Liu Ci, the king of Hengshan, was restless, flapping his hands back and forth, not even looking at the singing girl's performance in front of him. Ever since he found someone sneaking into his fiefdom quietly, he knew that someone was plotting against him. When he learned that it was Liu An, the king of Huainan, Liu Ci sneered in his heart, and later
I also heard that Princess Liu Piao of Guantao and senior doctor Han Yan also sent people, and then I finally realized that the problem was serious.
The second son Liu Xiao walked in with square steps, passed through the group of dancing geishas, took the opportunity to touch the butt of the most beautiful geisha, and came to Liu Ci with a smile: "Father, what are you worried about? Tell me, my child.
Let me share your worries."
"Go away! You spend the whole day living and drinking, when have you ever shared my worries?"
Liu Xiao smiled: "The Hengshan Kingdom is such a big place, and my father is so talented and powerful. Even if something happens, it won't be my turn, right?" As he spoke, he picked up the wine bottle in front of Liu Ci and drank heavily.
Liu Ci's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he stared at Liu Xiao: "Someone wants to harm your father, and you are still so relaxed?"
"Who is so bold? I will bring someone to deal with him right now."
Liu Ci was so angry: "Who is it? I'm afraid I'll scare you if I tell you, so please disappear from my eyes quickly and don't let me see you again!"
Liu Xiao curled his lips, turned around and walked out: "It doesn't matter if you don't like me. I am also your son. The prince is filial. Why doesn't he come at this time?"
Thinking of the crown prince, Liu Ci became even more angry. Things in his family were in a mess. Since the queen's death, the crown prince Liu Shuang and the new queen Xu Lai have not dealt with each other. The two said bad things about each other in front of Liu Ci every day. As a father and a
Her husband, Liu Ci, used the method of making peace with the situation, but the effect was not very good. Instead of suppressing the fight between the two, it intensified.
"Hey!" Liu Ci sighed, grabbed the wine glass and drank it in one gulp.
The captain hurried in and knelt before Liu Ci. Liu Ci hurriedly asked, "How about it? Can you deliver the letter? They won't come, right?"
The captain said: "It has been delivered. I watched the governor of Henan deliver the letter to the residence of Su Ren and others. To be on the safe side, I waited in Luoyang for five days. Instead of returning to Chang'an, those people went to
Hengshan Kingdom is coming with us."
"Ah! They are really not afraid of death! How many people are here?"
"About two hundred or so."
"Two hundred!" Liu Ci scratched his scalp: "What should we do? As long as the two sides fight in our Hengshan country, no matter which side is injured, we will not be able to live without it." After thinking about it,
, then said: "In this case, immediately send people to the border to stop them. They will not be allowed to enter our Hengshan Mountain under any circumstances."
"No!" the captain agreed, saluted and left.
Liu Ci lost interest in enjoying the singing and dancing, and drove all the singing girls out with a wave of his hand. He got up and walked towards the back house. Queen Xu Lai was planting flowers in the backyard garden with her son Liu Guang. The flower seeds were obtained from Xu Lai's hometown.
Yes, it is said to have a soothing effect. Liu Ci really wanted to try it now, but the season is wrong.
Frowning, he sat in the pavilion and watched the Queen and Liu Guang busy at work, sighing. Queen Xu Lai noticed that Liu Ci was coming, and quickly dropped the things in her hands and came over to salute.
"Why is your Majesty free to come to the back garden today? But what troubles have you encountered?"
Liu Ci sighed: "We, the Hengshan Kingdom, are about to be in disaster!" Then he told Xu about the upcoming crisis.
Xu Lai is a Miao girl, half of Yue blood, and she is beautiful and fragrant. She was given as a gift by the Miao people to the Prince of Hengshan. Unexpectedly, Liu Ci couldn't wait to receive it as soon as he saw it. After the death of the first queen,
She also named Xu Lai queen. Xu Lai was also an ambitious woman. After becoming queen, she wanted to make her son Liu Guang the heir apparent. This was the biggest conflict between Queen Xu Lai and the current heir apparent Liu Shuang.
Xu Lai rolled his eyes: "I'm afraid it would be inappropriate for your Majesty to send a captain to stop him. Although I am short-sighted, I also know that Li Danghu is the son of Li Guang, Gongsun He is the son of Gongsun Hunxie, and Wei Qing is the son of His Majesty."
My brother-in-law, and that Su Ren are currently favored by His Majesty. These people are so domineering that no one but a noble person can stop them. I thought I could ask the prince to come forward, and maybe I can stop these people."
Liu Ci glanced at Xu Lai. Xu Lai quickly explained: "I don't understand. If I said anything wrong, please ask the king to atone for my sins."
Liu Ci said nothing and closed his eyes to rest his mind.
A palace maid rushed in shouting, holding the hem of her skirt with both hands, exposing her big feet, and shouted loudly as she ran: "Queen, this is bad, something happened!"
Xu Lai frowned, and someone immediately stopped the panicked palace maid. Xu Lai said angrily: "This is the palace, how is it appropriate to yell and scream? The king is resting, can you bear to disturb the king?"
The palace maid quickly knelt down on the ground and said with a tearful voice: "Queen, please calm down, I really have something important to report."
"Say! If it's not a big deal, be careful about your life."
"Queen, something bad has happened!" The palace maid crawled forward a few steps and came to Xu Lai: "The queen's brother was stabbed by the prince and fell unconscious!"
"Ah!" Xu Lai was shocked and almost fainted.
Liu Ci also woke up, glared at the palace maid, and said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? My brother, the queen, is here, and the king asked the prince to entertain him. How can there be any stabbing?"
The palace maid touched her head to the ground and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty's warning is absolutely true. This slave is not allowed to talk nonsense about such a big matter."
Soon, people continued to report, saying that the prince had stabbed Xu Lai's brother, and they couldn't help but believe it. After Xu Lai's repeated pleas, Liu Ci went to the posthouse in person. Sure enough, Xu Lai's brother was lying on the couch.
, the chest and abdomen were covered with thick bandages, and blood was seeping out. Standing beside him were Yi Cheng and several medical officers, kneeling on the ground and not daring to say anything.
Liu Shuang was sitting on a short table not far away, holding a wine glass in one hand and a bloody sword in the other. His eyes were red, and the smell of alcohol in his mouth could kill someone when he spoke.
Xu Lai threw herself in front of her brother's bed and cried loudly. Liu Ci looked at Liu Shuang and really wanted to kill this son who was causing trouble all day long, but he was his own son and he couldn't kill him no matter what.
Liu Ci had no choice but to comfort Xu Lai and promise to deal with it strictly. Fortunately, Xu Lai's brother was fine, so he sent someone to take him back to the guest room and invited the best medical officer for diagnosis and treatment.
"Get up, go back to your house, and shut yourself up and think about your mistakes!" This was the most important thing Liu Ci said to Liu Shuang in these years.
Liu Shuang laughed loudly: "That stinky woman killed my mother, but I couldn't kill him. I'm really angry!"
"That's enough! If you don't succeed enough, you will fail more than you can do, why don't you retreat quickly!"
The house was full of chaos, and people were plotting outside the house. No matter how strong his nerves were, Liu Ci still felt his brain hurt. He left the inn, surrounded by his guards, and walked away. After turning a few streets, he looked up and found that in front of him was...
Wei Mansion. The owner of Wei Mansion, Wei Qing, was Liu Ci's visitor. He knew alchemy. Many times, when Liu Ci had something he couldn't decide, he would come to ask Wei Qing.
He walked into Wei Qing's Mansion, and someone notified Wei Qing to come out to greet him. When the king arrived, there was a lot of excitement in the Wei Mansion. He finally let Liu Ci into the lobby, and Wei Qing stood in front of Liu Ci respectfully. He didn't see Liu Ci.
Speaking, Wei Qing said: "The king is still worried about the queen and the prince?"
Liu Ci shook his head: "There are so many things? I find it difficult to choose any one of them. I came to your house today just to ask you what good ideas you have."
Wei Qing glanced at Liu Ci secretly: "I just made a divination this morning, which is a good omen. Your Majesty, don't worry, these things will come to fruition soon."
"really?"
"It's absolutely true. It's just that things in the north are a bit tricky. I think it's appropriate for the king to write a letter of divorce immediately and report the matter to Your Majesty."
Liu Ci slapped his forehead: "Yes, why didn't I, the king, think of someone coming..."
Wei Qing stopped him quickly: "Your Majesty, don't be anxious. I haven't finished what I have to say. Everything is about evidence of guilt. Your Majesty, only if you get the evidence of those people, this matter will not only be a bad thing, it will also become a good thing."
"How to get it?"
"Send people to monitor closely. After both sides take action, you can take advantage of the opportunity!"
"Who can go?"
Wei Qing thought for a while and said: "General Zhang Guangchang is great! Guangchang is a sign of good fortune in every situation. Only if this person goes, there will be a glimmer of hope."
Liu Ci thought for a while: "Forget it, let Zhang Guangchang go there once. Someone, let Zhang Guangchang come to see me as soon as possible!"
After coming out of Wei Qing's house, Liu Ci's mood improved. When he walked to the door of the house, the crying inside was earth-shattering. Liu Ci's brows furrowed again. He had already stepped into the door with one foot, and he really didn't want to take another step.
Only.
Liu Xiao appeared out of nowhere and said to Liu Ci with a smile: "Father now knows about the prince, okay? Not only does the prince not share the worries of the father, he also causes trouble for the father. Once this incident comes out, we in Hengshan will
The palace will become a laughing stock in the world, and father, you will also be criticized by others. I don’t want to be a prince like this!"
Liu Ci kicked Liu Xiao down with a kick: "I'm not dead yet? It's not your turn to point fingers. The prince is your eldest brother. He comes to me every day to say bad things. A boy like you will never want to be in Hengshan in this life.
king."
"Why?" Liu Xiao, who was lying on the ground, was anxious: "My father is just partial. He took the anger from the eldest son and took it out on me. The child is dissatisfied."
Ignoring Liu Xiao, King Hengshan walked into the palace. In the queen's room in the backyard, Xu Lai's brother was lying on the couch, probably asleep. Queen Xu Lai sat aside, crying, and the maids and medical officers beside her were all careful.
Be cautious and no one dares to say another word.
Seeing Liu Ci come in, Xu Lai threw himself at Liu Ci's feet and said, "Your Majesty, the prince wants to kill my concubine. My brother has no enmity with him. He almost killed his brother. That day, I also killed my concubine."
, the prince was completely happy and asked the king to make the decision for my brother and seek justice for my concubine."
Xu Lai was beautiful, and when she cried, the pear blossoms brought rain, adding a bit of enchantment, which made Liu Ci burn in the fire. Since the founding of the Hengshan Kingdom, family discord and foreign enemies were around, so Liu Ci dealt with this situation carefully.
Everything. But in the end, it became more and more chaotic. It was not as happy as when I was a young master. If I had known this, it might be a good thing to petition the emperor to abolish the country as soon as possible. (To be continued)