However, shortly after the eunuch left, Li Zhi, who was secretly happy, heard the voice of the little eunuch outside: "Report to the emperor, Xu Junshi, the servants of Xu Junshi came to report that Xu Junshi was in serious condition and was afraid that his life would be short, and he wanted to see the emperor."

"What?" Li Zhi's expression changed suddenly when he heard this, and he stood up in a hurry, his face changed a little: "Xu Aiqing..."

Mr. Xu Mao had just rushed back to Suoyang City yesterday. Because he was not good enough, he fell ill and had to come back to recuperate.

Because Li Zhi had a bad mood because of the failure of Hanjiang Pass before, he was dissatisfied with Xue Rengui and his son, and he had no good attitude towards Xu Maogong, so he didn't even ask. Unexpectedly, he would hear such news today.

Xu Maogong was the Duke of the State of the State, and he was the pillar of the court, but Li Shimin left him to Li Zhi. Now, when he heard that Optimus Prime was about to collapse, how could Li Zhi not panic?

Without caring about the original dissatisfaction in his heart, Li Zhi heard that Xu Maogong was critically ill and hurriedly went to see Xu Maogong.

Xu Maogong's residence is very simple.

When Li Zhi arrived here, Cheng Yaojin, who came back with Xu Maogong, had already cried in front of the couch.

"Xu Aiqing!" Li Zhi was shocked by the sound of the ghost crying and the whole body suddenly became much faster, almost snatching into the inner room.

On the bed, Xu Maogong, who was haggard and weak, looked at Cheng Yaojin helplessly: "Old Cheng! I am not dead yet! Why are you crying?"

"Third brother! If you die, I will cry again. Can you still hear it?" Cheng Yaojin said.

Xu Maogong was speechless when he heard this. Li Zhi, who was hurriedly coming in from outside, was also speechless.

"Xu Aiqing! I'm scared to death!" Li Zhi, who came to the bed, couldn't help but look at Cheng Yaojin and said unhappy: "Old Cheng, Mr. Cheng, Xu Aiqing is not dead yet, why are you crying?"

When Cheng Yaojin saw Li Zhi coming, he cried even louder: "Your Majesty, I am sad! The old minister and those old brothers have lived and died together for decades, and have devoted themselves to the Tang Dynasty! Seeing them die one by one, the old minister wished they could die on their behalf! The emperor...

"Cheng... Mr. Cheng! Don't... don't do this! Don't hurt your body when you cry!" Li Zhi suddenly felt a little taller and hurriedly comforted him.

"Your Majesty!" Xu Maogong on the couch looked at Li Zhi's weak voice.

Li Zhi hurriedly sat down in front of the couch and said with concern: "I am here! Xu Aiqing, how are you?"

"Thank you for your concern. I am afraid that I can no longer serve the emperor," Xu Maogong said slowly.

When Li Zhi heard this, he couldn't help but feel sad and hurriedly said, "Xu Aiqing, don't say that! You must take good care of yourself and you will definitely get better. I will immediately send someone to the imperial physician."

"Your Majesty, don't bother with the old minister!" Xu Maogong shook his head and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty knows that you have not had much time, so you have a few heartfelt words to say to the emperor."

Li Zhi nodded and said, "What do you mean by Xu Aiqing? But it's okay to say it, I'll listen!"

"Emperor, Xue Rengui and his son are both handsome mentors! Since the Western Expedition, they have experienced life and death for a long time, and they all have their hearts when fighting. Rengui was plotted by Su Baotong, and his health has not been fully recovered. Xue Dingshan is a young talented man. Since he became the leader, he has always been loyal to the emperor. "Xu Mao said righteously.

Li Zhi's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he nodded and said, "I understand! Xu Aiqing, I..."

"Emperor, it's not that Xue Dingshan is incompetent in Hanjiang Pass, but that Fan Long and Fan Hu are really difficult to deal with," Xu Maogong shook his head without waiting for Li Zhi to say, "Although Li Luanhu is a general, it is not necessary to ask him to be the general. If the emperor doesn't believe it, wait and see, you will finally see the clues. Please don't hurt the loyal ministers' hearts! The emperor must not forget how difficult it is to invite Xue Rengui in the third year. If the emperor still has grudges because of this, it's really not! The old minister dared to say, "Your Majesty, a ruler, should be careful to be in line with the world!"

Xu Maogong's words made Li Zhi's face change and his face turned red: "Xu Aiqing..."

"Emperor! Old minister... Old minister is going to see the late emperor," Xu Maogong, who said in a trembling voice, his eyes slowly dissipated.

"Xu Aiqing!" Li Zhi's face changed and shouted in a hurry.
Chapter completed!