As the prime minister, Di Renjie is competent.

As a friend, Di Renjie can be regarded as Lu Xiaoxian's old friend. If it weren't for the friendship with Di Renjie back then, Lu Xiaoxian probably wouldn't be able to go today.

At this moment, looking at the old man in front of him, the flame of life was extinguished little by little, and Lu Xiaoxian felt very uncomfortable.

Di Renjie waved his hand slightly to Di Guangyuan, Di Guangyuan understood, and knew that his father was going to talk to Lu Xiaoxian alone, so he turned around and walked out of the house.

Lu Xiaoxian sat next to Di Renjie, and Di Renjie took his hand.

"My days are numbered!" Di Renjie was extremely weak, and his voice was very small, "There is an important thing that needs you!" ”

"Elder Di Ge commands, don't say whether you ask or not!" Lu Xiaoxian could hear that Di Renjie was confessing his last words.

"I've never begged anyone in my life, but this time, I really ask you, you must promise me!" Di Renjie's chest rose and fell, he had rarely been so excited.

"I promise you, please speak!" Lu Xiaoxian said solemnly.

……

Just after dinner, the court order and Xi Guanju Cheng came to ask Wu Zetian at the same time, and they announced: "Tongping Zhangshi Di Renjie is sick!"

"What did you say?" Wu Zetian looked at the court order in a daze, and didn't seem to react.

Xi Guanju will take care of Di Renjie's situation and tell the truth.

After hearing this, Wu Zetian's mind was blank, and he was at a loss for a while.

For a long time, Wu Zetian asked in the empty space of grief: "The last words of Old Di Ge ......"

"Di Ge's last words, only eight words, were recorded by the courtiers." Xi Guanju solemnly continued, "When he was dying, the elder of the pavilion repeatedly recited 'Guotai An'an, the emperor is happy', and the rest has not been heard. ”

"The old man is withering, the stars are falling in the west, and my court is empty?" Wu Zetian had woken up from her surprise and apprehension, and her condolences to Di Renjie made her cry, and she said in a deep voice: "Alas, the old man of the heavens, I hope he will live for a few more years, I can't imagine that Renjie will die before me." ”

Wu Zetian's voice was choked, according to her thoughts, she hoped that Di Renjie would live, and when she was at the end of her century, she would entrust it to the future.

Unexpectedly, Di Renjie, who was younger than her, passed away first, and at this moment, Wu Zetian's state of mind was complicated.

After thinking about it for a long time, Wu Zetian was so tired that he collapsed on the bed with his clothes, as if he was asleep.

Shangguan Wan'er only removed her shoes and stayed by the side.

Sleeping inside, the incense of the stove curls, and the copper kettle dripping makes a clear whisper, although Wu Zetian is very tired, in fact, he has not been able to sleep. She talked to Wan'er intermittently, all of which were related to Di Renjie, who had just passed away.

"Wan'er!" She let out a leisurely breath, "Maybe you won't know that I and Di Ge Lao are not only monarchs and ministers, but also friends!" ”

"Of course, the minister can see that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are only for Di Ge Lao, and His Majesty is different. Of course, Elder Di Ge can also afford to be a friend of His Majesty! Shangguan Wan'er replied shrewdly.

"But......" Wu Zetian muttered slightly, "He left, just went before me, how can there be a little friendship as a friend......

"Your Majesty, please mourn."

Wu Zetian let out a long sigh and didn't say anything further.

The long night was long, and the footsteps of the patrolling attendants in the palace also entered the inner bed.

"Your Majesty sleeps!" Shangguan Wan'er whispered.

Wu Zetian yawned and seemed to want to sleep, but she had to talk again......

"Wan'er, what do you think, what is the best thing to chase after Di Ge?"

"I think this is something to ask the courtiers, and they will draw it up."

"I don't want to borrow these people." Wu Zetian's expression was like an angry child.

"Your Majesty!" Shangguan Wan'er called out euphemistically, as if she was feeling at His Majesty's reluctance to the deceased.

So, both of them had gentle hearts and closed their eyelids, as if to nourish their spirits and fall asleep. The sound of the copper kettle dripping seems to have increased, as if the sound is urging the long night to walk faster, as if the sound is urging life to the ultimate destination.

In the court, everyone is accustomed to the copper kettle dripping, but tonight, Wu Zetian felt that the sound was disturbing, she was irritable, she even wanted to get up and smash the copper kettle.

She was hazy in irritability, and hallucinations flooded into her hazy consciousness.

She saw Di Renjie, walking with a fluttering crown, although Di Renjie is old, he is not a dragon clock, his steps are very steady, very healthy, and very cute.

She called out in the haze: "Old ...... Di Ge"

So, she was woken up by the sound she was making.

So, she sighed, for the sake of her departed friend, and also for herself.

The kettle leaked, and a maid twisted the second kettle just in time. Outside, there was a more drum sound.

"Wan'er!" Wu Zetian sat up slowly, "Let's go take a look!" ”

Wan'er rubbed her eyes and looked at the female emperor blankly. Android

"At this time, prepare to go to Di Ge's hometown, I'm afraid it will be dawn." Wu Zetian said, stepped out of bed, and ordered the maid to fetch water and make up for herself.

Wu Zetian's time for makeup is getting longer and longer, and now, the time for morning makeup will be more than half an hour, she first dips white jade in water droplet powder, gently rubs the skin of her face, and then applies dry powder, rouge, thrush, and lip dots, she relies on these to cover up the folds of her face.

She is very careful and patient in her makeup, spending her life in makeup......

In the morning light, the left and right Jinwu led the cavalry and honor guard to open the way, and the two hundred people of the Yulin Army guarded Wu Zetian, left the palace, and went to the home of Di Renjie, the secretary of Tongping Zhangshi.

Wu Zetian went to fulfill her last wish.

In her life, she has met many talented people and will enter the picture, but among those many people, only Di Renjie has a friendship with her.

On the same day, Wu Zetian posthumously presented the right minister of Wenchang with Pingzhang Di Renjie and Wenhui. At the same time, Yao Chong was ordered to host the funeral for him, and all funeral expenses were allocated by the state treasury.

Wu Zetian personally mourned for Di Renjie and abolished the dynasty for three days.

Di Renjie's funeral was very windy, and according to his last wishes, the coffin was transported back to his hometown Taiyuan for funeral. Representatives from all over the country, officials, scholars, relatives and friends, all rushed to see him off.

On the day of the introduction, Wu Zetian sent 300 soldiers of the Yulin Army to escort them along the way.

Inside and outside the city of Shendu, the road sacrifices the color sheds, the tables block the road, the cars and horses are noisy, and the streets and alleys are filled.

……

After the funeral, Di Guangyuan called Yao Chong to a secret room, took out a sealed wax pill and handed it to him: "Uncle Yao, my father's last words are to give this to you after the funeral." ”

Yao Chong opened the wax pill, and there was a note inside, which read: Lu Gongzi's opinion should be consulted for important decisions.

Yao Chong covered up the note and asked, "In addition to me, did the elder leave a note for others?" ”

Di Guangyuan replied honestly. "I also left one for Mr. Lu."

"What's the content?"

"I don't know if it's sealed."

Yao Chong nodded, lit a fire sickle, burned the note, and advised: "Except for you, me, and Lu Gongzi, don't tell anyone about this note, it's a futile move." ”

Di Guangyuan nodded: "I understand, my father also told me this before he died." ”

……

"Master, I have already found out that Pei Huan was indeed secretly executed by someone sent by Lai Junchen! I just don't know where the bones are now. Ouyang Jian reported in a deep voice.

"It seems that the teacher didn't guess wrong, and it was really Junchen!" Mr. Wang bowed slightly, "If it weren't for that woman's instructions, he wouldn't dare do this!" ”

"It's not the first time she's done that!" Ouyang Jian said with emotion, "Let your beloved disappear, this is the most cruel form of hitting the other party!" ”

What does it feel like for your loved one to suddenly disappear?

Tang Qian's face turned pale, and she was thinking in her heart: If Lu Xiaoxian suddenly disappeared one day, what would she do?

"How is Lee Chongrun now?" Mr. Wang asked again.

Like crazy, he looked for Pei Huan everywhere, not only reported to the official, but also painted a portrait of Pei Huan, and asked if he had seen her. He even sent a lot of people to look for people outside the city! ”

Mr. Wang seemed to think of something, and suddenly sighed: "How sad it is to be born in the royal family! ”

Seeing that Mr. Wang's mood was a little low, Ouyang Jian cautiously asked, "Master, what should we do next?" ”

"Spread the news quietly, don't do anything, just wait and see!"

……

Some people are very sad about Di Renjie's death. For example, Di Guangyuan, Ji Xu, Wu Zetian, and the crown prince Li Xian

But there are also some people who are ready to move because of this, including Princess Taiping.

For a long time, Di Renjie spared no effort to protect the crown prince Li Xian, and now that Di Renjie has died, the attitude of the new prime minister will directly determine the final result of the secret contest between Princess Taiping and Li Xian.

Xie Yunxuan has become a frequent visitor to Princess Taiping's mansion, Princess Taiping was still wary of Xie Yunxuan before, but now it is different, he has been introduced by Princess Taiping as a confidant, and his status is even above Wei Xianyun.

"How? Do you really want to give up? Princess Taiping glanced at Xie Yunxuan.

"It's unlikely that he will listen to us!" Xie Yunxuan shook his head, "It's safer to find a reliable person to replace him!" ”

Perhaps because of Aiwu and Wu, after Di Renjie's death, Wu Zetian appointed his student Yao Chong as the first and auxiliary prime minister. It turned out that Di Renjie and Ji Ji's Di Ji match has now become Yao Ji match.

In order to win over Yao Chong, Princess Taiping resorted to countless means, but none of them worked. The only thing that can be done now is to oust Yao Chong from power and use his own people to step up.

"What do you think of Jinghui?" Princess Taiping suggested.

Jing Hui was twenty years old in the Ming Dynasty, and in the early years of the Holy Calendar, he served as the assassin of Weizhou. After Weizhou was appointed, Jinghui moved to the Xia official squire, and served as the assassin of Taizhou in this capacity. In the first year of Dazu, he moved to the history of the governor of Luozhou, and in the third year of Chang'an, he was honored and honored as the right man of Zhongtai, and the doctor of Qingguanglu was added to the silver.

Because Jinghui was friendly with Xue Shao in his early years, he was regarded as her own by Princess Taiping, since someone wanted to replace Yao Chong, Princess Taibu was the first to think of Jinghui.

"No way!" Xie Yunxuan vetoed Princess Taiping's suggestion without hesitation, "His foundation in the imperial court is still shallow, and his popularity is insufficient, so he can't afford to be the prime minister!" ”