The older a person gets, the easier it is to recall the people and things in the past, and Li Shimin is naturally no exception, especially since he has experienced too many things in his life and met too many people, but the most unforgettable thing for him is his wife, Queen Changsun.

There is a saying in later generations called "behind a successful man there is a great woman", although it is a bit vulgar, but it is also very reasonable, Li Shimin can be said to be one of the most successful men in history, and although there are many women behind him, no one can replace the position of Empress Changsun in his heart.

It is already late autumn, many of the trees on both sides of the road have lost their leaves, making the heaven and earth add a little bit of depression, Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji accompanied Li Shimin to sit in the carriage, while walking and looking at the surrounding scenery, the autumn harvest has already ended, and now the field has been planted with a stubble of winter wheat, although the chopsticks long winter wheat put on a green coat to the earth, but this green is a little dark, and there is no sense of vitality in spring and summer.

"Si Tianjian said that there will be less rain and snow this winter, and it is estimated that all localities will have to seize the time to irrigate in the spring of next year." Li Shimin looked at the endless wheat fields outside the window, but suddenly sighed and said.

"Your Majesty's body has not fully recovered, so these trivial government affairs will be handed over to the crown prince and the three provinces and six ministries to deal with!" When the eldest grandson Wuji heard Li Shimin's words, he opened his mouth to persuade.

"Yes, Your Majesty has a rare trip, so don't think about these things!" Li Xiu also smiled at this time and persuaded that some time ago Li Shimin missed the eldest grandson queen, so he persuaded the other party to go to Zhaoling to pay tribute to the eldest grandson queen, Li Shimin immediately agreed after hearing it, and also named Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji to accompany him, but now Li Shimin's illness is just better, so he called the two of them to rush to Zhaoling together.

"I just saw the wheat field outside and felt it for a while, but I didn't expect to cause the two of you to complain, so I won't say anything!" Li Shimin saw that Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji were so opposed, and he smiled at the moment, and then he really stopped mentioning things related to government affairs, but chatted with Li Xiu and the two about some past events.

Zhaoling is not very far from Chang'an, and in the afternoon, their convoy finally came to Zhaoling, but before entering Zhaoling, Li Xiu saw a golden color on the Zhaoling side from a distance, almost enveloping the entire Zhaoling.

When the carriage entered Zhaoling, Li Xiu found that these golden trees were originally tall ginkgo trees, and the leaves on the trees had turned bright golden yellow in the cold wind, and many leaves were blown off by the cold wind, so that the earth was also covered with a golden carpet, which looked extremely magnificent.

"Guanyin liked the ginkgo tree the most during her lifetime, especially in this late autumn season, the leaves of the ginkgo tree turned brilliant golden yellow, I remember when I met her, it was under a ginkgo tree, and the fallen leaves of that day also dyed the earth like this golden, but unfortunately now the scenery is there, but the people are not there." Li Shimin stepped out of the carriage at this time, and said sadly while enjoying the beautiful scenery in the Zhaoling Tomb.

The ginkgo tree is the name of later generations, and in the era of the Tang Dynasty, because the fruit of the ginkgo tree is white, it is also called the white fruit tree. And the eldest grandson queen liked the white fruit trees during her lifetime, so Li Shimin specially ordered the Zhaoling to be planted with white fruit trees when building the Zhaoling, these white fruit trees are transplanted from all over the country, because of the limited manpower, so the age of the trees when transplanting is not very large, but now more than ten years have passed, although these white fruit trees grow slowly, they have also grown into tall trees, covering the entire Zhaoling.

As soon as Li Shimin's words came out, the eldest grandson Wuji beside him immediately had red eyes, only to see him walk under a tall ginkgo tree, stretched out his hand to stroke the somewhat rough bark, and after a while, he also spoke: "When I was young with the queen, my father died early, and as a result, we and my mother were kicked out of the house, and life was very difficult at that time. I vomited non-stop, and I was beaten and scolded by my mother for it. ”

"Yes, the queen's habit of eating ginkgo seeds has not been changed, and she even planted a few ginkgo trees next to her bedroom, but the ginkgo trees will not begin to bear fruit until twenty years later, and when the queen died, she still couldn't eat the ginkgo trees she planted herself, and now those ginkgo trees bear fruit every year, but no one picks them anymore." Li Shimin also said gloomily at this time, and even when he talked about emotion, his eyes were full of tears.

Hearing these conversations between Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Xiu next to him also sighed secretly, and looked up at the white fruit trees in these imperial tombs, only to see that although these trees have golden leaves, there is not much fruit between the branches, it is estimated that most of these trees are not more than twenty years old, maybe in a few years, these trees will bear a large number of white fruits, but the Zhaoling in later generations has become a farmland, maybe these white fruit trees have long been destroyed in the war.

Li Shimin touched the scene, and did not let the guards follow at this time, so he asked Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji to walk under the white fruit tree together, the fallen leaves on the ground made a "rustling" sound under their feet, and from time to time the fallen leaves passed their faces in the wind, and the surroundings were also quiet, as if even the sound of the leaves falling to the ground could be heard.

"Life is a lifetime, the grass and trees are autumn, but after the plants and trees have survived the harsh autumn and winter, they can still sprout next year, but we can't live another life!" I don't know how long I walked, but Li Shimin suddenly said with some emotion, the scenery in front of him reminded him of his current situation again, and he added more emotion to life and death for a while.

"Confucius said, you don't know life, you don't know death? Your Majesty doesn't need to be too pessimistic, maybe life has come to an end, and you will find that death may be another beginning! Li Xiu heard Li Shimin's words but said, he also felt at this time, because his death in the previous life was the beginning of this life, and he didn't have any memory of the experience between life and death, so no one knew what to experience after death?

Hearing Li Xiu's answer, Li Shimin suddenly stopped, and then seemed to hesitate for a while, then suddenly turned to look at him and said: "Li Xiu, since you knew you, there seems to be nothing in this world that you don't know, and now I want to ask you, is there an immortal person in this world?" ”