It was a matter of course for the emperor to return to the capital. No one thought or dared to ask the emperor not to return to the capital, let alone call the person who suggested this matter of course a wicked person.
The chamberlain was also startled. Looking at Xiang Yun and Liu Fan, he hesitated to ask them to get out of the way first.
Xiang Yun pressed the servant's shoulder, and before the voice came out again, he raised his voice and said: "Your Majesty, I, Xiang Yun, bring Liu Fan, the envoy of the Lady of Chu State, to come to me."
There was a slight panic sound inside, accompanied by the emperor's loud voice: "...Stop talking nonsense! I haven't asked you about your crime of leaving without telling me! You are no longer a child!...Ah
Governor Xiang? Come in."
The chamberlain ducked to the door and leaned over to make an invitation. Xiang Yun nodded to Liu Fan and stepped in first. Liu Fan followed and walked in. Looking over Xiang Yun's shoulder, he saw the emperor sitting on the dragon throne, with a young man kneeling next to him.
In front of the emperor's knees, he turned around when he heard the movement. His face was as white as jade, and his eyes were like stars. At first glance, he seemed to have seen it somewhere...
His eyes collided with Liu Fan's without any dodge, and he did not hide his naked gaze.
"What are you still doing here?" The emperor shook his knees, as if he had just discovered that Li Mingyu was still in front of him, and shouted, "Go down and think about it! If you don't understand, you don't need to come to see me again!"
Li Mingyu lowered his head, reluctant to leave.
Xiang Yun said solemnly: "Mingyu, as the governor, you don't abide by the military law. Do you think it's just for fun? Go and lead the military law first."
Li Mingyu lowered his head and answered yes, then stood up.
But Liu Fan ignored the emperor and Xiang Yun as they reprimanded the child one by one, and did not intend to let the child go.
"Captain Li, why can't your Majesty return to the capital now?" Liu Fan asked the child who was about to walk over, "What do you mean, Mrs. Chu, the Zhenwu Army, including your Jiannan Road soldiers and horses, so many people sacrificed their lives to take back the capital?
, but is it harmful to His Majesty?"
When Xiang Yun and the emperor were about to talk, the child shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, look at him, he has accused me of such a big crime! Is that what I meant?"
Xiang Yun shouted: "Mingyu, please speak up."
"Don't make any noise! If you can't speak, just stop talking!" The emperor waved to him and looked at Liu Fan again, "Liu Qing, that's not what Governor Li is talking about. You have misunderstood..."
"Your Majesty, you don't have to hide it for me." Li Mingyu shouted, jumping up to Liu Fan, "This governor is talking about you. I have just recovered the capital and asked your majesty to return to the capital. I would like to ask you how many troops are arrayed in Ankang Mountain.
Outside the capital? How many traitors are hiding in the capital? How many witchcraft spells are there in the palace?"
Liu Fan frowned: "The Ankang Mountain occupying Hedong Road and the soldiers and horses are indeed a threat, but there are soldiers and horses of Lady Chu in the capital, Zhenwu Army in Hebei Road, and even Jiannan Road in Xuanwu Road..."
Li Mingyu sneered: "You need the help of Jiannan Dao, and you say the situation is not critical? Now you are putting your Majesty in danger!"
Liu Fan was also angry: "Where is the world not in danger now? As soon as the rebels are unjust, the world becomes uneasy. Isn't Your Majesty in Linzhou in danger?"
The young governor boasted boldly: "Your Majesty has hundreds of thousands of troops in Linzhou to protect him." He raised an eyebrow and looked at Liu Fan, "Mrs. Chu has taken a fancy to the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Linzhou, right? In other words, she values your majesty.
If Your Majesty makes a move, Ankang Mountain will definitely come to attack Your Majesty, and you will be much safer in the capital."
Liu Fan burst out laughing in anger: "Absurd!"
Li Mingyu was neither shy nor ashamed: "Absurd? Ridiculous. Why don't you kill Ankang Mountain first and then welcome His Majesty back to Beijing? What do you want to do? Do you want His Majesty to return to Beijing to fight Ankang Mountain? You want Ankang Mountain to see His Majesty return to Beijing.
If we attack His Majesty on the road and attack Linzhou, will you enjoy peace in the capital?"
The emperor stood up from the dragon throne to stop one and persuade another. When he heard Li Mingyu's words, he hurriedly said: "I am willing to fight An Thief..."
Li Mingyu ran over and hugged the emperor's leg and shouted: "I don't want to! Are all the generals in the world dead? Your Majesty must sacrifice his life."
The palace became chaotic, but Xiang Yun shouted: "Li Mingyu, don't be rude and yell at the court to pester Your Majesty."
Li Mingyu let go of the emperor's legs, knelt on the ground, and shouted aggrievedly: "Uncle Xiang."
Xiang Yun said solemnly: "Step back! If you have any demands, write a memorial and submit it. Is your majesty a place for you to behave and wallow?"
Li Mingyu kowtowed to the emperor: "I am guilty, I will retire."
After saying that, he stood up and walked out with his head lowered. When he passed by Liu Fan, he glanced hard before passing by.
Silence returned to the palace, and the emperor sat down again and explained, "Don't blame me. Something happened at Governor Li's house. He's...still young."
Xiang Yun stopped continuing the topic and asked his chamberlain to take the map and ask Liu Fan to talk about the situation of the troops and horses on the road again. Xiang Yun also talked about how to arrange the troops and horses back to the capital. Li Mingyu wanted to hear these, but
Now Xiang Yun didn't mention it again. After he finished speaking, he just leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. I am confident that I will escort your Majesty back to the capital without fail."
Liu Fan also followed suit and saluted: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that Mrs. Chu will ensure the safety of the capital."
The emperor smiled and repeatedly extended his hands to greet you without any courtesy: "Of course I can rest assured that you two are here."
He put his hands on his knees.
"When the palace discusses the matter of returning to Beijing, please invite Liu Aiqing to come."
Liu Fanshili responded yes, raised his head and asked again: "When will your Majesty's meeting be held?"
The emperor shouted and looked at the chamberlain beside him: "Ask the Prime Minister when."
The chamberlain leaned over and stepped out in response.
The emperor looked at Liu Fan and Xiang Yun again: "I will notify you when arrangements are made."
Xiang Yun and Liu Fan should have resigned.
After walking out of the palace, Xiang Yun wanted to say something to Liu Fan. Someone was waiting in front of the carriage. He stepped forward and whispered a few words to Xiang Yun. Liu Fan only heard "...Waiting for you."
Three words.
When Xiang Yun looked over, Liu Fan took the initiative to salute and say goodbye, saying that he was going to see the prime minister. Xiang Yun no longer held back, bid farewell to Liu Fan, got on the carriage and left.
...
...
"Uncle Xiang."
Li Mingyu looked at Xiang Yun walking in and saluted with a smile.
Xiang Yun said: "Where have you been? As a governor, how can you leave without saying goodbye?"
Li Mingyu stopped laughing and saluted Xiang Yun: "Uncle, I went to take my sister home."
Xiang Yun was startled, sister? Take him home? Who else can say that besides Miss Li? Didn’t Miss Li go to Jiangling Mansion to help Xiang Nan guard Huainan Road...
More importantly, Li Mingyu took Miss Li home? Wouldn't that...
On second thought, Li Mingyu knelt down to him: "My sister has caused trouble for my uncle. Thank you for your thoughtfulness."
In two sentences, everything is explained clearly.
The reason for causing trouble is that he knows about Miss Li's escape from marriage.
Thank you uncle for being considerate, because he knows about the succession of sisters.
Xiang Yun grabbed him and said: "Nonsense, as a governor now, how can you kneel down except the Lord of Heaven and Earth?"
"Thank you uncle Haihan." Li Mingyu kowtowed, "Uncle is also an elder, so of course he kneels."
Haihan... I don't know whether this is about Miss Li's escape from marriage, or whether it's something that Li Mingyu has known for a long time. Xiang Yun smiled and didn't go into details or ask, and pulled him up: "It's a family matter or a state matter.
We must put national affairs first.”
"I did this just for state affairs." Li Mingyu said, taking Xiang Yun's arm, "Taiyuan Mansion was lost. Although Your Majesty didn't say it, our Li and Xiang families were also humiliated in the eyes of the civil and military people of the Manchu Dynasty.
I took my eldest sister back and told your majesty that her eldest sister
It is very difficult for a weak girl. My mother died young. My sister raised me like my mother. Unfortunately, my father died. Now that I have grown up, I cannot let my sister work hard for the Li family. It is my turn to take care of my sister. She was lost.
I will definitely take back Taiyuan Mansion."
He shook Xiang Yun's arm.
"Uncle, can this save the face of our two families?"
Xiang Yun said: "It's not impossible for you to do this, but victory and defeat are common matters in military affairs, and your reputation and mine cannot be determined by one victory or one defeat. Only by not being arrogant in victory and not discouraged in defeat can we survive for a long time."
Li Mingyu straightened his back and responded: "Mingyu, please remember."
Xiang Yun didn't ask Li Mingyu how to arrange Li Mingqi, where Miss Li was, etc. As long as Li didn't take the initiative to say or declare that the marriage between Xiang and Li's family was invalid, he could continue Haihan.
"How can you tell His Majesty not to return to Beijing?" He said solemnly, "How dare you speak ill of Mrs. Chu in front of her envoy."
Li Mingyu tightened his arm and whispered: "Uncle, now that your majesty has gone to the capital and consumed our troops along the way, what else will we have to do when we get to the capital? Aren't we the two of us who have become Governor Wu and Mrs. Chu?
The world?"
Xiang Yun turned to look at Li Mingyu: "Is this what Han Xu taught you?"