Fate is actually very wonderful.

Some people are born like this, and they can no longer change it, so they simply go with the flow and accept the arrangement of fate for themselves.

There are also some people who are not willing to accept their fate, rise up and fight, and are bound to change their fate.

It's just that sometimes, some things, are destined from the day they are born······

For example, Liu Rong, the eldest son of the emperor during the reign of the first emperor, was destined to be the focus of the entire known world from the day he was born.

Regardless of whether there is a queen or not, or whether the queen gives birth to an eldest son, Liu Rong has been a natural contender for the storage position since the day he was born.

is like a prince like Liu Sheng, or a prince of the Liu family, who is also destined to be the prince of the Han family from the day he was born.

Unless there is an accident like Liu Sheng, otherwise, using the clan as a vassal to suppress the place is a fate that the Liu clan was born with and cannot change.

And when the annual rings of fate play a role in Dou Ying, everything begins to become subtle······

"How?"

"The Empress Dowager, what kind of charter is it?"

After the Empress Dowager Dou made it clear that she wanted to meet Dou Ying in the Dou ancestral hall, Liu Sheng was not too anxious to leave, but rarely stayed in the Changxin Hall of Changle Palace.

I don't know if I forgot that my mother, Empress Dowager Jia, was still around, or I specifically told Empress Dowager Jia - Empress Dowager Dou had just left for half an hour, and Liu Sheng began to ask about the situation over there.

"Your Majesty."

"The news has just been sent back: the Empress Dowager was furious at the Dou Clan's ancestral hall, and successively ordered Wei Qihou to be punished with a rod;"

"Wei Qihou was drunk and weak, and he couldn't stand the cane, and the empress dowager summoned the son to accept it on his father's behalf."

"At this moment, the Empress Dowager seems to be in a hurry, and she is resting on the side of the ancestral hall."

"Wei Qihou knelt in the ancestral hall and let the prince continue to be punished by the rod······"

Listening to Xia Que whispering about the situation on the other side, Liu Sheng was relieved, but he couldn't help but sigh for a while.

Among them, there is of course disappointment and sighs for Dou Ying's cousin;

But more, in fact, it is still the admiration of the political figure of the Empress Dowager Dou.

Analyzing today's events from a political point of view, in fact, it is typical: whether it is big or small, it all depends on the mood of those in power.

said that Dou Ying harbored the criminal Dou Fu, to put it mildly, it was a wanted criminal who harbored the court captain, especially the official body, and the identity of the relative not only could not help Dou Ying get rid of the crime, but would bring greater trouble.

- I am afraid that it will be reverted to the Lu family, but it is not a myth in legends, but the sword of Damocles that still exists inside and outside the court and hangs above the heads of every relative.

But to put it mildly, if Liu Sheng doesn't want to punish Dou Ying, he can also explain to the outside world with a smile: Oops~ My cousin, it's good anywhere, it's just a good mouth~

It's okay to drink well, but if you drink too much, you start to mess around.

Look at it, you see, isn't this just drinking too much?

With just such an operation, Dou Ying can completely exchange a little worthless face for his precious life.

It's just that Dou Ying didn't give Liu Sheng a chance to operate like this - he didn't give Liu Sheng a chance to exonerate Dou Ying.

Although even if Dou Ying gave it, Liu Sheng would most likely not do it, but the choice made by Dou Ying still made Liu Sheng inevitably sigh: Dou Ying's last intelligence may have been used as early as when he was seeking a storage position for his eldest brother Liu Rong······

As for Liu Shengfang's exclamation, of course, it was not lamenting that Dou Ying is now so stupid;

It was the Empress Dowager Dou, and sure enough, as Liu Sheng expected: even if her eyes were blind, her hair was gray, and her body was rickety, there was still not even a moment, which required Liu Sheng to worry.

——Summoning Dou Ying at the Dou Ancestral Hall, this is to move the family law, not the national law.

If the law of the country is used, the way to punish Dou Ying is the final word of the "Han Law", and the law of this era itself has great flexibility, and it is easy to have two completely different punishment methods similar to the same crime.

For example, two people who have committed the crime of theft should be punished with ink, that is, the punishment of death, which is engraved on the face.

At this time, it is very easy for the first criminal to be given a chance to reform by the presiding judge because he is honest and forced to steal because he is forced to make a living, and the second criminal is subjectively punished by the presiding judge because of his criminal record, and he is executed at every turn.

Therefore, in order to avoid this situation - to avoid the uncertainty that the "Han Law" may bring, and the turmoil that may be caused in the court, the Empress Dowager Dou chose to use the family law to deal with Dou Ying instead of the national law: "Han Law".

It can also be seen from this that for this matter, the principle that the Empress Dowager Dou should abide by first is to deal with this matter in a low-key manner.

To put it more colloquially, it is to beat the child behind closed doors.

This is important.

This is very important for the mistake Dou Ying made this time.

The reason is very simple: the most fatal mistake Dou Ying made this time was to take out the edict of the emperor that was more symbolic than practical, and was more of an honorary nature than a practical one.

The edict is a thing that is easy to upset the incumbent in power;

Especially when this edict becomes an umbrella for someone to do evil, it makes those in power even more unhappy.

This is like the death-free iron coupon or death-free gold medal in the future: if you are worthy of it, theoretically you can indeed use this thing to save your life;

But if you really use this thing to atone for your guilt that day, it will be a little shameless.

It is precisely for this reason that the Empress Dowager Dou beats the child behind closed doors, which seems so correct.

- The topic of the edict is too sensitive······

But if this matter is put on the bright side, no matter what the final result is, a suspicion of pretentiousness, Dou Ying will not be able to escape no matter what.

And who was the last relative of the Han family's 'Jiao Zhao' and what fate he ended up with, the Empress Dowager Dou can still remember it vividly.

Let's talk about the punishment of Dou Ying: cane blame, to put it bluntly, it is a board.

hit Dou Ying first, Dou Ying couldn't stand it, so he went to beat Dou Ying's son, and he was angry in the ancestral hall to calm his emotions.

What does that mean?

This is actually the Empress Dowager Dou telling Liu Sheng euphemistically: Dou Ying can still play the board.

Even if there is an edict from the former emperor, even if it is the late general and the former prince, Dou Ying is still just a nephew who wants to play the board in front of the Empress Dowager Dou.

It's not even Dou Ying himself: even Dou Ying's children and grandchildren can also play the board.

Empress Dowager Dou wanted to tell Liu Sheng through this series of actions: Dou Ying's family is not a scourge.

At least not yet, at least not so big, too big a scourge to deal with;

At least so far, Dou Ying's family can still be disciplined through other punishments, rather than punishment or even killing.

And the Empress Dowager Dou is also very willing to discipline her unfilial son and nephew for Liu Sheng, who is inconvenient to come forward······

"The edict, have you found out?"

Another muffled inquiry sounded, which provoked Empress Dowager Jia to be secretly surprised;

But seeing Xia Que hurriedly bow his waist again, he subconsciously glanced at the Empress Dowager Jia, and quickly returned his gaze to the wooden floor in front of him.

"Lang Zhongling has checked it."

"In the eighth year of Emperor Xiaojing, the Marquis of Wei Qi wanted to be the prime minister, and the Empress Dowager also had this intention, but this matter ultimately failed to happen."

"Then, Emperor Xianxiaojing summoned Wei Qihou and talked for a long time, and Wei Qihou burst into tears."

"On the occasion of parting, Emperor Xiaojing made the palace people draw up an edict, and gave Wei Qihou to say: The prince is young, the queen mother is old and weak, if there is something to do in the society, Wei Qihou can rely on this edict as the pillar of the country, and support the building in the fallen ······"

Listening to the news that he had already learned, Liu Sheng's eyes glanced at his mother Empress Dowager Jia beside him, intentionally or unintentionally, obviously wanting to see a look similar to 'thoughtful' from his mother's face;

When Empress Dowager Jia turned back from her shock and looked up at herself with an uneasy gaze, Liu Sheng looked away a little unnaturally, looked in the direction outside the palace gate, and did not say a word for a long time.

The current situation in the DPRK and China makes Liu Sheng deeply feel the constraints of age on him.

- He has just turned 20, and he has not yet been crowned, and he has not yet officially come to power;

The two queen mothers of the East Palace, although their grandmother, the Empress Dowager Dou, is the Dinghai Divine Needle, but it is also a hurdle that Liu Sheng can't get around no matter what.

Mother Empress Dowager Jia, who was supposed to share some pressure for Liu Sheng and 'share' some power from Empress Dowager Dou, grew up extremely slowly, even to the point that Liu Sheng was a little anxious.

This made Liu Sheng feel more and more that back then, the eldest brother Liu Rong missed the position of the prince of the prince, how powerless fate he was, and how lucky he was to get the position of the prince of the prince.

- Liu Rong missed the position, not because he was not suitable to be the Son of Heaven, but because his mother Li Ji was not suitable to be the Queen Mother;

Compared with Li Ji, the only advantage of today's Empress Dowager Jia seems to be that the lower limit is higher······

"The first emperor gave Wei Qihou such an edict, which is really inconsistent with common sense."

"Have you ever checked the Shiqu Pavilion Edict Filing Division and the Imperial Edict Filing Division of the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

"The edict of Wei Qihou ······"

"—Is it really not an exaggeration?"

The long silence was urgent by Liu Sheng's words that seemed to be light and light, but they were enough to make people feel shocked!

Not surprisingly: when Liu Sheng's words just fell, Empress Dowager Jia, Xia Que, and even the palace people in the palace were full of horror, and they all subconsciously lowered their heads without exception.

This is Changle Palace!

At the moment when the Empress Dowager Dou is still alive, Changle Palace, surnamed Dou!

Liu Sheng is in such a place with the surname Dou, and he has no scruples to say that the edict of the former emperor in Dou Ying's hands may be an edict······

"Your Majesty's ······"

"Lang Zhongling, it seems that he didn't find the backup of this edict in Shiqu Pavilion and Xiangfu······"

Coax!!!

In an instant, the entire Changxin Hall was filled with a suffocating horror.

The palace people had already lowered their heads and trembled, regretting why they didn't take leave today, but heard so many words here that shouldn't have been heard.

Under Liu Sheng's expectant, urgent, and faintly disappointed gaze, Empress Dowager Jia finally spoke······

"Emperor, leave it at that······"

···

"The pillar stone of the Marquis of Wei Qi has made great contributions to Sheji, and he is the nephew of the Empress Dowager and the nephew of the Dou family."

"Even if he falls, let him be allowed to be prosperous and rich."

"——That is, if the edict of the former emperor can be investigated, it is absolutely impossible to be an edict."

"Even if there is no backup, it is just that the first emperor is seriously ill and has forgotten ······ for a while"

When Empress Dowager Jia said this, Liu Sheng looked at his mother's gaze, and finally brought joy that he had not seen for a long time.

The outcome of this matter is actually not important to Liu Sheng at all.

Dou Ying is not an important person at all - he is no longer a person worthy of Liu Sheng's attention.

As for the disposal of Dou Ying, Liu Sheng has long been mentally prepared: Dou Ying's life is almost tied to the Empress Dowager Dou.

As long as the Empress Dowager Dou is still alive - even if she is seriously ill on the couch, as long as her mouth and nose are still panting, Dou Ying can't touch a single hair!

But Empress Dowager Jia's statement was enough to make Liu Sheng rekindle his expectations for the future, and even happily eat two more bowls of rice.

- At least this time, Empress Dowager Jia has learned to speak her own opinion and learn to play her own role.

It doesn't matter if it's right or wrong, how well it's done, whether it's done well or not – at least people are willing to do it, rather than just sit in the corner and watch······

"Erchen understands."

"Marquis Wei Qi's hard work is high, and his son will not make the empress dowager lose his nephew because of such a trivial matter."

"After all, Wei Qihou did not cause a catastrophe this time······

···

"What's that, summer sparrow?"

"Go, go to Shiqu Pavilion and Xiangfu."

"Let's talk about the matter of the first emperor, Emperor Xiaojing once had a posthumous edict, and Wei Qihou Dou Ying 'acted cheaply', and because of his serious illness and frailty, he forgot to back it up."

"Let Shiqu Pavilion and Xiangfu make up their own backups."

"Lest in the coming day, who will jump out and impeach Wei Qihou Jiaozhao······"

"—I don't have to."

Unexpectedly, before Liu Sheng's words fell, the solemn voice of the Empress Dowager Dou came from outside the hall;

Almost immediately, Empress Dowager Jia, Tianzisheng's mother and son hurriedly stood up, trotted down the royal steps, and helped the Empress Dowager Dou up while carefully sitting back on the top of the couch.

I saw that the Empress Dowager Dou took a deep breath, was silent for a moment, and let out a long sigh inexplicably.

took out a donation book from his sleeve and gently sent it to Liu Sheng's chest.

"Wei Qihou, pretentious."

"I have issued an edict: to seize 3,000 households of the Marquis of Wei, and order them to leave Beijing in a few days and return to the feudal country."

"In the future, Hou Baibai, the prince will be demoted to the throne and become the ······ of the Marquis of Guannei"

···

"The Dou family's nephews fabricated the edict of the former emperor, and it was I, the empress dowager, who had no way to discipline me."

"I hope that in the future, the Queen Mother can work more beside me;"

"At such an age, my body and bones really can't support this East Palace Changle······"

(End of chapter)