Father can be an enemy to the country

The next day was New Year's Eve, and starting from noon, sporadic firecrackers sounded in Nanjing city.

As night falls, the sound of firecrackers gradually becomes denser and continues. Colorful fireworks are also blooming all over the city, which immediately lifts the atmosphere of New Year's Eve.

Liu Junshiqiao's sincerity is incompatible with the festive atmosphere of family reunions and family reunions. There were no Spring Festival couplets on the closed door, only two pieces of yellowed and crispy white paper, trembling in the cold wind...

The house was also deserted. Liu Jing's family and Liu Li were all in their hometown in Qingtian.

According to the custom in my hometown, grand sacrifices need to be held during the Chinese New Year in the first year of the burial of relatives. Therefore, Liu Xiang, as the only male descendant of the Liu family, had to go back to participate in the ceremony.

As a result, only a few old servants were left to accompany Liu Bowen during the New Year.

Such a miserable New Year's Eve dinner became more and more sad the more we ate, some people began to secretly wipe their tears.

Liu Bowen sighed, just about to put down his chopsticks, let them clean up, and celebrate the New Year on their own later, without having to worry about himself.

But I heard a burst of footsteps ahead, and the doorman's joyful shout: "Master, look who's here."

Before he finished speaking, the hall door was pushed open, and a huge figure covered the desolate night in the courtyard.

"Master." Zhu Zhen called with a smile.

The servants in the room quickly knelt on the ground, but Liu Bowen stood there stunned.

"What are you here for?"

"I'll celebrate the New Year with you, old man." Zhu Zhen took off his cloak and Hu Quan quickly took it.

"Nonsense, on the evening of the 30th, you are not with the Queen in the palace. Come to me. Are you itchy again?" Liu Bowen had a sore nose and hurriedly made a serious face.

"I took a few bites with them and toasted them with wine before I asked for leave." Zhu Zhen said and walked to Liu Bowen to sit down. He took out a wine bottle from his arms and said with a smile:

"This is the pot of Chinese New Year wine on my old man's table. I brought it to you."

"You are so old, you are just messing around." Liu Bowen said with a slightly trembling voice: "Master, do you still need this pot of wine?"

"Yes, Master is not short of wine, but he is short of people to celebrate the New Year with you," Zhu Zhen smiled and poured two glasses of wine. "Aren't I coming right now?"

As he spoke, he took a glass of wine and handed it to Liu Bowen's hand. He also raised a glass and said, "Come on, drink this glass of wine to say goodbye to the old year and leave all the bad things in this year."

"..." Liu Bowen took the wine glass, took a deep look at his closed disciple, sighed and said: "Okay."

The master and the disciple clinked their glasses and drank it all in one gulp.

At this time, the servants quickly removed the remaining seats and placed the New Year's Eve dinner brought by His Highness again. There are special food boxes in the palace for storing hot food. When the dishes are taken out, they are still steaming hot.

The king of Chu rewarded them with money again and asked them to go down and drink and make money by themselves. I will accompany Master to watch the New Year.

When the servants all left, Liu Bowen smiled and said, "I thought you would give them food stamps."

"No one will recognize my thing when it comes out of Jiangnan." Zhu Zhen said with a smile: "Isn't it a reward, not a scolding?"

"That's because they are ignorant." Liu Bowen said calmly: "In a few years, they will be rushing for food stamps, discarding treasures and money like worn-out shoes."

"Haha, then my old man will be so angry that he will curse." Zhu Zhen filled another glass of wine for the master and said, "To be honest, I was quite surprised when I saw the master's condition."

"Why, do you think that I will be lying in bed stiff and haggard, and that my death is not far away?" Liu Bowen asked rhetorically.

"Of course I hope Master gets better." Zhu Zhen said with a bitter smile: "But before leaving Beijing, how can you not make people worry about your behavior?"

"Don't worry, this man has a breath of life. I will be fine until the breath that is held in his chest is dissipated." Liu Bowen picked up the wine glass, toasted Zhu Zhen and said, "Thank you for clearing Liu Lian's reputation. Revenge was taken.”

"This is what a disciple should do." Zhu Zhen said sternly: "Although the direct murderer has been skinned and removed, the culprit behind the scenes is still at large. Let's drink this glass of wine in the future."

"Drink this cup first," Liu Bowen said slowly: "Let's figure out the next thing together."

"Okay." Zhu Zhen then raised his head and drank the wine in the glass, then looked at Liu Bowen in surprise and said: "Master wants to go out in person to meet with Hu Weiyong and his gang?"

"Yes." Liu Bowen nodded and said, "Originally, when Liu Xiang and the others left Beijing, they wanted me to go back to their hometown with them. But I didn't agree, because at my age, once I leave Beijing, I will never come back."

"Yes." Zhu Zhen was convinced. With Liu Bowen's status, he would not be able to return to Beijing without being called. With his body and age, the old man really won't recruit him back.

"I just want to stay and fight with them," Liu Bowen also slapped the wine cup on the table and said in a deep voice: "They were the ones who committed the foul first, so you can't blame me for not following the rules and killing their whole family. Stayed!"

"Okay! What do master plan to do?" Zhu Zhen asked eagerly.

"I plan to use one year to get rid of Hu Weiyong!" Liu Bowen said with a very firm tone: "The struggle in the court next year will be fierce. You just stay in the capital and don't go anywhere. There are many things that I can't do as a teacher, so I can only You do it.”

"Okay." Zhu Zhen nodded without hesitation: "I have wanted to deal with Hu Weiyong for a long time, but the old man has been protecting him and not letting the elder brother check on him."

"How can he stand up to the investigation if his ass is full of shit?" Liu Bowen said slowly: "If your eldest brother finds out the irrefutable evidence, will the emperor deal with him or not?"

"So what if we deal with him?" Zhu Zhen said unhappily.

"I have told you before that it is easy for the emperor to kill Hu Weiyong. A decree is enough, which is similar to squeezing an ant to death." Liu Bowen said solemnly:

"So in the eyes of the emperor, Hu Weiyong has never been a threat. The real threat comes from the forces surrounding him - the Zhongshu Province he leads, the noble generals who obey his words, as well as the feudal officials of various provinces, A powerful home.”

After a pause, he continued: "Without Hu Weiyong as a holding hand, these forces will be dispersed. If we try to deal with them one by one, it will be half the result with twice the effort, and it will be very difficult."

"When it gathers, it's like a bunch of flying stars, but when it's scattered, it's like a sky full of stars?" Zhu Zhen asked with a smile.

"Uh..." Liu Bowen was stunned and said with a wry smile: "That's a bit interesting. So the emperor has always adopted a tolerant and even laissez-faire attitude towards Hu Weiyong, just to let him continue to grow bigger and stronger. When he has gathered enough power, The participation of all parties is deep enough, and then they can accomplish their results in one battle and catch them all in one fell swoop."

"That makes sense." Zhu Zhen smiled and said, "My disciple thinks so too."

"It's wrong if you didn't expect it." Liu Bowen smiled and sighed: "But now there is a problem. The incident at the beginning of the year scared our Hu Xiang. Although the news passed later, he came back again as if nothing was wrong. However, he became cautious when dealing with things, being very obedient to the emperor and very polite to the prince.

"Under such circumstances, it is difficult to just wait for him to make a mistake." He looked at Zhu Zhen steadily and said, "You have to rely on His Highness to stimulate him to take action."

"What master means is," Zhu Zhen said with a sly smile: "Let's scare him into a panic by attacking everyone."

"That's what I mean." Liu Bowen nodded approvingly. The growth of this disciple gave him great comfort.

This was one of the reasons why he was able to get over the pain of losing his son.

【End of this volume】