Chapter 543

On the official road of Yunzhou.

A man led a horse, walking alone.

This man walked very slowly, not because he lacked strength, but because he seemed unwilling to reach the destination too early.

His name was Liao Qi.

The world called him the Marquis of Dingyuan.

The glory of the Liao surname had to start from his ancestor.

The founding emperor conquered the Central Plains and enfeoffed the twelve meritorious officials of the Heavenly Cloud Terrace; his ancestor ranked eleventh and couldn't be considered very outstanding.

But now.

The descendants of the twelve meritorious officials of the Heavenly Cloud Terrace had almost all lost power, only the lineage of the Marquis of Dingyuan was becoming increasingly prosperous.

To his lineage.

It was even more prominent than his ancestor.

In the imperial court, he could at least rank in the top five.

Naturally, he didn't rely on the Emperor's trust, but on his ability to fight.

One must know, don't look at how Yuan Dingting is now called the Saint of War.

But a hundred years ago, he was also the Marquis of Ding Jun.

Then the immortal calamity was pacified.

The Emperor wanted to liquidate those aristocratic families who were willing to become chess pieces for Huang Longzi during the immortal calamity; he didn't care.

But now Zhang Zilu still wanted to continue dealing with the aristocratic families.

He couldn't sit idly by.

The Liao family was one of the largest aristocratic families in the entire Yu Kingdom.

So he could only join forces with the Imperial Preceptor.

The Marquis of Dingyuan led his horse, just like when he left the capital back then, one man and one horse heading north to kill the barbarians.

Suddenly.

A eunuch in a bright red python robe appeared on the official road.

Zheng Yannian narrowed his long, narrow eyes and looked at the Marquis of Dingyuan.

"Marquis, you have taken the wrong road."

According to the arrangements of the imperial court.

The Marquis of Dingyuan was in charge of the north, and the Marquis of Annan was in charge of the south.

Yunzhou was in the south.

It was not under the jurisdiction of the Marquis of Dingyuan, so wasn't that taking the wrong road.

Of course.

It could also refer to something else.

The Marquis of Dingyuan stopped his steps; others didn't know this old eunuch in the imperial palace, but he couldn't possibly not know.

Many of the exiled immortals back then were killed by him and this old eunuch together.

Could they be considered comrades-in-arms?

The Marquis of Dingyuan didn't speak, just looked calmly, the strong wind blowing his robe until it rustled.

Former comrades-in-arms were now very likely to become enemies.

He placed his hand on the hilt of the saber at his waist.

Zheng Yannian looked at this heroic man before him.

How high-spirited he once was.

He sighed softly: "Marquis of Dingyuan, His Majesty said, taking the wrong road is not to be feared, as long as you are willing to turn back."

"Turn back?"

The Marquis of Dingyuan smiled lightly: "How to turn back?"

Tell the Emperor not to suppress the aristocratic families?

Naturally impossible.

Since that was the case, there was nothing to talk about.

Zheng Yannian shook his head: "Marquis, you are confused; there is no road in this world, but is there none elsewhere?"

The Marquis of Dingyuan raised his eyebrows slightly.

Zheng Yannian spoke again: "His Majesty is benevolent; as long as the Marquis is willing to turn back, the imperial court can send the Liao family members to the immortal cultivation world, the title will not be changed, and they can open up territory to fulfill the Liao family's name of loyalty and righteousness."

Liao Qi narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly smiled.

He cursed in a low voice:

"Damn it."

Even he didn't expect that the Imperial Preceptor, who cultivated the path of supporting the dragon, actually wanted to rebel.

It didn't matter if he acknowledged it or not.

Joining forces with the Imperial Preceptor all these years, he had actually done many things that were essentially like rebelling; he did it to protect the interests of the aristocratic families, but he couldn't help that the Imperial Preceptor really wanted to rebel.

Whether he was willing or not.

In the eyes of an emperor, it was all the same.

This was an irreconcilable opposition.

If the Emperor only said something about letting bygones be bygones, then it must only be to appease him; once everything was over, it would be the end of the cunning rabbit dying and the hunting dog being cooked.

The people of the old Zhu family were best at this.

Don't look at how many meritorious officials who followed the founding emperor out of Mount Taiheng haven't had their nine clans exterminated?

But the Emperor said to send the Liao family to the immortal cultivation world.

This was completely different.

It was sending the Liao family, not him. And it was to open up territory, just like the enfeoffment of the Human Emperor back then.

This was already an extremely decent ending.

Go to the immortal cultivation world and change the way of living.

The Emperor of this generation truly lived up to the word "wise."

His mind was indeed broad.

If he didn't get a top-notch temple name in the future, he, Liao Qi, would be the first to disagree.

The Marquis of Dingyuan laughed: "I admit, compared to breadth of mind, I am far inferior to His Majesty."

After laughing.

A streak of light lit up.

The saber was already out of its sheath.

"His Majesty is magnanimous, and I, Liao Qi, am not too petty either."

"Mr. Zheng, the last time you and I fought side by side, I'm afraid it's been sixty years, right?"

At this moment.

It was as if he had become that Marquis of Ding Jun who galloped for thousands of miles again.

Liao Qi only felt that the congestion in his chest had gone away for the most part, and couldn't help but curse: "Yuan Xuanming, screw your mother!"

"Marquis Liao?"

When Li Rui pushed open the door.

Apart from Zheng Yannian in the bright red python robe, there was also an extra person who shouldn't have appeared—the Marquis of Dingyuan.

The Marquis of Dingyuan looked at Li Rui: "Lord Li, Lin Lang often mentioned you to me."

Li Rui was amused.

He didn't expect that the first sentence the Marquis of Dingyuan said to him would actually be this.

Who in the Yu Kingdom didn't know that the proprietor behind the Spring Breeze Hall was him and the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce.

In other words.

That was him and the Marquis of Dingyuan before him.

Lin Lang had long since become the president of the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce, so naturally he had the opportunity to see the Marquis of Dingyuan, and it was normal to mention him.

But Lin Lang mentioning him, and the Marquis of Dingyuan saying Lin Lang mentioned him, were two different concepts.

The Marquis of Dingyuan saying this was clearly expressing his intention to make friends.

A First-Rank Marquis with power over the court making friends with him?

What a great honor!

Today he had climbed a high branch.

Li Rui: "It's all just small stuff; it's the Marquis who is broad-minded."

He naturally didn't stint on praise.

It was also a fact.

The business of the Spring Breeze Hall being able to grow was inseparable from this Marquis of Dingyuan's indulgence.

For an identity like the Marquis of Dingyuan, not suppressing him was already the greatest help.

How could he not see this point.

So for this Marquis of Dingyuan, who was originally the leader of the Xuan Party, Li Rui's impression had never been bad.

And now the Marquis of Dingyuan had even come with Zheng Yannian, and his attitude was already very clear.

They were his own people.

Since they were his own people, it was very necessary to say more good things.

Zheng Yannian also looked at Li Rui with a smile: "My disciple often says that Lord Li is a person with a clever mind, and now it seems it is truly so."

"Disciple?"

Li Rui blinked.

Before Zheng Yannian could answer.

The Marquis of Dingyuan spoke first: "Eunuch Zheng by His Majesty's side is Mr. Zheng's disciple."

"Eunuch Zheng?"

Li Rui was dumbfounded.

It seems that the master-disciple inheritance of these eunuchs is also exceptionally important.

Look.

The two pillars of the Yu Kingdom's court were so kind to a Second-Rank official like him; this scene was hard to find even with a lantern.

Li Rui naturally wouldn't think it was his own ability.

All of this should be attributed to his master.

Li Rui looked at Zheng Yannian curiously: "Mr. Zheng, then what should we do next?"

As soon as these words were spoken.

Zheng Yannian's eyes instantly became cold.

Three words were slowly spat out from his mouth: "Behead the dragon head!"

Hearing these three words.

Even Li Rui was shocked.

The Emperor truly had great courage.

In order to completely eradicate the Imperial Preceptor, he was actually willing to destroy a dragon vein; the Imperial Preceptor succeeded because of fortune, and failed because of fortune.

Let everything end.

(End of chapter)