Hexi is between two mountains, the south of the South Mountain is Tuyuhun, and the north of the North Mountain is the Western Turks, and both sides enter the Kou from time to time.

For example, at this time, Tuyuhun crossed the Qilian Mountains and entered Kouliangzhou.

This made Li Shimin instantly realize that just expelling Tuyuhun from the border was not enough to defend Datang Sheji!

So the emperor of the Tang Dynasty issued an edict and went out to ask for Gu Hun in a big way.

But who is in charge? Based on the experience of Duan Zhixuan returning a few months ago, at this time, Li Shimin went through the middle class of the generals, but none of them were in the heart of the emperor and could take on the great responsibility.

Now this thousand-year-old Jietian Khan can only pacing back and forth in the Liangyi Palace, muttering to himself: "Wouldn't it be good if you could get the medicine master to be handsome?" Isn't it good! ”

The emperor knew very well that for this god of the world, taking command to fight Tuguhun would not only be of no benefit to him or even his family, but might be detrimental.

He is forty-four in his sixties, and he has never been defeated in his life.

He once went out and entered the phase, and he had nothing to ask for in life.

A few days ago, he resigned and abdicated, and he is waiting to retire.

Now if he goes out again, even if he returns victorious, what can Datang let him get? I'm afraid it's just more suspicious and slanderous.

Thinking of this, alas...... This thousand-year-old master, he can still only look up at the heavy arch caisson at the height of the main hall, sighing too much.

The golden words of the Venerable of Ten Thousand Vehicles soon reached the ears of Pharmacist Li.

After his abdication, he enjoyed a leisurely life and often made sencha himself.

On this day, the military god of the world lit a charcoal fire under the stone tripod, took out the tea cakes from the tea cage, roasted them on the charcoal fire, and then grinded them into fine powder with a stone.

Seeing this, he prepared the spices and fruits commonly used in eating tea in winter, such as dried ginger, orange peel, dogwood, and Su Gui.

Marikudo extracts a mountain spring, cleanses the stone kettle used for sencha, and then pours it with clear spring water and places it on top of a charcoal flint tripod.

After the Kunlun slaves offered the tea fruit, they retired with the Malikudo salute.

Pharmacist Li looked at Ding Huo and was silent for a long time.

Or Chuchen was the first to speak: "Pharmacist, when you resigned and abdicated, your consideration was, what other work in the world can be completed by no one other than you?" ”

She stretched out her hand to touch the back of her husband's hand, and stared deeply at the calm and condensed side face of the Tang Dynasty military god in front of her: "Now it is obvious that in the mind of the 'bearded dragon', taking command of the Western Expedition is a job that no one else can complete except you." ”

"Out of the dust!" Pharmacist Li looked back and held his beloved wife's soft hand, his eyes were full of gratitude.

I only heard Iren Masashi say: "Yakushi, no matter what 'Bearded Ryuko' thinks, just talk about yourself." If you don't take a trip, how can you have no regrets? ”

More than 30 years ago, the Western Turkic Datou Khan went out to Tuguhun due to civil strife.

At that time, Tuyuhun was threatened by the two great forces of Turkic and Great Sui, and he dared to contain Datou, which made Pharmacist Li deeply curious about this country.

Over the years, he has never taken Tuguhun lightly, and he has already thought about the strategy to deal with this glacial plateau and the mighty domain of the vast and majestic region.

With such careful thinking and discernment, such careful drawing, once the opportunity is ripe, if you don't act decisively, it will indeed be as your beloved wife said: "How can you have no regrets?" ”

However...... After returning victoriously, it is inevitable that the achievements will be high again, and it will inevitably be ridiculed again.

Between monarchs and ministers, do we have to repeat the drama of distinguishing and analyzing "monarchs and ministers" four years ago? Alas...... Now this military god of the world can only sigh secretly in his heart.

At this time, the water in the kettle boiled like a fish, and the dust took two tea bowls with lotus petal pattern in the green glaze of the Yue kiln given by Xu Deyan and Princess Lechang.

Pharmacist Li first scooped the bowl of water, then took the ladle and put a scoop of water aside.

When the water in the kettle boiled like a spring, Pharmacist Li threw the spices and fruits into the soup and stirred it with bamboo rings to stir up the hot soup.

Immediately measure the tea powder and put it into the center of the whirlpool.

Soon, the soup was boiling.

Pharmacist Li poured a scoop of warm water back into the kettle to stop the boiling of the waves.

But seeing the tea noodle soup flowers, they floated in an instant, and it was once "just the beginning, the foam sinks and floats, the glow is like snow, and the Ye is like spring".

Pharmacist Li scooped the tea into a bowl that had been warmed and divided the tea noodle soup evenly.

He took a bowl first and respectfully offered it to his beloved wife.

At this time, his love for the Yiren in his heart could not be expressed in words.

Returning the gift from the dust, sipping relatively lightly with the husband, and tasting it carefully.

Then he put down the tea bowl, stared at the "my brother" in the mind of the heavenly khan in front of him, and said solemnly: "Except for you, no one else can do this. If you don't go, how can others do what you want? How can you have no regrets when you are at that time? ”

"How can you have no regrets?"

The short four words hit Pharmacist Li's heart hard.

Fang Cai first said, "How can you have no regrets"? Now it's "how can you have no regrets"!

Pharmacist Li lightly hugged his beloved wife into his arms, and his heart was agitated.

At this time, I heard a report from outside, and the minister sent a message of worship, intending to visit the next day.

Pharmacist Li hurriedly explained: "Reply to Fang Xiang, don't ask him to come, I'll visit him!" ”

After all, Pharmacist Li is a great military strategist from a hairpin, and he has his reserved demeanor.

Not only is there a good character in dealing with major events, but also a temperate approach to common things.

When the trade-off was made, the emperor allowed him to have room to maneuver, and did not directly issue an edict, so he did not ask Meng Lang to see him.

He decided to visit Fang Xuanling first, and asked this young classmate, the scholar's left servant of the dynasty, to convey his thoughts, so that the emperor would have a chance to consider it again.

Why does Li Shimin need to think again? Knowing that Pharmacist Li was willing to make a comeback, the Sacred Heart was overjoyed.

However, he still cares about this "my brother" in his heart, and now he is old and has foot injuries, and after thinking twice, he decided to give the spirit scepter and ordered the minister to give it away.

The twenty-four histories of China, up and down for more than 4,000 years, recorded that the only people who were given the spiritual longevity rod were Kong Guang of the Western Han Dynasty and Li Jing of the Tang Dynasty.

Kong Guang is the 14th grandson of Confucius, the emperors of Shiyuan, Cheng, Wai and Ping, who have been in charge of the cardinal government for more than ten years, and has been the emperor.

Hanshu. According to Kong Guang's Biography, Kong Guang resigned from the throne and said: "The elderly are sick, and the minister is Junai, but the weight of the country is still not to be dismissed." ”

The decree did not require the court to go to court, and gave the spirit of longevity.

The fame of the Lingshou staff is written in the history of books, and Meng Kang, a scholar of Cao Wei and the eighteenth grandson of Mencius, said: "Help the old staff also." The Eastern Han Dynasty scholar Fu Qian said: "Lingshou, wood name." ”

This Lingshou wood, as early as in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas. It has been recorded in the "Hai Nei Jing": "Lingshou is shihua, and plants and trees gather." At that time, the scholar Yan Shigu also said: "The wood is like bamboo, there are branches, no more than eight or nine feet long, three or four inches in circumference, naturally there is a cane system, and there is no need to cut it." Decades later, another doctor said: "Shengjian South Valley, round and long skin purple...... A rod prolongs life. ”