(a)

In the long conversation I had with this son that night, I said to him, "Son, is the throne of the emperor so important to you?" Are you so willing to make yourself a traitor, a brother and a brother, and become a nuisance and enemy of the people of the world, in exchange for the power symbolized by this throne? Do you think that the power obtained in this way can be preserved for a long time, can never be lost, and you, your wife and children, can be blessed in the cold heart of your family and the side eyes of the world? ”

I said, "Son, there is heaven in this world! God has eyes! You must believe that there is heavenly justice, justice, and retribution! ”

I said, "In the past, when the late general's father taught Uncle Jingyun, he once said that your success and honor cannot be obtained by hurting your brother. ”

I said, "Your Uncle Jingyun didn't listen to his father's teachings back then, and your Uncle Liu Yan didn't listen to the teachings of the previous king. It wasn't that long ago that the bloodstained past, son, you must not only see the glitter of the throne and the benefits in it, but also the blood flowing and the corpses. I believe that in the last moments of Uncle Jingyun and the last moments of your Uncle Liu Yan, they must have deeply regretted in their hearts, if they hadn't made the wrong choice and taken the wrong action at that time, they could have died a good death, and they didn't have to have such a painful and humiliating death, but unfortunately, at that moment, no matter how much they regretted it in their hearts, they had no chance to correct their mistakes. ”

I said, "Son, although the death of the Marquis of Changping was an accident, it was true that he died because of your ambition. If you don't stop them and stop them, he'll still be alive. Your ambition has killed a friend of your own, almost killed your father, and left your wife and children on the verge of death and captivity, how many more people do you have to let it hurt before you regret stopping? Has it brought you any honor and comfort so far, apart from all the fear and shame it has brought you? ”

I said, "Son, every man in the world wants to be happy and happy while he lives. However, your happiness cannot be attained by destroying the happiness of others. If you want to harvest rice millet, you need to sow the seeds of rice millet. You can't reap rice millet by sowing the seeds of poisonous weeds. ”

I said, "Son, since you were born, have your father and queen mother treated you badly?" Your royal brother, is it bad for you? Have we hurt you? Ever done something that broke your heartbreak? Have you ever done you any harm? Why is it that you are so dissatisfied and hateful towards us that you want to destroy the peace of your family? ”

I said, "My son, have you ever realized for a moment that you have become a tool for some people to vent their anger and seek personal gain?" Can they harm the crown prince today because of their personal anger and push you to the throne, and tomorrow, they will not plot to harm you again because of their personal anger, and then push someone else to the throne, or even replace him? Are they really there for you? You have to calm down and think twice. There is no one dearest in the world than your parents and siblings, so why do you abandon your parents and siblings to cling to those who have ill intentions? ”

I said, "Son, even if you have done so far, and the matter has been exposed to the world, has your father done anything unjust to you?" Your royal brother, has he ever fallen into a hole for you? Did any of your other brothers and sisters take advantage of the danger of others to rob and seek personal gain? All the punishments you have received so far are just the slap that your biological mother gave you just now. I'm trying to wake you up, my foolish son. I want to save you back, I want to pull you back to your original honor and stable life, away from that bloody abyss. ”

(b)

That day, the long story I told and the tears I poured out from my heart shook this son of mine deeply.

He knelt down in front of me and sincerely confessed with tears on his face: "Mother, it was the son who thought wrong, and it was the son who did wrong. ”

He fell on the ground and kowtowed to me.

He said, "It's the son who is too selfish. The son has lived up to his parents' expectations, and he is also ashamed of the blood and sacrifice of his grandfather and uncle. The son now understands that compared with the bright and brave life of his grandfather and uncle, the son's mind is too despicable and dirty, and the son's life is too narrow and dark. Born as a man, the son should take it as his responsibility to save the people from fire and water, and should be ashamed of being a rebellious minister and thief. ”

He lay down in front of me and wept bitterly.

He said: "Please rest assured that the queen mother will definitely change his mind in the future, be a good man, and will never let the world have disputes again for his own desires, and let the people of the world fall into pain." ”

Liu Shen's son is Liu Shen's son after all. He did as his father did, and he never disappointed again.

(c)

On the fifth day after Yan Guanxin roared at the main hall of Zhaoyang Palace, Liu Shen issued an edict announcing that all the people involved in this conspiracy would be severely punished, and all adult men in the Yan Guanxin family would be stripped of their titles, and those who held official positions would be fined for three years and demoted to one class. The parents, wives and children of the Marquis of Changping and all the servants were immediately expelled from Beijing and moved back to their hometown, where they were strictly guarded by the local government and lived in peace.

Subsequently, Liu Shen issued an important decision to announce an important decision, the fourth son of the emperor was succeeded to the late general, Lingnan King Cui Jinglong as the heir of the righteous son, ordered to remove the identity of the royal disciple, changed the surname to Cui, gave the name Chengzhi, gave the word Shouhe, and inherited your Lingnan throne, on the same day with all his dependents moved out of the palace and moved into the Lingnan palace to live for a long time, so that his teacher in Taixue and Jing Zhaoyin urged him to think behind closed doors in the palace every day, and worked hard to study the doctrine of the sages. Within three years, you are not allowed to leave the house, you are not allowed to open the door to see outsiders, you are not allowed to enter the palace without permission in this life, you are not allowed to enter the court as an official, and you are not allowed to enter the temple to worship, and you are buried in the Cui family cemetery after death, and you are included in the Cui family tree.

In this way, Liu Shen removed our son from the imperial family forever, completely cut him off from the political arena, and completely cut off the possibility of him coveting the crown prince.

This is a salvation for him and a punishment for him.

This son of mine accepted his father's punishment with joy and convincingness, and from then on he really studied the doctrine of the sages seriously, and later became a generation of great Confucians in the academic world.

And his sincerity in what he said was corrected, and later he was duly rewarded.

After the fall of Liu Shen's dynasty, the entire clan surnamed Liu was bloodily slaughtered by the usurper.

Only one of my sons, because he has long ceased to be a member of the clan surnamed Liu, has nominally become your descendant, and has been spared.

The descendants of this vein have become me and Liu Shen, the only one that has extended to the distant future. (To be continued.) )