I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 32 The Weight of the Word 'Prime Minister'
After making up their minds, the two brothers showed up at Gu'anhou Mansion early the next morning as promised.

As expected by the two of them: Yuan An also appeared in the Hou Mansion again, seemingly joking with Shen Tujia, but in fact, he was clearly waiting for the arrival of the two brothers.

Qi bowed his hands to Shentu Jia to salute, and nodded to Yuan Ang calmly, and the two brothers sat down in front of Shentu Jia.

Almost at the same time when Shentu Jia sat down, Liu Sheng opened his mouth and expressed his thoughts very straightforwardly.

"Yesterday, the students went to Changle Palace."

"According to the imperial grandmother's tone, "Strategy for Cutting Fans", I am afraid that the arrow is already on the string, so I have to publish..."

Hearing Liu Sheng's previous words, Yuan An subconsciously widened his eyes, looking at Liu Sheng expectantly!
But after hearing the latter sentence, Yuan An lowered his head in great disappointment, and sighed to himself.

——Of course Yuan An knew that Liu Sheng went to Changle Palace yesterday!
If it wasn't for this, Yuan An would not have appeared in Shentujia's old Marquis of An's mansion today, regardless of the cold morning in winter and November.

Unfortunately······

"Ah~"

"If you can't even help the young master win, then I'm afraid no one will be able to persuade the queen mother..."

Thinking like this, Yuan An stood up with a sad face like a deflated ball, and left again.

But what was quite unexpected to the two brothers was: after watching Yuan An leave, Shentu Jia looked at Liu Sheng with a sudden solemnity.

"Why do you want to go to Changle Palace, son?"

"Young master, don't you know that the muddy water of "Strategy to Cut Fans" is not something you can touch?!"

Eh?
Seeing Shentujia's stern expression, and even a bit of reproach in his tone, the two brothers Liu Pengzu and Liu Sheng couldn't help being stunned!
what's the situation? ! !
There was a pair of unbelievable stares, but in the end it was Liu Sheng who was the first to calm down, raised his head full of doubts, and looked at Shentujia tentatively.

"Prime Minister, don't worry."

"Students did not mention the "Strategy to Cut Fans" in front of the Queen Mother;"

"It's just that when the students asked the Queen Mother for help based on previous concerns, the Queen Mother inadvertently said: Kanto has not been peaceful for the past two years, so the matter of the princes becoming king may be postponed for two years..."

As he said this, Liu Sheng's gaze never moved away from Shentujia's face for a moment, and he didn't even dare to blink his eyelids, for fear of missing the expression change on Shentujia's face.

——Liu Sheng went to persuade Empress Dowager Dou to stop the "Strategy to Cut Fans", isn't that what Shen Tujia wanted to see? !

How can it be!

You must know that Shen Tujia is the only one among the courtiers and officials who opposed the "Plan to Cut Fans" that has not been liquidated by the emperor!
But even so, Shen Tujia still did not flinch, and he still maintains the regular life of 'beating Chao Cuo every five days'.

Well, once every five days, every court meeting...
Under such circumstances, Liu Sheng took the initiative to go to Changle Palace to help Shen Tujia find out about Queen Dowager Dou. Shouldn't Shentujia be happy?

Even if Liu Sheng inquired about the bad news of 'Empress Dowager Dou's decision', Shen Tujia should have shook his head and sighed in disappointment just like Yuan An just now;
What's the matter, are you blaming Liu Sheng? ? ?

Shen Tujia didn't pay much attention to the confusion clearly written on the faces of the two brothers;
Shen Tujia frowned almost the moment he heard Liu Sheng's words, "The Empress Dowager said that Kanto has not been peaceful for the past two years".

A moment later, Shen Tujia shook his head with a relieved smile, and immediately looked at Liu Sheng again solemnly.

"Since this is the case, the old man has nothing to say;"

"I just hope that in the future, my son, you must remember: Never say anything about the "Policy to Cut Fans" in front of the Empress Dowager."

"This is not only for the good of the young master, but also for the good of the old man."

The extremely serious tone of the words made the two brothers even more confused, and they looked at Shen Tujia with a sense of unbelievability!
This!
Is the sun coming out west?

Old Stubborn Niu Shentu Jia, why doesn't he object to the "Strategy for Cutting Fans"?

After not being able to hear Liu Sheng's reply for a long time, Shen Tujia couldn't help raising his head slightly, and only then saw the strange expressions on the faces of the two brothers;

At this moment, Shen Tujia finally realized: These two brothers, I am afraid that they are...
"Do you two young masters think that the old man is using Mrs. Jia as a threat to coerce Young Master Sheng and persuade the Queen Mother to stop the plan of cutting down the feudal clan?"

Is not it? !

Seeing the answer in the eyes of the two brothers, Shen Tujia was taken aback for a long time, then shook his head and laughed...
"The intelligence of the two sons really makes me admire."

"It's just that in this matter, the two sons are really too clever..."

He couldn't help but say something, and a little melancholy appeared on Shentujia's face.

"Earlier, Doctor Yuan did suggest to me that Mr. Sheng should persuade the Queen Mother;"

"But Doctor Yuan's suggestion was declined by me."

"Do you two sons know why I rejected Dr. Yuan's proposal?"

He asked a question with a smile on his face, and when the two brothers shook their heads together, Shentujia shook his head again and gave a wry smile.

"——The policy of reducing the feudal clan is a national policy..."

"Although the old man has not yet used the seal on His Majesty's imperial edict, which has resulted in the failure of the court to implement it in the world, but this is a major policy related to the ancestral temple and the country, and even the safety of the world."

"On this matter, even the officials of the court, as long as they have not reached two thousand stones, they will not dare to express their opinions easily;"

"Even among the meritorious lords, those with less than a thousand households in the township, dare not oppose His Majesty in this matter at all."

"This is because the importance of this matter is definitely not something that people who are not high enough can easily touch."

Saying so, Shen Tujia let out another long sigh, and immediately looked at the two brothers calmly.

"In Dr. Yuan's opinion, if the Queen Mother intervenes, even if His Majesty has already made up his mind, he can only dispel the idea of ​​implementing the "Policy for Reducing Fans";"

"The old man also deeply agrees with Dr. Yuan's opinion."

"But what the two young masters didn't consider is: if Mr. Sheng goes to persuade the queen mother, the people inside and outside the court will definitely think that this is the old man who is going all out to use his students to win the support of the queen mother."

"Originally, in His Majesty's opinion, the old man was only against the "Strategy to Cut the Domain";"

"Although there is suspicion of 'disobedience to the emperor's order', it is still out of the consideration of the ancestral temple, the community, and the peace of the world."

"But if Mr. Sheng goes to persuade the Queen Mother, then in the eyes of His Majesty, the old man will become a villain who uses his own students and His Majesty's heirs to achieve his goals..."

After saying that, Shentu Jia finally stood up, walked to the edge of the gazebo with his hands behind his back, turned his back to the two brothers, and smiled as if mocking himself.

"You two, you really underestimate me;"

"I really underestimated Emperor Taizong Xiaowen's vision and the weight of the word 'Prime Minister'..."

(End of this chapter)