Guo Song soon understood the details of this little girl, her surname is Zhang, called Zhang Minqiu, her ancestral home is Anyang, Xiangzhou, the family came to Jiangxia to escape the Anshi Rebellion, she herself was born in Jiangxia, her grandfather and father are both teaching craftsmen, her parents died of illness at the same time this spring, and a brother went to the north to serve in the army for many years, and he still does not know whether he is alive or dead.

She was lonely, her uncle not only occupied her parents' real estate, but also sold her to the Huang family as a maid, specializing in serving the third lady, and the third lady died in less than a year, and more than a dozen of her maids and servants were sold by the eldest lady, and Zhang Minqiu was bought by Guo Song less than two days after coming to Jiangrenfang.

She is also lucky, with her appearance and complexion, she will definitely be bought by the brothel, and she happened to meet Guo Song and Xue Tao who came to buy maids, if Guo Song came half a day late, she would not have met her.

In the ox cart, Guo Song said to her: "Ah Qiu, we are just passing by Jiangxia by boat, even if we come back in the future, it will be many years later, what else do you want, or who do you want to say goodbye to, you had better tell us, I will arrange the time." ”

Ah Qiu shook her head, she only had one uncle in Jiangxia, but it was her uncle who sold her into slavery, and she didn't want to see this person again.

"Thank you, Childe, I don't have a wish."

Next to him, Xue Tao said softly: "Then do you want to go and worship your parents?" ”

Ah Qiu still shook his head, "Their tomb is in their hometown of Anyang, not here." ”

"Alright! You go with us to visit the Yellow Crane Tower, and then eat something, then go to the pier to set off, we go to Yangzhou, and then take a boat back to the capital from Yangzhou. ”

"Childe, Miss Guo, are you out to play?" Ah Qiu asked timidly.

"Sort of! We came out of Bashu and played all the way. ”

Guo Song secretly praised this little girl for being smart, and she actually saw that she and Xue Tao were not husband and wife.

After a short time, they came to the Yellow Crane Tower.

The Yellow Crane Tower is located on the top of the Snake Mountain, it was built at the earliest in the Three Kingdoms, it is a military lookout, and now it is a famous scene in Jiangxia, and it is extremely prestigious in the Tang Dynasty.

Li Bai wrote the famous poem of 'the old man left the Yellow Crane Tower in the west, and the fireworks went down to Yangzhou in March', which became a household name in later generations.

Guo Song climbed the tower and looked into the distance, only to see the Yangtze River magnificent, the smoke and waves far away, and couldn't help but say loudly: "Strong! The east of the great river goes to the waves, and the romantic characters of the ages ......"

"Guo Lang is making a lot of poetry again?"

Xue Tao took Ah Qiu upstairs and walked over with a smile, "Go on, let the little girl worship it?" ”

Guo Song scratched his head a little embarrassed, "Just thinking of these two sentences, it is either 'The people of the past have taken the yellow crane to go, and the yellow crane tower is empty here.'" The yellow crane is gone, and the white clouds are empty for thousands of years......"

"Go!"

Xue Tao rolled his eyes at him, "You're embarrassed, when I don't study?" The following four sentences are: 'Qingchuan calendar Hanyang tree, fragrant grass and parrot island. Where is Sunset Township? The smoke on the river makes people sad', right? It is estimated that you can't write a poem now, so you can say another poem related to the Yellow Crane Tower, and this girl will spare you! ”

Guo Song thought for a while and smiled: "One is to move to Changsha, and I don't see my home when I look west at Chang'an." The jade flute is played in the Yellow Crane Tower, and the plum blossoms fall in May in Jiangcheng. ”

Xue Tao stroked his palms and smiled: "This is good, it is Li Bai's "Listening to the Flute on the Yellow Crane Tower with Shi Lang Zhongqin", which is relatively secluded, Guo Lang actually knows it, but Li Bai also has a song "Parrot Island" that is also written about the Yellow Crane Tower, can Guo Lang say two of them?" ”

Guo Song forgot a little, he patted his head, and said for a while: "It seems to be 'the smoke and the orchid leaves are fragrant and the wind is warm, and the peach blossoms on the shore are blooming.'" ’

"That's right, it's worth commendating, the parrot has come to Wujiang Shui, and the name of the parrot is spread in Jiangshangzhou. The parrot flies west to Longshan, and the tree of Fangzhou is He Qingqing. ”

The two laughed together.......

After having lunch in the restaurant next to the Yellow Crane Tower, they went to buy some bedding and clothes, and then went back to the ship.

Back on the boat, the boat boss laughed and said, "Guo Gongzi bought a little maid?" ”

"I bought it, thank you for your advice."

The boat boss looked at Ah Qiu carefully and praised: "This little lady looks good, Guo Gongzi will be blessed in the future!" ”

Guo Song heard that his words were a little ambiguous, and he knew that these rough people were thinking dirty, so he didn't bother to pay attention to him, and took the two upstairs.

Xue Tao whispered to Guo Song: "Guo Lang, I want to discuss with you, Ah Qiu will live with me at night, and you will sleep next door!" ”

It is indeed not convenient to have a little maid, Guo Song nodded, "I'll take the futon next door later." ”

Xue Tao saw that he was reasonable, his heart was happy, and he said: "You can stay in my room during the day, mainly because you go next door at night." ”

Guo Song bowed to the ground, "Obey the orders of the lady for the husband!" ”

Xue Tao saw a hint of a smile on the corner of Ah Qiu's mouth, and knew that she heard it, she was ashamed and anxious, so she quietly pinched Guo Song's arm, "Let you talk nonsense again!" ”

At this time, the boat boss shouted, "Ready to sail!" ”

The boat shook for a moment, and then gradually left the shore and headed for the Yangtze River, and they no longer went to Hanshui, but continued eastward to Yangzhou, thousands of miles away.

.........

In the blink of an eye, at the beginning of December, another heavy snow covered Chang'an City, and the inside and outside of Chang'an City once again became a snow-capped world.

A feeling of illness in October gradually became serious, causing pneumonia, dozens of days of high fever did not go away, vomiting blood did not stop, the imperial doctors were helpless, seeing that the condition was getting more and more serious, the entire Chang'an, the entire imperial court began to fluctuate.

In the past few days, the news revealed in the palace has made everyone anxious, the condition of the Son of Heaven continues to deteriorate, the deadline is coming, and the court has to start thinking about the future.

In the East Palace, Guo Ziyi, who has been retired for many years, visited the crown prince Li Shi, and he was urgently summoned by the prince Li Shi.

Li Shi bowed down with tears in his eyes: "My father's situation is critical, Xiao Wang's talent is shallow, his virtue is not good, and his prestige is difficult to obey, but my father must let Xiao Wang take on the heavy responsibility of the Tang Dynasty, and Xiao Wang can only do his best to keep the society, but he is afraid that the military will be in turmoil and it will be difficult to control. ”

Guo Ziyi hurriedly said: "Your Highness, please get up, kill the old minister, it is the honor of the old minister to be able to serve the Tang Dynasty, as long as Your Highness does not think I am mediocre and old, the old minister is willing to serve His Royal Highness." ”

Li Shi was very grateful in his heart, and his heart was also settled, as long as Guo Ziyi went out to control the army, no one would want to launch a mutiny, and at this critical moment, he had to rely on Guo Ziyi to stabilize the overall situation.

The two sat down, and Guo Ziyi asked, "What is the extent of the saint's condition?" ”

Li Shi said gloomily: "The imperial doctor said, I'm afraid it's only been a few days, and the situation is a little uneasy, so I implore Lao Linggong to go out of the mountain again." ”

Guo Ziyi sighed and said: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, the old minister will do everything possible to maintain the stability of the Tang Dynasty, please Your Highness still stay by the Holy Lord's side." ”

Li Shi nodded, "I'll rush over right away." ”

Li Shi handed over the Son of Heaven Sword and the Tiger Talisman of the Six Guards to Guo Ziyi, and said in a deep voice: "The official appointment will come down soon, and everything will be left to Lao Linggong!" ”

Guo Ziyi nodded silently, although he was eighty-three years old, he still took over the commission of the Son of Heaven without hesitation and took on the command of the 100,000 army guarding the palace.

An hour later, the crown prince Li Shi issued a decree to supervise the country, appointing Guo Ziyi as the general of the hussars, the military envoy of Gyeonggi Province, and at the same time controlling the army of the Northern Yashence, which was called the octogenarian general by the people.

This decree was issued, and many sensitive ministers realized that something big was going to happen to the imperial court.

.........

At the time of the two watches, Yan Zhenqing was woken up in his sleep, and a maid said to him: "Return to the master!" It was someone from the palace who asked the master to enter the palace immediately. ”

Yan Zhenqing was shocked, and hurriedly put on his clothes and came to the lobby, only to see two eunuchs waiting for him anxiously.

"But the situation of the Son of Heaven is not good?" Yan Zhenqing asked anxiously.

The eunuch nodded, "The imperial doctor said that maybe the saint will not survive tonight, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will ask us to notify all the ministers above the third rank to enter the palace." ”

"I know, I'll enter the palace right away."

Yan Zhenqing cleaned up a little, then got into the carriage and hurried to the palace.

At the same time, all the ministers above the third rank were notified, and they rushed to the palace from all directions.

.........

At the fourth watch, dozens of important ministers stood outside the Zichen Hall of Daming Palace, everyone was in a heavy mood and silent, and there were fine snowflakes floating in the sky, and soon a thin layer of snowflakes was spread on everyone's heads and shoulders.

The eunuchs and guards were also silent, and the atmosphere outside the entire hall was very low and depressing, as if even the air was frozen, as if they were waiting for something.

At this time, there was a faint cry in the inner hall, and everyone's hearts sank into the abyss, and a imperial physician Mu Ran came out and said sadly: "Holy Lord.... Crashed! ”

Yan Zhenqing fell to his knees and cried bitterly, and then all the ministers and guards knelt down and cried loudly together.

Outside the main hall, the dragon banner of the Tang Dynasty slowly fell, and the Jingyang bell above the Hanyuan Hall rang, 'Dong-Dong-' one after another, echoing over the entire Chang'an.

On the fifth day of December in the thirteenth year of the Great Calendar, the Tang Emperor Li Yu died in the Daming Palace.