Liu Mingzhi sat on the chair with complicated eyes and waited for about half a stick of incense, when the sound of footsteps became increasingly clear outside the tent.
Two footsteps were steady and powerful, and one footsteps was light.
Presumably it was his personal soldiers and Li Tao, as well as Mr. Liu's future daughter-in-law, Princess Yu'an Li Jingyao.
Liu Mingzhi came back to his senses and looked at the door of the tent with a calm expression.
"His Royal Highness King Zhao, Princess Yu'an, and the Marshal are waiting in the tent, please come in!"
"Thank you, brother, for leading the way. You've got a lot of work."
Conversations between the soldiers and Li Tao were heard outside the tent, and then the curtain of the tent was opened, and two figures walked in one after the other.
"Cousin, you are polite to me. You are worthy of being a hero like my uncle... a hero..."
As soon as Li Tao entered the big tent, before he could see clearly the figure sitting on the handsome chair, he clasped his fists and started complimenting him.
However, as he spoke, looking at the familiar face that should not have appeared in his recognition under the candlelight, Li Tao was stunned and stood there blankly, looking at the calm-looking Young Master Liu.
Speechless.
Li Jingyao walked out from behind her brother Li Tao. She originally wanted to see what her future husband looked like now. When she saw Liu Dashao's face clearly, she was as stunned as her brother Li Tao.
His eyes were dull, his lips were slightly open, revealing a few teeth, and he was speechless.
I and my brother-in-law He Shu had just sat down to rest after being put under 'house arrest' by our brother, when our brother followed us in.
Unable to bear his elder brother's insistence and being very curious about his future husband's current appearance, he and his elder brother came to the military headquarters of the Sixth Guards of the New Army to pay a visit.
But how come the promised future husband turned out to be his uncle Liu Mingzhi?
"uh-huh!"
Liu Mingzhi's moderate cough woke up the brother and sister who were in a daze.
Looking at Young Master Liu sitting on the handsome chair, a flash of panic flashed in his eyes, and an idea suddenly occurred to him.
Is the uncle sitting there a human or a ghost?
If he was a human being, it was rumored that he was assassinated, and his coffin was kept there for several months according to the highest etiquette. If he was a ghost, how could he appear in the military tent and be called the commander-in-chief by the soldiers.
"Don't be afraid, uncle is still alive. Sit down and rest."
"Ah? Oh! Okay, thank you, uncle."
Li Tao, who was mentally broken, responded instinctively, walked to a chair nearby and sat down in a daze.
Li Jingyao didn't dare to sit in a place by herself, so she sat obediently under Li Tao, glancing at Mr. Liu from time to time, as if she still couldn't believe that her rumored uncle and future father-in-law Liu Mingzhi, who had passed away for many days, was actually there.
It will appear in front of you alive.
Liu Mingzhi looked at the reaction of his brother and sister and knew that the two juniors could not accept that he was still alive for a while.
He stood up, picked up the teapot, poured two cups of tea, and offered it to the two of them.
"Don't be afraid, uncle is really a human being and not a ghost."
After all, Li Tao was a man and had a stronger mind. When he took the tea, he inadvertently touched Liu Mingzhi's finger.
Feeling the temperature on his fingers, he was sure that the uncle in front of him was really a living person and not something in his imagination.
"Aunt...uncle...you...how..."
"Why am I still alive, right? Don't be nervous, just drink a cup of tea and calm down."
After Liu Mingzhi finished speaking, he walked back to the handsome chair and sat down: "Because of fate, the Lord of Hell did not accept my uncle, so he brought my uncle back to life.
I have known for a long time that your boy is not a down-to-earth person who is inferior to others, but you still rebelled after all."
Li Tao's hand holding the tea couldn't help but tremble slightly, and he lowered his head subconsciously.
He didn't know what his uncle meant when he said this.
Could it be that my uncle also came back to help his eldest brother put down the rebellion?
After all, my uncle is still alive, and now only my uncle knows whether the Fengyundu assassination is true or false.
If the eldest brother hadn't been behind the scenes, considering what my uncle had done to the court in the past, it was possible that he would return to Beijing to help his eldest brother put down the rebellion.
Thinking of this, Li Tao suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and the joy he felt when he came was gone in an instant.
Is it really God who wants to kill me, Li Tao?
Liu Mingzhi looked at the changes on Li Tao's face and instantly guessed Li Tao's current thoughts.
I laughed twice, not knowing what to say.
Nature plays tricks on people.
The feudal king is against the feudal king, and the anti-king is against the anti-king.
I really have no right to accuse him of anything.
Liu Mingzhi silently turned his attention to his future daughter-in-law, Li Jingyao. This girl is fourteen years old this year.
If there is no such thing as Fengyundu, according to Dalong's custom, this girl can get married to this boy Chengzhi this year and become the daughter-in-law of her Liu family.
Even if we delay a little bit, it will only take three to five years at the latest.
But now..........sigh....
Li Jingyao caught Liu Mingzhi's gaze and lowered her head timidly. Her slender green index fingers were tightly twisted together, and she did not dare to look at Liu Mingzhi for a moment.
Liu Mingzhi withdrew his gaze with a complicated expression. It seemed that the child still had not accepted the fact that he had come back from the dead.
Turning his gaze to Li Tao, who was bowing his head in silence, Liu Mingzhi stood up in silence and paced silently in the tent.
"Tao'er, is it okay for my uncle to call you that?"
"Of course... of course!"
"Take your troops back and pretend that your march to Beijing never happened.
After all, some things are dead in the past. What has happened has always happened, and no one can change anything.
Be a prince who enjoys glory and wealth. You cannot wade through this muddy water, otherwise you will harm yourself by commanding.
Listen to my words, return to Zhao land, live an honest and stable life for the rest of your life."
Li Tao still didn't know about Liu Mingzhi's rebellion, and instinctively believed that the muddy water his uncle was talking about was the rebellion between himself and his cousin Li Geng.
Seeing Liu Mingzhi looking at him calmly, his expression was a little gloomy and uncertain.
Is his uncle really here to stop him and help his eldest brother stabilize the country?
So, is it true that the Fengyundu assassination was not instigated by the eldest brother behind the scenes? Is it true that, as the court said, it was the result of the efforts of the two countries to drive a wedge between the court and Northern Xinjiang?
Why is this happening?
Why is this happening?
Doesn't God help me at all?
"Uncle, the child and the eldest brother are both the biological flesh and blood of the father. Do you have to treat them differently just because the eldest brother was born from the mother's concubine and the child was born from the mother's concubine?
We are all your nephews. The child is more respectful to his uncle than the eldest brother is to his uncle. He will never disobey his uncle's words and deeds, but he can't please you at all.
You are too biased!"
Feeling Li Tao's gaze staring directly at him, Liu Mingzhi's eyes wandered for a moment, and he didn't even dare to look at him.
"Tao'er, uncle is doing this for your own good.
This is not something you can interfere with.
Retreating honestly is your uncle's last protection for you.
otherwise........."
"Sister, you go out first!"
Li Jingyao looked at Li Tao in surprise: "Brother?"
"Get out and obey!"
Li Jingyao hesitated for a moment, her red lips bitten by her teeth turned a little white, she nodded silently, got up and walked towards the outside of the big tent.
After Li Jingyao left the tent, Li Tao raised his tea cup and drank it all in one gulp. He casually wiped the corners of his mouth twice with his wristband, stood up and walked to Liu Mingzhi and stopped in front of him.
"Uncle, what did the child do wrong? From the beginning to the end, my uncle never treated me differently.
When you were in a state of unconsciousness, you kidnapped your mother and concubine on the way to Beijing with your child and your mother. After your child saw clearly that the person who came was your uncle.
For the sake of the reputation of his uncle and mother-in-law, the child has been pretending to be confused and has not revealed the truth of the matter.
After all, it had been three years since my father had been emperor at that time, and my mother was still young. She had been guarding her son and sister for the rest of her life. After we got married, started a family, and left the government, only one of us was left living alone in the high-walled compound. It was indeed too lonely.
For the sake of my mother and concubine, and also for the reputation of my uncle.
The child can even facilitate a private marriage between you and your mother and concubine without violating the royal dignity.
Of course, it's also to please you.
Not only did the child not resent his uncle for tarnishing the innocence of his mother and concubine, but he also tried again and again to promote good things between you.
The child asked himself, no matter what the purpose was, he was quite kind and righteous to his uncle.
But how does the uncle treat the child?
Your heart is focused on your eldest brother, and you have never looked at your child.
How am I inferior to my elder brother?
His throne was given to you by your uncle, not by your father.
The child feels unhappy.
When the father was still alive, the child never treated his aunt and uncle with respect whenever they met.
Why, you only have eyes for the eldest brother and never see the good things about the children?"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the indignant Li Tao with his pupils shrunken: "Did you know it was me who was the one who kidnapped your mother and concubine?"
"How could I not know what I saw with my own eyes? But because that person is my uncle, I didn't expose you.
In that case, you don't need to tell your child what you did to your mother and concubine for one day and one night.
Even if this is the case, why do you still only have eyes for your elder brother?"
"Tao'er, it's true that my uncle abducted your mother and concubine in a state of unconsciousness, but I can guarantee..."
Liu Mingzhi fell silent as he spoke.
Can't explain clearly.
Under those circumstances, who can believe that nothing happened?
"Does your mother-in-law know about this?"
"Before I raised my troops to the capital, I told her the truth. One was because I might fail in the rebellion and die in the capital, and I didn't want her to live a confused life, and the other was to get the support of Chengzhi's cousin.
But I never expected that my uncle would still be alive."
"You...sigh..."
He Shu probably now thinks that he had an ambiguous relationship with her.
What is this called?
Liu Mingzhi raised his hand and patted Li Tao on the shoulder: "Son, whether you believe it or not, my uncle has to explain to you that when he vigorously supported your eldest brother to ascend the throne and become emperor, it was not his uncle who decided who would own the throne without permission, nor his uncle.
I favor your elder brother.
But your father told me in his suicide note that my uncle would help your eldest brother to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor."
"What? It's Father, he..."
Liu Mingzhi looked at Li Tao's disbelieving eyes and knew that this incident had hit him hard.
But this is indeed what Li Baiyu meant.
"Son, the situation was chaotic at that time. Your eldest brother is two years older than you and has a more mature mind.
If he ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, he will be more suitable to face a group of elders from three dynasties, who are far younger and weaker than you.
Otherwise, my uncle would not have strongly supported your eldest brother to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor before you returned to the capital and without consulting the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
If you don't believe it, your father's suicide note is still kept in his uncle's study in Liu Mansion in the capital.
In the future I will let you experience it yourself.
Now, listen to me.
Immediately leave the capital and retreat, be your own prince and enjoy the glory and wealth.
No matter what changes occur in the court, your throne will not change in any way."
"What does the father mean? What does the father mean?"
I don’t believe it! I don’t believe it!”
"My child, please leave the capital and pretend that your rebellion never happened."
"Even if it's not my uncle who's partial, it's my father who's partial!
Besides, the child has been rebelling for so long and pretends it didn't happen. How is this possible?
Big brother will never let go of an anti-king.
Uncle, are you lying to me?"
Liu Mingzhi hesitated and thought for a while, then shook his head silently.
"Your elder brother will never have the chance to deal with you.
Because my uncle will also rebel when he comes to Beijing this time.
Go back, you came in this muddy water, but you just gained a hundred thousand dead souls in vain!"
PS: The last batch of guests, updates will resume tomorrow!