Liu Mingzhi announced to the world that Li Ye committed suicide by drinking poisonous wine, which meant the end of an ancient dynasty that had flourished for 658 years and that a new era was about to come.
April 13th of the first year of Dalong Taiping.
The era belonging to the Li family will eventually come to an end, and the era belonging to the Liu family is exuding vigorous vitality, gradually showing its future to the world.
Dalong, this long-lasting empire that had stood for several dynasties and had never been reached, finally fell into decay in the hands of its own people.
Finally, it came to a successful conclusion.
On the deserted official road east of the capital, Liu Mingzhi stopped next to a carriage.
Quietly looking at the ordinary carriage that was being escorted by hundreds of people in bamboo hats, Liu Mingzhi sighed melancholy.
There is no real farewell outside the pavilion, beside the ancient road, with green grass stretching to the sky.
I don't even advise you to drink another glass of wine. There is no old friend when you leave Yangguan in the west.
It's just like a normal day, some people stay where they are, and some people go to distant places.
Parting people never care about the surrounding scenery.
The meaning of parting is nothing more.
Silently stretching his body, Liu Mingzhi looked thoughtful.
As long as there will not be a son of destiny like Liu Xiu among the Li clan in this world, a son of destiny named Li Xiu will appear.
The new dynasty established by oneself will have the confidence to face any trouble.
Unless the sky kills me, I will also give myself a meteor shower.
When the traces of the carriage disappeared completely, Liu Mingzhi calmed down and turned around to board the carriage.
"Go back to Beijing!"
The man in the hat who was driving the car nodded slightly and waved his riding whip gently.
In the carriage, Liu Mingzhi sat down cross-legged, looking at Chen Jie with red eyes holding the infant baby opposite him, and sighed softly.
"Can't bear to part with it?"
Chen Jie trembled and said quietly after being silent for a long time.
"What can you do if you don't want to let go? It's better than letting him die in your hands. After Ye'er was placed under house arrest by you, you finally got what you wanted!"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the wine jar in the corner of the carriage, lifted the jar and patted the mud out of the window, picked up the wine glass, filled it up and drank it all.
"To borrow what you just said, it is better to be under house arrest than to die young at a young age."
"Yeah, it's better to be alive than dead!"
Liu Mingzhi put down his wine glass, raised his hand towards the infant in Chen Jie's arms, and took the infant Liu Lianniang into his arms.
Seeing the little guy drooling and looking curiously into his big eyes, the affection in his eyes could not help but reveal.
No matter who gave birth to them, these children are his own flesh and blood, and he cannot tolerate being unhappy as a father.
Looking at his little daughter who was neither crying nor fussing but looking at her curiously, Liu Mingzhi raised his hand and stroked the little girl's pink and tender face, which looked like it could be broken by a blow.
"Lian Niang, call me daddy!"
"Kekeke..."
The little guy is not yet one month old, so naturally he cannot speak, but he can use other expressions to express his happiness.
"Jie'er, do you really not want to think about it again? If you are really willing to join my family, I can stop any rumors for you no matter what kind of rumors there are.
In life, why bother worrying about other people's opinions? Can't you just live a smooth life? "
Chen Jie felt Liu Mingzhi's questioning gaze, intertwined her fingers together, and finally shook her head in response.
"Don't think about it, it's good for you and me to be like this now, otherwise once it's publicized it will make a big fuss.
Not only will the Li clan be humiliated, but even your Liu family will be vilified by everyone in the world.
Not to mention the infamy you and I have endured.
You already have the reputation of killing the king to seize the throne, why should you carry the reputation of insulting the emperor's wife again.
In fact, you know very well in your heart that even though you told the world that Ye'er died after drinking poisonous wine in the royal study.
But no one in the world will believe it, and everyone will think that it is you, Liu Mingzhi, the new king who is worried that Ye'er will restore the Li Dynasty one day and wipe it out.
The so-called drinking of poisonous wine is of course nothing more than an excuse for you to cover up the truth about removing Ye'er. "
Liu Mingzhi slowly shook Liu Lianniang in his arms and sneered twice: "Reputation, is the so-called reputation really that important?"
"Isn't it important?
Your thoughts are really hard to see through. Everyone wants to leave a name in history. Don’t you want to?
After the world is stabilized, you will face the verbal criticism of all scholars and spread the story of your regicide and rebellion throughout the world.
And whether it's official history or unofficial history, you will be saddled with eternal infamy.
You can use your own bloody methods to revise the official history, but there is nothing you can do about the unofficial history and the rumors passed down by word of mouth. "
A nonchalant smile appeared on Liu Mingzhi's lips: "Let nature take its course.
Some self-righteous scholars can abuse them as much as they like. As long as they record the truth truthfully, I will not do anything to them.
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But if you want to make up historical facts out of thin air to improve your reputation..."
Liu Mingzhi's eyes revealed a coldness that made Chen Jie across from him feel a little chilly.
"I have killed bandits, bandits, enemy troops, and officers and soldiers, but I have never raised my sword against scholars.
If they dare to make up random things because they think that I, Liu Mingzhi, have rebelled and usurped the throne and are despised by the world, I don't mind giving them a long memory.
And the best memory can only be poured with blood so that they can recognize themselves. "
"Are you...are you crazy?"
Liu Mingzhi glanced at Chen Jie silently. There were some things that made no sense to a woman like her who was always in the compound, had no chance to experience palace battles, and had no experience of the sinister ways of the world.
He grabbed Chen Jie's wrist with his free hand, pulled her to his side and sat down with a slight force, and raised his hand to wrap his arms around her shoulders.
Just as Chen Jie was about to struggle, Liu Mingzhi's arm used a little force to restrain him.
He knew that this woman still couldn't accept the relationship with him without any grudges from the bottom of her heart.
But Liu Mingzhi is not worried, time will erase everything.
"Take a good rest after returning home. If you need anything, just ask people to come to me. I am obligated to do anything I can for you, and I will find a way to do it for you if I can't."
Chen Jie couldn't break free, so she could only nestle beside Liu Mingzhi in silence.
"What are you going to do with Queen Mother and Tao'er?"
"You don't have to worry about this, Queen Mother is with Yan'er, I will definitely not do anything to her.
As for the kid Li Tao..."
Liu Mingzhi hesitated for a moment: "Let's stay in the clan mansion temporarily. As for how to deal with it, it depends on his own choice."
"Oh, my lord, your lord, we are back!"
While the two were talking, the carriage slowly stopped, and Gao Jin, who was driving, reminded them that they had returned to the door.
Liu Mingzhi raised the curtains of the carriage and looked at the familiar Prince's old mansion. He let go of Chen Jie's shoulders, hugged Liu Lianniang and jumped out of the carriage, and helped Chen Jie down.
Seeing that Gao Jin had opened the door to the mansion, Liu Mingzhi looked around and helped Chen Jie walk towards the mansion.
Gao Jin was already very sensible and took the lead in leading the carriage around to the backyard without staying with the two of them.
"I have other things to take care of, so I won't send you back to your room."
Chen Jie looked at Liu Mingzhi with complicated eyes, nodded silently, and raised her hand to take over the infant Liu Lianniang. He turned around and walked silently towards the inner courtyard.
"Jie'er!"
Chen Jie stopped for a moment.
"Is there anything else?"
"I hope that the relationship between the two of us can be a little more pure, without any other reasons."
Chen Jie turned around and looked at Liu Mingzhi quietly, then lowered her head and patted the baby in her hand.
"This is a daughter, not a son!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Jie walked straight towards the inner courtyard without waiting for Liu Mingzhi to say anything.
