"Didn't I tell you before that your grandfather died young, leaving me alone to support the family business, so I have said very little about his deeds in this generation."
Li Xin still wanted to avoid talking.
"Father, please stop treating me like a three-year-old child. Am I still unable to see the difference between an ordinary death at an early age and one that is artificially hidden and deliberately avoided?
There is obviously a cover-up here. Either he has done some earth-shattering things, or the weird events involved are so dangerous that no one can even know the inside story...
But since you and I are now senior members of the Demon Suppression Division, the latter reason is not valid. "
Li Fan said with some dissatisfaction.
If there was really something unspeakable in this, he could understand why Li Xin didn't tell him.
But understanding is understanding does not necessarily mean that you can accept it.
People are curious and always want to know the whole truth.
"He...assassinated the emperor once!"
Li Xin pondered for a long time and finally said helplessly.
"What?" Li Fan was surprised.
In fact, he had already made some guesses about such a thing, but he didn't expect it to be so explosive.
He originally thought it was an ordinary political stance, supporting a certain prince or prince, and then he was left out in the cold.
"I originally planned to bury it in my heart and never say anything about it for the rest of my life, because it is really not what a minister should do, and there is no benefit in letting you know.
But you are right, you are indeed capable of taking charge of your own affairs now, and keeping it secret will not help. "
Li Fan was solemn, this matter was indeed beyond his expectation.
But since we've already talked about it for this reason, let's just continue to ask.
Li Xin shook his head helplessly and explained: "This goes back to your great-grandfather's death. The emperor wanted to take back the power he had. Your grandfather resisted desperately, and finally spent a huge price to save the two existing houses of the Hou Mansion. A map..."
Li Chuan: "..."
Well, I didn’t expect that the truth is so simple!
No wonder I have always felt that my great-grandfather left behind too few things.
"The most taboo thing for an emperor is for his ministers to threaten his power. The emperor has always been very afraid of the things that Grandpa Yin has control over. Fortunately, both parties can restrain each other and have always been at peace with each other.
At that time, the Hou Mansion was beginning to decline. Before your death, your great-grandfather made an arrangement and took the initiative to hand over some things that were difficult to control, in exchange for the hereditary position of the Demon Suppression Division.
But sometimes, there is not always harmony between the monarch and his ministers, as well as between other ministers and our prince's mansion.
Someone was causing trouble and interfering in the handover that should have gone smoothly, leading to misunderstandings.
In order to protect himself, your grandfather was not willing to lose his strength and power, so he made a desperate fight.
You may have guessed the following result. Those traitorous ministers who were causing trouble were eliminated, but the royal family also showed extraordinary strength and killed your grandfather instead.
But your grandfather didn't do this kind of thing impulsively. He had already planned his retreat. Even if he died in the end, he would leave behind the evil incarnation to contain him.
If you were born in this era, it may be difficult to imagine the strength your great-grandfather possesses, but as long as you understand that even a little bit of leakage from his hands may create a strong man comparable to the Great Demon, that is enough.
Your grandfather's talent was far better than mine, and the foundation he could inherit at that time was far deeper than mine. The emperor was obviously wary of this, so he chose to keep things quiet. "
Li Ao was silent, gradually digesting the profound meaning of Li Xin's words.
Li Xin continued: "I have been hiding this from you. I don't even intend to let you come into contact with the strange power. I also want to protect you..."
When Li Xin said this, his tone was full of vicissitudes and helplessness.
It was only then that Li Fan realized that this man who seemed to be born into a wealthy and stable family was also under a lot of pressure behind his back.
He suffered from the fact that he could not inherit the powerful power of his predecessors, but he also shouldered the mission entrusted by the world's expectations, so he had to choose to be patient and low-key.
Because an obvious fact is that what he possesses is mediocre talent.
Although in the eyes of the world, his own strength can be regarded as a top master, but until this era of strange recovery, he has not yet been promoted to the true level of the great devil, and he is completely unqualified to share the stage with those top strong men. Contest.
Even Li Fan now has steadily surpassed his opponent.
What can he do?
"If this is the case, it would indeed be a wise choice to abandon the path that grandpa took before and move closer to the royal family."
Li Ao pondered for a long time, nodded and said.
Li Xindao: "I betrayed your honor and let you marry Princess Zhuang Ning because of this consideration.
I tell you this because I hope you understand that things in this world are not that simple.
Don't think about things like why Grandpa didn't just become the emperor himself when he was clearly capable at the time, because he is a true person who has the world in mind, and what he considers is the stability of the world and the lives of the people.
If you seek benefits for your own selfish purposes, it is certainly possible to succeed, but the greater possibility is that in the face of an attack by the Gu Heart Demon Cult, various tyrants from all walks of life will join forces, and dragons and snakes will fight.
The reason why there were few evil spirits and strange events in that era was largely related to his restraint at that time.
If it were now, the world would seem to be in chaos, but compared to the damage caused by falling into war, it would still be nothing worth mentioning.
There weren’t many strange events at that time, but when the war broke out, nine out of ten rooms were empty. It was truly a place where there was no rooster crowing for thousands of miles, and there was no human habitation for thousands of miles..."
"I understand." Li Fan nodded with a heavy heart.
Sometimes, demons kill people more ruthlessly than human beings!
…
After a long conversation, the father and son once again shared some of the inside information they knew about each other, and agreed to keep these secrets in their hearts and never let them out easily.
Because it is related to the safety of the Hou Mansion and the stability of the situation.
As for the casualties of his subordinates, there was also the matter of Xue An.
It can only be put aside for now.
It was the emperor who took action, so what could they do?
Are you going to fall out with each other over some subordinates and domestic slaves?
Li Fan thought to himself that this time he also took advantage of Concubine Wu, and everyone tacitly understood that they were even with each other.
"By the way, how is Xue An now?"
Suddenly, he thought of Xue An and others.
"The injuries are easy to recover and are not worth mentioning, but the strange contamination is hard to recover from and will definitely leave great hidden dangers.
The doctor who treated him pushed aside those strange forces and removed his liver and kidneys.
Therefore, his vitality can be regarded as severely damaged now, and he can no longer be reused.
But he felt that it was the Hou Mansion that saved his life, and he was very grateful. "
Li Xin told me.
