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Li Longji sat on the dragon chair, looking tired.

The bronze mirror in front of him reflected his gray sideburns, and Li Longji turned his face away and avoided himself in the bronze mirror.

He felt very weak, and the wrinkled face in the bronze mirror, old and haggard, made him extremely depressed.

The iron-blooded man who scolded Fang Xuan in the midst of thousands of troops and horses no longer exists! The merry Ming Emperor who was suave and sang in the neon clothes and swallow feathers no longer exists! In that mirror, there is only one old man in his twilight years, no different from the old man in the countryside!

Li Longji was unwilling to let his youth pass. As the supreme ruler of the most powerful and wealthy Central Empire in the world, he can have everything, armies, beautiful women, treasures, glory...... He can unleash everything, or he can stop everything! As long as he wants.

However, he could not redeem the loss of his youth!

He tried, and, for a time, he thought he had seized the dying youth!

That's Yang Taizhen!

It was this woman who made him regain his youthful self-confidence!

On her soft body, Li Longji could unbridled with the vitality of youth, she begged for mercy under his body, and the sweat with frankincense wet Li Longji's chest, making him feel the incomparable pleasure of conquest!

From that woman's body, he gained the confidence of life! He is not old, and he is still capable of controlling a woman, which proves that he is also capable of controlling an empire!

However, the woman fell ill, and by her favorite hot spring, her body could no longer withstand the ravages of Li Longji.

At the moment when the woman fell ill, aging came to Li Longji almost at the same time!

Yang Taizhen is the elixir of immortality given to Li Longji by God!

And now, it seems that the heavens are going to take back this elixir!

Li Longji was furious, God was going to take this woman from his hands!

Aging is like a poison, taking away Li Longji's ambitions, he has no intention of dealing with political affairs, and he is not even willing to live in the Daming Palace, which is the political center of the Tang Dynasty.

He is only willing to stay in Huaqingchi, this is his gentle hometown, here, he can avoid the harassment of the ministers, and he can also avoid those endless recitals.

"Your Majesty, in the imperial history, Cheng Wei saw Lord Su and asked to see him."

"Nope!" Li Longji waved his hand impatiently, but saw that it was Gao Lishi who was kneeling in front of him.

Colliers' hair was all white, his body was rickety, and he knelt on the ground, trembling.

Li Longji sighed: "Then let him in." ”

"Yes! Emperor! Colliers stood up and slowly retreated.

Li Longji can reprimand anyone, but he can't bear to reprimand this slave who has followed him for most of his life.

Sometimes, Li Longji even hated himself for being too accommodating to Gao Lishi, he knew very well that Gao Lishi's power was tilted towards the government and the opposition, and even surpassed Prime Minister Yang Guozhong, a eunuch slave, who had huge power, which was not a blessing for the country. He even wanted to find an excuse to teach the old slave a hard lesson, drive him out of the palace, and take back the authority he had given to Gao Lishi.

However, every time he saw Colliers, Li Longji's heart softened!

Not only will he not be able to take back the authority of Colliers, but on the contrary, he will continue to accommodate him!

Just like tonight, the distraught Li Longji didn't want to see anyone, but he changed his mind because of Colliers.

Li Longji knows very well that this is Wei Jiansu's trick! At this time, only if Gao Lishi comes forward, the emperor will not close the door to thank guests!

Li Longji sighed.

In the imperial history, Cheng Wei Jiansu had already entered the Yichun Hall and was prostrate on the ground: "Long live my emperor, long live!" ”

"Wei Aiqing, get up and speak."

"Your Majesty." Wei Jiansu stood up: "The minister has something important to play the emperor!" ”

"Can't you talk about it tomorrow?" Li Longji tried his best to calm his tone, Wei Jiansu was an old minister, and Li Longji knew how to deal with such an old minister.

However, Wei Jiansu still heard the anxiety in the emperor's tone.

"Your Majesty, An Lushan is on the table, and he wants to transport two thousand horses into Beijing."

"Then let him send it over!" Li Longji couldn't bear it anymore.

An Lushan was also an important minister of the imperial court who was also the envoy of the three towns of Pinglu, Hedong and Fanyang. Among the ten major feudal towns in the Tang Dynasty, these are the three most powerful feudal towns, especially Fanyang Town, which ranks second in the country in terms of military strength, second only to Shuofang Town, an important town in the northwest. Li Longji has great trust in An Lushan and is extremely trusted. Yang Guozhong has said many times that An Lushan has different intentions, but Li Longji ignores them. Even, some officials secretly reported that An Lushan deliberately plotted rebellion, but as a result, he was arrested and imprisoned by Li Longji. Over time, no one dared to manipulate An Lushan's rights and wrongs in front of the emperor. On the contrary, the affairs of An Lushan, no matter how big or small, are the top priorities of the imperial court, just like tonight, An Lushan wants to send military horses into Beijing, such a small matter, Cheng Wei Jiansu in the imperial history did not dare to slack off, and hurried to Huaqingchi to report to the emperor.

Li Longji was in a bad mood today, he was very angry with Wei Jiansu, and he bothered for this little thing, he didn't know that Wei Jiansu did this because of Li Longji himself.

Wei Jiansu bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, An Lushan also said that in order to ensure the safety of the military horses, each batch of horses must be escorted by twenty Fan Yang soldiers. ”

"Quasi-play!" Li Longji waved his hand impatiently and motioned for Wei Jiansu to retreat.

Wei Jiansu turned a blind eye, leaned over and said: "Your Majesty, each batch of horses is equipped with twenty soldiers, two thousand horses, a total of four thousand Fan Yang troops!" ”

Wei Jiansu focused on the three words "Fan Yangjun".

Li Longji was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Wei Aiqing, if you have something to say, you can say it clearly!" ”

"The minister's words have been finished, but please let the emperor know clearly."

Li Longji sneered. This Wei Jiansu, the official did it seamlessly, and his words did not leak!

Wei Jiansu is also one of the prime ministers of the imperial court, but he, the prime minister, is Yang Guozhong's little follower, and he has always looked at Yang Guozhong as the head of the horse and has no opinions of his own.

Yang Guozhong and An Lushan were not on good terms, and the two sides fought to the death. However, the struggle between the important ministers of the court, as the emperor, is very happy to see, the supreme ruler of the country, is to find a balance between factions, if there is no faction among the ministers, the emperor must support a faction. A group of united courtiers is the biggest threat to the emperor's position!

Wei Jiansu saw it clearly. In today's imperial court, the two largest factions are Yang Guozhong and An Lushan. And An Lushan was built by the emperor himself and fought against Yang Guozhong!

Therefore, on the surface, Wei saw that Su Wei and Yang Guozhong were looking forward, but secretly, neither side was offended, and they walked a tightrope between the two factions.

Tonight, he finished what he had to say, and he refused to say a word more!

Wei Jiansu was reminding Li Longji that the four thousand Fan Yang troops left the flood land, marched thousands of miles, and entered the Beijing Division, which is not a normal phenomenon!

The Tang Dynasty has been peaceful for a long time, and the 40,000 forbidden troops in the capital have not been repaired with weapons and equipment, and they have long become a group of gentlemen. And Fan Yangjun is known as the world's elite soldiers, and 4,000 elite soldiers can sweep the Beijing division when they enter Beijing!

Wei Jiansu was actually accusing An Lushan of intending to rebel, but he didn't say the word "rebellion", he left a way back for himself. He is not afraid of An Lushan, but afraid of Emperor Tang Ming! The emperor's favor for An Lushan has reached the point of no return, and any remarks that are unfavorable to An Lushan may cause strong dissatisfaction among the emperor! Before this, several ministers have been belittled and even imprisoned for impeaching An Lushan!

Li Longji sneered slightly: "An Lushan, a Hu man, is not thoughtful in his work, but I believe in his loyalty!" You tell An Lushan, the matter of sending military horses, let's discuss it again! ”

"Emperor Mingjian!" Wei Jiansu said, but he stood still and didn't move.

"What else?" Somewhat impatient.

"Your Majesty, the envoys of the Western Regions in Qinrenfang have spread that the emperor wants to welcome the Buddha's true body relics into the palace?" Wei Jiansu still used his unique narrative method to put pressure on the emperor through the envoys of the Western Regions to dissuade the emperor from inviting relics.

For the emperor, the countries of the Western Regions are a powerful political pressure!

"It's groundless!" Li Longji heard what Wei Jiansu meant, and hurriedly denied it: "You can step back!" ”

"The emperor is wise! Retire! Wei Jiansu leaned over and withdrew from the Yichun Palace.

Li Longji felt a headache, and he saw the old face in the mirror again.

"How is the concubine's health?" Li Longji asked weakly.

Gao Lishi leaned over and said: "Your Majesty, Niangniang has not eaten for two days, her body is very weak, and the imperial doctor is still helpless!" ”

"What to do! What should I do! Li Longji felt heartfelt despair.

Colliers bowed his head and was silent.

"You, go to the Great Mercy and Grace Temple right away!" Li Longji was hoarse.

Gao Lishi fell to his knees: "Your Majesty, the Buddha's bones should not be moved lightly......"

"Do you want to watch the concubine die!" Li Longji's face became distorted.

An attendant walked into the Yichun Palace, accompanied him and said carefully: "Your Majesty, the imperial servant Qing Anqing Zong'an asks to see you!" ”

"Nope! I have enough affection for An Lushan and his son, what more do they want! Li Longji finally couldn't hold back the indignation in his heart and let out a sharp howl!

The chamberlain was so frightened that he fell to his knees with a thud, trembling all over.