The room was quiet, and everyone didn't know what to say, Li Shimin smiled bitterly and said: "Although I worked hard, and also posthumously sealed Jiancheng Yuanji, and treated the first emperor well, all of this can't make up for the guilt in my heart." ”

"Your Majesty, you can be so open and honest, which is admirable to the ministers!" The eldest grandson Wuji said with tears in his eyes.

Li Shimin waved his hand and said to Li Zhi: "Zhi'er, among my sons, you are not the best, your eldest brother Chengqian is very well-connected, the third brother Li Ke is both civil and military, and the fourth brother Li Tai is well-read and knowledgeable. ”

"The son is ashamed and disappoints his father." Li Zhi bowed his head and said.

"No, the reason why I asked you to be this emperor is that I know you too well, and I know that you will definitely treat your brother well, and will not let the tragedy of history repeat itself, and then bear the pain that my father couldn't stand at the beginning." Li Shimin said sincerely.

Li Zhi nodded, and Li Shimin said in a mournful voice: "I have spent my whole life, for Li Tang Jiangshan, for the people, and even more so to wash away the stain of my shameful killing of my brother and brother and forcing my father to abdicate, but at the end of the day, I am still pressed by a thousand pounds of boulders on my chest, and I really can't see through it." ”

"Father...... Emperor" Li Zhi was speechless, this was indeed a court coup that shocked China, Xuanwumen was bleeding, should he say it was right or not.

Hey, Li Shimin let go of Li Zhi's hand, sighed heavily, and said: "Do everything possible to cover it up, it's better to say it, and I feel much more down-to-earth in my heart." ”

"Zhi'er, you get up first." Yuan Ziyan came to Li Shimin's side with a solemn face, and looked at a few people in the room. He turned around and said, "Shimin, do you remember that day in Lingyan Pavilion, I said I had a secret to tell you?" ”

Li Shimin thought about it. Nodding slightly, Yuan Ziyan said: "Actually, I didn't just coax you to take medicine, I really have a secret." Shimin, listen well, Yuanji was not killed by you, but he resisted stubbornly and was shot by Wei Chigong. ”

"But Jiancheng died by my arrows. My father didn't forgive me until he died. Li Shimin thought that Yuan Ziyan was comforting him.

Yuan Ziyan shook his head and said, "Actually, it is myself who really can't forgive you, and Gaozu is not jealous. He abdicated and went into seclusion, but he still did not get rid of his inner struggle and pain. ”

"National teacher, what do you mean by this?" Chu Suiliang asked in surprise, vaguely feeling that a shocking secret was about to be revealed.

"Shimin, listen well. I'm not kidding. Or to comfort you. This is the historical fact, and it was not you who shot it, but Gaozu. ”

As soon as Yuan Ziyan's words fell, Li Shimin exclaimed, sat up straight, and asked in a trembling voice: "Ziyan, the stakes are very high, don't slander Gaozu." ”

"How so? Shimin. Do you remember the part where you built the middle arrow? ”

"Very clear, right in the neck. It is also a golden arrow used by me. Li Shimin said without hesitation.

"Yes, but the neck is also three hundred and sixty degrees, and you are not the only one in this palace who is skilled in archery and uses this kind of arrow." There was a dead silence in the room, and everyone didn't dare to take a breath, and they all pricked up their ears, lest they miss a word.

Yuan Ziyan sighed slightly: "On that day, the golden light flashed on the Xuanwu Gate tower, and then he was killed by an arrow, and the direction of the face was not facing you, but the city tower. Later, I chased after and found Gao Zu, who was depressed and drowned several concubines, and he personally admitted to me that he had shot him with his own hands. ”

"No, it can't be!" Li Shimin was very emotional and asked: "Chengcheng is the favorite son of his father, even if he kills him, why do you refuse to admit it, and attribute all the faults to me?" ”

"First of all, Jiancheng Yuanji rebelled, poisoned Gaozu several times, and sent troops to Xuanwumen was also a conspiracy of the East Palace, Gaozu was disheartened by it, and he was even more dissatisfied with Yuanji's succession, so he killed him. Gao Zu is not a person who does not dare to take responsibility, he said that only in this way can you achieve the reputation of your generation of Ming Jun. ”

Everyone was silent, and Li Shimin's heart was even more mixed, and the original scenes were replayed in his mind. In fact, he also noticed that Li Jiancheng's injured part was not right on himself, but it stands to reason that no one will admit such a big credit, so Li Shimin did not doubt it.

Thinking about his father's ambiguous words again, Li Shimin suddenly burst out laughing, and after laughing, he couldn't help but burst into tears: "Father, you hurt the emperor so hard!" ”

"Shimin, Gaozu is also a great emperor, on the one hand, he bears the guilt of Jiancheng, and then tries his best to support the other son. A father's heart is divided into several petals, which is not a pressure that ordinary people can bear. Yuan Ziyan comforted.

Li Shimin nodded: "It's just that I misunderstood my father, so much so that my father had a dispute with him before he died, which is really unfilial." ”

"God didn't blame you, didn't he give you an obedient and sensible ruler?" Yuan Ziyan led the topic back to Li Zhi.

Li Shimin let go of all the burdens in his heart, his complexion was much better, and he actually sat up leaning on the cushion, but no one could be happy, this was clearly a return to the light.

Li Shimin asked everyone to go out, planning to spend the last days of his life with his beloved woman.

Although Li Zhi was reluctant to give up, he could not disobey the holy order, so he still bowed repeatedly and then withdrew. The shock in the hearts of the eldest grandson Wuji and Chu Suiliang was also huge, and they were full of emotion in their hearts, secretly praising the wisdom of their ancestors, but the hardness of the emperor's heart also made them tremble.

After a few people went out, the ministers outside inevitably inquired about the news, Li Zhi just stood silently in front of the door and cried, without saying anything, everyone guessed about this situation, the emperor's time is really running out.

"Ziyan, I'll leave my Zhi'er to you." Li Shimin emphasized again, as if he had thought of something, looked outside the door, and asked weakly: "Ziyan, there are often rumors in the world, and there is a heroine in the world." Now that there are no outsiders, and I won't call anyone in, can you tell me the truth? ”

"Shimin, it turns out that you have not opened this knot in your heart." Yuan Ziyan smiled sadly.

"As an emperor, I can't help myself."

"But why don't you order someone to kill me, so that there will be no future trouble?"

"I believe that even if you become a heroine, you will be kind to the minister and my sons."

Yuan Ziyan gently leaned his head on Li Shimin's chest, and said faintly: "Shimin, I am just a passer-by here, and I have no intention of inserting willows, but I have no ambition to seize power and usurp the throne. In fact, the times are progressive, and it is normal for a queen and a female president to appear in the future. ”

"Ziyan, you haven't answered my question yet." Li Shimin gently combed Yuan Ziyan's soft green silk with his hands, and said slowly.

"It's like the Xuanwumen Mutiny, Datang will inevitably have some twists and turns, but if you don't change the foundation of the prosperous world, the final country is still controlled by the descendants of your Li family." Yuan Ziyan smiled.

Li Shimin nodded lightly, he no longer had any worries at this moment, his eyes were a little blurry, but soon they were clear again, but the faces of many acquaintances appeared in front of him.

has his father, Li Yuan, who is still majestic and kind; There is Jiancheng Yuanji, but Li Shimin is no longer afraid of them at this moment; There is a smiling and silent eldest grandson, who still looks so kind; There are also Li Chengqian, who died of illness, and his martyred wife, who are looking at themselves respectfully, as well as those vivid faces, former old friends.

Li Shimin took a sharp breath, his vision was sometimes clear and sometimes blurry under the impact of tears, and Yuan Ziyan could hear Li Shimin's heartbeat sometimes fierce and sometimes slow.

Finally, the hand slipped from his hair, and the sound of heartbeat in Yuan Ziyan's ears became weaker and weaker until it disappeared.

Yuan Ziyan bit her lip tightly, hugged Li Shimin with both hands, and tried her best to hold back her crying, but she didn't dare to raise her head, for fear that she would never see those bright eyes again.

It wasn't until there was no trace of warmth on Li Shimin's body that Yuan Ziyan finally let go of his hand, and his calm and handsome face was full of relief and relief, which was enough to prove that he walked without any pain.

Yang Guang, who took care of Yuan Ziyan in every possible way, and then Li Shimin, who often quarreled but was tolerant, Yuan Ziyan's whole body trembled, his heart ached, and he finally couldn't support himself and sat on the ground.

The imperial physician and the eunuch who heard the movement outside hurriedly walked in, and then the ministers all flocked in, and the scene in front of them was moving. Li Shimin lay quietly on the dragon couch, his eyes were closed, he had returned to the sky, Yuan Ziyan, who was weakened by the blow, sat paralyzed on the ground, extremely sad but couldn't cry, his delicate body trembled slightly, but he still held Li Shimin's hand and refused to let go.

Everyone knelt down in unison, the cry shook the sky, Li Zhi crawled over on his knees, grabbed Yuan Ziyan, who was almost collapsed, and shouted in mourning: "Mother-in-law, my father has gone, mourn." ”

Yuan Ziyan nodded, but he felt that the sky was dark, his eyes were full of stars, and he wanted to stand up several times but couldn't.

"Auntie, cry if you want to, don't hold back!" Wu Mei also hurriedly shook Yuan Ziyan, who was in a trance, Yuan Ziyan still nodded, her chest hurt as if it had exploded, and her sadness accumulated sharply, but she had no way to vent it, which was uncomfortable.

"Imperial Doctor, Imperial Doctor, let's see what's wrong with my stepmother!" Li Zhi hurriedly shouted, and the imperial doctor hurriedly came over, and in desperation, he had to prick Yuan Ziyan's fingers with silver needles.

The pain made Yuan Ziyan finally wake up, tears poured out, she pushed everyone away, looked at Li Shimin who was already motionless in a daze, sadness came from it, and she suddenly rushed over and screamed.

"The people of the world! My husband!! ”

Immediately afterwards, Yuan Ziyan put his lips on the cold lips, and everyone present was surprised and shocked, and the crying was even worse.

Yuan Ziyan's heart was in turmoil, he had never felt empty, his eyes were dark, and he finally fainted to death beside Li Shimin.

In the fifth lunar month of the twenty-third year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin died at the age of fifty-two, and reigned for a total of twenty-three years, which was called Tang Taizong by later generations.

During the Zhenguan period, Li Shimin conquered the Eastern Turks and Xue Yantuo, conquered Gaochang, Qiuci, and Tuyuhun, severely damaged Goryeo, and established four towns in Anxi, which was honored as the Heavenly Khan, and created the famous Zhenguan rule in history!

This is the end of the third volume, and the fourth volume of "The Heroine of the World" continues wonderfully, thanks to friends for following all the way, Sasha does her best to restore the flesh and blood of famous historical figures, and have a real cross-generational time travel and dialogue with the ancients. yarn personal WeChat ID: huanqingsha2015, if you are interested, you can add~" (to be continued......)