Xie Xiang

When Xie Yi left the palace, Liu Zao had already summoned all the officials in the announcement room.

A total of 13 soldiers, led by Xie Wen, came to have an audience.Liu Zao also worked hard, so he knew that among the 13 people, five were under Xie Wen's command, six had their own camps, and the remaining two were independent from each other.

She was talking with them, feeling their details, and thinking about where to use them, when Hu Ao came.

He stepped forward tremblingly, looking like he was flabbergasted, as if he did not want to come, but he had to.When Liu Zao saw him like this, he knew what was going on.The expression that had been smiling just now had completely sunk.

Hu Ao wiped his sweat secretly, bit the bullet, whispered to the emperor's ear, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, the prime minister has left the palace."

Liu Zao lowered his eyes to listen, and waved his hands, Hu Ao hurriedly stepped aside as if he had escaped from the sky.

For some reason, last night was fine, but this morning, His Majesty seemed to be overwhelmed with gloom, and his whole body exuded a forbearable irritability, as if there was a stuffy breath in his chest, and he couldn't vent it no matter what.

Hu Ao guessed that maybe he had another dispute with the prime minister, and he was at a disadvantage.You can see the prime minister, but he doesn't look like him.When Xie Xiang left, his expression was as usual, and he was not at all unhappy.

Hu Ao guessed again that His Majesty should be acting alone, and he didn't know what he was fussing about, but the prime minister still didn't know.That would be troublesome, if the Prime Minister knew, he could still coax her well, but the Prime Minister didn't know that His Majesty's irritability could only grow freely and no one could extinguish it.

Sure enough, Hu Ao saw with his own eyes that His Majesty couldn't even handle the calmness on his face, and his tone faded.Fortunately, she still held back her impatience and said everything she needed to say. When she met the Marquis of Fenyin, she was extra kind and asked him a few questions about the situation at the border.

Therefore, even though the soldiers were apprehensive and felt that His Majesty was not easy to serve, they also understood His Majesty's intention of soliciting. When they retired, except for the five who were already under Xie Wen's command, four of the 13 were very moved.

Liu Zao stopped at the point, finished speaking, and said to everyone, "Your lords returned to Beijing yesterday, and they went to the court to see you. There was a banquet at night, and they came to the palace again early this morning. I think they have not yet reunited with their families. Today will be earlier." Go home and enjoy the reunion."

This is a heartfelt word, and the soldiers knelt down and promised to bid farewell to the king.

The foreign minister stepped back.Liu Zao couldn't hide her anxiety any longer, she took a scroll of bamboo slips and spread it out to read.After sitting for about an hour, the whole person seemed to be frozen, motionless and very quiet.But in Hu Ao's eyes, he only felt that His Majesty was depressed, as if he would stand up at any time and be furious.

He stood tremblingly, not daring to move, and kept an eye on the emperor so that he could respond in time when something happened.

It took a full hour for the emperor to finish reading a volume of bamboo slips, and she didn't take another volume after that. She was stunned for a while after writing the desk, then stood up and paced back and forth in the hall.Hu Ao only felt that His Majesty was like a trapped animal, imprisoned in a cage, unable to break free.

After walking around for several times, Liu Zao stopped in front of Hu Ao, and said, "Call the Imperial Physician Order."

The Imperial Physician Order is permanently stationed in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and will enter the palace every half a month to report to the emperor about the condition of the Prime Minister.At first, the ministers thought that this move was tantamount to surveillance, and the prime minister would not be able to bear it. Unexpectedly, the prime minister had no complaints, and even arranged for a house in the mansion to live with the imperial physician.Everyone is surprised at this matter, but now more than two years have passed, the emperor and the prime minister are safe and sound, as if the purpose of the imperial physician's order is really just that the emperor cares about the prime minister's body, the ministers no longer discuss it.

Today is not the day when the imperial physician ordered her to enter the palace.Hu Ao didn't dare to delay, so he chose two of the most capable palace guards to go with him, went to the prime minister's mansion in person, and received the order of the imperial physician.

Liu Zao was dissatisfied, his whole heart was troubled by Xie Xiang's two white hairs.The Prime Minister's Mansion and the Xuanshi Palace seem to be separated by thousands of mountains and rivers. She looked left and right, but the imperial doctor's orders did not arrive. In just one hour, it was so difficult.

When Liu Zao finally got the imperial physician order to come and looked at his figure kneeling in front of the steps to salute, she couldn't wait to ask questions, but when she opened her mouth, she realized that she didn't know where to start.Xie Xiang is not ill, she is just old.This is not a disease, but... a human condition.But no one can get rid of it.

Liu Zao seemed to have been hit hard with a stick.

The Imperial Physician Ling knelt for a long time, but he didn't hear the sound of screaming. He boldly raised his head and looked up quietly, and saw that the emperor was suddenly dazed, with a dazed look on his face.

"Your Majesty." The imperial physician called out.

Liu Zao came back to her senses, she raised her hand to support the case, and forced herself to calm down, "Qingqi."

The imperial physician ordered him to get up from the ground.He is also old, the first time Liu Zao saw him was the year he ascended the throne, ten years later, the imperial physician Ling also had gray hair, and his legs were still trembling when he got up.Liu Zao hurriedly looked away, the thing she hates most now is the boss.

The Imperial Physician Ling stood up straight, and asked doubtfully, "Your Majesty summoned the ministers, but what are your orders?"

"Qing..." Liu Zao's words were in his mouth, he turned around and asked, "Is there a way to prolong life?"

Hearing this, the Imperial Physician couldn't help wondering, the Son of Heaven is only in his twenties, although his physique is weak, he has been taken care of properly, and he hasn't even suffered from minor ailments recently, so why worry about his life expectancy?

It's just that since the Lord has inquiries, the ministers have to answer them.The imperial doctor thought about it, and replied: ""Gao Tang Fu" contains, 'Thinking of all directions, worrying about the harm of the country. Opening up the sages, but failing to catch them. The nine orifices are depressed, and the spirit is stagnant. Prolong your life and live for thousands of years.' The minister thought, As a ruler, he cares about the people all over the world, and worries about the country's disasters. Select the virtuous and make up for the mistakes, and then you will be able to make up your mind, have a clear mind, and live the same life as the sky."

This is a proper word, if you hear it on a daily basis, Liu Zao will regard it as a good advice and praise a few words, but at this time, she regards such words as empty words, beautiful but useless.

Liu Zao held back his irritability, and asked again, "If an ordinary person, how can he prolong his life?"

The Imperial Physician Order replied, "Ordinary people focus on nourishing Qi."

Liu Zao said, "What is nourishing Qi?"

The doctor's order slowly replied, "Guiguzi has a cloud..."

Before he could continue, he heard a heavy blow, and the emperor angrily reprimanded, "Stop citing scriptures again!"

The Imperial Physician Ling was so frightened that his legs softened, he knelt down with a bang, and said quickly, "If you want too much, you will lose your mind. If you lose your mind, you will lose your mind. If you lose your mind, you will feel like, and if you feel like you will not be able to participate in the meeting. Therefore, it is better to cultivate your will than to think more. Too much worry is worse than nourishing energy, too much work is not as good as resting your mind. Too much thinking and too much work is the enemy of longevity. Peace of mind leads to peace of mind, and peace of mind leads to longevity. Ordinary people need to be calm, think less and worry less, don’t work hard, don’t worry about anger, and eat in daily life , are all in the law, then life extension can be expected.”

He finished speaking in one breath, almost out of breath.Only then did Liu Zao's gloomy expression relax a little, and he said, "As long as you think less, don't work hard, don't worry about anger, and live and eat regularly, you can prolong your life?"

A person's lifespan has a definite number, and the doctor's orders say that it is a method of prolonging life, but they dare not say that doing things like this will definitely prolong life.He tremblingly said, "Maybe, maybe it can prolong life."

or can.Liu Zao's anger came up again.The Imperial Physician Ling realized that the atmosphere was not right, and quickly added a sentence, "But worrying too much, working too hard, will definitely hurt your lifespan."

Liu Zao's anger dissipated in an instant, and he bent his spine weakly, waved his hands, and said, "Back off."

The Imperial Physician Ling hurriedly went down, as if he had escaped a catastrophe and escaped from the sky.

Liu Zao raised his hand to cover his forehead, don't worry, don't work hard.But in such a big world, how can the prime minister not worry and work hard.Liu Zao was reluctant to thank the prime minister and hide in the harem.Prime Minister Xie shouldn't spend her life hastily like those women who cling to the emperor's favor and are willing to confine themselves within a palace wall.

For the next few days, Liu Zao was thinking about this matter.

People nowadays, if they can reach fifty, they are not considered short-lived.There are very few who can reach seventy, and they are called ancient rare, that is to say, they have been very rare since ancient times.

Liu Zao counted the number of years, but felt that time was running out, and he was extremely reluctant to part with each passing day.She often wants to summon Prime Minister Xie, or she goes to the Prime Minister's residence.But right now is the critical time, she can't mess with herself, and she must hit the Chinese side with one blow.

No matter how busy the political affairs are, it seems boring.Liu Zao didn't pin her hopes on Xie Wen alone, she still had a candidate, if Xie Wen couldn't take on the important task, she would replace him.Although this matter has not been mentioned with Xie Xiang, but Xie Xiang probably knows it.Therefore, in recent days, Xie Xiangxun is also working to pave the way for Xie Wen so that he can get started as soon as possible.

The emperor has been doing it for a long time, and it will become smoother and smoother.There is an undercurrent in Chang'an City, but Liu Zao doesn't think it is difficult, and many actions are handy.

It was raining lightly this day, and she was walking by the Taiye Pool, wanting to relax.

The flying flowers by the pool were scattered, wet by the rain, and fell into the dust.Liu Zao looked at the mist on the surface of the pool, and suddenly felt a little dazed, as if it was raining like this one year, and she went to the altar of the gods for a fortune-telling to predict her marriage.

Thinking like this, she raised her head and looked up, and saw the Divine Terrace standing in front of it.

Liu Zao ordered the left and right to "prepare the palace chariots and climb to the altar of the gods."

I haven't been here for several years, the stage is still smoky, and because of the rain, the breath is clear, like a fairyland, making people feel like they are in the clouds.Fang Xiangshi led more than a dozen witches out to welcome him. After seeing the ceremony, he asked respectfully, "Your Majesty is here, but do you have an order?"

Liu Zao glanced at Wu Zhu behind him, and said, "Everyone back down."

The ten or so witches did not dare to lift their heads because of the majesty of the emperor, and went down silently.

Fang Xiangshi was bolder, looked at the emperor's face and said, "I haven't seen you for many years, Your Majesty seems to have something troublesome?"

In the past, Liu Zao would have smiled casually, and would have ridiculed him in his heart. Alchemists always like to play tricks in order to attract business for themselves.But at this moment, she didn't even want to say a word.Only hands behind the back, step forward.

Fang Xiangshi was on the sidelines, seeing that the emperor was very preoccupied, so he didn't dare to speak without authorization.The two walked very silently.Walking in front of the bronze fairy statue, Liu Zao stopped in his tracks and looked up. The palace man holding the umbrella was very alert and moved the umbrella back a few inches just right, so that His Majesty could see the fairy's body. At the top, it prevents the rainwater from drenching His Majesty.

Liu Zao saw the jade plate held in the hands of the immortal, and said in a trance, "When I came back, you said that the celestial dew received by the immortal is heaven's fine nectar and jade liquid, which has the miraculous effect of prolonging life."

"Yes." Fang Xiangshi replied.

Liu Zao withdrew his gaze from the immortal, turned to look at Fang Xiangshi behind her, and asked hopefully, "Is this true?"

This time, Fang Xiangshi did not have the ardor of the last time, but backed down, and replied implicitly, "Your Majesty, sincerity is true."

Liu Zao's eyes dimmed, and then he laughed at himself and said, "Go to the rest room."

The rest room is the same as when I came back last time. Incense is burned in the room, which makes people calm and calm. The turtle shell used for divination is still on the high table.

Liu Zao sat down on a table, looking at the rain and mist outside the window, and said quietly, "Last time, Qing deciphered the characters for me, and the solution was somewhat accurate. Now I am confused, and I still want you to come to divination."

Birth, old age, sickness and death, since it is destiny, she may ask God.

Fang Xiangshi said seriously, "I don't know what your majesty wants to predict this time?"

Liu Zao opened his mouth and closed it again, his mind changed a lot, after a long time, Fang made up his mind, and said decisively, "The number of life expectancy."

Fang Xiangshi's brows twitched, and his expression became visibly tense, but he quickly calmed down, showing the elegance of a sorcerer, and asked calmly, "What is divination?"

Liu Zao pondered for a long time, but he seemed unable to make a decision. After a long while, Fang hesitated and said, "Just like last time, let's break down the words."

The rest of the divination methods seem to be more formal and more divine.But Liu Zao didn't dare to use it, for fear that the gods would show no mercy.Last time, the split characters were quite accurate, so she thought, it's better to split the characters, if the split is good, it is naturally good, if it is unlucky, it can also be inferred that Fang Xiangshi is not good at learning skills, and the test is not accurate.

Before it even started, she had such thoughts in mind, only wishing for a good result.

"May I ask Your Majesty, whose life is predicted?" Fang Xiangshi's voice came.

Liu Zao looked serious and said very seriously, "Prime Minister."

The emperor personally came to ask a person's life expectancy. This person would not be an unknown person. He was not surprised when he heard the word prime minister, but said in an orderly manner, "Please give me the word."

Liu Zao got up, went to the desk to write, thought for a long time, and then put down a "Han" character on the bamboo slips, which means Han in a big man.

Fang Xiangshi held up the bamboo slips and looked closely at them.Liu Zao was still holding a pen in her hand, she looked at him sideways, her body stiffened with anxiety.Fang Xiangshi's complexion changed a lot and became more and more dignified.

Liu Zao raised his hand and pressed it on the desk, his fingertips turned white due to too much force.Fang Xiangshi held the bamboo slips in both hands and put them on the case.Liu Zao's eyebrows trembled, she almost retreated, saying that there was no need to tell, but when she opened her mouth, she said, "How?"