My son, please see your father! "
"No gifts!"
"Thank you, Father!"
Liu Mingzhi straightened up and looked around. Li Baiyu was holding a candle next to Li Zheng, who was hunched over with sharp eyes, staring at the world map hanging on the shelf!
Li Zheng's old palm caressed the location outside the Western Ocean on the map and was trembling. It was obvious that the Western countries had countless territories. Li Zheng's mood was not as calm as what the civil and military officials saw in the court. !
"proved!"
Liu Mingzhi was startled and nodded slightly: "It's all because of my father's great courage that he has proven that there are indeed countless countries outside the West. Now that envoys from all the countries in the West have come to pay homage to Dalong, it has finally appeased the doubtful hearts of the civil and military officials! "
Li Zheng straightened up his slightly stooped body, walked to the dragon chair, sat down on it, and let out a long sigh!
"It's confirmed, I'm getting old too! I think I can only leave Western affairs to you young people!"
Liu Mingzhi felt sad when he looked at Li Zheng sitting on the dragon chair. The middle-aged man who used to be so vigorous and vigorous, the unparalleled hero who swallowed up mountains and rivers, is really old!
I don’t know when Li Zheng, who was only in his forties, had become more and more aged, and there were more and more wrinkles on his face!
If he hadn't already known that Liu Mingzhi would never have believed that Li Zhengcai in front of him was in his forties!
Except for his sharp eyes that are getting deeper and deeper, Li Zheng's overall appearance is more like that of an old man in his sixties.
Dedicated to serving the country and the people all his life, Li Zhenghua was born prematurely and devoted most of his life to the prosperity of Dalong. Even if Liu Mingzhi was unwilling, he had to admit that Li Zheng was really old!
"My father is at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period. Long Live My Son is true. My long life is certain! After sorting out the Jin Kingdom and the Turks, my father can wholeheartedly focus on the West. !”
Li Zheng chuckled faintly: "I wish God could give me another fifty years to live a long life, but it's a pity that it's just my fantasy!"
"Father, don't say such depressing words. The world has not yet been unified, how can you say that you are old!"
With a worried look on his face, Li Baiyu extinguished the candle and poured a cup of restful tea for Li Zheng and placed it on the table. It could be seen that Li Baiyu was not flattering Li Zheng falsely, but was sincerely worried about his father's health. !
Li Zheng picked up the teacup, took a few sips and put it aside!
"Zhi'er!"
"My son is here!"
"Although An Jianghe's contribution to the Western Ocean is great, it is not as great as your contribution to presenting the sea chart. It has been six years, and I can still vividly remember the scene when you presented the sea chart when you first came to the capital! The years are ruthless, like a white horse passing by. Duan is so ruthless!"
Liu Mingzhi chuckled twice, recalling that when he first entered the capital, he ignored the old housekeeper's prayers and insisted on selling mirrors on the street. That was his second meeting with Li Zheng. In the blink of an eye, it had been six or seven years!
"My father is right. At the beginning, my son was just a young boy who had never seen the world. In the blink of an eye, he has become a very famous minister and the father of several children!"
"Alas... An Aiqing has already been granted a title. It would be unreasonable both emotionally and rationally not to grant you a title. What kind of reward do you want? Tell me, I will definitely not be stingy if I can reward you!"
"My father's ability to marry Yan'er to his wife as Fu Zhengping's wife is already the greatest reward for him. I dare not ask for any more rewards. Now I am determined to be one of the five princes. The Duke of the State is already extremely valuable in Dalong, how can I dare to reward him with my eyes open again!"
Li Zheng looked at Liu Mingzhi with a deep frown, breathed a sigh of relief and leaned on the cushion of the dragon chair!
"You really don't want the reward?"
"My son is satisfied. If the father wants to reward me, just give him some gold, silver and jewelry. My father also knows that my son is vulgar by nature, and he cares more about gold, silver, jewelry and other common things than high-ranking officials and rich salaries!"
"How can only a few gold, silver and jewels be rewarded to you for your contribution to the painting? An Aiqing went to the West and was granted the title of Marquis. From what I see, your merits can be said to be a one-word king. However, you have become As my son-in-law, I have no chance to confer this title on you, so I can only give it to Yu'er. The most I can do is grant you the title of King of Xiliang, in recognition of your contribution to the restoration of the thirty-eight kingdoms of the Western Regions!"
Li Baiyu was startled and hurriedly stepped aside: "I will remember my father's words and my bold words. If my father is unlucky for a hundred years, and if my brother-in-law has made great contributions to the country, I will not be stingy about taking the honorable position alongside the king." !”
With a pop, Liu Mingzhi knelt on the ground and almost fell to the ground!
"My son has the courage to ask my father to take back his holy mandate, and to ask my eldest brother to take back his life. Liu Mingzhi just did what he should do, and he does not deserve to be crowned king!"
"Zhi'er, get up!"
"Thank you, Father!"
"Zhi'er, do you think I can still see the world unified?"
"My father will definitely live a long life, sail to the Western Seas, and conquer the Western Regions. On top of my father's unparalleled achievements, and the Kingdom of Jin, the pacification of the Turks will really be comparable to that of an emperor throughout the ages! My father is blessed by God!"
"Alas... As you get older, you talk more! The older you get, the more you fear death. I am not immune to this, Lao Zhou!"
"The old slave is here!"
"It is reported that the Ministry of Civil Affairs has come up with a plan to confer the title of Liu Family Qi Yun as the first-class chaste lady who protects the country!"
"Yes, I obey the order!"
"Liu Yaoyao, the tiger girl of the Liu family...Liu Yaoyao...Prince, what do you think should be done?"
Li Baiyu lowered his head in shock and began to ponder. After a moment, Li Baiyu looked at Li Zheng tentatively: "Father, I suggest that I give you the title of the same princess in the future, and have the same title as my eldest daughter Li Jingyao. In this way, It’s not illegal to come here, because the identity of the emperor’s sister, Princess Anping, is also reasonable!”
Li Zheng narrowed his eyes, put his hands in his sleeves and pondered for a while!
“This is not as good as a personal seal!”
"Yes, I will keep this matter in mind and personally designate Liu Yaoyao as Princess Changle!"
"Just remember it first!"
"yes!"
"Yao'er is six years old this year!"
"Back to my father, Jingyao will be six years old after the Chinese New Year!"
"How old is your second son? Is he seven years old?"
Liu Mingzhi nodded in astonishment: "Returning to my father, Liu Chengzhi, the second youngest son of the Erchen family, will be seven years old after the Chinese New Year!"
"Six and seven years old, and they are cousins in name. How do you say that folk saying!"
Li Zheng looked puzzled and thought deeply: "Alas... As I get older, my memory is no longer good at all!"
"Father, cousin and cousin are a perfect match!"
Li Baiyu seemed to understand what Li Zheng meant, and whispered in a low voice!
"Yes, yes, yes, cousins, they are a perfect match. They are not rough words, but they are not rough words. Although they are not biological cousins, they are still related by blood. They are even closer to each other!"
Liu Mingzhi kept his head down and did not look at Li Zheng's expression. Li Baiyu understood what the emperor meant. How could Young Master Liu not understand what Li Zheng meant?
Liu Chengzhi did not have any objections to Liu Chengzhi marrying the prince's eldest daughter Li Jingyao. Liu Mingzhi was not a cousin of the third princess, so there was no blood relationship. But in this way, he was completely tied to Li Baiyu's side with no place of return. Got it!
The key is that one is six years old and the other is seven years old. Isn’t it too early to say this?
"Zhi'er."
"Zhi'er."
"Zhi'er!"
"Ah! My son is distracted, please punish me father!"
"It doesn't matter, I have a heat stroke and it's understandable that I'm weak!"
"Thank you for your understanding, Father!"
"Prince!"
"My son is here!"
"I want Jingyao to get married to Zhi'er's second son. You don't think that the second son of Zhi'er's family is trying to get your prince's family status, right?"
"Of course I won't. First, the imperial sister and her brother-in-law got married. If Jingyao and Liu Chengzhi can have a good relationship again, it will be a matter of getting married. How could I not be willing?"
"What about you, Zhi'er? The crown prince's true concubine has not yet been determined. Jingyao is a concubine, and her status is slightly inferior to that of the second son of your family. You don't look down on Jingyao's status as a concubine, right?"
"This... of course I won't!"
"The fathers of your two children have no objections. When the important matter is over, I will order the Ministry of Rites and the clan to settle this matter!"
"My son, I obey!"
"I'm tired, you two should leave!"
"Yes, I am resigning!"
In the blink of an eye, Young Master Liu left and came back, licking his face, smiling and rubbing his hands at Li Zheng!
"Father, you just said that you would reward your son with gold, silver and jewels, but you don't know when you will honor it?"
Li Zheng's face darkened, he took out a piece of silver from his dragon robe and threw it over: "Take it and get out of here!"
"It's only five taels, fodder for the horses... I, get out, get out right now!"
Seeing Li Zheng's face turning dark and purple, Young Master Liu wisely grabbed the silver and trotted out!
Li Zheng took a deep breath and leaned on the dragon chair to fall asleep!
"God, give me another three years. I'm not greedy. I just want to see the war subside and the seas and rivers clear!"
"Your Majesty, Doctor Guo is here!"
"I won't drink the medicine today. I'm going to sit with Concubine Jing!"
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