The wind is gentle, the rain is delicate, and the autumn sorrow is fine.

In Yongjia City in the drizzle, the buildings and pavilions are dyed with a layer of gray mist, like a hazy and deep picture.

"I'm afraid this rain is going to come down for a while."

In the official office of the Chinese secretary, Li Daoyan, the left minister, sighed softly.

After the rebellion was quelled, he rarely appeared in the court, and the Zhongshu side was basically handed over to Xue Nanting to be in charge.

During this time, because of the outbreak of the war in Jiangbei on all fronts, Xue Nanting was so busy that he couldn't go home, and the various ministries of the imperial court fell into an unprecedentedly busy state.

"The old man can still persevere, but you have to pay attention to it, some things can be handed over to the people below to do, and you must bow down to how to bear it."

In the rain, the two walked briskly.

Thousands of drops of rain fell on the flat bluestone ground, splashing countless broken splashes.

Lu Shen stepped forward and saluted, "Meet His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

After cleaning up, Lu Shen entered the inner hall, while Li Zongben remained in the outer room, which was obviously the arrangement of the Son of Heaven.

He paused slightly, and said softly: "These things are complicated, the same is more important than the same, the people below don't even have a chance to be lazy, and I, as the right minister, can't be an exception." ”

Sheren replied: "The Marquis of Shanyang led the cavalry back to Beijing in advance, and after entering the city, he entered the palace directly. ”

In just two months, the Son of Heaven seemed to be five or six years old, and his face was a little more embarrassed.

Li Duan smiled and said, "I didn't expect it to go so smoothly in Shazhou, you did a good job and didn't disappoint me." ”

Li Daoyan smiled and said, "Don't forget, your Qingyuan Xue clan is also among them. ”

"Chen Lu Shen, meet Your Majesty!"

Xue Nanting's eyes were slightly condensed.

Guo Wang Ningle and the four families conspired to rebel, and it was natural for the imperial court to execute them, and no one could find fault with it, but if the imperial court did it against other honest Jiangnan clans without asking about it, I am afraid that before the Jinglian people in the north called, the internal chaos of Daqi would already be in chaos.

Lu Shen naturally didn't want the rain to affect the body of the Son of Heaven, and the other point was that the expression of the prince in front of him was very calm, which meant that the body of the Son of Heaven had not yet reached a very bad situation.

Lu Shen knew that he shouldn't have behaved so pretentiously, but that bitter emotion filled his heart, making his prepared words completely unspeakable.

This time, Li Duan didn't deliberately stop it, and after Lu Shen saluted, he said gently: "Flat." ”

Lu Shen slowly straightened up, and then looked at the face of the Son of Heaven as before.

Xue Nanting's expression darkened, and he nodded slowly.

This sentence clearly refers to the future court pattern.

Li Daoyan looked at his slightly gauntlet eyes, and his face showed a slight worry.

Lu Shen came to pay respects.

For military generals, this age is at its peak.

Xue Nanting's tone was gloomy, and he said softly: "I originally wanted to invite my uncle to come to Beijing, maybe he can give some help to the Tai Hospital, and try his best to regulate His Majesty's body." But he asked his relatives to pass the message to me, and the health of the county prince of Huai'an was not very good, and now he was going to command the Jingzhou border army to fight, and his uncle could only stay by his side day and night, and it was difficult to leave. ”

"When it's really a difficult time for the imperial court, these high-ranking families have to show something."

When he came to the Wenhe Hall of the harem, he saw the second prince Li Zongben personally waiting under the corridor.

He wanted to speak and stopped, Li Daoyan muttered: "No, no matter what happens, Your Majesty will not hide it from Ling and Qin Zheng, and you don't have to care about chaos." It's just that you and I, as Zhongshu Governors, need to be mentally prepared for some things. ”

Li Daoyan looked at the tiredness in Xue Nanting's eyes that could not be concealed, and said undoubtedly: "The situation is difficult, you have to cherish yourself even more." In this way, you go back and sleep well today, and the affairs of the Chinese book will be handled by the old man. ”

Lu Shen walked on the wide and lonely palace square with an umbrella, led by the great eunuch Lu Shi Yiren.

Li Daoyan looked at his face, and laughed at himself at the right time: "An old thing like me will eventually abdicate and make way for Xian, I just hope that more and more young talents will emerge in the imperial court." ”

Li Zongben couldn't help but secretly applaud.

Li Daoyan knew his character very well, and knew that Xue Nanting would not change his style, so he skipped this section and asked, "Is the silver enough?" ”

He didn't dare to say that he knew everything about the old man in front of him, but after so many years of being an official in the same dynasty and having worked together in Zhongshu, at least he knew that Li Daoyan would never be untargeted.

His eyes are still clear and calm, with a bit of maturity and stability far beyond his years.

Compared with two months ago, Lu Shen has not changed much, but his cheeks are a little thinner, after all, he has been running back and forth for thousands of miles non-stop.

Li Daoyan raised his hand and nodded at him, then leaned back in the chair and said slowly: "The old man entered the palace yesterday." ”

Lu Shen bowed his head and did not answer.

Xue Nanting put down the teacup and said with concern: "The winter rain invades the cold, the old man should take care of himself." ”

The Son of Heaven has canceled the two synodic dynasties in the past month, but the usual Chang Dynasty is still the same as before, so it has not caused turmoil in Beijing.

Xue Nanting was slightly stunned.

Li Daoyan naturally knew that his uncle was the divine doctor Xue Huaiyi, the younger brother of Tai Hospital.

The health of the Son of Heaven and Li Tianrun was worrying, and the attack of the Jing army on all fronts also put a lot of pressure on the imperial court.

Xue Nanting also laughed, and then said: "Anyway, there is the old man's Li family in front of the example, I just have to learn from it." ”

In that memory, the Great Qi Tianzi, who defended him in front of the important ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, stood in front of the Duancheng Hall and personally cheered for the soldiers of the forbidden army, and bathed in the morning sun as if he was a god, it was as if he had left an impression many years ago, and now there was only a weak patient in his sight.

Li Daoyan calmly asked, "Where are the others?" ”

However, he and Li Daoyan both knew that with Li Tianrun's temper and character, they would never be able to sit idly by and watch the Great Qi frontier fall into a crisis, but they went to a beautiful place to recuperate.

A smile appeared on Xue Nanting's lips, and he nodded: "Fortunately, the treasury is quite thick, otherwise I would really have to ask the old man for help." Speaking of which, even if the four families did not care about the fixed assets such as fields and shops, there were more than 10 million taels of snowflakes and silver in gold and silver alone, which greatly relieved the imperial court. I once joked with Your Majesty that if there were a few more, most of them would even have the military salary for the Second Northern Expedition, but unfortunately they couldn't move. ”

Nature can't be moved.

If you were another minister, you would probably have to state your loyal words at this time, but Lu Shen didn't say anything, just looked at the Son of Heaven in a daze.

Xue Nanting subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when he saw the old man's deep and resolute eyes, he changed his words to his lips: "Thank you for the old man's care." ”

Although he has continued to delegate power in the past two years, Xue Nanting is definitely inferior to him in terms of his skill in handling court politics and his prestige in the hearts of hundreds of officials.

Li Daoyan waved his hand and said, "You and I don't have to say this. Zhang Xian, the fate of the dynasty is closely related to you, so you must stand firm in the court, and you can also add a burden to Zhong Cheng, he will be your most powerful help. ”

Xue Nanting sighed softly and said: "Dingzhou and Jingzhou have been attacked by the enemy army one after another, and now it is the harsh winter season. Your Majesty asked a few days ago about the preparations for the Jingjie Law, after all, this is related to next year's economy and people's livelihood. ”

In the entire capital, except for the second prince who has been canonized as the crown prince, only the two prime ministers on duty at this moment know that the condition of the Son of Heaven is gradually getting worse.

Li Duan looked at him steadily, and said with a gentle smile: "No one in this world can achieve immortality, I am also a human being, so naturally I will die, no need to be sad." ”

……

Xue Nanting asked a little uneasily: "Old Xiangye, Your Majesty is in a hurry to summon Lu Shen back to Beijing, will it be ......?"

Ordinary officials only thought that this was the Son of Heaven who tried to avoid red tape during the national war, and many people took the opportunity to write praises, and the Son of Heaven left all these pieces full of fleshy words, and then asked Lu Shizhou to reprimand several officials on his behalf, so as to stop this flashy atmosphere.

Li Duan leaned back on the couch and raised his eyes to look at the young courtier he was most satisfied with.

"Your Majesty......"

He knew that now was not the time to ask for warmth, so he did not mention Lu Shen's trip to Shazhou.

At this moment, a Zhongshu scholar cautiously walked into the duty room, came to the front and bowed down and said, "The two ministers, the Marquis of Shanyang has returned to Beijing." ”

Lu Shen returned to Beijing so soon?

Li Daoyan and Xue Nanting glanced at each other, and both of them realized at the same time that it was the Son of Heaven who sent someone to urge him back.

The weather turned cold, and the fine carbon was burned in the duty room to prevent the two prime ministers from catching a cold and getting sick.

Hearing this, a heavy and regretful look floated between the old man's eyebrows, and he said quietly: "Li Tianrun is only forty-six years old this year. ”

After all, according to the news sent from Chengzhou before, Lu Shen and the army led by him should still be in Hezhou at this moment.

But Lu Shen did not immediately step towards the inner hall, but stood outside to slightly dispel the rain on his body.

In the imperial city, the sound of rain is dripping and swaying with the wind, like a slightly scattered miscellaneous song.

Li Daoyan replied and bowed and retired.

The light in the hall is very soft, and there is a faint fragrance.

Li Zongben raised his hand and said concisely: "No need to be polite, my father is waiting for you in the inner hall." ”

Xue Nanting sighed: "Uncle Jia said that the Duke of Huai'an County was injured when he led the troops to fight on the Jinghe Defense Line, and he has always been rare to be idle over the years, and he worked too hard to cause old diseases. If you want to cure this disease, it is not too difficult, you just need to put down all your chores, choose a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to recuperate for a few years, and then take the medicinal soup prepared by your uncle on time. ”

It's just that in this way, Daqi finally looked forward to the bright day, and suddenly fell into a stormy situation.

Li Duan slowly sat up straight, and said slowly but firmly: "But you should understand, I have been holding on for fourteen years, how can I let go so easily? ”

Lu Shen raised his head and saw a face with an extremely tough expression.

(End of chapter)