In the blink of an eye, another five years have passed.

Today, it is the day of Qin Xiang's fiftieth birthday, and the entire Tang Dynasty has sent congratulatory gifts from south to north, from west to east, from the history of assassination to the county order.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty almost all gathered at the Taifu Mansion to celebrate their birthdays, but the Taifu Lord didn't even bother to show his face.

In fact, Qin Hao was so annoyed by this so-called big birthday, if he could choose, he would rather put a table of home-cooked side dishes, call a few confidants and friends to have a drink together, and cook a bowl of ordinary noodles through the water.

It's a pity that now he has fewer and fewer confidants and friends.

He came through at the age of thirteen, and most of the people he interacted with were much older than him, and the youngest of these people had to be in his sixties, and those people in Zhenguanchao were almost all dead now, except for the old wife around him, he couldn't even find a few people who could drink two sips of wine with him.

In recent years, Qin Hao has found that he is getting lazier and lazier, after all, he is almost eighty years old mentally, and as his body gradually enters middle age, his mentality is becoming more and more like a dying old man, who is not interested in anything but his grandson.

"Master, King Wei has come to see you."

"Li Tai? Quick, quick, let him in. ”

Seeing Li Tai, Qin Hao hugged him, "Qingque! Hahaha, you've finally come to see me, how many years have we not seen each other? But you want to kill me, sit down, sit down, sit down, and drink two drinks with me. ”

In the past two years, Li Tai has become older and older, obviously he is several years younger than himself, but he looks like he is in his sixties.

"Ah, congratulations on your birthday."

"Hey, you're coming to congratulate me empty-handed."

Li Tai smiled, and consciously found a place to sit down, Li Xin hurriedly ordered his subordinates to warm the wine and food, and put it on the table to greet him.

"I haven't been here for years, and I thought you wouldn't be here in my life."

"I'm leaving, I'll have to say goodbye to you."

"Let's go? Where to? ”

"Go to see the king of Youdu, go to see your father, and see your eldest brother."

"What do you mean?"

Li Tai smiled bitterly: "What can it mean?" He pointed to his head and said, "The wind is sick." ”

Qin Hao's face turned bitter when he heard this, "This ...... Do you have a wind illness too? This...... Then what kind of wine are you drinking, take good care of it, it's okay, this disease may not be so terrible, as long as you listen to the imperial doctor more and pay attention to recuperation, you can live for at least another ten years. ”

Li Tai smiled and said: "I've lived enough, I have lived enough on that night five years ago, I really would rather my uncle swing a sword to kill me and die in battle, my heart of the Tang Dynasty loyal minister was deeply hurt by that rebel~ This country, I don't want to watch for my father anymore, do you want to?" ”

"Huh?"

"I said this, do you want to either?"

"What do you say, do you think I'm going to rebel?"

Li Tai smiled and said: "There is no King Wei today, and there is no Taifu, just take it as an old friend's goodbye, let's talk about our hearts, how about it?" ”

Qin Hao said solemnly: "Qingque, I really didn't think that I swore in front of Emperor Taizong's coffin that I would never betray the Tang Dynasty in this life, and after I die in the future, I will also give your eldest brother a burial." ”

Li Tai sighed: "After so many years, you don't treat me as the child who doesn't understand anything, will there be a way back if the minister does your part?" What's more, your family is good, your son, I think it is better than the blue, and my nephew is now growing up and about to be pro-government, can you still hand over the power in your hands? You know very well that once you let go of this breath, Xiang'er will have to take back the rights from you, and when the time comes, I am afraid that even if you want to be a commoner, you will not be able to get it. ”

Qin Hao was silent, what Li Tai said was the truth, he knew very well that once he lost his position, the little emperor would not let him go.

In the past, the little emperor was young, and he had the title of a minister, and his power was many times greater than the eldest grandson Wuji in the original history, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he covered the sky with one hand, so they got along quite harmoniously, and the little emperor did not make any trouble in the past five years.

But at the same time, he also knew that as the little emperor grew up, the consciousness of the two of them collided more and more.

The key is that he knows very well that the little emperor can't tolerate him, and even wants him to die.

"Since you say so, I won't hide it from you, the little emperor's thoughts, there is nothing that the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces don't know, and I really don't like him, Qingque, this emperor, or you can do it, you come to be this emperor, I can trust you, I can slowly return all the rights in my hands to you, I just need to keep me as a prince, and I can enjoy my old age in peace."

Li Tai smiled: "Ha, the abolition of the establishment, you have done the abolition of the establishment, and you still want to retire and die?" Zhenheng, when did you start to deceive yourself? ”

Qin Hao sighed, and didn't know what to say, so he had to say: "Anyway, no matter what I say, I will definitely not betray Datang in my life." ”

Li Tai smiled and said: "What you said, I believe that Qin Xiaohao's battle should be over, when are you going to let his class master return to the court, and what kind of official position are you going to let him be, Shang Shu's right servant?" ”

Qin Hao had no choice but to be silent again.

In the past five years, Qin Xiaohao has drummed out a flintlock pistol in the Western Regions, and with the cooperation of Pei Xingjian, he directly led the Qing Gang soldiers to work with Dashi, and gradually seized the monarchy in the west of the Tang Dynasty in five years, and because of Qin Hao's cooperation, the financial power of the entire Tang Dynasty has basically moved to the west.

After five years, Da Shi was finally defeated by Qin Xiaohao, and the territory of Da Tang was almost doubled, but the Son of Heaven of Da Tang and the decree were difficult to get out of Chang'an, especially Qin Xiaohao gave Da Shi's land and slaves to the government soldiers in Guanzhong, which directly weakened Li Tang's imperial power from the root.

According to the general process, Qin Xiaohao is about to return to the dynasty with a big victory.

"I can guarantee that my son will not betray Datang, Qingque, you know, this is already the limit of what I can do, the child's wings are hard, what I can do, that's all."

Li Tai smiled and said, "Sima Yi? ”

This time, Qin Hao no longer explained.

"Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, I can take care of myself, the children's affairs, just leave it to the children to do it themselves, who can see the future, I am in good health, I should be able to live for ten or twenty years, Qin Xiaohao is even younger, he can live for thirty or fifty years, thirty or fifty years later, maybe the Li family will come out with a master of Zhongxing, maybe our family will be slaughtered? It's all uncertain. ”

"Huh."

"What are you doing, I'm serious with you."

"Huh."

"You...... Can't you understand me, I can't help it, no matter what Qin Xiaohao thinks, I can't control him. ”

"Alas! Okay, anyway, I can't wait for that day, this is the number of days I have in Datang, the days are over, let's have a drink with you at the end, respect, the friendship we had, and respect you, the last bit of loyalty that I still retain to Datang. ”