Chapter 389 People Go to Heaven to Change
Li Shimin's words had already been spoken, but Wei Zheng didn't react, but the people around him were shocked.
Princess Hengshan was called inexplicably, and she was still a little proud when she learned that she accompanied her father out of the palace, but who knew that she was coming to visit the dying Wei Zheng.
Previously, Princess Hengshan was still full of doubts, does her father need a princess to accompany her when visiting the minister? Now she understands that her father wants to promise marriage, or to compensate the Wei family with his own marriage, so that Wei Zheng can leave with joy......
Isn't that a bit too sloppy? Princess Hengshan couldn't help but wonder if this marriage had been planned by her father for a long time, or was it improvized?
The princesses of the Tang Dynasty are mainly married to the children of the family, and the more than ten sisters in front of them are like this, and it is their turn to choose the horse here......
The son of Wei Zheng seems to be not bad, the son of the prime minister of Menxia Province, the Wei family is also a high-ranking family in Hebei, although it is not as good as the nobles of the Guanlong family, but it is also good.
As for Uncle Wei, Princess Hengshan secretly glanced at this young man, although he was not handsome and chic, but he still said it in the past. If you can take the initiative to choose, you may not be able to see it, but if your father points to marriage, you can reluctantly accept it. It's just that I don't know if he will have the same temperament as his father, Wei Zheng's old-fashioned and stubborn temper is well-known in the Tang Dynasty, and Princess Hengshan has also heard of it.
Wei Shuyu on the side was also very uneasy in his heart, where did he think that His Majesty the Emperor would come out like this after he came to the door and give himself a marriage......
Princess Nengshang, it is naturally a great honor for herself and the Wei family to become a concubine, not to mention that the princess of Hengshan in front of her is dignified and elegant, but it can also be called a good cooperation, and she is naturally happy for a while.
If I had stayed in the old days, I might have been full of joy, but today, when my father is seriously ill and dying, it is the saddest time in my life.
This is a joy and sorrow. It's not crying, it's not laughing, it's really embarrassing. As for Xie En's words, it is even more difficult to say now, Li Shimin just said this, and did not make a clear order, and his father did not open his eyes to make a clear statement. As a filial son, he should care more about his father's illness at this moment, so Wei Shuyu chose to remain silent.
Li Shimin was silent, and kept looking at Wei Zheng quietly, hoping that he would react, whether it was born thanksgiving, or just opening his eyes to take a look, or a hint of a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
As long as he can hear his own words and can have a slight reaction, Li Shimin has no more luxury. He regretted it a little. should have married earlier, Wei Zheng has worked hard for Datang over the years and has done too many things for himself.
Although he used him back then, it was only because he was once a close confidant of Li Jiancheng, the hidden prince of the old East Palace, and used him to show his mind and not blame the old East Palace, so as to stabilize the situation.
Wei Zheng is such a smart person, he must have understood his intentions, but he didn't take it to heart. Again and again in the court of confrontation and fierce admonitions. It seems that he is venting his frustration and deliberately embarrassing himself. But it is also a kind of self-preservation, another way of loyalty.
It is precisely because of this that Wei Zheng's reputation as a minister has been achieved, and he has also achieved his image of Li Shimin's Ming Jun, and Wei Zheng has indeed made too many contributions to the Tang Dynasty.
Even a few days ago, my health has deteriorated. And he knew that the East Palace was a mess, but when he proposed it, Wei Zheng agreed without any hesitation.
During this period of hard work in the East Palace, the effect is still very significant, if his body is not unwell, maybe the crown prince Li Chengqian will have a complete change! It's a pity that the reality is always so cruel. Life has no ifs, Wei Zheng has fallen, and he is about to leave this world completely.
Li Shimin felt ashamed of this virtuous minister who had been loyal for half his life, and he planned to compensate Wei Zheng, and the best way to compensate was to take care of the descendants of the Wei family.
When he left the palace, he made a temporary decision and called Princess Hengshan, preparing to marry the daughter of himself and the eldest grandson Empress Xu to the Wei family as his daughter-in-law. Let Wei Shuyu become a colt, this should be the best way to compensate and resettle, if Wei Zheng knows, he will definitely be able to leave with peace of mind.
It's a pity that it seems to be a little late, Wei Zheng obviously still has a faint breath in his nostrils, but the whole person has fallen into a deep coma, and there is no reaction. I don't know if I heard Li Shimin's promise to marry, anyway, he didn't say a word, he didn't move, not even a faint blink.
This situation and this scene can't help but make people sad.
Li Shimin also sighed regretfully, and after being silent for a long time, he said in a low voice: "Shuyu, take good care of Ling Zun!" ”
"Yes!"
"Hengshan, give your future father-in-law a salute!" Li Shimin pointed to his daughter and commanded, no matter whether Wei Zheng can hear it or not, he must do what he should do, and he must do what he should do.
Princess Hengshan naturally didn't dare to disobey, walked quickly to the couch, and bowed respectfully, after this salute, she was the daughter-in-law of the Wei family. It's just that I don't know when I will get married, after all, Princess Hengyang is still young now, and she has to grow up a little more.
Wei Shuyu on the side knew in his heart that Jun had no jokes, this sentence, after this ceremony, the marriage was completely decided. As a party, as a man, he should naturally express something.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, Longen!"
"It would be great if Wei Qing personally thanked me!" Li Shimin let out a long sigh and left the ward in a daze.
When Li Shimin and Princess Hengshan walked out of the door, a terrible cry came from the room, and Wei Zheng choked his breath.
Wei Zheng is dead!
The government and the opposition were shaken, and the emperor Li Shimin was very sad, so he did not hesitate to drop out of the dynasty for five days to express his sorrow, and this treatment was very grand for a courtier.
In addition, Wei Zheng was posthumously given the title of Sikong, Xiangzhou Governor, and Duke Zheng Guo, and gave the word "Wenzhen" as the nickname, and the meaning of praise could not be clearer.
In addition, he also ordered Yan Liben to paint for Wei Zheng and hang it on the Lingyan Pavilion, ranking third, which shows the emperor's favor to him. Princess Hengshan's marriage edict was issued almost at the same time, and the daughter of the eldest grandson queen was of noble blood, so she did not marry the Guanlong noble family, but promised to marry Wei Shuyu, the son of Wei Zheng.
It can be seen that His Majesty the Emperor has a degree of favor for the Wei family, as well as regret for Wei Zheng's death, especially after hearing that His Majesty the Emperor recited "Ten Thoughts" alone in the Chengqing Palace, and even cried for it, the government and the opposition were even more embarrassed.
Everyone praised His Majesty the Emperor for his benevolence and affection for his ministers. At the same time, he sighed that Wei Zheng's life, he resisted the emperor like that during his lifetime, and got so much glory after his death, especially the nostalgia of His Majesty the Emperor, which can be regarded as a blind death.
Li Shimin also specially ordered craftsmen to build a tomb for Wei Zheng in Liquan and gave many funeral supplies. Buried with the rites of the country. However, Wei Zheng's wife Pei Shi said that Wei Zheng was frugal during his lifetime and did not want to be extravagant after his death, so he politely declined the emperor's reward.
It's just that Wei Zheng's coffin was loaded with a small car and transported to the cemetery for burial, Rao is like this, but the card field is not small at all. His Majesty the Emperor personally led hundreds of officials out of the city to see them off, and wrote an inscription to mourn.
This situation made many officials sigh with emotion, in such a peaceful and prosperous world, they met such a virtuous and benevolent king. It's time to swear allegiance to the death. After he dies, he can have one-third of Wei Zheng's mourning, and this life is worth it, and the genealogy can be written in a big book, which is enough to last for a hundred years.
Wei Zheng's death was a sad event, but it eased the tense atmosphere in Chang'an to a certain extent, but the basic situation never changed.
And this matter itself has an impact on the situation, because Wei Zheng is washing horses in the East Palace. is the division commander of the crown prince Li Chengqian, and at this special time, he can be regarded as a Dinghai God Needle in the East Palace.
After learning that Wei Zheng was breathing. Li Tai, the king of Wei, can be said to be applauding, not to mention how proud he is. At the beginning, Li Shimin ordered Wei Zheng to enter the East Palace to wash the horses, but Li Tai was quite depressed.
People like Wei Zheng are very stubborn, sometimes even a little pedantic, and they don't do things very detouringly, and they are too direct. There are many people who have offended the government and the opposition. But because of his conduct, he has also won the respect of many people, as can be seen from the situation after his death.
Although many people did not get along with Wei Zheng very happily before, and even had disagreements and grudges, they still went to Wei's house to mourn. Although this is related to His Majesty the Emperor's special grief for Wei Zheng, to a certain extent, it is also the embodiment of Wei Zheng's personal charm.
There is such a person in the East Palace. Naturally, he took advantage of a lot, Wei Zheng had only been in office for a month or two, and the prince's behavior had improved a lot, at least on the surface. The atmosphere of the East Palace has also been greatly improved, and Wei Zheng used his influence to make the government and the opposition begin to change their views of the East Palace, and I believe that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is reforming and can eventually become a qualified prince and become the lord of the world in the future.
If Wei Zheng could be given enough time, maybe these could really be achieved, but unfortunately he fell ill, and after falling ill, a series of blows flew towards the East Palace, making it difficult for Li Chengqian to parry.
Yes, without the support and help of an experienced and mainstay figure like Wei Zheng, how could the young prince Li Chengqian cope with such a situation, so that now he is tired of parrying, almost to the point of exhaustion, and he has prepared for the worst, ready to take risks and give it a go.
It can be seen from this that Wei Zheng is of great significance to the East Palace. With Wei Zheng here, Li Tai was even a little unpleasant to eat for many days, and even couldn't sleep well.
Now that Wei Zheng is dead, it has made people relax a lot all of a sudden, and after the prince has lost his biggest arm and support, what else can he do?
Especially the Wei Wangfu has just launched a series of fatal blows to the East Palace, and Feng Xiaoyue's appearance almost gave the East Palace a near-fatal blow, and Su Gan Chengji is now unreasonable.
Because of the so-called ironclad evidence, Dali Temple is no longer so polite to the Sugan Chengji, after Sun Fujia got the acquiescence of the emperor Li Shiming, he began to no longer care about the face of the East Palace, and began to take some extraordinary measures against the Sugan Chengji.
It is said that Su Gan Chengji suffered a lot in the East Palace during this time, but fortunately, he was able to persist now and did not say anything unfavorable to the East Palace.
But Li Tai is not in a hurry about this, a person can be very tenacious before the severe punishment and harsh punishment, but as long as he is a person, he will be afraid, he will have weaknesses, and there is a possibility of being attacked.
It takes a lot of courage and rewards for one person to sacrifice himself to protect another, and if these rewards are not fulfilled, or even if they are avenged, the outcome is self-evident.
After many days of operation, the Wei Wangfu has made very good progress, and they are about to give a big gift to Su Gan Chengji and Li Chengqian, the prince of the East Palace, an unprecedented gift, which may also be the last gift Li Chengqian received in his life, or in the prince's career.
"Your Highness, rest assured, everything is ready, and Su Gan Chengji will get the news in a few days, and I believe he won't be able to support it for long." Liu Xuan was very proud of his handwriting, and even a little complacent.
Li Taishen thought and said: "That's right, once the belief that a person cares about the most collapses, where will there be loyalty?" ”
"Yes, it does!"
"Speaking of which, this king really sympathizes with the emperor's eldest brother, Wei Zheng's death, my father said that he lost a mirror, but the East Palace lost a mountain that he could rely on, and he became weaker and weaker."
Li Tai said in a deep voice: "Now he is about to lose the confidant of Su Gan Chengji, and then what?" What else does he have to lose? What else? Ha ha! ”
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Compared with the pride of the Wei Palace, Xie Yi's opinion on this was relatively calmer, but his expression was very solemn.
He didn't have much contact with Wei Zheng, but he admired this old man who was famous for his direct advice, and expressed regret for his death.
But Xie Yi was more concerned about the time of Wei Zheng's death, remembering that in the original history, Wei Zheng died shortly before Li Chengqian's rebellion, which should have been in the seventeenth year of Zhenguan.
But now it's only been the sixteenth year of Zhenguan, but Wei Zheng died early, is it a coincidence? Is it because Wei Zheng was under a lot of pressure when he served in the East Palace, and he fell ill early due to fatigue?
On the other hand, does Wei Zheng's death mean that Li Chengqian's rebellion will follow the original rhythm and will be staged in the near future?
That's right, when Wei Zheng was there, the situation in the East Palace was not so bad. I believe that if Wei Zheng had not been sick and was still assisting in the East Palace, the case of Li You and Yin Hongzhi would not have developed to this point.
It's a pity that he fell ill, and Li Chengqian suddenly lost a big arm, so that he fell into today's situation. In the absence of a better way, what would he choose? What else can you do but gamble?
If Wei Zheng was there, maybe he could stop it after sensing the clues, or dissuade him from the side, but Wei Zheng is dead now. Li Chengqian has lost his assistance and reminder, once the ghost is confused, who knows what will happen!
Xie Yi looked up at the sunny and clear sky in April, and couldn't help but sigh lightly, the princes of the old Li family are not fuel-efficient lamps, maybe in these two days, Chang'an will have a sudden change in wind and rain, right? (To be continued.) )