The whole family travels through the book, the plot is broken but the characters are not

A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Li Jixin's eyes.

"I don't care what my ancestors think. How many people on the border of Dayu have been killed by the Northern Rong, Yan, Qiang, and Western Qi? Sooner or later, I will make them all surrender.

If there is retribution, let it be on me. Even my father and elder brother won't stop me for this reason.

Even if Prince Lin's Mansion is gone, the Li family still has the Second Prince and Xiaowu, and the Dayu royal family can continue.

But it definitely can't be Li Zhenyu. Li Zhenyu is even more incompetent than Li Zhaocai, and much more shameless and cruel than Li Zhaocai. If he takes the throne, he will be the next Prince Mingyi..."

The meaning of Li Jixin's words was very clear, which made it impossible for others to respond.

Perhaps the silence lasted too long, and Li Jixin couldn't bear it anymore.

"Uncle, aunt, uncle, cousin, Uncle Dalin, can you please say something?"

This series of names made Han Qingyun and others even more at a loss.

It has been more than four hundred years, and even if there is some blood relationship, it has become very weak, but there seems to be nothing wrong with this name.

Lu Fugui's expression was complicated, and he finally said, "Don't shout like that outside."

Li Jixin nodded obediently: "Okay."

Because of this connection, Han Qingyun and the others no longer regarded Li Jixin as just the second son of Prince Lin.

Even though their blood relationship is weak, he still can't help but treat him as a junior.

Even when Lu Changping looked at Li Jixin, there was less helplessness and more warmth in his eyes.

Li Jixin returned to the topic of the Lu family heirloom.

"Before Li Yunzhong passed away, he left behind a note in which he never forgot his origins in the Lu family. He hoped that if the Li family met the descendants of the Lu family, they would treat them well.

This note mentioned that the key to the Lu family tomb was a jade gourd and gourd leaves, but it did not mention the material of the gourd leaves.

In the royal family genealogy, Li Yunzhong was a royal descendant. However, in the secret records of Emperor Yuanzong, it was mentioned that chromium iron was exchanged for Li Yunzhong.

So, when Uncle Lu mentioned the golden gourd leaves, I realized that you were the Lu family from Hexi.

Whether it was Li Yunzhong's handwritten notes or Yuanzong's secret notes, ordinary people had no idea about them. Even members of the royal family knew very little about them.

Those people had already obtained the Gourd Jade and were looking for the Golden Silk Leaf. They obviously knew the secret of the Lu family. The person behind this could only be someone from the Lu family or someone from the royal family.

But Li Yunzhong's handwritten notes and Yuanzong's secret notes were kept even more secret than the royal family genealogy, and very few people knew about them. Throughout history, only the emperor and the crown prince could see them."

Dalin couldn't help but ask, "Kong Haibo is the leader of Emperor Zhaowen's secret guards. Could he be Emperor Zhaowen?"

Li Jixin shook his head: "It's unlikely to be Li Zhaocai.

The Lu family incident happened twenty-one years ago, but at that time, Li Zhaocai had no way of knowing about it. His grandfather was not very close to him.

At that time, not only him, but also my father and second uncle didn’t know.

The only people in the imperial family who knew about this were Emperor Yongle and my grandfather. But Emperor Yongle had long since resigned, and my grandfather would never have done such a thing.

I racked my brains but couldn't think of anyone else who knew these things.

I even wonder if it's possible that the Lu family leaked the news."

Lu Fugui shook his head. "That's impossible. The Lu family has not had many descendants, and as of today, only a few of us are left in the Lu family. Even this secret can only be known by the eldest son and grandson when they reach the age of fifteen."

Li Jixin looked embarrassed.

"If they were members of the royal family, they wouldn't plunder the Lu family's wealth. So where exactly is the problem?"

"Why can't he be a member of the royal family?" Lu Changping was puzzled.

Li Jixin's face was very serious: "Emperor Yun Jing left a secret decree, the blood of the Li family comes from the Hexi Lu family, and we must not forget our roots.

All royal family members who have read the handwritten notes or secret records must swear that as long as the Hexi Lu family does not commit the crime of treason, they must treat them well and are not allowed to have any ideas about Lu Ling, otherwise their bloodline will be cut off and they will die.

Later on, this secret was known only to the emperor and the crown prince..."

"Then how do you know?" Lu Changping stared at Li Jixin. He was not the prince.

Li Jixin sighed, some secrets really should not be kept secret any longer.

“Normally speaking, he was the only one who knew about it in my grandfather’s generation.

My father found out about this eight years ago. That year, my grandfather drafted the imperial edict to make my father the crown prince.

Han Qingyun and the others were shocked.

"Is the legendary decree appointing Prince Lilin as the Crown Prince true? Then why hasn't the decree been made public?"

Li Jixin felt bitter. If the imperial edict had been made public, these things would not have happened and his father would not have lived such a miserable life.

"Emperor Yuanzong's father, brothers, sons, and nephews all died in the Kingdom of Jiang. The only remaining one, Li Sang, was also killed by his queen. He left a family precept for his descendants: after the princes were crowned kings, they were to go to their respective fiefdoms.

One is to temper the princes' character and train their ability to govern the country, and the other is to prevent them from being wiped out again.

But once the prince is appointed as the crown prince, he must return to Luocheng. One reason is to learn how to govern from the emperor, and the other is to prevent himself from being killed.

This is the ancestral precept, and even the emperor’s grandfather cannot change it.

But eight years ago, the border was unstable. My eldest brother was still young, and my father was worried, so he asked my grandfather not to announce the imperial edict for the time being..."

Li Jixin's eyes were a little moist.

Others also felt bad.

They never imagined that the imperial edict was not made public because it was Prince Lin's own request.

If he knew that the situation would become like this in a few years, would he still make the same choice?

Lu Changping and Li Jixin's eyes were red, and they quickly changed the subject.

"So you know about this. Was it Prince Lin who told you?"

"No! My father is a very disciplined person in matters of the royal family. He would never tell my brother and me about this."

"That……"

"It's my eldest brother. He knew it before my father did."

Han Qingyun and Lu Yanyan looked at each other and understood.

Emperor Huiren never thought of passing the throne to anyone outside Prince Lin's Mansion.

“When my eldest brother was four years old, he was sent to the capital and raised by the Emperor’s grandfather himself.

When he was six years old, he and Li Zhenyu were nearly kidnapped by human traffickers. My eldest brother wouldn't even tell me the details, so I guess he must have encountered something very dangerous at that time.

Lu Yanyan covered the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief. This human trafficker was too lawless. He even dared to kidnap the little emperor's grandson.

Han Qingyun understood a little. This should be what Li Jiren said, and what Monk Liaowu said came true.

“He walked alone all night before reaching the gate of Luocheng, then fainted and was taken to the palace.

Even with the clues provided by my eldest brother, the Imperial Guards still chased him for five days before rescuing Li Zhenyu. If my eldest brother hadn't escaped at that time, the consequences would have been disastrous.

My eldest brother was abducted because Li Zhenyu was going to the theater. My grandfather then issued a strict order, not allowing Li Zhenyu to get close to my eldest brother.

The Li family was not large, and in the generation of Emperor Yongle, only he and Prince Yin were left.

Emperor Yongle had only one child, my great-grandfather. Of his three sons, my father had my eldest brother and me. My second aunt was injured and it was unknown when she would recover. Li Zhaocai also had only one son, Li Zhenyu.

Because of the danger, the emperor's grandfather showed the letters and secret notes to the eldest brother, letting him understand that it is not easy to maintain the Li family bloodline and that he must not repeat the mistakes of the past.

When I met you in Los Angeles, my eldest brother told me what happened back then.

He also went to investigate the Lu family, but all he found was that your ancestral home was in Fengxi Town, and you have no connection with the Hexi Lu family..."