"Hey? Brother Yuan, do you know what kind of skills the Supreme Emperor practices?"
Yuan Tiangang thought for a moment and shook his head.
"It is said that the Supreme Emperor learned it when he accidentally fell into a pothole on the top of a high mountain when he was young. This technique is extremely yin and much more terrifying than the Weeping Blood Record. I don't know the truth. After all, the Supreme Emperor learned it Use less hands."
"That's it. Then when I go back, where are you going to wait for me?"
Yuan Tiangang smiled lightly and said: "It's better not to look for me. It may take me a long time to come back after I come out this time. I hope that when I come back, Brother Yunxiao will have already made a bigger name for himself."
After hearing what he said, Li Yunxiao touched his chin and said jokingly: "Brother Yuan, you have a problem!"
Yuan Tiangang was slightly startled: "What's the problem?"
Li Yunxiao asked doubtfully: "Although you didn't let me be an official, why do I feel that you have been letting me get in touch with the court affairs? What little secret do you have?"
Yuan Tiangang's expression paused and he shook his head: "No."
"Really not?"
"Not really."
After the words fell, Yuan Tiangang urged: "Go back quickly, I'm going to look for medicine."
"Okay, you keep the money, I won't take it with you."
Li Yunxiao handed the silver coins behind his back to Yuan Tiangang.
Yuan Tiangang reached out to take it and nodded.
"Okay, be careful on the way back."
"Okay, so are you. If you go to another country, bring me some specialties."
"Okay, got it."
While the two were chatting and laughing, they parted ways.
....
Four days later.
Chang'an City, inside Hongyi Palace.
Li Yuan sat in the pavilion with a slightly pale face.
Sitting opposite him was Li Shimin.
Since the Xuanwu Sect, this scene has almost never happened for more than a year, but today, they seem to have put aside their previous affairs, playing chess like a normal father and son.
Li Shimin dropped the white piece in his hand and said calmly: "My father's complexion has been getting worse and worse recently. I dare to ask, where has your blood and energy gone?"
Li Yuan held a black spot and replied calmly: "As you get older, your Qi and blood will naturally become negative. Besides, doesn't my son know the disadvantages of the exercises practiced by his father?"
"It's good for a father to live for such a long time. If it were an ordinary person, I might have been unable to survive a few years ago."
Neither of them mentioned life and death, but they never left the conversation.
Li Shimin could tell that Li Yuan was very open-minded about life and death, and this was where he was confused.
There is still a game agreement between the two. Logically speaking, his father should not be like this at this time.
Li Shimin suddenly looked up at Li Yuan.
"In that case, what do your father and Li Chunfeng want to do when they go to Tianshan Sword Sect?"
Li Yuan paused slightly when he heard this.
Li Shimin added: "Father, you don't think that the people in my Lingyan Pavilion are just drunkards, right?"
Li Yuan also raised his head and looked at Li Shimin at this time.
"You are not destined to be a father for a long time, so naturally you need someone to play this chess game with you. Otherwise, wouldn't you be lonely?"
"Oh? Father, do you think Li Yunxiao can play chess with me?"
Li Yuan smiled lightly and spoke slowly: "Maybe not now, but what about Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng?"
"Hahahaha...Father, if you want to provoke your son, you are going to make a mistake."
"Who can match Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng's loyalty to their sons and ministers?"
Li Yuan slowly put down his son and said in a solemn voice: "Is it loyalty to you or to the Tang Dynasty?"
Li Shimin suddenly paused, and Li Yuan reached a point that even he didn't dare to confirm.
"Whatever you want to express, Father, just say it."
Li Yuan smiled at this time and said: "People, things in the world are changing rapidly. If you want to control people's hearts, you can't just reward them, but you must also establish intentions for them."
"Then Li Yunxiao refuses to take soft and hard advice, how can I set my heart for him?"
"Make him an official!"
"Official? Oh, my father doesn't know. My son has long wanted to promote him to an official, but Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng both blocked him. Li Yunxiao has no intention of doing this. If he is forced to do so, it may be counterproductive."
Li Yuan frowned slightly and closed his eyes.
"Before my father dies, I will help you."
"You want to help me?"
When Li Shimin heard this, he naturally didn't believe it.
But before he could ask anything, Li Yuan waved his hand and asked him to leave.
"That's it for today. This chess game will continue tomorrow."
Li Shimin looked deeply at Li Yuan, and he understood that maybe there would be a different player next time in this chess game.
But who it is, he doesn't know, and he has no interest in knowing. In his concept, no one can play against him, not even Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng, who can only be regarded as peripheral observers.
Li Shimin stood up and asked: "By doing this, my father recognized his son?"
Li Yuan shook his head.
"You are too young to want my father to admit defeat in front of you."
"Oh, maybe, in your eyes, I will always be a child who will not grow up."
After the words fell, Li Shimin slowly left.
Li Shimin frowned as he walked outside the door. He wanted to know what kind of medicine Li Yuan was selling in the gourd, and what method could be used to make Li Yunxiao an official in the Tang Dynasty.
And Li Yuan's current physical condition is visibly weak. If the other party fails to witness the prosperous age under his governance, he will have some regrets in his heart.
The more Li Shimin thought about it, the more irritated he became. He sighed heavily, waved his sleeves, and returned to his residence unhappily.
After he left, Li Chunfeng walked out of the courtyard of Hongyi Palace waving a folding fan.
"So the Supreme Emperor is planning to play the emotional card with my brother Yunxiao?"
Li Yuan nodded.
"In this case, there is no other way. Remember what you promised me. You and Yuan Tiangang will not get involved in the struggle between him and the people of the world."
"Actually, you should discuss this matter with me, Brother Yuan."
Li Yuan sneered: "With him? With his rigid look, it gives you a headache. It's strange that he would listen to my words."
Having said this, Li Yuan stood up with his hands behind his back and stared at Li Chunfeng.
"I have known what his nature is like. Even if he listens to the people now, it is only for the Tang Dynasty."
"Rather than saying that he is loyal, it is better to say that he likes to assist wise kings and is loyal to the people of the world."
Li Chunfeng nodded and praised: "The Supreme Emperor has a keen eye and knows people. My brother Yuan's nature is indeed like this. But to put it another way, being loyal to the Tang Dynasty means being loyal to His Majesty, isn't it?"
"You Li Chunfeng are eloquent. I don't want to talk to you too much. Just remember not to let Yuan Tiangang stop him. Of course, if he doesn't want to do what I want, I won't blame him."
Li Chunfeng smiled and said: "The Supreme Emperor is really a good chess player. No matter what happens to the two of them, it will be good for Datang. In the final analysis, you still have not lost."
"Hehehe, haven't I lost yet?"
"Yes, you are also thinking about the world, and for the world, the word "lose" has not existed since ancient times!"
