Five hundred and forty-seventh octopus and bear paw
Liu Mingli has lived for twenty-two years, and this is the second time he has seen his elder brother look so heavy.
The first time was when I was still in the south of the Yangtze River. The little girl named Ruyi in the brothel suffered misfortune because of a piece of silver given by her eldest brother. The eldest brother was bored at home for several days. I was still young at that time, and it was also the first time I met my eldest brother.
He has a heavy look and a decadent posture.
What is in front of me is the second time.
Liu Mingli really couldn't figure out what else he should worry about with his elder brother's current power in the court.
Above the court, one person stands side by side as king, one person is under one person, and above tens of thousands of people, holding supreme authority.
Those who hold authority wield the power of life and death.
In Northern Xinjiang, the eldest brother is a well-deserved tiger descending from the mountain. He is in charge of all military and political affairs. He can stomp his feet at will and the twenty-seven prefectures in Northern Xinjiang will tremble three times.
Behind the scenes was the old man, the richest man in Jiangnan, who was as rich as anyone in the country. There was no need for corruption or bribery to get money, let alone corruption and perversion of the law.
In this way, a person who does not take bribes or takes bribes and bends the law will naturally not be caught.
As long as you don't do anything too extreme, you can rest easy.
In this case, why is the elder brother still worried?
Liu Mingzhi turned his head and glanced at his little sister who was sitting on a chair not far away and looking at him quietly, and slowly moved closer to his elder brother.
"Brother, are you a little unfounded? You are kind to His Majesty. Without your strong support, he would not be able to sit on that chair.
With his favor and your own power, brother, there is absolutely no need to worry about anything."
Liu Mingzhi glanced at Liu Mingli lightly, and found that the doubt in his eyes did not seem to be fake. Then he realized that he really did not understand the crisis he was facing now, nor did he understand what he had just said.
He sighed silently, the second brother was still too young after all.
In addition, I joined the army on the frontier and had never experienced the intrigues in the court. How could I understand the dirty intrigues that filled the temple that everyone yearned for?
"Silly boy, what you have seen is only the superficial phenomenon. You have seen several generals who helped the emperor conquer the world end well. From the beginning of the Warring States Period to the establishment of our dynasty.
It can be said that very few generals died a good death.
The existence of so few rare ones doesn't mean anything.
Also, never mention your favor to the emperor, he will think you are blackmailing him.
If you are kind to the emperor and you can rest easy, there will be no thunder, rain or dew, it is all because of your kindness. This saying has been passed down for a long time.
In fact, brother, I also understand in my heart that the greater the contribution to conquering the world, the more timely it is time to loosen the power in your hands. You don’t have to run far away. You can ask for a big house from the emperor, get more wives, get more rewards, and have nothing to eat, drink, and have fun.
Le, chat with the emperor when you have free time and let him know that you are very loyal and honest.
No need to worry about anything, no need to ask anything.
Spending the whole day doing nothing but pursuing pleasure, this is the safest way and the better chance of ending well."
Liu Mingli nodded thoughtfully: "Brother is right, and you have already done so. A few days ago, didn't you enter the palace with your uncle and Brother Song Qing and take the initiative to hand over the tiger talisman that commands the three armies to His Majesty?
?
You have already told His Majesty that you are not greedy for power. How about as you just said, you will be safe and have a good death?
Isn’t this exactly the result you want?”
Liu Mingzhi nodded silently, and his eyes became deep: "Then have you ever thought about what the political opponents that my eldest brother had offended before would do to me if there was no military power and no power?
They can kill me, my eldest brother, without Your Majesty taking action.
If there are too many ants, the elephant will be killed. Don't underestimate some small people who are not in a high position and don't have much power. When there are many, they are a force that cannot be underestimated.
No matter how much your majesty favors me, you will eventually start to doubt me in the face of villains who keep making trouble.
This is the principle of accompanying a king like a tiger.
If you are not afraid of people, it will not hurt the tiger's intentions, but if you are afraid of the tiger, it will hurt people's hearts!"
Liu Mingli frowned and looked at Young Master Liu with a slight frown: "This..."
"Ming Li, the most important thing is that the eldest brother may not be greedy for power, but I have to think about Yue'er, mother and daughter.
Think about it, if Dalong unified the world and the court was worried that Yue'er would lead the remnants of the Jin Kingdom to restore the Jin Kingdom's court in the future, how would they treat her?"
"Cut...cut off the roots to eliminate future troubles?"
"Nine times out of ten, this will be the case. Therefore, my eldest brother clearly knows what to do to protect himself wisely and to have a good death, but I can't do it.
Because the eldest brother not only lives for himself, but also for the safety of Yue'er, mother and daughter.
If the eldest brother does not have enough power, what can he do to protect the safety of their mother and daughter in the future?
You can’t have your cake and eat it too!
To protect himself, he would have to ignore the safety of Yue'er and his daughter. On the contrary, if he wanted to protect the safety of their mother and daughter, the eldest brother would have to face the difficulties.
It is best to have conditions; if there are no conditions, it is best to create conditions.
In short, the eldest brother did not allow any sprouts to grow that would pose a threat to their mother and daughter.
Not only for their mother and daughter, but also for our Liu family itself.
A fire broke out at the city gate and affected the fish in the pond.
Once someone deliberately makes a fuss about Yue'er's relationship with Brother Wei, our Liu family will not be spared and will definitely be implicated."
Liu Mingli frowned deeply: "Then why did you still hand over your military talisman? You clearly know that handing over your military talisman does not have enough strength to protect the safety of niece Yue'er and sister-in-law Wanyan, why do you still do this?"
"Silly boy, how can you tell what His Majesty's attitude towards eldest brother is now without handing over the military talisman?"
"What do you mean? I'm a little confused."
Liu Mingzhi patted Liu Mingli's shoulder and walked towards the chair: "You will understand what it means after the year.
If the epidemic had not broken out, everything would have become clear.
What kind of path the eldest brother will take at that time is beyond the control of the eldest brother himself."
"People say that if the king wants his ministers to die, they have to die. If they don't die, it is disloyal. If a father wants his son to die, the son has to die. If he doesn't die, it is unfilial. What a terrible thought. Sometimes loyalty will harm yourself, and being unfaithful
You will be criticized again, it’s hard to be a good person.”
Liu Mingli looked at his elder brother blankly, his words completely confused him.
Obviously I can understand everything, but with the tone of my elder brother, I am confused and confused.
"I sent you to Dangyang Academy to study hard in the cold window. Once you jumped over the dragon gate and became a human being, you learned these pedantic things?
If the king wants his ministers to die, the ministers have to die; if the father wants his son to die, the son has to die. Such a ridiculous theory is only taken for granted by those slanderous and rotten scholars. When did you, Liu Mingzhi, get mixed up with those people?"
While the two brothers were talking, they saw Liu Zhi'an walking out from the back of the palace with a gloomy face. He glared at Liu Mingzhi, who had a strange look on his face, and walked towards the main seat on one side.
Mrs. Liu and Aunt Liu Ying sat down silently, their expressions so bland that no one could tell. However, judging from the way Mrs. Liu winked at Young Master Liu, Mrs. Liu was still quite worried about her son.
Liu Mingzhi watched Liu Zhi'an pick up the tea cup and taste it with a gloomy face, and rubbed his nose angrily.
"Old man, where does this nameless anger come from?"