"Your Highness, do you really want to go back to Qingdu?"
Looking at Wood's surprised expression, Liu Qi smiled slightly.
"if not?"
Wood frowned, moved closer to Liu Qi, and spoke in a low voice.
"Your Highness, the imperial court is calling you back now to question you. Now that Prince Su and General Yu are dead, you are the only leader of the reinforcements. They want to make you a scapegoat!"
It's rare for Wood to care so much. After all, they have experienced many battles together. This kind of relationship that has been honed before each other is different.
However, Liu Qi was a little surprised. Wood was a rough man. He never thought about the affairs of the court. It was really difficult for him to think so much about himself and think of so many things.
Seeing that Liu Qi was silent in thought, Wood spoke again.
"Your Highness, you can't leave. We still have to find a way and ask the emperor to see how we can explain it. Or just like before, you can find some way to delay it."
"If you leave, how can you fight fiercely with the Huns, and how can you avenge the dead soldiers and people in our northern border!"
After many days of contact.
In Wood's heart, he was already convinced of the prince.
Decisions made time and time again almost never make mistakes.
He could see very clearly that it was the people in the imperial court who kept causing a lot of trouble to the prince.
Until now, it has caused such a big disaster.
But Liu Qi shook his head indifferently and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
"No! General Wu, I not only want to go back, but I will leave soon."
"It's different from the past. This time, the emperor's imperial edict only summoned me. In this way, he must be questioned in the court. If something happens, I'm afraid I will never have the chance to leave the court. If nothing happens, , this king will naturally come back and continue to exterminate the Xiongnu."
"But..."
"General, there is no need to say anything. After I leave, we will observe for two more days. If there is no movement from the Xiongnu, we can send troops back to Beiping Pass. You can also return to Beiping."
"No matter what I, the king, do, please generals. I will definitely stop it. If there is a chance, I will completely defeat the humiliation brought by the Xiongnu to my Daqing!"
Wood suddenly knelt on the ground.
"Your Highness, even if you don't say so, the minister will do it. Do you really want to go to the court and face the verbal and written criticism of those people?"
Liu Qi smiled.
"Of course not. I am not a person who likes to be captured without mercy."
As he spoke, he leaned over to Wood's ear and whispered, not knowing what he said. It wasn't until a moment later that he raised his body.
.......
If Liu Qi returned to Beijing this time, the happiest person was none other than Liu Yin.
As for the attack on the Xiongnu this time, he also moved with him. Moreover, when the Xiongnu invaded the country before, he fled privately. No matter which one it was, it was enough to be punished.
However, after General Yu and Prince Su died, what he said did not depend on his words. As for the words of other generals, they cannot be used as evidence at all.
Moreover, it was only himself who summoned Liu Qi to return to Beijing this time, but he did not even mention his name.
If the prince is to be questioned, no one will mention his crime again...
But what he didn't know was that Liu Qi had already known what he had done.
On the carriage.
"Your Highness, then you..."
"This kid has always been so stupid. Otherwise, Yang Wenyuan and the others would not have used him as a spearman. If I still have the chance to return to the north this time, I will never take him with me again. ."
Hearing this, Zhao Wenhui on the carriage looked solemn.
"Your Highness, will you...will you die?"
"Haha, silly girl, what are you talking about? I am not a god, so of course I will die."
"No, I mean, this time..."
'Don't worry, it's not like this. Even if I killed General Na Yu, it was not without reason. Even if I ask for guilt, I won't be punished to death. This is the father's bottom line, and Yang Wenyuan and the others are very clear about it. "
As he said that, he held Zhao Wenhui in his arms.
"What? Are you scared?"
Zhao Wenhui nodded obediently.
"Of course I'm scared. I've thought about it thousands of times, what will happen when you return to Beijing, but I never imagined that it would be like this... I don't understand the court, but I'm just extremely worried about those ministers. , will take this opportunity to join forces to deal with you."
Liu Qi laughed loudly when he heard this.
"Hahaha, isn't this normal?"
"If they don't do something, something is wrong. Don't worry, I have my own solution."
This last sentence was not the first time Zhao Wenhui heard Liu Qi say it. Every time he said this, she would be safe and sound.
He let out a soft breath, and couldn't help but feel relaxed.
...
The return to Beijing was very fast, following the official road without any stops along the way. In less than half a month, we arrived in Qingdu, where we had been away for many days.
Lifting the curtain and looking at the city walls and gates of the imperial capital, Liu Qi couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The original purpose of the expedition was to fight against the Xiongnu. It was simple and he had no other ideas, but there were so many things that happened along the way. ..
I thought that returning to Beijing would be a triumph, but I didn't expect that it would be like this.
As soon as he entered the city gate, he was greeted by a father-in-law.
"Your Highness, please go directly to Weiyang Palace! Your Majesty and the ministers of the imperial court are waiting for you there."
Liu Qi sneered in his heart.
Yang Wenyuan and the others are really in a hurry. Forget it, it is something that you will face sooner or later anyway. Since you miss me so much, I will do whatever you want.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!"
Hearing the waiter's singing, the originally noisy hall suddenly became quiet.
Emperor Qing sat on the dragon chair, looking at the white palace gate, and slowly narrowed his eyes. His expression looked so solemn.
All the ministers looked outside the hall together, until a black shadow slowly appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Seeing Liu Qi's figure, Yang Wenyuan's beard couldn't help but tremble slightly.
Liu Qi has been here for such a long time, but he didn't expect that you would still be so proud. Hum, I really didn't expect that Hai really dared to come back.
OK OK! Since you dare to come back and enter the main hall of Weiyang Palace.
Today, I will definitely tell you to never come back! !
When passing by the crowd of ministers, Liu Qi was slightly surprised.
Unexpectedly, Li Shouting, whom he sent to negotiate peace with the Huns, returned to the court faster than he did.
After Li Shouting looked at him, he immediately lowered his head. Like a child who made a mistake.
Why didn't he go to the north to return to his life? Haha, I must be afraid, so I will assign him some other tasks.
Walking among the ministers, Liu Qi's expression was very calm.
Compared with when he left Qingdu before, Liu Qi seems to be more calm now, and he gives people a very sophisticated feeling. He is no longer like looking at a child like before.
Liu Qi stood at the foot of the steps, slowly raised his hands, bowed behind him, and knelt down to worship.
"My son, Liu Qi, comes to see my father!"
Looking at the prince below him, whom he now loved the most, Emperor Qing's pupils were locked and he asked seriously.
"Liu Qi, do you know your guilt?"
