That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 1040

After Xu Beiyou came out of Feishuang Palace, he left the palace with Xiao Zhinan and went to Han Xuan's Mansion.

Han Xuan has been ill for the past few days. It’s not a serious problem. It’s just that when he gets older, he has to worry about state affairs. In addition, they did not participate in the small court meeting after the big court meeting, and even the cabinet went less.

When the couple came to the inner room, Han Xuan was lying on a red sandalwood recliner with his eyes closed, with an ice towel on his forehead.

The steward walked over quickly, gently lifted the ice scarf on Han Xuan's forehead, and reported softly: "Mr. Ge, the eldest son and the princess are here."

Han Xuan slowly opened his eyes, looked at the couple standing at the door, with a smile on his face, stretched out his hand, "It's Nangui and Zhinan, come in and sit down."

Xu Beiyou didn't move in a hurry, but still stood at the door, bowing down respectfully.

Han Xuan slowly sat up from the reclining chair, "Nangui, what are you doing, I've heard about your work in Jiangnan, it's very good, really good."

Xu Beiyou straightened up, walked to Han Xuan's side, and helped him to lie down slowly.

After a while, beads of sweat ooze from his forehead again.

In the corner of the room was a golden basin, with a cube of ice in the basin, which had already melted less than half, and turned into a golden basin of ice water, with a few ice towels soaked in the ice water.

Xu Beiyou reached out his hand to touch Han Xuan's forehead, got up and took two ice towels from the golden basin, wrung them dry, and folded them again. First, he helped Han Xuan wipe off the sweat on his face, and then put another clean ice towel Apply it on Han Xuan's forehead.

Sapphire can be in charge of the temple for fifty years. In addition to planting party members for decades, his own high level of cultivation is also one of the reasons. Earth immortal monks can have a lifespan of two hundred years, and they are even good at maintaining longevity. Humans can live up to 300 years. 80 years old, for Han Xuan, is already late in life, but for Lan Yu, it is still in the prime of life, full of vigor and vitality.

In fact, Han Xuan originally had a chance back then, but he didn't want to do it. He took life and death very lightly, and there was nothing he couldn't ignore.

It's just that this sense of powerlessness makes him very helpless.

Han Xuan let out a deep sigh.

On the 22th day of the twelfth lunar month in the 23nd year of Taiping, Lan Yu and Xiao Xuan agreed on the matter of becoming an official on the Circular Mound Altar. In the [-]rd year of Taiping, Lan Yu retired and returned to his hometown. Power in hand.

At the beginning, I didn't realize how it was. After all, Xiao Xuan himself was a young and promising monarch. The key to the cabinet's first assistant was the word "assistant". Lan Yu was taboo by Xiao Xuan precisely because he was too powerful. Waiting for others to plan the affairs of the Circular Mound Altar and force him to step down from the position of chief assistant. Xiao Xuan's appointment of chief assistant is definitely not for the chief assistant to take over the power, but only to assist him in handling the government affairs. Therefore, Han Xuan is the most suitable candidate, regardless of seniority Whether it is ability or ability, he is competent enough, even if he is old and weak, it does not affect him.

But after Xiao Xuan's death, Xiao Bai succeeded to the throne, focused on profound cultivation, condensed the immortal golden body, and caused the government to fall into disuse. There are many unfamiliar places in power, and Han Xuan still needs to pick up the leftovers to make up for the gaps. Since the beginning of this spring, his health has been getting worse day by day. Although he has taken a lot of various pills, he still feels more energetic during these days. Unfortunately, after June, wars broke out simultaneously in the southeast, northwest and all over the world. Xiao Jin from the south of the Yangtze River invaded Liangxiang, Mutang from the northeast invaded Shanhai City, and Lin Han from the northwest invaded the territory of Xiliang. All of them were earth-shattering Big things, as the chief assistant Ge Kui, how can he not worry, under the worry and fatigue, his condition gets worse and he takes more pills.

Although the so-called elixir has the effect of curing diseases and prolonging life, it also has many side effects. Even in the cold winter months, the body will feel hot. Now it is autumn, but Han Xuan is still sweating non-stop. This is also a common problem of many famous people who take too much medicine , relying on eating ice to dissipate Qi, but Han Xuan is getting old and has a bad stomach, so he dare not eat ice, so he can only go against the season, wear a thin shirt, put on an ice towel, and then open the window to ventilate .

After Xu Beiyou put the ice towel on, Han Xuan suddenly felt that annoying feeling of irritability reduced a lot, but the back was still as if the sharp edge was on his back, which made people feel uneasy, and his already snow-white brows could not help but lock a little .

He raised his hand and waved, signaling Hou's steward beside him to step down, and there were only three people left in the room. At this moment, there was no distinction between monarchs and ministers, it was really just a family.

Xu Beiyou served by Han Xuan's side, feeling a little gloomy.

Birth, old age, sickness and death, this is the principle of the cycle of heaven. Even if he has the realm of the eighteenth floor of the earth immortal, he can't act against the heaven. The ones who can really change their fate are the gods in the sky, such as the golden pills of Taiqing Daojun and Yuqing Daojun. One can live to death, the other can prolong life, both are true immortals and supernatural powers.

As for the human world, even if there are several so-called methods of prolonging life, most of them are heretical methods such as collecting blood sacrifices.

Xu Beiyou is a member of the Sword Sect, good at killing people, but not good at saving people.It is the Daoist sect who is really proficient in saving people, but the Daoist sect is already the sworn enemy of life and death.

Even if Xu Beiyou was able to subdue the Zhenmo Temple and the Molun Temple with one man and one sword, it would be futile now.

Xiao Zhinan winked at Xu Beiyou, stood up and said, "Father, you and Nan Gui haven't seen each other for half a year. I'll go to my aunt's house first, so you two, father and son, can talk for a while."

Han Xuan nodded slowly and said, "Nangui, send Zhinan off for me."

Xu Beiyou sighed, got up and sent Xiao Zhinan to the gate of the mansion. Before Xiao Zhinan stepped into the phoenix chariot, he asked Xu Beiyou to spend more time with the old man.

Xu Beiyou understood his wife's kindness, nodded in agreement, and watched her board the phoenix chariot and go away before turning back to the mansion.

Back in the inner room, Han Xuan was still lying on the chair, looking up, "Nangui, how many days are you going to stay in the imperial capital this time?"

Xu Beiyou sat on the embroidered pier next to him, shook his head and said, "It's hard to say, if there is nothing wrong, I will stay a little longer, but if there are other accidents..."

Han Xuan lowered his head and looked at Xu Beiyou, who was more like a parent than a parent. His face showed the helplessness and disappointment of the old man, and he sighed softly: "It's really hard for you. You are only 24 years old this year, but you have to give up such a big child. The burden is on your shoulders."

Xu Beiyou shook his head, and said with a smile, "It's hard or not, I enjoy it."

Han Xuan smiled, showing the freedom and ease of an old man who has read all the world's affairs, and said leisurely: "Since this year, the pale ones may turn into white. The wavering ones may fall off and fall off. The hairy blood is getting weaker and the ambition is getting stronger. Wei, if you don't follow you, you will die..."

There was a moment of silence between father and son.

Then Han Xuan continued: "My father is old, and it is said that the plan was planned in the secret room and passed on to the world. A few days ago, Zhinan called a small court meeting. She planned to make you the king of Yan. This was planned in the secret room. The next step is to pass the order to the world, she came here to ask what it means to be a father, what does it mean to ask you as a father now?"

Xu Beiyou was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he slowly came back to his senses, and said softly: "Son... now that he has come to this point, it doesn't matter whether he is a king with a different surname or not, but for Zhinan plan, but also plan for the father, and even plan for the descendants..."

Han Xuan interrupted him softly, "Then do it."

(End of this chapter)