Tang Dynasty good brother

Chapter 486
In the blink of an eye, another five years have passed.

Today is the fiftieth birthday of Prime Minister Qin. The entire Tang Dynasty sent congratulatory gifts from south to north, from west to east, from the governor to the county magistrate. It took half a year to ship things.

Almost all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty gathered at the Taifu's residence to celebrate their birthdays, but the Taifu didn't even bother to show his face.

In fact, Qin Hao was so annoyed to death by this so-called big birthday. If he had a choice, he would rather serve a table of home-cooked dishes, ask a few close friends to have a drink together, and cook a bowl of ordinary noodles .

It's a pity that now his confidant and friends are getting less and less.

He came here when he was 13 years old, and most of the people he interacted with were much older than him. The youngest of these people was over 60 years old, and those people in the Zhenguan Dynasty are almost dead now, except for those around him. Apart from his wife, he couldn't even find a few people who could have a drink or two with him.

In recent years, Qin Hao has found that he is becoming more and more lazy. After all, his mentality is almost eighty. As his body gradually enters middle age, his mentality is becoming more and more like that of an old man, except for his grandson. Not interested in anything.

"Master, King Wei is here to see you."

"Li Tai? Hurry up, let him in."

Seeing Li Tai, Qin Hao hugged him up, "Qing Que! Hahaha, you finally came to see me. How many years have we not seen each other? I miss you so much, sit down quickly , have a drink or two with me."

In the past two years, Li Tai has grown older. Although he is several years younger than himself, he looks like he is over 60.

"Ah, congratulations on your birthday."

"Hey, you came to congratulate me empty-handed."

Li Tai smiled, and found a place to sit down consciously. Li Xin quickly ordered his servants to warm up the food and wine, and placed them on the table to greet him.

"I haven't come for many years. I thought that you would never come in this life."

"I'm leaving, I have to say goodbye to you."

"Go? Where?"

"Go to see King Youdu, to see father, to see elder brother."

"What do you mean?"

Li Tai smiled wryly: "What does it mean?" Pointing to his head, he said, "The wind is sick."

Qin Hao's face turned bitter when he heard the words, "This...you also have wind disease? This...then why do you drink alcohol? Take good care of it. You'll be fine. This disease may not be so terrible. Just listen to the doctor's advice and pay attention to rest. , at least another ten years."

Li Tai smiled and said: "Enough is enough. That night five years ago, I have had enough. I really would rather my uncle swung his sword to kill me. If I died in the battle, I would count the ball. My heart as a loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty was given to me by that rebellious son." It hurts so much~ I don’t want to watch over this country for my father anymore, do you want to?”

"Ok?"

"I said this country, do you want it?"

"What are you talking about, do you think I will rebel?"

Li Tai smiled and said: "Today there is no King Wei, nor is there a Grand Tutor, so let's say goodbye to an old friend, let's talk about what's on our minds, how about it?"

Qin Hao said solemnly: "Qingque, I really never thought about it. I swore in front of Emperor Taizong's coffin that I would never betray the Tang Dynasty in this life. After my death, I will also be buried with your elder brother. "

Li Tai sighed: "It's been so many years, don't treat me like a child who doesn't know anything anymore, if a powerful minister does it for you, will there be a way back? What's more, your family has a good family style, you That son, I think, is going to be better than blue. My nephew is about to grow up and be in charge now. Can you still hand over the rights in your hands? You know very well that once you relax, Xiang'er I will take back the rights from you, and at that time, I am afraid that even if you want to be a commoner, you will not be able to obtain it."

Qin Hao was silent. What Li Tai said was the truth. He knew very well that once he lost his position, the little emperor would not let him go.

In the past, the little emperor was young, and he had the title of Minister Gu Ming. He was many times more powerful than the original grandson Wuji in history. It is not an exaggeration to say that he can cover the sky with one hand, so they get along well. It was quite harmonious, and the little emperor hadn't made any troubles in the past five years.

But at the same time, he also knew that as the little emperor grew up, the collision of their consciousness became more and more serious.

The point is that he is very clear that the little emperor can't tolerate him, and even wants him to die.

"Since you say that, I won't hide it from you. There is no one in the civil and military circles who doesn't know the little emperor's mind. I really don't like him, Qingque, this emperor, or you can do it, you can do this Emperor, I can trust you, I can slowly return all the rights in my hands to you, as long as I keep my duke, I can enjoy my old age in peace."

Li Tai smiled and said, "Ha, the matter of abolishing the establishment, you did the matter of abolishing the establishment, and you still want to retire? Zhenheng, when did you start deceiving yourself and others?"

Qin Hao sighed, and didn't know what to say, so he could only say, "Anyway, no matter what, I will never betray Datang in my life."

Li Tai smiled and said: "What you said, I believe, Qin Xiaohao's battle should be over, when do you plan to let him return to the court, and what kind of official position do you plan to make him, Shangshu Youpu shot ?”

Qin Hao had no choice but to remain silent again.

In the past five years, Qin Xiaohao has been tinkering with flintlock guns in the Western Regions. With the cooperation of Pei Xingjian, he directly led the Qing Gang soldiers to fight with Dashi, and gradually seized the monarchy in the west of the Tang Dynasty in five years. , and because of Qin Hao's cooperation, the financial power of the entire Tang Dynasty was basically moved to the west.

After five years, Dashi was finally defeated by Qin Xiaohao, and the territory of Datang almost doubled, but it was difficult for the emperor of Datang to get his government orders out of Chang'an, especially Qin Xiaohao. The land and slaves were freely distributed to the soldiers in Guanzhong, which directly weakened Li Tang's imperial power from the root.

According to the general procedure, Qin Xiaohao is about to return to the dynasty with a great victory.

"I can guarantee that my son will not betray Datang, Qingque, you know, this is already the limit of what I can do, the child's wings are hard, and that's all I can do."

Li Tai smiled and said, "Sima Yi?"

This time, Qin Hao no longer explained.

"My children and grandchildren have their own blessings. I can take good care of myself. Let the children do their own work. Who can see the future clearly? I am in good health, and I should still live ten years." In 20 years, Qin Xiaohao will be even younger. He can still live for another 50 to 50 years. After [-] to [-] years, maybe the Li family will be the master of ZTE, and maybe our family will be slaughtered instead? It’s all impossible to say.”

"Ha ha."

"What are you, I'm serious with you."

"Ha ha."

"You...can't you understand me? I can't help it. Besides, what Qin Xiaohao thinks, I can't control him."

"Ah! No matter, anyway, I can't wait for that day. This is the number of days in my Tang Dynasty. The number of days is exhausted. Let's have a drink with you at the end. Respect, the friendship we have had, I also respect you, yes Datang still retains the last bit of loyalty."

(End of this chapter)