Chapter 1051: The End of an Era
And just when the Goguryeo Peninsula was in chaos and everyone's heads were beaten into dogs' heads, Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty was in a deep mourning - the old Li Yuan, who had been struggling for half a year, finally did not insist until the arrival of spring, and traveled west by crane at the end of February.
The whole Tang Dynasty was in mourning, and the people of the whole country were not allowed to laugh for a month, and at the same time, they had to wear filial piety throughout the country and see off His Majesty, the first emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Er fainted several times in front of the old man's coffin because of excessive grief after the old man went, and was finally forcibly persuaded by Li Yuan's concubines and subordinates to go back to the Taiji Palace to recuperate, which made the Tang Dynasty not die the two emperors in one day.
I have to say that the timing of Lao Li Yuan's death was too coincidental, and this time was just the time when some families united to prepare for the impeachment of Li Chengqian.
And as soon as Lao Li Yuan died, these guys suddenly had no chance of impeachment, and who would not dare to impeach the prince of a country on the charge of disrespect at this time. Don't let Li Chengqian be okay then, these impeached guys have been wiped out, and it will be too worthless.
However, in fact, although the old Li Yuan died, His Majesty Li Er really did not show so much grief, not for anything else, just because the old man had been ill for too long, and the whole half a year was a torment for everyone.
People often say that there is no filial son in front of the bed for a long time, Li Er has a lot of national affairs to deal with, and he is indeed sad that the old man is about to die, but he can't bear it for too long.
The Tang Emperor can't just do nothing every day and gather around the old man's hospital bed every day, right? But if you don't gather around the old man's bed, there will be a reputation for unfilial piety in the market, which is simply intolerable for Li Er.
So Li Er was also tossed enough by the old man's illness, and now that the old man is dead, it can be regarded as a big burden for Li Er.
"Your Majesty, you don't have to be too sad about the affairs of the emperor, birth, old age, sickness and death are the normal state of people, Your Majesty still has to focus on state affairs!" As Lao Li's right-hand man, Du Ruhui sat on the side of Li Er's couch and persuaded Wen Yan.
As far as the current situation is concerned, he thinks that Li Er should not be overly obsessed with Li Yuan's death, and it is what Li Er should do to govern all aspects of the Tang Dynasty with spirit.
"Keming, I will never have the opportunity to call my father in the future, how can you let me give up!" Lying on the couch, Li Er had a golden belt tied on his head, and the headache was committed again, which made him feel that his head was about to blow up.
However, what Li Er said was indeed the truth, as soon as the old Li Yuan died, His Majesty the Tang Emperor really had no place to call his father again. In this world, no one dares to be his father, unless someone has lived enough, and if they want to live a good life, they will die, and the whole family will die together.
Faced with such a situation, what else could Du Ruhui say, he could only accompany Li Er's couch in a daze until Empress Changsun came back from Da'an Palace.
"Second brother, the concubine will rub your body." Watching Du Ruhui say goodbye and leave, Empress Eldest Sun sat down beside Li Er, gently lifted his head and put it on her lap.
"Guanyin, I've worked hard for you this time." Under the exquisite massage techniques of Empress Changsun, Li Er closed his eyes comfortably.
"This is what a concubine should do, my parents died when I was a child, my father-in-law treated me as if I was his own, and the concubine is not an unreasonable person, how can I forget." Empress Changsun's middle finger pressed on Li Er's temple, and Da Mu finger pressed continuously on the top of his head.
However, this is also the fact that Empress Changsun can speak, and she is not as straightforward as ordinary people.
In fact, what she meant in her words was that as the original wife of the Li family's sister-in-law, it was a matter of course to send Lao Li to the end of her life, and this kind of thing would never be allowed to be done by others.
Although Li Yuan has a lot of sons, if you talk about sons-in-law, there is only Li Er, as Li Er's main palace mother, there are countless people's eyes on the eldest grandson, waiting for her to come out of the situation.
If she is a little lazy in this matter and pushes the things that originally belonged to her to others, then she will soon face countless impeachments, and even if no one dares to come out to impeach her, there will be countless incidents in the harem.
These are the real meanings of the words 'what the concubine should do' in the mouth of the eldest grandson.
Of course, this also contains other people's things, and they are also worthy of the meaning of sending Lao Li Yuan to the end, but this kind of thing has no way to say it clearly as the eldest grandson empress, so it can only be simply passed by with a few words.
"Alas......" Li Er could naturally listen to the meaning of Empress Changsun's words, but he didn't say anything, just sighed lightly.
In the royal family, this kind of intrigue is inevitable, and it is the obligation of a child to send the old man to the end, but once it comes to the royal family, the taste of this has all changed.
"Erlang have a good rest, there are still many things to arrange tomorrow." Seeing that Li Er stopped talking, Empress Eldest Sun whispered a word of persuasion in his ear, then stopped talking, and just silently continued the work at hand.
As the queen of the Tang Dynasty, she not only has to bear the responsibility of her husband and children, but also takes on the task of acting the harem.
But what can be done? For the sake of her lover and her children, even if she is tired, she must grit her teeth and persevere, otherwise what awaits her is a doom.
But fortunately, since the Jiucheng Palace and his party a few years ago, her identity is much better than before, and although she has been worried about labor for half a year, there has been no problem with her body, and I have to say that this is also a thing worth being happy about.
The tired Li Er slowly fell into a deep sleep under the gentle massage technique of the Empress Changsun, and the Empress of the Eldest Sun couldn't help but sit on the couch and doze off when she arrived, leaving only the slight sound of the candle burning in the room.
With the beating of drums outside, the night passed slowly, and the glorious Taiji Palace ushered in a new morning again, but unlike before, the huge palace was all covered with white, which looked solemn.
Countless courtiers, whether they are Li Yuan's old courtiers or Li Yuan's new courtiers, all put on sackcloth outside their official uniforms, and waited outside the palace gate of Da'an Palace early, and the huge memorial activities are about to begin!
(End of chapter)