I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 142 The initiator, is there no future?

A moment later, Emperor Qi, who still had a little sadness on his face, but which had been wiped away by tears, walked out of the main entrance of the small courtyard.

Looking at Shen Tujia with mixed feelings, supported by the seventh brother Liu Pengzu, the emperor Qi wanted to speak, but finally had no choice but to give up.

——In this situation, Tianzi Qi, I really don’t know myself, what else can I say to Shen Tujia...

That complicated expression resembled that of later generations, a father who had been working hard on the construction site without telling this person, but was smashed by his family on the spot.

There is anxiety, there is embarrassment;
There is bitterness and helplessness...
Sensing the gradually strange atmosphere, the veteran at the side had no choice but to turn around, quietly let the sergeants disperse, and went to the local martial law twenty or thirty steps away;
Even the veteran himself retreated quietly into the distance, so as not to hear anything he shouldn't have heard.

"Prime Minister..."

"Uh, why is the prime minister here?"

After a long silence, he finally squeezed out such a non-embarrassing question, and Tianzi Qi couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed on his face where some tears could still be seen.

Seeing that Shen Tujia didn't answer, but kept looking at the street corner not far away, Liu Qi also reacted belatedly;

"The old seventh is here..."

"Little Nine..."

As soon as he realized that there was no Liu Sheng beside Shentujia, two figures walked out from the corner of the street where Shentujia was looking forward to.

"Slippery!"

"Gentlemen in their 40s spend their days moaning!"

—— Chao Cuo, reeking of alcohol and smiling wryly;

And Liu Sheng who rolled up his sleeves and pushed Chao Cuo...

Seeing that Chao Cuo was also captured by Liu Sheng, Tianzi Qi finally took a deep breath and let out a long sigh helplessly.

Shaking his head and sighing, he turned around, raised his head towards Shentu Jia in front of him, and was about to speak, but saw Shentu Jia tremblingly stretched out his hand, and with Liu Pengzu's support, slowly knelt down in front of Tianzi Qi.

The unstoppable trembling knees instantly sank into the mud after the rain;
However, Shentu Jia's attention was not diverted from the scroll of bamboo slips in his hand, which had obviously been prepared long ago.

"Prime Minister An Hou Shen Tujia, I have died of ignorance..."

"I implore Your Majesty, Xu Chen, to beg for the bones to die..."

Hoarse tone, very slow rate of speech;
The rickety body, full of bitter face.

Coupled with the phrase 'Xu Chen begs for the bones to pay his old age', it only added a bit of helplessness to the already extremely bitter face of the emperor.

Looking at Shen Tujia who was kneeling on the ground in front of him, holding the resignation form in his hand above his head, and presenting it in front of him, Tianzi Qi only looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh.

"Prime Minister, why are you doing this..."

"Do you want me to lose the only two old ministers I can trust in the same day..."

"Prime Minister, why are you doing this to me..."

Speaking with a vicissitudes of life, Tianzi Qi only shook his head again, still in the same posture with his hands behind his back and his head raised to the sky;
The tears that had just been wiped away fell from the corners of Tianzi Qi's eyes again, and finally stayed on the earlobe, drooping.

"Don't the prime minister know that I don't want to do this either?"

"Don't you know me, so you did it out of helplessness?"

"Why do you want to say goodbye to your hometown again to express your dissatisfaction with me?"

"Could it be that I, really, is a monarch who is not worth serving, and really let the prime minister be so disappointed, do I have to retire and return to my hometown at the critical moment of the life and death of this ancestral temple and the country..."

The grief-stricken question from Tian Ziqi did not weaken the resolute look on Shentujia's face;

Since he raised his head, still maintaining the posture of 'kneeling and presenting the performance', Shentu Jia looked at Tianzi Qi with more dignified eyes.

"Master, I'm getting old."

"I shouldn't be nostalgic anymore."

"The position of prime minister should be reserved for someone more suitable."

Saying so, Shen Tujia turned his head slightly, and looked at Chao Cuo who was standing in front of Liu Sheng with a wry smile not far away;

Then, she turned her head again and looked at the very sad Emperor Qi in front of her with an extremely serious look.

"According to the rules of the successive prime ministers resigning from their posts since Emperor Taizu Gao, after the ministers resign, they can recommend a successor to His Majesty."

"So, I hope His Majesty will allow me to retire;"

"—And after the minister leaves office, appoint the internal historian Chao Cuo as the new prime minister!"

"Neishi Chao Cuo was an old minister when His Majesty buried his residence. As early as the late emperor, he offered many good strategies for governing the country."

"Now, Chao Cuo has been doing internal history for several years, which has proved that he has the ability to be a prime minister."

"Having Chao Cuo as the prime minister is more beneficial to the Han family than a minister who only knows how to fight in the battlefield but doesn't know how to govern the country and the people as the prime minister."

"With a prime minister like Chao Cuo by his side, His Majesty can handle government affairs more easily and achieve his goals more smoothly..."

Hearing Shentu Jia's mechanical voice, Tianzi Qi only slowly lowered his head;

There were still tears in the corners of his eyes, but there was a bleak smile on the corner of his mouth that was uglier than crying.

"Prime Minister, why bother..."

As soon as these words came out, Shen Tujia's unfinished words came to an abrupt end;

Seeing Tianzi Qi's tearful and wry smile, and his head still shaking from side to side when looking at him, Shen Tujia finally lowered his head slowly.

With a sad face, he looked at the ink-stained dictionary in his hand, thinking for a long time.

In the end, Shentujia still raised his head, looking at him with a firm expression, as if he was the son of heaven who had 'made up his mind'.

"The minister has been the prime minister for almost ten years."

"What kind of person I am, Your Majesty, I can't be more clear."

Saying so, Shen Tujia finally stretched out his hand, and stood up straight with Liu Pengzu's support.

Sighing a little, Shentujia's eyes full of bitterness turned to Chao Cuo, who was also bitter.

"Your Majesty knows that the minister is a person who distinguishes between public and private."

"About Chao Cuo, I will not tell His Majesty: This is Yuan An's public revenge;"

"I won't remind Your Majesty how important Chao Cuo, a teacher who teaches you, is in His Majesty's heart."

"——In the past, no matter what kind of things encountered, I would only point out the pros and cons for His Majesty from the perspective of the ancestral temple and the community."

"The same goes for Chao Cuo."

After speaking, Shentujia lowered his head again, shook the bamboo slip in his hand, and casually threw it to Liu Pengzu beside him.

Then, I saw Shentu Jia let out a long sigh;

When Shentujia raised his head again and looked at Tianzi Qi, Shentujia's temperament only instantly exuded a burst of extremely strong power!

It's not the coercion that makes people want to bow down like Tianzi Qi;
It's the powerful contagion that makes people look at it and can't help but want to sit down and listen to what Shen Tujia has to say.

"Chao Cuo's death is both beneficial and disadvantageous for the ancestral temple and the country!"

"——The place of benefit is that Liu Bi, Liu Wu and others rebelled against the king, playing the banner of 'Zhu Chao Cuo, Qian Junce'."

"As long as Chao Cuo dies and the rebels don't retreat, this banner will be destroyed without attack;"

"Liu Bi, Liu Wu and others' true face and true purpose of rebelling against the king will be immediately revealed to the people of the world."

"From then on, no one will help the rebels, and no one will think that Liu Bi is right."

"All the people in the world want Han, and if Liu Bi is rejected by the world, there will be absolutely no chance of success."

In a low tone, he pointed out that "Chao Cuo died" was beneficial to the Chang'an Central Committee, and Shen Tujia's complexion suddenly changed;
A moment ago, his face was full of confidence, and then there was a lingering worry.

"But didn't His Majesty consider that compared to this benefit, Chao Cuo's death brought disadvantages to the ancestral temple and the country, but it is enough to make His Majesty restless all night?"

"Even after a hundred years, your Majesty will have no face to face Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, only to have hair covering his face?"

"—Don't you hear that when the emperor was angry, blood flowed?"

"—Don't you hear that the power of the Son of Heaven is untouchable by ghosts and gods?"

"Liu Bi and Liu Wu are only the clan princes who inherited the throne by virtue of their ancestors' blood;"

"And Chao Cuo was carefully cultivated by Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, and left to His Majesty to appoint an important minister and confidant of the humerus."

"Now, Liu Bi and Liu Wu have violated the oath they and their ancestors made to the Taizu Emperor Gao, and brazenly raised troops to usurp Liu's ancestral temple and community!"

"As the emperor, as their monarch, instead of punishing them for this, His Majesty will let Chao Cuo, a confidant of the humerus and an important minister of the country, wear court clothes and perform the official punishment outside the market as they wish? "

"If His Majesty really does this, what is the prestige of the Han officials?"

"Where is the majesty of the court?"

"Your Majesty, how majestic is there..."

Saying this with earnestness, Shen Tujia's brows were filled with worry;

The eagerness in his eyes made him wish he could peel off Tian Ziqi's head and stuff his own head in!

"Why don't you think about it, Your Majesty;"

"Today, His Majesty can kill his teacher and the internal history of the imperial court outside the market in order to suppress the rebellion."

"Then tomorrow, for what purpose will His Majesty kill other people in the court?"

"—Your Majesty's killing of Chao Cuo will not even exchange for the retreat of the rebels, it will only destroy their banner of righteousness!"

"This is enough for Your Majesty to kill his mentor."

"Then from now on, who will dare to advise His Majesty among the hundreds of officials, ministers, nobles and relatives in the court?"

"Who else dares to plan for the ancestral temple and the community?"

"When the country is in trouble, how can there be someone who can be trusted and appointed by His Majesty's side???"

The earnest words moved Chao Cuo beside him.

The bitterness on his face before has gradually turned into a touch of admiration.

——At this moment, Chao Cuo seemed to be in the dark, and vaguely touched something.

What it is, Chao Cuo can't say.

But Chao Cuo could clearly realize: this thing is the only slight difference between his "internal history" and Shen Tujia's "Prime Minister".

The only trace, but also a crucial trace of difference...

But in front of Shentu Jia, hearing Shentu Jia's categorical reminder, the emperor Qiben's face, which was still full of vicissitudes, also quietly had some doubts.

Previously, when he made up his mind to exchange the rebel army for losing the flag of righteousness at the price of "cutting Chao Cuo in half", Tianzi Qi certainly realized that his actions would definitely damage the court of the Han family and even his own dignity.

However, when he realized this problem, Tianzi Qi just took it for granted that this is the price he should pay;
As for the other possible consequences of this move, Tianzi Qi did not think about it.

In other words, it is subconsciously forcing myself not to think about it.

But at this moment, Shen Tujia, who just fainted from coughing yesterday and was carried home to recuperate by the palace Lang Guan, was supported by his two sons and appeared outside the small courtyard where Emperor Qi and Chao Cuo bid farewell. ;
When Shen Tujia ignored the mud on the ground, he resolutely knelt down in front of him, submitted his resignation form, and elected Chao Cuo as his successor;
And in the end, when he asked the phrase 'from now on, who else would dare to serve His Majesty', Tianzi Qicai finally realized that he seemed to have overlooked something.

It was this thing that was ignored by him that made what Tianzi Qi thought was a "price that must be paid" and turned into a stupid act that would cause endless disasters...
Frowning and thinking, Tianzi Qiye finally raised his head, and swept his gaze over everyone present in sequence.

——Shen Tujia in front of him still had a heartbroken expression, with apprehensive, urgent, but expectant eyes, waiting for his answer;
Beside Shentujia, Liu Pengzu, who was supporting Shentujia, did not speak, but glanced at Tian Ziqi from time to time, obviously agreeing with Shentujia's opinion.

Turning his head to the side, not far from him, Chao Cuo hesitated to speak, with an inexplicable shame on his face;
And beside Chao Cuo...
"I, if I remember correctly;"

"Mr. Sheng, you really hate internal history."

"Why today, Mr. Sheng didn't celebrate the death of Nei Shi in Guangming Palace, but appeared here instead?"

Seeing Liu Sheng looking at Chao Cuo, with his obviously contemptuous and resentful eyes, but not forgetting to stand behind Chao Cuo at all times, for fear of Chao Cuo's escape, Tianzi Qi only subconsciously asked;
After reacting, Tianzi Qi couldn't help being startled!
——What do I ask this bastard for?
After thinking secretly for a long time, Tianzi Qicai finally understood why he asked Liu Sheng a question.

Because Liu Sheng, among the people Tianzi Qi knew, wanted Chao Cuo to die the most!
But after Shentu Jia's earnest persuasion, Tian Ziqi's wavering heart made Tian Ziqi subconsciously think of Liu Sheng.

"If even you bastard thinks that Chao Cuo doesn't deserve to die..."

"Then Chao Cuo, maybe he really didn't deserve to die..."

Thinking so, Tianzi Qi also raised his head a little, and looked at Liu Sheng with some urging immediately.

But when he saw Chao Cuo behind him, and heard Tianzi Qi's sudden question, Liu Sheng pouted angrily;
He glared at Chao Cuo in front of him again, and then said indignantly: "If there are a hundred people in the world who want Chao Cuo to die, then 99 of them must be people whom I admire."

"—The remaining person is Erchen!"

"If there are ten people in the world who want Chao Cuo to die, then these ten people must all be my Liu clan!"

"—My son, must be one of these ten people!"

"If there is only one person in the world who wants Chao Cuo to die..."

"——Then this person will definitely be my son!!!"

Expressing himself without hesitation, Liu Sheng's expression on Chao Cuo's monstrous anger couldn't help sinking even more;
But when Liu Sheng turned his head away and moved his eyes from Chao Cuo to the direction where Tianzi Qi, Shen Tujia, and his elder brother Liu Pengzu were not far away, those eyes stained red with hatred were extremely intense. Difficult to reveal a trace of clarity.

"But Chao Cuo, you can't die now."

"—at least not before Liu Bi!"

Liu Sheng's reluctance and reluctance reached his ears, and it finally made the emperor relax, slowly turned to his side, and cast his increasingly suspicious eyes on Liu Sheng's still somewhat unwilling face .

Seeing Liu Sheng turned his head with a gloomy expression, he took a deep look at Chao Cuo beside him;

Taking a few more deep breaths, trying to calm himself down, he stepped forward a little, and gave Tianzi Qi a perfunctory bow.

"My son has only one question, and I want to ask my father."

"—Liu Bi and Liu Wu are all clan princes of my Han family;"

"In the future, my son-in-law will also be entrusted to the Kanto by his father, and become a clan vassal like Liu Bi and Liu Wu."

"Now, Liu Bi and Liu Wu said: We are not seeking rebellion, we just want to kill Chao Cuo, so we raise our troops;"

"And the father is also planning to kill Chao Cuo as Liu Bi and Liu Wu said."

"After that, what will father do?"

After saying a few words, Liu Sheng finally felt that the anger in his heart subsided a little;
Forcing himself not to look at Chao Cuo behind him, he took another deep breath, and Liu Sheng finally calmed down completely from his angry tone.

He turned sideways, raised his hand, and pointed at the corner of the street, who were surrounded by martial law.

"Erchen and Zhonglang Jiangzhi have grudges, this is known to women and children in Chang'an."

"After that, if the minister becomes a clan vassal, can he also raise troops in his own kingdom like Liu Bi and Liu Wu, and then force his father to kill Zhidu?"

"——I raised the banner of 'Zhuzhidu, Qianjuntest', will my father also want to go to the market to clarify the canonical punishment like today?"

"If there are other clan vassals who follow suit and raise their troops to rebel in the fief under the banner of 'Zhu Chaotang, Qian Juntest', what will father do?"

"In order to show the true face of the rebel army in front of the people of the world without reservation, is it true that the father wants to kill the entire court and shed blood like a river?"

"Are you willing to cut off your right hand and right arm for a traitor who is disrespectful to your father and disloyal to the country, and do such a thing that hurts your loved ones and makes your enemies happy?"

When it came to the end, Liu Sheng became a little 'hate that iron cannot be made into steel', and looked at Tianzi Qi with a hint of disdain!
"Father, haven't you read "Mencius"?"

"—Haven't my father heard that there is a saying: The one who started the evil has no descendants???"

(End of this chapter)