"You, want to save Rong?"

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"Have you thought about the consequences?"

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"Considering that a hundred years from now, what kind of trouble will you bring to yourself today?"

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After Liu Sheng's "please think twice", the Xuanshu Hall fell into an extremely long silence.

On the side of the temple, the oil lamp burns by itself, allowing the oil smoke to float straight up to the top of the temple;

Because of Liu Sheng, the incense burner that was obviously cut in half will also be repeatedly smoked to every corner of the hall.

On the side of the imperial couch, Liu Sheng solemnly knelt on the ground, and arched his hand to the Son of Heaven with a serious expression;

But Tianzi Qi, after a long period of thought, dropped a few questions······

"Big brother, it's not that the sons want to save it, so they can save it."

"Whether to let the eldest brother die in Chang'an, die in the lieutenant's mansion, or let the eldest brother return to the national capital Jiangling with gratitude, it all depends on my father's orders to the lieutenant."

"——As General Zhonglang said: The major affairs of the national dynasty do not fall within the scope of what the crown prince can interfere in and decide."

"But even so, son, you can only try your best······"

Saying this earnestly, he finally made Tianzi Qi turn sideways again, facing the direction he was, and Liu Sheng straightened up slightly.

Then, there was a frank confession, which made a faint flash of relief between the eyebrows of Tianzi Qi, which were still covered with clouds.

"The father asked his son: Do you want to save the eldest brother?"

"The answer to this question was already told to my father when Erchen went to the Lieutenant's Mansion and took the eldest brother back to the Imperial Palace."

"-Big brother, my son must be saved."

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"As for the impact that my father asked his son to save his eldest brother and the hidden dangers that may be buried in the future, of course my son can understand."

"But Erchen still thinks that compared with the eldest brother dying in Chang'an, which caused the world to boil, letting the eldest brother return to Jiangling alive may bring trouble to Erchen in the future, which is not worth mentioning."

"——According to my father's idea, let the eldest brother return to Gangneung alive, maybe let the tiger return to the mountain;"

"But letting the eldest brother die in Chang'an, for today's sons, it is self-isolation from the world······"

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"My teacher once taught me that if you have to choose one of the two bad choices, you should choose one of them, which is less bad."

"In Erchen's opinion, it is indeed a very bad thing for the eldest brother to live or die;"

"But between these two bad options, letting the eldest brother die in Chang'an is obviously the worse one."

"——Let the eldest brother leave Chang'an alive and return to Jiangling, the son may have a headache and annoyance in the future, and even regret pleading for the eldest brother in front of his father today."

"But if the eldest brother dies in Chang'an, I am afraid that there will be no chance to sit in the position of the prince until the day when I need to feel a headache for the eldest brother······"

Full of sincerity, Liu Sheng sighed a little when he told this conclusion, which was almost completely from God's perspective without the slightest personal emotion.

After struggling for a moment, he finally made up his mind, and finally added: "These words just now are all explanations made by the crown prince of my Han family to His Majesty. ”

"And the son has one more thing to say to his father."

"——When he was not canonized as the crown prince, his son once said to his father: "Son, I don't want to be an emperor like my father."

"At that time, my father told his son: It will not be like this."

"In the future, Erchen will become the emperor that Erchen himself wants to become and can become;"

"It will become a unique emperor who is neither like Emperor Taizu Gao, nor like Emperor Xiaowen of Emperor Taizong, nor like Emperor Taizong, nor like Emperor Father, and ······"

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"Erchen is still young, and he doesn't know what kind of emperor he wants to be."

"But what Erchen can be sure of is this: Erchen doesn't want to be a tyrant who kills his brothers and sisters for his own sake."

"—This crown prince was given by his father;"

"But it was also originally owned by the eldest brother, and was finally 'taken' by me."

"If this position of the prince and the crown prince means that the father must kill the eldest brother in Chang'an for the sake of his son······"

In the end, I saw Liu Sheng take a deep breath and do enough psychological construction before bowing to the Son of Heaven.

"If that's the case, then the position of the prince, son-in-law, can't sit ······"

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"If my father is determined to kill my eldest brother, then ask my father, and by the way, ask my grandmother to issue an edict to abolish the queen and abolish the prince······"

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"This is not a son-in-law, who is blackmailing his father with his position as the crown prince and his mother's queen."

"-It's because Erchen doesn't want to be pointed out by the people of the world because of this matter."

"Instead of waiting for the future to let the sons and mothers die under the mouths of the people of the world, it is better to be placed in a remote palace by my father now."

"In this way, it can still clear the suspicion of 'slander and framing and assassinating the king of Linjiang' for the sons and mothers······"

plucked up the courage to say this last word, Liu Sheng still did not forget to put on a miserable appearance;

seems to want to tell Tianzi Qi: If the father wants to kill the eldest brother, it is equivalent to killing the son by the way.

And Tianzi Qi's next reaction did not surprise Liu Sheng.

"Hey;"

"Bastard ······"

"One by one, 'there is no coercion', if you say it, isn't it still forcing me?"

This time, it is rare that Tianzi Qi did not get angry.

only laughed and scolded twice 'bastard' and the like, and then sneered and looked up and down on Liu Sheng;

Liu Sheng, who saw it, couldn't hold his face a little, and only lowered his head stiffly, and Tianzi Qicai shook his head with a smile.

Then he exhaled a little, then waved his hand freely, and lay down on his side on the couch.

"Convince me."

"——Prove to me: A hundred years after me, you bastard will sit on the throne, but you will not put my Han family's temple and society in danger because of the living King of Linjiang."

"If you do it, Rong will be able to live."

"If you can't do it, Rong, you have to die······"

was extremely indifferent, as if he was saying 'rice porridge at noon', which only caused Liu Sheng's face to stiffen slightly.

But I saw that the Son of Heaven was lying on the couch on his side for a long time, and even stepped on the couch with one foot, propped his elbow under him, and glanced at Liu Sheng with playful eyes out of the corners of his eyes.

"You don't need to say anything to me, 'self-isolation from the world', 'no face to continue to be the prince' and so on;"

"As long as you can prove that I let Rong leave Chang'an alive today, I will not bury hidden dangers for my Han family, and I will let Rong live."

"Other than that, Rong, there is no second way to live······"

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"In this matter, I am just the son of Han Tianzi;"

"Rong, it's just the king of Linjiang of my Han family;"

"You are only the crown prince of my Han family and the future son of the Han Dynasty."

"What fathers and sons, what brothers and sisters, at this time, it doesn't make any sense to talk about it······"

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"In this matter, the three of us are just monarchs and ministers."

"—I, the king of the two of you;"

"Rong is the ······ of the two of us"

With a more and more humble volume, he said what the 'ruthlessness of the heavenly family' was, and the son of heaven on the couch finally closed his eyes.

Lie on your side with your legs bent, your elbows supported on the slump, and your palms gently holding your head;

If there are more smoking guns, the posture of Tianzi Qi at this moment will make future generations feel inexplicably familiar.

And after the Son of Heaven closed his eyes, Liu Sheng, who was kneeling beside the royal couch, fell into a long thought.

The intention of the Son of Heaven is not obvious.

——Killing Liu Rong is because Tianziqi is worried that Liu Rong, the former 'quasi-prince' and Liu Sheng's eldest brother, will threaten Liu Sheng's position in the future.

For example, in the future, when the Son of Heaven died and Liu Sheng inherited the throne, Liu Rong took the opportunity to ascend in the Kanto region and shouted, "The one who stands is the son Liu Rong", etc., and then raised troops to rebel.

Regarding Tianziqi's worries, Liu Sheng can certainly understand.

Even Liu Sheng himself has the same concerns.

But after a long period of thinking, Liu Sheng finally decided to insist.

Because just as Fang Cai, Liu Sheng said to the Son of Heaven: Liu Rong, who is alive, will indeed pose a threat to the future 'Son of Heaven';

But the dead Liu Rong will bring trouble to the current crown prince immediately.

And between the two, Liu Sheng is still more willing to accept the former······

"Erchen thinks it's a very simple truth."

After making up his mind, Liu Sheng didn't hesitate much, and with just a few words, he confidently started his own 'persuasion' to Tianziqi.

Hearing Liu Sheng speak, lying on his side on the imperial couch, Tianzi Qi, who was closing his eyes to recuperate, only made a faint light 'um';

But at the angle that Liu Sheng couldn't see, the corners of Tianziqi's mouth hung a meaningful smile······

"If the eldest brother returns to Gangneung alive, he may cause chaos in the Kanto region in the future;"

"—but this is 'maybe', and it's 'maybe' in the future."

"And the death of the eldest brother in Chang'an will immediately cause an uproar;"

"—This is 'inevitable', and it's 'immediately inevitable.'"

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"In other words: if the eldest brother returns to Gangneung alive, he may not be in chaos;"

"Even if it is a rebellion, it is a matter of the future, and Erchen has plenty of time to prepare and deal with it."

"But the death of the eldest brother in Chang'an will definitely make the discussion boil."

"No matter what, Erchen will not escape the suspicion of 'secretly haunting and killing the eldest brother', and there is no time to prepare and respond at all."

"The worst result is that the son loses his trust in the world, and he is no longer trusted by the people of the world;"

"-What's more, the sons will shake the storage position because of this, and even fall off the storage position, which will cause shocks in the government and the opposition."

"Therefore, the life and death of the eldest brother are 'likely to cause chaos in the future' and 'chaos will inevitably cause chaos now';

"How to choose between the two, it shouldn't be difficult for my father?"

As he spoke, Liu Sheng pursed his lips tightly, and looked at the Son of Heaven who was not far away, with his back to him, and closed his eyes on the imperial couch.

But with a mocking 'heh', Liu Sheng's heart immediately became clear: the first set of rhetoric failed to 'convince' Tianziqi.

Realizing this, Liu Sheng quickly turned his head and put the second set of rhetoric that had been prepared long ago in front of Tianzi Qi.

"Big brother, the eldest of my brothers."

"And Erchen is a prince who has never been established by my Han family as the 'ninth son of the emperor'."

"——When Emperor Taizu Gao, Emperor Xiaohui, who was still the crown prince, only had to deal with one brother, that is, King Qi Mourning Hui."

"Emperor Xiaohui, there is only one brother of King Qi Mourning, so Empress Dowager Lu will and can warn King Qi Mourning Hui through coercion and intimidation without scruples."

"Because even if Empress Dowager Lu does this, Emperor Xiaohui does not have any other brothers, and he will feel sad because of what happened to King Hui of Qi Mourning."

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"And the sons have eight brothers;"

"Except for the third brother who has passed away, Liu Shu, the king of Changshan, the other seven brothers, I'm afraid they are all concentrating on the eldest brother's affairs."

"Even the seventh brother of the son's son and his mother, I'm afraid it's no exception."

"If this time, the eldest brother really dies in Chang'an for this trumped-up crime, the other brothers of the minister there will definitely die of sorrow."

"—They will surely think that the prince cannot tolerate his brother."

"With such thoughts, they may be cautious in their words and deeds from now on, lest they be caught by their sons;"

"But there is also another possibility, which is 'strike first'."

"The brothers of the sons may not have the idea of 'in order not to repeat the footsteps of Queen Linjiang and be secretly killed by the prince, it is better to strike first'."

"And this kind of thought is very likely to make my Han family usher in another dispute that will plague most of the world."

This second set of rhetoric can be described as a plan that Liu Sheng finally came up with after painstaking consideration.

But even so, Tianzi Qi just smiled and shook his head, didn't even bother to open his eyes, and said a little proudly: "It's okay~"

"If you oppose one, I will kill one."

"--After killing Liu Bi and Liu Wu, can't I kill my own son?"

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"If Your Highness is worried about this, I will be happy to remove hidden dangers for Your Highness."

"To kill one is to kill;"

"Killing seven is also killing ······"

"-If necessary, it is His Royal Highness's younger brothers, I am not invincible to kill ······"

was full of relaxed words, but Liu Sheng was taken aback!

When he reacted, he couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile.

Tianzi Qi, this is a reminder to Liu Sheng: Don't talk about it anymore~

If you can't give me what I want, don't think about getting what I want~

"Your Highness, is there anything else you want to say?"

"If not, then go back."

"—Send Rong, honestly back to the lieutenant's mansion."

"If Your Highness cares about the theory of things, I can let out the wind: the prince is a good Confucian, and his slander angers the holy driver;"

"His order is closed to the guests, and he reflects on his sins······"

The words of the Son of Heaven also made Liu Sheng confirm his guess.

- Tianzi Qi, not to really kill all Liu Sheng's brothers, so as to 'clear the way' for Liu Sheng;

But Liu Sheng also knows very well: if it is really necessary, Tianzi Qi will not rule out this plan······

"Alas······"

"It's ······ to come"

"I hope my brothers, can understand my good intentions······"

Thinking like this, Liu Sheng still shook his head and sighed bitterly, throwing aside his previous plan.

Under the insistence of the Son of Heaven, Liu Sheng finally proposed the plan that should have been mentioned a long time ago, but he struggled in every way because of brotherhood and was always unwilling to mention it.

"Erchen ······"

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"Whew~"

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"There's something I want to ask my father to play."

If he said a word, seeing that Tianzi Qi was still unmoved, Liu Sheng finally stood up and stepped forward;

When he came to the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven who was lying on the couch on the opposite side bowed his hand.

"The matter of money, the son has been planning for a long time;"

"In the end, I still think that the key to the matter of coins is those clan relatives and princes who opened mountains to obtain copper and melted copper to mint money······"

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"Exactly how to do it, Erchen already has a rough idea."

"It's just that before the official implementation, I want to talk and discuss with my brothers first;"

"——Let's see what I can do so that the clan relatives and princes of my Han family can not have evil intentions because of this after losing the right to mint coins."

"Therefore, I hope that my father can issue an edict to order the king of Hejian, the king of Lu, the king of Jiangdu, the king of Jiaoxi, the king of Changsha, etc., to go to Chang'an."

"When the brothers gather, sons, discuss this matter with the brothers······"

With a mixed face, Liu Sheng bowed his waist deeply, unwilling to get up for a long time.

- Liu Sheng, has thrown his last hole card.

- For the sake of the eldest brother Liu Rong and Liu Sheng, he has done everything he can.

If you still can't get the approval of the Son of Heaven, or rather, you still can't 'convince' the Son of Heaven······

"Huh?"

"Recruit the kings into the court?"

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"Hmm······"

"Money is ······"

After Liu Sheng threw out this last hole card, Tianzi Qi was obviously stunned for a moment;

A few times with a little confusion asked himself, and the Son of Heaven finally reacted: What is Liu Sheng's inexplicable request.

Realizing this, Tianzi Qi slowly straightened up, and his complexion instantly returned to his usual complexion, which was almost engraved on his face.

After a short period of thought, Tianzi Qi finally smiled playfully······

"That's right."

"Early tomorrow morning, I will order the kings of Hejian, Lu, Jiangdu, Jiaoxi, and Changsha to enter Chang'an and 'discuss' the matter of coins with His Highness."

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"Hmmm······"

"King Linjiang, let's go with us."

"—after all, the kings, and the eldest brother of His Highness."

"Such an important matter, with the presence of the King of Linjiang, it should save His Highness a lot of trouble······"

As soon as the Son of Heaven said this, Liu Sheng finally breathed a long sigh of relief;

bowed to the Son of Heaven again, hesitated again and again, and finally did not forget to say again: "There is one more thing, I want to play my father." ”

"—tell me about it."

"In Chang'an City, some people are spreading rumors."

"Rumor has it that when the queen mother was pregnant with her son, she dreamed that Jin Ri was in her arms."

"He also said that when his father learned about this, he said to his mother: This is the son's ······."

"It is a sign that the sons will be noble······"

Seeing that Liu Sheng took the initiative to mention this matter, although Tianzi Qi had already been mentally prepared, he still did not forget to make a 'There is still such a thing?' 'Puzzled looks.

Just a moment later, the smile on the face of the Son of Heaven turned into a monstrous rage······

"Oh?"

"And that kind of thing?"

"Hmmm······"

"What does Your Highness want to tell me about this?"

"—The son begs his father to investigate this matter thoroughly!"

"-This must be a petty act, slandering the sons and mothers!"

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"It doesn't mean that way, does it?"

"It's just a rumor······"

"—and that's not all!"

"-This must be someone who wants to use this to shake the throne of the son and the queen of the mother!"

"—Such a treacherous villain, the ambition of the wolf is clearly revealed······"

"Bastard !!"

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"Roll !!!!!"

(End of chapter)