Happy Emperor

After entering the city, Lin Tian stayed in the mansion that Li Zuo had just arranged in the city.

After a simple greeting, Lin Tian grabbed Qi Mengchan's hand and walked into one of the rooms.

At first, Qi Mengchan was still resisting.

But when Lin Tian told Qi Mengchan what she had said that day that she wanted to be a slave, Qi Mengchan stopped struggling.

But his face was full of disappointment and unwillingness.

She didn't expect Lin Tian would really treat her like that.

But, after returning to the room.

Lin Tian did not do anything excessive. He simply rested his head on Qi Mengchan's beautiful legs and fell into a deep sleep.

Only then did Qi Mengchan realize that she had misunderstood Emperor Li.

What she didn't expect was that Emperor Li was sleeping very soundly and was not on guard against her at all.

.......

After Duan Chengming arranged for soldiers to guard Emperor Li, he immediately returned to the prefect's residence.

When the prefect Li Zuo saw Duan Chengming coming back, he was shocked at first and his face suddenly turned gloomy.

"You weren't there to protect Emperor Li's safety, so why did you come back?"

"Uncle, my nephew wants to discuss something with you."

Duan Chengming knew that now was not the time to come back, but he really had no idea what Emperor Li wanted to do. He had no choice but to come back and ask his uncle.

"Tell me what's going on, and come back immediately."

Li Zuo was unusually serious.

"Emperor Li...he wants to invite An Xia for a drink tonight..."

As soon as Duan Chengming said this, he was interrupted by Li Zuo before he could express his doubts.

"Didn't you tell the truth to Emperor Li? An Xia wanted to assassinate him yesterday."

"I said it. I said it all without missing a single word."

"Told it?" Li Zuo's brows immediately furrowed, and this time a hint of suspicion appeared on his face.

He remained silent for a long while.

"Uncle, do you think Emperor Li wants to take advantage of the banquet tonight to execute An Xia? When Emperor Li was in Shengjing, he was..."

It's no wonder Duan Chengming made such a guess, as Emperor Li once harmed a group of prefects and chief secretaries at a banquet.

"Can you please use your brain! Is it necessary for Emperor Li to do this?"

Li Zuo was a little annoyed that Duan Chengming interrupted his train of thought.

Duan Chengming no longer dared to ask questions and could only stand quietly by.

"Emperor Li, I underestimated your magnanimity! Compared to the Prince of Hepingdong, you are indeed more suitable to be the emperor of Daxia."

After a while, Li Zuo thought about all the possibilities and muttered to himself.

"Uncle, you said..."

Duan Chengming asked tentatively, "Is it true that Emperor Li won't attack An Xia at the banquet?"

"No, you don't understand Emperor Li at all."

Li Zuo said with certainty.

"I don't understand?" Duan Chengming felt a chill in his heart when he recalled the ruthless and murderous things Emperor Li had done in the north.

"You don't understand, or you only see one side of him and not the other."

"He possesses all the magnanimity an emperor should possess. He will never show mercy when he needs to be ruthless; but he can also be tolerant for the greater good."

Duan Chengming looked solemn when he heard his uncle praising someone like this for the first time.

I thought to myself.

"That's right. When I spoke so rudely before, Emperor Li really didn't seem to blame me, and it's the same this time."

Although Emperor Li was ruthless, he always left room for maneuver in everything he did.

Emperor Li seemed to be more tolerant than many other emperors towards those who were loyal to him.

"Uncle, what should we do next?"

"Go back and protect Emperor Li's safety."

"Nephew understands." Duan Chengming turned around and left without hesitation.

"Wait a moment."

Before Duan Chengming left the room, Li Zuo called him back.

"Emperor Li is magnanimous. But you must always remember that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. You must never become spoiled by his favor. Moreover, Emperor Li's current magnanimity is because Daxia has not yet been unified."

"Nephew understands."

.......

Anfeng City Governor's Office.

An Bilie wandered alone at the gate of the mansion for a long time, unwilling to go in.

This is not his first time here.

Seven years ago, he and his father, both covered in scars, had knocked on this door.

When the man in the mansion saw the father and son in such a miserable state, his eyes, which had never shed tears before, became slightly moist for the first time.

An Bilie knew that the man was not sad because of the scars on the two of them.

As military generals, they settled their families and their men in this Great Xia land without shedding a single inch of blood.

They were disheartened by the injustice done to them by the Great Xia, and resentful of the treacherous officials who had taken away the country they had defended with their blood.

Later~

That man even defeated the thousand men sent from Shengjing with only one hundred soldiers.

He even killed the two leading members of the Ji family.

Although An Bilie did not see the bloody battle, he saw the man coming back covered in blood with two heads in his hands and coming to his father.

"Brother, I have avenged you."

The man smiled now, and his smile was so sincere.

That day he saw his father holding the man's bloody hand tightly with his hand, but he didn't say a word.

Finally~

Things got bigger and bigger, and the influence of the An family in Daxia forced Ji Feng to compromise.

But the price is that anyone who kills their Ji family must die.

In the middle of the night, my father secretly returned to Shengjing alone.

The father knew that only his death could ensure the man's survival.

During the day, when the man knew that his father had secretly left, he actually wanted to lead less than a thousand soldiers from Anfeng City to attack Shengjing.

It was the prefect Li Zuo who stopped him.

Later, he was forced to return to Shengjing as a "hostage" to work in the imperial palace. The same man was worried that he would be scared, so he pushed his son, who was younger than him, into the car.

Anyone could accuse that man of disregarding the overall situation and assassinating the emperor of Daxia.

But he, An Bilie, does not have that qualification.

"Crench!"

The gate of the Governor's Mansion opened.

That man~

He no longer looks the same as he used to, and his temples are slightly gray.

Their eyes met, and neither of them spoke.

After a while, the man sighed again.

"Come in, we're home!"

"Uncle, I..."

When they met again, it was An Bilie's eyes that were a little moist.

"We are Anjia's sons and daughters, no one will cry!"

After saying that, An Xia turned around and walked into the mansion.

An Bilie did not hesitate any longer and followed him in.

The governor's office closed again.

The two of them walked one in front and one behind, and no one spoke.

Not long after, the two walked into a room.

There were no outsiders in the room except the uncle and nephew.

Both sides of the room were filled with various weapons, and in the middle was a wooden table filled with dishes and several jars of wine.

"drink!"

An Xia picked up the jar of wine and drank it without hesitation. The whole jar of wine was gone in no time.

An Bilie also picked up the jar of wine and drank it all in one gulp.

The wine was not strong, and a warm feeling came into my throat as it entered my throat.

After drinking a jar of wine, An Xia looked An Bilie up and down.

"He looks a bit like our An family's son."

"Uncle, I..."

"You and big brother look so much alike!"

Maybe the wine was a bit spicy, An Xia's eyes were covered with a mist.