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Although the heat was still rising in the charcoal stove in the room, the old man leaning on the soft and thick yellow silk brocade cushion was half-closed, his burnt cheeks were almost skinny, and the eyes that were once powerful in the world seemed so dull at this time, and the drooping eye bags were even more blue and black, as if he had not rested. The undulating chest of the pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info trembled with the red tide that appeared on his face from time to time, which made people feel sad.

It's just that the expression on his face is quite calm, and the eyes that open and close from time to time also prove that the old man has not lost his will, the room is unusually quiet, even the sound of charcoal burning in the stove can be heard clearly, and even the little eunuch standing in the corner with his head bowed seems to be holding his breath, for fear of angering the old man who has been extremely unstable for the past few days.

The palace lady sitting next to the dragon bed sighed lightly, and casually picked up the jade bowl on the coffee table next to her, "Your Majesty, you better drink the medicine first, seeing that your body has improved a little, you don't drink medicine like this, it's not good for your health." ”

moved his head slightly, indicating that he heard the other party's words, but the old man didn't say a word, just half-closed his eyes silently recuperated, and the palace lady looked helpless, so she had to put down the jade bowl gently, and tucked the brocade quilt covering the old man.

"Concubine An, you go back and rest, I just want to have a good rest, don't worry, my own body, I know that this illness can't overwhelm me!" gasped, a trace of determination flashed on the old man's thin face, but what was going on with his body, the old man was actually not sure in his heart, but at this moment, he couldn't trust anyone, and the tiredness invaded him one after another, and he really didn't have too much energy to ask about these things.

Glancing at the old man's face, he could see that the other party was not talking back, and the palace lady got up speechlessly, then twisted her graceful waist and went out of the door, and the room was finally clean.

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and the old man's godless eyes looked blankly at the top of the yellow satin tent, the silence made him feel extremely depressed, but at this time he didn't want to see anyone, he just wanted to be alone and quiet, although this was really not a good season.

There are a few wrinkles on the top of the tent in a blink of an eye seems to have transformed into a map of the empire that he is extremely familiar with, and the few folds twist and become fangs and claws, and slowly become the boundary river of the empire, a few black dots that seem to be looming, I don't know what it is, the eyes are dim, as if it has become a city on this land, the shadow of the candlelight is reflected on the top of the tent, and the map in the memory is also divided into several pieces, Beiyuan, Heshuo, Kansai, Sanjiang, Tiannan and even Yanyun, the colors of the patches of land seemed to be different, and several blurred faces appeared in his somewhat drowsy mind one after another.

"Could it be that the inheritance left to him by his ancestors is really about to fall into his own hands?" At a moment, cloudy tears slipped from the corners of his eyes uncontrollably, the old man seemed to have a penchant for not noticing his gaffe, the feeling of tears was so good, he hadn't tasted this taste for a long time, it seemed that something in his heart had been vented all of a sudden, although this had no effect on the reality, but the feeling of depression in his heart was relieved a lot.

"No, never, I can't be so decadent, I can't just admit defeat like this!" Over the years, he has developed a surname that does not admit defeat and seems to have suddenly emerged in the old man's heart, but the situation in front of him has been completely out of control, especially after his poor health and inability to go to the court, it seems that everything is messed up, I originally thought that I could stabilize my position with a few old ministers, but the successive defeats on the battlefield seem to make even old ministers like He Zhiqiu unable to control the emotions of the government and the opposition, and the menacing questioning in the news media has made Situ Mingyue feel the faint harbinger of the huge storm, and the overwhelming criticism and attacks have made several old ministers have repeatedly complained and begged to retreat, and some sacrifices must be made at this time。

Thinking of this, the old man closed his eyes in pain, he didn't want to do this, but in this case, as the king of a country to consider for the Situ family, he couldn't help but use this means, even if it was a little despicable, he couldn't take care of it. With a long sigh on his back, He Aiqing, I really can't help it, if you want to maintain the hearts of the people, someone must take this responsibility, as a human monarch, you have to make such a decision, and as a human minister, you have to accept this decision.

He Zhiqiu sat calmly in the study and looked at the military police commander who was standing a little nervous under him, he was still his subordinate yesterday, but today he had to come to the door to check his mansion, and gently took a sip of the tea cup that rose from the mist, He Zhiqiu smiled and beckoned the other party to take a seat, as if the other party was the one who was confiscated, and he was the one who presided over the matter.

"My lord, ;;;;;;" The corners of his mouth trembled abnormally like a cut wound, and the officer in black armor looked ashamed, and he didn't even dare to look at the old man in a Confucian shirt sitting in the middle of the middle hall, and a pair of big hands full of strength rubbed in front of his lower abdomen, and He Zhiqiu couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

"Don't call the old man that, now the old man is already a civilian waiting for review, and I will ask Lord Qin to take care of him in the future." He Zhiqiu's weather-beaten face showed a relief that he had never felt before, since the day before yesterday when he asked to see His Majesty the Emperor was refused, he clearly knew that this moment had finally come. When the Yanjing government and the opposition set off a force*, he vaguely felt that his fate was doomed, the fall of Heshuo County, the criticism of the government and the opposition, all this needs an explanation, the raid of the Japanese fleet on the sea cuostok military port on Kamchatka Island is just an insignificant excuse, that detachment is only a few broken ships, and even the naval headquarters seems to have forgotten that there is still a detachment there, and now it has become his own mortal sin. Maybe Ning Yuanwang is right, the empire either can't be defeated, or it can't be defeated by worthless people, so let yourself bear the responsibility for this crime, presumably your secluded home can make many people sleep peacefully.

"My lord, don't say that, your subordinates are also a last resort, and please forgive your subordinates for their hardships. The Xuanjia officer's face was even more embarrassed, "Your Majesty didn't give any other instructions, just asked you to cultivate well at home." ”

"Mingming, you don't need to say much, don't you understand these things in your old man's officialdom for so many years, although you follow His Majesty's will, Lao Yu only has this house, all the things are here, and there is no other real estate outside the house, which will surely disappoint many people. He Zhiqiu sighed with some emotion, Qin Mingliang is the nephew of Qin Yuedong, the Minister of Agriculture, loyal to His Majesty, and has a very good relationship with himself, let him come to check his family, is His Majesty worried that he will say something that should not be said in anger, or can he not bear to see his embarrassment in the hands of others when he thinks of his old feelings? But all this seems to be meaningless, He Zhiqiu's heart is full of calm, the sea has been up and down for decades, but in the end he ended up with a house to be investigated, neither sent to exile, nor imprisoned, it can be regarded as an outlier, as long as he closes his mouth, it seems that he still has hope to be able to live the second half of his life freely, thinking of this, He Zhiqiu even has a feeling of anticipation in his heart, there is no annoying government affairs, no complicated interpersonal relationships, no cumbersome ushering in, isn't this the life he longs for?

He Zhiqiu stood up easily, and looked at the gendarmes who were busy searching all over his mansion in the courtyard, and could see that these gendarmes had been told by their superiors, and they seemed to be very well-behaved, otherwise if it was the situation in the past, it would have been a mess. The family had already received orders from their master, although they were a little frightened, but when they saw their master's calm appearance, they gradually relaxed their hearts, and several subordinates also silently cleaned up the room that had been searched by the gendarmes.

The sky in the west is gloomy and black, indicating that there will be rain and snow weather again, He Zhiqiu looked at the sky in the distance with some melancholy, the clouds from the west are just rain and snow, I am afraid that there is still a violent storm hidden, I do not miss the seemingly powerful position of the Minister of War, but for many years this position still makes him a little difficult to let go, the wind and rain, the giant ship of the empire is hidden in the wind and waves, He Zhiqiu does not know where the empire will go next, the yang of the princes, the ambiguous attitude of His Majesty the Emperor, the three and four days of the family, the local forces, all this is full of endless variables, All this finally has nothing to do with me, I seem to be able to sit down quietly and drink tea and cultivate my heart, but can I really lose this heart?

With the fall of the Minister of War, a series of political storms quickly set off in the imperial court, His Majesty the Emperor, who had not been in power for several months, unexpectedly personally went to the court to govern the government, along with the dismissal of the Minister of War He Zhiqiu for investigation, followed by the dismissal of a large number of officers led by the commander of the imperial naval fleet, and the commander of the Seventh Army Corps, who was jointly and severally responsible, was fined three months of salary to set an example, and the third and fourth army corps, which had collapsed and collapsed, were announced to be reorganized on the outskirts of Yanjing, which attracted the attention of the imperial government and the opposition. In particular, Ying Jianming, the only remaining deputy division commander of the First Division of the Fourth Army Corps (transferred from the Fifth Division) who successfully escaped the encirclement and annihilation of the Taiping Army in the Battle of Heshuo, was exceptionally promoted to the deputy commander of the newly formed Fourth Army Corps and the head of the First Division, which is even more surprising, and the commander of the Fourth Army was promoted from the commander of the first division of the former Praetorian Guard Corps, which is not surprising, and this Ying Jianming is just a civilian-born soldier, and no one can know what the origin of this guy can actually rise to the sky and be promoted to the head of the regiment in one step, you must know that this is also rare in the history of the empire。

The wheel of history slowly rolled forward, ushering in the Spring Festival of the Tang people in 697 of the mainland Gregorian calendar.

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