Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 241 Long Shi Wang Tong is critically ill

Two days after the Double Ninth Festival, Shi Wangtong, the governor of the Prince of Chu, was critically ill.

The history of the chief of the palace in the early Tang Dynasty still has some weight, not to mention that Wang Tong is still a master of Confucianism in the world.After the completion of the "Six Classics" that year, Wang Tong became famous, and scholars came from far away. The occasion was unprecedented, and he was sometimes called Hefen's disciple.At that time, not only did he have thousands of disciples, but he also made friends with many celebrities.

His students include Chu Wang Li Zhiyun, Hedong Sanfeng; Xue Shou, Xue Deyin, Xue Yuanjing.Wen Yanbo, Du Yan et al.Friends include Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Chen Shuda, Li Jing, Dou Wei and others.

As the chief historian of the Chu Palace, Wang Tong seldom taught Li Zhiyun anything, because when he came to Chang'an, his body couldn't hold on, and he was basically bedridden all year round.If it weren't for the two brothers Zhen Quan and Zhen Liyan, they wouldn't be able to survive at all.

Upon receiving the news that Wang Tong was critically ill, Li Zhiyun hurried to the palace. He was received by Wang Fuchou, Wang Tong's son. He is currently an official in Chang'an, serving as Dr. Taichang.

When he saw Wang Tong, he was already unconscious, and only woke up when Wang Fuchou called him.

"I want to talk to His Highness alone, you go out."

"Yes." Wang Fuchou bowed and stepped back.

Li Zhiyun sat on the side of the couch, looking at Wang Tong.

"Teacher, I have sent for the imperial doctor, and you will be fine."

In all fairness, he has no feeling for Wang Tong, even stranger.But Wang Tong is his teacher after all, so he still deserves the respect he deserves.

"Your Highness, there is no need to say too much, the old man's body is clear."

Hearing this, Li Zhiyun sighed in a low voice.

Wang Tong's sallow face looked a little scary under the light of the candlelight.

"Your Highness."

"The disciple is here."

"Xue Shou, Xue Yuanjing, and Du Ruhui all have the talents of Wang Zuo. Your Highness can't hide what you want from me. Now that this old man is dying, I have a few words to tell His Highness. I hope His Highness will listen."

Hearing this, Li Zhiyun's heart raised his throat, and this old guy actually guessed his thoughts.

"The disciple respectfully listens to the teacher's instructions."

Wang Tongdao: "The old man has gone through two dynasties, and he has seen the tragedy of the concubine for a long time. His highness's concubine's body is a thousand miles worse than that of the previous Sui and Shu kings. However, his highness has not changed his mind. The old man suffers from illness and has no education. It is the old man's fault. Here, I would like to tell you the truth. There are many courts today. Those who are left and right of the throne are not saints, but families of the world. If your highness wants to reach the top, remember to form a family, cultivate moral government internally, and attack bandits externally. In this way, both Only with meritorious service and the help of aristocratic family can we achieve great things."

Speaking of this, Wang Tong coughed violently for a while, and then said: "If your Highness knows how to return after being lost, you can let go of the military and politics, and be happy with one's heart. If you are absurd in the market, you can be a happy king for a lifetime. I hope your Highness will keep what the old man said. "

Li Zhiyun was stunned, then pursed his lips and said: "The disciple will remember what the teacher said."

As a teacher, being able to say this to him is already a great deal of face.

"Okay, okay." Wang Tong nodded, and followed closely: "Although the current crown prince is generous, but the King of Qin is strong, one day he will definitely bring disaster to Xiao Qiang, you have to be careful."

Hearing this, Li Zhiyun sighed in his heart, Wang Tong is worthy of being a master of Confucianism, although he is not in court, his vision is as vicious as ever.

"What the teacher said, the disciples will remember."

Wang Tong nodded, he still wanted to say something, but after all, he couldn't resist the serious illness, and fainted powerlessly.

When Li Zhiyun walked out of the inner room, Wang Gui, Wang Tong's clan brother, also rushed over after receiving the news, and then Xue Shou, Xue Yuanjing, Du Ruhui and others also arrived one after another.

After they visited the king, Li Zhiyun and Du Ruhui came together.

"Back then, I used to talk about the time of day with the prince, but now he is in danger. There are unpredictable things in the sky, and people have good fortune and misfortune." Du Ruhui sighed, recalling the memories of discussing the time of day with Dong Chang, Jia Qiong and others when he visited Wang Tong. .

Li Zhiyun murmured: "Mr. Cai just talked privately with me."

He told Du Ruhui what Wang Tong said.

Du Ruhui said with emotion: "It's a pity, if the prince is willing to help His Highness, that would be great."

Li Zhiyun thought to himself, it was impossible for Wang Tong to help him, at most he ignored it.If you want to help him, you have already helped him, and you won't delay until now.

However, it's not bad that Wang Tong can ignore his actions.

On the other side, Xue Shou and Xue Yuanjing, who had been met by Wang Tong alone, were also talking in private.

"The teacher said that uncle is helping the king of Chu win the throne, but is it true?" When they met alone just now, Wang Tong accused Xue Shou of misleading the king of Chu in front of him, so Xue Yuanjing asked this question.

The sadness on Xue Shou's face did not fade, he rolled his eyelids, and said lightly: "Didn't you already know it?"

Regarding this nephew who is as famous as himself, Xue Shou has nothing to hide, and directly admits that he wants to help the king of Chu win the heir.

Xue Yuanjing said: "I just had a guess before, but I never dared to tell my uncle."

"Then do you think I'm wrong?" Xue Shou asked back.Thinking of Teacher Cai's accusation just now, Xue Shou felt a little gloomy.He intends to explain to the teacher, but the teacher has no time to listen to his explanation.

Xue Yuanjing thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "That's right."

"Oh?" Xue Shou said with a smile: "Do you also think His Highness has that strength?"

Xue Yuanjing nodded, and said: "Now in Chang'an, the crown prince and the King of Qin are fighting endlessly, and His Royal Highness the King of Chu also has great ambitions. It's just that it will be very difficult, and if you are not careful, you will die."

"You're scared?"

"On the contrary." Xue Yuanjing said: "If you count the famous officials in Qing history, most of them were born in Qiandi. Now the East Palace is all the children of Shandong, and the Palace of the King of Qin is all the children of Guanlong. The fastest way."

"Well said." Xue Shou reassured: "If you have a chance in the future, you can show your loyalty to His Highness."

"Yes." Xue Yuanjing had this intention for a long time, but he never confirmed Xue Shou's thoughts. Now that he got the exact answer, he naturally agreed happily.

In the end, Wang Tong couldn't make it through the day and died of illness at night.

Many people came to the palace to express their condolences. In the court hall, such as the crown prince, the king of Qin, the king of Qi, Chen Shuda, the prime minister of the political affairs hall, and even Dou Wei expressed their condolences.Emperor Li Yuan also sent people to visit the children of the palace and gave Wang Tong a posthumous gift.

Since Wang Tong's family is still in the Dragon Gate in Hedong, Wang Gui spontaneously presides over the funeral for his younger brother.

Although Wang Gui and Wang Tong belong to the Taiyuan Wang family, they are not siblings.Wang Gui was able to achieve this level, which moved Wang Fuchou very much.

As a disciple, Li Zhiyun also stayed in the palace to help.

The next day, Li Zhiyun took off the white cloth around his waist, bid farewell to Wang Fuchou, and prepared to go home.As the King of Chu, he is naturally not so leisurely, and it is impossible for him to stay in the palace every day.

When Fang went out the gate, he saw a person walking towards him.This person is dressed in green linen and has a slender figure.

"Dare to ask Ming Gong's name and taboo." The servant in front of the door asked.

"Old friend, old friend, Wei Zheng."

"Please." The servant led Wei Zheng into the mansion.

Wei Zheng and Li Zhiyun brushed past each other, and they took a second look at each other.Li Zhiyun knew Wei Zheng, but Wei Zheng didn't know Li Zhiyun, so the two just nodded and greeted each other.

When Li Mi returned to Datang, Wei Zheng also returned to Datang.Later, he asked for his order and went to Liyang with Li Shentong to persuade Xu Shiji to surrender, but he did not stay in the court.When Dou Jiande defeated Li Shentong, Wei Zheng happened to be with Xu Shiji in Liyang.

Due to Li Shimin's timely support, Li Shentong and Wei Zheng were not captured by Dou Jiande.

However, because of Li Mi's murder, Wei Zheng felt uncomfortable, so he stayed in Liyang to help Xu Shiji.

Not long ago, Li Yuan ordered Li Shentong to stay in Hebei, and ordered Xu Shiji, Wei Zheng and other Wagang generals to return to Chang'an to report on their duties.

That's why he came to mourn Wang Tong.

(End of this chapter)