All the way to the north, seeing that we were almost to Yangcheng, Xiaoluzi took the donkey of God and went to the teahouse to listen to a book.
"Prince Liu is always said to be incompetent, so Liu Quan only dotes on his eldest daughter Liu Zhen."
At this point, there was a burst of laughter, "Hee~"
"Don't believe it, Princess Liu Zhen is the only daughter born to the emperor when Empress Xian was alive! By the way, she is a true princess! She will be twenty-four this year!"
Xiaolu asked: "Can I have something heavy?"
"Don't panic, I'm just talking."
Xiaolu nodded and listened carefully to the storyteller above who spoke eloquently.
"Our great true princess, when she was sixteen years old! When she was sixteen years old, she married her childhood sweetheart! The second son of our prime minister! He Xian! A proud man of heaven, a man with both civil and military talents. What do you think? Are you right?”
Everyone returned: "Let's face it!"
The storyteller nodded with satisfaction and continued, "In the eyes of outsiders, they are a match made in heaven. Tell me, am I right?"
"Yeah!"
"But, there must be something fishy in this! Give me a reward~ I'll continue talking!"
"Tch! I've heard this story hundreds of times! I still want to collect money!"
"No! To open this teahouse, you need money to go out! If you don't have money, I won't talk anymore!"
Seeing that the man was still able to play the zither, Xiao Luzi took out a penny from his pocket and threw it to him heavily, "Continue talking!"
A penny is also money! Still eating half a bowl of noodles!
Simply, the storyteller waved his sleeves and continued to smile: "It has been many years, but the princess has not given birth to an heir to the He family. He Xian, who was originally a loving couple, has long had a grudge against her."
Explosive!
The storyteller stopped again, "Is there any reward?"
This black-hearted teahouse! Ever since, Xiaoluzi lost another penny in his pocket.
The storyteller politely took the copper coin, observed it carefully, and said: "When Liu Zhen travels, he is always accompanied by palace maids holding blue gauze palace fans. The feather fans are all made alive from the peacocks in Yunnan. It was made by pulling it out, and the handles were inlaid with blue gems one by one. Fourteen elites selected from the Royal Forest Army opened the way for him, each holding the Zhongnan Mountain Xiaoyu. After five years, the second master, The Purple Jade Sword was made for her. The most valuable thing about the Purple Jade Sword is that the hilt is made purely from fine jade stones. Her travels were grander than that of Liu's current queen. Tell me, is the princess very powerful?"
"Tsk, where does she get so much money?"
At this time, the storyteller stopped asking and directly extended his hand.
Xiao Luzi, the unjust one, continued to throw a copper coin at him. The storyteller took the copper coin and nodded, "Very good."
"So the princess is greedy! Insatiably greedy! Okay! The above is purely a joke, and the following is also purely a joke. You can only listen to it as a joke!"
"good!"
Everyone applauded!
"The princess has always loved beauty, and there are countless treasures in her palace. After she married into the He family, the dowry was enough to fill a house. But the Liu family was defeated every year, and the treasury was tight, so how could there be so much money? Is she Liu really cool? So, she was very smart to find treasures from her subordinates. After getting the valuables, she went to please her father and the concubines in the palace. The consumption was getting bigger and bigger, and this gold didn't come out of nowhere. Yes. Whenever the princess asks questions, those ministers are searching for our people’s wealth and wealth.”
At this point, the storyteller couldn't help but sigh, "Hey. Women in ancient and modern times have always loved beauty, and the princess took it to the extreme. After marrying into the prime minister's house, she was even more worried about her appearance getting old, so she expanded the prime minister's house. Times, she found specialized doctors and Taoist priests to develop the beauty elixir for her that can resist the passage of time. Year after year, day after day, the princess's wardrobe becomes even more beautiful, and she is known as 'beautiful' in the world."
Hearing this, it’s amazing! Xiaoluzi applauded again! Applause, applause!
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In the huge Liu family palace. Liu Ting, who had been grounded for seven days because he could not offer the elixir, finally had the opportunity to meet his father.
When he was anxious, Liu Ting cursed: "Liu Zhen, you are so slanderous."
Liu Ting really doesn't understand why the sister he grew up with must target him in everything.
"Second brother, I don't. All this should be decided by the father." Liu Zhen will always be the image of a well-behaved daughter in front of Liu Quan. Who knows how many dark smiles are hidden under this well-behaved face.
It turned out that the second prince Liu Ting originally went to complain to his father to prove his innocence, but Liu Zhen bit him back. The two of them knelt on the ground and argued endlessly.
So why does Liu Zhen do this
This starts with the Battle of Gesha three years ago. In that war, Princess Liu Zhen’s consort went nowhere and has not been heard from since.
Liu Ting and He Xian fled back to Chang'an in two groups. However, He Xian's soldiers were ambushed, but Liu Ting returned safely. From then on, Liu Zhen was unhappy with Liu Ting, believing that he, Liu Ting, was primarily responsible for He Xian's distress.
Normally, he would give him a cold shoulder in the palace, but later he would look for trouble for him, hoping that his father would be indifferent to him and not use him again. But after all, there is no reason for a brother-sister relationship. If disputes arise for no reason, I am afraid that my father will blame me.
No matter what happened, the princess never gave up the idea of looking for He Xian. She also declared to her subordinates that she wanted to see him alive and his body when he died.
Liu Quan asked: "Your Majesty, please tell me that this is your third trip to the Western Regions, saying that you want to find the elixir for me. Now that you have returned to the palace and said that you have found it, why are you still unwilling to hand it over to me now?" "
Liu Ting replied: "Father, where is the elixir of immortality in the world? It was Liu Zhen who set up the plan to make the child misunderstood. Since the journey to the Western Regions, the son has been bumpy all the way back to the palace. How could he dare to lie to his father?" .”
Hearing what Liu Ting said, Liu Zhen said to Liu Quan unhurriedly: "Father, it was the second brother who volunteered to look for the elixir. Secondly, he also told his father personally that he had found the elixir. How can I frame my second brother?"
Turning his head, Liu Quan said sharply to Liu Ting: "Your Majesty, tell me, where did you hide the medicine?"
Liu Quan replied respectfully: "I asked for the medicine three times. Later, the master from the Western Regions gave me a box and asked me to open it after returning to the palace. The elixir of life was in it."
Liu Ting said it very sincerely, but how could he understand that what his father cared about was longevity, not how honest and loyal you were to him.
"Father, please look."
While talking, Liu Ting took out exquisite small boxes from his cuffs. The boxes were made of mahogany, and there was still a strange fragrance when they were taken out.
Liu Ting continued: "Liu Zhending already knew the mystery, and that's why he supported my child in finding this medicine in front of you, my father."
Liu Ting knelt on the ground, holding the box in both hands and placing it on his chest to present it to his father. Liu Quan took the box, opened it slowly, and found a tips bag inside.
After opening the kit, Liu Quan found a note inside, which read, "Ask the way to immortality in this world. If your faith does not die, you will not die."
After reading it, Liu Quan threw the box to the ground in anger, and only heard the sound of the box being trampled to pieces with a "pop".
Liu Quan angrily scolded: "You used this box to fool me, and you even involved it with your sister. It's really funny. What I want is the elixir of life, not your obscure and broken box."
Obviously Liu Quan was already angry. If Liu Ting had not told him several times that he had found the medicine of immortality, he would not be so angry thinking about the medicine.
However, what was finally presented to Liu Quan turned out to be a note, "Someone, please take Liu Ting back to his palace to think about his mistakes. Prince Ting's palace will continue to not allow anyone to enter or exit, and don't let me fly out even a fly." , but only for three days. If you do not hand over the elixir, my imperial decree will be passed on, and everyone in the royal palace will be punished for the crime of deceiving the emperor."
At that time, the imperial guards had entered the palace and were preparing to take Liu Ting away.
Liu Ting said bitterly: "Father! Why didn't you know that Liu Zhen framed me like this?"
Before he could finish speaking, Liu Quan made a gesture, and the imperial army took Liu Ting, who was struggling all the way, out of the palace.
Liu Ting doesn't understand. Is the father in his eyes still the father he loved and protected since childhood? Is the sister he loves still the articulate, smart and gentle sister he used to be when he was a child
Why did he end up being guilty of deceiving the emperor in exchange for being so sincere
Seeing the sad look on Liu Ting's face, Liu Zhen was overjoyed. How could this stupid Liu Ting be his opponent? He had already gone to find the elixir, but he received such a note. So she spread the news to her second brother Liu Ting, and that's how today's good show happened.
She has been waiting for this day for a long time.
Afterwards, Liu Zhen presented Liu Quan with the best orchid from Tianzhu in recent days, which was in full bloom at the right time.
Liu Quan asked Liu Zhen whether many people are really living a miserable life now.
An emperor who had never experienced the suffering of the people actually asked the question whether such people were really suffering.
Liu Zhen also answered very freely, "Father, the suffering of the people is also their fate, so let him go."
After hearing this, Liu Quan nodded, very satisfied with the answer.
Liu Zhen continued, "Father, we were born in the royal family. We are destined by fate. We should use the best and most precious things in the world. That poor man told him to be poor. Is it because he is poor that we should divide our jewels in half?" Give it to them
What Liu Quan said casually was "Of course not."
Liu Zhen said: "Father, we are all so busy, how can we have time to understand the sufferings of the world that the second brother mentioned? Does it mean that they will be happy if we understand them?"
"Now the Huangtuo regime is getting closer and closer, and the national treasury is tight. Zhen'er, please restrain yourself. It's okay to show off in front of outsiders." Liu Quan's worries are not without reason. After all, he doesn't want more people to be like Wu Gong. If you are dissatisfied like that, you will find a place and make yourself the king.
Liu Quan continued, expressing that he was also very worried about the Huangtuo regime, saying: "I am also very worried about Chu Sheng. That reckless man who only knows how to fight has a group of wives and concubines. Is it possible that he still wants to occupy it?" All the women in the world?"
Sometimes Liu Quan still doesn't understand what Chu Sheng wants to do and why he goes against the will of heaven. With such a big country, one should live a happy life. Wouldn't fighting just add to worries
Of course, in Liu Quan's eyes, following the will of heaven means conforming to the throne he was born to have and living the life of glory and wealth that an emperor should have.
Looking at Liu Quan, Liu Zhen stepped forward and rubbed his shoulders, and said obediently: "Father, the foundation of our ancestors is here, the rivers and lakes are in chaos, and we ask the general to fight the war, but he is far away from us. Then Chu Sheng There is no reason to be afraid. After fighting for so many years, he has only captured more than ten of our cities. At his speed, he will not be able to get close to us for another twenty years of fighting. And if Chu Sheng wants to destroy Qin Le, where will he go? If you don't care about us, when he is beating Qin Le, we might as well cooperate with Qin Le inside and outside, clamp Chu Sheng's tail, and make him scream every day and earth."
Seeing Liu Quan nodding, Liu Zhen came up with a plan, "Father, we and Wu Gong are originally from the same family. Let's marry the eighth sister and the youngest sister to the rebellious minister and thief king and the bandit leader respectively. Why don't we kiss them one after another?" .
After thinking for a moment, Liu Quan decided that Liu Zhen still understood him best. He nodded and agreed.
After that, the two continued to discuss the art of beauty and immortality. Liu Quan also said that he had been dreaming of Grandpa Liu Zhen in recent days, telling himself that immortality was just around the corner.
With a father like Liu Quan, he had a daughter like Liu Zhen. It’s no wonder that among the many children, Liu Quan loved Liu Zhen the most.
But then again, where did He Xian go