I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 4 My son, there is a play!
It was day and night, Liu Pengzu, the seventh son of the emperor, and Liu Sheng, the ninth son of the emperor, chatted very late in the bedroom.

What exactly was discussed, no one knows.

The world only knows that on the morning of the third day after Liu Sheng was punished by the rod in Changle Palace, a shocking event happened at the Chang Dynasty held in the main hall of Weiyang Palace—Xuanshi Hall...
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"My heart is deeply saddened by the death of the late emperor."

"The first year of the Yuan Dynasty is coming, and I want to grant amnesty, in the first year of the Yi Dynasty;"

"Besides, it has been several months since Emperor Xiaowen passed away. The Taizong Temple of the former emperor, as well as the rituals and music, need to be arranged as soon as possible without any further delay."

In the north of the Xuanshi Hall, the emperor Liu Qizheng was sitting on the imperial couch, looking down at the courtiers and officials in the hall, and made an explanation with a serious expression.

Although he is the new king, there is no trace of 'immature' temperament on the face of the emperor Liu Qi.

The well-cut thick beard, the sharp eyes revealed from time to time in the deep, and the indifference exuded in the temperament all the time, all show the new king all the time, but in fact, he has long been deeply taboo.

——Before inheriting the throne, the emperor Liu Qi had already sat in the position of crown prince for 23 years.

Especially in the last few years, the first emperor Liu Heng was seriously ill and was lying on the bed. Although Liu Qi was called the crown prince, he had already been entrusted with the important task of supervising the crown prince.

So in a strict sense, Liu Qi is very familiar with everything in the court, but compared to the past, now he has the identity of a 'Son of Heaven', and the name change is justified.

Regarding Liu Qi's order, the courtiers and officials did not have any objections, and were about to bow to accept the order, when they heard a high-pitched singing from outside the hall.

"Qi Zou Your Majesty~"

"The ninth son of the emperor wins, wearing the formal attire of the prince, and begging to see you outside the palace~"

As soon as these words came out, all the courtiers and officials in the hall couldn't help being stunned, and immediately raised their heads with strange expressions, and all looked at the emperor Liu Qi on the imperial couch.

Logically speaking, although there is no precedent for the princes to participate in the court meeting and even express their opinions after the emperor asked questions, it is definitely not a shocking thing.

——After all, the three lords of the imperial court, nine ministers, and meritorious princes, can theoretically bring the eldest son of the family into the palace to listen in the court, so as to increase their knowledge, and show their face in front of the emperor by the way, so that they can get acquainted.

Since ministers, officials and relatives of meritorious lords can bring their children to the court, it is obviously no problem for a certain prince to attend the court meeting.

But the strange thing is: today Chang Chao, the person who came to meet outside the Xuanshi Hall was not the eldest son Liu Rong, but the ninth son Liu Sheng!
Moreover, Liu Sheng did not follow the practice of the younger generation to attend the Chang Dynasty, waiting outside the palace early, and entered the palace with the courtiers in a low-key manner, but came when the Chang Dynasty was drawing to a close, and still paid a high-profile visit?

Thinking full of doubts, the courtiers and officials in the palace couldn't help raising their heads one after another, and gradually reacted after seeing the astonishment on the emperor Liu Qi's face.

"Your Majesty entered the palace this time, and even His Majesty didn't know about it beforehand?"

When everyone's moods were flying, on the imperial steps, the emperor Liu Qi's expression became more and more strange.

"What is this kid here for?"

With such questions in mind, Emperor Liu Qi scanned the hall for a week without any trace, and after thinking about it secretly, he raised his head slightly and squinted his eyes in the direction of the hall door.

"Xuan."

"Your Majesty Xuan Gongzi wins an audience~"

"Master Xuan wins the audience~"

"See you soon~"

"See······"

Following the gradually blurred sounds of singing, Liu Sheng raised his robe and trotted up the upper steps, and then appeared outside the hall of Xuanshi.

When he arrived at Xuanshi Hall, Liu Sheng unfastened his sword around his waist, took off his cloth shoes, and did not forget to arrange his clothes and hats in a serious manner before crossing the high threshold with a serious expression.

"My son wins, see my father~"

"I hope that my emperor will last forever and live forever~~~"

A set of impeccable court etiquette made the courtiers and officials in the palace nod again and again, even Feng Changqing, who has always been known for his "strict observance of etiquette", showed no sign of displeasure on his face.

But soon, all the officials in the palace sat up straight after reacting, quietly waiting for Liu Sheng's next words.

——Young Master Liu Sheng, if there is one character that is most well-known inside and outside the court, then apart from the insane filial piety, it is also the same insane way of playing cards that do not follow common sense!

Today, the fact that Liu Sheng can appear in the Chang Dynasty, which is full of officials and ministers, must mean that there will be some unexpected changes in this Chang Dynasty due to Liu Sheng's appearance.

For this point, the emperor Liu Qi obviously also had a clear understanding, and in an instant, he regretted the decision of 'declaring Liu Sheng to enter the palace'.

But it is a pity that in this world, there has never been any medicine for regret...

"My son, there is a play!"

When he came to the center of Xuanshi Hall, he bowed respectfully to Emperor Liu Qigui, then arched his hands, and bowed to the courtiers on the side of the hall, Liu Sheng raised his head solemnly.

"But before reporting, my son has a matter to confront Zhonglang and General Zhi!"

After uttering a word sonorously, Liu Sheng ignored the weird eyes of all the officials in the hall and the slightly squinted corners of the eyes of the emperor Liu Qi, and turned to look at Zhidu on the side of the hall.

"Dare to ask Zhi Zhonglang."

"Four days ago, that is, on the 23th day of September in the [-]rd year of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen's autumn, my father was traveling in Shanglin Garden. Zhi Zhonglang was driving with me, and I met a wild pig on the way."

"Yes or no?"

Seeing that Liu Sheng pointed the finger at himself when he opened his mouth, Zhi Du suddenly felt a surge of anger, raised his head proudly, and said 'yes' in his mouth.

From Zhidu's point of view, Liu Sheng's behavior is simply to make himself feel uncomfortable!

——On that day, Empress Dowager Dou clearly sided with the gang, and Liu Sheng was only punished with a punishment of "thirty sticks and three days facing the wall";

On the other hand, Zhidu, instead of being punished for this, was rewarded with a hundred gold by Empress Dowager Dou in the name of 'meritorious service to the country'!
With the backing of Empress Dowager Dou, Liu Sheng couldn't make any money. In front of the emperor Liu Qi, how could Liu Sheng make money?
Thinking of this, Zhi Du looked at Liu Sheng with more and more playfulness.

"Let's look at today, your Majesty will still be like the Queen Mother, helping this child..."

Zhi Du was thinking about it, but Liu Sheng put on a posture of letting out a sigh of relief, and immediately took out a roll of bamboo slips from his arms, and under the eyes of all the officials and courtiers in the palace, he fell to his knees with a plop!
"Since Zhi Zhonglang has pleaded guilty, my son, I will submit this as a memorandum,"

The words of indifference caused all the courtiers in the palace to be stunned, and watched helplessly as the bamboo slip was taken over by the eunuchs in the palace, and then trotted to the emperor Liu Qi.

Seeing that Liu Sheng's face was suddenly angry, he clenched his teeth, turned sideways with tearing eyes, raised his hand with a 'shua', and pointed his index finger at Zhidu!
"My son wins, I will worship you to death!"

"Shen Zhonglang, General Zhidu, neglected his duties during his father's hunting trip to the forest, and let wild pigs approach the holy driver!"

"If you do this, you should be dereliction of duty!!!"

"On the system, it should be punished as disrespectful!!!!!!"

(End of this chapter)