"Big brother, after I leave, you will take your mother back to the hometown to mourn, there are still a few acres of thin fields at home, you can save some money, it is enough to eat and use up." In the future, even if the period of Ding Wei expires, he will not come out to be an official again within five years, and he will cultivate and study at home. ”

Listening to his father's chattering instructions, Wang Lin swallowed hard and couldn't speak, just nodded again and again. In my memory, it was the first time for my father to speak to him in such a gentle tone, and the eyes projected over him were full of concern, and the affection was overflowing, Wang Lin was in pain, and tears couldn't stop pouring out.

"After the court, there should be a shadow, I have pushed for you in the testament, your children are good, now empty, good life and teaching, safe and sound, it is the blessing of my Wang family. If the Great Song Dynasty is still there in five years, whatever you want to do, you can go with you, ahem"

After saying these words, Wang Lixin felt the blood churning in his chest, and couldn't help but cough violently, Wang Lin hurriedly picked up the taro basin next to the bed, all of which were stained with blood, and he patted his father's back gently with tears, just wishing that he could replace him. I've always been accustomed to being under my father's wings, seeing that this towering tree is about to fall, what should I do in the future?

After a while, Wang Lixin stopped coughing, and after a while, he seemed to vomit all the qi and blood in his chest, his face became bloodless, the door curtain sounded, and Li Tingzhi had already strode in. As soon as Wang Lixin saw him, he waved his son away, and Wang Lin had no choice but to turn back and move towards the door step by step.

"There is no need to worry about the public, Da Lang is kind-hearted and steady, and he will make achievements in the future." Seeing Wang Lixin reluctantly staring at his son's back, Li Tingzhi saw this kind of calf licking for the first time in this resolute old man, and couldn't help but comfort him.

"The old man has lived seventy and four, and God has treated a certain person well, and he doesn't dare to have any extravagance, Xiangfu is right, children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and it is useless to think more." Wang Lixin Jinpa wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth, smiled and asked him to sit down, Li Tingzhi's eyes only stopped for a moment on the miserable white face and then immediately moved away, there were a few documents on the small table next to the bed, the top one had been painted, and he knew that it was a testament when he looked at the format.

The person in front of him has only been humiliated for three months since he took office, and he has been in a heavy workload, which is completely exhausting. Thinking of this, Li Tingzhi's heart tightened for a while, and there was a trace of sadness on his face, but Wang Lixin showed a smile when he saw him like this.

"Xiangfu came from Ziqing, is this kid still indignant?" It's strange to say, even when he was sick and dying, Wang Lixin couldn't help but want to laugh when he mentioned that young man, this person was his lucky general.

"Don't worry, he just doesn't know, he has already talked to him, and now he should be able to understand the hard work of the public. This son is good at changing opportunities, but he is also an officialdom child, and over time, with a little sharpening, he can become a pillar of talent. Li Tingzhi said with a smile, and didn't tell him the truth, the old man was already like this, so don't worry too much.

"After the old man leaves, the imperial court will definitely re-select the envoy along the river, Liu Ziqing has no qualifications and you are auspicious, and it is very likely that you will be recalled to join the political affairs hall. If this is the case, the coaches of Jianghuai and Huai have changed, and I am worried that the situation that has been fought hard will be ruined again, what does Xiangfu think? ”

Li Tingzhi couldn't help but smile bitterly, Wang Lixin was right, the imperial court urgently needed a commander who knew the soldiers, and it was not a day or two to recall him back to Lin'an, but the two Huai were important border defenses, and they couldn't do anything lightly, so they have been delayed so far. And now that he has won a big battle, he can be recalled as a matter of course, but he himself does not want to be involved in those political battles.

Not only that, after he leaves, Xia Gui will almost certainly be the one who will take over, and both Huai will be handed over to such a person, how can he be reassured? Wang Lixin's worries are also here, but he didn't say it explicitly, but since he has raised it, most of them have a way to deal with it.

"The public has a word, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Li Tingzhi stood up and sat directly on the side of Wang Lixin's bed, so that the distance was a little closer, and the old man could save a little effort when he spoke, and there was a little blood stain scattered on the corner, Li Tingzhi didn't care about reaching out and twisting the horn tightly, and his eyes were already on the spot.

"I still remember that the first emperor once said, 'Only Li Xiangfu can bear the land of the two Huai', the river is the lifeblood of our dynasty, as the saying goes: guarding the river must guard the Huai, and only you can come to the aid without waiting for the edict, if it is replaced by Xia Gui, it is difficult to say whether this Jiankang City can be kept today." Wang Lixin shook his head and paused for a moment before continuing.

"Now that the Tartars have obtained most of the Jinghu West Road, there is no need to attack Huaiyang, which is heavily armed, and the best direction to march is to go down the river as this time, and take Jiankang, and there will be no barrier in Lin'an. Therefore, if you are asked to be appointed as an envoy along the river, a queen in the palace, and an envoy, is Xiangfu willing? ”

Listening to Wang Lixin's words, Li Tingzhi was not only stunned, if it was said that the grade was not much different from the ambassador of the Lianghuai system he was now serving, but Jiankang was staying in the capital, and his status was not the same, so such an appointment could be regarded as a promotion. It's just Xia Gui, Li Tingzhi looked at him with a hint of doubt.

"Xia Gui, I still pick up your two Huai system envoys, but as you are now, transferred to Huaidong Zhiyangzhou, the old man wants to use this Jiankang to recommend Liu Ziqing to be the Huaixi system envoy and Zhilu Prefecture." Wang Lixin said his plan softly, and Li Tingzhi suddenly realized that he was still thinking about that kid.

Li Tingzhi turned his gaze to the testament, if what he expected was good, Wang Lixin should have written a recommendation on it, generally speaking, as long as it is not an excessive request, the imperial court will not refuse, not to mention, Liu Yu's military exploits are real, the ranking of the merits is very high, and promotion is also due.

"Xia Gui may not be able to follow it, and if you don't get it right, there will be a beginning and an end." Li Tingzhi shook his head, he didn't have a good way to deal with this kind of unruly subordinates, Fan Wenhu was one back then, and Xia Gui is also one now, even to the point of being wronged.

"This old man knows everything, but he is just grass on the wall, and he is so old that he is confused. If the Tartars had defeated Jiankang, he might have given the order, but now that the court has won, he has no courage to surrender to the enemy, let alone raise troops to rebel, at most it is just a delay, this kind of thing will be handed over to Liu Ziqing to have a headache, I expect him to have a way. ”

This is a yang conspiracy, Wang Lixin recommended a person who is not a relative or a person who has great merit in the testament, if the court allows it, it can only let Xia Gui be transferred to another place, in order to appease him He has to be promoted, so it happens that Li Tingzhi's position is suitable, and Li Tingzhi invited himself out of the town Jiankang at this time, which is a logical thing, the old man's intentions are good.

With Li Tingzhi, who is sitting in Jiankang Mansion, and Liu Yu, who is looking at the river, the two of them work together to lock the river, and they can keep the Great Song Dynasty safe for a while, as for the future, Wang Lixin sighed, I can't think of such a long time, and it may not be a good thing that I can leave at this time.

"If Xiangfu has no objection, the old man's testament can be issued tomorrow, but it is just that it hinders your future like this, and I hope Xiangfu will not blame it." Wang Lixin's tone was very light, and there was some calculation in it, and he didn't want people to have a mustard.

"Where does the public say, he is used to being a border handsome, and he really wants to go back to the court and tear with those big turbans, and he feels bored when he thinks about it, so it's the best. Xia Gui is already eighty years old, and in two years, maybe he won't be able to survive it, and he doesn't believe that God is so short-sighted, and he will let this stupid person live a long life. At this, the two looked at each other and laughed.

There were a lot of people standing in the backyard of the Yamen, Liu Yu looked at the curtain in a daze, he didn't expect that he had calculated so much and forgot about such a top priority. At this time, a copy of "History of the Song Dynasty" printed by a commercial publishing house was in his arms, and the biography on it clearly recorded that Wang Lixin died this month, what is the use of winning the battle, and the disease will not be slightly reduced by this.

At this moment, he finally understood the meaning of Li Tingzhi's words earlier, and lost Wang Lixin, the key candidate for mediation, how could he, Liu Yu, and He De, command such a big war, insist on carrying out that plan, and in the end, it is likely that he will fall short and bury all the current results. Thinking of this, Liu Yu's previous dissatisfaction didn't know where to fly for a long time, and now all that comes to mind is endless regrets.

Little Lori's low sobs came faintly, the tall Jin Ming stood in the court, his eyes were straight like him, his face was sad, and the soldiers who were accompanying him also lowered their heads, with a deep sadness in the air, as if it would be infected, which made people feel very depressed.

After a while, Wang Lin came out of the room, the tears on his face were clearly visible, and in the face of everyone's concerned eyes, he just shook his head gently, and stood in the courtyard with everyone. Li Tingzhi, who went in next, stayed for a long time, and after coming out, he called the Jin Ming brothers and sisters in, walked past Liu Yu all the way, looked at him deeply, and sighed again and again.

When Jin Ming and the pheasant slave came out, both of them were already grief-stricken, and the little Lori cried into tears, Jin Ming helped her to walk in front of Liu Yu, patted him on the shoulder and motioned for him to go in, Liu Yu gathered his mind, stepped forward, opened the curtain, and stepped into the room.

The butter candle on the table had been burned for a long time and was already a little dim, Liu Yu strode to the bed, looked at the old man's thin face, and didn't know how to speak. Wang Lixin also looked at the young man by candlelight, and the two raised their eyes to each other, and the room fell silent, only the light explosion of candles could be faintly heard.

"Ziqing, listen to the old man, Sister Pheasant, she is not a good match for you." Suddenly, a somewhat abrupt voice came from Liu Yu's ears, and when he heard the meaning clearly, he immediately stayed there, he never thought that the first thing the old man said was this.