Tianzi Qi's extremely deliberate emphasis caused Liu Sheng to be disdainful again;

But the courtiers and officials in the palace obviously didn't notice Liu Sheng sitting in the corner.

Almost as soon as the Son of Heaven finished speaking, hundreds of eyes in the Xuan Room Hall focused on Liu She.

In the corner, Liu Sheng couldn't help but recall that a few years ago, the deceased teacher Shen Tujia had introduced Liu She's words to him.

"Taohou Liu She is the eldest son of Tao'an Hou Liu Xiang;"

"Tao'an Hou Liu Xiang, real name Xiang Xiang ······"

With an inaudible murmur, a past that was not well known to later generations also quietly emerged in Liu Sheng's mind.

Later generations will know: In that famous Hongmen banquet, Xiang Yu's uncle Xiang Uncle saved Liu Bang's life several times.

Especially at the time of 'Xiang Zhuang dancing the sword, intended for Pei Gong', Xiang Bo used the name of 'dancing together' to repeatedly resolve Xiang Zhuang's stabbing attacks on Pei Gong.

Later, Wujiang, the overlord of Chu, killed himself, and Xiang Bo surrendered to Liu Han, and was named the Marquis of Sheyang by Emperor Taizu Gao Liu Bang, and was given the surname: Liu.

Uncle Liu, Marquis of Sheyang, has been well-known to later generations since then;

But few people know: in addition to Liu Bo, the Marquis of Sheyang, there is actually another member of the Xiang clan, who once surrendered to the Han family.

Moreover, compared to Liu Bo, the Marquis of Sheyang, who had no choice but to surrender to the Han family after Xiang Yu Wujiang killed himself, this person surrendered to Liu Bang, the then king of the Han Dynasty, during the Battle of Pengcheng, when Xiang Yu was not dead······

"In the second year of the Han Dynasty (205 BC), the Marquis of Yingyin defeated the Chu army in Dingtao and forced the Chu general Xiang Xiang to surrender."

"In the fifth year of the Han Dynasty (202 BC), Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, killed himself, and Xiang Xiang and other Xiang clansmen were pardoned by the Han king;"

"Xiang Xiang, given the surname Liu."

"Emperor Taizu Gao in December, March Ding Si (April 15, 195 BC), Liu Xiang was awarded the title of Marquis of Tao, and 1,000 households were ······"

He muttered thoughtfully, and saw Liu Shengwei sitting up straight with a smile, and cast his meaningful gaze on Liu She, the Taohou who had already come to the center of the hall.

Because of Liu Sheng, I remembered my teacher Shen Tujia, and once told me a very interesting thing.

——At the time of the first emperor, the Taohou family once shouted a slogan;

And this slogan, to this day, is still circulating on the streets of Chang'an······

"Swear to be loyal to the Son of Heaven······"

"Who is the Son of Heaven and who is loyal to ·········"

"Hey;"

"Hey······ hey"

Under Liu Sheng's playful gaze, Liu She, the Taohou who walked to the center of the hall, finally spoke.

"Liu She, the servant of the Marquis of Tao, will die for a hundred years, and start Your Majesty."

"—I heard that if the temple has no descendants, it may be cut off;

"If there is no prince in Sheji, it may sink."

"It is precisely because of this that Emperor Taizu Gao will appoint Emperor Xiaohui as the prince while ascending the throne;

"Emperor Xiaowen of the former Taizong, it is also for this reason that soon after inheriting the throne, he canonized His Majesty as the crown prince."

"Now, His Majesty has inherited the throne for three years, but there has not yet been a crown prince, and there is no clear heir to Zongmiao and Sheji."

"Without the prince, the people are worried that the temple will be cut off and the society will sink;"

"The ministers and officials cannot determine the object of allegiance, and they are panicked all day long, unable to concentrate on handling government affairs."

"The reason for this is because we, the ministers, did not remind Your Majesty in time······"

Under the increasingly frightened gaze of the courtiers and officials, when he said this, he saw Liu She kneeling down solemnly!

meticulously straightened the crown belt, and bowed to the first son of heaven!

"-Liu She, the prince of the Tao Marquis, I beg your majesty!"

"——Determine the descendants for the temple, set up a prince for the society, and !! the hearts of the people of the world and the officials of the court."

Be quiet.

Absolute silence.

As Liu She said this last word solemnly, the huge Xuan Room Hall suddenly fell into a long silence.

Almost everyone, with a dumbfounded look, looked at the center of the hall, the servant Liu She, who had already kowtowed to the ground.

- Liu She, you are asking for the prince!

It was in this Xuanshu Palace, in front of the courtiers, officials, princes, and even Liu Wu, the king of Liang, that he asked the Son of Heaven to set up a prince!!

As soon as Liu She's voice fell, in the east seat on the side of the hall, Liu Wu, the king of Liang, and Liu Rong, the eldest son of the emperor, who were sitting next to each other on the left and right, all showed a look of horror!

Almost at the same time, the uncle and nephew turned their heads sideways!

When they saw the face of the Son of Heaven, there was only a look of indifference without joy or sorrow, and the uncle and nephew lowered their heads in panic;

And the courtiers and officials, after a long period of consternation, turned their suspicious gazes to Liu She, who knelt and kowtowed in the center of the hall, still standing up······

"Servant!"

"How dare you!"

It was in this trajectory that the princes sitting in the east seat invariably took a deep breath;

Especially Liu De and Liu Si, there was a complex look of joy and sorrow on their faces.

It's been a long, long time······

After a long time, Liu Rong and Liu Wu were already trembling slightly;

For a long time, in the face of the courtiers and officials, it gradually brought terror;

Liu She, who had been kneeling and kowtowing for a long time, was in a cold sweat······

Finally;

On the royal couch, a low inquiry from the Son of Heaven was heard, and the Xuanshu Palace, which seemed to have stood still in time, re-entered the flow of time.

"I am shallow in virtue;"

"Entrusted by the first emperor, with the temple and the community, on weekdays, he is always trembling and walking on thin ice."

"I am very worried that my own mistakes will damage the noble virtues of the first emperor."

"The burden of the temple and the shrine has already made me panic and uneasy;"

"If Tian shamelessly canonizes the prince, I'm afraid that I will have no shame to face the people of the world, Emperor Taizu Gao, and Emperor Xiaowen of the first Taizong······"

The low, gentle voice of the words brought the courtiers back to their senses;

After thinking about it for a while, he suddenly raised his head and scattered his suspicious gaze to the Son of Heaven on the royal couch!

- Liu She's invitation to set up a prince is the instruction of the Son of Heaven!

Perhaps in the eyes of later generations, such logic is difficult to accept.

But for the courtiers and officials who were kneeling on the east and west sides of the Xuanshu Hall at this moment, this was a clear thing.

The reason is very simple: if today, Liu She's request for the establishment of the prince was not instructed by the Son of Heaven, or something that the Son of Heaven did not want to happen, the Son of Heaven would definitely not give an ambiguous answer like Fang Cai.

If Tianziqi is in a better mood, he may say: Taohou has been sick recently, and his brain is confused, so go home and rest for a while.

If you're in a bad mood, you're even likely to get angry on the spot!

In an extreme case, after the court discussion is over, Tingwei is even likely to bring a glass of wine to the door and ask Liu She to 'keep himself decent'······

But the Son of Heaven did not get angry, nor did he give Liu She 'sick' leave;

The reply given by the Son of Heaven is exactly the same as the reply given by the first emperor when the courtiers and officials asked the first emperor to appoint the crown prince······

"yes~"

"If it weren't for His Majesty's permission, at least it would be a tacit acquiescence;"

"Liu She, how dare you do such a showy thing······

Thinking like this, the courtiers and officials lowered their heads thoughtfully, and fell into a short entanglement.

It wasn't until this moment that the courtiers and officials finally reacted: the Taohou family, from the Taohou family, was named Taohou······

No!

——From the day he was given the surname 'Liu', he has always been the most loyal eagle dog of Emperor Liu Han!

And after a short period of entanglement, the courtiers and officials finally reacted with hindsight;

After a brief exchange of views with familiar colleagues, the hundreds of courtiers in the entire Xuanshu Hall all got up from their seats!

As at the beginning of the court meeting, when the Son of Heaven was greeted and saluted, they were arranged neatly in the center of the hall, and they knelt down in unison and bowed to the Son of Heaven in unison.

"Wait! Knock on the head! ”

"Death for a hundred years!"

"——I implore Your Majesty to determine the descendants for the Zongmiao, and to set up a prince for the Sheji, so as to appease the hearts of the people of the world and the officials of the court!"

"In the past, Your Majesty was responsible for state affairs, and his ministers waited for the food of the Han, but he did not remind His Majesty in time!"

"This is our fault!"

"I beg your Majesty to take the advice of the servant and appoint a prince, so that our mistakes can be remedied······

The courtiers and officials unanimously admonished, and the Son of Heaven showed a look on his face, and then he was full of solemnity.

In the east seat on the side of the palace, after a short period of helplessness, Liu Wu, the king of Liang, and Liu Rong, the eldest son of the emperor, also joined the ranks of 'please establish the prince' according to their apprehensions.

By this time, the faces of the uncle and nephew had calmed down a lot.

- Because the uncle and nephew have just come back to their senses: Liu She, just please set up a prince;

Instead of specifying to the Son of Heaven, who should be appointed as the prince, it was not even specified: should be the prince of the prince, or the prince of the prince······

I saw that on the royal couch, I looked at the courtiers and officials kneeling in the hall, the meritorious princes and nobles, and the younger brother Liu Wu and his son Liu Rong, who also knelt on the ground and kowtowed to themselves, 'please establish the prince';

Pretending to be tangled and bowing his head to think for a moment, the Son of Heaven finally got up from the couch.

With his hands behind his back, he let out a long sigh, but in the end, he still shook his head with a melancholy face.

"I've heard that if you don't have enough credit, you shouldn't be rewarded."

"I don't have any great credit to the world."

"The people of the world have not lived a better life because of me."

"——I have been the emperor for three years, and the taxes that the people of the world should pay have not been reduced by a grain of corn;"

"The oral endowment that should be handed over has not reduced a copper coin;"

"The number of servants who should be served has not been reduced by even one day."

"In the three years of my reign, the people of the world have not only not lived better, but have been poisoned by the war because of the rebellion caused by Liu Bi and Liu Wu."

"Although this rebellion was not caused by my mistakes, as the father of the people of the world, I have an unshirkable responsibility for the disasters suffered by the people of the world······

Full of sincere words, he saw the Son of Heaven smiling bitterly and shaking his head;

He was stunned for a moment, and then let out a long sigh.

"No matter how great the credit is, it can't be as great as Emperor Taizu Gao;"

"No matter how noble the virtue is, it is not as noble as Emperor Xiaowen of the first Taizong."

"But even Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Xiaowen of the First Taizong were terrified when they were crowned princes;"

"I can't even compare to one-tenth of Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Xiaowen of Xiantaizong, so how dare I appoint a prince?"

"-Princesses, don't persuade me anymore."

"Although I am not a good emperor, I would never dare to do such a thing that people and gods are angry about······"

As the Son of Heaven refused again, the courtiers and officials who knelt in the center of the hall finally got up from the ground in order, bowed silently to the Son of Heaven, and then returned to their seats.

But from everyone's faces with a little excitement, it is not difficult for Liu Sheng to see that this matter does not end here.

——Twenty-seven years ago, the courtiers and hundreds of officials played together, persuading the first emperor to appoint a prince, a hundred officials and three invitations, and the first emperor three resignations!

And today's court discussion, the Son of Heaven, has completed the first two words of the 'three words'.

According to the 'precedent' of Emperor Xiaowen of Emperor Taizong, there is only one last invitation and resignation, and the canonization of the prince will be adopted by the Son of Heaven.

It's just that this third invitation and the third resignation can't be a request from a hundred officials to the Son of Heaven;

But after this court meeting ended, the hundred officials went to Changle Palace together and asked the Empress Dowager Dou to be crowned a prince.

After this third resignation is completed by the Empress Dowager Dou, the courtiers and hundreds of officials will carry out the 'fourth invitation' on the next Chang Chaori.

The specific rhetoric is probably: Your Majesty does not agree, and the Queen Mother does not agree, but this fact cannot be delayed, please Your Majesty for the sake of the people of the world, adopt our suggestions~

Then, the Son of Heaven will 'reluctantly' say: Since the people of the world need me to do this, then I will be cheeky and appoint a prince······

"Good one, three excuses;"

"I don't know who to show it······"

In the corner, Liu Sheng muttered again, but it did not attract Liu Fei's echo.

I saw Liu Fei turn his head sideways with an indifferent face, look at Liu Sheng beside him, and straighten his face with a little seriousness.

"Of course, it's for the world to see."

"-These truths, Xiao Jiu doesn't understand them for the time being."

"Later, when you are older, Xiao Jiu will understand······"

In the seriousness, there was no lack of a hint of preaching, which also made Liu Sheng stunned.

Looking deeply into the depths of the fifth brother Liu Fei's gaze, after looking at it for a long time, Liu Sheng finally grinned.

"Hey!"

"This is the first time, I was taught a lesson by the fifth brother;"

"In the past, I taught the fifth brother ······"

In the corner, Liu Sheng and Liu Fei whispered again.

In the hall, whether it is the Son of Heaven on the royal couch, or the courtiers and officials in the palace;

Even Liu Wu, the king of Liang, and Liu Rong, the eldest son of the emperor, and his uncle and nephew, all bowed their heads in a thousand thoughts.

——The matter of the appointment of the prince has entered the final countdown!

And at such an exciting time, everyone will have a chance to choose.

This opportunity, grasped well, is one person to achieve the Tao, the chicken dog ascended to heaven, enough for a family, to lay a solid foundation for three generations of prosperity!

But if you don't grasp it well, you will lose your way and the whole clan will sink······

"Since my father wants to appoint a prince, I am afraid that the matter of our king will be earlier."

"-After all, according to the usual practice, the king is crowned first, and then the prince is established."

In the corner where the princes were, Liu Pengzu said with a slight sigh, only causing the brothers to nod their heads.

turned sideways again, stretched out his hand reluctantly, patted each other's shoulders and backs, and finally expressed his reluctance to his brother's siblings.

Just when the brothers thought that today's court meeting was about to end here, the courtier train in Xixi suddenly stood up with an old figure.

When he saw the old figure and who it was, everyone in the hall had a little surprise on their faces.

"Huh?"

"Kaifeng Hou?"

"——Over the years, I have never seen the Marquis of Kaifeng take the initiative to go out of the court meeting?"

The courtiers and officials whispered for a while, which also provoked the Son of Heaven to raise his head;

When I saw that the person who stood up from the court, it was actually the 'thousand-year-old dumb' Tao Qing, and Tianziqi's face immediately brought a smile.

Perhaps it was the appointment of the prince on the agenda, which made Tianziqi feel good, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he teased Tao Qing with a little joking.

"Isn't that a rarity?"

"It's rare for me to be a doctor of imperial history, and he is willing to take the initiative to express his views on top of the court."

"-Hmm!"

"—really rare!"

ridiculed, which caused a chuckle from the hundreds of officials in the palace;

I saw the Son of Heaven Qiwen smiling and raising his head, and scattered his encouraging gaze to Tao Qing's solemn face.

"If Dr. Tao has something to say, just say it;"

"As long as it's not a chaotic strategy that everyone and gods are angry about, for the sake of Dr. Yushi's willingness to take the initiative to speak today, I will definitely try my best to adopt it."

Inspired by the Son of Heaven, Tao Qing's face was grim;

It's just that after Tao Qing knelt down and put on a posture of admonishment, the courtiers and officials looked at Chao Cuo's gaze, but they couldn't help but feel a little strange.

"Since Your Majesty succeeded to the throne, Tao Qing, the imperial historian, has always been the only one who is wrong?"

"-yes?"

"——Look at Chao Cuo's face, Tao Qing, this old dog, is going to 'devour the master' today?"

The muttering of the hundred officials' ill intentions sounded in his ears, which only made Chao Cuo's already gloomy face even more ugly.

Looking at Tao Qing's gaze, it suddenly took on a little ruthlessness······

"Imperial Doctor Kaifeng Marquis Tao Qing~"

"Death for a hundred worship~"

"Your Majesty ~~~"

The sudden loud singing sound caused all the officials in the hall to be surprised!

Even the Son of Heaven on the couch couldn't help but sit up straighter, and his face was also solemn.

But a moment later, when Tao Qing uttered that terrifying admonition in an almost hoarse voice, the Xuanshu Palace, which had just experienced an 'absolute zero' degree, was completely frozen by the frost on the face of the Son of Heaven······

"Queen Bo, fourteen years for the crown princess, three years for the queen!"

"In the past seventeen years, the Empress Bo has not been able to give birth to an heir for His Majesty!"

"—The minister has heard that failing to bear an heir to her husband is the greatest sin of a wife;"

"Ordinary people, that's the case;"

"And the royal family?"

"Isn't it the Queen's greatest and most unforgivable sin to not being able to give birth to an heir for Her Majesty?"

"Therefore, the imperial historian Kaifeng Marquis Tao Qing suddenly bowed to death!"

"I beg your majesty!"

"Abolish the position of Queen Bo and order her to move out of the pepper room!"

"In addition, choose a lady with both virtue and virtue, canonize her as the queen, and !! the world as a mother"

There is a third watch in the middle of the night, about 2-3 o'clock.

(End of chapter)