At the beginning of spring, Gu Jiu took Liu Zhao to Xiaozhu to cultivate.
Liu Zhao tried his best not to go.
"I'm in good health, so I'll stay in the palace. I have to keep an eye on the boss, on the court!"
"shut up!"
Gu Jiu roared, and Liu Zhao immediately gave up.
After packing and packing, she took Liu Zhao out of the palace and lived in Xiaozhu.
Qi Wang Liu Yu always visited Xiaozhu every three to five days to report the situation of the court.
Liu Zhao couldn't stay idle and wanted to take care of everything.
Gu Jiu stared, Liu Zhao decisively and consciously grasped and put it down.
In order to make Gu Jiu let go, he even made a special decree to order Qi Wang Liu Yu to supervise the country.
With a decree, the courtiers were in a complicated mood.
"This decree is tantamount to confirming the identity of His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi."
"If there is no reserve for a day, everything is variable."
"Your Majesty is not in good health, everyone can see that. If something happens to His Majesty, there will be no accidents, His Highness King Qi will ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor with the support of the Empress."
"You are talking about an extraordinary situation! Your Majesty is still alive. As long as people are alive, everything is possible!"
"Don't be delusional anymore! King Rong has devoted himself to working overseas, and he has obviously given up fighting for the reserve. King Lu spends his days in the Institute of Technology, following Ren Shengun's ass, and refuses to leave half a step. No matter how many people persuade him, he will I don't care about it. I can only say that the empress taught the three princes very well. Before the competition started, King Rong and King Lu voluntarily gave up that position."
"It's so annoying! Do you really want to see King Qi take the throne?"
"King Qi doesn't want to see us, if he ascends the throne, we will have no future."
"Your Majesty has issued a decree to order the King of Qi to supervise the country, which is tantamount to indirectly confirming the status of the Prince of Qi. At present, it seems that there is no way."
"One day if His Majesty does not formally appoint King Qi as the crown prince, we still have a chance. Even if King Qi is formally appointed as the crown prince, as long as King Qi does not ascend the throne for one day, we still have a chance."
"Why don't you write an article while King Qi supervises the country."
"What article?"
"Listen to me carefully."
…
The people of Liu Zhao cultivated themselves in Xiaozhu, and the people in the court were moved.
Yang Ji used strong means to suppress the court, and ordered all the yamen to follow the steps, so that there was no trouble.
But it can't stop someone's ambition from growing wildly, and they keep making small moves in private.
Yang Ji also reminded His Royal Highness King Qi in private, "Your Highness must be careful when going in and out recently, close the door and close the house, and don't let people take advantage of it."
"Thank you, Lord Yang, for your reminder. This king will pay attention to safety."
Sure enough, Prince Qi's mansion was closed.
Princess Qi Sun Qiniang declined all banquets and confined the child in the mansion.
The servants can only go out to buy things when they have the order.
King Qi went to work step by step every day, and he was in peace and stability.
Young and steady.
Every day at two o'clock and one line, there is no additional arrangement except to go to Xiaozhu.
Liu Zhao asked him, "Do you need me to come forward for you and clean up the cooking?"
King Qi Liu Yu shook his head, "My son can handle it! They are all clowns, and my son is waiting for them to jump out and catch them all."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes! If necessary, you may have to borrow the Jinwu Guard."
"I will give Qian Xiang an order, and he will cooperate with you when necessary."
"Thank you father!"
…
The rain is about to come and the wind is all over the building!
Liu Yi, king of Duanjun, simply asked for sick leave instead of working in the yamen. so as not to be implicated.
Xiao Qin'er asked him, "Are you so afraid?"
"The older you get, the less courageous you are! Who knows if those lunatics will take advantage of me, there's nothing wrong with being careful in everything. You don't want to go out recently, and all the banquets will be turned down. Let's live a happy life behind closed doors."
Xiao Qin'er shook her head, "Second sister-in-law asked me to support her, and I agreed to her. I have to go out a few times recently."
Liu Yi frowned, "What's the second sister-in-law? The couple have been divorced for several years, and you still date her? Everyone avoids her, but you are better off, and you want to date her."
"I just want to get in touch with her, I'm not as philistine as you." Xiao Qin'er snapped back.
She felt that Ouyang Fu was pretty good, and she couldn't cut off contact with Liu Ping just because Ouyang Fu divorced Liu Ping.
Liu Yi heheed twice, "It's up to you! All in all, don't fall into other people's tricks."
Xiao Qin'er complained: "These people are real. King Rong and King Lu are obviously not interested in that position. King Qi's position is as firm as a rock. What do you think those courtiers are still struggling with? Could it be that they really think there is a way to take the position?" Will King Qi pull it down?"
Liu Yi went to Ruantang, and said with the attitude of someone who came here: "You don't understand! Once something happened to King Qi, King Rong and King Lu would naturally be interested in that position. They have the opportunity to fish in troubled waters only if they single-mindedly provoke the princes to fight. The king of Qi is stable, they have no loopholes to take advantage of, and they are not appreciated by the king of Qi. Naturally, they are not reconciled. Before the overall situation is determined, they definitely want to fight.!"
"Be careful to lose your life!"
"Everything has risks, you win or you die. People think they will be the one to win, as the saying goes, don't turn back if you don't hit the wall. Besides, if you don't fight, your career is basically like this. No Willing to! If you give it a try, you may be able to make a contribution to support and become an extremely human minister. Everyone wants to get a hand in Yang Xianggong's position."
Xiao Qin'er sneered, full of sarcasm, "They want to replace Mr. Yang, but they have to see if Mr. Yang is capable. It's really beyond their control!"
Liu Yi said casually with an attitude of watching a play: "The officials who can stand in the court are all of Jinshi background. No one will admit that they are not as knowledgeable as others. As far as this king knows, many courtiers in private are against Yang. Mr. Ji Yang was not convinced. He was so young, if he hadn't had the empress as his backer, how could he be able to take on great responsibilities again and again, and be an extremely human minister.
It is estimated that many courtiers want to copy Yang Xianggong's path, find a strong backer, and maybe with good luck, they can become the second Yang Ji. If King Qi doesn't give them a chance, they will take the initiative to look for opportunities on their own. King Rong and King Lu are their chances. "
Xiao Qin'er was stunned to see the blood, "Where are you looking for opportunities, you are clearly looking for death! These people have forgotten His Majesty and Empress Empress, how can they tolerate them making troubles all these years. His Royal Highness, also Not as weak as they thought. Going to the south of the Yangtze River to suppress the aristocratic family. Going to the Western Regions to fight aliens is also very powerful."
Liu Yi laughed happily, "However, the emperor's brother and the emperor's wife are so dazzling that the courtiers ignored King Qi. They always thought that King Qi was a gentle and noble son who was easy to bully."
"There will be times when they will suffer. Aren't you going to help a bunch of King Qi? Just treat it as a good relationship!"
"Don't!" Liu Yi repeatedly refused, "This kind of thing, the king must stay away. If I help him, I'm afraid people will suspect bad intentions. It's better to be alone. Although you can't make a good relationship, you won't get into trouble. .I warn you, you are not allowed to interfere in this matter, and you are not allowed to make arbitrarily asserted opinions. It is about the struggle of the court, and it is not something you can meddle in.
"Understood! I just said something casually, it makes you nervous, as if I would hold you back."
Liu Yixin said, you have been holding me back a lot.
…
Xiao Qin'er wants to support Ouyang Fu.
Just as Ouyang Fu guessed when they got divorced back then, Liu Ping mortgaged the house and lived on a loan from the Shaofu, and his hands were loose.
He actually bought a few properties.
However, whether it is a shop or a farm, the annual profit is limited, which cannot meet Liu Ping's expenses.
Another one, there are a group of women in his backyard, a group of sons and daughters.
When children want to get married, they need bride price and dowry.
In addition to eating, drinking and housing, women have to make new clothes every year, buy new head and face jewelry, and go out to visit relatives and friends.
After all, everything costs money.
Liu Ping had no choice but to borrow money from Shaofu again and again.
Borrowing only, not repaying the money, the interest is increasing, and the Shaofu Bank is not doing charity, so it will definitely not continue to borrow.
Since last year, debt collectors from Shaofu Bank have come to collect debts every month.
Remind Liu Ping again and again to pay back the money quickly.
Even if it's just paying off the interest first.
Otherwise, the Shaofu Bank will take away the collateral, the big house where they live now.
At the beginning, Liu Ping insulted the debt collectors of Shaofu Bank, but after realizing the seriousness of the situation, he began to find ways to borrow money to settle the debt.
However, he was just an idle clan with no errands, no status, and offended Emperor Liu Zhao.
Few people in the clan were willing to lend him money, and they all avoided him.
The civil servant Xungui will not have anything to do with him.
There are only a few brothers who have to get some money to send him off because of their sympathy.
For example, Duanjun Wang Liu Yi gave him three thousand taels as an emergency. Don't ask him to pay back the money, just ask him not to come to the door again.
The other brothers are basically this kind of operation routine.
The one who paid the least was Lao Jiu Liu Zhun, who only gave 800 taels of silver.
When giving the money, he kept crying poor in front of Liu Ping.
It is said that his mother and concubine have gone, and he has no backer, and the eight hundred taels are all private money he saved with great difficulty.
The implication is to remind Liu Ping, take the money and leave as soon as possible, and don't come to him to borrow money in the future.
I gave eight hundred taels, and my brotherhood has been fulfilled.
Otherwise there is no penny.
Relying on the help of his brothers, Liu Ping got through the difficulties temporarily.
As a result, just after the new year, the Shaofu Bank began to collect debts again.
And the frequency of debt collection is increasing.
In the past, it was once a month, but now it is every three days to come to the door to collect debts.
Because Liu Ping really owed too much money, the principal alone was more than a hundred thousand taels.
Including interest, it has already reached 200,000 taels.
This is not a usury, but a normal loan with normal interest.
If it is a usury loan, the interest rate will be several million taels.
With Liu Ping's income, he does not have the ability to repay at all.
The Shaofu Bank gave him an ultimatum, and if he didn't pay back the money within a month, he would forcibly take away the house.
Liu Ping cursed angrily.
Looking for connections everywhere, everyone is afraid to avoid it.
At this time, Ouyang Fu quietly found the Shaofu.
She discussed with the Shaofu, and when the Shaofu takes back the house, she will buy it immediately. Please do not open the auction in Shaofu.
For the sake of the Empress Empress Gu Jiu, Deng Cunli gave Ouyang Fu a face and agreed to her.
Unexpectedly, Liu Ping knew about this matter.
That's worth it!
There must be trouble!
For this matter, Xiao Qin'er took the initiative to support Ouyang Fu.
Liu Ping is a rascal.
The couple are already divorced, so it doesn't matter, Liu Ping still wants to rely on Ouyang Fu.
It is said that they want to remarry Ouyang Fu and ask Ouyang Fu to pay off the debt.
"Bitch!" Xiao Qin'er scolded Liu Ping for not being a thing.
Liu Yi also felt that the second child, Liu Ping, was not a thing.
"Ouyang Fu is the second child's life-saving straw. Although they are divorced, they have been married for 20 or 30 years and have raised their children together. He is desperate and can't think of any other way. He can only pin all his hopes on Ouyang Fu. Remarriage is his last way out. Otherwise, he will be kicked out of the capital by the Shaofu Bank."
Xiao Qin'er was furious, "I have never seen such a brazen person! He was the one who wanted to get divorced, and now he is the one who is going to remarry. The second sister-in-law who dares to love is a fart, she can come and go as soon as she is called. He Who do you think he is! Second sister-in-law remarried him because he wanted someone to take care of him when he was old, or because he was an old bastard looking for trouble every day, or because he wanted to spend money like running water to raise a lot of women? Second sister-in-law didn't Stupid, never agree!"
Liu Yi had nothing to say.
Thinking about it carefully, Liu Ping is really useless.
It is impossible for anyone with a clear mind to continue living with him.
He rubbed between his eyebrows, "But the second child is entangled with Ouyang Fu, and it's not easy to get rid of him."
Xiao Qin'er said loudly: "So I want to support the second sister-in-law! Do you want to help?"
Liu Yi waved his hands again and again, "Don't ask me for this kind of housework."
"Don't forget, Liu Xun is your nephew. Being implicated by the old bastard, the second child, his official career will not be smooth."
"He is my nephew, not my son. If you want to help, this king will not stop you. However, this king will never interfere in this matter. If you are not fair, go to Xiaozhu to ask the empress. The empress sends a sentence Words are better than us speaking a hundred or a thousand sentences."
Xiao Qin'er shook her head again and again, "How can such a trivial matter alarm the empress. Besides, your majesty is not in good health, so you can't distract the empress with such a bad thing. If the empress gets angry, the second child may die .”
"It's good that you know the serious consequences of this matter. Try your best in everything, but you really can't help, so don't force it. It's not appropriate for you, an outsider, to get involved in the couple's matter." Liu Yi earnestly said.
Xiao Qin'er sneered, she disliked Liu Yi as a coward!