Chapter 497: Twilight Years
Beibi Mountain, next to the mother's grave, there are a few more new graves, in the seventh year of Kaiyuan, Cai Yan died of illness, and in the next few years, Yun Si, Juan'er, Diao Chan also passed away one after another, and the women who accompanied him for half his life passed away one by one, the princes and grandsons of the academy could clearly feel that their imperial grandfather was becoming more and more silent, and they didn't know how to persuade them, and in the tenth year of Kaiyuan, Dian Wei was seriously ill, and Chen Mo personally stayed by the couch and did not speak.
"The head of the family, I'm afraid the veteran won't be able to." Dian Wei was lying on the couch, with white hair, a wrinkled face, he could vaguely feel the fierceness, looking at Chen Mo who was silently helping him boil medicine, Dian Wei opened his mouth and said with a smile.
In the room, in addition to Chen Mo, Dianman also returned, just standing silently to the side, not daring to speak, even if Chen Mo was no longer the emperor now, no one dared to be presumptuous in front of Chen Mo.
"Don't talk nonsense, drink the medicine, you are healthy, it will be fine, this is not yet eighty, how can it not be?" Chen Mo said while feeding Dian Wei medicine.
Since the death of his wife and concubines one after another, he has become more and more silent, and being able to speak this time makes Dian Wei feel flattered.
"Master, the veteran remembers what you said, if the veteran is gone, you won't be sad." Dian Wei finished drinking the medicine, but his condition was not colorful, lying on the couch, muttering to himself.
"People are not plants and trees, who can be ruthless, you fight with me for half my life, protect me for half my life, how can I not be sad?" Chen Mo shook his head, "Over the years, the deceased have passed away one after another, I thought I was used to parting with life and death, but now it seems that I overestimated myself, and it may not be a good thing for people to live too long." ”
"The veteran now hopes that what the head of the family said that day is true." Dian Wei laughed and said, "The veteran has been with the head of the family all these years, no one knows the bitterness in the heart of the head of the family better than the veteran, I wanted the veteran to send the head of the family to the end, but I didn't expect to end up in front of the head of the family!" ”
"Don't talk nonsense, if you want to send me to the end, you will live longer." Chen Mo's throat was a little painful, something was blocked, he couldn't get up or down, it was very uncomfortable? His voice became hoarse.
"The veteran wants to too? It's just that I can't wait for that day, the head of the family forgives my sins~" Dian Wei shook his head, and his breathing gradually weakened.
Chen sat silently on the edge of Dian Wei's couch, watching Dian Wei silent? After sitting for a long time, he suddenly smiled, although it was a smile, but the people around him could feel an inexplicable sadness, for a long time, Chen Mo stretched out his hand, and after helping Dian Wei sort out his remains, he said astringently, "How many troubles have you made in your life, when did I blame you?" ”
Chen Mo sat beside Dian Wei, and after chattering for a long time, he stood up, his body shook suddenly, and he suddenly fainted amid the exclamations of everyone.
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When he woke up again, Chen Mo found that the surrounding environment was a little unfamiliar, frowned, and looked around, this is the palace?
"Dian Wei! Classic! Old ......" Chen Mo got up and shouted habitually, but at the end of the shout, he was silent.
"Your Majesty~" A eunuch hurriedly came in, saw Chen Mo wake up, and hurriedly bowed and said, "What does Your Majesty command?" ”
"I've been abdicated for a long time." Chen Mo frowned, looked at the eunuch and said, "An dare to talk nonsense? ”
"Your Majesty's anger, this is Your Majesty's intention today, in the palace, you are the only master." The eunuch hurriedly said.
"It's okay, you can go down." Chen Mo waved his hand and got up.
"Oh~" The little eunuch couldn't figure out Chen Mo's thoughts, and didn't dare to disobey, so after bowing, he withdrew from the palace in small steps.
Chen Mo looked around, this was the palace where he lived in the past, and it was well maintained.
After a while, Chen Jin hurriedly came in with Zhen Mi and Sun Shangxiang, and when he saw Chen Mo, he hurriedly bowed down and said, "Erchen, see my father." ”
"How long have you been in a coma for your father?" Chen Mo asked.
"One day." Zhen Mi helped Chen Mo tidy up his clothes, and chattered, "The imperial doctor ordered that the husband was too sad, and it was best to leave for a while to scatter his heart, so as not to see things and think about people." ”
"I still have to preside over Dian Wei's funeral, he has followed me for half his life, and I have to go to this last part of the road." Chen Mo shook his head and said.
"Father, rest assured, the son has already handled this matter with the Ministry of Rites, the marquis is the old minister of the father, and he is also the hero of our dynasty, and now that the marquis has died, this will naturally be more beautiful." Chen Jin said with a smile.
"I won't stay in this palace." Chen Mo nodded, looked at Chen Jin and said with a smile, "My son has done well over the years. ”
At the beginning of the fifth year of Kaiyuan, the world has completely restored stability, in the past five years, Chen Jin cultivated the people's livelihood and encouraged private workshops, in the past five years, the national strength of the Ming Dynasty has been thriving, Chen Jin has also been judged to rule the world of the Ming Jun, the imprint of the Han Dynasty in this world, so many years have basically gone.
"Father!" Chen Jin hurriedly took two steps forward, grabbed Chen Mo and said, "Father, the sons know that my mother passed away and the generals died one by one, and my father felt uncomfortable, but didn't my father worry?" Now Min'er they have begun to enter the office, the younger brother and the younger brother Rui have now made meritorious deeds, after coming back every year, they rarely come to the palace, but they all go to the academy, in this palace, there is no such cheerfulness as in the past, father, it is better to stay this year, the father can miss the old department, can read the mother, does the father not miss the son at all? ”
Is the Son of Heaven happy?
It depends on how you behave? If you are a faint monarch, you are actually very happy, but if you want to be a good son of heaven, it is actually very bitter, in the past, when Chen Mo was in the palace, Chen Jin was the prince, and the palace was very lively every year, Chen Zheng and Chen Rui would enter the palace when they came back, and Cai Yan and other wives and concubines would also take care of the palace in an orderly manner, but since Chen Mo left Luoyang and built the Royal Academy in Beibi Mountain, the huge palace suddenly became deserted.
Every year Chen Zheng and Chen Rui come back, and after visiting him, they go to Beibishan Academy to accompany Chen Mo, Chen Jin is busy with government affairs, and occasionally takes time to take time to see it is also in a hurry, the children of the three generations of the Chen family are trained by Chen Mo every day, but they just like to run over there, after a long time, Chen Jin also began to envy Chen Mo, although the Royal Academy is not as luxurious as the Luoyang Palace, but there is a feeling of home there, although the palace is big, but the feeling to Chen Jin is cold.
After Chen was silent for a while, he looked at Chen Jin and nodded, "It's okay, after Dian Wei is buried, I will spend the New Year in the palace this year." ”
"Thank you, Father!" Chen Jin was overjoyed when he heard this.
"Do the right thing, don't delay the affairs of the country." Chen Mo waved his hand and asked Chen Jin to retire.
In the next few days, Chen Mo spent most of his time accompanying Zhen Mi and Sun Shangxiang to play in the palace.
There were many people who came to Dian Wei's funeral, but in addition to Wu Yi, Yu Sheng, Cui Geng, Zhao Yun, Liu Yi, Xun You, Xu Shu, Ma Chao, Pang De and a few other familiar faces, most of them were fresh faces.
"The young man is good, he has the demeanor of the dragon back then!" After the funeral for Dian Wei, Chen Mo sat with a group of veterans, and now he has no status as a monarch and a minister, and occasionally drinks with these former veterans, and can vaguely find a little bit of the feeling of the year, looking at a heroic general beside Zhao Yun, Chen Mo smiled and said, "This is the son of Zilong?" Never seen before. ”
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"Your Majesty, when Naiyun went to the Heavenly Level to settle the Qiang Chaos three years ago, he found a talent named Jiang Wei, and he was regarded as a disciple of the last general." Zhao Yun hurriedly got up and saluted Chen Mo.
"Yes, yes, both civil and military, he will be the pillar of my Ming Dynasty one day, and he will achieve it one day, and he will not be inferior to Zilong!" Chen Mo chatted with Jiang Wei for a few words, and found that this Jiang Wei was not only a little good, but also quite accomplished in learning, and smiled.
"Your Majesty's praise." Jiang Wei hurriedly bowed down and said, "How can the last general be compared to Bianhou?" ”
"Don't be presumptuous, the era of our waiting has passed, if in this world, the next generation is not as good as the previous generation, then I am in danger." Chen Mo waved his hand and said with emotion, "It is precisely because there are these heroes in every generation in the world that my Central Plains can be strong and prosperous, and foreign clans dare not attack." ”
When he gets older, Chen Mo now likes to bring some young people, of course, this young man has to be seen by him, for example, Zhuge Liang brought his nephew to visit him a few years ago, and his nephew is not bad.
After chatting with Zhao Yun and them for a long time, Chen Mo said goodbye to everyone and returned to the palace, this time I don't know when we will be able to meet, everyone has their own things to do, but Chen Mo has nothing to do over the years except teaching, researching gunpowder and steam engines.
This year, Chen Mo took Zhen Mi and Sun Shangxiang to live in the palace, after the New Year, in the eleventh year of Kaiyuan, everyone was busy again, Chen Mo made an appointment with his family, and after passing the New Year in the palace every year, he left Luoyang and returned to Beibi Mountain.
In this way, another five years have passed, Zhao Yun and Xun You are gone, Wu Yi and Yu Sheng are too old to move anymore, Chen Mo rarely goes out except for returning to Luoyang every year for the New Year, but with Zhen Mi and Sun Shangxiang accompanied, and children and grandchildren around him, it is not hard to say, but Chen Mo, who is over seventy years old, still takes a group of great-grandsons to farm in the fields all day long, which makes the family a little worried.
Chen Mo's wife Zhong, the youngest Sun Shangxiang is also fifty years old, but Chen Mo did not remarry, at such an age, what Chen Mo wants is companionship and no longer fresh, especially after the four wives and concubines were sent away by him one after another, Chen Mo's mind about this aspect has become much lighter.
It's just that what Chen Mo didn't expect was that Zhen Mi, who was ten years younger than him, went one step ahead of him, in the twentieth year of Kaiyuan, Chen Mo took Sun Shangxiang and sat silently in front of Zhen Mi's grave in a daze, he now likes to be clean more and more, even if it is a great-grandchild, Chen Mo doesn't want to deal with it.
In the twenty-sixth year of Kaiyuan, Chen Mo came to the graves of his wives in a daze after finishing a day's work as usual.
"Father." Chen Jin didn't know when he came to Chen Mo's side, and looked at Chen Mo's appearance with sadness.
"What's coming? Is the matter of state dealt with? Chen Mo frowned.
"Father, you forgot, the child has passed the throne to Min'er, and today the affairs of the court and the central government have been dealt with, and the child is ready to come here to accompany his father." Chen Jin said with a smile, the whole person looked a lot more relaxed, he was already sixty, but he didn't look much younger than Chen Mo, and the hard work of more than 20 years made him overdraft too much.
"It's okay, Min'er is good, but she can take on a big responsibility." Chen Mo nodded, glanced at Chen Jin and said, "Since you are here, prepare to go out for your father, you don't have to move the things here, there is danger." ”
"Father, where are you going?" Chen Jin was stunned.
"I went to visit an old friend, I haven't seen him for a long time, I should have gone to see it a long time ago." Chen Mo looked into the distance, sighed and said, "While you can still move now, go and take a look." ”
"The child will accompany you, Brother Zheng and Brother Rui are also here, and the three of us brothers will accompany our father and emperor."
"It's good!"