"Uncle Cousin is here to ······"

"Is it for the sake of the eldest brother?"

Chang'an City, too womb.

Sitting upright on the top, and looking at his brother Liu Pengzu beside him for a while, Liu Sheng smiled stiffly and looked at his cousin Dou Ying, who was already sitting on the side of the hall.

On Dou Ying's side, Nanpihou Dou Pengzu also knelt silently, although it was a posture of 'I'll come and see, don't speak', but that slightly tentative gaze also fell on Liu Sheng from time to time.

As a result of today's situation, what brought this extremely embarrassing atmosphere to Liu Sheng's palace was obviously the eldest son of the emperor who had just come to Chang'an and 'lived' in the lieutenant's mansion: Liu Rong, the king of Linjiang······

"The minister heard that the king of Linjiang was in the lieutenant's mansion and was subjected to a very severe interrogation."

"Lieutenant Zhidu, I don't know who was bewitched, and he didn't even want to provide a cloth or a pen to the king of Linjiang······"

"-Ahem!"

"-ahem, ahem, ahem······"

Seeing that Liu Sheng did not beat around the bush, Dou Yingzi also went straight to the point;

Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened his mouth to say a word, Liu Sheng, who was sitting on the top, coughed lightly inexplicably.

"Ahem, ahem, ······"

"Whew~"

"Late Autumn Wind, Ah ······"

Extremely deliberately, he let out a few more light coughs, and explained why he had this light cough with a stiff smile, and raised his head again.

only looked at his cousin Dou Ying's gaze, and instantly brought a little secret.

"Uncle Cousin······"

"Cough cough ······"

"Be cautious, be cautious and ······"

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"Lieutenant Zhidu, since the time of the first emperor, has always been famous for his iron-faced selflessness, honesty and integrity."

"Because he was brave and powerful, he was valued by the first emperor and appointed as a Lang official."

"Serving the former emperor as a Lang official, to this day, Zhidu has always been fair and honest, and never opens a private letter of intercession."

"—someone gives a gift, but he doesn't accept it;"

"He never listens to personal requests."

"When the emperor was the first emperor, someone once asked Zhidu: Why is it so selfless?"

"Zhi Du replied: I have turned my back on my parents and become an official, so I should serve my duties in the official position, maintain discipline and die, and after all, I can't take care of my wife and children······"

As he said, the stiff smile on Liu Sheng's face finally gradually became natural;

He grinned slightly, and raised his head slightly to Dou Ying meaningfully.

"What Zhidu does has always been based on his father's entrustment and instructions;"

"Uncle Cousin didn't know why, so he said that Zhi was 'bewitched' because he was 'bewitched', so he ······ to his eldest brother like that."

"I'm afraid, there's still something wrong with ······"

As soon as Liu Sheng said this, Dou Ying's face only froze;

Almost at the moment when Liu Sheng opened his mouth, Dou Ying keenly perceived: Regarding Liu Rong's affairs, Liu Sheng should know some unknown things.

For example: What is the reason why Tianzi Qi summoned Liu Rong so suddenly to 'wear sin and enter the court';

For another example, Liu Rong's inexplicable and wonderful 'sitting on the temple and the wall as the palace', is why.

Realizing this, Dou Ying's first reaction was to ask Liu Sheng about it.

But after a short period of thought, especially after Liu Sheng's intentional or unintentional 'reminder', Dou Ying rushed to his lips, but he couldn't say it anyway······

"Prince ······"

"The minister remembers that when the king of Linjiang was not yet crowned king, he promised His Royal Highness, as well as the princes including the king of Lu and the king of Jiangdu: he would do everything possible to protect the mothers of the princes;"

"But after the king of Linjiang became the king, in just over half a year, the mother of the three brothers of the king of Linjiang, the king of Hejian, and the king of Changshan, Li Ji, was 'seriously ill and died violently' in the palace······"

···

"Once upon a time, the King of Linjiang, as a brother, protected His Royal Highness and other princes in the deep palace;"

"And now, among the four mothers and sons who once lived in the Phoenix Palace, Kurihime and King Changshan have all died;"

"There are only two brothers left, the King of Linjiang and the King of Hejian, but now even the King of Linjiang has been recalled to Chang'an by His Majesty because of strange charges that came from nowhere······"

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"The minister remembers that His Royal Highness once promised the minister: as long as there is an opportunity, he will definitely try his best to shelter the king of Linjiang, as well as the mother and younger brother of the king of Linjiang."

"Now, King Linjiang's mother has died, and his two younger brothers have also died."

"Even the king of Linjiang is in prison, I don't know if I can get out of the lieutenant's mansion and see the light of ······day again."

"Your Highness, don't you do something?"

"The promise he made, as well as the benevolence that King Linjiang once had for His Royal Highness and all the princes, did His Highness completely ignore it?"

Holding his stiff face and saying these few questions that were not very confident, Dou Ying moved his upper body a little uneasily;

Looking at Liu Sheng's gaze, in addition to the look of shame that has been looming since he entered the palace, he also quietly used a little apprehension and uneasiness.

And after Liu Sheng shook his head and smiled bitterly, and gave an answer to the 'question' he raised, the look of shame on Dou Ying's face finally turned into substance uncontrollably······

"Uncle Cousin said this, but I couldn't understand it······"

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"I did promise my cousin: as long as possible, I will do my best to save Kurihime's life;"

"But Li Ji's death, didn't my cousin count it in his heart?"

"Li Ji is 'seriously ill and dies violently', and I am not Bian Que's reincarnation, what can I do???"

···

"As for the third brother, he died depressed because of the death of Li Ji, and as a younger brother, of course, I also feel sad and sad."

"But I still have to ask my cousin: Isn't the death of the third brother following the heavenly law of 'birth, old age, sickness and death' in the world?"

"I'm not an immortal, what should I do to keep a clan elder whose life has expired???"

Vaguely said a few words, in order to get rid of his suspicion of 'sitting back and watching Li Ji and Liu Yu die', Liu Sheng lowered his head with a smile, and intimately gave his cousin Dou Ying time to digest and absorb this information.

And after Liu Sheng's implicated 'explanation', the only trace of confidence on Dou Ying's face quietly disappeared······

Kurihime, how did she die?

But any ordinary person who doesn't know a single big character and has no connections in the court can see that the disease that caused Li Ji to 'fall seriously ill and die violently' is the monstrous malice of Ziqi today.

Therefore, Liu Shengfang's explanation can also be listened to from a different angle.

- What Liu Sheng wanted to say was not 'I'm not a doctor, how can I save the seriously ill Li Ji?' ’

Rather: I am not the emperor, how can I save Li Ji from the hands of my father, who is 'guilty of being condemned to heaven and has nothing to pray for'?

If Li Ji's death, Liu Sheng is 'more than enough heart but not enough', then the death of the third son of the emperor, Liu Si, the king of Changshan, has nothing to do with Liu Sheng's eight poles.

There is nothing strange about Liu Si's death.

It is a very common 'encounter with major changes' in this era, and if you don't adjust it for a while, you will accumulate depression and become ill, and you will end up depressed.

Regarding Liu Si's death, Dou Ying has no reason to blame Liu Sheng for 'watching coldly and sitting idly by'.

- Liu Sheng is not a doctor······

What can Liu Sheng do for a quasi-adult who died of depression because of his mother's death?

Chang'an to Changshan, thousands of miles from east to west, in this backward era where communication basically relies on roaring and transportation basically depends on walking, Liu Sheng even went to see the third brother Liu Si, which is extremely difficult.

In fact, Dou Ying also knew in his heart that Liu Si's death had nothing to do with anyone.

When the news of 'King Changshan heard that his mother was dead, he coughed up blood and fell ill on the couch', when the news came back to Chang'an from Changshan County/Country thousands of miles away, Liu Si, the third son of the emperor who was far away in the Changshan Palace, was actually exhausted.

If you have to say that Liu Si's death, if someone is 'responsible', it is the Son of Heaven who made Li Ji 'seriously ill and die'.

But just as before, Liu Sheng reminded Dou Ying of the reason for 'being cautious': in this era, the emperor will never be wrong······

"In addition to the deaths of Li Ji and the third brother, does my cousin have any other 'criminal evidence', do you want to ask my Xingshi for the crime?"

While thinking about it, Liu Sheng's indifferent inquiry came into his ears, which only caused Dou Ying to subconsciously raise his head;

When he saw Liu Sheng's gaze looking at him, the vague disappointment, bitterness, and a little helpless wry smile, Dou Ying finally lowered his head in shame and didn't say a word.

It was also at the same time that Dou Ying bowed his head in shame, Liu Sheng seemed to be enlightened, but in fact, he also obviously let out a long 'oh~' deliberately, which was easy to sound in the hall.

And after Liu Sheng's next words came into everyone's ears very clearly, everyone, including Dou Pengzu and Liu Pengzu, lowered their heads in shame······

"Oh~"

"Yes;"

"And big brother."

"——The eldest brother is now imprisoned in prison and imprisoned in the Lieutenant's Mansion by Zhidu, according to my cousin's thoughts, this matter must also be blamed on my head······"

"In addition, my cousin used to have a 'teacher-student' relationship with my eldest brother, so he would accuse me of being a younger brother and turning a blind eye to my brother's suffering······

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"But when it comes to 'promise', my nephew has another thing to ask my cousin."

"—The nephew did promise to say that if something went wrong, he would do his best to protect the eldest brother, as well as the eldest brother's mother and younger brother;"

"Does my cousin remember when and for what my nephew made such a promise?"

"After my nephew made such a promise, cousin, did you say anything???

Such a question made Dou Ying sit uncomfortably and bow his head deeply, but Liu Sheng sat up slightly straight, and leaned forward slightly in the direction of his cousin Dou Ying and Dou Pengzu with a smile.

The eyes that looked directly at his cousin Dou Ying were full of bitterness and self-deprecation in the blink of an eye······

"At that time, my cousin and the Marquis returned to the dynasty and learned that my father planned to appoint me as the crown prince, and I was very dissatisfied."

With a soft voice, Liu Sheng turned to the side slightly and stretched out his hand to his brother Liu Pengzu beside him.

"My brother and I were ordered by our father to greet my cousin and the Marquis outside Chang'an City as the messenger of the Son of Heaven;"

"But because of the canonization of the prince······"

"Huh;"

"——Because my eldest brother was named the king of Linjiang, but I was left in Chang'an by my father, my cousin and the marquis of Tiao, so they neglected me and my brother outside Chang'an City."

"This incident made the imperial grandmother feel very angry, so she reprimanded her cousin harshly."

"Then my cousin found me;"

"On that day, my uncle and nephew had a long talk, and the guests of honor were happy······"

···

"My cousin told me that my father and grandmother had promised to let my cousin serve as the crown prince."

"And my cousin once thought that the one who eventually became the prince's prince would be the eldest brother."

"Therefore, between my cousin and my eldest brother, although there is no name of teacher and student, there is already a fact of teacher and student."

"-For the eldest brother to become the king, the cousin is at a loss;"

"I couldn't accept the reality for a while, so I accidentally neglected my brother and I outside Chang'an City······"

···

"When I learned this, I didn't complain about my cousin snubbing me and snubbing my brother;"

"I told my cousin: The matter of appointing the prince is not something I can decide, let alone my cousin and the marquis."

"Subsequently, I promised my cousin: as long as possible, I will do my best to protect the life of my eldest brother's family;"

"Uncle Cousin then reciprocated the favor and promised me: From now on, I will never be entangled in the fact that my eldest brother failed to become the prince, but will only concentrate on being my prince and concubine, and treat me like my eldest brother."

"And I will treat my cousin like I used to treat my teacher, the old prime minister, An Zhen Wuhou, ······"

In a reminiscent tone, telling these past events that only happened just one or two years ago, Liu Sheng's face only swelled with a helpless wry smile;

looked at his cousin Dou Ying's gaze, and finally at this moment, he brought undisguised resentment and questioning.

"Uncle Cousin, have you kept your promise?"

"Uncle Cousin, did you completely let go of the 'teacher-student friendship' between yourself and your eldest brother according to the promise you made, and instead put all your energy on me, on being the crown prince of the dynasty, on your real students???

···

"Zhou Yafu, the Marquis, has been dismissed and belittled by his father because of his eldest brother's affairs and expelled from Chang'an;"

When he left Chang'an, the Marquis said, 'I will not be the prime minister, and the ninth son of the emperor will not be the prince', which forced his father to be ruthless, let his eldest son enter the court with a crime, and imprisoned him in the lieutenant's mansion.

"My cousin also lost his position as the crown prince because he was angry and chattered about his eldest brother's failure to become the crown prince;

"Now, my cousin is idle at home, but because my eldest brother is in prison, he has boarded the gate of my palace······"

···

"Why doesn't Uncle Cousin want to think about what he asks others to do, Uncle Cousin himself hasn't actually done?"

"As the saying goes: Do not do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

"Uncle Cousin himself failed to keep his promise, and even when he came to the door today, he once again violated the promise he made to me, a junior;"

"—why do you have the shame to ask me to keep my promise?"

···

"Could it be that Uncle Cousin is a person like my father?"

"Is it a person who, like my father, can make demands on others that he can't do, and can arbitrarily ask others to do things according to his own heart's desires just according to his own wishes???

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38° intact

Today a change

Good night, great fathers

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