Judging from the faces of Xu Wenhan, Wei Zhigao and Jin Zishan, the emperor is indeed dying. The group hurriedly entered the palace, and Yang Zhi was inconvenient to say anything, so he could only gesture with Xu Wenhan. Seeing that Xu Wenhan's eyes were determined, he just nodded slightly, and Yang Zhi's heart was a little calmer.

The emperor had been seriously ill for more than three months, and had long been unable to attend the court, and had been living in the dormitory for several months. The first person Yang Zhi saw outside the gate of the emperor's bedroom turned out to be his son Yang Xiao. He lowered his face and asked, "Why are you here?" I don't know! Is this the place for you? ”

Yang Xiao said with an innocent face: "Father, since the emperor was seriously ill, he issued an order to summon me into the palace to accompany the queen mother. Didn't that just kick me out? ”

Jin Zishan had already informed him on the way to the palace that the emperor had learned that he had arrived in Beijing today, and that he had ordered many civil and military officials to wait in the dormitory yesterday. Yang Zhi walked into the dormitory, and all he saw were old acquaintances, Guo Ziguang, Li Zikuan and several other ministers, Luo Huizu, a scholar of Wuyingdian University, Zeng Yingming, the current captain of the Privy Council, Liu Bingde, the second thousand-year-old of the Privy Council, Zhao Dang, King Ning, Zhao Kang, King Kang, and Yan Fang, Wang Wenguang, and Zhang ......An, the generals of the left, center, and right Xiaowei who were reorganized from the forbidden army, Yan Fang, Wang Wenguang, and Zhang An.

King Yang Zhifeng has already made a clear decree to the world, except for Zhao Dang and Zhao Kang, the ministers in the palace all bowed down and bowed when they saw him. Yang Zhi followed Jin Zishan to the emperor's bedroom, and silently returned the salute.

As soon as she entered the room, the Queen Mother, who was accompanying her next to the dragon couch, got up tremblingly and grabbed Yang Zhi's hands, and said with tears in her eyes: "Zhi'er, Zhi'er!" You can be regarded as coming, how can you call the mourning family to live? ”

Yang Zhi hugged the old man and whispered comfortingly: "Queen Mother." Sit down and rest, let me see the emperor first. ”

Zhao Qi, who was lying on the couch, weakly ordered: "Come on." Wait for the Queen Mother to return to the palace to rest. Just leave Xu Qing and Jin Qing to serve, and the imperial doctor and the attendant on duty do not need to avoid it. 'I have something to say to Yang Qing. The rest of the secretaries all went to the side hall to rest for a while, waiting for me to summon them at any time. ”

Yang Zhiyi sat on the edge of the dragon couch, and couldn't help but cry when he saw Zhao Qi's shape standing upright, his eye sockets were deep, and there was no trace of blood on his face. Is this still the uninhibited King Yue? Or the ambitious emperor?

Holding the emperor's skinny and cold hand, he choked up and said, "Your Majesty, I am Yang Zhi." I've come to see you. ”

Zhao Qi said with relief: "Brother-in-law, I knew you would definitely come." If you hadn't grown a long beard, your figure and appearance would not have changed much from back then, and you would be enviable! Well? Are you still dressed in civilian clothes, and you still refuse to be knighted by me? I used to be afraid that you would be king, but now I am afraid that you will not accept the title, which is really ridiculous to think about! Just take it as if I begged you, don't refuse, okay? ”

Yang Zhi freed his hand. took out a thick stack of documents and said, "Your Majesty, this is the household registration atlas of Yizhou and the affiliated islands, and I brought it all this time." ”

Zhao Qi shook his head and said, "These are no longer important, I have already seen it." I remember you telling me when you were a kid. There is another world in the vast overseas. Yizhou is politically harmonious, the people are rich and the soldiers are strong, and the ships are strong and the guns are strong. The Yang clan occupies a wide range of territories overseas, which is not inferior to that of Great Xia. Actually, I know all about it. ”

"Brother-in-law, I grew up. To this day, I have never been honest with each other, and I am very ashamed. As the saying goes, when a person is about to die, his words are also good. While I still have a breath of air, I want to have a heart-to-heart conversation with you today. ”

Yang Zhi said solemnly: "If the emperor has any instructions that he can order, I will do my best to achieve the emperor's wishes." ”

Zhao Qi smiled: "That's very good. Everyone else is consoling some such as the protection of the Holy Son of Heaven, and I am tired of hearing it, and I am also annoyed. To be honest, I don't want to die, and I'm extremely unwilling, but if I have a life and death, what can I do about it? ”

With a smile, he said sadly: "I summoned you back to Beijing, to put it bluntly, you are Tuogu." ordered Xu Qing and Jin Qing to stay behind, the imperial doctor and the chamberlain did not need to be evaded, and the ministers were waiting for the summons in the side hall at any time, just to let them testify. ”

"Regardless of the Yang family's situation overseas, you are already the uncrowned king of Great Xia. It was only at this time that you were crowned king, and I know that you are not uncommon, and I know that you have been wronged. But I can't help it! Great Xia seems to be a strong country, but in fact, if you are not careful, you will have the worry of collapse! Therefore, I dare not have a trace of slack in national affairs for many years, and I am always cautious and walking on thin ice. The crown prince has not yet reached the age of sixteen, and I don't want to say that my own son is not, but the brothers of their generation are indeed far inferior to our previous generation. Without the assistance and support of strong ministers and good ministers, it would be difficult for them to keep the huge family business left by their father and me! ”

"After I left, the son and the mother were strong, the two imperial brothers were eyeing each other, and dozens of proud soldiers and fierce generals led more than a million battles. Brother-in-law, except for you, no one can control the situation! Only you have the ability to keep Great Xia from falling apart! ”

Yang Zhi asked noncommittally: "Your Majesty, do you still remember the allusion of the White Emperor City Tuogu during the Three Kingdoms?" ”

Zhao Qi sighed: "I am not Liu Bei, the Emperor of Shu, and you are not Zhuge Liang." But the situation is different and reasonable, although you don't have the name of an emperor, you have already been an emperor, at least in comparison, the covetousness of the Great Xia country is not as urgent as others. How? Now that you have said this, will you still not be crowned king? ”

Yang Zhi nodded solemnly and said, "I promise you." ”

Zhao Qi asked abruptly: "Brother-in-law, what do you think are the talents of your sons?" ”

Yang Zhi's heart sank: "It's okay." ”

Zhao Qi asked, "What about your son Yang Xiao?" How are you better? ”

Yang Zhi knew that if he believed in Zhao Qi's so-called "honesty and honesty", he would definitely have his brain in water. At present, both father and son are in the deep palace, and the situation is really not optimistic. Without hesitation, he replied: "Xiao'er's martial arts and scheming are almost comparable to those of me. ”

Zhao Qichang let out a long breath: "That's it." Five years ago, I sent Xiao'er to the army as a lieutenant, and ordered the general of Zuo Xiaowei to strictly guard him. That kid is neither outstanding nor lagging behind, and every time he evaluates his performance, he barely passes. No matter where you are, you can get along with anyone. It's okay to say that if it's like this all year round, where are there so many coincidences in the world? The tiger father has no dogs! It shows that you didn't lie to me. ”

Yang Zhi was calm and calm, but Xu Wenhan and Jin Zishan, who had been standing on the side, were in a cold sweat on their backs: a Yang Zhi has made it difficult for the two generations of emperors of Great Xia Wucheng and Longchang to sleep and eat, and now there is one more Yang Xiao in Chang'an City, if the father and son join forces, who can deserve it? The Emperor and Yang Zhi seemed to be talking about Uncle Lang's feelings, but in fact, they didn't forget to hide their wits and compete with each other for a moment!

The emperor urgently summoned Yang Zhi back to Beijing to be crowned king, which was indeed a difficult and helpless choice.

Zhao Qi talked with Yang Zhi for a long time, and he also sweated profusely. Qiang supported himself and asked: "Brother-in-law, you are famous, I want to know what you would say about me?" If you were to draw up the temple name for me, how would you draw it up? At this point, there is no need to talk about any taboos. ”

It was at this time that Yang Zhi's mind was also a little messy. For a while, how can you think of any evaluation and temple number? In order to make Zhao Qi feel at ease, he had to pick up people's teeth in the memories of his previous life.

He sighed slightly: "Since the emperor succeeded to the throne, he has been governing the past and the present. If it is up to me to evaluate, there will be no long praise of merit, only a few words: the breadth of the fall, far away from the Han and Tang Dynasties. Success, outstanding! It can be called the emperor of the ages! ”

"As for the temple number, it is difficult to deify the name of the saint, and it can be called the ancestor by striding forward. If it is up to me to draw it up, it will be the word Holy Ancestor. ”

As soon as the words fell, even Xu Wenhan was sincerely admired.

Zhao Qi closed his eyes tiredly, changed his tone and said, "I can be evaluated like this by Yang Zhi in this life, and I will be blind to death!" I'm tired. Lao Jin summoned the prince and the princes to the palace hall. Wen Han, it's up to you to announce the edict! ”

After that, the emperor made a clear decree to the world, and from now on, the soldiers and horses of the whole country in Great Xia were controlled by Yang Zhi, the king of Zhongwu County.

On February 11, the 19th year of Longchang in Xiali, that is, on the fifth day after Yang Zhi returned to Beijing, Emperor Zhao Qi of Xia died at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve eight, and the temple name was Holy Ancestor.

According to the edict of Emperor Daxing, the crown prince Zhao Lie succeeded to the throne as emperor, and planned to change Yuan Qiande. Four important ministers, including Yang Zhi, King of Zhongwu County, Zhao Dang, King of Ning, Zhao Kang, King Kang, and Xu Wenhan, a scholar of Shoufu University, jointly assisted the new monarch and acted in charge of the government.

In May of the same year, Shen Yu, Zhao Yan, Linglong, and Zhu Ling'er, who had been promoted to princesses, went to Beijing together and stayed in the Flying Tiger Marquis Mansion in the early years again.

In the third year of Xia Liqiande, the Empress Dowager Mei Shi.

In the ninth year of Qiande in the Xia calendar, Yang Zhili, the king of Zhongwu County, established the second son Yang Xiao as the son. Yang Zhi ordered hundreds of civil and military officials, and ordered the prince Yang Xiao to act as the king of Zhongwu County. After that, he left Beijing with several princesses and fled overseas.

In the fifteenth year of Qiande in the Xia calendar, Emperor Zhao Lie died of "violent illness", and the temple name was Renzong. Yang Xiao, the prince of Zhongwu County, supported the eight-year-old prince Zhao Wen as the emperor and changed the Yuan Taishi.

In the first four years of Xia Litai, the young emperor Zhao Wen "gladly" adopted the advice of hundreds of civil and military officials, and under the condition of not changing the country name and retaining the Zhao temple, Zen was located in Yang Xiao. After Yang Xiao ascended the throne and became emperor, Zhao Wen, the young emperor of Xia, was named the king of Yue.

In the next two years, Yang's eldest son Yang Meng was in the Americas, the third son Yang Long was in Europe, and the fourth son Yang Zhan was in Borneo, and they were proclaimed emperors one after another. The four sons of the Yang family all respected their father Yang Zhi as Emperor Taizu Gao, known as Emperor Zhongwu in history.

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