My father is Emperor Wu of Han, how can I be different from him?

Chapter 171 Nephew, You Must Not Allow Me to Do This

The banquet ended in a bad mood that night.

King Zhao Liu Pengzu's face was livid, and his anger was obvious. He stared at the prince fiercely for a long time, and finally said, "Humph!"

Then he turned away.

Seeing how tough the King of Zhao was, the others were in a dilemma. The King of Zhongshan took the lead and tried to smooth things over. The other princes also took the opportunity to get away by saying that they had dissuaded the King.

Even the King of Jiaodong, who was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and cried out in desperation, after examining the situation of both sides, left a sentence of "let's talk about it later, let's talk about it later" and hurried away.

The pressure created by Liu Ju seemed to be suddenly... reversed?

No, not really.

The next morning.

The locked gate of Weiyang Palace was opened again. Before the officials who were preparing to attend the morning court entered the palace, they suddenly saw a kneeling figure in the snow.

King Liu Pengzu of Zhao, dressed in a single garment, knelt on his knees in front of the North Palace Gate, prostrated himself before all the officials, and cried out in grief, "Your Majesty, I am guilty!"

"I would like to request that my fiefdom be reduced to serve as a warning to others!"

Even though there was wind and snow blocking the way, the loud shout was still clearly audible. The civil and military officials waiting in front of the palace gate were shocked and in an uproar.

Upon seeing this, the imperial guards quickly reported it to the palace.

Not long after.

A huge group of people rushed out of the palace gate, and the one leading them was none other than the Emperor who had hurriedly arrived.

The emperor was shocked to see his seventh brother kneeling in the snow. He quickly stepped forward to support him. The eunuch holding a canopy beside him was about to catch up but was held back by the eunuch.

In front of the palace gate.

The fluttering snowflakes fell on the emperor's shoulders and temples. The master of the empire had a face full of confusion and regret. He held up the completely white figure on the ground and lamented:

"Brother, why is it so?"

Prince Zhao did not embarrass the emperor. When the emperor offered his hand to help him, Prince Zhao took the opportunity to stand up, only bending his back slightly and speaking in an extremely respectful tone.

"Your Majesty, I feel guilty towards the court and your majesty's kindness. If it weren't for the Crown Prince's warning last night, I would have almost..."

The King of Zhao held the Emperor's arm, his eyes red and swollen, and he said in tears: "I almost made a big mistake!"

"Oh?"

The emperor exclaimed in surprise and quickly turned his head to look behind him. He took two steps forward to Liu Ju, who was standing next to the eunuch, and briefly mentioned what happened at the banquet last night.

After hearing this, the emperor became furious.

"This is my brother, your uncle, the Crown Prince. Is this how you talk to your elders? How dare you threaten him? This is outrageous!"

"Apologize immediately!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ju was about to bow, but the King of Zhao stopped him first and said hurriedly, "My dear nephew, you must not do this!"

"You were right last night. I have repeatedly brought my soldiers to harass the feudal states and have made irresponsible comments on state affairs. I have committed a crime of overstepping the boundaries. Nephew, you are not at fault. It is my fault!"

King Zhao turned to look at the emperor again, and said in a choked voice: "Your Majesty, I am guilty. I heard that the court wants to ban the counties from minting coins, and I am willing to take the lead in supporting it."

"Not only that, I also ask Your Majesty to reduce my fiefdom. The court has its own laws, and I dare not let Your Majesty bend the law for personal gain."

"Your Majesty, please punish me!"

As he spoke, the King of Zhao knelt on the ground again and begged in a solemn voice, as if he would kneel until the end of his life unless the emperor punished him.

Just as he was sobbing, a group of people received the news and hurriedly arrived outside the North Palace Gate. When the King of Jiaodong got out of the carriage, they happened to hear the King of Zhao crying.

This moment.

The King of Jiaodong suddenly realized what was happening, his cheeks twitched, and he cried out in his heart: "I've fallen into a trap! I should have been the leader!"

"You are so good, King Zhao. I thought you were going to fight me last night, but it turned out to be just a trick. You actually want to surrender first?"

"Traitor!" Regret and cursing were useless. Who made him follow the crowd last night? The King of Jiaodong gathered his thoughts, got off the carriage, and once again mixed in with the other kings...

The King of Zhongshan, the King of Changshan and other princes were present, all with concerned eyes. The Grand Marshal, the Prime Minister, the Imperial Censor and other officials also gathered around, looking thoughtful.

"Brother Emperor, why do you have to perform such a grand ceremony? Please stand up quickly."

Faced with the emperor's support, Prince Zhao was very persistent this time and said that he would never get up unless the emperor punished him.

How could the emperor agree to Seventh Brother’s request?
The two of them were talking back and forth, showing their deep brotherly love, but neither of them gave in, and no one stepped forward to dissuade them.

It was not until the eunuch counted the time and felt that it was almost time that he, as a servant, stepped forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, it is freezing cold, and the King of Zhao is wearing only a single layer of clothes..."

"You see?"

The emperor was in a dilemma when he heard this. Seeing that the king's lips had turned purple and his body was shaking from the cold, he sighed heavily, "Alas!"

"Royal brother, this will not happen again, don't do this again!"

Perhaps because he was inexplicably moved or because it was too cold, the King of Zhao shivered and forced a smile, "Thank... Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Quick, put winter clothes on King Zhao, he can't get cold." The eunuch's belated voice rang out, the eunuchs ran around, and the palace gate became lively again.

After what happened today, the emperor had no intention of attending court again. He told the ministers to disperse, and he supported his seventh brother and went to the Weiyang Palace to continue their brotherhood...

Outside the North Palace Gate.

As soon as the emperor left, the King of Zhongshan and others surrounded Liu Ju and started talking to him.

The second family said that they had several copper mountains, which they presented to the court. The sixth family said that they had the most skilled coin minters in their country, which they also presented to the court.

In a word.

They strongly supported the imperial court's recovery of the counties' right to mint coins!

Liu Ju just smiled and pointed to the Imperial Censor Shi Qing who was not far away, "Everyone, I have said before that coinage is the business of the imperial court."

"You can discuss this with the Imperial Censor."

After watching for a long time outside the palace gate, even the court officials who knew nothing about it began to sense something was going on. Besides, Shi Qing had already received a hint from the emperor.

So when the princes gathered around him, Shi Qing handled it with ease.

"Your Highness."

The two Grand Marshals walked up to Liu Ju. Huo Qubing raised his chin towards the Weiyang Palace and asked bluntly, "What is the King of Zhao doing?"

Wei Qing was more reserved and said in a gentle tone, "Is Zhao State restless?"

amount……

It doesn't seem to be very subtle.

Liu Ju came following their reputation and saw his cousin and uncle. One of them was holding the hilt of a sword, standing majestically, while the other was holding a tablet in his hand, not showing any edge at all.

Seeing this scene, Liu Ju laughed and shook his head, saying to the two bosses: "It's just a small matter."

He also looked in the direction of Weiyang Palace, gradually put away his smile, and said calmly: "It's just a small misunderstanding. Prince Zhao has been a little erratic in recent years. I and my father are here to teach him a lesson."

"For now, the misunderstanding has been resolved."

Huo Qubing's expression remained unchanged when he heard this explanation, but Wei Qing replied, "That's good."

It's good to clear up the misunderstanding...

Things in the world are so wonderful. After the misunderstanding was resolved, Liu Ju went from being a "little boy" to a "good nephew", and "my fault" became "my fault".

The uncle and nephew, who were glaring at each other and almost having a falling out yesterday, will be a happy family scene when they meet today, and even in the future.

As for the real thoughts in everyone's mind, there is no need to delve into it, because everyone knows it, so just maintain your decency.

Speaking of respectability…

(End of this chapter)