"I'm here." Li Longji said softly.

Xiao Jiangyuan only muttered, neither woke up nor said anything more. She never let go of her hand, and lay on her side before falling into a deep sleep.

Li Longji suddenly remembered the night she called herself "San Lang" for the first time, and seemed to have said a word to him

"Although we can't stand side by side, at least we walk together, this is what I can give."

For so many years, he has not been able to understand, and at this moment, this situation and this scene made him suddenly understand the meaning.

He sat on the edge of Xiao Jiangyuan's couch and let her hold on to his coat. He froze for a moment and took a purse from his waist.

Inside the purse, there is a strand of jet-black hair. Li Longji cautiously opened the purse and looked at it for a while before putting it away again.

A few days later, Li Longji resumed his ascension.

Where the emperor is, there is the court. The Central Plains must be managed, and the lost land cannot be received, although Li Longji has entered Shu, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, but he is still the most righteous and obedient person in the world. As long as he ascends to the heights and shouts, there will be a steady stream of people in the rivers and mountains of Datang to respond. Today's Tang Dynasty also needs the emperor to come forward to make another unified deployment to determine the situation in the world, to quell the rebellion, and to reassure the hearts of the subjects.

On this day, Li Longji changed into a brand-new ochre yellow round-necked robe, and the ink-colored veil on his head hid his white hair as much as possible, but his beard was still gray. Xiao Jiangyuan wanted to dye the ink a little, but Li Longji firmly refused:

"How are you like an enemy? It's okay to make clothes out of the way, and you don't have to worry about anything else. Except for the first few years on the throne, when do I need to show the majesty of the Son of Heaven by dressing? ”

"The minister is just a little uneasy."

"Are you worried, I'm so old, and I want to do it all over again, just a dream?"

Xiao Jiangyuan denied: "Compared with the county king who was just an unknown county king back then, now that everyone is on the throne, it is already a good start." ”

The day's pilgrimage went very well. Li Longji issued a document in the name of the Son of Heaven: first, he failed to defend the capital, caused disaster to An Lushan in the sea, and caused the people of the world to suffer because of this, all because of his shallow virtue, and he was willing to issue an edict to examine himself and reform himself; Second, with the crown prince as the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, leading Shuofang, Hedong, Hebei, and Pinglu Jiedu envoys, mainly responsible for taking Chang'an and Luoyang in the south, and at the same time leading other provincial envoys with Yongwang Li, Shengwang Li Qi and Fengwang Li Heng.

Once this book is spread to the world, the kings of the Tang Dynasty and the generals from all over the country can form a joint encirclement of the rebels.

But until the book was successfully made and transmitted to all directions by fast horse, the melancholy in Xiao Jiangyuan's heart still existed and lingered.

A month later, Li Longji went to the court to inquire why there were few performances from all over the country in the past month, and before the ministers could answer, a eunuch came to report: "Lingwu has come to envoy and ask to see the saint." ”

Li Longji hurriedly summoned him, but saw the messenger kneeling down and said: "Slave and maid knock to see the emperor, may the emperor be safe and healthy, long live, long live, long live!" ”

Among the ministers, Xiao Jiangyuan was the first to react: "What are you calling a saint?" ”

The envoy raised his head blankly, and saw that except for Li Longji, everyone looked at him with different expressions, and hurriedly lowered his head again: "Slave...... Slave and maid congratulate the emperor, saint...... In response to the emperor's order to pass on the throne, Yu Lingwu ascended the throne. This is the enthronement of the saint, please read it to the emperor. ”

Wang Chengen immediately walked to the messenger to take over the book and handed it to Xiao Jiangyuan.

The uneasiness was confirmed, and Xiao Jiangyuan couldn't help but feel disturbed, and it was difficult to be at peace. She was extremely unwilling, but when she presented the book to Li Longji, she found that Li Longji had no surprise on his face, as if he had known that this day would come.

The hall is as quiet as standing water, and the slightest movement can set off layers of waves.

Li Longji took the book without changing his face, spread it out and took a look.

The contents of this enthronement book were very familiar to him, and they were not much different from those of his time, such as amnesty to the world, such as honoring his father as the emperor. Perhaps there is such a thing as karma in the world, and his son has finally set foot on the road he has walked. He has been on guard all his life, but he has not been able to prevent it after all.

In fact, as early as when Ma Weiyi's soldiers were divided into two ways, he had already realized something. He knew that the crown prince was not, he was the new emperor, and it would be extremely difficult and dangerous to go all the way north, so he left most of the troops to the new emperor, perhaps deep in his heart, he hoped that the new emperor would do something.

Therefore, when everyone was surprised by the phrase "Emperor", he seemed to have waited for this day too long, and now the dust has finally settled.

It's not unexpected, it's reasonable.

He has been a puppeteer who manipulated others all his life, and eventually became a puppet who was manipulated by others.

"Now it's the Zhide Yuanzai......" Li Longji sighed leisurely, "My son should be a good person, why worry about my husband?" ”

"Everyone......" As soon as Xiao Jiangyuan spoke, he was interrupted by Li Longji.

"The general has lost his words, and he should call me 'Emperor'. Proposed"

The official in charge of drafting the edict was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly picked up the pen, and then listened to Li Longji say: "From now on, the reform of the edict will be the edict, and the emperor will be called the emperor." The major affairs of the four naval states are all to be stopped by the new emperor first, and only tell me one word; After overcoming Chang'an, you don't have to tell me again. All the appointments I have made before me shall be nullified, and the kings shall be ordered to go to Lingwu immediately to meet the new emperor. Wei Xianggong, you took the jade seal of the country and the book of succession, and went to Lingwu on the same day to help the new emperor complete the enthronement. From now on, anyone who dared to question the new emperor's accession to the throne would be punished as treason. Retreat from the Dynasty"

When only Xiao Jiangyuan and Li Longji were left in the hall, she still hadn't come back to her senses: "Why are you so obedient?" He is clearly plotting to usurp the throne, if you are not shocked or angry, you will help him in turn? Do you know what you just said? In the past, Emperor Ruizong still held the right to appoint officials above the third grade and refused to let go, but you only left one right to know, and you didn't want anything else, once he recovered Chang'an, you didn't even have this right to know! You are giving up all your power, and from now on, you are not even as good as the Empress Zetian after abdicating the throne in the past, and you have completely broken off with the past...... You shouldn't be ignorant of this......"

Li Longji got up and walked in front of Xiao Jiangyuan, soothing and relaxed with a smile: "Yes, no one knows better than me." ”

"Then why are you ......?"

"The date on which the book was made was three days earlier than the day I ordered it a month earlier. That is, he was already on the throne a month ago. The overall situation has been decided, if I quarrel with him for the sake of power, who will the subjects of the world listen to? At that time, Datang is only afraid that it will be completely chaotic, doesn't this give An Lushan a chance? There can only be one emperor in this world, and now that the country is in crisis, he is more suitable than me, so I have to help him and make his accession to the throne logical, so that I can calm the hearts of the subjects of the world, and also reassure him, so that I can devote all my energy to counterinsurgency. ”

"But ......"

"This is the last thing I can do for Datang as the emperor of Datang. I only hope now that this is a wise decision that can really bring stability and rebirth to the Tang Dynasty, so that it may be able to make up for the big mistakes I have made, so that I can finally have some face and go to see my ancestors and ancestors. Li Longji sighed, "Ah Yuan, let it go." ”

Xiao Jiangyuan has never been as hopeful as he is now, hoping that Li Longji is really stupid and incompetent, but he is smart and perceptive, and knows everything.

Xiao Jiangyuan was not unaware of the new emperor's actions before, but when she really knew that the prince had established himself as the emperor, she still couldn't accept it.

Seeing that Xiao Jiangyuan looked at himself and didn't speak, Li Longji's heartstrings tightened: "That's right, now that I am the emperor, I will not interfere in political affairs in the future, the general still has ambitions, it is better to rush to Lingwu with Wei Xianggong......"

"Is the emperor joking with his ministers?" Xiao Jiangyuan took a deep breath, and finally sighed with a light smile, "The minister has followed the emperor all his life, if he really goes to Lingwu, he will be suspicious of the new emperor, and he may even lose his life." Of course, life is more important than power. ”

Seeing that Xiao Jiangyuan didn't leave, Li Longji laughed from the bottom of his heart.

In the winter of this year, it was rare for a heavy snowfall on Qingcheng Mountain.

When Xiao Jiangyuan went up the mountain, the snow was still light, and when she came back, the snow could already reach her calves.

Every time before the rain and snow arrived, her knees would always hurt more than before, and Li Longji would not allow her to walk around. But she hadn't seen snow for a long time, so she broke away from Wang Chengen and ran out.

The snow was falling heavier and heavier, and her knees were so painful that she could barely walk, so she had to sit for a while in a pavilion not far from the palace walls. She leaned over and rubbed her knees together as she thought about how she would go back for a moment, when a familiar pair of boots appeared in front of her.

When she looked up, it was Li Longji, who was holding an umbrella in one hand and looking helpless.

"The minister came up to the mountain to fight the mountain spring water, didn't the emperor say two days ago that he wanted to use the mountain spring water to grind and write poems......

Seeing that Xiao Jiangyuan said with a serious face, Li Longji raised his eyebrows slightly: "What about the water?" ”

Xiao Jiangyuan carefully took out a small silver pot from the fur cover that warmed his hands.

Li Long basically thought that Xiao Jiangyuan would find some excuse casually, such as the thing that fetches water when he went down the mountain and the water flowed out, but he didn't want her to really hit a pot, but he just ......

"Running all the way up the mountain, just hitting so little?" As Li Longji spoke, he saw that Xiao Jiangyuan's fingers were red, and he hurriedly said, "Go back with me." ”

Li Longji first stretched out his hand and pulled Xiao Jiangyuan up, then stuffed the umbrella into Xiao Jiangyuan's hand, turned his back, and half-squatted: "Come up." ”

Xiao Jiangyuan was slightly stunned: "Emperor, this is not in line with etiquette." ”

"Now in a safe corner, how many people still remember that I am the emperor? The big gift is empty, why bother with a small gift? What's more, you have been with me all my life, sharing honor and disgrace, and now my legs and feet are inconvenient, so why should I carry you for a ride? ”

"The Emperor is ...... old"

"Do you know how much you've lost? Not so much that it would make me flash to my waist. ”

Xiao Jiangyuan had no choice but to climb on Li Longji's back and found that he was really not old.

"Emperor, beware of slippery roads."

"I don't need you to remind you." Li Longji said angrily, "It's just a mountain spring water, and you need to fight it yourself?" It's so old that I can't even deceive people. ”

“…… That minister is just a eunuch, and he also needs the emperor to find it himself? ”

"You're getting more and more presumptuous."

didn't hear Xiao Jiangyuan's rebuttal, Li Longji was a little proud at first, but when the umbrella in Xiao Jiangyuan's hand suddenly fell, Li Longji was suddenly stunned: "Ah Yuan, Ah Yuan?" ”

He called Xiao Jiangyuan several times in a row, but there was no response. He immediately lowered her body and was relieved to see that she was still breathing.

"When I'm older, I'm always worried about what I don't have." Li Longji shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I, ah, must die in front of you." ”

As soon as Xiao Jiangyuan and Li Longji returned to the dormitory of the Immortal Palace, they saw Wang Chengen holding a scroll of documents and greeted them: "The sage has news again!" ”

"The old rules, you come to read them." Li Longji gently put Xiao Jiangyuan on the couch and said casually.

Wang Chengen immediately knelt down after reading it: "The Tang Dynasty is overjoyed, the emperor is overjoyed!" The saint finally recaptured the two capitals, and he had to welcome the emperor back and re-ascend the throne! ”