Father can be an enemy to the country

"What's something unusual?" Lao Ba wiped his sweat after hearing this and muttered: "God, this thief is so hot to death."

"Let me ask you." Zhu Zhen whispered: "Before the examination, those civil servants still have exam preparations. They should be the targets of key monitoring, right?"

"Ah..." Lao Ba nodded and said, "Just keep an eye on it."

"Did they do anything unusual?" Zhu Zhen asked in a deep voice.

"No, no." Lao Ba shook his head and said, "Oh, there are a few people who discussed government affairs behind the scenes and slandered my father and sixth brother. I sent them to prison to enjoy their happiness."

"They didn't make any small moves?" Zhu Zhen couldn't believe it. With the stubbornness of those civil servants, they would definitely make some unexpected moves.

"I really didn't find it." Lao Ba smiled bitterly and said, "If I found it, why wouldn't I tell you?"

After a pause, he begged Lao Liu: "Brother Six, I'm really too late. Let's talk slowly some other time."

"Go ahead and come back to my place for a drink." Zhu Zhen had no choice but to let Lao Ba go.

"Okay, I'll bring the wine then, and you can prepare the dishes. The camel meat must be included." As if he had received an amnesty, Lao Ba left in a hurry after just one sentence.

"This old man..." Zhu Zhen looked at his back, shook his head and said speechlessly: "He has been in a panic all day, just like a flower picker."

Wang Runer chuckled and said softly: "Is there anyone who arranges their brothers like this?"

"Haha, that's a lot." Zhu Zhen laughed and said: "For example, Lao Qi, you can't scold me ten thousand times in your heart every day?"

While the couple was chatting and laughing, the golden train continued to move forward. Zhu Zhen's brows that had just relaxed were covered with a haze again.

In fact, he was not satisfied with Lao Ba's answer, and he didn't know whether this guy was perfunctory with him or just treating the errand itself so perfunctorily.

But he couldn't verify it himself, because not only did he no longer care about Jin Yiwei, but he also took the initiative to withdraw all the spies he had deployed from Nanjing.

The reason is very simple. It is taboo for the vassal king to spy on the capital. You have already gone to join the feudal clan, and you are still staring at the troubles in Beijing. What do you mean?

Once the old thief and big brother noticed it, he couldn't tell at all. Besides, Lao Liu really has no idea about Jingli. As long as his eldest brother is here, there won't be any big problems. He simply took the initiative to avoid suspicion.

As a result, this time he temporarily returned to Beijing, he experienced the feeling of darkness under a lamp for the first time in a long time. For a prince who has long been accustomed to knowing and controlling everything, most of his irritability comes from this.

In this case, we can only block it with soldiers, and the water will cover us.

~~

On the second day after returning home, Zhu Zhen went to Liu Junshi Bridge to visit his teacher.

Liu Bowen was completely bedridden, and Liu Jing resigned from his job and stayed at home with his son to take care of his old father.

"Dad, look who's here!" Liu Jing shouted in Liu Ji's ear. Then he explained to Lao Liu: "I had a high fever last month and I was almost completely deaf."

"Ah..." Liu Bowen then turned around. When he saw it was Lao Liu, he cursed: "You haven't been here for two months, right? You heartless bastard."

"Master, didn't I tell you? I have to give the exam questions and I won't be able to leave the palace for two months." Zhu Zhen said loudly: "I was only released at noon yesterday, isn't this coming?"

"That's pretty much it." Liu Bowen nodded and scolded: "My granddaughter is about to give birth, right? Why don't you go back to Yunnan? Oh, my dear granddaughter, grandpa is sorry for you..."

As I talked, I started crying again. As people get older, they become more and more like children, and in the end they are just like a swaddled baby. Even if he is half-human and half-immortal Liu Bowen, he cannot escape this rule.

"Anyway, it's only a few days away," Zhu Zhen explained quickly, "I'll leave as soon as the results are released."

"You won't be able to leave once the list is released." Liu Bowen said with a smile.

"How did Master know?" Zhu Zhen was stunned.

"I just know..." Liu Bowen just smiled.

"My father is confused after a few words now and can't talk about the real thing." Liu Jing sighed and explained: "Yesterday morning, when Liu Xiang entered the examination room and kowtowed to my father, what did the prince think my father said?"

"How to say?"

"You can't pass the exam anyway, so why do you have to suffer that fate?" Before Liu Jing could speak, Liu Bowen mumbled.

"Look, does anyone say this about his grandson?" Liu Jing said helplessly: "Even if Liu Xiang's talent is limited, it is not difficult to become a Jinshi."

"Senior brother, you are being humble. My brother-in-law is not bad at all in terms of talent and hard work. He is also among the best in college. He will definitely get a good rank in the exam." Zhu Zhen said with a smile: "Of course, compared with my master, all of us are intellectual. Stunted.”

"No one from your Guozi University can pass the exam!" Liu Bowen looked at the ceiling and chuckled: "Those who failed..."

What he said was so conclusive that Lao Liu felt a haze in his heart. But when he asked him the reason, Liu Bowen completely answered the question.

"Don't believe my father." Seeing that the prince's face was not good, Liu Jing quickly comforted him: "He lies in bed all day now, and no one comes to see him. What can you know?"

"I just know." Liu Bowen said angrily.

"Okay, okay, you all know." Liu Jing said something perfunctory and asked him: "Want thin noodles or wide noodles for lunch?"

"I want to eat wide noodles, a big bowl, with more coriander, I don't eat coriander..." Liu Bowen was diverted.

~~

Liu Jing sent Zhu Zhen out, and both of them looked unhappy.

"What did the people from Taiyuan Hospital say?" Zhu Zhen asked in a deep voice.

"It's just that I'm old, and there's no good solution." Liu Jing sighed and said, "Actually, this is fine. What a decent man my father is? Now he eats, drinks, and poops in bed, so he can live in a muddle."

"Yes." Zhu Zhen nodded sadly. Even hundreds of years later, medicine has not developed to the point where it can cure all diseases. The small progress he has brought is powerless against most diseases.

Last year, cousin Wenzhong passed away due to a stroke. This time, he couldn't change his master's fate either.

"Actually, my father's health has been poor for more than ten years. It has been getting worse since Liu Lian died that year. That is to say, the prince invited famous doctors from all over the world and used so many precious medicinal materials to keep him alive..."

"But manpower will be exhausted." He wiped the corners of his eyes and choked: "We all have to be prepared."

"Yes." Zhu Zhen's eyes were slightly red. No matter how much he didn't like to say goodbye, he could only accept it when the day came.

~~

When Zhu Zhen left Uncle Chengyi's Mansion, it started to rain, and the fine raindrops beat on the stone road, stirring up bursts of earthy smell.

He did not get on the bus, but asked Deng Duo to get him an umbrella, and then walked across Liu Junshi Bridge holding the umbrella.

The summer rain came quickly and soon became heavier and heavier. The rain curtain enveloped the world, and the guards isolated the pedestrians. It seemed that he was the only one left in the world.

Zhu Zhen felt extremely lonely. To him, Liu Bowen was not only a teacher, but also a companion who knew all his secrets.

Not even his princess knows about those things...

Soon no one in the world will know his secret anymore. He didn't plan to reveal it to anyone anymore.

His lonely journey to the end of the world will resume his solitary journey again.

The heavy rain covered his tall figure, leaving only a vast expanse between heaven and earth...