I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

"Dou Ying..."

"Dou Ying..."

Hearing this name again, which is obviously very familiar to him, but feels extremely strange to him at this moment, Liu Sheng's thoughts fell into a long thought.

As the son of the cousin of Empress Dowager Dou, Dou Ying's seniority in the family of Dou's relatives is actually not low;
In the past, it was only lower than the Empress Dowager Dou, and the three brothers and sisters Dou Changjun and Dou Guangguo, and now it is only lower than the Empress Dowager Dou, and is on par with Nanpihou Dou Pengzu.

With such a seniority, a solid foundation of martial arts during the Wu-Chu Rebellion, and academic achievements in Confucianism, it is actually easy for Dou Ying to become a famous minister.

It's just that in the past few years, Dou Ying's personal career development has greatly exceeded everyone's expectations...

"Ugh······"

"Once upon a time, Wei Qihou was also Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, and Emperor Xian Xiaojing trusted him so much—even so trusting that he could be sent to the country of Wu to be the prime minister of the country of Wu for Liu Bi."

"During the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms of Wu and Chu, Wei Qihou was even worshiped as a general, stationed in Xingyang Aocang, which is stable in the world, and supervised the soldiers of Qi and Zhao."

"Unfortunately······"

"Ugh······"

Shaking his head with regret and sighing bitterly, Liu Sheng said half of what he said, but finally he didn't continue.

And beside Liu Sheng, hearing Liu Sheng's tone full of regret, Empress Dowager Dou hesitated for a moment, and finally had to let out a long sigh of the same regret.

Liu Sheng was right.

As a leader among the second-generation nephews of foreign relatives, and even the only talented person who can be handed out, Dou Ying, the grandson of Dou Wang, was once given high expectations by the Dou family, and even Emperor Taizong Xiaowen and Emperor Xian Xiaojing.

During the reign of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, Zhang Cang, Marquis of Beiping, dismissed his chancellor and returned to his hometown. Marquis Zhang Wu, Dou Guangguo, failed to compete for the position of prime minister, and retreated to the mountains and forests disheartened.

At that time, Marquis Dou Changjun of Nanpi also resigned from his vain position in the court due to illness, and the power of the Dou family's voice in the court instantly dropped to an unprecedented level.

Just at the delicate time when the Dou family was scratching their heads and trying to come up with a solution, Dou Ying took the initiative to ask Ying to go to the country of Wu to be the Prime Minister of Wu Wang Liu Bi.

At that time, what did Wu Wang Liu Bi's Wangxiang mean?
——At that time, Liu Bi had lost his beloved son for many years, and he had not been in Chang'an for many years, and the opposite was obvious;
To put it in a sentence even years later, it is: Liu Bi's heart is known to all passers-by.

Under this premise, if Liu Bi, the king of Wu, is to be the prime minister of the country, how to achieve a balance between "not forcing Liu Bi to jump over the wall" and "not being coerced by Liu Bi" will naturally become a huge problem.

Dou Ying did it.

Regardless of how long he had been serving as Wu Guoxiang under Liu Bi's nose, and regardless of the specific achievements, at least during the few years when Dou Ying was Wu Guoxiang, Liu Bi did not turn against him, and Dou Ying returned to Chang'an without causing any trouble.

Resigned due to illness and returned to Chang'an, Dou Ying, who was appointed as Zhan Shi by Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, immediately became a representative of the Dou family in the court.

From the perspective of the court and the public, Nanpi Hou Dou Changjun has retired, and Zhang Wuhou Dou Guangguo has also gone to cultivate immortals. In the future, Dou Ying will probably be the "mouth" of the Dou family in the court.

Especially not long after, Emperor Taizong Xiaowen passed away, and after Emperor Xian Xiaojing came to the throne, he appointed Dou Ying as the prince Zhan Shi, which is the prince's family order in a popular sense.

why?
——The last prince before Dou Ying, Zhan Shi, whose surname was Chao and whose name was Cuo, was promoting the policy of cutting down feudal vassals in his capacity as an internal historian, and he was not at all inferior in the confrontation with the prime minister Shen Tujia.

Therefore, the court and the public have drawn conclusions from the appointment of Dou Ying as the crown prince Zhan Shi: the crown prince who has not been formally canonized may be a prince who loves Confucianism, and the prominence of the Dou family will not end with the reign of Emperor Xiaojing.

Later, when the Wu-Chu Rebellion broke out, even though it had been well prepared, the Chang'an court was still frightened by the size of the rebel army and the scope of the rebellion;
If the Prime Minister Shen Tujia at that time, as well as the current emperor Sheng, and the son Sheng Sheng at that time had not stopped him, Emperor Xian Xiaojing would have even almost gambled on Chao Cuo's head to gamble on the righteous banner of Wu Wang Liu Bi's "to kill Chao Cuo, the Qing Dynasty's side".

In the end, Emperor Xiaojing, who calmed down again and was determined to fight the rebels to the end, worshiped his most trusted relative, Prince Zhan Shidou Ying, as a general, and led troops to garrison the heart of the world: Ao Cang, and instantly supervised Qi and Zhao Bingma.

When the rebellion ended, there was a wave of public opinion inside and outside the court.

Taiwei Zhou Yafu quelled the Wu-Chu Rebellion in March, so he worked hard and made great achievements, and even had some meanings of his great achievements;
As for the great general Dou Ying, he was so featous as Prince Zhan Shi that he was even granted the title of Marquis of Wei after the war.

what does this mean?
It means that the future prince and Taifu will not only be a Confucian scholar who supervises the status of his relatives, but also holds undoubted martial arts!

So, everyone began to say: Dou Ying is stable, and the Dou family is stable.

As long as the crown prince is registered and Dou Ying successfully becomes the crown prince's teacher, then when the new king succeeds, Dou Ying will become the undoubted minister of power in the new king's dynasty as the emperor's elder relatives, grand tutor, and "the hero who put down the chaos between Wu and Chu and helped the building collapse".

And such a person with both civil and military skills, who has also served as a powerful minister of the relatives of the emperor, will surely ensure that the relatives of the Dou family will be prominent in the court for at least three generations.

It's a pity that everything that happened later surprised the entire court inside and outside, and even the whole world...

"Back then, if Wei Qihou hadn't been stubborn, he would have had a rift with the late emperor because of the crown prince's establishment of consciousness..."

If he uttered a soft murmur, Liu Sheng just shook his head and sighed bitterly.

Liu Sheng said this sentence for Queen Mother Dou, but not entirely for Queen Mother Dou.

At that time, the rebellion between Wu and Chu was pacified, Dou Ying was granted the title of Marquis, and he was appointed as the Crown Prince Fu, relying on his great achievements, the scenery was unparalleled for a while;

But not long after, Emperor Xian Xiaojing caught the whole world by surprise. In just one day, all the sons except Liu Pengzu and Liu Sheng were crowned kings.

Tian Ziqi's move is obviously a decisive change that made him change his mind of "Li Chang" and choose "Li Xian" which is more risky and more likely to plant disasters for future generations.

After sensing Tian Ziqi's intentions, the entire Chang'an court kept secret, for fear of being involved in the vortex that changed Tian Ziqi's thinking.

Dou Ying should have done the same.

Especially as Tian Ziqi's maternal relatives, as Emperor Taizong Xiaowen and Xian Xiaojing emperors who have been promoted little by little, and have a bright future, Dou Ying should be on Tianzi Qi's side more than anyone else.

At that time, Tianzi Qi actually needed Dou Ying to stand up in the court and make a clear statement as his old general and prince Taifu: the matter of appointing a crown prince is decided by His Majesty and the Queen Mother. As ministers, we have no reason to be dissatisfied with this.

If Dou Ying really did this, many things after that would go very smoothly.

——The Chang'an court, which was originally dissatisfied with the abnormality of the crown prince's registration, gave birth to a little turmoil, would bring "the prince and the grand master said so, what are we worrying about?" 'Thoughts like ', no longer pay special attention to the establishment of the crown prince;

Dou Ying will also use this to gain greater discourse power in the court—a discourse power that can stand up to Zhou Yafu, who has made great achievements in the world, and check and balance each other.

Coupled with the status of "Prince Fu", Dou Ying will definitely attract a special aura of "making the future emperor of Han obey what he says". With such Dou Ying's check and balance, Zhou Yafu may no longer be so domineering, and he will no longer have to die.

In the future, Dou Ying will become the teacher of Prince Sheng, and the relationship with Queen Dowager Dou will become closer and closer.

Dou Ying can become the reliance of the fragile Prince Sheng. Through his personal relationship and prestige in the court and the army, he can help the fragile Prince Sheng to consolidate his position, and at the price of this, in exchange for Liu Sheng's special commitment to the Dou family—at least to Dou Ying's line.

There is one more thing that may have been forgotten by the world.

——Liu Sheng, the crown prince, and even the successor of Liu Qi's lineage, was preserved by Dou Ying himself!
At that time, Empress Dowager Dou was obsessed with ghosts and insisted on letting Liang Wang Liu Wu be the crown prince's younger brother. Emperor Qi was also forced by his mother to retreat, and even verbally agreed to the matter!
If it wasn't for Dou Yingzhan's background, who mixed up the matter on the grounds that 'Your Majesty drank too much', let alone Liu Sheng, I am afraid that the entire lineage of Emperor Qi's inheritance would be broken by Empress Dowager Dou's absurd idea.

All Liu clan relatives in Liu Qi's line still recognize this kindness.

Especially Liu Sheng, who has still inherited Dou Ying's great favor of "supporting the protection".

Combined with this, when the emperor departs for the funeral, the emperor wins the new king and succeeds him, with the empress dowager at his back, the emperor's tutor on his head, and a series of identities such as a famous Confucianist in the world, a great hero who destroyed Wu and Chu, even if Dou Ying can't be another Zhang Cang, he will definitely leave a strong mark in the history.

If the imagination is used more unscrupulously, the appearance of Dou Ying, a relative, may even set an example for the later relatives, so that the relatives will spontaneously develop in the direction of both civil and military skills, and it is unknown.

It's just Dou Ying's choice that makes everyone in the world feel puzzled for a while...
"Back then, Emperor Xian Xiaojing conferred the title of King Linjiang to Jiangling, and Wei Qihou felt resentment against the late Emperor because of this, and lived in seclusion under the Nanshan Mountain in Lantian, drinking and having fun all day long."

"——At that time, it was the time when the first emperor was considering whether to attack Tiaohou, but because of Wei Qihou's existence, he was looking forward to Wei Qihou's suppression of Zhou Yafu."

"It's just that Wei Qihou played a childish temper, forcing the father and emperor to kill Tiaohou, and forcing his grandson to take action as a last resort, risking the anger of the late emperor, and even the risk of falling from the position of prince, so that he can save the life of Tiaohou."

"How admirable Wei Qihou was..."

···
"There was chaos in Wu and Chu, and the emperor rewarded Wei Qihou with a thousand gold. Wei Qihou not only refused to take any gold, but also generously placed the one thousand gold in the hallway, allowing his subordinates to take it for themselves."

"Wu Chu Luanping, Wei Qihou and his class teachers, even recruited countless heroes from the Kanto region as followers, and even gained the reputation of 'Living Meng Changjun' in Chang'an."

"It's just that in the future, everything that Wei Qihou has shown has disappointed the late emperor and the emperor's grandmother, and also failed the respect of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen..."

Another round of beating around the bush and putting on the Empress Dowager Dou, Liu Sheng finally bowed his head and didn't say another word.

In fact, from the heart, Liu Sheng also has expectations for Dou Ying, the elder of his relatives.

——Although it was once.

Although at that time, Liu Sheng was only the crown prince and prince, and his position was not yet stable. Any disturbance, even a thunderstorm, a lunar eclipse or even a meteorite, could knock Liu Sheng down from the crown prince. Liu Sheng still had to admit that he once had expectations for Dou Ying.

I hope that Dou Ying can use her academic status to consolidate Liu Sheng's status as the crown prince;
I hope that Dou Ying can rely on his prestige in the army to win the support of the military for Liu Sheng.

I also hope that Dou Ying can really be his teacher and teach himself some useful things, so that people in the world can feel at ease with him, the crown prince.

But Dou Ying disappointed Liu Sheng.

Just now, Liu Sheng said things like "Dou Ying let down the emperor's grandmother, let down the late emperor, and failed the trust of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen." It seemed that he was really evaluating Dou Ying objectively from the perspective of God.

But in fact, what Liu Sheng really wants to say is: Dou Ying, I am so disappointed...
Dou Wangsun, I really disappointed my junior......

"No matter how you say it, he is also the pillar who once quelled the rebellion between Wu and Chu and made great contributions to the country."

"Even if I have lost the high spirits of the past, the emperor must at least be a little more lenient to the king and grandson for the sake of me, a blind old woman..."

After being silent for an unknown amount of time, Empress Dowager Dou finally smiled bitterly and said such an ambiguous sentence.

And the moment he heard these words, Liu Sheng immediately understood: I, the emperor's grandmother, have softened again.

In other words: under the premise of the fact that Dou's relatives are hidden under the performance of "prosperous males" and "there are only a handful of available people", the Empress Dowager Dou still cannot make up her mind to give up Dou Ying.

After all, once upon a time, Dou Ying was the only hope of the Dou clan;
Dou Pengzu, who is now in power in the Dou family, was even Dou Ying's assistant at the time, not even a candidate...

"What the imperial grandmother said is true."

"Since we are all a family, we should be tolerant of each other. Even if we go the wrong way, we should correct the family members' mistakes instead of abandoning the family."

···
"Don't worry, Grandmother."

"Wei Qihou, you will regain your strength."