The two of them expressed their feelings to each other, and their affectionate gaze was interrupted by the sound of footsteps that gradually became clearer.
Turning her head to look at the approaching figures of twenty armed guards holding torches holding torches, Qi Yun hurriedly released her hands holding her husband, lowered her head and walked forward.
Liu Mingzhi saw this and followed him silently.
Because today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, the curfew will be extended to after midnight.
The military guards patrolling the streets just casually looked at the couple walking in tandem and did not come up to question their identities.
“Yun’er, please slow down, please wait for me husband.”
"It's all a bad guy like you. If the military guards see us like this, how will I see anyone in the future?"
“Is it okay that you kissed and hugged your husband first? How can you blame me?”
“It’s your fault, it’s your fault!”
"Okay, okay, whatever Yun'er says is whatever it is. Any mistakes you make are all your husband's fault."
Qi Yun stopped and looked at Young Master Liu with a smile: "Voluntary?"
“Of course it’s voluntary.”
The beautiful woman smiled, raised her hand and took Liu Mingzhi and continued on her way: "That's pretty much it. By the way, husband, you just asked me what he meant by where he was an official.
Does your husband want to promote him?"
“She is indeed a good wife to her husband. As expected, she has a heart-to-heart connection with her husband, and you immediately guessed her husband’s thoughts.
Where is he now in charge?"
“My younger brother, he left his post as a member of the Ministry of War, Wailang, and went to local areas to train. First, he went to Quzhou to serve as the governor, and now he serves as the governor of Yuzhou in Yuzhou.
Where do you plan to transfer him? To the Sixth Ministry or to the feudal official?"
Liu Mingzhi shook his folding fan and pondered for a while: "The governor of Zhongzhou, the governor of Shangzhou! If his political performance in Yuzhou is not bad, it should not be a problem to be promoted to the governor of the first government.
It is a little difficult to be in the Six Ministries. After all, according to the regulations of the imperial court, he must serve as a local official for three terms and have outstanding political achievements before he can be transferred back to the Six Ministries and promoted to one level.
The main reason is that it is not suitable for him to return to the court now.
At the end of the year, Weifu will say hello to the officials and ask him to go to Daizhou and Songzhou in Beifu next year to serve as the governor of the two provinces for Weifu, the emperor's brother-in-law.
What do you think of Yun'er?"
Qi Yun'e frowned slightly and looked at her husband's questioning gaze with a hesitant expression. She bit her red lips and fell silent.
“What, you’re not satisfied? The governors of the two governments, this is a high-ranking official of the second rank!
If the political achievements are remarkable in the future, when the time comes, he will be transferred back to the court and he will also be a minister, a second-rank junior minister like Yisi Shaoqing, a high-ranking official from the second rank, or a high-ranking official of the third rank!
You can’t be directly promoted from a third-rank Shangzhou governor to the first-rank official position all at once, right?
If this is the case, it will be difficult for your husband!”
Qi Yun shook her head hurriedly: "No, no, I don't mean that."
“Just say what you want to say.”
“Where is your husband?
It's just that I want to work in Beifu, which is too far.
My parents are getting old, and they never want their little brother to be too far away from them.
When I was in Yuzhou, my parents could occasionally visit my younger brother. My younger brother, sister, and the couple would spend some time with the child. If I was transferred to Beifu so far away all of a sudden, I was worried that my parents would...
Husband, can’t you be transferred to some state capital closer to Jinling?
Even if it’s just the governor of one government, it’s better than having my father and mother and my younger brother thousands of miles apart.”
Liu Mingzhi led Qi Yun and walked slowly, squinting his eyes slightly and massaging his temples with a cool fan bone.
Qi Yun turned her eyes from time to time to look at her husband's serious expression, her eyes a little worried: "Husband, if you are in trouble, you can just treat me as a concubine.
I should not interfere with your decision to handle state affairs. If you have made a decision long ago, you can implement it according to your own ideas."
“Alas! Yun’er!”
“Husband? What’s wrong?”
“Now the elite soldiers and horses of the imperial court are stationed in Beifu, Xinfu and Beifu to guard the border.
Yiyi, Feifei, and Yaoyao are daughters, let alone them. Zhenghao, Zhengran, Zhengming, and Zhengwen are still young, but they will grow up in the blink of an eye.
As far as Chengfeng, Chengzhi, Chenggan and Yueer are concerned.
Chengfeng, this kid, looks big and strong, but in fact he has a quick mind and a strong ambition. The two Chengfeng brothers also have their own strengths and weaknesses.
Only Yue'er is a girl's family.
Lian'er, you and Yan'er have a deep love for each other as sisters, and there won't be any conflicts.
But we will all grow old eventually.
Cheng Qian has the blood of the Li family. General Nangong Ye of the Flying Eagle Guard is his uncle, and General Wan Mingliang of the Tiger and Leopard Guard is his uncle. And although he seems to be honest now, it is still unclear whether he will cause trouble in the future. Clan members of the Li family were present in the court.
Where is Yue'er? The entire Beifu's elite troops are also very loyal to her, the former little princess of Yun'an from the Jin Kingdom.
Text This child is a child of Yaoer, and he will grow up to be a prince who cannot be underestimated.
Hu Yanyu, the Rongwei King of Xinfu, was his uncle.
You sisters will not quarrel over which of these children will be chosen as the husband and crown prince, but what about the people below?
Who doesn’t want to support a prince who is close to him by blood and relationship to ascend the throne and become emperor in the future and rule the world?
In this case, what can Chengzhi do to fight with these brothers and sisters?
It was okay when we and I were alive, but what about after we pass away?
Except for some civil and military ministers who were loyal to Chengzhi.
What other forces can we rely on behind Chengzhi? Have you ever thought about this question?
Is it your natal family? Or does your natal family have any high-ranking relatives?
Therefore, Qi Liang, Chengzhi’s biological uncle, had to go to Beifu to serve as the governor of the two governments, and he was the governor of the two governments with overall military and political power.
For the sake of your ambition and for the prosperity and wealth you will have as a family, you must go.
Only if he goes, Cheng Feng, Yue'er and the brothers and sisters can have equal strength behind them."
Qi Yunying looked at her husband's shining eyes with trembling lips, her eyes filled with happiness and uneasiness: "Husband...does your husband want to inherit the throne?"
“Yun’er, I can’t give you this answer for the time being. Even if you feel sad, I still can’t give you this answer.
In other words, who will inherit the throne in the future is secondary to the husband's thoughts.
For the sake of the country, the country, and the common people, the person who inherits the throne cannot be who he likes or loves more as a husband. It is who is more suitable to inherit the mountains and rivers of a hundred thousand miles, and even the mountains and rivers of a million miles in the future."
“So you asked my younger brother to go to Beifu just to cultivate the forces belonging to Chengzhi.
Then watch them and their brothers and sisters fighting openly and secretly?”
Liu Mingzhi nodded with a sad expression: "The eldest brother Li Baiyu, the second brother Li Baihong, the third brother Li Yunlong and the others.
The past events of Li Ye, Li Tao and the two brothers sounded a wake-up call for my husband.
When the father was not yet in power, who dared to rule the roost?
Father has just been in power for less than two years. What kind of chaos did the brothers make over that chair?
The eldest brother and the third child became famous one after another and died young.
Less than three years after this incident, brothers Li Ye and Li Tao were at war again because of that chair.
As I just said, when the children are older, you can no longer take care of them.
I'm afraid that after my husband's wedding, the brothers and sisters will be like wild horses on the loose, and they will also do something... Sigh...
Rebellion for your husband gave them a bad start.
I'm afraid they will imitate me in the future!
No matter who hurts whom, it will be difficult for the husband to rest in peace.
So, my husband has been thinking about this matter for a long time.
Let Qi Liang go to serve in Beifu, not for Chengzhi, nor for any of Yue'er, Yaoyao or any of them.
But for the sake of all their brothers and sisters, for the sake of the greater good.
When they grow up, if they fight overtly and covertly for the throne, my husband will not be afraid at all.
As long as my husband is alive, I don’t care how they want to fight.
It will be useless even if the court and even the world are turned upside down.
My husband is holding me back, and no one can take out the palm of my hand.
Once the outcome of the fight is reached, my husband will take care of the child who will inherit the throne, and all his future paths will be paved for him.
Make sure that no major changes will happen again.”
Looking at the door of Liu Mansion in front of him, Liu Mingzhi gently stroked Qi Yun's black hair.
"Yun'er, let them fight now under my nose, with my husband controlling the intensity. It's better than fighting after we are dead, right?"
But I hope you can be mentally prepared, because the person who inherits the country may not be Chengzhi.
The method of establishing a direct descendant and establishing an elder will not work for the husband. The husband will only choose a suitable person to inherit the throne.
This is for the sake of future generations.
Can you understand the difficulties of being a husband?”
Qi Yun nodded with clear eyes: "I understand that even if Chengzhi is not the heir to the throne, as long as it is my husband's decision, I will not have any objection or dissatisfaction.
Just like my husband said, for future generations and for the Liu family’s inheritance.”
Looking at Qi Yun's crystal clear pupils, Liu Mingzhi knew that this woman who had been with him for more than ten years was not lying.
This sentence is what she said from the bottom of her heart.
Hold Qi Yun tightly in her arms, wishing she could blend into her own body.
“Good Yun’er, good wife, thank you for your affection, husband.
If there is an afterlife, and my husband travels across thousands of mountains and rivers, I will definitely find you and continue our love in this life until all the generations to come."
Qi Yun clung tightly to her husband's shoulder, her eyes were slightly red, and the emotion in her eyes was beyond words. She raised her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes, and hit Liu Mingzhi on the back gently.
“We are an old couple, and we still say these disgusting words, but it’s not disgusting.”
"If you like to hear it, keep talking to your husband. If you live to be your seventies or eighties, your husband will keep talking."
“If you are not shy, you will say nice things.
The children's feelings are so good, what if they don't fight for rights because of the throne?"
“Of course everyone is happy! If the harmony can be like this, my husband will be able to smile from ear to ear even in heaven.”
“Don’t say that, we will definitely live a long life. The promise you made to me to grow old together has not yet been fulfilled.
If you dare to break your promise, you will live with a puppy in the next life, the next life!"
“Yes, yes, yes, my lady, don’t say these depressing words.
You go back first, it’s time for my husband to leave on his way?”
Qi Yun immediately stood up from her husband's arms and stared at Mr. Liu closely.
“It’s late at night, where are you going?”
“It’s Ruyi’s death anniversary. My husband promised her that he would pay homage to her every year.”
"Huh...it's so fast. Another year has passed. How about I go back with you and my sister? We can also go back to visit my parents on the way."
“Next time, the battle report of the soldiers on the Western Expedition has not yet arrived, and my husband is still worried.
Since my husband doesn’t plan to stay in Jiangnan, he must come back as soon as possible, okay?”
“Okay, let’s do it next time and be careful on the road.”
"Don't worry, my husband went to the backyard to fetch the horse. After you bring the message to Liu Song, you can go back and rest!"
“Yeah, I understand!
Be sure to pay attention to your health on the road, don’t tire yourself out in the rush!”