My hotel is full of emperors throughout history.

"If it weren't for the precedent of Fusu, things would be better..."

Chen Mo glanced at Fu Su.

"But Fusu committed suicide because of a forged imperial edict. With Fusu as a precedent, who knows whether Emperor Wu really summoned you or someone used Emperor Wu's name to summon you to murder you?"

Chen Mo looked at Liu Ju.

"You can probably guess what happened next, right?"

"Crown Prince Liu Ju plotted a rebellion, but his army failed and he fled into hiding. However, his plot was discovered by officials, who surrounded and arrested him, forcing him to commit suicide."

Liu Ju remained silent.

Chen Mo couldn't help but smile at his appearance.

"In that disaster, those who supported you were killed on charges of colluding with the enemy, accused of forming cliques and plotting treason."

Chen Mo paused for a moment, then continued to complain.

"That's not all. After killing your people, he had a change of heart and began to regret it, so he killed all those who suppressed you and those who opposed the Crown Prince!"

Liu Ju: ...

Chen Mo chuckled as he looked at him.

"You think that's all?"

"No!"

What's the funniest thing?

"Those who remained neutral from the start, refusing to take sides, and only wanted to protect themselves..."

"When your father settles all the affairs of state in his later years, he will look back and see..."

Chen Mo mimicked the discontent of Liu Che in his later years.

"Damn it! Why didn't those people ever think to give themselves a warning back then!"

"He's two-faced, harbors ulterior motives, and can't share the ruler's burdens; what use is he?"

"Kill them!"

"So, if I'm a member of the princeling faction, I'll die; if I oppose the prince, I'll die; if I remain neutral and don't help anyone, I'll still die."

"What? I'm the Crown Prince? Sorry, even the Crown Prince must die!"

Liu Ju: ...

Chen Mo looked at Liu Ju, whose face was growing paler and paler, and shrugged.

"So in that chaos, no matter which side you stood on, you couldn't escape death."

Chen Mo recalled a joke he saw online.

One day, a group of people came to the underworld, and Yama asked them how they died.

"They replied: We support the death of the Crown Prince!"

"Not long after, another group of people arrived."

"The King of Hell asked them how they died."

"They replied: 'Our entire clan was exterminated because we opposed the crown prince.'"

"The King of Hell remained silent for a moment, then recorded it truthfully."

"Then, not long after, another group of people arrived, and Yama asked them how they died."

"Guess what they answered?"

"We did nothing, yet we were executed."

"King of Hell: Who exactly is the King of Hell???"

Chen Mo sighed.

"She really went mad and would seduce anyone. Perhaps she was thinking of using this witchcraft scandal to purge the maternal relatives and the court, but in the end she forced the crown prince and empress to commit suicide."

"Did the Empress Dowager also commit suicide?"

Liu Ju's eyes widened, a fierce glint appearing in them.

"He committed suicide, forced by your father, the emperor."

Liu Ju: ...

He suddenly remembered that Liu Che had summoned him for no reason and said a lot of things like, "As long as you don't rebel, I will keep you safe."

He didn't understand it then, but he does now.

So it was this old bastard... his father messed things up in his later years!

Liu Ju's expression was gloomy and uncertain.

Chen Mo looked at him and shook his head.

"You have the guts to rebel, but you don't have enough troops."

Chen Mo looked at Fu Su.

"Fusu had an army of 300,000, but he was so bound by the mindset of the emperor and his ministers that he dared not rebel."

Then, Chen Mo looked at Li Chengqian.

"You're skilled and have the courage, but your father made his fortune in this line of work. Your attempt to rebel is like showing off your skills in front of Guan Yu."

Li Chengqian also had a gloomy expression.

If only one were chosen!

If his father had been Li Yuan and his brother had been Li Jiancheng, he might have succeeded.

Unfortunately, his father was Li Shimin!

Chen Mo shook his head and looked at Zhu Biao, who was standing to the side.

"Brother Biao has soldiers, courage, power, and influence, and is deeply trusted by the emperor, but the problem is that he doesn't need to rebel."

"If we really rebel, Old Zhu might actually tie us up and hand us over to the new emperor."

Fusu: ...

Liu Ju: ...

Li Chengqian: ……

All three of them turned their gazes toward Zhu Biao.

grass!!!

Zhu Biao scratched his head and gave an awkward smile.

"Actually, it's not that serious. At most, it'll just mean I'll take over political affairs ahead of schedule."

Hey!

This isn't considered serious?

With the treatment you get, those three would probably be laughing in their sleep every night.

"It's a pity he died so young!"

Zhu Biao: ...

The fourth princes looked at each other, and finally sighed.

Chen Mo looked at the four of them with a determined expression.

"That's why I said it! This prince wouldn't even be a dog!!!"

"Wouldn't it be better to be a carefree prince?"

"No need to worry about so many things! Do whatever you want every day, and you don't have to worry about being watched by the ministers."

The four remained silent for a long time, then thought about it carefully.

No need to get up before dawn every day to attend the morning court session and listen to those old ministers arguing...

There's no need to constantly worry about whether your words and actions conform to etiquette or whether you'll be impeached by the censor...

You don't need to pretend to be a brother in front of your brothers, but behind their backs you have to be wary of open and covert attacks...

There's no need to live in constant fear of the Emperor's deep and unfathomable scrutiny and suspicion...

replaced by:

You can sleep until you naturally wake up, read when you want to read, and find something to do when you don't want to read;

They could roam freely among the mountains and rivers, hunt and play, without being confined to the four walls of the palace.

You can make friends you like without having to consider political factions;

You can freely develop your hobbies, such as playing musical instruments, playing chess, calligraphy, and painting.

Even... as Chen Mo said, researching some "strange skills and tricks"?

As long as one does not participate in rebellion or challenge imperial power, and lives a peaceful and contented life, one can live a life of wealth and leisure.

hiss--

The four of them gasped almost simultaneously.

Hey!

I can't think about it!

I really can't think about it anymore!

Thinking about it again will definitely cause trouble!

Seeing the four people's excited expressions, Chen Mo pressed his advantage.

"Right?"

"So, stop thinking about how great the location is, and look how deep the pit behind it is!"

"Sometimes, taking a step back opens up a whole new world! Isn't it wonderful to be a wealthy, leisurely man with a wife, children, and a warm bed?"

"But... isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Zhu Biao finally couldn't help but ask the question.

"Inappropriate? What's inappropriate about it?"

Before Chen Mo could speak, Li Chengqian spoke first.

"I think this is perfect!"

"Who said I have to be the crown prince? I think that kid Qingque is pretty good! He'll be the crown prince from now on!"