Coming here in good spirits and returning in disgrace, Concubine Hui not only failed to seek "just" treatment for her son, but was severely reprimanded by Emperor Liu, and finally went back in tears and grievances. There is a saying, Concubine Hui is more
The extreme remarks really offended the old emperor.
The atmosphere in the palace seemed to be shrouded by dark clouds. The old emperor was alone at his desk, with a gloomy face and obvious rise and fall in his chest. Seeing this, Hu De bowed and cautiously called out: "The official..."
The old emperor ignored him, frowned, and murmured to himself: "Do you favor one over the other?"
Of course there is. The old emperor is not a machine or a program. He also has feelings, and he will also take some biased actions based on his personal likes and dislikes.
The older you get, the more you look like a person, a "pure" person. The emperor was originally self-centered, but the old emperor evolved to an extremely "selfish" state. The one who got into trouble with him was his biological son.
There will be no mercy when teaching a lesson.
What Concubine Hui described was not fabricated, or even exaggerated. At least the mother and son felt ashamed to see others, citing it as "the shame of the royal family."
Except for the young sixteenth son Liu Yao, all of the sixteen princes have not lost the title of prince. Liu Yan is the only one who is even married, but he is still "white". Strictly speaking, even the mansion where he lives is a white one.
, in terms of construction level and usage regulations, it was suspected of exceeding the regulations. Emperor Liu did not give him the right to open the palace at all, including the use of the palace maids in the palace, who were not qualified.
This kind of treatment can be said to be below the minimum standard. Even the foreign ministers couldn't help but shake their heads after seeing it, thinking that the old emperor had gone too far. The reason was simply the confrontation between Concubine Hui and her son on the issue of enfeoffment. In the eyes of the old emperor,
Come on, that would be disobedience and make him lose face.
It can even be said that this is a kind of revenge. The old emperor must make up for it in other ways. Just like a child who is angry, if you don't follow my wishes and make me feel unhappy, then you can't even think about it... As for why you are targeting
Liu Yan, it can only be blamed on their mother and son who danced the most happily, which is suitable for being used as a model.
At this time, part of the old emperor's embarrassment came from Concubine Hui's verbal conflict, but more importantly, the memories of that mental state at the time were evoked. When he looked back and faced the "original", Emperor Liu
Some became angry from embarrassment.
It is unimaginable and incomprehensible how he, Mr. Liu, could become like this? Ask yourself, with such consideration and such actions, is he still the unparalleled hero and emperor throughout the ages? Where have his magnanimity and magnanimity as an emperor gone?
He, the emperor, actually started to behave like a villain, having sex with women. To reach this point, a lifetime of wisdom has been lost.
Of course, only the old emperor could think about this kind of analysis, but the deeper he dug into his true heart, the more ashamed, painful, and even panicked he became.
Looking back suddenly, when the halo of the emperor's noble status faded away, he turned out to be just a "mortal", or even just a "villain". I am afraid no one would have thought that the unpredictable Emperor Liu would also fall into serious self-doubt.
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Along with the chaotic thoughts, Emperor Liu's old face was almost twisted together, looking particularly ferocious. Hu De, who was watching on the side, was so frightened that he did not even dare to express his verbal concern.
After a long time, the old emperor finally calmed down. He was so calm that he was a little stiff and numb. He slowly stood up, leaned on his bamboo stick and hunched his waist, and walked to the bedroom.
After a while, there was a burst of intense movement and banging noises from inside. Hood did not dare to neglect at all. He called the two chamberlains and looked inside.
The commotion was naturally caused by Emperor Liu. Inside, what was shocking was that the old emperor was going "crazy", holding up the bamboo stick and banging on a large bronze mirror, making thunderous clatters.
However, no matter how hard the old emperor struck, apart from producing some noise and leaving some marks on the mirror surface, it could no longer damage the mirror. Nowadays, Dahan's mirror-making process has been improved, and the smelting material formula has been adjusted. Compared with
The previous generation of bronze mirrors were much stronger and more durable.
The mirrors used by the royal family are not only beautiful and luxurious, but also of good quality. Therefore, the old emperor's "clumsy" destruction was in contrast with the "endurance" of the bronze mirror, and the scene was somewhat comical.
But Hood and others couldn't laugh at all about this, only deep fear. The old emperor was already scary enough in ordinary times, but if he was so irritable and lost his temper, wouldn't it be even more fatal?
After a long time, I don't know whether the old emperor had finished venting his anger or had run out of energy. His movements gradually slowed down. He threw away the bamboo stick and held on to the frame of the mirror, panting heavily.
Only then did Hu De dare to step forward and tremblingly persuaded: "Please calm down the officials!"
Emperor Liu was already sitting on the ground, without any appearance at all. He raised his head and glanced at Hu De, and said calmly: "Help me get up and sit down!"
"Yes!" Hu De breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this and responded. He hurried forward and carefully helped him to the soft couch next to him.
Slowly sitting down, Emperor Liu hunched his back, propped up his knees, calmed down a little, turned his head and looked at the big bronze mirror, and murmured: "I can't even deal with a mirror anymore."
Thinking of this, Emperor Liu's eyes widened and his bloodshot eyes became obvious. He pointed at the mirror and trembled: "I smashed this mirror and replaced it with a glazed mirror!"
Seeing the frightening appearance of the old emperor, Hu De did not dare to show any signs of neglect, and immediately arranged for someone to move the bronze mirror out. At first, because the glass mirror illuminated him too clearly, he was so angry that he had it smashed and replaced with a bronze mirror.
.Now, after going around in circles, I have to change it back again. Well, it is convenient for the old emperor to vent his destruction.
Of course, the real reason may be that the original glass mirror only reflected the old emperor's aging and ugly face, but now what the old emperor saw was his selfish and ugly heart...
Of course, Hu De had no way of knowing the changes in the old emperor's heart. With sharp eyes, he noticed that the bamboo stick was thrown to the ground. It had been damaged by Emperor Liu's violent actions, and the gold, silver, pearls, and agate inlaid on it were also broken.
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"Guan family, have you disposed of this staff? Let the young man build another one?" Hu De asked in a low voice.
"bring here!"
Picking up the bamboo stick, Emperor Liu took it and gently stroked the broken stick body. There was a "distressed" look in his old eyes, and he said softly: "Take it and let someone repair it!"
"yes!"
"You all please stand down."
After driving the people out, there was silence for a while, then Emperor Liu suddenly raised his hand and slapped both of himself hard. The slaps were so hard that his face turned red.
At this moment, Emperor Liu actually hated himself. Of course, what he hated was his behavior. In his opinion, his "madness" just now was just a manifestation of incompetence and rage. The more violent he was, the more guilty he was, and the more he showed his guilt.
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However, if he does nothing and keeps a lot of anger in his chest, it will make him extremely uncomfortable, and it will be a feeling of almost suffocation. The more this happens, the more he wants to vent, and the bigger the action, the more resentful and disgusted he will be.
The old emperor's mental state is already somewhat torn, even a little distorted. It is really a terrifying thing to face one's own heart and analyze oneself deeply.
His thoughts were confused. Emperor Liu suddenly raised his head. A terrifying murderous intent burst out from his bloodshot eyes. I wonder what the courtiers at home and abroad would think if word of what happened today spreads out?
Hood and the others have a clear view of his performance just now. Do you want to deal with it?