Chapter seven hundred and fiftieth eight points of no return
Chen Jie's delicate body trembled and she let go of Liu Mingzhi's shoulders, leaning on the carriage with a faint look of dismay in her eyes.
"Is this the final answer you gave me? Would you rather die than give up your rights?"
"Jie'er, Liu Mingzhi does not deny that I am a little reluctant to give up the rights in my hands, but I, Liu Mingzhi, can also tell you sincerely that I am not doing this for rights!
If I didn't want to go back to Beijing to report on my duties for the sake of power, I would never have surrendered the rights I held to His Majesty without hesitation.
It is not because I, Liu Mingzhi, am conceited. With my prestige and skills, I can still prosper after returning to the court. Apart from anything else, as long as I have the golden whip given to me by my father Emperor Ruizong, no one can do it.
Dare to compete with me easily.
Even Your Majesty has to give me three points of thin noodles."
"Since you are not seeking power, then if you let go of your power and return to Beijing to report on your duties, wouldn't everything be settled?"
"Then how can I guarantee the lives of my wife and children? The more His Majesty looks like a qualified emperor and the more he values imperial power, the less I dare to gamble.
Although I, Liu Mingzhi, have been in the temple for only ten years, I have made more enemies than an old fox who has spent his whole life hanging around in the temple.
There are too many people who want my life.
Don't worry, I won't let the fire burn you in the matter between us.
Your majesty has your mother and queen with you, so you can be safe and sound.
Thank you for coming, but you can no longer interfere with my affairs."
Under Chen Jie's dull gaze, Liu Mingzhi took Chen Jie into his arms, lowered his head and kissed the beautiful woman's lips, then stood up and walked out of the carriage without hesitation.
"Take care, if there is an afterlife...an afterlife...haha...forget it, take care of yourself."
After reacting, Chen Jie instinctively grabbed Liu Mingzhi's sleeve, but in the end she missed it.
"Liu Mingzhi, don't be stupid, you will die!"
Liu Mingzhi turned a deaf ear to Chen Jie's hoarse and sad cry and walked towards Lao Zhou.
Looking at Lao Zhou who was still kneeling on the ground, Liu Mingzhi felt very sad.
This old man sacrificed all his face for the royal family.
The majestic and prominent general manager of the past is finally gone.
"Old Zhou, this king is back."
Lao Zhou had heard Liu Mingzhi's footsteps a long time ago. Looking at Liu Mingzhi who stopped in front of him, Lao Zhou knelt straight and raised the imperial decree above his head respectfully, his eyes filled with hope.
"Prince-in-law, please accept the order!"
Liu Mingzhi lowered his head to look at Old Zhou Xiji's eyes, bowed and helped him up, stared blankly at the imperial edict in Old Zhou's hand for a moment, then slowly stepped back three steps and began to adjust his clothes, bending his knees and kneeling
He fell to the ground and raised his hands.
"Veteran Liu Mingzhi accepted the order."
Lao Zhou looked happy and hurriedly rolled up the imperial edict in his hand.
"Emperor Dalong issued an edict.
Holy King.......
I would like to invite Wang Liumingzhi, who is one of the kings of the country, to return to Beijing to report on his duties as regent and take charge of the country's affairs.
Appreciate this."
Lao Zhou rolled up the imperial edict and handed it to Liu Mingzhi.
"Prince-in-law, thank you for your understanding..."
"Old Zhou, I'm afraid this is the last time Liu Mingzhi will receive an order, but Liu Mingzhi receives an order but cannot obey it."
"Liu Mingzhi thanked you for accepting the decree. Long live my emperor, long live, long live! Please tell your Majesty, Lao Zhou, and forgive me for resisting and disobeying the decree."
Lao Zhou staggered back two steps, the whisk in his hand hanging weakly on the snow, and looked at Liu Mingzhi who was kneeling on the ground with a sad expression.
"Is the Prince Consort determined to do this?"
"Old Zhou, is there still a chance for me to enter the capital?"
Old Zhou Yi was stunned and glanced around with complicated eyes at the thousands of soldiers who were pointing at Young Master Liu and whispering to each other dozens of steps away.
"Prince-in-law, if you change your mind now, we can still carry you!"
Lao Zhou did not answer Liu Mingzhi's question directly, but tried to persuade him again.
Liu Mingzhi smiled bitterly and watched the person beside Lao Zhou retreat quietly, already understanding something.
Putting the imperial edict in front of him, Liu Mingzhi turned around and kowtowed six times in the direction of the capital.
"Three times to pay homage to my father, and three times to my late emperor, my emperor. I have paid my respects to you."
Lao Zhou looked at Liu Mingzhi with some emotion and trembling lips.
"Prince-in-law... Prince-in-law!"
Liu Mingzhi did not respond to Lao Zhou's heartbreaking words of grief, and fixed his gaze on the black line that was gradually approaching Fengyundu.
Haha...there are so many people coming.
Lao Zhou followed Liu Mingzhi's gaze and turned around, watching a black line of figures coming slowly towards him. His old eyes were full of pain.
"Prince-in-law, you have hundreds of thousands of elites under your command, and all the people in the world can go there without any hindrance, but now you only have three thousand personal soldiers under your command. Although they are all unparalleled in combat power and the best of the best, there are only three thousand.
You made the most incorrect decision.
Although some unreasonable things happened between you and the noble lady, I still dare to say that it is the court that cannot forgive you.
We have seen all the things you have done since you entered the temple.
Although after His Majesty's great success, the old slave no longer cared about matters above the court, he still learned many things from Xiao Haizi.
They all saw it.
You led the troops to the Western Region and incorporated it into the territory of my dragon, making my dragon's army several times stronger.
Without your assistance, in just over ten years, the dragon would not be strong enough to suppress the two countries and be invincible along the way.
Except for what happened between you and the noble lady, the court cannot forgive you.
I apologize to you."
Lao Zhouyi shook the whisk in his hand, knelt down towards Liu Mingzhi, and kowtowed heavily several times.
"See King Bingjian, a thousand years old, a thousand years old, old slave Zhou Fei is polite."
Liu Mingzhi sneered and looked at Chen Jie, who was almost unsteady standing beside the carriage not far away and was being supported by Gao Jin.
"Haha... It's a pity that I was born at the wrong time. Otherwise, I would have had a long talk with my father-in-law, General Jin Yi, and talked about some similar sentiments about heroes.
Let’s drink and talk for three days and three nights.”
"Old Zhou!"
"Prince-in-law!"
"After I returned, I met my second brother King Qing, my fourth brother King Jing, and my fifth brother King Yun. I also went to offer incense sticks to my third brother Li Yunlong.
Tell them something, Liu Mingzhi is sorry for causing one of them to fail to become emperor."
When Lao Zhou heard this, he trembled violently. Looking at Liu Mingzhi who stood up slowly with a painful look on his face, he sighed and his body became even more rickety.
"Is the Prince Consort really no longer considering it?"
Liu Mingzhi inserted the imperial edict into the python-patterned jade belt around his waist, looked around at the large number of people on the official road south of Fengyundu and sighed.
"Everyone is here, so what if I agree? Isn't it still a dead end?"
Lao Zhou looked stunned and walked towards Chen Jie's carriage lonely.
Yes, things have reached a point where there is no end.
"Son-in-law, we have prepared the heart-breaking powder in our hands. I will explain the funeral arrangements and then go on the road with my consort.
Being able to go to see His Majesty with the Prince Consort is also a honor for you and me.
I will pay you with my life for your grievance.
We will meet again in the next life."
Liu Mingzhi stared blankly at Lao Zhou's lonely voice and shook his head helplessly.
Lao Zhou is still the same Lao Zhou, but unfortunately everything has changed.
"Your Majesty, who are these people?"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the surprised and puzzled looks of Sun Mingfeng and others and smiled bitterly.
"Sun Mingfeng, do you still remember what I told you in Xinzhou Station?
You guys will take the opportunity to lead the brothers out. You must ensure the safety of the brothers.
What happens next is not something you soldiers can interfere with!"
"Your Majesty, although these low-level people don't know what's going on, they want to leave. Without a bloody battle, I'm afraid they won't have a chance."
Liu Mingzhi was startled, and subconsciously followed the gazes of Sun Mingfeng and others towards Fengyundu.
I saw thousands of figures wearing bamboo hats and raincoats slowly approaching from Fengyun Ferry.
"Your Majesty, these unidentified thieves are quite large in numbers. The brothers will cover you and fight them out in a while.
It’s a ragtag group of stragglers, no matter how many there are, our brothers have no fear.”
Liu Mingzhi slowly pulled out the Heavenly Sword half a foot, and looked around indifferently at the growing number of people gathering towards Fengyundu.
"I'm flattered. You really look up to me, Liu Mingzhi!"
"Brothers, I will tell you the truth, they are members of the imperial court.
Kill them and you will be on the road to no return."
Sun Mingfeng and the others glanced at Lao Zhou, a familiar old friend, and sighed as if they had not heard Liu Mingzhi's words. They waved their command flags and started galloping.