Chang'an City knew almost nothing about what happened in Beiying on this day.

People only know that on this day, Liu Sheng, who had just been established as the crown prince, took a car and went to Beiying.

As for what to do, what to do, what to say, who and what to meet, people can be said to know nothing.

But in the end, there are still some clues, and they have not escaped the attention of the gossip party.

——After Liu Sheng, the crown prince Wei Qihou Dou Ying and the middle doctor Yuan Ang also walked out of Beiying one after another and returned to Chang'an City.

After returning to the city, Yuan Ang went straight to Changle Palace······

"Doctor, I'm so disappointed!"

"Leave the palace registration card that enters and exits Changle, and then retreat!"

"Don't come to see me again during this time!"

In Changle Palace, Yuan An, who has always been deeply trusted and treated by the Empress Dowager Dou, was severely reprimanded by the Empress Dowager Dou;

Even the palace registration card that freely entered and exited Changle Palace was also taken back by the angry Empress Dowager Dou.

And the crown prince Dou Ying, after returning to Shangguanli by car, boarded the mansion of Marquis Zhangwu······

"Zhou Yafu, this is asking for your own death."

"Since the rebellion of Wu Chu was pacified, and he was worshiped as prime minister by His Majesty, Zhou Yafu has become more and more domineering."

"Wang Sun, the same is ······"

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"Let's go and ask the prince for guilt first."

"Get the prince's forgiveness, and then go to the ancestral hall to receive the family law."

"I'll go to Changle and discuss with the Queen Mother, and let Your Majesty find someone else to be the crown prince."

"Wang Sun, just think about it behind closed doors at home, and reflect on your mistakes······"

In the Zhangwuhou Mansion, Dou Ying was also criticized by Dou Guangguo, the Marquis of Zhangwu;

Almost without any thought, Dou Guangguo, the Marquis of Zhangwu, who was the leader of the Dou family's relatives, made a decision for Dou Ying: resign from the post of prince and concubine, and thought about it behind closed doors.

Yuan Ang and Dou Ying, respectively, were reprimanded and punished by the Empress Dowager Dou and the brother and sister Dou Guangguo in Changle Palace and Marquis Zhangwu's mansion;

And Liu Sheng went back to the Taigong Palace first, changed out of his military uniform, and went straight to Weiyang Palace.

——In Beiying, Liu Sheng did promise Zhou Yafu that he would not reveal what happened in Beiying today.

But there is no doubt that no matter whether Liu Sheng says it or not, today's events will not be able to escape the 'fiery eyes' of Tianzi Qi.

Liu Sheng's promise to Zhou Yafu to 'keep secrets' was only from the perspective of the stability of the court;

As for hiding something from the Son of Heaven?

Liu Sheng just wanted to say: Zhou Yafu, it's not worthy of letting me do this······

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Weiyang Palace, Xuanshu Palace.

In the huge hall, there are basically no human figures at this moment;

In addition to the guards standing outside the palace gate with their heads held high, and the eunuch Ling Chuntuo standing beside the royal bed, in the Xuanshu Palace, there are only two figures left: Tianzi Qi and Prince Sheng.

——In front of the side of the royal couch, Liu Sheng is sitting precariously with a serious expression;

On the royal couch, the corners of Tianziqi's eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth also had a palpitating sneer.

As Liu Sheng used as objective rhetoric as possible to tell the order of what happened in Beiying today, the sneer hanging on the corner of Tianziqi's mouth became more and more cold.

It wasn't until Liu Sheng's last sentence came out that Tianzi Qi finally sat up straight with a strange smile and took a deep breath······

"Beiying ······"

"Cloth ······"

"Lift ······"

"Resign from the crown prince·········"

With a cold expression, he muttered a few times, and the already deep gaze of the Son of Heaven only quietly added something that made people ponder.

After a while, he saw the Son of Heaven smile again, and then indifferently stretched out his hand and grabbed a roll of bamboo slips from the imperial case in front of him;

While checking the content on the bamboo slips, he asked casually: "Who told you to go to Beiying~?" ”

"—a letter of worship from the prime minister."

"Huh?"

"Excuse me?"

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"Oh······"

"Worship ······"

"Hey;"

"What a 'goodbye' ······"

Shaking his head and laughing, he let out a few more light sighs, and then stared at the bamboo slip in his hand for a while, and then the Son of Heaven raised his head and took a deep breath;

Turning his head to look at Liu Sheng, he let out two more inexplicable laughs, but the Son of Heaven still threw the bamboo slip back on the case casually, and lay down on his side for a long time.

"Dou Ying and Yuan An, what do you think?"

"I, how should I deal with this?"

As he spoke, Tianzi Qi turned his body over a little and lay directly on the couch.

It's just that the hands are pillowed behind the head, and there are pillows to raise the upper body, so that Tianzi Qi, who is lying flat on the couch, has the feeling of lying out of the recliner.

Hearing Tianziqi's playful question, Liu Sheng only subconsciously frowned.

After realizing that Tianzi Qi was taking the school examination himself, rather than really wanting to consult his own opinion, Liu Sheng took a breath again and lowered his head thoughtfully.

After a long time, Liu Shengcai raised his head with a solemn face and arched his hand slightly to Tianzi Qi.

"Dr. Yuan Ang has always been famous in the government and the opposition for his long-sleeved good dancing, left and right, and not making enemies with others."

"Since the reign of Emperor Xiaowen of the former Taizong, for nearly thirty years, whether it is a courtier, a hundred officials, or a meritorious marquis and nobles;"

"Even the county and county officials, Ren Xia, Haoqiang and the like, and those who have had bad friends with Yuan Ang, can be said to be a handful."

"Full of calculations: Except for the previous one, Uncle Liang sent someone to assassinate Yuan An, and because of this, he had a bad relationship with Yuan An, in the past thirty years, only one person in the internal history has made a bad deal with Yuan An."

"Even the deceased teacher, who has always been known for his selflessness, had a close personal relationship with Yuan An······"

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"So today's incident, there is a high probability that Yuan Ang wants to match the bridge and make peace from it, so that I and the prime minister can release their suspicions."

"-If this thing is done, for me, Yuan Ang can repay my 'life-saving grace' to Yuan Ang before;"

"Prime Minister Yu, Yuan Ang can also let Zhou Yafu accept a favor."

"If you use this matter to make friends with the prime minister and me, and you can get a good reputation, for Yuan An, there will be no harm in it."

"It's just that Yuan Ang didn't expect that the prime minister would be stubborn to such a point in the matter of his father's canonization of the crown prince;"

"I didn't expect that today, things would come to such a scene······"

The low, calm and somewhat surprising words also caused Tianzi Qi to smile slightly with a little relief, and let out a soft 'um' sound.

Seeing Liu Sheng continue: "Today's matter, Yuan An, should have done something bad with good intentions. ”

"Although there are selfish intentions, they are not entirely selfish, and there are no evil intentions."

"——At this moment, Yuan Ang should be in Changle Palace, reprimanded by the imperial grandmother;"

"When the retainer leaves the palace, Yuan Ang is also likely to take Jing to the door and go to the palace to ask for guilt."

"In addition, Yuan Ang is not in an important position now, so my father does not need to punish Yuan Ang separately."

"Find an opportunity to tap it in a subtle way."

After expressing his opinion on Yuan An's treatment, Liu Sheng straightened his face a little, and tentatively cast his gaze on Tianzi Qi on the imperial couch.

For Liu Sheng's answer, Tianziqi is obviously satisfied enough;

Feeling Liu Sheng's slightly tentative gaze, as if he was waiting for himself to score this 'test paper', Tianziqi smiled and withdrew his hand from the bottom of his head and lay down on the couch completely.

"Hmm~"

"I know ······"

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"Where's Dou Ying?"

"What should I do?"

When this question was raised, Tianzi Qi had already closed his eyes.

It's as if at this moment, it is not the most honorable father and son in the world who are discussing the fate of a certain important minister;

Rather, it was a tired father, lying peacefully on the couch, listening to his son, talking in his ear.

"Wei Qihou, you need to be cautious!"

Compared with Tianzi Qi lying on the couch, Liu Sheng, who was kneeling beside the couch, was obviously the other extreme.

If Tianzi Qi at this time is like a rich businessman lying on the couch and listening to the play, then Liu Sheng at this moment is like a young general who first appeared on the battlefield and encountered a strong enemy.

From Liu Sheng's title of 'Wei Qihou', it is not difficult to hear that Liu Sheng's attitude towards his cousin Dou Ying is obviously much more solemn than that of Yuan An.

At least at this moment, Liu Sheng did not regard Dou Ying as his cousin······

"Yuan Ang has no official and no lord, although he is good at dancing with long sleeves inside and outside the government and the opposition, so he has friends all over the world, but the forces that can really be used by Yuan Ang are close to zero."

"But Wei Qihou is very different."

"——In the Wuchu Rebellion last year, Wei Qihou was appointed as a general by his father, and led more than 200,000 soldiers and horses in Guanzhong to garrison Xingyang.

"Although from beginning to end, Wei Qihou's troops did not encounter any battles, but it is precisely because of this - it is precisely because there is no battle in Xingyang that Wei Qihou has already made a meritorious contribution."

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"In the past, Wei Qihou was only a relative, and with the grace of the emperor's grandmother, he barely got the official position of the crown prince Zhan Shi."

"But now, the Marquis of Wei Qi has been made a marquis by virtue of his martial arts, and he has been transferred from a general to the crown prince;"

"-It can be said that even if the identity of his relatives is not considered at all, the current Marquis of Wei Qi can definitely be regarded as an important minister."

"What's more, the identity of 'foreign relative' is impossible to leave behind;"

"On the contrary, putting aside a series of identities such as Wei Qihou, Crown Prince Fu, and the late general, just the identity of a 'contemporary leader of the Dou family's relatives is enough to make my father and emperor cautious about Wei Qihou."

"In fact, the Marquis of Wei Qi, who my father wants to dispose of, is a lord who has been named a marquis for meritorious service, and he is also a former general, and now he is appointed as an important minister of the crown prince;"

"At the same time, he is the most promising person among the nephews of the emperor's grandmother and the descendants of the Dou family's relatives······

As this sentence came out of his mouth, Liu Sheng's already grim face was only visible to the naked eye and became more gloomy.

After frowning and thinking for a while, he gave his own conclusion rather helplessly.

"Combined with all the things here: today's affairs, no matter what Wei Qihou wants, his father should not punish Wei Qihou."

"The best choice is to act as if today's events had never happened - just as today, Wei Qihou had never been to Beiying at all."

"For Wei Qihou, the imperial grandmother, and Zhang Wuhou's side, there will definitely be moves."

"According to Zhang Wuhou's temperament, he may soon propose to the Queen Mother: remove Wei Qihou from the post of crown prince Fu in order to protect the Dou family."

"If this is really the case, then the father should still refuse this proposal and still let Wei Qihou be the crown prince."

"As for today's matter, it can be used as the sword that my father holds in his hand and hangs above the head of Wei Qihou, and it will not fall for a long time, but it can also fall at any time······"

Obviously, some words were insincere, and Liu Sheng couldn't help but exhale a breath of turbidity with a gloomy expression, and raised his hand inexplicably with some irritability;

was about to subconsciously tear off the placket of his clothes, only to realize that now that he was already a prince, he took his hand back again.

is such a simple action of raising and closing his hand, Liu Sheng's already boring expression is also visible to the naked eye is a little irritable.

And from Liu Sheng's mouth, after hearing the sentence 'no matter why Wei Qihou did this', Tianzi Qi, who was lying flat on the royal couch, sat up thoughtfully.

Hanging his legs off the couch, his hands at his side, he was stunned with thoughts on his face for a long time, and then slowly turned his head sideways and looked at Liu Sheng, who was kneeling in front of him.

"Are you saying that what Dou Ying did today has a different purpose?"

"-Dou Ying, isn't it the same as Yuan An, who did bad things with good intentions?"

Seeing that Tianzi Qi finally became a little serious, Liu Sheng couldn't help but take a deep breath, and his face sank a little more.

"Wei Qihou has a very personal relationship with Yuan An;"

"Last year's Wu Chu Rebellion should have also accumulated some friendship between Wei Qihou and the prime minister."

"It stands to reason that Wei Qihou's appearance in Beiying today should have been for the same purpose as Yuan An."

"-Matchmaking, making peace from it, let me and the prime minister release their suspicions."

"Whether it is from the identity of Dou's relatives or the position of 'prince and concubine', this makes sense."

"It's just ······"

Halfway through the words, he saw that Liu Sheng stopped talking with some annoyance, and took a deep breath;

was extremely irritable, and he didn't care about any courtesy, so he only raised his hand and tore the placket of his shirt a little harder.

Feeling that the boredom in his heart had dissipated a little, and after taking a deep breath, Liu Shengcai finally tried his best to recover most of the gloomy color on his face.

And when Liu Sheng said the unfinished words, there was a little gloom in Tianziqi's eyes······

"During the period when Wei Qihou served as the crown prince Zhan Shi, his father and grandmother made it clear that Wei Qihou would definitely be appointed as the crown prince and concubine in the future;"

"For a long time in the past, Wei Qihou has always believed that after he becomes the crown prince and the prince, he will be the eldest brother who becomes the prince and his student."

"——After the Wu Chu Rebellion ended, after Wei Qihou's class returned to the court, he also had an awkward incident because of this incident."

"Although in the end, the imperial grandmother came forward and severely reprimanded Wei Qihou and made Wei Qihou dispel his thoughts, but in his heart, Wei Qihou may not really let go of his eldest brother."

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"Erchen only dares to say: If it is Erchen's cousin Dou Ying who appears in Beiying today, it may be the same as Yuan Ang - he has done something bad with good intentions."

"But today, the people who appeared in the big tent of the Chinese army in Beiying were the crown prince Dou Ying and Wei Qihou Dou Ying······"

"—Erchen, I can't say."

"Today, does Wei Qihou want to 'match the bridge and make peace from it', or judge the situation and try to help the prime minister ······"

"Erchen thinks: I have to guard against it."

Without hesitation, he said the last word 'have to be guarded', and Liu Sheng finally sat up straight with a solemn expression;

Looking at the Tianzi Qi with a firm gaze, he was looking at his Tianzi Qi playfully, and Liu Sheng's face did not show the slightest uneasiness.

It's as if everything is taken for granted.

It's like in this world, 'cousin' should have been suspected by 'cousin'······

“emmm~”

"How do I remember~"

"The year before or last year?"

"-Who is it~ who said that I am ruthless, unrighteous, mean, and unkind;"

"Even his mother and younger brother can deceive and calculate?"

"Hmm······"

"Why can't you remember······"

"Do you remember this, who said that?"

was full of banter, which only made Liu Sheng stunned for a moment;

Raising his head with a little doubt, Tianzi Qi before meeting was looking himself up and down playfully?

After revisiting the words of the Son of Heaven Qi Fangcai, after reacting, Liu Sheng couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.

"It's my father who taught me well."

"If the father teaches well, the son will naturally learn quickly······"

This time, it is rare that Liu Sheng did not have a bad mouth.

Seeing Liu Sheng's generous admission, Tianzi Qi also showed a smug smile of 'successfully winning back a game'.

The previously gloomy atmosphere also quietly became relaxed between the question and answer of the father and son.

"Where's the prime minister?"

"What is the purpose of the prime minister's this?"

"I, how should I deal with it?"

Seeing that Tianziqi asked Zhou Yafu about his disposition again, Liu Sheng did not show a frowning and contemplative look like before, when Tianziqi asked about Yuan Ang and Dou Ying.

After just a few words, he replied without thinking about it: "Prime Minister, I was once treated well by the first emperor; ”

"But if it sounds good, it is generous, and if it is ugly, it is indulgence."

"Especially back then, the military parade of the first emperor Xiliu not only did not bring disaster to Zhou Yafu, but made Zhou Yafu famous, Zhou Yafu was already a little carried away······

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"When the first emperor died, he told his father: There are priorities, and Zhou Yafu can be the general."

"——This entrustment of the first emperor before his death can almost be called 'trusting orphans';"

"This makes Zhou Yafu think very highly of himself."

"Last year's Wuchu Rebellion, Zhou Yafu did not disgrace his mission, and the Wuchu Rebellion was quelled in March, which shocked the world."

"But it was also this great achievement that made Zhou Yafu completely forget his identity as a 'human minister', and began to point fingers at the establishment of the prince as a 'minister of the first emperor'."

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"What should Zhou Yafu do, the retainers don't know."

"It's just that no matter how you deal with it, my father can't use today's incident as Zhou Yafu's crime."

"——To deal with Zhou Yafu, the stability of the situation must be taken as the premise;"

"The best thing is to let Zhou Yafu take the initiative to resign, and then come down from the position of prime minister."

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"As for how to do it~"

"Hey, hey;"

"-I'm looking forward to my father's emperor and giving a demonstration to my sons······"

(End of chapter)