Reborn Prince Liu Ju

Chapter 008 How to face it

When Liu Ju arrived at the main hall of Chengming Hall, the emperor was rewarding the generals, so he didn't dare to make a sound, so he quietly stood aside and listened quietly to the Zhongchang attendant reading out his will.

"Plagiarized Yao Xiaowei Huo Qubing beheaded two thousand and twenty-eight captives, as well as Xiangguo and head households, beheaded Shanyu's eldest father, who was registered as Ruohou Chan, captured Jifu Luo Gubi, and then became the champion, with 28 households as the champion. "

Liu Ju had heard the battle report from the emperor earlier, and also learned many things that would happen in the future from his dreams, so he was not surprised that Huo Qubing was ranked first in the reward list.Bravely crowning the whole army, his brother Qubing is just that powerful!

After listening to Zhong Changshi's reading, Liu Ju smiled at Huo Qubing, but unfortunately he didn't look sideways and didn't notice the little prince hiding in the corner.

"Hao Xian, the prefect of Shanggu, followed the generals four times, captured and beheaded more than [-] people, and entrusted them with [-] households."

"Zhang Qian served as a general in the Great Xia. He stayed in the Xiongnu for a long time. He led the army and knew the good water and grass. The army was free from hunger and thirst. Because of the outstanding achievements of the previous mission, he was granted the title of Marquis Bowang."

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The rewards along the way were all based on military merits and regulations, and even the disposition of Su Jian, who had lost his army, was mentioned—he could be redeemed as a commoner—but Wei Qing’s name never appeared, and Liu Ju frowned involuntarily. .

He remembered that because of Zhao Xin's betrayal, his uncle's pre-war plan was disrupted. Although Qubing Gege's surprise soldiers won the battle, it was not a complete victory in terms of the whole war, so his father did not benefit this time. Uncle Feng was only rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold.

And even this thousand gold was divided into half by uncle and given to Mrs. Wang's parents.

Liu Ju was just thinking wildly for a while. The Zhongchang Attendant had finished reading out the imperial edict, which did not mention the treatment of Wei Qing at all. He looked up at his uncle carefully, and saw that his expression was calm, the same as before.

"Great general!" The emperor asked the Zhongchang attendant to step down, and said slowly, "Grand general lost two generals in this battle, and died as a marquis. He didn't have much military merit, so he won't benefit..."

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar in the hall, and Liu Ju put his heart in his throat. He didn't calm down a little until he saw Wei Qing's usual calm expression. However, in an instant, the huge Chengming Hall suddenly fell silent. .

"...and give the general a daughter!" Liu Ju heard his father say this, which was exactly the same as what he heard in his dream.

He suddenly turned his head and turned his gaze to the high platform, but found that his father's expression was a little blurry, and he couldn't see clearly.

Wei Qing took a step forward and replied respectfully: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!" His tone was calm and his expression was extremely calm, as if he didn't notice the obvious alienation and eagerness in the emperor's words.

The theme of today's court meeting is to reward the generals. Those who should be sealed are rewarded, and those who should be rewarded are also rewarded, so they will retreat from the court.

Liu Ju hadn't seen his uncle or cousin for many days, so he turned his head and glanced at the emperor, seeing that he had no intention of objecting, he chased him out.

Wei Qing walked in a hurry, but Huo Qubing was surrounded by a group of people who congratulated him as a young marquis. After a little thought, Liu Ju decided to go after his uncle first. Anyway, Qubing's elder brother would go later, so he just had to both I can see you.

Liu Ju hurriedly chased him out, he was afraid that his uncle had already left the palace, and he could not go out at will.

Fortunately, he was lucky, Wei Qing was stopped by a person not far from the main hall, and the two stood on the steps and talked for a while.

Liu Ju didn't want to disturb his uncle, so he quietly stood aside until someone patted him on the shoulder.

"Brother Qubing!" Liu Ju turned his head and shouted in surprise.

Huo Qubing was puzzled and said, "Ji'er, why are you here?"

"I'll wait for uncle." Liu said that he raised his hand and pointed, but saw that the man was turning around and leaving.

Seeing this, Huo Qubing didn't ask any more questions, he picked up Liu Ju and walked over, the two called out in unison: "Uncle!"

Wei Qing turned to look at them, with surprise on his face: "Qu Bing, why did you bring the proof?"

Huo Qubing raised his eyebrows, and said in dissatisfaction: "It's fine if uncle doesn't help me, but he didn't wait for me?" The congratulators were chattering, and it took him a lot of effort to squeeze out of the crowd, almost I didn't catch up with my uncle.

"That's right." Liu Ju echoed, "Uncle doesn't wait for me either."

Wei Qing took Liu Shi from Huo Qubing's hands, and said seriously, "Ju'er, why did you come here?"

Liu Ju bit his lip, and whispered, "I miss my uncle and brother Qubing..." If there was no dream last night, Liu Ju might still be able to wait until Wei Qing enters the palace to see him tomorrow, but now, he has a quarter of an hour Also can't wait.

"Then you shouldn't run around alone, the queen will be worried if she finds out." Wei Qing originally planned to leave the palace and go home, but now he has to change his schedule, he has to send Liu Zheng back to Jiaofang Palace first. .

Liu Ju put his arms around his uncle's neck and explained, "Mother knows that I'm here at Chengming Hall."

On the way to Jiaofang Hall, Huo Qubing asked curiously: "Uncle, who was that person just now? What did he ask you for?" It was really strange to stop someone from talking in front of the main hall of Weiyang Palace.

Wei Qing paused, then said softly, "I didn't say anything, just a few gossips."

"Oh." Huo Qubing replied in a low voice, not sure if he believed Wei Qing's words or not.

Liu Ju tilted his head to look at his cousin, blinked, and then turned his head back.

He knew who that man was and what he had said to his uncle, but he couldn't say it.The name of that daring and meddling guy was Ning Cheng. He dared to say that his uncle did not have much credit, but he was able to support tens of thousands of households. All three sons were enshrined as marquises because of his mother.Now, Mrs. Wang is favored, but her family is not rich, so it is better to give the thousand gold to Mrs. Wang's relatives to celebrate their birthdays.

Thinking of this, Liu Ju's lips twitched slightly.

Ning Cheng's words were only half correct. The wealth of the Wei family was indeed created by the empress. However, today, the rise and fall of the Wei family is not tied to the queen, but to the general.

In that dream that he didn't want to recall at all but had to remember firmly, all the attacks on him started after his uncle left.

Liu Ju also knew that his uncle followed Ning Cheng's suggestion and sent five hundred gold to Mrs. Wang's family, and that Ning Cheng was also valued by the emperor because of this matter, and got the post of Captain of the East China Sea.

At this time, the uncle didn't want to tell the story, probably because he didn't want him to hear it, or maybe it was because it was inconvenient to talk in the palace. Wouldn't it be very ugly if Brother Qubing had a fit on the spot.

A few months later, Li Meiren gave birth to another son, named Liu Xu.So far, the number of princes in the palace has reached four.

Liu Ju was not interested in the newborn younger brothers, even if Mrs. Wang and Li Meiren took Liu Hong and Liu Dan to the Jiaofang Hall to greet the queen, he didn't give them a second look.Anyway, it was impossible for them to play with him like Wuyou and his wife did.

The emperor's love for the eldest son did not decrease because of the number of sons. On the contrary, Liu Ju didn't like to cling to the emperor as much as before, and he didn't run to the proclamation room as often.

Faced with such a situation, the queen was a little apprehensive.She is not worried about her falling out of favor, because falling in love with her beauty is the doomed ending of every woman in the palace, even if she is a queen, there is no exception.

But as long as the emperor still reuses her family and loves her son, she will have nothing to fear.

Now, the Wei family has five lords, and it can't be more beautiful, but there is a tiny and imperceptible crack between her husband and son, how can she not be worried.

At first, the queen thought that her son had done something that displeased the emperor, and she questioned the palace servants around him, but she found nothing.After all, Liu Ju is only five years old and has not yet been formally enlightened, so it is not easy to offend the emperor.

Gradually, the queen seemed to realize that the problem was not with the emperor, but with her son, who was avoiding his father intentionally or unintentionally.

The queen didn't understand what he meant, so she called her son to him and asked him why he was estranged from the emperor.

"Mum, I..." Liu Ju opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to explain it.Can he say that he is afraid, afraid of the father who will abandon their mother and child one day in the future, he can't say anything.

Liu Zheng really didn't want to believe that absurd dream. How could his wise and omnipotent father be the old man in the dream who listened to slander and was self-willed. He even wanted to kill his own children. If he didn't believe it, it wasn't true. ...

but……

Those pictures, those sorrows are all too real.

And those things that have not yet happened have also been verified one by one.

Liu Ju was terrified. At his current age, he couldn't understand why the things in the dream happened.

He didn't dare to see the emperor, he was afraid that he would show an expression he shouldn't have in front of him.

So he didn't go to Xuanshi, even when the emperor came to Jiaofang Hall, he wouldn't cling to him like before.

"Zi'er, is there something you can't even say to your mother?" The queen's voice was gentle and soft, which made Liu Ju's anxious heart a little more peaceful.

He tilted his head and thought for a while, then said in a very low voice: "Sister said, Ah Weng won't love me anymore if he has another son." Princess Yangshi did say such a thing, but Liu Ju never believed it, because The sum of several younger brothers is not as loving as his father's love for him alone.

But at this moment, he really couldn't give a suitable reason, so he could only use Princess Yangshi's words as an excuse.

The queen was slightly relieved when she heard the words, and said with a broken smile: "Ji'er, I want you to love you more, how can you avoid him?" Recalling her son's neglectful attitude towards Liu Hong and others in the past, the queen did not doubt his words.

Children born in the palace must learn to fight and hypocrisy in order to survive better.

If possible, the queen also hoped that her children would never need to learn these things, however, she had no choice.

After a long time, Liu Ju looked into his mother's eyes, nodded and said, "Mum, I know I was wrong."