I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 180 His Majesty Falls From His Horse!

Liang Wang Liu Wu left Chang'an, declaring that this time the crisis of "fighting for the reserve" has come to an end for the time being.

And the final result of this crisis is: the steadfast Emperor Qi, and the hesitant Empress Dou take a step back;
——Tianzi Qi's compromise is to no longer force Empress Dowager Dou to "quickly establish a prince", but to agree to temporarily shelve this matter and give Empress Dowager Dou a period of time to consider;

In exchange, Empress Dowager Dou euphemistically told Emperor Qi with the act of 'the king of Liang leaves the capital': I don't have to establish the king of Liang, I just haven't made up my mind to 'not establish the king of Liang'...
With this statement from Empress Dowager Dou, and the fact that Liu Wu, King of Liang, had indeed left the court center in the first ten days of autumn and July as promised by Empress Dowager Dou, Tianzi Qi felt relieved for the time being.

After all, before, Emperor Qi was eager to appoint a crown prince, because Empress Dowager Dou couldn't wait to call Liang Wang Liu Wu into the court just after the rebellion ended;

This caused Tianzi Qi to involuntarily feel a sense of urgency in his heart, "if we don't establish a crown prince, we will be forced to establish a prince".

But as Liang Wang Liu Wu officially set off and left Chang'an, the sense of urgency in Tianzi Qi's heart disappeared;
To give mother Dou some time to think about it, or to "make up her mind" and "do a good job of psychological construction" is completely within the power of the emperor, and he is also happy to do so.

Because for Tian Ziqi, the best outcome of this matter is to stand!make money...
cough cough cough

The best result of this matter is to appoint the crown prince without affecting the friendly relationship between the East and West palaces and the harmony between the emperor and the empress dowager's mother and child.

Since in the end, both mother and son are willing to take a step back and put the matter on hold for the time being, the emperor Qizi is also happy to enjoy this rare and short leisure time.

In the middle and late July of autumn, as the autumn harvest is getting closer, Chang'an court gradually begins to get busy.

But even at this critical moment when the government, the public, and the bureaucrats are all busy without touching the ground, Tianzi Qi still appeared in Shanglinyuan.

Just because the matter of 'appointing the crown prince' is temporarily put on hold, it doesn't mean that the matter of the princes being crowned kings will also be put on hold.

Therefore, together with Tianzi Qi, there were nine sons who were about to become kings, as well as the birth mothers of these nine sons—Li Ji, Cheng Ji, Tang Ji, and Mrs. Jia.

To be more precise: this is an autumn hunt.

It was a quiz for eight of the nine brothers before they became kings;
This is the last chance for the eight people who are about to become kings to be reunited with their siblings and biological mother.

At the same time, it is also Tianzi Qi who finally admonished the family gathering of the eight quasi-vassals...
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"The former Wu State shouldered the mission of guarding against Zhao Tuo in South Vietnam and guarding against the Yue in the south of Lingnan;"

"Now, although the state of Wu is gone, there is also your Jiangdu state to replace the former state of Wu."

"—Being the Jiangdu king of my Han family, you have to shoulder the mission once carried by Wu Wang Liu Bi."

Shanglin Garden, outside Qiushou Field.

Taking his nine sons and four concubines with him, he sat down on a flat and open field, and the emperor Qi made an explanation with a solemn expression;
And after Tianzi Qi's "admonishment" ended, the fifth son Liu Fei solemnly nodded and bowed to Tianzi Qi.

"Father's admonition, I will keep it in my heart!"

After explaining to Liu Fei, the fifth son, Tianzi Qi turned his head slightly, and as soon as his eyes touched Liu Fa, the sixth son, a little guilt immediately appeared between his brows.

"The land of Changsha is small, the population is sparse, and the land is relatively barren;"

"But after the Changsha King of the Wu family dies, someone must be the Changsha King of my Han family."

"—Going to Changsha country, the sixth child, we must also guard against Zhao Tuo in the south."

"If you try to fail, you can report to Chang'an court at any time; in case of emergency, you can also ask the fifth brother in Jiangdu for help."

After carefully listening to Tian Ziqi's explanation, Liu Fa also stood up and bowed in a serious manner.

"My son, please follow the teachings of the emperor."

Tianzi Qi took a deep breath and looked away from Liu Fa with guilt;

First, he looked at the second child, Liu De, and the third child, Liu Yu: "One of you should have been King Zhao."

"But this rebellion, Zhao Wang Liu Sui, after all, did not raise an army, nor did he make a rebellion;"

"Although Liu Sui has committed suicide, the position of King Zhao will still be vacant for three or two years."

"——If you don't do this, people in the world will say: Zhao Wang obviously did not cause trouble, but the emperor still forced Zhao Wang to death and made his own son Zhao Wang."

"Therefore, I discussed with the Queen Mother: First, you two will be named King of Hejian and King of Linjiang respectively."

"After a few years, when the time is right, I will choose one of you to become King Zhao."

He didn't shy away from explaining the matter of "not setting up Zhao Wang for the time being". When Liu De and Liu Yu brothers got up and bowed to accept the order, Tian Ziqi's eyes quickly moved to the seventh Liu Pengzu and the little nine Liu On the two brothers of Sheng.

Also at the same time, the emperor Qiben's calm face even more involuntarily, with a touch of solemnity!
"You two's Changshan Kingdom and Zhongshan Kingdom were separated from Zhao Kingdom;"

"So the two of you, like the past and future King Zhao, have to shoulder the mission of defending the northern side wall and resisting the Northern Huns."

"After taking over, you two must pay attention to the army and the defense of the northern wall!"

"——Even if in the end, I can't resist the Huns' Bingfeng, at least don't make such a scandal like Liu Xi, the king of Daiqing, and let my face be disgraced..."

Seeing that Tian Ziqi began to explain to himself, Liu Pengzu and Liu Sheng got up quickly;
But when Tianzi Qi finally said the phrase "Don't learn from Daiqing Wang Liuxi", the expressions of the two brothers became inexplicably strange.

Dai Qing Wang Liu Xi...

"Father, don't worry;"

"Even if we fail to stop the Huns from going south, my brothers and I will definitely do our best."

"No matter how unbearable it is, it will not be like what Daiqing King Liu Xi did back then: the king's chariot has already gone to Luoyang before seeing the shadow of the Huns..."

Liu Sheng's well-timed ridicule made the brothers sitting on both sides of the score laugh uncontrollably.

But at the top position, Tianzi Qi still had a tense face;
He nodded slightly to Liu Sheng, then looked at the fourth Liu Yu and the eighth Liu Duan.

"——Ludi, the style of culture and education is very strong..."

"You have become King Lu, you should pay more attention to your words and deeds..."

"Especially those Luru, you must be careful..."

"—Jiaoxi, originally a county in Qidi..."

"If you become the king of Jiaoxi, you will inevitably deal with King Qi..."

"Be careful, don't be bewitched by King Qi..."

Tian Ziqi made another confession and entrustment, and the brothers sitting on both sides couldn't help but feel a little melancholy.

Behind the brothers, each of them looked at their own son, who was accepting the last entrustment and admonition from Emperor Qi, and the wives also had tears in their eyes, and lowered their heads with warm smiles.

That complicated look is proud of his son, who has grown up since then;
I also feel sad for my son who is about to leave me.

——that is, he feels gratified that his son has stood upright since then;
I also feel worried for my son, who has become completely different from now on...

Even in this complex atmosphere of reluctance, melancholy, pride, gratification, and a bit of solemnity, Tian Ziqi's speech finally came to an end.

In the end, Tianzi Qi stood up first, allowing the palace servants beside him to put on the hunting equipment for him.

While wearing the equipment, Tianzi Qi did not forget to say: "The clan and princes of my Han family all need to have the ability to run the army on horseback and rule the people on horseback."

"In the past few years, I have rarely asked about your homework, nor have I ever inspected your skills."

"Today's hunt is my last exam for you."

"——If anyone fails to get the prey before dusk, even my son will never want to become a clan prince of my Han family."

Not to mention harsh, but with a low growl that made people have the idea of ​​​​resistance, the neatly dressed Tianzi Qi got on his horse with the support of Zhonglang Jiang Zhidu;

Without blinking an eye, Emperor Qi, followed by hundreds of guards, plunged into the hunting ground.

Emperor Qi set an example, and the brothers had no reason to refuse to follow orders.

After appeasing their mothers, they watched the wives off and walked towards the palace in the distance. The brothers put on their equipment and rode their horses into the hunting ground...

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"Eh?"

"The starling is back too?"

After just half an hour, the old seven Liu Pengzu and the young nine Liu Sheng have already emerged from the hunting ground.

They each got off their horses, and then untied their prey - a few pheasants, and threw the prey in their positions, then stepped forward and came to the side of the eighth Liu Duan.

Hearing Liu Sheng's call sign, Liu Duan only raised his head with a chuckle, gave a light 'huh', and then lowered his head again.

The two brothers were obviously not surprised by this, they strolled to the side, and with the cooperation of the soldiers, they took off the equipment on their bodies.

——This autumn hunting is said to be 'each according to his own ability', but in fact, there are still some unspeakable unspoken rules.

For example, Tianzi Qi, as the organizer of this autumn hunt and the 'demonstrator' of the nine brothers, must bring back the most and biggest prey.

And as the eldest brother among the nine brothers, Liu Rong's prey must not be shabby—it must be smaller and smaller than Tianzi Qi, but it must also be more and bigger than his younger brothers.

So they lined up in order, until Liu Pengzu, Liu Duan, and Liu Sheng, the three younger brothers who finished hunting first, naturally wanted the fewest and smallest prey.

Therefore, the three brothers were all the same—the horse rode into the hunting ground, shot a few arrows casually, and ended the hunt with their first prey.

The first one to end is the eighth Liu Duan, followed by the seventh Liu Pengzu and the youngest Liu Sheng;
After another stick of incense, Liu Fa, the sixth child, and Liu Fei, the fifth child, each brought a rabbit and two birds, and returned to the original 'meeting venue'.

After that, Liu Yu, the fourth child, brought back a hare, an unknown bird, and a little fox;

The achievements of Liu Yu, the third child, and Liu De, the second child, were not much different from Liu Yu's.

In the end, it was Liu Rong, the boss, who returned to the brothers with a young deer on his back.

The nine brothers all came back, but Tianzi Qi didn't return for a long time, which made Liu Sheng laugh again.

"—Maybe it's a cat somewhere, peeking at our prey, so that we can bring a big guy back, so we don't lose face in front of our son!"

Xiao Jiu said hi every day, and the brothers laughed lightly;
Only Liu Fei, the fifth child, left his seat with a heavy heart and walked to his horse.

Quickly unwrapping a package, he walked to the side of the eldest son Liu Rong;
After hesitating again and again, he handed the package forward with both hands and placed it on the table in front of Liu Rong.

"Fifth, this is...?"

Liu Rong asked lightly in doubt, but saw Liu Fei turned sideways with shame on his face, looking at Xiaojiu Liu Sheng not far away, who was still saying hello to Tianziqi.

"This armor was built for me by Xiao Jiu himself before the rebellion broke out."

"By relying on this battle armor, I have turned dangers into safety many times in the city of Suiyang, and even made great military exploits;"

"—but if it wasn't for this battle armor, I, a noble young man who has never been on a battlefield, would have died in Suiyang City long ago..."

Liu Fei made some inexplicable remarks, which only caused the brothers to raise their heads one after another, casting their lonely and suspicious eyes on Liu Fei's solemn face.

Only Liu Sheng, after a brief astonishment, understood Liu Fei's intentions.

Wen walked forward with a smile, lightly hit Liu Fei's chest muscles with his fist, and nodded with a smile.

It wasn't until Liu Sheng's actions made Liu Fei feel ashamed and looked at his elder brother Liu Rong again.

"Brother;"

"Brother, I'm going to Kanto to be king."

"——The four sons of Xuanming Palace, I shouldn't be here to talk about this with elder brother."

"But my fourth brother, since he was a child, has difficulty speaking and doesn't like to talk to others;"

"Sixth brother is duty-bound, so I can't think of these things at all;"

"Eighth brother, he rarely leaves the Xuanming Palace, and he doesn't even dare to talk to strangers..."

The more solemn tone eventually made Liu Rong get up from his seat and look at Liu Fei with a serious expression.

Then Liu Fei lowered his head and pointed at the package.

"This battle armor is a very precious treasure."

"Whether you keep it for yourself or give it to others as a gift, it is absolutely inestimable."

"——I heard that it was because of Yuan An's persuasion that the emperor's grandmother dispelled the idea of ​​Li Liang's uncle being the prince's younger brother."

"Brother, I should thank Yuan An."

"I thought, Big Brother might take this battle armor as a gift to thank Yuan An."

"At the same time, I'm also my younger brother, a gift for my elder brother..."

After speaking with a solemn expression, Liu Fei lowered his head a little embarrassedly.

He struggled secretly for a moment, then even disregarded his stalwart body, which was more than seven feet tall, with big arms and round waist, and pretended to kneel on the ground!
Until then, most of the brothers also understood, and immediately came behind Liu Fei.

In front, Liu Ronggang used all his strength to help Liu Fei up before Liu Fei knelt down;

When he looked up, he found that the other fifth brothers had already knelt down behind Liu Fei in order...

no one speaks anymore;
No one, speak again.

Whether it was Liu Fei who spoke first, or Liu Sheng who agreed with Liu Fei and gave the chain mail to his elder brother;
Whether it is Liu Yu, who is born with a stutter, or Liu Pengzu, a "good ventriloquist";

Or Liu Fa, an honest man, and Liu Duan, a patient with social phobia...

Sequence knelt down behind Liu Fei, and the brothers didn't speak anymore...

"What are you doing?"

"Do you want me to be the big brother and be ridiculed by outsiders?"

Man Han wryly smiled and said a word of persuasion, but it didn't make the brothers get up;
Seeing Liu Rong straighten his waist slowly, sighing with a mixed complexion, he straightened up his clothes by himself.

"I understand what Old Five means;"

"I understand what you mean..."

"I understand..."

With a self-deprecating tone, Liu Rong said that after several "understandings" in succession, and finally tidied up his clothes, he finally straightened his figure.

Arching his hands, he straightened up with a solemn expression, and looked at the six younger brothers who were kneeling in front of him without saying a word.

"God Taiyi is above!"

"I!"

"Liu Rong!"

"It doesn't matter in the future, whether it's the crown prince or the slacker on the street!"

"We will do our best to never let anyone bully Mrs. Cheng and Mrs. Tang from Xuanming Palace, and Mrs. Jia from Guangming Palace!"

"If you break your oath!"

"—I am a captive in this life, and a slave in the next life!"

"Children and grandchildren, all generations will work hard!!!"

Several poisonous oaths in succession caused the brothers Liu De and Liu Yu behind Liu Rong to look at each other for a while;
But in front of the six brothers, Liu Rong, the eldest son of the emperor, stepped forward with a serious expression, and helped the six younger brothers one by one from the ground.

After the brothers were all lifted up, the huge 'conference venue' fell into a long period of eerie silence.

——Liu Rong, who had just made a poisonous oath, still had a serious expression on his face, but he didn't know what to do next;
Liu De and Liu Yu, the two guardians behind him, were secretly worried about the poisonous oath that Liu Rong made just now.

As for the six brothers who were lifted up by Liu Rong, they all turned their heads stiffly, looking at each other and making eye contact with the brothers beside them;

But no one knows how to break this awkward atmosphere...

"Cough, cough cough;"

"Everyone talk?"

"This is like saying goodbye to life and death..."

"—Let's go to Kanto to be the princes and kings~"

"Aren't you going to die?"

The obviously deliberate voice only caused embarrassing "huh" from everyone;

When Liu Sheng asked again, 'Is it?Shouldn't he be sent to die? ', everyone laughed and laughed stiffly, and forced themselves out of the long and strange atmosphere.

Everyone spread out with embarrassing faces, and sat down in their seats, and the nine brothers bowed their heads without exception;
Liu Rong looked at the cloth package wrapped in chain mail in front of him, and was in a daze to himself;
Liu De and Liu Yu looked at the back of their elder brother Liu Rong with worried expressions on their faces.

As for the other six...
"Eh?"

"Father, why haven't you come back?"

"—Is this hunting wild boars, or jackals?"

In the silence, another abrupt cry from Liu Sheng brought the brothers' mood back to their eyes.

Just as Liu Rong raised his head, wanting to have an awkward chat with Liu Sheng, his face froze;
Looking into the distance, a look of horror appeared on Liu Rong's sluggish face at the knight who was galloping towards his brothers...

"Yes, Zhidu..."

"—Young Master!"

Before Liu Rong could speak, Zhi Du's iconic thick voice came from a distance!
When the nine brothers turned around, they all jumped off their horses in fear and walked quickly to Liu Rong.

"Young master, please come with me!"

After saying these words very quickly, Zhidu hurried forward, pulling Liu Rong up without any explanation, and then he was going to go in the direction he came from.

He had just taken two steps, but Zhidu's figure suddenly froze!
Turning around in panic, he looked at the nine brothers who were still stunned.

"Your Majesty, you fell off your horse in the hunting ground!"

"Now, I want to take Young Master Rong and Mrs. Li to meet His Majesty!"

"Please return to the palace immediately, and wait for His Majesty's edict together with your wives!"

"——At such a critical juncture, if all the young masters, or any lady, do something that shouldn't be done..."

A meaningful 'reminder', or a warning, shocked the brothers again!
Zhi Du squinted his eyes, took another deep look at his brothers, and then turned around resolutely.

"Young master, let's go!"

"Mrs. Li, someone else will pick it up!!!"

　Sao Rui, I am writing slowly.

　　This part needs to be written more carefully, please bear with me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)