Long live Emperor Wu!

These words were like a basin of hot water being poured on his face, burning him to death.

He has been cautious in his words and deeds since he was a child. He hates others saying that he has bad conduct. Now that he is better, he is frequently slapped in the face.

Hearing these words made him feel uncomfortable all over, especially when the people he hated used it to attack him.

Li Shan stretched out his hand to hold his forehead, trying to endure it, but suddenly he picked up the pillow and rolled out.

The pillow on the dragon bed was very long. He rolled it out casually, and the end hit the bed frame. It broke immediately, and the stuffing inside burst out everywhere.

Queen Wang was startled and raised her sleeves to cover her face. She was hit by something in the pillow and she screamed.

When she screamed, the guards and chamberlains on duty outside were alerted again and gathered outside the door.

The servant on duty asked for instructions in a low voice:

"……His Majesty?"

Li Shan took a few breaths, calmed down his mood, and said in a normal tone:

"Nothing, please go out."

As long as the emperor and empress were in the same place, there would always be a lot of excitement. The guards were used to it. After hearing these words, they immediately returned to their posts.

Queen Wang looked at him in shock and doubt, and suddenly burst into tears. She cried and asked:
"Are you going to hit me?"

Li Shan felt sick in his heart when he saw her like this. His kind and gentle eyes were extremely cold and he said:
"I'm surprised? Isn't that what you asked for? I persuaded you with kind words and you insisted every word. If you didn't ask me to hit you, could you still ask me to love you?"

When Queen Wang heard this, she felt an unbearable sadness in her heart, which reached her face and turned into bitter water and flowed out.

Although she was standing, she was more humble than kneeling. She covered her heart and looked at him and said:

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten?... I have also tried my best to persuade you and make you happy for a year and a half, but you haven't even looked at me.

Who can ask their husband to beat someone? Aren't they all forced to do this by you? "

"Haha... Yes, as long as everything does not go according to your will, I am forcing you. You are more wronged than me, the emperor!" Li Shan pointed to the outside and said sternly, "If you don't want to be tortured by me in the middle of the night, It's shameless to kick him out, so go outside and go to sleep, and don't bother me again!"

Queen Wang looked at him, her tearful eyes flickering for a while, then she finally turned around and went out.

The room became quiet, and the two clay figurine sculptures of Three Spring and Four Autumn moved. They quickly got up to change pillows and clean the house.

Li Shan panted slightly and slowly calmed down.

……

The next day, after the court meeting, Li Shan took the initiative to call Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang over and said bluntly:

"I want to abolish the queen."

Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang looked at each other and asked:
"Why? Did the queen make a big mistake?"

Li Shan turned his head slightly, stared at them closely in the gap under the jade algae, and said with a sneer:
"Her words and deeds are shameless, and she has contradicted me many times. Isn't this reason enough? Uncle, if I don't abolish her, I won't be able to tell when I will be mad at her to death!"

Changsun Wuji originally looked a little worried, but after hearing this, his expression relaxed and he said:

"Your Majesty is young, and it is common for young couples to quarrel and quarrel. Ordinary couples cannot divorce their divorced wives easily just because of a quarrel, let alone a deposed queen?

This is such a big thing, so many eyes are watching it.Besides, Queen Wang was the first wife chosen by the late Emperor for His Majesty. If she were to be abolished, wouldn’t it be a waste of the late Emperor’s hard work? Li Shan frowned slightly and asked:
"What if I insist on deposing the queen? If my uncle and Mr. Chu can support me, why does Wang have the need to be the first wife?"

"Your Majesty, please don't be willful. There is still something to do with the prince here. After the queen is abolished, the prince's title of heir apparent will be gone, and the prince will still be implicated.

How can we insist on going our own way after such a huge change?Your Majesty has been practicing Zuo for a short time. It is the time to show your virtue and unite people's hearts. It is not appropriate to be capricious in such a short period of time. "

Li Shan suddenly had nothing to say, because Changsun Wuji was right.

But he still looked at Chu Suiliang without giving up and asked:

"Chu Aiqing, what about you?"

Chu Suiliang bowed his head and said:

"I think what Mr. Taiwei said makes sense, and I would like to ask for your Majesty's enlightenment."

Li Shan sighed slightly, and under the broad sleeves of the emperor's crown, he turned the glass bead in his hand again and said:
"Okay, I see."

After saying that, he went up to the palace with dignity and majesty, and the honor guard went to the harem.

……

……

Chang'an County Government.

A man was sitting on a listening chair in the lobby of the county government office. He was sitting upright, but his eyes looked out from time to time, looking a little anxious.

He is Wei Siqian, who is three or four years older than Chang'an County Magistrate Pei Xingjian. He has a Chinese character face, dark eyebrows, even a little eyebrows, and a solemn expression like Guan Gong.

Suddenly, he stood up and swayed a little nervously.

Pei Xingjian ran in from outside, greeted him with his hands, and said with a smile:
"Master Wei, there are so few visitors. I'm really sorry for keeping you waiting for so long. Just now, two young masters from the prince's government got into a fight over a karaoke artist. I went to break up the fight."

Seeing his enthusiasm, Wei Siqian became more and more uncomfortable. After returning the courtesy, he silently watched him take off his black gauze hat and put it on the table in the Mingtang, and then said:

"Pei Erlang, last time we had a quarrel and broke up, and I even said harsh words, saying that I would never have a friend like you from now on. Unexpectedly, you recommended me to His Majesty as a Supervisory Censor..."

Pei Xingjian put one hand on the table next to him and just looked at him with bright eyes and smiled, his slightly thick lips smiling innocently.

Wei Siqian lowered his head as he spoke, his voice became much softer, and said:
"I feel really ashamed when I think about it. I really can't compare to you with my small belly and chicken intestines... After thinking about it, I still have to come and thank you. At the very least, I have to treat you to a meal and give Erlang a favor."

Pei Xingjian patted his shoulder generously, as if to relax him, and said:
"Hi! I recommended you because you meet His Majesty's requirements. I just answered honestly. Don't feel like you owe me anything.

Besides...I don't know you yet, Mr. Wei, but I admire you as a person. Even if we have a quarrel, I still admire you. "

When Wei Siqian heard this, he cupped his hand again, raised his eyes and glanced at him again uncomfortably, and said:
"Then... shall we go to dinner? I'll treat you."

Pei Xingjian said: "Eat, I will kill you and have a good meal. Wait for me to change clothes."

Unexpectedly, Wei Siqian said bluntly:

"If you can't eat well, let's have a bowl of glutinous rice noodles... You are now the magistrate of Chang'an County, and I am the supervisory censor. My duty is to supervise you. If you eat too well, you will be suspected of collusion, and I have to avoid suspicion."

Pei Xingjian turned around and was about to change his clothes. When he heard that he stumbled, he turned around and said with a helpless smile:
"Okay, okay... I'll do whatever you want."