zhè / wèi / lǎo / chén / nián / shì / yǐ / gāo / biàn / xiàng / huáng / dì / gào / lǎo / huán / xiāng

这位老臣年事已高，便向皇帝告老还乡。

The elderly minister, advanced in age, asked the emperor to let him retire and return home.