The command was handed over to Hong Zhi and Yue Jing, Yang Yi and Concubine Li, and Li Yu came together to rush to the emperor's temporary residence. When he arrived, Du Li was already waiting at the door early.

Seeing Du Li with his hands folded and his eyes closed from a distance, his body straight, made Yang Yi feel how this old guy looked so energetic.

"Lord Du! I haven't seen you for most of the month, and I'm in a lot of energy! Yang Yi quickly walked two steps forward to say hello, and was able to escape death and fight half of the north, and then come back to see the emperor and his mother, Yang Yi was in a very good mood.

Du Li opened his eyes slightly, saw Yang Yi, and saw Concubine Li on the side, and bowed down: "Du Li greeted Concubine Li Niangniang, and met His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes." ”

Concubine Li hurriedly said: "Lord Du is exempt, I heard that the emperor is sick, hurry up and take the palace to see the emperor!" ”

Yang Yi also echoed Concubine Li and said, "Yes, my mother should also be with my father, right?" Take me to my father and mother! ”

Du Li glanced at the two of them, a trace of sadness flashed inadvertently in his eyes, but he bowed down calmly on his face: "Please Concubine Li Niangniang and His Royal Highness Jiu come with the old man." ”

Concubine Li and Yang Yi hurriedly entered the courtyard, and Li Yu on the side wanted to come up, but Du Li said: "Miss Li, please stay, the emperor is inconvenient to see outsiders at this moment." ”

Li Yu paused for a moment and didn't speak, and Concubine Li on the side said: "Master Du has said it, Yu'er is the emperor who grew up, treat her like a daughter, how can she be considered an outsider?" ”

Li Yu also said: "Uncle Du, Yu'er is also very concerned about the emperor's safety. ”

"Okay, old man Du, if you don't go, if you don't go, I'll go up first!" Yang Yi said urgently.

Du Li had no choice but to lead a few people to the attic where the emperor lived in the courtyard.

When the four of them arrived at the attic, Yang Yi suddenly felt that something was wrong, why was there so many guards outside, and no one could be seen near this attic, not even a palace maid.

Yang Yi looked at Du Li on the side, and saw the old man Du who was usually wise and spirited, but at this time, his eyes were scattered, and he looked carefully at the wrinkled circles under an old face that were a little red and swollen.

"Lord Du? Is something wrong? Yang Yi asked softly.

Du Li didn't speak, lowered his head and motioned for the others to go up to the attic.

Yang Yi glanced at Du Li suspiciously, turned around and walked quickly to the attic, before going up to the attic, Yang Yi had already heard the sound of someone crying, the voice was sharp and crying very sadly, it sounded like the old eunuch Zhao Gui.

Yang Yi was even more shocked in his heart, and his pace sped up by two points.

"Mother!" Yang Yi saw Concubine Ning sitting in front of the bed at a glance, and walked up happily.

"Father, mother! Yi'er is back! Father, you...."Yang Yi was suddenly shocked in place, because he saw Yang Lu, the arrogant emperor in the past, lying peacefully on the bed with his eyes closed at the moment.

Yang Yi swore that he had never seen such a quiet and peaceful emperor, without the majesty of the emperor, without the sorrow for the country and the people, and without the solitude of the dragon god when he was angry.

It's quiet, like an ordinary person lying there, sleeping quietly, quiet even... Not even breathing.

"Mother, father, he..." Yang Yi didn't dare to say that word at all.

Concubine Ning didn't speak, and the moment she saw Yang Yi, her tears swelled even more intensely.

"The Emperor's !!" Concubine Li's cry finally woke everyone up.

Looking at Concubine Li who was lying on the emperor's body in pain, Yang Yi walked to Concubine Ning's side and said softly: "Mother...."

Perhaps it was affected by Concubine Li's emotions, or perhaps it was the depression of her spirit for many days, at this moment Concubine Ning finally broke out completely, sitting beside the bed and holding Yang Yi's arm, crying bitterly.

The sad cries of the two women infected all the people in the room, Li Yu was crying in a low voice, and Du Li was also in tears.

Yang Yi looked at the emperor who was lying on the bed peacefully, his heart was like a fire, and the taste was indescribable.

Bemoan? Grieved? Or helplessness.

The sky of this empire finally fell, not so earth-shattering, and it didn't take too many waves.

After all, the emperor is also an ordinary person who can no longer be ordinary, and he is even more peaceful than ordinary people when he lies down.

Perhaps death is sometimes really a complete relief, and for people in high positions, their departure is not only about power, money and responsibility, but also about the separation of soul and body, so that people can really leave everything in the world.

Qi Jingshan is like this, and so is the emperor.

As long as people live in the world, there are always too many entanglements, which cannot be solved by forgetting the world.

Yang Lu lived a very tired life, and like many emperors Yang Yi knew, he wanted to revitalize his country and want future generations to praise him for eternity. But sometimes governing the country is the same as eating, when you want to be vegetarian, the table is full of meat, and when you want to eat meat, you can't see a drop of oil.

Chinese history is a strange thing, and for thousands of years it has followed the law of a dead cycle of division and long-term merger and separation.

Daguang also can't get out of this strange circle.

Yang Lu tried to turn the tide, but in the end he was overturned by the unstoppable tide of history.

On the surface, he should bear a lot of responsibility for Yang Lu's failure, first of all, the biggest problem is that he vacillates on the issue of establishing the throne, which has led to many princes grabbing this tempting fat bone like mad dogs.

But if fundamentally speaking, Yang Lu sees farther than anyone else, but he is more helpless than anyone else.

Because Yang Lu probably knows better than anyone else the decay and crumbling of the Great Light Dynasty, when such a dynasty is about to fall, it is not at all something that mediocre people like Yang Ang, Yang Qi or Yang Jie can support.

Yang Lu really wants to find a person who can really support the building and revitalize the Daguang River, but such a person is like a pearl in the vast sea, and there are not a few in the entire history of China for thousands of years.

Yang Yi didn't know if the emperor had any regrets when he died, but at least from his gentle expression, it seemed that he must have no regrets. He is already completely worthy of the ancestors of the Daguang Yang family, because he has exhausted his last trace of effort and dried up the last tear for this vast country.

"Mother, I can see that my father is walking peacefully, don't be sad." Yang Yi finally opened his mouth to comfort.

Concubine Ning sobbed in a low voice: "I really wish I could share something for him, but I still can't do anything in the end." ”

"I believe that with you by his side to see him off, my father is already very pleased."

Suddenly, Concubine Li, who was lying on the emperor's body on the side, turned her head, looked at Concubine Ning viciously and said, "Why don't you take care of him?" Why don't you take care of him? ”

Concubine Ning was stunned, and seemed to be questioned by Concubine Li: "I..."

"I shouldn't have let you accompany him on the expedition in the first place, you knew all day long that you were thinking about your stupid son, leaving him alone and without anyone to talk to, you should have let me accompany him, you should have let me accompany him! It's all your fault! Concubine Li's eyes were red, and she wanted to pounce on Concubine Ning as she spoke.

"Auntie!"

"Niangniang~!"

Everyone exclaimed, Yang Yi stepped forward and grabbed Concubine Li's wrist, and said coldly: "You'd better calm down, my mother has done her best." ”

"Do your best? Your Majesty, he's gone!! What did she do? What did she do? The emperor is leaving...."Concubine Li cried very sadly, staring at Concubine Ning's eyes full of resentment.

Seeing that Concubine Li couldn't catch Concubine Ning, she looked at the emperor lying on the bed in despair, crying more and more sadly, and even rushed forward and dragged the emperor's shoulder and said crazy: "You can't just leave, you get up!" The country of Daguang needs you, the people of Daguang need you, and I also need you, you can't just leave!! ”

"!! You can't do that! Zhao Gui cried.

Yang Yi sighed, turned to Li Yu and said, "Take your aunt away and let her be quiet for a while." ”

Li Yu, who was teary-eyed, nodded and stepped forward to support Concubine Li, crying: "Auntie, aunt, don't be sad, although the emperor has gone, I believe that all the people of Daguang will remember that we have such a good emperor..."

"I don't want anyone to remember him! I just want him to come back to life, I just want him to come back to life...."Concubine Li cried, her eyes fainted.

"Auntie! Aunt!! Li Yu exclaimed.

On the side, Yang Yi stepped forward to take a look, and hurriedly said, "Father-in-law Zhao, hurry up and find the imperial doctor!" ”

Zhao Gui was shocked: "The imperial doctor has been separated in Xiguan, there is only a military doctor in the army, I will call it now!" After saying that, he quickly got up and ran out.

Du Li said: "The news of the emperor's death still needs to be blocked, so let's take Concubine Li to the other courtyard to rest first." ”

Li Yu nodded when he heard this, and hurriedly helped Concubine Li to walk outside the attic, and looked at Yang Yi with great concern when he left.

Yang Yi didn't speak, just shook his head helplessly.

Du Li wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said to Yang Yi: "Your Highness, the emperor is going west, in order not to affect the morale of the army, the old minister has made an initiative to hide the news, and now that you are here, what do you have in mind?" ”

"Lord Du, my father is gone, and now there is no point in us staying in Pengcheng anymore, I suggest that everyone be ready to break through at any time, as for where to break through, we can only take one step at a time."

Du Li said sadly: "Now Pengcheng is full of loyal ministers and righteous people of Daguang, I hope Your Highness can let them survive." ”

Yang Yi hurriedly held Du Li up, and said hurriedly: "Lord Du, don't be like this, Qi... Commander Qi handed over the Northern Army to me before he died, and I will naturally take on the responsibility of defending Daguang, otherwise how can I have the face to see my father and Emperor Qi after I die..."

When Du Li heard that Qi Jingshan had died in battle, he was also stunned, and he was speechless for a while.

Yang Yi's voice was a little hoarse and said, "Commander Qi let me tell you... You owe him money, and he will ask for it in the next life. ”

Du Li shook his head extremely sadly, and did not speak again, like Yang Yi and Concubine Ning saying goodbye to arrange the retreat, the back of this old minister when he left looked incomparably desolate, lonely, and made people feel sad in vain.