Chen Jie's delicate body trembled and she let go of Liu Mingzhi's shoulders, leaning on the carriage with a faint look of dismay in her eyes.
"Is this the final answer you gave me? Would you rather die than give up your rights?"
"Jie'er, Liu Mingzhi doesn't deny that I'm a little reluctant to give up the rights in my hands, but I, Liu Mingzhi, can tell you sincerely that I am not doing this for rights!
If I didn't want to go back to Beijing to report on my duties for the sake of power, I would never have surrendered the rights I held to His Majesty without hesitation.
It is not because I, Liu Mingzhi, am conceited. With my prestige and skills, I can still prosper after returning to the court. Apart from anything else, as long as I have the golden whip given to me by my father, Emperor Ruizong, no one can do it. Dare to compete with me easily.
Even Your Majesty has to give me three points of thin noodles. "
"Since you are not doing it for power, then if you let go of your power and return to Beijing to report on your duties, wouldn't everything be settled?"
"Then how can I guarantee the lives of my wife and children? The more His Majesty looks like a qualified emperor and the more he values imperial power, the less I dare to gamble.
Although I, Liu Mingzhi, have only been in the temple for more than ten years, I have made more enemies than an old fox who has been hanging around in the temple all his life.
There are too many people who want my life.
Don't worry, I won't let the fire burn you in the matter between us.
Your majesty has your mother and queen with you, so you can be safe and sound.
Thank you for coming, but you can no longer interfere with my affairs. "
Under Chen Jie's dull gaze, Liu Mingzhi took Chen Jie into his arms, lowered his head and kissed the beauty's lips, then stood up and walked out of the carriage without hesitation.
"Take care, if there is an afterlife...an afterlife...haha...forget it, take care of yourself."
After reacting, Chen Jie instinctively grabbed Liu Mingzhi's sleeve, but in the end she missed it.
"Liu Mingzhi, don't be stupid, you will die!"
Liu Mingzhi turned a deaf ear to Chen Jie's hoarse and sad cry and walked towards Lao Zhou.
Looking at Lao Zhou who was still kneeling on the ground, Liu Mingzhi felt very sad.
This old man sacrificed all his face for the royal family.
The majestic and prominent general manager of the past is finally gone.
"Old Zhou, this king is back."
Lao Zhou had long heard Liu Mingzhi's footsteps. Looking at Liu Mingzhi who stopped in front of him, Lao Zhou knelt straight and raised the imperial decree above his head respectfully, his eyes filled with hope.
"Prince-in-law, take the order!"
Liu Mingzhi lowered his head to look at Old Zhou Xiji's eyes, bowed and helped him up, stared blankly at the imperial edict in Old Zhou's hand for a moment, then slowly took three steps back and began to adjust his clothes, bending his knees and kneeling On the ground, he raised his hands.
"Veteran Liu Mingzhi accepted the order."
Lao Zhou looked happy and hurriedly rolled away the imperial edict in his hand.
"Emperor Dalong issued an edict.
Holy King.......
I would like to ask Wang Liumingzhi to return to Beijing to report on his duties as regent and take charge of national affairs.
Admire this. "
Lao Zhou rolled up the imperial edict and handed it to Liu Mingzhi.
"Prince-in-law, thank you for your understanding..."
"Old Zhou, this is probably the last time Liu Mingzhi will receive an order, but Liu Mingzhi receives an order but cannot obey it."
"Liu Mingzhi accepted the order and expressed his gratitude. Long live my emperor, long live, long live! Please tell me to your majesty, Lao Zhou, and forgive me for resisting and disobeying the order."
Lao Zhou staggered back two steps, the whisk in his hand hanging weakly on the snow, and looked at Liu Mingzhi who was kneeling on the ground with a sad expression.
"Is the Prince Consort determined to do this?"
"Old Zhou, is there still a chance for me to enter the capital?"
Old Zhou Yi was stunned and glanced around with complicated eyes at the thousands of soldiers who were pointing at Young Master Liu and whispering to each other dozens of steps away.
"Prince-in-law, if you change your mind now, we can still carry you!"
Lao Zhou did not answer Liu Mingzhi's question directly, but tried to persuade him again.
Liu Mingzhi smiled bitterly, watching the person beside Lao Zhou retreat quietly, and already understood something.
Putting the imperial edict in front of him, Liu Mingzhi turned around and kowtowed six times in the direction of the capital.
"Three times to pay homage to my father, and three times to pay homage to the late emperor. My emperor, I have paid my respects to you."
Lao Zhou looked at Liu Mingzhi with some emotion and trembling lips.
"Prince-in-law... Prince-in-law!"
Liu Mingzhi did not respond to Lao Zhou's heartbreaking words of grief, and fixed his gaze on the black line approaching Fengyundu.
Haha...there are so many people coming.
Lao Zhou followed Liu Mingzhi's gaze and turned around, watching a black line of figures coming slowly towards him. His old eyes were full of pain.
"Prince-in-law, you have hundreds of thousands of elites under your command, and everyone in the world can go there without any hindrance, but now you only have three thousand soldiers under your command. Although they are all unparalleled in combat power and the best of the best, there are only three thousand.
You made the most incorrect decision.
Although some unreasonable things happened between you and the nobleman, I still dare to say that it is the court that cannot forgive you.
We have seen all the things you have done since you entered the temple.
Although after His Majesty's great success, the old slave no longer cared about matters above the court, he still learned many things from Xiao Haizi.
They all saw it.
You led troops to the Western Region and incorporated it into my dragon's territory, making my dragon's army several times stronger.
Without your assistance, in just over ten years, the dragon would not be strong enough to attack the two countries, and it would be invincible along the way.
Except for what happened between you and the noble lady, the court cannot forgive you.
I apologize to you. "
Lao Zhouyi shook the whisk in his hand, knelt down towards Liu Mingzhi, and kowtowed heavily several times.
"See King Bingjian, a thousand years old, old slave Zhou Fei is polite."
Liu Mingzhi sneered and looked at Chen Jie, who was almost unsteady standing beside the carriage not far away and was being supported by Gao Jin.
"Haha... It's a pity that I was born at the wrong time. Otherwise, I would have had a long conversation with my father-in-law, General Jin Yi, and talked about some similar sentiments about heroes.
Drink and talk for three days and three nights. "
"Old Zhou!"
"Prince-in-law!"
"After I returned, I met my second brother King Qing, my fourth brother King Jing, and my fifth brother King Yun. I also went to offer incense sticks to my third brother Li Yunlong.
Tell them something, Liu Mingzhi is sorry for causing one of them to fail to become emperor. "
When Lao Zhou heard this, he trembled violently. Looking at Liu Mingzhi, who stood up slowly with a painful look on his face, he sighed and his body became even more rickety.
"Is the Prince Consort really no longer considering it?"
Liu Mingzhi inserted the imperial edict into the python-patterned jade belt around his waist, looked around at the large number of people on the official road south of Fengyundu and sighed.
"Everyone is here, so what if I agree? Isn't it still a dead end?"
Lao Zhou looked stunned and walked towards Chen Jie's carriage lonely.
Yes, things have reached a point where there is no end.
"Sister-in-law, we have prepared Broken Heart Powder in our hands. I will explain the funeral arrangements and then go on the road with my husband-in-law.
Being able to go to see His Majesty with the Prince Consort is also a honor for you and me to get to know each other.
The prince-in-law has suffered grievances, and I will sacrifice my life to compensate you.
We will meet again in the next life. "
Liu Mingzhi stared blankly at Lao Zhou's lonely voice and shook his head helplessly.
Lao Zhou is still the same Lao Zhou, but unfortunately everything has changed.
"My lord, who are these people?"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the surprised and puzzled looks of Sun Mingfeng and others and smiled bitterly.
"Sun Mingfeng, do you still remember what I told you in Xinzhou Station?
You guys will take the opportunity to lead the brothers out in a while. You must ensure the safety of the brothers.
What happens next is not something you soldiers can interfere with! "
"Your Majesty, although these low-level people don't know what's going on, they want to leave. Without a bloody battle, I'm afraid they won't have a chance."
Liu Mingzhi was startled and subconsciously followed the gazes of Sun Mingfeng and others towards Fengyundu.
I saw thousands of figures wearing bamboo hats and raincoats slowly approaching from Fengyun Ferry.
"Your Majesty, these unidentified thieves are a bit overwhelming in numbers. The brothers will cover you and fight them out in a while.
A group of stragglers, no matter how large the number, the brothers have no fear. "
Liu Mingzhi slowly pulled out the Heavenly Sword half a foot, and looked around indifferently at the growing crowd gathering towards Fengyundu.
"I'm flattered. You really look up to me, Liu Mingzhi!"
“Brothers, I will tell you the truth, they are members of the imperial court.
Kill them and you will be on the road to no return. "
Sun Mingfeng and the others glanced at Lao Zhou, a familiar old friend, sighed and seemed not to have heard Liu Mingzhi's words, waving the command flag and started galloping.
"Brothers, a thief has committed a crime!"
