The day of the canonization of the queen was set on the eighth day of the first month, and the imperial court had already announced to the world a year ago.

For the Tang Dynasty, the canonization of the empress and the enthronement of the emperor are almost as important as a major event. The vassal kings from all over the country wrote to celebrate, but only Wei Bojie made Luo Shaowei not move.

For a time, the vassal kings from all over the country sent envoys to Luoyang City again, which was different from the last time the Queen Mother's birthday was more solemn this time.

Although the imperial court prepared so grandly, Li Keyong, the king of Jin, Wang Jian, the king of Shu, and Yang Xingmi, the king of Wu, did not send envoys to come, they just sent a letter to congratulate.

This made Li Ji keenly aware that these big feudal kings were going to make changes.

But he is not afraid, come on, even if he cuts the domain now, Li Ji is absolutely sure that he can win this war.

Regardless of economic strength, militarily alone, the imperial court's army has been upgraded to a higher level. In this era, gunpowder is enough to have the ability to change the tide of battle.

These little vassal kings came, but they carried a lot of gifts, and some even did not hesitate to move out of that pitiful home. Li Ji understood that they were out of fear of the strength of the imperial court, and these little vassal kings were not in trouble. As long as the imperial court can defeat Li Keyong and build them, even if you don't have to attack these small feudal towns, they will take the initiative to surrender.

This time they came with a generous gift to show their loyalty in front of the court. And Li Keyong already knew that the power of the imperial court had swelled to the point that none of them could resist, even if they sent an envoy to congratulate him, it would still arouse the suspicion of the imperial court.

The two sides are in a game, and one loses the other's strengths. The peace in front of you is only temporary, and when one side is strong enough, they will not give you any respite and will take the initiative to send troops to invade.

And in this game of recuperation, the imperial court won completely. Li Ji's power continued to grow, and the feudal towns made the unforgivable mistake of driving the exiles from their territory to the capital.

What they never expected was that the imperial court would be able to eat so many displaced people. not only ate so many homeless people, but also incorporated them into his own forces.

The big vassal king did not come, but to Li Ji's surprise, the leaders of the Khitan and Uighur tribes sent congratulatory gifts to congratulate the Tang Dynasty on the canonization of the queen.

As the New Year approached, envoys from various feudal towns entered Beijing one after another, all of them to participate in the canonization ceremony on the eighth day of the first lunar month.

Li Ji was very excited, and he was about to marry a wife. It's not modest to say that before the crossing, he was a pure dick, and he didn't even pull the girl's hand.

Now not only is he an emperor, but he also has a beauty. The early dynasty of Hanyuan Hall also had a lot less gunpowder smell in the past, and it was more about discussing how to do a good job in this canonization ceremony of the queen, as well as the activities of sacrificing to the sky.

"There are so many people in this canonization ceremony that there is no room for error. In particular, the safety measures must not be sloppy. Dugu said in the Hanyuan Palace.

Bad handsome Fan Yao said: "Dugu is a big human right and rest assured, the bad people have already been in the capital." I have discussed many times with General Jin Wuwei, Xiao Promise, and I will ensure that this ceremony will go smoothly."

Xiao Nuoyan also said: "Well, the security in the capital is easy to say right now. We should be concerned about the messengers in case they become heretical. ”

Dugu is still not at ease: "Then don't be sloppy, this ceremony is about the face of my court, and there can't be a half-point difference." Otherwise, it will go out, and it will not be a laughing stock. ”

Fan Yao and Xiao Nuoyan gave up their orders one after another, anyway, the court has money, and the masters who are not bad for money are all the masters. 800,000 yuan has been wasted, so you have to float a few waves.

The entire court discussed the queen's enthronement ceremony. Only when he was about to disperse, Kong Lin stood up with a heavy face and said: "Your Majesty, Zhang Chengye, the envoy of the prison army, is seriously ill today, and he misses His Majesty very much. Please come and see it at your leisure."

Li Ji, who was still in a sweet dream, was startled, Kong Lin said this, this Zhang Chengye's body is afraid of...

"Retreat! Swing! Li Ji was anxious, how could he not worry about the most loyal person in Datang.

Let's put it this way, look at the whole Datang. Including Kong Lin, Pei Shu, and even Fan Yao Molong and others, although Li Ji knew that they were all loyal ministers, he was not 100% assured, after all, people have selfish desires, and Li Ji would also appropriately restrict the rights of each of them while reusing them.

Only for this Chengye, Li Ji is defenseless and trusts him 100%.

Zhang Chengye is already dying, and he wants to return to his roots. Chang'an Palace City has become a ruin, and this Luoyang City is his root. Li Ji gave him a mansion and sent some servants to serve him. He also looked forward to Zhang Chengye being able to participate when he married Zhang Wanxi.

Hearing that he was seriously ill, how could Li Ji not be in a hurry. Although he is a son of heaven, even before the crossing, he has never tasted the affection of his parents. Only when I crossed over did I recognize the Empress Dowager He, my mother-in-law, and I was separated from my own grandfather Li Yi forever. I don't know how my own grandfather lived in that era and how his health was.

Li Ji grew up with his grandfather since he was a child, although his grandfather Hang'er Lang was not doing his job properly, but it was really good to Li Ji. After crossing over to the Tang Dynasty, since he met Zhang Chengye, Li Ji invisibly regarded him as his grandfather.

From recruiting the mountain bandits who surrendered Eagle Mountain to making Neng Zhaoxue for Du Rang, it was all his selfless dedication to Datang. Moreover, Zhang Chengye's prestige in the feudal town is extremely high, and even Li Keyong is very respectful to him.

The sedan chair hurried along, and the guards of the Jin Wuwei followed the sides of the sedan chair with neat steps. A group of sword-wielding guards in front of them rushed to clear the way, and passers-by took refuge.

The Son of Heaven travels, which is extremely rare in Luoyang City. In the past, Li Jiwei dressed up for a private visit, but this time he was so anxious that the local government had not reported it in advance.

Two thousand iron armor firmly sealed both sides of the road, and the imperial sedan chair finally stopped in front of a mansion.

Without waiting for the guards to go over and open the sedan curtain, Li Ji lifted the sedan curtain by himself, hurriedly got off the sedan chair and went straight to the house.

Zhang Chengye, who was already gray-haired, was lying on the bed coughing weakly, his face was unusually pale, and his face covered with vicissitudes no longer had much blood, but a slight dark cyan, which was a bad sign.

The imperial doctor next to him had just finished checking his pulse, and he couldn't help shaking his head on the side, sighing.

"Lao Zhang! Lao Zhang! As soon as he entered the door, Li Ji hurriedly rushed to the bed and grabbed Zhang Chengye's hand.

These hands are like dry old branches, and Li Ji can clearly feel the exposed green tendons. At this time, although these hands are still warm, they are already soft and have no strength.

"Yes, Your Majesty?" Zhang Chengye slowly opened his eyes.

The corners of Li Ji's eyes were a little moist: "It's me, Lao Zhang, you ......"

"Your Majesty is going to stand up, the old minister is happy, the old minister, the old minister must, go to the canonization ceremony!" Zhang Chengye was so happy that he reluctantly sat up from the bed.

This made Li Ji also very pleasantly surprised: "Well, I will definitely let you go, you have to take good care of your body."

"Alas, it doesn't matter if you're old. I was still annoyed that His Majesty was here in person, and the old minister was terrified. ”

"Don't say that, Lao Zhang, you are loyal to the Tang Dynasty, how can I do this little thing for you."

Suddenly, Zhang Chengye grabbed Li Ji's hand tightly: "Your Majesty is wise and martial, he is the first emperor of the ages, you need to beware of Li Keyong, he has a bad heart!"

Li Ji frowned, not understanding what he meant.

Who knew that Zhang Chengye then let go of Li Ji's hand suddenly, and then looked at the sky outside the window: "Your Majesty, is Your Majesty you?" The old minister misses you! You're coming, you're coming, Your Majesty, don't go, don't go, Li Maozhen wants to kill Your Majesty, Your Majesty run! ……”

He should be talking about Zhaozong, it turns out that Zhang Chengye's thinking has begun to be confused, he dances for a while, and shouts for a while.

"Dog thief, Hugh will hurt my Majesty! King Jin, King Jin quickly send troops to save Your Majesty, Zhu Quanzhong is going to kill my Tang Dynasty! ”

Everyone was in a hurry, and hurriedly stepped forward to hold it, and the imperial doctor gave the needle. After a cup of tea, Zhang Chengye gradually quieted down.

Li Ji was sad in his heart, looking at this, Zhang Chengye's life was not long. When he was delirious, he was still thinking about loyalty, and such a courtier was really touching.

On the third day, Li Ji reviewed the recital in the Datong Palace. A eunuch in the Inner Servant Province came to report with a pale face that Zhang Chengye had passed away.

Li Ji was reviewing the recital, the pen in his hand trembled, and he tried to suppress the grief in his heart: "I know, go down."

The eunuch didn't dare to say more, and retreated respectfully. Li Ji's tears couldn't help but fall and dripped on the song.

The Tang Dynasty, the edict of the Son of Heaven, the three-day boycott, the whole country mourned.

Zhang Chengye is loyal and the first loyal minister of my Tang Dynasty eunuchs. Specially given to accompany the burial of the emperor's mausoleum, on the side of the Zhaozong mausoleum.

Zhang Chengye's prestige is extremely high whether in the court or in the people, and when he learned the news of his death, the entire Luoyang City spontaneously organized mourning.

The news spread quickly, and in the Anwu military camp, Jin Dabiao heard the bad news from the envoy in the capital, and couldn't help but cry on the ground.

Without Zhang Chengye, An Wujun and these people still gathered in Eagle Mountain to be bandits. Where can they make such contributions today, and the entire Anwu army is crying.

In Jinyang, Li Ke, the king of Jin, heard the bad news, and his soldiers couldn't help but be silent. Zhang Chengye has always been the supervisor of Li Keyong's department, and he has quite prestige in the army.

Although Li Keyong was at odds with the imperial court, he was very respectful to Zhang Chengye and did not dare to slack off.

No one thought that the death of an old eunuch would cause such a big sensation in Datang.

Li Ji ordered a three-day boycott of the court, and the palace was vegetarian to show mourning. Li Keyong ordered the three armies to see off Zhang Chengye.

Letters from vassal kings from all over the country flew to the capital like snowflakes, all expressing their condolences.

This winter in Luoyang City was overshadowed by Zhang Chengye's death.

After all, Zhang Chengye failed to participate in the canonization ceremony after Li Jili, and Li Ji never understood what he meant by Li Keyong's reverse, probably a casual remark in a daze.