"What did you say?"
The emperor suddenly stood up with a slap on the table, and continued to question loudly with veins popping on his face,
"Liu Xi, hasn't my decree been conveyed?"
Liu Xi hurriedly bent down to reply,
"The servant ordered someone to pass it on, and it has arrived."
Leng Yu replied without hesitation:
"I have received the decree."
Hearing this, the emperor became even more angry. He stared at Leng Yu with eyes as big as copper bells, and asked harshly and loudly, word by word,
"Now that the decree has been delivered, are you deliberately disobeying it? If you do such a disobedient thing, do you think I will be lenient to you considering that you have just returned from a great victory?"
Leng Yu's face was calm, his jaw slightly raised, and he replied calmly:
"My son didn't dare to think so. But before returning to Daning, my son promised Meng Letu that he would take him and the Chu people out of Daning safely. My son can't be a person who breaks his word. .”
"Then you dare to resist and disobey the decree?"
At this time, the emperor was angry, his face turned purple, and his hands were trembling. He probably felt that he had nowhere to vent his anger. He suddenly grabbed the inkstone on the table and threw it to the ground hard. The inkstone that had not yet reacted was immediately Shattered to pieces.
This scene scared the eunuchs present to their knees. Leng Yu lowered his head, bowed and replied:
"Father, please calm down. My son is guilty. Please punish me."
Leng Yu knew that at this time, his excessive explanations were useless. It would be better to admit his mistake directly. When the emperor's anger subsided, it would not be too late for him to give a good explanation.
The emperor was so angry that his eyes looked like they were about to spit out fire, and his teeth were gritted by him.
What he couldn't bear the most was his son disobeying him. His appearance suddenly became very terrifying. He glared at him hatefully, raised his hands and shouted angrily:
"Come here, take Leng Yu to the prison and wait for his punishment."
Hearing this, Liu Xi was stunned for a moment, and Leng Yu's brows instantly tightened. He tightened his fists in his cuffs and wanted to speak, but finally closed his mouth.
He knew better than anyone else that the emperor was a moody person. Although he had not seen him for five years, he had not changed. In the face of the established facts, he was unable to defend himself.
After a while, several guards came forward, bowed to Leng Yu and said:
"Your Highness, please."
Leng Yu frowned, glanced at the emperor solemnly, turned around, and walked towards the door with heavy steps.
It wasn't until Leng Yu's back disappeared that Liu Xicai bowed and persuaded:
"Your Majesty, please don't be angry. The prince can't help himself by doing this."
The emperor half-closed his eyes, panted heavily, and roared in a low voice:
"He thought that if he won the battle, I would condone him. He was so self-righteous. The Chu people are insidious and cunning people. Letting them go is the same as letting the tiger return to the mountain. Many years later, he will regret his actions. .”
After saying this, he clenched his fists and said through gritted teeth:
"According to my decree, let Liu Dechang gather his troops to hunt down the Chu people. They must not be allowed to leave Daning alive."
Liu Xi glanced at the emperor, bowed carefully and said:,
"Your Majesty, Meng Xin is dead. His son's ambition may not be that serious. Is it too hasty for us to pursue him so rashly? Please think twice..."
"say no more."
The emperor waved his hands impatiently, then his tone showed irritation, and he roared forcefully,
"Do you even dare to refute my decision?"
Seeing that the emperor's face turned ugly, Sun Xi shook his head hurriedly, "I don't dare, I will go and send the message right now."
After saying this, he quickly walked out of the Imperial Study Room with small steps and headed straight to the Duke's Mansion.
At this time, Liu Dechang had not yet had time to return to the Duke's palace, but was enjoying the happiness of his family in Prince Yu's palace. Huaiyu, Anan and Lele were like three little tails, surrounding him and Xiaoling, barking non-stop. Yell.
Luo Lan and Xina sat aside, watching this scene quietly, with smiles of satisfaction and joy on their faces.
"Sister, I never thought I would live such a comfortable life before. Not to mention anything else, suddenly I have dad and you, and mom can still be by my side. This is like a dream to me. I think so. OK……"
Luo Lan glanced sideways at her, drew a perfect arc at the corner of his mouth, and said with a chuckle:
"It's not just you, I also think this is like a dream. In fact, I think you are better than me. At least you have known that you have a mother since you were a child. I was adopted as a child and lived a life without enough food and clothing. It wasn't until I met Leng Yu that my life changed. Then I found my father, and then I unexpectedly found you and my mother, haha! It's great."
At this point, Luo Lan's crystal eyes flashed with a clear gaze, looking at the three children and her parents, thinking of Leng Yu, she felt that she was the happiest person in the world.
However, her thoughts were interrupted by Liu Xi's hoarse shout.
"The emperor's oral order was passed down, and General Liu received the order."
These words made Liu Dechang, who was having fun playing with his children, instantly frown. He had a bad feeling that something had happened to Leng Yu.
"Go play with grandma, grandpa has something to do."
After handing the three children to Xiaoling, he quickly came to Liu Xi, clasped his hands in his fists, and bowed solemnly:
"Your Majesty Liu Dechang accepts the order."
Liu Xi shook the whisk in his hand and slowly said:
"The emperor has an order to order the protector of the country, General Liu, to personally lead one hundred thousand elite troops to hunt down and kill the Chu people who have escaped from the capital city of Daning, and to ensure that no one is left alive. There must be no mistake. I accept this."
This imperial edict made Liu Dechang freeze on the spot. Luo Lan's heart suddenly beat wildly. She hurriedly came to Liu Xi and asked softly with worry:
"Eunuch Liu, is Prince Yu back?"
Liu Xi's face turned dark instantly. He shook his head gently, sighed and replied:
"When the emperor heard that Prince Yu had let the people of Chu go free, he was furious and ordered Prince Yu to be imprisoned in a prison. Princess Yu should find a way as soon as possible."
After saying this, Liu Xi glanced at Luo Lan meaningfully, turned around, and left with a group of eunuchs in stride.
Xina looked at Liu Dechang in panic and said worriedly:
"Dad, the emperor wants to kill Letu, what should I do?"
Liu Dechang held his chin with one hand and thought hard. Luo Lan's face also became ugly. She glanced at Liu Dechang, gritted her teeth and said bitterly:
"Dad, something happened to Leng Yu. You can't let anything happen to you again. In my opinion, you should prepare your personnel now to chase the Chu people..."
Seeing that she was serious about what she said, Xina looked at her with puzzled eyes and asked in astonishment:
"Sister, what did you say? Are you going to kill Letu?"
Luo Lan said in a deep voice with a pale face:
"Letu was let go by Leng Yu. If he is killed, Leng Yu's efforts will be in vain. But you cannot disobey the emperor's decree, so father should go back and gather the troops. These 100,000 elite soldiers, It won't be possible to assemble them overnight. According to my estimation, it will be just in time for my father to lead the troops out of the city early tomorrow morning."
When she said this, her beautiful eyes flashed a few times, and Liu Dechang nodded understandingly,
"Okay, I'll go right away. You can find a way to enter the palace to find out what's going on. If the emperor really accuses Leng Yu of bullying others and not obeying the holy will, I'm afraid all his achievements over the years will be in vain. Ah! When I come back, I will ask the ministers in the court to write to the emperor to plead for him, but it will take at least ten and a half days for me to come back, otherwise it will not be enough to calm the emperor’s suspicion!"
