I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 158 Fifth brother wants to be king of Wu? !

"Stayed in the city of Suiyang for more than a month, Liu Bi's rebel army can only go to Changyi in the end;"

"However, Taiwei Zhou Yafu had already taken precautions when he was clearing the country with a strong wall in Changyi. The rebels attacked Changyi but were unable to fall, so they had to retreat in embarrassment."

"By the time we retreat to the vicinity of Huaisikou, Liu Bi's more than 30 Wu and Chu rebels have only a few thousand left."

"In the end, Liu Bi was defeated by Gonggao Marquis Han Tuidang at the Thorn Wall, and fled south alone, whereabouts are unknown..."

The emperor Qi Xinyuan three years, Xia April fifteen.

Accompanied by his mother, Mrs. Jia, and elder brother Liu Pengzu, he came to the Xuanming Hall where Cheng Ji was, and read out the military report in his hand softly. Liu Sheng finally raised his head with a faint smile.

"Mrs. Cheng, don't worry anymore;"

"The rebellion is basically put down, and it won't be long before Fifth Brother will return in triumph..."

"—Ah~"

As soon as Liu Sheng finished speaking, he sat on the edge of the couch anxiously, and Cheng Ji, who was looking at Liu Sheng intently, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It's just that the stubbornness that had always supported Cheng Ji in the past few months also completely separated from Cheng Ji's body with this breath;
Seeing that Chang breathed a sigh of relief, his body immediately fell into the arms of Mrs. Jia beside him like a boneless version of fat.

"My son..."

"I'm so worried..."

After two weak murmurs, Cheng Ji's eyes turned red;
But it is different from the sadness and worry when she cried alone at night in the past few months-at this moment, Cheng Ji's face is full of peace of mind.

Seeing Cheng Ji leaning in her arms, smiling and weeping, Mrs. Jia lowered her head with mixed emotions, and comforted Cheng Ji in her arms in a low voice.

On the other hand, the brothers at the side winked at each other and danced happily.

"Hey!"

"This battle, Fifth Brother is really..."

"—Ahh!"

Seeing Liu Pengzu raised his head excitedly, before he could finish a sentence, Liu Sheng hurriedly stopped him.

When Liu Pengzu raised his head in doubt, he saw Liu Sheng turned aside, still leaning on Mrs. Jia's arms, Cheng Ji, who was weeping and complaining, pouted;

Feeling sorry, the brothers quickly shrank their necks, and under the sign of Liu Sheng's eyes, they retreated lightly to the outside of the hall.

After walking a little further, Liu Shengcai looked at his elder brother Liu Pengzu with a wry smile.

"My fifth brother hasn't come back yet, Mrs. Cheng, I'm afraid I'm still worried about my fifth brother."

"It's better not to say something like 'the fifth brother is brave' in front of Mrs. Cheng."

"——As the saying goes: When a child travels thousands of miles, the mother worries;"

"What's more, Fifth Brother is going to battle to kill the enemy and fight for the country..."

Hearing this, Liu Pengzu also nodded with a smile, then jumped up with a happy expression, and put his arms around the neck of the fourth brother Liu Yu.

"Hey!"

"This battle, Fifth Brother really made a big splash!"

"——Suiyang, which was in danger of being destroyed, the fifth brother brought 3 people there, and instantly reversed the situation!"

"Waiting for the army class teacher, the father will reward you for your merits. Except for Gonggao Marquis Han Tuidang who attacked Huaisikou by surprise, he should belong to the fifth brother. He is the one who has made the most contributions, right?"

The words full of excitement also attracted Liu Fa, the sixth child, and Liu Duan, the eighth child, who chuckled and nodded;
Only Liu Yu, whose neck was clamped by Liu Pengzu, smiled with a slightly stiff expression, and then gently broke free from Liu Pengzu's confinement.

Then he lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head with a little worry, and looked at the ninth younger brother Liu Sheng in front of him.

"Old... old fifth... branch... support... Suiyang, is... emperor... emperor's ancestor... mother..."

After struggling to speak half a sentence, Liu Yu couldn't help but become a little irritable, and was about to speak again, but saw Liu Shengwen nodded with a smile.

"Fourth brother's worry, I understand."

"I have already inquired;"

"——Fifth Brother led troops south from Handan to support Uncle Liang Wang in Suiyang. It was indeed the emperor's grandmother's instruction."

"But before leaving Handan, Fifth Brother asked Father for instructions, and got His father's tacit approval."

"So on the side of the father, the fourth brother doesn't have to worry too much."

With a gentle voice, the worry on Liu Yu's face finally faded away, and after a while, like the others, he grinned with joy.

Not to mention: In this battle, Liu Fei, the fifth son of the emperor, can be said to have earned enough face for the Liu clan, especially for the brothers!

Under the city of Suiyang, tens of thousands of rebel soldiers were repelled in one fell swoop;

After that, there was a roar, which scared tens of thousands of rebels to mutiny!
In the next few days, Suiyang City, which was on the verge of collapse, also changed its appearance due to Liu Fei's arrival.

When Han Tuidang made a surprise attack on Huaisikou, Suiyang City, which should have been breached long ago, became a strong city that was "unbreakable" in the eyes of King Wu Liu Bi.

——In the end, Liu Bi even preferred to attack Changyi, where Zhou Yafu was located!

"I don't know what kind of reward my father will promise..."

"Qianjin?"

While thinking, Liu Pengzu's amazed exclamation came from his ear, which made Liu Sheng smile meaningfully.

"I heard that the emperor's grandmother has already planned to give Liu Bi's Wu kingdom to the fifth brother..."

"—Wu Kingdom?!"

Liu Sheng's words only made the brothers' eyes widen suddenly, and they hurriedly gathered around!
Even Liu Duan, the eighth boy, quietly walked to Liu Sheng's side with a little surprise.

"Wu, but now, it is the richest vassal state!"

"I'm afraid Qi and Zhao together can't compare to the wealth of Wu!"

"Emperor Grandmother, do you really want to make Fifth Brother the King of Wu?"

Seeing the brothers surrounded him in high spirits, Liu Sheng only smiled and shook his head.

"Not King Wu;"

"——It's the King of Jiangdu."

Said calmly, but it didn't make the astonishment on the faces of the brothers lessened at all;
Then Liu Sheng explained carefully: "Before the rebellion broke out, the three counties of Wu State had already been cut off from Kuaiji and Yuzhang counties;"

"Now that the rebellion has been put down, my father will naturally not bring these two counties back into Wu's territory."

"So, only the Wu Kingdom in Guangling County is left, and it should become 'Guangling Kingdom'."

"But in the past, Liu Bi's royal capital was Guangling City. It is still inappropriate to change Wu Kingdom to 'Guangling Kingdom'."

"Based on this consideration, the emperor's grandmother plans to change the state of Wu to 'Jiangdu State' and entrust Guangling County to the Fifth Brother..."

The gentle tone made the brothers' expressions of surprise lessen;

After a while, there was another burst of amazement.

"That's not bad!"

"—Although there is only one Guangling County left, there are still many mines!"

"Just by mining and smelting copper, you can make a lot of money every day!"

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

"From now on, Fifth Brother's life will be much more chic than the rest of us~"

Liu Pengzu sighed for a while, which also caused the brothers to nod their heads.

After a while, everyone's attention was focused on...

"Fifth brother is sealed off to Jiangdu, what about us?"

"Where are we going to be sealed off?"

It was rare for Liu Duan to ask a question, so Liu Sheng turned his head involuntarily.

After a while, the fourth brother Liu Yu, the sixth Liu Fa, the seventh Liu Pengzu, and the eighth Liu Duan all looked at him expectantly, and Liu Sheng took his gaze away from Liu Duan.

He turned his head to the side without any trace, and glanced around;
After confirming everyone nearby, Liu Sheng waved his hand, signaling his brothers to get closer, and then bent down.

"It's hard to say where it will be sealed;"

"But the four kings of the Qi family who rebelled should be able to give us four vassal states."

"In addition, King Zhao's side, although there is no army, but at least one county will be deprived."

"If father is determined to be cruel, it is not impossible to change King Zhao..."

Liu Sheng deliberately lowered the volume, but it didn't affect the faces of the brothers at all. Following Liu Sheng's words, they gradually became excited.

——The rebellious four kings of the Qi family, not to mention what happened to them, at least the four princes will definitely change their kings;
Although these four countries are smaller, they are separated from Qi State, which was once "rich in the world".

For the brothers who are neither direct nor eldest, the small countries in Qidi, such as Jiaoxi and Jiaodong, can already be regarded as good feudal states.

As for Zhao Guo, it really caused an uncontrollable longing in the hearts of the brothers!

But the brothers also knew in their hearts: the few people present may not become the future King Zhao.

The reason is simple: Zhao State is the most important and most powerful clan vassal state in the north of the Han Dynasty.

According to the rules set by Taizu Gao Emperor Liu Bang, when the Huns suddenly entered the border, King Zhao had the privilege to first mobilize the soldiers and horses of Yan and Dai to resist foreign enemies, and then report to Chang'an afterwards.

It is precisely because of this privilege that during the rebellion initiated by Wu Wang Liu Bi and Chu Wang Liu Wu, Zhao Wang Liu Sui, who had not raised his troops yet, received the "key care" of the Chang'an court.

It's not because Zhao Wang Liu Sui is so arrogant that Chang'an court is so afraid;

It is the special position of "King Zhao", which makes any King Zhao who is not firm enough will become the focus of attention of the Chang'an court.

—— King Zhao has the privilege of "commanding the soldiers of Yan, Dai, and Zhao during the war" to "respond to the enemy first, and report later". If the Chang'an court relaxes its vigilance, it is likely to trigger a war between the Han and the Hungarians!
Moreover, this war probably started with 'the Huns have occupied the three kingdoms of Yan, Dai, and Zhao'...

"Zhao Guo~"

"Should it be sealed to the second or third child?"

"—After all, when the eldest brother becomes the prince, a brother who is trusted by the eldest brother must become the king of Zhao State;"

"Even if the father wants to abolish Liu Sui, he won't let us brothers become King Zhao."

"Go to the top of the sky, is it to separate a county from Zhao Guo and give it to one of us as a feudal country?"

With Liu Pengzu's joking words, the brothers nodded again and again.

After a while, the fourth brother Liu Yu looked at Liu Sheng, but felt a little embarrassed.

"Liu···濞··· was defeated, Wu···Wu Guo···was granted to... the fifth child;"

"Liu···Liu Wu···of···Chu···Chu State······"

For those who said so, Liu Yu did not forget to smile and bow his head, as if he felt very ashamed for having such an idea;

Liu Sheng didn't pay much attention to these things. He understood that Liu Yu was asking about the state of Chu, so he said bluntly: "Chu should still be entrusted to the descendants of King Chu Yuan by the emperor."

"—After all, Kuaiji and Yuzhang counties in Wu State will be turned into counties, and the only remaining Guangling County will also be entrusted to the fifth brother;"

"If the state of Chu is abolished as a prefecture or counties, or entrusted to our brothers, people in the world will say: Father and Emperor forced Liu Bi and Liu Wu to rebel because they coveted Wu Chu's land."

"That's why the state of Chu can only be granted to one of the Red Marquis Liu Fu and Pinlu Marquis Liu Li."

"Um······"

After speaking, Liu Sheng pondered for a while before continuing: "There is a high probability that it will be Liu Li, Marquis of Pinlu."

"Because Liu Fu, the Red Marquis, was originally the Marquis of Xiu. After Liu Wu raised his troops, he was implicated by Liu Wu and was deprived of the title of Marquis of Che by his father;"

"It wasn't until Liu Li, Marquis of Pinglu, entered the palace and reported to his father that Marquis Xiu had stopped Liu Wu from making trouble, that his father granted Liu Fu the title of Red Marquis again."

"Since he has already been granted the title of Red Marquis, it is unlikely that Liu Fu will be given the title of King of Chu again."

"In this way, after Liu Wu, the state of Chu will most likely fall into the hands of Liu Li, Marquis of Pinlu..."

Said his guess softly, Liu Sheng sighed and sighed, and couldn't help but fell into a short period of thought.

This rebellion of the clan and princes, which was first launched by Wu Wang Liu Bi and first responded by Chu Wang Liu Wu, is now coming to an end;
Liu Bi, the king of Wu who took the lead in launching the rebellion and had already fled after being defeated, was about to lose everything he once owned;
Wu State, once rich in Guangling, Yuzhang, and Kuaiji, will soon become Liu Fei's Jiangdu State.

And the ancestral hall of Chu State left by the only younger brother of Taizu Gao Emperor Liu Bang, Chu Yuan King Liu Jiao, passed through Liu Jiao's son: Chuyi King Liu Ying (yǐng) guest, and Liu Ying's son: Liu Wu, and then moved to the ancestral hall of Chu State Back to Liu Jiao's other son: Pingluhou Liuli.

As for the Qi family...
"Hey!"

"The seven kings of the Qi family, four raised their troops to rebel, one wanted to rebel but failed, and the other didn't want to rebel, but was coerced by Zhou Qiu;"

"The only remaining King of Qi, Liu Jianglu, also promised in advance that Liu Bi would raise troops, but then backed away temporarily..."

"I don't know if my father will be ruthless and depose the other six princes of the Qi line except Liu Jianglu?"

Liu Sheng heaved a sigh, which finally caused the brothers to nod their heads for the last time.

Afterwards, the brothers lowered their heads unanimously, with a hint of sadness on their faces.

Talking to this point, the brothers have basically already figured it out in their hearts.

——Liu Sui's Zhao Kingdom, there is a high probability that it will be sealed to the boss Liu Rong's two brothers from the same mother: the second Liu De and the third Liu Yu;
Considering that the second brother Liu De is "good at writing", and Zhao Guo needs to shoulder the task of border defense, the position of King Zhao is more likely to fall on the head of the third Liu Yu.

As for the other six brothers, except for Liu Fei, the fifth brother who is about to become the king of Jiangdu, the five present will basically be sealed off to Qi, and they will replace the kings of the Qi lineage who raised troops and cause chaos, and become kings of Jiaoxi, Jiaodong, etc. .

Further down, the four-year-old tenth Liu Yu and the one-year-old eleventh Liu Yue also had a high probability of going to Qidi, Zhaodi, or Changsha in the south.

Everyone knew what they were thinking, and the brothers naturally thought that the day when they would become kings and feudal vassals was not far away;

The rebellion has been basically put down, and when everything is settled, the anti-rebellion army will return to the court, and the court will be busy with the aftermath of the war. Basically, it will be the day when the brothers will become kings and leave Chang'an.

This means that in just a few months, the brothers will go their separate ways and complete the transformation from 'prince' to 'vassal';

As for the biological mothers of the brothers, Mrs. Jia, Cheng Ji, and Tang Ji, they will still stay in the palace...
"Ah~"

"It's all life~"

"It is our fate to seal the king and become the domain, and the separation of mother and child..."

Liu Pengzu sighed leisurely, and the faces of the brothers were even more sad;
Seeing this, Liu Sheng was full of reluctance for his mother even in his heart, so he could only force a smile and look at his brothers beside him.

"It won't be long before the brothers and we will all be separate from each other;"

"Before Fifth Brother comes back, we each spend more time with our mother."

"When the fifth brother returns in triumph, we brothers will get together again."

"—After becoming a fan, the next time we meet, I don't know what year and month it will be..."

Hearing this, the fourth brother Liu Yu nodded sadly, stretched out his hand, took the sixth brother Liu Fa and the eighth brother Liu Duan, and walked towards the palace room where Cheng Ji and Mrs. Jia were.

——Xuanming Palace is not only the palace of Cheng Ji, the mother of Liu Yu, Liu Fei, and Liu Duan, but also the residence of Tang Ji, the mother of the sixth Liu Fa.

But after these people entered the hall, only Liu Pengzu and Liu Sheng were left in the pavilion that was crowded with brothers just now.

"What about us?"

"Should we also take mother back to Guangming Hall?"

Liu Pengzu asked with a stiff smile, but Liu Sheng shook his head with a wry smile.

"Let mother, talk to Mrs. Cheng more."

"Let's go see the teacher again..."

With a soft word, the smile on Liu Pengzu's face disappeared, replaced by a touch of sorrow visible to the naked eye.

As for Liu Sheng, although there was no obvious sadness on his face, his dim eyes already explained everything.

——Shen Tujia's physical condition is very bad...
Especially after the news of "Han Tuidang's surprise attack on Huaisikou" came back to Chang'an, Shen Tujia, who was always worried about the war in the Kanto region, completely relaxed the tight string in his heart.

It was also following the relaxed heartstrings that Shentu Jiaqiang supported the body that did not fall, and finally failed to escape the erosion of the years...
In the morning of that day, news came from Kanto: Gong Gaohou made a surprise attack on Huaisikou, and the overall situation has been decided!

At noon, Shentu Jia ate a bowl of rice porridge with peace of mind, and then fell asleep;

This time, Shen Tujia slept for two full days and two nights...
Until yesterday, Shen Tujia woke up, but there was no more before, which seemed to always support Liu Han Sheji's spirit;

Today, Shentujia, who fell into a coma again, has been given a critical illness notice by the imperial physician...

"—Teacher, I spent the last days of my life in this rebellion..."

"As soon as the rebellion was over, the teacher was relieved;"

"But it's exhausted..."

With a mournful word, Liu Sheng's tone instantly choked with sobs;
And Liu Pengzu, who was at the side, only stepped forward with a sigh, and patted Liu Sheng's shoulder lightly.

"Let's go;"

"Go see the teacher again."

"Even if it's guarding in front of the sick bed, it's better than worrying about the teacher in the palace..."

(End of this chapter)