By the time the princes left the palace, it was already approaching dusk. The sun was setting in the west, but the remaining light was still burning brightly, baking the earth. On the royal road leading to the palace gate, the Liu brothers, who had been punished and looked somewhat disgraced, were standing in twos and threes.
, walking silently, each expression not very relaxed.
Three brothers, Liu Yun, Liu Ai, and Liu Xiao, were walking together. Liu Hui, Liu Shu, Liu Zhao, and Liu Han were close to each other, and Liu Min was following the crowd.
Obviously, Liu Shu still talked too much. Even though he was scolded by Emperor Liu, his mentality was not greatly affected. At this time, he couldn't help but muttered: "Why are you saying this? Just because of such a thing.
, to gather us together and scold us like this, are we that bad and depraved? If you want the three royal brothers to guard the border, just issue an edict, why bother taking us with you!"
I usually have better food and clothing, but I haven’t done anything illegal, and I don’t have the opportunity to corrupt the people and corrupt the society, so I just close the door in the palace and live in a good manner in the manor. This is also
Do you want dad to see me unhappy?
You know, the palace, the manor, the land, the salary and even the servants are all rewards from him. If you don't like it, you can take it back!"
"Liu Shu!" After hearing what he said, Liu Min couldn't bear it anymore and immediately scolded him: "If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll slap you!"
"Oh?" Liu Shu was depressed at first, but when he heard what Liu Min said, he immediately squinted his eyes and said sarcastically: "His Royal Highness the King of Wei is so majestic that even a mere prince like me is too scared to speak!
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"What do you mean!" Liu Min frowned and stared at Liu Shu with a cold gaze.
Liu Shu showed a smile that didn't deserve a beating: "What do you mean? I don't know, when dad brought us princes together, how could there be one more person!
If I remember correctly, your title as King of Wei seems to have been inherited from your late uncle! According to the ethics, you should be called father, uncle, and your majesty. If you are called the same as us, it won't feel awkward!"
As soon as he said this, Liu Min almost broke his guard, his eyes suddenly turned red, and the eyes staring at Liu Shu had a slightly fierce light, and the exposed joints turned white.
Seeing his extremely suppressed expression, Liu Shu subconsciously took a few steps away and said calmly: "What? Am I right? Don't think that you have gained some fame in the past two years and went to Mobei.
After being around for a long time and being valued by dad, you can put yourself above our brothers and scold me? Why do you scold me?"
"Liu Shu, you've gone too far!" Just when Liu Min was about to get angry, Liu Hui, the seventh child, spoke up. His handsome face was full of seriousness: "Don't you think you have been trained enough? Don't talk about your father-in-law.
It’s time to live in Futian. Even your body of flesh and blood is a gift from dad. Why are you being scolded? Where do you get such resentment? If dad knew what you said..."
Before Liu Hui could finish his words, Liu Shu interrupted him, looked at him very rudely, and said disdainfully: "Why, you want to sue me in front of dad again? You're a scholar,
I can understand that you are full of dirty plots and villainous behavior. Don’t you often slander me in front of dad? What’s the point of one more time? Isn’t it just being punished by dad again? Isn’t it just a whipping or a stick?”
Cursing, Liu Shu suddenly smiled again and sneered at Liu Hui: "How can you, Liu Hui, be any better than me? You hang out with your friends all day long, sing about the wind and the moon, and sing some poems and songs.
Talk about being noble and upright, but it's just pretentious, it's simply disgusting!
Don’t you think that just because you have received praise from some literati and corrupt scholars, you really think that you have become a famous person? People who talk eloquently and have no use are the most despised by my father. You are so complacent and think you can
To please dad..."
If Liu Min was just a target to vent his grievances, then Liu Hui and Liu Shu, who had always disliked each other, were even more disrespectful. Their sharp and pungent sarcasm made the always graceful Liu Hui a little unable to hold back.
Already.
The handsome face was trembling slightly, Liu Hui's eyes were almost blazing with fire, his face was red and his neck was thick, and his fists were clenched tightly. If he hadn't been worried about his personality, he would have pounced on him long ago.
It was still Liu Min, with a sullen face, and he stepped forward quickly. Everyone could feel that he was suppressing his anger. Seeing Liu Min approaching Liu Min aggressively, Liu Shu finally became a little scared. He still had some self-awareness, at least he knew the truth.
The fist was no match for the sixth brother, so he immediately staggered back.
Still on the side, Liu Yun saw that the conflict between the brothers was getting more and more intense. He ran forward, hugged Liu Min and advised him: "Sixth brother, please calm down. Liu Shu has always been like this. He is a fool. Don't argue with him."
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Liu Min had a gloomy face, did not speak, and just stared at Liu Shu fiercely. However, under Liu Yun's pull, he finally restrained himself.
Seeing Liu Yun hugging Lao Liu, Liu Shu also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't think he could withstand those iron fists for a few times. But the situation was slightly under control, and Liu Shu said unforgivingly: "
Fifth Brother, please let him go, I want to see how our King of Wei became arrogant and domineering, and attacked the prince!"
These words simply aroused Liu Min's already extremely sensitive nerves. Liu Yun was the one who could feel Liu Min's anger the most. He noticed his growing struggle and hugged him tightly. He turned to Liu Shu and shouted angrily:
"Ninth brother, shut up! If you want to enter Zongzheng Temple, I will never stop you, just don't involve others!"
Seeing that the usually careless fifth brother was scolding him like this, Liu Shu's face turned slightly pale, but he gave a stubborn look. Among the brothers, Liu Shu was the closer to Liu Yun, and the two of them also had some similar minds.
Place, um, above eating, drinking and having fun.
It's just that compared to Liu Yun, Liu Shu is more like a spoiled child, more arrogant and thorough, the kind that can't be whipped back.
Probably in order to give face to the fifth brother who had always been close to him, Liu Shu finally stopped speaking and intensified the conflict. He just stayed there in silence, but the resentment in his heart became even stronger.
Among the other princes, the eighth prince Lu Gong Liu Ai stood aside with a naive look on his face, the tenth prince Yan Gong Liu Zhao remained silent, the eleventh prince Liang Gong Liu Xiao was still sick and lacked energy, and the twelfth prince Yue Gong Liu
Han has nothing to do with himself.
"What do you want to do?" At this time, the four brothers who noticed the strangeness here came over. As the prince, Liu Yang quickly stepped forward, got close, stared at Liu Yun and Liu Min sternly, and glanced at them again.
After choosing Liu Hui, he finally fell on Liu Shu: "Are there any decency and rules? Don't you think my father is not disappointed and angry enough? Brothers fight and throw fists at each other. Is this your filial piety?"
Seeing that someone who could calm the situation had arrived, Liu Yun finally let go of his hand and wiped his sweat. If Liu Min hadn't retained a trace of restraint, how could he have restrained him.
Seeing the sullen prince, Liu Min took a deep breath and cupped his hands: "His Royal Highness the prince's words are serious, I don't dare to accept him! How can I, my minister, be qualified to rank with all the princes, let alone the brothers who are fighting against each other?"
I have offended the Ninth Prince today, and I have behaved inappropriately. If there is any responsibility, I will wait for the edict in the palace.
Sir, please leave now!"
Each word "chen" in these words was like a hammer, hammering into Liu Yang's heart.
After saying that, Liu Min turned around and flicked his sleeves, and went straight away. Seeing this, Liu Min felt pity. He didn't care what others thought, but in terms of blood, Liu Min was his brother. How could he not be considerate, and immediately
Called from behind: "Sixth brother, wait a minute!"
It's a pity that Liu Min didn't pay attention at all, and walked away with a heavy step, leaving the brothers with a slightly forlorn figure. There seemed to be disappointment in his footsteps.
"Looking at his appearance, he seems to have been wronged a lot..." Liu Shu muttered again.
This time, Liu Yang was completely annoyed. He turned around and glared angrily. The finger pointing at Liu Shu trembled slightly. Liu Yang opened his mouth and sternly scolded: "Liu Shu, why are you so stupid!"
The prince was still very majestic in the eyes of his brothers. This was a long-term habit of being intimidating and suppressing power. Seeing that the prince was really angry, Liu Shu did not dare to argue, but curled his lips.
At this time, these dozen brothers gathered in the royal road. The originally wide road for Luan Jia to pass seemed a bit crowded, and Liu Shu felt a little uncomfortable in it.
"There's something going on in the minister's house, so I'm going to leave first!" He casually found an excuse and turned around to leave. However, judging from his hurried steps, he was not in a calm mood.
This matter seems to have become a big deal...
Indeed, this conflict between the princes in the palace soon spread like the wind throughout the palace and outside the palace, reaching the homes of the nobles and nobles.
This was just a verbal conflict between brothers, but it deeply revealed the fact that within the imperial family, under the illusion of brothers and sisters, they had already had their own agendas and conflicts.
Growing up princes often represent trouble, and Liu Shu is just one of the more representative ones.
Of course, it was impossible to hide this matter from Emperor Liu's eyes and ears, and he had to go to heaven to hear it as quickly as possible. After learning about this matter, Emperor Liu was furious and furious, and could not suppress it at all.
Bastard, that's what Emperor Liu said about Liu Shu. If Liu Shu was said to be arrogant and extravagant, Emperor Liu just couldn't stand it. But after understanding the specific situation, his mood could no longer be described as angry. He was crazy.
His disobedient attitude and wrong words and deeds have already exceeded Emperor Liu's bottom line. If he is not severely punished, he will feel unhappy.
Especially what he said about Liu Min was simply heart-breaking. Many years ago, Emperor Liu had already regretted his adoption of Liu Min. Therefore, he always felt indebted to his sixth son and took care of him in every possible way.
Min would make Emperor Liu even more happy. Liu Shu said this sarcastically, which was simply playing into Emperor Liu's mentality.
In the eyes of Emperor Liu, Liu Shu's son was already a little crooked. He needed to trim his branches and leaves and trim his trunk. Otherwise, there was no telling what he would do in the future.
Therefore, under the imperial edict, the Ninth Prince Liu Shu imprisoned the Zongzheng Temple for half a year, and did not even have the opportunity to train in the army. For this reason, the little concubine Fu Hui in the palace was frightened, and hurriedly found Emperor Liu and cried.
Begging for mercy, the annoyed Emperor Liu could not care about this. Tears and crying would only make him more irritable.
He scolded Concubine Hui fiercely, saying that if it weren't for his doting, how could Liu Shu be so arrogant and domineering. Of course, this reflected that his teachings to the princes were not as good as he boasted. This was probably Liu Shu's fault.
One of the reasons why the emperor became so angry was that the slap in the face hurt too much, and it was the prince who slapped him on the face.
Concubine Fu Hui had never suffered such grievances in the past, and she was a little unyielding. Emperor Liu, who was so angry that he almost punished her, but when he saw his youngest son Liu Shan who came with Concubine Hui, he still didn't feel so cruel.
He scolded her lightly and asked her to go back to her Chunlan Palace.
He also said that being imprisoned for half a year was extremely lenient, otherwise, he would directly deprive Liu Shu of his title. In this way, Concubine Hui was frightened.
Concubine Fu Hui, who left Chongzheng Hall, felt a little aggrieved and went to Kunming Hall to find Empress Fu, hoping that Empress Fu could intercede. However, Da Fu, who had learned about the specific situation, firmly stood by Emperor Liu.
If it was just a small conflict between brothers, then that would be it, but it wasn't after all. Liu Min, that was also a piece of flesh that fell off Da Fu, so how could she feel angry.
In the past, the palace people called the queen "saint", but she was not a real saint after all.