Li Yi was very conflicted after receiving Qi Guogong's letter, on the one hand, he finally settled down here, and he really didn't want to go back to Beijing and cause trouble. On the other hand, Saitama is now more than five months pregnant, and at this time when she returns to Beijing, there is a case on the way, it is not her own life. But now the situation of the Guogong Mansion does not allow him to sit idly by, and take a step back and say that if something happens to the Guogong Mansion, his small family will inevitably be implicated.

Knowing the news, Saitama felt sad, she was reluctant to part with Li Yi, but Yu Qing and Li couldn't stop her. In the end, the result of everyone's discussion was to let Li Yi enter Beijing, wait for things to come to an eyebrow, and return to Shandong as soon as possible before Saitama gave birth.

"This is a new dress made for you, I don't know how long you're going to go, so bring more. Saitama sullenly helped Li Yi pack his things. Li Yi stopped what he was doing and put his arm around Saitama's shoulder,

"Don't worry, after helping my eldest uncle deal with it, I will come back as soon as possible, I still want to see my son born with my own eyes." As soon as Saitama heard Li Yi talk about his son, he was a little unhappy and pretended to be angry and said:

"If it's a daughter, you won't watch it. ”

"Of course, it depends on it, and my daughter has to hurt even more. Li Yi hurriedly coaxed, Saitama became happy, and commanded Li Yi to take this and that.

"I'm not going anywhere, where I need to bring so many things. ”

"Just in case. ”

"By the way, Yu'er, I have asked King Fu to take care of you, and they will inform you in time if there is any news. In case something happens, go to them. The prince and I are like brothers, so you don't have to be polite. ”

"Don't worry, I'll take care of myself, don't worry, I'm not that useless. Actually, I used to be able to handle everything very well by myself, but now I rely too much on you and make me lazy. Saitama looked at Li Yi and said.

"Yu'er, you used to have a hard time, I married you just so that you can be well and never have to be hurt again. Li Yi said emotionally.

"I know. Saitama's amber eyes glistened with tears. God favored her and gave her such a perfect husband.

Li Yi left Jinan under the reluctant gaze of his mother and wife, and went straight to the capital, I don't know what kind of scene was waiting for him.

Lian knew that the Duke of Qi had called Li Yi to the capital. Very angry.

"At this time, why did you call him back?"

"Now the situation in the house, what can I do if I don't call Yi'er back? The emperor is very dissatisfied with our family now, and he doesn't know what the outcome is. ”

"It's up to him, who only knows the prodigal boy who spends his days drinking. What can be done?" said Lien causticly.

"You are a woman, don't say more if you don't know. Li Yi is not what you think. At this time, if he had stood by and watched, it might have been more difficult for us. Qi Guogong retorted.

"He is willing to come back and stare at the title of this duke!" Lian said angrily.

"I've already thought about it, Duan'er doesn't have a son, and sooner or later the position of this prince will be Yi'er's. ”

"No, dreaming, we can find a child in the clan and put it in Duan'er's name. Lian said.

"Impossible, the concubines and stepsons of our court are not qualified to inherit the title, and if there is no heir, the court will take the title back. Could it be that we are waiting for the emperor to take back this title?"

"Then we beg the emperor. Lien still has a glimmer of hope.

"I don't know if this title can be kept. Can I go and ask the emperor for extra favor?" said Qi Guogong sarcastically.

"I want to ask Li Yi to come back this time, just to see if he can change the emperor's impression of our family and keep the title of the ancestor. The most important thing you should do now is to have a good relationship with him, and don't make any small moves, so as not to embarrass everyone when they are together in the future. ”

"I ......" Lian couldn't say anymore in frustration, so he could only silently accept Qi Guogong's suggestion, but his heart was full of hatred for Li Yi.

A few days later, Li Yi rushed to the capital with a few entourages and went straight to the Guogong Mansion. It just so happened that on this day, Li Duan's body was transported to the capital. Speaking of which, after Li Duan died in battle at that time. His head was cut off and hung on the head of Gyeongseong. And their leader, LinkedIn Ji Chucai, had no intention of embarrassing the Celestial Empire for the time being, and this battle was just to buy himself some time and ask for some property. These two small cities were just to give the Celestial Empire, which has always regarded itself very highly, a disadvantage. Seize some initiative in the peace talks.

Therefore, he deliberately sent a letter of resignation to the emperor of the Celestial Empire, expressing his willingness to negotiate peace, and in order to show their sincerity, he deliberately returned Li Duan's body and withdrew from Xincheng. This is the matter of Li Duan's body being transported back to the capital.

When Lian saw the thin-skinned coffin containing his son's body, he couldn't control it and fainted. Huang also cried bitterly. But after so many days, her mood has calmed down, and this time she is more sad about what she has suffered and the uncertainty of her future fate. Qi Guogong was also sad to see his son's corpse, but there was something more important than sadness at the moment, when he got the news of Li Yi's return, he hurriedly asked Li Yi to invite him to the study.

After Li Yi met Qi Guogong, Qi Guogong asked him to sit down, and after the servants served tea, they all withdrew, leaving only the two of them.

"Yi'er, if your eldest brother has an accident this time, our family can only rely on you, I want to ask the emperor to pass on this title to you. Li Yi frowned when he heard this, and said:

"Uncle, we've already discussed this matter, and I don't want this title. ”

"Yi'er, now is not the time to be willful. You also know that according to the laws of our dynasty, the title cannot be inherited by stepsons and concubines, and Duan'er did not even leave a son, if you don't want it, the emperor will take back this title. In this way, our title, which has been passed down for three generations, will be lost in my hands, and my uncle is really shameless to see the ancestors of the Li family!" Li Yi didn't want to discuss this matter, according to his thoughts, it was actually better not to have this title, and it was his dream to be a rich idler.

"Uncle, let's not talk about this matter for now, I don't know what the tricky thing is mentioned in your letter, how can I help?"

"Then to make a long story short, this is the case, this time your eldest brother has an accident, in fact, he has nothing to do with himself, and he may not get along very well with his subordinates, and no one is willing to cover it up for him. Qi Guogong also looked a little embarrassed.

"What happened to the eldest brother?" asked Li Yi.

"It was he who rushed forward and fell for the enemy's tricks. Saying that, Qi Guogong told Li Yi what he saw in the battle report.

"This Great Qin is different from the previous barbarians, he can't help but be fierce and can use tricks, and he is indeed an opponent that should not be underestimated. Li Yi said thoughtfully.

"Yes, I heard that Daqin's Yingji Chucai is majestic and majestic, and he is a very extraordinary character. ”

"In that case, why should he provoke the Celestial Empire now and bring disaster to himself, instead of accumulating strength and waiting for a fatal blow. He must have had some other purpose. ”

Qi Guogong listened to Li Yi's words and deeply admired his ability to see the essence of the problem with a sharp point.

"Yes, he now deliberately made a gesture of goodwill to the Celestial Empire, transported Duan'er's body back with a funeral, took the initiative to withdraw from Xincheng, and took the initiative to declare himself to the emperor, expressing his willingness to negotiate peace. Qi Guogong said.

"He should want to seize the initiative in the peace talks and ask for more benefits. In this way, he is even more terrifying. Li Yi said, his tone becoming more serious.

"Yes, but this is all for the future, and the main problem now is that the emperor has a lot of opinions about our Li family. You also know that this is the first time that the emperor has used troops after ascending the throne, but Duan'er failed, and the emperor's face must not look good. ”

"What does Uncle mean?" Li Yi only then understood that the main purpose of Qi Guogong calling him back, it turned out that he was to let himself clean up this mess, as for the position of that Guogong, it was just a piece of fat to lure him into the bait, but he didn't like this bait, and he couldn't help but be a little disgusted by Qi Guogong's approach.

"Uncle, but this matter is not a trivial matter, and I am white, I'm afraid there is nothing I can do. ”

"Yi'er's matter is up to now, you are not allowed to hide it, I know that you are not as useless as you used to show, since the last time you saved your eldest brother, my uncle believes that you are capable. I know that you are promising, this title may not be nothing to you, if not, you may be more leisurely, but you have to think about it, if your father is still alive, would you also be willing to watch our Li family's three generations of titles lost to us. Uncle can't help it now, although the concubine in the palace is willing to help us, but the emperor is also very difficult, so he has to show the minister something. ”

Li Yi still wanted to shirk it, but when his uncle mentioned his father, he couldn't help but think about it carefully. So he said:

"Uncle, this matter is indeed very difficult, I can only say that I try my best, but I can't pack the ticket. Qi Guogong was in a good mood when he heard Li Yi's tone change.

"That's true, it's up to people to plan, it's up to heaven to make things happen, my uncle knows. ”

"Then since this is the case, Yi'er will retire first. ”

"Okay, you're tired too, let's go change your clothes and rest first. ”

"No, I'll go to the eldest brother's spirit first to offer incense. ”

Li Yi changed into the linen clothes prepared by the servant and went to Li Duan's spirit. Qi Guogong was afraid that Lian would make some inappropriate moves when he was excited, so he also followed him to the mourning hall. Lian was discussing with the housekeeper about inviting monks and Taoist priests to give Li Duan the matter of exceedance, Li Yi heard that he would invite a hundred monks and a hundred Taoist priests to recite the scriptures and do 7749 days of ritual in Huguo Temple, so he couldn't help frowning and whispered to Qi Guogong:

"Uncle, at this time, he is doing things to the eldest brother so extravagantly, if he is told to the emperor by the official, I am afraid it will be inappropriate. And you and your aunt are still alive, so it doesn't make sense. ”

Qi Guogong came to his senses when he heard Li Yi's words, and discussed with Lian at night. (To be continued.) )

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