Me and countless me.

Chapter 205 The Encounter of the Destined Person

For Liu Yan, this little thing was nothing. Anyone who had some information in the world knew that the world was no longer in good shape. After all, the public security was already very bad. If there was no help at home, let alone eating, people would probably die.

So Liu Yan didn't care about anything his sister said.

The family had no food, but some of them had weapons, dared to kill and rob, dared to protect the robber, and were willing to talk some sense, so -

There will be people willing to send food to you, or even be friends with you.

Liu Yan was very clear about this.

He just looked at his sister Liu Xiu, feeling helpless.

"Don't be so stingy all the time, sister. For people like us to get ahead, we need loyalty, fairness, and proper distribution. No one dares to trample on or collect taxes on our land, and it's all thanks to my friends, so don't look down on them... After this is over, I'll buy you new clothes. Go play with your sister Yin Lihua first. Mother happens to be there too, so remember to take care of her."

His sister is good in every way except that she is a little stingy. Although this is because the family doesn't have much money and she herself is sometimes a bit extravagant.

But if people like them do not cultivate an outward appearance of being generous, treating their brothers as their own, and being loyal and filial, which wealthy family would be willing to take them in, let them work, and allow them to succeed?

The girl looked at her brother and sighed.

"I know, but brother, even if this is the case, there really isn't much rice or food left at home."

The girl still wanted to say something, but Liu Yan shook his head.

"You go hide for a while, I'll take care of this matter."

The girl was a little helpless, but her elder brother was like a father to her, so she could only take a few friends around her to find Deng Chen.

But before that, I have to talk to my brothers and have a drink.

However, Liu Yan frowned when he looked at his sister, because he knew that his retainer had committed a serious crime this time, killing a member of a wealthy noble family, so this was not an easy problem to solve. He and his sister would probably have to hide for a long time this time.

But hiding all the time is not a good idea.

"It would be great if there was a big man who could appreciate us."

While Liu Yan was thinking about this, Li Ke had already arrived home.

But Li Ke was not in a good mood, because——

His eldest brother died during the time he was away.

The moment he saw his father, Li Ke's heart skipped a beat.

Because his father looked visibly pale and seemed to be nearing the end of his life.

"My son... you are finally back..."

Seeing Li Ke coming back, his father took a deep breath. In just that instant, Li Ke felt his energy and spirit suddenly collapse, and he fell to the ground almost instantly.

"Father!"

He quickly rushed over and supported the father of his life. Li Ke's mood was really indescribable. He had only been away for three years, how could it have come to this?

As soon as he put his hand on the pulse, Li Ke's heart sank completely, because it was a dead pulse and his life was over.

But his father's face suddenly turned red, and he looked behind Li Ke and made a gesture of bowing. Li Ke was startled and realized that the messenger of death had come to arrest people, and then he saw his father grabbing his arm.

"Your uncle Wang Feng wants to give you the position. He, his son is useless. He is dying like me... His son is useless... My son, you don't have to observe mourning for me... Because your mother, sister-in-law, and your nephew can only rely on you... I don't blame you, it's just fate... It's just that you have been kind and peaceful since you were a child, but you must not give too much for the world. This world... is not worth it..."

Before he could finish his words, Li Ke saw the eyes of his biological father in this life collapse and his heartbeat stopped abruptly. At the same time, a gust of cold wind and the familiar feeling also left at this moment.

Li Ke was silent, feeling the last breath leaving his father's mouth, his heart was filled with great pain.

But he didn't know how to vent. He originally planned to deal with his father perfunctorily and then go find Liu Xiu. However, looking at his father's dying appearance, and his crying mother and sister-in-law, Li Ke felt weak in his hands and feet. For a moment, he was completely hopeless and didn't know what he should do.

The housekeeper came over in tears.

"Your Highness, the old master had already prepared his own coffin before he died. He said that an immortal told him in his dream that he could see you for the last time."

Li Ke immediately knew that there was a reason why Patriarch Bodhi had driven him away. He said nothing and once again paid homage in the direction of Lingtai Fangcun Mountain. No matter what, Patriarch Bodhi allowed him to see his father for the last time in this life, which was a great favor in any case.

However, within a short period of time, Li Ke had no other ideas.

But he remembered that his father would die after he became an adult. However, it was obvious that the world of Journey to the West did not follow history completely. The lifespans of some minor characters, such as his father and elder brother, were not the same.

but--

It's a good thing for his career.

If he was still the second son, he would not have had a say in the family business. If his father had not died early, the result would have been the same.

As long as his uncle Wang Feng had not died and his son had not been disabled, he would not have become the new leader of the Wang family in the future, and no matter what developed, it would have been extremely slow.

Therefore, a very terrifying guess appeared in Li Ke's mind.

"Could it be..."

Is this also because of destiny?

Go down the mountain and walk for the sake of the world. Destiny will clear away all obstacles in front of you so that you can exert your own strength.

Or is it because I have such a fate that destiny has come to me?
Seeing his father leaving with a smile, Li Ke's eyes turned red.

"Destiny..."

Li Ke closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"...Nothing more than that."

There is reincarnation in this life, Li Ke kept reminding himself, then he stood up and began to organize his father's funeral.

According to the custom of the Han Dynasty, he had to observe mourning for a long time, but just as he finished his father's funeral, a letter was delivered to him.

His uncle was about to die, so he asked the emperor to issue an order, asking him to go and serve him. Li Ke had no choice but to agree based on the emperor's order and his father's last will.

Because if he didn't agree, he would be cut off from the Wang family. Not to mention developing anything, it wouldn't be long before someone would come and seize his family property. This was the ancient times, and this was reality.

So Li Ke went to Chang'an with a very irritable attitude, and along the way, he finally calmed down.

"The plan still needs to be carried out..."

Li Ke, sitting in the middle of the carriage, had his eyes closed and was still wearing mourning clothes. But once he arrived in Chang'an, he had to take these things off because his uncle Wang Feng was not dead yet.

But when he arrived at Liu Xiu's hometown, Li Ke was still not in a good mood, so when Li Ke arrived in Xinxiang of this era, he couldn't help but come out to relax.

At this time in the Western Han Dynasty, the capital was still in Chang'an, so when Li Ke went to his uncle's place, he also had to take the road to Xinxiang. But Li Ke did not deliberately come to find Liu Xiu, because in this era, the Central Plains was slightly safer, and only fifty or sixty people were needed to set off. If it was other places, without two or three hundred people, basically there was no need to think about coming back.

The mountain folks and bandits are enough to give you a hard time, and many times, they are not the so-called mountain folks and bandits, but some aristocratic families.

but--

"Xiu'er! Big brother! Look! That guy is a funeral director!"

The young man named Fan Ye pointed at Li Ke who was taking a deep breath on the side of the road, and spoke to the girl dressed as the leading young man.

People from all over the area admired Liu Xiu's abilities, so even though they knew that Liu Xiu was a girl, they were all willing to obey her orders and even called her "big brother".

After all, there were not many people in Liu Xiu's family. If he wanted to support the family, even girls had to go out and work.

At this time, Liu Xiu, who was surrounded by a group of people, didn't want to cause any trouble. He looked at Li Ke's convoy and shook his head.

She was carrying a straight branch. Although she didn't know what the tribute was, it was indeed a tribute from her subordinates to her as a 'proof of being the boss'.

So she waved the branch and pointed at the carriages behind Li Ke, especially the carriage for the women.

"He must be attending a funeral, or is in mourning... and he's bringing his female relatives with him. Just ask for some wine money, don't cause trouble."

It naturally costs a lot of money to support a group of retainers, so rich people passing by like this are their prey. It's not that they plan to rob them, as they don't have the ability to do so, but it's normal to cry together, mourn, and ask for some money for wine and game.

They are the only ones who dare to do this. Their families are either local officials or local powerful people. So in order to avoid trouble, passers-by will give them something, and then they can drink.

But there has to be a limit. Some people understand this limit, but some people don’t.

Liu Xiu's words were to tell his younger brothers to be moderate. After all, his eldest brother's retainer had just committed a crime, and it was not appropriate for him to be too ostentatious.

However, things went beyond Li Ke and Liu Xiu's imagination.

Because a group of ignorant people came.

Just as Li Ke was looking at the sky to relax, dozens of people quietly surrounded them, each holding a sword or a stick, blocking their way.

Li Ke was stunned for a moment, then saw a young man walking over and looking at them with disgust.

"Are you holding a funeral? What if you bring bad luck to us by passing by?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a large group of people behind him started shouting and kept moving closer to him.

But without Li Ke saying anything, several distant relatives came over with their guards and wanted to pay for the wine to settle the matter. Li Ke didn't care and continued to stare at the sky in a daze.

He had experienced such things many times along the way, so it was not a big deal. Li Ke was thinking about how to take the blame.

After he came back, he carefully read the letters between his father and his uncles, as well as the letters from his eldest brother, and then he realized something.

The future Yuan family will learn from their Wang family!
At this time, the Wang family was very powerful in the court, and their disciples and former officials were everywhere. The emperor's orders would not be successful unless they went through the Wang family.

The entire court is basically controlled by the Wang family. The three highest officials in the palace are all from the Wang family, and the empress dowager in the palace is also from the Wang family.

Even the eunuchs are from the Wang family.

Eunuchs, relatives of the emperor, court officials, the Wang family has them all.

Moreover, they are the leaders of the literati and Confucianism today!
I really don't know what to do next if I don't try to usurp the throne.

Originally, I would not have been able to take my uncle's position, but my uncle's son died, and then my father and elder brother also died, leaving me as the only one left in this lineage.

No matter how reluctant his uncle was, he had to accept it.

after all--

Who made him copy the four sentences of Hengqu and make a magical change to "Investigating Things and Extending Knowledge" for no other reason?
Li Ke covered his head in pain. This used to be a standard configuration for an idle prince, which would allow his elder brother not to worry about him taking his position. But now it was funny, a lazy guy like him was the only one selected!

"In history, Wang Mang rose to power through his own morality. I..."

Just as Li Ke was thinking about it, he turned his head and saw those who were blocking the way drew their swords and kicked over his guards.

"You are looking down on us. Is this little money enough for a drink?"

In an instant, the situation became tense, and a group of people drew their swords and were about to engage in a fight. However, at this moment, Li Ke saw a dozen young men with vicious looks on their faces behind the group. Li Ke immediately realized that this was a way to get more money, but it was too late.

More than a dozen crossbow arrows instantly hit the group of guards, and a few crossbow arrows were even shot at him. The man who originally only had a stick in his hand took out the gun and spear heads and installed them in an instant, and then stabbed at his guards!
Assassination!

Some people don’t want to go to Chang’an by themselves!
Li Ke immediately drew his sword and came to the side of his mother and sister-in-law's carriage to protect them, but the guard in the front had been stabbed to the ground, and the dozens of young men rushed over here in a swarm.

"Damn it... The Central Plains has become so chaotic... The imperial court is really going to fall! And the local wealthy families are so rude!"

Looking at the group of people roaring and rushing towards him, Li Ke swung his sword and cut off the head of a young man who rushed too fast and took away his spear.

However, he did not dare to act rashly because several people rushed towards his mother's carriage.

however--

Liu Xiu, a man wearing men's clothes with black hair and red eyes, kicked several thugs away and suddenly landed in front of Li Ke, giving him an arrogant smile.

"Want some help? We'll help you if you pay us!"

However, when the two people looked at each other, a strange feeling appeared in his heart, letting Li Ke know that the person in front of him was absolutely important to him, or in other words, he was his mortal enemy!
"She's so beautiful, she's a woman, and she can give me this feeling..."

Li Ke opened his eyes wide and instantly guessed the girl's name.

Yin Lihua!
This is definitely Yin Lihua!
Li Ke, very sure!
(End of this chapter)