I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 89 Liu Qi: I'm So Tired...

Weiyang Palace, Xuanshi Palace.

The Emperor Liu Qilue was lying on his side on the couch tiredly, resting his forehead with one hand, listening to the sound of announcing from behind.

"In the past few days, the lobbyists sent by the King of Liang have been running between the high gates of Chang'an, and for various reasons, they have given gifts to the court's meritorious officials, ministers and ministers;"

"Even the maids in the palace, the eunuchs, and the mother's relatives of the wives have not been forgotten..."

Hearing these words from behind, Liu Qi's face became even more exhausted;

He only frowned, rubbed his temples with his fingers, and asked in a tone full of vicissitudes: "Who has accepted the gift from King Liang?"

"Among the foreign relatives, which one confiscated it?"

He asked in a deep voice, but the man who was hiding behind the screen hurriedly bowed, and bursts of astonishment also appeared on his face hidden in the darkness.

"Among the hundred officials, only Shen Tujia, the prime minister's old Anhou, sent back the gift that the son accepted on his behalf."

"Among the Marquises of Gong, there is only Zhang Wuhou, Dou Guangguo, who declined King Liang's gift."

"As for the relatives, the mother families of Cheng, Tang, Jia, and Wang's four wives all receive first and then return;"

"Only the Li family..."

"Ok?"

The half-sentence hesitating to speak caused the emperor Liu Qi to frowned, and there was a hostility in his tired eyes!
"Chestnut?"

"——Li Ji, didn't you send someone home to tell the inside story of this matter to the mother clan?"

"Or is it that that bastard Rong didn't see how powerful he was at all?!"

Seeing that the topic was brought to the emperor's eldest son, Liu Rong, even the man in black had the privilege of 'no taboo' in front of Liu Qi, so he couldn't help but panic;

After a short thought, the man in black had no choice but to grit his teeth and report the real situation to the emperor Liu Qi without reservation.

"The matter of King Liang, the eldest son of the emperor understood."

"But in private, when the eldest son of the emperor discussed with the second son De and the third son Yu, he said: This matter should not be let Li Ji know."

"Because the eldest son of the emperor thinks that if Li Ji finds out about this matter, instead of being able to help, she may do some irrational things to cause trouble for the eldest son and His Majesty."

"So, among the five wives and ten sons in the harem, except for the infant son, Li Ji is the only one who didn't understand how powerful they are."

"—Among them, the eldest son of the emperor, Rong, was the first to see through this matter, followed by the ninth son, Sheng;"

"Then the ninth son told the matter to the four sons of the Xuanming Hall, and Madam Jia."

"And after the four young masters from Xuanming Hall went back, they informed Mrs. Cheng and Mrs. Tang respectively."

"The second son De and the third son Yu learned about it from the eldest son of the emperor;"

"As for Mrs. Wang..."

"Shouldn't have received the news, it should be understood by myself."

In one breath, he told the reactions of the concubines and princes in the palace to the incident of "King Liang Dangli", the man in black took a deep breath, and quietly waited for Liu Qi's next instruction.

But in front of the man in black, the Emperor Liu Qi, who was lying sideways on the imperial couch, let out a bitter sigh.

Liu Rong, the eldest son of the emperor, could understand this matter, which was within Liu Qi's expectation;

Among the other sons, Liu Sheng, who was extremely 'active' in the past, was able to see through the essence of this matter, and it did not exceed Liu Qi's expectations.

The eldest brother and the younger brother, after seeing through this incident, their attitude towards handling it was very different from Liu Qi's previous prediction.

——Boss Liu Rong, like every time he encountered a problem in the past, only discussed it with his two brothers from the same mother, but did not tell his mother Li Ji about it;
And the ninth brother, Liu Sheng, was still the same as in the past, and immediately informed the five elder brothers except the eldest, the second and the third.

The attitudes of the ladies were in line with Liu Qi's expectations—after learning of the seriousness of the situation, they immediately returned King Liang's gift.

If I had to say who caught Liu Qi's eyes, it was undoubtedly the beauty who had been favored by Liu Qi alone in the past few years, and even the beauty who gave birth to the tenth son of the emperor Liu Zhi when Liu Qi ascended the throne.

But Liu Qi's attention was obviously not on this concubine whom he 'just met not long ago'...
"Li Ji..."

"Li Shi..."

"Rong..."

With deep eyes, he murmured twice, and Liu Qi finally let out another long sigh, laughing at himself.

"The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, there are hundreds of meritorious lords, and hundreds of ministers;"

"The only ones who are loyal to the country and to me are that old stubborn cow Shen Tujia and my own mother and uncle?"

"—Liang Wang's gift, even Zhidu and Chao Cuo have accepted it?!"

A slightly resentful questioning made the man in black hastily bow again.

"First, Nei Shi Chao Cuo. After receiving the gift, he hesitated for several days and finally decided to accept it."

"Then, Chao Neishi sent another person to imply that Zhonglang, who will be at the capital, should accept King Liang's gift."

"After Chao Cuo's reminder, Zhidu, who planned to return the gift, also accepted the gift..."

Hearing this, Liu Qi's complexion finally showed a slight warming trend.

"Oh······"

"Chao Cuo, this is cooperating with me..."

With a calm tone, Liu Qi let out a soft murmur, then sighed again, and lay down flat on the couch;

But he didn't receive Liu Qi's instructions, so the man in black didn't dare to back down, so he could only hide his body behind the screen and quietly waited for Liu Qi's question.

I don't know how long it took before Liu Qi's low tone reached the ears of the man in black again.

"That Huang Sheng~"

"Have you checked it out?"

"only;"

When the man in black heard the words, he bowed his hands to Liu Qi again: "Lantian Huangsheng, whose ancestral home is Yingchuan, moved to Guanzhong with his family in the 17th year of Qin Wang Yingzheng;"

"Huang Sheng's great-grandfather and grandfather were both county magistrates in Qin Dynasty, and they were all dismissed later."

"As for Huang Sheng, he has never been an official. Since he was a child, he has been traveling to study and study Huang Lao's inaction."

"So far, Huang Sheng has studied Huang-Lao theory for nearly 50 years; anyone who claims to be a man of Huang-Lao has heard of Huang Sheng and has a lot of admiration."

"In Guanzhong, there are even many young scholars who privately address Huang Sheng as: Huang Zi..."

The peaceful sound of the performance finally provoked Liu Qi to sit up from the couch, raising his eyebrows in a little surprise.

"Is the bottom so clean?"

"In the past, there was no intersection with King Liang?"

"If not, how did King Liang find him when he just arrived in Chang'an?"

"—Lantian is only more than 100 miles away from Chang'an?!"

"I have stayed in Chang'an for more than 20 years, but I have never heard of Lantian County, where there is such a person as 'Huang Sheng';"

"Why did King Liang come all the way from thousands of miles away, and found him, Huang Sheng, without any effort?"

(End of this chapter)