Chapter 82 Li Mi's Reminder

"I was born here, grew up here, and died here. The ancients had regrets about their achievements, and my health is getting worse and worse, so I can't bear the regrets. Zhang Jiying has the thoughts of water shield and perch, and I can't forget my roots!"

Although He Zhizhang knew the journey was long, he was still determined to return to his hometown.

Like fallen leaves returning to their roots, he wants to leave his life there.

"Congratulations, Supervisor. Yuanzheng is visiting you again!"

Li Xuan held He Zhizhang's hand tightly, knowing his determination and unable to dissuade him.

His visit to He Zhizhang was by no means a polite gesture.

"Wang Buque."

Li Xuan greeted Wang Wei again.

"Qillang fought for fame and honor on the battlefield. I will never be able to be like the one in "Youth"!" Wang Wei sighed.

When he was young, he wrote frontier poems, and the things he fantasized about in the poems were achieved by Li Xuan.

"I also envy Wang Buque's elegance." Li Xuan said with a smile.

"Qi Lang has just returned, so I won't bother you anymore. We'll meet again some other day to see if Qi Lang has made any progress in playing the instrument."

Wang Wei bowed to Li Xuan and Li Shi and then took his leave.

He is casual and has a high emotional intelligence.

"walk home."

Li Shizhi introduced some ministers with whom he had a good relationship to Li Xuan and planned to continue the conversation when he got home.

"Wait a minute, General. This is a Ferghana horse, which was presented to you by a foreign country half a year ago. It is less than five years old. Your Majesty gave it to you."

When Li Xuan was about to leave, an eunuch brought over the Arabian horse that Li Xuan had ridden when he entered the city.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."

Li Xuan bowed in the direction of Taiji Hall and took the reins of the Arabian horse.

Although this Ferghana horse may not be as good as Li Xuan's Fire Cloud Horse, who would complain about having too many BMWs?

No wonder Li Longji didn’t give out gold or silver as a reward in the palace just now. It turned out that there was a more valuable reward.

"What a god-like man! Shichiro will be safer on the battlefield from now on."

Li Shizhi was happy that his son could get a BMW.

"After we leave the imperial city, father, you can ride back to the Left Prime Minister's residence."

When you come to the imperial city, you have to offer prisoners, but you can ride them.

When you leave you can no longer ride a horse.

"Shichiro loves me."

Li Shizhi hoped that he could also have a moment of glory.

After leaving the imperial city, Li Xuan helped Li Shizhi onto the Ferghana horse, while Li Xuan led the horse and Li Qian stood beside him. Servants and guards were beside them.

The left prime minister's carriage followed behind.

When passing through the street, he was surrounded by many people.

When this matter reached the ears of princes and nobles, all of them praised it.

Even Li Longji thought Li Xuan was filial.

"Seventh Brother..."

After Li Xuan returned to the Left Prime Minister's residence, Li Yuying ran out happily.

She thought Li Xuan would be back in a month or two, but she didn't expect that when he came back, it would be almost the end of the year.

"Yuying has grown up..."

Li Xuan touched Li Yuying's hair and felt that Li Yuying had grown a little taller.

"Seventh brother's armor is so beautiful, much better looking than fifth brother's."

Li Yuying kept touching Li Xuan's Mingguang armor.

Her friends all begged her to meet General Li, who was armed with a bow and sword.

This makes Li Yuying proud.

"Don't laugh at me, Fourth Sister. Fifth Brother, I am just a team leader. Compared with Seventh Brother's official position, one is in heaven and the other is in hell."

Li Lang is uneducated, but he has a good attitude and is not afraid of being ridiculed.

"When will Seventh Brother leave this time when he returns?"

Li Yuying asked Li Xuan.

"A month later."

Li Xuan replied.

"Okay, a month is a long time!" Li Yuying jumped up excitedly.

"Yuying, stop asking so many questions. Let Qilang change his clothes first."

Li Shizhi stopped Li Yuying and asked her many questions.

"Hehe, Brother Qi, go change your clothes, we'll talk later."

Li Yuying pushed Li Xuan to change clothes.

Li Xuan's personal guards and Zhang Xing, led by Luo Xing, moved into the Zuo Xiang Mansion in advance.

They no longer belonged to Feng'an Army. When Li Xuan went to the border town again, he would re-naturalize them.

It is normal for the commander to change his position and take his personal guards with him.

Li Xuan has been away for so long, but the garden has not changed much. Waiting for spring, the garden will be full of flowers again.

The room is tidy and clean, spotless, and it seems that Shuang'er tidies it up every day.

Shuang'er, who was becoming more and more beautiful, helped Li Xuan change his armor.

I put on the thick robe that I had prepared long ago and stepped on the leather boots, and I didn't feel cold at all.

When I returned to the front hall, the family had already set up a banquet and were waiting.

There is no need to attend the morning court tomorrow, so you can drink as much as you want.

In the afternoon, the eunuch Lin Zhaoyin brought delicacies and fine wine to the Zuo Xiangfu.

This was ordered by Li Longji. It was not only a recognition of Li Shizhi, but also a favor to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan told his family about the scenery of the frontier and the magnificent scenes.

He never mentioned a word about the wars on the battlefield.

The family feasted till night.

Finally, Li Shizhi kept Li Xuan. "Qilang, do you think it is feasible for the father to be the prime minister and the son to be the general?"

Although Li Shizhi was happy, he didn't drink much. He didn't want to get drunk, and he had something important to ask Li Xuan.

"Father... there have been such examples in ancient times, such as Baili Xi and Meng Mingshi in the Spring and Autumn Period, or when powerful officials were in power in the dynasty."

Li Xuan has always considered this political issue.

It sounds inspiring that the father is a prime minister and the son is a general, but it is a taboo for those in power, especially for Li Longji.

He was a ruthless man who killed his three sons in one day.

He was wary of his own sons, let alone distant relatives like them with whom he had little blood ties.

"If my father were not a powerful official, would a saint be like Duke Mu of Qin?" Even though there was no one else around, Li Shizhi still spoke in a low voice.

"will not!"

Li Xuan said bluntly.

The son commands an army of 100,000 elite soldiers, while his father is a powerful prime minister.

The more I think about this kind of thing, the more outrageous it seems.

Even if Li Shimin encountered this situation, he had to hold a sword when he slept.

"During the Former Han Dynasty, Huo Guang once rode in the same carriage with Emperor Xuan. Emperor Xuan was very afraid and felt like a thorn in his back. Later, General Zhang Anshi rode with him, and Emperor Xuan felt relaxed. Therefore, after the Huo family was destroyed, people in the court and the public said that the disaster of the Huo family had already sprouted when Huo Guang rode with Emperor Xuan."

"During the Spring and Autumn Period, the disunity of the Zhao family in Jin State led to the Xiagong Incident; the three Xi shared life and death together, but also fell apart. Why is this? A tall tree attracts the wind, and a family that is too prominent will always be unable to escape the fate of being exterminated."

"If Qilang is promoted to general one day, the disaster for our family will also begin..."

Li Shizhi gave a long speech, telling Li Xuan about the crisis of their family.

The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it.

Everyone in the court, whether civil or military, could see that Li Longji was extremely fond of Li Shizhi and Li Xuan, father and son.

Not to mention Li Linfu, other ministers would also be jealous when they saw this.

"Father's words are thought-provoking. I admire them."

Li Xuan felt that Li Shizhi had become a different person, with a clearer vision.

He knew best what kind of person Li Longji was.

This is a person who becomes more suspicious as he gets older.

A little bit of groundless rumors will gradually be magnified in Li Longji's heart, and when Li Longji can't sleep all night, they, father and son, will die without a burial place.

Unless you find ways to become like An Lushan.

Historically, Li Longji suspected that Wang Zhongsi was in collusion with Li Heng, and that Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming were in collusion with Li Heng, so they all died a bad end.

"Qilang, when you become a general, your father will beg to resign from the position of prime minister and enjoy his retirement in an idle position." Li Shizhi suddenly said to Li Xuan.

He had a premonition that within one or two years, his beloved son would be qualified to be promoted to Jiedushi.

Because Li Longji often compared his beloved son to Huo Qubing in front of him during this period.

At the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, he also said: If I can achieve the same fame as Huo Qubing, be the same age as Huo Qubing, and obtain the same status, what's wrong with that?
"Father, you are in your prime and full of energy. He Jian is over 80 years old, Pei Xianxian is nearly 80, and they are all serving the court. Even that old villain Li Linfu is 60 years old, and you are only..."

Li Xuan suddenly felt a pang of sadness in his heart and his words choked.

How could there be a prime minister who would voluntarily request retirement at the age of fifty?

"As the sage said, at fifty one knows the will of heaven. Your father started his career with the prestige left by your grandfather, and successively served as a local official in various places. When he was the governor of Henan, he built three major dams, Shangyang, Jicui, and Yuebei, and controlled the flooding, for which he was engraved on a stone to commemorate his achievements. Then he led thousands of troops in the frontier and fought against foreign tribes. After returning to Chang'an, he served as the Minister of Punishments and then became a prime minister. You are already very noble! I will not regret not becoming the chief prime minister, because I know that my talents are not enough to rule the world."

"If it weren't for Qilang, my father would have been ruined by the Huashan Gold Mine incident. If no one had reminded me, I wouldn't have known about the crisis of my family."

Li Shizhi explained to Li Xuan that what he had just said was not his own conclusion, but was told to him by someone else.

"Which of my father's assistants can be prepared for danger in times of peace?" Li Xuan was surprised that Li Shizhi had such an aide.

"He is not my staff member, but a young Taoist priest who travels between Songshan, Huashan and Zhongnanshan. When he came to Zhongnanshan this time, I invited him to the Prime Minister's residence, and he told me these words."

Li Shizhi told Li Xuan.

"What's his name?"

Li Xuan thought about the famous Taoist priests in the Tang Dynasty, but he couldn't remember who it was at the moment, because there were too many famous Taoist priests in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

"His name is Li Mi, and he is a child prodigy who has been tested by saints. When Zhang Situ was alive, he called him 'little friend' and treated him as an equal."

Li Shizhi replied to Li Xuan.

Zhang Situ is Zhang Jiuling, the famous prime minister of the Kaiyuan period.

"Father, this is a great talent! Why don't you keep him as a servant?"

Li Mi was the most famous prime minister and strategist after the heyday of the Tang Dynasty.

A capable person who can switch between a god and a prime minister at any time.

"My father promised to recommend him as the Left Picker, but he refused to accept. All he had in mind was the art of immortality, and power was like a floating cloud."

Li Shizhi sighed.

"pity!"

It is not the time for Li Mi to come out of seclusion now. Before the age of thirty, Li Mi was preparing to become a god.

Only when they find it difficult to be a god will they come down to the mortal world.

"If my father loses his position because of the general..."

"Qi Lang, don't say any more. At a time like this, it's a pleasure to have your children at your side!"

Before Li Xuan could finish his words, he was interrupted by Li Shizhi.

His seventh son aspires to be the leader.

If he could see that scene before he grew old, he would surely die with a smile on his face.

"Father!"

Li Xuan stood up, walked to Li Shizhi, knelt on his knees, and fell into Li Shizhi's arms.

Tears flowed silently.

He felt that his responsibility was even greater. He must strive to become a general and then establish a higher prestige.

Truly rule the world!

Li Shizhi stroked Li Xuan's hair. The father and son were silent, but their words were worth more than a thousand words.

There is warmth in the cold night.

Watch the candle burn out to ashes, listen to the sound of the night watch.

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(End of this chapter)