Chapter 116 Second Prince

In the palace, in the apse of the Qingluan Hall, the second prince, Liu Yu, stood upright in front of the dragon chair in a purple python robe, listening to the emperor's instructions to him with a respectful face.

"From tomorrow, you can go to the Ministry of War. Although you don't like the art of war as much as your eldest brother, the army is the foundation of the country. In order to live in the future, you have to control the military department by yourself. You should remember that the military is strong and the national defense is self-reliant. Only when the national defense is strong can the country be prosperous and the people be safe. Although I can help you stop those veterans now, if you still can't grow up in a few years... I'm not just your son. Do you understand?" The emperor stared at his only legitimate son seriously.

This is the heir he elected. He chose this son not only because he is the eldest son. More importantly, although his son is not sharp enough, he has always been very stable. Although he is only 17 years old now, his temperament is more stable than his eldest son who is dedicated to martial arts. The eldest son is not bad, but his momentum is too sharp, too similar to his when he was young. And now the Southern Tang Dynasty no longer needs such a sharp monarch.

The second prince Liu Yu bowed his head respectfully and said, "My son will definitely be conscientious and diligent to live up to his father's expectations."

The emperor nodded with satisfaction, and he had always been very satisfied with the serious attitude of the second prince. His son has always done what he says, which is very worry-free. The emperor smiled and said, "After I handed over the military department to Sun Junfeng's slippery ghost in the past few years, he has been in good management. In the early years, he followed Lord Jiang Fang and gradually grew from a small lieutenant to a unique general. He has both experience and real talent for military management. Therefore, after you go, you can't rely on your identity to fight against him. You should ask him more, understand?

The emperor smiled on his face and looked like a kind father and son. His inscrusive teachings naturally made the second prince, who was actually also very nervous, a little flattered. But he has been taught the king's way since he was a child, so although he is excited at this moment, he can still keep calm.

Liu Yu knew that he was still too young. If his father hadn't been as healthy as before, and he was also annoyed by the excessive party strife of some people in the court, he would not have pushed himself out at this time. Moreover, his father pushed him out at this time, which actually turned him into a target, which was also a test for him. If he can't hold on in the past few years, he doesn't have to fantasize about the position.

At that time, my father will definitely let the eldest brother who killed again ascend the throne. Because even if he will make Nantang suffer from the war, he can at least protect the Liu family.

My father's health is already very bad. Liu Yu felt a pain in his heart, and all the excitement and excitement disappeared, leaving only a heavy sense of responsibility in his heart. He replied seriously, "Father, don't worry, my son will definitely ask Lord Sun more advice and treat him like a teacher."

The emperor nodded and said, "As long as you understand. The military has complex interpersonal relationships. If you can control them by yourself within a year, I won't worry about you. Oh, Jiang Yong, the servant of the Ministry of War, I left it to you. But whether you can subdue him or not depends on yourself. That person... Hey, my father is right. The Jiang family is extraordinary."

Liu Yu paused and said, "My son understands."

"Oi, I want to explain to you, that's all. That's all I can do for you. After the decree of tomorrow is issued, you can only rely on yourself. Liu Yu, remember, I'm not just your son. The emperor corrected his face again and restored the king's prestige.

"Yes, I understand." Liu Yu knelt down respectfully and bowed his head in response.

"Oc's it, you go back." The emperor waved his hand to signal that Liu Yu could leave.

Liu Yu, who responded freely from beginning to end, finally showed a trace of strangeness on his face. He carefully looked up at the emperor sitting on the dragon chair, hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Father, although Ping Ning's mistake the day before yesterday was really a punishment. But you punished her to go to Qingping'an to copy the scriptures until the Spring Festival, which..."

"What, do you have a problem?" The emperor took the shorter chapters next to him and began to look at them, and asked without lifting his eyelids.

Liu Yu's heart beat, but he thought about his sister who cried miserably, or continued to kowtow and beg: "Father, my sister is Jinzhi Yuye. She has been favored since she was a child. How can she bear the suffering of the Qingping Temple? Father..."

"Hmm." The emperor opened his eyelids and looked at Liu Yu, raised his hand and threw the memorial in his hand on his head. He scolded sharply, "If you are always so kind and soft, how can I hand over the Southern Tang Dynasty to you at ease? Liu Yu, you said that Pingning, regardless of his identity and his own safety, secretly ran out to fool around with Minger and others. Should he be severely punished?

"Yes." Liu Yu endured the pain on his head and replied loudly, "But my sister has been weak since childhood, and life in Qingping'an has always been miserable..."

"There is neither lack of food nor clothing. Everyone else can endure the bitterness. Why can't she? Can't she suffer at all just because she is my daughter? When you were a child, you were pressed by me to practice in single clothes on a cold winter day. Did you put up with it? Liu Yu, you have to figure out what is really good for Pingning! If I spoil her like you and the queen, is it really good for her? This time she dared to sneak out of the palace to visit the tile hooks, and next time she dared to do something more outrageous to make me feel uncomfortable! I have tolerated her mistakes too many times, and I must not tolerate it this time! Go back now and take her to Qingping'an in person!" After the emperor angrily scolded Liu Yu for such a lot of words, he could not calm down his anger, so he threw another fold in front of him and said harshly, "Go to Commander Li to ask what happened in the Bai family Wari the day before yesterday, and think about whether you want to plead for your ignorant sister!"

Liu Yu was scolded, but fortunately, he also heard that his father punished Pingning this time because he was worried that she would commit crimes in the future. Besides, the father asked him to see his sister off, which also showed that he actually couldn't bear to let his sister live the same hard life as the nuns in the nunnery. Moreover, listening to my father's meaning, it seems that something bad happened to Bai Jiawari the day before yesterday that made him so angry. Alas, he'd better ask Commander Li first what happened.

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Two two-horse-drawn green canoped carriages came out of the harem and followed Xuanwu Street all the way to the Qingping Temple in the suburbs of the north city.

Liu Yu got off the carriage first and just wanted to call down Princess Pingning in the back carriage, and then he saw the carriage of Qingwang Mansion, which had just stopped behind. He ordered the little eunuch beside him to call Princess Pingning, and he quickly walked to the carriage of King Qing's Mansion and bowed to King Qing, who had not yet got out of the curtain: "My nephew has seen Uncle Huang."

In the past, Qing Wang, who was a pleasant face, had a black face. After nodding to Liu Yu, he got out of the car. King Qing looked at Princess Pingning who was helped down in front of him, frowned slightly, and asked Liu Yu, "Is it your father who asked you to send Pingning here?"

Liu Yu smiled slightly and nodded.

At this time, Princess Antai, who came out behind King Qing, saw Liu Yu and hurried to salute him. Liu Yu now understood that King Qing and his father thought of the same way to punish Princess Antai. He looked back at Princess Pingning who was coming, and sure enough, he saw that her originally distressed face flashed with a trace of joy from Princess Antai.

Liu Yu sighed secretly. It's over. I'm afraid these two girl will get together again!

Obviously, Liu Yu was not the only one who thought of this, and King Qing also saw the trace of joy in his daughter's eyes. His face was even more gloomy and said coldly to Princess Antai, "You'd better copy the scriptures honestly. I will have you send the scriptures you copied every day back to your house for inspection. Also, I will let someone guard your yard. If you dare to come out to meet Princess Pingning before the Spring Festival, I won't let you out for the festival! Remember, I will put up as many scriptures you copy and give them to the Empress Dowager as a gift to her during the Spring Festival. If you still have a little filial piety, don't think about fake hands, understand?"

Princess Antai's face suddenly collapsed when she heard it, and she saluted King Qing: "I understand, father. I will copy the scriptures honestly and pray for the Empress Dowager's grandmother in front of the Buddha every day.

"Well, it's best to understand." King Qing nodded and said to Princess Antai, "Go in and remember what you just said."

Liu Yu sighed secretly and turned his head to Princess Pingning and said, "Pingning, you heard what Uncle said. Remember to be obedient and don't disturb Sister Antai, understand?"

Although Princess Pingning has a lively personality, she is not as lawless as Princess Antai. What's more, the emperor's anger actually scared her. At this moment, see Lord Qing again. How dare you think of anything else? Even if he answered seriously, "Second brother, don't worry, I will copy the scriptures and pray for the Empress Dowager's grandmother every day."

When Princess Antai heard her words, she suddenly stopped thinking about everything. Her cousin listened to the second prince the most. Since she said so, she won't want to do anything fun with her before the Spring Festival.

Princess Antai looked at Princess Pingning bitterly, and Princess Pingning also looked at Princess Antai pitifully. The two sympathized with each other and entered the Qingping Temple with their respective sorrows.

It was not until the two disappeared in the gate that Liu Yu and Qingwang withdrew their eyes and sighed together. Obviously, both of them are actually very reluctant to punish those two maids. However, this time they were so wrong that they were ridiculously wrong. Besides, thinking about what happened to the girl of the Bai family and the Jiang family that day, they were afraid for a while. If it had happened to those two girls, wouldn't they have been poisoned by thieves long ago?

"Uncle, I don't know Mingdi..." Although Liu Yu knew that it would definitely make King Qing angry. But as a brother, it's really rude if you don't care about it.

When King Qing heard the words, his anger rose, and his expression on his face was a little ferocious: "That evil barrier, I asked someone to throw him into the barracks. Humph, if he doesn't take off a few layers of skin, I will never let him come back!"