Time flies, time flies.

In the blink of an eye, time came to the summer of the sixth year of the Son of Heaven.

After more than a year of princely career, the prince Liu Sheng, who is over 16 years old, has become more solemn and majestic in temperament;

And the accumulation of time has also made Queen Jia, who was once anxious and never able to put herself in the right position, gradually have a gentle temperament of 'motherly world'.

In the East Palace Changle, the Empress Dowager Dou is as usual, and even like the Empress Dowager Lu and the Empress Dowager Bo in the past, she is firmly in Changxin to dominate the world;

It's just in Weiyang Palace······

In Weiyang Palace······

"Ahem!"

"Ahem, cough, cough, cough!"

"Ahem······"

···

"No, no, it's okay;"

"It's okay for me ······"

"It's okay······"

In the summer and April of the sixth year of the Son of Heaven, Weiyang Palace, Xuanshu Palace.

Looking at Tianzi Qi, who was being carefully supported by the eunuch Ling Chuntuo, but still couldn't stop coughing violently, Liu Sheng's slightly tense face couldn't help but feel a little worried.

stared at the flushed face of the Son of Heaven for a moment, then turned sideways and looked at the anxious palace people and eunuchs on the side;

Taking another deep breath and lowering his head to think for a moment, Liu Sheng finally shook his head, exhaled a long breath of turbidity, and squatted down in front of Tianzi Qi.

"Why don't you take a break first?"

"Left and right are not a big deal;"

"The son is alone, and he can cope with it······"

"-No."

"—I'm going."

Unexpectedly, before Liu Sheng's words fell, his shoulder was slapped down by the big palm of the Son of Heaven!

When I raised my head, I saw that the Son of Heaven was stubbornly clenching his teeth, and there were already a few wisps of white near the green tendons that burst out at the corners of his forehead······

"Little Ten, I'm going to be a vassal."

"For more than a year, Xiao Shi has been living in the Tai Palace, and he has never left you."

"Now, I'm about to leave Beijing to become a vassal, if I can't come forward and take the school entrance examination for a while······"

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"On the side, the prince is in charge and in charge, it's not a big deal."

"But this matter, I, must come forward."

"It's my father's responsibility."

"It is the duty of the king, and it is also the duty of the father."

In just a few words, Tianzi Qi was already tired and out of breath, and a heavy wheezing sound sounded in the hall.

But the Son of Heaven was stubborn, and no one could persuade him anymore;

After a few more words of persuasion, seeing that Tianzi Qi was still shaking his head like a rattle, Liu Sheng had to sigh helplessly and sit down on his knees.

- Tianziqi's physical condition, in recent years, can be described as a sharp decline visible to the naked eye;

After all, the Son of Heaven has only reigned for six years so far, but the career of the prince for more than 20 years has already consumed most of the vitality of the middle-aged Son of Heaven;

In this era when the average life expectancy of men is less than 30, they have to marry and have children in their teens, and they will begin to face physical decline and even aging in their twenties.

It is true: before the Son of Heaven, Liu Bang, the founder of the country, Emperor Taizu Gao, and Emperor Liu Heng, Emperor Xiaowen of the Former Taizong, who laid the foundation for the powerful Han Dynasty, died at the age of sixty-two and forty-six respectively;

But between these two, there is also Liu Ying, the filial piety emperor who died young at the age of 22, and the two young emperors who were only seven or eight years old respectively.

Based on the lifespan of these 'previous emperors', Tianzi Qi is now thirty-seven years old, and his physical condition has begun to show signs of 'short life', but it is not so strange.

It's just that today's Han family still has a strong dependence on this 'old' son of heaven who seems to have passed away soon······

"This ginseng soup, my father should use it less, right?"

"Erchen once heard someone say: All things in heaven and earth pay attention to the harmony of yin and yang;"

"This codonopsis chicken soup is clearly the most rigid and yang thing, and it is not an exaggeration to say that this is the medicine of sexual yang."

"Father, the emperor uses a bowl every three or five times, and the yang and yin in the body are prosperous and weak, and in the long run, it is not a way to do it······"

Seeing Tianzi Qi frowning and pouring another bowl of steaming soup, Liu Sheng's face was only more worried;

Even the imperial physician on the side, when he heard Liu Sheng's professional persuasion, nodded in agreement.

It's just that the current Tianzi Qi obviously can't listen to these words······

"It's okay~"

"It's okay······"

···

"Ha~"

"I know my own body, I know it in my heart."

"With this ginseng soup to boost your strength, what can you do is already good."

"In the early years, the first emperor also told the imperial physician at that time: instead of struggling on the sickbed, it is better to put on a handful of old bones and do a few practical things for the people of the world."

"My virtue is not as noble as that of the previous emperor;"

"But at the expense of your own body, while you still have the strength, you can always figure it out if you can still figure out a few troubles for your children and grandchildren······"

After three or two sentences, a bowl of hot soup was already in the stomach, and Tianziqi's sickly face was visibly rosy to the naked eye.

took a deep breath, let out a long sigh comfortably, and saw Tianzi Qi raise his hand melancholy, gently pat his thigh, and then stand up with him;

stepped forward to help Liu Sheng, and naturally put his hand on Liu Sheng's opposite shoulder.

"Let's go."

"Queen Mother, I'm in a hurry."

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"After today's dinner, prince, don't go back to the palace."

"Chuntuo~"

"Clear a side room in the side hall and let the prince live."

"For a period of time to come, the prince will stay by my side more."

"-······"

"Hmm."

"Let's go."

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came to Changle Palace with the Son of Heaven, and sure enough, everyone including the Empress Dowager Dou had been waiting for a long time.

Xu knew that Tianzi Qi was not deliberately late, or maybe he couldn't bear to be too harsh on his seriously ill son;

Seeing that Tianzi Qi walked into the hall with Liu Sheng's support, and made a gesture to bow to himself, the Empress Dowager Dou only waited for a moment and raised her hand unbearably.

"That's it~"

"If it's a family feast, it's all a family."

"Emperor, don't pay too much attention to these false courtesies."

After saying that, Empress Dowager Dou did not forget to turn sideways a little and glanced at the old eunuch beside her;

I saw that the old eunuch stepped forward with the order, took Tianziqi's arm from Liu Sheng's hand, and respectfully helped him up to the royal couch.

As for Liu Sheng, he saw the Son of Heaven sit on the imperial couch, and then turned around a little melancholy, and sat down on the side of Queen Jia on the side.

When everyone arrived, the most important Tianzi Qi and the crown prince Liu Sheng were also present, and this family banquet naturally began with the wine lord brought up by the Empress Dowager Dou.

It's just that after the banquet began, when everyone's eyes were gathered on Liu Yu, the king of Jiaoxi, who was about to leave Beijing to take up the domain, and Mrs. Wang, who was weeping for herself, the Son of Heaven opened his mouth, but the wine lord in the hands of everyone in the hall was invariably stuck in mid-air······

"King Liang, you haven't been in the court for many years, right?"

"Queen Mother, don't you miss it?"

With a leisurely word, it only provoked the dull eyes of everyone in the hall to turn sideways, and they all sprinkled their secretive gazes on the Empress Dowager Dou and the Son of Heaven Qi Mother and Son.

King Liu Wu of Liang!

Since that year, King Liang took advantage of the rebellion of Wu Chu to plot for the position of the prince's younger brother, but finally failed, the four words 'King Liu Wu of Liang' in Chang'an, especially in the court and in the deep palace, are almost no less sensitive than 'Prince Wu' and 'chessboard'!

Especially at that time, Liu Rong, the king of Linjiang, who was once thought to be 'defeating the king of Liang and about to obtain the position of the prince as he wished', almost died in Chang'an and died in the lieutenant's mansion, and Liu Wu, the king of Liang, has been forgotten by the entire Chang'an.

In the eyes of ordinary people, the 'retreat' of Liu Wu, the king of Liang, may be because of the pacification of the Wu Chu Rebellion, so that the Liang state of Liu Wu, the king of Liang, completely lost its former strategic position;

However, the fact is: anyone who is a little familiar with the internal and external affairs of the government and the opposition knows very clearly in their hearts that the biggest 'problem', or stain, of Liu Wu, the king of Liang, is precisely because this emperor brother once attacked the position of the prince and ultimately failed.

And many years later, when Tianziqi's physical condition became more and more worrying, and some rumors began to appear in Kanto, Tianziqi mentioned Liu Wu of Liang so abruptly······

"Oh······"

"Yes;"

"After all, King Liang has been in Chang'an for several years, and he hasn't been to Chang'an to meet ······."

···

"This matter, the emperor will do it."

"If, according to the rules of the ancestors, the king of Liang is indeed the time to enter the Hajj, then he will summon;"

"If it's not time, then don't call."

"The emperor doesn't have to worry about me, a blind old woman, to break the rules set by the ancestors······"

Suddenly hearing that the Son of Heaven mentioned the young son, the Empress Dowager Dou was obviously confused;

didn't understand Tianziqi's intentions for a while, so he had to continue to listen to Tianziqi's tone with this watertight attitude.

According to Empress Dowager Dou's prediction, after she made such a statement, according to the previous practice, there is a high probability that the Son of Heaven will beat around the bush for a while.

But to the surprise of Empress Dowager Dou and even Liu Sheng: this time, the speed at which the Son of Heaven revealed his true intentions was quite impatient······

"King Liang's side, it's not yet time to enter the Hajj;

"It's just that in recent days, Erchen has occasionally heard that Hou Zhou Yafu is in the country, and he seems to be a little restless?"

···

"According to the Minister of the DPRK, Zhou Yafu's son hoarded a batch of armor in the feudal country in the name of 'purchasing funeral materials'."

"What does it mean to keep armor privately, and what crime should be convicted according to the Han law, the queen mother will not know."

"Erchen is worried: Zhou Yafu is secretly accumulating armor, and King Liang ······"

"Uh, hehehe······"

"It's not that this matter is not to be said, King Liang is also involved;"

"I'm just worried that King Liang's temperament will be bewitched by some kind of gossip again······"

Hearing this, Empress Dowager Dou finally understood the intention of the Son of Heaven, and her face sank suddenly;

The Queen Mother's face darkened, and everyone who came to participate in this 'family banquet' naturally closed their mouths, lowered their heads, and cautiously raised their heads from time to time, looking at the Empress Dowager Dou at the top, as well as the faces of the mother and son of Tianzi Qi.

"The Emperor's ······"

···

"Is this really the case?"

He murmured 'emperor' as if he was angry, and said a word without a preface, which caused everyone in the hall to frown in confusion, and the Empress Dowager Dou looked at Tianziqi's gaze, but it became more and more scrutinistic.

Seeing Tianzi Qi shaking his head with a slightly self-deprecating smile, he looked up at the Empress Dowager Dou calmly, and then nodded slightly with a smile.

After a while, the Son of Heaven lowered his head again, let out a slight sigh, and then turned around and looked at Liu Sheng in the banquet, as well as Liu Yu, the king of Jiaoxi who was close to Liu Sheng.

"King Jiaoxi, I'm going to leave Beijing and become a vassal;"

"Since King Zhao became a vassal domain, in just over a year, there have been two successive ministers of state, and they have been carried out horizontally from Handan, the capital of Zhao."

"I'm still here, my Han family is still in the community, and there is still no chaos."

"But in case of a mistake, the prince's age ······"

···

"Erchen's meaning is to summon King Liang to Chang'an and have a good chat."

"In the future, what is there really that King Liang can also come up with ideas and support the scene by the prince's side?"

"If you can, King Zhao and Marquis of Tiao should also enter the court······"

Tianzi Qi said everything to this, no matter how dull everyone in the palace is, they should always understand what Tianzi Qi means;

said that Liu Yu, in just a moment, had already raised his head with tears in his eyes, and pretended to be strong and clenched his teeth, putting on a look of 'lonely is sad, but lonely can't cry'.

As for Mrs. Wang on the side, she was already worried because her only son was about to travel far away;

Hearing Tianzi Qi's words that almost made it clear that his life was short, he cried out without much effort.

Mrs. Wang is still like this, Queen Jia, who is sitting in the chief, and Mrs. Bo, who is taken by Queen Jia's side, are naturally crying for a long time.

On the top couch, Empress Dowager Dou's gaze was locked on Queen Jia's side after Tianzi Qi's words-locked on her precious grandson: Prince Liu Sheng······

"The Emperor's ······"

"Prince ······"

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"Alas······"

"Back then, the first emperor was seriously ill and bedridden, and the Empress Dowager Bo didn't think about tea and dinner all day, and after a few days, she lost weight."

"I didn't expect that one day, I, a blind old woman, would also experience what the Empress Dowager Bo had experienced······"

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"Since you have an idea, then the emperor, let's do it according to your own heart······"

"King Liang, King Zhao, and that Zhou Yafu were all summoned to Chang'an."

"King Liang's side, I won't interfere, the emperor will say it himself."

"—No matter what the emperor does, I will never complain about the emperor."

"King Zhao's side, don't interfere with the emperor."

"——My own grandson, the clan relatives and princes of my Han family, I, a blind old woman, have some ways to punish and teach."

"As for Zhou Yafu······"

···

"Alas······"

"Tired;"

"Lack of ······"

After a few words, Empress Dowager Dou's face, which still had a slight polite smile, was filled with a touch of vicissitudes;

got up with a gloomy face, and walked in the direction of the apse with the support of the eunuch beside him.

"Emperor, sit a little longer."

"It's a family feast, after all."

"After all, Xiao Shi is about to leave Beijing and become a vassal······"

It's garbled again, I'm sorry.

It has been modified and re-uploaded, and it should be back to normal after refreshing.

Sorry again······

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