"The crown prince is in charge of the country?"

Changle Palace, Changxin Palace, hearing that Liu Wu, the king of Liang, relayed the intention of the Son of Heaven, the Empress Dowager Dou only subconsciously frowned;

Even the tightly held hand of Liu Wu, the king of Liang, was subconsciously loosened by the Empress Dowager Dou.

"Emperor, have you forgotten the rules of your ancestors?"

"-Even the emperor has to be crowned an adult, and then after the big wedding, he can come to the dynasty and govern!"

"What's more, he has neither been crowned an adult, nor married a wife, nor has he inherited the throne, but he is still only the crown prince of the prince?"

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"The emperor has such a ridiculous idea, as a younger brother, don't you know how to persuade him?"

"Violating the rules of the ancestors without authorization like this, and acting as a dignified emperor, what kind of system is this?!"

Regarding Tianziqi's proposal to 'let Prince Liu Sheng supervise the country', Empress Dowager Dou obviously couldn't understand it.

This has nothing to do with Empress Dowager Dou's love and trust in Liu Sheng, nor does it have anything to do with whether Empress Dowager Dou is satisfied with the son of Tianziqi;

Just from the perspective of Zongmiao and Sheji, it is difficult for Empress Dowager Dou to understand this intention of the Son of Heaven.

The reason is very simple: the queen mother is the last guardian of the Han family, and the last insurance lock to prevent the outflow of imperial power as a vassal.

And the particularity of the position of the queen mother makes everyone who becomes the queen mother only a woman with 'long hair and short knowledge'.

Due to the limitations of the times, these women often do not receive a good education, especially the elite education of the royal family on the control of power;

What should I do if I have not received the relevant education and must shoulder the important responsibility of 'the last safety lock of the Jongmyo Society'?

The answer is: there is a kind of learning.

What the former queen mother did, she learned to do;

Even if there is really no precedent to imitate, we must follow the practices of our ancestors and emperors.

In other words: the Queen Mother is the most stubborn and conservative group in this era.

Because it is necessary to ensure the stability of the regime and ensure that everything is 'calm', the Queen Mother will be the biggest opponent of any reform or even change.

INTERVIEWER If it's okay now, why change it?

What if changes turn into disasters?

It is not difficult to understand the reason why Huang Laoxue flourished in the early Han Dynasty and after its complete decline, he still survived for many years with the support of the Empress Dowager of the Han Dynasty.

——On the point of 'keeping the same as it is' and 'keeping the original social order unchanged until it can no longer be maintained', the Empress Dowager of the Han Dynasty and Huang Laoxue have a natural unanimous pursuit and consistent interests.

Because conservatism means 'not doing well' for the Queen Mother;

For Huang Laoxue, it means 'this is the rule of inaction, which proves that His Majesty is governing the country with our methods'.

In the matter of the prince of the prison country, in fact, the same is true.

From the perspective of Empress Dowager Dou, Prince Liu Sheng's imprisonment of the country will inevitably cause many problems and bring very troubles - at least compared to the Son of Heaven, Liu Sheng today is probably far from enough to shoulder the burden of 'supervising the country'.

In this way, Empress Dowager Dou will naturally feel: Why bother?

Isn't it good to let the emperor look at the court?

I can watch it for a few years and watch it for a few years, so that my old lady can save me a few years of worry;

When the emperor really can't do it anymore, wouldn't it be better if I took care of the emperor's grandson?

Moreover, there is Prince Liu Sheng's imprisonment, and there is a very serious problem, which is precisely the reason why Tianzi Qi mentioned it to Liu Wu, the king of Liang, and sent Liu Wu, the king of Liang, to persuade him.

- Liu Sheng, who has not yet been crowned an adult.

What does this mean?

It means that Liu Sheng is still a child who is recognized by the world as 'not yet old enough to carry things'.

A child, you let him go to the prince's prison country?

Isn't this a child's play on national affairs······

It's not just a question of 'it doesn't sound good', it's also a very specific practical problem.

Let's just say that in the future, Liu Shengzhen will be in charge of the country at this age, and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty will give face to the Empress Dowager Dou, the Son of Heaven, and even Liu Sheng, the prince and prince;

But to give face to face, when encountering something, it may not be instinctive to have such a thought: This kind of big thing, I told him, a little fart, what's the use······

looked down on Liu Sheng, a little kid, so he didn't ask for instructions or asked for instructions from Empress Dowager Dou and Tianziqi, which was okay.

If someone has some thoughts that he shouldn't have, and puts himself in trouble on Liu Sheng's head, and says, 'The prince asked me to do this, and I didn't listen to him no matter how I persuaded him', then the problem will be big.

To put it mildly, it is the crown prince's prestige that has been hit, even if he sits on the throne in the future, he will have little confidence in front of the courtiers and officials;

To put it more broadly, it is that the Son of Heaven 'made the decision of the prince to supervise the country in a daze, causing the court to fall into chaos' and 'Empress Dowager Dou connived at the Son of Heaven to make such a stupid decision, which indirectly led to the court falling into chaos'.

Obviously, no matter which of the above situations is, it is definitely not what Empress Dowager Dou wants to see.

For the current Empress Dowager Dou, the future life is actually a pursuit.

- In the last few years of the Son of Heaven, she was a good queen mother who came out of the town when she had something to do, and hid in the palace to pray for the first emperor when she had nothing to do;

After the Son of Heaven opened the palace and drove the white-haired person to the black-haired person, the Empress Dowager Dou sent the black-haired person, and then as the Empress Dowager, she put her grandson Liu Sheng'an on the throne steadily;

After that, it is to count the days and go underground to reunite with the first emperor.

For Liu Wu, the king of Liang, to accept the entrustment of the Son of Heaven to persuade himself to promise to let Prince Liu Sheng supervise the country, the Empress Dowager Dou is not incomprehensible.

- After all, there was that incident a few years ago, and it was not so incomprehensible for Liu Wu, the king of Liang, to obey the words of the Son of Heaven.

Empress Dowager Dou originally thought that when Liu Wu, the king of Liang, came to her, at most she would persuade a few words, and make a gesture of 'I really persuaded you', which was enough to make a deal with Tianzi Qi.

But what Empress Dowager Dou never expected was that Liu Wu, the king of Liang, persuaded her direction, which was really unexpected······

"Queen Mother, it's better to think about it······"

"The crown prince is not necessarily a good way to supervise the country······

"Your Majesty, you also have your own considerations······

Just a few words caused Empress Dowager Dou to be stunned!

subconsciously turned sideways and looked in the direction where his daughter Liu Concubine was;

Although he didn't speak, the look of surprise on his face was clearly pointing at Liu Wu and asking Liu Yan: This is my son?

Is it my son Liu Wu?

Don't you see that I'm blind, so you get a fake King Liang to come to the lake to get me, right?

For Liu Wu's change without warning, Liu Concubine was obviously a little surprised, feeling her mother's inquiring gaze looking at her, and even forgetting that Empress Dowager Dou's eyes were no longer visible, and she shook her head like a rattle.

After reacting, he hurriedly turned sideways and looked at Liu Wu, the king of Liang, with surprise.

"But what did Your Majesty say to King Liang?"

As soon as Concubine Liu's words came out, Empress Dowager Dou was also full of suspicion, and looked roughly in the direction where Liu Wu's voice sounded before.

Under the gaze of the two women, her mother Empress Dowager Dou and her sister Princess Guantao, Liu Wu, the king of Liang, finally let out a long sigh······

"Alas······"

"In the past few years, I have been eating, drinking and playing all day long in Suiyang, although I have hollowed out my body for the wine, but I have also ended up feeling comfortable;"

"When I arrived in Chang'an, His Majesty said that although I looked a lot older, I could also see that I had a very happy life in Suiyang in the past few years."

"But as soon as Your Majesty said this, my tears could not be stopped······"

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"On the day I came to Chang'an, I knelt in the Xuanshu Palace, and from a distance of more than ten steps, I saw the white hair on His Majesty's sideburns and the wrinkles on the side of his eyes."

"When I went hunting in Shanglin that day, I didn't have the strength to hold the bow, but Your Majesty even got on the horse, but he was reckless, and he couldn't use all his strength, and he had to be supported by the people around him."

"Along the way, Your Majesty's clouds and winds are light, but the corners of your forehead are full of sweat."

"Of course, I can also see that Your Majesty has been very tired and old in the past few years."

"But I can see even more: Your Majesty has not had an easy life at all in the past few years, and he has not been happy at all."

"Perhaps in the past few years, especially in the past ten years or so since the death of my father, Your Majesty has never been relaxed and happy for a moment······"

Listening to the inexplicable words of Liu Wu, the king of Liang, the Empress Dowager Dou and the mother and daughter of Liu Concubine were even more puzzled;

Seeing that Liu Wu was about to speak, she asked, 'What did Ah Wu do when he said these words', but was stopped by Liu Wu's wry smile and raised hand.

Then, Liu Wu shook his head with a wry smile, and then exhaled a breath of turbidity;

Almost at the same time as Liu Wu exhaled that breath, two lines of hot tears also slipped from Liu Wu's secretly estrus eyes······

"Your Majesty and I talked a lot and talked a lot."

"I know that what Your Majesty says to me is always half-true and half-false, and I can't tell which of His Majesty's words are true and which are false."

"But I know that Your Majesty is true to me, my brother."

"It's just that Your Majesty also has its own hardships······"

"In addition to my younger brother - my ignorant younger brother, Your Majesty, there are many, many people to take care of;"

"Your Majesty should take care of not only your younger brother, but also your younger brother and sister, brother and sister, parents, children and grandchildren, and ······ all over the world."

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"Your Majesty said: The first emperor let His Majesty's crown prince supervise the country, but it was just a boat pushing the boat;"

"At that time, Your Majesty had long passed the age of being crowned an adult, and he had already performed the crown ceremony, even if there was no prince to supervise the country, he would definitely be able to sit on the throne in the future."

"But today's prince is different."

"——Your Majesty back then, at the age of twenty-eight, the crown prince was in charge of the country, and the enemy he had to face was just a rebel minister Liu Bi who had a grudge against the monarch because of the death of his son;"

"But today's prince, if he is fifteen years old, the prince will be in charge of the country, and he will face the Huns in the future."

"It's the Huns who even Emperor Taizu Gao decided to 'put it aside for the time being' after the siege of Baideng, and even preferred to marry Princess Lu Yuan in the past than provoke the Huns;"

"Even if the Empress Dowager Lu suffered such a humiliation, she could only grovel and say, 'The bird is old and decrepit, and it is not enough to serve Shan Yu', and sent the Huns who bribed the daughter of the clan and relatives, and wealth."

"Even the first emperor had to form an alliance to conclude a 'brotherly country', and the Xiongnu with my Han family as his brother and him as his brother······"

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"The future prince will have to face a lot;"

"The future crown prince must become a very holy and excellent son of heaven."

"More powerful than Emperor Taizu Gao, more holy than the first emperor, more scheming than His Majesty, but more benevolent than Emperor Xiaohui, and a famous monarch through the ages."

"—These are the exact words of His Majesty."

"That's why Your Majesty wants the crown prince to be in charge of the country;"

"Your Majesty said: While you can still walk and catch your breath, you will teach the prince some things by hand······"

"Take advantage of... Before you close your eyes······"

"Take advantage of ·········"

In the end, Liu Wu, the king of Liang, couldn't cry anymore, and as if he was afraid of disturbing his mother, Empress Dowager Dou, he covered his mouth tightly with his hands and sobbed.

But how could such a clumsy 'trick' deceive Empress Dowager Dou's ears, which gradually became more and more sensitive with the loss of eyesight······

"Listening to the meaning of this, is my son distressed by the emperor?"

"—how could he ever feel sorry for you?!"

"In the future, the crown prince will be established, won't there be me as a grandmother in the East Palace!"

"Or is the emperor planning to take me, my biological mother, underground and go to see Emperor Taizong Xiaowen together?!

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I don't know if I am dissatisfied with the idea of Tianziqi's 'prince supervising the country', or if I really have indescribable resentment against Tianziqi in front of Liu Wu, the king of Liang;

The sudden anger even made Liu Wu, the king of Liang, stop crying for half an instant.

Concubine Liu on the side stepped forward to comfort her, but she just stretched out her hand, but before she could say anything, her hand was coldly pushed away by Empress Dowager Dou.

The gaze, which had long been unable to see any light, looked directly at Liang Wang Liu Wu, as if he wanted Liang Wang Liu Wu to give him an answer.

After a long time, Liu Wu, the king of Liang, stood up from his seat.

Hold back her tears a little, and walk in front of the Empress Dowager Dou step by step;

At the moment when the Empress Dowager Dou stretched out her hand and wanted to touch her face, Liu Wu, the king of Liang, could no longer control her grief and knelt down at the feet of the Empress Dowager Dou.

"Queen Mother~~~!"

"Children are not filial······"

"This is to come to Chang'an, it is to say goodbye to the same mother······"

"In the future, the queen mother will no longer have her beloved King Liang to serve in Chang'an······"

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"Queen Mother, don't blame the royal brother······"

"This is all the child's own willingness······"

"Child, child, I'm going back to Suiyang here;"

"Queen Mother, you must take care·········"

After that, Liu Wu, the king of Liang, ignored the stunned face of the Empress Dowager Dou, turned around reluctantly, and ran towards the outside of the palace;

In the hall, the Empress Dowager Dou sat back on the royal couch in a daze, and she couldn't come back to her senses for a long time······

"The Emperor's ······"

"The Emperor's ·········"

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"The ······ of the Prince's Prison"

"Then let the crown prince supervise the country ······"

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"My son ······"

"Liang Wang ······"

"Liang Wang Wu'er ·········"

"My ···········"