Gonggong Li was very well-behaved, and replied in response to the words: "Taijun is really careful. This year, the water of the waterfall on Miaodai Mountain is less than in previous years, so Zhangren Palace is always a little stuffy and difficult to sleep, and the saint sleeps until midnight and sometimes turns over three or four times, and the old slave is also worried about this matter. ”

Li Taijun nodded, turned to Emperor Wen Ciyan and said, "We people from the Yin Mu Country, in the past, it was humid and hot, and there were many mosquitoes at night, and it was common for it to be difficult to fall asleep. The old people in the clan once had an ancient recipe, which was to mix the rue leaves with sandalwood ginger, purple herbs, and thymelis, and collect them after exposure to the sun, make them into cloth bags, stuff them into the pillow core, and sit back and relax at night. A few days ago, the old man just asked someone to find these herbs from the old realm of Yin Mu, sewed one with his own hands, and gave it to the saint for use first, which will definitely be effective. ”

When Emperor Wen heard this, he smiled and excused himself: "Taishi Zuo is now weak and has not recovered, Taijun sewed it with his own hands, presumably it was made for him, how can I take it over, it's not appropriate." ”

Li Taijun saw him laugh and the corners of his eyebrows rose, showing more and more of his sister's appearance back then, his heart was agitated, and he hurriedly said: "Don't get in the way, don't get in the way, the old body can't sleep for a few hours every day, and when you wake up, you'll be idle, and you can sew another one when you go back." The Taishi's Mansion is close to here, and the Holy Lord entered the worship first, and when he estimated it, the old body had already sent someone to send it here, and it was just right to bring it back and use it tonight. The saint must not refrain from resigning, but let the old body and mind be hindered. ”

Seeing that she was so insistent, Emperor Wen nodded with a smile and turned around and entered Rongqing Palace.

The imperial capital of Wanhua is already rich in vegetation and lush. The surrounding area of Rongqing Palace is full of towering banyan trees, which surround the palace so that you can hardly see anything from the outside, only a few corners of the red golden cornices occasionally revealed between the treetops, showing the dignity and solemnity of this place.

Emperor Wen ordered Gonggong Li to guard outside the palace, and no one was allowed to put it in, so he pushed open the door of the palace with a "squeak" and gently covered it.

There are several portraits hanging in front of the altar in the main hall, all of which are portraits of the previous emperors. The images of the queen and the children of the clan who have made meritorious contributions are listed in the east and west halls, and are not in the hall.

The Cangwu National Dynasty was less than a hundred years old, and it was only the fourth generation of Emperor Wen, so there are only three portraits hanging on the main hall. Emperor Wen walked up to the third portrait and looked at the portrait silently. I saw that the person on the statue had a thin face, and the eyebrows were very peaceful, it was Emperor Kaoqinwen, the emperor of Emperor Wen.

After staring at it for a long time, Emperor Wen sighed to himself and sat down, and said in a low voice: "Father, the child came to see you today to tell you that the long-cherished wish entrusted to the child by the father and emperor before his death is about to be done." When the time comes, the child will definitely raze the entire Taishi Mansion to comfort his father's spirit in the sky. ”

The sandalwood in the hall was ethereal and silent. Only my thoughts lingered, as if I had returned to forty years ago.

Evergreen Hall.

The rare plant is towering, and the canopy is like an umbrella.

That year, my father's body was still very healthy, and every day when he went to court, he would always go back to the Evergreen Palace to play with him for a while. My father always liked to put himself on his shoulders and walk around in front of the Evergreen Palace. The fruit on the bayberry tree in front of the palace grows so tall that even my father can't reach it, but as long as I sit on my father's shoulder, I can just pick it.

My father often said that father and son are of the same heart, and the Cangwu Li family will be able to survive for generations in the future. He was only eight or nine years old at the time, where could he understand what was going on for generations, he just cared about picking the bayberry and eating it happily, and sometimes he picked it carelessly, squeezing the juice of the bayberry all over his father's body, and he was never unhappy.

Another day, my father planted an iron tree with his own hands, which had no flowers and fruits, and the leaves were ugly. But I heard my father tell me that although the iron tree may not bloom, it is evergreen no matter the wind or the sun, just like the descendants of the Li family, although they are not outstanding, their hearts are like rocks, and they are not destroyed by wind and rain.

Later, my father fell ill.

He was so sick that he couldn't get out of bed, he couldn't eat the bayberry he picked up by climbing the ladder, he couldn't even drink much porridge, and his face became thinner. Every time I went to see my father, I would feel that his spirit was weakening day by day.

The doctors couldn't say why, they just said that the heart was depressed and sick, and they had to be calmed down and recuperate. But what is the emperor's heart? Obviously, a year ago, he was so happy to play with himself in front of the palace, and he put himself on his shoulder so strongly, turning around and around.

Until one day, the three uncles of the Mu Yun clan came to see their father.

Every time I saw the three uncles, I had to salute and greet them, and when I thought about it, I felt troublesome, and I just wanted to hide behind the screen and didn't come out, but I was stopped by my father.

The father signaled that he should not leave, so he sat on the couch, and he had to sit down obediently, watching the three uncles of the Mu Yun clan approaching the hall, followed by a group of courtiers. The three uncles were all dressed in black robes and wore golden cloud crowns, and the solemn expressions on their faces were breathless. They knelt down in a row and said a bunch of words they didn't understand, as if praising their father's merits, but they couldn't stop looking at themselves.

The father listened silently, and it was not until the three of them finished speaking that he spoke: "The Mu Yun clan has followed the ancestors for generations since they started their business, and they have followed Emperor Gaozu to sleep in the snow and frost, and they have countless propaganda powers, and they have made great achievements. Its wisdom and discretion, its loyalty and bravery, the whole country, unsurpassed. Now that my weight is difficult to heal, he will be embraced by the new emperor in the future, up and down the court, and those who can be entrusted can only wait for the three of you......" As he spoke, he was already coughing.

Seeing this, the third master hurriedly responded: "The ministers and other foolish people, thanks to the trust of the holy teachings, will do their best to assist the new emperor, and dare not be lazy." ”

The father glanced at the three people on the ground, as if he was a little dissatisfied, but did not speak. Mu Yunduo, who was the leader, comprehended it and bowed again loudly: "The ministers of the Muyun clan swear allegiance to the new monarch, and they must do their best to repay the kindness of the ancestor to the Muyun clan back then." In the future, if you break today's oath with a different heart, you will be wiped out, and people and gods will be angry! After saying that, he kowtowed.

Mu Yunxi, the youngest brother beside him, understood and immediately bowed down together, but Mu Yunxuan, who was in the middle of the line, glanced at him meaningfully before slowly bowing down.

Only then did my father's face soothe a little, and he nodded: "In this way, I can rest assured, and I will issue an edict tomorrow." You go down first, and I have to explain a few words to the emperor. ”

The person who knelt on the ground under the pressure of Wu pressed retreated in an instant, and only himself and his father were left in the Evergreen Palace, only to see his father leaning on the bed hard, his face was like gold paper, and the brocade quilt in front of him had coughed up a few bloodshots.

He stared at himself with a strange look in his eyes, as if he didn't know him. After a long time, he propped himself up and took himself into his arms, and whispered:

"Son, my father's time is numbered. Everything that your father says next must be firmly remembered in your heart, and you must neither mention it to anyone nor forget it. ”

I didn't know what to do, but I nodded.

"Son, you are the only son of my father, and the smartest descendant of my Li clan, he will inherit the unification one day, and he will be able to govern Cangwu to make the country rich and the people strong."

"The child must work hard to be a good king, if there is anything you don't understand, let Uncle Muyun help me."

The father shook his head and whispered in his ear, "No. You are wise, but you can neither exert yourself nor work hard. ”

"I don't know, why is that?"

"You must learn to leave everything in the country to the Muyun clan."

"Leave the government to Uncle Muyun? What does the kid do? ”

"You don't have to do anything but one thing, which is to wait."

"Wait?"

Father nodded, coughed a few more times, and then had the strength to continue: "You have to endure their dominance, endure their tyranny, and wait until you find an opportunity to uproot the Muyun clan in one fell swoop, and never suffer in the future." ”

Father's words startled him.

"But...... Father, didn't you just say to the ministers in the room that you want to entrust me to Uncle Muyun? Didn't you say before that the Cangwu Kingdom could have a Qingping happy world today that was all due to the wisdom of the monarchs, benevolence and ministers, especially the loyal assistance of the Mu Yun clan? ”

"Father...... It's a lie to them. Mu Yun's thief heart is not dead, and he has deceived his father and emperor all his life, and now he ...... Father is going to lie to them once, haha...... Cough... cough...", the father only laughed a few times, and then he was almost out of breath, he slowed down for a while, and then he had the strength to speak: "Now, the father wants you to swear that one day in your life, you will kill the Muyun clan and never tolerate it!" Otherwise, the father will also turn into a lonely soul under the Nine Springs, and he will not be dispersed in this evergreen hall every night! ”

Listening to his father's words, his heart trembled, although he didn't know what the reason was, but his father leaned on his shoulder, and he was unable to raise his head, allowing the blood at the corner of his mouth to seep into his neck little by little. My father no longer had the strength to touch his little face with those big hands as usual, and he described it as withered, like a lamp that would be blown out at any time, which made people unbearable and did not dare to make the slightest sound.

"Child...... swore that one day, the Muyun clan would be wiped out and would never be tolerated. Otherwise...... The child will be imprisoned in this evergreen hall, tormented day and night by the soul of his father, and will never be able to come out. ”

Father nodded.

"But, Father, can you tell me what this is for? Why did you have to kill Mu Yun? ”

My father was already angry, and reluctantly replied: "My Li family has been mentally deficient in all generations, and I can't sit firmly in this country, so after three generations, I have to swallow my anger and let the Mu Yun clan be at the mercy of the family. Now you are very smart, very different from the imperial examiners, only you can revitalize my Li family, only need to get rid of the Mu Yun clan, in order to completely bring this country into the hands of the Li family, and no longer have to be the emperor of others. ”

The words of my father and the emperor should be reasonable if they were left in the past dynasties, but they sound quite strange today.

You must know that my father didn't say this to himself in the past, he always said that the Li family and the Mu Yun family are benevolent and wise, and the monarch and the minister are together, just like the scale rod is inseparable, and it is difficult to achieve something without one.