teacher can know: What the King of Chu did made his father furious, and he could only put the matter of cutting the feudal domain on hold for the time being, and he had to free up his hands to deal with the problem of the King of Chu."

"So next, the teacher will make adjustments to the specific operation plan of "Cutting the Domain", I'm afraid, I will have to add a premise of 'Liu Wu, the king of Chu, was cut down for his crimes'."

Seeing that Liu Sheng did not continue to dwell on the charges of Liu Wu, the king of Chu, Shen Tujia also vaguely realized something in his heart, so he no longer dwelled on it;

Hearing Liu Sheng's words, Shen Tujia only thought about it for a moment, then nodded with a wry smile.

"That's true."

"——When I came out of the palace, the news that His Majesty had summoned the King of Chu to Beijing was already one step ahead of me and sent out of Weiyang Palace;"

"Next, I'm afraid it will be Liu Wu, the king of Chu, who will come to Chang'an and face His Majesty's accountability······"

"It's just that I'm a little worried, if the king of Chu refuses to come to Chang'an, he jumps over the wall in a hurry, and reaches an agreement with Liu Bi, the king of Wu, to 'raise troops together' early······"

"Alas~"

"Tear your face in advance, I'm afraid that the rebellion will break out in advance, and the time that the court can use to prepare will be greatly shortened······"

Hearing that Shen Tujia was full of bitterness and slightly complained and suspicious, Liu Shengzong was in mixed moods, and he didn't forget to squeeze out a smile.

"If my father is more angry and not bewitched by people like Chao Cuo, the teacher won't have to be so haggard."

"But we can't change the character of our father at all;"

"The fact that Chao Cuo is trusted by my father and the emperor, we can't change it either."

"Therefore, instead of feeling sorry for this, the teacher should directly make the next arrangements based on the premise of 'Wu and Chu must be opposed'."

"-Right now, the teacher is still there, and the father and the emperor have already shown signs of 'poking out the big basket';"

"If there is no teacher in the field, I will rely on my father and Chao Cuo, I am afraid that my Han family will have a big problem······"

The half-sincere, half-flattering words also provoked Shen Tujia to laugh shyly, and even wiped his mouth with his hand unnaturally.

When he raised his head and saw Liu Sheng's shallow smile and sincere expression, Shen Tu Jia sighed with a smile, and finally nodded helplessly.

"That's true."

"The rebellion of the state of Wu was predestined long before the advent of "Cutting the Domain"."

"As for the State of Chu, even if there is no 'crime' of Liu Wu, the king of Chu, from the perspective of geographical location alone, as long as Liu Bi, the king of Wu, raises troops, he will inevitably bring the State of Chu with him."

"-The difference is only that: whether Liu Wu, the king of Chu, took the initiative to unite with Liu Bi, the king of Wu, or was passively coerced by Liu Bi, the king of Wu."

"There is no difference between the two at all for the Chang'an court······"

Speaking of business, Shen Tujia also regained his positive face and briefly talked about his plan.

To sum up, it is actually a sentence: if you can oppose one family, you will strive to make the princes of the clan less against one;

Try to control the rebellion to the extent of the 'rebellion between Wu and Chu', and use the two big countries of Wu and Chu to set an example for other small countries, and achieve all the goals originally set in the "Cutting Domain" under the premise of not being bloody.

For these specific plans, the two brothers Liu Pengzu and Liu Sheng naturally did not dare to intervene more;

can only say every word of Shen Tujia, the two brothers nodded to Shen Tujia in adoration.

When Shen Tujia narrated his new plan to the two brothers from beginning to end, it was Shen Tujia himself, and he obviously had a lot of confidence;

Unceremoniously signaled the two brothers to 'take care of themselves', so they buried themselves in front of the case alone, and began to write hard and draft a new plan.

Seeing this, the two brothers were also interested, respectfully said goodbye to Shen Tujia, and set foot on the way back to the palace.

It's just that the moment he walked out of the Hometown Anhou Mansion, Liu Pengzu could no longer hold back the doubts in his chest, and raised his own questions to Liu Sheng.

"Ah Sheng, have you already guessed ······?"

Unexpectedly, just halfway through the words, Liu Sheng's face sank!

With that gloomy, gloomy, and secretive face, Rao is Liu Pengzu, who grew up with Liu Sheng since childhood, couldn't help but shudder a little secretly!

saw Liu Sheng glance around with a gloomy expression, and then stared deeply at the depths of Liu Pengzu's gaze, and saw three breaths;

When Liu Pengzu was stared at by this stunning gaze, he was a little uncomfortable, and Liu Sheng's cold voice finally reached Liu Pengzu's ears.

"The princes of the clan must never~ There is only one heinous crime that must not be committed!"

"As long as this crime is committed, there is absolutely no way to live!"

"This is the only crime that will make my father angry, and even the "Cutting Domain" must be put aside for the time being, and we must concentrate on dealing with Liu Wu, the king of Chu!"

"But this sin of God's indignation, we, the clans, can absolutely, absolutely cannot speak ······"

Seeing Liu Sheng say these words with a grim and almost distorted face, Liu Pengzu's face was full of surprise, and finally turned into an indescribable secret······

"Ah Sheng is saying ······"

"-Hmm!"

Without waiting for Liu Pengzu to say the embarrassing charge, Liu Sheng once again spoke first and stopped Liu Pengzu from continuing.

Then, Liu Sheng slowly withdrew his gaze and lowered his head with a gloomy expression;

As he walked forward, he didn't forget to remind: "Brother knows about this matter today, and tomorrow, it must be erased from his mind!" ”

"Because of this crime, subverting people's filial piety will even make my Liu family a shame that cannot be washed away for thousands of years!"

"- Liu Wu, the king of Chu, is dead!"

"- The king of Chu is in the lineage, and the lineage will be extinct!"

"But until the day when he Liu Wu turned into dry bones, the heinous crime he committed was absolutely absolute and could not appear in anyone's mouth······"

(End of chapter)