Listening to Nangong Ye's hesitant tone, Zhang Kuang raised his eyebrows strangely.
"Oh? Are you scared too? Are you really or not?"
Nangong Ye looked at Zhang Kuang's weird expression and nodded with a wry smile.
"Hehehe, just like what you said just now, brother, it was a conspiracy that caught you off guard.
In this case, how could I not be afraid?
In the situation just now, I was afraid that I might accidentally say the wrong thing."
Zhang Kuang took a sip of wine and shook his head happily.
"Hehehe, it turns out that Brother Nangong, you are also scared."
Nangong Ye quickly glanced at the cheerful Zhang Kuang and rolled his eyes angrily.
"Nonsense, I am also a human being, so of course I know how to be afraid.
Okay, okay, let’s not talk about these things for now.
Brother Zhang, do you think what His Majesty just said to our brothers is serious?"
Hearing Nangong Ye's seemingly pointed question, Zhang Kuang's drinking movement stopped abruptly, and an imperceptible light flashed quickly in his old eyes.
"Brother Nangong, Your Majesty just said such words to us, what words were you talking about?"
"Brother Zhang, we are all smart people, so this would be meaningless."
"Hehehe, Brother Nangong, I really don't understand what you are saying.
Otherwise, just get tired and give me a heads up."
Seeing that Zhang Kuang persisted in pretending to be confused, Nangong Ye looked around with vague eyes to observe the surrounding situation, and moved closer to Zhang Kuang intentionally or unintentionally.
"Brother Zhang, do you think His Majesty is serious about being crowned king?"
When Zhang Kuang saw Nangong Ye, he couldn't help but ask this question after all, and couldn't help but frown.
"What? Brother Nangong, do you really have this idea?"
Nangong Ye listened to Zhang Kuang's rhetorical question, quickly glanced at Young Master Liu's back, and then shook his head slightly at Zhang Kuang.
"Brother Zhang, I'll tell you the truth, I'm not very interested in the matter of becoming a king.
We brothers have been veterans for several dynasties. There are many things that you know in your heart and I know in my heart too.
To be crowned king is, at best, just to look more distinguished.
In fact, it is not so easy to become a prince.
Compared to being crowned king, the position of Duke is more comfortable.
At the very least, live a solid and comfortable life.”
Zhang Kuang's face suddenly became confused when he saw Nangong Ye speaking so frankly.
"Brother Nangong, since you know everything and understand everything, how about you still?"
Looking at the confused expression on Zhang Kuang's old face, Nangong Ye raised his hand and stroked the gray beard on his chin a few times, and sighed softly with emotion.
"well."
"Brother Zhang, you also know that I have six sons, five daughters and eleven children.
Brother, you also know the rules of inheritance of imperial titles.
In the future, when I am a hundred years old, only one of their brothers and sisters will be able to inherit my title.
Therefore, I want to take advantage of my own lifetime, while I can still fight enemies and make achievements, to save a little more wealth for the other children.
One day, after I pass away, my children will be able to live a better life with the wealth I earned for them."
After listening to Nangong Ye's words, Zhang Kuang raised his wine bag with a sad expression and drank several large sips of the wine.
"Brother Nangong, that old saying is absolutely true. How pitiful the hearts of parents in the world are!"
"Hehehe, a father always hopes that his children can live a better life, right?"
Zhang Kuang wiped the drink from his gray beard and nodded silently.
"Indeed."
"So, in my opinion, Brother Zhang, do you think what His Majesty just said is serious?"
Zhang Kuang was silent for a moment and looked at Young Master Liu hesitantly.
“Brother Nangong, it’s not easy to talk about this kind of thing.
Although Your Majesty would not joke with us about such a thing, who can guarantee that His Majesty is serious about what he said?
As far as the current situation is concerned, the only thing we can do is to take it one step at a time."
Nangong Ye gently took a puff of the dry cigarette, chuckled and nodded.
"Okay, I understand."
"Brother Nangong, we are all at this age, sometimes we should be more open-minded.
Everything in the world is a blessing to me, and a blessing to me if I lose it.
It's because we can't run away, it's not that we can't catch it.
It’ll be fine once you understand it, and it’ll be fine once you figure it out.”
As soon as he finished his arrogant words, Young Master Liu's angry voice came from the front.
"Uncle, uncle, Brother Huyan, what are you all muttering behind?
I still have something I haven’t explained clearly to you, so why don’t you hurry up and follow me.”
When the generals heard Young Master Liu's angry tone, they quickly quickened their pace.
"Yes, it's coming, it's coming."
"Your Majesty, I will be here soon."
Liu Mingzhi looked back at the generals who were following him, and shook his head angrily.
"Uncle, what are you mumbling about in the back?"
"Go back to Your Majesty, I have just been discussing how to support Your Majesty, your empresses, Your Highness the Princess, and Your Highness King Wuyi in the evening."
"Yes, yes, we are discussing what kind of wine and food should be prepared."
Liu Mingzhi glanced at the group of generals suspiciously, and raised his eyebrows slightly with a half-smile.
"real?"
"Your Majesty, of course it is true."
"I second the proposal."
Young Master Liu chuckled and nodded, then suddenly turned his attention to Song Qing.
"Brother, is that so?"
Seeing Young Master Liu suddenly starting to ask about Song Qing, Zhang Kuang, Nangong Ye, and Wanyan Chiezha, Cheng Kai and the others suddenly felt their hearts tremble in unison.
I was so busy talking that I forgot that King Wuyi was also standing beside me.
A group of people still had cheerful smiles on their faces, but they were nervous.
However, under the current situation, they could only look at Young Master Liu with smiles on their faces and did not dare to look at Song Qing at all.
He was afraid that his actions would attract Young Master Liu's attention.
Song Qing turned around and looked at Mr. Liu, cheerfully raising the wine bag in his hand to signal.
"Third brother, I'm really sorry.
Brother, I was only focused on drinking and admiring the scenery outside the city, and didn't notice what the two uncles, several seniors, and brothers were talking about."
Hearing Song Qing's answer, Liu Mingzhi smiled and nodded.
"Okay, let's keep walking."
A group of generals heard Song Qing's answer to Young Master Liu, and their nervous minds instantly relaxed.
After Young Master Liu turned around and continued walking forward, they all gave Song Qing a grateful look while walking.
Song Qing noticed that everyone was looking at him, looked at the wilderness outside the city with a smile, happily held up the wine bag and took a big sip of wine.
"Two uncles."
"The old minister is here."
To be continued...