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Volume 1: Who Rides the Star to Break through the Void Chapter 362: You must let go when you reach the end

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    Time flies by like lightning.  Li Tengkong knelt down in front of the bed and looked at Li Linfu on the bed with hazy eyes.  Li Linfu¡¯s current situation not only shows that he is old, but also clearly in his twilight years.  Even though the maid kept wiping him, there was still saliva left at the corners of his mouth.  But his eyes were still clear, but he couldn't control his body and kept shaking.  "Kong Niang good girl I can't help you." In the sixth year of Tianbao, Li Linfu fell out of anger once, and his relationship with Ye Chang almost broke down that time. Later, he relied on Li Tengkong to get married.  , and then made up for it to a certain extent.  Even so, Weng and his son-in-law seemed to be inseparable. Li Linfu was both using and guarding against this son-in-law.  In the eighth year of Tianbao, Ye Chang conquered Nanzhao and won a great victory. He killed the prisoners without any calculation. However, because he was good at killing the surrendered Ge Luofeng, the merits and demerits were offset. In addition to a newly established Yunnan Protectorate, he only received additional honors and martial arts.  Casual officials were promoted to generals but did not obtain actual posts.  Later, taking advantage of an opportunity when Li Linfu was ill, Li Longji transferred Yang Zhao back to Chang'an on the pretext of recommending Ye Chang for meritorious service, and when Li Linfu reacted, it was done.  However, in order to appease Li Linfu and Ye Chang, Li Longji also gave Ye Chang benefits. Ye Chang was promoted to General Yunhui, Doctor Yinqing Guanglu, Shanghujun, and Founding Uncle because of his proposal of "Kaizhong Method" and his previous military achievements.  At the same time, Xu Yin was given a son, and Li Tengkong was given a guard of honor as the princess. In addition, Ye Chang's deceased father and ancestors were also given official posts.  Ye Chang's rank was promoted to the rank of General Zuo Wuwei Yuan, and the censor Zhongcheng. His subordinate officials were Zhi Yunnan Economic Envoy, Jiannan Dao Jiedu Deputy Ambassador Zhi Jiedu Shi, Shu County Chief Shi, and Lingnan Five Prefectures Manager.  As a temporary envoy, the rest of the official positions remain the same.  Yang Zhao naturally left Cui Yuan as the Sima of Shu County.  Due to insufficient population and economy, Ye Chang's plan to merge Annan and Yunnan and upgrade it to Yunnan Road was not implemented immediately, and Yunnan Jiedushi was not established. Instead, Yunnan County was divided into Yunnan Dudufu, Dali Dudufu,  Jianchuan Governor's Mansion, the three mansions combined into the Yunnan Economic Strategy Mansion.  But Ye Chang doesn't want this false reputation, he wants benefits.  But these rewards were just words but not real. This was Ye Chang's evaluation of these, and from these things, Ye Chang judged that Li Longji was already suspicious of him.  To this end, Ye Chang carried out a large-scale construction project in Chang'an City, bought all the surrounding areas of his original residence, and built a mansion, receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees.  Perhaps after hearing the news, Li Longji was very happy. He even gave some palace furnishings and specially summoned Jing Zhaoyin to cooperate with the Ye family's construction.  Li Longji¡¯s words at that time were later spread to Ye Chang¡¯s ears.  "Ye Shiyi is well-informed and has a high-minded vision. Don't make him laugh at me for being stingy." But this is the only benefit to Ye Chang. At the same time, Li Longji continued to send people to Liaodong, and when Ye Chang was away,  During this period of time, the situation in Liaodong has undergone subtle changes.  Nan Jiyun's promotion rate was not as fast as Luo Jiuhe's. On the surface, it was to reward Luo Jiuhe for his achievements in the past few years, such as expanding the territory controlled by the Liaodong Marching Commander's Office to the Yalu River.  The actual intention was to control the military power in Liaodong and weaken Ye Chang's influence in Liaodong's military affairs.  In Li Longji's view, Nan Jiyun is Ye Chang's confidant, while Luo Jiuhe is a latecomer and can be promoted appropriately to contain Ye Chang.  However, Li Longji was not too involved in government affairs. He probably also wanted to know whether Ye Chang's theory of managing the frontier could be realized.  Therefore, this has not yet touched Ye Chang's bottom line.  "There's no need to say more, I want to rest and recuperate, take good care of my body, and everything will be fine," Li Tengkong said with some sadness.  "I" Li Linfu was about to continue, when there was a commotion outside for a while, and then someone said: "Shilang Yang is here to visit." Shilang Yang, of course, is Yang Zhao. Although he has returned to Beijing, he has not been promoted, so he can be regarded as Li Longji.  With a little balance, Li Linfu, who was originally on the verge of death, suddenly became energetic, and his whole body became full of majesty.  The powerful traitor Li Linfu who made countless courtiers frightened has returned to him.  "Invite him in." Li Linfu said slowly.  The maid next to him wiped the saliva from his face and helped him up.  The female relatives all hid in the harem, and after a while, Yang Zhao walked in with a smile on his face.  But as soon as he saw Li Linfu sitting upright, the smile on Yang Zhao's face froze. He stopped and turned around to look back.  Originally thought that Li Linfu was a dead tiger, he came to see the excitement and vent his dissatisfaction at the same time, but he never thought that the Li Linfu he saw was no different from usual.  It was the late spring of Tianbao's Tenth Anniversary, Li Longji had reached the twilight years of his life, and nearly two years had passed since Ye Chang put down the Nanzhao Rebellion.  Perhaps because of Ye Chang's presence, although Yang Zhao had the support of Li Longji, Yang Zhao still had no advantage when facing Li Linfu. Often, every step of his calculations was easily cracked by Li Linfu, and then he counterattacked.    Therefore, facing Li Linfu, he already had an indescribable awe in his heart.  He originally came to see a dead dog, but found that the dead dog had turned into a sick tiger. Naturally, his first thought was to run away.  Li Linfu said slowly: "Why does Yang Shilang come and go?" Yang Zhao then stopped, his face turned pale, and he looked at Li Linfu: "I heard that Li Xiang was ill, so I came to visit him, but he  I forgot to bring the gift, so I wanted to go back and get it" "Is that true?" "That's true." Li Linfu looked at his pale face and sighed softly. If he was still healthy, he would never let this junior become rampant.  But now After fainting four years ago, he has been in poor health. Not long ago, he suffered a stroke and collapsed.  Although he was still greedy for power, he also knew that it was impossible for him to continue to hold power with his current body that had difficulty even sitting upright.  His only regret is that he did not make every effort to transfer Ye Chang back to the capital in the past few years. If Ye Chang returns to the capital, he can take over his power. Even if he cannot compete with Yang Zhao, at least he can protect himself.  Now I have some scruples.  "It has been fifty years since I became an official" Li Linfu still said slowly: "Now that I am old and sick, it is time to retire and become an official." Yang Zhao's heart moved, but he said: "Why did Mr. Li come out?  "My husband is just feeling unwell for a while. Now that the emperor and the imperial court rely on him as a pillar, if my husband retires and becomes an official, who can take a big position in the world?" "Someone can do it." Li Linfu motioned to the maid beside him, and the maid took out a letter.  , Li Linfu said: "I'm here with the memorial of my begging for the bones. I have recommended the successor to the saint." Yang Zhao stared at the letter and almost reached out to snatch it away. "In these years, everyone has  They knew that Li Linfu was old, but as long as Li Linfu did not retreat, no one dared to challenge him.  There are countless officials serving as party members internally, and famous generals like Ye Chang as minions outside. Li Linfu has been majestic in the past two years, and Yang Zhao can only parry but not fight back.  Now that this big mountain is hanging over the heads of all the courtiers, he has to resign himself. Li Longji can't do anything about him. He once complained to Yang Zhao in private, saying that if Ye Chang hadn't been there, Li Linfu would have been ordered to retire and become an official.  Now that he is resigning on his own, it is like a big stone blocking Yang Zhao's path. He can't move it away even if he tries hard, but one day the stone will roll away on its own.  However, Yang Zhao still suppressed his heart and swallowed: "My husband is joking, I don't believe anyone can replace your husband" "I am telling the truth, I am old, and now I am sick Today  There is no tomorrow, and I might die one day." At this point, Li Linfu suddenly leaned forward and stared at Yang Zhao closely: "I, my sons and sons-in-law, will rely on Yang Gong to take care of me from now on."  He suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. How dare he agree to this? He forced a smile and said: "With Ye Shiyilang here, why do you need me" "Mr. Yang, just say one thing, I, you, all your sons-in-law,  , you take care of it or not," Li Linfu said.  "Well, Mr. Yang is a low-ranking official and has" "In this resignation memorial, the person recommended to take over my job is Chen Xilie." Li Linfu interrupted him: "But Chen Xilie has never dealt with government affairs. He only knows how to deal with government affairs."  It¡¯s empty talk about Mr. Huang, so I recommend you, Mr. Yang, to replace Chen Xilie. Although I feel wronged that you are under Chen Xilie for the time being, due to Mr. Yang¡¯s talent, the government affairs of the court should be decided by Mr. Yang, but Chen Xilie is overjoyed.  , and then froze.  If Li Linfu recommends him, his position as the second prime minister will be secure.  As Li Linfu said, Chen Xilie is not his opponent at all. The power can only be in his hands. After a year or two, if he finds an excuse to remove Chen Xilie from the prime minister, he will naturally be able to ascend to the position where one person is inferior to ten thousand people.  .  But at the same time, Yang Zhao couldn't help but feel suspicious. Would Li Linfu really do this?  Thinking of Li Linfu's reputation as a sweet talker, Yang Zhao broke into a cold sweat again, and could only say: "I am nothing but a vulgar person, and I will live up to Prime Minister Li's kindness." Li Linfu didn't say anything else, and Yang Zhao said goodbye knowingly, waiting for him to leave.  Finally, Li Linfu let out a long sigh. "If it weren't for Ye Chang, I'm afraid that it wouldn't be long before he retreated and there would be no way to survive."  I did a lot of proud things in my later years, but the most satisfying thing was probably finding such a son-in-law.  "I just regret that this son-in-law and I are not completely of the same mind. Otherwise, I can be more calm no matter whether I advance or retreat."  After cheering up, Li Linfu said to his eldest son Li Xiu: "You can send this memorial to Xingqing Palace for me." Li Xiu responded and took the memorial with trembling hands.  Not long after, the memorial was presented to Li Longji, and Yang Zhao was also here.  "Li Qing is really not in good health?"After reading the memorial, Li Longji asked in surprise: "I came to see me a few days ago and everything was fine." "The imperial doctor said it was wind disease and there were blood clots in the brain. The only way to deal with the disease is to treat it slowly."  Under Ye Chang's advocacy, Datang's medical skills developed rapidly. There were semi-official medical schools in Lushun, Chang'an and Luoyang. The enemy troops on the battlefield provided many specimens and test subjects for these medical schools.  Like wind disease, it is now known that it is caused by the rupture of blood vessels in the brain and the compression of blood clots.  Li Longji himself had some knowledge of medical skills. He nodded and let out a long sigh.  Yang Zhao felt that there was a bit of relief in this sigh.  "Li Qing said he wanted to go to Lushun to retire Why would he go to that place? It's a cold and desolate place in Liaodong. If I really let him go there, it would definitely not be a way to treat a minister favorably. Besides, even if Li Qing becomes an official, there will be no one in the court.  For important matters, you must consult him," Li Longji said again.  "I also persuaded you like this, but my father said In these years, Ye Chang still stepped up to send ships to sea. Maybe at some time, he found the Penglai Immortal Mountain and asked for the elixir. He was in Lushun, and the elixir arrived, and maybe he could get the elixir.  It can save my father's life and extend his life for a few years" At this point, Li Xiu sobbed sadly, but his true feelings were revealed.  Li Longji's heart moved slightly, it was Yang Zhao, who couldn't help but touch his forehead at this time.  They had forgotten about this matter. Over the years, Ye Chang has never given up his efforts to find Penglai and other overseas fairy mountains. His fleet has successfully arrived in Japan several times, and also helped Japan discover Iwami Silver Mountain, so that Japan has  Enough silver to buy the Buddha statues, Buddhist scriptures, ironware, glass, silk and other items he sold.  There are rumors that both the Silver Mountain in Japan and the Jinshan Mountain discovered in Liuqiu two years ago were found under Ye Chang's guidance, so Ye Chang's name as the God of Wealth is even more resounding.  "That's the case" When Li Longji heard this reason, he couldn't help but feel excited. Li Linfu was afraid of old age and death. He was not much younger than Li Linfu. How could he not be afraid of old age and death? Hearing that Li Longji was about to relent, Yang Zhao became a little anxious. If Li Linfu  If he really arrived in Lushun, Liaodong, it would be impossible for him to take revenge on Li Linfu.  Could it be that someone was sent to Lushun to ask Ye Chang about his father-in-law¡¯s crime?  However, thinking of the aura of the old traitor he had just seen in Li Linfu's house, Yang Zhao swallowed his saliva and finally decided not to say anything.  "It would be even more troublesome if this old traitor was forced to return to the court. Anyway, drive him to Liaodong and deal with Ye Chang slowly.  After Ye Chang was dealt with, even if the old traitor didn't die, there was nothing he could do.  Thinking of this, he had a smile on his face, as if he didn't care about it at all.  He did not object. Li Longji thought for a while and nodded: "In that case, when will Li Qing leave, I will order all the officials to see you off, and I will also go to the tower in person to see you off I will also allow your brother to leave.  "Send Li Qing to Lushun first, and then return to Chang'an after settling down." Since Li Linfu had to be spared his life, Li Longji's courage showed. He spared Li Qing thoroughly, not only Li Linfu himself, but also his sons.  To Lushun - in name it was to fulfill their filial piety, but in fact it was to remove Li Linfu's nephew from the court.  Yang Zhao suddenly felt happy. When the news spread, he would not need to trouble Li Linfu. Some people in the court would understand that Li Linfu was completely finished. They would pounce on Li Linfu like a mad dog, hoping to bite Li Linfu twice.  A piece of meat But with Ye Chang around, these people would still be a little wary.  After much deliberation, Yang Zhao knew very well that Li Linfu's biggest reliance on his ability to escape unscathed was probably his son-in-law.  What are the people who let them stay in Chang'an, what are you doing now?
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