Ming Dynasty: Starting from Liaodong Jiangmen

Chapter 97 Patriarch
"The prison is heavily guarded, nephew, how did you get in?"

Li Ruzhen raised his head, confused.

Li Shunzu walked into the cell, not bothering at all about the mess inside. He pulled him to one side and sat on the floor, without hiding anything about it.

"The newly appointed Jinyiwei Qianhu who is in charge of the imperial prison is a friend of my nephew and has an old relationship with my nephew. Don't worry, third uncle, I will ask that friend to take more care of you in the imperial prison in the future."

Li Ruzhen nodded slightly, thinking about the past, and smiled bitterly.

"I think that I, Li Ruzhen, once served as the Longxiang Yulin of the late Emperor Suwei, and as a descendant of the eldest son of the Li family in Liaodong, I was more than majestic. Now that I have been in this imperial prison for more than eight years, the descendants of the Li family in Beijing are actually Only you come to visit me."

"Haha. That unfilial thing Li Zunzu, I have been imprisoned in prison for many years and he has never seen me. What on earth is he doing?"

Li Shunzu frowned when he heard this.

"As for the distribution of the eldest son's house of the Li family, I initially inherited the empty post of Fu Qianhu in Beizhen, and their brothers inherited the family's property near Gyeonggi. This is the first time I heard that they have not come to visit after so many years. Third uncle?"

Li Ruzhen sneered, and then started to laugh at himself.

"After I was sent to prison, a fallen phoenix was no longer as good as a chicken. These ignorant people walked away and scattered, thinking they could save themselves, but they didn't know that there were people in the court who were plotting against me. Changfang, none of them can escape!"

As he said this, he suddenly thought of something and raised his eyes to look out the window.

"Who will inherit the Li family's Ningyuan Earlship now?"

Li Shunzu sighed and said: "My nephew is not talented, but he managed to win a few battles with Jiannu outside the city by relying on the lives of his brothers. Because of these military exploits, the imperial court passed on the Earl of Ningyuan to me, which had been vacant for many years. "

"Okay, okay!" Li Ruzhen grinned.

"You were able to defeat the slaves outside the city. Those whip thieves are not easy to deal with."

"Tell your third uncle, what has happened in these years?"

Li Shunzu had no choice but to briefly describe the matter.

After all, he had been in the cell for a long time and had not seen many strangers. Li Ruzhen was actually fascinated by what he heard. When his love became deeper, he clenched his fists and hit the wall hard, which was very painful.

"it is good!"

"Young boy, you are worthy of the name of a son of my Li clan!"

Li Ruzhen's face suddenly became solemn and he said, "I know what you are here for this time. It is a lie to visit me, but it is true that you want to ask me what to do, right?"

"Third uncle, you-" Li Shunzu was startled and was about to explain.

"Okay, you don't need to say more, I understand everything." Li Ruzhen said earnestly, patted Li Shunzu on the shoulder, and said: "Whether you really come to see me or not, it is enough for you to have this heart."

"Do you know why the imperial court asked you to take charge of the Yulin Xiaowei of the Forbidden Army after this battle?"

Li Shunzu nodded and said: "My nephew knows that, and he has also gone to inspect it. The imperial guards of the imperial army are no longer what they used to be. They have become the back garden of nobles. Your Majesty wants your nephew to be the newly promoted nobles." In the name of commanding these noble disciples.”

"Your Majesty intends to keep your nephew in the capital to serve."

Li Ruzhen nodded and said: "Now that you have made many military exploits, and you are the newly promoted Ning Yuanbo, those who are trying to harm me, the Li family, have turned their attention to you. Now you are actually the strong one, and the situation is worrying!"

"Third uncle, save me!" Li Shunzu suddenly knelt on the ground with a pop, raised his eyes and said sincerely: "My nephew knows that in the capital, the nobles and nobles are all in the same spirit, and the civil servants are in their own factions, and there is no use for them!"

Li Ruzhen nodded and said: "My family, Li, once started my career in Liaodong. Although Liaodong is a bitterly cold place, it is indeed a place where warriors like us can use our skills. Now that the situation in the court is unclear, you need to return to Liaodong as soon as possible."

"My Li family is in Liaodong. I used to have tens of thousands of servants, and my old tribes are spread all over the sea."

"Now that you have become Uncle Ning Yuan, as long as you return to Liaodong, you can raise your arms and make a call, and my servants will definitely respond!"

Li Shunzu, however, was not sure about this bond in this era, and said with some doubts: "It has been so many years, and most of the old land in Liaodong has been lost. Even if it is still under the rule of the imperial court, it is still under the control of the Zu and Wu families."

"I used to be a servant of the Li family, but I already have a new master. How is it possible that I have the identity of Uncle Ning Yuan?" Li Ruzhen laughed loudly, very confident.

"So that's what you're worried about. You don't need to worry about that. As long as you are now Uncle Ning Yuan, my old Li family will recognize you as the head of the family."

"I, the Li family, have always been famous for rewarding my subordinates. This is true. Nowadays, the city lords of the cities in Liaodong and the generals of various ministries are subordinates of his ancestors Dashou and Wu Kuan. How many of them did not start their careers with me, the Li family?"

Li Ruzhen stood up and walked around with his hands behind his back. He was full of pride but sighed.

"Now that I am old and guilty, I can no longer control my subordinates."

"If you want to return to Liaodong, you can follow the story of Mao Shuai from Pidao and use my family's wealth in Beijing to recruit soldiers on your own. But remember, you are recruiting servants, not officers and soldiers of the court."

"In this way, the court can let you go back."

Li Shunzu nodded, understood what he meant, stood up and walked a few steps, then suddenly turned his head again.

"What if Li Zunzu, Li Yingzu and other eldest brothers don't obey?"

When Li Ruzhen heard this, his eyes were lonely.

"I, Mrs. Li, have been guarding the border for the imperial court for more than thirty years and have made great achievements in battle, but I was killed by a traitor."

"Now the clan members are scattered all over the place. If we don't unite, it will be difficult to recover."

"If they don't comply, you can use the servants in this department to take the title of Uncle Ning Yuan by force."

Li Shunzu was relieved after receiving the promise and had a new plan.

"So, my nephew is gone."

"Third uncle, take care of me!"

Li Ruzhen said nothing and watched Li Shunzu leave.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Li Shunzu reached the door of the prison, Han Liang rushed over.

"Uncle Ning Yuan, stay!"

Li Shunzu stopped, turned around and asked, "Brother Han, what's wrong?"

Han Liang was panting and said: "General Li committed suicide in prison. This is the letter he left behind."

Hearing this, Li Shunzu was stunned and quickly took the letter into his hands.

In the letter, Li Ruzhen said that he was no longer useful and could only live in prison and was of no use to the Li family, so he officially passed the position of head of the Da Changfang clan to Li Shunzu.

He also asked Li Shunzu to take his ashes back to Tieling, where the Li family started in Liaodong, after leaving the capital.

Li Shunzu didn't have much affection for this third uncle. The main reason why he came here this time was to ask who was harming the Li family, but after hearing this, he still felt sad.

"The third uncle committed suicide, I didn't expect that."

"Please also ask Brother Han to hand over my third uncle's ashes to me so that I can bury him properly."

Han Liang nodded and sighed.

"General Li has been a hero for half his life. Many brothers in the prison admire him. I will take care of such small things."

"Uncle Ning Yuan, please forgive me!"

(End of this chapter)