Uncle, I didn't mean to tease you

Liu Hengyuan and Yang Minxing used to be officials in the same dynasty, one was the Prince's Shaoshi, and the other was the Prince's Shaofu.

He was probably also thinking about this old love, so after he heard in Beifang that the emperor had the intention of recalling Yang Minxing, he specially asked Liu Jing to remind the Yang family when he was passing through Lizhou, and to make plans early.

But he never thought that when Liu Jing arrived in Lizhou that night, he was a step too late. He didn't see Yang Minxing, but he saw the dead bodies of Yang's family.

Liu An didn't have much impression of Liu Hengyuan. Yang Minxing and Liu Hengyuan were not too close when they were young, so the Yang family and the Liu family were just friends of gentlemen.

The only thing that left a deep impression on Liu An was probably the time they spent in Shuai's Mansion before they went to Beijiang.After Liu Hengyuan learned that he was Yang Minxing's son, he took good care of him, almost treating him like his own son.

Liu An was flattered by such care.And Liu An almost regarded Liu Hengyuan as a person like his father.However, he would never have imagined that when we meet again, it will be an eternal separation between heaven and man.

Before Liu Hengyuan died, he was the Taifu, and his position was as high as that of Sangong.His death was a great shock to the entire court of Dayu.

Since Liu Jing's return, there has been almost no cleanliness. During the day, he has to deal with people who come and go to express condolences, and at night he keeps watch in the mourning hall.Liu An had never experienced the funeral of a close relative, but now that she saw it with her own eyes, she only felt sorry for Liu Jing in her heart.

The pain of bereavement is self-evident.But Liu Jing couldn't cry and collapse like others. He needed to be rational and clear-headed to ensure that Liu Hengyuan's funeral was handled decently and without mistakes.

After nightfall, the commander's mansion became much cleaner. Liu An accompanied Liu Jing to watch the spirit in the mourning hall, and Liu Hengyuan's lieutenants Zhan Xun and Li Zhong also accompanied him, but it didn't look desolate.

"Go to sleep, don't stay up with me." Liu Jing whispered to Liu An.

"I'll leave after a while, I want to kneel for a while longer." Liu An said.

Liu Jing saw that Liu An's face was fine, so he didn't try to persuade him any more.After a while, Liu Jing turned to look at him again, Liu An didn't want to make the other party worry, so he lit the incense stick, got up and backed out.

Lanterns were lit everywhere in Shuai's mansion, although it was late at night, the lights were brightly lit.Liu An came back for a few days and hardly slept much, but compared to Liu Jing, he was indeed much more relaxed.

Even so, he also felt exhausted, so he missed Liu Jing even more.But if he insisted on accompanying him, it would make Liu Jing worry, so he might as well be obedient.

When he came back this time, he still returned to his former residence. The lanterns were lit in the yard, and the candles in Yuzhu House were still on, but he was not asleep.

Liu An hesitated for a moment, then walked over and knocked on the door.Seeing that it was Liu An, Yu Zhu hurriedly invited someone in, and poured him a bowl of medicinal porridge, saying that drinking it would replenish his vitality.Everyone has been exhausted for the past few days, and they really should make up for it.

"How's the third young master?" Liu An asked.

"I'll go check it out later, it should be all right." Yu Zhu said.

Before Liu Jing came back, Uncle Liu was still able to hold on, but he fell ill the second day after Liu Jing came back.He lost his dear one suddenly, and kept guarding the spirit for three days before Liu Jing came back. He fell ill due to excessive grief and exhaustion.

"What's the matter with Marshal's illness?" Liu An asked.

In the past few days since he came back, he and Yuzhu hardly spoke.Moreover, Liu Hengyuan hadn't passed his first seven years yet, and hadn't been buried yet, so no one mentioned Liu Hengyuan's condition, but Liu Jing asked a few words that day and let it go.

Coincidentally meeting Yu Zhu tonight, Liu An couldn't help asking.

"The commander-in-chief's body suffered from many old diseases all the year round. When he came back from Beijiang last year, he should have known it by heart, so he kept taking medicine and never mentioned it to anyone." Yuzhu said.

Liu An: "It's really hard to get back, isn't it because of something else?"

Yuzhu nodded: "Not long ago when he suddenly fell ill, I and the doctor in the mansion carefully looked at it, but unfortunately we couldn't recover. If we knew about it earlier, we could barely last for a while, but it is almost impossible for him to be completely cured. It's impossible."

In other words, whether Liu Hengyuan said it or not, this day will come.

Liu An thought about it carefully. When Liu Hengyuan first returned to the capital, he was indeed in poor health, but at that time he deliberately concealed it so that no one else would know.

"Liu An, go to sleep, you will be buried tomorrow, you must gather some energy." Yuzhu said.

Liu An nodded when he heard the words, and went back to sleep.He lay on the bed tossing and turning, worrying that Liu Jing was tired and sick, and worrying that Liu Jing might not be able to bear it if he kept trying to hold on, so he struggled for more than half an hour before falling asleep.

Yuzhu took the medicine porridge to Uncle Liu's residence, and the little mosquito waited on him all the time, fearing that something might go wrong, so he was relieved to see Yuzhu coming.

"Brother Yuzhu, you've come." Little Mosquito said.

"Go to sleep, I'll watch him." Yuzhu said.

Little Mosquito was already exhausted, so he was not polite when he heard the words, and ran back to his residence in a hurry.During this period of time, he has been serving in Uncle Liu's courtyard. Seeing that the third young master has become more dependent on Yuzhu, he knows that Yuzhu is a safe person, so he is very relieved.

After Yuzhu entered the door, Uncle Liu was sitting on the bed in a daze, when he heard the movement, he turned to look at Yuzhu with a dull expression.

"I made medicinal porridge, you can drink a bowl while it's hot before going to sleep." Yuzhu said, carrying the medicinal porridge to the side of the couch, and tested the temperature.

Uncle Liu turned to look at him, his eyes were red, and tears rolled down his face.

"Don't cry, you will be buried tomorrow, if you don't rest well tonight, you may not be able to get up tomorrow." Yu Zhu said.

Uncle Liu nodded, took the medicine bowl and reluctantly drank half of it, but the tears still fell like broken beads.

Yu Zhu wiped away the tears on his cheeks and said, "Go to bed obediently, I will call you when you sleep for two hours."

"Aren't you going?" Uncle Liu asked.

"I'm not leaving, you go to sleep." Yuzhu said.

Hearing this, Uncle Liu got under the quilt and fell asleep. He was already sick and very tired. He couldn't sleep before because he was not at ease, but now that Polygonatum odoratum came, his empty heart fell to the ground.

Early the next morning, the emperor personally came to the Shuai Mansion to express his condolences.

Liu An knelt together with the soldiers of the North Army, their eyes fixed on the emperor.Thinking about it, the emperor didn't sleep very well last night, looking at the dark circles under his eyes today, he seemed a little more tired than Liu Jing.

Thinking about it, the people who escorted the sixth prince arrived in the capital yesterday, and now the sixth prince has been imprisoned in the sky prison, waiting to be released.

After the emperor expressed his condolences, he said some words of comfort to Liu Jing and Uncle Liu as usual, and even shed two tears when he talked about the kindness of his teacher and apprentice to the Taifu.

In the end, the emperor searched around casually, and his eyes fell on Liu An.Liu An looked at him for a moment, and then the emperor withdrew his gaze.

When the time came, the coffin was raised.Li Zhong, Zhan Xun, He Qing and other soldiers of the Northern Army personally carried the coffin, while Liu An followed Liu Jing in the funeral procession.

On the way to the funeral, Liu An felt sad and finally cried a lot.

When the Yang family suffered an accident, Liu An never sent his relatives away in person, so the pain of parting haunted him for a long time, and it still hasn't dissipated.

After Liu Hengyuan's funeral, Liu An suddenly discovered that this seemingly cold and inhuman ceremony had a very rare effect on healing the pain of parting.

This ceremony seems to be done for the dead, but in fact it is for the living.A seven-day farewell clearly distinguishes life from death, forcing the living to accept the fact that yin and yang are separated.

After the funeral, Uncle Liu's body gradually recovered.Because Liu An had never seen Liu Jing cry bitterly, he was afraid that he would hold on to his spirits, and was always worried that he would suddenly fall ill.

However, his worry seemed unnecessary, because Liu Jing had no time to fall ill for the time being.

Liu Hengyuan was the Grand Tutor before his death, but his sudden death caused a lot of confusion in the court.At the same time, the sixth prince, Li Mian, entered the capital. Next, as the commander of the North Army and the one who captured Li Mian, he had to run around for this matter.

In the Dayu Dynasty, there was no rule that filial piety must be observed at home during the filial piety period. As long as the May [-]th passed, the children could work and live as usual.Therefore, the emperor specially issued an order, saying that after Liu Hengyuan May [-]th, he would deal with the rebellion of the sixth prince.

Liu Jing breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the imperial decree.Then he slept with his head covered for a day and a night, which frightened Liu An enough, for fear that he would get sick again.

"Why did you only come back for a few days, and your face has lost weight?" Liu Jing asked after getting up, pinching Liu An's face.

Seeing that he was fine, Liu An felt relieved a little, and said, "If you can't eat well and sleep well, I will naturally lose weight."

Liu Jing felt sore when he heard the words, knowing that Liu An must be worried about him, so he said, "Don't be afraid, I am also the pillar of the Liu family now, not as fragile as you think."

"Before the Northern Army was recruited, my father was always the commander in chief, and I was only temporarily in charge of the military talisman. The emperor never formally appointed me before, and I think this is also the reason why my father refused to disclose his illness in advance." Liu Jing said.

Now Liu Jing regained Xiliao, a small subsidiary country in Beifang, and wiped out all the mercenaries in Muli, and solved the rebellion of the Six Princes without a single soldier.

At this juncture, how to arrange the position of the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army has become the most imminent matter of the Dayu Dynasty.

Liu An didn't dare to speak when he heard the words, and felt like crying for some reason.When Liu Hengyuan passed away, the burden of Zheng Beijun and the Liu family fell on Liu Jing's shoulders. Liu Jing had no choice but to shoulder it.

He didn't even dare to think of breaking down and crying, so he could only stand upright, just like Liu Hengyuan used to bear all this.

The author has something to say: Oh, this chapter is a bit sad to write...