The matter was thus determined, Song Jing was convinced, and there was nothing more to say.

Li Long basically wanted to stay with Yao Chong for a while, but Yao Chong refused. Seeing that the young Son of Heaven was becoming more mature little by little, Yao Chong was very relieved. This time, one was invited by Xiao Jiangyuan, and the other was that he knew that at the beginning of the cooperation between the Son of Heaven and Song Jing, there must be many contradictions, but since he recommended Song Jing in the first place, it was because he was also at ease with Song Jing. As long as the contradiction between the monarch and the minister is resolved, the government and even the country will get better and better, and as a minister, he is also his duty.

So when leaving, Yao Chong pulled Li Longji aside and whispered: "What did the sage do when he dismissed the old minister and worship Guangping as the prime minister, do you remember?" Guangping everything to morality first, this is also the strategy of governing the country as an official today, if people's virtue is good, the wicked and evil things will be reduced, the country will be more stable because of this, to the time of the political harmony, the national situation is thriving, why worry about the prosperous times? Although there is friction at the moment, I hope that the saint will be magnanimous, and the benefits of Guangping will be seen in a long time. ”

Li Longji nodded, and also whispered solemnly to Yao Chong: "I will tell the truth to Yao Gong. Song Gong is like this, I am indeed a little dissatisfied, but I don't blame him. After all, I already knew he was such a person. Song Gong can not smooth the edges and corners for the ups and downs of the sea, consistent and outstanding, I like and admire very much, such Song Gong is also what I look forward to. I believe that under such a severe influence of the Song Dynasty, the civil and military officials and even the common people will be influenced by him, and then flourish. When the national strength is growing, the people no longer have to worry about the most basic food and clothing, and they are of noble character, so I can move on to the next step. ”

"What's next?" Yao Chong heard the string song and knew the elegance, and couldn't help but become more and more respectful of the Son of Heaven in front of him. The Son of Heaven must have lofty goals and rigorous plans for the future of Datang, so that he can be so clear-headed, fully know what he wants, and know how to do it. It is precisely because the Son of Heaven is so gifted and open-minded that he can step by step from a side clan to the throne, and should give him and the subsequent prime minister the greatest authority, and let them govern the country.

He should have known that the Son of Heaven was such a person.

Bidding farewell to Li Longji with a very complicated feeling, Yao Chong pulled Song Jing to his side again: "You, after so many years, why are you still square?" ”

Song Jing still kept a straight face: "Song was born like this, and he can't change it in this life." ”

“…… The saint is a wise man. ”

Song Jing thought that Yao Chong had misunderstood his opinion of the Son of Heaven, glanced at Yao Chong, and said dryly: "Song knows." ”

"The saint worships you as a face, because he wants to do great things."

Song Jing sighed: "This Song also knows...... It's Song who is incompetent. ”

"You're not incompetent, you're not finding a way. The saint has been tolerating you, respecting you, and not wanting to brush you, can you see what you mean? ”

Song Jing nodded.

"It's not rude to come." Yao Chong sighed leisurely, "If you really can't change it, it's okay to say a few fewer words in the future, right?" How easy is it for you to be Xiao Su Xianggong to talk to you? ”

Hearing this, Song Jing hurriedly stood on his feet and bowed to Su Ying: "Thank you." ”

Su Ying hurriedly supported Song Jing: "It's time to break the official." Where the responsibility lies, Su should do his best. Even if Song Xianggong still can't change it in the future, it doesn't matter, the lower officials will strive to become a bridge between the saint and Song Xianggong, after all, we all want to govern the country well. ”

Song Jing couldn't help but sigh to Yao Chong: "Song has worked with the Su family's father and son. Lao Su Xianggong is generous and is already a rare talent in the Tang Dynasty, but in Song's opinion, Xiao Su Xianggong is better than Lao Su Xianggong. ”

Su Ying didn't deny this, he only smiled and didn't say anything, and he didn't say anything to agree. Yao Chong saw that Su Ying was so flexible, so he finally put his mind at ease. The atmosphere was much more lively, Yao Chongcai bolded up his courage and persuaded Song Jing: "You will ...... in the future Don't be too harsh on General Xiao, if she hadn't come to me today, I'll see how you end. ”

Song Jing didn't like the courtiers to call Xiao Jiangyuan "general" with the Son of Heaven, so he stubbornly said: "How to end up is Song's business, Song will not allow Xiao Neijian to intervene in court politics in the future because of Xiao's help today." There was a Song for one day, and no eunuchs were allowed to interfere in politics. ”

Yao Chong couldn't cry or laugh: "Say something you don't like to hear, the saint treats her, in fact, there is no difference between treating us, it is all about giving power, so that we can act boldly with confidence, in order to make it easier and more convenient for the saint to be diligent and love the people." Don't mention other eunuchs, but she seems to be different from you and me, but in fact she is the same. Our duty is in the outer court, and her duty is between the outer court and the inner court. For example, today, she is not only helping you, but also assisting the saints, and she is only dedicated to the public, and she is not involved in politics. ”

Song Jing thought for a while and said, "If she can keep doing this and not take one more step, Song will naturally not do anything to her, and Song is not a rude person." ”

Yao Chong and Su Yi couldn't help but laugh when they heard this. Smiling and laughing, Yao Chong suddenly coughed, and his body, which was already close to ancient times, became unstable. Song Jing and Su Cheng hurriedly supported Yao Chong left and right, Su Cheng seemed to think of something, and couldn't help but sigh secretly, while Song Jing suddenly realized that Yao Chong's hair was much grayer than when they met last time.

"Yao Gong's body ......" Song Jing's eyebrows were slightly locked, revealing a look of concern.

"If it weren't for this reason, the saint asked me to visit every five days as an advisor, why didn't I agree?" Yao Chong took a few deep breaths, stopped coughing, and waved his hand indifferently, "In terms of age, you are not much younger than me, and you are still worried about me, worry more about yourself." ”

It's the middle of winter, and it's freezing. Worried that Yao Chong was old and cold, Li Longji deliberately handed his cloak to Xiao Jiangyuan and asked her to take it out and put it on Yao Chong. Xiao Jiangyuan just caught up with Yao Chong and the others, and what he saw was Song Jing's face that had always been serious, but now he was a little twisted because of his sadness, and he shouldn't cry or laugh for a while.

She heard their conversation and knew that Yao Chong had seen everything since he was dismissed, and now he was putting life and death out of the way. Her eyes couldn't help but be a little blurry, and she hadn't experienced this kind of feeling, so she habitually regained her most common smile on weekdays, and pressed everything into her heart. She asked Jing Zhong to call Yao Chong and the others first, and then walked forward quickly and personally draped the cloak on Yao Chong's body: "Yao Gong should take good care of his body, the saint is always thinking about it." ”

Yao Chong bowed to Zichen Palace, and then said to Xiao Jiangyuan: "General Xiao should also take care of himself and serve the saint." ”

Xiao Jiangyuan bowed his head, and said goodbye to Yao Chong and the others, and watched them leave.

Jing Zhong has been learning things from Xiao Jiangyuan since he graduated from the palace, so naturally he will go wherever the master goes. Seeing that Yao Kaifu, who was even from the first grade, was respectful to his master, he felt honored and held his head high, but also secretly planned to get up. Although he can't snatch the power of the master, there will always be a time when the master will be old and famous, and if he can be as majestic as the master is today, his life will not be in vain.

What Xiao Jiangyuan saw and heard would naturally fall into Li Longji's ears in the end. The next day. Li Longji sent two imperial doctors to the Sifang Pavilion to take care of Yao Chong's body. When Li Longji sent people, the permanent counselors had just entered the Zichen Hall and were waiting for the discussion, and they couldn't help but praise Li Longji's behavior of caring for the old ministers, and Li Longji joked: "Zhong Aiqing praised me like this, because I was worried that when you would have this day in the future, I would favor one over the other, and I would ignore you, right?" ”

Among the ministers, Song Jing was the only one who neither praised nor laughed. He looked fixedly at the energetic Son of Heaven above the throne, and suddenly made up his mind. Even if he can't put forward the ten policies of the countryman like Yao Gong in this life, and his name will be remembered for eternity, he must do his best to help the Son of Heaven, make the country better than before, and take another step towards prosperity!

When the palace returned to quiet, Song Jing took the initiative to come out and mentioned to Li Longji about eating in the eastern capital.

Li Long was basically still a little embarrassed, and he didn't know how to start today, but he didn't expect Song Jing to take the initiative to mention it, and suggested that since he had decided, he would set off early, and immediately Longyan Dayue.

Even Song Jing relented, and within a few days, the Dongdu party officially opened.

Chang'an is 800 miles away from the eastern capital, and it is rare to have a lot of snow this winter, so the road is far and difficult. Along the way, the courtiers who were not in poor health rode horses like Li Longji, and the accompanying concubines and officials and their dependents all rode in carriages. Like Xiao Jiangyuan, who is with the master, he usually walks.

Li Longji refused to let Xiao Jiangyuan go all the way to the Eastern Capital, and before he set off, he wanted Wang Maozhong to match Xiao Jiangyuan with a horse, but before he could say anything to Wang Maozhong, he was rejected by Xiao Jiangyuan.

Since Li Longji became the emperor and sat firmly on the throne, although Wang Maozhong had made mistakes, he was still given a high-ranking official by Li Longji because of his love for following since childhood. Because Wang Maozhong was good at raising horses, Li Longji handed over the war horse camp and the leisure of raising birds and beasts in the palace to him.

Wang Maozhong really has a corresponding talent, just a few years, not only a steady stream of good war horses, daily horses and polo horses, and even the birds and beasts in the idle area, are under his care, stable reproduction, very sufficient, so this time to eat the frame of the Eastern Capital, in order to use horses.

Seeing that Xiao Jiangyuan was unwilling, Li Longji did not insist on it, so he asked Xiao Jiangyuan to sit in Concubine Wuxian's carriage, and said to the outside world that the ninth son of the emperor was too young and the distance was far away and there was a shortage of manpower, so she asked her to help take care of the ninth son.

Others don't understand Li Longji's true intentions, but Concubine Wu Xian can't understand it, so she hasn't let Xiao Jiangyuan really take care of it. And helplessly, Xiao Jiangyuan was suffering from motion sickness all the way, and he was still a little feverish, and his body was very weak, let alone serving others.

Whenever he arrived at a post station on the way, or stopped due to road congestion, Xiao Jiangyuan would return to Li Longji to serve. Not long after starting in the morning, as soon as he arrived at Kunshan, the road was blocked again, and the team could only stop again, so Xiao Jiangyuan got out of the car and returned to Li Longji.

Li Longji saw that her little face was pale, ignoring the eyes of Wang Maozhong and the others who were accompanying her, and hurriedly asked her to sit down first, and personally poured her a cup of hot tea.

Wang Maozhong pursed his lips when he saw this, and when he thought for a while, the corners of his lips suddenly raised, and he took the initiative to match Xiao Jiangyuan with a horse. Li Longji looked at Xiao Jiangyuan's current appearance, and just as he was about to agree, he heard Xiao Jiangyuan say lightly: "Thank you General Wang for your kindness, Xiao doesn't need it." ”