The Philosopher's Dandy Dream

Winter is finally over, Liu Shenyan survived a few morning classes in a daze in the spring sleepiness.

Qin Fu saw that Liu Shenyan rushed over before dawn, but he looked like he was about to collapse while sitting on the couch, so he couldn't bear to embarrass him, so he allowed Liu Shenyan to rest for half a month.

As soon as he heard that he could have a short rest, Liu Shenyan immediately cheered up and chatted with Qin Fu who was sitting a few feet away.

"Master, you are talking about brothers, what should you do?" Qin Fu winked at the little eunuch beside him, and offered Liu Shenyan a cup of tea.

What should brother do?Liu Shenyan heard the words, drank some tea, and replied casually, "What's the matter, brother? The elder brother is supposed to be the father?"

"Then the master is planning to be a father?" Qin Fu frowned when he heard Liu Shen say that the eldest brother is like a father. As a father, you should take care of everything?

"..." Seeing Qin Fu's changing face, Liu Shenyan thought for a moment that he has a younger brother named Liu Duxing who just committed a crime a few days ago...

If my elder brother is like a father...

Liu Shenyan supported his forehead, stood up and prepared to perform a big gift to punish himself for his slip of the tongue, "I just..."

"Okay! Master, you don't need to be too polite." Qin Fu caressed Liu Shen when he saw that he wanted to salute, and then asked pressingly, "If Master doesn't plan to have an older brother as a father, why did Master say so?"

"It's just a casual remark. Your Majesty, don't care about it." Liu Shenyan felt that it was not cute for a child to be serious.

However, maybe I really think so in my heart.

Hey, it feels really amazing to raise a son who is fifteen or sixteen at the age of sixteen or seventeen...

……

Seeing that Liu Shenyan didn't want to say more, Qin Fu started another topic.

"Then if brother kills brother, what does Master think?"

"..."

Brother kills brother...

This is an extremely cheating topic, Liu Shenyan thinks.

Because to discuss this issue, we need a very basic conceptual framework, that is, what is a brother: is it a brother who is actually a brother who worshiped, or a brother whose blood is thicker than water.

But that's not the point: the point is that the Tian family has no father and son, not even father and son, so what about brothers?Throughout ancient and modern times, the history of the royal family is a history of mutual destruction.After an emperor ascends the throne, it may be the wisest decision to kill all his brothers.Of course, this is only for him personally.For the country, for history, for the people, it is unpredictable.

"Who is the brother whom the Holy Majesty thinks?" Liu Shenyan thought it would be better to ask more clearly.

Qin Fu looked at Liu Shenyan seriously, "Master and Du Xinger are of the same father and half mother."

"Same father and half mother?" Liu Shenyan frowned. Is this testing himself, planning to send himself to kill Liu Duxing's rhythm, or just talking casually

"Yes!" Seeing that Liu Shenyan was alert, Qin Fu added, "This matter has nothing to do with Master, Master can speak freely."

"If you kill someone, you will kill him. Why do you care about being a brother?" When a person wants to kill someone, he doesn't need a reason. Reasons are for others to see, but he doesn't need them.It's like you don't want to do the same thing, you just don't want to, and the reasons are all deliberately found to add rationality to yourself and persuade others.

As a monarch, when something like reason is needed, there will naturally be a large number of people rushing to provide it.

"Shouldn't killing a younger brother be criticized?" Qin Fu got up and got off the couch, walking in front of Liu Shenyan.Liu Shenyan was two heads shorter than Qin Fu because of sitting.

"Your Majesty is afraid of being criticized?" Liu Shenyan raised his head and could only see Qin Fu's chin. It's only been a year, and this kid has grown taller.

"I'm not afraid." Qin Fu curled his lips and smiled.

Seeing Qin Fu's smile, Liu Shenyan also smiled, with a bit of playfulness in his eyes, "Then what is your Majesty afraid of?"

"Don't be afraid of anything!" Qin Fu felt a little better.

"That……"

"Master, will you dislike seeing your brother kill your brother?"

"Why did you say that?" What does killing his brother have to do with him?Liu Shenyan felt that he had neither the right nor the ability to judge who was killed by others. Outsiders could only see cause and effect, not connections.It is precisely because the internal relations are too complicated that those in the authorities are confused and outsiders are clear.

"Master, whether you will or not, tell me frankly!"

"Won't……"

"But I feel that Master is a person who values ​​affection."

"Really? Minister..." Liu Shenyan felt that this comment was a bit wrong, and felt that this little devil seemed to have a tendency to involve Liu Duxing.

"What is a brother in the eyes of the master?"

"Nothing. A symbol of value."

"Value symbol?"

"It marks that there is a person of similar bloodline to yours in this world, that's all."

"Then what if you are asked to kill Liu Duxing?"

"..."

"Is it necessary?"

"Yes."

"I don't know."

……

Back to Liu Mansion.

Liu Shenyan was a little absent-minded.

If the little emperor asked him to kill Liu Duxing, would he really do it?

……

Killing is nothing more than a nod of the head, and that's all.

A one-shot deal can never be recovered.

……

It's just that the little emperor's elder brother is like a father...

Why did I treat Liu Duxing so well?

Liu Shenyan inexplicably thought of a word - raising children to guard against old age.

Is it raising children for old age?

No, raising Liu Duxing obviously cannot prevent old age. Raising Liu Duxing will not make him die early, that is already the kindness imposed by the empress dowager.Liu Shenyan deeply realized that if he didn't become a monk early and become an abbot, he might suffer for himself in the days to come.My father wholeheartedly supports the queen mother, and I follow my father.Even though he's doing well with the current emperor, I'm afraid that this kid will be in charge in the future, and he will take all of himself with one return of his carbine.Follow Liu Duxing?

Although the little emperor still looks like that now, it only looks like that!

Liu Duxing's demeanor of repaying the country's favor with passion and self-efficacy cannot be achieved by himself.As the old saying goes, a man who is not angry before the age of 30 is useless, and a man who is still angry after the age of 30 is also useless.Duxing is still a child, and his two lifetimes together are already thirty...

Eggs cannot be put in one basket.

Politics is also a high-risk investment.

High investment and high income.

……

It's just that this is gambling with life.

Liu Shenyan's heart has a cold heart.

It is not the right way to find a way to get out of yourself as soon as possible.

……

Just what can I do by myself?

Liu Shenyan suddenly remembered that the grain he had planted last spring hadn't been used in the warehouse after harvesting it last fall!

It's also really strange.

When I didn't ask my father for land, where did all the food go?

I didn't figure it out last time, but this time I have to find time to ask my treacherous father.

……

That pile of food is really a lot...

Fortunately, the warehouse cost nothing.

……

In recent days, there has been a shortage of rice in Beijing. Last year's grain harvest was poor, and the tax in the court was heavy. Many farmers directly ate the stored seeds.If the seeds are eaten, there will be no seeds for the next year, and then the grain production will decrease again... It is a vicious circle.

Vulnerability of the smallholder economy.

Poor ability to resist natural disasters...

Liu Shenyan sighed a little.

Wouldn't it be a bit of a fortune to sell the grain?

However, it is really not worthwhile to look at the money.

If you don't make money yourself, will others?

But, watching piles of people starve to death...

I couldn't bear it, and I didn't, because there was no difference between Liu Shenyan and Liu Shenyan without him in this matter.

The root cause of this incident was a natural disaster, not Liu Shenyan.