“……”

In the main hall, there was an instantaneous deathly silence.

Liu Shangshuling and the others and Princess Yanguo's minds were blank, and it took a while to realize that they had heard correctly, and the emperor had indeed said that sentence.

Pu Yangxuan's face was calm, and he was very deferential to the emperor.

The emperor nodded to Liu Shangshuling and the others, "I understand your Aiqing's intentions...... But, you also want to give me a chance to speak? ”

It seems that Liu Shangshuling and others are too "domineering" and do not give the emperor a son.

Liu Shangshuling's face was a little ugly, and he moved to the side uncomfortably, revealing the officials behind him who had followed him before singing and harmonizing, as if he planned to make this matter have nothing to do with him.

Liu Shizhong glanced at him obliquely, revealing a funny look.

The emperor said slowly: "The king of Chu is allowed to learn literature and martial arts. ”

“……”

In order to favor the King of Chu, the emperor openly lied in the main hall!

The emperor's hatred of the previous dynasty is known to everyone in the world, and it is already a miracle that he can let this prince survive, how can he be allowed to read and practice martial arts?!

Liu Shangshuling had a feeling that he had been defeated again, and he also had a horror that went deep into his bone marrow.

Twenty years of smooth sailing, twenty years of spring breeze proud, even if this year is a little unsmooth, but it is just as the emperor's appropriate beating of the Cai family, after all, some of them do some things are indeed a bit unusual, and it is normal for the emperor to take the opportunity to knock the prince and his relatives.

But now ...... After he was "teased" by the emperor again, he felt more and more unpleasant.

The emperor really doesn't care that the king of Chu has half of the blood of the remnants of the previous dynasty, because in his mind, the talent shown by the king of Chu is more suitable for becoming his successor than His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!

Liu Shangshuling swallowed a mouthful of saliva laboriously, he must make a correct choice as soon as possible in this situation, at least not to lose his life for this power dispute.

Zhong Shuling's eyes looked at Liu Shangshuling, who was not pale, and he already had some plans in his heart.

When everyone was thinking about their hearts, Pu Yangxuan still had no expression on his face when he heard the emperor's words, as if this matter had already been known to everyone as the emperor said.

The emperor looked at the faces of the courtiers and continued with a smile: "The king of Chu is a descendant of the Puyang clan, and the blood flowing in his blood is my blood, how can his talent not be good? ”

He deliberately accentuated the word "not very good", which made Liu Shangshuling and the others' cheeks twitch a few times.

Questioning the talent of King Chu is not good, isn't it scolding the emperor for being a fool?

The emperor stared at Liu Shangshuling, "This is the first thing Liu Shangshuling said, tell me where Liu Shangshuling heard such rumors and has such an opinion on the prince?" ”

"......" Liu Shangshuling felt his throat dry, making him unable to speak.

The emperor said "um" and asked: "Didn't Liu Shangshuling say this question just now, why do you want to think about it now?" ”

Liu Shangshuling couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into, "The minister also heard the rumors, and His Royal Highness the King of Chu rarely appears in front of people, so there will inevitably be some rumors......"

He can't say that the news from the harem is like this, right? You can't say that's what Queen Cai said, right?

He, a foreign minister, how could he know the affairs of the harem so clearly?

The emperor sighed in disappointment, "Liu Shangshuling, King Chu is the eldest son of the emperor, and he wants to play an exemplary role, so he has been studying quietly, and naturally he doesn't have so much free time to show up, how did it become such a bad rumor in your mouths one by one?" Liu Shangshuling, you are the important minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, my right-hand man, are you so gullible to believe the rumors? ”

"......" Liu Shangshuling could only smirk, now that this situation is too wrong, what else can he say.

The last time the king of Chu was impeached, it was not easy to shirk it to the remnants of the previous dynasty, they had just escaped, but they didn't want to get into too much trouble again, if the emperor punished him for believing the rumors, it wouldn't be too serious anyway.

The emperor touched his chin and asked slowly: "Liu Shangshuling is about to celebrate his sixtieth birthday this year, right?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu Shangshu made a "sigh" in his heart.

The emperor said: "Sixty years old...... There are still ten years before Zhishi, but I didn't expect Liu Shangshuling to be so old and confused, alas! ”

He sighed heavily, and his indescribable disappointment and regret made Liu Shangshuling and others shocked and even more frightened.

"Emperor, Emperor, ......" Liu Shangshuling simply knelt down, his tongue trembling in his mouth, and he couldn't speak well.

The emperor didn't give him a chance to say a complete sentence, "It seems that Liu Shangshu has spent too much time for Da Zhou over the years!" Such exhaustion really moved me and my ministers, but at the same time, I was also very worried and concerned, if Liu Shangshuling died unexpectedly in the yamen one day, what would ...... It's really a loss for the Great Zhou, and it will also make the world accuse me of being too harsh and not loving and loving my courtiers......"

Liu Shangshuling felt a "buzzing" in his head, and he was dizzy for a while, almost lying on the ground in embarrassment like the princess of Yan Kingdom.

The emperor did not directly condemn him, and he was already very affectionate.

This set of kind words is to force him to resign and return to his hometown!

He has been sitting firmly in this position of Shang Shuling for many years, although he is already a very popular minister, but who would think that the days of being a big official are long and the money he makes is less?

The emperor sighed again, leaned lazily on the armrest of the dragon chair, and looked at Liu Shangshuling with deep eyes.

The surroundings were silent, and even the sound of breathing could not be heard, Liu Shangshuling wiped his forehead with difficulty with his official robe.

At this point, he had no other choice.

Liu Shangshuling was just about to speak, when someone behind him shouted bitterly: "Your Majesty! Liu Shangshuling is the pillar of the country and the minister of the humerus! It's just a trivial matter, it doesn't hurt, and it doesn't cause any harm to the King of Chu! If you want to talk about age, Liu Shizhong is older than Liu Shangshuling! ”

"......" Liu Shangshuling almost spit out a mouthful of old blood, and he couldn't wait to turn around and stab the person who said this.

Isn't that pushing him to his death?!

Liu Shizhong didn't react.

"Oh?" The emperor questioned lightly.

Liu Shangshuling didn't have time to see who said this, so he kowtowed in a hurry and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is old and incompetent, and he can no longer serve the country and the king!" The minister implored the emperor to allow the minister to return to his hometown, hand over the position of Shangshu Ling to a capable person, and continue to assist the emperor in creating a peaceful and prosperous era for thousands of generations! ”

When Zhongshuling heard this, his brows frowned slightly, and he forced down a complicated expression.

The emperor said regretfully: "Liu Shangshu's loyalty is really moving." ”

"I dare not be ashamed." Liu Shangshuling hurriedly kowtowed two more heads.

The officials behind him didn't dare to make a sound, and there was a feeling that a catastrophe was coming.

And in the court, the prince was under house arrest, Liu Shangshu resigned, and all of a sudden, where will they go? What terrible fate awaits them?