After driving away Yu Linwei, the Heavenly Apocalypse Guards quickly took control of the situation around Liu's Mansion.

Xu Rui stood in front of the gate of Liu's Mansion after a three-year absence, and suddenly felt a little excited.

I still remember the first time I came here, he was a sixteen-year-old boy who had just crossed into this world, with a hint of anxiety and a hint of trepidation, and now he has become a figure with a heavy army and a powerful figure.

What has changed is identity, and what has not changed is the yearning for home.

Xu Rui shook his shoulders slightly, and the pure white big dan immediately slipped down from his body, and immediately two pro-soldiers caught the big dan and carefully put it away.

Then, he handed the broken blade in his hand to Qin Fei beside him, and gently knocked on the door of Liu's mansion.

The door squeaked open, and Mrs. Liu and a group of servants stood neatly on the other side of the gate, looking at him with surprise and joy.

Mrs. Liu is still the same as before, but a few more wrinkles have been added to her forehead, and her vicissitudes of life are still a little tired on her face, I am afraid that she has been worried about Liu Yi and Xu Rui these days.

Seeing Xu Rui at this time, Mrs. Liu had tears in her eyes, and the corners of her lips twitched slightly, like a loving mother who was looking forward to her son's early return.

Xu Rui's heart was slightly sour, and he opened his mouth and said, "Auntie, the child is back......"

Mrs. Liu burst into tears, walked up a few steps and grabbed Xu Rui, looking him up and down, as if she was afraid that he was missing a piece of meat.

Xu Rui puffed up his chest, as if to tell that he was stronger again.

Mrs. Liu looked at it for a long time, and finally muttered in her mouth: "The desert is windy and sandy, and the road is so far, so I am embarrassed for our children, this walk is three years, and today I finally came back, it's good to be back, it's good to be back." ”

Xu Rui gently helped Mrs. Liu wipe away her tears, and the emotions surging in his heart were a little uncontrollable, he looked up, but he didn't see Liu Yi's figure, and couldn't help asking, "What about the boss?" ”

Speaking of Liu Yi, Mrs. Liu's face looked a little lonely, and she sighed long and said: "The old man has worked hard all his life, but when he is old, he capsized in the gutter, and he has locked himself in the study during this time, and no one can call out, I am really afraid that he will hold back his troubles......"

As she spoke, Mrs. Liu burst into tears again.

Xu Rui hurriedly helped Mrs. Liu wipe away her tears, and said in a deep voice: "Auntie, don't panic, let me go and see." ”

Mrs. Liu seemed to have found the backbone of the heart, a glimmer of hope ignited in her eyes, and she burst into tears and smiled: "It's good that you come back, the old man will definitely be happy when you come back, it is more important than any glory and wealth, and you can cure his strong temper." ”

Liu's mansion is not like other official eunuchs, it is as simple as an ordinary family here, Mrs. Liu is happy, and the whole family is happy.

When Xu Rui returned home, Mrs. Liu didn't want to rest for anything, and immediately made a table of good dishes, so that Xu Rui, a "poor child", could make up for it, and the whole family immediately got busy.

Taking advantage of this gap, Xu Rui slowly came to Liu Yi's study.

It's still that familiar place, a small courtyard, a lonely lamp, and an old man sitting inside.

Xu Rui stood outside the study, took a deep breath, and slowly pushed open the door of the study.

"Squeak", Xu Rui stepped into the study, there was no expected roar, and there was no indignation at being dismissed, Liu Yi sat calmly behind the table, holding a military book in his hand and reading quietly.

Seeing Xu Rui enter the door, he just raised his eyelids and glanced at it, and said lightly: "You're back?" ”

Xu Rui nodded: "I'm back." ”

Liu Yi pointed to the chair opposite the table and said, "Sit down." ”

Then he went back to reading.

Xu Rui gently closed the door, obediently walked to the table, picked up the teapot and filled Liu Yi with a cup of tea, and then sat opposite Liu Yi and waited quietly for him to finish reading.

I don't know how long it took, Liu Yi finally put down the book of war in his hand, raised the cup and drank the tea in one gulp, and sighed: "I don't know where you got this Art of War, the more you look at it, the more incisive it is, it's more than a dozen times, and I still feel that I only understand a little bit of the skin." ”

Xu Rui smiled without saying a word, quietly listened to Liu Yi's nagging, and lifted the teapot to help him refill a cup.

Liu Yi's gaze fell on Xu Rui's face, looked at it slightly, and said with a sigh of relief: "Have you already seen the saint?" ”

Xu Rui nodded: "I've seen it." ”

Liu Yi asked in a deep voice, "How long is it?" ”

Xu Rui sighed and said: "The visual inspection is not very good, I have to wait until I see Mr. Changpo tomorrow and finish the pathological analysis before I can reach a conclusion." ”

Hearing this, a trace of loneliness flashed on Liu Yi's face, and he sighed and said, "Birth, old age, sickness and death, our generation has reached this age, it's time for the curtain to end." ”

Xu Rui felt Liu Yi's sorrow, and did not mention his doubts about Emperor Hongwei's condition, but asked puzzledly: "What happened to the prince's rebellion?" ”

Liu Yi was stunned for a moment, a touch of anger appeared in his eyes, and he slapped it on the table with a "snap", and said angrily: "Chaotic ministers and thieves, wolf ambitions!" ”

Xu Rui frowned, he didn't know why he was so angry, and was about to open his mouth to ask, when he heard Liu Yi continue: "The prince is naturally cowardly, and in the past few years, he has been forced enough by the saint and his brothers, coupled with the instigation of people with intentions, he finally let him go on the evil path.

As a son of man who is so blind and fatherless, it is really infuriating to commit chaos, but what is even more infuriating are those insidious villains who are behind the scenes and lure the prince to make mistakes! ”

Xu Rui frowned: "Who are those people you are talking about?" ”

Liu Yi rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Who else could it be?" Isn't it the Liao Wang party, and the first assistant in the cabinet, the old fox of Huang Tingzhi! ”

Xu Rui didn't say anything when he heard this, in his opinion, the prince rebelled, and the Liao Wang party was naturally a vested interest, but in such a turbulent situation, the first to be pushed out may not be the mastermind behind the scenes.

It's just that even if the Liao Wang party is not the real mastermind behind the scenes, judging from the rapid reaction of the civilian clique after the prince's accident, they probably have nothing to do with this matter.

Just thinking about it, Liu Yi suddenly sighed, and said quietly: "It's about to change, just after twenty years of good life, the battle for the heir will be staged again, I'm really afraid that this time Dawei will hurt the meridians again, and ruin the hard-won good situation in vain." ”

Xu Rui also sighed when he heard this, Emperor Hongwei guided the emperors to compete for the throne, and his original intention was to select the best prince to take over the country through competition and avoid fainting.

However, in this way, it is inevitable that a large number of infighting will be carried out, which will greatly damage the vitality of the country, and if such a thing comes every once in a while, I am afraid that it will do more harm than good to the country.

"What do you think about this?"

Suddenly, Liu Yi asked thoughtlessly.

Xu Rui was stunned: "What do you think?" ”

Liu Yi smashed his mouth and said, "You kid are still pretending to be stupid with the old man until now?" ”

Xu Rui was even more puzzled, looking at Liu Yi with his mouth open, looking inexplicable.

Liu Yi snorted coldly and said hatefully: "Take the heir, of course it's the heir!" You are not a person like the old man who is half buried in the loess, the old man can hide in the house and not ask about the world, and probably few people will remember that there is still me.

But you're different!

The First Battle of the Prairie made your prestige in the army reach its peak, and now some people say that you are very likely to become the second soldier saint, plus what kind of Galaxy Group you made, not to mention the daily progress and money, from time to time you will come up with some new things, which makes people red!

You are only in your twenties, and you not only hold the military power in your hands, but also a lot of silver, no matter which prince you stand behind you, you can immediately change the pattern of seizing the heir.

Those dragon emperors and grandsons have poisonous eyes, how can they let you go? ”

Xu Rui spread his hands helplessly: "It's not my fault, what can I do?" ”

Liu Yi said: "You can't do anything, but you can choose, it's not okay to fish in troubled waters, no matter what, you have to make a decision as soon as possible, choose a prince you support, lest you end up with chickens and eggs and become a thorn in everyone's side!" ”

"So you want to ask which prince I have my eye on?"

Xu Rui suddenly arrived.

"Of course! I usually look at you very smart, why do you get confused at a critical moment? ”

Liu Yi said angrily.

Xu Rui laughed, then looked at Liu Yi with a strange expression and said, "Why do I have to choose a prince?" ”

Hearing that Xu Rui's words seemed to have deep meaning, Liu Yi was stunned.

Suddenly, he seemed to think of something, stared at Xu Rui up and down for a long time, first frowned, then his pupils shrank suddenly, and he looked at Xu Rui in astonishment and said, "Do you want to be the emperor yourself?!" ”