Liu Mingzhi watched Wen Renxuan and the figure holding Liu Zhengwen leave the garden, and withdrew his gaze with a sad expression.
The sight of his son jumping up and down with Wen Renxuanhe just now flashed before his eyes. Because of Shu'er's incident, the resentment he felt towards his father-in-law in his heart was somewhat relieved.
From the moment his son left, Wen Renzheng kept focusing on Young Master Liu from the corner of his eye.
After seeing him look away, he looked a little sad and a little emotional.
The old man was old and turbid, but there was a hint of relief in his eyes that contained sharp light. He slightly raised the corner of his mouth and took out the tobacco pouch from his waist.
Based on his life experience and knowledge, it is natural to see that Young Master Liu's resentment towards his bastard son has eased a bit.
Good thing.
What a good thing!
As long as everything has a good beginning, the rest will be much easier.
Liu Mingzhi, his apprentice and grandson-in-law, knew very clearly how much he loved his granddaughter Wenren Yunshu.
I was very worried that Liu Mingzhi would be very prejudiced against his bastard son Wen Renxuanhe because his granddaughter had been wronged.
By then, if Liu Mingzhi is unwilling to forgive his son no matter what he says or does, it will be troublesome.
This kind of scene would be the last thing I want to see.
Now that I see that the situation is developing for the better, I can finally let go of my worries.
At my age, what is the so-called fame and wealth, what is the so-called glory and wealth.
It's all just passing clouds.
Only family love is what I value most.
His bastard son Wen Renxuanhe and his granddaughter Wenren Yunshu, the conflict between father and daughter that has not been resolved for decades has always been a worry for him as an old man.
If this heart disease cannot be eliminated, one day I will be driven to the west.
It’s hard to let go of fear and close your eyes.
Now that I see that the relationship between their father and daughter has finally eased, I feel happy from the bottom of my heart.
Based on the current development momentum, it will only be a matter of time before the relationship between their father and daughter can get back on good terms.
Being able to live to see this scene is enough for this life.
From this life until the day I die.
There will no longer be any obsessions that are difficult to let go of.
God, treat yourself well!
In my life, I had a glorious moment when I woke up to hold the power of the world and fell drunk in the lap of a beautiful woman.
I have had the unrestrained experience of riding a horse, singing loudly, and wielding a sword to the end of the world.
There have been ups and downs...
What others have, I have already owned.
What others never had, I once had.
Such a life.
It's not a waste of time to go through this world.
Wen Renzheng lit his tobacco, took a puff of smoke, and happily handed the pipe in front of Young Master Liu.
"Boy, would you like some?"
Liu Mingzhi glanced sideways at the cheerful old man, chuckled and put the teacup in his hand on the table.
"Come on, have some."
Liu Mingzhi took out the tobacco bag from his waist, rubbed his hands, and pinched a handful of tobacco from the old man's tobacco bag.
In the blink of an eye, Liu Mingzhi narrowed his eyes slightly and blew out the smoke in his mouth with a contented expression.
"Good tobacco, such high-quality tobacco, I wouldn't be willing to smoke it on weekdays!
Old man, you are leading a carefree and comfortable life as a child."
When Wen Renzheng heard Mr. Liu's teasing remarks, he chuckled angrily.
"Come on, stop pretending to be a fool here.
Let alone cut tobacco of this quality, even if it is cut tobacco of better quality than these, it is nothing to you kid.
Not to mention the occasional puff of smoke on weekdays, even if you use it as a meal, I won't be surprised at all."
"Old man, you have wronged me. Boy, I really am not pretending to be a coward in front of you.
What I said is all the truth!
If it were placed in the past, when I was still the little lord, or the time when I was the powerful king who controlled half of the country.
I really don't care about this, but isn't it different now?
Old man, kid, let me tell you something that comes from my heart.
Control a huge country and govern a huge world.
It’s difficult!
Not only is it difficult, it’s even more tiring!”
Wen Renzheng heard Liu Mingzhi's somewhat suppressed words and subconsciously turned his head to look at his face.
From the face of Young Master Liu, who was smiling lightly and showing high spirits.
Wen Renzheng saw a hint of tiredness in it that others could not see.
It is a kind of tiredness that comes from the heart, a kind of tiredness that shows true feelings, and a kind of tiredness that cannot be described in words.
Wen Renzheng stared at Young Master Liu's expression for a long time, then shifted his gaze to the hair on his head.
Those inconspicuous white hairs.
Perhaps this is the best explanation for his fatigue.
I have been with this apprentice for a long time, and I am used to his calmness and calmness, as well as his far-sightedness.
It was precisely because of his intelligence that was far beyond ordinary people that he subconsciously ignored his age.
It turns out that he is only in his early forties this year!
Wen Renzheng put the cigarette holder into his mouth and took a deep puff, looking faintly towards the north.
Liu Mingzhi blew out the smoke from his mouth and followed the old man's gaze to the north.
“As the saying goes, it is easier to conquer a country than to maintain it.
In the past, the boy had seen from his father, eldest brother, and Li Ye how difficult it was to be a king.
But it wasn't until I started to become a leader myself that I truly understood.
It turns out that it is so difficult to be a leader.
It's much more difficult than what I've seen before.
How wonderful it would be if we could turn back the time and go back to the past!"
"What you mean by this is that you regret that you raised an army to rebel?"
Liu Mingzhi frowned slightly, squinted his eyes and pondered for a long time, then silently shook his head.
"There's no regrets, and there's no joy either."
"If you were given another chance, would you still choose to take this path?"
"meeting."
Liu Mingzhi replied without hesitation, without hesitation and decisively.
Looking at Wen Renzheng, who was sitting on the stone bench as steady as a rock and motionless, Liu Mingzhi stood up and stretched.
"Boy, old man, you also know why I raised an army to rebel.
To sum it up, it can be summed up in just six words.
Want to live, don't want to die.
Now, if I were asked to choose again, I would still make the same choice as before.
The reason is still the same six words as before.
Want to live, don't want to die.
In other words, the reason why I made such a choice was not just because of myself, Liu Mingzhi.
Also for my wife, children, and children, and for the 300,000 brothers who lived and died with me.
I, Liu Mingzhi, am no more than seven feet tall, so it is not a pity to die.
But my wife, children, children, and hundreds of thousands of brothers are different.
I can't just watch them end up with different bodies and heads because of me.
I can honestly say that I, Liu Mingzhi, raised an army to rebel.
There is both selfishness and publicity.
As for the importance between selfishness and publicity, I don't know and can't tell clearly.
Perhaps selfishness is more important than publicity.
After all, I want to live and not die."
"Isn't this great? I've survived as I wished, so what's there to worry about?"
"Rebellious ministers and traitors raised their troops to rebel. They used ministers to kill the king and seek power and usurp the throne.
No matter how many theories you have and what you say, you can't change the fact that the position is incorrect!
Regarding the rebellion and the reputation of rebellious ministers and traitors, he said that he just let nature take its course and didn't care at all.
However, how can one really not care at all?
Those words said in front of others are just pretending to be calm.
In fact, boy, I still care about my reputation to a certain extent.
It’s just about caring more or less.”
Hearing Young Master Liu's somewhat heavy words, Wen Renzheng looked away and sighed softly.
"Oh, hehehe, I thought you were really heartless and shameless!"
"Boy, I'm not a saint. I also have my own emotions and desires. Naturally, I can't reach the state of seeing through all the illusions in the world."
"Things have already happened. Thinking about it anymore is just adding to the sadness."
Liu Mingzhi nodded with a sigh and looked at Wen Renzheng with a deep look.
"Old man, one day I will drive to the west of Hexi.
Do you think that with my lifetime achievements, I can wash away my reputation as a rebellious minister and traitor who seeks power and usurps the throne?"
Wen Renzheng felt Liu Dashao's gaze and turned to look at him for a moment.
Seeing the complex meaning in his eyes that he wanted to hear something but seemed to be afraid of hearing something, the old man turned sideways and took out the burned out remnants of the smoke pot.
"As you yourself said before, history is the most just.
Let future generations comment on all the merits and demerits."
Wen Renzheng answered his question using the words Liu Dashao himself said before.
It seems that nothing has been said, and it seems that everything has been said.
Liu Mingzhi raised his eyebrows and was silent for a moment, then nodded with a sneer.
"Yes, Qing Shi is the most fair.
Let future generations comment on the merits and demerits of right and wrong.
No one knows what will happen in the future, and no matter what happens in the future, we can't control it.
Let it be as it is."
Wen Renzheng nodded with a half-smile, rolled up the dry pipe in his hand, got up and walked towards the outside of the pavilion.
"Just think it through, just look at it and let it go.
My back hurts from sitting all the time. Let’s go to the garden and stretch our muscles.”
"Just as you wish."
The old man looked playfully at Young Master Liu, who was walking side by side with him, and sneered a few times with the corner of his mouth raised.
"Hehehe, you kid, let me tell you what to do.
I went to meet my father-in-law and mother-in-law, and they even brought rescue troops with me.
If you are able to do such a thing, you are the only one in the world."
Liu Mingzhi noticed the teasing meaning in the old man's eyes and the ridicule in his words. He raised his hand and pinched his ears, and laughed angrily.
Gently shaking the folding fan in his hand, Liu Mingzhi raised his head and pursed his lips in the direction of the backyard where Wen Renxuan and he were going.
“Old man, kid, I don’t want this either!
I have no choice but to move your old man out as a reinforcement, boy, so I have to do it as a last resort.
A few years ago, I took my sisters Yun Shu and Qing Lian to Miaojiang to visit Lian'er's mother-in-law.
After coming out of Miaojiang, we changed roads and rushed all the way to Chengzhou, intending to pay a visit to my father-in-law, mother-in-law and the other two elders.
At that time, I didn’t know about the conflict between Shu Er and my father-in-law.
As a result, we didn't even get through the door after handing in our greeting cards.
Because Shu'er was in a low mood at that time, I was so happy and continued to ask her.
So, we had no choice but to go back to Beijing.
Later, if you hadn't explained to me what happened back then, I wouldn't have known about the conflict between Shu'er and his father-in-law and the relationship between Shu'er and me!
I went to Shu this time in order to avoid a repeat of what happened back then.
As a last resort, I had no choice but to bring your old man here as a reinforcement.
If I am turned away again, I have nothing to worry about.
At most, it would be a shameful thing to do. Anyway, no one else knows about it, so I don't really care.
I was worried that Shu'er would feel uncomfortable.
The capital is thousands of miles away from Shu, so it’s not easy to come there!
Therefore, if the conflict between Shu'er and his father-in-law can be resolved, I naturally hope to resolve it as soon as possible.
In fact, it should be fine if we just bring the child Zhengwen here.
However, if you step forward, old man, wouldn’t you have a better chance of winning?
Besides, we can just take this opportunity to reminisce about the past and reunite.
Why not do something that achieves multiple things with one stone?
Old man, don’t have any grudges!"
Wen Renzheng raised his hand to stroke his beard and glanced sideways towards the backyard.
"I don't have any resentment, but I can see it.
You are somewhat resentful towards your father-in-law."
Liu Mingzhi smiled indifferently and lightly shrugged his shoulders a few times.
"If I say no, old man, you won't believe it."
"Oh, boy."
"Um?"
"For the sake of this old man, how about not being as knowledgeable as your bastard father-in-law?"
"Old man, this matter is not mine, but Shu'er's.
After all, my father-in-law and I don’t have any deep hatred.
As long as Shu'er can look away, I won't say anything."
"That's true. I understand your boy's old temperament.
Come on, stop talking about this and let me see if you have slacked off over the years."
As Wen Renzheng spoke, he held his sword in his right hand and flew towards Young Master Liu's face without any warning.
Liu Mingzhi's expression condensed, and he instinctively flew back.
Wenren Zhengdan smiled and stroked his beard, and nodded with pleased eyes.
"Good boy, you are alert enough!"
Liu Mingzhi took off the Heavenly Sword from his waist, inserted it into the grass, and flew towards Wen Renzheng.
"Old man, I'm so rude."
"Go with all your strength and let me see how much you have improved over the years."
Liu Mingzhi knew many years ago that his old mentor's strength had already entered that mysterious and mysterious realm.
Facing such a master, he would naturally have no reservations.
Otherwise, you will only be embarrassed.
Young Master Liu jumped into the air, and a sharp sword energy condensed from his fingertips shot directly through the air towards Wen Renzheng's face.
Wen Renzheng put one hand behind his back, staring at the sharp sword energy flying towards his face, and pointed a finger in front of him with a calm expression.
A body-protecting aura lingered directly in front of Wen Renzheng.
There was a loud bang, and the strong energy dispersed in the garden, setting off waves of fierce wind.
Wen Renzheng was as stable as a rock, standing motionless as if roots had taken root in the soles of his feet.
Young Master Liu was thrown away by the oncoming strong wind, fell on the grass and retreated seven or eight steps before he stopped.
Liu Mingzhi hurriedly calmed down the surging energy in his body, and looked at the old man with a stunned expression.