The two expressed their feelings to each other, and their affectionate gaze was interrupted by the sound of footsteps that gradually became clearer.
Turning her head to look at the approaching figures of twenty armed guards holding torches, Qi Yun hurriedly released her hands holding her husband, lowered her head and walked forward.
Liu Mingzhi saw this and followed him silently.
Because today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, the curfew will be extended to after midnight.
The patrolling military guard just casually looked at the couple walking in tandem, but did not come up to question their identities.
"Yun'er, please slow down and wait for me, husband."
"It's all a bad guy like you. If the military guards see us like this, how will I see anyone in the future?"
"You kissed and hugged your husband first, okay? How can you blame me?"
"It's your fault, it's your fault!"
"Okay, okay, whatever Yun'er says is whatever it is. All the mistakes you make are your husband's fault."
Qi Yun stopped and looked at Young Master Liu with a smile: "Voluntarily?"
"Of course it's voluntary."
The beautiful woman smiled, raised her hand and took Liu Mingzhi and continued on her way: "That's pretty much it. By the way, my husband, you just asked me what it meant to be an official where he was?
Does your husband want to promote him? "
"She is indeed a good wife to her husband. As expected, she and her husband have a heart-to-heart connection, and you immediately guessed my husband's thoughts.
Where is he now in charge? "
"My younger brother, he left his post as a member of the Ministry of War and went to the local areas for training. He first went to Quzhou to serve as the governor of Yuzhou, and now he serves as the governor of Yuzhou in Yuzhou.
Where are you going to transfer him? Six ministries or feudal officials? "
Liu Mingzhi shook his folding fan and pondered for a while: "The governor of Zhongzhou, the governor of Shangzhou! If his political performance in Yuzhou is not bad, it should not be a problem to be promoted to the governor of the first government.
It is a bit difficult to be in the Sixth Ministry. After all, according to the regulations of the imperial court, he must serve as a local official for three terms and have outstanding political achievements before he can be transferred back to the Sixth Ministry and promoted to one rank.
The main reason is that he is not suitable to return to the court now.
At the end of the year, my husband said hello to the officials and asked him to go to Daizhou and Songzhou in Beifu next year to serve as the governor of the two provinces for my husband, the emperor's brother-in-law.
Yun'er, what do you think? "
Qi Yun'e frowned slightly and looked at her husband's questioning gaze with a hesitant expression. She bit her red lips and fell silent.
"What, you're not satisfied? The governors of the two governments, this is a high-ranking official of the second rank!
If his political achievements are remarkable in the future, when he is transferred back to the court, he will also be a minister, a second-rank official like Yisi Shaoqing, a second-rank official, or a third-rank official!
You can't be directly promoted from a third-grade governor of Shangzhou to the position of a first-grade official all at once, right?
In this case, it will be difficult for your husband! "
Qi Yun shook her head hurriedly: "No, no, I don't mean that."
"Just say what you want to say."
"Where's your husband!
It’s not that I dislike you for giving your younger brother his official position which is too low.
It's just that it's too far to work in Beifu.
My parents are getting old, and they never want their little brother to be too far away from them.
When they were in Yuzhou, my parents could occasionally visit my younger brother. My younger brother, sister, and the couple would spend some time with the child. If I was transferred to Beifu so far away all of a sudden, I was worried that my parents would...
Husband, can't you be transferred to some state capital closer to Jinling?
Even if it's just the governor of a government, it's better than having my father, mother, and younger brother separated by thousands of miles. "
Liu Mingzhi led Qi Yun and walked slowly, squinting his eyes slightly and massaging his temples with a cool fan bone.
Qi Yun turned her eyes from time to time to look at her husband's serious expression, her eyes a little worried: "Husband, if you are in trouble, you can just treat me as a concubine.
I should not interfere with your decision to handle state affairs. If you have made a decision long ago, just implement it according to your own ideas. "
"Oh! Yun'er!"
"Husband? What's wrong?"
"Now the elite soldiers and horses of the imperial court are stationed in the three places of Neifu Beidi, Xinfu and Beifu to guard the border.
Yiyi, Feifei, and Yaoyao are daughters, let alone them. Zhenghao, Zhengran, Zhengming, and Zhengwen are still young, but they will grow up in the blink of an eye.
As far as Chengfeng, Chengzhi, Chengqian and Yueer are concerned.
Chengfeng, this kid, looks big and strong, but he is actually quick-witted and ambitious. The two Chengfeng brothers also have their own strengths and weaknesses.
Only Yue'er is a daughter's family.
Lian'er, you and Yan'er have a deep love for each other as sisters, so there won't be any conflicts.
But we will all grow old eventually.
Cheng Qian has the blood of the Li family. General Nangong Ye of the Flying Eagle Guard is his uncle, and General Wan Mingliang of the Tiger and Leopard Guard is his uncle. And although he seems to be honest now, it is still unclear whether he will cause trouble in the future. Li's clan members were present in the court.
Where's Yue'er? The entire Beifu's elite troops were also very loyal to her, the former little princess of Yun'an from the Jin Kingdom.
Text: This child is the daughter of Yao'er, and he will grow up to be a prince who cannot be underestimated.
Hu Yanyu, King Rongwei of Xinfu, was his uncle.
You sisters will not quarrel over which of these children will be chosen as the husband and crown prince, but what about the people below?
Who doesn't want to support a prince who is close to him by blood and relationship to ascend the throne and become emperor in the future and rule the world?
In this way, Chengzhi has nothing to fight with these brothers and sisters.
It was okay for us and my wife when we were alive, but what happens after we pass away?
Except for some civil and military ministers who are loyal to Chengzhi.
What other forces can we rely on behind Chengzhi? Have you ever thought about this question?
Are they your natal family? Or do you have any high-ranking relatives in your natal family?
Therefore, Qi Liang, Chengzhi's uncle, had to go to Beifu to serve as the governor of the two governments, and he was the governor of the two governments with overall military and political power.
For the sake of your ambition and for the prosperity of your family, you have to go.
Only if he goes, Chengfeng, Yue'er and their brothers and sisters can have equal strength behind them. "
Qi Yunying looked at her husband's shining eyes with trembling lips, her eyes filled with happiness and uneasiness: "Husband...do you want Chengzhi to inherit the throne?"
"Yun'er, I can't give you this answer for the time being. Even if you feel sad, I still can't give you this answer.
In other words, the husband's thoughts are secondary to who will inherit the throne in the future.
For the sake of the country, the country, and the common people, the person who inherits the throne cannot do it because his husband likes or loves him more. But who is more suitable to inherit the mountains and rivers of a hundred thousand miles, and even the mountains and rivers of a million miles in the future. "
“So you asked my little brother to go to Beifu just to cultivate the forces belonging to Chengzhi.
And then watch them...their brothers and sisters fight openly and secretly? "
Liu Mingzhi nodded with a sad expression: "Eldest brother Li Baiyu, second brother Li Baihong, third brother Li Yunlong and the others.
The past events of Li Ye, Li Tao and the two brothers sounded a wake-up call for my husband.
Who dared to rule the roost when my father was not yet in power?
My father had just started his career less than two years ago. What kind of chaos did the brothers get into over that chair?
The eldest brother and the third child became famous one after another and died young.
Less than three years after this incident, brothers Li Ye and Li Tao were at war again because of that chair.
My husband just said that when the children are older, they can no longer be taken care of.
I'm afraid that after my husband is successful, the brothers and sisters will be like wild horses and will do something...sigh...
Rebellion for her husband gave them a bad start.
I'm afraid they will imitate me in the future!
When the time comes, no matter who hurts whom, the husband will definitely not be able to rest in peace.
Therefore, my husband has been thinking about this for a long time.
Letting Qi Liang take up a post in Beifu was not for Chengzhi, Yue'er, or any of them.
But for all their brothers and sisters, for the greater good.
When they grow up, if they fight overtly and covertly for the throne, my husband will not be afraid at all.
As long as my husband is alive, I don't care how they fight.
It would be useless even if the court and even the world were turned upside down.
My husband is holding me back, and no one can take my hand out of my hands.
Once the fight comes to an end, my husband will take care of the child who will inherit the throne, and all his future paths will be paved for him.
Make sure no big changes happen again. "
Looking at the door of Liu Mansion in front of him, Liu Mingzhi gently stroked Qi Yun's black hair.
"Yun'er, let them fight now under my nose, with my husband controlling the intensity, it's better than fighting after we are dead, right?
But husband, I hope you can be mentally prepared, because the person who inherits the country may not be Chengzhi.
The method of establishing a direct descendant or establishing an elder will not work for the husband. The husband will only choose the person suitable to inherit the throne.
This is for the sake of future generations.
Can you understand your husband’s difficulties? "
Qi Yun nodded with clear eyes: "I understand that even if Chengzhi is not the heir to the throne, as long as it is my husband's decision, I will not have any objection or dissatisfaction.
Just like my husband said, for future generations and for the Liu family's legacy. "
Looking at Qi Yun's crystal clear pupils, Liu Mingzhi knew that this woman who had been with him for more than ten years was not lying.
These words were spoken from her heart.
He hugged Qi Yun tightly in his arms, wishing he could blend into his body.
"Good Yun'er, good wife, thank you for your affection, husband.
If there is an afterlife, and my husband travels through thousands of mountains and rivers, I will definitely find you and continue our love in this life until life after life. "
Qi Yun clung tightly to her husband's shoulder, her eyes were slightly red, and the emotion in her eyes was beyond words. She raised her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes, and hit Liu Mingzhi on the back gently.
"We're an old couple, and it's not disgusting to say these disgusting words."
"If you like to hear it, keep talking to your husband. If you live to be your seventies or eighties, your husband will keep talking."
“If you are not shy, you will say nice things.
The children have such a good relationship, what if they don't fight for power because of the throne? "
"Of course everyone is happy! If the harmony can be like this, my husband will be able to smile from ear to ear even in heaven."
"Don't say that. We will definitely live a long life. The promise you made to me to grow old together has not yet been fulfilled.
If you dare to break your promise, in the next life, the next life, you will live with a puppy! "
"Yes, yes, listen to my wife and stop saying these depressing words.
Why don't you go back first? It's time for your husband to leave on his way? "
Qi Yun immediately stood up from her husband's arms and stared at Young Master Liu closely.
"It's late at night, where are you going?"
"It's the anniversary of Ruyi's death. My husband promised her that he would pay homage to her every year."
"Huh... it's so fast. Another year has passed. How about I go back with you and my sister? We can also go back to visit my parents on the way."
"Next time, the battle report of the soldiers on the Western Expedition has not yet arrived, and my husband is still worried.
My husband doesn’t plan to stay in Jiangnan, so he must come back as soon as possible, okay? "
"Okay, then next time, be careful on the road."
"Don't worry, my husband went to the backyard to fetch the horse. After you bring the message to Liu Song, you can go back and rest!"
"Yeah, I know!
Be sure to pay attention to your health on the road, don’t tire yourself out in the rush! "
"Don't worry, go back and rest!"
