"Master is here, come in." The old servant responded calmly, and gave way to one side of his body.

He did not open the door completely, and was not guarding for anything. Wang Yan's knocking method has already shown that he was the person Li Xiang had instructed. He was just used to it and did not do extra things.

He has been following Li Linfu for fifty years. In the previous thirty years, there were too many facts that had to be done every day. He was exhausted just by finishing those things. How could he have the energy to do anything else? Over time, he developed this habit.

At first, he didn't understand why the master had to care about so many "nostalgic business". Later, things gradually became less and he still didn't understand.

It was not until seventeen years ago that Li Linfu became the right prime minister who was less than one person and more than ten thousand. He gradually understood the reason why the master cared about the "nothing business" for those thirty years.

From the day Li Linfu became the right prime minister, all things in the court, and even the whispers of concubines in the palace. As long as there is any connection with Li Linfu, people related to the "noss" he is in charge of will be told to him. In the past seventeen years, almost nothing related to him can escape his control.

Entering the yard through the crack in the door, Wang Yan nodded to the old servant, and then ran to the study room with the lights on.

When he arrived at the door of the study, he knocked on the door gently: "Li Xiang, the villain Wang Yan has something to report."

"Come in." The old voice sounded from the door, accompanied by a few heart-wrenching coughs.

Wang Yan pushed the door open and then closed the door with his backhand.

The red-burned pallet was placed in the center, making the whole room warm as spring. However, the old man sitting at the desk had wrapped his whole body in fox fur, but he still kept coughing.

The old man's face was covered with wrinkles, his face was as pale as snow, and he looked terminally ill.

This powerful Duke of Jin, the Minister of State of Jin, Zuo Pushe, and Kaifuyi and Sansi, was just a powerless old man in front of Shi Guang.

"Li Xiang, how could you be so haggard?" Looking at Li Linfu in front of him, Wang Yan's face showed a look of tears.

Li Linfu reluctantly stopped coughing, waved his hand and said, "Don't care, it's just that he's old, sit down." When Wang Yan sat down on the chair in front of him, he asked with concern: "How about a child? Are you still able to live your life recently?"

"Thank you, Li, for your concern, everything is fine. It's just that the baby is stupid and poorly reading is a bit of a headache." Wang Yan said with a smile, "Li Xiang, if the villain comes, you have something to report, so let the villain talk about it first."

"Okay." Li Linfu nodded, "This person is just talking nonsense when he is old, so you can tell me."

"Yes." Wang Yan responded, and told Li Linfu and Pan the whole story that Aning asked him to help, and then said, "I know that Li Xiang, you are going to attend this winter hunt, so I thought that this news might be of some use to you."

Li Linfu thought silently for a moment, and said with relief: "Child, they promised you a fifth-rank captain, you are willing to send me a message. It's really rare."

But this sentence came to Wang Yan's ears and turned into a question of his loyalty. So he hurriedly stood up and said, "Li Xiang, if it weren't for your kindness and later care, the villain would have starved to death on the streets long ago. How could it be today? No matter how good others are to me, they cannot compare with you!"

Seeing his anxious look, Li Linfu couldn't help laughing, but he started to cough as soon as he smiled. After coughing for a long time, Li Linfu took a breath and waved his hand with a smile: "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, I'm not suspicious of you, I just feel a little emotional. Time flies so fast. You were a runny boy at the time, but it's been more than twenty years since then?"

"Yes." Wang Yan nodded, as if he was quite touched.

"What are you going to do about this?" Li Linfu asked about the serious matter.

"It depends entirely on Li Xiang's instructions."

"Help them." Li Linfu said calmly, "The woman you met should be Princess Ningguo, the daughter of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. That man... Forget it, you don't need to know who he is. In short, they are not the ones who have broken bridges across the river. If you help them, you should be able to sit firmly in the position of the fifth-rank captain."

"Yes." Wang Yan's face showed joy from the bottom of his heart, and he was obviously very satisfied with Li Linfu's decision.

"If you have the chance after this matter, please have more contact with the princess." Li Linfu looked at Wang Yan with concern, "She may not be strong, but she is a kind backer and will not abandon anyone at will."

"Li Xiang, what do you mean? Do you think the villain is not effective enough?" Wang Yan's face showed an anxious look again.

"No, no, no," Li Linfu sighed, "I'm about to die! While I'm sober now, it's better to help you find a way out."

"What are you saying?" Wang Yan's eyes were red, "You are just a cold person who occasionally feels the wind and cold, and will recover soon!"

Li Linfu smiled bitterly and said, "Child, don't say beautiful words to coax me. I know my own body. OK, it's too late today. Come home and spend time with your beautiful wife and young children. If you have any questions, talk to Lao Zhang at the door. "

"Okay, that villain has said goodbye." Wang Yan bowed and said, "Take care, old man, and I will come to see you when the winter hunting is over."

"Well, let's have a good chat with me then." Li Linfu said with a smile.

"Sure." Wang Yan nodded heavily, turned around and left with tears in his eyes.

Watching him walk out of the door, Li Linfu slowly withdrew his gaze. Then he trembledly picked up the texy pear soup in front of him and took a sip.

Recently, his condition has become increasingly serious and it is difficult to swallow food. Even these liquid foods have been eaten for a few bites.

Forced himself to drink half a bowl of snow pear soup, Li Linfu leaned on the back of the bench, closed his eyes and planned to take a nap. Because the person he was going to meet in a while was extraordinary, he didn't want to miss every word from the other party.

After about a quarter of an hour, there was another knock on the door outside the door. The voice of the servant Lao Zhang immediately rang out: "Master, Lord Yang is here."

Li Linfu opened his eyes with a "oh" sound, picked up the towel beside him, wiped his face, and corrected his sitting position. Then he slowly said, "Please come in."

"Yes." Lao Zhang responded and retreated.

Soon, a loud footsteps stopped at the door from far to near. The sound of a full air sounded, as if the door panel was trembling slightly: "Li Xiang, the lower official Yang Guozhong asked for a meeting!"

He always called himself a low-ranking official, but his tone was not at all respectful. His full voice seemed to be provoking Li Linfu, who was in a state of turmoil.

"Mr. Yang is the uncle of the current dynasty, so why did you say that you are a minister? Please come in." Li Linfu responded calmly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the door was pushed open. The middle-aged man with a red face rushed into the door with wind and snow. He swung and closed the door, took big steps to Li Linfu, and sat down with a big golden sword.

A biting chill spread out from Yang Guozhong, causing Li Linfu to cough violently.

"Oh, I'm really sorry. The official should have roasted it in the brazier and then came over." Li Linfu pretended to be concerned, "I didn't expect that Li Xiang's illness has reached this point. You have to take care of yourself."

Li Linfu waved his hand, suppressed his cough, and said sarcastically: "Yes, I am really sick now and my mind is confused. I remember that Lord Yang was originally named Yang Zhao, and when did he lose the name given by his parents?"

Two years ago, someone dug out a stone slab with a prophecy inscribed. The word "golden sword" in the prophecy matches Yang Zhao's character "Zhao". Since ancient times, many prophecies have been related to the change of dynasties. Although no one used this to falsely accuse him, in order to show his loyalty, Yang Zhao still asked the emperor to change his name for himself, which led to the name "Yang Guozhong".

Li Linfu said this to mock him for not taking filial piety for fame and fortune. But Yang Guozhong not only had no guilt, but instead sat upright and said righteously: "This is not what Li Xiang is. The name of the Xiaguan was given by His Majesty's imperial edict in October of the ninth year of Tianbao. Even if the name was given by his parents, the "Zheng Tiandi, the monarch" was ranked first among the "Qian". How dare Guozhong refuse to follow His Majesty's imperial edict? Having said that, if it weren't for Li Xiang's old age, the Xiaguan would have suspected that you were intending to neglect Your Majesty."

"What a clever look." Li Linfu smiled indifferently and asked, "I'm going to Jiannan after this winter hunting ends?"

"Aren't this all thanks to you?" Yang Guozhong sneered, "I really don't know which sentence you are true and which sentence you are false. Nanzhao Kou Bian is just a small disease of scabies. Is it necessary to let me go? Didn't you expel me from the court, and what?"

Li Linfu shook his head and looked at him with an ignorant child: "When Wang Hui died, I said that the prime minister after me can only be you, and I will never go against the trend. The reason why I tried my best to let Your Majesty send you to Jiannan is to allow you to successfully gain all the power of the prime minister in the future."

"Oh?" Yang Guozhong was a little confused, "please make it clear."

Li Linfu smiled slightly: "I guess you have heard it too. Your Majesty often says to his close servants, "I'm worried about the discord between you and me." But do you think Your Majesty is really worried?"

"What does Li Xiang mean?" Yang Guozhong's eyes widened.

"I mean, Your Majesty will be wary of us in the end." Li Linfu's eyes became deeper. "We fight each other and divide the power in the court into two. Each power of His Majesty can deal with it, so he will not worry. On the contrary, if we really work together, he will be worried. Because in that case, Your Majesty will be in danger of being undermined again."

"I understand!" Yang Guozhong suddenly realized, "That is why Li Xiang deliberately acted in a irreconcilable attitude with me, so that Your Majesty would be relieved of us." After saying that, he couldn't help but sigh: "Li Xiang's wisdom is as good as the Yangtze River. Compared to you, I am still far from you!"

"It's nothing, it's just that I've always been careful." Li Linfu said with a smile.

"But it's still worrying to leave the court for a while." Yang Guozhong frowned and looked worried.

"Don't worry, I'll be back soon. If you walk slowly, you might be able to wait halfway for the imperial edict to call you back to Beijing." As he said that, Li Linfu sighed softly.

"Li Xiang said..." Yang Guozhong guessed something, but out of respect for the old man, he was unwilling to say it out loud.

Li Linfu didn't care at all, and he smiled relievedly: "Yes, I shouldn't be able to survive this year."

A gust of cold wind blew in through the crack of the door, causing the candle to sway. The candle under the fire was only a short inch left, and it was about to burn.

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!