"Open your eyes!"

"Grandpa is awake!"

Little Zhiyuan shouted in surprise.

"His Majesty."

Xue Huairen's eyes turned to Guan Ning, his cloudy eyes gradually became a little clearer, and he didn't know where he found the strength to sit up and salute.

Come back to the light!

These four words came to everyone's mind.

Xue Qing sighed.

It's really hard to explain a person's energy. In his opinion, his father should have persisted until now. He is already an advanced age, but he has persisted until now.

He knows why.

My father has been waiting. He wants to see His Majesty unify the continent. This thought has supported his life until now...

"My dear, don't get up."

Guan Ning quickly stepped forward to help him.

Xue Huairen seemed to have really come back to his senses. He was really energetic at this moment and his eyes were brightened.

"Your Majesty... you are back."

"Aren't you the imperial commander personally marching in the southern border?"

"Who is it?"

Xue Huairen looked at Xue Qing.

"Didn't I tell you not to alarm your Majesty?"

He actually spoke a little more fluently.

"It's not me..."

Xue Qing was busy explaining that who dares to disturb His Majesty while the war is going on.

"It's Hua Xinghe."

Guan Ning said: "Before I left, I specifically asked him to let him know if he has any questions."

"His Majesty!"

Xue Huairen burst into tears.

"Old minister... How can He De make Your Majesty miss you so much?"

Others were also very moved.

His Majesty was on the front line and rushed back when he heard that he was critically ill. This is already a great favor to his ministers.

"My beloved, you have devoted your whole life to the new dynasty, which is worthy of my condolences."

Guan Ning is a good person.

What he said is also true. Xue Huairen made great contributions to the establishment of the new dynasty.

At that time, he led his troops to attack outside Shangjing City. In fact, with the city's defenses at that time, there was no problem in holding on for several months or even a year.

When it comes to rebellion, we should cut off the mess quickly and cause changes later.

It was Xue Huairen who opened the city gate and led his army into the city, so that he could enter the capital smoothly and avoid greater disaster.

After the establishment of the new dynasty, Xue Huairen worked very hard and suffered a lot of infamy. Until he finally retired, he advised to change the name of the country, so that Daning was truly established...

That's why Guan Ning remembers it.

"Old minister, you deserve this!"

Xue Huairen sighed and said: "I remember when His Majesty first came to Beijing, the old ministers suppressed and restrained His Majesty a lot...Old ministers..."

He could no longer speak.

Everyone was silent.

No one has mentioned this past incident again, but everyone knows it clearly.

In the previous dynasty, Xue Huairen served as the second assistant and established the Snow Party to fight against the Zhenbei Palace. He always advocated the reduction of vassals, and the Zhenbei Palace was the first to bear the brunt.

Therefore, Guan Ning, who was still the crown prince, was the main target of his suppression, and the struggle between the two parties was vigorous.

Even Xue Huairen's grandson was involved...

Who would have thought that in the end Xue Huairen would become the person who supported Guan Ning the most, and would become the last straw that overturned the previous government.

Since then, the Xue family has enjoyed divine grace. Xue Huairen became the chief minister and was granted the title of Duke of the State. Xue Qing also entered the cabinet and became the Minister of Household Affairs.

What is even more unexpected is that several daughters of the Xue family entered the palace and became concubines one after another.

The earliest ones were Xue Fang and Xue Yao, followed by Xue Ling, Xue Ying, Xue Wen, and Xue Mei.

Six of the seven daughters of the Xue family have entered the palace, and only the eldest daughter, Xue Yun, is left...

Even now, people are talking about it and making fun of the Xue family's daughter for having a good birth, but then again, who can do it to such a degree as Xue Huairen?

Bearing a lifetime of infamy for the sake of the new dynasty.

This is what the Xue family deserves!

Looking back on the past, Guan Ning also had a lot of emotions.

"Why bother mentioning things from the past? It's interesting to think about it now."

Xue Huairen was in tears.

This scene of love between monarch and minister moved many people...

"The old minister has been insisting. He just wants to wait to see the prosperity of Yuanwu and his Majesty to establish an unprecedented dynasty."

Xue Huairen's voice was very low.

"It's just that I can't see it anymore. My thoughts are intermittent. I know that the country is always facing war. I can't feel at ease. The joint attack of Wei and Liang will not succeed. With your majesty's wisdom and martial arts, you can easily resist..."

"As for the northern barbarians, there should be no problem..."

Xue Huairen paused and said: "Xizong was once considered a wise king. He was old and dim and did all the wrong things. However, there was a certain destiny in Ming Ming. I am afraid he could not have imagined that the wrong things he did were actually eliminating the troubles of the barbarians.

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What he said was so meaningless that many people didn't understand why Xue Huairen said this.

Only Guan Ning's expression moved slightly.

They say people become better with age.

Now Xue Huairen has become a spirit, and his words clearly have hints.

The biggest mistake Emperor Longjing made was to unite with the barbarians, causing the 100,000-strong Northern Army to remain in the wilderness forever.

Later, he said that he did not expect that the trouble of the barbarians would be eliminated because he knew that Guan Zhongshan was still alive...

Very few people know this secret. Only Guan Ning in the court knows about it. Pang Qingyun may also be able to deduce it.

Xue Huairen is the third one!

He simply deduced it!

"But... there is another hidden danger that we must guard against!"

Speaking of now, Xue Huairen seems to have taken a breath!

Everyone was slightly startled.

This is my final words of advice!

"Western Region!"

"Your Majesty, the Western Region must be defended!"

Xue Huairen was a little excited.

What he said was also shocking.

Western Region?

Whether it was the previous dynasty or the older dynasties, no one had ever heard of any interaction between the Western Regions and the Central Plains, let alone any war.

The west of Daning is a place with a harsh environment, and the natural barrier between the two sides is the best isolation.

Where does the need to guard against come from?

"The Western Regions have noticed Daning. In recent years, the number of merchants from the Western Regions coming to the Central Plains has gradually increased..."

Xue Huairen looked at Xue Qing.

Everyone was stunned.

The Department of Commerce under the Ministry of Household Affairs manages Yiying Business. Xue Qing knew about these situations and would naturally inform his father.
To be continued...