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"Thirty years, five months, and seventeen days."

"The emperor remembers it so clearly, so that the ministers are ashamed and grateful."

Ye Tianqing bowed his head respectfully, without the slightest pride and disrespect because the emperor was seriously ill and bedridden, and he leaned towards the government and the opposition.

"I remember too clearly, it's not a good thing, every day is in my heart. At first sight, fresh clothes and angry horses, young people are suave and outstanding. Now, thirty years have passed, and even grandchildren are gone. ”

"The emperor is already full of children and grandchildren."

"Those days were unforgettable, and lately I've been reminiscing about them. I'm really old, and I'm starting to get caught up in the memories of the past, and I don't have the ambition I had back then. Qingbi, the wish, but has it been fulfilled? ”

Ye Tianqing suddenly raised his head and looked directly at the emperor, and said with a slight smile: "But the king's affairs in the world, winning the name before and after his death, and the wish of the ministers have already been completed." ”

"Haha...... Qingbi, I mean, is it my bond? ”

The emperor was also smiling, the deep wrinkles on his face spread out, revealing a rare smile, and his eyes revealed a touch of warmth, looking at Ye Tianqing.

"The minister didn't dare to think like this, what the emperor wanted the minister to do, the minister always couldn't refuse. The emperor has the grace of knowing the minister, and the minister can only serve the emperor with all his heart and soul in order to repay the emperor's grace. ”

"There are no outsiders here, so you don't have to be official when you talk to me, what is there is just like before. Thirty years, I can't see through it, or I don't understand it? ”

"Yes, the minister obeys the order, please ask the emperor to order."

"Qingbi, this urges me to abolish the crown prince Xuanyuan Yan, and set up the prince's folds, which can no longer be stacked on the Dragon Book case, and the same is true for the impeachment."

"The minister knows, has the emperor seen it?"

"I'm too lazy to read it, it's just a few sentences like that, as I said, I know what is written in it without reading it. I'm not in good spirits, and I don't want to bother with this nonsense. ”

"The emperor has been sick for more than three years, and now he is seriously ill, and the queen's side is not very peaceful, so it's time for the emperor to close the net."

"Closing the net, do you think it's time?"

"I thought that it was time to close the net, and many people had lost patience and didn't want to wait any longer."

"Qingbi, who do you think is the best candidate for the prince of Tanglin Kingdom?"

"The ministers obey the emperor's will."

"What I want to listen to in my heart, is there anything to hide in front of me?"

"The minister didn't dare, the minister thought that the emperor was wise and powerful, discerning, wise, and unsurpassed, and he had made the best arrangements twenty years ago."

The emperor's phoenix eyes suddenly opened wide and stared at Ye Tianqing.

For a long time, neither of them spoke, the atmosphere in the dormitory was heavy and depressing, Ye Tianqing felt the imperial majesty emanating from the emperor, he hung his head slightly, but did not dodge

The Emperor's gaze.

"Does it mean that a mentally handicapped prince will continue to remain in the position of the prince, or even inherit my throne?"

"The minister doesn't dare to have such thoughts, the prince is extremely shrewd, strategic, civil and military, among the princes, no one can compare with the prince. After the crown prince ascended the throne, the emperor and the ministers also had a relationship between the monarch and the minister for more than 30 years, and the minister should also retire to realize another wish of the minister. ”

The emperor was silent for a moment, then withdrew his fierce gaze, and his eyes deepened: "Qingbi, I don't know, there are other wishes." ”

"Your Majesty, a person's life is just a few decades, with a flick of his fingers, and finally leaving here, he can't take away a penny, a piece of clothing, and the place he occupies is just a coffin. Chen's daughter once said that decades of happiness in the rivers and lakes are not a good choice. Free to come and go like the wind. She asked her ministers what kind of life she wanted to live. ”

"Daughter, is it Ruoxi?"

"Yes, please forgive the emperor."

Ye Tianqing knelt in front of the dragon couch with his clothes, bowed his head deeply and bowed to the ground: "Your Majesty, the ministers ask the emperor for their guilt, please forgive the emperor." Ruoxi's affairs, the minister has never returned to the emperor, she has regained her senses. ”

"If you don't mention it today, I don't know when you're going to hide it, Qingbi, now that you have learned to hide some things from me?"

"The minister doesn't dare, the minister is guilty, please punish the emperor."

Ye Tianqing was prostrate on the ground, respectful.

"I've also been hiding some things, and I've been hiding them for a longer time, even if it's canceling them out. Get up, but will I blame me for hiding it for years? ”

"The minister doesn't dare, the emperor's words make the minister panic."

"Come on, when did you really panic in front of me? For more than 20 years, I am not tired of performing, and I am also tired of watching. ”

Ye Tianqing looked up at the emperor: "Your Majesty, the minister is the words of the heart, the emperor is the monarch of the minister, how dare the minister not be respectful and respectful to the emperor." ”

"Are the feelings of the past getting weaker and weaker? Qingbi, do you remember the time when you called me by my name? ”

"The young man is ignorant, hasn't the emperor forgotten?"

"Yes, when a person always remembers the past, it means that he is old, and I am old. Recalling those days is the moment that really makes me happy, Qingbi, come and sit by my side, let us be honest with each other, just like in the past. ”

"It's the emperor, and the ministers have always been honest with the emperor."

"Haha, that's blaming me."

"The minister doesn't dare, you are the emperor, how dare the minister have such a thought."

"Ruoxi's affairs, I already know, she's fine, very good!"

"Thank you to the emperor, Ruoxi has no ambitions, please rest assured."

"I understand that what I care about most is whether I have ambition or not, and I have not disappointed me, Qingbi, I am very satisfied.

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"The minister does not dare to live up to the emperor's kindness, the original oath, please ask the emperor to learn clearly."

"When did you know about Jinwen?"

"Some time ago, when the minister saw the owner of the door, he knew that the black-clothed Night King should be the crown prince. The emperor has such a prince, the minister is very pleased, no one is more suitable for the position of the prince than the prince, the emperor has been staying for the prince for 20 years, isn't it waiting for today? ”

"Twenty years, I am old, and I can't imagine the day when I will be old. Qingbi, look, the demon is like this, and there is no difference from the first time I saw it, and only such a demon can have Ruoxi and the children of the demon like Kang Yuanbang. ”

Ye Tianqing sat depressedly in front of the dragon couch, no matter how demonic he was, there was no such emperor on the dragon couch, otherwise where did the more than ten princes who were more demonic than one demon come from?

It's just that he didn't dare to say this in front of the emperor, so he had to bear the praise of the demons.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are also old, and they will no longer be the same again."

"Are we all old? Qingbi, do you think the position of the prince of Tanglin should be given to Jinwen? ”

"What other better options does the emperor have? In the past 20 years, how many ministers have urged and begged the emperor to abolish the crown prince and set up another prince, but the emperor has always refused, isn't it just to leave the throne to the crown prince? ”

"I just want to ask the heart, the real heart."

"The emperor's mind is the minister's mind, it has always been like this, the emperor should understand."

Ye Tianqing looked directly at Gong Qingtian with sincere eyes, and did not dodge and evade, for many years, the reason why he was able to get the emperor's respect and supreme favor, and he has always relied on him as his right-hand man, is because he showed everything in front of the emperor without concealment.

Even if the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, that power is also given by the emperor.

He had already deeply understood this, when he first saw him, he was still an unruly teenager with no official position, and the Xi family was just an ordinary official family above the court.

At that time, he was full of ambition and enthusiasm, but he was valued by the imperial palace Qingtian, who had not yet ascended the throne, and he was willing to associate with him. At that time, they were like brothers, calling each other by their names, going in and out, inseparable.

Subsequently, in order to help Gong Qingtian get the position of the prince, at the age of fifteen, he went to high school in one fell swoop in the scientific examination of the imperial court, and entered the difficult road of entering the country.

When he was twenty years old, Gong Qingtian got the throne, named him the left minister, and ascended to the position of prime minister of the Tanglin Kingdom at the age of a weak crown, and he was the first person in the history of the Tanglin Kingdom.

Gong Qingtian's favor and respect for him, and the friendship that treated him like a brother, he has always remembered it in his heart for many years.

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nbsp; The young man's freshly dressed angry horse, crisscrossing the streets of Jian'an City, attracted the attention of many boudoir girls, and made many women obsessed with him. At that time, he was full of ambition, but he was a little young. Year after year passed, years

The battle with the court polished him into a piece of flawless jade, creating the right minister of the current Tanglin Kingdom, and he is a first-class marquis.

And all this, others only saw his talent, he was called a prodigy since he was a child, and no one noticed how much he paid and how many injuries he suffered.

The ministers, only saw the emperor's favor and reliance on Ye Tianqing, saw Ye Tianqing's success and pride, and his power increased day by day, until now the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, but no one understands that all of this, including Ye Tianqing's growth and maturity, has a hand behind it.

That hand is Gong Qingtian's hand.

Ye Tianqing knows these things very well, from an ignorant prodigy to the final glory, it was the emperor who taught him little by little, instructed him, sent people to assist him, taught him, and took him all the way.

He has done a lot of things for the emperor, but if he didn't have Gong Qingtian's support, he wouldn't be where he is today.

Knowing the grace of encounter, in front of Gong Qingtian, he always had deep respect and admiration in his heart, and with the precipitation of the years, it turned into awe and admiration.

Gong Qingtian didn't speak, for a long time he just looked at Ye Tianqing and didn't speak, from Ye Tianqing's eyes, he didn't see undue ambition and deception.

"Qingbi."

Gong Qingtian stretched out his hand to hold Ye Tianqing's hand, squeezed it slightly and sighed: "My time is short, there are still many places to rely on in the future, Jinwen is his son-in-law, Ruoxi is very good, I am very satisfied." ”

Ye Tianqing slowly knelt in front of the dragon couch: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, when everything settles down, the minister will return the government to the prince, return to the hidden spring forest, visit the famous mountains and rivers of the Tanglin Kingdom, and see the splendid mountains and rivers of the Tanglin Kingdom, this is the minister's long-standing wish, but it has not been realized." ”

"It's me who delayed, I'm afraid my son will continue to delay."

"The emperor is serious, and it is the greatest honor of the minister to serve the emperor in this life."

"Qingbi, assisting Jinwen to take the throne, is it really your heart? Xian'er is nephew, and he has been teaching him all along, and he is very close. ”

"Your Majesty, do you want your ministers to swear in front of you, Your Majesty? The emperor's mind is the minister's mind, and the minister did not dare to hide it from the emperor. All these things that have been done over the years are also the will of the emperor, and the ministers are not selfish. ”

"The power is leaning towards the government and the opposition, do you know how many are in front of me, do you say so?"

"Even people all over the world say this about ministers, and ministers also understand that it is the emperor who can give ministers such power."

Gong Qingtian sat up, bent down and helped Ye Tianqing up from the ground with his own hands, pulled Ye Tianqing to sit on the dragon couch and said a little tiredly: "It's been a long time since I've been sitting together like this, and I'm a lot more estranged." ”

"Your Majesty, the past days, the ministers have never forgotten, and the history is as clear as yesterday. Qingbi is the emperor's courtier, and he doesn't dare to sit with the emperor. ”

Gong Qingtian's hand was on Ye Tianqing's shoulder, Ye

Tianqing couldn't get up, and he didn't dare to sit with the emperor, so he bowed his head crampedly and bent over, his face full of fear.

"Are you starting to be afraid of me?"

"Your Majesty, the rules and etiquette of the monarch and the ministers cannot be abolished, and the ministers never dare to sit with the emperor, please be gracious."

"Don't you remember all the things you used to sit with me and talk about?"

"Your Majesty, you were not the emperor at that time, but still the prince. Since the emperor ascended the throne, the ministers did not dare to trespass, and the ministers were young and rampant in the past, please forgive the emperor. ”

"Qingbi, just sit with me for a while, for many years, the only person who can accompany me to talk about my heart is the only one."

Ye Tianqing was held down by Gong Qingtian, so he had to sit halfway on the dragon couch, leaning over and bowing his head respectfully to wait for Gong Qingtian's orders.

"Qingbi, tell me, why do you want to assist Jinwen?"

"The prince is wise, scheming, and can endure what others can't endure, but he is a great talent. The minister thought that although there were many princes in the Tanglin Kingdom, and all the princes were geniuses, no one could compare with the crown prince. In the past 20 years, even the ministers have been deceived by the prince, who has the style of an emperor and must be a generation of Ming monarchs. ”

"That's it?"

"Yes, the crown prince is the prince chosen by the emperor, he is talented and knows the way of the emperor, and he is the most suitable candidate for the prince. Although His Highness Sixteen is intelligent, he is young and ignorant, unable to inherit the position of the prince, and it is difficult to govern the Tanglin Kingdom. ”

"Young and ignorant, it doesn't matter if you have a young man."

"If the emperor suspects that the minister is not subservient, the minister asks the emperor to give the minister a death, and if the emperor remembers the old feelings, he asks the emperor to degrade and remove the minister's official position and return to his hometown."

Ye Tianqing replied calmly, without any fear, and there was a faint smile on his lips.

Gong Qingtian stared at Ye Tianqing for a long time before he smiled and patted Ye Tianqing's shoulder: "Qingbi, if you can't make me believe in it, who else can I trust?" Jinwen is the son-in-law, Ruoxi is the daughter-in-law, and she is also the most beloved daughter, she is very much like her mother, especially those eyes, exactly the same. ”

"Your Majesty......, do you remember her?"

"How can you forget that the woman who can refuse me, the woman who dares to refuse me, she is the first and the last. Qingbi, it's cheap, I still don't understand, why she didn't choose me, but she followed. ”

"Your Majesty, are you still haunted by what happened many years ago?"

"The big wedding, but I gave it to me, but unfortunately she went too early, I wanted to ask her why she didn't choose me."

"Before she died, she asked the minister to bring a word to the emperor, but for many years, the minister has not brought it to the emperor."

"She, what did she say?"

Gong Qingtian shook Ye Tianqing's hand heavily, and stared at Ye Tianqing angrily: "Okay, it's so hard to conceal it, if you don't mention it today, how many years will you have to hide it?" ”

"Your Majesty, it's just inconvenient for the minister to say it, and now if the emperor wants to know,

And the minister spoke. ”

"Say, say ......"

Gong Qingtian's hand was trembling slightly, that woman was the love of his heart, but she smiled and left, refusing to look at him more.

Even though he is the son of heaven, he can't win her eyes.

She said that some people are very good and some things are very good, but she doesn't like them. What others can't ask for is what she disdains, and she has to follow her heart to pursue what she wants. ”

"That's all? Did she ever like me? If she was given another chance to choose, would she still make that choice? ”

Gong Qingtian stared at Ye Tianqing in disappointment, and suddenly leaned on Ye Tianqing's shoulder in despair: "Qingbi, my time is short, and she has already passed away, what she left me in the end, just tell me." You don't want to look at me and leave with regrets, right? ”

"Your Majesty, you ......"

Ye Tianqing was helpless, holding Gong Qingtian, this emperor is here again, every time he mentions her, the emperor will lose his temper, more than 20 years have passed, and it is still the case.

"Tell me, Qingbi ......"

In an instant, the cold lines on Gong Qingtian's face softened, and he said weakly in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, you have to hold on, and forgive your ministers for their offenses."

"Yes, do I still blame her?"

"She said that if she came again, she would not choose the emperor because she didn't love the emperor."

"It's really ruthless enough, it's her character and tone."

Gong Qingtian's body leaned back, and a heavy loss flashed in his majestic eyes. He left Ye Tianqing and leaned on the futon, looking at Ye Tianqing with a playful look: "She didn't say that if she had another chance to choose, would she choose again?" ”

"Your Majesty, if you don't look at your ministers and be embarrassed once, you won't be reconciled, right?"

"Say, it's just the two of us here, and none of those minions dare to approach."

"She said that if she had the opportunity to choose again, she would kick the emperor and the ministers far away, and she didn't even bother to look at it.

Ye Tianqing smiled darkly, his expression was soft and affectionate, reminiscing about the beautiful and irretrievable past.

"Haha......"

Gong Qingtian slapped the dragon couch and laughed very vividly, laughing until he covered his stomach, but a drop of crystal sparkle slipped under his eyes and did not fall.

"Ahem......"

(End of chapter)

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