Chapter 376: Much Happens
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In the early morning of this day, Empress Changsun was dressed in plain clothes, her face was pale, she staggered to Li Shimin, and slowly knelt down, "Your Majesty, the concubine's biological mother is newly mourned, and please allow the concubine to go home to pay respects." ”
"Queen, please get up quickly!" Li Shimin hurriedly stepped forward to help Empress Changsun and sighed: "Madame's parting was sudden, and it coincided with the funeral period of the Emperor Taishang, so I couldn't leave the palace to accompany me. Queen, your health is worried, you should stay in the palace and send Chengqian and others to go. ”
"Your Majesty, if the concubine can still have a few years of longevity, if she fails to fulfill her filial piety in the end, she will die with regrets. If there is no gift of time, this time you can go but you have a wish. Empress Eldest Sun said gloomily.
Li Shimin was extremely distressed, as long as he persisted for a few more months, Empress Changsun would be able to fully recover, who knew that the day would not be a holiday, and the death of the emperor and the queen's biological mother one after another would be a great blow to her mental and physical strength.
"Your Majesty, just follow the queen." Yuan Ziyan really couldn't bear it, and said softly, Li Shimin finally nodded in agreement, and the eldest grandson queen seemed to worship and worship, and kept looking back, her eyes were full of infinite nostalgia and reluctance.
Li Shimin watched his wife's figure disappear from sight in a daze, as if he was parting from life and death.
Regarding the death of the Emperor Taishang, Li Shimin did not feel too much, but felt that there was a layer of restraint missing, insisted on going to the court to deal with the government affairs, everything went according to plan, and did not leave any work behind, which shows that he loves and hates this father.
However, due to the death of Emperor Taishang, Murong Fuyun, the king of Tuyuhun in the northwest, thought that he had waited for another opportunity for the Tang Dynasty's civil strife, refused to pay tribute, and even tried to harass the border of the Tang Dynasty for a time.
As everyone knows, the Tang Dynasty at this time is no longer the era when the Turks attacked on a large scale, and the Emperor Taishang has not been in charge of the government for many years, so whether he is alive or not will not have much impact on the overall trend of the Tang Dynasty.
"Tugu Hun is beyond his strength. Who has repeatedly violated my border, and who will send troops to repel it? Li Shimin asked in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to go!"
As soon as the words fell, there was laughter in the court, and this person was very displeased, turned around, and asked, "What." Do you think I'm getting old? ”
It was Li Jing who spoke. At this time, he was already sixty-five years old, but his body was sturdy and his waist was straight. Not deaf or flowery, to be fair, the average soldier in his thirties can't beat him in wrestling until now.
"The old general doesn't have to go out in person now, let's let someone else go." Yuan Ziyan couldn't help but laugh.
"The national teacher also looks down on me!" Li Jing was a little unconvinced.
"Old general. Wait until Your Majesty makes up his mind to conquer Tuyuhun on a large scale. That's when you'll be able to show your might. Yuan Ziyan smiled.
Li Jing was happy in his heart, the national teacher was strategizing and divination accurate, and presumably this day would not be too far away. So he happily stepped back, waved his hand and said, "Okay, share some credit for you!" ”
"I am willing to share my Majesty's worries!" Duan Zhixuan stepped forward and said.
In the past, Duan Zhixuan rescued Li Shimin. He was dragged on horseback and sharpened out of his foot bones. Therefore, during the Zhenguan period, it was reused, and the official worshiped General Zuo Xiaowei and was named the Duke of Fan.
In fact, high-ranking officials and Houlu can't make the generals feel too satisfied, fighting on the battlefield is their professional specialty, especially this group of dead friends, there are no people who are afraid of the head and tail during the critical period, go into battle to kill the enemy, and scramble.
"Okay, appoint Duan Zhixuan as the head of the Xihai Road march, and lead the border army to conquer Tuyuhun with the soldiers and horses of the tribes in various places!" Li Shimin immediately ordered.
"Command!" Duan Zhixuan was excited, his smug expression was beyond words, and the rest of the generals were envious, which was equivalent to sharing the credit at his fingertips to Duan Zhixuan.
"Your Majesty, the queen has fainted!" An urgent message was sent to the court, Li Shimin was shocked, and hurriedly announced that he would retreat from the court and rush to the main hall.
Empress Changsun gritted her teeth to pay tribute to her deceased mother, and finally insisted on returning to the palace consciously, and then she was busy with other affairs and did not recuperate too much, and finally fell ill again.
In this disease, Empress Changsun never got out of bed again, she was willing to try any prescription, and she poured any bitter medicine in one gulp, in order to live with the faith. It can only be said that Empress Changsun has excellent perseverance, and if she were an ordinary woman, she would have died a long time ago, but she was also sick in bed.
Yuan Ziyan did not follow Li Shimin to see Empress Changsun, but stopped Duan Zhixuan. Duan Zhixuan hurriedly stopped and asked respectfully, "National Teacher, but I have something to say." ”
"General, I only send you four words, and the poor will chase after you!" Yuan Ziyan said meaningfully.
Duan Zhixuan was stunned, and then he was happy, and he happily gave his hand again and again. In Duan Zhixuan's opinion, Yuan Ziyan is the immortal in the sky, and he speaks well. As long as you do what she says, there is nothing unsuccessful.
Waiting for Duan Zhixuan to leave, the eldest grandson Wuji walked over with his hands behind his back and said mockingly: "The national teacher really met with the wind and the rudder, and when he saw that the queen's jade body was not safe, he simply didn't even look at it, and made friends with the upstarts here to consolidate his power." ”
Yuan Ziyan pinched his nose with one hand and fanned it a few times with the other, and the eldest grandson Wuji twitched his nose in confusion and asked, "What?" ”
"It's not you, the smell of stinky farts coming out of a stinky mouth almost smoked me to death!" Yuan Ziyan also exaggerated vomiting.
The eldest grandson Wuji said angrily: "As a national teacher, you insult the important ministers of the court here, and the crime will be added to the first!" ”
"You have no evidence and no evidence, what is your intention to frame the national teacher here?" Yuan Ziyan asked rhetorically, and then sneered: "I have no relatives and no reason with the queen, and I have no friendship, but you, who should be filial piety to your mother, are in the court, and as a brother, you don't go to visit your seriously ill sister." Eldest grandson Wuji, in fact, the most selfish person is still you! ”
The two walked out of the court noisily, the eldest grandson Wuji lost his mother, and his sister was sick and couldn't get out of bed, and she was very anxious, and she was even more irritable when Yuan Ziyan snatched a few words, and chased her all the way.
They are all first-class officials in the DPRK and China, and whoever dares to persuade them to fight is just taking a detour and hiding far away.
However, when they walked near the Imperial Garden, a graceful woman walked over, facing the two of them, with a shallow smile on her face.
Seeing this person, both of them stopped, their faces gloomy, and obviously they didn't like this woman.
The person who came was Xiao Zhaorong, wearing an orange long skirt and a mink shawl, graceful and luxurious.
"I've seen two adults." Xiao Zhaorong gave gifts.
"The queen is sick, you are over sixty years old, but you are dressed up in flowers, what kind of body has become?" The eldest grandson Wuji came up with a reprimand.
Xiao Zhaorong was stunned, but he didn't expect the ministers of the court to dare to accuse the emperor's concubines immediately, the corners of his mouth twitched twice, and explained: "I was going to visit the queen, but I didn't want to see the two adults." ”
"Then I won't bother you to do your filial piety, and I will say goodbye to the two!" Yuan Ziyan walked past Xiao Zhaorong with a frown, and the eldest grandson Wuji didn't want to have too much to do with the women in the back court, so he also gave his leave.
"Your Excellency, please stay, I still have something to say." Xiao Zhaorong said softly.
The eldest grandson Wuji stopped, and didn't look back, "If you have something to say!" ”
"My lord, the southwest said that there is a jade mine, of course, the stubborn stones are mixed in it, and the lines on it are strange, as long as you want to have it, you can always find a suitable one." Xiao Zhaorong reminded.
Eldest Sun Wuji suddenly turned around and said in a cold voice: "Xiao Zhaorong, although I don't know what your purpose for entering the palace is, but you don't need to intervene in the grievances between the eldest grandson clan and others. If you have too many troubles, the queen will not spare you! ”
"My lord, the queen is seriously ill, and everything in the palace is in charge of Concubine Yang Shu." Xiao Zhaorong disagreed.
"Oh, I see!" The eldest grandson Wuji suddenly realized, and smiled hideously: "I finally know what you think in your heart, and you still want to restore the dead Yang Guang!" I advise you to die this heart, and you can still have a good death, if you don't listen, don't blame me for not reminding you! ”
After saying that, the eldest grandson Wuji snorted and left, Xiao Zhaorong was reprimanded, his face was very unbearable, and his unfazed face showed ruthlessness for the first time: "Hmph, what's the use of a hard mouth, sooner or later you will know, this will always be the palace of the descendants of the Yang family!" ”
Besides, Yuan Ziyan returned to her room, but found Wu Mei waiting for her back with a small package in a dejected manner.
"Bollywood has seen Aunt Smoke." Wu Mei heard the movement and hurriedly got up to salute.
"Paula, where are you going?" Yuan Ziyan asked puzzled.
"Go home." Wu Mei's voice was small, like a mosquito humming.
"What? Oh, although the Emperor is gone, you can still stay in the palace. Yuan Ziyan stroked Xiao Wumei's head lovingly, and the little guy was aggrieved and threw himself into Yuan Ziyan's arms and cried.
"Paulie, tell your aunt well, who bullied you, or is there something you can't think about?" Yuan Ziyan pulled her down on the stool and asked patiently.
"Nope."
"Can't you still trust your aunt?"
"No, it's not."
"Paula, if there is something in your heart, either say it or melt it completely, and if you are trapped by it, you will end up hurting yourself. My aunt doesn't want you to have anything to do with you, and she's willing to share your unhappiness. ”
Wow!
Wu Mei finally cried, tears kept flowing down her delicate face, and her small appearance was pitiful, which made people feel very distressed.
"The Emperor is gone, and Zhi'er hasn't seen him recently for some reason, besides, Chengqian is going to get married, and it's useless for me to stay in the palace." Wu Mei said in a choked voice.
Yuan Ziyan finally understood that about Li Zhi, it was still the idea of the eldest grandson Wuji, and secretly forbade him to have dealings with Yuan Ziyan's people. In fact, girls are a little cautious, Wu Mei must still be thinking about Chengqian, seeing that he has no feelings for him, and he is about to marry Su Yan's daughter, he is disheartened and a little homesick.
"Hehe, our little Wu Mei has finally grown up." Yuan Ziyan was not only worried, but also a little happy. said with a smile: "I believe that auntie, in the future, you will definitely find a real life partner, and give you unprecedented achievements and brilliance." (To be continued)