On this day, Li Ji suddenly came to his senses, and then gathered the whole family and clansmen, as well as Wuqing.

When Wu Qing walked into the guest hall, he saw Li Ji actually holding a feast, but everyone showed sadness on their faces, only Li Ji talked and laughed, and he was not haunted by illness.

Seeing Li Ji with a withered face, Wu Qing was really sad in his heart, it turned out that Li Ji was returning to the light after the oil ran out.

So Wu Qing fell to his knees sadly, kowtowed three times, and said, "The apprentice has been looking forward to the master waking up all day long, and he has finally seen the master." ”

Li Ji still smiled and said: "Apprentices don't have to be sad, you and I don't get along with each other for more than a month, but one of the things that I am most proud of in my life is to accept you as an apprentice, so that I have a successor to my life's work, I am very relieved, you sit next to me." ”

Wu Qing thanked him, and then sat down beside Li Ji very respectfully.

Li Ji looked around, his eyes were deep, and he said forcefully: "I am going to die today, you don't have to be sad, my funeral is simple, I have already said Yu Jingye and my second brother Li Bi, you just do what I say." There are many mediocre people among my sons and grandchildren, and I do not ask you to make meritorious deeds and serve the court. But I hope that you will be able to bless the people and be a loyal servant. If any of you are in the fish and meat country, bullying men and women, and being the evil one, Li Bi, you can directly kill him, and then remove the family tree. As for my wife and concubine, my wife died early, and if you have two daughters, you will stay in the house to live for a long time, and if you have no heirs, you can stay at will, can you remember? ”

The sorrow of the people of the people should be.

Li Ji laughed and said: "Say goodbye to you today, drink this cup with joy, come here, and the drum music will play!" ”

For a while, the drums began to play, and the musicians danced.

Li Ji laughed and said to Wu Qing: "The apprentice has great wisdom, my children and grandchildren are many vulgar people, if his children and grandchildren cause trouble in the future, I hope the apprentice will protect my Li family's incense." ”

Wu Qing didn't know what Li Ji meant, and hurriedly said: "Master's family is the apprentice's family, and the apprentice will definitely do his best." ”

I never thought that Li Ji said it, but later Li Jingye really reversed, this is a later story, not to mention it for the time being.

Li Ji smiled and personally scooped a spoonful of buttermilk for Wu Qing, who thanked him and drank it all.

Li Ji drank three glasses in a row with everyone, and then looked at the field with a smile, motionless.

Wu Qing Daqi stretched out his hand to probe his nose, he had already stopped breathing, it was the first time he was so close to a dead person, and it was the first time he had seen someone die so peacefully.

Wu Qing shouted, quickly knelt down and prostrate in front of Li Ji, and said sadly: "Master, Master has gone!" ”

In an instant, everyone in the lobby knelt on the ground and cried. Li Jingye knelt down and crawled in front of Li Ji and shouted "Grandpa" loudly. Li Bi's younger brother was calmer, he sighed, from now on, the Li family will not be the same.

Early in the morning of the second day, Li Fu sent people to Chang'an to report the funeral, Li Bi personally entered the palace in the Zichen Hall to report the funeral to Gaozong and the Empress Wu, Gaozong heard that Li Ji died of illness, almost fainted, and cried: "Li Aiqing, the elder of the three dynasties, has made great contributions to my Tang Dynasty, and I don't want to go here." ”

Empress Wu was also very sad, after all, Li Ji made a lot of effort when he competed for the position of queen, and for this figure who was very powerful in both military and court politics, Empress Wu was very appreciative, so he comforted Emperor Gaozong and said: "Your Majesty, don't be sad, Li Aiqing is also dying, we should be happy for him, Your Majesty should posthumously crown Li Ji and his descendants." ”

"Yes, yes, yes, it's still the queen who you think about it thoroughly. Pei Shilang (Huangmen Shilang), posthumously named Li Ji as the Tai Lieutenant, the Governor of Yangzhou, nicknamed Zhenwu, and buried in Zhaoling. His eldest grandson, Li Jingye, inherited the British duke. Obituaries were sent to the states, and on the seventh day of the boycott, hundreds of civil and military officials went to mourn. Gaozong said so much in one breath, took a deep breath, and his face was full of sorrow. At this point, the auxiliary ministers left by Emperor Taizong are completely gone.

Li Bi got the will of Emperor Gaozong, so he returned to Li's mansion and discussed funeral and other matters with Li Jingye.

Although Wu Qing is not a relative within Li Ji's five suits, as Li Ji's personal disciple, he must also wear linen and filial piety as a son and nephew. He was very sad about Li Ji's sudden death, not only that he could no longer ask for advice on marching and fighting, but that his life would be difficult in the future. He knew very well that if he was still in the Li Mansion in the future, it would be a very tragic thing. Either he was humiliated by Li Jingye and driven out of the Li Mansion, or he endured inhuman torture in the Li Mansion until he died, in short, there was no good end.

Li Bi saw this apprentice of Li Ji, and saw the endless sadness in Wu Qing's eyes, and thought that this child was really a filial son, and his brother was not at a loss. If he knew that Wu Qing's grief was due to the fact that he would have a bad time in the future, then he would probably be able to find a quick stone and kill him directly.

comforted Wu Qing and told Wu Qing to rest assured that he would live in the Li Mansion, and Wu Qing also nodded and agreed.

As the hundred officials of Chang'an and the relatives of the emperor learned the news of Li Ji's death one after another, they came to mourn.

Some sent some fresh fruits, some sent some cloth, and some sent weapons, all of whom were lieutenant generals and colonels, and some of the literati wrote a poem, wrote it down, and burned it in front of the spirit.

Wu Qing was in great sorrow, and he was also amazed by the richness of the sacrifices of these people who came to mourn. What shocked Wu Qing the most was that there were Japanese people who came to mourn, this Nima was too shocked, although the three Japanese were short, but from the point of view of etiquette, these Japanese were too respectful, others were on the pillar to worship incense, and the Japanese were kneeling on the ground, with tears in their eyes, and their faces were full of sorrow, all of which were sadder than the Li family who guarded the spirit.

After asking, I learned that these Japanese were sent to the Tang Dynasty to send Hanoi Whale and others. This Wu Qing knew that in the Tang Dynasty, Japan sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty nearly 20 times, and they were really strong-willed, you must know that the navigation technology at that time was not very advanced.

Li Ji's coffin was suspended for three days, and then it was to be transported to Zhaoling for burial and burial for Emperor Taizong.

On the day of the funeral, the sky was gloomy, the mourning and joy of relatives, the sound of crying was sad, all kinds of flags fluttered as if to tell the death of the dead, and all kinds of paper figures were held high by the slaves, which showed the glory of the deceased.

According to etiquette, the coffin went out from the west gate of Chongrenfang, and then bypassed the imperial city and went out of Chang'an Jinguang Gate to Zhaoling. Wuqing followed all the way, and saw countless Chang'an people coming to pay their respects, burning paper money on the roadside. Wu Qing was full of emotion, after a person died, so many ordinary people spontaneously paid tribute, in the end, he made a great meritorious service.

On the upper floor of the Imperial City's Suzaku Gate, Empress Wu supported Emperor Gaozong, who was weeping bitterly, and watched Li Ji's coffin pass under the imperial city.

Li Ji's coffin also stopped in front of the Suzaku Gate, and then slowly moved forward in a high-pitched and desolate and sad elegy.

"The sword mirror box is sunny in spring, and the lamentation is on the way. The name is engraved on the autumn stone, and the night moon shines on the lonely grave"

The autumn wind is sorrowful, and a generation of heroes has come to an end.