"It's exactly as it was." Yelu Min put down the tea bowl, a touch of remembrance flowed in her eyes, and she said with some emotion, "I never thought that after many years, His Highness's craftsmanship has not changed at all." ”

"People haven't changed, otherwise you wouldn't have tasted what it was before." Li Congjing looked at Yelumin, his eyes were like the morning sun, and the light was warm.

Yelu Min smiled, but like the sunset, she felt a little lonely out of thin air, "Since the farewell of the West Building, the Tang Dynasty has been flourishing in the past few years, and His Royal Highness must have worked hard." What she wanted to ask was, how have you been all these years?

"It's not hard work, it's just that it's entangled in affairs day and night, and people have no time to separate, and many things they want to do but can't." Li Congjing's tone was full of a little helplessness, and he seemed to blame himself a little, "Speaking of hard work, you, the prime minister, will not be easier than me, I know a little about the Khitan matter, with the temperament you showed in charge of Tuntian in Youzhou, there must have been a lot of hardships over the years." ”

Ye Lumin saw the light flashing in Li Congjing's eyes, which was so bright, that it hit her directly in the face, as if there were a thousand words in it, but it was all in one sight, her heartbeat was a little flustered for no reason, and she couldn't help but think: Is he saying that he has always remembered how I am doing?

"Just do your duty." Yelu Min didn't dare to look directly at Li Congjing's gaze, she turned her head slightly, and saw that the blue sky outside the window was like a wash, "After a few years, His Royal Highness came to the West Building today, I don't know what happened?" ”

Li Congjing sighed, "I haven't seen you for many years, I don't want to say this unpleasant thing when we meet, do you really want to ask each other at this time?" ”

Yelu Min instinctively felt that something was wrong, after all, Yelu Bei and Xu Zhihe teamed up to cause trouble to Liangchuan, which happened not long ago, and Ye Lu Bei was going to go to Heiche Zi Wei next, this is another violation of the West Building agreement that year, Yelu Bei offended Li Congjing so much and offended the Tang Dynasty, can Li Congjing swallow this breath? I just don't know how he reacted and responded? But in any case, with his temperament, presumably what is coming is a thunderstorm that will never make people feel relaxed.

However, what should be faced must be faced after all, and escape is never a way, Yelu Min barely showed a smile, but he was fragile and unskeptical, "Sooner or later, why wait?" ”

Li Congjing put his hands in front of him, looked sideways at the railing, and suddenly looked more lonely than the empty sky, "I'm in big trouble." ”

"Big trouble?" Yelu Min was both suspicious and shocked, with Li Congjing's ability and current power, what else can be called a big trouble? If there is such a big trouble, what kind of trouble is it?

"Do you know what I want to do in my life?" Li Congjing asked seriously.

"Of course." This question is not difficult to answer, Yelu Min almost blurted out, "Calm the world, govern the country and the country!" ”

"It's a good one to calm the world and govern the country!" Li Congjing smiled bitterly, "Solving the difficulties of the king and the suffering of the people is indeed my life's wish." Now, however, it may be difficult for this wish to be realized. ”

His expression was so sad, as if a king had lost his home and country, and had been abandoned by his subjects, and he had been so radiant and invincible, so this sorrow and loneliness seemed to be miserable.

Yelu Min had never seen Li Congjing like this, and her heart couldn't help but hurt, like a needle prick, she couldn't wait to ask: "What happened?" What are the difficulties that even you can't solve? At this moment, she is as empathetic as she is, and she is as considerate of Li Congjing's difficulties as her, and she has almost forgotten the question of Li Congjing's purpose for going north.

"Let me ask you, why did you give up your inherent rich life in Youzhou that day to work hard for the affairs of Tuntian?" Li Congjing suddenly asked with blazing eyes.

Yelumin was stunned, not knowing what Li Congjing's intention was in this question, and without waiting for her to answer, Li Congjing had already continued: "I remember that your answer at that time was: Eat the king's lu, worry about the king." Later, Haig asked you, why is the dignified Khitan princess willing to be driven by the local officials of the Tang Dynasty instead of serving the country. And your answer is: Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and all things are used as dogs, since everything in the world should be treated equally, what is the difference between running around for the people of the Tang Dynasty and doing things for the Khitan civilians? ”

Of course, Ye Lu Min remembered what she said, and to her surprise, Li Congjing still remembered these things. At that time, the Khitan princess, who had been pampered for more than ten years, followed Li Congjing for thousands of miles, and saw the tragic situation of corpses all over the battlefield, saw the sorrow of Li Minsheng's life that was worse than death, saw the fragility and impermanence of life, and was as kind as her, so she decided what to do.

Whether it is Tuntian or returning to the Khitan to govern, she just wants the people who are in trouble in the troubled times to live a better life, and she is willing to do her best for this. This is her humble wish as a kind woman, and it is also her great ambition after returning to govern as a Khitan princess.

Over time, this became the meaning of her existence as Yelumin.

This is not contradictory to her falling in love with Li Congjing at that time, it is the complementarity of the two that has led to a series of encounters.

The kings in history have not only those who get carried away and regard the people as grass and mustard like Li Cunxuan, but also those who do not forget their original intentions and regard the people as their own and like Li Heiyuan. Yelubei and Yelude are the former, while Yelumin is similar to the latter, and as for Li Congjing, he is not a person of this era at all.

"The great strife in the world sounds good, but in fact it is just a year of great calamity, and there has never been more suffering in the world than the disasters caused by wars and wars." Li Congjing's expression was painful, "Born in troubled times, it is fate to join the battlefield, but the purpose of fighting on the battlefield should be to stop fighting." Returning the world to a peaceful and prosperous world, so that everyone can live in peace, so that Li Min can work happily, this is my wish in this life, do you know? ”

Li Congjing was just a small ordinary person in his last life, and he compared his heart to his heart, so his words naturally did not lie.

Min'er naturally knows. It is because he knows His Highness's ambition and feels his Royal Highness's actions in Youzhou that Min'er has the idea of devoting himself to civil affairs, and only then does he have today's Yelu Min. Li Congjing's painful appearance made Ye Lumin's heart tremble, she couldn't help crying, she almost made up her mind, this time she must protect the person in front of her.

The sentence that Tao Yaoyao left for Li Congjing said this: You idiot, don't you know that Yelu Min has already fallen in love with you?

At that time, he was stunned because he hadn't really thought about this problem earlier, and originally he thought that all the things that Yehelmin treated him were just the habitual dependence on the people he knew after being alone in a foreign land, but in retrospect, it didn't seem to be the case.

But Li Congjing also knew that this alone was not enough for Yelu Min to agree to his plan. Because Yelu Min is now the Khitan Prime Minister, she has her own position, and her own reason for existence, personal emotions can be used as an entry point for the conversation, providing convenience and assistance for the conversation, but it must not be all relied on.

It is enough to talk directly about power with Yelubei and Yelude, because they only pay attention to the most practical thing, but not with Yelumin, power is only a means for her to realize her ambitions and her own value, not a destination, so Li Congjing has to talk to her about ideals

"But right now, it's hard to do that." Li Congjing looked up to the sky and sighed.

"Why is that?" Yelu Min hurriedly asked, as soon as the words came out, he suddenly realized, his expression stiffened for a while, and his eyes were dim, "Yelu Bei and Xu Zhihe joined forces to mess up the two rivers, and really caused big trouble to His Highness?" ”

"Although there is turmoil in the two rivers, it is now under control, and if it is only so, it is not a cause for concern. However, some people in the country took this as a pretext and attacked me, and I was proud of my achievements, and I had lost my military and political talents, so that I was stranded in Liangchuan and could not return to Luoyang for a long time. Li Congjing said.

"Who dares to be so bold and attack His Highness like this?" As soon as Ye Lumin asked this, he saw Li Congjing's expression, and suddenly came to his senses, "Could it be

Li Congjing smiled bitterly: "It's like the Khitan, there is more than one prince, so there is a dispute." ”

"In this case, how can Min'er help" Yelu Min lowered her head, her eyes fell on the coffee table, her hands unconsciously twisted the corners of her clothes, looking extremely uneasy and anxious, what she didn't realize was that she hadn't done such an action for many years.

She wanted to help Li Congjing, but what she could do in this matter was really limited, she secretly blamed herself for her incompetence, after the other party helped her a lot, now when the other party needs her, she can only be anxious. And as the Khitan prime minister, she has as many restrictions as she has power.

However, Ye Lumin never imagined that what Li Congjing said next was such a sentence.

Li Congjing said in an unprecedented solemn tone: "Help me take care of the Khitan!" ”

Jeremiah was stunned.

"As long as the Khitan is fine, I have no worries, whether it is in China or in Jiangnan, no matter how many dangers and difficulties there are, I can deal with them as usual." Li Congjing looked at Ye Lu Min's eyes and said seriously.

In an instant, Jeremiah almost cried.

At no time, Yelu Min found herself so vulnerable, in front of this man, it seemed that the other party only needed a word and a look to make her take off all her defenses, unload all her burdens, and fall into his arms to cry.

Four years ago, in the Tang army camp in front of Xilou City, Yelu Min told Li Congjing that she was going back to Khitan.

At that moment, she hoped that he would be retained, and that he would not be retained.

If he stays, she will be able to stay with him for a long time, and if so, this life will be enough.

If he doesn't keep it, she will return to the Khitan, govern the Khitan civil affairs well, grasp the authority of the Khitan, and prevent the Khitan from causing trouble, which can be regarded as sharing his worries. Because she knows that the Tang Dynasty, which he is in, cannot be violated or disobeyed, if the Khitan is good at raising swords and breaking through the bottom line of his tolerance for the Khitan, it will inevitably cause the Tang Dynasty to raise troops to the Northern Expedition again, and it will be a big disaster for the Khitan at that time.

Only by relying on the Tang Dynasty and obeying the Tang Dynasty can the people live a good life. This idea, in the past few years after she became the prime minister of the Khitan, has become more and more firm, and the communication between the Tang Dynasty and the Khitan has made her see the hope that peace will bring to the Khitan people to improve their lives.

She is in charge of the Khitan, for the Khitan people, for herself, and for Li Congjing - that is her ambition, and it is also Li Congjing's imperial hegemony.

Over the years, as the prime minister of the North Courtyard, she seems to have unlimited scenery, but how many difficulties will a woman face with such power?

Now, Li Congjing's sentence of "help me manage the Khitan well" and "make me have no worries", not only recognizes her value, but also understands her long-term hard work.

When Yelumin was desperately holding back tears, she finally realized that she was just a woman.

A woman who needs to be understood, who needs to be cared for, who needs to be pushed down, who needs to be cared for.