Pingkangfang is the most lively place in the city, "riding a horse leaning on the bridge, full of red sleeves" This famous saying, although it comes from the mouth of Wei Zhuang, a poet in the late Tang Dynasty, is placed here, and it is no more appropriate.

But what is strange is that at the moment when the city is celebrating, it is quiet, and there is no longer that kind of crowded and crowded scene, even the pedestrians who come and go do not feel that they have lowered their pace, as if they are afraid of alarming something.

In the inner room of the Li Mansion, there was a strong smell of medicine, the room was full of human figures, but no one made a sound, and there was an old man with gray hair lying on the bed, his thin cheeks were almost boneless, and his face was so pale that there was no trace of blood, only a wisp of breath between his mouth and nose.

Li Linfu, one of the longest-serving ministers in the history of the Tang Dynasty, finally boiled until the oil ran out, but he still held on to his breath, as if he was waiting for something.

In the house, there were hundreds of people kneeling with his wife and concubine, son and daughter-in-law, grandson and daughter-in-law in Beijing, grandson, etc., even Zhang Boji, who had just returned from thousands of miles away from Tibet.

Everyone's face is full of sorrow, the power has leaned towards the government and the opposition for 20 years, the power has been good for 20 years, and the scenery has been beautiful for 20 years, and now, the towering building is about to fall, and how can they avoid the grudge that has been formed for so many years?

"Ahem."

What broke the silence was a low cough, and Feng Yu, who was in the palace on the side, hurriedly stepped forward to check, first checked the pulse, and then carefully observed the patient's face, shook his head imperceptibly, and stretched his hand back.

"Needle."

One of the medicine boys who accompanied him immediately took out a needle bag from the medical box and handed over the silver needle that had been sharpened to a thin point.

"Pick up the old minister."

He called Li Xiu, the eldest son of the Li Mansion, and Zhang Boji, the eldest son-in-law, who were kneeling at the front, and the two hurriedly stepped forward to support Li Linfu's shoulders respectively, and slowly lifted his upper body, revealing his back.

Feng Yu pressed his hand on the back, and then quickly stepped down the needle, pricked it with one hand, and took it from the medicine boy with the other hand, the action was like flowing water, dizzying, a series of thirty-six needles will be pricked, only to hear the sound of "whew", the patient actually opened his eyes and spit out a breath of turbidity.

"Father!"

"Uncle Yue!"

"Aye!"

All kinds of salutations rang out, Li Linfu opened his eyes and looked left and right.

"You two stay, and the rest, go out."

The people in the house did not dare to disobey, so they could only get up and withdraw, and Feng Yu was about to leave, but he stopped him.

"How long does the old man have left?"

"The lower officials are incompetent, so they can only grab half an hour." Bong Yu replied honestly.

Li Linfu did not have the slightest frustration on his face, but comforted him: "Lingzun Divine Technique, you are also a family scholar, you have been waiting for the old man for so long, you have worked hard, and there will be a big gift in a while, don't shirk." ”

"Xiangguo rest assured, the lower officials must be tight-lipped."

Feng Yu replied knowingly, and went out with the two medicine boys.

There were only three of them left in the room, Li Linfu slowly sat up straight, felt the surging breath in his body, and suddenly lifted the quilt and sat on the edge of the couch, which shocked Li Xiu and the others.

"It's been less than an hour, what's the matter?"

Li Linfu patted his eldest son on the shoulder: "Go, bring the court clothes for my father." ”

Li Xiu was stunned, then quickly got up and went to the house, and brought in the court clothes that had been prepared for a long time and planned to go to the coffin with him.

Li Linfu gently stroked the purple robe that symbolized the status of Zhengyipin, and sighed silently: "Help my father put it on." ”

One of them supported his body, and the other tied the lining, hakama, robe, and crown belt for him one by one, and in the blink of an eye, a sick body that would die at any time seemed to have become the terrifying generation of power ministers.

"Da Lang, Bo Ji, there is not much time, the old man will make a long story short, after I go, the personnel in this house will be entrusted to your shoulders, only remember one, after the funeral, you must not stay in Jingshi, Yang Zhao is a child in the market, and I will never let my Li family."

"Father!"

"Sir!"

Hearing him tell what happened, both of them knelt on the ground with the corners of their robes in their robes, tears in their eyes.

Zhang Boji was surprised and said: "This war, our army has been fully successful, the Tubo people abandoned the city and abandoned the land, Zampu took the initiative to ask for guilt, even the land of Nanzhao surrendered without a fight, the king of Yunnan personally entered the pilgrimage, than we expected before the war, I don't know how many times better, the Son of Heaven was ecstatic, in front of his son-in-law, he said three "good" words in a row, which is unique since the beginning of the dynasty, how did the father-in-law say this. ”

Faced with their doubts, Li Linfu shook his head and continued without changing his face.

"If you know that you can't even live Tianbao for eleven years, why bother the old man to reconcile with that guy earlier, and allow him some benefits, but it's a pity that heaven is not as good as people, this great achievement of destroying the country, not only can not protect the family, but also attract the jealousy of villains,"

With such an explanation, no matter how stupid the two of them are, they will understand that the old man will soon be in the personnel, and no matter how great the merit is, it will disappear with it, and there will definitely be a posthumous gift, and it will not be small, but what's the use? On the contrary, because he blocked the way of others and attracted greater jealousy, standing in Yang Guozhong's position, you have done everything, what will he do to stand on his feet? It's not counterproductive, it's nothing.

"How can the hundreds of family members survive?"

The two of them turned their minds and couldn't help but start worrying.

Li Linfu sighed silently, he was good at scheming, and as a result, he gave birth to more than 20 sons, none of whom could inherit his mantle, otherwise how could he get Yang Zhao's turn to be a child, and a bunch of sons-in-law are not much stronger, this Zhang Boji is already good, but it is still unsatisfactory.

"This is the reason why the old man wants to serve the emperor for half an hour, everything can only depend on the will of God."

"Providence?"

The two were stunned for a while, looking at the neat crown and robe on the old man's body, and suddenly a flash of inspiration.

"Father is saying that the Son of Heaven will come to the house?"

"Whether to come or not, the old man is not sure, it is still the same sentence, it depends on the will of God."

Although Li Linfu said this, there was a strong self-confidence between the eyebrows, and the two couldn't help but look at each other, it was only half an hour in total, even if the Son of Heaven really had the intention and came later, I was afraid that it would be useless, but how could I say this.

The copper in the room was knocked out by the dripping droplets, and to the two of them, it was like the urging of the underworld, and the time was passing little by little, and their hearts were sinking little by little, and at this moment, they suddenly heard the old man whisper.

"Here we are."

The two of them raised their heads in unison, only to hear the rapid sound of footsteps outside the house, and the voice of the housekeeper was sharp and sharp.

"Da Lang, the holy car has arrived, hurry up and meet it!"