Chapter 69: Meeting the Heavenly King

King Li Haocang announced his withdrawal from state management after the Third World War, only retaining the position of King of Heaven as a symbolic head of state, and future generations can succeed to the throne of King of Heaven, but they must not interfere in government politics for eternity.

The scale of the Tianwang Mansion is very large, occupies a circle of about five or six miles, is surrounded by heavy walls, each wall is more than two zhang high, the wall can be two horses in parallel, if there is an emergency, people and horses can be quickly organized.

The Heavenly King's Mansion is divided into two parts: the outer city and the inner city, there is a moat in the middle of them, separating the inner city from the outer city, connecting the inner and outer city is a royal bridge engraved with the words "Heavenly Empire", there are two teams of soldiers guarding the royal bridge, when there are foreign guests to visit, there will be a guard of honor standing on the wall of the outer city.

There are only two gates leading to the outer city in the whole inner city, the main gate is called the Tianchao Gate, there is a platoon of soldiers standing guard, the entry and exit will go through strict inspection, there are three-storey high court rooms on the east and west sides of the door, the most frontal one is called Jinluan Palace, it is very grand and tall, the tile roof is heavy eaves, the carved beams are painted, there are painted dragons, tigers and lions on the four walls of the palace, it is very magnificent. There are two large halls on the east and west sides behind the Jinluan Palace. Further back is the Imperial Garden. Passing through the Imperial Garden is the harem of the Heavenly King's Mansion. The people of the Li family all live in this harem garden.

The back door is called Chaotianmen, usually the gate is close, and only one squad of soldiers is guarding, not letting people in and out. This door will only be open on special occasions.

Arrived in the capital is already evening, when the sun is about to set, a group of people enter the Tianwang Mansion, when entering the bedroom of the king Li Haocang, which has been lit with lights, the interior decoration of the bedroom is very simple, there is no luxury of the king of a country at all, the door is directly opposite a bed, both sides are bookcases, full of books, a small ancient dining table next to the bookcase, four or five chairs, there is a dark red Buddha shrine on the wall in the corner inside, it is full of dust, it seems that this Buddha shrine has not been cleaned for a long time.

As soon as Xiang Qingxi entered the door, he saw a dry old man lying on the bed, who was holding a book and looking at it, and when he heard someone coming in, he slowly put down the book, raised his eyes, and his cloudy eyes were very empty.

"Grandpa!" Li Ruoyan took the lead in running over, sat on the edge of the bed, and hugged the old man, who took off his glasses tremblingly, showed a kind smile, and said slowly, "My baby granddaughter is back......?" Cough...... Why? Aren't you wandering outside?"

"Grandpa, I was wrong, can you still eat now? I miss you so much. My dad brought you a great chef, and he's your granddaughter's lifesaver. Li Ruoyan pointed to Xiang Qingxi, who was standing with others at the door, "Grandpa, look, it's him, how is it, handsome enough, right?"

Only then did the old man raise his cloudy eyes again, look in the direction of Ruoyan's finger, and when his gaze fixed on Xiang Qingxi's face, his eyes widened, revealing an incredible look, and muttered, "Benefactor, are you a benefactor...... Are you still alive? ahem...... Cough...... You're finally coming to see ...... I did. After saying that, a tear the size of a bean flowed.

"Grandpa, what's wrong with you? Of course I'm alive, although I was in a car accident, he was the one who passed by and saved me. Am I not alive? Grandpa, why are you crying? Am I all right? Don't worry, I will come to see you every day in the future, and I will never leave again, and grandpa will not cry. Li Ruoyan didn't understand the old man's words, and explained there.

"What, he saved you? ahem, smoke. Lift me up, and I will prostrate to my benefactor. Cough...... cough...... "After the old man heard Ruoyan's words, he came back to his senses and struggled to get up, but helplessly, the old man was close to his last years, and he had no strength for a long time.

"Kowtow?" Li Yuande was a little confused when he listened, and hurriedly walked over and helped the king, "Dad, what are you doing, even if you kowtow to your benefactor, it is Ruoyan yourself, and you shouldn't be your father, not to mention that you are still the ...... of a country."

"Shut up, he is my benefactor, our family's benefactor, the reason why our Li family is today is due to the benefactor, without the benefactor, there would be no glory and wealth of our Li family. The old man stared at Xiang Qingxi with tears in his eyes.

At this time, Xiang Qingxi also stepped forward, and when he heard the conversation between his grandfather and grandson, he was a little dizzy, but he didn't talk, he just thought in his heart, "Did he recognize the wrong person?"

"What, Dad, I know that saving Ruoyan is indeed the benefactor of our family, but ...... The Li family ...... with him" Li Yuande looked at Xiang Qingxi, and then at his father, a little unsure, because his father had never told a lie in his life.

"Cough" Xiang Qingxi cleared his throat vigorously, "Well, you guys talk first, it's time for dinner, uncle, where is the kitchen? I'll cook first." "After tossing and turning on the plane for a few hours, it stands to reason that it was time for dinner.

"I'll take you, grandpa, you rest first, I'll take the chef to cook for you, make sure you have an appetite, hehe. Li Ruoyan staggered over, looked like a little master, grabbed Xiang Qingxi's arm and said.

"Katsuo, come along. Xiang Qingxi called Shengnan together, and Liu Shengnan didn't speak anymore since he walked into the Li family, but just followed Xiang Qingxi closely.

"Ahem...... Cough...... Well, ahem...... Cough...... Wait ......" The old man was anxious, coughed all the time, and wanted to sit up, but Li Yuande pressed his father a little lightly and didn't let him get up, so Li Ruoyan left with Xiang Qingxi.

Seeing Ruoyan leave with Xiang Qingxi, Li Yuan pulled over a chair for his wife to sit down, and he sat on the edge of the bed to wipe the old man's tears, then gently patted his father and said slowly, "Dad, tell me, what's going on?"

"Ahem...... Cough...... Alas, maybe I recognized the wrong person, like, too similar. The old man closed his eyes and slowly remembered.

"That was during World War III, ahem...... , In an era of war, our country fought a counterattack war against the Japanese in order to defend itself, I was still a prince at the time, and I was also a child, and I did not succeed to the throne, but it was my duty to serve the country, so I carried my mother, that is, your grandmother, cough ...... cough ......" The old man coughed a few words, and his breath was a little uneven.

"On the battlefield, the shells on the battlefield are actually long-eyed, cough...... Somehow, our battalion was targeted by the enemy's howitzer battalion, and suddenly, the sky over the entire battalion, you see, was full of grenades, too many to count, dense, cough ......" The old man said this, paused, opened his eyes and looked up at the door, then lay back and closed his eyes.

"At the time, I thought, it's over, I'm going to die. When the old man said this, a smile appeared on his face, and then he sniffed vigorously, "Hmm, what smells so good?"

"Incense, what kind of fragrance?" Li Yuande was listening to it, and after listening to the old man's words, he felt a smell of vegetables coming to his nose, "Oh, Dad, this should be the dish that Xiang Gongzi made for you." How about it? I've invited you from Kunshi to cook a few meals, do you want to eat them?"

"Think, cough...... I want to eat it now, Lan Yin, you go and serve me some now. The old man said excitedly, "It's been a long time since I've felt like I want to eat like this." ”