Looking at the meaningful smile on Liu Zhi'an's face, Mr. Liu narrowed his eyes slightly and muttered to himself as if thinking.
Soon.
Young Master Liu's expression relaxed, he smiled and nodded, his heart suddenly enlightened.
He already understood the profound meaning contained in his old man's words.
Seeing the change in Young Master Liu's expression, Liu Zhi'an's eyes flashed with a smile, and after a slight nod of his head, he continued to smoke a pot of dry smoke with a smile.
"You little bastard, do you understand?"
Although he had already understood the meaning of Liu Zhi'an's words, Young Master Liu still pretended to be confused and shook his head.
"Hehehe, I know only a little bit about it."
As Young Master Liu spoke, he turned around and looked in the direction of the capital, holding the dry tobacco bag in his hand with a sad expression and started puffing away.
"Old man, back then, my father and I passed away grandly in front of me, this young master.
Do you know what my father said to this young master on the eve of his death?"
Liu Zhi'an frowned, took a puff of dry cigarette, and turned around to look in the direction of the city.
No, it should be said that he was looking towards the direction of the palace.
"Your father-in-law, Li Zheng, passed away in the winter at the end of Ruian for seven years.
After his death, Prince Li Baiyu inherited the Dalong Kingdom and ascended the throne as emperor.
Unfortunately, things in the world are unpredictable and fate plays tricks on people.
The new king Li Baiyu had only been in charge of Dalong Jiangshan for three years, because the kings secretly united and raised troops to rebel.
At a young age, he was forced to renounce himself in the Qinzheng Palace.
A wise king died young.
Later, with your strong support, the emperor's eldest son Li Ye inherited the great treasure and officially ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in Qinzheng Hall.
After several years, a series of subsequent relationships occurred.
At the end of the seventh year of Rui'an, it's today.
During the period, the first year of Tai'an and the second year of Tai'an.
The first year of Yongping, the second year of Yongping, and the third year of Yongping.
It was the first year of Taiping, and today it is the seventh year of Taiping.
Before I knew it, twelve years had passed.
Your father-in-law, Li Zheng, has passed away twelve years ago.
How can you still remember what Li Zheng said eleven years ago?"
Liu Mingzhi retracted his gaze towards the city, glanced sideways at Liu Zhi'an, and sighed softly.
"Well, to be honest, I don't want to remember this young master so clearly, but I can't forget it."
"Liu Zhi'an raised his eyebrows slightly, turned to look at Young Master Liu and asked, "Oh? Why?"
"Old man, as you just said, after the death of the father, the old man is both a king and a minister, as well as a son-in-law.
The relationship between our king and his ministers is a rare story.
You know how he treated this young master when he was still alive.
In this way, his last words as an old man entrusted him with a heavy responsibility.
Master, how can I say that I will forget it, I will forget it."
As Liu Mingzhi spoke, he bent down to pick up his wine glass from the low table, and drank the wine in one gulp with a low expression.
"Not to mention forgetting his last words, this young master was deeply impressed.
After so many years, my young master, I still vividly remember the words he told me before he passed away.
It’s as if, it just happened yesterday.”
Liu Zhi'an nodded silently, turned around, walked to his seat and sat down.
"In that case, I would like to hear the details."
Seeing this, Liu Mingzhi also sat down on his small bamboo chair.
Liu Zhi'an picked up the pot and refilled a glass of wine for Young Master Liu, and said with a faint smile: "Tell me what kind of words your father-in-law talked to you about before he died."
Liu Mingzhi took a sip of the drink that the old man had refilled for him, and narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a strong look of memories.
"At that time, my father, the old man, took a telescope from a young eunuch and silently admired the scenery around the palace.
Then, he said to me, Mingzhi, your skills are still not good enough.
There is only a telescope, but there is no ten-thousand-mile mirror or a hundred-thousand-mile mirror.”
"I have worked diligently in government affairs all my life. I have not yet taken a good look at the mountains and rivers that are thousands of miles away in this world. I can only peek at the leopard through this small mirror."
After listening to Young Master Liu's words, Liu Zhi'an raised his wine glass with a frown on his face and took a sip of the wine, sighing with a sad look on his face.
"Well, your father-in-law Li Zheng has indeed been plotting his whole life."
"Later, my father asked Lao Zhou if the green plum wine was ready?"
Liu Zhi'an frowned and looked at Young Master Liu in surprise.
"Oh, Qingmei Zhuojiu, does Li Zheng want to discuss heroes with your kid Qingmei Zhuojiu?"
Liu Mingzhi chuckled and shook his head: "At the beginning, I thought so in my heart, too."
Liu Zhi'an's face was slightly startled at first, and then he came to his senses.
“When I first started, I thought so too.
If you say so, in the end Li Zheng did not discuss heroes over wine with you."
Young Master Liu nodded silently and sighed with a low expression.
"Oh, that's true.
He first raised his wine glass and said something like "cooking green plums with wine to discuss heroes."
Immediately afterwards, he drank all the wine in the glass.
Then, he said something to this young master."
"What words?"
"But who among the heroes in this world is me?"
Liu Zhi'an's body shook violently, his pupils narrowed slightly and he fell silent.
After a while.
Liu Zhi'an slowly put down the wine glass in his hand, lifted the wine bottle on the low table and brought it to his mouth, then raised his head and drank a few sips of the wine happily.
"Hiccup! Frankly speaking, your father-in-law Li Zheng is indeed a hero.
What happened next? What else did he say to you?"
Liu Mingzhi raised his hand to fan the smoke rising in front of him, and looked up at the warm sun hanging in the sky.
"Later, I said something, and my father recited a poem."
Liu Zhi'an rolled his eyes and asked with a faint smile: "I wonder what your boy said, and what words your father-in-law Li Zheng recited?"
"Hehehe, it doesn't matter what I said. I'd better repeat the poem he composed to you, old man."
"Okay, I'd like to hear the details."
Young Master Liu drank the wine in his glass in one breath and breathed in silently.
"The country is still there, but the people's difficulties are still there."
"Sorrows and joys, right and wrong, success and failure, become empty in the blink of an eye."
"If you drink a cup of wine, the world will be full of sorrow, and sorrow will destroy your heart."
"After drinking, start again and talk about the setting sun."
"Eighteen years later, I will be a hero again."
"Reorganize the mountains and rivers and create peace in the world."
After Liu Dashao read aloud the poem that Li Zheng had written on the eve of his death, he, like Liu Zhi'an, reached out and picked up another wine bottle, raised his head and drank happily.
"Create a peaceful world, create a peaceful world!"
After Liu Zhi'an was silent for a long time with a complicated expression, he laughed loudly and raised the wine bottle towards his mouth.
"Hahaha, hahaha, good words, really good words."
With the wine in his stomach, Liu Zhi'an let out a gentle belch, and happily turned around to look in the direction of the imperial mausoleum on the outskirts of Beijing.
"As expected, this old guy's character is still exactly the same as when he was young.
Even though decades have passed, nothing has changed."
Young Master Liu's body trembled slightly, he stopped staring at the warm sun in the sky, and looked at Liu Zhi'an in surprise, who was drinking from the open ring.
"Old man, listening to what you said, why do I feel that when you were young, you seemed to be very familiar with your father?
I am very curious, what is going on between you and my father?"
Liu Zhi'an wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth with his finger, looked at Young Master Liu indifferently, and sighed with emotion.
"Alas - these are just old things. It doesn't matter if you don't mention them or not."
When Liu Dashan saw Liu Zhi'an like this, his eyes lit up.
The more my old man behaves like this, the more curious I become about what kind of past there is between my old man and Li Zheng.
"Old man, there is no fish taking the bait now. Let's just sit here and there. You can tell this young master what happened between you and my father, the old man."
Liu Zhi'an looked at Young Master Liu's curious expression, picked up a peanut and threw it into his mouth, then waved his hands helplessly.
"Is there anything to say? Didn't I just say it? They are just old things. There is nothing to say."
When Liu Dashan saw his old man's reaction, he became even more curious, and now he became even more curious.
My old man and my father-in-law, what kind of past happened between them.
One is the king of a country and the current emperor, and the other is a merchant and a gentry from the south of the Yangtze River.
The identities of the two people are completely different.
Under normal circumstances, it would be almost impossible for the two of them to have any communication!
"Oh, old man, it's just because it's some old things that I don't know about, so I'm just curious here!
If I know everything about this young master, why should I ask you?"
Liu Zhi'an raised his head and drank a few gulps of wine, then rolled his eyes at Young Master Liu angrily.
"You bastard, are you so fucking full that you have nothing to do? Why are you always asking about old stories that have nothing to do with you?"
Seeing Liu Zhi'an's reaction, Liu Dashan took a sip of wine with a half-smile and touched the tip of his nose with a smile.
"Old man, you should not be the only one who knows the past events of your time, right?
If you don't want to tell me, I'll go find my mother, uncle, and third uncle to find out, young master?
This young master’s mother is your wife.
In order to protect your face, she may not tell this young master certain things.
However, are you sure that your good eldest brother and third brother, my young master’s uncle and third uncle, and these two brothers will not tell this young master some past events?
Of course, the uncle and the third uncle are your sworn brothers, old man.
The two of them may have deliberately hidden this from this young master because of the brotherly love between you.
But, old man, don’t forget a word.
It’s called telling the truth after drinking!
Master, I lack everything now, except fine wine.
If I, young master, want to know some of the past events of that year, are you sure that the uncle and the third uncle can really be foolproof?
Apart from the two of them, let’s talk about my young master’s mother.
Old man, please don’t forget that besides being your good wife, my young master’s mother is also my young master’s mother!
At that time, if I insist on getting to the bottom of things, are you sure that my mother can keep her mouth shut?"
Liu Zhi'an's face was stiff, his lips were trembling, and he stared at Mr. Liu in silence for a long time. He panted hard and put the wine bottle in his hand on the low table.
"You bastard, what the hell do you want to do?"
Young Master Liu smiled and drank a few sips of wine, then he picked up the flask that Liu Zhi'an placed on the table and cheerfully refilled a glass of wine for him.
"Oh, old man, as a kind-hearted person like me, how can I have any bad intentions?
I am just a little curious, young master, as to what kind of past events there are between you and my father-in-law."
As soon as Mr. Liu finished speaking, he showed a smile that he thought was sincere. He lifted the wine bottle and gestured to Liu Zhi'an with a smile.
"Old man, I would like to toast you with another drink."
When Liu Zhi'an saw Young Master Liu looking like this, he took a few deep breaths, picked up the wine glass with an angry look and laughed a few times.
"Hehehe, hehehe, cheers!"
"cheers!"
Young Master Liu wiped the drink from the corner of his mouth, turned his head and glanced at his motionless float, and poured another drink for Liu Zhi'an with a smile on his face.
"Old man, I am all ears, young master."
Liu Zhi'an took a long puff of dry cigarette, smiled bitterly and sighed.
"Oh, I'm really impressed by you."
"Don't dare, don't dare."
"Don't you just want to know what happened between me and your father-in-law, Li Zheng?
Okay, I’m telling you that.
Boy, listen carefully.
Back then, I led my men to beat up your father-in-law, Li Zheng."
When Young Master Liu heard Liu Zhi'an's answer, he immediately trembled and exclaimed in shock.
"Ah? Wha...what?"
"I said that back then I led my men to beat up this old guy Li Zheng."
Listening to Liu Zhian's affirmative tone, Young Master Liu couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.
"Gudu, Gudu, what? What? Old man, say it again."
Seeing Young Master Liu's reaction, Liu Zhi'an shook his head angrily.
"You bastard, I will still do it even if I say it ten times.
Back then, I led my men to beat up your father-in-law, Ruizhong Li Zheng."
"Really? Old man, are you kidding me?"
Liu Zhian rolled his eyes at Young Master Liu angrily, bent down and knocked out the ashes from the smoke pot under his feet.