The capital of the Han Kingdom in Lingnan was the Xingwang Mansion.
A pair of white, tender, thick and fat hands quickly fiddled with the large, round pearls, splicing the pearls together with threads as thin as silk, so that the shadow of the thread was almost invisible at the connection points.
The owner of such dexterous hands is actually a fat man, a big fat man with cute appearance and delicate features.
The big fat man named Liu Jixing was the King of Wei of the Han Kingdom in Lingnan and the eldest son of Liu Sheng, the emperor of the Han Kingdom in Lingnan.
In a few days it will be his father Liu Sheng's birthday.
Liu Jixing planned to make a gift for him with his own hands, a Chinese character "longevity" made of pearls, and then inlaid on the red coral reef. The red and white will then shine, which is very beautiful.
Princess Wei looked at her husband's dexterous hands and said in admiration: "Your Majesty, your Majesty will definitely feel your filial piety after receiving this generous gift from you, and he will be able to recover from his serious illness."
"madness!"
Liu Jixing cursed himself for being such an idiot princess, and said angrily: "I just wish my father would be in a better mood and not kill me in anger."
The reason why Liu Jixing took so much trouble to prepare gifts was indeed not because the son wanted to please his father, but simply to save his life.
His father, Liu Sheng, the emperor of the Han Dynasty in Lingnan, was said to be cruel and cruel, which is rare in ancient times.
Liu Sheng's position as emperor was obtained by killing his brother Liu Bin.
Therefore, after Liu Sheng ascended the throne, he was afraid that he would follow in his footsteps. He began to kill his ministers and his younger brothers. If nothing happened, he would kill ministers and younger brothers for fun. He also included their families and his nephews, and even included his nieces in the harem...
His father gave birth to a total of eighteen brothers except himself. Then fifteen of them died under his sword.
The other three were not merciful to him, but two died young and one died in battle...
After more than ten years, Liu Sheng succeeded in killing very few of the huge Liu family bloodline left by his ancestor Liu Yin in Lingnan.
Liu Sheng's attitude towards his son was also to hit or scold him, and his attacks were not serious at all.
Facing such a father, Liu Jixing felt not only fear but fear in his heart.
As the first heir of the Southern Han Dynasty, Liu Jixing only wished that his father would die immediately.
So that you don't have to worry all day long.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
Gong Chengshu, the emissary of Wang Qing Palace, ran in and shouted: "Hurry up, come into the palace immediately. Your Majesty's condition has worsened, and we have summoned the king to come into the palace."
Liu Jixing suddenly stood up, and his first reaction was that God has opened his eyes?
Before Liu Jixing could react, Gong Chengshu had already pulled him out.
Liu Jixing said as he walked: "Isn't it said that my father's condition has improved? Why has it worsened?"
Gong Chengshu gnashed his teeth and said: "Not yet Zhou Xingfeng of Wuping, but for some reason his envoy told the story of your majesty in front of Emperor Guo. Emperor Guo was so angry that he cursed your majesty, saying that he wanted to attack my big man. When your majesty heard the news, he was furious.
His condition worsened."
Liu Sheng was violent and cruel, but his own abilities were outstanding. After Guo Rong captured Huainan, Liu Sheng felt that something was wrong and sent people to the capital of Later Zhou Dynasty to pay tribute, but was stopped by Wu Ping and his attempt failed to materialize.
Now that he knew that Zhou Dynasty planned to raise troops to go south, he also knew that he could not resist. He was already seriously ill, and his condition worsened in anger, and he would not die soon.
Liu Sheng had already died of illness before Liu Jixing arrived at the Han Dynasty Palace in Lingnan.
Liu Jixing was in a state of ignorance and inexplicably became the new emperor of the Han Kingdom in Lingnan, changing his name to Liu Yuan.
Princess Wei had not yet been officially canonized as the queen, but she had already begun to treat herself as a queen. She knelt in front of the Lingnan Emperor, who had already been named Liu Yuan, and said: "Your Majesty is already a great one, so you should support your close relatives, so as not to worry about it."
The thief is taking advantage of me. I boldly recommend my brother Chang Tao. He is brave and good at fighting. He is one of our own and worthy of trust."
Liu Yuan nodded and said, "My concubine is right!" He thought for a moment and said, "My concubine, why not let your brother enter the palace as a chamberlain first to show your loyalty?"
Princess Wei was dumbfounded.
In Liu Yuan's mind, as long as he has a family, he will not be loyal to his children and grandchildren, so eunuchs are the most trustworthy.
If a foreign minister wants to be used, he must come from the palace!
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The territory of Khitan is extremely vast. For better governance, the five core areas of the territory are divided into five capitals. Among them, Linhuang Prefecture in Beijing, Dading Prefecture in Zhongjing, Liaoyang Prefecture in Tokyo, Youdu Prefecture in Nanjing, and Datong Prefecture in Xijing are all
To accompany the capital.
However, Khitan was founded by nomadic people who moved around irregularly. Its political center was not in the capital, but in Nabo, that is, Xingzai.
Wherever the Khitan emperor was, there was the administrative center for handling government affairs.
The real top chief executives of the five capitals all stayed behind.
The one who stayed behind in Youdu Mansion in Nanjing was Xiao Siwen, a member of the famous Xiao family in Khitan.
Xiao Siwen was in a very happy mood recently. He visited the thatched cottage three times without inviting the great sage, but he unexpectedly came to serve as an official to treat his mother's illness.
Xiao Siwen was not as rough as the Khitans at all, but was polite and polite. He was dressed in gorgeous clothes and looked like a Central Plains aristocrat. Even if he were thrown into Kaifeng, no one would know that he was from the Liao Dynasty.
"Sir, I recently read "The Great Learning" in the "Book of Rites" and I am very confused about what it says. I hope you can give me some advice."
Xiao Siwen stayed behind in Nanjing, but he respected Song Xiong very much.
Song Xiong replied: "The "The Great Learning" that I studied in the left-behind camp only scratched the surface of it. If you want to learn the real "Great Learning", you need to study it with the annotations. There are four annotations on "The Great Learning", one is "The Great Learning" by Dong Zhongshu, and the other is "The Great Learning" by Zheng Xuan.
"Book of Rites: Great Learning" in "Three Rites Commentary", one is "The Great Learning" interpreted by Kong Yingda, and the other is "The Great Learning" written by Han Yu."
"These four sages analyzed "The Great Learning" from different angles, Dong Zhongshu's "The Great Learning"..."
Song Xiong said matter-of-factly.
Xiao Siwen was confused when he heard it. You must know that although "The Great Learning" is a piece of prose, it has been studied by Chinese scholars for thousands of years and derived countless annotations.
Without a deep foundation of knowledge, it is impossible to understand easily.
But just because he couldn't understand it, Song Xiong's knowledge was brought out.
Xiao Siwen was obsessed with the culture of the Central Plains and was not ashamed to ask questions.
Song Xiong also answered the questions one by one.
Until news came from outside the study that his son Xiao Weiyin asked for a meeting.
Song Xiong said wisely: "If Xiao Liushou has important matters, I will leave first."
Xiao Siwen was in high spirits, so he let him leave and said, "Sir, wait here. I'll be back as soon as I go."
Xiao Siwen walked out.
Song Xiong honestly carried him where he was, and Xiao Siwen came back after just a cup of tea, with a bit of joy on his face.
He had already received the news that Guo Rong was preparing for the southern expedition, so Nanjing could sit back and relax.
"Sir, come on, let's continue talking!"
Song Xiong continued to explain "The University" to Xiao Siwen.
For half a month, Xiao Siwen paid more and more attention to Song Xiong.
On this day, Song Xiong suddenly spoke to Xiao Siwen and said, "Xiao stayed behind. My subordinates heard that the Central Plains intends to conquer Lingnan? Is this possible?"
Xiao Siwen smiled and said: "It is true, it has nothing to do with us, just sit back and watch."
Song Xiong said in a deep voice: "My subordinates think that this is a plan to hide the truth. The Central Plains is not to conquer the south, but to conquer the northern mountains!"