The people in the Liu Mansion discovered that since their eldest young master returned, he seemed to be a different person. He had become calm and there was no longer that impetuous aura.
Moreover, the eldest young master rarely gives dog food to the singles in the mansion. In the past, when nothing happened, the maids in the inner courtyard of the mansion would occasionally meet the eldest young master and the young lady making love to each other. Recently, they have not seen each other.
Pass.
The ones who felt the deepest feelings were Ying'er and Qi Yun. In the past, Young Master Liu would always do some unruly behavior in his free time. Now Young Master Liu is either bored in the room reading a book or standing in the pavilion watching the pandas playing around.
Several children were in a daze, and after staying there for a while, they returned to their rooms and continued reading.
Young Master Liu became more polite and polite, but the people who were close to him were a little uncomfortable with it. They always felt that the Liu Mansion seemed to have become deserted, without the roaring sounds that came from time to time, which was really weird.
It was night, the third day after Mr. Liu returned.
Liu Zhi'an was reviewing the latest accounts in the study. Liu Dashoti knocked on the door of the study with two jars of wine. Liu Zhi'an frowned. He hated being disturbed when he was doing the accounting, otherwise he would have to re-calculate everything.
Liu Zhian's unpleasant tone came: "Come in."
"Old man, haven't you finished your work yet? When you get older, you shouldn't work so hard. You have to rest when it's time to rest."
Hearing this voice, Liu Zhi'an's unhappy expression calmed down. Hearing Liu Mingzhi's words, Liu Zhi'an felt that his sore waist suddenly stopped hurting.
"It's you, kid. When did you learn to knock on the door? This is unprecedented."
Liu Mingzhi put the wine jar on the table and made two loud noises, clear and sweet: "People, you must learn to grow up, and you must abide by the rules, otherwise you will suffer big losses."
Liu Zhi'an looked at the two jars of wine on the table and frowned: "Why, you want to come to me for a drink? You won't cause any trouble outside again, right? I won't wipe your ass, as you said
Say, you have grown up."
Liu Mingzhi spread his hands and looked at Liu Zhi'an with his head tilted: "Are you old?"
Liu Zhi'an nodded and chuckled twice, then grabbed a wine jar and peeled off the seal: "Today I want you to know what is your father or your father. Drinking here makes you feel depressed. Let's go, let's go outside and enjoy the feast."
Let Dad see if you have really grown up or if you are just bragging."
"That's okay, let your son see if you are really disobedient or if you are bragging."
After three rounds of drinking, both father and son were a little drunk, and their drinking capacity was two knives, and each one was more powerful than the other.
"Have you figured it out? Are you willing to contact the court?"
"How did you know?"
"Hey, you are my son. As soon as you stick your butt out, I know what you are holding in. Although dad doesn't know why you are so resistant to contact with the court, dad knows that sooner or later you will take this path. Born in the Liu family
It’s your luck and your unluckyness.”
Liu Mingzhi tugged at his ears: "My son said that I was afraid of death so I didn't want to set foot in that place. Do you believe it?"
"letter."
"Hey, don't you always say that all members of the Liu family are upright men? This is how you react when your son says he is afraid of death?"
"There is no shame in being afraid of death. Everyone is afraid of death, and I am afraid of death too. But sometimes the more afraid you are of death, the more you have to climb up. Only if you have enough power will others not dare to look down on you, and you can live.
Dad can say frankly that it is because he is afraid of death that he makes the Liu family's business bigger and bigger. He does this just because he doesn't want to be someone else's meat to be slaughtered. Decades have passed, and Dad
done."
"Awesome"
Liu Zhi'an was stunned and laughed loudly: "Yes, awesome. Dad is really awesome. As a businessman, he has made Jiangnan Liu successful. Who dares to say that Liu Zhi'an is not awesome."
"Actually, no matter what the outcome of Qiu Wei is, I will enter officialdom, right?"
Liu Zhi'an did not deny it and nodded lightly: "If you had not become a disciple of Wen Renzheng by chance, and had not accepted the Golden Dragon Emperor's order by chance, there would still be room for relaxation in the matter of horseshoes and grace orders.
, It’s a pity that without it, the Liu family would have been brought into the situation by you long ago, and you can’t escape from it.”
"Old man, in fact, I really want to be a rich young master, with no worries about food and clothing, and a happy life. What does this world have to do with me, Liu Mingzhi, but I thought wrong. The moment I become a member of the Liu family, I can no longer just
Think about your own honor and disgrace, I represent the Liu family, right?"
"Yes, do you still remember what dad told you? Although Jiangnan Willow is powerful, it is also a big tree that attracts the wind. You are rich and well-off because of the Liu family, and you also have to fight for the Liu family. Sometimes dad doesn't want to force you, it's God.
It's God's will to force you."
"Actually, my son has been trying his best to avoid dealing with the court. That place can be high and can also break people's bones. Other places can be reasonable, but not that place. My son is not only afraid of his own death, but also afraid of bringing disaster to the Liu family. But he is afraid
So what can I do? I still have to take this road. After all, I have to come into contact with the imperial court, such as Wei Gou."
"When did you know His Majesty's identity?"
Liu Mingzhi casually threw the Golden Dragon Emperor's Order on the table: "Who would dare to use this thing!"
Liu Zhi'an frowned, but didn't say anything. Anyway, there was no one around, so as long as his son didn't go too far, it would be fine.
"Then you said you didn't know what this thing was when you went on an outing?"
"Actually, I didn't guess that that person was the current emperor at first. In my understanding, the emperor cannot leave the palace at will. Instead, I regarded him as another person."
"who?"
"Prince Duan Li Yang. You are also well aware of the rumors about Prince Duan among the people. My son expected that a prince with such a huge power would be in trouble. At the beginning, he seemed to have the intention to recruit his son. Of course, I can't go into this muddy water with him.
Moreover, Prince Duan is a prince and uses the carved python token. The dragon and the python are entangled on a small gold medal. It is difficult for anyone who has never seen it to tell the difference. Coupled with his son's preconceived guesses,
I don’t care about this token either.”
"Then when did you know that person was His Majesty? When did Eunuch Fu publicize the imperial edict?"
"No, the first time I went to my father-in-law's house, Yun'er and I made an appointment to go on a river cruise and met the King of Huainan, Li Yugang. At first, the King of Huainan didn't know his son's identity because his son copied a poem and read it casually.
When he came out, he guessed the identity of his son. Occasionally, he mentioned the name of Chief Wenren, and although his tone when saying the name of Wenren was teasing, there was a sense of respect, but I felt a little bit in my heart.
It is strange that although Dangyang Academy is famous and even Tong Xiang was born there, how could the Prince of Huainan, as a prince, have any respect for the dean of an academy?"
"Li Yugang is also a scribe. Isn't it normal for him to respect people and government?"
"It's different, old man, I don't know what to say, that feeling is amazing."
"What does this have to do with your discovery of His Majesty's identity?"
"Of course there is. From that time on, I felt that the identity of Chief Wenren was definitely not simple, and Yun'er and the chief's granddaughter were close friends. The child had been making insinuations at first, and as expected, Yun'er accidentally revealed the identity of Chief Wenren.
His identity is the Imperial Master. Since Chief Wenrenshan is the Imperial Master, then the child’s previous guess is wrong. That person is not Duan Wang Li Yang, but the current emperor. The token in my hand is not the Python Order.
It was the Dragon Order, but the boy did not jump to conclusions. He took the token out from under the table and looked at it. Sure enough, it had claws. That's when I knew he was the emperor."
"Have you been pretending to be confused?"
"When my son was in Yangzhou, he told Uncle Ma that it was not a good thing for a businessman's family to stand out too much."