As soon as King Ying received the name of the prison state, although Li Longji's death was not immediately announced, the reward for meritorious deeds began immediately without delay.

Guo Ziyi was named the Duke of Guo, worshiped Situ, Cheng Qianlijue was named the Duke of Guo, worshiped Sikong, and added the opening of the Fuyi and the three divisions. With Fugu Huai'en as the protector of the capital of Anbei, the four towns of Anbei are the envoys, and he has jurisdiction over Anbei Ya Tent City, Fugu Ya Tent City, Tongluo Ya Tent City, Hui Ya Tent City, and control the governors of Huangjiasi, Guligan, Gelulu and other capitals. Zhang Xing is the envoy of the Hedong Festival; Hou Xiyi was the envoy of the Pinglu Jiedu, and Li Mingjun was the deputy envoy of the Pinglu Jiedu and the protector of Anton; One should be added to the special advance. Li Guangbi was transferred to Fan Yang, and he was appointed as the deputy envoy of Fan Yang Jiedu and the military envoy of Beiping. The quasi-Beiting Jiedu made Li Yan tell the old, and Duan Guangzhen, the deputy envoy of the Beiting Jiedu, took over as the Beiting Jiedu envoy.

However, the most eye-catching thing is not anything else, but Du Shiyi's resignation, worshipping Fan Yangjie's envoy, entering the Taiwei, and still adding the three products under the same Zhongshu Sect to appease Hebei. At the same time, the four prefectures of Ziqing and Denglai were assigned to Hebei Province, and the 28 prefectures and counties of Hebei Province were exempted from rent for three years. At the same time, there is still a list of officials who are stunned to take office in Hebei. Only really careful people can find out that many of them are those officials who were temporarily established by Du Shiyi after pacifying Hebei, and as for the placement of the generals, the edict avoids the important and lightly mentions the use of discretion, and there is nothing else to say.

At the same time, to the surprise of many people, Du Guangyuan, who had done a good job in the Western Regions and gained a firm foothold with his own skills, not just his father's reputation, was actually among the same transfers. Du Shiyi didn't seem to care about the discussion outside, and directly promoted his eldest son to Fan Yang's military envoy and transferred him to Hebei. At the same time, his youngest son Du Youlin still stayed in Chang'an and rode the flying dragon. When he learned that Du Shiyi was not awarded the title of king, and his resignation was firm, those vain and high-spirited comments poured out on Du Shiyi as if he didn't want money.

It is improper to leave behind the powerful ministers and prime ministers who are above 10,000 people under one person in the court, but they want to go to Hebei, which is full of holes, what kind of style is this! And it is said that Du Shiyi didn't even wait for the new monarch to ascend the throne before leaving, and the soldiers and horses he brought back to Beijing before also returned to his own town!

Before leaving, the Du Mansion of Xuanyangfang was still closed to guests, and did not receive those who came to ask for a meeting, and Du Shiyi himself went to resign, except for the in-law Pingkangfang Cui's family, it was Wu Wang Li Yi, the most prestigious clan today. To the surprise of many people, outside of these two places, the last thing he visited was the Gaolishi family, which had already been deserted. In the past, princes and nobles came and went frequently, and foreign officials came to Beijing to visit the Zhumen mansion before, but now the pink walls are as good as new, and the bright tiles are bright, but they reveal a kind of bleak and decaying taste.

Mai Xiong, who greeted him in person, was a little frightened, and only after saluting did he whisper: "The family has been sick for several days and can't come to greet him, so I ask the marshal to forgive me." ”

"I have been friends with Elder Gao for many years, so don't say these words."

In Du Shiyi's mind, Colliers' illness is naturally a heart disease. No matter who it is, he has been in the palace since he was a child, and he has served the Son of Heaven loyally for so many years, but he was calculated like that at the end of the day, even if he finally left the scene safely, the knife that was stabbed in the heart was no less than the real trauma of the body. However, when he really met Gao Lishi, he found that the other party was already dying in just ten days, he was still surprised, turned around and glared at Mai Xiong and asked, "Why don't people tell me about such a serious illness?" ”

Under Du Shiyi's sharp gaze, Mai Xiong could only bow his head and remain silent. At this time, it was Gao Lishi who said in an extremely low voice: "I didn't let him say it, and I didn't ask a doctor." ”

Hearing that he hadn't even invited a doctor, Du Shiyi chuckled in his heart. Sitting down on the edge of the bed, he saw that Gao Lishi's hand was so thin that his muscles were bruised, he was silent for a long time, and then he said softly: "Gao Lao, what is this trouble. You have done your best, do you really want to do your best and die? ”

Gao Lishi looked at Mai Xiong, and saw that he had quietly retreated, and he smiled leisurely, as if he were not a weak patient. He looked at Du Shiyi, who had gray temples, and said leisurely: "In my life, I have endured hardships, suffered humiliation, and gone through hardships and dangers, but I have also enjoyed the glory and wealth that others cannot reach, and I am already satisfied. He is the supreme Son of Heaven, and I am just a slave of the Son of Heaven, how can I expect him to really treat me as a family member? But decades of love, since he has taken a step earlier, I am struggling to live a few more years, but what's the point? ”

"Gao Lao ......"

Gao Lishi's eyes suddenly turned sharp, and he stared at Du Shiyi for a long time, and then said word by word: "It's just that I never thought that Du Siwen certainly valued you, and the court and the central government once valued you, but you have a bigger heart than everyone can imagine, and your heart is higher!" Du Shiyi, do you really understand, what do you want? ”

"That's a good question! It is precisely because I have always understood what I want that I will have today, and I will not end up like Li Yi, Zhang Shouqi, and Wang Zhonghei, who are the kings of Xin'an. Because I have always understood what kind of temperament he is, I have been quietly leaving a way behind and preparing. The famous ministers with strong bones will end up like Song Jing and Zhang Jiuling, and the virtuous and capable ministers will only be Yao Chongzhang in the end, as for the rest of the people like Liu Youqiu Wang Ju, let alone it. My life and death, honor and disgrace, my wife and children are small, how can I pinch it in the hands of others? ”

It was the first time for Colliers to get such a clear answer from Du Shiyi's mouth, and he couldn't help but struggle to sit up. However, he was ill for many days, the water and rice did not enter, and the whole person was on the verge of running out of oil and drying up. It was Du Shiyi who helped him, and he finally leaned on the other party's arm and straightened his waist slightly. Staring at those eyes that did not waver in the slightest, he couldn't help but sigh deeply.

"I misread you...... It's not just me, most people in the world are afraid that they are wrong about you! ”

Du Shiyi smiled slightly, and then placed Gao Lishi to lie down. Seeing that the old man in his twilight closed his eyes slightly, and a few tears suddenly rolled out of the corners of his eyes, he didn't explain anything, but just tucked the horns up, and then said word by word: "Gao Laozi's nephew and the members of my family, I will definitely take good care of it." ”

"You don't owe me anything! I have helped you many times, but you have also given you countless gold and silver fields as a reward. Gao Lishi replied coldly, and then said weakly, "You go, see you today, and when we meet again, we will be under Jiuquan, and I will take a good look at what you do there." ”

Du Shiyi said goodbye and left, leaving the dormitory, his mood couldn't tell whether it was heavy or relaxed. However, when he was about to reach the door of Gao's house under Azler's entourage, he suddenly heard a shout behind him, and when he looked back, he saw that it was Mai Xiong who was sweating profusely and chased after him, and when he reached him, he knelt down and said in a trembling voice: "Du Dashuai, please persuade the family." I didn't dare to say it before, but in fact, he had been on hunger strike for seven days, and now he vomited blood again! ”

Du Shiyi was stunned for a moment, then turned around and walked inside. When he re-entered Colliers' dormitory, he saw a shocking pool of blood in front of his bed. Thinking of Gao Lishi's pale face just now, he turned his head sideways to Mai Xiong and asked, "How many times is this?" ”

"It's already the third time, and each time it's stricter than the last." There was a bit of crying in Mai Xiong's voice, but seeing the master's cloudy and gloomy eyes, he added another sentence, "Since the last time the Three Kings visited the patient, Du Dashuai came out of Xingqing Palace, and the family began to go on a hunger strike and vomited blood, and his spirit was getting worse and worse. ”

Du Shiyi only looked at the blood stains and knew that Gao Lishi's vomiting blood was many times stricter than the so-called vomiting blood. But compared with the physical disease, the heart disease of Colliers is also severe, and when the person has completely stored the will to die, how useful can the power of the medicine stone be? He silently stepped forward again, only to find that Gao Lishi did not seem to notice his return at all, his eyes stared blankly at the illusory air above, and muttered to himself, "Your Majesty...... Under the Nine Secluded Yellow Springs...... You won't be alone......"

Seeing that Gao Lishi's whole person seemed to have completely lost his life, and he fell down in such a deplorable, Du Shiyi quickly held it up, but found that although the person leaned on him softly, the eyes had been permanently closed. With some hesitation, he reached out and tested Colliers' snort and pulse, and finally took a soft breath. Looking down and seeing that Mai Xiong had already knelt down on his knees, he said in a low voice, "Elder Gao has gone." Did he have a testament ready? ”

Mai Xiong held his face in his hands, and it took a long time to answer, and then he heard Du Shiyi say: "Leave it to me, I'll send it for him." I think that Elder Gao's last wish is to accompany the burial of Tailing in the future, and I will fulfill this wish for him! ”

Gao Lishi's widow, Mai Xiong, as a confidant, once saw it, and at this moment, seeing Du Shiyi could understand the master's last wish without even looking at it, he hit his head on the ground, howling and crying, blood and tears flowed together. And Du Shiyi helped Gao Lishi, who was already exhausted, to lie down again, but took off the bone hairpin on the top of his head and put it into his arms, and then stood up and bowed deeply to the body that had no breath.

When Li Longji died, there was only a rebel minister like Du Shiyi around him, and there was no loyal minister to accompany him, but at least there was Gao Lishi behind him who was willing to follow!

Gao Lishi, who is no longer in Xuanhe, died, for the nobles of Chang'an City and the people of Limin, it was a trivial matter that did not deserve much attention, but Du Shiyi happened to be present and presented the testament on his behalf, which attracted the attention of many people. So, Du Shiyi went to the funeral hall in the high mansion to prepare, and personally offered incense to offer sacrifices, which naturally revealed themselves. For example, Qi Di and others who had a close relationship with Gao Lishi had to follow the door to worship and send a ceremony. In this context, Li Yong, the prince of Yingwang, didn't even need to be reminded by others, and after seeing the remains, he immediately generously gave Gao Lishi what he wanted most.

Posthumously presented to Captain Colliers, and buried in Tailing!

For a while, in front of the high-rise mansion, which had already been depressed, there was a lot of traffic, and the river was endless! And when Du Shiyi sent a memorial text written by himself to the mansion before leaving, I don't know how many people admired it, especially a few sentences, which moved countless people.

"The public is neutral but not leaning, the king is not arrogant, obedient but not obscure, and admonishing but not offending. Therefore, there is no gossip in the near future, there is no discussion in the distance, and the true loyal ministers are also! ”

PS: Colliers' life is worthy of these four words!