It was like escaping something. From the beginning of autumn of the 28th year of Kaibao, the old emperor visited Shangyang Palace in Xiyuan, Luoyang, and stayed for more than half a year, unwilling to return to the palace or move.

If the concubines and even the ministers and ministers wanted to visit the emperor, they had to rush to Shangyang Palace. They were even unwilling to show up during festivals like Mid-Autumn Festival and Winter Solstice, and only let the prince preside over the celebration according to the ritual system.

The old emperor seemed to be back when he was young, and he was a little autistic

The Shangyang Palace in the Tang Dynasty was abandoned for nearly two hundred years after the destruction of war and the erosion of time. When Luoyang was built, it also repaired it. Of course, from the perspective of overall scale, the restored Shangyang Palace was not as magnificent as the Tang Dynasty, and it was only one name left.

The old emperor chose Shangyang Palace to "rest" and perhaps he was looking for a purity. The main body of Shangyang Palace is still Guanfeng Hall, which is also the most perfectly restored palace. It faces west and east, and can face the rising sun every day, and it is also suitable for the old emperor to silently stare at Ziwei City.

It has been 29 years since the opening of treasure. The spring breeze is still cold, and the green grass has just sprouted, and the green is gradually soaking the earth. The old emperor, who showed his face at the Yuanxi Festival, returned to Shangyang Palace before he stayed in Ziwei City for a few days. His temper and behavior became more and more strange.

On the imperial steps in front of Guanfeng Hall, there was a dragon bed, and the old emperor wrapped in a quilt and shrank on the bed. The warm spring sun released a shallow warmth, but it shone with a sloppy and ugly old face, gray hair and beard, all of which seemed to have not been taken care of in a few days.

Now, the biggest trouble for the palace servants who accompanied him to serve the old emperor is to help him cut his hair because he started to lose his hair. His hairline kept moving back and he almost thanked him. This made the old emperor very unhappy. His face was ugly and he could barely accept it. He was so embarrassed to see people with a bald head.

As for the palace maids who served, although they would not lose their heads just because they took off a few strands of hair from the old emperor, it was really scary that the old emperor always showed a gloomy expression.

At present, the old emperor's condition is no longer described as a normal person. A few years ago, it may be said that he was aging, old and desolate, but now he has a little more depressed and depraved. It is a feeling that his mind is almost smoothed out by time.

Today's old emperors cannot drink wine and enjoy food. Women are powerless and do not have the energy to hunt. As for the feelings of relatives and friends, they are becoming more and more indifferent, and they are not energetic all day long and are drowsy.

The only thing I still miss and persists is to guard the power in my hands, no longer like a real dragon, but more like an old dog, and pitifully guarding it

And this stubborn protection has gradually become unstable under the slack of time. It is unrealistic to be able to firmly grasp power by an emperor who has been negligent for many years and an old emperor who is unhappy in nature.

However, the old emperor's prestige for founding a country was too high, and his "power" was growing day by day. There were enough checks and balances between the upper powers, and the system that had been operating for decades was stable enough. He was also patient enough. Otherwise, if there was less, the drastic change might break out in a moment.

Today's old emperor probably only has an old body left, and even his ambition has gradually become a kind of stubbornness. As for his idleness to worry about the country and the people, he doesn't know where he has been forgotten, and he doesn't have much interest in mentioning it.

The decay of the body is not terrible. What is terrible is that the soul has fallen with it. This is also a bit sad and cruel for an autocratic emperor. What is even more tragic is that the old emperor seems powerless to satisfy his own desires.

"Official family, Your Highness the Crown Prince is asking for a visit!" Across a distance, Hu De bowed down and reported cautiously, for fear of disturbing the old emperor's "Spring Sleep".

There was no echo, and the old emperor seemed to be asleep, without any movement. The saddest thing about this was Hu De. He gave some words. His Royal Highness was still waiting until his waist was sore and there was no movement. When Hu De was hesitating whether to speak again, the old emperor's slow voice finally came: "Xuan"

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, like a awakened monster. The old emperor looked at the sky. The sun was not dazzling. With his eyes, he could vaguely see that under the blue and white clouds, several kites were flying southeast. Those who could fly kites in the palace should be the nobles in the palace.

While the old emperor was thinking about who it was, Prince Liu Yang approached and saluted humbly. The old emperor reacted a little stunned, waited for a while before retracting his gaze and signaling to give him a seat.

"You disturbed me to sleep! What's the matter? Tell me!" said the old emperor.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yang looked distorted, so he sued him first before he calmly reported the matter. This is Liu Yang's daily task. Every now and then, he always had to take some military and political affairs to report to the old emperor in person.

This is also the experience that Liu Yang has learned through long-term communication with the old emperor in his old age. Regardless of whether the old emperor is willing to listen or not, his attitude must show that he has enough respect. Even if the old emperor is bored, he will have to do it. The more he gets bored, the more he has to persist. Moreover, Liu Yang also has a vague premonition that the hard days should be overwhelmed.

"My third brother reported that he was ill and was embarrassed to bear the heavy responsibility. He hoped that the court could entrust another minister to go to Tubo and take charge!"

A piece of news made the old emperor's eyes widen, and he turned his head and stared straight at Liu Yang: "What's going on? Is it serious?"

"The memorial is just a small disease!" Liu Yang replied in a deep voice: "But, in major matters, my third brother has never been a person who refuses to be lazy. Since he submitted a request to leave, he thought it was indeed a physical embarrassment. The remote snowy plateau in Tubo was very different from the Central Plains, and the environment was harsh. It is reported that even if the soldiers who came to the British had strong bodies, there were many diseases and even those who died of illness.

For the sake of my third brother's health, I personally thought that the court should surrender the system, summon him to leave the country and go to Chengdu to recuperate first. After he recovered, he would return to the capital."

Liu Yang's tone was a little sincere. After listening to his words, the old emperor looked at the prince carefully, as if he was judging whether the feelings he revealed were true or false.

Unfortunately, Liu Yang acted without a trace of water, and even the rhythm of his breathing was similar, and he could not feel any strangeness. After a long time, the old emperor gave up and raised his hand to instruct, "Just do it! It's been nearly two years since Liu Xi went to Tubo!"

Liu Yang nodded: "Since the 'Tubo Conference' last year, my third brother has been in charge of Luosie. After a year and a half, there have been frequent chaos in Tubo. The situation has been settled so far, and the court's control over Luosie and Fannan has been further strengthened. It is all the achievements of the third brother in planning and strategizing, which can be said to be a great contribution."

The prince was not hesitant to the contributions of King Jin to Tubo. The old emperor was relieved and pondered for a little while, and then said sadly: "When the imperial concubine left, Liu Xi could not return to the capital. More than half a year has passed, and there are probably grass in front of the tomb. I have to let him come back and sweep his mother's grave!"

"Yes!" Liu Yang responded, and asked for instructions: "The third brother will leave his post, and who will follow him, please ask Your Majesty to give me a lecture!"

"What are the opinions of the Political Affairs Hall?" asked the old emperor.

Liu Yang bowed: "I think that I can do the Tubo affairs in Yin Jilun!"

"Yin Jilun" the old emperor chewed the name.

Liu Yang said: "The situation in Tubo is more important than pacification, and it needs to be corrected by heavy punishment. Yin Jilun is brave and knowledgeable, and has led the army in western Sichuan for many years and is familiar with the local situation. He led his army into the foreign countries and performed outstandingly, extinguishing thirteen rebellions of all sizes and sizes, and made outstanding achievements. He did not need to be a child. If the third brother left office, there is currently no minister who is more suitable to be in charge than Yin Jilun!"

Listening to Liu Yang's introduction silently, the old emperor thought hard about who decided to let Yin Jilun lead the army into the foreign countries to support him after the Tubo turmoil. He was the prince? He tried hard to retrieve his memories, but it was too vague and he could not remember them.

However, just like most of the situations in the past few years, the old emperor did not veto it and said, "Since the Political Affairs Hall has made a resolution, let's downgrade the system!"

"yes!"

"Song Zhun is still making trouble?" The old emperor suddenly asked about something.

The word "noisy" is clearly serious in nature when spoken from the old emperor, and can even be regarded as a political incident. Of course, it is indeed the case.

Song Zhun was naturally the reform plan of Anxi, and he was the one that Liu Min and Xiang Deming expected in advance. After reporting the intention, even if he made some modifications and concealed, it still had a huge response when he arrived at the Luoyang court, which was an uproar.

The prime ministers who stood in high positions were full of political wisdom and did not end easily, but the surging feelings were not something their silence could stop. The one who danced the most happily, spoke the most intensely, and had the strongest attitude was Song Zhun, the prefect of Luoyang who presented the memorials that day.

In the eyes of Song Zhun and others, Liu Min planned to carry out reforms in Anxi, violated the laws and regulations, and even completely deviated from the basic political principles of the Han Dynasty, which was as abominable as heresy.

Simply put, it is impossible to tolerate any violation of the ancestral system. Although it is a magical and even absurd thing to talk about the ancestral system when the old emperor, the most authoritative "ancestor" of the Han Dynasty, was still alive, a group of dynasties led by Song Zhun also showed their flags to directly criticize King Liu Min of Wei in order to maintain the system of the Han Dynasty.

The riot was very terrifying, and it was heard by the old emperor. The first reaction was not in the incident itself, but torture Song Zhun what he meant! The old emperor directly thought of Lu Mengzheng, who served as the prefect of Luoyang for the past and the next two times, but caused trouble at the same time.

One of the minions against him, the other was just targeting his son. He was really bold and unaware of awe. What is the majesty of the Tian family in the eyes of these people!

It is true that Song Zhun and others' claims make sense. The struggle in "ideology" is more serious and more dangerous than institutional differences. But in the eyes of the old emperor, this is just a political tide set off by Song Zhun for his own interests, and Anxi's reform is just an excuse.

Under such circumstances, the old emperor naturally felt a little disgusted with Song Zhun, and even thought of Liu Yang easily. After all, Song Zhun, the prefect of Luoyang, was promoted to the throne by the crown prince.

So, when he asked at this time, the old emperor's tone was quite unkind: "I've been struggling for more than half a year, and I've still been stubborn. There is no decision in the Political Affairs Hall, so I just drag it on like this? Others have no idea, and you, the prince, don't have an accurate attitude?"

Faced with the questioning, Liu Yang's heart was slightly sank. He glanced at the old emperor and then said slowly: "Go back to Your Majesty, Song Zhun has gone west."
Chapter completed!