Young Master Liu swayed on his horse and hurried toward his home.
The conversation with Li Baiyu in the imperial study in front of the palace came to mind.
"Brother Imperial, I have the guts to say something again. Although you are not as good as my father now, you are as powerful as my father. You will be a prosperous and wise king in the future."
"If your brother-in-law is a pine and cypress, your brother is a green mountain."
"Green mountains, pines and cypresses will never let you down."
“…..”
The roar of the sword mixed with the cold air made the noisy streets around him quiet. He looked blankly at Young Master Liu who was riding on the horse and playing with the Heavenly Sword, watching the sword body caressing the blade intently.
"Heavenly Sword!"
"Heavenly Sword!"
"Heavenly Sword!"
"A sword must drink blood when it is unsheathed. Old man, you are a blood-drinking sword. It's a pity that you seldom drink blood when you are with me."
"This time, you should be able to drink to your heart's content."
With a clanking sound, the long sword was sheathed, Young Master Liu changed the horse's head, picked an alley, and galloped towards the residence of the Minister of War.
"Hush!"
"Who is so bold as to dare... to meet Duke Dingguo with a humble position and a blind eye?"
Liu Mingzhi got off his horse and threw out his jade pendant: "Go and deliver the message quickly."
"I have your order, sir, please wait a moment!"
During the tea time, Song Qing walked out quickly, smiled lightly and gave Young Master Liu a bear hug: "We are about to go on an expedition. If you are not at home with your family at this time, why are you here with me?"
"Go into the house and tell me!"
"Okay, come in with big brother quickly!"
The two of them were sitting in the Song family's living room, drinking tea brought by their servants.
"Brother, say goodbye to your sister-in-law. We will rush to the border in armor tonight."
Song Qing, who was about to drink tea, was startled: "Didn't we agree to leave the day after tomorrow? We'll leave tonight?"
Liu Mingzhi nodded silently: "Time waits for no one, and the war is changing rapidly. Only by arriving a day early can brothers feel at ease, otherwise they will always feel unsure!"
Song Qing hesitated for a moment and nodded slightly: "Brother, I understand. I never thought that our brothers would be able to go on an expedition together again in our lifetime."
"It is said that brothers fighting tigers are like father and son fighting in battle."
"Our brothers are already on the fourth expedition. Eleven years have passed so quickly!"
"Yes, it's been eleven years. My little brother is thirty, and you are thirty-six. It's so fast. I wonder if our brothers can come back alive this time!"
Song Qing drank the tea in the cup in one gulp: "What's so melancholy? Life and death are destiny, wealth is in heaven!"
"Isn't the ultimate destination of a soldier a corpse wrapped in horse leather?"
"Ever since my eldest brother joined the army, my funeral arrangements have been settled with your two sisters-in-law."
"As for people, whether they are alive or dead, they have to go on a journey eventually."
"Brother Wei knows, have you informed Lao Jia?"
"I'm going to make arrangements for the family's funeral. You go inform Lao Jia and we'll meet at the city gate!"
"good!"
Young Master Liu didn't say much, put down his tea cup and walked out the door.
"brother!"
Young Master Liu paused in his steps and turned his head slightly: "Say!"
"My uncle came here half an hour ago. He told my eldest brother his intention to divide the troops into three groups."
Liu Mingzhi nodded silently: "I already knew it in my heart."
"Can we come back alive?"
"Brother, let me say something disrespectful. The late emperor has finally become famous."
"This method may be feasible for him to live, but he has always underestimated the Jin Kingdom and the Turks."
"I have long been familiar with the military methods used by my junior brother to unify the grassland. This method cannot deal with her."
"Wanyan Chizha, an old fox from the Kingdom of Jin, will do whatever it takes to achieve his goal. Even if he captures the thief first and captures the king, he won't be able to deal with him."
"No matter how far-sighted the late Emperor was, dead people are still dead, and one cannot guess the thoughts of living people."
"The military strategy he arranged is only what he thinks, but it is not what Huyan Yunyao and Wanyan will do."
Song Qing looked at Young Master Liu quietly: "So?"
"Life and death are destiny, wealth is in heaven!"
Young Master Liu left behind the eight words Song Qing had just said and headed straight out of the house.
"Uu..."
"Master, why did you come back? Is there a lot of business today?"
Liu Mingzhi threw the riding whip to Liu Song: "Yeah, I'm a little busy. Are the young lady and the others in the house?"
"Everyone is here!"
"Han Zhong has been away from Yingzhou for a few days!"
"Seven days!"
"The golden eagle sent a letter to Han Zhong, asking him to transport the things the young master ordered him to Yingzhou at any cost. I rushed to Yingzhou quickly. He cannot reach Yingzhou in more than three days."
"Yes, Xiaosong will go right away!"
Liu Mingzhi ordered Liu Songlong to walk toward the inner courtyard at full speed.
"Yun'er, are you in the room?"
"Husband! I am here! You are going to court!"
Liu Mingzhi sat on the chair with his sword raised and looked at Qi Yun who was mending clothes for his children: "Yun'er, go and call them all over. Qing Shi also asked her to come with her."
"hiss......."
Hearing her husband's words, the needle in Qi Yun's hand pierced the skin on her fingertips, and a stream of blood came out.
Qi Yun stood up with a complex expression, clenched her fists and nodded slightly, walking towards the door.
Liu Mingzhi stood up and walked towards the back of the screen. He looked at the mighty armor on the wooden frame and raised his hand to caress it with joy.
"It's been six years, old man. It's been six years and we have to rely on each other again. I hope we can come back together this time!"
Liu Mingzhi caressed the lines on his armor and was lost in thought. After an unknown amount of time, the sound of cluttered footsteps brought him back to his senses. Liu Mingzhi knew that Qi Yun and the others were back.
Putting down his hand, Liu Mingzhi calmed down and walked out of the screen with a smile on his face. He looked at the Yingying Yanyan who had already arrived and pointed to the chair.
"We're all here, sit down!"
The girls sat down one after another, looking at their smiling husband with worried expressions on their brows.
Qi Ya glanced at the sisters around her: "Husband, are you going to take charge again?"
Liu Mingzhi smiled bitterly and nodded: "They are all very smart. You have already guessed it before I told you."
The girls fell silent, feeling extremely reluctant for Young Master Liu to take command again and go on an expedition. Sisters Murong Shan and Qi Yun looked at each other and sighed softly.
The two of them knew in their hearts that their husband had a reason why he had to go to war.
"Yun'er, Sister Ya, Lian'er, Yan'er, Shan'er, Wei'er, Ying'er, Qingshi, Yun Shu, it's not a big deal for my husband to come to you. I just want to tell you that my husband is going to war again.
"
"This national war is of huge scale. It may end in one or two years, or it may end in three to five years. It is not impossible to even fight for ten years."
"My husband is away at war, so I will leave it to you to worry about the things at home."
"Especially Yun Shu, although we haven't gotten married yet, Liu Mingzhi has already treated you as a wife."
"Shu'er, when we return from this expedition, we'll get married!"
"And..."
As dusk fell, Mr. Liu kept talking to a group of beauties, but no matter how much he talked, it would always come to an end.
After saying the last words, Liu Mingzhi put on his former marshal's armor under the service of sisters Qi Yun and Qiya, and walked out of the screen majestically.
Compared with the past, Liu Mingzhi now has a bit more calm and self-respecting aura, and he has finally grown up.
Under the reluctant eyes of the women, Liu Dashao wrote two notes and handed them to Qi Yun's hand, and whispered a few words in Qi Yun's ear.
There was a hint of fleeting worry in Qi Yun's reluctant eyes, but as the eldest wife of the Liu family, Qi Yun could only nod her head firmly.
"You guys pack your bags for me, and I'll go say goodbye to the old man and my mother.
"Husband!"
"Husband!"
"Husband!"
"............"
"Take care of yourself!"
Liu Mingzhi took a deep breath and walked quickly towards Liu Zhian's courtyard.
As dusk fell, Liu Zhi'an and his wife were having a meal, and Young Master Liu walked straight in with all his armor on.
Liu Zhi'an and his wife stopped eating and looked blankly at Mr. Liu who knelt down in front of him.
"The child is unfilial and has to go to war again. He cannot serve his two elders. I hope my elders will protect him!"
Mrs. Liu hurriedly put down her rice bowl, stood up and helped Young Master Liu up: "My child, get up quickly, don't be so polite."
"Mom and your father understand you, and it is hard to violate the holy will, but you must take care of your mother and your father. The white-haired man is sending the black-haired man away!"
Liu Zhijing quietly put down his job and glanced at Young Master Liu: "Let's go on an expedition. It's not a matter of life and death. If you stay at home, you will make me angry. I hope you get out as soon as possible!"
Mrs. Liu glared at Liu Zhian: "Master, can't you say something nice? When your son comes to say goodbye to you, you are sarcastic. Do you have a father like you?"
"That's what I'm like. If you want to blame him, blame him for being born in the wrong child. Be careful on the road. Don't die on the road without going to the battlefield. That's the person who disgraced my Liu family."
"Master, you...sigh..."
Young Master Liu smiled bitterly as he looked at Liu Zhi'an and knelt down again and saluted.
"My child is unfilial, bid farewell to my parents!"
"When the child returns home in triumph, I will serve you two elders again!"
Liu Mingzhi kowtowed several times, turned around and walked towards the door. Mrs. Liu looked at the back of her eldest son worriedly.
"Son, take care."
Listening to Liu Mingzhi's footsteps getting further and further away, Liu Zhi'an stood up tremblingly, and walked towards the door with trembling lips.
Looking at the figure of the eldest son disappearing under the arch, Liu Zhi'an's turbid eyes condensed with some mist, and he knelt on the ground, looking up at the blue sky, and kowtowed several times.
"The sky has eyes and will bless my son for his safe return."
"The sky has eyes and will bless my son for his safe return."
"The sky has eyes and will bless my son for his safe return!"