When Li Xin arrived in Chang'an, it was already April, and Li Chengzong, the king of the Han Dynasty, and others entered Chang'an City, and in the crowd, Pei Shiju could no longer be seen.

The Pei Shiju in front of him was already unrecognizable to Li Xin, he was as thin as skin and bones, and his face was very bad, although he was lying in the sun, with a brocade quilt on his body, when he saw Li Xin coming, there was a smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid the old minister won't be able to." Pei Shiju shook his head and said.

"Don't worry, I have already found famous doctors from all over the country for you, and there will definitely be a way to cure you." Li Xin held back the grief in his heart and said: "Now that the weather has improved, I believe it will get better soon." ”

"No, birth, old age, sickness and death, the old minister has seen it very quickly, the old minister has lived to be almost eighty years old, what else?" Pei Shiju glanced at the people next to him and said, "Your Majesty, before the old minister dies, he still has something to say. ”

"Stand down, all of you." Seeing this, Li Xin didn't want to think about it, so he let everyone retreat. In the entire courtyard, only Li Xin and Pei Shiju were left, quietly.

"The old minister has followed His Majesty for more than ten years, and has been trusted by His Majesty, and is ranked in the Taiwan Pavilion, and is called the old minister, but the old minister understands that this is His Majesty's trust, otherwise, in the previous dynasty, the old minister's reputation was not very good, and he was called a traitor. Only His Majesty can rest assured that he can boldly use the old minister, and the old minister can serve His Majesty, which is the blessing of the old minister. Pei Shiju's voice was low, but he spoke very smoothly.

"It's also my honor to have the help of the boss, I think back then, although I was a bit of force, but if I didn't have the help of the boss to take care of the rear, I'm afraid the capture of the country would not be so smooth, and the boss made great contributions." Li Xin said matter-of-factly.

"Your Majesty has now seized the country. The world was pacified, but the minister was still worried about His Majesty, not the Turks and Goguryeo, but His Majesty's heart, and what happened after His Majesty's death. Pei Shiju said in a low voice: "Your Majesty became famous at a young age, and before the age of thirty, he became the leader of the generation that created the country, but after the world is calm, what is Your Majesty going to do?" Your Majesty, can you control yourself? Or greedy for pleasure, or reckless. Your Majesty, your greatest enemy is not outside, but yourself, and only by defeating yourself can you become a good emperor. ”

Li Xin nodded, this is Pei Shiju's old words, I'm afraid that this sentence, Pei Shiju has long wanted to say it to himself, but he is afraid that Li Xin will be angry. That's why I say it when I'm dying. This also contains Pei Shiju's heart of fist. Li Xin was extremely moved.

"Your Majesty is young and strong, surrounded by beautiful people, and has many heirs in the future, many of whom must be amazing. But Your Majesty must remember the changes in the Xuanwu Gate of the Li Clan. If you don't pay attention to it, it is easy to cause the disaster of Xiao Wall, and after Your Majesty, the emperor is mostly guarded. But the rich are not more than three generations, and the King of Han is calm, but what about after the King of Han? The old minister thought. His Majesty is not only teaching the King of Han, but also teaching the Prince of Han, so as to ensure that the foundation of the Tang Dynasty will be inherited for a longer time. Pei Shiju said this, bowing his head, obviously these words are not something that a courtier can say.

"The words of the old man, I take them to heart, you have a good rest, and soon a holy decree will come, and I will give you a great honor, and I will live up to your many years of assistance." Li Xin's voice was a little choked, he patted Pei Shiju's withered right hand, nodded, turned around and left.

"Greetings to Your Majesty." Muddy tears flowed from Pei Shiju's eyes. With Li Xin's words, he was dumbfounded.

An hour later, the celebration banquet of the Wude Hall had not yet begun, and two holy decrees came out of the palace, but they shocked the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, Li Xin was crowned the king, and the king with a different surname was sealed, and Pei Shiju was crowned as the king of Zhongshan, and Li Jing was the king of Qishan. Although they are all county kings, although they are not hereditary, they have set a precedent for kings with different surnames. The hearts of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were shaken, and there were many people who quietly discussed this matter.

"Pei Shiju can be so rewarded by His Majesty, even if he dies, he can be blinded." In Cining Palace, Gao sighed slightly, she had more contact with Pei Shiju, when she was in Liangzhou, it was because of Pei Shiju that the conspiracy of Xue Ju and others was quelled, and there was today's Tang Dynasty, so there was no objection to his son making him king.

"Yes, if there was no Pei Gelao, there would be no Tang Dynasty today." Li Xin leaned lazily on the recliner and said to Gao: "Mother, now that the weather is getting warmer, in a few days, Erchen will take you to the suburbs to play, stay in the palace all day, I'm afraid you will also be bored." ”

"You still don't say anything good about me, I'm afraid you don't want to stay in the palace! This stuffy panic is also you. Gao said disdainfully: "The old man is very accustomed to staying in the palace, worshiping the Buddha when he has nothing to do, chanting the scriptures, and picking up some flowers and fruits, and living a very happy life." If you want to get out, get out. ”

Li Xin was slightly embarrassed, and said with a wry smile: "Erchen is this fate, let me sit on the dragon chair honestly, it's impossible, don't toss something, as if you're sorry for me." ”

"Although there is a beacon fire on the frontier, there will be no major problems in the future, during this time, you also happened to stay in the palace, Chengzong, who is relatively young, but now he is like an old man." Gao said with a slight dissatisfaction.

"If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight. Mother, there is no way to do it. Li Xin sighed slightly and said: "Being an emperor is a very hard thing, but Erchen will let him slow down a little, Erchen is still young, and there are still decades!" ”

"Your Majesty, someone from the Pei family is here." Gao was about to say something, but Song He hurriedly broke in, looked flustered, and said loudly.

"It's finally here." Gao sighed deeply.

Li Xin was even more stunned, sat up from the recliner, and was about to go, and finally turned into a long sigh and said: "Pass the decree, Pei Ge is old, stop for three days, and Master Pei's spiritual position is worthy of enjoying the Taimiao." ”

"Pei Xuanji said that the boss wants to be buried in Helan Mountain." Song He said again.

"Just pick one by my tomb! I will be buried there in the future. Li Xin took a deep breath, endured the grief in his heart, stood up, sighed, and said: "Back then, Pei Ge Lao accompanied me to fight the world, and when he arrived in the underworld, he asked him to assist me. ”

"My son should be sad, the age of the pavilion is nearly eighty, and he can be regarded as a long-lived person." Gao Shi comforted on the side: "In the people, this is called joy and mourning. ”

"Yes, mother, the child knows." Li Xin nodded, but the sadness on his face was still difficult to hide. (To be continued.) )