In the twentieth year of the Apocalypse of the Great Yin Dynasty, a few old ministers of the dynasty had just walked in Lin'an City, no matter how extreme they were, the power was still the same but the magic of time could not be stopped, the disease was also sick, and the damned were ready to die, their death made many people feel uneasy, but fortunately, many scholars in the Hanlin Academy poured into the court as officials, and the back waves of the Yangtze River pushed the front waves, and the blue was better than the blue.

"I have done nothing in my life, I haven't done much in the affairs of the imperial court, even if it is the national teacher of Da Yin, it is also the accumulation of the merits of my ancestors, His Majesty the Emperor gave me face to let me be this national teacher, the only thing I have ever done, what makes me proud, is to support Your Majesty to launch the war of the West. ”

In the National Teacher's Mansion, Li Guoshi was lying in the brocade quilt at this time, looking at the fallen leaves outside the window, his face showed a faint loneliness, and he kept saying to the housekeeper on the side: "I have always been very dissatisfied with the guy in Huaming Pavilion, that rough man has fought with me all my life, and now I think about it, whether it is meritorious service or children, I am not as good as him in anything, and the only thing that is better than him is to live longer than him...... But what's the use?"

The housekeeper showed a slight smile, but he didn't know how to speak well to the master.

"I wasn't afraid of death many years ago, I have so many strong people in the military camp in the Dayin Dynasty, reading seeds, what if a useless old man dies, it's okay to die...... I could have gone down early to find those brothers for a drink. The smile on the old man's face gradually faded, and he looked a little tired.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and the housekeeper immediately got up and walked forward, and after a while, he walked into the drug-smelling room with the eldest princess, and said in harmony with the national teacher: "Master, the eldest princess has come down to see you." ”

The old man turned his head and opened his eyes, looking at the beautiful and moving face at the door, and his mind gradually warmed.

In the inner room where the national teacher lived, the eldest princess stood at the door, looking at the old man, grabbing her skirt with both hands, her red eyes and head drooping, not daring to look at the old man.

The old man lying on it tried his best to suppress his cough, and was about to get up to greet the eldest princess, when the eldest princess who was about to walk into the house came to the front and gently comforted the old man: "The national teacher doesn't have to give me such a big gift, I came to see you this time." ”

The old man closed his eyes and gasped: "Your Majesty, Eldest Princess, you can come to visit the old minister, the old minister is very relieved." ”

If you don't die now, when will you stay?

"In addition to coming to see you, I also want to see Yuan'er, but it's a pity that this child always avoids me...... I didn't even take care of my mother. At the mention of the child, the eldest princess's eyes dimmed, and the old man waved his hand and coughed, "It's nothing...... cough cough cough ...... It's our Li family who can't stand you...... Nagasaki's Death ...... Gotta blame me...... I was the one who pushed him into battle. ”

"I have a million households, who hasn't died on the battlefield? Of course, I don't blame you. ”

The old man said slowly: "I know that you still feel that the Li family owes you in your heart, and there are many grievances in your heart that have never been spoken, which is also a helpless thing." We live in a world where there is no end to war...... very

Many people died under the hooves of the horses of the Great Yin Iron Horseman, so many wars, so many family ruins and deaths were caused by me, I deserve to die...... But it was my son who died, and this is retribution!"

The old man spoke intermittently, his sleek, sallow face reaping the smell of death.

The woman sat by and held the old man's hand, without words or tears.

This old man who has left a strong mark on the Dayin Dynasty, an old courtier who is respected as Wenzheng in the government and the opposition, looked at the eldest princess crying at this time, and the eldest princess reached out to wipe away his tears, but the old man's tears were wiped more and more, as if the tears that had never been shed in his life were shed on the eldest princess's right hand.

The eldest princess grabbed the old man's arm with her other hand, and she was afraid that as soon as she let go of her hand, the old man would leave.

"The eldest princess is ...... It's our Li family who is sorry for you...... But I've tasted loneliness for many years, and it's really uncomfortable, you're still so young and beautiful...... If you really meet a young man who is better than Chang Yuan, you will marry, don't wronged yourself, I will explain to Chang Yuan when I get underground...... And that kid is not such a stingy person, although you have never called me father-in-law, but I still treat you as a daughter-in-law in my heart. I haven't done anything well over the years, even my son hasn't been saved, and the so-called father-son relationship has come to an end, so I want to do something before I leave this world...... Ahem, ahem. ”

The old man pointed to a piece of paper on the desk, on which the names of more than 80 people were densely written, marking the names and advantages of those people, all kinds of lengths and shorts were clear at a glance, Li Guoshi's unique small seal font was clear, and the font seemed to be as chic and hearty as jumping on the paper, and the old man coughed in a low voice: " The above people are some of the reading seeds I took out from the Hanlin Academy, and there are many people who can become generals in the future, including the henchmen I have cultivated over the years, there are also more than 20 people, most of them are some energetic but also unmotivated children, maybe they want to be depressed now, but being young has an advantage after all. I heard that the restoration of the country in the west is in urgent need of government talents, and I hope that the eldest princess will show this thing to His Majesty the Emperor, and let him promote these people to enter the country, which can be regarded as a little compensation for this country, although it is just a drop in the bucket. ”

The eldest princess looked at the paper pressed by the candlestick and nodded.

The old man sighed: "Some people are more useful when they are dead than alive, I am talking about me, the world is very big, life is bigger, I have seen many people have been to many places over the years, but in my eyes, there is always only this home." ”

The old man stretched out a thin finger from the quilt and pointed to the camphor tree outside the door, and wept silently: "In the year Changyuan was born, I buried a jar of apricot blossom wine under that tree...... I will ask Lao Song to help you dig out the wine, eldest princess, if you meet any good people in the future, you can drink the wine for my family. ”

The eldest princess covered her mouth with her hand

, gradually weeping silently.

Just behind her, a small shadow appeared, and the old man who looked at her shouted: "Grandpa......"

The old man replied in a low voice, and the child covered his face with his hands and began to weep in a low voice.

When the old man shook her hand with that of the eldest princess, and said the last words of his life, the child threw himself on him, and wept and burst into tears.

The old man finally muttered, "Let grandpa sleep for a while, and I will go to court tomorrow morning." ”