I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 16 Shen Tujia's Determination
Watching Liu Pengzu and Liu Sheng leave the Hou Mansion with different expressions, Shen Tujia did not return to the bedroom as usual, but sat in the gazebo thoughtfully, taking a sip of tea from time to time;
At dusk, when the old housekeeper came to remind Shentu Jia, he saw Shentu Jia's expression and realized something, so he walked lightly to Shentu Jia's side.

"Your Majesty."

A low call finally caused Shentujia to turn around from his thoughts, seeing that it was the old servant coming, he couldn't help shaking his head with a smile, and then let out a long sigh.

"Ah~"

"For a while today, the temperament of the two young masters really makes me a little worried."

Seeing that Shentu Jia seemed to be talking to him intentionally, the old steward also smiled and asked: "Is there anything wrong with the words and deeds of the two young masters?"

"It's not wrong at all."

"It's just vaguely, a little extreme?"

As he spoke with a tangled face, Shentu Jia couldn't help but sighed again, taking advantage of the situation and turning his body to the side and back, propping his elbows on the desk next to him.

"My son, Peng Zu, is eloquent, but there is a hint of sophistry in his speech."

"Such a temperament, if someone teaches it correctly, it may be possible to avoid catastrophe;"

"But if you go astray, and when you become king in the future, you will inevitably use black and white methods to discredit and frame officials in the country."

"Being smeared and framed by their own king, the officials of the country will inevitably become more cautious, and even give up their duties of supervising and supervising the princes and kings, so as to avoid being framed themselves."

"Plus your son Peng Zu just now showed the ability to turn right into wrong and white into black. I am afraid that when that day comes, even the court will be kept in the dark by this prince... "..."

Softly expressing his views on Liu Pengzu, Shen Tujia took a deep breath, and his expression became warmer.

"As for Young Master Sheng, it's better."

"Although he's a little clever, he's kind and kind, and doesn't appear to be evil;"

"Except for the filial piety to Mrs. Jia, there is no other problem that may cause this son to do something shocking."

"But among Mrs. Jia's two sons, the son Peng Zu is older, and the son Sheng is younger;"

"In the future, when the two sons are crowned kings, Mrs. Jia will definitely go to the kingdom of son Pengzu and become the queen mother."

"At that time, without Mrs. Jia's restraint, according to Mr. Sheng's fearless temperament..."

"Ugh······"

At the end, Shentujia couldn't help but shook his head and sighed, lowered his head, grabbed the tea bowl and took another sip, then smiled wryly at the old servant beside him.

"Among His Majesty's heirs, except for the ten sons who are still in their infancy, the other nine have already passed the age of becoming kings."

"Now His Majesty has succeeded to the throne of the emperor. In the first year of the Yuan Dynasty, the princes will become kings. It should be within this year and next year."

"Young Master Peng Zu and Young Master Sheng are considered to be the two with relatively good reputation among you young masters;"

"The old man is really worried, what will happen to the other sons..."

Hearing that Shentu Jia seemed to be complaining, and seemed to be talking to himself, expressing all the doubts in his heart, the old housekeeper could only smile aside and did not answer.

The old butler didn't understand Shentu Jia's worries;
The character of the princes, the old steward also does not understand;
As for what kind of disaster these princes may cause after they become kings, it is not in the knowledge of the old housekeeper.

The old housekeeper only knows: at this moment, my lord may just need some relief...

Thinking so, the old housekeeper took a step forward cautiously, secretly looking at Shentu Jia's face;
After making sure that Shentu Jia didn't mean to be angry, the old housekeeper said cautiously: "The old slave thinks that with the presence of a prince, there will be no troubles in this world."

"As for the two young masters, even if their tempers are a bit wrong, they have already worshiped the prince as their teacher;"

"Your Majesty taught me carefully, the two sons should be able to restrain themselves in the future..."

Hearing the old housekeeper's words, Shen Tujia just let out another long sigh, but he didn't calm down his worry, and he didn't speak again.

Some things are not as simple as they appear on the surface.

To be precise, Shentu Jia's worries were not all due to the hidden dangers revealed in the personalities of Liu Pengzu and Liu Sheng.

——Last month, with the backing of Emperor Liu Qi, Nei Shi Chao Cuo blatantly presented a piece of memorial about the fate of the country to the court!

However, Yuan An, the Chinese doctor who was the first to stand up and express his opposition to this incident, was sent to prison on the third day after the incident for the crime of "accepting bribes from the King of Wu when he was the Prime Minister of Wu"!
Although Shen Tujia interceded and the Empress Dowager Donggong personally spoke, the emperor Liu Qi finally pardoned Yuan Ang's guilt, but he still pushed Yuan Ang to the end and demoted him to a commoner.

After Yuan An was demoted, the only one who opposed Chao Cuo's memorial was the prime minister Shen Tujia;
But it was exactly the same as Yuan Ang: on the second day when Shentujia expressed his opposition to Chao Cuo in court, the emperor Liu Qi ordered the son Liu Sheng to worship Shentujia as his teacher and learn from Shentujia every day.

Shen Tujia knew in his heart that the emperor Liu Qi thought he was troublesome, so he wanted to find something to do for himself instead of continuing to oppose Chao Cuo at the court.

But even knowing the emperor Liu Qi's intentions, Shen Tujia still had a hard time convincing himself not to object to Chao Cuo's appalling memorial...
"Strategy to reduce vassal..."

"Cutting down the vassal policy~"

"If you are not careful, the princes will turn against each other, the world will be in chaos, the flames of war will be fierce, and there will be no peace for the common people..."

Shaking his head full of sorrow and sighing, Shentujia got up from the seat in the gazebo. Shentujia finally put his hands behind his back, stepped forward two steps, and looked up at the bright moon in the sky.

"Why does Your Majesty insist on listening to Chao Cuo's slander?"

"The heart of this old man to serve the country with every fist, Your Majesty, why do you turn a blind eye..."

"Chao Cuo's "Strategy for Cutting Fans" can put veteran officials like Yuan Ang in jail; Zhidu can be pardoned by His Majesty for death crimes only because he is a Legalist and is a student of the same school as Chao Cuo;"

"Even son Liu Sheng, the heir of the blood line, can be used by His Majesty to scare chickens and monkeys and deter the government and the public..."

With a mournful expression on his face, Shen Tujia finally exhaled with a wry smile, and the corners of his eyes also turned red quietly.

But soon, under the reflection of the bright moon, the pain of not being trusted by Liu Qi gradually turned into a touch of determination and firmness.

"Go and tell the two young masters: Tomorrow, there is no need to come to the Marquis's Mansion."

"—Even if this old man fights hard with this old bone, he will never let His Majesty continue to make mistakes!"

"I just don't know if the Empress Dowager still has the heart to dissuade His Majesty..."

(End of this chapter)