Chapter 128: The Ruthless Emperor's Family
Falling into the beautiful scenery promised by the emperor, Liu Fei only felt that his dream was about to come true, and he followed his father, walked out of the countryside of Pei County step by step, walked into the South Palace of Luoyang, and became the eldest prince, and now he was about to be crowned king.
In the future, I will go to the country of Qi, and I will guard the world of the Han family with my father, this condescending feeling, is it the honor that only the children of the nobles of Tianhuang have?
Fortunately, at the last moment, the wind and sand in the sky seemed to blow in front of his eyes again, and Zhang Liang's old and weak voice on the sickbed was 10,000 times colder than the coldest winter night in the mountains of Longxi.
"Great prince, did you know that in the era before the First Emperor, kings often called themselves 'Lone'.
This loneliness, it's funny to say, is actually a lonely person.
The king seems to be sitting on the four seas, but in reality, he is still alone. β
He laughed silently, and his throat was dry and hoarse, Liu Fei hurriedly picked up the freshly boiled goat's milk, half-lifted Zhang Liang's back, and served him to drink half a bowl.
"Great Prince, you are pure in nature and a smart person.
But this person, once he is too smart, he will inevitably be restless, and he will often be mistaken by his cleverness.
You have to remember that ruthlessness is the most emperor's family, and the person who sits in that high position will never trust anyone. β
Recalling this, Liu Fei's hairs stood up suddenly, it turned out that the vast and rich Qi country was the most irresistible bait in the world.
Once he is crowned King of Qi in a daze, he will immediately change from a noble and gracious prince to a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh that makes the emperor like a fish in the throat.
The father is suspicious by nature, after the construction of the capital Chang'an, the mountains and rivers are far apart, if there is always a rich kingdom in the east, how can he sleep peacefully?
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Liu Fei's scalp is numb, which seems to be the great joy that Taifu did not explicitly say, and it is also the biggest danger he has encountered in his life so far:
or a ruthless heart, and since then days and nights have passed in fear, and even desperately to compete for the illusory throne;
Or desperately resign, be an idle prince in a down-to-earth manner, and live a life of peace and prosperity.
At the moment of the battle between heaven and man, Liu Ying's immature round face flashed in front of his eyes, his father was already old, and his prince and younger brother were not smart, so he might not be able to be a good emperor who could convince the public in the future, right?
However, he then thought of his mother Lu Pheasant, and the delusion that had just been born out of thin air suddenly disappeared.
The woman had a familiar and unfamiliar face, and she seemed to be smiling even if she was not smiling, but between her eyebrows she was not angry but mighty, full of the strongest will in the world.
Besides, she was still so young and energetic, and the thought of one day being an enemy of her, Liu Fei felt that her legs and feet trembled.
In a flash of light, he made up his mind the most important idea in life, since it is impossible to cross the mountains in this life, then he will take refuge in the mountains, and he can spend his life in peace and stability with his back to the mountains.
Seeing that the emperor was lost in thought, he coughed lightly, mustered up his courage, and said the most daring sentence of the day,
"The sons and daughters live with the hearts of ordinary people, even if the father divides the vassal states to the children of our Liu family, it still can't be regarded as 'unification'.
The reason for this, the son can't bear to speak out, and he hopes that his father will see it. β
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After he finished saying these earth-shattering words, he bowed down again, and said no more, and Liu Jiru was opened through the heavenly spirit cover, which shocked the spirit.
Even his sons themselves advised themselves to give them the counties of the kingdom to be administered, which is very different from his own direct rule, and the reason is obvious:
Wouldn't the blood relatives with the same surname and clan be reversed? If you really never worry about their rebellion, why should you be upset?
Even if you can bluff them into keeping to themselves with a strong hand now, what about after you die?
If there is a weak and bullying emperor among the descendants of later generations, the tragic situation of the old Liu family's cannibalism will become a reality in an instant, and the various arrangements that he pretends to be clever today will be the initiator of the internal strife.
The initiator, what is the aftermath?
If you are a little secretive and seal out all your relatives and brothers, I am afraid that you will really end up with a bad end in the future.
After figuring out this joint, Liu Ji couldn't help but let out an "ouch", covered his forehead with his right hand, his body was weak, he couldn't sit still anymore, he fell backwards heavily, and smashed straight into the stacks of brocade quilts on the heavy and tired seats.
The room was full of dead silence, only the occasional fluttering sound of the lights bursting, and after a while, Liu Ji's voice came out from under the cluster of flowers.
"Alas, I need to thank you, that what you have spoken to me today is not the usual clichΓ© of kings and ministers, but the truth of the Son to the Father, which I know in my heart.
It's just that the world was decided, and the Xiongnu were appeased, and Zang Tu was beaten, and I don't know if there will be any other kings with different surnames who will come up in the coming year, and I don't know if South Vietnam can talk about it smoothly.
The current priority is to rest with the people, try not to make any major changes, even to repair a Chang'an palace, Xiao He came to report every day, saying that the people have faintly complained.
If we rashly reduce a few key places into counties, first, there will not be enough effective county bureaucrats, and second, I am afraid that we will stir up turmoil again, and at that time, we will not even be as good as Qin, who died in the second generation. β
Liu Fei raised his head boldly, and saw Liu Ji's gray hair in the brocade shawl, who would have thought that there would be times when a person in the world was struggling and walking on thin ice.
His nose was sour for no reason, for himself, for his father, the high throne, it seems that it is not as easy to sit as he imagined,
"The son is willing to share his father's worries and listen to his father's dispatch."
Liu Ji's voice sounded tired like never before,
"Qidi, you still have to go...... You have to help the Father to take charge of that place.
As for what is not sealed, you are reasonable, let me think about it again, try not to set up new princes and kings, and find individual official positions for you. β
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Withdrawing from the hot hall, Liu Fei only felt that the cold sweat on his body was wet and dry, dry and wet, and his deep clothes were sticky and greasy on his back.
The night is deeper, the cold moon hangs high, all the sounds are silent, and the palace wall that is wide at the bottom and narrow at the top stands high, majestic and solemn. The cold wind is blowing in the face, and there is an indescribable comfort.
The so-called relieved is probably like this.
He couldn't remember exactly when he had the unique desire to win the heir, and in retrospect, he vaguely saw Qi Ji tirelessly seeking a future for Liu Ruyi.
The supreme position, everyone wants it, the heroes are competing for the deer, it is obviously the royal bloodline, since Qi Ji dares to think blatantly, why don't he dare?
Fortunately, later on a trip to the northwest, the emperor's ulterior motives fulfilled his opportunity to seek advice from Zhang Liang.
Zhang Liang praised him for his intelligence, and his greatest strength is that he is good at judging the situation.
When Taifu was in better health, he occasionally commented on heroes and heroes, but whenever he talked about the characters of the dynasty, he always kept silent in order to avoid suspicion, but he couldn't help but admire a woman.
"The current queen's strategy is by no means inferior to that of Your Majesty.
You just have to think about it, after she returned from Chu Ying, what did she want to do, but which one didn't achieve in the end? β
What's even more sensational is that when she does all this, she is light and effortless, often lifting weights at the most critical places to push and pull, and she is done.
It is not self-cutting, so it is meritorious, not self-conscious, so it is long.
Now that you have thought it through, you will no longer have ethereal hopes that are self-disturbing.
At this moment, Liu Fei just looked forward to going back to bathe in fragrant soup happily and sleep well, but he heard the sound of footsteps from far and near, but it was the queen who came to the forbidden place.