Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1765, Li Dongyang's wish

"Li Gong, take care of yourself!"

In the cabinet, Li Dongyang rarely came to court, and it was also rare to come to sit with the cabinet.

Of course, his health is also extremely poor, and he is almost lying on the bed now. According to historical records, Li Dongyang will also die of illness next year.

Now his situation is quite bad, his hair is gray and without any luster, his skin is dull, his eyes are cloudy and dull, and his mental state is very poor.

"Hey, so what if you take care of yourself. When you get old, that's what happens naturally."

Li Dongyang sighed, then smiled and said: "It's better to be young, it's better to be young."

"Look at you, it seems that there is not much change from back then."

"Li Gong is joking, I feel that my body is not as good as before. I used to read a few hours of copywriting and nothing happened, but now I still have backache and dim eyesight."

Liu Jin smiled and replied, Liu Jin's body is naturally not bad, he is in the prime of his life, he is in the prime of life, and he doesn't suffer from back pain at all.

But after Zhang Mao left, Liu Jin kept Zhang Mao's words in his heart, and felt that he should also understand the principle of retreating bravely, and now he can also start to pretend to be sick or uncomfortable.

After working for a few more years, it's almost the end of the day, and it's time to write a letter to resign and go back to the hometown to take care of the rest of the world.

Of course, Liu Jin has his own plans, and he will never spend his whole life on the important affairs of the court, that would be too unworthy, he has already done what needs to be done, and he should spend the rest of his time for himself.

The world is big, and Liu Jin also wants to go around and have a look.

When I was around fifty years old, I should retire. While I was in good health, able to walk and eat delicious food, I walked around the world, took a look at the scenery, tasted delicious food from all over the world, This is a life worth living.

I thought that before I traveled through time, I was just an ordinary office worker, running from nine to five, busy with life, and didn't have much leisure time and money to look around and walk around.

At that time, the dream was to be able to achieve financial freedom one day, to be able to travel around the world and so on. Later, it gradually became, to be able to pay off the mortgage earlier, so that it would be easier.

People are always changing.

When I was young, my ambition was so high that the young people were full of vigor, the middle-aged people were crying, and the old people were sighing again and again. I always wanted to go back to the past, but sometimes I closed my eyes and imagined my middle-aged and old life, and then opened my eyes to see. When you are young, you often cannot grasp the present timing and destiny.

After time travelling, I have already accomplished countless things that I never dared to think about before. I have a huge wealth, a beautiful wife, or two at once, and a bunch of children.

At the same time, he has a high position and authority, an extremely powerful minister, with great power in his hands, with one person under ten thousand people, it can be said that the scenery is infinite.

For Liu Jin, this is enough.

I also want to go around the world, take a look, and fulfill the dream of an ordinary person before traveling.

For this ideal and goal, Liu Jin will also work hard from now on, pretending that his health is not good, that is also a very common method.

"At the end of the day, you're still very young and you still have a long way to go."

"It's not like me, half of my body has been buried in the ground, and I didn't know that I left suddenly that day."

"Mr. Zhang just left like this, which makes people sigh for a while."

"The past of returning home seems to be still vivid in my mind, but now things have changed, and the old people have gone west."

Li Dongyang seemed to be like other old people all of a sudden, talking a lot, always recalling the past.

Zhang Mao's departure also filled him with a kind of sadness. No matter how high a person is, he will still not be able to withstand the time, and will eventually turn into a pile of loess.

Especially now that Li Dongyang's own health is not good, there are many things that he often thinks about.

He thought of his child who died young, of his high spirits when he was young, and of his high-spirited career. And talent is not in vain.

In short, Li Dongyang now spends every day in memories, thinking about countless people and things, and there are many people and things that he wants to meet and have a look at.

Looking at Li Dongyang, Liu Jin could clearly feel his sadness and his lethargy.

For a sick old man like him, this seems to be quite normal.

At this moment, Liu Jin suddenly felt that Emperor Hongzhi was sometimes too ruthless.

In the early years, Li Dongyang had already resigned frequently, because his health was not good, he wanted to return to his hometown to take care of his life, and at the same time, he also wanted to walk around and see.

However, Emperor Hongzhi's repeated attempts to retain him showed his concern for his courtiers and earned him a reputation of generosity and benevolence, but who could know how tormented and uncomfortable Li Dongyang was in his heart.

Perhaps what he needs most is not this, but to be able to go back to his hometown to take care of his life, to go around and see the people and things he wants to see.

Thinking of this, and thinking about Li Dongyang's passing away next year, Liu Jin also wondered if he should do something.

"Li Gong, are you here to ask His Majesty to resign?"

Liu Jin thought for a while and asked.

"Yes, I came here to ask His Majesty to resign."

Li Dongyang nodded and replied.

"Has His Majesty approved it?"

Liu Jin asked again.

Li Dongyang smiled and shook his head slightly. He couldn't remember how many times he had written to resign, but he never got the approval of Emperor Hongzhi. It seemed that he was going to die in this capital.

In fact, I still want to go to see everywhere, I want to go to Zhejiang to see Xie Qian, drink tea and chat with this old friend, I want to pay homage to my benefactor, to see my son who died young, to go to Pay homage to your parents.

If conditions permit, Li Dongyang even wants to visit Chaling, the Li family's colony in the Persian Gulf.

Finally, I will go back to my hometown in Chaling, Huguang, and wait for death slowly.

This is already Li Dongyang's last wish, and now it seems that maybe he is going to die here in the capital, maybe only after he dies can he return to his hometown.

I have to say, this is a very sad thing.

"Li Gong, I'm going to talk to His Majesty about this matter."

Liu Jin thought about it and said proactively.

"That's not good."

When Li Dongyang thought about it, he shook his head slightly.

Liu Jin, the chief assistant of the cabinet, went to tell the emperor that Li Dongyang, the second assistant, was allowed to return to his hometown for retirement. This was very bad for Liu Jin's reputation, and it would easily arouse the suspicion of the emperor.

Others will wonder if you, Liu Jin, are impatient to hold all the power of the cabinet in their own hands, so that's why you reject dissidents?
Although Li Dongyang himself knew that Liu Jin was doing it for his own good, so that he could have time to accomplish what he wanted to accomplish in the end.

But for Liu Jin's reputation, it is still detrimental,

"It's nothing, just a little name."

"I think His Majesty should be able to measure Li Gong."

Liu Jin said with a smile.

Soon, Liu Jin went to the palace to see Emperor Hongzhi.

Outsiders don't know how Liu Jin persuaded Emperor Hongzhi, but a few days later, Emperor Hongzhi granted Li Dongyang's request to return to his hometown to recuperate, rewarded Li Dongyang generously, and also summoned him alone Once Li Dongyang.

The monarch and his ministers chatted for a whole morning, talking about many, many things and contents, and at the same time held a farewell banquet for Li Dongyang in the palace.

Li Dongyang was very happy to get the permission. After having a good reunion with many old friends, classmates, colleagues, etc. in the capital, he didn't hesitate at all.

Of course, it can be said that he couldn't wait, raced against time, and headed south. His first stop was to go to Zhejiang, and go to Yuyao, Zhejiang to see Xie Qian, who had been living in his hometown for a long time.

He has been an official with Xie Qian for many years, and they have been colleagues in the cabinet for many years. The relationship is quite good. Even if Xie Qian returned to his hometown to recuperate, he still has letters to each other.

Now that it is the last moment of his life, Li Dongyang also wants to meet Xie Qian again, and finally check his physical condition and decide whether to go to the Persian Gulf.

Li Dongyang left, and soon, Emperor Hongzhi ordered Wang Shouren, the Minister of the Household Department, to join the cabinet. Court is old.

There are more people in the court who are more qualified than Wang Shouren, and the key is that Wang Shouren is not very old, only in his forties. Wang Shouren has not yet entered the cabinet as a cabinet elder, but Wang Shouren is advanced.

This also made many ministers quite dissatisfied, because being an old man is not only a symbol of power, but also a kind of honor.

Liu Jin's chief assistant in his thirties and Wang Shouren's elder in his forties are both too young, but this is what Emperor Hongzhi meant, and no one can change it, and everyone is thinking about why Emperor Hongzhi did this .

PS: The writing in these chapters is a bit heavy. In fact, people should think carefully about their own life, think about their life in middle age and old age, and think about everything about themselves now. I don’t think a person is mature enough. Maturity does not depend on age. Some people are still as naive as children even in their [-]s or [-]s, while some people have already understood the truth of life at a young age. To see whether a person is mature or not, it still depends on This person thinks about life and the meaning of life.

(End of this chapter)