In fact, what Liu Sheng really wanted to ask Dou Ying was: Does Uncle Cousin think that he is the emperor of my Han family?

It's just that because of each other's identities and the Empress Dowager Dou sandwiched between the uncle and nephew, Liu Sheng still didn't say anything too much.

But even so, Liu Sheng's attitude in front of Dou Ying today is not tough.

Especially in the eyes of Dou Pengzu, the Marquis of Nanpi, who has never said a word from beginning to end, Liu Sheng's body already has some temperament that a 'gentleman' should have.

For this discovery, Dou Pengzu is naturally mixed with mixed feelings;

Before Liu Sheng's tough attitude, as well as such merciless questioning, and even questioning, Dou Ying, the dignified Marquis of Wei Qi, had no choice but to remain silent and leave silently.

And after Dou Ying and Dou Pengzu walked out of the palace gate together and left the palace together, Liu Sheng's instructions to the subordinate officials in the palace made the entire palace a little confused.

——After refusing his cousin Dou Ying's request to 'do something', or a request, Liu Sheng still got into his prince's car;

When his brother Liu Pengzu was also invited to get into the car, the prince's car, carrying the two brothers and Liu Rong, the king of Linjiang, drove towards the lieutenant's mansion between Shangguanli and the arsenal······

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"Ah Sheng ······ to his cousin"

"Hi~"

"—Anyway, it's also a relative of the imperial grandmother;"

"Ah Sheng, you should always save some face for your cousin?"

Let the car drive slowly on Zhangtai Street, staggering towards the lieutenant's mansion, Liu Pengzu, who was sitting in the carriage opposite Liu Sheng, finally said a word with a little embarrassment.

Seeing that Liu Sheng heard this, he didn't have the intention of answering on his face, only shook his head and sighed for a while, and Liu Pengzu also let out a light sigh.

"Before the eldest brother returned to Chang'an, Ah Sheng had already made up his mind to meddle in this matter, right?"

"Since that's the case, then why don't you go with the flow, agree to your cousin's plea, and let your cousin accept a favor?"

"-Anyway, this lieutenant's mansion, Ah Sheng originally planned to go;"

"What's the difference between going on your own initiative and going because of your cousin's request?"

Another question, but it caused Liu Sheng to sigh and sigh;

The gaze that was originally casually sown outside the carriage finally moved back into the car and fell on the brother Liu Pengzu who was sitting in front of him.

Liu Pengzu was right.

——At this moment, Liu Sheng's car was driving on the way to the lieutenant's mansion.

Liu Sheng was going to the cell of the Lieutenant's Mansion to meet his eldest brother Liu Rong.

But for Liu Pengzu's 'confusion', Liu Sheng also has his own considerations······

"There is a difference."

"And there's a big difference."

With a deep voice, Liu Sheng's expression on his face also changed slightly;

In the tone, there is a vague sense of solemnity and solemnity that is similar to the Son of Heaven's revelation and when talking about business······

"Lieutenant's Mansion, of course I'm going."

"Whether you want to go or not, you have to go."

"-Because my eldest brother is being imprisoned in the prison of the Lieutenant's Palace."

"If I don't go, the stigma of 'disrespecting elder brother' will inevitably shake my already unstable foundation."

"But going back, why I went, actively or passively, are factors that I have to pay attention to again and again······"

···

"I'm going to the Lieutenant's Mansion, I'm the younger brother, I'm going to save my eldest brother;"

"Yu Gong, it's me, the 'eldest prince' who ranks ninth, to save my eldest brother."

"Whether it's public or private, I have to go to this lieutenant's mansion—I must go willingly, even impatiently, and without regard to anyone's obstruction."

"-This is not only about the foundation of me, the prince of the prince, but also about the face of my Liu clan, and even the face of my father."

"If you even need to be persuaded and reminded by others to save your eldest brother, then not only will my father lose face, but also my Liu family will lose face from now on."

As he spoke, Liu Sheng's face couldn't help but smile with a touch of self-deprecation.

It's as if he went to the Lieutenant's Mansion for himself, for the sake of Tianzi Qi, and even for the face of the Liu clan, which made Liu Sheng feel very ashamed.

In fact, Liu Sheng is indeed ashamed of this.

Because in Liu Sheng's opinion, even without these intricate 'motives', Liu Sheng should still go to the Lieutenant's Mansion without hesitation.

If it was in the past, when he had not yet been crowned the crown prince, Liu Sheng would definitely do so.

And now, although Liu Sheng still embarked on the road to the Lieutenant's Mansion to save his eldest brother Liu Rong, these calculations of weighing the pros and cons and calculating the gains and losses still made Liu Sheng feel inexplicably ashamed.

Stopping the conversation, with a self-deprecating smile on his face, and shaking his head and sighing for a moment, Liu Shengcai finally forced himself to recover from the inexplicable shame.

It was at the same time that Liu Sheng spoke again, and the previous self-deprecating smile full of shame turned into a burst of anger and disappointment······

"Uncle Cousin came to the door today, maybe he didn't have any deep meaning;"

"It's just because the eldest brother is imprisoned in the Lieutenant's Mansion, and the cousin cares about it, and there is really no other way, that he boarded the gate of the Prince's Mansion."

"But no matter what Uncle Cousin thinks, I must consider what kind of hidden dangers Uncle Cousin's actions will bring to me."

"—If this news gets out, what kind of rumors will arise in the community?"

"People will say: The king of Linjiang is in prison, and the prince, as the younger brother of the king of Linjiang, turns a blind eye and is indifferent;"

"It wasn't until Wei Qihou came to the door with a foreign surname and an outsider to question him that the prince reluctantly went to the lieutenant's mansion······"

···

"If that's all there is to it, it's nothing;"

"——If it's just a reputation of 'disrespectful elder brother', then I won't leave any face for my cousin."

"But the relationship between me and my eldest brother is not just as simple as 'half-brother'······"

···

"This position of the prince can even be said to have been 'snatched' by me from my eldest brother."

"Although the actual situation is that my father was disappointed in his eldest brother and changed me to the crown prince, people don't think about it so much, and they don't want to believe this truth."

"People will only say: The ninth prince of the emperor worked hard to finally snatch the position of the prince from his eldest brother;"

"And after being established as the prince, when he learned that the eldest son of the emperor was convicted and imprisoned, the prince must have been overjoyed, and he hated to let his eldest brother die in the prison of the lieutenant's mansion······"

···

"Brother should still remember the nursery rhyme that circulated on the streets of Chang'an, right?"

"—a foot of cloth, still sewn;"

"A bucket of rice, it's still okay;"

"Two brothers, incompatible······"

"You must know that back then, this nursery rhyme that came out of the streets of Chang'an was fighting for the younger brother of the first emperor;"

"And now the king of Linjiang is our eldest brother······"

Full of melancholy and full of sighs, Liu Pengzu finally nodded thoughtfully, and the confusion in his heart was solved.

Liu Sheng mentioned this nursery rhyme, Liu Pengzu certainly has an impression.

Not only Liu Pengzu - anyone who has relatives who have lived in Chang'an for a long time in the past 50 years will definitely remember this nursery rhyme vividly.

A foot-long cloth can still be sewn into clothing;

A bucket of rice can still be washed and then made into rice porridge;

But the two brothers, who are related by blood, cannot tolerate each other, so much so that they kill each other······

"When Ah Sheng said that, I remembered another thing."

"The teacher once said that when King Liang Huai fell from his horse and died, there were some 'rumors' on the streets of Chang'an."

"It is said that even my father's throne was almost shaken because of these rumors back then;"

"If it weren't for the unanimous grievances between the government and the opposition and the emperor for his father, King Liang Huai's death would indeed have nothing to do with his father, but I was afraid that he would ······ back then."

The words with reminiscences caused Liu Sheng's face to nod like water.

"That's exactly what happened."

"Since the time of Emperor Taizu Gao, the most important thing that the prince of my Han family needs to have is the quality of 'brother, friend and brother'."

This is not only a characteristic of the clan and the royal family, but also a quality that is recognized and should be observed by all people in the world."

"When Emperor Taizu Gao, Emperor Xiaohui did this;"

"When the emperor was the first emperor, my father basically did this."

"——At least before the Wu Chu Rebellion, the brotherhood between the father and the uncle of Liang Wang, no one can find fault."

"And I am the most special prince since the founding of my Han family······"

···

"Emperor Xiaohui, although he is not the eldest son of Emperor Taizu Gao, is the eldest son born to Empress Dowager Lu, the wife of Emperor Taizu Gao;"

"The father of the first emperor was the eldest son of the first emperor, and he was the oldest of the sons of the first emperor."

"And I am not the eldest son of my father's wife, the eldest son of Empress Bo, nor the eldest of my brothers."

"——I, since the founding of the country, is the first prince and prince who has been established by the Han family;

"After being the first prince, I need to think about how to ······get along with my brothers."

"Not only do I want to love my brother as my father did;"

"I also want to respect my brother like Emperor Xiaohui, who mourned King Hui back then."

"——When Emperor Xiaohui was in the past, there was only one brother of King Qi Mourning;

"And I have eight brothers······"

The words with a wry smile only caused Liu Pengzu's smile to stiffen slightly;

Feeling the change in his brother's expression, Liu Sheng also shook his head with a smile, stretched out his hand again, and slammed a punch on his brother's chest.

"My brother and my mother are compatriots, working together and with one heart and one mind;"

"The fourth brother, the fifth brother, the sixth brother, the starling brother, and my brother have also grown up together, and they won't make me embarrassed."

"The third brother died young, and the second brother is very good at writing, and his temperament is quite gentle."

"Big Brother ······ Alone"

"Alas······"

···

"Don't hide it from my brother;"

"——At this moment, I was riding to the lieutenant's mansion and was about to see my eldest brother, but I was still at a loss in my heart."

"When I see my eldest brother, what should I say and what I should do;"

"What will the eldest brother ask, and how should I answer······"

"Until now, I haven't had the slightest eyebrow in my heart about these things······"

In the end, Liu Sheng didn't forget to laugh at himself again, shook his head slightly, and let out a long sigh leisurely.

"Alas~"

"At the time, everything was happening too fast, too fast······"

"No one reacted, and my father arranged everything······"

"When I learned that the crown prince chosen by my father was actually me, the eldest brother, the second brother, and the third brother had already embarked on the long journey to become a vassal;

"Before the eldest brother left, I didn't even get to see the eldest brother······"

As he spoke, Liu Sheng silently lowered his head with a bitter smile;

It was as if at this moment, Liu Sheng was already sitting in front of his eldest brother Liu Rong, but when Liu Rong said, 'How did you become a prince?' When questioned, he couldn't raise his head and face his eldest brother.

Seeing the bitterness and helplessness in Liu Sheng's expression, Liu Pengzu also sighed for a while.

After thinking about it for a long time, he squeezed out a smile and grinned at Liu Sheng.

"Big brother, I won't be unintelligible."

"- Although we were not present at that time, my eldest brother was definitely present."

"What happened to make my father crown my eldest brother king, and let my eldest brother leave for the domain immediately, my eldest brother must know."

"Even if the eldest brother was a little awkward about Ah Sheng before, he should always think of the life-saving grace of Ah Sheng who came to the door to save him today······"

Halfway through his words, he saw Liu Sheng shaking his head again with a melancholy face, and Liu Pengzu had no choice but to bow his head with a dry smile.

Some words, if they are not reasonable, can be used to persuade others.

There are always some people and some things that need to be relieved by the parties themselves;

And in such a person, such a thing in advance, the persuasion of others will often only get counterproductive results.

"Alas······"

"It's also bitter Ah Sheng······"

There was a sigh in his heart, and he looked at Liu Sheng with a little distress, and Liu Pengzu sighed again, shook his head and sighed.

On the opposite side of Liu Pengzu, Liu Sheng leaned on the carriage and gently pressed his forehead to the edge of the window;

Looking out the car window, those pedestrians who took the initiative to avoid both sides of the road because of his arrival, Liu Sheng only added a little more depression in his heart······

"Your Highness;"

"Here we are."

Outside the car window, a low call from Xia Que sounded, 'waking up' the two brothers in the carriage;

Subconsciously straightened up, but Yu Guang caught a glimpse of his brother Liu Pengzu still kneeling in place, and Liu Sheng only smiled slightly.

"Brother, don't you want to see big brother?"

Seeing that Liu Pengzu heard this, he only shook his head with a stiff smile, and then pretended to be serious and bowed his hand to Liu Sheng.

"Your Highness, let's go alone."

"The ministers and the king of Linjiang don't have much friendship;"

"Even if I have had a relationship, I haven't seen it for more than a year, and I should be indifferent······"

Amused by his brother's implicit jokes, Liu Sheng only shook his head and laughed;

He smiled lightly and nodded, and agreed to his brother's request, 'I won't go, you can go by yourself', and walked down the door at the back of the car.

He was just about to walk towards the Lieutenant's Mansion not far away, but when he heard it behind him, Liu Pengzu asked in a low voice.

"Uncle Cousin······"

"Alas······"

"-With this recent incident, Ah Sheng and Wei Qihou can be regarded as completely torn their faces."

"First rejected Wei Qihou's request, and then came to this lieutenant's mansion;"

"If the imperial grandmother knows this, I'm afraid it's ······"

Xun Sheng turned his head and looked at his brother Liu Pengzu kneeling in the carriage, lifting the curtain slightly, and asking himself the same question;

stopped talking meaningfully, and his eyes seemed to be asking himself: Why don't you send someone to talk to Wei Qihou?

Feeling his brother's intentions, Liu Sheng shook his head and smiled without thinking.

Take a deep breath and exhale it slowly;

Immediately, he raised his head with a smile and looked at his brother Liu Pengzu in the carriage: "Brother, don't worry about these things. ”

"Wei Qihou is a minister of my Han family;"

"And my brother is now the prince of my Han family."

"I can ······ with 'Jun'"

"No;"

"——The courtier who dares to tear his face with the 'Jun', there is a Hou Zhou Yafu, which is already a great misfortune for my Han family."

"I believe that Wei Qihou will not become the next Zhou Yafu."

"Even these two people, it is because of the credit for quelling the rebellion of Wu Chu that they can be prominent in the temple······"

Just standing outside the car, outside the main entrance of the lieutenant's house;

The scorching sun is at the head, at the foot of the imperial city, in broad daylight, bright and clear.

Without any scruples, Liu Sheng smiled and nodded at his brother Liu Pengzu in the carriage as if he was nothing.

Around the carriage, the people who were either passing by or stopping to watch, as well as the lieutenant officials who were waiting for the prince outside the lieutenant's mansion, were all stunned in place······

"Prince ······"

"······?"

···

"How could the prince say these words so indiscriminately?"

"Just in front of everyone······"

···

"Prince, it can't be intentional, right?"

"Are you warning me not to stop the prince in the matter of King Linjiang?"

···

When everyone looked at each other, Liu Sheng smiled tacitly at his brother Liu Pengzu from an angle that others could not see;

Then, as if no one else had turned around, he put his hands behind his back and stepped forward with his head held high.

"Who's in person?"

As soon as he said a word, one of the officials outside the mansion stepped out and hurriedly bowed his hand to Liu Sheng.

"Lieutenant Zhao Yu, welcome His Royal Highness······"

"-Huh?"

"—Where's Zhidu?"

"Your Highness;"

"The lieutenant was busy with official business, and he went to the palace half an hour ago at the call of His Majesty······"

"-Hmm······"

"—lead the way."

After a conversation that was too short to be shorter, Liu Sheng walked into the mansion by himself and walked straight towards the dungeon on the south side of the lieutenant's mansion.

And behind Liu Sheng, looking at Liu Sheng's back when he walked into the lieutenant's mansion, Zhao Yu, the lieutenant's right man, sighed with a bitter face.

"Go alone, wait outside the palace;"

"Just wait for the lieutenant to leave the palace, and then ask the lieutenant to come back immediately."

Trying his best to lower the volume and explain to the official Zuo beside him, Zhao Yu took a deep breath and chased in the direction where Liu Sheng left.

It's a little late, forgive me, Father.

This is yesterday's update, and there is at least one more update today.

(End of chapter)