Liu Yanjing and Liu Yi knelt outside the palace gate for more than an hour, and finally waited for a reply from the palace.

The emperor and empress refused to receive them, but agreed to their request to go to Qinghai to ransom Liu Xianli, but Liu Yanjing's request in the excerpt of the recital to ask the emperor and the emperor for guilt in person and to have a complaint was rejected.

At the same time, the people summoned by the palace also announced to them the emperor's decision to deal with them, except for all the official positions of Liu Xianli, except for those who went to Qinghai, everyone else had to stay in the palace and not go out without permission.

Such a decision was not unexpected by Liu Yi, it can be said that it was better than he thought, the court surrendered to his father Liu Xianli, who was captured by the Tubo people due to the defeat of the army, and removed the official position he received, but the title was not cut, the official positions of the eldest brother and the second brother were also retained, and the official position of his uncle Liu Yanjing was still not removed, which is a good sign, indicating that the imperial court does not necessarily intend to severely punish his father Liu Xianli, and there is still room for redemption.

After getting the news from the palace, the three brothers Liu Yanjing and Liu Yi also immediately returned to the mansion, told their families about the situation, and ordered the housekeeper Liu Nian and Liu Yanjing's housekeeper to prepare some gold and silver for redemption.

After Liu Yanjing persuaded his sister-in-law Zhang, who was crying, to the room, he gathered the three brothers Liu Mai, Liu Yuan, and Liu Yi.

Liu Yanjing closed the door and said to the three brothers sitting together: "Da Lang and Erlang, you two go to Qinghai with your uncle to redeem your father, and San Lang stays in the house to take care of your mother!"

"Yes, uncle," Liu Yuan and Liu Mai immediately nodded in agreement.

"Uncle, why didn't you let me go?" Hearing Liu Yanjing's arrangement, Liu Yi said anxiously, "My martial arts are better than those of my two brothers, let me go, I can do a lot of things!"

Liu Yi knows that his skills are much higher than the two eldest brothers, and he is engaged in the work of the secret front in later generations, although there are no special weapons such as sniper rifles and night vision goggles now, but after special operations training, he must be much stronger than his uncle and two elder brothers in terms of methods and means on how to rescue his father.

But Liu Yi didn't expect that his uncle would let him stay in the house, which made him anxious.

Liu Yanjing seemed to know that Liu Yi had said this, and immediately pressed down Liu Yi, who jumped up, and said earnestly: "There are more than a thousand miles to Qinghai here, and Qinghai is still the battlefield between the two armies, and there are many auspicious and auspicious ones, you three brothers can't all go, your eldest brother and second brother are old, sophisticated, and have already left, only you have not yet married and are still young, so you must stay in the house..."

"Third brother, that's exactly the case!" Liu Mai also said very resolutely, "Daddy loves you the most, if you have three long and two short, then they will be even more heartbroken, the eldest brother and the second brother have already had a queen, you are not yet married, no matter how good your skills are, they will not let you go!"

After hearing Liu Yanjing and Liu Mai say this, Liu Yuan also nodded very firmly, disagreeing with Liu Yi to go.

"No," Liu Yi was also very resolute, "Uncle, eldest brother, second brother... I have some skills that you don't know, and they can play a role in the process of redeeming my father, the second brother has always been not very fond of martial arts, and his skills are also poor, so let the second brother stay in the mansion!"

"No, third brother!" Liu Yuan, who has always had a bit of prejudice against Liu Yi, was also very moved at this time, and immediately stood up to object, "Uncle and eldest brother are right, you are the youngest, you have not yet started a family, I and my eldest brother have already had a queen, there is nothing to regret, father and mother love you the most, eldest brother and second brother also love you, you must not have an accident, the second brother will not let you go no matter what!"

"But..."Liu Yi still stood up, wanting to continue arguing, and he even thought about whether to tell his family that he was a person who traveled back in later generations.

Liu Yanjing pressed Liu Yi back to his seat again, "San Lang, uncle also knows that among the three of you brothers, you are the smartest and most likely to do great things, now that your father has been captured, all official positions have been removed, and your reputation has been lost, if your father's crime cannot be removed, your eldest brother and second brother's official positions will also be removed, and the possibility of them being used again is very small, the decline of the family is certain, and there may be hardship." You are smart, your skills are good, and your mind is still above your two elder brothers, and this family will still rely on you in the future to restore all the glory before! You are the hope of the Liu family, and my uncle doesn't want you to go to Qinghai, and if there is an emergency, it will be beyond regret, do you understand? ”

"Third brother, that's exactly the case!" After listening to Liu Yanjing's words, Liu Mai also spoke again: "The first martial arts competition of the imperial court will start in a few days, and the eldest brother requires you to participate, and you must achieve good results in the martial arts competition, and prove with practical actions that no one in the Liu family is a bad race." Regardless of the background, regardless of the name, and regardless of whether the ancestors have committed crimes, as long as their own character and surname are good, and their performance in all aspects is good, they can be awarded, you can't miss this opportunity, with the estimation of the eldest brother, with your skills, you will definitely be able to achieve good results! If you can get the top three in the martial arts competition, the emperor and the empress will meet in the palace, didn't the third brother say that his father was defeated and captured? This time, the emperor and empress will not give us the opportunity to appeal in person, third brother, you must strive for this opportunity, and when the emperor and empress meet, ask the imperial court to thoroughly investigate the case..."

"San Lang, your eldest brother is very reasonable, you must participate in these martial arts competitions, and you must get a good ranking, you must have the opportunity to face the saint, and appeal to them face to face, uncle believes that with the wisdom of the emperor and the queen, he will definitely understand the matter!" Liu Yanjing listened to Liu Mai's words and deeply agreed.

"Uncle and eldest brother are very right!" Liu Yuan also nodded, "Third brother, no matter what, you must stay in Chang'an!"

"Your father has always been brave and good at fighting, and he has rarely been defeated! This time we suffered such a big defeat, there must be something we don't know, and when we arrive in Qinghai, we will also send someone to investigate, and we will pass the situation back to you at that time!" Liu Yanjing said again, "Uncle will go to the Prime Minister's Mansion in a while, as well as Liu Xiang and Pei Shilang's Mansion, let them help..."

Xiangwang Li Lun is Liu Yanjing's son-in-law, he should be able to help in these things, and Liu Renliang has stayed in Qinghai, where there are also many of his subordinates, Pei Xingjian has led the army for many years, and there are a lot of subordinates in the northwest, if you can get their help, it will be the best!

"Alright then!" Liu Yi also thought about it calmly, and finally agreed, and also felt the righteousness of Uncle Yu and the two elder brothers.

However, he already had a very ominous omen in his heart, that is, his father may not be able to come back this time.

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