Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Keming, sit!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After Du Ruhui thanked him, he sat down respectfully. At this time, he was looking down and did not take the initiative to speak. Even if Du Ruhui was still loyal to Li Shimin and still cared about the Tang dynasty, because of Du Qi, there were still many small bumps in Du Ruhui's heart, and it was difficult for him to maintain the close relationship with Li Shimin.
Li Shimin looked at Du Ruhui, who was sitting below, and even saw that Du Ruhui's hair was weathered. Especially that pair of eyes, which had lost the sharpness of the past, lost the decisiveness and brightness of the past, and had thick eye bags, looking a little dispirited.
Li Shimin sighed in his heart, because Du Ruhui, who followed him, was high-spirited, talented, and decisive. But now, Du Ruhui had become so dispirited.
Fate made people feel helpless.
Li Shimin was also silent.
The atmosphere in the hall was a little solemn for a while. No one spoke first, and no one broke the deadlock. Even the two of them were looking at different places, and their eyes did not meet.
After a long time, Li Shimin suddenly said, "Keming, how many years have you followed me?"
Du Ruhui replied without hesitation, "Reporting to Your Majesty, this subject has followed Your Majesty for fifteen years and eight months."
Seeing Du Ruhui's clarity, Li Shimin sighed and said, "Fifteen years and eight months, which is about sixteen years of time. How many 16 years can a person have in his life? "
"When Keming followed me in the past, he was in his prime, high-spirited, and in his prime. Now, the hair on your temples has already turned white, and you are already close to fifty years old. "
"16 years have passed in a flash. Time passes too quickly, and it makes people miss it."
"In these 16 years, Keming has been under my command, and has been conscientious in planning and giving advice for me. To put it bluntly, without Keming, I would not be today. Because many key decisions were made by Keming for me. "
Li Shimin said, "It's a pity that I let you down, causing you to be depressed now."
Du Ruhui quickly said, "Your Majesty, I don't deserve it. At this point, it's fate. At the end of the day, it was my son who was naughty and mischievous, and I was unable to change his mind. At this point, it was not His Majesty's fault. It was His Majesty's fault for not teaching his son well. In fact, His Majesty also treats my son as a junior. "
In Du Ruhui's heart, he was proud of Du Qi and Du Qi's achievements. However, Du Ruhui could not say that in front of Li Shimin. He had to consider Li Shimin's face.
When Li Shimin heard Du Ruhui's words, he shook his head and said, "Keming, We have let you down. Right now, We are prepared to appoint you as the Imperial Envoy of the Anxi Protectorate, replacing Gao Shilian in his post in the Western Regions. When you go to the Western Regions to take up your post, you can bring your family with you. Everyone in your Du family can follow you to the Western Xia. "
When Du Ruhui heard this, he was immediately surprised. His slightly aged face was even more shocked.
Du Ruhui knew that his family was hostages in Chang 'an. This was especially so after the conflict between Du Qi and Li Shimin. After a major battle, the importance of hostages became even more prominent. Li Shimin had arranged for Du Ruhui to go to the Western Regions and allowed his family to follow. This meant that he was letting go of the Du family and that there would be no one holding back Du Qi.
Du Ruhui said in a deep voice, "If this subject dares to ask, Your Majesty, why do you want this subject's family to go to the Western Regions?"
Li Shimin said, "Rather than leaving you in Chang 'an to be depressed, not attending court and not doing anything, it is better to let you go. In addition, Zhangsun Chong is also in the Western Regions. We need to get Zhangsun Chong back.
"If you go to the Western Regions, Zhangsun Chong can come back.
"Keming, you have followed Us for ten-some years. Your best years were spent working for Us. It can be said that you are Our right-hand man, a trusted official. With Us, no matter what happened between Us and Erlang, even if Us fought with Erlang in the past, even if Us will fight with Du Erlang in the future, it will not affect the relationship between you and Us, nor will it affect your position in Our heart.
"It's just that Us doesn't want you to be depressed like this. Moreover, Erlang is now in charge of a region and has established himself as the Xia Xia. Keeping you in Chang 'an will also cause conflict between the Xia Xia and the Tang dynasty. Therefore, your family needs to go to the Western Regions. "
Li Shimin said, "On the one hand, it is to resolve the conflict with Erlang. On the other hand, it is to get Zhangsun Chong back."
Du Ruhui said solemnly, "Your Majesty, it is not necessary to do so. This subject knows Erlang. Although this guy has established his own country in the Western Regions and started a war with Your Majesty, he still has the heart of the Tang dynasty in his heart. But in his heart, he still has the Great Tang and is still Your Majesty's subject. "
Li Shimin smiled and said, "I know, but this is no longer important. As for the matter of you going to the Western Regions, Us, Zhangsun Wuji and the others have already discussed it. The decree has been issued, so you can go back now to pack your luggage and arrange someone to inform Du Gou to quickly return to the Du family. Then you can take the Du family to the Xia Xia in the Western Regions. "
Du Ruhui said, "Your Majesty, this subject …"
Just as he was about to speak, Li Shimin flicked his sleeve and interrupted him. Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Keming, there is no need to say anything superfluous. I know your heart and your character. The decree has been confirmed. Go and arrange it. "
"This subject obeys the decree!"
Du Ruhui bowed and replied.
Li Shimin waved his hand. Du Ruhui stood up and bowed before leaving.
Li Shimin looked at Du Ruhui's back as he left. Especially when he saw Du Ruhui's slightly hunched back, he sighed in his heart. He and Du Ruhui used to be very close. However, at this point, he had no choice but to do so. Everything was out of his control.
Just as Du Ruhui said, time and fate.
When Du Ruhui walked to the door of the main hall, he did not leave immediately. Instead, he stopped. He turned around and looked at Li Shimin, who was sitting in the main hall. At this moment, the distance was a bit far. Du Ruhui was old and his eyesight was a bit poor. He could only vaguely see Li Shimin's face.
Plop!
Du Ruhui lifted his robe and knelt down. He kowtowed and said solemnly, "This subject bids farewell to Your Majesty. May Your Majesty take care of your dragon body."
Dong! Dong! Dong!!!
Du Ruhui kowtowed three times before standing up and leaving.
Under normal circumstances, Du Ruhui only needed to bow when meeting Li Shimin.
Kneeling was very rare.
However, Du Ruhui knelt down and bowed.
Li Shimin looked at Du Ruhui's back as he left. In the blink of an eye, Du Ruhui had already disappeared from his sight. However, Du Ruhui's words still seemed to be echoing in his ears. Li Shimin suddenly raised his hand and waved it in front of him. It was as if he wanted to catch Du Ruhui's figure. Unfortunately, the artificial figure had already left.
Li Shimin's hand grabbed nothing and sat down.
While Li Shimin was sitting paralyzed, at the entrance of the hall, a charming figure entered.
It was Zhangsun Wugou.
She had already received the news that Li Shimin wanted Du Ruhui to leave. This was what Zhangsun Wuji had told her. Zhangsun Wuji had specially informed Zhangsun Wugou. He knew that Li Shimin would feel uncomfortable and had asked Zhangsun Wugou to console him.
After Zhangsun Wugou entered, she sat down beside Li Shimin.
Li Shimin said, "Maid Guanyin, I personally let my trusted subject leave Chang 'an. I know that if Du Ruhui wanted to leave Chang 'an, he had many ways. Even Du Qi had countless ways to do so. However, Du Ruhui had remained in Chang 'an all this time. He even took the initiative to let me arrange for bad people to monitor the Du family. "
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