Liu Sheng patted his chest and said, 'I'll get Uncle Tian', which caused Liu Yumei to smile, hurriedly raised the wine cup, and invited Liu Sheng to drink it.

The warm wine made Liu Yu's face show a little enjoyment, I don't know if this wine is really delicious, or Liu Yu has begun to look forward to tomorrow's hunting.

When the brothers each lowered their heads and fell into silence with a smile, Liu Pengzu, the seventh who was sitting in the middle of the sixth Liu Fa and the eighth Liu Duan, also raised the wine at the right time and invited Liu Yuyao to drink.

"It's only been more than a year, and the fourth brother's tongue has been a lot sharper?"

As soon as these words came out, Liu Yu only smiled even more, but instead of being unhappy because Liu Pengzu mentioned this matter, he once again sprinkled his grateful gaze on Liu Sheng, who was not far from his side.

"Hi ······"

"Back then, His Highness supported this method;"

Seeing Liu Yu smile, he lowered his head again, and took out a few stones from his arms that were obviously not very precious, but the surface had been 'polished' and shiny and smooth.

"In the past few years, these stones have been held in the widow's mouth for three or two hours every day."

"—Over time, it's become a habit;"

"Now, if you don't have a moment on a day, you're a little uncomfortable······"

With as easy as possible, it was as easy as talking about other people's things, and simply gave the answer to Liu Pengzu's question, Liu Yu smiled again and lowered his head.

He carefully hid the precious stones back in his arms, and then raised his head, pretending to smile at the brothers easily.

Seeing that Liu Yu was so calm and light-hearted, the brothers were smiling.

Yes, they are happy for Liu Yu;

Some were just polite, pretending to be happy for Liu Yu.

Only Liu Sheng, after Liu Yu's pretended to be relaxed, instantly saw through the bitterness in the depths of Liu Yu's eyes;

Even with it, looking at Liu Yu's gaze, there was also a faint sympathy, and although he was already trying his best to hide it, he still lingered with emotion.

——Like 'the fourth son of the emperor is good hunting', the fourth son of the emperor is stupid, and it is also a well-known thing in Chang'an.

But what most people don't know is that Liu Yu, the fourth son of the current emperor, who has just been named King of Lu for less than two years, is actually born with a stutter.

As the old saying goes: no matter what the problem is, if you are born like this, there is no cure for most of them;

Even if it can be cured, it is basically extremely difficult to treat, and it is extremely difficult to cure in a short period of time.

Liu Yu's natural stuttering problem is obviously also on the list······

"The fourth brother said it easily, but secretly, I don't know how much suffering I have suffered······

"Especially what the fourth brother was crowned is still the grand place of etiquette and religion in the past 100 years: Ludi ······"

"Alas~"

"Miserable people······"

···

"All my brothers are hard-working people······

Thinking like this, Liu Sheng let out a long sigh again, and his eyes fell on everyone in the banquet in order.

- Boss Liu Rong, needless to say: just over a month ago, the eldest son of the current emperor and the king of Linjiang was imprisoned in the lieutenant's mansion on trumped-up charges and almost died in Huangquan;

The second Liu De, who was supposed to be the right and left arm of the prince and the most trustworthy sibling, basically lost everything he should have because of his mother Li Ji.

Both brothers have lost their mothers;

And the half-brother of these two: the third Liu Si, died in the feudal country that he had not even had time to get familiar with: Changshan······

Retracting his gaze from the opposite table and looking to the left, Liu Sheng sighed again.

The fourth brother, Liu Yu, was born with a stutter, but he was sealed off to Lu Di, where etiquette and religion were prevalent and Confucianism was everywhere;

Although Liu Yu didn't say it, and there is a high probability that he won't say it, Liu Sheng is very sure: in the past year or so, Liu Yu's stuttering problem has made many pretentious rotten Confucians seize the opportunity of 'Kuang Zheng Sovereign'······

The fifth brother Liu Fei seems to be a big old man, and he has no shape to giggle all day long, but deep down, Liu Fei also has his own lofty ideals.

However, Liu Fei's final feudal state was the eastern coastal region where the Xiongnu could not be touched in the north and Baiyue could not be seen in the south: Jiangdu.

If nothing else, Liu Fei will never have the opportunity to ride a horse to fight again in his life;

The lofty ambition that belongs only to the enthusiasm of the young man will surely become a regret that Liu Fei has exhausted his life······

Turn your head and look to your right;

The first thing that caught my eye was the sixth brother Liu Fa sitting beside him.

But even Liu Fa ······

"Your Highness, Your Highness invited a banquet, and the minister went out in a hurry, and he really didn't have time to prepare gifts;"

"Brothers, Yaxing, it's better to have a dance by the ministers, and the right to help the fun······"

Almost at the same time that Liu Sheng turned his head and moved his gaze to himself, Liu Fa, who was already the king of Changsha, hurriedly stood up from his seat.

Even the self-title of 'widow' was humbly changed to 'minister' by Liu Fa;

After making the request to 'dedicate a dance', Liu Fa stood even more cramped, waiting for his younger brother, the current crown prince: Liu Sheng's permission······

"Sixth brother is good, brother really has no reason to refuse;"

"The king of Changsha is at his own convenience."

···

If at this moment, the nine brothers gathered in the side hall of the Taigong Palace, without exception, are all hard-working people, then the most miserable of them is undoubtedly Liu Fa, the king of Changsha, who has become a prince of the clan, but still proposes to 'dance a song' for the brothers.

Where is the bitterness?

Hey;

The three words 'King of Changsha' alone are already unbearable pain for the vast majority of people······

"I don't know how the sixth brother has been doing in Changsha over the years?"

"It is said that a few years ago, Zhao Tuo of South Vietnam has not been very peaceful;"

"——At the beginning of last year, Liu Bi, Liu Wu and other thieves raised troops, and Zhao Tuo even secretly sent the South Vietnamese army to help Liu Bi."

"That is, after the rebellion was quelled, Liu Bi, Liu Wu and other thieves were all given heads, so that Lingnan Baiyue was divided."

"I just don't know: this time, how many years can Zhao Tuo, the 'King of Nanyue' of my Han family, settle down?"

Liu Sheng's kung fu speaking, Liu Fa had already stepped forward by himself, and between the east and west seats, he danced to the sound of Se Sheng;

And at the moment when he heard Liu Sheng mention Lingnan, especially the words 'Zhao Tuo of Nanyue', Liu Fei, the king of Jiangdu, who was sitting on Liu Sheng's left, suddenly became a little excited!

It's just that after a short period of excitement, Liu Fei didn't know what he remembered, so he only sighed to himself, and then lowered his head.

For Liu Fei's attitude, the brothers had to laugh and bow their heads without saying much.

- Liu Fei's Jiangdu State is indeed the Wu State that once belonged to Liu Fei.

However, today's Jiangdu State does not include all the territory of the former Wu State.

At the beginning of the founding of the Liu Han Dynasty, the Han family did not even have the Wu State;

Or it should be said that the State of Wu at that time was also called: Jing State.

In the fifth year of Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty (202 BC), Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, killed himself, unified the world, and the world returned to the Han Dynasty.

Subsequently, Liu Bang, Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty, divided the land of Jing Chu, which once belonged to Xiang Yu, into two kingdoms, Jing and Chu.

The state of Chu was given by Liu Bang to his only younger brother, that is, the grandfather of Liu Wu, the king of Chu: Liu Jiao, the king of Chu Yuan.

And Jing Guo was given by Liu Bang to a distant relative: cousin Liu Jia.

Six years later, at the end of the eleventh year of Emperor Taizu Gao (196 BC), the last prince with a different surname in Liu Han Sheji, King Yingbu (黥布) of Huainan raised an army to rebel.

In order to quell the rebellion, Emperor Taizu Gao Liu Bang dragged his sick body and drove the expedition at the age of sixty-two;

Although in the end, Liu Bang put down the rebellion without accident, but a stray arrow shot from nowhere made the wise and martial Emperor Taizu Gao completely lose the last remaining vitality.

Soon after the rebellion was put down, that is, in the twelfth year of Emperor Taizu Gao (195 BC), Taizu Liu Bang died in Changle Palace.

The crown prince Liu Ying inherited the throne, and Liu Hansheji also entered the fifteen-year period of 'Empress Dowager Lu in power'.

Speaking of Huainan Wang Yingbu's rebellion, what later generations know is basically this.

- Yingbu rebelled, Taizu personally conscripted;

- Lost an arrow on the way, and his life was not long in coming.

The sky is gone, that is, a small number of enthusiasts know: before the royal conquest, Liu Bang originally planned to let the crown prince Liu Ying go out to quell the rebellion;

After being resolutely stopped by the Empress Dowager Lu, Liu Bang, who was already over the age of sixteen and was sick and bedridden, had to scold the arrogant royal driver.

But few people know: in the rebellion of King Yingbu of Huainan, a Liu Han clan relative died;

This Liu Han clan who died under the Yingbu knife was the cousin of Emperor Taizu Gao Liu Bang: Liu Jia, King of Jing.

Almost a few days after Yingbu raised his army, Liu Jia, the king of Jing, whose land was adjacent to the east and west of Huainan Kingdom, died under Yingbu's sword.

When the Anglo-Bu rebellion was pacified, Huainan Kingdom, which originally belonged to Yingbu, was given by Liu Bang to his seventh son: Liu Chang.

That's right;

It was a few decades ago that Liu Chang, the king of Huainan who was 'starved to death' by Emperor Xiaowen of the former Taizong and made that nursery rhyme.

And the death of Liu Jia, the king of Jing, made Taizu Liu Bang very sad.

——Crowning Liu Jia as the king of Jing was Liu Bang's helpless move;

But as long as there are closer relatives, Liu Bang will not make Liu Jia, a distant cousin, a prince of the Han family.

As a result, even Liu Jia died in the office of King Jing, and the Liu family, who was already not prosperous, was only even more stretched.

What to do?

What should I do if I want to replace the princes with different surnames with the princes of the clan, but I don't have enough relatives?

In the end, Liu Bang, who really couldn't think of any other way, could only seal his brother, Liu Bi, the son of Liu Xi, the king of Daiqing who had abandoned the country and fled on the northern border, to Jingdi.

At this time, the state of Jing became the state of Wu;

Liu Bi also became Liu Bi, the king of Wu.

And last year, Liu Bi set off a rebellion in the Seven Kingdoms of Wu and Chu, which affected most of the Han Dynasty, but was pacified by Taiwei Zhou Yafu in March, and Liu Bi himself died on the way to escape.

The fifty-three cities of the three counties of Wudi, which once belonged to Liu Bi, were dismembered into two parts by the court.

The two counties of Huiji and Yuzhang, which originally belonged to the state of Wu, were completely abolished as counties and counties, and have since been included in the jurisdiction of the Chang'an court;

And Guangling County, where Guangling City, the capital of Wu, is located, became Liu Fei's entire fiefdom and was named: Jiangdu State······

"Since the Han Dynasty, the three counties of Wu have been famous all over the world for the salt of Huiji and the copper of Yuzhang;"

"It's just that the fifth brother's Jiangdu Country only won the most useless Guangling County among the three counties of Wudi······"

"There is no salt and money, and it is still secondary."

"It's just that there are two counties of Huiji and Yuzhang in the middle, even if the fifth brother wants to lead his troops south and attack Lingnan Baiyue, it is ······"

"Alas······"

Thinking like this, the brothers all looked at Liu Feiru with sympathy for a moment on Liu Feiru's depressed face;

It was also until this time that Liu Pengzu, the seventh elder who had been sitting at the banquet with a smile, finally answered Liu Sheng's question for Liu Fa.

"Changsha is a small country, a weak country, and a wild land in the south;"

"Not to mention the damp miasma and swamp ponds everywhere, most of the country is occupied by thousand-year-old forests."

"But even so, Changsha still has to shoulder the responsibility of 'Southern Ring Baiyue' and bear huge military expenditures to maintain enough military strength to resist Zhao Tuo and Baiyue."

"Alas······"

"—Changsha State, which is obviously very weak and poor, has to shoulder such a heavy burden;"

"The sixth brother is in Changsha Kingdom, I'm afraid it's not easy······"

As he spoke, Liu Pengzu looked at him with a little sympathy, but he didn't take a moment off Liu Fa.

——From Liu Fa to the center of the hall, when he danced with the drum music, the eyes of everyone in the hall were locked on Liu Fa's body.

And after his brother Liu Pengzu's 'reminder', Liu Sheng looked at Liu Fa's gaze, and only became more sympathetic.

The dignified princes and princes, and today's parents and sons, were sealed off to Changsha, a place where birds don't;

Even if he returned to Chang'an, he still had to 'dance' for his younger brother in front of his brothers.

The princes of the clan are like a dancing queen, dancing to the melody······

"Brother Wang is sick~"

"The dance is not good~"

There was a brief silence, punctuated by a childish whisper;

When everyone followed the reputation, they saw that Xiao Shi, who had not yet reached the age of five, Liu Yu, the king of Jiaoxi, had already covered his mouth by his mother, Mrs. Wang.

Holding her son back into her arms, Mrs. Wang did not forget to smile apologetically, and bowed to Liu Sheng slightly.

But Mrs. Wang's 'apology', Liu Sheng didn't notice it.

- Liu Sheng's attention has been completely focused on the sixth brother in the center of the hall, who is twisting his body in a strange dance posture: Liu Fa.

saw the center of the hall, Liu Fa smiled lightly, learned the dance he had seen in his memory, and writhed his body awkwardly;

If it's just clumsy, it's not a big deal.

After all, brothers, no one will really regard Liu Fa, the sixth child, as a dancing girl who is proficient in dance.

Just like in later generations, the leader 'sang a song' during the team building: Liu Fa's dance has the meaning.

What really made the brothers feel strange and felt that Liu Fa's 'dancing posture was weird': almost every time he made a move, Liu Fa would stop for a short time.

Or, look down at your feet;

Or, it is to carefully grab the sleeves;

Or, it was a 'shocked' lifting of the hem of the robe.

Even when he raised his arm, Liu Fa didn't dare to straighten his arm, but first carefully bent his arm to the limit, then clamped his armpit and raised his hand against his cheek.

It's as if there are countless filthy things or obstacles around Liu Fa, so every time Liu Fa dances his body, he has to stop and take a look, as if he is afraid of running into something.

Such a strange behavior made everyone in the hall inexplicably puzzled;

After a while, Liu Sheng gently raised his hand, and the sound of drum music in the hall stopped.

When the music dissipated, Liu Fazi also stopped dancing, and was about to step forward, but saw Liu Sheng stand up first.

"Sixth Brother ······"

"But what's wrong?"

Full of confusion, Liu Sheng did not forget to stretch out his hand and swept a little in the area where Liu Fa had just danced;

The secretive look seemed to be asking Liu Fa: Is there anything around the sixth brother that we can't see?

But seeing that Liu Fa heard this, he only straightened his waist without thinking, and then bowed his hand to Liu Shengshen.

When he got up straight, Liu Fa's face was already slowly apologetic······

"Please forgive your sins."

"The land of the minister is too small, even so small that the minister cannot turn his body in the country······"

···

"Emperor Taizu Gao's system: After the prince is named a prince of the clan, he must not leave the feudal country without the edict of the Son of Heaven."

"Therefore, after the minister was named the king of Changsha and took Xiang County, the capital of the vassal state, in order not to accidentally let his body out of his feudal kingdom when he turned his body, he could only carefully grab the sleeves and lift the hem of his robe."

"It's been a long time, it's become a habit, and I haven't changed it for a while;"

"It is indeed a sin of a widow to be so rude in front of His Highness and in front of your brothers······"

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After Liu Fa's 'sincere words', the side hall of the Tai Womb fell into a long silence.

All the brothers, including the seventh Liu Pengzu, the younger ten Liu Yu, and even Mrs. Wang, who accompanied her son to attend, all sprinkled their uneasy eyes on Liu Sheng's unhappy face.

What does Liu Fa mean by this?

——The subject country is small and narrow, and it is not enough to maneuver!

——The minister's territory is so small that even the minister can't guarantee that he won't let his body parts step out of the country when he turns around!

Liu Fa is expressing his grievances to Liu Sheng in this way.

This is the first time that Liu Fa, a good old man, has taken the initiative to fight for himself in the past ten years.

And the object of the fight is Liu Fa's younger brother and the current crown prince: Liu Sheng······

"Sixth brother, you have good intentions······

I don't know how long it took for Liu Sheng to finally come back to his senses from his stunnedness;

The whisper caused everyone in the hall to bow their heads in unison;

In the end, Liu Sheng shook his head and smiled, then stepped forward, took Liu Fa's arm, and sat down on the other side of him.

"The situation in Changsha Kingdom, brother, is well understood."

"It's just that my brother has been forced to such a point - to the point that if you want to talk about it, you have to pretend to dance······"

"Hi ······"

···

"In the future, if there is anything or something, my brother will just say it."

"The princes of the dignified clan, but they danced to help the fun, how can it be a little unreasonable."

"If it spreads, I'm afraid there will be people who say that I'm the younger brother, and I use the power of the prince to oppress my brother······"

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"The affairs of the land, don't worry about the sixth brother."

"Let's go to Shanglin tomorrow, my brothers, let's hunt for a good time."

"When I returned to Chang'an, my younger brother went to ask my father to add some fiefdom to Changsha."

"-Sixth brother rest assured;"

"The younger brother will never let his father know, this is the sixth brother's request."

"The younger brother will tell his father: The sixth brother is suffering in Changsha, and the younger brother really can't bear it······"

(End of chapter)