As he watched carefully, he seemed to be able to hear the gurgling sound of the stream and feel the majesty of the mountain peaks.
Looking at the inscription on the calligraphy and painting again, I saw four big characters written in vigorous and powerful strokes: "The mountains are high and the water is long."
What does this painting mean?
Is it hinting to me that I should stand proudly like this mountain peak, and no matter how twists and turns life brings, I should be like this stream and move forward bravely?
Qin Heng made random guesses in his mind.
The news that Qin Heng had inherited the title of king quickly spread throughout the court. This unprecedented honor surprised the ministers.
In their impression, Qin Heng was just a prince with crippled legs. He usually lived in seclusion and had no interactions with him. Why was he suddenly made a king?
Moreover, they still used the title of "filial piety" and "xian". This kind of favor made them start to take Qin Heng seriously.
However, no one thought about seizing the legitimate son. Even the prince's faction and the second prince's faction just thought that this was a simple favor.
After all, everyone knows that the eighth prince is disabled. How can he win the heir apparent?
In the next few days, ministers kept coming to congratulate him with generous gifts.
At first, Qin Heng treated each other with courtesy, but as ministers came to his door in an endless stream, Qin Heng listened to the advice of the poisoners and pretended to be ill.
Qin Heng knew that this was to keep him stable, and those ministers just wanted to see that he was favored and wanted to gain favor.
"Oh, people who know how to make green tea are really popular."
Qin Heng looked at the gift list in his hand and couldn't help but sigh.
Even though he pretended to be ill, the ministers who came to visit him in the past few days just left their generous gifts and went back.
He heard from Xiaoyao that the gifts had already filled two rooms. The gifts from the eldest and second emperor brothers alone almost filled one room.
There was a sound of footsteps, and Qin Heng put down the gift list and looked up.
Zhao Hu walked in from outside the house.
"Your Highness, Mr. Liu, the imperial censor, is here."
"Oh, please come quickly." Qin Heng raised his hand to signal. He thought that his grandfather would come to congratulate him the day after he was crowned king, but he didn't expect that he would not come until today.
"promise."
Zhao Hu turned around and walked out. A moment later, Liu Ji's grandfather and grandson walked in from outside the house.
"Meet King Xiaoxian."
The three of them had solemn faces and bowed respectfully.
Qin Heng's eyes flashed with satisfaction, and he quickly stretched out his hand and said reproachfully: "Grandpa, what are you doing?"
"We are all members of the clan, so there is no need for this. Sit down quickly."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
The three of them stood up and sat down next to them.
Liu Ji looked at Qin Heng and was filled with emotion. He didn't expect that his grandson would be so capable and gain the emperor's favor so quickly.
You know, grace and favor have different meanings.
"These days I am alone and have no resources. It is really inconvenient for me to visit at home. I hope my grandfather won't be offended."
Qin Heng's voice rang in his ears.
Liu Ji looked up and saw Qin Heng looking at him with an apologetic expression.
"Your Highness is very polite. I should be the one to visit you. However, there are too many people visiting Your Highness's house these days, so I have postponed my visit until today." Liu Ji explained why he came today.
"Haha, grandpa, there's no need to be so polite. We are all a family, so we don't need to be bound by these things." Qin Heng waved his hand and said sincerely.
He knew that as he became stronger and stronger, the Liu family would pay more and more attention to him, and he could feel it from his attitude.
Seeing that they still had strict and respectful expressions, Qin Heng said nothing more and asked instead: "How is the court lately?"
Liu Ji thought for a while before answering cautiously: "Recently, the court has been preparing for the excavation of the canal, but nothing major has happened."
He paused and then said: "The Crown Prince and the Second Prince have made no other moves."
"Haha, it's just calm on the surface." Qin Heng shook his head and smiled, and after thinking for a while, he continued: "The prince will definitely not give up if he loses the position of supervisor. After all, this position is too important to him now."
"And my second emperor brother definitely wants to seize this opportunity to do something, so I'm afraid it will be another game."
"Well, your highness is indeed smart. Now that the prince's prestige is weakening, Li Yi will definitely not sit idly by." Liu Ji nodded with an expression of approval.
Seeing him like this, Qin Heng might have seen the situation clearly.
But these are not important to him. Now he has to seize this opportunity and do something.
Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, he looked at Liu Ji and said kindly: "Heng'er still needs my grandfather to help me with something."
"What's the matter? Your Highness just said it doesn't matter, I will do my best to do it." Liu Ji looked straight and answered firmly.
Qin Heng smiled secretly in his heart and said with deep meaning: "It's not a big deal, it's just that in the next matter about the canal, grandpa must be meticulous and impartial."
Liu Ji narrowed his eyes. After a moment, he looked at Qin Heng and said cautiously: "Your Highness, do you mean to make this water a little muddier?"
Qin Heng nodded slightly: "Yes, so regarding the canal, my grandfather must be fair and impartial and cannot favor anyone."
"My grandfather is a censor, and he was also involved in digging the canal. These things are within his duties, and it is not unexpected."
Liu Ji's eyes lit up, and he vaguely seemed to have guessed Qin Heng's next plan.
Thinking of this, he nodded: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely keep a close eye on the digging of the canal."
"Haha, thank you for your hard work, grandpa. By the way, my mother-in-law sent Heng'er some tea in the rain a few days ago. Grandpa will take some back later. This can be regarded as a sign of filial piety from my grandson."
"Thank you, Your Highness. Grandpa, you're welcome. It's just a good time to have a good taste of this Yuzhongxin tea."
Liu Ji's eyes twitched. You are a fourteen-year-old boy. She can bring you tea just because she wants to...
That's all, I don't have any ideas now anyway.
When the tea was cold, Qin Heng touched the cold tea cup and put it on the table.
His thoughts sank in, and Qin Heng appeared in the Poison Hall.
"Greetings, my lord."
As soon as he opened his eyes, Qin Heng saw Chen Ping and four others standing at the door.
"Gentlemen, please get up quickly." Qin Heng raised his hands and said in a friendly manner: "Sit down."
Qin Heng took the lead to walk to the main seat and sat down. He looked at the four people who were already seated and said, "I have already told my grandfather about that matter, and I think a few gentlemen must have seen it too."
The four of them glanced at each other, and then Li Ru raised his hands: "Back to my lord, according to the speculations of the four of us, this canal incident must be the trigger of the game between the two."
"Now the two of them and the forces behind them are ready to take action. The second prince will definitely use this opportunity to suppress the prince's faction."
"So in the opinion of my subordinates, my lord must do three things."
"What three points?" Qin Heng's face straightened and he asked humbly.
