Chapter 1341: The End of an Era (I)

Li Shimin had already entered the dying moment, but when he heard Li Xiu's words, his eyes widened, and his face was full of incredulity, if Li Xiu directly said that he was from more than a thousand years later, I am afraid it would not be easy to understand, but when he took the Tang people to the Qin Dynasty as an example, Li Shimin naturally understood his origin at once.

"This ...... How is this possible, you ...... How did you do that? Li Shimin, who was dying, was also too shocked at this time, and he didn't know where a force surged out of his body, so he sat up with both hands.

"I don't know, more than a thousand years later, I died of overwork, but when I woke up again, I became Li Xiu of the Tang Dynasty." Li Xiu smiled bitterly at this time, he still didn't understand how he crossed over, so naturally he couldn't answer.

"No wonder...... No wonder when I first saw you, I didn't feel like a young man, I didn't ...... It turns out that you have lived two lives! When Li Shimin said this, a strong divine light suddenly erupted in his eyes, and then he stared at Li Xiu and said again, "You died in your previous life and woke up and became another person, so does it mean that if I am dead now, I may also become another person?" ”

"This ......" Li Xiu didn't expect Li Shimin to have such a strange association, but he thought about it carefully and replied, "Theoretically, there is indeed such a possibility!" ”

"Hahahaha~, it's funny, it's really interesting!" Li Shimin couldn't help but burst out laughing when he heard Li Xiu's words, for a person who was about to die, there was really nothing more encouraging to him than the news that he might live a second life after death, and even made him look forward to death.

Seeing Li Shimin's excited appearance, Li Xiu didn't know how to explain, although he did cross after death, but he didn't dare to guarantee that Li Shimin could also cross after death, after all, if anyone could cross after death, wouldn't it be full of traversers, so many traversers who all thought they were the protagonists got together, I am afraid it would only be chaos in the world.

But just when Li Xiu was entangled in his heart, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, because Li Shimin's laughter was getting lower and lower, and his breath was getting more and more chaotic, and finally he was sitting suddenly his whole body was weak, and he fell on the bed all of a sudden, still smiling on his face, but his chest had stopped rising and falling.

"Your Majesty~" Li Xiu watched Li Shimin fall, and reached out to test his breathing and pulse in disbelief, only to find that Li Shimin had left, which made him sigh and tears welled up all of a sudden.

But now is not the time to grieve, at the moment Li Xiu stood up and walked outside the hall, only to see Li Zhi and the eldest grandson Wuji and others standing here, when he saw him come out, Li Zhi rushed forward and asked: "Sir, father and emperor ...... him"

"Your Majesty has died!" Li Xiu said grief-stricken at this time, but as soon as his words came out, Li Zhi was also struck by lightning, and the ministers below were crying, and then the entire Cuiwei Palace was also immersed in an atmosphere of grief.

"Father~" When Li Zhi reacted, he also rushed into the hall with a sad cry, Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji were worried that something would happen to him, and they hurriedly followed him in, but they saw Li Zhi kneeling in front of Li Shimin's bed and crying bitterly, no matter how the two persuaded him, he was unwilling to stand up.

In the end, he finally waited until Li Zhi was tired of crying, and then stood up with the support of Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji, but when he saw Li Shimin's peaceful face, he still couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Sir, uncle, I'm grief-stricken now, I really can't handle things, and my father's funeral will be handed over to you!" Li Zhi endured his grief at this time and said to Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji that Li Shimin's funeral needs to be handled by important ministers, and Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji are the most suitable candidates.

"Don't worry, the prince will leave the funeral to me and the concubine, but the top priority is not His Majesty's funeral, but the prince is going to hold an enthronement ceremony, after all, the country can't be without a king for a day!" The eldest grandson Wuji spoke again at this time to persuade, according to the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty, after the emperor died, the first thing was not to deal with the funeral, but to let the new emperor ascend the throne, so as to stabilize people's hearts and avoid any chaos due to the throne.

"My father died, how can I have any intention of ascending the throne?" Li Zhi said with tears in his eyes at this time, what he said was also sincere, now he is full of grief, and he really has no intention of ascending the throne.

"Prince, everything has to be a double game, only when you ascend the throne, can the Tang Dynasty be stabilized, and Your Majesty can go more at ease!" Li Xiu also opened his mouth at this time and persuaded that now is not the time to be emotional, no matter how sad he is, he must finish it in advance.

Seeing that even Li Xiu said the same, Li Zhi finally nodded at this time and said: "Okay, since that's the case, then summon the secretary of the Ministry of Rites to come in and discuss the matter of holding the enthronement ceremony tomorrow, and the funeral cannot be delayed, please also ask Mr. and Uncle you to bother more!" ”

When Li Zhi said the end, tears couldn't help but flow out again, he is a person who values feelings, which is his advantage and his disadvantage, and compared to Li Shimin, he sometimes can't control his feelings, so he will be emotional, which is not a good thing for an emperor.

"Don't worry, the crown prince, we will handle His Majesty's funeral, and you should prepare for the enthronement first!" The eldest grandson Wuji spoke again at the moment, he was actually very sad at this time, but he was a person who was very good at controlling his emotions, which was very similar to Li Shimin.

At that moment, Li Zhi nodded, and then asked people to summon the Ministry of Rites to discuss the matter of ascending the throne, while Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji began to deal with Li Shimin's posthumous affairs, in fact, as early as when Li Shimin was seriously ill, these things had already begun to be prepared, such as the coffin, so they didn't seem flustered.

"Your Majesty was smiling when he left, he should have walked very peacefully!" When the eldest grandson Wuji was cleaning Li Shimin's body and wearing the crown of God, he suddenly asked Li Xiu.

According to etiquette, the deceased must change clothes as soon as possible after his death, because the deceased will soon be stiff after death, and he will not be able to dress at all, and the people who can dress the deceased must be the elders of the clan or relatives and friends, so this matter is done by Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji himself, and the others are driven out.

"Your Majesty left laughing!" Li Xiu nodded immediately.

"We also heard His Majesty's laughter outside the palace, but what makes me very curious is what you and Your Majesty said in the end that made Your Majesty so happy?" At this time, the eldest grandson Wuji asked Li Xiu again while tying a jade belt for Li Shimin.