In the second year of Yonglong of the Tang Dynasty, the first year of Hongdao, that is, in July 683 AD

The entire Tang Dynasty was already in the middle of summer at this time, but in the Zhenguan Hall in Luoyang, the eastern capital, everyone felt a chill all over their bodies, and this kind of cold from the inside to the outside even made many people feel much more uncomfortable than the biting cold in winter.

The reason why this is so is not because of external reasons, but because of people's hearts.

At this time, the outside of the Zhenguan Hall was covered with officials, up to the crown prince Li Xian, down to the ordinary small yellow door, a huge place, densely crowded, not even a place to put down, although there were many people, but few people spoke, most of them were nervously waiting for something, even if many people had something to say, they could only endure and communicate with their eyes.

There is only one person who can make many officials wait here in the entire Tang Dynasty, and that is the third emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Zhi.

Although Li Zhi's body has been getting worse and worse over the years, but there is no point where the oil has run out, but since he arrived in the Eastern Capital, the Jiangnan Tiandao Sect rebelled, and the war in Tubo in the west restarted, this time, so that Li Zhi finally couldn't stand it, originally under the treatment of the imperial doctor, Li Zhi was still able to slowly recuperate, but somehow, it may be because of the summer, Li Zhi's disease finally worsened again, this time, he finally had no good luck in the past, after some treatment, although he barely woke up, but everyone knows, It's just a flashback, and his limit is only in these two days.

Fortunately, a month ago, Li Zhi had already summoned Li Xian, the crown prince who would deal with state affairs in Chang'an City, and all the civil and military ministers to Luoyang, and today, I am afraid that it is the time for the Tang Dynasty to change the world.

"Crunch ......."

With a soft sound at the door of the Zhenguan Palace, the eyes of all the people present were all staring at where they were, and then, they saw a female official wearing palace clothes, walking out of it, standing on the steps of the main hall....... Wait for the audience. ”

After the summoning was completed, the people who were summoned hurriedly tidied up their clothes, and under the leadership of Li Xian, they walked into the main hall.

Although the eastern capital of Luoyang is the ancient capital of several dynasties, but since the Wei and Jin dynasties, for hundreds of years, there is no great unified dynasty to build the capital here, therefore, Luoyang City is very narrow, later, after the Sui Dynasty unified the world, Yang Guang built a lot of construction in Luoyang, built the Luoyang City that is still gorgeous today, if it were not for Chang'an City is the place where the Tang Dynasty started, I am afraid that Tang Taizong would have already transferred the capital to Luoyang.

It is precisely because of this that Luoyang, the eastern capital, has always been a place that can coexist with Chang'an City during the Tang Dynasty, and even for the emperors, this eastern capital is more comfortable than Chang'an City.

Under the leadership of Li Xian, after everyone walked into the Zhenguan Palace, they saw a lot of people standing in the room, in addition to most of them were doctors, the most eye-catching was the queen Wu Meiniang, who was dressed in gorgeous costumes.

"The sons knock to see their fathers and the emperor, and they knock to see their mothers."

"The ministers will knock to see Your Majesty, and they will see the Queen of Heaven."

At the time of the Tang Dynasty, there was not as much respect and humility as in the Ming and Qing dynasties in later generations, and the emperor and the courtiers were relatively harmonious.

"Shichiro is here, hurry, come to me, I haven't seen you for so long, I have forgotten what you look like." Hearing the salute of everyone, Li Zhi, who had been lying on the bed, suddenly spoke.

Hearing Li Zhi's words, Li Xian hurriedly walked a few steps, walked to the bedside, knelt there, and looked at Li Zhi, but when he saw Li Zhi's already haggard appearance that didn't seem to be human, he couldn't help crying bitterly.

"Okay Qilang, Your Majesty's body has just improved, you are crying so much, what kind of body has become, don't stop your mouth quickly." At this time, there is no one else who can say such domineering words with reprimanding words except Wu Meiniang.

Sure enough, hearing Wu Meiniang's angry rebuke, Li Xian hurriedly closed his voice, not daring to say more.

"Hehehe, ahem.... Okay, Mei Niang, Qilang is still young and ignorant, and it will be good when he grows up in the future. Li Zhi wanted to laugh, but before the laughter came out, he couldn't help coughing, and finally could only say helplessly.

After finishing speaking, Li Zhi turned his head to look at Li Xian, probably because his eyes were not very useful, after trying to look at it for a long time, Li Zhiyou stretched out his hands, covered Li Xian's face, and stroked it for a long time before saying, "Hey, like, really like, among so many brothers and sisters, only you have the most portrait of He, but it's a pity that you have been kind since you were a child, and your temperament is a little weak, if you were born in an ordinary family, it is not bad, but it is a pity that you were born in the emperor's family, not only that, In the future, you will inherit my position and the wishes of your ancestors, and make my Tang Dynasty stronger, think about it, it is too difficult for you. ”

"Father is prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, and he will live to be a hundred years old, you will definitely make Datang extremely strong, the child only needs to follow the tail wing of his father, how to add strength to my Datang." Li Xian said.

"Hahahaha, silly boy, live to be a hundred years old, so many people, and a few can live to be a hundred years old, my father can live until now is considered blessed by God, this Tang Dynasty and the world, I will completely hand him over to you, I hope you can take care of him for me in the future, for the ancestors and ancestors, so that my Tang Dynasty will be passed on forever, in this way, I can also be regarded as having an explanation to the ancestors and ancestors." Li Zhi said with a smile.

Looking at Li Zhi, who was extremely free and easy, Li Xian couldn't speak, so he could only keep nodding his head, but there were tears in the corners of his eyes.

Seeing Li Xian like this, Li Zhi turned his head to look at Pei Yan and the others not far away, and said, "Pei Aiqing, Liu Aiqing, and all Aiqing, I will recruit you today, and you also understand the true meaning, heaven and earth are endless, let alone people, although I am not reconciled, but how can manpower compete with the sky, I am also a land, I am afraid that the real limit is not far away, therefore, I hope that you Aiqing can promise me that after my death, you will sincerely assist the prince and maintain the inheritance of the Tang Dynasty, so I thank you for this." ”

"The ministers will abide by the Holy Ming, and they will definitely assist His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to support the Tang Dynasty."

Hearing Li Zhi's words, Pei Yan and the others hurriedly knelt on the ground and bowed down to receive the order, if it was in the past, they would probably have to be humble for a while, but the situation at this time was that Li Zhi was supporting Gu, and at this time, it was not the time for them to pay attention to etiquette at all.

Seeing Pei Yan and the others agree, Li Zhi seemed to be relieved, and finally turned his head to look at the end of the bed, not that there was anything strange there, but that there was another person there, a woman who had been implicated with him all his life, Wu Meiniang.

For this woman, he once fought against the Manchu ministers, for this woman, he endured countless rumors, and similarly, for this woman, he lost a lot and gained a lot.

Anyway, since he met this woman for the first time, he has taken the initiative to be involved with her for the rest of his life.

"Mei Niang ........"

After shouting these two words, Li Zhi didn't speak for a long time, because he didn't know what to say or how to say.

"Your Majesty has something to say, although you have orders, the concubines must obey the Holy Ming."

At this time, Wu Meiniang is also extremely contradictory, on the one hand, looking at this man who has been entangled with him all his life, about to die, her heart is extremely sad, no matter how strong she is, no matter how strong he is, but after all, she is just a woman, she also has the same sensibility as other women, in this man who has changed his life, and the man he loves the most in his life, is about to die, she doesn't know what kind of mentality to use to face him.

On the other hand, her heart is also a little excited, you know, with her previous efforts, she has controlled most of the power of the court, the entire court, the only one who can threaten and pressure him is this man, and now, this man is going to die, from now on, no one in this world will be able to interfere with his decision, and no one will be able to stop her progress.

"Mei Niang, I'm sorry for you........."

Hearing Li Zhi's sudden apology, not only Wu Meiniang, but everyone was a little dumbfounded, they didn't know why Li Zhi apologized to Wu Meiniang at this time.

It's just that Li Zhi can't care about anything else at this time, usually, he has to pay attention to influence and face, but at this time he is about to die, what dare not say it, or can't say it.

"Your Majesty is serious, Your Majesty treats your concubines like a mountain, how can you be sorry for your concubines, you have to say sorry for you, it should be that your concubines are sorry for Your Majesty, and your concubines can't serve Your Majesty well, so that Your Majesty is seriously ill It is known that this is the case, and the concubines can't wait to be sick for Your Majesty, Your Majesty is already magnanimous if you don't punish your concubines, how can Your Majesty apologize to your concubines." Wu Meiniang was obviously a little stunned by Li Zheng's apology, and muttered for a while.

"Nope."

Li Zhi shook his head and said, "I am indeed sorry for you, I once said that I would die on the same day, the same month, and the same year, but now I want to leave alone, leaving you alone in this world, lonely, isn't I sorry for you?" ”

"Your Majesty, you ..........."

Hearing Li Zhi's explanation, Wu Meiniang opened her mouth to say something, but no matter how she spoke, her throat was like a ball of cotton was blocked, and she couldn't say anything, and she didn't know when the corners of her eyes were when, a crystal teardrop slowly remained, and Wu Meiniang knew at this time that he would cry for so many years.

"Your Majesty, don't say that, this is not your responsibility, this is God's arrangement, you blame yourself so much, how can the concubines rest assured." Wu Meiniang said.

"In any case, this is my responsibility, although I am sorry for you, but I still have to entrust you with one thing, I hope that you will see that we have been in love for so many years, and you must agree to my request." Li Zhi said.

"Your Majesty, please say, no matter what the concubine will work hard to complete." Wu Meiniang said.

"That's good, in fact, it's not a big deal, after my death, Shichiro succeeded to the throne, but what kind of character is Shichiro, I know in my heart that he has a good temper, not a decisive person, plus he is too young, the country is now eventful, I'm afraid he will be in a hurry, in this way, it is easy to have chaos, so, I implore Mei Niang to promise me, after my death, I must do my best to assist Shichiro in dealing with court affairs, no matter what, I must ensure that I am a Tang Dynasty Sheji." Li Zhi said.

Hearing Li Zhi's words, everyone was even more surprised in their hearts, they couldn't have imagined that Li Zhi would actually leave these words, especially Pei Yan and others, who were calm on the surface, but even more unbearable in their hearts, you know, since the Qin Dynasty ruled the world, although the queen mother has been listening to the government for a long time, but it was all when the emperor was young, after the emperor grew up and became pro-government, the queen mother would definitely return to the harem, and now although Li Zhi is already showing that the crown prince Li Xian is still young, but at this time Li Xian and his twenties are in his twenties, and even his son is a few years old. With the assistance of these court ministers, it stands to reason that Wu Meiniang, the queen mother, should not be heard, such a strange scene, how can it not surprise everyone.

And the two parties, Li Xian was lamenting in his heart, originally thought that after the death of his father, after he ascended the throne, he would be in charge alone, but he didn't expect that his father would arrange a group of ministers first, and later arrange for his mother to hear in person, thinking that he would survive in the cracks in the future, how could Li Xian not complain in his heart.

As for Wu Meiniang, there is still a painful expression on her face, but her heart is already happy, you know, although the Tang Dynasty does not have the rule that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, but if he wants to do politics, must have a good reason, after all, the emperor who is about to succeed to the throne is not a three-year-old child, but a young man in his twenties.

Originally, he still needed to look around, or create a reason, and was even ready to use special means for this reason, but now, all this is solved, with Li Zhi's words, after Li Zhi's death, Li Xian ascended the throne as the emperor, and he can still easily use the identity of the queen mother to conduct a hearing, so as to make her power more powerful, and know the moment when her ideal is achieved.

If these words surprised everyone, then Li Zhi's next words made everyone almost jump in surprise.

"Since Mei Niang promised me, I can be regarded as relieved, in addition, I still have a sentence to say to Mei Niang, if after my death, Qilang is indeed not the same, and there is no hope for my Tang Society, Mei Niang can replace him."

As soon as these words were said, the entire hall was silent, whether it was Wu Meiniang, Li Xian, or Pei Yan and other ministers, everyone was like puppets after hearing the words 'replace them', and they were completely stunned.

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