Taikang Tianzi's body has deteriorated to this point, although Li Xin doesn't understand what is wrong, but he also doesn't quite believe that it really is destiny.

If you maliciously speculate, the Zhang family of Longhu Mountain may have made up such a reason casually, the emperor's profession is not very easy to do, and the Son of Heaven does not like to ride and shoot like the first emperor, so it is inevitable that he will get sick.

In other words, the illness of the Son of Heaven in the fifth year of Taikang is likely to be just a minor illness, and after taking the medicinal stone, it was maliciously poisoned by the lying Heavenly Master family to confirm the prophecy of the year.

But after thinking about it, this is a big crime of the Nine Clans, there is no need for the Zhang family of Longhu Mountain to do this, after all, how to explain such a thing as the Mandate of Heaven is just something they say casually, even if the Son of Heaven lives a hundred years old, they can take care of everything, saying that this is the result of their "renewal" of the Son of Heaven, and there is no need to take risks to murder the Son of Heaven.

There must be something hidden behind this matter, but now Li Xin can't be allowed to think about it.

He sat on the chair, and after a moment of silence, he spoke: "The minister and Your Majesty have known each other for ten years, Your Majesty should know me a little bit, if I really have any ambition to be the emperor, I can bow my head and go to Li Xin as a son, after Li Chun's death, I can most likely take over the Pingnan Army, there is no need to make such a big detour, and then engage in any conspiracy." ”

The Son of Heaven turned pale.

"What is the Hanzhou Army?"

Li Xin bowed his head and said: "Mu Ying of the Hanzhou Army is a friend of the minister, he helped the minister to build Jincheng, and the minister also wanted to give their people a foothold, so he handed over Hanzhou City to the Mu family to manage, and His Majesty also knew about this at the beginning, and nodded and agreed." ”

"The imperial court conquered Hanzhou for no reason, whether it was public or private, it is impossible for me to turn a blind eye."

Speaking of this, Li Xin raised his head and looked at the Son of Heaven.

"Your Majesty said that Hanzhou is my private soldier, which is completely unreasonable, I have been in the capital for so many years, how can I remotely control the southwest? The minister may be able to influence the Hanzhou army, but at most it is just an influence. ”

"There is no affection, it is comparable to the word profit."

The Son of Heaven's voice was hoarse.

"Where's the thunder that day?"

He hadn't been able to sleep for several days, and at this time both eyes were bloodshot, and he tried to keep his eyes open and look at Li Xin.

"What is your intention in keeping this thing private?"

In the end, I still can't get around it.

Li Xin took a deep breath and his face was calm: "Your Majesty also knows that this thing has been available in the third year of Taikang, but until last year, the minister not only did not hand it over to the imperial court, but also did not hand it over to the southwest. ”

"If it weren't for General Pei's expedition to the west, this thing might have been buried in the grave with the minister."

The Son of Heaven sneered.

"Then you gave this thing to the southwest now, and you should also give me a copy?"

Li Xin lowered his head and was silent.

The Son of Heaven looked at Li Xin directly and did not speak for a long time.

His physical condition at this time was extremely bad, and in the past month or two, all the political affairs of the DPRK and China have been entrusted to Shang Shutai, and the Son of Heaven has no energy to deal with government affairs anymore.

"Chang'an."

Li Xin bowed his head slightly: "The minister is here." ”

"You give me a copy of this."

The Son of Heaven's voice was hoarse and a little low, if it weren't for the fact that there were only two of them left in this hall, to the point where a needle could be heard, Li Xin really wouldn't be able to hear what he was saying clearly.

"I don't need to."

The Son of Heaven was a little uneasy to speak, he gritted his teeth and said, "I ...... will be locked up and handed over to the prince, this kind of thing, Dajin can not use it, but it can't be without. ”

He said intermittently, "You take this thing...... Leave it to me, the crown prince ascends the throne, and you are ...... Emperor, Auxiliary! The Li family can ...... Princes of Bandai! ”

Li Xin still lowered his head and did not speak.

This kind of thing cannot be believed, even when the Son of Heaven is about to die.

"Your Majesty, Southwest...... I didn't get the recipe of the heavenly thunder, and the minister and His Majesty promised that they would never take the initiative to use this thing, and as soon as the southwest was peaceful, this thing would be hidden for a day. ”

Speaking of this, Li Xin paused.

"And Your Majesty should know a little bit, this heavenly thunder...... It is basically impossible to use it to attack cities and plunder land, and there is no threat to the Great Jin Dynasty......"

The Son of Heaven looked at Li Xin deadly.

Then he coughed violently, and the cough was heartbreaking, as if he wanted to cough up all the internal organs.

Xiao Zheng, who was waiting outside the hall, immediately rushed in and asked his subordinates to bring a bowl of decoction that had already been boiled and fed it to the Son of Heaven.

After drinking the decoction, the Son of Heaven's cough stopped a little, he waved his hand, asking Xiao Zheng and the others to take a few steps back, and then he glanced at Li Xin with an ugly face.

"Are you stubborn and unwilling to give it to me?"

Li Xin bowed his head deeply.

"Your Majesty, this thing is the lifeblood of the southwest, and it is also the lifeblood of my Li family, although the minister has been forced to be helpless in recent years, but he has indeed done a few things against the imperial court, if there is no self-protection in his hands, I am afraid that the family will be guillotined."

The Son of Heaven was expressionless.

"You can't believe me."

Li Xin looked directly at the Son of Heaven.

"Your Majesty can't trust your ministers?"

"I can trust you and know that you have no ambitions."

The Son of Heaven was silent for a while, and then spoke: "But I can't trust others, I can't trust Mu Ying, I can't trust the Hanzhou Army, you Li Changan has no ambitions, they will." ”

"Besides, you have a son."

The Son of Heaven coughed again.

"With a sharp weapon in my mind, I started with a murderous intent, this sentence was taught to me by you in Chang'an back then."

"Your son will inherit your family business in the future, you will not rebel, he may not necessarily, he will not rebel, and no one knows what your grandson will be."

The Son of Heaven said silently: "Therefore, I never care whether others will rebel or not, only whether others have the ability to rebel. ”

"You Li Xin has it."

The Son of Heaven closed his eyes.

"And this ability may be passed down from generation to generation."

Li Xin shook his head.

"Your Majesty knows me, I am a cautious person, no matter what I do, I will always think about self-preservation first."

"I can't take my family and become fish on the chopping board."

Li Xin's face was serious.

"I've got to have the ability to flutter a few times."

The Son of Heaven finally couldn't help it.

He almost gritted his teeth and roared under his breath.

"Great Reversal...... Nope! ”

In this era when loyalty to the monarch is a virtue, the monarch wants his ministers to die, and the ministers can't do it if they don't want to die, Li Xin's idea is indeed a big rebellion.

But in Li Xin's opinion, this is a normal thing.

He bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to give up all official positions and positions in the court, and only be a rich idler in the capital." ”

The Son of Heaven was extremely weak at this time, and after talking to Li Xin for a long time, even his consciousness began to be a little blurry, but after listening to Li Xin's words, he still shook his head decisively.

"You...... Go back, and I'll look for you again......"

The Son of Heaven shook his head slightly, sobering himself up a little.

Li Xin sighed, got up from his chair, and prepared to get up to say goodbye.

As soon as he stood up, the Son of Heaven, who had been lying down, spoke again.

"If it's possible, let Xiao Jiu go back to Beijing."

The Son of Heaven seemed to be muttering to himself.

"I ...... I'm afraid it won't last long......"

"I ...... I want to meet Xiao Jiu. ”